All Things Basketball with GD podcast, hosted by GD That Sports Dude

Week 12 review (00:38) Mon: Ja Morant (MEM) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) as the most recent Players of the Week League reschedules 11 postponed games; changes times of 10 more games Kevin Porter Jr & Christian Wood (HOU) both suspended one game for detrimental conduct Jimmy Butler (MIA) suffered an ankle injury in a loss to GSW; to miss a few games Anfernee Simon (POR) scored 41 pts as his team b...

Week 18, part 2 (00:46) TEN 28, HOU 25 Ryan Tannehill somehow saving his best for last (287 yds, 4 TDs) D'Onta Foreman's fine job overall filling in for Derrick Henry All TEN WRs had good games all & all Davis Mills to be the HOU QB of the future In desperate need of a solid RB; resigning Rex Burkhead won't get it done Brandin Cooks with a stinker; Danny Amendola & Nico Collins played well...

Week 18, part 1 (00:40) KC 28, DEN 24 Not a typical Pat Mahomes type game but solid enough Darrel Williams left the game (toe) which hurt Travis Kelce with a so-so game; Tyreek Hill a stinker Melvin Gordon III, a free agent to be, give you a great one on the way out; Javonte Williams not so much Tim Patrick the only receiver to make noise; GM John Elway must invest in a QB for 2022 Coach Vic Fangi...

Roundup, part 2 (00:46) LAR 20, BAL 19 Matthew Stafford with an ok game; was expecting more after Joe Burrow scorched that BAL secondary This is Sony Michel's backfield despite the rumblings about Cam Akers coming back soon It's still Cooper Kupp season; Tyler Higbee played well; Odell Beckham Jr playing well & being the perfect teammate Not a great one for Tyler Huntley who's replacing Lamar...

Roundup, part 1 (00:45) BUF 29, ATL 15 Josh Allen coming up with a stinker thru the air (3 INTs) Devin Singletary rewarding those who may have been forced to start him BUF WRs come up empty thanks to Allen's bad game Mike Davis wets the bed all season long; Cordarrelle Patterson doesn't give you much either Kyle Pitts becomes the 2nd rookie to top 1,000 yds (the other: Mike Ditka) Russell Gage fai...

Sam Jones: 6'4", 198 lbs (00:31) Played some small forward & point guard but mostly played shooting guard Born in Wilmington, NC on June 24, 1933 Went to a historic African American prep school called Laurinburg Institute Attended a small HBCU school NC College which became NC Central University later Was a 3 times All-CIAA; coached by Hall of Fame coach John McClendon & Floyd Brown Spent...

Week 11 review (00:29) Mon: NBA making adjustments to health & safety protocols; isolation period from 10 to 6 days DeAndre Ayton & coach Monty Williams (PHO) enters protocols Trae Young clears protocols; scores 29 pts in a loss to CHI; DeMar DeRozan 35 pts & Zach LaVine 30 pts MEM on road squeaks by PHO; Ja Morant with 33 pts & Desmond Bane 32 pts BKN on read blows by LAC; James H...

Bob Pettit: 6'9", 205 lb (00:29) Played some center but mostly a power forward Born in Baton Rouge, LA on Dec 12, 1932 Son of a county sheriff who comes from a modest upbringing Attended Baton Rouge HS; was cut from his varsity team twice His dad built him a hoop set in their backyard so he could practice his shooting Growing to 6'4" he tried out again as a junior & made the team; incorporated...

Week 10 review (00:28) Mon: Players of the Week: Jayson Tatum, BOS (East) and Karl Anthony Towns, MIN (West) Steve Kerr named head coach of the USA mens basketball team NBA allowing replacement players amid the COVID crisis in the league Andrew Wiggins (GSW) enters health & safety protocols Damyean Dotson (NYK) signs a 10 day contract Joel Embiid drops 41 pts & 10 rebs as PHI beats BOS 108...

Christmas Day games (00:34) NYK 101, ATL 87 ATL played without Trae Young (COVID) NYK led by Julius Randle and a resurgent Kemba Walker who posted a triple double (2nd Knick to do so on Christmas) John Collins and Delon Wright led ATL NYK got back bench firepower: Obi Toppin and rookie Quentin Grimes At 15-18 NYK need to get on a run like last year 50 win formula: at least 21 road wins (slightly a...

Nate "Tiny" Archibald (00:28) 6'1", 150 lb. Born in South Bronx, NY (Patterson Housing Projects) on 9/2/48 Attended DeWitt Clinton High School; cut from the team as a sophomore Was brought back after a mentor put in a good word about him to the coach Then excelled; named team captain & became All-City selection (1966) Got the nickname Tiny after his father, who was called Big Tiny Struggled wi...

Week 9 review (00:32) Main story for Week 9 in the NBA is COVID & the amount of players out in health & safety protocols Mon: 2 CHI games postponed due to lack of players (up to 10 players in COVID protocols) League officials expecting a spike in COVID cases during the month of January Tue: Steph Curry becomes the all time 3PGs made leader, passing Ray Allen with 2947 made 3s Congrats from...

Late & night games (00:29) DEN 38, DET 10 DEN run game playing like the #1 backfield in the league with Melvin Gordon II & Javonte Williams DEN WRs' success fully tied to how well their QB plays; will probably upgrade the QB position in the offseason Craig Reynolds led the DET backfield; good news is that D'Andre Swift could be ready in time for Week 15 Amon-Ra St Brown has come on as of l...

Thurs night & early games (00:27) MIN 36, PIT 28 (Thurs) Dalvin Cook wasn't even supposed to play (shoulder) Dilemma for those with shares in him: whether to play him or not For those who did, you were greatly rewarded with a performance for the ages KJ Osborn steps into the Adam Thielen role nicely; a must add & must start if Thielen remains out Big Ben with a pretty good game under a lot...

Player spotlight (00:31) Ray Allen: 6'5", 205 LB, SG Born Walter Ray Allen Jr in Merced, CA (7/20/75); on the Castle Air Force Base to parents Flora & Walter Allen Sr A child of a military family that lived in England, Germany, Oklahoma & South Carolina (his high school years) In Daizell, SC (Sumter County) he attend Hillcrest HS Had an English accent; was picked on because of that Stood o...

Week 8 review (00:24) Mon, 12/6 Donovan Mitchell (UTA) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) both named Players of the Week DeRozan placed on health & safety protocols (COVID) Alex Caruso to miss at least a week (hamstring) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) scored 27 pts on his 27th birthday win over CLE 112-104 Nikola Jokic in DEN loss to CHI records 60th career triple double, passes Larry Bird (8th place all...

Week 7 review, part 1 (00:28) Week 7 review, part 2 (28:30) Player spotlight, Bob McAdoo (37:12) Show notes to come shortly...

Late and night games (00:29) WAS 17, LV 15 Taylor Heinicke willing the team to wins; getting it done With no JD McKissic (concussion), Antonio Gibson has full control of this backfield Logan Thomas with a nice game but injuries his knee; headed to IR thus ending his season This is probably the proverbial nail in the coffin for LV Josh Jacobs with a solid game; Kenyan Drake quiet Without Darren Wal...

Thurs night & early games (00:28) DAL 27, NO 17 (Thurs) Dak Prescott's OK game DAL caling back Ezekiel Elliott's touches (knee) A groundswell to turn backfield over to Tony Pollard Had full complement of WRs for 1st time since Week 1 Coach Sean Payton turns offense over to Taysom Hill Begin to fade Mark Ingram II in light of this; not too sure about Kamara either Deonte Harris could end up bei...

Early games (00:30) CIN 41, PIT 10 Joe Burrow a ho-hum game; very accurate though Joe Mixon stellar top 5 RB play; a Tee Higgins week Whispers about Big Ben nearing the end; Najee Harris a rare bad outing Diontae Johnson one of the most targeted WRs Next up: CIN hosts LAC; PIT hosts BAL TB 38, IND 31 Tom Brady slumping as of late Leonard Fournette's monster game (4 TDs, 3 rush, 1 pass) Old Gronk i...

Week 6 roundup (00:32) Mon, 11/22 LeBron James suspended 1 game & Isaiah Stewart 2 games; questioning whether other players fear LeBron as opposed to Jordan Jaylen Brown return from hamstring injury Alvin Gentry loses debut as SAC coach after Luke Walton firing Tue, 11/23 NYK beating LeBron-less LAL Tyler Herro impressive for MIA; Most Improved Player & 6th Man of the Year winner? Luka Don...

Week 12 roundup, Thanksgiving games (00:28) CHI 16, DET 14 Andy Dalton makes the CHI pass catchers viable in fantasy David Montgomery a so-so game but the volume was there Darnell Mooney is pretty much QB proof; has a connection with both Dalton & Justin Fields Cole Kmet coming on late in the season; check the waiver wire to see if he's available Jared Goff is who he is; seems like DET may be...

Week 11, late games and waiver wire picks (00:34) SF 30, JAC 10 Jimmy Garoppolo still manning the fort Jeff Wilson Jr filling in for Elijah Mitchell (finger) Deebo Samuel being used in a multitude of ways; George Kittle & Brandon Aiyuk playing much better Trevor Lawrence not further along as most of us would have imagined James Robinson back from his heel injury Jamal Agnew (hip) out for rest...

Week 11, Thurs night & Sun early games (00:28) NE 25, ATL 0 Jones a nearly perfect night aside from one INT Run game a timeshare between Rhamondre Stevenson & Damien Harris Kendrick Bourne deployed in a variety of ways ATL QBs a horror show: Matt Ryan, Josh Rosen & Feleipe Franks Run game now a dumpster fire without Cordarrelle Patterson Russell Gage emerging as WR1; still no Calvin Ri...

Week 5 roundup (00:29) TEAM OF THE WEEK: MIL 3-0 (EAST), GSW 4-0 (WEST), PHO 4-0 (WEST) PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Giannis Antetokounmpo runner up: Stephen Curry HIGHLIGHTS: GSW travels to BKN & soundly beats them 117-99, fans chanting MVP for Steph Curry Stephen A. Smith of First Take scolds Kevin Durant for decision going to BKN (Kyrie Irving vaccine fiasco) LAL pretty much a .500 team without LeBr...