Ball and Beats

We will discuss how the new Load Management rules will effect the 49 “Star” players in the upcoming season and who will be more likely to potentially be impacted. Gilbert says the darndest things. A 3 time all-star with the biggest basketball drop off the face of the Earth is back and making noise.

Team USA went on to lose to Germany and Canada on consecutive days and did not medal. What went wrong for team USA? Was it the lack of talent on the USA side? LeBron has now put the call out for the big guns to seek redemption.

The Ball & Beats community has some retorts to our “Superstar” talk…Roger and Mendo will break down what makes a Superstar; the stats that translate to winning, leadership, crossover appeal, and a top 10 recognition.

Harden takes his dumpster to China, to tell some 14 year olds "Morey is a liar," and sets it on fire. Harden and Morey, their history, when did it start and how did we get here? What do we get out of a days away from 34 Harden? Is there a market for him?

In this episode we talk about: The FIBA World Cup and Team USA's chances. How confident are we in the current Team USA roster going into the FIBA world Cup? Should Kawhi still be considered a top 10 player in the league? Can a player that plays 40 games a year still be in the top player discussion? How Southerners are southerning: From bat signals to Aquahomie, rock bottoms to chairs, and stone co...

Welcome to Ball & Beats, the show that is less filling but tastes great. We are back after a lengthy hiatus with Episode 40, the re-pilot episode. Send us a voice message and let us know what you think of the episode

What we thought was gonna happen vs. what actually DID happen. Bucks overcame the Nets and Trae and the young guns slayed the GIANT. 

The boys are back in town after a more than brief hiatus...so let’s talk Celtics and Knicks...In this playoff chaos!

The 2021 HOF Class finalist is in, Roger and Mendo discuss who makes it and who may not.

This is a special edition of Ball & Beats and our first guest appearance! We brought in our very own resident sneakerhead to give us his take on the top 10 best signature shoes of the NBA. Of course no list episode is complete without also taking a look at the top worse shoes. Can you guess who landed on the bottom 5 list? 

All Star rosters are out and while we may (or may not) have many qualms with the starters, I think the reserves have some question marks. We will dissect that in this episode and maybe Roger’s Celtics...

The term Superstar is thrown around too loosely, Roger & Mendo breakdown what a Superstar really is!

Careful what you wish for with trades...is it really worth it? Nets have firepower but what's their ceiling with limited rebounding and suspect defense? Philly is winning but Simmons is shooting even less than before. Do they continue with the experiment or should they try to maximize Simmons’ trade value now?

As winter approaches and the NBA Season is underway we discuss the Good, the Bad and the Ugly through 2 weeks

This is our “Ask Roger” edition of Ball & Beats where you guys get to ask Roger anything and everything that comes to mind.

Free Agency Madness! Lakers reload and weaken Clippers at the same time. Looks like Philly found a taker for Horford, but does he stay in OKC? Boston/Charlotte collide again and Houston appears to be running it back with Harden and Russ.

Back at this Free Agency period and we pause and exclaim... Wait you’re not serious? With some of the moves we look at a few head scratchers as we navigate through these wild times. More free agency madness.

Rumor Mill Nonsense...we are talking about some of the foolish trade talks as we approach the Free Agency of the upcoming season.

As we pivot into no NBA or WNBA we will enter some uncharted waters. Let’s talk about the Lakers'  ring count and retired jerseys, what is next up for the Heat, and OKC. Our take on rebuilding with CP3.  

Now that the Lakers are the champs again, all the narratives are out…. How can you be considered one of the Greatest Big Men if you don't want to be labeled a big man? The case can be made for AD being a great, but if not as a center, the field gets crowded. Who is he bumping out of the top spots?  The fans and the media are at it again, the forever rate race to dethrone and crown a king. Is...

Injury talk from all angles...what it has done to the Heat so far as well as the Nets injury riddles stars firing off nonsense.

All things Finals, matchups & predictions oh yeah we had to talk about the Celtics debacle too...

This episode is all about coaching vacancies and the East and West Conference Finals. Can the Nuggets get a win? Will the Celtics tie? We have our predictions, what are yours? Can the Rockets be coached with the current roster? 

Can the Nuggets finally get some respect? They deserve it! The Clippers couldn't get any production from what is supposed to be the deepest team. Our matchup thoughts for the conference finals + our predictions.  Western Conference: Will AD be tasked by Milsap, who is having sort of a resurgence. Can the Nuggets afford to wait until games 3 and 4 to adjust? Eastern Conference: Who do the Celt...

Off the cuff: State of society and big ups to the NBA