Bench Reactions

How will KD's injury impact a potential Suns playoff run? Can anyone in the East truly challenge Milwaukee for a Finals spot? Do the Heat have any chance at all to make real noise in the playoffs? What teams have the highest expectations and the most to lose heading into the playoffs? Who is our MVP pick at this point in the season? We also head over to Hollywood for some Oscars talk before crossi...

On this week's episode we talk about two Eastern Conference teams that have recently been on a tear: the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks, before dedicating the rest of the episode to the wild, wild West, including what playoff seeding would look like if Adam Silver were to fix the matchups based on maximizing TV ad revenue. And finally, we wrap up with Jason's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

After Atlanta dismissed Nate McMillan last week, what impact will the hiring of Quin Snyder have on the rest of this Hawks' season and beyond? Will the Clippers' entire identity shift after bringing Russ on board? We dive into those questions and eight more burning questions for the remainder of this NBA season, before ending with Dan's Mudpie Moment of the Week. 

LIVE from Salt Lake City (ok, just Chase is in SLC, but still), it's the Bench Reactions boys! On this week's episode, we give our reactions to all the All-Star Weekend festivities before diving into some boldish predictions for the rest of this season: from how playoff seeding will shake out for some teams, to shattered hopes and dreams for some franchises, to the lottery, and much more. Finally,...

How will Kyrie and Luka look together? Does getting KD put the Suns over the top as title favorites? Can the new additions in LA help the team with a playoff push or is it too late? What other fringe moves will actually make a difference? As we all recover from the pure insanity that occurred in the NBA over the last week, we do a deep dive into the trades that took place before wrapping up with C...

In this week's episode we attempt to represent all 30 teams in the NBA in a mock trade deadline extravaganza. It's beautiful, it's chaotic, it's ridiculous, but most of all, it's fun. Join us as we walk through all of the fake trades we made with each other over the last week!

On this week's episode we're talking all things All-Star Game: We react to the starters being announced last Thursday, give our own picks to fill out the rest of our ASG reserves, and finally, we wrap up with Jason's impassioned Mudpie Moment of the Week.

How do we feel about the third and final update on fan voting for the All-Star Game? Which teams in the West are starting to rise above the rest of the pack? What will the future in OKC look like? Can Phoenix, Portland, or Indiana turn things around after a rough few weeks? Plus, we walk through the bottom five teams in the league and debate their chances at landing Wemby before wrapping up with Z...

With KD reported to be sidelined for about a month with a sprained MCL, how will the Nets respond? Plus, we run through our midseason NBA award ballots, dole out our very first midseason "Benchies" awards, and wrap up with Dirty Dan's Mudpie Moment of the Week. 

LeBron went off on his 38th birthday, but what can we do to fix the Lakers this season and beyond? Would you choose the Pacers' or Kings' future? With the entire West separated by just a handful of games, who will represent the West in the Finals? Have the refs been as bad as Twitter thinks this season? And we do some "buy or sell" with Dan before wrapping up with yet another Minnesota Mudpie Mome...

Luka made history this week with the first ever 60 point, 20 rebound, and 10 assist game, but what will the rest of the Mavs season look like? What direction should Orlando take after their recent string of victories? Is Joel being overlooked for MVP? Is it finally time to start taking the Clippers seriously again? And we wrap up with some New Year's Resolutions for the rest of the 2023 NBA season...

Lots of injuries around the league but  then recently, Steph and AD go down. What will it mean to GS and the Lakers? Christmas is right around the corner, and although we’re no longer kids (at least age-wise), we still  have some things we would like to ask Santa for this Christmas.

Was Zion Williamson out of line to dunk at the end of their last game with the Suns? Are the Nets a real basketball team now? Will Luka stay in Dallas if he can't win a championship there? And we are working with the boys alognside Patrick.

Trae Young didn't seem too happy to have his rehab plans dashed by Head Coach Nate McMillan, we go around the league and share our tops questions about being at the quarter mark of the season, and our resident foreign diplomat Zack breaks down how he would negotiate and orchestrate a trade to turn a team on the bubble into a serious contender. 

ZACK FINALLY JOINS THE POD! Tune in as we discuss Pat Bev's shoving Deandre Ayton in the back resulting in a suspension, how it compares to Adam Silver dealing with Kyrie Irving. We each share one under-the-radar player we're keeping our eye on, and we go to work with Chase to analyze and breakdown Kevin Durant's PR fiasco of how he defended asking for a trade in the offseason. 

The Cavs are struggling with their clutch minutes, The Laker are strugging... in general. How legit are the Jazz really? We take a walk through the Hall of Mediocrity at all of the mid teams in the NBA, Jason uses his skills as a public defender to practice defending his arch nemesis Rob Pelinka, and Pat's mudpie moment of the week is a deep dive on Tony Jones' deleted tweet... 

The Dunder Mifflin Nets continue to clog NBA headlines, confident takes nearing three weeks into the season, not many teams are looking really great, and Jason lets us know his *quite surprising* hot take for mudpie of the week.

We share our biggest surprises of the season, our under-the-radar players to watch, and the mudpie moments of the week.

What is Rob Pelinka thinking? Why should everyone watch Detroit this year? Ja Morant in the MVP conversation? We dive in.

The inaugural episode!!! Dan, Pat, Jason, and Chase preview the 22-23 season by dishing hot takes about the Draymond/Jordan Poole drama, who should end up with Victor Wembanyama, and our over/unders.