Chucking Darts NBA Podcast

Brian Geisinger (@bgeis_bird) of ACCSports.com and the BuzzBeat Podcast stops by with the best in-depth preview of the most anticipated Final Four Game in years that you'll hear this week. Enjoy!

Game Theory's Matt Pennie stops by for a great draft conversation in the eye of the March Madness hurricane. We hit on Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero, Malaki Branham, Bennedict Mathruin, Keegan Murray, and more! Enjoy!

One of the best basketball analysts in any format, Chip Jones (@ChipJNBA) comes on to find a method in March Madness. Which teams are primed to make a run, which are primed to get upset, some draft prospects, Final Four picks, and more! Enjoy!

Your dart questions, answered. Enjoy!

The Athletic's Sam Vecenie drops by to talk about the 1st overall pick in the 2022 draft. What challenges are there in selecting Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, Paolo Banchero, and Jaden Ivey? Which of them actually have the upside to return number 1 value? Then, we (try to) make Sam happier about some of the depth in the 2022 draft. Enjoy!

Episode 100! I'm thrilled to be joined for my darticentennial by Alex Brown (@ahbanalytics), Head of Scouting and Lead Consultant for Advance Pro Basketball, to dive into the most prospect rich conference in the country, the Big Ten. Sleeper talk on Malaki Branham, Ej Liddell, Kris Murray Ceiling talk on Keegan Murray, Jonny Davis, Jaden ivey, and more! Enjoy!

The Chucking Darts Universe expands with a crossover ep with the You Know Ball Podcast. NBA Internet celebrity @TrillBroDude and I go deep into the 2013 draft,m thought at the time to one of the worst in memory. How much of an excuse do GMs actually have for passing on Giannis? What mistakes did the analysts make? What can we apply to drafts today? Enjoy!

The most baffling trade I've ever seen, and the Harden/Simmons deal. And more! Enjoy!

I break down the most interesting NBA trade in years, and...another interesting trade! Enjoy! And be on the lookout for pod clips on Youtube. Rate, review, subscribe, all that good stuff. Thank you!

Jonathan Tjarks of the Ringer (@jonathantjarks) drops by (14:31) to talk trade deadline and what young players opposing GMs might be wise to "target." First 14ish minutes of the pod is my solo reaction to the Caris Levert trade (we recorded beforehand), so if you want Tjarks, feel free to skip ahead Check out Tjarks's work on the Ringer and on the Upside High podcast (Ringer NBA Show) every Tuesda...

How do you like your wings? Do you like exceptional size, feel, and athleticism, but a likely narrow role? Or do you like guard/wing size with a solid foundation that constantly pushes the envelope in search of greater depths? Jake Rosen (@jakeinthepaint), Stepien contributor and co-host of Tag The Roll, joins to discuss Kendall Brown and Blake Wesley. One of the many, many mini-dilemmas of the Mi...

@BrianJDraft to discuss what I believe is the most frequently underrated prospect type: true power wings. We hit on AJ Griffin, Tari Eason, and Justin Lewis, discuss why each has so much potential, and why they are such an attractive option relative to the other players they're grouped with in the upcoming draft. Punctuated with a real time reaction to Justin's 30 point barrage against Seton Hall....

We have a dart trade! Cam Reddish goes to the Knicks, and I give my thoughts on a fascinating, confusing player, why so many people misunderstand him, and what the Knicks have to recognize about him to help make him worth the gamble. Enjoy!

Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500), international scout, pro trainer, and creator of nbadraftjunkies.com, stops by to talk two of his favorite 2022 NBA Draft sleepers, Alondes Williams of Wake Forest and Dereon Seabron of NC State. We also hit on Keon Ellis, Christian Braun, and Ochai Agbaji. Along the way Rafael shares some wonderful stories from his past in working with pros and how they interact with...

Coach Adam Spinella runs the fantastic Box and One youtube channel (now available as Adam Spinella) and podcast. He stops by to talk sophomores, who are the predominant story of 2022/s first round. We discuss the pessimism surrounding sophomore returners and where to look for hidden value. Then we discuss Keegan Murray in depth, as well as Jordan Hall, Caleb Love, and Mike Miles. Be sure to follow...

The Toronto Raptors are seemingly innocuous, hovering around .500 and matching preseason expectations. Dig a little deeper, and there is a conference power returning to form. The Head Delegate of Raptors Republic, Samson Folk (@samsonfolk), is one of the best analytical hoops minds out there, and he joins to dig to the center of the Raptors developing young core. Deep insight on Scottie Barnes, Ga...

CJ Marchesani (@cjmarchesani) of @TheStepien and @RollCallSN comes back for a monster draft holiday edition of Chucking Darts. We go around the world twice on our philosophy on 2022's top picks, role players, and different player types. Happy holidays! Enjoy!

Rob Dauster (@RobDauster), head of the Field of 68 (@thefieldof68) and the Field of 12 (@thefieldof12) joins to analyze why this college basketball season has been so fun, go run through the blue chip prospects dotting Duke, Purdue, Arizona, Baylor, and more. Enjoy!

Mark Schindler (@mschindlerNBA) comes back to discuss the Most Improved Player race. We talk a little bit of "improvement philosophy," and analyze which leaps have changed the directions of their respective franchises. Enjoy!

Zona hoops contributor @w_a_morris stops by to talk statistical darlings and serious sleepers Tari Eason, Colby Jones, David Roddy, and Jalen Cook. Enjoy!

Matt Pennie (@matt_pennie) of the Game Theory Podcast joins to talk about some of his (and my) favorite prospects of this early 2022 college basketball season. Check out his work with Sam Vecenie on the Game Theory podcast (this feed's primary inspiration) and enjoy!

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11; No Ceilings) and Chip Jones (@ChipJNBA; Ontapsportsnet) return to talk some Winning NBA Teams: the streaking Suns, and their beloved Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls, respectively. We talk how the Suns match up in a playoff series with the Warriors (well), and how the Bulls' and Wolves' success has differed from our (optimistic) expectations by de-emphasizing th...

We ring in Thanksgiving with a fun episode of Top5 5s with the @UpsideSwings own Bryce Hendricks and Stone Hansen. We compare 2020 redraft top 5s, likely 2021 First Team All Rookies, and 2022 big boards to comment on how rosters are changing throughout the league. Enjoy!

The ascendant @DraftPow rejoins on the heels of his debut at the Stepien to talk about his Dyson Daniels piece and Jean Montero. We compare textbook prospects with savants, and Pow unveils his soft 2022 board Letterbox style. Enjoy!

Richard Stayman (@mavsdraft) joins to burrow into his first NBA love and the only team currently starting five darts: the Orlando Magic. We analyze the games of Cole Anthony, Wendell Carter Jr, Mo Bamba, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs. We dream on the roster, how their darts mesh with Fultz and Jon Isaac, overall philosophy, and more. Enjoy!