Drive and Dish NBA Podcast

Joe Mullinax (@JoeMullinax), Site Manager of SB Nation's "Grizzly Bear Blues and Host of "Grizzly Bear Blues Live," joins the show to give some perspective into what's happening with the Grizzlies.  - What are they going to do with Chandler Parsons, Mike Conely, Zach Randolf, Vince Carter, James Ennis, Brandon Wright all being injured... - Are they really considering Noris Cole? - How have the Roo...

We take a look a the "Bottom Tier" NBA Teams and ask... should they actively Tank out the rest of this season,or keep making a push? We also Announce our New Segment "STAT DROP" - What would define Tanking for the Sacramento Kings, The Pheonix Suns, The Dallas Mavericks and the Washington Wizards? - Some Teams are still close to the 7th or 8th seed... is it worth it to make the playoffs? - Tom Thi...

We Talk Clippers, Lakers and NBA Trade Rumors: Clippers - We perform the very first STAT DROP!  - Is Chris Paul the #1 point guard again - Where did Blake Griffen get the ball handling skills from - Is the Clippers Bench the difference - Are we impressed with Austin Rivers so far? Lakers: - Julius Randel has been nice - How are all these guys playing so well? - Did Kobe Bryant hold this team back?...

Special guest Chris Axmann (@AlmightyBallin) Joins Tim and Justin to talk about the NBA East and teams that can compete with the Cleveland Cavaliers: Hornets: - Is the old Roy Hibbert Back?  - Can Kemba Walker keep his amazing play up - The Defense on this Team is beautiful, it starts with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, But can he become an offensive weapon?  Hawks: - Is Dwight Howard the Key to beating...

After a Few Weeks we take a look a some of the NBA Teams that Might Want to start thinking about making a change, and some teams who are starting off HOT: The Washington Wizards: Why are they having trouble grabbing rebounds, Why is their best lineup without Bradly Beal, Will John Wall get over his Knees, Can Markeef Morris Survive if he becomes the #1 offensive Option, are we giving up on Otto Po...

Anthony Davis... is he putting up empty stats, or is their loss on the other players on the pelicans? Why are the Nets resting Brook Lopez on the 3rd day of the season? How are the Milwaukee Bucks looking without Kris Middleton? Are the Toronto Raptors going to struggle without Jered Sullenger? - Valachunas looks ready for an amazing season The Boston Celtics Rebounding is very questionable - Why...

The Utah Jazz Season Preview with @AllThatAmar (Editor/Taskmaster of  http://SLCDunk.com , SBN Utah Jazz blog): How Serious is Gordon Haywards Finger injury?  - Will he be 100% when he comes back? Who will benefit most from Hayward's injury, Joe Johnson or Or Rodney Hood? What are the Realistic expectations for Rudy Gobert? How will George Hill deal with the new role in the west? How Will Boris Di...

An NBA Round Table Discussion! Tim joins - Coach Nick of BBALL Breakdown (@Bballbreakdown) - Adam Stanco host of the Great Point Podcast (@GreatPointPod) - Oliver Maroney of Basketball Insiders (@OMaroneyNBA) - Chris  Axmann, host of Almighty Ballin on ABPN  (@almightyballin)   For a breakdown of the now NBA season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Guys Preview the Upcoming season for the Northwest Division: Oklahoma City Thunder: How will they look without Durrant, How will Russel Westbrook Play this year, Is this Steven Adams Year, What will it be like having Enis Kanter instead of Serge Ibaka, How will Victor Oladepo Adjust to his new team? Portland Trail Blazers: Can Dame Lillard and CJ McCullum do it for another year, Who Starts in...

76ers Season Preview with Michael KB: - Who will the 76ers Trade, Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor? - Will Brett Brown try to slow down the Offence because of all the Bigs on this team?  - What should we expect from Joel Embiid this season? - Should we be worried about the bad Shooting from Robert Covington this Pre-season? - What's going on with Ben Simmons Injury, Will we see him play this year? -...

Best and worst case scenarios season preview for the Atlantic Division: Raptors: Are They still second best in the East? Is Lowery's play legit? Do you trade Lowry? Are they going to miss Biyombo? Is Valachunes ready to take his game to the next level? How do they match up with the Cavs now ? Celtics: How much better did this team get in the offseason? Is Al Horford enough or do they need one more...

Breaking down the Ben Simmons injury and then delving into the Southwest Division. Spurs- Will the veteran losses spell trouble? Is Pau Gasol able to be the rim protector the Spurs need? Grizzlies- Is Chandler Parsons enough to give them a post season edge? Should they look to give Conley more support in the backcourt? Mevericks- How much of the season depends on Harrison Barnes? Will small ball t...

The Guys get Keith Smith on the line to as questions about the Orlando Magic: - What should we expect from Evan Fournier this year, Is he their go-to scorer? - How are they going to handle Aaron Gordon's Minuets at Small Forward? - Is this Efrid Payton's last chance to impress the team and coach? - What will Orlando look like defensively with Frank Vogel as coach, Surge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo? ...

We look into the upcoming season for the Southeast Division and what expectations there are for each team: Heat: How do they make up for lost star power, what will we see from Whiteside this year, Will Justice Winslow be able to take that next step as starter, Will Tyler Johnson be worth all that money Hornets: Will Kemba Walker stay hot, Will He still click with Batum, Was Batum worth the money,...

We talk with Dave King, The Managing Editor of Bright Side Of the Sun, about the Phoenix Suns Upcoming 2016-2017 season: - How will they manage Bender and Chriss's Minuets? - What will Earl Watson's Offence and Defence look like? - Alex Len, is it a "Make Or Break" year for him?  - Will we see Tyler Ulis getting Minuets at the PG position? - P.J Tucker just had back surgery, will they look to trad...

We talk Pacific Division Preview giving our Best and Worst case scenarios for each team: Warriors: Will Kevin Durrant make up for the loss in Depth, What will their 2nd Unit look like... how will that second unit score, Who will lose production Klay, Curry or Durrant. Clippers: Has the Championship Door Closed, Will Blake Griffen have a bounce back year, Will Jordan be great on Defence again, Will...

Justin Rowan, a writer for Fear the Sword & Hoops Habit, About the Cavs Upcoming season. We ask Questions like: - Will The Cavaliers bring back JR Smith? - What Kind Of Lebron & Irving will we see... More importantly what kind of Kevin Love will we see?  - Should we be concerned about their PG Depth? - What should we expect from Birdman & Hinrich, and will they miss Delly? - Is Shumpert's DUI Goin...

We hit our 2016-2017 Season preview for the Central Division: Cleveland Caviliers: Can they repeat, how do they match up against the New and improved Thunder, Are they going to miss Delly, is Irving set to take the leap... again, and Whats next for Kevin Love! Chicago Bulls: Will these guys be able to play together, What will their lineups be, Who needs to step up this season, will D-wade Hurt Jim...

We interview Grant Afseth, a writer for the Pacers for SneakerReporter.com and Inquisitr.com, We ask questions about what to expect from Nate McMillan, Why everyone is so low on this team suddenly, How Miles Turner is progressing this offseason, What Al Jeffersons roll with be If Jeff Teague can Coexist with Ellis, Whats next for Paul George, and the $1,000 where will they end up next season. Foll...

On this Episode, we talk about the Worst Contracts handed out this offseason, Tyler Johnson for the Heat, Mozgov for the Lakers, and a good amout of the contracts given out by the Portland Trailblazers. After that, we bring out our new Segment "Reading between the lines," where we disect John Walls comments about Beal, D-Rose's comments about the Knicks, and Patrick Beverly's Comments about James...

We re-draft the top 10 picks of the 2013 class and see who we value different than the others. Players like Rudy Gobert, The Greek Freak, Dennis Schroder, and More... We also play a game of Who's in and Whos out for next years playoffs asking if the Dallas Mav's can stay in the playoffs, is it a disappointment if the Jazz don't, and is it to "Hot" to think the Pelicans will be in the playoffs? Fol...

We talk with Joe Mullinax, Site Manager of SB Nation's Grizzly Bear Blues and Host of Grizzly Bear Blues. Whether or not we follow proper NBA 2k rules. We hit Hot Takes From Reddit: Who would you want with the last shot Harden, Klay, Butler or Derozan? Paul Peirce's farewell tour, and How many games will we see from Joakim Noah?   Justin, Kevin and Tim  DriveandDishpodcast.com (Facebook, Twitter, ...

Tim Interviews Preston Mott a writer for the Atlanta Hawks and the NBA for Peach Tree Hoops and Hoops Habit about the future of the team and what to expect next season, we also talk everything Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Day NBA Game Schedule's Have been released, we talk which games we're excited to see, games we're not looking forward to Cough Cough* LAKERS, and teams that should have a...

The Guys talk Russel Westbrook and what it means for the Thunder moving forward, what it means for the NBA as a whole, Jordan's comments, and Westbrooks Legacy over Durant's. They also discuss why Carmelo gets killed for staying with the Knicks & Westbrook gets praised for staying with the Thunder. We look back on the season with the Player Awards, MVP, Best Defender, Best Comeback Player, and Coa...

Justin, Kevin and Tim Answer all your Mailbag questions about the NBA and all other things, we also talk about Stoudmire retiring a knick...  DriveandDishpodcast.com (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices