Droppin' Dimes

The World Cup is going strong and 2 of the 3 host teams are still left, including the USA remarkably, with a huge Mexico England match Sunday night and USA Belgium Monday. Mark shares some insights on the World Cup from watching Champions league and we talk contenders, USA chances, and bitch about the Flo Balagun red card which thankfully was rescinded (after recording). Just a couple of yanks tal...

Mark and Michael break down all the free agency moves and trades of significance, and hit any lingering draft thoughts at the end. Plus where--or where "should"--Lebron take his talents to this time. Chapters 00:00 The Craziest Free Agency Trade: Jaylen Brown for Paul George?? 06:07 The Lakers white washing 23:38 Wizards goin'ta Wizard 34:19 Giannis Trade 45:33 Power Forward Signings 54:35 Lamello...

Doug and Michael get our thoughts out on the blockbuster Hornets/Minnesota trade of Lamelo Ball for Naz Reid and some picks! Wow, just when things seemed to be looking up for Charlotte. Or is this a good thing? Listen in for our thoughts. Plus we talk about the Giannis trade and Doug shares some draft thoughts. Enjoy. Remember to subscribe for more Hornets and NBA League wide content as we enter t...

The NBA Draft is almost here. And the Washington Wizards have the top draft pick, after a little Wizards nostalgia, Mark and Michael give there takes on the top picks and who the team's with the top 10 picks should take. Stay tuned to the end for the Droppin' Dimes first Movie Corner: Star Wars the Mandalorian review (no spoilers). Enjoy the draft everyone, next Tuesday the 23rd! Prospects covered...

Mike gets Doug's thoughts on the finals, and gets on his soap-box about bad sportsmanship from the Spurs, then they talk NBA trade rumors, and end with the Top 5 performers of the Playoffs and top 5 lefties as well. Enjoy droppindimes.riverside.com #NYKnicks #NBAPlayoffs #NBA #SanAntonioSpurs #MiamiHeat #MilwaukeeBucks

Knicks win the NBA Championship. Mark and Mike discuss game 5 and the series as a whole, and then revisit there over unders and talk Greatest Moments from the playoffs, and finally end up with talk of the top 5 (or 6) Knicks of all time. Chapters 00:00 Knicks are Champs, and Game 5 Analysis 23:04 Series Thoughts 27:30 Brunson's Leadership and Comparisons to Magic Johnson 29:29 Over/Under Predictio...

Mark and Michael break down the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history, and discuss other great comebacks in NBA playoff history. Keywords #NYKnicks #Knickerbockers #NewYorkKnicks #SanAntonioSpurs #NBAFinals2026 #NBA #Basketball

Mike and Doug breakdown Game 1 of the NBA Finals. KAT, Shamet, Hart, Castle, Wemby, Pop, and of course the lefties: Brunson and Fox. We talk about surprises and keys to the game and what adjustments the Spurs could make in game 6. We also review our conference finals picks and talk a little NBA2K at the end. Enjoy. Keywords #NYKnicks #SanAntonioSpurs #NBA #NBAFinals #NBAPlayoffs2026 #NBAPlayoffs

Michael and Mark discuss the great game 7 of the Thunder/Spurs series, and then talk OKC offseason priorities. Then they hit you with the full NBA Finals Preview, including who you should bet on and why, and end with a game of over unders for Spurs/Thunder players stats in the upcoming series. Cheers. droppindimes.riverside.com Instagram: droppindimes_guys Chapters 00:00 Game Seven Excitement 02:5...

Doug returns to talk up the Knicks Sweep, and we do a deep dive on the Spurs Thunder series and looking at some key stats to see if we can get a handle on what factors are leading each team to victory. Finally, we discuss the NBA's lottery reform proposal which passed Thursday, especially the part about keeping teams from winning in subsequent years and the choices they made in comparison to the D...

Mark is back for a lookin at how his favorite teams are faring, including discussing the Knicks chances of winning it all. Then, in honor of the Epic Spurs/Thunder double overtime game, we draft the greatest Playoff Games in the last 35 years, after another History Quiz for first pick for your host Michael Delp. Chapters 00:00 Spurs/Thunder Game 4 16:19 New York Knicks Playoff Performance and Fina...

We bring back Karl, one half of the Rosaen brothers, to discuss the Pistons remarkable season and what moves they should make going forward, and we also cover the NBA Playoff Conference Finals Game 3s and touch on Michigan's top 2 nba draft prospects at the end. droppindimes.riverside.com Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 00:47 Weekend Game Recap: Knicks and Spurs Series 01:24 San A...

What an exciting start to the conference finals, a double overtime game, a 22 point 4th quarter comeback. Doug and Mike talk about it all as well as the adjustments made in the 2nd game and the counters to those. Along the way we talk important subjects, like a Droppin' Dimes Drinking Game, High Tops vs Low Tops, an embarassing basketball injury related story from Michael's youth, and of course al...

Michael and Doug break down the Pistons/Cavs Game 7 including how the Cavs were able to overcome another awful performance by Harden in an important game. Then they preview they discuss and predict the Knicks/Cavs Conference Finals matchupincluding the topic of which team's big men will have the upper hand, Kat, OG, and Mitchell vs Mobley and Allen. Then the same with the big Spurs/Thunder matchup...

Mark Neighbors is back and we break down game 5 of the Pistons and briefly touch on the rest of the weeks games which leads to a discussion of LeBron/Jordan comps from Jordan's Wizards time vs LeBrons Lakers playoff run. Then Mark tests Michael's NBA knowlege, with a look back at the 2002 conference finalists. Then we draft two teams of 8 from the top remaining players. And end with our prediction...

Michael and Doug recap the Wizards Draft Lottery win and who they should draft, and take a look at the other big winners and top draft prospects, and the epic fail by the Pacers. Then they comment on the Knicks Sweep and Timberwolves/Spurs game 4. Lastly, they give their overdue all-nba selections. Keywords: #jamesharden #nbaplayoffs #nbaplayoffs2026 #sportsbetting #detroitpistons #sanantoniospurs...

We bring on my longtime friend to talk NBA playoffs, Mark Neighbors, who'd sitting pretty now as both an OKC and Knicks fan. Mark has some great insight on Mike Brown's coaching job for the Knicks vs Thibodeau, and what the Knicks are doing to slow down Tyrese Maxi. We also review every game 3, including all the fun calls from the Pistons/Cavs game, and Mark gives his take on what OKC should do wi...

We discuss the first 2 games of the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs and do a short Lefty-Lean-in and talk Lottery Karma. @droppin_dimes_guys on Instagram u/Droppin_Dimes_Pod on Reddit Keywords: #jamesharden #nbaplayoffs #nbaplayoffs2026 #sportsbetting #detroitpistons #orlandomagic #sanantoniospurs #minnesotatimberwolves #houstonrockets #lalakers #lakersnation #lakers #okcthunder #76ers #76ersbasketb...

Doug and Mike recap the weekends NBA games including 3 game 7s, and cold shooting stretches. Then they preview the second round matchups including a look at how the teams fared against each other in the regular season. Finally they discuss and compare the NBA Draft Proposal to the Droppin’ Dimes NBA Draft Proposal from episode 3. Surprisingly similar! @droppin_dimes_guys on Instagram u/Droppin_Dim...

Introduction and Knicks vs. Hawks Recap (0:01) Philly vs. Boston Analysis (2:45) T-Wolves vs. Nuggets Discussion (10:42) Pistons vs. Magic Insights (23:11) Cavs vs. Raptors Breakdown (35:54) Lakers vs. Rockets Commentary (48:36) Predictions and Closing Remarks (66:19) Predictions for upcoming games and closing remarks from the hosts. Keywords: #jamesharden #nbaplayoffs #nbaplayoffs2026 #sportsbett...

A week into the first round of the NBA Playoffs, Doug and Mike break down each series with special attention to Monday nights games. Timeline: Detroit vs. Orlando - 0:37 T-Wolves vs. Nuggets - 17:17 Lakers' Surprising Lead - 34:43 Hawks vs. Knicks - 43:28 Cavs vs. Raptors - 51:31 Portland vs. Spurs - 60:24 Suns vs. Thunder - 64:39 Celtics vs. 76ers - 61:38 Lefty Lean In Segment - 70:08 Rookie of t...

MIchael brings on special guests, the Brothers Rosaen from the Brosaen Pistons Podcast to discuss the Pistons/Magic series and do a deep dive on the Pistons reasons for success, prospects for the playoffs, and a discussion of their individual players. Then Michael lays out his idea for NBA Draft Reform to all but eliminate tanking but still support competitive balance. Chapters 00:00 Pistons/Magic...

It's the First weekend of the NBA Playoffs! Like Christmas in April. Check out the pod for our thoughts on the first games in each series. But first, Michael and Doug recap the brutal Hornets loss to the Magic.

Mike and Doug recap the Hornets Victory and all the other NBA play-in games, before Doug goes deep on the Hornets and the reasons for their success and growth this year. They also make 2-7 series predictions and 8th seed picks. Finally they close out the pod with their 2025-2026 NBA Awards picks.

It's the Droppin' Dimes inaugral episode, just in time for the start of the NBA postseason! Douglas Blake joins Michael to talk all about our predictions for every NBA playoff series including the play-ins. Are the Hornets hot enough to make the playoffs? The East is wide open, who will emerge? Who can beat OKC in the west? Find out our picks and laugh along at our anecdotes from years of watching...