Hird It Here NBA Podcast

NBA Trade Season has officially begun! With the passing of December 15th a couple of weeks ago, NBA teams are now allowed to sign newly-acquired free agents from this past offseason. This date traditionally marks the opening of Trade SZN, which lasts until February 6th, prior to the All-Star game. In this first part, I discussed several of the teams I believe are unlikely or unwilling to make a si...

What's up y'all! After a brief hiatus, the Hird It Here podcast has returned! This episode was spent discussing the Christmas Day games - BOS vs TOR, MIL vs PHI, GSW vs HOU, LAL vs LAC, and unfortunately NOLA vs DEN. This was a particularly lengthy podcast, going a strong 90 minutes, but I do believe there were some worthwhile insights scattered throughout. Feel free to skip around as you see fit....

Hey y'all! This episode is on Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa who dislocated and fractured his hip after being tackled from behind in a game vs. Mississippi State. I discuss the play on which it happened, and bring on my dad, Dr. Barry Hird, to help go into further detail.

What's up everyone! Got a great episode for y'all today! Stone Hansen, who runs the mock draft at draftsite.com (and can be found on Twitter at @report_court) was kind enough to join me to discuss the 2020 draft, and his mock draft in particular. We recorded this on Friday (11/15), a day after the news broke that James Wiseman, #1 ranked recruit in the '19 HS class, will be sitting for Memphis goi...

What's up guys! We've got a great episode for you today, as we hit all around the NBA for some wide-ranging analysis!  First I talk about the Charlotte Hornets loss to the New Orleans Hornets which I was able to attend in Charlotte; I gave some personal insight as well as some evaluation of on the floor performances. (13:45-40:45) Then I gloss over some of the big games from this weekend (40:...

What's up y'all! I've got another great guest for y'all today - Adam Do of The Do Post (and a friend of mine from SBC '19) is making his second appearance to talk about his 4-1 hometown Lakers! We discuss the chemistry between AD and LeBron, the staunch Laker defense, how the rotation is playing out so far, and where we see this team after 82 games! Hope y'all enjoy this episode! If you do, be sur...

Welcome back, y'all! I've got a phenomenal episode today! Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk with the lead expert on Clemson football at The Athletic, Grace Raynor! Grace writes frequently on Tigers football (several articles come out on The Athletic each week) and hosts The Athletic's official Clemson football podcast, Protect the Rock, alongside Nicole Auerbach! Grace is someone well-respec...

What's up everyone! Got another great episode of the Hird It Here Podcast for ya! This time, I'm talking about the new statement by the NCAA regarding future policies to allow players to legally receive some sort of benefit for their "name, image, and likeness." I dug into the release itself, as it contained a bulleted list of "guidelines and policies" the NCAA will use when structuring the rules...

It's not even sports this time! I did a podcast going over this week's episode of SNL, hosted by Chicago's own Chance the Rapper! Had a lot of fun doing so, hope y'all enjoy change in subject matter. Watch for an episode on the NCAA's release on monetizing player likeness tomorrow! If you enjoyed this episode, let me know! If you didn't, also let me know, but maybe in a smaller font!

What's up everyone? In this second Clemson football podcast, I cover the game this weekend versus Boston College. I went over the induction of Levon Kirkland into the Clemson Ring of Honor, and dove into the game. Clemson won in a decisive fashion, scoring 59 and holding BC to a single touchdown. I focused predominantly on the offensive resurgence of the Tigers in this matchup, and give some key t...

We made it y'all! It's the opening week of the 2019-2020 NBA regular season! In this podcast, I recap the games this week (I recorded on Saturday, so games on Sat. are not covered - only Tuesday thru Friday) and go in-depth on the opening game of the week, the New Orleans Pelicans versus the Toronto Raptors! The Raptors won in OT, but it was a tight game throughout, and I was thoroughly impressed...

Welcome Hird It Here listeners! Got a great episode on deck - this was recorded yesterday (Tuesday, Oct 22) so it does NOT cover the opening of the NBA regular season. Rather, I covered my alma mater Clemson as their football team took on the Louisville Cardinals this weekend; I went over that game, gave some key insights, and did a midseason review on my Tigers, determining which trends I expecte...

In this severely overdue interview with Mike Gribanov of The Stepien, we cover a variety of scouting related topics, ranging from assembling a big board, to how we watch and evaluate the game, to noting trends and exceptions to the trends. Mike was very insightful, pulling from his past few years as an analyst as an NBA draft expert to paint a picture of the scouting process. We also talk about Mi...

Welcome y’all to another episode of the Hird It Here Sports podcast! I was lucky enough to have Dave DuFour of The Athletic (and more!) to talk about his journey in basketball and some random questions I lobbed his way. We spent some time talking about his experience with coaching and player development first in South Korea and later in Germany, the first NBA draft we remember following as a fan,...

Welcome y'all! In today's episode, I am joined by RaptorsRapture.com writer and occasional Nylon Calculus contributor, as well as fellow SBC '19 alum, Mike Bossetti! We talked about the Raptors last season, talked individual prospects on and added to the roster, and did some general forecasting of how we expect this Toronto team to turn out in the long run! As always, leave a rating and review if...

Welcome back y’all! Dropping the third and final part of my ‘19 draft grades this Monday morning! I cover picks #21-30, meaning I finally get to lose my mind in a positive way over Brandon Clarke! Hope y’all enjoy this one, and look forward to a Raptors prospects podcast and our first ever college football podcast later this week! As always, reach out to me at @JoinTheHird with any feedback, and l...

What's up y'all! In today's episode, I went over the middle of the first round (picks 11-20) of the 2019 NBA Draft, and gave my grades for the value of each selection. This is the 2nd part of a 3 parter; the first episode came out a couple weeks ago, and the third part will be dropping on Monday. As always, hit me up with any feedback you may have - @JoinTheHird is my personal twitter, or the podc...

Thanks for checking out another episode of the Hird It Here Sports Podcast! Had the pleasure of recording with someone I met at the 2019 Sports Business Classroom in Las Vegas this summer, as well as a follow podcast host - be sure to check out his show The Do Post! (link below) Adam has also been following the Lakers very closely as a fan the past few years, so I wanted to bring him on the show t...

Recorded a Denver Nuggets Prospect Preview with fellow Sports Business Classroom '19 alumnus, Patrick Arsenault! This was, in my humble opinion, our best podcast so far (sorry Lance, it's me not you!) I spent some time actually trimming down silences for this episode, it seemed to make a clear difference, so I plan to continue to do that for future episodes. As always, if you have any feedback, re...

Third episode of our NBA Prospect Preview podcast! This time, we bring on Lance Smith @LanceSmithTPC to talk about his beloved Golden State Warriors! We end up bouncing around and hitting several Warrior related topics, with most of the focus on D'Angelo Russell and Kevon Looney, but plenty of more content mixed in. I had a lot of fun on this one, and I think we did a really good job covering all...

Second episode in our Prospects Preview series! This time I'm hitting the Boston Celtics, who come into the '19-'20 season with a totally retooled roster and three new rookies to add to the young core. Apologies, the puppy dawg was restless once yet again for this recording, hopefully the sound quality is overall pretty solid. Jayson Tatum (8:46) Jaylen Brown (24:07) Marcus Smart (40:36) --> Th...

Second part of my show on the NBA's rookie of the year odds. Did some historical research on the award ranging back to '06-'07,  so I discuss trends I noted and some of the more interesting ROTY cases. I then broke down the '19-'20 candidates for the award into three categories: Bad Bets: guys I would avoid under almost any circumstances (last episode) "Bet on your Guy": guys I am not particu...

First part of my show on the NBA's rookie of the year odds. Did some historical research on the award ranging back to '06-'07,  so I discuss trends I noted and some of the more interesting ROTY cases. I then broke down the '19-'20 candidates for the award into three categories: Bad Bets: guys I would avoid under almost any circumstances (starts at 35:25) "Bet on your Guy": guys I am not parti...

First of a new series where I'll be going over the young prospect cores for each team in the NBA. Touched on: Trae Young John Collins Kevin Huerter De'Andre Hunter Cam Reddish as well as some general discussion on how the team fits and works together. Also, this is the first recording from the "new studio" (i.e. my parent's luxurious basement), as well as the first published under the Hird It Here...

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