Hoop Fiends

After taking a beating on the last episode, the Fiends are back and in higher spirits as the conference semis come to a close. Luka puts on a masterclass as CP3 chokes again. Giannis' heroics are not enough to take down JT and the Tics. Harden is back to his old tricks as the Heat's culture overwhelms Embiid. Game 6 Klay is back and better than ever as the Warriors take down the Griz. The Fiends a...

This episode is a disaster. The Fiends picked an awful night to record, as morale is at an all-time low. Riley is fresh off watching a soul-crushing Celtics game 5 loss, and can barely stand to talk basketball and especially PJ Tucker. Steve is laughing it up until as the episode goes on his Warriors lose by 50 and Steph and Klay look as old and washed up as they have in 7 years and even he can't...

The Fiends return to memorialize the playoff runs of the Jazz, TWolves, and Pelicans before jumping into a breakdown of the Conference Semifinal matchups including reactions to Embiid's injury, Griz/Warriors beef, a Celtics turnaround, and much more!

The Fiends hop back on to react to the surprising Celtics sweep of the Nets. They recap the Bulls/Bucks, Warriors/Nuggets, and Heat/Hawks series, and briefly check in on all the other round one series.

Without Riley to reign us in, John and Steve deliver the longest episode of season two with an absolute gauntlet of topics to break down. After a quick play-in tourney recap, the Fiends react to game one (and a couple game twos) of each series, and preview the rest of the playoffs including a bracket prediction/finals pick, and naming our players we expect to take a leap, role players to become ho...

As the regular season comes to a close, the Fiends are back to break down all of the regular season storylines that have been taking place the past few -weeks leading up to the playoffs. They then toss out their opinions on all the major awards, and some fake awards, all leading up to the anticipated play-in breakdown. It is the best time of the year as the NBA playoffs kick into gear, and we'll b...

Riley and Steve are BACK and, after a quick Celtics and Knicks rant, are here to break down all of the madness of the opening weekend of the tournament. This includes talking peacocks with a special guest, our favorite games and upsets, the top 5 players in the tournament, and so much more!

After a nice vacation, the Hoop Fiends are back to break down their trip to the NBA Hall of Fame. They also break down all the latest storylines to come from the NBA All-Star Break, including the latest drama surrounding King James and the worst dunk contest of all time.

Wow...What a week for the NBA. So many trades, so much drama, and so much to talk about it. No doubt the most fun episode of all-time. The Hoop Fiends got you covered. 

Who needs TNT when you have the Hoop Fiends? Just in time for this year's all-star selections, the fiends name who they think should be this year's captains, starting lineups, and reserves. You will find some of us are traditionalists, while some of us are not afraid to bend the rules. But in the end, whose lineup do you like most? And you can't miss our starting 5 of NBA mascots to close the pod!

The Hoop Fiends are back at the midpoint of the NBA season to break down all the latest storylines, injury news, and hand out some mid-season nba hardware. Ja is becoming a super star, Kyrie is back, Simmons is still missing, and so much more!

After breaking down the latest NBA storylines, the fiends dive into all things XMAS!!! We inspect the covid-ruined Christmas day slate, give our favorite Christmas games of all-time, and name our NBA starting five of Christmas characters!

As we near the end of the first third of the season, the Fiends break down all the latest storylines including the updated Damian Lillard saga, the rebuilding pacers, the biggest blowout in NBA history, the stinky Mavs, and the thriving Cavs. They also get into some home cooking talking about what's wrong with the Knicks/Celtics. Then they close out with the starting five of the days of the week. 

Happy Thanksgiving from the Hoop Fiends! We’re back today to break down all of the hottest teams and biggest beef thats been taking place in the NBA recently. Don’t they know its the month of the Turkey? We also reveal our favorite tradition - the Thanksgiving Foods Starting Lineup! You don’t wanna miss this.

Bing Bong! The HOOP Fiends are back and, after a few weeks of basketball being back, we are ready to give our early season overreactions to all the latest storylines in the best league in the world. What teams/players have shattered our expectations so far? And what teams/players have not lived up to our high standards so far? (Spoiler: Our Knicks and Celtics each fall into one of these categories...

Welcome to the gamblers paradise. As the final part of our three-part season preview series, Steve is joined by Ryan Russil...I mean Col C to breakdown all of this year's futures markets, giving predictions for awards like MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, and much more. They also give their favorite plays on win totals, along with plays for the conference and NBA championship. They e...

Our ever expanding content now brings to you a 2021 season preview from a fantasy basketball perspective. Steve is joined by Jake DeGruccio (Pledge Mile) to give you sleepers, busts, breakouts, and dynasty watches for the upcoming season through a fantasy basketball lens. But the biggest question of the day doesn't even have to do with fantasy...Are Mikal & Miles Bridges brothers? And does Steve h...

The Hoop Fiends are BACK! Now entering our second season, and first full season as a podcast, the Fiends are breaking down everything ahead of the new year including the Kyrie Irving Drama, the Ben Simmons saga, and the "Trae Young" rule. We also give you guys our finals predictions, our must watch teams, our "take the leap" players, our "shit the bed" players, and so much more! We promise you thi...

All good things must come to an end, including the wonderful first season of Hoop Fiends. On the final episode of our first season we're all over the place catching up on a lot of recent topics including the end of Free Agency, Summer league, Space Jam 2, the NBA opening night/Christmas schedules, the end of the Olympics, and Field of Dreams ideas for the NBA (the MLB did something good!) and much...

The season may be over, but that doesn't mean the drama has come to an end. Teams look completely different since we last recorded a week ago with the draft taking place, trades going down, and a boatload of free agent signings, but don't worry...the fiends are here to break it all down! We also catchup on the Olympics, previewing Team USA's gold medal matchup against France and why Steve may have...

In this whirlwind of an episode, the Fiends talk about the Bucks and Finals MVP Giannis for one final time and recap the whole playoffs and everything that went down. PLUS we get into the olympics and preview the NBA Draft. The season may be over, but the Fiends are just getting started!

The Giannis Fiends...I mean the Antetokounmpo Fiends...God sorry I mean the Hoop Fiends check-in on the NBA Finals as promised after somebody won a road game, and the team is the Bucks! The emotional rollercoaster this team has taken us on is not healthy, and neither is our obsession with the Greek Freak. How can you not love him? This one is a doozy!

If you have been listening to the Fiends all year, you know this is what we wanted all along...a Bucks/Suns finals! We've been bickering about the Bucks all year, and it only gets worse today. The Bucks are hurting our brains and it is borderline unhealthy :(

In what may now be officially the weirdest playoffs of all-time, the Fiends are devastated to break down the latest Trae and Giannis injuries, and all the wackiness going on in each series (and around the rest of the league with each new coaching hire). Do NOT Listen if you don't agree that Reggie Jackson is the coolest player in the NBA.

In the longest, jam-packed episode of the Hoop Fiends yet, the gang breaks down all of the weekends action including Nets/Bucks and Hawks/76ers Game 7's, The Terance Mann Game, and all the drama circulating around the league. If you are reading this, congrats on making the same amount of shots as Ben Simmons in the 4th quarter! Buckle in for a long one folks!