Hooper's Almanac

Adam and Mitch breakdown the 3 Houston Rockets games the define their franchises history: - Ralph Sampson's Crazy Game Winner vs the Lakers in 1986 - Hakeem vs the Admiral in 1995 - Harden's Rockets can't Make a 3 in Game 7 vs the Warriors in 2018

Adam and Mitch head down South and discuss the Houston Rockets. A franchise that has had some incredible talent, has won 2 NBA Finals, and yet a franchise that doesn't feel like it's hit their full potential at some points. Below are the games to watch for the game breakdown episode on Friday: - 1986 WCF Game 5 vs Lakers: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/1986-west-finals-game-5-rockets-vs-lakers -...

Adam and Mitch bring on the DC native, Carl Baltimore to talk about 3 games that define the Washington Wizards history. - Their lone NBA Finals in 1978 vs Seattle - The "Damon Jones Shot" Game in 2006 - Wall's game winner in 2017 EC Semis vs Boston

Adam and Mitch are back with an intro for their next East coast team, the Washington Wizards. A team defined by their early years in the 70s to now where they struggle to find an identity. Below are the games we will watch for Part 2 later this week: - 1978 NBA Finals Game 7 vs Sonics: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/1978-finals-game-7-bullets-clinch?plsrc=nba&collection=washington-wizards-cla...

Adam and Mitch bring back Austin Johnson to go over the 3 important games we chose for the Memphis Grizzlies in part 2. The games are: - Grizzlies shock the Spurs in a 2011 series (5:01) - Memphis makes their only WCF in 2013 (31:35) - Crazy Game 6 vs Minnesota in 2022 (1:02:10)

Grit n Grind is the name of the game for this franchise. Adam and Mitch introduce the history of the Memphis Grizzlies and discuss the 7 games that define their short history. Below are the games to watch for Part 2 on Friday: - 2011 1st Round Game 1 vs Spurs: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/2011-west-1st-rd-game-1-grizzlies-vs-spurs?plsrc=nba&collection=memphis-grizzlies-classics - 2013 WCSF...

For Part 2 of the Bulls week, Adam and Mitch discuss the 3 historic Chicago Bulls games that they watched. - 93 Finals vs the Suns "The GOAT" - 96 Finals vs the Sonics "MJ's Peak" - Rose game winner vs LeBron's Cavs in 2015

Adam and Mitch on this episode introduce the six time champion, Chicago Bulls. A team that outside of the Jordan years could be described as mediocre. Below are the games to watch for Part 2: - 1993 NBA Finals Game 4 vs Suns: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/1993-finals-gm-4-jordan-strikes-for-55?plsrc=nba&collection=nba-id-1993-nba-finals-suns-vs-bulls - 1996 NBA Finals Game 3 vs Sonics: https...

For part 2 of Trail Blazers week, Adam and Mitch bring on Austin Johnson, Adam's brother, to breakdown 3 historic games to the Portland franchise. The games are: - Blazers first title in 1977 v the Sixers (5:00) - Bulls v Blazers in 1992 Finals (37:04) - "The Dame Wave" game vs the Thunder in 2019 (1:05:08)

This is the intro for the team up in the great Northwest, the Portland Trail Blazers. This episode was recorded about a month before the passing of Bill Walton, so Mitchell starts us with an note about that at the beginning of the episode. Below listed are the games that will be discussed in Part 2 later this week for you to watch. 1977 NBA Finals Game 6: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/1977-final...

Aaron Carter's return to the podcast is a momentous one. It is his third end of your player rankings. While he and Mitch breakdown the Paul George, DeMar DeRozan, and Klay Thompson moves first, and Aaron gives the people his top 50 players after the 2023-24 season. Wrapping it up with a little Brews & Reviews of Aaron's Icelandic advendure.

On this episode, Adam and Mitch bring on Hooper's Almanac Co-Host Aaron Carter to breakdown the 3 games selected for the Atlanta Hawks. The three game are: - Bird v Wilkins (06:45) - A 90's Playoff Battle vs the Pacers (45:30) - A great regular season Hawks team vs the Cavaliers in 2014. (1:13:39)

This is first full episode of the Anatomy of a Franchise as we start with the Atlanta Hawks. Below are the games we will breakdown for Part 2 of the Hawks. 1988 Eastern Conference Semi's Game 7: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/1988-east-semis-game-7-celtics-vs-hawks-the-duel?plsrc=nba&collection=boston-celtics-classics 1996 Eastern Conference 1st Round Game 5: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/1...

This is the Anatomy of a Franchise, a new project and series by the Hooper's Almanac. This series will break down all 30 franchises and what games are most important to their history. This intro will give the structure of the podcast as this will be an off season project for the summer of 2024 and 2025.

Aaron is back with Mitch before he leaves the country again. They start by talking about the draft and which teams we liked the picks that they made and the ones that disappointed us (1:21). They breakdown the big trade for the Knicks acquiring Mikal Bridges (54:52). Finally, Aaron breaks down his favorite cities from his Italy trip (1:09:10)

With Aaron still in Europe, Mitch is back with his brother, Evan Soell, and they discuss the Celtics winning the 2023-24 title over the Mavericks.

With Aaron in Europe, Mitch pulls out the big guns with Adam Johnson to discuss the Celtics winning Game 2 and go up 2-0.

Aaron and Mitch discuss how well the Celtics play against the Dallas Mavericks. Starting with Kristaps great first half (00:54). They also discuss the impact of the Celtics defense, Jaylen and Jayson's play on the Celtics end. They move over to the Mavericks side and discuss Luka's Finals debut (31:45). They also discuss Kyrie's struggles and what adjustments Dallas might make.

Aaron and Mitch are back together and previewing the NBA Finals.

Mitch solo hosts the pod discussing Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Mavericks making back to their third NBA Finals in their franchise history. He also talks about the next steps for the Timberwolves this offseason too.

Aaron and Mitch are back and discuss the opening games of the Conference Finals. They start with Dallas defeating Minnesota (1:06), then theCeltics crazy win over the Pacers (29:41). They finish the pod reacting to the All-NBA team announcement (1:03:45).

Aaron and Mitch bring back Andrew Carlson to talk about the Wolves winning Game 7 against the Nuggets (1:08). They discuss the Conference Finals matchup against the Mavericks and their advantages in the series. Then Aaron and Mitch discuss the Eastern Conference Matchup of Celtics v Pacers (45:56).

Aaron and Mitch are back together again as they break down the Celtics most recent win to go up 3-1 (1:09). They then break down the Knicks v Pacers series as it is back to even going into Game 5 (21:09). They then follow up on the Nuggets and Wolves series as it is also back to even (39:50). It's then the discussion of the Thunder v Mavericks series that they are recording in the middle of Game 4...

Just Mitch today giving a preview of Round 2 in the NBA Playoffs. Starting with - Review of Game 1 of Nuggets v Timberwolves (1:10) - Thunder v Mavericks (10:25) - Knicks v Pacers (16:08) - Celtics v Cavaliers (25:26)

Aaron is back, but no Mitchell this pod. He brings on our Twolves expert and newly married Andrew Carlson to discuss the Round 2 matchup that kicks off Saturday.