KINGSPOD 2020

This episode is SOMETHING ELSE! After a week sabbatical, Jerj and Toke return from the hyperbolic time chamber renewed with intense vigor and highly intellectual banter! On the menu: Jerry Sloan's career is considered, Jerj finally reviews The Last Dance, The NBA's "World Cup Style" playoffs is evaluated, and the 2020 Sacramento Kings future is discussed in detail. MUST WATCH! (WITH YOUR EARS)

'02 Kings vs. '96 Bulls?? A truthfully recited deep dark dive into the belly of Mike Tyson's career, the return of the NBA season, GOLFBALL, "The Last Dance", and ACTUAL Sacramento Kings discussion on this magnificent hour of soul-healing with the Tomato Syndicate.

Mr. Jerj and Mr. Toke put it ALL on the line this week discussing Michael Jordan's famous republican sneaker quote, death of his father, gambling problems, theories concerning his first retirement, and a stain on his undefeated record. The boys go over ESPN's insane redraft for 2018, and discuss what the second round Kings vs. Jazz series (yes that's right) would look like in this compelling hour...

On this episode, the Tomato MEN discuss Rodman's status as an interesting character from the 90's, Coach Pop vs. Coach Phil J., playing the NBA season in the Faroe Islands, and a surprise visit from Jared Fogle of Subway Sandwiches fame. Another dazzling hour of intellectual sports banter from The Pomodorians!

Gronk moves to Florida to be with his GOAT, Holmes stays in Sacramento, and Jordan wins it all in '98 on this incredibly fascinating hour of sports from the tomato boys.

It's a tax day extravaganza! George from Carmichael stops by the studio to give his take on gambling, Michael Jordan, the Kings 2019-2020 shortened season, and how exactly the NBA planned to get the Kings into the playoffs before the pandemic shutdown. Thrilling episode!

Kobe Number episode! Why was Phil Jackson missing from Kobe's funeral speakers? Our hosts return with this week's edition of the Kings Pod with a number of quarantine-ready topics, including that bomb-shell! Firstly, however, Toke gives his impression of the Tiger King (not related to Lion King, who knew), then the private island UFC is discussed, as well as a potential Phoenix-only MLB season in...

What will they say about Tiger King??? In this powerful action packed episode, you hosts discuss a paradigm shift regarding bean counting, the legacy of Kobe Bryant, the un-beat-a-Bulls, life after the Kings for Arco Arena, UFC 249, and Instagram Live content. Will 90s kids understand? Find out within the episode, and do not be afraid!

How did Mama Jerj escape the Iron Curtain with several bottles of Polish pure-ethanol vodka? On a very special Greek Independence Day episode, while the NBA season continues to hibernate, the boys chop it up about this as well as Ballmer's purchase of the Forum in Inglewood, the state of ARCO arena today, and the psychological effect of using PowerBalance magnetic balancing bracelets. Intellectual...

New content for your stay-cation!  Jerj and Toke go over the sports news of the moment and take a trip down memory lane discussing their football fandom journeys. How should fans be feeling about Marvin Bagley at the moment? The boys go over this and the latest developments of the COVID-19 situation including some at-home exercise tips! 

In a unique episode under extraordinary circumstances, Jerj and Toke open the show discussing their initial thoughts on the global viral pandemic. They shift gears and discuss hypothetical scenarios for Commissioner Silver. Usual hijinks ensue and the hosts leave us all on a positive note.

Dear, dear, very close friend to the pod John McNaught is in the studio and waxes nostalgic for Indiana Pacers basketball in the 90s and beyond. Are the Pacers a template for small market teams to follow? Is Larry Bird a good basketball mind? These questions and more are answered while the DARLING Kings move closer to their playoff destiny.

If you thought that it was strange that the Sacramento Kings have been winning games recently, that something must be happening that is causing this sudden change in fortune, then YOU WOULD BE CORRECT! Fortuna's wheel has crowned the new winning Kings "The Darlings of The NBA"! Jerj and Toke ponder the meaning of this in this unbelievable new episode, as well as the continued psychological excelle...

A spectacular episode! In the first time in pod history, the Sacramento Kings have won every single game in the stretch between pod episodes! This puts the Kings potentially back in the playoff race, being just 4 games back from the 8th seed...but we've been fooled before. Cautiously optimistic, Jerj and Toke have a conversation regarding this and more, including Kent Bazemore's "cosmicity" on the...

Fresh off the heels of a universally praised All-Star weekend, Jerj and Toke talk Slam Dunk contest, 3pt shoot-out, and the All-Star game itself. The addition of the Mountain Dew Ball of Dew is criticized, the slam dunk scoring system is scrutinized, and the Loser-think is eternally demonized! Can the Kings continue their recent success post 'Star break? The Cosmos will reveal all in due time. The...

With a couple wins under their belt in recent days, the Kings are a team worth talking about! Jerj and Toke pontificate on the latest news items including Richaun Holmes' shoulder rediagnosis, DeAaron Fox's Team USA snub, the coming All-Star break, and the updated total wins line in Las Vegas.

It is often said that if one is unlucky in basketball, then one will therefore be lucky in football. And after all the beans have been counted, the 49ers, the de-facto Sacramento football team, have lost another Super Bowl, proving the old adage to be true once and for all! Or something. Jerj and Toke dissect the cosmic meaning of the "Big Game", the Kings doing better, Buddy Hield coming off the...

After a brilliant display of loserdom in Detroit, The Kings manage a two game win streak in Chicago and Minnesota, perhaps helped by the cosmic nature of the tragic events over the weekend. The Kings make history with an unprecedented comeback in the fourth quarter to win in overtime, and Buddy Hield joins the late great Kobe Bryant in the record books for scoring in the fourth quarter. Toke takes...

Kobe Bryant has passed away at the age of 41, and Jerj and Toke discuss the legacy he leaves behind and their personal relationship with him as a player and public figure.

After once again disappointing, this time in South Beach, the Kings achieve their third five-game losing streak of the season. Jerj and Toke kick around the many ways Sacramento lost this game specifically, and some disturbing patterns that have emerged throughout the season generally. King Kel asks about Purple Talk and the intangible element of the game, and a mostly unimportant trade is discuss...

A long-form discussion on the former, current, and future Sacramento Kings' organization, with the extreme disappointment of 2019-2020 in mind. Jerj and Toke try out an extra-curricular episode to keep the conversation going, outside of the game-to-game team happenings.

It's an annual tradition it seems, to sit down at the half season mark and contemplate why another season has been washed down the drain. Jerj and Toke discuss what happened, who's to blame, and what everyone else is getting wrong. Additionally, Toke has yet another novel solution to the Kings' woes, this time involving... Bill Belichick?

In a vain attempt to keep fans' hopes alive, the Sacramento Kings Basketball Squad have won three out of four games in the month of January. Jerj and Toke avoid discussing the recent wins . altogether for fear of cosmically disrupting the good fortunes and instead discuss the ever-present Kings-Player-To-The-Lakers trade rumors that seem to pop up every year.

Happy New Year! ...or, Unhappy New Year! The suffering has no end in sight so Jerj and Toke throw some off-the-wall ideas into the mix that the bean-counters couldn't possibly have expected. Will 2020 align the cosmos correctly for the Sacramento Kings? If the KINGS POD organization performs its esoteric tricks correctly, then it is certain.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! And it has been dark as night, to be sure, as the Kings lose 4 of their last 6 before the episode was recorded, with a scheduled loss to the Rockets between the time of recording and this episode's release. Jerj and Toke discuss the losses to The Pacers and The Grizzlies, talk trade potential of Marvin Bagley III, and give out some holiday cheer befo...