Once Upon A Dribble

In Part 2 of a two-part podcast, join Calvan and Josh as they make their picks for the 2023 regular season win totals in the Western Conference as well as give their picks for all of the season awards and discuss some fun long shots!

In Part 1 of a two-part podcast, join Calvan and Josh as they make their picks for the 2023 regular season win totals in the Eastern Conference as well as give their picks for the conference finals!

Calvan and I collaborated on a research piece about the lost-to-history 2002 Sacramento Kings, a team that came a single Game 7 away from playing in the NBA Finals and defeating the dynasty Lakers. In this piece we look at the story of the early 2000s Kings, and more specifically, the 2002 Western Conference Finals between Sacramento and Los Angeles. Game winners, inconsistent officiating, poisone...

The Celtics are recognized as one of the premier brands in the NBA. They are amongst the most iconic franchises in the sport alongside the Lakers, Bulls, Sixers, Knicks and so on. They have 17 championships to their name, tied with the Lakers for most in league history. Yet for all the success, they’ve only won 1 championship since 1986. What happened in the post-Bird era that led to a relatively...

History smiles warmly upon the champions who have etched themselves in legend, those who conquered the league by achieving the ultimate goal, winning an NBA title.  Unfortunately, for every winner, there is a loser. Throughout NBA history we find embryos of potential dynasties, champions that never came to be, players and teams that were special if not elite for a time in their own right, but...

In our last episode, we set off on a the ultimate NBA time machine road trip to crown the best player from every NBA franchise. In our race across the Eastern Conference, we highlighted players from practically every era of NBA history.  At times we easily agreed… and then at other times, we went vastly different directions! Today, come and join us as we finish our trip across NBA America and...

It’s the classic "barber shop" question among fans in any sport, in any era: who is the greatest of all time? In basketball, the debate most often comes down to Michael Jordan or LeBron James, and maybe the occasional fringe candidate here and there but the truth is, the GOAT debate may never be fully settled in any sport. As even the factors and conditions and numbers required to make a determina...

With Calvan and Josh's NBA Time Machine getting some brief repairs, we take a quick detour with Josh as he shares some thoughts on all of the NBA teams jockeying for playoff position as we close in on the 2022 NBA Playoffs. 

In the 1990s, Michael Jordan set a new standard of dominance in American sports, bringing six championship banners to Chicago. His talent, accomplishments, and sheer force of will made him the greatest basketball player of all-time.  But that didn't happen overnight. In the 1980s, while a young Michael Jordan was setting numerous scoring records on a regular basis, he found himself marred in...

Today Calvan and Josh hop back in the NBA Time Machine and take it all over the league's history to discuss the Association's most unbreakable records.  Part of what makes our the game we love so addicting is seeing the world's very best athletes push the limit on what we think is possible. Those who reach that threshold leave behind some of the most astounding records and feats that we have...

The NBA time machine is in the shop today, as Josh and Calvan give their opinions and predictions on the 2021-22 NBA season after one week of play

In 1994, a young Dikembe Mutombo led a group of misfits, has-beens, and fringe guys to a 42-40 record and an 8-seed in the western conference playoffs to take on the vaunted 63-win Seattle Supersonics, led by prime Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp. At the time, an 8-seed had never beaten a 1-seed, and many questioned if such a feat would ever happen. Over the next five games, however, something truly re...

Life is full of a lot of almost moments. We almost took a different job, we almost married a different person, we almost moved to a different city. Back in 2004, something almost happened that would've changed the destiny of the whole NBA as we know it in innumerable ways. Join Josh and Calvan as they break down the time Kobe Bryant almost left the Los Angeles Lakers, and almost became a Los Angel...

The NBA draft is where legends are born. A single night that can change the trajectory of a franchise for years. A good decision can elevate a team to championship heights (we're talking to you, 2009 Golden State Warriors), and a bad decision can just as easily trap a team in the proverbial cellar (we're talking to you, 2009 Minnesota Timberwolves). A bad draft selection and the accompanying "what...

Once Upon a Dribble kicks off a special series of micro-episodes! In these quick and crisp mini shows, all 15 minutes or less, Calvan and Josh discuss the lighter side of NBA history. With a mixed bag of NBA trivia, off-beat discussions, and what-if scenarios, the Once Upon a Dribble Podcast micro-episodes are perfect for the on-the-go NBA fan!   In the first episode of our micro-series, we p...