Over and Back: Stories About NBA History

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Vince Carter. Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) of Nylon Calculus discuss Carter's years as an elite dunker, what they did for his reputation, his early peak, bad exit in Toronto, underrated productio...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Tracy McGrady. Jason Mann and Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) of Hardwood Paroxysm discuss how McGrady’s elite years compare to other top players, how much a problem his lack of longevity is, how he compares to his cousin Vince Carter,...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast remembers the ABA and NBA career and legacy of Moses Malone. Jason Mann is joined by Hardwood Paroxysm editor emeritus Matt Moore (@HPBasketball) of CBSSports.com and official friend of the podcast Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory) of ProHoopsHistory.com to talk about Malone's incredible rebounding and scoring ability, his dominance in the 1970s and 1980s,...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, Adrian Dantley. Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Professor of History at Southeast Missouri State University Adam Criblez (@AdamCriblez) discuss Dantley's legendary scoring numbe...

Jason and Rich discuss the Top 50 candidacy of Bucks, Sonics, Celtics and Heat star Ray Allen with former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks and current NBA analysis at The Athletic: Seth Partnow. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili. Jason Mann and Myles Ma (@MylesMaNJ) of Hardwood Paroxysm discuss Ginobili's exploits with the Spurs dynasty and on the international stage, his craftiness and innovative ball-handling...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller. Jason Mann and Ian Levy (@HickoryHigh) of Hardwood Paroxysm and Nylon Calculus discuss Reggie’s cult of personality, his status as a great villain (or hero), how he compares to Ray Allen, his...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Seattle Supersonics legend Gary Payton. Jason Mann talks with Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) of Hardwood Paroxysm about the Top 50 case for Payton. They discuss his incredible defense and versatility, where he rates among elite all-tim...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Dwight Howard. Jason Mann and Chris Barnewell (@ChrisBarnewell) of Hardwood Paroxysm and At The Hive discuss Howard's incredible defense and scoring efficiency, the challenges of being a dominant defensive big man in the pac...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls great Paul Gasol. Rich Kraetsch, Jason Mann and guest Adam Johnson (@Slappin5) of Basketball Pantheon discuss Gasol's surprisingly strong resume compared to his reputat...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast remembers the life and career of the recently passed "Chocolate Thunder" Darryl Dawkins. Yago Colas (@YagoColas) author of the upcoming book Ball Don't Lie. Yago, joins Jason and Rich to discuss the cultural impact of "Chocolate Thunder", his contribution to dunk culture as well as discussion of potential and disappointment in players with...

Our latest episode discusses David Halberstam’s seminal book “The Breaks of The Game” documenting the world of the NBA and specifically Bill Walton, Dr. Jack Ramsay, Maurice Lucas and the rest of the 1970s Portland Trail Blazers. Taking a break from their Top 50 project, Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are joined by basketball historian Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory) and James (@NBAInjuryR3port) of...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki. Rich Kraetsch, Jason Mann and guest Kirk Henderson (@KirkSeriousFace) of Mavs Moneyball discuss Nowitzki breaking barriers as a perimeter-oriented big man, his influence as an international p...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker. Rich Kraetsch, Jason Mann and guest Adam Johnson (@Slappin5) of Basketball Pantheon talk about the Top 50 case for Parker. They discuss where he fits among elite point guards, how he's co...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of former Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash. To help us out, we've brought along Brian Schroeder (@cosmis) of Hardwood Paroxysm. Rich Kraetsch, Jason Mann and Brian discuss his strengt...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a recap of our previous five parts including who's definitely in on our new Top 50 list, who's still on the fence and who's definitely out. Rich Kraetsch and Jason Mann also discuss five no-brainers from post-1996 that have to be on the list and get you prepare...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with an examination of how to best approach evaluating historical players through the lens of statistics. With Rich Kraetsch on assignment (probably scouring the sports libraries of America to research the NBA's elite), Jason Mann talks to Hardwood Paroxysm editor-in-chief...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in history, this time looking at the centers from the original list as well as snubs who were perhaps unfairly left off. Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are joined once again ProHoopsHistory.com‘s Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory) who joins the guys to discuss centers from the original 199...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, as officially decreed by the NBA in 1996. Today, your hosts Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are joined once again by a legend in the basketball history field, ProHoopsHistory.com‘s Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory). Topics include discussing what we value the most when trying to de...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in history, as officially decreed by the NBA in 1996. Today, your hosts Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are joined by a legend in the basketball history field, ProHoopsHistory.com's Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory). Topics include the process behind the original list in 1996, how good...

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast begins its offseason series looking at the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, as officially decreed by the NBA in 1996. Today, Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch explain the series in detail and look in depth at the most highly rated of those Top 50 players and whether they'd still be shoo-ins looking at their qualifications through 2015 eyes. Over the offseaso...

Jason and Rich continue their NBA Finals Game 7s series with part eight, looking at the top two NBA Finals Game 7s of all time: Boston Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks from 1957 and the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons from 1988. Topics discussed include the beginning of the Boston Celtics dynasty, Bill Russell's rookie year (though he wasn't the Rookie of the Year, another Celtic took th...

Jason and Rich continues their Finals Game 7s series with part seven, looking at the Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs from 2013 and Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers from 1962. Topics discussed include the 2013 NBA Finals historic Game 6 comeback led by Ray Allen, why Game 7 was overshadowed by Game 6 despite being itself a great game, LeBron James' insane efficiency throughout the season,...

Jason and Rich continue looking back at classic NBA playoff Game 7s with a series on every NBA Finals Game 7 in history. For part six, they talk about the Syracuse Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons in 1955 and the Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers in 1984. Topics discussed include how the shot clock made a difference in its first season, George King coming through in the clutch, a referee becom...

Jason and Rich continue looking back at classic NBA playoff Game 7s with a series on every NBA Finals Game 7 in history. For part five, they talk about the Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks in 1994 and the Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers in 1969. Topics discussed include John Starks’ famously awful 2-for-18 game, the rareness of a superstar vs. superstar (Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Patrick Ewing)...