SBR: Shouting from the Back Row

In this episode, Cliff and Joe start continue their 40 over 40 series in which they go through the 40 greatest players over the past 40 years. Part 3 includes players 20-11 including: D Wade, Kawhi, The Diggler, Greek Freak, KG and the IT (the original). 

In this special Thanksgiving weekend megapod, Cliff and Joe take a break from the 40 over 40 series and catch up on NBA news by revisiting some of their early season takes. Topics include: Are the Warrior once again the team to beat? How bad are Trae and the Hawks? Have the Knicks already peaked? Were we wrong about the Mavs? How much better would the Lakers be right now with Kuz, Caruso and Hield...

In this episode, Cliff and Joe start continue their 40 over 40 series in which they go through the 40 greatest players over the past 40 years. Part 2 includes players 30-21 including: The Beard, The Point God, The Usage Monster, Superman (the remix), OG AI, and Mr. Petty himself, Scottie Pippen.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe start a new series in which they go through the 40 greatest players over the past 40 years. Part 1 includes players 40-31 including: Reggie Miller, Paul Pierce, Tony Parker and Carmelo Anthony.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss the state of the Russell Westbrook Experiment, if Marcus Smart is truly the solution to the Celtics' problems, and whether or not Kyrie (aka. Morpheus) should leave the glitz and glamour of the NBA behind for the purer basketball of the streets.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe make some way too early conclusions about the Westbrook Experiment in LA. They also discuss Ben Simmons' plan (or non-plan?), Zion weighing in at 300+ and BR's NBA x Naruto collab.

In this episode Cliff and Joe discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of the NBA heading into the 2021-22 season. Will the Bucks repeat? Will the Knicks be able to recapture the magic of last season? Will the Lakers get back to the promised land? Will Kyrie get vaccinated? Will the Law of Hassan destroy another NBA Franchise? Will MPJ average more than 1 assist? C & J answer all these questions and...

In this episode, Cliff and Joe go through the Annual ESPN NBA rank and ask the question: are they teaching or reaching? Spoiler Alert: Mostly reaching. Players discussed: Luka Doncic, Donovan Mitchell, Demar Derozan, LaMelo Ball, Ben Simmons and of course, Lebron James.

In this shorter bite-sized episode, Cliff and Joe have some fun with Lebron's penchant to use #washedking to respond to pretty much anything that anyone tweets about him.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe explain why Klay Thompson is the perfect Teammate and the ideal paradigm for the confidence scale. They also discuss Draymond's interview with KD and Lebron's "washed king" tweetstorm.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe recap the free agency moves they like and the outlook for the teams that made moves. Topics included in this episode: Shroeder's big mistake, Kuzma's big opportunity, Miami's shrewd moves, Chicago the new up-and-comers and how the Knicks still believe they will win FA even though it's already over.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe interview a very special guest, Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus, writer, journalist, and respected NBA capologist. Eric gives us some behind the scenes insight into the Lakers' latest moves including the Westbrook trade, what GM's are thinking when they make moves, and tells us whether he's cringey or bingey on the pairing of WB and LBJ.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe recap the NBA finals and what it means for the legacies of Giannis, Chris Paul, and Devin Booker. They also revisit Team USA and whether or not they are a lock to win the Gold Medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss whether or not the Bucks should now be considered the favorites now, who the best player in the series is, what a win would mean for the players involved and whether or not the Suns can recover. Also, is Team USA really in trouble?

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss Playoff injuries, whether or not Giannis should play, the origins of Playoff P, the emergence of Ice Trae and The Redemption of the Point God, CP3 (and I'm sure Lebron muscles his way into the conversation as well).

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss whether or not KD has surpassed Lebron (spoiler alert: he has) and why the media fails to accurately view the evidence. We also talk about the failures of Rudy Gobert, Ben Simmons, and Doc Rivers and whether or not Ty Lue is a top 5 coach.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss the twists and turns of the playoffs so far including who has been the best guard in the playoffs so far, did KD prove he is indisputably the best player in the NBA and will the Clippers ever be able to overcome the Clipper Curse?

In this Episode, Cliff and Joe recap the First Round of the Playoffs and discuss which players turned out to be hidden treasure and which turned out to be hidden trash and they also give their their round 2 picks. 

In this episode, Cliff and Joe recap the crazy playoff games of last night including Dame dropping 55 in a loss, the Lakers getting destroyed by Booker and the Suns, and the Nets looking unstoppable. And Cliff and Joe reveal the only way that Lebron can save this series: go full reverse Super Saiyan.

In their 100th Episode(!), Cliff and Joe discuss topics from the first Round of the Playoffs (Cringey / Bingey style) including Chris Paul's injury and tackle of Lebron (and the subsequent drama), Luka wreaking havoc on the Clippers, MPJ's first assist of the playoffs and Tyler Herro as a "Bubble fraud". We also get a special message from a future Hall of Famer for our 100th Episode (not clickbait...

In this episode, Cliff and Joe give out their SBR Awards including MVP, The Cumin Award, The Snow Leopard Award, Mr. Satan / Hercule Award and the Aizen of the NBA (spoiler: it's Lebron).  

In this mega-episode, Cliff and Joe play overstatement / understatement to discuss ten things we learned from this NBA regular season including Steph's current NBA Rank, Joel Embiid's potential and whether or not stats have become meaningless.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss how the Lakers will fare in the playoffs and who the top 10 most impactful playoff players will be (including KD, Lebron, Kawhi, Embiid and...Devin Booker?).

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss the deservedness of MVP candidates (including Jokic, Embiid, Steph, Lebron, Booker, Mitchell), and the prospects of the potential play-in teams from each conference. Also, the Knicks.

In this episode, Cliff and Joe discuss the most egregious errors on ESPN's list of the top 25 NBA players under the age of 25 including ranking Lamelo Ball at THREE and Mikal Bridges...being on this list. Also, is Vivian Flores a real person??