The Back Rim Boys

The NCAA Tournament has come and gone, but Matt and Christian are back one again to discuss both Michigan and UCLA's National Championship runs. They go on a larger discussion about the Final Four as a whole and if this tournament can be considered great, before talking about North Carolina hiring Michael Malone as their next basketball coach. To finish the episode, they discuss the end of the...

The Boys Are Back! It has been just under a year since the last episode, but Matt and Christian are back to discuss the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. They break down all of the regions, talk storylines, and preview the Sweet 16 and potential Elite 8 matchups going into Week 2 of the NCAA Tournament. Before that, they briefly discuss Hubert Davis' firing from UNC and Randy Bennett leavi...

Matt, Ryan, and Christian are back for some great hoops talk. To start, they discuss Houston's collapse in the National Title game before talking about UCONN's dominance on the Women's side. The final 2 weeks of the NBA season was crazy with numerous firings and insane endings, the fellas discuss all of this before ending with previewing the Play-In Tourney and the 4 playoff series that are alread...

What a few weeks of madness it has been, or actually it has been quite tame. No matter what it has been, we have reached the end and Matt and Christian are here to break down how each of the teams got to the Final 4. They talk about each of the Elite 8 games, and then preview Auburn vs. Florida and Duke vs. Houston. To end the boys do a draft of some of the best Final 4/National Championship game...

The Madness came back and it kind of sucked. Matt, Ryan, and Christian discuss the potential reasons for why the tournament sucked this past weekend and why it might never be the same. St John's had a very disappointing tournament and Rick Pitinio made an interesting decision against Arkansas, which has the fellas talking about as a failure on his part. Then they get into the Sweet 16 and whic...

March Madness is officially back and Matt is joined by original member of the pod, Ryan Stamplfi, to talk all things March Madness. Ryan and Matt go over every team in the field, talk about each region, and which teams can string together some great upsets. It is a great show, so be sure to tune into the back rim.

It was a great week in both the NBA and College Basketball so Matt and Christian are back for some great hoops talk. To start they discuss the Lakers impressive win over the Nuggets on Saturday night and what it means for both teams (2:05-19:27). Thunder and Cavs have been rolling, so the boys check in to see what is going on with them and what both teams ceilings are this season (19:30-28:15). Th...

What happened in the NBA world while we were away? Nothing much, just the biggest trade in the history of the league. We get into the Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers and much more, but first we welcome new member of the podcast, Christian Millar. Christian is very excited to join the team and we are so happy to have him involved. Him and Matt discuss the Luka trade, how it came to be, and which di...

We know that it has been a minute, but Matt is back to discuss the first two weeks of the NBA season and all of the surprises that have happened so far this season. After he talks about the Joel Embiid situation and discusses the topic of NBA players not loving the game of basketball anymore. To close it out, he does a full College Basketball Preview with the season starting today, as well as a pr...

Not to sound repetitive from a previous episode, but the boys are back. Ryan and Houston are back to join Matt to talk about hoops. The fellas discuss basketball in the Olympics and what the next steps are for Team USA. Then they talk about free agency and some sneaky moves that some contenders made. To finish it up they give some expectations for some teams and Matt leads a trivia game that Houst...

Welcome back to the Back Rim. We know that it has been a while, but we are happy to announce a new format of episodes. Traditionally we have done the 3 person podcast for the past year, but post graduation we have decided to change things up. Beginning with this episode we are still going be bringing you content every week, just not in the same style. In this episode, we discuss banner 18 for the...

This week on the fellas discuss what happened in the first round of the NBA playoffs and what the implications are for the second round. Then Houston takes the fellas home with some trivia, it is a great show, so come in and listen to some good hoops talk.

For the first time, the boys are live in picture. A shorter episode this week, as the fellas discuss some playoff series so far before playing a trivia game. It s a great episode that gives you the viewer the chance to see the boys live in action, so tune in to the Back Rim.

Not much to say to the crowd, except the best part of the season is here as the NBA playoffs start today. The fellas preview each series and talk about which teams they think can make a deep run. It is a great show followed by some trivia. Tune in to see if Houston can win (probably not), but have a good time with some great hoops talk.

This week the boys are back with a regular show. Firstly, they discuss how UConn has been so dominant over these past 2 seasons and the legacy that this team leaves behind. Then they get into John Calipari leaving Kentucky for Arkansas and if Mark Pope was a good replacement. The NBA season has one more day left in it and the fellas discuss which teams need better seeding going into the playoffs....

A little different of an episode this week. There were some issues on the recording process, so we were only able to get half a show out this week with no intro or outro. That being said the boys still gave some great hoops talk for about 48 minutes. This show is going to serve as a Part 1 with the conclusion of it going to come out in a few days. However, for this part the boys discuss the NCAA T...

The boys are back from Vegas ready to take all things NCAA Tournament. No time stamps needed for this episode, so just sit back and listen to get their thoughts on which teams you should pick and what their thoughts are on the tourney.

It has been a slow week around the association and in college hoops, so this week the boys give a little treat back to the viewers. Before getting into that a little chat about the boys heading off to Vegas for the WCC Tournament and what to expect. Then the treat comes with the boys ranking their top 10 players of all time. This gets a little chaotic and some heated discussion so be sure to liste...

This week a special treat as there are two episodes dropping. The fellas get together once again to talk all of the hoops action over the past week. We start with the hot streaks that the Lakers and Warriors have currently been on and if there is any chance they can catch another team in the loaded Western Conference (11:24-25:10). Wemby has been on an absolute tear over the past week and a half a...

NBA All-Star Weekend was once again a snooze fest, so the fellas are back to discuss ways, if any, that it can be fixed (7:50-24:15). Then the boys give an update on the loaded Western Conference and how it is one of the deepest years in recent memory (24:17-28:28). Doc Rivers made some interesting comments on his time in Milwaukee so far during the All-Star Break. The boys dive into these comment...

The boys are back for another great episode of hoops talk. The trade deadline has come and gone and no major moves were made for the first time in a while. The fellas give their thoughts as to why this is and which teams won the deadline and other teams that should've made more moves (9:55-31:27). Then the boys discuss the Kobe statue that was put up last week and the Western Conference Finals...

The boys are back this week to discuss everything around the association. Breaking news occurred right before when it was announced Joel Embiid might be out for the whole season. The boys discuss the effect this has on the 76ers and if there is any hope for a return. Then the fellas discuss the Doc Rivers hiring by the Bucks, and if he is the right man for the job. Later on, we discuss whether or...

The boys are back from winter break and are going to be back bringing you at least one episode per week. Today, the fellas discuss how each team is shaping up now that we are at the halfway mark. They talk about which teams need to make a move, and what trades need to be made, or if ones like OG to the Knicks and Siakam to the Pacers does. To close it out, the boys discuss college hoops with a big...

The boys are back. We know that it has been a month and a half now, but school is finally starting to settle down a little bit and the boys are back with another episode. This week the fellas discuss the first month of the NBA season and teams that have surprised and disappointed so far. Then they talk about the NBA In-Season Tournament and how much of a success it has been so far. To close the bo...

The last official show before the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season is a great one. The fellas talk a little bit of WNBA to talk about the Aces dynasty that is growing. Then the Eastern Conference takes over as the boys talk about everything from how bad the Wizards are going to be to can anyone challenge the Bucks and Celtics at the top. This is a good one, so lend an ear to some good hoops talk...