The Hillside Club

The Hillside Club is back with what is already their 20th Episode!! The boys kick things off recapping their 4th of July weekends and then dive into the Celtics shocking the NBA world by trading Jaylen Brown to the 76ers for Paul George and a massive draft pick package. From there, we get into World Cup talk, the Flo red card being lifted, and a round of MLB Quick Hits with All-Star rosters reveal...

The boys are back breaking down one of the wildest stretches in sports we've had in a long time. We start at the Travelers Championship, where Viktor Hovland took down Scottie Scheffler in a playoff and make the case for why the Travelers has become a top-5 event on the PGA Tour. We hit the latest World Cup storylines, react to a chaotic NBA offseason featuring Giannis landing in Miami, Mikal...

After a little hiatus, WE'RE BACK and we've got a lot to catch up on. The guys dive into the Knicks' championship run and what it means for the Mecca of Basketball, while James ranks the last eight NBA champions and sparks plenty of debate. We break down the latest NBA Draft storylines, Giannis trade rumors heating up before draft night, and whether Miami or Boston could actually pull...

The NBA Finals are officially set, and somehow the basketball gods gave us exactly what they wanted: Knicks vs. Spurs, a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals and the NBA Cup Final all rolled into one. This week, we break down how New York finally punched its ticket back to the Finals for the first time in 27 years, whether Jalen Brunson is already the greatest Knick of all time, and what the Knicks need...

The boys are back sitting on clouds in ORANGE and BLUE SKIES as we start with the Knicks going up 3-0 and staring down their first Finals appearance since ’99. We get into why this team is firing on all cylinders right now, whether Jalen Brunson is already the greatest Knick ever, and what happens to this core if New York comes up short. From there, we shift to Spurs-Thunder being tied 2-2 after S...

The boys are back with one of the most loaded episodes yet as we break down the NBA Playoffs including the Pistons completely disappearing in Game 7, why Spurs vs Thunder is about to feed families for years to come, and who the Knicks should actually want next. We also get into playoff role players getting cardio minutes, teams folding under pressure, and the overall chaos of postseason basketball...

The Hillside Club is back again, and the boys start this week off with the New York Knicks doing something that feels insane: SWEEPING a team. We get into how far this franchise has come, why Jalen Brunson has completely saved Knicks basketball, KAT racking up assists, OG getting rest, and why Knicks fans should feel hope. We also bounce around the NBA Playoffs with Wemby getting ejected, and the...

The Hillside Club is back again and the boys start this week off starting with a tribute to John Sterling, a voice that felt like home for generations of Yankees fans and one that will always be remembered in the baseball world. From there, we dive straight into the NBA Playoffs, where the Magic blowing a 3-1 lead turns into a full Jamahl Mosley conversation, and if he deserved to get fired. From...

 The boys are back, starting off with the NBA Playoffs getting completely chaotic. We get into the Rockets looking like an absolute joke, the Nuggets somehow being a disappointment and still possibly surviving, the Thunder being impossible to watch, and why the Knicks’ entire ceiling may come down to KAT. We also hit the Magic, taking control against Detroit, Jalen Duren’s max-contract conversatio...

The boys are back with a loaded episode, starting with Rob’s recap of his trip to Pittsburgh, where the playoff atmosphere absolutely delivered, but the Penguins didn’t. From there, we get into a packed NBA playoff reaction with LeBron and the Lakers taking down the Rockets, the Celtics and Thunder already looking like title favorites, and whether it’s finally time for a real Anthony Edwards conve...

The guys are back breaking down a loaded week across the sports world, starting at Augusta where Rory goes back-to-back at The Masters and joins elite company, but the question remains—was it dominance or did the field let him off the hook? We dive into Cam Young’s missed opportunity, Justin Rose’s collapse on 13, and Scottie Scheffler’s quietly historic, bogey-free weekend that nearly forced a pl...

The Michigan Wolverines officially cut down the nets and the boys spend the opening stretch reacting to a title game that felt equal parts gritty, dominant, and controversial. We break down the championship matchup itself, why the officiating became way too big of the story, whether Michigan deserved more credit even in the loss, and why it somehow felt like Charles Barkley was rooting against UCo...

The Final Four is officially set, and the boys spend most of this episode reacting to an all-time March Madness swing. Starting with UConn storming back from 19 down to take out Duke in a game that somehow felt impossible until it wasn’t. We get into the Huskies’ absurd resilience, Dan Hurley once again looking like the best coach in the country, Karaban making the heady play of the tournament, an...

March Madness is giving us plenty to talk about, and the boys spend most of this episode living in the bracket. We get into why the lack of upsets maybe wasn’t some tournament disaster after all, how the Round of 32 delivered absolute heat with Texas-Gonzaga, Vanderbilt-Nebraska, and High Point-Arkansas, St. Johns. Kansas — including Darius Acuff looking like a full-blown star and Vandy-Nebraska f...

March Madness is here, and the bracket gave us absolutely no time to breathe. The boys dive into a loaded East Region packed with powerhouse coaches, Arizona staring at a path that might be a little too friendly, and whether this tournament is built for true Cinderella runs or mostly chalk with elite games anyway. From there, we hit Team USA falling short against Venezuela in the WBC, the Judge ba...

March is delivering chaos across every corner of sports, and the boys dive straight into it. We react to Maxx Crosby landing in Baltimore, what it means for Lamar’s latest loaded roster, and why the AFC North is starting to look like a weekly pass-rush horror show for Joe Burrow. We also hit the World Baseball Classic buzz - Ohtani going nuclear, Judge leaving the yard in his first at-bat, and why...

Description: We’ve officially entered March, and college hoops is starting to separate contenders from frauds. We break down the latest AP Poll shakeups, Florida’s surge, Duke and Michigan creating a tier gap, and whether Gonzaga and Virginia are living off reputation. In the NBA, we debate the Lakers’ inconsistency, the Knicks’ streakiness, and why Anthony Edwards is HIM, plus rising Pistons and...

 This week, James and Rob break down USA Hockey’s gold medal run…Hellybuck standing on his head, Jack Hughes’ game-winner, and the emotional Gaudreau tribute. We hit AP Top 25 chaos: Cronin Chaos Out West, UConn’s Bounce Back, Duke to No. 1, fraud alerts for Michigan and Houston, and Big Monday madness. Knicks rollercoaster week, Brunson’s clutch gene, and a huge East showdown with the Cavs. Plus,...

The Hillside Club is back with more. We react to the NBA All-Star Game chaos—empty seats, new ideas like 1v1 tourneys, Lillard’s legacy, and whether the dunk contest should be scrapped. We hit Tyreek Hill news, Yankees propaganda, and Penn State wrestling domination. Plus college hoops fights and phenoms, Scottie Scheffler turning Sunday into a video game, and even Valentine's Day.

This episode is all about cutting through the noise, and it also marks the inaugural episode of The Hillside Club. We appreciate you being here from the start. We react to the Seahawks’ direction, Sam Darnold’s comeback, back-to-back underwhelming NFL season endings, and why the halftime show is built more for replay value than the stadium. Rob breaks down his second time at the WM Phoenix Open an...