You Know Ball: A (Mostly) NBA Podcast

In this episode Bryan Toporek of Forbes, Bleacher Report and the NBA Pod returned to talk about how the Sixers can build a title team around Joel Embiid (and Tyrese Maxey of course) and why I think it feels more possible than it did before the season. We discussed Bryan's article on Maxey's ascent as the Sixers starting point guard and how that helps the Sixers have more flexibility in a potential...

Our first live podcast at the Henry James Saloon was a huge success! As a reward for your support we are releasing the audio of this live podcast that we recorded during the Sixers victory over the Nuggets. We talked about the game (obviously) but we bounced around from subject to subject and had on a number of guests on to talk all things Sixers, NBA and much more. I will still be releasing two r...

Frequent guest Mike Chiodo returned to the podcast to talk about the Sixers recent five game losing streak which sucks but also doesn't really mean anything in the big picture. We then bounced around the league to check in on the teams that could potentially be interested in a Ben Simmons trade. We mainly talked about the teams falling apart like the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, New O...

TYRESE MAXEY IS A STAR ... Or at least he will be. The Sixers are losing and it doesn't matter because Tyrese Maxey Better Sadly. This episode Ben Pfeifer formerly of the Prep2Pro NBA Draft Podcast joined me to talk about the ascent of second year Sixers point guard Tyrese Maxey. Ben was the one who introduced me to Maxey via his podcast in September 2020 so I wanted to get his insight on how he h...

For the second part of this two part episode we talked everything buckets, problems and issues. Mainly we discussed the world of Ball Don’t stop and the calculator boy vs. real hooper culture war that happens online. Next we spoke about Ball Don’t Stop’s ten greatest players of all time, Turn gave his list of the ten best hoopers of all time and I gave my last of the 25 best hoopers currently in t...

On this two part episode my friend from Celtics Twitter Turn aka @SaiiorTurnee joined me to discuss a whole lot of stuff but most importantly, the Shams Charania report that the Sixers have engaged with the Celtics on Ben Simmons trade talks that could possibly (but probably not) include Jaylen Brown? Next we talked about the Celtics and Sixers complete opposite starts to the season and why things...

Ain't this what they been waiting for? Sixers Twitter legend and Ben Simmons stan @WalkWithLyle joined me to give his perspective on the entire Ben Simmons saga. I won't spoil anything but we had a great conversation and points were made! As I mentioned in the intro of this episode we are doing our first LIVE PODCAST! Join us on Thursday, November 18 when we will be live streaming from the Henry J...

Dave Early from Liberty Ballers and ClutchPointsApp returns to the podcast to discuss the Sixers (who are back and I never doubted BTW) impressive wins over the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trailblazers. We touched on the massive improvements from the bench, Sixers young guys developing and the almighty BALL MOVEMENT. Next we touched on how the Sixers face an uphill battle when it comes to rebuildin...

On this episode I am joined by Sixers Twitter friend @RansomCozzillio to discuss the Sixers weirdly disappointing 3-2 start to the season following another near collapse vs. the winless Detroit Pistons at home. All the depressing stuff that has happened to start the season had us thinking ... what if the Sixers just pulled off a sneak tank instead of killing their franchise player for a mid tier p...

On this episode I opened by ranting about the Sixers second embarrassing loss of the season, this time against the New York Knicks. I touched on Embiid playing through injury and the Ben Simmons haters/stans. Hang with me as I just let the thoughts flow baby. Next me and @Nihilist_Bucks spit some hot takes about the first week of the NBA season. They’re over the top and absurd but deep down we rea...

Well, here we are, another epic Sixers collapse! We weren't going to record an episode after this game because it's only the second game of the season ... but we just had to rant about the Sixers blown lead in the last five minutes of their home opener vs. the Brooklyn Nets and touch on every single thing that went wrong down the stretch. I won't spoil anything other than what is indicated in the...

In the first edition of the Sixers postgame rant series Mike Chiodo (@MHC_76) and I hopped onto Spotify Greenroom to discuss the Sixers winning their season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans 117-97. As I said in the intro, we will do these for the big games this season as an added bonus for everyone supporting the podcast with donations through square! The link is below if you would like to...

On this episode recurring guest @MDelNBA and I fully embraced the chaos that is the never-ending very sad Ben Simmons and Philadelphia 76ers stand off! This time Ben was suspended by the team because he "lashed out" in practice. You know the whole story so just enjoy the episode. Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the po...

Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball!-> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the podcast free forever so those who cannot afford extra paywalled content will always have access to anything that I create. Also join our Discord in the link above so that we can all talk hoops together! Any five stars reviews on your podcast platform of choice would also be appre...

Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the podcast free forever so those who cannot afford extra paywalled content will always have access to anything that I create. Also join our Discord in the link above so that we can all talk hoops together! On this episode @NiceSheehan’s boyfriend Sam joined me to talk all things NBA...

Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the podcast free forever so those who cannot afford extra paywalled content will always have access to anything that I create. Also join our Discord in the link above so that we can all talk hoops together! This episode Dan Volpone from the Gastroenteritis Blues podcast and Liberty Ball...

Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the podcast free forever so those who cannot afford extra paywalled content will always have access to anything that I create. Also join our Discord in the link above so that we can all talk hoops together! On this episode my buddy @NBACouchside aka Kev joined me to discuss the latest i...

Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the podcast free forever so those who cannot afford extra paywalled content will always have access to anything that I create. Also join our Discord in the link above so that we can all talk hoops together! This episode Twitter friend and normal man @Chillstableguy joined to talk about...

As promised here is the second episode of the week thanks to your donations! The more donations I get, the more content I will pump out. Donate to support the podcast here -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall My buddy @Nihilist_Bucks came on to discuss the latest in the never-ending Ben Simmons saga including Joel Embiid's recent fiery comments. We riffed on many things including the Bucks finally exo...

THANK YOU to those who donated to the podcast last week and since I got some donations for the first time I decided to do an extra episode of the podcast this week. Stay tuned for another episode later in the week. The more donations I get, the more content I will pump out. Join the discord to talk hoops and donate to support the podcast here -> https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Old friend @MDelNBA re...

Philly Twitter legend @MHC_76 aka Mike Chiodo joined the podcast to discuss all things Sixers and some things Eagles! Most importantly we discussed Sixers beat writer Keith Pompey becoming Twitter's main character on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 due to some very weird tweets and podcast clips. Next we discussed the ongoing never ending saga of Ben Simmons and the Sixers and we ask ourselves .. did...

No Sixers talk this week, no Ben Simmons talk. Just our Philadelphia Eagles baby! Eagles podcasting GOAT John Barchard (The Bell and the Birdmen podcast) joined me to talk about why he thinks the Eagles could shock the sports world and win the NFC East this season. We discussed Jalen Hurts proving the doubters wrong, Howie's potential comeback SZN and the advantages of a new coaching staff/new loo...

The Ben Simmons trade request finally came out and it's ... a lot to unpack. Returning guest Dave Early from Liberty Ballers and I talked about potential Ben trades and how everything could go down. We then talked about why it is high unlikely that Tyrese Maxey's is actually included in any trades despite the fact that his agency Klutch Sports seems to be using him for leverage. We wondered: will...

I have returned from vacation! Austin Krell (@NBAKrell) from the Painted Lines joined me to discuss everything that has happened with the Sixers in the last two weeks while I was gone. We talked Ben Simmons potentially holding out of Sixers training camp and how it could effect his trade market. Damian Lillard seemingly staying up in Portland for now. Joel Embiid signing his four year Supermax ext...

Will Rucker (@Will_Rucker3_AD) of TheLeadGuard.com joined me to discuss the Sixers Summer League debut and the Sixers exciting young core. We talked Sixers first round pick Jaden Springer's debut, Tyrese Maxey dominating on both sides of the ball, Isaiah Joe's movement shooting, the chaos of Paul Reed and more. We also touched on Doc Rivers unwillingness to play young players and how it could effe...