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Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:44) All Star Game (00:45 - 12:27) Team LeBron 163, Team Durant 160 LeBron James hits a fadeaway jumper to seal the victory Steph Curry named All Star MVP; 50 pts including a record 16 3PGs Joel Embiid drops 36 pts & 10 rebs in the loss The introduction of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team at halftime (12:28 - 20:05) Of course COVID and life itself affected the ceremony Quite a few legends not present: Larry Bird, Walt Frazier, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook,...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:34) Taco Bell Skills Challenge (00:35 - 05:18) Participants: Team Antetokounmpo (Giannis, Thanasis & Alex), Team Cavs (Darius Garland, Evan Mobley & Jarrett Allen), Team Rooks (Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham & Josh Giddey) Round 1 - shooting Round 2 - passing Round 3 - relay Final round - fastest time to hit a half court shot Winner: Team Cavs Mountain Dew 3 Point Contest (05:19 - 09:23) Participants: Desmond Bane, Luke Kennard, Zach LaVine, CJ McCollum, ...

Discussing all things related to basketball including the draft, free agency, stories from days of old as well as fantasy tips and strategies https://linktr.ee/gdthatsportsdude Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:34) Rising Stars Challenge (00:35 - 05:40) Team Isiah 50, Team Worthy 49 (semifinals) Team Barry 50, Team Payton 48 (semifinals) Team Barry 25, Team Isiah (finals) Cade Cunningham named the tourney's MVP HBCU Classic (05:41 - 07:05) 1st inaugural game highlighting historically black...

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Week 17 review (00:38): Mon: Brandon Ingram (NOP) & Pascal Siakam (TOR) named Players of the Week LaMelo Ball (CHA) & Dejounte Murray (SAS) to replace Kevin Durant & Draymond Green for the All Star Game Gordon Hayward (CHA) injures his ankle in the CHA/TOR game; out indefinitely Game of the Night: PHO on the road holds off a 4th qtr rally to beat CHI 127-124; Devin Booker 38 pts (5 3PGs) Tue: James Harden (BKN) still dealing with hamstring issues; to miss 3rd straight game 15 greatest co...

Trade deadline breakdown (00:35) Friday, 2/4 LAC: G/F Norman Powell, F Robert Covington POR: G Eric Bledsoe, F Justise Winslow, G Keon Johnson, 2025 2nd rd pick (via DET) Sunday, 2/6 CLE: G/F Caris LeVert, 2022 2nd rd pick (via MIA) IND: G Ricky Rubio, 2022 lottery protected 1st rd pick, 2022 2nd rd pick (via HOU), 2027 2nd rd pick (via UTA) Tuesday, 2/8 NOP: G CJ McCollum, F/C Larry Nance Jr, G/F Tony Snell POR: G Josh Hart, G Tomas Santoransky, G Nickeil Alexander-Walker, G/F Didi Lou...

Week 16 review (00:34) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support

All Star reserves reaction/Rising Stars thoughts (00:42) East: Jimmy Butler (MIA), Darius Garland (CLE), James Harden (BKN), Zach LaVine (CHI), Khris Middleton (MIL), Jayson Tatum (BOS), Fred VanVleet (TOR) West: Devin Booker (PHO), Chris Paul (PHO), Luka Doncic (DAL), Rudy Gobert (UTA), Donovan Mitchell (UTA), Karl Anthony Towns (MIN), Draymond Green (GSW) Actually Draymond may not play so they'll have to pick a replacement player Among four guys: Dejounte Murray (SAS), Anthony Edwards (M...

Chuck Cooper (00:45) SF/PF - 6'5", 210 lb Born 9/29/26 in Pittsburgh, PA (birth name: Charles Henry Cooper) Grew up in a segregated Pittsburgh area; attended Westinghouse HS Enrolled at WV State College, a HBCU where he stayed only one semester Was drafted by the US Navy to serve during World War II After his tour of duty he went back home to Pittsburgh & attended Duquesne University 4 year starter scoring a school record 990 points; Led his team to 2 NIT tourneys Was the 1st Black playe...

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All Star Reserves - East (00:30) The candidates: F Jimmy Butler (MIA), G Tyler Herro (MIA), G Zach LaVine (CHI), F Tobias Harris (PHI), G Darius Garland (CLE), C Jarrett Allen (CLE), F Khris Middleton (MIL), G Jrue Holiday (MIL), G James Harden (BKN), F Miles Bridges (CHA), G LaMelo Ball (CHA), G Fred VanVleet (TOR), F Pascal Siakam (TOR), F OG Anunoby (TOR), F Jayson Tatum (BOS), G Jaylen Brown (BOS), F Julius Randle (NYK), F Domantas Sabonis (IND), G Bradley Beal (WAS) Reserves consist of 2...

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Isiah Thomas (00:30) 6'1", 180 lb; played PG Born April 30, 1961 in Chicago, IL; family of 9 children (7 boys, 2 girls) Grew up in roughest & poorest part of town (Chicago's West Side) His mother Mary Thomas had a TV movie based on her life Went to St Joseph HS in the Westchester area; led them to state finals as a junior As a top prospect, goes to Indiana University; many thought the combo of coach Bob Knight & Isiah would clash Finished freshman year being named 1st team All-American S...

Week 13 review (00:28) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support

George Gervin: 6'7", 180 lb (00:29) Played some small forward but mostly shooting guard Born in Detroit, MI on April 27, 1952 Comes from a family of 6; dad left home in his early years; grew up in poverty Started playing basketball at a young age with his cousin & neighborhood kid named Ralph Simpson In his sophomore year at Martin Luther King HS, he tried out for the team Willie Meriweather, the JV coach & a father figure to him, convinced the head coach to keep him on the team Also befr...

Week 12 review (00:38) Mon: Ja Morant (MEM) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) as the most recent Players of the Week League reschedules 11 postponed games; changes times of 10 more games Kevin Porter Jr & Christian Wood (HOU) both suspended one game for detrimental conduct Jimmy Butler (MIA) suffered an ankle injury in a loss to GSW; to miss a few games Anfernee Simon (POR) scored 41 pts as his team beats ATL; Trae Young with 56 pts & 14 asts in the loss Joel Embiid (PHI) with a triple double (31 pts...

Week 18, part 2 (00:46) TEN 28, HOU 25 Ryan Tannehill somehow saving his best for last (287 yds, 4 TDs) D'Onta Foreman's fine job overall filling in for Derrick Henry All TEN WRs had good games all & all Davis Mills to be the HOU QB of the future In desperate need of a solid RB; resigning Rex Burkhead won't get it done Brandin Cooks with a stinker; Danny Amendola & Nico Collins played well NO 30, ATL 20 Taysom Hill leaves game with a foot injury (Lisfranc); need surgery in offseason; ke...

Week 18, part 1 (00:40) KC 28, DEN 24 Not a typical Pat Mahomes type game but solid enough Darrel Williams left the game (toe) which hurt Travis Kelce with a so-so game; Tyreek Hill a stinker Melvin Gordon III, a free agent to be, give you a great one on the way out; Javonte Williams not so much Tim Patrick the only receiver to make noise; GM John Elway must invest in a QB for 2022 Coach Vic Fangio out; should look to hire an offensive minded coach DAL 51, PHI 26 Dak Prescott saving his...

Roundup, part 2 (00:46) LAR 20, BAL 19 Matthew Stafford with an ok game; was expecting more after Joe Burrow scorched that BAL secondary This is Sony Michel's backfield despite the rumblings about Cam Akers coming back soon It's still Cooper Kupp season; Tyler Higbee played well; Odell Beckham Jr playing well & being the perfect teammate Not a great one for Tyler Huntley who's replacing Lamar Jackson still Devonta Freeman still getting the lion's share of the touches Mark Andrews soaring ...

Roundup, part 1 (00:45) BUF 29, ATL 15 Josh Allen coming up with a stinker thru the air (3 INTs) Devin Singletary rewarding those who may have been forced to start him BUF WRs come up empty thanks to Allen's bad game Mike Davis wets the bed all season long; Cordarrelle Patterson doesn't give you much either Kyle Pitts becomes the 2nd rookie to top 1,000 yds (the other: Mike Ditka) Russell Gage fails to deliver Next up: BUF hosts NYJ, ATL hosts NO CHI 29, NYG 3 David Montgomery with a s...

Sam Jones: 6'4", 198 lbs (00:31) Played some small forward & point guard but mostly played shooting guard Born in Wilmington, NC on June 24, 1933 Went to a historic African American prep school called Laurinburg Institute Attended a small HBCU school NC College which became NC Central University later Was a 3 times All-CIAA; coached by Hall of Fame coach John McClendon & Floyd Brown Spent 4 years there as well as 2 years in the military Was initially drafted by Minneapolis Lakers in the 1...

Week 11 review (00:29) Mon: NBA making adjustments to health & safety protocols; isolation period from 10 to 6 days DeAndre Ayton & coach Monty Williams (PHO) enters protocols Trae Young clears protocols; scores 29 pts in a loss to CHI; DeMar DeRozan 35 pts & Zach LaVine 30 pts MEM on road squeaks by PHO; Ja Morant with 33 pts & Desmond Bane 32 pts BKN on read blows by LAC; James Harden 34 pts, 15 asts & 8 rebs Tue: Bogdan Bogdanovic joins 12 ATL players in protocols Kevin Durant, Kyrie...

Bob Pettit: 6'9", 205 lb (00:29) Played some center but mostly a power forward Born in Baton Rouge, LA on Dec 12, 1932 Son of a county sheriff who comes from a modest upbringing Attended Baton Rouge HS; was cut from his varsity team twice His dad built him a hoop set in their backyard so he could practice his shooting Growing to 6'4" he tried out again as a junior & made the team; incorporated a rigid practice regime Made the All-City prep team as a junior; led his HS team to its 1st stat...

Week 10 review (00:28) Mon: Players of the Week: Jayson Tatum, BOS (East) and Karl Anthony Towns, MIN (West) Steve Kerr named head coach of the USA mens basketball team NBA allowing replacement players amid the COVID crisis in the league Andrew Wiggins (GSW) enters health & safety protocols Damyean Dotson (NYK) signs a 10 day contract Joel Embiid drops 41 pts & 10 rebs as PHI beats BOS 108-103 Dejounte Murray delivers a triple double (24 pts, 13 asts, 11 rebs) as SAS upsets LAC 116-92 on...