Episodes

Christmas Day games (00:34) NYK 101, ATL 87 ATL played without Trae Young (COVID) NYK led by Julius Randle and a resurgent Kemba Walker who posted a triple double (2nd Knick to do so on Christmas) John Collins and Delon Wright led ATL NYK got back bench firepower: Obi Toppin and rookie Quentin Grimes At 15-18 NYK need to get on a run like last year 50 win formula: at least 21 road wins (slightly above .500) & 29-30 home games Only one other team in contention in the East that has a losin...

Nate "Tiny" Archibald (00:28) 6'1", 150 lb. Born in South Bronx, NY (Patterson Housing Projects) on 9/2/48 Attended DeWitt Clinton High School; cut from the team as a sophomore Was brought back after a mentor put in a good word about him to the coach Then excelled; named team captain & became All-City selection (1966) Got the nickname Tiny after his father, who was called Big Tiny Struggled with grades; not offered scholarships from major colleges Attended Arizona Western Community Colle...

Week 9 review (00:32) Main story for Week 9 in the NBA is COVID & the amount of players out in health & safety protocols Mon: 2 CHI games postponed due to lack of players (up to 10 players in COVID protocols) League officials expecting a spike in COVID cases during the month of January Tue: Steph Curry becomes the all time 3PGs made leader, passing Ray Allen with 2947 made 3s Congrats from the NBA family: Adam Silver, Seth Curry, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, ...

Late & night games (00:29) DEN 38, DET 10 DEN run game playing like the #1 backfield in the league with Melvin Gordon II & Javonte Williams DEN WRs' success fully tied to how well their QB plays; will probably upgrade the QB position in the offseason Craig Reynolds led the DET backfield; good news is that D'Andre Swift could be ready in time for Week 15 Amon-Ra St Brown has come on as of late Next up: DEN hosts CIN, DET hosts ARI LAC 37, NYG 21 Justin Herbert still red hot at the QB posi...

Thurs night & early games (00:27) MIN 36, PIT 28 (Thurs) Dalvin Cook wasn't even supposed to play (shoulder) Dilemma for those with shares in him: whether to play him or not For those who did, you were greatly rewarded with a performance for the ages KJ Osborn steps into the Adam Thielen role nicely; a must add & must start if Thielen remains out Big Ben with a pretty good game under a lot of duress Najee Harris bounces back with a fine game Is Chase Claypool the new AB in terms of attit...

Player spotlight (00:31) Ray Allen: 6'5", 205 LB, SG Born Walter Ray Allen Jr in Merced, CA (7/20/75); on the Castle Air Force Base to parents Flora & Walter Allen Sr A child of a military family that lived in England, Germany, Oklahoma & South Carolina (his high school years) In Daizell, SC (Sumter County) he attend Hillcrest HS Had an English accent; was picked on because of that Stood out thanks to his athletic ability & work ethic Growth spurt led him to concentrate fully on basketbal...

Week 8 review (00:24) Mon, 12/6 Donovan Mitchell (UTA) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) both named Players of the Week DeRozan placed on health & safety protocols (COVID) Alex Caruso to miss at least a week (hamstring) Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) scored 27 pts on his 27th birthday win over CLE 112-104 Nikola Jokic in DEN loss to CHI records 60th career triple double, passes Larry Bird (8th place all time) PHI on the road defeats CHA in OT 127-124; Joel Embiid, 43 pts, 15 reb, 7 ast Tue, 12/7 Bam A...

Week 7 review, part 1 (00:28) Week 7 review, part 2 (28:30) Player spotlight, Bob McAdoo (37:12) Show notes to come shortly... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support

Late and night games (00:29) WAS 17, LV 15 Taylor Heinicke willing the team to wins; getting it done With no JD McKissic (concussion), Antonio Gibson has full control of this backfield Logan Thomas with a nice game but injuries his knee; headed to IR thus ending his season This is probably the proverbial nail in the coffin for LV Josh Jacobs with a solid game; Kenyan Drake quiet Without Darren Waller, Hunter Renfrow continues to be the preferred pass catcher for Derek Carr Next up: WAS h...

Thurs night & early games (00:28) DAL 27, NO 17 (Thurs) Dak Prescott's OK game DAL caling back Ezekiel Elliott's touches (knee) A groundswell to turn backfield over to Tony Pollard Had full complement of WRs for 1st time since Week 1 Coach Sean Payton turns offense over to Taysom Hill Begin to fade Mark Ingram II in light of this; not too sure about Kamara either Deonte Harris could end up being WR1 for NO; also fade Marquez Callaway Next up: DAL goes to WAS; NO visits NYJ TB 30, ATL 1...

Early games (00:30) CIN 41, PIT 10 Joe Burrow a ho-hum game; very accurate though Joe Mixon stellar top 5 RB play; a Tee Higgins week Whispers about Big Ben nearing the end; Najee Harris a rare bad outing Diontae Johnson one of the most targeted WRs Next up: CIN hosts LAC; PIT hosts BAL TB 38, IND 31 Tom Brady slumping as of late Leonard Fournette's monster game (4 TDs, 3 rush, 1 pass) Old Gronk is back; Mike Evans & Chris Godwin quiet Solid game for Carson Wentz; Jonathan Taylor stil...

Week 6 roundup (00:32) Mon, 11/22 LeBron James suspended 1 game & Isaiah Stewart 2 games; questioning whether other players fear LeBron as opposed to Jordan Jaylen Brown return from hamstring injury Alvin Gentry loses debut as SAC coach after Luke Walton firing Tue, 11/23 NYK beating LeBron-less LAL Tyler Herro impressive for MIA; Most Improved Player & 6th Man of the Year winner? Luka Doncic returns (knee & ankle sprains) Wed, 11/24 LeBron James 39 pts in his return in OT Disappointe...

Week 12 roundup, Thanksgiving games (00:28) CHI 16, DET 14 Andy Dalton makes the CHI pass catchers viable in fantasy David Montgomery a so-so game but the volume was there Darnell Mooney is pretty much QB proof; has a connection with both Dalton & Justin Fields Cole Kmet coming on late in the season; check the waiver wire to see if he's available Jared Goff is who he is; seems like DET may be looking for a franchise QB when all is said & done D'Andre Swift leaving the game early with a sh...

Week 11, late games and waiver wire picks (00:34) SF 30, JAC 10 Jimmy Garoppolo still manning the fort Jeff Wilson Jr filling in for Elijah Mitchell (finger) Deebo Samuel being used in a multitude of ways; George Kittle & Brandon Aiyuk playing much better Trevor Lawrence not further along as most of us would have imagined James Robinson back from his heel injury Jamal Agnew (hip) out for rest of the season; Dan Arnold has a miserable game Next up: SF hosts MIN; JAC hosts ATL CIN 32, LV ...

Week 11, Thurs night & Sun early games (00:28) NE 25, ATL 0 Jones a nearly perfect night aside from one INT Run game a timeshare between Rhamondre Stevenson & Damien Harris Kendrick Bourne deployed in a variety of ways ATL QBs a horror show: Matt Ryan, Josh Rosen & Feleipe Franks Run game now a dumpster fire without Cordarrelle Patterson Russell Gage emerging as WR1; still no Calvin Ridley Next up: NE hosts TEN; ATL goes to JAC IND 41, BUF 15 League's #1 RB Jonathan Taylor the story (4...

Week 5 roundup (00:29) TEAM OF THE WEEK: MIL 3-0 (EAST), GSW 4-0 (WEST), PHO 4-0 (WEST) PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Giannis Antetokounmpo runner up: Stephen Curry HIGHLIGHTS: GSW travels to BKN & soundly beats them 117-99, fans chanting MVP for Steph Curry Stephen A. Smith of First Take scolds Kevin Durant for decision going to BKN (Kyrie Irving vaccine fiasco) LAL pretty much a .500 team without LeBron LeBron back on Friday; has altercation with Isaiah Stewart (DET); suspension or a fine? Luk...

Week 10 roundup, late games (00:29) CAR 34, ARI 10 Although they just acquired Cam Newton, PJ Walker started this game Cam Newton's 1st 2 touches: 1 rushing TD, 1 TD pass Christian McCaffrey looks prime to have a great finish to the season Robby Anderson comes to life; a sign of things to come??? For ARI, they were without Kyler Murray (ankle), DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) & Chase Edmonds (ankle) With Colt McCoy, this performance is why he's merely a backup at this point James Conner the ...

Week 10 Roundup, Thurs night & early games (00:26) MIA 22, BAL 10 Jacoby Brissett goes down with knee injury; enter Tua Tagovailoa MIA run game still a nightmare Mike Gesicki goes MIA (0 rec, 7 Targ) BAL offense, particularly Lamar Jackson, held in check LeVeon Bell's release could open up things for Devonta Freeman & soon Latavius Murray Marquise Brown blanketed very well in this one Next up: MIA visits NYJ; BAL goes to CHI DAL 43, ATL 3 Mike McCarthy does the smart thing by taking Da...

Show notes: NBA Next 26 players, Part 2 (00:35) Grant Hill - sensational talent coming out of Duke who could have been more if not for ankle injuries Dwight Howard - dominant center for his 1st 10 seasons; mostly everyone agrees that he was robbed of a spot on the NBA 76 list Kyrie Irving - mercurial oft-injured star who is his own worst enemy at times Nikola Jokic - quite accomplished big man for only 6 seasons in the league; won an MVP unlike Shaq who made the top 50 with only 4 seasons p...

Show notes: My NBA next 26 players, part 1 (00:39) Upon the announcement of the NBA's top 76 players of all time, I compiled 26 players who you could make a case for being on the list. My list contains the following: 3 league MVPs 9 Rookie of the Year winners 2 Finals MVPs 13 Hall of Famers 11 players who won championships (6 multi winners) 3 Defense Players of the Year winners 8 who made the All-Defense team 4 scoring champs 2 Most Improved Player of the Year winners 7 number 1 pic...

Week 9 Roundup, late games (00:26) LAC 27, PHI 24 Justin Herbert bounces back from bad game last week Austin Ekeler getting the work in Keenan Allen clicking with Herbert in the 2nd half of season so far; Mike Williams coming back down to earth Need more production from Jalen Hurts Jordan Howard taking over the RB room; Boston Scott a possible drop; Kenneth Gainwell unplayable right now DeVonta Smith inspired by the turmoil with his friend Henry Ruggs Next up: LAC hosts MIN; PHI visits D...

Week 9, Thurs night & early Sun games IND 45, NYJ 30 (Thurs) Carson Wentz one of the hottest QBs Jonathan Taylor with a monster game; in top 5 RB discussion Michael Pittman Jr also hot right now Mike White leaves game with a forearm injury; enter Josh Johnson Michael Carter dominates the touches in the NYJ backfield Elijah Moore gaining momentum among the NYJ WRs Next up: IND hosts JAC; NYJ hosts BUF CLE 41, CIN 16 Odell Beckham Jr released prior to the game Baker Mayfield managed the...

Eastern Conference (00:27) ATLANTIC Boston (4-6): Jaylen Brown to miss 1-2 weeks (hamstring); Marcus Smart calls out Brown & Jayson Tatum Brooklyn (7-3): Word is no change to NYC vaccine mandate so no Kyrie Irving; James Harden's shooting slump & his adjustment to new foul rules NY Knicks (6-4): dead last: opponents 3PG shooting; Immanuel Quickley's shooting slump; injury issues with Mitch Robinson & Nerlens Noel Philadelphia (8-2): Joel Embiid (COVID) to miss at least next 6 games; Tobias ...

The Fantasy Football Hangout podcast - Week 8 Roundup, late & night games Show Notes Week 8 roundup, late & night games (00:27) NE 27, LAC 24 Mac Jones: Bill Belichick's Tom Brady 2.0 Damien Harris supporting Jones well in the run game A solid game for Justin Herbert but not enough for the win Keenan Allen comes to life; Mike Williams fading Next up: NE travels to CAR; LAC visits PHI SEA 31, JAC 7 Geno Smith game managing well in Russell Wilson's absence Tyler Lockett who hasn't been ...