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**Basketball Illuminati**

Tired of agenda-driven basketball talk that only offers glimpses of the truth? Wish there was a place you could get the full picture? Basketball Illuminati offers you salvation. Go behind the scenes with exclusive analysis previously restricted from the general public. Fearless NBA Insiders Amin Elhassan and Tom Haberstroh peel back the curtain on why things happen in the NBA.

Latest Episodes:

Do You Believe... The Pacers & Knicks Are Headed To The ECF? May 08, 2025

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Hach Zarper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are getting baptized by the Proud American Pope!

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This week's docket, Do You Believe:

The Pacers and Knicks are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals?
The Warriors can survive without Steph Curry?
The MVP advances to the Western Conference Finals?

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

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The Two Most Exciting Words In Sports May 06, 2025

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are joined by Steve Jones Jr. of The Dunker Spot podcast to discuss the flexion point between the first and second rounds of the playoffs.

What does Steve look for in the first 5 minutes of a new series, and what matchups intrigue him in the Wolves/Warriors matchup?

Tom Did His Own Research on the surprising anomalies of James Harden's Game 7s, beyond his scoring ineptitudes.

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

⁠⁠Join the Count The Dings Patreon⁠⁠ to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/CountTheDings⁠⁠

⁠⁠ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED⁠⁠ - Check it out here:⁠⁠ https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH⁠⁠

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Do You Believe... Anthony Edwards Is The Next Face Of The League? May 01, 2025

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are positive that no one has ever wanted a Mike Bibby jersey.

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This week's docket, Do You Believe:

Anthony Edwards is the next ‘Face of the League’?
The Pistons or Clippers extend their series to Game 7 tonight?
Giannis gets traded this summer?

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

⁠Join the Count The Dings Patreon⁠ to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at⁠ www.patreon.com/CountTheDings⁠

⁠ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED⁠ - Check it out here:⁠ https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH⁠

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Minutemen Apr 30, 2025

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have separated the signal from the noise on the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Physicality continues to dominate the NBA Playoffs, but there's a new phenomenon brewing as teams continue to tighten rotations and increase the minutes of their best players.

Truth Teller Jason Gallagher of ThreeFourTwo Productions joins the program to discuss his Dallas Mavericks fandom, meeting Luka Doncic and working with LeBron James and Steve Nash on Mind the Game.

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

⁠Join the Count The Dings Patreon⁠ to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at⁠ www.patreon.com/CountTheDings⁠

⁠ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED⁠ - Check it out here:⁠ https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH⁠

Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On ⁠Apple⁠ or ⁠Spotify⁠

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Do You Believe... A Healthy Kawhi Can Win Any Series? Apr 24, 2025

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre will see you in LA on May 3rd for the Count The Dings Live Show. Get your tickets!

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This week's docket, Do You Believe:

Chippiness favors the Rockets?
A healthy Kawhi can win any series?
Tyrese Haliburton is the most overrated player in the league?

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings

ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH

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Physicality Apr 23, 2025

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are stepping up their level of physicality for a deep podcast playoff run.

Tom thought the season was over after spending two years with the Blazers not making the postseason, so we missed our episode last week.

Truth Teller Jason Timpf of Hoops Tonight joins the show to discuss the Warriors vs. Rockets series, Steph Curry's brilliance, Jonathan Kuminga's disappearance and how LeBron made him fall in love with basketball.

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings

ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH

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Do You Believe... There Can Really Be An Upset In The West? Apr 17, 2025

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre reminisce on the legend of Chris Dudley.

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This week's docket, Do You Believe:

There can really be an upset in the West?
The Bucks team doctors solved deep vein thrombosis?
The Mavericks thought if they took away cameras, reporters wouldn’t remember what they said?

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings

ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH

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Do You Believe... Nico Harrison Has a Shred of Remorse? Apr 10, 2025

Show notes

Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre want all car purchases to come with chicken tenders now.

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This week's docket, Do You Believe:

Nico Harrison has a shred of remorse?
The Denver Nuggets will find their joy?
A single team would trade places with the Suns?

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings

ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH

Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify

Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com

Twitter: @bballilluminati

Instagram: @basketballilluminati

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No Emotions Apr 09, 2025

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are working on their Parker Posey drawls to mock Duke's tough exit from the Final Four.

Tonight is Luka Doncic's grand return to Dallas, and thanks to Marc Stein's reporting, a new influential figure has emerged in the sequence of events that led to the stunning trade.

The Denver Nuggets stunningly cleaned house during our recording, firing Michael Malone (and GM Calvin Booth) with three games left in the regular season as the NBA continues to up the ante.

Finally, master codebreaker Draymond Green is on the precipice of the greatest defensive play of his career: stealing the DPOY award from Evan Mobley's grasp because he spoke it into existence.

Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network.

Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at www.patreon.com/CountTheDings

ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH

Subscribe to Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify

Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com

Twitter: @bballilluminati

Instagram: @basketballilluminati

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Do You Believe... The Wolves Own The Nuggets? Apr 03, 2025

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre have to remind you that while A-Rod bought a team, Jeter did it clean.

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