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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Justin Rowan of the Chase Down Podcast to discuss the Cavs post trade deadline. How has James Harden changed the Cavs offense? How will they be different come playoff time? What are the defensive concerns come playoff time? And then….. will LeBron come back to Cleveland this summer?
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Justin Rowan and Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro
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Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are joined by Dave DuFour who is in LA for the All Star Game to discuss the new All Star format and how it was a success, and if it can be replicated. Then they discuss the 3 point contest, the slam dunk contest and how Saturday night can be improved. Then the crew close out the show discussion Adam Silver’s press conference about tanking and the state of the league.
Host: Zena Keita
With: Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are back for another episode of the Saturday Slam N Jam. They discuss the week of basketball including a fight between the Hornets and Pistons, Clippers drama, new faces in new places and more. Then they go over their Good, Bad and WHAT??? Including tanking, Topic’s return, CP3’s retirement and more. In part 2, Law Murray of the Athletic joins to discuss the Clippers on and off court drama, what it’s been like covering them, and more. Then they finish with a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat.
Hosts: Andrew Schlecht, Alex Speers
With: Law Murray
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video Edit: Monica Compton
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Sam Amick of the Athletic to discuss his sit down with Suns owner Mat Ishbia. How did the Suns get here? What lessons has he learned, and much more. Then in segment 2, the guys discuss the trade deadline leftovers, tanking and much more.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and James Edwards
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Kawhi Leonard’s 4th quarter in a Clippers win over the Rockets and Cam Thomas exploding off the bench to take down the Magic. Then, James Edwards joins the show after the Knicks’ dismantling of the 76ers to talk Jose Alvarado and what the Knicks need coming out of the All Star break.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and James Edwards
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro
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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zen Keita do an NBA role player draft to highlight the best supporting players in the NBA.
Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Zena Keita
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni break down the insane performance by Wemby against the Lakers, the Suns taking down the Mavs, and then Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports joins the show to discuss the slog of a game between the Clippers and Rockets, how the Rockets can improve their offense between now and the Playoffs, if they can sign anyone to play point guard for them, and more.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni, Kelly Iko
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video Producer: Carl Finoccchiaro
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Cavs win over the Nuggets and all of the players returning from injury. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the show from Charlotte where the Pistons and Hornets had a playoff atmosphere and flared tempers.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and Hunter Patterson
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Rockets close win over the Thunder, James Harden’s Cavs debut, and the egregious tanking happening in Utah. Then, the gang takes a look at the Hornets 9-game winning streak, the messiness of the Eastern Conference, and Minnesota’s struggles.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro
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Andrew Schlecht is joined by Fred Katz to break down the NBA Trade Deadline and hand out trade awards including:
Pau Gasol Award - the trade that makes a team a true contender
PJ Washington Award - goes to the trade that most people didn’t like, but we think could really pay off in the Playoffs
Gordon Hayward Award - a trade that most everyone praises but it will reveal a player is washed
Poeltl Award - to the team that gave up a first round pick for a player and everyone will question it all of next season
Mike Conley Award - a trade for a veteran that will end up helping turn a team around
Simone Fontecchio award - the trade that NBA sickos obsess over, but won’t move the needle at all
Bogdanovic and Burks award - to the most overrated trade of the deadline
Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Fred Katz
Video Editor: Monica Compton
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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