BBALL BREAKDOWN Podcast

Coach Nick sparked a bit of a debate by disagreeing with LeBron's use of the F-bomb when giving a great speech to his son's AAU team, and Dave DuFour gives the counter point. Plus, we break down Kevin Pelton's Western Conference predictions, which leaves the Lakers out of the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Kawhi tilt the balance of power from the Boston Celtics to the Toronto Raptors? Can the Sixers improve upon last year? Who is the best defender of this generation? Jared Weiss of The Athletic joins Coach Nick to solve these questions and more. You In? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out which rookies show promise for the upcoming NBA season,as well as a good discussion on which action generates the best three point shots as Mo Dakhil (former video coordinator for the Spurs, Clippers, and Australian National Team) joins us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have the Raptors finally exercised their demons now that LeBron has gone to the West and they've added a top 5 player in the league when healthy? Find out when Coach Nick is joined by the Toronto Star's Doug Jones - who's been on the Raptors beat ever since their inception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Wolfson, of the Minneapolis local ABC Affiliate as well as ESPN Radio Twin Cities, joins Coach Nick to discuss why Jimmy Butler refused to sign a contract extension, and what this means for Andrew Wiggins, Karl Anthony Towns, and Tom Thibodeau's career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Lee, NBA Senior Writer For Yahoo Sports, and Friend of the Breakdown, hops on the show to discuss why DeMarcus Cousins chose the Golden State Warriors, what the heck they're trying to do in Los Angeles, and where Kawhi will end up and how it turned so sour between him and the Spurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lakers seemed primed to sign DeMarcus Cousins and pair him alongside LeBron James, but the Warriors went stealth mode and swooped in, signing him to a one year deal and giving them the ability to put 5 All Stars in their prime on the floor together (provided Cousins recovers from his achilles tear). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron's signing in Los Angeles shifts the power of the NBA firmly to the West, and the question is how much of a contender are the Lakers now with their incredibly young and talented core around The King. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Coach Nick as he sits down with Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com as he lays out the entire Kawhi Leonard saga, Dave DuFour reports from his car on the latest in LeBron's decision 2.0, and Jeff Diependbrock lends his expert analysis on some real draft sleepers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did DeAndre Ayton deserve to go number one? Will Marvin Bagley live up to the hype? How has the NBA style of play trickled down to the high school level? The only question left is: You In? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relive the 2018 NBA Draft 1st round as Coach Nick, Dave DuFour, and Adam Stanco offer unparalleled analysis and information with the kind of detail you won't find anywhere else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan Smith of the Athletic Detroit and bballbreakdown.com joins Coach Nick to discuss what happened to Stan Van Gundy and why they chose Dwane Casey. Dave DuFour breaks down his favorite picks of the NBA Draft, and Derek Bodner walks us through the crazy story of Bryan Colagelo's demise in Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safa Kamalian is an assistant coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G-League, and discusses his experience working in the Rockets organization. HoopHype's Alex Kennedy discusses where LeBron might go, and Dave DuFour gives us some insights into the Finals and the intriguing Free Agent storylines this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick got back to his roots with a solo live show where he offers his immediate reaction to the events that led to the Warriors beating the Cavaliers in Game 4, as well as answering a ton of questions posed in the Periscope comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cavaliers played their best first quarter of the series, yet could not get any separation. And the game wore on, Kevin Durant got more and more vicious, carrying the Warriors as Steph Curry had his worst shooting game of his career, culminating in a contested 30 footer over LeBron that iced the game, and most likely the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick broke down the key elements to this series - how they affected the first two games (Korver not playing enough, Curry fire from 3) and what to expect in tonight's Game 3 matchup in Cleveland. Joining the show: Mike Zavagno of FearTheSword.com and the Cavalytics Podcast, Mark Medina - Warriors Beat Writer for Mercury News and the Bay Area News Group, and Dave DuFour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While it seemed like the Cavaliers were going to get blown out early as the Warriors hit over 65% of their shots, LeBron James and Kevin Love kept them close through 3 quarters until the inevitability of the Warriors dominance overtook them and it turned into a blow out. Coach Nick and Dave discuss adjustments the Cavs can make and what the Warriors did to play so well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Jones has been part of the A Team on ESPN and ABC, doing play by play alongside the legend Hubie Brown, and he joins Coach Nick today to discuss in depth what he thinks will happen in the Finals. We also discuss what will happen with the Sixers organization considering their GM Bryan Colangelo is embroiled in a Twitter scandal. Most fascinating, we discuss LeBron's legacy and what it must be like to coach him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Coach Nick as he lends his expert opinions to the discussion on the Cavs vs Warriors NBA Finals rematch IV. Mike Zavagno of Fear The Sword weighs in from the Cleveland side, while Eric Apricot of BBALLBREAKDOWN and GoldenStateOfMind.com discusses what the Warriors need to do. And to top it off, Dave DuFour comes on the show to sprinkle in his takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Celtics again looked like world beaters in dispatching the Cleveland Cavaliers in Boston. What looked like a lost series now has the Green in the driver's seat, only needing one win to get back to the NBA Finals for the first time in 9 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite Steph Curry's 17 point 3rd quarter, which had propelled the Warriors to a comfortable 10 point lead, the Rockets continued to battle behind some crazy tough shot making, and hung on in the end to even this series at 2-2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cavaliers took Game 4 and even the series at 2-2 versus the Boston Celtics. While that is certainly a positive thing for Cleveland, Boston played about as poorly as a team could play for certain stretches, causing all to stare at the screen with the "Who Farted?" expression on our faces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Warriors rode another 3rd quarter wave, including a Super Saiyan performance from Steph Curry, to a big win versus the Rockets. With a 2-1 lead and another game at home, Golden State is in good position to take this series. Coach Nick and Dave also go through Game 3 of the Cavaliers Celtics series and whether or not the Cavs can repeat their scintillating shooting in Game 4 tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rockets continued to mercilessly attack Steph Curry in isolation, and their role players went super nova from all over the floor. The Warriors need a couple of solutions defensively, and clean up their unforced turnovers. The Rockets can breathe a little bit, knowing they stood up and took a must win game heading into Oakland for Game 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Cavaliers came out strong behind some incredible scoring by LeBron, the Celtics slowly pulled away throughout the 2nd half. They now have a strangle hold on this series, and find out why Brad Stevens has got his guys executing exactly the way he wants them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of our live post game coverage of each of the Conference Finals games, Coach Nick and Dave DuFour go in depth to explain how Kevin Durant exploded for 37 points to lead the Golden State Warriors over James Harden's 41 points and the Houston Rockets. They also discuss Game 1 between the Cavaliers and the Celtics - the matchups that were and weren't working that enabled Boston to hang one of the worst playoff losses LeBron has ever faced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trend in the NBA, based on advanced analytics, is to shoot more 3s and shots in the paint, and avoid the midrange long 2's like the plague. In a shocking development, the Golden State Warriors of all teams bucked that trend this year, getting tremendous results in the process. Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal expands on his excellent article detailing how the Warriors altered their offense so significantly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Coach Nick as he welcomes Brady Klopfer (NBA Writer for BBALLBREAKDOWN and SBNation) to discuss the Sixers rousing Game 4 win. Mike Zavagno of FearTheSword.com and Cavalytics Podcast goes in depth on the Cavaliers and what they were doing with their Xs and Os to beat the Raptors. And Jared Weiss (Celtics writer for The Athletic) breaks down the Celtics side, and what they have to look forward to beyond the Sixers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick welcomed on the show BBALLBREAKDOWN Senior Writer Bryan Toporek to discuss the Sixers issues in Game 1. Associate editor of Salt City Hoops Dan Clayton broke down how the Jazz brokedown in their opener. And Best Friend of the Breakdown Jared Weiss (The Athletic) joins us to discuss the Rockets and the Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the show today, Yahoo NBA Senior Writer Michael Lee discusses what the Wizards have done to get back in their series, OKC Thunder Beat Writer Erik Horne discusses the Thunder series. And Dylan Hughes of 8points9sesconds.com joins us for an informative session on what the Pacers have been doing to combat the Cavaliers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick welcomes on the show Dave DuFour to run down Sunday's games: The surprise Bucks get back in the series, the Raptors getting a little tight in the collar, the Spurs hang on, and the Cavaliers avoid catastrophe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there any hope for the Miami Heat? Can the Sixers make a run to the finals? Will OKC make it past the Jazz? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of his weekly SBNation Radio Show, Coach Nick welcomed on Eli Horowitz, an assistant coach at Cal Tech and WNBA Writer, to discuss how the Warriors have won 2 games against the Spurs, as well as the intriguing Rockets vs Timberwolves matchup. Tommy Tempesta comes on to discuss functional movement of NBA Players and why certain players struggle to unlock their athletic potential. Derrick Rose and Karl-Anthony Towns are two players they discuss in detail. And James Holas, AKA @SnottieDrippen, a contributor to bballbreakdown and NBA Analyst, breaks down what's happening in the Pacers Cavaliers series (OLADIPO!!), and if the Bucks can even get back into their series against the Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick welcomes JAG, a former AAU Coach from Los Angeles, as he recounts his experiences with shoe companies and colleges infecting the system with money, cars, and other gifts. Currently, JAG is a musical artist, and his current album is "Dalton Ave." Follow him @southcentralJAG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick welcomes on James Holas, AKA @SnottieDrippen, to go through all the matchups. Find out who we think will be an upset and which series we're looking forward to most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick welcomes on the show today Ronnie Nunn - NBA referee for 19 years and Head Of Officials for 5 more, to discuss the growing animosity between the players and the referees. Pacers beat reporter J. Michael of IndyStarSports.com comes on to discuss their surprising season. Plus, former Video Coordinator for the Spurs, Clippers, and Australian National Team Mo Dakhil describes what's it like to prepare for the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick welcomes on the show Jared Weiss to go over the Eastern Conference playoff race, Dave DuFour to discuss the West, and Jeff Diepenbrock to discuss how Villanova is changing the college game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: Coach Nick breaks down the best rookie class since LeBron entered the league, discusses with Jeff Diepenbrock what it’s like to prepare for the NCAA Tournmanet from a video coordinator’s perspective and Dave DuFour hops in to go over all of the end of season awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the Lakers going in the right direction? Who are the free agents they realistically have a chance at getting? Can the fans stay with them long enough to get back to winning time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Nick's live SBNation Radio show, brought to you without interruptions. Sean Highkin broke down what's going on with the surprise Trail Blazers, Adam Stanco discussed the shocking upset of Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, and Steve Kyler (Basketball Insiders) gives a run down on which coaches are most likely getting fired after this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why has Tyronn Lue Stepped down temporarily as the Cavs Coach? What does this mean fro the title hopes in Cleveland? Did you see the biggest upset in March Madness history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who is getting upset in the NCAA tournament? What is the real value of a basketball scholarship? What was it like playing in the NBA in the 90s? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Zavagno of Fear The Sword give his X's and O's insights into what is wrong with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Emio Tomeoni AKA The NBA Storyteller joins us to discuss his incredible deep dives into NBA lore, plus Dave DuFour finishes us off with a run through the Eastern Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who are the MVP candidates behind James Harden? Can the Spurs be a factor when Kawhi comes back? Is there a battle being waged for the soul of basketball? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 3 of Coach Nick's new SB Nation Weekly Radio show, he welcomes Jeff Diepenbrock to discuss what he's seeing in the resurgent Lakers (Randle, Ingram). Jared Weiss of the Celtics Wire and CLNS Media gave his insider information on where Boston is heading. And Dave DuFour comes on to discuss who's better: James Harden or Steph Curry. Coach Nick rants a little about how Kevin Love was treated by former teammates in light of his battle with panic attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't miss the latest from Coach Nick as he discusses how the league's style is not only shifting to more 3 pointers, but the game is being refereed differently as well. David Gardner of Bleacher Report joins him to give keen insight into prospects who will get drafted soon, Dave DuFour discusses the hottest team in the NBA: The Rockets. And tons more NBA analysis. YOU IN? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is choosing the defensive player of the year troubling? Is Zaza Pachulia a dirty player? Does James Harden need to be called for traveling more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is going on with the Kawhi Leonard injury controversy? Can the Raptors get to the NBA Finals? Will Mark Cuban survive this sexual harassment scandal surrounding the Mavs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Coach Nick as he broadcasts his brand new radio show on SBNation Radio. Listen in live every Tuesday at 8PM EST on your local SBNation FM Radio station, or stream it at SBNationRadio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How have the Jazz built this 10 game winning streak? Is rudy Gobert as important offensively as defensively? Will Utah keep this pace up and make the playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices