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Cole and Dmitri here, and, in this episode, we enter new territory: the High Post. It's a bizarro version of Zach Lowe's the Lowe Post where all of the stats and analysis goes out the window and is replaced with bong rips and the most insane hot takes you'll ever hear. We start by talking about league news. Harden return to OKC? Should the Clippers trade Kawhi after extending Paul George? We hit it all and more. We then do quick hits like Sam Hinkie returning to the league as an... owner (?) and will Carson Edwards play a little center next season? We end the pod doing our end of the year award winners and it gets insane. Check out the episode folks. It's very different from what we usually do, but it was a refreshing change up and a lot of fun. As always, don't forget to follow us on twitter and instagram @awayteampod.

Cole and Dmitri here, and, in this episode, we put on our homer pants to talk about what we expect to be a fascinating season for the Atlanta Hawks. We start off by giving our best guess as to the minutes allocation for the revamped roster before getting into some interesting conversations about some of the potential lineups that we might see (or are just fun to think about). We used a heavy dose of Excel magic to provide some highly detailed statistical projections for our expected lineup production on various metrics, and then we based our discussion on the dynamics of players on the in-game level and the an overall season view, including asking some difficult questions about potential trade candidates and giving our fair share of Hawk Takes for the season. This is one of our best-researched episodes yet, so we're excited for you guys to give it a listen. As always, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@awayteampod), where we'll post some of the more detailed stats we couldn't fit in this episode, and subscribe, like and leave a review!

It's getting wild and crazy out there in NBA land, so Cole and Dmitri are here, as always, to piece through the rubble and talk about what we've found most interesting in a frantic free agency. We start off with a brief look back at the draft and see what we got right and wrong in our mock lottery. (We swear it's the GMs that made the wrong choices, not us...) Then we move on and take in-depth looks at the 12 teams we thought had the most interesting weeks, predicting how their seasons and futures might unfold based on the draft pickups, trades, free agent signings/losses and even injuries that have occurred since we last recorded. Since the season isn't starting until winter, we wanted to warm things up with some piping hot takes about the teams we saw make real leaps to take themselves from the lottery into the playoffs, or from early exits to real title chances, and those that set themselves up for another disappointing end to the season. Finally, we wrapped things up with a lightning round discussion of a few other teams that didn't make the cut for a full analysis but were worth touching on for one reason or another. Of course, we expect every single take to age perfectly... but as always, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@awayteampod) and subscribe, like and leave a review if you want to hear more content!

Cole and Dmitri are back, and today's episode is all about evaluating some fine young talent in the lead up to this year's draft. First, we touch on all the recent rumblings in the league, including trades and drama, and consider what effects they might have, if any, on the draft. We then begin unveiling our lottery picks one by one, discussing each one's skills and drawbacks while looking at what the teams gain from their selections. And... of course... even in our mock draft, no pick is untradeable. Listen along to see who ends up where! And as always, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@awayteampod) and subscribe, like and leave a review!

Cole and Dmitri here, reporting from that desolate wasteland we call the offseason... but, luckily, there's still tons going on around the NBA! We start off by digging deep into why Daryl Morey "stepped down" from his position as GM of the Rockets and looking at the various ways in which an owner can impact the trajectory of their team. We then analyze the Tyronn Lue hiring for the Clippers and talk about whether he'll be able to work through some of the issues that led them to fall so early in this year's playoffs—or if the issues go far deeper. We also touch on some new Dave Joerger, Brett Brown and Van Gundy Brothers news, because why not, and wonder whether Zach LaVine is willing to risk it all to coax free-agent AD over to the Bulls. Finally, we try to sort through all the complications around this unique offseason, including the changes to the draft, the big questions around when free agency will start (and at what salary cap) and, of course, the uncertainty of when we'll get to watch NBA basketball again. Though I hear on Earth 2 they're having quite the time... As always, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@awayteampod) and subscribe, like and leave a review!

Well, well, well, look who it is: Cole and Dmitri, of course, with our last playoff reaction pod for the year. We start off with a brief review of Game 5's infamous final play before dissecting the excellent Game 6 performances by LeBron, AD, the Lakers role players and whoever writes Skip Bayless's tweets, along with some discussion of what all went wrong for the Heat. We follow that with a conversation over LeBron's journey to get to this point and whether or not he has gotten his "damn respect" when it comes to the GOAT debate before touching on some moves the Heat might make in the offseason to keep themselves in contention for 2021 (and the race for Giannis). Finally, we investigate the cause of the NBA's viewership woes following the least-watched Finals series the league has seen. As always, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@awayteampod) and subscribe, like and leave a review!

Howdy folks and folkettes, Cole and Dmitri here, joined today by Joe Garcia of the Two Shots Podcast (@twoshotspodcast on Twitter) to talk about a little bit of the Finals and a little bit of the Spurs. We start off trying to figure out whether the Lakers or Heat are carrying the torch of the 2014 Spurs in this year's finals, topped off with a healthy dose of praise for the Spurs organization and a worthy South Florida-based imitator. With the Spurs fresh off of clinching a lottery berth for the first time in most of NBA Twitters' lives, we pivot to discussing their most promising young prospects and who among their veterans is worth keeping. We end by arrogantly assuming that Pop will retire before the age of 100 and look into some of the most likely candidates to replace him. As always, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@awayteampod) and subscribe like and review!

What’s up folks! Cole and Dmitri here. In this episode of the podcast, we recap the NBA Finals through the first 3 games. We begin by talking about the disastrous beginning to the series for the Heat—and the NBA viewer engagement department. We then discuss how Jimmy Butler channeled both Greg Jennings and Goku to put the team on his back in Game 3 and give credit and criticism, where each are due, to the rest of the Heat lineup for their contributions. We also examine everything the Lakers did right in the first two games and wrong in the last one, with a healthy dose of Dion Waiters thrown in for good measure. Finally, we stare deeply into our gazing orb to predict what will happen in Game 4. Were we right? You’ll have to listen to find out.As always check us out on Twitter and Instagram @awayteampod and don't forget to subscribe, like, and review!

In this week’s episode of the podcast, Cole and Dmitri give their NBA Finals preview.  They talk about the 7 or so most important things to watch for in the NBA Finals including Anthony Davis vs. Bam Adebayo, who will be the 5th starter for the Lakers, the Heat's zone defense, and role players to watch on the Heat and the Lakers. We then talked a bit about what the Celtics and the Nuggets should do after losing their series.  We talk about Kemba Walker's struggles (offensively and defensively) and whether they should try to replace him and upgrading the 5 spot for the Celtics.  We then talked about the need for Denver to try and offload Gary Harris this offseason, to upgrade their backup center after Mason Plumlee had such a bad series and the fact that their defensive specialists (Paul Millsap, Jerami Grant, and Torrey Craig) are all free agents this offseason.As always, don't forget to give us a sub/follow and a like/review.  Also, please check out the Bolstered Up Sports Podcast.  We had a guest appearance yesterday where we gave our Finals predictions, talked NBA Finals/Conference Finals, and then hit a little bit of Doc Rivers firing.  We appreciate all of your support and please feel free to reach out to us if you have any comments or questions on Twitter @awayteampod or on email at awayteampod@gmail.com

In this week’s episode of the podcast, Cole and Dmitri reflect on the two Conference Finals series through 2 and 3 games.  We begin by talking about the Celtics strong showing in game 3.  On the Heat side, we talk about Goran Dragic’s struggles, Tyler Hero’s heroics, and Jimmy Buttler’s strange, passive series.  On the Celtics side, we hit on Jaylen Brown’s destruction of Duncan Robinson, Gordon Hayward’s return, and Kemba starting to figure things out. We then moved over to the Denver, LA series.  Here we talked about the adjustments that Denver made in the second game, the dominance of Jokic (and overstatement of Dwight’s defense on him), and the terrible offensive execution by Garry Harris and Paul Millsap.  On the Lakers side, we talked about the defensive matchup difficulties that Anthony Davis presents, the savvy transition play from the Lakers, and the subtle brilliance of Lebron James.As always, don't forget to give us a sub/follow and a like/review.  We appreciate all of your support and please feel free to reach out to us if you have any comments or questions on Twitter @awayteampod or on email at awayteampod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, we begin by reflecting on the Nuggets' trail of destruction and trying to make sense of all the factors that led them to win this series against seemingly insurmountable odds. We also touch on the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals and use some Cutting Edge Analysis™ based on the results of the second round to see if Miami or Boston have any particular advantages going forward (and give props to the defending champion Toronto Raptors for putting up a good fight). Finally, we dust off our hot take machine to comment on the near-term futures of Houston and Milwaukee after their disappointing and not particularly hard-fought second round outs. As always, please make sure to give us a rating and a review if you liked the ep and a sub if you'd like to be notified when our next one comes out—and give us a follow on Twitter at @awayteampod for some more spicy content.

In this Episode of the Away Team, we discuss the 4 second round series including what happens to Giannis if the Bucks lose, how does Denver defend against the Clippers, how small ball has disrupted the Lakers, and what Toronto needs to do in order to keep the moment that they gained with game 3.We then spend a bit of time talking about the teams that lost in the 1st round, what they should do in the off season, and any weaknesses that may have been uncovered by their first round losses.  Shots may have been fired...Please give us a rating and a review and do not forget to sub to the channel!  Also, check us out on Twitter @awayteampod.

 In this episode, we do our reactions to the NBA Draft Lottery and to the many coach firings  over the previous week or so.   We start with our 5 biggest takeaways from the NBA Draft Lottery.  We talk about Minnesota, Charlotte, Chicago, and Golden State as winners, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Detroit as losers, and what the NBA Draft Lottery means for league parity between the Eastern and Western Conferences.  We then react to the many coach and GM firings over the last week or so and give our personal picks for replacements.  We talk about Jim Boylen, Brett Brown, Vlade Divac, and Nate MacMillan being fired and who we think would be the best replacements for each team.  We also talked about Houston and whether or not they will break ties with Mike D'Antoni.  If they did, where would Mike D'Antoni go to coach?  Listen to find out! We are putting the season recap series on hold for the time being (we do have plans to continue this in a tweaked fashion) to do more current event talk.  Let us know how you liked it by leaving us a review and please subscribe so you don't miss our upcoming episodes!  We will be back later this week to for our weekly playoff reactions.  Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod. 

After a small hiatus, we are back!  We are putting the season recap series on hold (we do have plans to continue this in a tweaked fashion) to do more current event talk.  In this episode of the podcast, we did a recap of the first week of basketball in the NBA bubble.  We did about 5-10 minutes on each first round series talking about trends, strategic notes, and points of interest.  While the series have been pretty one-sided so far, there have been some very interesting trends and we tried to hit on some of our favorite trends for the playoffs so far.Let us know how you liked it by leaving us a review and please subscribe so you don't miss our upcoming episodes!  We have some really awesome content planned for you guys including an NBA draft lottery reaction plus coach and GM firing eulogy.  Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod.

In this episode, we spoke with Dylan Huntzinger of ThunderChats and the Topic: Thunder Podcast about the Oklahoma City Thunder.  We talked about the expectations going into the year for the Thunder, the transition from the Russell Westbrook, Paul George team to this team, and then about how their season unfolded.  We also get into the play of the young thunder players (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, and Darius Bazley) and their outlooks for the future. We had a lot of fun talking to Dylan.  He's plugged in like a true die hard should be.  Be sure to check him out on twitter at @ThunderChats and check out his pod, Topic: Thunder (link below)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/topic-thunder-podcast/id1437846896 Let us know how you liked it by leaving us a review and please subscribe so you don't miss our recaps on the rest of the NBA Bubble teams! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod.Don't forget that we are still doing our jersey giveaway.  We dropped a question on Episode 7 (our recap for Philadelphia and Indiana).  Either DM or email us your answer to the question with a screenshot of your subscription to the podcast and we will enter your name in for a chance to win!  The contest only goes live after we get 100 entries, so make sure you retweet this and spread the word!Email is awayteampod@gmail.com 

In this episode, we spoke with Jeff Garcia of the Locked on Spurs Podcast.  We talked about the Spurs play in the bubble, some of the young players, DeMar DeRozan's spectacular play in the bubble, and the Spurs long-term plans.We were excited to mix things up from our weekly recap episodes and our conversation with Jeff was super fun!  Let us know how you liked it. Subscribe so you don't miss our recaps on the rest of the NBA Bubble teams! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod.Don't forget that we are still doing our jersey giveaway.  We dropped a question on Episode 7.  Either DM or email us your answer to the question with a screenshot of your subscription to the podcast and we will enter your name in for a chance to win!  The contest only goes live after we get 100 entries, so make sure you retweet this and spread the word!Email is awayteampod@gmail.com 

In this episode, we recapped the 2019-20 NBA season for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers.  This is part of a bigger series that we are doing recapping every team that has been invited to the NBA bubble following the season suspension due to Covid 19.  We also unveiled our plans to do a jersey give away!  We have a question that we will be dropping at some point in the podcast.  Either DM or email us your answer to the question with a screenshot of your subscription to the podcast and we will enter your name in for a chance to win!  The contest only goes live after we get 100 entries, so make sure you retweet this and spread the word!Email is awayteampod@gmail.com and twitter is @awayteampod  We start with an in depth look at the 2019 off season for the 76ers.  We discuss their offseason retooling and their expectations going into the season.  Then we get into replacing Jimmy Buttler and JJ Reddick,  Al Horford and Tobias Harris’ seasons, and the fit of Embiid and Simmons together.  Then, we switch to the Indiana Pacers.  We briefly discussed their off-season moves before getting into the regular season.  We first talked about the fit of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis, then we discuss Malcolm Brogdon, TJ Warren, and the other role players.  Last, we discuss the Pacers prospects in the bubble and the importance of the injuries to Sabonis and Oladipo.  We tried a slightly different format in this episode, choosing to focus less on the preseason and more on the strategy and bubble play.  Let us know how you liked it! Subscribe so you don't miss our recaps on the rest of the NBA Bubble teams! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod.

In this episode, we recapped the 2019-20 NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks.  This is part of a bigger series that we are doing recapping every team that has been invited to the NBA bubble following the season suspension due to Covid 19.  We start with an in depth look at the 2019 off season for the Memphis.  We discuss their many trades, savvy draft picks, and their very bright future.  Then we get into their unexpected success, Ja Morant's insane season, evaluating Jaren Jackson Jr.'s strange style of play, the fit of the rest of the roster, and finally their expectations going into the season.Then, we switch to the Dallas Mavericks..  We briefly discussed their off-season signings before getting into the regular season.  We then talked about how their roster is perfectly constructed for Luka Doncic's style of play, Luka's insane age 20 season, and how Kristaps Porzingis looked after 2 years off from the NBA.  So excited to start getting into some of the contenders here.  Subscribe so you don't miss our recaps on the rest of the NBA Bubble teams! Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod.Episode is LivePublished: Jul. 24, 2020 @12AM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Promote this EpisodeCreate a Video SoundbiteShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInEmail Link to EpisodeDirect Link to MP3Embed this ONE EpisodeView

In this episode, we had our first guest on the podcast, Brian Bolster of the Bolstered Up Sports Podcast.  Brian is a high school football coach and we wanted to get a coaches perspective on life in the bubble and the NBA restart.  We talked about our initial reactions to the NBA exhibition games, the impact of the neutral court on NBA competition, playoff predictions, Tim Duncan all time ranking, and NFL vs. NBA response to COVID-19.We had a lot of fun talking to Brian.  He had some very well-thought out and interesting takes.  Please make sure you check him out at @BS_Takes on Twitter, and check out his podcast at the link below:https://bolsteredupsports.wixsite.com/bolsteredupsports This was our first interview, so please let us know how we did on Twitter and stay tuned for later this week.  We have a VERY special surprise!

In this episode, we will be recapping the 2019-20 NBA season for the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets.  This is part of a bigger series that we are doing recapping every team that has been invited to the NBA bubble following the season suspension due to Covid 19.  We start with an in depth look at the 2019 off season for the Orlando Magic.  We talk about resigning Nikola Vucevic and Terrence Ross and their other free agent decisions.  Then we get into their expectations and questions going into the season.  From there, we discuss the growth of Jonathan Isaac, Aaron Gordon's season, Markelle Fultz, and other fun questions. Then, we switch to the Brooklyn Nets.  We talk about their crazy offseason, signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.  We then get into Kyrie Irving vs Spencer Dinwiddie, the oddness of this season as a precursor to next season with Kevin Durant, Caris LeVert's break out end of the year, and other interesting questions for the present and future Nets.  We had a lot of fun with this one.  We went into it thinking it was going to be fairly boring, but I came away from it with a better understanding of the very unique situations that these two teams are in.  Hope you guys enjoy it and if you like what you heard please give us a rating and a review.  Don't forget to check us out on Twitter @awayteampod and check out our YouTube channel @awayteampod.