The Basketball Hungry Podcast

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Basketball Hungry Podcast! On this episode, Ren and Jairo join Drew to discuss 10 burning questions we have heading into 2024. We hope you enjoy this jam packed episode! Happy New Year!

1. The Lakers won the IST. Do they still need to improve the roster?
2. Chet vs. Wemby ... Who is better?
3. Ja is back! Do the Grizz have a shot?
4. Celtics or Bucks ... Who is the team to beat in the East?
5. Are the Sixers for real this time?
6. Are the Warriors cooked?
7. Is it time to be scared of the Clippers?
8. Should we really take the Magic seriously?
9. Which player/team has impressed/disappointed you the most in 2023?
10. Which team needs to blow it up already?

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Hello and Welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Recorded on October 30th, Ren and Jairo join Drew to discuss Week 1 in the Association. We share our first thoughts about the season as we watch the Lakers close out the Magic at home (0:57). Next we take a deep dive into the world of Over/Unders and see which notable teams we like so far (13:57). Then, we introduce a new segment "Lakers Lockdown" but are rudely interrupted by Woj and the James Harden Clippers breaking news (1:12:30). Finally we finish with a quick Invest In Your Intuition segment (1:28:55) and a fun NBA Nickname Draft (1:36:11).

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Basketball Hungry Podcast!

Recorded just a day after the Dame to the Bucks trade, Jairo joins Drew to discuss Drew's favorite player finally in a winning situation! 

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! After some time to mourn the Lakers sweep to the Nuggets, Drew hosts Ren and Jairo to talk Finals after effects (1:56), pre-free agency transactions (35:17) and more! We close by drafting our favorite moments of the season (1:09:47).

Thanks so much for tuning in all year! It has been an awesome season 4, and we can't wait to pick back up again once Free Agency settles down! Have a great summer!

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Basketball Hungry Podcast! This week, Ren and Jairo join Drew to discuss what we learned from Heat vs Celtics and Nuggets vs Lakers. Next we preview the Heat vs Nuggets series, and close out with a No Bull Segment where we rank certain players based on a specific criteria.

Heat vs Celtics (2:48)
What's Next for Boston? (42:35)
Nuggets vs Lakers (49:08)
What's next for LA? (1:07:14)
Finals Preview (1:19:45)
No Bull (1:31:02)

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Hello and Welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! This week, Drew is joined by Jairo & Cas to catch up on the latest news, including the NBA Draft Lottery, coaches getting fired, what's next for the Sixers and Warriors, and Ja Morant.

Next we take a deep dive into the Lakers vs. Nuggets series (33:38) and the Celtics vs Heat series (59:34).

We close by drafting the best MCU characters based on how well the MCU executed their story/character arc/cultural impact (1:16:36).

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! (Recorded on Wednesday night, May 10th) Jairo joins Drew to discuss the second round playoff battles so far! Each series is locked in a 3-2, with a pivotal game 6 approaching. Anything can happen, and we're here for it all. 

1:07 - First Round Summary (Giannis Eliminated, Steph 50)
8:49 - Lakers vs Warriors
30:13 - Nuggets vs Suns
42:12 - Heat vs Knicks
52:13 - Sixers vs Celtics
1:07:47 - AD Injury Update Live Reaction
1:08:27 - All NBA Teams

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Recorded on Tuesday night, Jairo and Ren join Drew to talk NBA playoffs! Drew poses 10 burning questions we all need answers to. 

1. Are we getting ahead of ourselves, or are the Lakers winning it all? (1:42)
2. Is De'Aaron Fox better than Ja Morant? (30:05)
3. Who is more scary to face, the Dubs or the Kings? (41:27)
4. Who are you taking over Himmy Butler in a Playoff Series? (52:48)
5. Can the Knicks actually make a ECF run? (1:04:36)
6. The Sixers swept, but how confident are you with Philly? (1:14:50)
7. Is Trae judged unfairly, compared to Luka? (1:20:54)
8. Who is the (unbiased) favorite in the West? Nuggets? Suns? Warriors? (1:28:28)
9. Where do the Clips go from here? (1:40:51)
10. Where do the Wolves go from here? (1:46:26)

We close by mentioning the NBA Regular Season Awards already awarded and crowning our own Him Duncan Awards of the week. 

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Today, Ren and Jairo join Drew to talk Play-In results, Playoff previews and first impressions. We close by picking our "Him Duncan" of the night, a new segment we will continue to do throughout the playoffs.

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Jairo and Ren join Drew to talk all about the end of the regular season! First, Drew recaps the crazy final day of the regular season (1:22), including the Rudy Gobert saga. We then dive into the play in tourney matchups; Bulls @ Raps (8:34), Hawks @ Heat (12:23), Thunder @ Pels (18:41), and of course, Twolves @ Lakers (24:65). We also look ahead to who we think will be playing on Friday (42:05).

Next up, we discuss the teams who took their talents to Cancun, especially the Mavs and the Blazers (46:25). We close with an NBA "Would you Rather" (1:06:55) hosted by Jairo, and finally, we share our Hungriest Hoopers (1:21:28).

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Basketball Hungry Podcast! The best time to be a basketball fan is here! Ren and Jairo join Drew to discuss the NCAA Tournament so far (0:29), and the madness regarding the NBA Playoff Race (20:48). This crazy episode ends in an even crazier draft as Casie joins us to draft the most handsome NBA players of all time (1:09.30).

Thanks to @jrads, @ren_ebreo, and @casiesandtoes for joining @andoneperez for this episode! If you want to make a podcast appearance, DM us!

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Hello & Welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Before Pepe joins Drew to discuss our Burning Questions, Drew recaps a much needed entertaining week of NBA Basketball, after a boring-ass All Star Weekend.

Recorded on the 17th, Pepe Fructuoso, basketball lifer, joins Drew to answer 6 Burning Questions that need to be answered for the homestretch of the NBA season.

1. Who is the best player/MVP?
2. Do the Lakers actually have a chance?
3. Are we sure this Suns thing is gonna work?
4. Did Dallas just trade away their future with Luka?
5. Which sleeper team makes it deep in the Playoffs?
6. Which top seeded team goes down in the first round?

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! We may have missed an episode about Kyrie to the Mavs ... but we're back! Jairo and Ren join Drew to decipher exactly what happened at the deadline. What moved the needle for the Contenders? Who were winners and losers? 

We close the episode with a spin on our classic draft.

00:44 - KD to the Suns!
27:27 - Kyrie to the Mavs!
35:51 - Lakers trade Russ!
56:53 - The best of the rest
1:21:33 - Draft

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Hello and Welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Ren and Jairo join Drew to talk hoops, despite the Dog Days of the NBA season.

The gang trades some fun hot takes, including the shortening of the NBA season, and possible relegation in the NBA. Next, Ren leads the gang thru some possible fake trade scenarios, and Jairo hosts No-Bull. We conclude the episode by nominating our hungriest hoopers of 2022. 

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Hello and Welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! It's been craziness in the NBA the past few weeks so Ren and Jairo join Drew to try and break it all down. They also answer 10 questions to recap 2022 and predict what's to come in 2023. 

1:39 - First Thoughts & Major Headlines
12:02 - Who is the best team at the end of 2022?
19:46 - Predicting an NBA Final Four in 2023
27:58 - Who is the MVP/Best Player in the league?
37:15 - Cast your All-Star votes!
42:58 - Biggest surprise of 2022?
47:00 - Biggest let down of 2022?
52:00 - Dumpster fire teams looking to turn it around (or not) 
1:03:16 - Which low seeded team will win a Playoff Series?
1:11:04 - Which player made the biggest leap in 2022? Who will make the biggest leap in 2023?
1:18:02 - Which disgruntled star is most likely to be moved in 2023?
1:23:58 - No Bull - Basketball Jeopardy
1:35:18 - Invest in your Intuition - Desmond Bane 1 of 1 Card!

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Hello & Welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast. Jairo joins Drew to re-evaluate their life choices ... I mean their opinions and expectations of this year's NBA season. Recorded on Dec 14.

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! Its week 2 in the NBA! Jairo joins Drew this week to discuss all the craziness, starting with the unfathomable hire The Nets made in bringing on Ime Udoka as their new head coach. We also discuss Russ' new bench role, and some of the teams we might be worried about thus far. Next we dive into the dominance of Giannis and The Bucks and Spida Mitchell and the Cavs. We close with a quick game of Real or No Real, Leftovers updates, and we pick our Hungriest Hooper of the Week.

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Hello and welcome to the Basketball Hungry Podcast! It's Week 1 in the Association. The BLAZERS are undefeated! The Jazz and the Spurs aren't tanking?! The Lakers are ... uh ... nevermind. Ren and Jairo join Drew to discuss the winners and losers of Week 1 (3:24), then we have a heated debate about Russ Westbrook and the Lakers (32:10). Next we play "It's only week 1 ... BUT" (51;32) and end with a fun No Bull segment and re-introduce our Leftovers segment. 

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Recorded on 10/11, Jairo joins Drew to talk Victor Wembanyama, Draymond Green's superman punch aimed in the direction of Jordan Poole's face, and the Redeem Team Doc. We then tackle 10 Burning NBA Questions before the season kicks off on Tuesday!

2:45 - WEMBY! (and Scoot)
8:42 - Redeem Team Doc
18:15 - Draymond Green: What the hell?!?
32:20 - Which is a tougher conference?
41:18 - Who are we (or the media) under or over rating this year?
49:03 - Who are the young guys that must take the leap this year year?
56:22- Who will win MIP this year?
1:01:10 - Who could be All Stars this year?
1:06:48: - Which top 75 player does this season have the most impact on?
1:11:42 - Is this the Clippers most important season ever?
1:13:30 - Are foreign players taking over the NBA?
1:17:27 - Is this the most talented the NBA has ever been?
1:32:46 - Drafting: The Best Feelings While Hooping

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Hello and welcome to another Basketball Hungry Podcast Episode! Ren and Jairo join Drew to try and predict where each team might end up at the end of the regular season. After some heated debate, we tier each team to determine their shot at a title. Jairo hosts an awesome No Bull segment as Drew and Ren try to guess the player, and we conclude by drafting skillsets to try and create the best basketball player possible.

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4:26: Adelaide 36ers, Tyler Herro's Contract
11:57: Power Rankings - West
38:58: Power Rankings - East
55:32: Tiers
1:05:15 No Bull 
1:15:21 Draft

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