Chad and Justin discuss Paul George emerging as perhaps the best two-way player in the league, Russell Westbrook's historically inefficient triple-doubles and pick their biggest surprises and disappointments heading into the All-Star break.

A Glorious Soap Opera

Feb 6th, 2019 39m

Chad and Justin react to the Porzingis and Harris trades, discuss Luka Doncic's breakout and lament over John Wall's injury. Also, Chad explains his theory about how the NBA does WWE better than the actual WWE.

The NBA KonMari Method

Jan 30th, 2019 39m 26s

Chad and Justin give historical context to a player of Anthony Davis' caliber being available on the trade market, wonder if DeMarcus Cousins makes another Warriors title inevitable and debate if the East is getting any closer to competing with

Frankenstein's Monster

Jan 24th, 2019 38m 26s

Chad and Justin return from hiatus to put James Harden's scoring into historical perspective, marvel at the beauty of Nikola Jokic's passing game and question why Carmelo Anthony is being treated like the NBA's human junk bond.

Episode 30 - To The Extreme

Jul 31st, 2017 35m 26s

Chad and Justin discuss how Major League Baseball has joined other leagues in embracing extremes with the rise of the Three True Outcomes.

Episode 29 - Lucky Stars

Jun 22nd, 2017 48m 51s

Chad and Justin discuss a system that quantifies the most successful picks, teams and GMs in the volatile NBA Draft.

Episode 28 - Teflon LeBron

Jun 19th, 2017 45m 1s

Chad and Justin recap the 2017 NBA Finals and discuss how a fifth Finals loss doesn't hurt LeBron James' overall legacy.

Episode 27 - Imbalance of Power

May 31st, 2017 39m 30s

Chad and Justin look for reasons behind the blowouts in the 2017 NBA Playoffs and determine whether or not the league has a lack of parity.

Episode 26 - Tears of a Clown

May 18th, 2017 46m 42s

With another NBA season concluding with an upset Dwight Howard, Chad and Justin wonder if his polarizing personality has completely overshadowed his impressive career.

Episode 25 - Hand-Checks and Balances

May 4th, 2017 42m 3s

Chad and Justin evaluate reasons that could have led to the league-wide offensive explosion and track the trends back to the banishment of hand-checking.

Episode 24 - Greek Army Knife

Apr 20th, 2017 45m 43s

Chad and Justin examine Giannis Antetokounmpo's place among the NBA’s all-time best “Swiss Army Knife” players.

Episode 23 - Second to One

Apr 7th, 2017 54m 20s

Chad and Justin discuss the best seasons that didn't win MVP and the prospect of history repeating for Russell Westbrook.

Episode 22 - With a Little Help from My Friends

Mar 30th, 2017 51m 18s

Chad and Justin discuss Devin Booker's 70-point explosion - the latest in a long tradition of monster scoring performances that were made possible by teammates' tampering.

Episode 21 - "E" Is for Efficiency

Mar 24th, 2017 42m 51s

Chad and Justin define what it means to be an efficient NBA scorer and why it's important to both a player's reputation and his team's success.

Episode 20 - The Defense Rests

Mar 17th, 2017 32m 41s

Chad and Justin put an old cliché on trial to determine whether or not data supports the idea that defense wins championships in the NBA.

Episode 19 - The Big Shot

Mar 10th, 2017 45m 46s

Chad and Justin evaluate the NBA's best young players and decide whether to buy, sell or hold metaphorical stock in them.

Episode 18 - The Triple-Double Bubble

Mar 3rd, 2017 42m 58s

Chad and Justin illustrate how it's not just Westbrook and Harden posting an insane amount of triple-doubles and give reasons for the league-wide trend.

Episode 17 - Unbreakable

Dec 15th, 2016 46m 43s

Chad and Justin use the innovative/nonsensical “Kimmy Schmidt scale” to determine which NBA records are truly “unbreakable.”

Episode 16 - The Best of the Worst

Dec 2nd, 2016 53m 47s

Anthony Davis is off to an incredible start, but his team...not so much. Where does he compare to other great performances from players on bad teams?

Episode 15 - This Too Shall Pass

Nov 11th, 2016 42m 9s

NFL teams are passing more than ever this season, so Chad and Justin break down the reasons behind the passing game's decades-long rise and determine whether or not the increase is good for the league.

Episode 14 - Engraved and Confused

Aug 15th, 2016 1h 5m

Chad Shanks and Justin Kubatko break down the convoluted Hall of Fame selection processes of each of the four major American team sports and offer suggestions to fix them.

Episode 13 - A Call to Arms

Aug 4th, 2016 57m 48s

Chad Shanks and Justin Kubatko each draft a five-man rotation consisting of the best single-season pitching performances in the post-expansion era.

Episode 12 - The Immaculate Confession

Jul 21st, 2016 49m 38s

Chad Shanks and Justin Kubatko discuss the life and death of Ken Caminiti and how his confession of steroid use affected his legacy and forever changed baseball.

Episode 11 - Broken Promise

Jun 30th, 2016 53m 5s

Chad Shanks and Justin Kubatko select a team composed of players whose promising careers were derailed by injury.

Episode 10 - The King

Jun 20th, 2016 45m 28s

Chad Shanks and Justin Kubatko discuss the Cavaliers’ epic NBA Finals comeback victory over the Warriors and what it means for both teams and their respective superstars going forward.