Drive And Dish Nba Podcast

Joe Pantorno, Sports Editor for Metro New York, Joins the Show to talk about the Knicks and what to expect going forward this season... How do they deal with the Kristaps Porzingis injury, will it bleed into next year, and will the injury allow New York to low ball him in a contract... Willy Has finally been freed, are they going to regret letting Willy Hernangomez go? was the return for him enough, and is this a bigger problem with the younger guys not getting enough minutes? Finally, Emmanuel Mudiay is now on the team... can they roll out a line up with him and Frank Ntilikina or will that cause a Spacing nightmare? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin And Kevin take a dive into the recent string of big-name NBA injuries... The Washington DC Wizards Losing John Wall for 6-8 Weeks with Knee Surgery. What are they still winning without him... and some of the player's comments about playing "team" ball now that he's out. The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to fall now with Kevin Love out for 6-8 Weeks, is this worse case scenario for them, how much pressure is on Isaiah Thomas now? Who's injury is worse for each team Wall or Love? Andre Roberson's injury is going to Hurt the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Defensive End of the court... but now we get to see what happened with another scoring threat... or will they look into Marcus Smart? (the Celtics are reportedly shopping him for a 1st round pick)  Mike Connely is also done for the season for the Grizzlies. The Guys then shift over to talk about the Greg Monroe move, he's going to the Celtics over the Pelicans essentially picking Winning over Min Per game. Speaking of New Orleans, they moved Omer

Duncan Smith joins the Guys to talk about the latest trade before everything gets even crazier in the NBA. They Ask Duncan for his initial reaction to Blake Griffin coming to Detroit to play alongside Andre Drummond. Did the Los Angles Clippers win this trade, was this a "WIN NOW" move for the Stan Van Gundy and the Pistons... Will we see more from Luke Kennard now that Avery Bradley is gone... also was he a total bust? What does this trade mean for players having a "no trade" cause in their contract?  We end asking the most important question of them all... how many holes are in a straw? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and Justin Talk about Demarcus Cousin's Injury on Friday night, What impact does this have for the New Orleans Pelicans, and for his upcoming contract negotiations. they also mention how sighted they feel with this injury. Then they switch over to the Jason Kidd Firing and talk about how the Milwaukee Bucks did the right thing, but still did it wrong. Did they hurt the relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo? Lastly, Justin and Kevin Redraft the NBA All-stars to see if they can make better teams! All This and some Witty comments on this episode of the Drive and Dish NBA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and Justin talk about the Starters for the All-Star game, With Captains Stephen Curry and Lebron James. would you rather Victor Oladipo over Demar DeRozan, and should the Pelicans have both Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins as the starters? AND THE 76ERS HAVE EMBIID IN!!!!!!! We also talk about the San Antonio Spurs situation with Kawhi Leanord... Should they try to bring him back this season... will they fall behind the Timberwolves in the rankings? We give our Ballin & Falling for the week plus our Hot Takes From Reddit: Thoughts on Trey Burk and How many teams could Greg Popovich win 50+ games with this season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the NBA Trade Deadline coming up next month Rumors are starting to ramp up! Justin and Kevin talk about possible trades that we could see, Will the Chicago Bulls Send Nikola Mirotic To the Utah Jazz... Or maybe the Detroit Pistons? How can they get young assets in return... what about the Jazz and Derrick Favors? Will The Cleveland Cavaliers be willing to part ways with their #1 pick? The guys then switch over to "We The North" and chat why the Toronto Raptors are new and improved and have a better chance at making it to the finals this year... All that plus "Whos Ballin & Whos Falling" with Hot Takes From Reddit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and Justin Bring on Richie Randall From Buzz Beat Radio (he's also a contributor for Queen City Hoops) to talk about the Charlotte Hornets, and whats going on behind the scenes in this disappointing season...They bring up topics like is Dwight Howard having a bad year or do people just hate him, whats been going on with Nic Batum's shot, there seems to be an overall shooting problem with the team... how can they fix it, is Bench Play a problem for them,  What direction would you like the team to take... Blow it up... or push for the playoffs, Are you trading Kemba Walker before the end of the year, is Kemba in the top 3 for all time Hornets, What are your thoughts on Malik Monk, Whats going on with Steve Clifford, is that playing into their struggles... does this year leave him in the hot seat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and Justin start off talking about the NBA All-Star Vote Returns, Are they Suprised Giannis is over Lebron and should games played matter in these ranks? Also, Justin says if Kristaps Porzingis is tired... HE SHOULD NOT PLAY IN THE ALL-STAR GAME. Then they show off their new segment: "Who's ballin & whos fallin." After the segment, they jump right into the Los Angles Lakers losing streak and whats going wrong... Plus they find about Andrew Bogut during the episode. Last, They end the show debating the top 3 Charlotte Hornets of all time, Does Kemba Make the list (if so does that make him untradeable?), and is Rick Carlisle the 2nd best coach in the NBA right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and Justin Welcome in the 2018 year looking to the East Coast Teams and what they should be looking to change into the new year. teams they dive into: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its New Years, and everyone is trying to better themselves... So whether or not they want it Kevin and Justin offer their New Years Resolutions for all the west coast teams. Hear what they think teams like the: Clippers, Trailblazers, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Warriors, Spurs, Rockets, Timberwolves, Suns, Kings, Thunder, Nuggets, Jazz, Lakers, and Mavericks. Disagree with something we said?? Please let us know On Social Media! Just Search "Drive and Dish NBA" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Kevin, and Justin are all back to record a new pod! , They talk some show changes, and how you can help them. Plus the already good Spurs are getting even better because Kawhi Leonard is back... should the rest of the NBA be worried... there are some trade talks brewing with some centers.. who do we think is most likely to move? Hear it all and more here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin brings back out Indiana Pacers writer, Grant Afseth (Indiana Pacers writer for Indiana Sports Coverage, Editor for Myles Turner's website & Columnist for the Kokomo Tribune.) They talk about the team as a whole and if they are actually legit this year. then, they talk about Coach Nate Mcmillan and ask if he should be considered for Coach of the year. After that Justing addresses the ESPN question, Did the Pacers win the PG13 Trade because of Victor Oladipo's recent play. hear all this and more on this midweek of the Drive And Dish NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and Justin talk about some streaking teams in the NBA, more specifically the Cavs and The Rockets... they ask who's streak is more impressive, How important is CP3 to the rockets, what has finally clicked for the cavs, why is no one talking about how good Kevin Love has been playing? They also talk about the 76ers trade sending Jahlil Okafor to the Nets for Trevor Booker, and talk about the media making it seem like the nets won the trade. lastly, the jump into some hot takes from Reddit! hear it all now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Midweek interview!!! Kevin brings on Duncan Smith, @DuncanSmithNBA to talk about the Pistons newfound success. He asks about the changes that have been made to their offense. How Andre Drummond's overall game has improved, how in the hell do all the Pistons starters have a negative net rating, has Tobias Harris has taken the leap this year, what are the expectations for next year... and is Stanly Johnson a bust?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss some of the early bench players who are already making strong cases for 5th man including Marcus Smart, Tyreke Evans, Dwayne Wade, Lou Williams, Normal Powell & more. We also touch on the David Fizdale firing and what the next logical move for the Memphis Grizzlies are. Kevin Rafuse (@Rafusetolose) and Tim Tompkins (@RadioTimNBA)www.DriveAndDishPodcast.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin brings on Grizzlies guest Joe Mullinax, Site manager for "Grizzly Bear Blues," Sb Nations Grizzlies site and Grizzly bear blues live Podcast host. They talk about the new coaching change in Memphis. Justin asks questions like... where did this come from, was this the right move or should Marc Gasol been the one to move, how do they build from this... Where will Fizdale land his next job? all this and more on this episode of the Drive and Dish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Moore joins the program to discuss the Timberwolves and how Minnesota is taking in the newfound success. How has Teague fit in and would Rubio have been a better fit? What about the Andrew Wiggins max extension? Can their defense and bench carry them deep into the playoff or do they have a Shabazz Muhammad problem. Kevin Rafuse (@RafuseToLose) hosts!www.DriveAndDishPodcast.com Facebook & Twitter @ DriveAndDishNBALearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine, You're at Thanksgiving with all of your NBA friends... the turkey is out and one ask's "What are you thankful for this NBA season?" Kevin, Tim, and Justin saved up 5 things they are thankful for this season and talk about it on this pod... from the return of the big men to Evan Turner. hear some of the things they like and are happy about this season! (also, does anyone actually eat cranberry sauce?)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) of IndianaSportsCoverage.com joins to discuss the surprise start to the Pacers season. Is Victor Oladipo's play sustainable for an entire season? Can Myles Turner and Sabanois share the court long term? How do the advanced statistics shine a light on a long 82 game season.www.DriveAndDishPodcast.comTim Tompkins (@RadioTimNBA), Justin Cousart (@JustinCOntheair) and Kevin Rafuse (@RafuseToLose)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Kevin And Justin talk about The Spurs, and If we're worried that Kawhi is not recovering as fast as they need.... How are they replacing him, Is Rudy Gay working? WHO THE HELL IS BRANDON PAUL AND BRYN FORBES????? They then switch focus to the east where they talk about the "early surprise" teams like Knicks, Pistons, Magic, and Pacers. Last they ask if the Raptors, Washington or Boston can take advantage of the Cavs not playing well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices