Basketball Guyaries Nba History Podcast

We break into the WNBA this week by detailing the career of its greatest player - Diana Taurasi! We cover her time at the powerhouse UConn, her decorated career in the WNBA, and her time playing abroad in Russia,

This week we're getting grizzly and spooky - that's right, we're talking debilitating injuries! We walk you through what exactly ACL and Achilles tears are, how athletes recover from them, and look at a handful of examples from the league, past and present.

This week, the Guyaries are at the movies with a review of the largely-forgotten 1996 Whoopi Goldberg basketball vehicle "Eddie," a deranged romp where Whoopi becomes coach of the New York Knicks. We think about the forty-something NBA players who star in the film, the Knicks in the 90s, and Whoopi's Knicks superfandom.

This week we're talking something that is everywhere and nowhere - the zone! Is the zone truly only for the weak? Is man-to-man where it's at? We trace the history of the league's outlawing of the zone, its 1981 rule change that allowed players like MJ to flourish, and the eventual disbanding of illegal defense that allowed the league to become what it is today.

This week, our object of analysis is the deep cut cult fav Jason Williams, aka White Chocolate. We consider the ups and downs of his storied career and his place in three key early-2000s NBA moments - the rise of the Kings, the beginning of the Grizzlies in Memphis, and the 2006 Heat title.

We're capping off 70s September by examining the back-to-back matchup of the Bullets and the Sonics in the '78 and '79 Finals. We trace how each team got there, cover the series, and contemplate how this end to decade potentially contributes to the "The 70s Were Bad" narrative.

Did you know there was a pro ball team in Buffalo, NY? We're digging deep for 70s September to uncover the origins of the team that would eventually become the LA Clippers, from its troubled beginnings, its star player Bob McAdoo, some playoff runs, and a messy and confusing move across the country at the end of the decade.

70s September continues this week as we follow up on the Knicks' second title in 1973. We dig into the newly added teammates Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and Jerry Lucas, some of the major series from '70-'73, and finally the team's decline throughout the rest of the decade.

This week we kick off our 70s September suite with a look at the Knicks' first title in 1970. We trace the team's ups and downs in prior decades, look at some of the key figures, including coach Red Holzman, players Willis Reed, Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, and Walt Frazier, and detail their triumphant playoff season. Part one of two.

This week we're talking about the greatest documentary ever made, Hoop Dreams. We discuss the paths of the film's subjects as they chase their NBA dreams, the production of the behemoth project, and the film's lasting legacy.

This week we're getting into the cult fav, Gilbert Arenas. We talk Agent Zero's contracts, the Gilbert Arenas Rule, a fated game of booray, and the dreaded amnesty clause as we consider what his legacy will be in the decades to come.

This week we're asking "What could have been?" as we explore the career of Grant Hill. From his statistically amazing time on the Pistons to a later career wracked by injury, we think about the impact the original "next Michael Jordan" has had on the discourse.

This week we are talkin' the Round Mound of Rebound - Charles Barkley! We consider Sir Charles' on and off-court antics in Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Houston, and wonder if he really did eat three fried chickens that one time.

You knew we'd get around to reviewing Uncle Drew eventually! And of course we're bringing that fresh perspective we always bring - we're examining it through the lens of soda endorsements by NBA stars! Buckle up as we take you from Dr. J's Coke days to the Pepsi-sponsored set of Uncle Drew. Contains spoilers!

This week, we dig into the cultural history of flopping to draw a foul. What is it? Where did it come from? Who does it? And why?!

This week we follow the ever-entertaining Jalen Rose after The Fab Five. We hit some highs (the 2000 finals) and lows (his final seasons bouncing around) before focusing on his explosive broadcasting career.

This week we're tackling everyone's fav 90s college team, the University of Michigan's Fab Five! We get into how the team was assembled, their two trips to the NCAA National Championship, and how it all ended in disgrace.

This week we're talking about basketball's biggest celebrity fan - Jack Nicholson! In addition to looking at some of Nicholson's hijinks on the sidelines of Lakers games, we talk about his directorial debut, an obscure gem from the American New Wave of cinema, 1971's "Drive, He Said" - a film that mixes college basketball with the paranoia of Vietnam and campus counterculture.

It's the offseason, when every team tries to get a better for next year. This week, we talk about how a mixed-up franchise (the Nets) managed to snag a mixed-up, violent superstar (Jason Kidd) and contend for a couple of titles in the early 00s. Well, contend in the east, anyway...

Is Elgin Baylor, the great Lakers forward of the 50s and 60s, given his proper due in the league's discourse? We tackle this question this week by surveying Baylor's lengthy list of career accomplishments and his revolutionary style of play alongside some of league's greatest players.