In this 10th episode of TBW’s Basketball by Association podcast, Arky Shea and Joel C. Cordes are joined by Bob Bajek to reminisce about their favorite paint patrollers of the 1990s. Inspired by Bob’s “The NBA I Grew Up Watching: When Centers Ruled the League”, they look back on why they loved (or hated) luminaries…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the top offseason questions for every team in the Pacific Division. How much should the Los Angeles Clippers pay to re-sign Montrezl Harrell? What should the Sacramento Kings’ walk-away price be for Bogdan Bogdanovic? Is Anthony Davis a lock to…
In this eighth episode of the Basketball by Association podcast, Arky Shea and Joel C. Cordes are joined by TBW’s Sid Mohapatra to re-assess Stephon Marbury’s career through a less negative light than it’s typically been viewed in. Centered around Sid’s fantastic “The NBA I Grew Up Watching: Stephon Marbury, the Mercurial Superstar”, we look…
With the NBA season over, no sports to discuss and the potential ending of Vince Carter’s career, fans and pundits have been looking back at his greatest achievements fondly. There is talk of his all-time dunk contest performance, the return to Toronto, the buzzer-beater in Dallas, the additional stops in Memphis, Phoenix, Orlando, and appreciation…
Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 has driven the world to a near standstill. But Coney Island native Stephon Marbury has risen above and beyond the call of duty to help plug a critical gap in New York City’s recovery infrastructure. From his base in China, Marbury is arranging a deal to supply the city…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba), Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Josh Eberley (@JoshEberley) of HOOP Mag discuss the best games of the 2019-20 season to rewatch on League Pass. With Coronavirus and social distancing halting the current NBA season and keeping millions at home, it can be tough for…
In this seventh episode of the Basketball by Association podcast, Arky Shea and Joel C. Cordes are joined by TBW’s Brandon Jefferson to discuss how the ‘Seven Seconds or Less’ Phoenix Suns of the early 2000s changed basketball forever. Centered around Brandon’s must-read “The NBA I Grew Up Watching: ‘Seven Seconds or Less’ Phoenix Suns”,…
As a child of the 1990s, I lived through the era that it seems some still long for. Like everyone—well everyone outside of Phoenix, Utah, Seattle and Portland—I was caught up in the magic and mystique of Michael Jordan. He could do no wrong. His effortless aerial attacks on the rim and smooth midrange shooting…
In this fifth episode of the Basketball by Association podcast, Arky Shea and Joel C. Cordes are joined by TBW’s Dan O’Brien to discuss their favorite “short” point guards from the past and present. Framed around Dan’s entertaining article “The NBA I Grew Up Watching: The Undersized Underdogs”, the guys reminisce about luminaries like Kevin…
We’re used to basketball withdrawals in August or September, not mid-March. But here we are, feeling a weird emptiness without the NBA after the league rightfully and smartly shut things down on March 11. It didn’t take long for us to realize how much we love hoops and how much more we’ll cherish it once…
