The Sly Hooper Podcast

Can The Scramento Kings Make The Play-In? w/ Nick Agar-Johnson

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:03:00 -0000

We are previewing the Sacramento Kings today so I had to invite Nick Agar-Johnson (Hashtag Basketball, Nets Republic, tortured Kings fan) back on the show to talk about the Kings and their outlook for the 2021-22 season. Here are the timestamps

****TIMESTAMPS****

3:08 - Welcoming Nick Agar-Johnson

4:05 - Reaction To Preseason Win Over Suns

9:34 - Kings Defense Sucked Last Year (understatement)

16:40 Davion Mitchell

24:40 Kings Projected Starters, De'Aaron Fox, and Marvin Bagley

42:20 Could this be Luke Walton's last season?

52:40 Can The Defense Improve even a little?

1:01:54 Haliburton's re-calibrated ceiling as a player

1:11:38 The Steady Harrison Barnes

1:17:20 Do The Kings Make The Play-In?

1:26:33 The One Ben Simmons Question for the episode

1:39:14 Closing segment.

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Cleveland Cavaliers Season Preview w/ Evan Dammarell

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:44:00 -0000

Making his fourth appearance on the show Evan Dammarell (Fear the Sword, Locked On Cavs, Right Down Euclid) joins me to preview the new season for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

But first I have him talk about his new home for Cleveland Sports coverage on Facebook Bulletin and how he got there.

Then we cover all things Cavs, including Colin Sexton, The Lauri Markkanen trade/extension, the Jarrett Allen extension, Evan Mobley, Kevin Love and a potential breakout season this year from Darius Garland who is Stephen Curry's new favorite player. We also talk about the Cavs chances of making the play-in tournament.

*note I had a brain cramp at the beginning and sort of blanked on how many years LeBron has been with the Lakers now. Apologies, its been now 12 months since the Bubble playoffs, and we will have witnessed three different seasons (at different points) during this span, so I was bound to mess up and blend it all together at some point lol*

****TIMESTAMPS****

2:45 Welcoming Evan + New venture with FB Bulletin

19:00 Colin Sexton + Summer Rumors

42:00 Lauri trade and Kevin Love

1:01:10 Issac Okoro and Evan Mobley expectations

1:16:42 Darius Garland Breakout Season Incoming and how Ricky Rubio can help his development

1:32:18 Can JB Bickerstaff make improvements to his offense?

1:38:31 THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BEN SIMMONS QUESTION FOR THE POD

1:43:33 Can the Cleveland Cavaliers make the Play-in?

1:51:40 Closing

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I Guess We Have To Talk About The 76ers

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:21:00 -0000

The NBA season is upon us and I wanted to knock the Philadelphia 76ers preview out first because I don't want to talk about the entire Ben Simmons saga for 500 more years until something actually develops. So I had Blue Wire Hustle teammate David Arroyo back on the show to talk about our team's media day, our thoughts on the Doc and Daryl presser, and the entire Ben Simmons saga and what led up to it.

Then we talk about the actual basketball team that is in training camp, what the expectations are for the team without Simmons, Joel Embiid's prime years, where they are in the Eastern Conference hierarchy and Tyrese Maxey taking a bigger role.

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How the Bubble and the Injuries Will Impact the 2021-22 NBA Season w/ Brian Scott

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0000

With a little break in this damn-near year-round sport, I decided to have a different conversation around hoops. I brought on fellow Blue Wire Hustle teammate Brian Scott (host of the Injured List Podcast) to talk about his vast experience in sports medicine and surgery, and then we get into how the NBA bubble, and the rash of injuries from the quick turnaround to this past season, will still have lingering effects for the 2021-22 NBA season. We get into the history of the achilles injury, and because I'm a Sixer I had to talk about Joel Embiid, his injuries, and the Sixers' history with meniscus injuries. We also talk Kawhi Leonard and the rise of "Load Management". Great and informative podcast. Shoutout Brian.

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Giannis Is The Best Player In The World

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:22:55 -0000

You see the title.

I give a quick 25 minute reaction to game 6 and Giannis' legendary, and I mean...LEGENDARY WITH A CAPITAL L closing game.

I also talk how the Bucks turned the series around, and Giannis' impressive resume.

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The Block Heard Around The Basketball World

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Losing a family dog sucks.

But I'm finally in the right headspace to do a pod. I talk about the the NBA Finals, Game 4, Giannis' dominance, CP3 woes and how intriguing the series has been.

I also talk about a show I just finished binging: Jujutsu Kaisen. Would highly HIGHLY recommend.

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Sixers Taking Years Off My Life.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:13:50 -0000

Really didn't want to come back with an episode like this. So I really don't know what to put here. The team has choked away back to back playoff games against an inferior team in spectacular fashion. I talk about everything wrong with this team. lol.

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Stop It. Jokic Is The MVP + The Last Guard Spot on All-NBA First Team

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:28:59 -0000

Look. I get it. MVP Discourse can be annoying. Especially since we talk about it damn near every day. We as humans also don't like being told that something is "not a debate" or "its not close" and we want to push back on that. I LOVE What Chris Paul has done for the Phoenix Suns.

But Nikola Jokic is the MVP.

I go over why. Why the sudden push for CP3 is weird (btw he'd be 5th on my imagery "thank-god-I-don't-have-to-vote" ballot). Why its possible for me to love watching Embiid and Jokic and their quest of bringing the center position back en vogue. I also give my top-5 MVP list, and honestly it should be a no brainier for the top 3.

Then, I go over the four locks I have for All-NBA 1st team (especially now that Embiid/Jokic can be voted as a forward or a center on the ballot) and who should get the last guard spot? Dame? Or Luka? I don't give an answer, boring I know, but I state each of their cases.

Episode time: 37 minutes.

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Crisis Averted: 49ers Pick Trey Lance

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:35:24 -0000

Surprise! You thought I was gonna talk about the incredible Bucks/Nets game yesterday or the all-of-a-sudden-tight race between the Mavericks, Blazers and Lakers to avoid the play-in tournament didn't you? Well I will still talk about that, and other things (Like LeBron all of a sudden complaining about the play-in games LMAO) in a later episode this week, but I wanted to use the 20th episode of my pod to share with you what I was going through leading up to the NFL Draft. For context, I am a big San Francisco 49ers fan (third generation fan) and I was very worried that my Niners were not going to take Justin Fields or Trey Lance with the third pick in the draft (a pick they traded three first-round picks for!!!). I wavered at the end a day or two before the draft and I thought there was a very real chance we were about to make a colossal franchise-level mistake by taking Mac Jones. Well that didn't happen! I go over why the pick was so important to the franchise, for insane fans like myself, and why I'm so elated that Trey Lance is in the Red and Gold.

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LaMarcus Aldridge Deserves His Flowers; Rest Up, Jamal Murray; KAT

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:02:59 -0000

In today's episode we go over a few things, including the unexpected retirement of LaMarcus Aldridge. We then talk about how much the Jamal Murray injury sucks, and how far it brings the Nuggets down the contender ranks. Then lastly, we examine the "Good Stats, Bad Team" notion/phrase and why it absolutely does not apply to Karl-Anthony Towns. I also explain why KAT is similar to Devin Booker in a lot of ways before the Suns started winning games this year.

FYI I said it was going to be a 35 minute episode but it ended up being almost 50. So sorry about that lol.

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