On Episode 162 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins go hard on the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, which ended up with the San Antonio Spurs winning the draft rights to Victor Wembanyama, the 19-year old, 7-foot-4 French pro who some feel is the best NBA prospect, ever. The ITP crew gives their reaction to the results of the NBA Draft lottery and give the...
In this episode of Hoopsology, Matt discusses the fallout from the Conference Semifinals for the Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, and New York Knicks. 2023 promises to be a busy offseason for many of the title contenders!
Then he evaluates advantages and disadvantages for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals match ups and makes series predictions. Can the Nuggets av...
The Conference Finals matchups are set and Josh and Kwab let you know which teams they are picking to go to the NBA Finals between the Lakers-Nuggets, and the Heat-Celtics. Plus, the two hosts speculate the direction of the Knicks, Warriors, Sixers, and Suns.
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In this edition of Hoopsology's In The Lab, Matt and Justin are giving their thoughts on a surprising second round of the NBA playoffs. Can the Celtics, Warriors, Knicks, and Suns make a comeback in their series or are they doomed for an early offseason? We also give our thoughts on potential matchups in the Eastern and Western Conference Finals.
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In 2013, fueled by two years of resentment after losing to Jason Terry and the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA finals, LeBron James pulled off one of the most incredible casket dunks ever. Comedian and writer on DAVE, Niles Abston joins the pod to discuss his journey to Hollywood (10:30), working with Lil' Dicky (39:40), and if the Miami Heat burying Jason Terry is worthy of the First Ballot Hall...
On Episode 161 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins go hard on the thrilling 2023 Ballislife All-American Game and the rapidly changing fortunes of teams in the NBA playoffs, and those clubs that didn't make it.
The 10th annual Ballislife All-American Game was played on May 6 at Cerritos College in SoCal and went into overtime as Team Future down...
Josh and Kwab react to Lonnie Walker's epic 4th quarter against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat going up 3-1 on Julius Randle and the New York Knicks, and preview Game 5 of the Suns-Nuggets and Sixers-Celtics.
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With each series completing two games in their respective series, Josh and Kwab go over what each team can do to take control of their destiny. Can Darvin Ham come up with a defensive scheme to contain Steph Curry? Will Monty Williams make the proper adjustments on offense to give his team a chance against Jokic and the Nuggets? And will Thibs continue to be stubborn on and let Jimmy Butler and th...
The 63-win Boston Bruins won more games this season than any team in NHL history. And then they faced the Florida Panthers in Round 1 of the 2023 Playoffs. David vs. Goliath, on ice. With hockey sticks. CBS Vice President of Late Night, Nick Bernstein tries to get another long shot into the First Ballot Hall of Fame.
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(8:30) Nick's relationship with hockey (14:50) Ne...
In this edition of Hoopsology, we welcome the staff writer and editor for The Washington Post the author of Barkley which is the definitive biography of Charles Barkley, Tim Bella. Bella goes into detail about the creative process of creating the book around Barkley and the origin of why he is one of the most compelling figures in sports media.
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On Episode 160 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins go in on the NBA Playoffs, the Ballislife All-American Game, and announce the recipient of the 2022-23 Mr. Basketball USA National Player of the Year honor.
The 10th annual Ballislife All-American Game is set for Saturday, May 6 and Ron drops a discount promo code for tickets that can be purchas...
Josh and Kwab bring NBA fans back down to earth discussing who the best player in the world might be (HINT: It's NOT Jimmy Butler), preview the Knicks vs Heat, Celtics vs Sixers, Suns vs Nuggets, and predict the rest of the Lakers vs Kings series
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First Ballot doesn't just celebrate the greatest moments in sports--we also celebrate the greatest sports movies of all time! Here to decide whether WIll Ferrell's Baseball documentary "Ferrell Takes the Field" is First Ballot worthy is comedic actor, True Lies star, the latest Ted Lasso "villain" Mike O'Gorman. He breaks down the funniest parts of the film, his TikTok fame (8:55), and his best im...
In this edition of Hoopsology In the Lab, Justin and Matt give their impressions of a great first round of the NBA Playoffs. Then Matt gives a rundown of the NBA regular season awards and he gives his thoughts on the Houston Rockets hiring Ime Udoka.
Then we welcome the Indiana Pacers Public Address Announcer Troy Pepper. Pepper talks about his journey to becoming the PA announcer for the Pacers,...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin Goodrum and Matt Thomas welcomes the former voice of the Los Angeles Clippers, Ralph Lawler to chat about his legendary announcing career. Lawler discusses his favorite basketball memories and gives his observations regarding what a title would mean to the Clippers fans and organize his thoughts on the 3-point shot has changed the current era of the NBA.
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Josh and Kwab drop their first episode of the Playoffs and let you know where they currently stand with their 1st round predictions.
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The pitch? Kits? Offsides? You don't have to know any soccer terms to know that the 2022 World Cup Final was an electric game. Here to break down soccer and this astonishing game is producer, audio engineer, and musician Isaac K Lee, who also talks about being a Clippers fan (12:00), sports and patriotism (51:00), and his favorite musican (01:08:28)
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(12:30) How people become Cl...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt go into the lab to give their early first-round impressions and then welcome Philadelphia Inquirer's Mike Sielski to discuss Kobe Bryant's legacy based on Mike's book "The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality. Mike also gives his thoughts on playoff expectations for the Sixers and he explains why Philly fans despise Ben Simmons.
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