The Roundup Podcast

Mar 29, 2018

Coming into the season, the Warriors appeared to be a lock for another Finals appearance, if not the title, but as the regular season winds down and the Playoffs loom ahead, the current defending champs’ roster looks more like a G-League team than a title contender. Oh the pain of injuries, as each of the...

Mar 23, 2018

First it was Steph’s ankle, then Klay’s shooting thumb, and now KD’s broken ribs. The Warriors were expected to cruise to their third title in four years, but the road to repeat is never easy. And wasn’t it just a few months ago that the scuffling Cavs and the banged up Celtics were the top contenders to knock...

Mar 15, 2018

For the past few weeks, Gaber and I have been going back and forth about prescribed rest for players in the NBA. How far does a team allow a player to push through an injury, and what steps should be taken to prevent injuries from happening in the first place? Every situation is different, and there can be a thin line...

Mar 8, 2018

Oh my God, did you see Anthony Davis last nite? In a season where James Harden and his Rockets have stolen the show in the West and Demarr Derozen has the Raptors as the unlikely 1 seed in the East, it’s the perpetually lottery dwelling Pelicans demanding NBA fans’ attention. Over the past month AD has...

Mar 1, 2018

It’s hard to believe that the NBA season is already entering the playoff stretch, but here we are, almost 60 games in. The action, analysis and anecdotes have been non-stop, as the possibility of dark horse contenders like the Rockets and Raptors becomes more viable and the super-star contingent of NBA...