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Pound The Rock
theScore's Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond break down the biggest storylines and hot topics in basketball.
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Where is the NBA trending?
For the final episode of the show, we’re joined by a quintet of returning guests to discuss the various trends shaping the NBA’s present and future:
The biggest moves of the offseason
Paul George to the Sixers, Klay Thompson to the Mavericks, Mikal Bridges to the Knicks, Chris Paul to the Spurs, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to the Magic...
Lingering Finals thoughts and first offseason dominoes
We start this week's episode with an announcement about the future of PTR, before delving into some leftover Finals thoughts, including potential road...
Celtics push Mavs to the brink
We eulogize Jerry West, dig into Boston's commanding 3-0 lead over Dallas in the NBA Finals, and discuss Dan Hurley's decision to reject the Lakers' $...
How Boston dominated Game 1 of the Finals
The Celtics looked very much the part of historically dominant team in Game 1 of the Finals. How did they neutralize the Mavericks, and what reasons f...
What's next for Wolves & Pacers? Celtics-Mavs preview
We break down what went wrong for Minnesota and Indiana after great seasons and runs to the conference finals, and what comes next for both teams. The...
Celtics keep breezing, Mavs keep grinding
Our early takeaways from the Eastern and Western Conference finals, where the Celtics are (mostly) taking care of business against a(nother) overmatch...
2nd-round takeaways and Cavs offseason questions
After a week off, we check in on the wild Nuggets-Wolves rollercoaster ride and the tactically fascinating Mavs-Thunder clash as those Western Confere...
Goodbye Sixers, Bucks, Suns, Lakers, hello 2nd-round previews
We eulogize teams in Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Phoenix, and the Lakers, and honor an epic series between the Knicks and Sixers. Plus, we previewing sec...
1st-round check-in
With every first-round playoff series at least two games deep, we check in on Knicks-Sixers (4:58), Nuggets-Lakers (23:55), Thunder-Pelicans (35:57),...
Warriors postmortem, star injuries, 1st-round playoff preview
Jontay Porter gets a lifetime ban, a number of stars limp into the postseason, and we (quickly) break down the six first-round series that are already...
Giannis' injury, KAT's return, and awards picks
On our final episode of the regular season, we wonder what's up with Kawhi Leonard's knee injury, consider the implications of Giannis Antetokounmpo's...
Breaking down the playoff races
Who's the second-best team in the East? Who's the fourth-best team in the West? Is there any path to a deep run for the Lakers or Warriors? What's wit...
How are all those in-season trades working out?
The Pelicans lose Brandon Ingram, Deandre Ayton loses sleep, and we check in on how all of this year's in-season trades have worked out.
Mavs and Heat: Playoff spoilers?
On this week's episode, we're talking about two mirror-image teams having up-and-down seasons, and the threat level they might pose to top teams in th...
Wolves lose KAT, OKC's big flaw, and a potential Finals preview
Last week we talked about the league's most volatile and confusing teams. This week we're talking about this season's exemplars of stability: the Timb...
The most confusing and intriguing teams of the stretch run
How the Clippers, Warriors, Bucks, Cavs, Pelicans, and Kings have confused us thus far this season, and why each team is so fascinating to watch down...
Lingering post-deadline thoughts and 2nd-half storylines
We dig into some lingering post-deadline thoughts and observations on the 76ers, Lakers, Warriors, Heat, Suns, Jazz, Mavericks, and Spurs - Trae Young...
The most interesting teams from deadline day
We break down some of the most interesting moves and non-moves from a low-key trade deadline, focusing on the Knicks, Mavs, 76ers, Celtics, Thunder, P...
Doc's woes, Embiid's injury, scoring explosions, All-Star snubs, surging Cavs
How trading for Steven Adams can help Houston a year from now, more on Doc Rivers' postseason woes, and reflecting on Joel Embiid's knee injury, the g...
Doc replaces Griffin, Heat land Rozier, Embiid and KAT go off
Joel Embiid adds to his MVP resumé, Karl-Anthony Towns somehow comes out a loser while dropping 62, the Heat land a great-fitting Terry Rozier, and Do...
Breaking down the Pascal Siakam trade from every angle
Digging into the perfect fit between Pascal Siakam and the Pacers, how the Raptors got to a point where this was the best package available to them, a...
Ja's injury, Kawhi's extension, scrappy Heat, sinking Suns
We start with quick-hitters on the win-win Raptors-Knicks trade and the suddenly elite RJ Barrett, Utah's incredible turnaround, why a Markkanen trade...
Early returns for the Raptors and Knicks, plus Klay, the Lakers, & Pels
Klay Thompson comes to grips with reality for himself and the Warriors, the Lakers are turning on Darvin Ham, the Pelicans demand our attention, and t...
Who qualifies as a contender?
On our last episode of 2023, we go around the league and try to decide which teams deserve to be defined as title contenders a third of the way throug...
Draymond, Gameballgate, & the top 10 players of the season so far
The Bucks and Pacers squabble over a ball, Draymond Green gets himself suspended, and we count down the 10 best players of the 2023-24 NBA season so f...
Dan Devine on the Knicks, the IST, and 4 interesting teams
With Cash out of town, Dan Devine of Yahoo Sports joins the show to discuss a wide range of topics, including: the relationship between fandom and pro...
IST check-in, and most confusing teams
We check in on the increasingly moribund Pistons after a winless November, before turning our attention to the NBA Cup now that the eight-team field f...
Ranking the rebuilders
We check in on the state of eight rebuilding teams around the league, assess where they're at in the present, and rank their long-term outlooks. How b...
Under-the-radar storylines
We open with some thoughts on how the in-season tournament is going so far, and how it can be further legitimized, before turning our attention to som...
The biggest disappointments of the early season
How and why the Bucks, Austin Reaves and the Lakers, the Grizzlies, Julius Randle, Trae Young, and the Cavs have disappointed us, and how those teams...
Harden non-emergency pod, and who's impressed us most so far
Don't call it an emergency pod, but we do offer our takes on the James Harden trade, breaking down what it might mean for the Clippers and Sixers. The...
10 BOLD predictions for the NBA's 2023-24 season
With opening week finally here, we go through 10 bold predictions - and our regular predictions, too - for the NBA's 2023-24 season.
Which teams will over/underachieve in '23-24?
With the new season on the horizon, we convene for one of our favourite annual traditions: picking the teams we expect to overachieve or underachieve...
The NBA players who could swing the 2023-24 season
The NBA says resting doesn't necessarily lead to healthier players, and we dive into some of the most interesting players of the coming season, includ...
Celtics get Jrue, Harden plots chaos, Raps confound
With training camps set to get underway, we start to prepare for the season by breaking down the implications of the Jrue Holiday for the Celtics, the...
Breaking down the Damian Lillard trade from every angle
Where the Bucks, Blazers, Suns - and Heat - stand after Milwaukee swooped in to acquire Damian Lillard.
Late-offseason news and noise
Reunited to kick off Season 7 of the show and the unofficial end of summer, we unpack some news from the dregs of the offseason, including our thought...
Caitlin Cooper on the Pacers and the future of NBA defense
Pacers writer/analyst extraordinaire Caitlin Cooper (Basketball, She Wrote) joins the show to discuss the fascinating season ahead in Indiana, includi...
The Harden standoff and what's next for the Sixers with TrillBroDude
TrillBroDude of the You Know Ball podcast joins the show to discuss the state of the 76ers. Has this team's championship window already closed? How wi...