BBALL BREAKDOWN Podcast

Klay vs Ja, Brooks vs KD, and What It Really Takes To Make The NBA

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Coach Nick and Andrew “Combo” Salop kick off Thanksgiving week with a rant about thumbnails and a love letter to the most slept on guys in the league, from “Cotton Candy Apple” types to Scottie Barnes, Jalen Johnson, and Tyrese Haliburton who win without living on iso scoring. They break down why this Charlotte wing is torching teams without elite burst, using driving lines like Luka, and how that changes the way we think about athleticism and development. Then the show pivots to Klay Thompson defending Cooper after Santi Aldama’s bush league trip, Ja Morant hijacking Cam Spencer’s moment, and why Klay deserves a lot more respect given his rings, defense, and what he battled back from. From OKC’s no middle overload scheme and the value of irritants like Dillon Brooks and Marcus Smart, to AD trade talk, Harden’s rule changing impact, and the real non negotiables for making the NBA, Coach Nick and Combo connect all the dots on how teams get it right, and how franchises like Washington and Sacramento keep getting in their own way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Rockets Magic Ending, Risacher Fall, OKC Dominance

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Cade’s MVP Leap, Mavs Meltdown, And A LeBron Conspiracy

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Coach Nick and Combo are back on a Monday live show to talk Cade Cunningham’s leap into the MVP conversation and whether the Pistons’ hot start is actually sustainable or just a friendly schedule bump. They dig into Cade’s finishing at the rim, his improved drive numbers, how Duren fits next to him, what happens when Jaden Ivey returns, and whether Detroit is really just one Lauri Markkanen type move away from becoming an Eastern Conference Finals regular. From there, the guys pivot to the chaos in Dallas, wondering how badly the Mavs butchered their franchise by moving on from Luka, why the roster around Cooper is such a mess, and whether it is already time to tear it down and rebuild. They also break down OKC’s suffocating defense, Mitchell’s under-the-radar impact, Reed Sheppard’s wild shooting start, Rockets intrigue, and what is really going on with Russell Westbrook and Zach LaVine’s value on winning teams. To close, Coach Nick and Combo debate which legend can get closest to his prime in the playoffs between Steph, KD, and LeBron, then wade into a spicy LeBron theory around his absence and whether the Lakers are actually better without him. Plus, behind-the-scenes stories from Coach Nick’s House of Highlights Fan vs Hater James Harden debate, fan recognition in random lobbies and Chipotle lines, and Combo popping up in national commercials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Bulls Surge, Knicks Wobble, Heat’s No Screen Playbook

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS [https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS] and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Coach Nick and Combo kick off the week with a fast look at why Chicago opened hot, what the schedule says about how real it is, and which tweaks are driving the pace and screening volume. Then it is a Knicks vibes check featuring Brunson’s usage, KAT’s role confusion, and whether the defense can hold up. We break down Miami’s new motion and double gap concepts with Bam as the hub, and ask what happens when a team almost never calls ball screens. Josh Giddey’s early three point spike, Amen vs Cooper at point guard, and a quick word on why modern officiating finally matches the rulebook all make the rundown. Drop your questions in Super Chat and come hang for the next Playback watch party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Giannis Steps, SGA’s Position, LaMelo’s Myster

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Coach Nick and Combo go deep on a wild NBA week: the Giannis “travel” discourse and how gather rules really work, whether SGA is a true point guard or a scoring guard, and why LaMelo Ball’s film says more about Charlotte’s stagnant offense than it does about his talent. They hit Austin Reaves’ handle and whistle, Rockets double-bigs and spacing, KD’s workload, the refs’ impossible sprinting angles, Kuminga’s encouraging evolution, and Harden’s lasting impact on skill development. Drop your questions in the comments or via Super Chat, and follow along on Playback for live breakdowns. Chapters 0:00 Intro and late-night Twitter fallout 4:10 Giannis steps, gather timing, why it looked worse than it was 12:40 Is SGA a point guard or a scoring guard 18:30 LaMelo tease, assist quality vs box-score assists 24:20 Rockets’ double-big experiment and KD spacing 31:10 Austin Reaves’ handle and foul drawing 38:15 Kuminga’s decision-making leap 44:00 Harden’s legacy on step-backs and skill work 50:00 The Jordan push-off debate revisited Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]