The Tank Commander Podcast

Ep 92 (S2, E33) - 2026 Prospect #27 Chris Cenac Jr

We take our penultimate solo prospect breakdown for the season with Houston freshman stretch-4 Chris Cenac Jr! This was a challenging scout for us, so this episode gets into the nitty gritty nuance that you all know and love from us. It's a longer scout, but it puts complicated players like Chris Cenac Jr in context with how they would fit in the NBA in both the regular season and the playoffs.  00:00 Intro and Playoffs Talk 15:00 Chris Cenac Jr Intro 36:02 Offense 40:39 Defense 51:53 Player Comps 01:03:36 Recommendations Recommendations: Noah - The entire Dark Pictures video game anthology, but specifically the latest entry Directive 8020 Jeffrey - The Gentleman Bastards book series by Scott Lynch Follow us on Twitter/X! Jeffrey: @Podlaoan, and @podlaoan.bsky.social Noah: @BBallTankNoah Old Man Squad Podcast Network: @OldManSquad **Join us in Discord! https://discord.gg/8Ss9PCYRuR

Ep 91 (S2, E32) - MOCK DRAFT 1.0 - The Lottery

We finally do our first Mock Draft! This time we focus on the lottery teams after the actual Draft Lottery. We also get into some post-combine reviews, as well some very deep philosophical thoughts on our home teams: the Warriors and the Celtics.  00:00 Playoffs And Combine Buzz 07:58 1 - Wizards 09:32 2 - Jazz 11:27 3 - Grizzlies 13:28 4 - Bulls  16:13 5 - Clippers 18:46 6 - Nets 21:59 7 - Kings 23:35 8 - Hawks 26:29 9 - Mavericks 28:51 10 - Bucks 32:29 11 - Long GSW Convo  42:24 12 - Thunder 48:46 Celtics Sidebar 54:32 13 - Heat 57:15 14 - Hornets 01:02:18 Recommendations Recommendations: Noah - The house music album "Brave" by Joyryde Jeffrey - If you only have a day in Okinawa, go to Gorilla Chop and Katsudake Follow us on Twitter/X! Jeffrey: @Podlaoan, and @podlaoan.bsky.social Noah: @BBallTankNoah Old Man Squad Podcast Network: @OldManSquad **Join us in Discord! https://discord.gg/8Ss9PCYRuR

Ep 90 (S2, E31) - The Rookie Review FEAT Chris Sharp

That's right, we're not ignoring the 2025 NBA Draft Class. This week, we have the legendary Chris Sharp back! He helps us break down the rookie performances from this year as we have a conversation framed against the Kia Rookie Ladder. Instead, we break down the Ladder vs the rookies we believe would have impact long term. Sure, tune in for us, but Chris is the real star of the show and helps give his own unique perspective.  Recommendations: Chris - An electric smoker, for its efficient set-it-and-forget-it abilities to smoke meat  Noah - The excellent, side-scrolling rogue-like video game series Blasphemous Jeffrey - The deep, heartful post-apocalyptic graphic novel, Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan.

Ep 89 (S2, E30) - 2026 Prospect #26 Ebuka Okorie

Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie brings a lot to the table on BOTH sides of the ball. He is slight in stature at 6'2" but mitigates it with a 6'6" wingspan and underrated strength and hustle. He's got skill and efficiency abound as a very young freshman prospect, so dig into what we analyzed about him and his game.  Recommendations:  Noah - The very underrated Legend of Korra series Jeffrey - Visiting the Stanford University campus 00:00 Playoffs Talk 19:11 Introducing Ebuka Okorie 25:36 Defense 35:04 Offense 50:07 Comps 59:26 Recommendations Follow us on Twitter/X! Jeffrey: @Podlaoan, and @podlaoan.bsky.social Noah: @BBallTankNoah Old Man Squad Podcast Network: @OldManSquad **Join us in Discord! https://discord.gg/8Ss9PCYRuR

Ep 88 (S2, E29) - 2026 Prospect #25 Labaron Philon FEAT Corban Ford!

We get Corban Ford back on the show with us! This time, to follow up our most popular episode of all time, coming back once again to analyze now-sophomore Labaron Philon of Alabama. We had a lot of notes from last year for improvement and were pretty warm on him then, and now we see some huge leaps. Find out where exactly those leaps are, and what he may ultimately still need.  Before we even get to Labaron though, we definitely chop it up regarding some topics on the WNBA, the ongoing NBA playoffs, and just some talk on modern hoops in general. We had a blast with this one, and we hope it shows! 00:00 Welcome Back Corban! 01:23 Indie Basketball Podcast Updates 02:11 WNBA Talk 06:37 NBA Playoffs 10:43 OKC Whistle 15:31 Modern Offense 18:20 NBA Streaming Rant 21:10 Adam Silver Anti-Tanking Crusade 27:46 Labaron Philon Stats Overview 29:39 Year Two Leap and Draft Stock 32:24 Offense 53:03 Defense 01:03:16 Comps and Role Projection 01:06:16 Recommendations  Follow Corban! @corbanford The Indie Basketball Podcast Also on @swishtheory @TheLeadSM @thecenterhub_bb https://the-center-hub.com/ Follow us on Twitter/X! Jeffrey: @Podlaoan, and @podlaoan.bsky.social Noah: @BBallTankNoah Old Man Squad Podcast Network: @OldManSquad **Join us in Discord! https://discord.gg/8Ss9PCYRuR