The NBA is back! Austin and Christian are stoked and you better be! What the heck is going on? What is it going to take for the Blazers to make the playoffs? We explain, while also discussing the recent scrimmage games, which players will not be playing in the NBA bubble, which teams have a real shot at the championship and more! What questions do you have? Comment and hit us up on Twitter!
Peeps in Plaid | @PeepsInPlaid | https://www.twitter.com/peepsinplaid
Christian Gmelin | @ChristianGmelon | https://www.twitter.com/christiangmelon
Austin Kaphammer | @AKaphammer | https://www.twitter.com/akaphammer
Huge thank you to our musical contributors, Ziggy Zay and Mashonibeats for the intro and outro music. Check out Ziggy wherever you stream your music and Mashoni on Soundcloud!
Episode Timeline:
:56 – Season restart explanation
2:12 – Reviewing Blazers scrimmage games
10:25 – Blazers rotation discussion and things we’d like to see them do as the regular season restarts
17:00 – Which players will be missing time or skipping the NBA restart altogether
26:40 – Past NBA playoff discussion and other random thoughts and stats across the league
31:05 – Is Jusuf Nurkic an aggressive guy? We look at his background
33:45 – Basketball Players as NFL Tight Ends
37:12 – Tiers of contention: Who is for real in the NBA restart?
47:51 – Why the Blazers will struggle in the years to come
