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BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastDOIN ALL THE THINGS, SAYIN' ALL THE STUFFHey guys, I’m so excited about this episode. We jump into a bunch of fascinating topics in and around the NBA, as well as the “outside world.” If you’re on TikTok or Youtube, I highly recommend you subscribe to see what I’m doing there. There’s a ton of cool BASKETBALLWEATHER shit going on on those platforms. Have a great week. ❤️, - AllenTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@basketballweatherYoutube: www.youtube.com/@allen_landverLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allen-landver-42380a5a/Chapter HighlightsIntro Navigating Politics and Per...2025-06-1756 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastThey don't have a guyWe start with the Dylan Brooks trade. Was that the beginning of the end for the Memphis Grizzlies? Then we explore the importance of toughness in the NBA, and the broader context of player empowerment and contract dynamics in the league. Also the the psychological aspects of coaching, the expectations placed on players like Austin Reaves, and the Timberwolves' success as a case study in effective team building.Chapters00:00 The Dylan Brooks Trade: A Turning Point for the Grizzlies03:00 Assessing Team Toughness and Player Value06:02 The Ja Morant Dilemma: Availability and...2025-05-151h 05BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastA Bad Fit: The Jonathan Kuminga $toryBenching one of your best players before the start of a playoff run when your team is trying to win a championship is... weird. So when Steve Kerr benched Jonathan Kuminga on the very last game of the regular season, was... he... a.... weirdo? We use that microscopic coaching decision to discuss the evolution of NBA coaching, team dynamics, vibes, money, and more.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Playoff Anticipation01:05 Grizzlies' Playoff Performance04:34 Assessing the Grizzlies' Core Players06:50 The Unpredictability of the NBA10:02 Oklahoma City's Future14:00 Building...2025-05-071h 00BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastThe Dark ArtThe balance between offense and defense.The dark art of defense gets much less screen time than the sexy three-point splashes and acrobatics of offense. But like a bewitching voodoo, operating underneath the surface, defense plays a major role in winning. We delve into this oft misunderstood and shadowy side of basketball, discussing the various ways defense impacts a game, and try to find some parallels to the real world.More: basketballweather.substack.comTikTok: basketballweatherIG: allen_landver2025-04-2457 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastOur Achilles HeelsBlindspots via the lens of the NBA Playoffs.The NBA playoffs are so many things. Mostly, this NBA playoffs appears to be a referendum on teams who try and take short cuts. Adios, Matt Ishbia. The best teams like the OKC Thunder and Boston Celtics have been building their squads slowly but surely over years. And yet, talent might still reign suprreeme in the from of the LA Lakers, who have one again assembled a team on the fly in time for the playoffs. We get into all of it: Achilles Heels, the will to win, the...2025-04-111h 17BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastOur Hungry SoulsWe start with a deep dive into the mercurial NBA career of Kevin Durant, and end up finding all kinds of hidden gems about the human need for stability, nostalgia, and the virtue to search our souls. We also dip into Kobe's clutch struggles, the desire we have for stability that we, as fans, project onto our superstars, Lebron's final chapter (aka Lebron 2.0), and so much more.More Culture and Art via an NBA lens: basketballweather.substack.comFind me on TikTok Instagram Youtube LinkedIn 2025-03-271h 17BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastNBA HUNGER GAMESWith the NBA playoffs on the horizon and beautiful competition on our shores, it’s tempting to think about what a sudden death format might feel like for the entire NBA season? NBA media extraordinaire Jarod Hector and I talked about a new format for the NBA, one where 2 NBA teams would be eliminated from the NBA at the end of each season, and sent to the G League to atone for their sins. Trigger warning: a conversation about capitalism occurs in this episode.More Culture and Art via an NBA lens: basketballweather.substack.co...2025-03-141h 17BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastNBA Film SchoolSyd Field meets the NBA this week on BASKETBALLWEATHER. It’s not Being John Malkovich, but it’s not that far because NBA Trade season is the new Super Bowl. Why the NBA should do a better job at telling the trade season story, before it’s too late. We take a surgical look at the NBA regular season, reimagining it as a sweeping Three Act Story, complete with stars, co-stars, and even a little Syd Field! and come up with some fresh thinking that can breathe some narrative juice into the sport, before it’s too late!!!2025-02-2752 min
BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastSpike Lee, Luka Doncic, Toys R' UsWe all just want to be Spike Lee — the Luca Doncic trade via the lens of fan culture.Subscribe! To! BASKETBALLWEATHER! On! Substack!As fans, we can’t help it. We never want to grow up. We want to stay tapped into that thing that made us fans in the first place. For me, it was that first spark watching Kareem on my grandparent’s carpet in a small apartment on Curson Street. Unforgettable, and I’ve been a fan of the Lakers ever since. It’s human nature. As adults, we want to root for our te...2025-02-131h 00BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastCrash the Party!International basketball players are the best players in the NBA, but American audiences don’t seem to really care.
Writer/Performer/Filmmaker Allen Landver ("The Fan") and NBA writer Jarod Hector ("The Media") discuss the way that American audiences ignore the best international players in the league in favor of the old schoolers. You know, Lebron/Curry/Durant, or as they will be known forever: LCD. What does the resistance to international players say about the NBA, and what does it say about American culture in general?
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Writer/Performer/Filmmaker Allen Landver (“The Fan”) and True Hoop’s Jarod Hector (“The Media”) discuss rest in the NBA, and some of the factors in society that prevent us from resting more in the real world. A lot more.
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truehoop.com2025-01-1551 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastMirror Mirror on the wallWOULD YOU STOP SOMEONE FROM BEING VIOLENT IF YOUR CAREER WAS ON THE LINE?
WRITER/PERFORMER/FILMMAKER ALLEN LANDVER ("THE FAN") AND NBA JOURNALIST JAROD HECTOR ("THE MEDIA") DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT WAYS PLAYERS HAVE USED ANGER, INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENCE TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS ON THE COURT. FROM BILL LAIMBEER TO DRAYMOND GREEN, DIRTY PLAYERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THE NBA, BUT DO THEY HAVE TO BE? RECENT EXAMPLES PERHAPS SHOW US A DIFFERENT WAY FORWARD. BUT CAN YOU “REALLY” WIN THAT WAY?
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basketballweather.substack.com2025-01-0139 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastStar fuckerWriter/Performer/Filmmaker Allen Landver (“The Fan”) and True Hoop’s Jarod Hector (“The Media”) discuss General Manager Daryl Morey, the leader of the Philadelphia 76ers, a basketball team that many said “won the summer,” and is currently one of the NBAs biggest failures. Known for being a General Manager who is willing to take “big swings” in order to win a championship, Morey’s gamble to bring in the injury prone L.A. native Paul George has so far turned out to be a disaster. Is there something wrong with Morey’s star fucking approach, or is the intense pressure to wi...2024-11-2048 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastThe! NBA! Sucks! Now!The! NBA! Sucks! WRITER , PERFORMER, AND FILMMAKER Allen (“The Fan”) and Jarod Hector FROM TRUE HOOP (“The Media”) go head to head in this cage-match style debate to decipher what critics of the NBA really mean when they say “THE THREE POINTER IS KILLING THE GAME.” From HOMOPHOBIC UNDERCURRENTS TO THE NOSTALGIA FOR THE SLAM DUNK, we investigate and uncover what’s behind this latest negative trend.2024-11-1345 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastSacrificeWriter/performer/filmmaker Allen Landver (“The Fan”) and Jarod Hector from True Hoop (“The Media”) discuss Bronny’s first games, and the feels that Allen says were unavoidable, watching him share the court with his father. They then zoom out into a larger discussion about Sacrifice, the sacrifices that all NBA players have to make in order to play the game they love, and the sacrifices we all make when chasing our version of greatness.2024-11-0652 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastPotentialWriter, performer, and filmmaker Allen Landver ("The Fan") & Jarod Hector from True Hoop ("The Media") discuss how injury, the 82 game season, and various other factors have transformed fan culture in the NBA to one where fans are mostly left rooting for their team's "potential." Longevity is the key in the modern NBA, and the teams (OKC, BOS, etc) best prepared for it, are the new alphas. So, what does that say about the rest of us in the real world? About the way we navigate our potential in the era of late stage capitalism. Listen to find out.2024-10-2354 minBASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastEpisode 6: Slurpin'Writer, performer, and filmmaker Allen Landver & Jarod Hector from True Hoop discuss why more of us seem to be getting disturbed by the growing salaries of NBA players. Topics include the gooey territory of money, the NBA salary cap, leverage, what it means to to be a role player in the real world, and the Orlando Magic’s fourth year guy, Jalen Suggs.
More NBA/comedy: basketballweather.substack.com2024-10-051h 04BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastEpisode 5: OK BoomerWriter, performer, and filmmaker Allen Landver & Jarod Hector from True Hoop make funnies about Shaq and the mainstream media punching down on modern day players. Defense, and its metaphysical value to the game. Why it’s disrespected. Resisting change, falling out of grace, ego death, status envy, & even a little economics. Take a listen, and let us know what you think!
More NBA/comedy: basketballweather.substack.com2024-09-281h 09BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastEpisode 4: The 45th most important thingUsing the Knicks as a lens, we talk about why winning is so hard in the NBA, fentanyl, nepo babies, American Exceptionalism, Matt Ishbia (billionaire NBA owner and nepo baby), James Dolan (billionaire NBA owner, nepo baby), Dan Gilbert (billionaire NBA owner) and the Los Angeles Lakers, who are also run by nepo babies.2024-09-211h 05BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastEpisode 3: Phoning it inDo NBA players have “the right” to phone in their performances over the course of an 82 game season? We go deep on the difference between entertainment and competition. I learn some things that I wish I could unlearn. You’re not going to want to miss it. Check out the OG newsletter on basketballweather.substack.com2024-09-161h 02BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastEpisode 2: BillionairesOn Episode 2 we talk about nepotism, a BBW favorite if you’ve been keeping up with the newsletter on basketballweather.substack.com. We jam on Bronny James and expand into meritocracy in general, as well as some shit-talking about billionaires, I mean, capitalist pigs.2024-09-161h 05
BASKETBALLWEATHER: The PodcastBASKETBALLWEATHER: The Podcast | PilotIn this episode, we rap about a whole range of things: from toxic masculinity and misogyny, the three-point shot, Steph Curry as feminist icon, identity, and perhaps my favorite of all — the sacrifices necessary to be elite at something, be it basketball, art, or anything else.
The launch point for the episode was a BASKETBALLWEATHER essay I wrote a few months back called “The Feminism of Steph Curry.”2024-09-1653 min