One on One Podcast Derrick Edwards

Derrick and Rodney touch on each first round series and progress to date. Major storylines include:


NY/Philly
Suns/Wolves - The Suns collapse
LA/Den - LA elimination
Mavs/Clips - Game 1 overreactions
Pacers/Bucks - The potential failure of the Bucks season

This was recorded before game 5 of NY/Phi; Bucks/Indy; Orl/Cle

Knicks super-fan ,and friend of the show, Brad (TW: @beemorgs27) joins to tell the world how NY is going to win the 2024 NBA Finals!

Even with Randle out this will be no issue because Jalen is a top 5 player...? (come on man).

Topics include:


Addition by subtraction with Randle
How good Jalen really is (Jalen vs. Donovan)
Potential Sixers/Heat, Bucks, and C's matchups
The depth of the roster
+ other general NBA banter like MVP meaning, the west, etc.

Jaylen joins the show to talk about the overall playoff outlook as we are 1 month from the postseason. We breakdown rosters, which teams have an actual playoff rotation, and how seeding could help/hurt some teams.

We tackle the biggest questions in the eastern conference:


Sixers chances
Celtics biggest issue/Tatum vs. Melo
Knicks or Cavs as sleeper
+ more.

The we head out west and do the same:


Youth movement: is OKC and the Wolves for real
Kings/Pelicans as sleepers?
Will the Clippers be the Clippers
How good are the current play-in teams actually?

Derrick and Rodney forecast the playoff push for the western conference.


Is Denver a lock for conference finals?
How do we feel about young top seeds: Wolves/Thunder
Sneaky seeds to watch out for
Major western conferences takeaways and lookouts
+ good banter and much more

Derrick and Rodney recap All-Star and give highlights (spoiler, were none) and lowlights. Can the events and game be fixed? Solutions/thoughts are shared on the following topics:


Canceling the dunk contest for good?
Frustration for the skills challenge
ASG lack of effort

As we move into the second half of the season the eastern seems to be up for the taking. Are the Knicks in prime position for a deep post-season run?



Tune back in for our western conference forecasting as we breakdown the teams and the path coming out of the west in part 2.

Derrick and Rodney link up to talk through some coaching carousels. Adrian Griffin is out, Doc Rivers is in. The Bucks change coaches, but was it the right move and is Giannis to blame? Wes Unseld Jr. is out in DC but also lands a new job in DC...? What's happening around the league with coaches.



ASG starters are announced, Rodney and Derrick we give takes on the east/west staters.