The Lowe Post ESPN
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ESPN's Zach Lowe talks to various basketball people about various basketball things.
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Worst Preseason Takes and Draymond Green's Ejection with Doris Burke
Zach and ESPN's Doris Burke discuss Draymond Green's ejection and the Warriors' push for the play-in before revealing their preseason takes that have since fallen flat.
Headlines around the league (15:04)
Worst Preseason Takes (22:07)
Under on the Thunder (22:27)
Hawks to finish in the top 5 (30:56)
Lukewarm on the Porzingis trade (33:19)
A Mavs swoon that never happened (41:58)
D'Angelo Russell's season with the Lakers (47:17)
The Suns as a title contender (55:23)
Clippers escaped Philly with a win (1:03:05)
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Playoff Races in the East and West. Plus, the League Looking into Betting Irregularities
Zach and The Dunker Spot's Steve Jones, Jr. discuss what's going on with the Warriors, the races for the 6th seed in the East and West, and the battle for positioning among the 3-4-5 spots in the East. Then ESPN Chalk's David Purdum joins for the latest on the NBA looking into betting irregularities involving Toronto's Jontay Porter.
What's going on with the Warriors? (2:27)
6-7-8 spots in the West (9:44)
6-7-8 spots in the East (33:56)
3-4-5 in the East (53:05)
Purdum (1:08:34)
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Celtics-Bucks, Forecasting the Thunder, Anthony Edwards' Leap, and Coach of the Year Contenders
Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon discuss how the Celtics and Bucks would match up in a playoff series, forecast the Thunder's chances in the West, and weigh in on Coach of the Year candidates. Then The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski joins to talk all things Anthony Edwards- the dunk and his elevation into superstardom- plus, what success looks like for the Timberwolves this season.
Celtics-Bucks matchup (1:50)
Forecasting the Thunder (21:20)
No one has an answer for Jokic (40:13)
Coach of the Year front runners (43:10)
The red-hot Rockets (47:50)
A basketball dilemma (53:02)
Krawczynski (56:29)
The Anthony Edwards dunk (58:54)
Wolves have more of a backbone this season (1:07:25)
Latest on KAT and Reid (1:11:13)
Anthony Edwards has taken the leap (1:16:39)
What is success for the Wolves this year? (1:33:23)
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Clipper Concerns, Red-hot Mavs, Wemby is here, and 6th Man Candidates
Zach and The Athletic's Mo Dakhil discuss the latest Laker losses, the charging Mavericks, their concern for the Clippers and Suns, Victor Wembanyama making highlight plays look routine, and candidates for 6th Man of the Year.
Lakers-Warriors reaction (4:03)
The surging Mavs (15:08)
Concerns about the Clippers (30:47)
Officiating has been tweaked since the All-Star break (44:28)
Suns (50:22)
Wembanyama is here (1:02:44)
Sixth Man of the Year contenders (1:10:44)
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All-NBA Candidates, Why Scoring has Dipped, and the 65-Game Rule
Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks run through their preliminary list of candidates for All-NBA. Then the NBA's Head of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars and the Senior VP of Referee Training and Development Monty McCutchen join to discuss why scoring has dipped since the All-Star Break, ideas to help defenders, and the unintended consequences of the 65-game rule for awards.
Bucks still trying to figure it out (15:48)
Brunson is going to make an All-NBA team and state of the Knicks (29:05)
Rounding out All-NBA candidates (35:32)
Sixers in disarray without Embiid (48:58)
Dumars and McCutchen (1:01:27)
On scoring being down since the All-Star break (1:04:23)
Ideas to help defenders (1:14:45)
On how the 65-game rule is working (1:29:43)
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Pelicans, All-Defense Candidates, Suns, and Why Scoring is Down
Zach and ESPN's Andrew Lopez discuss the red-hot Pelicans, Zion's play, Brandon Ingram's unheralded season, and how the Pelicans stack up against each of the West's elite. Then ESPN's Kevin Pelton joins to pick All-Defensive teams, talk Heat, Suns, Magic and Jamahl Mosley's extension, the recent decline in scoring and free throws, Victor Wembanyama, and much more.
Pels are a mystery box and a sleeping giant (6:26)
Zion's improved defense and rebounding (10:57)
Herb Jones has a case for All-Defense and Most Improved (13:28)
The Pelicans' shooting luck defensively (20:13)
Not enough talk about Brandon Ingram (27:08)
How the Pels match up against other Western Conference playoff teams (33:30)
Pelton (40:15)
Middle of the East (57:46)
2nd tier All-Defense guys (1:02:47)
Thunder in line for the top seed in the West (1:09:14)
Wembanyama's All-Defense case (1:15:27)
Scoring is down since the All-Star break (1:30:20)
Temperature check on the Suns (1:39:46)
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Customer Reviews
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This is my favorite podcast and you guys have trash reviews
It is generally fine.
Generally fine, but his go-to is some variation of “No one is talking about…” and you know what? They are talking about it. If you played a drinking game you would get drunk every episode drop. I have subscribed and unsubscribed so many times. On the fence.