In which we provide massive overreactions to half a week of basketball. 

Also: extended preseasons, confident opinions on games neither of us watched, Danny has work to do, unifying your team against you, game 7 scars, explaining away losses for teams you like, a freight train down the lane, Dyson Daniels gets more minutes on this pod than on the court, denying Adam his minute of gloating, putting diesel in a petrol car, you need more stuff, OKC continue to perfect the tank job, the new Ben Simmons, heartwarming underdog stories, Barça vibes, questionably professional rugby, nothing like a Dame, retirement projects, sickovision, last year’s model, front-loaded heavyweight matchups, mentioned in dispatches, the guard wall, orange is the new flag, burning a League Pass credit  on a 30 point demolition, teams not to play the five against, Captain Friendship’s ride share scheme, making peace with the fragility of existence, gating your stats, James Harden’s HoF plinth, another decade of Chuck, getting sucked into the first round, yo dawg I heard you liked world cups so we put some world cups in your world cup, Hobart Nights, and the curse of Drake remains undefeated.

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