Apex Greatness Podcast

The Following Audio Contains All Legacy Breakdown Episodes Detailing Michael Jordan's Returning From His 1st Retirement (93-94), Including:0:00 What REALLY Happened To The Bulls In 94 Without MJ? 93-94 Season Breakdown59:25 Michael Jordan Returns After 21 Months Away From The NBA

Part 2 Timestamps0:00 Intro2:34 X-Mas Game That Deserves A Do-Over “The Re-Gift”3:24 1995 Rockets vs Magic: Penny's Buzzer Beater6:36 2013 OKC vs Knicks: Robbed of A Great Duel8:43 2018 Lakers vs Warriors: LeBron's 1st Serious Injury13:49 2008 Celtics vs Lakers: Combined 61-8 Record Have An Ugly Game 19:50 “The Re-Gift” Award Winner27:48 Hakeem Olajuwon or Tim Duncan???36:38 Best X-Mas Game Ever “The X-Mas Present”37:04 1986 Bulls vs Knicks: Young MJ & Ewing Play Till The Last Position40:31 1994 Knicks vs Bulls: Scottie Pippen Takes Knicks To OT42:20 2004 Lakers vs Heat: Kobe & Shaq's 1st Game Comes Down to The Wire48:29 2016 Cavs vs Warriors: A Classic Between The 2 Best Teams of The Late 2010's53:16 “The X-Mas Present” Award Winner56:00 All-NBA X-Mas Teams1:06:00 Cumulative All-NBA X-Mas 1st Team Selection

Part 1 of our NBA Christmas Award Show (Video Found on Jonny Arnett's YouTube Channel)Part 1 timestamps0:00 Why NBA on Christmas Day is Worthy of an Award Show4:46 Best Christmas Day Defensive Performance “The Grinch”5:51 1986 Moses Malone in a Revenge Game vs 76ers9:17 2013 DeAndre Jordan Haunts The Warriors With 14 Blocks in 2 X-Mas Games15:09 2003 Young Dirk Slays Kings Team 31p-13r-3s-3b Playing Center18:50 1994 Scottie Pippen With Game Winning Blocks to Beat The Knicks22:36 “The Grinch” Award Winner31:44 Best Performance By A Non All-Star On X-Mas “Secret Santa”32:54 1989 Spud Webb Hits 12/14fg & a Season High For Pts vs Cavs34:34 2010 Monta Ellis Goes Off For 39pts vs Blazers37:12 1966 Bob Boozer is A One Man Show vs Knicks 40p-13r39:50 1982 Greg Ballard Asked To Become LeBron For X-Mas… And Santa Came Though!43:45 “Secret Santa” Award Winner49:03 Best Single Game X-Mas Performance “Tree-Mendous Performance”49:57 1985 Patrick Ewing Ignites 19pt Comeback vs The Best Celtics Team of The 80s52:13 1961 Wilt Chamberlain's X-Mas Massacre of The Knicks During His 50ppg Season54:57 1984 Bernard King's Iconic 60pt Game vs Nets57:47 1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Stuffs Stat Sheet To Capacity vs Supersonics59:39 “Tree-Mendous Performance” Award Winner1:05:14 Don't Forget To Watch Part 2!

The Following Audio Contains All Legacy Breakdown Episodes Before Michael Jordan's 1st Retirement (93-94), Including:0:00 Phil Jackson Brings New Direction as MJ Almost Gets To The Elusive NBA Finals53:26 30th Anniversary of Michael Jordan's First Championship Win02:01:57 MJ "Shrugs" His Way To Back2Back MVPs & Championships3:05:26 MJ Completes The 3Peat and Shockingly Walks Away From Basketball in His Prime

The Apex Crew, joined by fellow Youtuber Jonny Arnett, deep dive into their #NBA75 Lists. They discuss the following:0:00 Intro2:13 Looking Back at The NBA 50 Greatest List3:27 Is The Voters Starting From Scratch A Bad Thing?10:16 Breaking Down How We Came Up With Our 25 Names11:35 Dennis Rodman17:36 Do Players Lie About Their Listed Height?20:48 Giannis Antetokounmpo 23:48 Wilt Chamberlain: Overrated or Underrated?28:35 Could Shaq “Rag Doll” Wilt?34:03 Would Bill Russell Be An MVP Caliber Player in Today's NBA?37:02 Ben Wallace 44:11 Paul Pierce52:16 Reggie Miller58:59 Jason Kidd1:04:23 What If Jason Kidd in NJ & Steve Nash in Phoenix Switched Places? Would One Have More Success in The Other's Spot?1:11:29 Manu Ginobili1:23:30 Vince Carter1:34:08 Tony Parker1:45:02 Bob McAdoo1:53:38 Andre Iguodala1:58:43 Alonzo Mourning2:06:12 Russell Westbrook2:09:08 Should Bill Russell Truly Have Won MVP Over Wilt's 50ppg & Oscar's Triple Double?2:10:53 Klay Thompson2:19:21 Carmelo Anthony

The Following Clip Contains All Legacy Breakdown Episodes Before Phil Jackson is Hired To Coach Bulls (89-90), Including:0:00 MJ's Journey To The NBA25:26 MJ Put Up 28 PPG as a ROOKIE?!48:09 MJ Makes NBA History Despite Injury1:09:23 Michael Jordan Drops 37 PPG in 86-87! Should He Have Won MVP?1:30:33 Michael Jordan 1st To Win MVP & DPOY, But Also Meets The Pistons1:57:22 The Year MJ Played Played Point Guard & Saved The Bulls Season

0:00 Intro1:55 Lindsay's Favorite Round 1 Moment9:13 Dario's Hot Take12:58 Dario's Favorite Round 1 Moment16:57 Russell's Favorite Round 1 Moment21:10 Is A Player Scoring 55+ in The Playoffs Good or Bad For Their Team?26:00 Is Dame Really Going To Leave Portland?27:27 The Joker.29:22 Suns vs Nuggets Preview44:43 Russell Regrets His Knicks Love48:05 What Happened To Julius Randle?51:22 76ers vs Hawks Preview55:37 Trae Young, Hero or Villain?59:42 Nets vs Bucks Preview1:10:49 Giannis vs KD1:12:50 Why Lindsay is Rooting For The Nets1:14:27 Who Will Make it To The Conference Finals?

0:00 - "I'm Coming Home" LeBron Returns to Cleveland (14-15)54:25 - LeBron Wins Cleveland 1st Chip in 50 Years (15-16)1:52:26 - LeBron, 17' Cavs, Face Adversity Internally & Externally (16-17)2:54:31 LeThanos Unleashes Fury After Kyrie Ditches Cleveland (17-18)

Complete All-NBA 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Team Selections

0:00- "The Decision"19:43- Let's Meet The Heatles, What Happened in The 2011 Finals?1:18:15- LeBron Finally Captures The Elusive Title He So Desperately Coveted1:57:40- King James Rules the NBA, 27 Game Win Streak & 2nd Chip3:01:05- LeBron's Last Miami Season, Was "Big 3" Era Success or Failure?

Every Part of LeBron's Legacy Breakdown Pre-Miami9 Parts:0:00 The Kid From Akron Becomes an Ohio Legend, SVSM Days25:45 The 2003 NBA Draft Cavs Get Their Prodigal Son43:32 LBJ or Melo for R.O.Y in 2003?53:21 LeBron Levels Up in His Sophomore Season1:15:57 LeBron Makes His First Appearance in The Playoffs, 2nd in MVP Voting at Age 211:45:56 LeBron Carries The 07 Cavs to The Finals2:14:31 07-08 Season, Leads League in PPG & PER, LeBron vs Boston pt. 12:34:56 Cavs Win 66 Games, LeBron Wins First MVP2:56:54 LeBron Wins 2nd MVP, Lindsay Learns About The Delonte West Rumor/Story

On this episode of Apex Greatness, Dario, Russell, and Lindsay react to the trades that NBA teams made before the deadline this season. This episode is broken down in 10 parts:3:24 - Kyle Lowry, Norman Powell Trade Breakdown12:41 - Should Dame Want Out If This Season Doesn't Work Out?19:13 - Aaron Gordon Trade Breakdown35:10 - Nikola Vucevic Trade Breakdown 43:45 - Evan Fournier Trade Breakdown49:48 - What Do You Do With Andre Drummond?56:06 - Rondo/Lou Will Trade Breakdown1:04:13 - Victor Oladipo Trade Breakdown1:21:18 - Buyout Market1:22:36 - J.J. Redick Vs. Seth Curry'

In this episode of Apex Greatness, Russell, Dario, and Lindsay have some fun with the legacy of Kobe Bryant and ask questions about his and his Lakers teams abilities to win during different eras of the NBA.This episode has 4 parts:0:23 - Picking Kobe's Apex Greatest Season22:51 - Was 08-09 Kobe Good Enough to Win MVP in 86-87?33:17 - Kobe's 09 Lakers Vs. 87 Showtime Lakers, Mamba Vs. Magic, Pau Vs. Kareem43:53 - What Should Kobe's Staples Center Statue Look Like?

In this Legacy Breakdown, we cover the Black Mamba himself: Kobe Bryant. This is part 3 of 3 where Lindsay, Russell, & Dario discuss:0:23 - Kobe's Last Great Season (2013), Sacrifices It All To Make Playoffs29:40 - Mamba Retires, Clutch 60pts in Final Game

In this Legacy Breakdown, we cover the Black Mamba himself: Kobe Bryant. This is part 2 of 3 where Lindsay, Russell, & Dario discuss:0:24 - Kobe's Legendary 05-06 Season52:53 - Kobe Finally Wins MVP, but Loses Chip in 081:26:40 - Kobe Wins 09 Title, But Who's The NBA's Best Player?2:02:25 - Lakers Back 2 Back Champions in 2010, Mamba Gets His Revenge

In this Legacy Breakdown, we cover the Black Mamba himself: Kobe Bryant. This is part 1 of 3 where Lindsay, Russell, & Dario discuss:1:02 - Kobe's 21 & Under Moments: Road to Chip #146:20 - 01' Kobe Becomes an Alpha and Lakers Dominate to Repeat1:17:56 - Lakers Go for the 3peat, but Not Without Controversy2:00:57 - The Demise of Kobe & Shaq

Lindsay, Russell and Dario take a look at the legacy of the current all-time scoring leader, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This Legacy Breakdown starts with his college career and ends after the 1980 NBA Finals in 6 parts.19:00 - Kareem, The Greatest College Player Ever?/12:37 - Kareem, Unanimous Rookie of the Year, But Not MVP/26:54 - Was Kareem's 1st Title A Cakewalk?/49:21 - Kareem Loses '74 Finals in 7, Why?/1:08:22 - How Did Kareem Win MVP, But Not Make the Playoffs?/1:23:33 - Did Magic Save Kareem's Career?: A 1980 Finals Recap

In our final Magic Johnson Hypothetical we take our time machine to the 2018-19 NBA Season to see if Showtime could be successful in today's NBA.

Our third Magic Johnson Hypothetical has us back in the time machine and pitting the Showtime Lakers against LeBron's 2012 Heat team.

We continue our Magic Hypotheticals by taking him and the Showtime Lakers to the 2000-01 NBA Season. Do you think they could have won?

The first episode of our Magic Johnson Hypotheticals Series is a quick discussion on what we would consider the best season of Magic's career.

Our second Legacy Breakdown, Lindsay, Dario and Russell discuss the illustrious career of Earvin "Magic" Johnson in 9 parts.0:18 - Rookie Year and Finals MVP 15:18 - 82 & 83 Seasons, Importance of 1st Rd Byes 34:35 - Was Magic Really "Tragic" in 84?47:53 - Did Magic Get Screwed Out of the 1985 Finals MVP? 58:09 - Why Did the Lakers Miss the 1986 Finals? 1:08:31 - Was Magic's 1987 "Junior Skyhook" a Selfish Play? 1:27:15 - 88 Finals, Isiah vs Magic Goes 7 1:41:20 - Injury in 89 Finals, Would Lakers Win with a Healthy Magic? 1:50:35 - Magic, Barkley, or MJ for MVP in 1990?

The final episode of our Larry Bird Hypotheticals has Dario, Russell and Lindsay deciding if LeBron James or Larry Bird are the all-time best at their position.

We are back in our time machine for this Larry Bird Hypothetical. Would Larry survive or thrive in today's NBA? Let's find out.

First episode of the Larry Bird Hypotheticals Series, where we take Mr. Bird forward in time to 2000 and 2010 to see if his prowess stands up.

During this episode of Apex Greatness, Russell, Dario and Lindsay discuss the career of Larry Bird in 5 parts.0:20 - Rookie of the Year Season6:27 - Was Larry Truly an Elite Shooter?12:26 - Why the '86 Celtics Are Awesome21:35 - 1988 ECSF Gm 7 vs. 'Nique29:27 - 1991 Rd 1 Gm 5 vs. Pacers