Ball Talk with Jon Soch and Chazz

Ball Talk Correspondent Jon Soch comes in and gives us the details on some of the most impressive teams and players from this past weekend's NERR Scholar's Roundball Classic and then the Ball Talk team discusses the Zion Williamson situation and if he's going to stay in New Orleans

In this episode of Ball Talk, the team wanted to do their second part of the NBA award show but of course they don't. Instead they cover Indiana's newfound willingness to trade Caris LeVert and one of their centers, Where Portland can go with Neil Olshey gone, and if the Wizards should be scared of Beal not signing an extension

In today's episode Ball Talk Correspondent Jon Soch went down to the Zero Gravity Prep Classic. Jon Soch and Chazz riff about some of Jon's favorite prospects, and teams he saw at this great event(written breakdowns of players coming soon). The team then transitions over to talking about the Portland Trailblazers firing Neil Olshey, the Houston Rockets winning without Jalen Green, and professing their love for the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Ball Talk team gives their quarter season awards. Explaining their choices for MVP, All-Star teams, DPOY, ROTY. Jon Soch tries to convince Chazz that Cole Anthony deserves to be on the all-star team

In this episode the Ball Talk team examines new trends in NBA defences caused by the most recent rule changes and why that has helped teams like the Suns and TWolves be successful defences. Then the conversation moves to the return of Zion Williamson to contact, and the Utah Jazz's early season struggles

In this episode the Ball Talk team discusses the Gonzaga Bulldog's marquee matchups against the UCLA Bruins and Duke Blue Devils covering all the biggest prospects in the games from Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero to Drew Timme and Johnny Juzang. Then talks about the over crowded front court in Houston and how that impacts them going into this draft

Ball Talk reporter Jon Soch was in person at the National Prep showcase. we get all his thoughts on the event's best prospects and most impressive teams + we discuss the firing of Luke Walton, The Lakers brawl with the Detroit Pistons, and the injury bug the Cavs are experiencing.

Immediately after the Ball Talk team proclaimed that the NFC is better than the AFC, two of the best teams in the NFC lost in embarrassing fashion. Meanwhile two AFC teams look like they might have gotten their seasons together. All this, week 11 look aheads, and more on this weeks episode of the Ball Talk podcast

The situation in Minnesota is starting to boil over with Karl Anthony-Towns. We look at that and use it to analyze the hot starts for the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, and Golden State Warriors

After an egregious taunting call in the monday night football game between the Bears and the Steelers, the Ball Talk team talks about the controversy, then debates whether the AFC or NFC is stronger. The episode concludes with the Week 10 preview

The Ball Talk team discusses the recent scandal involving Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, then covers some players who will be missing time that might have a drastic impact on the NBA soon. They also discuss what is going on with the New Orleans Pelicans who are near panic mode without Zion Williamson even having a timetable for his return. Then conclude with discussions on the Raptors and Mavericks

Episode 105

After a few weeks of NBA games the Ball Talk team is back to talk about what we've seen so far from around the league

The Cardinals lost JJ Watt, the Bengals are rolling, and the Chiefs are in the dumps. The Ball Talk team gives you all the analysis and then gives you their best bets for the upcoming week of NFL

"Defence On A string" creator Coach Jennifer Sepieli comes on the pod to talk about her experience coaching the game of basketball, her role as coach, and her new product Defence On A String. The best way to improve a team's defensive rotations and communication.

The NBA 75th Anniversary team was released. The Ball Talk team talks the new members since the 50th anniversary team, the snubs, and the players from the 50th team that probably should not have made the 75th Anniversary team

In the NFL Jon refuses to stop talking about the Titans, the Cardinals and Rams had convincing wins, and we're going week 7. The Ball Talk team gives you all the analysis on this great episode of Ball Ta;l

Ben Simmons is still causing chaos and there was a record amount of money spent in extensions this year. The Ball Talk team breaks it all down for you on their 100th episode

In this episode the Ball Talk team dives into some of the controversies surrounding the NBA and NFL recently including Jon Gruden, the Washington Football team scandal, Ben Simmons returning to the 76ers, and Kyrie Irving's vaccination madness

After a busy offseason full of deep dives the Ball Talk team is here to give you their preseason predictions for the entire Western Conference

the Suns did not offer DeAndre Ayton a maximum contract extension, there is only 1 undefeated football team left, Jon Soch explains why every team in the NFL sucks, and week 5 gets previewed on another great episode of Ball Talk with Jon Soch and Chazz

After a busy offseason full of deep dives the Ball Talk team is giving their Eastern Conference Team Predictions. Diving through every team in the East talking about their reasonable expectations for the season, and what to look for

The Ball Talk team gives you their take on the Rookie QBs, the Los Angeles Chargers stunning upset of the Kansas City Chiefs, and preview the best week 4 matchups

The final set of offseason deep dives gets done! The Ball Talk looks at the offseason moves of the last three teams and gives their takes and predictions for all three

The AFC West is looking elite, the ball talk team takes you through that division and looks through the rest of the interesting-ness from week 2 and previews what to look forward to in week 3

The Ball Talk team breaks down the offseasons for the Houston Rockets, OKC Thunder, and Memphis Grizzlies

Game of the year candidates, incredible finishes, stunning upsets, and complete letdowns. This NFL week 1 has had it all and the Ball Talk team is here to give you all the expert analysis.

Ben Simmons drama heats up, and the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota TWolves, and San Antonio Spurs are all linked to the Australian defensive specialist. Offseason deep dives with a twist!

The Ball Talk team runs through the AFC and gives their predictions on how each team will do and who will be making the playoffs. Jon predictably has a crazy take for the Tennessee Titans this season.

Football is back! The Ball Talk team goes through the 4 NFC divisions and looks at which teams are most likely to make the NFL playoffs this season and even give their NFC conference championship game picks and predictions!

In this episode the Ball Talk team covers the Offseason Deep Dives for the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, & Orlando Magic

In this episode the Ball Talk team does their Offseason Deep Dives on the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, and Charlotte Hornets

The Ball Talk team first breaks down the Lauri Markkanen trade then goes into the Offseason Deep Dives for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, and Indiana Pacers

The offseason deep dives for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks. The Ball Talk team gives the best breakdown and what expectations you can have for these teams in the coming season.

The Ball Talk team gives their Offseason deep dives for the Clippers, including the Eric Bledsoe trade, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz

The Ball Talk team breaks down the off-seasons for the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and then the Golden State Warriors

Will Luka, Zion, or Dame demand a trade after the subpar off-seasons for their teams? The Ball Talk team breaks down the off-seasons for the Mavericks, Pelicans, and Trail Blazers and talks about what went right, what went wrong, and what they would have done

Free agency has arrived! The Ball Talk team breaks down the biggest contracts from the offseason and the moves already done by the Knicks, Bulls, and Heat

NFL training camps have started up! Aaron Rodgers looks like he is going to play this season, Deshaun Watson is in Houston but probably will not play, Covid is still the biggest talking point of preseason, and the AFC South looks ripe for the Titans taking!

With the NBA draft over the Ball Talk team breaks down some of the most unexpected picks of the night, talks about some of the craziest trades, and gives their winners of the NBA draft

In this episode the Ball Talk team gives their NBA playoff superlative awards to highlight some of the best performances from this season's playoffs from some of the players who didn't make the NBA finals. Then they discuss the most recent team USA olympic loss and take a quick look at the olympic competition.

CHAMP TALK! The Milwaukee Bucks are 2021 NBA Champions and Giannis Antetokounmpo won his first Finals MVP

The team covers game 5 of the NBA finals just in time for game 6 to start! They then go into the offseason deep dives for Sacramento and the Charlotte Hornets.

Damian Lillard might be demanding a trade, the 76ers are trying to trade Ben Simmons, Team USA is in disarray, and Kawhi Leonard just got ACL repair surgery. The Ball Talk team gives you their takes on all these and some fun trade proposals.

With the Suns having a 2-1 lead over the Bucks the NBA finals are still spicy as ever, after a great breakdown the guys talk about the Toronto Raptors offseason plans and what fans should be looking ahead for this offseason.

With the first overall pick the Detroit Pistons draft choice should be super easy but their offseason still has tons of possibilities and interesting options to consider. Jon Soch and Chazz give you the full offseason breakdown including possible trade targets on this great episode of Ball Talk.

The NBA finals are looming! Jon Soch and Chazz talk about the chess match we will see between the coaches, the legacy implications for Giannis and Chris Paul, the financial implications for Chris Paul and DeAndre Ayton, and give some love to the recently eliminated Atlanta Hawks.

IMG Academy Basketball's Technical Director Mike Gillian comes on the pod to talk about his work on the administrative side of IMG Academy, the challenges faced organizing the program during the Covid-19 pandemic, the future of IMG, and his time at the Longwood Lancer's - where he has the most D1 wins of any coach and the most wins in a single D1 season in program history

Damian Lillard might want out of Portland, Trae Young is a legit superstar, the Bucks are title favorites, and Pat Bev is injuring people the NBA is completely upside down! kind of... Also the guys talk about their philosophy with second round draft picks and some of their favorite second round guys in this years draft

The Montreal Canadians just made the Stanley Cup finals, some stuff happened in basketball I guess

The conference finals are here and the Ball Talk team breaks it down for everyone and discusses the failures of the second round teams