Half-Cort and Mid-Raynge

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Half-Cort and Mid-Raynge is for and sometimes by Joel Sherman. It was originally conceived as a way for Joel to have some entertainment as he ran the Boston Marathon in 2014. Since then, we’ve been tearing up the airwaves, bringing levity and/or philosophical pessimism to all of the newsiest NBA new…

Ray and Cort


    • Jun 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 36 EPISODES


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    Episode 035 We Need A Little Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 48:04


    Cort and Ray return to the podcasting world and find a hellscape of HCMR knockoffs have replaced them in the two years since they last posted. Everyone is trusting the process and jabbering on incessantly about Joe Harris. But never forget who brought it to you first.

    Episode 034 Paul George on the Clippers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 66:04


    EVERYONE SWITCHED TEAMS; WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!?

    Episode 033 Kings Ransom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 70:26


    The draft is tonight! Lakers traded all their picks to the Pelicans for Anthony Davis. Zion! Joe Harris! Kyle Guy! Half-Cort and Mid-Raynge is back let’s goooooooo!

    Episode 032 Brow Not Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 68:42


    Anthony Davis wants to leave New Orleans. Ray’s got a head start on him. Listen all the way to the end for our predictions on where he’ll end up.

    Episode 031 Icons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 48:14


    Ray’s back in town! This particular episode is so spicy that it defies description. We would just like to use this space to wish all of our listeners a happy end of 2018 and many Auld Lang Synes in the New Year. It’s hard to believe that we recorded over 500 episodes of Half-Cort and Mid-Raynge in 2018, and I’d like to thank you all for listening to every one of them.

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    Episode 030 The Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 68:36


    Jimmy Butler emergency pod! The Sixers welcome a new addition, and Ray is relatively pumped. We also talk about Joe Harris, of course, and some Denzel Washington movies.

    Episode 029 The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 55:59


    We’re back. Or are we? Give a warm HCMR welcome to our guest hosts!

    Episode 028 Tanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 85:42


    Happy Tanksgiving everyone! Ray and Cort share things they are thankful for, both basketball-related and not. Also, the first appearance of a new segment: Sportmanteu.

    Episode 027 Lonely Highway

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 69:00


    We’re back for the 2017-2018 NBA season! Special guest Jeff C. provides the perspective of a real-life Upper Darbian on all your favorite Sixers players (Embiid and Simmons) and some of their more obscure (Amir Johnson). Plus: is In-N-Out burger really overrated? Fast food! Pokemon! Hospital EMR systems! This episode has it all!

    Episode 026 Offseason Part 2 Banana Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 46:45


    Fashion Week! What are we wearing? Greg and Joel join us as guests for the first ever Banana Boat podcast. Melo got traded from the Knicks to the Thunder! Extramundane? You decide.

    Episode 025 Offseason Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 64:02


    Kyrie to the Celtics! We also discuss Pelicans over/under and put some stakes (perhaps even steaks) on the line. Plus: some riveting talk about revenue-sharing. This episode was recorded pre-Melo-trade. Stay tuned for Part 2 with a special guest.

    Episode 024 Smerdyakov with a Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 65:48


    Robby Colby joins to talk NFC East Football. He also weighs in on Kyrie’s desire to depart the Cavs. Also: Flat-Earth hot takes and a betrayal. Don’t miss this episode!

    Episode 023 Free Agency and the Future of Humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 98:19


    Cort and Ray talk about the results of the NBA Draft, muse on free agency, and then get deep into the philosophical problem of free agency while discussing 17776

    Episode 022 Warriors Win: 2017 Finals Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 79:59


    Love and basketball. Capitalism and underwear.

    Episode 021 Finals Preview with Josh Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 76:39


    Special guest Josh Myers comes on to talk Spurs. We also give our predictions for the NBA Finals. Plus a there’s a little insight into what it’s like to be a minor league ball player.

    Episode 020 Live Draft Lottery Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 75:44


    Cort and Ray recorded this one while watching the draft lottery live. We get real excited during this one. Second half of the episode has our Conference Finals predictions.

    Episode 019 Round 2 Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 86:57


    Round 2 baby! Also we talk about Dota 2 and dentistry. What could be more fun?! Perhaps hearing Cort eat crow for missing all his round 1 series length guesses.

    Episode 019 Playoff Preview + MVP + ROY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 60:14


    Cort and Ray talk about the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards. Joel joins us with his spicy take. Then we preview the first round of the playoffs. Listen to our predictions here! This is the first time we’ve given our predictions before the games actually started. Wow!

    Episode 018 Emergency Boogie Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2017 70:15


    We recorded this right after the Boogie trade. Then Mardi Gras happened. Therefore it’s a little late.

    Episode 017 Isn't It Ironic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2017 55:44


    Andrew is our first ever call-in guest. We ask him some vital Wizards questions. Sirens go off, we imagine what it’s like to be a dispatcher of said sirens. Who would we most like to meet at the NBA All-Star Weekend? Find out on this episode!

    Episode 016 Do the Right Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2017 42:44


    We talk about Ray’s recent Kawhi mini-stand. Also we discuss halftime shows, and the movie Do the Right Thing. Also, there was an exciting technology development w/r/t call-ins.

    Episode 015 Falling Stars Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017 74:32


    Ray gives a Sixers update. Joel Embiid turned out to be good. You heard it here first. We give a fantasy update. Ben Foster is in last place. Talk some Melo trade rumors, plus a quick Cans update. Stick with us until the end for the newly-created Falling Stars Challenge.

    Episode 014 Guest Host Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2016 66:16


    Andrew takes over the podcast! This was when we still thought we lived in the best of all possible worlds. Ray came back from a hike! He’s rejuvenated. Andrew gives some hot takes on his experience of visiting New Orleans.

    Episode 013 Joe Harris is on the Nets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 42:25


    Joe Harris signs with the Nets! (Also, I think Kevin Durant had signed to the Warriors.) Also, Ray is going on a really long hike, and he talks about his hopes and dreams for the Pacific Northwest Trail.

    Episode 012 Mailbag!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 40:33


    Leap day podcast. We had a mailbag. We had a sendoff for JaKarr Sampson. Cort talked about Mile High towers in Saudi Arabia for some reason.

    Episode 011 Pre-Lottery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015 71:42


    Joel joins us as a guest podcaster. We are talking about the draft. Ray likes Southwest’s “process”. Misophonia warning.

    Episode 010 10th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015 69:24


    The NBA Finals are over and the Warriors won. But our podcast goes on (and on and on and on).

    Episode 009 Mailbag!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2015 32:10


    We have a short mailbag episode! We talk about Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Ray delivers a series eulogy.

    Episode 008 Conference Finals Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015 58:23


    We dropped the mic on Ray’s crotch by accident. Joel joins us to predict the NBA finals. We were really pushing for donations at this point.

    Episode 007 Predicting Draft Lottery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2015 58:29


    We talk about our predictions from the previous episode. Joel joins us for some draft predictions. We mispronounce a lot of names, including Kristaps Porzingis and Sim Bhullar.

    Episode 006 Explicit Playoff Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2015 44:50


    We predict the 2015 NBA Playoffs. This one we really earn our swearing tag, as Cort says the word “dammit” at the very beginning.

    Episode 005 International Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2014 45:42


    Llull! What are the chances of the United States losing to Mexico? Please don’t sue us Sacha Baron Cohen.

    Episode 004 Trade Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2014 46:53


    Cort and Ray talk about some NBA trades. The audio is a little busted on Ray’s mic on this one. Also, we were doing a fantasy football draft at the same time. It’s probably prudent to skip this one.

    Episode 003 Half-Cort and Mid-Raynge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2014 59:22


    We got a name! Don’t sue us, Chase Utley. Ben Foster tries his hardest to name us and fails. Three episodes in and we got a name though. What a success!

    Episode 002 Podcast Needs A Name

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2014 44:43


    Ray predicts that we will do the podcast fairly irregularly. Cort predicts regularly. Tip of the hat to Ray for that prediction. The big news is that Joe Harris signed with the Cavaliers. Also some guy named Lebron James signed with the Cavaliers as well.

    Episode 001 Joel Sherman Boston Marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2014 52:57


    This is our first episode of the podcast. It’s probably worth mentioning that this is our first ever podcast, and it’s our Joel Sherman Marathon Podcast. Talking about some playoff basketball. Greg joins us for a segment on Lent!

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