Hoop Fiends

An unfortunate Tatum injury takes away the shine of an amazing Knicks win. We give our thoughts and prayers, then react to an amazing Knicks victory to move within one game of the conference finals. And a few thoughts on the rest of the league while we are at it, including a potentially rigged lottery.

GO NEW YORK GO NEW YORK GO!

Round 2 is off to one of the most historic starts in league history. 5 games, 5 road winners, 4 excellent games. Steve and John break it all down, including a majestic Knicks game one victory.

With a majority of round one series coming to a close, the Fiends react to the big storylines, and analyze how the rest of the series may play out

The Fiends are back after one or two games of each series have unfolded and give immediate reactions to each matchup. Fiends will be flipping, doubling down, and defending their takes as the playoffs have only just begun.

The Fiends return to get ready for another year of playoff hoops.

The Fiends finally take the time to panic about the Knicks being unable to beat any good teams. They also take a quick look at the Celtics, Lakers, Warriors, and the All-Star Game.

The Fiends return to break down the aftermath of the historic trade deadline. (Enjoy the Survivor intro)

The Mavs decided they needed to do something to make the Hoop Fiends get off their asses and record an episode. So Nico decided to make the worst decision in NBA history, resulting in the craziest trade to ever happen in organized sports.

The Fiends get together for the first time since the new season started to react to all of the biggest surprises and disappointments including the undefeated Cavs, laughable 76ers, sad Bucks, and gritty Warriors.

Why not one more quick pod? Steve hops on quick and improvises on a stroll through the draftkings app giving out some futures picks he likes and closes it out with fantasy basketball sleepers.

The Fiends close out their season preview series by making a tier list of all the teams in the east and west for the upcoming season. They then drop their finals picks and MVP predictions.

One of our favorite pods of the year is back! On the third part of our season preview, Riley joins the show to help update our annual heroes and villains list. Should have been done months ago but we take what we can get.

Jake G League joins the show to recap everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) from a very chaotic offseason. This includes Free Agency, Trades, the Olympics, the Draft, and so much more!

After a long hiatus, the Hoop Fiends are back! After an offseason away from the mic, the Fiends return to gear up for the 2024-25 season. On part one of a four-part season preview special, Johnny Oz joins the show to recap a whirlwind of a Knicks offseason including Bridges, KAT, and so much more!

The Fiends recap the 2024 Finals, and get ready for a busy offseason ahead with a quick preview of the draft and free agency.

Porzingis continues to be an enigma, Jrue is dominating, Kyrie sucks, and Luka is Luka. The Fiends weigh in after two games.

After what seems like years waiting for the finals, game 1 is today and Steve and Riley take the mic to make one final case for the Mavs and Celtics

With the conference finals looking to be over, the Fiends react to two lopsided series, and look ahead to a Celtics-Mavs finals.

existence is pain

Every series (except the Celtics for the most part) is high intensity, high drama. The Fiends break them all down after four games.

Clap your hands everybody! The Knicks are moving on, along with the Cavs, Mavs, and Pacers. The Fiends recap the rest of the first round series and get ready for round two!

Thunder, Celtics, Nuggets, and Wolves take care of business easily, while the other series keep rolling including a bonkers 76ers/Knicks matchup. The Fiends go series by series reacting to all the drama so far.

The Fiends are back to recap the play-in and get ready for the 2024 NBA Playoffs!

The Fiends get together for the first time in a while to catch up on everything going on around the association. They open with the Knicks and Randle's injury, and touch on Embiid's return, Celtics dominance, Bucks failures, Anthony Edwards, and so much more!

The Knicks make the move of the deadline, while the rest of the league were on Steve's sleep schedule and forget the deadline was 3pm. Steve and Riley react to the worst trade deadline of all time and give winners and losers before closing out with reactions to this year's all-star teams.

The Hoop Fiends bring in the new year with an action packed pod, first discussing their annual trip to Barclays to watch their league-pass favorite OKC team. Then, they break down the OG trade and what it means for the Knicks, before discussing the struggling Warriors/Suns/Lakers squads and a rising Clippers team.

The Fiends reunite to react to the first In-Season Tournament and what it means for the league. They go on to talk about the rest of the storylines around the league, including the upcoming Christmas schedule.

The Fiends have taken in a ton of basketball the past couple weeks, and are BACK to give a ton of first impressions. This includes Harden and how it affects the Clippers and 76ers, the Bucks new offense, the in-season tournament, and their biggest surprises and disappointments so far.

On part three of a three-part season preview, the Fiends close things out with their official MVP and Finals predictions. Steve also chips in his annual futures markets picks and favorite fantasy basketball sleepers, before closing things out with a game of "Who he play for?"

On part two of a three-part season preview, the Fiends break down the western conference into a tier list dissecting each team along the way and giving surprise teams, breakout players, disappointments, etc.

On part one of a three-part season preview, the Fiends break down the eastern conference into a tier list dissecting each team along the way and giving surprise teams, breakout players, disappointments, etc.

SEASON 3 FINALE! At long last, the Fiends close the book on season 3 of the pod with a fan-favorite episode. As we get ready for season 4 of the Hoop Fiends, we give the latest installment of our NBA Heroes and Villains list.

We knew this day would come, and there was no point in wrapping up season 3 of the Hoop Fiends until it arrived. We just didn't expect the Bucks or Jrue to be involved...so much to talk about!

Miss basketball? Steve doesn't because it never ended. There is always basketball to talk about, you just have to dig deep and find it.

Pledge Mile joins the show to recap all things free agency including the best and worst contracts, the rookie extensions, and the overall winners and losers.

On this bonus episode of the Hoop (soccer? hockey?) Fiends, enjoy an epic conversation overheard at Michael Rubin's 4th of July party between John (@jawn.osborne.mov) and Red Bulls Fan Ambassador Dan Statile (dan_statile). Dive into all things fandom, covering Dan's unique path to following the MLS, current hype around his NJ Devils, and where things are heading as a modern sports fan.

The Fiends reunite to react to the draft along with the KP/Smart trade, CP3 trade, and Cavs whispers. They then give a quick preview on upcoming free agency.

Steve & Riley recap all the latest buzz including Zion & Dame rumors and the awful Bradley Beal trade. They then preview the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft.

The Fiends come together one final time to praise the Joker and the Nuggets for an incredible run to the franchise's first NBA Championship. Also a quick nod to the Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights.

Himmy Butler and the Heat stun the world yet again and steal a game in Denver to take home court advantage. The Fiends discuss the first two games of the finals before previewing game three and the rest of the series (albeit briefly...how much more is there to say about the Heat?). They also talk Lebron/Kyrie, Ja Morant, and new coaching hires.

The '04 Yankees get the last laugh! Another truly pathetic performance from the Boston Celtics finds them eliminated by the #8 seed Heat after managing to regain everybody's trust. This team is a joke.

What a game!!!! Are we witnessing history???? Riley & Corey Grip on to discuss it all.

The Fiends are back together and raw react to the Celtics winning two in a row to force a game 6 in a bizarre series. They also talk about the death of the Lakers and the stunning Nuggets.

In sort of an emergency podcast due to the unforeseen pace of these conference finals, Steve brings Corey on to talk the embarrassing performances of the Celtics and Lakers, leading to the Nuggets and Heat both taking 3-0 leads.

The whole gang is together to give a eulogy on a great Knicks season and an interesting Warriors season. They also recap game 7 of the eastern semis and declare the process era officially dead. They close things out by getting ready for the conference finals and draft lottery beginning tonight.

Corey Grip joins the show to talk the Deja Vu of his Celtics forcing game 7 against the Sixers and the nuggets extinguishing the Suns. We then settle our Julius Randle beef before trying to manifest a Knicks and Warriors comeback.

Steve catches up with Riley after the 76ers take a 3-2 lead over the Celtics, and they react to the Suns winning two in a row in Phoenix. Then, Pledge Mile joins the show to recap game 5 of Suns/Nuggets.

Steve faces the music & hops on with John to talk Knicks and Warriors falling behind 3-1 in the semis. Not a good time to be Steven Speedling. Steve will be back to talk Celtics/76ers & Suns/Nuggs tomorrow with guests.

The Fiends are back together to react to the first game of each round 2 series and preview/predict the rest of each series. They also react to Giannis' press conference and Steph's historic game 7.

With round 1 finishing up, Steve touches on a Warriors/Kings game 7 before giving one burning question and predictions for each round 2 series. Sorry for poor audio, but better than no audio!