Mild Takes NBA Show

Member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization Ryan Ward joins Matt, Squid, and Craig to discuss the impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had to his 2nd season in the Minor Leagues, before getting into his journey from small school Central MA All Star to professional athlete. Ryan leaves us at the 17 minute mark and the boys discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the NBA and the rest of the sports world, and Craig's current scare with the virus. The boys end she show discussing the one of the most traumatic events in Boston sports history, Tom Brady leaving the Patriots. Please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid are back and start off the show with 20 minutes of Celtics chatter, going over their last week of games and how they love blowing leads. The boys then go into a deep discussion of the current Coronavirus Pandemic and how it affects the NBA and all other major sports. At the 35 minute mark the boys end the show with a series of true or false questions regarding the end of the NBA season. Please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod!

Matt and Squid take a deep dive into the Boston Celtics past few weeks and the playoff picture. The boys also do some Q & A from around the NBA. Would you rather have Zion or Luka? Find out by listening!!!

Matt and Squid are joined by Craig to discuss the past week of Celtics basketball and discuss Jayson Tatum's rise to superstardom, discussing which players we would rather have over Tatum right now. At the 23 minute mark the boys give a few tidbits from around the league, touching on Zion and the Pelicans, the Raptors run, the Rockets, and the Bulls. At the 43 min mark the fellas do a snake draft of the best days to call out of work, and Squid just embarrasses himself. Please subscribe and follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid cover a wild All star weekend, the projections for the rest of the NBA season, and much more. At the end of the episode around the 50 minute mark the boys cover their top 5 chain restaurants in the United States.

Matt and Squid are back to give you their midseason review, going over their 5 favorite storylines from the 1st half of the 2019-2020 NBA season, before predicting the finals and picking their Way-Too-Early All NBA Teams. Please subscribe, rate, review, share, and follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt is joined by Luke and Craig to discuss the upcoming NBA All Star Weekend and also they do a snake draft of their top 4 dunkers in NBA history. At the 27 minute mark Craig and Luke leave the show and Matt recaps the 2020 Oscars and gives the audience a list of films he is most looking forward to in 2020. Please subscribe, rate, and review and follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid are back to discuss the insane 2020 NBA trade deadline and help everyone understand all of the movement that happened across the NBA this Thursday. At the 30 minute mark the boys give their winners and losers of the deadline and includes a lot of Celtics chatter. At the 37 minute mark Matt and Squid step into Lebron and Giannis' shoes and draft their own NBA All Star teams before getting into an Iowa Caucus political tangent. Thank you Millbury Old Time Inn for being our first official sponsor, and please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid return after a week-long break to discuss the recent Celtics results and touch on some news before previewing the NBA Trade deadline that is quickly approaching. Listen to hear their thoughts on what the Bucks, Raptors, Clippers, Lakers, Celtics, and more should do come Thursday. At the 27:30 mark Matt and Squid are joined by Craig to discuss Kansas City’s win in Super Bowl 54, going over who is to blame for the loss, Jimmy G or Shanahan? Who should have won SB MVP? And who do we like to win the championship next year? Thanks for listening and please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt, Squid, Luke, and Craig discuss the passing of NBA Legend and Icon Kobe Bryant. RIP Kobe RIP Gigi RIP John Altobelli RIP Keri Altobelli RIP Alyssa Altobelli RIP Christina Mauser RIP Ara Zobayan RIP Sarah Chester RIP Payton Chester

Matt and Squid are back to basics discussing the Celtics two incredibly impressive wins over the Lakers and Grizzlies this week. After pronouncing them dead to rights earlier this week, we have turned a full 180 which is quite typical of us. Right before the 15 minute mark the boys dive in to the phenomenon that’s sweeping the NBA world, the debut for one of the most hyped up players in NBA history, Zion Williamson. At the 20:30 mark of the episode we go around the league and discuss potential trades for the Mavericks and a look into the playoff battle for the 8 seed in both playoffs. To wrap up the show starting at the 37 minute mark, Squid and Matt pick who they think should represent the conferences in the All Star Game. Thank you for listening and please follow us on Twitter @MildTakePod

Tony and Matt cover an interesting weekend of football and then dive into Super Bowl story lines. The boys end it off with Celtics and Kyrie Chatter. First 15:00 minutes is the weekend preview 15:00-25:00 Minutes is Superbowl Talk 25:00 to end is Celtics and Kyrie. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt takes this pod himself, a solo 30 minutes where the man rambles for half of it. Matt starts off the show previewing the NFL Conference Championship games and gives his pick, and also gives the other Mild Takes Cohosts picks as well. Matt then answers a couple handfuls of listener questions ranging from questions regarding the WNBA CBA discussions, is Jimmy G an elite QB, who would win in a fight Biden or Bernie, and a couple lifestyle questions. Hope you all enjoy the show, follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt is joined by Luke and Craig to wrap up the wild NFL Divisional Weekend and give their thoughts on the upcoming conference championship games. The boys wrap up the show by briefly discussing the return of Zion later this week and give their predictions for the NCAA National Championship Game. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

In a Mild Takes Classic episode, Matt and Squid go alone at dissecting the past 3 weeks of Celtics basketball while touching on their recent skid losing 2 in a row to the Wizards and Spurs, and we also get Squid’s takes on the possible Drummond trade. At the 11-12 minute mark the boys give their tidbits from their break away from the NBA, touching on the Sixers, Jazz, Thunder, Nets, and an overview of the current Eastern conference playoff picture. If you enjoyed our NFL playoff discussions from last week and earlier this week, at the 40 minute mark Squid and Matt give their predictions for the upcoming NFL Divisional Playoff round. Thank you for listening, please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod, and please consider donating to helping volunteer firemen battle the bushfires currently engulfing most of Australia, click the link below. https://cfsfoundation.org.au/

The boys are Squid-less today as Matt is joined by Luke and Craig to discuss the insane weekend in the NFL recapping the 4 games from Wild Card Weekend, we discuss the Bills tough loss to the Texans around the 2:30 minute mark. Around the 11 minute mark the boys dive into the Patriots devastating loss at the hands of the Titans Saturday night that has left New England as a whole in shambles. We figure out who was to blame for the loss, and what’s next for Brady, Belichick, and the Patriots as a whole. A little after the 30 minute mark the boys discuss the Vikings big upset over the Saints in the Superdome. And we wrap up the NFL weekend at the 43 minute mark discussing the battle of the birds in Philly at the 43 minute mark. And quickly at the 47 minute mark the boys discuss the Andre Drummond trade rumors. Also, if you have any spare holiday money lying around, please consider donating to help combat the wildfires that are ravaging Australia, every dollar helps -- link to donate cfsfoundation.org.au/donate Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

The boys are BACK after their extended holiday break to run through the NFL Wild Card Weekend’s slate of games. We varied off of the NBA this week but lots of NBA stuff to get to next week when we resume our normal schedule. We start off giving our best bets and our picks for BUF @ HOU, TEN @ NE, MIN @ NO, and SEA @ PHI. We then go through and complete our brackets for what Matt, Squid, and Luke think will happen in the 2020 NFL Playoffs. We then end with a mailbag discussing the 5 most famous athletes of the decade. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod, and have a happy New Year!

A very special edition of the Mild Takes podcast where Matt and Squid are joined by newcomers to the pod Brian and DJ to discuss the movie event that is sweeping the nation, the release of the end of the new trilogy of Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker. The audio is bad, we talk over each other, and things get heated, but nevertheless it's an entertaining hour of audio. Please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod and subscribe!

The boys give their take on the latest Cs loss to the 76ers! The usual 3 tid bits around the league are covered and then they talk about the best basketball movies ever created. Finally the episode is wrapped up by a snizzy snake draft about the best holiday music. Enjoy!

Matt and Squid start off the show by getting into a Star Wars discussion because somehow Squid has never seen a single Star Wars movie prior to this week. Matt also incorrectly says that Phantom Menace was released in 1991, Matt is bad at talking and being cool and smart. They also go off about books and gasoline or some dumb crap for a while. At the 10 minute mark the boys briefly discuss the Celtics dominating win over the Cleveland Cavaliers from Monday night, and discuss some possibilities for which team Kevin Love could go to in the trade market. Around the 19 minute mark the boys give their takeaways from the week of games as well as preview the upcoming NBA slate for the rest of the week and the weekend, including discussions about the Blazers, Wizards, Raptors, the LA teams, and Heat! Somewhere in here Matt says the Astros played in the NBA and won 2 World Series. Sorry, I might be drunk. Also whenever I record I put these notes in the description so people don’t think I’m stupid, but now I just look pathetic. Move on. At the 33 minute mark Ryan Brown of Mouthin’ Off Sports comes to join us to discuss which NCAA players to watch this season if you are interested in doing some scouting for the NBA next season. Great insight from Ryan and we appreciate him for his time. At the 54:30 mark Matt and Squid end the show by discussing their top 5 shooters in NBA history and a new segment is debuted titled “I Don’t Understand” where we discuss non-sports related things that we simply do not understand. I recommend skipping to this part of the pod if you don’t plan on listening to the entire episode lol it gets off the rails. Please subscribe and follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid are joined by Luke after a week-long hiatus from the young king. The boys start the show off by discussing the Celtics big win over the Denver Nuggets Friday night, and discuss some possible trades the Celtics can make to improve their lack of interior defense. Around the 15 minutes mark the young lads discuss their takeaways from the weekend around the NBA, going over Spencer Dinwiddie’s incredible play, the Sixers recent form, Eastern Conference heavyweights home/road splits, and strength of schedule. Holy shit, Matt checking in, similar to a couple of episodes ago I meant to say All-Defense but I said All-NBA for Jonathan Isaac, my bad! At the 42 minute mark the boys give the Quarter-Way-Through All-NBA teams, do you agree or disagree with what the boys came up with? The boys end the show around the 50 minute mark on a mail bag for who our favorite heat-check players are in the league this year. Please subscribe and follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid are hot and bothered today and begin today’s episode discussing the Celtics dominating win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, including takeaways from both teams. Around the 18 minute mark the boys give their 3 biggest takeaways from the week of basketball, touching on Lebron’s shoe debacle, Harden’s “missed” dunk, the Lakers impressive wins, and more. At the 39 minute mark Matt and Squid come up with 3 ideas each on how to improve the crisis that is facing the NBA which is the severe decline in ratings. At the 46 minute mark the fellas discuss what they think would happen if there was a WWE style Battle Royale full of NBA players. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid are back to discuss the prior week in the NBA after the Thanksgiving break. The boys start off the show discussing the 4 Celtics games that have been played since we last got together. At the 23 minute mark the boys give their takeaways from the week in the NBA, discussing the Lakers, Jazz, Hawks, Heat, and more. Squid’s new puppy Groot does disrupt the show a few times during this segment! A little after the 45 min mark the boys discuss which 5 players in the NBA we were most wrong about. Players that we thought would have outstanding NBA careers and fell way short. Matt also meant to say All-Defense Team for Tristan Thompson, not all NBA lol. We also randomly go on a tangent about the 2018 Real Madrid basketball team for some reason, which leads to Messi v. Ronaldo. Around the 1 hour mark we end the show by discussing who we think were the most underrated players from the 2000s in the NBA. Please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod, subscribe rate and review!

Matt and Squid are joined by Luke and start off the show discussing Celtics-Nuggets and the Kemba injury. Around the 18 minute mark the boys discuss the rule/format changes that are being proposed for the 21/22 NBA season. Around the 32 min mark the boys give their 3 tidbits of the week, touching on the Hawks, Nets, Suns, and Magic Johnson’s fantastic Twitter account. Around the 49 minute mark the boys take a deep dive into the abysmal 2013 NBA draft and give their thoughts and takeaways. At the one hour mark we bring in Craig to do a snake draft of the top Thanksgiving foods. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Matt and Squid are joined by podcast legend Craig for today’s episode! We begin the episode discussing the incredible Celtics game in Staples Center against the Clippers, discussing Tatum’s breaking out, Smart’s offensive struggles, and the powerhouse that is LAC. Around the 17 minute mark the boys give their takeaways from the week of games touching on King Luka, the Spurs demise, Simmons hitting a 3, and more. At the 46 minute mark Squid has a mailbag for us that let’s just say goes way off the rails, sorry for the images we provide. Please subscribe, review, and share and follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid are joined by Luke after a big gap in shows due to the early episode last Wednesday. In this episode the boys discuss the Celtics first loss in 10 games on Sunday to Sacramento, before diving into the Celtics @ Warriors and some other news and notes around the league. Around the 36 minute mark the fellas take a deep dive look into the 2016 NBA Draft, going over busts, standouts, and other takeaways. Squid and the boys end the show by discussing what Melo's return means for the Blazers and the rest of the NBA. Sorry for some of the audio towards the middle of the episode, Luke is getting 3 lashings as punishment! Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod

Matt and Squid give you all an early episode! In this episode the boys discuss the recent Celtics game against Dallas, while also reacting in real time to the Celtics battle against the Wizards. After we take a trip around the league the boys discuss their top 15 current NBA players, Squid is absolutely foolish with one of his picks. Please continue to follow us on Apple Pods, Soundcloud, and Spotify, and please follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod Enjoy!

Matt and Squid are joined by Luke to discuss the devastating Gordon Hayward injury. After a Celtics recap and the 3 takeaways from around the league, the boys take a shot at guessing which Miami Heat teammate gave Dion Waiters the edible that led to his panic attack. The boys also give the first Mild Takes Hierarchy rankings for the top 10 teams in the NBA so far this season. The fellas end the show by giving their best bets for the Veteran's Day NBA slate! We are now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as well as Soundcould. Please subscribe, review, and share! Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod for breaking news and highlights!

Matt and Squid are joined by first time guest Matt Craig to discuss the wild week in the NBA. We dig in to a fascinating quote from Jimmy Butler, as well as discuss James Harden's love for stripclubs. We tackle a debate that's been all over Twitter this week, KG v. Dirk, and Squid has a bone to pick with the 76ers. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod and make sure you subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts!

Matt and Squid are joined by Luke to discuss some takeaways from the action packed NBA weekend, as well as go over their 3 biggest surprises of the early part of the NBA Season. This episode gets a bit out of hand at times, hope you all enjoy. We are now on Apple Podcasts! Please subscribe, rate, and review. Give us a follow on Twitter @MildTakesPod Thank you all for listening!

Matt and Squid update you on a WILD week of basketball. We touch on the fantastic Celtics v. Bucks game, the UFC match in Philly, and tons of other news around the NBA! We were also incredibly wrong about Dedmon's contract, please disregard. Follow us on Twitter @MildTakesPod and subscribe to us on Soundcloud!

Matt and Squid are joined by Luke to discuss the weekend of the NBA. The boys start off by discussing the most recent Celtics wins against Toronto and the Knicks, then follow it up by hoisting a funeral service for the Warriors. Who could replace the Warriors as the next great home-grown dynasty? The boys give 3 takeaways from the weekend of games and end discussing their 5 favorite league pass teams to watch this year. Matt turned 24 this weekend and is still grossly hungover, so Matt apologizes for his lethargic attitude today.