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Hosts Ben Hicks and Aaron Spjut (and occasionally Nick Goldie) discuss and debate all things basketball 5 days a week (usually). Stop by to hear team, player, and game analyses and breakdowns, Top 10 lists and rankings, as well as numerous other NBA previews, opinions, and debates. Each episode is typically five to twenty minutes in length. Thanks for listening.

The Fast Break


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 187 EPISODES


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    Ep. 190: Top 10 NBA Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 28:54


    So long; farewell. I think the file for ep. 191 may have been lost to the sauce, so for now, we leave you with this, loyal listeners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP5BBAYzLxg

    Ep. 189: The Future of the Fast Break

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 12:37


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLfedPvIs_s

    Ep. 188: Our Top 10 Favorite Political Figures

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 25:13


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXUIN3O905E

    Ep. 187: Escaping the Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 33:14


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mazzulla

    Ep. 186: Ben and Aaron Are Just Happy To Be Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 28:52


    loads of fun #tampontim

    Ep. 185: Reporting Live From College

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 31:49


    just your normal NBA business

    Ep. 184: SEASON FINALE. Top 10 Episodes in Our Podcast History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 29:12


    https://youtube.com/shorts/j32nrpsI3g8?si=R59Rast7AJSbNTKr

    Ep. 183: "Tampon Tim"* & Other Great NBA Nicknames

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 23:55


    *actually a nickname for governor Tim Walz - not a current nba player.

    Ep. 182 - Best NBA Players Drafted during The Fast Break Podcastâ„¢ Tenure

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 25:15


    governor walz here looking to get rid of a daughter

    Ep. 178: Conspiracy Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 23:00


    https://youtu.be/d0Fbcc8uWEc?si=jituKOfJli1KKbtu

    Ep. 177: Top 10 Events in American History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 24:02


    https://youtu.be/4LtTpZpGE6c?si=Dh5OQ0YyHoh_-EKg

    Ep. 176: Slightly Less than a Bonanza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 18:29


    https://youtube.com/shorts/fdrR5JJI1wg?si=j2y0KjWZ1tfB0QPN

    Ep. 175: Terquasquicentennial Edition: Our Top 10 NBA Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 20:57


    jokic all time riser from fast break origin episode! https://youtu.be/BTuKCikGPu8?si=UhU9cNnDhtDwOoxR

    Ep. 174: ¡Trade Bonanza!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 21:04


    https://youtube.com/shorts/eK5ATri-HQg?si=0o4SFGcCPD0B90of idk how to add the intro music anymore since the platform changed so you're just getting raw content

    Ep. 173: Hooray for Beantown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 24:36


    https://youtu.be/LObT-91YFCk?si=aW6pYiIl8-TLVlwW

    Ep. 172: Ranking the New NBA City-Edition Jerseys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 16:09


    insert episode description here

    Ep. 171: 2022 NBA Award Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 19:33


    Ep. 170: All-Star Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 27:05


    We welcome all potential special guests of the podcast. Please join us.

    Ep. 169: And We Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 34:39


    Well, maybe we're back. We'll see. Now how many people got that title reference? Shoutout to Kenny. Anyways, we've been really busy but we're back with another episode, and you can probably tell that I was a little out of sorts but we made it through, rambling about who knows what. This episode was recorded in between two 45-minute discussions that will never be documented but were quite enriching so hopefully there were some residual bright spots in this episode. We're just trying to get to be more casual and not force ourselves to talk about stuff. And hey, nobody's really listening anyways. Or reading this. If you are please let me know because I will be impressed. Or if you listened until the end of the episode and then read this. Then I will also be impressed. Thank you.

    Ep. 168: Top 10 Power Forwards in the NBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 14:54


    ft. senseless rambling in which no progress is made

    Ep. 167: Top 10 Small Forwards in the NBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 32:35


    Thank you to everybody who responded to my instagram poll (SF won).

    Ep. 166: Vaccines and Kyrie Irving

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 18:50


    Apologies for the off-beat metronome that occurs throughout the episode. It's Ben's fault.

    Ep. 165: The Great Ben Simmons Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 19:35


    And we back.

    Ep. 164: Top 10 Shooting Guards in the NBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 27:29


    With all-new bonus "Loveland Drama" segment. Apologies for my mic being so loud.

    Ep. 163: Top 10 Point Guards in the NBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 30:03


    With all-new bonus "Loveland Basketball" segment brought to you by the Flex Offense.

    Ep. 162: Ranking ECC High School Gyms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 27:11


    Shoutout to Coach Gleim if you're listening.

    Ep. 161: Olympic Basketball Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 14:40


    Well, this is an episode that won't be happening again any time soon, so enjoy!

    Ep. 160-NBA Awards Predictions (Preseason)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 22:24


    Ben has returned. Enjoy!

    Ep. 159-Preseason Eastern Conference Power Rankings (Ft. New Intro Music + Bonus Final Segment)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 16:28


    Thanks to Chase Gibson for doing this with me-listen or watch his podcast on the Pregame Press YouTube channel!

    Ep. 158-Top 10 Players in the NBA (2021 Preseason)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 29:02


    We apologize for Chase's audio occasionally sounding like he was getting shocked by lightning and then ran over by a vacuum cleaner-simultaneously.

    Ep. 157-Free Agency Recap: Point Guard Deals + Loveland Basketball Drama?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 18:51


    The inside scoop on all Tiger Hoops information, this was one of the most fun episodes to record.

    Ep. 156-Atlanta Hawks Team Breakdown + Future Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 9:08


    Thank you for listening, loyal listeners.

    Ep. 155-Chicago Bulls Team Breakdown + Future Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 12:45


    The Bulls may have improved more than any team this year, so we dedicated and entire episode to our thoughts on their future.

    Ep. 154-Los Angeles Free Agency Breakdown (Lakers/Clips Double Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 21:04


    Free agency is pretty much over, so I'm back with Ben all this week to cover the biggest deals.

    Ep. 153-Free Agency Recap #2 (Eastern Conference)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 26:00


    ft. Chase Gibson of Pregame Press

    Ep. 152-Free Agency Recap #1 (Western Conference)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 21:55


    With Chase Gibson of the Pregame Press podcast. Link below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHwX-JGi8R9OpwAOj0xDgQ

    Ep. 151-Grizzles/Pelicans Trade Reactions (S2:E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 7:43


    The off-season has begun, and with that we have a new season! We start out hot by discussing the first big trade so far between Memphis and New Orleans.

    Ep. 150!-NBA Finals Final Recap (Season 1 Finale)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 15:00


    Finally! 150 episodes, and we're here to cap off a great NBA season talking about the NBA finals.

    Ep. 149-The Fast Break NBA Mock Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 31:49


    Sorry this got posted a little late, hopefully it's still entertaining to listen to what we got right and wrong even now that the draft is over. Also, I'll be honest, I (Aaron) don't follow college basketball nearly as closely as Ben, so most everything I say is filler and should be taken with a grain of salt. Thanks for listening.

    Ep. 148-NBA FINALS RECAP (Games 4+5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 19:28


    What an amazing series. Please listen. :)

    Ep. 147-NBA Players' Colleges Quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 20:47


    Ep. 146-The Fast Break Playoffs Awards Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 25:00


    Very high quality basketball talk. Thanks for listening.

    Ep. 145-Chauncey Billups to Coach the Blazers (Dame wants out?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 11:47


    Ep. 144-NBA Finals Games 1-3 Thoughts & Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 14:44


    NBA Finals Basketball! Does anybody read this?

    Ep. 143-NBA News Roundup: Team USA, All-NBA Teams, Ball ROY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 13:14


    Ep. 142-NBA Coaching/Front Office News Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 18:34


    Ep. 141-Kemba Walker/Al Horford Trade Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 10:20


    The first trade of the off-season actually happened during the playoffs, and Ben and I give our full thoughts and reactions to both sides of the deal.

    Ep. 140-NBA Draft Lottery Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 11:17


    Ben is back, and we're here again to discuss our not-so-immediate thoughts on how the ping-pong balls ended up.

    Ep. 139-Conference Finals Reactions + Finals Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 13:11


    It's episode 139, and I'm here again with Chase Gibson from the Pregame Press podcast to talk about the NBA conference finals so far. Stick around to here our finals predictions, and who we think will win Hawks vs. Bucks.

    Ep. 138-2nd Round NBA Playoff Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 15:50


    We're back! With me today I have Chase Gibson from Pregame Press (his podcast is linked below). Apologies for the static and rough quality-we had some technical difficulties, but hopefully they're fixed soon. (Also Ben please come back because I cannot seem to figure out how to start or finish the show at all.) We hope you enjoy our playoff recaps, we're going to keep going through the offseason as well! Thanks for listening. Pregame Press YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHwX-JGi8R9OpwAOj0xDgQ

    Ep. 137-Coaching News Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 17:03


    We start with some college news as "Coach K" of Duke has decided to step down after decades of dominance. There has also been 4 NBA coaching firings since we last recorded: Boston, Portland, Orlando, and Indy. Ben and I cover the specifics in why these teams fired their coaches and the future of their organizations.

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