Up and Under

Time for our annual series discussing the 12 most interesting teams in the NBA! Francis Carlota - @SluggaSports - is joined by Off the Ball Network Basketball Contributor and host of the Deep Cover Podcast Omar Zahran - @omarzhrn - to talk New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Golden State Warriors. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

Now that the NBA Finals is over, Francis is joined by special guest Parker Fleming (@PAKA_FLOCKA) to put a bow on the Finals, talk about the Memphis Grizzlies draft picks, and give winners/losers of the NBA Draft. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

Francis is back with Kenneth Cotterill (@CompHedgePod and @Shooters_Pod)! They talk all things NBA Finals, breakdown the matchups, and give their predictions. With the offseason nearing, they also give three teams that must be winners of the offseason. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

The 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs had it all. Francis Carlota is joined by the President of Off The Ball Network, Chris LeBron to dissect each series and look ahead to the 2nd round. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

Francis is joined by Kenneth Cotterill (@CompHedgePod and @Shooters_Pod) to discuss his NBA Power Rankings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

Finally, Damian Lillard has been traded. But not where many expected! Francis Carlota is joined by sports writer for Off The Ball Network, Medium.com, and DeepCoverSports.com, Omar Zahran to give winners/losers of it all. They also talk NBA Teams in flux that could make a big impact on the season and much much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

There's no better soap opera than the NBA offseason. Francis Carlota, Conor Byrne, and Grant Hechinger (THEY'RE BACK!) break down each heart-stopping, thought-provoking move and how each trade impacts all teams involved along with so much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

There's an old saying in Tennessee. I know it's in Texas. It's probably in Tennessee that says "Fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me, can't get fooled again." Ja disappointed a lot of people, again. Francis Carlota is joined by Co-Host of the 3 The Hardaway Pod, Marcus Savage to talk Ja and how his actions affect the Memphis Grizzlies. Francis gives his eulogy of the Phoenix Suns. The 2nd round is also fully broken down before talking conference finals and naming a champion! Check out Marcus on Twitter @MSavage901 and listen to the 3 The Hardaway Pod wherever you get your podcasts! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

While Conor finishes up year 1 of business school and Grant parties with Billy Joel, Francis and special guest Brandon Nwokeji talk their beloved Grizzlies, Coach Bud's firing, give 2nd round predictions, and much more! Follow Brandon on Twitter @brandon_nwokeji and read his great work at bluffcitymedia.co! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

50 episodes!!! For this milestone, Grant and Francis focus on their hometown and talk Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers. This is what happens when Conor is away from the pod for too long. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-under-pod/support

Whatever you think of Kyrie Irving (and I hope it's bad things) you have to admire his flare for the dramatic. He showed up to prom, saw the boys and girls clustered on opposite sides of the gym, and emptied a fifth of vodka into the punch bowl. He's the hero that literally none of us want. On today's episode, Francis and Grant are joined by Hawks beat writer Nick Andre to discuss the big moments of the trade deadline, including the Suns (2:30), Lakers (18:43), and how the deadline reshaped the conferences (31:27). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

Trade Season is officially here. Grant and Francis are joined by Off the Ball Network's Mo Murphy to talk trades and NBA contenders! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

The NBA season is underway with chaos and surprises across the Association. Grant and Francis are joined by the President of the Lauri Markannen Fan Club, Kenneth Cotterill (@CompHedgePod) to discuss their favorite things about the season so far. They also talk about the lovechild of Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama, and give some exciting landing spots for him. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

Welcome back to another addition of the Up & Under's Most Interesting Teams series, featuring the long-lost but rarely-forgotten Conor Byrne, whose eyebrow reputation precedes him. On this episode, the guys review/preview the Golden State Warriors (4:06), Boston Celtics (16:22), New Orleans Pelicans (26:10), Toronto Raptors (35:34), and Minnesota Timberwolves (45:37). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

The NBA season is upon us. Time to discuss the 15 Most Interesting Teams heading into the year. Francis and Grant are joined by President of Off the Ball Network and New York Knicks superfan, Chris LeBron! We give our offseason grades and season predictions for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

SAN DIEGO, CA (August 31, 2022) - The following statement was released today by Francis Carlota, through his personal (soon to be) attorney and business manager Francis Carlota, Co-Founder of The Up and Under Podcast located wherever Francis Carlota, Grant Hechinger, and Conor Byrne live, in response to questions about Francis's, Grant's, and Conor's future career plans: "We're back." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

No Conor Byrne. No Grant Hechinger. But just like the Grizzlies, the Up & Under thrives on its "Next Man Up" mentality. In their place are two of the best content creators out there. Joining Francis are Kenneth Cotterill (@CompHedgePod) making his 2nd appearance and Vice President of the Off The Ball Network, the Podfather himself, Jeff Hunt (@JHunt006). We talk Suns meltdown; surging Grizzlies; Mavs-Warriors; James Harden rant; Bucks will be fine; Celtics-Heat; NBA Finals predictions. Massive thank you to Kenneth and Jeff! Go follow them on Twitter and check out all their awesome content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

Welcome back to the Up & Under. We're in full playoff form. And not, like, James Harden playoff form. This week Francis, Conor, and Grant hit the ol' review-and-preview of the first and second rounds. Listen in for their discussion of Suns-Mavs (3:20), Grizzlies-Warriors (18:20), Heat-Sixers (53:25), Celtics-Bucks (1:07:23), and finally the boys head to the Fitz Tunica and emerge the next afternoon smelling of cigarettes and regret (1:19:19). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

What is good everybody, it's ya boy Francis Carlota in the description of the Up and Under podcast! No Grant Hechinger for the description means no Grant for the pod. But in his place, we're joined by legendary Canadian, Kenneth Cotterill of the Competitive Hedge Podcast! Kenneth joins Francis and the man with the best eyebrows in all of NBA podcasting, Conor Byrne, to breakdown each 1st round playoff series starting with Heat-Hawks (2:30) debating whether the Heat are true title contenders; I guess Ben Simmons didn't play (9:34); sorry Chicago Bulls (18:56); James Harden worries (23:46); Pelicans for the upset? (34:15); Let's go Grizzlies (46:03); Jokic and Friends (59:42); What is wrong with Utah? (1:08:40); NBA Finals predictions (1:20:19). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

The Up & Under turns 40! This will now be a podcast exclusively about school districts, sitting down at concerts, and perusing the Home Depot. What better way to celebrate a birthday than with the Annual All-NBA Draft Extravaganza? Team PR departments have been campaigning us hard for months and we cannot wait to disappoint some of them. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant choose their third (6:10), second (40:06), and first (1:08:47) All-NBA teams before closing with some day trading (1:34:19). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

As the NBA season comes barreling to an end, it's time to hand out the official Up & Under awards. This promises to be the most dramatic awards show of the season. We hope none of the runners-up feel as though this is a slap in the face. A lot of fresh princes came after the King's throne this year. Have you had enough? This week, Francis and Grant pick their winners for 6th Man of the Year (3:35), Most Improved Player (6:37), Coach of the Year (17:03), Defensive Player of the Year (26:54), Rookie of the Year (38:14), and Most Valuable Player (45:25). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

10 games. 10 things. Such a simple, yet beautiful concept. It's a wonder no NBA media member has ever put together a list like this. Hm. This week Francis, Conor, and Grant break down what they're watching for as the NBA season winds down, a list that includes but is not even remotely limited to (because it's limited to 10 things. Ten.): the interesting storylines surrounding two unusual play-in teams (19:30); playoff matchup hunting (27:30); the favorites but the CP is silent (34:42); and a presumptuous MIP discussion (41:57). Finally, as always, the boys walk through a crowded Wal-Mart unmasked (1:06:35). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-and-under-pod/support

Hey gang. Have you missed us? Like Myles Turner is inevitably going to miss Domantas Sabonis? Well that's too damn bad, this is a business and you're about to get allllll the post touches you asked for. Anyways, we know everyone and their stepsister has broken down the trade deadline already. But that's their fault for not having the patience to take a step back, let it breathe, saturate. We're big smart over here at the Up & Under so we waited three weeks, just long enough to keep you titillated. Don't worry, it won't be anticlimactic. On today's episode the evermore rare triumvirate of Conor, Francis, and Grant draft their favorite trade deadline teams (5:12) before getting suspended from the NFL for the entirety of the 2022 season (1:15:55). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome back to the Up & Under, where the ups are upper and the unders are underer. This week, Francis and Grant are joined by Off The Ball Network's Edgar Acevedo to discuss his Knicks' big name acquisition (2:17) and rate the seasons disappointing teams on the Panic Meter, featuring the Hawks (11:51), Celtics (25:19), Nets (36:40), and Lakers (47:39). Then, finally alone, Frank and Grant panic in completely the opposite direction for 33 minutes about the NBA's least disappointing team (55:50). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The flames sawed in the wind and the embers paled and deepened and paled and deepened like the bloodbeat of some living thing eviscerate upon the ground before them and they watched the fire which does contain within it something of men themselves inasmuch as they are less without it and are divided from their origins and are exiles. For each fire is all fires, and the first fire and the last ever to be. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian.

Here at the Up & Under, we always give our listeners what they want. And what our listeners want, whether they know it or not, is eleven minutes of unbridled commentary on an early December Pacers-Knicks game. This week after Frank reads his book report for the class (3:51), the guys break down the Grizzlies' incredible mini run and what it means for Ja Morant and the team's future (14:58), discuss who in the Eastern Conference could challenge the Nets and Bucks for supremacy (32:29), and Frank take's center stage once again to make a late entry for his best and worst offseason takes (43:52) before they wrap up with some good old fashioned wagering (55:55) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Okay, so now that we finally are through our offseason predictions, let's break down why all of them were wrong instantly. This week, Conor and Grant are reunited and you bet your ass that "midichlorians" is said in the first two minutes. With no Francis to hold them back, the guys gleefully list their worst and best offseason takes 12 games into the season (7:57), discuss the effect of the NBA's rule changes this year and some additional ones to consider next (38:17), and then play just one more hand to get their chips back before signing off (57:22) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Anndddddd we've finally made it through our 2021 Most Interesting Teams series. Luckily, we worked out a deal with the NBA that the first 10 games of the season won't count this year, so this does in fact qualify as a preseason series. Please stop sending letters to our parents' houses telling them we're not punctual. It hurts. Part 3 is another split episode: in the first segment, Francis and Grant are joined by longtime guest Mac Trammell to discuss the, as Mac once said, "stable, under the radar" Sixers (4:11), and just touch quickly on the boys' hometown Grizzlies (22:55); in segment two, Conor and Francis talk the in-limbo-waiting-for-Brad-Beal-to-come-to-his-senses Wizards (1:17:52), the once-presumed-favorite Nets (1:39:07), and the this-is-without-Klay? Warriors (1:51:24), before wrapping up with the first bets of this new season (2:02:17). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

And it's here again everybody! The NBA is back after another shortened offseason and clearly we could have used the extra time because we are only two-thirds through our preview episodes. Today we've got a two-parter for your listening pleasure, so if you can, understandably, only take Conor in small doses, this is the episode for you. In the first half, Francis and Grant get rambling drunk and spend a whole 33:25 talking about middle of the pack Eastern Conference team the Boston Celtics (3:50), before mercifully moving on to preview the Dallas Mavericks (37:15) and Denver Nuggets (50:05). In the second half, Francis sticks around as he and Conor (both disturbingly sober) to discuss the Kawhi-less LA Clippers (1:09:32) and the 2016 Portland Trail Blaz...wait this is their roster this year? Are you sure? Sorry folks, the 2021-2022 Portland Trail Blazers (1:28:27). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome back to the Up & Under for season 3! They say season 3 is typically a series' peak, but boy, I don't know how in the world we're going to top that absolute heat we brought each and every episode of the first two seasons. I guess the only thing to do is go bigger and better. For the first episode of season 3, we rekindle our Most Interesting Teams series from last year with a brand new special guest. Please welcome LA native and lifelong fan of the not-Clippers, Chris Moore! He gives Francis and Grant their becoming-routine break from Conor's overbearing eyebrows. In today's episode, the boys give offseason grades and preseason predictions for Chris' not-Clippers (3:00), the superteam Bulls (21:04), the long-lost lover Heat (37:12), the does-Hassan-Whiteside-really-solve-our-Rudy-Gobert-couldn't-put-a-post-move-on-a-well-groomed-bonsai-tree-problem Jazz (45:36), and the plucky and still loaded Hawks (56:24). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Up & Under has officially turned the big 3-0. This will now be a podcast exclusively about yard sales and early-onset arthritis. This week, Conor and Grant are joined by special guest Francis to discuss their takeaways from the Finals (7:15), all things NBA Draft (26:49) including Conor's take on Santi Aldama (36:57) and the best and worst drafts (1:04:03), and what to make of the Lakers' trade for Russell Westbrook. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to yet another episode of the Up & Under, man they keep churning these things out don't they? Conor and Grant are mercifully not alone this week, that was unbearable. They are thrilled to be joined by repeat guest Will McIntyre in Francis' stead. Topics include: initial thoughts on the Finals with the Suns holding a 2-0 lead (4:47); is someone other than Chris Paul the Suns most important player (14:00); the effect of this run on Paul's legacy (24:49); the miscasting of Giannis Antetokounmpo and how the Bucks can turn this series around (38:22); the NBA's most valuable Big Three (53:30); and they finish up, as always, by getting in over their heads financially with a local waste management consultant (1:04:34). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Look, we're only one little podcast. How are we supposed to talk about all these topics, especially down a man? We're working off a shortened offseason too and don't get paid nearly enough to qualify for load management. We, the media, are the victims here. Conor and Grant learn to spread their wings this week sans Frank, and do their best to cover the wide-ranging storylines from the past week. They discuss the Kawhi-less Clippers knocking out the Jazz (2:27), the Celtics and Mavericks leadership shakeups (24:24), and Bucks-Nets game 7 (38:14). They finish by rehashing their finals picks (46:16) and throwing a yo-leven (51:22) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What...is...good everybody it's your boy Franklin Carvana, welcome to another episode of the Up & Under. This week, Conor and Grant return to save the pod and the boys talk all things playoffs, including but very much not limited to: Rajon Rondo, Luka-stopper (6:20); the Los Angeles Kendall Jenner's Boyfriends (25:10); the Jazz upsetting the Grizz (50:32); the second round Finals between the Bucks and Nets (57:22); Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau (1:11). Then they finish up by "willingly retiring from the NBA to pursue a career in baseball" (1:24:51). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome back to the Up and Under! In this very special episode, Francis is outnumbered. We listened to what the people wanted and brought back friends of the pod Mac Trammell and Danny Galvin at the same damn time. You get a much deserved reprieve from, as Francis put it,  "Conor and Grant's bullshit." On this episode the guys cover a lot of ground, including the play-in games (3:12), NBA awards (47:53), predictions for the first round and Finals picks (1:23:12), and, of course, they finish up with a round of checks before the river (1:44:12). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to the quarter mark of the first 100 episodes of the Up & Under, a milestone that I'm sure we all had marked down on our calendars. Speaking of milestones, today's episode is the first ever 2nd annual segment we've done, as Conor, Francis, and Grant once again draft their All-NBA teams in politely cutthroat, collaboratively selfish competition (1:49). There will be joy, there will be controversy, there will be statements from agents bemoaning their clients' absences. This is the stuff they make movies out of. After the All-NBA selections, the guys move on to their hottest takes of the NBA season (1:01:26), including a nearly nine-minute long sidebar about golf bodies (1:13:35), which you can totally skip if you want but I don't what about that sentence didn't sell you. And then they wrap up by giving a horse a banned substance and becoming hall of fame trainers (1:28:05). Don't you dare forget to go follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and give us a quick 5-star review on your podcast platform if you would be a doll. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey Listener. It's me, The Up & Under Podcast, from your phone. I know it's been a while but you haven't forgotten me already, have you? I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when the Magic sent out their only three competent players. But did it really mean that much to you? I mean you had to have seen this coming, it was long overdue. Okay, okay you're right, it was wrong of me to abandon you and it won't happen again. If I can't handle you at your UCLA-Kevin Love, I don't deserve you at your GQ-Kevin Love. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant break down what the Nuggets will look like sans Jamal Murray (4:30), Luka Doncic and recent-Just-for-Men-Touch-of-Gray-convert Mark Cuban's comments on the play in tournament (22:07), the impact of Jalen Suggs' iconic shot on the future decisions of top prospects, and, of course, creepily ask the closest person to blow on our hand in the hopes of rolling snake eyes (46:16). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Breaking news: LeBron James has tweeted that "the Up & Under is the most disrespected podcast in the game". Most of the disrespect came from him in the first place, but the sentiment is nice. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant touch on the All-Star snubs (or lack thereof) and what it means that the East had so many candidates this year (3:58); give a midseason update on their MVP ballots (31:24); and then hit on a 19 what are they thinking (55:30)?!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome back to the Up and Under and Happy Valentine's Day! Hope your love life makes more sense than the NBA standings right now. Not a good initial sign that you're spending your day with us. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant discuss the NBA-leading Utah Jazz (2:07), the jumble of teams in the playoff race and its effects on the trade market (15:49), the league's most disappointing players so far (28:13) and, finally, fall off the wagon and back onto the ponies (48:03). In other news, we have launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What, another episode already?! Mercifully, we will not typically be releasing episodes every three days, but duty calls when James Harden gets traded. So welcome a leisurely emergency episode of The Up & Under. On this episode Francis and Grant give their initial reactions and grade the four-team blockbuster trade from every angle (00:46) and then discuss an early season Most Improved Player race that is getting frisky (29:25). In other news, we have launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome back to the Up and Under! In our first ever season-opening episode, we dive into a bunch of topics that will surely be irrelevant in a month. Enjoy! The storylines we discuss include an already-irrelevant-because-we-recorded-before-the-Harden-trade evaluation of the surprising and exciting Indiana Pacers (2:46); the Nuggets poor start due to (cough predictable cough) defensive struggles (17:16); the short and long-term watchability of the continued Sprawlball evolution (27:52); Anthony Davis' nonchalant first two weeks (38:37); and, of course, the Coronavirus and it's impact on the unpredictability of the season (47:46). In other news, we have launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After a historically short hiatus, the NBA season starts today! What better way to prepare yourself than to listen to a special three-part Up and Under series where Conor, Francis, and Grant are joined by friends to break down the most interesting teams for the upcoming NBA season. 3 episodes, 15 teams, countless laughs, and cherished memories. In Part 3, Bailey Buford — the unofficial official record holder of 3's in a church league game with 14 — joins the pod to break down the offseasons and outlooks of the Houston Rockets (2:43), Brooklyn Nets (24:53), Los Angeles Clippers (39:06), Golden State Warriors (1:01:33), and Denver Nuggets (1:14:33). In other news, we have launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to a special three-part Up and Under series where Conor, Francis, and Grant are joined by friends to break down the most interesting teams for the upcoming NBA season. 3 episodes, 15 teams, countless laughs, and cherished memories. In Part 2, former Grizzly Bear Blues Writer Mac Trammell rekindles his love affair with podcasting to break down the offseasons and outlooks of the Milwaukee Bucks (14:27), New Orleans Pelicans (31:55), Phoenix Suns (43:42), Memphis Grizzlies (53:27), and Dallas Mavericks (1:07:44). In other news, we have launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to a special three-part Up and Under series where Conor, Francis and Grant are joined by friends to break down the most interesting teams for the upcoming NBA season. 3 episodes, 15 teams, countless laughs and cherished memories. In Part 1, former Rhodes College basketball sniper and die-hard Lakers fan, Mr. Drink Alone himself Will McIntyre joins the pod to break down the offseasons and outlooks of the Miami Heat (2:55), Charlotte Hornets (16:15), Los Angeles Lakers (33:12), Indiana Pacers (51:33), and Atlanta Hawks (1:04:14). In other news, we have launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Season 2 of the Up & Under! We had a shortened offseason due to the NBA's desire to get paid. LeBron told us we should just take the first month off. We said maybe in year eighteen LeBron, but our legs are young and we're still paying off that house we bought for our cousin. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant open it up with a breakdown of Frank's Twitter draft experience as the GM of the Clippers (2:38), before heading into our own official Up & Under 2020 NBA Mock Draft (30:46). Mock decisions were made, mock careers were ruined, and Adam Silver's mock skeleton hands were shaken 30 mock times. In other news, we have just launched the official Up & Under Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Please go like, follow and subscribe there, and don't forget to subscribe and rate us here. It really helps! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upandunderpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upandunderpod YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCsLJtAcFKMrJUq9sbODsbeg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As the NBA season has finally come to an end, we're not done just yet. We've got some exciting stuff planned for the offseason, but until then please enjoy us talking about actual basketball for the last time for either a very short or very long period of time. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant are pretty schloppy, but still manage to discuss the Lakers championship (3:00) and its impact on LeBron's legacy (24:34), the continued development of Anthony Davis (35:21), Tyler Herro's future (48:57), and projections for the Heat and Lakers in 2021 (56:40). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the day that LeBron has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. This week — sans Conor — Francis and Grant preview the NBA Finals as they tip-off tonight (26:45). But first they discuss Doc Rivers' firing and his intriguing future (2:10), and recap the Eastern (10:29) and Western Conference Finals (16:41); then they wrap up with a cool 50 on black (43:07). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say, 'My colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way.' But the greatest dissents do become court opinions and gradually over time their views become the dominant view. So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today, but for tomorrow." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant talk about the Clippers' collapse against the Nuggets (4:41) and whether it means next season is championship or bust for the Clips (18:46); break down the Western (26:16) and Eastern Conference Finals (48:25); put themselves in the shoes of a Freak (35:39); and, as one should always do, double down on an eleven (1:07:09). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For our second guest in show history, we bring on Danny Galvin, a hooper hooper and a former roommate of ours. I know you're probably thinking "How many roommates do these guys have?" And I'll answer you the same way I did when Neil deGrasse Tyson asked me about the size of the universe: infinite, and growing at an accelerating rate. On this week's episode, Conor, Francis, Grant, and Danny discuss the wearisome inevitability of Giannis (14:13), Luka's trajectory (40:38), the Sixers starting the Process from scratch (50:39), and then they pick their ponies (59:59). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We have a name!!! (oh and the NBA Playoffs started). Introducing the Up and Under, the name that took 5 months and 11 episodes to come up with and if you think that's maybe a little long then you just don't understand the creative process and you can get the hell out of my studio. This week, Conor, Drunk Francis, and Grant discuss the winners and losers of the seeding games (7:27) and the most important questions heading into the playoffs (36:10), make their picks for the first round of action (56:44), and finish up with some poker (1:02:44). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The gang is back together, sorry we were busy watching real live sports. This week Conor, Francis, and Grant overreact to the first three games of the bubble (15:02), judge the bodies of professional athletes (37:15), and make some more gambles (49:38). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app