YAMology: Hoops Insight, Stories, and More

The boys are back in there 3 rooms across the world connected through the internet to talk hoops for your listening pleasure.As a result of the amount of trades and selections made during this draft process we decided to keep this pod loose. It is has been a minute since we had a full-house without a guest on so sit back and relax or be stand-up and be tense.Timestamps:Mikal Bridges trade (1:42)Thunder select Ajay Mitchell (7:39)Portland Trailblazers talk (12:46)Kyle Filipowski situation (14:20)Further draft discussion (19:31)Zach Edey is a Grizzly bear (31:16)Rob Dillingham trade (34:53)French supremacy in the lottery (38:32)What age would lebron have to be for you to beat him in a 1v1? (44:49)How many guards do the thunder have now? (52:59)Drafting decision makers (56:03)KCP and Close (58:00)  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Hello good folks, Lassies and Willow trees.It is a new week which means a new YAMology podcast and just like last week we have a guest named Tyler who is a draft expert! We appreciated having Tyler Metcalf to "talk hoops" with the YAM boys with Matt back after a brief hiatus.We work through buying or selling draft rumours, a LIVE reaction to the Josh Giddey Alex Caruso trade and some potential all-stars in this class.Timestamps:Intro (0:00)No Ceilings (3:02)Josh Giddey Alex Caruso LIVE trade reaction (9:11)Buying or Selling draft rumoursDonovan Clingan to the Atlanta Hawks? (5:52)Is Bronny James a 1st round pick? (16:38)Wizards are a lock for Zach Risacher or Alex Sarr? (19:55)Can Stephon Castle be a PG at the next level? (22:55)Zach Edie and Daron Holmes as lottert picks? (26:42)2024 Draft class all star discussion (28:42)Comparison between Alex Sarr and Kel'el Ware (32:59)Kyle Filipowski (37:44)Has Metcalf heard of Quinn Ellis? (41:35)Trivia Question and Twitter Questions (48:14)Close (57:14) Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

We're joined by none other than Tyler Rucker of the No Ceilings NBA team to talk all things NBA Draft! We discuss a whole bunch of topics from draft rumours, draft fits, and head to heads between prospects. See the timestamps below to tune into what you are most curious to hear us discuss:2:30 NoCeilings and what they do4:30 Some of Tyler's favourite prospects8:25 NBA Draft Rumours (Devin Carter lottery buzz)11:25 NBA Draft Rumours (Tidjane Salaun Top 10 Hype)15:35 NBA Draft Rumours (Stephon Castle being a point guard + Castle vs Holland)32:10 NBA Draft Rumours (Zach Edey or Daron Holmes as lottery picks)35:12 NBA Draft Rumours (Alex Sarr NOT being the number 1 pick for Clingan)40:50 NBA Draft Rumours (Bronny James first round pick)47:45 Which Draft Rumour do you most want to be true?50:35 Is Kel'el Ware the most underrated prospect this season? And comparing him to Kyle Filipowski as prospects.1:00:00 Which non-lottery prospect would you be least/most surprised becomes an all star? Same questions but with lottery picks.1:20:15 Which prospect do you think wins the most championships?1:30:00 Twitter Questions!Check out Tyler/NoCeilings below!https://x.com/Tyler_Ruckerhttps://x.com/NoCeilingsNBA https://www.noceilingsnba.com/  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back to YAMology everyone!In today's Episode Skit and Alex get together to talk about the first three games of the NBA Finals (0:58) and how the Celtics and Mavs each performed so far. After that both get into the Lakers search for a new NBA coach and give their predictions on who is about to become the next Lakers headcoach (23:30). Lastly Alex and Skit discuss the 2024 Draft Class and who their favorite players are (31:04)Enjoy! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The boys are back in their usual seats on zoom after Matt returns from visiting Alex in Germany.This episode is split up into 3 main parts with a deep dive into how each team got to the this stage and we review the finals matchup, of which you can find on youtube later this week. In between we hear stories of Alex and Matt playing pickup and Skit asking them questions on their trip together. We conclude with a prepared game of can you name the former Washington Wizards player that was a champion from 2019-2024.TimestampsDallas Mavericks road to finalsClippers Series (2:32)Thunder Series (6:04)Wolves Series (12:45)Intermittence (18:04)Boston Celtics road to finalsHeat Series (24:06)Cavs Series (28:41)Pacers Series (34:57)JJ  Redick as lakers HC? (37:56)Finals Preview (43:17)Washington Wizards game (56:00)  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Hop in to hear our analysis on the Mavericks vs Wolves series, a deep dive on the Boston Celtics to the Finals, and a debate on if this is the easiest OR hardest time to win a NBA championship in recent history. Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The gang is back once again to talk hoops and at this point in the basketball calendar we preview the West and East conference finals with some reflection on how the four teams made it there.This episode starts with us trying to hold back our tears of the thunder being put out by the mavericks in a gruelling game 6. Moving onto the game 7 thrillers to advance the pacers and see the wolves overcome the reigning champs.We then go through our criteria of X-factors, top 3 players in the series and overall predictions for the conference finals.Timestamps:Dallas/OKC game 6 (1:12)Pacers/Knicks game 7 (10:38)Proposing a new playoff format (12:33)Wolves/Nuggets game 7 (20:28)Western Conference Finals Preview (26:10)Eastern Conference Finals Preview (38:53)All Rookie Teams (51:52)Close (56:38)  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

YAMology is back with another Episode! And while the playoffs are still advancing through the second round the NBA Draft Lottery unfolded. So not only did Alex, Scot and Skit talk about and predict the current directions of the playoffs, but also about the winners and losers of the Lottery.Timestamps:NBA Draft Lottery (01:28)Knicks-Pacers (14:12)Gordon Hayward & Thunder-Mavs (21:04)Nuggets-Wolves (41:24)Every 2nd round prediction (50:22) Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The boys are back with a YAM packed full episode as we reach the end of round 1 of the NBA playoffs! We preview the lastest round 2 matchup after the rollercoaster game 7 to push the Cavs through against the Celtics. We then ask ourselves and poll the top 12 players remaining in the second round with a snake draft. We continue snaking with a little mock draft with the lottery taking place 5 days from now!Timestamps:Cavs/Magic game 7 (1:09)Tech vs Timeout tangent (12:36)Celtics preview (14:34)Drafting the top 12 players left in the second round (31:13)Tankathon Mock draft (39:56)Close (51:48)Check out our Knicks vs Pacers preview here:https://youtu.be/_JKSI6vPFSE?si=7qyFbDeUXYCALJXf Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Skit and Matt are overjoyed to welcome back Alex after a 2-week hiatus in the US to see some live playoff basketball. We get some of the run down from Alex about his once in a lifetime experience in the state of Oklahoma to see the first thunder home playoff  games in 5 years(1:11). Alex will be doing a solo-pod later this week to talk more about his OKC experience answering his co-hosts questions and prompts so make sure to check that out when it drops!We move onto Head Coach Mark's coach of the year award (10:10) and discuss his successful philosophies as a coach of that young team. We proceed this by talking about the other sweep in the first round as the T-wolves see the sun set in phoenix (13:39), the rise of Anthony Edwards and the fall of Jusuf Nurkic.The next topic which skit blows up matt's transition for was the clippers/mavericks game 4 with a masterclass in shotmaking from all stars (24:10). We move east to another battle of a series between the Seventy-Sixers and the Knickerbockers with the contested game 3 and fight from both coastal teams (34:26). We quickly move on to the injured riddled Bucks as they struggle to keep a fight with the "Deer in Fear" (38:18). We ask if the the 2021 finals were a fluke? (45:23) and air some hot takes for round 2 (48:27) and briefly mention NikoLA (50:19). We close with a mixed conversation on why we will never have the GOAT conversation and let out some thunder bias.Matt then does a post-pod addition discussing the retirement of Candace Parker (56:55). Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Yonny and Matt still are without their third Musketeer as he goes on the jumbotron at Paycom Arena! This episode previews our reactions to game 1 of each playoff series with exception to the blowouts. We start by talking about our fan favourite Thunder who battled through the tough Pelicans to take game 1 (1:21). Staying in the west we move onto the Mavericks and Clippers game that Skit previewed very accurately (10:53). We have a brief lob passing tangent (15:10). Back to Game 1's we talk about Knicks/Sixers (16:25) then back west for the nuggets and lakers battle (20:28). Suns vs T-wolves (27:29) and a Rudy Gobert discussion leads us to discuss the award finalists (32:17).We share our notable playoff performances (38:46) and Dame carrying the pacers in the first half. Back to playoff action in Cavs vs Magic (43:25) and a preview review (49:28) and we close with a round of "I called game"Appreciate all you listening to this episode even without our stud Alex making waves in the OKC area. Make sure to check out the youtube channel for more content like this and do us a favour by liking and sharing content.Lots of love,YAM Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Yonny and Matt host this iteration of our boost in playoff YAMology content whilst Alex makes his way to OKC! Before the 1st round preview we share our thoughts on the four initial play-in games that took place (1:56). Kings/Warriors (3:00), Lakers/Pelicans (6:02), 76ers/ Heat (8:48) and Bulls/Hawks (12:38). We then take a moment to review our predictions (14:35) and name which teams we believe will take the 8th seed in each conference.We then move onto what everyone is most excited for the NBA Playoffs! Apologies for the choppy transitions as we are have edited out podcast sections and put them on youtube. You can check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBAIn this we give our series outline, predictions and our X-factors for each matchup.Los Angeles Clippers (4) vs (5) Dallas Mavericks - 17:59In the most exciting playoff matchup of the first round we discuss the swing factors for the clippers being the stars whilst this is reversed for the mavericks in the role players. Coaching adjustments that could be made with specific matchups in a preview of basketball excellence. Each co-host sides with the Clippers in 6/7 games which goes against the media.#NBA #Mavericks #Clippers #Hoops #Ballers #Playoffs #LukaDoncic #KawhiLeonard #HashtagMinnesota Timberwolves (3) vs (6) Phoenix Suns - 28:19Both co-hosts side with the Suns in this scenario due to their offensive style of mid-range mastery against the drop coverage T-wolves. We discuss how KAT/Gobert might be played off the floor with the shooting and star power of the Phoenix roster as well as their motivation to win a championship with this group. We rank our top 3 players in the series with difficulty.#NBA #Hoops #Ballers #Playoffs #Hashtag #KAT #AnthonyEdwards #KevinDurant #Devinbooker #Suns #TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers (4) vs (5) Orlando Magic - 37:39We know this series is gonna be a grit n grind with two defensively oriented small market teams going at it in the 4 / 5 matchup of the East. We discuss the difference in pressures between Orlando with zero expectations and Clevland with the countdown clicking. Donovan Mitchell is expected to show out but with his contract situation it is a must win series for the franchise and we look forward to the guard matchup with Jalen Suggs. Both Yonny and Matt elect for the cavaliers in 5 but only time and Paolo Banchero can tell!#NBA #Hoops #Ballers #Playoffs #Hashtag #EvanMobley #DonovanMitchell #Cavs #OrlandoMagic #PaoloBancheroMilwaukee Bucks (3) vs (6) Indiana Pacers -  47:43This was definitely the hardest series to preview for our international co-hosts with the Giannis injury timeline a big factor in discussions. We've seen these teams go at it in the in-season tournament and various game ball incidents so there is smoke to be smoked. Will the bucks come away strong against the quick and hungry pacers or will Tyrese and Pascal be too much spice to handle. Yonny changes Matt's mind to elect for Pacers in 7 in this series but remains reliant on Dame having a strong series with role players stepping up to fill the platter.#NBA #Hoops #Ballers #Playoffs #Hashtag #Giannis #DamianLillard #Bucks #Pacers #MylesTurnerClose - 56:17 Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

We are back once again! YAMology completed their first regular season "Hey Look at us, Who would have thought" - Paul Rudd on Hot Wings.We start with our co-host catch up with Matt's new living situation (0:00) and Alex's dreams come true to see an OKC playoff game (2:56). Alex's bold prediction of OKC being the #1 Seed in the west (5:30) and address Steve Kerr's comments (9:11). Moving onto the WNBA draft (12:20) and a discussion on  Caitlin Clark's rookie salary (17:11). Blake Griffin retires (19:40), Team USA announce roster for Olympics (21:37), G-league championship (24:27). We then move our discussion towards the upcoming Play-in with Lakers vs Pelicans (31:01), Warriors vs Kings (38:02) Heat vs 76ers (44:10), Bulls vs Hawks (50:10). We then close the pod at (56:32).We are looking to ramp up our YAM content for the playoffs with more episodes and even some YouTube content that will be with you sometime this week! Subscribe here to be the first to access: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUHfhlymwU29b-XYcRYvDQ Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The final stint of the regular season is upon us, so in this week's episode we talk about OKC's reunion in Charlotte (1:20), the disappointing Bucks (13:40), 76ers vs Spurs and Wemby's new logo (21:20), do a short reroute to the NCAA Tournament (30:20), the HOF inductees (39:40) and talk about moments as NBA potential logos (45:33) before wrapping it up with a small round of 'I called game' (50:20)We hope you enjoy it!  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The NBA regular season is winding down which means it's time to deep dive on some tough seeding battles particularly at the top of the West where the Nuggets, Thunder, and Wolves find themselves battling it out for the top 3 seeds. After analyzing that situation and Matt discussing meeting an NFL Player we discuss the NCAA Tournament both on the men's and women's side with a special emphasis on Caitlin Clark. After all that we wrap up this week's episode by talking about the tanking teams in the NBA! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

 The YAM-Crew is back in action and brought you more topics this week:1:20: Thunder talk vs. Utah, Raptors and Bucks7:11: March Madness our favorite matches so far15:59:  Hot streaking Rockets25:15: Tristan Da Silva and Tyler Smith player profiles31:45: Ignite Programm shutting down36:20: Ron Holland42:20: Twitter Q&A Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The boys are back in town, well not quite they are back on zoom to bring you another YAM-packed episode to fill your weekly listening diet. We also express our coining of the term "Wemby Watch" which we have been using since september, I'm looking at you Michael C. Wright of NBA.com.We hope you have a blast we certainly did!Timestamps:Bam and Kyrie game winners: 2:02Anthony + Gradey jersey swap: 13:03Lakers Warriors game delay: 16:10"Wemby Watch" 7.0: 19:13Mailbag Appearances: 25:03J-dub "top 20 player" comments: 26:38Freethrow discussion: 30:41New podcast competitor "mind the game": 38:10Reviewing Matt's game footage 41:15 The worst Poeltl game of all time: 48:40 Close: 1:00:01  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

In this episode Yonny was sorely missed so Matt and Alex had to go duo in our commitment to weekly podcasts! We discuss the impact of injuries such as KAT and Alperen Sengun and what this means for their teams future success in 23/24. We discuss the one good thing about injuries through the opportunity for minutes for non-rotational pieces with a thorough conversation on the OKC thunder. Matt and Alex then tier off the west and eastern conferences and discuss possible playoff scenarios and teams we trust and teams we well see falling off in 'the offs'.We round out our contender tier lists as of March 12th and finish the pod with a conversation on potential rule changes to limit NBA offence.Timestamps:Intro: 0:00Sengun + KAT injuries: 1:10Timberwolves talk: 8:30J-dub/Thunder rotation: 12:20Thunder playoff experience 18:30Strength of schedule 24:30West madness: 30:00Same old east 36:15Doubting the Pacers and Magic: 43:05Our contender tier list 52:30NBA play discussion 55:55Potential rule changes 1:00:03Quick top 3 basketball movies 1:08:05 Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

In a two part episode of the pod, we spend the first half discussing some of the best and most interesting stories in the NBA. Starting with Coby White's great MIP level season to Wembanyama's dominance and finally the Boston Celtics consistently blowing out other NBA teams. In the second half of the pod, we take on a sporcle quiz where we had 20 minutes to name the last 10 All Stars on every NBA team! Tune in below and check out the quiz to test your own NBA knowledge.https://www.sporcle.com/games/ShawnEG/last-10-nba-all-stars-per-team  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

In an action packed episode, we start by discussing NBA Fights and random rule changes to make the NBA more entertaining. Afterwards we do a deep dive on the NBA's young talent such as Chet Holmgren who recently had a duel against Jabari Smith Jr and Victor Wembanyama who is stacking impressive performance after impressive performance over the past couple weeks. We wrap up the pod by playing some fun games online such as I Called Game! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

In an episode centered around the NBA All Star Weekend, the boys take the time to dive into all that happened in chronological order. Beginning with the Rising Stars game which ended up with Bennedict Mathurin winning the Rising Stars MVP, to the Saturday Night events featuring the Skills competition, Three Point contest, Steph vs Sabrina in the main event, and the dunk contest, all this led up to the NBA All Star Game. Despite the weekend having many highs and lows we tried our best to focus on what's been good and how it can be even better! We also wrap up the pod by playing an NBA Guess Who game and Poeltl to test our NBA trivia knowledge. Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The boys start things off by discussing Matt's trip to France and a quick discussion on the new Kobe Bryant statue.  The conversation then shifted to the NBA Trade Deadline and how new faces are doing in new places ( Patrick Beverley, Knicks, Buddy Hield, new look Hornets and Gordon Hayward). They also discussed the recent performance of Victor Wembanyama who put up a monster triple double with blocks.  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

We discuss the trade deadline briefly before hopping around the NBA to talk about a variety of topics such as NBA All Star Game snubs, Franz Wagner, Brandon Miller, the game of the week OKC vs Toronto in a double OT match up. We wrap the pod up with our own draft of the NBA rising stars players! Head over to Twitter or any of our social media to tell us which team you think is best! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

In another action packed episode, your favourite Scott, German, and Canadian trio are back to discuss the NBA. We begin by diving into the All star starters announcement, before diving into our predictions for what the bench will be. We also discuss big performances in the NBA, a tribute to the late great Kobe Bryant, and more! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

It's been 0 Days without nonsense in the NBA, so we reacted to the events of the day ending with a little bit of draft talk in the end:1. The Terry Rozier trade: 1:202. Bucks fired Adrian Griffin 3:003.  Embiid with 70 points 8:054.  Clipperphobia? 16:505. JDub: 28:086: KAT's 62 piece and the Timberwolves 29:097. Looking at the NBA Netflix series 38:058. The strength of the upcoming draft class 40:189. And what to learn from draft history 47:12 Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Tune in to hear our deep dive on Shai's MVP case, All Star Voting outcome, frustrated NBA coaches, and a lot of great banter by the international crew!Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:55 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP Case Deep Dive20:50 NBA Coaches being mad at referees (Mike Brown, Darko) + Dame Time in Milwaukee32:55 NBA All Star Voting Update41:28 NBA Banter (all star voting and random rants very enjoyable)45:55 All Star Game format and Jersey philosophy  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back to YAMology everyone! In this action packed we focus the first half of the pod on Draymond Green being back (and his podcast discussing his time away), then we look at the Warriors as a whole to see why they're struggling. After that we go through our usual banter while we deep dive our preseason predictions and LeBron's dunk on the Clippers before wrapping things up with some OT games.0:00 Intro1:03 Draymond is back and his controversial quotes from his podcast10:18 Deep dive on struggles of the Golden State Warriors18:38 Evaluating our predictions halfway through the season28:38 What team outside the playoffs currently do we think still have a chance to make it36:55 LeBron James dunk on Clippers… Was it a poster or not?42:45 Playing Poeltl and I Called Game (links to games in the description)https://icalledgame.hoopgrids.com/ https://poeltl.dunk.town/  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Happy New Year, YAMmers join us as we debate whether the Minnesota Timberwolves and OKC Thunder are pretenders or contenders before diving into the OG for RJ trade. Stay tuned for discussion Precious Achiuwa mini-game, Detroit Pistons breaking a 28-game losing streak, and the LeBron three-point shot on the line controversy. Plus, we wrap up the pod by playing https://icalledgame.hoopgrids.com/. Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:55 Minnesota Timberwolves13:20 Oklahoma City Thunder27:10 OG for RJ trade between Raptors and Knicks38:11 Precious Achiuwa mini game39:15 DETROIT PISTONS SNAP 28 GAME LOSING STREAK44:55 LeBron three point shot on the line controversy 46:25 Playing https://icalledgame.hoopgrids.com/  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Hop on for a 2 part podcast where the Scott and German hop around the NBA and discuss everything from All Star Voting philosophy to FIBA discussions (and a lot more NBA shoutouts in between) in the first segment of this week's entertaining show. In the second part the Canadian comes in to wrap everything up by discussing NBA Christmas Day games and proving a preview.Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:20 All Star voting Philosophy + Stat Padding (Gianni's game ball drama)10:45 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks13:00 Award Pronunciations + All Star Teams17:05 Clippers winning streak23:40 Shoutouts throughout the NBA (Grizzlies, Magic, and more)33:05 FIBA Discussion35:30 Euro NBA Players43:40 Christmas Day Games Preview  Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Join Skit, Adam and Scot for this week's lively and energetic episode of YAMology where Alex and Matt call eachother by the wrong name for half the pod. The trio (we) get into the IST and Awards for MVP, 6MOY, ROY, CPOY, DPOY and CPY, obviously pronounced correctly in YAM fashion. We also have an overtime section where we touch on the WNBA and NBA draft prospects. Enjoy and sending Hugs and kisses to all you Northern Hemisphere folk from YAMology Pod. (Please note that this description was written by Matt, the other co-hosts may or may not share the same opinions.)Timestamps0:00-5:40 Intro + Scouting NCAA Basketball in person5:40 In-Season Tournament Takeaways16:35 NBA Awards Discussion Clutch Player of the Year (CPOY)21:04 Rookie of the Year (ROY)27:01 Sixth Man of the Year (6MOY)32:35 Most Improved Player (MIP)39:15 Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY)42:15 Coach of the Year (COY)46:15 Most Valuable Player (MVP)55:06 2024 NBA Draft Prospects Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Hop on this week's episode for some lighthearted hilarious banter and deep basketball discussion with the boys (shoutout to Matt for committing to using a Dog filter on his video through the whole pod). We discuss the In-Season Tournament Quarter Finals day one in detail (shout out to the Bucks and Lakers for winning in day two), analyze our predictions for "most mid NBA team", and finally go on to answer every single Twitter question, no matter how controversial it may be so tune in!Time Stamps:0:00 Intro 1:52 Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics In-Season Tournament Game12:10 New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings In-Season Tournament Game19:04 Nikola Jokic & Jayson Tatum Player of the Month October/November32:12 Check in on Mid NBA Team Predictions!36:15 Chet Holmgren & Jamie Jaquez Rookie of the Month October/November44:00 Chris Finch & Jamahl Mosley Coach of the Month October/November46:15 Twitter Questions with some very loaded questions Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back to the show! I don't think our boys have used the word ‘Mid' so much in one-hour but that's what was talked about this week. Not the cream of the crop or the corns of your cinema popcorn the in-between. We talk about .500 and near enough .500 teams and argue who is the most average of them all. No extremes just 50-50's and we conclude by drafting our favourite moments thus far of the season.After listening to this pod you will know which NBA team name you would not want to take in a fight. peace and love YAMmers.Time Stamps:0:00 Intro and “Episode of Mid” podcast structure2:50 Atlanta Hawks & Brooklyn Nets9:30 New York Knicks13:10 Cleveland Cavaliers17:40 Toronto Raptors & Indiana Pacers22:00 Los Angeles Clippers24:50 Houston Rockets29:50 New Orleans Pelicans34:30 Side Discussion on what NBA Team mascot is scariest to take on in a fight/battle (e.g. Grizzly Bears)37:50 Golden State Warriors43:45 Debate/Discussion on Middest team of East and West50:15 Draft on our favourite moments of NBA season Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back to another episode of YAMology! In this week's episode we talk about a lot of topics, mainly riding on the waves and looking at the landscapes of winning and losing teams in the NBA.Time Stamps:0:00 Intro + Yonny's experience watching Raptors vs Pistons live4:00 Clippers bouncing back7:01 The Houston Rockets + New York Knicks (Dillon Brooks + R.J.)16:10 Miami Heat19:30 Wemby being crossed up by Desmond Bane + Portland Trail Blazers24:30 Discussion on good teams (Sacramento Kings, De'Aaron Fox MVP?, Sabonis dominance)31:40 OKC Thunder cooking in the NBA (Shai, Chet, JDub, stats, and more!)47:00 Rookie of the Year Discussion54:40 Milwaukee Bucks Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The boys are back full of energy and banter to get your week going. Be sure to tune in to hear about Yonny getting bullied for predicting the Clippers to go 4-0 over the past week when the literal opposite happened, a discussion on a bunch of NBA topics such as thriving teams such as the 76ers and Wolves, a quick Who He Play For quiz hosted by Matt, and a OKC Thunder oriented Q&A!Jordan Poole timeout video: https://x.com/MattModderno/status/1724154087636099321?s=20 Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

The NBA In-Season Tournament made it's debut and the boys are here to talk about all the close games, court/jersey designs, and hot takes about the big night. They also officially label the weekly Wemby Watch and Chet Chatter segment to appropriately keep up with two of the most talented rookies the NBA has seen in a while. The boys also discuss the James Harden trade and make their predictions about the upcoming week of NBA action! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

In a stacked episode, the boys find themselves bouncing around the league with their major takeaways of week 1 of official NBA action. Beginning with paying respect to the Nuggets, the boys discuss Nikola Jokic's dominance and the accurate yet strange comparison of his game to a netball player. After that they give their rookie report headlined by discussions about Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller, Chet Holmgren, and more. They also discuss other up and coming teams and players such as The Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, and so much more so be sure to tune in! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back to episode 9 of YAMology we are as consistent as ever!This week we close the discussion on general NBA pre-season talk now that the regular season is about to begin.We preview our NBA fantasy  teams that we drafted in Skit's league where he boasts as a two time champ. We will keep the YAM community updated on this through the season but back to content.We drop live extension news on the pod with live reactions and congratulate the hard workers on getting converted to 2-way contracts.As the finale of our pre-season quiz series where we all take turn as quiz master we get a wrap on pre-season stats and hope you can play along as you listen.Disclaimer: Some fantasy players may or may not have been forfeited in the making of this podcast We hope you enjoy and catch you next week! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back everyone to episode 8 of YAMology!In this week's episode it's all about more... MORE NBA PRE-SEASON:Is Jonathan Kuminga breaking out?Does the NBA already needs to change rules because of Victor?Will Ben Simmons have a bounceback year?Is Trae Young finally used off-ball?Wait, Alex is doing a NBA Stat Quiz this time?AND. SO. MUCH. MOOOOORE!!! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back to Episode 7 of YAMology! Hope you enjoy this week's episode, we're hyped to be back to talk about NBA basketball again. Though it's just the pre-season, which you should always keep in mind, we  discuss the Chet vs Wemby duel and some other early Preseason takeaways. Next, our Scott becomes a Quiz master and challenges the German and Canadian co-hosts as a team to guess the top answers of the released GM survey - better find out how they did! And last but not least we each talk about some fun NBA duos we're looking forward to see next season. Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

As the NBA offseason comes to an end the boys are back to discuss an eventful week of NBA trades and drama. Starting with a deep analysis of the Damian Lillard, DeAndre Ayton, and Jrue Holiday trades detailing how we see it impacting all teams involved. After that and a bit of sidetracking the boys tackle some of the biggest narratives of NBA Media Day such as Kawhi Leonard's resting comments, James Harden, Jimmy Butler's hair, the hopeful Thunder and detailed discussions on how we see these impacting the NBA as a whole.Be sure to check out our Twitter and Instagram pages and dm us if you have any questions! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

On this loaded podcast the boys go through their top 3 picks for every major NBA regular season award, while mixing in a healthy number of banter in between. The long list of awards discussed are: Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Clutch Player of the Year, and last but not least the award which needs no explanation; the MVP award! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome back for Episode 4 of YAMology!In this episode after a couple of classic sidetracks, we get into our top 8 regular season standings in both the East and Western Conference of the NBA.Some predictions veer towards the safe side whilst others are closer to putting a metal fork into an electric toaster. Either way, we're here for it and we definitely didn't forget to include any teams ;).With 35 days to the start of the NBA season, we hope this boils your fancy.Thanks for listening and stay hydrated! Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome to YAMology episode 3. Your favourite international trio are back to wrap up FIBA and International basketball discussion after an eventful World Cup saw Alex's home country Germany winning gold, Yonny's Canadians winning bronze, and Matt's lovely Scottish people winning… I mean just being Scottish I guess.Join in as we debate and discuss various topics such as the MVP, defensive player, and coach of the tournament awards. We wrap things up with a discussion on the potentially stacked 2024 Olympics (Team USA, Team Canada, Team Germany, Team Greece, Team France, and more!) and what we think the NBA can learn from FIBA to improve their product and vice versa. Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY

Welcome to YAMology episode 2 (or is it episode 1 because the introduction was a pilot ¯_(ツ)_/¯ ) anyway we're back! After a positive response to our first podcast release we continue with the FIBA World Cup theme.We start by getting back to you with the result of our group stage predictions where one individual was correct and the other was clowned for their tomfoolery. But it definitely wasn't the guy typing the description I'll tell you that much since our next pod will come out after the world cup finals we fill out our brackets and predict our WorLd ChaMpIon unless that's for the NBA to decide

Welcome to YAMOLOGY! A collective of 3 international basketball mega fans from Scotland, Germany and Canada.Co-hosts include Alex, Matt and Yonny (Aka Skit) you can find us on our twitter page @YAMOLOGY and Instagram @y4mOlogy on instagram.This episode we code Hello world into the podcasting space and introduce our own backgrounds of the sport and where our passions grew from. We move on to talk about the FIBA world cup which is currently taking over the hoops space; Canada vs Germany, Bold predictions and insight from watching these games unfold.We hope you will join us on this journey and look forward to releasing more in the future.Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/y4m0l0gyhttps://www.youtube.com/@YAMologyNBATwitterhttps://twitter.com/Y4M0L0GY