Thik & Thin Hoops

Thik & Thin Hoops: Buying/selling early season overreactions including Houston's hot offensive start, Wemby MVP buzz, Edgecombe as ROTY, Bulls as a top team, and more

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the latest gambling scandal to hit the NBA and what its long term impact may be. Then, they discuss various overreactions based on the first few weeks of the season and whether to buy or sell them as larger trends, including Houston's hot start offensively, Wemby as an MVP candidate, VJ Edgecombe winning ROTY, the Bulls finishing as a top team in the East, the Warriors as title contenders, and more.

 

Thik & Thin Hoops: 2025-2026 Season Preview Part 2 - Eastern Conference Over/Unders

On Part 2 of this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the return of the NBA to NBC before previewing the Eastern Conference and giving you their team by team over/under predictions and locks. 

Thik & Thin Hoops: 2025-2026 Season Preview Part 1 - Western Conference Over/Unders, Awards Predictions

On Part 1 of this week's episode, the guys open by previewing the Western Conference and giving you their team by team over/under predictions and locks. Then, they provide their picks for end of season awards.

Thik & Thin Hoops: 10 big questions heading into the 2025-2026 NBA season including Rockets title aspirations, Giannis' future, Wemby's leap, and more

Thik & Thin Hoops is back for Season 7! On this week's episode, the guys discuss the 10 biggest questions they have entering the 2025-2026 NBA season. Are the Rockets still title contenders after the Fred Van Vleet season ending injury? What type of leap do we expect from Wemby this year? Does Giannis finish this season as a Buck? Can the Knicks take the next step forward under Mike Brown? And much more.

Thik & Thin Hoops: Early predictions on where teams will finish in the 25-26 season

On this week's episode, the guys rank each conference based on how they expect teams to finish in the upcoming 25-26 season. They start in the East, where they expect to see a decent shakeup given the injuries to Boston and Indiana. Then, they shift over to the west, where a lot can be debated once you move past OKC (41:10).

Thik & Thin Hoops: Free agency recap, winners and losers including Hawks, Bucks, Rockets, Nuggets, and more, impact of the CBA and 2nd apron on teambuilding

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the ramifications of the latest CBA and the 2nd apron on teams' approaches to transactions and teambuilding this offseason. Then, they each pick teams to discuss whether they liked their moves or not - including the Hawks (24:15), Bucks (31:59), Nuggets (42:08), Rockets (49:00), Knicks (54:32), and Lakers (1:00:25).

 

Thik & Thin Hoops: The Oklahoma City Thunder are your 2025 NBA Champions, Durant to Houston and other big trades, initial draft reactions

On this week's episode, the guys begin by recapping game 7 and the Thunder clinching the NBA Championship over the Pacers. They reflect on the series overall and what to expect of both teams moving forward. Then, they react to a wave of trades that happened this week, including Durant to Houston, Bane to Orlando, Holiday to Portland, Porzingis to Atlanta, and more (38:37). Finally, they discuss the results of the NBA draft, and what picks they liked and didn't like from the first round (01:01:06).

Thik & Thin Hoops: Pacers seize control of the NBA Finals with a big Game 3 win over the Thunder

On this week's episode, Karthik is joined by friend of the pod Nehal Patel to break down what has been an entertaining NBA Finals so far. They first start with their macro level observations and how we can start to contextualize this Finals with what we've seen in the past. Then, they break down what happened in Game 3, first diving into Indiana's defense and how they were able to stifle OKC's actions (14:10). Later, they discuss what Indiana was able to do offensively that was so successful (26:44). They wrap up with their predictions for the rest of the series (49:52).

 

Thik & Thin Hoops: Previewing the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder, reactions to Knicks firing Thibs

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the broader storylines of the NBA Finals and what they're looking forward to most. Then, they dissect the on-court storylines between the Pacers and Thunder, exploring potential matchups the teams can exploit, the keys to success for each team, whether the Pacers have enough to push the Thunder to the brink, and ultimately their final predictions. Finally, they react to the news around the Knicks firing Tom Thibodeau as coach, and discuss whether it was the right move (50:07).

Thik & Thin Hoops: Thunder advance to the NBA Finals, Pacers put the Knicks on brink of elimination, Nithin's trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing Nithin's observations from being in attendance for Game 4 between the Knicks and Pacers in Indiana. Next, they talk about just how impressive Haliburton and the Pacers have been and where the Knicks go from here (12:00). Finally, they wrap up by discussing the Thunder's dominance over the Timberwolves, earning them a berth in the NBA Finals (31:50).