Thik & Thin Hoops

Thik 'N Thin: Meyers Leonard's use of a racial slur, All-Star weekend highlights, MVP race, upcoming trade deadline, 2021 HOF finalists

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing Meyer Leonard's use of an anti-Semitic slur and its broader consequences. They then talk about what they enjoyed from All Star weekend, who is leading the MVP race, what to look for in the upcoming trade deadline, and provide their thoughts on this year's Hall of Fame finalists.

Thik 'N Thin: Recapping first half storylines and what to look forward to in the second half, thoughts and predictions for All Star weekend events

On this week’s episode, the guys recap the biggest storylines from the first half of the season – including James Harden and the Nets, the Utah Jazz, the logjam in the East, and more – before discussing what they’re looking forward to the rest of the season. They then review the lineups for the All Star events this weekend before giving their predictions on who will win each.

Thik 'N Thin: NBA Top Shot and the future of digital sports collectibles, surging Nets and Jazz

On this week's episode, the guys bring on Mohit Vasudeva to discuss the sweeping phenomenon that is NBA Top Shot, the blockchain based platform for buying and selling digital highlights known as "moments". They provide their thoughts on whether this model is sustainable, recent valuations, the NBA's long term strategy, and Mohit's recent purchase of a moment. They wrap up the pod by discussing the recent surge by the Nets and Jazz.

Thik 'N Thin: 2021 All Star selections, Draymond's comments on player treatment

On this week's episode, the guys are joined by Justin Vingelis to make their 2021 All-Star ballot selections. They then discuss Draymond's recent comments calling out the double standards in how NBA players are treated.

Thik 'N Thin: The Bucs are Super Bowl Champs!

On this week's episode, the guys go deep into the Bucs thrashing of the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. They discuss the dominant Bucs defense, how the Chiefs fell apart, the impressive coaching performance from Arians and his staff, and Brady's legacy and impact on this franchise. They wrap up with an early look into who will contend in 2021 before finishing with a little Kings talk.

Thik 'N Thin: Super Bowl LV Preview, early NBA Finals predictions, most promising young teams and players, potential rule changes

On this week's episode, the guys are joined by Arash Hamidi and Ashkan Hamidi to do a full preview of Super Bowl LV between the Bucs and Chiefs. They then dive into some big picture NBA questions - including their Finals predictions, most promising young teams and players, and rule changes they would like to make.

Thik 'N Thin: Bucs are in the Super Bowl, Brady's legacy and parallels to Lebron, early season NBA MVP predictions, remembering Kobe

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the NFL Conference Championship games that set up a Bucs Chiefs Superbowl. They then discuss Brady's legacy and some of the eerie similarities to Lebron, their early season NBA MVP picks, and end by reflecting on the 1 year anniversary of Kobe's death. 

Thik 'N Thin: Apathy early in the NBA season, critiquing Nithin's ranking of NBA players, preview of NFC Championship weekend

On this weeks episode, the guys discuss the general feeling of apathy they have towards the start of this NBA season and potential reasons why. They then discuss Nithin's ranking of the top 40 NBA players, honing in on some questionable decisions. They wrap up by talking Bucs Packers and the upcoming NFL Championship weekend.

Thik 'N Thin: Harden traded to the Nets, who won/lost the trade, the impact of player empowerment, NBA's handling of COVID

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the blockbuster trade centered around James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets - who won/lost the trade, what the Nets' title hopes look like, and the downside to player empowerment. They then discuss the recent COVID surge around the league and how Adam Silver is handling it. Finally, they revisit the Bucs win over WFT on Wild Card weekend.

Thik 'N Thin: Reflecting on the Capitol siege, preview of WFT vs. Bucs, Wild Card weekend predictions, surprising and disappointing NBA teams so far

On this week's episode, the guys open with a discussion around the Capitol siege that took place on January 6th and where we head from here. They then dive into Wildcard weekend, starting with the showdown between their favorite teams, WFT and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before giving their predictions for the rest of the games. Finally, they wrap with NBA coverage discussing the surprising and disappointing teams of the season so far.