Thik & Thin Hoops

Thik & Thin Hoops: Early season overreactions including Paolo's rise, Warriors surprise start, Bucks and Nuggets struggles, up and down Wemby, and more

On this week's episode, the guys take turns listing potential overreactions from the first week of the season and whether they see any validity to them or not, including:

• Paolo Banchero's rise (03:08)
• Warriors hot start (08:40)
• Is Wemby being figured out (17:54)
• Are the Bucks cooked (13:04)
• Nuggets struggles (21:54)
• Are the Lakers title contenders (27:58)
• Boston's hot shooting (34:12)
• Can Memphis return to past heights (37:25)
• Tyrese Haliburton isn't who we thought he is (41:47)
• Fun and surprising Nets (49:20)

Thik & Thin Hoops: 2024-2025 Season Preview Part 2 - Western Conference Over/Unders

On Part 2 of this week's episode, the guys preview the Western Conference and give you their team by team over/under predictions and locks.

Thik & Thin Hoops: 2024-2025 Season Preview Part 1 - Eastern Conference Over/Unders

On Part 1 of this week's episode, the guys preview the Eastern Conference and give you their team by team over/under predictions and locks.

Thik & Thin Hoops: Reactions to KAT trade to the Knicks, draft of most intriguing teams this season including Grizzlies, Kings, Mavericks, Magic, and more

On this week's episode, the guys draft their most intriguing teams for the 2025-2026 teams, starting with the Knicks and their reactions to the KAT trade. They then delve into the Grizzlies with the return of Ja, the Kings with the addition of DeRozan, the Mavs with the addition of Klay, the Magic with another year of growth, and more.

Thik & Thin Hoops: Team USA wins the Gold, potential swan song for Lebron, Steph, and KD, Tatum controversy, 2028 Olympics outlook

On this week's episode, the guys recap Olympics basketball and Team USA winning the gold. They discuss potentially seeing Lebron, KD, and Steph on the global stage for the last time, and what we should appreciate about what we saw this summer. Then then go into a number of tangential topics including the Tatum playing time controversy, who outperformed and underperformed, and what 2028 will potentially look like. 

Thik & Thin Hoops: 2nd apron ramifications, free agency winners and losers including Sixers, Clippers, Warriors, Kings, thoughts on Team USA

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing some of the ramifications of the 2nd apron and how its affecting teams (03:26). They then go through winners and losers of free agency, including the Sixers (21:41), Clippers (34:10), Warriors (39:43), Bulls (47:43), Mavericks (49:48), Heat (53:20), Kings (58:15), and more. They wrap up discussing their thoughts on team USA (01:06:32).

Thik & Thin Hoops: Bridges and Caruso trade reactions, winners and losers of the NBA Draft, thoughts on Bronny James going to the Lakers, upcoming free agency period

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the Nets trading Mikal Bridges to the Knicks (02:55) and the Bulls trading Alex Caruso to the Thunder for Josh Giddey (14:17). They then discuss the top 10 picks of the draft and who they thought came out as winners and losers (21:02). Next, they cover the back half of the draft, including the Lakers stealing Dalton Knecht (40:52) and nabbing Bronny in the second round with pick 55 (47:54). Finally, they wrap with some thoughts on the upcoming free agency period (1:02:52).

Thik & Thin Hoops: The Boston Celtics are your 2024 NBA Champions! Recapping Celtics windy path here, Jason and Jaylen narratives, what Dallas does moving forward, thoughts on the overall playoffs

On this week's episode, the guys discuss the Celtics beating the Mavs in 5 games to claim the NBA Championship. They talk about the windy path it took to get here, what is in store for the team moving forward, the narrative around the Js (13:38), what Dallas will or should do after a humbling loss (25:16), and more.

Thik & Thin Hoops: Celtics take commanding 2-0 Finals lead, Kyrie and Mavs struggling to provide Luka help, dominant defense by the Celtics, Tatum struggles, and more

On this week's episode, the guys discuss the Celtics' commanding 2-0 start to the Finals and whether Dallas has a shot to get back into the series. They talk about Kyrie's poor performances, Boston's suffocating defense, Luka's one man carry job, Tatum's struggles, and more. They wrap by discussing Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers job.

Thik & Thin Hoops: Mavs Celtics Finals Preview - most intriguing storylines, can Jason and Jaylen finally break through, how Celtics will defend Luka and Kyrie, series prediction

On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing the most intriguing storylines of the NBA Finals, including Kyrie's return to Boston, the Jays potentially breaking through, Luka's legacy, and more (4:45). They then talk about key matchups when the Celtics are on offense, and how the Celtics look to exploit weaknesses in the Mavs defense and put stress on them with 3 point shooting (31:58). They move over to the Mavs on offense, where Luka and Kyrie face a much stiffer test than the previous 3 series (39:14). Finally, they give their predictions on who will ultimately be crowned champion (56:26).