Chucking Darts NBA Podcast

Jan 09 2025 224 ep. 89 mins 31
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A basketball podcast of debatable accuracy. Rigorously, joyfully discussing the NBA. 100% correct until the ball is tipped. Darts are meant to be chucked forward. It's ok to be wrong about sports.

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Ep. 219: Kasparas Jakucionis, Dylan Harper, and Ace Bailey with Caleb Mueller of The Center Hub

Jan 09 2025 111 mins  
Caleb Mueller (@CalebMueller23), creator of The Center Hub (@thecenterhub_bb), joins to discuss the current top 2 players on his board for the 2025 draft: Kasparas Jakucionis of Illinois and Dylan Harper of Rutgers. After a deep look into each of their games and projections, we discuss Ace Bailey, Dylan's electric and polarizing teammate, who may get drafted the highest of all 3. E

Ep. 218: Maxime Raynaud, Ian Jackson, and scouting with ACC with Brian Geisinger

Jan 02 2025 137 mins  
ACC expert Brian Geisinger (@bgeisinger.bsky.social; @bgeis_bird) returns to scout the NBA prospects in the bi-coastal ACC. For part 1 where we discuss Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Khaman Maluach in depth, see our previous episode. Find Brian's excellent work at briangeisinger.substack.com. Enjoy!TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro + Brian's Substack(6:30) Maxime Raynaud(28:30) Jaylen Blake

Ep. 217: Cooper Flagg + Duke Scouting Report w Brian Geisinger (@bgeis_bird; bgeisinger.bsky.social)

Dec 20 2024 82 mins  
The foremost ACC analyst in the country, Brian Geisinger, returns to go deep into the Duke Blue Devils, and specifically number 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. We discuss his role with Duke's offense, how it may be impacting his offensive strategy, and how his early play affects our draft projection. Plus, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach. Enjoy!TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro(7:48) Cooper Fla

Ep. 216: The Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, and Draft Development with Mike Gribanov (Pt.1)

Nov 26 2024 107 mins  
Mike Gribanov (@mikegrib8 on all platforms, including his excellent Patreon) returns to discuss the 17-1 Cleveland Cavaliers, their hitherto dominant offense, and a developmental check in on Evan Mobley. Then, we discuss the gnarly Houston ROckets' defense and where their team goes from here with so many darts and so little time. Stay tuned for a more in depth draft philosophy disc

Ep. 215: Early NBA Conclusions, aka "I've Seen Enough!" with Jack Quantrill of @TheDropStepNBA

Nov 07 2024 81 mins  
Jack Quantrill, of the excellent Drop Step NBA Podcast, joins to offer some early season NBA conclusions that we feel are permanent and will hold through the rest of the season. Standings, win totals, rookie awards, and more.Enjoy!Time Stamps(0:00) Intro(4:30) OKC, Dallas, Minnesota(25:35) JAYLEN WELLS(38:30) All-NBA Lamelo(55:30) OKC and Cavs(1:04:30) Zach Lavine Redemption(1:14:2

Ep. 214: Final NBA Season Preview, aka Chuck and Prez Explain it All with _prezidente of @DraftStrickland

Oct 23 2024 154 mins  
Draft Strickland's Prez (_prezidente) rejoins for an omnibus preview of the 2024-2025 NBA regular season. Playoff seedings, awards, All-Rookie, title picks, the works. Plus, plenty of Knicks, some team building talk, and Rookie Extension analysis. Enjoy!TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro(3:25) Mikal Bridges Shot Doctor(12:00) Knicks Projection(16:25) East Top 6 Seeds(33:00) KAT Integration(41

Ep. 213: NBA Season Preview: Ranking Defenses 1-30 w Mat Issa (@matissa15) of Forbes

Oct 19 2024 106 mins  
Mat Issa (@matissa15), basketball writer for Forbes, Basketball Insider, Opta Analyst, and Fansided, returns to rank NBA Defenses 1-30 heading into the 2024-2025 season. As with every year, rankings are based on projected defensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions). Enjoy!We had different rankings and jumped around a bit, so the order of discussion below is not necessarily a

Ep. 212: NBA Season Preview: Ranking Offenses 1-30 w Charlie Cummings @klaytheist11 of Swish Theory

Oct 13 2024 128 mins  
Charlie Cummings (@klaytheist11), the great contributor to Swish Theory and author of the Know Your Role series, returns to rank NBA Offenses 1-30 heading into the 2024-2025 season. As with every year, rankings are based on projected offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions). Enjoy!We had different rankings and jumped around a bit, so the order of discussion below is not ne

Ep. 211: The NBA's Most Improved Players in '24-'25 with Esfandiar Baraheni

Oct 02 2024 125 mins  
Welcome to the Season Premiere of Chucking Darts! Today, Forbes contributor and freelance journalist Esfandiar Baraheni returns to discuss the player improvements that will define the 2024-2025 season. Enjoy!Time Stamps(0:00) Intro(7:00) Victor Wembanyama(16:20) Cade Cunningham(24:20) Chet and Evan Mobley(40:00) Houston Rockets(57:15) Immanuel Quickley(1:02:45) Jaime Jaquez + Nikol

Ep. 210: NBA Summer League Standouts with Keandre Ashley ( @HoopIntelllect )

Aug 02 2024 111 mins  
Keandre Ashley (@HoopIntellect) the foremost NBA draft analyst on Youtube, discusses 2024 NBA Summer League's top rookie performers. Subscribe to his excellent channel and enjoy our discussion projecting Matas Buzelis, Ron Holland, Kel'El Ware, Jaylon Tyson, and more!Timestamps:(00:00) Intro (07:15) Matas Buzelis(30:30) Ron Holland(47:00) Bobi Klintman(1:00:00) Kel'El Ware(1:16:00)