The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Dysfunctionally Dysfunctional Nets With Raja Bell, Plus a Big Dolphins Move and Philly’s Ceiling With Sheil Kapadia and Benjamin Solak

Nov 2, 2022

Raja Bell, a former NBA player known for his candid basketball insights, dives into the chaos surrounding the Brooklyn Nets and the implications of Steve Nash's firing. He discusses coaching challenges and the impact of star players on team culture. Later, NFL experts Sheil Kapadia and Benjamin Solak evaluate the flurry of trades at the deadline, including Bradley Chubb to the Dolphins and Roquan Smith to the Ravens. They weigh the playoff prospects for teams like the Dolphins and the evolving landscape of the league.

01:53:27

Episode guests

Benjamin Solak

Sheil Kapadia

Raja Bell

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Episode notes

Intro

4min

Navigating Turmoil: Challenges in Coaching and Team Culture

16min

Analyzing Team Culture and Player Dynamics in Basketball

3min

The Emotional Spectrum of Professional Athletes

15min

Navigating Change: The Impact of Udoka's Move to the Nets

3min

Trade Dynamics and Team Challenges

11min

Evaluating the Nets' Playoff Prospects

5min

Analyzing the Suns' Prospects and Celebrating Philadelphia's Sports Renaissance

3min

Dolphins' Strategic Dilemmas

13min

10.

Assessing NFL Trades and Team Strategies

14min

11.

Analyzing NFL Teams: Dolphins' Expectations and Packers' Challenges

3min

12.

NFL Trade Dynamics and Team Aspirations

15min

13.

Eagles' Super Bowl Chances: A Critical Review

5min

14.

Impactful Leadership and Baseball Achievements

3min

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Raja Bell to discuss the Nets and HC Steve Nash parting ways, what it means to have a distraction on a professional sports team, and reports that the Nets are planning on hiring suspended Celtics’ HC Ime Udoka to fill their vacant head coaching position (2:53). Then Bill talks with The Ringer’s Benjamin Solak and Sheil Kapadia about the surprisingly active NFL trade deadline. They talk Bradley Chubb to the Dolphins, Roquan Smith to the Ravens, Calvin Ridley to the Jaguars, T.J. Hockenson to the Vikings, the Bills’ deadline upgrades, teams who surprisingly didn’t make a trade, and more (57:59).

Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Raja Bell, Benjamin Solak, and Sheil Kapadia

Producer: Kyle Crichton

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