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On today's episode Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: "Ask Coach Thorpe" send your questions to truehoop@truehoop.com to tap into David's big basketball brain.  David's article on the end of the Warriors dynasty The problem with the NBA's 65-game threshold for player awards The real reason we are seeing individual scoring explosions  Top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: NBA title contenders in the east and west. Jarod and David each draft four teams per conference, and give their reasons why.  What is David seeing with the Clippers and Pacers that has him excited? Draymond Green has been a plus/minus rockstar his whole career, can he still help the Warriors? The player that can help contenders that nobody is talking about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Doc Rivers is in as the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, what does it mean? Is Doc still a good coach? What's next for former Bucks' head coach Adrian Griffin? The Heat traded for Terry Rozier, David likes it but doesn't love it. What else do the Heat need to do? A new "Rapid Fire" segment where David discusses a variety of NBA topics Top 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Pacers' long-term and short-term futures and why the Pascal Siakam trade works now and for the future. What is David seeing on the court? The Suns are one of the hottest teams in the league, what has sparked their recent good play and is it sustainable? Top-15 in EPM The Clippers could be the west no. 1 seed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special edition of the TrueHoop podcast Jarod Hector is joined by author and the Andrew Mellon Professor of Humanities at Emory University, Valerie Babb.Valerie's latest, The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron is the subject of today's episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Pascal Siakam trade to the Indiana Pacers, how does this help boost the team's title chances in the short and long-term? Plus David's fantastic article with even more insight.  The Suns had a historic fourth quarter comeback this week, can they takeaway anything from that improbable win? Victor Wembanyama is surging Top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: A listener question on advanced stats overvaluing role players. If you'd like to ask Coach Thorpe a question, send your question to truehoop@truehoop.com David thinks it will be a busy trade season. What's real and what's not? What should the six NBA title contenders focus on in the second half of the season? MLK Day games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: A listener question about closing out on defense. To ask Coach Thorpe a question, send to truehoop@truehoop.com David's article on why the Thunder need to make a move now The Timberwolves are elite on defense and average on offense with two excellent offensive players, how can this be? What's next for the Pacers in the wake of the Tyrese Haliburton injury? Top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Closing in on the halfway point of the regular season, the Celtics, 76ers, Thunder, Nuggets, and Clippers look like contenders. Which means several of the most expensive teams in NBA history (remember all the excitement about the superteams in Golden State, Phoenix, and Milwaukee?) are not, right now, credibly contending.  David saw Stephen Curry looking miserable against the Raptors in a way that reminded him of LeBron in Cleveland before The Decision. Giannis recently went on a bit of rant about how everyone in Milwaukee, including the guy who does the laundry, needs to do better.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss: A listener question about playing with joy (email your question to truehoop@truehoop.com) which absolutely matters in the case of Immanuel Quickley. How the Raptors are different after trading OG Anunoby. Why the TrueHoop podcast doesn't have sports gambling ads. Why Pascal Siakam would be amazing on the Thunder. Should the Suns trade Kevin Durant? The best team in Los Angeles. The best player in the world. With a time machine, Joel Embiid would destroy Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The league's top five teams. Mentioned in this story: Ben Krauss's Slow Boring article on the perils of sports gambling. The Wirecard executive who was really a Russian spy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices