Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott asked David Thorpe, “Who are the current NBA players who have at least a one percent chance of ever being NBA MVP, ever?”Then they each picked 10 players, the winner is whoever’s list has more MVP titles over the next decade.Also, David made a note for Henry about the Blazers: “They suck.” After scandals and management issues, David worries that it is all adding up to a bunch of spirit-sapping “yuck.” RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY November 12, 2021 David Thorpe question the 76ers’ position in the Ben Simmons’ mental health drama.* MONDAY November 8, 2021 Did the Celtics’ defense do anything wrong to allow Luka’s crazy game-winner?* FRIDAY November 5, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk early season trends.* MONDAY November 1, 2021 3 point shooting is down, fouls are being called very differently, and passing isn’t cool anymore?* FRIDAY October 29, 2021 David’s not counting out the Lakers yet, but without Horton-Tucker, David is concerned. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector:* Compare Jalen Green to young LeBron James. * Question the 76ers’ position in the Ben Simmons’ mental health drama. * Wonder if the Nikola Jokic/Markieff Morris dustup is an early sign that the NBA’s permissive new brand of refereeing has a downside. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY November 8, 2021 Did the Celtics’ defense do anything wrong to allow Luka’s crazy game-winner?* FRIDAY November 5, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk early season trends.* MONDAY November 1, 2021 3 point shooting is down, fouls are being called very differently, and passing isn’t cool anymore?* FRIDAY October 29, 2021 David’s not counting out the Lakers yet, but without Horton-Tucker, David is concerned.* MONDAY October 25, 2021 There’s a reason all 30 NBA teams pay attention to David. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe talk about truth seeking in media and assess the latest batch of young players. * Did the Celtics’ defense do anything wrong to allow Luka’s crazy game-winner? * Recent articles about a decade or two of bad behavior from Robert Sarver and Neil Olshey make clear how rare it is for journalists to share bad news about powerbrokers.* Now that the NBA is permitting much rougher defense, the Nets might have an advantage.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY November 5, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk early season trends.* MONDAY November 1, 2021 3 point shooting is down, fouls are being called very differently, and passing isn’t cool anymore?* FRIDAY October 29, 2021 David’s not counting out the Lakers yet, but without Horton-Tucker, David is concerned.* MONDAY October 25, 2021 There’s a reason all 30 NBA teams pay attention to David.* FRIDAY October 22, 2021 David is betting Daryl Morey has a good trade up his sleeve to handle the Ben Simmons mess. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk early season trends. * How much does the new Wilson ball impact the players’ shooting? David thinks it’s “great big stew” of so many changes at once. * LeBron is out, the Lakers lost to the Thunder, but Jarod isn’t hitting the panic button. What’s up with the Lakers? * David and Jarod give some love to Jaren Jackson, Jr.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY November 1, 2021 3 point shooting is down, fouls are being called very differently, and passing isn’t cool anymore?* FRIDAY October 29, 2021 David’s not counting out the Lakers yet, but without Horton-Tucker, David is concerned.* MONDAY October 25, 2021 There’s a reason all 30 NBA teams pay attention to David.* FRIDAY October 22, 2021 David is betting Daryl Morey has a good trade up his sleeve to handle the Ben Simmons mess.* MONDAY October 18, 2021 Now that Giannis has a title from owning the paint, more teams with top talent seem to be OK shooting 30ish 3s a game instead of 40ish or more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe have what might be the best-organized BRING IT IN of all time, with starters, main courses, and dessert. Really, if you’ve never listened before, this is a good place to start. Some topics:* LeBron (36) outraces Jalen Green (19) for a dunk. He is almost double his age. How can this happen? David explains.* Henry discusses his latest piece about Apollo Global, the NBA’s most important source of cash.  A key figure in a giant drug money laundering investigation had some very interesting things to say.* 3-point shooting is down, fouls are being called very differently, and passing isn’t cool anymore?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY October 29, 2021 David’s not counting out the Lakers yet, but without Horton-Tucker, David is concerned.* MONDAY October 25, 2021 There’s a reason all 30 NBA teams pay attention to David.* FRIDAY October 22, 2021 David is betting Daryl Morey has a good trade up his sleeve to handle the Ben Simmons mess.* MONDAY October 18, 2021 Now that Giannis has a title from owning the paint, more teams with top talent seem to be OK shooting 30ish 3s a game instead of 40ish or more.* FRIDAY October 15, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk Kyrie, why the Bucks can repeat, Rudy Gobert and much more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joakim Noah was the star of Thursday night, so Friday TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector kicked off BRING IT IN with some of David’s favorite memories of him as a Florida college player. Also:* David’s not counting out the Lakers yet, but without Horton-Tucker, David is concerned. * The new foul rules are decreasing the number of fouls taken. David says this better for game flow, but the players are going to have to get used to increased physicality.* Anthony Edwards is a treasure! Jarod loves how real Edwards is during interviews. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY October 25, 2021 There’s a reason all 30 NBA teams pay attention to David.* FRIDAY October 22, 2021 David is betting Daryl Morey has a good trade up his sleeve to handle the Ben Simmons mess.* MONDAY October 18, 2021 Now that Giannis has a title from owning the paint, more teams with top talent seem to be OK shooting 30ish 3s a game instead of 40ish or more.* FRIDAY October 15, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk Kyrie, why the Bucks can repeat, Rudy Gobert and much more.* MONDAY October 11, 2021 Jarod crushes the dreams of swim parents everywhere. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, after maybe being a little harsh in talking about the weather, I—Henry—note that you should subscribe to TrueHoop because David is a real basketball professional working in media—rather than a real media professional working in basketball. It started with this Tweet, from friend of the show Chad Ford.Yup! Before the draft. when everybody thought Mobley and Barnes were the third-, fourth-, or fifth-best prospects, TrueHoop subscribers learned that David would take Evan Mobley with the first pick, and Scottie Barnes with the second.These kinds of things happen all the time. Now there’s a lot of content about James Harden looking a little off. Based on David’s preseason observations, TrueHoop subscribers learned something was up with Harden ten days ago.We plan to continue being early to all kinds of things. Of course, no one makes perfect predictions. But there’s a reason all 30 NBA teams pay attention to David. Why not join them?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY October 22, 2021 David is betting Daryl Morey has a good trade up his sleeve to handle the Ben Simmons mess.* MONDAY October 18, 2021 Now that Giannis has a title from owning the paint, more teams with top talent seem to be OK shooting 30ish 3s a game instead of 40ish or more.* FRIDAY October 15, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk Kyrie, why the Bucks can repeat, Rudy Gobert and much more.* MONDAY October 11, 2021 Jarod crushes the dreams of swim parents everywhere.* FRIDAY October 8, 2021 Celebrating 75 years of the NBA, who would complete the NBA 50 team? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector giddily and wildly overreact to the first few nights of games. * David is betting Daryl Morey has a good trade up his sleeve to handle the Ben Simmons mess. * Jarod gets very enthusiastic about rookie Evan Mobley, who David called a unicorn a months ago. * David says there’s a limit to how much better a team can get in the postseason, and so the season establishes the starting floor. Right now, he thinks Nets are below sea level. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY October 18, 2021 Now that Giannis has a title from owning the paint, more teams with top talent seem to be OK shooting 30ish 3s a game instead of 40ish or more.* FRIDAY October 15, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk Kyrie, why the Bucks can repeat, Rudy Gobert and much more.* MONDAY October 11, 2021 Jarod crushes the dreams of swim parents everywhere.* FRIDAY October 8, 2021 Celebrating 75 years of the NBA, who would complete the NBA 50 team?* MONDAY October 4, 2021 TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe dig deep into the Ben Simmons situation—What is the real problem? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe chop up some preseason data and note that the Warriors took a ton of 3s, and hit a ton of 3s … and barely had a top ten preseason offense. Now that Giannis has a title from owning the paint, more teams with top talent seem, perhaps, to be OK shooting 30ish 3s a game instead of 40ish or more. It’s an interesting early signal. And, Henry, David, and Jarod discuss David’s projected win totals for every NBA team.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY October 15, 2021 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk Kyrie, why the Bucks can repeat, Rudy Gobert and much more.* MONDAY October 11, 2021 Jarod crushes the dreams of swim parents everywhere.* FRIDAY October 8, 2021 Celebrating 75 years of the NBA, who would complete the NBA 50 team?* MONDAY October 4, 2021 TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe dig deep into the Ben Simmons situation—What is the real problem?* FRIDAY October 1, 2021 The side effects of “dumb jock” syndrome. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday’s BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talk Kyrie, why the Bucks can repeat, Rudy Gobert and much more. * Judy loves David’s Fireside Chat show Raising Winners, but she thinks there’s one piece of terrible advice he keeps giving her. * Hearing Kyrie Irving talk about his current situation makes David feel queasy* Jarod is glued into Memphis’s progress this season. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY October 11, 2021 Jarod crushes the dreams of swim parents everywhere.* FRIDAY October 8, 2021 Celebrating 75 years of the NBA, who would complete the NBA 50 team?* MONDAY October 4, 2021 TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe dig deep into the Ben Simmons situation—What is the real problem?* FRIDAY October 1, 2021 The side effects of “dumb jock” syndrome.* TUESDAY September 28, 2021 There’s something special about Spurs rookie Josh Primo. Why does Todd Ramasar call him a unicorn? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices