501 : Of 75, Persona, and Choice

In this episode of the often pored-over #BallisBae NBA Podcast, we discuss the top 75 players of the NBA by creating a mini-list of our own. We debate the prevalence/importance of persona vs performance, and we make tough choices to break rules to avoid leaving greatness out.(3:49) - Ashwin gives a short oral history of the NBA(7:34) - Vineet talks about his favorite era of basketball(13:30) - Why Middleaged men start Podcasts(15:13) -  Some background on the history of the NBA 25/50 list(19:50) - We debate the top 10 Guards - which turned into a Chris Paul v/s Russell Westbrook argument for the last spot.(56:09) - We debate the top 15 forwards for the list - Lamar Odam was mentioned here :). We went into the depths of the narrative building by Kobe, why Pau Gasol is a lock and we debate if there are enough good forwards in this era.(1:26:37) - Vince Carter had us both torn between love and analysisFollow the podcast on all your favorite podcast platforms and follow us on social media @BallisBaePod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.