Ep. 411 (3/5/26): The Dream Team - Special Guests: Aleks Djordjevic, Sam Hofstetter, Joey & Ryan Hosea

In this three-hour episode, Joey has the honor of being part of an elite starting five of sports enthusiasts: Aleks Djordjevic, Sam Hofstetter, Joey Hosea, and Ryan Hosea. At the start of the episode, they debrief the men's ice hockey Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States (3:48). They praise both the men's and women's American hockey teams for bringing home the Gold Medal and highlight the heroics of Jack Hughes and Megan Keller. After that, they shift to discussing two top Boston Bruins prospects and current Boston College men's hockey players, James Hagens and Dean Letourneau (21:08). During this hockey segment, they talk about the growth of hockey in America, the difference in accessibility of the sport in comparison to basketball and baseball, and how sports can teach life lessons (1:00:46). They follow this up by talking about the Bruins' decision to draft Hagens and who they would build an NHL franchise around in the short-term and long-term windows (1:32:59). Then, the group moves on to chatting about the NBA and the current states of the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics (1:44:52). The panel gives their opinions on what to expect in Jayson Tatum's return to the Celtics lineup (1:54:51). Following that, Sam compares how the NBA has handled the unsportsmanlike conduct incidents of Luguentz Dort versus those of Draymond Green (2:03:00). They discuss the differences that small market franchises face in respect to big market clubs when it comes to building a winning basketball team (2:12:06). Moreover, the group debates whether or not the spending habits of the Los Angeles Dodgers are bad for baseball (2:23:36) and offer their thoughts on what moves the New England Patriots and New York Giants should make this offseason (2:34:08).