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Below the Rim Podcast
by Jacob Leib
Basketball opinions from guys who play below the rim. Come for the NBA talk, stay for the friendship. Featuring Michael M, Ian K., Alex R., and Brian G.
Episodes
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Below the Rim: Catching Up on Playoff Action
Hello all and welcome back to another 2-man pick & pop version of the Below the Rim Podcast. On this episode, Jacob is joined by the maestro of the midrange, Michael Malvin. The duo gets caught up on the playoff action to date, by exploring three main topics: 1) What has surprised us? 2) What has...
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Below the Rim: Talking MVP and Way Early Playoff Preview
What's going on Below the Rim team! We got a fun, quick, solo podcast for you this week. Jacob jumps into his take on the growing MVP debate, focusing on how the MVP tells a story of the historical season. He also goes through a way to early playoff preview, focusing on what it takes for each…
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Below the Rim: Fun 5-Man Combos and Court of Gold Debrief
Hello all and welcome back to another 2-man pick & pop version of the Below the Rim Podcast. On this episode, Jacob is joined by long-time friend, first time 2-man participant Michael Malvin. The duo tries to get a handle of the different types of talent in the NBA today by building out some...
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Below the Rim: Blind Resume Season? And early (but not too early) All NBA Discussion
What's going on all, and welcome back to another episode of the Below the Rim Podcast. This week, Ian and Jacob got back together to run another two-man Pick & Pop* (who rolls to the rim anymore) and catch up on all the ongoings in the NBA. They do a quick debrief on some of the continued...
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Below the Rim: Pick & Roll 2-Man Trade Deadline Special
Let's all take a deep breathe and gather our thoughts after the most hectic NBA trade deadline (really, week) in recent memory. Ian and Jacob got together to give their quick thoughts of some winners and losers. They pick a winner and loser across a couple of different categories: Team, Player…
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Below the Rim Podcast: Are we REALLY sure Shams wasn't hacked?
Welcome back BTR fam. No surprises here - the group got together to try and wrap our heads around the blockbuster Luka & AD foundation shaking NBA trade. We do our best to be objective and explore it from all angles, and try and piece together the motivations for this seismic shift in the NBA. We...
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Below the Rim: Getting (Most) of the Family Back Together, Chatting Current Events + 2010s
Hello Below the Rim Family! On today's episode, we got back to our regularly scheduled programming with 4/5 members of the starting five. The BTR guys chatted on some of the fun current event narratives circling the NBA, including: Josh Hart vs. A'ja Wilson NBA Players Playing in March Madness...
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Below the Rim: The Host Goes Solo with Prospecting List & An Apology to Russ
Hello All! Welcome back to a bit of a different episode of Below the Rim. We gave the rest of the guys the week off, and your host got to jump up on his soap box and give a solo podcast the good 'ole college try. Jacob explores his top five "prospects" that are showing they have a bright future…
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Below the Rim: Eastern Conference Deep Dive & All-Time What if Team
Welcome back loyal listeners, fellow NBA enthusiasts and first timers to the Below the Rim Podcast. We'll be the first to admit, we're equally shocked that we've made it into 2025. Today's episode is a first for the Below the Rim crew, as we broaden our pool of contributors and bring on sixth man...
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Below the Rim: Happy Holidays, Let's Catch-Up! Also, NYE Reflections and Resolutions, and NBA Price of Admission
Knock off that holiday rust and jump back into the never ending, always dramatic action of the NBA with the starting five from Below the Rim. On this weeks episode, the guys get you caught up on the action over the past couple of weeks that you might have missed with the uptick in family time. We...
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Below the Rim: Talking NBA Cup Finals & Our Christmas Wishlist
Welcome back to another episode of the Below the Rim Podcast. This week, the starting five got together to debrief on all things NBA cup, including a draft of our own starting five from the semi-final candidates. Jacob got on his soap box and did a deep dive in how different western conference...
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Below the Rim: Giving Love to the Bench Mobs
On this week's episode, the starting five takes a look back on the season so far and focuses on some things we think are both real and important. Focus is on: Rockets 76ers NBA Cup as a real thing Memphis Grizzlies We also take an opportunity to give flowers to guys that we've really enjoyed...
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Below the Rim: From the Debate Room to the Court Room
In this weeks episode, the starting five get together with our holiday potluck of topics. We spend time giving Nikola Jokic his flowers, and explore where we mind end up on the list of all time greats. We next do a deep dive into the 2017, 2018, and 2019 NBA drafts and do a re-drafting exercise....
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Below the Rim: Drafting NBA Memories
In this weeks episode, the starting five get together to do some quick hitters on the recent NBA action. The team gets into the quality of the NBA cup action to date, what we've liked, and why we think it might be (somewhat) working. We then explore what we'd like to see changed, including…
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Below the Rim Podcast: Let's Learn from a Middle School Coach
On this week of Below the Rim, the team got together to do a little "buy", "buy-if", and "never buy" (also known as sell) of early season NBA trends. We debate: Topic #1: Ant, SGA, and Tatum are better served with the improved number of 3pt field goals they are taking per game. They're more...
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Below the Rim Podcast: Depth, Players We Can't Quit, Bold and Not So Bold Predictions
First ever episode of the Below the Rim podcast. Explore how depth plays a roll in regular season and post season success, with a focus on different team performances. Starting Hot: Thunder, Warriors, Celtics, Cavs Not Sure Yet: Rockets, Kings Are We Freaking Out?: Bucks, Nuggets 76ers Discuss…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Basketball opinions from guys who play below the rim. Come for the NBA talk, stay for the friendship.
Featuring Michael M, Ian K., Alex R., and Brian G.
HOSTED BY
Jacob Leib
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Basketball opinions from guys who play below the rim. Come for the NBA talk, stay for the friendship. Featuring Michael M, Ian K., Alex R., and Brian G.
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Below the Rim Podcast is created and hosted by Jacob Leib.
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