Set Your Lineups

After a brief hiatus during the beginning of the NBA Playoffs, Chad had to dust off the ol' podcast mic and get back to business... and he brought Bobby Wilson, his biggest crony, along riding shotgun. The two discuss every 1st Round matchup with a "words per game" gimmick, discuss a number of interesting developments, some moments that may have grinded our gears, and finally address the Group Chat Photo Crisis. 

We've crowned a new champion for 2026... and much to the dismay of his downtrodden subjects, Ben Kessler, our benevolent dictator and manager of Jakarr's All-Stars, has taken the chip. We break down the closer-than-expected Finals matchup, the Memphis Grizzlies playing a 22-man squad of fake players, 15 hours of unwatchable NBA basketball, the messy Milwaukee / Giannis break up, thoughts and prayers for Lakers fans from a Clippers fan, and the silly, stupid team name in Las Vegas.

In an unbelievable twist of fate, Joe Kessler, 2-time defending champion co-manager, and the most requested guest from our group chat, makes his SYL debut! We cover an array of topics including: Chicago and Philly sports similarities, Eagles fans hitting rock bottom at a Waffle House outside of Jacksonville, the bittersweet Joel Embiid story, a contentious Semifinals matchup versus his own son, a convincing Wilt GOAT case, and so much more.

The quarterfinals have concluded and only 4 teams remain in our trivial basketball simulation. My opponent in the semifinals, Greg Gerschenson (manager of Sombor Shuffahlas), makes his podcast debut. We cover a wide range of topics including the Denver Sports thingamajig, a cursed Bradley Beal bobblehead, greedy Lakers fans telling you how to feel, Jrue You's vs. Jakarr's in the heavyweight match of the century, SlamBall being 33% Jackass, why Oakland should get the All-Star game, why Hawaii shouldn't get an NBA team, and some of our favorite pure shooters of all time.

THE FANTASY PLAYOFFS ARE HERE and to break it down we had to bring in Sunny Dogra, manager of Sunny Overstands Hoops, and an expert of vibes and Marques Tuiasosopo game tape. We run the gamut of interesting topics: a BBKS Playoff Preview, Mikal Bridges having zero dawg in him, player performances that NBA2K can't allow, Ja Morant operating a firearm better than LaMelo operates a vehicle, a wild week for Kobe stans, and a parting message for all you Tim Duncan lovers.

Coming off a record-setting downloads for last week's episode, Stefs makes his long-awaited podcast debut as a rebuttal to his hordes of critics. We cover a lot of ground including: his disdain for peanut butter cookies, those pesky trade rules, an audit of our league's commissioner, Ballwashing, and KPJ ending the short-lived bromance of Ben and Chad.

Our BENevolent dictator and commissioner joins us for the 1st annual BBKS Trade Deadline Special, presented by [imagine a sponsor here]. In this stuffed 1-hour pod we discuss every buyer, seller, Stefs, and the letter grades each of them received at the deadline. Don't blame me for the grades y'all, Ben is just too irrationally confident!! 

Two-time defending champion co-manager of the Jrue You's, Russell Stevens, joins us for a thrilling All-Star Weekend edition of the podcast. Topics include: the infamous Larry Bird VHS, the incellian Kevin Durant files leaking, the ever-growing chasm between the casual and locked-in NBA fan, the lack of superduper stars in the next generation, why offensive and defensive rebounding are so different, and Andrew Steele quickly cementing his place in the league with a few texts.

We keep the new guests coming! Kevin, the omnipotent manager of XNIJ, joins us all the way from Pittsburgh for his first-ever podcast appearance. Topics include: your fav players not being good for fantasy, Clippers shining at the trade deadline, the deplorable Sacramento Kings, the 2026 Tankapocalypse, 2nd round picks and their true value, plus Joel Embiid and his lifelong achievement in comebacks.

Another former podcast co-host reunion is in store for you, as Andrew Pattison aka Patti calls in from inside his car so he doesn't wake up his kids. Even though he is not in our fantasy league and doesn't watch any NBA basketball games regularly, we go through a bunch of action including: him being patient zero of my Clippers sickness, the Wizards playing Mandela Effect lineups, the Streams / Reams of the week, Hornets Mania, the death of Lawler's Law, and our combined traits for the ultimate "23andMe NBA MyPlayer" build.

We're back with another guest! Bobby Wilson, manager of The Red Guards and my pickup basketball Lance Stephenson, joins the pod. Piping hot topics include: the wacky Yahoo! Matchup of the Week, what Bob was doing in November 2023, The Clippers' Wall as a fascist symbol, superstars finding ways to be injured thru the deadline, and is Stefs a real person or Ben's latest LLM?

Our first-ever guest, and commissioner of Basketball's Best Kept Secret, Ben Kessler joins us in basketball land. We discuss rotisserie vs. head-to-head formats, 6-3 or 3-6 Mafia, the league's trade amendment kerfuffle, The Thiberals and the slumping Knicks, Spo's hatred for Ware, and so much more!

I had a special guest planned but they decided that doing anything else was more interesting than appearing on this extremely niche podcast, so you're stuck with another solo Chad episode.

On the flagship episode of Set Your Lineups, Chad discusses the impetus behind creating a podcast intended for a group of 11 men. Topics include: a Week 11 match-up recap, your top fantasy players of the week, the curious Portland Trailblazers, are some teams just better without their "best" players, and our group chat message of the week!