The 7th Man Podcast

Will, Josiah, and Len get together after a lengthy break to discuss the news of DIMER's shutdown. They share stories from the early days of the website's inception and how it grew to become what it is today. They also share some advice and thoughts on how to better increase your chances of getting a job within the league, from the perspective of three people who were hired for various positions. It admittedly goes on way too long because they get too sappy. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K

Will and Len sit down to talk with Harris Rubenstein, content guru with the NBA 2K League. They talk about Harris's job and get his thoughts on a number of 2K League topics, including his impressions of the 2K community, in-season tournaments, the role 2K plays in the league and which teams had the best offseason.  Follow Harris: https://twitter.com/Sportstein Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len discuss the latest happenings this offseason, including the expansion draft, trades, draft pool tournaments, and of course the World Series. They lament the death of Prestige Area and discuss what it says about the community as a whole.  Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len take a look back at their 20,000-word Mega Season Preview and see everything they got right and everything they got wrong. If you hate us, this is the podcast for you! Mega Preview: https://dimer2k.com/2019/03/28/the-dimer-nba-2k-league-season-two-mega-preview/ Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len discuss the NBA 2K League Finals. No one is a fan of the Showcase. What's the deal with that T-Wolves Gaming system? What's next for the 76ers and T-Wolves? What did the Finals tell us about coaching? Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len talk about everything juicy that happened in the playoffs and give predictions on who will win the finals. Does Blazer5 Gaming need a coach? Do all the sweeps mean anything? Why are Josiah and Len yelling at each other about the Lakers for 15 minutes? Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Where do things stand as the league heads into its penultimate week of the regular season? The boys discuss. Identity and integrity #FreeBigMeek Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len break down the latest playoffs odds. What's surprising about the odds? Assuming the current top six teams make it, who's grabbing the final two spots? Will loves the Jazz? Josiah hates the Mavs? Len hates the Cavs? We all hate your favorite team at the same time? Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len review the Ticket. What does Warriors Gaming's win mean for the playoff race? Plus various team discussions, including post scorer talk. Also, how confident are we in teams like the Pacers and Cavs?

Will, Josiah, and Len preview the Ticket. Which play-in team has the best chance of winning it all? Plus, each of them gives their own predictions about who will win it and who will be MVP. They also discuss the fickle nature of analysis and making predictions in the NBA 2K League.  Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len return to discuss what's going on with the league standings. Which team is the best in the league, Mavs Gaming or Blazer5? Which of the teams from 7th to 16th will make the playoffs? Who among the bottom five has a shot at winning the Ticket? Various teams including the 76ers, Wizards, Pistons, and Lakers are discussed in depth. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len briefly talk about the Turn; surprise or expected that Warriors Gaming Squad won it? What does T-Wolves Gaming's run mean for their season? They also talk about the three big trades that went down over the weekend and how those trades will affect the participating teams. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len discuss the Turn--to be held in Las Vegas--and ask themselves which play-in team has the best shot of winning the whole thing. They break down the already-set first-round matchups, give their predictions for who will win, who will be MVP, and who the sleeper team of the tournament is, and have a discussion on history. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

In this episode, Will, Josiah, and Len discuss whether Blazer5 is being overlooked, how Pistons GT looks with Jaacko, and what's wrong with the Grizz. They also talk about potential trade ideas with news of the in-season trade window opening soon. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/LEN_2K Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will, Josiah, and Len discuss the season two Tipoff. They talk about their general impressions of the tournament, review all seven groups plus the knockout rounds, and reveal the teams and players that surprised and disappointed them the most. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina/ Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/Len_2k

Will and Josiah break down two of the draft's most surprising picks in the top-10 and analyze the reasoning behind those picks. Will provides a defense for the Bucks' draft. Wait, JMoney fell to the Heat in the third round??? For some reason they have a Dimez discussion on a draft recap podcast. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Len: https://twitter.com/Len_2k Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K/ https://DIMER2K.com/

Will and Josiah sit down with Eli Wade of 2K Analytics to discuss how they started their analytics site, the T-Wolves Gaming hiring of 2K Analytics co-founder Max, and what it's like in an NBA 2K League war room. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow Eli: https://twitter.com/EliW2kA Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K Follow 2K Analytics: https://twitter.com/2K_Analytics

Will and Josiah answer some questions that they each came up with, including "how much should we read into Pro-Am performance?" and "what's one question you would ask head coaching candidates?" They also declare that the 5-Out is...dead? Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K

Will and Josiah discuss the latest trades from the NBA 2K League trade window. They disagree about Blazer5's acquisition of KinG PeroXide and wonder why some teams haven't made a single move at all. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13

Will and Josiah discuss the NBA 2K League expansion draft and all the trades that ensued. Who had the best draft? Which teams that made a trade came out on top? Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13 Follow DIMER: https://twitter.com/DIMER2K/

Will and Josiah are back to discuss the upcoming expansion draft. They review Josiah's expansion mock draft and talk about what they would do if they were running an expansion team. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/josiahcohen13

Will and Josiah discuss a playoff weekend that can only be described as "sheer madness." They preview the finals and give their predictions, which leads to perhaps Josiah Bayless' most interesting take yet. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina/ Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/AJ113_OS

Will and Josiah preview and predict the NBA 2K League playoffs. Josiah gives the Knicks a 40% chance to beat Blazer5. Will correctly states that playoffs are a tournament while Josiah wrongly argues otherwise. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina/ Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/AJ113_OS

Will and Josiah break down a weather-shortened week 11 of the NBA 2K League. They agree that Nacho made history, the awards ballot came too soon, and that a team should... switch to the 5-Out Shot-Creating Slasher??? Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/AJ113_OS

Will and Josiah discuss week 10, the craziest week of games the NBA 2K League has ever seen. More hot takes are thrown out because they feel like it. If you're reading this, AuthenticAfrican would have dropped 100 on you. Follow Will: https://twitter.com/WillBeverina Follow Josiah: https://twitter.com/AJ113_OS