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The Fast Break

by The Fast Break

Hosts Aaron Spjut and Ben Hicks (with occasional guests Nick Goldie and Chase Gibson) discuss and debate all things basketball, and a lot of things non-basketball. Stop by to hear team, player, and game analyses and breakdowns, Top 10 lists and rankings, as well as numerous other NBA previews, opinions, and debates. Each episode is typically five to twenty minutes in length. Thanks for listening.

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 190: Top 10 NBA Cities

    So long; farewell. I think the file for ep. 191 may have been lost to the sauce, so for now, we leave you with this, loyal listeners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP5BBAYzLxg

  2. Ep. 189: The Future of the Fast Break

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLfedPvIs_s

  3. Ep. 188: Our Top 10 Favorite Political Figures

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXUIN3O905E

  4. Ep. 187: Escaping the Darkness

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mazzulla

  5. Ep. 186: Ben and Aaron Are Just Happy To Be Here

    loads of fun #tampontim

  6. Ep. 185: Reporting Live From College

    just your normal NBA business

  7. Ep. 184: SEASON FINALE. Top 10 Episodes in Our Podcast History

    https://youtube.com/shorts/j32nrpsI3g8?si=R59Rast7AJSbNTKr

  8. Ep. 183: "Tampon Tim"* & Other Great NBA Nicknames

    *actually a nickname for governor Tim Walz - not a current nba player.

  9. Ep. 182 - Best NBA Players Drafted during The Fast Break Podcast™ Tenure

    governor walz here looking to get rid of a daughter

  10. Ep. 178: Conspiracy Theories

    https://youtu.be/d0Fbcc8uWEc?si=jituKOfJli1KKbtu

  11. Ep. 177: Top 10 Events in American History

    https://youtu.be/4LtTpZpGE6c?si=Dh5OQ0YyHoh_-EKg

  12. Ep. 176: Slightly Less than a Bonanza

    https://youtube.com/shorts/fdrR5JJI1wg?si=j2y0KjWZ1tfB0QPN

  13. Ep. 175: Terquasquicentennial Edition: Our Top 10 NBA Players

    jokic all time riser from fast break origin episode! https://youtu.be/BTuKCikGPu8?si=UhU9cNnDhtDwOoxR

  14. Ep. 174: ¡Trade Bonanza!

    https://youtube.com/shorts/eK5ATri-HQg?si=0o4SFGcCPD0B90of idk how to add the intro music anymore since the platform changed so you're just getting raw content

  15. Ep. 173: Hooray for Beantown

    https://youtu.be/LObT-91YFCk?si=aW6pYiIl8-TLVlwW

  16. Ep. 172: Ranking the New NBA City-Edition Jerseys

    insert episode description here

  17. Ep. 171: 2022 NBA Award Predictions

    we talk

  18. Ep. 170: All-Star Picks

    We welcome all potential special guests of the podcast. Please join us.

  19. Ep. 169: And We Back

    Well, maybe we're back. We'll see. Now how many people got that title reference? Shoutout to Kenny. Anyways, we've been really busy but we're back with another episode, and you can probably tell that I was a little out of sorts but we made it through, rambling about who knows what. This episode…

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  20. Ep. 168: Top 10 Power Forwards in the NBA

    ft. senseless rambling in which no progress is made

  21. Ep. 167: Top 10 Small Forwards in the NBA

    Thank you to everybody who responded to my instagram poll (SF won).

  22. Ep. 166: Vaccines and Kyrie Irving

    Apologies for the off-beat metronome that occurs throughout the episode. It's Ben's fault.

  23. Ep. 165: The Great Ben Simmons Dilemma

    And we back.

  24. Ep. 164: Top 10 Shooting Guards in the NBA

    With all-new bonus "Loveland Drama" segment. Apologies for my mic being so loud.

  25. Ep. 163: Top 10 Point Guards in the NBA

    With all-new bonus "Loveland Basketball" segment brought to you by the Flex Offense.

  26. Ep. 162: Ranking ECC High School Gyms

    Shoutout to Coach Gleim if you're listening.

  27. Ep. 161: Olympic Basketball Recap

    Well, this is an episode that won't be happening again any time soon, so enjoy!

  28. Ep. 160-NBA Awards Predictions (Preseason)

    Ben has returned. Enjoy!

  29. Ep. 159-Preseason Eastern Conference Power Rankings (Ft. New Intro Music + Bonus Final Segment)

    Thanks to Chase Gibson for doing this with me-listen or watch his podcast on the Pregame Press YouTube channel!

  30. Ep. 158-Top 10 Players in the NBA (2021 Preseason)

    We apologize for Chase's audio occasionally sounding like he was getting shocked by lightning and then ran over by a vacuum cleaner-simultaneously.

  31. Ep. 157-Free Agency Recap: Point Guard Deals + Loveland Basketball Drama?

    The inside scoop on all Tiger Hoops information, this was one of the most fun episodes to record.

  32. Ep. 156-Atlanta Hawks Team Breakdown + Future Predictions

    Thank you for listening, loyal listeners.

  33. Ep. 155-Chicago Bulls Team Breakdown + Future Predictions

    The Bulls may have improved more than any team this year, so we dedicated and entire episode to our thoughts on their future.

  34. Ep. 154-Los Angeles Free Agency Breakdown (Lakers/Clips Double Episode)

    Free agency is pretty much over, so I'm back with Ben all this week to cover the biggest deals.

  35. Ep. 153-Free Agency Recap #2 (Eastern Conference)

    ft. Chase Gibson of Pregame Press

  36. Ep. 152-Free Agency Recap #1 (Western Conference)

    With Chase Gibson of the Pregame Press podcast. Link below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHwX-JGi8R9OpwAOj0xDgQ

  37. Ep. 151-Grizzles/Pelicans Trade Reactions (S2:E1)

    The off-season has begun, and with that we have a new season! We start out hot by discussing the first big trade so far between Memphis and New Orleans.

  38. Ep. 150!-NBA Finals Final Recap (Season 1 Finale)

    Finally! 150 episodes, and we're here to cap off a great NBA season talking about the NBA finals.

  39. Ep. 149-The Fast Break NBA Mock Draft

    Sorry this got posted a little late, hopefully it's still entertaining to listen to what we got right and wrong even now that the draft is over. Also, I'll be honest, I (Aaron) don't follow college basketball nearly as closely as Ben, so most everything I say is filler and should be taken with a...

  40. Ep. 148-NBA FINALS RECAP (Games 4+5)

    What an amazing series. Please listen. :)

  41. Ep. 147-NBA Players' Colleges Quiz

    147!

  42. Ep. 146-The Fast Break Playoffs Awards Show

    Very high quality basketball talk. Thanks for listening.

  43. Ep. 145-Chauncey Billups to Coach the Blazers (Dame wants out?)

    spicy

  44. Ep. 144-NBA Finals Games 1-3 Thoughts & Reactions

    NBA Finals Basketball! Does anybody read this?

  45. Ep. 143-NBA News Roundup: Team USA, All-NBA Teams, Ball ROY

    enjoy

  46. Ep. 142-NBA Coaching/Front Office News Recap

    Thanks for listening!

  47. Ep. 141-Kemba Walker/Al Horford Trade Breakdown

    The first trade of the off-season actually happened during the playoffs, and Ben and I give our full thoughts and reactions to both sides of the deal.

  48. Ep. 140-NBA Draft Lottery Reactions

    Ben is back, and we're here again to discuss our not-so-immediate thoughts on how the ping-pong balls ended up.

  49. Ep. 139-Conference Finals Reactions + Finals Predictions

    It's episode 139, and I'm here again with Chase Gibson from the Pregame Press podcast to talk about the NBA conference finals so far. Stick around to here our finals predictions, and who we think will win Hawks vs. Bucks.

  50. Ep. 138-2nd Round NBA Playoff Recap

    We're back! With me today I have Chase Gibson from Pregame Press (his podcast is linked below). Apologies for the static and rough quality-we had some technical difficulties, but hopefully they're fixed soon. (Also Ben please come back because I cannot seem to figure out how to start or finish…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hosts Aaron Spjut and Ben Hicks (with occasional guests Nick Goldie and Chase Gibson) discuss and debate all things basketball, and a lot of things non-basketball. Stop by to hear team, player, and game analyses and breakdowns, Top 10 lists and rankings, as well as numerous other NBA previews, opinions, and debates. Each episode is typically five to twenty minutes in length. Thanks for listening.

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