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The Hand Check

by Josh Foster

If you’re looking for a more unique, relaxed sports podcast experience this is what you’ve been looking for. We analyze the sports landscape as we see it, but mostly we have a good time. You won’t regret downloading any episode.

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Episodes

  1. Early overreacting and the first annual Game Night!!!! Party time!

    You’re best basketball buddies begin and end with some early season overreactions to the bulls, Lakers, and or other favorite friends. But in between it’s game night where Chaz Winkleman gives us the NBA 75 list how could they get it this wrong and your favorite Worthy Champ or Tainted Title?...

  2. Kyrie should retire the 76ers are cowards, let’s go Bulls!

    The season is upon us. Your 3 intrepid podcasters cover kyrie’s imminent retirement, Ben Simmons desire for relocation and the rest of the league, well the parts we care about anyway.

  3. Free Agency:The beginning of our journey towards a Nets championship. But we all have hope right now

    New players for lots of teams, but are those new players better than the old players? Don’t you worry we got all the answers you need. Lakers? No. Bulls? The committee is split. For the rest you have to listen.

  4. Draft! The draft happened and we have all the right answers to all your wrong questions.

    The NBA Draft recap you’ve been waiting your whole life for! Who won, who sucked, the Lakers make us laugh but not on purpose. We go over the first 16 picks and you realize why we should be the GMs of every team.

  5. Was Giannis that good or CP3 that bad? Who’s really to blame for a Wisconsin championship?

    We discuss the NBA finals in great depth. Lots of depth. How much does this hurt Mr Paul’s legacy? The best Holiday and Bookers 1 and only chance at a ring. It’s everything you wanted to know and more.

  6. It’s almost Game 4, you better listen if you’re gonna bet the game.

    Time to give you the insight and entertainment you need. Wondering why it’s 2-1? You’ll know soon. Who’s about to win? Got it. Would Khris Middleton be good at beach volleyball? Take a listen.

  7. The Finals are upon us!! And our weekly installment of the Johnny Juzang hour!

    We break down the conference finals, preview the Suns eventual coronation and hey who wants to hear about some college players? I bet it’s you! Also we make fun of some people like always.

  8. The conference finals!!! They’re not really looking that exciting to be honest

    The conference finals are here and we have 2 matchups no one wanted or expected. So we spend a good amount of time making fun of doc rivers and other people who lost. Enjoy!

  9. The King is dead!! No more Lakers in the playoffs?? Looks like everything’s looking up.

    Lebrons a quitter. A big quitter. Like a real big quitter. Also the playoffs without the Lakers are the best kind of playoffs. The best. BEST.

  10. Playoff lightning round! AD is a China doll, we told you thibs would do this, and so much more

    We dive into all the playoff series in a quick lightning round. Then it’s time to discuss the Los Angeles groin injury of doom. Luka is injured and that’s the only way Playoff P likes his opponents. Also the Knicks fans get to understand what basketball without creativity looks like.

  11. The playoffs have started and it feels so good.

    We discuss the playoffs as only we can. The bucks excite very few of us, the knicks have great hair, can the suns really win?? Please let it be so! And so much more.

  12. Told you they let them foul Zion too hard, is chris Paul a choker? And so much more!

    Your intrepid hosts take a victory lap after Zion gets fouled way too much. The Lakers and Warriors in the play-in? That would be fun? Right? Right? Paul George, CP3, and Giannis will the real choke artist please stand up. And the Johnny Juzang hour returns with Cade Cunningham. Enjoy!

  13. The Lakers will they ever feel better? Play in? Sounds great.

    Turns out the Lakers can’t have all their players healthy at the same time. Turns out they’re not that good when everybody is hurt. The play in games are great and here to stay. Also maybe people shouldn’t lose on purpose.

  14. Injuries everywhere! The playoffs are almost upon us, the Bulls suck, again. And a new segment.

    Everybody keeps getting hurt in the year of sadness. The playoffs are almost here and it could be some juicy matchups! Or everybody gets hurt. Also guess what? The Bulls. They suck. And we premiere the Johnny Juzang hour. Enjoy!

  15. Our hopes and dreams teams, we love old washed guys, and some college talk!

    We discuss the teams we hope would win it all of the universe wasn’t so cruel. We love them geriatric Nets! And hey it’s time for Jerms college corner!

  16. Draymond Green is a liar and behold the trade deadline!

    Your favorite podcasters discuss Draymonds outlandish claims about his legacy. Also some guys got traded. It would appear the Bulls are well in their way to dominating the middle!!

  17. Lebron gets hurt! LaMelo too?? Oh what a world.

    We bounce around the NBA landscape to cover some injuries to guys whose names start with L, why won’t anyone trade for Drummond, and no matter how hard we try we can’t stop talking about the Bulls.

  18. St pattys day extravaganza!

    It’s the best day of the year! Dame time, da bulls, sooooo many replays. This one goes off the rails from start to finish. Your intrepid host attempts to bring it back but he just can’t stop the st Patrick’s day shenanigans.

  19. Lukas off-season workout regimen, Zion needs no 3s,Trouble in Lakerland, and Nets v Jazz for it all?

    We discuss the European offseason workout plan and it’s reliance on cheeseburgers, Zion learns 3s really aren’t that cool. The Lakers are having a small sad-nap, and what are the chances Utah gets to come in second in the league again??

  20. Player development, World v USA, and Draymonds complaint corner

    We lament the grassroots basketball scene, pick the World v USA Elam ending teams, and does Draymond have a point and question his HOF status.

  21. The top 10 injuries of all time? Yeah we did that. Also Trae young is still a baby.

    Your favorite podcasters go through the top 10 most impactful/important/hurtful injuries of all time! Why? Because only when we speak of our pain will we ever be able to get over how sad we were when D Rose got hurt. Still not over it.

  22. Is the West still the best? Heckling tips, and where should Beal really be headed?

    We decide the merits of the 2 conferences and whether the East has finally caught up. We’re we finally wrong? Not a chance. How to heckle like a pro and what can we do to make Brad happy?

  23. Blake Griffins career funeral, the Bulls, and the Jazz! It’s 98 all over again!

    We get a live look in to Blake Griffins career eulogy, the Bulls they’re not so bad. Also hey look at those Jazz! Another episode of the greatest podcast ever.

  24. Wait who got traded? For what now?

    Finally what you’ve all been waiting for! We tell you what’s what about the trade of the Big Beard. And what you should be watching for during the next Nets game.

  25. Luka, Zion are we sure they’re good? Trae pouts, Stephs revenge, and again with the Knicks?

    Harden watch 2 continues, Trae is a whiner. Luka can’t shoot and Zion can’t finish. Steph is upset and he wants the league to taste his pain . Also, Thibs honeymoon period begins and the countdown on first overuse injury in New York.

  26. No defense!! Harden watch! Our favorite things and some bulls talk.

    Does anyone play defense anymore? Harden watch 2021. Our favorite people and teams so far. And we spend some time talking about the Bulls and there amazing lineup full of non stars. Just a bunch of regular guys doing regular things for the bulls.

  27. First week of the season!! Overreact to everything time! Holiday episode, you love it.

    We overreact to all the goings on around the league, passing judgement on everyone’s season less than 5 games in. Also wait until you hear what somebody got for Christmas..

  28. Giannis stays, Harden can’t pick good teammates, the last division preview and a surprise guest

    The greatest podcasters alive talk about Giannis staying home, the future of grassroots basketball, the Beards inability to be happy with his handpicked teammates, the pacific division preview, and a hard hitting interview.

  29. Wall=Westbrook, also known as the injured guy for the overrated guy, and the Denver Nougats divi

    Who knew you could trade the exact same guy to each other, also rich Paul gets a raise in allowance, and the Denver Creamy Nougats division

  30. The deepest draft ever and free agency!! Oh the free agents they’re everywhere!!

    Your favorite podcasters discuss the draft and all the super great moves made so far this offseason. Look out NBA the Hawks are heading for 6th place.

  31. Trades! So many trades!! Also Southwest division preview

    The beard wants out, everybody gets traded, and a preview of the southwest division

  32. Isaiah Thomas spouts off at the GOAT, a Frenchman in Oklahoma, and the sad southeast division

    Isaiah Thomas can’t let it go, Oklahoma hires a French guy, the Heat are good and everybody else stinks out loud, it’s the southeast division.

  33. Purge plans and It’s the Atlantic division preview, the most interesting division in the world!

    The most interesting thing going on today for sure. Little apocalypse planning and then the Atlantic division, Raps, Celts, Sixers and the flat earth era begins in Brooklyn...for reals this time.

  34. Darryls back babyyyyy!!!!! Also it’s time to preview the saddest division in basketball..the Central

    Happy Friday! Moreys got another job, time to preview the next season for the division where no ones really any good, the central.

  35. Recycling coaches, offseason moves, good bye Mr Morey, and our first big guest.

    We look into the coaching carousel and why there is no new blood, good hire/bad hire. what will the offseason bring us? A fond farewell to Darryl Morey and our first guest, MVP James Harden!

  36. Lakers win!!!! Oh wait nobody likes that. Also more hard hitting investigative reporting!

    NBA finals postmortem, and Lebron admits to having a time machine??

  37. Jimmy G Buckets and his unstoppable game, Lebron the luckiest player ever? And Doc got another job?

    Lots of Jimmy Butler love, the on brand Lebron discussion and our best boy Doc gets more checks. Also what did Marc Jackson say?

  38. Doc still sucks, and the NBA Finals preview we’ve all been waiting for!

    Wait Doc quit? Who’s gonna be the next coach? Who cares? It’s the Heat V the Lakers, it’s gonna be a bloodbath!

  39. The Lakers win, the Heat win but why?

    Conference finals postmortems and some rare audio from NBA headquarters

  40. You suck Doc!, Mustache vs the Silver Fox, and Baby Bronny

    Why did those clippers lose? The real battle raging in the Heat Celts matchup, and the answer to Mr Howard’s fashion/attitude choices.

  41. Ref-baiting, crybabies, the rockets choke again and an eastern finals preview

    We get right into it with the shenanigans of flopping, and whining and such. Followed up with a review of the rockets lakers and then we finish it off with our eastern finals preview.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

If you’re looking for a more unique, relaxed sports podcast experience this is what you’ve been looking for. We analyze the sports landscape as we see it, but mostly we have a good time. You won’t regret downloading any episode.

HOSTED BY

Josh Foster

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If you’re looking for a more unique, relaxed sports podcast experience this is what you’ve been looking for. We analyze the sports landscape as we see it, but mostly we have a good time. You won’t regret downloading any episode.

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