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Think Shank — 74 episodes

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Why Tre Johnson and the Washington Wizards were destined for each other

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How the Timberwolves are flipping the script on LA and the Media

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Why we just witnessed the greatest playoff game of the decade (Jokic deserved an assist)

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Jeff Van Gundy & the Clippers Defense Just Clamped Jokic to Even the Series

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Clippers can't close, Russ shines, and what we missed about the Timberwolves (NBA Playoffs Week 1)

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Why the Play-in Wasn't Reassuring for the Golden State Warriors

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Why the Western Conference Finals Will Be Basketball Poetry

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Why Adam Silver Won the NBA Trade Deadline

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How the Mavericks Just LEVELED UP in the West

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What the New Era of NBA Contention Means for Fans

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What the NBA Ratings Reveal About Its Product

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What the NBA MVP Really Means

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The 3P Arc Atrophy of the Sacramento Kings

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Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander actually be the best player on a championship team?

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How Luka Doncic's Struggles Exemplify the Extinction of Heliocentrism in the NBA

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The Blueprint of the Cleveland Cavaliers Killing Machine

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Early NBA Contenders: Dynasty Warrior Celtics, Terrible Transition Twolves, Fraudulently Good Bucks

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what did opening night prove about the 2025 NBA season?

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How does Julius Randle render the 2025 Timberwolves?

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Mavericks 2025: Kyrie the NBA Sherpa, Lob City 2.0, Klay's Ultimatum [SBT 04]

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MIN Twolves 2025: Ant ascension, KAT consistency, Bench buoying [SBT 03]

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Denver Nuggets 2025: Jamal volatility, Braun promotion, Russ addition [SBT 02]

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OKC Thunder 2025: Ceiling Factors & Playoff Lessons [SBT 01]

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what did the olympics prove about Team USA's "big three"?

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why Nuggets + Jokic stan backlash to KD is extremist

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why Tatum's DNP for Team USA vs. Serbia makes perfect sense

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what will determine OKC's playoff ceiling next year?

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why the new CBA makes perfect sense if you're the NBA

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how jaylen brown exposed team USA's incompetence

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how does DeMar catapult the kings into contenders?

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how did the warriors self-sabotage into losing klay thompson?

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[rant] why does lebron's new contract prove LA is a circus?

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how does paul george elevate the 76ers as a real threat to the celtics?

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why does JJ reddick as head coach make perfect sense to the lakers?

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what does mikal bridges unlock for the new york knicks?

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what was clarified for the mavericks heading into next season?

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what did the celtics really *prove* for next season?

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how the celtics are philosophically & schematically the mavericks' worst nightmare

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why the celtics are the timberwolves & mavericks the nuggets this series

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in what ways did the mavericks actually NOT get blown out in game 1 of the nba finals?

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...so what should be next for the timberwolves?

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what did the mavericks prove by making the nba finals?

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what the timberwolves discovered to keep the season alive...

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why is the timberwolves' offense sputtering worse than ever against the mavericks?

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it's not THAT the timberwolves beat denver, it's HOW & WHAT it proved

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#29: WCF Face (of the League) Off: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks (Game #1 Breakdown)

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#28: ECF Irish Car Bomb: Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers (Game #1 Breakdown)

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#27: How did Denver go down in the 2024 nba playoffs?

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#26: Western conference future-classic: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves (pt. IV)

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#25: Western conference future-classic: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves (pt. III)

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#24: Western conference future-classic: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves (pt. II)

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#23: 90's prom-night fist fight: new york knicks vs. indiana pacers (round 2 playoff preview)

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#22: Western Future-Classic: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves (Round 2 Playoff Preview)

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#21: Torrid Tiebreaker Between the Clippers & Mavericks (Game #5 Preview)

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#20: Denver's First Dynasty (Nuggets vs. Lakers Game #2 Reaction)

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#19: Thank You Dub Dynasty

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#18: What's changed as contention closes, MVP reminders & how entitlement is shaping playoff seeding

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#17: What's the endgame for the NBA full-on embracing sports betting?

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#16: Why is the NBA calling fewer fouls & what's it signal for the league?

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#15: Who's driving the Western Conference Grand Prix & why does every NBA team need a Nesmith?

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#14: Can its youth restore the Golden State Empire? (WBT10 2024)

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#13: Why have the Lakers struggled to nail down key lineups so far? (WBT9 2024)

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#12: Are the Kings worse or did the league just get better? (WBT8 2024)

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#11: Do the newest Mavericks prove the next evolution of pace & space basketball? (WBT7 2024)

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#10: Do the Pelicans actually have too much depth & optionality for their own good? (WBT6 2024)

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#9: How certain are we that the Suns can contend with the West even if healthy? (WBT5 2024)

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#8: Are the Nuggets just coasting or should there be slight concern? (WBT4 2024)

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#7: Are the Clippers providing a blueprint for super team synergy? (WBT3 2024)

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#6: How has the Thunder outmaneuvered bigger (and older) opponents? (WBT2 2024)

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#5: Why can't the West-best Timberwolves escape offensive quicksand down the stretch? (WBT1 2024)

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#4 (VIDEO DEBUT!): Which teams & players won the NBA trade deadline?

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#3: How can the NBA's new qualifier for in-season awards be improved?

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#2: Why does Embiid's no-show matter & what did we learn from NBA rivals weekend?

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#1: What's Think Shank & the biggest shadow storyline of the 2024 NBA season (so far)?

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