Hero Ball Podcast
By Hero Ball Podcast
Hero Ball PodcastJul 29, 2019
Two Games 7s and Conference Finals Preview (Ep. 337)
Ethan and Richard discuss the Pacers and Wolves wins, the next steps for the Knicks and Nuggets, and then preview each Conference Finals matchup.
Sunday Playoff Update (Ep. 327)
Ethan and Elkyn connect to talk about the playoffs before the Suns finished getting swept later that night
Day 1 Playoffs Check-In (Ep. 336)
Elkyn and Richard discuss the results from day 1 of the playoffs and the outlook of those series going forward.
2024 Play-In/Playoff Preview (Ep. 235)
Ethan and Richard give their thoughts and analysis on the upcoming Play-in and playoff matchups.
Pistons & Heat Homer (Ep. 234)
We're back!* Ethan and Richard dive into how their teams have done this year and their outlook for the offseason or playoffs.
Trade Deadline 2024 Reactions (Ep. 323)
Ethan and Richard break down all major trade deadline trades, and a few minor ones as well!
Pascal Trade, Mike Muscala Trade!, and other Fake Trades
The Trio is back to discuss the Pascal Siakam trade, the mini Pistons trade, and other potential trades as we near the February 8 Trade Deadline.
New Year New York! (Ep. 321)
Ethan and Elkyn talk about the recent OG Anunoby and talk through the difficult case of Zach LaVine trades
Rookie Report (Ep. 320)
Elkyn and Ethan take some time to look at how the NBA's new additions have been playing
Reactions Pod (Ep. 319)
Elkyn and Ethan exchange takes and try to determine if the reactions are over, or under-reactions.
NBA Awards (Ep. 318)
Elkyn and Ethan breakdown the crews regular season awards picks
2023 Pacific Division Preview (Ep. 317)
Elkyn, Ethan and Richard preview the Pacific Division which featured 5 playoff teams last season
2023 Southeast Division Preview (Ep. 316)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the Southeast division for the upcoming season.
2023 Northeast Division Preview (Ep. 315)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Jrue Holiday Trade and preview the Northeast division.
Dame Trade and Northwest Division Preview (Ep. 314)
Ethan and Richard discuss and debate the Damian Lillard trade, and then they preview the Northwest division.
2023 Central Division Preview (Ep. 313)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Bucks, Cavs, Pacers, Bulls, and Pistons.
2023 Southwest Division Preview (Ep. 312)
Ethan and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Pelicans, Rockets, and Spurs.
Recent Signings & Summer League Thoughts (Ep. 311)
Elkyn and Ethan connect to talk some recent transactions and impressive showings from the NBA Summer League
NBA Free Agency and Trades (Ep. 310)
Elkyn and Richard discuss Dame Lillard and James Harden Trade requests as well as some of the deals made in the first couple of days of Free Agency.
NBA Draft Buy or Sell & Free Agency Outlook (Ep. 309)
Ethan and Richard give their opinions on the landing spots for prospects in the draft. Then they talk about the Chris Paul trade and an outlook on free agents and their possible destinations.
Bradley Beal Trade, Mock Draft Lottery, and Draft Prospects Mega Pod (Ep. 308)
Elkyn and Richard dissect the Bradley Beal trade and then do a mock draft of the lottery picks. Then Richard is joined by Ethan to discuss some NBA prospects that intrigue them.
NBA Finals Check-in (Ep. 307)
Elkyn and Richard discuss the NBA Finals after game 4.
2023 NBA Finals Preview (Ep. 306)
Ethan and Richard discuss all aspects of the NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.
Conference Finals Check-In (Ep. 305)
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard discuss the Miami Heat 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics before Elkyn and Richard diagnose how the Denver Nuggets have taken a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, Elkyn and Richard commiserate over their Lottery "luck" at the end.
2nd Round Recep and Conference Finals Outlook
Ethan and Richard talk about the Western Conference 2nd round result and look forward to the Conference Finals. They touch on Heat Knicks before kicking it to Elkyn and Richard post game reactions to game 7 of the Celtics-76ers series.
Round 2 Playoff Updates (Ep. 303)
Richard and Ethan linked up after the Sunday playoff games to catch you up on the latest action
Round 1 Playoff Discussion (Ep. 302)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the Saturday games and preview each round 1 matchup.
2023 NBA Awards (Ep. 301)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give their picks for the major awards and All-NBA teams.
Implications of the new CBA (Ep. 300)
Ethan and Richard discuss the implications and unintended consequences of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and NBPA as of 10AM PST on April 2, 2023.
SOF 2023: CHI/LAL/UTA/TOR
Elkyn and Richard give the State of the Franchise for the teams at the bottom of the play-in.
SOF 2023: IND/POR/WAS/NOP/OKC
Ethan and Richard give the State of The Franchise for the teams on the outside, looking in to the play-in.
SOF 2023: HOU/DET/SAS/CHA/ORL
Ethan and Richard give the State of The Franchise for the bottom 5 ranked teams in the NBA (the top 5 ranked teams in Wembyland).
2023 NBA Trade Deadline Debrief
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard react to every trade from a crazy deadline.
Fake Trades 2023 (Ep. 295)
Elkyn and Ethan are back in action to present some trade ideas with the deadline approaching
2020 NBA Re-Draft (Ep. 294)
Ethan and Richard revisit the 2020 draft and make selections for the top 20 picks.
All-Star Voting (Ep. 293)
The fellas collaboration to form their All-Star rosters in light of the NBA fan voting release
Game Review: BOS@GSW & DEN@POR (Ep. 292)
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard come together to discuss in depth games from the most recent week of the NBA
Elkyn went to Nets @ Pacers (Ep. 291)
Elkyn and Ethan recap Elkyn's experience at the Pacers game and offensive successes of teams through the quarter mark of the season
NBA Panic Button (Ep. 290)
Ethan and Richard discuss 6 teams that should be reaching for the Panic Button on this NBA season.
Overreactions Pod (Ep. 289)
Elkyn and Ethan overreact to early season small sample sizes
2022-23 NBA Season Predictions (Ep. 288)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss their predictions for the East and West playoff teams as well as the major awards for the 2022-23 season.
Southwest Division Preview 2022-23 (Ep. 287)
Ethan & Richard are back to wrap up the division previews covering the SW division
Pacific Division Preview 2022-23 (Ep. 286)
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard preview the Pacific Division for the 2022-23 season.
Northwest Division Preview 2022-23 (Ep. 285)
Elkyn and Ethan preview the Northwest Division for the 2022-23
Atlantic Division Preview 2022-23 (Ep. 284)
Elkyn and Richard discuss the outlooks for the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, and New York Knicks for the upcoming season.
Central Division Preview 2022-23 (Ep. 283)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the outlooks for the Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and Milwaukee Bucks for the upcoming season.
Southeastern Division Preview 2022-23 (Ep. 282)
Ethan and Richard discuss the outlooks for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Washington Wizards for the upcoming season.
Free Agency A to Z (Ep. 281)
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss each team's moves in free agency.
NBA Trades and Trade Possibilities (Ep. 280)
Elkyn and Richard talk about Kevin Durant trade possibilities, Kyrie Irving to LA?, Rudy Gobert, Dejounte Murray, and Malcolm Brogdon trades.
Draft Recap & FA Outlook (Ep. 279)
Richard and Ethan have reactions from the draft and look ahead for to the approaching Free Agency