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The MBA Podcast

The MBA Podcast

By Madison Basketball Association

A basketball podcast unlike anything else. A place where all things basketball is discussed but with an emphasis on the Madison Basketball Association. Whats the MBA you ask? Its a league compromised of good guys who play good ball and don't bitch. So, tune in weekly to hear your hosts Brian Plotkin and Andy Winsor interview league members of the MBA. We'll preview the upcoming 2021 Fall Draft and we'll have game recaps and previews along with others fun stuff that will keep you coming back for more.
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Playoff Preview

The MBA PodcastDec 01, 2021

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AP Farewell

AP Farewell

Ziemer and Aronn join the pod to talk about the semi final matchups, the championship game, and AP has a few parting words before he leaves for San Diego. 

Apr 29, 202254:59
Playoff Preview

Playoff Preview

Andy Winsor makes his long awaited pod return to talk about this sessions playoff matchups.  LFG!!!!

Apr 22, 202231:59
Rick's Corner

Rick's Corner

Ricky joins the pod again and talks about his big win vs the team with the best record. We discuss a unforgettable free throw attempt, a buzzer beater and we'll talk a little bit about the teams that didn't make the playoffs
Apr 08, 202232:47
3 Weeks left

3 Weeks left

Old reliable (Ziemer) joins the pod again. Unfortunately, because of a scheduling conflict, Tyler couldn't join us to talk about all the drama in the groupme chat. Don't worry, we touch on that a little bit and discuss games from week 7 and the big match ups in week 8.
Mar 11, 202237:55
Kid Nate

Kid Nate

Nate Lewis makes his pod debut as his team takes over sole possession of 1st place with only 4 weeks left in the regular season.
Mar 04, 202238:44
Halfway point of the season

Halfway point of the season

Ziemer makes his return to the pod to talk about last weeks games and preview this weekends games.

Feb 25, 202240:38
Slick Rick

Slick Rick

We finally find a time to record with Ricky.  We recap his teams first win and all the other games from week 4 and do a quick preview of week 5 games.  Karls joins at the end to share his lines for this week

Feb 18, 202230:45
Brief but pleasant

Brief but pleasant

Scheduling a time to record is proving to be difficult, but Matt Karls comes through this week for a quick recap of week 3 games and we discuss his lines for week 4

Feb 04, 202219:59
From Way DownTowns

From Way DownTowns

Towns joins the pod to recap the games from week 2. Also, make sure to stay locked in for the whole episode because Matt Karls shares the most updated lines for week 3 at the end.

Jan 28, 202201:09:25
Watt off the press!

Watt off the press!

After speaking his mind on groupme, Watts comes on to discuss week 1 and the upcoming week 2 games.

Jan 21, 202201:02:55
Draft Recap for the 2022 Winter Session

Draft Recap for the 2022 Winter Session

Defending 1st Round Pick Champion (Sean Hertz) and his new head coach (Ziemer) join the pod to recap the draft.  

Jan 14, 202248:39
2021 Fall Session Champs: Team REACH!!!

2021 Fall Session Champs: Team REACH!!!

Andy B, captain of the championship team this session joins to talk about the championship game and his experience as a captain.  Ziemer and Brian also take a minute to talk about stats from this season.  

Dec 15, 202158:17
Championship Week

Championship Week

Ziemer joins the pod to recap the semi final games and preview the championship game.
Dec 08, 202145:02
Playoff Preview

Playoff Preview

Matt Karls joins the pod and he provides team stats, analytics of points per game, records vs playoff teams,  +/- playoff teams and outlier games, and he also shares his lines and o/u for the game this weekend.  Enjoy!

Dec 01, 202127:34
Live from Rum Dog

Live from Rum Dog

Tim Thompson joins the pod this week to talk about all the playoff implications for this weekends games.
Nov 18, 202142:49
JZ 2.0

JZ 2.0

JZ joins Brian and Andy again to get you caught up with the MBA. Only 2 weeks remain in our season and the playoff picture is starting to become more clear.
Nov 11, 202143:28
JZ

JZ

An all time great episode as Jason Ziemer calls in to give his hot takes on the league.
Oct 20, 202146:55
Week 4 Recap/Week 5 Preview

Week 4 Recap/Week 5 Preview

More of the same this week. We recap week 4 and preview week 5.
Oct 13, 202134:53
Week 3 Recap/Week 4 Preview

Week 3 Recap/Week 4 Preview

Andy Crooks joins us as we recap week 3 and preview week 4

Oct 06, 202134:43
Week 1

Week 1

We recap the games from week 1, talk about player of the week poll, and preview games for week 2.
Sep 22, 202136:45
WE ARE BACK!!!

WE ARE BACK!!!

After a year and half hiatus because of some stupid pandemic, WE ARE BACK BABY!! And back better than ever with the support of TR McKenzie, The Draft House and Flying Hound for making this all possible. On this episode, we go over what went down at the draft and try to make sense of all the teams.
Sep 17, 202136:13
Complete TransPack Solutions

Complete TransPack Solutions

Week 3 in the books and we basically have a log jam of teams at 1-2. Parity in this league is at an all time high and all 4 games last week were competitive. The season is heating up
Mar 12, 202032:16
Tipsy Cow

Tipsy Cow

Brian and Andy are back and equipped with better microphones. I hope you enjoy the improved audio as we talk about the games from week 2 and preview week 3.
Mar 05, 202031:53
Delaney's

Delaney's

Our season has finally begun. We talk about the week 1 games, the top performances, introduce you to the player of the week awards and preview the games coming up this Sunday. After all that we are joined by Kelby who claims to have an important announce.
Feb 20, 202040:51
Predictions from some OGs

Predictions from some OGs

With the season Tip Off not being until 2/9 we get a chance to have some OGs (Patrick Howe and Matt Mooren) on the show to make some predictions for the upcoming session.  We make predictions on who's making the playoffs, who finishes last, and who wins the league.   We even break down some individuals awards like MVP, ROY, Comeback player of the year, Biggest Busts and we come up with our own version of an all MBA team.  

Jan 23, 202054:04
The Draft at the Vintage Brewing Company

The Draft at the Vintage Brewing Company

Our 10th Draft is in the books and we talk a little bit about what went down and we are joined by the number 2 overall pick of the draft (Jason Ziemer) and hear his thoughts.
Jan 16, 202029:55
The First Episode

The First Episode

Brian Plotkin and Andy Winsor take you behind the scenes of one of the greatest Men’s basketball League of all time. (So we think) We discuss our upcoming draft (which is our 10th!!) and we get to hear from two of the captains. (Aronn Peterson and Andy Brinkerhoff)
Jan 09, 202019:13