581: It’s the Return… - All Around the Summer, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield - The Roundup Podcast
Release Date: 08/12/2023
609: NBA Playoffs Into Round 2, AKA, Ant and Brunson’s Takeover - The Roundup Podcast, w/ Your Host, Vincent, & the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, with the NBA Playoffs in full swing it’s all hoops, all the time, and we have a lot to get into with Round 2 underway. But first, it’s a way too late post-mortem on our Golden State Warriors’ season; we’ve been so busy talking about actual Playoff teams that we didn’t get a chance to review the season and look ahead to next year, but rest assured, this will likely be the last Warrior talk til next fall. Then it’s a brief recap of Round 1 before we give our pre-series Round 2 predictions and take a look at what we’ve seen so far from Ant and the Wolves, Jalen...
info_outline
608: Part 2 - Reckless Speculation Regarding the NFL Draft - The Roundup Podcast, w/ Your Host, Vincent, & the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, we’re checking in on the NBA Playoffs midway thru Round 1 action, and so far, the “old” stars seem on their way out, even as the new generation appears ready to take over. Our guy Steph, now in his mid-30s, is out, sent home before it all even started, while 25 year old SGA is in, as in, likely in the Conference Finals this year with his Thunder, and the franchise looking to be in great shape for years to come. 28 year old Nicola Jokic is in, he’s the pinnacle of the game right now, while as great as he’s played, 39 year old LeBron is likely on his way out, both...
info_outline
608: Part 1 - NBA Playoffs Midway Thru Round 1 - The Roundup Podcast, w/ Your Host, Vincent, & the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, in part 1, we’re checking in on the NBA Playoffs midway thru Round 1 action, and so far, the “old” stars seem on their way out, even as the new generation appears ready to take over. Our guy Steph, now in his mid-30s, is out, sent home before it all even started, while 25 year old SGA is in, as in, likely in the Conference Finals this year with his Thunder, and the franchise looking to be in great shape for years to come. 28 year old Nicola Jokic is in, he’s the pinnacle of the game right now, while as great as he’s played, 39 year old LeBron is likely on his way...
info_outline
607: Wrapping Up March Madness & the NBA Regular Season - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, we’re catching up on a busy time on the sports calendar and we’re reveling in the abundance of stories out there for us to follow, as March Madness and the NBA regular season wrap-up, and as we get ready for the Masters, the NBA Play-in and Playoffs and then the NFL Draft. But what we really get into today are the various seeding battles we have in both the NBA's Western and Eastern Conferences with just a few games remaining before the finale on Sunday, as we examine a few different scenarios for teams like our Warriors, the Knicks, the Celtics, the Bucks and a few...
info_outline
606: NBA Stretch Drive Seeding Battles/NFL Rule Changes - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, as the NBA regular season comes down to the last 10 or so games and the playoffs get closer, we have teams jockeying for seeding position in both conferences, as well as Play-In tourney spots to fill. In the Eastern Conference, Donte DiVincenzo has been on fire for the Knicks, as they try to hold off the Cavs for the 3 seed and get the chance to avoid the Celtics before the Conference Finals, while the Heat and Sixers try catch the Pacers to avoid the Play-In. Meanwhile in the West, the top of the conference is all bunched up and the 1 seed is up for grabs, as is the final...
info_outline
605: NFL Free Agent Frenzy/NBA Down the Stretch - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, NFL free agency hit the sports world hard, and while the best players pretty much never hit the open market, there were still some potentially impactful moves. The Steelers are all about 2nd chance QBs, the Texans are building on last year’s success, the Panthers are trying to offer Bryce some more support, the Eagles and Ravens are retooling and the Bears are getting ready for the Caleb Williams era. Meanwhile, we have to wonder, where were the Cowboys during all of this? Plus, is Patrick Mahomes the best individual player in team sports right now? And in the NBA, the...
info_outline
604: NBA Post-All-Star Break Overview/Bears’ NFL Draft Options - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, the NFL season is a wrap but the League never sleeps. With the draft the next big NFL event, the Bears hold the best hand and we discuss what course of action is best for the team with the #1 pick. But first, after taking our own All-Star break, we belatedly discuss the criticism of the NBA’s highest profile exhibition game, look ahead to the stretch drive and delineate the true contenders from the pretenders, and of course, discuss our Warriors’ recent improvements. Get ready for a few months of NBA-centric pods as the Association takes center stage; it’s right in our...
info_outline
603: Super Bowl LVIII & Your NFL Champion Chiefs/Warriors Getting Right - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, along with another NFL season, and we all suddenly have a lot more free time on Sundays. The Big Game started slow but ended with a performance by Patrick Mahomes worthy of the Vegas stage they were on. Mahomes was every bit the smart gambler; he folded a few hands, stuck with his system and in the end, hit the jackpot late in overtime, but as many people seem to want to blame the Niners for the loss as give the Chiefs credit for the win. We’ll play the blame game with the Niners like fans are doing all over the Bay Area, but what I take...
info_outline
602: NFL Super Bowl Picks/Underwhelming NBA Trade Deadline Moves Ranked - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, it’s time to make our Super Bowl picks, with just a few days before the Big Game, and let the equivocating begin! At first glance, it looks like the Niners have the superior roster; it’s practically an all-star team. But if you look closer, the Chiefs have the advantage at quite a few positions. And on top of that, after all we’ve seen these past 6 seasons, how do you bet against Patrick Mahomes? If you’re on the Niners, you believe that Brock can play a clean game, CMC will continue to dominate, and the stacked DL will play up to expectations. If you’re on the...
info_outline
601: NFL Conference Championship Recap/NBA All-Star Picks - The Roundup Podcast, w/ the Guru, Gabe Goldfield
The Roundup Podcast
On today’s show, the Super Bowl matchup is set and we’re recapping how the Niners and Chiefs got here. Now technically it’s a rematch of the big game from 2020, but in reality, these are much different versions of the teams we saw play just a handful of years ago. And we’re not gonna focus on tearing down the Ravens and Lions like other shows seem to be doing; the two best teams advanced, and we got the best possible matchup for the biggest game of the year. Then, with the NBA All-Star reserves being announced tonite on TNT, we’re giving our picks to round out the All-Star rosters,...
info_outlineOn today’s show, we return from our summer hiatus to transition from NBA coverage to the upcoming NFL season, in addition to recapping what we’ve been up to over our break. As we shift our focus from the hardwood to the gridiron, we still have some catching up to do on the hoops front, as far as what we saw during Summer League and what we think of all the moves our Warriors made in the offseason, and then we’ll move on to some first impressions on the impending NFL season. Over the next month we’ll start to get into our NFL season previews, but today, for the most part, we’re forgoing our usual in-depth analysis for a more conversational angle, just kind of easing back into the flow of the show with some more general observations, as well as breaking down our summer vacations, including a brief discussion on some of the sports documentaries we’ve seen recently, including the Steph Curry documentary Underrated, the Netflix series Quarterback, and Goliath, Showtime’s 3 part mini series about Wilt Chamberlain. I know, not the usual hard hitting sports talk you’ve come to expect from this show, but even with the hoopers hitting the beaches for their vacations and football players working in training camp, we’ve still got a lot to talk about. So sit back, it’s the post-NBA and pre-NFL doldrums and we’re breaking down how it’s all unfolding, next on the Roundup Podcast so let’s get rolling . . .
Timestamps
7:35 - FIBA and Team USA
13:21 - The enduring legacy of Michael Jordan
17:07 - NBA Summer League takeaways
36:49 - Premature Warriors’ hype
1:02:25 - Hard Knocks, intriguing NFL team improvements heading into the season & the Netflix series Quarterbacks
1:34:15 - Steph in Underrated and Wilt in Goliath