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HCpod - RotoBaller

27 articles

Self proclaimed NBA nerd, admitted hypebeast, mainstream hipster, sports junkie, recovering road-rager, Drake defender and late night snack eater. Cynical by day, optimist by night.

Articles

NBA Podcast: The Home Stretch

  NBA Podcast: Looking Towards the Playoffs Jon and Kia discuss possible playoff matchups, their predictions for end of season awards, and the latest news and notes of the NBA.   Listen in on their podcasts, general NBA news coverage and analysis throughout the NBA season.     Podcast Length: 86 minutes   About the […]


NBA Podcast: Sorting Through The Trade Deadline Madness

  NBA Podcast: Analyzing Recent Trades Jon and Kia try and figure out what the hell happened before the trade deadline. They discuss what impact Goran Dragic, Enes Kanter, Reggie Jackson, Brandon Knight, Michael Carter-Williams, Kevin Garnett, K.J. McDaniels, Tayshaun Prince, and Isaiah Thomas will have on their new teams. Listen in on their podcasts, […]


NBA Podcast: 50 Point All-Stars

  NBA Injuries, Analysis & All-Stars Jon and Kia discuss the final All-Star rosters, the 50 point games from the Splash Brothers, the ramifications of the Dwight Howard and Rajon Rondo injuries, and Lebron James' MVP chances. Also discussed: Jon's RotoBaller(s) of the Week, Kia's Bum of the Week, and the Twitter Fail of the […]


NBA Podcast: Versatility

  This Week's NBA Action, Analysis & Thoughts Jon and Kia discuss the most recent trades of Brandon Wright, Jeff Green, and Austin Rivers, the proposed Brook Lopez / Lance Stephenson trade, the recent sneaker releases, Serial, Breaking Bad, the potential sale of the Nets, the struggles of the Cavs, RotoBaller / Bum of the […]


NBA Podcast: New Faces in New Places

  NBA Trades & Player Analysis Jon and Kia rang in 2015 by discussing the numerous roster moves that occurred recently. They explain the impact that Rajon Rondo, J.R. Smith, Dion Waiters, Iman Shumpert, Josh SMith, and Timofey Mozgov will have on their new teams and the playoff race. Listen in on their podcasts, general […]


NFL Podcast: Looking Towards 2015 Fantasy Football

  2014 In Review & What 2015 Holds Jon and Kia look back on the 2014 fantasy football season, and look ahead to the 2015 season as well. They look back on their best and worst predictions, as well as the biggest surprises of the year. Going forward, they predict who will be the #1 ranked […]


By Johnmaxmena2 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

NFL Podcast: Playoff Prep & Week 14 Waiver Wire Sleepers

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Playoff Prep, Waiver Wire & Sleepers Jon and Kia go over some fantasy football playoff strategies, as well as pick out potential waiver wire pickups and sleepers for Week 14 including guys like Latavius Murray, Dan Herron, Kenny Stills, Stedman Bailey and Johnny Manziel among others. Listen in on their podcasts, […]


By Keith Allison [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

NBA Podcast: Hot Topics & The All Mr. Steal Your Girl Team

  NBA Podcast: Mr. Steal Your Girl Jon and Kia discuss hot topics in the NBA such as Derrick Rose's future, Chris Bosh avoiding pressure, Dirk Nowitzki's place in history, and much much more. They also name their All-Mr. Steal Your Girl team. Listen in on their podcasts, general NBA news coverage and analysis throughout […]


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NFL Podcast: Week 12 Sleepers & Fantasy Football Matchups

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 12 Lineup Sleepers Jon and Kia pick out some fantasy football lineup sleepers for Week 12 such as Terrence West, Isaiah Crowell, Latavius Murray, Brian Hoyer, Jordan Matthews, Kenny Stills, Larry Donnell, and Alex Smith. Listen in on their podcasts, general NFL news coverage and fantasy football analysis throughout the […]


NBA Podcast: Punchable Faces

  NBA Analysis On Hot Topics Jon and Kia discuss trending topics in the NBA. For instance, who is more likely to right their ship: the Clippers, Spurs, or Cavs? How many games will the Lakers and Sixers win? They also name their Bum of the Week, and their RotoBaller of the week. Find out […]


By Jeffrey Beall (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

NFL Podcast: DFS Strategies & Bargains for FanDuel in Week 11

  DFS Lineup Strategies, Bargains & Sleepers for FanDuel Jon and Kia discuss FanDuel strategies and which players might be fantasy football bargains for your Week 11 lineups. Find out their thoughts on Mark Sanchez, Andrew Hawkins, Tre Mason, Teddy Bridgewater, Ryan Mathews, C.J. Anderson, and many more. Listen in on their podcasts, general NFL news […]


NFL Podcast: Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers Jon and Kia go over some fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 10 and discuss the potential of players such as Bobby Rainey, Mark Sanchez, Derek Carr, Jordan Matthews, Terrance West, Josh Gordon and more. Listen in on their podcasts, general NFL news coverage and […]


NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 6)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 6 Jon and Kia finish their NBA pre-season rankings for the 2014-15 basketball season. They discuss their top 5 ranked NBA teams and discuss the outlooks of players such as Kawhi Leonard, Chandler Parsons, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love and many more. Listen […]


NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 5)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 5 Jon and Kia continue their rankings, and begin discussing their top 10 ranked NBA teams for the 2014-15 NBA season. Their in-depth analysis takes a look at the 10th through 6th ranked NBA teams, and they talk about the season outlooks for players like Lance Stephenson, Dwight […]


NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 4)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 4 Jon and Kia finish up analyzing the first 20 teams of their preseason NBA rankings. They discuss their 15-through-11 ranked teams, and talk about the upcoming season outlooks for players like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, John Wall, Kevin Durant, Vince Carter, Anthony Davis and many […]


NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 3)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 3 Jon and Kia finish up analyzing the first 15 teams of their preseason NBA rankings. They discuss their 20-through-16 ranked teams, and talk about the upcoming season outlooks for players like Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic, Brook Lopez, Deron Williams, Kenneth Faried, Ty Lawson, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, […]


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NFL Podcast: Buy Low, Sell High & Trade Candidates for Week 8

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Buy Low / Sell High for Week 8 Jon and Kia discuss buy low / sell high candidates for the rest of the fantasy football season. Listen in to find out their thoughts on players like Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Golden Tate, Giovani Bernard, Denard Robinson, Toby Gerhart, Blake Bortles, Darren […]


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NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 2)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 2 Jon and Kia discuss the next five teams (25-21) in their NBA rankings. They explore the off-season and how it will shape each team's season. Find out what their thoughts are on Jason Kidd, Victor Oladipo, Kobe Bryant, Demarcus Cousins, Stan Van Gundy, Jabari Parker, Elfrid Payton, […]


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NFL Podcast: Week 7 Starts/Sits & Fantasy Football Matchups Analysis

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 7 Starts/Sits & Matchups Jon and Kia discuss players that they think you should start and sit for fantasy football. Find out what they think you should do for Week 7 with players like Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Justin Forsett, Mohamed Sanu, Matt Asiata, Jerick McKinnon, Andre Holmes, James Jones, […]


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NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 1)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 1 Jon and Kia discuss Jon's bottom five NBA teams going into the 2014-15 season. They go over the best and worst case scenarios for each NBA team, as well as other story lines and fantasy basketball player news regarding each team. Find out what our thoughts are […]


NFL Podcast: Week 6 Starts/Sits & Fantasy Football Matchups Analysis

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 6 Starts/Sits & Matchups Jon and Kia discuss players that they think you should start and sit for fantasy football. Find out what they think you should do for Week 6 with players like Eli Manning, Odell Beckham, Victor Cruz, Ben Tate, Isaiah Crowell, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, the Bills […]


NFL Podcast: Week 4 Starts/Sits & Matchups Analysis

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 4 Start 'Ems / Sit 'Ems Jon and Kia discuss players that they think you should start and sit for fantasy football. Find out what they think you should do for Week 4 with players like Andrew Luck, Philip Rivers, Matthew Stafford, Colin Kaepernick, Kirk Cousins, Jake Locker, Tony Romo, […]


NFL Podcast: Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups & Lineup Sleepers

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 3 Lineups Jon and Kia discuss which players they think you should add off the waiver wire for your Week 3 lineups, and which NFL players can be sleepers for your fantasy football teams including Dwayne Allen, Niles Paul, Knile Davis, Donald Brown, Danny Woodhead, Jeremy Hill, Mike Evans, Damien Williams […]


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NFL Podcast: Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups & Lineup Sleepers

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 2 Lineups Jon and Kia discuss players which players they think you should add off the waiver wire for your Week 2 lineups, and which NFL players can be sleepers for your fantasy football teams including Jake Locker, Marqise Lee, Chad Henne, Andrew Hawkins, Jermaine Gresham and many more. Listen […]


By Jeffrey Beall (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

NFL Podcast: Week 1 Studs & Sleepers for Fantasy Football

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 1 Sleepers Jon and Kia discuss which NFL players they think will have a big first week in fantasy football, and could be sleepers for your fantasy football teams, including Marques Colston, Colin Kaepernick, Zach Ertz, Travis Kelce, Emmanuel Sanders the Jets defense and many more. Listen in on their […]


By Jeffrey Beall (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

NFL Podcast: PPR Draft Strategies & Potential PPR Sleepers

  Fantasy Football Analysis: PPR Leagues Jon & Kia gave their own unique breakdown of PPR leagues, and discuss which wide receivers and running backs they think will have larger impact in this type of fantasy football scoring format. Some of the player analysis includes Shane Vereen, Rashad Jennings, Pierre Garcon, Jordan Reed, Jordan Cameron, Danny […]


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NFL Podcast: 2014 Players To Avoid in Fantasy Football

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Players To Avoid Jon and Kia discuss players to avoid taking too early in your fantasy football draft. With their player analysis, the guys try to find players that could fall short of expectations. Listen in on their podcasts, general NFL news coverage and fantasy football analysis throughout the upcoming NFL […]


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