Over And Back: Stories About Nba History

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Carmelo Anthony.Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch discuss Anthony’s low rankings in advanced stats, how he compares to other high-usage players, and what he might have to do in his 30s to make a Top 50 list.Original airdate: 10/5/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Kevin Johnson.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) of Hardwood Paroxysm discuss Johnson’s aggression and physicality despite his lack of size, how he led the Phoenix Suns to some great years even before Charles Barkley came along, how he compares to Hal Greer, Bob Cousy, Gary Payton, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd, and how much his lack of longevity hurts.Original airdate: 10/2/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Grant Hill.Jason Mann and Derek James (@DerekJamesNBA) of At The Hive and Hardwood Paroxysm discuss Hill’s early brilliance before his injuries, compare his career path to Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter, how his later longevity was especially impressive, and how we’d feel about him if he’d retired after six seasons.Original airdate: 10/1/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Dan Issel.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Adam Criblez (@AdamCriblez) discuss The Horse’s ability to bounce between PF and C in his time with the Kentucky Colonels and Denver Nuggets, his ugly-yet-effective shot fake, his nose for the ball, and being 10th on the all-time points list in NBA/ABA history.Original airdate: 9/30/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Dominique Wilkins.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Kris Fenrich (@dancingwithnoah) of Dancing With Noah discuss Wilkins incredible scoring production, how he was much more than a dunker (but wow what a dunker he was), and how much being the most important player in a city’s history means.Original airdate: 9/29/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Chris Paul.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Chris Manning (@cwmwrites) of Fear The Sword and Hardwood Paroxysm discuss whether Paul is the best point guard of his generation, how special his combination of scoring and passing is in NBA history, and whether we hold his lack of playoff success against him.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Chris Webber.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Philip Rossman-Reich (@OMagicDaily) of Orlando Magic Daily discuss Webber’s incredible passing and skill, his role with the fantastic early 2000s Sacramento Kings teams, bouncing around the league, and whether his reputation for shrinking in big moments is fair.Original airdate: 9/24/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Kevin Durant.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Adam Johnson (@Slappin5) of Basketball Pantheon discuss Durant's already impressive career, being a once-in-a-generation scorer, whether he's established himself enough to be considered a Top 50 player or if we should wait to allow him to further craft his legacy.Over the offseason, Over and Back will examine the careers of every possible Top 50 candidate, past and present, with historians, writers and basketball experts. At the end, we’ll make our picks for a new NBA’s 50 Greatest Players list.Original airdate: 9/23/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Shawn Marion.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) of Nylon Calculus discuss Marion's importance among the "Seven Seconds or Less" Phoenix Suns of the mid-2000s, his versatility and ability to match up with bigger players, his strong production despite not being a go-to scorer, and his elite defense, particularly against LeBron James in the 2011 NBA Finals.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of ABA and NBA legend Artis Gilmore. Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Professor of History at Southeast Missouri State University Adam Criblez (@AdamCriblez) discuss Gilmore's high volume/high efficiency style, his stellar defensive reputation, where he fits among centers of his era, if he's unfairly slotted behind Kareem, Moses and Wilt or if he deserves to be in the same conversation. Lastly, we discuss how much we value his ABA numbers compared with his NBA, how to properly judge ABA numbers and much more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Jason Kidd.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Adam Johnson (@Slappin5) of Basketball Pantheon discuss Kidd as an all-time great passer, defender and master of the triple double. Topics include his late surge as a shooter, whether the dysfunctional situations he created in his early career hurts his legacy, why it took him a few years to get going and how things would be different if he had won the MVP in 2001-02 or if the New Jersey Nets had won an NBA championship.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Vince Carter.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) of Nylon Calculus discuss Carter's years as an elite dunker, what they did for his reputation, his early peak, bad exit in Toronto, underrated production as a member of the New Jersey Nets, whether his lack of defensive acumen hurts his case as well as his smooth transition into role player status and the over-arching question: is it better to burn out or fade away?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Tracy McGrady.Jason Mann and Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) of Hardwood Paroxysm discuss how McGrady’s elite years compare to other top players, how much a problem his lack of longevity is, how he compares to his cousin Vince Carter, his famous stints with the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets, and favorite memories of McGrady’s lesser known New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks years.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast remembers the ABA and NBA career and legacy of Moses Malone. Jason Mann is joined by Hardwood Paroxysm editor emeritus Matt Moore (@HPBasketball) of CBSSports.com and official friend of the podcast Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory) of ProHoopsHistory.com to talk about Malone's incredible rebounding and scoring ability, his dominance in the 1970s and 1980s, his battles with the Lakers and Celtics, getting the better of Kareem, being a member of so many different franchises, his famous 'Fo fo fo' prediction for the '83 Sixers, carrying a middling Rockets team to the '81 Finals, lasting in pro basketball for 21 years, and much more.Original airdate: 9/13/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, Adrian Dantley.Jason Mann, Rich Kraetsch and Professor of History at Southeast Missouri State University Adam Criblez (@AdamCriblez) discuss Dantley's legendary scoring numbers, his under appreciated efficiency, modern comps for Dantley as well as a few of his warts including subpar defense, less than stellar reviews from former teammates and his lack of a polished, all-around game.Original airdate: 9/11/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason and Rich discuss the Top 50 candidacy of Bucks, Sonics, Celtics and Heat star Ray Allen with former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks and current NBA analysis at The Athletic: Seth Partnow. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili.Jason Mann and Myles Ma (@MylesMaNJ) of Hardwood Paroxysm discuss Ginobili's exploits with the Spurs dynasty and on the international stage, his craftiness and innovative ball-handling and passing, how he paved the way to make James Harden possible, and how much his low minutes-per-game totals hurt his case.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller.Jason Mann and Ian Levy (@HickoryHigh) of Hardwood Paroxysm and Nylon Calculus discuss Reggie’s cult of personality, his status as a great villain (or hero), how he compares to Ray Allen, his relative lack of all-NBA appearances, and how he was a pioneer in a superstar using the 3-pointer as a consistent weapon.Original airdate: 9/8/15Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Seattle Supersonics legend Gary Payton.Jason Mann talks with Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) of Hardwood Paroxysm about the Top 50 case for Payton. They discuss his incredible defense and versatility, where he rates among elite all-time point guards, comparisons to Clyde Frazier, and his refusal to play for Jason’s 2004-05 Hawks. Jared also shares a couple of great Payton stories, including one involving a case of Gatorade and a Range Rover.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Dwight Howard.Jason Mann and Chris Barnewell (@ChrisBarnewell) of Hardwood Paroxysm and At The Hive discuss Howard's incredible defense and scoring efficiency, the challenges of being a dominant defensive big man in the pace-and-space era, and where he fits on the pecking order of great big men.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy