Six NBA Forks In the Road, Plus Wemby’s Charisma With Brian Windhorst and Best Early NFL Futures With Ben Solak

HBO's Bill Simmons talks to TNT's Charles Barkley about ESPN vs. TNT, the NBA's broken lottery system (5:00), the burden on young NBA stars (12:00), the Bird-Doc fight (17:00), Blake Griffin's latest saga (20:00), Kobe vs. Duncan (27:00), GSW's invincibility (32:00), Curry as an all-timer (40:00), David Blatt's firing (48:00), Boogie/C-Webb/D.C. (54:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Jan 20161h 1min

HBO's Bill Simmons brings on Cousin Sal to reflect on Pats-Broncos, importance of home-field advantage (13:00), discuss Bill's all-time Pats list and worst Pats losses ever (16:00), the Sheriff's final shootout (24:00), shaky Carson Palmer (29:00), Super Bowl 50 line (38:00) and a 'Royal Rumble' review (44:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Jan 201649min

HBO's Bill Simmons and Joe House break down Panthers-Cards (6:00)and Pats-Broncos (18:00), then esteemed TV showrunner Mike Schur lays out the worst case scenario for Pats fans and life as a 21st century Boston fan (39:00), then Wesley Morris discusses the Rondo/Kennedy saga & ODB vs. Carolina (1:04:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Jan 20161h 27min

HBO’s Bill Simmons & Channel 33’s Chris Ryan talk Eastern Conference All-Star ballots, PG-13 vs. LeBron (10:50), Miami’s vice (17:40), Carmelo’s post prime (24:30), Cleveland’s possibly fatal flaw (31:40), the West’s killer starting five (44:00), Durant’s next stop (50:00), Clippers & Dirk (59:00), Harden/Boogie/Dwight getting snubbed (1:07:00) and Bill’s greatest 'who says no?' trade ever (1:14:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Jan 20161h 19min

HBO's Bill Simmons catches up with Pulitzer Prize winner Wesley Morris to discuss a possible Oscars boycott by black performers, Spike Lee (13:05), Hollywood's real race problem (23:00), Chris Rock (32:00), Best Picture nominees (41:00), 'Room' (44:20), 'The Revenant' (50:00), the 2009 & 1999 Oscars (53:00) and 'The Martian' (1:08:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Jan 20161h 12min

HBO's Bill Simmons talks to Cousin Sal about the crazy Cards-GB game, Peyton Manning (5:40), Car-Sea (17:15), L.A. football (29:25), hanging with Tony Romo (31:40), Andy Reid's new TV show (37:37), Round 3 lines (42:22) and a Royal Rumble preview with a surprise guest (51:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Jan 201658min

HBO's Bill Simmons brings on Joe House to discuss Round 2 best bets, catches up with JackO on Trump/Republican Party & Bill's Dad breaks down Pats-Chiefs matchup. Topics include: abysmal D.C. sports teams, Chandler Jones' hospital visit (6:15 mark), Andy Reid & Ned Yost (11:30), Pitt-Den (18:00), GB-Cards (24:00), Panthers-Hawks (35:00), Spurs-GSW(39:00), Trump (44:00), weird Pats week (58:00) and Celtics shake-up (1:08:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Jan 20161h 13min

HBO's Bill Simmons talks with best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell about the big LA football news & St. Louis's pain, Bob Iger's curious involvement (22:50), the stupidity of publicly-funded football stadiums (28:25), changing landscape of broadcast TV (35:00), do's & don'ts for sports owners (38:00), the injury plagued NFL (42:55), the loss of "big" TV shows (50:25), David Bowie & MTV (56:40) and Tiger vs. Federer (1:10:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Jan 20161h 26min