808s & Fastbreaks

Two good buddies gettin' together to talk all things Basketball. Analysis, Predictions, and more!

45. NBA Awards Predictions & Top 15 Player Ranking

NBA Basketball is back! Andy and Jason finish off their season preview by predicting who will win all of the main awards this year, including: Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and more. Then we debate how the top 15 players in the league shakes out at this point which led to some hot takes. Then we finished it off with game picks and the Spin Cycle segment to see which team we'll take a deep dive on this week. Award Predictions - 9:30 Top 15 Player Ranking - 48:34 Bonus Q's - 1:28:48 Game Picks/Spin Cycle - 1:34:15

10-24
01:38:46

44. Western Conference & Eastern Conference Seeding Predictions

Back and better than ever! New episodes dropping every Tuesday throughout the season. Andy and Jason outline the 3 tiers that each team will fall into: Bottom-feeders, Play-in teams, and Contenders as well as give out some betting locks and championship picks. Andy's Joji Concert Review - 2:05 Western Conference Tiers - 9:00 Eastern Conference Tiers - 58:00 Follow 808s & Fastbreaks on twitter: linktr.ee/808sfastbreaks

10-17
01:36:48

32. NBA Prediction Mulligans, Drake's Her Loss, Streaming's Impact on Music Consumption

Andy and Jason look back on a few of their preseason predictions a few weeks into the season to see where they went wrong. Then they shift gears to talk about the new music releases from Drake/21 Savage and Joji before taking a deeper dive into how we've consumed music as the years have gone by and streaming services have taken over. 

11-10
01:25:26

31. NBA Winners & Losers So Far... Nets Imploding, Blazers Balling, Lakers Potential?

The guys get together after a two week break to discuss myriad of NBA topics, ranging from the streaking Cavaliers, shocking performances by the Portland Trail Blazers team, as well as the not so great vibes going on in Brooklyn right now and whether the Lakers have a chance to turn it around after a poor start.

11-02
59:22

30. NBA 2022-23 Season Preview Part 3: Burning Questions Before NBA Tip-off

WOOOOOCCKK. Andy and Jason give their last minute takes on who will take home all of the big awards this season like MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and more. We also dive into our top 50 player rankings and give our picks for tonights games between the Sixers/Celtics and Lakers/Warriors.  New episodes each Tuesday!

10-19
52:15

29. NBA 2022-23 Season Preview Part 2: Western Conference

Andy and Jason discuss their predictions for the Western Conference Standings. Who will be tanking for Wembanyama/Scoot? Who are the true contenders this year? Do the Blazers have a chance with Dame back this year?  All this and more! Part 3 will be coming soon with the rest of our burning questions.

10-16
01:12:38

Ep. 28 - NBA 2022-23 Season Preview Part 1: Eastern Conference

Andy and Jason run through their projections for each team in the Eastern Conference. What teams are true contenders and what teams should already be looking forward to the next NBA draft? Will Boston be able to make it back to the top of the East? Are the Hornets doomed for a rough season? Will the Nets figure it out with KD/Kyrie?  All these questions and more! Tune in!

10-06
01:13:18

Ep. 27 - Kanye West vs Tyler the Creator - Playing it By Ear Series

In the final episode of our music series, Playing it By Ear, Andy and Jason discuss and compare the careers of Kanye West and Tyler the Creator. This is really a stream of consciousness type of episode because we hadn't gotten something recorded in over a month and we were excited to be back on the mic.  Lots of NBA Content on the way next week! Please listen and share the pod!

09-28
01:29:30

Ep. 26 - Eminem vs Lil Wayne - Playing it By Ear Series

Andy and Jason discuss Eminem and Lil Wayne, two of the most legendary rappers of the last 20 years. We decide who wins in a battle of their project relevance, how well they dominated their era and more. We also discuss the new 2k23 video game and some NBA at the beginning of the show. 1:35 - 2k/NBA stuff 20:50 - Eminem 44:00 - Lil Wayne

08-25
01:14:20

Ep. 25 - Beyonce vs. Rihanna - Playing it By Ear Series

Andy and Jason discuss arguably the two biggest female artists of the last 20 years in Beyonce and Rihanna. We rank our favorite albums, talk about their impact on pop culture, music and more.  Andy's Kevin Durant Rant - 1:30 Beyonce - 13:00 Rihanna - 39:00

08-10
01:11:04

Ep. 23 - Drake vs Kendrick Lamar - Playing it by Ear Series

Andy and Jason talk through the careers of Drake and Kendrick Lamar, ultimately deciding who wins in a battle of dominance, project relevance, artistically growth and other categories.  Drake - 6:10 Kendrick -  47:25

07-28
01:30:43

Ep. 21 - Justin Timberlake vs Frank Ocean - Playing it by Ear Series

Andy and Jason discuss two of the most influential R&B artists of our time and ultimately come to a winner on criteria such as: dominance of their era, artistic relevance, and more! 

07-15
01:19:30

Ep. 20 - Mac Miller vs J. Cole Part 2

Andy and Jason run through all of Mac Miller and J. Cole's discography in an effort to decide who wins in a battle based on how well they dominated their music era, the relevance of their projects, growth as an artist and more. We spent the last 7-10 days with only these two artists in our AirPods.

07-06
50:36

Ep. 19 - Mac Miller vs J. Cole Part 1 + Kevin Durant Rant

Andy and Jason run through all of Mac Miller and J. Cole's discography in an effort to decide who wins in a battle based on how well they dominated their music era, the relevance of their projects, growth as an artist and more. We spent the last 7-10 days with only these two artists in our AirPods. 

07-06
01:01:54

Ep. 18 - NBA Draft Recap & New Music Series

Andy and Jason recap the winners and losers of the NBA Draft. Then they introduce a new segment, "Playing it by Ear", where we will discuss two of the greatest musical artists of our generation in a bracket-style competition. The first episode of this series, Mac Miller vs J. Cole, will air next week.

06-29
54:46

Ep. 16 - Warriors Take 3-2 Lead, Top 5 Shooting Guards, NBA Draft Top Prospects

Andy and Jason briefly recap the last couple finals games, answer a fan question, and debate the top three prospects in the 2022 NBA draft: Jabari Smith Jr, Chet Holmgren, and Paolo Banchero.

06-14
47:12

Ep. 15 - Should the NBA Shorten the Season? + NBA Finals Temperature Check

Andy and Jason debate whether the NBA should shorten the season, compare the league to European soccer, and take stock of where we are in the finals with the Warriors and Celtics tied 1-1.

06-08
01:01:58

Ep. 14 - In Depth NBA Finals Preview, Warriors or Celtics??

Andy and Jason give a detailed breakdown of the NBA Finals matchup. **uploading late**

06-06
52:22

Ep. 13 - NBA Conference Finals Recap, Draft Order is Set

Andy and Jason discuss the NBA and more. **uploading late**

06-06
54:52

Ep. 12 - New Kendrick Lamar Album First Impressions and Quick NBA Chat

Andy and Jason passionately discuss their first impressions of 'Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers', newest studio release from Kendrick Lamar. Then we discuss some NBA news player movement talk heats up and the playoffs start to come to a climax. Stick around to hear about our top artists of all time at the end! *Episode was recorded on 5/13/2022, before Luka Doncic and the Mavs destroyed the Phoenix Suns, please forgive our very wrong opinions on this game 7 lol*

05-17
01:24:22

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