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Excuse Our Take
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Excuse Our Take is an NBA basketball podcast hosted by a couple of huge fans who never played professional basketball before and have no connections with anyone in the NBA. Our specialty is arguing about people in the league who don't even know we exist. Tune into EOT if you can relate!
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In Episode 19, Caleb, Sam, and Es recap the first two days of the NBA Playoffs! We go over what happened in the Bucks game and if Kevin Love made a dirty play on Giannis. After that, we talk about our main takeaways from the Celtics and Lakers winning their first games. Hope you enjoy! (Recorded 4/16/2023)
In Episode 18, Caleb, Brendon, Es, and Sam walk through the new CBA agreement and some of the details that have been announced so far. Then, we talk about the In-Season Tournament and how it might impact next season. Will some teams hang up banners or have a parade (Clippers)? Later on, we talk about the Celtics destroying the Bucks on Thursday night and what these results could mean if they inevitably face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. We also discuss All-NBA teams and who has more pressure heading into the playoffs between The Process and The Joker. Make sure to follow us on TikTok/Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel! Hope you enjoy!
In Episode 17, Caleb, Es, and Sam react to everything that's been going on in the NBA as teams begin to prepare for a postseason run. This year's playoffs are going to be special! Make sure to subscribe on YouTube and turn on post notifications so you can interact with us whenever we go live!
In Episode 16, Caleb, Es, and Sam make predictions for NBA All-Star Weekend. Then, we explain why Rob Pelinka won this year's NBA trade deadline. Later on, we brainstorm our All-Time Dunk Contest if we have all players available. We also arguing about if kissing the rim or blowing out a candle would be all-time dunks for the Dunk Contest and much more. Make sure to follow us on TikTok and subscribe to our YouTube channel! Starting this episode, we'll be including timestamps in the YouTube comments!
In Episode 15, Caleb and Sam are featured in EOT's first live podcast episode on YouTube! We'll be covering the NBA Trade Deadline from around noon all the way through the deadline at 3pm ET. We'll be discussing previous trades including Kyrie to the Mavs, Westbrook to the Jazz, KD to the Suns, and much more! We'll also be monitoring Twitter for any trades that are reported right before the deadline. Make sure to subscribe on YouTube and turn on post notifications so you can interact with us whenever we go live!
In Episode 14, Caleb, Es, Brendon, and Sam talk about Kyrie's recent trade request and his most likely destination as we approach the trade deadline next week. Then, we discuss the final All-Star reserves and who we believe got snubbed. Later on, we argue about if we would go to Draymond's wedding right after the NBA Finals if we were in Jayson Tatum's shoes and much more! Make sure to follow us on TikTok and subscribe to our YouTube channel!
In Episode 13, we discuss if Embiid was snubbed from the All-Star starters in the stacked Eastern Conference frontcourt. Then, we predict who will make the All-Star reserves from the coaches' perspective. We wrap this episode up with the Lakers trade for Rui Hachimura and preview their upcoming 5-game road trip. Hope you enjoy!
In Episode 12, we discuss the current NBA standings and how the Western Conference will play out. Then, Sam and Caleb get into a heated argument about who's more valuable between Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Later on, we do a Start, Bench, Cut, featuring Luka, Tatum, and Jokic. The Playoffs are almost here!
In Episode 11, Brendon (a real Celtics fan) makes his debut on EOT. The show starts off with Caleb destroying Devin Booker for his performances over the past week and explaining how no one holds him accountable. Then, we discuss the Celtics and where they're currently sitting at along with our predictions for the Finals rematch. We also touch on some other teams around the league including the Nets, Bucks, and Lakers.
In Episode 10, we talk about the Bucks and how they're doing early in the season, how Middleton will fit back into the lineup, and Marjon having a great start to the year. We also discuss the Lakers and their rough start to the season. Later on, we try to talk about Kyrie being suspended but it doesn't go very well. This was by far the most edited episode of EOT. Recorded on 11/15. Hope you enjoy!
In Episode 9, we talk about the Celtics being rumored to let Ime Udoka walk out of his year-long suspension to a division rival in the Brooklyn Nets. Then we discuss the Cavs and how well they've been playing recently. We also touch on Russell Westbrook's first couple games coming off the bench and much more!
In Episode 8, we discuss the first week of the NBA season and start with the Lakers struggling. Then we talk about the Celtics falling to Chicago and Tatum's MVP chances this season. We wrap up with talking about where the 76ers, Nets, and Blazers stand after their first few games. Hope you enjoy the show!
In Episode 7, we finalized our NBA Standings and filled out our playoff brackets. Then we predicted who was winning each major NBA Award. Hope you enjoy the episode!
In Episode 6, we begin with a conversation about Russell Westbrook ignoring his teammates when they were huddling up both pregame and in-game. Then we have a talk about Draymond Green and his decision to punch Poole and how that might affect the Warriors moving forward. We end with a quick overview of the Brooklyn Nets and how Benjamin Simmons can impact their team. Enjoy!
In Episode 5, Caleb and Sam discuss the Ime Udoka suspension and if it was handled properly. Then we go over ESPN's Top 10 NBA players and where we disagree. We finish off discussing KD's signature win and if he deserved to drop from the best player to the 8th best player. Hope you enjoy the show!
In Episode 4, we go over the ESPN player rankings from 26th to 100th. In our discussion, we argue about who if each player was placed too high, too low, or placed correctly. Hope you enjoy! (Filmed on 9/21/22)
In Episode 3, we give our very early predictions on standings for the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season. We started with the Eastern Conference and then finished with the Western Conference. Who do you think made the best predictions? We'll definitely be looking back at these when the regular season is over to see who really knows NBA basketball. Hope you enjoy!
For today's episode of Excuse Our Take, we start off by going over the Donovan Mitchell trade and where the Cavs will finish in the East. Then we discuss the Lakers and how their season will play out. We finish off with a little argument about the 2016 NBA Finals and if it was rigged or not.
Welcome to the first episode of Excuse Our Take! We start off with a quick introduction for Caleb, Es, and Sam. Then we dive into some NBA topics including a Boston Celtics overview, Jayson Tatum's MVP chances, Devin Booker's player ranking in the NBA, Marcus Smart or Dejounte Murray, who to blame for Utah's collapse against the Clippers, and much more!