The Purple & Black Pill

The regular season is in the rearview, and our boys came out guns blazing in their massive play-in demolition of the hated Warriors. After a listless final week of the regular season, do the Kings have it in them to make a serious push? Dunc & Ty discuss the massive on-the-fly reinvention of the team's identity thanks to the emergence of Keon Ellis, Jordi finally getting a head job, baby Reign being more than ready for his close-up, and much more. 

The boys are back on a short turnaround with a couple of games to cover and an enormous last week to look forward to. They recap the fourth quarter mad-dash (and resulting controversial finish) in Boston, Brooklyn's puketastic alternate uniforms, Charlotte scoring an interview with Lindsey Harding for their head coaching vacancy, an incredible emo/pop punk debut for one Morgan Ragan, and more.

The boys are back with another late-week installment. Tune in as they recap the week in Kangzdom, talk about Malik Monk's huge bummer of an injury, fantasize about adding some true blue psychopaths to this group, and talk smack about Vivek jumping in bed with John Fisher and the shambling corpse of the A's. 

In a new feat of Tardiness, Ty managed to take five days to get this episode out. But! Fear not, dear listener, for what this episode lacks in currentness it more than makes up in Chris Yang, who stops by to have a discussion centered almost entirely on his close personal friend Keon Ellis. Join the three-man weave as they pontificate on Keon's transformative defensive impact, the effect his emergence might have on the Kings' approach to the offseason, and much more.

The boys are back after a travel week for ol' Ty, and they have a fascinating slate of games waiting for them to recap. The inconsistency remains a constant, but the emergence of Keon Ellis as an electrifying defensive stopper may be just what the doctor ordered as this team gears up for the playoffs. The conversation also turns to the interesting intra-fandom disagreement about what booing means, and whether booing the home team is ever appropriate. Regardless, we're all ready for many more beams as as we hit the home stretch, even as we weather new injuries to Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles.

The boys are back...but at what cost? Kings fandom has officially returned to its natural state, which is to say it's taking years off our lives again. Ty deals with mic problems, Duncan puts on a brave face as Ty talks about Twitter some more, and together they slog their way through yet another week of trifling Kangzdom. They also touch on another positive break in the Scot Pollard saga, the very wholesome Keegan/De'Aaron banter at Kaiser Prom, season ticket prices ratcheting up again, and more.

Another week, another 2-2 stretch that somehow feels like a disaster. The boys are here to puzzle through another vexing stretch for the Kings, who seem incapable of focusing for longer than a game or so this season. Ty goes searching for scapegoats and finds Mike Brown, the in-game local broadcast continues to deteriorate, and the Clippers' rebrand brings some much-needed laughs. 

After the long and lonely break for All-Star Weekend, the boys are back and eager to get back to the real stuff. They're joined this week by Frankie Cartoscelli of Sactown Sports 1140 to discuss his fandom origin story, the two games before the break, the Kings' Jekyll & Hyde-like quality this year, and the growing debacle that is All-Star Weekend. The boys also discover two new worthy causes: getting Greta Gerwig courtside at G1C, and getting Brad Miller to come on this here program. 

The Tardy Boys are back with some more piping hot (aka late) slop. Listen as they discuss De'Aaron Fox's recent tough stretch, the uneventful trade deadline, Keon Ellis’s graduation to full-blown NBA contract-haver, The Matt Barnes Thing That Happened, and more. 

The Tardy Boys are back and find the energy surrounding the Kings strangely still stuck in the mud despite a four-game winning streak. Duncan & Ty are fortunate to be joined by returning champion Will Griffith, host of The Kings Herald Podcast and expert Kings vibe interpreter/gossipmonger. They wish a happy birthday to Kings legend (and Will's co-host) Jerry Reynolds, talk through the midseason doldrums, share some love for Skal Labissiere, and more.

As the dog days of winter arrive for your Sacramento Kings, and The Tardy Boys are here to help guide you through the midseason miasma. Join Dunc & Ty as they discuss The Kings' recent lackluster performances, De'Aaron Fox's mysterious funk/media tiff, Ty's drastic anti-woke turn, trade rumors, John Fisher's slutty pass at Sacramento, and much more.

The Tardy Boys return after a hefty holiday away to find the Kings in an absolute shitstorm of their own creation. Ty & Duncan are joined by Sactown Royalty legend Robby Biegler, who helps sift through the wreckage of one of the jankiest and most mystifying stretches in The Beam Team's short history. The three also consider discussing Sopranos episodes, explore Sacramento dive bars, and provide every Kings fan's favorite thing:  repeated name drops of specific streets in Los Angeles. Join us and cope, won't you?

Duncan guts through a cold (and the accompanying ASMR voice) as the boys recap Keegan Murray's epic, record-breaking 47-point explosion from Saturday night, as well as the other two home wins from the week. They also discuss the beginning of trade deadline season and the plausibility of a Zach LaVine fit for the Kings, some bizarre and terrible news out of the G-League, and the Kings' addition of veteran Juan Toscano-Anderson (and the continued Mexicanification of the league.) 

The boys are back to discuss a somewhat vexing 2-1 week, including two solid wins and one low-effort stinker against the Clippers. They react to the feast or famine nature of this Kings team, the recent disappearances of Harrison Barnes and Kevin Huerter, Chelsea Gray's arrival on the local broadcast team, Adam Silver's baffling state department cosplay, and much more. 

In the wake of crashing out of the single-elimination round of the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament, the boys recap an eventful four-game week for the Kings from the comeback miracle against the Warriors to another Pelicans beatdown. They also discuss Harrison Barnes's less-than-stellar play of late, the Kings' recent "Death Ray Issue," and Vlade's glorious return to the fold.

The boys are joined by Kings TikTok whiz Jack Dann, who helps them break down another tough road loss to New Orleans and a big In-Season Tournement win over the Timberwolves in Minnesota. They also get into Jack's Kings villain origin story, Draymond Green's surprising Goop-iness, Jimmer Fredette’s brother’s abortive rap career, and more. 

In order to run down the recent six-game winning streak (and the sudden crash back down to earth courtesy of New Orleans,) the boys are joined by their first returning guest, Patrick Redford of Defector.com. They talk the recent spate of injuries, Andrew W.K., Luka's asinine game, Beach Hut Deli, Kings trade rumors, and much more. Subscribe to both Defector and this here program if you like what you hear. 

The boys are back, Ty's in Sac, and it's time to get this season of podcasting fully underway. They run down the first nine games of the season, dive deep on the ins & outs of the bench rotation, and give kudos to the team for staying alive despite King De'Aaron's five-game absence. 

As Ty prepares to move his entire life to be closer to the beam, the boys carve out some time to review an interesting, if not particularly successful, preseason run for the Kings. They discuss Colby's arrival, Kevin's struggles, and Keegan's tantalizing upside. Ty also notes his increasingly-pure hatred of our neighbors to the west, especially given the arrival of a certain veteran point guard everyone loves to hate. 

The boys are once again BACK...and this time it's personal. Personal enough, in fact, that Ty has an enormous announcement near the top of the show about a big change in his life that will definitely be affecting the show (for the better!) The boys cram an entire offseason recap into one episode, and look forward to a Beam Team sequel.