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The Weekly Dime – Episode 80 – A Trade with the Basketball Gods

How far would you go in order to guarantee your favourite team a title? Don’t ask Rod because it sounds like he would trade Raf and Evs to the basketball gods just to give LeBron James more years as a Laker. Sheesh! Talk about fandom…here are some other topics the boys went over:

  • MVP race. With Lebron, KD, and Embiid out with player will benefit from their absences?
  • Where will the Lakers land on the West after dealing with LBJ and AD injuries?
  • LaMarcus Aldridge joins the Nets and the expectations for Brooklyn.
  • Trade deadline. The Orlando Magic have a garage sale and Kyle Lowry stays put.
  • and more!

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 79 – The (late) Earned Edition Episode

You know when you feel like the world is moving too fast and you’re running a bit late? Well, you’re not alone and just like the jerseys of 16 teams in the NBA, this episode is late but earned! Rod and Raf do a very late analysis of the All Star Game, the boys have an in-depth conversation about the earned edition jerseys which, as we found out, ended up being a trigger for Rod, and more!

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 78 – Joakim Noah, I choose you!

Come for the basketball takes, stay for the free Portuguese lessons! Rod and Raf go at it again and discuss the following:

☘️Are the Celtics the most overrated team in the NBA?

🎷Are the Utah jazz contenders or pretenders?

🇧🇷Raf teaches Portuguese to Lebron James.

🔴🔵🟢Pokémon’s 25th anniversary – The boys choose their three NBA Pokemon starters.

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 77 – Get Over Here

Straight from the Netherrealm, Kotal Rod and BaRAFa come to Earth to discuss all things basketball! On this episode the combatants talk about several topics

  • Should Damian Lillard be a starter in the All Star Game?
  • Fake jerseys vs Real jerseys – What to look for and our experience in Vancouver
  • Derrick RoseRose trade (suggested by podcast listener, Teppei)
  • NBA Top Shot – Should we try and get a pack or should we ride out the craziness?
  • The fellas discuss which NBA players would be perfect Mortal Kombat characters
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The Weekly Dime – Episode 76 – The Raf Agenda

Folks, it is official. Raf took over the show’s agenda this week and he made it an interesting one! The boys discuss a few topics:
🌎FIBA Champions League Americas
⛹️‍♀️Female basketball players that influenced us the most
🐣Early Rookie of the Year discussion (we gave Tyrese Haliburton a new nickname btw)
⚫️🔴A look at how the Blazers are doing
👟New Nike Fly Ease
😡KD’s Contact tracing disaster

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 75 – Basketball Stocks!

75 episodes and counting! On this edition of The Weekly Dime, Rod and Raf discuss the following:
– NBA stars that had great individual years but were stuck in bad teams
– 2021 All-Star Game – Rod and Raf discuss their starters and ideas to make the ASG, 3 pt and dunk contests happen
– Basketball stocks – Tell us in the comments a basketball stock you would like to invest on
– From public enemy #1 to loveable underdogs – Which teams have gone from hated to loveable within a couple of seasons

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 74 – Old Guard vs New School

If you enjoy the episodes where Raf and Rod yell at each other, then this is a must-listen! Raf and Rod discuss the fine that FIBA imposed on Canada Basketball and potential repercussions from that fine. The boys then get into it when discussing the awkward post-game interview between Shaq and Donovan Mitchell. The boys wrap it up talking about Kevin Porter Jr. and Damian Lillard’s new shoes.

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 73 – For Auld Lang Ball

New Year, New Episode! Rod and Raf go over this…particular…beginning of the NBA season. Should the Nuggets, Raptors, Heat, and Mavs be worried about their slow start? Will the Bucks and Lakers’ lacklustre performances affect them in the long run? The boys also set some new year resolutions for a few teams and players and Rod tests Raf’s NBA knowledge with a round of WHO HE PLAY FOR?

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 72 – ‘Tis the Season!

Ah yes, nothing like the NBA Season Preview to kick off the holiday season! On this episode, Rod and Raf predict which teams will make the playoffs in each conference, who will win the MVP, which teams might be the biggest disappointment and the boys share their biggest takes for the 2020-2021 season (Toronto fans, you’re going to like what Rod had to say about your city in this section)

Feliz Navidad, DD fam!

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The Weekly Dime – Episode 71 – A Unicorn inside a Pegasus

For this episode, we have two very special guests to discuss this year’s edition of the NBA’s city jerseys. From thatniquelife, we are joined by Duane Watson and Craig White! Craig and Duane take us through the entire collection of city edition jerseys and they tell us which ones made their top 3 and which ones shouldn’t have made the cut (cough OKC *cough). What else can you expect from this episode, you ask? Well, here are some more reasons to listen to our new episode:

🎽The REAL reason why the Houston Rockets went for powder blue in their city uniforms
🦄Conspiracy theory on the Mavs white and gold jersey + a fantastic pitch on how to sell these jerseys
🪙The history behind the Hornets’ minty fresh new look
🎶Cool alternate uses of Phoenix’s new Valley jersey
❌The not so many reasons why The Beatles, Nirvana, and other bands are in Cleveland’s jersey
👔Rod and Raf’s abbreviated history of the NBA’s fashion icons

And a lot more! Trust us, you don’t want to miss this episode.