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The Tank Commander Podcast

Jeffrey Pidlaoan & Noah Sharp

Welcome to the Tank Commander Podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Pidlaoan and Noah Sharp! Just like the players we'll be covering, this is an up-and-coming NBA and Dynasty Fantasy podcast focusing on the newest players in the NBA, ranging from prospects about to enter the league in the incoming drafts, to the young rookies and sophomores who are making their way and ascending into stardom or at least a long career in the league. We are two dynasty tank commanders with the youngest teams in our league

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Ep 46: 2025 Draft Scouting Pt 21 - Thomas Sorber

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2025/05/05

We are finally back to normal for a little bit: scouting a single 2025 prospect, and not having a guest!This week, we look at the Georgetown big Thomas Sorber. Even though his season ended short with surgery, he still had a lot of very intriguing qualities as pretty much the one true semi-traditional big. We'll call him a Traditional-Plus big. His tape and his stats jump out of the page, so make sure to catch this episode to find out why!00:00 Introduction and Player Overview04:16 Offensive

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Ep 45: Evaluating the Rookie Ladder + 2024 Draft...

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2025/04/28

We have our first ever repeat guest! We bring back high-powered consultant, friend of the pod, and father of the cohost, THE Chris Sharp. This time, he's here to help us change gears by looking at the 2024 class of rookies and evaluate the final Kia Rookie Ladder. We determine our own First and Second Teams, then we ask the deeper question of: who will the best out of all of these five years from now? There are players who may not have performed well this year that still have sky high potential

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Ep 44: Ranking Our 20 Prospects So Far FEAT Tyler...

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2025/04/22

After deep diving into 20 prospects so far, we now get the chance to rack and stack them. This is not necessarily a true Top 20, but instead us reviewing our 20 players we've reviewed so far, and ranking them against one another. It's a pretty tough job, so we got the legendary founder of the No Ceilings Hoop Collective Tyler Rucker to help us out!Here's the players in the order we reviewed them:Cooper FlaggDylan HarperVJ EdgecombeAce BaileyNolan TraoreCollin Murray-BoylesLiam

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Ep 43: 2025 NBA Draft Pt 20 - Kon Knueppel

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2025/04/14

Our 20th prospect reviewed this year is none other than Kon Knueppel. He is one of the top two best shooters in the class, a very good passer, and someone who uses his stout build really well. His game was more well rounded than we expected, so tune in to see what levels his game could reach at the NBA. 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Kon Knueppel07:21 Defensive Skills19:57 Offensive Skills37:56 Player Comparisons and Projections50:45 Recommendations and Wrap-UpRecommendations: Noah - Aleph, the

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Ep 42: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 19 - Labaron Philon...

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2025/04/08

Today we hit our 19th prospect Labaron Philon, and this time we get to do it with a special guest! Corban Ford joins us and breaks down the game of the crafty, gets-anywhere-he-wants two-way guard from Alabama, and we get to have a blast doing so. Corban also drops his hot takes, to include whether or not we may have chosen the wrong guard prospect to scout with him. Philon is super shifty and nifty with excellent defensive hustle. This episode goes deeper on him with a sweet speedrun of other

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Ep 41: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 18 - Danny Wolf

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2025/03/31

This week, we get into some extended conversation on the one-of-a-kind game of Danny Wolf, a true 7-footer with a 7'6" wingspan with the handles and passing of a guard. He has phenomenal playmaking and is more effective on defense than we expected. Why is he not going Top 5 in mocks and big boards? We examine reasons why this is right or wrong here. 00:00 Introduction and Stats05:16 Offensive Strengths and Weaknesses29:56 Defensive Strengths and Weaknesses41:23 Player Comparisons52:55

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Ep 40: 2025 NBA Draft Prospects Pt 17 - Will Riley

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2025/03/24

Hot off a stellar performance in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Xavier, we take a look at Illinois swingman Will Riley. His crafty and high-BBIQ game make him a very intriguing player with a very translatable role in the NBA, but his defense does require some projection. We break his strengths and weaknesses down, and project what he'll look like at the next level. His stock has been overshadowed by Jakucionis all year, but he's getting more of the mainstream spotlight now

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Ep 39: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 16 - Jase...

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2025/03/18

We have a special guest help us in breaking down another 2025 NBA Draft prospect. On Ball Creator is one of the finest draft minds on social media, and he is also one of the analysts very very high on Michigan State's Jase Richardson. Jase is the son of Golden State Warriors legend Jason Richardson and brings a much different, heady skillset to the game than his father. Find out just how far up On Ball Creator's draft board is, and dig in to uncover why it might just be completely

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Ep 38: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 15 - Rasheer Fleming

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2025/03/10

This week we look at the super versatile combo forward in Rasheer Fleming. He brings some immense measurables with the skills to back it up, and is a statistical darling. Does he have weaknesses? What will his role look like at the next level? We dive deep into his multi-tool game and start to provide some answers to those questions.Stick around for our recommendations, and some surprise hot takes!00:00 Introduction and Player Overview09:31 Offensive Skills27:52 Defensive Skills36:20 Player

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Ep 37: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 14 - Tre Johnson

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2025/03/03

This is our first shooter in a while! Texas' Tre Johnson is on our scouting docket as one of the highest scorers in our notes this season with a very strong offensive game, and a defensive game that... requires nuanced conversation. We talk about his strengths, shortcomings, and whether those shortcomings can be overcome. He's an intriguing prospect so make sure to tune in to get the fullest details on the person breaking KD's freshman scoring records!00:00 Introduction and Player

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Ep 36: 2025 Draft Scouting Pt 13 - Asa Newell

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2025/02/27

In Part II of our doubleheader, we break down the oddly tough eval in Asa Newell. He has pretty much all the skills you could ask for in a versatile big, and yet he's still a tough eval for the both of us. Find out why!00:00 Introduction and Statistical Breakdown03:48 Offensive Skills and Analysis19:10 Defensive Skills and Analysis27:09 Comparisons and Potential29:24 Investment and Draft Prospects33:38 Final Thoughts and OutroFollow us on Twitter/X!Jeffrey: @Podlaoan, and

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Ep 35: Young Superstar Futures + VJ Edgecombe Live...

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2025/02/24

In this special Part I of our doubleheader this week, we discuss two things: 1) The MAJOR dynasty trade in our league, trading Anthony Edwards for Paolo Banchero. Noah explains the trade, which leads to a discussion on the long-term futures of Ant vs Paolo, and how Amen Thompson fits into the mix.2) Jeff got to scout VJ Edgecombe in the matchup of Baylor at CU Boulder. It was a pretty muted game from him, but there were some good takeaways still, leading to good conversation.In Part II, we get back

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Ep 34: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 12 - Khaman Maluach

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2025/02/17

We finally analyze a non-guard! We took a look at Duke's big man Khaman Maluach. His numbers don't pop out on the box score, but there is a lot more that he has to offer, and it merits a deeper look into the tape and the advanced stats. He's a very, very intriguing prospect so tune in to see why he is so high on a lot of major draft boards.00:00 Introduction and Player Overview01:22 Statistical Breakdown02:15 Advanced Metrics06:31 Defensive Skills20:02 Offensive Skills30:13 Player

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Ep 33: Trade Deadline Talk & Prospect Mythbusting w/...

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2025/02/10

We have a special guest this week! Hoops analyst Ben Pfeifer joins us to help us analyze two of the toughest evals at the top of our boards: Ace Bailey and Derik Queen. He also happened to join us following the most insane trade deadline of all time, so of course we had to collectively wrap our heads around every transaction that went down. On a sidenote, two things occurred after recording that we did not acknowledge: we don't talk about the crazy reversal on the Mark Williams/Dalton Knecht

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Ep 32: 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Pt 11 - Kasparas...

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2025/02/03

We're back to scouting players for the 2025 draft, and Jeff is back to his desktop podcast setup! We celebrate the occasion by scouting the Illinois lead guard prospect in Kasparas Jakucionis. We dig into his offensive and defensive games, and even dig into advanced stats just to understand him better. And yes, this pod was recorded just minutes before the Luka trade, so expect zero references to him to be in that context. 00:00 Introduction and Statistical Breakdown01:39 Advanced Stats

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Ep 31: Mid-Season Big Board Update

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2025/01/27

After a long time away with Tank Commander Jeff packing up his family's life and driving a moving truck across the country, your favorite brothers in arms are back! This time, we take the time to review the 10 prospects we've done deep dives on so far, and finally rank them relative to one another. This won't be an exhaustive overall Top 10, and instead an ordering of only the 10 prospects we've analyzed so far for the 2025 draft season. A lot has changed since we first analyzed

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Ep 30: Old Man Squad Mid-Season REAL Dynasty Draft...

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2025/01/13

Riiiight in the middle of the regular NBA season, Old Man Squad Podcast Network Contributors and some keen outside experts got together to start a dynasty league! We started a slow draft in Week 8, and dynasty values proved to be VERY different from dynasty drafts last season and REMARKABLY different from drafts that started in the beginning of the 2024-2025 season. Tune in to Tank Commanders Jeff and Noah's commentary on this draft to see just how far dynasty values have come. Who are the top

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Ep 29: Old Man Squad Mid-Season REAL Dynasty Draft...

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2025/01/07

Riiiight in the middle of the regular NBA season, Old Man Squad Podcast Network Contributors and some keen outside experts got together to start a dynasty league! We started a slow draft in Week 8, and dynasty values proved to be VERY different from dynasty drafts last season and REMARKABLY different from drafts that started in the beginning of the 2024-2025 season.Tune in to Tank Commanders Jeff and Noah's commentary on this draft to see just how far dynasty values have come. Who are the top

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Ep 28: 2025 Draft Scouting Pt. 10 - Jeremiah Fears

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2024/12/30

While he wasn't part of our original boards and scouting plans at first, we just could not help but take a look at the rising Jeremiah Fears out of Oklahoma. He's been red hot as a point guard in leading his currently-undefeated OU team, and we take a deeper dive and break down his strengths and weaknesses, and stack him up against the other point guards in this stacked lead guard class. Next week, we go over the results of the recent Old Man Squad dynasty league mid-season draft, and look

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Ep 27 First Quarter Sophomore Standouts + Struggle...

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2024/12/23

This week we look at the Sophomores! We give our 5 non-Wemby standouts and talk about some mythbusting for some sophomores who might be struggling this season. It's a fun episode, and even gets serious with the sophomores and whether some of their struggles are warranted or not, and whether they can climb out of their current pits. Next week, we go back to regular scouting and take a look at the hottest player in NBA draft boards: Jeremiah Fears. 00:00 Welcome and Overview of the Sophomore

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