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PODCAST

The Dagger Basketball

Deon Franklin, VJ Johnson, Taylor Call

Podcast where we will bring to you all the latest news and commentary in Basketball with a more in depth look at the NBA! Two former Marquette University Basketball walk-ons together with a lifetime basketball fan make for a perfect combination of seriousness, fun, and hot takes! Come listen to us and follow us on social media @the.daggerpodcast

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All Episodes

01:26:23

What If...

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/08/17

This week on the Dagger Basketball the guys will go over the newly released Christmas Day schedule for the NBA, a few weird picks by the NBA but all-around solid slate of games. After that the main course of the episode will be the most famous "What If..." scenarios from the NBA history. We will cover the greatest players that go injured and what their career would have looked like. Then we will also cover the Chris Paul to the Lakers trade veto, the Michael Jordan retirement, ad much much

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01:39:16

Dagger's Annual Awards Ceremony

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/08/03

As everybody knows it is the off-season and with the off-season we all know that not much basketball is going on! However, it is still a wonderful time of the year as in this episode the crew will give their nominees for Hooper of The Year and Good Hustle of the year, and then decide who will take each award!! Notable nominees like Bethany College, Will Smith, Steph Curry, and Dick Vitale will be in the run for it all. Additionally, after the award ceremony, we will be playing start one, bench one,

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01:40:29

Free Agency Madness

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/07/20

In this week's episode of the Dagger Basketball Podcast, the crew will start by giving out their usual Hooper of the Week and Good Hustle awards and then segway into free agency/trade talk! We will cover all of the Brooklyn Nets drama surrounding that organization, starting with the unrealistic trade demands by the Nets for KD and ending with the Kyrie Irving to the Los Angeles Lakers rumors. Then we will cover all the major trades that went down in the past two weeks, with the main ones being the

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01:37:41

Draft Reaction & Free Agency Preview

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/06/29

In this week's episode of the Dagger Basketball Podcast the boys are back with their draft reactions! Some big surprises on the top of the board especially with regards to the number one pick and the number 4 pick, did the Sacramento Kings mess up by passing on Jaden Ivey? Only time will tell, or if you cannot wait that long, TC will tell you right now in this episode. Which players are in the best and worst situation as of today? Which teams performed the best on draft night? Who will win the 2023

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01:49:15

Hot "NBA" Summer!

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/06/22

It is a Hot "NBA" Summer everybody!!! The finals just ended, the Golden State Warriors are yet again the new NBA Champions after defeating the Boston Celtics in six games, Curry finally gets his first NBA Finals MVP and fourth ring. The crew is back to give you all their takes on what went wrong and what went right during these Finals and some takes on the repercussion that stemmed from the Warriors winning this championship. That is not all though because tomorrow the NBA Draft is already here and

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01:19:05

We're Going Going, Back Back, To Cali Cali

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/06/01

We're Going Back To Cali!!! On Thursday the NBA Finals will start featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics. The series will start in California with a highly anticipated Game 1, and we are here to give you the full breakdown of how we see this matchup going, who are the X-Factors, and who in our eyes will come out on top at the end. Before this though, we will review the conference finals that saw the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat sent home! What went wrong and what went

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01:49:25

Who Will Make It To The Conference Finals?

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/05/06

What an amazing first couple of games we had in Round Two of the NBA Playoffs this past week in each of the four series. To help us cover the games we decided to bring in some reinforcements, Deon's brother Tristan Lord and Papa Franklin will join us and bring a fresh perspective on how they believe the playoffs have been going and where they will go from now. Will the Miami Heat Sweep the Philadelphia 76ers? Will Luka pull off some magic to turn this series around? Who will come out on top between

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01:36:40

Bring Out The Broom

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/04/26

This week on the Dagger Basketball Podcast, the crew will continue to review the 2022 NBA Playoffs! More and more shocking results coming from around the league, and we have our first eliminations. The Brooklyn Nets are sent packing by the Boston Celtics in four games. All the other series are still open in both sides of the playoff brackets. Timberwolves and Grizzlies are going at it and same goes for Suns and Pelicans. While on the other side we have a team that is rising from the dead, the

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01:42:18

Road To The Finals Starts Now

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/04/20

Off we go!!! The First Round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs started this past weekend with some amazing games, extraordinary individual and team performance, and with one huge surprise in Game 1 of one of the series. No shot anyone could have predicted that one. The crew will review all the first games for each series while reacting to some of the best and worst performances from the weekend. Additionally, the guys will also give their All-NBA Teams and All-Defense Teams in the second part of the

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01:29:31

Playoffs Are Back!!

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/04/13

It is NBA Playoffs time everybody and they are shaping up to be extra spicy this year with rivalries and epic first round matchups between superstars. But first there are the Play-In games to cover because we have some great games going on in these couple of days. These teams are fighting for a spot in the playoffs, and we will breakdown the different games and scenarios that come with this Play-In tournament. Additionally, we will preview the four Playoff matchups that we already know will happen

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01:37:50

Game Over: The Playoffs Are Coming

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/04/06

As we head into the final week of the NBA regular season the playoff picture is taking shape! The crew will take this opportunity to each give their full Power Rankings and end of season awards! The top remains unchanged but there are some new teams right behind the dominant Phoenix Suns. The MVP race is heating up but according to the guys there is one clear winner already.

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01:38:20

Getting HEATed In South Beach

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/03/30

We are in the home stretch everyone! With little over five games to go in the season teams are getting ready to shift focus to the post-season. Some teams are looking locked and loaded, others are on shaky grounds and are showing some weaknesses. The Miami Heat being one of the late season strugglers with locker room problems and court problems will be the focus of this episode. Additionally, the crew will give their full review of the upcoming March Madness Final Four, which features some legendary

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01:08:58

Late Season Struggles

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/03/22

It has been a crazy March indeed everyone! The first round of the NCAA Men's March Madness absolutely did not disappoint, from 15 seed St. Peter's knocking out 2 seed Kentucky to the almost routine 5-12 upsets. What games were the most fun? What payers have impressed you the most? Who is the favorite to win it going into the Sweet Sixteen? These questions and more will be answered during this episode!! The second half of the episode, however, will shift back to our bread and butter, which is the

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01:17:43

Dagger Bracketology 2022

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/03/15

In this week's episode of the Dagger Basketball Podcast, the guys will go over the Philadelphia 76ers matchup with the Brooklyn Nets from last week, and how the rest of the season looks for these two organizations. Coach Greg Popovich broke the NBA wins record last week and the crew will reflect on his impact and rank him among NBA coaches al-time. The bulk of the episode, however, will focus on March Madness! Yes, it is that time of the year and we will breakdown the bracket for everyone at home

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01:33:58

Are The Warriors In Trouble?

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/03/10

In this week's episode of the Dagger, we brought on our friend Karsten Bailey from the "Ball Is Law" podcast. We will start by covering the Golden State Warriors latest struggles without Draymond Green and with Klay Thompson's frustration as he tries to come back into his form. Then we will also go over a few teams that are making a late season run up the Western Conference standings and deciding whether or not they can overcome the Warriors for the third spot in the West. The last topic will be

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01:40:15

End Of Season Crystal Ball

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/03/01

In this week's episode of the Dagger Basketball Podcast, there will be quite a few hot takes and predictions as to how the last quarter of the season will wrap up! One of the guys already called their NBA 2022 Champions, another speculated on the Lakers' odds, and the other is betting on a very deep and unlikely playoff run by one of the teams out west! These and many other predictions were all given in this episode of the Dagger. Stick around until the end for one of the most hilarious "Out of

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01:35:29

Worst Dunk Contest Ever

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/02/23

On this week's episode of the Dagger Basketball, the crew will give a full breakdown of the NBA All-Star Weekend. For all of those of you that watched the "Slam-Dunk Contest", we will give our thoughts and it will not be pretty at all! The 3 Point Contest ended with a huge surprise, which begs the question "Is Karl-Anthony Towns the best shooting center of all time?" The second part of the episode will cover the Boston Celtics and their newfound form before the All-Star Break, is this something that

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01:25:42

NBA Trade Deadline 2022

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/02/18

On this week’s episode of the Dagger Basketball, the guys will cover last week’s NBA Trade Deadline! There were so many moves so we will bring to you the most impactful and shocking, such as James Harden moving to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, Sabonis moving to the Western Conference and teaming up with De’Aaron Fox, and Kristaps Porzingis saying goodbye to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks for good! The crew will also give out their weekly awards as usual and go "Out of

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01:25:47

Who Should Stay & Who Should Go?

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/02/09

So much to unpack from this past week of NBA Basketball! The Dagger crew will bring it all to you in this episode from the Brooklyn Nets struggles in the past few weeks with the Kevin Durant Injury and the words he and Stephen A. Smith exchanged on Twitter, the return of Kyrie Irving, the James Harden trade rumors, and their 8-game losing streak. Moving on, the guys will also give their own trade deadline predictions while also giving their takes on the Blazers-Clippers & the Pacers-Cavaliers

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01:33:38

Suns At The Top

The Dagger Basketball ·

2022/02/03

This week on The Dagger Basketball, the crew will honor the late Kobe Bryant as it was recently the anniversary of his passing, with questions like how did Kobe impact the game and us personally with his Mamba Mentality. Moving along the Atlanta Hawks recently went on a 7-game win streak thus catching our attention, are they for real or is it just a fluke? The main topic of the episode, however, will be the Mid-Season Power Ranking, which team is dominating, and which teams are sitting at the bottom

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