With the all-star game and its festivities behind us, Kyle and Dorian give their thoughts on this year's events. Then they turn their focus on the second half of the season, discussing the playoff race. Will Utah continue its current dominance? They also discuss possible trades and second-half signings that could be instrumental in a team's playoff run.

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GRIND TIME (The Real Season Starts Now - EPISODE 72

In the guys last podcast with this format Kyle & Dorian give a playoff recap as well as give their NBA Finals predictions. They also discuss the new direction for the podcast going forward. Exciting things to come.

The Last One - Episode 73

Welcome to the newly rebranded podcast. With this first episode, we talk to our guy Ashanti Cook. We discuss why he fell in love with the game of Basketball and his experiences playing around the world. He also gives us some insight into his work on Space Jam Legacy and much more.

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Shoot For Teams - Ashanti Cook - Episode 1

This week we have a good friend of the podcast, Johnny Doyle. He was the Clippers strength and conditioning coach from 1991-2003. Johnny talks about his experience working for the Clippers during the Donald Sterling Era. And drops a lot of gems and stories from his long career.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - Johnny Doyle - Episode 2

We are back with the 3rd episode of the podcast, where we sit down and chat with actor Anthony Hall. We discuss what it was like to be on the cast of two iconic basketball movies as well as his friendship with NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - Anthony "Chicago" Hall Episode 3

We are back with the 4th episode of the podcast. This week we take in back to the good ol days when it was just two brotha's chatting about basketball on every episode. We are giving you guys our 2021-22 NBA Season Predictions. From who we think will win MVP to who with think will meet up in the NBA Finals. Over the years our predictions haven't been the greatest but we are hoping this year will be the different. LOL!

Shoot For Teams Podcast - NBA 2021-22 Season Predictions - Episode 4

We are back with another great episode. This week we have a LA Hoops Legend joining us. Schea Cotton. Many people may know him for all that he could do on the basketball court but many get to know what Schea is about these days. So go get your pen and paper because you are gonna wanna write down all the gems that Schea drops during this episode. Schea talks about his hoops career as well as what he is up to next.

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Shoot For Teams Podcast - Schea Cotton - Episode 5

Can you believe it, we've reached the midpoint in the NBA season. So you know the brothas had to give you their updated picks for the midseason awards. As well as discussing hot topics like the Lakers, Nets and Russell Westbrook and much more.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - Midseason Awards - Episode 6

This week we are back to give you all our votes for who will win each event during this weekend's NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. And all touch on the All-Star voting system and changes that can and should be made.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - All Star Weekend Predictions - Episode 7

This week we have a conversation with the super talented artist from Chicago, Illinois who runs Pixel Hall Of Fame. A project that was started back in 2016 to celebrate some of his favorite athletes and some of their most iconic moments via 8 and 16 bit animations and static images. Keenan gives a glimpse into his design process as well as what its been like to be a fan of the Chicago Bulls over the years.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - Keenan Wells - Episode 8

This week we chat with our buddy Ryan Lauderdale. He is a Fitness Performace Trainer in Los Angeles who has achieved great things within the Fitness space in a short amount of time through hard work and dedication. We talk about all things fitness in this one. From fitness training practices to what things basketball players should be focusing on if they want to see performance growth on the court and much much more.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - Ryan Lauderdale - Episode 9

This week we have yet another motivational episode coming at ya. We chat with our brotha Inglewood Tip as he shares what it’s like to show up every day and push past your fears to achieve your goals as well as the importance of reaching back to help those who are coming up behind you. We ask him why he thinks rappers want to be hoopers and who he thinks the best hooper to rap is. Tip also has one of thee most none traditional Top 5 hoopers of all time so you gotta tune in to hear who’s on his list.

Shoot For Teams Podcast - Inglewood TIp - Episode 10

This week we give our predictions for Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs.

NBA Predictions - Episode 11

This week we are back to give you our predictions for Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs.

NBA Playoff Round 2 Predictions - Episode 12

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with the hilarious and super talented brotha Mouthpiece aka The Voice of Venice Beach to talk about his journey to get to where he is in his career as well as a ton of jokes and great insight into who he is.

Mouthpiece aka The Voice Of Venice Beach  - Episode 13

This week we are back with another NBA playoff prediction episode. This time it’s for the NBA Conference Finals. If you’re like us, you are super excited out these match ups. We have our fingers crossed for every game to be down the last possession . Lol.

The Conference Finals Predictions - Episode 14

This week we are back with another NBA playoff prediction episode. This time it’s for the NBA Finals. We have made it to the saddest part of the year for us basketball fans, the end of the NBA season. But we will get to watch a great match-up between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors. We will see who brings home this year's Larry O'Brien trophy. There are some intriguing matchups and some X-factors that could decide this year's champion. This should be a fun competitive final. Fingers crossed.

NBA FINALS - Episode 15

This is our first episode where you guys get to know who Kyle and Dorian are.  We also talk about this upcoming NBA season and all thing changes that have happened during this off season.

BASKETBALL IS COMING - EP. 1

During this episode we discuss the unfortunate injury to the 76ers #1 pick Ben Simmons. We also discuss why we have seen a rise in injuries in the younger players, and who we think will win the WNBA Finals.

THE INJURY BUG HAS STRUCK AGAIN! - EP. 2

The 90s were the golden era of GREAT basketball ad campaigns. Nike had the game on lock for a decade, releasing classic campaign after classic campaign. This week we discuss what campaigns were our favorites. And we ask why aren't we seeing campaigns like those anymore? Bring back the great ad campaigns! Hire us to help develop some! We got ideas.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GREAT BASKETBALL AD CAMPAIGNS - EP. 10

We discuss our favorite all star moments as well as our predictions on who with win each event. At the time of the recording of this episode Kevin Love hadn't got hurt and Carmelo had not replaced him.

NBA ALL STAR EDITION PART 1  - EP. 15

WOW we are at the end of 2017! We cant believe it either. Here's a quick episode where we recap our year, our favorite moments, things that we have planned for 2018. We would like to thank you all for tuning in and listening to our takes on all things basketball. We hope that you continue listening, and spread the word for us. HAPPY NEW YEAR for The Dynamic Duo of Kyle & Dorian! Be safe out there.

2017 RECAP - EP. 33

Kyle & Dorian give you their end of season award predictions for this new NBA season. ROY, Defensive POY, 6th Man, Coach Of The Year, Most Improved and last but not least MVP. Let's hope that they do a better job this year than years in the past. Dorian also drops a great gem on ya'll in the 'Droppin Gems' segment. So stick around until the end to hear what he got for ya.

THE PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON - EP. 46

This week we give you guys our top three players that never won a championship and the reasons why we picked them. DISCLAIMER ALERT: Be ready to laugh your ass off. Kyle goes in on one particular player. And it hilarious. This was one of the most fun episodes we've ever recorded.

THEY RAN IN TO MIKE  - Episode 56

This week we have a fun one for you guys. We are giving you a bracket-style tournament for our top 16 favorite basketball movies of all time. Tune in to see who we crown as the best basketball movie of all time.

OUR TOP BASKETBALL MOVIES - Episode 64

This week Kyle and Dorian return to their podcast format to discuss whats going on in our world right now. The guys felt like they needed to speak on the topic of the racial injustices that black people have dealt with for centuries.  IT HAS TO COME TO AN END! Yes, there is NBA and basketball conversation on this episode don't skip this one. It's a powerful episode.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH   - Episode 65

This week we decided to repost one of our previous episodes that dealt with the downward trend of black head coaches being hired in the NBA. We dive in to discuss why they don't get a fair shot, why are the GMs so quick to fire them and why aren't there more than 6 black coaches out of the 30 NBA teams. We just want to see more black guys get a fair shot that's all. We are by no means trying to be biased we are just stating the facts. PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS and let's have a discussion.

DO BLACK COACHES GET A FAIR SHOT IN THE NBA? (REPOST)  - Episode 66

This week we discuss Shaquille O'neal's career. Whether he would have still had such a dominant career without playing with such dominant sidekicks. We highlight Kobe, Penny, and Dwayne Wade and weight in on who was his best sidekick. This one is a fun one.

WOULD SHAQ HAVE BEEN AS DOMINATE WITHOUT HIS SIDEKICKS? - EPISODE 67

WE ARE FINALLY BACK!  This week Kyle and Dorian make their annual somewhat comical NBA Season predictions. They also reveal some big news and recap the 2020 NBA Bubble experience.

Basketball Christmas - EPISODE 70

This week Kyle and Dorian tackle the subject of NBA duos. They give their opinions on who they think will be the best, who will be the most surprising, and who will be the most disappointing duos in the NBA this season.

Best NBA Duos This Season - EPISODE 71

Everybody wants to give their hot takes on what's going on in the basketball community these days. Dorian & Kyle take a fresh and comedic approach to breaking down some of the latest stories, moves, storylines, and off-court stories from around the NBA and the rest of the basketball world. They also interview professionals who are making waves in the basketball world. If you have a love for the game of basketball, want to get an inside perceptive from professionals inside the game, or just want to hear some great basketball conversation, this is the podcast for you.

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