Mailbag: Old Cores, Harden vs. Wade, Basketball Books, and More | Group Chat
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Episode Notes
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here to wrap up 2025 with an end-of-year mailbag. They answer your listener questions about how to change late-game fouling, old cores in the NBA, James Harden vs. Dwyane Wade, and much more!
(00:00) Intro
(2:30) FanDuel ad break
(3:16) Figuring out a listener’s favorite player
(9:55) Spurs playoff outlook
(18:16) Fouling late in games
(24:18) Old cores
(29:43) Player development
(42:55) Houston Rockets
(54:47) Difficult players/teams to talk about
(1:02:18) Hugo González
(1:00:21) Harden vs. Wade
(1:19:48) Favorite announcers
(1:27:26) Roster-building exercise
(1:35:22) Favorite basketball books
Send your questions to ringergroupchat@gmail.com!
Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Victoria Valencia
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz
Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto
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