Mailbag: Old Cores, Harden vs. Wade, Basketball Books, and More | Group Chat

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

(1:09:21) Harden vs. Wade 

(1:19:48) Favorite announcers

(1:27:26) Roster-building exercise

(1:35:22) Favorite basketball books

Send your questions to [email protected]!

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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