A Knicks Title, "Whaddya Do?" NBA Teams, the QB Pyramid, and a CFB Playoff Primer With Zach Lowe and Todd McShay

Dec 17, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
53.3 min (50.6%)
Zach Lowe
26.8 min (25.4%)
Todd McShay
25.2 min (23.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
23
2NFL
13
3New York Knicks
13
4NBA Draft
13
5Gambling
12
6NBA Playoffs
11
7LaMelo Ball
11
8Bryce Harper
10
9Oklahoma City Thunder
8
10NBA Finals
8
11Golden State Warriors
8
12San Antonio Spurs
7
13Ja Morant
7
14Denver Nuggets
7
15Boston Celtics
7
16Stephen Curry
6
17New England Patriots
6
18Los Angeles Clippers
6
19Las Vegas Raiders
6
20James Harden
6
21Houston Rockets
6
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
6
23Buffalo Bills
6
24Brooklyn Nets
6
25Brock Purdy
6
26Victor Wembanyama
5
27Sacramento Kings
5
28Milwaukee Bucks
5
29Matthew Stafford
5
30Los Angeles Chargers
5
31LeBron James
5
32Justin Herbert
5
33Jimmy Butler III
5
34College Football
5
35Charlotte Hornets
5
36Anthony Davis
5
37Joe Lacob
4
38Harrison Barnes
4
39Drake Maye
4
40Domantas Sabonis
4
41College Football Playoff
4
42Zach Lowe
3
43Rob Mahoney
3
44Kawhi Leonard
3
45Josh Allen
3
46Joe Burrow
3
47Jalen Brunson
3
48Detroit Pistons
3
49Darius Garland
3
50Carson Beck
3
51Bill Simmons
3
52Trae Young
2
53The Ringer
2
54Terry Rozier
2
55Tennessee Titans
2
56Super Bowl
2
57Russell Westbrook
2
58Robert Williams III
2
59Portland Trail Blazers
2
60Phoenix Suns
2
61Peyton Manning
2
62Pat Spencer
2
63Ole Miss Rebels
2
64NFL Draft
2
65New York Mets
2
66New York Jets
2
67Minnesota Timberwolves
2
68Mike Conley
2
69Mikal Bridges
2
70Marcel Dabo
2
71Luka Dončić
2
72Lamar Jackson
2
73Kyrie Irving
2
74Kirk Cousins
2
75Kelly Olynyk
2
76Jrue Holiday
2
77Josh Hart
2
78Jose Alvarado
2
79Jaylen Brown
2
80Final Four
2
81Evan Mobley
2
82Donovan Mitchell
2
83DeMar DeRozan
2
84Dallas Mavericks
2
85Cleveland Browns
2
86Chris Ryan
2
87Chicago Bulls
2
88Cam Thomas
2
89Bo Nix
2
90All-Star
2
91Al Horford
2
92Zoe Simmons
1
93Zion Williamson
1
94Zay Flowers
1
95Zach Collins
1
96Woody Marks
1
97Will Howard
1
98Vivek Ranadivé
1
99Tyrese Martin
1
100Tyrese Haliburton
1
101Trevor Lawrence
1
102Tom Brady
1
103The Rewatchables
1
104Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
105Steve Kerr
1
106Steve Ballmer
1
107Stephon Gilmore
1
108Spike Lee
1
109Shedeur Sanders
1
110Shaquille O'Neal
1
111Seattle Seahawks
1
112Scotiabank Arena
1
113Sam Hauser
1
114Russell Wilson
1
115Rocky (film)
1
116Riley Leonard
1
117Rashawn Slater
1
118Quinn Ewers
1
119Pittsburgh Steelers
1
120Patrick Mahomes
1
121Orlando Magic
1
122OG Anunoby
1
123New Orleans Saints
1
124National Championship
1
125Most Valuable Player
1
126Mitchell Robinson
1
127Miles McBride
1
128Mike Brown
1
129Miami Heat
1
130Marcus Smart
1
131Malik Monk
1
132Magic Johnson
1
133Mac Jones
1
134Los Angeles Rams
1
135Landry Shamet
1
136Kristaps Porziņģis
1
137Kevin Love
1
138Kevin Durant
1
139Keldon Johnson
1
140Karl-Anthony Towns
1
141Kansas City Chiefs
1
142Jordan Walsh
1
143Jordan Clarkson
1
144Joe House
1
145Jaylen Johnson
1
146Javonte Green
1
147Jarred Vanderbilt
1
148Jared Goff
1
149Isaiah Thomas
1
150Indiana Pacers
1
151Green Bay Packers
1
152Geno Smith
1
153Fred VanVleet
1
154Doug Christie
1
155Doc Rivers
1
156Devin Vassell
1
157Denver Broncos
1
158DeMarcus Cousins
1
159De'Aaron Fox
1
160Cooper Flagg
1
161College Basketball
1
162Carolina Panthers
1
163C.J. Stroud
1
164Bruno Fernando
1
165Brandon Miller
1
166Boogie Nights (film)
1
167Bill's Dad
1
168Ben Sheppard
1
169Barclays Center
1
170Avonte Maddox
1
171Anthony Edwards
1
172Alperen Sengun
1
173Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
164 (63.6%)
NFL
67 (26%)
MLB
12 (4.7%)
CFB
11 (4.3%)
NCAAB
4 (1.6%)

Top Players

1LaMelo Ball
11
2Bryce Harper
10
3Ja Morant
7
4Stephen Curry
6
5James Harden
6
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
6
7Brock Purdy
6
8Victor Wembanyama
5
9Matthew Stafford
5
10LeBron James
5
11Justin Herbert
5
12Jimmy Butler III
5
13Anthony Davis
5
14Joe Lacob
4
15Harrison Barnes
4
16Drake Maye
4
17Domantas Sabonis
4
18Zach Lowe
3
19Rob Mahoney
3
20Kawhi Leonard
3
21Josh Allen
3
22Joe Burrow
3
23Jalen Brunson
3
24Darius Garland
3
25Carson Beck
3
26Bill Simmons
3
27Trae Young
2
28Terry Rozier
2
29Russell Westbrook
2
30Robert Williams III
2
31Peyton Manning
2
32Pat Spencer
2
33Mike Conley
2
34Mikal Bridges
2
35Marcel Dabo
2
36Luka Dončić
2
37Lamar Jackson
2
38Kyrie Irving
2
39Kirk Cousins
2
40Kelly Olynyk
2
41Jrue Holiday
2
42Josh Hart
2
43Jose Alvarado
2
44Jaylen Brown
2
45Evan Mobley
2
46Donovan Mitchell
2
47DeMar DeRozan
2
48Chris Ryan
2
49Cam Thomas
2
50Bo Nix
2
51Al Horford
2
52Zoe Simmons
1
53Zion Williamson
1
54Zay Flowers
1
55Zach Collins
1
56Woody Marks
1
57Will Howard
1
58Vivek Ranadivé
1
59Tyrese Martin
1
60Tyrese Haliburton
1
61Trevor Lawrence
1
62Tom Brady
1
63Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
64Steve Kerr
1
65Steve Ballmer
1
66Stephon Gilmore
1
67Spike Lee
1
68Shedeur Sanders
1
69Shaquille O'Neal
1
70Sam Hauser
1
71Russell Wilson
1
72Riley Leonard
1
73Rashawn Slater
1
74Quinn Ewers
1
75Patrick Mahomes
1
76OG Anunoby
1
77Mitchell Robinson
1
78Miles McBride
1
79Mike Brown
1
80Marcus Smart
1
81Malik Monk
1
82Magic Johnson
1
83Mac Jones
1
84Landry Shamet
1
85Kristaps Porziņģis
1
86Kevin Love
1
87Kevin Durant
1
88Keldon Johnson
1
89Karl-Anthony Towns
1
90Jordan Walsh
1
91Jordan Clarkson
1
92Joe House
1
93Jaylen Johnson
1
94Javonte Green
1
95Jarred Vanderbilt
1
96Jared Goff
1
97Isaiah Thomas
1
98Geno Smith
1
99Fred VanVleet
1
100Doug Christie
1
101Doc Rivers
1
102Devin Vassell
1
103DeMarcus Cousins
1
104De'Aaron Fox
1
105Cooper Flagg
1
106C.J. Stroud
1
107Bruno Fernando
1
108Brandon Miller
1
109Bill's Dad
1
110Ben Sheppard
1
111Avonte Maddox
1
112Anthony Edwards
1
113Alperen Sengun
1
114Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
15
2NFL
8
3New York Knicks
8
4Golden State Warriors
7
5Gambling
7
6NBA Draft
6
7Bryce Harper
6
8San Antonio Spurs
5
9Oklahoma City Thunder
5
10Los Angeles Chargers
5
11LaMelo Ball
5
12Denver Nuggets
5
13Boston Celtics
5
14NBA Finals
4
15Las Vegas Raiders
4

Zach Lowe

1LaMelo Ball
6
2New York Knicks
5
3LeBron James
5
4NBA Finals
4
5NBA Draft
4
6NBA
4
7Los Angeles Clippers
4
8Bryce Harper
4
9Victor Wembanyama
3
10Stephen Curry
3
11Sacramento Kings
3
12Oklahoma City Thunder
3
13Milwaukee Bucks
3
14Joe Lacob
3
15Ja Morant
3

Todd McShay

1NBA Playoffs
6
2NFL
5
3NBA
4
4Gambling
4
5New England Patriots
3
6NBA Draft
3
7Matthew Stafford
3
8Justin Herbert
3
9Joe Burrow
3
10Drake Maye
3
11Carson Beck
3
12Buffalo Bills
3
13Brock Purdy
3
14Tennessee Titans
2
15Peyton Manning
2
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