An NBA Mailbag, Belichick’s Snub, Pats Disrespect, and Half-Baked Ideas With Zach Lowe, Kevin Wildes, and Joe House

Jan 30, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
58.8 min (57.1%)
Kevin Wildes
19.6 min (19%)
Joe House
13.5 min (13.2%)
Zach Lowe
11.0 min (10.7%)

Top Entities

1New England Patriots
23
2NBA
20
3Joe House
20
4Gambling
13
5Super Bowl
10
6Drake Maye
9
7Chicago Bulls
9
8Seattle Seahawks
8
9NFL
8
10NBA Playoffs
8
11Bill Simmons
8
12Golden State Warriors
7
13Oklahoma City Thunder
6
14Los Angeles Clippers
6
15LeBron James
6
16Hall of Fame
6
17Boston Celtics
6
18Bill Belichick
6
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
20The Rewatchables
4
21Sam Darnold
4
22NBA Finals
4
23NBA Draft
4
24Matthew Stafford
4
25Houston Texans
4
26All-Star
4
27Jayson Tatum
4
28Zion Williamson
3
29Tom Brady
3
30The Sports Gal
3
31Stephen Curry
3
32Malik Monk
3
33Los Angeles Rams
3
34Los Angeles Lakers
3
35Las Vegas Raiders
3
36Kevin Durant
3
37James Wiseman
3
38James Harden
3
39Charlotte Hornets
3
40Anthony Davis
3
41Zach Lowe
2
42Steve Kerr
2
43San Francisco 49ers
2
44Sacramento Kings
2
45Paul Pierce
2
46New York Giants
2
47New Orleans Pelicans
2
48MLB
2
49Milwaukee Bucks
2
50Mike Tyson
2
51Miami Heat
2
52Kyrie Irving
2
53Kevin Garnett
2
54Josh Allen
2
55Jordan Poole
2
56Jameson Williams
2
57Gary Trent Jr.
2
58Draymond Green
2
59Denver Nuggets
2
60Carolina Panthers
2
61Brook Lopez
2
62Ben Simmons
2
63Bam Adebayo
2
64Atlanta Hawks
2
65Washington Wizards
1
66Vivek Ranadivé
1
67Vito Corleone
1
68Van Lathan
1
69Utah Jazz
1
70Tyler Herro
1
71Tucker Kraft
1
72Trey Murphy III
1
73The Town (film)
1
74The Ringer
1
75Terry Rozier
1
76Steven Adams
1
77Stephen A Smith
1
78Spike Lee
1
79San Antonio Spurs
1
80Phoenix Suns
1
81Paul George
1
82Patrick Mahomes
1
83Nikola Jokic
1
84NFL Draft
1
85New York Knicks
1
86New York Jets
1
87Moses Moody
1
88Minnesota Vikings
1
89Mike Dunleavy
1
90Mikal Bridges
1
91March Madness
1
92Mac Jones
1
93Los Angeles Chargers
1
94LaMelo Ball
1
95Kyle Anderson
1
96Kobe Bryant
1
97Klay Thompson
1
98Kemba Walker
1
99Keldon Johnson
1
100Kawhi Leonard
1
101Karl-Anthony Towns
1
102Kansas City Chiefs
1
103Justin Herbert
1
104Josh Giddey
1
105Jonathan Kuminga
1
106Joe Burrow
1
107Jerry Reinsdorf
1
108Jalen Hurts
1
109Ja'Marr Chase
1
110Harrison Barnes
1
111Hakeem Olajuwon
1
112Green Bay Packers
1
113Franz Wagner
1
114Dylan Harper
1
115Dwayne Bacon
1
116Donovan Mitchell
1
117DK Metcalf
1
118Devin Booker
1
119Derek Carr
1
120David Stern
1
121Dallas Mavericks
1
122Cooper Flagg
1
123Cleveland Cavaliers
1
124Cleveland Browns
1
125Chicago White Sox
1
126Chicago Bears
1
127Cam Johnson
1
128Buffalo Bills
1
129Brooklyn Nets
1
130Brian Burns
1
131Bradley Beal
1
132Bones Hyland
1
133Bill's Dad
1
134Arizona Cardinals
1
135Anthony Edwards
1
136Angel Reese
1
137Andre Iguodala
1
138All-NBA First Team
1
139Alex Caruso
1

League Distribution

NBA
109 (58%)
NFL
71 (37.8%)
NCAAB
3 (1.6%)
MLB
2 (1.1%)
Boxing
2 (1.1%)
WNBA
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Joe House
20
2Drake Maye
9
3Bill Simmons
8
4LeBron James
6
5Bill Belichick
6
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
7Sam Darnold
4
8Matthew Stafford
4
9Jayson Tatum
4
10Zion Williamson
3
11Tom Brady
3
12The Sports Gal
3
13Stephen Curry
3
14Malik Monk
3
15Kevin Durant
3
16James Wiseman
3
17James Harden
3
18Anthony Davis
3
19Zach Lowe
2
20Steve Kerr
2
21Paul Pierce
2
22Mike Tyson
2
23Kyrie Irving
2
24Kevin Garnett
2
25Josh Allen
2
26Jordan Poole
2
27Jameson Williams
2
28Gary Trent Jr.
2
29Draymond Green
2
30Brook Lopez
2
31Ben Simmons
2
32Bam Adebayo
2
33Vivek Ranadivé
1
34Vito Corleone
1
35Van Lathan
1
36Tyler Herro
1
37Tucker Kraft
1
38Trey Murphy III
1
39Terry Rozier
1
40Steven Adams
1
41Stephen A Smith
1
42Spike Lee
1
43Paul George
1
44Patrick Mahomes
1
45Nikola Jokic
1
46Moses Moody
1
47Mike Dunleavy
1
48Mikal Bridges
1
49Mac Jones
1
50LaMelo Ball
1
51Kyle Anderson
1
52Kobe Bryant
1
53Klay Thompson
1
54Kemba Walker
1
55Keldon Johnson
1
56Kawhi Leonard
1
57Karl-Anthony Towns
1
58Justin Herbert
1
59Josh Giddey
1
60Jonathan Kuminga
1
61Joe Burrow
1
62Jerry Reinsdorf
1
63Jalen Hurts
1
64Ja'Marr Chase
1
65Harrison Barnes
1
66Hakeem Olajuwon
1
67Franz Wagner
1
68Dylan Harper
1
69Dwayne Bacon
1
70Donovan Mitchell
1
71DK Metcalf
1
72Devin Booker
1
73Derek Carr
1
74David Stern
1
75Cooper Flagg
1
76Cam Johnson
1
77Brian Burns
1
78Bradley Beal
1
79Bones Hyland
1
80Bill's Dad
1
81Anthony Edwards
1
82Angel Reese
1
83Andre Iguodala
1
84Alex Caruso
1

Who Talked About What

Kevin Wildes

1New England Patriots
4
2Joe House
3
3Drake Maye
3
4Super Bowl
2
5NFL
2
6NBA
2
7Houston Texans
2
8Tucker Kraft
1
9Tom Brady
1
10Steve Kerr
1
11Sam Darnold
1
12NFL Draft
1
13New York Giants
1
14Matthew Stafford
1
15Mac Jones
1

Bill Simmons

1Joe House
17
2NBA
16
3New England Patriots
15
4Gambling
9
5Super Bowl
8
6NBA Playoffs
6
7Seattle Seahawks
5
8Oklahoma City Thunder
5
9Los Angeles Clippers
5
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
11Boston Celtics
5
12Bill Simmons
5
13NBA Draft
4
14LeBron James
4
15Hall of Fame
4

Zach Lowe

1Golden State Warriors
3
2NBA Playoffs
2
3NBA Finals
2
4NBA
2
5Malik Monk
2
6LeBron James
2
7James Wiseman
2
8Gambling
2
9Chicago Bulls
2
10Utah Jazz
1
11The Rewatchables
1
12Terry Rozier
1
13Stephen Curry
1
14Seattle Seahawks
1
15Sacramento Kings
1

Joe House

1New England Patriots
4
2NFL
3
3Seattle Seahawks
2
4Las Vegas Raiders
2
5Hall of Fame
2
6Gambling
2
7Drake Maye
2
8Chicago Bulls
2
9Bill Simmons
2
10Bill Belichick
2
11Zion Williamson
1
12Tom Brady
1
13The Sports Gal
1
14Steve Kerr
1
15Paul Pierce
1
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