The Knicks Stay Alive With Rob Mahoney and Joe House, Plus NFL Offseason Intrigue Rankings With Albert Breer

May 30, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.8 min (46.7%)
Albert Breer
38.4 min (31%)
Rob Mahoney
16.0 min (12.9%)
Joe House
11.5 min (9.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
33
2Indiana Pacers
31
3New York Knicks
30
4NBA Playoffs
29
5Karl-Anthony Towns
15
6Pittsburgh Steelers
12
7Oklahoma City Thunder
12
8NFL
12
9Gambling
12
10Tyrese Haliburton
11
11NBA Draft
10
12Minnesota Vikings
10
13Joe House
10
14Jalen Brunson
10
15Los Angeles Rams
9
16NBA Finals
8
17Mitchell Robinson
8
18NBA Free Agency
6
19Drake Maye
6
20Bill Simmons
6
21New England Patriots
5
22Josh Hart
5
23Houston Rockets
5
24Boston Celtics
5
25Aaron Rodgers
5
26T.J. McConnell
4
27Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
28Rob Mahoney
4
29Rick Carlisle
4
30Obi Toppin
4
31Mikal Bridges
4
32Landry Shamet
4
33DK Metcalf
4
34Derek Carr
4
35Tom Brady
3
36Thomas Bryant
3
37The Ringer
3
38T.J. Watt
3
39Super Bowl
3
40Paul George
3
41New York Jets
3
42New Orleans Saints
3
43Minnesota Timberwolves
3
44Luguentz Dort
3
45Los Angeles Lakers
3
46Las Vegas Raiders
3
47Kirk Cousins
3
48Julius Randle
3
49J.J. McCarthy
3
50George Pickens
3
51Denver Nuggets
3
52Delon Wright
3
53Anthony Davis
3
54Zoe Simmons
2
55Will Campbell
2
56Trey Hendrickson
2
57Tony Brothers
2
58Tony Bradley
2
59The Rewatchables
2
60Steve Ballmer
2
61Stephen Curry
2
62Spencer Rattler
2
63Shaquille O'Neal
2
64Russell Wilson
2
65Philadelphia Eagles
2
66Pascal Siakam
2
67OG Anunoby
2
68Nico Collins
2
69NHL
2
70New York Giants
2
71Myles Turner
2
72Most Valuable Player
2
73MLB
2
74Matthew Stafford
2
75LeBron James
2
76Laremy Tunsil
2
77Kansas City Chiefs
2
78Johnny Davis
2
79Jeff Van Gundy
2
80Jalen Williams
2
81Indianapolis Colts
2
82Detroit Pistons
2
83Chet Holmgren
2
84Boston Red Sox
2
85Ben Sheppard
2
86Arizona Cardinals
2
87Andrew Nembhard
2
88AJ Johnson
2
89Zach Lowe
1
90Zach Frazier
1
91Xavier Worthy
1
92Wyatt Teller
1
93Will Fries
1
94Washington Wizards
1
95Walker Little
1
96Victor Wembanyama
1
97Tyson Campbell
1
98Tyler Booker
1
99Trevor Lawrence
1
100Trent Brown
1
101Travis Hunter
1
102Toronto Raptors
1
103Top Gun (film)
1
104Tom Thibodeau
1
105The Town (film)
1
106Tayshaun Prince
1
107Stefon Diggs
1
108Spike Lee
1
109Shedeur Sanders
1
110Seattle Seahawks
1
111Sean Fennessey
1
112Sam Hauser
1
113Sam Darnold
1
114Sacramento Kings
1
115Ryen Russillo
1
116Ryan Kelly
1
117Roman Wilson
1
118Reggie Miller
1
119Phoenix Suns
1
120Philadelphia 76ers
1
121Patrick Mahomes
1
122Odell Beckham Jr.
1
123Nikola Jokic
1
124New Orleans Pelicans
1
125Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
126Miles McBride
1
127Mike McCarthy
1
128Mike Conley
1
129Micah Parsons
1
130Maverick Carter
1
131Mason Rudolph
1
132Marshon Lattimore
1
133Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
134Madison Square Garden
1
135Los Angeles Clippers
1
136Lamar Jackson
1
137Kevin Millar
1
138Kevin Harlan
1
139Kevin Garnett
1
140Kevin Durant
1
141Kawhi Leonard
1
142Justin Herbert
1
143Justin Fields
1
144Josh Allen
1
145Jonah Jackson
1
146Joe Flacco
1
147Joe Burrow
1
148Jim Rice
1
149James Harden
1
150Jamal Murray
1
151Jacksonville Jaguars
1
152Houston Texans
1
153Gordon Hayward
1
154Golden State Warriors
1
155Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
156Geno Smith
1
157Finals MVP
1
158Drew Dalman
1
159Donovan Jackson
1
160Detroit Lions
1
161David Stern
1
162Davante Adams
1
163Dallas Cowboys
1
164Dak Prescott
1
165Colston Loveland
1
166Cleveland Cavaliers
1
167Cleveland Browns
1
168Christian Kirk
1
169Christian Darrisaw
1
170Chicago Bulls
1
171Chicago Bears
1
172Charlotte Hornets
1
173CeeDee Lamb
1
174Carolina Panthers
1
175Cam Robinson
1
176Caleb Williams
1
177C.J. Stroud
1
178Buffalo Bills
1
179Bub Carrington
1
180Broderick Jones
1
181Brian Schottenheimer
1
182Bill's Dad
1
183Atlanta Hawks
1
184Anthony Edwards
1
185Allen Iverson
1
186All-NBA First Team
1
187Alex Caruso
1
188AJ Green
1
189Aaron Gordon
1
190Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
159 (60.7%)
NFL
95 (36.3%)
MLB
4 (1.5%)
NHL
2 (0.8%)
CFB
2 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Karl-Anthony Towns
15
2Tyrese Haliburton
11
3Joe House
10
4Jalen Brunson
10
5Mitchell Robinson
8
6Drake Maye
6
7Bill Simmons
6
8Josh Hart
5
9Aaron Rodgers
5
10T.J. McConnell
4
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
12Rob Mahoney
4
13Rick Carlisle
4
14Obi Toppin
4
15Mikal Bridges
4
16Landry Shamet
4
17DK Metcalf
4
18Derek Carr
4
19Tom Brady
3
20Thomas Bryant
3
21T.J. Watt
3
22Paul George
3
23Luguentz Dort
3
24Kirk Cousins
3
25Julius Randle
3
26J.J. McCarthy
3
27George Pickens
3
28Delon Wright
3
29Anthony Davis
3
30Zoe Simmons
2
31Will Campbell
2
32Trey Hendrickson
2
33Tony Brothers
2
34Tony Bradley
2
35Steve Ballmer
2
36Stephen Curry
2
37Spencer Rattler
2
38Shaquille O'Neal
2
39Russell Wilson
2
40Pascal Siakam
2
41OG Anunoby
2
42Nico Collins
2
43Myles Turner
2
44Matthew Stafford
2
45LeBron James
2
46Laremy Tunsil
2
47Johnny Davis
2
48Jeff Van Gundy
2
49Jalen Williams
2
50Chet Holmgren
2
51Ben Sheppard
2
52Andrew Nembhard
2
53AJ Johnson
2
54Zach Lowe
1
55Zach Frazier
1
56Xavier Worthy
1
57Wyatt Teller
1
58Will Fries
1
59Walker Little
1
60Victor Wembanyama
1
61Tyson Campbell
1
62Tyler Booker
1
63Trevor Lawrence
1
64Trent Brown
1
65Travis Hunter
1
66Tom Thibodeau
1
67Tayshaun Prince
1
68Stefon Diggs
1
69Spike Lee
1
70Shedeur Sanders
1
71Sean Fennessey
1
72Sam Hauser
1
73Sam Darnold
1
74Ryen Russillo
1
75Ryan Kelly
1
76Roman Wilson
1
77Reggie Miller
1
78Patrick Mahomes
1
79Odell Beckham Jr.
1
80Nikola Jokic
1
81Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
82Miles McBride
1
83Mike McCarthy
1
84Mike Conley
1
85Micah Parsons
1
86Maverick Carter
1
87Mason Rudolph
1
88Marshon Lattimore
1
89Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
90Lamar Jackson
1
91Kevin Millar
1
92Kevin Harlan
1
93Kevin Garnett
1
94Kevin Durant
1
95Kawhi Leonard
1
96Justin Herbert
1
97Justin Fields
1
98Josh Allen
1
99Jonah Jackson
1
100Joe Flacco
1
101Joe Burrow
1
102Jim Rice
1
103James Harden
1
104Jamal Murray
1
105Gordon Hayward
1
106Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
107Geno Smith
1
108Drew Dalman
1
109Donovan Jackson
1
110David Stern
1
111Davante Adams
1
112Dak Prescott
1
113Colston Loveland
1
114Christian Kirk
1
115Christian Darrisaw
1
116CeeDee Lamb
1
117Cam Robinson
1
118Caleb Williams
1
119C.J. Stroud
1
120Bub Carrington
1
121Broderick Jones
1
122Brian Schottenheimer
1
123Bill's Dad
1
124Anthony Edwards
1
125Allen Iverson
1
126Alex Caruso
1
127AJ Green
1
128Aaron Gordon
1
129Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New York Knicks
21
2Indiana Pacers
18
3NBA Playoffs
16
4NBA
13
5Gambling
11
6Joe House
10
7Tyrese Haliburton
6
8Oklahoma City Thunder
6
9NBA Finals
6
10Karl-Anthony Towns
6
11Drake Maye
5
12Boston Celtics
5
13Rob Mahoney
4
14NFL
4
15New England Patriots
4

Joe House

1NBA
6
2New York Knicks
4
3Karl-Anthony Towns
4
4Indiana Pacers
4
5Oklahoma City Thunder
2
6Obi Toppin
2
7NBA Playoffs
2
8Julius Randle
2
9Josh Hart
2
10Jalen Brunson
2
11Tyrese Haliburton
1
12Tony Brothers
1
13Steve Ballmer
1
14Stephen Curry
1
15Shaquille O'Neal
1

Albert Breer

1NBA
10
2Pittsburgh Steelers
9
3NFL
8
4NBA Draft
8
5Los Angeles Rams
7
6NBA Playoffs
6
7Minnesota Vikings
6
8DK Metcalf
4
9Super Bowl
3
10Houston Rockets
3
11George Pickens
3
12Derek Carr
3
13Aaron Rodgers
3
14Tom Brady
2
15T.J. Watt
2

Rob Mahoney

1Indiana Pacers
9
2New York Knicks
5
3NBA Playoffs
5
4Karl-Anthony Towns
5
5Tyrese Haliburton
4
6Oklahoma City Thunder
4
7NBA
4
8Mitchell Robinson
4
9Jalen Brunson
4
10Josh Hart
3
11Thomas Bryant
2
12T.J. McConnell
2
13Pascal Siakam
2
14OG Anunoby
2
15Obi Toppin
2
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