NBA Panic Teams, Best QBs Ever, and Sorry Seattle With Rob Mahoney, Chris Russo, and Danny Kelly

Jan 21, 2026

Talk Time

Rob Mahoney
96.9 min (70.9%)
Chris Russo
27.5 min (20.1%)
Danny Kelly
12.3 min (9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
30
2NBA Playoffs
27
3Super Bowl
22
4Seattle Seahawks
14
5Boston Celtics
14
6New England Patriots
13
7New York Knicks
12
8NFL
11
9Los Angeles Rams
11
10Philadelphia 76ers
10
11Karl-Anthony Towns
10
12Jayson Tatum
10
13Joel Embiid
9
14Buffalo Bills
9
15LeBron James
8
16Anthony Davis
8
17Tom Brady
7
18Paul George
7
19New Orleans Pelicans
7
20Milwaukee Bucks
7
21Luka Dončić
7
22Jaylen Brown
7
23Golden State Warriors
7
24Chicago Bears
7
25Trey Murphy III
6
26Stephen Curry
6
27Patrick Mahomes
6
28Oklahoma City Thunder
6
29NBA Draft
6
30Los Angeles Chargers
6
31Hall of Fame
6
32Boston Red Sox
6
33Las Vegas Raiders
5
34Jalen Brunson
5
35Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
36Gambling
5
37Detroit Pistons
5
38Dallas Mavericks
5
39All-Star
5
40The Ringer
4
41San Francisco 49ers
4
42Roger Clemens
4
43Peyton Manning
4
44New York Yankees
4
45NBA Trade Deadline
4
46Mikal Bridges
4
47Miami Heat
4
48Josh Allen
4
49Jimmy Butler III
4
50Indiana Pacers
4
51Draymond Green
4
52Denver Nuggets
4
53Danny Kelly
4
54Bill Simmons
4
55Wilt Chamberlain
3
56The Rewatchables
3
57Rob Mahoney
3
58Phoenix Suns
3
59Orlando Magic
3
60New York Giants
3
61NBA Finals
3
62MLB
3
63Minnesota Timberwolves
3
64Magic Johnson
3
65Los Angeles Lakers
3
66Kyrie Irving
3
67Jonathan Kuminga
3
68Ja Morant
3
69College Football
3
70Chicago Bulls
3
71Bobby Portis
3
72Alex Caruso
3
73World Series
2
74Tyrese Maxey
2
75Tua Tagovailoa
2
76Toronto Raptors
2
77Tom Thibodeau
2
78Tim Duncan
2
79The Godfather (film)
2
80San Antonio Spurs
2
81Sam Darnold
2
82Sacramento Kings
2
83Ryan Rollins
2
84Rui Hachimura
2
85Rhamondre Stevenson
2
86Quentin Grimes
2
87Puka Nacua
2
88Paolo Banchero
2
89New York Jets
2
90Moses Moody
2
91Michael Mann
2
92Memphis Grizzlies
2
93Matthew Stafford
2
94Luka Garza
2
95Luguentz Dort
2
96Kelly Oubre Jr.
2
97Kansas City Chiefs
2
98Jaylen Johnson
2
99James Harden
2
100James Dolan
2
101Jalen Suggs
2
102Houston Texans
2
103Gabe Vincent
2
104Franz Wagner
2
105Drake Maye
2
106Dawson Knox
2
107Cooper Flagg
2
108College Football Playoff
2
109Cleveland Cavaliers
2
110Cleveland Browns
2
111Charlotte Hornets
2
112Bo Nix
2
113Austin McNamara
2
114Atlanta Falcons
2
115Atlanta Braves
2
116Anthony Black
2
117Anfernee Simons
2
118Zach Lowe
1
119Zach Charbonnet
1
120Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1
121Will Campbell
1
122Van Lathan
1
123Troy Brown Jr.
1
124Trae Young
1
125The Town (film)
1
126Tennessee Titans
1
127Tari Eason
1
128Stefon Diggs
1
129Stanley Cup
1
130Shannon Sharpe
1
131Robert McDaniel
1
132Robbie Chosen
1
133Ray Allen
1
134Rashid Shaheed
1
135Portland Trail Blazers
1
136Pittsburgh Pirates
1
137Percy Butler
1
138Payton Pritchard
1
139Pat Riley
1
140Otto Porter Jr.
1
141Nsimba Webster
1
142New Orleans Saints
1
143NBA Free Agency
1
144Nate Lynn
1
145Most Valuable Player
1
146Monta Ellis
1
147Mitchell Robinson
1
148Mike Brown
1
149Michael Porter Jr.
1
150Miami Dolphins
1
151Maxx Crosby
1
152Max Christie
1
153Mark Jackson
1
154Marcus Jones
1
155March Madness
1
156Malik Willis
1
157Malik Monk
1
158Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
159Madison Square Garden
1
160Los Angeles Dodgers
1
161Los Angeles Clippers
1
162Kyle Williams
1
163Kyle Kuzma
1
164Klay Thompson
1
165Khalil Shakir
1
166Keon Ellis
1
167Kawhi Leonard
1
168Kansas City Royals
1
169Julio Rodriguez
1
170Jrue Holiday
1
171Josh Giddey
1
172John Collins
1
173Joe Mazzulla
1
174Jerry West
1
175Jeff Van Gundy
1
176Jarrett Stidham
1
177Jake LaRavia
1
178Jahmyr Gibbs
1
179Ja'Marr Chase
1
180J.B. Bickerstaff
1
181Houston Rockets
1
182Green Bay Packers
1
183Goga Bitadze
1
184Drew Lock
1
185Drake London
1
186Dominick Barlow
1
187Doc Rivers
1
188DeVonta Smith
1
189Devin Booker
1
190Detroit Tigers
1
191Desmond Bane
1
192Derrick White
1
193Derrick Rose
1
194Denver Broncos
1
195Deandre Ayton
1
196Davis Mills
1
197David Stockton
1
198Daniel Gafford
1
199Dallas Cowboys
1
200D'Anthony Bell
1
201Curt Schilling
1
202Cousin Sal
1
203Clayton Kershaw
1
204Clay Webb
1
205Chris Ryan
1
206Carolina Panthers
1
207Carl Yastrzemski
1
208Caleb Williams
1
209Brooklyn Nets
1
210Bobby Orr
1
211Blake Griffin
1
212Bill Belichick
1
213Bijan Robinson
1
214Baltimore Ravens
1
215Atlanta Hawks
1
216Antonio Gibson
1
217All-NBA First Team
1
218Aaron Rodgers
1
219Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
164 (58%)
NFL
91 (32.2%)
MLB
20 (7.1%)
NCAAB
3 (1.1%)
CFB
3 (1.1%)
NHL
2 (0.7%)

Top Players

1Karl-Anthony Towns
10
2Jayson Tatum
10
3Joel Embiid
9
4LeBron James
8
5Anthony Davis
8
6Tom Brady
7
7Paul George
7
8Luka Dončić
7
9Jaylen Brown
7
10Trey Murphy III
6
11Stephen Curry
6
12Patrick Mahomes
6
13Jalen Brunson
5
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
15Roger Clemens
4
16Peyton Manning
4
17Mikal Bridges
4
18Josh Allen
4
19Jimmy Butler III
4
20Draymond Green
4
21Danny Kelly
4
22Bill Simmons
4
23Wilt Chamberlain
3
24Rob Mahoney
3
25Magic Johnson
3
26Kyrie Irving
3
27Jonathan Kuminga
3
28Ja Morant
3
29Bobby Portis
3
30Alex Caruso
3
31Tyrese Maxey
2
32Tua Tagovailoa
2
33Tom Thibodeau
2
34Tim Duncan
2
35Sam Darnold
2
36Ryan Rollins
2
37Rui Hachimura
2
38Rhamondre Stevenson
2
39Quentin Grimes
2
40Puka Nacua
2
41Paolo Banchero
2
42Moses Moody
2
43Michael Mann
2
44Matthew Stafford
2
45Luka Garza
2
46Luguentz Dort
2
47Kelly Oubre Jr.
2
48Jaylen Johnson
2
49James Harden
2
50James Dolan
2
51Jalen Suggs
2
52Gabe Vincent
2
53Franz Wagner
2
54Drake Maye
2
55Dawson Knox
2
56Cooper Flagg
2
57Bo Nix
2
58Austin McNamara
2
59Anthony Black
2
60Anfernee Simons
2
61Zach Lowe
1
62Zach Charbonnet
1
63Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1
64Will Campbell
1
65Van Lathan
1
66Troy Brown Jr.
1
67Trae Young
1
68Tari Eason
1
69Stefon Diggs
1
70Shannon Sharpe
1
71Robert McDaniel
1
72Robbie Chosen
1
73Ray Allen
1
74Rashid Shaheed
1
75Percy Butler
1
76Payton Pritchard
1
77Pat Riley
1
78Otto Porter Jr.
1
79Nsimba Webster
1
80Nate Lynn
1
81Monta Ellis
1
82Mitchell Robinson
1
83Mike Brown
1
84Michael Porter Jr.
1
85Maxx Crosby
1
86Max Christie
1
87Mark Jackson
1
88Marcus Jones
1
89Malik Willis
1
90Malik Monk
1
91Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
92Kyle Williams
1
93Kyle Kuzma
1
94Klay Thompson
1
95Khalil Shakir
1
96Keon Ellis
1
97Kawhi Leonard
1
98Julio Rodriguez
1
99Jrue Holiday
1
100Josh Giddey
1
101John Collins
1
102Joe Mazzulla
1
103Jerry West
1
104Jeff Van Gundy
1
105Jarrett Stidham
1
106Jake LaRavia
1
107Jahmyr Gibbs
1
108Ja'Marr Chase
1
109J.B. Bickerstaff
1
110Goga Bitadze
1
111Drew Lock
1
112Drake London
1
113Dominick Barlow
1
114Doc Rivers
1
115DeVonta Smith
1
116Devin Booker
1
117Desmond Bane
1
118Derrick White
1
119Derrick Rose
1
120Deandre Ayton
1
121Davis Mills
1
122David Stockton
1
123Daniel Gafford
1
124D'Anthony Bell
1
125Curt Schilling
1
126Cousin Sal
1
127Clayton Kershaw
1
128Clay Webb
1
129Chris Ryan
1
130Carl Yastrzemski
1
131Caleb Williams
1
132Bobby Orr
1
133Blake Griffin
1
134Bill Belichick
1
135Bijan Robinson
1
136Antonio Gibson
1
137Aaron Rodgers
1
138Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Rob Mahoney

1NBA
27
2NBA Playoffs
17
3Super Bowl
10
4New York Knicks
10
5Karl-Anthony Towns
10
6Joel Embiid
9
7New England Patriots
8
8LeBron James
8
9Boston Celtics
8
10Jayson Tatum
8
11Seattle Seahawks
7
12Philadelphia 76ers
7
13Paul George
7
14Luka Dončić
7
15Golden State Warriors
7

Chris Russo

1Super Bowl
10
2NBA Playoffs
9
3Boston Celtics
6
4Hall of Fame
5
5Patrick Mahomes
4
6New York Yankees
4
7New England Patriots
4
8Buffalo Bills
4
9Tom Brady
3
10Philadelphia 76ers
3
11NFL
3
12NBA
3
13Denver Nuggets
3
14Wilt Chamberlain
2
15Tom Thibodeau
2

Danny Kelly

1Seattle Seahawks
7
2Los Angeles Rams
5
3NFL
4
4San Francisco 49ers
3
5Super Bowl
2
6Peyton Manning
2
7Matthew Stafford
2
8Las Vegas Raiders
2
9Zach Charbonnet
1
10Will Campbell
1
11Tua Tagovailoa
1
12Tom Brady
1
13Tennessee Titans
1
14Sam Darnold
1
15Rhamondre Stevenson
1
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