Belichick’s ‘Legacy,' a Texas NBA Gauntlet, Boston’s 3 Party, Ja’s Big Season, and Week 6 NFL Picks With Kirk Goldsberry, Chris Vernon, and Joe House

Oct 10, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
66.8 min (53.8%)
Joe House
24.2 min (19.5%)
Kirk Goldsberry
24.0 min (19.3%)
Chris Vernon
9.1 min (7.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
47
2Gambling
30
3San Antonio Spurs
24
4Joe House
20
5Victor Wembanyama
14
6NFL
12
7Denver Nuggets
12
8New England Patriots
11
9NBA Playoffs
11
10Carolina Panthers
11
11The Ringer
10
12Ja Morant
10
13Denver Broncos
10
14New York Jets
9
15Houston Rockets
9
16Jayson Tatum
9
17Kansas City Chiefs
8
18Joel Embiid
8
19Cooper Flagg
8
20Payton Pritchard
7
21Kevin Durant
7
22Boston Celtics
7
23Bill Simmons
7
24Atlanta Hawks
7
25Atlanta Falcons
7
26Paul George
6
27Oklahoma City Thunder
6
28Kyrie Irving
6
29Kirk Cousins
6
30Jacksonville Jaguars
6
31Indianapolis Colts
6
32Dallas Mavericks
6
33Arizona Cardinals
6
34NBA Draft
5
35Memphis Grizzlies
5
36Jaren Jackson Jr.
5
37Golden State Warriors
5
38Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
39Fred VanVleet
5
40Dallas Cowboys
5
41Anthony Davis
5
42Seattle Seahawks
4
43Pittsburgh Steelers
4
44New Orleans Pelicans
4
45Los Angeles Chargers
4
46LeBron James
4
47Drake London
4
48De'Aaron Fox
4
49Chris Paul
4
50Buffalo Bills
4
51Amen Thompson
4
52Washington Wizards
3
53Tom Brady
3
54Steven Adams
3
55Philadelphia 76ers
3
56New York Knicks
3
57Milwaukee Bucks
3
58Los Angeles Lakers
3
59Kyler Murray
3
60Jaylen Brown
3
61Jason Kidd
3
62Indiana Pacers
3
63Ime Udoka
3
64Detroit Pistons
3
65Detroit Lions
3
66Derrick White
3
67College Basketball
3
68Cleveland Browns
3
69Brooklyn Nets
3
70Bill's Dad
3
71Baltimore Ravens
3
72Zach Lowe
2
73Ty Jerome
2
74Stephen Curry
2
75Spencer Rattler
2
76Sam Hauser
2
77Rico Dowdle
2
78Pittsburgh Pirates
2
79Phoenix Suns
2
80Philadelphia Eagles
2
81Nikola Jokic
2
82New Orleans Saints
2
83MLB
2
84Minnesota Timberwolves
2
85Miami Heat
2
86Miami Dolphins
2
87Luke Kornet
2
88Kevin Garnett
2
89Joe Mazzulla
2
90Harrison Barnes
2
91Chet Holmgren
2
92Bub Carrington
2
93Alperen Sengun
2
94All-Star
2
95Zion Williamson
1
96Xavier Tillman
1
97Wayne Gretzky
1
98Vince Williams Jr.
1
99Utah Jazz
1
100Tyrese Maxey
1
101Trevor Lawrence
1
102Trajan Jeffcoat
1
103Trae Young
1
104Tim Duncan
1
105The Sports Gal
1
106The Rewatchables
1
107Texas Rangers
1
108Super Bowl
1
109Sixth Man of the Year
1
110Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
111Scottie Pippen
1
112Scotiabank Arena
1
113Santi Aldama
1
114San Francisco 49ers
1
115Sacramento Kings
1
116Rick Carlisle
1
117Rhamondre Stevenson
1
118Raiqwon O'Neal
1
119Peyton Manning
1
120Patrick Mahomes
1
121NHL
1
122NBA Free Agency
1
123NBA Finals
1
124Muhammad Ali
1
125Most Valuable Player
1
126Moses Moody
1
127Minnesota Twins
1
128Mike McDaniel
1
129Michael Penix Jr.
1
130Michael Jordan
1
131Micah Parsons
1
132Marvin Harrison Jr.
1
133March Madness
1
134Mac Jones
1
135Luka Garza
1
136Luka Dončić
1
137Los Angeles Rams
1
138Los Angeles Clippers
1
139Larry Holmes
1
140Kyle Kuzma
1
141Khris Middleton
1
142Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
143Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
144Kelly Olynyk
1
145KaVontae Turpin
1
146Karl Malone
1
147Kareem Hunt
1
148Justin Herbert
1
149Justin Fields
1
150Josh Allen
1
151Jordan Poole
1
152Jock Landale
1
153Jim Moran
1
154James Harden
1
155James Conner
1
156Jamaree Caldwell
1
157Jalen Coker
1
158Jacoby Brissett
1
159Houston Texans
1
160Green Bay Packers
1
161Edmonton Oilers
1
162Ed Oliver
1
163Dylan Harper
1
164Draymond Green
1
165Devin Vassell
1
166Devin Booker
1
167Desmond Bane
1
168Dejounte Murray
1
169Daniel Gafford
1
170Daiyan Henley
1
171College Football
1
172CJ McCollum
1
173Christian Gonzalez
1
174Chicago Bulls
1
175Chicago Bears
1
176CeeDee Lamb
1
177Bryce Young
1
178Bryce Harper
1
179Brent Urban
1
180Bradley Beal
1
181Bo Nix
1
182Blake Cashman
1
183Bill Belichick
1
184Ben Sheppard
1
185Babe Ruth
1
186Andrew Meyer
1
187Allen Iverson
1
188Al Horford
1
189Ace Bailey
1
190Aaron Rodgers
1
191Aaron Judge
1
192Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
190 (60.5%)
NFL
100 (31.8%)
NCAAB
13 (4.1%)
MLB
8 (2.5%)
NHL
1 (0.3%)
CFB
1 (0.3%)
Boxing
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Joe House
20
2Victor Wembanyama
14
3Ja Morant
10
4Jayson Tatum
9
5Joel Embiid
8
6Cooper Flagg
8
7Payton Pritchard
7
8Kevin Durant
7
9Bill Simmons
7
10Paul George
6
11Kyrie Irving
6
12Kirk Cousins
6
13Jaren Jackson Jr.
5
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
15Fred VanVleet
5
16Anthony Davis
5
17LeBron James
4
18Drake London
4
19De'Aaron Fox
4
20Chris Paul
4
21Amen Thompson
4
22Tom Brady
3
23Steven Adams
3
24Kyler Murray
3
25Jaylen Brown
3
26Jason Kidd
3
27Ime Udoka
3
28Derrick White
3
29Bill's Dad
3
30Zach Lowe
2
31Ty Jerome
2
32Stephen Curry
2
33Spencer Rattler
2
34Sam Hauser
2
35Rico Dowdle
2
36Nikola Jokic
2
37Luke Kornet
2
38Kevin Garnett
2
39Joe Mazzulla
2
40Harrison Barnes
2
41Chet Holmgren
2
42Bub Carrington
2
43Alperen Sengun
2
44Zion Williamson
1
45Xavier Tillman
1
46Wayne Gretzky
1
47Vince Williams Jr.
1
48Tyrese Maxey
1
49Trevor Lawrence
1
50Trajan Jeffcoat
1
51Trae Young
1
52Tim Duncan
1
53The Sports Gal
1
54Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
55Scottie Pippen
1
56Santi Aldama
1
57Rick Carlisle
1
58Rhamondre Stevenson
1
59Raiqwon O'Neal
1
60Peyton Manning
1
61Patrick Mahomes
1
62Muhammad Ali
1
63Moses Moody
1
64Mike McDaniel
1
65Michael Penix Jr.
1
66Michael Jordan
1
67Micah Parsons
1
68Marvin Harrison Jr.
1
69Mac Jones
1
70Luka Garza
1
71Luka Dončić
1
72Larry Holmes
1
73Kyle Kuzma
1
74Khris Middleton
1
75Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
76Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
77Kelly Olynyk
1
78KaVontae Turpin
1
79Karl Malone
1
80Kareem Hunt
1
81Justin Herbert
1
82Justin Fields
1
83Josh Allen
1
84Jordan Poole
1
85Jock Landale
1
86Jim Moran
1
87James Harden
1
88James Conner
1
89Jamaree Caldwell
1
90Jalen Coker
1
91Jacoby Brissett
1
92Ed Oliver
1
93Dylan Harper
1
94Draymond Green
1
95Devin Vassell
1
96Devin Booker
1
97Desmond Bane
1
98Dejounte Murray
1
99Daniel Gafford
1
100Daiyan Henley
1
101CJ McCollum
1
102Christian Gonzalez
1
103CeeDee Lamb
1
104Bryce Young
1
105Bryce Harper
1
106Brent Urban
1
107Bradley Beal
1
108Bo Nix
1
109Blake Cashman
1
110Bill Belichick
1
111Ben Sheppard
1
112Babe Ruth
1
113Andrew Meyer
1
114Allen Iverson
1
115Al Horford
1
116Ace Bailey
1
117Aaron Rodgers
1
118Aaron Judge
1
119Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
20
2Gambling
17
3Joe House
16
4San Antonio Spurs
11
5Victor Wembanyama
8
6The Ringer
8
7New England Patriots
8
8NBA Playoffs
8
9Carolina Panthers
8
10Kirk Cousins
6
11Denver Nuggets
6
12Denver Broncos
6
13Boston Celtics
6
14Jayson Tatum
6
15NFL
5

Kirk Goldsberry

1NBA
18
2San Antonio Spurs
12
3Victor Wembanyama
6
4Gambling
5
5Cooper Flagg
5
6Kevin Durant
4
7Joel Embiid
4
8Houston Rockets
4
9Fred VanVleet
4
10De'Aaron Fox
4
11Dallas Mavericks
4
12Paul George
3
13LeBron James
3
14Ime Udoka
3
15Bill Simmons
3

Joe House

1NBA
6
2NFL
5
3Arizona Cardinals
5
4Ja Morant
4
5Gambling
4
6Denver Broncos
4
7New York Jets
3
8Joe House
3
9Denver Nuggets
3
10Atlanta Hawks
3
11Washington Wizards
2
12Steven Adams
2
13Stephen Curry
2
14New Orleans Pelicans
2
15New England Patriots
2

Chris Vernon

1Gambling
4
2Pittsburgh Steelers
3
3NBA
3
4Denver Nuggets
3
5NFL
2
6New York Jets
2
7Minnesota Timberwolves
2
8Milwaukee Bucks
2
9Kansas City Chiefs
2
10Jacksonville Jaguars
2
11Anthony Davis
2
12Trevor Lawrence
1
13Tom Brady
1
14San Antonio Spurs
1
15Payton Pritchard
1
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