In this conversation, we decide to get away from the arts for a minute and go back to sports while they’re still hot. We draft new teams for every franchise in the NBA, chat about which teams interest us most, take you through the playoffs, and of course decide where LeBron is going. (Here’s the… Read More Baumann and Burch Conversations #6: NBA Fantasy Draft, 2018-19 Edition
Matt and I haven’t had a night at the B&B B&B in a little while, so we decided to talk NBA together in an effort to be relevant. We put in our two cents about the Boogie Cousins drama (#freeboogie), wonder about the legacies of the Grizzlies and Clippers, and try to predict which team… Read More Baumann and Burch, Episode 33: And Everyone Hates the Clippers
Matt and I don’t usually do podcasts based on like, what is actually happening in real life right now, but as NBA fans and draft nuts generally who fancy the Sixers and Lakers, we thought now was a good time to start. We review the NBA Draft: happy thoughts on our teams, lol-based thoughts about… Read More Baumann and Burch, Episode 17: Ben Simmons Chosen by the Philadelphia Karma Chameleons
Last night’s draft lottery was hypnotic. The Sixers finally won the darn thing; for an evening, before Philadelphia begins to dissect Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram only to be surprised when Jamal Murray goes first overall (I’m kidding, probably), we could enjoy the dream of a first overall selection. The Process, which has been roundly… Read More It’s Bailout Season, and Other Last Thoughts on the Old Sixers
Matt and I return to the wide world of sports in our latest podcast. We share the highlights of an NBA fantasy draft. Find out why, in this universe, there is hope for the Charlotte Hornets, no hope for the Sacramento Kings, and why neither one of us drafted Kobe Bryant. If you want to… Read More Baumann and Burch, Episode 7: Why the Sacramento Kings Will Be Terrible Forever, and Other Results of an NBA Fantasy Draft
Less bracket, more conversation today. Listen to the second episode of the podcast here, in which we talk about why coed sports are overlooked and what we can do to improve the situation. (You’re going to have to deal with the jiggery-pokery of playing it in Music Player for Google Drive instead of that link… Read More Baumann and Burch Podcast #2 – Decathlon of Playground Sports (Underrated Coed Athletics)
Before we begin, some quick statements: 1) I’m from the Philadelphia area and, until this past season, had not kept up with the 76ers with any real interest since Allen Iverson and the 2001 Finals. I was ten. My defining memory of that series is that my grandmother was watching my brothers and me at… Read More Tanking in Basketball: A Treatise
Seeing Things Secondhand 