The Underhand Free Throw
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
The Underhand Free Throw is a basketball podcast devoted to in-depth analysis of the NBA. It's hosted by Iain and Simon, two moderators at RealGM who share a passion for the more subtle details that make the NBA great. Come to hear about your favorite team, stay to learn about the players on the end of the bench of that team you've barely watched.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
The Underhand Free Throw is a basketball podcast devoted to in-depth analysis of the NBA. It's hosted by Iain and Simon, two moderators at RealGM who share a passion for the more subtle details that make the NBA great. Come to hear about your favorite team, stay to learn about the players on the end of the bench of that team you've barely watched.
Language:
English
Episodes
Ep. 26 - The Post-Trade Deadline Era
2/13/2024
Our favorite host-er boys recorded their immediate reactions to the trade deadline and they're finally reaching you today. We cover every single transaction from the ill-fated event known only as DEADLINE DAY
Duration:01:35:20
Ep. 25 - Dancing with the All-Stars
1/12/2024
Simon and Iain debate their all-star picks. What else would this episode be about?
Duration:01:22:00
Ep. 24 - Let's trade everyone!
12/20/2023
Time to trade your favorite player to your least favorite team and suffer all kinds of heartbreaks this holiday season. Or something like that. Iain and Simon review the most likely trade candidates and their most feasible destinations, but mostly explore which teams feel the most desperate to upgrade.
Duration:01:48:43
Episode 23: Doth the guard changeth?
12/7/2023
Are old teams bad and young teams good?
Iain & Simon plunge into the abyss of basketball to talk about the old establishment (Lakers, Clippers, Warriors) and those who would usurp their throne (OKC, Magic, Timberwolves).
Then sticking to the theme of youth, we talk about them rookies.
Duration:01:39:40
Episode 22 - Our First Takes
11/22/2023
The boys are back to talk about ball and how it's life. It's season two of the Underhand Freethrow and we say nice things about Phili! Bucks, Mavs, Pacers, Cavs, Wolves, Clips also caught our eye in the first dozen games of this fine NBA year.
Duration:01:27:45
Episode 21: Beyond Thunderdome (Sea Pree Part 4)
10/5/2023
We turn up the Heat but don't talk about the D word too much! (And I don't mean defense). We do a LOT of Thunder talk on this one but still give plenty of time for the Heat, Mavs, and Wolves.
Duration:01:31:58
Episode 20: Big Market Crash (Sea Pree Part 3)
9/6/2023
Our hosts keep on Preeeeeviewing the Sea(son) once again and find major concerns with a lot of big market teams.
Duration:01:34:17
Episode 19: We ain't Play-in (Sea Pree Part 2)
8/31/2023
Getting deeper into the Sea(son) Preeeeeview. Iain & Simon focus on 5 teams that face a difficult journey if playoffs are the goal.
Duration:01:33:53
Episode 18: The Bottom 5 (2024 Season Preview Part 1)
7/30/2023
We're starting from the bottom of Simon and Iain's imagined standings. It is really hard to get out of the basement. If you want to find out which teams are likely going to be worse than the other 25 teams... this is the episode for you!
Duration:01:34:17
Episode 17: Going Off on the Offseason
7/17/2023
Welcome to the desert oasis that is the NBA's offseason. Emphasis on the oasis part because there's a ton going on and the offseason is almost as fun as the on-season sometimes.
Iain & Simon give you their winners and losers of free agency or basically gush and complain about stuff that has happened.
If you like "stuff that has happened", this is the podcast for you.
Duration:02:02:06
Episode 16: Enter The 3rd Season
6/18/2023
The 2023 season is over. The Nuggets are awesome. Everyone else sucks. Let the 2023 Draft Begin!
Duration:01:46:48
Episode 15: 75% of a Finals Preview
5/26/2023
The Boston Celtics will not let us move on so Simon and Iain have to talk about 3 teams instead of 2. A little bit of Lakers chat sprinkled in here too because basketball podcasts are under strict legal obligation to talk about the Lakers no matter what.
Duration:01:08:59
Episode 14: Second Round, FIGHT!
5/2/2023
Playoff basketball has moved onto the next chapter so let's listen to Iain and Simon help up turn that page.
The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 seeds clash against each in the Conference semi-finals for the first time ever. Feels like a Sesame Street moment but it's not, it's playoff basketball and I just watched PJ Tucker punch a guy in the nuts.
Duration:01:12:50
Episode 13: First Round Abound
4/26/2023
Does an NBA podcast need episode descriptions around this time of year?
Unless otherwise specified, we'll be talking about the playoffs and what's happening in them. We check in on every single first-round series.
Duration:01:53:45
Episode 12: The Playoff Preview
4/15/2023
The time of the year when ball literally is life!
Iain and Simon do the whole fan fiction project of predicting what's going to happen in this years playoffs. They may be boring in the first round (especially out East) but things get a little wild by the time we get to the Conference Finals and multiple parallel universes are created crowning multiple NBA champions and conference finalists.
Duration:01:53:43
Episode 11: Awards night part 1, All the All-NBA
4/10/2023
Part one of the most glamorous ball of the year. Awards Night!
Our hosts are live on the red carpet, and they've got questions about the dresses. Everyone knows the All-NBA picks of obscure podcast hosts are more important and accurate than the real media picks so don't miss this one.
Duration:01:00:09
Episode 10: Mock Draft Big Board Big Boys
3/18/2023
We needed a break from the emotional turbulence of the play-in race so went to hang out at the front gate of the league: the NBA draft.
Iain & Simon provide an in-depth analysis of 20+ NBA prospects and while they really don't agree on Brandon Miller, they seem cemented on the top 9 players available this year. After that, it becomes pure chaos. So join in for a wild ride.
Duration:02:05:18
Episode 9: Dame Time and the Western Conference Play-in Race
3/3/2023
This is a real bounce-around-the-league type of episode. Iain emotionally supports Simon through the difficulty Dame dilemma and gets into his legacy a bit. We weigh in on some MVP thoughts before going hard on the majority of the Western Conference that is participating in this years play-in race.
Duration:01:30:52
Episode 8: The too late but Great Trade Deadline Reaction
2/18/2023
Simon and Iain acting like the trade deadline just happened today and racing against time and Simon's laptop battery. We all know the all-star weekend is boring, so don't you miss living the trade deadline life?
Duration:00:56:29
Episode 7: The One-Handed Free Throw (the Rookie Episode)
1/8/2023
The best NBA podcasters in the world are so in love with Jeremy Sochan that they consider changing their name to honor him.
23 different rookies get mentioned so this episode is truly a festival of youth. If your favorite rookie didn't get mentioned, Iain and Simon must hate them.
Duration:01:41:05