About this episode

The episode discusses MSU's basketball team debut at Moneyball and features an interview with Cody Stavenhagen about the Tigers.

We opened talking MSU basketball after the opening night of the Moneyball Pro-Am — who stood out and what we saw, especially among MSU's freshmen, big guys and Jeremy Fears Jr.. Then a conversation with The Athletic's Cody Stavenhagen on the Tigers, where things go from here, criticism of A.J. Hinch and Scott Harris, and the trade deadline (20:00). Plus, we talk NBA draft, the three Michigan players and the Pistons' first-round selection (46:30).

People in this episode

Hosts: Graham Couch, Jason Knick

Guest: Cody Stavenhagen

Topics covered

• MSU basketball
• Moneyball Pro-Am
• Tigers
• A.J. Hinch
• NBA draft
• Michigan players
• Pistons

Keywords

• MSU basketball
• Moneyball
• Cody Stavenhagen
• Tigers
• A.J. Hinch
• NBA draft
• Pistons
• Jeremy Fears Jr.
• Michigan players

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, MSU, Tigers, Pistons

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