About this episode

Drew and Roth discuss the NBA playoffs with guest Patrick Redford, covering various matchups and answering listener questions.

It’s time to get serious about the NBA playoffs, so Drew and Roth welcome fellow Defector and host of Nothing But Respect and Only If You Get Caught Patrick Reford to the show! They start in the West with the Spurs and Timberwolves, then head to the East where the Knicks swept the Sixers. Are the Knicks, at long last, legit? Then, can Patrick sell Drew on the Cavs/Pistons series? Finally, they open up the funbag to answer real questions from listeners! Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0! Stuff We Talked About College kid sleeping powers Comparing Trader Joe’s hauls Making the talent feel comfortable, but not TOO comfortable Putting in reps behind the desk Being the only normies at the Phish concert of a lifetime Sponsors - ZocDoc , where you can find and instantly book a doctor you love today - Reddit, where you can download the Reddit app for hot takes, fresh memes, and a group chat that never sleeps Credits - Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth - Producer: Brandon Grugle - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Production Services & Ads: Multitude Podcasts - Subscribe to Defector ! About The Show The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew Magary, David Roth

Guest: Patrick Redford

Topics covered

• NBA playoffs
• sports analysis
• listener questions
• Cavs/Pistons series
• Knicks legitimacy

Keywords

• NBA playoffs
• Patrick Redford
• Knicks
• Cavs
• Pistons
• listener questions
• sports podcast

Sponsors

ZocDoc, Reddit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defector, Multitude Podcasts

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