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Ball Hogs: The State of NBA Hair Styles
In this Casual Friday edition of the Ball Hogs podcast, the guys evaluate the current state of hair styles in the NBA. From nappy ‘fro’s to cornrows, NBA players go crazier than any professional athletes when it comes to their hair. Also, the guys recap the Thunder-Bulls and Blazers-Grizzlies matchups and the outlooks on each team for the rest of the season!
Soccer Secures MAC Regular Season Title at Miami
OXFORD, Ohio — The Ball State soccer team clinched the Mid-American Conference regular season championship Thursday afternoon with a 1-0 win at Miami. Abbie Boswell’s…
Ball Hogs: Royce Young of ESPN, on KD Being Back and OKC’s Title Hopes
The guys talk with Royce Young of DailyThunder.com and ESPN about the most important season for the Oklahoma City franchise and their chances of winning it all. From the important topics like the Thunder’s over-the-top Halloween party, to the big-man rotation and team chemistry, learn everything you need to know going into the season. Also Royce presides over past podcast debates like Kevin Durant vs. Russell Westbrook, the Kings dumpster fire, and the importance of luck.
Ball Hogs: Rating NBA Players Who Have Attempted Rap Careers
We’ve made it through another week! And now it’s time for a special “Casual Friday” edition of the Ball Hogs podcast. Today, we give NBA Dunk Contest-style ratings to NBA players who have attempted careers in rap. From Kevin Durant and Tony Parker to Lance Stephenson and Iman Shumpert, we’ve seen everything from hilariously terrible to surprisingly impressive.
Ball Hogs: The Ultimate Basketball Movie Power Rankings
From Space Jam to He Got Game, basketball movies have varied from goofy to gloomy. Both the biggest athletes like Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal, and the biggest actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Ferrell want to be play a basketball star on the silver screen. But what is the best basketball movie of all time? What are the top five worst?
Ball Hogs: Would Magic Johnson Really be a Top Five PG in 2015?
In today’s “philosophical Wednesday” edition of the Ball Hogs podcast, Matt and Ken take on the difficult task of trying to compare the different generations of NBA players. Are players in today’s NBA really better? Ken says if you drop Magic in today’s NBA, he would rank him as the 8th best point guard in the league. Do you agree?
Ball Hogs: Who’s the Greatest Big Man of All-Time?
In a special PM edition of the Ball Hogs podcast, Matt and Ken discuss who the greatest big man of all time should be. Two categories immediately form, which guy had the best career, and which guy would you want if you were going to start your team today??
Why Social Media is a Huge Factor in Today’s NBA
In the age of political correctness and public relations statements galore, Twitter has become the platform by which we can really see the true thoughts of NBA players.