I’m psyched to pod with @jkylemann.bsky.social every week. A true ball knower. A philosopher of the game. Folksy as all hell. Kyle’s been one of my favorite people to read/listen to/bug with random takes for a long time, and we’re lucky to have him on Group Chat.

Can the Rockets fill the Fred VanVoid? From my Ringer colleague @jkylemann.bsky.social:

can't help but think of this player when i watch cam boozer and no it's not his dad

This beautiful video from @jkylemann.bsky.social led to KD becoming my favorite player (despite his tenure on the warriors) Highly recommend youtu.be/NZVWBVbj7Co

grilled the very good @jkylemann.bsky.social on the Ricky about all the draft prospects i’m both hooting & hollering about www.rightstorickysanchez.com/p/060425

New Philly Special: 10 Sixers draft questions with J. Kyle Mann! * Bailey or Edgecombe? * Surprise pick at No. 3? * Trade-down targets And more! open.spotify.com/episode/7J6L...

dang, kudos to whoever put this together in 30min because it was so easy to find this dude blabbing

Our community treasures the flexibility of the open space in Joe Creason Park! @mayorgreenberg.bsky.social #SaveJoeCreasonPark

reflections on a weekend in portland eyeballing the prospects for the 2026 draft at the nike hoop summit @ringernba.bsky.social

late sharing this on bluesky but check out this here episode of HOME&AWAY, this time on the beautiful and enigmatic state of utah and its intense love for roundball 👌 salud

Reposting from The Ringer: it's clear that the future of hoops in utah is gonna be worth watching, seeing as the age of ainge is upon us both at BYU and w/the jazz. in ep 4 of HOME&AWAY, @jkylemann.bsky.social traveled to the beehive state to find out what's going on www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUlY...

told @thinkingbasketball.bsky.social this should be called the double wrap but from the first angle you can’t totally see that he goes between his legs

For Expansion Week, we did an honest-to-goodness Group Chat Expansion Draft (feat. @jkylemann.bsky.social!): open.spotify.com/episode/7aKT...

Reposting from The Ringer, @jkylemann.bsky.social on Cooper Flagg: www.theringer.com/2025/02/12/n...

just found the name for my solo album

ive just been staring at this

miles byrd everybody

thiero just has zero regard for his safety around the basket lol thrilling and utterly terrifying

do we have marketing stats for wicked compared to other movies? because holy moley it is inescapable right now

i have to work like this more often than you’d think

laughed a lot during this

hurley has to be losing his mind at that no call over the back lol

is it the best basketball ive ever seen? i mean, no

if we assume conley is talking about a recent teammate, i wonder who this might be referencing 🤔

green bay phoenix are seven games into the season and anthony roy has already taken 56 dribble threes 😂... that's an insane number but he's hit on 50.8% of them! leading the country in scoring (28.3 PPG, 33.3% USG) fun stats but i doubt that doug gottlieb would prefer to lean on it -- GBP are 2-5

beautiful day in maui

jordan walsh cannot be screened by any craft that we here possess

sheeeeewwww franz wagner

dan hurley just animatedly called a ref 'bitch ass' and i am rolling over here

love this recognition and read from ethan price/cedric coward

lil saturday morning bump for the NYC episode of home&away (wheels in motion for the next episode, very excited) youtu.be/dVfGru2TId8?...

turns out cooper flagg is pretty fucking good

just a thought for baylor: maybe close out hard on chaz lanier

The first edition of League Pass Recommendations is live. Feat. Tre Mann’s baggy era and Amen Thompson’s burst. The operating theory of this project is that watching basketball is fun. The goal is to help you have more of that. Coulibaly! www.theringer.com/nba/2024/11/...

Fantastic convo w/Grant Hill on the Real Ones, w/me and @bellraja19.bsky.social: * Team USA controversies, from Jaylen to Jayson to Kawhi * The Hawks' emerging young core * His investment in the Orlando Pride (vying for NWSL championship Saturday night) Tap in! open.spotify.com/episode/7I5r...

we gotta cut back on the “1 of 1” thing with players

beautiful possession by cincinnati this was nice

will riley is a little chaotic at times but i really love the way he plays through contact and still exhibits some touch and craftiness don’t expect him to ever be a beefy player but i feel like that’s a good sign for when he does add some weight tough kid

early season stat profile for UVA's jacob cofie is very impressive, popping in encouraging areas (CBBanalytics)

…i don’t think ive ever seen a missed dunk get tip dunked?

really revealing inside look at the rockets, i learned a lot

waste management member of the game seems ecstatic

We updated our Top 100 today, with Tatum, LaMelo, Mobley, and several others making a big jump from the initial ranking nbarankings.theringer.com

i never thought we’d see a wilder shooter start than reed and here brea is doing significantly better a year later and his swish% is ridiculous

saw 'a real pain' a couple of nights ago and i think it's gonna be the 'holdovers' of 2024 human story (understatement) that's well-written/acted, stays moving but never feels in a hurry, and it's a tight 90 minutes loved it, would recommend

gotta love a pyrotechnic reaction to a made free throw this made me laugh out loud

the thunder adore their big handlers, but they do prioritize two-way capability, particularly guys who can contain, so lower body strength/mobility/wingspan it would be amazing if they took topic and demin back to back years though lol