In this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo the Sheik and Sean Khan to talk about the status of the NBA's reputation in the global basketball community. The trio also discuss whether NBA players make good role models for the young fans that idolize given the trouble some players like Ja Morant and Kevin Porter Jr. continue to find themselves in. Was Charles Barkley right when he declared that he was not a role model back in 1991? Don't miss this episode of the High and Low NBA Show.
Episode 173: Owning an NBA Team, Top Boys and a Rookie Named Jordan →
Ike Amaechi dives into the topic of NBA team ownership, what it takes to purchase an NBA franchise and ownership archetypes. Ike also answers a listener's question about comparing Top Boy characters to High and Low contributors like Ugo the Sheik and Mitch Orsatti.
American Dreams, Canadian Waves and a Guy Named Austin Reaves →
Ike Amaechi returns to Love/Hate Island to talk about the FIBA World Cup, Team Canada's success and USA Basketball's Austin Reaves problem.
Dilemmas of a Kind, Chosen By Chance and a Guy Named Kyrie Irving →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti of RaptorsHQ and Sean Khan to answer an existential question about why basketball fans watch NBA games and make tough choices between players like Steph Curry and Magic Johnson or Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dirk Nowitzki or Shaquille O'Neal and Nikola Jokic or Kobe Bryant and James Harden.
EPISODE 170: Fixing a WNBA Problem and a Black Mamba Named Kobe Bryant →
Ike Amaechi shares a few reasons why Nike's Kobe Bryant brand could eventually reach and potentially surpass Jordan Brand. Ike also drops three controversial ideas that could take the WNBA to the next level.
EPISODE 169: Summer Mailbags, Celtic Sunsets and a Guy Named Reggie Miller →
The Fab Five are reunited as Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie, Mitch Orsatti, Ugo the Sheik and Sean Khan to answer questions from High and Low listeners. The quintet discuss how Reggie Miller would fair into today's NBA, James Harden versus Dwyane Wade and the NBA's most overrated player among other topics.
EPISODE 168: Above the Rim with Women Watching and a Guy Named Leon →
Ike Amaechi is joined by King from Parts Unknown and Steven Leslie to dive into the world of the casual basketball NBA fan by addressing topics casual fans would appreciate, topics like the validity of women in the crowd aka the Jordan Poole Effect, great basketball movies and rappers compared to NBA stars.
EPISODE 167: Death of the Flop, Baiting Draymond and a Beard Called James Harden →
Ike Amaechi is joined by King from Parts Unknown and Mitch Orsatti of RaptorsHQ to dive back into NBA Reddit and talk about whether James Harden has commitment issues or if he is a victim of circumstance, the validity of the Victor Wembanyama hype, revisiting LeBron James' 2016 flop tactic after Channing Frye's recent admission. The trio will cap the episode off with a conversation about the greatest statistical playoff runs in NBA history.
EPISODE 166: NBA Reddit, Unwanted Threesomes and a Guy Named Dwight Howard →
Ike Amaechi dives into NBA Reddit to pull top NBA stories recommended by High and Low listeners including the Dwight Howard sexual assault case, Michael Jordan's big payday and Austin Reaves' top 5. You won't want to miss this entertaining episode of High and Low.
EPISODE 165: The Rise and Fall of an NBA Star and a Busta Named Isiah Thomas →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti of RaptorsHQ to talk about the one classic album recommended for the new NBA rookie class, Larry Bird hating Isiah Thomas and lessons to be learned from the stories of the rise and fall of NBA stars. Don't miss this entertaining episode of High and Low.
EPISODE 163: Death of the Big 3, Portland Problems and a Guy Named Damian Lillard →
Ike Amaechi talks about Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke while Ugo and Steven Leslie take advantage of High and Low's Open Run and talk about Damian Lillard's fate in Portland, the future of the Big 3 and Bronny James.
EPISODE 162: Kings of the Draft, Finessed in Charlotte and a Guy Named Michael Jordan →
Ike Amaechi talks about how Michael Jordan was allegedly finessed into selling the Charlotte Hornets. Ike also shares the best players ever drafted in the first five NBA draft slots.
EPISODE 161: The Definitive Guide to the NBA Off-Season and a Spider-Man Named Nikola Jokic →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo the NBA Sheik and Mitch Orsatti of Raptors HQ to talk about the best big man in the league not named Karl Anthony Towns, share final thoughts on the Denver Nuggets championship and add recommendations to High and Low's Guide to the Off-Season, things that any NBA fan should appreciate and enjoy while waiting for the next season to begin.
EPISODE 127: Breaking Up Dynamic Duos and a Guy Named Michael Porter Jr. →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti and Ugo to talk about the teams to watch this season and dynamic NBA duos and which one of them their franchises would choose if faced with the ultimatum.
EPISODE 126: The Overrated, The Underrated and a Guy Named Draymond Green →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by King from Parts Unknown and Ugo to talk about the fate of Draymond Green, this NBA season's most overrated teams and players and the season's most underrated teams and players.
EPISODE 125: Tier Drops, NBA Love Children and a Guy Named Ben Simmons →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan and Ugo to talk about the illegitimate children of Wilt Chamberlain and a close look at this year's NBA teams divided by tiers, the official High and Low Tier Drop.
EPISODE 124: Trading Places, Lipstick Sheik and a Guy Named Ja Morant →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan (aka Sean Solo) to talk about the mysterious disappearance of Ugo and the outcomes of six scenarios where NBA stars swap teams (Ja Morant in Atlanta? Trae Young on Memphis?