YAMology: Hoops Insight, Stories, and More
Imagine a Canadian, a Scot, and a German walk into a bar and decide to start a basketball podcast to publically debate, share stories, and analyze the NBA as a whole... This is that show, welcome to YAMology. Join our hosts Yonny, Matt, and Alex in their journey of sharing their analysis of the NBA/Basketball on a deep level with our weekly shows!
Episodes
123 episodes
Episode 123: Fights, Ejections & the 1 Seed Battle
Matthew, Alex, and Skit open with a review of Shai’s signature “001” shoes before quickly jumping into the chaos of Thunder vs. Wizards, where a full-on altercation leads to multiple ejections. The guys break down the incid...
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Episode 122: SGA Maintains Historic 20-point streak (Live vs Timberwolves)
Matthew, Alex, and Skit go live during Thunder vs. Timberwolves, reacting in real time to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander maintaining his historic streak of 20-point games. Shai had already broken Wilt Chamberlain’s record at 127 strai...
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Episode 121: Tatum Returns in Celtics action (live vs Cavaliers)
Matthew, Alex, and Skit open the episode reacting live to Jayson Tatum’s return, impressed by how quickly he’s back on the floor and looking comfortable. The guys talk through the moment in real time—Skit admitting he expected a brick be...
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Episode 120 – Are the Spurs Ready? (Live vs Knicks)
Matthew, Alex, and Skit open the episode locked into live hoops, starting with Thunder vs. Nuggets and Raptors vs. Spurs as the night’s main backdrops. Shai sets the tone early with “001” energy, while Lu Dort quickly becomes a ta...
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Episode 119: New Faces in New Places and Cavs Thunder Commentary
Matthew, Alex, and Skit open with big matchups on the slate, including Cavaliers vs. Thunder and Warriors vs. Nuggets, before a quick check-in on the All-Star Game and the new tournament-style format. They talk league movement, ne...
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Episode 118 - All-Star Weekend: Nostalgia or Decline?
Matthew and Skit spend the episode unpacking their feelings on NBA All-Star Weekend—asking the big question: is it actually worse now, or are we all just nostalgia merchants? They connect that same debate to bigger league issues like tan...
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Episode 117 – Trades That Don’t Feel Real
Matthew, Alex, and Yonny jump into a wild episode of league movement and hot takes, starting with Jaren Jackson Jr. landing in Utah and teasing a mystery topic that sets an uneasy tone early. Things get loose fast, with jokes about Alex ...
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Episode 116: All-Star Snubs and Surprises
Matthew and Alex jump straight into the fallout from All-Star snubs, reacting to who got left out and how players—especially Pascal Siakam—handled the news. The guys also touch on a surprise storyline involving the 15th seed
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Episode 115 - Why The NBA Should Bring Back the All-Star Draft
Matthew, Alex, and Yonny open the episode reacting to the newly announced NBA All-Star starters, breaking down the biggest surprises, the no-doubters, and who’s now sweating while waiting for the bench selections. The guys also react to ...
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Episode 114 Lakers Struggles, NBA Europe & Possession Maxxing
Matthew, Alex, and Yonny open the episode with an electric moment around the league—Anthony Black throwing down a dunk on four defenders, setting the tone for a high-energy conversation. From there, they jump into the NBA’s growing globa...
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Episode 113 – Is Shai’s MVP Inevitable?
The new year kicks off with Matthew, Alex, and Yonny setting resolutions for 2026 and talking about the habits, goals, and ideas they want to carry into the year ahead. Matt opens the show with a thoughtful quote on patience and mastery,...
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Episode 112: Christmas Day Matchups & Raptors Cut Analysis
Matthew and Alex open the episode with a big Christmas Day–themed intro as All-Star voting officially gets underway. They run through holiday matchups and early-season storylines, including Russ vs. KD and Kings vs. Rockets, while checking in o...
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YAMology 111: NBA Cup OKC vs Spurs recap
In todays Episode of the YAMology podcast, Matt and Alex (without Skit) go into detail how the Spurs just beat the Oklahoma City Thunder and what we can expect from both teams going forward. (Also Alex reveals is Christmas present for his paren...
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Episode 110: The Neo-Renaissance NBA
Matthew, Alex, and Yonny dive into what they’re calling the Neo-Renaissance NBA — an era where talent is overflowing and roles are constantly evolving. They kick things off with Austin Reaves and why this might be the season he fully a...
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Episode 109: NBA Cup, Rule Changes, and Stats
A packed week across the NBA with breakout performances, big-picture questions, and major storylines, from Cooper Flagg’s 35 on the Clippers and Harden trade chatter to Shai’s clutch dominance, scheduling debates, and rising young stars acr...
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Episode 108: How to break a press with MS paint
OKC is officially on demon time. We kick off Episode 108 breaking down the Thunder’s ridiculous 16–1 start to the season and asking how real this dominance actually is. From there, we jump into Suns vs Timberwolves, including a wi...
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Episode 107: Thunder and Pistons Lead the Pack
With the season heating up, we jump into two of the most fascinating storylines right now: the Detroit Pistons looking shockingly good (11–2 start), and the OKC Thunder quietly building something terrifying on defense....
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Episode 106: Why Early Offence Will Hurt the NBA
The Bulls and Bucks gave us content this week, so we dig into what’s real vs what’s just November basketball chaos. Are teams genuinely trying to run more early offense for threes, or is this just preseason energy leaking into November...
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Episode 105: The Highs and Lows of the New NBA Season
We’re only 5–7 games into the NBA season, which means it’s officially time to overreact responsibly. The Pelicans look lost, the Nets might already be prepping for ping-pong balls, and meanwhile Victor Wembanyama is casually announcing t...
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Episode 104: The start of a new season - first impressions
Welcome back YAM-Gang to a new Episode! This week Skit and Alex talk about their first impressions and the big storylines of week one: From rookie talk to scandals to controversy to MVP talk this episode has everything. Hope you enjoy it!
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Episode 103: THE END IS NEAR - The NBA Season is FINALLY around the corner!
Welcome back to YAMology as Skit, Matt and Alex discuss the last played games of pre season, rate their newly drafted fantasy teams in a 16 team league and give their first impressions of watching the new season of 'Starting 5'. Before th...
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Episode 102: NBA GM Survey & Preseason Posters
In Episode 102 of YAMology, the guys dive into another full slate of hoops talk — from preseason storylines to front-office opinions.We kick things off breaking down the Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs overtime thriller, featuring Ace Ba...
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Episode 101: Pre-season first Impressions and Award Predictions
Welcome back to YAMology! With the start of pre-season basketball Matt, Skit and Alex discuss who stood out so far in the first couple of inofficial NBA games played. After their impressions they go on to discuss their picks to win awards and s...
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EPISODE 100: EUROBASKET CHAMPIONS, CLIPPERS, GAMES AND MUCH FUN
Welcome back to the 100th episode of YAMology! With the whole crew back for the special episode in a not so special part of the basketball season Skit, Alex and Matt play all the fun basketball games you can play online
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Episode 99: EuroBasket Finals preview and Kawhi Leonard catchup
Matthew, and Yonny tip off with a deep dive into the EuroBasket Final—recapping the third place game, breaking down the key storylines so far, and previewing what’s ahead. From standout performances to tactical wrinkles, the guys set the stage ...
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