CommonSense Sports
CommonSense Sports illuminates how with Sports Media Common Sense Rarely Is Ever Common.
Analysis, Interviews with experts in sports pro atheletes and the occaisional hot honest takes on NBA, NFL and more!
Also highlighting and showcasing other honest sports media coverage shows and platforms through YouTube and podcasts around the USA!
Episodes
16 episodes
How 1 Youtuber Saved The NBA (SkapAttack Interview)
We catch up with Jay Scapanac as he closes in on 100,000 subscribers and breaks down what it feels like to grow on YouTube while the algorithm seems to stall your momentum. Then we jump into the NBA Finals, Victor Wembanyama’s two-way impact, a...
Kobe's Still Haunting Lebron Many Years Later (Interview)
A single cold shoulder can echo for years, and we argue it might explain more of the LeBron James and Kobe Bryant dynamic than people want to admit. We kick around a theory that LeBron came into the NBA as a real Kobe fan, only to be met with d...
IT'S OFFICIAL! Giannis To The Heat: Here Is why It's HOT GARBAGE
A fresh Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumor drops and we break down the reported four team framework, then call out why the value looks off if the details are real. We also sort through who actually benefits most and why late first round picks ca...
The Knicks Proved Us Right! SkapAttack Interview On Finals, Brunson & Wembys Impact on Basketball (Part1)
INSANE NBA Debate Over NBA Finals 65 Game Rule & More!!
We argue about the NBA’s 65-game rule until it turns into a full-on fight over what fans are actually buying. We land on the messy truth that load management, award voting, and player incentives are all tangled together, then pivot to Wemby and...
A GIANT Has Slayed Goliath: Victor Wembanyama Arrives
A new NBA champion is coming, and the Spurs just made it real. We jump on right after San Antonio clinches a Finals spot to celebrate the emotion of the moment and what it says about the league’s future. Victor Wembanyama is only 22, but the st...
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How NBA MVP Voting Shapes Stars And Legacies
The NBA just crowned another back-to-back MVP, and it instantly raised an uncomfortable question: are we rewarding the best basketball player, or the best story? We start with SGA’s historic moment and make something clear up front we think he’...
Is The NBA's 65 Game Rule Destroying Basketball?
The NBA finally drew a line in the sand with the 65-game rule, but the fallout is starting to look worse than the original problem. We get into the part nobody can dodge as a fan: ticket prices keep climbing, and there’s nothing more deflating ...
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Reliving Kobe Bryant's Record 60 Points Final Game Showcase a Decade Later
Sixty points as the final line of a 20-year career sounds like fiction, and that’s exactly why we had to go back and sit in it again. On the anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s farewell, we celebrate the game the way basketball deserves to be remember...
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Who Really Runs The Lakers When Stars Decide?
We sit down with Gerald Glasford of Lakers Fast Break to talk about building an inclusive sports community and the unglamorous work behind consistent YouTube coverage. Then we pivot to the Lakers trade deadline mindset, Luka’s true value, LeBro...
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Comparing Shedeaur Sanders, Bronny James How The Media Covered Both Athletes
In this bonus episode the podcasts examine sports media & how Shedeaur Sanders was covered compared to Lebron and Bronny as Deion Sanders somehow got the sports media attacks while Lebron and Bronny got propped up by the NBA
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Interview: With Skap Attack Discussing Lebron, & More
What if the legend you were sold never matched the game on the floor? We sat down with Jay Skapanick, the sports historian behind Skap Attack, to unpack how a generation of coverage elevated LeBron James beyond the evidence and buried the harde...
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PhilIp Rivers Play Continues To Inspire Us All
Philip Rivers & The NFL Inspire us all with this historic performance as our hosts discuss how Philip Rivers is making us all feel young again and dominating weak NFL defenses!
How Sports Media Covers For Lebron & In Process Detroys Legacies Of His Lakers Teammates
In this brief episode of Common Sense Sports, Examine destructive examples of how Lebron and his media machine damage the reputations and ultimately NBA legacies of Lebron's Lakers teammates like Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic, and how historically...
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