Welcome to ‘East Meets West’ - a basketball podcast for hoops lovers of all ages and levels! Join
@CP3_777
&
@Opinionated_MJ
as they explore basketball culture!
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@EMW_Pod
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Join
@Opinionated_MJ
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as they take a close look at the diverging paths of some
#WNBA
title contenders! 🏀
• Are the surging Lynx title favorites?
• Has M-V-Phee Closed The Gap on A'ja?
• How To Fix the Aces! ♠️♥️
As a Point Guard, you would expect Daniss Jenkins to control tempo on offense. What’s more impressive is his ability to control pace/tempo on the defensive end.
The Pistons are more organized on both ends when Jenkins is in the game…💪🏾
Welcome to East Meets West: A Basketball State of Being - a podcast for hoops lovers of all ages and levels! 🏀
Join
@CP3_777
and
@Opinionated_MJ
as they discuss wide-ranging topics in the NBA, WNBA, College, High School, and Overseas basketball leagues!
Basketball is life! ✌🏻
Just because a former highly drafted NBA player doesn’t become a superstar doesn’t mean he’s no good.
For players like Jabari Parker, the league may have been too quick to write them off. Tap into Episode 5 of
@EMW_Pod
in which we discuss this trend…🏀
Devin Booker showed a new dimension to his game during the Olympics that he hadn’t displayed in the NBA.
Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
in which we discuss how “Olympic Book” can apply that approach & mentality in this upcoming NBA season!🏀
🎥:
Anthony Edwards:
“Steph had great games, [KD] had great games, LeBron had great games, but [Devin Booker] was guarding the best player, turning down shots, cause Book can go for 70, not gonna lie, I was impressed watching him.”
(via
@wbhuvad
)
So Jon Metler has the O/U for
#DetroitBasketball
wins at 25.5 this season…😕
Can Detroit smash this projected win total?
Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
in which
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
breakdown how the Pistons can rack up more wins!🐎
🎥:
Detroit Pistons
Win total: 25.5
Central division: +30000
Make playoffs: +1300
NBA Cup: +25000
NBA Finals: +100000
Key offseason additions: Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr., Malik Beasley, Paul Reed, and Ron Holland
Key offseason losses: Evan Fournier, and Quentin Grimes
🚨ICYMI: Check out Episode 1 of “EAST MEETS WEST: A Basketball State of Being”
🎙️Ft
@CP3_777
&
@Opinionated_MJ
🏀
#NBAPlayoffs
Outlook
- BAM goes the dynamite!🧨
- Home 🏡 + Grin 😏⚡️
- Who, What, Where, KAWHI?
- LeBrWRONG
💦Splash Brother or Another?🤷🏻♂️
🏀 SUMMER LEAGUE GAMEDAY!!! 🏀
It’s an East Meets West Doubleheader!
• Pistons vs Knicks at 7PM EST
• Warriors vs Thunder at 10:30PM EST
Join
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
immediately after the conclusion of the Pistons game for a LIVE postgame show!
YouTube link below! ⬇️
Everybody has a calling in life. For
@Michael8easley
, his calling is to get buckets. 🏀
Tap into Episode 7 of
@EMW_Pod
as we explore how Ice Cube’s
@thebig3
has provided more than just Honest Hoops, but also Second Chances…💪🏾
#BIG3
#IceCube
Ep 7:
Congratulations to Team USA for advancing to the
#Olympics
Quarterfinals as the top seed!
Next Opponent: Brazil! 🇧🇷
🎧Tune in to
@EMW_Pod
tomorrow (Sunday, August 4) for a preview of USA vs Brazil plus a look at the entire Olympic knockout stage! 🏀
🎥:
📡 Tap into
@TheBIG3
livestream! 📡
BIG3 Week 7 Hoops! 🤌🏾
GM3: Ball Hogs vs Triplets
GM4: Ghost Ballers vs Aliens
GM5: Tri-State vs Trilogy
No agendas. No narratives. Just hoop! 🏀
Changing The Game! ✊🏾
#BIG3
#BIG3Basketball
The numbers speak volumes…Caitlin Clark is box office! But even if these new fans come for Caitlin, there’s a good chance they’ll stay for the rest of the stars across the W!
Tap into Episode 6 of
@EMW_Pod
in which we discuss this
#WNBA
whirlwind!
Ep 6:
NUMBERS for you.
Caitlin Clark and Fever are responsible for 33.5% of total WNBA attendance this season so far.
Cameron Brink (Sparks) has been a slightly better attraction on the road than Angel Reese (Sky)
Only Aces didn't have CC effect.
Hell yeah you’re gonna light up the sky after completing a REVERSE SWEEP! 🥳
Congratulations to Panathinaikos for coming back from an 0-2 hole and winning 3 straight games against Olympiacos for the Greek League Title! 🍀
#PAOBC
#PAOvsOLY
#GreekLeague
Tap into Week 6 of
@thebig3
today! 🤩
The race for the playoffs is heating up. 🔥 Check out Games 1 & 2 on
@CBSSports
starting at 4 PM EST. The action continues with Game 3 - 6 on
@X
!
No agendas. No narratives. Just hoops! 🏀
And Coach Ergin Ataman adds ANOTHER championship to his illustrious coaching resume!
Look back at Episode 5 of
@EMW_Pod
in which we discussed how
#NBA
coaches can improve by learning from coaches like Ergin Ataman. (At 30:50)
#PAOBC
🍀
#PAOvsOLY
Ep 5:
Hell yeah you’re gonna light up the sky after completing a REVERSE SWEEP! 🥳
Congratulations to Panathinaikos for coming back from an 0-2 hole and winning 3 straight games against Olympiacos for the Greek League Title! 🍀
#PAOBC
#PAOvsOLY
#GreekLeague
Sabrina Ionescu showing the world that she’s truly a Splash Queen! 👌🏻👑
Although Sabrina has embraced her backup role, there is a case to be made that she should start given how effective she is creating open 3pt looks for herself & others OTD…
🎥:
Kudos to Japan for bringing a lot of spirit and fight to the game, but the USA Basketball Women’s National Team is LOCKED IN! 🔒
Excellent job
@usabasketball
! 🇺🇸
1 down, 5 more wins to go to capture an EIGTH consecutive Gold Medal! 🥇
#USABWNT
#Olympics
#Paris2024
#WNBA
📢 ICYMI: Check out Episode 2 of “EAST MEETS WEST: A Basketball State of Being”
#NBA
Western Conference 1st Round: Reactions…Overreactions?
⏬️ Catch the latest episode on YouTube, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Apple Podcasts! LIKE! SUBSCRIBE!✌🏻
📢 COMING SOON!!! 📢
USA Basketball Women’s National Team Olympics Preview!
Join
@Opinionated_MJ
and
@CP3_777
tomorrow (Friday, July 26) as they preview Team USA’s upcoming Group Stage matchups and their potential path to the Gold Medal Game! 🥇
YouTube channel link below!⬇️
“I can take 30 players right now in the NBA and throw them in the NFL. You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.”
- Austin Rivers
(Via
@PatMcAfeeShow
/ h/t
@ESPNNBA
)
🚨 Update…WE GOT ONE MORE VINTAGE CURRY FLURRY IN THE
#Olympics
FINALS!!! 🥳
Tap into the
@EMW_Pod
YouTube livestream tomorrow, Sunday, August 11 for a final recap of the
#USABMNT
🇺🇸 gold medal run. In other words…join our Steph Curry lovefest! 😁
🎥:
Will we get one more vintage Curry Flurry in today’s
#Olympics
Finals?
Olympic Steph? FIBA Chef?
🎧Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
for our assessment of how Steph has adapted his game to maximize the
#USABMNT
! 🇺🇸
#Paris2024
#Dubnation
🎥:
Caitlin Clark won’t just be a member of the
#USABWNT
at the 2028 Olympics; she may very well be the face of the 2028 Olympic team! 🤩
Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
for some 2028 Olympics thoughts! 🏀
#WNBA
#FeverRising
#USABWNT
🇺🇸
🎥:
🚨ICYMI: New Episode🚨
🐴 Pistons Offseason Update - 7/9/24
🎙️Ft.
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
• Welcome to Detroit, PAUL REED 👋🏾
• Star Hunting via Big Trades 🤩
• Summer League Outlook ☀️
#DetroitBasketball
🏀
Smash that SUBSCRIBE button! 🫵🏽
🎥:
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🐴 Pistons Offseason Update - July 9, 2024
🎙️Ft.
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
• Welcome to the Pistons, PAUL REED 👋🏾
• Star Hunting via Big Trades 🤩
• Summer League Outlook ☀️
#DetroitBasketball
🏀
Like! SUBSCRIBE for all updates!
Mo Wagner with the perfect execution of a slip screen that leads to a wide open dunk. Uses the slip to serves as rub screen that goads the defense into over-committing to Schroder. Dennis bounce pass down the lane is🤌🏾🎨
#GermanyvsUSA
#Paris2024
#Germany
East Meets West-approved! 💪🏾
Jalen Duren is absolutely a walking 20-20. The only question is how many of those will he have this season? 😏
#DetroitBasketball
#NBAX
#Walking2020
That’s right! Tune into tonight’s episode of
@EMW_Pod
in which we preview the USA Basketball Women’s National Team’s quest for Gold! 🥇
• USA vs Japan preview
• Group C Breakdown
•
#WNBA
players on other national teams
#Olympics
🎥: EMW YouTube:
📡 Tap into
@TheBIG3
livestream! 📡
BIG3 Week 6 Hoops! 🤌🏾
GM3: Bivouac vs Ghost Ballers
GM4: Killer 3’s vs Ball Hogs
GM5: Trilogy vs Power
GM6: Aliens vs 3’s Company
No agendas. No narratives. Just hoop! 🏀
#BIG3
#BIG3Basketball
I think it’s fair to say that Bruno Caboclo is no longer two years away from being two years away! 😉
Go Brazil! 🇧🇷
Good luck in the Quarterfinals! 💪🏻
#Olympics
#Paris2024
#Basketball
There’s an amazing world of basketball beyond the NBA. Keep an open mind, and you just might be entertained! 😉
Congratulations to Panathinaikos - the Champions of the Euroleague 2023/24 Season! 🏆
The 86% of voters that picked the Celtics to win are looking pretty good after Boston records a dominating Game 1 win (120-95). 😳
Can the Celtics repeat this level of dominance in Game 2?!?! 🤔
#DifferentHere
🚨Check out Episode 3 of “EAST MEETS WEST: A Basketball State of Being”
🎙️Ft.
@CP3_777
&
@Opinionated_MJ
#NBA
Draft Lottery Reactions!
• I Got (Pick) 5 On It
• EyeSARR of a Prospect
• Boom or Bust…or Bronny?
• DET Dejounte?
• LBJ, PHONE home! 📞
As
@CP3_777
said on the USA vs South Sudan Preview episode, even though Warriors/Curry fans want Steph to shoot MORE in these
#OlympicGames
, expect Steph to FACILITATE and game-manage more. And yes…expect Steph to set WAY MORE backscreens! 😂
#USABMNT
📢 NEW LIVE EPISODE COMING SOON!
🇺🇸👨🏾USA Basketball Men’s National Team Preview 👀
🗓️: Friday, July 26, 2024
⏰: 6 PM PST, 9 PM EST
Join
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
as they preview the
#USABMNT
group stage and potential path to the Gold Medal! 🥇
Greg Monroe
@M10OSE
is still a bucket & a beast down low! 💪🏾
Tap into Episode 7 of
@EMW_Pod
in which we discuss how
@thebig3
offers former NBA players more than just another opportunity to hoop, but a PLATFORM for bigger things!
Ep 7: The ‘BIG3’-2 Zone🏀
🚨NEW EPISODE - SUMMER LEAGUE EDITION
DETROIT PISTONS 🐴 vs CHICAGO BULLS 🐃 POST GAME REPORT 📝
Ft.
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
• Holland Hype Train 🚂
• Bobi Boards 🏀
• Jayce Johnson 💪🏻
• Shooting Guard Search🔍
#DetroitBasketball
#SeeRed
🎥:
🔔 COMING SOON…
Episode 5 of ‘EAST MEETS WEST: A BASKETBALL STATE OF BEING!’
🌏🏀 Around the Basketball World!!!
Bravo 👏🏾 or Bull$hit 👎🏽 🏀🌏
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@CP3_777
&
@Opinionated_MJ
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates & alerts for new episodes!
🚨Update to the Update: We’ll be going live on Tuesday, August 13!
What. A. Game. 🤩🤯😎🇺🇸
Let’s all catch out breathe and gather our thoughts before we talk shop! Join us this Tuesday as we recap Team USA’s
#Olympics
gold medal run and take a look at the
#WNBA
season ahead!
🚨 Update…WE GOT ONE MORE VINTAGE CURRY FLURRY IN THE
#Olympics
FINALS!!! 🥳
Tap into the
@EMW_Pod
YouTube livestream tomorrow, Sunday, August 11 for a final recap of the
#USABMNT
🇺🇸 gold medal run. In other words…join our Steph Curry lovefest! 😁
🎥:
The basketball world lost a great ambassador, philosopher, and friend to everyone. The outpouring of love and respect for Bill Walton further exemplifies how his influence extended far beyond the hardwood…
May He Rest in Peace! 🙏🏻
⭐ THE 2024 WNBA ALL-STAR POST GAME SHOW ⭐
📺 Join
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
after the conclusion of the WNBA All Star Game for instant reactions & analysis!
📽️ YouTube:
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#WNBA
#WNBAAllStar
🚨Tune in to Episode 4 of “EAST MEETS WEST: A Basketball State of Being”
🎙️Ft.
@CP3_777
&
@Opinionated_MJ
#NBA
Eastern Conference Send-Off Soundtrack 🎶🎧🎶
Join
@EMW_Pod
as we send the EC Playoffs losers into the offseason with a song for each team! 🎸
What additional moves do the Pistons need to make to build the next great Pistons team around Cade Cunningham?
Look back at Episode 3 of
@EMW_Pod
in which
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
share their vision for an aggressive Pistons’ rebuild! 🏀
Episode 3:
LADY LIBERTY 🗽
The
#USABWNT
🇺🇸 went 3-0 in Group C and clinched the top seed in the
#Olympics
Knockout Stage.🏀
🎧Tap in for a recap of USA’s win over Germany 🇩🇪 as well as discussion of their Quarterfinals outlook!
#PARIS2024
#Basketball
🎥:
For those not familiar with Kevin Burleson, Coach Burleson epitomizes earning everything while being given or guaranteed nothing. Both as a player and as a coach, Burleson has worked his way up the ranks by putting in time overseas, in the G League, and now the NBA. Great hire!
Kevin Burleson has agreed to take an assistant coaching job with J.B. Bickerstaff and the Detroit Pistons, sources tell ESPN. Burleson spent the past two years as the Rockets’ G League head coach. He’s also had stops with Minnesota and Memphis.
Another great week of BIG3 hoops in the books! 💪🏾🏀
🚨🚨🚨ICYMI 🚨🚨🚨
Check out Episode 7 of
@EMW_Pod
as we discuss how Ice Cube’s
@thebig3
has provided more than just Honest Hoops, but Honest Truths…✊🏾
#BIG3
#IceCube
Ep 7:
With the USA Women’s Basketball Team now 2-0 in group play, the ladies spot in the knockout stage is guaranteed! 💪🏽
Join
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
tonight on the
@EMW_Pod
livestream for a preview of the
#USABWNT
🇺🇸 vs Germany 🇩🇪 game that determines final seeding!
#Olympics
Ahem…it’s almost like the guys at
@EMW_Pod
suggested that this matchup was a perfect situation for Steph to go off. Jokic is amazing, but Steph going 1 on 1 in space is 🤌🏽🎨🖼️
Look back at our Semifinals preview!
#Olympics
#Paris2024
#USABMNT
🇺🇸
👀🎥:
🎧Tap into the
@EMW_Pod
Livestream on Tuesday night (July 30) for a recap of the USA Women’s Basketball Team’s 🇺🇸victory over Japan 🇯🇵 and a preview of their upcoming matchup vs Belgium 🇧🇪!
🔔Subscribe to the EMW YouTube Channel for notifications!
🎥:
As always, every single milestone means a lot to us, so THANK YOU to our first 200 subscribers on our YouTube channel! 🙏🏽
Appreciate each and every one of you! We look forward to continue growing this community!🏀
Lob another 200 subscribers??? 😏
🛎️📺:
Wow…Every single milestone means a lot to us, so THANK YOU to our first 150 subscribers on our YouTube channel! 🙏🏽
Appreciate each and every one of you! We look forward to continue growing this community! ✌🏽
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🫵🏻📺:
With the Minnesota Lynx at a Western Conference-leading 10-3, it seems like
@PHEEsespieces
has firmly entered MVP discussions. 🏆🏀
Tap into Episode 6 of
@EMW_Pod
in which we make a case for Napheesa Collier’s
#WNBA
MVP candidacy! (At 51:59)
Ep 6: …
Should Monty Williams pursue another head coaching position or take time off to be with his family? 🤔
Join
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
as they discuss Monty Williams’ firing & assess his Pistons HC tenure.
#DetroitBasketball
🎥 Live reaction:
Draymond Green thinks the Lakers should hire Monty Williams
“I know Anthony Davis loved Monty Williams when he played for him at New Orleans. So you ask yourself, should the Lakers consider Monty Williams? And I say, of course, you got to consider him 100%, especially with that
🚨ATTN: DETROIT PISTONS FANS! 🐎 🚨
🗓️ 2024/25
#DetroitBasketball
Schedule Breakdown
Can the Pistons win 25 games? 35? 45?! Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
in which
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
predict the Pistons’ wins month by month!
TAP IN!
🎥:
Happy Birthday to
@Djenkinss5
! 🥳
Daniss Jenkins turns 23 today! Can the Pistons win at least 23 games this season?!
Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
in which
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
predict the Pistons’ wins month by month!
🎧TAP IN!🎧
🎥:
Start your Saturday off right by checking out
@thebig3
at 1 PM EST on
@CBS
.
But before that, tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
as we honor
@icecube
for creating a unique basketball experience. No agendas. No narratives. Just ball! 🏀
EMW Episode 7:
Has this
#Olympics
experience unlocked another dimension to Devin Booker’s game?
Olympic Book? FIBA Book?
🎧Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
for our assessment of how Booker has added new elements to his game with
#USABMNT
! (At 19:30)
👀🎥:
🚨NEW
#NBA
EPISODE🚨
Join
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
as they recap the
#USABMNT
’s Gold Medal run at
#Paris2024
! 🥇🇺🇸
What can we expect the members of Team USA to do in the 24/25 NBA season? When will Steph, LeBron & KD pass the torch? 🔥
🎧TAP IN🎧
🎥:
Angel Reese repping
#DetroitBasketball
? Jalen Duren is about to be average 20/20! 😅
Can the Pistons win 25 games? 35? 45?! Tap into the latest episode of
@EMW_Pod
in which
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
predict the Pistons’ wins month by month!
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🎥:
Wow…Every single milestone means a lot to us, so THANK YOU to our first 150 subscribers on our YouTube channel! 🙏🏽
Appreciate each and every one of you! We look forward to continue growing this community! ✌🏽
Lob another 150 subscribers??? 😏
🫵🏻📺:
Ahem…Every little milestone means a lot to us, so THANK YOU to our first 100 subscribers on our YouTube channel! 🙏🏽
Appreciate each and every one of you! Look forward to interacting with y’all on our next episode! ✌🏽
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JOEL EMBIID REJECTION!!! 💪🏾
Embiid is about to start an international war! Time for the big man to find his rhythm ahead of their arrival in Paris!
#USABMNT
#USABasketball
#Paris2024
Big road win for the Cavs! With the series tied 1-1 heading back to Cleveland, does your pick for this series winner change? Who wins? 🤔
Boston Celtics or Cleveland Cavaliers? 🤔
#DifferentHere
#LetEmKnow
Welp…the poll ends with Nuggets in 6/7 being the most popular answer, but 52% of total voters picked the Timberwolves to win the series. With the Nuggets down 0-1 in the series, and down TWENTY SIX points at halftime of Game 2…Minnesota is looking good to win…👀
And as we all expected, the Boston Celtics are heading back to the
#NBAFinals
after sweeping the Indiana Pacers! 🧹🧹🧹🧹
Other than Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown, who do YOU think needs to have a big series for Boston to clinch the NBA title?!?! 🤔
#DifferentHere
We’ll always have those 16 games! 🥹
Wish his Pistons tenure could have been longer and more successful, but Joe Harris gave everything he had left for the 2023-2024 Detroit Pistons. Respect! 🍻
#DetroitBasketball
#Pistons
#NBA
#NBAX
Is there anything that Alyssa Thomas can’t do? Wouldn’t that make Thomas’ value immeasurable? 🤔
Tap into Episode 6 of
@EMW_Pod
in which we make a case for Thomas’ WNBA MVP candidacy! (At 51:59) 🏀
#WelcomeToTheW
#WNBA
#BringTheHeat
Ep 6:…
The Triple-Double queen is a FORCE to be reckoned with as she consistently delivers for her
@ConnecticutSun
squad 💪
Watch Alyssa Thomas and the Sun in action as they take on the Dallas Wings at 1pm/ET on CBS
The Celtics lead the Pacers 3-0.
The Mavericks lead the Timberwolves 3-0.
Let’s be real: it’s Celtics vs Mavericks in the 2024
#NBAFinals
! Who y’all got to win it all? 🤔
#DifferentHere
#OneForDallas
If the Golden State Warriors ever trade Draymond Green to the Detroit Pistons, we guarantee y’all that
@Opinionated_MJ
&
@CP3_777
will have non-stop coverage of another Dubs-Pistons connection on East Meets West!
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