Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN's Insiders sort out life in and around the NBA world.

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  • Ant edwards5
    Bros chins is so massive
    Do yk what else is massive…
  • LanceThomasSTAN
    It’s weird…
    For guys who are so clearly plugged into the NBA they don’t really ever have their own opinions…idk if it’s the ESPN of it all but if you’ve seen Mondays sportscenter you’ve seen the show for the week. It used to be better
  • Jeff Foster's Quinoa Salad
    Replace Bomtemps
    Everything about Bontemps is annoying.
  • civil tongue
    Finals game 2 preview
    Hard to listen to this particular broadcast. Commentators are stepping on each other’s comments - interrupting. One guy seems to think he’s got the best thought because he keeps interrupting everybody. Are all you guys from New York? Lol.
  • Desidero
    We deserve better guests during the Finals!
    The Hoop Collective Community deserves a better guests than Iman Shumpert after game 1 of the finals. As Bontemps would say: “What are we doing here?!” Bring on a Hoop Collective regular guest (e.g., Ramona), not someone who sounded like he was analyzing an NBA game for the first time. Love the show overall, you just need better guests for the Finals’ postmortems!
  • Aaron Marcizzle
    Stop Talking Over Each Other
    I had previously given 5 stars but the interrupting each other and nonsense has really ramped up lately. And now that Zach Lowe has a new podcast, this one is just not as high up the list.
  • tjk48
    Tough listen
    Not much chemistry in this trio. Bontemps is VERY hard to listen to.
  • <-px
    Great show
    Definitely the best podcast to catch up with the nba
  • Teamr01
    REPLACE BONTEMPS
    Been following this pod for years and I’m reaching the point where I can’t listen anymore because of Bontemps and his awful attitude. Why does he always need to be right and have the last word? Why can’t he let someone else have an opinion without cutting them off? It’s infuriating. I listen to this pod to relax but he makes my blood boil. Whenever he’s not on an episode it’s 1000x better. PLEASE get Bobby Marks or something! The chemistry this pod used to have is COMPLETELY GONE
  • bridgeseller
    McMahon
    The worst. This man is the worst. Making fun of hockey? Get a life. He is the worst.
  • Yieldwoalsb
    Tim kills this show
    One of the tims is beyond annoying calling hockey fans not a sport and just whines is he does t get credit if Brian doesn’t agree with him or has a negative attitude towards a ton of topics… I like Brian but both tims or atleast one of the. Needs to go!
  • Hesh151
    Tim Bontemps is weirdo
    How can you be in media and be so awkward.
  • Scooter1910
    The kernel of a good listen
    I like Windy, but the chemistry on the show is toxic and makes for an uncomfortable listen
  • D Nuñez Cohen
    MacMahon Ruining the Show
    Tim MacMahon is making this show impossible to enjoy. He’s mean, not very funny, and constantly hogging the mic with obnoxious petty gossip and obvious basketball points. He would be better off as a gossip columnist.
  • MarksMarcus
    Definitely Hard to Listen Too
    I don’t review things hardly ever but I expected way more from this podcast. I feel like the goal of these guys on the show is to be as passive aggressive as possible and plain aggressive sometimes when they scream at each other. They need guys that actually mesh well together.
  • bcchuck
    Great NBA Playoff Content
    The 3 amigos!
  • HGTan1980
    Gross
    “Howdy, partners. And by the talent, you mean my wife, the IT department, had to make a sprint home to take care of some things with her, to see her, to service her, you might say. And all's good.” -Tim MacMahon
  • m.arkal
    Most real basketball podcast out there?
    I’m close to being finished with this pod due to McMahon’s constant and insufferable insults which he seems to think are clever and amusing but are simply juvenile and detract from the otherwise quality discussion of basketball by Windhorst and Bontemps. Just stick to basketball.
  • Bob2344
    Unlistenable
    Why listen to this when the Zach Lowe pod exists
  • Loyal_Blaugrana7431
    NO CUSSING YEAH
    Im a kid so I like nba and I can’t listen to cussing
  • Rocket4567
    Need to rethink this
    I've enjoyed the different iterations of this podcast for many years, but I think it's time limit this in my rotation. I really miss the rotating guests. I enjoy Windy's perspective and his connections with the basketball world. Why do we have to tolerate CONSTANT bickering of the two Tims?!?! As Bob Newhart made famous, "Just stop it!" Bite your tongue and let Brian speak! MacMahon is amusing when not with Bontemps.
  • BigGoudaLTC
    Pro Windy
    I’m pro Windy but wow does MacMahon have a big head for someone who covers a children’s game. Not to mention the golden ticket he was handed can’t even crack the NYT Best Sellers and is currently sitting at 31 reviews on Amazon. And his podcast epically failed within three months. The writing’s on the wall.
  • St. Tex
    Draymond
    Thank you Tim B. for pointing out what I am now TIRED of. It is ridiculous what Draymond is doing and getting away with. I am a teacher and it reminds of my students playing victim when they blatantly do something undesirable. Tired of Draymond , he is gunna hurt someone again
  • YaAppBroken1
    Knicks
    Emergency pod? How about you give the Knicks their due and admit how wrong you were
  • d_quig
    Too much
    I just wanna say two things. One being that ESPN is turning into the most hollow network there is out there, as the Ringer gets fatter and fatter. And two, is that I wish McMahon would shut his pie hole a little more often so that the others can speak. He thinks he’s funny, but he really is not.
  • podcastbypodcasts
    Tough listen
    I like windy. But man. Between bontempts SCREAMING and mcmahon’s brutal jokes, I’d describe thjs pod as insufferable. I won’t listen now that Zach Lowe is back. McMahon and Bontempts just seem like people I don’t want any part of.. so unsubscribe for me!
  • X-gay
    A mess
    They must understand they are creating a mess. The two from the remote constantly overlapping each other, and it’s so miserable. They’re doing this a lot and they has to learn when to shut up for other speaker. That’s basic. If they can’t just come to the studio in person.!
  • Bubba 696969
    Audio quality
    Get Bontemps decent equipment! Cannot listen to in the car due to volume level differences. Sounds like he’s screaming into a tin can
  • Durham PG
    Unlistenable
    The Zach Lowe pod is back. There’s no reason to listen to Bontemps whine anymore.
  • chefboyarkey
    Where’s the past episodes?
    This may not be a show problem but I need the previous episodes? Like from before 2023? Where are they why is it capped at 200?
  • RDave4
    Almost there
    Since Zach Lowe got taken off the air, this has become my favorite basketball podcast, but there are two things to improve: there’s too much interrupting of each other, and tell the editor that commercials should come in between topics, not sentences.
  • mrb55OR
    Stick to TOPIC! Warriors???
    You promised some content about the Warriors you started, and then got distracted/ interrupted, and never got back to the subject. Come on! that’s your job Wendy or at least Bontemp should’ve brought you back to the topic except that he was one of the distractions.
  • KIMBERTHUG
    Contentious
    Really bad mix of personalities. There’s one guy, Bontemps?, who is confrontational and defensive. It’s bizarre; he brings everything down. I enjoy Windhorst so I thought I’d give the podcast a try but he desperately needs to replace one of the guys.
  • t.sr95
    Do y’all even like basketball???
    Been listening for awhile and Windy these dudes don’t sound like they like basketball. All these digs and slights on players. Go cover something else cause it’s clear you are hate watching these games. Bontemps, how many years did Nico said they had? You literally repeated 12 times in a 20 mins span. New material for the love of ducking god
  • Chuck Beck33
    Show losing fire
    This show used to be a good listen but now it’s devolved into a hypercritical show where they constantly talk about only 3 realistic teams to win a title and everyone else stinks. These guys obviously hate their jobs and covering the league. They trash a lot of players and really only get excited when they talk about restaurants and their hotel accommodations.
  • Frieleaux
    Kyrie
    I must say I was not pleased with Kyrie’s behavior in Brooklyn, but you are correct when you observe how much he has grown in Dallas-very impressive. The way he honors Luka in a very delicate situation, excellent. I agree with the observations that the Mav’s leadership should try to keep him long term. That would be a smart move. Yes it may even attract other players who have tremendous respect for him.
  • mickloser
    Cringe
    The last thing anyone wants to hear is more lies from Bontemps. Ultimate hater of the game and he sucked in high school.
  • gbxdfg
    Co-hosts are kind of toxic
    I like listening to Windhorst. He has knowledgeable takes and great insider insights. I don’t make it through a lot of the podcasts due to the insufferable behavior of the co-hosts. They interrupt way too much and cut on Windhorst in a non-funny and mean spirited way.
  • JordanJer
    Com
    Some of these comments are ridiculous lol. The vast majority of normal people have no complaints. The pod is amazing as is, please keep everything the exact same 🙏🏼
  • Joeboeyo
    Big bad banned Macmahon
    Windy bonty love you guys but after macmahons week of arrogance and pocket filled reporting I will never listen to this again. Was a fun 3 years though truly.
  • Gadamer's ghost
    Just saying
    Brian Windhorst is stupid
  • JesseHaley
    LeBron’s Coattails
    Brian gets cranky when he has to work.
  • Jknowsball
    Trade Bontemps for a six pack
    I’ve listened for a while but the personality mix is making the show an increasingly difficult listen. Bontemps in particular seems desperate to fact check every minute detail. There is rarely flow to the show as a result. The only saving grace is Tim McMahon. I think there’s usually pretty good flow with McMahon and Windhorst, but something has to be done with Bontemps bc it is not working as a trio.
  • Connie-Hawkins
    Time to say goodbye
    Been listening for multiple years, but have to take a break. TB can’t help himself when it comes to cutting co-hosts off and arguing every single point. He doesn’t offer helpful analytics, real league insight, or a relatable personality. Just an abundance of “what are we doing here?” As if it’s not his literal job to openly and thoroughly discuss NBA topics. Need more Bobby Marks or someone fresh. Definitely missing the Lowe Post podcast.
  • Obi-Wan '15
    not even close
    Decent but not even close to being a good podcast. winD and mcmahon are kinda lousy. Zach Lowe was so much better. The Locked on Podcasts are a solid replacement for team specific analysis. If you just need an NBA fix, this ain’t it.
  • dont dox me please
    Mouthpiece
    Like the podcast, but todays episode was brutal. Windy’s stance on the AD trade update was bad. His injury history does matter and making the win now trade for him while injured needs to be held against Nico.
  • Jfleming40
    Windy is just a corporate mouthpiece now
    This show has gone downhill and the recent episode was insufferable.
  • tommzmust1
    Brian Bingo Vindy
    Windy is a hard worker no doubt that, sleep is a rarity and all, but the guy is a bingo. Please try to get more sleep in and play those brainy games on your phone.
  • SteelCityCBR
    Windhorst needs to find better guests
    The knowledge base is strong and unmatched…which is the only reason I keep listening. The personality mix is HORRIBLE and unbearable at times. Brian is talented, knowledgeable, and connected enough to carry the show by himself. He can find better guests that complement him and the nuances he wants to discuss each show.
  • Djjdjsjdjfjfnd
    Just fine
    I like these guys just fine, I’m extremely glad to have them; but come on ESPN, getting rid of Zach Lowe but keeping TB?!? Boneheaded move.
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