After an eventful few days at Denver Stiffs, I brought on Gordon Gross to discuss the big news of Adam Mares and Brendan Vogt stepping down from, reflect on the best and brightest moments during the Golden Era of Denver Stiffs, and tease the newest plans.

Then, we discussed the FIBA World Cup, headlined by the struggles of Team USA against Turkey. Nikola Jokic and Serbia look like major challengers to the Americans, while Juancho Hernangomez and Spain also look the part.

Finally, Gordon and I had a good discussion about the concept of Player Rankings, what they really mean, how to contextualize them, and which player should be considered the best in the NBA today.

Enjoy!

Adam’s soliloquy I mentioned during the podcast on the sports media landscape and using sports to bring people together rather than tear them apart: