Our NBA Season Preview, a few weeks late, with J.E. Skeets.  Skeets is one of the top bloggers/podcasters/vidcasters in the ‘sphere and that’s not just limited to basketball. He is the editor of Ball Don’t Lie over at Yahoo as well as co-host of the daily podcast - now with video - of The Basketball Jones. Both worth your time.

We talk about Canada a lot, as he is from the country up north, including the proper way to say ‘about.’ We also spend a lot of time in nerdy podcast world discussing the way his show is produced every day and the process by which they can do amazing video, daily, on what looks like the set of the Matrix.

We also discuss the NBA and if the empty arenas around the league are something to be concerned about. We dissect the many criticisms of the NBA, namely the ideas that it’s about the personalities off the court more than the play on and that ESPN has turned the league into a highlight reel that doesn’t need to be watched in full. Skeets is obviously a fan of the game, so we debate that and more.

Finally, we talk about this season, and get into the Iverson trade and who it will help. I don’t think anyone in Philly ever imagined Iverson becoming a journeyman. We discuss the Sixers chances in the East this year and if he really thinks Mo Cheeks will get fired. 

We end with his unofficial pick for the Finals this year, and get into some more nerdy podcast talk. Skeets is the man.