D Hoop University
Temporada 1
por Darrell Harris
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. Let the beauty of fantasy football begin. Casual Diehards host their first pod in over a month to recap the podcast league fantasy draft (3:25). Darrell & Shiv walk you through their respective rosters & draft strategies ahead of week 1 of the NFL Regular Season.Dhoop roster breakdown (4:35) - passing up on Kelce, Ekeler & McCaffrey for Derrick Henry, when to take Breece Hall (9:50), Stacking players on the same team (16:25) Shiv's roster breakdown (19:40) - Garrett Wilson breakout year? Calvin Ridley vs. Christian Kirk, Justin Fields confidence level (28:30), tight end talk (31:00) Will Bijan Robinson be 'him' ? (32:38) Things to look out for (44:15) + Week 1 vibes and pure romanticism for the art of fantasy football to take us home
Featuring Twan Lama. A week in the making, this episode is a double-feature that first pays tribute to the legacy of WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt. His sudden passing rocked the wrestling world, and Darrell does his best to honor the passion he brought to wrestling with a narrative about his lasting impact. We then go back in time for a recording with my brotha Antwan a.k.a. Twan Lama. He is a hoop head, artist and clothing designer. The two of us wrap around the NBA popcorn style, along with some creative talk and shared experiences as being Dads. Enjoy the pod! (5:30) reacting to the news of Bray Wyatt's passing, and a career retrospective (29:40) The American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes documentary review (1:00:00) How the Circle of Life in wrestling translates to real life (1:16:15) The Freestyle Friday hoops edition begins. Twan and Hoop start with Team USA before running through all real contenders and sleepers from both conferences ahead of the NBA season (2:00:25) Dad life, and who/what/why behind the Twan Lama brand
Featuring Mylen Makes. Another former high school teammate that's making big moves. Music is Mylen's newest venture, while his artistry includes fashion, modeling, videography & more. Meaning there's plenty to discuss in the years since he and I last caught up. Hear how 'the kid with vitiligo' embraced who he was and never looked back. Stream "Psyche" for a more contextualized listen. Find the link & rundown below. Enjoy the pod! After some banter on the good ol' study hall days (7:15) we begin discussing the debut single "Psyche" The messages in the song bring up sidebar talks about clothing brands (11:20) and when Mylen decided to embrace his vitiligo (12:10) (18:25) The meaning behind the most vulnerable lyrics on the single Musical/fashion inspirations in the industry (24:00) (33:00) A series of meaningful interactions, some great some terrible, that shaped him along his path so far who/what is Fullhaus (39:30) and 'what's next' for Mylen (42:00) (45:00) we discuss spending our free time as creatives & share more musical gems that we find special meaning in (49:25) (1:00:25) Delineating the separation of the artist and the art Stream “Psyche” - https://tr.ee/FF5JSUoLKW
Featuring Shiva Dhiman & Jeremy Williams. The fantasy league kicks into high gear with the live reveal of the draft order. Hear our reactions in real-time as the strategizing begins. Then we run the gamut on teams that shouldn't be overlooked, in a season where everything is up for grabs. Along the way, you'll find a review of Madden 24 as well. Enjoy the pod!(9:25) DHU / TTT Fantasy league participants & draft order reveal (20:00) My brother's allegiance to Washington, and other NFL sleepers (i.e. the Lions, Dolphins, Bears, Texans, Jets & more) (32:40) a trip down Madden memory lane and review of early access Madden 24 (45:20) A few more under the radar teams, and an AFC North deep dive
Featuring Dylan Sanglay. Drip check! We're talking kicks today with one of the best resellers in the game. First off, we get to know Dylan Sanglay the businessman (3:30) before sharing which shoe made us fall in love with kicks (15:20). From there we dive into fake shoes (25:00), yeezy's, dunks, and how to weigh 'hype vs. value' as sneaker lovers (43:40). Lastly, a convo about Nike diving into the Kobe retro line (50:05) and why there's some pairs you just can't rock. Enjoy the pod!
Featuring Terrel Emerson & Justin Walker. Resident 'league insider' and Head of Talk That Talk, Terrel Emerson, gives first-hand tales from Team USA's week in Las Vegas and how that may translate to the FIBA World Cup. Writer/web extraordinaire Justin Walker makes his DHU debut later on to recap WWE SummerSlam - a dense show, leaving us with a distant view of the Road to WrestleMania. Enjoy the pod!(5:05) Why this team may have less roster concerns than you think, mixed with a recap of USA vs. Puerto Rico (9:00) What's to expect from new faces Austin Reaves, Paolo Banchero and Anthony Edwards (19:45) the significance of the Select Team & what concerns lie in the international field. (31:20) Summerslam review. Highlights include the Bloodline, Cody Rhodes & Brock Lesnar's hug, LA Knight Ricochet vs. Logan Paul being Darrell's match of the night. Add a money in the bank cash-in, and a pitch for MJF's WWE debut that's almost too good to be true.
Featuring Gregory & Jeremy Carlyle. Got it out the mud with these two guys at an early age. First up, (7:45) Jerm & Greg share their experience playing college basketball before expanding on who are the 2K Twinnz in real life, and what's next in their journey (21:25). We then take it back to the Gahr High School days, (32:00) including the CIF championship that wasn't meant to be. Lastly we discuss what we're expecting from the Lakers and our guy Austin Reaves (40:50). Enjoy the pod!
Featuring Shiva Dhiman, Omar James, Kendall Gilliam. The first music discussion on the podcast merits the double-feature/double entendre as the title. Shiv, Darrell and Omar begin with the Travis Scott 'Utopia' roundtable. All sides are heard before branching out to football, fútbol & Slamball. 'The Big Steppers' is taken literally because Darrell is joined by his fraternity brother Kendall, for a casual weekend catch-up. Enjoy the pod! (5:45) the 'Utopia' reviews begin, three unique perspectives are shared including one that hasn't played the album (17:15) "What brings you guys to listen to music?" "What's in your rotation?" "Is Roddy Ricch cooked?" (36:45) Sizing up the competition in our respective NFL Divisions, is Jalen Hurts top 5? (46:30) (53:00) a conversation about a post-Brady NFL vs. post-LeBron NBA leads into the sports horizon that is soccer and possibly Slamball. (1:25:00) the Summer World tour checks-in with Kendall Gilliam to talk current news in Greekdom, East coast vs. West coast mixed with a few good laughs. Slamball recap article: https://www.talkthattalkradio.com/post/saturday-night-slamball-captivates-the-crowd
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. The Casual Diehards go heavy on the casual here. The common denominator in the lead topics is fatherhood. Hear Darrell's venting session from Raider's Training Camp (2:00), and join us in sending our best wishes to Bronny and the entire James family (17:20). For kicks and giggles, (42:35) Shiv & I flesh the 1v1 tournament that could save NBA All-Star Weekend. Enjoy the pod!
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. *Special announcement episode* Good checking in with my boy Shiv. (4:35) Shoutouts deliver some "Utopia" talk followed by a toast to a mini-milestone. Then "The Casual Diehard Fantasy Football Show" begins (11:40), featuring big picture analysis & drafting strategies. Darrell's best Tony Khan impersonation (33:50) with the special announcement of the day. Lastly, NBA Cup odds (39:05) ... yes they exist, and we're intrigued. Enjoy the pod!