{"podcast":{"title":"Hoop Heads","slug":"hoop-heads-503560","podcast_index_feed_id":503560,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/G6h4gDiv","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/hoop-heads/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/66dd1a14-7aec-4584-9e88-68b9731fa1ee/3000x3000/hoop_heads.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Hoop Heads Podcast Network","episode_count":1333,"summary":"The Hoop Heads Podcast is co-hosted by Head Start Basketball Founder Mike Klinzing and Coach Jason Sunkle. The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. Listen in for interviews with personalities from across the basketball landscape. Our line-up of podcast guests includes some of the top minds in the game across all levels, from grassroots to the NBA. They’ll share insights to help you grow as a coach, improve as a player, or enhance your experience of the game as a parent. You’ll gain new perspectives on what the best coaches are doing, how they do it, and why they do it. We hope to make you think and challenge you to consider your approach to the game of basketball. We’ll also attempt to entertain and inform as we share our thoughts on the NBA and college hoops. We are passionately committed to the Hoop Heads Podcast and growing the game of basketball. Visit our website www.hoopheadspod.com to check out every episode we've ever recorded and learn more about what drives our show! Thank you for being a part of Hoop Heads Nation!Podcast by Hoop Heads","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T12:22:27.953890+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560"},"episode":{"title":"Ballmer, Expansion, League Pass, & The Best Players from Each State Rankings Continue - Episode 1298","slug":"ballmer-expansion-league-pass-the-best-players-from-each-state-rankings-continue-episode-1298","published_at":"2026-09-16T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560/ballmer-expansion-league-pass-the-best-players-from-each-state-rankings-continue-episode-1298","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/hoop-heads/episodes/ballmer-expansion-league-pass-the-best-players-from-each-state-rankings-continue-episode-1298/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/646f4696-aa7f-46d0-b3db-43621b676ae2/episodes/9195d428-9405-4b9c-a0a2-fa816239e858/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=646f4696-aa7f-46d0-b3db-43621b676ae2&awEpisodeId=9195d428-9405-4b9c-a0a2-fa816239e858&feed=G6h4gDiv","summary":"On this episode Mike & Jason discuss a slow NBA news week, including potential league expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas and which Western Conference team might move east. They criticize the confusing and expensive ways fans must access local NBA games, arguing that a reasonably priced League Pass-style package would be a better solution. The hosts examine Steve Ballmer’s decision not to challenge the NBA’s punishment of the Clippers and debate what the franchise’s future looks like without full ownership of its draft picks. They continue ranking the best NBA players from each state, selecting players such as Bill Russell, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, Walt Frazier, and Tracy McGrady while sharing plenty of humorous research mishaps. The episode closes with a bleak assessment of the Cleveland Browns, focusing on their quarterback problems, Deshaun Watson’s struggles, and the belief that the season may already be lost.","meta_description":"On this episode Mike & Jason discuss a slow NBA news week, including potential league expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas and which Western Conference team…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3867,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hoop-heads-503560/episodes/ballmer-expansion-league-pass-the-best-players-from-each-state-rankings-continue-episode-1298/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560/ballmer-expansion-league-pass-the-best-players-from-each-state-rankings-continue-episode-1298.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}