PODCAST #78: Time to step up or sit down.

Halfway through the Top 16 and it’s gutcheck time. Some folks have played their teams into favorable positions, while others have choked themselves into a corner. Slam and Freaknick tab eight players-20 from each group-who need a kick in the ass to get back on track.

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And continuing our new tradition, a segmented breakdown so you can get where you’re trying to go:

0-1: Welcome to the show, guys. Mase and Lil’ Wayne team up for a class action law suit against ELA.

1-8: In Group E, Slam and Freaknick have their eyes on two Unicaja guards who need to get big these next three weeks. Either way, will they have enough to advance?

9-16: In Group F, has Ricky Rubio taken a step back this season? And why Damir Markota is the missing link from a Union Olimpija Top 16 trip.

16-17: A brief intermission to discuss Nikololz Tkitishvili’s All-Stars, the undefeated Syracuse intramural team that has New York buzzing.

17-23: In Group G, as ELA (and everyone with a brain) predicted, Siena has been in trouble without Bo McCalebb. Are Group G’s step-uppers on Montepaschi?

24-33: Finally we get to Group H, where Fenerbahçe’s still perfect but facing the loss of Mirsad Turkcan, and Valencia needs more out of their guards if they want to advance.