Gil's Arena - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Gilbert and his colleagues are the most entertaining, honest, and fun NBA/basketball podcast out. They dive deep and their experience, hoop IQ, and interesting topics keep the show fresh. Between Gil’s podcasts, Jj Redick, Paul George, Draymond Green, Point Forward with ET/Iggy, Pat Bev, and CJ McCollum, I can get my basketball takes without bias. ESPN coverage of basketball has become so biased and skewed that it's unbearable. Journalists who got cut from every team they grew up on think they know more about hoops than NBA pros or even the average fan who played basketball in HS or college. I unsubscribed from all the biased NBA journalist podcasts and only listen to pro guys who have been through it. Underdog fantasy better keep giving Gilbert the production he deserves

Gives player stories and perspective from an unbiased point of view and when he is being biased, he’s pretty upfront about it.

When it’s clicking on all cylinders it’s great! Pure quality, informative, insightful entertainment. When it’s bad, it’s real real bad. Misogyny, homophobia, conspiracy theories and absurd takes. And if you’re anti-Lakers or anti-Lebron this ain’t for you, because they get a lot of mentions. This is actually one of my favorite podcasts, but I just can’t give it a 5 star review because when it’s bad it’s almost unlistenable. The audio issues, the crazy takes that derail the show for long periods of time and other stuff keep it from being a can’t miss basketball podcast.

I love the podcast, plus the knowledge and humor that these former NBA players have for the game.

Gil is smart and makes interesting points, but too often the discussion gets derailed by McCants. At that point the show becomes argumentative, but not insightful.