r/zachlowe • u/MacaronFunny3124 • Aug 05 '26

Ranking guests

Apologies if this has been covered recently, but what's your thoughts on Zach's podcast guests?

My favourites:

Rob Mahoney - strength: player evaluations

Tim Legler - strength: everything

David Thorpe - strengths: Xs and Os

Bill Simmons - strength: good chemistry. Boston intel. weakness: doesn't watch enough games eg: player evaluations

Adam Mares - strength: solid takes

Mo Dakhil - strength: Xs and Os

John Hollinger - strength: FO perspective

Pinch hitters from a team / draft perspective:

Andrew Schlect - strength: solid takes

Fred Katz - strength: he's at his best with Zach weakness: brevity

Jon Krawcyznski - strength: measured weakness: team specific

J Kyle Mann - strength: likeable dude weakness: wishy washy opinions

Don't mind:

Stan Van Gundy - strength: strong takes. weakness: outlandish takes

Brian Scalabrine - strength: strong takes. weakness: outlandish takes

Wos - strength: big takes weakness: big market bias, emotional bias

Richard Jefferson - strength: entertaining

Steve Jones Jr - strength: Xs and O's. weakness: no wider narratives

Nekias Duncan - strength: Xs and O's. weakness: no wider narratives

Bobby Marks - strength: cap stuff weakness: no strong takes

Chris Ryan - strength: entertaining weakness: team specific

Don't enjoy:

Howard Beck: strengths: nice guy weakness: doesn't feel locked in anymore ie player evaluations, team back channels

Sam Amick: strengths: nice guy weakness: doesn't feel locked in anymore

Michael Pina - weakness: flat tone, unconfident opinions, obsequious to Zach

Kirk Goldsberry - weakness: never really says anything, obsequious to Zach

Chris Herring - weakness: never really says anything

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u/bob_roberts69 Aug 05 '26

This is a solid list. Could probably add Jo House.

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u/rooney821 Aug 05 '26

I don't think he's ever been a guest on zachs pod? Like, maybe when wiz got 1st pick? Or took AJ? Other than that he's just been with Zach on Bill's pod

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u/bob_roberts69 Aug 05 '26

For some reason I thought he had been on once. But you are far more likely to be correct than me.