The Beyond the Arc Podcast

The Beyond the Arc Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode #76: Gasol Brothers Three-Point Contest
April 11, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:Phil won some money off of Wade Baldwin’s crazy last-second shot against the Knicks.The Grizzlies are about to make their seventh straight postseason appearance.We detour into gushing over how good young A

Episode #75: Grit and Grind and Sports Media, Redux
April 03, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:Kevin’s big post from last week about Grit and Grind, sports media, what it all means, etc.Has the Internet hurt sports coverage? Sports fandom?Being able to predict when the Grizzlies aren’t going to play

Episode #74: Good Gasol/Bad Gasol
March 27, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:The Grizzlies’ bummer of a road tripThe difference in Good Gasol and Bad Gasol and why they show up when they doWhether the mileage on Marc Gasol is finally starting to get to himWhat rock band would the G

Episode #73: Z-Bo: Sixth Man of the Year?
March 21, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:Zach Randolph’s candidacy for Sixth Man of the Year, and who some of the challengers might be.How can the Grizzlies win four straight games right after losing five straight? How much of that is tied to Mar

Episode #72: Torn Knees, Mended Lineups
March 14, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:The big news of last night: Chandler Parsons is out indefinitely with a partial meniscus tear. What does that mean for the Grizzlies this year? What about the years after that?How much better does it make

Episode #71: Losing, Parsons, and #FreeJamesEnnis
March 06, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:Our email thread from last week about what makes the Grizzlies hard to talk aboutWhat happened to the Grizzlies against Dallas and Houston? What is it about athletic centers and bad help defense?Should the

Episode #70: Grading the Grizzlies
February 20, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:The Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans, which means Boogie and Anthony Davis are both on a team in the Southwest Division.We grade the Grizzlies at the All-Star Break, including what

Episode #69: Have a Nice All-Star Break
February 13, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:Heading into the All Star break, are the Grizzlies overperforming or underperforming our preseason expectations? Can they do both?The Grizzlies’ big win over the Spurs and not-a-big-deal loss to the Golden

Episode #68: Requiem for a Troy
January 31, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:The hilarious Chandler Parsons/CJ McCollum Twitter beefWhy did the Grizzlies lose to the Blazers?Zach Randolph’s stellar play on the first half of this road tripConley’s new career high Monday against the

Episode #67: Is it time to worry yet?
January 24, 2017

This week on the show, Kevin and Phil talk about:ESPN’s Zach Lowe loves JaMychal Green and so do weWith the Grizzlies’ bad loss to the Rockets, is it time to start worrying?The Wizards game, and how real is a “schedule loss,” anyway?Bigger All-Star start