Ben Golliver and Michael Pina

Joined: Feb 10, 2020

The Open Floor's NBA All-Star Mock Draft | The Open Floor Podcast: SI's NBA Show

Lagging Lakers, The Jazz Machine, All-Star Snubs | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

The Great NBA All-Star Roster Debates | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Rethinking the Nets, Fixing the Celtics, Firing Ryan Saunders | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

National Anthem Outcry, LaMelo Ball Mania, Dream All-Star Event Fields | ‘Open Floor’ Podcast

The Mavericks lose the anthem, LaMelo Ball makes the most of his new starting job and the latest on the upcoming All-Star weekend.

The NBA's biggest early-season regrets | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Ben Golliver and Michael Pina look back on the first quarter of the NBA season to investigate which teams are having the biggest regrets after six weeks of basketball. Would the Boston Celtics have found a way to keep Gordon Hayward? Would any team trade for Russell Westbrook? How should the Washington Wizards wiggle out of their current predicament with Bradley Beal? Did the Brooklyn Nets make the right hire with Steve Nash? Should the Detroit Pistons have scrapped their entire strategy? Did Denver need to back up the Brinks truck for Jerami Grant? How many teams screwed up by passing on Tyrese Haliburton? Should the Atlanta Hawks have just paid John Collins? Was there anything that Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks could have done differently to prevent their slow start? What about the wayward Timberwolves? The following transcript is an excerpt from The Open Floor Podcast. Listen to the full episode on podcast players everywhere or on SI.com.Ben Golliver: You can't blow a seven point lead to the Washington Wizards, a team that has barely even played this season and has some of the most damaging individual players in the league. It's just a roster full of regrets. If we're talking regrets right now, this whole roster is regrettable and you drop that game, come on.Michael Pina: I think the biggest difference between the Golden State Warriors with Kerr and these Nets is that those Golden State Warriors had a year under Mark Jackson or a couple of years under Mark Jackson, where they went to the playoffs together, they felt pain together, they grew together. Here we're throwing Kyrie, KD and Harden now just against a wall and kind of seeing what happens. And you watch defensively they have no core belief system.

Shaq questions Donovan Mitchell, Kyrie Irving fake trades | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Ben Golliver and Michael Pina open with a look back at Shaquille O'Neal's controversial post-game interview of Donovan Mitchell on TNT. What did Shaq get right and what did he get wrong in his dismissal of Mitchell? What's the real story about Mitchell and the surging Jazz? Should "Inside The NBA" alter its approach or should other media avenues step up in the analysis department? From there, Ben and Michael shift gears to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo's uneven opening month, the Milwaukee Bucks' lineup holes, and whether they can get back to an elite level on defense. At the end, the guys process a bunch of Kyrie Irving fake trades sent in by the Open Floor Globe. Kyrie to Orlando? Kyrie to Chicago? Kyrie to Washington? Kyrie to New York? Kyrie to Toronto? So I guess what I'm trying to say is, look, let's clean up this mess. It was awkward television, but we can say, look, the story of the jazz is not Donovan Mitchell isn't good enough or he is not doing enough or he needs to do more individually.

CJ McCollum's Injury, Zion Williamson's Next Steps, Steve Nash's Learning Curve | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Will Portland survive CJ McCollum's injury? Does Stan Van Gundy need to shuffle the Pelicans lineup? The Open Floor Podcast discusses those topics and more.

Ten Questions About Kevin Durant, James Harden and the New-Look Nets | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Ben Golliver and Michael Pina dig in deep on James Harden's first two games with the new-look Brooklyn Nets. Why is Harden on his best behavior and will it last? Do Kevin Durant and Harden share a telekinetic combination, and how does their partnership stack up to past duos involving Durant and Harden? Can Harden actually repair his reputation with casual fans, or is that a lost cause? Which role players benefit the most from Harden's arrival? How aggressively should Brooklyn seek trades involving Kyrie Irving? Should their thinking change at the deadline versus next summer? What type of players should Brooklyn target in an Irving deal? Who would win in an Eastern Conference finals between the Nets and Bucks? Is the pressure off Milwaukee now? Do the Bucks need to make a counter move to keep up after the Harden trade?

COVID-19 Woes Mount, Stephen Curry's Magnetism, Clippers' Highs & Lows | Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

COVID on the rise in the NBA, Curry is on fire, who's ruling LA this year? Plus much more.

NBA protests Jacob Blake ruling & Capitol storming | Open Floor

Ben Golliver and Michael Pina open with an extended discussion of the various protests that swept the NBA on Wednesday night in response to a lack of charges in the Jacob Blake shooting and the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington. Was it surprising that all games went on as planned? What are the next steps for NBA protests after the bubble shutdown? What role did the NBA's successful voting rights advocacy in Georgia play in the league's reaction to this week's events? From there, Ben and Michael take stock of Wednesday's games. How long will Bradley Beal endure 60-point games in losses? What's driving the New York Knicks' early success? How The Orlando Magic react to Markelle Fultz's ACL tear?

Open Floor – SI's NBA Show: All Angles on Stephen Curry's 62-Point Explosion

Ben Golliver and Michael Pina open by basking in the glow of Stephen Curry's 62-point explosion. Did Curry actually have something to prove? Were any of the recent criticisms warranted? Where does Golden State go from here? Is Curry bound to live out a "Super-Dirk" existence as he progresses through his 30s? From there, Ben and Michael discuss Jayson Tatum's game-winner, Blake Griffin's decline, Brooklyn's latest late-game mishap, and Kawhi Leonard's weekend struggles.