Bleav in Wizards

by Bleav
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Basketball #133

Former Wizard Jahidi White and Bullets Forever writer Matt Modderno give you in-depth insight into your Wizards every week with premium analysis, commentary, and guests!

Recent Episodes
  • Buy, Hold, Sell the stocks of each member of the Washington Wizards
    Apr 11, 2025 – 01:08:03
  • Capital City Go-Go playoff preview, Wizards check-in, AJ Johnson's growth, Maryland coaching search
    Apr 1, 2025 – 00:42:33
  • The tank is ON! The Wizards are finally unleashing their young guys to play heavy minutes
    Mar 20, 2025 – 00:52:22
  • NBA Draft prospects for the Wizards to watch in the Atlantic 10 Tournament at Capital One Arena
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:13:34
  • These Young Wizards are really fun!
    Feb 27, 2025 – 00:52:59
  • The DMV College Hoops Midseason Awards featuring several local NBA Draft prospects
    Feb 19, 2025 – 00:52:26
  • Trade deadline recap: The Wizards make some serious trades!
    Feb 6, 2025 – 00:41:35
  • Trade deadline preview! Which Wizards are most likely to move prior to the trade deadline?
    Feb 4, 2025 – 00:44:58
  • Washington Wizards Mailbag! Covering trade deadline, the rebuild, the draft and more!
    Jan 29, 2025 – 01:06:19
  • Mount St. Mary's point guard Xavier Lipscomb
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:19:26
  • How are each of the Washington Wizards young players performing?
    Jan 15, 2025 – 00:57:23
  • Are the Wizards suddenly too good for Cooper Flagg?
    Jan 5, 2025 – 01:03:32
  • Georgetown freshman wing Caleb Williams
    Jan 1, 2025 – 00:19:08
  • Holiday gifts for each of the Washington Wizards. Plus, evals of Cooper Flagg, Derik Queen, & more!
    Dec 24, 2024 – 00:48:33
  • DMV recruiting and NBA prospect breakdown with recruiting expert Colby Giacubeno
    Dec 11, 2024 – 00:37:18
  • The Wizards won a basketball game! But what's going on with Bilal Coulibaly? Plus, trade talk!
    Dec 8, 2024 – 00:59:05
  • Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Postgame | Bucks win 124 - 114 | November 30, 2024
    Dec 1, 2024 – 00:23:26
  • Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Pregame | November 30, 2024
    Dec 1, 2024 – 00:15:18
  • Washington Wizards at New York Knicks Pregame | November 18, 2024
    Nov 19, 2024 – 00:20:59
  • Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Postgame | Pistons win 124 - 104 | November 17, 2024
    Nov 18, 2024 – 00:19:51
  • Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Pregame | November 17, 2024
    Nov 17, 2024 – 00:18:45
  • What is going on with Kyle Kuzma?
    Nov 16, 2024 – 01:01:42
  • Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks Pregame | November 15, 2024
    Nov 15, 2024 – 00:20:56
  • Washington Wizards at San Antonio Spurs Postgame | Spurs win 139 - 130 | November 13, 2024
    Nov 14, 2024 – 00:32:27
  • Washington Wizards at San Antonio Spurs Pregame | November 13, 2024
    Nov 14, 2024 – 00:26:52
  • Bonus episode of The Shell Shock Experience, a Maryland basketball podcast, with guest Dave Neal
    Nov 5, 2024 – 00:53:04
  • Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards Pregame | November 4, 2024
    Nov 4, 2024 – 00:15:46
  • Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Postgame | Heat win 118 - 98 | November 2, 2024
    Nov 3, 2024 – 00:28:27
  • How long until Bilal Coulibaly to surpasses Michael Jordan as the GOAT?
    Nov 3, 2024 – 01:11:39
  • Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Pregame | November 2, 2024
    Nov 3, 2024 – 00:20:02
  • Another career night for Bilal Coulibaly! Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Postgame | October 30, 2024
    Oct 31, 2024 – 00:52:21
  • Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Pregame | October 30, 2024
    Oct 30, 2024 – 00:20:45
  • Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks Postgame | Wizards WIN 121 - 119 | October 28, 2024
    Oct 29, 2024 – 00:47:26
  • Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks Pregame | October 28, 2024
    Oct 28, 2024 – 00:20:58
  • Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards Postgame | Cleveland wins 135 - 116 | October 26, 2024
    Oct 27, 2024 – 00:30:06
  • Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards Pregame | October 26, 2024
    Oct 26, 2024 – 00:22:31
  • Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards Postgame | Boston wins 122 - 102 | October 24, 2024
    Oct 25, 2024 – 00:31:21
  • Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards Pregame | October 24, 2024
    Oct 24, 2024 – 00:29:38
  • 10/18 Pregame show: New York Knicks at Washington Wizards to wrap up the Wizards preseason
    Oct 17, 2024 – 00:24:41
  • A check-in on the rookies so far, Wizards in the NBA GM Survey results, and 10/14 Pregame show: Wizards at Nets
    Oct 14, 2024 – 00:57:18
  • 10/11 Postgame show: Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors, 113-95
    Oct 12, 2024 – 00:33:27
  • 10/11 Pregame show: Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards
    Oct 11, 2024 – 00:21:20
  • 10/9 Postgame show: Washington Wizards lose to the New York Knicks, 117-94
    Oct 10, 2024 – 00:25:17
  • 10/9 Pregame show: Washington Wizards at New York Knicks
    Oct 9, 2024 – 00:22:43
  • 10/6 Postgame show: Wizards at Raptors
    Oct 7, 2024 – 00:28:55
  • 10/6 Pregame show: Wizards at Raptors
    Oct 6, 2024 – 00:30:32
  • Takeaways from Wizards Media Day & training camp with The Washington Post's Varun Shankar
    Oct 4, 2024 – 00:57:20
  • Wizards GM Will Dawkins remarks to the press, who are the top coaches, best motivational speeches, & NBA expansion
    Sep 27, 2024 – 01:01:02
  • Evan Fournier turns down Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly's defensive ceiling, & Kyle Kuzma in the Olympics
    Sep 13, 2024 – 01:05:43
  • University of Maryland guard DeShawn Harris-Smith is ready to show everyone the real DHS this year
    Sep 6, 2024 – 00:29:38
Recent Reviews
  • divijvk23
    Best wizards pod in the game
    Every time a new episode comes out it’s an instant listen. Matt and Jahadi are the consistent and find different angles to attack each podcast even during a point in the offseason where there shouldn’t be as much content as they are able to produce. Special guests keep the content fresh too. Love the work guys.
  • Therealogbobby
    Best Wizards podcast
    Excellent incite, clearly educated opinions and solid guests. Hopeful for the future of this franchise and hope this podcast gets to see the teams grind come to fruition. Go Wizards!
  • MJaxJr
    Favorite Wizards Podcast
    This is my favorite Wizards podcast by far. First and foremost, I love the consistency. Obviously I know all podcast hosts have lives outside of a given show, but a lot of Wizards podcasts I’ve listened to throughout the years have no consistent schedule of episodes. An episode could drop one day, and next one might drop randomly three weeks later. Bleav in Wizards is very consistent, and during grad school in California it was something I looked forward to every week to make me feel connected to home. Matt is a gifted host, and I absolutely love Jahidi’s insights and candor. I also appreciate how they dig a bit deeper in their analysis of the team than some other podcasts, really relying on critical thought, past experiences in the case of Jahidi, league trends, etc. to explore the “why” of team happening instead of a simplistic recounting of what happened. Very well done!
  • Greg "Juice"
    G Silver
    The only Wizards comparable to Harry Potter. 10/10
  • Duncan Robinson MVP
    Favorite Wiz pod!
    Great job! Keep it up!
  • bookaki12
    The 🐐
    MM has a great bag. Even if this team gonna lose a bunch this duo worth the listen
  • @CulpepperEric
    Awesome!
    Great Job guys!
  • BJB_17
    Excellent Insight
    Matt is always on point with the Wizards!
  • Greg Finberg
    Bleav in Wizards
    Matt is one of the most knowledgeable Wizards fans I know. Always tapped in to the latest with this squad and provides entertaining episodes alongside his co-host, Jahadi White. Can’t tell you how much I’ve learned from this podcast. Make sure to check it out!
  • WizarsdTrashTalker
    The Etan Thomas episode was GREAT
    What an ep, what a guy. Jahidi and Etan have incredible chemistry. Two old friends talking about their playing days and weighing in on the state of the league. Etan isn’t just some former Wizard either. This man is an author and serious contributor to publications like The Guardian. Loved hearing him on here. An evergreen episode. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Its F1 not McGlovin
    Go to Wizards Podcast
    This has become my go to Wizards podcast!!!
  • street_dreams
    Excellent Wiz Pod
    Huge fan. Love the content.
  • RockyandStu
    Great Content and Knowledge
    Title says it all. Matt varies up the basketball topics with different guests, he asks smart questions and the show delivers actual knowledge about the game. As someone that doesn’t have time to watch all the games, this is my go to podcast for the Wiz.
  • Sports Talk Geek
    Great Stuff!
    Good times, bad times, good seasons, bad seasons. Matt knows the Wizard inside and out and brings that knowledge to Wizards fans and all basketball fans at high level each and every week!
  • ad2083
    Misery loves company
    I love the podcast. Matt, Jahadi & the guests always provide excellent points. They always seem to have a pulse on how the fans are feeling. I wished we had a better product on the court for us to root for. Keep up the good work & can’t wait for what y’all got planned for the future.
  • Hize46
    Great podcast but I don’t like the new direction
    This has been my go to Wizards podcast since Fred Katz left Wizards After Dark and moved to the Knicks beat. Matt is incredibly knowledgeable on the Wizards and provides high level intelligent content. I’ve always enjoyed his conversations with other smart basketball analysts. But if I’m being honest, I don’t understand why they brought Jahidi White onto the podcast. No disrespect to him personally as he is a former NBA player, but he doesn’t bring the kind of insider analysis to the show that I enjoy. It feels like his player-first mentality is taking the show in a totally different direction. The back and forth conversations between Matt and Jahidi are not the same “nerd out over basketball” that I’ve come to appreciate. I hope they find their way and go back to the former way of scheduling guests.
  • sjnboys
    Awesome Podcast!!
    Love the content and the breakdown! Jahadi White really does a great job of breaking down the player and coach’s mindsets!
  • Lame Millennial
    Unbiased and consistent Wizards podcast
    Only a wizard can make that ^ happen 🪄
  • Steph geez
    5 stars for DMV
    Dec 29 2001, I was 17 yo and saw Michael Jordan score 51 points as a Wizard. In in the row behind me a 7 year old Wizards fan screamed the name Jahaaaadddiiii for 2+ hrs
  • Jcott112
    Greta podcast fan in Houston
    New cohost is Jahidi White
  • Bmkar
    Host Matt Modderno Is The Best
    Rafael Barlowe (Recent Podcast Guest): “…(Matt), you know your stuff, Man. You’re definitely the best when it comes to combining team stuff and (NBA) draft…there’s nobody better out there. And, I’m dead serious about that..” Rafael speaks my mind (and for so many others).
  • igamer624
    New host Jahidi White?
    Love how detailed and clear-eyes the analysis here is. Helps to wade through some of the wizards delusion elsewhere on the internet!
  • A2daRon!
    Go Wizards
    Good for recapping the Wizards even if DC fandom is cursed. Jahidi White!
  • derpaderpaderpaderpa
    Top Shelf Wizards content
    Matt is the best source around for high-quality Wizards content. He does a phenomenal job approaching discussions from the perspective of both a fan and an analyst (fanalyst?) and engaging with his audience. If you’re a huge Wizards fan and aren’t listening to Matt, you’re missing out. PS, is the new co-host Jahidi White?
  • FitzBra
    New cohost
    Martell Webster!
  • Ward 8 Vet
    Great Pod
    Must listen if you are a Wiz fan! Tap in! The new Co Host will be Brendan Haywood
  • tykwonflow
    The only sports podcast I make time for
    As a working parent, I don't have a ton of time for podcasts, especially ones longer than 30 minutes. Matt's podcast is the exception. He makes it worth my time through thoughtful analysis and interviews. It strikes just the right balance between technical and colloquial. I definitely feel like a smarter basketball fan after each listen. Update 2/4/23: I think Sam Dekker is the new podcast co-host.
  • weaselarmor
    Guess for the new cohost
    Trevor Booker!
  • Fitzhugh C
    Great Pod
    Matt is the man…knows Wiz inside and out…new former Wiz co-host is likely Jason Smith
  • jdudd23
    My favorite show!
    My go to/favorite show for all things Wizards! 🙌
  • Sports fan X
    Great
    This is great. I love tuning into this show.
  • Sportsfan122
    Great show!!
    Awesome analysis
  • JarydWilson
    Matt Is Great
    Matt has one of the most passionate team-specific social followings and it Carrie’s over to how he does this pod. Super insightful and engaging.
  • Coach Carter91919
    SLAPS
    Really enjoyed Matt Modern grow. Nice work!
  • EricLouis5
    Wizards
    Great show
  • BulletsPR
    ⭐️
    From #BulletsPR
  • fjidos
    Co host guest
    Is it going to be Roger Mason Jr?
  • One Testicle Lance
    The best Wizards/DMV hoops podcast out
    Not saying this lightly. Matt has bent over backwards for years keeping this train running. Having Larry was great for when we could have him. Matt has carried it successfully still after that break, experimenting with new stuff and giving us quality, reliable, and timely takes and content. Can’t say enough positive things about him and the pod. I don’t know how a grown man with that many cats does it. My guess on the new cohost: Sam Dekker?
  • Hube918374628
    My favorite Wizards Pod
    This is an absolutely fantastic podcast. Matt finds a way to balance the rational perspective and knowledge of a reporter with fanatical exuberance, frustration and hot takes on the team. His guests are great (I would love to see more collaborations with Kevin Broom). Keep it up!
  • derelicteTre
    Look forward to it each week
    I discovered the pod this season and very glad I did. Even when I can’t catch the game or stay up to date on the latest Wiz news, I know Matt has me covered. With impressive knowledge of the Wiz, Go Gos, and prospects, Matt and his guests provide great insights on the team and game I love. I look forward to a new episode every week. Keep it up Matt!
  • DetroitUp
    Matt is the best
    No need to go anywhere else for your Wizards content. This podcast has everything covered!
  • RHaus7
    Matt Modderno
    For the Wizards/NBA fan Bleav in Wizards is my first choice. Matt is a knowledgeable, passionate and talented host. He clearly works hard at finding enjoyable guests who entertain the listener. We are lucky to have him in the DMV.
  • GQatListNight
    Well-worth your time
    A fantastic show from a great guy, Matt treads the line between dejected Wizards fan (as many of us are) and insightful, analytical reporter - between the guests he brings on, the content he puts together, and his eye for the game(and talent), Bleav in Wizards is a must-listen for any & all Wiz fans.
  • ntm0917
    Best wizards podcast
    Matts a great host and provides a great fan perspective with just the right amount of earned cynicism
  • Loanmoney001
    Rating of the show
    I always love the podcast I am a wizard fan what is important to me is you can feel the love. I have listened to this podcast for about a year. Keep up the great work.
  • J.Covers
    Very nice work
    I put these reviews off longer than I should. After about two years of listening though - it’s about time. The news and entertainment has been free; the least I can give in return is a good word. Top notch Wiz pod full of quality content. Matt Moderno does an excellent job hosting the pod and when former Mr. Show-Me Basketball and NBA All Def 1st teamer Larry Hughes makes his appearances it’s the sweet icing. Moderno holds if down nicely either way. Good topics, thoughtful interviews, a good blend of expert information and fan-like speculation make for good edutainment. He legit represents the voice of the ever-paining DC hoops fan. If you’re a Wiz fan and you’re not listening, you absolutely should be.
  • Sammm_M
    Love this pod
    I’ve been listening to bleav in wizards for a couple of years and it just keeps getting better. Matt provides both a refreshingly fair perspective and a ton of really well researched and curated content. A must listen for any wizards fan!
  • killmoejhilike
    Thank you Matt Moderno
    Far and away my favorite basketball pod. Matt offers refreshing, realistic and passionate perspective for a team where it’s designated local media coverage is tainted by team ownership. I found this podcast and listened because of Larry, I continue to listen because of Matt. Thank you for all the work you put in.
  • duracellusa
    Matt and all the guests
    My man is well sourced, reliable, and has the depth of knowledge throughout the organization. He’s so concise and clearly does the homework. Keep this up man -Hush
  • taylorjonesdc
    Insightful and well-balanced Wizards pod
    Matt, the host, has the right balance of optimism and cynicism for a Wizards podcast. Others are either too team-friendly, too pessimistic, or (honestly) not professional enough. Matt, with a range of guests from Larry Hughes to others, still manages to feed me new info and things to think about even though I rarely miss a game. Overall, this is the best Wizards pod out there.
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