Quarter Season Review: Revisiting Preseason Takes | Real Ones

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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We're about a quarter of the way through the NBA season, so now is a great time to revisit some of our predictions from the preseason. Howard Beck and Michael Pina assess what has happened so far this season, and if their predictions have been accurate. Plus, who’s the Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year so far? Revisiting hottest preseason takes (10:05) Stubborn take (21:55) Bold take (35:41) Coach of the First Quarter of the Season (57:37) MVP of the first quarter of the season (01:55:00) Mailbag (01:49:07) Shopping. Streaming. Celebrating. It’s on Prime. Check out Michael Pina’s latest piece: https://www.theringer.com/2025/12/01/nba/nba-awards-2025-26-nikola-jokic-luka-doncic-shai-gilgeous-alexander-mvp Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Howard Beck and Michael Pina Producers: Liz Jerry and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.1	i'm howard beck joining me today our good friend Michael Pina, we are talking about the quartermark of the NBA season.
0:44.0	Yeah, 20 games down.
0:45.8	It's time for teams to actually face the reality.
0:49.6	Maybe we weren't as good as you thought you were going to be back in July and August.
0:53.7	Or maybe your way out in front of where you thought you'd be.
0:56.4	And it's time to make the all-in trade.
0:58.2	So we go through some of the surprises and disappointments and a few takes.
1:04.1	Maybe we'd like back.
1:05.8	Also our MVP of the quarter season, our coach of the quarter season.
1:09.6	And of course, it's a Tuesday. So we will
1:11.9	dive into the mailbag. All of that coming up next on the Real On The Real Ones.
1:24.6	It's Real Ones. Howard Beck, senior writer at the Ringer.
1:28.7	Logan Murdoch is off today.
1:31.1	Raja Bell, bit under the weather, get well soon, Raja.
1:34.0	But joining me from his luxury penthouse apartment in Boreham Hill, about 10 blocks away from me,
1:41.4	is Ringer senior writer Michael Pina.
1:43.7	Pina, how are you, my friend? I'm doing great.
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