Zach Harper, Brandon Gallawa, and Andy Eisner welcome Erick Boenisch from 2K Sports to discuss the latest installment of the best basketball video game franchise on the market. The NBA 2K series has been the highest rated basketball video game across the board for the last seven years and we discuss the new additions and wrinkles that ensure that this will be the eighth straight year. Here's the breakdown of the segments for our 23rd episode:

1. Jason Williams Retires - What was our favorite Jason moment? How will he be missed? What is Jason Williams legacy? Did he bring basketball back in 1999?

2. NBA 2K9 Interview with Erick Boenisch

- Association 2.0: What are the new features for this mode? How has the Collective Bargaining Agreement been implemented? How do player personalities and play ambitions affect your franchise team?

- Living Rosters: How will this be updated into the game? How often will it be available? How do you get it?

- Realism: Is Kobe unstoppable? Is Stephon Marbury and his head tattoo crazy in the game? How many different Vince Carter fade-away animations will there be?

- Pick 'Em: In the game -- Kobe or LeBron? Amici's pizza or the field? Plus many more!

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Zach Harper, Brandon Gallawa, and Andy Eisner get back in the saddle one week after welcoming back the game that is sweeping the nation, Pick 'Em. The guys go through some housecleaning by talking about the most relevant NBA news of the past few days and answer some questions from readers and listeners. Here's a breakdown of the topics they discuss as the trio tries to build on the success of the first 21 episodes:

1. Some NBA News -

Marbury's back in the saddle? Monta fell out of his moped saddle? The Great Barrier Reef retires and the iBoom tries to slim down.

2. Emails/Pick 'Em-

Can the Knicks make the playoffs? What do fantasy owners do with Gilbert Arenas and Monta Ellis out injured? Do our readers have the coolest names? It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia or The Office? And many more!

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Zach Harper, Brandon Gallawa, and Andy Eisner are back to normal after putting out two great fantasy basketball preview episodes in the past 2 weeks. They return to discuss some interesting NBA news and share how their past weeks have been. One is back from vacation. One is back from a business trip. And one is shooting everybody down. The trio welcome back the return of Pick 'Em by discussing the following topics:

1. Minor NBA News -

Does Josh Howard hate America? How bad is the Gilbert Arenas injury? Is Michael Beasley in trouble with authorities already?

2. Pick 'Em -

What is the best Michael Jordan ad campaign? What's the best Jordan commercial? George Costanza or Chandler Bing? Arch Rivals or Run 'N Gun? Bill Maher or Bill O'Reilly? And many more!

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Zach Harper, Brandon Gallawa, and Andy Eisner actually decide to discuss basketball for pretty much an entire episode of the Weekly Fix. In Part 2 of the Weekly Fix Fantasy Basketball Preview, this trio of fantasy experts discuss who should be ranked higher, who should be ranked lower, who will do better and who should be a sleeper for multiple positions plus offer drafting strategies. The positions they discuss in the Part 2 of this Fantasy Preview are :

1. Fantasy Small Forwards - Is Josh Smith still good enough to be Top 3? Danny Granger or Rudy Gay? Where does Caron Butler fit in? Is Jamario Moon the new Andrei Kirilenko? Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony?

2. Fantasy Power Forwards - Elton Brand or Tim Duncan? Is Michael Beasley worthy of where he'll be drafted? Is Nick Collison going to be overlooked by everybody once again? Can Al Jefferson stop Wolves' fans from hating their basketball lives?

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Adam Sweeney of Talkhoops.net, Slamonline.com, and filmschoolrejects.com explains the significance of this 2008 Hall of Fame class that includes Adrian Dantley, Dick Vitale, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Pat Riley, and more.

In Part 1 of the Weekly Fix Fantasy Basketball Preview, this trio of fantasy experts discuss who should be ranked higher, who should be ranked lower, who will do better and who should be a sleeper for multiple positions.

The positions they discuss in the Part 1 of this Fantasy Preview are :

1.

Fantasy Point Guards - Deron Williams or Steve Nash? Is Jason Kidd still relevant? Will Baron Davis' numbers suffer in a slower system? Does Andy know how to say Ramon Sessions' name? Are the Knicks a hotbed for fantasy production at this position?

2.

Fantasy Shooting Guards - Is Dwyane Wade close to Kobe Bryant? Andre Iguodala or Joe Johnson? How good can O.J.

Mayo be? Will Kevin Martin explode into the Top 5? Is Michael Redd still good enough to draft?

3.

Fantasy Centers - Marcus Camby or Dwight Howard? How many games will Yao Ming play? Is Zach the only person dumb enough to mortgage the draft on Greg Oden early?

Episode 18 of the Weekly Fix Podcast presented by Talkhoops.net features Zach Harper, Brandon Gallawa, and Andy Eisner discussing the Gold Medal of Team USA, Monta Ellis' injury and playing the hottest game, Pick 'Em. Listen as they expertly break down these topics and decide the top Vince Vaughn performance, the top John Candy movie, and the top shows in Nickelodeon history. Plus links to the previous 17 episodes.

After the jump, Phillip Barnett of Talkhoops.net fame explains why the Cleveland Cavaliers are the NBA's most intriguing team thanks to the idea of Supply and Demand. The media loves drama and thanks to a lack of talent around him, LeBron James should put up stellar numbers, which will create the demand.

Screw "redemption." Screw "Redeem Team." And screw all of the hype.

This was about patriotism and winning for your country. This was the spirit of the Olympic games in a world of commercialism, marketing, and self-image. No, these guys aren't soldiers. And no, this isn't the same or even close to what the U.S. soldiers around the world are doing as they truly serve this country. But you have to be able to put this in perspective.

On the eve of the USA vs. Argentina Olympic semi-final rematch, we as basketball fans really have to look at what these Olympics can potentially mean for the basketball community at large. Unlike 1992, when the U.S. National Team completely obliterated any other team that dared to step in between the 92x50 parameters of execution and dominance, the 2008 Olympics have had a different tone as far as basketball is concerned. Instead of the Dream Team we have the less impressive Redeem Team, a collection of guys who have set out to bring the prominence there once was back to the states and to take their dignity back from the world. In the wake of these semifinal match-ups, considering the way that the U.S. team has played despite their obvious weaknesses, we have to ponder two rudimentary questions: Why is this U.S. team playing so well this year as opposed to recent world competitions dating back to the 2004 Olympic Games? And, is the international gap as close as we think it is?

The WBC.

Wait, isn't that the World Baseball Classic? Isn't that the tournament thrown together a few years ago to decide who was the best country for baseball? We probably can't use the acronym "WBC" for this.

But what else could you call this thing? It's going to be the World Basketball Championship at stake. There will actually be a NBA World Champion instead of a team that calls itself the world champion because they beat 28 other U.S. residents and one team from Toronto, Canada. Maybe we'll just call it the NBA World Championship? I haven't come up with it yet. But believe that this is in the works.

With so many trade rumors involving Jason Kidd existing right now, the real question isn't where is Jason Kidd going but rather is he going anywhere at all? There aren't a lot of deals that make a lot of sense outside the world of ESPN.com's trade machine. With Nets' decision maker, Rod Thorn, having limited options in giving Kidd what he wants, it's quite unlikely that Kidd will be on the move anywhere.

Cory Elfrink breaks down the possible destinations and why they aren't feasible.

Kobe Bryant has finally been appeased. Pau Gasol finally is receiving what he has wanted for a couple of years now. Mitch Kupchak finally looks like a genius again. And the Lakers are finally going to be taken as title contenders once again. With Pau Gasol being traded to the Lakers for a young point guard and a pack of gum, the rest of the Western Conference may be in trouble when they visit the Staples Center.

Zach Harper has the fallout of Gasol trade and Phillip Barnett weighs in.

The Dunk Contest is uninteresting these days and Zach Harper has a way to fix the problems.

Ron Artest recently stated that he wanted to be part of the Knicks so he could help them win a title. Problem is that he's still on the Sacramento Kings. Here's a sensible deal for both teams to get Ron half of what he wants.