Orangeball Juice

Move over hockey! In this special episode, Brooks, Spency G and Marc E Mann marvel at the ascendancy of basketball in Canada. Brooks makes the case that for all intents and purposes, basketball is a much more universally loved and played by kids of all ages. Spency G breaks down Team Canada's chances in the FIBA World Cup (excellent!) and Marc E Mann believes gold is within team Canada's reach at...

Best of (NBA) Time Travel Trivia Vol. 1! Orangeball Juice Off-season bonus episode! Test your NBA knowledge by listening to a compilation of some NBA trivia questions from early episodes of Orangeball Juice! Can you outperform a couple of Gen Z whippersnappers like Spency G and Marc E Mann? Apple podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orangeball-juice/id1650165585 Spotify: https://open.s...

In our lat episode of the season, Brooks, Spency G and Marc E Mann serve up a frosty mug of (NBA) draft! Wemby! Brandon! Scoot! ...uh... Gradey Dick! We try to to unpack the wild, wacky and weird trades so far this off-season: CP3 a Warrior? Marcus Smart a Grizzly? Jordan Poole a Wizard? And we indulge in one last look at our beloved Raptors before hibernating for the summer. Even though this is o...

In this episode, the boys give their final thoughts on the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat's unlikely(?) run, and the Denver Nuggets history-making dominance led by Nikola Jokic and Canadian legend, Jamal Murray. We look back on a crazy season, talk a little Raptors (new coach, new vibes?!), and look ahead to the draft and the upcoming season.****Shout to our friends (host Freddie Rivas and producer Ma...

In this penultimate episode of the 2023 NBA season, we celebrate Miami's inspiring Game 2 win on the road in Denver, but worry that may have been their last hurrah after two dominating performances by the Nuggets in the Heat's building. Spency G congratulates the Nuggets' terrifying twosome, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, as the only teammates in NBA history to record 30+ point triple doubles in t...

In this episode, we revel in the fact that all three Orangeball Juice hosts picked the Miami Heat to win game 7 against the Boston Celtics! Spency G sizes up the record-breaking performance of Nokola Jokic in game 1 in the Denver Nuggets' first ever NBA Finals appearance against the 8th-seeded Miami Heat! Despite being down 1-0, Marc E Mann still thinks Jimmy Butler and co can pull this one out of...

In this episode, Marc E Mann and Spency G marvel at Celtics guard Derrick White's incredible Game 6 buzzer-beating put back offensive rebound to overcome another fourth quarter clutch performance by the Heat's Jimmy Butler. Amazingly the Celtics are only the 4th team in NBA history to force a 7th game after being down 0-3. Last episode, we gave the Celtics basically zero chance to come back after...

In this episode NBA Conference Finals episode, Marc E Mann eviscerates the sad-sack Celtics and their limp Game 3 effort against the red hot Heat! Jimmy, Bam, and a host of undrafted players are serving up a Boston beatdown, and the Joker-Jamal combo proves too much for LA. Spency G thinks the Celtics are Lakers have at least showed up against the Nuggets, but is LeBron now a liability, or is D-Lo...

In this episode, we celebrate the Lakers, Nuggets, Heat and Celtics advancing to the Conference Chapionship playoff round, and lament a certain someone's gun-toting, headline-stealing ways. Marc E Mann marvels at Austin Reaves game 6 half-court half-time buzzer beater, and inspired by Nikola Jokic's record-setting playoff stats against the Suns, Spency G absolutely nails all of the questions in th...

In this episode, Spency G scolds the Bucks for turfing Coach Bud, and Marc E Mann gives props to the pride of Cameroon, Joel Embiid, and his first ever NBA League MVP Award! Unfortunately, Embiid's wobbly knee is the least of the Sixers worries if Harden can't find his shot against the Celtics. Brooks is confused by the up-and-down weirdness of the Warriors / Lakers series, and wonders if the Heat...

In this episode, Spency G celebrates Steph Curry's incredible 50 point outburst to seal the deal and knock off the upstart Sacramento Kings. Marc E Mann can't get enough of Jimmy Buckets' playoff heroics, leading the No. 8 seed Miami Heat to a stunning five-game series win over the NBA's No. 1 regular season team, the Milwaukee Bucks. Brooks and the boys do a forensic report on the playoff deaths...

In this episode, Brooks laments the injuries keeping superstars Kawhi and Giannis out of their respective lineups (and threatening the Clippers and Bucks playoff hopes). Spency G starts spreadin' the news about the New York Knicks 3-1 series lead against the offence-challenced Cavaliers, and Marc E Mann breaks down Dillon Brooks' dirty deed on LeBron, and recounts a week of questionable technicals...

In this episode, we can't help but whine about the Raptors pathetic implosion against the Bulls in their play-in game, after blowing a 19-point lead and shooting only 50% from the free-throw line. We have to admit that the play-in tournament had some exciting games, but now we want the real deal! We look ahead to the hard-to-predict Western Conference first round matchups, and separate the contend...

In this episode, we recap the wild and woolly 2022-2023 regular season and look ahead to the play-in tournament and first round matchups! Spency G sings the praises of the Oklahoma City Thunder knocking out the cursed franchise known as the Dallas Mavericks to lock up the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference. Marc E Mann scratches his head at the insane implosion of the self-destructing Timberwol...

In this episode, Marc E Mann agrees with the Raptors' Chris Boucher that the looming spectre of sports gambling is bringing out the worst in a lot of sports fans, while Spency G celebrates Russel Westbrook's season best performance in the Clippers' 141-132 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Brooks . Topics: Week 24 review; final week of the regular season predictions! Playoff vs. play-in; Ra...

In this episode, Marc E Mann zeroes in on the hapless Mavericks and their sad-sack superstar Luka Doncic, while Spency G heaps praise on the Lakers feel-good phenom, Austin Reaves. Brooks ponders the play-in pinch in the Eastern, and especially, the Western Conference. Topics: Week 23 review; week 24 predictions Apple podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orangeball-juice/id1650165585 S...

In this episode, we welcome Spency G back to the podcast, after the Orangeball Juice podcast sent him on assignment to Orlando to cover Furman's upset win over Virginia and San Diego State v. Charleston! We also kick Spencer's replacement (Spency-G-Bot, the A. I. chatbot) to the digital curb and hope we never have to hear his irritating robot voice again! Marc E Mann makes fun of the ongoing Dillo...

In a this episode, we cope with Spency G's absence (he's in Florida, enjoying March Break with a friend) by replacing him with an artificial intelligence chat-bot! Marc E Mann marvelss at Josh Giddey's quietly sparkling performance in the Thunders' win over the Warriors last Tuesday. Brooks laments Luka's leg problems, KD's warm up wipeout, and Zion's injury-plagued season. The boys also can't bel...

For our very first guest we welcome... PAUL SCHEER!!!! Yes, that Paul Scheer. The legendary podcaster (Unspooled; How Did This Get Made), actor (Black Monday; The League), comedian, and hardcore LA Clippers fan joins Brooks, Spency G and Marc E Mann as they try their level best to find a silver lining in the darkening clouds forming over Clippers Nation. Well... at least they're not the Lakers! We...

In this episode, Brooks reluctantly admits that Mac "The Dunkanator" McClung made the NBA All-Star Weekend mildly entertaining for a brief, fleeting moment. Marc E Mann marvels at the offensive mojo generated by the Kings and Clippers in their epic 176-175 double OT thriller. and Spency G speaks for all of us when he heaps praise on former-and-current Raptor big man, Jakob Poeltl. Topics: Week 19...

Brooks and the boys dissect all of the silly goings-on in the never-tedious NBA All-Star Weekend! Spency G says the All-Star festivities are 90% dumb, an assessment endorsed by Marc E Mann. Everyone agrees the dunk contest should be overhauled, and the 3-point contest is the only competition worth watching. We bask in the glory of new Raptor Jakob Poeltl's dominant big-man game against the Magic o...

It's Stupidbowl Sunday so let's talk... basketball! Brooks, Spency G and Marc E Mann go bananas over all the big trades before the deadline, but are frustrated that the Raptors didn't make a big move. Marc E Mann sees a brighter outlook for the new look Mavs than most analysts; and Spency G worries about the injury bug making the Suns championship dreams disappear under the horizon. Brooks thinks...

In this episode, Brooks will not shut up about the Orlando Magic and their amazing ability to punch above their weight with some of the NBA's top teams (including a come from behind win over the 2nd place Sixers)! Spency G has had it up to here with the ongoing drama with a certain Nets player demanding a trade, and Marc E Mann mulls over the who got snubbed in NBA All-Star Game. Topics: week 19 r...

In this episode, Marc E Mann praises the Clippers for finding the winning formula and bubbling to all the way up to fourth place in the strange brew known as the Western Conference. Spency G piles on the refs for the brutal non-call on LeBron that may have cost the Lakers a crucial win against the Celtics, and Brooks laments the pro-wrestling style antics of Week 15 in the NBA (Embiid's "cr*tch ch...

In this episode, Brooks almost dies from second-hand embarrassment thinking about Shannon Sharpe's (and everyone else's) extremely dumb antics during the Lakers win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in LA. Marc E Mann marvels at the surging Oklahoma City Thunder, and Spency G sings the praises of Utah's rookie-phenom center, Walker Kessler. Topics: Week 14 review; week 15 predictions; Rap...