The NBL Pocket Podcast

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Part 2-of-2 with Paul Shirley  Topics:  European basketball and Australian basketball versus NBA Commenting on race in 2007 compared to today ‘Getting a divorce’ from basketball and the NBA  Having seen more genitals than a port-side whore Giving ‘genuine’ meaning to ‘inconsequential’ sports  Ben Gordon’s essay on mental health and basketball  (23:55) What endeared you to Chris Anstey as a player...

Episode Title: 'Aren't Whores Supposed to Negotiate?'  Topics:  - Good artists copy, great artists steal - Pearl Jam’s GO - Acting lessons and working in television (it wasn’t fun) - Sticking up for a vision - A look behind the curtain of pro sport  - 'Ball Four' by Jim Bouton/checking the competition - Did the book damage his career?  - Walking the line when joking about people - Wanting to punch...

Patreon: www.patreon.com/nblpocketpodcast Booktopia:  https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632 RATE - REVIEW - SUBSCRIBE  Episode Title: Depends on the Music that’s Playing Underneath  Topics:  Nick being the NBL’s most recognisable fan Thoughts on the Wildcats of NBL20 & 21 Bendat or Martin?  Can the 36ers really be worth $7.2M? Colton Iverson to the NZ Breakers  The Sydney Olympics...

SUBSCRIBE - RATE - REVIEW  Buy the book here:  https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=hoop+dreams+down+under&productType=917504 Become a Patron of the NBLPP:  www.patreon.com/nblpocketpodcast I review my 6 favourite chapters of the book - Chris Anstey, Liz Cambage, Mark Bradtke, Ricky Grace, Shane Heal and Nate Jawai. 

Patreon: www.patreon.com/nblpocketpodcast Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632 RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE  Topics:  - Shawn Long’s ‘unwanted and unsupported’ tweets - Ware officially opts in  - Season delayed again and Hubs - Justinian Jessup to the Hawks  - Nick Tan’s uniform designs  Patreon ONLY cut-off point - Bryce Cotton’s documentary  - Flying High and...

NBLPP Aug 26th 2020 With Andrew Canion After being fired by the 76ers does Brett Brown still have value for the Boomers?  Newbill to Japan - walk or pushed?  Sloan to the 36ers confirmed  Did Melbourne United eat half of Casey Prather’s 2nd year money? Casper Ware opts back in. What were his other options?  Does Cotton's spell an end to NBL21?  The knee-jerk reaction to LaMelo Ball’s time with The...

Tumbleweeds as far as the eye can see... Topics: Brett Brown John Mooney Jordan Ngatai Yani Wetzell FA Imports Draymond Green's tweets Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632 Hey, now this is happening: https://www.patreon.com/nblpocketpodcast?fan_landing=true    

Topics: - Is the rumoured Donald Sloan a good fit for the 36ers? - Is signing Kevin White a sign the Wildcats are panicked? - NBL Taskforce to the rescue! - Care factor over the Kings logo change? - Who will be the most exciting, biggest stat accumulator and helpful of the crop of young players in NBL21? - 18 roster spots left and who could fill them... Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopi...

NBL Free Agency Free-for-All Part 2 (Breakers, Wildcats, Phoenix & Kings) or E pur si muove. Topics: - Finding yourself on the bottom of an online dog pile (jump to 14:30 to skip this self-indulgence)  - The 2x sets of 6 questions we have for Andrew Bogut after his recent openness on twitter. - Then we cover the recent moves by the Brisbane Bullets, Perth Wildcats, South East Melbourne Phoenix...

NBL Free Agency Free-for-All episode. Topics:  10:09 - Corey Homicide Williams and the NBL fan response  15:32 - Will we have a season? A delay? A tournament?  22:28 - Young teams in the NBL? A conversation lifted from the NBA 24:42 - The motto for NBL21 - The story of the 2 boys and the angry bear 29:49 - Adelaide 36ers  49:00 - Brisbane Bullets  1:05:19 - Cairns Taipans 1:11:31 - The Hawks  1:30...

Boti Nagy is back! Or as he is better known - that f**kin' Boti Nagy... Anyone looking to create sports content (written or audio) will get some great pointers about having an impact in today's media landscape. A wide-ranging chat. Topics: - Was Damian Martin a better defender than Darnell Mee? Short ans: NO - Blanchfield, Gliddon & Te Rangi - Will the Wildcats bend without Bendat? - His memoi...

NBL News, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  (00:00) All the latest on the 1st day of NBL Free Agency then; (33:08) News & opinions from Day 11 of 11 action of the TBT with @andrewcanion. What a final it was! Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

NBL News, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 9 action of the TBT (2 games) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

NBL News, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 8 action of the TBT (2 games) with @andrewcanion. (00:00) NBL News (25:00) TBT Recap begins Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

NBL news, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 7 action of the TBT (2 games) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

NBL news, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 6 action of the TBT (2 games) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

NBL news, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 5 action of the TBT (2 games) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

NBL news, Questions & Game Notes #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 4 action of the TBT (2 games) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

Topics: - Tai Wesley retires, CNS pick up options & CG43 highlighting the FA list  - (19:50) TBT Questions/talking points - (33:32) Team CP3 vs Golden Eagles recap - (53:04) Interview with John Roberson (TBT & NBL20 talk)  #TBT2020 #NBL21  News & opinions from Day 3 action of the TBT (1 game) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/...

CNS's Scott Machado and SEM's John Roberson torch the TBT. All the news & opinions from Day 2 action of the TBT (4 games) with @andrewcanion. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

All the news and opinions from the first 4 games of Day 1 action of the TBT. Plus a little news on Nick Kay (OUT) and Xavier Cooks (IN) for #NBL21 Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

A bit of an NBL mixed bag. Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632

The 3 prevailing questions stemming from the latest NBL news: - Goorjian to 'The Hawks' (2:06)  - Jack McVeigh's 'the greatest NBL season put together' twitter question (7:16)  - Henderson vs NBL Management before the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - 25 May 1992 (18:30)  - TBT (28:39)  Need a book? Try Booktopia: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/c/2324741/607517/9632