The NBL Pocket Podcast

Topics:  - The Hawks (5:30) - Coach Flynn OUT (7:00) - Trimble to Spain (8:28)  - Gliddon OUT (12:42) Is he an upgrade over Madgen? at SEM? - Should Perth re-sign Terrico White? (18:00) - Breaking down the Bullets ‘new look’ roster/lineup (21:20) - Comments on Magnay to the NBA and his reporting (27:10) - Magnay’s NBA viability (35:00)  - Issac Humphries to ADL and the fit next to DJ and the 36ers...

From the Illawarra Hawks Josh Boone.  Topics:  ILL’s signing pitch to Josh for NBL20  The sliding doors moment Josh had with not signing with SEM & PER.  Picking Dane Pineau in his NBL Fantasy Team The Shawn Long signing and Boone’s departure from MEL Not liking Chris Goulding initially when arriving in MEL Did NBL20 ‘spark joy’? Casper Ware’s NBL20 ‘struggles' from the outside looking in  Dou...

Topics: - I clarify Melbourne United's import position (Long, Trimble, Prather, Kidd) - Is there a potential for NBL/NBA Free Agents to join 'The Disney Dome'? - and Darren Barker joins me to talk all things highlights and NBL digital content (9:37). If you are interested in video editing and sports highlight production techniques you'll get a kick out of this... plus a few helping hints. Need a b...

Topics: Bogut and Homicide going back-and-forth on Twitter, criticisms of my caparison of Chris Goulding to Clint Steindl, with Imports slimmed from 3-to-2 which 2 should each team keep? And then from the pickandroll.com.au Damian Arsenis talks the future of the site in a post COVID-19 world. Read more and take the survey here: https://pickandroll.com.au/times-are-tough-digital-news-revenue-models...

NBL20 MVP Bryce Cotton of the Perth Wildcats joins the podcast to talk his new brand 'C11: Faith and a Dream', NBL20, the Euroleague, the NBA and NBL21.  Topics:  Famous People from Tucson  Endurance  What does Cotton score on a Beep Test Bryce’s unaligned panels on the ball when he shoots - even at the FTL Bryce’s GPA Jordan and The Last Dance C11 ‘Faith and a Dream’ Favourite bible verses  The H...

Sydney King Lucas Walker joins me to talk all kinds s**t Topics:  D1 v D2 and how that conversation mirrors the Next Stars Program. Playing time vs Pro experience NBL Media & Content consumption habits of Waxy and the Kings What kind of media NBL players want to consume? Matthew Adekponya and The Foundation Club?  Player generated media… NBL19 vs NBL20 (from Cairns 6-22 to Sydney 20-8). Which...

A sprawling, long-winded chat. Something nice to listen to just before bed. 

With the release of 'The Last Dance' obvious comparisons are made. Was Gaze the NBL GOAT? Let's ask Boti Nagy... To do you're own reading and help make up your mind contact @botinagy or @GrantleyBernard on twitter to buy their wonderful books 'Mahervellous' & 'A Kid, A Ball, A Dream'.  - RATE - REVIEW - SUBSCRIBE - 

Beau Estes (@NBABeau) the signature voice of the NBA and NBL highlight reels talks me through every part of how he does what he does (vocals, scripting, performance etc).  This is a great education for hopeful Sportscasters and Voiceover artists. Beau is a wealth of knowledge.  - RATE - REVIEW - SUBSCRIBE - 

Find Josh on twitter @jben0 and his papers at www.joshua-benjamin-miller.com   And you can find co-author Adam Sanjurjo's work at https://sites.google.com/site/adamangelsanjurjo/ I found Josh and Adam's work on streaks and how it pertains to basketball after looking for a rationale for the Sydney Kings substitutions.  During the Finals I started tallying the Kings substitutions and noting the patt...

Topics:  Who was the NBL delegate leak? Ins & outs of the wage cut decisions by the ABPA What money could a player make in the NBA G League or Euro? Why do Michael Jordan's USG% increase under Jackson in the triangle?  

Cam Luke from NBL Overtime and NBL Rewind joins the podcast to talk: - Cats v Crocs 2009 Elimination Final  - Would the Wildcats have won the NBL20 Finals had it gone to 4 or 5? - The NBL Wild Card and other ideas - The appetite for mature content in NBL21? - The perceived Melbourne bias in the 'MBL' #NBLOvertime #NBLRewind #NBL20 @camluke  - Rate - Review - Subscribe -

If you're new to Jordan, the Bulls or basketball of the 1990s; do yourself the favour and subscribe to the 'In All Airness' Podcast. It's a national treasure and that's why Adam got a credit in the biggest documentary of all-time.  We talk: - Who's the villain? Krause, Pippen or Jackson? - Rap underscoring Jordan's games? - Our overarching questions for the series?  - How Adam got his credit - Rat...

Hate the sound of my voice? Want to skip ahead? No hard feelings: 0:00 - Intro & wage cut agreement  9:50 - Bogut's 'bush-league' tweets 18:45 - Who would win an all-local NBL21? 28:55 - Do the Kings need to blow it up?  33:17 - There is No Next Stars (as we knew them) Thanks very much to Alison C for the kind words. - Rate - Review - Subscribe -  

Emiliano Carchia @Carchia from www.sportando.basketball/en/ and @sportando talks the ongoing NBL 50% wage cut negotiations:  - Why 50% and the other stipulations - Why now? The timing? Well before the particulars of NBL21 and 'World Basketball' are ironed out  - Are Australians playing in Europe (In particular Ryan Broekhoff) likely or less likely to return to the NBL? 

Subscribe to the @nblpocketpod... @SamSmithHoops joins me for a laid-back chat about where the NBA & NBL intersect: - Sam's expectations for documentary series 'The Last Dance' - The appeal of summer basketball - I run players who have played in both the NBL and for the Bulls past Sam - Thoughts on Bryce Cotton  - Sam's facial hair  - Rate - Review - Subscribe - 

'Mr. Hot Scoop' from the Illawarra Mercury, Julian O'Brien, joins the podcast to talk: - The Stratford ownership era - The Beveridge relationship  - The superannuation issues after NBL19  - Mid season pressure from the NBL to bring in imports  - Is this Coronavirus related? - Sydney Kings owner Paul Smith's offer for the team - Smith's offer timeline and why it was refused - The misunderstanding b...

Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell and I have the chats about life, love and NBL basketball. Author of the 'Da Vinci Code' Dan Brown gets a mention too. 

@JohnStensholt kindly joins the podcast to talk about: - His article: 'NBL riding wave of popularity but financial gains are slow to follow' - The business of sport in Australia and the NBL's place within it - The financial future of the NBL in and beyond a COVID-19 world

The idea behind this episode: what subtle moves (internal & external) could teams make going into NBL21 to address their slight statistical deficiencies? After all 1 win separated 3rd and 6th. A little can go a long way. PER need shooting from the 1 & 5, SYD need defence on Bryce Cotton, CNS need rebounding, MEL need to look at the 4 spot, BNE need an orchestral PG, NZB need more FTAs, ADL...

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY - BREAK GLASS AND CALL BOTI NAGY! We talk: The NBL's decision, the tone of the press conference, Rule 34, St Kilda's GF 'forfeit' in the 70s, Cotton's Final MVP, Kings MVP, does this title have an asterix?, how the Kings could/should have got Casper Ware firing, why is Bryce Cotton NOT in the NBA? and Boti tries his hand at being the historical GM of the Perth Bandits! 

We find ourselves in unusual circumstances.  Topics:  - Dissecting the decision  - Is Nick Kay's dominance over the NBL's PF spot the Wildcats dirty little secret to success? - The Deshon Taylor 'what if?' - Cotton, Loggins and Grace  - Breaking down Bryce Cotton's NBA scouting reports prior to the 2014 NBA draft. Has he answered his critics? - Game 3 thoughts and; - Henry V and the Troll from Fro...

Topics: - Bogut 'in the cortizone' and Lisch on top! - Plumlee & Terrico's struggles  - Matt's explanation for Casper Ware's woes - Weavers adaptability, but sticking with his subs - Should this game have had the RED ARMY in attendance?  - Possible scheduling/travel protocol around corona virus

It's all in the title. NBL chat ahead of Game 2 of the Grand Final.