Matt McQuade & Julian Marcus

The Roundtable

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Matt McQuade & Julian Marcus debate the biggest issues of the NBL each and every week of the season on the Roundtable.

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Matt McQuade & Julian Marcus

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Apr 28, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 16 - The standard is the standard 29.12.2024

While the Hawks & JJ's are flying high the 36ers season of promise has fallen into a screaming heap. Plus are the Kings truly able to compete for a title? The Brisbane Bullets sign Josh Adams as an injury replacement and the Breakers lose PJC for five games. All discussed in the last Roundtable for 2024.

Best Bits - SEM Phoenix GM of Basketball Simon Mitchell 19.12.2024

GM of Basketball at the Phoenix Simon Mitchell joins Matt & Julian for a wide ranging chat from Josh King to Mike Kelly, and if he ever thought about returning to coaching himself.

Episode 15 - Melbourne is Phoenix country w/ Simon Mitchell 17.12.2024

On the back of a brilliant win in the Throwdown, SEM Phoenix GM of Basketball Simon Mitchell drops by for an extensive chat on the clubs revival, bringing in Josh King, Firing Mike Kelly, the roster construction and if Simon ever thought of coaching the club again himself. Also this week United hit a slump, Bryce keeps putting up massive numbers, the Kings quietly move to 3rd place and the picks a...

Best Bits - Did the Breakers blow up their season? 12.12.2024

The move from the Breakers to bring in Tacko Fall following Freddie Gillespie's departure has coincided with a four game losing streak. Matt & Julian ask one simple question, why did they do this?

Best Bits - The importance of the regional clubs 12.12.2024

After Larry Kestleman's comments on the Hawks & Taipans needing to evolve their business models Julian & Matt discuss what the two regional NBL clubs bring to the league in 2024

Best Bits - Bryce Cotton's historic scoring blitz 12.12.2024

After putting up 40, 49 & 59 points across the last three games, the discussion around Bryce Cotton's next contract continues. And can the Wildcats ride his hot hand to the title

Supercut - The affray at JCA & the fallout (from episodes 12, 13 & 14) 12.12.2024

Matt & Julian's reactions from the pain at John Cain all compiled into one podcast as the league, Melbourne United & the Adelaide 36ers dealt with the fallout of one of the most infamous events in NBL history

Episode 14 - Getting internet in the sticks & a double sized episode 09.12.2024

Matt & Julian review the last two weeks of NBL entrails with upsets abound, the Breakers baffling roster choices, the importance of the regional clubs, Brisbane finally coming good and a wrap up of the affray at JCA.

Episode 13 - Reading the room 26.11.2024

Despite no NBL basketball being played this week the continued fallout from the affray at JCA has kept everyone talking. Plus talks of expansion, FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers and the picks for Round 10

Episode 12 - The affray at JCA 18.11.2024

After one of the most infamous afternoons in NBL history Matt & Julian dissect Sunday's madness in Melbourne & the other headline stories from the weekend.

Episode 11 - CG46 and the bid to break from the pack 11.11.2024

Chris Goulding's 46 point explosion brought the Wildcats to heel and left propelled Melbourne back to the top of the standings. A look back of a big weekend of NBL action plus a preview of a weekend that will see blockbusters across all three days.

Episode 10 - A league wide temperature test w/ Olgun Uluc 05.11.2024

With the season now a third of the way through ESPN's Olgun Uluc joins the show to deep dive on every team's season so far

Episode 9 - King sized angst in Sydney while in the Gong everybody hates Chris w/ Brad Rosen 28.10.2024

The Kings 0-2 weekend has the pre season favourites in a state of dismay sitting at 5-4, one import on the sideline with injury and another with problems with the coach. Meanwhile Chris Goulding's hopes of become mayor of Wollongong take a hit as United take title favouritism from the Hawks, Adelaide continue doing all the right things and the Snakes are desperate after 5 straight loses. ESPN anal...

Best Bits - Is this Bryce Cotton's last year in Perth? 28.10.2024

There are rumors flying that one of the Wildcats greatest ever players Bryce Cotton may be departing Perth at the end of the season. Matt & Julian discuss what this could mean for the Wildcats and where he could be heading.

Episode 8 - Red alert for the Red army & the Phoenix enrage their big brother 21.10.2024

Bryce Cotton is injured, Bryce Cotton might be leaving, they are taking it swimmingly as you'd expect in Perth. Matt & Julian look at the likelihood of #11 leaving the Wildcats at seasons end, and when we'll see him back on the floor at all. Plus the Phoenix give every pundit a serving of egg on face after United's quarter of madness in the Throwdown, the Kings win ugly while the Hawks keep wi...

Best Bits - Mike Kelly fired by the Phoenix, where to from here? 19.10.2024

Following an 0-5 start the Phoenix have fired head coach Mike Kelly. The Roundtable team debate where the club goes from here.

Episode 7 - The first domino falls w/ Mark "Mookie" Schiralli 15.10.2024

After slumping to their fifth straight loss to start the season the Phoenix have fired head coach Mike Kelly. Matt and Julian are joined by Mookie Schiralli to give their take on the decision and what's ahead for the club going forward. Plus we give the Illawarra Hawks their flowers after another impressive win, Melbourne United spook the rest of the league, the Kings show their best and worst whi...

Episode 6 - Snakes alive! Plus the Phoenix, Wildcats & Bullets share the blame 07.10.2024

The Cairns Taipans have won three in a row and there is much cause for excitement in North Queensland. Less so in South East Queensland, South East Melbourne and all of Western Australia. Matt & Julian discuss it all in this weeks program

Best Bits - The woes of the Phoenix, a Nathan Sobey sized problem? 07.10.2024

Julian, Matt & Boti Nagy dissect where it has all gone wrong for the Phoenix in their start to the season and the place of Nathan Sobey in their squad.

Best Bits - Does the NBL need to revive it's own Hall of Fame? 07.10.2024

Matt, Julian & Boti Nagy discuss where and when an NBL Hall of Fame could be revived

Best Bits - Boti Nagy expands on his recent article about the direction of the NBL 07.10.2024

Boti Nagy's recent blog titled NBL? Non-stop Bullshit League certainly got some attention last week. Here he explains the motivation for the article.

Episode 5 - Home of happiness w/ Boti Nagy 30.09.2024

The doyen Boti Nagy joins Matt & Julian for a full review of Round 2, preview of Round 3 & a discussion on Boti's latest article on the state of the NBL and Australian basketball

Coaches Corner - Brian Goorjian 25.09.2024

16 years after departing the Sydney Kings, Brian Goorjian is back in purple and gold looking to add a fourth championship with Sydney to his already hall of fame resume

Episode 4 - HoopsFest debrief w/ Brian Goorjian 25.09.2024

On this week's Roundtable we go into Coaches Corner for the first time this season with the returning Sydney Kings head coach, the legendary Brian Goorjian. Plus Jules & Matt look at the fallout of HoopsFest & preview Round 2 of the season

Best Bits - The crew give their championship predictions 24.09.2024

Liam, Matt & Julian predict who will lift the trophy at the end of the 2024/25 season

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