Tag: Ben Simmons
Thurs Nov 24: Ben Simmons’ return to Philly, is Box Hill Benny BACK? PLUS – the Kings, Suns and Celtics rule, big problems for the Mavs, Jazz & more (Ep 861)
Great few days of NBA action to wrap up today: Ben Simmons aka Box Hill Benny, aka Benny the Brickie, has had an encouraging week and it’s great to see him up and about, while the Kings, Suns and Celtics have been absolutely FIRE. The Mavs? Well, not so much, while Ja Morant, Kawhi Leonard… Read more
Mon Nov 21: Giannis vs Montrezl & LadderGate, Dame and Ja injured, Kyrie back + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 860)
Big weekend of NBA: we had Giannis Antetokounmpo and Montrezl Harrell having the dumbest argument of the year and the Greek Freak karate chopping a ladder? Dame’s injured again, so’s Ja Morant, but the Jazz are unreal? The Nets and Box Hill Benny Simmons are back? Jalen Suggs is throwing in daggers? The Hawks are… Read more
Thurs Nov 17: Get Steph Help, Luka Magic, Boston roll, Kevin Durant throws his team under the bus & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rules (Ep 859)
A BIG few days of NBA, with Steph throwing up a 50 and LOSING, Boston rolling, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shredding cos he rules, Luka showed us some more Magic, Kevin Durant showed us some more of his leadership skills and threw his teammates under the bus, and Ben Simmons is moving around like me. PLENTY to… Read more
Mon Nov 14: Giddey triple-double, Embiid goes MASSIVE, sneaky Boston, ascendant Kings, struggling Cavs & problems in Golden State – WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 858)
After a mega weekend of NBA, there’s LOADS to get around: Josh Giddey went LARGE on the Knicks and put up his first triple double of the year, Joel Embiid BROKE RECORDS, Kevin Durant rolls, the Boston Celtics are sneaky awesome, Jimmy loves the ascendant Kings, the Cavs are struggling and are there problems in… Read more
Thurs Nov 10: Nets Hire New Coach, Smoke Knicks, the Jazz roll on, feisty Thunder & the Lakers Still Stink (Ep 857)
THAT was a few days of NBA! With ALL 30 teams playing at once on Tuesday then another 13 games today we’ve got plenty to sink our teeth into: the Nets hired a new coach saw Luka cook Ben Simmons and then beat the Knicks, the Jazz roll on, the Bucks and Cavs winning streaks… Read more
Mon Nov 8: Rampant Bucks & Cavs, Warriors worries, unstoppable Jazz, Nets Kyrie checklist + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 856)
What a weekend of hoops! The Bucks and Cavs are running rampant, KD and the Nets actually got back to back wins, the Jazz rolled both LA teams and look unstoppable, while the Celtics smashed the Knicks and the Pelicans and Hawks played an absolute BLINDER. Also, how good is Josh Giddey!? That’s all there… Read more
Sat Nov 5: Nets Kyrie Mess as NBA Kanye Suspended + Harden Out A Month, Luka’s insane MVP run & The Rise of Shai (Ep 855)
Kyrie Irving has been suspended by the Brooklyn Nets for five games without pay – so how did they end up in this mess? Two words: NBA Kanye. Bloke can’t help himself. So we break all that rubbish down, cover James Harden being out for the next month, the Rise of Shai and Luka’s MVP… Read more
Wed Nov 2: EMERGENCY PODCAST – NETS FIRE STEVE NASH – IME UDOKA TO TAKE OVER!? (Ep 854)
Steve Nash is out in Brooklyn… and will be replaced by Ime Udoka!? WHAT!? Well.. that is ONE way to deflect attention away from Kyrie Irving sharing anti-semitic material online. ANYWAY! Instant reactions, thoughts and predictions from the Nets firing Steve Nash make up most of today’s EMERGENCY NBA Straya! After all… what does the… Read more
Mon Oct 31: Nets Kyrie Chaos, NBA scoring boom, the Lakers STILL Stink, Primo weirdness, Sixers right the ship + Weekend Winners & Losers (Ep 853)
How much fun is the NBA at the moment? At least… y’know, with the on-court product? Because with the scoring boom at the moment, the game is wildly fun to watch, meanwhile, Kyrie Irving is causing all sorts of chaos, the Josh Primo story is all KINDS of weirdness and the Lakers STILL stink. So!… Read more
Thurs Oct 27: Ja for MVP, the Lakers REALLY Stink, What’s Wrong with the Sixers & Nets + Jock Landale Rules (Ep 852)
Ripper start to the NBA season: the Lakers REALLY stink, we’re figuring out what’s wrong with the Nets and Sixers, JA MORANT IS BODYING THE LEAGUE and Jock Landale is playing Deandre Ayton onto a Greyhound Bus to Indy. It’s awesome. Also: how good is Dyson Daniels!? HEAPS to smash through in the NBA STRAYA… Read more