Tag: Ben Simmons
Tues Jun 28: Kyrie Chaos + John Wall Finally Free + Draft Thoughts for EVERY TEAM & Free Agency Tiers! (Ep 840)
Absolute. CHAOS. NBA Kanye is at it again, with Kyrie Irving going apparently from basically sacrificing $30M to sign with the Lakers to deciding to opt into his deal with the Nets in the space of a few hours (and maybe a visit from a sock-full-of-soap-bars wielding KD)… That was a helluva time. SO! We’ve… Read more
Thurs Jun 9: Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals Game 3 Wrap & Reaction: Tatum, Brown & Boston weather Golden State 3rd Q Storm (Ep 831)
It was the first Boston Celtics home Finals game since 2010, and it was a hell of a return for the Celtics faithful… with Jayson Tatum Jaylen Brown & the rest of the Boston vets managing to weather the inevitable Golden State Warriors 3rd Q storm. SO! We’ve got the NBA Straya wrap & reaction… Read more
Fri May 13: Sixers Meltdown Spectacular + ‘Small Game James’ Harden Pulls A Ben Simmons As Heat Roll To ECF + Mavs-Suns Is Going 7! (Ep 815)
Few things are certain in this world, but if nothing else, we can always rely on Doc Rivers, James Harden, Joel Embiid & the Sixers to absolutely meltdown in SPECTACULAR fashion when facing playoff elimination. Yep, ‘Small Game James’ Harden pulls a Ben Simmons & the Heat roll to thier 2nd Eastern Conference Finals in… Read more
Thurs May 5: 2nd Round Game 2 Reactions + Ben Simmons Back Surgery, Tyler Herro 6th Man & Dillon Brooks’ Dirty Play (Ep 809)
After two days of crazy games, we’re back with the NBA Straya Playoffs Day 16-17 wrap, with all the reactions to ALL the Games 2 of the 2nd round. We’re looking at Celtics-Bucks, Heat-Sixers, Grizzlies-Warriors & Mavs-Suns, trying to figure out what’s happening & why! Plus, Ben Simmons needs back surgery!? Also, Tyler Herro won… Read more
Thur Apr 28: Playoffs Day 12 – Bulls & Nuggets Eliminated + Close-Out Game Giannis, Donovan Mitchell & Devin Booker to return? + Is Tatum A Top 5 Player? (Ep 805)
Bye bye Bulls & Nuggets… on Day 12 of the 2022 NBA playoffs we saw Chicago and Denver eliminated by Milwaukee and Golden State, with Close-Out Game Giannis delivering BIG time for the Bucks, and the Mitten – Gary Payton 2 – and Steph Curry closing out Joker’s Nuggs. One team copped injuries, the other… Read more
Wed Apr 27: Playoffs Day 11 – a Mikal Bridges Masterpiece + Wolves-Grizzlies Game-Winner & Heat Bounce Hawks (Ep 804)
Absolute CHAOS today, with Mikal Bridges painting his masterpiece against the Pelicans, an EPIC ending to Wolves-Grizzlies with an insane game-saver beaten by a game-winner, and the Heat mercifully bounced the Hawks, with Trae Young being wiped off the floor once again by Miami. Also, the latest on the Ben Simmons saga. Yikes. Wicked times!… Read more
Tues Apr 26: Playoffs Day 10 – Celtics Sweep Nets, a Mavs-Jazz Smashing + Can Sixers Blow a 3-0 Lead & Ja Morant Wins MIP (Ep 803)
Bye bye Brooklyn. The Celtics swept the Nets in a flurry of disinterested Kyrie Irving defense, Blake Griffin minutes and some incredible Tatum moments and Boston D… leaving the Nets wondering how a year they came in as title favourites could go so badly (hint: it’s a lot to do with Kyrie). ALSO: we saw… Read more
Mon Apr 25: Playoffs Day 7-9 – Ben Simmons Surprises Everyone By No-Showing Playoffs, Reeling Suns, Smoking Celtics & a GREAT 1st Round + ROTY, Hornets Fire Their Coach & WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 802)
What a weekend! Ben Simmons is no-showing ANOTHER playoffs, the Suns are suddenly reeling, a SMOKING Celtics squad, the Heat are rolling, and we’ve have ourselves a GREAT 1st round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs… ALSO… We’ve got a ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner, and the Hornets fire their coach James Borrego! All that &… Read more
Fri Apr 22: Playoffs Day 6 – An EPIC Wolves-Grizzlies Meltdown, Jazz-Mavs Stunner & Splash Triplets Go OFF In Denver & Ben Simmons In for Game 4 (Ep 801)
What. A. DAY! We scored an EPIC day 6 of the 2022 NBA playoffs with an absolutely EPIC meltdown in Wolves-Grizzlies, while Jazz-Mavs delivered a stunner… and then the Splash Triplets AND Joker went off in Denver! IT was allllll happening. So we’ve got that covered AND all the latest on Kris Middleton’s MVL injury… Read more
Thur Apr 21: Playoffs Day 5 – Sixers-Raptors OT Buzzer-Beater, Nets-Celtics Pantsing & a HUGE Bulls-Bucks Surprise + Ben Simmons Back & Meeting Josh Giddey! (Ep 800!!!!)
A drama-filled day 5 of the NBA Playoffs, with an INSANE OT buzzer-beater in Sixers-Raptors, Kris Middleton spraining his MCL & joining Devin Booker on the injured list — making a Finals rematch a bit unlikely!? — and delivering a HUGE surprise in Bulls-Bucks, while KD’s pantsing leaves the Nets-Celtics series a bit wonky. Also,… Read more