Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
NBA-Team Podcast- Free Agency Frenzy and Draft Recap (Western Conference)
PTBN NBA-Team
PTBN NBA-Team
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
The midnight hour is close at hand as we reach the month of July and NBA free agency continues a busy offseason, and Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team has you covered. On this Eastern Conference version, Andrew Riche and Adam Murray talk about a number of topics from Masai Ujiri's potential big moves in Toronto, how much the Cleveland Cavaliers will have to wind up spending to remain a Finals contender, the potential Dwyane Wade/Miami rift, and why Andrew thinks the Detroit Pistons might be waiting in the wings with a big offer. Also, Riche and Murray talk about the 2015 NBA Draft for each team, and yes, that includes the Sixers. So suit up and take it with the NBA-Team!
Monday Jun 22, 2015
Monday Jun 22, 2015
Bust out those awkward suits and load up on your prospect cliches, because Andrew Riche and Adam Murray of Place to Be Nation’s NBA-Team are ready to dive into the 2015 NBA Draft with a two-part preview! In part two, Riche and Adam talk about the remaining 16 teams that made the playoffs and what direction they should go in with their picks. Which one of the many first-round-caliber point guards might be a steal? Is Tyus Jones the missing piece for the Houston Rockets to get to the NBA FInals? What team will Naismith Award winner Frank Kaminsky wind up going to and how effective can he be? They also talk about the Arizona players, the art of the stashin Euro prospects in the second round, and predictions on draft steals and Rookie of the Year contenders. So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Sunday Jun 21, 2015
Sunday Jun 21, 2015
Bust out those awkward suits and load up on your prospect cliches, because Andrew Riche and Adam Murray of Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team are ready to dive into the 2015 NBA Draft with a two-part preview! In part one, Riche and Adam take on the 14 lottery teams, including all of their picks outside of the top 14. In the battle of the bigs, who will go #1 to Minnesota between Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor? What will the Philadelphia 76ers to with their five second-round picks and will they take D'Angelo Russell or Emmanuel Mudiay at number three? Will teams be taking a chance on Kristaps Porzingis? How many Kentucky and Duke players will we being seeing in the top half of the first round? And what do the New York Knicks need to do with their only pick at #4 overall? All these questions answered and much more in part one of this NBA Draft preview!
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
In Part II of this playoff edition of Gone Fishin', Andrew Riche and Adam Murray of Place to Be Nation's NBA-Team Podcast take on the Western Conference playoff teams that fell short of the promise land. Have we reached the end of the road for the San Antonio Spurs or is another revenge tour in order? When will Mark Cuban get tired of retooling the Dallas Mavericks' roster? Is the Memphis Grizzlies' stubbornness their greatest strength or what holds them back? What in God's name can the L.A. Clippers do to recover from a scarring playoff meltdown? Riche and Adam also discuss Hollywood's obsession with splitting movies into two parts, the new hope for the New Orleans Pelicans, and a possible day of reckoning for the Portland Trail Blazers. So suit up and take it out with PTBN's NBA-Team!
Sunday Jun 14, 2015
Sunday Jun 14, 2015
As the NBA Finals closes out the season, Andrew Riche and Adam Murray of Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team talk about teams whose seasons, like Tony Soprano's, cut to black during the NBA playoffs, this time touching on the Eastern Conference. Bucks are playing with house money right now. Are the Boston Celtics or Milwaukee Bucks playing with house money right now or will they slide back down? How many more changes might we see for the Chicago Bulls after the hiring of Fred Hoiberg? Will Masai Ujiri really pull the trigger on a makeover in Toronto and what will the Atlanta Hawks do with two of their starters entering free agency? Riche and Adam also discuss the difference between the Sopranos finale and the Mad Men finale, the value of David Lee, and what kind of acting career Tupac could have had. So suit up and take it out wtih PTBN's NBA-Team
Sunday May 31, 2015
Sunday May 31, 2015
As the nation counts down to the NBA Finals, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, like the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, are ready to step back and fire away on one of the most fascinating Finals series in years. Adam Murray and Andrew Riche talk about what why Kevin Love's injury may have turned the Cavs into an elite playoff team, what has made the Warriors' season so special already, and how each team will defend the MVP's of the series, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Riche and Adam also provide players to watch, key matchups, and what two first-year coaches in the Finals says about the league in general. So suit up and take it out, NBA FInals style, with the NBA-Team!
Monday May 25, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
On a holiday that has played host to a number of memorable NBA moments, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team spend this year's Memorial Day doing what they do best: Talking randomly about basketball. On this edition, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche discuss the not-so-dramatic conference finals as we head to the NBA Finals, the intriguing coaching carousel, why assistant coaches are so valuable to teams, and why dominant performances are not always the most enjoyable kind. Adam and Riche also talk about which network has gotten the better end of the conference finals resume between ESPN and TNT. So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Sunday May 17, 2015
Sunday May 17, 2015
We're down to the NBA's version of the Final Four as we reach the Conference Finals and Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team are ready to break both match-ups down. LeBron is back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth year in a row, but can do the team-oriented Atlanta Hawks have enough firepower to break the King's streak? Is there an Atlanta bias in the NBATV and TNT studios? Over at the Western Conference Finals, who wins the face off between the newly crowned league MVP and runner-up off as Steph Curry battles James Harden? Are we witnessing Clutch City Part Deux in Houston 20 years years after the Rockets won their last ring? Andrew Riche and Adam Murray also discuss match-ups to watch in each series, the Clippers' epic collapse in the second round, and predict who will meet in the NBA Finals. So suit up and take it out with PTBN's NBA-Team!