Iso Ball Podcast

Niko Moniz, Nick Raponi and Alex Azevedo join me to talk All Stars, Rookie of the year conversation, teams we like, som playoff talk and some good laughs in between. This was a fun one!

I break down the massive James Harden deal from the perspective of Brooklyn, Houston, Cleveland and Indiana.

I talk about whats real and what isnt with the small 10 game sample. Also talk about overarching things I've seen through 10 games. 

I go through all of the last minute extensions for some of the key players across the league, and make my picks for the 2021 awards including MVP, 6 man, ROY, DPOY, COY, MIP, and this years champion.

I go through all of the ins and outs of the 2020 Free agency moves in the Western Conference. 

I go through all of the ins and outs of the 2020 Free agency moves in the Eastern Conference. 

Nick Raponi joins me to go over the NBA draft, going into detail on the top 10 and which picks he liked and disliked in the 1st round. We also touch on the major draft day trades.  

I go over the 6 trades that went down before the draft (plus a suprise Knicks Jazz pick swap trade) and also dicuss why the Bucks had to give up so much for Holiday. Is this the offical death of the supermax and its effectiveness to keep superstars in small markets?

I teamed up with the guys from That's a Rap Podcast to discuss all things Toronto Raptors. We talk whether its time to panic on Pascal Siakam, Raptor's walk away number for Fred VanVleet, who could they get with the MLE, OG's potential extension, who the Raptors might pick with #29 and where are they going to play next season.   

Laying out what this off-season looks liek for the league from the persepctive of: The cap number, the draft, free agents, motivations to make the 8 seed and lack of money around the league. 

I go over the finals with a breif game by game overview including some overarching themes throughout the series. I also talk breifly about the legacies of Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard, Rajon Rondo, and Jimmy Butler. 

Josh Matthews joins me again to talk about the Lakers Vs. Heat NBA finals matchup. 

More than happy to have had Josh Matthews as a guest to talk Coronavirus in the U.S, its affect on basketball, how he got started in basketball and going over the Eastern Conference Finals and both scenarios in the Western Conference Finals.

I talk about the 4 semi finals series in the NBA and my thoughts on Steve Nash as coach of the Brooklyn Nets. 

Airing out my sympathies for Jacob Blake and why I believe that the penalty for not listening to police, can't be death. I also go over all 4 western fonference first round series. 

Going over all 4 series of the Eastern conference. I can't watch every game of every series, so I did my best to give a summary of what I have seen for each. 

I had an incredible chat with Beno Memory from Hoop Dreams Basketball. We talk about his experience and multiple touch points in the game, the basketball scene in Portland, how players can get noticed during COVID-19, trends in skill development, the importance of basketball IQ, what makes Damian Lillard so dominant and SOOO much more. This is one of the best chats I have had and highly recommend listening. You can follow Beno & Hoop Dreams Basketball on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxZj...

This week I touch on our game of the week choice from last week Mavs Vs. Clippers, the race for 8th and 9th in the West and why are so many players hitting career highs in the bubble? I also touch on Maxi Kleber's versatility and reminding everyone that Kristaps Porzingis is just not a good post up player right now. 

This week I touch on the Rockets Vs. Mavericks high scoring affair, Raptors vs. Lakers, TJ Warren going off for 53, and why the Pelicans aren't out of the playoffs yet.  

I touch on some of my initial observations of the NBA's restart games + some league enws including players returning, Sabonis injury and Tom Thibodeau getting hoired by the Knicks.