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Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
In Part 2, Andrew and Adam round out the roster of their expansion team.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Andrew and Adam make their third attempt at an expansion draft. In part 1, they go over every team's end of season roster to see who each team would protect.
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Now that all of the player movement has calmed down this offseason, the NBA has finally taken the time to announce their big TV deal, but why are all the NBA fans so upset with Adam Silver this time around? Andrew Riche and Adam Murray, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are hear to talk all of the dirty money details about the new NBA media rights deal. Who screwed whom in the new feud between the league and Time Warner Discovery? Who wound up losing their rights to NBC and Amazon? Will Amazon do League Pass justice? Are we excited to hear Roundball Rock' again? Will 'Inside the NBA' eventually find a new home after next season? After that, Riche and Adam also discuss the Suns signing Tyus Jones, the Olympic Games, summer league thoughts, and more. So suit up and take it out in episode 314 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Free agency has run its course for the most part in the NBA, but Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, have a lot of offseason thoughts now that the ink has dried on the deals. Paul George still has something left in the tank, but now he is packing his bags to play with Joel Embiid in Philadelphia. Will it lead to the NBA Finals appearance that has alluded him and the Process? Do we now have an end date to LeBron James' NBA career in 2026 after re-signing with a Laker team that didn't get much better? All the playoff teams were in search of six and seven-deep roster, but which teams swung and hit and who struck out? Why was Klay Thompson leaving the Warriors a lose-lose situation? Are we now in the "sign now, trade later" era with players? Riche and Adam also discuss the Olympics, the dreaded second tax apron, rookie extensions, and more! So suit up and take it out in episode 313 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
You can say it wasn't the most talented draft (it wasn't) and it wasn't the most exciting draft (it wasn't) and there was very little trades or ...anything (there wasn't) but Andrew and Adam are here to give you their thoughts on the picks and give you their winners and losers. Enjoy!
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
With the new rules, FA's and their current team were allowed to negotiate early. This lead to a record amount of early deals and trades and...general ideas as to what might happen. Andrew and Adam recap some of the deals that already went down already. Enjoy !
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Happy days are in Beantown again as the Boston Celtics have won the 2024 NBA Championship after beating the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the NBA Finals. But surprisingly, there is a lot more to talk about than that in NBA-land, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are recapping the Finals, where the Celtics rank in the all-time champ rankings, and do the final two Gone Fishin' installments for the last two teams left. But that's not all! Riche and Adam also preview the NBA Draft, talk about the early free agency and trade speculation involving Paul George, Klay Thompson, Trae Young, and other potential moves. Then they finish it off with tributes to two basketball legends we recently lost in Bill Walton and Jerry West. So suit it up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
The Finals countdown is on as Game 1 of the NBA Championship series tips off on Thursday between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, but will the mighty Celtics (and their league-best record) get toppled by the league's leading scorer and one of their ex-superstars? Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are geared up and ready to go with thoughts, takes, and some hard truths about this year's Finals. Luka Doncic is on a tear, so will Jayson Tatum try to up his ante after being able to take a step back instead of taking too many step-backs? Will the athleticism of Dallas' interior defense be able to control Jaylen Brown or a returning Kristaps Porzingis? Who wins the crying game to the referees among the four superstars? Riche and Adam predict the Finals, and also talk about some coaching moves, the upcoming NBA Draft, and more! So suit up and take it, FINALLY, in episode 309 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Very expensive teams, very limited trade options.. A number of these teams paid for the fortune of being ejected from the NBA playoffs quite early this year, but it's the coach's fault, right? It's not all doom and gloom though because we had some uplifting [NBA] stories with the Knicks and the Thunder this year. Anyway, it's the next batch of our postmortems for the 2023-24 season. Enjoy! Teams covered: PHI [2:20], CLE [9:04], NO [13:22], NYK [18:35], PHX [25:25], LAC [29:48], LAL [36:04]; DEN [41:17], OKC [46:30]
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Honestly, who had Indiana and Dallas and Minnesota in the conference Finals? Where's LeBron, Steph, Dame, KD, and all the others from the old guard? Well, i guess time's are a changin' and Andrew and Adam are here to give their thoughts on the NBA Conference finals. Enjoy!
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Taped before the draft lottery (and Thanasis' likely career ending injury), Andrew and Adam review the season's of Atlanta [2:30], Chicago [9:23], Golden St [17:13] Houston [25:23] Orlando [32:05] Miami [38:10] Milwaukee [44:10] and Sacramento [50:35].
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
The first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs have come to a close (some earlier than others), so what sense is there to make of the second round, with so many Hall of Famers already gone fishin'? Well, fear not, because Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are back in town to discuss the four match-ups! The Cleveland Cavaliers won their first playoff series without LeBron James since the 90's, but how much of a threat can Donovan Mitchell's crew really be against the mighty Celtics? It's the Knicks and the Pacers again, but why is all about offense instead of defense as the Pacers try to outscore the magnificent Jalen Brunson? Can the young, athletic Oklahoma City Thunder swat away the savvy superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Dallas? And after one game already being played, is it possible that the West will be won between Minnesota and Denver? All this, draft lottery talk, and much more! So suit up and take it out in episode 304 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Now that the season has wrapped up, it's time for Andrew and Adam to give some post-mortems..and this group was not the best of the bunch with more questions than answers. Teams Covered: Detroit (3:13) Charlotte (12:30) Washington (20:05) Memphis (27:25) San Antonio (35:00) Portland (42:45) Toronto (49:15) Brooklyn (56:45) and Utah (1:05:35)
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
The playoffs have tipped off, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, have a few thoughts two games into each series. Is the hype train surrounding the Timberwolves' suffocating defense a bit much, or are the super Suns trio of Booker, Durant, and Beal in some serious troble? After a pair of heartbreaking last second losses in Game 2, can the 7th seeded Sixers and Lakers recover against the Knicks and Nuggets, respectively? Riche and Adam also discuss the war of attrition between the Clips and Mavericks, the war of bricks between Orlando and Cleveland, the NBA media rights negotiations, NIL killing the G-League, INJURIES, and much more! So suit up and take it out in episode 303 with the NBA-Team!