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Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
History is being made at a rapid pace in the NBA lately, with four different players scoring more than 60 points in a game capped off by Luka Doncic scoring the fourth most ever on the Hawks. Scoring is up, but how much higher can it go? Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, will discuss if we are on the verge of an 80 (or even 90?!) point game soon. The team also discusses trades involving Pascal Siakam and Terry Rozier, the Bucks hiring Doc Rivers after a quick ouster for Adrian Griffin, wild finishes, and more! So suit up and take it out in episode 296 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
High School Players of the Year... LeBron won it in 2003, Kobe won it in '96, LaVell Blanchard (who?) won it in '99. Andrew ranks some of the most recent winners based upon who he thinks has been and will be the best. Enjoy!
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Well, two weeks into 2024, we have already seen two legendary football coaches to walk out of the houses that they built. But it also means that some NBA players might be saying goodbye to their teams, and some coaches might also involuntarily do the same. Who will it be? Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, make their best guesses as trade talk heats up. Will the Warriors FINALLY pull the trigger on breaking up the Splash Brothers? Can the Pistons or Wizards be the third team in a potential mega deal? Are the Bulls or Jazz going to be sellers or can they make one more postseason push? All this and more! So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team episode #295!
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
The NBA is now in the new year, and there might be a few beasts in the East, what are we to make of a loaded crop of contenders in the Western Conference? Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are here to look at all the teams out West who want a crack at the 2024 NBA Finals, and what they might need to do in order to take the next step. The Lakers are back in their New Years swoon, so does LeBron have another miraculous transaction up their sleeve? Wtih Draymond Green back from suspension, how much is there really left to salvage for the Warriors as their pseudo dynasty comes to a close? Riche and Adam also discuss if the Thunder or Wolves should make any moves, the Suns needing to level up, trade talk, and more! So suit up and take it in episode 294 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Happy New Year to all the NBA fans, and some key players are looking a new year along with new surroundings. Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, ring in 2024 with talk about a pretty big trade between the Knicks and Raptors. Is it possible one team won in one way and the other lost in another way? Which other team might be knocking on Masai Ujiri’s door for Pascal Siakam, as we discuss a variety of teams on the struggle bus. So suit up and take it out in episode 293 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Another week, another reason to contemplate whether this really might be THE end for Steph Curry’s Warriors after a decade of (mostly) success. Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, reconvene for a fireside chat about what options Golden State really has this season after Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension. They also discuss the close standings in the West, who will blow up their roster first between Chicago, Toronto, or Atlanta, the god awful Pistons, and more! So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament is now over, with AD and LeBron’s Los Angeles Lakers taking down Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers for the first-ever NBA Cup. But it’s now time to move through December, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are back to keep you up and look forward. How important is “defense” in the must-have department for successful teams like the Timberwolves and Magic? Is the story of Zion Williamson a sad one, and is there still time to turn it around? All this and more! So suit up and take it out this holiday season in episode 291 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
In this little minisode, Adam quizzes Andrew on how many NBA championship rings do select NCAA schools have? (spoiler: Davidson seems to have gotten all of theirs from one player)
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
It's that most wonderful time of the year, and for NBA fans, it's only the beginning. So while the casuals were watching football and stuffing faces for Thanksgiving, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, are back to catch you up on all thing National Basketball Association in the last month. Why are the veteran Warriors putting themselves in a headlock with suspensions and ejections on top of an already-thin roster? Is it possible that in May, we will see the Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings as the last two teams left in a stacked Western Conference? Is it Embiid versus Jokic once again for the league MVP race? And in our annual December debate: Do we really believe in the Orlando Magic this time? Riche and Adam also talk about the upcoming In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas, the injury epidemic in Memphis, the precarious Chicago Bulls, and much more! So suit up and take it out in episode 290 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
As Place To Be Nation and the Pop feed wish all the listeners a Happy Thanksgiving, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche on the NBA-Team Podcast are here for a special treat, and some leftovers, if you can stomach it. We go through the NBA with a family Thanksgiving get-together lens, from too many cooks in the kitchen to awkward silences to annoying uncles with conspiracy theories. And then we do Andrew’s favorite… giving TANKS! So suit up, take a chair at the dinner table, and Happy Thanksgiving from the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Minisode time! Andrew and Adam draft Former Kentucky Wildcat basketball players. The one-and-done phenomenon have kind of skews what it means to to attend schools.... did you know Devin Booker never started a game in his one year there? Sit back and Enjoy!
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
The 2023-24 NBA season has tipped off, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, have quite a few thoughts to dive into. And right as the season starts, James Harden is an L.A. Clipper and Steve Ballmer is going all in, but is it enough to get the Clips over the top in a deep West? And can a distraction-free Sixers team with the reigning MVP get ahead now that the Boston Celtics look dominant? Riche and Adam also talk about the contract extension deadline, surprises and disappointments, the amazing mere sight of Victor Wembenyama, the playoff-bound Orlando Magic (?!), and much more. So suit up and take it out in episode 288 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Well, the season previews are finally wrapping up, and the big Lillard trade finally happened, so Andrew and Adam finish up with previewing Portland and give their best predictions for the season. Enjoy!
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Our 2023-24 Previews wrap up with the last group of teams, whom on paper, appear to be meeting in the conference finals, right? And then on top of that doubling and tripling down on going all in Andrew and Adam preview DEN, PHX, BOS, and MIL. Enjoy!
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Our 2023-24 Previews march on with a group who looks to be going all in with one last chance with the roster as is. This week Andrew and Adam preview LAL, GS, PHI, CLE, and MIA* . Enjoy! (*note: miami is previewed as-is aka Lillardless)