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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
With the 2021-2022 regular season in the books, we can now start to take a look back at some teams who quickly sunk to the bottom to collect all the possible lottery tickets they can. This episode Andrew and Adam discuss the shortcomings of the following teams: DET, IND, POR, ORL, HOU, WAS, OKC, SAC.
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Someone fire up that Jim Mora sound bite because the NBA PLAYOFFS have finally begun and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to preview all eight matchups. In this episode, the team talks about Heat/Hawks, Sixers/Raptors, Celtics/Nets, Bucks/Bulls in the East, then they discuss Suns/Pelicans, Mavericks/Jazz, Grizzlies/Timberwolves, and Warriors/Nuggets in the West. So suit up and take it out in episode 233 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
The regular season is just about over, but a lot of playoff and play-in races (along with some awards) are coming down to the wire, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to talk about all the scenarios! What should be the new term for playoff teams taking it easy? What should the Lakers ACTUALLY do now that their season is officially done? Can Toronto (and the vaccine-mandated Canadian border) make some noise as they surge thanks to Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes? Why does Adam believe that the MVP race is O-V-E-R? Riche and Adam also discuss play-in matchups, Jayson Tatum on a tear, and… the return of Kawhi Leonard?! Suit up, and take it out in episode 232 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
As this year's Tournament comes to its conclusion, Andrew and Adam wrap up our discussion on the best prospects to walk through the respective campuses in the past 22 years.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Now that the NCAA tournament is in full swing, Andrew and Adam look back over this past century to debate who are the greatest NBA products to come out of all the college ranks. While some (Syracuse) are incredibly easy, others like UConn are a lot more difficult to peg. So sit back and enjoy some "oh yeah, he did go to that school" talk.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
After a gluttony of 50 and 60-point performances and very little movement in the standings, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are ready to give you a nice serving of NBA basketball talk! Kyrie Irving is taking over on the road and Kevin Durant is taking over in Brooklyn, but is it sustainable? Are we in a word where the hottest team in the NBA… is the Minnesota Timberwolves? Who is in and out of the play-in? Riche and Adam also talk about LeBron and future members on the all-time scoring list, Karl-Anthony Towns going for 60 points and 17 rebounds, who will be eligible to renegotiate for super max deals, and much more! So suit up and take it out in episode 229 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
No, Vince Lombardi is not back from the dead, but it looks like we have the dreaded glass ceiling in the NBA playoff standing. So Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are going to dive into the playoff/play-in scenarios. Why is Riche so excited about the new-look Pelicans… and Adam is suspicious about the sudden return of Zion Williamson? Is the Harden Honeymoon in Philly going to swoon all the way into June? They also discuss the Lakers, Kevin Durant’s return not being on national TV, and the Wizards trying to get back in the play-IN, and the future NBA Champion Detroit Pistons?! Finally, Adam and Riche have another fiery debate about the most important team of our generation: Sam Hinkie’s 76ers. So suit up and take it out in episode 228 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Betting season is gearing up for March Madness, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are circling back to their own pre season win predictions for each team and see how they did. The results may surprise you. Riche and Adam also discuss the possibility of the Suns winning 60 or more games, awards predictions, some post-trade first looks, revisit the expansion draft last summer, and more! So suit up and take it out in episode 227 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
The Super Bowl of NBA Twitter, the trade deadline, has passed, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team are coming in hot to talk about all the moves made this past week, from small to epic to shocking. How much better are the Sixers and Nets really after their blockbuster deal swapping James Harden and Ben Simmons? Why was the wildest moment involving the Kings and the Pacers? Did the Celtics tinker with their lineup a little too much now that they have an elite defense? Riche and Adam also talk about the Wizards, teams who didn’t make moves, Joel Embiid vs Giannis, and more! So suit up and take it in episode 226 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
A tradition unlike any other: The trade deadline is on Thursday, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are rolling out all the teams and all the names we might see getting handed off or handed over. Is the fantasy trade between James Harden and Ben Simmons really possible? Are the Portland Trail Blazers, with two max players, entering tank mode? Which teams might sneak in with some stealth deals to improve their playoff chances? Riche and Adam also discuss the Celtics, All-Star selections, the Norman Powell trade, and more! So suit and up and take it out in episode 225 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
It’s Ja Morant’s world right now and we are all living in it, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to talk about it, too, along with all things National Basketball Association. The Grizzlies and Cavs, who both won on MLK Day, are the new hot teams in the league, but will they get an offer they can’t refuse to beef up their rosters? Will Frank Vogel still be the head coach of the Lakers by the end of their road trip? Can they Atlanta Hawks get back in the playoffs despite being dead last in defense? Riche and Adam also discuss the Grayson Allen foul on Alex Caruso, Anfernee Simons, trades, Joel Embiid destroying the Magic, and much more! So suit up and take it out in episode 224 with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
After a not-so-Merry Christmas for NBA fans during the Omicron variant surge, Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation's NBA-Team, have returned from the holiday break to start fresh on the new year for the 2021-22 NBA season. On this episode, they catch up on the replacement player wave, how teams are handling the health and safety protocol, and Kyrie Irving's road game return to the Nets. Is the worst wave of team stoppages behind us? Are the Atlanta Hawks going to miss the playoffs? Can Dirk Nowitzki score in an NBA game right now? Did Lance Stephenson really score 20 points in a quarter or was that a fever dream? Riche and Adam also discuss the Raptors' strange home court advantage... with no fans, DeMar DeRozan's buzzer beaters, the surging Memphis Grizzlies, and more! So suit up and take it out with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
The NBA is on the ropes as COVID surges through the winter and players galore enter the health and safety protocol, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are here to talk each other through the doomsday scenarios. Are the Christmas Day games in jeopardy, and what is the endgame when in comes to testing and vaccinations in the league? Will any teams be able to make a run during this “slowdown” phase throughout the league? Riche and Adam also discuss the impending return of Kyrie Irving… on the road, trade talk, Zion’s mysterious foot, the college to pro coaching experiment, and more! So suit up, take it out, and have a Happy Holiday season with the NBA-Team!
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
The NBA might be meeting their match with the dreaded health and safety protocol, but Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are on the podcast court ready to talk some hoops! Can the Chicago Bulls keep enough players on the court this week without forcing a forfeit? Which teams in the East and West are in panic mode, and which ones should start looking to trade right away? Is it zero hour for Zion Williamson and the Pelicans? Riche and Adam also discuss KCP’s all time dunk flub, Chet Holmgren, the Christmas Day lineup, and more! So suit up and take it out in episode 221 of the NBA-Team!
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
We are a quarter of the way through the NBA season, and Adam Murray and Andrew Riche, Place To Be Nation’s NBA-Team, are back at it to talk about teams like the Warriors and Suns making runs, while organizations like the Blazers and Kings seem to be in disarray. Will Robert Sarver get punished in the wake of the Neil Olshey scandal? Which teams rank high on the toxicity scale? Are the post-LeBron Cavs finally figuring things out while LeBron’s current team is at a crossroads? Riche and Adam also discuss Anthony Edwards, Kemba Walker being pulled by Tom Thibodeau, the surging Rockets (?!), and yes, that 73-point loss by the Thunder. So suit up and take it out in episode 220 of the NBA-Team!