As the Lakers continue to be in the #StruggleBubble Club, Ethan and JC examine them team’s woes from behind the arc, rotation choices and try to identify some malfunctioning parts of the offense. The fellas also dive info the looming 8 seed matchup, the center position and Talen Horton-Tucker’s potential for the club.
The Grizzlies and Pelicans were both winless headed into this match up. Good news, someone had to come away with a win. Bad news, It was the Pels. Guest host Lyle Swithenbank joins David to discuss the game.
Lyle Swithenbank welcomes the host of the Hoop Ball Grizzlies podcast, David Williams, to discuss the Pels win over the Grizz and their chances at a postseason run.
The guys are back to discuss the Nets’ last three scrimmage games, including their most recent win over the Milwaukee Bucks. They go over Jamal Crawford’s future on the team as well as touch on his recent injury, dive into TLC’s development as a player and touch on why Joe Harris will be crucial to the Nets’ championship hopes!
Kings play much better for 3 quarters but resort to their old ways in the 4th. Lose to Dallas 114-110 in OT. Luka with a monster triple double. Bogi can’t make a basket. Buddy can’t make a play. Kings can’t get to the line.
Join Ethan& JCas they preview a four-game week ahead in the bubble for the 1-1 Lakers. The fellas get into the evolving roles of Dion Waiters and Kyle Kuzma, examine some potential areas of concern (Danny Green being MIA like Nick Saban, for instance), and discuss how the roster needs to support its stars if the Lakers are going to fulfill their ultimate goal. Plus, the guys also give three league-wide takeaways with the first weekend of action officially in the books.
Andrew Greif of the LA Times joins Brandon Marcus from the BUBBLE in Orlando. The guys chat about what it’s like to be in the bubble, Andrew’s experience at the games and of course they look back at yesterday’s win over the Pelicans and the Clippers getting red-hot with a team-record 25 triples.
The Pelicans got belted by the Clippers in Game 2 of the NBA restart. Lyle breaks down what went wrong and all the fallout from the post-game press conferences.
The resumption season is under way, and the Clippers dropped a heart-stopper to the Lakers to get things going. Noah Eagle joins Brandon Marcus to recap the game while hitting on Eagle’s broadcast nook 3000 miles away from the games and the strong play of a healthy Paul George.
The Lakers are officially back! For real this time! The first game of the NBA restart was one for the ages and it ended the only way it could, a down the wire go ahead basket in the final minute. JC DeLeon recaps the first game, goes deep into the box score as well as deep into plays that don’t show up on the box score and give a little preview to the next game vs The Raptors.