Best Of The West

By Enrique Ortega, Connor Moreno

A basketball podcast about the best NBA teams in the west coast -- the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers. Listen to on-the-field reporting on the two teams from Connor Moreno and Enrique Ortega, two... more

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Best Of The West episodes:

November 22, 2024 SPECIAL GUEST Gerald Bourguet!
This week the guys are joined by a very special guest... Gerald Bourguet, Lead Suns Reporter for PHNX!

Gerald and the guys talk about this really... really rough Phoenix stretch, Devin Booker's slow start, KD/Beal-less Suns, Nurkic replacements(???) and the Lakers win-streak plus predictions!

Stay tuned for Gerald's advice to young journalists trying to break into the industry!

Find Gerald on twitter at @GeraldBourguet and listen to him on the PHNX Suns podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phnx-suns-podcast/id1207682052

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55min
November 14, 2024 LeBron appreciation, How do the Suns look without KD + Booker struggles
On this episode, the guys talk about the last week in Suns and Lakers basketball. They take a moment to appreciate LeBron and what he's doing at such an old age and react to the Kevin Durant being out and Devin Booker's rough start.

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50min
November 05, 2024 Suns Shine, Lakers Decline
On this episode, the guys discuss the respective starts for the Suns (6-1) and the Lakers (4-3) and how the their expectations have completely flipped on the teams. They also talk about potential tweaks to both rosters and previews of the next week of games.

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51min
October 29, 2024 Comfortable starts, Uncomfortable conversations
This episode, the guys react to the Suns and Lakers each starting 3-1 and playing each other twice in that span. They also have an uncomfortable conversation about a certain starter on each team. It's not all negative, though. The guys finish it off with some positives and predictions moving forward.

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1h 2min
October 24, 2024 Opening Night Reactions!
Enrique and Connor react to the very optimistic Lakers debut against the Timberwolves and a... disappointing Suns OT win against the Clippers.

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31min
October 22, 2024 The 3 most important players for the Lakers and Suns this season + 24-25 season expectations
This week, the guys talk about who the three most important players are for the Suns and Lakers, aside from the obvious ones (Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, LeBron James and Anthony Davis). And then, they preview the three early matchups between PHX and LAL early in the season, with the first one coming on Friday. Enjoy the Best of the West!
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54min
October 18, 2024 BOTW Pilot - Introduction + How the Suns and Lakers matchup in the West
Welcome to the Best of the West Podcast! In this episode Enrique and Connor introduce themselves to the podcast world and talk about the Suns and Lakers offseason ahead of the start of the NBA season. Stay tuned for a "Better or Worse" segment where the guys see where the Suns and Lakers rank among the West teams.
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54min

FAQs about Best Of The West:

How many episodes does Best Of The West have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.