East Got Game - An Unofficial NBL1 East podcast

Surprise! 

Welcome to a bonus episode of East Got Game. With Loz Nicholson!

We spoke to Loz soon after the NBL1 East grand final, but some of us also needed a little bit of rest and recuperation., hence the late drop!

Loz briefly takes us through her tremendously successful 12 months on court and gives glimpses into the next WNBL season.

Enjoy.

Lachy and Squin had the honour of collaborating with some legends from around the NBL1 for this Nationals Preview. 

Expect insights into each competing team and some fun and games were your EGG hosts came up Cluch! Someone also drops an 'F' bomb...can you guess who?

List of Co-costs include:

Todd (Keilor Thunder, NBL1 South and Cluch radio host)

Mal aka Big Dog (Brisbane Capitalls, NBL1 North and Ball Don't Lie podcast)

Eric McF aka 'Hey Pal' (Warwick Senators, NBL1 West and resident comedian)

Tristan aka TP (NBl1 Central, SA Crossover Dribble blog, PicknRoll)

A very simple episode as the NBL1 East season for 2023 draws to a close. Lachy and Squin review each Grand Final game, discuss the upcoming NBL1 Nationals and upon the the MVP vs. All Star 5  decisions...

A HUGE episode to deconstruct the semi finals and to piece together the key players, statistics and strategies to help predict who will be the Champions of NBL1 East 2023. 

After analysing the semi finals and forecasting the grand finals, there is some discussion about the recently announced NBL1 East Awards and other ways the league has potential to grow. 

Joining Lachy and Squin this week is the truly legendary Matt McQuade, more currently known as the play-by-play commentator for the Inner West Bulls. Matt brings another layer of analysis to this episode and showcases his expertise as one would expect! 

We made it to 20 episodes!

This week Lachy and Squin discuss the results of the final round of the regular season, before discussing the elimination finals. 

They are then joined by an absolute sweet heart of NBL1 East, Shakera Reilly, as they talk about the Mustangs WBB season and touch on Shak's aspirations. There is also a piece of Maitland Mustangs history  too. 

Apologies for the delay of this episode. Our co-shost Squin was on late night duties for FIBA. 

Episode 19 covers the Sutherland Sharks versus Manly Warringah Sea, Eagles, in the women's competition; and the Inner West Bulls versus Bankstown Bruins in the men's competition.

Our Guest this week is a young, but quickly maturing point guard from Hornsby Kuring-Gai Spiders, Shareef Saipaia. Reef gives us insight into where his basketball journey started to where he would like to land.

In this weeks, episode of East got game, Lachy and Squin and do things a little bit differently. There are the regular game reviews, news and all-star 5 for Round 16 of NBL1 East with a few trips down memory lane and some conversation about how basketball is really getting global. 

Games reviewed include:

* Canberra Gunners vs. Hills Hornets (M)

* Central Coast Crusaders vs. Inner West Bulls (W). 

This episode is 'kapped' off by an interview with an import who is a self-confessed foodie. But what Australian staple do they not enjoy? Listen to the interview with Violet Kapri Morrow aka Kappy to find out! 

Buckle-up NBL1 East fans, cos Lachy and Squin have a MONSTER episode this week!

Games reviewed this week include the Maitland Mustangs and Sutherland Sharks (M+W) and the Sydney Comets vs. Albury-Wodonga Bandits (W). 

There are also some clips from NBL1 East stars Tahlia Tupaea and Loz Nicholson from the FIBA women's Asia Cup 2023, held in Sydney. 

Plenty of shout-outs, news and the all-star five. 

Episode 17 is topped off with an interview with Freddy Webb, PG for the Illawarra Hawks Men's team. He takes us through his basketball journey which includes a trip to a crocodile zoo...

Lachy and Squin guarantee you will be his biggest fan by the end. 

The stakes are getting higher! 

Lachy and Squin review round 14 of NBL1 East 2023. There we heartbreakers and ladder shakers once again. Games covered include:

Canberra Gunners vs. Norths Bears (Men)

Inner West Bulls vs. Newcastle Falcons (Men)

Sydney Comets vs. BA CoE (Women)

Maitland Mustangs vs. Central Coast Crusaders (Women) 

As always, they give an Allstar Five for round 14, before diving into an interview with one of the elite - a WNBL Champ, NCAA Div I graduate and absolute weapon from beyond the arc - Alex Delaney from the Manly-Waringah Sea Eagles. 

Round 13 has just wrapped up, and Lachy and Squin sink their teeth into 4 crucial games across the women's and men's competitions. Games include:

* Sutherland Sharks vs. Norths Bears (W)

* Sydney Comets vs. Maitland Mustangs (W)

* Canberra Gunners vs. Illawarra Hawks (M)

* Sydney Comets vs. Maitland Mustangs (M)

As always, the Round review is topped off with the AllStar 5. 

This week Lachy and Squin are joined by special guest, Angus Bourke. Angus is the current head coach of the Norths Bears Men's team. He provides insight into working with icons such as Kristen Veal and Brian Goorjian and demonstrates his coaching abilities and smarts that are well beyond his years.