Cairns Taipans coach Mike Kelly joins Dan Boyce sits down to reflect on the Cairns Taipans season only weeks after falling short in the 2020 NBL semi-finals to the Perth Wildcats.

Topics include...

• Coronavirus and its impact on Australian basketball (2:00)
• Reflection on Mike Kellýs interview on Aussie Hoopla last year and how recruiting players was different in his second season as coach (7:00)
• Nathan Jawai's season and the decision-making factors which led to him re-signing for 2019-20 (15:00)
• The pressure of year two as the Taipans head coach and the need to perform (17:00)
• Nailing your imports, how the Taipans recruited Scott Machado, Cam Oliver and DJ Newbill in the pre-season (20:00)
• Scott Machado's near MVP season and what led to him playing in Cairns (23:00)
• The Taipans slow start to the NBL season and what changed that led them to a 3rd place NBL finish (30:00)
• Falling short against the Perth Wildcats in the semi-finals (31:30)
• Majok Deng did he reach the potential Cairns thought he possessed in his first year with the Taipans (37:00)
• The Taipans plans for next seasons roster (39:30)
• Do the Taipans hope to sign Queensland basketball phenom and NBA prospect Mojave King as a Next Star for next season (41:30)
• Import thoughts for next season (45:00)
• Favorite moment of the season as well as Mike's biggest failure and what he learned from it (47:00)

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Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

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Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole

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The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry, Mike Mitchell, Dusty Rychart, Ebi Ere

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