NBA Crossover Chronicles

It's shoeys all round on this edition of Sports Speak! 

The Honey Badger never left, he just moved aside for a while!

Daniel Ricciardo is back in a big way with his first race win since Monaco 2018. Unlike the SkyF1 Team, Nathan Squared will revel in the joy of a Ricciardo win, A McLaren 1-2 and a first McLaren victory since 2012! 

Once that's done with, it's impossible not to talk about 'the crash' where Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton came together again, this time resulting in both drivers not finishing the race. Who was at fault? We react to the incident.

Nathan Squared then discuss Damon Hills wild accusations that Max Verstappen deliberately took out his rival to preserve a points lead, in an apparent flashback to his own racing career. Was he way off base? Does he have a point? What do we make of the British leaning commentary overall?

All that and more is up for discussion as we review a wild weekend in Monza where Daniel Ricciardo returned to the winners circle after a 1204 day wait! Grazie Mille!

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Coming up in September on the Pod:

- AFL Finals Recap

- All Australian Teams

- NBA Top 50 - Part 2

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The boys are back! We tackle the widest of wide range of issues on this weeks edition as we review a wild week for Kmart plates and actual sports! 

Host Nathan is joined by Jono and James in this 3 man edition to discuss Ben Simmons' plans to no-show in Philly (rumour has it he thinks the whole season is the playoffs bah dum tschhh), and why Jimmy is becoming a communist. 

Nadia Bartel is in the firing 'line' so to speak as her 5 seconds of fame are discussed, including whether influencers feel the need to do stupid things for any particular reason. The boys are undeniably so strong, and brave, in this conversation. 

The Collingwood and Carlton coaching searches are back in the spotlight, with one club sorted, and the other with a most awkward throne. 

Moving back to athletes; the Semi Finals of the AFL and Toby Greenes tribunal appearance, plea & suspension are discussed. The lads review the Lions and Bulldogs classic semi and compare it with the best semis of the 2000s. 

James hates fairytales and the Melbourne Football Club, and is determined to stand his ground that the breaking of a 57 year drought does not qualify as such as Nathan plays the audio that clearly proves otherwise with some of everyones favourite  'everymans' opinions leading the chorus. 

The guys discuss Lachie Neales trade request to return to Fremantle and Jono & Nathan debate the merits of boxing as a sport, and how it maintains a moral compass in a world of sport otherwise doing everything it can to reduce the frequency of blows to the head. 

Lastly a new segment is born! Speed Round is upon us as Nathan and Jono ask each other rapid fire questions without notice and then round things out with a few subtle digs!

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Coming up in September on the Pod:
- AFL Finals Recap
- All Australian Teams
- NBA Top 50 - Part 2 

Timestamps below:
1:30 - NBA - the Bad Jordan & Ben Simmons continues to no-show
5:15 - Nadias Nose Beers
11:40 - Collingwood Coach & Carltons coaching searches
18:35 - Geelong V GWS Semi Final review & Toby Greene fallout
21:55 - Lions V Bulldogs Semi Final review
24:45 - What was the best Semi Final of the 2000s?
27:20 - AFL Preliminary Finals Preview
33:40 - Jimmy Hates Fairytales & Rat Cunning
39:10 - Lachie Neales Trade Request
42:30 - Boxing Headshot Debate
51:00 - Paralympics Payments
52:30 - NEW SEGMENT - Speed Round
57:45 - Potshots to close 

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What was the silliest moment in sports this week? The shambolic 'return' of F1 in Belgium? Toby Greenes umpire bump in the AFL? Or resident dumb dumb Jaidyn Stephenson breaking his hip while drunk mountain biking? It's that kind of week, and Nathan and Jono are here to break it all down!

Amongst that chaos we do also manage to discuss Week 1 of the AFL Finals, the 3 team trade in the NBA between Cleveland, Chicago and Portland, and Collingwood hiring a new coach! 

We take the time to break down the Toby Greene case and the ex players masquerading as media members trying to get him off the charge. And racist flogs cop yet another drive by. Keep doing it, we'll keep talking about it. 

Time stamps:

2:00 - Nathan 'bathes in the glitter of victory'
3:27 - NBA 3 team trade chat, Kevin Loves contract & Nerlens Noel V Clutch
12:20 - Belgian F1 GP Farce
18:40 - Toby Greene Thoughts & Media Response
30:50 - AFL Finals Week 1 Reaction & Semi Final Tips
36:45 - Geelongs List Demographic
39:50 - Collingwoods New Coach
41:22 - Leppa V Cornes on David Teague
45:40 - Jaidyn Stephensons broken hip & the joys of youth
50:30 - Don't be racist. It's not hard. 

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Who do you think is the best NBA Player today?!

After far too much over-thinking, analysis, and over-thinking again, Nathan and Jono get together to rank the NBAs best players from 50 to 1! 

The rules are simple: Based on one season and one season only. Contract, age, potential and prior achievements don't matter. We judge the 20/21 Seasons best players. That's it. 

Who makes it? Who misses out? Who is number 1?! Who had a worse, or better, season than you thought?

Part 1 of the top 50 players features selections from 50 to 26 as we count down the best of the NBA! Subscribe to make sure you don't miss Part 2 coming soon!

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Nathan, Jono and special guest Nick are on deck to discuss the week in sports. 

Kicking off with NBA action Nathan & Jono talk about the Memphis & Twolves deal along with the KD / Draymond Green interview and the broader media perspective. 

The AFL Season could not have had a more thrilling finish. After the siren winners, draws, retirements, and a game of snakes and ladders in Brisbane! We take a look at week 1 of the Finals, and bring Nick in to discuss the Geelong fan perspective of the Cats Collapse against the Demons, and how optimistic they are for the finals. 

Nathan then enjoys the moment of Melbourne's finest regular season record in it's history and a top spot finish, before we get into the off field action with the Carlton, David Teague, and Ross Lyon mess. Could anyone but David Teague have handled this any worse?

We discuss the AFL retirees, why Bachar Houli should have a Norm Smith Medal, and give our Brownlow predictions before finishing up the show with Jono and Nathan working their way through which NFL Team Nathan will support, followed by a beginners guide to the game.  After a couple of suggestions we finally landed on the team that felt right! Tune in to find out who Nathan picked! 

Nathan closes the pod announcing a NEW pod coming soon so keep your earballz out for that

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Timestamps below:

3:00 NBA Memphis & Twolves trade
5:30 Kevin Durant & Draymond Green interview
9:17 AFL Biggest Winner & Loser
15:25 AFL Round 23 Review
18:15 Nick gives a Geelong perspective
21:00 Nathan talks Demons success and Petraccas tears
26:50 AFL Finals Preview
33:10 Carlton & Ross Lyon debacle
39:00 AFL Retirements 
42:30 Brownlow Medal Predictions
45:50 NFL Discussion & Nathan picks a team
51: 40 Show Close & New Pod Announced

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Saeg and Jono are back and kick things off with a discussion around, of all things, Dennis Schroooooooder signing with Boston! A bit of Portland chatter and we're off to the AFL Races! 

We hit up our usual biggest winner and losers and bid the King, Richmond, a fond farewell a week out from the Finals. Eddie Betts is once again in focus but this time for all the reasons we love, as he bows out of the game after his 350th this weekend. 

We finally don't have to keep counting above 10 as we wrap up with our Top 10 Power Rankings and finally preview the final round of the AFL Season where the top 4 teams all face off! 

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Another huge week in the sporting world both on and off the various pitches and courts. 

We start with the usual AFL conversation, this week with an unfortunate twist as we look into the Racism Situation arising over in Adelaide with former captain Tex Walker racially vilifying an opposition player in the SANFL. We look into the continuing cycle of racism in sports as a microcosm of Australia, Tex's statement, and some of the former players in the media and their incredibly average takes. 

On the lighter side we take a look at Richmond coach, Damien Hardwicks rocky relationship with the press. and then our AFL Power Rankings drop down to 12 teams as we bid goodbye to Carlton and promise we won't talk about them again this season! 

Saeg has the tribunal in his sights as well in the wake of the Toby Greene suspension, and how it should be fixed at a base level.

We rejoice in the Rose Gold Boomers who brought home the only mens medal in basketball for the nation after a 65 year odyssey and admit we were wrong about the Olympics going ahead and why Australia is captivated every time. 

Finally we head to the U S and A to dive into all things free agency including why Cam Payne should sack his agent and a surprising, and rare, celebration of a Detroit signing! 

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Time stamps below:

3:45 AFL Winners & Losers
8:55 Tex Walker Racism Fallout and Reaction
23:55 Damien Hardwick takes on the press
29:35 AFL Tribunal Discussion
32:20 AFL Power Rankings (and then there were 12)
41:25 Rose Gold Boomers & Olympic Stories
48:50 NBA Free Agency Recap

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What were Bottas & Stroll thinking? Nathan Squared review the crash-tastic F1 Hungarian GP with first time winner Esteban Ocon coming out on top, OUI OUI! 

We then give our mid season driver rankings from 20 all the way to who we think has been the best driver thus far. We may have the same number 20, but from there the picks get controversial with major discrepancies on a Williams young gun, a struggling Aussie and the Mercedes drivers!

Who goes number Juan?! 

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Upcoming episodes include a few special topics as below:

- NBA Top 50 Players

- AFL Redraft Special - 2001 Super Draft

- NBA Top 5 Single Season Teams to never win a title

- A look back on the Buckley years with a bolted on Collingwood supporter

All that and more coming your way soon!

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On the back of Transgender Athlete, Laurel Hubbard, competing in the Olympics we discuss and debate the incredibly complicated topic of transgender athletes competing, what's 'fair' and how we can move forward as the debate around this topic continues to rage. We tackle the issue of a fair competition and what constitutes that, the way this topic has been politicised as a larger cultural wedge issue, and come back to our 'gut' feels on the topic. 

Following that, Jono fires up about the month of turmoil at Hawthorn that resulted in Alastair Clarksons dismissal and points the blame squarely at one man. 

Thereafter we pick our biggest winners and losers from Round 20 of the AFL Season and deliver our update power rankings, reduced down to 15 teams this week. Who misses the cut and who are our number ones and why they are different! 

A huge week in the NBA as well as the guys run over the draft and why the Magic and Rockets were big winners and who out West we feel lost out. We then break down the Russell Westbrook trade, along with some of the other deals made pre the free agency frenzy. 

Lastly we discuss some more Olympics high and low lights and talk about how the Tokyo games have captured our attention in a way few sporting events can, and why ultimately, we're happy they went ahead despite our early misgivings. 

Timestamps below:
1:25 - Transgender Athletes Conversation
13:20 - Jono talks the Fall of the Hawthorn Empire
23:15 - AFL Biggest Winners & Losers from Round 20
27:00 - AFL Power Rankings
40:15 - NBA Draft Recap & The Wesbrook Trade
49:55 - Olympic Positivity

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Upcoming episodes include a few special topics as below:

- NBA Top 50 Players
- Formula 1 mid season driver rankings
- AFL Redraft Special - 2001 Super Draft
- NBA Top 5 Single Season Teams to never win a title
- A look back on the Buckley years with a bolted on Collingwood supporter

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Saeg & Jono break down an action packed week in Sport! 

The Olympic Games are in full swing and Saeg takes an axe to the confusing coverage of the Boomers, and the boys discuss the Team USA struggles and Trae Youngs face turn. Jono relishes in Arnies 400M Gold and her coaches memorable Ultimate Warrior style celebration

All the AFL regulars are discussed including biggest winner & loser and the last 18 team Power Rankings for the season! Adam Simpsons comments on private school boys, and two parent homes are discussed as is the pillow fight for 8th. 

To round out the episode the gents have a look into the NBA Free Agency market and give their thoughts on where all the biggest names, like Big Willie Style Barton & Gary Trent JR will find themselves when the new season is upon us!

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