The Not On Pod

The voices and audio is distorted on this Tuesday show, purely because we did not have voices of our own 24 hours ago. We are sucking down (pause) on the mics in order to get some content out for you all so please bear with us.

The lads discuss why they have no voices due to the big weekend that ensued. Matty B did another lap around the sun, Lachy moved into a new party house and all hell has broken loose over the weekend. 

On today's show, the NBA has bee going for a week so the lads look into some of their big calls made last week. The lads play a few rounds of "It's just one week but...". They then discuss the prospects of Lauri Markkanen probably being the Most Improved Player. Let be serious though, everyone is being shipped out of Utah. Danny Ainge must be seething seeing his team win and that means they're all gone. The Celtcis, Bucks, Blazers and Jazz are the only undefeated teams and the Lakers are a hot mess. Who would've seen that coming?

The boys then jump into a little "Who he play for?" in order to spice things up a little. There has been a lot of movement in the NBA and it's time to test our knowledge! This will probably happen around the trade deadline as well so stay tuned for more of this banter.

Stick with us, we will sound sext again on Thursday.

Yesterday was the best day of the year. Opening day in the NBA!

The lads take a deep dive on all thing s day one in the NBA and give you their opinions on where the teams sit after day one. The J's, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, were red hot for the Celtics. The Boston Celtics looked really good with Malcom Brogdon contributing straight away, Noah Vonleh playing a role and everyone gelling. James Harden did everything he could for the 76ers. What happened to this revamped 76ers bench? Was this not supposed to be a gamechanger for them? I guess time will tell! 

Ring Ceremony and first wins! The Golden State Warriors came out and never looked uncomfortable. Stephen Curry and Co. handled the Los Angeles Lakers pretty easily. Bench points told the story in this one as well as Steph getting hot in the second half. LeBron James did everything he could with 31/14/8 and in typical fashion could have had 10 more points if calls went his way. Anthony Davis had something to prove with a huge first quarter grabbing steals and running the break. The benches told the story. Warriors looked more settled and deeper than the Lakers and just strolled to a victory regardless of a Lakers late push.

The lads then break down how good it is having the NBA back and what games people should be looking out for. 

Tune in or all this and more wherever you find good podcasts!

On today's bonus half chub the lads talk all things around the first of the pool games. Australia? Beasts. Samoa? Dramas. Injury woes. English Daddy's. England came out and showed Samoa what is what and really laid down the smackdown.

The lads also talk all things Des Hasler and put a cap on the Manly saga.

A quickie but a goodie. Listen where you find all good podcasts!

On today's show, the lads take a deep dive on NBA Awards! The season starts tomorrow so the way to early predictions need to start along with it! With a jam-packed show, make sure you tune in and join the laughs!

Are you Shmarter than a Sherpa returns with a new guest; friend of the podcast Big Drewzy. Will the Sherpa get one on the board or will the listeners go 2 up? From there, the Sherpa retells his homework and the lads give him a grade. Was it Curry? Was it LeBron? Who is better statistically?

Later on, the lads take a deep dive on all your major NBA awards. Yes, this includes Most Improved Player. This is an award that could be made so cool but basically just goes to a fringe all-star. Yes, this includes Sixth Man of the Year. Another award that could be cool but is almost ruined by the media and playing schemes. Tyler Herro won last year but played the 3rd most amount of minutes on his team?
Anyway, the lads provide you with a few stats with each of the awards! FANCY! They also give you the odds thanks to PlayUp. DOUBLE FANCY!

Tune in for all the regular segments as well including weekends, bagging out Lachy and hear what the Sherpa has to study next week!

On today's bonus show, the lads wanted to talk a little Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) so lucky you! The NRL is a shit-storm right now with all of the Des Halser** drama and Lach has a few things to say. Would thi shavehappened anyway? How will friend of the show and fellow writer Tobias be with Manly being a dumpster fire?

The lads then take a semi-dive into the RLWC. Samoa versus England will kick of the group stages. Matty B thinks that Samoa could pump England which may be an embarrassment in their home nation. But, England have some throbbers. Lachy has a whinge about the squad numbers once more and is noticeably agitated. Then, the lads break down how much Australia will pump the Fiji Bati. Some say 13+, others 28+, and even more 40+. We shall see! Enjoy this quickie for your weekend ears.

** Des was still in a job when this was recorded.

On a bit of a shorter episode today, we are going to do a little bit of landscaping. The lads take a bit of a surface area look as to what is going on in the NBA and NBL.

As it is pre-season, there is not a whole lot going on. Yes, Draymond is punching people. Yes, games are happening. But, when the most exciting thing to talk about is Andre Drummond shooting 75% from 3 in pre-season, it is kind of a boring pre-season. The lads take a little dive into the NBA checking in on Lamelo's ankle, the injured stars that are coming back and wonder who might have a breakout year. Is this the best team Kristaps Prozingis has been surrounded by? Will James Wiseman come out and be another Evan Mobley? Only time will tell.

Once every bit of the NBA is drained, the lads bring it home. The NBL has kicked off and the Kings are red hot. You would not be bale to tell that by the lads NBL Fantasy scores, but they are out here trying. Sydney will be taking on the Cairns Taipans this week and it is less of a walk in the park than you think. Cairns is currently sitting 3rd behind Keanu Pinder and Tajere McCall. Will their run and gun pace set off the Kings perfect start to the season? Tune in Friday night to see!

Shhh, Keep your eyes peeled for a weekend Rugby League show as well.

It's transition time and that means basketball is back. Time to hit the "Dribble" side of 5thanddribble. 

Today's show is a jam-packed one so strap in! As always, with the Tuesday show, the lads start with how their weekends went and the answer is a resounding: wet. The lads introduce and dive into a new segment "Are you Shmarter than a Sherpa?". This is where you, the listener, will go up against out very own Sherpa to weekly test his knowledge! This week we have the little Sherpa defending the title of the audience and it was a good one!

The lads discuss all things Eastern conference beginning with the South-East division. Thanks to Draft Kings, the best team to come out of the South-East is the Miami Heat. Or is it? With the Atlanta Hawks making some big moves, could they be in for a bigger season? How many in this division will tank for Victor "The Alien" Wenbanyama? How bad will the Charlotte Hornets be without Miles *redacted* Bridges? Only time will tell. Then, special guest Boston Dave joins the show to run through the Central and his beloved Atlantic division. The lads go back and forth on their Over/Unders and split on quiet a few decisions. Who will take out the East, Boston of Philly? Are the Milwaukee Bucks concerned about the regular season at all?

All of these questions answered and much much more on a great, long episode. Welcome back, NBA!

It's transition time and that means basketball is back. Time to hit the "Dribble" side of 5thanddribble. 

On today's show, the lads discuss all things Western conference in the NBA. With a few questions sprinkled in from a few different listeners, the lads take a deep dive on the Over/Under rankings for all Western conference teams. After a few big deals, will the Minnesota Timberwolves be a playoff lock? Who are the top 4 in the West? Is Luka poised for an MVP season? Or is Ja Morant sneaky value?

Draft Kings have provided us with their list of over/unders, with the Phoenix Suns winning the most amount of games at 52. and the San Antonio Spurs winning the least at 22.5. Spoiler alert: we have different opinions on each of these teams. Moves have been made and teams will be bad. Be sure to tune in to hear our takes on how the West will shape up this year!

The show we have all been waiting for! On today's show, the lads cover all things NRL Grand Final. If you are ready for some dribble, you have come to the right place.

The lads give their in-depth analysis with the Sherpa's asking a few hard hitting questions of Ashley Klein. There was an accusation of a forward pass, holding in the tackles and much more around kick pressure. At the end of the day, Penrith are the champs. They go back to back in two season and prove that this club is on the verge of dynastic. Matty B is happy to just sit back this show and listen at Lachy and Sherps go at it. On one side, the Penrith Panthers gave a clinical performance to the Parramatta Eels. On another side, did Parramatta even show up? Lachy puts to bed all of the rhetoric around the boys being "jovial" and "poor winners" with the simple argument: "Then just beat them".

The lads touch on the NRLW Grand Final as well where Tamika Upton, Millie Boyle and Jesse Southwell took the Newcastle Knights to glory. Everyone showed out for the Knights and it ended up being a blow out. The lads then pivot to the NBL and cover a few things from the first week.

Plenty of dribble, plenty of tears but above all ... Up the Riff.

Tune in where you get your podcasts or on the Youtube channel!

On today's show, the lads are livestreaming for the first time. If you are a visual learner and want to see us and not just hear us, head over to: https://youtu.be/rRZnD1HUV14. If you are hear just for the giggles, welcome back! This one was a right laugh.

The lads are joined by hosts Jacko and Nick from the 2econd Again Racing Podcast (2econdagain). For dudes with a horse racing background, they know their way around a Steeden for sure. The lads offer some great insight into this weeks Grand Final. From Jacko's birth-right to following the Parramatta Eels to Nick proclaiming that "of the 55 players [he knows], 17 of them would be Panthers players". Matty B and Lach go back a forth a little on who will win. The lads overall don't understand why and Lach is noticeably sweating on camera. Is he really that worried about Mitchell Moses and the Eels? The lads go around the room and drop their results on who will win the Clive Churchill Medal, the value they are paying and, the margin in the game so tune in for that alone. 

The side tangents are a plenty, so that is always fun.

Through these twists and turns the 2econd Again lads really display their craft. If you love horse racing, give them a follow. In this episode alone they open up our eyes to the complexity of horse racing and where the value is in punting 3-4 days in advance. But, when these lads get into the nitty gritty, we get excited and go quiet with anticipation. Hanging on their every word, some college fund money is being made this weekend for sure! As always, gamble responsibly.

Enjoy the show! Like where you can like. Follow where you can follow. Aaaaaaand, we will see you in the next one! Up the Riff.