The Stepback Podcast

Leo McGuinn joins John Rogers (while Luke Wolstenholme takes a week off) to have a look at the team with the best record in the entire league, the Philadelphia 76ers. They then bounce around the league, discussing Steph's monster 62-point vs the Blazers night, Luka Doncic's form, and an update on the James Harden situation. The pod also includes this pointless quiz question: there are five current NBA players called either John, Luke or Leo, can you name them? 

John, Luke and Leo break down their best and worst bits of the opening week of the season, including their favourite individual performances, worst thing they've seen on or off the court, whether the Nets are for real and much more. They also pick their all-NBA Christmas team, featuring Giannis Santatokounmpo among others. Luke also calls the basketball court a 'pitch' quite a few times, feel free to judge him for it. 

Welcome back to a new series of the Stepback Podcast! Joining host John Rogers for this NBA season is Sixers fan Leo McGuinn and  (potentially bandwagon) Lakers fan Luke Wolstenholme, and they kick off the year by discussing opening night performances as the Clippers beat LA rivals Lakers, and Nets blowout Steph Curry's shorthanded Warriors. There's also some season predictions and general outstanding chat. Enjoy! 

We are on the cusp of the playoffs! Eight series begin imminently which are all touched on in this episode:

- Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers

- Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks

- Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz

- Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

- Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic

- Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets

- Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers

- Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers

Predictions, what to watch out for, and storylines all in this episode of the stepback!

Josh Sim (@joshsim8) joins John to chat about the race for the playoffs out West; the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trailblazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Phoenix Suns are all in with a shot at making the final position with only a couple of games to go. We also find time to discuss award season, with the finalists for MVP, MIP, DPOY, COY and 6th Man announced. 

The NBA is officially back! On this weeks episode, John is joined by Seshadhri Subramanian to discuss the opening few fixtures, as the Pelicans and Jazz kick us off and the two LA teams play their fourth game of the season. Also, we get our first look at the Giannis-led Bucks as they restart against the Celtics, and the Rockets and Mavericks play out an overtime thriller.

Andddd we're back! The return of NBA basketball means the return of John Rogers and the Stepback pod, and we kick-off by bringing you up to speed with the new format for the remainder of the 2019/20 season. Twenty-two teams gather in Orlando to play 8 regular-season games before the playoffs begin, but with some players absent rosters have been updated, and there is plenty of news ahead of the restart.   

Danny Hodges joins the pod to chat about the battle for supremacy in LA, Luka magic, and why Giannis doesn't get the love other superstars do in the league. 

A Stepback three this week as Jim Crook and Luke Bosher join John. Up first, a big look at Luke's Wizards, including how Isaiah Thomas is faring, young talents Rui Hachimura and Thomas Bryant's futures, and Bradley Beal's importance to the team. Then the guys pivot to Jim's Celtics, analysing their impressive start to the season and expectations for the playoffs. Finally, Adam Silver is channelling Dua Lipa, with some new rules being suggested to shake up the league in the future.  

Joe Graham joins John in the studio to discuss the biggest NBA news of the week, including poor Hayward's hand, Dame dollar dropping sixty (and still losing), and tackling the question of who gave Dion Waiters an edible? Also on the pod, a deep dive into four of the surprise packages from the season thus far: Boston and Toronto from the East, and Phoenix and Minnesota from the West. What is going so right for them thus far and can they keep it up?