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BJ Armstrong has done it all in the world of basketball. From starting point guard on Michael Jordan's first three championship teams to front office executive, and now NBA agent with Wasserman. Each Friday on the Pure Hoops Podcast, BJ will be joined by co-host Eric Newman for an insider's perspective on every major issue that hoop fans care about.
The MADE Hoops podcast featuring Eric Hampford and Brian Flinn will give you an inside look at the ever evolving world of grassroots basketball and the MADE Hoops circuit of high level middle school and high school events across the country featuring tomorrow's biggest stars competing today.
Catch and Shoot is Pure Hoops Media's mid week show featuring interviews with many of the biggest names in basketball. Catch and Shoot features some of the smartest takes on the hottest issues, and we'll chat with interesting characters from every level of basketball.
A decade ago, Ed Feng was just a curious sports fan who wanted to win his bracket in March. He enjoyed books like Moneyball and Basketball on Paper but never put the ideas to use for winning a pool. That changed in 2008. After reading an academic paper on Google’s technology, Ed was inspired to apply his Stanford Ph.D. to the ranking of sports teams. From 2002 through 2018, his pre-tournament numbers predicted the winner of 71.2% of March Madness games (792-320). In this ten part podcast ser ...
Full Court with Fischer & Kaye features college basketball voices Jenny Fischer and Cara Kaye breaking down the NCAA men's and women's basketball landscape, and exciting guests from the world of college hoops.
The Mike Wise Show is hosted by basketball journalist and story teller Mike Wise. Mike's weekly guests are a "Who's Who" list of players, coaches, executives, journalists, and influencers of hoop culture. Nobody tells a story like Mike and his Wise Ass friends. Each weekly episode of The Mike Wise Show will be available on Monday mornings.
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Covid Protocols and Christmas Gifts: The Catch & Shoot Finale
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In what is our final episode of the Catch & Shoot 2.0 podcast, our hosts Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong discuss what the NBA is doing to curtail the rising Covid cases around the league, including whether or not the league should take a pause. On a lighter note, with Christmas approaching, we thought we should give out gifts to NBA players, coaches, …
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Broad Answers: Serena Winters on the 76ers and Ben Simmons + The Greatness of Steph
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Can the Philadelphia 76ers move Ben Simmons and get the pieces around superstar Joel Embiid to contend for a championship? This and other questions were posed by our guys Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong to Serena Winters, the host and producer of the Locked on Sixers podcast. Serena and the guys explore what is the best potential move for both Simmons…
Episode #140 of the Mike Wise Show is the final presentation of this podcast that began almost three years ago. We revisit some of our favorite guests (Jamal Crawford, David Stern. Jeanie Buss, Marc Lasry, & Mark Cuban) and reflect on the journey of creating 140 different shows. Mike is joined by his producer and sidekick Bruce Bernstein as they di…
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Freaky Good: The Athletic's Rob Peterson on the Bucks Still Being in Position to Win it All Again
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The defending champs Milwaukee Bucks got off to a slow start this season, mainly due to injuries, but have been hot of late, winning 11 of their last 12 games. In fact, the team is undefeated when their "Big 3" -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday -- have been on the court. The Athletic's Sr. NBA Editor Rob Peterson -- who hap…
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Greg Anthony of Turner Sports joins Mike Wise
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Greg Anthony of Turner Sports is one of the top NBA analysts in the media. Greg won an NCAA Championship at UNLV in 1990 and played 11 seasons in the NBA. He also has a son playing in the league: Cole Anthony of the Orlando Magic, currently in his 2nd NBA season. Greg and Mike examine his relationship with Cole, Cole's mindset, and other great topi…
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Madhouse on Madison Again? Will Perdue on the Surprising Start of the Chicago Bulls
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There have been some lean years of late for the Chicago Bulls, but so far this season, they have played great basketball and have one of the better records in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Former Chicago Bull and NBA Champion Will Perdue, now Studio Analyst for the Bulls telecasts on NBC Sports Chicago, joined the show and tells our Aaron Berlin an…
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Few's Good Men: Howie Schwab on the College Hoops Season Starting Up
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College Basketball is back and who better than Howie Schwab to tell us what to expect from the coming season. Schwab joins our Aaron Berlin (flying solo this week) to give us a preview of the recently started season. #1 Gonzaga looked pretty formidable in their dominant win over UCLA, but Schwab isn't so sure if they're better than last year's edit…
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Suns Sanctuary: Arizona Republic's Duane Rankin on Phoenix Thriving Despite Off-Court Controversy
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Robert Sarver, the owner of the Phoenix Suns (and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury), is under investigation by the NBA for alleged racist and misogynistic comments and fostering a hostile and toxic workplace. Despite all that, the team keeps winning on the court, having won 9 in a row as of Monday night. Duane Rankin, the Suns beat reporter for the Arizo…
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Matt Steinmetz on the Golden State Warriors' hot start
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Matt Steinmetz of 95.7 "The Game" in San Francisco has been covering the Golden State Warriors for 25 years. He's been there for the lean years and the championship seasons and has more institutional knowledge of the franchise than anyone. This week he joins the Mike Wise Show to discuss the Warriors hot start, their franchise culture, the key to w…
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"Unguarded" Co-Author Michael Arkush Talks Life and Career of Scottie Pippen
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Scottie Pippen was one of the greatest players in NBA History, but he had to overcome a lot in his early life just to make it to the league. Michael Arkush, who co-authored the just-released autobiography Unguarded with Pippen, joined our Aaron Berlin and Bruce Bernstein to discuss how Scottie's relationships with his father, 11 siblings and his hi…
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LeBron James, Khris Middleton, & Aaron Rodgers?!
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This week on the Mike Wise Show, Mike and producer Bruce Bernstein are required to discuss the Aaron Rodgers vaccination kerfuffle, especially after Mike went on CNN to sound off on the Packers QB. But fear not, there's plenty of hoop in this show with a discussion of LeBron James' abdominal strain and whether it could be an injury related to his a…
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Pippen pops off, The Lakers of the east, Celtics' struggles, & Steph Curry's continued brilliance
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Scottie Pippen has a new book coming out and he is holding nothing back. Mike Wise and Bruce Bernstein discuss Scottie's feelings on Michael Jordan and his Bulls experience. The Washington Wizards have become the "Lakers of the East" with the addition of Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, & Kentavious Caldwell Pope in the Russell Westbrook trade. Bruce …
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Celtics Turmoil, Is Zion Williamson Greg Oden 2.0? and the future of NBA Gambling
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Otto Strong & Aaron Berlin are joined by Bruce Bernstein this week as they play 3 on 3 with 3 topics. Should Celtics Nation be in panic mode? Are Zion Williamson & Ja Morant repeating the history of Greg Oden and Kevin Durant? And with gambling now such a big business for the NBA, are there issues that will emerge and place a cloud over the sport? …
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Time to Catch & Shoot Again! Season Outlook & Predictions
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The NBA season has tipped off, and our guys Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong are back from their hiatus to give us the lowdown on what's happening around the league. They discuss if the new-look Lakers will gel on the court, can the Nets survive without Kyrie, what's going on with the 76ers and Ben Simmons, and who got "snubbed" on the NBA 75 team. We …
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The Mike Wise Show is Back ... from the Mexico City Bureau
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Mike Wise is back after his off season hiatus. Mike and Bruce Bernstein break down the first week of the season, including a discussion of the early growing pains with the Lakers, the rejuvenation of Carmelo Anthony, the Kyrie Irving vaccination kerfuffle, JA Morant's hot start, and other early season reaction. Mike also explains what he is doing i…
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The Best of Mike Wise: Bill Walton Part II: John Wooden, Maurice Lucas, Bob Dylan, & the '86 Celtics
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The Best of The Mike Wise Show: Bill Walton Part I
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The Best of the Pure Hoops Podcast: Sam Mitchell on Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and 1990s NBA memories.
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The Best of Catch & Shoot 2.0: Ann Meyers Drysdale on the Suns Rising, WNBA and Female Coaches in the NBA
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Training camps are opening up, and our Catch & Shoot 2.0 crew are also using their time off to get ready for the grind that's coming ...but we here at Pure Hoops Media want to make sure you're still entertained and informed. So we’re sharing some of our favorite shows you may have missed. Vice President of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury, and Naismith…
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The Best of Mike Wise: A David Stern Appreciation on what would have been his 79th birthday
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Best of the Pure Hoops Pod: Bob Delaney on Coronavirus, the NBA, & Life
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The Best of Catch & Shoot 2.0: Jeff Goodman on Coach K and Brad Stevens
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All of the Catch & Shoot 2.0 crew is enjoying their time off, getting recharged for the upcoming season ...but we still want to make sure you get your Pure Hoops Media fix. So we’re sharing some of our favorite shows that you might have missed. Back in June 2nd of this year, news broke that Mike Krzyzewski was to retire from Duke at the end of the …
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The Best of Mike Wise: Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss as you've never heard her
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Best of the Pure Hoops Pod: Will Perdue Part 2 - The Last Dance and Leaving Chicago
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Eric Newman and BJ Armstrong are taking some time off, but we wanted to share one of our favorite interviews with BJ's former teammate & four time NBA champ Will Perdue. In Part 2 of the interview, they discuss Will's departure for San Antonio, comparing the winning culture in San Antonio & Chicago, and how Phil Jackson's relationships with players…
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The Best of Catch & Shoot 2.0: Former North Carolina player & coach Matt Doherty
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The Catch & Shoot 2.0 crew is taking some time off to get ready for next season, but we’d never leave you high and dry. So we’re sharing some of our favorite shows that you might have missed. Matt Doherty played for North Carolina Head Coach Dean Smith and was teammates with Michael Jordan, James Worthy, & Sam Perkins on the 1982 NCAA Championship …
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The North Carolina Basketball Family (Part 4 of 4)
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In the final installment of the Mike Wise Show's four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, Mike Wise, his co-host Bruce Bernstein and our panel of Tar Heel greats George Karl, George Lynch, and Matt Doherty share fun stories of their interactions with fellow family members and hoop legends Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkin…
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Best of The Pure Hoops Podcast: Will Perdue on The Last Dance and the Bulls' Dynasty
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Best of Catch & Shoot 2.0: Jared Greenberg's Orlando Bubble Expreience
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The Catch & Shoot 2.0 crew is taking some well-deserved time off as we get ready for next season. But we have a lot of fun shows from the past year that you may have missed the first time around. Jared Greenberg of Turner Sports was immersed in the Orlando Bubble last season as the NBA restarted in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. In this interv…
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The North Carolina Basketball Family (Part 3 of 4)
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In part three of the Mike Wise Show's four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, Mike Wise, his co-host Bruce Bernstein and our panel of Tar Heel greats George Karl, George Lynch, and Matt Doherty explain how legendary coach Dean Smith, who was head coach from 1961-1997 had a perfectly aligned moral compass and encouraged all of his …
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Olympics Recap & NBA Free Agency Breakdown: Kevin Durant Sets the Gold Standard
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Team USA in Men's Basketball won their 4th straight gold medal at the Olympics, but it was a struggle at times. Our Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong discuss the performance of Team USA, including how great Kevin Durant was in leading it to the top prize. It's also been a week since the league opened for business on the 2021-22 league year, and the guys…
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The North Carolina Basketball Family (Part 2 of 4)
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In part two of the Mike Wise Show's four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, Mike Wise, his co-host Bruce Bernstein and our panel of Tar Heel greats George Karl, George Lynch, and Matt Doherty explain what it's like for people from varied backgrounds with different life experiences to be embraced and molded into a family that estab…
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The Heat is On: Yahoo! Sports' Vincent Goodwill on the Start of NBA Free Agency, Draft
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The NBA was officially open for business for the 2021-22 season on Monday with the beginning of free agency. The Miami Heat made a big splash by agreeing to a sign-&-trade deal with Toronto to acquire 6-time All-Star Kly Lowry. The man who broke the story, Yahoo! Sports Senior NBA Writer Vincent Goodwill, joined our Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong to …
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The North Carolina Basketball Family (Part 1 of 4)
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In this first episode of our four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, we examine how legendary coach Dean Smith took over a scandal ridden team in 1961 and turned it into something far greater than just a basketball program in his 36 years leading the team. Mike Wise, his co-host Bruce Bernstein and our panel of Tar Heel greats Geo…
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NBA Draft Preview: Adam Stanco on Cade Cunningham's Ceiling and the Evaluation Process
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Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham is expected to be the #1 pick in the NBA Draft (whether or not it's the Pistons who make the pick) and our old friend Adam Stanco joins Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong to discuss what makes him so special. Stanco tells us Cunningham's elite level of scoring and passing abilities puts him on track to at least be a multi…
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What to expect in Thursday's NBA Draft with ESPN Front Office Insider Bobby Marks
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Bobby Marks, ESPN's Front Office Insider is an authority on front office strategy, the salary cap, and player evaluation. In this conversation with Bruce Bernstein (filling in for Mike Wise), Bobby shares great insight on which teams will choose the "best available player" and who is likely to draft for specific needs. Bobby also gives a detailed b…
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Giannis leads Bucks to title, what's next for the Suns, epic Finals performances
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BJ and Eric breakdown the greatest of Giannis Antetokounmpo as he led the Bucks to their first NBA title in 50 years, what is next for the Phoenix Suns, reflecting on epic finals performances and which teams are a move away from taking the next step in 2021-22. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…
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The Bucks are Champs and Giannis is a great free throw shooter
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What was more shocking: A) Milwaukee winning 4 straight games after trailing the NBA Finals 0-2 or B) Giannis Antetokounmpo turning into Stephen Curry at the free throw line? Without question, it's B. On a special "Post-Finals" episode of the Mike Wise Show, Mike and Bruce Bernstein examine how the Bucks pulled off the series win against the Suns. …
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ESPN Front Office Insider Bobby Marks previews the July 29th NBA Draft
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Bobby Marks worked in the NBA for 20 years and was the Assistant GM of the Brooklyn Nets for five of them. As ESPN's Front Office Insider, Bobby is an authority on front office strategy, the salary cap, player evaluation, and all of the mind games NBA executives play with each other. In this conversation with Bruce Bernstein (filling in for Mike Wi…
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Closing Time? ESPN Radio's Marc Kestecher on NBA Finals and Being Back in NBA Arenas
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The Bucks steal (literally!!) Game 5 of the NBA Finals and look to close out their first NBA Championship since 1971. ESPN Radio's Marc Kestecher has been on the call for the entire Finals and describes for us what it's been like to return to NBA arenas during these playoffs, as well as his call of Giannis Antetokounmpo's already iconic "Block" in …
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NBA FINALS going the distance, TEAM USA & notable names potentially on the move this summer
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BJ and Eric break down what is now a best of 3 NBA Finals as Giannis and the Bucks return to Phoenix with momentum with the series tied 2-2, the underlying issue with TEAM USA and international competition and whether players like John Collins, Lonzo Ball, Collin Sexton and Ben Simmons will find themselves in different uniforms next season. See Pri…
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Amin Elhassan on the NBA Finals and Team USA's Prep for the Olympics
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It seemed like the NBA Finals were already over when the Phoenix Suns took a 2-0 lead on the Milwaukee Bucks. However, continued inspired play by Giannis Antetokounmpo and a little-home cooking has the Bucks back in the series. Meadowlark Media and Sirius XM NBA Radio's Amin Elhassan helps break down what's taken place so far in the Finals with our…
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It's a series again as the Bucks storm back in game 3 of the Finals
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Heading into game three of the NBA Finals, many were writing the obituary for the 2020-'21 Milwaukee Bucks. After going down 0-2 to the the Phoenix Suns, Giannis Antetokounmpo and his suddenly aroused teammates delivered a strong message that Phoenix still had reason to "Fear the Deer." With the Greek Freak leading the way, Milwaukee used two massi…
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Suns take 2-0 lead, needed adjustments for the Bucks and the greatness of Tim Duncan in the 2000s
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BJ and Eric dive into the NBA Finals looking at what the Bucks can do to get back in this series against the red hot Suns, the connection between Coach Monty Williams and his players, the greatness of Tim Duncan in the 2000s and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s…
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Otto Strong, Aaron Berlin, & Dave Wohl preview the NBA Finals
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On the new Catch & Shoot 2.0, co-hosts Otto Strong and Aaron Berlin welcome Dave Wohl, a former player, coach, and GM as well as the host of Pure Hoops Media's "Dave's Front Office" for a deep dive preview of the NBA Finals. They size up key matchups, the relative health of both teams, the "under the radar" players who will make a difference, & the…
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Mike Wise and Bruce Bernstein preview the 2021 NBA Finals
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The NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on Tuesday July 6th with the Phoenix Suns facing the Milwaukee Bucks. Mike Wise and his producer share their thoughts on how the injury bug has bitten every Suns opponent, but not the Suns. Mike and Bruce also discuss what a championship would mean for Chris Paul and his legacy. And towards the end of the show,…
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Suns win the west, Bucks & Hawks fight on, back to the 90's and new NBA coaching hires
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BJ and Eric breakdown the western conference champion Phoenix Suns, what's next for the LA Clippers, the battle between the Bucks and Hawks in the east, go back to the 1993 NBA Finals between the Suns and Bulls along with reviewing the NBA coaching hires in Portland, Dallas, Indiana and Boston! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca…
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Everybody Loves Khris: The Athletic's Rob Peterson on the Bucks Playoff Run and the Ascension of Khris Middleton
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The Milwaukee Bucks have taken control of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Atlanta Hawks, and NBA Senior Editor for The Athletic Rob Peterson -- who happens to be a Wisconsin native -- explains what it means for the area to see the Bucks potentially make it to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974. Peterson goes over how Khris Middle…
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Khris Middleton is a "Bucket," Trae may not be OK, & the Suns continue to rise
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Khris Middleton has been seen as "Robin" to Giannis Antetokounpo's "Batman," but Middleton flipped the script on Sunday and Milwaukee couldn't be happier. Trae Young, the breakout star of the playoffs suffered a freak ankle injury when he stepped on referee Sean Wright's foot and he was hobbled the rest of the night. We'll find out on Tuesday if he…
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Sunny Days: Ann Meyers Drysdale on Phoenix's Rise & Women Breaking the NBA's Glass Ceiling
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The Phoenix Suns may have surprised many in the NBA world by earning the 2nd seed in the West and making the Conference Finals, but Hall of Famer and Bally Sports Arizona Color Analyst Ann Meyers Drysdale tells us how the blending of veterans like Chris Paul and Jae Crowder with rising stars Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton have put the team in posit…
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Hall of Fame Coach Larry Brown on Rick Carlisle & the Coaching Carousel
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Larry Brown is without question one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. The Hall of Famer has coached 9 NBA teams, two ABA teams, and is the only head coach to win an NBA Championship (2004 Detroit Pistons) and an NCAA Championship (Kansas 1988). He has mentored and developed great coaches like Gregg Popovich, John Calipari, Bill Self, …
