Hard Ball: The Official Podcast of the NBL - The National Basketball League Tommy Greer, Liam Santamaria & Brett Thomas

This week on the #HardBall Podcast Liam Santamaria, Tommy Greer and Brett Thomas break down the Grand Final series between the Perth Wildcats and New Zealand Breakers and discuss Perth’s historic seventh NBL Championship. The boys also chat to Wildcats captain Damian Martin, head coach Trevor Gleeson, star centre Nathan Jawai and high-flying import Casey Prather about taking out the title.

This week on the #HardBall Podcast Liam Santamaria and Brett Thomas are joined by Fox Sports broadcaster Derek Rucker to break down all the action from the Swisse NBL Finals and preview the Grand Final series between the Perth Wildcats and New Zealand Breakers. The boys also chat to Wildcats sparkplug Jesse Wagstaff and Breakers captain Mika Vukona ahead of Grand Final Game One this Wednesday night in Perth.

This week on the #HardBall Podcast Tommy Greer, Liam Santamaria and Brett Thomas break down all the action from the Swisse NBL Finals. The boys discuss New Zealand’s 2-0 Semi Final win over Melbourne, ask what lies ahead for United and look at all the news, notes and quotes from Illawarra and Perth’s thrilling matchup. The boys also chat to NBL MVP Kevin Lisch about his devastating ankle injury and get the latest from Perth Wildcats captain Damian Martin on his team’s adjustments heading into Game 3.

This week on the #HardBall Podcast Tommy Greer, Liam Santamaria and Brett Thomas preview the upcoming Swisse NBL Finals. The boys chat to all four head coaches – Melbourne’s Dean Demopoulos, New Zealand’s Dean Vickerman, Perth’s Trevor Gleeson and Illawarra’s Rob Beveridge – to find out their thoughts on the Semi Final matchups. The boys also discuss some of the key aspects of each series, including the strengths and weaknesses of each team and some possible X-factors.

This week on the #HardBall Podcast Tommy Greer, Liam Santamaria and Brett Thomas recap all the major story-lines from Round 18 of the NBL. The boys discuss New Zealand’s season-saving wins over Adelaide and Cairns, Melbourne’s impressive win on the road and Illawarra’s remarkable single-season turnaround, locking in a Finals spot after taking out last year’s wooden spoon. The boys also chat the Perth Wildcats and their historic achievement in qualifying for their 30th consecutive post-season. New Zealand Breakers point god Cedric Jackson joins the boys to discuss his phenomenal shooting against the 36ers, keeping the Finals dream alive and those rumours of internal disharmony at the Breakers. All that plus this week’s Studs & Duds, your tweets and a preview of the regular season’s final round.

This week on the #HardBall Podcast Tommy Greer, Liam Santamaria and Brett Thomas recap all the major story-lines from Round 17 of the NBL. The boys discuss Melbourne’s dramatic win over Perth in the Jungle and the worrying knee injury suffered by MVP candidate Jerome Randle during Adelaide’s home win over Illawarra on Saturday night. They also chat to Melbourne United forward Daniel Kickert about Melbourne’s win over Perth, who he would like to play in the Semi Finals and why United keep being outscored in fourth quarters. All that plus this week’s Studs & Duds, your tweets and preview of the Round 18 games.