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Talking Buckets Elijah Polson
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Welcome to Talking Buckets! Elijah Polson and Tiger An run through the latest news from everything NBA-related. We talk about anything from game analysis and season predictions to weird and funny drama around the league. Soon enough, these two BCIT journalism students will be your go-to source for Vancouver-based NBA content. We're getting better with every episode, so make sure you stick around as the season goes on!
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Talking Buckets: We in Minnesota now
This week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger recap what went wrong for the teams that were eliminated in the Play-In tournament, give their original predictions on what would happen in each first round playoff series, and reassess those thoughts based on the impressions they've gathered from watching each team play at least two games! (Note: This episode was recorded just after 76ers/Raptors game 4, not accounting for anything beyond that)
00:38 - Why the Charlotte Hornets lost
04:25 - Why the Cleveland Cavaliers lost
09:50 - Why the San Antonio Spurs lost
14:49 - Why the Los Angeles Clippers lost
20:02 - Phoenix vs New Orleans impressions (Suns lead 2-1 as of recording)
24:16 - Memphis vs Minnesota impressions (Grizzlies lead 2-1 as of recording)
28:47 - Golden State vs Denver impressions (Warriors lead 3-0 as of recording)
34:03 - Dallas vs Utah impressions (Mavericks lead 2-1 as of recording)
40:47 - Miami vs Atlanta impressions (Heat lead 2-1 as of recording)
44:31 - Boston vs Brooklyn impressions (Celtics lead 2-0 as of recording)
49:20 - Milwaukee vs Chicago impressions (Bucks lead 2-1 as of recording)
53:02 - Philadelphia vs Toronto impressions (76ers lead 3-1 as of recording) -
Talking Buckets: Smoking that Lakers pack
Talking Buckets is back after an extended hiatus...and just in time for the playoffs! But first, Tiger and Elijah talk about the Play-In tournament, as well beginning a mini series called Why They Lost. We'll go through each of the 10 teams that missed the Play-In, examining how their season went and what their future looks like. More teams will get their own segment as they're eliminated from title contention. We'll be back on a much more consistent basis for the rest of the season with our studies at BCIT wrapping up, so stick around for the best basketball content on this side of the Pacific North West!
00:38 - Welcome back!
02:15 - Why the Orlando Magic lost
05:48 - Why the Detroit Pistons lost
09:27 - Why the Indiana Pacers lost
12:49 - Why the Washington Wizards lost
15:27 - Why the New York Knicks lost
20:26 - Why the Houston Rockets lost
25:36 - Why the Oklahoma City Thunder lost
29:20 - Why the Portland Trail Blazers lost
33:06 - Why the Sacramento Kings lost
37:20 - Why the Los Angeles Lakers lost
45:39 - Western Conference Play-In Tournament Predictions
48:23 - Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament Predictions -
Talking Buckets: Separating the contenders from the pretenders
This week on Talking Buckets, Tiger and Elijah break down both NBA conferences based on how realistic each playoff team's chances are of making it to the Finals or winning it all! Other topics discussed during these team-by-team breakdowns include a debate on if LeBron will leave the Lakers once his contract expires in 2023, and returning to an Anthony Davis trade idea Elijah proposed in December that is now gaining traction with sports journalists such as Stephen A. Smith!
00:38 - Eastern Conference championship hopes analysis (LeBron discussion near end of this segment)
18:16 - Western Conference championship hopes analysis (AD discussion near end of this segment) -
Talking Buckets: Kevin Durant needed some size
In a special bonus episode for this week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger react to the rest of the trade deadline and pre-All Star Weekend announcements! We give predictions for All-Star Saturday night, poke fun at Harden and Simmons following their blockbuster trade, and tear the Kings apart of trading Haliburton away, among other topics.
00:38 - All-Star Saturday Night competition predictions
09:42 - Who wins Team LeBron vs Team Durant?
12:42 - Ben Simmons and James Harden trade reactions
21:45 - Why did the Mavericks trade Kristaps Porzingis?
24:55 - How much will Bradley Beal's wrist surgery affect his impending free agency?
27:23 - Tiger rationally explains why the Kings/Pacers trade was fair
29:00 - Elijah rips apart the Kings for trading away Haliburton for an outside shot at the playoffs -
Talking Buckets: But he never ran away from the grind
On this episode of Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger react to the NBA All Star reserve selections (Before Dejounte Murray and LaMelo Ball were announced as injury replacements), analyze early trade deadline moves, and debate about how various teams should be handling drama with their star players!
00:38 - NBA All-Star Reserve Reactions (Pre Murray/Ball announcement)
7:13 - Clippers acquire Norman Powell and Robert Covington
12:19 - Cavaliers acquire Caris LeVert
16:23 - Harden/Simmons trade rumors
25:00 - Westbrook being benched in crunch time reaction
29:45 - Julius Randle rocky relationship with Knicks
35:20 - Thoughts on Bucks title chances -
Talking Buckets: Cold as ice
This week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger talk about our biggest surprises and disappointments at the halfway mark of the NBA season, make starting lineup predictions for the All Star game, debate what the weirdest arena shenanigan was over the last two weeks, and more!
00:38 - 1/2 season NBA team surprises/disappointments
09:51 - 1/2 season NBA player surprises/disappointments
20:00 - All Star starting lineup predictions
29:10 - Which of Kyrie and Klay have been more impressive since returning to action?
34:53 - Recap of Raptors/Kings/Grizzlies arena shenanigans
40:00 - Why aren't the Bulls being taken as seriously as other Eastern Conference contenders?
44:31 - Sunday pick'em
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