Aussie Hoopla Nbl & Nba Podcast

South East Melbourne Phoenix head coach Simon Mitchell joins Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to provide a recap on the team's first year in the league. From looking at how the team was put together in the club's first few months to the process the team followed with signing talent and the highs and lows of the 2019-20 season. Coach Simon Mitchell also provides his in-depth thoughts on what the team did well and what it did poorly at this season and how they will change that for the upcoming season. Topics include... How the Phoenix are dealing with COVID-19 and the mental health space of its players (2:00) How did the Phoenix approach its first NBL season ie. recruitment, culture (8:00) What went into the team recruiting Mitch Creek as their first player signing (11:30) Thoughts on team culture and why they recruited the players they did for the team's inaugural season (15:00) Getting the team's debut win against the Melbourne United (18:00) How the Phoenix went for run and gun offense in a league f

Perth Wildcats head coach Trevor Gleeson joins Dan Boyce to recap the Wildcats 10th NBL championship and discuss the unique events that led to the Perth being crowned champions. Topics include... How has the coronavirus impacted the Perth Wildcats operations (2:00) The unusual end to the NBL Grand Final and has Trevor's views that situation now it's all in the rearview mirror (6:00) How the Perth Wildcats celebrated their 10th NBL championship under unusual circumstances (8:00) How offseason changes did the Wildcats make to the squad to be successful in 2019-20 (12:00) Why prompted the Wildcats to bring in NBA big man Miles Plumlee mid-season (15:30) The culture built within the Perth Wildcats program... what is it exactly? (21:00) How did the Perth Wildcats prepare for the semi-final series (24:00) Bryce Cotton's role within the Perth Wildcats (25:00) How the Grand Final played out against the Sydney Kings (27:00) The growth of Clint Stiendl throughout the playoffs (31:00) What Trevor thinks was his big

Melbourne United head coach Dean Vickerman joins Dan Boyce to talk about the Melbourne United this season and their semi-final exit. A number of topics are covered relating to what impacted the squad during the season ie. losing players, coaches, travel, and injuries. He confirms there were hurdles the team faced with getting players to play with each other, what he learned from the season as a whole and what he thinks needs to change in order for them to be successful next season. Topics include... How Melbourne United are staying strong during the Coronavirus (2:00) How the team went about constructing the team after losing the 2019 NBL Grand Final (7:00) Rebuilding the team and why they decided to go with Melo Trimble, Shawn Long and Casey Prather as the team's import trio (10:00) What impact did losing assistant coaches Mike Kelly and Simon Mitchell on the team (12:30) NBLxNBA - does playing NBA squads help or hurt an NBL teams Grand Final chances (18:00) A six-game winning streak in November, what w

Adelaide 36ers General Manager Jeff Van Groningen joins Dan Boyce to talk about the Adelaide 36ers end to the season and the departure of head coach Joey Wright. The comments made by 36ers co-captain on Twitter and the impact of that, the teams search for a new head coach as well as the crazy finish to the NBL season. Topics include... The craziness of deciding the NBL Grand Final champion (2:00) What factors led to the Sydney Kings decision to forfeit the NBL Grand Final and should this have been something that was decided by the NBL (13:00) Joey Wright, Kevin White, and the Twitterverse, what happened? (17:30) Will players impacted from this ie. Jerome Randle, Ramone Moore, Kevin White, and Harry Froling want to return to the club after something like this? (21:00) With everything that's happened, how does the club plan to operate moving forward (24:00) Where are the 36ers up to as they search for a new head coach (38:00) Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. All of this and a w

Cairns Taipans coach Mike Kelly joins Dan Boyce sits down to reflect on the Cairns Taipans season only weeks after falling short in the 2020 NBL semi-finals to the Perth Wildcats. Topics include... Coronavirus and its impact on Australian basketball (2:00) Reflection on Mike Kellýs interview on Aussie Hoopla last year and how recruiting players was different in his second season as coach (7:00) Nathan Jawai's season and the decision-making factors which led to him re-signing for 2019-20 (15:00) The pressure of year two as the Taipans head coach and the need to perform (17:00) Nailing your imports, how the Taipans recruited Scott Machado, Cam Oliver and DJ Newbill in the pre-season (20:00) Scott Machado's near MVP season and what led to him playing in Cairns (23:00) The Taipans slow start to the NBL season and what changed that led them to a 3rd place NBL finish (30:00) Falling short against the Perth Wildcats in the semi-finals (31:30) Majok Deng did he reach the potential Cairns thought he possessed in h

We take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Ben Simmons makes a big mark on the NBA All-Star game Dante Exum has his best game of the season Joe Ingles continues to deliver up and down production Jonah Bolden debuts for the Phoenix Suns Ryan Broekhoff deciding between NBA and Europe to finish this season The Phoenix Suns need Aron Baynes Thon Maker finally makes some noise in Detroit after Andre Drummond is traded Plus we look at the former NBL imports doing well across the league ie. James Ennis, Torrey Craig, Terence Ferguson and many more Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David A

Aussie Hoopla's Dan Boyce appears on Inside Story via Al Jazeera English to discuss the impact Kobe Bryant had in Australia and Asia on the day of his death. Programme summary; One of basketball's biggest ever stars is killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant took basketball to new heights, and helped give the game international prominence. The world is now mourning his death at the age of 41. His teenage daughter and seven other people also died in the crash. Fans, sporting personalities and celebrities have been paying tribute to a legend on and off the court. Bryant burst onto the scene in 1996 as a talented teenager with ambitions to become the best. By the time he retired 20 years later, he'd won the NBA championship five times with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was an inspiration for a generation of young players. And in 2018 he won an Oscar as writer-producer of a short animated film based on his love of the sport. Presenter: Nic Clark Guests: Michael Carlson, American sports journalist

Dan Boyce sits down with Ebi Ere who played 176 NBL games with Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. He averaged 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists over his five-year NBL career. He also represented Nigeria in the 2006 FIBA World Championships and the 2016 Olympic games. Topics include... Retirement and how things wrapped up for Ebi Ere's career after leaving the Adelaide 36ers in 2016 (2:00) Plant-based diets and how it extended Ebi's career (6:00) College career with the Oklahoma Sooners (8:00) NBA opportunities with Portland, Los Angeles and Memphis (13:00) Ebi Ere first year as a pro with the Sydney Kings (21:00) Brian Goorjian refuses to play Ebi Ere in crunch time (23:00) The Sydney Kings win the 2004 NBL championship (27:00) Breaking down the final three games of the Kings Vs Razorbacks Grand Final (31:00) Ebi Ere leads Brisbane to the 2007 NBL Championship (41:00) Getting the best out of Sam MacKinnon (43:00) Why the 2007 Brisbane Bullets weren't able to repeat (47:00) Playing in the FIBA Worl

Dan Boyce sits down with the final coach of the Townsville Crocodiles, Shawn Dennis. The former NBL coach of the year provides an update of the growth of basketball in Japan, how it parallels Australia's NBL in some ways and what kind of money players can make playing in Japan's premier basketball competition, the B-League. Dennis, who played 197 games in the NBL for Newcastle and Hobart before coaching becoming a head coach in the NBL with both the Newcastle Falcons and Townsville talks about the demise of both clubs and the struggle which players, coaches and fans all faced. The Crocodiles were renowned "giant killers" defeating top tier teams like the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United during their final years in the league but due to financial support, they weren't able to continue in the competition. Shawn outlines exactly how the final days of the club went down, what could have been done differently and the great things players like Mitch Norton, Todd Blanchfield, Nick Kay, Harry Froling and Clint St

Dan Boyce sits down former Perth Wildcats big man Angus Brandt who was a big part of the team's 2017 and 2019 championships before making the decision to play the 2019/20 in Italy with Pistoia Basket. Brandt has averaged 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist over 143 games for both the Perth Wildcats and the Sydney Kings, where he was the 2015 NBL Rookie of the Year. Brandt also has been a key part of the Australian Boomers program since 2017 and played an integral role in the team's qualification for the FIBA World Cup. Currently, he is averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in Italy's Lega A where his team is 5-11. Topics include... The NBL and its player's efforts to help those affected by Australian bush fires (2:00) LaMelo Ball, RJ Hampton and Josh Green's current NBA draft value (4:00) Angus Brandt on Italian basketball and who has the best beaches Perth, Sydney or Tuscany (9:00) Fans in Europe compared to the NBL (12:30) Playing as an import and whether the NBL should change it's import rules (15:3

We take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Utah Jazz gives up the Dante Exum experiment and trades him to Cleveland for Jordan Clarkson Despite early comparisons to LeBron James is Ben Simmons more of a defensive player and perhaps more like a Draymond Green? Joe Ingles returns to the starting lineup Jonah Bolden struggles in his second NBA season Ryan Broekhoff forces the Dallas Mavericks to play him Patty Mills is having a career year... again Aron Baynes is officially the best back-up big man in the NBA Thon Maker struggles to find his role in Detroit Plus we look at the former NBL imports doing well across the league ie. James Ennis, Torrey Craig, Terence Ferguson and many more Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. C

Former Cairns Taipans big man Matt Smith (100 NBL games) and Aussie Hoopla's Dan Boyce discuss what's happening in Australian basketball this week. Topics include... Matt's first experience playing alongside Darryl "DMAC" McDonald (2:00) First reactions to the news that Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown will take over as Australian Boomers head coach (6:00) Why are fans and the media so negative about Andrej Lemanis Boomers coaching efforts (11:00) Why it's ridiculous to the NBA players chose to not play for Australia because of Andrej Lemanis (20:00) Dan's disappointment at 'çlick bait' articles which stir the pot of Andrej Lemanis hate (31:00) Lemanis structure was more important than any singular Boomers player (40:00) The issues surrounding the New Zealand Breakers and how they bounce back from this (50:00) We realize LaMelo Ball is really good (102:00) Visit manikinnlabel.com and enter the promo code hoopla to receive 20% the Manikinn Aquapurse. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball u

Dan Boyce sits down with 3x NBL champion and the league's all-time leader in steals Darryl MacDonald to talk about his NBL career playing for Melbourne based NBL teams North Melbourne Giants, Victoria Titans/Giants, and Melbourne Tigers. Over his career, "DMAC" played in 486 games, winning the NBL championship during his rookie NBL season with the Giants (1994), playing alongside Andrew Gaze, Mark Bradtke and Lanard Copeland with the Melbourne Tigers before notching up another two NBL titles playing alongside Chris Anstey in 2006 and 2008. With the NBL's Throwdown III this weekend, we take the opportunity to talk about what makes a rivalry and the heated battles between Melbourne based teams during the 1990s and 2000s with one of the biggest names in Melbourne basketball. Topics include... Perth isn't getting the credit they deserve (2:00) Coaching in the NBL1 (7:00) NBL coaching aspirations (11:00) Comparing the coaching styles of Brett Brown, Brian Goorjian and Lindsey Gaze (15:30) Fitting into the Melbou

Former Cairns Taipans big man Matt Smith (100 NBL games) and Aussie Hoopla's Dan Boyce discuss what's happening in Australian basketball this week. Topics include... Aaron Brooks goes down and the Hawk's look set to replace him with an NBA caliber small forward if things go right (2:00) Replacing NBL imports best fit vs best available (10:00) LaMelo Ball is 9th in the league in minutes and RJ Hampton 38th in the league in minutes... why? (20:00) Matt tells us about the NBL team he played on with the worst record - 2004/05 New Zealand Breakers (29:00) The NBL generates a clear return on investment with the Next Stars program (33:00) A decision to bring a Tasmanian team into the NBL expected to be made within the next month or so (38:00) The NBL1 expands to Queensland, absorbing the QBL (45:00) Why Sydney won't lose, Melbourne won't make the playoffs and Cairns are overrated (54:00) Visit manikinnlabel.com and enter the promo code hoopla to receive 20% the Manikinn Aquapurse. Visit dunk.com.au for your nex

Former Cairns Taipans big man Matt Smith (100 NBL games) and Aussie Hoopla's Dan Boyce discuss what's happening in Australian basketball this week. Topics include... The 2000's NBL, how Australian player development suffered and the NBL points system (3:00) RJ Hampton outplays LaMelo Ball as New Zealand destroys Illawarra in front of scouts from 16 NBA teams (15:00) LaMelo Ball's "Free Reign" with the Illawarra Hawks (18:30) Ben Simmons comments about being racially vilified in Australia and playing for the Boomers at the Olympics (23:00) Could the Australian coaching ranks be impacted by China moving away from the NBA and it's resources (32:00) Matt Smith shares stories of being torn apart verbally by NBL coaches in the 2000s (36:00) Rob Beveridge to coach New Zealand's Southland Sharks (39:00) Was Andrew Bogut's swipe at former Sydney Kings coach Andrew Gaze fair? (43:00) Bryce Cotton's amazing start to the season and should the Perth Wildcats be worried about losing him to the NBA mid-season (49:00) V

Former NBL big man Matt Smith (100 NBL games) and Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce return to take a look at how the South East Melbourne Phoenix marketing plan before Dan delivers a "hot take" on LaMelo Ball and explains why he thinks he is doing more harm than good at the Illawarra Hawks. All that and much more. David Andersen plays his 100th NBL game and breaks Matt's record for the NBL player who took the most years to reach 100 games (2:00) Are the SE Melbourne Phoenix legit (5:00) Is the Phoenix marketing strategy a successful one? (13:00) The reasons why Bullets make the finals and the Phoenix lose 50% of their remaining games (24:00) LaMelo Ball is hurting the Illawarra Hawks chances of making the playoffs (30:00) CJ Bruton's time with the Wollongong Hawks and comparing young CJ to LaMelo Ball (39:00) The Perth Wildcats success and their unique advantages of the competition (46:00) The benefits of playing in regional markets (50:00) When good players make bad NBL teams (53:00) Visit manikinnlabel.com 

Former NBL player Matt Smith (100 NBL games) and Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce breakdown each NBL team after round one and give their predictions for this years NBL competition. The show takes a look at all 9 NBL team rosters, reviews their strengths and weaknesses, which players are heating up and cooling down and discuss the NBLxNBA format and whether it's something that still works. All that and much more. Adelaide 36ers (2:00) Brisbane Bullets (13:30) Cairns Taipans (21:00) Melbourne United (37:00) New Zealand Breakers (43:30) Perth Wildcats (54:00) South East Melbourne Phoenix (1:00:00) Sydney Kings (1:09:00) Have the NBLxNBA games lost their impact (1:15:00) Visit manikinnlabel.com and enter the promo code hoopla to receive 20% the Manikinn Aquapurse. All of this and a whole lot more... Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Hea

1996 NBL coach of the Year Brett Flanigan coached the Canberra Cannons from 1993 to 2000 and has since gone on to create yournextbiggame.com, a company focused helping retired athletes move past depression and into the second stage of their lives. Brett became the youngest coach to ever lead an NBL program when he moved took over from Barry Barnes at the Cannons in 1994. Brett and Dan discuss the highlights and challenges of the Canberra Cannons program during the 1990s as well as the players who made the team special like Simon Dwight, Ray Borner, Robert Rose, Darnell Mee, Jamie Pearlman, Dave Simmons, Simon Cottrell, Jervaughn Scales, Fred Cofield, Mario Donaldson and many more The NBL Next Star program and it's impact in the United States (2:00) Working with retired athletes struggling with depression (6:00) Flanigan's NBL career as a player and how it shaped his current career working with retired athletes (18:30) The launch of the Australian Institute of Sport and it's first three years (22:00) How

After a heartbreaking Boomers loss to Spain, Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce and Australian Boomers legend Tony Ronaldson who played in the 1994 and 1998 FIBA World Cup joins the show to talk about what Australia need to do in order to bounce back and win the Bronze medal. Recap of Australia Vs Spain Semi-Final (2:00) Andrew Bogut's comments on the referees being paid off to deliver a Spain victory (5:00) Australian Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis and Nick Kay post-game press conference comments (6:30) Comparing the Boomers semi-final defeat at the 1996 Olympics to this year's World Cup semi-final loss (13:00) Is there any weight in Andrew Bogut's comments about the referee's (18:30) The gruelling schedule of the FIBA World Cup and how it impacts players (22:00) Will the Boomers ever get a better chance to win a gold medal? Have they missed their chance? (25:00) If the Boomers finish in 4th place does Andrej Lemanis deserve to return as coach (29:00) The ridiculous qualifying process of the 2020 Olympics (34:0

Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce spent the week covering the Australian Boomers and Team USA in preparation for their two game series and post series where he was able to capture the reaction from both Boomers and USA players. The episode also includes Dan's collection of laugh out loud responses that players and coaches had to many of the media's questions throughout the week... Gregg Popovich features prominently Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets The impact of the Boomers Vs USA series across the country (2:00) A recap on Game 1 and comments from USA's Kemba Walker and Gregg Popovich (9:00) Boomers star Patty Mills and coach Andrej Lemanis give their thoughts on the teams loss in the first game of the series (15:00) The Boomers defeat USA and hand them their first defeat in 13 years (21:00) USA's Harrison Barnes and coach Gregg Popovich give Australia all the credit for their history making win (38:00) Australia's head coach Andrej Lemanis and star Andrew Bogut give thei