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Talking BucketsTalking Buckets: We in Minnesota nowThis 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 lost2022-04-2457 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Smoking that Lakers packTalking 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...2022-04-1353 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Separating the contenders from the pretendersThis 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...2022-02-1935 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Kevin Durant needed some sizeIn 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...2022-02-1235 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: But he never ran away from the grindOn 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 K...2022-02-0846 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Cold as iceThis 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...2022-01-2359 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Twitter should lose the right to voteThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger dissect the first batch of NBA All Star vote rankings! These votes are mostly accumulated on Twitter, so we debate which players are too high or low, while also discussing who we think should also be thrown into the mix.
00:38 - West Frontcourt
16:05 - West Guards
30:32 - East Frontcourt
40:17 - East Guards
Note: Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in B.C., the podcast will continue to be recorded remotely until February at the earliest2022-01-0948 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Elijah visits Chi-TownHappy holidays! Talking Buckets host Elijah visited Chicago for a week and a half and got to see the Bulls defeat the Lakers! He returns alongside Tiger to discuss his thoughts on the game, and discuss other topics like feel-good NBA holiday stories and how to make a mid-season tournament entertaining for all audiences.
00:38 - Best feel-good story of the NBA during the holidays?
10:12 - Elijah's thoughts on attending his first NBA game
20:43 - How bad do we feel for LeBron's situation on a scale of 1-10?
30:38 - Thoughts on Brooklyn...2021-12-3055 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: The end of Dame time?This week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger discuss whether a firing of Lakers head coach Frank Vogel could actually happen, resurgent trade rumors on Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, the savageness of whoever makes graphics for NBC Boston, and more!
00:38 - Frank Vogel job security in jeopardy
09:48 - Damian Lillard trade rumors are back
16:48 - How do the Pacers begin their rebuild?
22:46 - NBC Boston constantly roasting other teams
26:10 - Saturday night predictions ft. an apology to the Kings2021-12-1141 min
Talking BucketsTalking Buckets: LeBron James blocks FreedomThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger dissect what makes the Suns so special (RIP their 18 game win streak it got snapped after the recording), talk about how embarrassing the Thunder's 73 point loss was, poke fun at Enes Kanter for changing his last name to Freedom, and more! 00:38 - Why the Phoenix Suns should be taken more seriously than last year 09:20 - Breaking down the biggest loss in NBA history 14:54 - Thoughts on Kemba Walker and Blake Griffen being healthy scratches 19:52 - Nuggets injuries derailing title hopes 25:47 - Enes Kanter stealing Ron Artest's name change stunt 28:27 - NBA "punishes"...2021-12-0540 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Beef Jerky AnklesWe're back in our regular studio and release schedule! In this episode of Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger look at what Vegas thinks of every team's championship odds, who would win a boxing match between LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart, why Kevin Durant has the worst self-care of any modern athlete, and more!
00:38 - 1/4 season awards
14:53 - Vegas championship odds reactions
24:12 - LeBron James vs Isaiah Stewart (Featuring Gilbert Arenas flaming Stewart online)
35:01 - Thoughts on Jayson Tatum's poor play
39:51 - Poking fun at Kevin Durant's ashy ankles
43:09 - Saturday night game predictions2021-11-2748 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: Scottie Pippen is down badTalking Buckets is back after a brief hiatus! Elijah and Tiger return to talk about why the Warriors are dominating the early season, debate if LeBron James needs to do more or less to fix the Lakers, and wonder why Scottie Pippen is constantly taking shots at Michael Jordan, among other topics! We'll be back on our regular Saturday release schedule after this episode (including studio mics again since this episode was recorded remotely lol)
0:38 - Which player this season is having the biggest redemption tour so far?
5:33 - Is this version of the Golden...2021-11-2342 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: I just stand in the cornerTalking Buckets returns to get you caught up on the NBA heading into the weekend! Elijah and Tiger talk about the earlier-than-usual Celtics dysfunction, Zion's inability to slim down, the latest on Ben Simmons vs the 76ers, Rob Sarver being comically stereotypical for a rich white man, and more!
00:38 - Thoughts on the last week of NBA action
10:37 - Free throw rates down across the league
15:27 - Marcus Smart not happy after Celtics loss
21:33 - Charles Barkley roasts Zion's weight
25:27 - Ben Simmons fined $360,000 again
30:14 - Rob...2021-11-0642 minTalking BucketsTalking Buckets: BING BONG!Talking Buckets is back with your weekend NBA recap! Elijah Polson and Tiger An about surprises and disappointments (spoiler: James Harden went off after putting him on blast), react to Lakers drama, laugh about amped up Knicks fans, and more!
0:00 - Introductions 0:40 - Biggest surprise and disappointment from past 7 days
5:00 - AD/Dwight Scuffle + 75th Anniversary NBA team
13:24 - More Lakers Drama
19:23 - Sidetalk video on Knicks fans after winning 2OT vs Boston
25:54 - Nets "fans" siding with Kyrie on his vaccination status
28:26...2021-10-3044 min
Talking BucketsTalking Buckets: Everyone needs a ballerThe pilot episode of our NBA podcast! Elijah Polson and Tiger An go over highlights from the opening three days of NBA action, and make their predictions for playoff seeding for both conferences. We definitely winged the premiere since we only had a loose script of what we wanted to talk about, but it still turned out well and everyone's gotta start somewhere right? This show is only going to get better as we go along, so stick with us as we look to become a hot source for NBA content in Vancouver!
0:00 - Introductions
1:07 - Thoughts on first three d...2021-10-2358 min