Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993 after destroying the LA Clippers on Wednesday night. Patrick Beverley of LA, who already had a shady reputation added to his lengthy history of bad behavior in the final minutes of game 6, which drew the ire of the Buckets, Boards, & Blocks crew. There are still three open NBA head coaching … [Read more...] about The Suns rise in the west, Pat Bev is trippin, the coaching carousel spins, & college athletes cash in
Everybody Loves Khris: The Athletic’s Rob Peterson on the Bucks Playoff Run and the Ascension of Khris Middleton
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 Middleton has become the closer for … [Read more...] about Everybody Loves Khris: The Athletic’s Rob Peterson on the Bucks Playoff Run and the Ascension of Khris Middleton
Khris Middleton is a “Bucket,” Trae may not be OK, & the Suns continue to rise
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 recovers. Out west, the Suns … [Read more...] about Khris Middleton is a “Bucket,” Trae may not be OK, & the Suns continue to rise
Sam Mitchell shares first hand why you should never talk trash to Michael Jordan, “HEY BALD HEAD”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUs0vZH6WOY Sam Mitchell joined BJ Armstrong and Eric Newman on the Pure Hoops Podcast and shared memories of the Bulls vs Pacers battles of the mid 1990s highlighted by what happened when he talked trash to Michael Jordan during one of those intense Chicago Indiana battles. This will now be known as "THE BALD HEAD MJ STORY". Be sure to … [Read more...] about Sam Mitchell shares first hand why you should never talk trash to Michael Jordan, “HEY BALD HEAD”
Sam Mitchell details the heated rivalry between the Knicks and Pacers in the 1990s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1USKH0-LcYE Sam Mitchell joined BJ Armstrong and Eric Newman on the Pure Hoops Podcast and shared in detail the intensity and physicality of the Knicks vs Pacers rivalry of the 1990s. The Knicks and Pacers faced each other in five different playoff series in the 1990s highlighted by a seven game thrillers in the 1994 Eastern Conference … [Read more...] about Sam Mitchell details the heated rivalry between the Knicks and Pacers in the 1990s
Sam Mitchell shares how Penny Hardaway helped Cameron Payne get back into NBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAVxiJuvlpI Sam Mitchell joined BJ Armstrong and Eric Newman on the Pure Hoops Podcast and shared how former NBA All-Star and current Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway helped Cameron Payne get back on the NBA track. Payne is now playing a key role backing up Chris Paul for the Phoenix Suns who are trying to advance to the NBA Finals for … [Read more...] about Sam Mitchell shares how Penny Hardaway helped Cameron Payne get back into NBA
Sam Mitchell joins the Pure Hoops Pod to talk NBA playoffs, Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and 90s NBA
Current NBA TV analyst, 2007 NBA Coach of the Year and 13 year NBA veteran Sam Mitchell joins BJ Armstrong and Eric Newman as they talk 2021 NBA Playoffs, the city of Atlanta's excitement around the Hawks and Trae Young, the role Sam played in mentoring Kevin Garnett in Minnesota, the Pacers Knicks battles of the 90s, facing Michael Jordan and more. … [Read more...] about Sam Mitchell joins the Pure Hoops Pod to talk NBA playoffs, Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and 90s NBA
Cindy Brunson of Pac 12 Network on an Olympic snub, the WNBA, & the rising Suns
Cindy Brunson of Pac 12 Network joins Monica McNutt on the new Buckets, Boards, & Blocks for some hard hitting comments on Nneka Ogwumike's Olympic snub, the WNBA season so far, and her hometown Phoenix Suns' meteoric rise during the NBA Playoffs. Cindy pulls no punches when it comes to her feelings about the only WNBA MVP to not compete for her country in the Olympics. With 5 … [Read more...] about Cindy Brunson of Pac 12 Network on an Olympic snub, the WNBA, & the rising Suns
The #BBB Quick Hitter w/Monica & Cindy Brunson on the Nneka Ogwumike snub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6B5S2_4CA Why was WNBA legend Nneka Ogwumike left off the Olympic basketball team? Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike was not selected for the USA Olympic basketball team. She is the only MVP from the "W" to not compete in the Olympics. Monica McNutt, Cindy Brunson of the Pac 12 Network, and producer Bruce Bernstein discuss what happened and … [Read more...] about The #BBB Quick Hitter w/Monica & Cindy Brunson on the Nneka Ogwumike snub
Catch & Shoot 2.0 Quick Hitter: Ann Meyers Drysdale on Women Becoming Head Coaches in the NBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpTaMxv8xxc With Becky Hammon under serious consideration for the head coaching opening in Portland, who better to speak to women becoming NBA head coaches then Hall of Famer and Phoenix Suns and Mercury TV Analyst Ann Meyers Drysdale. A trailblazer herself (pun somewhat intended) for being the first women to sign an NBA contract, Meyers … [Read more...] about Catch & Shoot 2.0 Quick Hitter: Ann Meyers Drysdale on Women Becoming Head Coaches in the NBA