Buckets Boards & Blocks

Freddie Coleman of ESPN Radio joins Monica McNutt and King McClure on the new Buckets, Boards, & Blocks. Freddie has been holding down the late nights for 17 years at the World Wide Leader and is one of the smartest voices anywhere. In this discussion of the NBA Finals, the crew breaks down how Giannis can be the Bucks' "best player" even while Khris Middleton is their … [Read more...] about ESPN Radio’s Freddie Coleman on the NBA Finals

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

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

Kevin Durant had a performance for the ages in game 5 against the Bucks on Tuesday night. But before we even finished breakfast on Wednesday, we learned that Chris Paul was in the COVID health and safety protocol with a return date unknown and Kawhi Leonard injured his ACL and would miss the rest of the series against Utah. On Buckets, Boards, & Blocks Monica McNutt, King … [Read more...] about KD is “Up,” CP3 is “Down”, and Kawhi is “Out”

On July 1st, a new era begins in college athletic where student athletes will have the opportunity to profit off their names image, and likeness. At the forefront of this new frontier is "Athlytic." Co-founders Jared Eummer and Ashton Keys join Monica McNutt on Buckets, Boards, & Blocks to explain how their business works and help college athletes engage with their platform and … [Read more...] about Ashton Keys & Jared Eummer of Athlytic

Steve Bulpett covered the Boston Celtics and has been an observer of the team for almost 40 years. His institutional knowledge of the franchise makes him an ideal person to discuss this week's major moves with the retirement of team President Danny Ainge and promotion of head coach Brad Stevens to replace Ainge as team President. Who will Stevens hire as the next coach? Was … [Read more...] about Veteran NBA writer Steve Bulpett on what is next for the Boston Celtics

Monica McNutt and King McClure welcome Nekias Duncan, who is one of the most analytical and opinionated hoop analysts out there. His analysis is straight to the point and he explains technical content in very "easy to understand" terms. His pet peeves are "soft switches," which he feels are lazy and ineffective. As for the LA Clippers, he's looking at you. Among other great … [Read more...] about Nekias Duncan of BasketballNews.com breaks down all the playoff series so far

Arielle Chambers .... a.k.a. @AriIvory of Bleacher Report and "HighlightHER" joins Monica McNutt and King McClure to discuss the WNBA as well as her initiatives to promote women's sports. Ari explains how she found her mission after a meeting with a little girl and letting her wear her press credential at a game. The crew also discussed ways that the younger WNBA players are … [Read more...] about @AriIvory joins #BBB for some WNBA talk with Monica & King

NBA TV analyst Brendan Haywood played 14 NBA seasons and is one "Opinionated 7 Footer." On this week's show, "BWood" explains his love for the Brooklyn Nets, wonders if Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer can survive if his team misses the Eastern Conference Finals, and sizes up why he believes Anthony Davis is a solid "Number Two" but might not be a solid "Number One." All this plus … [Read more...] about Brendan Haywood previews the playoffs & tries to figure out Anthony Davis

Kendrick Perkins of ESPN and NBC Sports Boston is as real as NBA analysts get. Monica McNutt is on vacation this week, but Big Perk joins his pal King McClure for a great conversation. They cover Perk's 14 year career, which started when he was drafted out of high school at age 19. Perk and King also discuss the five scariest NBA players, the top rookies, the incredible … [Read more...] about Kendrick Perkins on scary players, the second coming of Magic Johnson, the MVP race, & more