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2017-05-09 |
NLP Episode 66: The Future of LA and Canadian Basketball/NBA Second Round Many believe that the worst position as a franchise in the NBA is to be a fringe contender. You're not good enough to realistically challenge for a championship, but never have a shot at getting lottery talent from skating into the playoffs every year ... |
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2017-04-23 | The story of the NBA playoffs first round is most commonly breakout performances by the could-be future of the league, and the 2017 first round has certainly not lacked such standouts. John Wall has led the Wizards, the Greek Freak has led the Bucks, a... |
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2017-04-14 |
NLP Podcast Episode 64: Could Steph Curry win MVP?/Playoff Preview You read the title, and think we are crazy, don't you? Well, it's a bit of click-bait (everyone else is doing it, blame peer pressure!) We discuss the three man race for MVP between Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and (maybe?) Kawhi Leonard. Then, we ... |
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2017-03-01 |
NLP Podcast Episode 63: Does the Kevin Durant injury open up the West? The previous impenetrable force that was the Golden State Warriors suffered a big blow to what many believed was an inevitability, the 2016 NBA championship, when Kevin Durant suffered an MCL sprain that will leave him out possibly for the rest of the ... |
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2017-02-17 |
NLP Podcast Episode 62: Utah Jazz - Grit N' Grind 2.0?/All-Star Weekend Preview The all- star weekend is upon us with many exciting storylines among them. The West locker room is certainly an interesting bunch, with the Warriors mingling with Russell Westbrook, and DeMarcus Cousins always liable to get T'd up. What part of all-sta... |
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2017-02-03 |
NLP Podcast Episode 61: Paul George still a franchise player?/Trade season! You would be hardpressed to find somebody before the season started that wouldn't have taken Paul George to build their franchise around in a hearbeat. He has it all: two-way player, can play multiple positions (he did come in the league as a shooting ... |
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2017-01-22 |
NLP Podcast Episode 60: Are the Bulls wasting Jimmy Butler's Prime? The Central division has turned out to be quite the interesting mix of teams, with the emergence of the Greek Freak as a superstar, and the disappointment of teams like the Pacers. The Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls may both fall into the catego... |
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2017-01-08 |
NLP Podcast Episode 59: Are we freaking out over Kyle Korver? Although LeBron is still dissatisfied, many have labeled Kyle Korver as the missing piece to another Cavaliers championship run, especially in the absence of JR Smith. Are we ready to go that far, and what do other teams need as their final piece to th... |
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2017-01-05 | When Tom Thibodeau took the coaching job with the Timberwolves, expectations skyrocketed, and many (including ourselves) had the Wolves as a compeitor in the playoffs. So far, that has not come to fruition, but are we sure that is still a bad thing? Ho... |
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2016-12-18 |
NLP Podcast Episode 57: Who do the Knicks belong to?/Restgate The New York contingency at the NBA draft who booed the giant European guy the Knicks drafted at #4 seems like a decade ago now, as the Porzingod now rules NYC. Are the Knicks Porzingis's team? What did we expect from Derrick Rose this season? Who is t... |
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