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Time-Out – The No Flop Zone 🏀
This week, Joey and Boti break down the Pelicans’ exhibition tour of Australia — were they tested or just touring? Plus:
🔥 Is Hunter Maldonado at risk of being cut?
🔥 Should Bryce Cotton ever have been allowed to leave Perth?
🔥 Joey defends coaches. Boti calls BS.
🔥 Is the NBL missing a key NBA feature?
🔥 Rocco Zikarsky’s potential
🔥 Match of the Round: Adelaide v Sydney

And don’t miss our Built Solutions “Build Your Team” segment – who made Boti’s top 5 from Round 2?

Post Production Audio Editing by Jason “The Equalizer” McNamara 🎧
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It’s another huge round of NBL action as the Phoenix fade, Cairns find back-to-back wins, and John Rillie makes the ultimate coaching call, playing his own son Jaron — and it works. Perth get the W.

Also in this episode:

• Bryce Cotton drops 39 and carries the 36ers past Brisbane
• Jack McVeigh nearly triple-doubles for Cairns
• Javon Freeman-Liberty and Tyrell Harrison shine despite losses
• A deep dive on all Rd 2 matchups
• Plus: We tease our Built Solutions “Build Your Team” 5-man draft — no spoilers just yet 👀

And don't miss: Viewer questions, MVP shouts, can NBL teams beat the Pelicans?, and who’s really coaching Brisbane?

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Welcome to this week’s show — a HUGE one across the league!

📰 In This Episode:
The 36ers make a shock early-season call by cutting Montrezl Harrell. Where do they go from here?
Tasmania’s Bryce Hamilton is lighting up scoreboards, while Milton Doyle reminds them what they let go.
John Brown III racks up six steals, Ben Ayre impresses again, and several NBL coaches are already under pressure.
We also dive deep into "positionless basketball" – is it just buzzword talk or the real future of the game?

🏀 Games of Round 2 Recap:
Melbourne vs SEM, Cairns vs Brisbane, NZ vs Perth, Illawarra vs Tasmania, Sydney vs Cairns, Adelaide vs Brisbane.

📣 Viewer Topics Include:
– NBL All-Time Aussie & Import Starting Fives
– Refs shutting down arguments with brilliant comebacks
– Why defenders don’t line up for the first free throw

🧠 Joey’s History Hotseat – TRUE or FALSE Edition:
Can you beat Joey on these classic NBL facts? Gaze MVPs, Gold Coast Cougars, St Kilda back-to-backs, and even Sabonis in Townsville?!

📸 Insert clips of: David Patrick, Arvydas Sabonis, MVP Trophy

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Season 2, Episode 2 of Time-Out: The No Flop Zone is here — and it's loaded.

🎙️ Joey & Boti are back breaking down all things NBL Round 1, including a fiery clapback from Montrezl Harrell to Kendric Davis’ offseason comments, key injuries, surprise cuts, and MVP predictions.

PLUS — we clear up last week's Nickname Game!
✔️ “Moose” = Ian Robilliard (image insert)
✔️ “The Professor” = Benny Lewis Snr (image insert)

🗞️ This Week’s Highlights:

• Montrezl has had enough of Kendric Davis’ whining
• Sam Waardenburg undergoes ankle surgery
• SEM cuts Vrenz Bleijenbergh
• Larry Kestelman to talk to Ben Simmons
• Round 1 match-ups across Australia, Japan & Singapore
• Joey and Boti's Championship & Spoon picks
• NBA Point Guard debate: Is Steve Nash the most underrated ever?
• Joey’s Quiz: NBL History Hotseat — Can you beat him?

💬 Viewers Topics include:

• Are today's Aussie players better, or just better imports?
• Can NBL stats be misleading (re: Kendric Davis)?
• Would classic teams like Brisbane 2007, Adelaide 1986, or West 1982 compete today?
• Should SEM fill their import spot now?
• Who will fill the centre void at the 36ers with Griscti out?
• Can one standout commentator lift NBL broadcast standards?

🧠 John Wright’s History Hotseat Quiz:

1. Most NBL games ever played?
2. Scoring title with 2 different teams?
3. NZ player with 3 straight scoring titles in the 2000s?
4. How many coaches have won COTY with Adelaide?
5. First Aussie NBL MVP?
6. First & last Defensive Player of the Year?
7. First American MVP (now deceased)?
8. Who won MVP with two different clubs?
9. What NBL record did Andrew Gaze set in 1987?
10. How many Grand Finals did “The King” Ken Cole coach?
11. First multiple-time MVP winner?
12. What do Joey Wright, Jack White, Jesse Wagstaff & others have in common (besides playing)?

🎯 Match of the Round:
– Breakdown + Predictions at the end of the episode!

#NBL #BryceCotton #Boomers

It’s the final episode of Season 1 of Time-Out: The No Flop Zone — and we’re ending on a high!

🎯 Key topics this week:

• Bryce Cotton officially becomes Australian. Should he be the first Boomers pick?
• Will the 36ers add another import now or wait it out?
• Is Mason Jones enough to lead the Wildcats to contention?
• Are we about to see a new NBL team in Canberra?
• Could Ben Simmons really come to the NBL?
• What’s going on with NBL commentary, referees, and Joey’s lost finals?

🧠 PLUS: Joey gets put to the test with a nickname rapid fire challenge!
🔥 Stick around for viewer questions, honest answers, and some end-of-season laughs.

We’re back with a massive episode of Time-Out: The No Flop Zone — and this one is all about the NBL Blitz!

Every team. Every game. Every surprise. Joey and Boti take a deep dive into all 10 clubs and how they performed in the pre-season Blitz.

🏀 Highlights include:

• MVP picks, big roster shakeups & standout performers
• Can NZ Breakers really bounce back?
• What's happening with Sydney & Cairns?
• Why Joey thinks Brisbane could shock everyone
• Does the Blitz even matter long-term?

Plus:
🧠 Can players be fined for flopping?
👨‍🏫 Are coaches more motivators or tacticians?
🧓 Do Joey’s players even know who he is now?
⚠️ The tough convo: How do you talk to a vet who’s declining?
📉 What happened to Mitch McCarron?

#NBL #Boomers #Adelaide36ers

In this episode of Time-Out: The No Flop Zone, Joey and Boti are back after a short break — and so is the NBL off-season chaos!

📝 Here’s what we cover:

• Cairns’ complete roster is set — Schofield, Hagans, McVeigh & more
• Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets full roster breakdowns
• Joey names his 36ers starting five if the season started tomorrow
• What assistant coaches actually do on game day
• Which ex-players Joey believes will become future head coaches
• Should the Boomers name be changed for non-Olympic squads?

🏀 Plus:

• Why JaVale McGee really signed with the Hawks
• Are referees treated unfairly compared to players and coaches?
• Was the Asia Cup a waste of time — or a key step for Aussie hoops?

#CairnsTaipans #MelbourneUnited #AsiaCup #JoeyWright #BotiNagya #AustralianBasketball #JaValeMcGee #NoFlopZone

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🎙️Post Production Audio Editing by Jason McNamara 👍

In this week’s Time-Out: The No Flop Zone, Joey Wright is back — and the NBL off-season has gone wild.

📝 Big signings headline the show:

• Jack McVeigh joins a stacked Cairns roster
• Jonah Bolden and NBA champ JaVale McGee are heading to the Illawarra Hawks
• Alex Ducas (OKC) lands with Brisbane
• Brisbane’s new import is a serious X-factor

Plus, viewer questions spark big debate:

• Joey names his 12-man Boomers Olympic team
• Does Adelaide need a culture reset?
• Are clipboard timeouts just for show?
• And Boti drops his best Sixers pun headlines yet

🏀 Coach’s Corner: Do coaches ever have a rival they always felt confident against?

🇦🇺 We wrap up with a full Asia Cup Preview – Boomers chasing 3 straight titles!

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