Check out the highlights from episode #2
Just in case you missed it, here are a few highlights from the show!
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Epsiode Highlights from Episode #2
The Spin Doctor, Rony Seikaly
Rony Seikaly, who was the first ever draft pick of the Miami Heat, weighs in on newbie Heat superstar LeBron James’ performance to date. Rony also chats with The NBA Breakdown crew about his 11 year playing career.
Plus he'll also update everyone on his DJing career!
For more information on Rony, check out his website.
The NBA Breakdown -- For Hoops Talk, The Way It Should Be!!!!
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The Top 8 Story Lines of the 2010 NBA Season
Dave & Audley are joined by NBA corespondent Aly Somani who helps the guys break down the upcoming NBA season and identify the top 8 story lines to look out for.
The NBA Breakdown - For hoops talk, the way it should be!
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
#2 Weekly NBA Preview with Tracy Murray
He'll give you the top three games of the week to look out for and fill you in why you need to pay attention, only like a former NBAer can.
This week's games to watch are:
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Friday, October 29, 2010
A Word From Soma #5
By: Aly Somani
Aly Somani is a student of the game of basketball and the business of sports. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Aly decided to “take his talents” to New York City, where he pursued and completed his Masters degree at Columbia University in Manhattan. Aly has experience working with the National Basketball Players Association in a Career Development capacity with players and is now working on an entrepreneurial endeavor. He has a ‘Kobe’ like determination, and an immense passion for the game, we are delighted to have Aly join the NBA Breakdown. Check him out at http://www.alysomani.com/.
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Is Erik Spoelstra Ready To Lead The Heat?
In his third year as an NBA head coach, 39-year-old, Erik Spoelstra has been blessed with every head coach’s dream, three superstars on one team. The offseason signings of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to the Miami Heat, gave Spoelstra an instant championship contender.
In the last year of his contract, Spoelstra has received the backing of NBA legend and Heat President, Pat Riley, along with the “big three” of James, Wade and Bosh. Spending the last 15 seasons with the Heat moving through the ranks, beginning his career as a video coordinator to assistant coach to his current role, it was only fitting that the Heat organization, which preaches loyalty and family, gave Spoelstra their support.
Despite the endorsement, many question Spoelstra’s ability and experience as the coach to lead this team of superstars to the promise land. Juggling the ego’s of three supremely talented prima donna’s, will be no easy task.
Consider for a second, the soft-spoken Spoelstra telling LeBron James what to do, doesn’t sound plausible does it?There is a short list of coaches in the league who have that ability, Lakers coach Phil Jackson and the current President of the Heat, Pat Riley, are on the top of that list.
Aside from managing the off-court attention the team will garner, Spoelstra, who is in the final year of his contract, will have to prove naysayers wrong, many of whom have criticized his late game decision making abilities. Given his short, but relatively successful track record with a sub par team, highlighted by Wade, Spoelstra won 47 games and a trip to the Eastern Conference playoffs.
However, the Heat have new talent, known as the “Kings of South Beach”, and they are all highly motivated to make their own mark in the history books. Thus, one can safely say that anything less than a nail biting loss in the Eastern Conference Finals or a trip to the NBA Finals, if not a championship, will be considered a failure.
Pressure aside, Coach “Spo”, as his players refer to him, is known league wide as a “player’s” coach, with a defensive mindset and a knack for focusing on the details that make teams successful, all of which are vital traits for a coach looking to lead a team to an NBA championship.
As with any professional sports team that underachieves, the first person to go is usually the head coach, which makes you wonder, if the Heat falter will Spoelstra be around next year or even in a few months? The true test of his abilities will come in close game situations against the leagues elite teams. Regardless on how well the Heat perform; I have a suspicion that we have not seen the last of Mr. Slick-back Pat Riley behind the Heat bench.
Bball Breakdown #2
By: Coach Nick
Nick has been a coach for over 15 years at every level between 5th and 12th grades. He served as a basketball manager at the University of Wisconsin – Madison under head coach Stu Jackson and Assistant Coaches Stan Van Gundy (Orlando Magic Head Coach) and Sean Miller (Arizona Head Coach). He is a basketball historian and has conducted extensive interviews about the history of the game with such luminaries as Pete Newell, Tex Winter, Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, and Herb Brown. He is a triangle offense guru, having cemented a relationship with Coach Winter while coaching in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles.
Nick is dedicated to the notion that you can’t be the best basketball player you can be until you’re the best person you can be.
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Coach Nick Breaks Down The Miami Heat
Coach Nick looks at the Miami Heat and why they may not be as good as you'd think.
Rony Seikaly Visits The NBA Breakdown!
What's up y'all?!!
When the Miami Heat selected, Rony Seikaly with their first ever pick (9th overall) back in 1988, I'm sure the ex-Syracuse big man would have loved to suit up with guys like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Instead, in Miami's first season, he played alongside dudes like Rory Sparrow, Jon Sundvold and Scott Hastings. Not exactly an all-star team.
Regardless, Seikaly would have a solid career and nowadays he's enjoying the good life. This Sunday at 9pm Eastern, you'll hear him speak about his time in Miami, his thoughts on the all-star trio in South Beach and what he's up to these days.
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