Seven Seconds or Less: An NBA & Phoenix Suns Podcast
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 128 ratingsAn NBA podcast with a Phoenix Suns focus - Max McCauley & David Nash talk all things basketball.
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Ep 28 - Pistons Live Review + A Mixed Bag
November 26, 2018 07:29 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBEpisode 28 starts out with a difference, with Max & David watching the final term of the Pistons game while recording. While they didn't get lucky with a finish like the Bucks game, the guys still discuss the key topics from the game as it happens. As the game ends, some broader questions emerge from the overall Suns landscape plus some even broader General NBA topics & questions are discussed. Finally, David mashes up Did You Know with Seven Seconds or Less this week, to end a slightly di...
Ep 27 - Listener Mailbag + More
November 17, 2018 10:15 - 1 hour - 104 MBMax and David return for Episode 27 with an hour dedicated to the listeners. After recapping the last week quickly, Max reads out the 39th podcast review. Then, a giant Mailbag episode. Immediate Suns questions, longer term Suns questions, a little bit of rapid fire and some general NBA too. All with the usual Did You Know and Seven Seconds Or Less segments thrown in. The guys cover all the main Suns topics of the moment & more. In an episode curated by the 7SOL listeners, the episode end...
Ep 26 - Boston Recap + Predicting The Future
November 10, 2018 11:53 - 1 hour - 99 MBMax and David break up Episode 26 into three main segments: recapping the Boston game, acting like the General Manager of Phoenix and taking a sneak peak at the 2019 Draft Class. After dissecting the OT loss to Boston and discussing what went wrong, the guys put on their GM hats and outline how they would navigate the next few years as the man in charge of the Suns. Starting with immediate changes, the guys run through four main stages of building this team into a potential contender. Th...
Ep 25 - October Awards With Mike Vigil
November 04, 2018 11:44 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBMax and David are joined by Mike Vigil of The Timeline Podcast. The guys start out by recapping the week that was and discussing the breaking news of Tyson Chandler's buyout with the team. Awards time! Following the traditional NBA award naming framework, awards for the month of October are discussed but with a few twists. Plus plenty of chat about recent Suns action. David tells Max and Mike a "Did You Know" awards story, before they all hand out some unofficial league awards - good and...
Ep 24 - Suns Week 1 Review + Around The NBA
October 27, 2018 07:57 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBMax and David review the first full week of Phoenix action. After the hot start, the Suns came crashing back down to earth. The guys dissect the three blowout losses, look at what went wrong and identify some small bright spots from early on. David brings back "Did You Know" before they take a look around the league. Hot and cold teams, tracking their predictions and looking at the 2018 rookies. The guys then finish off with a customary round of "Seven Seconds Or Less". -- 04:35 - The Goo...
Ep 23 - Season Opener Reactions
October 18, 2018 14:52 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBMax and David react to the incredible breath of fresh air that was Phoenix's 121-100 season opening victory over the Dallas Mavericks. They go over what they liked and didn't like from the performance. Spoiler alert: They liked many things.
Ep 22 - Season Predictions + Jack McCallum on 7SOL Part 2
October 13, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBRight before the new NBA season begins, Max and David get all their predictions on record. Starting with the six main end of season awards, the guys run through their Top 3 candidates for each and reasons why. Following this, the Eastern & Western Conference playoff teams and then the eventual final four matchups. David then runs Max through some fun unofficial awards that he likes to predict, before Part 2 of his Did You Know interview with Jack McCallum covering the 7SOL Suns through the...
Ep 21 - Pre Season Review + Jack McCallum on 7SOL
October 07, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBMax and David dive right into the Suns first three pre season games versus the Kings, NZ Breakers and Trail Blazers. Starting with the big ticket item, DeAndre Ayton, the guys then work their way through every player on the Suns roster covering point guards, wings and bigs. All the major storylines are discussed, games broken down and each player given a rating based on Max & David's expectations going into the pre season games. David is then joined by Jack McCallum, who wrote a booker 12 ...
Ep 20 - Evan Sidery On Training Camp + Division Previews: Pacific and Central
September 30, 2018 13:34 - 1 hour - 100 MBMax and David are joined by Evan Sidery, co-host of Locked On Suns and writer for brightsideofthesun.com. The three discuss the major storylines following Suns media Day and talk about the main observations from training camp up in Flagstaff. Evan then joins the guys to discuss the rest of the Pacific Division covering the Warriors, Clippers, Lakers and Kings before moving onto the Bulls, Cavs, Pistons, Pacers and Bucks of the Central Division. One key question is raised for each team, pl...
Ep 19 - Division Previews: Northwest and Southeast
September 23, 2018 12:19 - 1 hour - 102 MBMax and David return with the second division preview episode, looking at the Northwest & Southeast Divisions. Before jumping into those, they discuss; the possibility of Jimmy Butler joining the Suns, DeAnthony Melton finally signing his contract and take a listener question about how Jackson and Warren can co-exist in the second unit. Then onto the Northwest Division covering the major issues of Denver, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Portland and Utah. The Southeast Division follows with the ...
Ep 18 - Division Previews: Southwest and Atlantic
September 17, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBMax and David return with the first of three divisional preview episodes, covering the entire NBA with a Phoenix Suns twist. Before they get stuck in, they discuss the Jimmy Butler news plus Booker's injury, PG trade rumors and contract news. The guys then start with the Southwest Division covering the ins & outs of Dallas, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans and San Antonio. One key question is raised for each team, plus any Suns ties, before ending on a bold prediction and final rankings. The A...
Ep 17 - Mo Dakhil on Developing the Young Core
September 07, 2018 16:00 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBMax and David are joined by Mo Dakhil, founder of thejumpball.net and former NBA video coordinator for the Spurs, Clippers & Australian National team. In an encore to the Positional Pod Series, Mo is the perfect guest to discuss how the Suns would have prepared for the draft, what the players do over summer and how important training camp is for Igor Kokoskov. The guys also discuss the development of the young core throughout the season and beyond. Mo also tells a couple of great Manu Gin...
Ep 16 - Phoenix Trades Their Starting Point Guard
August 31, 2018 15:53 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBMax and David react to Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss being traded to the Rockets, for Ryan Anderson and De'Anthony Melton. Did the Suns view Anderson as a more valuable player right now than Brandon Knight? Is De'Anthony Melton the prize for making the deal? Who are the starters now? Does this bode well for Dragan Bender? Answers to all that and more in this immediate reaction episode. After that, the guys finish the 7SOL Position Pod Series looking at point guard. With no real obviou...
Ep 15 - Josh Eberley on Devin Booker's Extension
August 25, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBMax and David are joined by Josh Eberley, a writer for Hoop and podcast host of Hot Takes & Shot Fakes, to continue the 7SOL Position Pod Series. An American, an Australian and a Canadian break down all things Devin Booker, focusing in on his recent max extension and what he needs to do to earn it. Looking at the last 10 years of these deals, the guys discuss what Booker needs to do next season, how he and the Suns can avoid a Wiggins type backlash and what the expectations should be for bot...
Ep 14 - Do the Suns Have a Long-Term Power Forward?
August 18, 2018 17:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBMax and David go solo once again to continue their Position Pod Series. This week, the biggest question surrounding the power forward position: Do the Suns have a long-term solution at PF? The guys look at potential solutions on the current roster and outside options from the '19 Draft and Free Agency crops. Plus, rapid-fire news on Booker and the schedule, David tells a retro story about a past power forward, and Max gets weird with his Seven Seconds Or Less questions for David. -- 01:...
Ep 13 - Sam Vecenie on Deandre Ayton's Future
August 11, 2018 17:01 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBMax and David are joined by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic to continue their Position Pod Series. The trio discuss the biggest question surrounding the center position: What does Deandre Ayton's future look like in the NBA? There is perhaps no one more qualified (or positive) to talk about Ayton's past and present in order to look into his future in a Phoenix Suns uniform. Plus, the guys react to recent schedule news in rapid-fire fashion, David tells a story about Suns centers of the past, a...
Ep 12 - Who Starts at Small Forward for the Phoenix Suns?
August 04, 2018 15:40 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBMax and David kick off their Position Pod Series by debating the biggest question surrounding the small forward position: Who should start? Does TJ Warren's experience qualify him for the role? Or should it be Josh Jackson's upside? What about Mikal Bridges' shooting and defensive versatility? Plus, Max and David react to recent news in rapid-fire fashion, David tells a story about Suns small forwards of the past, and Max challenges David with a fun small-forward-themed Seven Seconds or Less...
Ep 11 - The Great Mock (Re)Draft
July 28, 2018 17:01 - 1 hour - 86 MBBack on their own, Max and David continue gazing into the future by performing a mock (re)draft of the last four NBA drafts combined (yes, they are insane.) They also cover rapid-fire Suns news, David dedicates "Did You Know" to Jared Dudley, and Max answers three tough 7SOL questions about the Suns' recent drafts. 2:00 - Rapid-Fire Suns News 6:50 - "Did You Know" 12:00 - The Great Mock (Re)Draft 14:15 - The Top 10 19:55 - Devin Booker 24:50 - Deandre Ayton 33:00 - Picks 11-20 48:10 - Pi...
Ep 10 - The Suns' Future with Cole Zwicker
July 21, 2018 14:53 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBMax & David are joined by a special guest, Cole Zwicker of The Stepien, to assess the Suns' place in the present and future of the NBA. First, the guys discuss the recent Suns trades and the Kawhi/DeRozan deal. Then, after David runs through the usual "Did You Know" segment, they turn to an evaluation of how the Suns stack up in the present and future landscape of the league. Max finishes it off with three extra difficult 7SOL questions for Cole and David. 2:00 - The Dudley/Holmes trades. ...
Ep 9 - Summer League with Kellan Olson
July 15, 2018 03:31 - 1 hour - 100 MBMax & David are joined by a special guest for the first time on the 7SOL Podcast. Kellan Olson joins the guys, to break down what we saw at Vegas Summer League. The guys discuss every Suns roster player, while David tests out both Max & Kellan with the usual "Did You Know" segment plus two 7SOL quizzes. 2:15 - Did You Know with a SL flavour. 7:00 - A game of Ayton Over/Under 12:40 - Impromptu 7SOL Vegas Edition 23:05 - Deandre Ayton 39:20 - Dragan Bender 51:15 - Mikal Bridges 54:10 - Jos...
Ep 8 - Free Agency Reactions
July 05, 2018 00:24 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBMax and David react to free agency! They start with the Suns, including the Booker extension, Ariza signing, and PG search. Then they move onto the NBA landscape, analyzing the moves made by the Warriors, Lakers, and Thunder. They finish with a few random thoughts on free agent signings (good and bad) and a Summer League-themed Seven Seconds or Less Segment.
Ep 7 - Free Agency Preview
June 28, 2018 03:03 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBMove over, Ryan McDonough! Max and David each try their hand at building the Suns' roster through free agency while the other acts as the players' agents and other 29 teams. As it turns out, they have different visions of what the team should look like going forward...
Ep 6 - Draft Reaction
June 22, 2018 07:20 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBMax and David jump into a reaction episode immediately after the draft. What a night! The drama centered around Phoenix, with Ayton officially joining the Suns and McDonough also executing the surprise trade of the night with Philly. The guys talk about each of the Suns picks, plus run through the entire lottery portion of the draft and cover the wider NBA stories from the night. The episode finishes with both regular segments this week, with 'Did You Know' and '7SOL' rounding out the hour.
Ep 5 - Draft Predictions & Mailbag
June 19, 2018 01:18 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBMax and David talk about the upcoming NBA Draft one final time before the big day. Beginning with a Draft themed "Did You Know" segment, the two then make predictions for all things Suns & NBA related on draft night, while also answering listener submitted questions along the way. The episode ends with a mysterious Seven Seconds or Less segment, where Max is quizzed by a secret listener who helps David with his questions.
Ep 4 - The Deandre Ayton Pod
June 16, 2018 01:16 - 1 hour - 87 MBMax and David do a deep dive on presumptive Phoenix Suns number one overall pick Deandre Ayton. They get into what they love about his game, their questions marks, and their view of his fit with the rest of the Suns roster. Then, David rounds up recent Suns top prospect workout news, and Max asks David three difficult "would you rathers" in the Seven Seconds or Less segment.
Ep 3 - Fake Trades and Devin Booker Fits
June 12, 2018 01:13 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBFAKE TRADES!!! Max and David come up with several hypothetical draft-day trades (both for the Suns and leaguewide). David reveals his "Booker Fit Mini-Big Board" and Max questions him about several of the prospects.
Ep 2 – 2018 NBA Mock Draft 9-16 and Trade-Ups
June 04, 2018 22:51 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBMax and David continue their 2018 Mock Draft, starting with New York at #9 and ending with Phoenix at #16. David tells a story about a series of wacky trades, and Max challenges David with three possible Suns draft-day trade-ups.
Ep 1 - Introduction and 2018 NBA Mock Draft 1-8
May 28, 2018 03:40 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBMax and David introduce the podcast, David tells a surprising story about a former Suns draft pick, and Max and David mock the 2018 NBA draft picks 1-8. They make the cases for Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic, rave about the draft's other top prospects, and discuss late risers and fallers.