Talking Buckets
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Welcome to Talking Buckets! Elijah Polson and Tiger An run through the latest news from everything NBA-related. We talk about anything from game analysis and season predictions to weird and funny drama around the league. Soon enough, these two BCIT journalism students will be your go-to source for Vancouver-based NBA content. We're getting better with every episode, so make sure you stick around as the season goes on!
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Talking Buckets: We in Minnesota now
April 24, 2022 20:46 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger recap what went wrong for the teams that were eliminated in the Play-In tournament, give their original predictions on what would happen in each first round playoff series, and reassess those thoughts based on the impressions they've gathered from watching each team play at least two games! (Note: This episode was recorded just after 76ers/Raptors game 4, not accounting for anything beyond that) 00:38 - Why the Charlotte Hornets lost 04:25 - W...
Talking Buckets: Smoking that Lakers pack
April 12, 2022 23:00 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBTalking Buckets is back after an extended hiatus...and just in time for the playoffs! But first, Tiger and Elijah talk about the Play-In tournament, as well beginning a mini series called Why They Lost. We'll go through each of the 10 teams that missed the Play-In, examining how their season went and what their future looks like. More teams will get their own segment as they're eliminated from title contention. We'll be back on a much more consistent basis for the rest of the season with our...
Talking Buckets: Separating the contenders from the pretenders
February 19, 2022 22:45 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBThis week on Talking Buckets, Tiger and Elijah break down both NBA conferences based on how realistic each playoff team's chances are of making it to the Finals or winning it all! Other topics discussed during these team-by-team breakdowns include a debate on if LeBron will leave the Lakers once his contract expires in 2023, and returning to an Anthony Davis trade idea Elijah proposed in December that is now gaining traction with sports journalists such as Stephen A. Smith! 00:38 - Eastern ...
Talking Buckets: Kevin Durant needed some size
February 11, 2022 23:31 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBIn a special bonus episode for this week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger react to the rest of the trade deadline and pre-All Star Weekend announcements! We give predictions for All-Star Saturday night, poke fun at Harden and Simmons following their blockbuster trade, and tear the Kings apart of trading Haliburton away, among other topics. 00:38 - All-Star Saturday Night competition predictions 09:42 - Who wins Team LeBron vs Team Durant? 12:42 - Ben Simmons and James Harden trade rea...
Talking Buckets: But he never ran away from the grind
February 08, 2022 17:34 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBOn this episode of Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger react to the NBA All Star reserve selections (Before Dejounte Murray and LaMelo Ball were announced as injury replacements), analyze early trade deadline moves, and debate about how various teams should be handling drama with their star players! 00:38 - NBA All-Star Reserve Reactions (Pre Murray/Ball announcement) 7:13 - Clippers acquire Norman Powell and Robert Covington 12:19 - Cavaliers acquire Caris LeVert 16:23 - Harden/Simmons t...
Talking Buckets: Cold as ice
January 23, 2022 07:04 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger talk about our biggest surprises and disappointments at the halfway mark of the NBA season, make starting lineup predictions for the All Star game, debate what the weirdest arena shenanigan was over the last two weeks, and more! 00:38 - 1/2 season NBA team surprises/disappointments 09:51 - 1/2 season NBA player surprises/disappointments 20:00 - All Star starting lineup predictions 29:10 - Which of Kyrie and Klay have been more impressive sin...
Talking Buckets: Twitter should lose the right to vote
January 08, 2022 23:19 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger dissect the first batch of NBA All Star vote rankings! These votes are mostly accumulated on Twitter, so we debate which players are too high or low, while also discussing who we think should also be thrown into the mix. 00:38 - West Frontcourt 16:05 - West Guards 30:32 - East Frontcourt 40:17 - East Guards Note: Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in B.C., the podcast will continue to be recorded remotely until February at the earliest
Talking Buckets: Elijah visits Chi-Town
December 30, 2021 21:43 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBHappy holidays! Talking Buckets host Elijah visited Chicago for a week and a half and got to see the Bulls defeat the Lakers! He returns alongside Tiger to discuss his thoughts on the game, and discuss other topics like feel-good NBA holiday stories and how to make a mid-season tournament entertaining for all audiences. 00:38 - Best feel-good story of the NBA during the holidays? 10:12 - Elijah's thoughts on attending his first NBA game 20:43 - How bad do we feel for LeBron's situation on...
Talking Buckets: The end of Dame time?
December 11, 2021 16:10 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger discuss whether a firing of Lakers head coach Frank Vogel could actually happen, resurgent trade rumors on Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, the savageness of whoever makes graphics for NBC Boston, and more! 00:38 - Frank Vogel job security in jeopardy 09:48 - Damian Lillard trade rumors are back 16:48 - How do the Pacers begin their rebuild? 22:46 - NBC Boston constantly roasting other teams 26:10 - Saturday night predictions ft. an apolo...
Talking Buckets: LeBron James blocks Freedom
December 04, 2021 23:56 - 40 minutes - 55 MBThis week on Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger dissect what makes the Suns so special (RIP their 18 game win streak it got snapped after the recording), talk about how embarrassing the Thunder's 73 point loss was, poke fun at Enes Kanter for changing his last name to Freedom, and more! 00:38 - Why the Phoenix Suns should be taken more seriously than last year 09:20 - Breaking down the biggest loss in NBA history 14:54 - Thoughts on Kemba Walker and Blake Griffen being healthy scratches 19:52 ...
Talking Buckets: Beef Jerky Ankles
November 27, 2021 22:17 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBWe're back in our regular studio and release schedule! In this episode of Talking Buckets, Elijah and Tiger look at what Vegas thinks of every team's championship odds, who would win a boxing match between LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart, why Kevin Durant has the worst self-care of any modern athlete, and more! 00:38 - 1/4 season awards 14:53 - Vegas championship odds reactions 24:12 - LeBron James vs Isaiah Stewart (Featuring Gilbert Arenas flaming Stewart online) 35:01 - Thoughts on...
Talking Buckets: Scottie Pippen is down bad
November 23, 2021 03:59 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBTalking Buckets is back after a brief hiatus! Elijah and Tiger return to talk about why the Warriors are dominating the early season, debate if LeBron James needs to do more or less to fix the Lakers, and wonder why Scottie Pippen is constantly taking shots at Michael Jordan, among other topics! We'll be back on our regular Saturday release schedule after this episode (including studio mics again since this episode was recorded remotely lol) 0:38 - Which player this season is having the big...
Talking Buckets: I just stand in the corner
November 06, 2021 17:17 - 42 minutes - 58 MBTalking Buckets returns to get you caught up on the NBA heading into the weekend! Elijah and Tiger talk about the earlier-than-usual Celtics dysfunction, Zion's inability to slim down, the latest on Ben Simmons vs the 76ers, Rob Sarver being comically stereotypical for a rich white man, and more! 00:38 - Thoughts on the last week of NBA action 10:37 - Free throw rates down across the league 15:27 - Marcus Smart not happy after Celtics loss 21:33 - Charles Barkley roasts Zion's weight 25...
Talking Buckets: BING BONG!
October 30, 2021 19:48 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBTalking Buckets is back with your weekend NBA recap! Elijah Polson and Tiger An about surprises and disappointments (spoiler: James Harden went off after putting him on blast), react to Lakers drama, laugh about amped up Knicks fans, and more! 0:00 - Introductions 0:40 - Biggest surprise and disappointment from past 7 days 5:00 - AD/Dwight Scuffle + 75th Anniversary NBA team 13:24 - More Lakers Drama 19:23 - Sidetalk video on Knicks fans after winning 2OT vs Boston 25:54 - Nets "fans" s...
Talking Buckets: Everyone needs a baller
October 23, 2021 20:02 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThe pilot episode of our NBA podcast! Elijah Polson and Tiger An go over highlights from the opening three days of NBA action, and make their predictions for playoff seeding for both conferences. We definitely winged the premiere since we only had a loose script of what we wanted to talk about, but it still turned out well and everyone's gotta start somewhere right? This show is only going to get better as we go along, so stick with us as we look to become a hot source for NBA content in Vanc...