The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin' Taipans: Recent Episodes
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The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin' Taipans will see Chris Pike and Alex Loughton bring you all the latest from NBL club Cairns Taipans in a weekly podcast
The NBL regular season is done and there's plenty to dissect about the Cairns Taipans on The Pikey & Loughz Show with #TalkinTaipans also looking at the #NBL21 Finals and we have a special guest to talk about all the latest happenings.
First up on the latest Pikey & Loughz Show, co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton wrap up the last few games of the season for the Taipans which included a win in the final game in Cairns for the season against the finals bound South East Melbourne Phoenix.
That all leads into a fascinating discussion about Mojave King and his season as a Next Star with the Taipans and also discussing some of the other seasons of players including big finish of Nate Jawai, emergence of Tad Dufelmeier and consistency of Scott Machado.
The inevitable discussion then comes about the departure of Mike Kelly as Taipans coach after three seasons. We have an in-depth discussion about the circumstances behind that before Loughz runs his thoughts over potential replacements. That list featured Jamie O'Loughlin, Jamie Pearlman, Mick Downer, Adam Forde, CJ Bruton, Rob Beveridge and Adam Caporn.
It's then time for our special guest for this week and Loughz catches up with the man who is Australian basketball's most distinguished and respected journalist, the one and only Boti Nagy. They have a fascinating discussion catching up on all the latest happenings with the Taipans and beyond.
We are then back with Loughz providing his season predictions for the NBL Award winners and the Finals before we announce the winner of our Cairns Taipans MVP thanks to our MVP Tracker courtesy of Cairns Total Physio as we wrap up a jam packed episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show.
We are back on The Pikey & Loughz Show, we're Talkin' Taipans and just in time for a detailed look at the final home game of the #NBL21 season for the Cairns Taipans.
Co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton are back with another edition of The Pikey & Loughz Show and it's dedicated to the final home game of the season for the Taipans this Wednesday night against the Brisbane Bullets at Cairns Pop-Up Arena.
We take an in-depth look at that match up and also discuss Indigenous Round and what that means to everyone involved.
This episode is about much more than that, though, and we take a look at everything that has been happening with the Taipans and with an eye to the future when it comes to Cam Oliver, Venky Jois, Tad Dufelmeier, Nate Jawai, Majok Deng and Mojave King, and even the coaching staff.
Loughz feels us in on playing in the NBL1 North for the Cairns Marlins as we wrap up this week's show thanks to Cairns Total Physio and Stattons Plumbing Company.
We are back on The Pikey & Loughz Show, we're Talkin' Taipans and there's plenty of ground to cover with all the latest from the Cairns Taipans as we look ahead to two big upcoming games while catching up with a special guest.
Basketball writer Chris Pike and Cairns Taipans legend Alex Loughton team up once again to bring you The Pikey & Loughz Show to break down all things Cairns Taipans in the NBL.
We begin with discussions over the most recent games for the Snakes in #NBL21 including a win at home against the Adelaide 36ers, and then two competitive efforts at home and away over Easter against the championship favourite Melbourne United.
We also discuss the knee injury to Kouat Noi and talk about the players we are enjoying stepping up right especially Jordan Ngatai who is in career-best NBL form. We also talk about the important roles the likes Mojave King, Jarrod Kenny, Nate Jawai and even Tad Dufelmeier continue to play.
It's then time for our special guest for this week and Loughz catches up with an older junior WA teammate of his, a former Perth Wildcats teammate and now the current head coach of the Centre of Excellence and who coached the Australian Boomers in Cairns back in February, Adam Caporn.
It's always fascinating to hear ex-teammates catch up but this is a particularly special discussion about the amount of young talent we have in Australia and why Adam Caporn is the ideal man to be coaching and developing them.
Next up and we update the Cairns Total Physio MVP Tracker for the Cairns Taipans this season before taking a look ahead to the Taipans game against the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong on Sunday and then back at home to the Adelaide 36ers on Wednesday.
The NBL Cup is behind us and we wrap it all up on another big episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show as go Talkin' Taipans and discuss everything surrounding the Cairns Taipans as we now look ahead to two more challenging road games.
Basketball Writer Chris Pike and all-time Taipans great Alex Loughton team up once more on another episode of The Pikey & Loughz and discuss how things went for the Cairns Taipans at the NBL Cup in Melbourne with a focus on those last two games against the New Zealand Breakers and and South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Talking with the perspective that only comes from 311 games played in the NBL and 249 of those at the Taipans, Loughz offers his thoughts on if finals are still possible this season and why he wants to see plans starting for next season already including an increased role for Next Star Mojave King.
We then hear from coach Mike Kelly and superstar Cam Oliver with Loughz offering his reaction to Mike's calling out of Cam and Scott Machado to take better care of the ball, and also Oliver talking about some of the struggles he has been having but taking account for those in front of his teammates.
We then discuss the NBL Cup as a whole with Loughz giving his verdict on whether it was a success or not, and if it should stay a regular feature or not.
It's then time to discuss some of the hot topics in the NBL including Mitch Creek being stood down, Ryan Broekhoff and Brandon Paul making their debuts, and Lamar Patterson switching from the Breakers to Bullets.
We are then back locked in on the Cairns Taipans ahead of Round 10 #NBL21 road games against the Perth Wildcats on Friday night and the Sydney Kings on Sunday.
It's all made possible thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
We are back on The Pikey & Loughz Show as we're Talkin' Taipans to look at everything happening with the Cairns Taipans at the NBL Cup and looking to ahead to the final two games in Melbourne over the next three days.
Chris Pike and Alex Loughton are back on Talkin' Taipans to talk about everything happening with the Snakes right on the back of a mixed weekend at the NBL Cup with a win over the Sydney Kings and loss to the Adelaide 36ers.
Loughz provides his unique insights and perspective as one of the greatest to ever pull on a Taipans singlets to discuss the challenges of playing away from home for so long and then the positives and negatives of what he's seeing with the Snakes right now.
We then hear from head coach Mike Kelly and emerging star Fabijan Krslovic before Pikey & Loughz talk in more detail about how good it was to see Nate Jawai deliver the dominant performance he did against the Sydney Kings and also the emergence of Krslovic.
It's then time to get into looking ahead to the final two games for the Taipans at the NBL Cup starting Wednesday against the New Zealand Breakers and then Friday night against the debuting Ryan Broekhoff and his South East Melbourne Phoenix.
It's all made possible through the support of Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
We are back on The Pikey & Loughz Show, we're Talkin' Taipans and there's plenty to discuss with the Cairns Taipans two games into the NBL Cup with two more games in 3 days to look forward while we catch up with a former star of the Snakes as well.
There's plenty of ground to cover for Chris Pike and Alex Loughton surrounding the Cairns Taipans on this week's show and we begin our discussions by focusing on the start to the NBL Cup which resulted in two strong performances resulting in an inspired win over the Illawarra Hawks and narrow loss to Melbourne United.
We also discuss the injury to Majok Deng and what it means for the Taipans before we turn our attention to the special guest for this week.
It's none another than former star point guard and someone now making waves on the coaching scene, none other than Kerry Williams. We have a fascinating discussion talking about his time with the Boomers last week, his coaching ambitions, reflecting on his playing career, his thoughts on the Taipans currently, the growth in Indigenous Basketball led by Patty Mills, and of course we get his thoughts on Alex Loughton.
Then back on the show and we pay tribute to a former long-time rival of Loughz, Mika Vukona after he retired from international basketball after playing for the Tall Blacks in Cairns last week.
It's then time to preview the Taipans' upcoming NBL Cup games against the Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets.
It's all made possible thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
The Cairns Taipans got back to winning in the NBL and we are back on The Pikey & Loughz with Talkin' Taipans to discuss what we liked from while looking ahead to the Snakes heading to Melbourne and we also hear from one of the club's more popular figures, Matt Smith.
The Pikey & Loughz Show begins this week with a look at the two games for the Cairns Taipans in Round 4 of #NBL21.
It started with a tough sixth straight defeat on Saturday against the New Zealand Breakers but then two days later the Snakes produced their best performance of the 2021 NBL season to bounce back and beat the Breakers by 15 points and return to the NBL winner's list.
Loughz provides his unique insight into what he liked from the win including the performances of George Blagojevic, Kouat Noi and Majok Deng to relieve some of the pressure on superstars Cam Oliver and Scott Machado.
We then have our votes in the MVP Tracker thanks to Cairns Total Physio and then it's time for our interview of the week thanks to Stattons Plumbing Company.
Loughz catches up with former Taipans big man and current court announcer Matt Smith as they reflect on their recent triumph and also dissect the way the Snakes are performing this NBL season.
Pikey & Loughz are then back to talk about the Taipans taking on Melbourne this Saturday in Bendigo, the upcoming NBL Cup in Melbourne and also the Boomers playing the Tall Blacks in Cairns.
All made possible thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
We are back with another episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show and this week's Talkin' Taipans sees us wrap up two more Cairns Taipans games, look ahead to two more and also we catch up with a special guest who was part of Grand Final run of the Snakes.
Talkin' Taipans comes to you once again with Chris Pike and Alex Loughton breaking down everything happening with the Cairns Taipans in the NBL.
This week that means looking back on the two Round 3 #NBL21 losses for the Taipans against the Hawks and Brisbane Bullets. We look at the good and bad from those games, look at what worked and what didn't, and what the Taipans can look to do moving forward to return to the winner's list.
It's then time for our special guest and it's none other than 309-NBL game legend, championship winner and all-round good guy, the one and only Dusty Rychart. He was an old foe and teammate of Loughz and it's always fun to hear two former rivals and teammates reconnect and have a discussion with one another.
Dusty also provides his thoughts on the Bullets-Taipans game he was at in person while offering some thoughts on Cairns this season while reflecting back on his remarkable playing career and updating us on what life is now like for him.
We are then back with Loughz offering some answers to fans questions on Orange Army before we offer a preview into this weekend's two games against the New Zealand Breakers.
It's all made possible thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
Third edition of The Pikey & Loughz Show for 2021 and there is so much to cover with two games in Round 2 of the NBL to recap for the Cairns Taipans and two more to look forward to in Round 3.
Talkin' Taipans is back for another week and Chris Pike and Alex Loughton get underway by looking back on the two games for the Taipans in Round 2 of the NBL which saw back-to-back home losses against the Sydney Kings and Melbourne United.
Loughz provides the unique insights that can only come from someone with his experience and legacy as an all-time great player at the Taipans.
Following that, we provide our preview for the Round 3 games for the Taipans starting at home on Thursday night against the Hawks and then Saturday on the road to the Brisbane Bullets.
It's all made possible thanks to the support of Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
Round 1 of the NBL is in the books and we are back The Pikey & Loughz Show to go Talkin' Taipans as we dissect an up and down opening weekend for Cairns Taipans and look ahead to two monster Round 2 games as well as having a special guest.
Basketball Writer Chris Pike and Taipans legend Alex Loughton are back in 2021 to provide The Pikey & Loughz Show to cover everything going on with the Cairns Taipans in the NBL and there was shortage of discussion points this week.
First up talk was about the opening two games of the season for the Taipans which turned out to be a thrilling win over the Sydney Kings and then a defeat to the Hawks.
We provide a full breakdown on everything that happened in those two games, then touch on the other games across the NBL which have taken place and then get ready for our special guest this week.
Loughz catches up with current Sydney Kings star and a former Taipans teammate of his, Shaun Bruce, as they sit down for a fascinating discussion in Cairns this week which you can only get when two former teammates get together.
We then discuss the Cairns Total Physio MVP tracker with the votes cast from the opening round before turning our attention to preview the Round 2 action which for the Taipans includes home games against the Sydney Kings on Saturday night and Melbourne United on Monday.
It's all brought to you by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
We are back for a second season of The Pikey & Loughz Show, and Talkin' Taipans returns ahead of the long-awaited 2021 NBL season with plenty of excitement around what the Cairns Taipans will be able to produce.
Talkin' Taipans is hosted by basketball writer Chris Pike and one of the all-time great players of the Cairns Taipans, Alex Loughton, and Pikey & Loughz are returning for the second season of the podcast that celebrates everything about the Snakes and Cairns Basketball.
This first show of 2021 begins with a heavy heart, though, and is dedicated to the memory of one of the Taipans' greatest contributors, Ross Moller. It's the least we can do to celebrate this show to his and to celebrate his lifelong contributions and the impact he made.
The show then delves into the Cairns Taipans team for the 2021 NBL season with Loughz able to provide his unique insight into the playing roster, what players he is looking forward to seeing in action, the roles they will play and what he's expecting from them.
Loughz also isn't afraid to put his neck on the line and make some predictions for the season ahead, to offer his thoughts on how the rest of the NBL is shaping up and then of course look ahead to the two Round 1 games at home for the Taipans on Saturday night against the Sydney Kings and Monday against the Hawks.
It's all made possible thanks to the support of Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
What a time of the year it is for the NBL and that's why this is a can't miss episode of the Pikey & Loughz Show. #TalkinTaipans this week is all about the two Game 3 semi-final matches for Thursday night but there's plenty more covered too.Basketball Writer Chris Pike and Cairns Taipans legend Alex Loughton team up to take a look at everything happening in the NBL right now and that includes the drama surrounding the departure of Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright and the fallout with his players brought to light by captain Kevin White. Loughz doesn't hold back in his summation of the whole situation.There's also discussion around the good news about the introduction of a Tasmanian team into the NBL for the 2021/22 season.But then there's the focus at the job at hand and that's two current NBL semi-final series. Obviously given we are #TalkinTaipans, there's in-depth discussion about the opening two games between the Cairns Taipans and Perth Wildcats, and then looking ahead to Game 3 this Thursday night at Perth's RAC Arena.The Sydney Kings-Melbourne United series has been remarkable too and we don't leave that behind in our reviews and previews.All brought to you proudly by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au), Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au/) and our newest partner, Your Fitness Cairns (www.yourfitness.net.au).
It's NBL Finals time, the Cairns Taipans are part of it and as a result it's the biggest and best episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show yet.Co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton start off this week's show with a look back on the Taipans' awards night last weekend and the big announcement from coach Mike Kelly that he has signed on for a further two seasons.It's then time for the special interview this week and it's the longest current serving staff member of the Taipans, Tom Maher of Cairns Total Physio. He has been the club physio since the 2001/02 season now, seen all of the ups and downs, worked with all of the champions of the club and especially Loughz.It's then time for the best and most in-depth preview you will find of the Taipans semi-final series upcoming against the Perth Wildcats. Loughz takes a look at how to avoild the Wildcats pressure on Scott Machado paying dividends, dissects the Bryce Cotton v DJ Newbill match up, how the Taipans can curtail Nick Kay and he then offers his unique insight into the three things he is sure will happen this week.Loughz also reflects on his playoff experience with Cairns playing in Perth, offers his insights into the Sydney Kings-Melbourne United series, and then finishes off his with his famous predictions.All brought to you proudly by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au), Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au/) and our newest partner, Your Fitness Cairns (www.yourfitness.net.au).
We put a full stop on regular season of #NBL20 this week on The Pikey & Loughz Show as Talkin' Taipans looked back on the final round, a look at the finals match ups, look back on the league award winners, preview the club awards and a special interview with Darryl Stattman, the father of college star Kody.Co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton open the show by looking back on the last round of the NBL regular season which included losses for the Taipans against two teams desperate to book in what the Snakes already had secured, a finals position.There's a look at how Melbourne United secured that fourth spot while a look ahead to the Taipans semi-final clash against the Perth Wildcats, and also the Sydney Kings facing Melbourne.Talk then turns to the NBL Awards presented on Sunday night with Cairns prominent with coach Mike Kelly and imports DJ Newbill, Scott Machado and Cam Oliver all recognised. There's a full breakdown on what the co-hosts thought was right and wrong before going into a preview of the Taipans awards to be presented this weekend.And then there is a special interview that Loughz conducts with Darryl Stattman talking about his son Kody's progress at the University of Virginia and more.All brought to you proudly by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au), Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au/) and our newest partner, Your Fitness Cairns (www.yourfitness.net.au).
With the Cairns Taipans now guaranteed of taking part in the NBL Finals for the 2019/20 season, a massive episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show as Talkin' Taipans hits overdrive.First up on the show with co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton is talk about the Taipans victory in Adelaide that secured a playoff berth and a look at what it means with one round remaining and the chances of the Snakes still snatching second spot from the Perth Wildcats.There's then talk about how the Taipans can still shape who finishes in fourth with games this weekend against the Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne United, with both teams locked in a fight with the New Zealand Breakers over that fourth and final playoff position.It's then time for a very special interview and this week, Loughz catches up with his teammate from the Taipans team that reached the Grand Final in 2011, the excitement machine Ron Dorsey. They reminisce about those past glory days while Dorsey also offers some advice to Taipans management about how to keep Scott Machado, Cam Oliver and DJ Newbill.There is talk about the NBL award nominees carrying on from the discussion started last week, Loughz's famous predictions for Round 20 in #NBL20 and plenty more!All brought to you proudly by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au), Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au/) and our newest partner, Your Fitness Cairns (www.yourfitness.net.au).
With the Cairns Taipans all but guaranteed of taking part in the NBL Finals now in #NBL20, things are heating up on The Pikey & Loughz Show and there's plenty once more to cover on Talkin' Taipans this week.First up is a discussion between co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton about the final home game of the regular season for the Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre, a 24-point win over the Illawarra Hawks which turned into a night of celebration.Discussion then turns to what it means for the Taipans to have them so close to being secure in the top four, needing to now win just one of the remaining three matches this season. There's then an in-depth chat about the MVP race with Loughz dissecting the battle between Scott Machado, Bryce Cotton and Lamar Patterson.There's then a look at the Taipans game this Saturday in Adelaide against a 36ers team who might be about to part ways with coach Joey Wright. Loughton reflects on Wright's coaching career that has so far spanned 498 NBL games while also looking at how the Snakes have to block out whatever is going on with the Sixers and focus on the job at hand.There's also plenty of discussion about the rest of the race for the playoffs highlighted by Friday night's do-or-die clash between the Brisbane Bullets and New Zealand Breakers.We also have an exciting announcement with the arrival of a brand new sponsor, Your Fitness Cairns, a 24/7 gym located at 39-43 Grafton St in the heart of the city. Please go along and support them, for more info visit www.yourfitness.net.au or find them on social media.And Talkin' Taipans continues to be brought to you by our two original partners, Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au/). Support those that support us to make The Pikey & Loughz Show possible!
Latest episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show is another packed one as Talkin' Taipans talks all things Cairns Taipans, Kobe Bryant, the #NBL20 season as a whole, Indigenous Round and there is also a very special guest who is a former Taipans star and NBL championship winner.Episode 11 of The Pikey & Loughz Show begins with NBL Writer Chris Pike and Taipans Legend Alex Loughton discussing the devastating loss of one of basketball's all-time greats Kobe Bryant along with his 13-year-old daughter and the other seven victims of their helicopter accident.It's tough to move on, but the show had to go on and talk moved to the Taipans 103-102 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Melbourne which takes them ever so closer to locking in a playoff berth. The show takes an in-depth look at all things Taipans from there along with a look at how the rest of the NBL playoff race is shaping up.It's then time for the special guest for this week, Matt Burston. During his long and distinguished NBL career, he was one of the best and most efficient centres in the league including the stint that ended his career in Cairns. He also reflects on his championship at the South Dragons, the similarities to this Taipans season and how life after basketball is treating them.There's then talk about the NBL Indigenous Round, the Taipans final home game of the regular season against the Illawarra Hawks this Friday night and it's all brought to you by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au).
Huge edition of The Pikey & Loughz Show this week as Talkin' Taipans is all about Saturday night's monster NBL game which sees the Cairns Taipans host the Adelaide 36ers at Cairns Convention Centre.Cairns Taipans legend Alex Loughton has labelled it as the biggest game of the season for both clubs and The Pikey & Loughz Show has a full preview taking in all the ramifications and talking points, including the inside battle between Cam Oliver and Eric Griffin, and the point guard dream match up of Scott Machado and Jerome Randle.Loughzy also provides some insight into how some of the bravado and shouting the 36ers like to do is interpreted from an opposition team.There's plenty more discussed on this week's show too including a look at the MVP race where Pikey makes the case for Scott Machado and Loughzy goes with Bryce Cotton of the Perth Wildcats.There's also talk about the NBL Next Stars program and with LaMelo Ball shutting up shop, Loughzy rightfully takes credit for calling his departure earlier than anybody.The Pikey & Loughz Show also discusses the luxury for the Wildcats to go and add Miles Plumlee, takes a look at the struggles of Melbourne United and Loughzy tries to figure out who will finish fourth assuming Sydney, Perth and Cairns stay where they are.All that and plenty more on a massive show ahead of a monster Saturday night game for the Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre. All thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au).
We are back on The Pikey & Loughz Show with the very first episode of Talkin' Taipans for 2020 and there's plenty to talk about regarding the Cairns Taipans.Co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton have a look at the recent hot run of the Taipans where they have been on a four-game NBL winning streak to sit in fourth position with an 11-9 record heading towards the #NBL20 playoffs.There was plenty to discuss from that winning streak including a statement Boxing Day victory in the open-air game against Melbourne United along with a tremendous New Year's Eve performance against South East Melbourne Phoenix at a sold out Cairns Convention Centre.Then last Friday was a win at home to Brisbane but not without a scare in the last quarter which Loughz shares his thoughts about.The co-hosts discuss how incredible the import trio of Cam Oliver, Scott Machado and DJ Newbill are performing and then look ahead to this Thursday night in what could be a season-defining clash with the New Zealand Breakers.There's also a discussion over Aaron Grabau's singlet retirement and plenty more, with all proceeds thanks to sponsors Cairns Total Physio and Stattons Plumbing company going to the Bushfire Relief Appeal, courtesy of www.salvationarmy.org.au.
The latest edition of The Pikey & Loughz Show has dropped with Chris Pike and Alex Loughton Talkin' Taipans, which means discussing the hottest team in the NBL right now, the Cairns Taipans.The Taipans have now won three straight matches and five of the last six to move into the NBL's top four so there is plenty for Pikey & Loughz to dissect and discuss coming off the two big wins in Round 10 for the Snakes against the New Zealand Breakers.Pikey still believe the Taipans are the most exciting team in #NBL20 but Loughzy is urging some caution and for the Taipans to avoid any sort of over-confidence as they prepare for the Round 11 double-header at home to the Perth Wildcats and away to the South East Melbourne Phoenix.Much of the discussion this week surrounds Taipans point guard Scott Machado and just why Alex Loughton thinks he is so good and the perfect man to run this Cairns team, and why he would loved playing with him as well.There's also a very special interview with one of Loughzy's long-time foes and a teammate in Cairns later in their careers, Cam Tragardh. They discuss all things Taipans right now and the two 300-game NBL veterans can't help but be liking what they are seeing.All that and much more on this week's Talkin' Taipans episode, all thanks to Cairns Total Physio and Stattons Plumbing Company.
The Cairns Taipans are impressing this NBL season and that's giving us plenty to discuss on The Pikey & Loughz Show.This week's Talkin' Taipans looks back on the big win over Melbourne United and looks ahead to this weekend against the New Zealand Breakers and Sydney Kings.Co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton open the show this week discussing the prospects of the Taipans turning a 5-7 record and having won 3 of their last 4 games into making a playoff push this season.There's then a dissection of the win over Melbourne United, the exciting plays by Cam Oliver and Scott Machado, and an in-depth look at how this Taipans squad of #NBL20 is coming together.There's then a discussion of some of the hot topics in the NBL including the Sydney Kings getting stronger and what Alex Loughton thinks of LaMelo Ball and how long he thinks he'll stick around.It's then onto a full preview of Round 10 in the NBL and it's all thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au).
The latest edition of The Pikey & Loughz Show is one you don't want to miss. This week's Talkin' Taipans features a special interview with Cairns Taipans co-captain DJ Newbill along with a wrap and preview of all the Snakes action, plus plenty of talking of all the latest basketball news.NBL writer Chris Pike and former Taipans captain Alex Loughton start off with a look back at the Round 7 NBL victory for the Taipans against the Brisbane Bullets.It's then time to discuss some of the big news floating around including Brett Brown replacing Andrej Lemanis as coach of the Australian Boomers, and the drama currently surrounding the New Zealand Breakers.It's then interview time as Loughz catches up with Taipans co-captain, and the mayor of Newbill-ville, DJ Newbill on the back of his standout game against the Bullets which included a thunderous slam over Nathan Sobey, right in front of Loughz.It's then a full preview of Round 8 of the NBL that sees the Taipans host the Perth Wildcats on Saturday night before playing away to the Illawarra Hawks.It's all thanks to Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
There is plenty of ground to cover this week on The Pikey & Loughz Show with the Talkin' Taipans co-hosts Chris Pike and Alex Loughton dissecting everything happening at the Cairns Taipans and in the NBL as part of #NBL20.Episode 5 of Talkin' Taipans got underway with Alex Loughton put under the pump to offer his thoughts on everything from the Taipans' centre combination of Nate Jawai and Cam Oliver, not having an equal-opportunity offence and then his thoughts on the NBL Next Stars program on the back of standout performances from LaMelo Ball and Didi Louzada.Pikey and Loughz then dissect last Saturday night's loss for the Taipans at the Cairns Convention Centre against the Illawarra Hawks, talking the positives including Mirko Djeric's career-best performance and areas of improvement needed.Attention then turns to this Saturday night's Sunshine Stoush against the Brisbane Bullets, or is that the Sunshine Stash in honour of Cam Gliddon?Loughzy provides his prediction of what will happen not only in that game but right across in the league in a packed episode of Talkin' Taipans, all brought to you by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au).
Massive edition of The Pikey & Loughz Show this week with Talkin' Taipans having three big games from the Cairns Taipans to reflect upon along with looking forward to LaMelo Ball coming to town next week and a very special guest.The show gets underway with Pikey posing some questions to Loughz including if the Taipans were able to make Melo and Melbourne United Trimble at the Knees on Monday night along with getting his thoughts on some recent unsportsmanlike foul calls and the QBL now becoming NBL1 from 2020.Pikey & Loughz then take an in-depth look at the three Cairns Taipans games over the past week with tight road losses to the Adelaide 36ers and New Zealand Breakers, and a tremendous home victory over Melbourne United.Loughz also has some thoughts on the goings on at the Illawarra Hawks, Melbourne United, Sydney Kings and Brisbane Bullets that are worth checking out.It's then time for the special interview of the week as Loughz caught up with former Taipans centre and current courtside announcer Matt Smith. He attracted plenty of attention when interviewed on the NBL TV coverage for wearing sunglasses but find out why they are necessary along with everything the big man has overcome this year along with an entertaining chat on lots of topics between two former Snakes.Loughz then chimes in with his preview of the rest of the round in the NBL on top of next Saturday's home clash for the Taipans against LaMelo Ball and the Illawarra Hawks.All brought to you thanks to Cairns Total Physio (https://www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au/).
Episode 3 is here of The Pikey & Loughz Show and on this week's episode of Talkin' Taipans, Chris Pike and Alex Loughton were given plenty to discuss from the Cairns Taipans on the back of a record-breaking 23-point NBL victory over the Perth Wildcats at RAC Arena.Loughz, one of the Taipans' all-time greats, provides plenty of great insight into how the Taipans were able to get the job done in Perth for their first win of the season and also dissects what the Snakes need to do to keep the momentum going, and why he thinks they are more than capable of achieving that.Then there is our special guest for this week's show and it's the woman behind the success at the Cairns Taipans, Team Psychologist Jodii Maguire. Having established herself across the country both by working with sporting teams and corporate clients, her impact in Cairns since coming on board has been monumental. Loughz caught up with Jodii for a fascinating chat about what she sees as being the most important tools in helping athletes and teams reach their potential.Then Loughz and Pikey take a look at a big NBL Round 4 double-header for the Taipans away to the Adelaide 36ers and at home to Melbourne United.It's all brought to you by Cairns Total Physio (www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au).
Episode 2 of The Pikey & Loughz Show is proudly brought to you by Stattons Plumbing Company and it's a big edition of Talkin' Taipans with basketball writer Chris Pike and Cairns Taipans great Alex Loughton talking all things Taipans.Special guest is Taipans head coach Mike Kelly who caught up with Pikey to discuss Loughz, the new leadership at the Snakes for the 2019/20 NBL season and also to look ahead to Friday night's game in Perth against the Wildcats.Loughz gives his thoughts on the Taipans two losses to the Brisbane Bullets and Illawarra Hawks in Round 2 and why there should be optimism in the Cairns camp this week. He also further breaks down the roster with thoughts on Mirko Djeric, Anthony Fisher, Fabijan Krslovic and George Blagojevic.Full preview of Friday's game in Perth as well as all of Loughz' thoughts and predictions. All thanks to Stattons Plumbing Company (https://www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).
The first episode of The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin' Taipans is proudly presented by Cairns Total Physio as basketball writer Chris Pike and Cairns Taipans and NBL great Alex Loughton team up to provide you with everything you need to know about the only professional sporting team in Cairns.Loughz is fresh off his 311-game NBL career which culminated in 249 of those being played with the Taipans and in Episode 1, he breaks down the Snakes roster for the #NBL20 season now that he's no longer part of it and provides his thoughts on how far they can go.Never shy of sharing his thoughts, Loughz also discusses the NBL's new broadcast set up for the 2019/20 season while he also catches up for a one-on-one chat with one of his favourite former teammates, Nate Jawai who is the new co-captain with the Taipans this season.Add all that in with a full preview of Round 2 of the NBL season and there should be something for everyone on Talkin' Taipans.