The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin' Taipans

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E11

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.

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E10

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.

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E9

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 Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E8

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 [http://www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au]) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au) [http://www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au].

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E7

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 [http://www.cairnstotalphysio.com.au]) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au [http://www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au]).