Qbl Hoops Weekly

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about the return of Josh Giddey, the spate of major injuries affecting teams across the NBL, Colton Iverson's massive double-double and Sydney Kings Coach Adam Forde's recent rant on refereeing. Cairns Taipans Point Guard Scott Machado joins the show this week to discuss Cairns' #NBL21 season, how the NBL compares to other leagues he has played in, his NCAA Tournament experience and so much more!  This week's episode wraps up with a preview of Round 13 of #NBL21 and Brayden makes his round predictions!

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about the rough weekend for the Brisbane Bullets, the Brandon Paul situation in Adelaide and where Trevor Gleeson sits amongst the all-time greatest coaches in NBL history. Our good friend and new New Zealand Breakers recruit William McDowell-White joins us to chat about his quarantine experience, how the opportunity with the Breakers came about, his G-League bubble time, his expected role with New Zealand and so much more! This week's episode wraps up with a preview of Round 12 of #NBL21 and Brayden makes his round predictions!

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about Jordan Hunter's Most Improved Player Award candidacy, John Mooney's seamless fit with the Perth Wildcats, Keanu Pinder's role with the Adelaide 36ers, and Harry Froling's big time performance vs New Zealand. Bullets GM Sam Mackinnon joins the fellas to discuss the Bullets Round 10 win over the Breakers, the decision to release Orlando Johnson and replace him with Lamar Patterson, Patterson's role with the team when he returns from injury and so much more! This week's episode wraps up with a preview of Round 11 of #NBL21 and Brayden makes his round predictions!

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about the recent struggles of the Illawarra Hawks, Mojave King's lack of court time, Ryan Broekhoff's potential impact for SE Melbourne on the defensive end and the sizzling play of the Brisbane Bullets.. Bullets Guard Jason Cadee joins the podcast to talk about the Bullets form as well as his own recent purple patch of play (say that three times fast!). Jason also discusses his decision to join the Gold Coast Rollers for the upcoming NBL1 North season and tells us a great story of how he almost had joined them previously and so much more! This week's episode wraps up with a preview of the final round of the #NBLCup and Brayden makes his round predictions!

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about the impressive week from the Brisbane Bullets, what's up with the Cairns Taipans and the unfortunate injury to Adelaide 36ers big man Isaac Humphries. New Zealand Breakers Head Coach Dan Shamir joins the podcast to discuss his team including how the pandemic has affected the group, the Breakers approach to playing without the injured Lamar Patterson as well as previewing the upcoming games with Brisbane and Melbourne. This week's episode wraps up with a preview of #NBL21 Round 8 and the #NBLCup

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about how some key injuries will affect a few clubs, who are the early contenders for #NBL21 Coach of the Year and what is up with the Jekyll and Hyde performances from the Adelaide 36ers! Perth Wildcast Guard Mitch Norton joins the podcast to chat about what it's like playing with superstar Bryce Cotton, the culture of the Perth club and we also get some clarity around whether Mitch considers himself a Western Australian or a Queenslander! This week's episode wraps up with a preview of #NBL21 Round 7 and the #NBLCup

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the fellas chat about whether this Perth team as constructed are title contenders, what Isaac Humphries chances are to make the Boomers team and of course the big news of SE Melbourne Phoenix signing of Ryan Broekhoff! Phoenix Guard Adam Gibson joins the show to talk about the Broekhoff signing as well as the current form of the Phoenix, the upcoming NBL Cup, his experience on the other side of the mic as host of his Gibbo Goes One on One podcast and so much more! This week's episode wraps up with a preview of #NBL21 Round 6 and the #NBLCup tipoff.

The Sideline Dribblers (Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst) are back with another episode. This week the gents talk about Donald Sloan leaving the Adelaide 36ers, other #NBL21 imports who could be on the chopping block, the upcoming NBL Cup and the Illawarra returning to the Illawarra Hawks name! Hawks star Point Guard Tyler Harvey joins the show to talk about what the return to the Illawarra name means to him, what his experience in the NBL has been like so far and also gives us some insight into the games vs Melbourne United and Sydney Kings, and so much more! The gents round out the episode by previewing all of the #NBL21 Round 5 action!

We finally have a name for the podcast...The Basketball Dribblers! On this week's episode, Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst discuss a few key points from Round 3 of the #NBL21 season including the Bullets dynamic duo of Nathan Sobey and Vic Law, the Taipans struggles, and early season contenders for MVP and Rookie of the Year. Sydney Kings and Australian Boomers Guard Brad Newley joins the gents to talk about the Kings start to the season, who has impressed him in #NBL21 and Sydney's games vs Adelaide in Round 4. We wrap the episode up by discussing some of the key games of Round 4 included Melbourne United games vs Brisbane and Perth as well as all of the other exciting #NBL21 action!

Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst breakdown the second round of the #NBL21 season. Brisbane Bullets General Manager, and NBL legend Sam Mackinnon joins the podcast to chat about the Bullets Round 3 win over the Sydney Kings, Tyrell Harrison's breakout game, the Bullets approach to recruiting for the #NBL21 season and of course the news that Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young has become an investor in the Bullets! The gents finish off the episode by discussing some of the remaining Round 3 games and still ponder renaming the podcast.

Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst breakdown the opening round of the #NBL21 season. Adelaide 36ers Head Coach Conner Henry joins the show to talk about his team's Round 1 split, Next Star Josh Giddey, the upcoming games with SouthEast Melbourne Phoenix and New Zealand Breakers and of course the now viral timeout spray. The gents finish off the episode by discussing some Round 2 games and asking listeners for help renaming the show.

Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst breakdown the final preseason games and preview the opening round of the #NBL21 season. Melbourne United Guard Mitch McCarron also joins the fellas to chat about his preseason prep while also sharing some insights on his teammates and United's opening night game at Adelaide. We can't wait for the opening tip...it's been too long since we've had some LIVE NBL hoops to enjoy!

Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst break down the 2020 WNBL season as well as discuss the NBL preseason thus far. The gents are then joined by Brisbane Bullets big man Harry Froling who shares his background on moving from Adelaide to Brisbane, the Bullets team goals for 2021, his experience playing with RedCity Roar in the QSL, and some Bullets teammates who he thinks are primed for a big NBL season. To wrap it all up, the lads discuss who their potential Top 4 finishers are for the upcoming NBL competition.

Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst break down #NBL20 Round 1 action on the court as well as discuss some of the 'challenges' the NBL is facing with their centralized broadcast hub in Melbourne. The gents are then joined by Brisbane Bullets Assistant Coach Sam Mackinnon to discuss the Bullets Round 1 performance, Bullets big man Will Magnay, the upcoming Round 2 home opener versus intrastate rival Cairns Taipans and we also get Sam's analysis on NBL Next Star, and future NBA draft pick, LaMelo Ball. To wrap it all up, the lads preview Round 2 and make their predictions as well.

Nothing But Net Media's Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst discuss the Boomers 4th place finish in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, what went right and what went wrong for Australia and answer the question...was this Australia's last best chance at winning an international medal in Men's Basketball? The gents also discuss what they are looking forward to seeing at the NBL Blitz this weekend and a little QBL news.

This week's episode, the boys talk #FIBAWC2019 in particular the big Australian win over France to advance to the quarterfinals undefeated at 5 - 0. Jon and Brayden recap the win, talk about standout players as well as some analysis of the Boomers performance. Also covered  is Australia's matchup with the Czech Republic as well as a potential semifinal game vs Spain. We also discuss the other side f the bracket and make our predictions for the quarterfinals as well who we think will win the gold medal.

Jon Guarna and Brayden Heslehurst recap the past weekend's QBL Grand Finals series, won by the Brisbane Capitals in the men's and the Southern District Lady Spartans in the women's. The gents break down each game while also recap some of the factors which got the four teams into the GF's. Also covered in this episode is the Boomers win vs Canada, the remaining two Group games for Australia and some of the roster questions which were raised heading into the World Cup in China.

Nothing But Net Media's Jon Guarna is joined by Logan Thunder Women's Head Coach Brayden Heslehurst and sepcial guest, former South West Metro Pirates player, coach and GM Dave Derwin, to review the #QBL19 semifinal games. The boys also do a short preview of the upcoming #QBL19 Grand Finals series as well as discuss what is going on with the Boomers after the departure of Jonah Bolden from the squad.

 In this week's Nothing But Net Media podcast, Jon Guarna and Logan Thunder women's QBL Head Coach Brayden Heslehurst breakdown the quarterfinal results while also previewing the upcoming semifinal matchups. The fellas then get into the QBL end of season awards as voted on by players and coaches across both women's and men's QBL competitions. Categories include Most Underrated Player, Best Australian, best Import, Next player to sign a professional contract (WNBL or NBL), Opposition coach you would most like to play for, Opposition player wou'd most like to have on your team, Defensive Player of the Year, All-QBL Defensive 5 (2 guards, 3 forwards/centres), 6th Man of the Year, All-QBL 1st 5 (2 guards, 3 forwards/centres), Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player.