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) and Stattons Plumbing Company (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) and Stattons Plumbing Company (www.stattonsplumbingcompany.com.au).

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E6

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 Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E5

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).

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E4

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).

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E3

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).

 

The Pikey & Loughz Show - Talkin’ Taipans S2 E2

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).