Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 17 (03.29.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 17 (03.29.2011)

Episode 17 of RAPS TALK (03.29.11) - The RAPS TALK podcast welcomes Daniel Artest to the show.  Daniel is a baller as well as a blogger for The No Look Pass and of course, he's the younger brother of the Los Angeles Lakers' Ron Artest.  Check out the podcast as Artest talks about Artestology, the NBA, John Strickland, his love for the San Antonio Spurs and P90X.

Enjoy.

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 16 (03.28.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 16 (03.28.2011)

Episode 16 of RAPS TALK (03.28.11) - The Raps Talk crew proudly welcomes Sekou Smith of NBA.com, The Hangtime Blog/Podcast and NBA TV to this week's podcast.  Romy, Sean & U-E talk to Sekou about his life as a beat writer for the Hawks/Pacers, his thoughts on the San Antonio Spurs/Chicago Bulls, his experience at the Malice at the Palace and Sekou's MVP thoughts.

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 15 (03.21.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 15 (03.21.2011)

Episode 15 of RAPS TALK (03.21.11) - This week, the Raps Talk crew are joined by their first Australian guest, Leigh Ellis, Online Producer/Editor/Writer/Shooter for theScore.com and regular co-host on the Hardcore Hoops Show on Sirius Radio 98.  Leigh was also a special correspondent on The Basketball Jones recently and his latest TBJ video made its internet debut on Monday.  Leigh talks to the Raps Talk crew about NBA basketball back in the day, his NBA MVP thoughts and what actor he thinks would play himself in a movie.

Ryan McNeill of HoopsAddict.com also joins this week's podcast.  Ryan is the man behind HoopsAddict.com, a site that covers the basketball game at all levels.  Romy, Sean and U-E talk to Ryan about Canada Basketball, the NCAA Tournament, the Toronto Raptors and ask Ryan's opinion on the San Antonio Spurs.  


Enjoy.


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Leigh Ellis [8:45]
Ryan McNeill [33:15]

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 14 (03.15.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 14 (03.15.2011)

Episode 14 of RAPS TALK (03.15.11) - It's the Tas Melas episode, folks.  Tas of The Basketball Jones (Thursday nights on the Score television network and the daily show on the web) joins this week's podcast.  He talks NBA, Toronto Raptors, Greek basketball players, NBA's Most Improved Player, his favourite Vancouver Grizzly of all-time and some of the most intimidating players that he's approached for an interview.

And who is Tas Melas' favourite Boyz II Men member?  Sit back and take a listen.

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 13 (03.14.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 13 (03.14.2011)

Episode 13 of RAPS TALK (03.14.11) - It's the Steve Nash episode, homies.  In this week's installment of the RAPS TALK podcast, the RAPS TALK crew welcomes David Amber to the podcast.  He is a host of the Toronto Raptors post-game show "Raptors Post Up" on NBA TV Canada as well as an anchor on the NHL Network.  Amber talks to Romy, Sean and U-E about the Canadians in the NCAA tourney, the future of the Toronto Raptors and his thoughts on NBA MVP.

Ray Bala, Canadian basketball enthusiast of RaptorsHQ.com joins the podcast as well.  Ray breaks down the Canadian content of this year's NCAA tourney, Halifax Windjammers throwback night and this past weekend's CIS Tournament here in Halifax.  We love our Canadian ballers!

Times:
David Amber [4:22]
Ray Bala [22:55]

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 12 (03.08.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 12 (03.08.2011)

Episode 12 of RAPS TALK (03.08.11) - It's a Raptors-packed show in episode 12 of the RAPS TALK podcast.  First off, we had James Borbath of the Dino Nation Blog on the show.  James made his rap debut in this week's podcast, which is definitely a must-listen on its own.   The RAPS TALK crew talked DeMar DeRozan, Amir Johnson and more Toronto Raptors with James including why he he hasn't been to a Raptors Dance Pak practice.

In the second interview, we were pleased to have Jay Satur, Online Producer for Raptors.com on the podcast.  Jay is a jack-of-all trades with the Raptors where he works on a lot of the web production with the Raptors.com website.  Romy, Sean and U-E discussed the impact of social media on the Toronto Raptors, the whole #RTZ Twitter phenomenon, as well as his stint as the chicken in DeMar's Dunk Contest viral video.

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 11 (03.07.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 11 (03.07.2011)

Episode 11 of RAPS TALK (03.07.11) - It's the Isiah Thomas episode y'all. Episode #11. This week's episode we have two very special guests joining the Raps Talk podcast, we have Brendon Lynch (aka Mr. Court Cuts, the man behind the Score Television Network's Court Cuts highlight reels) and Aaron Bronsteter (aka Orville, producer of the Tim and Sid Podcast).

Both guys are hosts of the always entertaining Hardcore Hoops Show on Sirius 98 and The Score.com Radio. Romy, Sean and U-E talk hoops with Brendon and Aaron, covering topics that include: the CBA, the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat and most importantly, the Toronto Raptors. Check it out.

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RAPS TALK AUDIO: Talking Hoops with Ray Bala of Raptors HQ (03.01.2011)

RAPS TALK AUDIO: Talking Hoops with Ray Bala of RaptorsHQ (03.01.2011)


RAPS TALK AUDIO (03.01.11) - In this episode, Raps Talk had special guest, Ray Bala (@canballreport on Twitter), Canadian basketball enthusiast of RaptorsHQ.com. Ray talked about a few Canadian ballers to watch out for this week, the best high school players in the country and who he thought would be the face of Canada Basketball. Romy, Sean and U-E talked to Ray about former Halifax Rainmen player, Jevohn Shepherd; Pictou, Nova Scotia native, Bucknell's Bryson Johnson and the other top Canadian basketball players from across the country.

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RAPS TALK AUDIO: Talking Hoops with Payal Doshi of Inside The Purple Room (03.01.2011)

RAPS TALK AUDIO: Talking Hoops with Payal Doshi of Inside The Purple Room (03.01.2011)


RAPS TALK AUDIO (03.01.11) - In this episode, the Raps Talk crew welcome another guest to the podcast, Raptors blogger/vlogger, Payal Doshi of insidethepurpleroom.com. The guys of Hip Hoop Junkies and Hoop Heads North talk to Payal about her trip to LA and her NBA All-Star weekend experience, her thoughts on the Raptors and what went down with this year's NBA trade deadline.

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Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 10 (03.01.2011)

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 10 (03.01.2011)

Episode 10 of RAPS TALK (03.01.11) - In this episode, the Raps Talk crew welcome another guest to the podcast, Raptors blogger/vlogger, Payal Doshi of insidethepurpleroom.com.  The guys of Hip Hoop Junkies and Hoop Heads North talk to Payal about her trip to LA and her all-star experience, her thoughts on the Raptors and break down this year's trade deadline.

Also, joining the podcast, was Ray Bala of RaptorsHQ.com.   Ray talked about some of the Canadian ballers to watch out for this week, the best high school players in the country and who he thought would be the face of Canada Basketball.  Romy, Sean and U-E talked to Ray about former Halifax Rainmen Jevohn Shepherd, Bucknell's Bryson Johnson and some of the other Canadian basketball players from across the country.

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