Backdoor Cut

Roughly 20 games into the 23/24 NBA season Jake, Josh & Batey are back again to help absorb all the trends occurring so far. Discussing what’s been most exciting, least exciting, checking in majorly on Wembywatch and taking stock in all the hopeful contenders. Plus, In-season Tournament? Yeah or nah?

Another year, another BDC overs/unders NBA season preview! As is truly tradition by now, Jake, Josh and Batey gather themselves from the postseason abyss once more to each conjure up their final 'over or under' predictions on every NBA team's season projected wins total. Covering both the Western (00:06:30) and Eastern Conferences (01:06:00), strap in for the special feature length introduction to the 2023/24 season.

Jake, Josh & Batey are back for a huge 2023 NBA postseason round-up. Free agency has begun and it’s raining rose gold with Joe Ingles, Jack White, Jock Landale and Dante Exum, himself back from a great stint in Europe, all signing deals. Lillard is likely to be traded, Harden is likely to be traded, Marcus Smart and Porzingis have been traded. A few teams have made a bevy of deals with the Rockets, Lakers, Cavs and Suns all under the microscope. And of course, Victor Wembanyama was drafted 1st overall by the San Antonio Spurs.

The Denver Nuggets are your 2023 NBA Champions, getting it done in hugely impressive fashion. Jokic, deserving winner of the Finals MVP is hoisting himself amongst the all time greats, while his supporting squad is every bit perfect to maximise what makes him so great. Jake, Josh & Batey discuss what makes this squad so special, what the Miami Heat could do to go for it again next year, and where Bradley Beal could end up after reports he is open to waiving his no-trade clause.

2-1 advantage Denver mid-way through the 2023 NBA Finals. Jokic is (legitimately) unstoppable, Coach Spoelstra is elite at making in-series adjustments, and Jake, Josh & Batey have a lot to say about it. All this and updates on what might happen with Chris Paul’s future, Dame dissing Boston and Zion’s… situation.

The 2023 NBA Finals are set. Denver Nuggets awake from their extended rest to face the Miami Heat, only days after winning a wild 7 game slog vs. the Boston Celtics in the ECF. Jake, Josh & Batey discuss what went wrong for the Celtics as well as the huge question marks going into their offseason, where the Heat won the series and predictions for the hugely intriguing Finals matchup.

It’s crunch time in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets already advancing to the Finals via sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat up 3-1 to the Boston Celtics in the ECF. Jake, Josh & Batey are here with you to trawl through it all, analysing Denver’s unbelievable offence, what went wrong in LA, Miami’s killer instinct and Boston’s apparent lack thereof.

The San Antonio Spurs win the grand jackpot of all lotteries. Golden State and Phoenix both flame out with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets putting on an absurd showing against Lakers in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Philly colossally crumble, the Knicks go out swinging and Boston play Miami in the Eastern Conference Finals. Jake, Josh & Batey are all reeling from the insanity of it all and breaking it down in full detail.

Midway through the 2023 NBA Conference Semifinals, Jake, Josh & Batey are absolutely no closer to working out who will come out on top than they were going into the Playoffs. Nikola Jokic is having his way unlike anything seen before despite the constant onslaught of KD & Booker. Joel EMVPiid & excellent version James Harden are giving Boston fits. AD & Lebron have the Warriors on the ropes, while Jimmy Butler is a win vs. the Knicks away from the next round. It's all happening, it's all insane and the team are ripping through all of it and more.

Holy moly, what a ridiculous first round. Jake, Josh & Batey return to the golden glow of NBA Playoffdom, breaking down all the results (!) of the series so far, generously exploring what went right and wrong. Plus, what we can look to in the Conference Semifinals with both Miami vs. New York and Denver vs. Phoenix locked as respective matchups already.

It is 2023 NBA Playoffs time! Christmas, if you will. Jake, Josh & Batey have been busting at the seams to talk through the early stages of the first round with so many twists and turns already to dive into. Breaking down every matchup so far, Kings astonishment, Giannis’ back, Herro’s hand, Kawhi’s devastation and so much more.

Strap in for a big one because all of Josh, Jake & Batey are duly primed for the Backdoor Cut Awardies & Playoff Preview extravaganza. Presenting the first ever Rose Gold MVP, along with personal picks of the full NBA Awards 2023 suite and a mid-Play-in preview of the NBA Playoffs first round bracket.

NBA Playoff seeding is switching up left and right, with only mere games left in the regular season there's a lot to take in. Jake & Batey (sans Josh due to severe tech difficulties) sit down again, eager to to break it all down and make sense of what there may be to come in the play-in and first round. Warriors are lurking, Lakers are rounding into hot form, Clippers are still there. The West is truly still to be decided and the top of the East is just as tight with the Bucks, Celtics & Sixers all trading blows.

It’s officially ok to consider this the hairy end of the NBA regular season. With each team less than 10 games away from 82 game completion, Jake, Josh & Batey work through the mass Western Conference gridlock, touch on the Mavericks failings and get real (& raw in Jake’s case) on the East’s battle for the top.

Back again after a BDC relocation! Jake is now a proud Tasmanian, joined as always by Josh & Batey to catch up on what’s been missed in the world of basketball. It’s all happening in the NBL with the Sydney Kings taking on the New Zealand Breakers in a Game 5 Finals decider; Xavier Cooks final game before joining his new NBA teammates at the Washington Wizards. While in the NBA the Sacramento Kings continue to defy expectations along with their Eastern Conference typical-ineptitude twin, the New York Knicks doing very much the same.

LeBron James has officially surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time NBA points leader, a feat neither Jake, Josh or Batey ever thought to see achieved. Sitting down just after the game (vs. OKC), the team sit down to rejoice the King's unprecedented continuation in his 20th NBA season, the NBL 2023 Awards, Josh Green's 29 point explosion and of course... Kyrie Irving being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Busy week.

Together again, for the first time in 2023 Jake, Josh & Batey are back to catch you right back up to the NBA season midpoint. The Thunder are good, the Kings are good, the Warriors and Lakers are stuck in a Western logjam of seismic proportion. The only clear escapee at this point is Nikola Jokic and his now healthy Nuggets.

Backdoor Cut Episode 150! 5+ years, countless unforgettable games, narratives and regrettable takes have led to this. Celebrating in the only way Jake, Josh & Batey thought befitting. Doing the gosh darn show in its usual format with biting commentary to the minute. Awarding Rose Gold contributions, checking in on the leagues contenders and reviewing what might be in the Wembanyama sweepstakes. Grab a party popper.

Roughly a quarter of the way into the NBA season now and the league might just be starting to figure itself out. The hot streaks are cooling, the slow starters are picking up speed, while Australian players keep proving their worth. Jake, Josh & Batey sit down again this week to chat Josh Green, Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels and the befuddling form of teams not limited to the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans.

Having barely been gone a fortnight, Jake, Josh & Batey return to discuss huge developments in the NBA. Kicking off with a - somehow - first time Rose Gold recipient, Ben freakin' Simmons!? The BDC crew update the outlooks on each of his current and former teams, Brooklyn and Philadelphia respectively, beam light onto the unbelievable run Sacremento find themselves on, before closing on the bizarre trend continuing in the 3rd Backdoor Cut Bowl (Celtics vs. Bulls) of this young season.