A ballislife.com podcast!Two childhood friends from Toronto sharing their passion for the game they grew up on. Fady and Zaed provide in-depth reviews, analysis of the latest events and ongoing trends in the Toronto Raptors and over all NBA world. Join us
Join us this week as the boys are back to discuss some key moves happening around the league. Terry Rozier has extended his contract with the Hornets as they hope to have a good coming year growing him and Lonzo Ball as star talents. The Boston Celtics have fired their General Manager and don't seem to have much confidence in the team, it seams they have hit a ceiling for the coming year. Marc Gasol has been traded and hopefully released to move back to Spain and the Brookylin Nets trade Jordan for Okafor. There's a lot more action happening but you'll have to give it a listen to hear it all! As always, don't forget to like and share with everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last week was all about the Eastern Conference and this week it is all about the West! Join The Faedaway boys this week as they dive into the recent signings and rumblings with your favourite Western Teams. What do the Dallas Maverick's have cooking this off-season?? Memphis making some moves! Lakers...well they just got Westbrook, what can the Clippers on the other side of LA come up with? Tune in this week for a packed episode and as always share with your friends and subscribe please!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NBA Finals may have wrapped up this year but The Faedaway isn't going anywhere. The boys are back to talk about some off-season moves in the eastern conference. The Toronto Raptors have let go of Lowry and retained and promoted Masai Ujiri. How do you think the team is shaping up for next year? Elsewhere in the East, Miami and Brooklyn are making some key moves while the Knicks and the Hawks are also planning for a spicy season. Chicago has mad a signing in Lonzo Ball and that team looks geared to go. Finally we wrap it up with some Olympic ball talk. Don't miss it! Share and subscribe to keep us going! :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NBA may have just wrapped up but The Faedaway boys do not sleep! Catch us this week as we sit down with Wake Forest superstar Christina Morra! Christina has just now started her Senior year at Wake Forest and ready to ball out. A top ranked Canadian recruit, having won the silver medal for the Canadian U18 National Team and continuing on to an incredible NCAA career, being named twice to the All-ACC Team. You don't want to miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway boys this week as they cap off the 2021 NBA Season. The Milwaukee Bucks have just been crowned champions and Giannis the MVP...is he the best in the league right now? Listen to our takes on that and much more; where should Chris Paul go now? What is Kyle Lowry's Future? What offseason moves should happen? Finally we cap it off with some Olympic Basketball talk...the NBA might be over but we'll still be here to entertain ;) LISTEN AND SHARE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway Boys this week as they dive through another week of NBA Finals Basketball....Who will win it all this year? With the Milwaukee Bucks leading the series 3-2 could this be a reverse sweep of the Phoenix Suns? There is lots to unpack and you don't want to miss it so join us this week for the penultimate championship episode! Next episode we'll have crowned an NBA Finals Champion...Who will it be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway boys this week as they take on another week in the chase to the Larry O'Brien! The NBA Finals are halfway though and it's looking like a very exciting match up. Giannis finally looks unlooked as Milwaukee comes back from a 2-0 Suns lead. In other basketball news, some Olympic qualifier upsets for team USA but elsewhere the U19 USA team captures the Gold while Canada takes home the Bronze. Don't miss this episode and as always, share with your friends! #NBA #NBAMedia #Basketball #Podcast #Ballislife #TheFaedaway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway boys this week as they recap the Eastern and Western Conference Finals and unpack the storylines that come along. Elsewhere, one Nate McMillan has cemented his coaching position while Giannis and the Bucks did not seem to come out in Game 4. What will be the teams priorities this offseason? Which team and which fanbase deserve to win the title this year? Give us a listen this week to find out our thoughts on this, international basketball, and much more! #NBA #NBAMedia #Basketball #Podcast #TheFaedaway #Ballislife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys recap the ECF and WCF series. They discuss if Giannis is a championship #1 option, what Trae young needs to do to get to the next level, PG's free throws woes and much more. Don't miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our 100th episode!! Thank you for being a dedicated listener and reaching this milestone with us! Join us this week as we dive into the 2021 NBA championship run! Many interesting scenarios going on around the league to discuss! Kevin Durant has been on a tear and people are tearing into Ben Simmons. Meanwhile, every team that passed up on Kyle Lowry is now out of contention ;) Join us for the rest! Don't forget to share! #NBA #NBAMedia #Podcast #Basketball #Ballislife #TheFaedaway #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway crew this week as they unpack the All-NBA teams that have just been announced. With the NBA Finals fast approaching there is a lot of movement in the league. Catch Fady and Zaed this week to hear their thoughts on the ongoing matchups and key stories around the everyone's favourite sport. #NBA #NBAMedia #Basketball #Ballislife #TheFaedaway #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway Boys this week for another packed episode diving into the latest storylines of the NBA finals. What comes next for Portland? WHat comes next for LeBron and the LA Lakers? So much drama ging on in Memphis and in Boston meanwhile the Nets seem to be avoiding some drama. SO MUCH TO UNPACK! Tune into the episode to get your weekly dose of fire! #NBA #NBAPodcast #NBAFinals #Basketball #NBAMedia #TheFaedaway #Ballislife #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the Faedaway boys this week as they go through the NBA Playoff Matchups around the league. Some players have been making a splash in the NBA. More shockingly, this past week has been filled with some very disturbing fan incidents! With so many exciting matchups and so much juicy new to talk about so you'll just have to listen to find out what they say ;) #NBA #NBAMedia #Basketball #Podcast #TheFaedaway #Ballislife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the Faedaway boys this week as they take us through a packed week of NBA action! So many exciting matchups have taken place and there's just too much to summarize in a synopsis. Give this episode a listen for Fady and Zaed's opinions on the ongoing Eastern Conference and Western Conference NBA Playoffs Matchup as well as all the storylines across everyone's favourite basketball league. #NBA #Basketball #NBAMedia #Playoffs #TheFaedaway #Ballislife #TorontoRaptors #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faeadway gang this week as they sadly discuss the end of the Toronto Raptors NBA Season. What comes next for our team? Who is going to step up and be a leader on the team? Unfortunately the end of our season but only the beginning of the post season. The boys talk about the interesting and exciting play-in and first round matchups. Who do you think will win? There are so many exciting matchups. Finally, the episode caps off with some awards and mentions; you'll just have to give it a listen! ;) #NBA #Basketball #NBAMedia #Podcast #TheFaedaway #Ballislife #WeTheNorth #Playoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway this week as Fady and Zaed discuss the season coming to an end and what this means for the Toronto Raptors. What will happen in our offseason and who will the Raptors keep, drop, or pickup!? More importantly what are Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster going to do next year!? Finally we wrap the episode up with some playoff talk, the play-in format, and general news with other teams and players around the league. Tune in to catch all the buzz! #NBA #NBAMedia #Basketball #Ballislife #TheFaedaway #TorontoRaptors #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the Faedaway team this week as they discuss the Raptors players minute allocations. Is Kyle Lowry playing too much? Is the bench playing too little? Next, the boys give us a little Spicy P talk hoping Pascal gets a bit bigger to improve his development. Finally they wrap it up with LA Lakers talk and a little LeBron and of course, who can forget the Phoenix Suns this year! Listen to the full episode for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as Fady and Zaed have a chat with 2020 NCAA National Champion and Toronto's very own, Alyssa Jerome. Alyssa chops it up with the boys and discusses her impressive basketball journey, from playing with team Ontario, getting recruited to Stanford, to playing with team Canada! Don't miss out on a hot episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway Boys this week as they discuss last weeks schedule vs. the Knicks and the Nets. They also go over Kyle Lowry's minutes in the last few games and why Nurse has been playing him so much. Speaking of Nurse, what is he doing with the lineups!? The starters and the bench seem to be all over the place with no consistency, this is our season to see how things go. The boys then go over some news from around the NBA; what is going on in New York with both teams? Is Kristaps jealous of Luka? Do they have chemistry in Portland? What do we think of Coach Thibs? Give us a listen to find out! ;) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway this week as the boys dive into the Toronto Raptors last week, and what a week that has been. Raptors are stepping up and being consistent and the bench mob is on fire! Solid performances showcasing the best of Canada (Montreal) Basketball with Chris Boucher playing his heart out! A huge congratulations to Yuta Watanabe as well for displaying an enormous level of talent to secure the signing! The boys wrap it up with news around the league; Steph Curry dropping treys as always, LaMarcus Aldridge retired, Zion Williamson's light-hearted media day, and more! Don't miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway crew as they dive into a sad week for the Toronto Raptors. Some disappointing losses but the Raptors look to change things up with a few amazing talent acquisitions. Fortunately for us as well, our newest Raptor, Gary Trent Jr. has been performing exceptionally well! The boys then discuss a few things happening around the league and our upcoming schedule! Tune in to hear the whole thing ;) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Faedaway boys this week as they dive into some fun stuff happening around March Madness in the NCAA. Huge congrats to a previous podcast guest, Coach Britney from Women's National Championship win! Congrats to all of Stanford's Women's Basketball organization! A good distraction from the Raptors disappointing week but thankfully that ended with a blow out win against the Golden State Warriors. Elsewhere in the league the Brooklyn Nets have been continuing to acquire all-star talent. Tune in to hear the whole episode and give us a follow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What an eventful Trade Deadline in the NBA this year! Join The Faedaway boys this week as they unpack all the moves happening around the league. How does this affect the playoff picture moving forward? Which teams won the trades? What are the implications of an untraded Kyle Lowry for the Toronto Raptors? Give us a listen this week to hear our takes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode is dedicated to a good friend of ours and a long-time fan of the show who was taken away from us too soon. Rest In Peace Philo 1995-2021. Join The Faedaway boys this week as we dive into another unfortunate week for the Toronto Raptors. We can't seem to catch a break around the perimeter and seemed to be lacking in defence and giving up too many threes and second chance points. The defence needs to strongly improve and stop giving up rebounds. The guys then discuss their thoughts on the potential Norman Powell trade rumours and what that may or may not look like for the Raptors. Elsewhere in the league, the old and the new have fallen with LeBron James and LaMelo Ball both suffering some injuries. Will this default the Rookie of the Year (ROY) award to Anthony Edwards? Join The Faedaway for another action packed episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back to another episode of The Faedaway! This time hosted by Ballislife! We're happy to announce this new partnership and get right back in it! This week the boys talk about a very sad past week in terms of the Toronto Raptors record and a very disappointing end to a strong back and forth game with the Atlanta Hawks. THe boys then discuss possible trades after ending off with what's happening with our former champion, Kawhi Leonard! Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Fady and Zaed this week and they recap the Toronto Raptors last week where they missed most of their players and coaching staff due to pandemic protocol. Of course, they will obviously talk about the Brooklyn Nets having acquired yet again another superstar in the form of Blake Griffin. The Faedaway then takes you through the NBA All-Star single-day event going through the different competitions and culminating with the All-Star Game. Listen to the guys handing out their mid-season awards in many categories like ROY and MVP. Finally, they warp it up with some predictions for the rest of the season and a surprise all-euro dream team. You don't want to miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the Faedaway Boys as they delve into the past week inside the NBA. The Toronto Raptors finding themselves victim of a new back-to-back due to a postponed game. Their defence has been solid with Norman Powell and OG picking up a lot of the work aided by the phenomenal Raptors depth. The fatigue from travel and the back-to-back games have been proven troubling recently. Has Nurse been making too many adjustments? Elsewhere, Lloyd Pierce has just been sacked adding to the list of NBA coaches relieved this season. Finally, the boys get into the All Star player announcements....none for our Raptors this year!? Very disappointing...but not as disappointing as that Nuggets open lane mishap. What was that!? Don't miss this episode! #NBA #Basketball #Media #Podcast #TorontoRaptors #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the boys this week as the Raptors come off a hot very hot week! The team has been playing incredibly and we can really see the development team's work on full display. What is going on with the Bucks, seems like Coach Bud can't make any adjustments. The Faedaway hosts then share their own takes on a potential Baynes trades and some answers to Twitter questions! Listen to the rest to get the full scoop! Shout outs to the 905! #NBA #Basketball #Media #Podcast #TorontoRaptors #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the boys this week as they discuss the Toronto Raptors previous rocky week and some key takeaways from some of our core players; a lot about Pascal and Bembry. Raptors need to get back into their rhythm and stop giving in to other teams, Nick Nurse needs to make more concise and efficient decisions. The boys also explore around the league; Luka Doncic has been having an incredible week with the Dallas Mavericks but what's the deal with the Boston Celtics! Finally some juicy trade rumours and possibilities of where Andre Drummond might end up! You don't want to miss it. #Toronto #Raptors #NBA #Basketball #Podcast #Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dive into this week's episode as the Faedaway boys recap the Raptors last week and Fred Van Vleet's monstrous record breaking performance! What anight for the Raptors but Nurse needs to stop geting so many technical fouls! Listen to the guys talk about some news around the league, some key performances from teams this last week and some possible trade options for JJ Redick. Finally, a quick recap of how rookies, like Zion Williamson and Anthony Edwards have been doing! #Basketball #NBA #Podcast #Media #TorontoRaptors #WeTheNorth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join the boys this week as they delve into the ever changing lineups Nick Nurse has been experimenting with. Lots of Toronto Raptors storylines to unpack and dissect, seems like we need to up our defense a little bit! It's not all North talk though going on as the boys segway into the proposed Bradley Beal trade as well as take retrospective look back 9 games into the blockbuster Brooklyn Nets trade with the Houston Rockets. Lots of exciting chatter and a little heated Lowry debate at the end. Don't miss out #NBA #Media #Podcast #WeTheNorth #TorontoRaptors #BradleyBeal #BrooklynNets #HoustonRockets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys talk about a packed week inside the NBA. They start off talking our favourite Raptors from Stanley and OG to Pascal, Freddy, and Lowry! The team has been through an interesting week. Then how can we not go back and talk about the aftermath of the Brooklyn Nets trade...again! Exciting and packed episode you don't want to miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys really break down that Harden to Brooklyn trade. Let's just say that they are conflicted on who won the trade and whether Brooklyn's as legit as they are on paper. They get pretty heated so you don't want to miss this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in to hear the boys chop it up this week about the rise in injuries to marquee players in the league. Now with players sitting out for weeks as Covid-19 protocol and others getting injured how does this fare for the league? They also talk about Pascal Siakam figuring out his game as well as NBA rookie breakdowns and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys discuss the major highlights and storylines that happened around the league in the past week. They talk about the beef between Paul George and Devin Booker and Steph Curry's upbeat 62 point game! Catch some banter about the Toronto Raptors continued struggle starting off the NBA season and a new segment, "Real or Fake" where the boys discuss some early surprises this season... we see you Davis and Buddy. Don't miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys give some early season feedback. Zaed's got a lot on his mind and he's airing it out...you won't want to miss it! They also talk about the Christmas Day slate and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys sit with Yahoo Sports Canada Video Producer, Ben! We discuss his journey through the NBA media, helping with William Lou's podcast with Yahoo Sports as well as his experiences at the All-Star weekend! You won't want to miss this interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys sit with Houston Rockets (James Harden) Correspondent "Greg" aka Mark Malek to talk about teams heading into the season, review the extensions and contracts signed in the last week, is OG a top-5 defender? And much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys sit and chat with NPH Co-Founder Elias on the journey of starting and growing North Pole Hoops to being the household name it is today. Elias shares many stories from his recruitment days, including his first time meet Jamal Murray! You don't want to miss out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys discuss some of the buzz going around the league including John Wall and Russ' trade, Paul George's comments on Doc Rivers and James Harden's current holdout. Make sure to listen because we have a SPECIAL GUEST today: Coach Britney Anderson, Assistant Coach, Stanford Women's Basketball joins the show to talk about her playing years at Virginia Tech as well as her transition through coaching from AAU to the (1) seed in the Pac-12 with a rich NCAA-tournament history. You don't want to miss this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys sit with the Host of the smashing new Basketball Conspiracy Podcast, The Whistleblower, to talk everything that went into his investigation, his projects with Gilbert Arenas, Nate Robinson and others, and much more! You definitely don't want to miss out!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys sit down with popular Toronto icon, Mucho from Mucho TV! They discuss all things Raptors ranging from the DeMar trade all the way to signing Aron Baynes, the impact the championship had on the city of Toronto and much more! Don't miss out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys summarize the main transactions to happen throughout the past week in the Western Conference!! They talk about the Clippers, Lakers, Blazers, and many more teams!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the boys summarize the main transactions to happen throughout the past week in the Eastern Conference!! They talk about Toronto, Milwaukee, Miami, and many more teams!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Have you been hooked on Tim Livingston's Whistleblower Podcast? Well, we have! And we went out and got Sean who was featured in Episodes 2&3, and narrated Episode 5. Sean is a former Philadelphia PD officer who also wrote a best-selling book, Gaming The Game, about the Tim Donaghy case, and he joins the show to share the facts and researched he's garnered over the years to build what he believes actually happened with Donaghy. You won't want to miss it!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys sit with Brandon from the Carroll Times Herald paper in Iowa, specifically Nick Nurse's hometown! Brandon covered Nick Nurse during last year's Game 5 of the NBA finals and was his Lead Researcher on Coach Nurse's new autobiography titled Rapture! Brandon shares stories about Coach's background as well as what it's like growing up in small-town Carroll, Iowa, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys sit and talk to Blake from The Athletic about his path through journalism, working his way up the ranks to find himself where he is now, and we also do a high level overview of the Raptors 2019-20 season, Free Agency and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys recap the NBA Finals and talk about what this win means for LeBron's legacy. They also discuss main storylines from the Finals as well as head coaching openings! Don't miss out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys recap the last week around the NBA. They discuss Doc Rivers' new....yes... NEW job, as well as a full overview of the Finals series going on right now. You won't want to miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys recap both Conference Finals series as well as discuss the future for both losers. They also dive into the Finals with predictions and much more... don't miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as the guys recap the glorious LA Clipper choke job, as well as provide updates on both Conference Final series'. They also take a dive into the NBA Award voting structure... does it work or does it not?! Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices