The Serve Up is an NBA podcast for the 2021/22 season brought to you from London, England and presented by Will Darling, Alex Norman and Joe Harake.
We're BACK! It's been a long summer since the Golden State Warriors lifted their 2021/22 NBA championship banner and we have reviews and predictions for what awaits us in this much-anticipated 2022/23 NBA season. Joe, Will and Alex discuss the outcomes of the excellent 2021/22 NB playoffs, the 2022 NBA Draft and all the latest team transactions. In our longest pod EVER, we discuss each and every team's offseason and all the headlines worth knowing from the long summer. All hosts share their team assessments before the first games start in exactly one month on 18th October 2022. We touch on Gobert, Mitchell, Brunson, Sarver, Durant, Simmons, LaMelo, Sengun, Mobley, Garland, Ingram and many, many more in this lively and lengthy pod because if we don't…who will? Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
It's our 40th pod! The wait is over! Joe, Alex and Will are back and all Game 1s of the NBA 2021/22 Playoffs have concluded! We check back on our pre-season predictions from Episode 39, take you through our NBA Fantasy season and review our playoff predictions in light of the amazing Game 1s. It's a fun pod and we touch on every team and major storyline from the season. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
The new season tips off in two nights and TSU returns with ALL THREE past and present hosts presenting their predictions for the first real 82-game NBA season post-CoVid! We cover every team in a vast array of predictions as well as covering hosts' opinions on all the news including; the heavy-mileage new Lakers, brand new NBA Champions the Milwaukee Bucks and brand new MVP in Nikola Jokić. Alex also plays judge, jury and executioner scoring Joe and Will on their NBA Fantasy Draft Results. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! Sixteen games in on this extraordinary season and James Harden has moved to Brooklyn! Will and Joe cover all the bases with a look at Standings and Statistical leaders so far as well as the key injuries and CoVid absences. The hosts talk the surprising Knicks and pick out the best and worst predictions of our pre-season pod. Tune in for Joe's optimism on the Miami Heat and will tells us why Julius Randle has achieved god-mode in our NBA Fantasy League. Lebron and Luka of course receive mentions in what may be our best pod ever! Stay safe and enjoy! Like, Five Star and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! It's tip-off night for the 2020/21 season and we have reviews and predictions for what awaits us in this shortened 72-game season. Joe and Will discuss the recent Los Angeles Lakers championship, the NBA rookie Draft and all the latest team transactions. In our longest pod EVER, we discuss each and every team in alphabetical order; Wizards fans can skip straight to the last five minutes! Both hosts have their regular season predictions before the first games tonight with Golden State and Toronto proving particularly controversial. Joe also looks at each teams' official website because if we don't…who will? Stay safe and enjoy! Like, Five Star and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! It's April 2020 and the future of the 19/20 NBA is yet to be confirmed. Joe and Will discuss the impact of Covid-19 on this season and take an in-depth look at the frozen League Standings vs. the hosts' pre-season projections. The hosts talk all the best CoVid content and shout out some of the best creators in these unprecedented times. Some outlandish predictions from Joe and the usual encyclopaedic NBA insight from Will on a range of topics; Ja Morant's and Devonte Graham's season, OKC's dazzling performance, San Antonio's dastardly plan and the hosts' all-time #Top4 entries. Stay safe and enjoy! Like, Five Star and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! We have three of us on the pod for the first time in 2020 as Joe and Will are joined by co-founder of The Serve Up NBA podcast, Alex Norman. Joe plays moderator as the lads go head-to-head on a quick fire 20 questions spanning the entire 2019-2020 NBA to-date! We discuss every team in this lively and discursive debate on the best (or funniest) NBA topics. Not one to be missed! Like, Five Star and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! We've had an epic NBA All-Star weekend and the Milwaukee Bucks became the first team to secure a playoff berth inside 56 games! We breakdown the key to Milwaukee success and Giannis' unstoppable season thus far. LeBron James has the Lakers leading the West and Will explains how the Rockets are making small-ball work. Joe makes a case for a late surge from the Utah Jazz and the Clippers dream playoff run while Will likes OKC's chances in the first round of our upcoming playoffs. Some outlandish predictions and a spontaneous Robert Covington love-in on this one…
We're BACK! Will and Joe have been everywhere from Thailand to Hawai'I in 2020 but are back just in time to cover the NBA 2020 Trade Deadline. We're two-thirds of the way into the season and there's lots of debate from the hosts on the winners and losers of this final explosive 48hrs. We take a look at the league leaders and the hosts reveal their Top Six players of the season so far. In our first pod since the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant and eight passengers, we of course pay homage to a basketball great gone too early. Like, Five Star and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! It's nearly Christmas 2019 and we look back at some of the biggest storylines and games since October. Heading into the New Year, the hosts take some time to reflect on the most interesting parts of the 2019-20 season so far. We have a quick-fire Q&A before Will gives us his three picks for games that have defined the season. We talk Boston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Houston, Dallas, Miami and both the big LA contenders in this discursive pod. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! It's Thanksgiving and we kick off with the results of our head-to-head NBA money-making predictions from Episode 30. Which of the hosts will get bragging rights?? Will and Joe discuss recent standout performances from Luka Doncic, Zach LaVine, Danny Green, LeBron James and Giannis. We debate which team stats correlate best to overall win percentage (clue: Boardman doesn't ALWAYS get paid) as well as some hypothetical one-on-ones from some of our favourite players. We run through the NBA Standings, trouble in San Antonio, fireworks in Phoenix and our latest take on the anti-doping tests. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! It's mid-November 2019 and a lot of NBA players are high or injured and some are both! We go Around the Association on a 5-game Saturday night and give you some money-making predictions for Sunday 10th. We talk Malcolm Brogdon, Kemba Walker, LaMarcus Aldridge, Jon Isaac, Nikola Jokic and Will dissects any over-performing teams as a result cupcake schedules. We run through potential firings, Kevin Love and Draymond suitors, surprise wins, Boston's streak, injuries and our latest take on the topic of a shortened NBA season. Will and Joe also discuss Fantasy performances in the opening weeks of the season. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! We go Around the Association with all the best games of November so far and give you our usual take on the young season's Standings. We talk Will's latest published NBA articles, some historical stats from the likes of Luka Doncic, Kendrick Nunn and Russell Westbrook and our early Fantasy performances in the opening weeks of the season. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! The season is upon us; Zion is injured and Karl Anthony Towns is the MVP and the Clippers look unbeatable. In a TSU first, Joe and Will both record from London and take you through the key opening games and headlines from Week 1 in the NBA. We compare pre-season predictions (including our picks to win it all!) and favourite performances so far. Breakout candidates discussed throughout and our usual NBA Fantasy analysis. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! With just ten days to go before the 2019/20 season begins, Joe and Will take you through the key preseason performances with a key focus on Zion Williamson and the new-look Lakers, Clippers, Rockets, Mavericks. We bring you ‘Week Wot Woz' with a roundup of latest news on NBA China, player height audits and other news around the league. Having just completed our own 2019 Fantasy Draft as part of Yahoo's ‘Rondo Basketball Association', we take listeners through the first 30 picks with all the Steals and Reaches you need to know for your own Draft (and entertainment!) Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! Will and Joe open with a new segment: Week Wot Woz! Roundup of latest news on the DeMarcus Cousins arrest warrant, the FIBA World Cup, Taco Tuesday, Donald Sterling's ESPN 30-for-30 and Eric Gordon's Rockets extension. The real gem in this podcast, however, is a warts-and-all detailed exposé on the Golden State Warriors remarkable NBA dominance from 2014 – 2019. We take listeners through the key moments from the run with all our memories of the highs and lows Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! The stage is almost set for the 2019 – 2020 NBA season and The Serve Up refuse to take the summer off! Will and Joe discuss the Top Ten picks of our 2018 – 19 NBA Fantasy Draft in a segment we call “Where Are They Now?”, the latest off-season moves, and early team win projections for some of last year's top teams. Will talks through the summer performances from a General Manager perspective and Joe gives his take on which Rookies deserve max extensions for the upcoming season. The Holiday brothers, CP3, Caris LeVert and many more get a mention in this classic episode. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! In Part Two of this free agency extravaganza, all three hosts continue the breakdown with the Northwest and then every team in the Eastern conference. With the regular season over; Alex and Will alternate opinions on all 30 teams' with Joe moderating. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! In Part One of this free agency extravaganza, all three hosts discuss the Western conference's Pacific and Southwest division prospects looking ahead to 2019/20 season. With the regular season over; Alex and Will alternate opinions on all 30 teams' with Joe moderating. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! The NBA Finals are nearly upon as so Will and Joe discuss the playoff performances so far, the recent NBA Draft Lottery, All-NBA selections and team prospects looking ahead to 2019/20 season. The hosts compare playoff predictions from Episode 22 and breakdown Kawhi's playoff heroics. Joe makes a case for a Toronto Raptors championship and Will breaks down Thursday night's Game 5 in Milwaukee. Drake, Kyle Korver, Zaza Pachulia and many more get a mention in this classic episode. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! The scene is set, the playoffs start this weekend and Will, Joe and Alex have all completed their East and West brackets! The hosts compare playoff predictions and there's some startling differences of opinion. Alex breaks down the crazy final night of the regular season and advises everyone to Fear the Deer while Will and Joe make their case for the Raptors in this LeBron-less postseason. All in all, our best pod yet! Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! As promised, your weekly Sunday instalment of London (and Thailand's) premier NBA podcast. Will and Joe take you through all the best games and storylines here in March 2019. We cover the surging Bucks, fading Lakers, the crazy quadruple-overtime Hawks and Bulls matchup, Sacramento's future, Toronto's path to the Finals and so much more. NBA basketball is beginning to get serious and so are we! Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! To celebrate our 20th edition, for the first time EVER, we have all three hosts talking the all-things NBA as we gear up for the final quarter of the 2018/19 regular season. We cover East and West playoff prospects, Zion Williamson and Nike-gate, LeBron boos in New Orleans, the MVP race and Kemba's expensive free agency. All the February basketball and in-depth looks at Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers make for our best pod yet! Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! We predict the winners and losers of all the weekend's All-Star events, discuss all the headlines (sorry, Dell Demps!) and cover the playoff hopes of a variety of contending teams. We put the struggling Lakers under the spotlight and imagine an NBA Finals of the Golden State Warriors and the new-look Toronto Raptors. We've got all the blockbuster trades; the return of Spencer Dinwiddie and Zion Williamson even gets some time from us. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! With the All-Star break just around the corner and the injury bug biting, lots of teams get some analysis this week with a special focus on the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks, the unpredictable San Antonio Spurs and the sliding New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks. We discuss all the games from Saturday 27th January 2018, Kemba's All-Star selection, Golden State's 10 game winning streak, LeBron's long-awaited return, Kawhi's “load management” and the late January NBA standings. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! The Houston Rockets are streaking and Will couldn't be happier! We look at Harden's insane scoring run, the Kings collapse vs. Lillard's Blazers, Nowitzki's 21st season, Kawhi's career-high and the Jan 1st NBA standings. We cover the Memphis Grizzlies' playoff chances, OKC's mixed fortunes, Nurkic's historic 5x5 game, Luka's prospects, Siakam's huge game vs. the Jazz and the depth of the Golden State Warriors. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! Joe and Will dissect the early winners in the 2018/19 season thus far, the coaching styles of Nick Nurse (Raptors) and Mike Malone (Nuggets) and some outstanding player performances so far this year. We cover the hapless Suns, the botched Trevor Ariza trade, the injured Isiah Thomas, Steven Adams, Al-Farouq Aminu, Domantas Sabonis, Pascal Siakim and other fan favourites. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! Joe and Will discuss the struggling Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics, the ridiculously tight top half of the Western Conference and a deep dive on Nikola Jokic's Denver Nuggets. We also talk NBA Trade Deadline potential, the expensive Miami Heat and the league's best 3PT% Field Goal leaders at this point in the season. We wrap-up with the usual Nightly Predictions as the hosts go head-to-head again with predictions of tonight's games. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
Jimmy in Philly and Kemba with SIXTY (E14) We're BACK! Joe and new co-host Will discuss Philadelphia 76ers blockbuster trade for Jimmy Butler and cover everything from the streaking Houston Rockets, LA Clippers and Luka Dončić's Dallas Mavericks. We dissect the lost art of rebounding, the best Jackson in the NBA and the surprising Eastern conference. Will and I also go head-to-head to predict the outcomes of tonight's games. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous.
We're BACK! Joe and Will go around the Association in November 2018 and cover everything from the .600 Sacramento Kings, Jamal Murray's 48 point game, the streaking Denver Nuggets, an in-depth look at Brooklyn and Charlotte and, of course, Derrick Rose's 50 pointer. Will and I also go head-to-head predicting the outcomes of tonight's games. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
We're BACK! Alex is off getting married so new co-host Will and I review the 2018/19 season (six games in!) and discuss all the headlines so far. Super Houston Rockets fan Will answers a series of quickfire questions and makes a superb case for Chris Webber's inclusion in the NBA Hall of Fame. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous.
We're BACK! This one was a joy to make after our extended break. We review the 2018 NBA playoffs story so far and compare our playoff predictions with reality here in mid-May. Alex gives us a rundown of the upcoming 2018 Draft a makes a case for the future greatness of the Mikal Bridges and Luka Dončić. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous.
We review the LA All Star games and the blockbuster moves from the February 2018 NBA trade deadline and go ‘Around the Association' from all NBA games on Sunday 4th March 2018. We compare our pre-season Standing predictions with reality here in March and look at best and worst performing teams in everyone's favourite 'Streaking Down The Quad'…all without mentioning the dreaded “T---ing”. Alex makes a case for the future greatness of the Phoenix Suns and we talk The Return of Flash to Miami. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous.
We talk Carmelo, Mirotic, George and Jordan Hills, Knicks draft picks, billionaire Microsoft founders and CEOs and, of course, the Feb 2018 NBA trade deadline. The usual 'Name That Player' and everyone's favourite 'Streaking Down The Quad' make an appearance as we fly high with Utah and Houston and get down in the trenches with the New York duo. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous.
We recap an extremely memorable fortnight in the NBA. Boogie's historic triple-double, Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Love's malcontent, Jason Kidd's firing. Alex faces three quiz players in 'Name That Player' and everyone's favourite 'Streaking Down The Quad'. Sorry, Pistons fans. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous.
The NBA has been heating up and we open 2018 with a bumper edition of 'Correction Corner', 'Pick a Game', 'Talkin' Allstars', 'The Hate is Strong', 'Name That Player', 'Streaking Down the Quad' and much, much more.
The one where we broke Alex's streak. Joe and Alex take you through Correction Corner, a check up on Joe's pre-season NBA predictions vs current standings, new segment Who, What, What, What, Where?, Name That Player, Kobe's farewell and much, much more.
The one where we had to record it twice. A technical hitch meant we lost our first take but we persevered (two weeks later!) and came through with this gem. Alex and Joe take you through Correction Corner, Who's Hot?, Streaking Down the Quad and Al's Mailbag!
Joe and Alex recap games from Sunday 12th November 2017 as well as usual segments; Correction Corner, What's Going On? and Name That Player. Like and subscribe if you're feeling generous!
Joe and Alex discuss why the NBA is so good right now, Lebron's 57pt game, K-Love's woes in Cleveland, Joe's case for a Lillard MVP and the league's best winning and losing streaks.
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