Shoot Your Shot

Shoot Your Shot

by Fuad "Floyd" Kadora

Self-Improvement Basketball

Season 3

Free Agency Historic Record-Breaking Contracts, Trades; Offseason Winners and Losers

We discuss the offseason winners and losers. Teams like the Celtics, Lakers, and Mavs acquiring offseason talent to improve their rosters and take their teams to the next level to contend seriously. Whereas teams like the Wizards and the Rockets were serious losers acquiring mid-tier talent for maximum superstar money. We also touch on teams that stayed relatively stable such as the Cavs, Nets, and even champion Denver Nuggets. We also talk about how the Sixers, Clippers, and the Blazers, and Heat been tied to two major superstars in Damian Lillard, who finally requested a trade, and James Harden, who usually requests a trade with their teams in limbo for now. We end today's episode with deciding if Ja Morant's suspension was warranted and long enough, and Zion's off-court antics catching up to him

Season 2

Issa MAKE or MISS League - Finals Edition

Himothy Butler and the Heat Culture along with their undrafted players will not bow down without a legitimate chance at capturing this year's title! The Miami Heat come back from a loss a neutralize their off shooting performance by electrifying the crowd and letting it fly from deep shooting 49% from 3 in Game 2 with a huge sense of urgency. We get into how Denver's undefeated post season stint ended last night when the Miami Heat came out with something to prove by doing something no other team has done this post-season, beating the Nuggets on their home court. We analyze how Denver's Game 1 performance translated to a W and how they couldn't carry that out onto game 2, we also touch on the controversial calls and what each team needs to do to win it all this season!

Lebron's Cryptic Message, Celtics Fumble MAGIC historic Opportunity, and Caleb Martin!

Himothy Butler is on a mission, and even though he opted to take the hardest possible route to get there, he still achieved his goal, or part of it, to get to the finals again. But this time he accomplished that as an 8th Seed! We get into how Butler chose to take the longest possible route to the NBA finals, how the Celtics came out flat in game 7 with multiple Stars like Jaylen Brown simply not playing well and up to their standards, and how Caleb Martin transformed himself from a role player into a star overnight. Then we touch on Lebron's cryptic messages after he dropped a historic 40 point near triple double performance but how his lacklustre team couldn't get him past the hump, and finally preview the Heat Nuggets finals match up.

Celtics and Lakers on the Brink of Elimination, Himothy Butler and the Joker Making History!

We break down how the overwhelming title favorites the Boston Celtics took a beat down on their home court and showed up to Miami with a narrative to prove, only to get blown out and destroyed by an underdog Miami Heat team, who are on their way to making history as the 2nd ever team to break out of the Eastern Conference Finals to represent the East in the the 2023 NBA Finals. We get into the chess match played from both coaches and how Mazzula's rookie status has been showing during this series, and how the Heat squad are out-hustling their counterparts on every single possession, which amongst other factors we analyze, ended up winning them the series. We also talk about how the Denver Nugget's historical offense is making history on it's own front through being one of the first teams ever to reach the NAB finals WITHOUT a top 10 defense by being "truly unguardable" and surrounding their starts with knock-down shooters. As well as the Laker's getting outcoached themselves due to Darvin Ham sticking with DeAngelo Russel when he was clearly a net negative on both sides of the court, as well as Lebron James settling for way too many late game go-ahead 3s instead of making a play, and how Austin Reaves is about to get a fat bag after their postseason run.

All NBA Teams, End of the Warriors Dynasty, the Suns Collapse, and the 76ers Historic Choke Job

This is a juicy episode! We discuss how the 2nd round match-ups have come to a close! But first, we dive into the All NBA team selections, the snubs, and how it'll affect certain players' contracts over the next few seasons. Then we analyze the Warrior's Dynasty coming to an end on front our eyes by steered by Lebron James' path for vengeance. How the Sun's collapsed twice in back to back playoffs by astounding 25 point losses, and how Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76er managed to sell the biggest 2nd round match-up of their careers by being outscored by an ice cold Jayson Tatum alone in the 4th quarter collapse which will inevitably get Doc fired and outline major changes to all aforementioned teams.

Lebron vs Steph, Booker Can't Miss & Will Harden's Time Machine Hold Past the Celtics?

This NBA playoffs has already proven to be quite historic. We get once last chance to view Lebron VS Stephen Curry, a match-up that dominated the late 2010s. We analyze the Joker dropping a 53 Point barrage which wasn't enough to win against as super-charged Devin Booker with KD by his side firing away to save the Suns' season. Vintage OG James Harden decides to show up every other game, depends on if he's feeling up to it, he essentially is carrying the 76ers on his back when he feels like it, erupting for 2 forty-plus points games or having under 15. And Finally, we touch on how Himothy Butler is leading the 8th seeded Miami Heat to the Eastern Conference finals, making the the 2nd 8th seed to EVER reach the Conference Finals. Who's going to make the Western Conference Finals, and eventually, the NBA Finals? Tune in to learn more about the storylines and analysis behind this year's remarkable playoff run.

Detailing Milwaukee's First Round Collapse + Denver's Shocking Lead vs the Suns

With our first Guest of Honor Connor Hausmann!! We get into how the Milwaukee Bucks, who were were ELIMINATED in the first round by the Himothy Butler. Kawhi sitting out effectively giving the Suns a free trip to the second round, and Steph Curry blowing up for 50 against the kings on the road. We also cover how the top seeded Denver Nuggets are very much holding their own against the Suns, which people also had going to the finals. We cover a lot of more controversial storylines going on across today's NBA, and how the Nuggets might end up paving their way onto their first conference championship run, or if the Lakers or Warriors will prevent them from doing so.

It's a MAKE or MISS League!

We cover the insane playoff storylines while touching on the Dillon Brooks and Lebron Saga, How Draymond got suspended for stepping on Sabonis, Fox breaking his finger, the Warriors being down 0-2 for the first time in Steph's career, Steph almost selling Game 4 by taking an early in the shot clock ill - advised shot that will be forgotten because Harrison Barnes missed the go-ahed 3 against his old team to put the Kings up 3-1.... This is truly a make or miss league, and I am ecstatic to bring you all the details live on the latest episode of Shoot Your Shot

NBA Season Award Predictions & The Play in Picture

Today we cover he NBA 2022 - 2023 Season Award Predictions, we get into why we believe who's winning what and the close calls which leave deserving players out of this year's highly coveted honors. Furthermore, we dive deep into the 3rd annual NBA play in tournament, discussing how the Wolves gave away their 7th seed to the Lakers, which now have a dream path towards the Western Conference Finals, and how the Raptors got an early start to their Cancun vacation. We also cover how the Mavs Luka was against the front office's decision to rest their players which resulted in them being fined $750K for condoning tanking, and much more!

It's the Last Week of the '22-'23 NBA Season!

Today's Episode, we discuss how every game left in this historic NBA season is crucial for the Western Conference's Seeds 5-11 trying to solidify their seeding going into the playoffs. We talk Durant's home debut with the Suns, the Mavericks and how they keep losing and fumbling the bag, and the Lakers' chance to obtain such a high seed including the 5th, when they were sitting in 13th before the All-Star break. Tune in to get the latest with the NBA on today's episode of Shoot Your Shot.

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