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Hoops ‘R Us Podcast
by Xander Gonzalez
Welcome to Hoops‘R UsMy name is Xander and I am the host of Hoops ‘R Us. I started this podcast in 2020 as a 6th grader. I wanted a platform where I can talk basketball and give my own opinion on everything happening around the league. With the help of my friends, my family, and my dad, we have launched this awesome podcast where I can have fun and talk hoops!We are excited to continue to grow our podcast and have tons of fun while we‘re at it. Thank you for passing by and please subscribe to get alerts on new episodes!
Episodes
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Season 6 - Episode 22 - NBA Finals Season Finale
The Denver Nuggets look to close out the Miami Heat in Game 5 at Denver. We wrap up the final episode of Hoops R Us for season 6 as we crown a new NBA champion for the 2023 season. Trade rumors are already out of control as superstars like Kyrie and Dame will potentially test the market and find...
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Season 6 - Episode 21 - Game 2 Finals Wild Finish
We are watching game 2 of the NBA finals with live reaction of the entire game. Miami pulls off an insane win at Denver, something Lebron, AD, KD, and Booker could not do! Now they go back to Miami with the series tied at one a piece. Joker is still going wild, the Miami role players are stepping...
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Season 6 - Episode 20 - The Lakers got Swept!
Break out the brooms! the Lakers have gone fishing in 4! Xander goes off on his Dad's Lakers for getting swept against the Joker. The Nuggets look like they are championship ready. Carmelo Anthony announces his retirement, while Lebron hints at ending his career as well. The Miami Heat look to…
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Season 6 - Episode 19 - Xander Breaks his Toe, Lakers Send Warriors Fishing
The Conference Finals are set! Xander suffers twice as his Warriors are sent home by Dad's Lakers and X has his first career sports injury after breaking his toe this weekend! We watch the Lakers @ Denver game live as we simulcast the action while Dad gets the last laugh on Xander and his Warriors.
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Season 6 - Episode 18 - Xander Still Confident as Warriors are Facing Elimination
We got Xander sweating after his Warriors have fallen to a 3-1 deficit. Lakers and Warriors face off in Game 5 with the Warriors fighting to stay alive. Knicks take on the heat at MSG trailing 3-1 in a must-win in front of that tough NYC crowd. And we cover the latest in the Celtics/ Sixers and…
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Season 6 - Episode 17 - Lakers v. Warriors Game 1 Reaction ft. Blake
The Lakers at Warriors Conference semi-finals game 1 delivered record-breaking viewership with over 7.4 million average viewers. It was the most watched conference semi-finals game ever! And for good reason. Curry vs. Lebron... Warriors vs. Lakers... Legacy vs. Legacy.... most points ever vs...
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Season 6 - Episode 16 - Go New York, Go New York ft. Uncle Javi
The most loyal NY Knicks fan joins the show to talk Knicks basketball! After years of disappointment, the Knicks are exceeding expectations and taking New York City to a new level. This has been a playoff for the ages, the perfect movie for the NBA. an 8th seed takes down a one seed, The Greek...
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Season 6 - Episode 15 - Superstar Injuries Suck!
The NBA playoffs are insane right now! but the NBA's worst nightmare is coming true as some of the biggest stars are falling to injuries in the postseason. All this talk about load management and everybody getting healthy for the playoffs is proving to be nonsense as we are missing some all-stars...
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Season 6 - Episode 14 - Play-in Tournament Kickoff
Finally, it's time for the PLAYOFFS! we launch this episode on the day the play-in tournament kicks off with the Heat going at it with the Hawks and the Lakers facing the Wolves. We also make our picks for this year's MVP race!
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Season 6 - Episode 13 - Playoff Clinchers & Final Push
Playoffs are officially 2 weeks away, exactly 14 days from today! in this hour we take you through the latest standings and predictions. The East seems pretty locked up but the West is still a battle. Lakers are pulling up to the playoff party, while the Mavs are waiting outside the club? It's...
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Season 6 - Episode 12 - The Wild Road to the Playoffs
This is the final stretch of the regular season. All the power teams are making their final push to position themselves for the playoffs. The Lakers are back in the mix, the Knicks are making some noise, Ja is getting some help, and we have about 6 teams that are legitimate contenders to win it...
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Season 6 - Episode 11 - More Drama? Yes Please....
Just when you thought we couldn't get enough... things get very interesting in the crazy world of the NBA. Ja Morant finds himself in the middle of a criminal investigation. King James can be out multiple weeks?!?! What does this mean for the Lake Show? We have a sniper back on the court. And.......
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Season 6 - Episode 10 - All Star Game Fumble but 2nd Half is Fire
The NBA has to figure out this thing they call an all-star game. Luckily, a pro dunker from the G-League named Mac came out of nowhere and saved the entire weekend. All-star game aside, the final stretch of the season is going to be must-watch TV! With big trades and contract buyouts, the…
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Season 6 - Episode 9 - Best Trade Deadline Ever!
The NBA is a script and they're not even hiding it anymore! Kyrie is in the Mavs, D-Lo is back in LA, and OMG... KD is in the Suns!!! This is insane. We have never seen a trade deadline go down like this. But wait.. there's more... The King aka LeDirector just broke the all-time NBA scoring…
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Season 6 - Episode 8 - All-Star Starters & Reserves are Final
Reserves are final and oh boyyyyyy, we are missing some names that we expected on the roster. Fox, Ball, Butler, Harder???? What is going on? And we have a playground-style draft coming too? This is controversial and exciting at the same time let's go!
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Season 6 - Episode 7 - All Star Picks & SNUB Predictions
We get down to business and go through our all-star picks for the 2022-2023 NBA season. This year is loaded with talent and will probably have the most all-star SNUBS ever!
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Season 6 - Episode 6 - NBA Bucket Season
We kick off the new year with a fun episode as the league has been going off! NBA stars are breaking scoring records left and right all over the league. We had Luka Magic drop 60 with an insane triple double, then Spida Mitchell topped that with a 71-piece nugget just a week later! Teams are...
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Season 6 - Episode 5 - Let’s Talk Hoops Ft. Blake & Raza
My boys Blake and Raza join us on the show to talk basketball. They may look young, but they got all the NBA knowledge, old school and new school. These guys are basketball encyclopaedias. We talk about our favorite teams, players, and of course a little GOAT debating. Things get a little spicy.
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Season 6 - Episode 4 - Middle School Basketball Tryouts
Xander faces his toughest challenge yet as he goes through basketball tryouts for his middle school team while recovering from the flu. We take you on a step-by-step experience from drills to workouts to all the recovery methods we had to endure to get through this.
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Season 6 - Episode 3 - AAU Youth Basketball ft. Coach Mike
We are joined by one of the top AAU coaches in Westchester County and the founder of Faith & Grind Basketball, Mike Buffalo. Mike takes us through his journey running an AAU basketball program in the crazy world of travel basketball.
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Season 6 - Episode 2 - Halloween Special - Kyrie up to his old Tricks
Happy Halloween! Our first special guest Alcedo Colon comes on the show to talk about the latest in the Kyrie Irving saga. Kyrie is suspended and yet again he is not playing basketball for his team due to a non injury related situation. We go through the drama surrounding the Kardashians... sorry...
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Season 6 - Episode 1 - The Flu Episode
Our host Xander is fighting the flu but he still pulled off an MJ flu game and got our 1st episode done. We're talking offseason moves, rankings, and some early season drama happening in Lakers Lala Land. And our first argument of the year... who's the top guard in the league? Luka or Curry?
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The Warriors are the 2022 NBA Champions!!!
As Xander predicted... Warriors in 6!!! The Golden State Warriors are the 2022 NBA Champions as they destroyed the Celtics in game 6 of the NBA finals. We pick up the action live in the 2nd half and take you through every second of the 3rd and 4th quarters. Curry has a monster game and wins…
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Warriors Find Another Hero for Game 5
Curry is ice cold from three land as he goes 0-9 from deep, but somehow the Warriors still pull off a huge win at home to take a commanding 3-2 lead as they head into Boston for a chance to win the title. We go through each quarter to see how they pulled this off and how Andrew Wiggins might have...
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Curry with a 40 Piece!
The Chef goes off and has a historic game 4 on the road as the Warriors take down the Celtics in a must-win game. Dreymond was in his feelings about the fans being mean to him while Kerr was hot in this game asking for technical fouls. But in the end, the greatest shooter of all time did not…
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Insane 4-Point Play by Curry Enough to Steal a Game in Boston?
The Celtics and the Warriors meet for game 3 in Boston. This series has been intense as both teams give it all they got in game 3. Will Boston's role players step up? Will Klay finally wake up? Tune in to catch all the action as we take you through all 4 quarters of game 3 of the NBA finals.
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2022 NBA Finals Game 2 - Warriors in a Must-Win Already?
The Warriors find themselves in a must-win situation as they look to defend their home court against the Celtics for game 2 of the NBA finals. Draymond is up to his old tricks as he toes the line with his antics, and the Celtics look to steal another one in Golden State!
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2022 NBA Finals Game 1 - Warrior Fans are Sick After This One
A thriller of a game between the Warriors and the Celtics goes down to the 4th quarter. Steph Curry goes off for 21 in the first quarter, and Tatum is a no-show for this game... Sounds like an easy Warriors win right? Both teams battle it out as we take you through every quarter along with all…
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The 2022 Finals are Set!
Warriors vs Celtics... Who ya got???? This is going to be an epic showdown between two of the best teams in the league. No injuries, toe to toe, two complete teams going at it. It does not get any better than this! We also hit on game 7 that sent the Heat home after a missed 3-pointer by Jimmy...
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Where is the Magic Luka?
One series is pretty much over! The Mavs cannot find the magic at all as they trail the series 3-0. The Heat and Celtics can't figure out who is going to win this series. Both teams and landing big punches in that series. And we finally wrap our F&G AAU Spring season. Tune in!
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Mavericks Pull Off the Upset - Conf. Finals are Set!
The final four remain and any one of these teams can win it all when it's all said and done! Heat vs Celtics and Mavs vs Warriors. It is going to be epic! We recap the previous round and talk about the jaw-dropping choke job the Suns put together in a game 7. Was this CP3's final shot??? Tune in...
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Insane Competition & More Injuries!
This is arguably the most competitive playoffs we've witnessed in recent history. 3 out of the 4 series are tied 2-2. We have the grim reaper of injuries hitting the NBA playoffs again! and The Joker might have won his second MVP!!!
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Conference Semis
Conference semi-finals are set and we have 8 teams that can go ALL the WAY! Probably the most competitive NBA playoffs in years as every team can actually make it! We will cover Round 1 and make predictions on our Round 2 winners and losers.
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Nets are Choking!!!
The Nets might go down as one of the most disappointing teams to ever get eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors are looking like the 2015 championship Warriors. The NBA playoffs are completely reshaped as key injuries have occurred.
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Play in Tournamnet Results & Round 1
The play in tournament was a little spicy as the NBA kicks off the playoffs. Pat Bev is up to his old tricks, and we go through some of the more interesting matchups for round 1.
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Playoffs Are Here
Hoops R Us Podcast is back for Season 5!!! We kick off the 2022 NBA playoffs. Lakers are nowhere to be found, MVP talks are heating up, and Xander and his dad make their NBA Finals championship predictions!
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Season Finale - Harden/ Simmons Blockbuster Deal
The final episode of season 4; The biggest trade of the year goes down right at the deadline! We unpack the trade of the year which can change the league and determine this year's champion. We also go through the NBA all-star draft live on this episode as Lebron Jame and Kevin Durant make their...
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Metaverse, NFTs, MVPs
We go to the future on this one as we talk about one of the hottest topics in the world right now... The Metaverse! or should we say the "Netaverse" as the Brooklyn Nets unveiled last week. We also talk NFTs and the future of AR/VR technology in sports. We also hit on the MVP race, talk a little...
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Klay & Kyrie are Back!
Back with our first episode of the new year! Two stars are back in the league! 10 - day contracts are flying everywhere, and we get into all-star voting for the 2022 All-Star game
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Hoops R Us Christmas Special ft. Uncle Javi
Back at it again with Knicks superfan Uncle Javi. We break down the state of the NBA, Curry heading to a GOAT conversation? and of course, some same old Knicks talk. Merry Christmas!
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AAU Basketball, Curry Record Watch, Zion a Bust Concern?
First-hand experience of the AAU basketball world, we are officially on Curry watch as he chases history, and are we ready to grow concerned for Zion Williamson???
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Down Goes the King
We pick up right where we left off as we catch you up on all things basketball! The King goes through a rough patch in his career, two brothers go at it to see who's the best, and the top spot in the West is up for grabs! We also dip our feet into AAU basketball and youth sports from first-hand...
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We Saw Curry, Durant, & Harden in Person!
My 1st in-person NBA game was a classic at The Barclays Arena in a showdown between my favorite team The Warriors and my friend Charles's favorite team The Nets. We recap our experience watching these future Hall of Famers go at it live! and we take Charles through some Hoops R us rapid-fire...
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A Chef is Cooking the League
A recap around the league as we talk about the current standings as well as the Chef straight cooking out west! We also got some fighting on and off the court with gloves on???
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Kyrie for Simmons: The Perfect Trade?
Hoops 'R Us is back! Season 4 is finally here and the NBA is rocking right now! Big names in new uniforms, 75th anniversary All NBA Team snubs, and the blockbuster trade that makes sense.... should the Sixers and the Nets trade Kyrie for Simmons???
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The GOAT Episode - Grown Ups Edition
Welcome to season 4 of Hoops 'R Us!!! We kick things off with a spicy episode on the infamous GOAT debate. We had the kids version of this episode back in season 1, and now we take this debate to the grown ups. Get your popcorn ready, there's going to be fireworks.
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Win or Go Home! Season 3 Finale!
This is it for the Phoenix Suns! Win or go home as they go into Milwaukee to try to pull off a huge win on the road. We are going live quarter by quarter in what may be the last game of the NBA season
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Space Jam Movie Review & NBA Finals Game 5
The most exciting game of the series is game 5 and we are here to summarize what you missed. We also do our first ever Hoops R Us movie review and we talk about Space Jam: A New Legacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in…
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Game 4 of the Finals, Team USA embarrassed again & NBA reveals their cover stars!
Live analysis of Game 4 Suns @ Bucks. We’re also focusing the disaster happening with team USA. Our favorite video game NBA 2K reveals their covers! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message:...
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NBA Finals Game 3! Team USA Upset! ESPYs & The Spelling Bee Champ!
Live summary of each quarter of Game 3! Team USA falls to Nigeria in an exhibition. Steph Curry gets an award!?!? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hoopsrus/message
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Hoops‘R UsMy name is Xander and I am the host of Hoops ‘R Us. I started this podcast in 2020 as a 6th grader. I wanted a platform where I can talk basketball and give my own opinion on everything happening around the league. With the help of my friends, my family, and my dad, we have launched this awesome podcast where I can have fun and talk hoops!We are excited to continue to grow our podcast and have tons of fun while we‘re at it. Thank you for passing by and please subscribe to get alerts on new episodes!
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