{"id":11157,"date":"2017-11-20T11:25:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=11157"},"modified":"2017-11-20T12:41:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T17:41:30","slug":"4-szns-feat-oliver-maroney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/11\/20\/4-szns-feat-oliver-maroney\/","title":{"rendered":"4 SZNS feat. Oliver Maroney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 4 SZNS Podcast&#8217;s <strong>Ryan Magdziarz<\/strong> and <strong>Zak Noble<\/strong> sit down with rising NBA writer and analyst <strong>Oliver Maroney<\/strong> to discuss life as a famous NBA personality, the developement of the Big 3, and buying or selling NBA teams.<\/p>\n<h1>4 SZNS feat. Oliver Maroney<\/h1>\n<p>1:35- Dime Uproxx vs Slam Magazine<\/p>\n<p>3:00- He discusses his career path. How did he get to where he is today.<\/p>\n<p>5:32- Baby-faced assassin and the benefits of starting at an early age<\/p>\n<p>7:30- How a reporter builds his relationships with players,\u00a0coaches and management, as well as maintaining those relationships.<\/p>\n<p>9:12- How does Oliver create his unique writing style? What are his thoughts on the eye test versus analytics and stats debate?<\/p>\n<p>11:35- How did he get involved with the Big 3 and The Big 3 Podcast Show. What is it like putting together an episode<\/p>\n<p>14:55- First-year growth and thoughts<\/p>\n<p>16:43- Best friends with Ice Cube and Michael Rapaport<\/p>\n<p>20:36- <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/artesro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metta World Peace<\/a><\/strong> joins the Big 3. What was it like adding the outspoken, former NBA player, and what does he add to the group.<\/p>\n<p>21:52- What changes and improvements can we expect to see and hear in the second season of the Big 3<\/p>\n<p>24:25- Basketball in Kansas City<\/p>\n<p>24:55- Buy Or Sell: Detroit Pistons. Have they turned the corner?<\/p>\n<p>29:04- Orlando Magic, can they make the playoffs?<\/p>\n<p>33:15- New York Knicks, is this the turning point of the franchise?<\/p>\n<p>37:21- Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n<p>39:45- Denver Nuggets<\/p>\n<p>44:40- Utah Jazz<\/p>\n<p>48:27- Oklahoma City Thunder, are they true contenders?<\/p>\n<p>53:36- Top 5: Big 3 player wishlist<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oliver Maroney by 4 SZNS\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F356690972&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"W6QtZGxvT55u_zMtR1mh6A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/864204216\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'W6QtZGxvT55u_zMtR1mh6A',sig:'QOyjCJmol-Y7hrgGw8llmK8cryjV-DSG3OMjpIDsF08=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'864204216',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Caption: WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 20 &#8211; Detroit Pistons guard Avery Bradley (22) scores against the Washington Wizards on October 20, 2017 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. 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