We are honoured and excited to have the chance to chat with the new coach of The Fraser Valley Bandits, Mike Taylor! Coach Taylor's resume is vast and decorated and we had a chance to ask him about working alongside Doc Rivers and Brad Stevens, his time coaching overseas in Europe, and his historic run …
The Weekly Dime – Episode 89 – Ruthless Runs
This week, we are joined by the man behind Ruthless Runs, Himmy Lau! We get to know Himmy through basketball and he also tells how Ruthless Runs came to be and why these runs are not your typical Sunday pick-up game. Himmy and Rod then discuss who is the best coach in the NBA and …
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The Two Cents Show – Ep. 02 with J.E. Skeets from No Dunks!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Clipper bros and Beantown boys, you’re in for a treat this week. On the second episode of the Dropping Dimes’ Two Cents Show, we had the chance to talk with one and only, J.E. Skeets from the No Dunks podcast on The Athletic! On the first section of the …
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Ep. 38 – Ball For All
The crew is live from the Ball for All event where, along with the Vancouver Basketball Foundation, Vancouver Basketball, Jr. NBA, NightHoops, the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society and PNE, we celebrate inclusivity in basketball. On this episode, the guys talk about some of the great programs available for youth - Jr. NBA and NightHoops - …
Ep. 33 – Dolphin Basketball Classic
The Rucker Park Tournament, the Drew League, the Venice Beach League, the Seattle Pro-Am, you’ve probably heard about these summer pro-am leagues but have you heard about the Dolphin Basketball Classic? On its 34th edition, the Dolphin gathers Vancouver’s top talent and manages to draw players from other provinces and even from Div 1 schools …
Ep. 30 – Raptors Extravaganza with The Bryan Brothers
For our 30th episode, we decided to bring two special guests, Adrian and Jay Bryan from The Bryan Brothers podcast! Adrian and Jay joined Rod and Evans on a Raptors Extravaganza! The guys discussed all the major events from the Raptors season that led to the Championship. Check in for what will be an instant …
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Ep. 26 – We the 49th Parallel!
Oooooo Canada!!! The Toronto Raptors shocked the NBA world and are in the NBA Finals! On this episode, Rod and Evans are joined by coach Clay and coach Alfred from HD Training and by our friend, Remo to talk about the All-NBA teams, were the selections fair or were there any snubs? And, of course, …
Ep. 20 – Grizzlies Chat with Christina Edgar and Hal Oreck
We’ve said it before but this time is 100% real, this episode is an ABSOLUTE CLASSIC. We were joined by two very special guests, Christina Edgar and Hal Oreck, both former Vancouver Grizzlies employees. Christina and Hal shared a ton of stories with us! Who was their favourite player in the Grizzlies, the behind the …
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Ep. 19 – Night Hoops!
Over the weekend we had the absolute honour to attend Night Hoops’ Skills Competition and Social Night where we got a chance to learn more about this fantastic organization and everything the Night Hoops crew does to positively impact the youth in Metro Vancouver through basketball. Check out all the interviews we gathered during this …
Ep. 18 – Finding Big Country with Kat Jayme!
On this very special episode of Dropping Dimes, we are joined by award winning, Vancouverite film-maker and the director, writer, producer and co-star of Finding Big Country, Kay Jayme! We had a great time with Kat, we asked her more details about her passion for basketball, her favourite shoe growing up, favourite Grizzlies player, her …
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