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The Hockey Assist

Nolan Cope and Riley Gaucher

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A Hockey Assist is a pass made just before an actual assist - its a team-first play that doesn’t directly lead to a basket, but directly contributes to team success. Thats what Nolan Cope and Riley Gaucher want to achieve with this podcast: to appreciate the things that go under the radar, to discuss the finer points of the game and to have conversations that give basketball fans deeper perspective, by connecting what’s happening on the court to the sport at large.
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Fauxropter

John Dutton & Bobbie Gaucher

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Fauxropter is a podcast about refocused curiosity by John Dutton and Bobbie Gaucher. We learn about the world using words that represent things and ideas. But those words change their meaning over time. And maybe they mean different things to different people. Fauxropter is about starting conversations, not winning arguments. It’s about raising questions, not necessarily answering them. Because ultimately, it's about different ways of seeing the world. We’d love to hear from you! Please send ...
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The Neuro-Biopsy Podcast brings you inside the brain and takes a sneak peek of what’s going on in the world of neuroscience. When a surgeon performs a biopsy test, cells or tissues are extracted to examine the presence and cause of a certain type of disease. As its name suggests, this podcast covers one neurological disorder per episode in alphabetical order, from the origin and causes, to its symptoms and treatment. If you want to learn more about neuroscience and neurological diseases, thi ...
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Many people have probably heard of Alzheimer's disease and are often concerned about it. This episode aims to first debunk common misunderstanding on this disease and discuss the underlying mechanisms of it. We will look closely into the first case of an AD patient, Auguste Deter, and her doctor, Alois Alzheimer (yep this disease was named after hi…
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Bell's Palsy is one of the most common facial paralysis conditions in the United States. In this episode you will understand the medical condition that occured to celebrities such as Angelina Jolie. We will take the time to learn about the founders of BP Razi and Sir Charles Bell. Then we will discuss the potential mechanism as well as possible tre…
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Luckily this blurb gets to be stream of consciousness which means that anything that comes to mind is acceptable cheese tennis fandango, and this episode took a decent amount of energy to be cool about how annoying stream of consciousness can be. Send us your thoughts or word suggestions to fauxropter@gmail.com and embark upon a long stream-of-cons…
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In this episode, Nolan and Riley go back and forth on the topic that comes up every year at the beginning of free agency: tampering. Should the NBA take a stricter stance against obvious cases? Should they get rid of the rule altogether? What ramifications does it have for the league as a whole? The shootaround features Summer League overreactions …
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Nolan and Riley break down one of the biggest remaining questions in the NBA- what should the 76ers do about Ben Simmons. Nolan and Riley speculate what short term options there are, but extrapolate into how important fit is with determining success in the NBA. In the shootaround, they wonder what the Warriors, Bulls, and other Free Agency adventur…
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In this episode of the Hockey Assist, Riley has Nolan break down his most recent news- his engagement! After a few minutes more reflecting on the NBA Finals, they transition into discussing the NBA Draft's most essential question: what type of prospect should teams be looking to draft? At the end, they make some bold predictions for this year's sel…
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The Hockey Assist is back! After a 2 month hiatus, Nolan and Riley get together to discuss some of their biggest takeaways of the NBA Playoffs. Recorded the night before NBA Finals Game 6, they first discuss some of their biggest takeaways from the Finals itself. They speak about the pendulum swing of media narratives throughout the finals, and whe…
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In an episode that we promise is not just Riley having a full blown homer induced Steph-gasm, Nolan and Riley jump into the shootaround so that Nolan can rain on the Knicks parade and they both wonder about the increased injuries to super stars and wonder whether it is bringing joy out of the game (2:00). Then, Riley has a full blown Steph-gasm. (2…
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We're back! Its been a few weeks since Nolan and Riley have posted an episode, so as a special treat 3 will be released this week. The first, recorded a few weeks back, details the twitter exchange between Kevin Durant and Michael Rappaport and whether the discourse around what celebrity athletes do on the internet is fair. Should Kevin Durant be l…
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In this delayed-release episode of the Hockey Assist, Nolan and Riley redraft the NBA All-Star teams in a way that they think makes a lot more sense (1:50). Then, they welcome on their good friend Nick Lampe to discuss his fandom of the Timberwolves (21:00) why reffing is such a hot topic in the NBA right now (31:00) player ref relations (54:00) an…
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In this episode, Nolan and Riley jump into the shootaround with the super fun Hornets and ace coaching of James Borrego, the future of the Orlando Magic, and the fourth place Knicks (!!!) (8:10) In the Minutiae Minute, Riley tackles the Hawks/Thunder jersey snafu and Richard Jefferson as a color commentator (29:45). Then, they ask the question is s…
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In this absolute beast of an episode, Nolan and Riley begin with some friendly fantasy basketball trash talk (1:00) before spending the shootaround discussing the All Star game selections. They wonder if the selections should be entirely based off of fan service, whether the process should try to identify the best players in the league, and what ot…
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In the newest episode of the Hockey Assist, Nolan and Riley jump into the shootaround talking about the excellent coaching of Stephen Silas for the Houston Rockets, as well as the renaissance of the power forward position (4:00). The minutiae minute takes several minutes with conversations on homer color commentators and potential improvements to b…
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In the 8th episode of “The Hockey Assist,” Nolan and Riley explain their one week absence (1:50) and talk about whether All-Star Game is a good idea, whether Draymond Green should be considered for that game, and the muddled state of the Western Conference playoff race in this weeks shoot-around (4:30). Then, they move into the big question of the …
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In this Warriors-centric episode of "The Hockey Assist," Nolan and Riley use 'The Shoot-around' to talk about whether the Jazz are for real (answer: yes), the rise of OG Anunoby, Point God Javale McGee, and if the Inside the NBA guys are funny anymore (2:20). Then, Nolan and Riley welcome their second ever guest, Nolan's cousin Zach Hernandez of th…
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In this episode, Nolan and Riley break down things Things They Like, including Riley's Tyrese Haliburton playergasm, the defense of Myles Turner, and the fun level of Tacko Fall and Lu Dort, as well as Things They Don't Like, such as the Pelicans lackluster play, Giannis' god-awful shooting, and the snakebit Jusuf Nurkic (4:40). Then, the co-hosts …
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Nolan and Riley break from their normally scheduled episodes to react to the James Harden to Brooklyn trade. They break down the Winners and Losers of the trade and both the Rockets and Nets are... losers? Houston added a treasure trove of draft options, but will it tip the scales long term? Brooklyn just assembled the best on-paper "Big 3" in NBA …
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In the newest episode of the Hockey Assist, Nolan and Riley discuss the Celtics surprising depth, the Clippers bottom 5 defense, the Andrew Wiggins revival and whether his basketball doppelgänger, Anthony Edwards, replaced him in Minnesota. Then, they move on to the episodes big question: what can (or should) the NBA do as COVID-19 sweeps through t…
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In this episode, Nolan and Riley put some respect on Steph Curry's name and admire Jaylen Brown's rise to superstardom, before welcoming on their first ever guest, Jake Hazeltine, to answer the main question of the show: what do NBA teams need to do in order to successfully rebuild their franchise into a playoff contender? They look at the history …
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In this episode of "The Hockey Assist," Nolan an Riley share their thoughts on the opening week of the NBA Season, including a defense of Paul George and an analysis of the bleak start for Golden State. Then, they break down what leads to winning in the modern NBA and wonder if the Kyrie and KD led Brooklyn Nets have cracked the code.…
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"The Hockey Assist: A Basketball Podcast" is a show designed to have conversations that give basketball fans deeper perspective on the game by connecting what’s happening on the court to the sport at large.In the first episode of The Hockey Assist, co-hosts Nolan Cope and Riley Gaucher preview the 2020-2021 NBA season by going through their lists o…
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