Ivan McFarlin: Pt2 - Professional Career Internationally, Bendigo Basketball, Dyson Daniels & More
Part 2 of our NBA Finals Pod with Oklahoma resident, former Philadelphia 76ers player, and Bendigo Braves / SEABL Conference MVP Ivan McFarlin.In this episode, Ivan relives taking boats and bullet trains on road trips in his professional international career, spanning across 7+ countries, including Switzerland, France, Poland, Turkey, Australia, Japan & USA. Focusing on his time with Bendigo, fun playing for the Braves and the leadership from Ricky Daniels, pride as a parent and the support of the Daniels family, following Kai and Dyson's careers and Dash's potential/development.Re-live the anniversary of the 2011 Bendigo Player Hater's Ball from Bramble Pavillion.Quiz time is guessing who else wore #31 for the 76ers. "Return of the Mac" and his favourite basketball pump-up tunes. Finally, Trent shares his Allen Iverson memorabilia collection; and Ivan settles the classic debate, who has better fashion sense: Ivan, Chris Novak or Chris Hogan?If you missed Part one, please subscribe to The TB Podcast on Youtube & Spotify, as Ivan shares stories of his epic run with Oklahoma State to the Final Four and the feeling of winning on a buzzer beater in the Elite Eight, then losing in the dying seconds in the Final Four. Then we get juicy as he shares his stories as an NBA rookie with the Sixers before he got traded with AI to Denver. "High Roller" table at the back of the plane with AI & C-Webb. "Kiddy Table" with Lou Will & Andre Iguodala.Smuggling a slab of Coronas from Canada for The Answer - "Figure it Out".Looking after C-Webb's LV bag that he unknowingly had more than a few bills inside.Advice he received from the great Sixer Moses Malone. More of he on IG @mcfarlinclassMore of TB @trentblove30Peace, Love & Hoops :)
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