Weekly NBA chat on The Dave Smith Show
Joined The Dave Smith Show to talk NBA on The Mightier 1090 ESPN Radio -So Cal Sports Talk and Sports Map radio.
Feb 28, 2022•15 min
Herenda's Agenda
Bill Herenda and guests reflect on sports and life. Bill is an actor, speaker, NBA contributor, and college basketball analyst. Based in Los Angeles, Bill has appeared in TV shows including SWAT on CBS as well as movies, music videos, and commercials. Bill previously served as the Sacramento Kings Insider on NBC Sports Bay Area, and the morning sports update anchor on KFBK, an iHeart radio station. Bill has worked as a college basketball analyst on national TV and radio broadcasts covering games from the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, Mountain West, West Coast, and Big West conferences as well as postseason matchups in the NIT and appears on radio and TV across the US sharing his insight on the NBA. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Bill was a three-year letterman at St. Peter's Prep before his collegiate career at UMass Lowell.
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Talking Hoophall West & NBA on The Dave Smith Show
Talking Hoophall West high school hoops and the NBA on my weekly appearance on The Dave Smith Show on The Mightier 1090 and Sports Map Radio.
Dec 13, 2021•14 min
Weekly NBA chat on The Dave Smith Show
Talking NBA on The Mightier 1090 and Sports Map Radio with Dave Smith including DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls early-season success.
Dec 06, 2021•14 min
Kings' conundrums not resolved with firing Luke Walton
The Kings firing Luke Walton was not a surprise as we discussed on Friday on local radio KFBK in California's capital city. And the problems with turning around a franchise that last appeared in the playoffs before the iPhone run deep. I took a deep dive on The Dave Smith Show on The Mightier 1090 and Sports Map Radio on Sunday night and talked a little Lakers too. What do you think? Is Alvin Gentry, the interim coach, the answer? I have some ideas on Coach Gentry and some other intriguing candi...
Nov 22, 2021•13 min
Weekly trip around the NBA on The Dave Smith Show
Covering a lot of NBA territory on The Dave Smith Show on The Mightier 1090 and Sports Map Radio on Sunday night.
Nov 15, 2021•13 min
Talking NBA on The Dave Smith Show
Joined The Dave Smith Show to talk all things NBA on Sunday night on The Mightier 1090 and Sports Map Radio.
Nov 08, 2021•12 min
Joined Clippers postgame radio show after Clips win over OKC
Joined the LA Clippers radio network, and host Adam Auslund after the Clips win over OKC on Monday night.
Nov 02, 2021•8 min
Mike Tomlin shuts down college coaching rumors
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin emphatically shuts down college coaching scuttlebutt displaying uncommon and welcome authenticity.
Oct 27, 2021•1 min
Recapping Week 1 of the NBA season on The Dave Smith Show
Joined Dave Smith on his show on The Mighty 1090 and Sports Map Radio breaking down the first week of the NBA season.
Oct 25, 2021•21 min
To Foul Or To Defend -- That's the question
What's your strategy when leading by three points and defending with under ten seconds on the clock? Let me know.
Oct 22, 2021•1 min
Dusty's Destiny?
Dusty Baker's one win away from an opportunity to compete for an elusive World Series Championship as a manager.
Oct 21, 2021•2 min
What are your takeaways from the Warriors road win over the Lakers?
Discussing one of the big storylines of the Warriors season that began last evening with a road win against the Lakers.
Oct 21, 2021•1 min
Best of Herenda's Agenda
Joe Namath, Joey "CoCo" Diaz, Joyce Randolph, and Steve Clifford on Herenda's Agenda.
Jul 07, 2021•5 min
Talking NBA Playoffs with Patrick Creighton on Sports Map Radio
LOS ANGELES -- Joined Patrick Creighton to discuss the evening's NBA Playoff basketball matchups and the recent inappropriate fan behavior on Sports Map Radio.
May 29, 2021•15 min
LA Clippers Postgame Radio Appearance
Joined Adam Auslund on the LA Clippers radio network after the Clips beat the Portland Trailblazers 133-116 Tuesday night.
Apr 07, 2021•8 min
Joined Clippers postgame radio after LA's win in Dallas
Discussed the Clippers bounce-back win in Dallas with Adam Auslund on AM 570 LA Sports and the Clippers radio network with host Adam Auslund.
Mar 16, 2021•7 min
An overlooked play in Brooklyn's Big 3 debut spoiled by Sexton
LOS ANGELES -- Collin Sexton's career-high 42 points in Cleveland's double-overtime win over the Nets overshadowed the debut of Brooklyn's "Big Three" of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. And there was one play that stood out. The Nets leading by 3 with 10.7 seconds to go in the first overtime watched Sexton's putback -- unabated and without a box out from nearby Irving and Harden -- that set the stage for more heroics from the Cavs guard. A defensive rebound there, and it's likely B...
Jan 21, 2021•2 min
Grizzlies finding ways to get it done
LOS ANGELES -- After a 2-6 start, the Grizzlies have won five straight after yesterday's 4-point win versus the Suns, eclipsing .500 for the first time this season. Memphis's reserves contributed 49 points -- nearly half of their total offense -- even with rookie Xavier Tillman starting for Jonas Valancunias, who was out due to health and safety protocols. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow have yet to appear this season due to injury, and the Grizzlies went 4-4 without last season's Rookie o...
Jan 19, 2021•1 min
1 idea on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
LOS ANGELES -- "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools," Martin Luther King Jr. said. His quote has never been more important. I'm not sure how to fix everything, but I have one idea. "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change," Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Planck proclaimed. If we truly look at each other as brothers and sisters as Dr. King encouraged us to do, perhaps there'd be less to fix.
Jan 18, 2021•53 sec
NBA bigs making noise
LOS ANGELES -- Watching the Grizzlies win over the Cavs on Monday night, it dawned on me. During crunch time, offenses were running through the bigs -- Jonas Valunciunas and Andre Drummond, respectively, until the coup de grace -- a Dillon Brooks 3-pointer. The importance of centers in the league has come into question with the proliferation of the 3. Hmm. That's interesting. Nikola Jokic leads the league in assists and triple-doubles. Joel Embiid scored 45-points in the Sixers overtime win over...
Jan 15, 2021•1 min
2 key questions for the Nets with James Harden
LOS ANGELES -- Brooklyn’s now star-laden solidified with James Harden, Kevin Durant, and first-time coach Steve Nash -- all MVPs and Kyrie Irving -- who along with Durant has something on the resume that Harden and the coach aspire to -- NBA Champion. Inheriting a bleak Brooklyn milieu, Nets GM Sean Marks got the franchise into the playoffs with grit via coach Kenny Atkinson and players like Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen, who are gone. Two key questions emerge -- -- one tangible and the other p...
Jan 14, 2021•1 min
Can Harden & Rockets "Mend What's Been Broken?"
“We’re just not good enough . . . this situation is crazy,” James Harden said after Houston’s loss last night to the Lakers. The Rockets (3-6) have dropped four of five, and over that span, Harden is averaging just 17.4 points while shooting 38 percent overall, 26 percent from 3-point range, and only attempting five free throws per game well below his average of 12 last season. The former MVP's trade demand hasn’t helped the Rockets leverage in securing their perception of fair market value in e...
Jan 13, 2021•1 min
"The NBA is a game of adaption & change" on & off the floor
“The NBA is a game of adaptation and change, “ Magic head coach Steve Clifford has said, and it’s true on and off the floor more than ever due to the pandemic. The league and the player’s association released additions to its health and safety protocols today due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the US and the increase within the NBA. The tightening now looks to create in-market bubbles to mitigate the virus. While it’s impossible to replicate the success of the Orlando bubble, once aga...
Jan 12, 2021•1 min
Talking NBA Closers
“You’re only as good as your last shot,” Suns analyst Eddie Johnson said the other night, and closing games at winning time is vital. Basketball Reference recently shared a list of players that have made shots in the final ten seconds of regulation or overtime to tie or take the lead over the last few seasons. Hall of Famer Hubie Brown says that the toughest thing to do in the NBA is to decide who your closer is, and defines the role: Does the player want the shot? Can the player make the shot? ...
Jan 11, 2021•52 sec
2 keys to the Dallas Mavericks success
LOS ANGELEs -- The Mavericks won in overtime in Denver last night propelled Luka Doncic’s 38-point near triple-double. At face value, it’s a solid road win but is it a sign of deeper significance? Last season, Dallas struggled to finish games: 3-4 in OT games last year 1-0 this year 35-11 when leading after the Q3 last year 3-0 this year 17-24 in clutch games 1-2 this year 2-11 in games decided by 3 points or less last year 0-0 this year The Mavericks are off to a 4-4 start and are playing 11 of...
Jan 08, 2021•1 min
Something to root for
These are unsettling times. Amongst the chaos and cacophony, it was soothing to hear Hubie Brown breaking down the Celtics - Heat game last night. When I lost my Dad unexpectedly when I was twelve and he was fifty -- basketball became a refuge and so it remains now. Athletics brings us all together, teaches us to respect and honor teammates and opponents, and also to accept constructive feedback from coaches, and ultimately handle success or failure that the scoreboard reflects. The fields, cour...
Jan 07, 2021•1 min
Basketball in 22 words
Basketball can be explained in 22 words. Offense in 12 words: Give and go Pick and roll or pop Pass and screen away And defense in 10 words: Ball pressure Ball you man Hit find go get it I’d be remiss to not acknowledge Al LoBalbo as the originator of, “Ball, you, man” and Tom Izzo’s adage, “Hit, find, go get it,” when a shot goes up. For all the analytics, which have their place, still, we must not be guilty of obfuscation -- making the simple complex. Basketball ain’t that easy but it ain’t th...
Jan 06, 2021•53 sec
Randle leads Knicks' "fight" in solid start under Thibodeau
Five of their first seven games on the road, winning four of their last five, the Knicks are 4-3, and they're in the top ten in the NBA in defensive rating under Tom Thibodeau. Julius Randle is averaging career-highs in points, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage, rebounds, assists -- up from 2.9 to a magnanimous 7.4 per game, and minutes. Randle and RJ Barrett combined for 54 points, and rookie Immanuel Quickley led all fourth-quarter scorers with 10 points including five free throws down...
Jan 05, 2021•1 min
Is Curry's career-high 62-point night a Warriors' turning point?
“Was last night’s win via Curry’s heroics truly an early-season turning point for a team trying to find it?” Only the Warriors can answer that question beginning tonight in the second of a back-to-back hostIng the Kings in a battle of 3-3 squads.
Jan 04, 2021•1 min
Are the Magic next-level dangerous?
The Magic were the last undefeated team in the NBA -- 4-0 for the first time in franchise history before a New Year’s Eve loss to the Sixers. Head coach Steve Clifford, according to Hubie Brown, is “one of the great teachers in our game.” His past and present point guard pupils: Kemba Walker’s All-Star ascent Former Rookie of the Year, Michael Carter-Williams’ resurgence Former number one overall draft pick Markelle Fultz’s renaissance -- averaging career highs in points, assists, and minutes Ro...
Jan 01, 2021•1 min
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