Gonzaga's Pressure Of Perfection? Illinois Soaring & Hoya Paranoia As Madness Begins. Spurs Aldridge Out/Clips Concern? NHL+ESPN=Success? Bucs Retool, Brees: Top QB Ever? Dak Deserves 160M?
The ides of March are here and so is another jam packed, fast paced sports talk podcast that’ll deliver like no other as Episode #185 is in full effect. On deck:
(4:35) The horizon of clearing the Sports Dead Zone is drawing near as spring, the NCAA Tournament and the baseball season are about to commence in the days and weeks to come.
(6:56) Speaking of the Tournament, I’ll cover the top storylines heading into March Madness (The NCAA barely cross the Conference Championship finish line. Is Gonzaga ready to make history? Can the Fighting Illini continue their torrid run? Will COVID affect the tournament at some point?), are some of the topics I’ll discuss. I’ll breakdown the four regions, which teams will make it to the Final Four and who’ll cut down the nets as a champion!
(41:21) The NBA has been a bit quiet this past week. Other than what team will Spurs F LaMarcus Aldridge get traded to and an injury to Sixers C Joel Embiid, there isn’t much cooking throughout the Association. I will bring you up to speed on both the East & West and where we are in the standings in each conference.
(49:22) The NHL and ESPN are ready for their second ‘marriage’. What does this mean to the future of a sports that’s in purgatory with the casual fan? I’ll dive into that, as well as, the Islanders playing their best hockey with the Carolina Hurricanes not too far behind. Will there be any drama as there’s some separation in the race between the top and bottom teams in all four divisions?
(1:03:45) The MLB season is two and a half weeks away, but nothing much is happening in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues. Although Stephen Strasburg is nursing an injury and the Mets celebrating a World Series in MARCH???
(1:05:46) NFL free agency is two days away. The Buccaneers are re-tooling as they’ve re-signed their QB (Tom Brady), their star linebackers (Lavonte David and Shaq Barrett) and have franchised one of their top wideouts (Chris Godwin). I’ll share my thoughts on the retirement of Saints QB, Drew Brees. He’s an all time great, but is he a top 10 quarterback of all time? Also, Dak Prescott gets his deal at four years and 160 million dollars, but after a gruesome ankle injury is he worth that much? Cam Newton re-ups in New England for one year at 14 million. I ask, why???
(1:18:50) Plus, my Hero and Zero of the Week that you won’t want to miss!!!
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