Jazz, Nets, Sixers Falter! Clippers, Bucks, Hawks Prosper! Ben Simmons Dilemma! Islander Upset On Deck? MLB Crackdown Begins! Student/Athletes: Pay For Play? Rahm's Comeback Wins US Open
Summer has officially arrived. With that, comes the latest installment of all that’s happening in sports as Episode #199 is online and ready for takeoff. On deck:
(5:58) The demise of the top seeds in the East and West (Sixers & Jazz) and the Brooklyn experiment goes up in smoke. The aftermath of what went wrong for those teams, including thoughts on the regression of Sixers Ben Simmons. The collapse of the Jazz and the bitter defeat of the Nets. I’ll also have the ascension of the Clippers (making their first conference final trip), Hawks (the confidence of Trey Young) and Bucks. Also, what is the best possible NBA Finals matchup? There’s been a lot of off the court stuff regarding coaches (NO, WSH & DAL), division with the Mavericks? Suns GM 1 win vs. the Clippers. The Celtics coaching prospects and the trade that sent Kemba Walker to OKC for an old friend.
(46:05) The quest for the Stanley Cup Finals is getting closer. I’ll review both the Islanders-Lightning and Canadiens-Golden Knights series and what are the chances of the Islanders pulling off the upset of the defending Cup champs?
(1:00:38) The crackdown begins in the MLB in regards to pitchers being checked for doctoring baseballs. Will the umpires strictly enforce it? Plus, my thoughts on what baseball should do to change a couple of tweaks in 2020 now that we’re almost back to normal throughout the nation!
(1:16:04) A ruling came down that the US Supreme Court has unanimously decided that student/athletes can be compensated monetarily in Division 1 football and basketball. When will this commence? What will this mean for both sports outside of the field or court?
(1:19:53) A couple of notes from the NFL (i.e. Justin Fields backup plan in CHI, Derek Carr potentially quitting if traded from LV and Cole Beasley’s choice to not get vaccinated.)
(1:22:22) Jon Rahm comes from behind to win his first ever major golf tournament at the US Open over the weekend. I’ll recap that.
(1:26:54) An update on a couple of players who’ll not participate at Wimbledon later this month.
(1:27:28) Of course, my Hero and Zero of the Week.
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