Westbrook's New Lease With Clips. Can It Work? Houston's Path To Madness #1 Seed. Oilers McDavid: Invisible Superstar? Aaron Judge: Captain Selfless? Tatis Jr. Easing Back. Could It Backfire?
A rather slow sports week will not stop yours truly from keeping you abreast on everything that's happening on the sports scene. On deck:
(3:53) After a few words on the state of sports currently, staying present and touching on a couple of things to expect next week, the NBA kicks off the podcast as I get into how Russell Westbrook will fit in with a Clippers team with championship aspirations. What will we see from Russ as he continues to adjust to not being the same MVP caliber player of the past? What kind of contribution will coach Ty Lue expect as he blends in with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George? How will this all play out? Patrick Beverley is back home where it all started in Chicago with the Bulls. He's got some things to say about knocking his former team out of the playoff chase. Is it warranted? A coaching change down in Atlanta, an extension for coach Jacque Vaughn and the Nets. Giannis's wrist injury and Lonzo Ball is done for the season as the schedule kicks off tonight after the lengthy All-Star break.
(21:28) Houston has become the #1 team in the nation for the third time this year as they look primed to not only run the table in their conference, but to have the #1 seed overall in the upcoming March Madness tournament. Can they do it? I'll also backtrack to my NBA over/under win totals to date as I'll share those for the first time since the start of the season.
(27:05) Calling on all of my sports fans! By all means, this isn't a secret! We have to recognize the greatness of Edmonton Oilers center, Connor McDavid who became the fifth fastest player to reach 800 points in his career. Is he the best player in his sport compared to the other three majors? Is he underappreciated? The Capitals welcome back Alex Ovechkin with open arms as he could be in the lineup tonight or Saturday vs. the Rangers. How much was he missed? They were 0-4 in his absence. The Islanders have been hit hard with the injury bug. Are reinforcements in the works as the trade deadline is a week from tomorrow (Friday). The Ryan O'Reilly trade is paying dividends for Toronto as he scored a couple of goals vs. Buffalo the other night. I'll see what else is percolating on the ice as teams are past the two-thirds games played mark of the season.
(41:14) Yankees slugger Aaron Judge stated that he wouldn't mind playing left field as the team mulls over the possibility. Is that a good thing? What does this say about the AL MVP? Fernando Tatis has been in the news as the Padres will 'ease him' back into the lineup as the Spring Training schedule begins tomorrow (Friday). Is that the right thing to do? Could this blow up in the Padres faces?
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