Archive for May 2011

Denver Nuggets coach George Karl joined the show to talk about NBA playoffs and more. Dan asked Karl how do you stop Dirk Nowitzki. “When he’s playing like he did last night, there might be nothing you can do,” Karl said. “I still think you’re going to have to play him straight up most of the…

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs and the draft lottery. Mannix had interesting comments on the way Dirk Nowitzki is playing. “His career has been like an EKG. It shoots up sharply, and then goes right back down,” Mannix said. But Mannix said right now he’s playing very well.…

The son of Cavs owner Dan Gilbert stole the scene at the Lottery on Tuesday night. Dan thinks he looks like Lucas.

Profootballtalk.com editor Mike Florio joined the show to talk about the big storylines around the NFL. Florio thinks that NFL teams and players are talking now. He noted that once they broke that seal and talked the Friday after the first day of the draft, it’s too hard to stop that completely. He also thinks…

Dan said this is one of the most impactful covers he’s seen. SI is helping out with a charity that helps Tornado victims in Alabama.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees joined the show to talk about the Lockout and more. He said that 40 guys have been regularly participating with his unofficial team workouts. He said that some of them aren’t even under contract moving forward with the Saints. Brees talked about the goal of the workouts. “To treat it…

Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan joined the show to talk about a variety of MLB topics. Here are some of his takes: — Dan asked Ryan if he thinks Aroldis Champman throws 106 mph. “I don’t think he does,” Ryan said. “Of all the hard throwers I’ve seen throughout my career. Once you get around…

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks joined the show to talk about the matchup against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference finals. Brooks had some interesting comments on his point guard Russell Westbrook. “One thing Russell does is play hard every game,” Brooks said. “At times he gets a little aggressive with his…

Former high school superstar and college and NBA player Chris Herren joined the show to talk about his wild ride in and out of basketball. Herren talked about his use of CBD flower going back to when he was a teenager. He said that basketball caused a lot of anxiety for him and CBD was an…