Archive for 2011

Chris Mannix joined the show in studio. SI.com’s Chris Mannix joined the show to talk about the upcoming NBA playoffs and some of the other big storylines around the NBA. Here are some of his takes: — Mannix’s biggest upset is Portland knocking off Dallas in the first round of the playoffs. He likes the…

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd joined the show to talk about  their chances heading into playoffs and some of the other big stories in the NBA. Here are some of his takes: — Dan asked Kidd the MVP. “I would have to go with Derrick Rose. He’s been consistent all season,” Kidd said. — Kidd said…

FOX Sports Southwest analyst and former player and Rangers GM joined the show to talk about Josh Hamilton breaking his arm yesterday. “No team in baseball went from first to third more times than we did last year,” Grieve said. “Aggressiveness on the bases is something we do every day.” Grieve said it’s always tough…

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins joined the show to talk about their surprising success this season and their upcoming matchup against the Miami Heat. Collins said he knew the Sixers had some young talent. But Collins said he was surprised at how well the team has played defensively. Collins said that his team wasn’t ready…

We’ve been discussing the NBA MVP award. Derrick Rose is the strong front-runner, but Dan thinks all sports should wait until the playoffs are over. What if Rose and the Bulls bow out early? Dan said that’s why he used to vote for Michael Jordan every year. What do you think? Should the NBA and…

Sports Illustrated went with Derrick Rose and the NBA playoff preview. What do you think?

Rory McIlory Tweeted a photo of him and Charl Schwartzel on a plane yesterday headed toward Malaysia. The I-Team did an investigation into the rules around the green jacket. Here is what we found out from Augusta National in regards to the jacket: -Winner keeps jacket for 1 year. -Winner turns jacket back in to…

With the Barry Bonds trial nearing a conclusion, Dan weighed in on what he finds to be one of the hardest arguments to buy in all of sports: that Bonds didn’t know what he was taking. Dan think that doesn’t pass the sniff test. He thinks there’s no way Bonds couldn’t have noticed the stark…

MLB Network analyst John Smoltz joined the show to talk some of the big storylines around baseball. Smoltz talked about the Rays’ Sam Fuld not stopping at first and getting a double that cost him a cycle last night against the Red Sox. He said a veteran player would have tripped over first and gotten…

Each of the Danettes came up with an idea for today’s poll … Seton: Should the Rays’ Sam Fuld have stopped at first on an easy double to complete the cycle last night against the Red Sox? Paul: Who are you rooting for to win the NBA East? (Trying to get a consensus on whether…