Archive for April 2014
“Eh, boo” … NY reacts to Robinson Cano
Mark Jackson: Clippers fans shouldn’t show up
Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson joined the show to talk about Donald Sterling’s remarks and the series against the Clippers. Jackson said that he couldn’t coach for Sterling. And he said that the scandal was a distraction for him on Sunday – and for everyone else involved in the game. “I sensed it was…
Read MoreBomani Jones: Sterling not only racist owner
ESPN’s Bomani Jones joined the show to talk about the Donald Sterling scandal. Jones explained that he called Sterling out as a racist years ago because of the housing discrimination lawsuit. Jones pointed out that the other owners may not want to go too hard on Sterling, because some of them may wonder if someone…
Read MoreDave Zirin on NBA’s options with Donald Sterling
Zirin thinks that David Stern should answer for this because Sterling operated this way under Stern’s watch. He feels Stern and owners like Jerry Buss were enablers. Zirin thinks that the NBA will try to give the team to Sterling’s estranged wife. But Zirin thinks he could force Sterling to sell the team. Zirin thinks that…
Read MoreJon Barry reacts to Donald Sterling’s comments
ESPN’s Jon Barry joined the show to talk about the Donald Sterling scandal and break down the NBA playoffs. Barry said that he was surprised that the Clippers weren’t galvanized and didn’t come out fired up. Instead, the distraction proved to be too much. “From the outset, they were done,” Barry said. Barry said that…
Read MoreGreenstein: Northwestern union could go to Supreme Court
Chicago Tribune columnist Teddy Greenstein joined the show to talk about Northwestern Football voting on whether to unionize today. Greenstein said that we won’t know the results for months because we have to wait for the NLRB to announce the results. Greenstein said this could go all the way up to the Supreme Court some…
Read MorePaulie hits game-winner to sink Mannix/Perloff
Jeff Teague says he didn’t do “Jordan Shrug” on purpose
Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague joined guest host Chris Mannix to talk about his big performance in their Game 3 win over the Pacers. Teague did the Michael Jordan shrug, but he said it wasn’t on purpose. He said that it was a natural reaction. He said that his former coach Nick Van Exel was…
Read MoreJeremy Roenick breaks down NHL playoffs
NBC NHL analyst Jeremy Roenick joined the show to break down the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Roenick weighed in on the more intriguing series, the overtime system and Seton’s threats to take him down next time he’s in the ManCave.
Read MorePeter King: Pat Tillman doesn’t belong in Hall of Fame
The MMQB.com’s Peter King joined guest host Chris Mannix to discuss the NFL Draft. King talked about Pat Tillman’s Hall of Fame chances. King said he doubts that Tillman will get in. He said that they generally don’t elect guys because of off-field achievements. He said that if you’re going to go with Tillman, than…
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