Seth Davis says Kentucky validates one-and-done philosophy; Calipari likely to stay at Kentucky

Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis joined the show to talk about the NCAA title game and more. Davis tried to put Kentucky’s championship into perspective. “This Kentucky team is going to go down in history [as the] validation of the [one-and-done] philosophy,” Davis said. Davis doesn’t think that John Calipari will leave Kentucky for the NBA. “You’d…

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Dan says no great players in college basketball right now

Dan says we’re not seeing polished players at the highest level, and takes exception to people comparing Kentucky’s Anthony Davis to Bill Russell or Patrick Ewing. Dan compared Davis’ MOP Tourney performance to say … Bill Walton in the 1973 title game. Check out this video.

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Mike Florio weighs in on Saints’ bounties, race to draft QB Tannehill

Profootballtalk.com editor Mike Florio joined the show to talk about the big stories around the NFL. — Florio said that the NFLPA should have never touched the possibility of criminal charges against players involved in the Saints’ bounty scandal. Florio said if anything, avoiding taxes could be the charge. — Florio said Bill Parcells is…

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Charles Barkley says Kentucky is among the best of all time

TNT’s Charles Barkley joined the show to share his thoughts on college basketball and the NBA. Barkley said that he doesn’t like the on-and-done rule, because players aren’t ready for the pros. He pointed to Kentucky’s Anthony Davis: “Physically he’s not ready for the NBA.” But Barkley said he understands why he would go pro…

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Kevin Love comments on why his stats can’t be discounted

Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love joined the show to talk about his great season and more. Here are some of his takes: — Dan asked Love what he thinks when people say he’s putting up good numbers on a bad team. “We’re winning this year,” Love said. “Last year you could have said that and…

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Ron Burgundy announces new documentary coming out

Ron Burgundy joined the show to talk about Anchorman 2. Ron confirmed that he used to date Dan’s sister, has been doing celebrity golf tournaments (not that he’s been invited). Barry Pepper, Tyne Daly and Jennifer Aniston’s brother Jerry Aniston are tentatively slated to be in Anchorman 2. Burgundy looked back at his tryout for…

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Pat Forde weighs in on where Kentucky team fits in history

Yahoo’s Pat Forde, who lives in Louisville, joined the show to preview the Kentucky-Louisville matchup in the Final Four. Dan asked Forde if he thinks Kentucky could be a the Toronto Raptors. Forde agrees with Dan, that would never happen. And Forde doesn’t think the Wildcats are one of the great teams of all time.…

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