Jason Jackson talks about how Heat can beat Bulls

Sun Sports’ Jason Jackson joined the show to talk about the Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls series. Jackson said the Bulls aren’t great on the road. “They’re going to have to play their best basketball in an environment where it’s not easy to do that,” Jackson said. Jackson said the Heat are OK if Derrick Rose scores…

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Blake Griffin explains why he thinks Mavs will win the West

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs and the car from the Slam Dunk contest. Griffin likes the Mavs to come out of the West because they can turn it on late in games more than other teams. He also thinks the Heat will still win the…

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George Karl says Nowitzki among top forward he’s ever seen

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…

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Mannix: Dirk unstoppable right now, but Thunder can come back

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.…

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Mike Florio thinks NFL players and coaches are talking

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…

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Drew Brees says Reggie Bush wants to stay in New Orleans

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…

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Nolan Ryan says he doesn’t believe Chapman throws 106 mph

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…

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