Luka’s Record Play For What? T-Wolves Slipping Lead NBA. Who’s On The NCAA Bubble? LSU-USC Aftermath. ‘Canes Spark NHL Trade Frenzy/Isles Playoff Push? Russell Wilson: The Answer In PIT? Ngannou KO’d
The ides of March are on the horizon as so is the latest podcast, filling your cup and then some with all that’s happening in the world of sports. On deck:
(3:22) As we inch closer to the end of this Sports Dead Zone, Pt. 1, there have been a few things percolating which starts us off with the NBA. Mavericks guard, Luka Doncic has been on a triple double tear, recording six straight of the 30 point variety (which surpassed Russell Westbrook’s five). Despite his brilliance and production, will it be enough for a deep playoff run come April? Lakers forward, Anthony Davis had a monster game last night where he scored 27 points, 25 rebounds, 7 steals, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Is LA looking to move up and out of the play-in tournament bracket? The injury bug continues to hit the Association as Steph Curry had a scare with a sprained ankle. Indiana will be without Benedict Mathurin for the rest of the year with a torn right labrum. And the Timberwolves won’t have Karl Anthony Towns for at least the remainder of the regular season as he recovers from meniscus surgery. They are beginning to slip in the Western Conference. Will they fall further down in the standings without their big man? I’ll check on what’s happening in both conferences as we’re almost a month away from seasons’ end.
(20:21) Conference Tournament week has arrived in college basketball as we’re just ten days away from the Madness tipping off. I’ll go through which teams are on the bubble from making the tournament and what they’ll need to do to get to the dance? Then you had the melee down in South Carolina between the LSU Tigers and Gamecocks in the women’s game yesterday afternoon. It was a not so pretty scene toward the end of their matchup with Kamilla Cardoso among five other players ejected from the dustup involving Flau’jae Johnson pushing a Gamecocks player.
(27:51) The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. It was a feeding frenzy for contending teams trying to fortify their rosters for the stretch run. The one team who came up smelling like roses are the Carolina Hurricanes, picking up Evgeni Kuznetsov from Washington and Jake Guentzel from Pittsburgh. Are those the missing pieces for a Hurricane team that’s looking to go to the next level? I’ll recap what other teams (FLA, VGK & BOS, among others) did right before 3pm on Friday. Don’t look now, but the Islanders are the hottest team in the league at the moment, winners of six in a row and currently second in the Wild Card standings. Is their recent play sustainable in order to secure a playoff spot in the East? I’ll see what else is going on the ice as teams ramp up over the last 16-18 games before the playoffs commence.
(40:52) Football fans! The NFL’s ‘new season’ will raise its curtain on Wednesday. There’s been a ton of activity over the past few days, including Russell Wilson’s new home in Pittsburgh. You KNOW I have a lot to say about this! Plus, who else got cut, who retired, who’s staying put and who could be on the move as we’re 48 hours from this show note from the free agent window opening.
(50:39) Baseball is ready to usher in their season two weeks from Thursday, but all is mostly quiet on this front. The Red Sox sign a pitcher! (No, it’s not Blake Snell or Jordan Montgomery). A former Red goes home to Toronto (Joey Votto) and his former teammate (Noelvi Marte) was busted for using performance enhancing drugs and will sit out 80 games.
(54:35) Lastly, there was a heavyweight fight in boxing last Friday. Anthony Joshua KO’d former UFC/MMA fighter Francis Ngannou in the second round of a fight that was not on my radar. Did anyone watch or care?
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