Bobby Manning and Friends

Nicole Kornet, older sister of the newest Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet, joins Dome Theory with Bobby Manning to talk about the family, her playing career and seeing Kornet arrive and find success with Boston during a trade deadline deal that sent him from Chicago.

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Bobby Manning opens with some thoughts on the Derek Chauvin murder conviction in the death of George Floyd and the impact of it and last summer's protests, two different things. Then, Clippers broadcaster Noah Eagle joins Dome Theory to talk about being one of the youngest broadcasters in the NBA, the son of a broadcasting legend in Ian Eagle and how that influenced his approach. He weighed in on this year's Clippers, the Rajon Rondo addition, the hardest MVP race to decide ever and why he's more impressed by Jayson Tatum than any other player he's covered in his young career. Eagle also remembered calling the Bears-Saints playoff game last season on Nickelodeon and what the risk could mean for the future of sports broadcasting after it proved to be a massive success.  

Matthew Gutierrez and James Szuba check in on the state of the program as Syracuse again goes from Bubble Team to the Sweet 16. 

Bobby Manning welcomes Drew Hanlen for a quick chat about Jayson Tatum and Bradley Beal's latest epic matchup, them becoming All Star teammates and their long-time friendship. Then Chris Kirschner weighs in on the Atlanta Hawks and the All Star Game taking place in the city over the weekend. 

The Celtics and 76ers met in Philadelphia this week for a two-game series that showed the early evolution of Joel Embiid and company under Doc Rivers, and the plight of playing under Daryl Morey and the impact constant trade rumors could have on Ben Simmons. Kevin McCormick of ESPN talks what's different between Seth Curry, Danny Green, Dwight Howard and others this year, while Derek Bodner breaks down film on Joel Embiid, Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and more from the episode. 

To start, Bobby Manning talks Joe Biden and cautious optimism for the four years ahead, with the hope that President Biden won't cause disengagement from politics now that Donald Trump is gone, as Jaylen Brown said yesterday. 

Pistons writer James Edwards III has a feature out in The Athletic today solving one of the most puzzling questions of NBA free agency from November. Why did the Nuggets' Jerami Grant leave Denver for the same money with a losing Detroit Pistons franchise? Edwards found in a one on one with the budding star, who played college basketball Syracuse before a breakout 2020 season on the way to the west finals, that Grant's desire to play for the Pistons extends beyond basketball. 

After the NBA Bubble and vocal calls to make real movement among basketball players in social justice, Grant decided he want to play for a Black coach, a Black general manager, in the most Black city in America as he gets more involved in the movement for social justice in the US. The Celtics and Pistons faced this last weekend and split a series, which Bobby Manning and James Edwards discussed on Dome Theory this week. 

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The Duke women's basketball program became the first Power 5 basketball program to cancel its season, after COVID-19 cases halted their season on December 16. Former Celtics assistant Kara Lawson leads the way at college basketball's most important school, where eyes will turn toward Coach K and Duke, who had already suspended their non-conference schedule as Bobby digs into a month's worth of college basketball turmoil that could've been easily foreseen (0:00). Caitlin Cooper then joins Bobby (11:55) to talk about the War on Daniel Theis, a look back at the Myles Turner and Gordon Hayward trade talks that failed (15:13), who are these Pacers (32:00) and Caitlin's journey to basketball coverage (45:15). They wrap with a discussion on where NBA defense is going (1:00:00). 

Bobby Manning welcomes Josue Pavon to talk about their favorite artist Kid CuDi and his new surprising release, Man on the Moon 3 that fans had long given up on. They talk about it living up to the originals and the 10 year journey to Cudi's second prime (14:30). Plus the bruising Pitchfork review it garnered (20:30) and our other favorite albums of the fabled year 2020 (41:20). Then Bobby asks, who is the Kid Cudi of the NBA (55:00) and ended with a conversation about Kyrie Irving returning to Boston last week (1:05:55). 

Two guests who know the two newest Celtics best join Dome Theory to break down what they'll bring to Boston. Former Vanderbilt forward Matt Moyer played alongside Aaron Nesmith and Darius Garland with the Commodores during the last two seasons. Justin Rowan covered Tristan Thompson's entire career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Both bring new dimensions to the Celtics they've missed for a long time. A hectic offseason ushered Gordon Hayward out, but Danny Ainge has used newfound flexibility and his draft picks to try to transform the roster. Bobby and Justin reset the NBA landscape before Matt talks about the 2020 NBA Draft and players he's faced off against. 

We're back to where we were in April with COVID-19, just in time for college basketball's start, which is beginning as hectically as the season ended on a dime with the cancellation of March Madness. On the parallels between the big dogs charging forward and the small programs crushed amid the pressure of the coronavirus, an update from The Athletic's Matt Gutierrez on the state of the sport and what's next for Syracuse basketball with James Szuba after top 2022 recruit Dior Johnson backed out of his commitment to the Orange. Bobby Manning hosts Dome Theory each Friday on CLNS Media talking sports and culture.