Slackers Sports Show

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We are Trevor and Mark, just 2 friends talking about sports. We have been best friends since grade school and we have always discussed sports. Now that we live hundreds of miles away, we still want to... more

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October 03, 2020 NBA Finals! MLB Playoffs Starting! NFL is taking form!
NBA PLAYOFFS - (CHECK BEFORE RECORDING) https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29647539/nba-playoffs-2020-schedules-news-odds-latest-updates Finals are set! Heat vs. Lakers. Schedule: Game 1: 9/30 (Today!) Game 2: 10/2 Game 3: 10/4 Game 4: 10/6 Game 5 (if necessary): 10/9 Game 6 (if necessary): 10/11 Game 7 (if necessary): 10/13 What are we looking for? Well-rounded team (Heat) vs. Two Stars (Lakers) Shades of 2004 Pistons vs. Lakers MLB Playoffs - starting up! (have Trevor speak more on this). Unique this year 16 teams - eight from each league Wildcard round - all games at home of higher seed. Best of 3. Divisional round - at neutral sites AL & NL Championship Series AL - in San Diego NL - in Arlington, Texas Matchups in Wildcard Round - CHECK STANDINGS. AL (1) Tampa Bay vs (8) Toronto (4) Cleveland vs (5) Yankees (3) Minnesota vs (6) Houston (2) Oakland vs (7) White Sox NL (1) Dodgers vs (8) Milwaukee (4) San Diego vs (5) St. Louis (3) Chicago vs (6) Miami (2) Atlanta vs (7) Cincinnati NFL Starting to see COVID-19 take a hit in the NFL Titans - Steelers game postponed this week Several players and team personnel tested positive Postponed to either Monday or Tuesday Vikings (Titans’ opponent last week) - no positive tests yet, but have kept practice facility closed. Scheduled to open back up on Thursday, game to remain on Sunday. Takeaways from Week 3 Chiefs - big win over Baltimore! Falcons give up another big lead to Chicago. Bears - 3-0! Bills - get a big win over Rams. Seahawks - legitimate contender this year? 3-0 and just beat Dallas. Week 4 Games to Watch Chargers at Tampa Bay Minnesota at Houston NE at KC Buffalo at LV Noticeable injuries Michael Thomas, George Kittle - still questionable! Both returned to practice today. TB - Scotty Miller, Chris Godwin questionable and doubtful, respectively. Fantasy Recap from Last Week/Look Forward to This Week
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September 21, 2020 NCAA Football Starts With Some Upsets - NBA has Upsets as Well - NFL IS HERE!
NCAA Football Upsets and Noteable games
Noteable games being played this weekend
#17 Miami vs #18 Louisville
#14 UCF vs Georgia Tech (beat florida state last wk)
Boston College vs Duke
Upsets last weekend
Kansas vs Coastal Carolina
Kansas State vs Arkansas State
Iowa State vs Louisiana
The Big Ten conference has decided that they will start playing football on October 24th. Daily testing and strong confidence in the latest medical information has led them to this decision.
Each team will attempt to play eight games in eight weeks, leaving no wiggle room during the coronavirus pandemic before the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 19. That date will also feature an extra cross-division game for each school, with seeded teams in each division squaring off.

NBA PLAYOFFS - (CHECK BEFORE RECORDING) https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29647539/nba-playoffs-2020-schedules-news-odds-latest-updates
West
CONFERENCE FINALS - (1) Lakers vs. (3) Denver
Lakers - beat Rockets pretty easily (4-1)
Have had six days off by the time the series starts
Denver - another seven game series! Beat the Clippers 4-3.
How much do they have left? Only two days off.
Clippers - do they need to tweak their roster or just run it back?
East
CONFERENCE FINALS - (5) Miami leads (3) Boston 1-0
Miami won 117-114 (OT) in Game 1
Huge block by Bam Adebayo to seal the game!
Miami - seems to get scoring from anywhere.
Jimmy Butler was third leading scorer, behind Goran Dragic and Jae Crowder.
Boston
Outside of Jayson Tatum, their big guys are struggling. Daniel Theis (4 pts in 35 minutes), other bench PFs and Cs didn’t score over three points.

NFL
Any surprises after the first week?
KC running game
GB - came out strong!
Any teams that look better than expected?
Any teams looking worse than expected
Week 2 Games to Watch
Atlanta at Dallas
Minnesota at Indianapolis
Baltimore at Houston
New England at Seattle
Noticeable injuries

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54min
September 13, 2020AFC EAST 2021 Division Standings - Who will win?
AFC East
New England Patriots (12-4)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/ne

Cam Newton - what can he be this year?

Opt-outs: Dont’a Hightower, Patrick Chung effect that great defense. Stephon Gilmore still playing in 2020.

Julian Edelman as your best receiver - not great.

How will they approach this year?

Buffalo Bills (10-6)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/buf

Stefon Diggs trade!
Diggs and a 7th round pick this year for this year’s 1st, 5th, and 6th round picks and a 4th round pick next year.

Can he be a true No. 1 receiver?

Josh Allen - what will he be like this year?

New York Jets (7-9)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/nyj

Nothing to really be excited about.
Traded Jamal Adams.

Darnold - meh.
Signed Joe Flacco as a backup. Could be a “break in case of emergency” player.

Le’Veon Bell - has been average. Coach seems to not like/want to play him.

Miami Dolphins (5-11)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/mia

Got Tua! Could be their Qb of the future. Will he play right away? (Ryan Fitzpatrick named starter).

Picked up some big names on defense.
Shaq Lawson (disappointing in Buffalo, could turn it around)

Byron Jones (coming over from the Cowboys.)

Kyle Van Noy coming over from Patriots. Had 6.5 sacks, 3 FF a year ago.
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29min
September 12, 2020NCAA Football is ready to start. NBA Playoffs are in Round 2 and we take a look at what the NFL has to offer.
NCAA Football Starting Up
Noteable games being played this weekend
Kansas State vs Arkansas State

No. 10 Notre Dame vs Duke

Florida State at Georgia Tech

Missouri State at No. 5 Oklahoma

No. 1 Clemson at Wake Forest

Coastal Carolina vs Kansas

Baylor, TCU games getting postponed - what can we expect out of this year? Will we ever have a champion in football?

NBA PLAYOFFS - (CHECK BEFORE RECORDING) https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29647539/nba-playoffs-2020-schedules-news-odds-latest-updates
West
(1) Lakers lead (4) Houston, 2-1
Again, unpredictability of Rockets’ play style (game 1-they won by 15; have lost the last two by 8 and 10)

Lebron - turning it on.

Playing tonight!!!

(2) Clippers lead (3) Denver, 3-1
Paul George - afraid of his On/off switch. Needs to stay on! Seems to dictate the attitude of the team

Game 5 on Friday.

East
(5) Miami beats (1) Milwaukee, 4-1
Giannis - a free agent in 2021. How will next season go?
Does Milwaukee need a change at coach?

Can they get another star?

Miami - again, just a well rounded team

(3) Boston and (2) Toronto tied, 3-3
Game 7 on Friday!

NFL
Season starting now basically

BIG Kickoff tonight between Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans

Some big games that we are looking forward to this weekend:
Seattle @ Atlanta

Green Bay @ Minnesota

Tampa Bay @ New Orleans

Dallas @ Los Angeles Rams

Tennessee @ Denver (mon)

Arizona at SF
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34min
September 07, 2020AFC WEST 2021 Division Standings - Who will win? Can Kansas City Repeat?
AFC West
Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/kc

Defending super bowl champs
What can we expect from them this year? Essentially the same team coming back.

Are they building a dynasty
Mahomes - locked up through 2031.

Chris Jones - 4 yr contract extension.

Travis Kelce extension - locked up through 2025.

Can anyone come close to KC in this division?

Clyde Edwards-Helaire - heard nothing but good things. What can he be?

Denver Broncos (7-9)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/den

Adding Melvin Gordon from LAC

Can Von Miller get back to being one of the best?

Jerry Jeudy - one of the “Big 3” receivers coming into the draft (Jeudy, Ceedee Lamb with Dallas, Henry Ruggs with Las Vegas Raiders). What can he do?

Drew Lock - is he good?

Las Vegas Raiders (7-9)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/lv

Moved to las vegas

Make it or break it year for Derek Carr?

Nelson Agholor coming over from Eagles - do they have any good WR? Henry Ruggs - good or just fast?

Josh Jacobs coming off a slow season

Darren Waller (TE) - will he be good in Fantasy again? (Finished 6th in TE last year).

Los Angeles Chargers (5-11)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/lac

Tyrod Taylor at QB - losing Phillip Rivers

Justin Herbert from OREGON, does he have a chance at playing this year?

Kennan Allen and Hunter Henry stay healthy?

Austin Ekeler - he is good again?

DEFENSE IS GOOOOOD
Joey Bosa

Melvin Ingram III

Chris Harris Jr.

Casey Hayward

Derwin James (SS) - out six to eight months with knee injury/surgery.
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54min
September 05, 2020NCAA Football is on the Horizon and NBA is into the second round of playoffs! Also talk a little bit of NFL fantasy.
NCAA Football Starting Up
Few games this Saturday with smaller conferences starting

Power 5 conferences starting Saturday September 12

What can we expect from this season? Postponements?
Big 10 - still postponed. Talked about starting up in November. Does that make sense?

Pac 12 - still postponed.

Big 12 - 9+1 model. 9 conference and one non-conference.

SEC - 10 game conference-only schedule.

ACC - 10+1 model. 10 conference and one non-conference.

Mark - speak on KCAC football season. Won’t take too long.

NBA PLAYOFFS - (CHECK BEFORE RECORDING) https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29647539/nba-playoffs-2020-schedules-news-odds-latest-updates
First Round
(5) OKC vs. (4) Houston - Tied 3-3
Westbrook is back. Is that good for the Rockets? (7 turnovers by him in game 6.)

Ebbs and flows of the Rockets’ style of play.

Game 7 tonight!

Second Round
East
(1) Milwaukee vs. (5) Miami - Miami up 1-0
40 pt game from Jimmy Butler in Game 1

Giannis - needs to step up! 3rd Leading scorer in game 1.

Game 2 going on now

(2) Toronto vs. (3) Boston - Boston up 2-0
Boston - full team starting to step up! All starters scored 13+ pts in game 1.

Game 2 - much closer (102-99).

Can Toronto turn it around?

West - yet to start.
(2) Clippers vs. (3) Nuggets

(1) Lakers vs. Houston/OKC winner.

Fantasy Football around the corner, check out our YOUTUBE channel for some guides on drafts coming up as well as drafts we are a part of for some insight into who we like for this year's season.
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44min
September 02, 2020AFC SOUTH 2021 Division Standings - Who will win?
AFC South
Houston Texans (10-6)
Trading Deandre Hopkins
Not the best trade in my eyes
Cardinals get Hopkins, 2nd round pick in this years draft, 4th round pick in 2020

Texans get David Johnson, 4th round pick in this years draft

Skill position players - have questions on most of them (Will Fuller, Kenny Stills, Brandon Cooks (picked up this offseason), Randall Cobb (picked up this offseason)

JJ Watt - does he have much left

Bill O Brien - GM and coach.

Tennessee Titans (9-7)
Derrick Henry - got paid!
Can he keep up the same production?

How far can you go relying that heavily on one running back?

Development of AJ Brown - one of the steals of the draft last year. Over 1000 yards

Lost Jack Conklin - one of their best OL

Indianapolis Colts (7-9)
Philip Rivers

Jonathan Taylor - 2nd round pick from Wisconsin. Over 2000 yards last season! Two headed monster with Marlon Mack

DeForest Buckner - trade from 49ers.

Xavier Rhodes - picked up in the offseason.

Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10)
What is their plan?
QB - are they sticking with Minshew?

Yannick Ngakoue - DE. Wants traded.

WRs - have some OK guys (DJ Chark, CHris Conley, Dede Westbrook).

Leonard Fournette - do you stick with him?
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35min
August 27, 2020 NBA Boycotts and LA Teams back out of playoffs - Tatis the new face of MLB?
Boycotts due to demonstrations surrounding the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha (in Wisconsin - close to Milwaukee).
A couple different ways to look at it
Don’t want to be an escape like sports usually is. They want people to talk about the issue!
Is it really sticking it to the system that needs changing? What other options are there?
MLB
Tatis still doing crazy things
Ran into left field to catch a ball
Tatis stats (as of 8/26)
.301 avg
12 HRs (leading MLB)
29 RBI (leading MLB)
6 SB (top 5)
Betts playing up to the money
Betts stats (as of 8/26)
.293 avg
11 HRs (tied 2nd)
24 RBI (top 10)
5 SB
NL Leader -
Los Angeles Dodgers - (record 22-9)
Oakland Athletics - (record 21-10)
NBA PLAYOFFS - https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29647539/nba-playoffs-2020-schedules-news-odds-latest-updates
No game 5s today! All boycotted
Matchups - CHECK BEFORE RECORDING.
East
(1) Milwaukee vs. (8) Orlando - Milwaukee leads 3-1
(2) Toronto vs. (7) Brooklyn - Toronto WON 4-0
Toronto Looking great (won by an average of 21 pts)
Norman Powell (avg 18pts)
Fred VanFleet (avg 22pts)
Pascal Siakam (avg 21 pts)
Serge Ibaka 20+ pts and 10+ rebs
(3) Boston vs. (6) Philadelphia - Boston WON 4-0
Kemba walker (avg 24 pts)
Jayson Tatum (avg 27 pts)
Embiid (avg 31 pts and 12 Reb)
Can Embiid get any help? (simmons healthy regular season (16.4 pts - 7.8 Reb - 8 asts)
Brett Brown - 76ers coach, fired.
(4) Indiana vs. (5) Miami - Miami won 4-0
Dragic leading scorer 22.8 pts per game
Jimmy Butler 19.8 pts per game
Nate McMilan (Pacers coach) - fired today!
West
(1) Lakers vs. (8) Portland - Lakers 3-1
(2) Clippers vs. (7) Dallas - Clippers 3-2
Luka
Paul George - finally came to life in Game 5.
(3) Denver vs. (6) Utah - Utah up 3-2
(4) Houston vs. (5) OKC - Tied 2-2
Next round
Celtics-Raptors: supposed to start on Thursday! May be boycotted.

OTHER TOPICS
Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona!
Wants to leave for free but clause saying he could has expired by this point.
Could be a €700 million release cause (over $800 million!)
Extension of season due to COVID: does that impact when the clause expired?

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52min
August 24, 2020AFC NORTH 2021 Division Standings - Baltimore Ravens win the league again?!?
AFC South
Baltimore Ravens (14-2)
Lamar Jackson - how does he follow up from an MVP season?
Fantasy - huge! Either him or Mahomes are 1st in most rankings. He adds the running factor.

Offense - 2nd in total yards, 1st in rushing by over 60 yds, 1st in points scored.

Area they struggle - total passing yards (27th). Don’t really need it though.

Impact Rookie - Patrick Queen, ILB from LSU. A lot of buzz from NFL reporters on him.

Defense - very good!
4th in Total yards allowed, 6th in Passing Yds allowed, 5th in Rushing yds allowed, 3rd in Pts Allowed

Some household names (Earl Thomas, Marcus Peters, Calais Campbell) but just solid all the way around.

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8)
Offense - bottom ten in every category last year.

Ben Rothelisberger - back from injury. How much does he have in the tank? Still better than backups.

James Conner - will he have a bounce back year?

Signed Eric Ebron - how much of an impact will he have?

Defense - pretty good.
TJ Watt - becoming one of the better linebackers in the league.

Minkah Fitzpatrick - huge for their secondary.

5th in total yards allowed, 3rd in passing yards allowed, 14th in rushing yards allowed, 6th in total points allowed.

Cleveland Browns (6-10)
New coach - Kevin Stefanski. Supposed to be a great offensive coach coming over from the Vikings.

Baker Mayfield - “make it or break it” year?

Skill positions - great weapons for him.
Jarvis Landry, OBJ, Nick Chubb (Kareem Hunt as a backup), picked up Austin Hooper (TE), Njoku behind him.

Myles Garrett - coming back from suspension. Getting some DPOY buzz. What will he be like coming back?

Cincinnati Bengals (2-14)
Joe Burrow - No. 1 overall pick. Will he play early? What can he be?

Tee Higgins (WR) from Clemson - another intriguing rookie. Over 1100 yards last season in college, 13 TDs.

AJ Green - what does he have left? 10th or 11th year in the league.
Interesting stat - has missed 23 of team’s last 24 games, 29 overall since start of 2016 season (almost two full seasons worth of games). Tore multiple ankle ligaments in preseason last year.

Defense - bottom half of the league in most categories. Worst rushing defense in the league.
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36min
August 24, 2020Baseball Unwritten Rules - Tatis and Padres GO OFF - NBA Playoffs 1st Round
MLB
Tatis 3-0 Grand Slam Swing
Do we have a problem with it?

“Unwritten rules” in baseball

NBA PLAYOFFS
Matchups - CHECK BEFORE RECORDING. SOME GAMES TODAY.
East
(1) Milwaukee vs. (8) Orlando - Tied 1-1

(2) Toronto vs. (7) Brooklyn - Toronto up 3-0
Played earlier today, Raptors won 117-92

(3) Boston vs. (6) Philadelphia - Boston up 2-0
Playing right now. CHECK SCORE

Ben Simmons injury - partial dislocation of kneecap. How far can 76ers go without him?

(4) Indiana vs. (5) Miami - Miami up 2-0

West
(1) Lakers vs. (8) Portland - Tied 1-1

(2) Clippers vs. (7) Dallas - Tied 1-1
Porzingis ejection

(3) Denver vs. (6) Utah - Utah up 2-1
Played today, Utah won 124-87

(4) Houston vs. (5) OKC - Houston up 2-0
Westbrook - strained right quad. “No timetable” for his return.

OTHER TOPICS
NBA start for next season - likely getting pushed back.
Adam Silver - “...Dec. 1, now that we're working through this season, is feeling a little bit early to me.” to Rachel Nichols before the draft lottery
Want to get fans back in arenas

Don’t want a bubble again

NBA Players Union - told players to plan on start of free agency being pushed back (planned to start Oct. 18).
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44min

FAQs about Slackers Sports Show:

How many episodes does Slackers Sports Show have?

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