On today’s episode, Jason and Super Producer Rob G (Robert Guerra) gets things started with a deep dive into the viral sideline skirmish between Minnesota Timberwolves teammates Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson. With Anthony Davis and LeBron James looming in the play-in game on Tuesday, the T'Wolves absolutely cannot afford to suspend Gobert. Moreover, given what Minnesota has already invested in Gobert, they have no choice but to publicly back him. Later, the guys share their thoughts on the tumultuous weekend that was for Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. Now that Dallas has officially been eliminated from playoff contention, all eyes turn to the upcoming offseason and Kyrie Irving's looming free agency. Outside of re-signing Kyrie to a fully-guaranteed max contract (which nobody feels great about), Mark Cuban and the Mavs have limited avenues to actually improve the roster around Luka. Finally, J-Mac and Rob G close the show by discussing Odell Beckham Jr's decision to sign a one-year, $15 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens. If the arrival of OBJ means that Lamar Jackson will re-sign as well, then the move makes a ton of sense for Baltimore. If it doesn't, then the Ravens could come to regret this one. 

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On today’s episode, Jason and Super Producer Rob G (Robert Guerra) gets things started by waxing poetically on LSU’s win over Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Women’s National Championship game. The only problem, however, was that much of the conversation after the game focused on Angel Reese’s taunt of Caitlin Clark in the final seconds. The whole thing reeks of faux outrage. What’s more, the mere fact that this even became ‘a thing’ proves that women’s college basketball is on an upward trajectory. Later, the guys share their thoughts on the wild Western Conference playoff race and get into a mini debate over where Anthony Davis ranks amongst the best players in the West. J-Mac and Rob G follow that up by discussing the Dallas Mavericks’ fall from grace and wonder aloud whether this season has proven that you can’t win a championship playing Luka Doncic’s ball-dominant style of basketball. Finally, the guys close the show by sharing their Best Bets for tonight’s NCAA Men’s National Championship game between UCONN and San Diego State.

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On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off by sharing his Best Bets for this weekend’s upcoming Final Four action. Later, former New York Jets scout and author Daniel Kelly swings by to discuss why he wasn’t surprised to see Zach Wilson flame out in New York, why he still isn’t fully sold on Trevor Lawrence as a franchise quarterback, why he isn’t overly concerned about Bryce Young’s diminutive stature, what he likes most about CJ Stroud, why he believes Anthony Richardson will be a bust if a team takes him in the first round, which under the radar quarterbacks could thrive at the next level, why he hates the idea of Aaron Rodgers getting traded to the Jets and much more!

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On today’s episode, Jason gets the party started by recapping a wild Wednesday night in the Association. The NBA Western Conference is so jumbled that every single night feels like a must-win for teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves. Later, College Basketball on FOX broadcaster and reporter John Fanta swings by to discuss his incredible rise up the ranks in the world of sports broadcasting, what makes the UCONN Huskies such a heavy favorite to cut down the nets this year, Miami (FL)’s chances of upsetting UCONN in the Final Four, why he expects San Diego State vs Florida Atlantic will come down to the wire, how NIL and the transfer portal have reshaped college basketball as we know it, which big name players could potentially enter the transfer portal this offseason and much more!

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On today's episode, Jason gets things started by throwing heavy praise at Chicago Bulls big man Andre Drummond with the mental health issues he's been dealing with stemming from abusive comments he's been receiving on social media. It takes a big man to go public with something so personal. Brave, Andre. Later, J-Mac does a deep dive into the latest scuttlebutt surrounding Bradley Beal and the battery charges he's facing for slapping an unruly fan after some guy cursed at him over a failed sports wager. This whole thing is ridiculous. Granted, Beal should know better than to put hands on a fan, but the guy who instigated the whole thing sounds like such a jabroni. Switching gears to the NFL, Jason takes the League to task a bit for approving a plan to allow teams to play multiple Thursday Night games throughout the season. Not only does it fly in the place of player safety but it also almost ensures that sports dads like J-Mac will never get another 'freebie' Thursday Night off during football season. Finally, our fearless leader closes the show by discussing the NFL potential of Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker. Hooker will be one of the oldest rookies in his class, but that could work both for and against him at the next level. Where Hooker ultimately ends up will be critical for his career long-term. 

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On today's episode, Jason gets the party started by sharing his thoughts on Joel Embiid's decision to speak out yet again on his NBA MVP candidacy. It's odd that the Sixers big man has been so vocal about the award given that he's never even led a team out of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Embiid should focus on winning playoff games, not MVPs. Later, our fearless leader takes Lamar Jackson to task a bit for trying to launch his new clothing brand on a janky new website. This just feels like a big time waste of time and energy. Speaking of Lamar, the Ravens quarterback publicly requested a trade out of Baltimore on Monday. The only problem is it's really hard to find a trade partner right now given what his asking price would be both in terms of draft assets to Baltimore and contract extension to Jackson. What makes the whole ordeal even more confusing is the teams that make the most sense (Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets) have publicly stated that they're not all that interested in making a move on Lamar. Finally, J-Mac reiterates once again why he's having a very hard time getting too hyped up about this weekend's NCAA Tournament Final Four. 

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On today’s episode, Jason and Super Producer Rob G (Robert Guerra) get things started by sharing their thoughts on the NCAA Tournament. We saw a lot of bad basketball – and bad officiating – over the weekend, and now we’re stuck with arguably the most unsexy Final Four in college basketball history. No disrespect to San Diego State, Miami, UCONN and Florida Atlantic but not having a single blue blood in the mix is just bad for the sport moving forward. Shifting gears to the NBA, even with LeBron James making his return to the floor, the biggest story has to be what’s going on with the Dallas Mavericks. The Kyrie Irving-Luka Doncic pairing has been an abject failure. Unsurprisingly, J-Mac lays the blame squarely at Kyrie’s feet. Rob, on the other hand, believes Luka deserves just as much – if not more – blame as Irving. Either way, how this season ends will go a long way in determining whether or not this duo stays together for years to come. 

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On today’s episode, Jason and Super Producer Rob G (Robert Guerra) bring you wall-to-wall reaction to wild night one of the Sweet Sixteen. Drew Timme was unstoppable as Gonzaga came back from a 13-point halftime deficit - and almost gagged it back at the end - to hand UCLA yet another crushing NCAA Tournament loss. The Bruins will have nightmares about that Julian Strawther 3-point for a long, long time. The only question for UCLA now becomes whether or not super seniors Tyger Campbell and Jaime Jaquez are going to come back for their fifth years. In the East Region, Kansas State's diminutive point guard Markquis Nowell put on a legendary performance (20 points, 19 assists and 5 steals) leading the Wildcats to a thrilling overtime win over Michigan State; the kid was absolutely electric. Interestingly enough, none of Thursday's biggest stars (Timme, Jaquez or Nowell) project to be anything more than fringe NBA players, but maybe that's partly why this year's Tournament has been so fascinating? Finally, the guys close the show by making their official picks for the Sweet Sixteen Friday slate.

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On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off by sharing his thoughts on the New York Jets overhauled wide receiver room in preparation for their potential trade for Aaron Rodgers. Switching gears to the NBA, the knee injury to Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is absolutely devastating. If you thought the Western Conference playoff race was crazy before, just wait and see how this PG injury shakes things up. Later, NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah swings by to discuss the long-rumored trade that would send Rodgers to the Jets, why he’s high on Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker as an NFL prospect, why Florida’s Anthony Richardson could be the biggest boom-or-bust prospect in the NFL Draft, why he hanks Bryce Young over CJ Stroud and much more! Finally, J-Mac closes the show his Best Bets for this week’s Sweet Sixteen games in the NCAA Tournament.

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On today’s episode, Jason gets the party started by sharing his thoughts on the report that Lamar Jackson’s representatives are speaking with other teams - and he isn’t looking for a fully guaranteed deal. The fact that Jackson still can’t get a team to bite could be attributed to him not having an agent to represent him. How else do you explain a guy like Daniel Jones getting locked up long-term before Jackson? Finally, former NBA All-Star and UNLV legend Larry Johnson swings by to discuss his legendary Runnin’ Rebels teams of the early 90s, the biggest difference between the UNLV that won the championship and the one that got upset in the Final Four, what he doesn’t like about the style of play in today’s NBA, why he believes New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson is the current player who most reminds him of himself and much more!

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