The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber

Jim recaps the Thunder’s Game 2 win over the Lakers. Are the Lakers just outmatched? Could the Thunder play better than they are? Do they need to play better in order to beat the Spurs? Jim says the Thunder were flopping and flailing just as much as the Lakers, not to mention the rest of the league. Is that turning viewers off from watching the product?

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Jim takes your calls including a caller agreeing with his take of the day that we need to cut out the flopping in the NBA. Are the Reds for real in the NL Central, even amidst a sweep at the hands of the Cubs this week? Who were some athletes that stood out from Jim's Major League Baseball career.

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Jim takes your calls discussing the Thunder and Lakers series, classic baseball stories, and continues to discuss the flopping and flailing.

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Jim is joined by The Fat Jack to discuss sports “predicting” in Oklahoma and how you can download an app and make your picks today. They also discuss the Indiana win total and make a plan to place a wager. Go to fatjacksports.com to see all of The Fat Jack’s picks and tail him.

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Jim reads some of your reactions to his Traber's Take about the Flopping and Flailing of the Thunder, Lakers, and others. Also, did the Big 12 Name Co-Pitchers of the Year and was it on the up-and-up?

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Jim discusses the flopping and flailing in the game last night from both teams, and how that adversely affects the viewership of that game and others around the NBA.

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Jim opens the show recapping the Thunder's Game 2 win over the Lakers. Are the Lakers just outmatched? Could the Thunder play better than they are? Do they need to in order to beat the Spurs.

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What will it take for Jim to come back to the Steelers and who will he pledge his allegiance to going forward? Expectations from the Thunder tonight and going forward in the playoffs. Orioles Memories. A sweet young caller named Emma Jo steals the show with a call about the Thunder.

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Is Wemby's greatness other worldly? What adjustments did the Spurs make from Game 1 to Game 2 and why didn't they do it in Game 1? The Knicks lose OG Anunoby, do they have enough to sustain their run? Stories of ridiculous baseball superstition.

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Jim takes your calls and talks about some of his favorite Orioles memories and players he remembers fondly.

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