HOOPS
HOOPS with Eric Smith, Paul Jones, Paul Johnson, Sherman Hamilton and Jack Armstrong.
On this edition with Eric Smith & Paul Jones: Review the deep roots of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry; Break down of the 2008 NBA Finals and give their picks; NBA Prospects in town for workouts; Listeners call-in to give their two cents worth on the NBA Finals, Raptors, Draft etc; Richard Lapchick's, head of the University of Central Florida's Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sports, recent rating of the NBA; Play Hubie Brown's interview with Derek Fisher from ESPN radio; Discuss the roads taken by both the Celtics and Lakers to reach the Finals; What a Lakers-Celtics final means for the NBA i.e. TV ratings, fan support, revenue.
On this edition: Donnie Nelson, President & GM of the Dallas Mavericks, joins the guys to talk about the coaching change on his team. Phil Weber, assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns talks about his future with the team the 2008 playoffs. The guys also answer listener's questions.
On this edition: Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel joins the guys to preview the Raptors first round matchup with the Magic, Chris Broussard of ESPN The Magazine hops on board to preview the rest of the NBA playoffs and the guys answer questions from the audience.
On this edition: Chris Bosh goes one on one with Eric Smith regarding his comments on the previous nights' post-game show. Stan McNiel of the Sporting News joins the guys to discuss a variety of news from around the NBA and the guys take phone calls from the audience.
On this edition: NBA referee Bob Delaney joins the guys in studio to discuss his new book "Covert" and the Eric, Paul & Jack take calls from the audience.
On this edition: Joe Tait, radio play by play voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers, on the Raptors upcoming game vs. LeBron & the Cavs; Eric Smith joins the guys from Cleveland; and Paul, Sherman & Jack answer questions from the audience.
On this edition: Michael Lee, writer for the Washington Post, to discuss the playoff races in the NBA; Jason Komisky, KKFN Nuggets Radio, on the tough road ahead for the Denver Nuggets to make the playoffs despite an impressive record; and Paul & Darren answer questions from the audience.
On this edition with Eric Smith, Paul Jones and Jack Armstrong, the guys recap and discuss the big moves prior to the NBA trade deadline last week. For the first hour, they take listener phonecalls. In the second hour, Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer talks about the Bobcats, specifically Gerald Wallace's condition and the unlikelihood that Charlotte will make the playoffs due to their numerous problems. Later, Chris Denari of FSN in Indiana gives us the latest on Shawne Williams, his personal problems and how it's affecting the Pacers' performance (who face the Raps in their next game).
