Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 26 Feb 2015

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

Sports, History, Sports News, News, Politics

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Episode 248: BOOM! Dave, Coach, and Dan reflect on the latest injury to Derrick Rose. Sekou Smith, NBA Hangtime Blog, explains how the Atlanta Hawks making the NBA Finals would be one of the biggest post-Magic Johnson surprises ever. Sekou tells Dave if he's right or wrong about the level of greatness of Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis. Ken Reed, Author of How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan, tells us how to save sports. Spoiler alert: Ego and Greed are two primary enemies. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	We are about to break the surly ponds of gravity and punch the face of God.
0:06.6	Left Jab Productions present Edge of Sports Radio, where sports and politics collage.
0:17.2	And now your host, Dave Zaire.
0:20.3	The Shmada Kid.
0:22.8	Boom!
0:23.6	Edge of Sports Radio, where sports and politics collide.
0:26.6	I'm Dave Ziron.
0:27.6	Joined, as always, by a man who was just signed by the Philadelphia 76ers.
0:32.3	Congratulations.
0:33.4	I think they got a steal in getting you from Michael Carter Williams.
0:36.7	Damn Baker, DB, congratulations on making the big time, or at least the Sixers.
0:41.3	It's not about what team I'm going to, Dave.
0:44.3	I was worth three first-round draft picks.
0:47.8	Very good, because it's all about...
0:50.0	That's what I heard is that if you collect the most first-round draft picks, you win an NBA title.
0:54.5	Adam Silver, aside from getting gambling into it, as you just said, the more picks, more wins, more titles. Yes, and that's an absolutely unprovable theorem. But we're going to talk about that later in the show, because we got a hell of a show this week. We're joined by the coach, Kevin McNutt. How are you dave i'm a little intimidated today because you know you are a big underdog to making making sense so if you make sense and you win your following out here might storm the studio here so uh you know we have a court storming here in the studio i'm no concerned oh man yeah on the cutting edge of the court storming question such Such an important question in the world. That's how you know. Of course the old crumagine will bring up courtstorming. But also, this is how you know that this is a dead patch on the sports calendar? Why? Because it's like courtstorming, pro or con? I know. As if we're talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis, please.
1:45.0	Well, guess what?
1:46.0	Even in this fallow moment in the world of sports, we are going to have a hell of a show.
1:52.0	We are joined by Seku Smith, NBA.com, hangtime blog.
1:56.0	He's going to tell me if I'm crazy.
1:58.0	And we're going to be joined by Ken Reed, the executive director of an
2:02.4	amazing organization, an important organization called The League of Fans. And he has a new bookout,
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