Episode 170: Athletes we idolized, LeBron almost cracked, Butler's fit and how good is Duke?
Kanell & Bell
CBS Sports
4.8 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2018
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Raja Bell and guest host Casey Keirnan discuss athletes they idolized growing up (1:10) before diving into Monday Night Football and the Giants' victory over the 49ers, including the ways to possibly move on from Eli Manning (4:20). Then, the guys talk tempers flaring in Golden State (8:40) and LeBron almost 'cracking' barely into the season and his stint with the Lakers (12:50). Raja and Casey then analyze more NBA storylines including Jimmy Butler's fit with the Sixers (17:30), Markelle Fultz' confidence and shooting form, and Melo's imminent departure from the Rockets (27:15). Matt Norlander then joins the podcast to breakdown Duke's dominant start (31:00), plus overrating Kentucky and the state of West Coast college hoops. Finally, Heath Cummings hops on to offer waiver wire advice (40:55), and we discuss how Hue Jackson landed another job.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another episode of Off the Bench with Cannell and Bell. |
| 0:04.2 | What? |
| 0:04.6 | Yeah, what? |
| 0:05.4 | It's happening, people. |
| 0:06.5 | Kiernan and Bell? |
| 0:07.8 | I'm not even off the bench. |
| 0:09.1 | I've never even been on a bench. |
| 0:12.1 | I'm serious. |
| 0:13.1 | Well done. |
| 0:13.6 | I've never been in the starting lineup, and I was never on the bench. |
| 0:16.4 | No. |
| 0:16.6 | I'm off the couch. |
| 0:17.8 | Welcome to the game. |
| 0:18.7 | You are off the couch. Welcome to the game. You are off the bench. Welcome to the game, sir. We are going to talk superhero favorite. |
| 0:23.3 | Sure. |
| 0:23.8 | Let's do that. |
| 0:25.0 | We're going to do our prerequisite, little NFL, Monday night football. |
| 0:27.5 | Get up. |
| 0:28.0 | Because you have to. |
| 0:28.8 | Because you have to. |
| 0:29.5 | Yeah, because the records, they're 3 and 15, I believe. |
| 0:32.8 | It was just fantastic. |
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