TOPICS TO DRIVE:
GIANTS:
-25% THROUGH THE SEASON - HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE START?
-IT’S NOT EARLY ANYMORE….
-WHAT CAN BE FIXED?
-IS FARHAN’S JOB ON THE LINE IF THIS CONTINUES? (IT’S NOT HIS FAULT THOUGH)
-AHMED COULD BE OUT FOR A MINUTE: KRUKOW SAYS ESTRADA TO SS…. COULD THEY CALL SCHMITT OR LUCIANO?
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| |  |  | |  |  | | The Giants lose, 9-1, in Colorado. They have not won three straight yet this season. | | | | 5/9/24, 2:33 PM |
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49ERS:
-ROOKIE MINI - CAMP - WHAT IS PAPA EXPECTING TO SEE?
-ARE THE 49ERS STILL THE TEAM TO BEAT IN THE NFC?
-HOW MUCH BETTER WILL BROCK BE WITH A FULL OFF SEASON?
-WHICH ROOKIES CAN CONTRIBUTE MOST THIOS SEASON?
NBA PLAYOFFS:
-BUDENHOLZER LIKELY FOR PHX - LIKELY MEANS THEY ARENT MOVING DURANT, WHO WASNT SPEAKING W VOGEL— HE AND LEBRON ARE COACH KILLERS….
-CLETICS BLOWN OUT AT HOME…
-DALLAS TIES SERIES WITGH OKC 1-1 WITH WIN ON ROAD, I EXPECT DALLAS TO WIN THAT SERIES…
-DRAYMOND RIPPING ON THE KNICKS AFTER THE WARRIORS FINISHED 10TH AND OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…..
-TODAY: KNICKS @ PACERS— NUGGETS AT TWOLVES— THE NEW LINE IS NUGGETS TO REPEAT AT 18-1 — ILL TAKE THAT
Kendrick Perkins painted a picture of Kevin Durant that suggests the superstar is the reason why Frank Vogel is no longer the Phoenix Suns’ head coach.
The ESPN NBA analyst said during Thursday night’s SportsCenter that Durant didn’t speak to Vogel for the last three months of the season. The Suns announced Vogel's firing earlier in the day.
“Frank Vogel gets fired after his first season all because the two-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP in Kevin Durant wasn't speaking to the man and listening to Frank Vogel for the last three months and all of the sudden it becomes a ripple effect,” Perkins said.
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| |  |  | |  |  | Kenny Atkinson
Steve Nash
Jacque Vaughn
Monty Williams
Frank Vogel
Some new guy
6 coaches. 6 seasons. 1 common denominator. | | | | 5/9/24, 1:30 PM |
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| |  |  | |  |  | | Budenholzer is the Suns’ target and talks are expected to move quickly, sources tell ESPN. He’s been working to assemble a coaching staff for a return to a head coaching job and that process is also gathering momentum, sources said. | | | | 5/9/24, 3:11 PM |
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SOUND:
IS THIS LIVE, VIA A COMPUTER OR WHAT? (I THINK IT’S A MEDIA MEMBERS COMPUTER)
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| |  |  | |  |  | Glen “Big Baby” Davis went live on IG after being sentenced to 40 months in prison for NBA health insurance fraud. Says he’s about to get in great shape.
“That’s the only way you can stop me from eating hamburgers is to put me in jail.” pic.twitter.com/pzxX9bLyFI | | | | 5/9/24, 1:12 PM |
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GUESTS:
1030 BAGGS
1230 MAIOCCO
TOPICS;
1- GIANTS 25% THROUGH —
WHAT’S WENT RIGHT:
-WEBB
-LAMONT WADE JR
-RYAN WALKER
-JUNG HOO LEE— HARD HIT IS TELLING
-PATRICK BAILEY
-AHMED ON DEFENSE
WHAT’S WENT WRONG:
-OFFENSE
-SNELL
-NEW SIGNINGS: CHAPMAN, SOLER,
-PEN UP AND DOWN
WHO IS TO BLAME:
MELVIN?
-FARHAN?
-PLAYERS?
ESPN RANKS TEAMS 1-30 BASED ON MEETING EXPECTATIONS — GINATS FINISHED 23RD—- 25% IN (7TH MOST DISAPPOINTING)
Win average: 77.6 (Last: 82.2, 18th)
In the playoffs: 16.9% (Last: 37.0%)
Champions: 0.1% (Last 0.8%)
Expected: Step forward after an active winner.
So far: Acquisitions have mostly started slow.
The Giants' start has been a disappointment, with a sub-.500 mark that could be even worse given San Francisco's run differential. The offseason splurge has not yet paid off. Jordan Hicks has been good in the rotation, but after him, the Giants' second-best newcomer has been defensive wizard shortstop Nick Ahmed, who signed on a minor league deal. The splashy pickups -- Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, Blake Snell and Jung Hoo Lee -- have all struggled to varying degrees. Snell has an ERA stuck at 11.57 while he recovers from an adductor injury. Seven of Frisco's nine regulars have OBPs under .300.
B- WHAT DO THE GIANTS DO AT SS IF AHMED IS OUT?
-FITZGERALD
-CALL UP SCHMITT. (5-31 .276 .768 OPS) HORRIBLE START
-CALL UP LUCIANO 1-20 ..280. / .771
-BRETT WISELY - 4-13 .316 .903 OPS
-BRING BACK CRAW!! (No)
C- IT’S NO LONGER EARLY, BUT THERE IS TIME…..
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| |  |  | |  |  | The Giants’ mantra of “it’s still early” is about to expire. Returning home at the quarter mark of the season, they’re right where they were last year after Thursday’s loss in Colorado.
@annkillion column:
trib.al/zBSwUs8 | | | | 5/9/24, 4:06 PM |
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D- THURSDAY — WINN WAS BAD, WHETHER HE WAS TIPPING OR NOT — LOCAITON WASNT THERE…
2- 49ERS:
A- ROOKIE MINI CAMP TODAY - WHAT IS PAPA LOOKING FOR?
B- WHICH ROOKIES CAN CONTRIBUTE THIS YEAR ?
San Francisco 49ers Draft Picks by Round
- Round 1, Pick 31
Ricky Pearsall, WR | Florida - Round 2, Pick 64 (from KC)
Renardo Green, CB | Florida State - Round 3, Pick 86 (from PHI through IND through HOU through PHI)
Dominick Puni, G | Kansas - Round 4, Pick 124 (from DAL)
Malik Mustapha, S | Wake Forest - Round 4, Pick 129 (from NYJ through MIN through DET)
Isaac Guerendo, RB | Louisville - Round 4, Pick 135
Jacob Cowing, WR | Arizona - Round 6, Pick 215 (Compensatory pick)
Jarrett Kingston, G | USC - Round 7, Pick 251
Tatum Bethune, LB | Florida State
FAS:
C- NFC RANKS BY ALBERT BREER— ARE 49ERS STILL ON TOP?
1) San Francisco 49ers: They’re still the most complete team in the conference. And if they hit on first-round receiver Ricky Pearsall, who’s older and more NFL-ready than a lot of his peers, and Brock Purdy takes another step, look out. Health, to me, is really the only question because it’s the one thing that can take down any team.
2) Detroit Lions: Yeah, it’s chalky to put last season’s conference finalists first and second. But so many of Detroit’s top players are still ascending—Aidan Hutchinson, Brian Branch, Jack Campbell, Penei Sewell, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs, just to name a few—and the staff, incredibly, returns intact. It’s hard not to see a heck of an encore to last year’s breakthrough for Dan Campbell’s crew.
3) Philadelphia Eagles: The team needs young guys to step up on the lines of scrimmage, with bedrocks Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox retired. A lot rides on guys such as Cam Jurgens, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter living up to their potential. There are also two new coordinators. But the ceiling here is still sky-high.
4) Los Angeles Rams: The loss of Aaron Donald makes me a little nervous about putting Los Angeles this high. Obviously, that’s no small loss. Still, Sean McVay guided a team undergoing an extensive cap reset (carrying $75 million in dead money) to the playoffs, and guys such as Puka Nacua, Byron Young, Kobie Turner and Kyren Williams should only get better. I love Jared Verse and Braden Fiske coming aboard, too.
5) Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love made a major leap late in the year, and I think you can take his trajectory and—without calling him Aaron Rodgers—compare it favorably to Rodgers in 2008 and ’09. Also, I love the young skill group that’s going to grow up with him, and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will supercharge a talented defense. The big question lingering from there, then, will be how things shake out along the offensive line.
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| |  |  | |  |  | Current 2024-25 NFL season win totals at @FDSportsbook:
11.5: BAL, KC, SF
10.5: BUF, CIN, DAL, DET, PHI
9.5: ATL, GB, HOU, MIA, NYJ
8.5: CHI, CLE, IND, JAX, LAC, LAR
7.5: MIN, NO, PIT, SEA, TB
6.5: AZ, LVR, NYG, TEN, WAS
5.5: CAR, DEN, NE | | | | 5/9/24, 6:35 AM |
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3- NBA PLAYOFFS:
A- UPDATE:
-CELTIC LOSE BIG AT HOME
-DALLAS TIES OKC
KNICKS UP 2-0 AT INDY TONIGHT
-DENVER DOWN 0-2 AT MINN— 18-1 ODDS NOW TO GO BACK TO BACK — I TOOK IT…
Kendrick Perkins painted a picture of Kevin Durant that suggests the superstar is the reason why Frank Vogel is no longer the Phoenix Suns’ head coach.
The ESPN NBA analyst said during Thursday night’s SportsCenter that Durant didn’t speak to Vogel for the last three months of the season. The Suns announced Vogel's firing earlier in the day.
“Frank Vogel gets fired after his first season all because the two-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP in Kevin Durant wasn't speaking to the man and listening to Frank Vogel for the last three months and all of the sudden it becomes a ripple effect,” Perkins said.
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