We're back, finally, and it's the Jim Marshall episode!
Too bad this wasn't show 64 or 65, because we're talking a LOT of tournament. We'll break down each part of the bracket, and dip into the mailbag. Mark will give us a March Madness themed song of the week.
We're in two different cities, but that's not going to stop us from delivering a Greg and Mark Show. After technical difficulties kept us from posting yesterday, we're here.
We discuss ASU's run toward a regular season Pac-10 Championship, the Olympics, and the dominance of Jared Allen. We've got a baseball-free-agency themed song of the week.
It's back to the Chiefs well again. We had Derrick Thomas at No. 58, and now a guy who should soon be joining him in the Hall of Fame, former Chiefs lineman Will Shields.
Since it will be another 200 shows or so until we have another Winter Olympics, a couple of cold-weather goons like us are not going to be missing a chance to talk winter games.
We discuss Amare trade options, ASU's tight hold on second place in the pac-10, and Mark brings you an Olympics-themed Song of the Week.
In 1967, the two primary professional American football leagues merged to play the first-ever AFL/NFL Championship Game. In the same form, it would soon be called the Super Bowl, and would eventually become the most significant sporting event of the year every year.
We were lucky to have a fantastic game for the third consecutive year, and we’ll discuss it on the Greg and Mark Show. We’ll also talk up Russ Grimm’s Hall of Fame induction and both ASU hoops programs.
One correction from the show: I (Greg) confused two different Colts possessions, thinking the Porter interception happened on the same drive the Colts got stopped at their 10-yard line on the kickoff. That kickoff preceded the missed 51-yard field goal, not the interception. Two different possessions. My bad.
We mentioned this on the air, so here you go. This is a screen grab from the Saints’ interception of Peyton Manning in the fourth quarter. Tracy Porter, the interceptor, is the farthest right of the three Saints in the middle of the photo. No. 91 is delivering an unflagged block to Peyton Manning’s back.
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Apologies to Ray Nitschke, but in our generation, there is only one No. 66.
We spend the Mario Lemieux episode discussing his greatness in conjunction with the greatness of early 90s video gaming, as well as the upcoming Super Bowl and ASU basketball. And of course, a song of the week befitting the man of honor this week.
In 1965, Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine to retain the WBC Championship. It was his first fight under the name Muhammad Ali, and gave us one of the most iconic sporting images of all time.
We discuss last week's championship games, Kurt Warner's possible retirement, the current status of the ASU hoops squad, and what might happen with Amare Stoudemire? Our song of the week gives a nod to Warner's and Stoudemire's statuses.
It's the Randall McDaniel show. So expect silence, not much in the way of banter, and a funny stance. But this'll be a Hall of Fame-caliber show anyway.
We discuss the Cardinals' season coming to a pretty rough end, and try to figure out what's next for them. We give our thoughts on both championship games, including the insight of a Jets fan. And we mix in a little hoops, with the first-place Sun Devils and the scuffling Suns. We'll give you a little bit of the greatest band of all time in Song of the Week.
[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/GregAndMarkShow-Episode64/Episode64.mp3]
Duncan/Durant over Anthony: Anthony deserves to start this game, and it speaks to the crazy depth of forwards in the West over the last decade that Carmelo has had so much difficulty just getting into All-Star games, nonetheless starting them. But I want to go with a true 1-2-3-4-5 in my All-Star lineup. Duncan locks in pretty easily at the four. But Durant and Anthony are both threes, so something’s got to give. Even though they’re both having great years, and I was tempted to give the older guy some love here, Durant’s having an incredible season (and frankly, the NBA should want to publicize Durant as much as possible). If I didn’t care about starting two small forwards, I’d just pick Anthony and Durant and be done with it.
Rondo over Rose/Williams: Again, this is a matter of wanting to stay true to the positions as much as possible. Derrick Rose and Mo Williams are more hybrid points than Rondo, who is more of a facilitator point. Point guard is a pretty terrible position in the East, and there’s a considerable drop-off from the top group. All three likely wind up going to Dallas.
Al Jefferson over Kaman/Stoudemire/Marc Gasol: You could even make a case for Nene here. A guy who would be a great choice is Chris Kaman, but he isn’t on the ballot at all (because, it seems, the Clippers wanted to have Blake Griffin on the ballot at forward… whoops). There are a lot of good big guys in the West, but many play either at the four spot or as a hybrid four/five (Duncan, Pao Gasol, etc.). Marc Gasol is having a very nice year and Stoudemire is having, well, pretty much the exact same year he has every year.
The West lineup doesn’t look as dynamic as it could be, in part because guys like Anthony and Deron Williams would be coming off the bench. But that really just speaks to how good the West is, because if these fives played, even without those two guys playing, I’d still bet on the west (good scoring/rebounding balance, even if the overall defensive edge probably swings a bit for the east).
On April 20, 1986, Michael Jordon dropped 63 in a playoff game against the Boston Celtics that featured more than 260 combined points. The Celtics won the game and kept their dynasty alive with a finals win, but we were on the cusp of the start of the Bulls dynasty.
The Cardinals are in their second consecutive playoff run and as hard as it is to believe it could get more exciting than last year, it certainly was this week. We run down the Cards huge win over Green Bay, and break down the upcoming match-up with New Orleans with Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com.
We give a little rundown of ASU's sweep of the Washington schools and give you a song of the week, Cardinals-style.
We're turning back the Cardinals' clock this week, with show No. 62 in honor of former Chicago Cardinal Charley Trippi.
We break down the Cards' game against Green Bay, the other three games this weekend and ASU Hoops. Song of the week goes out to Randy Johnson, the best we've ever seen in Phoenix.
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In 1967, the two primary professional American football leagues merged to play the first-ever AFL/NFL Championship Game. In the same form, it would soon be called the Super Bowl, and would eventually become the most significant sporting event of the year every year.
It's the Randall McDaniel show. So expect silence, not much in the way of banter, and a funny stance. But this'll be a Hall of Fame-caliber show anyway.
We discuss the Cardinals' season coming to a pretty rough end, and try to figure out what's next for them. We give our thoughts on both championship games, including the insight of a Jets fan. And we mix in a little hoops, with the first-place Sun Devils and the scuffling Suns. We'll give you a little bit of the greatest band of all time in Song of the Week.
[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/GregAndMarkShow-Episode64/Episode64.mp3]
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