East Coast Bias Episode 2

Today's Headlines

Utah Jazz / San Antonio Spurs Series Wraps Up

Cleveland Cavaliers / Detroit Pistons Series Keys to the Game

Kobe Bryant and the Trade Rumors

Weekly Segment

-Overrated and Underrated


Today on episode 2 of the podcast myself and Jason discuss the Spurs and Jazz series that wrapped up last night. We also have our keys to the game for the Cavaliers and Pistons series which is on tonight on TNT. We discuss the Kobe Bryant blow up and where he might be headed if he is indeed traded and we debut our overrated and underrated segment. We welcome your comments and e-mails. Hopefully we'll have some listener questions next week that we can touch on. Until next show!

Spurs Take Down The Jazz in 5

The San Antonio Spurs took care of business and played near flawless basketball in their 109 to 84 trouncing of the Utah Jazz. Tony Parker and Tim Duncan ran a clinic and were rewarded with yet another trip to the NBA Finals. The Spurs improved to 13-4 in close-out games since 2003. Over the same span, they are now 7-2 in playoff series that feature a loss by at least 12 points. To sweeten the deal the Spurs will have home court advantage regardless of who comes out of the Eastern Conference because the Spurs had more regular season wins than the Cavaliers and the Pistons. If the Detroit Pistons defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers and win the Eastern Conference, NBA fans will be treated to a repeat of the 2005 NBA Finals.

Kobe Retracts

It comes as no surprise that the same day Kobe Bryant demands a trade from the Lakers he goes back on air and says that he hopes something can be worked out. He went on to say on the Dan Patrick Show that he would love to retire a Laker and that he loves his team. This is a far cry from what he said earlier to Stephen A Smith. The most interesting thing about this whole story however is what has been said by Kobe about what Dr. Jerry Buss told him regarding the re-signing of Shaquille O'Neal. Kobe vehemently denied ever asking Shaq to be traded and instead recounted a discussion him and Buss had in a hotel room where Buss expressed his worry about Shaq's body breaking down. I can't wait to see how this soap opera plays out.

Kobe Bryant Demands Trade

The Los Angeles Lakers have upset their superstar so much that he has demanded a trade. This afternoon Kobe Bryant was a guest on Stephen A Smith's ESPN radio show on 1050AM and was asked whether or not he would like to be traded. Kobe's answer was yes, "I would like to be traded." During the interview Stephen A Smith asked him where he would like to be traded and he responded that he was willing to play on Pluto. I'm sure David Stern right now is as giddy as a kid in candy store. Could he be going to New York? Chicago? (East Coast Bias) Who knows, but it's going to be a hell of a fun ride to his destination.

Cavaliers Vs. Pistons Game Four

The Cavs defeated the Pistons last night 91 to 87 in Cleveland. As I said during our first podcast I felt that Daniel Gibson was going to have to play a large role for the Cavs to win, and that is just what he did. Gibson scored 21 points, with 12 of those points coming from the free throw line. The other kid, LeBron James, went for 25 points, 11 assists, and 7 rebounds. Once again, Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups had poor scoring performances shooting a combined 15-37 from the field and Rasheed Wallace had only 9 points including 1 technical foul. The series moves back to Detroit for Game 5 which will be a pivotal game in the series. Whoever wins this next game will probably be moving on to the NBA Finals.

East Coast Bias Episode 1

Today's Headlines

Cavaliers vs Pistons / Game Three

Spurs vs Jazz / Game Four

Mike Vick and Dog Fighting


Weekly Segment

Prognostications, Predictions, and Picks
-MLB Playoffs

This is the first podcast from the guys from East Coast Bias, Brendan Canney and Jason Mish. Our weekly podcast will deal with all things sports related. We will have breaking news, featured segments, and friendly banter about the week that was in sports. Much thanks to our families for supporting us in this venture and thank you for listening to us.