East Coast Bias- Tuesday June 5, 2007

Today's Headlines

Billy Donovan's Decision

Lou Piniella's Tirade / State of the Cubs / Manager Meltdowns

Roger Goodell and Tank Johnson Suspension

Cavs, Pistons Series Wrapup / NBA Finals Preview

Weekly Segment

- Prognostications, Predictions, and Picks


In today's podcast Brendan and I discuss Billy Donovan's decision to turn down the Magic job to go back to the Univ. of Florida. We also discuss Cubs Manager Lou Piniella, his pending suspension, and its effect on the Cubs. We dive into some NFL talk with the Tank Johnson suspension. And we wrap up the show with a preview of the NBA Finals, with which we then "Prognosticate, Predict, and Pick" the winner of the series.

East Coast Bias June 5th, 2007


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Cavaliers Move On To NBA Finals

I hate to tell you I told you so, but I told you so. I said during our podcast that I think Daniel Gibson is really going to play a major factor in these playoffs and boy was he ever in this Game 6 win against the Pistons. What was a great game heading into the 4th quarter turned into a blowout. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 31-16 in the 4th quarter thanks to Gibson's 19 point outburst. Gibson was the game's leading scorer with 31 points while LeBron had an off shooting night but finished with 20 points and a game high 14 rebounds. Richard Hamilton poured in 29 points for the Pistons who didn't have another player score above 13 points. The momentum for the Cavs peaked when Rasheed Wallace exploded after a foul was called on him and was T'ed up. After that it was all Cavs. The Cleveland Cavaliers travel to San Antonio for Game 1 of the NBA Finals which should prove to be a fantastic series.

Crown Him. The King Has Taken His Throne.

I know this post is two days late but bear with me here. It has taken me two days to process what happened at The Palace on May 31st. What LeBron James did was arguably the greatest playoff performance of all time. This is one of those sports days where you remember where you were. You will get into a conversation with someone about basketball, mention this game, and both of you will tell each other where you were. The accounts will be so accurate you'll scare yourself. This is why we watch sports, for this kind of moment. Let's just hope that effort wasn't for nothing as the Cavs can close out the series against the Pistons tonight at 8:30.

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.

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.