Pick and Roll Podcast: June 12th
With all the trade rumors surrounding Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor, Bill and Kevin decided to create their own hypothetical 76ers trades. Can the Sixers pull off a trade to acquire Jimmy Butler or the #3 pick in the 2016 draft? Would they even think about trading their 1st Overall pick in next week’s draft? […]
March 13th Pick and Roll Podcast
In our Pick and Roll Podcast premiere, Kevin and Bill discuss Dwight Howard’s big night in his return to Orlando, and the Western Conference Playoff picture. Then we hit on the Miami Heat’s winning streak, and which Eastern Conference team has the best chance of defeating the Heat in a 7 game series. Then we […]
Podcast: May 21st Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we discussed the NBA Playoffs, including the Philadelphia Sixers with “76ers Postgame Live” Analyst John Celestand (Start-26:15). Then, we discussed each of the other NBA series (26:15-38:13). Then, I asked the question and ignited the debate, “Who is doing more for his team as a second option, […]
Podcast: May 14th Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we discussed the NBA Playoffs at length, including the Sixers vs. Celtics series and the rest of the conference semifinals. We interviewed our NBA Correspondent Kevin McClernand to get his thoughts on the series and the conference semifinals as a whole (Start-48:02). We then discussed the NHL […]
Philadelphia 76ers Stuck in Neutral
The Philadelphia 76ers got off to a great start this season and surged to a big lead in the Atlantic Division. For a while, it seemed that the team would continue to play at a high level all season and cruise to a division title as well as a playoff birth. However, in the past […]
Kobe Is Still Kobe
Kobe Bryant is off to a phenomenal start this season, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he is able to keep this up for the entire season. Kobe is averaging 29.5 ppg and is coming off of a 48 point game last night in a victory over the Phoenix Suns. There were a lot of […]
Podcast: December 26th Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we analyzed the NFL in depth, including the playoff picture (Start-17:30), the Giants vs. Jets game (17:30-22:10), and the Philadelphia Eagles 2011 season (22:10-41:30). Then, we continued to recap this past weekend’s games, including the Broncos vs. Bills game (41:30-51:10), the Chargers vs. Lions game (51:10-58:40), and […]
Shaquille O’Neal Retires After 19 Years
There are certain professional athletes who are simply appreciated by all sports fans. Shaquille O’Neal is one of those players. He announced his retirement from the sport of basketball earlier today. His resumé is inundated with accolades that only few former players can claim. O’Neal was selected #1 overall in the 1992 NBA draft by […]
Phil Jackson’s Mark on the NBA
Phil Jackson is one of the greatest coaches of all time. People can argue that he has been given the opportunity to coach some of the greatest players ever, but it takes a great coach to win 11 NBA Championships. It appears as though Jackson’s coaching career will temporarily be over. Jackson has stated that […]
How to Build an NBA Championship Team
This is the debut article of the newest Bob Long Sports Contributor, Kevin McClernand. Kevin will focus on the NBA primarily, but will also be covering other sports topics in the future as well. – For a long time NBA franchises have aimed to build their teams around one superstar player. In order to make […]