Bobcat Radio – NBA Playoffs and Lord Stanley’s Cup

April 16th, 2014
Hosts – Ishmael Johnson, Warren Schorr and Kirk Jones
Producer – Skye Wallace
Editor – Ishmael Johnson

Segment 1: Name Drop

Cuonzo Martin – Former Tennessee Volunteers coach leaving for Cal
Hillsborough 30 for 30 – Sports documentary of the soccer fan tragedy
George Springer – Astros prospect called up to the MLB

Segment 2: Texas State

Brief Maroon/Gold Game Recap:
Gold – 30
Maroon – 29

New Bowls for Sun Belt:
Orlando to host AAC vs Sun Belt “Cure Bowl” in 2015, benefit breast-cancer related charities and replaces old Citrus Bowl.

Baseball:
– UTSA, lost 7-2 (19-17)
– Louisiana-Monroe Weekend, Dropped 2 out of 3
– Georgia State Preview

Softball:
– Gets swept in series at Georgia State (21-24)
– WKU Preview

Segment 3: NBA Season Wrap-up + Puig

Tennis and Golf shout-out
– Tennis in the SBC tournament
– Women’s Golf at Sun Belt Championships

NBA:
– Grizzlies/Mavericks battling for the 7th and 8th seeds
– Conference realignment?

– Playoff Picture as of now:

West:
Spurs vs Mavericks
Rockets vs Blazers
Thunder vs Grizzlies
Clippers vs Warriors

East:
Pacers vs Hawks
Bulls vs Nets
Heat vs Bobcats
Raptors vs Wizards

Latest Prospects Declaring for the NBA Draft:
Aaron Gordon
Nick Johnson
Nik Stauskas
Glenn Robinson III
Gary Harris
Jarnell Stokes

NBA Draft Lottery Odds

LAL – 26-55 (6.3%)
Boston – 25-56 (8.8%)
Utah – 24-57 (11.9%)
Orlando – 23-58 (15.6%)
Philadelphia – 18-63 (19.9%)
Milwaukee – 15-66 (25%)

MLB:
Thoughts on Jesse Katz’s article on Yasiel Puig?

– He was brought to Mexico and stashed in a motel for weeks by a group of smugglers with drug ties
– Promised to pay the smugglers $250,000 to deliver Puig, who would then give lead smuggler 20 percent of his future contract earnings
– Something went wrong during the negotiating process, and Puig was essentially held hostage by the smugglers while they shopped Puig around to various agents
– Puig was eventually rescued from the motel by a group of men hired to stage a kidnapping at the motel and get Puig out of there
– One of the smugglers, was killed execution-style after Puig allegedly asked a business associate of his, to help him make the threats stop

There is a saying in Cuba, Puig told me: “Dormir es cuando te toca a morir.” The phrase loses something in translation, but not much: Sleep is when it’s your turn to die. “For that reason,” he continued in Spanish, “I sleep with one eye open.”

Segment 4: Stanley Cup Playoffs

East:
Bruins vs Red Wings
Lightning vs Canadiens (Wednesday 6PM)
Penguins vs Blue Jackets (Wednesday 6:30PM)
Rangers vs Philly Flyers

West:
Avalanche vs Wild
Blues vs Black Hawks
Ducks vs Stars (Stars first appearance since 2008, Wednesday 9PM)
Sharks vs Kings

– NHL Playoffs, better all-around than the NBA?
– Until Game 6 of the Finals, Stanley Cup was better
– Maple Leafs collapse last year to Boston, up 4-1 in third