Let's Talk Smack Sports Podcast

LTSSP 008 - NBA Draft, NBA Playoffs, Marijuana And Sports Medicine

May 16, 2019 Tom Nolle & Justin Gagnon Season 1 Episode 8

Justin and Tommy discuss the NBA playoffs including the Bucks and Raptors, Warriors and Blazers, the NHL playoffs (Bruins, 'Canes, Sharks, Blues), the NBA Draft (Zion + Pelicans), Xavien Howard the highest paid CB, hope for women's hockey, the Champions League, and marijuana as a medicinal treatment for athletes. All this, plus some awesome lightning round questions submitted by Brian and Ash!

00:01:54 Shwaggerz Says Sorry

00:02:40 Ending to 76ers / Raptors / Kawhi Leonard shot heard ‘round the world!

00:03:50 Game 1 Bucks vs Raptors - does Kawhi still have the magic?

00:04:24 Brooke Lopez

00:04:51 The Bucks are just taller - would the Warriors have a problem guarding them?

00:05:57 The Western Conference Finals are kind of a letdown

00:07:00 Owner of Golden State doesn’t seem to care that Kevin Durant might be leaving

00:08:00 How do the Celtics get Kevin Durant?

00:09:06 Pelicans have the #1 pick and will probably draft Zion - but how does that even work?

00:10:00 Anyone who goes to the Lakers right now is going to struggle - but will they trade everything to get Zion?

00:12:02 There’s a good anti-tanking strategy by the NBA now

00:14:02 NHL Playoffs - the Bruins, one game away from sweeping the ‘Canes - How old are these guys?

00:15:39 San Jose advancing past the Avalanche was very questionable

00:16:34 Sharks may be going to the Finals - but do the Blues even have any business being this far into the playoffs?

00:17:57 Do the Bruins have an edge because of playoff experience?

00:19:25 Xavien Howard (25 year old) on the Miami Dolphins is now the highest paid CB in the NFL

00:21:43 Is CB that high value of a position?

00:23:33 The Dolphins need to fix their offense first

00:23:57 Josh Rosen and the Cardinals - such an odd miscommunication

00:25:34 Yankees have wayyyy too many people on the IR right now - but they’re still winning (!)

00:26:51 The Cubs have been on a winning streak

00:27:47 Christian Yelich and his home run total (16 already) + the Juicin’ era of baseball

00:29:54 Jose Canseco’s steroid reveal / baseball players are better now

00:31:00 Why is the NFL policy so anti-weed for injured players?

00:31:42 The NHL has one of the best marijuana policies for their players

00:33:16 The effects of alcohol vs the effects of marijuana

00:35:23 All the old wrestlers were drunk in every match, in a way they were self-medicating

00:37:23 Should marijuana be legalized across all sports for injuries? + effects of heavy drinking and Ricky Williams

00:39:57 The NHL might be the most progressive league

00:40:20 Champions League final in soccer - Liverpool beat Barcelona!!!! All English final

00:41:36 Could aggregate scoring be used in the NFL for the playoffs?

00:44:56 So many other playoffs (MLB, NHL, NBA) have multiple games per series - why not the NFL?

00:46:33 Helmets in football - why doesn’t Tom Brady want to update his helmet?

00:49:45 The search for a TE on the Patriots post-Gronk - does Gronk come back out of retirement?

00:51:43 LB Jamie Collins is probably going back to the Patriots

00:53:21 Women’s Hockey League - they need more pay and they are severely under-funded - there is a genuine crisis for professional athletes

00:56:03 Watching the NHL in the ‘80s, it used to be really hard to see the puck on TV

00:57:41 It’s shocking that the Canada Women’s Hockey League folded

00:59:32 The Lingerie League is depressing as hell

01:00:16 Lightning round - favorite Avenger and how would they play in the NFL?

01:01:53 Lightning round - what’s the worst sports movie?

01:03:56 Lightning round - Thoughts on current MNF announcers

01:07:16 Lightning round - Best TD celebration?

01:09:24 Lightning round - Most clutch NBA player of all time?