The Bob McCown Podcast

With a full list of NBA topics to get to, Doug Smith joins the show to get us up to speed on everything we need to know about the NBA Draft/ Draft Lottery, the Toronto Raptors and what they (amongst a bunch of other teams) are going to do when it comes to signing a new head coach for next season. Get 4 Extra months and a 30-day money back guarentee when you buy NordVPN by heading to NORDVPN.com/BOBCAST

Mike Zeisberger hops on the show today with a main theme in mind - The future of the Toronto Maple Leafs.   The three analyze the comments made by Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as we speculate on what the future holds for the young executive. We also take a look at the roster structure of the team, toss around the idea of trading away one of the bigger names and prepare for yet another off-season filled with more questions than answers surrounding the troubling Toronto Maple Leafs.

It's official, with the elimination of both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers over the weekend, an American team will win the Stanley Cup once again... but who?   After reacting to the disappointing end to both the Maple Leafs and Oilers regular seasons, Bob and John dig into the Conference Final Matchups that have already been set and the final game seven of the second round between the Seattle Kraken & the Dallas Stars.

Dave Hodge joins us today as we end this week in sports with a conversation about the two active Toronto Sports teams - The Maple Leafs and the Blue Jays.   We preview the Leafs' game five matchup between Florida as we look for indicators that Toronto can actually win this series... and we don't find much. We talk about the pressure Joseph Woll is facing with the series on the line, the lack of production from the teams stars and more before shifting focus over to the Toronto Blue Jays as we try to figure out if this team is the World Series COntender that we all thought they were or if they're just the same team as last year.

It's Paul Jones making his return to the show to catch us up to speed on what's going on with the Toronto Raptors and their efforts to replace former Head Coach, Nick Nurse. With names like JJ Reddick, Becky Hammon & Jerry Stackhouse floating around the rumour mill, the three talk about who would fit best leading this young Raptors team.   After the break, we have a brief discussion on who we think deserves to be in the classic "Greatest Of All Time" debate and then break down some of the matchups in the NBA's second round of the Playoffs.

Building off of the conversation Bob and John started yesterday, Nick Kypreos joins the show to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs, their hopes of coming back from a 3-0 series deficit and what happens to the team this off-season if they don't win the Stanley Cup this year.

It took the Maple Leafs almost 20 years to get out of the first round of the playoffs only to be on the brink of being swept by the Florida Panthers.   No guest today as Bob and John put on their "Doomsday Prepper" hats and look into what on earth the Toronto Maple Leafs should do if they lose in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs... Let alone get swept. We talk about the extended amount of time between playoff games and wonder if that has helped or hindered the Maple Leafs so far. We also get into some hypotheticals for the Leafs offseason - Out of Marner, Matthews, Nylander and Tavares - who do you keep? and who do you trade?    The two prep for all sorts of realities within the Maple Leaf Universe as the team tries to avoid losing 4 games in a row to the FLorida Panthers Wednesday night.

Lose 4 in a row to the Boston Red Sox and the sky is falling... win 3 in a row against the Pittsburgh Pirates? All is balanced in the universe.   Jaime Campbell joins the show today to react to the Toronto Blue Jays' series sweep against the Pirates and analyze the teams performance so far in MLB's 2023 Regular Season.   The three break down what went right for the Jays last weekend as we take a look into the depth of this Toronto team and how manager John Schneider is using it. We compare this year's team to the World Series winning 1993 roster and struggle to find similarities as we question whether the current makeup and utilization of this team is good enough to win it all.   Before we go, Bob, Jaime and John look at the pitching depth in the Blue Jays bullpen and discuss the surprising turnaround starter Yusei Kikucki has had compared to his performance last year.   Get 4 Extra months and a 30-day money back guarentee when you buy NordVPN by heading to NORDVPN.com/BOBCAST

With lot's to talk about with Gary today, we start with the Ottawa Senators. We ask about the alleged Billion Dollar Bid from Ryan Reynolds and the Remington Group and get some insight on where Gary stands with the involvement of celebrities in the buying process.    We also spend time on the Arizona Coyotes & Calgary Flames who are both in the process of building a new arena before shifting over to the topics of the NHL Playoffs, Regular Season Schedule formatting and more in this rare conversation with Gary Bettman.

The Blue Jays started the season strong but have seemingly hit a bump in the road after losing three straight games to the Boston Red Sox. We bring in Dave Perkins and Richard Griffin to talk about the Blue Jays, their recent poor play, how the usage of analytics in today's game has impacted the team and more before a short discussion on the business side of baseball before the end of the show.