The Bob McCown Podcast

First NBA Roundtable of the New Year as we bring on Doug Smith and Michael Grange to talk some Raptors. The foursome discuss why they think the Toronto Raptors have been playing so well lately, the solid play from Pascal Siakam and the importance Fred VanVleet has in the Raptors roster. The four go into why they think Fred has been able to play at the level he has this year, the similarities and differences between him and former Raptor, Kyle Lowry, and whether they think he should be an All-Star this year. We also talk about the Raptors chances at making the playoffs, their roster depth and team needs heading into the second stretch of the NBA season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

General Manager of the St.Louis Blues & would be General Manager of the Team Canada's Men's Olympic Hockey team had the NHL gone to Beijing - DOUG ARMSTRONG stops by the podcast to talk with Bob and John. The three discuss Dougs role with the Canadian Men's Olympic program, how close they were to completing the team before the NHL pulled out of the games and what his outlook was when it came to choosing the final roster spots for the team. We then talk about the club that pays him, the St.Louis Blues. We discuss his experience at the most recent outdoor game in Minnesota, his teams recent success and how he has dealt with his star player Vladimir Tarasenko, who publicly asked for a trade before the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just Bob and John today as the two discuss some of the headlines to hit the sports news world. The two discuss Gary Bettman's request for hockey to be moved to the Summer Olympics and throw some ideas of their own out there to make it work. We discuss Bruce Boudreau and the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL's scheduling problem after being hit hard by COVID-19, the Washington Football team's plan to rebrand, the Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! After a 2 week break, Bob and John ring in the New Year with a good ol' fashion NHL Roundtable featuring two of our favourite reoccurring hockey pucks - Mike Zeisberger and Kevin Paul Dupont. The four talk at length about the cash grab that is the NHL's outdoor games. We discuss the significance of the now oversaturated event and question the importance an outdoor game has within a fanbase. We talk about the decision for the NHL players to not attend the 2022 Olympic games, COVID's effect on professional sports' game scheduling and what the solution, if there is one, could be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finally, we're almost back to our regularly scheduled programming. One last best of, here are the best interviews from some GM's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We rely a lot on our neighbours down south and that doesn't exclude sport opinions. Here are some of our favourite guests from the good ol' U S of A. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cuthbert & Hughes, Swirsky & Devlin. 2 round tables, 4 of the most recognizable voices in sports. 00:01:21 - 31:14 - 50:32 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We were surprised to look back and see that we've had some pretty important people come on our show, here are three guys at the top of the list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EPISODE 6 of our best of series - For a guy who's known to dislike interviewing players, Bob sure has interviews a lot of players. Here are a few of his favourites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Mansbridge, Strombo and Gerry Dee on todays Media and Entertainment edition of our "Best of Series" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.