Sportscasters Joe Castellano and Ray Woodson go in-depth to talk about the Bay Area sports scene.
All new in 2024, former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson and long-time sports announcer Joe Castellano are back to talk about Bay Area sports throughout the year and this is episode #13. We take a deep dive on where the San Francisco Giants stand at the moment with some statistical analysis, gush over Steph’s performance at the Olympics, and discuss who has the leverage in the 49ers/Brandon Aiyuk standoff. It’s all here on the TheSportsVirus Podcast!
Steph Curry has been putting on epic displays of scoring brilliance all season and Monday in Philadelphia he kept it going with 49 points against the top team in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers threw everything at Steph (even his kid brother Seth), but there was no stopping the top scorer in the NBA (just passed Bradley Beal) who put up 30+ points for the 11th straight game. He now has 10+ 3-point field goals in four of the last five games. Meanwhile, the Warriors have won five of the last six. Ray and Joe discuss the hottest player on the planet and chat about the potential of this Golden State team.
After getting the news that James Wiseman is probably out for the season with a knee injury, Golden State had a feel-good win Monday over Denver, one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Steph Curry passed Wilt Chamberlain to become the Warriors all-time leading scorer and went on to score 53 points. Ray and Joe discuss the win, Steph’s accomplishment and what the Wiseman injury means going forward.
Steph Curry followed up his 57-point game in Dallas with a 32-point effort and more sensational shots in San Antonio, but the result was the same – a close loss. 20 Golden State turnovers were a big part of the reason the Warriors dropped a game in San Antonio for the 41st time in the last 44 games there. Ray and Joe debate when Curry should come back into the game in the 4th quarter of close games after Steve Kerr explains his big picture viewpoint.
The Warriors pulled off another dramatic comeback win against a Los Angeles team, this time beating the defending champion Lakers at Staples Center on Monday night 10 days after a thrilling win over the Clippers. Ray and Joe analyze the victory that saw Golden State rebound from a 19-point deficit. Kelly Oubre, Jr. was impressive in his best game as a Warrior and the bench had solid contributions all around. In the end it was Steph Curry’s big 3 that made the difference and “the old” Draymond was also a big key to the win.
The Warriors were starting to get on a roll until they ran into a rough 4th quarter in a loss to Myles Turner and the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. This week we chat about the “Box In One” defense Golden State is seeing now from opponents trying to slow down Steph Curry. We also evaluate James Wiseman so far and discuss recent NBA Covid and superstar issues.
We’re back! And, what a game to talk about to kickoff our 2021 podcasts. Steph Curry scored 38 points and the Warriors came back from down 22 late in the 3rd quarter Friday night to beat the LA Clippers and improve to 5-4. We discuss whether or not Kelly Oubre, Jr. should take a seat and examine every aspect of the Dubs rotation so far.
The Bucks, Lakers and Clippers are leading the latest NBA Championship odds. Some of the best sportsbooks online reviewed > here odds for all the top contenders and longshots. Even with the 8th-placed Grizzlies sinking like a stone and Steph Curry returning, the Warriors’ odds to win the Western Conference remain a comically long +250000, which amounts to a 0.04% chance. The reality is that they are 17.5 games back of a playoff spot with only 19 games left and seven teams to leapfrog.
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Ray and Joe discuss the impending return of Steph Curry (coming up this Sunday vs the Wizards). We also touch on the Giannis Antetokounmpo rumors and in case you missed it, we finish the podcast with Michael Jordan’s moving speech at Kobe Bryant’s memorial.
Friday saw the Warriors drop another game as they remain in dead last in the NBA this season. Ray and Joe tackle the question, should Steph Curry even play this season? We also talk about the Willie Cauley-Stein trade to Dallas and Draymond Green’s comments about sagging NBA TV ratings.