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Stan Van Gundy analyzes the Golden State Warriors at length on the latest edition of TheSportsVirus Podcast. We dig deep into how they got past the preseason Draymond Green/Jordan Poole incident and discuss what makes Green great for the Warriors. Van Gundy gives his thoughts on what it’s like to be an NBA coach and player in this day and age of social media scrutiny. We also get into his relationship with younger brother Jeff, also an analyst for ESPN.
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The 49ers are off to a 3-4 start and former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson gives us his assessment of the season so far. We also chat about the Warriors‘ depth and how Steve Kerr will go about setting his rotation early in the season. How did Golden State get past the Draymond Green/Jordan Poole incident? What makes new Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy a great manager? It’s all here on this edition of TheSportsVirus Podcast.
Tim Kawakami is the editor-in-chief for the San Francisco Bay Area edition of The Athletic. He joins us to chat about the Warriors win over the Mavericks in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals.
Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney to the Dubs and take a guess at what adjustments Jason Kidd and the Mavericks might make the rest of the series. Tim also explains why The Athletic has been successful and details some of his philosophies on covering sports in the Bay Area.
Larry Krueger was a talk show host at KNBR radio in San Francisco over the last two decades and he joins us to chat about his departure from the station, his career plan and the Bay Area teams. Larry has plenty of opinions that we have enjoyed listening to on KNBR in all of his different roles at the station for many years. Now he is excited about moving on to a new chapter in his career and he gives us a little insight into his future endeavors. Larry also shares his thoughts about the 49ers’ situation as they get ready to trade Jimmy Garoppolo and sign free agents, the state of a Warriors team that has struggled lately and the Major League Baseball lockout. Although a baseball agreement was reached shortly after this podcast was recorded, Krueger lays out several reasons why the sport is in trouble.
Long-time San Francisco columnist Scott Ostler helps us review the Rams win over the Bengals in the Super Bowl. We also go in-depth to discuss the 49ers’ QB situation and the Warriors season. When it comes to baseball, Scott explains why he likes the DH coming to the National League and why he voted for Barry Bonds to be a Hall of Famer.
TNT’s Jared Greenberg is one of network sports television’s top reporters and he joins TheSportsVirus podcast to talk about the state of the Warriors after he covered their win over Dallas on Tuesday. He also addresses NBA trade rumors and gets into a little MVP conversation. Greenberg tells us why the Warriors are fun to watch and will still be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time, despite their recent struggles and the absence of Draymond Green. He gives his analysis of what’s going on with the Splash Brothers and remarks on other key players on the roster. With the trade deadline approaching, Greenberg sizes up a few rumors and talks about his early MVP front runners. He also tells us how he made it to network television (he first started with NBA-TV over 15 years ago) from humble beginnings that included a stint with an independent minor league baseball team.
Kate Rooney is a sports anchor and reporter for KRON-TV in San Francisco covering all of the Bay Area teams. She joins us to discuss the 49ers and Warriors and talk about her career.