Steve talks about his travels to Vegas and Tahoe where he watched NCAA tournament games. Oh, and he gambled a bit too.

We talk about how NIL is impacting the game, four Number One seeds for the first time since 2008, and where Cinderella went.

I gush over Dawn Staley and her accomplishments and Steve flatly states he is rooting for U Conn. Hmmm?

Steve uncovers something that we have not really discussed before. We have discussed how and where we consume sports has changed, but he asks be about the mid 1970s San Francisco Dons.

This thread reveals a lot about how things have changed and we explore this a bit.

Reggie Theus is mentioned in context to the one of the greatest all time and we discuss the Lakers, Dodgers, Trojans, Bruins, and the thirst for winners in Los Angeles.

With Gerrit Cole going down before the season, Steve and I were wondering if this will crater the Yankees season before it even starts.

This got us to thinking about key injuries either before a season starts or early in a season that cratered a year before it really started.

We cannot do a show on this topic without chronicling the debacle that was the Sterling led Clippers. There is a reason Steve is called Clipper Lipson.

With the revelation that Kyrie Irving is out for the year, it is now presumed that there is no reason to rush Anthony Davis back from injury. Thus, the Mavericks are looking rather foolish regarding some of the reasoning behind trading Luka.

Steve and I discuss some of the fallout of trades over the generations, both good and bad while we take yet another look at the historic trade that brought Luka to the Lakers.

Mentioned: Jack Clark, Jose Uribe, Amari Cooper, Khalil Mack, and others.

Steve watched a documentary on hockey and started to think about international players in other sports.

Americans were in Hockey when he was a kid, but not many, and most were not of any ilk.

We discuss the players that came and how Americas national sports have become global.

Discussed: Detlef Schempf, Avadis Sabonis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Drazen Petrovic, Dirk Nowitzski, and others.

Post Super Bowl, we discuss GOAT to Goat re: Patrick Mahomes and others. We discuss the NBA All-star game and I go on a diatribe about the Raiders.

Discussed: Terry Francona, Michael Jordan, Bruce Bochy, Dustry Baker, Dominique Wilkins, Larry Nance, Celtics, Lakers, Sixers, Dr J.

The big news from the week is not the Super Bowl. It is Luka Doncic to the Lakers. No, it is was not Anthony Davis to the Mavericks.

Steve and I try to evaluate this against other trades over the Generations. We discuss Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Adbul Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and others.

And I rant that the stars always end up in L.A.

Steve was enamored with Saquon Barkley's running ability in the NFC Championship game.

Saqoun is the 7th running back to rush for 2,000 yards and did it with the 3rd fewest attempts.

I give historical context and discuss how the game has changed and how the Eagles maximize their talent and scheme.

Steve throws out hyperbolic comments that I checkmate him on each time. Oh, and remember how he said the Chiefs were done?