Who won? Behind a dominant defensive performance, the Panthers and Cam Newton made Steph Curry proud and ran past San Francisco, 23-3. God, I miss Jim Tomsula. Why? Like we said, the defensive was awesome; Luke Kuechly and the front four controlled the game against what will likely be one of the worst offenses in the… Read more »
Author: Brian Geisinger
Mayweather-McGregor: It’s a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery, but someone has to win
On the Saturday of the Mayweather-McGregor fight, we turn the controls over to SportsChannel8’s senior boxing correspondent Brenden Whitted. You can find Brenden on Twitter @WBHUAlum, or as one-third of the mighty #LeaguePassLair. Here’s Brenden on the fight: styles, strategies and a prediction. For better or worse, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will draw lots… Read more »
The whole world will watch Mayweather-McGregor, but is that a good thing?
On the Saturday of the Mayweather-McGregor fight, we turn the controls over to SportsChannel8’s senior boxing correspondent Brenden Whitted. You can find Brenden on Twitter @WBHUAlum, or as one-third of the mighty #LeaguePassLair. Here’s Brenden with a few thoughts on tonight’s fight and how it relates, more broadly, to the current state of boxing. Turn… Read more »
#LeaguePassLair NBA Offszn Pod, Part 2: The Kyrie Irving Conundrum
In Part 2 of the League Pass Lair’s pod this week, Brian and Brenden meet back up to talk about Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. BG and Research discuss why Kyrie would want to leave The Q, and sort through some possible trade packages. Just how good is Kyrie Irving? We take a look…. Read more »
#LeaguePassLair NBA Offszn Pod, Part 1: Camelo Anthony trade talks
In the midst of a length offseason, Brian and Brenden returned to the #LeaguePassLair for the first time in a few months to catch up on some headlines. In Part 1, Brenden and Brian of the League Pass Lair take a look at the latest with Carmelo Anthony: Will he be a Knick to start… Read more »
A King Minus the Crown: LeBron James, Better Than Ever Before
I’ve spent the better part of the last 72 hours trying to reconcile with what I saw the final week of the NBA season: near perfect basketball from LeBron James. Monday night in Oakland was a coronation for a Golden State Warriors team that entered the season as heavy title favorites. It was the… Read more »
Does franchise culture matter in the NBA? It certainly doesn’t hurt
The NBA playoffs are over, but before you turn the page to the Draft, free agency, and of course Summer League, there’s one — well, at least one — more valuable lesson to extract. For that, we’ll turn to Brenden Whitted — one-third of the mighty League Pass Lair: Culture, and no, we’re not talking about… Read more »
Breaking Buzz: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Malcolm Brogdon and the Bucks
The Charlotte Hornets dropped consecutive must-win games against Washington, Miami, and Boston, which eliminated the team from the 2017 playoffs. Not great, Bob. This is legitimately a bummer, and there’s plenty to unpack, so stay tuned; we’ll mourn a season of what could’ve been in the near future; first, however, we need to look ahead… Read more »