The Sports Machine

06/27/2024

Id like to be on record saying that I think the pick of the NBA draft tonight will be Terrence Shannon Jr from Illinois. Dude will come right into the league and score immediately.

06/17/2024

We do a show from 10-11am today. You can call us on 563-999-3561 to get an early start on celebrating the Celts winning banner #18 tonight!

Tonight is the last game of the Celtics season. We have been saying for 6 months that the Celts would win it all this year and tonight we will be proven correct. The Celtics will not take kindly to that beatdown they received in Dallas game 4. They come ready to play, and win, tonight. Get ready to....

06/15/2024

06/15/2024

Celtics win game 4 tonight. Our D is just too good. I will say Horford has a big night and the Celts win by 15+.

05/26/2024

This Rangers Panthers game just got AWESOME!!!

05/26/2024

That closeout foul by D White on the 3 by Turner.....called a reckless play. Thats a joke. It wasnt even a foul. He totally intentionally kicked out his leg in a weird angle.

05/26/2024

We are undefeated on the road and you aint winning in our town, say Tatum and Brown. Lets go Celtics!

05/25/2024

Interesting timeout 40 seconds in by Minnesota. Two days to think about how to defend the pick n roll didnt help. Gotta talk in the timeout about it lol.

05/24/2024

Celtics with 2 zone d trips so far in game. First they give up a layup. Second time they give up a WIDE open three to tj mcconnell. Their zone D has been awful all year. What is Mazzulla doing?

05/22/2024

I do believe the Pacers will win game 1 this evening. To hear why, you can listen to today's taped show. Or you can tune in tomorrow to hear me gloat about being correct.

05/16/2024

For anyone into this sort of thing, MBD says it is a guarantee that the Minnesota Timberwolves will defeat the Nuggets this evening.

05/13/2024

Who should we blame for the Bruins loss in game 4? And game 3? And game 2? Of course we should blame the Bruins. They haven't been good enough. It is a difficult thing to admit when you are wrong - and The Sports Machine with Slim hates to say it - but Florida is the better team. Nonetheless.....

Something fishy is going on in the series with Florida. Sam Bennett literally punched Brad Marchand right in the face during Game 3 in a play that resulted in the Bruins captain being pulled from the game, and then having to sit out Game 4 as well. The camera angle that the league had (which clear as day shows the dirty, dirty play) - wasn't released to the public until the day of Game 4. That is suspicious. In fact, it is outright illegal. A man clearly sucker punched another man, resulting in serious injury. Yet the league takes no action? They allow Sam Bennett to play in Game 4 with zero repercussions whatsoever? Well that results in the Bruins having to do something about it themselves......which results in the Bs taking a few penalties....which results in fewer shots on net....which results in a Game 4 loss.

Im not here to say the Bruins are better than Florida. The Panthers have been the better team in this series. But the refs AND THE LEAGUE sure as heck have done their best to try to help the Panthers as much as they can. I am here to say that LOUDLY!

05/08/2024

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04/30/2024

Tom Lane calls the show regularly. Here is a post he wrote up for this morning about Derrick White's ultra hot night:

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04/27/2024

I feel like I have been a lone voice in the wilderness all season long yelling to people that this Bruins team can win it all. As the host of a sports talk radio show, now is the time when I invite all of you to join in the fun. Here is my TOP 10 LIST for why this year is DIFFERENT for the Boston Bruins!
1. The D Pairings – The playoffs started out with McAvoy/Lindholm, Carlo/Gryz, Peeke/Shattenkirk. Peeks gets hurt. The pairings get shuffled. Lohrie and Wotherspoon play rock solid game three. McAvoy is a complete STUD and Lindholm’s game 3 was maybe his best game all year. This D unit is legit.
2. Faceoffs – Was a problem at points during the season. We have turned it around though. Coyle and Zacha are winning faceoffs in clutch situations.
3. The Goalie Rotation – Stick with it! Ullmark in net for Game 4. It’s working!!!
4. McAvoy – Yes, I wrote that he is a TOTAL STUD already. But he deserves his own section. This guy keeps getting better and he is tough as nails. There is no other defenseman in the league that I would rather have.
5. Pat Maroon – The Big Rig circles the rink like a shark waiting to pounce on his prey. He is a proven champion who is showing the young guys how to play and win playoff hockey.
6. Don Sweeney – The Sweenius! He has made all of the right moves this year to get the team to this point. Maroon, Peeke, bringing up Brazeau, holding onto Ullmark (sheer luck)…….everything is feeling good. And will feel better once Peeke and Brazeau get back!
7. The Sweenius didn’t trade Jake DeBrusk! This dude is hot. And something tells me he is ready to shed the “inconsistent” label and stay consistently hot!
8. Jack Edwards – It’s his last year. Well done Jack! He’s a Bruins lifer. Let’s do it for this guy.
9. The struggles we went through earlier this year blowing leads. We dealt with adversity throughout the year, and it made us tough.
10. Jim Montgomery – He learned a lot last year and he is positioned to take things to the next level right now. This is a guy who scored three goals in the title game to win the Maine Black Bears a national championship! He is ready for the spotlight.

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