The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker Fox Sports Radio

Chris and Rob debate whether Dan Hurley will wind up regretting passing up on his chance to coach the Los Angeles Lakers and tell us if Team USA Women’s Basketball made a mistake by leaving Cailtin Clark off their Olympic roster. Plus, NBC Sports Boston and Peacock host Michael Holley swings by to discuss whether Jayson Tatum is still the Celtics’ best player, the narrative that this current Boston squad is one of the greatest teams of all-time, what has to go wrong for the Celtics to lose these NBA Finals to Dallas and much more!
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Chris and Rob tell us if Team USA Women’s Basketball made a mistake by leaving Cailtin Clark off their Olympic roster and share their thoughts on his unfounded narrative that LeBron James ‘doesn’t want to win anymore’. Plus, FOX Sports Radio NBA insider and ‘#ThisLeague: Uncut’ podcast host Marc Stein swings by to discuss Dan Hurley’s decision to turn down the Los Angeles Lakers offer to become their next head coach, how much credit Brad Stevens deserves for overhauling the Boston Celtics roster, whether the Celtics can keep their talented team together moving forward and much more!
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Chris and Rob discuss Kyrie Irving’s ongoing struggles against the Boston Celtics and explain why it’s unreasonable to suggest that Shohei Ohtani is the best player in baseball right now. Plus, NBC Sports Boston and Peacock host Michael Holley swings by to discuss whether Jayson Tatum is still the Celtics’ best player, the narrative that this current Boston squad is one of the greatest teams of all-time, what has to go wrong for the Celtics to lose these NBA Finals to Dallas and much more!
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Chris and Rob debate whether Dan Hurley will wind up regretting passing up on his chance to coach the Los Angeles Lakers, explain why Jayson Tatum should still be viewed as the Boston Celtics best player even amidst his ongoing shooting slump in the NBA Finals, make sense of the wild finish of the Mets-Phillies game over the weekend and take a trip out to Shekel City for Rob’s nightly bets.
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Chris and Rob take the Chicago Tribune to task for their latest column on Caitlin Clark, debate whether an NBA championship would make Luka Doncic – not Dirk Nowitzki – the greatest player in Dallas Mavericks history and tell us why Dan Hurley wouldn’t be the home run head coaching hire that many Los Angeles Lakers fans think it is (although it would be a huge upgrade over a potential JJ Redick hire).
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Chris and Rob discuss why Kyrie Irving has struggled so mightily against the Boston Celtics over the last few seasons – including in the NBA Finals, and tell us why Caitlin Clark is going to be sorely disappointed if she has a problem with sports media networks focusing on WNBA drama rather than the play on the court. Plus, former NBA veteran and Bally Sports Southwest TV analyst Derek Harper swings by to discuss how the Mavs can get Kyrie Irving going, why the return of Kristaps Porzingis takes the Celtics offense to another level, the narrative that Luka Doncic is the greatest player in Mavericks history and much more!
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