the nail in the coffin | A Cleveland sports podcast: May 2017

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Episode 075 – It's Finally time: Legacies on the line in Cavs-Warriors III

After nearly a full year of anticipation, it's time. With Cavs-Warriors III beginning Thursday night, the guys discuss what has become arguably the best rivalry in sports, who has the most at stake in this year's Finals, and how the Larry O'Brien Trophy will be won.

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Intro/outro music: "The 3rd" by Anitek

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Episode 074 – Justin Rowan on the Cavs and Kyrie Irving's 42-point night in the ECF

Justin Rowan, writer for Fear the Sword and co-host of The Chase Down podcast, is back on the show as the guys salute Kyrie Irving for a 42-point performance on Tuesday night that put the Cavs back in control of the Eastern Conference Finals. We also start peeking ahead to Cavs-Warriors, Part 3.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Episode 073 – Cavs-Celtics: It’s clobberin’ time in the Eastern Conference Finals

On the eve of the Eastern Conference Finals, the guys ponder what, if anything, the Celtics can do to stay competitive in this series, how the Cavs will look to take away Isaiah Thomas at one end of the floor and get Kevin Love more involved at the other, and whether Ty Lue gets his proper due as an NBA coach.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Episode 072 – LeBron, Cavs complete a surgical sweep of Toronto

With an alley-oop off the backboard from Kyrie to LeBron 3 minutes into Game 1, the Cavs were on their way to dismantling the Raptors, and they never relented en route to a decisive and dominant four-game sweep. The guys discuss LeBron’s transcendent play through the first two rounds, the Cavs’ switch officially having been flipped, and what’s ahead after the team’s next lengthy layoff.