Bobby Manning and Friends

Discussing power dynamics, the politics of violence and who should be held accountable in a cascade of blame after George Floyd's universally condemned death at the hands of Minneapolis Police. Police have battered protestors while violence and looting erupted in major cities across the US this week, eroding public sentiment. Mel Smith and Bobby Manning took a break from Music Monday to weigh the...

The NBA will vote next week on a format to continue the season. With gripes about hotel quality and having something to play for holding up some players, it's decision time. It's felt inevitable for weeks that the league will resume in Orlando, but personal interests and ideas need to be put aside. So what will it be? Regular season with conferences? 1-16? World Cup format? Straight to postseason....

Could "The Last Dance" be replicated? Not to say any other documentary couldn't be better, but the odds of combining a universally beloved, largely clean figure with unseen footage and the grandness of this moment seems unlikely. Even megastars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James fail to grasp that level of acclaim. We break into the best moments over the last five weeks, the defining message it sen...

A murder in Georgia, the Toni Kukoc chronicles in The Last Dance and why the Knicks could never get over the hump. Rest in peace top Ahmaud Arbery and may his family find some solace in justice. Dome Theory welcomes actress, model and sports superfan/tweeter Lizz Robbins to reminisce about her Knicks during the 1990s and why they couldn't get over the Michael Jordan hump. We also wonder why Charle...

Gorman watched the footage, and it seems clear that Isiah Thomas' argument doesn't hold up on the Celtics walkoff against the Pistons in 1988. Thomas argues it inspired their walkoff against the Bulls, but the two situations have different contexts. Mike Gorman checked in from quarantine to remember the first time he knew Michael Jordan would be great, though he says he has seen a better player si...

Bob Ryan sets the record straight on Jerry Krause's legacy, often maligned and the chief villain in The Last Dance with no interviews and his 2017 death, Bob steps forward as one of the Jerry's supporters. After the ESPN documentary reached millions on Sunday Bob, Nick Gelso and Bobby Manning look back at Jordan jumping on the scene in Boston. Ryan says before Bird's "God" quote, he anointed MJ th...

Jeff Pearlman spent the last two years documenting the 1996-2004 Los Angeles Lakers dynasty. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Three championships. Phil Jackson's second prime. Eight years managed to thrust Kobe Bryant into the legendary status, while feuding forced him and Shaq apart, leaving many wondering what could've been even a decade few would consider underwhelming. Pearlman wrapped up his...

Gianni Villegas joins Bobby to talk about his forthcoming project The New Masculinity and his team that made the single Arnold Palmer happen. New music is included along with discussions on social media, the anxiety over putting his work out there for the first time and the Syracuse tradition of utilizing people around you in your art. You can find Gianni on iTunes at https://music.apple.com/us/ar...

Bobby Manning and Taylor McCloud go through Matt Moore's, AKA Hardwood Paroxysm's, March Madness style bracket pitting the best of the NBA against one another in a one-on-one tournament. We gripe over seeding, early epic matchups and the impact of defense in such a tournament. How would Kevin Durant stack up after injury? Would LeBron James take plays off? Would there be any shut outs? Share your...

How will you spend that $1000? Our music business expert Jamel Smith stops in to discuss how the coronavirus lockdown impacts his music release and the industry as a whole. We discuss DJ D-Nice's Instagram Live and the rise of online parties and battles in the COVID-19 era. Bobby drops his quarantine playlist including Kali Uchis, Knxwledge, Megan Thee Stallion, the Running Man Challenge song, Ery...

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How's that sound? Last week amidst the coronavirus pandemic NFL free agency charged forward and Brady announced he was leaving the New England Patriots after 20 seasons. CLNS Media's Evan Lazar joins the show to break down what landed the GOAT in Tampa and what's next for a team...

Boston Sports Journal's Dr. Flynn answers all the coronavirus questions, from why the sports world needed to halt to how the leagues will look at returning to play eventually. Bobby Manning and her also discussed the media's coverage of the virus, what more is needed to restore society quickly along with leftover injury questions like Gordon Hayward post-ankle and how LeBron James became the most...

The cast from NYC weighs in on the spiraling state of New York basketball. Obas (Nets) and Dan (Knicks) weigh in on the Kenny Atkinson and Spike Lee debacles, and this was before the Knicks got exposed at the only team that wanted to push forward through coronavirus. We'll have more on the crisis that derailed the NBA season this week, but it felt fitting to get one last bit of basketball talk off...

Drake releases a pair of singles that reflect their inspiration nearly fully. Can that still be homage, or appropriation for a new era of fans that may not know the references? Bobby and Jamel honor the one-year anniversary of the forgotten classic, "When I Get Home," by Solange. 

The MLB reporter who hails from UNC recounts his high school days and how he got sources to trust him at 18. Today, he's seeing routine Spring Training coverage changed entirely by the Houston Astros controversy. 

Bobby Manning picks up the pieces of the NBA Trade Deadline, including Andre Iguodala's reaction to be traded. Plus, what's been up since graduation. 

Yahoo and CelticsBlog's NBA Insider Keith Smith dished on the NBA Trade Deadline right before D'Angelo Russell shipped to MInnesota. 

Andy Reid redemption, a basketball event at Syracuse (not like the old ones) and early NBA Trade Deadline primer. 

So hard to believe. Kids today will only grow up with his game, highlights and legacy to remember Kobe with. And it was a big one. 

Where we're at with player/fan interaction after Bronny James got hit with an orange peel at Hoophall. 

A look back on the impactful final year of Mac Miller's life and how his legacy and music will transcend. Plus, thoughts on posthumous music.

Beaming up from Theory, down the street from the Dome, we discuss Jaylen Brown's extension with Tom Westerholm. His rise from a different Northwestern, high school sports and arriving on the Celtics beat with MassLive. 

Brooklyn's Beat joined Dome Theory to share tales of Brooklyn's move from New Jersey, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant's new era, and the lineage of what preceded them. Plus: the odd parallels between them and Boston's rise. Who could stand out between the two in the East this year? And how will Brooklyn handle a weird year of having an undermanned roster and expectations.  DOME THEORY is the journal...

Dome Theory begins, with a discussion about sports in the 2020s, interrupted by breaking news of Antonio Brown's ousting in NE. 

Lindo Zay weekly. We broadcasted live (60 min late thanks to me) after the Russell Westbrook stunner. How (if) it will work. Then, with the Lakers and Clippers rounded out, can we call the Lakes good after banking on Kawhi Leonard and failing? Looks like a similar team to me, not underserving Anthony Davis. Plus: we scan the East to see if Lindo's Knicks hot take holds weight.