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Best of Tuesday 1/28: Rick Carlisle, new IndyCar voice Will Buxton, Bernard Pollard & Michael Grady all join!
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00:00 – 12:22 – New IndyCar TV announcer Will Buxton joins us LIVE from England and loved the Ultimate Warrior rejoiner, where in England he’s calling us from right now, why he decided to make the change from F1 to IndyCar, his Indy 500 call this May will be his first time experiencing the race in-person, the difference between F1 and IndyCar and the much more competitive nature of IndyCar, his relationship with James Hinchcliffe and how he helped convince him to move to IndyCar, trying not to get his nerves to high when he makes his debut, his favorite character in the show “Shrinking”,
12:23 – 29:45 – Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us for our weekly conversation and tells us what French he learned out in Paris, getting their body clocks right again, getting a police award out in Paris, Obi Toppin getting engaged out in Paris, splitting the series with the Spurs, slowing down Webanyama in Game 2, Haliburton’s huge 3rd quarter, is a rivalry building back up against the Pistons?, All-Star game reserves
29:46 – 40:10 – Former Purdue and NFL alum Bernard Pollard joins us to discuss the Colts hiring his former coach Lou Anarumo as defensive coordinator and his memories of playing under Anarumo, “being multiple on defense”, how to get ready for a the Super Bowl if you’re the Eagles and Chiefs, what he’s up to these days, why he dislikes the way the NFL is officiating defenses these days and why he thinks it’s ruining the game today
40:11 – 50:33 – WWE tickets in Indy are insane, Kevin’s daily WWE history lesson: Today he learns about current WWE Superstars and who will be featured on Saturday
50:34 – 1:02:40 - Minnesota Timberwolves announcer and longtime friend Michael Grady joins the show to discuss being on the call for the Pacers out in Paris, being honored to be on the call for an international game featuring his hometown team, how the locals enjoyed the NBA, how he landed a national gig
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