The NFL calendar is a little hard to understand. I’ll explain their calendar so it fits with our more established version. You can talk to potential dates for the New Year’s Eve dance on December 29, but you can’t officially agree that you’ll be together until the ball actually drops. So you might go to […]
The worst. Obviously, shows that those who deal with loss are the toughest. The job leaves me completely empty when I’m on the air for shows that happen during 9/11 or a massive school shooting or when we learn what’s going on in the showers at Penn State. I found out yesterday that fallen officer […]
Here we go! Tuesday night begins the final exams for the Phoenix Suns season. Clippers…Thunder…Warriors…Clippers. The Suns still have stretches of five of six on the road and a separate trip of four of five on the road coming in the next month. A geographically-ignorant schedule maker granted Phoenix a mid-March back-to-back between teams that […]
For us regular people, weekends are a gift. We are being given a huge gift this weekend. Whether it’s near the end, the pressure is up or it’s just the beginning, this is a huge weekend in Arizona. SUNS Must win! People shy away from that term from a mathematical standpoint. I get that. If […]
Game time is coming soon. Diamondbacks and Dodgers. It’s time for the Dodgers to pay their debt. Plunk Puig! I’m not advocating violence. There’s no way any pitcher should ever go after someone’s head. In baseball, not plunking says, “walk over me.” Everyone knows it’s coming. Therefore, let’s finish it now. Waiting until the regular […]
The offseason has begun for the Phoenix Suns. Obviously, no one wants to hear this. We want to talk playoffs. We want to talk about home court advantage. We want to talk about the Suns being on national television twice in one week. No matter how fun the present is, this season is about the […]
The Suns did the right thing: nothing. They didn’t give up their envious cap space, so now they can match any deal another team offers Eric Bledsoe. They didn’t give up any future draft picks from their huge plethora. They didn’t acquire an aging veteran that would take away minutes and lessons desperately needed by […]
Observations from the five basketball games I watched Wednesday, February 19. Suns beat Boston 100-94 Good teams find a way to win when they don’t play well. In back-to-back games, the Phoenix Suns have earned zero style points and two wins. The Western Conference is so tightly packed, there are no apologies for how the […]
The contract restructuring of Larry Fitzgerald gives the Arizona Cardinals freedom in so many ways. The doors it opens come in free agency, avoiding free agency and, most importantly, making it easier to focus on the draft. Years ago, the Cardinals and Fitzgerald faced a similar predicament. Blame either side or both, but the deal […]
“Hating.” That word/phrase has officially passed, “It’s not about the money, it’s about respect,” as the most overused in sports. Peyton Manning is not the greatest quarterback of all time. For some reason, if you agree with that opinion, you’re a hater. If an analyst picks your team to lose, suddenly they’re a hater. If […]
We have six teams in the Valley that we try our best to cover on the Doug & Wolf Show. Then there’s any national story that gets pushed to the forefront. I also consider the head coach of the Rattlers one of my best friends in the Valley. I’m so proud of the job that […]
1) RUN Make Roy Hibbert run the floor defensively. Miles Plumlee must run. Get the board and get on the break. Hibbert will kill him in the half-court if the pace is slow. If Hibbert is forced to get back to guard Plumlee on the break, he’s out of position and prone to foul. It […]
Are you aware the Phoenix Suns are one-half game behind the media darlings of last year? Did you know the Suns would be the third seed in the Eastern conference playoffs? How about this numbers conversion: Since the conversation between Markieff Morris and Coach Jeff Hornacek, Morris is averaging almost a rebound and a half […]
What just happened? How did it happen? The Phoenix Suns are the best team in the NBA! OK, that might not be the correct answer, but something special just happened. We’re all smart enough to know the Suns are not 24 points better than the Indiana Pacers. Even the most delusional Suns fan is not […]
The Phoenix Suns are worth it again. It was great to get to a Suns game. So many nights during football season I’m catching up on college or NFL games I missed over the weekend. It never really slows down because now I’m watching every Suns, Coyotes, Sun Devils and UA game. If you mix […]
Imagine the disappointment. You’ve waited your whole life for the summer of 2014. You’ve done nothing wrong and everything right. Through absolutely no fault of your own, the plan will not work. It’s the wrong time. The only worse feeling than having your dreams not work out would be forcing them when the facts say […]
Bud Selig has done the impossible, twice. He had the players on his side. Now, Selig’s ego could bring division where there was solidarity. Selig worked against the most stubborn, anti-drug testing players association in sports and forced them to accept the stiff, highly punitive joint drug agreement. He was masterful in riding government and […]
I saw a tweet a year back that the Most Interesting Man in the World once hit a walk-off home run…in the first inning. After reading new Vice President for Athletics Ray Anderson’s resume, attending the press conference Thursday and conversing with him Friday, I think Dr. Crow did the same. Admittedly, a Hail Mary […]
In the last 24 hours, I’ve learned people that use the phrase “holier than thou” are holier than thou. Before you read another word, please know: I do not have a Baseball Hall of Fame vote and probably never will. It has less to do with qualifications and more to do with simply the fact […]
How hard do you work? Do you give everything you have to your job every day? I didn’t ask if you are great at your job or do you do a great job every day. No one can be great at their job every day. I asked if you know there are people at your […]
As Jimbo Fisher lifted the crystal football that declared Florida State the champions of college football, it became clear that the BCS was not broken. The BCS was a lie. Three letters are so harmless. When reciting the alphabet, they go in order with little fanfare in positions 2, 3 and 19. When said backwards, […]
1) SEAHAWKS (1): already clinched a playoff…gets the #1 seed (home-field advantage until Super Bowl) by beating Arizona or if 49ers lose on MNF to Atlanta 2) PANTHERS (3): clinches playoff if they win…also clinches if 49ers lose to Atlanta and Cards lose in Seattle…can not clinch division this week…needs to win out to earn […]
1) This is only the fourth winning season in Arizona Cardinals history.(Cards press release) 2) The Cardinals went undefeated versus the AFC for the first time since re-alignment. (Cards press release) 3) The Cardinals have scored more points this year — with two games still remaining — than they did in any of the three […]
1) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1): Only the 49ers throw the ball less. 2) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2): If there’s a Super Bowl in the future, must diminish the two-TD gap between home scoring average of 34 points and the 20 points averaged on the road…biggest home/road scoring difference in the league. 3) CAROLINA PANTHERS (3): Best […]
