The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington

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08/03/2021 - Best of The Odd Couple Aug 04, 2021

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Chris and Rob discuss if the Los Angeles Lakers and their slew of 'old' additions (Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore, etc) should be considered the team to beat in the Western Conference next season, and debate whether or not the Golden State Warriors made a mistake by extending Steph Curry for another 4 years (and $200 million). Plus, 3x NBA champion and former Coach of the Year Byron Scott swings by to share his thoughts on the Lakers free agency moves, Russell Westbrook's fit alongside LeBron James, what went wrong for Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma in Los Angeles, and much more!

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08/03/2021 - Hour 1 - Geriatric Lakers Will Fail in 2021 + FS1` NBA analyst Ric Bucher Aug 04, 2021

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Chris and Rob discuss if the Los Angeles Lakers and their slew of 'old' additions (Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore, etc) should be considered the team to beat in the Western Conference next season, and tell us if the NCAA needs to have standardized Name Image and Likeness rules across college sports. Plus, FS1 NBA analyst Ric Bucher swings by to share his thoughts on the Lakers roster, the Eastern Conference hierarchy, and much more!

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08/03/2021 - Hour 2 - The Warriors Shouldn't Have Maxed Out Steph Curry + 3x NBA champion Byron Scott Aug 04, 2021

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Chris and Rob debate whether or not the Golden State Warriors made a mistake by extending Steph Curry for another 4 years (and $200 million), and tell us why they expect the Dodgers fans to boo the heck out of the Astros players when the teams square off tonight. Plus, 3x NBA champion and former Coach of the Year Byron Scott swings by to share his thoughts on the Lakers free agency moves, Russell Westbrook's fit alongside LeBron James, Lonzo Ball, and much more!

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08/03/2021 - Hour 3 - KD is Not the Best in the World + Sirius XM NBA Radio host Rick Kamla Aug 04, 2021

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Chris and Rob discuss if the 'old' Los Angeles Lakers should be considered the team to beat in the Western Conference, debate whether or not Kevin Durant has re-established himself as the Best Player in the World during these Olympics. Plus, Sirius XM NBA Radio host Rick Kamla swings by to explain why he thinks the LeBron-Westbrook-Davis trio will work, what the Brooklyn Nets need to do to win the title next year, and much more! Later, the Odd Couple Callers deliver another award-winning edition of Trash Talk.

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08/02/2021 - Best of The Odd Couple Aug 03, 2021

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Chris and Rob explain why Kawhi Leonard was right to pick Paul George over Russell Westbrook as his running mate back in 2019, discuss why the Indianapolis Colts would be crazy to trade for Nick Foles while Carson Wentz is expected to miss the start of the season due to injury, a tell us why the fact that the New Orleans Pelicans basically let Lonzo Ball go for nothing further illustrates that he was overhyped coming out of college.

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08/02/2021 - Hour 1 - Kawhi Was Right to Pick Paul George over Russell Westbrook Aug 03, 2021

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Chris and Rob share their thoughts on all the big signings in the first few hours of NBA Free Agency (Kyle Lowry, Lonzo Ball, Chris Paul), explain why Kawhi Leonard was right to pick Paul George over Russell Westbrook as his running mate back in 2019, and tell us why they have a hard time viewing the Golden State Warriors as legitimate title contenders next season as constructed.

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08/02/2021 - Hour 2 - Will Nick Foles Replace Carson Wentz Again? + NBA Champion Eddie House Aug 03, 2021

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Chris and Rob explain why the Indianapolis Colts would be crazy to trade for Nick Foles while Carson Wentz is expected to miss the start of the season due to injury, and go head-to-head in this week's edition of Sources Say. Plus, NBA champion and FOX Sports Radio NBA analyst Eddie House swings by to share his thoughts on all the biggest moves on day one of the NBA Free Agency period.

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08/02/2021 - Hour 3 - Lonzo Ball Never Lived Up to the Hype + Bleacher Report NBA writer Eric Pincus Aug 03, 2021

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Chris and Rob re-cap all the biggest signings on day one of NBA Free Agency, explain why the fact that the New Orleans Pelicans basically let Lonzo Ball go for nothing further illustrates that he was overhyped coming out of college, and tell us why the Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker signings in Miami still won't be enough to make the MIami Heat the team to beat in the East. Plus, Bleacher Report NBA writer Eric Pincus swings by to give us all the NBA signing News!

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07/30/2021 - Best of The Odd Couple Jul 31, 2021

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Chris and Rob explain why all the pow-wows between LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook won't be enough to solve their spacing issue, debate whether or not the the trade for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner proves that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the new Evil Empire of Major League Baseball, and discuss how concerned Indianapolis Colts fans should be about Carson Wentz' latest injury - and lengthy injury history.

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07/30/2021 - Hour 1 - Westbrook, LeBron & AD Won't Work + Spectrum News 1 host Kelvin Washington Jul 31, 2021

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Chris and Rob explain why all the pow-wows between LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook won't be enough to solve their spacing issue, and Chris reveals the top-5 NBA Big 3's that didn't pan out. Plus, Spectrum News 1 Los Angeles Kelvin Washington swings by to explain how the LeBron-AD-Westbrook can work, what Max Scherzer can bring to the Dodgers rotation, and much more!

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