About this episode

The episode discusses the departure of J Batt from MSU and features an interview with James Edwards about covering the Knicks and the Pistons' future.

We opened with a conversation on J Batt bolting MSU after one year as athletic director, following the news that President Kevin Guskiewicz would leave, and who's to blame and what now? Then The Athletic's James Edwards joined us for conversation on covering the Knicks' NBA championship run and the Pistons' future (29:00). Plus, intern Nolan chimes in (55:00), and Norm/The Rube's U.S. Open best bets. (1:17:00).

People in this episode

Hosts: Graham Couch, Jason Knick

Guest: James Edwards

Topics covered

• MSU athletic director change
• NBA championship
• Pistons future
• sports analysis
• U.S. Open betting

Keywords

• J Batt
• MSU
• James Edwards
• Knicks
• Pistons
• U.S. Open
• sports
• athletic director

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Knicks, Pistons

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