最佳Big Bob播客 (2025)

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Unlocking the Power of Curiosity with Ian Morgan Cron 40:56

1d ago40:56

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Today, Bob is joined by Ian Morgan Cron for an inspiring chat about curiosity, growth, and transformation. They explore the beauty of the 12 steps—not just for those overcoming addiction but for anyone seeking a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Together, they dive into self-reflection, healing relationships, and discovering purpose in everyday …

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93. The Last Word - The Gulf of Neighbors 4:13

5d ago4:13

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This week’s Last Word commentary reflects on the enduring connections between Texas and Mexico through the Gulf of Mexico—a shared space of culture, trade, and history. As the relationship between these neighbors faces new challenges in the next Trump presidency, Bob Rivard explores how the Gulf symbolizes both unity and division. With proposals li…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 79 – The Most Bi-Polar Podcast in Sports 26:07

6d ago26:07

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We open up the bonus show this week with a challenge… can Rob and Harper guess the Top 10 in the NBA’s latest MVP ladder? Surprises like Cade Cunningham make the list, and some love for Karl-Anthony Towns who is leading the league in rebounds. We also discuss how guys like Ja Morant can’t receive any regular season awards now that he’s missed too m…

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92. Meet San Antonio’s New Family-Friendly Art Residency: Parts & Labor 37:33

6d ago37:33

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This week’s episode of bigcitysmalltown spotlights something new in San Antonio’s arts community: a residency program tailored to support artists who are also caregivers. We’re joined by Liz Stehl Kleberg & Meaghan Mitts, the founders of the Parts & Labor Residency, a nonprofit organization in Southtown San Antonio that provides mid-career artists …

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 196 – Swimming in the Devil’s Pool 1:03:26

8d ago1:03:26

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We open the show with news that Rob is headed to Dubai to do an event with the Lakers – even though he has NO idea what he’s supposed to do! Rob says he’s excited to go to Dubai but refuses to go up on the deck of the Burj Khalifa because he hates heights, which spins us into a discussion about bucket list travel destinations. After we settle in, w…

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91. The Last Word - Texas Legislature Opens the 89th Legislative Session 7:20

12d ago7:20

7:20

In this week’s Last Word, Bob Rivard explores the opening of the Texas Legislature’s 89th biennial session, unpacking the pressing issues and political dynamics shaping the state’s future. From the ongoing school voucher debate and public education funding crisis to the challenges of housing, transportation, and water conservation, Bob offers sharp…

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90. Taking Off: What’s Next for San Antonio’s International Airport 41:59

13d ago41:59

41:59

This week’s episode of bigcitysmalltown takes you behind the scenes of one of San Antonio’s most critical infrastructure hubs: the San Antonio International Airport (SAT). We’re joined by Jesus Saenz, Director of Airports for the San Antonio Airport System, to discuss the airport’s record-breaking growth, its expansion plans, and how it’s adapting …

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 78 – Black Robot or White Robot 35:33

13d ago35:33

35:33

As we close in on our 200th episode of the “big” show, we pick Rob’s brain about who he’d want for the 200th show. Show 100 was Bill Walton (RIP) and Rob suggests Dodgers manager Dave Roberts or James Worthy, who Rob though was already on the show. There was also some really interesting audio from Dwight Howard this week who is yet again sounding o…

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Big Shot Bob - Ep 195 - Those Aren't Tide Pods 1:05:31

15d ago1:05:31

1:05:31

The guys are BACK after a very tough week for both Horry and Jenners. Rob was obviously touch-and-go all week with the insane California wildfires. He talks about how he could see them from his house, went several days without power and how he and his wife had to pack the items they felt were irreplaceable in case the worst happened. Thankfully Rob…

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89. The Last Word - 2025: A Big News Year for San Antonio and Texas 7:10

19d ago7:10

7:10

Welcome to the first Last Word in its new standalone format. Every Saturday, Bob delivers his sharp, insightful commentary on life and politics in San Antonio, Texas, and beyond. In this inaugural episode, he dives into what 2025 has in store—from the impact of a second Trump presidency on local immigration and trade to the high-stakes debates unfo…

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88. What’s Ahead for bigcitysmalltown: Telling San Antonio’s Story in 2025 23:38

20d ago23:38

23:38

This week’s episode is a special one as we introduce Cory Ames, the new producer of bigcitysmalltown. Cory is also the founder of Ensemble Texas, a media platform focused on San Antonio’s environment, economy, and culture. Listen as we discuss what’s next for bigcitysmalltown, how local storytelling can help shape the city’s future, and why underst…

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87. VIA's Jeff Arndt Rides off 53:02

27d ago53:02

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This week’s guest is Jeff Arndt, who has served for 13 years as president and CEO of VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio and Bexar County’s public bus system. Listen as Arndt discusses his career at VIA ahead of his retirement, the challenges and victories of public transportation in San Antonio. In this episode of Big City Small Town, we sit dow…

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Big Shot Bob - Shoot Around Ep 77 - What Time Do I Need To Be There 25:56

27d ago25:56

25:56

The bonus show opens with some love for Ja'Kobi Lane, who caught three touchdowns in the USC Bowl win... but we did NOT expect his voice to sound the way it did! Really it's any excuse to bring back the Dutch runner who sounds like Mickey Mouse. We also get a listener question about Toledo rushing the field three times before they actually won thei…

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Big Shot Bob - Ep 194 - This Is What I Do 1:09:09

1M ago1:09:09

1:09:09

We are BACK from the holiday break with the news that Robert Horry is on the HALL OF FAME BALLOT! And while he isn't sure he will get in with a crowded nomination class, the fact that he's officially in the conversation is huge. He tells us how he found out, what the reactions have been from friends and fans and why he believes he deserves to be th…

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86. The State of Cycling in San Antonio 48:37

1M ago48:37

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This week’s guests are Jeffrey Moore, an analyst with the city’s Office of Emergency Management and the founderof the SATX Social Ride held every Tuesday in the city’s urban core, routinely attracting hundreds of local cyclists for an evening ride and social gathering; and Mitchell Keogh, an avid cyclist who leads a community of riders who track th…

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85. Bexar County's Year with David Marquez 51:15

1M ago51:15

51:15

This week’s guest is David Marquez, executive director of Economic and Community Development for Bexar County, a longtime leader in economic development and advanced manufacturing, including cross-border auto manufacturing, for the county. Marquez oversaw the building and funding of the AT&T Arena, now renamed as the Frost Bank Center. Listen as Ma…

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Big Shot Bob - Shoot Around Ep 76 - Slide to the Left, Slide to the Right 24:50

1M ago24:50

24:50

We open the bonus show this week talking about Duke star Cooper Flagg, and what Rob thinks he can become in the NBA as the chatter around his draft stock continues to bubble. Rob is big on Dylon Harper, Ron Harper's son at Rutgers, but he does believe that Flagg will still be a force in the NBA. Duane sends in a question about who we would go with …

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Book Launch Tips and Tricks 28:41

1M ago28:41

28:41

Welcome to the last episode of the 3-part Catching Whimsy series! Bob and Kim discuss the intricacies of launching a book, emphasizing the importance of timing, community engagement, and effective marketing strategies. They explore how authors can build a launch team, utilize social media, and manage pre-sales to create momentum for their book rele…

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 193 – I’m Texting That to Dabo 1:06:46

1M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

We are closing out our final week of the year with the NBA Cup Final, as the Bucks and Thunder match up in the battle of who-gets-paid. Everyone makes their picks and we take turns bouncing around the NBA trade radar. It runs the gamut from the annual Jimmy Butler trade rumors, to the Lakers adding pieces they might not need, and everyone scratches…

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84. Craig Garnett: Uvalde’s Newspaper Publisher 41:28

2M ago41:28

41:28

This week’s guest is Craig Garnett, the longtime publisher and owner of the Uvalde Leader-News, the daily newspaper in Uvalde, a South Texas town of 15,000 that became national news on May 24, 2022, when 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fire in Robb Elementary School, killing 19 young children and two of their teachers, and injuring 17 others. Gar…

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Big Shot Bob - Shoot Around Ep 75 - The Paycheck Tracker 19:10

2M ago19:10

19:10

The Shoot Around starts with Nikola Jokic who said this week that players should get paid LESS for losses to use as motivation. As a fan Jenners doesn't hate the idea, but Rob feels like it's disrespectful because guys take that money with the idea that you're always try to win. We also joke about how funny it would be to have a stat tracker that w…

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Catching Whimsy: Navigating the Editorial Process 20:22

2M ago20:22

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Tune in to part two of this three week series where Bob and Kim are talking shop about the editorial process of publishing. Through the lens of Bob’s new devotional, Catching Whimsy, they discuss the importance of knowing when to seek feedback, how to find the right editor, and the value of crowdsourcing. The conversation also touches on the challe…

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 192 – What’s an Inch Here and There 1:04:10

2M ago1:04:10

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We open this week’s show as Rob laments Alabama missing the College Football Playoff, which spins us into the biggest sports story of the week as we try to figure out if strength of schedule is a myth based on who made it in. We also joke about Notre Dame, as Cam Newton calls out the Irish for consistently letting fans down in bowl season, and how …

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83. Chris Cullum and San Antonio's Culinary Legacy 38:50

2M ago38:50

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This week’s guest is Chris Cullum, the chef-owner of Cullum’s Attaboy, the small but heavy hitting Tobin Hill restaurant founded by the James Beard finalist a stone’s throw from Cullum’s Attagirl, the tiny fried chicken shack he’s run for more than eight years. Cullum was a 2024 finalist for Best Chef: Texas from the James Beard Foundation. Cullum,…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 74 – A Brown Bag Full of Pudding 28:10

2M ago28:10

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Rob and Rob are back for the Friday bonus show, with starts with everyone dumping on MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for proposing the “Golden At-Bat” rule at the Winter Meetings, because we just don’t like it. That spins into the rule about having a runner at second base at the start of every inning in extra innings. Rob also fields a listener questi…

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Catching Whimsy: Behind the Scenes from Start to Finish 16:56

2M ago16:56

16:56

After a little break, Bob and Kim are back with a three episode series to delve into the intricacies of writing and launching a book, particularly focusing on Bob's new devotional, “Catching Whimsy.” They explore the writing process, the importance of storytelling, and practical tips for aspiring authors. The discussion emphasizes the significance …

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Big Shot Bob - Ep 191 - Sweet Talk Me With 100K 55:58

2M ago55:58

55:58

We open the show with Jenners saying that he really hates the NBA Cup, largely because it feels like a gimmick for an otherwise successful league – while Rob and B-Dog say that it has a benefit to league by guys playing hard in the regular season when otherwise they wouldn’t. And the debate rages about it’s value to casual NBA fans. Plus a look at …

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82. San Antonio Artist Oscar Alvarado Always Thinks Big 39:30

2M ago39:30

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This week’s guest is San Antonio artist Oscar Alvarado. There is no mistaking his distinctive sculptures, many larger than life, covered with thousands of mosaic pieces of glass and tile that are seemingly everywhere in the city: murals, sculptures, benches, bollards, columns, walls and floors with mosaics in Alvarado’s signature style. Listen to t…

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 190 – Pick A Struggle 1:13:27

2M ago1:13:27

1:13:27

It’s Thanksgiving Week and everyone has stuff going on! Rob’s entire family is in town (which we’re not sure he’s all that thrilled about) and Harper is at the beach with his family. But we still come together at this time for thanks… and dump on the Sixers for going snitch hunting this past week! We are all in agreement about Tyrese Maxey being th…

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81. Ronald Davis: Slavery in Texas 35:50

2M ago35:50

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This week’s guest is Ronald Davis, curator of American History at the Witte Museum, a position he has held since January 2023. Davis is the co-curator of Black Cowboys: An American Story currently at the Witte Museum and running through February 2025, after which it will go on a national tour including the famed Autry Museum of the American West in…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 73 – Be My Spit Man 23:13

2M ago23:13

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Now that the debacle of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight has ended, we check out what former NBA players are the odds-on favorites to fight Jake Paul. Artest, Dwight Howard and others we get… but how is Charles Oakley no on this list?? That also leads us into the Shaq vs Dwight Howard fight idea that Dwight posed on social media this week… and Shaq a…

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Big Shot Bob – Episode 189 – Rob Makes NBA Ref Money 1:10:41

2M ago1:10:41

1:10:41

We open with Rob joking that Jenners is going to lose the Draymond Green less-than 10 technical fouls bet after he got TWO the other night and has already notched four this season. Rob also HATES that the NBA refs continue to put out statements after the games that they missed calls, like what happened on the Jayson Tatum game winner from the other…

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80. Dr. Bryan Gervais and UTSA’s New Center for Policy Studies 50:44

3M ago50:44

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This week’s guest is UTSA’s Dr. Bryan Gervais. He is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science & Geography, and he's in the studio because he is the inaugural director of the UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR), the new poll launched in advance of the national elections. His areas of specialization are political commu…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 72 – I Got Five On It 28:44

3M ago28:44

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On this week’s bonus show, we get right into the NBA, as Rob breaks down the most recent MVP ladder… and he and B-Dog try to guess the Top 10. We also talk about the college player who cup-checked a shooter in the corner, and ask Rob what players did to try to interfere with his shot. An to almost no one’s surprise, Jerry Jones continues to suck, a…

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 188 – The Skinny Committee 1:01:49

3M ago1:01:49

1:01:49

We open the show this week with Rob’s stories about Bobbleheads that do NOT look like him, after his wife confused his bobblehead for Tony Parker, and how he often gets mistaken for Alonzo Mourning and Horace Grant when out in public at times. It takes us down a wild road about NBA bobbles and statues that don’t look anything like the guys they are…

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79. Meredith Walker and the Texas Business Hall of Fame 44:18

3M ago44:18

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This week’s guest is Meredith Walker, executive director of the Texas Business Hall of Fame, a position she has held for nearly seven years. The TBHF was founded in 1982 to celebrate the state’s most successful and community-minded business leaders. Bottom line success is not enough for someone to gain entry. Philanthropy, giving back, and communit…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 71 – I’d Bet Rob’s House On It 20:42

3M ago20:42

20:42

The bonus show opens with some great questions from Big Shot listeners, including Dean who wants to know who our Play-In teams will be based on the picks we made last week. Rob rolls with the Bucks and Sixers in the East, and the Nuggets and the Kings in the West… Jenners has the Sixers and Heat in the East, and Dallas and the Suns in the West… and…

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 187 – You Need a Cochlear Implant 1:11:18

3M ago1:11:18

1:11:18

Rob joins us live from Napa Valley as he’s travelling again this week, but jumps right into the outstanding play of Anthony Davis so far this season and where he thinks the Lakers need to tighten up. For Rob that’s mostly due a young coach in JJ having no faith in his bench, but he needs to get a hold of that for the Lakers to make a deep run. We’r…

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78. Live from CityFest: The Future of Downtown 1:13:07

3M ago1:13:07

1:13:07

In this very special episode of bigcitysmalltown, we share a panel recorded live in front of an audience at Texas Public Radio for CityFest San Antonio 2024. Host Bob Rivard moderated a panel of city leaders discussing how San Antonio's downtown has navigated the past decade and what's ahead. The panel included Veronica Salazar of UTSA, David Robin…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 70 – That Diva Robert Horry 22:23

3M ago22:23

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After an Iowa Track & Field star clocked a 4.12 40 during halftime of the Hawkeyes game, it leads us to open the show with Robert Horry’s second homework assignment of the week. He wanted to know what athletes could excel in other sports – and Jenners asks about NBA players specifically who we think could play in the NFL. Names like LeBron and Ant …

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 186 – Laurence Fishburne Passing a Kidney Stone 55:01

3M ago55:01

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Rob is live from Houston as the Rockets celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994-95 NBA Championship, which breaks into a conversation about what teams are beholden to their last championship and need to find a way past it. And of course we open with the wild conversation about the Dwyane Wade statue – as we all think it was really bad, but it …

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JC Clapsaddle: An American in the Ukraine 39:44

3M ago39:44

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This week’s guest is JC Clapsaddle, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and medical administration officer with a background in Pentagon assignments involving human rights and humanitarian efforts. Listen as JC discusses his multiple missions to aid Ukraine in its defense against Valdimir Putin and Russia, whose forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, eight y…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 69 – Lick My Shoes Robert Horry 25:19

3M ago25:19

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We open the bonus show this week with ESPN’s ranking of the Top 25 players in the NBA as we tip off the season… and Rob is already knee-deep in controversy for not putting Luca Doncic in his Top 10 this week. Plus we see if Rob and B-Dog can guess the Top 10 without seeing the list, and they struggle with one superstar who could be in the MVP conve…

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Big Shot Bob – Ep 185 – The Last White Man in Detroit 1:08:04

3M ago1:08:04

1:08:04

The NBA season tips off TONIGHT! And Rob is back to work at Spectrum – not for the home opener – but he will be in the building for the Timberwolves and Lakers as they tip off the season. We take a look around the league at the get-in prices for the NBA home openers, and the Celtics and Knicks at the Garden leads the way with the most expensive tic…

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76. Jessica Conrad on San Antonio's Housing Market 35:15

3M ago35:15

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This week’s guest is Jessica Conrad, a San Antonio realtor, Air Force veteran, and now, the emcee of the semi-annual PechaKucha creative presentations, the latest edition of which was recently staged at the Carver Cultural Center. Listen as Jessica discusses how she works to help first-time home buyers and others find their dream homes in San Anton…

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Big Shot Bob – Shoot Around Ep 68 – Look at the Baby 13:45

3M ago13:45

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Listeners want to know if Zach LaVine is back for the Bulls after a monster preseason performance, but Rob doesn’t have any for Zach because it all depends on his health. Plus a question comes to the show on whether the Bulls should retire Derrick Rose’s number, and what it takes to reach that achievement, because none of us think he’s done enough …

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