I always kinda liked the show as a whole, but Mcneil particularly was always talkin’ shit about the Bulls. He was another blowhard just like North, it’s a shame that radio popularity doesn’t usually lend itself to people that make smart, well thought out observations. I was watching North’s new piece of crap this morning and he was complaining about Tyrus’ poor play against Cleveland. Jackass.

he would always claim that he could care less about the NBA. then the next day he finds faults in the bulls and just brings up stupid stuff. his constant complaning about things were real annyong. it would seem that hes just wise about anything in the world (not just sports) i gotta say i am very happy.

Still he was a big reason why ESPN 1000 was always successful. He knew nothing about basketball, and his football and gambling advice is Simmons-esque. Harry has equally horrible opinions about the Bulls, but at least he legitmately knows about them (though he made a horrible error last night. They were talking about if MJ would ever have a bad game like LeBron did, which he obviously did. Harry brought up the Jazz/Bulls Finals game where Chicago won by like 40, yet he stated they lost by 40.)

Mac was the kingpin of that show. Yea he didn’t like Da Bulls but who does right now? Mac was one of the few radio guys to ask the tough questions to players/coaches/GM’s. John Paxson stopped coming on the show because Mac would ask him the tough/right questions that Bulls fans wanted answered. Paxson just appeared on the Mully and Hanely show and they gave him a cake. They did not even let listners call and ask him questions. Mac was what Chicago fans needed. I’m sure Paxson is jumping for joy today. By the way Jurko couldn’t care less about Da Bulls. I doubt he ever even watched an entire game. And Harry will be optimistic about any team even if they have not won a championship for a 100 years.

 Listen to B&B instead, you fools.

And WMVP: Free J.Hood!

J. Hood ought to get more opportunities.
It seems like everybody hates Mac for his lack of NBA/Bulls love. I find that there is barely anyone in the Chicago sports media that talks a lot of Bulls and/or has supported them since the dynasty days. I’m a huge Bulls fan and they were my first favorite team in any sport (I was born in 1990). But truth be told before the dynasty the Bulls were behind the Blackhawks in popularity. Even in 1992, the Blackhawks were as big as the Bulls when both teams made the finals. I don’t know why the Bulls are not more popular in Chicago. People mistakenly believe that they are really popular because the UC always sells out, but that is because it is a small stadium and that many businesses use it to entertain clients. Whenever I go to restaurants/bars I never see the Bulls on when they are playing. It is a sad state of affairs right now.

A day after Angelo appeared on both the Mully and Hanely show on 670 the Score and the Mac Jurko Harry show on ESPN 1000, he is jumping for joy. Why? Because ESPN has canned Dan McNeil (Mac). If you haven’t heard both interviews I would suggest going to the websites and listening to them. On the Score Angelo is given lollipops instead of questions by Mulligan and Hanely. Mulligan is a Bears writer and reporter and needs to stay on the good side of Angelo. So he attempts to ask the tough questions but phrases them such that Angelo does not look bad. On the other hand on ESPN, Angelo is questioned rightfully so about controversial decisions. Of course he denies much and ignores the rest, but in the end he is the one looking bad. It was Mac who was asking him the tough questions, the ones fans want answered. Angelo barely appears on that show (Paxson despite having been good friends with those guys, won’t come on). Because of the show’s high popularity, these GM’s are pressured into appearing, and they for sure do not enjoy it. But what do fans want a suck up reporter who is afraid of getting on the bad side of an interviewee asking the questions or a guy who is a regular fan and a master radio personality asking the questions. The removal of Mac is a sad thing for Bears fans, excluding the Bears GM. Another example of how Mac was one of the few Chicago sports media people to be real with the public is his criticism of Brian Urlacher. Nobody else dared consistently criticize the #54 who Bears fan never heard speak except maybe during a commercial.