Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why you have to be at least a little concerned about Boston's Game 2 loss to a severely shorthanded Miami Heat squad if you're a Celtics fan. Later, former New York Jets scout and author Daniel Kelly swings by to preview tonight's NFL Draft and tell us why he has a 4th round grade on presumptive top pick Caleb Williams, why he believes Williams' former teammate at Oklahoma - Spencer Rattler - is ...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he’s more confident than ever in Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks being able to dispatch of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers in round one, why the Phoenix Suns’ problems run much deeper than even their 0-2 series hole against the Minnesota Timberwolves and why the Milwaukee Bucks are going to need Giannis Antetokounmpo back sooner than later if they expect to have any chance of ...

On today’s episode, Jason discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' heartbreaking Game 2 loss to the Denver Nuggets after going up by 20 points in the second half, how much blame LeBron James deserves for the Lakers' latest meltdown in Denver and why presumptive MVP Nikola Jokic might actually be underrated all-time. Later, J-Mac recaps a wild finish in New York that saw the Knicks literally steal Game 2 from the Philadelphia 76ers to take a...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs, namely how the teams who seemingly had the 'most to prove' all showed up in a big way (Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks), if an early exit could force the Dallas Mavericks to break up the Kyrie Irving-Luka Doncic backcourt, whether or not we can expect the Los Angeles Lakers can turn their matchup with t...

On today’s episode, Jason opens the show by previewing Friday night’s NBA Play-In games and Saturday’s slate of NBA Playoffs first round games from a wagering perspective. Later, former NFL scout Brentley Weissman swings by to share his thoughts on Brock Bowers’ NFL future, Drake Maye vs Jayden Daniels as the 2nd best quarterback prospect in the Draft, why he believes Marvin Harrison Sr. is more likely to bust than Rome Odunze, the...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Caitlin Clark being on the verge of a lucrative shoe deal with Nike and why he expects her popularity to grown even more as the face of the WNBA, Nic Batum’s out-of-body experience in the Philadelphia 76ers’ play-in victory over the Miami Heat, why Jimmy Butler’s knee injury could result in the Heat missing the postseason altogether, which team makes the most sense for Trae Young in a trade this ...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Los Angeles Lakers’ play-in victory over the New Orleans Pelicans and whether or not LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the squad have what it takes to beat the Denver Nuggets in round one, how Zion Williamson’s hamstring injury might impact the Pels in their win-or-go-home game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday, whether we’ve seen the last of Klay Thompson in a Golden State War...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the unveiling of the 2024 Team USA Men’s Basketball Olympic team headlined by LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, how the 2024 ‘Avengers’ squad would fare in a hypothetical series against the 1992 Dream Team featuring Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, who he’s picking to win tonight’s play-in games (Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans; Sacramento Kings vs Golden St...

On today’s episode, Jason drops his official predictions heading into the NBA Playoffs. Are we headed towards a Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets rematch? Will the Phoenix Suns be able to live up to all their preseason hype? Given the way the bracket sets up, should the Dallas Mavericks actually be viewed as the favorites to come out of the West? Are the Milwaukee Bucks destined for yet another first round exit? Are Jalen Brunso...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why it’s so hard to ‘separate the art from the artist’ when it comes to alleged murderer OJ Simpson, why it’s not hard at all to see how federal investigators determined that Shohei Ohtani was actually a victim in the illegal sports gambling ring involving his former interpreter and whether or not we should believe Kevin Durant when he says the most fun of his NBA career was had as a member of th...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the latest reports indicating that federal investigators have determined that Shohei Ohtani had no involvement whatsoever in the illegal sports gambling ring that rocked the baseball world last month. Plus, The MMQB Senior NFL reporter Albert Breer swings by to discuss the league-wide perception around Caleb Williams’ character, Jayden Daniels vs Drake Maye in the race to be the second quarterbac...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how the Los Angeles Lakers’ Tuesday night home loss to the Golden State Warriors sets up the very real possibility that LeBron James and the fellas will have to win two play-in games just to make the playoffs (2:09), why some Lakers fans are actually hoping that their team fizzles out down the stretch so they can axe head coach Darvin Ham (15:31), how Giannis Antetokounmpo’s calf injury could imp...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses UConn’s masterful defensive strategy against Zach Edey and Purdue en route to winning their second consecutive national championship (2:40), the narrative that UConn has been the best college basketball program of the last 25 years (16:05), whether or not Huskies head coach Dan Hurley could be targeted to replace John Caipari has the next head coach at Kentucky (21:27) and preview’s tonight incre...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses South Carolina’s victory over Iowa in the NCAA Women’s National Championship Game and Caitlin Clark’s lasting impact on the sport of women's college basketball even despite the loss (8:38), why he has an issue with women like Diana Taurasi and Breanna Stewart who went out of their way to throw shade at Clark in the days leading up to the title game (23:55) and how Clark compares to Steph Curry in...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how a series of late-game blunders by North Carolina seniors RJ Davis and Jae’Lyn Withers ultimately led to the Tar Heels getting upset by Alabama (4:48), why it feels almost inevitable that UConn will repeat as national champions (19:09) and why Iowa State’s loss to Illinois hurt Jason quite a bit more than any of the other Sweet Sixteen matchups (26:05). Finally, J-Mac closes the show by previe...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he's not a huge fan of the NFL's plan to takeover Christmas (2:13), how much pressure is on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns to make the playoffs this season (10:41) and why he would advise Caitlin Clark not to take the $5 million from Ice Cube to join the Big 3 (21:21). Finally, J-Mac closes the show with his Best Bets for the Sweet Sixteen games on Thursday night (31:43). 

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On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off with a few quick thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers’ thrilling road comeback win over the Milwaukee Bucks led by Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis (3:02). Later, FOX Sports college football reporter and author Bruce Feldman swings by to discuss JJ McCarthy’s meteoric rise up NFL Draft boards in the last month (13:51), Jayden Daniels’ NFL comparison and the biggest reason for his year-to-year...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the narrative that legalized sports gambling has become an epidemic in our society (2:10), the public response to Shohei Ohtani’s denial of any involvement whatsoever in his former attorney’s illegal gambling endeavors (4:16), why his first inclination is to believe that Ohtani is telling the truth (8:41), why he expects the NBA to throw the book at Jontay Porter for allegedly ‘shaving stats’ dur...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how the overall dominance of the top-2 seeds in each region of the NCAA Tournament has turned March Madness into ‘Chalk Madness’ (4:50), whether there’s even a single top-10 NBA Draft prospect left in the tournament (7:22), why LSU head women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey felt compelled to threaten litigation against the Washington Post before a so-called salacious article about her even comes to...