Earnestly Speaking Radio Show: 2/27/15

HOUR #1 *A bad week in Chi-town as both Bulls G Derrick Rose and Blackhawks Goalie Patrick Kane are both out with injuries. Plus we both agree Thunder G Russell Westbrook deserves serious MVP consideration *THE HOT FIVE - Rajon Rondo, Dez Bryant, Cleveland Cavaliers, Peyton Manning, Josh Hamilton *Honored to have the great Sam Smith of Bulls.com and who's most famous for penning the famous "The Jordan Rules" book. He joined the show to promote his new book "There Is No Next" and gives his take on the recent Derrick Rose injury and the Bulls title chances this season. *An adventurous week for Vikings RB Adrian Peterson as he was recently reinstated back into the NFL but his future in Minnesota is very much in question. HOUR #2 *Newest member of the Happy Hour Network family Ryan Neiman joins the show to discuss his new show "Sports District Radio" and his take on Chicago sports as a whole. *New segment this week on Earnestly Speaking as we debate our Mount Rushmore of sports movies and read off some of the best answers off social media. *Our old friend Matt Whitener of The Sports Fan Journal and leader of the Cheap Seats joins for the first time in months on this week's Cheap Seat's Weekly to discuss the latest Spring Training storylines surrounding the upcoming baseball season. *Shoutouts - Big Sean, Leonard Nimoy (Love Long and Prosper), Dawson's Creek, Kevin Garnett, Michael Beasley, Last Drop Bottle Shop