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7X NBA Champion Robert Horry, Coach K Losing His Program And Guys On Chicks

Wednesday, February 17, 202111 takes

Jalen Johnson has opted out and Hank sidetracks us to distract from Coach K losing his empire ( - ). JJ Watt to the Browns? Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Lebron the NFL player and more ( - ). 7 Time NBA Champ Robert Horry joins the show to talk NBA, hitting big shots, Shaq vs Kobe, his favorite coach, and Ruben Patterson the Kobe Stopper ( - ). We finish with guys on chicks.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Coach K’s empire at Duke is officially crumbling

We're totally sidetracking that Duke is—the whole entire empire is crumbling, Hank. Coach K has nothing. He has nothing left.

Duke finished 13-11 in 2021 and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995. Coach K retired a year later.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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HankHank

Jalen Johnson is a quitter for opting out of the Duke season

[Jalen Johnson] is a quitter. However, as a Dookie, a diehard Cameron Crazy runs in my blood... If they had a shot, even a chance—they're clearly not going to make the tournament. They're terrible this year. If it was like they were even a bubble team or close to a bubble team and he quit now, it'd be like, alright, fuck this guy forever.

Johnson literally did quit the team mid-season, so the factual part is correct; the value judgment is subjective.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Kyle Trask is Kirk Cousins with Tom Brady upside

I'm working on Kyle Trask right now... I'm thinking Kirk Cousins... That's a mid-level. Tom Brady upside.

Trask has been a career backup and has not shown Tom Brady-level talent or even Kirk Cousins-level starting consistency.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marcus Mariota would be a perfect trade target for the Pittsburgh Steelers

I feel like Marcus Mariota is the guy that nobody's talking about out there... Here's what I would do, though, if I were the Pittsburgh Steelers. I would trade for Marcus Mariota to sit behind Ben for one year.

Mariota was not traded to the Steelers; he remained with the Raiders in 2021 and eventually went to the Falcons in 2022.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Win
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are not Super Bowl contenders even if they trade for Carson Wentz

Something's afoot, and I would like to stem the tide. I don't think I can, but it feels like something's afoot here because the Bears are not a Super Bowl contender with Carson Wentz, especially not with giving up a first-round pick for him.

Wentz was traded to the Colts, not the Bears. However, Big Cat's assessment of Wentz not being a Super Bowl-caliber savior proved correct in Indianapolis.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James could absolutely make an NFL roster

LeBron because he would have been the best two-sport athlete of all time making a NFL roster. I actually believe him. I don't know why anyone would say, oh, LeBron couldn't make an NFL team. No, he absolutely could. Without a doubt.

This is purely hypothetical as LeBron never played in the NFL, though his athletic profile makes it a popular subjective take.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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Robert HorryRobert Horry

Players-only meetings are for losers

In my mind, team meetings are for losers because right now you're floundering in the wind, you're getting ready to point some fingers, and people's feelings get hurt in team meetings. If you just talk about it on a constant basis, you get used to it.

This is a subjective philosophy on coaching and leadership from a multi-time champion.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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Robert HorryRobert Horry

James Harden handled his exit from the Rockets poorly

Every scenario is different. And in James' way, I think—I love James as a player, I think he handled it wrong... For them to actually still bend over backwards for this guy and send him to where he wants to go shows you how much love they have for him... You should respectfully go to the organization that's done everything for you and do it quietly.

Harden's exit was widely criticized by NBA legends for his lack of professionalism, supporting Horry's viewpoint.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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Robert HorryRobert Horry

Modern NBA stars would still be considered 'soft' in the 90s era

If these guys [international players] would have came in during my era, they'd still be soft. Because there was a different era where—guys, you know, you wasn't running over to the monitor because some guys say I got a hit in the head... It makes me so mad now when you see these guys.

This is an unprovable generational comparison commonly made by retired players.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021
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Robert HorryRobert Horry

1999-2000 Shaquille O'Neal was the most dominant player in NBA history

That 2019, 2000 Shaq was probably the most dominant player ever in the NBA because he was in shape. He had no injuries and, he was scared of Phil, and so he wanted to win a championship.

Statistical and historical consensus often ranks Shaq's 2000 season as one of the most dominant individual stretches ever.

Numbers

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 17, 2021·Numbers
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Zebras run toward grass fires because they can't outrun them

Zebras run towards grass fires because they know they can run through them and get to the other side that's burnt out because they can't outrun the fire.

While some animals may flee to burnt areas to avoid predators, fire generally moves much faster than a zebra, and running into a grass fire is usually fatal. Billy likely saw a specific video or misinterpreted a fact.