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Adam Morrison on Gonzaga's Run and JJ Watt Charity Challenge
Baseball is back, and that means it is time for the annual tradition of making picks that literally no one will remember by the time the leaves turn. Big Cat, PFT, and Hank laid out their postseason brackets with the confidence of men who haven't just spent four months ignoring every spring training box score.
HankThe Red Sox and Mariners will meet in the ALCS, the Cubs and Mets in the NLCS, and the Red Sox will beat the Mets in the World Series
I think the Red Sox and the Mariners are going to be in the ALCS... Cubs-Mets [in the NLCS]... Red Sox-Mets [World Series].
PFT CommenterThe Nationals will win the 2017 World Series
I've got the Nats and the Dodgers [in the NLCS]... and then I'm going with the Red Sox [in the AL]... Red Sox-Nats [World Series]. World Series champion? Nats.
Big CatThe Cubs will win back-to-back World Series titles
I'm going with the Astros over the Red Sox in the AL and the Cubs over the Mets in the NL... Cubs over the Astros for the World Series.
Big Cat even went out on a limb for a specific veteran bounce-back year in Detroit.
Big CatMiguel Cabrera will win the AL MVP
I think Miguel Cabrera is going to be the AL MVP because he's in that nice spot. He's like 33, maybe getting up there in years, little steroids, getting a little second life.
The Fall of the UConn Dynasty
While the Final Four on the men’s side is set, the real earthquake in the sports world happened in the women’s bracket. UConn actually lost a game, ending a winning streak that felt like it had been going on since the Carter administration. PFT isn't just shocked; he's ready to burn the whole thing down.
PFT CommenterThe 2017 UConn women's team are frauds
The UConn women's team lost. So they're bad for college basketball, but for a different way because they're frauds now. So I'm the first person on the Fire Gino train.
PFT CommenterGino Auriemma was secretly happy UConn lost to relieve the pressure of the win streak
I think Gino [Auriemma] was actually happy they lost that game. Well, if you saw after the shot went in, his immediate reaction was a smile. Right. So it took all the pressure off.
Stingray Steve even called in to give us his signature high-octane play-by-play of the Mississippi State upset. It’s good to have him back in the fold, even if his voice still sounds like he’s trying to swallow a microphone whole.
Adam Morrison: The Godfather of Crying
Gonzaga legend Adam Morrison joined the show to talk about the Zags finally reaching the mountaintop. It was a nostalgic trip for a guy who essentially built the foundation of the program. He also cleared the air on the apocalypse bunker rumors that Wilcher started on the show last year, though he didn't exactly distance himself from the "shooting guns in the woods" lifestyle of Washington state.
Adam MorrisonLosing in college hurts more than the pros because you aren't millionaires yet
In professional sports, if you lose, there's no real losers in the NFL, MLB or NBA hockey... you're all millionaires... it's like, well, I'll go home in my Maserati and call it a night. And college, it's different.
Big CatAdam Morrison is the 'Godfather of Crying' in NCAA tournament history
Do you consider yourself kind of like the godfather of crying? You were a true revolutionary when it comes—the first person gets all the shit, and then everybody else kind of reaps the rewards. Now everyone's like, wow, look at this emotion.
Morrison broke down why this specific Gonzaga team feels different than the squads that choked in the second round in years past, focusing heavily on the work they do when they don't have the ball.
Adam MorrisonThe biggest difference for the 2017 Gonzaga team is their commitment to defense
They play defense. For years, we were always really good offensively, obviously, and we weren't terrible defensively, but we really didn't completely buy into it. I think that's the biggest difference that this team does is they rotate... overall, the attention to detail on defense has just made it a difference.
Adam MorrisonGonzaga will beat North Carolina 75-71 in the National Championship
I'm going to go... Gonzaga, 75. North Carolina, 71.
Uhhh Hey JJ
In a moment that felt like it was years in the making, JJ Watt actually called into the show. It wasn't a full interview—not yet. The guys announced the "Uhhh Hey JJ Pardon My Take Charity Drive." The deal is simple: if the award-winning listeners raise $50,000 for the JJ Watt Foundation, the guys fly to Houston (or Wisconsin) for a full, multi-part sit-down interview. It’s a chance to turn years of roasting JJ’s cabin photos into something that actually helps kids play sports.
Segments and Snitching
The show debuted a few new segments, including "Problematic" and "Mansplaining." In "Problematic," Big Cat pointed out how Sunday opening days are essentially an assault on the Lord's time and California's water supply. During Fun Police, PFT weighed in on the Lexi Thompson LPGA controversy where a fan called in a penalty from their couch.
PFT CommenterThe NFL should let fans call in penalties from their couches like the LPGA
I love this rule. This is my favorite part about golf by far. Anybody at home has deputized themselves as a rules official... the NFL could deal they could adopt this rule I want to sit at home I want to call face masks from my couch and i want dean blandino to have to review the tape.
We also got a depressing update on Derrick Rose's meniscus. Big Cat thinks the writing is on the wall for the former MVP's NBA career, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Big CatDerrick Rose will be playing in China with Stephon Marbury in a couple years
Except here's one silver lining I'll throw out there. Stephon Marbury versus Derrick Rose in China in a couple years. That'll be good.
Big CatRoy Williams is a great cultivator of talent but is overrated as an in-game coach
I'm going to get a lot of heat if UNC wins because I've been on the Roy Williams is overrated train. I think he's actually a great cultivator of talent. He gets the most out of his guys. I still don't think he's the best at the end of games, timeouts, X's and O's.
Finally, the guys checked in on Roy Williams' inability to swear and his habit of using phrases like "Jiminy Christmas" while wearing jackets that look like a static-filled TV screen.
Go donate to the JJ Watt GoFundMe so we can finally see what happens when Big Cat and PFT are in the same room as the man who drinks more milk than anyone in the NFL.
