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Baker Mayfield on 2019, NBA Trade Deadline, and XFL Preview
The NBA trade deadline actually delivered this year, giving us a chaotic landscape where Andre Iguodala managed to pull off the ultimate career move. Big Cat was particularly impressed by the finesse required to spend months promoting a book and hanging with family only to land a massive extension in South Beach.
Big CatAndre Iguodala is the finesse king of the world
Andre Iguodala, the finesse king of the world, somehow sat out for half the year and is now getting paid more. He got two years, $30 million at age 36. And to live in Miami. That is... my guy got to promote his book, spend time with his family, get his mind right, and then gets to move to Miami and gets a shitload of money.
The Clippers added Marcus Morris to their rotation, which Big Cat sees as a tactical move specifically designed to get under LeBron James' skin during a potential Western Conference Finals matchup.
Big CatMarcus Morris will be a 'LeBron stopper' for the Clippers because he can annoy him
The Clippers got Marcus Morris, which is going to be awesome when they go up against LeBron. I feel like he's one of those guys in the league who... There's no LeBron stopper, but he's one of the guys who can make him annoyed. He wants to annoy LeBron to no end, and he's got that toughness to him.
Transitions were the theme of the day, as Andrew Wiggins was shipped off to Golden State. While many are looking at his age and potential, Big Cat is already predicting a journeyman future for the former top pick.
Big CatAndrew Wiggins will be the new Jeff Green and get traded constantly
Andrew Wiggins, I feel like might be a new age Jeff Green where he will get traded now. This will start the process of him being traded a million different ways. He's better than that, but a million different teams and everyone will keep saying, well, he's only 26. Well, he's only 27. He's got all the upside.
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves seem to be building a roster based on friendship and 2015 draft pedigree. After acquiring D’Angelo Russell to keep Karl-Anthony Towns happy, Big Cat thinks they should lean into the bit and go after Jahlil Okafor to complete the set.
Big CatThe Timberwolves should trade for Jahlil Okafor to own the top three picks of the 2015 draft
The Timberwolves could trade for Jahlil Okafor and they would then have the first three picks in the 2015 NBA draft, which I don't think has ever happened. And even if they stink, you could say, well, we had pick one, two, and three. How are we bad?
Baker Mayfield PR 101
Baker Mayfield joined the show for his third appearance to discuss a 2019 season that didn't exactly go as the summer hype suggested. He was candid about the lack of fun he had during the Browns' 6-10 campaign and how things were doomed behind the scenes from the jump.
Baker MayfieldThe Browns offense didn't have a chance in 2019 because of things put together behind the scenes
Some of the things we put together behind the scenes, it just didn't work out, so we didn't have a chance in the get-go.
Baker MayfieldThe 2019 season was the first time I wasn't having fun playing football
Yeah, that was the first time I'd say I really wasn't having fun playing football. So for me, it's getting back to square one of I love the game of football. I'm going to make it fun. And that's how I play my best.
There’s a new strategy for the Baker Mayfield fan club this year. Instead of Baker being the one on the front lines against the likes of Colin Cowherd, he’s deputizing Big Cat and PFT to handle the trash talk while he stays internal.
Baker MayfieldI'm letting Big Cat and PFT fight my media battles while I stay quiet until the season starts
I think you can continue what we talked about. You fight back when I can't right now. I'm going to let it die down a little bit. I'm going to let you guys be on the front line for me. And then as soon as the season starts, I'll be back.
Big Cat couldn't help but roast Oklahoma's recent postseason track record, suggesting they might need a cooling-off period from the playoffs. He also gave Baker some bulletin board material for next season by suggesting the Browns might not even find the win column in 2020.
Big CatThe Browns might not win a game next year
So the Browns are going to stink next year. ... I'm going to say it's not behind your back like a regional. You guys might not win a game. It's a bold strategy. ... We're going to dunk on everyone. Physically, we're not going to do anything. But you will, and then we will reap all the benefits.
Mookie, All-Ins, and the XFL
Hank is officially a broken man after the Red Sox traded Mookie Betts. He compared the move to the Raiders trading Khalil Mack, noting that the return for a generational talent is usually just the hope of finding another generational talent later.
HankThe Red Sox trading Mookie Betts makes no sense and is a repeat of the Khalil Mack trade
The Red Sox seems like what they did, what they got for it is, at best... a Mookie Betts. It's kind of like the Raiders trade when they traded Khalil Mack. They're trading assets that they hope will eventually turn into a player the caliber of Mookie Betts. ... no one is as good as Mookie Betts except for Trout.
This led to a discussion on the Dodgers' strategy, as they continue to push every chip into the middle of the table every single winter. Big Cat is starting to lose patience with their lack of hardware to show for it, especially after they traded for David Price.
Big CatThe Dodgers traded for a bigger playoff choker in David Price than Clayton Kershaw
They literally traded for a bigger choker in David Price. ... he's got a ring, though. ... But Clayton can, I mean, the chances are David Price will probably choke before Clayton [Kershaw] does. They're going to be choking each other. It's going to be some real kinky shit.
Big CatThe Dodgers have to win one because their 'all-ins' are becoming pathetic
And now the Dodgers, I mean, how many all-ins can the Dodgers... The Dodgers are going to break the record for the most all-ins. This decade, this is like their fifth or sixth all in. You've got to win one, Dodgers. This is so pathetic.
To wrap things up, the guys looked ahead to the return of the XFL. While Big Cat is rooting for his old friend Mark Trestman to succeed in a league that doesn't quite matter yet, PFT is thinking much bigger about the league's eventual dominance.
PFT CommenterThe XFL will eventually take over the NFL
Mark Trestman is good in leagues that don't really matter yet. ... Yeah, because the XFL is going to take over.
We also had a brief, heated moment with the handball community. After Jay Cutler's comments, the handball world is in an uproar, but Big Cat remains steadfast that an NFL arm is simply superior to anything the Olympic handball courts have ever seen.
Big CatU.S. NFL players would dominate Olympic Handball within months
You play a sport that if we decided to stop playing all the other sports, there would be a lot of guys better than what you're doing. ... If we were to take our best NFL players and put them in rugby uniforms... we would be much, much better. ... I'm not saying that I would be a gold medal handballist. I'd be probably a top pro. [Baker] his arm is better than any handballist's arm.
Hopefully, the XFL has more erotic halftime shows than the Super Bowl so we can get some more high-quality litigation going.
