Big Announcement With Mark Titus, College Bball Preview, Lamar Fan Fiction + Guys On Chicks
Franchise tag season is here and PFT has created a fan fic for Lamar to DC. Max decides his CBB future bet (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Nate Oats and Alabama Basketball (-). Huge Announcement with our now colleague Mark Titus and the new Mark Titus Show plus we do Part 1 of our CBB preview, tune in to Part 2 on Mark’s new YouTube page Thursday (-). We finish with guys on chicks (-).
Recap
PFT CommenterEric Bieniemy only joined the Commanders because he was promised they are getting Lamar Jackson
There might be a little deal behind the scenes with Ron Rivera telling Bieniemy 'Lamar gets franchise tag... if it's not exclusive, oh, we're gonna get Lamar now.' Why would he go to Washington, DC... to go to a starting quarterback, Sam Howell, who started precisely one game?
PFT CommenterDan Snyder will sign Lamar Jackson to a fully guaranteed contract just to spite the other NFL owners
Dan Snyder, out of spite just to fuck over the next owner would love nothing more than to give those two first round picks away and on top of that, throwing a shitload of guaranteed money in a contract extension for Lamar Jackson... it would be a fuck you to those [other owners] that don't want these guaranteed contracts.
Big CatLamar Jackson is losing out on major opportunities by not having an agent
It is crazy Lamar Jackson doesn't have an agent. I know like you can, I'm all for player empowerment, but I feel like he is probably losing out on opportunities without an agent. And what team wa—he has no idea what team wants 'em.
MaxUCLA will win the 2023 NCAA Tournament
So I'm going with the UCLA Bruins. Mostly because Tiger Campbell and Jaime Jaquez are still on the teams. There's two guys that I know... And Mick Cronin, friend of the show.
MaxThe NBA rigged the 2006 Dunk Contest for Nate Robinson over Andre Iguodala
Nate Robinson was bullshit. He should have lost to Andre Iguodala... well he missed like 32 dunks in a row and then, and then still won. Prince Nate Robinson. That was the biggest NBA rig thing of all time.
Big CatThe Chicago Bulls should tank the rest of the 2023 season
Pat Bev coming home to Chicago. It's gonna be—I don't know what the Bulls are doing. They should tank... they suck. They should tank. But I agree, make the Bulls fun with Pat Bev.
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Big CatKentucky is a dangerous long shot that could get hot in the tournament
I actually like Kentucky as like a long shot... something about Cal's guys. He's gone through it. He's legitimately on the hot seat... they have couple crazy guards that are like, we'll just be reckless. And I like, whenever I'm thinking of a long shot, I'm like, give me a couple guards that will just throw their body at the basket.
Mark TitusOhio State is not good enough to even make the NIT this year
I honestly don't think Ohio State's good enough to make the NIT. They're gonna lose the rest of the season. And the way they've lost is just like every, every which way.
Mark TitusNorth Carolina only made the 2022 title game because of the name on their jerseys
I really think that if North Carolina's team last year was wearing different jerseys, they would not have gone to the national championship games. If they were wearing like a mountain west jersey, they would've lost the first round. Exact same group of guys... it's just the laundry they're wearing is different.
Mark TitusHouston is 'the new Gonzaga' of college basketball
Houston as a program is sort of like the new Gonzaga where they have gotten over the hump... the way you look at a Houston team at this point in the season is the way you would look at a Gonzaga team where you're like, yes, they're beating the shit out of everyone... but I don't know about the schedule.
Mark TitusHouston is destined to win the title because of the Jim Nantz narrative
Jim Nantz, last Final Four this year. The Final Four is in Houston. Jim Nantz is an alum of the University of Houston. So connect those stars for me and tell me that's not like, you know, some destiny to play there.
Mark TitusPurdue checks 'zero boxes' of a traditional national champion
Purdue checks zero of them. I would say there are zero boxes that Purdue checks... you actually can win with two freshman guards and a coach that's never been to a Final Four, even though he's been coaching for 30 years and a big dude that's 7'4".
Big CatIf Zach Edey gets two early fouls in a tournament game, Purdue is finished
The thing with Purdue, if they, if Zach Edey gets two fouls five minutes into any tournament game, it's over.
Mark Titus18-year-old LeBron James could have led Akron to a Final Four
If there's one player, it's him... I think they definitely would've been good enough to make a Final Four. He's that good... the goat 18 year old was definitely LeBron.
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