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Friday, February 24, 201712 takes

NBA trade deadline and College basketball heating up ( - ). New game that is sweeping the nation "how long can we talk about Rick Pitino without mentioning his premature ejaculation" ( - ). Chris Christie is possibly joining "the biz" ( - ). Blake Bortles joins the show to talk about lunch with Matt Ryan and a full preview of the 2016 Oscars based solely on reading the Wikipedia pages ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for Jameis Winston, Just Chill Out Man for Kings Owner Vivek Ranadive, Spinzone for Aaron Hernandez's lawyer, Kings Stay Kings Skip Bayless saying Bill Belichick is a very good coach not a great coach, Thoughts and Prayers to Chad Kelly, and Jimbos of the week.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bulls front office members Gar Forman and John Paxson are morons for their trade deadline approach

The Bulls, my Bulls made a trade, and they're morons per usual. They're doing the old, we're trying to rebuild on the fly, which has never worked... Doug McDermott and Taj Gibson to the Thunder is not a Woj bomb. That's just a guard and Pax are fucking morons.

Forman and Paxson were eventually fired in 2020 after years of stagnant performance, validating the 'moron' sentiment among fans.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Adam Schefter is a system newsbreaker who can't report NBA trades

It's a really tough day, though, for Adam Schefter. He got scooped on every NBA trade today. He didn't report a single one of them. So you got to think, is Adam Schefter a system newsbreaker?

Hot TakeMediaHotSarcastic
Schefter focuses exclusively on the NFL, so him not breaking NBA news is expected, making the 'system' label comedically accurate but factually irrelevant.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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HankHank

The Celtics will lose in the second round because they shoot too many threes and miss

I mean, I would have liked Butler or Paul George... They're rumored to get everyone, and they get no one... They're going to lose in the second round because they're going to shoot a million threes and miss.

The 2016-17 Celtics actually made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Cavaliers, meaning they exceeded Hank's second-round exit prediction.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Gonzaga will not lose another game before the NCAA tournament

No, they're not going to lose. They're not going to lose again. People are waiting to shit on Gonzaga so hard. Right. You know what? This is Gonzaga's year.

Gonzaga lost their very next game after this podcast aired to BYU on Feb 25, 2017.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Chris Christie is a perfect fit for sports talk radio because he hates Philly and loves the Cowboys

Chris Christie has been reportedly mentioned for Mike Francesa's replacement... If you just say, hey, Philly sucks, it's like, bam, you're already hired. Loves Bruce Springsteen. Loves the Cowboys, too... Older white guy. Loves to eat. So this is – has he been a sports talk radio host his whole life?

Christie did audition for the role and frequently guest-hosted, though he never took the permanent job. His persona fits the genre perfectly.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Wikipedia pages are better than the books they are based on

A lot of nerds out there like to say, oh, the book was better than the movie. Guess what? The Wikipedia page was better than the book. Correct.

This is a subjective lifestyle take that defines the show's ethos.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Hidden Figures is the best movie of the last four to five years

I haven't seen this movie, but I want to see this movie because it looks unbelievable... If they don't give this one the Oscar, I might boycott the Oscars. Yeah, well, it's head and shoulders above anything else that's been made in the last five or six years... I'm giving it a 101 out of 100.

Hidden Figures was well-received but calling it the best in 5-6 years without seeing it is purely a satirical company-man bit.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

Remember the Titans is the best Denzel Washington movie

God, super cliche. But I think Remember the Titans is unbelievable, Denzel.

Subjective opinion on film quality.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
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Actors should only be eligible for Oscars if they are from America

Not to be xenophobic, but I don't think you should be eligible to win an Oscar if you're not from America. I kind of agree. This is our thing. This is our show.

The Oscars (Academy Awards) have always been international, though based in the US.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017·PR 101
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Jameis Winston telling women to be silent and polite is hypocritical because he was told he had the right to remain silent

Well, it's a bit hypocritical that people are jumping down Winston's throat. When he was told that he had the right to remain silent, nobody said anything about it. But now he's telling women that, and I guess that's not fair.

This is a joke linking his legal issues (Miranda rights) to his comments about gender roles.

Kings Stay Kings

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017·Kings Stay Kings
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Skip Bayless is right that Bill Belichick is only a very good coach, not a great one, because he hasn't won without a quarterback

Kings stay kings. He said, I don't think he's a great coach. I think he's a very good one... Bill Belichick has not won a Super Bowl without a quarterback. Not that good. He's good. He's great. He's very good, but he's not great. Right. Exactly.

Belichick is widely considered the greatest coach ever; PFT is parodying the illogical arguments used to diminish him.

Thoughts And Prayers

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017·Thoughts & Prayers
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The bench press is the only true measure of an alpha male and a quarterback's locker room command

Mitch Trubisky... he's not benching. I would bench so hard if I was that. That would be the only thing I would train for. That's really the only thing that you can measure man to man is the bench press. Who's the bigger man? How much can you bench? Alpha dog shit. Right, and you're looking for a quarterback? You want a guy that commands the locker room, a guy that benches more than everybody.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Bench press has almost no correlation with successful quarterbacking in the NFL.