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Blake Griffin 06/06/2016

Monday, June 6, 201612 takes

The guys talk about the death of the Cavaliers and where Lebron will go in Free Agency this summer. Blake Griffin joins the show to talk about playing in the NBA, what it was like to have Donald Sterling as an owner, how cool it feels to dunk on people, and what really happened with the Mark Cuban/DeAndre Jordan free agency fiasco. Segments include "Thoughts and Prayers" for Muhammad Ali, "Talking Soccer", "Spinzone" for Lebron, "PR 101" for Aqib Talib getting shot, and an Olympics Update from Rio and why no one can have oral sex there anymore. Conclusion of the show discusses why you should now feel like an awful person for ever laughing at the crying Jordan meme.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016
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The Cavaliers are officially dead after Game 2 of the NBA Finals

The Cavaliers are officially dead. I feel confident about this time. I've done this before, and I had to eat some crow... because the Cavaliers have been blown out now two times.

The Cavaliers famously came back from a 3-1 deficit to win this series, making this declaration incorrect.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016
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Cavaliers fans should be rooting for Kevin Love to miss time with his concussion

Kevin Love is seemingly concussed. And if you're a Cavs fan, are you rooting for Love to miss time? I think you are... because he's such a bad fit for this series and playing anyone on defense that I might want Kevin Love not around.

Love missed Game 3 (a Cavs win) but returned and played a key role in Game 7, specifically a famous defensive stop on Steph Curry.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016
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The Golden State Warriors are better off without Steph Curry

I've seen enough and I know enough that if you take Steph out of the Warriors, they're just as good, if not better. [They haven't said his name] all series because he's been on the bench all series.

Steph Curry is an all-time great and the Warriors are objectively worse without him; they eventually lost the series when LeBron/Kyrie took over.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016
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The Cavaliers are finished in the 2016 NBA Finals

Cavs, done or finished. It's looking pretty bad, man. I actually thought they were going to win tonight. It's looking pretty bad. I'm going to say they're finished.

Cleveland won the series, making this a classic 'Freezing Cold Take' from an NBA peer.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016
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The Oklahoma City Thunder would have beaten the Cavaliers in the Finals if they had advanced

Oklahoma City is the big loser in all of this because I think they would have won the title if they had faced the Cavs.

This is a hypothetical that can never be proven, but the Cavs beat a 73-win Warriors team that beat OKC.
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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016
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DeAndre Jordan makes at least 60% of his free throws in practice

Honestly, he goes over and shoots on the side after we're done and everybody else is shooting. He probably shoots at least 60% in practice, maybe more.

Typical 'practice vs game' disparity for poor free throw shooters; Jordan's career game average at this point was around 42%.

Thoughts And Prayers

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016·Thoughts & Prayers
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Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan are the two most popular athletes of all time

I would say Muhammad Ali, most popular athlete of all time. It's probably Muhammad Ali one, Michael Jordan two, and there's not really a third.

Hard to verify empirically, but generally accepted in Western sports media. Soccer stars like Pele or Messi would likely challenge this globally.

Talking Soccer

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016·Talking Soccer
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Soccer will officially catch on in the US during the summer of 2016

I'll tell you what, man. This is the summer it catches on. You watch. Some people have called it the summer of soccer. I think so. If they could get a big tie against like a Brazil or something, that's the launching point for soccer being the biggest sport in America.

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Soccer has grown but is nowhere near the biggest sport in America, and the USMNT remains a secondary concern for most fans.

Spin Zone

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016·Spin Zone
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LeBron James lacks grit because he peaked in high school

LeBron has no grit, but it's not from his own – it's not his own fault... I think that LeBron's just been screwed over. Like I said, the guy peaked in high school and... he was back in, like, 11th, 12th grade being put in the center of the universe.

LeBron went on to win the 2016 Finals in a historic grit-filled performance, effectively debunking the 'no grit' narrative.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016·PR 101
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Aqib Talib can extend his career by seven years by capitalizing on his shooting incident

Tlaib may have just extended his career by like seven years. Because now he can get that really sappy E30 with Jeremy Schaap... A second chance is worth like two more contracts. So smart move on Tlaib's part, getting shot, because now he gets like an opportunity to prove himself again.

Talib played through 2019, so he got about 4 more years, though not primarily due to this incident.

Olympic Update

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016·Olympic Update
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The Zika virus is an official threat to the Rio Olympics because of sexual transmission

If you can't get your dick sucked or eat some vagina, there's no point in going to Rio. So Zika is now an official threat to the Olympics. If you're an Olympic athlete and you can't fucking suck your way through Rio, what's the point in going?

While many athletes were concerned, the Olympics proceeded as scheduled and Zika did not derail the event significantly.

X Games Update

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Take Slip·Jun 6, 2016·X Games Update
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The X Games have lost their fastball because they cancel events for rain

The X Games has lost their fastball... they canceled all the events yesterday because of rain, and these are the X Games, right? Why are you canceling events because of rain? If anything, it should be the Surge commercial where everybody is running up the hill.

Subjective critique of the brand's diminishing cultural relevance and 'hardcore' image.