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Blake Griffin, NBA Play In Games, Caps Make The Playoffs, Hot Seat/Cool Throne And The Debut Of Mr Pear
The Lakers take down the Pelicans after Zion scores 40 but gets a mysterious injury and the Warriors are cooked. We talk Reggie Miller analytics and the Washington Capitals make the playoffs in a wild night in hockey (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Hank's taxes, LIV trying to do hijinx with Rory and Jerry Reinsdorf being the worst owner in sports (-). Blake Griffin joins the show after his retirement announcement to talk about his career, favorite teammates and teams, memories, Blake of the Year, and the dumbest rabbit hole of all time based on Blake's teammates names (-). We finish the show with listener FAQ's and the debut of the one and only Mister Pear our new gambling turtle who makes a pick on the Sixers/Heat game (-).
Recap
Big CatThe Pelicans would have beaten the Lakers if Zion Williamson had stayed in the game
I think the Pelicans win that game if Zion stays in the game. They had, Brandon Ingram wasn't good... and Zion was like, I'm putting the whole team on my back. And he almost beat the Lakers by himself.
HankThe Lakers are going to beat the Nuggets in their playoff series
I think they could be the nuggets... Championship experience, you know... [They've] got the players of all time. Anthony Davis, all stars, all NBA players. Why not?
PFT CommenterThe Capitals are going to be killed by the Rangers in the first round
Bad news is they have to play the Rangers who won the President's trophy, which is, you know, basically impossible to lose in the playoffs if you're that good of a team... there's like no chance that we can beat the Rangers, but I'm just glad to be there.
Big CatI am putting a responsibly large wager on the Sixers -5 based on the turtle's pick
Mr. P's pick is a Sixers minus five responsibly. Large wager has been put on a Mr. P's first ever pick. Let's go 76ers.
Hot Seat Cool Throne
PFT CommenterCaitlin Clark is going to increase WNBA revenue enough to improve rookie salaries
The w NBA draft, the, the, all the rookie wages getting tweeted out and everyone's like, what the fuck? It's like, well, this is what Caitlin Clark might be able to fix. She might be able to prove things a little bit. Like if people watch and then it starts making more money, then they get to pay more.
Big CatI will no longer praise the food at Guaranteed Rate Field because Jerry Reinsdorf is a bad owner
I'm no longer gonna say that [the food is good] because that's what Jerry Reinsdorf wants you to say... It doesn't matter what happens on the field. We got great food, we got great beer... I can no longer say that I'm gonna stand with White Sox fans. I will no longer plug the fact that going to a game there is actually fun.
Jake MarshTeam USA will win every Olympic basketball game by 50 points
USA announced its Olympic roster for 2024 in Paris. And it is stacked. Yeah. They're looking to win every game by 50.
Interview
Blake GriffinKyrie Irving is the most talented basketball player in the NBA
I think he's the most talented basketball player in the NBA, maybe still. It's a weird thing to say because there's so many talented guys, but the things he does at his stature... he probably has like three of the top five things craziest things I've seen in practice of all time.
Blake GriffinJoe Mazzulla's authenticity is why he will be a great coach for a long time
I think that's one of the most important things about head coaches is the authenticity. Like guys can sniff through it immediately... that's just who he's, so I think that's why he's, he's gonna be a great coach for a long time.