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Friday, June 22, 201812 takes

018 NBA Draft and Salty Woj won the night. Big stories from the draft including Mikal Bridges being traded, Michael Porter Jr's spine being made of dust, Grayson Allen going to the Jazz, and Cal on the hot seat ( - ). Chicago Bulls first round pick Wendell Carter Jr joins the show to talk about playing at Duke, what the draft process has been like, and how he sees his game fitting in the NBA ( - ). Ryan Whitney completes our Mt Rushmore of guests with the Mt Rushmore of insults ( - ). Talking Soccer, Messi is dead. Ass in the Jackpot for Colin Cowherd, Kings Stay Kings Dwight Howard, and Jimbos of the Week.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Adrian Wojnarowski is bigger than the NBA and ESPN can't touch him

It's like ESPN is not going to do shit to him. No. Because he's Woj. He's bigger than the league. Technically, he didn't tip any picks. No, he just said that they're unlikely to pass on them.

Woj continued to be the premier NBA insider at ESPN for years after this incident, confirming his status.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Philip Rivers is a better quarterback than Eli Manning

Philip Rivers, better quarterback than Eli Manning. Much better. Better career. More viral. I know the two Super Bowls... statisticaly, better quarterback.

This is a perennial sports debate that cannot be definitively solved, though Rivers has better regular season stats and Eli has the championships.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Trae Young looks like he sucks

Granted, I'm not a great basketball mind. That might surprise you at home. No, you're a brilliant basketball mind. But Trae Young looks like he sucks to me.

Trae Young became an All-Star and led his team to an Eastern Conference Final, making this take largely incorrect.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Luka Doncic dominated the second best league in the world and will be very good

Luka Doncic, I think, will be very good. He dominated the Spanish League. That's the second best league in the world. He's 18 years old. He won the MVP of the Spanish League in his 18. That's pretty fucking good.

Luka Doncic became a perennial MVP candidate and one of the best players in the world.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Michael Porter Jr. fell in the draft because he doesn't have a spine

Michael Porter Jr. doesn't have a spine because that's the only reason why he fell all the way to the 14th pick. People actually thought – like he obviously was injured at Missouri... I'm just convinced he just doesn't have a spine.

MPJ did have severe back issues that required multiple surgeries, though he obviously has a spine and has had a productive career.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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The best you will ever see Mo Bamba is the first time you lay eyes on him

Our friend Matt Jones from Kentucky Sports Radio... had a great line about Mo Bamba. He said the best... The best you'll ever see Mo Bamba is the first time you lay eyes on him. Because then from that moment on, you're like, wait, he can't really play basketball?

Bamba has struggled to live up to his high draft status, often being a backup or journeyman player.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Donovan Mitchell and Dante DiVincenzo are the grittiest backcourt in history

I'm also psyched about the grittiest backcourt, perhaps, in NBA history with Dante DiVincenzo and Matthew Dellavedova. Ooh. Try driving to the hole and not drawing a charge with those two on the court.

DiVincenzo and Dellavedova were teammates on the Bucks, but 'grittiest in history' is a subjective comedic claim.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
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Zion Williamson will be a big time bust

Zion Williamson, bust. Big time bust. That guy stinks. He's got no explosiveness. That's what I'm saying because he's got a ton of explosiveness. So if you just say it's not NBA explosiveness, people are like, wow, that guy knows something that we don't know.

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Zion was one of the most explosive players in NBA history when healthy and was the #1 overall pick.

Talking Soccer

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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018·Talking Soccer
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Lionel Messi is dead

Messi's dead. Messi is dead. Dunzo. Listen, it's a team sport. Go back to Argentina, Messi. Okay? It's a team sport. Argentina stinks. Messi's great. Yeah.

Messi went on to win the Copa America in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022, proving he was very much not 'dead'.

Ass In The Jackpot

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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018·Ass In The Jackpot
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The Cleveland Browns have found their quarterback in Baker Mayfield

I love Baker Mayfield... he was so calm and cool about it like he didn't get mad he was just like you're a fucking idiot man and so Cleveland I think you found your quarterback.

Mayfield led the Browns to their first playoff win in decades, but was eventually traded after four seasons, making him a short-term solution rather than a franchise cornerstone.

Kings Stay Kings

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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018·Kings Stay Kings
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Dwight Howard is the worst teammate of all time

Dwight Howard, the worst teammate. Can we say he's the worst teammate of all time? Embrace the bait... Dwight Howard just being the worst teammate ever and no one wanting him. He alienated his teammates before we met him.

While Howard's reputation was poor, he later redeemed himself as a valuable role player for the 2020 Lakers championship team.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018·Kings Stay Kings
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Dwight Howard would work on the Celtics

I actually think he would work on the Celtics. Call me crazy. But they wouldn't let him be the alpha. And if he didn't fit, he wouldn't fit. But I think he could fit.

Howard never played for the Celtics, and they didn't pursue him, opting for different frontcourt configurations.