Chris Bosh, Lebron Is Done, Coach K Retires And Fyre Fest Of The Week
Lebron and the Lakers are DEAD. We talk about Lebron's first first round playoff exit and maybe becoming a Suns podcast ( - ).. Alternate start to the show because Coach K retired ( - ). Hank recaps his favorite Duke memories and Big Cat responds in kind. Brad Stevens is promoted and Danny Ainge is out ( - ). We talk NBA and NHL playoffs ( - ). Chris Bosh joins the show to talk about his new book, being Lebron's teammate, and fan/player interactions ( - ). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week.
Recap
PFT CommenterLeBron James will flirt with retirement this offseason to get people talking
My prediction for this offseason is that LeBron James, he's going to pull like an Aaron Rodgers. He's going to publicly flirt with retiring, but privately he's going to be like, I'm going to come back. But he wants people to talk about whether or not this is the end of the road for him.
Big CatLeBron James will never be 100% healthy again
He's old. He's 36. He's not as dominant as he used to be. He's never going to be 100% again. He said it himself.
Big CatThe Lakers would have beaten the Suns if Anthony Davis stayed healthy
I do think – I'll say one nice thing about the Lakers. I do think that if Anthony Davis stays healthy in this series, it's totally different. They were up 2-1, tie ball game, game four, and he gets hurt.
PFT CommenterThe Lakers 2020 Bubble championship simply didn't happen
I think we can all agree that just didn't happen. It doesn't. Yeah. The bubbled never. That's not basketball. Yeah. No fans around.
Big CatCoach K is retiring because he doesn't want to deal with the NIL era
Maybe it was because recruiting, recruiting. Maybe it was because they got a new athletic director... maybe because the likeness, you know, the players actually get paid. So paying them under the table isn't going to have the same effect.
HankCoach K is the greatest college basketball coach of all time
This is the greatest coach in the sport, and all you guys do is make jokes and mock him. Most wins of all time. 12 Final Fours. 15 ACC Tournament titles. 97 NCAA Tournament wins. 126 weeks ranked No. 1.
Big CatJohn Scheyer will be successful because he knows how the Duke system operates
But I think he will, with the right boosters and connections and bag men, I think he will be very successful at Duke. So, and I think just having a guy who won a national title for Coach K be the guy who's now coaching, I think it's a fairly easy transition.
HankBrad Stevens is the right person to run the Celtics front office
If there's anyone that knows exactly what this Celtics roster needs to be and beat these teams that are on the next level, it is Brad Stevens. Obviously, Danny Ainge said that he was like, there's been moves that me and Brad didn't agree on, and now Brad has full control to do whatever he wants.
HankThe Hawks will beat the Sixers in the second round because of Joel Embiid's injury
They don't have Joel Embiid because he can't stay fucking healthy ever. And they're going to get boat raced by the Hawks in the second round and not make the Eastern Conference Finals again. That's my opinion.
Big CatThe NHL should suspend players for dirty hits but allow them back for one 'grudge' game
I think they should do this more often... suspend him for enough games where he can come back and then everyone can tune in to watch him have fights all night. I think the rule should be if you get suspended for a dirty hit in the playoffs, you should be forced to start the next game, skate one shift, and then after that point, your suspension begins.
Interview
Chris BoshIt is harder to stay at the top than to reach it in professional sports
It's always easy to have the hunger before you get it... But then when you are successful, in our case, when an NBA championship, you know, you understand what it takes to be able to stay at that level. And it's not easy... Now you're not the hunter anymore. You're the hunted.
Chris BoshNBA players leave the bench early to shave time off post-game recovery and travel
Being a vet, former vet, knowing the thing, they wanted to get the treatment because he put in his head... It takes 30, 40 minutes, 45 minutes, and this is after a game, if not an hour. And so he's got to shower. He's got to change. He's got media obligations... and they still have to get on the plane and go back to L.A. Just trying to trim down those minutes.
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