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Coach Bill Cowher + Fight Scene Spoilers With Blake Griffin

Wednesday, January 17, 201812 takes

Huge NBA Drama. The guys break down the Clippers/Rockets fight and who is to blame the most. Trouble in paradise for the Cavs after they did an anonymous media press conference saying their team sucks (-) Hot Seat/Cool Throne including President Trump's height (he's the same size as Big Cat therefore not fat) and Ben McAdoo(-). Former Steelers Coach and Super Bowl winner Bill Cowher joins the show to talk about life without football, coaching in the NFL, and what Head Coach vacancies are the most appealing even though he's not coaching again, probably(-). Segments include Spoilers with special recurring guest Blake Griffin where we break down famous fight scenes in a total coincidence after Monday's drama(-). PR 101 for Tom Cable's wife erasing bad things on his wikipedia page(-). Plus Rone joins us for a special edition of Bachelor Talk and Guys on Chicks (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NBA should allow players to fight on the court like in hockey

This is why the NBA needs to let the players fight on the court, like in hockey. Because at least you get to monetize it. At least we get to see it happen. Now we're just left imagining.

The NBA has not changed its rules to allow fighting, and if anything, has become stricter on altercations in the years since.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cavaliers are in actual trouble this time

Real take here, I actually do think the Cavs are in trouble this time. Even though I've said this many times before, they go through this similar funk. Save this clip. Stink on defense. And they stink rebounding the ball. And they get bullied.

The Cavs made the Finals in 2018, but the team was eventually dismantled when LeBron left that summer, and they were swept in the Finals by the Warriors.
Open
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Editing Wikipedia for clients will be a high-paying job in twenty years

Editing Wikipedia pages is actually... That's going to be a very high-paying job if you have that skill set over the next 20 years. When was the last time you looked somebody up for an interview and dug deeper than their Wikipedia page?

Reputation management firms already offer this service, and Wikipedia editing remains a critical part of corporate PR, though 'Wikipedia salesman' isn't exactly a formal title.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Liam (Bubba)Liam (Bubba)

Donald Trump's physical measurements put him in the same athletic category as Jay Cutler and Mike Trout

It came out today, Trump's physical... He was 6'3", 239. And on Twitter all day, I've seen people making legit professional graphics comparing him to Jay Cutler, Tim Tebow, Mike Trout. The best athletes of all time.

The measurements (6'3", 239 lbs) were the official results released by Dr. Ronny Jackson, though many observers at the time questioned their accuracy.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Banning ping pong tables in the locker room leads to playoff success

Sabermetrically, two coaches eliminated ping pong tables from their locker rooms this year. Both of them made the playoffs... Not only did [Doug] Marone get rid of that, but he also got rid of the dominoes table, which is like a multiplier for the ping pong table.

Doug Marrone did ban ping pong tables, and the Jaguars reached the AFC Championship game that season. However, the correlation is likely coincidental.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Humans, not rats, were the true cause of the Bubonic Plague

My Cool Throne is rats... turns out they didn't cause the bubonic plague. Really? We've been blaming rats for the last, like, 600 years. Turns out we're way off. No, it's humans. We were projecting on rats.

Studies published around early 2018 in journals like PNAS did support the theory that human-borne parasites, rather than rats, were more consistent with the spread patterns.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Dirk Nowitzki is just a poor man's Laurie Markkanen

Fastest player in history to 103 pointers, Laurie Markkanen, the Finn Reaper... I actually think it's reversed now. Dirk is just a junkyard Laurie. He's a poor man's [Markkanen].

While Markkanen has had a very successful career, he has not surpassed the legacy or achievements of Dirk Nowitzki, a champion and league MVP.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Ben McAdoo is a perfect hire for the Cleveland Browns coaching staff

The Cleveland Browns are officially back because they look like they're going to hire Ben McAdoo, offensive coordinator. I can't think of a better move than the guy who basically made every wrong decision in New York... You're going to fit in perfectly, Ben.

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The Browns did not end up hiring Ben McAdoo as OC in 2018; they hired Todd Haley instead.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018
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Bill CowherBill Cowher

It is highly unlikely that I will ever return to NFL coaching

In regards to going back into the professional ranks, I've never closed a door that I don't have to, but I think it's highly unlikely is probably the best way of saying it. I'm very happy with the life I have, the balance I have with my life and the platform that exists with my job at CBS.

Bill Cowher has not returned to coaching since this interview and was eventually inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach/broadcaster.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018
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Bill CowherBill Cowher

The New York Giants job is the most attractive head coaching vacancy in the NFL

Would you rather be in the NFC North, the AFC South, or the NFC East? I think right now I'd rather be in the NFC East. [The New York Giants]... Now, do you have a quarterback in that team? [Eli Manning]... How high is your draft pick? Pretty high. [No. 2]... I think you guys are starting to answer your own questions.

This is a subjective evaluation of coaching jobs at a specific moment in time.

Spoilers

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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Spoilers
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Blake GriffinBlake Griffin

The tunnel scuffle with the Rockets was just locker room talk and boys being boys

I can't imagine what everybody back in town was thinking when they heard that is what was happening... Continuity error. No, you're right. It was just a boys will be boys situation... Locker room talk. Yeah, exactly.

Griffin is offering a personal perspective on a personal event.

Bachelor Talk

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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2018·Bachelor Talk
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RoneRone

Becca M will get her own spinoff show from The Bachelor

Becca doesn't need Ari at all... I think I love Becca's coming, or at least she's going to wind up being The Bachelorette... She's the favorite right now, and I think she's going to wind up getting the spinoff show.

Becca Martinez did not become the Bachelorette (Becca Kufrin did), although Martinez remained a major figure in the franchise via 'Bachelor in Paradise' and her own media platforms.