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David Spade and DeAndre Jordan on SNL, the Nets, and Airport Hell
Training camp season is officially here, and while the guys are hitting the road for tours, they took some time to celebrate their favorite golfer of the year. Big Cat is fully leaning into the fact that Brooks Koepka is simply better than everyone else, even if the math behind golf rankings remains a total mystery to everyone in the room.
Big CatBrooks Koepka is the greatest golfer of all time this year
[Brooks Koepka] is the greatest golfer of all time this year. So I don't understand how it works, but I just know that this one triggered all the other finishes, and now he won it all.
With everyone reporting to camp, the NFL conversation turned to the Cowboys' contract drama. PFT is ready to plant his flag on the hill of running back value, arguing that Zeke is the engine that makes the entire star-studded Dallas offense actually function.
PFT CommenterI would pay Ezekiel Elliott before Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper
I get it with Ezekiel Elliott. This is the take I'm willing to squat on. I would pay Ezekiel Elliott first. I would pay him before Dak. I'd pay him before Amari.
Speaking of the NFC East, the Giants are already dealing with a decimated wide receiver room. PFT has a theory that this isn't just bad luck, but rather a direct result of Eli Manning’s "wide receiver killer" energy that has plagued the franchise for years.
PFT CommenterEli Manning is a wide receiver killer whose play style leads to his receivers getting injured
Eli injures his wide receivers. ... Let's go through the list... Plaxico Burris shot himself... Hakeem Nix, he was just constantly injured... Victor Cruz... Torres Patello-Tendon. Odell Beckham, he was always hurt.
LeBron in the Layup Line and Skip's New Identity
Who's Back featured a heated debate over LeBron James' recent behavior at his son's AAU tournament. While some see a proud dad, Hank sees a man who should have been slapped with a technical for invading the court and dunking during warmups. Big Cat added that the real victims are the kids whose spotlight is being hijacked by a man who already has enough trophies.
HankLeBron James should have received a technical foul for dunking in his son's AAU layup line
LeBron got in the layup line... Literally in the layup line. It was like throwing down dunks. He should have got a technical foul. They scored. He ran on the court, was celebrating with the team. You're not allowed to dunk in the layup line. That is a technical foul.
PFT also caught a fascinating interview with Skip Bayless, who has apparently reinvented himself as a communist. The vision of Skip and Stephen A. Smith eventually reconciling their differences to lead the country as co-presidents is the only logical conclusion to the hot take era.
PFT CommenterSkip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith will eventually run for President together
I can see a world like 10 years from now, 15 years from now, where the two candidates for president are Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith. And then they run together. And then they're co-presidents.
Mount Rushmore of Annoying Airport People
This Mount Rushmore felt particularly personal because Bubba managed to sleep through his alarms and miss his flight to Cleveland, nearly sabotaging the show's travel schedule. The guys broke down the absolute worst parts of air travel, from the people who think they can board with Group 1 when they're actually in Group 5, to the true monsters of the sky.
PFT CommenterBarefoot people on planes are the most annoying travel people
The barefoot person on the plane. The person who puts their feet up and there are just toes everywhere. It's just gross. I don't care how clean your feet are. When I look at a foot, I assume it's dirty and I imagine the smell even if it doesn't stink.
Big Cat also targeted the gate complainer, that person who treats a minor weather delay like a personal attack from God. Meanwhile, Hank actually defended one of the most polarizing moves in travel history: the landing clap.
HankYou should always clap when a plane lands safely
The pilot landed on the ground safely. You just traveled hundreds and hundreds of miles in the air, and you're not going to clap and appreciate what the pilot just did for you? ... Sometimes I ironically will just start a clap. Like I'll do one just to see if I can get it going.
DeAndre Jordan and David Spade
DeAndre Jordan stopped by to talk about his move to the Brooklyn Nets and his role as the team's primary recruiter. He cleared the air on his infamous 2015 free agency saga and confirmed that while he loves his new teammates, there is one guy in the league who is still a nightmare to defend in the paint.
DeAndre JordanJoel Embiid is the hardest player to guard in the post
I'll probably have to say a guy like Joel Embiid, man. He's a big guy. He can face up, back to the basket, super skilled, extremely strong. So a guy like that probably.
Finally, the legend David Spade joined the show to discuss his new Comedy Central project, *Lights Out*. He shared incredible stories from his SNL days, including how his off-screen bickering with Chris Farley actually became the blueprint for *Tommy Boy*. Spade also touched on the brutal reality of the entertainment business and how it parallels the short shelf life of professional athletes.
NFL running backs are in a terrible spot and need to get paid as much as possible while they can
If you're a running back, you're fucked. ... They're like holding out and you're like... Get paid while you can. Getting paid. Not for long. Getting a gimpy knee.
Between the comedy talk and the hoops insight, the guys even managed to pitch Spade on joining the cast of *Boner Dogs* as the voice of a self-sucking Red Lipstick.
If you missed it, make sure to listen for Bubba's punishment at the end, which includes a very emotional acapella rendition of "Take On Me."
