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Deion Sanders, Recapping A Great CBB Weekend, Who's Back & We Read A MLB Lockout Article Again

Monday, February 28, 202210 takes

Incredible college basketball weekend recapped but best times of the year ( - ). Billy almost went to Ukraine after a few too many beers on Friday. ( - )Who's back of the week including Buzzfeed's death porn and James Harden ( - ). Deion Sanders joins us in studio with Dana Beers to talk about the Fall Season of Coach Prime, the difference he's making at Jackson State, Dana Beers drinking too much and tons more ( - ). We finish up with an article each of us read on the MLB lockout.

Recap

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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Izzo is overrated

I picked a really bad time to unearth the Tom Izzo is overrated thing.

Izzo is a Hall of Fame coach with a national title and numerous Final Four appearances; 'overrated' is a subjective and highly debated label in the PMT universe.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Drew Timmy is soft because his shoulders are too small

I think [Drew Timmy's] shoulders are too small. They sink down a little bit. They're too small. He doesn't have—you can't play in the low post without man shoulders. He's got like Reggie Miller shoulders. They're two slender.

While Timmy was a highly decorated college player, the claim that he is 'soft' or 'too small' in the shoulders is a subjective character/physical assessment.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Providence is a legitimate threat to make the Final Four

Providence look 24 and three. Yes, they've won some tight games, but overall 24 and three is 24 and three. So I think they can make the Final Four. So why not?

Providence reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2022, losing to the eventual champion Kansas Jayhawks. They did not reach the Final Four.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Troy Aikman will leave Fox to join ESPN's Monday Night Football

ESPN will be Chris Fowler and Troy Aikman.

Troy Aikman did indeed leave Fox for ESPN's Monday Night Football in March 2022.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

MLB will realize people don't miss baseball as much as they think if the lockout continues

If baseball doesn't start the season and play a full season, they're going to learn very quickly that they miscalculated the world's need for baseball. I wouldn't notice fully until like late June and be like, where the fuck is my baseball?

While the lockout ended shortly after this and a full 162-game season was played, MLB continues to struggle with viewership and growth compared to the NFL and NBA, supporting the 'lack of urgency' sentiment.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022·Who's Back
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HankHank

Tommy Tanks is the main attraction of college baseball

Tommy Tanks he's on NC state. I believe it's seven home runs in his first nine... he's kind of the main story, the main attraction of college baseball this year with no [MLB] baseball going on, it's getting even more heightened coverage.

Tommy White became a national sensation in college baseball in early 2022 due to his incredible home run rate.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

James Harden is the perfect piece to pair with Joel Embiid

I do think the Sixers are very good now. James Harden's perfect piece to pair with [Embiid], but it's going to piss people off, especially that James Harden has now done it twice where he's skinny all of a sudden again, he feels great and he just duped everyone.

The Harden/Embiid pairing was highly productive in the regular season but ultimately failed to get past the second round of the playoffs in consecutive years before Harden forced another trade.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022·Who's Back
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I can break Vegas with a specific March Madness hedging spreadsheet

I'm thinking I'm going to take all the favorites from the first round and bet all of them to win the whole thing as a future. And then bet the money line on all of the underdogs so that the money lines pays all the future bets.

The strategy does not account for vig or the reality of odds; it is not a viable way to 'break Vegas' and would almost certainly lose money.

Interview

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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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Deion SandersDeion Sanders

NIL deals at Power 5 schools are often just booster kickbacks, not real endorsements

Tell me what have you seen them [Power 5 recruits] endorse? ... How can you get a million dollars worth of endorsements for a kid at these power fives and nobody sees nothing? ... At least if you say you're going to do something, we got to at least see it. The NCAA should hold people accountable if they say they got a deal.

While NIL collectives often operate with less public commercial output than traditional endorsements, his claim that they are often 'kickbacks' is a widely held but difficult-to-verify industry perspective.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2022
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Deion SandersDeion Sanders

NFL Quarterback Ranking: Aaron Rodgers is #1, Mahomes #2, and Dak Prescott is #3

Number one, Tom Brady's retired... Aaron Rodgers is one. Mahomes is two. Dak is three. ... Four, I'm going to go with my guy from Buffalo, Josh Allen.

Player rankings are subjective, but placing Dak Prescott above Mahomes or Allen during this period was widely considered a reach by most NFL analysts.