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*EMERGENCY BRYAN COLANGELO BURNER ACCOUNT UPDATE* NBA W/ Ryen Russillo, NHL W/ Ryan Whitney + Half Baked Ideas W/Rone

Wednesday, May 30, 201820 takes

NBA off day drama, Bryan Colangelo had 5 burner accounts trashing Sixers team moves and players ( - ). Pusha T dropped a diss track and basically murdered Drake ( - ) the return of bachelor talk for guys that don't watch the bachelor ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Stephen A Smith, Avocados, and Unwritten Rules ( - ). Ryen Russillo joins the show to talk about life in Hollywood, the NBA Finals, and debunking some of our hottest takes about the Warriors ( - ). Ryan Whitney joins the show to talk Stanley Cup Final, Vegas pregame, and an all time bashing basketball ( - ). We're skipping segments today because we went back to back shows so instead we did Half Baked ideas with Rone, highlights including the Amazing Racist, Pocket Pussy Wallets, Invisible socks, and Hall of Fame for average dudes.

Emergency Colangelo Burner Update, Ryen Russillo, Ryan Whitney, and Rone

It was supposed to be a quiet night. Big Cat and PFT taped the show early, looking forward to a rare night of sleep, only for the Bryan Colangelo burner account story and the Pusha T vs. Drake beef to detonate the internet. The guys rushed back to the studio for an emergency update to address the Sixers' GM allegedly using five different Twitter accounts to chirping his own players and defend the size of his shirt collars.

Big Cat isn't buying the "investigation" and thinks the motive goes all the way to the top of the NBA's free agency food chain.

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Big CatBig Cat

A Sixers insider created the burner accounts to get Bryan Colangelo fired so LeBron James would sign

I think someone inside the Sixers organization created these accounts to get rid of Bryan Colangelo so that LeBron would come to the Sixers... I think someone in the Sixers organization did it so that they could fire him, and LeBron would be like, 'All right, that asshole's gone. I'm coming to the Sixers.'

Investigation found the accounts were linked to Colangelo's wife, though he ultimately resigned.

Beyond the Sixers drama, JJ Watt is out here wearing full regalia after receiving an honorary doctorate, which has Big Cat convinced the Texans star is ready to perform open-heart surgery in the middle of a flight.

Win
May 30, 2018
#14955
Big CatBig Cat

Getting an honorary doctorate makes JJ Watt think he's an actual medical doctor

JJ Watt thinks that getting an honorary doctorate makes him an MD. He's actually a doctor now... He literally thinks that he can go and operate on someone. When he's next on a plane and someone has a stroke or a heart attack, 'Is there a doctor on this plane?' JJ's like, 'Yes, that's me.'

Hot TakeLifeMediumSarcastic
JJ Watt was awarded an honorary doctorate but it does not confer medical credentials.

Russillo and the NBA Finals

Ryen Russillo joined the show from a gym in California to breakdown the impending Warriors vs. Cavs Part IV. While the world is exhausted by the lack of parity, Russillo is busy debunking the idea that the Warriors are somehow "lucky" because of opponent injuries. Big Cat tried to float a few of his more "blog boy" flavored takes, specifically targeting the impact of Kevin Durant.

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May 30, 2018
#20920
Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors move the ball better and are superior without Kevin Durant

The Warriors are better without Kevin Durant... They move the ball better. Yeah, they move the ball better.

The Warriors won two titles with Durant as the Finals MVP both times; the idea that they were better without him is statistically and practically incorrect.

Russillo also gave some insight into the Celtics' future, noting that while the young wings are the priority, Danny Ainge is always hunting for the next massive move. As for the actual Finals, Russillo sees the talent gap as just too wide for LeBron to bridge alone this time.

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May 30, 2018
#14960
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The Golden State Warriors will win the NBA Finals in six games

I'll say Warriors in six. Yeah, I'll say, like, something, you know, a couple of a game there. The Warriors are an incredibly, like, arrogant team, for good reason, but... They will screw around. They will screw around in a game and lose it.

The Warriors actually swept the Cavs 4-0.

Ryan Whitney and the Stanley Cup

Ryan Whitney brought the heat to discuss the Stanley Cup Final between the Capitals and the Golden Knights. As a hockey guy, Whit has no time for the haters of the Vegas pregame spectacle. If you think a medieval knight fighting a jet on ice is "too much," Whit has some choice words for you.

Void
May 30, 2018
#20917
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

If you don't like the Vegas Golden Knights' pregame show, you are a 'piece of shit'

If you're not into that pregame ceremony, I actually said you got a dump in your pants, and I'll reword it here, you're a piece of shit. Because it's awesome. I love it. I get a kick out of it. It's Vegas. You know it's a show.

Purely subjective opinion on entertainment value.

He also took a massive swipe at the NBA's toughness compared to the NHL. After seeing Chris Paul sit out Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals with a hamstring issue, Whit was disgusted, noting that hockey players are getting needles in every joint just to skate a 45-second shift.

Void
May 30, 2018
#14962
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Chris Paul not playing Game 7 with a hamstring injury is weak compared to hockey players

So my hammy hurts so bad you can't go out and jump up two inches off the ground and take a jump shot because you're hammy? Are you kidding me? You can't get a shot? Like hockey players, you know how many shots? There's probably, I bet you 18 or 20 guys got a needle somewhere in their body last night just to go out and try to battle for the cup... It's a long way from the heart.

Subjective comparison of toughness and injury severity across sports.

Half-Baked Ideas with Rone

To wrap things up, Rone joined the crew for a legendary session of Half-Baked Ideas. The energy was high (and potentially a little hazy) as they ran through concepts like "nostalgically flavored beverages" and clear socks for the person who wants the sockless look without the swamp foot.

PFT offered a solution for disgraced celebrities like Roseanne Barr that would actually benefit the world through the power of reality TV.

Void
May 30, 2018·Drunk Ideas
#14963
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There should be a reality show called 'Racism Island' for people fired for racism like Roseanne Barr

Everyone who loses a job for being racist, like Roseanne Barr... should go on a reality show together. They should make a reality show called Racism Island... and then you take all the money that the show generates, and then you donate it to make a scholarship fund for minorities.

This show has never been made, though many parody concepts exist.

Rone’s pitch for a localized GPS might be the first million-dollar idea to come out of this segment, featuring a Philly version that tells you to "go down to Broad Street and take a left on Passyunk." We ended the show with a little ASMR Cheeto eating, because that’s exactly what the award-winning listeners deserve.

At least we know if the Sixers job opens up, there’s a Twitter egg out there with a very specific knowledge of collar aesthetics ready to take the reins.

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More Takes

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May 30, 2018
#20921
Big CatBig Cat

Sam Hinkie is the 'smoking gun' who tipped off the Ringer about Bryan Colangelo's burner accounts

A Twitter egg tipped off the ringer, which people actually think this is now Sam Hinkie that tipped him off. I think it is... Sam Hinkie definitely has a smoking gun here, right?

While never definitively proven, investigative reports later suggested the tip came from a person using data analysis techniques, but Hinkie denied involvement. The burners themselves were eventually linked to Colangelo's wife.
Win
May 30, 2018
#20913
Big CatBig Cat

The 76ers must fire Bryan Colangelo over the burner account scandal

They gotta fire [Bryan Colangelo], obviously... obviously, the guy is like live tweeting University of Chicago basketball games and getting upset about his collar size. Like, obviously, it's him.

Colangelo resigned/was fired on June 7, 2018, just over a week after this take.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drake lacks the 'clutch gene' in rap feuds

I don't think that Drake has it in him. I don't think he's got the clutch gene [against Pusha T].

Drake did not respond to Pusha T's most devastating diss track, effectively losing the beef.
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May 30, 2018
#20914
Big CatBig Cat

Drake will win his feud with Pusha T simply by releasing a song everyone likes more

I think Drake's just going to drop a song that everyone likes more than Pusha T's song, and everyone's going to be like, okay, Drake still wins.

Drake never released a 'win' track and eventually backed down from the beef, making this arguably incorrect as Pusha T is widely considered the winner of this specific exchange.
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HankHank

LeBron James is breaking his social media blackout by using his wife's Instagram

LeBron James, who said he's not going on social media one time the entire playoffs... decided that after the Eastern Conference Finals that he was going to do an Instagram takeover on his wife's Instagram account, which to me seems like he was on social media and not focusing on the biggest series of his life.

The event happened as described; whether it affected his focus is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cubs should throw at the Pirates for failing to throw at Anthony Rizzo

The Pirates neglected to enforce an unwritten rule, meaning the Cubs should actually throw at the Pirates today to make them respect the unwritten rule of throwing at Rizzo.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
The Cubs did not throw at the Pirates to enforce the rule of being thrown at.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Seahawks will miss the playoffs because Brandon Marshall is a team curse

Russell Wilson [is on the hot seat] because Brandon Marshall has signed with the Seahawks. And when Brandon Marshall goes, teams don't go to the playoffs. He's never made the playoffs, right? Never made the playoffs.

The Seahawks actually made the playoffs in 2018 (10-6 record), though Marshall only played 7 games before being released.
Win
May 30, 2018
#20918
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The Celtics' offseason priority will be keeping Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum over Gordon Hayward

I think their priority is to keep Jaylen Brown and Tatum because they're younger and because it's contract control as opposed to [Gordon] Hayward's number. But Stevens usually can figure this stuff out because the only real overlap you have is the rotation of those three.

The Celtics did keep Brown and Tatum as their core for years to come, while Hayward eventually left in free agency in 2020.
Loss
May 30, 2018
#14961
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Braden Holtby's poor rebound control and lack of mobility will cost the Capitals the Cup

My biggest worry for a Caps fan is [Braden Holtby]... these rebounds, those are not – that will not win you the cup, those rebounds... his mobility isn't nearly what it used to be. So if you're going to come out and take away those angles, the rebounds can't go anywhere but the corner.

Holtby turned it around, including 'The Save' in Game 2, and the Capitals won the Stanley Cup.
Void
May 30, 2018
#20916
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The NBA is an embarrassing joke of a league because it lacks parity

Being completely serious, it's the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen for a sport. Four goddamn years in a row and you've got the same team... How about you get the Golden State Warriors owner... complaining about what team you're playing against. That shows how much of a joke of the league it is.

This is a subjective opinion on the league's quality, though the fact of the four consecutive identical finals matchups is true.
Void
May 30, 2018
#20922
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Golden Knights forward Thomas Nosek is the definition of a true 'hockey player' who shows up in the playoffs

Say [James Harden] makes 20 million... and you know who had two goals last night? Thomas Nosek. And what does he make? I don't know, a million? That's a guy who shows up to the playoffs. That's a hockey player.

Purely subjective 'grit' analysis.
Void
May 30, 2018·Drunk Ideas
#20919
RoneRone

Half-Baked Idea: A traffic app that gives you directions in the local city's accent

When you go to a city, a traffic app that gives you directions in that city's accent... you go to Chicago and you get a little bit of, 'you go left on the Dan Ryan Expressway.'

While Waze has custom voices, a native localized-accent-only app hasn't become a standard market leader.
Void
May 30, 2018·Drunk Ideas
#14964
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I use Grindr to find guys with good haircuts to ask where they get groomed

I signed up for a Grindr account on my phone and then I found the guys that I thought had the best looking haircuts and I messaged them to ask them all where they got their haircuts... It's foolproof.

Almost certainly a joke/satirical claim, though technically a verifiable action if he showed the app.

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