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ESPN's Rachel Nichols

Friday, March 3, 201712 takes

NFL Combine, David Price is injured, and Curt Schilling is about to embark on a political career ( - ). Listener Roasts of the show with Uncle Chaps ( - ). Rachel Nichols joins the show to talk Lebron, Boogie Cousins, Kevin Durant, Mark Cuban, and the dumpster fire that is the Chicago Bulls ( - ). Segments include Spinzone for the 49ers having no quarterbacks, Tell Da Truth for Dan Snyder, Lebron Blames, Respect The Biz, Locker Room Talk, Bad Radio, and Explain It To Hank.

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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Mitch Trubisky screwed himself by measuring 6'2" because of Hue Jackson's arbitrary height cutoff

Hugh Jackson, his cutoff for quarterbacks, 6'2". So Mitch Trubisky kind of screwed himself. He should have slouched a little bit, hoping that he went at 6'1"... [Hue] just said, if the quarterback's not 6'2 or taller, I don't want him.

Hue Jackson actually preferred Trubisky but was overruled for Garrett. Trubisky was picked 2nd, proving the height didn't scare off everyone.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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Patrick Mahomes' small hands are a reason not to pick him in the draft

I also saw that Mahomes had small hands, so be careful of that. Don't worry about the fact that he played in a Kliff Kingsbury offense, and it was an air raid... His hands, a little undersized. That's why you shouldn't pick them. I actually like him. I think he actually would be good for them.

Patrick Mahomes became arguably the greatest QB of his generation. Hand size proved to be entirely irrelevant.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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Kevin Durant will never be 100% for the rest of the season

I'm banking on Kevin Durant never being 100% for the rest of the year. Do you think the Warriors are now vulnerable, or is that just wishful thinking from someone who's a Warrior hater?

Durant returned for the final games of the regular season and won Finals MVP, looking very much 100%.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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Kevin Durant likely won't lose his shooting rhythm despite his injury

He actually has a history of coming back from injury pretty well... he doesn't seem to lose his shooting rhythm. The thing that's a question mark... is that if he is 5%, 10% off, that's where you could see a big turn... it just wrecks all their form.

Durant returned and was extremely efficient in the 2017 playoffs.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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Andrew Bogut joined the Cavs out of pettiness to beat the Warriors

The question to Andrew Bogut is, is he petty enough that he wants to go play for the Cavs just for the shot to upset or to beat the Warriors in the finals as opposed to collecting the extra $3 million that he could have gotten if he had gone to the Rockets? And the answer apparently is yes.

Bogut famously broke his leg 58 seconds into his Cavs debut, making the point moot, but the intention was verified.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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LeBron James reading 'The Godfather' while walking is a calculated camera stunt

Did you see last night LeBron walking from the bus to the locker room reading The Godfather? And did you also think that was the lamest, most ridiculous thing you've ever seen in your entire life?... He was doing it for camera. He wasn't actually reading.

Subjective. While LeBron frequently poses with books, it's impossible to prove if he's 'actually' reading in that specific moment, though the public perception of it being a stunt is widely shared.
Push
Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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DeMarcus Cousins will fail in New Orleans because he blames others for his problems

It does feel like he's the type of guy that blames everyone else for his problems because the refs are on him and his teammates stink... It feels like it's not going to work in New Orleans. It feels like he's that type of guy who's like, I'm so talented and the world kind of owes me something.

The Pelicans actually played well with Davis and Cousins together before Cousins tore his Achilles in Jan 2018. It 'failed' mostly due to injury rather than personality.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
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The Chicago Bulls will beat the Warriors tonight on TNT and then lose to a bad team

They're going to beat the Warriors tonight. It's a home game on TNT on a Thursday night. The Bulls will beat the Warriors, and I will say the Bulls are back... and then they lose to some shitty-ass team.

The Bulls did indeed beat the Warriors 94-87 on March 2, 2017 (the night before/of the pod release) and then lost to the 76ers and Magic shortly after.

Spin Zone

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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017·Spin Zone
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The 49ers having no quarterbacks is liberating for Kyle Shanahan's play-calling

If you don't have any quarterbacks on your roster, then there's no chance that Kyle Shanahan is going to be able to call too many passing plays late in a game that they're winning... Shanahan's just taking away his ability to throw the ball too much.

Purely satirical analysis of Shanahan's coaching tendencies.

Tell Da Truth

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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017·Tell Da Truth
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Redskins GM Scott McCloughan has been dead for a year

I think he's been dead for a year... it's Bruce Allen who's just pretending like Scott [is alive]... If you want to deflect blame to somebody else, have a dead guy in the closet. Never bring him out in front of the media. And every time he fucks something up, be like, it's the dead guy's fault.

McCloughan was not dead; he was struggling with personal issues and was fired shortly after this episode.

Lebron Blames

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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017·LeBron Blames
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Deron Williams was signed by the Cavs just so LeBron could have another person to blame

LeBron blames. Deron Williams is on his team. He missed a huge wide-open three against the Celtics... I think Deron Williams was signed with the Cavs just so LeBron could have another person to blame.

Williams struggled significantly in the 2017 Finals, and LeBron critics did indeed use him as a scapegoat for poor bench play.

Respect The Biz

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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017·Respect the Biz
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Northwestern basketball is annoying because journalists act like it's a plucky underdog story

Except for the fact that now we're going to get Greeny, Mike Wilbon, Rovell, all these fuckers shoving Northwestern plucky underdog down our throats. So I'm saying respect the fucking biz... We don't care about Northwestern basketball enough for you to tell us constantly.

This is an opinion on media coverage. The media coverage was indeed extensive due to the many NU grads in sports media.