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Christian Horner on Red Bull Racing, LeBron's Triple Vision, and Jake vs. Hank
The office is currently a war zone. What started as a friendly ping pong match in Hank’s own creation, Stool Streams, has morphed into a psychological horror film. Jake Marsh has officially broken Hank’s spirit, punctuated by an Allen Iverson-style step over that has the entire show questioning the hierarchy of the program. Big Cat and PFT are watching in awe as the most polite man in sports media accidentally asserts total dominance over the executive producer.
Big CatJake Marsh is the most accidental alpha I have ever seen
Jake Marsh is the most accidental alpha I have ever seen in my entire life. That's what makes Jake the true alpha is because none of this is intentional. It's all natural to him.
LeBron’s Triple Vision and NBA Play-In Madness
The NBA play-in tournament delivered exactly the kind of drama we crave, mostly thanks to LeBron James being the greatest actor in the history of the league. After getting poked in the eye by Draymond Green, LeBron claimed he was seeing three rims before draining a game-winning shot. PFT isn't buying the struggle, noting that more targets usually makes things easier, not harder.
PFT CommenterIt should be easier to hit a shot if you are seeing three hoops like LeBron James claimed
Actually, if we're actually going into LeBron's brain and seeing through his eyes, shouldn't that make it easier to hit the shot if there are three hoops? It should have counted. he said he shot at the one in the middle. It went in the one in the middle.
While the theatrics were at an all-time high, Big Cat pointed out that the stakes might not have been as dire as advertised. LeBron was seen hanging out with Drake the night before the game, which isn't exactly "locked in" behavior for a do-or-die scenario.
Big CatLeBron James drinking with Drake before the Warriors game proves the NBA play-in doesn't really matter
I think LeBron [James] drinking the night before with Drake proved my point that that game didn't really matter. Because there's no way if that was a real playoff game, elimination game, he's going to be out drinking with Drake tonight.
Despite the eye injuries and the play-in hurdles, Big Cat is already bracing himself for the inevitable. He’s seen this movie before and knows that once the playoffs actually start, the Lakers transformed back into the juggernaut they were in the bubble.
Big CatThe Lakers will repeat as NBA Champions
I think, unfortunately, the Lakers are going to repeat. what you saw in the second half when he's – even though he's never going to be 100% again, [LeBron] just decides, like, oh, yeah, I remember I'm LeBron and I can go to the rim whenever I want and I can dominate this game.
As for the rest of the league, Big Cat thinks the current play-in format is a bit bloated. He’s fine with the drama but thinks we should trim the fat and just get straight to the elimination stakes.
Big CatThe NBA Play-In should only be a one-game sudden death between the 8 and 9 seeds
I just think that do 8-9. I'm cool with 8-9. I think the 7-10 thing is stupid. 8-9 sun death. One game. Yes, exactly. Eight, nine, sudden death, one game. Yes, exactly.
On the Celtics front, Hank is still holding onto a delusional level of confidence. Even though they are staring down a series with the Nets, Hank is out here making bold claims about how they’d handle the top seed in the East.
HankThe Celtics would beat the 76ers if they matched up in the 2021 playoffs
If we were playing the Sixers, we'd beat them. I'll say that right now. If we were playing the Sixers, we'd beat them.
NHL Playoffs and Tim Tebow's Handshake
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing and the Capitals are already stressing PFT out. After some brutal overtime losses to the Bruins, PFT is calling for the nuclear option. He thinks the Caps need to stop playing clean and start leaning into the grit that Tom Wilson provides.
PFT CommenterThe Capitals need Tom Wilson to fight Brad Marchand to turn their playoff series against the Bruins around
I actually do think that the best way to turn this series around right now... I think Tom Wilson has to get into a fight. I think he has to try to fight [Brad] Marchand.
In the world of football, Tim Tebow is back in the news looking like a fullback in Jacksonville. While everyone is making fun of his "chonky" appearance, PFT is looking at the intangibles. He noticed a handshake Tebow gave a teammate and immediately saw the signs of a man who isn't just there to play tight end.
PFT CommenterTim Tebow is a 'Trojan Horse' who will eventually play quarterback for the Jaguars
I think Tim Tebow is kind of a Trojan horse deal. I think he might end up playing quarterback. because if you saw the handshake that he put on the other guy, that is a quarterback's handshake.
Christian Horner on the F1 Life
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner joined the show from Monaco to give us a look inside the world of Formula 1. It was a classic PMT interview where the guest starts out wondering who these lunatics are and ends by sharing his lucky toilet superstitions. Horner broke down the ruthless nature of F1 teammates, explaining that the person in the other car is actually your biggest enemy.
Christian HornerF1 teammates in Europe generally hate each other because they are each other's biggest career threat
Call a teammate in Europe, they fucking hate each other. Because it's the one guy that's going to kill his career. So they play team, but the reality is they both want to beat each other.
Big Cat, who has fully pivoted into a diehard F1 fan after binging Drive to Survive, asked the tough questions about driver talent versus car engineering. Horner was surprisingly candid about the physical demands of the sport, including the constant weigh-ins for drivers.
Christian HornerFormula One drivers are weighed more than almost anyone because car performance depends on maintaining a precise combined weight of the driver and vehicle
They get weighed after breakfast. They get weighed before they get in the car. They get weighed after they get out of the car because... we have to have them at a consistent weight... it's a combined weight between the driver and the car.
Horner also touched on the growth of the sport in America, acknowledging that while the Netflix show has been a huge boost, there is still one missing piece for F1 to truly conquer the United States.
Christian HornerFormula One needs a star American driver for the sport to truly take off in the US
That's what the U.S. need. We've got to get a decent American driver running in Formula One. And as soon as that happens, I think the US will just take off even more.
Fyre Fest of the Week
Fyre Fest took a turn for the spiritual this week. PFT shared a story about making a joke at Tom Brady’s expense on Twitter, only for the GOAT himself to respond with "SMH." Instead of being offended, PFT felt the power of Brady’s leadership flowing through his veins.
PFT CommenterTom Brady 'leadershiped' me into being a believer and he is now my leader
Tom Brady leadershiped the hell out of me... I made a bad joke, and Tom Brady said that, SMH, I've seen better from you, PFT... and then I started to expect more out of myself because Tom Brady, the legend, sees more in me than I do in myself... And now Tom Brady is my leader.
Hank’s Fyre Fest was, predictably, the fact that he exists in a world where Jake Marsh steps over his body on a daily basis. He's skinny, he's fat, he's not invited to live streams, and he's losing money. It's a tough time to be Honk.
Hopefully, the Bruins lose so we can at least get some balance back in the universe.
