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First Annual Takie Awards 07/15/16

Friday, July 15, 201610 takes

Welcome to the first Annual Takie Awards. With nothing going on in mid July there is no better time to give out some sports awards. Person Cam Newton could learn the most from after a loss. Worst Twitter account. Best sports feud. The Mike Ditka "is it a fart or a poop?" courage award. Best performance by a gorilla trying to save a child. Guest presenters Chris Long, Danny Woodhead, Blake Bortles, Mike Florio, Dan Haren, Richie Incognito, Sam Dekker and more (Ryan Whitney). Buckle up for the takie

Takies

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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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Big CatBig Cat

I guarantee the Takie Awards will be a live show next year

Next year, it's going to be a live show. I'm actually guaranteeing that right now. I want to do it at Guy Fieri's restaurant, like in the back room.

The 2017 Takie Awards were a major video production and featured a more robust presentation, satisfying the spirit of the 'live show' guarantee.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Guy Fieri's food is the best food I've ever had

I'm a big Guy Fieri guy, so I feel like I can say this. The food was phenomenal. Best food I've ever had.

This is entirely a matter of taste, though widely considered a contrarian/ironic food take.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Media members and sports figures should physically fight to settle disputes

I think the media and sports figures should actually physically fight. That feels like something that would happen in maybe Argentina where a ref screws up and they're like, 'oh, we're going to kill you.' I'd like to see more accountability.

This is a satirical suggestion for sports media reform.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hockey helmets have increased concussions because they evolved the human skull to be thinner

I actually think that helmets have done more to increase concussions in hockey than they've done to help because it's like evolution. It kicks in a little bit and your brain, your skull doesn't have to be as thick anymore. Like the way that we coddle these athletes, it's actually hurting them in the long term.

Evolution of the human skull does not occur over the span of a few decades of helmet usage in sports.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adam Morrison has an apocalypse bunker with guns and food in Spokane

Adam Morrison is like an apocalypse-like guy who has – does he have like gold and cash and he's got a bunker? He's definitely fully equipped. He's got food, everything, if anything went down. He thinks something's going down with politics.

Adam Morrison eventually denied having a bunker, though he admitted he was a 'prepper' to some degree. The show itself later called this a 'double scoop' because the first report was false.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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Big CatBig Cat

Stephen A. Smith would have successfully prosecuted O.J. Simpson

I actually don't disagree with Stephen A. Smith here... Because I actually do think he would have been able to put O.J. Simpson in jail. He is so exhausting as an arguer, as a person, that I think that the jury would have just said, 'you know what, just have Stephen A. Smith stop talking and we'll put [Simpson] in jail.'

A purely hypothetical outcome based on a celebrity's personality.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·The Takies
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HankHank

The 'Car Stick' is a necessary invention for everyone who drops items between car seats

Simple, simple invention. Everyone needs it. Just a little skinny stick that you can, like, it, like, would go stick up from the side of your car. And when shit gets stuck in between your seats, just grab the stick and it fishes it right out of there.

While a stick can move items, 'everyone' needing a specifically marketed 'car stick' is an overstatement of utility for a simple object.

Mount Rushmore

Void
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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HankHank

Bill Russell is better than LeBron James

Hank you actually had speaking of hot takes hank didn't you say bill russell was better than lebron? yeah that's right... I'm not ruling [Russell beating LeBron one-on-one] out by any means.

While Russell has more rings, almost all statistical metrics and consensus rankings place LeBron James higher than Bill Russell.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

UConn women's basketball could beat a WNBA team

Could UConn women's basketball beat a WNBA team? Probably. I'm actually serious. I think they could.

This has never happened, making it impossible to verify, but WNBA teams are composed of the best college players, making it highly unlikely.
Open
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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HankHank

Lacrosse will be the fourth major sport in America in 30 years

Should lacrosse take over soccer as the fourth major sport? I think it's got to be us. I think we've got to take it upon ourselves... 30 years.

Lacrosse has not surpassed hockey or soccer in terms of viewership or revenue since this take was made.