PMT DB
PMT DB
Grit Week is hitting that beautiful point of exhaustion where everyone is starting to snap at each other, and the energy is perfect. Big Cat, PFT, and the crew are live from Baton Rouge after a day at LSU that involved 5:00 AM hot yoga, a crawfish boil, and some very questionable softball. The guys are running on gas station snacks and pure adrenaline as they recap a massive night of NBA playoff action.
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks Snatched Souls
The Knicks pulled off a massive fourth-quarter comeback against the Cavs, and Big Cat is ready to bury Cleveland before the series even heads back to Ohio. Jalen Brunson went into God mode, James Harden got fried on defense, and MSG is officially buzzing. Big Cat isn't even pretending to be objective when it comes to the Knicks' prospects after that Game 1 statement.
Big CatThe Cavaliers-Knicks series is over after Game 1
Series over, you can't lose that game if you're the Cavs. When it went into overtime, we said the Cavs have to win this. This is must win. You can't give this up. All time choke.
While Memes is busy naming his future firstborn Jalen Brunson, PFT took it a step further, declaring that the Cavs have no chance of recovery after such an all-time choke.
PFT CommenterThe Knicks will sweep the Cavaliers in four games
Yeah. I mean it's, it is over Knicks in four. It's over.
The Summer of Wemby
Over in the West, the Spurs and Thunder gave us an absolute classic. Victor Wembanyama put up numbers that haven't been seen since Shaq and Kareem, and Big Cat is fully convinced we are watching the greatest talent to ever step on a court. Between the slow-motion threes and the defensive presence that makes professional scorers look like middle schoolers, the Wemby hype has reached a fever pitch.
Big CatVictor Wembanyama is the best watch in the NBA right now
[Wembanyama] is the best watch in the NBA right now. It's not even close... just his entire performance leaving it like, he was so gassed that three that looked like we were talking about it, it looked like it was almost like there was a whistle beforehand because it was like in slow motion. It was just incredible.
Big Cat even went as far as to offer a sincere apology to LeBron James because the bar for greatness is being moved in real-time.
Big CatVictor Wembanyama will have a better career than LeBron James
I think it's, I, I'm starting to feel bad for LeBron because [Wembanyama] is probably better than LeBron and he's probably gonna have a better career
PFT, never one to let a hype train pass by without adding a few extra cars, set the floor for Wemby's career at a level that even Michael Jordan might find intimidating.
PFT CommenterVictor Wembanyama is a disappointment if he doesn't win seven championships
He has to win a minimum seven championships... has to. If he doesn't, disappointment.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne: From Belichick Calls to Tennis Bromances
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a legendary update on the Bill Belichick interview. Big Cat revealed a heart-stopping moment when the GOAT called him right before the episode dropped. Everyone assumed the worst, only for Belichick to call and hold them accountable for an unfulfilled promise of cheesesteaks for Jordan. Meanwhile, Max found himself in the crosshairs for suggesting that AJ Brown’s time in Philly is over.
MaxAJ Brown's time with the Philadelphia Eagles is officially over
Well, AJ Brown is no longer a member of the Eagles. That's, he is not gonna be... There's so many, there's so many suitors out there.
PFT also fell for some world-class "Centel" reporting regarding a spicy Instagram post from Carlos Alcaraz to Jannik Sinner. Even if the quote was fake, PFT is standing by his analysis of the eroticism inherent in professional tennis rivalries.
PFT CommenterCarlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are going to have sex with each other because of their mutual respect
These guys are gonna fuck if they haven't fucked already. Holy shit. They're, they respect each other so much as competitors and as rivals, they're going to fuck each other. It's not even a question.
Big Cat wrapped up the segment by defending Pete Crow-Armstrong for his recent interaction with a White Sox fan, arguing that sports are better when the trash talk goes both ways.
Big CatI support players talking trash back to heckling fans
My Cool Throne is PCA because people were getting upset because the video came out of him telling the woman the White Sox fan to suck his dick. And I have no problem with it. Anyone who has a problem with it doesn't respect rivalries in sports. If you talk shit to a player in earshot, the player should be able to talk shit back to you. I actually respect that. I respect a player talking back shit back to a fan far more than like the LeBrons or Rorys where they just get fans kicked out.
Lane Kiffin: The Non-Negotiable King
Lane Kiffin joined the show from his office at LSU to talk about his transition to Baton Rouge and his absolute psychopath morning routine. He does a 6:00 AM "hot yoga" class that is actually just a high-intensity weightlifting session in a sauna. Big Cat was physically offended by Kiffin’s dietary restrictions, particularly the lack of carbs in the coach's life.
Big CatNot eating bread makes you a worse football coach
I'm gonna just say it. I, I think that [no bread] makes you less of a football coach. Because I just think that like part of being a football coach, you gotta get strength from carbs. And you're just not doing that.
Kiffin also opened up about his "messy endings" at Tennessee and Ole Miss, providing a rare look into how those coaching moves actually go down behind the scenes. He dismissed the idea that a coach looking for a new job is a death sentence for a team’s current season.
Lane KiffinA head coach leaving for another job doesn't actually distract a team from playing well
Actually the more when people say like, oh, teams are distracted, they can't play well... We played really well at FAU. Actually I take the Ole Miss job that morning of the conference championship. We don't play till later in the day. The players are actually seeing it. We're telling 'em they're seeing it on Sports Center that we're leaving, leaving and then we go win by like 40 in the conference championship game. As long as you're open with them.
The Return of the Boat
Finally, Blake Bortles joined the show from the back of Vanny Woodhead 2. The temperature inside the van was roughly 130 degrees, leading to what Big Cat called "30% gold, 70% mold." Fresh off a day of building a playset for a young fan, the Boat reflected on his career and a missed opportunity to change positions early on.
Blake BortlesI probably would have had a better long-term NFL career as a tight end
I thought early on that tight end could have been a potential better just long-term situation for my skillset and [the Jaguars] kind of pushed back on that. So I ended up playing quarterback. I had more offers to play tight end outta college than quarterback. I always thought [the skillset was fitting].
We might have almost died of heatstroke in the back of that van, but seeing Blake Bortles work a power drill makes every drop of sweat worth it.
Don't forget to check the mirrors in hot yoga so you don't get caught laying down.
