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Guy Fieri on Flavortown, Blake Griffin to the Nets, and NBA All-Star Game
The show is officially a Brooklyn Nets podcast now that Blake Griffin is headed to the borough. Big Cat is fully leaning into the fandom, mostly because he's a ride-or-die for Blake, though he's still holding out hope for his hometown Bulls in the near future.
Big CatThe Bulls are one year away from being title contenders
Obviously, I wanted [Blake Griffin] to go to the Bulls, but I think the Bulls are probably a year away from being title contenders. Yeah, one year. One year away from being title contenders. And I still have actually enjoyed watching this Bulls team, and I have high hopes for them to make the playoffs.
PFT is equally hyped, mostly for the entertainment value of a team featuring Kyrie Irving burning sage and a potentially rejuvenated Blake Griffin. There’s a lot of talk about whether Blake has been sandbagging it in Detroit, leading to some bold predictions about his verticality returning in New York.
PFT CommenterBlake Griffin will dunk for the first time since 2019 this year
I'm really hoping that Blake goes there and then he can just immediately play like old Blake again. Change of scenery will be good for him. He's going to dunk for the first time since 2019. Mark my words. 2021 is the year of Blake Griffin dunking again.
This is March
College basketball is entering its peak chaos era, and the guys are already feeling the heat. Big Cat is particularly fed up with the officiating in the Big Ten, specifically Bo Boroski, and the endless replay reviews that turn the final two minutes of a game into a forty-minute ordeal.
Big CatReplay review has ruined the watchability of basketball
Review in NBA and college basketball has ruined the watchability of basketball games because it just the last five minutes take forever. And they look at every little piece of the game and did it go off this guy? It was unwatchable. They need to dial it back.
To fix the watchability issues, Big Cat proposed a simple solution that would keep the refs moving and the fans engaged during the most stressful moments of the season.
Big CatThere should be a shot clock on replay reviews
I want there to be a shot clock on reviews because not only would it speed it up and make it, like, if you can't figure it out within 30 seconds, stop, right?
While discussing the heavy hitters, the conversation turned to Duke's struggles and Coach K's future. After a rough outing against UNC, Big Cat isn't just suggesting a retirement party—he’s looking at the pink slip.
Big CatDuke should look at firing Coach K right now
Over 30,000 people want Coach K fired. So I put up a poll when they were getting the shit kicked out of him by UNC. I said, should Coach K retire after this game or after the ACC tournament? ... I would look very hard at firing Coach K if I was Duke right now.
On the court, PFT has his eyes on one particular freshman star, though he's not exactly sold on the hype yet. He's officially "woke" on Cade Cunningham after seeing some questionable decision-making in high-pressure spots.
PFT CommenterI am officially woke on Cade Cunningham; he does laughably hilarious things on the court
I'm very woke about Cade Cunningham. Every game that I've watched of his... he does something where I'm like, well, that was laughably hilarious. I established my baseline take, and then every other time I've watched him, I've been like, prove me wrong. And he hasn't proved me wrong.
The Mayor of Flavortown
Guy Fieri joined the program and immediately won everyone over by having a massive spread of food delivered to the office at 9 a.m. The conversation touched on everything from the origins of the word "Flavortown" to the nuances of *Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives*. Guy explained that while people think he’s just a catchphrase machine, most of his lingo started as one-off jokes that just happened to stick.
One of the most fascinating segments involved Guy's relationship with the Raiders and their owner, Mark Davis. Given Guy’s culinary expertise, he gave us the inside scoop on what a guy with a bowl cut and a minivan actually eats when he hits up a chain restaurant.
Guy FieriMark Davis orders orange chicken and fried rice at P.F. Chang's
I know Mark. Mark's a wonderful guy. I think Mark would play it right up the middle. I think he would go orange chicken, chicken fried rice, egg roll. Right up the middle. I don't really see him diversifying it.
Guy also addressed the "Guy Fieri cosplay" phenomenon, noting that while he loves the Halloween costumes and the fans who rock the bleach-blonde look, he’s not a fan of the people who pretend to be him just to score free drinks in Vegas.
Who's Back and PR 101
Who's Back of the week featured a deep dive into the monarchy, NHL scumbaggery, and the return of Joe Lunardi to his bunker. Big Cat has a theory that Lunardi is constantly looking over his shoulder at the new generation of bracketologists.
Big CatJoe Lunardi is secretly miserable because other people are catching up to his bracketology
I think Joe Lunardi is secretly miserable. Because in 2021, it's the Mel Kiper theory, right? ... Now there's a shitload of people who do draft stuff. I think Joe Lunardi is just constantly looking over his shoulder. Like, there's going to be a kid someday that comes and just nails it every single year. And if I slip up, if I put BYU on the 9 seed and they end up being a 10, it's curtains for me.
Finally, PFT brought some serious investigative journalism to PR 101 regarding the Washington Football Team. He noticed a strange trend on Twitter involving very specific, very robotic praise for Dan Snyder.
PFT CommenterThe Washington Football Team paid for Twitter bots to praise Dan Snyder
I started to notice that over the last two days, there were a shitload of accounts that had been created in October of 2020 that were all tweeting things about Dan Snyder. It'll shock you to find out that there are more than likely hundreds of bots that were all created around the same time to just heap praise on Dan Snyder. Dan Snyder, essentially, somebody in the Redskins organization paid for a shitload of Twitter bots to just do nothing all day but tweet praise for Dan Snyder.
We wrapped things up with a check on the NBA All-Star game and the Elam ending, which Big Cat still hasn't fully forgiven for ruining his bets.
If Blake Griffin doesn't dunk on his first possession in black and white, this entire podcast might be in trouble.
