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Ice Cube, Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone, And Mt Rushmore Of Animal Traits You Wish You Had

Monday, July 15, 201911 takes

We are 2.5 weeks from the Hall of Fame game. Wimbledon final was awesome and Djokovic may be the GOAT (open for debate) ( - ). Cleaning up the Chris Paul/Russ Westbrook trade and Who's Back of the Week including blackouts and instagram ( - ). Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone joins the show to get you excited for the return of Football, what happened last year, Blake Bortles, Fried Bologna, and how the annual NFL Head Coach picture goes down ( - ). Ice Cube joins the show to talk about the Big 3, His Lakers, and a redemption rap for PFT ( - ). Mt Rushmore of animal traits you wish you had, bad visual for the chess community, and Sabermetrics the Angels no hitter in honor of Tyler Skaggs

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019·Who's Back
#PMT-2019-0715-2017
Big CatBig Cat

The Area 51 storming petition is an alien or government setup

This is a setup, though, don't you think? ... The government is trying to get rid of all the people that are like crazy and do theories online. Or is the setup that the aliens have set this up and they're trying to eliminate everyone who believes in aliens.

Hot TakeLifeHotSarcastic
The event ended up being a small, peaceful gathering with no government stings or alien abductions.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019·Who's Back
#PMT-2019-0715-2023
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Grayson Allen's reputation for dirty play is back

Grayson Allen's back committing flagrant fouls at a rate unprecedented to players not named Grayson Allen. ... It's great to see a player fall back into the old stereotype that you had on him.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2019
Doug MarroneDoug Marrone

Coaches should never have anyone else call for a job for them

I was always brought up to that if I wanted a job, I would never have anyone else call for me. I would always call myself. ... If any other coach would have recommended Sean [McVay], I think he would have had a chance.

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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2018
Doug MarroneDoug Marrone

Blake Bortles will play in the NFL for a long time

I have a ton of respect for him. ... I wish him the best. I think that he'll do well. I really do. I think he'll play in this league for a long time. I think he'll get another opportunity. I think he'll take advantage of it.

Bortles only appeared in a handful of games after leaving Jacksonville and was essentially out of the league by 2022.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2021
Ice CubeIce Cube

The Clippers would need to win 17 championships to take over Los Angeles

[The Clippers] better watch their back. ... They'd have to win 17 [championships]. They'd have to go 17 in a row probably for people to start saying it's no longer a Laker team.

Win
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2020
Ice CubeIce Cube

LeBron James won't be a 'real' Laker until he wins a championship

[LeBron's] got to win the chip, and then he'll be loved. Like all the Lakers that win it, I love. ... Magic got his own lane. Kareem got his own lane. You can't bump them off of what they've done. So LeBron, a championship would get him the love and respect from Laker fans.

LeBron won the 2020 NBA Finals with the Lakers, arguably satisfying Ice Cube's condition.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
#PMT-2019-0715-2022
HankHank

I can catch a fish with my bare hands in a river in Alaska

If I had a day on a river in Alaska, I could catch a fish with my hands. ... I've been watching a lot of Planet Earth. Their method is not that crazy. ... Give me enough time in Alaska.

Catching wild salmon by hand is notoriously difficult for humans without specialized skills or bear-like reflexes.

Other

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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2013
Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the tennis GOAT

I'm a Djokovic guy. I became a Djokovic guy on Sunday morning. ... Djokovic is the GOAT. He's got 16 Grand Slam titles, and he's six years younger than Federer. ... He's going to have the all-time Grand Slams when it's all said and done.

As of late 2024, Djokovic holds the record for most Grand Slam titles (24), surpassing both Federer and Nadal, making Big Cat's prediction correct.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2014
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pete Sampras is the tennis GOAT

I was actually rooting for Djokovic too because the more that you can poke holes in Federer's resume, the more you can say Sampras is the GOAT. ... He is the goat. Sampras is the goat.

While subjective, Sampras's 14 titles have been eclipsed by Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer, making this a minority view today.
Push
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2015
Big CatBig Cat

The Russell Westbrook-Chris Paul trade was a win-win

The Chris Paul-Russell Westbrook trade, I actually think both teams won. Not won a championship, but I think both teams got something. Like, the Rockets finally have good chemistry again and the Thunder... I actually think they won't be – they'll make the playoffs.

OKC significantly overperformed and made the playoffs with CP3. Houston had a solid regular season but flamed out in the playoffs, leading to a total teardown.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0715-2016
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Both the Rockets and Thunder lost the Russell Westbrook-Chris Paul trade

I think both teams lost. I'm not prepared to crown a victor until – this is one of those trades where we really do have to wait for like five years to figure out.

OKC's 'loss' is hard to argue given the massive haul of picks they utilized for a successful rebuild; Houston's 'loss' is more accurate as the pairing lasted only one year.