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Brian Cox on Black Holes, NFL Schedule Release, and the Death of the Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers are officially dead, and James Harden might have just put the final nail in the coffin of The Process. Big Cat and PFT opened the show in disbelief over Harden’s disappearsance in a closeout game, noting that he took the same amount of second-half shots as Ben Simmons did in his infamous finale. The trade that was supposed to save both franchises looks like a disaster for everyone involved.
PFT CommenterThe James Harden for Ben Simmons trade was a lose-lose for both teams
I think you go back to the trade and neither team won. It was the classic lose-lose trade, like both teams in, in a weird way, got a little bit worse from this trade.
While PFT is ready to call the whole era a failure, Big Cat is still holding onto his last piece of Simmons stock because he simply can't give up on a 6'10" point guard. But the reality in Philly is grim. Doc Rivers has been there for two years and the team hasn't moved an inch from their second-round ceiling.
Big CatDoc Rivers has had zero impact on the 76ers since arriving
Dr. Rivers got there. He's been there for two years... they've literally just gone. It was like, they, they they've been just doing the same thing year after year after year, Dr. Rivers has had no impact on it. They were on the exact same trajectory and he's like, we were a mess when I got here, but I fixed it all to get us right back to where we were.
On the other side of that series, Heat Culture is reigning supreme. The guys gave Jimmy Butler his flowers, while PFT took a wrecking ball to the very idea of building for the future.
PFT CommenterThe 'Process' is overrated and Nick Saban is full of shit
I think Nick Saban's full of shit. I think the process is overrated. We're results guys on the podcast, right? It's oh bad. I don't care about the process... just give me the result. I don't care how we get there.
The NFL Schedule and the Christmas Coup
The NFL schedule dropped, and Roger Goodell clearly woke up choosing violence against the NBA. Big Cat noticed that the league specifically targeted every major NBA Christmas market with high-profile football games, essentially trying to wipe Adam Silver off the holiday map.
Big CatThe NFL intentionally scheduled its best games on Christmas to sabotage the NBA's marquee day
What they did for the for the Christmas day schedule is so mean because they did... They literally just picked out the best NBA teams. I think the, I think the Bulls and the Knicks are gonna just have to play five times on Christmas day... They just took. They just completely cocked the NBA on their day.
Billy Football tried to squeeze in some Jets talk before his camera cut out, offering a shockingly realistic projection for a guy who usually claims they’re winning the Super Bowl.
Billy FootballThe Jets will finish between 7-10 and 9-8 this season
So I just want to talk about jet schedule, my prediction, what? ... Well, it's either going to be low level seven and 10 high level nine and eight.
He also managed to stir the pot in New England, predicting that Mac Jones might not have as long of a leash as Patriots fans think, especially with a certain rookie waiting in the wings.
Billy FootballThere will be a quarterback controversy in New England where Bailey Zappe challenges Mac Jones
Maddie. Think about this magic Mack Jones gets benched for Bailey. ... I think there's going to be a court quarterback controversy in new England. That we're is going to actually like really tank them. I'm just saying why they draft Bailey just saying,
Game 7 Fever and Hockey Heartbreak
Hank is currently a shell of a man after the Celtics blew a late lead to the Bucks on Wednesday. Despite the soul-crushing loss involving Marcus smart getting his pocket picked by Drew Holiday, Hank is trying to stay positive about the series outcome.
HankThe Celtics are still going to win the series against the Bucks despite blowing Game 5
It was a devastating loss. I still think the Celtics are gonna win the series. ... I think they're going to win tonight. It's a must win.
In the NHL, the Maple Leafs are facing another Game 7 demon. Big Cat thinks they finally break the curse, but Hank believes the Lightning's championship pedigree is a psychological wall Toronto can't climb.
HankThe Lightning are psychological locks to beat the Maple Leafs in Game 7
They've been there. They've experienced it. They've played as a team. They've won championships. This is the first round. ... Toronto has the pressure of a city that needs a championship and an entire country that needs a championship.
Brian Cox Explains the Universe
The centerpiece of the show was an incredible, mind-bending interview with astrophysicist and former rockstar Brian Cox. He sat down in studio to talk about black holes, the scale of the universe, and why we might be the only ones out here. It was a "hit the blunt" conversation that actually made the guys feel small for once.
Brian CoxThere might be as few as one intelligent civilization per galaxy
I think there's a good argument that there might be a very few of those. And actually there's a reasonable argument we might assume there's about one per galaxy on average, any one time, which means that we're it.
Cox went deep into the holographic principle, explaining that our entire reality might just be a projection of information living on the "walls" of the universe. He even managed to make Big Cat understand the concept of information conservation in black holes using a simple book analogy.
Brian CoxInformation is never truly destroyed by a black hole and could theoretically be reconstructed
It seems now that's what happens in black holes. So you throw the book in, and then at some point in the distant future, you could collect all the Hawking radiation that comes off and reconstruct the book... if some sufficiently clever, super advanced civilization, if they could collect all the Hawking radiation and put it into some quantum computer would actually reconstruct you.
To wrap up, the guys hit Fyre Fest of the week. Billy tried to explain the medical benefits of a bone bruise, leading to one of the most scientifically illiterate segments in show history, even after an hour of talking to a genius.
Billy FootballA bone bruise stings at first but then you are fine because bones don't move
Yeah, no, like a bone bruise. Just like stings at first. ... And then it's like, it's a bone, so it doesn't really move. So it's like not really sore. So just to go with it. ... bones move, but muscles are moving the bone, the bone doesn't actually move
Big Cat ended by defending the honor of the best day of the week, even if it means less sleep.
Big CatFridays are better than Saturdays because the weekend feels like it will last forever
I'd take Fridays over Saturdays, but that's just me... there's no better feeling than Friday after lunch. There's just, it feels like the weekend is forever.
If the universe is indeed a hologram, let’s hope the next version has fewer James Harden step-back bricks.
