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Julian Edelman, Blake Bortles, The Nuggets Are Back And We Have An Embrace Debate On Whether Or Not Any Of Us Have Hobbies

Monday, May 13, 202413 takes

The Denver Nuggets are still good at basketball (-). We talk about this weekends games including the Thunder going down sad in Game 3 with a Hack a Shaq strategy (-). The Celtics are back to dominating and Hank calls out Knicks fans after the Pacers have a great weekend of basketball (-). Hockey talk and the Panthers took it to the Bruins and we ask are the Canucks a team of destiny (-). Who's back of the week including the Pistons picking 5th and a deep dive into Secratariat doing Steroids (-). Julian Edelman joins the show to talk Tom Brady's roast, a joke that didn't make the cut, what he thinks about Drake Maye and more (-). Blake Bortles joins the show to catch up with the guys on his new hobbies, construction work, and advice to young quarterbacks coming into the league (-). We finish the show with an embrace debate do we have any hobbies (-)?

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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HankHank

The Nuggets are the scariest team left in the playoffs

The Nuggets are the scariest team in the West. You're right. Left in the playoffs period. Like the Nuggets just do not care. Like they're not worried about the pressure of game five or six or seven... thinking about the championship, if you were to do that, you'd rather play one of those younger, more inexperienced teams. But that's why I think the Nuggets, they were just gonna, they're gonna roll from here on out.

The Nuggets actually lost to the Timberwolves in Game 7 of this very series and did not reach the Western Conference Finals.
Win
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Celtics will reach the NBA Finals without playing a single memorable game

Will they [the Celtics] be the first team to ever get to the finals without playing a single memorable playoff game? It's crazy. Every game is either they kick the shit out of the opponent and their two losses are they got the shit kicked outta them. They haven't played in one like big fourth quarter moment yet.

The Celtics swept the Pacers in the ECF and beat the Mavs 4-1 in the Finals. While the Finals had some moments, the Eastern run was largely devoid of high-stakes late-game drama.
Win
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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HankHank

The Celtics will smoke whoever wins the Knicks-Pacers series

And they'll smoke whoever wins the Knicks-Pacers [series]. I just love beating New York little brother.

The Celtics swept the Pacers 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Tom Thibodeau did not cause the Knicks' current injury crisis

I don't think that he [Thibodeau] specifically has caused this situation that the Knicks are in... Julius Randall hurt his shoulder on a play... OG's always hurt and he was traded halfway through the season... Brunson was like 14th in minutes... I think this one situation, like it's kind of just fluke injuries and I don't know if you can blame him a hundred percent for this one.

This is a subjective evaluation of coaching philosophy and medical luck.
Loss
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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HankHank

The NHL is rigging the playoffs for a Panthers-Rangers Eastern Conference Final

I something's fishy with the NHL and and this Panthers team... They didn't suspend [Bennett], which is crazy... I don't understand why... The NHL is trying to rig a Panthers, Rangers Eastern Conference Finals. They much rather have that than Bruins-Rangers.

While the Panthers and Rangers did meet in the ECF, there is no evidence the league rigged it.

Who Is Back

Win
Take Slip·May 13, 2024·Who's Back
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HankHank

Rory McIlroy only wins the tournament immediately preceding a Major

Rory, I feel like he's the king of winning the championship right before Major. Then everyone talks about him. It's a major week. Rory's back. He's gonna win a major and then he like misses the cut. Rory fooling us about him being back.

Rory won the Wells Fargo Championship but finished T12 at the PGA Championship and second at the U.S. Open later that summer.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2024·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Secretariat's records are fraudulent and he likely used steroids

Secretariat had 663 children... Guess how many of his kids won a Triple Crown race? The answer is zero... every mile time has gradually gotten better over the years except horse racing... He also lost a bunch of races... they had an excuse ready after every single loss... he had horse herpes and they blamed his loss on that... The more you look into Secretariat, the more it stinks to high heaven.

This is a satirical historical re-evaluation that cannot be definitively proven or disproven regarding the steroids, though his breeding stats are a matter of record.
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Take Slip·May 13, 2024·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Flightline is the GOAT horse over Secretariat

I think we should as a podcast, we should say Flightline is our goat. Flightline was a horse that won the Breeders Cup two years ago... He raced six times and he just killed everyone... Casual fans will say Secretariat... Flightline, he was an incredible horse.

GOAT status is subjective.

Interview

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Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman

Brian Hoyer throws the most catchable ball of any quarterback I played with

You know who actually threw a real catchable ball? Brian Hoyer did... He had this little pat thing. He threw a real catchable ball. Mallet used to throw a real heavy, heavy like hard ball... but yeah, Hoyer threw a real catchable ball.

Teammate preference on ball feel is entirely subjective.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman

Gronk is actually a savant with numbers

I'm telling you right now. Gronk knows numbers, bro... whenever we used to talk contracts... I would always bust his balls like, yo, what's square root of this, Gronk? 144. He'd be like 12, dude! Like, he really knows numbers pretty well, dude. Not joking.

Gronk's intelligence is a matter of personal observation from his teammate.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2024
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Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

Shaving your head and growing a beard is the only move for balding men

Shave it and grow a beard... my thing was, which I held onto it for a while... and I finally got... I found this barber... He goes 'Dude you need to just shave your fucking head.' That's, yeah, I think you're right dude. It's tough. I shave it. It was just, you know, bullied me into shaving my head.

Personal style advice is subjective.

Embrace Debate

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Take Slip·May 13, 2024·Embrace Debate
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Every hobby a man has is designed primarily to attract women

It's from Ed Latimore, former professional boxer... All of your hobbies and ambitions are to attract women. Nature doesn't care how much personal fulfillment you get from them. Those things are cool, but they're coincidental positive externality to the Prime objective to keep the species going. Every hobby that you have is designed to attract women.

This is a philosophical/evolutionary take that can't be scientifically proven as the *only* reason for hobbies.
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Take Slip·May 13, 2024·Embrace Debate
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Big CatBig Cat

Gambling is the least attractive hobby a man can have

I mean, my only hobby is gambling... I think gambling has to be the least attractive thing to a woman if you're good at it. Not if you're good... gambling, golfing, flight simulators, helicopter parenting turtles, combos, Call of Duty, going for walks. Max clogging toilets.

Attractiveness of hobbies is subjective.