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Kendrick Perkins, Celtics Lose Game 2, The Knicks Keep Winning, Rapid Fire Topics + Fyre Fest Of The Week

Friday, May 10, 202414 takes

The Celtics lose game 2 and we have some questions for Hank (-). The Knicks keep winning as guys get injured and Rick Carlisle is being a bit of a baby (-). Mavs win Game 2 (-)and we talk some hockey with a stunning Canucks win and the Panthers beating up the Bruins (-). Rapid Fire Topics including NFL on Netflix, Gregg Doyell getting suspended from covering Caitlin Clark and Jason Kelce is at war with horse twitter (-). Kendrick Perkins joins the show to talk NBA Playoffs, why he said Lebron should retire, playoff memories and his top 3 dawgs in the NBA (-). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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HankHank

Jayson Tatum has had nothing but success in his NBA career despite lack of a ring

I think [the critics] are wrong. I think Jayson Tatum just gets picked on. He's had nothing but success in his NBA career. He hasn't won a championship, but he's had an extremely successful career and people just try and shoot him down.

While Tatum eventually won a ring later this season, the claim that he's had 'nothing but success' is a subjective framing of his high win percentage and multiple ECF appearances.
Win
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Celtics will 'kill' the Cavaliers in Game 3

You guys are gonna fucking kill the Cavs in Game 3.

The Celtics won Game 3 by 13 points (106-93), which is a solid win but perhaps not a 'killing' in the context of the Game 2 blowout they suffered.
Loss
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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HankHank

The Celtics will win Game 3 by exactly 33 points

Prediction for Saturday night: Win by 33. I guess a little, you know, you got an extra one. 101 [total series point differential].

The Celtics won by 13 points, not 33.
Push
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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MaxMax

The Celtics will sweep the rest of the playoffs through the Eastern Conference Finals

We're the Boston Celtics. We're gonna beat the fuck out of 'em the next game. Beat the fuck out of 'em again. Beat the fuck out of 'em again. And then the Pacers and Knicks are both gonna be dead by the time they come to us. That's a clean sweep, clean sweep.

While the Celtics did dominate, they didn't 'clean sweep' everyone. They beat the Cavs 4-1 and then swept the Pacers 4-0 in the ECF. Since they lost Game 4 to the Cavs, the 'clean sweep' through the rest of the conference was incorrect.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Rick Carlisle is being a 'gigantic baby' for his officiating complaints

The Pacers have had a bad whistle and they got, they got screwed up. I mean, game one that we, we talked about on Wednesday, that game one kickball call sucked. They've gotten a bad whistle. Rick Carlisle's being a gigantic baby.

This is a subjective characterization of Carlisle's coaching tactics.
Win
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

JJ Redick will be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers

JJ Redick's gonna be the next coach of the Lakers. Right. Feels like LeBron is really defending him... this is based off no information but I'm more basing off just seeing LeBron defending.

JJ Redick was officially hired as the Lakers head coach on June 24, 2024.
Void
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Coaching an NBA 'super team' is currently the worst job in sports

That's gotta be the worst job in sports as a head coach right now is signing up to coach a super team because no matter what happens, it's never the player's fault. It's always the coach's fault. If you flame out in the playoffs with one of these teams with a big three or a super team, you are the fall guy every single time.

Subjective opinion on the relative difficulty and job satisfaction of high-profile coaching roles.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Secretariat's body should be exhumed and drug tested to protect the integrity of sports records

I'm going to go one further than Jason Kelce. I will say they should dig up Secretariat's body and test them. Drug test them. It's the only record in sports that has never been broken in terms of like speed or power for all these years. Every other sport has gotten better since the 1970s and we're saying horse racing is the one that hasn't? Dig that horse up.

This is a satirical suggestion and a fact-based skepticism of 50-year-old records that haven't been broken despite advances in science.

Interview

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Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

Anthony Edwards is the best young leader in the NBA

When it comes to the young up and coming superstars, I've never seen a leader like [Anthony Edwards]. And he's the best young leader in the game of basketball.

Subjective assessment of leadership quality among players under 25.
Win
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

The Timberwolves have the Denver Nuggets 'crying like babies'

I said the T-Wolves got them crying like babies. The Denver Nuggets are doing all that damn crying. What the babies gonna do if you gonna do all that damn crying? They had Michael Malone whining to the referees. They had Jamal Murray crying to the referees. They had them uncomfortable.

While subjective, Jamal Murray's heating pad incident in Game 2 became a literal illustration of the frustration Perk described.
Loss
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have won the 2023-24 NBA MVP over Nikola Jokic

I voted for SGA. I voted for Shai because Shai last year Oklahoma didn't even make the playoffs. This year they're the number one seed in the Western conference. He's first in the league in steals, shooting 54% from the field as a shooting guard... He has the best record in the tough Western Conference.

Nikola Jokic officially won the MVP award, making Perk's vote for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a minority (though justified) position.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

LeBron James should retire immediately to protect his 'GOAT' legacy

I wish [LeBron James] would retire because at this point I'm looking at it, what else is it for LeBron to accomplish? He have nothing else to accomplish... every single season that you don't win, then you give more animosity or more arguments to come at you about the GOAT debate... his legacy now is measured on the GOAT conversation and the firing of Darvin Ham does not look good on him.

LeBron James has not retired and continues to play. The idea that his legacy is 'hurt' by playing more is a purely subjective debate topic.
Loss
Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

The Timberwolves will win the NBA championship and Anthony Edwards will be Finals MVP

I got the Celtics coming out of the East. I got the Minnesota Timberwolves coming out of the West and I got Anthony Edwards Finals MVP, Minnesota taking it all.

The Timberwolves lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Mavericks. The Celtics won the championship.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2024
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Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart are the top three 'dogs' in the NBA

Number one is gonna be Anthony Edwards. Rotweiler. Now it's a certain type of dog. No teacup oodles. I'm gonna go Anthony Edwards, I'm gonna go Jalen Brunson... and number three, I gotta go with Josh Hart. He's the best rebounding guard in the playoffs... snatching them in traffic.

Subjective classification using metaphorical 'dog' rankings.