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Kendrick Perkins on KD Beef, NBA’s Future, and 1980s QB Rankings
We are officially in the deep end of the sports-less quarantine, but the mood is surprisingly light because tax day has been pushed back and the PGA Tour is actually hinting at a return. To celebrate the lack of live sports, Big Cat and PFT decided to visualize what the perfect first game back would be. While PFT is dreaming of a star-studded WrestleMania to reset the timeline, Big Cat just wants to hear a college marching band playing inside a dome while Oklahoma drops 80 points on someone.
PFT CommenterA star-studded WrestleMania would be the most electric event to kick off the return of sports
If there was going to be one event that's like kicking off sports being back, a star-studded WrestleMania where it's like this is the event tonight. You have all the celebrity cameos, you're gonna have all the athletes, all the crowd, and then it's like starting after tonight sports are back on. It would be the most electric event of all time.
The NFL news cycle actually gave us something to chew on with Christian McCaffrey getting a massive extension. While everyone respects the talent, the guys are still holding the line on the value of the position. Big Cat compared paying a running back to a specific type of late-night regret that usually involves Jagermeister and poor decision-making.
Big CatPaying a running back is never worth it
Tell me when paying running back is worth it. It's never worth it. It sounds like a good idea at the time. And if you're a new head coach, this is such a new head coach move... it's like ordering shots of Jagermeister. Well, sounds good. And then later on it's like having sex raw dog. It's good in the moment. Nine months later you're like, 'fuck, I definitely should have done that.'
The All-Time QB Debate
With the NFL 100 list out, the guys decided to rank their own top 10 quarterbacks since 1980. Things stayed civil for the top two spots with Tom Brady and Joe Montana, but the wheels came off once Hank started unveiling his list. Hank went to bat for Aaron Rodgers as a top-four talent, citing the pure eye test and the throws he can make, while Big Cat pointed out that Rodgers has never even led the league in passing yards.
HankAaron Rodgers is the fourth greatest quarterback since 1980
My number four [is] Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback that I've ever seen in terms of like the throws he can make, everything that they can do. Now granted the last couple years not as great, but in his prime... the Packers were never out of a game.
Big Cat was much more interested in giving flowers to Dan Marino. He argued that if you look at Marino's 1984 season, it’s basically the blueprint for what we see today with the league's most dynamic young stars.
Big CatDan Marino was Patrick Mahomes before Patrick Mahomes
Dan Marino had five years where he led the league in passing... he was like Patrick Mahomes before Patrick Mahomes. When you talking about his second year in the league when he had 48 touchdowns in 1984... which is fucking ridiculous.
Hank’s list continued to cause friction when he slotted Big Ben into the sixth spot. His logic was simple: rings. He used the two Super Bowls to put Roethlisberger ahead of several guys who arguably had better individual primes, which is exactly the kind of take that gets the people going in mid-April.
HankBen Roethlisberger is the sixth greatest quarterback since 1980
Number six: Big Ben Roethlisberger. He has twice as many Super Bowls as Aaron Rodgers.
Kendrick Perkins Joins the Show
NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins joined the program for an all-timer of an interview. Perk is the ultimate "tell it like it is" guy, starting with the revelation that his sons racked up a $16,000 credit card bill on Fortnite. He also gave a very honest assessment of his own game, admitting that the gazelle-like pace of the modern NBA would have sent him straight to an overseas roster.
Kendrick PerkinsI would not have a spot in today's NBA
No, not at all. I would probably be playing overseas... I'm glad I came along when I did. nowadays, if you assume that you gotta have a 40 inch vertical, you gotta be able to run the floor like a gazelle. No way I would have been able to keep up with the pace.
Perk didn't hold back on the state of the league either. While Adam Silver is doing his best, Perk is skeptical that we’ll see a champion crowned this year. He cited the lack of conditioning and the personal risk of a "bubble" environment as major hurdles.
Kendrick PerkinsThe NBA will not return to finish the 2019-20 season
Now I've come to the conclusion... I honestly don't see the NBA coming back. It's going to be hard... I couldn't see myself leaving my family right now to go with it and play an isolated area on the bubble.
The conversation shifted to his legendary Twitter presence and his history of beefing with former teammates. Perk doubled down on his take that Mark Jackson is the architect of the Warriors' dynasty, suggesting that Steve Kerr simply inherited a Ferrari and drove it across the finish line.
Kendrick PerkinsMark Jackson deserves more credit than Steve Kerr for the Warriors dynasty
Mark Jackson built that coach over there. Mark Jackson is on record calling the Splash Brothers the Splash Brothers. He's on record talking noise saying 'I got the best two shooters in the world.' Steve Kerr just happened to see the stroke go right.
He also provided some fascinating nuance on the Russell Westbrook vs. Kevin Durant legacy in Oklahoma City. While KD might be the better individual player, Perk explained why Russ will always be the king of that franchise.
Kendrick PerkinsRussell Westbrook is the greatest Thunder player ever, even if KD was the best
Russell Westbrook was the greatest Thunder ever. I didn't say he was the best player to ever play for the Thunder... the greatest is like a person who held it down... put up some great numbers. When you hear the name Thunder, you think of this person. Katie [Durant] left the door open.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Big Cat’s Hot Seat is the potential for Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith to reunite. It’s the ultimate "sliding doors" theory for sports media, and Big Cat is convinced they miss each other too much to stay apart forever.
Big CatSkip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith will eventually reunite on a show together
Skip and Steven Naismith will eventually get back together. I agree. They miss each other because Max [Kellerman] is not the worthy foe... it's been our theory on this show that Skip and Steven Naismith will eventually get back together.
PFT’s Hot Seat is the "alpha males" who spend their time digging up old tweets from draft prospects. He argued that if a kid wasn't tweeting weird stuff at thirteen years old, they probably weren't taking enough risks in life anyway.
PFT CommenterDigging up old draft prospect tweets is lame, and it's a red flag if a 13-year-old isn't tweeting 'crazy stuff'
I actually think there's nothing lamer than plotting ahead and trying to fuck up the biggest night of somebody's life because they had some weird tweets. If you're 13, and you're not tweeting out crazy stuff, you're not taking enough chances and that to me is even more of red flag.
Finally, Big Cat found a way to spin the 49ers' Super Bowl loss and the Bears' draft blunders into a public health service. According to his logic, by not winning championships, these teams prevented massive parades and social gatherings that would have been disastrous in the current climate.
Big CatThe 49ers and Bears saved lives by not winning the Super Bowl or drafting Mahomes
My cool throne is the Niners because they saved lives by not winning the Super Bowl... the Bears saved all the lives by not drafting Mahomes because it was funny. Chicago would never celebrate anything ever. Tear down the Jordan statue.
Mount Flushmore of Places to be Drunk
The guys closed out with a Mount Flushmore of the worst places to be intoxicated. Big Cat took aim at the Church, noting that being drunk on the "blood of Jesus" is a one-way ticket to being an embarrassment. PFT highlighted the sheer anxiety of being hammered the first time you meet your significant other's parents, a move that brands you for life.
PFT CommenterMeeting your significant other's family for the first time is the worst place to be drunk
With your significant other's family for the first time. You do not want to be that guy. You will 100% be that guy or girl because you will 100% or it's a big experience. It's gotta happen someday further down the line, but at first... you then become the drunk guy forever.
However, PFT did offer one "pro-tip" for those looking to be a "stallion" in the bedroom, suggesting that a well-timed tequila shot might actually be the ultimate confidence booster.
PFT CommenterTaking a tequila shot right before sex makes you a 'stallion'
Right before you have sex. Dude, I'm about to be a stallion. You don't have the anxiety. You don't know if it's not going to work yet. In that moment if you're [drunk] I'm just gonna go for it.
Don't forget to watch the cat cave Derby this Friday night and get your cash tags ready.
