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Kevin Love on 2016 Cavs, LeBron as a Planet, and Jamal Murray's Heat Check
We are officially in the eye of the sports storm. Big Cat and PFT opened the show while watching Jamal Murray absolutely torch the Jazz in Game 6, and it’s clear we are witnessing a literal god among men. While Big Cat tried to navigate his way through another terrible gambling performance, the focus shifted to the Lakers finally handling business against the Blazers and the Rockets looking like a genuine threat to the throne.
Big CatThe Rockets-Lakers series will be a 'Frankenstein series' where Mike D'Antoni's Mickey Mouse basketball beats LeBron James
I really, really want to see the Rockets versus the Lakers because that is a Frankenstein series... Rockets are going to play no one over 6'6" and the Lakers are going to play everyone over 6'10"... D'Antoni's system is Mickey Mouse basketball, but it's still going to beat the Lakers.
Speaking of the Lakers, the conversation turned to their first-round exit from the 'regular season' and entry into what looks like a deep run. Big Cat thinks they've finally flipped the switch, even if the road ahead looks like a science experiment gone wrong.
Big CatThe Lakers have officially entered full playoff mode
Lakers are I mean full playoff mode now after even myself saying it would be a good series between them and the Blazers.
Who’s Back featured the triumphant return of mystery teams in the MLB trade market. PFT isn't buying the rumors that a secret front-runner is ever actually real, but it makes for great Twitter fodder for guys like Bob Nightingale. Meanwhile, Big Cat is mourning the Jaguars' defense, which he traces back to one specific departure.
Big CatThe Jaguars' defensive window closed because they got rid of Blake Bortles
The real story is you have to score points in this league if you want to compete in AFC Championship game and they got rid of the quarterback... everyone was talking about how [the Jaguars] now have two starters left from that 2017 game... none of them mentioned that Blake Bortles also gone.
Billy Football chimed in with a truly insane theory about why Kim Jong-un might have faked a coma, while also imagining a world where Yugoslavia still existed solely to dominate the Olympic basketball court.
Billy FootballA unified Yugoslavian Olympic basketball team would be one of the best in the world
Doncic, Bogdanovic, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jokic, Vucevic, Dragic... If Yugoslavia remained today, their Olympic team national team would actually be pretty good.
Kevin Love joined the show for a marathon interview that touched on everything from his 'Fat Kevin Love' days at UCLA to the internal dynamics of the 2016 Cavaliers. Kevin Love described LeBron James as having a "gravitational pull" like a planet, where the entire team's energy depended on whether LeBron was in a good mood or sulking after a loss. He also opened up about the famous "fit in vs. fit out" tweet and how he navigated being the third star in a high-pressure environment.
Kevin LoveThe 2017 Cavaliers were the most talented team to ever underachieve in the regular season
I still do believe to this day our most talented team and you know, we lost 4-1 in the finals... I truly do believe that we were probably the most talented underachieving team in regular season almost ever like if you look at us on paper you say, oh they should win 60 plus Games every year.
Kevin Love also gave us a glimpse into the chaotic nature of those Cavs teams, including the time JR Smith threw a bowl of soup at a coach. We also learned that Kevin Love is a massive Stone Cold Steve Austin fan and has perfected the beer bash, even if Cleveland fans haven't quite mastered the technique. On a more personal note, he discussed his journey with mental health and the importance of being vulnerable, specifically referencing Paul George's recent struggles in the bubble.
Kevin LoveI won't dye my hair anymore even though I'm going gray
I'm rolling with dying my hair and I tell people like I let everyone know... I get it just like right my temples. Yeah, so I get it kind of across the way... I'm just going to roll with it. I'm rolling with it.
To wrap things up, the lottery machine took over the studio and things got dark for PFT. After Billy tried to pitch "Sober September," the guys immediately pivoted to "September," a month-long celebration of beer. The machine was not kind to PFT’s liver.
PFT CommenterI will drink four kegs of beer during 'September'
How many beers will PFT drink in September? Four kegs. Yes. Okay, that's like 670 beers, bro... I guess I have to buy four kegs now. I'm drinking four kegs during September.
We finished the show with a classic Billy Football fun fact that will make you never want to look at a koala the same way again.
Billy Football90% of all koalas have chlamydia
Billy's fun facts: 90% of koalas have chlamydia. Anyway, like people who handle koalas at zoos sometimes catch chlamydia.
If Jamal Murray keeps this up, we might have to start the petition to move the Nuggets to a bigger market just so we can see him play more often.
