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Mark Cuban, Mt Rushmore Of Life's Little Embarrassments And Ronnie Coleman

Friday, May 15, 20209 takes

PFT lost to Hank in Ping Pong and the meme to end all memes wants Big Cat to die ( - ). Fake crowds and fans and MLB ( - ). Fyre Fest of the week and we're on to naming rights for everything ( - ). Mark Cuban joins the show to talk about the NBA coming back, running for President, being friends with Michael Jordan and much more ( - ). Mt Flushmore of life's little embarrassments and we review the documentary Ronnie Coleman - The King

Recap

Void
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
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HankHank

My ping pong victory over PFT Commenter is like the Bulls finally beating the Pistons

It's like MJ [Michael Jordan] versus the Pistons, except in this situation, no one got to saw the Pistons beat the Bulls.

The Pistons did beat the Bulls for several years (the 'Jordan Rules' era) before Jordan finally broke through in 1991. It's a subjective sports analogy.
Win
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL will never allow hot mics on players because coaches are too paranoid

Do you think the NFL is going to let players have a hot mic? It's not the XFL. Do you think Bill Belichick's going to let his team have a hot mic? The NFL is full of coaches that are the most paranoid people in the world. Do you think they're going to be willingly allowing all of their schemes and everything to be just said out loud? No way!

Coaches remain extremely guarded about on-field audio to prevent teams from stealing signals or cadences, which supports Big Cat's view.
Push
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Weights are physically heavier in 'shitty' gyms with no air conditioning

He trained in the shittiest gyms. And I think that those weights are, in fact, heavier in shitty gyms. If you go to a place that's 100 degrees inside, that's got cobwebs and dust and shit everywhere, you're going to get a better pump than if you go to a Gold's Gym in Manhattan Beach.

A pound is a pound, but the difficulty of the workout increases due to heat and environment, which is the spirit of the take.
Loss
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

I think Ronnie Coleman was clean because you've got to believe in something

I think Ronnie Coleman was clean. Bro, you got to believe in something. Ronnie Coleman's a hero.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
While Coleman has never officially admitted to illegal steroid use in a way that led to sanctions, the professional bodybuilding world is synonymous with PEDs at that level. Big Cat is clearly joking.

Fyre Fest

Void
Take Slip·May 15, 2020·Fyre Fest
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Porn sites are pushing specific genres to collect blackmail dirt on the entire country

I think that the porn sites have been complicit recently... on most major porn sites, they feature heavily the whole stepson-stepdaughter dynamic even if you never click on those videos and watch them, they're pushing those on you. I think that they've been doing that so that now they know that anyone that's been to one of these websites has either accidentally or on purpose clicked on one of those, so they have dirt on everybody in America almost.

This is a comedic conspiracy theory and cannot be verified as factual intent by adult websites.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0515-5271
Mark CubanMark Cuban

The NBA should permanently move its season start to Christmas Day

I've been saying that for 15 years. Rather than taking on football, with our first early games, let's let them get close to playoffs and just go wholeheartedly starting Christmas Day.

While the 2020-21 season started on Christmas, the league returned to its October start for subsequent seasons.
Loss
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0515-5272
Big CatBig Cat

Sports teams should secretly tape games during the season to release during future pandemic lockdowns

My idea is every single sports franchise needs to, every single year, play a game that is secretly taped that we do not know the result of, and then save it in case of something like this happening again. Because could you imagine if we had even the NBA champion Mavs from that season playing a game against the Heat... and we broadcast it, and it's like, boom. You don't know what's going to happen. You can bet on it.

While interesting, no major league has implemented a system of 'secret banked games' for future release.
Win
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0515-5273
Mark CubanMark Cuban

States will 100% legalize sports gambling post-pandemic for the tax revenue

One hundred percent. Absolutely. They need the tax revenue. And absolutely, the minute you can get one inside the arena... all in.

Following 2020, dozens of states legalized sports betting to generate revenue, and several NBA arenas (like the Wizards') now have on-site sportsbooks.
Void
Take Slip·May 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0515-5274
Mark CubanMark Cuban

Business is the ultimate competition and much harder than professional sports

In basketball, you compete for 48 minutes. You practice a couple hours. You guys know in business, it's 24 by 7 by 365, and everybody's trying to kick your ass. Everybody's trying to come after you, and you got to battle all the time. Sports are easy, easy. Business is the ultimate competition.

This is a purely subjective philosophy from a billionaire entrepreneur.