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Mark Cuban on NBA's Return, Running for President, and Alphaing MJ
The show kicks off with PFT appearing shirtless in the Cash App studio after a devastating ping-pong sweep at the hands of Hank. While PFT tried to spin the day as a wash because he won at 'soup pong,' the scoreboard didn't lie. Hank, naturally, was feeling himself, comparing his dominance to one of the greatest dynasties in sports history.
HankMy 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.
With the sports world still largely on pause, Big Cat expressed his growing frustration with the repetitive nature of quarantine social media. Between 'quarantine buddy' memes and the same three Larry Bird highlights being recycled daily, the internet has reached a breaking point.
Big CatThe internet has just become Rex Chapman's Twitter feed
The entire internet has just become Rex Chapman's Twitter feed. Yes. End it.
The Cube Man Cometh
Mark Cuban joined the show to provide an update on the NBA's potential return and the 'Hotel California' approach to finishing the season. While the league navigates the logistics of a bubble, Cuban is already looking at the long-term schedule. He's been a long-time advocate for shifting the league's calendar to avoid the shadow of the NFL.
Mark CubanThe 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.
Beyond basketball, the conversation naturally shifted to the economy and Cuban's frequent flirtations with a presidential run. He laid out a vision for a federal jobs program focused on the pandemic response and a 'Brewster's Millions' style stimulus to jumpstart consumer demand.
Mark CubanThe US needs a federal jobs program for COVID-19 tracking and testing
We need a federal jobs program. We need to hire people because look, we've got 33 million unemployed, another 20 underemployed. The government needs to hire people to do tracking and tracing and testing... the government should be the ones hiring them now.
Big Cat also pitched a brilliant 'break glass in case of emergency' plan for future pandemics: a secret vault of unreleased games. Cuban was immediately on board with the idea of taping high-stakes scrimmages just to have them in the chamber for a rainy day.
Big CatEvery sports franchise should secretly tape one game a year to release during future pandemics
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 it's like, boom. You don't know what's going to happen.
One of the most revealing segments involved Cuban's relationship with Michael Jordan. From trying to talk MJ out of joining the Wizards to gambling with him in Reno, Cuban has seen the GOAT's competitiveness up close. He even offered a theory on why 'The Last Dance' was released when it was.
Big CatMichael Jordan's 'The Last Dance' documentary was partially made just to shit on Isiah Thomas
I think half the reason why MJ did the documentary was to preserve his legacy and half was to just shit on Isiah Thomas.
Despite Jordan's aura, Cuban insisted that when it comes to the boardroom, the power dynamic shifts. He views the relentless, 24/7 nature of entrepreneurship as a level of competition that professional sports simply can't match.
Mark CubanBusiness 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.
Fyre Fest and Mount Flushmore
PFT used Fyre Fest to unveil a wild conspiracy theory about why certain 'genres' are trending on adult sites, suggesting it’s a massive blackmail operation. Meanwhile, Big Cat is leaning into the naming rights business, offering to sponsor everything from Brandon Walker's basement to PFT’s third nipple.
The Mount Rushmore of 'Life's Little Embarrassments' hit home for anyone who has ever accidentally replied-all to an email or tripped on a sidewalk. The crew debated the etiquette of over-ordering at dinner, which Big Cat considers one of his greatest strengths.
Big CatOver-ordering at a restaurant is a top-four asset as a human being
It's like a top-four asset that I have as a human being. If we go out to dinner, I have no problem with being like, 'Yo, let's get all the appetites.'
Ronnie Coleman: The King
The guys wrapped up with a review of the Ronnie Coleman documentary. While they found the footage of Coleman lifting ungodly amounts of weight impressive, the film itself felt a bit unfinished. PFT noted that Coleman's choice of 'shitty' gyms probably played a role in his legendary strength.
PFT CommenterWeights 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.
Despite the physical toll the sport took on Coleman's body, Big Cat is choosing to remain a true believer in the legend's legacy and his supposed 'clean' status.
Big CatI 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.
Next week, the guys are hate-watching the Dude Perfect documentary, and they're ready to break down the group's 'first try' energy.
