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Mark Titus, NBA Playoffs, And Remembering Harambe 5 Years After His Death

Friday, May 28, 202112 takes

RIP Harambe 5 years after his death. (-) The Lakers beat the Suns and the Heat tried to play a basketball game. (-) Fans going wild in New York and Philly and we have a rule to fix it all. (-) PR 101 for Amazon and Bubba reveals something to us that shocks the podcast. (-) Our good friend Mark Titus joins the show to shoot the shit about everything for an hour, great interview and good vibes all around. (-) We finish with Fyre Fest of the week. (-)

Recap

Win
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

The ironic resurgence of Harambe is due for a comeback

I think we actually are getting close to having it [Harambe] be funny again. The resurgence. Because it was very funny for that summer. Then it was like very lame. But now enough time has passed where if you just drop a Harambe, it's like, oh, that's actually kind of funny. The ironic resurgence of Harambe is due.

The Harambe meme has indeed persisted in an ironic capacity within the PMT universe and internet culture at large.
Loss
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
#PMT-2021-0528-6455
Big CatBig Cat

The Lakers will win their series against the Suns

The Lakers are up 2-1. They're going to win this series. The Suns, I feel bad for them. I don't know how the Lakers don't come out of the West.

The Suns came back to win the series 4-2, eventually reaching the NBA Finals while the Lakers were eliminated.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jimmy Butler is not a top 15 player in the NBA

I've long said that Jimmy Butler is not a top 15 player in the NBA. He doesn't look at all like he did last year. I don't know what the difference is.

While subjective, Butler's inclusion in All-NBA teams and playoff runs (Finals 2023) makes this a highly debated and likely 'incorrect' take in the eyes of most analysts.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
#PMT-2021-0528-6457
Big CatBig Cat

Nike's NBA jerseys are an abomination

What Nike has done with jerseys is an abomination. Whatever the Knicks were wearing was so fucking bad. It was like, it looked like if they made a movie set in the future and like New York City set in like 20, I don't know, 90, this is what the Knicks are wearing.

Uniform aesthetics are subjective, though many fans and traditionalists agree with the 'jersey fatigue' sentiment.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
#PMT-2021-0528-6458
Liam (Bubba)Liam (Bubba)

Home teams should always wear white in every sport

In any sport, one team should wear white... the home team should just wear white. Yes. That's it. And then the away team wears color. They can maybe switch it between a couple different colors. But the home team should always wear white.

This is a matter of preference and league policy, though it was the standard in the NBA for decades before Nike changed the rules in 2017.
Win
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
#PMT-2021-0528-6459
Big CatBig Cat

The 'sports are better with fans' honeymoon phase will end by Thanksgiving

We're in a nice honeymoon phase where it is incredible to turn on a game and just be like, oh, my God, this is awesome... I think sometime around Thanksgiving, if you're still doing that, if you're still pointing out the extremely obvious sports are better with fans, you're late to it.

By late 2021, full attendance was normalized again and the 'nature is healing' style social media posts significantly decreased.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau's U.S. Open win is a 'Mickey Mouse' major championship

Also Bryson, he has a Mickey Mouse U.S. Open. Can we admit that? Oh, here's something I'll just throw out there. It's a Mickey Mouse major championship. There are no fans.

The term 'Mickey Mouse' win is a subjective disparagement. Bryson literally won the trophy, but the take is a classic PMT asterisk placement.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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Mark TitusMark Titus

The Brooklyn Nets are the 'new' L.A. Clippers

I think the Nets are the new Clippers in that regard. They're obviously very good. They're super talented. They're the favorites to win it. But can it work? Do they have production after the first three guys? ... Is Kyrie nuts? And is James Harden a little too? Can those three personalities mesh? That's what the new Clippers are to me.

The Nets' 'Big 3' era ended with multiple trade requests and zero championships, confirming the dysfunction and 'flame out' potential Titus identified.
Win
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
#PMT-2021-0528-6462
Mark TitusMark Titus

Coach K will do a farewell tour next season

Tate [Frazier] put it in my ear that Coach K is going to do a farewell tour this year... He definitely has sources. He has people that said there's a plan in place. ... All he really wanted to do was outlast Roy [Williams]. Roy retired.

On June 2, 2021 (5 days after this episode), Mike Krzyzewski announced he would retire after the 2021-22 season, leading to a massive year-long farewell tour.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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Mark TitusMark Titus

Urban Meyer and LeBron James are the same person

Urban Meyer and LeBron were the same person. I was like, I'm going to use this to get what I need out of it. I'm going to use the state of Ohio. And then once I get what I need, I'm gone, and that's that. And I saw through it.

This is a subjective characterization of their careers and relationship with the state of Ohio.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy keeping their jobs prevents the cycle of failure from breaking

So even if Justin Fields is good, then that means that Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy keep their jobs, which they're probably not very fit for their jobs. So then the cycle continues like that.

Both Pace and Nagy were fired in January 2022 after a disappointing season, regardless of Fields' potential.
Void
Take Slip·May 28, 2021
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Mark TitusMark Titus

If Justin Fields fails in Chicago, it is the Bears' fault, not Ohio State's

If Justin Fields in Chicago does not work out, it is the Bears' fault. Do not blame this on Ohio State quarterbacks. Put that one in the Bears. Don't blame Justin Fields. That's all I'm asking.

Justin Fields was traded after three seasons with poor win/loss results. Debate continues over whether the fault lies with his development, the coaching/ownership, or his own ceiling.