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Matt Jones Rear Admiral And Not Mark Cuban

Monday, February 27, 201710 takes

The Oscars have pulled the greatest Jimmy Kimmel prank of all time and poor Warren Beatty was left holding the wrong card. Full Oscars recap ( - ). Mark Cuban vs Bleacher Report ( - ). Who's Back Of The Week ( - ). Matt Jones from Kentucky Sports Radio joins the show to talk Kentucky Basketball, Coach Cal to the NBA, and long lost Rick Pitino stories ( - ). Rear Admiral joins to catch the guys up on NHL and what football team each contender is most like ( - ). Segments include Radio Wars Shaq vs Javale McGee, PR 101 for Baker Mayfield, Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules, Parental Advisory for Lonzo Ball's Dad, Hurt or Injured for the Red Sox organization, and the debut of "Should Buzzfeed be tried for War Crimes?"

Recap

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Jimmy Kimmel intentionally planned the La La Land / Moonlight Oscar mistake

Even if Jimmy Kimmel didn't plan this, which I think he did, he should be blamed for it for all the shitty Jimmy Kimmel pranks he did in the past.

The mistake was famously attributed to a PwC accountant handing out the wrong envelope, not a prank.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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The Oscars would be better if the celebrities were made gradually more uncomfortable

I would like to watch the Oscars a lot more if instead of treating the celebrities to things, they gradually made them more uncomfortable as the show went on. Like crank the heat up five degrees every hour or something like that. So they were just a big sweaty mess at the end.

This is an inherently subjective comedic proposal.

Interview

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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Matt JonesMatt Jones

John Calipari will stay at Kentucky until he retires, then go into broadcasting or politics

I actually think he'll retire here and then he'll go into broadcasting. Or he talks about privately running for Senate. And I know that seems crazy, but I could totally see him in four years running against Mitch McConnell.

As of early 2024, Calipari is still coaching at Kentucky (and later Arkansas) and hasn't entered politics or broadcasting permanently.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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Matt JonesMatt Jones

John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins will eventually play together in the NBA

I actually think there's a decent – I think [John Wall] and [DeMarcus Cousins] will play together before they're done. They've been saying that for years.

John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins did eventually team up on the Houston Rockets during the 2020-21 season.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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Rear Admiral

The Washington Capitals are the Atlanta Falcons of the NHL

They're kind of like the Atlanta Falcons where their franchise has just never won it. The Falcons have been to two Super Bowls. I think the Capitals have been to one Stanley Cup. Basically, it's a franchise of failure. You know, they have this great regular season success. Everybody gets excited. And then when it comes to perform, they're a pop shot.

A year later, the Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup, shed their 'failure' reputation.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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Rear Admiral

Hidden Figures is my lock for Best Picture at the Oscars

Hidden figures... That's what my money's on. Very professionally produced.

Moonlight won Best Picture, not Hidden Figures.

Radio Wars

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017·Radio Wars
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Big CatBig Cat

Shaquille O'Neal is a victim of 'athlete funny' and is not actually humorous

Shaq has always been a victim of athlete funny. Where someone in the locker room once told Shaq he was funny, and he has gone with that throughout his whole career thinking he is actually humorous, and people want to hear Shaq tell jokes when in reality he's not funny.

This is a subjective assessment of Shaq's comedic talent.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017·PR 101
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Big CatBig Cat

Baker Mayfield will get NFL starts solely because of his name

I'm going to put a little flyer on Baker Mayfield. You guys know I'm a big name guy. All-time name. That name is going to get him some starts in the NFL. It's going to get him some places. People are going to take some shots with Baker Mayfield solely because of his name and then be like, ooh, maybe he's not that good.

Mayfield was drafted #1 overall and became a long-term starter, though largely due to college performance rather than just his name.

Parental Advisory

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017·Parental Advisory
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LaVar Ball is like a bird that sits on a rhino and shits everywhere

[Lonzo Ball's] father is going to be over his shoulder the whole time. His father is like one of those birds that sits on the back of a rhino and shits everywhere. That's what he's going to be.

This is a subjective comedic analogy.

Hurt Or Injured

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017·Hurt or Injured
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Being tired is a more hardcore injury than a broken bone for a 32-year-old

As someone who's 32 years old, being tired, I would rather have a broken bone than be tired. Being tired is the most hardcore injury that I have these days.

Subjective personal preference regarding health and aging.