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Mike Conley on Memphis Grit, NBA Playoff Drama, and Derek Jeter Night
The Yankees finally decided to give an obscure player named Derek Jeter some recognition with a jersey retirement ceremony. PFT noted that it had been nearly a full year since the world had a Jeter-themed holiday. While Jeter gave a typically "humble" speech about not wanting to trade places with anyone who has ever lived, Big Cat and PFT couldn't help but notice his transition into a new phase of life.
PFT CommenterDerek Jeter's face is starting to look like a baseball glove
He's slowly becoming a member of the Fat Face Club in retirement. That face, it's starting to get basketball shaped a little bit... His face looks like a baseball glove now.
Despite the endless class and the tip of the cap from Big Cat, there is a lingering suspicion that the Yankees organization might have actually been holding themselves back by keeping No. 2 in the lineup for so long.
PFT CommenterThe Yankees are actually better without Derek Jeter
Kind of strange how the Yankees started winning after [Jeter] retired. Are the Yankees better without Derek Jeter?
Warriors, Heels, and the Popovich Problem
The NBA playoffs took a turn for the villainous when Zaza Pachulia closed out on Kawhi Leonard's ankle, effectively ending the Spurs' chances in the Western Conference Finals. Big Cat is already preparing the record books for an entry that the Warriors won't like.
Big CatThe Warriors' championship will have an asterisk because they cheated by injuring Kawhi Leonard
The Warriors were dead, and then they decided to cheat and came back to life... I, for one, am very happy that this happened because now I'm ready to put an asterisk on the Warriors championship. Just like that. They had a cakewalk through the West. They ran into a hobbled Spurs team.
While the Spurs were getting cheated, Big Cat admitted he is reaching a breaking point with the way the internet treats San Antonio's head coach. Every time Greg Popovich moves a Gatorade bottle or gives a one-word answer to a reporter, the "spirit animal" tweets start flying.
Big CatI am sick of the internet's obsession with everything Greg Popovich does
I'm sick of Greg Popovich... It's the fact that everything he does, everyone says is incredible. Like Greg Popovich is a dick to a reporter. Oh, that's Greg Popovich. He's so funny. He tells it like it is... I hate how everything he does gets applauded by the internet.
Looking toward the Eastern Conference, the Celtics are heading into a buzzsaw against LeBron. Hank is trying to stay optimistic about home-court advantage, but Big Cat sees a very short series on the horizon.
Big CatThe Celtics will get swept by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals
[Hank], how are you feeling about the Celtics... Oh, no, you guys will get swept by the Cavs.
Mike Conley Joins the Show
Memphis Grizzlies star Mike Conley joined the show to talk about the NBA Cares Community Assist Award and the legendary "Grit and Grind" culture of Memphis. He also addressed the elephant in the room: his massive contract. While the guys were mostly interested in getting Conley to invest in their business ideas—like "Crean Tea" or a book with a knife hidden inside—Conley gave some insight into how the Spurs stay so dominant.
Mike ConleyThe Spurs always successfully find the right veterans to fit their system
Actually, [the Spurs] are a team that just it's like a revolving door of talent. They always bring in the right pieces and the right guys to fit the system. And no matter how old or you might think they are, they might be getting guys that are on the tail end of their careers are still able to do and play at a high level.
Conley also reflected on the Warriors' superteam and whether adding Kevin Durant changed the math for the rest of the West.
Mike ConleyKevin Durant joining the Warriors didn't change the mindset because they were already the team to beat
When [Durant] went there, I think it surprised everybody... but it's the same mindset. You already knew Golden State was the team to beat, and now they're still the team to beat with Kevin Durant. So the mindset didn't change. It was how are we going to beat them.
Before letting him go, the guys dug into Conley's impeccable record of never receiving a technical foul. It turns out, his strategy involves a level of preparation that would make a scout blush.
Mike ConleyI know every NBA referee by name to build rapport and avoid technicals
I talk to all of them. Know them all by name... Go up to them before the game, say what's up.
Who's Back and Stay Woke
Who's Back included unpaid internships and the return of Ebola, but the real highlight was Stephen A. Smith. Big Cat pointed out that Stephen A.'s reaction to the James Harden "drugging" rumor was less about the news and more about a classic flex.
Big CatStephen A. Smith claiming James Harden was drugged is a transparent attempt to brag about his contacts
After the James Harden game six incident, [Stephen A. Smith] went on the air and he said that he had five Hall of Famers text him saying they thought James Harden was drugged... No one cares about that. It's five Hall of Famers text Stephen A. Smith. That's big stuff.
In a special Stay Woke segment, Hank presented a deep-web conspiracy theory suggesting that Avril Lavigne actually died in 2003 and was replaced by a lookalike named Melissa.
Big CatAvril Lavigne might have died in 2003 and been replaced by a body double because she hated the limelight
The idea of this thread was that Avril Lavigne in 2003... committed suicide. But because she was so famous at the time, her record company kept her alive by not saying that she died and then just using her body double as Avril Lavigne going forward.
Finally, the guys debated the best way to exit this mortal coil. While Hank wants a high-adrenaline parachute failure, PFT has a more calculated approach that allows him to avoid the Monday morning scaries for eternity.
PFT CommenterThe best way to die is choking on a good meal after the Super Bowl so you don't have to go to work
I think it would be cool to probably choke. I think choking on a good meal would be good... I want to choke the day after the Super Bowl before I have to go into work.
Tell the record company to get Melissa ready just in case.
