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Mike Breen, Mavs And Celtics In The Finals, Bears Hard Knocks + Hockey And Baseball Talk

Friday, May 31, 202411 takes

The Mavs finished off the Timberwolves in Game 5 and we're set with a Finals matchup. KAT has to be the hardest guy to root for and Luka decided to finish the series in the first quarter (- ). We talk NBA Finals and Hank's prediction (-). Bears get Hard Knocks (-). Hockey and Baseball talk with some serious side tangents (-). Mike Breen joins the show to talk about his incredible career in the NBA, what type of shot elicits a Bang and a Double Bang, will he ever do a Triple Bang, an incredible Bill Walton story and more (-). We finish with Fyre Fest of the Week (-).

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Celtics will beat the Mavericks in 7 games

My gut kneejerk is Celtics and seven

The series only went 5 games.
Loss
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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HankHank

The Celtics will beat the Mavericks in 6 games

I I'm thinking Celtics and six.

The Celtics won the series 4-1 (5 games).
Win
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Celtics will beat the Mavericks in 5 games

My gut reaction is Celtics in five. I think so. I'm a bigger Celtics fan than Hank is, I guess.

The Celtics defeated the Mavericks 4-1.
Loss
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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MaxMax

The Mavericks will win because Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić are better closers than the Celtics' stars

I think that this is gonna be a very close series. It's going to come down to very tight games at the end. And one team has two guys that have proven to be excellent closers against very good teams in this playoffs. And the Celtics have looked a little Iffy.

The Celtics won comfortably in 5 games, and their stars performed well.
Void
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm worried Hard Knocks will ruin the Bears' upcoming season

There's a small part of me that's worried that hard knocks might taint all the success the Bears have had these last few years. Like this could go south.

The Bears started the season 4-2 but then struggled significantly, though Hard Knocks is rarely the quantifiable cause.
Loss
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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MemesMemes

I want the Rangers to win Game 6 and then lose Game 7 in historic, embarrassing fashion

I would like the Rangers to win game six. And then lose in historic fashion [in game 7].

The Rangers lost Game 6 and were eliminated, so they never reached Game 7.
Void
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Major League Baseball is only integrating Negro League stats to make themselves look like the good guy

The weird part to me is MLB segregated the black players. Told them they cannot play in the M lb. Yes. Created, like, made them create their own leagues because like you cannot play. We're keeping you out. And now 80 years later, they're basically inheriting their statistics and putting them on the MLB website and almost erasing it. Like the Negro Leagues being like Oh. yeah. It's all part of MLB. ... It feels like they're just kind of patting the Negro Leagues on the head being like, these are ours now.

This is a subjective interpretation of corporate motives.
Void
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Major League Baseball should get rid of all stats from the pre-integration era

I actually think you should just get rid of all old stats pre-integration because that was ma the major league stats are also tainted. You kept out because you kept out some of the best players. You've deliberately kept them out. You shouldn't be able to count those as those the like the number one stats.

Subjective opinion on how records should be handled.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·May 31, 2024
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Mike BreenMike Breen

Madison Square Garden is the best arena in the world for a major sporting event

Madison Square Garden is right up there. There is no better place when it's a big event. Whether it's basketball, whether it's hockey, even like a concert. There's just no better place.

MSG's status as 'the best' is a matter of opinion.

Fyre Fest

Loss
Take Slip·May 31, 2024·Fyre Fest
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'Uncrustable Diet' is the perfect way to get in shape for age 40

I'm trying a new diet that I think I invented, which is strictly Uncrustables. ... My meal plan is, I eat four Uncrustables a day. ... I think that the Uncrustable is probably the perfect snack. The perfect meal, the perfect everything.

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Nutritionally, this is likely an incorrect way to get 'jacked,' though calorie restriction works.
Void
Take Slip·May 31, 2024·Fyre Fest
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Dots Pretzels are the most addictive snack in existence

I've never been addicted to a snack more than this. And it's dangerous. It is crazy.

Subjective opinion on snack preference.