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NBA Champ Shawn Marion + We're Time Traveling

Monday, April 8, 201912 takes

PFT is in Hong Kong, Big Cat and Hank are in Minneapolis, welcome to the time traveling episode of Pardon My Take ( - ). Recapping the Final Four, Auburns heartbreak, Kirk Cousins speech, and how to make Monday night's game more interesting ( - ). PFT recaps his trip to Hong Kong and the Rugby 7's ( - ). Who's back of the week ( - ). 4X NBA All Star and NBA Champion Shawn Marion joins the show to talk about his career in the league, his favorite teammate, the title run with Dirk, the 7 seconds or less Suns, and his shot being ugly as hell ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for Aaron Rodgers, Roasting the new Jets Jerseys, way to stay relevant baseball, PFT hot in the streets, and Monday Reading - Hank's resume.

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Auburn's loss to Virginia is the worst possible way to lose a Final Four game

Auburn, I would say that might be the worst possible way to lose a Final Four game of all time... hitting three free throws in that situation, that's the shit you do in your backyard, and you miss two out of three, and you're like, all right, redo. He was money on all three. And Auburn, I would say that might be the worst possible way to lose a Final Four game of all time.

While subjective, it remains one of the most debated and heartbreaking finishes in Final Four history.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyle Guy is making a strong case for the Jim Nance Tie Player of the Year

He is making a hard case for the Jim Nance tie player of the year. I think if it's not Kyle Guy, I think even if UVA loses the national championship, Jim Nance is going to find a way to get him that tie.

Jim Nance did not give Kyle Guy his tie; he gave it to Jarrett Culver after the championship game.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Kirk Cousins is an average quarterback who doesn't motivate anyone

Kirk Cousins also gave the pregame speech which is perfectly Kirk Cousins. It was, it didn't motivate a single person and I honestly don't think like Michigan State like didn't lose the game as much as Texas Tech was just so fucking good.

Michigan State did lose the game following the speech, and Cousins' reputation as a mid-tier starter persisted for years.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Texas Tech will win the National Championship

I think Texas Tech is going to win... I think Texas Tech is going to win, and that's because I drank my strawberry banana [Body Armor] right when I woke up, so my brain is firing on all cylinders.

Virginia beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime in the championship game.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jets should release new, shittier uniforms every year to match the state of the franchise

The Jets should almost come out with new shittier versions of their uniform every year because that goes right along with the state of the franchise. And it's probably if you can get the people talking about how bad your uniforms are, that's a great distraction for the Jets.

This is a comedic recommendation, not a verifiable claim.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Paul Pierce is making himself look overrated by actively claiming he's better than Dwyane Wade

Paul Pierce made the ultimate error where Paul Pierce is the perfect guy that if he just kind of stays under the radar, everyone will say, hey, you know who's better than people give him credit for? Paul Pierce. But when he says he's like actively says he's better than someone, people will roast him... now you've done the reverse. And everyone's like, Paul Pierce was overrated.

This prediction about public perception proved true, as Pierce was widely mocked for years following the 'better than Wade' and 'wheelchair game' discussions.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Paul Pierce's career ceiling was Dwyane Wade with arthritis

I think at the height of Paul Pierce's career, he was still like Dwyane Wade with arthritis. That was his ceiling.

This is a subjective comparison of two Hall of Famers, meant for comedic effect.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019·Who's Back
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HankHank

Country Trap is back and here to stay

Country Trap is back and it's going to stay around for a while... All I'm saying is we talked about it on the show and now [Lil Nas X] is number one and number three on the charts.

Lil Nas X became a global superstar and 'Old Town Road' broke the record for most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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Shawn MarionShawn Marion

The '7 seconds or less' Suns actually played good defense, but it was overshadowed by their scoring

We did play defense. That's the sad [part]. It got overshadowed because we were scoring so much... I think especially some guys play horrible individual defenders but great team defenders... Steve [Nash] was a great—he wasn't the best on-ball defender, but he's a great team defender.

While often ranked in the middle of the pack for defensive rating, the Suns weren't bottom-tier, but 'overshadowed' is a subjective framing.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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Shawn MarionShawn Marion

The 2006 Suns were better than the 2007 team that everyone thinks should have won the title

Everybody speculates thinking [2007] was the year we should have won the championship... I don't. [The year before that] was better... I was physically, mentally drained because I was going from Sam Cassell to Elden Brand and Chris Kaman. From Kobe to Lamar to Ron Artest... Then I had to go against Dirk. My body was shut. I was tired. I was dead tired.

This is a former player's personal assessment of his own team's strength and fatigue levels.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019
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Shawn MarionShawn Marion

LeBron James shows his teammates up too much on the court

I think he shows his teammates up a little bit too much on the court. You know, and, you know, that's just part of him. I mean, you know, he kind of feel like he earned that. And I mean, that's him... but that's one of the things I don't like he does.

This is a subjective observation from a former teammate.

Nfl

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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2019·NFL
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Big CatBig Cat

The Steelers will be better after trading Antonio Brown

I'm at the point where I'm going full-on addition by subtraction. The Steelers are going to be better without Antonio Brown.

The Steelers went 8-8 in 2019 (down from 9-6-1) and their offense fell from 4th in yards to 30th, though Ben Roethlisberger's injury was the primary factor.