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NBA Champion Pat Connaughton on Winning it All and Mt. Rushmore of Olympic Medals
Olympic fever is sweeping the nation, though Big Cat and PFT have a major bone to pick with the IOC and NBC over their draconian content rules. It’s hard to get hyped for 3-on-3 basketball or handball when you can’t even see a clip of a guy getting smoked in the face without it being scrubbed from the internet.
Big CatThe IOC and NBC are idiots for not letting people share Olympic clips online
The IOC in their infinite wisdom... doesn't want anyone sharing any Olympic clips, pictures, anything, because God forbid anyone talks about the Olympics and these random sports that you stumble upon... I can't understand... why tweeting a 20-second clip of a random sport like handball... is something they want to stop.
The state of USA Basketball is currently in shambles after a loss to France. Big Cat is convinced that a team with actual chemistry would fare better than the current collection of stars who look like they’ve never met.
Big CatThe Wisconsin Badgers could win the Olympic gold medal in basketball
I really do think that the Wisconsin Badgers could win the gold medal because it does feel like that's the style of basketball [in the Olympics]. I was actually thinking that probably the worst NBA team would have a better chance at winning the title than this group right now.
PFT wants to see the Olympics embrace a bit more danger to keep things interesting. Fencing is cool and all, but he’s calling for a more medieval approach to the equipment.
PFT CommenterOlympic fencing should use sharper swords to make it more dangerous
I think they should have sharper swords and fencing. Like give me an element of danger. It should be death, death, death, but like maiming.
Rodgers and the Last Dance
Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams both posted the same photo of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, sparking "Last Dance" rumors in Green Bay. Big Cat isn't buying the hype that this ends in a trophy, noting that for the Packers, a "Last Dance" usually just means a heartbreaking loss in the playoffs.
Big CatAaron Rodgers will return to the Packers for one more year just to lose in the NFC Championship
He puts up a picture of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen... which I guess they're trying to say the 'Last Dance', which would mean they would both show up. But then what is the last dance for Aaron Rodgers? Losing in the NFC championship game? Like what? ... Let's run this back one more time where we disappoint everybody, try to lose as the number one seed.
PFT has his own theories on where Rodgers ends up if he decides to walk away from the frozen tundra, and it involves a lot of reading clues or sitting in a hut in South America.
PFT CommenterAaron Rodgers has a 30% chance of retiring to host Jeopardy!
I think if I were to put money on it right now, it's like 30, 30, 30, 30% that [Aaron Rodgers] retires to host Jeopardy! 30% that he plays the Denver Broncos and acts surly. Yeah, probably for the Broncos. And then the other 33% or whatever is that he just like goes and lives in the mountains of Peru.
NBA Champion Pat Connaughton
Newly crowned champion Pat Connaughton joins the show just days after the parade to talk about the Bucks' historic run. Pat breaks down the mental grind of the playoffs and what it's like to play alongside a freak of nature like Giannis Antetokounmpo. He also confirms that while Giannis is the MVP, there's one place Pat still holds the edge.
Pat ConnaughtonI can lift more than Giannis Antetokounmpo pound-for-pound
Me and [Giannis] have a nice little friendly competition on who can lift more during a certain exercise, you know, pound for pound. Who's stronger of that nature... I said, 'Hey, look, you deserve all the credit, but don't think that I, I think you can beat me in a weightlifting contest.' That's not going to happen.
Pat also provides some great insight into why the US Olympic team is struggling against international competition. It’s not just about talent; it’s about a different set of rules that levels the playing field for teams that don't rely purely on being faster and stronger.
Pat ConnaughtonThe US basketball team struggles in the Olympics because international rules mitigate athleticism
The three point line closer... The key is a little bit smaller. So there's no defensive three seconds. So you can sit in the key for really, as long as you want. Goaltending: if the ball touches the rim, you can bat it off... When you're able to shrink the court a little bit, you're able to give Kevin Durant less space... It becomes more about skill... it just kind of mitigates that athleticism.
Mt. Rushmore of Sports We Could Medal In, Maybe
With the Summer Games in full swing, the guys draft the sports they think they could realistically medal in if they were given four years of dedicated training. Big Cat is leaning into his domestic skills for his pick.
Big CatI could medal in curling because I like cleaning
My first pick is going to be curling. I think if you just gave me four years, I could figure it out every single day. I like shuffleboard, I like ice, I like being slightly overweight... and broom guy, the broom guy seems like it's like—I love cleaning.
Hank goes for gold with an incredibly optimistic take on one of the most technical events in track and field, claiming it’s mostly about timing and running straight.
HankI could medal in pole vaulting if I trained for four years
I will go with pole vaulting. You just run, stick the stick... All you got to do is run straight and get the timing down. I'm going to be jacked by August.
Meanwhile, PFT thinks he has found a loophole in the Winter Games that only requires one massive leap of faith and a total disregard for his own physical safety.
PFT CommenterI could medal in Olympic ski jumping by just going 'full send' once
I'm going to go with ski jumping. I'll just bomb it once and just go full send... and just land and crash and I'll have the longest one. ... I can stand perfectly still for about 10 seconds while I'm going downhill... and then you just do like one of those little springs at the last second.
If the USA basketball team keeps playing like this, we might need to send the Wisconsin Badgers to Tokyo just to see if they can grind out a win.
