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NBA Champion Pat Connaughton + Mt Rushmore Of Sports We Could Medal In, Maybe

Monday, July 26, 202113 takes

The Olympics are here and we have some gripes ( - ). Aaron Rodgers is getting emo and the Yankees invented new ways to lose ( - ). Who's back of the week including J-Lo and Ben Affleck and the Cleveland Guardians ( - ). NBA Champ Pat Connaughton joins the show to talk about winning the title, Giannis, his baseball career, and tons more ( - ). We wrap up with the Mt Rushmore of Sports We could Medal In, Maybe.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

The 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.

This is a subjective opinion on media policy, though the policy itself is a verified fact.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

The 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.

The 2021 Wisconsin Badgers would almost certainly not win Olympic gold against international professionals, though Team USA did eventually win gold regardless.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Olympic 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.

Fencing safety standards remain extremely high; sharp swords were not introduced.
Push
Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers' 'Last Dance' post means he's playing 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, they are not going for their sixth title. 'Let's run this back one more time where we disappoint everybody'.

Rodgers did return to the Packers for the 2021 season, but they lost in the Divisional round to the 49ers, not the NFC Championship.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The New York Yankees should fire Aaron Boone

I think we should fire him. ... You let him throw the third wild pitch? Like the first two, like take him out. Like the guy definitely was not in any position to be on that mound.

Boone was not fired mid-season and remained the manager for several seasons after.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez relationship is a fake publicity stunt

It's fake love because it's all publicity stunt. The fact that they're remaking old pictures, they don't actually love each other. Imagine doing this, imagine having a relationship that is all for the tabloids... it's disgusting.

While subjective, the couple eventually married in 2022, suggesting it was more than just a short-term publicity stunt, though they later filed for divorce in 2024.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Utah Jazz is the dumbest team name in sports

The Utah Jazz, it's the dumbest name in sports. It really [is]. ... If it was just the Boston Red Sox, the Knickerbockers... so many team names you're like, 'this doesn't make any sense'.

Subjective opinion on branding.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021
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Pat ConnaughtonPat Connaughton

The 2021 Bucks championship was one of the hardest NBA titles to win ever

I mean, look, we played the Brooklyn Nets in the second round. They've got three superstars... and it was definitely one of, if not the hardest. We started off with a team that we owed revenge to [Miami], and the Atlanta Hawks are a good young team... and the Phoenix Suns are obviously a great team.

Subjective sports debate about the difficulty of playoff runs.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could medal in Olympic handball because it is just gym class

I thought the easy first pick is handball. I absolutely can medal in handball. It really is the gym class of the Olympics. All you'd have to do is just do band workouts for your shoulder to develop like an 80 mile an hour fastball... I'm not going to ever lose to Croatia in this sport.

Hot TakeOlympicsHotSarcastic
Professional Olympic handball players are elite athletes; a podcast host would not medal.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

I 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.

OpinionOlympicsMediumSarcastic
While curling involves sweeping, the physics and precision required are beyond a casual trainee's ability to reach Olympic medaling levels in 4 years.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Mt. Rushmore
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HankHank

I 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.

Hank did not medal in pole vaulting and the physics of his body type make it nearly impossible.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Mt. Rushmore
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I could medal in Equestrian sports because the horse does the work

This one, you actually don't have to be athletic at all, but a question in sports... you can train a horse, you don't actually have to be that good. ... It's new team names. The horse does the work.

Equestrianism requires immense core strength, balance, and specialized training.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2021·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I 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.

Ski jumping involves strict style points for the landing (Telemark) and judges' evaluation. A 'crash' would result in a score too low to medal, regardless of distance.