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NBA Finals, UFC & Conor McGregor, Euro Finals With Troopz And Segments

Monday, July 12, 20218 takes

Huge sports weekend. We recap NBA Finals Game 3, Giannis puts up 40 again and we have a series ( - ). UFC and is this the end of Conor McGregor's career ( - ). Euro Final and the Waterdogs are good again ( - ). Who's back of the week including Djokovic and Sharks ( - ). Troopz joins the show to talk about the Euro Final, the scene at Wembley and did his haircut curse England ( - ). We wrap up with segments respect the biz for Addison Rae and thoughts and prayers to Lamar Odom.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

The Phoenix Suns will still win the NBA Finals despite the Game 3 loss

I do think that the box [Bucks]... they have enough guys to make this series. I do still think the sons [Suns] are gonna win, but that was a great performance to come home.

The Milwaukee Bucks won four straight games after this take to win the series 4-2.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor is finished as a legitimate top-tier fighter

So him, him as a legitimate fighter that is over... he hasn't won, he's won one fight since 2016. And the guy he beat had has lost or has not won a fight in his last six fights. So he, he's not, he's just not going to be able to fight at a high level.

As of late 2024, McGregor has not won a high-level MMA fight since this take was made, largely due to injury and inactivity.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Squirrels can survive falls at terminal velocity

Squirrels can survive terminal velocity. Oh my God. What is that? Oh, fuck. Yeah. Are you kidding me? 69 faxing back 60 nines.

It is a biological fact that squirrels have a terminal velocity (roughly 31 mph) that is slow enough for them to survive a fall from any height, provided they land relatively normally.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shark Week is being used by the media to maintain a state of fear after COVID-19

I think that we're overdue for some of the shark. The media hasn't really like had anything to like keep us in fear about after COVID has kind of started to become an afterthought. The media day are overdue for another summer. You weren't scared about the story of the shooting that was planned in Denver.

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While there are always stories about shark attacks in summer, they did not become a defining national media narrative on par with COVID.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the undisputed GOAT and will complete the Calendar Grand Slam

Djokovich, it's over. He won his 20th grand slam title, Wimbledon. It's over, he's tied Federer and a doll [Nadal]. He's slightly younger than those guys. He's going to win. He's going to win at the us open. That's the calendar year grand slam.

Djokovic lost in the 2021 US Open final to Daniil Medvedev, failing to complete the Calendar Grand Slam.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

USA Basketball losing to Nigeria is actually good for the sport

This is good for basketball. I like, I love those people. I don't care. You know, it's, it's, it's shown the, all the good that the United States has done on an international level. The fact that these teams who used to just look up to us and get autographs from our players after the games are now able to compete, it really goes to show you what a great job United States basketball has done in spreading the game.

This is a subjective framing of a factual event (Team USA lost 90-87 to Nigeria in an exhibition).

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021
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TroopzTroopz

Gareth Southgate is to blame for England's Euro loss due to delayed substitutions

I think south gate [Southgate], I think you took too long to meet the changes because when you brought on stack off [Saka] is when they equalized... Sack [Saka] was 19. How'd you make it a 19 year old, 10 [take] the final penny [penalty]? How can you make a 19 year old?

The take is an opinion on coaching tactics that cannot be definitively proven right or wrong, but it reflects the consensus criticism of Southgate's management in that final.

Respect The Biz

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021·Respect the Biz
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Big CatBig Cat

Influencers like Addison Rae can get better interview answers than professional journalists

I would actually argue that she [Addison Rae] probably can get more out of some of these guys. Then if you have like a guy standing in the suit, a frumpy guy standing in a suit who went to Medill with a mustard stain on his tie... you're probably get actually better answers when you have a, an attractive celebrity tick talker.

This is a subjective critique of media dynamics.