PMT DB
PMT DB
Shams Charania on NBA Insider Life, Wilder vs. Fury 2, and the Browns' Dog Funeral
A legendary sports weekend gave us everything from a heavyweight masterclass in Las Vegas to the Cleveland Browns holding an open casket funeral for their mascot. Big Cat and PFT opened the show by exposing Trey Wingo for his "bear gate" scandal, where he tried to pass off an old viral bear photo as a new visitor to his backyard. The internet never forgets, and the guys are officially on bear watch.
Fury vs. Wilder 2
The rematch in Vegas lived up to the hype, even if it didn't go the distance. Tyson Fury dominated Deontay Wilder, and the guys were fascinated by the theatricality of it all, from the thrones to the Mortal Kombat-style costumes. Big Cat noticed Wilder looked gassed before the first bell even rang because of the sheer distance he had to walk through the MGM Grand.
Big CatDeontay Wilder was gassed because he had to walk through the MGM Grand for 10 minutes
Watching Deontay Wilder have to walk through the entirety of the MGM Grand... it was no joke 10 minutes of him just walking through the through the back rooms. I said right then and there I was like he is going to be gassed because that is everyone knows that feeling when you're in a casino and you've been walking around.
While Fury was licking blood off his opponent, Big Cat found himself having to readjust his viewing expectations after years of watching MMA.
Big CatUFC has ruined my brain for watching boxing
I have a take that UFC has kind of ruined my brain when it comes to boxing... I watched that fight and I was like why the fuck isn't he submitting him? Like, why isn't he taking him to the ground? Why isn't he kneeing him in the face? It's just there's a level of violence in the UFC that you expect when you see a fight and you're like I was sitting there watching like why isn't Fury just sit on him.
PFT was particularly impressed by the Gypsy King’s post-fight performance. Between the movement in the ring and the American Pie rendition, Fury cemented himself as a one-of-one athlete.
PFT CommenterTyson Fury is the best karaoke singer in boxing
Tyson Fury, he [treated] American Pie like karaoke night. He is an electric guy, the Gypsy King... [he is] probably the best karaoke singer in boxing.
Big Cat also had some choice words for the people on Twitter complaining about the cost of the pay-per-view. To him, the $80 price tag is about the shared experience of a big-time fight night.
Big CatPay-per-view shamers need to get a life
You pay per view shamers. I see you you guys get get a fucking life the people who pre complain about the fight there like I'm not going to buy the fight because probably the last like three rounds and the undercard sucks. It's not about the fight. It is about the fight but it's also about the experience of buying the pay-per-view and being like, holy shit.
NBA Insider Shams Charania
Shams Charania joined the show for a fascinating look at how a 25-year-old became one of the most powerful people in basketball. The interview took a turn for the legendary when news broke while Shams was in the studio. He spent a significant portion of the interview juggling phones, working his sources, and ultimately breaking the Markieff Morris buyout news right in front of Big Cat and PFT.
Shams CharaniaMarkieff Morris is signing with the Lakers following his buyout from the Pistons
Pistons Forward Markieff Morris has agreed to a contract buyout League sources tell athletic... I do think it's the Lakers of the Raptors and the but... [Later] Now it's confirmed, it's the Lakers.
Shams gave his thoughts on the current state of the league, including why John Beilein’s tenure in Cleveland was a disaster from day one. It turns out treating grown men like they are in a college dorm doesn't play well in the pros.
Shams CharaniaJohn Beilein failed in Cleveland because he treated NBA players like college kids
I think he thought that what his methods were in college. Were going to work at the NBA level and it just wasn't even close... one person described him as a dictator and that's not the way you talk to NBA players... once that Thug comment was made and he went back and said nah, I'm at slugs. I think the players knew that that was never said.
He also gave a peek behind the curtain at which front offices are actually operating in the 21st century and where the biggest stars are heading this summer. While the Knicks always loom in the rumors, Shams isn't buying the Anthony Davis flight risk.
Shams CharaniaI don't see any scenario where Anthony Davis is not a Laker next year
Anthony Davis any chance he goes anywhere, but the Lakers in this offseason? I don't see it. I don't see it... Could he take a meeting? Yes, but I just I don't see a scenario where he's not a Laker.
Shams CharaniaThe Heat, Thunder, and Nets are the most forward-thinking NBA organizations
I look at you know, you got to look at the Thunder I They've done a good job the Nets on the obviously getting KD and Kyrie. I think a lot of the Nets is situation has to do with creativity but also information... Indiana. I think has a great kind of culture already set... I like what Miami is doing right now.
Swagger's Open Casket
In true Cleveland fashion, the Browns found a way to make the news in the most bizarre way possible. The team’s former mascot, Swagger, passed away and was honored with an open casket funeral. The guys were baffled by the live stream and the general aura of the event. Big Cat couldn't help but compare the pup’s legacy to a certain legendary goldfish.
Big CatLarry the Goldfish was a much bigger winner than the Browns' mascot Swagger
Larry all due respect, but Larry was like 17 million times the winner that Swagger was... Larry won, Swagger lost. He was a loser dog. I'll put it this way: it would have been more appropriate for the Browns to put Swagger's [body] on a little pontoon boat and light it on fire.
College Basketball and Segments
College hoops provided a chaotic Saturday with the top teams falling, but the real story was the sheer amount of moisture on the Arizona sidelines. Big Cat is convinced Sean Miller’s perspiration is actually a tactical advantage against federal investigators.
Big CatSean Miller escaped the FBI because his constant sweating makes it impossible to tell if he's lying
Sean Miller escaped the FBI because when they interrogate him you can't look at a man and be like, 'Oh, he's pouring sweat, he must be lying.' That's just his natural homeostasis. He rolls out of bed sweaty. Just leaks. He's got all these tiny little holes in his body, just leaks like a strainer.
In Seeing Red, Big Cat went after Jim Boylen for his pathological need to call timeouts during garbage time. It's not about the game anymore; it's about a man trying to stop the clock on his own coaching mortality.
Big CatJim Boylen uses timeouts to delay the inevitable loss because he's a football guy
I think Jim Boylen is so disgusted with losing. He is a football guy in a basketball guys suit. He's so disgusted with losing. I think he uses timeouts the end of a game to literally stop time to delay the inevitable loss. I got you like he can basically say look, it's almost like it's almost like the end of Sunday Night Football when you're like, I don't have to go back to work.
Finally, the guys roasted Jayson Tatum for his new back tattoo that seems to be missing some vital punctuation. PFT wrapped up Monday Reading by advising a short groom that if he's going to try to gain height for his wedding, he should go big or go home.
PFT CommenterShort guys wearing high heels is an alpha move compared to wearing lifts
If you wore lifts in your in your shoes. That's a clown move if you were heels, that's a I'm so confident in myself. I don't give a fuck. It's an alpha move, right? I will dress up as a woman Checkmate and be six feet tall Checkmate.
If you're going to use an alias for the rodeo, maybe pick something a little more subtle than Mason Saunders.
