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NBA Playoffs With Brian Windhorst, Actor Josh Duhamel, The Bulls Lost Twice In The Play In, Lee Corso Retires Plus Fyre Fest

Friday, April 18, 202514 takes

The Bulls managed to lose twice Wednesday night in play in action and Big Cat is sick of the endless mediocrity and we sim the lottery (-). Lee Corso retires and Aaron Rodgers doesn’t really tell us much on his next destinatio (-). Brian Windhorst joins the show to talk LeBron calling him weird, NBA Playoffs, his advanced analytical system on final contenders, rules for eating out and more (-). Josh Duhamel joins the show to talk about his new show Ransom Canyon, Vikings, his doomsday prepping and more (-). We finish with Fyre fest and some softball tension on the show (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Paying Josh Giddey $35 million a year would be a massive mistake for the Bulls

They also have a guy named Josh Giddey who they're gonna probably pay $35 million to, which would be a very big mistake... Josh Giddey is just good enough to get you in the play-in game and not the playoffs.

Whether he gets that specific contract and if it is deemed a 'mistake' depends on future performance and cap shifts.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bulls are a joke of an organization with no path forward

This franchise [the Bulls] is a joke and it should be called out as a joke and stop pretending that March and April basketball means something and actually pick a lane and go for it. They do not know how to tank. They do not know how to win.

The Bulls' performance over the last decade supports the claim of mediocrity, though 'joke' is subjective.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

A 71-47 score is the largest possible 24-point deficit in basketball

The halftime lead for the Heat was 71-47 and that is pretty much the largest 24-point deficit you can have... It feels like 30. If you can jump over multiple digits of 10, that's when it appears so much larger.

This is a subjective observation on the 'feel' of a deficit.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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HankHank

Good riddance to Lee Corso

Good riddance [to Lee Corso].

The host is joking for engagement purposes.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is waiting for the NFL Draft to finalize his next team to avoid being 'Kirk Cousined'

I feel like all this is gonna get settled right after the draft... I think that's why Rodgers is waiting because he doesn't want to have a Kirk Cousins situation where he signs somewhere they draft someone and then they're like, 'oh yeah, it's your job.'

The timing of his eventual signing will verify if it happened post-draft.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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HankHank

Travis Hunter will be more impressive in the NFL than Shohei Ohtani is in MLB

You think Travis Hunter will be more impressive than Shohei Ohtani? Definitely. I'm gonna be vindicated. I welcome the hate when it came, but in two years' time I wanna be sitting pretty.

Highly unlikely given Ohtani's historic status, but requires time in the NFL to judge.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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HankHank

Travis Hunter will have a 10 TD, 5 INT, 2 Pick-Six season in the NFL

10 receiving touchdowns, five picks, and maybe two pick sixes. That's doable. That doesn't even seem that crazy.

No player in modern NFL history has achieved these specific totals in a single season.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Kawhi Leonard is currently playing like a machine

I watched Kawhi go through some pre-game shooting routines where he was as impressive... all Kawhi does is look like a machine. I remember watching him make like 96 out of a hundred 17-footers. That's what Kawhi looks like right now.

Subjective scout-style observation.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Oklahoma City and Boston are the clear favorites for the NBA Finals

I booked a certain hotel that I want in Boston. I booked it in October for the finals. And Oklahoma City... I booked that sucker. If you had to pick one from the west, Oklahoma City and Boston [for the finals].

The outcome of the NBA playoffs will determine this.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

The 'Rule of 5' is the mandatory limit for a group dinner to be productive

Rule of five, no dinners more than five people. I will maybe sometimes allow a sixth if it's somebody's spouse... I want everybody at the table to hear the other people. If I go to a dinner and there's four of us and they call back later and say we're adding people, I'm like 'okay, you guys have fun. I'll go someplace else.'

Purely a lifestyle/opinion matter.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Amen Thompson is a 'freak amongst freaks' and will soon be a household name

I feel like the basketball public is going to figure out who Amen Thompson is over the next two, three weeks. This guy is an absolute freak amongst freaks. Like all the great athletes that you see in the NBA, he's like the great athlete's great athlete.

Based on Amen Thompson's athletic testing and play, but 'household name' status is subjective and pending.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

The Bulls are currently rebuilding and don't even realize it

The Bulls are in a rebuild and they don't know they're in a rebuild. And that's almost the worst position to be in... If you don't have the dude, you're not going anywhere. You gotta kill yourself to get the dude and the Bulls aren't doing things to get the dude.

The roster composition and results support this lack of direction.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025
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Josh DuhamelJosh Duhamel

The Vikings will either be first or last in the NFC North this year

Defense is gonna be good, but then again, you've got Caleb [Williams] coming up with the Bears. You've got Jordan Love with the Packers, and the Lions are gonna be good. I don't know. We could be first or we could be last.

Outcome of the 2025 NFL season.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2025·Fyre Fest
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am significantly better than Hank at 16-inch softball

I am definitely so much better than Hank at 16-inch softball... I guarantee you. I can slap singles. I'm faster than Hank.

Could potentially be settled on the field, but currently subjective.