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Brian Windhorst and Josh Duhamel on NBA Playoffs and Vikings
The NBA Play-In tournament has claimed its victims, and unfortunately for Big Cat, the Bulls were at the center of the carnage. After watching the Bulls lose twice in one night—both the actual roster and the 'West Coast Bulls' in Sacramento—Big Cat is officially fed up with the organization's commitment to being perfectly average. He isn't buying the late-season surge that the front office always uses to justify standing pat.
Big CatThe 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.
While the Bulls are busy convincing themselves they're one Josh Giddey extension away from greatness, Big Cat is already looking toward the lottery. Despite having a minuscule chance at the top pick, he’s ready to embrace the chaos, even if it means potentially rooting for a guy he’s already labeled a choker.
Speaking of the Play-In games, PFT and Big Cat marveled at the Heat’s massive halftime lead. There’s a specific psychological threshold in basketball scores where a lead stops feeling like a comeback opportunity and starts feeling like a death sentence, and the Heat found it against the Bulls.
Big CatA 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.
Brian Windhorst’s Advanced Analytics
Brian Windhorst joined the show to give us the real pulse of the NBA Playoffs. Forget the ESPN stats; Windhorst’s true analytical system is based on where he has booked his hotel rooms for the Finals. He’s already got his bags packed for two specific cities, and he isn't hedging.
Brian WindhorstOklahoma 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].
Windhorst also provided some fascinating insight into the Clippers and the resurgence of Kawhi Leonard. While the Lakers always get the headlines, Windhorst is keeping his eyes on the other team in LA, specifically noting that Kawhi is back to looking like a relentless shooting automaton during his pre-game routines.
Brian WindhorstKawhi 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.
Outside of the contenders, Windhorst highlighted Houston’s Amen Thompson as the next guy about to take the leap into household-name status. If the Rockets are going to be a problem in the future, it’s because they have a 'freak' leading the charge.
Brian WindhorstAmen 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.
Before letting him go, Big Cat got Windhorst to validate his Bulls misery. Windhorst agreed that the Bulls are stuck in the most dangerous spot in professional sports: a rebuild they haven't actually acknowledged yet.
Brian WindhorstThe 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.
Josh Duhamel and the Doomsday Preppers
Josh Duhamel returned to the show to talk about his new Netflix series *Ransom Canyon*, but the conversation quickly shifted to his cabin in Minnesota and his legitimate doomsday prepping. He’s got the solar, the wells, and the propane, though he admitted his plan to get from the LA traffic to the woods might need a few more dirt bikes and boats to be foolproof.
As a die-hard Vikings fan, Josh is trying to stay optimistic about the Sam Darnold era while acknowledging the brutal reality of the NFC North. He sees a wide range of outcomes for Minnesota this season.
Josh DuhamelThe 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.
Fyre Fest and Softball Tension
The show wrapped up with a high-stakes Fyre Fest that revealed some serious internal friction regarding the office softball team. PFT discovered that nearly the entire PMT crew is on a 16-inch softball team together—except for him. This led to an immediate challenge of athletic prowess, with PFT claiming he’d easily outshine Hank on the diamond.
PFT CommenterI 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.
Big Cat also shared his brief, two-day journey into the world of high-stakes card collecting. After pulling an 86 Michael Jordan rookie card, he quickly realized that the card community is less about the hobby and more about gatekeeping every minor detail.
Big CatThe card collecting community is mostly comprised of gatekeeping losers
I had the entire card community come after me and they do not like me and they are fucking losers... it's the gatekeepers. And the guys who are like, 'actually'.
Between the Bulls' misery, the softball betrayal, and the prospect of Shane traveling to Italy solo without ever having been on a plane before, the vibes are at an all-time high heading into the weekend.
Good luck to Shane in Italy, and may he avoid ordering a 'cup of cum' at the cafe.
