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NFL Draft With Peter Schrager, NBA Playoffs With Alex Caruso, The Wolves Dismantle The Suns And Philly Is Dead

Monday, April 29, 202411 takes

Philadelphia is dead after the Knicks and Knicks fans walked into the Sixers house and snatched their soul (-). We talk NBA and NHL Playoffs. The Lakers won a game, Celtics back in control and the Mavs/Clippers game was incredible basketball (-) . NFL Draft recap (-). Who's back of the week and MLB uniforms have been fixed (next year) (-). Peter Schrager joins the show recap the NFL Draft, winners and losers, the Falcons decision in retrospect and David Tepper lost his cool (-). Alex Caruso joins us in studio to break down the first week of the NFL playoffs, playoff adjustments, what makes Jalen Brunson so good, the Timberwolves defense and tons more (-). We finish with a recap of the Wolves dismantling the Suns and where the fuck do the Suns go from here? Plus lottery ball (-).

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Peter SchragerPeter Schrager

The Falcons drafted Michael Penix Jr. to avoid quarterback purgatory

This move to them ensures that no matter what happens in the next two to three years... they will not be in quarterback purgatory. They viewed Michael Penix as a top 10 prospect in this draft. They themselves do not see them being in the top 10 again now that they have Kirk Cousins.

This accurately reflects the reasoning later provided by Falcons GM Terry Fontenot.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Alex CarusoAlex Caruso

The Timberwolves are the young team with the best chance to reach the NBA Finals

Based on how Minnesota's playing, I'd say the Wolves. Ant [Anthony Edwards] feels ready for the moment. Like he doesn't feel like he shies away, you know, make or miss and he's indifferent... I like how their team fits for the postseason.

The Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals (their first since 2004), confirming Caruso's view of them as a top-tier contender.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Alex CarusoAlex Caruso

The Phoenix Suns' primary problem is the lack of a lead point guard

I think they're missing a point guard. Like a lead guard. Like somebody to organize everything to take some of the pressure off these other guys... they don't have a stable force.

This was the primary criticism of the 2023-24 Suns, and they subsequently signed Tyus Jones in the offseason to address exactly this.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Caleb Williams' eccentric personality won't matter as long as he plays well

If he's good, none of it will matter... If he's not good, people will blame the nails. They'll say that like, oh, he's too crazy. He's too unique. And if he's good, no one will give a fuck because no one in that locker room will care.

This is a fundamental truth in sports history (e.g., Dennis Rodman).
Open
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Peter SchragerPeter Schrager

Jalen Wright is the 'diamond in the rough' of the 2024 NFL draft

The running back on the Dolphins who they traded up to get in the fourth round, Jalen Wright out of Tennessee... This Jalen Wright averaged eight yards a carry at Tennessee is as fast as they come... That's my diamond in the rough.

Outcome pending Wright's performance in the NFL.

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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MaxMax

Joel Embiid is having a better series than Jalen Brunson

Joel Embiid is scoring 35 points a game. 45% from the field and a plus 34 when he's on the court... Jalen Brunson is scoring 33 points a game 40% from the field and is a minus three when he's on the court. And the difference that people are talking about Jalen Brunson and Joel Embiid is absolutely insane.

While the raw plus/minus favored Embiid, the Knicks won the series 4-2 and Brunson had several legendary performances (including a 47-point game) that led directly to wins.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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MaxMax

The Sixers are a better basketball team than the Knicks, the Knicks just want it more

The Sixers are a better basketball team. It's just that [the Knicks] want it more. They are just dogs. They want, it's just that they want it more.

The Knicks finished higher in the regular season and won the head-to-head playoff series; in basketball, results usually define who the 'better' team is.
Push
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rangers' status as a juggernaut is a direct result of Tom Wilson's hit on Artemi Panarin

The Rangers turned around their entire franchise a couple years ago when Tom Wilson in a horrifying act of violence threw Panarin into the ground... They fired their entire front office after that because they realized that they were a soft hockey team. Since that moment, the Rangers have turned it around.

It is a commonly held theory in hockey media that the Wilson incident served as a wake-up call for the Rangers to get 'tougher,' leading to the Chris Drury era.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

If a team gets eliminated within one week of the playoffs starting, the playoff appearance never really happened

I have a hard and fast rule when it comes to the playoffs. If you get eliminated within a single week, it never really happened... No one's gonna remember you're in the playoffs, which is probably for the better.

This is a subjective logic used for comedic coping.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Phoenix Suns' 'all-in' move is an all-time disaster

This has maybe been one of the greatest, like rich guy buys a team who thinks he's the smartest guy in the world... does a bunch of all-in moves and it blows up in record time. They have zero first round picks from 2025 to 2030. They have zero second round picks... They have one pick in the NBA draft between now and 2031. That's insane.

The Suns' pick cupboard is indeed bare due to the Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal trades, and getting swept in the first round with that roster is objectively a poor return on investment.

Who Is Back

Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2024·Who's Back
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HankHank

MLB will fix the uniform lettering and sweat-wicking issues by the 2025 season

There was a report that came out that basically said Nike fucked up the uniforms. We're working to fix 'em. We're gonna get the bigger names in the back of the jerseys and everything should be fixed at the latest, at the start of the 2025 season.

MLB confirmed they will be returning to larger lettering and better materials in 2025.