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NFL Draft With Todd McShay, NBA/NHL First Round Is Underway, Ryan Garcia May Save Boxing And Mr Pear Win A Single Pick Challenge

Monday, April 22, 202415 takes

The NBA and NHL playoffs are here and we talk about every game from the weekend. Timberwolves next up (-). Is Embiid made of glass (-)? The Lakers/Nuggets play the same game over and over (-). Big Cat has some words for Jerry Reinsdorf (-). Celtics are a wagon and the Mavs tricks us all (-). The Bruins own the Leafs and we debut our Period of the week (-). Who's back of the week including Ryan Garcia's electric weekend, rap beef, and John Sterling's brand new TV (-). Todd McShay joins the show to get us ready for the NFL Draft this week, where the draft starts, what he's hearing about picks after Caleb Williams at 1, who he loves that no one is talking about and a bonus fun fact about Mel Kiper having no cell phone and 5 landlines (-). We finish with Mr Pear trying to pick one single winner one time (-).

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Clippers are going to win the Western Conference

The Los Angeles Clippers are going to win the West. Ooh. Not that they're gonna compete. That they're gonna compete. Hey, I, I said that mostly just to get Hank's hopes up because Hank is grasping at all the straws.

The Clippers lost in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cleveland Cavaliers have never won a playoff series without LeBron James

Fun fact, little fun fact. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert has never won a playoff series without LeBron James.

This was correct at the time of the episode. The Cavs had not won a series without LeBron since 1993, which predates Dan Gilbert's ownership (2005).
Win
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Anthony Edwards is now a legitimate NBA superstar

Anthony Edwards is is a legit superstar Now. [Durant] he he couldn't do anything about it. Yeah. He was like, yeah, you're right. You're kind of, you're kind of dunking on me right now.

Edwards led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals in 2024, cementing his superstar status.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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HankHank

Joel Embiid is made of glass

I don't want to, I don't wanna be a hater, but it's like... the playoffs, if you make it to the finals, it's a long run. Like how many games do you think [Embiid] has in him? ... I don't want Embiid to get hurt. I can just look at data and history and acknowledge that he's made of glass.

Embiid played 6 games in the 2024 playoffs but clearly struggled with injuries throughout.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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MaxMax

The Sixers will win their series against the Knicks

Sixers are gonna win the series. Oh plus I think it was plus two 50... I'm already really invested so I don't think that I have to do any bets.

The Knicks defeated the Sixers in 6 games.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James lacks the stamina to play at an elite level for four quarters

LeBron is doing at 39. He does not have the stamina to do it for four quarters. Like you saw it, he scored I think maybe two or four points in garbage time with like the under a minute left in the fourth quarter. He runs out of gas and no one else... the other guys have to do stuff and they're not able to.

LeBron's stats consistently dipped in fourth quarters throughout the 2024 series against Denver.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Jerry Reinsdorf is the worst owner in the NBA

The Chicago Bulls are a joke of an organization. Jerry Reinsdorf is one of the worst owners, if not the worst in the NBA. He's a fucking clown... the Chicago Bulls have made the playoffs two times in the last nine seasons. Two times they've back to back nine 10 game champions and that's it.

Subjective ranking of owners, though the Bulls' lack of success is factual.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Capitals would have won Game 1 if they could remove any three minutes of play

If you take out like three minutes in the second period, we actually tied this game. One. One. ... If you take out that 10 seconds and the two and a half minutes in the second period, the caps actually won. This game one nothing in a series where nobody thought that we could come within three goals of beating the Rangers.

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This is a logical fallacy and cannot be factually correct.

Who Is Back

Void
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Garcia is the new face of boxing

Garcia was awesome and he, he might be the new face of boxing 'cause he is, he's crazy. He's like the perfect amount of crazy fun to watch. Was throwing bombs... he's something else.

Subjective, but Garcia's subsequent PED controversy and erratic behavior have polarized his 'face of boxing' status.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Caleb Williams entering the Chicago Bears is the best situation for a #1 pick in a long time

Caleb comes in and you've got DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Deandre Swift... this is as good as situation as we've seen in a long time. ... You have to go back a while to say which quarterback was in this good of a situation that Caleb Williams is entering into as the number one overall pick in the draft.

The offensive weapons surrounding Caleb Williams (Moore, Allen, Odunze) are statistically much better than typical #1 pick environments.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Jayden Daniels is clearly the #2 quarterback in the draft over Drake May

There isn't one person I've spoken to that believes that Drake May should be drafted number two over Jaden Daniels. ... That first tier has has been for for teams has always been kind of Caleb and Jaden. And then the second tier is Drake.

Jayden Daniels was indeed drafted 2nd overall by the Commanders, and Drake May 3rd by the Patriots.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

JJ McCarthy will have the best rookie season of any quarterback if he lands in Minnesota

JJ McCarthy could have the best rookie year of all the quarterbacks if he lands in Minnesota, that that's the most desirable spot for these rookie quarterbacks.

McCarthy suffered a season-ending meniscus injury in the preseason and will not play his rookie season.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Byron Murphy could be a surprise top 10 pick and the first defensive player drafted

The more people I've talked to in the league, the more I get the sense that Byron Murphy defensive tackle from from Texas could be, and, and, and I, I don't wanna say it's most likely, but if there's gonna be a surprise in the top 10, it's Byron Murphy.

Byron Murphy II was drafted 16th overall by the Seahawks. Laiatu Latu (15th) was the first defensive player drafted.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Lad McConkey will be a first-round draft pick

Lad McConkey from Georgia is, is so dynamic in terms of his route running ability... I'm gonna say he's going in the first round.

Ladd McConkey was drafted with the 34th pick, which is the beginning of the second round.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 22, 2024
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Bo Nix is a second-round talent and will not be drafted in the first round

Bo Nix, everyone puts him at 12 to the [Broncos] ... But Bo Nix, if he doesn't go 12 to Denver is a second round pick according to everybody. ... I think there are five quarterbacks that are gonna go. Caleb Williams, Jaden Daniels, JJ, Drake May, JJ McCarthy and Michael Penix. And I think round two is where you'll see Bo Nix.

Bo Nix was drafted 12th overall in the first round by the Denver Broncos.