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Keith Yandle on NHL Ironman Record, Sonk, and Playoff Hockey
Warriors-Lakers Game 1 actually lived up to the massive hype. Anthony Davis looked like a literal giant out there, and Steph Curry was doing Steph Curry things until Jordan Pool decided he was the primary option for a 30-footer with the game on the line. Big Cat is officially entering the panic room regarding LeBron’s potential path to another ring.
Big CatMy fear of the Lakers making a championship run has reached a new level
My fear of LeBron and the Lakers making a championship run has elevated to another rung. So I do think this is gonna be a great series. I obviously, you know, like game one, especially the Warriors coming off of game seven, I don't know how they're gonna solve for the fact that the Lakers are just taller than them.
PFT noticed a shift in the hierarchy of the Lakers' superstars, observing that AD’s health and dominance might have finally changed the team dynamic in a way that suits everyone involved.
PFT CommenterLeBron James might be better as a Robin than a Batman for the Lakers
I think what we're seeing is LeBron might be better as a Robin than he is as a Batman. They've got a true number one option finally on the Lakers in AD who looks healthier than we had predicted.
The guys also took a second to complain about the jersey situation across the league. Between the Celtics wearing green on the road in Philly and the Warriors' weird flower jerseys, the visual aspect of these playoffs is a mess. Big Cat wants the league to go back to basics immediately.
Big CatNBA playoff teams should only wear their classic home and road jerseys
When you're in the playoffs, you wear your jerseys, you wear your classic jerseys, you wear your home, you wear your road. Like don't fuck it up. ... I don't want your city connect. I don't want your 17th Nike jersey. ... I do sound like an old man right now, but I want your classic jersey playing in the playoffs.
Sixers-Celtics Round 1 Goes to Max
Hank is officially in hell. James Harden turned back the clock for 45 points to lead the Sixers to a win at the Garden without Joel Embiid. Max was practically oozing joy while sitting next to a dejected Hank, who spent the rest of the night reading articles about the 2007 writers' strike to distract himself from the pain. Big Cat is already looking ahead to Game 2, but he doesn't think the Sixers can keep this momentum once the Celtics actually decide to play defense.
Big CatThe Celtics will blow out the Sixers in Game 2
I do think the Celtics are gonna kill them tonight. I think there's a just a natural like let down, you won one in Boston, you didn't need Embiid. It the Celtics now have to like give their best effort. It feels like a Celtics blowout.
Hank, ever the optimist, is hoping the return of the MVP might actually be the thing that saves the Celtics series. He's convinced that the Sixers' chemistry will fall apart once they have to re-integrate their big man.
HankJoel Embiid returning to the lineup will discombobulate the Sixers
I think that Embiid coming back at not a hundred percent will discombobulate them. I think it helps [the Celtics]. ... If Embiid comes back it's gonna discombobulate them enough for the Celtics to win.
Keith Yandle on the Art of the Sonk
Former NHL Ironman Keith Yandle joined the show for an incredible interview about his career and the current state of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He explained the origin of "Sonk" and shared stories about playing with Biz and being a legendary teammate. Even though the Bruins had a historic regular season, Yandle wasn't as shocked as the rest of the world when Florida pulled the upset.
Keith YandleThe Florida Panthers' upset over the Bruins wasn't as shocking as people think
I don't think it was a choke as much as people are saying... You look at Florida's team, they're loaded, they got superstar players... They had been playing playoff hockey for the last month trying to get into the playoffs.
Yandle gave us some insight into what makes Connor McDavid a different species of athlete, claiming the guy basically functions on a different level of physics than everyone else on the ice.
Keith YandleConnor McDavid is so fast he doesn't even get tired on the ice
I honestly don't think he even gets tired... He's just so fast... And the dual threat of being one of the best passers in the league and now having the ability to score kind of whenever you want, is just taking his game through the roof.
When asked about the most hypothetical of scenarios involving a full roster of McDavids, Yandle didn't hesitate to crown them champions before the puck even dropped.
Keith YandleA team of 20 Connor McDavids would easily win the Stanley Cup
If there were let's say 20 Connor McDavids on a team... Do they win a Stanley Cup? Yeah. Not even close. [Ooh, now Whit disagrees with you] 20 of them.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a heavy dose of Bill Belichick's pettiness. PFT was enamored with the news that the Patriots' draft-day trade was motivated almost entirely by a desire to screw over the Jets and prevent them from getting the offensive tackle they wanted.
PFT CommenterBill Belichick trading back in the draft just to spite the Jets was a brilliant move
The Patriots traded that draft pick to the Steelers because they knew that the Jets wanted to take Broderick Jones... They even got less than they should have gotten from the Steelers because they wanted to move that pick so badly... specifically so they could fuck the New York Jets. That's brilliant.
Billy Football brought the vibes down by reminding everyone that we are probably months away from being enslaved by Boston Dynamics robots. He's convinced the Black Mirror timeline is ahead of schedule.
Billy FootballAI-powered robots will kill us all in less than a year
If you guys watch the episode metalhead [from Black Mirror], that's actually happening in real life... They gave Boston Dynamics robots brains and now they can do whatever they want. Think for themselves. I still think we got less than a year left. Yeah, we're done. We're cooked.
We wrapped up with Guys on Chicks, featuring a woman who is currently catfishing her ex-boyfriend on LinkedIn by offering him a fake high-paying job. Big Cat and PFT agreed that while she's definitely a psycho, the move is a Hall of Fame level of commitment to a bit.
Maybe the Celtics will actually defend a layup in Game 2, but don't count on it.
