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Nick Wright on LeBron vs. MJ and Penguins Nick Bonino and Brian Dumoulin
The NBA Finals are officially over, and while Kevin Durant finally got his ring, the guys aren't ready to crown the Warriors as the greatest of all time just because they added a superstar. Big Cat and PFT Commenter spent the morning dissecting the fallout of Game 5, from the 'gentleman's sweep' to the absolute absurdity of the Tristan Thompson and David West kiss.
Big Cat made sure to get his stance on the record early regarding the hierarchy of the league despite the Warriors' dominance.
Big CatLeBron James is still the best player in the NBA
I just want it on the record that I do still think LeBron is the best player in the NBA, but what Kevin Durant did in the finals was fantastic.
While KD walked away with the Finals MVP, he might have lost something even more valuable during the locker room celebration. PFT spotted a glaring weakness in Durant's championship form that had nothing to do with basketball.
PFT CommenterKevin Durant lost his man card for spitting out a beer while celebrating
All the money in the world, all the championships in the world, they can't buy you back your man card. So he was in the locker room afterwards celebrating, took a sip of beer, and just spit it out all over himself.
Nick Wright Defends the King
FS1's Nick Wright joined the show for what was less of an interview and more of a therapeutic shouting match. Big Cat and Nick went toe-to-toe on whether the Warriors are actually 'light years ahead' or just beneficiaries of massive luck. Nick stood by his controversial pre-series take that the Warriors over-corrected by signing Durant, even if the results made him look a little crazy.
Nick WrightThe Warriors would have been a better team if they never added Kevin Durant
The concern I had with the Warriors... they kept their top three players, but other than that, they made major moves. They got rid of rim protection... for a guy that I thought was redundant... throughout the regular season, it was looking correct. Now, in the playoffs, it looks idiotic, and I got to own that.
Nick didn't stop there, digging into why he finds the Warriors' style of play visually offensive compared to the raw power of LeBron James. He also offered a scouting report on Draymond Green that probably won't end up on Draymond's LinkedIn profile anytime soon.
Nick WrightDraymond Green is a poor man's LeBron James
Draymond is like a poor man's LeBron. Because Draymond is... a guy that can guard all five spots. A guy that can bring the ball up the court.
Naturally, the conversation devolved into the never-ending MJ vs. LeBron debate. Nick remains the world's foremost LeBron scholar, insisting that the King has already surpassed His Airness.
Nick WrightLeBron James is the greatest basketball player of all time
I think LeBron's the greatest player ever. You disagree with that, and we can have that discussion as well if you'd like.
Back-to-Back Champs
As is tradition, Nick Bonino and Brian Dumoulin of the Pittsburgh Penguins hopped on the show to rub their second straight Stanley Cup in PFT’s face. The guys discussed the 'Caps Year' curse, Nick Bonino's legendary toughness playing through a broken tibia, and Phil Kessel’s affinity for shrimp cocktail over hot dogs at the championship cookout.
Brian DumoulinWayne Gretzky is the best player ever, but Sidney Crosby is the best I've ever seen
Wayne is the best player ever. But, I mean, I think – I mean, obviously, Sid, in my eyes, just because I'm – I mean, I've seen him play, and I see him every day. I think, honestly, he's the best player that I've ever seen and been able to play with.
Intern Billy Football and Hot Seat/Cool Throne
The episode also marked the official introduction of Intern Billy Football. Fresh out of high school, Billy is tasked with whipping Big Cat and PFT into shape through the power of ketosis. While he's starting at the D-III level, the guys have much bigger plans for his future.
Big CatBilly Football will transfer to a Division I school and eventually make it to the NFL
Billy Football is actually playing college football next year for a Division III school. But we've already made it clear that we're going to be transferring to a Division I school after this next year and then the road to the NFL.
On Hot Seat/Cool Throne, PFT put John Fox on notice for his questionable logic regarding rookie QB Mitch Trubisky, while Big Cat warned the 'perfect booties' of Instagram that a certain NBA superstar is officially back online and active.
Big CatNo 'perfect booties' on Instagram are safe now that LeBron James has ended his social media blackout
LeBron James is now back on Instagram and Twitter if ZeroDark30-23 is over, and that means no perfect booties are safe because he likes his perfect booties. He likes to like them.
To wrap up the show, the guys answered some hard-hitting questions on Guys on Chicks, including a deep dive into the 'double piss' theory of pregnancy tests and a stern warning from Big Cat about the dangers of dating runners.
Big CatSteer clear of dating hardcore runners to avoid being forced into a miserable Saturday morning routine
You don't want to get in a relationship with a hardcore runner, because then you're going to be getting up at 6 a.m. on Saturdays. You always see those couples, and they're running, and they have matching outfits, and one of them looks absolutely miserable. One of them's like, I want to kill myself. That's the one that you're going to end up being, so just steer clear of runners.
If you find yourself at a B-Dubs this weekend, just remember that according to PFT, winning an eating contest is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
