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Nick Wright on LeBron's 'Blame Team' and the Mount Rushmore of Movie Crushes
Big Cat and PFT are officially in a summer-ending mood, which can only mean one thing: football is finally back. While the Yankees are busy holding candlelight vigils for a broken wrist, the real news is that the Hall of Fame game is around the corner, ending the long, dark drought of gridiron action.
Big CatI finally have a football game to watch every single week from now until the second week of February
We have finally gotten to the point where we will have a football game every single week until the second week of February. We have the Hall of Fame game on Thursday night. There will be a football game every single week.
Big Cat and PFT break down the early Training Camp vibes, including Ben Roethlisberger’s sudden interest in giving etiquette advice and the Browns’ quarterbacks buying a top-secret RV for their training camp clubhouse. It is also the season of personal growth for Big Cat, who is trying to move past being a headline-only consumer.
Big CatChecking the actual source of a quote instead of just reading a Twitter headline is the next level of sports journalism
I'm trying really hard to make sure that I actually look at things more than just the sentence I see on Twitter... I realized that I basically just jumped to every conclusion ever, and then I look like an idiot.
Who's Back and the 90s Lifestyle
PFT is declaring a total sports monopoly for the nation's capital. From Wayne Rooney's broken nose to Arena Bowl titles, he believes we are witnessing the birth of a new sporting empire that won't be stopped by anything, certainly not the Nationals self-combusting in the dugout.
PFT CommenterWashington D.C. sports is a dynasty that will never lose another championship again
Washington, D.C. is back big time. Wayne Rooney... man of the match. The Capitals re-signed Tom Wilson... that's a dynasty. The Redskins won the offseason again... they're a dynasty at this point. The Washington Valor won the Arena Bowl... so Washington, D.C. sports will never lose another championship again.
Speaking of dynasties, the guys took a look at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend, specifically the legendary pre-game habits of Chipper Jones. Big Cat pointed out that we have moved past the golden era of professional athletes being able to dominate while fueled exclusively by Cool Ranch Doritos and Chips Ahoy cookies.
Big CatThe 1990s were the last era where professional athletes could be out of shape and still succeed
The 90s were kind of the last era where guys were basically able to just be fat pieces of shit and go to the whole thing... There's some guy who in every single sport we can trace to. Like, who is the guy who's like, I'm actually going to train in the offseason? I'm going to lift weights.
Mount Rushmore of Movie Crushes
Jeff D. Lowe and Ken Jack from Lights, Camera, Barstool joined the program for a highly debated Mount Rushmore of movie crushes. The picks ranged from the nostalgic (Alicia Silverstone in Clueless) to the modern (Margot Robbie in Wolf of Wall Street). PFT stayed true to his brand by taking Sloane from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, while the audience apparently tried to derail the segment by voting for a cartoon rabbit from Space Jam.
Nick Wright on LeBron vs. MJ
Nick Wright made his return to the show, and while he’s still the preeminent LeBron stan, he’s evolved from a "frenemy" to a genuine friend of the program. He took some time to pull back the curtain on the world of morning debate shows, explaining the theatrical performance required to survive three hours of live TV. He also addressed the constant social media noise surrounding Kevin Durant, arguing that KD’s inability to ignore the trolls proves he isn't fully comfortable with his Golden State legacy.
Nick WrightKevin Durant's social media sensitivity shows he is not at peace with his move to the Warriors
If people bring up him [Kevin Durant] going to the Warriors, he clearly is not at peace with that decision, even though it has worked out better than even he could have expected... It is because you're Kevin Durant, you're not supposed to respond to trolls in your mentions.
Of course, it wouldn't be a Nick Wright interview without a deep dive into why LeBron James is the greatest to ever touch a basketball. Nick even tried to spin LeBron's 2011 Finals failure into a positive for his career narrative.
Nick WrightLosing the 2011 Finals to the Mavericks was ultimately good for LeBron James's legacy
The best thing that happened to LeBron, even though the way they lost was not great, the best thing that happened to LeBron was that Miami team losing to Dallas. Because it validated those other two titles. It made it seem hard... The fact that they had real adversity made the rest of the championships feel validated to the public.
Big Cat isn't buying the perfection of the move to the Lakers, though. He sees a calculated strategy behind the roster construction of Rondo, JaVale McGee, and Michael Beasley.
Big CatLeBron James intentionally put together a 'blame team' of flawed teammates for his first year in LA
LeBron James, the 2018-19 Los Angeles Lakers, he has put together the greatest blame team of all time. He's basically punted on this year... They have Rondo, JaVale McGee, Lance Stevenson, Michael Beasley. That team will get blamed and laughed at on Twitter every single night, and LeBron James will basically be like, well, what is he supposed to do?
Stay Classy and the Hot Seat
The show wrapped up with a Stay Classy for Braves announcer Joe Simpson, who spent his weekend getting extremely worked up about the Dodgers wearing T-shirts during batting practice.
Big CatBraves announcer Joe Simpson is the ultimate 'old man yells at cloud' for complaining about batting practice T-shirts
Getting upset about guys taking batting practice in T-shirts... this is maybe my favorite like old man yells at cloud mixed with baseball... Joe Simpson, suck our dicks, dude. You'll never hear this.
PFT also officially called the end of a tech giant during Hot Seat/Cool Throne. Between the massive market cap loss and the general vibe of the platform, the "death stake" has been officially planted.
PFT CommenterFacebook is officially done as a relevant company
I'm calling my shot. I'm going to put the PFT death stake is going into Facebook right now. Wow. They're done. Have you been on Facebook recently? No. It's trash... it's all ants, trolls, and ants.
If you see a dog in a cloud of dust this week, just remember it’s probably better at defense than LeBron James.
