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Orlando Magic's Paolo Banchero, Yankees Have Life And Their Fans Are Grabbing Balls, College Football Talk + Listener Submitted FAQ's

Wednesday, October 30, 202414 takes

The Yankees have life all because a couple of their fans fought Mookie Betts for a foul ball. We talk World Series (-). Anthony Richardson benched and Stefon Diggs out for the year (-). Monday Night Football and Russell Wilson may be back (-). The Hail Mary aftermath may turn out to be good for the Bears now that the locker room is speaking out against Eberflus (-). College Football talk and Texas A&M's Mike Elko is ready to take some shots (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including altitude causing a guy to turn gay, Dwyane Wade statue and more (-). Orlando Magic All Star Paolo Banchero joins us in studio fresh off his 50 point performance on Monday to talk about being in the zone, NBA, his time at Duke, Coach K, losing to UNC, his welcome to the NBA moment and tons more (-). We finish with listener submitted FAQ's (-).

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Grabbing Mookie Betts' glove was the best use of $5,000 by a fan of all time

You go to that game and I saw people clowning 'em online saying you spent $5,000 for front row seats just to get kicked out. No, that's, that's maybe the most well spent $5,000 of all time for those guys. Yeah, they're, they're heroes.

Whether it's the 'best' use of money is purely subjective, but the fan certainly became legendary for the incident.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The two Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts are responsible for the Yankees winning Game 4

Those guys sparked the Yankees. Like I believe that those guys are responsible for this win in those bats waking up because basically the, all the Yankee fans sitting in, in Yankee stadium tonight were like, do something. And the Capobianco brothers are like, you know what? We'll do something.

The Yankees did win Game 4, but attributing it to two fans in the first inning is a humorous exaggeration.
Push
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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The Colts had to bench Anthony Richardson because they were wasting a potential playoff season

The fact that you're so close in all these games, if you're the head coach, if you're Shane Steichen, you have to start [Flacco] because you're wasting what could be a playoff season. And also you also risk losing the locker room when all the other guys are dependent on the quarterback for their salary. They're not getting the ball, the offense isn't moving.

Flacco did start, but the Colts' season continued to fluctuate, eventually resulting in Steichen going back to Richardson.
Loss
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The Jets will not get any lower than they are right now

My theory is that they will not get any lower than they are right now. Like everyone's shitting on the jets. Everyone is shitting on the jets. Aaron Rodgers is drinking water with cayenne pepper in it. Pretty, I think it's, it's pretty low. It's been pretty low.

The Jets actually got much lower, losing to the Cardinals 31-6 shortly after this and firing their GM Joe Douglas in November.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Tomlin is a top five coach in the NFL

I can't believe that I ever doubted Mike Tomlin again after coming to the conclusion that Mike Tomlin is a top five coach in the NFL. I know he doesn't won a playoff game in a very long time, but all he does is run a great locker room and have a competitive team every year.

Subjective ranking, though Tomlin's longevity and winning record support the claim.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Giants should sell everything at the trade deadline to extend the front office's job security

Should the Giants sell now? I think they should because Mr. Mara has already said, and I actually believe him that they're not gonna make any changes to the front office and coaching staff. So if you are the front office and you're not gonna get fired, why wouldn't you try to trade anything you can for draft picks and then extend your stay Because you're like, well we have draft picks And, we gotta see how they turn out.

The Giants did not do a fire sale at the deadline, though they eventually benched Daniel Jones and faced continued calls for change.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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The Steelers are one of the best teams in the AFC

I think that the Steelers are actually very good though. Yeah. I think what Russell Wilson's done to the offense... I think that the Steelers are one of the best teams in the AFC.

The Steelers continued to win and led the AFC North through November, validating the 'very good' label.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Eberflus is entirely to blame for the Bears' loss to the Commanders

Basically all of this adds up to Matt Eberflus is to blame for this, which I came to that conclusion on Sunday night. But it's good to hear the players back it up. And then on top of all of that, we had a report just a couple hours ago that apparently Ben Johnson was interested in the Bears job last year.

The coaching errors on the final drive (giving up 15 yards for free, not calling timeout) are widely considered the primary reason for the loss.

College Football

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Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024·College Football
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Elko is a great football coach and was the right hire over a 'sexy' name

It's a great reminder though, for Texas A&M who did the Let's get Jimbo Fisher and pay him a hundred million dollars... sometimes in college football, Mike Elko was not the sexy hire. He's just a very good competent, like nuts and bolts football coach... Mike Elko is a fucking great football coach.

A&M went from a disaster to SEC title contention in Elko's first year, supporting this take.
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Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024·College Football
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Big CatBig Cat

Travis Hunter is the best football player in the country and it shouldn't be up for debate

I think if you're just basing this off, who's the best football player? That's the criteria, right? Yeah. Who's the best football player in the country? Yeah. I don't think that it's up for debate.

Subjective Heisman debate, but Hunter's status as the betting favorite in late 2024 aligns with the claim.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Doc Rivers is on the Hot Seat because the Bucks have no identity

My Hot Seat is Doc Rivers... They are one in three on the season 18 and 22 in the Doc Rivers era. Mm. And Giannis was talking in the post game and said, right now we don't have an identity... How are we gonna win the game? ... No identity's bad.

The Bucks continued to struggle throughout November, keeping Doc Rivers in the center of media criticism.

Interview

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Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Paolo BancheroPaolo Banchero

I believe I can score 60 or 70 points in an NBA game

I know there's more, you know, I don't feel like, oh man, I, I, I gave everything I had. I can't go any, you know, further than that. It's like, nah man, I feel like I can, you know, go get 60, 70.

Banchero is 21 and already hit 50. Scoring 60+ is highly plausible in his career given current NBA scoring trends.
Open
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024
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Paolo Banchero will win an NBA MVP at some point in his career

Rookie of the year. All-Star, do we want to say that you're gonna win an MVP at some point? Be the first to report it. [Paolo: Yeah, I definitely think that.] ... Exclusive inside scoop Paolo Banchero MVP at some point.

Outcome won't be known for years, but Banchero's early career stats put him on an MVP trajectory.

Faq

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Take Slip·Oct 30, 2024·FAQ
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The Commanders' Super Bowl window is officially open right now

I don't think it's delusional to say that I am, I'm existing inside of a Super Bowl window right now. ... The window's cracked right now and I'm, I'm thinking about opening it up. There's a nice draft that's coming through.

With a 7-2 start following this episode and a franchise QB on a rookie deal, the window is objectively open.