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Paul Bissonnette 06/03/2016

Friday, June 3, 201617 takes

The guys break down the NBA Finals, the Delly dick punch that backfired, and how Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook managed to somehow be the big losers of Game 1. Paul Bissonnette from the Ontario Reign joins the show to talk NHL Playoffs, what it means to be a 4th line slug, and what his go to move is when fighting in hockey. Segments include "PR 101" for Dick Vitale tweeting out a swear word, "Thoughts and Prayers" for Hank's dick after he bought the Stephmoji's app, "Stay Classy" for Pardon My Take after they bullied a horse off twitter, and "Jimbos of the Week".

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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LeBron James will have to move cities or fire his team if the Cavs lose the Finals

It looks like LeBron [James] is going to either have to move cities again or fire his whole team.

The Cavs won the 2016 Finals, so he didn't have to leave immediately, though he eventually left for the Lakers in 2018.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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LeBron James would be a better player if he had gone to college

I think maybe if LeBron James had gone to college, he would be a better player. What do you learn in college? You learn how to make new friends and how to trust other people. LeBron has some trouble with that.

LeBron is widely considered one of the two greatest players ever without college; it is highly unlikely 1-4 years of college would have made him 'better'.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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LeBron James peaked in high school

I'll be the first to say it. LeBron James peaked in high school. There it is. Boom.

LeBron James went on to win 4 NBA championships and 4 MVPs after high school.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are the big losers of the Warriors' Game 1 win

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are the big losers of tonight. When it really comes down to it, when you basically had this Warriors team beat and now you're watching this game and you see that the Cavs don't have answers for the Warriors... they're chokers and big time losers again.

Subjective opinion on legacy and perception following the 2016 Western Conference Finals collapse.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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We need to stop talking about Shaun Livingston's knee injury because it was a decade ago

At what point can we just move on from the Shaun Livingston knee issue? It's been, I don't know, six, seven years. He's been totally fine for a really long time... I just want people to stop with Sean Livingston's stuff. He had a knee injury 10 years ago. Knees grow back by then.

Biologically, knees do not 'grow back', though Livingston did play several more healthy seasons.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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If you don't watch a graphic sports injury after a warning, you are the biggest pussy alive

When someone says don't watch because it's too graphic, if you then don't watch, you're the biggest pussy alive... That's just basically saying this is going to be so gross you're going to want to puke, but you have to watch it.

Inherently subjective judgment on personal toughness.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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The 1990s Bulls are the best team of all time based on combined regular and postseason records

If you add up the regular season and the postseason record, the Bulls already have the title for best team of all time. This chicken is fucked. Put to bed. Tucked in. Like a cigarette.

The 1995-96 Bulls went 87-13 (.870). The 2015-16 Warriors went 88-18 (.830) after losing the Finals, so the Bulls did maintain the best combined record.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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The San Jose Sharks will be swept if they lose Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals

I would say game three, if they [the Sharks] lose, I could predict a sweep, but I wouldn't count them out.

The Sharks won Game 3, so they were not swept.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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NHL superstars like Sidney Crosby get better treatment from refs and can bully linesmen into letting them cheat on face-offs

Typically superstars do get a better treatment just because they can bully linesmen a lot more than say no namers... Whereas if Joe Thornton's like, 'Hey, drop the fucking puck when I want it,' he'll be like... 'Hey Michael [Jordan], I didn't see it, but I'm going to call it now.' It's very similar to that.

A common observation in professional sports, though impossible to prove definitively via data.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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I would beat Conor McGregor in a fight if we were both wearing hockey skates

If it was you and Conor McGregor fighting... but you're both wearing hockey skates, who wins? Well man, he's got pretty good balance. I would put my money on myself just because I'm a lot bigger than him.

Hypothetical scenario that cannot be verified.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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The 'glowing puck' ruined the NHL and likely caused the 2004-05 lockout

The glowing puck, did they get rid of that because it was easier to play defense? I think they took the non-hockey followers word too seriously and kind of ruined the game. I really think that's probably why the lockout happened.

Hot TakeHockeyFireSarcastic
The lockout was about the salary cap and labor issues, not the FoxTrax puck which ended years earlier.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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It is easier for the US to win an Olympic gold medal than for a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup

I would probably say it's easier to win an Olympic gold medal in hockey than it would be to win a Stanley Cup just based on how hard it is... if you have a good two weeks at the Olympics and all your lines are clicking, you get a gold. So I would say U.S. winning gold.

At the time of writing, a Canadian team still hasn't won a Cup (since 1993), and the US hasn't won Gold (since 1980). Both remain difficult.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016·PR 101
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Dick Vitale should start a second career as a porn critic

Maybe if he [Dick Vitale] just became a full-on porn guy, it wouldn't be the worst thing ever. If he woke up in the morning and was like, 'here are my top five favorite porn picks for the day.' Wouldn't you just be like, that kind of fits for Dick Vitale?

Satirical suggestion for a 77-year-old broadcaster.

Stay Classy

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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016·Stay Classy
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Bullying the horse Nyquist off Twitter is a more impressive achievement than winning the Kentucky Derby

Nyquist the horse is a flash in the pan... No one's going to remember Nyquist the horse. Except for the fact that it got bullied off Twitter. That's actually more impressive than the Kentucky Derby. How many Kentucky Derby winners have there been? Like 120? How many horses have been bullied off Twitter?

Subjective value judgment on internet trolling vs. athletic achievement.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016·Stay Classy
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The horse Nyquist has AIDS

The horse has AIDS. Right. The first thing I did was... Fuck the horse. Both on Twitter and in real life.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Nonsensical claim intended as a joke.

Pop Culture

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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016·Pop Culture
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Harambe the gorilla committed suicide by zookeeper to escape living in Cincinnati

Did Harambe like plan this whole thing out? When the kid fell in, do you think Harambe was like, this is my chance to finally get out of this fucking place... Like suicide by zookeeper is pretty much what I'm getting at here.

Clearly impossible to verify and intended as a joke.

Jimbos

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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016·Jimbos
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Add 'ha-ha' or 'LOL' to the end of any uncomfortable message to instantly spin the situation

I've always told you... if you just throw a ha-ha or an LOL at the end of every DM or text, you can always be like... 'Oh, I'm in.' It's just, yeah, we're just joking. Just add a ha-ha on everything whenever you get in a bad situation. See if you can just laugh your way out of it.

A matter of interpersonal strategy, not a testable fact.