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Paul Bissonnette and Jerry O'Connell on NBA Playoffs, Rap Beefs, and Brady's Roast
Monday shows after a massive sports weekend usually hit different, but this one was on another level. Between the Kentucky Derby, the NBA and NHL playoffs reaching a fever pitch, and a rap war for the ages, Big Cat and PFT had their hands full. The conversation immediately turned to Anthony Edwards, who is officially putting the league on notice after dismantling the Nuggets in Game 1. Big Cat is ready to crown him as the face of the next generation.
Big CatAnthony Edwards is the next upcoming superstar in the NBA
Anthony Edwards is the next upcoming superstar in the NBA. I know we talked about superstars when it came to Jalen Brunson... Anthony Edwards is 22 years old and what he's doing through the first five games in these playoffs for him have been just outta this world.
The way Ant is playing has everyone reaching for the highest possible comparisons. It’s not just that he’s winning; it’s the way he’s doing it with a killer instinct that feels eerily familiar to anyone who watched basketball in the 90s.
Big CatThe Michael Jordan comparisons for Anthony Edwards are not forced or crazy
He's an absolute killer. And people are throwing around the [Michael Jordan] comparison and like, it's not, it doesn't feel forced. It's not crazy.
While the Wolves are ascending, the Clippers are doing exactly what they always do: disappearing when it matters. Big Cat and PFT marveled at how a team with that much talent can consistently feel like such a non-factor in the championship conversation.
Big CatThe Clippers are a disaster franchise
The Clippers just went out, sat on Friday night... people just kind of forgot. Oh yeah. The Clippers are one of the biggest sports disasters. They're a disaster franchise.
Hank, meanwhile, has reached a level of Boston arrogance that is truly terrifying. With the Celtics set to face the Cavs, he isn't just predicting a win; he’s predicting a total annihilation that would make most fans blush. Big Cat is practically begging for a Cavs upset just to see the fallout.
HankThe Celtics vs. Cavaliers series will be a triple-digit point differential bloodbath
They'll probably maybe win one game and have like a historic shooting there... but there should be a four-one or four-oh series. [Point differential] is going to be like in triple digits. Combined the four wins would be triple digits.
Switching gears to the rap world, the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef went supernova over the weekend. The guys broke down the rapid-fire diss tracks, with Big Cat noting that Kendrick seems to have the upper hand not just because of the bars, but because he’s tapping into a general fatigue with Drake.
Big CatKendrick Lamar is winning the beef because he is speaking for everyone who hates Drake
Drake is responding to Kendrick Lamar, but Kendrick Lamar is, the way he's dropping these things is basically he's speaking for a lot more people that just haven't said anything to Drake in a long time... It essentially talking for a bunch of people being like, we've been saying this shit behind your back.
PFT offered a different perspective on the winner of the feud. While the world watches two titans trade haymakers about pedophilia and secret children, one man managed to bow out gracefully before the mud got too deep.
PFT CommenterJ. Cole is the real winner of the Drake-Kendrick rap beef
The smartest person, the real winner of this entire beef is J. Cole because J. Cole was in it. And then he went on stage and he was like, no, I'm kind of a pussy so I don't want to do this. Smart. He's the goat for recognizing that he did not want to be anywhere involved in this.
Paul Bissonnette on the Leafs' Collapse and Playoff Predictions
Paul Bissonnette joined the show fresh off the Maple Leafs' annual tradition of breaking their fans' hearts in Game 7. Biz was remarkably candid about the state of the franchise, suggesting that the team's core and coaching staff might finally see the massive shake-up fans have been demanding for years.
Paul BissonnetteMitch Marner is likely gone from the Maple Leafs and the team might fire head coach Sheldon Keefe as well.
Mitch Marner didn't show up. He makes too much money. I think he's gone. And I think that, that they might let the coach [Sheldon Keefe] go. I know I just went long-winded about this shit show. But they should've, I think if they're fully healthy, the whole series, they win it and now it's just gonna be a, it's gonna be a fucking gong show.
Despite the mourning in Toronto, Biz is still locked into the rest of the bracket. He’s leaning heavily on the Stars to continue their run after surviving a war with Vegas, even with a daunting matchup against Colorado on the horizon.
Paul BissonnetteThe Dallas Stars will beat the Colorado Avalanche in 7 games
I got Dallas in seven again... I think that Dallas, who's a Stanley Cup team can get to the finals because they gotta go through the juggernaut, which was the Vegas Golden Knights.
Looking further ahead, Biz sees a collision course in the West between two of the most exciting players in the game. He expects the Oilers to handle their business quickly against a Vancouver team that is limping into the second round.
Paul BissonnetteThe Edmonton Oilers will steamroll the Vancouver Canucks in 5 games
I think that Edmonton is gonna steamroll Vancouver where Vancouver's lost their starting goaltender Thatcher Demko... I think it's gonna be a five-game series.
Jerry O'Connell's Knicks Fever and Tom Brady's Roast
Jerry O'Connell called in from a park in Calabasas, hiding from his wife to talk Knicks and troll Max about the Sixers' exit. JOC was in peak form, screaming "Bing Bong" and crediting the Villanova connection for the Knicks' success while simultaneously worrying about the historical "yips" New York faces against Indiana.
Jerry O'ConnellThe Knicks get the 'yips' whenever they play the Pacers
I'm very nervous about the Pacers. There's a history there... I think the Pacers actually... I think we just get the yips when we're around them.
To wrap things up, the guys dove into the Tom Brady Roast on Netflix. It was a rare moment where a modern roast actually felt dangerous again, with no topic—including Brady’s divorce or Robert Kraft’s off-field headlines—off limits. Big Cat and PFT agreed that while most of the night was a home run, one A-list actor definitely missed the mark.
Big CatNikki Glaser was the best roaster and Ben Affleck was the worst at the Tom Brady Roast
I thought Nikki Glaser was the best because anytime you have a roast, like the professional comedians, you could just see why they're professional comedians... I thought Ben Affleck was the weirdest and worst. It was really strange. He spent 10 minutes yelling about like an anonymous Bills fan.
It’s a great day to be a sports fan, unless you’re Drake, Ben Affleck, or a resident of Philadelphia.
