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Paul Bissonnette, Jerry O'Connell, Kentucky Derby, Anthony Edwards Is The Man, Tom Brady Roast + Rap Beefs

Monday, May 6, 202412 takes

Packed sports weekend and we start with Anthony Edwards taking a leap and electrifying the NBA Playoffs (-). The Clippers are the saddest organization in the NBA (-). We talk Game 7's in the NHL and the Kentucky Derby (-). Who's back of the week including Drake vs Kendrick Lamar's rap beef goes supernova (-). Paul Bissonnette joins the show to talk hockey playoffs, another leafs collapse and more (-). Jerry O'Connell joins the show to talk about his Knicks, Bing Bong, and his yellow shirt (-). We finish with a recap of the Tom Brady roast (-).

Recap

Win
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Anthony 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.

Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals in 2024 and is widely considered one of the top faces of the league.
Void
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The 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 comparing a 22-year-old to Jordan is high praise, it remains a subjective matter of playstyle and trajectory.
Void
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The 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.

The Clippers have a long history of underperforming expectations, which Big Cat is highlighting as a permanent trait of the organization.
Push
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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HankHank

The 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 gonna be like in triple digits. Bloodbath.

The Celtics won the series 4-1, but the total point differential was +60, not triple digits.
Void
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Nikki 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.

The general critical reception following the roast largely mirrored Big Cat's opinion.

Who Is Back

Void
Take Slip·May 6, 2024·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Kendrick 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.

General consensus among critics and fans immediately following 'Not Like Us' was that Kendrick Lamar won the beef.
Void
Take Slip·May 6, 2024·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

J. 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.

J. Cole's reputation took an initial hit for 'apologizing', but as the beef got increasingly dark and personal, many fans eventually agreed with PFT's assessment.

Interview

Push
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The 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.

The Stars beat the Avalanche in 6 games, not 7.
Loss
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The 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 and then it's gonna be McDavid against MacKinnon again.

The Oilers beat the Canucks in 7 games, not 5. It was a very close series.
Win
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The New York Rangers will beat the Carolina Hurricanes in 6 games

I think they're gonna beat Carolina in six games and they're, yeah... they have everything going for them. I think that they're a stronger team and they got bigger weapons.

The Rangers beat the Hurricanes in exactly 6 games.
Win
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The 2024 Stanley Cup Final will be Edmonton vs. Florida

So I think that it will be Edmonton, Florida. That would be my guess.

This was the exact matchup for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.
Void
Take Slip·May 6, 2024
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

The 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.

The Knicks lost to the Pacers in 7 games in the 2024 playoffs, suffering many injuries, which JOC might attribute to these 'yips' or bad luck.