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Randy Moss Talking Preakness, Pat Connaughton In Studio, Wolves Force Game 7 And NFL ScheduleRelease

Friday, May 17, 202413 takes

The Wolves force a Game 7 by absolutely killing the Nuggets. The Rangers avoid an absolute disaster and we talk PGA Championship and an idea for an upcoming John Daly challenge golf video(-). The Celtics move on and the Luka and the Mavs have stifled the Thunder(-). NFL release day and we talk schedules and whether or not things have gotten a little too cute(-). Randy Moss joins us to talk Preakness, what happened at the Derby, and did Secretariat do Steroids?(-) Pat Connaughton from the Milwaukee Bucks joins the show to talk about being a new dad, the Bucks season, Playoffs and Real Estate ponzi schemes that we would like to start(-). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week and Hank had another sleeping incident.(-)

Recap

Win
Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Spreads do not matter in Game 7 of the Timberwolves-Nuggets series

So the spreads don't matter in this game. Put it that way. It's just pick whatever team you think is gonna win.

The Timberwolves won outright as underdogs, and it was a close game until the end where the lead grew slightly, supporting the 'just pick a winner' logic.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Timberwolves should wear their throwback uniforms every single game

The wolves wore their throwbacks with the throwback court, which was the minute I turned on the game, I was like, oh, it's fucking on. I don't know. They should wear that every single game. I do not think they could lose in those.

The Wolves wore different uniforms for Game 7 and still won, so the 'can't lose' part is metaphorical, but they didn't adopt them full-time.
Void
Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stephen A. Smith could score five buckets on LeBron James in a one-on-one game to 100

I'm going to say that Stephen A. I think Stephen A. could score five buckets on [LeBron]... Because I think that LeBron would, he'd just, he'd get tired. There's no load management in the game to 100 one-on-one.

The game will never happen, and the literal claim that a 50+ year old non-pro could score 5 times on LeBron James in his physical Prime (or even now) is almost certainly incorrect.
Loss
Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Xander Schauffele's record-breaking start at the PGA Championship will not end well

Schauffele was lights out today. He's in the lead. He shot nine under I think. So now everyone is saying like, this feels like it's the year... I'm gonna go on the record and say I've seen this movie before and it's not gonna end well.

Xander Schauffele went on to win the 2024 PGA Championship, shooting 21-under par, proving PFT's skepticism wrong.
Loss
Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is going to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers

So LeBron is gonna go back to the Cavs... LeBron has a podcast with JJ Redick. LeBron wants to make the podcast even bigger. LeBron gets JJ Redick hired by the Lakers... I am gonna go to Cleveland and I'll get a different coach. So LeBron is actually trying to get two coaches hired right now.

LeBron James re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on a new two-year deal in July 2024.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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HankHank

The 'easy path' criticism of the Celtics' playoff run is an invalid excuse

I don't give a fuck about anyone that says that their path is easy. All they can do is beat the teams in front of them. It's not a valid excuse for people to be like, oh, Cupcake Mickey Mouse Eastern Conference run.

This is a subjective fan position, though the Celtics did go on to win the championship, somewhat validating that they were just that much better than everyone else.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Denver Nuggets have too much talent for the Dallas Mavericks

I just think that the Nuggets have even like four of those guys where if they have, they're capable of having incredible nights... I just think that the Nuggets have too much talent for the Mavericks.

This matchup never occurred in the 2024 playoffs because the Nuggets lost in the second round to the Timberwolves.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL schedule release has become over-produced and exhausting

I'm talking about the entire thing. I'm talking about the leaks. I'm talking about the intentional leaks. The unintentional leaks, the release of the release of the schedule. I'm kind of overall of it. I actually wish the NFL would go to a system where we don't even know when it's coming out and it's just a random Tuesday afternoon.

This is a subjective view on sports media trends.

Interview

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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Secretariat was likely racing on anabolic steroids

I think a pretty strong possibility that Secretariat was racing on anabolic steroids. But here's the deal. So were the other horses he was running against. It doesn't really taint his legacy in any way to me because he was an incredibly dominant race horse at a time when pretty much all the horses were running on that stuff.

Steroid use in horse racing wasn't banned in many jurisdictions until the 2000s, making Moss's historical assessment highly plausible, though unprovable due to the era's testing.
Win
Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Mystic Dan is a bet-against in the Preakness Stakes

I think he is a bet against. He got a perfect trip [in the Derby], which he's probably not gonna get Saturday. He's coming back in two weeks. For all those reasons, from a betting standpoint, I think he's a bet against.

Mystic Dan finished 2nd in the Preakness, losing to Seize the Grey. Betting against him to win was the correct gambling strategy.
Loss
Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Tuscan Gold is the best bet to win the Preakness Stakes

To me, the bet in the Preakness is a horse called Tuscan Gold, trained by Chad Brown. On numbers, he's just as good as Mystic Dan in my opinion... and he should be a higher price.

Tuscan Gold finished 4th in the Preakness and did not win.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Pat ConnaughtonPat Connaughton

The Boston Celtics have the best team remaining in the NBA playoffs

I do think unbiasedly, [the Celtics] have the best team left. At least in the East. When you talk about the West, I think the Denver-Minnesota series has been incredible.

The Celtics went on to win the 2024 NBA Championship, losing only 3 games in the entire postseason.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

NBA players would win the World Cup for the US in four months if they switched to soccer

If the Bucks decided that they wanted to be the US men's national team in soccer, we'd win a World Cup. No problem. Pick any sport. They'd be our best soccer player without a doubt. Give them four months.

Highly unlikely given the technical skill required for professional soccer, but purely a matter of debate.