PMT DB
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Richard Jefferson on LeBron, Kyrie Trade, and NBA GOAT Rankings
The greatest game in the history of the world just happened, and it was a Brian Hoyer vs. Jared Goff shootout in highlighter yellow jerseys. Big Cat and PFT Commenter are taking a victory lap for Thursday Night Football, a slot usually reserved for the sickos, but now proven to be the elite tier of pigskin. While the fake fans were complaining about the Rams' 'mustard' kits, the real ones were basking in the glow of Color Rush glory.
Big CatThursday Night Football is where real football gets played.
I'm saying suck it because we have long said Thursday night football is where real football gets played. You might get the Bengals and the Texans scoring no touchdowns, but you also might get a Brian Hoyer and Jared Goff shootout.
PFT was quick to point out that if you skipped this game because of the names on the marquee, you don't actually love the sport. It’s about the grind, the short weeks, and the absolute chaos that only happens when two teams have roughly forty-eight hours to prepare.
PFT CommenterYou are a fake fan if you don't watch Thursday Night Football because of a 'bad' matchup
If you're the kind of fan that doesn't watch Thursday Night Football because you've got work tomorrow morning or it's between two of the worst teams of the past 25 years or some other excuse like that, guess what? You're a fake fan. Fake. Fraud. Shame.
Richard Jefferson Part 2
Richard Jefferson returned for the second half of his interview and immediately got into the weeds of the Cleveland Cavaliers' soap opera. Between the front office drama and Kyrie Irving’s sudden departure to Boston, there was plenty to unpack. Big Cat floated a theory that Kyrie’s move wasn't about a feud with LeBron James, but rather a strategic exit before LeBron could leave him high and dry.
Big CatKyrie Irving requested a trade because he didn't want to be left in Cleveland when LeBron leaves for L.A. next year
My theory is that Kyrie basically said LeBron's going to go to L.A. next year, and I don't want him to basically control my destiny, where it's like, if I have a chance to get to a team that can compete right now, instead of being left in Cleveland when LeBron bolts in a year... I don't want to have that happen to me.
Richard Jefferson provided a rare look into how professional athletes view their careers as they age. He defended guys like Derrick Rose and himself, noting that just because you aren't an MVP candidate anymore doesn't mean you should hang it up. If you still love the game and can get paid to play in front of 30,000 people, you stay as long as the knees allow. He even gave his official GOAT rankings, putting Michael Jordan at the top, followed closely by his current teammate.
Richard JeffersonMichael Jordan is the GOAT, followed by LeBron, Kareem, Tim Duncan, and Magic Johnson
I'll go MJ 1. I'll go LeBron 2—still counting, though... Then at three, I would go Kareem. Four, I would go probably Tim. Then five, I would go Magic. Magic and Kobe are really, really close.
Of course, it wouldn't be PMT without Big Cat testing the limits of LeBron's greatness by comparing him to MJ's legendary 'tough love' leadership style.
Big CatIf LeBron James was truly as good as Michael Jordan, he would have punched Matthew Dellavedova in the face during practice for hustling too hard.
If LeBron was as good as MJ, LeBron would have punched [Delly] in the face at some point during practice... for hustling too hard and trying to be playing press defense.
Protecting the Shield and Sun Science
In a somber but necessary segment, Big Cat and PFT had to mount up to 'Protect the Shield' following the news of Aaron Hernandez’s severe CTE diagnosis. Since the NFL can never be at fault, the guys looked for literally any other explanation for his brain decay. PFT did some linguistic gymnastics connecting 'Chronic' Traumatic Encephalopathy to Hernandez’s well-documented love for the devil's lettuce.
PFT CommenterAaron Hernandez's CTE was probably caused by smoking weed, not football
When you say he has CTE and everyone says, well, because he played football... He smoked a lot of weed... Chronic. What does the C stand for in CTE? Chronic. Chronic. If you look up the symptoms of CTE, it's forgetfulness, probably inappropriate laughter... paranoia. I mean, I'm just connecting the dots here.
Moving from the court to the cosmos, the guys checked in on Tom Brady’s latest war against the elements. Brady recently claimed that drinking enough water prevents sunburns, a piece of junk science that PFT fully supports based on his observations of the aquatic animal kingdom.
PFT CommenterTom Brady is right that drinking water prevents sunburns because fish never get sunburned
Tom Brady has actually – he's the scientist who has found the nourishing effects of water. Well, I'd like to point out that I've never seen a sunburned fish in my life, and they are just surrounded by water all the time.
Explain it to Hank: The Soak
To wrap things up, the show featured a legendary 'Explain it to Hank' where the boys had to educate Hank on the finer points of BYU culture. After news broke that BYU is finally allowing caffeinated soda on campus, the conversation naturally turned to the infamous practice of 'soaking.' Big Cat walked a bewildered Hank through the mechanics of the loophole.
Big CatMormon soaking is a real practice where couples stay still to avoid technically having sex
The soak is you're not allowed to have sex before you get married... You are allowed to soak. What does that mean? You just put it in. Don't move. Just lay there. You soak it. Just put it in... with no friction.
The episode closed with a commitment to watch the greatest football show ever made, *Playmakers*, which makes *Ballers* look like a Disney Channel original movie.
Get your water intake up so you don't turn into a lobster this weekend.
