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Ryan Whitney And Dennis Rodman

Wednesday, February 27, 201916 takes

Lebron James is dominating the headlines and we go step by step through his last 2 weeks of quotes and announcements ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Dan Bilzerian being cancelled and the world ending (). Ryan Whitney joins the show to recap the trade deadline, nhl gambling trends, who is going to win the cup, and talking basketball ( - ). Dennis Rodman joins the show to talk about his new podcast, his NBA career, and friendship with Kim Jong Un ( - ). Segments include Bachelor talk for guys that don't watch the bachelor, thoughts and prayers for Enes Kanter, new segment "We Read An Affidavit" and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James is the best basketball player of his generation and his antics are hilarious

[LeBron] is absolutely the best player of his generation. ... My problem with LeBron lies mostly in the fact that you guys fail to see how hilarious he is. ... without LeBron James in the NBA, there would be so much less laughter.

The claim that he's the best of his generation is widely accepted, though the 'hilarious' part is subjective.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James has no friends left and even Carmelo Anthony is ducking his calls

He's such an unusual individual that he's lost all of his friends. ... Even Melo, it's gotten to the point where Carmelo Anthony is ducking LeBron James' calls because that's a toxic friendship.

There's no actual proof Carmelo was ducking calls, and LeBron remained close with his circle, though Carmelo never joined that specific Lakers team.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James will never win a championship without Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball is actually the most correct of anyone because he said that LeBron will never win without him... LeVar Ball said that LeBron will never win without Lonzo, and the Lakers are not as good of a team when Lonzo's out.

LeBron James won the 2020 NBA Championship with the Lakers after Lonzo Ball was traded to the Pelicans.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roy Williams has been a better coach than Coach K since 2003

Three NCAA titles as opposed to Dukes' two since Roy Williams went to UNC. ... UNC has five Final Fours as opposed to Dukes' three since Roy Williams got there. And UNC has eight regular season titles to Dukes' three since Roy Williams got there.

The stats cited were correct as of Feb 2019 regarding titles and Final Four appearances since 2003.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you died before the year 2000, you are essentially a caveman compared to people today

Essentially as much has changed in the world in the last 20 years. Correct. Where if you died prior to the year 2000, you're basically a caveman if we were to bring you back. ... Zero clout. They're fucking idiots.

This is a humorous observation on cultural and technological shifts.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

The world will be completely over in 150 years

I am 100% one of those people now that thinks the world's going to be done in 150 years. ... People who are saying we'll figure it out, it's too late. We have not figured it out.

This is a long-term prediction that cannot be verified for over a century.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

The world will be over in 15 years

I think take away the zero [from 150 years]. Oh, 15. ... [The world's] done.

The world is still here several years later; it's highly unlikely it ends by 2034, but technically pending.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The word 'thick' is officially cancelled because Trey Wingo used it

My hot seat this week is thick. ... I'm actually canceling thick. Because Trey Wingo, he caught wind of it. ... the fact that Trey used a double C, it was like watching Darren Rovell kill 69 jokes in real time.

This is a stylistic 'cancellation' by the show hosts, not a factual event.

Interview

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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the winners of the trade deadline for going all-in

Columbus is a winner for me. They went out and made a bunch of good moves. ... They're trying to win one, and they never even won a playoff series. ... I think the fans kind of deserve it.

The Blue Jackets famously went on to sweep the record-setting Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2019 playoffs, vindicating the 'all-in' strategy.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Patrick Kane is the greatest American-born hockey player ever

Kane, holy shit, he keeps getting better. It's the best I think it's the best he's ever been. It's just he's the best American-born player ever. That's my hot take of the day.

Kane holds many scoring records for American-born players and has three Cups, making him a lead candidate in this subjective debate.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The New York Islanders are not 'for real' and cannot win the Stanley Cup

I'm going to say, like, no, right? [to are the Islanders for real] ... I understand, too, they think this is the beginning of what will be a successful year... But I don't think they can win the cup.

The Islanders reached the second round in 2019 but were swept by the Hurricanes, failing to win the Cup.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Washington Capitals have a 20% chance of repeating as Stanley Cup champions

Pittsburgh did it for the first time in like 20 years... I'm going to say 20%. They're a good team, right? ... I just think that it's tough because guys are exhausted and they've ripped it up extra hard.

The Capitals lost in the first round of the 2019 playoffs to the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

LeBron James is a piece of shit teammate and a bad look for the sport of basketball

Big Cat, I know you love hoops, but what he's doing right now... It's actually pathetic. It's just so embarrassing. He's the worst role model I've ever seen. ... He is just a shitbag. He's such a shitty teammate.

This is an aggressive personal opinion and cannot be factually proven.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Dennis RodmanDennis Rodman

Rebounding is more about hard work and film study than just effort

I think it's more hard work than anything. I think you have to look at film. You've got to look at people. You've just got to go out there and just put everything on the line. As far as scoring, that's easy.

Rodman's own success as a 6'7" rebounder against giants supports his method.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Dennis RodmanDennis Rodman

Pot Coin will take off in the next six to twelve months

My guys that came up with this idea of pot coin back in Canada. ... It's going to take off. I mean, yeah, it's going to take off. ... I think in the next say in the next six to 12 months, it should be popping off.

Pot Coin never became a mainstream or widely successful cryptocurrency, and its price remained largely stagnant after the 2017-18 crypto bubble.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2019
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Dennis RodmanDennis Rodman

Michael Jordan never took days off or missed games whereas LeBron James does

Michael, no matter what, he compete, no matter what. LeBron, you can see LeBron, what he's doing. He don't even play defense anymore. He don't give a fuck. Michael played every fucking day, every day, every game. LeBron's taking days off.

Jordan famously played all 82 games in 9 different seasons. LeBron has only done it once. The claim of Jordan playing 'every day' is mostly correct in spirit.