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Ryan Whitney on Game 7, Hank's Duck Boat Debut, and the Mount Rushmore of Can't Win the Big One
The Summer of Hank has reached a level of delusion and glory that shouldn't be possible. After spending a week hanging out with Tom Brady, Hank managed to find himself on Joe Mazzulla’s lead duck boat for the Celtics' championship parade. While Max sat in the corner stewing in Philly-induced misery, Hank recounted a day fueled by tequila, branches to the face, and being told by Mazzulla himself that everyone on the boat contributed to the title except for him.
HankThe Boston Celtics championship parade was the biggest in NBA history
Biggest, biggest parade in NBA championship history. Is that a fact? 1.5 million people.
Naturally, the conversation shifted from the streets of Boston to the ice in Florida. The guys were joined by Ryan Whitney to break down how the Edmonton Oilers dragged the Panthers back to a Game 7. Whitney is fully leaning into the destiny of Connor McDavid, who he believes is operating on a level we haven't seen in decades.
Ryan WhitneyConnor McDavid is the greatest athlete in the world right now
Connor McDavid and him being the greatest athlete in the world right now, better at his sport than any other person is at their sport.
Whitney pointed out that the Oilers have basically solved the Panthers' power play, making one of the most dangerous units in the league look like they're skating in sand. Between the Oilers' historically dominant penalty kill and the resurgence of guys like Connor Brown, Whitney is expecting the most dramatic finish possible on Monday night.
Ryan WhitneyThe Oilers' penalty kill is currently unstoppable and makes opponents look incompetent
Their PK has been outstanding since... it's clipping like 94%. It's just unstoppable what they've done. Every other team's power play becomes really bad against the Oilers. For Florida, there's so much skill there, but they're standing still and Edmonton pressures. They're getting breakaways shorthanded, they're scoring shorthanded goals.
Ryan WhitneyGame 7 of the Stanley Cup Final will go to overtime
I think it's going overtime, which I didn't think it ever happened. Somebody told me it did. It might've been in the twenties or thirties for all I know. But game seven overtime for the Stanley Cup. I feel like this season's been so crazy that it might happen tonight.
Beyond the NHL, the internet was dominated by two things this weekend: the "Hawk Tua" girl and protesters getting tackled at the Travelers Championship. Big Cat had some thoughts on how to handle people who run onto the 18th green to ruin a Scottie Scheffler putt.
Big CatIf you protest at a sporting event, your punishment should be getting hit with a ball from that sport
Your punishment should just be directly related to the sport. They should have to go stand at the tee box and Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim get the tee one like right at them. That's what it should be.
PFT Commenter'Hawk Tua' will be the number one fantasy football team name for 2024
I think we can already say that's the number one fantasy football team name for 2024, right? Hawk Tua.
In a heated Who's Back segment, Big Cat took aim at Clutch Sports for trying to manufacture a statistical hit job on Michael Jordan’s 1988 Defensive Player of the Year season. It’s a transparent attempt to bolster LeBron James’s GOAT case by tearing down the past, and it's some of the most pathetic behavior we've seen in the sports media landscape.
Big CatClutch Sports trying to nitpick Michael Jordan's 1988 stats is a desperate admission of defeat in the GOAT debate
I don't understand how you can look at this and not be like, this is the pettiest saddest thing possible. If you have to try to tear down MJ to elevate LeBron, you've already lost in my opinion. If you have to go back in time and trying to nitpick stats, you're essentially admitting that you've lost.
On a more positive note, PFT is ready for the USMNT to actually prove something in Copa America after dispatching Bolivia. He's looking ahead to the real competition.
PFT CommenterThe USMNT's Copa America match against Uruguay will be their first real test
Uruguay is gonna be a good game. They're very good. We beat the dastardly Bolivians... Panama, they stink. And then Uruguay, they're always good in these tournaments.
Finally, Mount Rushmore season officially kicked off with the Mount Rushmore of "People Who Can't Win the Big One." With the new solo format this year, the stakes are higher and the picks are meaner. From Jim Kelly to Dan Marino, the guys covered the classics, but Big Cat decided to set the internet on fire by looking toward the future of the WNBA.
Big CatCaitlin Clark is officially on the 'can't win the big one' list until she wins a professional title
Caitlin Clark can't win the big one. She has not been able to win the big one. She literally college cannot win the big one and I don't know what else you could say about it. That's gonna get people real mad. Angel Reese can win the big one, she's a better winner.
PFT CommenterChris Paul will never win a championship
Second pick is gonna be Chris Paul. Chris Paul can't win the big one. Just can't do it. He's never gonna win the big one.
If the Oilers lose on Monday, McDavid might be the first person on next year's list, but for now, we wait to see if history is made in Sunrise.
Hank still hasn't dunked.
