PMT DB
PMT DB
Ryan Whitney on the 'Sick' NBA, Bryson vs. Brooksy, and Monday Reading
We had a jam-packed Monday show with about seven or eight different sports going on at once. Between the NBA playoffs heating up, the NHL second round, and the PGA Tour being dominated by a guy who is currently losing his mind over a nickname, there was plenty to get through. Big Cat and PFT started with the absolute psychological collapse of Bryson DeChambeau, who has officially reached his final form as Shooter McGavin.
PFT CommenterBryson DeChambeau's head is an orphanage where all the problem children of the PGA Tour and the fans live rent-free
Everyone is in [Bryson's] head at this point. It's an orphanage. All the problem children of the PGA Tour and the fans are allowed to live now rent-free in [his head].
After initially saying the "Brooksy" chants were flattering, Bryson is now begging the PGA Tour to step in and eject fans. The guys aren't buying the "bullying" narrative being pushed by the old school golf media. PFT is actively encouraging the fans to keep it up because, at the end of the day, golf is just more interesting when there is actual friction between the stars.
Big CatGolf rivalries and fans hating players are good for the game
Golf should be fun. Rivalries are fun. Having guys hate each other is fun. Being able to hate another golfer as a fan is fun. All of these things make watching golf more enjoyable, and grows the game. You cannot tell me otherwise.
NBA Playoff Drama and Luka's Strategy
Big Cat was live at the Nets-Bucks game and came away with a few observations, including the fact that Kevin Durant is significantly more bald in person than he looks on TV. While the Nets are rolling, even with James Harden’s hamstring acting up, the conversation turned to the sheer skill of Kyrie Irving. Big Cat argued that if you were building a player from scratch, you’d want his bag of tricks over anyone else's.
Big CatKyrie Irving has the most desirable game of any NBA player
I think Kyrie Irving has the number one. If you could pick which game you could have, if you're any NBA player, you'd pick Kyrie Irving. Because his handles are incredible. His finishing at the rim... he's just so goddamn good.
PFT CommenterKyrie Irving would win an NBA-wide one-on-one tournament
I think that if there was, like, a bracket one-on-one tournament in the NBA, I think that Kyrie would probably win.
Out West, the Clippers managed to finally win a home game to close out the Mavs. Luka Doncic was incredible as usual, but Big Cat noticed a specific career strategy Luka might be employing. By staying just a little bit out of shape while dominating, he’s always got an extra gear to turn to when he eventually decides to hit the gym.
Big CatThe best thing an athlete can do is start their career great but doughy so they always have 'getting in shape' as a backup plan
I think that's the greatest thing you can do as an athlete is start your career, be great, but be a little doughy so that you know you can always be like, 'well I could just get in shape.' Like Luka, he just looks at me like, 'dude, if I was in shape I'd probably win this game seven.'
PFT CommenterL.A. is currently a Clippers and Chargers town over the Lakers and Rams
L.A. is a Clippers town. Make no mistake about it. Right now, Big Cat, the town's going nuts for them. Them and the Chargers.
Monday Reading: Mayweather vs. Paul
For the Monday Reading, the guys decided to skip the literature and go straight to a live watch of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibition. It was exactly as weird as you’d expect. PFT predicted that Logan might actually land one shot to make it interesting, but the reality was a lot of clinching and Floyd looking like he was barely breaking a sweat for a massive paycheck.
PFT CommenterLogan Paul will catch Floyd Mayweather once, and that will wake Floyd up
I think that Logan is going to catch him once. I think he's going to catch him one time. And then that'll wake Floyd up. Because remember, we saw the Mayweather-McGregor fight a few years ago. Same type of thing happened.
Big CatThe Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight is the start of the 'participation trophy era'
The fight ended. No one won. For the first time, I'm going to say the participation trophy era is real. I think that's my takeaway from this. Like, what did we just watch?
Ryan Whitney Joins the Show
Friend of the program Ryan Whitney stopped by to talk about the 'sick league' that is the NBA and the current state of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Whitney is in full war mode right now, fresh off live-streaming the Bruins-Islanders series and watching his Spittin' Chicklets co-hosts lose their minds. He didn't hold back on the LeBron James press conference or the Montreal Canadiens' unexpected run.
Ryan WhitneyThe NBA is a 'sick league' where stars care more about movies than winning
The best player in the world [LeBron James] is walking off the court with 15 minutes left in the game like an asshole. And nobody says a word to him. And then he talks about his fucking cartoon movie after the game. Imagine being on that team. You just lost after being champions and talking about the Monstars.
Ryan WhitneyThe Montreal Canadiens aren't actually good, they just have a hot goalie
I think Montreal isn't good. They have an amazing goalie [Carey Price] who's hitting his stride at the right time... it's like they get goaltenders that get hot and then the magic of the Canadians jersey they end up winning games... the Canadiens will get into the probably final four and then just get shit pounded by Vegas or the Avalanche.
Whitney thinks Montreal is eventually going to hit a wall when they run into a real juggernaut from the West. He’s looking at a collision course between the defending champs and the high-flying Avalanche for what could be an all-time Final.
Ryan WhitneyThe 2021 Stanley Cup Final will be Tampa Bay vs. Colorado
I'm going Tampa, and I think the Avs end up getting it done against the Knights and then smoke the Canadians. And we're looking at Tampa, Colorado, and I think it'll be one of the best cup finals we've ever seen.
We also got a quick update on Biz’s bet to get circumcised if the Leafs lost, which they did, though it sounds like he’s trying to navigate his way out of that one with some medical technicalities.
It was a great weekend for sports, but a tough one for anyone who actually expected a winner in a boxing match.
