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Ryan Whitney on the NHL Playoffs and Tiger's Return to Augusta
It is officially the best time of the sports year, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are juggling Conor McGregor's Brooklyn rampage, the start of the Masters, and the upcoming NHL playoffs. The McGregor situation has everyone talking, and while some people are calling it a PR stunt for a future fight, Big Cat isn't buying the conspiracy.
Big CatConor McGregor's rampage at Barclays Center was a real incident, not a work
I cannot figure out, a lot of people are saying it might be a work. I think it's real. I think it's absolutely real.
The guys also debated whether Dana White can even control his biggest star anymore. McGregor has essentially outgrown the octagon and the bank account of the UFC.
Big CatConor McGregor is bigger than the UFC
Conor McGregor's bigger than the UFC. That's really what it comes down to. I think Dana White actually has a problem here because he can't pay Conor McGregor what Conor McGregor is worth at this point.
Masters Week and the Sergio Meltdown
The Masters are underway, and the biggest story besides Tiger being back is Sergio Garcia putting five straight balls into the water on the 13th. It was a historic collapse for a defending champion, but Big Cat and PFT point out that since Sergio is known for choking, this felt like nature was simply healing.
Riggs and Trent called in live from Augusta to give us the boots-on-the-ground report. They’ve been staying with golf legend Gary Player, and Riggs dropped a massive piece of breaking news regarding the Champions Dinner and Sergio’s choice of catering.
RiggsGary Player suffered from diarrhea after eating the lobster paella at Sergio Garcia's Champions Dinner.
We stayed with our good friend Gary Player, who actually went to the Champions Dinner... he said that the lobster was hard to digest... So that's your headline. Gary Player got diarrhea from Sergio [Garcia]'s Champions Dinner.
As for Tiger, the hype is at an all-time high, but Riggs tried to inject a little bit of reality into the situation for all the Tiger fanboys out there.
RiggsTiger Woods needs a 65 or 66 to win the Masters, which is unlikely
He's going to have to post like a 65, a 66 in there somewhere, which it seems from his game, it seems very unlikely that he can really go that low.
NHL Playoff Preview with Ryan Whitney
Ryan Whitney joined the show to talk puck and, more importantly, to bash the NBA. We went through the Stanley Cup favorites, and Whit is fully out on the Cinderella story happening in the desert. Despite their historic regular season, he doesn't think the Golden Knights have the stars to survive a seven-game series against the heavy hitters in the West.
Ryan WhitneyThe Golden Knights will lose in the first round of the playoffs
I've stuck by my guns that they're going to lose in the first round. I'm just staying on it. I don't think they can match up with a team who has, like, a superstar.
PFT tried to get Ryan Whitney on the Capitals bandwagon, arguing that this is finally the year they've learned to coast and save their energy for the postseason.
PFT CommenterThe Capitals are finally in the right position to win because they've become a 'switch-flipping' team like LeBron James.
I personally feel that [the Capitals] are in the right spot right now. They're a switch-flipping team. Like LeBron James flips a switch when they go to the playoffs. The Caps are flipping the switch.
Ryan Whitney wasn't having any of it. He pointed out that the Capitals' path to the Cup inevitably runs through a certain team in Pennsylvania, and that usually ends in heartbreak for everyone in D.C.
Ryan WhitneyThe Capitals will lose in the second round because they can't beat the Penguins
They have to play Pittsburgh and they can't beat them... Malkin won't lose to Ovechkin. So unless Pittsburgh gets upset in the first round, they're done. I mean, they will lose in the second round.
Brain Dump Friday and NBA Fraud Watch
In a classic Brain Dump Friday, PFT pitched a revolutionary new energy source called "Groundmills" that would solve the world's power crisis by using the Earth's tectonic plates. Meanwhile, Big Cat is looking into the lucrative world of retroactively claiming celebrities died during the David Bowie news cycle to generate clicks.
On the hardwood, the NBA playoffs are looming, and the guys are already narrowing down the field. PFT has a very specific aesthetic criteria for who is going to exit the Eastern Conference early this year.
PFT CommenterEastern Conference NBA teams that wear red will lose early in the playoffs
Eastern Conference teams that wear red lose early in the playoffs. So I guess this year it would just be the Raptors, the Heat, and the Wizards are all going to lose very early on.
While the rest of the world is looking at the top seeds, Big Cat decided to get bold with his Finals prediction, opting for a matchup that would certainly keep the ratings analysts at ESPN up at night.
Big CatThe 2018 NBA Finals will be the Sixers versus the Timberwolves
I actually got put on the spot today, and I said it's going to be the Sixers versus the Wolves.
The show wrapped up with a new segment called "Whoa" and a Take Quake regarding Stephen A. Smith's analysis of Josh Rosen's preferred NFL destinations based on religious demographics.
Always remember to check your bed for a charging port before you go to sleep tonight.
