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Ryan Whitney on Stanley Cup Chaos, French Open Epics, and US Open Rough
The NBA Finals finally gave us a lopsided affair as the Oklahoma City Thunder punched back against the Indiana Pacers to tie the series at 1-1. After the Pacers basically stole Game 1 by leading for only a fraction of a second, Big Cat and PFT watched as SGA and company reminded everyone why they’re the top seed. While the Pacers kept things interesting by cutting leads to manageable numbers, the Thunder’s depth pieces like Alex Caruso and Aaron Wiggins were too much. Hank and PFT are already looking toward the flight back to OKC.
HankThe Thunder will beat the Pacers in five games
Hank you think it's it's over. Yeah. Five games. You're already calling it over.
PFT CommenterThe Thunder will beat the Pacers in six games in the NBA Finals.
I think it's Thunder in six.
Big Cat isn't ready to bury Indiana just yet, mostly because their home crowd has a way of turning role players into superstars for forty-eight minutes.
Big CatThe Indiana Pacers will win one home game in the NBA Finals
I'm gonna say the Pacers are gonna win one at home. They're gonna win one of game three or four. And if I'm wrong, who cares?
Tennis is Back and It’s Red
Outside of the hardwood, the sports world was treated to a five-hour marathon at the French Open between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. It was the kind of match that makes you realize how little you accomplish in a five-hour window. PFT was particularly impressed with the endurance on display, noting that most people can't even sleep for five hours without waking up, let alone sprint on clay. Big Cat is officially plantng his flag on this rivalry being the future of the sport.
Big CatThe French Open match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner is the match of the year.
I'm gonna say it right now. Match of the year. I know we're only halfway through the year. We still got three of the four left... but this is match of the year.
PFT CommenterThe Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner rivalry will carry tennis for years to come.
Tennis is in good hands. It's in really good hands passing because these guys are gonna go at it year after year after year. We got our new... Alcaraz and Sinner.
PFT CommenterCarlos Alcaraz is on track to become the greatest tennis player of all time.
[Alcaraz] is on goat track. We're on Goat Watch. He's won his, I think he just won his fifth... and he does it on all the surfaces.
Between the clay courts and the grueling pace, the guys even brainstormed ways to make the sport more dangerous. PFT suggested taking the game to the rink, which would certainly solve the sliding issue on clay.
PFT CommenterIce tennis would be cool as shit
Ice tennis would be cool as shit. Yeah. If you're on skates. Yeah. Somebody should make that happen. That would be cool. I would, I would watch ice tennis.
Who’s Back of the Week
Who's Back featured a heavy dose of golf talk with the US Open looming, but the real highlight was the return of Marlins Man. Apparently, he’s heading to the Stanley Cup Finals and taking Nicky Smokes with him, provided Nicky acts as his personal photographer. PFT also took some time to analyze Victor Wembanyama’s offseason training regimen, which apparently involves becoming a monk in China.
PFT CommenterVictor Wembanyama will kill everyone next season after training as a monk
I do feel like this is gonna be [Wembanyama] fucks everybody up next season because he's Yeah. He's figured out like secret ancient martial arts.
In a more aggressive turn, PFT issued a formal challenge to a certain 68-year-old jersey-wearing legend.
PFT CommenterI would fight Marlon's Man in a Rough N' Rowdy match.
I'm not ashamed to beat up a 68-year-old man... I'll fight you in Rough N' Rowdy Marlon's Man. Balls in your court.
Ryan Whitney Joins the Program
Ryan Whitney called in to break down the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final, and he’s predictably stressed out. Between the Oilers and Panthers trading blows in overtime, Whitney is convinced this series is destined for a Game 7. He spent a good portion of the interview defending Connor McDavid’s honor against Big Cat and PFT, who have been wearing Oilers fan ambassador jackets just to spite him.
Ryan WhitneyThe Stanley Cup Final will go seven games
This one I I said before the series seven games no matter what. Done deal. And now, I mean, how do you see this not going seven? It's, it's just, it's incredible and I want it to go seven.
Ryan WhitneyConnor McDavid is the greatest hockey player of all time
I just started running around the room... running around greatest hockey player of all time. I just started tweeting that like, it's just, it's incredible to watch him.
Whitney’s confidence in the Oilers isn't just based on the eye test; it’s based on his own recent success on the golf course. He’s a firm believer in the "everything coming up Whitney" theory of sports momentum.
Ryan WhitneyThe Oilers are winning the Stanley Cup because I finally won a golf tournament.
Win a tournament leading. And that's why when we won it, I said the Oilers are winning the Cup. I just won something. I never win anything. Never.
Ryan WhitneyAny average person could score an NHL goal if they played on a line with Connor McDavid.
I actually think any person could. If you started July 1st skating with a skating instructor... two to three times per week. You go to camp mid-September and then you were in camp and then you played on his line by every shift he was out there. You play with him by game 10, you're scoring.
To wrap things up, they looked ahead to the US Open at Oakmont. Whitney has played the course and warned that the greens are going to be rolling like a marble on a kitchen floor. He’s expecting a bloodbath where par is a luxury.
Ryan WhitneyThe winner of the 2025 US Open at Oakmont will be over par
I think based on what I've been reading and seeing on Twitter, like we might have like a a over par winner... I want that. I love that about the US Open.
Ryan WhitneyThe best way to lower your golf score is to get good from 100 yards and in
If you wanna get good at golf, number one I'd say is get good from a hundred yards and in. 'cause then all your bad [shots] drop... get in the hole in three shots, you know, like you're gonna, your scores are gonna get lower so much quicker.
As the conversation drifted into personal golf struggles, PFT shared his philosophy on maintaining the perfect "golden ratio" of hydration to keep the swing loose. It turns out that four pars in a row is only a couple of beers away for most amateur golfers.
PFT CommenterThe secret to being great at golf is staying slightly inebriated for the entire round.
The trick to golf is you have to find the perfect amount of being inebriated to be loosened up. But not so much like the golden zone... if you can just stay like a little bit drunk for the entire round, then you can be great at golf.
Hopefully, someone reminds Ed the Zebra to stay away from the Oakmont rough before Thursday's opening round.
