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Ryen Russillo + Rachel Nichols Mount Rushmore Edition

Wednesday, June 20, 201810 takes

The NBA Draft is coming up and Michael Porter Jr is FEELING himself ( -). Draft storylines + World Cup talk ( - ). Bachelor talk for guys that don't watch the Bachelor ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Ryen Russillo joins the show for Mt Rushmore season and the Mt Rushmore of signs you're going through a midlife crisis ( - ). Rachel Nichols and the Mt Rushmore of weird 2017-18 NBA story lines ( - ). Segments include Connect the dots for Barry Trotz, As a white guy for Ed Werder standing up for men on the internet, Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules Daryl Morey and Mark Cuban have lost their minds, and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Luka Doncic is the best NBA prospect ever

I'm officially a Luka guy. I've never seen a second of film of him... I'm going to go with best prospect ever.

Luka became one of the greatest young players in NBA history. While 'best ever' is debatable against LeBron or Kareem, he is certainly in the top tier of all-time prospects in hindsight.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Wendell Carter Jr. is better than Marvin Bagley

We actually have Wendell Carter Jr. coming on Friday. I think he is better than Bagley.

While Bagley went #2 and Carter went #7, Carter has generally been seen as a more consistent, efficient NBA player, whereas Bagley struggled with injuries and fitting into modern rotations. This take holds up well.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russia is a wagon in the 2018 World Cup

Russia is a wagon. Russia is really, really good when they're playing against the world's 70th ranked teams. They don't play down to their opponents.

Russia actually exceeded expectations, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Spain. They were much better than their pre-tournament ranking suggested.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Loss
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Real dinosaurs will be recreated within five years

A famed paleontologist, Dr. Jack Horner... came out and said that we're only five years from actually recreating real dinosaurs. Using chickens.

Five years have passed since 2018 (2023), and there are no recreated dinosaurs or 'dino-chickens' commercially or publicly available.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Puma is on a five-year comeback in the sports world

I think Puma's going to be on the comeback. Remember when players started going to Adidas a few years ago? Everyone was kind of shitting on it... Now Adidas is back. Puma's on the five-year come-up.

Puma did significantly increase its NBA presence with LaMelo Ball and others, but it hasn't quite reached the tier of dominance Hank implied, though it is much more relevant than in 2017.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

A team outside of the lottery will trade up to draft Luka Doncic

A team outside of the lottery trades up for Doncic. [Big Cat: Ooh, I like that.]

This did not happen. Dallas traded from pick #5 to #3 to get Doncic. Dallas was already in the lottery.

Mount Rushmore

Void
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

Colangelo's burner accounts are the weirdest NBA storyline of the season

I still got to go with a general manager in the NBA getting fired for someone in his family, possibly him, burner tweeting his own players. Collar gate.

Subjective ranking of storylines, but widely agreed upon as one of the most bizarre events in sports history.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

Kyrie Irving is waiting until 2019 to sign an extension to get $80 million extra

When [Kyrie Irving] said that he wasn't going to stay in a contract extension this summer with Boston, that is because if he waits until next year, he can get $80 million extra from Boston.

The math was correct regarding the Supermax/extension rules, but the implication that he would stay in Boston was incorrect as he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James playing all 82 games at age 33 is highly suspicious

LeBron James, 33 years old, 15 years in the league, played all 82 games. Seems like his durability's going up at 33. Most athletes, their durability goes down. [Implying HGH use].

LeBron did play all 82 games. The implication of performance-enhancing substances has never been proven, and LeBron has famously invested millions in his body maintenance.

Connect The Dots

Loss
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018·Connect the Dots
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Barry Trotz is not a great coach and got lucky winning the Stanley Cup

I don't think that Barry Trotz is a great coach. I think he got lightning in a bottle. He got lightning in seven.

Trotz went to the Islanders the following year and won the Jack Adams Award, proving his coaching ability was not a fluke.