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SB MVP Julian Edelman + Mt Rushmore Of Ways To Procrastinate

Wednesday, June 26, 201912 takes

The NBA Awards happened and who cares. The Rockets are hilarious in their denial of dysfunction. (-) The Mets are having a dumpster fire of a week. (-) Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Warriors training staff and Cam Newton trying to pay for a seat upgrade. (-) Super Bowl MVP and recurring guest Julian Edelman joins the show to talk about the Super Bowl, his new documentary, how he thirst traps on instagram, and his addiction to hype videos. (-) Segments include the Mt Rushmore of ways to procrastinate, (-) bachelorette talk for guys that don't watch the bachelorette, (-) talking soccer, (-) PMT Sports Biz Minute (-) and guys on chicks.(-)

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA holding their awards show in late June is a stupid move

I don't want a fucking award show on a random Monday in June. Mentally, we do as fans [care about the postseason results]. I'm thinking, of course James Harden didn't win it because the Rockets flamed out again. It's so stupid that they do it this way. They should just do it right before the playoffs.

The NBA eventually moved away from the separate awards show format in 2021 due to low interest and the timing issues Big Cat mentioned.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Doc Rivers looked like a better coach when Austin Rivers was on his team because Austin was such a shithead

Doc Rivers appeared to be a better coach when he had his son on the team because his son was such a shithead that if you could squeeze a little bit of blood out of Austin Rivers, then you looked like a fucking genius.

This is a subjective opinion about coaching perception.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

I predict Kawhi Leonard will stay with the Toronto Raptors

I think Kawhi's going to stay in Toronto. We're going to do a Sunday night full recap of this league because we're going to tape after the 6 p.m. All these things I feel like have been decided.

Kawhi Leonard famously left Toronto to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 6, 2019.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Kyrie Irving is clearly the common denominator for the locker room dysfunction at his various stops

There was this tweet that was the quotes from Kyrie Irving's basically last four or five years where essentially he said that he hated all his teammates and all his coaches at every stop. Like, hey, man, eventually you are the asshole, right?

History generally supports this view as Kyrie had similarly rocky exits from the Nets and eventually the Mavericks (initially).
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow should be the manager of the New York Mets

There's one clear pathway out of this, and that's Tim Tebow. Why don't they make Tebow the manager? Because he can't hit a baseball. Right. He won't ever threaten to fight a reporter. Right.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
Tebow never managed the Mets; he retired from professional baseball in 2021.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Void
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

The Warriors training staff is sketchy and prioritizes the team over player health

My hot seat is the Warriors training staff. Since the Durant injury, there's been rumors about how Durant was ripshit over the Warriors training staff for kind of lying to him and telling him that the injury wasn't as bad... And Iguodala went on The Breakfast Club today, and he basically revealed himself that he had a fractured leg in the 2018 playoffs, but that was kept under wraps and downplayed.

While controversial, several players including Iguodala corroborated these claims, though the team denied wrongdoing.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NBC will bring back 'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night' because of a lawsuit

They're being sued for using that song ['Oh, Sunday Night'] because it's too much of a ripoff of another song. I'm thinking they're going to bring back Waiting All Day for Sunday Night. I think they have to go back to the hits, right?

NBC did in fact bring back the original 'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night' theme (a rework of 'I Hate Myself for Loving You') starting with the 2019 season.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Cam Newton needs to offer $50,000 for a first-class seat upgrade, not $1,500

Cam Newton offering $1,500 cash to someone sitting in first class on a flight to France. No one ever would do that deal. You have to offer twenty thousand dollars, thirty thousand dollars. Cam Newton is going to make $140 million currently. He has to offer $50,000.

The person in the video famously turned down the $1,500, proving Big Cat's point that the price was too low.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

I hate the Walenda family and their high-wire acts

My other hot seat is the Walendas. I fucking hate those people. I'm so sick of them. It is bullshit that you watch it and you're just hoping [they fall]. And they're on straps and those sisters singing about glory to God the whole time because, you know, really God cares about you being an idiot and walking on a high wire over Times Square.

This is a purely subjective expression of hatred.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman

Rob Gronkowski has an 11% chance of returning to the NFL

If I had to guess, this isn't Rob. This is you. Just guessing. I'd say maybe 11% chance [Gronk returns].

Gronkowski famously returned to the NFL in 2020 to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after sitting out the 2019 season.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019
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Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman

Playing for the Patriots is mentally, physically, and emotionally draining

It's mentally, physically and emotionally draining to play for the Patriots. It's not like you have Wednesday, Thursday to kind of get warm. Like we're practicing hard every day. It's tougher for me. Just get out every day and rev up.

This has been corroborated by many former Patriots players (e.g., Danny Amendola, Lane Johnson) and is a foundational part of the team's public identity.

Talking Soccer

Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2019·Talking Soccer
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The USWNT vs France matchup is essentially the World Cup Final

But this is, I'm going to call it, this is the World Cup on Friday [France versus U.S.]. Whoever wins this match [wins it all].

The US beat France 2-1 and then went on to win the World Cup, confirming that the winner of this match was the tournament's favorite.