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Scott Van Pelt From Augusta, Scottie Scheffler Wins Again, UFC 300 And NBA Playoffs Are Set

Monday, April 15, 202415 takes

Scottie Scheffler wins his second green jacket and we were robbed of an all time back 9 on Sunday. Max Homa played his balls off and will be back and what was the note Tiger passed to the amateur Neil Ripley. We talk about the legend Verne Lundquist and more from Masters (-). UFC 300 was awesome (-). Who's back of the week including Nestor Cortes and Mark Pope may have Kentucky back. Scott Van Pelt joins us live from Augusta to talk about Scottie Scheffler, Masters traditions, whats in the vending machine at the airport and more (-). We finish with our NBA playoff predictions that we will definitely change halfway through the month (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Ludvig Åberg will win multiple major championships in his lifetime

Oberg will win. I'm calling my shot. Oh, yeah, [Åberg] is gonna win multiple major championships in his lifetime. But Scottie was just too good.

Åberg has yet to win a major, but his career is in its early stages.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Scottie Scheffler will win the 2024 U.S. Open with his new baby

All that means is he's gonna have the kid and then he's definitely gonna win the US open 100% with a new baby. That's gonna be the picture. That's him holding his new baby on the tee or on the green of the 18th hole. The US Open wherever. Oh, it's Pinehurst, right? Yep. It is Pinehurst.

Bryson DeChambeau won the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst; Scheffler finished T41.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Golfers should be allowed to use any club they want, regardless of size

My take is that you should be allowed to use whatever club you want. Yeah. Ever. Like all the time. Doesn't matter how big it is. Gets blow in the hole. You should, you should be allowed to cheat at golf with the clubs that you use. You, you obviously have to take your own shots. But if they're your clubs, they're in your bag. Just get the ball in the hole.

The USGA and R&A have strict rules on equipment conformity that are unlikely to change.
Open
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

If Scottie Scheffler doesn't win at least five Green Jackets, his career is a bust

Scotty's just, he's, he's only 27 years old. How over under, what would be a disappointment in terms of total major? Yeah. If he doesn't win five green jackets. I think his career was a bust. Yeah. I'd say he got two right now at 27. I think he has to get to 10 majors.

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Scheffler currently has two Green Jackets and two majors total. Whether five constitutes 'bust' vs 'legend' is subjective.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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UFC overtime should consist of a five-foot octagon where fighters punch each other until someone wins

That should be overtime in all the UFCs just stand, they they shrink the octagon. Yeah. and just like five feet in diameter, just stand in there and punch each other until somebody wins.

This is a satirical suggestion for a rule change.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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The Orlando Magic will beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA playoffs

I like the magic in the first round. Ooh little small upset there over the Cavs.

The Cavaliers defeated the Magic in 7 games.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Sixers will beat the Heat, the Knicks, and the Bucks in the 2024 NBA playoffs

I like the Sixers to beat the heat. I also like the Sixers to beat the Knicks Ooh. And then I like the Sixers to beat the Bucks. I do actually like that the Knicks like tried because I think that there you should, you should have some pride and be like, we're not ducking anyone.

The Sixers beat the Heat in the play-in but lost to the Knicks in the first round (4-2).
Void
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA should allow the top four seeds to draft their first-round opponents

The NBA should do two new things the NBA should do. They should do a draft of who the top four seeds get to pick who they get to play in the first round. And also there should just be an automatic Weby makes the Playoffs clause.

The NBA has not implemented a draft system for playoff opponents.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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HankHank

The Celtics will walk through the Eastern Conference because no team in the East is a concern

I'm excited. I'm very excited. Very, very excited. Championship or bust. No, no. I mean I, I like, I would like to beat the heat just for, you know, the storyline's sake, but I'm not concerned about 'em. I think we would roll. There's no one that, that that worries you.

The Celtics went 12-2 through the Eastern Conference playoffs to reach the Finals, where they won the championship.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Denver Nuggets will beat the Boston Celtics in five games in the 2024 NBA Finals

What do we have for the finals is nuggets versus Celtics nuggets. Celtics nuggets over Celtics and five.

The Nuggets lost in the second round to the Timberwolves; the Celtics won the championship.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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HankHank

The Celtics will beat the Suns in five games in the 2024 NBA Finals

I'm gonna go Celtics over sons. In five. Dreaming then. Yo pitch Scottie. Scheffler. I'm just dreaming about not having to play the nuggets and just dominating the suns in five.

The Suns were swept in the first round by the Timberwolves.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024
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MaxMax

The 76ers will beat the Clippers in six games in the 2024 NBA Finals

Sixers over Clippers and six.

Both the Sixers and Clippers were eliminated in the first round.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Nestor Cortes' fake pitch is awesome because of how much it bothers baseball traditionalists

I'm Now on Cortez's side. All right. I Now think it's an awesome pitch. I didn't [know] it made people that mad. So, I mean, there's no way this is actually like a strategy that could like [work]... I Now think it's an awesome pitch. If it makes people mad, that rules.

The value of the pitch is subjective, based on its ability to annoy traditionalists.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024·Who's Back
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HankHank

The Patriots should draft Marvin Harrison Jr. instead of a quarterback

I'm still down for Marvin Harrison Jr. No. One Bailey's Afro set. Yeah. There's plenty of fine quarterbacks out there. You have a franchise wide receiver who's a stud and can actually make things happen with a perfectly fine Jacob Brissett.

The Patriots drafted QB Drake May with the 3rd overall pick; Marvin Harrison Jr. went 4th to the Cardinals.
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Take Slip·Apr 15, 2024·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Mark Pope will succeed at Kentucky because nostalgia is a powerful drug

Kentucky basketball and Mark Pope. Yeah. I I'm with you. I think I'm be, I'm a believer in Mark Pope now. Nostalgia is a very powerful drug. Like I would just, if I were a Kentucky fan right now, I'd just be looking at pictures of Mark Pope and Rick Pitino and be like, this is, this is, we're going back. Sometimes you gotta go back.

Pope's success will be determined by future seasons at Kentucky.