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Spencer Hawes and Frank Kaminsky 04/20/2016

Wednesday, April 20, 201611 takes

The guys talk about JJ Watt finally reaching a tipping point, MMA news, Rob Ryan vs Dan Mullen in a football guy contest, and what NFL Coach would make the best Vice President Spencer Hawes and Frank Kaminsky from the Charlotte Hornets join the show for an interview. Segments include "PR 101" and "Sorry I'm not Sorry" from Curt Schilling.

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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JJ Watt will stage a heroic rescue to fix his image in the next month

I wouldn't rule out J.J. Watt staging, saving some child from a burning building or something. If you hear a story in the next month that J.J. Watt ran into a burning warehouse and there were children and kittens and puppies and he saved them all, just be on the lookout for that. That's all I'm saying. I want to be a pre-truther to anything heroic that J.J. Watt does in the next six months.

JJ Watt did not stage a literal burning warehouse rescue in the subsequent months.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Jon Jones' addiction to marijuana isn't a real addiction

Jon Bones Jones today came out and said like, yeah, I used to smoke a lot of weed and now I don't anymore. And so now I'm back on the straight and narrow. And he said he was addicted to pot. We said you're addicted to pot because nobody – everyone is just going to laugh at you if you're addicted to pot. They're not going to be mad at you. Like that's such – that's – just not really an addiction.

This is a subjective opinion on the nature of addiction and the public's perception of marijuana.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Conor McGregor's retirement is likely a cover for a steroid issue

I don't think people assume steroids enough anymore. And now this is going to be a hot take, but just follow me for a minute. Conor McGregor, he retired because he did steroids, right? Why isn't anyone saying that?

There was never any evidence that McGregor's brief 2016 retirement was due to a failed steroid test; it was famously a dispute over media obligations.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Cal Ripken Jr. used performance-enhancing drugs to maintain his consecutive games streak

I think that we need to bring back steroid accusations because you're absolutely right. So I'll get it started by reiterating my favorite steroid claim of all time, and that's that Cal Ripken Jr. used steroids or performance-enhancing drugs to break that streak.

There has never been evidence that Ripken used steroids; he is widely considered one of the cleanest players of his era.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Conor McGregor will transition to the WWE

You saw that the last, what, six people that McGregor has followed on Twitter have all been WWE guys. So is Conor McGregor going to be a wrestler?

As of 2024, McGregor has never actually competed in the WWE, though rumors persist.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Rob Ryan sleeping at the Bills facility is a bigger 'Football Guy' move than Dan Mullen's marathon

Without a doubt, Rob Ryan's sleeping at the facility. And here's why. Rex Ryan, now that he's got his brother in town, they're doing nothing but hanging out at the Bills facility, drinking Fireball and just like sleeping on cots. And to them, that's like summer camp. So that is a football guy move. Dan Mullen running a long distance and like showing off about it. That's more of a basketball lifer move.

This is a subjective judgment based on the show's internal 'Football Guy' logic.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Bill Belichick would be the best NFL coach to serve as a Vice President

Bill Belichick would be a damn good one, too. Because he actually – Bill Belichick would actually instill confidence in a candidate like Donald Trump, right? You'd be like, well, Donald Trump doesn't know what he's doing, but Bill Belichick does. I mean he knows what he's doing basically anything.

This is a hypothetical political scenario.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Jeff Fisher is the perfect Vice Presidential candidate because he is consistently mediocre

I think I'm going to have to go with your boy, Jeff Fisher, just because, like, he proves that he is a guy that will stick around. In fact, at the very, very least, if you take Fisher, you're getting an average candidate, right? He's consistent. He's not going to commit any huge gaffes, but he's also not going to win over any votes. So he's basically going to keep your approval numbers exactly what they are. Jeff Fisher's only hole is the glaring hole that he's entirely mediocre.

This is a satirical take on Fisher's coaching record applied to politics.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Johnny Manziel should go to law school and become his own agent

Johnny Manziel is agentless. He should start going to law school, become his own agent, show that he can be a responsible adult. If Johnny Manziel was like yeah I'm starting night school classes law school night school classes tell me people aren't like wow Johnny really got his act together.

Manziel did not go to law school or represent himself; his professional football career effectively ended shortly after.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Curt Schilling should be known for his failed business ventures rather than his social media posts

Curt Schilling needs to start bringing up that he bankrupted a video game thing and bankrupted the whole entire state of Rhode Island. I feel like people forget that, and he should be saying that more often. It's like, don't know me as Curt Schilling the racist. Know me as Curt Schilling the really bad businessman.

This is a subjective opinion on how Schilling should manage his reputation.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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The Warriors' 73-win record means nothing if they don't win the championship

My thing is, the record, in my opinion, doesn't mean much if they don't win the championship. I think it's one of those things where they have to do both to be recognized as one of the best teams ever because they're both 72 and 10 team won the championship. And if they don't, then I just don't think they're on the same level.

This became a widely held opinion after the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead to the Cavs later that season.