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Genie Bouchard on Tennis Life, NBA Playoffs, and Guys on Guys
Big Cat and Hank are reporting live from Chicago for the Dozen Trivia, which means the energy is high and the NBA takes are flying. The Warriors have officially put the league on notice, looking like the juggernaut of old while the Nuggets are left wondering what hit them. Big Cat isn't hiding his bias here, even if his gambling history suggests he might be the kiss of death.
Big CatThe Warriors are back
The warriors are back. I'd say that's the lead story. The warriors are back. Maybe not for long because I just placed a future on them, but the warriors are back.
While everyone is busy burying Nikola Jokic for a rough series, Big Cat stepped up to defend the Joker's honor. He pointed out that being the MVP doesn't automatically mean you have the team to win it all, especially when you're playing against a dynasty that just found its rhythm again.
Big CatThe NBA MVP is a regular season award that shouldn't be judged by playoff success
The MVP is a regular season award. How many times do you think in the last 20 years the MVP in the NBA has won the title? It's happened four times... My long point here is I'm not taking away from the Nuggets or Jokic... you can win an MVP, which he probably will is back-to-back MVP, and that doesn't mean that you have the best team, because that's just not what the award is.
Quinn Snyder's NFT Future and the Jazz Crisis
The conversation shifted to the absolute mess in Utah. Big Cat and PFT are officially out on the Jazz, mostly because it’s clear the team doesn't even like each other. Big Cat compared Quinn Snyder to a man from the future who lost his life savings on Bored Ape NFTs, while PFT thinks he looks like a sweaty fixer from the 1960s.
PFT CommenterQuinn Snyder should be allowed to smoke cigarettes on the NBA sideline
I actually think [Quinn Snyder] looks like a dude from the past. I think he looks like a sweaty fixer that you see behind the scenes and like Mad Men... I think they should allow Quinn Snyder to smoke cigarettes on the sideline. I think that would be, yeah.
Big CatThe Utah Jazz are an unlikable team that needs to be broken up
I'm staying firm... I just want this [Jazz] team out of my face and you should too, because they don't like each other... Quinn Snyder looks like a dude, like five years from the future, who's lost all his money on NFTs.
PFT also shared some love for Joel Embiid, noting that when the big man decides to actually turn it on, there isn't a single human being on the planet who can stop him. Between Embiid's dominance and Tyrese Maxey's emergence, Philly is officially scary.
PFT CommenterThere is no answer for Joel Embiid when he wants to dominate
If [Embiid] is if there's there's less of an answer for Joel Embiid when he wants to dominate than anyone else at this current moment in the NBA.
Billy Football’s Bench Press Redemption
The highlight of the studio segments involved Billy Football finally putting his money where his mouth is. After a failed attempt earlier in the day that led to a massive office-wide dispute with PFT, Billy had to prove he could hit 275 pounds on air. Despite some questionable smelling salt usage and an electrical cord being used as a makeshift weight clip, Billy managed to lock it out, much to the relief of the entire production crew.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a heated debate over the upcoming Drake and Taylor Swift collaboration, which Hank is already prepared to hate because of its inevitable radio dominance.
HankThe upcoming Drake and Taylor Swift collaboration will be played into the ground all summer
My hot seat is the charts, the radio this summer... Drake posted a picture with Taylor Swift, which means go, I'm going to be a song coming, which means it's going to get, it'll probably be a good song, but it will get murdered into the ground and just played in for it everywhere.
Big Cat also declared a new mission for the postseason: bringing the Stanley Cup back to its rightful home in Canada by any means necessary.
Big CatWe are bringing the Stanley Cup back to Canada by betting on the Flames and Maple Leafs
Big Cat: I've decided I put a future on the Calgary Flames. I'm going to bring a cup to Canada personally... PFT: I'm on the Leafs already. That's the place I'm at. This is their year. ... Big Cat: I just want to bring a cup to the fine people of Canada because I'm sick of them not having a cup. ... PFT: I did also take out a future on the Leafs. I think that they can do it this year.
Genie Bouchard in Studio
Tennis pro Genie Bouchard joined the show as the first-ever tennis player in PMT history. She was a total pro, handling Big Cat’s questions about why she doesn't just charge the net every single time and PFT’s inquiries about the smell of new tennis balls. She also weighed in on the GOAT debate, giving the nod to a certain controversial superstar.
Genie BouchardNovak Djokovic is the best tennis player of all time
I personally have a soft spot for Roger. I think he's great. But I do think Djokovic is actually the best.
Genie also shared her vision for the future of the sport, which involves making the atmosphere a lot more like a rowdy NBA game than a quiet country club.
Genie BouchardTennis needs to become more of a 'party scene' with louder fans
I wish the fans were more involved because it's quite quiet sometimes and stiff. And I feel like tennis needs to get with the times and be a little more fun. I'm totally for fans. I always tell my fans I'm like scream as loud as you can. I think it's so fun... I just want to loosen that up and make it more of a party scene.
Before letting her go, the guys had to address her most controversial take of all time: her preference for dipping pizza in soy sauce. It's a move that PFT called a "serial killer move," but Genie is standing by her saltiness.
Genie BouchardDipping pizza in soy sauce is life
Dipping pizza in soy sauce. Oh, life... It just adds some saltiness to it. I thought it was a great idea.
The Debut of Guys on Guys
To wrap up the show, Joey and Pat from the Out and About podcast joined for the inaugural "Guys on Guys" segment. It was a wild ride featuring advice on everything from how to make friends in your 30s to the logistics of gay sex. Joey, in his signature style, provided some very specific advice for the lonely 30-somethings out there looking to expand their social circle.
The best way to make friends in your 30s is to go to a bar and get high
I think the best way to do it is a High Noon happy hour... No, I, it's drug-induced, okay? ... I never hear them or see them from there again... 90% of the time we're going out to people that someone is trying to blow. Straight guy facts.
Hopefully, Billy actually uses that new "air masturbator" gift in the privacy of his own home.
