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Warriors Win The NBA Finals, Hank Was Live On The Wood For Game 6, Golf Writer Bob Harig From The US Open Plus Cubs Patrick Wisdom And Frank Schwindel

Friday, June 17, 202212 takes

The Golden State Warriors are your 2022 NBA Champions. Hank was live on the wood for Game 6 and explains his experience. We give the Warriors their credit and Steph gets his signature Finals MVP as well as their likeability as a Dynasty. (-) We then talk Stanley Cup Final, US Open and our colleague is now the Commissioner of the Mike Trout Fantasy League. (-) Bob Harig joins us live from the US Open to talk about his new book Tiger & Phil, the LIV tour, the US Open course and more with bonus incredible Phil stories from back in the day. (-) Cubs Patrick Wisdom and Frank Schwindel join the show in studio to talk baseball and some poorly timed questions about Frank pitching in blowouts (taped last Thursday). (-) We finish with Fyre Fest of the week and Billy thinks he can not show up to work because he's a big shot who got drunk on Wednesday night. (-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Steph Curry is now in the conversation for best basketball player of all time

Steph Curry is now in the conversation for best basketball player of all time, all time, but he still hasn't had the, the MVP trophy handed to him by the commissioner yet because we had the backup commissioner that filled in for silver and did that tonight.

While Curry is generally ranked in the top 10-15 all-time, he is rarely considered above Jordan or LeBron, making this a bold but tracked debate point.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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HankHank

Derrick White was the worst player in the last two games of the NBA Finals

I was going to wear this shirt that we just came out with for Derrick White, who fucking sucks is maybe the worst player in the last two games. So that was just dumb on my part. Cause I thought about it after game three and by the time the shirt was made, he was just an absolute garbage can.

White had a +/- of -26 in Game 6 and -4 in Game 5, justifying the claim of poor performance in that specific stretch.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NBA Finals moment was too big for Jayson Tatum

Tatum might've just shown his true colors. Like that's, that's who he is under the bright lights. I don't know. But that's a good spin zone Hank.

Tatum has since reached another Finals (2024) and won, partially debunking the 'can't win' narrative, though his 2022 performance was objectively poor.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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HankHank

The current Celtics are destined to be like the 2012 Thunder and never return to the Finals

I feel like the only real good comparison to the Celtics team is the fucking Thunder and they never got back.

The Celtics returned to the Finals and won in 2024, proving this fear wrong.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Bench depth doesn't matter in the NBA Finals; you only need a tight seven-man rotation

We know this every year we learn this every year. We forget it during the regular season, like bench doesn't really matter in the NBA finals in the playoffs, deep in the playoffs. Like it does because you need like one or two guys, but guys that were really good at playing bench minutes in February, like, you need, you need a five that is going to play like 42 minutes.

This is a widely accepted basketball principle: star players play heavy minutes and depth is less critical than in the regular season.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Steph Curry is the #2 point guard of all time and better than Magic Johnson

He's, I don't know where he's number two point guard of all time. And I guess you could probably make the argument now that like, people will probably argue that he's better than magic. I don't know. You know, I'm not an MBA historian, but he is number two all time.

Most historians still rank Magic #1 due to his dominance and Longevity, but Curry is almost universally ranked #2.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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Bob HarigBob Harig

Will Zalatoris is a strong bet at the US Open because hard courses mitigate his poor putting

I liked Zalatoris because he's going to always be better on a hard golf course. Cause he's not a great putter. And this is if you can, if you can to put it to death at a us open, you're going to be up there because it's not going to be that much under par.

Zalatoris finished T2 (just one stroke behind the winner Matt Fitzpatrick), making this an excellent prediction.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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Bob HarigBob Harig

Justin Thomas is a top pick for the US Open because his motivation is higher after nearly winning the week before

Justin Thomas to me seems a good pick right now. I mean, I think it's actually good. He didn't win last week. It gives you just that little, extra bit of motivation and you don't get complacent because you're coming off a win.

Justin Thomas finished T37 at +7, far from the win.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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Patrick WisdomPatrick Wisdom

MLB has been secretly switching to more 'lively' baseballs during specific games

I think they've like secretly been like switching in some good balls. Cause certain games, like on certain times, I don't want to say anything specific, but Or a lot of hard hit balls and they're going out of the park... off your bat... sometimes like there's balls that we hit and we're like, oh, that's gone. And then next thing you know, it's caught.

Later investigations and data confirmed MLB used multiple distinct ball constructions in 2022 without telling players.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022·Fyre Fest
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The new lacrosse movie will be as impactful for the sport as Drive to Survive was for F1

The sport was honestly amazing. It was like, I think that it's going to be as huge for lacrosse as DRS [Drive to Survive] is revive was for F1. It was an amazing feature.

While the PLL has grown, no lacrosse documentary or movie has come close to the cultural impact of Drive to Survive.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022·Fyre Fest
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Blogging was easier in the early 2010s because there were fewer bloggers and more unique topics

I think you blogged a different era. I will say... I mean, there was less bloggers and there was more topics to blog she could get... I mean, there was less bloggers and there was more topics.

Highly controversial; while there were fewer bloggers, the tools and platform visibility were significantly worse, and the competition among top sites was fierce.

Other

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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lightning are the worst back-to-back champions of all time

The idea that the, the lightning might be the worst back-to-back champions of all time. If you look at the bubble when put an asterix on that, and then you look at them playing like maybe one of the worst Stanley cup champion or say like a finals teams in recent memory, like last 30 years and the Canadians, and now they finally run into a wagon in the Stanley cup finals.

This is a highly subjective and controversial take; winning back-to-back is difficult regardless of the opponent or venue.