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Monday, May 14, 201814 takes

Lebron got smoked by the Celtics but he has a photographic memory so it's all good ( - ). Hockey talk and the Caps are an absolute wagon ( - ). Shout out all the moms and all the Instagram/Twitter posts shouting out all the moms on Mothers Day ( - ). Who's Back of the Week including Brooklyn 99, PFT keeping his promises, and Big Cat triggering himself with his own troll website MJvsLebron.net ( - ). Zach Harper (@TalkHoops) joins the show to talk about the NBA playoffs, what can the Cavs do to adjust, and what will the Western Conference Finals look like ( - ). Former Heisman Trophy Winner Ricky Williams joins the show to read us our horoscopes and tell us if we should buy BitCoin ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for Jordan Spieth and Webb Simpson, Talking Soccer Big Cat's soccer team got relegated. Hmmm Kawhi went to a Dodgers game. Well that Makes Sense Dwyane Casey was fired by the Raptors and Hank Hot In The Streets

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Celtics are a problem for the Cavaliers

I think it's a problem. I mean, everybody's saying, okay, LeBron's going to just snap back into LeBron. But Brad Stevens, the mad scientist, looks like he's just completely outmatching the Cavs. The Cavs suck, besides LeBron.

The Celtics took the series to 7 games, but LeBron eventually willed the Cavs to victory, proving he could indeed 'snap back'.
Push
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Celtics are better off without Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward

They're a better team without Kyrie and Gordon Hayward. Yeah, everyone keeps saying, well, they'll have their two best players back next year. Well, do you really want that? No, you don't. You get rid of them. You dump those salaries. Yeah, you reload on draft picks. Yeah, you sign Terry Rozier to a 10-year contract.

The following year with Kyrie was a disaster chemistry-wise, but they clearly weren't a 'better' team long-term without All-Star talent.
Push
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

James Harden will suck in the Western Conference Finals

I'm excited for James Harden to submit a James Harden full-on series. He is going to suck in this series. That's my prediction. He's going to have at least two or three games. You'll be like, is James Harden? Is he drunk?

Harden averaged 28 points per game, but did shoot poorly in Game 7 (2-13 from three) as the Rockets famously missed 27 straight threes.
Win
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2018 Washington Capitals are playing better than any version of the team in history

I'm telling you, this Capitals team is playing better than any Washington Capitals team than I've ever seen with the exception of like every Washington Capitals team between the month of October and February.

They went on to win the Stanley Cup, making this definitively their best and most successful team ever.

Who Is Back

Win
Take Slip·May 14, 2018·Who's Back
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HankHank

Millennials are saving the frozen food industry

Frozen food is also back. So a lot of people bash us millennials and say we're only good for avocados and things of that nature. But it turns out that millennials are saving the frozen food industry.

Industry data from 2018-2020 did indeed show a resurgence in frozen food sales driven by younger demographics seeking convenience.
Void
Take Slip·May 14, 2018·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Every crime drama can be successful with just interviews and aerial drone shots

We need to do a crime drama because essentially all you have to do is interview a couple like FBI or ATF guys and then mix in a shitload of drone shots of where, around where it happened. Like, Making a Murderer, it was just half drone shots. Evil genius, half drone shots.

This is a subjective critique of media production style, though his observation about the overuse of drone footage in that genre is widely shared.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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Zach HarperZach Harper

Ty Lue is the worst coach to ever win an NBA championship

The biggest mismatch of the series is Brad Stevens versus Ty Lue. Like, Tyronn Lue is a terrible coach. He's the worst coach to ever win a championship, and the fact that he's got to match Brad Stevens, like, that sucks for the Cavs.

While subjective, Lue has since been widely praised as one of the best tacticians in the league with the Clippers, making the 'terrible coach' label look very dated.
Loss
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Clint Capela is the X-factor for the Rockets against the Warriors

The key to the series to you, I'm going to throw out a name... Clint Capela because he's like that extra dimension that could actually guard, you know, stop these guys attacking the rim and stop, you know, basically everything. And also he does really well with the pick and roll with Chris Paul and James Harden and then going to the hoop for lobs.

Capela struggled in this series, particularly when the Warriors went small, and his impact was neutralized in many key stretches.
Loss
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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Zach HarperZach Harper

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James will sign with Philadelphia, while Paul George goes to the Lakers

Kawhi Leonard will be playing for fill-in-the-blank. LeBron James will be playing for fill-in-the-blank. Paul George will be playing for fill-in-the-blank in 2018-19... Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Lakers.

LeBron signed with the Lakers, Kawhi was traded to the Raptors, and Paul George re-signed with the Thunder.
Win
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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Zach HarperZach Harper

I would trade Ben Simmons for Kawhi Leonard right now

I'd trade Ben Simmons for Kawhi. And I know Philadelphia won't like that because Ben Simmons is amazing until he faces the Celtics in the playoffs. But if you're giving me Joel Embiid for the next 10 years, LeBron for like three or four, Kawhi Leonard for like seven or eight, you can win three or four titles during that time.

In hindsight, given Simmons' career arc and Kawhi winning a title the very next year, this would have been an all-time great trade for the 76ers.
Void
Take Slip·May 14, 2018
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Ricky WilliamsRicky Williams

Big Cat should buy Bitcoin, but PFT Commenter should stay away

Should you buy Bitcoin? I would say for Big Cat, I'd say for sure do it. For PFT, I would say not a good idea for you right now.

Bitcoin was around $8,700 on this day. It dropped to $3,200 by December 2018 (bad short term), but exploded years later. The disparity between advice for the two hosts makes it more of a horoscope bit.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·May 14, 2018·PR 101
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Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Spieth should take off his hat so people only focus on him being bald rather than his bad golf

Spin Zone or PR 101, [Spieth] can just take off his hat and people be like, oh shit, you're bald. That's the bald guy. So no one will remember that you did the snowman thing.

Subjective comedic advice.

Will That Make Sense

Loss
Take Slip·May 14, 2018·Will That Make Sense
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Raptors should hire LeBron's manager Maverick Carter as their next head coach

The only way that Dwane Casey could have kept his job is if he was somehow just really good friends with LeBron. They should name Maverick Carter their head coach.

Hot TakeBasketballHotSarcastic
They hired Nick Nurse and won a championship immediately, which worked out slightly better.

Logistics

Void
Take Slip·May 14, 2018·Logistics
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Big CatBig Cat

Grit Week 2018 will be the best one of all time

Grit Week starts this weekend. I don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but it's the best Grit Week of all time. A lot of people are saying it's the most attractive, the best. It's tremendous. It's a tremendous, tremendous great week.

Subjective, though Grit Week 2018 is highly regarded by long-time fans for its content quality.