Hank

The Knicks should not retire Carmelo Anthony's number; doing so would be 'soft'

You should retire numbers for, for winners. Not like nice guys that you're... I'm just saying it's soft.

If a person doesn't have hobbies, all there is is work

If a person doesn't have hobbies, all there is is work. I think work-life balance is good, but you know, a work-work balance works too.

If the Celtics lose Game 2 against the Heat, I will be at the panic button

I think if we lose game two I'll be officially panic button out. But I think if we win game two, we're back.

The Celtics have a 60/40 chance against the Heat, contradicting ESPN's lopsided odds

ESPN bullshit, fuck ESPN... they were like 97% Celtics had chance like that was the percentage that they were gonna win the series, which I thought was a little bit egregious, but I feel excited... I feel like it's a little bit closer than that. Probably like 60-40.

The NHL conference final matchups are absolute duds

Hot seat to have a couple. Yeah. First one is NHL. The conference finals. Absolute dud. Matchups. Absolute dud. It's Dallas verse Vegas. Carolina versus Florida.

Aaron Judge is cheating and stealing signs again

My other hot seat was Aaron Judge got caught cheating, stealing signs again, Yankees back at it again.

The Celtics will beat the Heat in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals

I think it should be Celtics and six or Celtics and seven... Celtics in six, official.

The Patriots will knock Aaron Rodgers and the Jets out of the playoffs in Week 18

I will go with the Jets vs. The Patriots Week 18, probably taking Aaron Rodgers out of the playoffs. And you know what's gonna be a long and frustrating season of disappointment for Jets fans.

Our backs are against the wall but we just have to win Game 6 to get home court for Game 7

Backs against the wall. This team is tough. This team has been there before. Just gotta win. And then you got a home court advantage for game seven.

The Celtics' fans were right to boo the team in the third quarter of Game 5

You gotta use some, you know, you gotta get, get under their skin, get the boys riled up. They did go on a, a mini sort of tiny run after that, so I had no problem with it.

The Celtics would be playing differently if Ime Udoka was still the coach

It just seemed like, seems like that's not happening this year. And you have, it's having two first year coaches in a row sucks. I do think Ime Udoka would, would they, this team would be playing different cuz then it does feel like their defensive ability and intensity is different and Ime Udoka got the most outta that.

The Lakers won't beat the Nuggets

I don't think they're gonna beat the nuggets though [if the Lakers advance].

The winner of the Celtics vs. Sixers series will go to the NBA Finals

Obviously now I would say whoever wins the Sixers-Celtics series is going to go to the finals. But the whole time I was like with the Celtics, they're gonna smoke whoever wins [Heat-Knicks] series.

The Celtics will gentlemen's sweep the Sixers

Must win. Five games, gentlemen's sweep starts tonight.

I will become a scratch golfer by the end of the week

I'm gonna become a scratch golfer by the end of the week.

Brad Stevens should come down from the front office to call plays for the Celtics

Brad Stevens for all you know, intents and purposes one of the best X's and O's guys ever when he was coaching... He's still in the organization. Why don't they just put him on the bench and just have him call the plays at the end of the game?

Joel Embiid returning to the lineup will discombobulate the Sixers

I think that Embiid coming back at not a hundred percent will discombobulate them. I think it helps [the Celtics]. ... If Embiid comes back it's gonna discombobulate them enough for the Celtics to win.

The Bruins' historic season was an abject failure

I don't know how he [Giannis] could say that that was a complete abject failure. It just hurt a lot... most points of all time, most wins of all time... it's a complete failure.

The Bruins' collapse sets a bad tone for the Celtics' playoff run and puts unnecessary pressure on the city.

This is bad for the Celtics. This is like, as a city as a whole. You're both, you know, top seeds... the fact that the Bruins lost it almost kind of like sets the tone of like, anything can happen and that's not where you wanna be.

The Celtics will beat the Sixers in four or five games.

I'm ready for a sweep... Celtics in four or five. I think it's gonna be Celtics in four or five.

The Atlanta Hawks might be a better team without Dejounte Murray

They might be better without [Dejounte Murray]. I'm already thinking that like, hopefully he comes back and they're back to being discombobulated.

The Celtics' loss to the Hawks was just a wake-up call, they are fine

It was a good wake up call. They can't play defense like that to win in the playoffs. They got, you know, it was a wake up call. They, and now they're good back on track.

You should bet every NHL playoff game to go into overtime

I hope there's people listening that listen to me. I didn't listen to myself. But if you bet it [overtime], it cashed a lot. So I hope people listened and bet it.

The Warriors will win the next four games and sweep the rest of the Kings series

Or the Warriors a sweep from here on out. I was feeling that once you, once you, once you in PFT, once it got past like five minutes of Pro King stuff... this just screams warriors in the next four.

Presidents' Trophy winners rarely do well in the NHL playoffs

I don't know what the stats are, but for my personal feel, it doesn't feel like President's Cups teams do well.

The Celtics will destroy the 76ers in a sweep or five games

I'm just ready to destroy Philly. They're B ball. Paul, I can't wait for you to like, wait, wait, he's not gonna play. He's gonna score zero points. Celtics are probably gonna win in a sweep five.

If Robert Williams stays healthy, the Celtics will win the championship

Robert Williams is playing like he's healthy, active. It's always scary with him... if he stays healthy, good things are coming.

AI robots will take over and kill everyone within a month

I'm fully convinced, I figured I should just get it on record that probably within like a month, AI is going to build robots, take over the world and we're all gonna die.

The Bruins are the greatest regular season hockey team ever and will dominate the playoffs

I'm all out on this team. This team is different. They're the greatest hockey team I've ever watched in the regular season. They're the greatest regular season team of all time. They're gonna dominate, they're gonna run through these playoffs.

The Celtics will beat the Hawks in five games

We'll get, we'll give 'em [the Hawks] one game just cuz it's the NBA. You never know what's gonna happen. Maybe they win a home game. Celtics in five. If it goes six something went seriously wrong.

Jalen Brown's 'broken vase' hand injury is likely a cover-up for a frustration-based punch injury

Jalen Brown's injury's a little bit weird. He cut his hand picking up a broken vase. He's a baseball player, you know. I'm just programmed whenever I see hand injuries to think whatever they're saying is fake. Because it's always like baseball injuries... hand ones are always weird because it's like, that's also usually when people get frustrated, they like punch something and then they say, oh, like I cut my hand on a vase.

Winning the Presidents' Trophy in hockey is a curse that leads to first-round exits

The Presidents' Trophy in hockey I think is a bad thing though. I will say that. Like, that is something I'm worried about. Just, you know, as day one on the bandwagon, it's like, do you really want to be flaunting the Presidents' Trophy in everyone's face like Capitals' fans used to do and then they lose in the first round? That might be bad.

The upcoming Harry Potter TV show will suck

The movie sucks. The show's probably gonna suck too. That's my take.

The Mac Jones and Bill Belichick feud is a media-driven narrative that won't result in a trade

Mac Jones is my quarterback. And this is a media driven narrative to try and create division within the most successful NFL franchise of the past 25 years... They also aren't going to trade him. The only person who reported that was Mike Florio, who's one of the greatest fiction of the 21st century.

Anthony Richardson is a better talent than Cam Newton was at the same age

Anthony Richardson is better than Cam Newton right now... When they were both this age, whatever age they were. Yeah... That SEC wasn't the same as today's SEC? No. It's much harder. It's much harder to win in today's SEC.

Asante Samuel is just bitter because the Patriots wouldn't pay him

He's bitter. He's bitter... He signed with the Eagles. And he was mad that he said the Patriots offered him half as much as like what he was should have been getting.

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently in a complete free fall

My hot seat is the Philadelphia 76ERs. They're in a complete, complete free fall. Lost four outta the last five they played. Yoic. Everyone's talking about Embiid versus Yoic for mvp. MBI wasn't even man enough to play. James Harden also didn't play kind of a bullshit excuse like calf soreness.

Using shampoo on your armpits doesn't work to make them smell good like it does for the hair on your head.

When you wash your hair, it smells nice. When you wash your armpit hair, the smell does not stick. It doesn't do anything... If you use shampoo in your hair, you'll be able to smell the shampoo in your hair later in the day. Use shampoo in your armpits. You will not be able to smell that.

The Duke vs. UNC rivalry is officially dead without Coach K

One casual take I had watching the Duke UNC game was no, no, that rivalry is dead. Dead. Over. Coach K killed it. [He] shouldn't have retired.

UNC will win the ACC tournament and make the NCAA tournament

Carolina seems like they're not gonna make the tournament. They just seem like a team from a, from a casual point of view that somehow wins the ACC to...

NFL GMs should risk everything to draft Anthony Richardson at #1 overall

I dunno how you can be a GM and not risk everything to get him [Anthony Richardson]. Get him number one. Huh?

Snake owners are absolute weirdos and potential serial killers

It's serial killer vibes to be a pro snake... Snakes literally have had the worst rap. Deservedly so in the history of animals... Just get a dog.

Sahith Theegala's episode of Full Swing was my favorite

Sahith [Theegala] was my favorite. He was my favorite story and episode. His dad was awesome... when he messed up on 17, that was the most emotional I got.

The drama surrounding Brandon Miller will actually help his NBA draft stock

My other spin zone is I actually think this helps his draft stock. Think about all the attention he's getting. Everyone knows who he is and then after, you know, all eyes are on him, he drops 40.

NBA Finals Prediction: Celtics over Suns

Celtics Suns. [PFT]: I'm gonna say Sons win. [Big Cat]: All right. Celtics sons.

Anthony Richardson will be the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft

I'm all the way back in on Anthony Richardson... he also knows I love value... Anthony Richardson +10,000 or whatever, 100 to 1 to go number one... I'm reading all the articles, trying to just will him to somehow become the number one overall pick.

Nate Oats' response to the Brandon Miller situation was 'wild' and inappropriate

Nate Oats his response to that said, 'we knew about that. Can't control everything everybody does outside of practice. Nobody knew that was going to happen. College kids are out. Brandon hasn't been in any type of trouble... Wrong spot at the wrong time.' ...It wasn't a coincidence.

Patrick Mahomes has a shot at being the best quarterback of all time

He's got two Super Bowls. Yeah. In five years... He's got a shot [at being the best quarterback of all time].

A player will record an 'Octopus' (scoring a TD and the following 2-point conversion) in the Super Bowl

I also like this one... there to be an octopus. Yes. Plus 1150. I'm going, yes. An octopus is a player scoring a touchdown and then scoring the next play, two point conversion.

The first points of the Super Bowl will be a touchback on the opening kickoff

I crunched the numbers. There's not, there's not too much juice either way. I'm probably gonna go for it to be a touchback again, but... it's minus 1 37.