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May 6, 2018
#19745
Big CatBig Cat

Brad Stevens is a better coach with less talent than Gregg Popovich has ever been

I saw some people saying that Brad Stevens is doing more with less than Popovich ever has. [Big Cat:] I'd agree... Popovich had Tim Duncan, who's like a top 10 player of all time... People are pretending that [the Celtics] are not talented because they don't have their number one guy, but they still have a ton of talent.

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History has favored Popovich significantly. Stevens eventually left coaching for a front-office role without a title, while Popovich is the all-time wins leader.

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Void
May 6, 2018
#19743
Big CatBig Cat

Brad Stevens is the best coach in the NBA

I mean, I think [Brad Stevens] is the best coach in the game. He's a mad scientist.

OpinionBasketballMediumSubjective
While Stevens was highly regarded, he never won an NBA title as coach and later moved to the front office. Most analysts would eventually rank Spoelstra or Kerr higher during this era.
Win
May 6, 2018
#19744
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ben Simmons is playing like a rookie because he can't shoot

It's a real problem that [Ben Simmons] can't shoot. He's playing like a rookie. So this actually... I've changed my mind now. He is a rookie based on how he's been playing.

OpinionBasketballMild
Simmons' inability to shoot did indeed remain the defining flaw of his career.
Win
May 6, 2018
#19746
Big CatBig Cat

I will not pick against LeBron James in the Eastern Conference until he actually loses

Looming is LeBron James, who I'm happy that I'm on the right side of history on this one because there was a lot of talk that he was ripe for an upset in the East this year, and I'm firmly in the I'm not picking against LeBron in the East until he loses, until I watch him lose in the East because it seems like it will never happen.

PredictionBasketballMedium
LeBron James won the Eastern Conference in 2018, maintaining his streak of 8 consecutive Finals appearances. He left the East for the Lakers the following season, never losing a series in the East again.

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Open
Mar 4, 2026
#29814
Big CatBig Cat

Duke is the best team in the country and it would be an all-time failure if they don't win the title

This is the best team in the country. It would be an all time epic failure if Duke doesn't win the national title. They are the first time I believe that a team has reached plus 40 in Ken Palm since 1999. Duke... This team has it all.

OpinionCBBMedium
The 2026 NCAA tournament has not occurred yet as of the episode date.
Open
Mar 4, 2026
#29816
Big CatBig Cat

Duke not winning the national title would be the most consequential sports story of all time

I think it would be the biggest sports story of all time. If Duke did not win the national title this year. All time. I think all time story... Duke not winning at all this year would be the biggest, the most consequential sports story of all time. Not our lifetimes of all time.

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The outcome is pending, but the scale of the claim is subjective and satirical.
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Mar 4, 2026
#29818
Big CatBig Cat

Arizona's Tommy Lloyd is a candidate to choke in March because he is a Mark Few disciple

Tommy Lloyd being a Mark Few disciple, even though Arizona is really, really, really good. Yeah. I'm just like, that guy's getting choke in March.

PredictionCBBMedium
Dependent on Arizona's 2026 tournament performance.

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