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The Patriots have a psychological edge over 'bird' teams in Super Bowls

The Patriots have beaten a lot of bird teams in Super Bowls. The Falcons, the Eagles before... Seahawks. Yeah, you never know until you try.

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The Patriots did have a history of beating bird teams (Seahawks SB49, Eagles SB39, Falcons SB51), but they actually lost this Super Bowl (LII) to the Eagles.

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Jan 22, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Patriots' mental toughness is superior to every other team in the NFL

The Patriots, the mental toughness they have is just insane. They are a mentally tougher team than every other team they play. You just know that they're not going to get phased. They're down two scores at home... and they're just nothing's going to change. They're just going to keep doing what they're doing.

The Patriots returned to the Super Bowl for the 3rd straight year (and won the following year), supporting the claim of their sustained dominance and composure.
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Jan 22, 2018·Who's Back
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HankHank

Zion Williamson is basically LeBron Jr.

They landed Zion Williamson, who's basically LeBron Jr., has the craziest mixtapes of him ever.

While Zion became an All-Star and a physical force, comparing anyone to LeBron James in terms of career impact is a stretch, though Zion's hype was similarly massive.
Loss
Jan 22, 2018·Who's Back
#10683
Big CatBig Cat

Zion Williamson has high school explosiveness, not NBA explosiveness

I'm going to squat on a Zion Williamson take. I'm going to say he doesn't have NBA explosiveness. Even though he has like a dunk video where he's just dunking. I'm going to say he has high school explosiveness, not NBA explosiveness.

Zion Williamson is widely considered one of the most explosive athletes in NBA history, rendering this take spectacularly incorrect.

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If Duke loses this year, they will be a dynasty of chokers

If they lose this year, that would without question be the best two year... they'd be a dynasty of chokers. Like back to back all time choking losses in the NCAA tournament. I hope that doesn't happen, PFT. We would've never seen anything close to this before.

This is a conditional opinion based on a future outcome.
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I'm picking Purdue or Nebraska to win the national title

I think that Purdue, no one's talking about Purdue. They've been hovering around the top. Every time they, they, they start to be discussed in the media. It feels like they lose their next game. I'm gonna say Purdue, my money's on Purdue or Nebraska this year.

The 2026 NCAA tournament hasn't happened yet.
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I believe Michigan State's Tom Izzo will return to the Final Four in his final year

I got it feels like the visualization pick of Izzo in his last year. Going back to a Final Four. Feel like that's gonna happen.

Michigan State did not reach the Final Four in 2026.

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