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May 8, 2019
#29276
Big CatBig Cat

Kyrie Irving is only the seventh or eighth best player in the NBA and cannot be the 'alpha' on a title team

Kyrie, he's right below it, but he's not one of those guys. He's not a Giannis. He's not a Kawhi. He's not a KD, a LeBron... He's, like, maybe the seventh, eighth best player in the NBA, but the top five guys are the guys that you need to win to be the alphas on a championship team.

OpinionBasketballMediumSubjective
Subjective ranking of players, though Irving's subsequent failure to lead a team to a title as the primary 'alpha' supports this view.

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Void
May 8, 2019
#5678
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nick Nurse is an awful name for a head coach

I'd like to just go ahead and apologize to Nick Nurse. I judged a book by its cover big time when they hired him. And I'm wrong. It's a terrible name. Nick Nurse is an awful name for a head coach. I stand by that take.

OpinionBasketballMildSubjectiveSarcastic
Whether a name is 'awful' for a profession is entirely subjective.
Win
May 8, 2019
#5677
Big CatBig Cat

The Sixers will win Game 6 against the Raptors and force a Game 7

I think the Sixers probably will win game six, will go seven. But this is a beat. Whenever a team loses like this in a series, you're like, how the hell? I know we're just doing knee-jerk reactions, but how the hell are the Sixers going to come back from that.

PredictionBasketballMild
The Sixers did win Game 6 (112-101) and forced a Game 7, which the Raptors won on the Kawhi Leonard buzzer-beater.
Void
May 8, 2019
#5676
Big CatBig Cat

I do not miss LeBron James in the NBA playoffs anymore

I don't miss LeBron. I don't miss LeBron in these playoffs anymore. I missed him in the first round. The first round felt hollow without LeBron. But I do not miss LeBron anymore because these are the best playoffs we've had in a very long time.

OpinionBasketballMediumSubjective
The 2019 NBA playoffs are widely regarded as one of the most competitive in recent years, featuring Kawhi's run and various Game 7s.

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Open
Mar 6, 2026
#29841
Big CatBig Cat

I love the DJ Moore trade for the Bears because it clears cap space for Max Crosby or Tyler Linderbaum

I love this trade because you clear up money. [DJ Moore's] got a big pretty hefty contract so you clear up money to maybe go get a Max Crosby or a Linderbaum. You get a pick and you make the bet that Luther Burden and Rome Odunze are gonna be taking leaps forward.

OpinionFootballMedium
The trade is real in this transcript's timeline. The outcome of the cap space usage depends on free agency results.
Loss
Mar 6, 2026
#29850
Big CatBig Cat

DJ Moore would not have had a 1,000-yard season if he stayed in the Bears' offense

He could have a thousand yards [with the Bills] and be like, wow. How, how could you trade him? He wouldn't have had a thousand yards in this Bear's offense.

OpinionFootballMedium
Moore finished the 2023 season with 1,364 yards for the Bears, so this retrospective hypothetical is likely incorrect as he had already proven he could do it.
Void
Mar 6, 2026
#29848
Big CatBig Cat

Malik Willis is the #1 free agent backup quarterback

Top quarterback free agents... Is it also Malik Willis? Malik Willis is, yes. So he's number one. Malik Willis one.

Hot TakeFootballScorchingSubjectiveSarcastic
Willis was traded to the Packers in 2024 and performed well as a backup, but ranking him #1 over established vets is a subjective value judgment.

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