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I'm not convinced Doc Rivers is actually a good NBA coach

Doc Rivers also is one of those coaches that... are we sure he's a good coach? I'm not sure. He won with some really good talent, but he also has lost with some really good talent a lot. So are we sure he's good? Very, very wonky career for Doc Rivers as a coach.

This remains a highly debated topic in NBA circles with no objective resolution, though Doc's lack of deep playoff runs with elite talent since then supports the skepticism.

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May 1, 2017
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Losing by four goals in the playoffs is better than losing in a heartbreaker

I would rather we lose the game by four goals than lose the game in a heartbreak or an overtime. That's demoralizing. Because now it's like you're a little bit embarrassed. You've got that chip on your shoulder in game three.

Subjective sports logic; it didn't help as the Caps lost the series to the Penguins in 7 games.
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May 1, 2017
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The Capitals will be worse next year because they won't be able to keep their current roster together

I'm pretty sure the Capitals, I haven't gone deep into their cap next year, but I'm pretty sure they won't be able to bring everyone back. They won't be able to make a bunch of trades. They're probably not going to be as good. So next year, you probably won't think it's your year.

The Capitals actually won the Stanley Cup the following year (2018), so they were significantly better, not worse.
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May 1, 2017
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The city of Edmonton does not actually exist

I don't think the town of Edmonton actually exists. I don't know anyone that's ever been there. I'm a big-time Edmonton truther. The whole city is filled with crisis actors.

The city of Edmonton definitively exists.

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The Brewers are winning the World Series

Just get used to it. The Brewers are gonna win the World Series.

The 2026 World Series outcome has not yet occurred as of the episode date.
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Rams special teams will keep costing them big games

The special teams is just atrocious and every single year they do this and every single year it costs them in a high-leverage game. And it's just the same thing over and over.

This is a judgment about a recurring team-building pattern and cannot be definitively resolved as a subjective opinion.
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The Titans have suffered more than any NFL fan base

The Titans have the worst record in the NFL at 19 and 54 since trading A.J. Brown. That's a lot of losses. Not a lot of wins.

The transcript presents the 19-54 record as a factual statistic about the Titans after the A.J. Brown trade.