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Kentucky lost to Kansas State because they missed 12 free throws, proving they aren't actually overrated

Remember when we did our March Madness preview with our friend Mark Titus? And I said free throws are overrated. Kentucky lost by three. ... P.J. Washington missed 12 free throws. Wow. ... That seems like you want to make those free throws.

Kentucky lost to Kansas State 61-58 while shooting 23-for-37 from the line (14 misses), including P.J. Washington's 8-for-20 performance. The misses were the literal difference in the score.

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Mar 23, 2018
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College basketball teams should foul earlier because college players cannot hit free throws

The one thing that pisses me off this entire tournament... the fact that teams won't extend games. You should make kids shoot free throws in college. They can't hit free throws. And we saw that later with Kentucky.

Statistically, college free-throw percentages are lower than NBA ones, and in this specific tournament, several games turned on missed free throws (like Kentucky).
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Mar 23, 2018
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John Calipari is officially on the hot seat

And Coach Cal's on the hot seat. He's definitely on the hot seat.

Calipari remained the head coach at Kentucky for six more years until moving to Arkansas in 2024.
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Mar 23, 2018
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Gonzaga is the 'always a bridesmaid, never a Cinderella' of college basketball

I guess we have to smash the fraud button on Gonzaga. Always a bridesmaid, never a Cinderella.

Gonzaga has reached two national championship games (2017, 2021) but has yet to win a title, supporting the 'bridesmaid' part of the take.

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France is unstoppable in the 2026 World Cup

When we first got the bracket, I said I was gonna go chalk and just bet on France. They just seem like there's nothing that you can do to stop him. France looks unstoppable.

The 2026 World Cup final is likely still pending or just occurring around the episode date.
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The toxicity towards Christian Pulisic proves America is finally a real soccer country

I think with the amount of vitriol that has gone towards Christian Pulisic, we have shown for the first time we might be a real soccer country because that actually, it's nuts how he's gotten bashed by everyone. The fact that it's gotten so toxic towards this one guy, it's like, oh shit. Maybe we could become a country that people cared that much about it.

This is a subjective cultural take on fandom.
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LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third time

Pardon My Take... July 10th. We are the first to report that LeBron James is going back to Cleveland... LeBron James is a Cleveland Cavalier yet again for the third time in his career.

LeBron's 2026 team choice is pending the actual offseason events of that year.