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In war, there are no fouls; you either die or you don't

Sam Hauser said that your quote is, there's no fouls in, in a war. You either die or you don't. So you can't actually, you actually can't complain about fouls for the entire playoffs.

This is a motivational mantra, not a verifiable sports claim.

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The last 12 months in DC sports is a top five all-time bad sports year for a city

Based on the research that I've done, I think that the last 12 months in DC sports has been a top five all time bad sports year for a city, for a sport, for sports town. All four major sports. The Wizards historically bad. The nationals were terrible last year... the commander's backsliding and just disappointing everybody.

While subjective, the performance of the Wizards and Commanders during the 2024-2025 period aligns with this assessment of a historic low for the city.
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Apr 15, 2026
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Luke McCaffrey will make the Pro Bowl next year

I've got that means Luke McCaffrey Pro Bowl next year. Mm. That's what that means.

Luke McCaffrey is an emerging talent, but a Pro Bowl nod in his second season is a high bar.
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I hate the NBA Play-in and won't take it seriously until a 9th or 10th seed goes deep

I hate the playing. I hate the playing... it's stupid and I honestly like, until a team in the ninth or 10th spot can go deep in the playoffs, I'm not gonna take it seriously. The ninth or 10th team are never gonna win. Like, they're never gonna go deep. This isn't serious.

The 2023 Miami Heat reached the Finals from the play-in, but Big Cat qualifies his take by dismissing teams that were 'playoff teams anyway'.

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Getting choked out in Jiu-Jitsu is the best simulation for the NBA playoffs

I got choked out twice yesterday morning before the game... To me it's the best simulation of the playoffs is everybody always focuses on like the goal, the, the journey and, and going after success. But when you wanna go after something, if you're not aware and can't surrender to the fact that you could fail at it, then I don't, I don't think you're really on the journey.

This is an internal philosophical approach to coaching that can't be proven right or wrong, but it characterizes his successful coaching style.
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Jaylen Brown turning himself into a 'weapon' mentally drove the Celtics this season

He is a weapon. He is a hundred percent a weapon mentally, psychologically, like he can change an entire building. And I think a lot of what we've done up until this point was like his decision to turn himself into a weapon heading into the season. And I think we were able to all leverage that.

Subjective assessment of Jaylen Brown's impact on the 2025-26 Celtics season - can't be definitively verified though the Celtics did perform well without Tatum early in the year.
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He woke up every day in January convinced he was going to be fired

When we were that, that stretch in January where we weren't playing well, I was woke up every day and told myself I'm getting fired if we don't turn. I'm, I'm, I'm done... and I would tell the staff too, I'm like, guys, we're done. Like, you know, we don't figure this thing out, you know, like we, we just, we don't deserve to coach here.

Self-reported psychological state.

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