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I am committing to eating one salad every single day to improve my health

I've committed to eating salad every day. Having one salad a day is a pretty good compromise that you can make with yourself.

He admits in the next breath that he already failed the commitment.

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Push
May 5, 2025
#29089
Big CatBig Cat

The Houston Rockets have a very bright future despite their Game 7 loss

The Rockets, as I expected going into this series, they're a very good team. They have a very bright future... they will be back. They could make a move for Giannis.

The Rockets significantly improved but remained a middle-of-the-pack West team in the immediate aftermath; the Giannis move did not happen.
Win
May 5, 2025
#19318
Big CatBig Cat

James Harden is the biggest choker in NBA history

Is he the biggest choker? I don't know if it's choker or just Bright lights scares him away guy of all time because at this point it is now four different teams that he's done this with. It is, he's great in the regular season. He can be great in the beginning of a series... But then when the Bright, the lights get the brightest and it's game seven, he's a complete no show. And it's, it's not even, there's not even a debate anymore. I think he is [number one all time].

Harden has a well-documented history of poor shooting and high turnovers in elimination games across several franchises (Rockets, 76ers, Clippers).
Void
May 5, 2025
#19320
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James Harden stops playing in big games because he simply doesn't want to work anymore

I don't think it's necessarily even an insult to say that to him. Because I, I actually believe that James Harden is like, I don't wanna work anymore. I'm, I'm gonna get paid essentially the same if I, if I get eliminated now or if I get eliminated in two weeks... He doesn't really have any upside besides the glory of winning, which I don't think he necessarily cares that much about.

This is an unconfirmable subjective opinion on a player's internal motivation.

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The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
Void
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Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.