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The Lakers are better off without Magic Johnson in the front office.

Would you say that the Lakers are better without Magic Johnson working in the front office? Because it kind of turned it around ever since he quit being team president to be full-time Tweeter. [Big Cat:] Yeah, it's like both sides... win-win situation.

The Lakers won the 2020 NBA Championship just months after Magic Johnson's departure, supporting the idea that the front office became more effective.

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People who never change their car or microwave clocks are 'True Time Warriors'

Every single year. It's like who are the true time Warriors out there that don't change their clocks and the cars are there microwaves or they're already out on your wrist.

The existence of these people is a fact, and the label 'Time Warriors' is a subjective descriptor.
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Daylight Savings Time adds an hour of sun to the day

Hank thinks we've added an hour of sun with the change we have. [Hank:] We have an extra hour of sun this afternoon. Correct.

Daylight savings does not add more sunlight to the earth's rotation; it merely shifts the clock forward to provide more daylight in the evening.
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Washington and North Carolina are the dark horse teams of the conference tournaments

By the way, Washington, if you're looking for Long Shots, Washington and UNC. Those are the two teams and their conference. [PFT:] You don't think UNC...

The 2020 NCAA and conference tournaments were canceled just days after this episode aired due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.
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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.