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The media will eventually try to make Kyrie Irving a victim and vilify Celtics fans

I'm just worried that what's going to happen is since all these quotes are being taken out by the media, people are gonna be like, they're gonna turn Kyrie into like a big victim and everything and then turn and then turn the Celtics fans into like the big bully.

While some media members defended Kyrie, the general consensus remained that the back-and-forth was part of the playoff atmosphere, and Kyrie's fine from the league reinforced his accountability.

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Apr 18, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Kyrie Irving giving the middle finger and yelling at fans is exactly what sports should be

Kyrie should do everything back to [Celtics fans] and that is what sports is all about... Fans hating a certain player, a player upping their game to stick it to the fans. I loved every second of it. I just want more of it.

This is a subjective opinion about the entertainment value of sports conflict.
Win
Apr 18, 2022
#23268
Big CatBig Cat

I am so sick of the Utah Jazz and want them out of the playoffs

I'm so sick of this jazz team. I want them out of here. I just don't want to be told that Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley and Donovan Mitchell are gonna have like an extended run in the playoffs. Get them out of my face.

The Jazz lost in the first round to the Mavericks in six games, granting Big Cat's wish for an early exit.
Loss
Apr 18, 2022
#23269
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The Timberwolves have momentum and I'm going to overreact to their Game 1 win

I'm a believer in momentum. And I am going to do the thing where we take game one and blow it out of proportion.

Despite the Game 1 win and 'momentum', the Timberwolves lost the series to the Grizzlies in six games.

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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.