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The NBA should stop the Eastern Conference playoffs because the Celtics are just going to eat everyone

Can we just stop with the Eastern conference playoffs? Can we just not do 'em? Because what's happening is every team is just kind of getting fattened up to get eaten by the Celtics and a delicious snack. Like that's what's gonna happen.

The Celtics did dominate the 2024 Eastern Conference, losing only two games total on their way to the Finals.

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I genuinely think the Indiana Pacers are a good basketball team

I think the Pacers are good. I do. I think they have a ton of shooting. They play a fast pace... I like watching the Pacers play basketball.

This is a subjective evaluation of a team's quality during a playoff run.
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Apr 23, 2025
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I would not be shocked if Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't finish his career in Milwaukee if they don't make a deep run

He said that he would not be shocked if Giannis doesn't finish his career in Milwaukee and that this is a very pivotal playoff for them. And if they don't make a finals run or win the finals, there could be a big wholesale change in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Bucks did not make a Finals run or win the Finals in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, losing in the first round. Giannis Antetokounmpo was subsequently traded from the Bucks to the Miami Heat on June 23, 2026, fulfilling the condition and the predicted outcome of him not finishing his career in Milwaukee and a 'big wholesale change'.
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The Thunder versus Grizzlies series is a total mismatch of men versus boys

The Grizzlies, the one series that we can all agree is just needs to be over is the Grizzly Thunder. Yeah. That this is, this is men versus boys. The Thunder's defense is so fucking good... It's just a not it's not a real series.

The Thunder swept the series 4-0, confirming the extreme mismatch.

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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.