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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Hockey pests and 'piece of shit' players will struggle more than anyone to get motivated in empty arenas

I think it's way harder for the guys that play that 'in your face' like 'I'm a piece of shit' type player where it's like the crowd fires me up... those guys, I mean they're going to have to get up to be in people's faces with no fans and no noise.

The impact of empty arenas on player performance is inherently subjective, though many players later commented on the lack of adrenaline without crowds.

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Jun 29, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears were right to sign Nick Foles because there were no other good quarterbacks available

Looks like the Bears were really right to sign Nick Foles because there's no other good quarterbacks out there. Yeah.

The Bears signing Foles was widely panned after Newton signed for a minimum deal, and Foles' tenure in Chicago was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Jun 29, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA blatantly rigged the schedule so that Zion Williamson makes the playoffs

The schedule is awesome because we are going to have day games... except for the fact that they rigged it so that Zion gets into the playoffs and that's awesome. Yeah. Absolutely. We're a hundred percent behind that... They basically play the bottom teams.

Despite the favorable schedule, the Pelicans struggled in the bubble and did not qualify for the 2020 playoffs.
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Jun 29, 2020·Who's Back
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HankHank

The Patriots will face Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl with Cam Newton starting

Cam Newton is going to be the starter. It's going to be electric. The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl. It's going to be the Patriots and the [Bucs] and I'm going to be so excited.

The Patriots finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. While the Buccaneers did win the Super Bowl, the matchup never happened.

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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

It is physically impossible to chug a beer out of the Buffalo Sabres sword

The mc of the event's, like, dude, these things you can't chug out of 'em. You have to drink it slow because you can't chug. They end up spilling. It's impossible to chug. I said, oh, all right. Well I wish you told me that beforehand mc guy.

While potentially difficult, 'impossible' is likely hyperbole to cover for a poor performance.
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Connor McDavid has lost his superpower due to injury

McDavid's hurt. And it just sucks... It's like he lost his superpower. So he skates like no one I've ever seen before... And now he doesn't have that. He still has the straightaway speed, I've noticed... but the little cutbacks where he is beating D out of the corner... He doesn't have it.

The impact of the injury on his playstyle is visible to scouts and analysts.
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The NBA product has never been worse

The product's never been worse. The NBA and I don't watch it. So you can say, how do you know the product? It's, it's terrible. And if you're not somebody, I've asked you guys... lead off your show with hockey when football season's not going. But no, you guys stick to basketball and it's horrible.

Evaluating a league's 'product' quality is entirely subjective.