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Void
Jun 20, 2016
#27317
Spencer HawesSpencer Hawes

The NBA is becoming 'racist' against tall players as the league trends smaller

Do you think that the NBA is becoming more racist against tall people like yourself? Yeah, I actually tweeted something about that the other night. Free the bigs. It's time that we need to band together as big guys for the sake of our species going forward.

The 'racist' claim is satirical hyperbole, but the trend toward small-ball and away from traditional bigs was a real shift in NBA strategy.

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Push
Jun 20, 2016
#27314
Big CatBig Cat

Pre-game Prediction: The Cavaliers will win Game 7 and LeBron James will have a 40-15-10 stat line

Cavs are going to win. LeBron is going to have 40, 15, and 10. Steph Curry, injury talk. Draymond [Green] is going to have a meltdown, probably kick someone in the balls. Cleveland is going to burn to the ground in happiness, and I'm going to have to spend the rest of my life defending Michael Jordan's legacy against LeBron James.

The Cavs won, but LeBron had 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, not 40/15/10. Draymond did not have a meltdown; he played arguably his best game ever (32/15/9).
Loss
Jun 20, 2016
#27315
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pre-game Prediction: The Warriors will win Game 7 by 20 points and LeBron James will get injured

The Cavs are going to lose [by 20]. LeBron's going to get injured in the first half, and people are just going to always talk about how if he had played healthy, they would have won.

The Cavs won, LeBron did not get injured, and the game was a 4-point margin.
Win
Jun 20, 2016
#15440
HankHank

Game 7 Prediction: The Cavaliers will beat the Warriors 93-89, Kevin Love will dominate the boards, and Stephen Curry will choke

My prediction is I feel like the Cavs are going to take this one somewhere in the neighborhood of 93 to 89. I don't expect [Kevin] Love to have a big night scoring, but I do think he's going to make a statement on the boards... [Matthew] Dellavedova is going to have zero personal fouls, zero turnovers... Curry is going to choke big time again. I'd be shocked if he got above 17 points total... I've got a final score of somewhere in the neighborhood of 93 to 89 Cleveland.

The final score was exactly 93-89. Kevin Love had 14 rebounds. Steph Curry had exactly 17 points. Dellavedova did not play, so he had 0 fouls/turnovers. Hank went 4-for-4 on specific, bold claims.

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Void
Jun 12, 2026
#30734
Spencer HawesSpencer Hawes

Victor Wembanyama is not a dirty player, he just gets frustrated by physical play

I don't think he's a dirty player. I think I personally, I love the elbow in the Minnesota series. I think everybody's got a breaking point. It kind of reminds me when I was a kid and... you're so much bigger than the other kids... they beat you up. They're hanging on you, they're grabbing you and you just, you kind of get to your breaking point. And I think as he gets older, as he matures, he will learn how to channel that better.

Subjective evaluation of a player's intent.
Loss
Jun 12, 2026
#30725
Spencer HawesSpencer Hawes

The Spurs will beat the Knicks in seven games

I believe fully Spurs in Seven.

The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals, winning the series 4-1. The series concluded on June 13, 2026, with the Knicks clinching their third NBA championship.
Win
Nov 7, 2016
#787
Spencer HawesSpencer Hawes

The Charlotte Hornets will be 4-1 by the time this interview airs on Monday.

Actually, we're probably not going to have this interview until Monday, so what's your record going to be then? [Spencer Hawes]: Probably 4-1.

The Hornets beat the Nets 99-95 on Nov 4, 2016, to reach a 4-1 record.