PMTPMT DB

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#PMT-2018-0326-19407
HankHank

Kyrie Irving will be back and fine for the first round of the playoffs

He'll be back in three weeks, first round of the playoffs, no problem... Once [the debris is] out, he's completely fine.

Kyrie Irving underwent a second surgery in April 2018 and missed the entire 2018 postseason.
Loss
#PMT-2017-0127-15764
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Losing an eye is actually a performance-enhancing drug for basketball players

I'm going to go with hurt, not injured on this one. So if you lose an eye, you don't have to worry about depth perception. It's like when you're shooting a rifle, you close one eye... Losing an eye is a performance-enhancing drug.

Losing an eye severely inhibits depth perception, which is critical for basketball shooting and movement.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0930-19008
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bet heavily against Butler because their bulldog mascot tore its ACL

Butler University's bulldog mascot... he tore his ACL. So he's only out for two weeks... so bet against Butler heavily.

The mascot's physical health has zero impact on the basketball team's performance, making this advice intentionally absurd.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0427-14780
Big CatBig Cat

Russell Westbrook is an All-Star, not a NBA Superstar

Westbrook? All-star. I agree with [Mark] Cuban. Not a superstar. My criteria for superstar is a superstar has at least like 10 million Chinese people wearing their shoes.

While subjective, Westbrook went on to win the NBA MVP the very next season (2016-17) and averaged a triple-double for several seasons, making the 'not a superstar' claim look very wrong in retrospect.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0427-14784
Big CatBig Cat

Anthony Davis is a bum because he can't get a date on Tinder

Anthony Davis? He's a bum. He's a bum right now. Did you see him on the thing with Tinder? He was saying he couldn't get a date. Now let me ask this: does an all-star, a star, a superstar ever not be able to get a date? Anthony Davis is a bum.

Anthony Davis went on to win a championship and multiple All-NBA honors, proving his superstar status on the court despite his Tinder struggles.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0427-14785
Big CatBig Cat

Jimmy Butler is a bad leader and a bum

Jimmy Butler is an all-star, but he's also – he's got a couple bum qualities in him that have pissed me off. ... He's an all-star who thinks he's a superstar, which then makes that part of his brain bum-like. ... He is the leader of the Bulls now, yes, but he's a bad leader. ... All right, fine. He's a bum star.

Butler eventually led the Heat to two Finals appearances, widely disproving the 'bad leader' and 'bum' labels, though his exit from Chicago was messy.