Takes

We are currently in the worst three weeks of the sports calendar

I believe that we are in the worst three weeks of the sports calendar. ... It's these two to three weeks where we haven't gotten to March Madness. Because then once we get to March Madness, then it's Masters, then it's NBA and NHL playoffs. ... I think these are the worst two to three weeks of the entire year. Right now.

Business school is a complete racket where you just pay for connections

Business school's a a complete racket by the way. They just, you basically pay so much money to go and meet a bunch of people that then you can use to get jobs. It's not like you're learning anything. You're just meeting people who are also are in business. And then you use those connections. You're paying for connections.

LeBron James ruined the All-Star OGs picture

LeBron is wearing street clothes and he's standing in the middle [of the All-Star OGs picture]. ... It's the definition of stop trying to fit out and start trying to fit in. ... He ruined the picture. He really did.

LeBron James doesn't know what his own opinions are and just copies what others tweet

One of the things we lost when Kobe [Bryant] died was LeBron [James] didn't know what his opinions were on a lot of things. I think he had a lot of 'I'm gonna wait for Kobe to tweet something and then, and then I'll tweet the same thing.'

Superstars win championships in the NBA, not defense

Ultimately superstars win championships. Yeah. Guys like Luka [Doncic], guys like Jalen Brown. ... You want [a defense guy] to be like an old assistant on the bench, but probably not leading your team in the NBA.

Being in a plane crash where no one dies is an awesome experience

Being in a plane crash where no one dies though. Rocks. ... I think it would've been awesome to be like, 'yeah, I was on a plane that flipped and blew up, but I survived.'

Caitlin Clark is paid what she is worth right now because she hasn't won a championship

I think that she's paid what she's worth right now. She gotta win the big one. ... She's never won a college national championship. Never won a WNBA national championship. ... Talk to me when she's got a chip. When she gets that ring.

The human body has a physical limit and the 100-meter dash world record will eventually plateau

At some point, I've always wondered this about a hundred meter dash, like when is it gonna be the fastest that you'll ever run? Because like the human body can only go so fast.

The era of working from home is over

Working from home's done. I'm gonna say he's right. ... I fundamentally, I understand working from home is awesome for a lot of people, but I do think that you lose... the younger generation is gonna lose out. ... Not working with other people and having the coalescence of ideas... you will lose out.

Alexander Ovechkin is not on the Mount Rushmore of hockey

I don't think that anybody would have him in the Mount Rushmore of hockey. ... Once he passes Gretzky for goals, I would say he's probably yes, gonna be coming in around like sixth or seventh all time. I think still a lot of people put Stevie Y ahead of him.

Connor Hellebuyck is unproven in elimination games

Hellebuyck has been on this incredible run... not so much in playoffs or in big money games. ... In an elimination situation when all the chips are on the table, he is unproven.

The NHL's Four Nations tournament completely outclassed the NBA All-Star weekend

The NHL absolutely bodied the NBA in terms of getting it right and what they did, what they've done with the Four Nations Tournament instead of the All-Star game versus everything that's been going on for the NBA All-Star game. It's not even close.

LeBron James sitting out the All-Star game two hours before tip-off was a lame move

LeBron James decide he is not playing in the Allstar game two hours before the All-Star game... dude, just say you're gonna do this five days ago. Don't do it two hours before the All-Star game. And people do wanna see you play and it's probably, you're, you're at the end of your career. It's just kind of a lame move.

The NFL cued the NBA during All-Star week by holding the Super Bowl immediately before it

The NBA cued the NFL during Super Bowl week and the NHL cued the NBA during Allstar week. NHL is king.

Booing national anthems in sports creates healthy bad blood

I'm fine with it. I like the fact that they, that there's some bad blood there. Like for a while. USA Canada, we've been buddy buddy... but to like actually drum up some hate for your opponent, I think is really good. It's awesome.

Aaron Rodgers would still be a Jet if Greg Zuerlein had made more kicks

Aaron Rogers probably still be a jet if Greg Zuerlein was made a couple kicks... Blew six fourth quarter leads. You win those games, you're in the playoffs.

Kirk Cousins to the Jets would be a lateral move from Aaron Rodgers

Kirk Cousins is just a lateral move... Kirk Cousins fell off a cliff. Yeah, but he started the season off so good. And then he fell off a cliff also.

NFL locker room standards should not be judged by corporate workplace standards

When you try to take the outside world and judge a locker room and how it operates and basically put it into corporate America or a classroom or any type of place where people gather together and there's a little bit more decorum, you're always gonna be shocked by the locker room... you can't judge it that way. That it just never works that way.

99% of football is technically bullying

Like 99% of football is technically bullying.

Paul George is essentially just Tobias Harris with better branding

Paul George is Tobias Harris with better branding. Whoa. Yeah. I mean they're all back tonight... Paul George, Paul George, I know he had a better January, but like off key, he, he needs to be a dude while MB is out through all of this. And instead he's totally comfortable getting his ISO 17 footer up.

The Washington Wizards play hard despite their terrible record

I actually think the Wizards with [Bilal] Coulibaly and Bub [Carrington] and even George [Valinha] a little bit. I guess you could throw [Alex] Sarr in there... they stink but they play really hard. There's like a few guys in that Wizards team that play with a lot of activity.

Shredder and the Ninja Turtles appear in every episode together but never actually kill each other

If you've ever watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shredder is in every episode. The Ninja Turtles are in like every episode. They never actually kill each other. They just fight.

Using difficulty 'sliders' in games is for people who want to hide that they are playing on easy mode; you have to play on 'hard mode' to truly win

We love using sliders. We just like to change 'em before people can see. We just don't want people to know that we're doing sliders... I wanna play hard mode. Absolutely. You gotta play hard teams. You gotta play hard teams to win.

A Dungeons and Dragons player who shapeshifts into an animal too early cannot be trusted

If you morph into something else already, how can you be trusted? Right. It's not even, especially if it's not even known yet. [I need to] fit in with like the rest of the crowd.

There is nothing more satisfying than killing NPCs that you cannot normally kill over the internet

And nothing more satisfying than getting to kill people that we can't normally kill over the internet. Yes. Suck my dick, Poopy Stinks.

Turtles are annoying, talk down to others, and think they are in on something when they are not

There's something about it, a turtle that they do things in a way that is just really annoying to others. And I felt that annoyance within myself... They're like, talk down to you. Yep. They're also dumb and they think that they are in on something when they're really not.

Luka Doncic is so out of shape that it is physically painful for him to stand up

Luca's smiling on the bench after the first time out. That's probably because he is sitting and it's nice to sit, [because it's] painful for him to stand 'cause he is so out of shape.

Luka Doncic doesn't have the same drive as Shaquille O'Neal

But in defense of us, mark Luca is, he doesn't, he doesn't want it enough. Like a guy like Shaq. Right?

Patrick Mahomes is a Kyle Shanahan merchant

I had a thought while driving in this morning: is Patrick Mahomes a Kyle Shanahan merchant? Two out of three of his Super Bowls [were] against Kyle Shanahan, who can't win the big one.

Jalen Hurts is just better than Patrick Mahomes

I actually, like Max and Rowan were onto something with the Jalen Hurts thing. What he might be, I think he is just better than Mahomes. Their head-to-head matchups... Hurts has dominated them.

Jalen Hurts is currently the best quarterback in the NFL

Realistically, where do you rank Jalen Hurtz as quarterbacks in the NFL Right now? Right now one.

Dwight Howard isn't actually good at basketball anymore

Stephen A. Smith was making the case for Dwight Howard today coming back... I'm in support of that just because it would be very funny, but I don't think he's very good at basketball. [He's] one of those guys that looks in shape, but he probably doesn't have any of the skills that he once had.

Vanderbilt's constructive court-storming rule is lame

Did you guys see Vanderbilt's actually doing a new rule where they do a minute timeout after the game? So lame. They basically, if Vandy has a big upset at home, they pause everything for a minute... and then the kids are allowed to storm the court. It's Tim Wood's double consent.

MLB's pitch clock and base-size rule changes were a great move

I'm a huge baseball fan and I'm a big fan of the changes that they've [MLB] made. Like, I think the pitch clock, slightly enlarging the bases to make stealing easier... The fact that they're making changes in the most traditional of all sports to keep up with the times [is great].

The 2024 season was my best individual year as a pro

I think I had a great year. I think I had my best year as a pro. I'm excited for, I think there's another level that I can hit.

Most running quarterbacks excel in the preseason because defenses aren't game-planned

A lot of running quarterbacks excel in the preseason I would say. Because you're not game planning the opposing team. Your coaches aren't game planning their defense and you're just running out and running your training camp plays.

I'm actually getting faster as I get older

I'm getting better at sliding and protecting myself. And I'm getting more agile so I'm making some more people miss. I'm getting a little faster and I'm gonna continue to work on that.

I can't live with a dog because they are too in-your-face

Dogs are too much for me. I like being around dogs but I couldn't live with a dog. I think they're just too in your face. Just do your own thing for a little bit.

The MLB salary structure is bad for the sport

In baseball you have no [cap]... some teams are paying like nothing and some teams are paying like $500 million. I don't think that's the way to do it. [And the Ohtani deal] where they'll pay you in like 50 years? Which is insane.

Cash is the only valid Valentine's Day gift

My answer's always cash. No one has ever gotten the gift of cash and been like, 'Ew.' No. Gift card boxes you in; cash is limitless. Cash is king.

Big Cat would have to lose a significant amount of weight to ever dunk

I hope you could too. You would have to lose a lot of weight. I know you're not going, you're don't. I would, don't put a time.

Nick Sirianni is the most under-respected head coach in the NFL and deserves more credit for his winning percentage.

You gotta respect Nick Sirianni as a head coach. You have to because right now did you know that Nick Sirianni has the highest winning percentage of any coach in the NFL? He's doing an awesome job. And I think it's high time that other podcasts start to recognize that besides just us.

The new Fox score bug for Super Bowl 59 was a war crime and shouldn't have been introduced during the championship game.

Fox bringing out that new score bug for the Super Bowl was a war crime. It was disgusting. It was just insane. Why do networks do that for the Super Bowl? This is something that you need like at least a full year to workshop... I don't know who came up with that, but that guy should be—I don't wanna say fired, but he should be because that was so bad.

The 2024-2025 Philadelphia Eagles are an elite, all-time historic football team.

The Philadelphia Eagles of the 2024, 2025 season are a historic football team. Games that they have been healthy in that've lost one game. The Falcons game is the only real loss that they had all year... This fucking team is one of the best teams of all time.

Jalen Hurts has surpassed Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen in quarterback rankings.

Jalen Hurts has to be talked about in the same way as the top couple quarterbacks in this league. He surpasses Joe Burrow, he surpasses Lamar Jackson, he surpasses Josh Allen. Not only did he do it, the stats were there to back it up and the hardware is there in the form of an MVP and the Lombardi.

Jalen Hurts is currently the number one quarterback in the NFL.

I think right now [Jalen Hurts] is one. Yeah. Right now he's won. Yeah. Right now he's a Super Bowl MVP. He's won right now. He's number one. Number one right now.

AC/DC should be the next Super Bowl halftime show performer.

I'm gonna agree with our good friend Michael Greer. He has a great idea for the next halftime show. AC DC. AC DC at halftime would fucking rock... just banger after banger.

If the Bears had drafted Patrick Mahomes, he would look as bad as he did in Super Bowl 59 every single game.

I saw an insult tweet tonight that hurt me, but also was very accurate. It said, if you ever wondered what it would look like if the Bears had drafted Patrick Mahomes, [this is what it looks like]. So that was an insult tweet. I think he was just stating the fact that this is what it would look like.

The Mavericks are only making their internal situation worse following the 'worst trade ever' of the Luka and Kyrie era.

It's still crazy that they're somehow making it worse. The worst trade ever. They're making it worse. [Context: discussing Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont's statements about team culture and Luka's work ethic].

I would want to live to 102 if I owned an NFL team

Unless I own an NFL team, then I do [want to be 102]... Owning an FL team would be sick though. Like, you don't want to die if you're owning an NFL team.