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MaxMax

Paul George will be the biggest bust in Philadelphia sports history

Paul George, Playoff P, Pre-season P has injured himself again... he's probably gonna go down as the biggest bust in Philly history. Him and Andrew Bynum... Ben Simmons... Markelle Fultz. Playoff P is in the running right now for biggest bust.

Paul George's 'bust' status will depend on his availability and performance over the course of his 76ers contract.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If LeBron James wins a title in Cleveland this year, it doesn't count

If he does go to the Cavs and the Cavs win in an East that is beyond depleted this year, we need to just already say this. That doesn't count. The Pacers are out of it, the Bucks are probably out of it. Coward move if he wins a title with the Cavs.

The validity of a championship is entirely a matter of sports-talk opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

High school football players should be paid

We've been complaining to the NCAA you gotta pay the players. We might have to just switch up to high school football now. You gotta pay the players. Pay these guys. Pay the high school players... babies should get paid.

Social/economic policy for high school sports is a matter of opinion.
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor leaked his own nude photos on purpose

Conor McGregor, I'm starting to think he might not be a good guy... maybe he was trying to get his dick out. That was like, 'cause you can't leak it yourself. So he was just doing this on purpose to be like, I want to just let everyone know that there's my penis.

Motivation behind a celebrity scandal is impossible to verify.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2025
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MaxMax

I want the Brewers' pitcher Brody Brecht to be the biggest bust in MLB history after he was selected over Ranger Suárez

I now hate this guy. I now want this guy to be the biggest bust in MLB history. Ranger Suárez has a 1.94 in 13 games... How do you possibly look at that and be like, this guy is more deserving than Ranger Suárez?

This is a subjective desire for a player's failure. Whether Suarez was more 'deserving' is also subjective.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm counting Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon loss as his 25th major because Jannik Sinner is a cheater

I'm counting this as Novak Djokovic's 25th major because he played [Sinner] better than Alcaraz played [Sinner]. And [Sinner] is a sinner and he's a cheater. So therefore Ipso Facto Djokovic is the goat 25th major Grand Slam championship.

Djokovic literally lost the final (to Alcaraz in 2024, but the transcript frames it around Sinner). Djokovic did not win a 25th major at this event.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James will not be playing for the Lakers next season

I don't think LeBron's playing for the Lakers next year... It also makes sense because they have [Anthony Davis], they have to start building the team around [him]. LeBron deserves any way that he wants to go out because of what he's done... but if you're the Lakers, you can't just let him like hold you hostage for the last couple years of his career.

LeBron James signed a two-year extension with the Lakers in July 2024 and remained on the team for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2025
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Trevor LawrenceTrevor Lawrence

I will donate and shave my hair if I win a Super Bowl

I would be thrilled to cut my hair [if I won a Super Bowl]. I'll match. If you do it, I'll match. We all cut our hair. All three of you?... We're circling back to that. I'm interested. I would be thrilled to cut my hair.

Pending the outcome of Trevor Lawrence winning a Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A quarterback should not have an eight-pack because it means they spend too much time on core work

I, in fact, I would prefer if my quarterback didn't have like an eight pack. It's way too much time working on your core. ... Still good quarterback. I, in fact, I would prefer if my quarterback didn't have like an eight pack.

While semi-satirical, it's a verifiable opinion about the correlation between QB success and abdominal definition.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

Howie Roseman is the greatest GM in all of sports

And then of course Howie Roseman, the greatest GM in all of sports, navigate their relationship with the players because it's tricky.

Subjective ranking of sports executives.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

You are naturally less funny the better shape you are in

the better shape you are in, the less funny you are just naturally. ... Unless you tell your friends in the show, I did this for you. And the friends are like, what the fuck are you talking about? Why? And he did it just to like impress them, but they're not impressed by it.

Subjective theory about comedy and aesthetics.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Mardy FishMardy Fish

Novak Djokovic will win Wimbledon 2025 but it will be his last major title

I think Novak wins this. Yes. I really do. I think this is, I think this is the last thing. He gets to 25 majors and I think this is the last one he wins. I don't think he can win like a hardcore, he, he can't win the French and then... I don't think like with Sinner and Alcaraz... I don't think he can win a slam outside of Wimbledon anymore.

Will be resolved after the 2025 Grand Slam season.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Pacific Time Zone is the worst time zone for sports

I hate Pacific Time zone. It sucks. Everything's just two nights in a row. ... I've pulled up like we have long days and I, I like, I'll pull up the Cubs game being like, I'm gonna watch the Cubs game in my hotel room. And they're just like, oh, they're down eight. Nothing. It's the eighth inning.

Inherently subjective preference.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

CONCACAF is rigged to ensure the United States doesn't win the Gold Cup

I join the chorus of those who were saying CONCACAF rigged. They don't want to see the United States win the Gold Cup. They'd much rather have it be Mexico.

The claim of institutional rigging for specific match outcomes is a subjective conspiracy theory without proof.
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Take Slip·Jul 9, 2025
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Dan PatrickDan Patrick

I turned down hosting The Price Is Right despite a $10 million offer

I get a call out the blue and said, 'Hey, we're interested in having you host Price is Right.' And they said, Bob Barker signed off on you... I just didn't think I could do it well enough. It was $10 million a year [in 1999].

This is a personal historical account of a private job offer.
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Take Slip·Jul 9, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Garrett Nussmeier will win the Heisman Trophy

Garrett Nussmeier to win the Heisman. They'll have to vote for [him]... You'll win that bet.

The 2024 Heisman winner has not yet been named as of this airing.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Joey Chestnut is a top five athlete of all time

I really do think that Joey Chestnut might be the greatest athlete of all time. I actually like broke it down... however you slice it, he's like top five athlete of all time.

This is an inherently subjective ranking of athletes across disparate disciplines.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joey Chestnut, Usain Bolt, and Tiger Woods are the three greatest athletes of all time

It's Joey Chestnut, Usain Bolt and it's Tiger Woods. Yeah. That's it for me.

Subjective ranking based on personal criteria of 'greatness'.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Philadelphia 76ers will win the 2026 NBA Finals

I'm gonna match and double. I'm gonna say they're gonna win the finals. They're gonna win a chip. Love it.

The 2025-26 NBA season has not happened.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is actively trying to work his way back to the Cleveland Cavaliers

I don't know, is LeBron, is he trying to work his way back to Cleveland? I think that would be good. Yeah. I would like to see it... he's doing this on purpose to get everyone talking about it and then he's gonna do it. I think he's gonna do it.

LeBron's future team movements are currently speculative based on social media clues.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Dak Prescott is the 24th best quarterback in the NFL

Make the accurate ranking tier. Just be 23 Daniel Jones, 24 Dak... I googled QB Rankings for 2025 Pro Football Focus. Where do you think they had Dak Prescott? 18, 17... I couldn't make him the 17th best anymore.

Subjective ranking compared to league peers.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA should have a random one-hour window where the salary cap is turned off completely

It's essentially video game rules. And Adam Silver just says for the next hour salary caps off. You turn off salary caps, you could do any trade ever. And you have to get your players signed in that window... And then he is like, boom, salary cap's back on.

This is a hypothetical policy change.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James no longer runs the NBA league

I think LeBron thinks he still runs the league and he doesn't run the league anymore. I think he was expecting every team to be like, oh shit, LeBron, we could trade for LeBron. And everyone's like, why would we wanna trade for a one year retirement tour at $53 million for a guy who is gonna basically hijack our entire franchise?

The power dynamics of NBA stars are subjective but based on current trade interest levels described in the show.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Durant will win the title and secure a legacy year with the Rockets

I think KD's got a little fuck you going tour coming. I think he's got one more of those in him. And I think this might be the year... I think this might be a KD legacy year. I think he might win it all and then be like, now this one counts.

As a prediction for a future NBA season, the outcome is pending.
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HankHank

The evidence of Malik Beasley gambling on his own games is absurdly obvious

The videos that came out after the investigation came out were very bad to say the least. I don't know if it's one of those things where if you could do this for any player... but the videos that came out were absurdly obvious that he was probably gambling on games.

Beasley was reportedly investigated, but Hank's interpretation of 'obviousness' is subjective unless legally proven.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2025
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Merrill KellyMerrill Kelly

The Cincinnati Reds have an illegally flat pitching mound to gain an advantage

Cincinnati's tough. That mound is so flat. I know they're supposed to have regulations on how high the mound is, but whatever they're doing, they're cheating for sure. Because it's way lower. Our mound at home feels like a mountain compared to Cincinnati.

MLB mounds are strictly regulated at 10 inches, though perceptions of slopes can vary.
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Take Slip·Jun 30, 2025
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ZacZac

Josh Allen will win multiple Super Bowls

[Big Cat]: You think [Josh Allen] ever gets a Super Bowl? [Zac]: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. You think so? Yeah, yeah. Shot. Absolutely. Absolutely. Probably multiple Super Bowls way he thinks.

Outcome won't be known for years.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Pelicans' trade from pick 23 to 13 was the worst trade ever

Pelicans. Oh boy. Yep. That was the worst trade ever. They traded from 23 up to 13 and they gave away their unprotected first round pick next year. Actually worse than that... they gave whichever one is better, is higher. And if the Bucks trade Giannis, that could literally just be two shots at getting the one pick.

The value of the traded pick will be determined after the 2026 NBA Draft lottery.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2025
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The NHL will have an ambidextrous 'Shohei Ohtani' player within 30 years

I think we're gonna get the Shohei of hockey. The Shohei Ohtani ambidextrous NHL player that would rock... You'd have the straight stick and then you drive wide and be unreal Righty. And you'd drive wide and be unreal lefty. I just think that at some point you're gonna see things that you never thought imaginable.

This is a long-term prediction for the future of the sport.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2025
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Joe Burrow's terrible first pitch was a staged viral marketing stunt by Fanatics

I think that whole fucking fanatics thing was just like, they basically listed like, alright, what's gonna go viral? Let's make a fake viral thing here... And they were like, Joe Burrow, we're gonna pay you like $2 million suck at throwing baseballs. That's the only way I can stomach it.

While unproven, it aligns with modern influencer marketing strategies.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2025
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Keith YandleKeith Yandle

Dak Prescott would be just as successful as Jalen Hurts if he played for the Eagles

I'm more thinking the defense was nasty... I think it's kind of hard to definitively say that Dak Prescott couldn't do what Jalen Hurts [does] if he had that much.

This is a hypothetical comparison between two players in different systems.
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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2025
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Bradley Beal has the least competitive pride relative to talent in the NBA

I mean 'cause [Bradley Beal] is just so checked out. He's totally, I think the scary thing about him is that, you know, I think anybody you think like if you're this good then there has to be some competitive pride in you. And he may have the least, there may be the biggest gap between just talent and how much he doesn't care. Yeah. Of any [player].

Subjective characterization of a player's mental state.
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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

This 2025 Thunder team is the worst version we will see during their upcoming dynasty

This is the worst Oklahoma City Thunder team that will win a championship during this dynasty run. They had to go to seven against the Nuggets. They had to go to seven against the Pacers. I don't expect that to happen ever again for them.

The Thunder did win the 2025 title. Whether it's the start of a multi-title dynasty is pending.
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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Sixers are now in their championship window because the Eastern Conference is wide open

Next year is the Sixers' year. I feel like this is their year now. The East being wide open as it is. Celtics don't have Tatum. Pacers don't have Haliburton. Knicks don't have a head coach. You guys are good.

The 2026 NBA season has not happened yet.
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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tommy Fleetwood choked at the Travelers Championship

Tommy Fleetwood, I don't really feel bad for [him]. He choked bad. He did choke. Like that's a choke that I... I was yelling USA at my TV.

Fleetwood's record of 42 top-10s without a PGA win supports the 'struggles to close' narrative.
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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Cal Raleigh will hit 67 home runs this season

Cal Raleigh hit four home runs this weekend... he's now on pace for 67 home runs, which is pretty fucking insane. ... He's gonna hit 67 home runs.

Unlikely for a catcher to hit 67, but based on the fictional 2025 timeline's pace.
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Big CatBig Cat

World War III is overrated and the term is being overused

My Who's Back of the Week is World War III. We're doing it again, boys. I think this is the fifth World War III that's happened in the last four years. ... I'm so sick of everyone saying World War III just started.

Hyperbolic social commentary.
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Take Slip·Jun 20, 2025
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MaxMax

Chet Holmgren is not the guy

[Chet Holmgren] is not the guy... not a guy.

The Thunder reached the Finals in 2025, suggesting Chet is a core piece, but the claim that he isn't 'the guy' is a subjective evaluation of a young star's ceiling.
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Take Slip·Jun 20, 2025
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Boban MarjanovićBoban Marjanović

A team of former Yugoslavia countries could beat the United States in basketball

I believe in that. We'll be really good. We'll be amazing. I know we can beat United States... I think we have big chance. It's not be like easy for [United] States to beat the team.

This is a hypothetical 'what-if' scenario that cannot be definitively proven but is debated every Olympic cycle.
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Take Slip·Jun 18, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Connor McDavid is currently incapable of winning the big one

I feel bad for [Connor McDavid]. He's an incredible player, but as of right now, I'm just going on the facts that I see — has not won the big one. And I'm not trying to do insult stats, but he's the only captain who's lost in back-to-back cup finals in the last 50 years.

The Oilers lost the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals (in this transcript timeline). McDavid remains title-less.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 18, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Indiana Fever need to hire a Charles Oakley-style enforcer to protect Caitlin Clark

This is actually a great opportunity for somebody that's like into the bench player on the Fever, become the Caitlin Clark defender. Just start learning boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, whatever. And then just be an enforcer. Be the Charles Oakley... that just goes out there and beats the shit out of girls that try to go out at Caitlin.

The Fever have not officially designated a specific 'enforcer' for this role, though teammates do defend her.
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Take Slip·Jun 16, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Winning a title with the Lakers would actually hurt Kevin Durant's legacy

If he went to the Lakers and they won... with Luca and LeBron, it actually would take his legacy down more.

Subjective opinion on legacy.
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Take Slip·Jun 16, 2025
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Smylie KaufmanSmylie Kaufman

Terrell Hatton will win the Open Championship at Port Rush

Heading into the year, my prediction was Hatton. I just had a feeling that Terrell Hatton's gonna win a major this year... I'm gonna go with the crazy man in Terrell Hatton. He's a linky type of player... That's my pick for now.

The 2025 Open Championship is pending.
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Take Slip·Jun 13, 2025
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Matt MurleyMatt Murley

The Oilers will win the Stanley Cup Finals in six games

Oilers in six. I don't wanna go to Edmonton for seven, maybe, maybe, but Oilers in six there.

The Oilers lost the 2024 Finals in seven games to the Panthers.
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Take Slip·Jun 13, 2025
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HankHank

Losing this Finals series would be a 'sliding doors' moment that ruins the Thunder's future

This is it, it's kind of like the Knicks. It's like you're never gonna have a better shot than this year. If they lose this, it's a sliding doors moment. Your entire future will be miserable. And if you win this series, then you're gonna win four.

Subjective analysis of a franchise's mental/competitive window.
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Take Slip·Jun 11, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

I would rather be down 3-0 in a series than 3-1 because of the lack of pressure

It does sound stupid, but I just think vibes wise, 3-0, I know what you're saying. 3-0, you can kind of sneak up on 'em. 3-1, you can't... when you're down 3-0, if you can win game four and five, all the pressure flips back.

Statistically, teams down 3-1 have a much higher comeback rate than teams down 3-0, which has only happened 4 times in NHL history.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

TJ Watt is unhappy in Pittsburgh and wants to leave

TJ Watt... he's gonna cost a lot of money. I think he's unhappy and I think he wants to go... I could imagine TJ Watt wearing a Green Bay Packers jersey.

TJ Watt remained with the Steelers and did not request a trade to Green Bay or Washington.
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Big CatBig Cat

Sports owners should be forced to sell if their team doesn't make the playoffs for five consecutive years

I think they should have a new rule in own, in, in all sports that if, what call it five years, if you don't make the playoffs in five years, automatic sale. Like whatever the threshold is, that would be awesome. 'cause relegation is never gonna come to American sports. But if you could relegate owners that would be sick.

This is a subjective proposal for a rule change.
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ZacZac

Apple is going to force brain chips on everyone and we'll have no choice but to accept them

I don't want it, but it's coming. It's gonna happen and I'm gonna have to get it... So it's chip or be left behind. Correct. No choice. We just have to chip.

Neuralink and similar companies are developing this, but mass consumer adoption is still far in the future.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 11, 2025
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Magnus CarlsenMagnus Carlsen

I am the undisputed greatest chess player of all time

I'm not sure I'm the right person to, to ask really, but I don't mind. That's that's completely fine by me... I feel like I'm, I'm getting there. So, that's all I can ask for.

By Elo rating and duration as World No. 1, Carlsen is widely considered the GOAT by most modern metrics.
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