Takes

Whoever won the Thunder-Nuggets series was going to be the NBA champion no matter what

I think whoever won that Thunder-Nuggets series, that was going to be the champion no matter what. That was going to be the champion no matter what.

Sam Presti is one of the best GMs in any sport

This guy [Sam Presti] is one of the best GMs in any sport. And it's cool that he finally like 18 years, I think it's, he's been there and he just won with the second youngest team his way and a pocket full of picks going forward.

The Pacers' season-ending loss in the 2025 Finals is one of the greatest gut punches in sports history

For the Pacers, I think that's gotta be one of the all time gut punch like end of seasons. Considering the fact it was a magical ride. They've never won a title as a franchise. Tyrese Haliburton gets hurt there and he's gonna be out for a year. It sucks.

The NBA season is too long and the speed of the game is causing the recent spike in Achilles injuries

There's gonna be a big conversation about the length of the NBA season and are these guys too big, strong, fast? Because we had how many? We had Dame, Tatum, Haliburton all wear the number zero, all tore their Achilles in these playoffs. Season maybe goes too long.

Kevin Durant is perpetually unhappy and his quest to find happiness only makes him more miserable

I think this means that Kevin Durant is perpetually unhappy and is made more unhappy in his quest to find happiness.

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.

The Panthers mocking the Oilers is weird because they've already beaten them twice

Do you guys think it's a little weird that the Panthers are like mocking the Oilers to such a crazy extent? I'm just asking if it's weird? They beat 'em twice. It does feel like they're going a little extra hard. ... Why are they so obsessed with the Oilers?

The 2025 Dodgers are the #1 champions of the calendar year across all sports

I'm gonna go Dodgers number one. Dodgers, Panthers, Florida basketball, Ohio State Football, Thunder, LSU Baseball, Eagles, Rory McIlroy. That feels good.

E11EVEN in Miami is the #1 place in the world to celebrate a sports championship

Crowd surfing with the Stanley Cup at 11. If you've been to 11, it is quite something. That might be the number one place to celebrate a championship. It's, I don't even understand how 11 exists. It's a club that's also a strip club, but not a strip club.

Jonathan Toews signing with the Winnipeg Jets is the perfect way for him to end his career

Jonathan Toews. He's back, he signed with the Winnipeg Jets, his hometown team. ... I'm happy he's able to now play again. Hopefully end his career the right way. 'cause it really sucked the way it ended in Chicago.

Morgan Wallen is fully back after his recent controversies

Morgan Wallen... he had some controversies, you know, throwing a chair over their ledge... I just feel like he was a fantastic star. I think he's so back.

Playing in Houston, Boston, and New York takes a greater physical and mental toll on players than other cities

Games in Houston, Boston, New York, playing in the places like that, where you feel like the team's, the pressure's constantly on and the fans are on top of you and it's hot. Those take a little more outta you.

Offices are significantly happier workplaces when they have a soft-serve ice cream machine

Everyone's happier at work. Nobody wants a fruit bar around. They want the ice cream machine. I think they put the ice cream machine back in. Just good vibes having an ice cream machine around. Everyone's happier at work.

Robot Umpires should stay out of baseball to preserve the human element of arguing and ejections

Out on Robot Umps. I mean, don't you wanna keep a little bit of the baseball in it? You wanna see managers and guys getting ejected, like that's part of the game. ... If you take that away, it's like there's not, you know, you need a little bit of excitement in the game.

Removing referees and umpires from sports would eliminate 50% of the conversations fans have with each other

If you took away all refs and umps from all sports, you're basically eliminating like 50% of conversations guys can have with each other. Like if your team loses, you have to be able to blame a human being.

High school baseball is plagued by coaches who bat their own kids in the top five of the order

Especially nowadays there's like five coaches on the team and they're all, their kids are hitting first five in the order. It's like, come on now. All playing infield.

It is a red flag that prominent NBA owners are cashing out right now

Isn't it interesting that the Lakers got a screaming good deal on what's going to be the face of their franchise for the next 10, 15 years right before they sold? ... Mark Cuban sold the Dallas Mavericks, the Celtics got sold... Is that a good sign for every other owner if all the preeminent owners are selling their teams right now? ... Are we hitting the bubble?

Oilers fans will not blame Connor McDavid if he leaves Edmonton

Conor McDavid is such a special talent. I'm wondering if there's maybe parts of the Oiler fan base... If he did leave, I bet you there'd be some Oilers fans who'd be like, we don't blame you. You've done everything you can for the Oilers and they just aren't able to put the full team around him.

The Oilers cannot allow Connor McDavid to hit free agency

If they are going to move on from him, they gotta do it now because they can get a lot for him right now. He's got one year left. Like, you can't, you can't let him be a free agent.

Teams that throw it all over the place cannot win consistently

I think the balance of running... the teams that throw it all over the place, just you can't win consistently. You can get a hot hand, you got a great quarterback, maybe some receivers, but you can't win consistently.

Sugar cones with soft serve ice cream is crazy

I think sugar cones with soft serve is crazy. I think it's crazy. Soft serve ice cream will drip. ... Sugar cone's guaranteed dripping. ... Sugar cone is a classic ice cream cone [for scoops], not a soft serve cone.

Pistachios are a grand slam nut

I would put pistachio on my Mount Rushmore of nuts. ... Peanut is a double off the wall. I enjoy peanuts. But you talk about a grand slam, now we're talking pistachios. ... It might be my favorite nut.

Unsalted nuts suck; the saltier the better

Unsalted nuts suck. ... There's nothing worse than when you see like a, a thing of nuts and you take a little handful and it's unsalted nuts. Oh, unsalted nuts suck. No saltier the better.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were the second-best team in the NHL this year because they were the only ones to take the Panthers to seven games

I mean, if you had to pick a second best team, PFT, it's probably the Toronto Maple Leafs. 'cause they took 'em to seven. [PFT]: I was about to start the show by congratulating the Toronto Maple Leafs on being better than the Edmonton Oilers.

The Pacers lost Game 5 because Rick Carlisle didn't play TJ McConnell enough down the stretch

I feel like that Rick Carlisle, I don't know, maybe this is just one of those situations where he obviously knows his players better than anyone else. But TJ McConnell was a problem. I think he could not, the thunder did not know what to do with him. And he should have kept with him... they took him out for the last, like six or whatever, the crucial six minutes when they lost the game.

A touchdown scored by a 40-year-old player should count for an extra point

There should be a rule in like all sports if you like a a 40-year-old touchdown counts for an extra point. It's like, how are you still doing it?

The rain delay at Oakmont was the only reason I was able to reset and win the US Open

When that horn blew my caddy and I looked at each other, we, we kind of just said, you know, this is exactly what we need. Kind of a little break to, to go back inside, you know, reset, collect our thoughts and, and kind of get a fresh start... I 100% [win the tournament because of it].

Tight ends are the most ready-made position to transition into a career in the WWE

I do think that tight ends are the most ready made for the transition into WWE e. Is that, is that gonna be your, your career after football? [Kittle]: You know what, whatever door is open. I'm not saying no to much.

The World Cup belongs on the Mount Rushmore of professional sports playoffs

Mount Rushmore of Professional Sports Playoffs... I'm gonna go football. One. I'm gonna go basketball. Two. I'm gonna go, I'll go hockey. Three. I would like to go World Cup four if that's okay.

The NFL should award 'assists' to players who successfully lateral a ball that results in a touchdown

The NFL should award assist for anyone who successfully laterals a ball That and that the play end than a touchdown. This would promote more laterals and specialists with those skills that become valuable throughout the league. [PFT]: I like that. It's a good idea.

NBA teams should be allowed to adjust the dimensions of their own three-point line to create a home-court advantage

Every game would be played differently based on where the three point line is would be exciting to watch. [Big Cat]: I think we said it with Kirk Goldsberry maybe, but yes. This would be awesome. Different dimensions like in baseball. Yeah. This would be so sick.

The Red Sox owner John Henry is orchestrating a 'smear job' on Rafael Devers because Devers didn't answer his text message

MLB owner just getting his feelings hurt... I believe the reason traded Devers... John Henry made a trip to have like a face-to-face conversation with him... and Devers was not having it. [Big Cat]: I do love like just the story of a, a owner just getting his feelings hurt. It happens a lot. And just saying, I'm making this rash decision 'cause my feelings got hurt.

Rory McIlroy only cares about winning tournaments in the UK now

It seemed like he didn't care about this tournament. He's like, once you win the Masters, it's like, that was the big hurdle... I only care about tournaments that take place in the UK now.

JJ Spawn only won the US Open because of the rain delay

All time rain delay though for JJ Spawn because it did... it felt like he was lost and that rain delay helped him so much.

SGA has officially proven he is the best player in the NBA Finals

[SGA] basically was like, I have to win this series myself. And he did it in that fourth quarter... This is why he won the MVP. This is why he's the best player in this series.

The Thunder have a 'defensive intensity button' they turn on to shut teams down

The crazy part about the Thunder. I feel like they just hit, they turn up the button where it's like, Hey Lou Dort now... the way they can turn up that defensive intensity, they completely shut down the Pacers in the fourth quarter.

Kevin Durant's legacy will be dinged if he doesn't win a title with his next team

I'm gonna say it. He needs to win a championship with whatever team he goes to in this trade... because he's cherry-picking the teams. If he doesn't do it, then his legacy in my eyes takes a ding.

Winning a title with the Lakers, Luka, and LeBron would actually hurt Kevin Durant's legacy

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

Red Sox ownership does not care about the fans or winning after the Devers trade

I've been out of the Red Sox ownership since they got rid of Mookie Betts... they don't care about the fans. They don't care about winning. Like they know the Red Sox ownership is selfish and they don't care about winning because they know that fans are gonna show up either way.

If the Cubs don't sign Kyle Tucker, it means ownership will never commit to winning

The Kyle Tucker impending free agency is gonna be very similar... there is no better time to commit to a guy like Kyle Tucker then right this second. So if they don't do it this time, they're basically saying they'll never do it.

The era of the 'Featured Barber' and high-priced haircuts is officially here

The barbers are up... you pull up, they only do the app appointments... they're like 60 to 80 dollars... then there's guys down a little bit further down the street doing featured spots... book your appointment now.

Brad Marchand is a lock for the Hall of Fame

That's why I believe he's a hall of famer is because he was one of the best clutch wingers in the game for a significant almost a decade... Brad Marchand [is] the leader in Stanley Cup finals goals [among active players].

The Florida Panthers are the 'David Goggins' of the business world

He [Vinny Viola] went to West Point. They're like the, they're like the David Goggins of the business world. They're fucking up at 6:00 AM... they're machines, these guys.

JJ Spaun never wins the US Open without the weather delay

I think without that [rain delay] he never wins this. I mean he just was lost. The composure wasn't there... Five out of his first six holes were bogies... Hayward was at Oakmont Country Club talking to JJ Spawn at the reset.

Hockey has tricked fans into loving overtime by simply taking away the fourth quarter

I have a question for you... has hockey tricked us into saying free hockey just by taking away the fourth quarter. And then whenever it gets to the fourth quarter, we're so grateful to have a fourth quarter.

The US Open course isn't difficult enough because ten players are under par

I wasn't impressed with the golf course. A lot of talk about the golf course... I was expecting carnage everywhere. There were ten guys under par today and there were 19 guys that were even or better. That's too many for the way they pumped this thing up. I wanted zero.

Bengals rookie Shamar Stewart has all the leverage in his contract holdout

Shamar Stewart Bengal's first round pick... could reenter the 2026 NFL draft. If he remains unsigned and the Bengals don't sign him by the deadline... Shamar Stewart has all the cards. He can just train for a year.

Pat Bev has a more Hall of Fame-worthy career than I do

I actually do not disagree with that at all. I you look at the scope of work... just the way he took players under his wing... I respect his opinion. I actually, I think I agree with him. I think he probably gets the nod over myself.

Kevin Durant is currently underrated because people focus on his social media activity over his play

How good is Kevin Durant? Like, does he, I feel like he's almost, he's he's become underrated now after maybe being a little overrated... I do think that he, people kind of go at him for going to the Warriors... they like cheapen it where they're like instead of talking about Jason Tatum, the basketball player, they'll talk about his aura and like try to diminish him 'cause of aura.

I connect with Peyton Manning because I am also a middle brother

What about you and your brothers playing the Manning Brothers? ...Part of me is like, yeah, I'd like to do that and I'd like to be Peyton. I feel like I connect with him as a middle, as a middle brother.