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Big CatBig Cat

I will call Kevin Durant a 'baby back bitch' to his face

How do you think it's going to go when I call him a baby back bitch to his face? I think we have to. I don't think there's a choice.

Durant has never appeared on PMT for an interview where Big Cat could fulfill this promise.
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Chris MannixChris Mannix

Andy Ruiz vs. Anthony Joshua was the biggest boxing upset I've ever seen

Biggest upset that I've ever seen, you're probably right that the Buster Douglas upset was a bigger one. But in today's multimedia world... it's just hard to fathom a bigger one.

Opinion from a professional boxing analyst.
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Chris MannixChris Mannix

Anthony Joshua fights like a 5'10" man despite being 6'6"

Anthony Joshua just couldn't keep Andy Ruiz from charging in at him... Joshua is 6'6", but he fights like he's 5'10". Like he doesn't use that height to his advantage.

This was a widely shared tactical criticism of Joshua after the Ruiz loss.
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Chris MannixChris Mannix

If Anthony Joshua loses the rematch to Andy Ruiz Jr., his career is unrecoverable

If Anthony Joshua loses the second time to Andy Ruiz, I don't know how it's recoverable... I don't believe that it would be a stunner if Andy Ruiz is able to do it and repeat what he saw Saturday.

Anthony Joshua won the rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. via unanimous decision on December 7, 2019, and went on to continue fighting at the championship level. His career was very much recoverable.
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Big CatBig Cat

Odell Beckham Jr. missing OTAs is weird and concerning

Odell Beckham is already upset at the Browns... It is a little weird. It's one of those things that Odell Beckham, I do think he gets lumped into when everyone's like, oh, yeah, the prima donna wide receiver... But it is weird that he's not showing up, and it's like you kind of want your guy to show up.

OBJ's tenure with the Browns was famously rocky and ended with him forcing his way out mid-season in 2021.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm worried that Tom Brady missing OTAs is the beginning of the end for the Patriots

I want to use this occasion to point out maybe a more serious issue, and that's that Tom Brady isn't at OTAs either. So is this the beginning of the end for the Patriots?

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The Patriots went 12-4 that year but lost in the Wild Card round, and Brady left for Tampa Bay the following offseason, so it was indeed the beginning of the end for that era.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kevin Durant must feel great seeing the Warriors struggle in Game 1

The more important news, [Kevin Durant]'s got to be feeling real good right now. Very conflicted, [Kevin Durant]. Real good. That sound you hear is [Kevin Durant]'s calf magically healing itself.

The Warriors lost Game 1 and eventually the series; the narrative that they needed Durant became the dominant one post-Finals.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors will most likely win the rest of the NBA Finals

The Raptors win game one... and the Warriors now have to say, ooh, hopefully Kevin Durant will come back, or most likely they'll just become the Warriors again and probably win the rest of the season.

The Warriors lost the series to the Raptors in 6 games.
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA Finals between the Raptors and Warriors will go at least six games

I'm just excited that it's going to at least go five. And we at least push that bet, Hank, of how many more NBA games are there going to be. I think it will go six at least.

The 2019 NBA Finals went to six games, with the Raptors winning Game 6 on June 13, 2019.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I still don't think anybody in the NBA can beat the Bucks

I still don't think anybody can beat the [Bucks].

The Bucks had already been eliminated from the playoffs by the Raptors when this was recorded.
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HankHank

We would easily beat the Warriors if we started the 4th quarter with a 100-point lead

No, easy. We win by 30 [if we had a 100-point lead against the Golden State Warriors at the start of the fourth quarter].

This is a purely hypothetical scenario that can never be tested.
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Big CatBig Cat

We would still lose to the Warriors even with a 100-point lead in the 4th quarter

I think we would still lose and it would be like hilarious how bad we would look because I don't think we'd get the ball in half the time.

This is a hypothetical scenario that cannot be verified.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am stronger than Steph Curry and could box him out

I actually do think I'm stronger than Steph Curry... I could box Steph Curry out... I got a much bigger ass. My ass is... Steph does not know how to handle an ass.

While PFT may have a lower center of gravity, a world-class athlete like Steph Curry would likely not be boxed out by a blogger in a real game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

St. Louis pizza is just a saltine cracker with ketchup and American cheese

I learned something new about the St. Louis culinary tradition every year, whether it's their pizza, which my understanding is like saltine cracker with ketchup, and then like a lunchable cheddar... American cheese.

This is a hyperbolic description of St. Louis-style pizza (specifically Imo's), which uses Provel cheese and unleavened crust.
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Big CatBig Cat

Opioids are far more addictive and dangerous than marijuana

For everyone out there, opioids are way, way more addictive and bad for you than marijuana.

Medical consensus and data from organizations like the CDC strongly support that opioids have a much higher risk of addiction and overdose death compared to marijuana.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am officially quitting the Juul and invite fans to slap me if they catch me using it

I'm also quitting Juul, which is official... If you catch me Juuling, slap me. If you see me with that motherfucking thing on me, slap me right in my jaw.

PFT continued to struggle with nicotine and Juuling for several years following this episode, making the 'quitting' claim incorrect in the long term.
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Jeff RossJeff Ross

Being ignored at a roast is meaner than being made fun of

That's almost meaner [to go soft]. If I ignore you at a roast, it means either you can't take it or I don't care about you.

This is a professional opinion from a world-renowned roast master and is inherently subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

All extremely rich people have access to secret, high-end designer drugs

I'm convinced that all rich people have access to these designer drugs that are so fucking cool that no one will ever hear about. They all do their rich people drugs that no one else has access to, like the everlasting gobstopper that they can have that just live forever.

This is a subjective conspiracy theory that cannot be definitively proven or disproven.
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Jeff RossJeff Ross

Comedians should lean into their specific niche rather than trying to be generalists

Dave Chappelle actually gave me a pretty healthy pep talk about it probably about 10, 12 years ago where he's like, that's your lane, bro. Make it a highway. Make it a six lane highway. And he's right. No one really does that. Roasting became so fun. I felt pigeonholed for a while, but [Chappelle] was right.

Jeff Ross's career success as the 'Roastmaster General' validates this advice.
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Big CatBig Cat

Doug Gottlieb is classless for blaming RJ Hampton's parents for his decision to play in New Zealand

To call out his parents is like such a weird fucking move, dude. Just a weird, weird move... it's a crazy move to call an 18-year-old a douchebag for wanting to make a decision for himself.

This is a subjective opinion on professional conduct and media criticism.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Games called by Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis hit the over more than any other major NFL booth

Charles Davis and Kevin Burkhardt... out of all the major announcing teams, and I'm saying the ones that do 17 to 25 games a year, who do you think had the highest percentage of overs? No, it was Charles Davis and Kevin Burkhardt.

Based on the internal 'Sabermetrics' research presented in the show for that specific season, this was a factual recap of the numbers provided.
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Big CatBig Cat

I agree with Scottie Pippen's decision to sue a five-year-old for drawing on his walls

Scottie Pippen... he's suing a five-year-old. But I read it, and I actually agree with him. So essentially... the people trashed the house, and part of the trashing of the house was someone took crayons to all the walls, and it was most likely a five-year-old. So boom, you're getting sued. I like that.

This is an opinion on a legal/social situation and cannot be 'correct' or 'incorrect'.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A 2-0 lead is the most dangerous lead in both hockey and soccer.

It proves once again 2-0 is the most dangerous lead ever. In hockey and also in soccer, I'm told.

This is a proverbial sports cliché often debated but statistically a lead is always better than a tie.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I cucked Coach Cal, Coach K, and Bill Self by signing RJ Hampton to the New Zealand Breakers

I think it's safe to say that we cucked the shit out of Coach Cal, Coach K, and Bill Self all in one fell swoop. We made a damn strong offer, Big Cat. A damn strong offer.

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The New Zealand Breakers did successfully sign RJ Hampton over those college programs, though the influence of the PMT hosts on the actual recruitment is the satirical part.
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Big CatBig Cat

RJ Hampton's brand will be fine because we will be the number one RJ Hampton podcast on planet Earth

Guess what, Jeff Goodman? His brand is going to be fine because we're going to be the number one RJ Hampton podcast on planet Earth.

RJ Hampton went on to be a first-round pick and the PMT platform did provide massive exposure for him throughout the year.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lakers are in a classic rats-on-a-sinking-ship scenario

What this tells me is that this is a classic rats on a sinking ship scenario with the Lakers. Because you're right. Nobody was spared. Everybody got a little taste of some vengeance from somebody else. So everyone inside that front office is talking.

The 2019 Lakers front office was famously dysfunctional, leading to Magic Johnson's abrupt resignation and multiple negative reporting cycles.
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Big CatBig Cat

I wouldn't put it past Kobe Bryant to actually have a meeting with a ghost to figure out how locked in he is.

I wouldn't put it past Kobe to actually have a meeting with a ghost to figure out how locked in he is. We're laughing at Rob Pelinka right now, but Rob Pelinka might be telling the truth. He's just leaving out the part that it was a ghost and not actually Heath Ledger.

The meeting literally could not have happened in person, so the claim about it being a ghost is unverifiable.
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HankHank

The Domino's Pizza Tracker is fake

My hot seat is the Domino's tracker... Some big J journalist, independent journalist, went in, did some research, and was like stalking, would put in an order, and would follow the restaurant, follow the driver, and make sure that the tracker was up to date. And it's not. No. He foiled it. He foiled Domino's.

Domino's has admitted that the tracker is not 100% literal and relies on manual clicks by employees that don't always align with the exact physical state of the pizza.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'failed son' phenomenon is a real thing when you are a famous celebrity's child.

Yeah. What's the saying? It's like the first one builds it. The second one maintains it. The third one destroys it.

This is a sociological observation and a proverb, not a verifiable fact.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

FIFA is the one organization out there that knows how to handle their shit.

If there's one organization out there that knows how to handle their shit, it's FIFA. This is like number 100 on their list right now of things to take care of right behind building stadiums that look like vaginas using slave labor.

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The take is satirical; FIFA's history of scandals and corruption proves they do not 'handle their shit' well in the literal sense.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am sick of The Rock posting relatable cheat meals while he's in peak physical condition

I'm putting The Rock on my hot seat because I'm sick of him posting his cheat meals. Being like, look how relatable this is, guys. I don't know if you noticed this, but like every month, Rock will post a huge pancake or something. And be like, damn, look at this cheat meal I'm about to devour. Being like, everyone out there, you know what it's like to eat like shit. Yeah, Rock, we eat like shit every fucking day. You're not cool because you eat a big pancake once every 30 days and you can deadlift 1,000 pounds and you spend your life in a fucking gym.

This is an inherently subjective opinion on personal branding.
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Zac EfronZac Efron

Intermittent fasting is the easiest thing in the world

No, [intermittent fasting] is the easiest thing in the world... You just don't eat for longer in the morning and a little bit longer before bed... you have 12 hours that you should not eat throughout the day. During your nighttime sleep cycle, say you have your dinner and your dinner ends at 7 p.m., you should not have anything in your body except water.

The ease of fasting is subjective, but Efron is accurately describing the basic protocol.
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Zac EfronZac Efron

I can get Big Cat a six-pack in one summer of training

If you come and spend a summer out here in Cali, how about I could show you guys? [Can you get me shredded in a summer?] Yeah. [Six-pack?] In a summer of training? Yeah.

Big Cat did not get a six-pack over the following summer (or any summer since).
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Zac EfronZac Efron

Tom Cruise is the Tom Brady of movie stars.

He's Tom Brady. He's like the Tom Brady [of movie stars]. He does the movie star as an actor, the best way. He's a real movie star.

This is a subjective comparison between two legendary careers.
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RJ HamptonRJ Hampton

My goal was never to play college basketball; I just wanted to be a pro

Ultimately, my dream was never to play college basketball. That was not my main goal. My main goal was always to play in the NBA.

Hampton's actions (skipping college) verify that his priority was the professional path.
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RJ HamptonRJ Hampton

If I had chosen to go to college, I would have picked Kansas

No, if I'm being serious, I would have went to the University of Kansas.

This is a statement of personal preference that only the speaker can verify, but it's a definitive fact about his decision process at the time.
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RJ HamptonRJ Hampton

You can't really dribble effectively with long shorts anyway; short shorts are the new wave.

Trendsetter. It's like the new wave. You can't dribble really with your shorts all long anyways.

This is a subjective opinion on basketball fashion and athletic utility.
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Big CatBig Cat

The name 'Luke' is for punks; if you see a Luke, there's a good chance he's a punk.

Luke is a cocky guy name. If you see a Luke, there's a chance that he's probably a bit of a punk.

Generalizations about names are inherently subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Eli Manning is probably a great French kisser because his mouth stays open all the time

He probably actually is a pretty good French kisser because his mouth just stays open at all times.

This is an absurd, subjective joke about Eli Manning.
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Big CatBig Cat

USC is in California; South Carolina should stop calling themselves USC

I can't stand when South Carolina people refer to themselves as USC. That's the worst. You're not USC. USC is in California. I'm sorry. It's just the truth.

This is a matter of institutional branding and public perception, making it subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If your man hasn't gotten in a fight over you in the last six weeks, he's probably gotten another girl pregnant.

If your man hasn't gotten in a fight over you in the last six weeks, he's probably gotten another girl pregnant.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
The literal claim is obviously false and part of a comedic bit.
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Big CatBig Cat

Giannis Antetokounmpo shrunk in every fourth-quarter situation against the Raptors

I feel bad for Bucks fans because they really did after up 2-0. They're like, this is going to be it. This is awesome. And Giannis [Antetokounmpo] just shrunk in every fourth quarter situation.

The Bucks lost four straight games after leading 2-0, and Giannis's late-game offensive limitations were a major talking point of the series.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Skip Bayless is the real winner of the 2019 NBA Finals no matter the outcome

Skip Bayless is the real winner of these NBA finals, no matter what happens... Because if the Warriors win, it's an indictment on Kawhi. And Skip gets to say, number two, I told you he was number two. And if the Raptors win, it's a big win for Skip Bayless because then he can retroactively use that and say it means less that LeBron James beat that Warriors team without KD back in 2016 because Kawhi also did it.

This is a subjective analysis of media punditry that cannot be factually proven right or wrong, but accurately reflects Skip Bayless's rhetorical style.
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Big CatBig Cat

I want Steph Curry to not win the Finals MVP just to keep that narrative alive

In order of things I want to happen, I want Steph [Curry] to not win the MVP no matter what just so that we can keep that narrative going. It's got to go to somebody crazy.

The Warriors lost, so Steph didn't win MVP. Kawhi Leonard won it. Steph later won his first Finals MVP in 2022.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Raptors vs. Warriors will be a competitive Finals series because Toronto has the best player

I actually think this is going to be a competitive series. I know you guys think it's going to be quick, quick work for the Warriors... the Raptors have the best all-around player [Kawhi Leonard] in this series.

The Raptors won in six games, proving the series was competitive and that Toronto was the better team.
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Big CatBig Cat

Kawhi Leonard is gone from Toronto no matter what happens in the Finals

I think he's gone no matter what. I think he's made up his mind already no matter what. There could be a world where he's like, I really love it in Toronto, but losing or winning the finals won't change that.

Kawhi won the championship and Finals MVP and still left for LA.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Raptors can beat the Warriors by physically roughing up Steph Curry

Concussing Steph Curry is the best way to beat the Warriors, I think. Just choke him out. The Warriors should be smart and just roll Boogie out there. I don't care if he's hurt or injured or whatever. Let him go out there on crutches and just have him beat the fuck out of him.

The Raptors did win the series by playing physically and using a 'box and one' defense, but they did not literally choke or concuss Curry.
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HankHank

The University of Virginia is the 'Boston' of colleges

Another huge win for lacrosse. Virginia beat Yale. Virginia's just pretty much the Boston of colleges.

UVA did have a dominant 2019 in multiple sports, though the comparison to a pro sports city is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lacrosse and baseball should make goals worth more points to make the final score look cooler

You know what they really need to do in lacrosse? They need to make the goals worth more than one point. It's an easy fix for baseball, too, if you want to draw more attention to your sport. Like in football, a touchdown is really one score, but it's worth six, which makes the final score look so much cooler. In lacrosse, if every goal was worth five points and the final score was 100 to 98.

This is a subjective proposal for a rule change to improve aesthetics.
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Big CatBig Cat

Bartolo Colon is definitely going to return to MLB

So he [Bartolo Colon] is going to be back. It's a pre-laden back. I saw a tweet saying that he was signed with the Tigers, and then everyone's like, that's fake news... but he is going to be back.

Bartolo Colon's last MLB game was in 2018. He played in the Mexican League thereafter but never returned to MLB.

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