Takes

The city of Edmonton does not actually exist

I don't think the town of Edmonton actually exists. I don't know anyone that's ever been there. I'm a big-time Edmonton truther. The whole city is filled with crisis actors.

The Clippers must blow up their current core

Can we just be done with the Clippers as they currently are constructed? I don't know how they're going to blame it on Blake Griffin, but I'm sure they will. Doc Rivers, just stop. Just get out of here. Don't coach anymore. Chris Paul, go find another team.

The Celtics are one LeBron James injury away from making the NBA Finals

[The Celtics] are like one big Cavaliers injury away from maybe making it to the show... By one big Cavaliers, [I] mean LeBron James. If LeBron James [gets hurt], then yeah, I think the Celtics have a pretty good shot.

I'm not convinced Doc Rivers is actually a good NBA coach

Doc Rivers also is one of those coaches that... are we sure he's a good coach? I'm not sure. He won with some really good talent, but he also has lost with some really good talent a lot. So are we sure he's good? Very, very wonky career for Doc Rivers as a coach.

Either Joe Mixon or John Ross will definitely get injured or suspended for the Bengals

[The Bengals] got Joe Mixon and John Ross. One will get injured. The other will probably get suspended. But for a minute there, people are going to say, wow, is Andy Dalton going to put it together?

John Fox will be fired as Bears head coach by the end of the year

I think John Fox, I'm going to call it right now, he's going to get fired at the end of the year because Ryan Pace basically has built the team around someone else.

The first few years after college are more fun than college itself

I think the first three or four years after you graduate can be more fun than college. Because you actually have money in your pocket. You have money in your pocket. You make real life friends. It's not just like, whoever was living on my hallway.

Kansas City has the best barbecue in the country

Kansas City, best barbecue in the country? I think so.

Clubhouse character and camaraderie are essential for winning in MLB

All of a sudden, [Dayton Moore] brought this culture in, and he wanted guys that came up through the minor leagues together... all of a sudden, character became very, very important. And I really believe that's one of the reasons that a team... all of a sudden, we go to the playoffs... next year, win the World Series. And so that's when I became a firm believer that character does play a role, the camaraderie in the locker room.

I would not have survived playing in the Major Leagues during the cell phone era

Do you think you would have been able to survive with the cell phone era? No... Well, back in the day, you had to take a picture... and then develop it and then mail it to somebody... I got married at 39. So you were single for your entire career, basically. Right.

Cleveland had the absolute worst stadium amenities in Major League Baseball

Which stadium had the worst amenities in that restaurant? Cleveland, by far. Really? Cleveland. Yeah? It was just a shithole? Yeah. Really bad.

I would have hit 40 home runs in today's era with modern training

Do you think if you played right now and you had they had all the technology and how these guys train relentlessly... do you think you would have hit more home runs? Yeah. [Big Cat: 30 was your highest year... you'd say like mid-30s to 40 guy?] Oh, you know, I think it depends on what park you play in, too... Home run might have gone up.

Roger Goodell is embracing the heel role and is an ultimate villain

I really do think Roger Goodell has passed a certain point where he is starting to embrace the heel. [Big Cat: He wiped a booger on a handicapped child] that's super villain stuff that is the ultimate villain not because he embraced not because he was like oh i'm the super villain... he's just evil.

Noah Syndergaard needs to leave the Mets because their medical staff is terrible

Noah [Syndergaard]... maybe go to a different team because it seems like the Mets doctors probably aren't the best... Any name with silent letters in it. Weak. I don't trust it.

T.Y. Hilton's son will date Riley Curry in 15 years

Also, I just want to make a prediction. Within, I'm going to say 10 to 15 years, T.Y. Hilton's kid is going to be dating Riley Curry. I just want to put that out there. I think that's the next sports power couple.

Dwight Howard is incapable of self-reflection and will never realize he's the problem

Dwight Howard unhappy with the situation. [PFT: It sounds like he's just depressed.] Dwight Howard causing a problem on his team... At what point do you think he looks in the mirror and is like, hey, maybe it's me? No, he doesn't do that. No, it's never going to happen.

Mitchell Trubisky will be good for the Bears

I'm going to spin zone it real quick. I think [Mitchell Trubisky] is going to be good, okay? And he gets to learn behind Mike Glennon and Mark Sanchez... He actually had, I read this stat because I was digging deep trying to sell myself on this. I have 66% completion rate under pressure. Highest of any quarterback drafted in the first round.

Gareon Conley is better off in Las Vegas than Cleveland

Do you think that [Gareon] Conley's going to be better off getting away from Cleveland where there's all these nightlife and temptations and all that and going to a low-key place like Las Vegas? I think that'll keep him in line... The desert heat might dry you out. Stay out of trouble.

I would come out of retirement to play for the Browns for $15-18 million

If Cleveland offered you, let's just say $15 million a year, are you coming back? Absolutely... 15 to 18 a year. I'll be back.

I am a better two-sport athlete than Greg Paulus

[Who's a better two-sport Syracuse athlete, you or Greg Paulus?] That would definitely be me. But I will say this about Greg Paulus. Greg Paulus was an All-American in football, All-American in basketball. Chose to play basketball at Duke... I won't say he's better than me, but he played.

Terrell Owens' locker room issues were his own fault

If it happens once, then it's kind of overblown. If it happens twice, let's kind of see what's going on. If it happens more than three times, then sometimes it's maybe not anyone else. It may be you... [His antics] wasn't such a problem until it hit the media. Then now he has to defend himself in the media.

Myles Garrett is a 'safe' but questionable number one overall pick due to low sack totals

There are a lot of questions about Myles Garrett, because you look at his sack total and it's very low... As a number one pick, that's rare. If you're coming in as a number one pick and you only have eight sacks... Is he a safe pick? He's a safe pick. But for the Cleveland Browns, if I'm the Cleveland Browns, I'm going to get Jay Cutler.

Deshaun Watson is the best quarterback in the 2017 draft class

I like Deshaun Watson. I think Deshaun Watson has proven he can play in big games... I think Deshaun Watson is probably number one.

Dalvin Cook is the running back in the 2017 draft class to keep an eye on

I like Dalvin Cook. Now, I know a lot of people have been down on Dalvin Cook because of his injury. I think he's kind of one of those guys that... Jamal Charles is a guy he idolized. I think that's probably the running back that I think people need to keep an eye on.

The Chiefs trading up for Patrick Mahomes was the worst pick in the draft

The worst pick, I think, in the draft was Mahomes at 10 and the Chiefs trading up 17 picks to get him? Do you think they did that because they're like, yo, Ryan Pace is going to get a lot of heat? Now's our time to just go under the radar and just, who cares? No one's going to talk about us.

Patrick Mahomes' arm is too strong for the Andy Reid offense

I also think it was a questionable move by Andy Reid. It doesn't really fit his system, which is throw the ball like four yards. His arm is too strong for the Andy Reid offense. He's just going to be overthrowing his receivers all day.

Coach Orgeron will have a five to ten year reign of dominance at LSU

I think that this performance by LSU's draft picks, that's going to push Coach O's recruiting over the top. I'm going to predict a five to ten year reign of dominance for Coach O by [Leonard] Fournette and Jamal Adams.

If Rajon Rondo is the linchpin of the Bulls season, that is a big problem

I even hate even more is people saying, oh, well, if Rondo was still in this series, the Bulls win. Yeah, probably right. But if Rajon Rondo is like the linchpin for your whole fucking season, that's a big fucking problem.

The Capitals are fine and will beat the Penguins

I'm not pressing the panic button on the Caps. The Caps dominated that game. The only stat that didn't go in their favor is the score... I'm throwing the panic button out the window. I'm not going to press it... I'm not worried at all. No, if you watch the game, it was dominance by the Caps.

Backing the NFL Draft up an extra month was the smartest thing Roger Goodell ever did

The smartest thing Roger Goodell ever did was backing the draft up another month. That way you get so many more mock drafts and you get so many more takes in. And yes, you're right. The anticipation. I've been walking around with an erection for the last two weeks.

Russell Westbrook distrusts his teammates more than any player I've ever seen

I don't think I've ever seen—and don't tell him I said this because he'll get very upset at me—I don't think I've ever seen one player distrust his teammates more than Russell Westbrook. Unbelievable season, but he really was like, these guys fucking suck, and I need to make sure they never get the ball.

I am officially off the James Harden train because of his playing style and Kinesio tape

I just want to say I am officially off the James Harden train. I can't stand that guy. It's the kinesio tape. It's also how he wears his shorts. And it's the thing that he does where he's coming off a screen and he acts like he was shooting the ball at half court the whole time.

Mike Brown is a better coach for the Warriors than Steve Kerr

Mike Brown is better than Steve Kerr. It's obvious if you watched the first quarter of that game last night. Steve Kerr, as we say on the show, he's a system coach. He only coaches well when he's coaching in his system. So I think that we're going to see him be exposed more and more.

The Jaguars will win the 2017 NFL Draft with an A+ grade

The Jaguars won the draft. So I just want to call that right now. My post-draft grades, I don't know how 31 teams do. I know the Jags got an A+. This is the year that they're going to put it all together. They had a great draft.

The Browns will draft Myles Garrett with the number one overall pick

They're going to screw it up. I don't know. They can't. I mean, it's going to be Myles Garrett.

Mitchell Trubisky will be the first quarterback taken in the 2017 NFL Draft

I would be very surprised if it's not Trubisky [going first among QBs]. That's what it seems like.

Mitchell Trubisky has a chance to start Week 1 for the team that drafts him

I mean, if you think about the rookies who will get picked this year, only, like, let's say the Browns take Trubisky. I think there's a chance he's their starter to open the season.

Davis Webb could potentially be a first-round pick

Davis Webb. Potentially going in the first round. Some teams really, really like him. Character-wise, he's great. It's interesting. When they study the tape, they say Cal's offense looked better for him than it did for Jared Goff last year.

NFL free agents view Mike Glennon as a special talent

The weirdest thing for me is that I had free agents... contact me and ask me about [Mike] Glennon and say that they wanted to play with him because they think he is special. ... people reaching out to me and saying Mike Glennon can be special.

Tony Romo is finished playing football and will not return

Tony Romo really retired? All your sources... No chance. I would be stunned. But I was hearing he was going to retire in, like, November. He doesn't look like someone who's ready to jump back on the field.

The Capitals have a great chance to win the Eastern Conference this year

Logan, is it the Caps year? You know what? They've got a great team. We don't really get to see the East as often, obviously. But if there's any team that can do it, I'd say I think so.

The Bulls' failure to adjust against the Celtics is embarrassing and lazy coaching

Wade said Bulls didn't make adjustments between game three and four because they just played low energy and didn't need a new game plan. They then lost game four. So Fred Hoiberg just like, yeah, you know what, guys? Low energy, I'm not going to coach. ... Fuck that.

Pat Riley is an immortal time traveler because he has shut out all human feelings

Here's how I know he's not dead is because you have to have feelings to be alive in the first place. And since he has just shut out all of his feelings, then he can't possibly ever be alive or dead. Therefore, he'll never die. Therefore, he is a time traveler.

The 2017 Capitals are a different team and will get past the Penguins

This is our year. The Capitals, it's a different team. Everyone knows it.

I am more confident than ever that the Capitals will beat the Penguins

I'm more confident than i've ever been going into this [series]. We just beat a bunch of yahoos that dump gravy and cheese all over their fries. We can beat a city that puts it in their sandwiches.

The NBA first round this year has been far superior to the NHL first round

The NBA first round this year has been far superior to the NHL first round. I know there's been a lot of overtime games, but like you said, there's no Game 7s. And the NBA feels like... last year was really bad. This year, there have been some really compelling stories, and we have a lot of fights going on.

Jeff Teague has been swept out of the playoffs by LeBron James for three consecutive years

I'm pretty sure Jeff Teague has been swept by LeBron three years in a row. That's amazing.

Russell Westbrook is ruining the Oklahoma City Thunder

The answer to both questions is yes [is Westbrook ruining the Thunder]. Russ needs to respect the biz.

Steve Kerr's back issues were caused by inhaling LeBron James' pre-game chalk dust

I'm pointing the finger again at LeBron James for Steve Kerr's issues. LeBron James gets up before every game and throws some unknown substance into the air. Guess who's closer than anybody else to that situation? That dust that he's thrown. Steve Kerr.

Tim Duncan is the least charismatic superstar in the history of sports

The Spurs built this entire dynasty on the least charismatic superstar of all time in Tim Duncan. And then Tim Duncan had a baby and basically told the baby, don't ever speak or show any emotion.