Takes

The 'Sod Father' groundskeeper might have sabotaged the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII

That guy, he has been doing the, the groundskeeping work for the Chiefs for like what, 50 years... His last game was the Super Bowl. And on the way out, they had all that controversy about how slick the grass was... The Chiefs knew Chiefs had the right cleats. The Eagles didn't... Look into it.

A healthy relationship requires constant bickering and conflict

I think a healthy relationship requires a bunch of that [bickering]. . . It was a perfect storm of living together. Then you're getting into lifestyle differences. . . that person's gonna get it.

The Celtics' Game 1 win over the Pacers was a 'wake-up call win,' which is the best kind of win

It was a wake up call win, which are the best types of wake up calls... they overcame, they were stumbling at the end of the fourth quarter, couple of really bad turnovers. Jalen Brown was not playing good in the fourth quarter. And then he came up clutch when it mattered most.

The Pacers' Game 1 loss to the Celtics is the most demoralizing loss possible

This seems like the most demoralizing loss possible. The Pacers had the game won and they gave it away. And when you give a game away like that in the last like 20 seconds, it feels like even if it goes into overtime, there's nothing good that's gonna happen to you.

Edmonton losing in the Stanley Cup Finals would be the best storyline for hockey

I kind of just for our own sake, I hope that Edmonton loses in the finals. Just for the storyline. Canada... I hope they get to the finals and I hope that Edmonton loses.

Never have Bryce Harper help you with a promposal because he is too attractive

You don't wanna stand next to somebody way more attractive than you when asking such an important question... mission accomplished, but now did she say yes just because she wanted to give Bryce Harper a hug?

Snake is the greatest video game ever created

Snake was the greatest game ever created. Brick Breaker, probably a year of my career. My former career was Brick Breaker, just trying to beat it.

The NFL's electronic first down measurement system is bad for the sport because it removes human anticipation

This is bad. And here's why. The chain and the stick is awesome. It gives you another play. It's a free play that you get... the anticipation. That's another stop of them running out... That's what we love about football is the weird shit. If we were starting football from scratch right now, there's no chance in hell there would be three old guys with sticks.

Scotty Scheffler has more street cred now after his arrest

Scotty Scheffler at the top of this mountain... Scotty's from Highland Park in Texas or whatever, he's got more street cred than all of us now. In golf, it's like every other sport you're like 'is he gonna be able to make it?' and now it's like 'oh he's a badass.'

Anthony Edwards is the best player on Team USA

[Steve Kerr] came to Ant [Edwards] before they played. And he's like, 'Hey, you know, when team USA sometimes star players come off the bench'... and Ant was like, 'I was cool, but I didn't see Kobe on the roster.' And by the maybe the third exhibition game... Steve Kerr was like, 'yeah, actually he's our best player.'

Anthony Edwards wearing a microphone in Game 7 on the road proves he is fearless

He wore the microphone in game seven. Game seven on the road. I'll take that mic, put it right here. That before the game, he's like 'yeah I'm not worried at all, go ahead and record everything I say.' ... His leadership and his belief, I don't know, maybe he can carry it.

NBA GMs would likely choose Luka Doncic over Jayson Tatum or Anthony Edwards to start a franchise

Rank the players [for a GM]... Luca, Tatum, Ant, Haliburton... I think they probably take Luca because he's six-eight and he can be such a difference maker in a single game. Then Tatum and Ant is interesting because Ant defends, man... Not only does Ant defend, he wants to defend.

Mike Conley is the Timberwolves' third most important player

Conley always does the right thing... Mike Conley playing well and being healthy and doing his job. I think he's third most important on the [Timberwolves]... He gets them organized. Because that team gets a little wild.

The EA Sports College Football franchise is the best video game franchise ever

The EA Sports College Football franchise... Best franchise in all video games. I agree. That's a solid take. That's good take.

The NBA should start its season on Christmas Day and play only 60 games

I am a big proponent of starting it like [a] 60 game season started on December 25th. Remember the year, the lockout year? That started. That was awesome. It was good [the] best schedule... I think every sport outside of football should do smaller seasons.

The Celtics are effectively the NBA champions now that the Nuggets have been eliminated

Congratulations to Hank. Boston Celtics are NBA Champs. Because the nuggets are out. The only real competition that they had.

The Timberwolves are for real after beating the Nuggets in Denver

I couldn't be more impressed with, with the wolves. This series was just, it was the anti Minnesota series... they win the game somewhat convincingly. 'cause they were up 10 with like three minutes left and it was over in, in the Nuggets building. They win three games in Denver. I mean, what a what a what a performance. They're they're for real.

The Nuggets' navy 'Altitude' jerseys are not suitable for a Game 7

I don't know what the fuck burn that nuggets jersey Never wear it again... you gotta have something more intimidating and then you let, that's not a Game seven uniform. That's a game two uniform.

The Pacers deserve more credit for their Game 7 victory in the 'Mecca' than the ESPN broadcast gave them

The Pacers deserve all the credit. They deserve the shine that ESPN just did not give them whatsoever. ... The Pacers, the credit here, they went into the Mecca in a game seven and dropped 130. Just did not miss 67% from the field.

Real villains don't anoint themselves; they naturally become villains by simply not caring what others think

To me, the best villains aren't the ones that have to be like, you know what, I'm gonna embrace the role of a villain. A real villain just doesn't give a fuck. And they're a villain. ... People who anoint themselves as a villain [versus] people who are just naturally villain.

Jayson Tatum is better than Luka Doncic due to his playoff experience

I would, I'd say Tatum is better than Luca... More experience. He's played longer... they've more playoff games. I mean it's close. It's close. It's, ...

The Mavericks made the right decision to tank at the end of the 2022-23 season to keep their draft pick

The Mavericks made the right decision. They got a good big young guy [Dereck Lively II] who can help Luca in his Prime win a title this year instead of trying to make, and probably failing to get in the play in. ... Tanking works sometimes.

The Thunder should draft Zach Edey to pair with Chet Holmgren

I actually think you wanna hear this one. I think the thunder should draft Zach Edey. Twin Towers... you got the, the Nimbly three point shooting Skinny center and then you got a little bit more of a traditional center in Zach Edey.

The Scottie Scheffler arrest is the wildest golf story ever

I think it's the wildest golf story maybe ever... waking up to see Scotty Scheffler has been arrested the morning of a PGA championship and thrown in jail for and charged with a felony assault on a police officer. And it's Scotty Scheffler. Yeah. That's, that's the crazy part.

Bryson DeChambeau has successfully changed his public perception by embracing his role as a 'showman' and an entertainer

I do think he also has gone a little bit of the JJ Watt story arc where if you're so beyond corny and like do everything for the camera, if you can just dial it back a little and be a somewhat normal person, we'll immediately just be like, you rock. ... He is come all the way back around... he's a little bit of a human being and it works for him now.

Valhalla is a 'pussy' course for allowing record-low PGA scores

For guys like us who love the course, what a fucking pussy Valhalla is. Yeah. Got absolutely demolished... 72nd position was, was under par. Braden Shaddock went minus one and he finished 72nd by himself. That's nuts.

Sports networks need to stop forcing the 'Rory McIlroy is lurking' narrative when he is multiple strokes off the lead on Sundays

Can they just stop trying to like, will Rory down our throats? ... It feels like every major we watch Rory is, you know, teeing off early on Sunday. He makes a couple good shots and they try to show us and be like, well look out for Rory. Yeah. What do you mean look out for Rory? He was 10 strokes off the lead.

Oleksandr Usyk was the deserved winner over Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury lost, Usyk beat him in 12 rounds. It was an awesome fight... the right fighter won... Tyson Fury's in Deep Water because I knew he's the type of guy that if you're like Tyson Fury's done. Yeah. He'll come back and he'll just knock someone else out.

Connor McDavid is the most talented player to ever play hockey

I will say this guy's the best player that maybe we've ever seen play the game skill wise. Stuff that he can do out there... there's no one even close that can do the things at top speed that he does night in and night out.

Sidney Crosby is still the best all-around hockey player in the world today

I've seen [Sidney Crosby's] career, his game changed like three different times. Man. He reinvented himself and added things to his game. That's why I still believe he's the best all around player in the game today.

NHL players want the 'physicality and shots' in the game's gray areas

The best part about that series was watching Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand shake hands. I mean it's, it's an f you to all those fans out there that try to take that component out of the game... you're telling me that I've never been cheap shotted before... I love them for it. That's a part of the game. Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.

To stop the Oilers' power play, defenders must prioritize taking away backdoor tap-ins and force shots from the point

If they're gonna beat you, don't let them beat you with backdoor tap-in and Easy tap-in around the net. Let them beat you from a Bouchard point shot or something from outside. You know, like let them let it have to go off two legs and into the net. You'll take that. But you can't have the backdoor tap-in to [Leon] Draisaitl and stuff happen.

The Dallas Stars are the best-built team in the NHL

How do you not pick Dallas? Like, what would be your reason for not picking Dallas? ... from the coaching Pete DeBoer to the stars up front. They have scoring depth up front. They have veteran presence, they have sandpaper, they have youth, they have speed, they have defense... Jim Nill deserves a lot of credit.

The Knicks would never have beaten the Celtics even if healthy

Would I have loved for it to be, you know, Mr. Bing Bong versus Hank? I mean, yeah... the Celtics look, they would've never beaten the Celtics. It was just fun to get in Hank's face.

The Knicks are still one superstar like Kevin Durant away from being a championship team

I still wish KD [Kevin Durant] was here. Man. It just would've, we needed, we needed that one. We needed that one player. You know, it's just crazy. So we'll see what happens in the off season.

The Timberwolves cannot lose when wearing their throwback uniforms

The wolves wore their throwbacks with the throwback court, which was the minute I turned on the game, I was like, oh, it's fucking on. I don't know. They should wear that every single game. I do not think they could lose in those.

The 'easy path' criticism of the Celtics' playoff run is an invalid excuse

I don't give a fuck about anyone that says that their path is easy. All they can do is beat the teams in front of them. It's not a valid excuse for people to be like, oh, Cupcake Mickey Mouse Eastern Conference run.

The NFL schedule release has become over-produced and exhausting

I'm talking about the entire thing. I'm talking about the leaks. I'm talking about the intentional leaks. The unintentional leaks, the release of the release of the schedule. I'm kind of overall of it. I actually wish the NFL would go to a system where we don't even know when it's coming out and it's just a random Tuesday afternoon.

Secretariat was likely racing on anabolic steroids

I think a pretty strong possibility that Secretariat was racing on anabolic steroids. But here's the deal. So were the other horses he was running against. It doesn't really taint his legacy in any way to me because he was an incredibly dominant race horse at a time when pretty much all the horses were running on that stuff.

The Boston Celtics have the best team remaining in the NBA playoffs

I do think unbiasedly, [the Celtics] have the best team left. At least in the East. When you talk about the West, I think the Denver-Minnesota series has been incredible.

It is better to guard Nikola Jokic with average defenders than one elite defender like Rudy Gobert

I think it's almost better to guard Jokic with like one and a half slash two average defenders than it is to guard him with one good defender [like Rudy Gobert].

The Timberwolves look like they are still exhausted from the Tom Thibodeau era and have officially hit a wall

The Timberwolves actually, they look better at times defensively with [Rudy] Gobert on the bench... I think maybe we need to have the conversation about the Timberwolves. They look like they're still exhausted from when [Thibodeau] coached 'em back in 2018. They hit the wall after game two. I feel like this is it. Classic [Thibodeau] just ran its guys too hard and now they can't win another playoff game.

The Vancouver Canucks are officially no longer a 'team of destiny'

I'm gonna say the Canucks are no longer a team of destiny. Congratulations to the Canucks. You're my team of destiny for one game. Actually one in like, almost like 1.75 of a game.

The Celtics won't truly be tested in the playoffs until they reach the NBA Finals

It reminds me of the Patriots where it's like you're not gonna get tested till the championship... The east really is such, it's crazy that we're gonna get to a spot... We just need the fucking, hopefully the Timberwolves won tonight.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have officially earned their big boy playoff stripes

The Thunder I want say have officially earned their big boy playoff stripes because what they did on Monday night when they could not shoot at all... That's a tough playoff win. ... the Thunder win. And I'm like, they got their big boy stripes.

Bronny James is in a terrible spot and I feel bad for him

My Hot Seat is Bronny James... I feel bad for him. Like I, I he's he's in a terrible spot. I agree. He's in a terrible spot. He is at the combine this week. People are debating whether he should even be at the combine.

Jared Goff is no longer a bridge quarterback after proving everyone wrong with the Lions

When the trade happened, everybody was saying like, they're gonna use Jared Goff as a bridge quarterback. Now he's he's not a bridge. ... it felt like there was Yeah, when he got traded for the Rams, it's like, oh, his career's over and now he's he's proven everyone wrong.

NBA head coaches have less power than ever and rank near the bottom of the team power structure

I think it's harder than ever to be a head coach in the NBA. I think in a lot of cases you have less power and say over what's going on... the owner, the owner's kid... the president/GM... the star player... and the star player's agent is probably ahead of you. And maybe even your second best player in his agent, you're like seventh or eighth, ninth.

The Lakers coaching job is a much better long-term opportunity than the Suns job

I think there's more of a runway with the Lakers. I think the Suns is like more of a, you know what happens in the NBA if you, if they have another season this year... you have this like very tiny window. ... The Lakers have, I think a longer runway. ... If you create a max salary spot with the Lakers, come on, you're getting somebody. Right. Guys are always [wanting to play there].

Valhalla is a golf course that heavily favors players who hit it far and high

I'm looking at players to pick or favorites to kind of focus on, I'm looking at guys that hit it far and hit it high. Guys like Rory McIlroy and Brooks [Koepka]... but you gotta beat it forever and you gotta hit it relatively straight because the rough is gnarly.