PMTPMT DB

Takes

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#PMT-2018-0711-5910
HankHank

Riptide Rush is the only good Gatorade flavor

I'll go Mint Chocolate Chip and Riptide Rush... [Riptide Rush is] the only good one. No, it's the white one.

Flavor preferences are subjective.
Void
#PMT-2018-0711-5914
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Being a virgin after age 30 is actually a good 'line' to use on women

After you turn like 30, and you say, like, I'm a virgin by choice. I feel like there's an element that the girl is like, I want to be the one. I want to be the one that makes him switch over to the other team... I think it becomes more positive after 30 than it does between the age of 18 and 29.

This is a social/dating opinion that is entirely subjective.
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Take Slip·Jul 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-0709-10008
Big CatBig Cat

Kobe Bryant secretly hates that LeBron James joined the Lakers

LeBron's going to be a Laker and now Kobe is silently stewing and he's going to pretend to like this, but you know he hates it.

Subjective opinion on Kobe's internal feelings, though Kobe publicly welcomed LeBron.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-0709-10009
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adding any player to the Warriors decreases their chances of winning a title due to chemistry

Honestly, at this point with the Warriors, any addition that they make probably decreases their chances on winning another title. Because it's like they're a perfect team. So no matter who you add, there's always a small chance of it fucking up the chemistry.

The Warriors won the 2018-19 regular season West but lost in the Finals to the Raptors, so technically their win-rate decreased from the prior year and they didn't win the title.
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#PMT-2018-0709-10014
HankHank

Playing mini-golf more than 10 times a year makes you a psychopath

If you play mini golf more than 10 times a year, you're probably a psychopath. Mini golf is fun on vacation, but you realize after 10 holes, you're like, I've had enough mini golf.

This is a subjective character judgment.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-0705-9771
Von MillerVon Miller

Kirk Cousins is the Rihanna of NFL quarterbacks

I'm just the biggest Kirk Cousins fan in the world... It's like, if you're in a relationship, you know, your girlfriend would understand, okay. You got a wandering eye... If that's Rihanna, or, like. Wow, Kirk Cousins is Rihanna.

This is a subjective comparison and expression of fandom.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-0705-9767
Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman

The drop I had in the Super Bowl haunts me more than the catch that everyone talks about

I don't think about that catch when I think about [Super Bowl 51]. I think about right after halftime... I drop that ball and I was the guy over here, you know the rah-rah guy... I think about that third down how much harder it made it for us to go because we had a little momentum there. So, like, that's what I think about, bro. I don't even think about that catch. I think about that drop.

This is a subjective personal reflection on his career.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1188
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Goodfellas and The Godfather are essentially based on real events

When you go to see some of the quote unquote fictional movies, The Godfather or the other one, which I love, Goodfellas, so many of the stories that are in there are based on things that really happen.

Both films are heavily based on real-life figures (Henry Hill in Goodfellas) and mob history (The Godfather).
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1191
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Soccer should replace on-field referees with booth cameras

One of the entities are proposing having cameras everywhere and having people up in the booth instead of the referees... making the initial call. They make all the calls... and they don't have a need for a referee at all.

VAR (Video Assistant Referee) was introduced but has not replaced the on-field official.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1192
Andy BuckleyAndy Buckley

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a fantastic movie

The new one [Jurassic World] is fucking great... It's fantastic. I'm not in it... I'm hoping that they put me in the third one.

This is a purely subjective opinion on film quality.
Void
#PMT-2018-0702-1193
Big CatBig Cat

Pam Beesly is the worst character on The Office

Very telling that no one has taken Pam [in the draft]... Yeah, Pam's the worst. Pam's the worst.

Purely subjective character analysis.
Open
#PMT-2018-0702-1194
Chris LongChris Long

Federal legalization of marijuana is an absolute 'layup' for the U.S.

Federally legalized marijuana. I mean, we're halfway there... I think one day we'll look back and look at this like prohibition and it'll look really fucking stupid.

As of 2024, it is still not federally legalized in the United States, though many more states have legalized it.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1195
Chris LongChris Long

NFL players miss out on all the fun parts of the fall because of the schedule

All the cool shit happens on a fall Saturday night. All my buddies hit me up and I get the worst FOMO sitting in the hotel... I could have been having a drink with Kenny Powers [Danny McBride] and I'm in a hotel [in Buffalo].

This is a personal feeling and verifiable lifestyle fact for NFL players.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1196
Jon TafferJon Taffer

Partnering with someone who cheats on their wife is a bad business move

Somebody said to me, man, don't be partners with somebody who would cheat like that because he'll screw you in a heartbeat... I went into business with the guy... he ripped me off over 500 grand.

Subjective business advice, though supported by his anecdotal evidence.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1197
Jon TafferJon Taffer

People with the biggest egos usually have the thinnest wallets

Ever notice that people with the biggest ego have the thinnest fucking wallet? Because he doesn't listen to anybody. His ego gets in the way, they're typically not very successful.

A psychological and financial observation that is inherently subjective.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9182
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stephen A. Smith's receding hairline makes him a better journalist

Stephen A., his hair has been receding into that cul-de-sac that he has for the last five years. It becomes like a satellite dish of hair. So he's able to hear these whispers at a pace that you or I can't, that mere mortals can't.

This is a satirical claim about anatomy and journalism that cannot be factually verified.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9183
Big CatBig Cat

FIFA should use 'retroactive penalty kicks' to settle group stage ties

Anytime a tie happens in group stage, they should just do a PK that they can save for later. It's like, this doesn't count now, but if you guys end up tying everything else, it then counts.

This is a rule proposal and purely subjective.
Void
#PMT-2018-0629-9184
HankHank

Sitting on a winning bet ticket is one of the best feelings in the world

My number four will be when you're sitting on a winning bet ticket. So like when you bet the Capitals and win the Stanley Cup and you know that it's our year and you're just like, I have $1,500 free money.

The value of a feeling is entirely subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9185
Brian ScalabrineBrian Scalabrine

Modern NBA GMs prefer gambling on high-upside rookies over reliable role players

GMs nowadays are looking for, like, the next greatest thing. They'll try like an 18-year-old, see if it works. If it doesn't, they'll try another. They're not going to stick with the solid guy because that's not going to help them get eventually a steal in the second round.

This describes a general trend in NBA front office philosophy that has largely held true in the 'process' era.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9187
Brian ScalabrineBrian Scalabrine

Danny Ainge's goal is to beat LeBron James, not sign him

I think Danny Ainge's whole life has been about beating LeBron... Since he got to Boston, LeBron has, you know, pseudo been in the league. How do you overtake this guy?... But he doesn't want LeBron to join. He wants to beat him.

LeBron never signed with Boston, and Ainge continued building to beat him until leaving the Celtics in 2021.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9189
Brian ScalabrineBrian Scalabrine

Rookies should invest all their money into their bodies and skills rather than the market

My advice to them would be invest as much money into yourself, your body, your food. Focus on becoming a better player because there's nothing in the world that's going to be a better return on your investment than making yourself a better player. That second contract... you're worth $100 million.

This is a strategic recommendation for career management.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9190
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mets should call up Tim Tebow immediately

Come on, Mets, just bring Tebow up this year. You're not going to do anything else... Tebow Tuesdays. I like it. With the Mets.

The Mets never called Tebow up to the major leagues before he retired from baseball in 2021.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9191
Big CatBig Cat

I will never race Darren Rovell in a marathon

Darren Rovell has challenged me to a marathon. It is the dumbest challenge ever... You could triple dog, quadruple dog, infinity dog dare me to run a marathon, and I'll just sit there and be like, no, because it looks awful.

Big Cat has famously never run a marathon, especially not against Rovell.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 27, 2018
#PMT-2018-0627-11257
Big CatBig Cat

Messi is the GOAT

[Speaker 0] (3:25-3:27) And Messi is the GOAT.

Subjective opinion on who the greatest soccer player of all time is.
Win
#PMT-2018-0627-11259
HankHank

The PGA Tour is ridiculous for investigating Bryson DeChambeau for using a compass

[Speaker 1] (16:38-16:41) My hot seat is Bryson DeChambeau. [Speaker 1] (16:41-16:47) The PGA Tour is investigating him and trying to figure out whether it was legal of him to use a compass or not. [Speaker 1] (16:48-16:49) What century are we in? [Speaker 3] (17:16-17:21) I love this that it's a compass is now an illegal tool in golf.

The USGA and R&A did eventually rule that using a compass to draw circles on a yardage book is a breach of the rules (Rule 14-3).
Void
Take Slip·Jun 27, 2018
#PMT-2018-0627-11262
Dak PrescottDak Prescott

Playing a road game in the SEC is harder than playing a road game in the NFL

[Speaker 2] (34:31-34:32) Oh, I don't know. [Speaker 2] (34:32-34:33) Probably playing a road game in the SEC. [Speaker 2] (34:33-34:38) SEC is just a little bit louder, more passionate fans.

This is a subjective comparison between the crowd intensity of two different levels of football.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 27, 2018
#PMT-2018-0627-11263
Dak PrescottDak Prescott

Auburn has one of the best night game atmospheres in the SEC

[Speaker 2] (35:01-35:07) But I'll tell you, Auburn has something about it that was just always a fun atmosphere, a great atmosphere. [Speaker 2] (35:07-35:12) The fans are eye-level with you, and that can be an incredible game at night as well.

Subjective opinion on stadium atmosphere.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2018
#PMT-2018-0627-11264
Big CatBig Cat

Julian Edelman is innocent until proven guilty regarding his PED suspension

[Speaker 0] (11:15-1:16:00) Now, with that said, we are still standing by the fact that Julian Edelman is innocent. [Speaker 0] (1:16:00-1:16:02) Last I checked in this country, you're innocent until proven guilty.

Edelman's appeal was denied on July 3, 2018, and he served the 4-game suspension.
Void
#PMT-2018-0625-13780
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cracker Jacks are the coleslaw of candy

Cracker Jacks are the coleslaw of candy. They're good for like a handful. Yeah, and nobody really likes it. It's more about the visual of walking around with a thing of Cracker Jacks.

This is a subjective opinion on the quality of a snack.
Void
#PMT-2018-0625-13781
Liam (Bubba)Liam (Bubba)

Carmelo Anthony has staying power because he has the coolest basketball name ever

Have you guys heard the theory why he [Carmelo Anthony] has so much staying power? It's just because he has the coolest basketball name of all time. Like if his name was like John Brown, he would have been benched years ago.

Subjective theory on NBA stardom and career longevity.
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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
#PMT-2018-0625-13785
Vince CarterVince Carter

Michael Jordan is the GOAT, followed closely by Kobe Bryant

I still have to give it to MJ. With a close Kobe second. It's hard for me playing the game right now to give a guy [LeBron James] that crown because I'm still in the game. And he's still in the game, too. I cannot do that.

The GOAT debate is inherently subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
#PMT-2018-0625-13787
Vince CarterVince Carter

Super teams threaten to water down the NBA

The only thing I just hope that doesn't happen is the league becomes watered down because so many teams are trying to create a super team to where you have 10 teams of the 30 having all the best players. And then what does that do with the rest of the league? Everyone else is tanking. That just hurts the NBA at the end of the day.

This is an ongoing debate about the NBA's competitive balance.
Void
#PMT-2018-0625-13790
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL is right to refuse Laurent Duvernay-Tardif's request to put 'MD' on his jersey

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif finishes medical school... and asked the NFL he could put MD on the back of his uniform and they said no. I agree with them. Too many doctors, and we might start figuring out what concussions are like. This isn't the National Medical League, okay? This is football.

Big Cat is being satirical about the NFL's stance on concussions and player branding.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
#PMT-2018-0622-12588
Big CatBig Cat

Adrian Wojnarowski is bigger than the NBA and ESPN can't touch him

It's like ESPN is not going to do shit to him. No. Because he's Woj. He's bigger than the league. Technically, he didn't tip any picks. No, he just said that they're unlikely to pass on them.

Woj continued to be the premier NBA insider at ESPN for years after this incident, confirming his status.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
#PMT-2018-0622-12589
Big CatBig Cat

Philip Rivers is a better quarterback than Eli Manning

Philip Rivers, better quarterback than Eli Manning. Much better. Better career. More viral. I know the two Super Bowls... statisticaly, better quarterback.

This is a perennial sports debate that cannot be definitively solved, though Rivers has better regular season stats and Eli has the championships.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
#PMT-2018-0622-12593
Big CatBig Cat

The best you will ever see Mo Bamba is the first time you lay eyes on him

Our friend Matt Jones from Kentucky Sports Radio... had a great line about Mo Bamba. He said the best... The best you'll ever see Mo Bamba is the first time you lay eyes on him. Because then from that moment on, you're like, wait, he can't really play basketball?

Bamba has struggled to live up to his high draft status, often being a backup or journeyman player.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018
#PMT-2018-0620-2343
Big CatBig Cat

Wendell Carter Jr. is better than Marvin Bagley

We actually have Wendell Carter Jr. coming on Friday. I think he is better than Bagley.

While Bagley went #2 and Carter went #7, Carter has generally been seen as a more consistent, efficient NBA player, whereas Bagley struggled with injuries and fitting into modern rotations. This take holds up well.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2018
#PMT-2018-0620-2345
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russia is a wagon in the 2018 World Cup

Russia is a wagon. Russia is really, really good when they're playing against the world's 70th ranked teams. They don't play down to their opponents.

Russia actually exceeded expectations, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Spain. They were much better than their pre-tournament ranking suggested.
Void
#PMT-2018-0620-2349
Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

Colangelo's burner accounts are the weirdest NBA storyline of the season

I still got to go with a general manager in the NBA getting fired for someone in his family, possibly him, burner tweeting his own players. Collar gate.

Subjective ranking of storylines, but widely agreed upon as one of the most bizarre events in sports history.
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#PMT-2018-0620-2352
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Barry Trotz is not a great coach and got lucky winning the Stanley Cup

I don't think that Barry Trotz is a great coach. I think he got lightning in a bottle. He got lightning in seven.

Trotz went to the Islanders the following year and won the Jack Adams Award, proving his coaching ability was not a fluke.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 18, 2018
#PMT-2018-0618-1659
Big CatBig Cat

Phil Mickelson disgraced the game of golf by hitting a moving ball at the U.S. Open

He basically disgraced the game of golf. I actually saw Golf Channel wrote an article saying not only did Phil Mickelson manipulate the rules of golf, he broke the spirit of the game. True. He broke it. There's no more spirit left.

The USGA did penalize Mickelson, and it was a massive controversy in the golf world at the time.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 18, 2018
#PMT-2018-0618-1660
Big CatBig Cat

I love the USGA for making courses so hard that millionaire athletes complain

I hope they [USGA] make every single course from now until the end of time the hardest course in the world, just so we can hear millionaire athletes say, this game has gotten too hard for us.

This is a subjective preference for how the U.S. Open should be set up.
Win
#PMT-2018-0618-1666
HankHank

Drake's Degrassi reunion video was a calculated response to Pusha T's diss track

Drake decided that his response for the diss track basically coming at his entire livelihood... was to just do a video from his childhood acting days. Big Degrassi reunion.

The 'I'm Upset' video featured the Degrassi cast and was widely seen as a way to pivot the narrative away from the Pusha T beef.
Win
#PMT-2018-0618-1668
Big CatBig Cat

The Herschel Walker trade is the worst in NFL history

I'll go with the worst trade in NFL history, Herschel Walker to the Vikings that basically started the entire dynasty for the Cowboys in the 90s... and then the Cowboys won three Super Bowls.

It is universally cited as one of the most lopsided trades in sports history.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 18, 2018
#PMT-2018-0618-1672
Blake GriffinBlake Griffin

LeBron James has the prototypical NBA body, not a super jacked one

LeBron's a big, strong guy, but he's not like... I feel like people think he's just jacked from head to toe, and I feel like he's got big shoulders. He's got the prototypical NBA body, like a smaller chest, skinny waist, and big arms.

This is a subjective anatomical observation by a peer.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7606
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The course at Shinnecock Hills is a 'wagon' because it's dominating every golfer in the field

I'm telling you what, this course is a wagon. Every single golfer got shit pumped today except for, what, Dustin Johnson? ... The course is awesome. The fescue is kicking people's ass.

The 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock was indeed one of the most difficult in history, with many players complaining about the setup.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7607
Big CatBig Cat

I'm rooting for the course to beat the players at the U.S. Open

I actually love the course so much, I found myself chanting today in my head, go course, go. Go course, go. Because, like, the course – I mean, Bryson DeChambeau said it was clown golf. That's when you know a course has you, like, beat.

This is a subjective preference for course difficulty over scoring.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7609
Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Mo Salah is not elite yet because he needs to perform at a high level for more than one year

[Mo Salah] is a remarkable human being... But you look at your American sports. You look at gentlemen who have an explosive year... Brady Anderson... you've got to bring it for more than one year to pass the Brady Andersonometer.

Salah proved this take wrong by maintaining elite production for nearly a decade, winning multiple Golden Boots and the Champions League.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7610
Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Messi is the greatest footballer ever, better than Cristiano Ronaldo

I am always Team Messi. Always. Messi is the greatest footballer I have ever seen in my life for so many different reasons.

This is a subjective GOAT debate, though Messi's 2022 World Cup win solidified this view for many.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7612
Roger BennettRoger Bennett

France and Belgium are fantasy football teams with too much talent and questionable coaching

[Belgium and France] are remarkable talent-wise. You look at that roster, it's like a murderer's row. ... what neither of them have is a true idea of how they want to play football. It's a Premier League kind of Pro Bowl team.

France won the 2018 World Cup just weeks later, proving they had plenty of cohesion. Belgium finished 3rd, their best ever result.
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