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PFT Commenter argued the final would have been more entertaining had Argentina conceded early.

“If they had given up a goal in the first 20 minutes, I feel like that could have been like a 3-2 game”

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PFT Commenter criticizes stadiums reinstalling artificial turf after the World Cup as disrespectful to players.

“It's such a slap in the face to every player that plays on the stadiums where it's like, yeah, they could put grass down for a month if they really wanted to”

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PFT Commenter predicts a France–Argentina World Cup final.

“And so I think we're on a collision course for France and Argentina”

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PFT Commenter calls a World Cup played in American time zones the best tournament in sports.

“The World Cup, when it's in your time zone and you can watch it at the time that God meant you to watch sports, there's no better tournament in the world than this”

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PFT Commenter doubts that the ball's sensor data is synchronized with stadium cameras for offside calls.

“there's no chance that it is perfectly aligned with the 50 cameras that are running concurrently in the stadium on live TV at any given time”

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PFT Commenter argues the rule suspending red-carded players for the next match is unfair.

“I think it's just a terrible rule that if you get a red card from a game that you're also suspended for the next game”

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PFT Commenter argued that Christian Pulisic does not seem to love playing for the national team and checked out of games.

“He checked out of two games, and he did the same in the World Cup in 2022. He just doesn't seem like he loves playing for the U.S. national”

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PFT Commenter called the Belgium loss the worst U.S. performance he had seen in years.

“That was the worst performance from the U.S. that I've seen in years. Just completely lackluster from the start”

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PFT Commenter calls Folarin Balogun possibly the best pure striker the U.S. has had.

“he's the like probably the best pure striker that we've ever had i know it's crazy to say that after just like four games”

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PFT Commenter notes the U.S. won as many World Cup games in 19 days as in the previous 24 years.

“I think we've won three games in 19 days. And we've won three World Cup games in the previous 24 years”

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PFT Commenter predicts the U.S. will beat Bosnia and Herzegovina comfortably in the knockout round.

“I think we win. I think it might be like three to one, three to nothing”

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PFT Commenter notes the U.S. has historically almost never beaten European teams at the World Cup.

“we don't beat European teams in the world cup. We just never have”

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PFT Commenter called Emmanuel Acho one of the dumbest commentators in sports.

“So Emmanuel Acho truly one of the dumbest to ever do it. Can't wait to see what he has cooked up for us this year”

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PFT Commenter said the San Francisco Giants' hiring of college coach Tony Vitello made no sense because the jobs are so different.

“I don't understand why you would make a splash hire still as like a major league baseball manager trying to get a college”

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PFT Commenter predicted that Arch Manning's family would refuse to let him play for whichever team finished with the worst record, as Eli Manning did.

“Arch Manning is going to pull an Eli. Whatever team finishes with the worst record this year, Arch and his dad and his grandfather are going to say”

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PFT Commenter argues John Tortorella is best used as a short-term midseason hire for talented teams that underachieve.

“Just whatever team has great players that underachieves halfway through next season, smash the torts button”

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PFT Commenter argued that giving Nick Herbig a $100 million deal as a non-starter suggests T.J. Watt could be traded.

“the fact that they paid, they gave her big $100 million contract as a backup makes no sense”

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PFT Commenter hypothesizes that peak performance in bar games occurs at a blood alcohol level of .04 to .06.

“My hypothesis is that you have to be between a .04 and a .06, and that's when you achieve the best results”

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PFT Commenter characterized Wembanyama as a bad loser but predicted he will return stronger.

“I think that Wimby is just a bad loser, which is fine”

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PFT Commenter argued that teams will no longer be able to build like the Spurs because draft rules for top picks have changed.

“They won't be able to build teams like the Spurs in the same way anymore because the rules have changed in terms of getting top picks in the NBA draft”

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PFT Commenter said he wanted the Thunder to win so fans could enjoy Wembanyama longer before inevitably turning on him.

“And the reason why I want the Thunder to win this series is because I think if the Thunder win”

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PFT Commenter suggests Dylan Harper may be the Spurs' best guard in these playoffs.

“throughout these playoffs, I think Dylan Harper might be the best guard that they have”

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PFT Commenter says Wembanyama's defense is unlike anything seen before.

“his defense is just absolutely incredible to a point that, We've never seen anything like it before”

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PFT Commenter argues rookie Dylan Harper should start and may be the Spurs' best guard.

“Dylan Harper should be starting. Dylan Harper might be the best guard on that team”

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PFT Commenter contends Trae Young's contract is not a crippling burden on the Wizards.

“I don't think that he's an albatross around the neck of the Washington Wizards with that contract that he has”

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PFT Commenter rejects comparisons to the Bradley Beal deal, arguing Beal's no-trade clause was the real problem.

“And also Bradley Beal had a no trade clause. That is the crazy part of the Bradley Beal contract”

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PFT Commenter says he had accurately reported beforehand that Trae Young would re-sign with the Wizards.

“As I previously reported on this podcast, Trey Young is going to re-sign with the Washington Wizards”

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PFT Commenter said he will attend some Wizards games and give away tickets to others, possibly to listeners.

“So I'll make it back for some of the games. Some of the others I'll just give away”

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PFT Commenter predicts, via a bet with Hank, that the Wizards will finish in the East's top eight next season.

“We made a bet that the Wizards are going to finish, I think, in the top eight next year”

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PFT Commenter bets the Wizards will finish as a top-eight seed in the East at the end of next regular season.

“the bet's going to be, will the Washington Wizards finish in the top eight seeds?”

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PFT Commenter said he did not believe Dan Quinn had lost the Commanders' locker room.

“I don't think that Dan Quinn's lost the locker room. I think that from what I know, the team loves him”

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PFT Commenter predicted the Kansas City Chiefs would win the Super Bowl.

“I feel like Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl”

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PFT Commenter argued that a head coach should keep some distrust of his kicker, suggesting Liam Coen's confidence in Cam Little led to a questionable decision.

“It's a very, very small thing, but having a kicker that's that good, it's healthy for a head coach to have a little bit of distrust in their kicker,”

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PFT Commenter credited coach Dave Canales with curing Bryce Young of his fear in the pocket.

“Somehow, Canales, over the last two years, has gotten Bryce Young to stop being afraid in the pocket”

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PFT Commenter said Matthew Stafford's interception luck had been unusually good and his pick-six reflected regression.

“he's led the league in turnover luck, in interception luck. for the last two seasons at like almost a historical pace”

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PFT Commenter praised Jaguars coach Liam Coen for a historically strong start to his head-coaching career.

“He is the first coach since Matt LaFleur in 2020 to win 15 of his first 20 games as a head coach”

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PFT Commenter jokes that the Finals will go seven games because Adam Silver is ensuring marquee outcomes, as David Stern allegedly did.

“I think that Adam Silver is entering his David Stern era where he's making sure that these things happen”

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PFT Commenter predicts the Thunder will win Game 7 easily.

“I think that the Thunder win, and they win easily”

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PFT Commenter argued Harden is not a choke artist because choking requires caring too much.

“I don't think he's a choke artist. I think to be a choke artist, the moment has to be too big for you”

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PFT Commenter joked that James Harden does not care in the playoffs because playoff pay is far below his salary.

“I think James Harden just does not give a fuck the playoffs because it's such a massive pay cut that he has to take every single postseason”

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PFT Commenter predicted the Lakers would avoid becoming the first team to blow a 3-0 series lead.

“I think that they're going to pull it off too. I think the Lakers will be fine”

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PFT Commenter says he bet on the Timberwolves to win their series against the Nuggets.

“I bet on the Timberwolves last night at minus 145 to win the series”

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PFT Commenter predicts the Knicks' Finals win will be discussed for decades.

“there's this is going to be a nba finals that we talk about i feel like for decades yeah i really do”

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PFT Commenter argued Josh Hart was the Knicks' best all-around player in Game 1 despite scoring no points.

“I've never seen a guy contribute so much to a game without scoring”

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PFT Commenter argues that in a Knicks–Thunder Finals most of the country would root for New York.

“I think that the Knicks might be America's team”

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PFT Commenter says the Knicks' team efficiency across these playoffs is unprecedented in NBA history.

“I think that what they've done through the totality of this playoff has never been done before so far in the history of the NBA”

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PFT Commenter predicted the Knicks would beat the Cavaliers in five games, possibly a sweep.

“I still think that the Knicks are probably going to win in five”

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PFT Commenter argued that LeBron James's delay in announcing his decision made a return to Cleveland less likely.

“Every day that goes by without an announcement makes me less inclined to think that it's Cleveland”

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PFT Commenter says that given the long delay he now hopes LeBron's decision stays secret until opening night.

“Now it's been such a long delay for LeBron. I hope it's secret until opening night”

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PFT Commenter predicted LeBron James would sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.

“Okay. I think he's going to the Sixers. Congrats to Max and the Philadelphia 76ers”

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PFT Commenter argues that LeBron joining Golden State would be as objectionable as Kevin Durant's move there.

“that's such bullshit by the way like if we got mad at kevin durant for going to golden state this would be pathetic”

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PFT Commenter says the LaMelo Ball trade makes Minnesota the league's most unpredictable team.

“instantly makes the Timberwolves the most interesting team because I have no idea what the fuck is going to happen with this combination”

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PFT Commenter said the Timberwolves may be the team best positioned to push the Thunder in the playoffs.

“The Timberwolves might be the team that would give the Thunder the best push in these playoffs”

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PFT Commenter predicted the Timberwolves-Spurs series would go seven games.

“I think it's going to go seven. I think it's two very evenly matched teams, two very well-coached teams”

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PFT Commenter admitted he was wrong to predict the Nuggets would easily beat the Timberwolves.

“And I was an idiot for counting them out. I thought, no problem. The Nuggets would take care of them in five games in this series”

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PFT Commenter predicted the Commanders could be 3-2 after five games.

“And now I think we could be three and two after five games”

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PFT Commenter concluded the win showed Dan Quinn had not lost the locker room.

“the biggest takeaway for me is Dan Quinn did not lose locker room, and I think Sonny Stiles might be just an absolute monster”

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PFT Commenter said Sonny Stiles at middle linebacker has transformed the Commanders' defense.

“having Sonny Stiles as a middle linebacker has changed the defense entirely”

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PFT Commenter argued that an embarrassing loss to the Titans could benefit the Colts by ending their cycle of mediocrity.

“But a blow-it-up loss is going to be one that you can look back on and say, that was the best way that we could have lost”

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PFT Commenter argued that Daniel Jones was better than his play this season, which he attributed to recovery from an Achilles injury.

“I am saying he's not as bad as he has been playing. I think that our expectation of somebody coming off an Achilles is it can be skewed sometimes”

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PFT Commenter says online discourse about Caitlin Clark has become irrational.

“It's impossible to have any rational take online about Caitlin Clark anymore”

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PFT Commenter criticizes the WNBA for failing to capitalize on Caitlin Clark commercially.

“It's crazy that they haven't figured out how to make this work from a financial standpoint”

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PFT Commenter defends the VAR card against the Swiss player as the correct call to discourage flopping.

“I didn't hate to see it because I thought it was the right call. And I thought the guy flopped. And I want to get flopping out of soccer”

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PFT Commenter criticized VAR for overturning a spectacular Argentina goal over a foul far from the goal.

“To take back a goal, what could have been one of the best goals in the history of the World Cup, to pull that back because of a foul”

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PFT Commenter argues Balogun's foul was not reckless and should not have been a red card.

“Doesn't matter if it was intentional or not, but it was not reckless. He did not go in recklessly”

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PFT Commenter argues the U.S. has never before benefited from FIFA corruption and has been left out.

“Listen, the United States has never benefited from FIFA's corruption before, and it feels like we've been left out of that party”

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