PGA Champ Xander Schauffele, NBA With Brian Windhorst, Celtics Survive Game 1 And Pardon Your Take
May 22, 2024
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PGA Champ Xander Schauffele talks about winning his first major with his dad as his swing coach. Topics include Celtics surviving Game 1, NFLPA holdouts, NBA Conference Finals, and ranking third options on teams. Humorous banter and listener submitted Pardon Your Take round up the episode.
Xander Schauffele discusses winning his first major with his dad as his swing coach.
Brian Windhorst shares insights on NBA Conference Finals and scouting players.
Debate sparked over electronically measuring first downs in the NFL preseason.
Concerns raised about player development in highly ranked NCAA teams affecting individual growth.
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Celtics survive Game 1 in overtime against the Pacers and the Oilers win Game 7 to go to the Western Conference FInals (00:00:00-00:15:44). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including remembering old computer games, Antonio Brown going bankrupt, and Marvin Harrison holding out on the NFLPA (00:15:44-00:50:57). PGA Champ Xander Schauffele joins the show to talk about winning his first major, his dad being his swing coach, whether he robbed us of an all time story line, and more (00:50:57-01:23:19). Brian Windhorst joins the show to talk NBA Conference Finals, a brand new way to scout players, ranking the best third option on each team and more (01:23:19-02:09:38). We finish with listener submitted Pardon Your Take (02:09:38-02:24:29).
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