David Pivnick
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231 appearances
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first heard Feb 2025
last heard Jun 2025
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So, you know, that's never passed, and I don't think secession will happen, but it's, you know, different parts of Quebec inspire different levels of affection amongst Canadians.
So I appreciate the implicit insult in there. I'm not sure if I think I'm honored to be called blue collar. I don't think I get that description a lot, although I'm a little offended. You think my disdain for the Quebec was because I don't feel smart enough to deal with them. I assure you that's not the particular problem there, but appreciate where you were going with the question.
I mean, look, amongst the various provinces, I don't think there's a legitimate debate that Ontario is the best province. I recognize other provinces might incorrectly contest that point, or I guess citizens of other provinces. But I just think objectively, you know, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia are the three profitable provinces that sort of drive the rest of the country.
And I think Ontario and British Columbia are clearly the best of the provinces if one were ranking best. such things. So, you know, with that in mind, I'm not going to stoop to trying to dignify your question about how Quebec might feel or whether I should feel sufficient for Quebec.
So first of all, if we're going to compare something to Texas, I think it would be Alberta. I think that's where you were trying to go with the oil. I think you've demonstrated you're confusing your Canadian state.
I will also note, I'm thrilled before I answer your question, that you didn't ask me to rank the remaining Canadian states because we're the Canadian provinces, I apologize, because while I can list them all, once you've got past the first five states, The rest kind of just get ranked together. I think there's just a group at some point. And I'll take the slings and arrows.
If you have any Nova Scotian or Newfoundland listeners, they can follow up with you directly.
I wouldn't use the terms flyover country or irrelevant. I'm simply stating they don't compare anything. to Ontario. I view that as objective fact. I think they're wonderful places to live if that's where you want to live. I think going to Dalhousie and Halifax for university could be a lovely place to go study for a few years. I have nothing against those places.
No different than I have nothing against the great state of Kansas. I just don't want to live there and periodically mock one of our colleagues who used to live there. There's nothing wrong with
London, England, clearly.
Didn't see that coming. No hesitation on that one either. London, Ontario, lovely place, but clearly not the real London. I mean, that's a softball.
Or the incomparable state of Iowa. That's a tough one. There's a few states that I think would fit in this characterization, but I'm going to go with the lovely province of Saskatchewan.
T'Chuk. The T is silent.
I am certain nobody wants to have injuries. I don't view it as sort of regulated fighting. I mean, look, they're throwing punches and you're doing it on skates and with the risk of getting thrown headfirst to the ice. So I think the guys in the NHL and the guys in this tournament all have terrific balance. And even the elite scorers have had some physical confrontations or fights at some point.
Sidney Crosby's dropped the mitts probably three times. So they have a general sense of what they're doing, and I certainly don't think there's any intent to injure as those fights go on. But, look, you get punched in the face, bare knuckles, you know, several times in a row, it's going to hurt one way or the other. So it's a real fight.
Happy to be on. Thanks for having me, Scott.
Yeah, I mean, the first thing is the last thing you said, big surprise. It's mostly the most shocking trade I can remember offhand, I don't think there's been very many trades that I can recall where a legitimate superstar was traded without any warning, without a demand for a trade, without a contract dispute that had been percolating. I mean, it came completely out of left field.
And Luca is, you know, I think pretty clearly one of the five most marketable players in the league. So seeing a guy like that get traded, out of a market like Dallas is somewhat shocking, because that's usually a guy, a team like Dallas or Milwaukee with Yadis, you know, the guy you would build around and use to sell tickets.
I think the weirdest part of the trade is how Anthony Davis is getting treated. And I think your lead in here is sort of emblematic of that, where it took until the third or fourth time you mentioned the trade before you even said his name. And I kind of feel like Anthony Davis is being treated like he's Bill Cartwright.
And I don't mean to have Bill Cartwright catching shots out here, but ultimately, you know, Anthony Davis is a legit star as well. One of the five or 10 best big men in the NBA might be one of the 10 best players, far better defensively. And he's frankly, I think a pretty damn good fit on Dallas.
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