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Think about it.

There's already pressure once you get to this level and to this point, right?

So now you've got added pressure and extra pressure.

Like, there's a part of me that feels like...

You know in the back of your mind, right, subconsciously, that everything we accomplished all season is out the window if we lose. And just knowing that and just having that little nugget weighing on you is the chinks. It's the subconscious jinks that everybody knows that they don't want to acknowledge. It's like when Janice has said, oh, loss is a loss. And everyone sort of was like, well, I mean, you were the one seed, and you lost to the eight seed.

You had the best record in the NBA.

Yeah, that's called, you failed.

This season.

Not in life, just a season.

And then you see a team like Golden State or the Lakers that you could argue they feel like they're sort of playing with house money a little bit.

Like they were a mid-level team.

They're in it.

Right. Less pressure. Less pressure. And you just, hey, anything we do from here is a bonus. Like you said, how's money? Who has more pressure? The 18 and 0 Patriots or the 9 and 7 won a couple games to the playoff giants? Who has more pressure? The calves who are down 3-0 to the best team ever? Dude, pressure's a real thing, man. Ask Billy Joel about it. Ask David Bowie. All under pressure. This brings us to a relatable story. Do I have to share this? Yeah, you have to share because I think they tie together perfectly. We were going to talk about this anyway, but Rich is a big softball nerd, right? He's the guy that loves to talk about things that people don't care about.

But you know what I hate about it, Motsie? You know what I hate about it? His T's bets. I hate that Kavino, every time he talks about softball, he'll use a couple catch phrases that are like almost triggers to me. He says, hold that because we're talking triggers later. He talks, he says, fat guys.

Insinuating everyone I play with is like some slob.

Meanwhile, like, talks, he says, fat guys.

Insinuating everyone I play with is like some slob. Meanwhile, like, meanwhile, the guys I play with, they're like guys that played college ball, guys are like in shape. He's never been there, so he doesn't know. So he's been to meet him at your house. I was like, who are all these old guys? I picture they all look like Artie Land. Yeah, they're my book club,

my fat guy club.

Now we have to go watch him play. Rich said, who are all these old guys? I picture they all look like Artie Land. That's what I picture. They're my book club, huh?

You know,

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