Last week Zane called out Hayden Patriquin's Columbus performance. Hayden texted back one sentence — and then went 10-0 in St. Louis. We cover all of that, the Shock's total demolition of the Mad Drops, a deep dive on how to actually beat Ben Johns, and full MLP power rankings with a new segment: the James Ignatowich Terminated Team of the Week. 🪓

We also run a brand new age-based MLP draft (teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s — yes, all age groups must be represented), Nico recaps his wild weekend at the Bread & Butter Nerdy Tournament in Vero Beach (featuring Robert Slutzky playing right-handed and Doug dropping $420 checks), and we debate whether the pro pickleball world needs to stop glazing Ben Johns just for showing up.

Plus: the dead spot problem is real, Nico's most awkward fan FaceTime, and another round of Guess My DUPR.

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0:00 Intro

1:08 Nico’s experience at the Nerdy Tourney

5:06 Winner of the Nerdy Tourney

9:42 Drafting players from every decade

21:49 Nico’s funny story + Zane’s chill weekend

25:12 The Shock right the skip in home event

28:55 Hayden’s response to criticism

38:03 Ben Johns is the dad of MLP

40:48 Power + Tier Rankings

49:44 Terminated team of the week + paying for a roster spot

52:50 Trading bad bounces for bigger venues

59:59 Listener comments

1:02:11 Guess my DUPR

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