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Wrapping up the hot takes.

The five hottest takes from almost three years of This Week In Hot Takes, and the final hot take standings

After almost three years, This Week In Hot Takes is coming to an end. Here's a look at our picks for the five hottest takes we've covered, plus the final standings and thoughts on the top five finishers there.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 2, 2019 7
A Skip Bayless rant about Kawhi Leonard topped this week's hot takes.

This Week In Hot Takes: Skip Bayless melts down over Kawhi Leonard winning Finals MVP

Bayless has been hating on Leonard since Leonard left the Spurs, but he took that to a new level Thursday night and Friday morning after Leonard was named Finals MVP.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 14, 2019 0
The takes from May 24-30 were led by Stephen A. Smith.

This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith blasts ESPN’s Magic Johnson report with “People had anxiety, STOP THE PRESSES!”

"ESPN DOT COM decides to come out with a story ON THE DAY THAT MAGIC AND THE CREW ARE GOING TO BE HERE! Do I like the fact that I have to deal with it today? HELL NO!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 31, 2019 0
Stephen A. Smith led This Week In Hot Takes for May 10-16.

This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks meltdown included “This is like being kidnapped, stored in a basement”

"IF YOU ARE A KNICK FAN, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF BEING KIDNAPPED, STORED IN A BASEMENT, BEING TORTURED AND THEY LET YOU OUT WHEN YOU ARE NO USE TO ANYBODY! IF YOU ARE NOT A KNICKS FAN, YOU MAKE ME SICK! I DON'T LIKE ANY OF YOUS, ANY OF YOUS!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 17, 2019 3
Christine Flowers had the hottest take from May 3-9.

This Week In Hot Takes: Christine Flowers is “wistful for a time when athletes didn’t crusade for social justice”

"The heroes from the past broke social barriers and worked toward a more perfect justice by being the best they could be in their fields. They did it with courage and dignity — not with outrage, accusation, and obscene lyrics."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 10, 2019 6
Phil Mushnick had the hottest take for April 26-May 2.

This Week In Hot Takes: Phil Mushnick starts a column on a mascot change with “So I said to Joseph Goebbels”…

"So I said to Joseph Goebbels, “Burn any good books, lately?”" is a hell of a way to start a column about Long Beach State changing its mascot.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 3, 2019 4
Darren Rovell had the hottest take for April 19-25.

This Week In Hot Takes: Darren Rovell tells LSU gymnastics “No, you can’t put up a billboard for coming in second”

Rovell, a man who once gold-plated his shoes after finishing 21,463rd in a marathon, criticized a gymnastics team for celebrating finishing second nationally.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 26, 2019 3
Merril Hoge led the way in hot takes for April 12-18.

This Week In Hot Takes: Merril Hoge claims Boston University concussion researchers “cheat, lie, and abuse/suppress science”

"BU has created a narrative. We don’t allow our kids to cheat and lie, but we’re allowing a university to cheat, lie, and abuse/suppress science. That’s harmful to people and it’s wrong."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 19, 2019 4
Colin Cowherd had the hottest take this week.

This Week In Hot Takes: Colin Cowherd says Browns fans are defined by “empty seats and bags on their heads”

"There are images of Cleveland Browns fans too, empty seats, bags on their head, and a bunch of guys from Lima, Ohio wearing masks and barking in the end zone, about nine Budweisers in."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 12, 2019 1
A Jonathan Allen take on Bryce Harper topped this week's hot takes.

This Week In Hot Takes: Jonathan Allen: Bryce Harper’s “grotesque behavior” “was worse than what goes on in the Capitol”

"Harper hit .211 in 19 post-season games, striking out 23 times in 76 at-bats and compiling an .801 OPS. He was often on the DL, from which he tweet-praised a pitcher who was no-hitting Nats. His grotesque behavior on the field was worse than what goes on in the Capitol."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 5, 2019 0
Dean Blevins delivered this week's hottest take.

This Week In Hot Takes: Dean Blevins’ “Unless I missed it and somebody died” take ignored that a LSU player did die

"Unless I missed it and someone died, there is no such thing as a 'tragic start' for LSU, or for any team." LSU forward Wayde Sims was fatally shot in September.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 29, 2019 2
The Tony Rizzo take on Tyreek Hill topped the March 15-21 hot takes.

This Week In Hot Takes: Tony Rizzo downplays Tyreek Hill case with “We got beaten up when we were kids like it was...

"If it was the 70s, everybody would be in jail. Everybody. Kids got beaten up, we got beaten up when we were kids like it was nothing. Nothing. No one even blinked an eye. ...I ain't getting in between nobody and their kids."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 22, 2019 1
Charles Barkley had the hottest take from March 8-14.

This Week In Hot Takes: Charles Barkley says “A woman can’t beat me in a sport. Any sport!”

Barkley's claim that no woman could beat him at any sport topped the March 8-14 hot takes.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 15, 2019 8
Phil Mushnick had the hottest take for March 1-7.

This Week In Hot Takes: Phil Mushnick wonders why Snoop Dogg can say the n-word and white people can’t

"When Snoop Dogg, at 47 a pornographer with a long arrest record, does such he’s indulged?"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 8, 2019 3
A Dan Clark take on Manny Machado topped the hot takes from Feb. 22-28.

This Week In Hot Takes: Dan Clark writes “F**k you, Manny Machado” after Machado says Orioles “didn’t show me a little bit of...

Clark's flaming of Machado was the hottest take for Feb. 22-28.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 1, 2019 0
Michael DeCourcy led the way in hot takes from Feb. 15-21.

This Week In Hot Takes: Michael DeCourcy wonders “would you really even know who [Zion] is?” without him playing at Duke

Sporting News columnist DeCourcy's argument that Zion Williamson would be unknown without playing for Duke topped the hot takes this week.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 22, 2019 3
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Phil Jackson featured in this week's hottest take, from Michael Kay.

This Week In Hot Takes: Michael Kay blames Phil Jackson, who wasn’t with the Knicks in 2013, for missing on Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo was drafted in 2013, and Phil Jackson was hired in 2014. The only way to blame Jackson is if you think he has a time machine.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 15, 2019 3
Tom Jones led the way in hot takes for Feb. 1-7.

This Week In Hot Takes: Poynter’s Tom Jones says the Times-Picayune’s Super Bowl front “wasted an entire front page”

"Combine middle-school humor with plenty of bitterness and what do you get? Monday’s front page of the Times-Picayune."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 8, 2019 8
Kristaps Porzingis was the subject of many of the hottest takes for Jan. 25-31.

This Week In Hot Takes: Dan Dakich claims his “if you draft Porzingis, you’ll regret it” take was “100% accurate”

"As I told the nation on @ryenarussillo before the draft “Bad eyes..if you draft him you will regret it and never get out of the lottery “.. most didn’t understand “bad eyes” so they ripped me BUT as ALWAYS when it comes to hoops and players I was 100% accurate."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 1, 2019 2
Rob Parker led the hottest takes for Jan. 18-24.

This Week In Hot Takes: Rob Parker says Tom Brady “will become Lance Armstrong without the bike”

"I still believe that when it's all said and done, and that disgruntled person who wasn't taken care of comes out and writes that book and lays it all out on the table, that Tom Brady will be looked at the same light as Lance Armstrong. He'll be Lance Armstrong without the bicycle."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 25, 2019 5
Mark Readings led the hot takes for Jan. 11-17.

This Week In Hot Takes: Mark Readings claims “large black man mating with white woman is how you breed for the NBA”

The author of "23 ways NOT to be a CUCK in 2019" obviously has a lot of insight into genetics and the NBA.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 18, 2019 1
This Week In Hot Takes for Jan 4-10.

This Week In Hot Takes: Patrick Bet-David blasts Deshaun Watson for celebrating Clemson’s win

"You’re celebrating, 3 days after losing to the Colts as the starting quarterback? The pain of a loss in the playoffs can’t go away that quickly. There’s something wrong with this picture."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 11, 2019 3
The hottest takes for Dec. 28-Jan. 4 centered on Antonio Brown.

This Week In Hot Takes: Greg Gabriel says leaving Antonio Brown until the sixth round was smart, “teams know what they’re doing”

Yes, Greg, teams were brilliant to draft players like Taylor Price (80 career regular-season yards) instead of Brown (11,207 so far).

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 4, 2019 7

Lists

This Year In Hot Takes: breaking down the 10 hottest sports takes of 2018

This Year In Not Hot Takes.

This Year In Not Hot Takes: 10 of the happiest sports stories from 2018

Lots of good sports stories happened this year, so let's take a week off from takes to celebrate them.

By Lisa Bucholtz OnDec 21, 2018 6

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