WEBVTT - Central Division Preview: Pistons and Pacers

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<v Speaker 1>Brake was breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines, So

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<v Speaker 1>the heat Check. The Heat Chat was Sista cry the

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<v Speaker 1>best podcast covering all the drama around the association.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's move forward. We moved to the North. The Detroit

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<v Speaker 2>Pistons Key additions Money Williams head coach. He comes over

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Harris and the trade Money Morris in the trade,

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<v Speaker 2>Marcus Sasser yes in the draft, and auser Thompson in

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<v Speaker 2>the draft as well. They lose no One but Dwayne Casey. Addition,

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<v Speaker 2>by subtraction, the Pistons they basically clean house, got rid

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<v Speaker 2>of Dwayne Casey. Very sad. They rebooted the reboot and

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<v Speaker 2>they hired a player's coach. Money Williams was a little

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<v Speaker 2>shocked he wanted this job honestly. After coaching the Suns,

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<v Speaker 2>I figured maybe he would wait for some other coaches

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<v Speaker 2>to get fired before he came over and coached again.

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<v Speaker 2>But hey, maybe is good with young players, ask DeAndre Ayton.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he disagreed, but Jay Crowder thenk he disagree

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<v Speaker 2>as well. I like many on a team with young

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<v Speaker 2>players with no expectations, and they're still young enough to

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<v Speaker 2>not fight him or are you him? You know, once

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<v Speaker 2>you become a superstar. I think Monny Williams, you might

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<v Speaker 2>end up tuning him out. But they are very young,

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<v Speaker 2>They're very athletic, They're filled with talent that has largely

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<v Speaker 2>been untapped. Untapped talent, they are still in the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>stages of their maturation. You take the center position for example,

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<v Speaker 2>They've got four centers and the lowest draft pick at

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<v Speaker 2>center is Isaiah Stewart at sixteen. They have James Wiseman,

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<v Speaker 2>number two pick in the draft. You got Bagley in

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<v Speaker 2>the draft was number two. Jayalen Duran went thirteen. I

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<v Speaker 2>like jaylen during the most out of all of them.

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<v Speaker 2>But you're talking about four guys in the top sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a bunch of dudes that you know, at

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<v Speaker 2>least at one point had very high ceilings and a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of untapped potential. This is the year, though, where

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<v Speaker 2>you figure out who you need to keep and who

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<v Speaker 2>you need to cut bait with. And now it's at

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<v Speaker 2>the money to either find a way to extract that

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<v Speaker 2>value or to move some pieces. Rumor is it's either

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<v Speaker 2>Wiseman or Badley this year, and I bet you, I

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<v Speaker 2>bet you it's Wiseman. The team is obviously built around

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<v Speaker 2>Kate Cunningham. He missed most of the last season. I

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<v Speaker 2>saw him play against the Warriors. I think that was

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<v Speaker 2>one of his last games. It was about a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost today. The dude is an absolute bucket. I look

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<v Speaker 2>for him to flourish. You saw him cooking players in

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<v Speaker 2>the FOBA when he was in the team USA Select.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he could average twenty two, ten and seven.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's a guy who can legit get you

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of assists and rebounds. Add in Jade and Ivy,

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<v Speaker 2>who I think they're actually a little cold on Jade

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<v Speaker 2>n Ivy right now. Hayes has been absolutely killing it

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<v Speaker 2>in the preseason. If they can get a lot out

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<v Speaker 2>of Killian Hayes, they can be very interesting. Can they

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<v Speaker 2>play defense, I don't know. We'll see, but truly the

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<v Speaker 2>excitement is surrounding around Osar Thompson and Marcus Sasser Ausser

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<v Speaker 2>as we know, defensive specialist. Sassar played for Houston. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a solid shooter, he's got toughness, he's got grit. I

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<v Speaker 2>like him a lot, think of him as like a

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<v Speaker 2>a taller Jalen Brunson. Sasser says he models his game

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<v Speaker 2>after Jalen Brunson. Both are gonna see minutes this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I really like the Marcus Sasser pick up. What is

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<v Speaker 2>the upside of the Pistons. I think they're two years

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<v Speaker 2>away from being two years away, but they're gonna be better.

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<v Speaker 2>They're gonna be a lot better. Maybe thirty wins. Are

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<v Speaker 2>they gonna get a top five draft pick. Maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>ceiling is not much higher than their floor. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they're still fun. They're gonna be a lot of fun

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<v Speaker 2>to watch. I can't call what they can be, but

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<v Speaker 2>I can call where they're head, which is probably a

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<v Speaker 2>league pass team. We turned to one of my sleepers

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<v Speaker 2>in the East, the Indiana Pacers. Yes, I love what

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<v Speaker 2>they did in the offseason. I think they won the offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>I think their top three team in terms of what

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<v Speaker 2>they did in the draft and in free agency. So

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<v Speaker 2>Bruce Brown they get as a free agent. Why they

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<v Speaker 2>wanted him at this point in their development of their team,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but he helps him a lot and

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's a piece if they want to move

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<v Speaker 2>him to a contender. Ben Shephard they get him in

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<v Speaker 2>the draft from Belmont. I like him, kind of moves

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<v Speaker 2>a little funny, but he's definitely a high character, high

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<v Speaker 2>IQ guy. Jaris Walker in the draft, an absolute fucking beast.

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<v Speaker 2>He can stand out and show out immediately. Then they

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<v Speaker 2>get Obi Toppin in the trade key subtraction. They lose

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<v Speaker 2>out on Christward Day. Chad Buchanan, friend of Show, one

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<v Speaker 2>of my favorite gms in the league. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>he gets enough respect. I love what he's done. My

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<v Speaker 2>man Buck building around Tyrese Halliburton smartest move that you

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<v Speaker 2>could make, because I think Tyres is a star. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's gonna make multiple All Star Games. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he could lead the league in assists. I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be able to do things that the Sacramento

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<v Speaker 2>Kings couldn't have him do because they had dear in

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<v Speaker 2>Fox and do I love this roster, boy, oh boy. Firstly,

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<v Speaker 2>let me just apologize. I didn't think Miles Turner was

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<v Speaker 2>ever going to stay on this roster. But truthfully, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that any Innerpacers thought Miles Turner was going

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<v Speaker 2>to stay on this roster. And we were wrong. We collectively,

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<v Speaker 2>me and the Pacers were wrong. He and Tyrese Haliburton

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<v Speaker 2>fit like a hand and a glove. The shocking extension

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<v Speaker 2>that he had means he'll probably be the pacer for

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<v Speaker 2>a foreseeable future, and I kind of love it. I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of love it. I do for most rumored to

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<v Speaker 2>be traded. He was basically John Collins for like three

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<v Speaker 2>years and then now job security at the same damn place.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. I love it for him. The Trade

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<v Speaker 2>Machine has put him in their Hall of fame for

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<v Speaker 2>being part of like eighty three percent of all possible

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<v Speaker 2>trades in the last four years. But no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>he is now the center of the future for them.

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<v Speaker 2>The roster is dope, y'a Miles Turner at center. You

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<v Speaker 2>got Hallie running the point. You got Ben Mathern, who

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<v Speaker 2>I love and explosive two or three. You got Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Nesmith on this team who just signed an extension. You

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<v Speaker 2>got Buddy Heel he's probably going to be traded. They

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<v Speaker 2>got Bruce Brown. Bruce Brown's gonna start, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Obie Toppin's gonna start right away. So Aaron Neith Smith

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<v Speaker 2>and Buddy Heald are coming off the bench, my oh my,

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<v Speaker 2>And then you add Ben Shephard, Oscar Tshibwe, Jeris Walker

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<v Speaker 2>and Isaiah Wong Isaya Wong is good. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Isaiah Wong's very good. He is a bucket getter out

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<v Speaker 2>of Miami. I didn't even mention Andrew Nemhard. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise playoff team to me. This is a team

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<v Speaker 2>that you could see be fifth in the East, sixth

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<v Speaker 2>in the East. Maybe I'm wrong, but I am so

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<v Speaker 2>drinking the kool aid on the in and and the Pacers.

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<v Speaker 2>You might as well just tell me to walk off

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<v Speaker 2>that cliff, because I'm walking off. I am drinking that

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<v Speaker 2>kool Aid.