WEBVTT - Sixers 2021 Preseason Takeaways

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers Podcast Network

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<v Speaker 1>search seventy Sixers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to another edition of the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast

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<v Speaker 1>here on the seventy Sixers Podcast Network. Matt Murphy and

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren Rosen here with you, following the Sixers four game

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<v Speaker 1>preseason slate and looking ahead as the regular season is

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<v Speaker 1>upon us. But on this episode, we are going to

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<v Speaker 1>look at those four preseason games and deliver our quick

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<v Speaker 1>preseason takeaways, two for each of us. Maybe we can

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<v Speaker 1>bend the rules a little bit and sneak in some

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<v Speaker 1>other takeaways Lauren. But a two and two preseason for

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers, which wrapped up in Detroit most recently

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<v Speaker 1>nearly a huge comeback to end it. It It was fun

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<v Speaker 1>to see the young guys put together a run in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half against the Pistons. But a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>be talked about from those four games, to be sure,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are going to touch on some of those

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<v Speaker 1>things here today. Should I dive right in to my

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<v Speaker 1>first takeaway? You have the floor? Well, so I came

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<v Speaker 1>up with my first takeaway before these guys played a

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<v Speaker 1>single minute together. But the way that Tobias Harris and

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green came into media Day as leaders for this

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<v Speaker 1>group was a really, I think special carryover from last season,

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<v Speaker 1>because those guys were the ones that set the tone

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<v Speaker 1>that kept the vibes good, and they certainly came in

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<v Speaker 1>with that same energy to this camp, whether it was

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green holding the boombox at media Day, Tobias Harris

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<v Speaker 1>keeping the guys together in the huddle. We've heard a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of chatter about the way that both of those

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<v Speaker 1>two have shepherded the youngsters now for multiple years each,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was really cool to see both of those

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<v Speaker 1>guys come in that way, and then also to hear

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid talk about the way that he can he

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<v Speaker 1>intends to continue leading this group. He said a couple

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<v Speaker 1>times in different settings that he wants the team to

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<v Speaker 1>feel comfortable hopping on his back, and he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>lead them on the court, and he wants to do

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<v Speaker 1>a better job of leading them off the court. But

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to off court leadership, he's also willing

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<v Speaker 1>to give props to guys like Danny, like Tobias. I

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<v Speaker 1>really loved what Joel had to say about Tobias and

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<v Speaker 1>the growing respect that the two of them have a leadership.

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<v Speaker 1>So to me, the takeaways start at the top, and

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<v Speaker 1>they started from day one that that leadership contingent with

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<v Speaker 1>Joel on the court, with Tobias and Danny in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room and on the court. It feels good to

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<v Speaker 1>know that this team is led by guys that are

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<v Speaker 1>so capable of doing so in their own different ways.

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<v Speaker 1>That is my takeaway number one. Speaking of the Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>game that I mentioned at the top, the last preseason game,

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green did not dress or participate in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was on the trip to help some of

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<v Speaker 1>the young guys in what Doc Rivers said was coach

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<v Speaker 1>Danny mode. That was cool to see. Yeah, no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Doc expressed at shoot around the morning of

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<v Speaker 1>the game that Danny was never scheduled to play in

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<v Speaker 1>this one. That was a planned off game for Danny,

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<v Speaker 1>and Danny, in all of his leadership, decided to go

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<v Speaker 1>on the trip anyway to be with the young guys,

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<v Speaker 1>to spend time with them to help lead them, and

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<v Speaker 1>Doc called him coach Danny, and Coach Danny was certainly

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<v Speaker 1>vocal and on the sidelines during that huge comeback that

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<v Speaker 1>the young guys were able to make. So it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>that it meant a lot to both Doc and the

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<v Speaker 1>youngsters that Danny elected to go on the trip when

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<v Speaker 1>so many guys because of injury or because of rest

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<v Speaker 1>were staying home. So again, just just looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>different ways that different guys can make an impact in

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<v Speaker 1>their own way. Danny certainly did that in the last

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<v Speaker 1>game and did a nice job setting the tone for

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<v Speaker 1>that group that was there that was available to play

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth and final preseason game. My first takeaway

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<v Speaker 1>is about some of the young players for the Sixers, Specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess there's no nickname for them, but they had

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<v Speaker 1>the handshake after the fourth game in the preseason, So

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<v Speaker 1>the Handshake duo, as i'll refer to them here on

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast for now, Isaiah Joe and Tyrese Maxie, a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of young guards for the Sixers. A couple guys

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<v Speaker 1>were rookies a season ago. I will start with Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll talk about Tyrese a little bit as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But Isaiah Joe was scorching hot in the preseason sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty seven from three point range. He was over

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<v Speaker 1>sixty percent near the end, and I think he missed

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<v Speaker 1>his last shot to go to fifty nine point three

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<v Speaker 1>or two percent. Still a great percentage for a sharpshooter

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<v Speaker 1>in Isaiah Joe, someone with not just a good shot,

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<v Speaker 1>but can do it from range. I mean a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of his threes in the preseason. We're from way down

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<v Speaker 1>in town. And it's a growing confidence. Maybe not even growing.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's always had this confidence since becoming a professional,

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<v Speaker 1>since he was in college. I saw it in the

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<v Speaker 1>G League bubbles, as you like to say, the gubble

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<v Speaker 1>last year. He joined the Bluecoats at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the G League season, and honestly, he's just someone that

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<v Speaker 1>keeps shooting no matter what. And this exemplifies that his

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<v Speaker 1>first two games were regular season games with the Blue Coats,

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<v Speaker 1>he was three for seventeen from three when he joined

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<v Speaker 1>the Blue Coats. Then in the first playoff game, he

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<v Speaker 1>went seven for fifteen. So he goes three for seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>and he takes fifteen threes in the next game, which

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<v Speaker 1>was a playoff game, a huge playoff win at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>made seven of them and finished in the three playoff

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<v Speaker 1>games from beyond the Arcs. So just someone with in

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<v Speaker 1>a good way, no conscience when it comes to making

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<v Speaker 1>or missing threes, and he made most of them in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason. But with Isaiah Joe, it's more than just

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<v Speaker 1>the three point shooting. Something that was evident was his

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<v Speaker 1>defensive intensity out there too, which is not always present

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<v Speaker 1>in the preseason for everyone. But he looked hungry on

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<v Speaker 1>both ends of the floor in the preseason, offensively shooting

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<v Speaker 1>the ball and defensively just getting after guys. And Tyrese

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<v Speaker 1>was sure to give him credit for that defense, for

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<v Speaker 1>that growth in his game, for the way that he's

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<v Speaker 1>able to find steals and get up for blocks. I

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<v Speaker 1>was super impressed by Isaiah throughout this preseason run, especially

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<v Speaker 1>against Brooklyn and he was five for seven from deep,

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<v Speaker 1>and afterwards he said about playing against future Hall of

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<v Speaker 1>famers like James Harden and Kevin Durant that hey, those

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<v Speaker 1>guys put their pants on the same way I do.

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<v Speaker 1>They're just the competition. I loved that confidence for Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>playing against two of the best to ever play this

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<v Speaker 1>game and still feeling confident and getting into his sets,

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<v Speaker 1>getting into his stride, shooting six or nine from the field,

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<v Speaker 1>five or seven from three in that game. He was

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<v Speaker 1>really really special alongside for a Concorkmouse who also deserves

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<v Speaker 1>a shout out for his twenty seven point performance that

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<v Speaker 1>I believe was a six or high for the preseason

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<v Speaker 1>and can confirm that that was a six or high

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<v Speaker 1>for the preseason. Cool to see each guy sort of

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<v Speaker 1>have time to shine in the preseason and get their

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<v Speaker 1>legs under them ahead of what promises to be an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting and exciting regular season. Isaiah Joe, Tyrese Maxie, they

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<v Speaker 1>were very complimentary of each other at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason in that after that last game. When it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to Tyrese at the start of the schedule leading

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<v Speaker 1>up to this season, he said he needed to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to being Tyrese Maxie. And the period of time

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<v Speaker 1>that I want to talk about here is that first

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<v Speaker 1>quarter against Detroit. He comes out, he makes five of

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<v Speaker 1>his six shots, one of them was a three to

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<v Speaker 1>score eleven points in the first quarter of the final

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<v Speaker 1>tune up. Super impressive frame for him. And that is

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<v Speaker 1>the Tyrese Maxie that showed as a rookie and that

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<v Speaker 1>the team is looking for to grow into his role

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<v Speaker 1>in his second season and lead this team. And that

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<v Speaker 1>was a super impressive quarter, a kind of a high

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<v Speaker 1>note to go out on for Tyrese, no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love just the spirit that he brings every day,

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<v Speaker 1>committed to playing his role, no matter what that role is,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter how it changes on a day to day basis.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a breath of fresh air and I'm really excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see what he's able to bring in year two.

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<v Speaker 1>You're sit down with him. What were your takeaways? You

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<v Speaker 1>had an extended sit down. Everybody should check it out

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers YouTube channel soon to be podcast network, depending

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<v Speaker 1>on when you're listening to this, pretty much anywhere you

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<v Speaker 1>get our content. Lauren has an extended sit down interview

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<v Speaker 1>with Tyrese Maxie. What were your takeaways? It was really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to Tyrese the morning we got back from

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<v Speaker 1>Toronto and just like a little bit of background for

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<v Speaker 1>those that listen to this podcast, because I think if

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<v Speaker 1>you're listening to this, you're interested in this type of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>We played in Toronto, it was a late night. I

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<v Speaker 1>caught up with Tyrese after the game and I said

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<v Speaker 1>to him, what time are you going to be in tomorrow? Assuming,

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<v Speaker 1>because Tyrese comes in every day that he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be in but probably in the afternoon. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>already midnight and we're in Toronto, we haven't even left

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<v Speaker 1>the arena yet, and he says, oh, yeah, I'll be

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<v Speaker 1>in around nine. I was like, are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 1>He really does this every morning, And then sure enough

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<v Speaker 1>he was there. He got through his workout and he

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<v Speaker 1>was ready to sit down and do this interview by

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<v Speaker 1>like eleven in the morning, at which point I had

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<v Speaker 1>barely woken up because I need more sleep than Tyrese does, apparently.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was cool to see the fact that Tyrese

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<v Speaker 1>came in saying that he likes to work every single morning.

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<v Speaker 1>He tries to get one percent better every day, and

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<v Speaker 1>those are lines that we hear a lot of players deliver,

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<v Speaker 1>but Tyrese is really showing up and he's really doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>And so, for context, that interview was the morning after

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<v Speaker 1>the first preseason game. He wasn't particularly happy with the

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<v Speaker 1>way he performed, and he was motivated to come in,

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<v Speaker 1>get good work in and then talk about it with me,

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<v Speaker 1>And he was really honest about how his first season went,

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<v Speaker 1>what he's hoping for in his second season, about playing

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<v Speaker 1>an enhanced role in his second season, his bonds with

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<v Speaker 1>guys like Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris, and then maybe

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite was reflecting on no longer being a rookie anymore,

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<v Speaker 1>along with Isaiah Joe and Paul Reid, who he continues

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<v Speaker 1>to be really close with, and the three of them

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<v Speaker 1>have a nice little support system together and a really

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<v Speaker 1>fun vibe just to watch. So watch for the three

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<v Speaker 1>of them as they enter non rookie territory in the

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<v Speaker 1>coming days, because they appear to be very excited about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Conversation with Isaiah Joe available in those places as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And Tyrese is a big from the outside looking in

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<v Speaker 1>natural energy guy. We're coffee people, and the other day

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<v Speaker 1>he said to you, how are you drinking coffee this

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<v Speaker 1>late in the day. Most of the podcast we've done recently,

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<v Speaker 1>I've just had cold brew and no food. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I sound like a crazy person. But we are

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<v Speaker 1>coffee people. Yes, Tyrese is like just wakes up and

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<v Speaker 1>goes I mean, maybe he's judging me for my midday coffees.

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<v Speaker 1>For sure. You said to him the other day, this

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<v Speaker 1>is my second one, and it's like, how are you

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<v Speaker 1>drinking coffee? This lay in the day. Look, some of

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<v Speaker 1>us are born with superhuman energy and strength like a

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Maxie. Some of us need coffee to get through

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<v Speaker 1>the day like a meat And we're all different and

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<v Speaker 1>we all have our strengths. And I'm comfortable with where

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at on my multiple caffeinations a day. Train. Love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Our final takeaways each go again, Okay, my turn. I

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<v Speaker 1>have been really intrigued by Andre Drummond and George Niang

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<v Speaker 1>joining the Fold as new vets. We talked about this

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, but that second unit is really interesting because

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<v Speaker 1>either you're a veteran but you're new to the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>or you're not new to the Sixers, but you're a

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<v Speaker 1>young guy. So I'm talking about the Shake Milton's, the

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Maxis, the fur Concorkmas, the Matisse Thybles. Those guys

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<v Speaker 1>are all still young. Isaiah Joe figures to spend some

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<v Speaker 1>time with that second unit. They're still young, but they've

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<v Speaker 1>been in the Sixers system. And then guys like George

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<v Speaker 1>Niang and Andre Drummond come in. They have long careers

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<v Speaker 1>in this league, being successful in this league. Both are borderline,

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<v Speaker 1>if not fully veterans at this point, but they're brand

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<v Speaker 1>new to the Sixers, and so it's interesting to see

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<v Speaker 1>how that group has sort of come together. George and

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<v Speaker 1>Andrea both had a really strong preseason. Andre came out

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<v Speaker 1>really hot, of course, nineteen points fourteen rebounds in his

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<v Speaker 1>preseason Sixers debut. Doc Rivers has been extremely complimentary of

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<v Speaker 1>what he's been able to do throughout the preseason. He

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<v Speaker 1>ended up averaging fifteen point five points and eight point

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<v Speaker 1>five rebounds, which is the seventeenth highest rebounding average in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA in the preseason. And then, of course George

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<v Speaker 1>Niang appearing in all four preseason games, scoring a team

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<v Speaker 1>high sixteen in the Sixers second preseason game on October seventh.

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<v Speaker 1>The two of them just really solid veterans, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty clear early on what they're able to bring to

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<v Speaker 1>this team, and if they're able to bring these solid

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<v Speaker 1>contributions this early in this season rather ahead of the

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<v Speaker 1>season actually starting, they're going to prove to be pretty

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<v Speaker 1>big figures and pretty solid contributors all year long. From

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm sitting, so it's been cool to watch them

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<v Speaker 1>acclimate as quickly as they have and be as effective

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<v Speaker 1>as they have, even in the very early days of

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<v Speaker 1>their ten years as Sixers, right, and we got to

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<v Speaker 1>see them, which was a great thing. They despite some

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<v Speaker 1>veterans sitting out multiple games, George and Andre were out

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<v Speaker 1>there for a lot of minutes in the preseason. New team,

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<v Speaker 1>it makes sense, but they it seemed like they relished

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<v Speaker 1>being out there and getting these reps, and they looked

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<v Speaker 1>good doing it. George Niang's three point shot, his release,

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<v Speaker 1>He gets it off with the best of them, and

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<v Speaker 1>as the weeks the weeks have gone by, just making

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<v Speaker 1>more and more of those threes, and Drummond has been

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<v Speaker 1>putting up some big numbers as well. So my last

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<v Speaker 1>takeaway is kind of a I don't know, it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a cheap code. The Sixers had sixty steals in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason. Now teams are rusty, it's fitting new pieces together.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was the most per game, so I'll leave

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<v Speaker 1>everyone with that, fifteen a game. The Warriors did have

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<v Speaker 1>sixty seven steals in the preseason, but they played five games.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers had sixty in four games, so and I

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<v Speaker 1>would add that they did it without for the bulk

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<v Speaker 1>of preseason. One of the league's leading stealers in Matisse Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>They were still able to really steal at a high

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<v Speaker 1>rate without arguably their best stealer on the court. I

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<v Speaker 1>like that takeaway, young guys. How about trivia question for you?

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<v Speaker 1>In four games only fifty one minutes, how many steals

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<v Speaker 1>do you think Aaron Henry had? Two way player fifty

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<v Speaker 1>one minutes five seven steals for Aaron Henry, which Shack

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<v Speaker 1>Harrison eleven, Aaron Henry seven, Isaiah Joe who we've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about seven Those were the top three, George Niang six,

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean, there's there's a bunch of guys up there.

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<v Speaker 1>They total sixty. Defensive intensity was one of my takeaways

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<v Speaker 1>in the form of steals. But that's it. We promised

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<v Speaker 1>two each next up the regular season. Depending on when

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<v Speaker 1>you're listening to this, it might not have started yet

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday night in New Orleans. I don't know how many

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<v Speaker 1>people are going back to a preseason recap podcast well

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<v Speaker 1>into the regular season opening in Hopefully you're getting this

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<v Speaker 1>before then Wednesday at the Pelicans to kick off the season,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the home opener is a Friday night in

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<v Speaker 1>South Philadelphia against the Brooklyn Nets. It is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a fun first week of the regular season. As

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<v Speaker 1>a self proclaimed basketball weirdo, I'm really excited. I love

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the season. I love watching our team,

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<v Speaker 1>watching other teams get their feet under them, experiment with

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<v Speaker 1>different things. There's a lot of crazy, freaky weirdness in

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<v Speaker 1>different rotations and combinations and matchups in the early weeks

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, and there's a freshness about it. The

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<v Speaker 1>weather is turning, the leaves are turning, the season is starting.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this time of year, and I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 1>get underway with you, of course, Matt, and with all

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<v Speaker 1>of our listeners. As always, feedback is super, super welcome,

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