WEBVTT - Nuggets Take Back Control And Eliminate Phoenix; Will Boston Do The Same?

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<v Speaker 1>If you're tuned into Heat Check with trist Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, Sons are eliminated

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<v Speaker 2>with the playoffs in the exact same way that Luca

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<v Speaker 2>did them where they were down thirty at halftime. Yes, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of closeout games, Doc Rivers blew another one against

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<v Speaker 2>the Boston Celtics. We talk about Chuck and Shack's Anthony

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<v Speaker 2>Davis jokes. After Game five between the Dubs and the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 2>we discussed the All NBA list, Ronnie James's new teammate,

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<v Speaker 2>and what the fuck is happening with Jordan Poole. Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get right into it. Let's drop that beat that

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<v Speaker 2>should be Rihanna. So this is gonna be a short

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<v Speaker 2>show because the playoffs make it really hard for us

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<v Speaker 2>to stay completely current on things because there are games

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<v Speaker 2>happening pretty much every night, and then we don't want

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<v Speaker 2>things to be dated. First off, let's start with the Suns, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>what the fuck was that? Like? What was that? Did

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<v Speaker 2>you you guys watched the Suns? Did you watch the

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<v Speaker 2>first quarter? The first quarter looked pretty good at first,

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<v Speaker 2>and then all of a sudden, you go and get

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<v Speaker 2>a drink and it's a seventeen zero run by the

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<v Speaker 2>Denver Nuggets. They put up I think forty something points

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<v Speaker 2>on the Suns in Phoenix. Last year it was the Mavericks.

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<v Speaker 2>This year it's the Nuggets. What do they have in common?

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<v Speaker 2>Both teams were up thirty at halftime. It was disgusting.

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<v Speaker 2>Katie summed it up best. He said it was an embarrassment.

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<v Speaker 2>It was if you watch more than five minutes, that's

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<v Speaker 2>about as good as word as any. Really, the Suns

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<v Speaker 2>looked slow. I mean, did all the Suns get COVID again?

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<v Speaker 2>No DeAndre Ayton, no Chris Paul and they looked slow,

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<v Speaker 2>uninterested and overmatched. New owner Matt Ishbia has gotta be

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<v Speaker 2>pissed off because he spent so many assets and so

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<v Speaker 2>much money for this team. They should be elite with

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Durant Devin Booker, but they are not. We know

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<v Speaker 2>that this team has an eighting problem. He was scratched

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<v Speaker 2>with a rib injury, but boil boy, does that look suspicious?

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<v Speaker 2>And the fans were not happy. A lot of questions

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<v Speaker 2>in the offseason about Monty Williams, about James Jones, about

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<v Speaker 2>DeAndre Ayton, about everyone not named Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.

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<v Speaker 2>As for the Nuggets, man, they look really good. They

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<v Speaker 2>look like they are firing on all cylinders. Jokic is unstoppable.

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<v Speaker 2>Another European that waxes the Suns at a closeout game,

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<v Speaker 2>Jamal Murray channeling his best bubble version of himself. MPJ

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<v Speaker 2>is staying healthy. I think with those three it's really

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be hard to see who beats them. Honestly, but

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs have told us one thing. Do not even

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<v Speaker 2>try to predict what's happening. We are, though, setting the

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<v Speaker 2>stage for a potential exact bubble Eastern Conference Finals and

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<v Speaker 2>Western Conference Finals, which would be Boston versus Miami and

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<v Speaker 2>Denver versus LA, which would be just a blast from

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<v Speaker 2>the past insane out East. The Sixers, they had a

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<v Speaker 2>golden opportunity to put down the Celtics. Jason Tatum was

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<v Speaker 2>three and a half quarters the worst player on planet Earth.

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<v Speaker 2>He was, I'm not joking. He was one for thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>halfway through the fourth quarter. But the problem was the

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<v Speaker 2>Sixers couldn't hit a shot either, and the game, at

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<v Speaker 2>one point I think was tied eighty three eighty three.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't quote me on that. It was right around there.

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<v Speaker 2>It was two points or less right up until the

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<v Speaker 2>time that Tatum hit a corner three and it will up,

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<v Speaker 2>I said to myself. Right then he saw one go in.

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<v Speaker 2>It is curtains. And what did he do? He scored

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen of the last seventeen points in the back half

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<v Speaker 2>of the fourth quarter, including four straight threes, all the

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<v Speaker 2>while the Sixers couldn't buy a bucket. So now, at

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<v Speaker 2>this point, Doc is seventeen and thirty two in close

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<v Speaker 2>out games in his career, including just six and fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>in his past twenty one. Do we can we like

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<v Speaker 2>properly appreciate how bad that is? That's like, that is outrageous.

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<v Speaker 2>The memes on Twitter right now are devastating. My favorite

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<v Speaker 2>one was Doc Rivers.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a picture two pictures of a man. One

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<v Speaker 2>a man with a big, giant platter, and it said underneath,

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<v Speaker 2>hope you're hungry. And then the second photo was the

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<v Speaker 2>man pulling the platter off and the platter was empty,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was like for nothing, I hope you're hungry.

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<v Speaker 2>For nothing? How can you have any semblance of confidence

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<v Speaker 2>in the Sixers knowing what he does, what Doc Rivers

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<v Speaker 2>history is going into game seven, and Beid was out

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<v Speaker 2>into the media saying, hey, by the way, I the

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<v Speaker 2>MVP of the NBA did not touch the ball in

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<v Speaker 2>the last four minutes of the game. How does that happen?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, no idea, very bad schematics. Also, Embiid, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you're the MVP, maybe you should call for the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you should take a time out and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>feed me. So, unless Doc Rivers can find a rabbit

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<v Speaker 2>out of the hat for game seven, we're probably looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the exact bubble scenario that we got in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty Heat Celtics and Nuggets Lakers Western Conference Finals. Time

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<v Speaker 2>to party like it's a pandemic all over again. Onto

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<v Speaker 2>Golden State La. Our Dubs came back put on a

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<v Speaker 2>show for Game five. It was a Steph masterclass. Even

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<v Speaker 2>though he wasn't scoring, he was assisting like crazy. Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>Poole finally showed up in this series. GP two was

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<v Speaker 2>so committed to his contributions to the team he actually

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<v Speaker 2>threw up in his mouth and wouldn't spit it out

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<v Speaker 2>on the floor. He just kept playing the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the sequence until he could find some sort of throw

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<v Speaker 2>up bucket on the sidelines. And then of course Looney,

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<v Speaker 2>as per usual, was a beast and I think a

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<v Speaker 2>little too beastie if you ask any La Laker person.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what happened midway through the fourth quarter Kevon

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<v Speaker 2>Looney battle for a rebound and coincidental for the second

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<v Speaker 2>straight series. Remember, he got some bonus in the eyeball

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<v Speaker 2>on a jump ball, got him bruised, looked like he

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<v Speaker 2>had a black guy. Loony's elbow in this particular case

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<v Speaker 2>made vicious contact with the head of another team starting center.

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<v Speaker 2>This time it was Anthony Data Davis. Loony's elbow hit

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<v Speaker 2>him would look like it was supposed to be in

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<v Speaker 2>the nose. It looked like it was at first point,

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<v Speaker 2>but upon further slow motion, he actually got him with

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<v Speaker 2>his elbo boat or four armbone directly in the temple.

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<v Speaker 2>And what happened next has created like some of the

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<v Speaker 2>nastiest media conversation I think I've seen around the NBA,

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's just horrible, it's despicable. Eighty didn't return to

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<v Speaker 2>the game. He was evaluated by doctors. He looked really

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<v Speaker 2>shaken up as per usual, but wobbly in a way

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<v Speaker 2>that is not per usual. He actually left the floor

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<v Speaker 2>to the locker room, did not come back to the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and he left the game in a wheelchair. After the game,

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck and Shaq seemed to find that hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't expected, honestly, you know, I wasn't in game

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<v Speaker 1>five six? Whatever it is that Lakers to win tonight

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<v Speaker 1>because both teams Lakers and Golden State, they've been inconsistent

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<v Speaker 1>all year. They haven't been able to string together games

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<v Speaker 1>that you go, this is a game they should win.

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<v Speaker 1>This is how they should get it done. So you

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<v Speaker 1>know game.

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<v Speaker 2>Six, he.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what that about it? I think I do too.

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<v Speaker 1>But what are you laughing about?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what? I know what they're laughing at.

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<v Speaker 1>Understand crumbling up paper. That's why I was understand something dirty.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't let us go there. If we go there

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<v Speaker 1>and it'll never stop, we go to the next game quick.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't get me your takeaway from the games? Dirty work.

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<v Speaker 2>This is nasty, this nasty work. Let's be real. Something

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't feel right to me about cracking up hysterically about

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony Davis getting wheel chaired off the court. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>take much to concuss a brain when you get album

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<v Speaker 2>in the fucking Temple, folks. You don't need to get

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<v Speaker 2>hard hit that bad for you to be fucked up.

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<v Speaker 2>And yes, I have called Anthony day to day Davis

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<v Speaker 2>day to day Davis for a long time. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, we're not gonna Here's what we're not gonna do.

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<v Speaker 2>Make fun of brain injuries. That's foul. Then of course

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<v Speaker 2>you got Stephen a making jokes like this, Toms, we

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<v Speaker 2>just can't help me. We gotta let it go. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>be condemn it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be damned if I wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Laughing thet I'm like, concussion, concussion. I thought the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>season was just said. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand that concussions could happen in other sports, boxing, UFC,

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean, if the collision is fierce enough, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess it could happen in basketball too, But.

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<v Speaker 2>Damn do you see Molly being like, hey, you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are fucked up in the game. Concussions are serious. They

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<v Speaker 2>do not care well wheelchairs really, Brian Windhorst also trying

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<v Speaker 2>to be an adult. I've seen concussions with less. Somehow

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<v Speaker 2>they do not give a fuck. They go on for

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<v Speaker 2>another forty seconds laughing at Anthony Davis. Listen, Stephen a

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't get hit by a guy the size of

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Donald. He got hit by a guy bigger than

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Donald. Did you see what Demona Sabonus look like

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<v Speaker 2>after being the trenches with Looney? He looked like one

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<v Speaker 2>of Tyson's early opponents after the first round, just ground

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<v Speaker 2>beef stewed up purple. So I understand that there's now

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<v Speaker 2>no chance that Anthony Davis doesn't play in Game six,

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<v Speaker 2>and people are saying that there's some sort of conspiracy

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<v Speaker 2>theory about Anthony Davis's concussion. Let's just not Let's just

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<v Speaker 2>joke about other things. The dude was woozy. They don't

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<v Speaker 2>bring wheelchairs out for no reason. Unless you're Paul Pierson.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to poop something vicious. I have to say.

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<v Speaker 2>It leads me to this point. I think I'm done.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I am I think I am done watching

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<v Speaker 2>NBA content on ESPN. I just maybe tant, Probably not tant.

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<v Speaker 2>It's trash. NBA content so much more trash compared to

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<v Speaker 2>NFL content. The NFL product so much worse. Like the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL product is so heinous in terms of what is

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<v Speaker 2>at stake and the player's safety, and but the way

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<v Speaker 2>that their media members talk about the sport is second

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<v Speaker 2>to none. NBA media right now, in general, feels like

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<v Speaker 2>a clown show. When an NFL player gets carted off

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<v Speaker 2>the field, do you see anyone laughing? No? Do they

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<v Speaker 2>minimize it? No? They fucking do not. Why is Anthony

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<v Speaker 2>Davis being brained by an elbow to the temple something

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<v Speaker 2>that everyone finds to be hilarios I don't know. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>because when you think of Anthony Davis getting brought out

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<v Speaker 2>in a wheelchair, you think it's just another one of

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<v Speaker 2>his antics. This just isn't that it doesn't appear. NBA

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<v Speaker 2>is technically a non contact league, but NBA media doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>take injuries like very seriously at all. I don't This

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<v Speaker 2>is not a joke. Draymond Green summed it up best.

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<v Speaker 2>Just don't play with those head injuries. They're serious. I

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<v Speaker 2>saw a lot of people laughing and talking. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a hit to the head. One small hit to the

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<v Speaker 2>head can change everything in your life. So I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really understand the joke. I don't understand at all. You're

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<v Speaker 2>risking your life and one injury can change everything. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't understand the laughing. Why it's so funny? Yeah, even

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<v Speaker 2>Draymond Green. I don't understand why it's funny. I don't either,

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<v Speaker 2>I really don't. I don't get it. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>make jokes, I want things to be funny. This is

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<v Speaker 2>not that. This is an elbow to the temple. And

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<v Speaker 2>as much as I like to make fun of Anthony

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<v Speaker 2>Davis's skin of paper and bones of glass, this is

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<v Speaker 2>just a little too close to home, if you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean. Let's move on. What is happening with

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Poole. What's going on? Reports are now coming out

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<v Speaker 2>about his locker room demeanor, and it paints this fascinating

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<v Speaker 2>portrait of just how divisive he is both on the

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<v Speaker 2>court and I think to team chemistry. First, Tim Kawakami,

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<v Speaker 2>who covers the Warriors for The Athletic, noted the pool

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<v Speaker 2>who was facing away from the reporting pool after Game

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<v Speaker 2>four wouldn't speak until Tim Kawakami left. Guess he has

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<v Speaker 2>beef with him then. According to NBC's Care with Birth,

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<v Speaker 2>he was in that interview how shall we say salty?

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<v Speaker 2>Surly Burke wrote, the visitor's locker room was really cramped,

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<v Speaker 2>so when the music went off, all the other players

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<v Speaker 2>were listening as well. And it was like all eyes

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<v Speaker 2>and ears were on Jordan Poole right there. It just

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<v Speaker 2>heightened the tension. I was like, Jordan, we know your

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<v Speaker 2>work ethic is good. When you feel like you're in

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a funk, when things don't seem normal,

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<v Speaker 2>what are you doing. Are you getting back into the gym?

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<v Speaker 2>And he said, well, my work ethic doesn't change, My

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<v Speaker 2>routine doesn't change. Maybe opportunity changes, but you can only

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<v Speaker 2>control what you can control. So the frustration, very clear,

0:14:21.960 --> 0:14:26.520
<v Speaker 2>is coming through Jordan. That's just the beginning. Though Tons

0:14:26.520 --> 0:14:28.280
<v Speaker 2>of articles have dropped in the last two days about

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<v Speaker 2>poolbing a liability to the point where he got ten

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<v Speaker 2>minutes and twenty three minutes in the past two games.

0:14:33.680 --> 0:14:36.560
<v Speaker 2>He's averaging five point five points per game in both.

0:14:36.600 --> 0:14:38.400
<v Speaker 2>I remember you got a lot of money in the offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>A video went around showing all of his defensive performances

0:14:41.200 --> 0:14:45.440
<v Speaker 2>in game four, Boy is it damning. He gave very

0:14:45.480 --> 0:14:48.960
<v Speaker 2>little effort on the defensive side. He scored zero points

0:14:49.080 --> 0:14:53.680
<v Speaker 2>on offense during that time. No wonder he got benched

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<v Speaker 2>and now he's getting murdered by other team execs. Piling

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<v Speaker 2>on and another anonymous east in conference. NBA exec said,

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<v Speaker 2>this is about Jordan Poole in his Bleacher Report article, He's

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<v Speaker 2>empty calories. It doesn't get much worse than being compared

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<v Speaker 2>to a little Debbie snack cake. It doesn't. It just doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Little Debbie snack cakes are not something that you compare

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<v Speaker 2>to a basketball player, not one that's making as much

0:15:22.080 --> 0:15:26.040
<v Speaker 2>as Jordan Poole is making. Another executive said he doesn't defend,

0:15:26.320 --> 0:15:29.600
<v Speaker 2>he doesn't really create for others, and that Draymond Green

0:15:29.640 --> 0:15:32.400
<v Speaker 2>incident wasn't a great look for either of them. The

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<v Speaker 2>intel on Pool and his presence in the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>isn't great. How much trade value has Jordan Poole lost

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<v Speaker 2>in this last nine months. It would seem like a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, we know that there are always teams

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<v Speaker 2>that are interested in a microwave twenty point a game

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<v Speaker 2>guy off the bench, no matter how little defense they play.

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<v Speaker 2>Asked Jamal Crawford, he was a bucket and he got

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<v Speaker 2>paid for a really long time. One thing seems clear.

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<v Speaker 2>Something's gotta give. And if the Warriors lose this series

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<v Speaker 2>to the Lakers, and for the record, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that they will, there will be changes going forward because

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<v Speaker 2>another season of Pool and Draymond as her teammates just

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<v Speaker 2>does not seem like a good idea to anyone, and

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<v Speaker 2>especially Jordan Poole. All right, let's move on. Uh, the

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<v Speaker 2>time has finally come. The All NBA lists are out.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get into the good, the bad, and the ungle

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<v Speaker 2>of the twenty three All NBA Teams. First Team Shay Giljis,

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<v Speaker 2>Alexander Luka, Doncic, Joel Embiid, Jason Tatum, and Giannis Antetokumpo.

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<v Speaker 2>Second Team, Steph Curry, Donovan Mitchell, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jokic

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<v Speaker 2>and Jaylen Brown. Third Team Damian Lillard, Deeron Fox, Lebron James,

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<v Speaker 2>Julius Randall, Julius Randall and Demonic Sabonis. The good demonas

0:17:01.360 --> 0:17:05.120
<v Speaker 2>Sabonis and Dearreon Fox. Making All NBA is good. They

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<v Speaker 2>deserved it. I was wondering if they were going to

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<v Speaker 2>get snubbed from the list, but as playoff teams that

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<v Speaker 2>they playoff teams that they were on, I think that

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<v Speaker 2>that was the deciding factor. This is the exact type

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<v Speaker 2>of justice that we need in basketball. They become the

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<v Speaker 2>first Kings duo to make the All NBA team in

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<v Speaker 2>the Sacramento Era in the second in franchise history behind

0:17:27.800 --> 0:17:31.280
<v Speaker 2>Oscar Robinson and John Lucas in nineteen sixty seven. So

0:17:31.440 --> 0:17:35.360
<v Speaker 2>very very good stuff there. Dame being on the All

0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:38.960
<v Speaker 2>NBA list also good. Even though the team he was

0:17:39.000 --> 0:17:42.399
<v Speaker 2>on and is on is trash. He was the only

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<v Speaker 2>player not in the playoffs to make All NBA. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he absolutely deserves it. He was incredible. He was

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<v Speaker 2>putting up sixty points night after night after night, giving

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<v Speaker 2>a dazzling performance. Over dazzling performance, you could argue, Actually,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Dame probably should have been First Team

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<v Speaker 2>over Luca. The statistics between Luca and Dame aren't really

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<v Speaker 2>that different. Besides rebounds, Dame's got a better true shooting percentage.

0:18:07.680 --> 0:18:10.679
<v Speaker 2>Dame has averaged the same amount of points and assist

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<v Speaker 2>as Luca over that year, and let's be honest, both

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<v Speaker 2>of them didn't make the playoffs. I think Dame should

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<v Speaker 2>have been First Team. Lebron making All NBA was also good,

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<v Speaker 2>even though he was injured, he's been balling. He is

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<v Speaker 2>looking better than ever. He absolutely deserves it. He could

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<v Speaker 2>have made First Team very easily as well. If this

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<v Speaker 2>Lakers team was the roster that they have right now

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<v Speaker 2>that they had in the beginning of the year. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he would have been first team All NBA. Another

0:18:34.640 --> 0:18:39.280
<v Speaker 2>good thing. Shay gilgis Alexander. I was worried that Okac

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<v Speaker 2>would not get the love that they deserve, but they have.

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<v Speaker 2>Shay should have absolutely been first team All NBA. He

0:18:45.560 --> 0:18:48.000
<v Speaker 2>bawled out. He brought Okac to a play in game.

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<v Speaker 2>They look like their future is very bright. He led

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<v Speaker 2>the team and led the league excuse me, in points

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<v Speaker 2>in the paint, along with played incredible defense on the

0:18:57.320 --> 0:19:00.480
<v Speaker 2>other end as well. Shay is so good. Absolute should

0:19:00.520 --> 0:19:03.919
<v Speaker 2>have been first team All NBA. Another good thing. Jalen

0:19:04.000 --> 0:19:06.880
<v Speaker 2>Brown making All NBA. Now he's gonna get his bag.

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<v Speaker 2>We were wondering. There were some whispers whether he would

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<v Speaker 2>actually make All NBA. Remember his teammate Jason Tatum got

0:19:12.400 --> 0:19:15.840
<v Speaker 2>snubbed from All NBA when there was contract implications for him.

0:19:16.040 --> 0:19:20.000
<v Speaker 2>So now Jalen Brown's bag is secured. Let's go to

0:19:20.000 --> 0:19:24.760
<v Speaker 2>the bad jaw Jow's little shot gun. Willie's trip kind

0:19:24.800 --> 0:19:26.800
<v Speaker 2>of fucked him out of thirty million dollars, didn't it?

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't it? He misses All NBA all together? Bad? Yes,

0:19:32.880 --> 0:19:38.600
<v Speaker 2>he definitely deserved basketball standpoint All NBA, but totally understandable.

0:19:39.320 --> 0:19:41.920
<v Speaker 2>Donovan Mitchell is pissed he didn't make first team either,

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<v Speaker 2>after putting up crazy stats this year, making the Cavs

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<v Speaker 2>a playoff team for the first time in a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and by the way, the MAVs didn't even make the

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<v Speaker 2>play in. So he tweeted what I think a lot

0:19:52.119 --> 0:19:54.080
<v Speaker 2>of people thought, which was fuck out a year. With

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<v Speaker 2>all that, Anthony Davis was snubbed. Of course, he was

0:19:58.160 --> 0:20:01.720
<v Speaker 2>injured at times, but when he wasn't in he was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best players in the NBA, especially without Braun,

0:20:04.920 --> 0:20:07.920
<v Speaker 2>he was dominant. He easily could have been third Team

0:20:07.960 --> 0:20:11.159
<v Speaker 2>All NBA over someone in the front court, which is

0:20:11.200 --> 0:20:13.800
<v Speaker 2>what we'll talk about in just a second. Let's get

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<v Speaker 2>into the ugly. There is no way Julius Randall should

0:20:17.920 --> 0:20:21.320
<v Speaker 2>be on this list. He was good, statistically good, had

0:20:21.359 --> 0:20:23.840
<v Speaker 2>some big shots in some big moments in the regular season,

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<v Speaker 2>but let's be real, there were not front court players

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<v Speaker 2>like Bam who could have made it. I know Miami

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<v Speaker 2>was largely trash for the regular season, but damn Julius Randall.

0:20:35.600 --> 0:20:37.080
<v Speaker 2>And then the last thing that was ugly to me

0:20:37.440 --> 0:20:41.520
<v Speaker 2>Why Why, Why is Devin Booker not on this list?

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<v Speaker 2>Why do people keep slandering Devin Booker? Why do they

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<v Speaker 2>pretend like he does not play basketball at an elite

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<v Speaker 2>level in order to make this list. He's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best two way players in the league. He's put

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<v Speaker 2>up ungodly stats all year. Yes, he got injured. People

0:20:59.160 --> 0:21:02.080
<v Speaker 2>have always tend to Devin Bookner's great greatness wasn't real

0:21:02.760 --> 0:21:05.399
<v Speaker 2>on his team when he was really good and they

0:21:05.440 --> 0:21:08.720
<v Speaker 2>were like a lottery team, there was like, Oh, his

0:21:08.840 --> 0:21:13.600
<v Speaker 2>team's not good, his stat pats And now it's like, oh,

0:21:13.640 --> 0:21:15.920
<v Speaker 2>the team is good, but his stats aren't real. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>be real. Devin Booker should have been First Team over

0:21:19.160 --> 0:21:22.600
<v Speaker 2>Luca or Tatum. That's just real. Let's move on. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>move on. Outside of the All NBA list. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about some college hoops for just a second.

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<v Speaker 2>This is sort of NBA related because a year from

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<v Speaker 2>now we'll all be talking about where he is going

0:21:33.680 --> 0:21:36.720
<v Speaker 2>to play pro basketball. But Bronnie James, as we know,

0:21:36.840 --> 0:21:39.200
<v Speaker 2>made a decision on where he wants to play college ball.

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<v Speaker 2>As we know, Bronnie announced on Saturday that he is

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<v Speaker 2>he's staying home. He's staying home. He's going to College

0:21:49.119 --> 0:21:52.919
<v Speaker 2>of USC, the University of Spoiled Children. That is I

0:21:52.960 --> 0:21:56.040
<v Speaker 2>think a little bit of a surprise, considering that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people thought he was going to go to

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<v Speaker 2>either Ohio state where Ron James is from, which would

0:22:01.680 --> 0:22:04.480
<v Speaker 2>be horrible, that would make no sense, or go to

0:22:04.560 --> 0:22:09.760
<v Speaker 2>Oregon because of Nike University. But now Bronnie James can

0:22:09.760 --> 0:22:12.639
<v Speaker 2>stay at home with his parents or like, have a

0:22:12.640 --> 0:22:16.040
<v Speaker 2>condo somewhere, probably a nice one nearby. He can be

0:22:16.080 --> 0:22:20.520
<v Speaker 2>at the twenty five million dollar bel Air home. Bron

0:22:20.560 --> 0:22:23.080
<v Speaker 2>can attend most of his home home games. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>they'll correspond with when Lebron James and the Lakers play

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<v Speaker 2>in LA. Let's be real, USC just went to the tournament.

0:22:30.080 --> 0:22:32.920
<v Speaker 2>They're a good team. Now they're returning good players. They've

0:22:32.920 --> 0:22:35.560
<v Speaker 2>got big Yellis at the point guard spot. He averaged

0:22:35.600 --> 0:22:37.960
<v Speaker 2>eighteen four and three one point four steals per game.

0:22:38.080 --> 0:22:42.320
<v Speaker 2>They've got Kobe Johnson, who's like an athletic two slash three.

0:22:42.720 --> 0:22:46.400
<v Speaker 2>He brings, you know, pretty good productions two steals per game,

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<v Speaker 2>nine to five and three. He goes back to the

0:22:48.280 --> 0:22:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Trojans and the latest news though about this is very

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to me, DJ Rodman also going to USC on

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<v Speaker 2>a transfer. DJ, if you're wondering, stands for Dennis Junior

0:23:02.240 --> 0:23:07.439
<v Speaker 2>aka Dennis Rodman's son is coming to play basketball with

0:23:07.600 --> 0:23:12.840
<v Speaker 2>Lebron James's son. Wild age disparity between Dennis Rodman and

0:23:12.920 --> 0:23:15.639
<v Speaker 2>Lebron James and their kids being the same age, But

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot wait to see that court side view. DJ

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<v Speaker 2>average ten and six last year at Washington State. So

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<v Speaker 2>now you have Bronnie and Rodman playing at USC, and

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<v Speaker 2>you also have Kobe Bryant's oldest daughter who's a sophomore

0:23:29.840 --> 0:23:33.760
<v Speaker 2>at US as well, not an athlete, all on campus

0:23:33.960 --> 0:23:37.879
<v Speaker 2>at the same time. Who's next? Well, because US is

0:23:38.040 --> 0:23:39.840
<v Speaker 2>clearly the place to be right now if you're a

0:23:39.920 --> 0:23:42.720
<v Speaker 2>child of someone famous, and Bronni and Rodman are going

0:23:42.760 --> 0:23:45.280
<v Speaker 2>to make sure a ton of other people coming west.

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<v Speaker 2>My best guest as the next Domino, justin Pippen Scottie Soon,

0:23:49.800 --> 0:23:53.399
<v Speaker 2>who just played with Bronnie James at Sierra Canyon and

0:23:53.480 --> 0:23:55.639
<v Speaker 2>currently hasn't picked a team yet. We are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be talking a lot of USC hoops, most likely here

0:23:58.960 --> 0:24:00.800
<v Speaker 2>on the heat check. Probably get out to see a

0:24:00.840 --> 0:24:02.960
<v Speaker 2>game too. That's all the time that we after the

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<v Speaker 2>heat check. We'll be back Tuesday morning with an all

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<v Speaker 2>new episode as we head into the conference finals. Check

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