WEBVTT - Can The Kings Chase Down The Denver Nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>The long national nightmare has come to a close. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Ja Morant has fallen victim to Adam Silver's decisive hammer

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<v Speaker 1>of justice, the guillotine if you will. He is now

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<v Speaker 1>ned Stark of the NBA. You are not going to

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<v Speaker 1>believe the amount of games Ja Morant has been suspended

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<v Speaker 1>four Just to remind anyone, if anyone needs to be reminded,

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<v Speaker 1>which I'm sure you don't. Jamorant has now been involved

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<v Speaker 1>in three separate alleged incidents allegedly involving guns, including, as

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<v Speaker 1>everyone already knows, the one incident where he filmed himself

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<v Speaker 1>at the Strip Club with the gun in his hand.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm tired of talking about this, but here we are.

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Silver has weighed all the evidence and looked at

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<v Speaker 1>league president and came up with an absolute nuke. Eight games,

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<v Speaker 1>including the six he's already missed. So it's two games

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<v Speaker 1>punishment now for Jahn Morant. Wow, how could you be

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<v Speaker 1>so bold? Adam last I checked John checked into a

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<v Speaker 1>rehab center in Florida. He was planning on working on

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<v Speaker 1>his addiction issues. Some reports were that we wouldn't see

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<v Speaker 1>Jaw for the rest of the year. Miraculously, because Jahn

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<v Speaker 1>Morant is like a Marvel character. He was cured of

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<v Speaker 1>all addiction issues and found new coping methods and adopted

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<v Speaker 1>new coping methods in six days. Congratulations, that is a miracle.

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<v Speaker 1>Then yesterday John Moran gave an exclusive interview to Jalen Rose,

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<v Speaker 1>who I think I said, gave the only reasonable take

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<v Speaker 1>go on the matter. Here is a clip asking Jahn Morant,

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<v Speaker 1>what was up with the gun in the strip club?

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<v Speaker 2>You at the spot shotgun Willies. I've been there. You

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<v Speaker 2>were holding a gun and we both know how dangerous

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<v Speaker 2>that can be. Whose gun were you holding?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the gun wasn't mind. No, it's not who I am.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't condone and any type of violence.

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<v Speaker 1>J'all was just filming a rap video. That's all it was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was just being an NBA young boy. Here's a

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<v Speaker 1>clip of Jamran answering what it's like to have your

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<v Speaker 1>inner circle question.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it been like for you to see people criticize

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<v Speaker 2>you're in a circle. What have you learned about how

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<v Speaker 2>you should move with your team going forward?

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like in the past we didn't know what

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<v Speaker 3>was at state and now you know, finally me having

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<v Speaker 3>that time to you know, realize everything, have that time alone,

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<v Speaker 3>I realize that, now, realize you know what I have

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<v Speaker 3>to lose. Now I can't wait to be back out

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<v Speaker 3>there on the floor. Now you know, knowing what my

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<v Speaker 3>punishment is, and you know I accept that, and I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like I deserved you know that punishment for you

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<v Speaker 3>know my mistakes and you know what I did.

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<v Speaker 1>The whole four minute interview did feel like a masterpiece

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<v Speaker 1>of public relations. A lot of apologies, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>my faults, a lot of I take full responsibilities, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of I need to change, and the promise of

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<v Speaker 1>the reformation. He had done some anxiety breathing in order

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<v Speaker 1>to get himself right when he finds himself overwhelmed by life.

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<v Speaker 1>So basically, John Marant went to Quebec like me. He

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<v Speaker 1>went to the monastery to learn some breathing techniques. He

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<v Speaker 1>did some yoga, he ate breakfast in silence, and in

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<v Speaker 1>six days he was a changed man, just like I

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<v Speaker 1>was a changed woman in my six days in Quebec,

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<v Speaker 1>when I felt grounded and peaceful and was meditating for

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<v Speaker 1>about three weeks. And now I am not meditating, I

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<v Speaker 1>am not peaceful, and I am in need of Quebec again.

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<v Speaker 1>That's human nature for you. Adam Silver called Jaw's behavior irresponsible, reckless,

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<v Speaker 1>potentially very dangerous, not enough to do.

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<v Speaker 4>Anything of note to send a message that playing with

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<v Speaker 4>guns in a live stream in front of hundreds of

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<v Speaker 4>thousands of people may not be great in a country

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<v Speaker 4>where we've already had hundreds of mass shootings and it's

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<v Speaker 4>only March.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, like eight games. Doesn't really feel like he finds

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<v Speaker 1>it to be that dangerous. Jaw's gonna be back March

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<v Speaker 1>twentieth against Luca and Kyrie potentially Dallas Mavericks National televised game.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think Adam Silver really cares? Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Silver is concerned about Ja Moran's health and wellness

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<v Speaker 1>or do you think he's concerned about us seeing Jah

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<v Speaker 1>Moran on the basketball court as soon as possible, Because

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of feel like it's the last part and

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<v Speaker 1>I like John Moran a lot. He's one of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite players to watch on Planet Earth. I've said that

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<v Speaker 1>a bazillion times. I care deeply for this person's health

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<v Speaker 1>and wellness. Accountability is a big part of that. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to talk about this shit again. Thankfully, for us,

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<v Speaker 1>we probably never will, right because John Moran is fully

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<v Speaker 1>healed and we will never run into any more Ja

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<v Speaker 1>Moran issues from now until the end of time. Good

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<v Speaker 1>for Jog, Good for Adam Silver that they have found

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<v Speaker 1>a speedy solution to something that usually takes most people

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<v Speaker 1>with these types of issues. Yeah, six seven months, huhz whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>business as usual, just like Adam Silver likes it. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>move on. So I saw something fascinating last night. Scroll

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<v Speaker 1>in the timeline ran across the CBS Sports article and

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<v Speaker 1>the title was Nuggets open door for King to make

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<v Speaker 1>a genuine push for the number one seed in the

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference. That sentence is not a sentence I am

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with. Think about the Nuggets and the Kings battling

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<v Speaker 1>for the number one seed twenty four months ago, thirty six.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, what in the actual fuck is going on

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<v Speaker 1>with life as a King's I don't even think I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a stand I don't know. I'm a supporter. I'm riding

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<v Speaker 1>for them. We've been holding multiple tickets on their futures

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<v Speaker 1>to win division, win the West. I would be ecstatic

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<v Speaker 1>if they grabbed the number one seed. I would make

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of money if they would win the number

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<v Speaker 1>one seed. But if you look at the standings. The

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<v Speaker 1>Kings and the Griz are currently four and a half

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<v Speaker 1>games behind the Nuggets with fifteen games to go. Seems insurmountable, right, Yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 1>Nuggets are reeling. They have lost four in a row

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<v Speaker 1>despite being completely healthy. I mean, if you call what

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<v Speaker 1>Jamal Murray is fully healthy, including losses to Chicago who

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<v Speaker 1>LEDs to struggle bust and I think they lost by

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<v Speaker 1>twenty Toronto, lost to Brooklyn, and lost to San Antonio,

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<v Speaker 1>the worst team in the league that was supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be the cupcake part of the schedule. Here's where it

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<v Speaker 1>gets hard. Now they've got problems on the horizon. They

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<v Speaker 1>face a sixteen win Pistons team tonight, having lost to

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<v Speaker 1>a seventeen wins Spurs team last week, and then after

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<v Speaker 1>this Pistons game, they face a stretch of seven of

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<v Speaker 1>eight games against playoff teams, including the Bucks, Sixers, Suns, Warriors,

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<v Speaker 1>and Nicks. Rot row. That's not old boy. If you

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<v Speaker 1>can't beat the Spurs, you're not gonna face Yannis and

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<v Speaker 1>come out on the other side victorious. So say the Nuggets,

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<v Speaker 1>for hypothetical sake, go three and five over those eight games,

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<v Speaker 1>and say the Kings go six and two, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, there's only a game between them

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<v Speaker 1>with two weeks left to go, two whole weeks. So

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<v Speaker 1>I thought maybe we would do a little dissection, a

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<v Speaker 1>little analysis on what's going on with Denver, because nobody

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<v Speaker 1>is talking about this, and I think that they should.

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<v Speaker 1>This is supposedly gonna be the best team in the West.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the team everyone has had said circled their calendars.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the team. They are dominant. Jokic three time MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody else is just a step below, right. No, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>thought that they had a good trade deadline. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>so myself. They added Reggie Jackson, added Thomas Bryant to

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<v Speaker 1>he filled these holes in the lineup. But it turns

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<v Speaker 1>out and then they did not address what was ailing

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<v Speaker 1>them in the first place. They lost Bones Highland and

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<v Speaker 1>they bring back Reggie Jackson, which, let's be honest, was

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<v Speaker 1>not an upgrade. That was a big time down grade.

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<v Speaker 1>Reggie Jackson is not very good. Yeah, Bones Island had

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<v Speaker 1>some issues in the locker room. But don't don't we

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<v Speaker 1>all don't we all that thought they were getting a

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<v Speaker 1>backup center that could help Jokic in non Jokic minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>protect the rim and not get destroyed. They got neither

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things that they thought they were getting.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's look at these players a little closer. Reggie Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>is a disaster. He's an absolute dumpster fire right now

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<v Speaker 1>on the Nuggets. He might be the reason that the

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<v Speaker 1>Nuggets have had this swing in the standings. This is horrible.

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<v Speaker 1>He's in negative fifty nine and twenty minutes a game.

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<v Speaker 1>He's only played ten games. He's negative fifty nine. They're

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<v Speaker 1>five and five in the games that he's played. That

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<v Speaker 1>is a team that is in the playing hunt. Keep

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<v Speaker 1>in mind, the four top plus minus players in the

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<v Speaker 1>entire NBA this year are his teammates. Not shockingly, he

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<v Speaker 1>got a DMP coach's decision the other not chalking. He's horrible.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't say enough about how bad he is. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know why they did that. I don't understand it.

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<v Speaker 1>I really don't. According to Zach Lowe, Mike Michael Malone,

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<v Speaker 1>I like to call Mike Michael Michael Malone is doing

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<v Speaker 1>this bullshit with this three small guard lineup. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>Reggie which he lost me there, Murray and Bruce Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>What are we doing. They are getting absolutely cooked with

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<v Speaker 1>those three men on the floor. Obviously, obviously Bruce Brown

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<v Speaker 1>is the only guy who can defend. Out of those three,

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<v Speaker 1>Jamal Murray's probably the only one that you can consistently

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<v Speaker 1>rely on to score. The rest who knows. Who knows.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like one of those random tins of popcorn you get.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows? Is it gonna be Is it gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>Carmel in there? Is it gonna be shit?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>That's basically what that three guard lineup is. The bigger

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<v Speaker 1>issue is than the Nuggets have a Jamal Murray problem.

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<v Speaker 1>So we know he's missed two years. That started the

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<v Speaker 1>year slow. That's pretty normal, right, He got cooking mid

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<v Speaker 1>season and that was that no, and he's his old

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<v Speaker 1>explosive self. Then he banged up his knee again. In

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<v Speaker 1>the last four games, all losses. As you might remember, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he shot thirty two percent from the field and averaged

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen to three and six, which is very very much

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<v Speaker 1>down from his twenty point average across the season. But

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<v Speaker 1>what's worse is that he's pretty much Reggie Jackson plus

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<v Speaker 1>minus in those minutes, and in those games he's a

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<v Speaker 1>negative fifty one in those games. God Lee, it is

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<v Speaker 1>hard to watch too. Jamal Murray and Reggie Jackson are

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<v Speaker 1>hard to watch. Jokich, course, is his usual terrific self.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Bryant was supposed to relieve a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>the Yokic burden. It has not worked out at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea why I like Thomas Bryant. He's

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<v Speaker 1>getting four and a half points per game on twelve

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<v Speaker 1>minutes with a negative four plus minus per game. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not what we were looking for, especially for a team

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<v Speaker 1>that must go to the finals in order for everyone

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<v Speaker 1>to think that they are success. Uh. Maybe getting Yaka

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<v Speaker 1>Pertle would have helped you. I don't know. According him alone,

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<v Speaker 1>he says, I ain't going nowhere. Uh, I'm gonna find

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<v Speaker 1>guys that are ready to fight with me, because right

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<v Speaker 1>now we're just in chill mode. We've got to find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to get our swagger back. We've gotten away

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<v Speaker 1>from who we are. I don't know, man, Maybe bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in Reggie Jackson wasn't a good idea. Maybe playing them

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<v Speaker 1>all at the same time is not a good idea.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this team could be dangerous. They need to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out what they're doing with the guard position. They

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<v Speaker 1>also need to find another wing. Most likely, I could

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<v Speaker 1>see them catching the Warriors in the first round and

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<v Speaker 1>getting sent home in five Night Night Sleep Mask, See

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<v Speaker 1>you later. They need to ditch that three small guard offense.

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<v Speaker 1>They need more consistency from Jamal Murray. Thankfully, they've got

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Brown, who's a rookie from Kansas, playing excellent. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been incredible, pretty much the only bright spot from this

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<v Speaker 1>team in terms of players that are showing out towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the season. Very high basketball IQ, very

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<v Speaker 1>high motor, can rebound, can shoot, a player who's going

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<v Speaker 1>to compete on both sides of the ball. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think that the Nuggets are going to give up the

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<v Speaker 1>number one spot in the West, but the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>we're even talking about it is concerning. It's a very fun,

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<v Speaker 1>very wide open West this year. If they keep losing,

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<v Speaker 1>oh boy, all bets are off.