WEBVTT - Playoff Pod: Episode 3 - Ian Eagle on Nets, Game 2 Adjustments

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<v Speaker 1>The seventy six ers find themselves in an O one

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<v Speaker 1>hole to start their opening round series, but the vibes

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<v Speaker 1>around the team are confident and forward looking. The higher level,

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<v Speaker 1>big pitches stuff is the areas that can be fixed

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<v Speaker 1>so easily. There's lots to be excited about. After finishing

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<v Speaker 1>with just twenty eight wins last year, how did the

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn Nets manage to orchestrate such a ragmatic turnaround this season?

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<v Speaker 1>We asked a guy who's pretty close to the club.

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<v Speaker 1>There have been times, even as a close up observer,

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<v Speaker 1>that I've been very surprised in their resiliency and the

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<v Speaker 1>idea that they would be overwhelmed by the moment or intimidated.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that's going to be there. Game one

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<v Speaker 1>takeaways and insights on the Nets from my an Eagle

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<v Speaker 1>on this episode of the broadcast. It was no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>a tough one for sure on Saturday. Not the way

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<v Speaker 1>anyone expected things to go, at least if you play

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<v Speaker 1>for coach work for I'd think follow are a fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the National Basketball Association franchise from the city of Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Brian Seltzer. We'll take a look at what happened

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<v Speaker 1>in game one, what didn't happen with the seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>we can do better on this edition of the podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll play an interview with Iron Eagle. If

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know the name, I would bet you know

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<v Speaker 1>the voice. He does the NETS games on television and

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<v Speaker 1>where you've probably heard or seen him before is the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA on TNT, NCAA tournament broadcasts on CBS, the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>on CBS, and he's been doing NETS games for years.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll speak with Ian who is certainly someone who

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<v Speaker 1>has his finger on the pulse of Brooklyn and how

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<v Speaker 1>they've managed to put a team together that has given

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers fits so far. All that coming up,

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<v Speaker 1>but first we want to remind you that to subscribe

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<v Speaker 1>our feed. I an Eagle with a lowdown on Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>what triggered their turnaround in a few minutes, but wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to start by going back to what we last saw

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<v Speaker 1>from the seventy Sixers on Saturday in that one oh

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<v Speaker 1>two lost, The Brooklyn Nets. Sixers shot in the game

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<v Speaker 1>just forty and a half percent from the field, three

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty five from outside the arc, they missed thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>and their forty two free throws. Brooklyn scored fourteen points

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<v Speaker 1>off of these seventy six ers, thirteen turnovers and just

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<v Speaker 1>a game in which things didn't quite seem in sync.

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<v Speaker 1>Understandable at least. I think if you go back and

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<v Speaker 1>look at the last couple of weeks, that the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers not have their full competent of players available for

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<v Speaker 1>the home stretch of the regular season. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>anyone of the Sixers expected to magically click their heels,

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<v Speaker 1>come out Saturday and be a fluid, fine tuned, well

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<v Speaker 1>oiled machine, and that board itself out as Brooklyn gave

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers trouble once again. They had eleven three pointers

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<v Speaker 1>in the game. D'Angel Russell came on big in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half finish with twenty six. Carsel Vert was an

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<v Speaker 1>X factor off the bench with twenty three, and I

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<v Speaker 1>thought Ed Davis was huge in that game Brooklyn once

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<v Speaker 1>again got nothing out of Jarrett Allen facing Joel Embiid

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<v Speaker 1>and Ed Davis stepped in and gave Brooklyn twelve and sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He was plus twenty eight and I thought helped get

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn going late in the first quarter when the Nets

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<v Speaker 1>went on that first run. We know that the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>is a season of adjustments, a season four a psychological stability,

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<v Speaker 1>maintaining an even keel, not getting too high or too low, winner, lose.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's run you back a sound check in the past

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days. First beginning with what the pulse and

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<v Speaker 1>mood was like at practice on Sunday in Camden. Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>Butler keeping things in perspective every day, we're three food,

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<v Speaker 1>we're have you. It could be about work. We could

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<v Speaker 1>be now pulling out, So in any worry about it. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going into the bad baby tomorrow. Maybe all right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a sentiment you can get behind, can't you. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and win that big baby tomorrow or

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<v Speaker 1>bad baby tomorrow, whatever was Butler said. Brett Brown. We

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<v Speaker 1>know does a spectacular job of keeping his team focused

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what, and right now in the playoffs, it's

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<v Speaker 1>no different. Hey, Sixers. In fact, we're not alone in

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<v Speaker 1>being the higher seed to lose at home on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>same fate suffered by Toronto and Denver too. Nobody accepts

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<v Speaker 1>what happened yesterday, and interestingly, as I remind them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you look around the league three scalps ahead by visiting teams,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just part of how do you win four games?

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<v Speaker 1>And so much of it for me over the years

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<v Speaker 1>is how do you have that psychological stability where you

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<v Speaker 1>don't overreact, where you know you're at peace in some

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<v Speaker 1>place within yourself where you solid and steady and you're

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<v Speaker 1>not up and down all the time, and the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>can trick you. You You have to ignore the noise. You

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<v Speaker 1>really have to live in a place that is not distracting.

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<v Speaker 1>Where can the seventy six ers improved for Game two?

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps one of the top things they can tweak as

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<v Speaker 1>much as anything else is demeanor. I think we gotta

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<v Speaker 1>be similar physical. Hopefully I'll feel better and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>gained a couple of mom my athletic abilities so I

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<v Speaker 1>can be more dominant on the block. That's got to start.

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<v Speaker 1>That just be physical, starting with me. Jimmy did a

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<v Speaker 1>good job attack on Monday. We got to do a

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<v Speaker 1>better job. Joel Embiid is questionable for Monday's game. His

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<v Speaker 1>fellow All Star Ben Simmons knows he needs to do better.

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<v Speaker 1>Four for nine from the field, nine point seven boards,

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<v Speaker 1>three assists, three turnovers versus Brooklyn on Saturday. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to run the teams in Western terms of that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting guys at ball and putting guys in

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<v Speaker 1>certain positions. I think some take up on myself as

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<v Speaker 1>staying aggressive. That's tacking downhill and making them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>make tough plays. Part of the attitude that collectively, you'd

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<v Speaker 1>have to think the seventy sixers would want to adopt

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<v Speaker 1>across the board for Game two and quickly put Game

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<v Speaker 1>one in the rear view. I an Eagle broadcaster for

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<v Speaker 1>The Brooklyn Nets definitely one of the more impressive stories

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<v Speaker 1>from the NBA and the twenty eighteen nineteen regular season

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight wins a season ago. Yeah, they had a

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<v Speaker 1>core of young talent that they started to put in play,

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<v Speaker 1>springing Danzel Russell in a trade with the LA Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm not sure if anyone really expected the Nets

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<v Speaker 1>to take this much of a leap, and in particular

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<v Speaker 1>be a thorn in the seventy six ers side too.

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<v Speaker 1>Up until this point, they've been so far well, that

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<v Speaker 1>could be everyone except for the Brooklyn Nets themselves to

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<v Speaker 1>give us some more stories about Brooklyn, how this season

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<v Speaker 1>took shape, the development of some of their key players.

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<v Speaker 1>We welcome in an Eagle broadcaster for the Net on

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<v Speaker 1>the y S Network. You also, of course, I am

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<v Speaker 1>sure have heard and seen him on the NBA on

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<v Speaker 1>t NT, NBA TV, NFL, on CBS, NCWA tournament coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>He is simply one of the best at what he does.

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<v Speaker 1>Ian Welcome, thanks so much for the time. On the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six er side, the theme is optimism, confidence, hope.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us what's the mood around the Brooklyn Nets right

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<v Speaker 1>now after that Game one win? You know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>validating a lot of what they felt about their season

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<v Speaker 1>that yes, they are a surprise that people didn't expect this,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was this feeling going into Game one that

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<v Speaker 1>they were not just happy to be there. They thought

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<v Speaker 1>they could compete with this Philly team based on what

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<v Speaker 1>we saw during the regular season and based on the

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<v Speaker 1>improvements that they've made throughout the year. Very deep bench

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<v Speaker 1>that is legitimate strength. Kenny Atkinson has faith in going

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<v Speaker 1>ten deep, which isn't always the norm come playoff time,

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<v Speaker 1>and their guard play Russell and Dinwoody and Lavert when

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<v Speaker 1>Dinwoody and Lavert have been healthy and they've been tough

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<v Speaker 1>to stop one on one, and Russell's success has been

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<v Speaker 1>evident an all Star season and at times he's carried

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<v Speaker 1>this team on his back. So I think, more than

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<v Speaker 1>anything else, just confirmation that they could play with this team,

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<v Speaker 1>compete with this team, and win games in this series

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<v Speaker 1>not just be a nice story, but maybe shock the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA world. You mentioned the words surprise and referencing the

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<v Speaker 1>season that Brooklyn has had, when for people closest to

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<v Speaker 1>the team, was it not a surprise anymore? Obviously there

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<v Speaker 1>was the eight and eighteen start, but finishing at the

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<v Speaker 1>clip that Brooklyn did thirty four and twenty two is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty darn impressive. Yeah, you know, Brian, I think after

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<v Speaker 1>they got through that eight and eighteen stretch and started

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<v Speaker 1>putting wins together, three game winning street, four streaks, seven

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<v Speaker 1>game winning streak, that's when you realize that this team

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<v Speaker 1>had a little something. The chemistry was always there, a

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<v Speaker 1>very likable group. They like being around one another. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a connectivity between the head coach, the coaching staff, the players,

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<v Speaker 1>the front office, and I think the realization that the

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<v Speaker 1>things they were preaching were actually working. This team is, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>a three point shooting team, but they drive to the rim,

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<v Speaker 1>and they actually lead the NBA in scoring on drives

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<v Speaker 1>to the rim. So there's perception that's developed over the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years that, all right, they're just going

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<v Speaker 1>with the modern way of looking at the NBA. Threes

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<v Speaker 1>are better than twos. That thought necessarily the case. They

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<v Speaker 1>did go out and acquire talent that could help them

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<v Speaker 1>from the perimeter, but they've taken a different perspective in

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<v Speaker 1>how they go about their business, and I do think

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<v Speaker 1>they're a bit more flexible than people may have viewed

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<v Speaker 1>them before this season started. I would say in the

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<v Speaker 1>month of January there was this true realization that they

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<v Speaker 1>were going to be able to be a part of

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<v Speaker 1>this conversation throughout the year, and they weren't going read

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<v Speaker 1>to be just a flash in the pan that showed progress.

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<v Speaker 1>They thought they could be a playoff team, and with

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<v Speaker 1>each month that passed, the rest of the NBA got

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<v Speaker 1>the memo, especially in the games now five of them

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<v Speaker 1>between the regular season the postseason against the seventy six ers.

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<v Speaker 1>What you mentioned about the attack mode of some of

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<v Speaker 1>the guard play that has certainly been on full display,

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<v Speaker 1>and that has definitely been something the Sixers have had

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<v Speaker 1>problems with. If we look at d' angelo Russell and

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<v Speaker 1>Spencer Dinwoodie, what were the developmental areas of focus for

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<v Speaker 1>those two guys in particular that obviously had major seasons

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<v Speaker 1>for the Nets. Yeah. First with Russell, I just think

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<v Speaker 1>realization of taking quality shots, getting his teammates involved as well.

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<v Speaker 1>He ended up the year at over twenty one points

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<v Speaker 1>per game, seven assists per game, and a gifted passer.

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<v Speaker 1>He makes things look very easy and very casual in

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<v Speaker 1>many ways, and I think that actually hurt him. His

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<v Speaker 1>first few years in the NBA. There was this perception

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<v Speaker 1>that he was nonchalant, and maybe at times he was,

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<v Speaker 1>but this year that turned into a different focus, a

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<v Speaker 1>steely concentration to do the right thing, to make the

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<v Speaker 1>right plays. And I also think he was challenged by

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<v Speaker 1>this coaching staff because they knew how talented he was,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe he had not received that kind of back

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<v Speaker 1>and forth in his previous stint in LA where they

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to see him be better. Just because you take

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<v Speaker 1>a bad shot and make it doesn't mean it was

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<v Speaker 1>the right shot. And for a while that was the

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<v Speaker 1>way D'Angelo occupied his time in the NBA. Not really

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<v Speaker 1>the case anymore. He take some shots where you think

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<v Speaker 1>to yourself, well that that's not going to go in,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no possible way, and he finds a way. It's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty amazing his development at maturity off the court. Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>more than anything else, I just think we tend to

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<v Speaker 1>forget how young these guys are and how inexperienced they

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<v Speaker 1>may be in life with so much that is put

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<v Speaker 1>on their plate. He's just come a long way on

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<v Speaker 1>the personal side as well. From my perspective, Spencer Dinwoodie

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<v Speaker 1>always an older soul, a real mature guy, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think a chip on his shoulder based on the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that he was not really a factor in the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>second round pick because he was injured his last year

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<v Speaker 1>at Colorado, Detroit didn't really get a fair shake. Goes

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<v Speaker 1>to Chicago as part of their G League team, tries

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<v Speaker 1>to resurrect his career and signs a minimum deal with

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets just to get into the league and have

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<v Speaker 1>a contract, and then surpasses his deal in the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years, and if anything, what was building behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes was the fact that he thought he deserved

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<v Speaker 1>a long term deal at big money, and the question

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<v Speaker 1>was whether or not the Nets were going to give

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<v Speaker 1>it to him. They did, and he earned it. This

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<v Speaker 1>three year, thirty four million dollar extension, I think put

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<v Speaker 1>his mind at ease, obviously on the financial side, but

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<v Speaker 1>even deeper than that. It just allowed him to know

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<v Speaker 1>that he was a legitimate NBA player. All the things

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<v Speaker 1>that he believed finally were out there in a public

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<v Speaker 1>setting that he belongs. And sometimes that mental part of

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<v Speaker 1>it is just as important as the physical part. With Dinwoodie,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got this extra year. He has this ability to

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<v Speaker 1>blow by defenders because he's so long, maybe deceptively long.

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<v Speaker 1>He's six six two hundred, and his ability to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the rim to draw contact keeps you honest with

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<v Speaker 1>that three point shot. There's a real fire inside of him,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think we've just seen that on display more

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<v Speaker 1>and more this year, and a lot of that was

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<v Speaker 1>often directed to officials and two opponents, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's been much better at parsing out when to use it,

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<v Speaker 1>when to harness it, and the numbers back it up.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been behind Lou Williams, the best bench guy in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA this year. Everyone knows you file the league

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<v Speaker 1>on a national level as well. What didn't trigued you

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<v Speaker 1>about the seventy six ers going to the playoffs? What

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<v Speaker 1>were your expectations? Yeah, my curiosity, I think, like everybody else, Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>was just how quickly this team could mesh in a

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<v Speaker 1>pressure situation Ten games together as a starting unit. That

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<v Speaker 1>certainly draws some question marks. And you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of that was based on the fact that Tobias Harris

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<v Speaker 1>was acquired before the deadline and Joel emb just wasn't healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>But the question that most people around the league had

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<v Speaker 1>and now it's still out there, maybe more than ever,

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<v Speaker 1>is when facing adversity, how would this team handle it?

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<v Speaker 1>Would it be fragile or would they ban together? And

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<v Speaker 1>the first question that pops up is how do you

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<v Speaker 1>handle a game one loss? And boo birds and distractions,

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<v Speaker 1>cell phones and questioning of fans. All of those things

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<v Speaker 1>now are part of the equation and they can use

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<v Speaker 1>it to motivate them even more or it could become

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<v Speaker 1>a major theme and what turns out to be an

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<v Speaker 1>underwhelming postseason. There's a lot of overreaction after one game

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA playoffs, Anyone that's been around this league

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<v Speaker 1>knows that many conclusions are drawn after just one game.

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<v Speaker 1>One of those people that just jumps in feet first

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<v Speaker 1>and Okay, this is how the series is going to go, right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the great part about the playoffs is that you

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<v Speaker 1>do get the chess match. You do get the coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staffs dueling on how to adjust, and the intrigue for

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<v Speaker 1>me is to see how Philly handles it. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Embiid will get more paint touches he should, and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>JJ Reddick and Tobias Harris have to be more of

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<v Speaker 1>a factor in this series, not just in Game two,

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<v Speaker 1>but to win this series. The Nets, though they don't

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<v Speaker 1>go away, they fight. That has been a theme throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the season for this Brooklyn squad, and there are have

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<v Speaker 1>been times, even as a close up observer, that I've

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<v Speaker 1>been very surprised in their resiliency and how they handle

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<v Speaker 1>their business game and a game out, even against some

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<v Speaker 1>really good opponents. So the idea that they would be

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<v Speaker 1>overwhelmed by the moment or intimidated, I don't think that

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be there. Philadelphia is going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to earn this thing in the first round. If they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to advance. I just don't get the same vibe

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<v Speaker 1>that I got a year ago when everybody around the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers knew they were better than the Miami Heat and

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<v Speaker 1>they would find a way to beat the Miami Heat,

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<v Speaker 1>which they did in five games. This just has a

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<v Speaker 1>different feel to it compared to twenty eighteen. I an

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<v Speaker 1>Eagle broadcaster for the Brooklyn Nets. Thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for a few minutes. Really appreciate it. Enjoy the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the series. Yeah, looking forward to it. Good to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you, brook I an eagle with some insights

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<v Speaker 1>and perspective on the Brooklyn Nets and how they managed

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<v Speaker 1>to reverse their fortunes in a very significant way this

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<v Speaker 1>past season under third year head coach Kenny Atkinson. And

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<v Speaker 1>also a guy who Brett Brown knows very well, Sean Marks.

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<v Speaker 1>He played a bit for the San Antonio Spurs and

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<v Speaker 1>he's the general manager of Brooklyn. All right, Well, the

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<v Speaker 1>hope is this that some of the tough juju was

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<v Speaker 1>gotten out of the way with in Game one and

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers can bounce back on Monday for Game two.

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<v Speaker 1>After the game, be on the lookout and your pod

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<v Speaker 1>feeds for a rewind episode of the podcast, and then

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<v Speaker 1>we'll probably have at least one episode more ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday's Game three, when the series shifts to Barkley's Center

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<v Speaker 1>in Brooklyn. Talk to you next time here the broadcast

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<v Speaker 1>see