WEBVTT - Episode Highlight: Alonzo Mourning ALMOST Teamed Up With Patrick Ewing

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about So you leave Georgetown go to Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite teams. I grew up watching old

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte Charlotte Hornets.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel that during that time, the early nineties, that

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<v Speaker 2>that we were like, uh, we attracted the younger colors

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<v Speaker 2>and Colors Strike.

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<v Speaker 3>And Muzzy, you know, l J and the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, somebody would go to India.

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<v Speaker 5>The vibe.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that was when that was when Baggy Short started

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<v Speaker 1>becoming like every kid won them Charlotte Hornet like, but

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that because that was that was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a trendy team.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. I wish we could have kept the band together. Man, Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>no business got in a way.

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<v Speaker 4>It did.

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<v Speaker 2>Business got in the way. And uh and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to say this, you know publicly. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that we had the proper management to

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<v Speaker 2>keep it together because I was willing to stay there,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but God had another plan. Yeah, look, come

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<v Speaker 2>to Miami. The best thing ever happened to me, bro

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<v Speaker 2>It's truly for me and my family, you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>my life in general, the best thing ever happened to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Mickey Rison, all of them, you know, they have been

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<v Speaker 2>a blessing to my life, you know, to this day,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but I knew what I knew at that time.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew Charlotte and I loved Charlotte. And I had

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<v Speaker 2>just come from Virginia. That was my hometown, and Charlotte

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<v Speaker 2>has had a lot of similarities to be Virginia. And

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<v Speaker 2>we were the hottest things in town. We couldn't go nowhere,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't pay for no meals nowhere. You know, we had

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<v Speaker 2>the largest attendance. And in basketball, you know, we had

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<v Speaker 2>the largest attendance, the largest crowd, man, and they were

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<v Speaker 2>electric every night. And I loved playing the high It

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<v Speaker 2>is like when that.

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<v Speaker 5>Broke up and he broke up with that team and

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<v Speaker 5>he started going there his friends and.

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<v Speaker 1>Family b D and those guys came back.

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<v Speaker 5>But I'm telling you that team was dope. Man. What

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<v Speaker 5>what what's split it up? What was it? Well?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I want to know this. Listen. The owner of

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<v Speaker 2>the owner of the team, George, you know, he paid

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<v Speaker 2>l J. And I was next up, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>my agents said, hey, you know I can get you

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<v Speaker 2>this with five different teams. You just got to choose

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<v Speaker 2>this team you want to play for. I said, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to stay and I want to stay in Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 2>and David Fox said, he said, I don't think Charlotte's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna pay you this number. And uh, I said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'll take that's money to stay. So we

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<v Speaker 2>started having conversations with George Shen and he said uh

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<v Speaker 2>and these were his exact words, You're not worth that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and that right there, I mean, how fast you packed

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<v Speaker 2>your oh I packed yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. When he

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<v Speaker 2>when he told me that I had to get out

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<v Speaker 2>of there, man, I was like, yeah, George Shen, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was the basis of the conversation and what

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<v Speaker 2>from Miami and then and then during that process, I

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<v Speaker 2>reached out to Patrick and I asked him about, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>playing under Pat Riley and I said, I heard his

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<v Speaker 2>practices are hard, man.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>And Pat was like, boy, you went to Georgetown as

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<v Speaker 2>hard as our practices was. You ain't gonna be intimidated

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<v Speaker 2>by the practice. He said, go to Miami. Go And

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<v Speaker 2>I said, Patrick, I had a chance to come to

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<v Speaker 2>New York and play with you. He was like, nah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you here. Go to Miami. So that

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<v Speaker 2>put me over the top right there. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>deciding factor right there. It really was because I had

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<v Speaker 2>a conversation with Big John and Patrick and they both

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<v Speaker 2>told me to come to Miami. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I was wondering how that end how up?

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's how it all. That's how it happened, man,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and I'm gonna tell you.

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<v Speaker 6>And the crazy thing is Patrick knew that you would

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<v Speaker 6>be competing against him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he knew that.

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<v Speaker 4>He knew he knew by sending you to.

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<v Speaker 2>Miami because I would have played the four in New

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<v Speaker 2>York and he would have played center.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that would have been an incredible friend.

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<v Speaker 6>That's what the American man. Because I want to talk

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<v Speaker 6>to you about this because I feel like the American

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<v Speaker 6>Center is somewhat diminishing the American Center.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll get into that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well right now, it's prehistoric. It is. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>guys don't value the post up and taking advantage of mismatches.

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<v Speaker 5>And you It's so funny, man. When I first came

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<v Speaker 5>to the league, time I played with Patrick Orlando. Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>all right, but he was still the same old g though.

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<v Speaker 5>He was the grinder work, oh for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I was telling you come in, it's you

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<v Speaker 1>always have two seven footers and you run, you run

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<v Speaker 1>floppies and you play.

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<v Speaker 2>They come off the screen, big stepping, dun seal all that.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>It was unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>And I talked about it, man, like those guys are

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<v Speaker 1>so valuable because there was the defensive.

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<v Speaker 5>The legal defense was so different. Oh you're on the

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<v Speaker 5>island the big dude. I'm telling you, man, the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Is completely man.

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<v Speaker 2>They popping, they picking popping out the jumping.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, we were doing the drill the other day and

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<v Speaker 6>we were coming off. We were coming off of a screen.

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<v Speaker 6>But they set a screen at the elbow and the

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<v Speaker 6>big just dive down to the blocking ball in the

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<v Speaker 6>paint as we do in the drill. Everybody coming off

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<v Speaker 6>the screen at the elbow, but they dieming out to

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<v Speaker 6>fifteen fifteen feet just cut off the screen shot and

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<v Speaker 6>right away and mind you, the defenders going under the screen.

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<v Speaker 4>So all you gotta do is beat him and seeing

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<v Speaker 4>them and seal them.

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<v Speaker 6>Everybody running the fifteen feet unbelievable, Like y'all don't see

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<v Speaker 6>the defender going under the screen.

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<v Speaker 4>You hit his ass, steal his ass is just.

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<v Speaker 2>Take a let But analytics say, but if you shoot

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<v Speaker 2>this many shots, this many times, but it doesn't emphasize

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that you know, you shoot a higher percentage

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<v Speaker 2>in this particular area. So if I shoot these shots,

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<v Speaker 2>yeah they're two's. But if you shoot more threes.

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<v Speaker 4>Then I'm like no, yeah. But the crazy thing about

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<v Speaker 4>the crazy thing, the crazy.

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<v Speaker 6>Thing about analytics is that it's contradicting because down the

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<v Speaker 6>stretch you take whatever shots you can get. So now

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<v Speaker 6>you're you're I want to get up thirty, I want

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<v Speaker 6>to get up forty threes. But down the stretch you're

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<v Speaker 6>getting you're taking what you can get. Yeah, yeah, you're

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<v Speaker 6>taking what you can get.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm always looking for a higher percentage shot, Yes, exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>What's gonna give me a higher percentage of a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to make the shots? Yes, you know, so give me

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<v Speaker 2>a steady volume of that.

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<v Speaker 5>I ain't gonna live. I love that era. I like

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<v Speaker 5>the weather. Shoot threes right now for me.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm sure I would imagine understand, when you have the

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<v Speaker 6>skill set and you have everybody doesn't have the roster

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<v Speaker 6>and skill set you like the ship Boston did the

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<v Speaker 6>other night was ridiculous when guys like when you're guys

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<v Speaker 6>like Peyton Pritcher who are not even your main guys

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<v Speaker 6>and Derek White can go ten threes and nine forty.

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<v Speaker 6>That's the type of team should be doing that.

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<v Speaker 2>Ship.

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<v Speaker 4>That ain't for everybody.

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<v Speaker 5>Here's here's the problem.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody ain't step pariod. Yeah, that ain't.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody is like to me, where coaches and organizations have

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<v Speaker 1>got to start relling the back end a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Is they play a certain style games one through eighty

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<v Speaker 1>two they're not doing not the playoffs. That that equal opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>one pass shot. Okay, you do that game too in

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<v Speaker 1>the in in the Western Conference FINALSS finals, No our

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<v Speaker 1>best player high pick and roll, fine paint, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Like and as you know, in the playoffs, especially in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth quarter, the game slows down.

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<v Speaker 1>It's cann be a four minute game at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of every playoff game is I tell you all the time,

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<v Speaker 1>you're turning into four minute games. The last four minutes

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<v Speaker 1>you're not gonna be just okay, can I get him

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<v Speaker 1>with three?

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<v Speaker 5>That's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>It's cute the one through eighty two because it's like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we lost my two best players picking Roll yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>no yah, yeah, no doubt picking Roll.

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<v Speaker 6>Doing all that ship I'm getting to the spots that

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<v Speaker 6>were taking what we could get inside of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what I talk about like, I get frustrated to

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<v Speaker 1>watch it and I'm like, yo, but that's not how

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to do in the playoffs. I promise you,

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<v Speaker 1>if you do, it's gonna be one It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a one round exit. You know, it's not gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>Now everyone's built for this ship.

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