1 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: We've got a good one for you Magic fans. The 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: latest installment over Orlando Magic Pod Squad, and it features 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: the Minister of Defense, Jonathan Isaac stops by the Pond 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: and Magic Fans. Remember the Florida Department of Transportation reminds 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: you that fans don't let fans drive drug If you've 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: been drinking, don't get behind the wheel. Instead, find a 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: sober driver or catch a ride service. Remember, drive sober 8 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: or get pulled over. Have a great night, and drive safe. 9 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: All we get into everything with Jonathan Isaac are this 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: edition of Magic Pod Squad. What are his emotions as 11 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: he is ready to take on a playoff game for 12 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: the first time in five seasons. He breaks that all 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: down and the journey, the long arduous road that he 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: has taken to be healthy and to be back and 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: ready to go into the postseason for the Orlando Magic. 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: His thoughts on Pallo, ban Caro and Franz Wagner, what 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: they might see here in the postseason, and what it's 18 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: going to take for the Orlando Magic to come away 19 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: victorious against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Some good stuff. We have 20 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: a lot of fun when Jonathan Isaac this edition of 21 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: Magic Pod Squad. This is Fawns of long Enough. They're 22 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: Orlando Magic. This is cole An, mister Jenning Suggs. 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: This is Paulo man Carroll the Orlando Magic and you're 24 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: listening to the Pod Squad. 25 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: And welcome everyone to another edition of Orlando Magic Pod Squad. 26 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: Dante Marcatelli, George Golante, David Steele, and we are very 27 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: excited to be joined by the Minister of Defense Jonathan 28 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: Isaac joining us here as we gear up for Game 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: one of the NBA postseason coming away. At the time 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: of this recording, the game will be two days away. 31 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: This is on Thursday, and I know everybody's excited. I 32 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: got my everybody insured on, right, You guys don't have yours, 33 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: but I get mine on. I'm all in on the 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: new slogos. That's nice of no shirt, right, all right, 35 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: I get I know a guy. 36 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: I'll hook you guys, all right. 37 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: But as we as we get ready for this Game 38 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: one coming on Saturday, JAYI thanks so much for joining us. 39 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: We're excited to catch up with you. I gotta think 40 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: this is probably the most days you've had off in 41 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: a year. How has it been the last week here 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: to kind of have a little time off to gear 43 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: up for this postseason. Gave Yeah, yeah, thanks for having me. 44 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: It's been great, honestly, the psych the calm before the storm. 45 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: We get a chance to get into the gym rest 46 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 2: a little bit and then kind of fine tune and 47 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: figure out what we're doing strategy and everything like that, 48 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: and got a chance to run up it down a 49 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: little bit today, So it's all all good. 50 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: It was thinking about this, Yeah, sorry, real quick, driver, 51 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this. You know, you're you're one 52 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: of four guys that has ever experienced a postseason, right, 53 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: there's four. There's eighteen guys on the roster. You're one 54 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: of the four that's been there. You were there, and 55 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: you know you got to go back to twenty nineteen. Uh, 56 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: what do you what do you remember about your first 57 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: trip to the postseason and what do you how are 58 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: you attacking it differently this go around? 59 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just remember it being just super intense. There 60 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: there was that that that lure of like mystery of 61 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: not knowing what to expect, that that that definitely heightened, 62 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 2: like the emotions of it, the mental of it all. 63 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: And then once you get into the game, you start 64 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: to understand, like, you know, what everybody was saying was 65 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: true and some things weren't true, and you just you 66 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: just have to play. But the attention to detail, the 67 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: the energy level, the you know, every guy on on 68 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: the roster, everybody to touch the floor is willing or 69 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: should be or really is willing to do whatever it 70 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: takes to win the game on both sides of the floor. 71 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 2: And it truly does come down to who's more equipped, 72 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: who's making shots, who's able to execute, and who's able 73 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: to minimize, you know, game plan mistakes that they're trying 74 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: to take away. 75 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: So along those lines, have the guys been leaning on 76 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 3: you and and Joe and Gary a little bit because 77 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 3: they're like, again, like Dante said, you guys are the 78 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: only ones that have been through this in any capacity 79 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: on this roster. 80 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: I mean we've been vocal, but I feel like, you know, 81 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 2: the the more that you go into it in terms 82 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: of like, oh my gosh, you guys don't know what 83 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: you're going to expect, be so tough, But what coaches 84 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: done jab of is just hey, it's it's basketball. Yes, 85 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: we're taking this to another level in terms of our detailing. 86 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,119 Speaker 2: You know, we control our own energy and when I think, 87 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: you know, when we when we've been right, we've been 88 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: amazing when it comes to energy level, locking in, defensive strategy, 89 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: all the things like that. So I don't have a 90 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 2: concern there. But what I love is courches like it's 91 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: basketball like, allow, everything's going to be crazy, But if 92 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 2: we can stay tight, stay in, not allow any distractions 93 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: and just and just stay focused, really is will be 94 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 2: just fine. So if anybody's asking me on telling them 95 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 2: the same things, it's it's going to be different. But 96 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: it's definitely something that you can handle. And I don't 97 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 2: want to I don't want to hype it up too 98 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 2: much to where you know, you get in your own way. 99 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 4: You know. Jonathan George just alluded to it. The Magic 100 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 4: don't have a lot of players with playoff experience. I 101 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 4: think Joe's played in fifty games, maybe six for the season, 102 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 4: Judo and Markel, Garry, Harris Cleveland, a lot of guys 103 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 4: that have been through a lot of the playoffs. And 104 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 4: I think there's a perception around the league that the 105 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 4: Magic don't have the experience of the postseason to make 106 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 4: a serious run this year. How would you answer. 107 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 2: That, Well, I mean if if, if what you're going 108 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 2: off of is experience, then you know, then you have 109 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: a point. You know, it is what it is. But 110 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 2: I think that we have done an amazing job at 111 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 2: accepting the challenge, you know, when we've needed to. You you, 112 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 2: you go on the three game road trip losing streak, 113 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: and then come home and have to do a do 114 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 2: or die game in minds against Milwaukee, a team that 115 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 2: blew you out, you know, a few games beforehand. We 116 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: treated that like a Game seven in a playoff series, 117 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 2: and we responded and handled our business throughout the entirety 118 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: of the game. And so I'm not looking at it 119 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 2: from that standpoint of, you know what, we don't have 120 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: them looking at it from our strengths. What we are 121 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 2: is the individuals are collective superpower, which is defense and 122 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 2: our size and our versatility. And I don't think that 123 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 2: there's a team that that matches up against us well, uh, 124 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: you know, for a series. And so that's how I feel. 125 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 2: I think that's how we feel, and we'll just see 126 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 2: how it unfolds. 127 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 4: Coach Bosley the other day said, and fran they're mature 128 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 4: beyond their years. You're in that locker, would you agree? 129 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: With that absolutely. 130 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: I think it's obvious, you know, to probably to be 131 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 2: in the position that he's in as the second year guy, 132 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: Franz to be a third year guy and too, and 133 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: to lead a team, you know, into the postseason. And 134 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: the way that they have is it's been remarkable. You know, 135 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 2: I think they're both I've seen some stat they're both 136 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: you know, amongst Lebron or somebody else in some type 137 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 2: of category. You know, that sets them apart from a 138 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 2: lot of other guys. So you know, respect to them 139 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: and and and you know how they've been able to 140 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 2: handle everything and been able to handle the ups and 141 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: downs of the season because everybody, you know, fran has 142 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 2: been on a streak of not playing too great, and 143 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: he's found a way to get back piece head up 144 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 2: and down throughout the season. And they they both responded 145 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 2: when it's necessary. So I'm expecting them to carry on 146 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: that trend into the postseason. 147 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: Now that you get the year the regular season in 148 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: the books, take us back to training camp, take us 149 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: back to kind of how you were feeling and how 150 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: you were looking at the start of the camp to 151 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: where you are. I mean, it's got to feel like 152 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: it's got to feel like it was a couple of 153 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: years ago. How long ago? Training camp seems like forever ago. 154 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: But just take us through this season, that you just 155 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: had fifty eight games sixteen minutes a night, and where 156 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: you thought you were and how you are now. 157 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't even remember training camp, right, I don't 158 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: believe it. Yeah, I mean, you know, going into the season, 159 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 2: there was a lot of what ifs surrounding me and 160 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 2: even in my own mind about you know, am I 161 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: going to be able to stay healthy? You know, where 162 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 2: am I going to be at in the rotation? Am 163 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 2: I ever going to get off of minutes restriction? That 164 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: was all there throughout the entirety of the season, And 165 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: it's just it's been amazing to just watch it, watch 166 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: it unfold, the ups and downs of the season up, 167 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 2: you know, trying to find my shot, trying to find 168 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 2: where I fit in, trying to find all these different 169 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 2: things going through the conditioning, and then just the body 170 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 2: aches and the soreness of playing a lot of minutes 171 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 2: and back to backs, that stuff we've been trying to 172 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 2: figure out. So it's just been it's just been I 173 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 2: would I would say there's been a lot of grace 174 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 2: you know, extended from the coaching staff to the team, 175 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: to me, that my teammates to me and seeing me 176 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 2: in one day out one day, you know, it's sticking 177 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: with me. And then now we get to the point 178 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 2: where we're shaping up and you know, you know, about 179 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: a grace of God him, I'm able to play, you know, 180 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: extended minutes and you know, for my sake and you know, 181 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: be a contributing back to the team. 182 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 3: Jay I take I don't want you to go back 183 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 3: to training camp. I want you to go back to 184 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: Game eighty two where we were coming off the losing streak. 185 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 3: We are heading into that game and coach Moseley obviously 186 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: pulls you into the office and says, hey, you're starting 187 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 3: tonight for us against the Bucks. What what? What went 188 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 3: into that conversation? How did you feel? And obviously the 189 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 3: whole culmination of maybe you being in and out the 190 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: way you were all season was to get to April 191 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 3: and Game eighty two and the playoffs and here we are. 192 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 3: So what was that like when when mose called you 193 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 3: in and said, hey, listen, ja I we're going with you. 194 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: Let's go. 195 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was it was a lot, honestly, like, you know, 196 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 2: I found out the day before. You know, we were 197 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 2: with the team when Dale had injured his back, and 198 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 2: you know, he was working through that and we're in 199 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: the meeting and coach says you have to start, and 200 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 2: so it was it was a lot of emotions like one, now, 201 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 2: you know, I'm excited. I'm ready to accept the challenge. 202 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: There's the okay, you know, I haven't played that much 203 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: at the five with this specific group. You know, I 204 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: started coming in, you know, towards the end of the 205 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 2: middle of the first quarter and getting some running with them, 206 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 2: but there hasn't been a ton of time for me 207 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: to understand where I'm going with what things are doing, 208 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 2: and so you know, it was kind of quick, and 209 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: you know, for me, it's just about you know, accepting 210 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 2: the challenge, trying my best to play as hard as 211 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 2: I possibly can and to be a help to my teammates. 212 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 2: And I'm glad that the Milwaukee game went the way 213 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 2: that it went. 214 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 4: You know, Jay I, I'd like to maybe take a 215 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 4: wide view of your journey. You know, where you've come from. 216 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 4: You came as the number six pick at twenty seventeen, 217 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 4: You had an injury riddle, rookie year. You got a 218 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 4: great second year in the league, helped the team get 219 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 4: to the NBA playoffs. Then I guess January first of 220 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 4: twenty twenty, first knee injury. Then you come back in 221 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 4: the bubble, You stand for your faith in the bubble. 222 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 4: You injure your knee again in August of twenty twenty. 223 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 4: You're out for two and a half years trying to 224 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 4: get back on the court. You finally get back last January. 225 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 4: You have another injury about a month end of that season, 226 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 4: and you bounce back once again. And here you are, 227 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 4: having played fifty eight games or one of the top 228 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 4: defensive players in the NBA. I just wonder what goes 229 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 4: through your mind? What have you learned, what has this experienced, 230 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 4: this journey, what does it meant to you? 231 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: You know, I was literally earlier today just in my car, 232 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 2: just reflecting on everything that you just said about the 233 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 2: entirety of the journey. Now, I feel like you know 234 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 2: a lot of people who don't know. Obviously, you don't 235 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: know the behind the scenes or what goes in into 236 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 2: the day to day of going through that process. Talked 237 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: about the injury. You're coming back from one injury, you 238 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 2: injure something else while you're while you're coming back from 239 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: that injury, you injer something else. It has been it's 240 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,719 Speaker 2: been nothing short of just of just difficult. You know that, 241 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: the mental battle of trying to stay locked in the 242 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 2: the monotony of you know, day in and day out, 243 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 2: of doing the same things over and over again, seeing 244 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 2: the same people, working with the same people over and over. 245 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 2: And I was in my car and I was just saying, God, 246 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 2: I'm grateful to you for your faithfulness, and I'm seeing 247 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 2: the I'm seeing the reality in my life of what 248 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 2: what God can do and in the the truth of 249 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 2: His word. Because you know a lot of people trusting 250 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 2: a whole bunch of different things. You know, you you 251 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: you put your trust in this for that and for 252 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: for me. Throughout this entirety of this process. I have 253 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 2: tried my best. It hasn't been perfect, not even close, 254 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 2: but I have tried my best to put my faith 255 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 2: in Christ and say, I don't know where I'm going, 256 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 2: I don't know how I'm gonna get there. I can't 257 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 2: see the finish line. I had setback after setback, but 258 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 2: I'm trusting You to get me to where you want 259 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: me to be, and I'm gonna try my best to 260 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: honor you throughout the process in the midst of my 261 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: ups and downs. You know, I have amazing people around me, 262 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 2: my wife that has stuck with me throughout the entirety 263 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 2: of the process, my family, my church family, my pastor, 264 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: and and now I get to the place where, you know, 265 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 2: I'm starting gay eighty two of the season and and 266 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 2: well we'll see what happens, you know, during the post 267 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 2: and where we go with that. But just it has 268 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 2: been it's been nothing short of just to me, just 269 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 2: a miracle, low key, and I don't I don't know 270 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 2: who who is took off nine hundred and four days 271 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 2: from you know, basketball with injuries and come back and 272 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 2: all right has has done what I've done. And you know, honestly, 273 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 2: no glory to myself. I just I'm grateful and I 274 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 2: just want to just continue to trust him and move forward. 275 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 2: And if he could do this, what else can he do? 276 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: And and you know, who knows what will end up 277 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 2: in the postseason and what we'll do, but I'm believing 278 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 2: for the best and the biggest thing that we could 279 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 2: possibly do, which just win it all. And so uh 280 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 2: that that that's that's been it. 281 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: It's an amazing outlook. And I, you know, I think 282 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: about you've got such following and you've got so many people, 283 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: uh you know. I I see the messages and the 284 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 1: positive messages that you'll put out there sometimes and it's 285 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: got such a great response and reception. But every day 286 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: isn't easy. Every day isn't easy. So what would you say? 287 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: So many people are going through something right now, and 288 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: what is your message to them when things get hard 289 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: as it did for you? What do you what do 290 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: you tell people? What's your motivation for them? Yeah? 291 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 2: I think I think there's twofold I think, you know, 292 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 2: there's there's the there's the people who are who are 293 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: outside of Christ that are going through difficulty in their lives. 294 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 2: They're trying to figure out who they are and what 295 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 2: they're doing. My advice to them would be to to 296 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: to turn to Christ. That the the fulfillment of my 297 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 2: life has been so much, you know, so grand outside 298 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 2: of basketball and my like literally used to be just basketball. 299 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 2: It was video games and basketball. And now to see 300 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 2: how I've grown as an individual as a man, as 301 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 2: you know, to auband to a father, it's been because 302 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 2: of my faith in Christ and allowing Him to lead 303 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 2: my life. And so there's that point if you're in 304 00:13:58,160 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 2: a place where you don't know who you are, you 305 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 2: don't and then you don't know where you're going, turn 306 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: to Christ and then the people that are in Christ, 307 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 2: I would say to remain faithful. And you know, one 308 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 2: of the things that I put on Instagram today was that, 309 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 2: you know, negative circumstances are a test of faithfulness. And 310 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: I wanted to get to a place in my life 311 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 2: where my faith in Christ, obedience to him, my my my, 312 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 2: my faithfulness to Him wasn't predicated on everything going the 313 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 2: way I wanted it to go. And I have seen 314 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 2: that the more that I have just stuck with it, 315 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 2: remained faithful, God has been faithful to me. And so 316 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 2: that there will be the two things I said also. 317 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: Well said very good, Jay. 318 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 4: I I know you know, as a Christian, part of 319 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 4: what is all you're all about is to be a servant. 320 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 4: That's kind of the attitude that that that you have. 321 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 4: And I've noticed that Jamal Mosley has pretty much is 322 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: a similar type of point of view. I mean, he's 323 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 4: a guy that really wants to make everybody better. He's 324 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 4: got a servant attitude as well. Does that permeate the 325 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 4: locker room? Is that part of what the magic is 326 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 4: all about because of maybe the coach is attitude, your attitude? 327 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I really think so. I think throughout the entirety 328 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 2: of the season, coach has harped on, you know, by 329 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 2: committee and doing things together and as a team. We've 330 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 2: done things outside of the court on the court together, 331 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: but that this this idea that everybody can contribute, and 332 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 2: at different points in the season we've needed other guys 333 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 2: to contribute and to and to step up and to 334 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: make shots and then to make plays from guys that 335 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 2: you wouldn't expect or from the guys that aren't usually 336 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 2: doing it all the time. And so I think this 337 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 2: season has been a by any season where we bind ourselves, 338 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 2: you know, in the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, 339 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 2: ready to you know, take on the playoff series. It 340 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: hasn't all been on one player, you know, tons of 341 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 2: guys that have contributed to get us to where we 342 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 2: are right now. 343 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 3: But does that make it a little more satisfying Ji 344 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: that it's been that way, that that that you can 345 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 3: look at it as a as a group effort. That 346 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 3: I mean one to fifteen. Everybody has had a moment 347 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 3: at some point during this during this journey to the playoffs. 348 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it makes it fun. You you feel like you're 349 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 2: a part of something bigger than yourself, and you know 350 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 2: everybody's bought into that, and it really it has been 351 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 2: a truly enjoyable time. We really like each other. It's 352 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 2: not really fake, like we really do enjoy being around 353 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 2: each other. And I think that that's healthy and and 354 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 2: and good. As you're getting ready to go into battle, 355 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 2: there there's gonna be teams that that fragment, you know, 356 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: as soon as something goes wrong. But I think that 357 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 2: we've we've we've been through enough tests to be able 358 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: to come together and regroup no matter what happens. 359 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 3: Has there a matter for you, like, has there been 360 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 3: a high a highlight just for you for the season, 361 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: or or a couple of moments, uh that stand out, 362 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 3: something that really stands out to you. 363 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 2: There's a few games, you know, There's one game that 364 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: I didn't play, and it was Denver up in Denver, uh, 365 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 2: where I'm watching from the sideline. I'm watching a team 366 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 2: find their belief throughout the game and and just claw 367 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: their way back into a into a win. I thought 368 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 2: that was really cool. I think a big one was 369 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 2: probably this Milwaukee game, this past one. Just do or die? 370 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 2: You know who are we as as a group? Are 371 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 2: we a team that's gonna you know, we got hit? 372 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: You know we got hit early. I think they got 373 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 2: off to an early league and we were able to 374 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 2: bunker down and show who we are as a basketball team. 375 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 2: Lock in defensively, shot started the fall. I think the 376 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 2: couple of game season that have solidified our identity, and 377 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 2: those are two of them. 378 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: You got to play in the NBA. You gotta play 379 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: sixty five games to be eligible for the postseason awards. 380 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 1: You you would be on an all defensive team. I 381 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: mean it just changed this year. You would be on 382 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: one of the all defensive teams. There's no question about. 383 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: We've seen you long enough to know you are our 384 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: best defensive player and probably the best offensive player in 385 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: the league. What is your mentality as you go into 386 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: this playoff series knowing what you bring defensively? 387 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, honestly, it's not even I don't even 388 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 2: know the right way to say, like I'm not going 389 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 2: to the game, like I'm going to do this, or 390 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 2: I'm gonna show this guy down. I just try to 391 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 2: play as hard as I can play, and a lot 392 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: of times I find myself in the right place at 393 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 2: the right time. I'm trying to make my matchup as 394 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: difficult as as I possibly can unneath the person that 395 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 2: I'm guarding. And you know that that that gets box 396 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 2: and steals and being in the right place in altering shots, 397 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 2: and a lot of times when I'm out there, I'm 398 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 2: just kind of lost in effort and trying to to 399 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 2: play really hard and it turns into you know, great 400 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 2: defensive plays, and so you know, I'm not necessarily I 401 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 2: believe I'm the best defensive player in the NBA. You know, 402 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 2: that's a trip that I wear. You know, it'll add 403 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 2: fuel to the buyer of not being able to because 404 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 2: of the rule. I get it, you know, I think 405 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 2: the rule is is for it, but you know it'll 406 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 2: just drive me to to to try my best to 407 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 2: be a defensive minister. 408 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 4: In this this series, watching you play defense is really fun. 409 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 4: I mean, we really really enjoy it. And you know, 410 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 4: there are times when you come into the game if 411 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 4: the team is a little sluggish, when you're not starting, 412 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 4: we'll see what happens on Saturday. But now a lot 413 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 4: of times you'll provide that spark, but there are other 414 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 4: times it seems from the crowd kind of generates. When 415 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 4: you make a good play, then the crowd goes crazy, 416 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 4: and then it just seems to snowball. What about the 417 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 4: effect of that and having adjailent Suggs, Franz Foger who 418 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 4: are also elite defenders alongside of you. 419 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, we We've had you know, I say it 420 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 2: all the time. We've had games where I wasn't and 421 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 2: we put on defensive master classes. So I'm definitely not 422 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 2: the only you know, defensive minded guy on the team. 423 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 2: You know, Jalen Suggs is is different. What been able 424 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 2: to do to you know, premier guards throughout the league, 425 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 2: throughout this entire season, and Book is an absolutely slept 426 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 2: on defender. He continued to get as as as a 427 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 2: young guy defending, rebounding. You got mowed down there, you 428 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 2: got Gwyndale down there. We've got g Harris who's picking 429 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 2: up Book. Coort Ab was in a full court. Cole 430 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 2: has continued to get better. 431 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 4: And so Pallo getting better too. Pallow's getting there. 432 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 2: We've continued to grow in that city, and uh, I 433 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 2: think with the fan base too, is like I think 434 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 2: they're on the same process as us, Like they've like 435 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 2: they're finding their blue here and there and and we'll 436 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: have sister and they'll go auto. 437 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, like do do we really believe? 438 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 2: And and we'll come back out due and oh my gosh, 439 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 2: can you guys do this all the time? Like a 440 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 2: flow of finding our identity and our footing and get 441 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 2: into the postseason. This season has been huge for us 442 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 2: and going into the next season and who knows what's 443 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 2: gonna happen. I think that this season has solidified that 444 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,239 Speaker 2: we're a team worth looking at and and we're going 445 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 2: to continue to push this further. 446 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: I think I asked you this the other day. Job there, 447 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: But is there any chance that Jalen and Mo Wagner's 448 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: heads might literally explode during the post. 449 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 2: Season to be a month definite the game one, whether 450 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 2: it's a good thing that happens or yes, happened, you know, 451 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 2: we we're definitely gonna see some emotion. You know, we 452 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 2: can go into the game talking about, uh, you know, 453 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 2: let's let's stay focused all we want, you know, it's 454 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 2: it's a part of who we are with those guys. 455 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 2: You know, they're they're emotional guys, and they wear it 456 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,479 Speaker 2: on their sleeves and it's a part of who they 457 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 2: are and it's a part of what makes them so good. 458 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,159 Speaker 2: And obviously there's times where you've got to pull it 459 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 2: back and and and get into it with the reps 460 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 2: and all that stuff, but they wouldn't be who they 461 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 2: are without. 462 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 3: It, Jay, I, what what is the sense you feel 463 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 3: in the community about this team? I mean, you've been 464 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 3: here the long here the longest tenured member of the Magic, 465 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 3: You've seen it all at this point. What what what 466 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 3: do you what's your sense of of the fans and 467 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 3: everything in the community when when you're out and about. 468 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's just growing and and and it 469 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: should be. It should be with the way that this 470 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 2: team is trended. And but where we've come from, you know, 471 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 2: the lulls of the Magic seasons and and it's it's 472 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 2: it's been you know, it's been amazing to watch the 473 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 2: rise of us. I remember they had me speak into 474 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 2: a the season ticket holders reps or the meeting or whatever, 475 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 2: and I said, I said, for them to be telling 476 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 2: the season ticket holders who're going to be buying. I said, 477 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 2: you know, you don't want to get into late like 478 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 2: at the time is now to kind of punch that 479 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 2: ticket because we're gonna go, We're gonna rise, and there's 480 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 2: still so much room for us to grow. We're definitely 481 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 2: not there yet. But I think coach Mode and the 482 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 2: front office has figured out a winning identity and how 483 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 2: they can plug players in plut players out. Who knows 484 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 2: that they'll continue to move forward and the magic will 485 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 2: be successful. 486 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 3: They should have given you commission out of that meeting. 487 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: Seriously, I hope that's off. 488 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 3: Get them on the sales staff. 489 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: What what are things that Polo and Frands don't know? 490 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:31,719 Speaker 5: What? 491 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: What do they not know that they're about to experience. 492 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: They're obviously they're gonna a lot of attention is going 493 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: to be on them on the offensive end. What are 494 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: some of the things that they're about to experience and 495 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: what makes them so unique and talented that they'll be 496 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: able to handle it? 497 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think what they're going to experience is the 498 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 2: level of detail that the other team is going into 499 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 2: specifically focused on them. So it's not just about this 500 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 2: is the this is what we're gonna do against them. 501 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 2: They're what they're looking at, tendencies they're looking at when 502 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 2: Polo's going right, this is what he's doing. Whole police 503 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 2: boy's let this what he's doing. When he turns his back, 504 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 2: this is doing. And they're going to try their best 505 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 2: to hedge that as much as possible to you know, 506 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 2: for there to better themselves. And so I'm sure that 507 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 2: early in the game, as the game goes on, they're 508 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 2: gonna pick up on Oh wow, I haven't seen this 509 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 2: yet this year, this defense, the way that they're guarding. 510 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 2: You know, they may switch, they may double, they may 511 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 2: do all these different things, and they've seen a bunch 512 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 2: of that this year. But there's definitely gonna be new 513 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 2: things that you know, other teams haven't done, just with 514 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 2: the level of I'm sure film that they're watching and 515 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 2: anything like that. But they they've adjusted, Like, like to 516 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 2: think about, for for Powow to be in the position 517 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 2: that he's in and to have teams so heavily focused 518 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 2: on him, so heavily focused on Franz, they have still produced, 519 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 2: you know, at a high level, you know, for us 520 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 2: to be in the position that we're in right now, 521 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 2: so I have you know, no doubt that they're going 522 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 2: to be able to adjust and figure out how to 523 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 2: how to put the ball in the basket, how to 524 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 2: get other guys involved. And it made some time during 525 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 2: the first game, but they'll get to it. They're both 526 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 2: lead you know, high high i Q players and highly 527 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: motivated players, and they're not gonna lay down. They're gonna 528 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 2: want to figure it out and get going. 529 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 4: Speaking of high i Q players, Joe Ingles has been 530 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 4: has been face timing apparently Donovan Mitchell. Ye. A couple 531 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 4: of days those guys were teammates in Utah. Donavan Mitchell 532 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 4: said today he said, I'm tired, you know, I hope, 533 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 4: I hope I've only got one more face time with Joe. 534 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 4: But what do you think that looks like? What does 535 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 4: a what does that look like? Joe Ingles and Donovan 536 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 4: Mitchell face. 537 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 2: Timing, Well, it's definitely just Joe Ingles talking crap the 538 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: entire time, just trying. I don't know, it's just just 539 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 2: telling Donovan we're gonna beat him, and telling Joe's probably 540 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 2: giving away all our serious Honestly, those are He's he 541 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 2: he's gonna talk, he's gonna talking, and uh, you know 542 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 2: I'm sure they have a great relationship. So they're going 543 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: back and forth and then they're they're talking trash and everything, 544 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 2: so that that's that's cool, that's great. 545 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: Is there gonna be a part on Saturday where you 546 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: where you stop for a second, look around and be 547 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,719 Speaker 1: able and just get extra amped up and think, this 548 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,719 Speaker 1: is what we do this for. This is why it 549 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: works so hard. We're here and it's the playoffs. Say 550 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: you can't only do it for a second because you 551 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: got a game to play. But do you think it'll 552 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: do You think it'll sink in and hit you and 553 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 1: give you a little extra juice at some point on Saturday. 554 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, just with the start of the game. I'm I'm 555 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 2: I'm gonna that other the game, I'm gonna look around, 556 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 2: you know, I prayed during the anthem, and I'm just gonna, 557 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 2: you know, thank God and and and recognize the stage 558 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 2: that he's set and just you know, play to honor him, 559 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 2: and so just go out there and give my best, 560 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 2: but definitely take in and soak in the moment. 561 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: Well, tell us about the series, give it, give us 562 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 1: your outlook, and what's it gonna take for for the 563 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 1: magic to to come out? 564 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,239 Speaker 2: Of this here first round against Cleveland. Yeah, I think 565 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 2: we're just gonna have to to be our sales. We're 566 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 2: going to have to out physical them. We're gonna have 567 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 2: to our Our defense is gonna have to be elite. 568 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 2: You know. They they've got elite guard, they got bigs. 569 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 2: We can around the basket. They've got you know, really 570 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,959 Speaker 2: good shooting as well. They stayed in their wings. They 571 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 2: shoot the ball really really well, and the losses they don't. 572 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 2: And so we're gonna have to take a three point 573 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 2: line and force them to play inside the two and 574 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,880 Speaker 2: force Donovan and and and uh Darius to make tough 575 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 2: twos all night. We're gonna have to box out and 576 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 2: rend then and I think that we can do that. 577 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 2: I think we've proven that we can take teams off 578 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 2: the three proNT line, we can force them in the 579 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 2: tough twos and we can rebound it. And then on 580 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 2: the offensive end, we've got to continue to let the 581 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 2: ball move. And you know, our guys gonna have to 582 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 2: play well. Apolo Franz, I'm gonna have to make some shots. 583 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 2: Everybody's gonna have to make shots. You here is gonna 584 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 2: have to get going. Cole Is gonna have to come 585 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 2: into the game and affect the game in a positive 586 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 2: way offensively, and you know, we'll figure it out from there. 587 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 1: I like it. We've all seen it, Jonathan, but you 588 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: got to see it now. It's fun for us to 589 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: watch through you. What kind of perspective has it given you? 590 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: Be a dad? There's nothing better? 591 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 2: Is there? 592 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 5: No? 593 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 2: Man? I it's it really is hard to find the words. 594 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 2: Like she she's getting to that point now where like 595 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 2: I can call her from another room and come over. 596 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:05,360 Speaker 2: She's gonna be one really soon. She's recognizing my voice. 597 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 2: If I come into the room, she'll come over to me. 598 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 2: Like it's there's there's there's really like it. The the love, 599 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 2: the purity that that they have is amazing, and it 600 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 2: really does relate a lot to our relationship with God, 601 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 2: where it's just like we don't we don't know what 602 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 2: we're doing and we're trying. 603 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: To Now there's no manual. 604 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 2: And his great and his patience, and obviously I'll need 605 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 2: more that once she starts talking and running around and 606 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 2: all that stuff. The grace and the kindness that that 607 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 2: that we have to show parallels to God. And so 608 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,719 Speaker 2: I just want to be the best that I can 609 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 2: be grow as an individual from it, the same way 610 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: that you know, the reason and all that stuff have 611 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 2: taught me things about myself and taught me things about 612 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 2: even taught me things about God. It's going to be 613 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 2: the same situation with my daughter and the more kids 614 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 2: that we have. 615 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure you're phenomenal, Dad, There's no question about that. 616 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: Have you guys seen Ji's wife during the game. Have 617 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 1: you seen how much I've. 618 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 5: You cannot, you can't want you can't. Can you see 619 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 5: it happen live, Jonathan, or do you go back and 620 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 5: see it after? There is no bigger fan, which is awesome, 621 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 5: but she's front row and she is into it. It 622 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 5: is a sight to what I don't know if you 623 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 5: can see it real time, you have to go back 624 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 5: and see it after. 625 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 2: She absolutely loves it, and he gotta take it easy 626 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 2: and I'm trying. I'm trying my. 627 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 4: Best, and so you know, she's great, a little busy 628 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 4: during the games, but I'm gonna try and find that. 629 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: I gotta you gotta water. You got to help me 630 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: out that day, all right? Is that last thing Jonathan 631 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: tell us about the tell Us about the clothing line, 632 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: tell Us about Judah, tell us about everything united us, 633 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: tell us about anything that you got right, you wrote 634 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: a book, you got me, you do it all, first 635 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: of all, but let everybody know about unitas. Let us everyone. 636 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 2: I mean, honestly, I just I just had a lot 637 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 2: of doubts of the injured, so to write a book, 638 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 2: and you know, it became a national bestseller, and I 639 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 2: think that's so awesome. It's called Why I Stand. You 640 00:28:57,880 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 2: can check it out on Amazon and all that stuff, 641 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 2: and with the closing line and the shoes. It really 642 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 2: just came about because, you know, during the bubble, I 643 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 2: was signed to Nike after I told my A c L. 644 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 2: You know, they made the decision not to resign me. 645 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 2: And I went to my pastor and I told them 646 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 2: about it. Hey, I don't have a shoe company. I'm 647 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 2: gonna possibly be looking elsewhere. And he said, make your 648 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 2: own shoe. It's like that doesn't make it these days. 649 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: There's a shoe. 650 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: And so we went down the road and started, you know, 651 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 2: putting things together, and then it turns and turned into 652 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 2: you know, why just create a sneaker? Why not create 653 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 2: an entire sports and apparel of companies centered around Christ 654 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 2: and to give believers encouragement and you know, for them 655 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 2: to stand for their beliefs at the end of the day, 656 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 2: and that's really just it. For them to be individuals 657 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 2: and say, hey, this is what I believe in, this 658 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 2: is what I stand for, and and to find a 659 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 2: home with like minded believers from different backgrounds, different places 660 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 2: and was to come together. Uniting is one and so 661 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 2: that's how Unitus was born. The Judo one has been 662 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 2: honestly amazing, like like we're like going into different things now. 663 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 2: It's like lopes now and walking shoes and running shoes 664 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 2: and all these different things that we're looking at slides. 665 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 2: But the Judo one is the It's the first NBA 666 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 2: signature see sneaker with visible Bible versus on the outside, 667 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 2: And I just wanted to help that. Wow that you 668 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 2: the honor and glorify God. Five color ways. You can 669 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 2: check them out. We are uniteds dot com. You n 670 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 2: I t U S and uh. You know, appreciate any 671 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 2: support I can. 672 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 4: I can wholeheartedly endorse the book. 673 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: I read the book. 674 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,719 Speaker 4: I gave right oppist. All three of my grown children, 675 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 4: two of my older grandchildren have read the book and 676 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 4: it's just phenomenal. So congratulations all all. 677 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: That you're doing so much serious and my mom has 678 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: you You could put unitis on a on a potholder and 679 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: she'll buy it. And she got whatever whatever you put 680 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 1: out there. 681 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 2: It's greatly working on a uh it's like a trainer 682 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 2: slash runn issue right now, specifically for momes. 683 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: So oh no, there you go. 684 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 3: All right, well she'll be she'll be all you're going 685 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 3: to say, you're working on a potholder that you're going. 686 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: Because driving over potholes. I didn't understand what. I appreciate 687 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: the job. This is been a lot of fun. We're 688 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: so happy for you, proud of you, and hey, have 689 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: a blast at the end of the day. Is what 690 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:05,959 Speaker 1: to do it for. Have a blast and go out 691 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: there and make some noise. 692 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 2: Loly, we'll do all right. 693 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: Appreciate you. Jonathan Isaac the latest edition of Magic Pod Squad. 694 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: We'll see you next time.