WEBVTT - The BroadCast | Touching Base with Brett Brown

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine and twenty six and at sixth place in

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<v Speaker 1>the Eastern Conference. What exactly were the seventy Sixers at

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<v Speaker 1>the time the global pandemic hit? It was the issue

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<v Speaker 1>surrounded the team, which had only played nineteen of sixty

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<v Speaker 1>five games, with its opening nights starting five. As it

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<v Speaker 1>sits in my coaching world, this thing is so for

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<v Speaker 1>me incomplete. With a fade of the NBA season still

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<v Speaker 1>in the balance, the question now shifts after a lengthy hiatus,

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<v Speaker 1>what could Brett Brown Sixers ultimately be in the event

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<v Speaker 1>play resumes. We do not want to use this at

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<v Speaker 1>all as an excuse. The mission has been and will be.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to hunt for a championship. We catch up

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<v Speaker 1>with the Sixers head coach on this episode of the broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey up their seventy Sixers pod people. I'm Brian Seltzer.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you're doing great or as well as can be.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the past seven years, Philadelphia has gotten to know

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Brown pretty well. He's been through downs, he's been

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<v Speaker 1>through ups, He's dealt with injuries to all stars, and

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<v Speaker 1>now this a stoppage of play in the midst of

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<v Speaker 1>a season that he in the seventy six ers had

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<v Speaker 1>very high hopes for. Not only is Brown persistent and resilient,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a worldly guy too. And a conversation recorded May fifteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty nine year old head coach and I talked

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<v Speaker 1>about some of those qualities, what he and his family

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<v Speaker 1>have been up to bunker down in the suburbs, and

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<v Speaker 1>what the days and months ahead could look like. From

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<v Speaker 1>a personal stampoint, I knew that when the pandemic began,

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<v Speaker 1>none of us knew how long, you know, we were

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<v Speaker 1>going to be asked to kind of socially distanced with everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>That I wanted to try to find a rhythm to

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<v Speaker 1>my day, you know, I really wanted to find personally

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<v Speaker 1>a routine. And the routine goes something like this. I

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<v Speaker 1>get up very very early and go immediately for like long,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, several hour power walks. I have the fittest

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<v Speaker 1>dog in Philadelphia, and my wife accompanies me on our

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<v Speaker 1>walks more than she doesn't. I love spending time with her.

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<v Speaker 1>We just try to get up and get going, come

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<v Speaker 1>back to the house, usually at that stage, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the kids are waking up. I am the cook of

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<v Speaker 1>the house, whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>it is because I really enjoy it. Another part is

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I don't have to clean once I

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<v Speaker 1>do cook, and so there's a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>selfish trade off. And then you're get it going into hoops,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and the day, the day jumps like you're

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<v Speaker 1>on zoom calls. A lot we can get into, like

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<v Speaker 1>what the routine and rhythm has been with my team

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<v Speaker 1>and coaching staff if you want to, you know, go

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<v Speaker 1>down that path, but in general, you know, you're there

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<v Speaker 1>for hoops. And then I get a driveway with a

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<v Speaker 1>basket that I spend a ton of time with my

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen year old want to be point guard son, Sam Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>and just love that. Amazingly, he still listens to me,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I take out my anxiety and frustrations

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<v Speaker 1>of not coaching on him, which is even more amazing

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<v Speaker 1>that he lets me do what I do with him

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<v Speaker 1>and have enjoyed, you know, that experience. I got a

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<v Speaker 1>Georgetown daughter down in Georgetown, sadly showing this graduation, but

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<v Speaker 1>she's she's a want to be dentist. She's down there

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<v Speaker 1>trying to finish up with that side of it and

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<v Speaker 1>move on to dentals school. And we just play, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>touch tag with family and do tons with hoops. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>always with Elton Brand and bam. You know, at that stage,

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<v Speaker 1>it gets to be nine at night and I'm close

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<v Speaker 1>to being ready to go to bid. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>are a public figure, and obviously everyone when you speak

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<v Speaker 1>wants to hear about the basketball team and how it's

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<v Speaker 1>doing and that sort of thing. But in the context

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<v Speaker 1>of today's world, that anecdote about your daughter and not

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<v Speaker 1>being able to experience a traditional graduation, regardless of what

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<v Speaker 1>school it's from, that's a major milestone for her, not

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to experience something like that. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>touch point of how this whole situation is affecting everyday

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<v Speaker 1>people in their everyday lives. Have you guys talked at

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<v Speaker 1>all as a family about how you're going to celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>at some point, Um, it's come. It's come slowly, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know at some point it'll it'll be it'll be

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<v Speaker 1>more formal. I'm sure there will be a real graduation.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, next year is sometime or whenever joice sound

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<v Speaker 1>you know, decides to do like many of the universities.

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<v Speaker 1>But just the to your point like something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know is stolen, and it's a it's a really

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<v Speaker 1>it's a minto compared to what's really going on with everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>But to your point of it does affect and way

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<v Speaker 1>more than hoops all of us in different ways, and

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<v Speaker 1>her not being able to graduate is a fair example. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, as a family, we have acknowledged that we

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<v Speaker 1>we intend on doing something special for her and as

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<v Speaker 1>a family, but it's probably just in general to the

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<v Speaker 1>family question that has been elite. It's a thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I've just I can't, you know, tell you that how

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<v Speaker 1>much personally I've enjoyed being with my family. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you fifty nine years old. I've got an amazing wife,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've got kids that are still into one roof

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna lose them quite soon, and so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying this, you know, next few years while I got them.

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<v Speaker 1>That's great. So now more to the mundane, the basketball stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>You are as compartmentalized a coach as it comes. We've

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<v Speaker 1>learned that over the last seven plus seasons. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>walk me through the week with your staff, how you've

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<v Speaker 1>structured it, what you hit when you're going through the

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<v Speaker 1>work week right now, to make sure that your group

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<v Speaker 1>is staying prepared. Yeah, and I'll try to make this

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<v Speaker 1>as as detailed but quick as I can. When the

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<v Speaker 1>eyes when the instruction you're not playing happened, we jump

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<v Speaker 1>quickly into okay, go back to my routine thing. Now

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<v Speaker 1>what And I set up my staff like an NFL

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<v Speaker 1>staff is offense and defense and special teams and so on.

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<v Speaker 1>Different coaches are responsible for different parts of that equation.

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<v Speaker 1>I put out a syllabus right from the get go

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<v Speaker 1>of this is how we're going to walk down this pandemic,

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<v Speaker 1>and these are the areas that we're going to focus on.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's something as simple as like what did we

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<v Speaker 1>do well? What didn't we do well? Why and why?

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<v Speaker 1>And when you ask that question and you take deep

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<v Speaker 1>dives analytically and then apply it to what drills do

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<v Speaker 1>you do? And then it's supported by video clips. Then

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<v Speaker 1>it gets into you know, specifics with individuals. Then it

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<v Speaker 1>creeps into how do you sub the team? What are

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<v Speaker 1>the best player rotations? And it can go on and

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<v Speaker 1>on and on and so the past two months with

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<v Speaker 1>my bench coaches and the peripheral staff, which represents strength

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<v Speaker 1>and condition code, it represents analytics people, the sports performance

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<v Speaker 1>side of it all. It's deeper than just looking down

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<v Speaker 1>at three you know, me and three bench coaches. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's all encompassing. And so for the past what is

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<v Speaker 1>it eight weeks, you know, seven weeks. You know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>walked down those topics on a zoom, you know zoom.

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<v Speaker 1>There is obviously a huge benefit. None of us should

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<v Speaker 1>think like this isn't going to carry forward in some

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<v Speaker 1>way on how the world does business, which I think

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<v Speaker 1>is an efficient, good way to do it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can share videotape on screen. I can take a

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<v Speaker 1>mouse and like move an arrow around and we're all

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<v Speaker 1>like looking at the same thing. We really don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to be in a room, and in many ways, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the distractions aren't as frequent, and you can cut to

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<v Speaker 1>the chase. And so I'm unapologetic about the forum of

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<v Speaker 1>which we've taken that syllabus that I've just explained, and

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<v Speaker 1>walking down offense defense and then we're both three. We're

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<v Speaker 1>done offense, We're both three. What is it the way

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<v Speaker 1>through defense? And you know, along that those paths, you

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<v Speaker 1>get into special situations. You know, cat shot need two,

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<v Speaker 1>cat shot need three? You know, do you call it

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<v Speaker 1>time out and advance the ball? Do you challenge We're

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<v Speaker 1>all learning about the challenge you will now in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>When is it a good time to challenge something as

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<v Speaker 1>granular as that. I do that with you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>bench coaches, and then I get a separate side of

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<v Speaker 1>it where we do the same thing with the development coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, we dig into the individual player. What's

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<v Speaker 1>motifs got to do to get better? What does he

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<v Speaker 1>do well? What does he need to improve on as

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<v Speaker 1>an example, And you know, we go through that granula

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<v Speaker 1>like bit by bit, whether it's pick and roll offense

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, swing steps, slides defensively, whatever it is

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<v Speaker 1>it is, but it's incremental, it is systematic, and we've

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<v Speaker 1>walked through whether it's bench coaches or the development of

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<v Speaker 1>my players with that type of format. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with play is I'm always texting of face timing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just checking in more than anything. With the team, there

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<v Speaker 1>is no such thing as over communication. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>from time to time we have our team zoom stuff

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<v Speaker 1>and I really enjoy seeing their faces. I know Tobias

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<v Speaker 1>has organized as the the I guess bartender team happy Hour,

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<v Speaker 1>which the coaches weren't invited to, and I don't blame them. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's like all those things Brian are going

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<v Speaker 1>on that that really has made me feel like if

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<v Speaker 1>somebody says it's go time the goal, we will, we will.

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<v Speaker 1>We will be prepared to try to prepare to win

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<v Speaker 1>a championship. You know, that's still the bottom line, is

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<v Speaker 1>trying to put ourselves in a position to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>To that note, we kind of live in imperfect times

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<v Speaker 1>these days. I would love to play a game of

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<v Speaker 1>in a perfect world. So let's fast forward. Who knows

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<v Speaker 1>when it would be, but let's say the seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>ers are taking the floor for Game one of the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA Finals. In your mind when you map that out,

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<v Speaker 1>what does the team look like, who's on the court,

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<v Speaker 1>who's doing what? What are some of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you've tried to play out in your mind getting ready

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<v Speaker 1>for this. I mean, I'll go like global instead of granular.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just start with Joel that he's in the best

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<v Speaker 1>shape of his life, that he is just going rim

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<v Speaker 1>to rim and the team around him. The teammates around

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<v Speaker 1>him understand like, how do we help him, how do

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<v Speaker 1>we get him the ball? In general, that's it Joel

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<v Speaker 1>b Joel if he's got his fitness base and he's

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<v Speaker 1>got that type of attention, and we and me as

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<v Speaker 1>a coach do a good job of using it the

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<v Speaker 1>way that we should. He's the best big man in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA and as dominant as they come Ben Simmons.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we've learned over time that that he it's

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<v Speaker 1>more than he has the ball. Ben dribble at a

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<v Speaker 1>thousand miles an hour and go ahead and beat five

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<v Speaker 1>guys like that environment. He's got way more to offer

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<v Speaker 1>and give. And I've taken him off the ball as

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<v Speaker 1>the season has unfolded, and dribs and drabs and previous

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<v Speaker 1>year's playoffs as well, and so this year we've done

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<v Speaker 1>it more and more and more. He's so gifted and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, none of us can forget as a two

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<v Speaker 1>time All Star, I think a perspective defensive Player of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, a max contract guy, and he's twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a young age. It's a really young age. And

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<v Speaker 1>so Ben's utilization need doing a good job, a better

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<v Speaker 1>job of like using him in different environments to tap

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<v Speaker 1>into all the skills that he had. It would look

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<v Speaker 1>something like that. You go to Jay Rich, you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's that dog defensive player, putting him on the side

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<v Speaker 1>of the floor where he can turn corners in school,

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<v Speaker 1>like I know that he wants to really tapping him

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<v Speaker 1>into him where I think he has the most ability

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<v Speaker 1>to offensively impact the game. You get into al hoof

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias his growth as a defensive player and continuing to

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<v Speaker 1>promote him as a score and placing him in those

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<v Speaker 1>floor spots where he can hunt, freeze and do some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that we've seen him do. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>all those things interest me and you know, instead of

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<v Speaker 1>going through like everybody's roadmap, those are probably the high

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<v Speaker 1>level things. The excitement that we all have and seeing

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<v Speaker 1>what's happening with Shake and Burke. You know, the excitement

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<v Speaker 1>we have in drafting Fatise in that bounce, that pogo

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<v Speaker 1>You know the excitement of getting those two new players

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, all those things I think add up

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<v Speaker 1>to what you wished it could look like, would look

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<v Speaker 1>like if somebody says you're playing again? More about cooking,

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<v Speaker 1>with Brett Brown if you're up for it, as we

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<v Speaker 1>begin to wrap up a couple of quick rapid fire

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<v Speaker 1>quarantine questions for you. I hate this game, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll try to make it tolerable. I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>say the best meal you've cooked, the most challenging or

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<v Speaker 1>fulfilling rewarding meal that you've cooked for your family so far.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd go with the potato noki and pink sauce as

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<v Speaker 1>as a challenge. You know, the simplest and one of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite it's just basic croc pot beef stew. Like

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<v Speaker 1>you can't go you can't screw up a croc pot.

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<v Speaker 1>But I say the potato nochi with pink sauce, and

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<v Speaker 1>pulling that off was a challenge, and I was quite

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<v Speaker 1>proud how it came out best Ted Talk Neil deGrasse Tyson,

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<v Speaker 1>like I think that he's just a star, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm so fascinated by just like how he thinks,

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<v Speaker 1>how he presents. There's a doctor if I can have

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<v Speaker 1>a second choice. Larry Brilliant, who on Ted Talked two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and six, talked talked about you know, expect the pandemic,

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<v Speaker 1>expects some two thousand and six and like you start

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<v Speaker 1>going through it and you start learning about, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what happened in nineteen eighteen with the Spanish flu, and

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<v Speaker 1>it is eminent. None of us can say, oh my goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't believe that there's a pan like this. This

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<v Speaker 1>was well documented by also Bill Gates, you know a

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<v Speaker 1>whole And so the Ted Talk world for sure has

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<v Speaker 1>influenced my time. I get into like a wide variety

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<v Speaker 1>of just go to website so I can get some

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<v Speaker 1>perspective on my version of the truth in it equals

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<v Speaker 1>something like BBC News, El Jazeera. I do the Fox

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<v Speaker 1>CNN thing as I should. I jump into the Self Pacific,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Age out of Australia and find like

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<v Speaker 1>some even though there's a Chin China Global, you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's a dark a website on their version of the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>All of it interests me. And from that vision line,

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<v Speaker 1>I make my own decisions. What's on your playlist? What

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<v Speaker 1>music are you listening to? Been going hard at Van Morrison? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just really getting into Van Morrison even more. Um. There's

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<v Speaker 1>an Australian UH musician Paul Kelly. Uh, that is excellent,

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<v Speaker 1>just the a great storytelling, you know, like I got

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<v Speaker 1>into Dire Straits Mark and Offler a lot in my

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<v Speaker 1>early life and still just appreciate his ability to tell stories.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a thing I love in Bruce Springstein and you

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<v Speaker 1>know some of those musicians have beat up on my

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<v Speaker 1>Spotify list. I don't know if you saw this, but

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<v Speaker 1>recently Springsteen released a live recording from I want to say.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the final night of maybe a five or

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<v Speaker 1>six show run that he played at the Meadowlands during

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<v Speaker 1>the summer leg of the River Tour, which would have

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<v Speaker 1>been nineteen eighty one. I don't know if you've heard

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<v Speaker 1>about that. I listened to it yet, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I have heard about it, but I have not listened

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<v Speaker 1>to it. I've heard about it. It would interest me

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<v Speaker 1>very very much. He I mean, I grew up with him.

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<v Speaker 1>My roommate in Roosh University was from Freehold, New Jersey,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, many many, many times Jersey show of Freehold,

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<v Speaker 1>like that connection got me going, and it was like

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the Born to Run album jumped out

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<v Speaker 1>my senior year in high school. So here's my circuitous

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<v Speaker 1>way of hopefully asking a somewhat pointed question at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of this long winded point. I'm listening to this

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<v Speaker 1>recording from the River Tour and Springstein in the band.

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<v Speaker 1>They've already played twenty seven songs and they stay out

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<v Speaker 1>there for one more twenty eighth and final song in

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<v Speaker 1>the encore, and it is a total, all out, put

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<v Speaker 1>your pedal to the floor fifteen minute medley of all

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<v Speaker 1>these Detroit motown songs. Anyone who's a fan enough of

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<v Speaker 1>Springsteen or have heard any of his live shows from

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<v Speaker 1>that era know the medley that he does, and the

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<v Speaker 1>recording of the show is so good, so pristine. You

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<v Speaker 1>can hear Springsteen panning, gasping for air, trying to catch

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<v Speaker 1>his breath. He is leaving everything out there like he's

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<v Speaker 1>going for his last gasp. And so I'm thinking about this.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that you're a fan of his and he

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<v Speaker 1>is so relentless as performer, and I feel that when

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<v Speaker 1>we look back on your time here with the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six ers, there's one relentless aspect to your job approach

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Is that part of the reason why you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like Springsteen's music resonates with you as their connection

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<v Speaker 1>there a shared trade or quality. He's a snapshot to

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of great things for all of us. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get specific as it relates to what I see.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with he's an amazing shape, Like he really

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<v Speaker 1>to live a life as a rock and roll person

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<v Speaker 1>and the fame and the fortune and the travel and

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<v Speaker 1>still have a level of health. You know, he reads

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<v Speaker 1>and seems to be a great family man. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at his children, like how his children have come out,

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<v Speaker 1>you would think, like that's really hard to do, and

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<v Speaker 1>you'd have to say his health must be a great

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<v Speaker 1>starting point. Then you get into like the passion he

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<v Speaker 1>loves what he does. He must he must, And then

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<v Speaker 1>you can into like he's smart, he's he's he's really

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<v Speaker 1>detailed and creative and smart. And so you weigh those

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<v Speaker 1>few things up and to your point. Like the last

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<v Speaker 1>song of probably like a three hour concert, like he

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<v Speaker 1>just brains it, and you know, you see it in

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<v Speaker 1>his face. You look at him, he's just drenched and sweat.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I had a great experience looking at him on

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<v Speaker 1>Broadway a year ago, and like it's like he's in

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<v Speaker 1>your living room and you're just blown away. And his

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<v Speaker 1>wife would come out, you know, and and accompanying him

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<v Speaker 1>from time to time. But he's really just telling stories

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<v Speaker 1>in his living room. And I could talk about him

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time. Um, you know, just from Afar,

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<v Speaker 1>there's just a tremendous respect of how he's lived his

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<v Speaker 1>life and how good he is. And you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>like all of us, he's getting older, a stud. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>leave it at this. You always talk so affectionately and

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<v Speaker 1>passionately about the fans of Philadelphia seventy sixers fans. The

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<v Speaker 1>floor is yours. You got a message for him? I

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<v Speaker 1>mean just you're so grateful and let's just go to

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<v Speaker 1>a home record for the passion and the oath that

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<v Speaker 1>you give us. It's uh, they wear their heart on

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<v Speaker 1>the sleeve. Uh, the real and uh you know there's

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<v Speaker 1>an element with it. They're they're on you. Um, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good thing. It's just it's a it goes

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<v Speaker 1>back to that. I think we just talked about that

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<v Speaker 1>passion like that's a good thing. And um, we we

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<v Speaker 1>miss our fans. I'll stay safe and well and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad to have the opportunity to say that. Well put

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<v Speaker 1>Coach Brown. Great to hear you, even better to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much, seem from a crock pot Favorites to

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<v Speaker 1>Neil de grass Tyson and his hopes for the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers should this season resume. Excellent to hear from Brett Brann.

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<v Speaker 1>We've been trying to put out as much fresh content

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<v Speaker 1>as possible here on the pod feed. If you miss

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<v Speaker 1>some of our episodes and shows while least this past week,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly encourage you to go back and check them out.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a new edition of Posted Up, presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Caesar's Online profiling Tobias Harris and In the newest episode

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<v Speaker 1>of Tom's Talks with Tom McGinnis, he catches up with

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<v Speaker 1>Ed Pink, the former Villanova standout who's going on to

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<v Speaker 1>be a coach and scout in the NBA, and even

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<v Speaker 1>if you remember, a television announcer with the seventy six ers.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, that's some of the new stuff on our

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<v Speaker 1>pod feed from this past week. I'm Brian Seltzer saying

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<v Speaker 1>so long for now, Stay safe and healthy out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and thanks as always for listening to see Yah