WEBVTT - The Warriors Made A Statement In Game 7

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<v Speaker 1>If you're tuned into Heat Check with Triste Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, I think Steph

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<v Speaker 2>Curry is God.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he might be God.

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<v Speaker 2>I am here to tell you I have some new

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts about Steph Curry.

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<v Speaker 3>I see him in a completely different light.

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<v Speaker 2>I think churches are gonna start popping up with his

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<v Speaker 2>name on him.

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<v Speaker 3>Is he the best point guard ever in life? In history?

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<v Speaker 3>Over Magic Johnson? I think he might be. We also

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<v Speaker 3>get into that.

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<v Speaker 2>As well as how the regular season does not matter

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<v Speaker 2>at all to championship caliber teams. That is very obvious.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we will also touch on some news from around

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<v Speaker 2>the league. My Lord, the first round is over, and

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<v Speaker 2>boy was it memorable. So do me a favor, Nick

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<v Speaker 2>and drop that beat that should be reON, Lord, have

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<v Speaker 2>mercy wardell Stephan Curry. If you haven't seen Steph's performance

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<v Speaker 2>in Game seven against the Kinks, and you haven't seen

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<v Speaker 2>the highlights, you should probably just stop this podcast right

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<v Speaker 2>now and go watch it. What we saw, what we

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<v Speaker 2>witnessed was the elevation from legend to God to godhood

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe possibly Goathood, as we will get to as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry did things that we've only seen in NBA

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<v Speaker 2>jam and we are going to be talking about this

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<v Speaker 2>performance forever. Fifty years from now, people are gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>talking about this Game seven performance. So after the embarrassment

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<v Speaker 2>of Game six where our dubs got blown out at

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<v Speaker 2>the crib in the largest loss of the Steve Kerr.

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<v Speaker 3>Era, Steph was not taking no chances with that whole

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<v Speaker 3>one team one dream bullshit.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it was it is gonna be Steph's show, and

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<v Speaker 2>that happened from the very tip off. If they were

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<v Speaker 2>gonna lose, it was not gonna be because Jordan Poole

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<v Speaker 2>was looking at Baddie's court side and was turning the

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<v Speaker 2>ball over ten times.

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<v Speaker 3>That's just not what was gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 2>And what we got, I think was probably better than

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<v Speaker 2>his teammates could have even anticipated. The best Game seven

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<v Speaker 2>performance in NBA history. Let me say that again, that

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<v Speaker 2>was the best Game seven performance in the history of

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA in existence. Steph put up a fifty piece

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<v Speaker 2>against probably their best foe since the.

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<v Speaker 3>Probably twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Calves, Lebron Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>those role players. It was Electricity. Kings led by two

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<v Speaker 2>at half, but you knew what time it was. Steph

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<v Speaker 2>already had twenty in the first half, already had twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Fox was struggling to get going, and you're like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's only a matter of time before they break this

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<v Speaker 2>thing open. It's just we are just waiting for the

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<v Speaker 2>dam to burst. And you would think maybe Mike Brown

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<v Speaker 2>would have made some adjustments because he coached against or

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<v Speaker 2>with Curry for eight years during his time coaching the

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<v Speaker 2>Golden State Warriors.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, he did not.

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<v Speaker 2>He had nothing up his sleeve to stop Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 2>from doing Steph Curry things. And Steph even though in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half the Kings knew that they had to

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<v Speaker 2>put more attention and pressure on Curry, he would think, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe second half he like just puts up eighteen or sixteen.

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<v Speaker 3>No, he's actually better. In the second half with.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone scheming and game planning to shut him down, he

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<v Speaker 2>put up thirty. It was a better second half than

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<v Speaker 2>it was in the first half, where he just casually

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<v Speaker 2>put up twenty. The most demonic shit that I saw

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<v Speaker 2>from him, This is what I knew it was over.

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<v Speaker 2>Was at the end of the third quarter, Warriors are

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<v Speaker 2>starting to pull away and he had already missed for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time ever in my memory, two consecutive free throws,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, oh.

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<v Speaker 3>God, like, what's step up to? Is he frustrated?

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<v Speaker 2>He gets to the line again moments later, because that's

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<v Speaker 2>just the kind of night it was with the Scott

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<v Speaker 2>Foster game, by the way, that was a factor. And

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<v Speaker 2>they panned to his face and he's grinning from ear

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<v Speaker 2>to ear. It was the most diabolical, sick, twisted, sadistic

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<v Speaker 2>smile I have ever seen on anyone's face. It was

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<v Speaker 2>not a normal, I'm happy grin. It's a let me

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<v Speaker 2>make myself happy in the moment, and let me show

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<v Speaker 2>these Kings I'm coming and this is over for them.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when I knew it was inevitable. He is inevitable.

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<v Speaker 2>There was gonna be no comeback. They were only down seven,

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<v Speaker 2>but it could have been seventy. At that point, it

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<v Speaker 2>was over. He shot thirty eight times in thirty eight minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>from everywhere, from deep, from the paint, off balance, runners, floaters,

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<v Speaker 2>everything but a dunk.

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<v Speaker 3>One.

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<v Speaker 2>There was one point five seconds left to go on

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<v Speaker 2>the shot clock. Kings had defended this team very mightily.

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<v Speaker 2>One point five seconds left on the shot clock, they

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<v Speaker 2>inbound the pass, Steph mbounds the pass, immediately gets it

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<v Speaker 2>back contested corner three splash. The only thing that was

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<v Speaker 2>surprising was when Steph would miss. I was actually shocked

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<v Speaker 2>when not every single shot that he let fly did

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<v Speaker 2>not go in. He said this about his sadistic smile

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<v Speaker 2>after the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Attitude can manifest a lot of things. And I told

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<v Speaker 4>Q on the sidelines that I missed four or five

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<v Speaker 4>three those the last two games. Not like me, but

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<v Speaker 4>never over overthink it. Just enjoyed the moment. So the

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<v Speaker 4>smile was intentional on trying to just be in the present.

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<v Speaker 4>As simple as it is, is just trying to make a

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<v Speaker 4>free throw, so I like to have fun with it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, No, it was more than that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Draymond, as he said on the podcast today,

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<v Speaker 2>because of course he didn't do in game six, real

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<v Speaker 2>shocking that there was no dream on episode. After Game six,

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<v Speaker 2>which was the most embarrassing loss, he probably would have

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<v Speaker 2>cussed everybody out. So I get it. It all began

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<v Speaker 2>with the pregame speech from Steph Wardell Creek.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna lie man game six. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>gut punch That night. I sent those two guys a

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<v Speaker 1>text message. I sent that text at three am. The

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<v Speaker 1>first line is, so I can't sleep period. Just finish

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<v Speaker 1>the film again and then I go into some other things.

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<v Speaker 1>Steph text back at six am, like, can't sleep either,

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<v Speaker 1>but let me deliver the message before film say no more.

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<v Speaker 1>And he delivered such a powerful message. Listen, we just

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<v Speaker 1>got embarrassed last night. We got embarrassed on our home floor.

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<v Speaker 1>An opportunity to close out a team, and we never

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<v Speaker 1>showed up. He said, if you getting on this bus,

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<v Speaker 1>you making a commitment to this team. I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>how many minutes you play. I don't care if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't play a single second. I don't care if it's points, rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it is. But if you getting on this bus,

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<v Speaker 1>you are saying I am going to do whatever it

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<v Speaker 1>takes as far as my preparation goes to win this game.

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<v Speaker 1>We not going out like that. We have an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to play in game seven.

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<v Speaker 3>They've rare.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't come around. Take advantage of the moment, embrace

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<v Speaker 1>the moment. When he delivered that speech, I just can't

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<v Speaker 1>say I knew he was going to come out and

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<v Speaker 1>get fifty. But I knew he was going to come

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<v Speaker 1>out and do something incredible, and I knew there was

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<v Speaker 1>no way he was going to allow us to lose.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I tell you what, Yeah, I don't really know

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<v Speaker 2>what more you can say after that. Hey, Jordan Poole,

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<v Speaker 2>suck it up. Hey Jonathan Kaminga, you're not playing anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not effective enough for us. Don't be whining and.

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<v Speaker 3>Bitching and moping on the sideline.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not bring the vibes down. This is a championship

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<v Speaker 2>caliber team. We have championship DNA and you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>we could have traded your ass for somebody with better attitude,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know what, we have faith in you, So

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<v Speaker 2>sit your little ass down there on the bench and

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<v Speaker 2>play your role. And that was the moment after that game,

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<v Speaker 2>after that Game seven, which let's be honest, I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>the Kings to win because the dynasty I'm hoping will end.

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<v Speaker 3>At some point. I want to see a new piece,

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<v Speaker 3>new blood come to the forefront.

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<v Speaker 2>I came to terms with the reality that Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 2>is the best to ever do.

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<v Speaker 3>It at the point guard position. He just is.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the performance fifty piece Game seven, when you're

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<v Speaker 2>only surprised that he missed. That was point god. As

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<v Speaker 2>John Morant would say, that was point goat performance.

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<v Speaker 3>He puts up fifty.

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<v Speaker 2>After an embarrassing Game six, the worst defeat that they

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<v Speaker 2>ever had in the Steve Kerr era. In Game six,

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<v Speaker 2>stays up all night, watches film, then comes ready to kill.

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<v Speaker 3>He is.

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<v Speaker 2>I always was like, Oh, it's so cute that they

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<v Speaker 2>call him the baby Face Assassin. You know, you're like,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a really cute nickname. No, he really is. He

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<v Speaker 2>really is Liam Neeson. He really is a man with

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<v Speaker 2>some very specific skills. He really does take pleasure in

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<v Speaker 2>telling fifty cent, Hey, why don't you?

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<v Speaker 3>Did you see it?

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<v Speaker 2>He pretended to light the beam on fifty cent, Like

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<v Speaker 2>this beam, bitch, That's what that was. It's sick, it's twisted.

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<v Speaker 2>The look on his face when he's ending you is

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<v Speaker 2>pure sick delight. It's not just joy for joy's sake,

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<v Speaker 2>because I enjoy playing a child's game make sixty million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars a year. No, No, I enjoy ending you. I enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>you thinking you're gonna win, and me silencing your cute

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<v Speaker 2>little crowd at Golden One.

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<v Speaker 3>It's disgusting. It's like a boa constrictor. Around your neck,

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<v Speaker 3>and there's no feeling like it. It's an outer body experience.

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<v Speaker 3>You're sitting there.

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<v Speaker 2>On your couch or wherever you are, and you're like,

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<v Speaker 2>the game's not over, but it's over, and you're watching

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<v Speaker 2>yourself in awe of you dying right there.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what that was. So now the NBA gets what

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<v Speaker 3>they want.

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry versus Lebron in the playoffs, first time they've

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<v Speaker 2>ever faced each other in the playoffs, not in the finals,

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<v Speaker 2>which I think is incredible. Lakers, of course, get the

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<v Speaker 2>job done by giving Dylan Brooks exactly what he wanted,

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<v Speaker 2>a forty piece, a forty point loss in a closeout game,

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<v Speaker 2>which gives us a seven seed playing a six seed

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<v Speaker 2>in the second round of the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>Warriors now get home advantage. Isn't that a bitch?

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<v Speaker 2>You sit there and you scrap and claw, and you

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<v Speaker 2>think that the Warriors are dead, and now they have

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<v Speaker 2>home court until.

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<v Speaker 3>They play the Nuggets or the Suns.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that something The narratives obviously will be out of

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<v Speaker 2>control because these are two out of the five best

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<v Speaker 2>players in NBA history going up one against one another,

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<v Speaker 2>both in the tail end of their careers, but not

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<v Speaker 2>looking a day over twenty seven, and you'd think maybe

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<v Speaker 2>this was the first time. Oh maybe the NBA wished

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<v Speaker 2>it was the Western Conference finals. But I think they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to smash the ratings again for the second round,

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<v Speaker 2>just like they did in the first round.

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<v Speaker 3>The difference. I don't think this goes seven games.

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry was asked a question which I've been thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about all day. The question was, Hey, Steph, who can

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<v Speaker 2>stop Steph Curry? And he said he said, hopefully we

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<v Speaker 2>never find out what.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully we'll never find out. He is deadly. I can't.

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<v Speaker 2>This is like the new show Citadel, where is he's

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<v Speaker 2>an assassin who's gonna beat our dubs?

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody that's who.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a championship team and their toughest test they.

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<v Speaker 3>Just finished his seventh I want to talk about something.

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<v Speaker 2>More broad than the individual games themselves. After watching the

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<v Speaker 2>first round of the NBA playoffs, something has become very evident,

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<v Speaker 2>very obvious. Playoff seating doesn't matter anymore at all. There

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<v Speaker 2>was a time where teams would scratch and they would

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<v Speaker 2>claw to try to get home court advantage in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, after all, we've been told for decades that

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<v Speaker 2>having home court is a difference between life and death,

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<v Speaker 2>between cant.

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<v Speaker 3>Coon and a deep run of the playoffs. That's just

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<v Speaker 3>not true anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not the Miami Heat. We're a playing team, not

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<v Speaker 2>just a playing team. They lost their first game in

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<v Speaker 2>the play in tournament. They were down by double digits

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<v Speaker 2>of the Chicago Bulls. Scratched in clawed just to get

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<v Speaker 2>the eight seed. And you know what they did. They

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<v Speaker 2>just beat a team that won two years ago the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA title. Yes, there was no Joannis for two games,

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<v Speaker 2>but it didn't matter.

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<v Speaker 3>They didn't have Tyler Hero.

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<v Speaker 2>Either, one of their best shooters. They made quick work

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<v Speaker 2>of them in five. Everybody thought that the Heat were

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get bounced in four.

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<v Speaker 3>Nope.

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<v Speaker 2>Duncan Robinson has emerged from the crypt. He had fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>threes in four games after the Tyler Hero injury, fourteen.

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<v Speaker 3>Steph Curry.

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<v Speaker 2>His performance, Jimmy Butler's performance was pretty good too, fifty

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<v Speaker 2>six points.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bucks are done.

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<v Speaker 2>Bud might get fired, he might have dismantled the Milwaukee Bucks.

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Butler an eight seed. The Warriors, the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>they were a six seed joke. Jokeville made no sense.

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<v Speaker 2>They were always we said this all year. The Warriors

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<v Speaker 2>are a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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<v Speaker 3>Do not sleep.

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<v Speaker 2>The only thing that the Warriors are pretending is that

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<v Speaker 2>they're not contending.

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<v Speaker 3>That's it. There was all this talk, Oh, Warriors are old.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh they're done. Their road records trash. How are they

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<v Speaker 3>gonna win in the playoffs that they can't win on

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<v Speaker 3>the road. That was some bullshit. Did you see what

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<v Speaker 3>they just said?

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<v Speaker 2>They got two wins against the Sacramento Kings, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the toughest places to play.

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<v Speaker 3>In the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, they don't have youth on their side. But the

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<v Speaker 2>truth is what we now know. This is a fact.

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<v Speaker 2>Fact nobody's talking about. The Warriors don't have a tank

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<v Speaker 2>for the regular season anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>They are old.

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<v Speaker 2>Their tank is twenty eight games, the amount of games

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<v Speaker 2>that the playoffs are.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll give you some good games in January. Maybe we'll

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<v Speaker 3>see you a couple of good games in February. We'll

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<v Speaker 3>get up for our home crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>But where we go on the road, you're not getting

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<v Speaker 2>our A squad, you're not getting our A efforts. And

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<v Speaker 2>if we lose to Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars arena.

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<v Speaker 2>Be thankful that we didn't give you our full force,

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<v Speaker 2>because when we have it, there's no one on the

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<v Speaker 2>planet who can beat us. And that's what Draymond said.

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<v Speaker 2>I can barely get out of bed in February. Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>did you see the performances that he had in the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 2>He had twenty something points, one of the most efficient

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<v Speaker 2>performances in saane defense. Yeah, he did stop someone in

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<v Speaker 2>the chest. Turns out that was pretty effective for them too.

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<v Speaker 2>When he got suspended, unlocked the things that they needed

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<v Speaker 2>to know in order to have better spacing. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of bad luck that the Warriors have, bad luck

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<v Speaker 2>that ultimately turns into good luck. You've got Steph thirty five,

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<v Speaker 2>Clay thirty three, Draymond thirty They're not mustering up the

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<v Speaker 2>energy to play defense against the Detroit Pistons, Are.

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<v Speaker 3>You kidding me?

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<v Speaker 2>No, So the next time the Warriors are in February

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<v Speaker 2>and they're like a borderline fringe playing team, just remember

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<v Speaker 2>they're still a title team.

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<v Speaker 3>They are never dead until one of them leaves, one

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<v Speaker 3>of those core three leave. Maybe that's this offseason. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>And I have Kevon Looney who I think maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>best center we've ever seen, the best rebounding small center.

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<v Speaker 3>He had more What was that tweet? I saw this?

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<v Speaker 2>Kevon Looney has had as many twenty plus rebound games

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<v Speaker 2>in the first round of this playoffs than David Robinson,

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<v Speaker 2>Hakeem Elijauan, Karl Malone, to Kembe Matumbo and Bill Walton

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<v Speaker 2>had in their entire playoff careers, just shy of one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and twenty eight, which is Bill Russell for most

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<v Speaker 2>all time.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>There were people who said it, not me, said so

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<v Speaker 2>the Bonus would eat Kevon Looney for lunch, No, sir,

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<v Speaker 2>So bonus got eaten for lunch from Kvan. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't really matter to Golden State. They just wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to avoid the playing tournament, which honestly, even if they

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<v Speaker 2>made it.

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<v Speaker 3>To the play in tournament, they probably would have stilled.

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<v Speaker 2>They probably would have played the Nuggets and beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Nuggets in six. This is the potency. It is a

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<v Speaker 2>team that is built for the playoffs. Do you want

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<v Speaker 2>to play the Warriors? Ever, the answer is no. The

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<v Speaker 2>answer along your path. That's why I didn't want the

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<v Speaker 2>Kings to play the Warriors in the first round because

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<v Speaker 2>they are at the end of the day inevitable. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the trend though, of the future for me. I

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<v Speaker 2>think you're seeing this with Lebron. Lebron just takes full

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<v Speaker 2>plays off in the middle of the game to conserve

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<v Speaker 2>his energy for winning time, because.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the only we are not allowed. We're not gonna go,

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<v Speaker 3>go go. They're not robots.

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<v Speaker 2>Their tank isn't just completely unlimited where they can be

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<v Speaker 2>their game set evan fourth quarter winning time South in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of a random Tuesday game against some bottom

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<v Speaker 2>feeder team.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely fucking not.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember when Lebron James broke the scoring record and they

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<v Speaker 2>lost to OKC and we thought that that was meaningful

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<v Speaker 2>in any way.

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<v Speaker 3>It was not.

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<v Speaker 2>This was a team given up for dead at the

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<v Speaker 2>trade deadline below five hundred, Lebron James injured, Anthony Davis injured.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, they were cooked. Rob Polinka pulled something

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<v Speaker 2>out of his hat. I don't know who he has

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<v Speaker 2>pictures on where he was able to make those trades.

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<v Speaker 3>But retooled the roster, reinvigorated.

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<v Speaker 2>The team, and now that they now, they are scary.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is the trend of the future. It

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<v Speaker 2>is now called the conservation.

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<v Speaker 3>Of star power.

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<v Speaker 2>All of this means the regular season is just not

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<v Speaker 2>very meaningful anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Doesn't mean it's not fun.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't mean teams can't build on regular season success.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't mean that we should just cancel it all together.

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<v Speaker 2>It means that guys like Lebron and Steph and Draymond

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<v Speaker 2>cannot be judged by their individual performances or team performances

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<v Speaker 2>until playoff time.

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<v Speaker 3>That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>Because if you can go off in for fifty in

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<v Speaker 2>a Game seven, after being embarrassed and straight up flattened

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<v Speaker 2>in Game six on the road.

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<v Speaker 3>Who gives a fuck what you do in February? Who cares?

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<v Speaker 2>That's gonna mean skipping Tuesdays against Utah and not really

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<v Speaker 2>trying that hard till April. That's it. That's that's the takeaway.

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<v Speaker 3>All right. Let's move around some quick updates news from

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<v Speaker 3>Run the League.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Sixers and Celtics played last night, because this

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<v Speaker 2>is coming out Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 3>I haven't seen the game yet, but I can just

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<v Speaker 3>I can just already know what's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 2>The line is Celtics by nine and a half, and

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<v Speaker 2>I would not take.

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<v Speaker 3>The sixers plus nine and a half. I'll tell you

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<v Speaker 3>that no EMBIID indefinitely.

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't even started doing physical activity, has not done

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<v Speaker 2>any drills, has only been doing light stretching shams. Schams

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<v Speaker 2>said that it was even more severe than initially thought.

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<v Speaker 2>He has gotten PRP. That is platelet rich plasma rich

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<v Speaker 2>plasma rich replacement therapy. I believe it's what it's called.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a big ass needle where they take your blood

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<v Speaker 2>out of you and then they put it back in

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<v Speaker 2>you after they spun it around in some sort of machine.

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<v Speaker 3>Apparently it feels terrible.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one of the thickest needles my friend has ever

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<v Speaker 2>shown me who has gotten.

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<v Speaker 3>Kobe used to go.

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<v Speaker 2>To Germany to get PRP on his old ass knees

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<v Speaker 2>back in the day.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not good. Would you say that in the middle

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<v Speaker 3>of the playoffs? Not good?

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<v Speaker 2>And if there's no EMBIID, then what are we even

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. If there's no EMBIID in this series, what

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<v Speaker 2>are we even saying. We're saying nothing, there's no it's done.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a rap.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a coast for the Boston Celtics. We thought that

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<v Speaker 2>the Milwaukee Bucks had the easier path to the Eastern

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<v Speaker 2>Conference Finals. Turns out that was a lie. Turns out

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<v Speaker 2>avoiding Jimmy Butler what you want to do. The only

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<v Speaker 2>possibility for the Sixers to win the series, or at

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<v Speaker 2>least compete in the series, is if James Harden turns

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<v Speaker 2>back time like Chaer and is the Houston Rockets version

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<v Speaker 2>of James Harden when he was an MVP putting up fifty.

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<v Speaker 3>In the ragul.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not just gotta be James Harden in Houston, He's

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be regular season James Harden in Houston, because God

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<v Speaker 2>knows that James Harden has never been a good playoff player,

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<v Speaker 2>and Tyrese Maxi has to be a version of himself

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<v Speaker 2>we have only seen in glimpses just to compete unless

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<v Speaker 2>the question. There's one little factor that could possibly put

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<v Speaker 2>a wrench in Boston's plans, and his name is Bible

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<v Speaker 2>thumping Joe Miszula, one of the worst clutch time play

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<v Speaker 2>callers I've ever seen. Definitely surprised that he's the head

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<v Speaker 2>coach of the Boston Celtics. But honestly, it might not

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<v Speaker 2>even come into play because this thing might be a

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<v Speaker 2>blowout until they figure out a way to put Joel

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<v Speaker 2>Embiid's lifeless body back onto the court. Moving forward, on

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<v Speaker 2>the Knicks Heat series that already looks shaky without Julius Randall.

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<v Speaker 2>Another player that has gone down with an injury. And

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you what, he had played really well against

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<v Speaker 2>the Heat for the regular season.

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<v Speaker 3>He was missed.

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<v Speaker 2>Nicks looked really good in the first half. They were

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<v Speaker 2>blowing out the Heat and then what happened. Heat did

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<v Speaker 2>heat things and it wasn't even close in the second half.

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<v Speaker 2>Heat blew the Knicks out in the Garden Night Night

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<v Speaker 2>Sleep mask. One little wrinkle, Jimmy Butler turned his ankle.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently it was the size of the baseball. Yeah, not great,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll play. I'm sure he's questionable for Game two. But

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<v Speaker 2>without Jimmy, this is a G League team. No shade

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<v Speaker 2>on Max Struz or Gabe Vincent or fat ass Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Lowry who's re emerged from the crypt as well. But

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs reminds us never count out Eric Spolstra as

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<v Speaker 2>for the next Julius Randall.

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<v Speaker 3>Still day to day.

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<v Speaker 2>Tib says that he's not limping, but he hasn't done

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<v Speaker 2>anything on the court other than shooting.

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<v Speaker 3>On Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds like he's probably not coming back for a

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<v Speaker 2>game or two out West.

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<v Speaker 3>Denver is about.

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<v Speaker 2>To to dethrown the Suns, aren't they It did not

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<v Speaker 2>look good. It did not look like a good fun

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<v Speaker 2>situation for Phoenix. The Hoop Collective, Boys Winhorse and all

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<v Speaker 2>them said that Denver is playing as well as they

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<v Speaker 2>have since midseason, and I think that's right. Jamal Murray

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<v Speaker 2>is playing like bubble Jamal Murray. Jokich is playing like

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<v Speaker 2>a two time MVP. And here's a fun stat. In

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<v Speaker 2>the last seven years, the Nuggets are eighteen and three

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<v Speaker 2>against the Suns. When Jamal Murray plays, they are one

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<v Speaker 2>in eight without him. Remember that with Sons and four

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<v Speaker 2>they were the ones that were the victims of Sons

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<v Speaker 2>and four. The most concerning thing though about the Sons

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<v Speaker 2>is their role players. They just they don't have that

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<v Speaker 2>math to math up with the Nuggets. On top of

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that DeAndre Ayton, my guy who called himself

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<v Speaker 2>Dominatan is complacent as hell, does not look interested in

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<v Speaker 2>playing basketball under the rim at the moment. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>viral clip of him standing around watching Jokic get multiple

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<v Speaker 2>offensive rebounds and putbacks. Just watching just like, hey, shit

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<v Speaker 2>looks fun as hell.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a good game.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got to figure that out. He's got to be

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<v Speaker 2>more involved that they're going to compete. And speaking of

0:24:56.160 --> 0:24:58.840
<v Speaker 2>the Sun's real quick little funny story about Kevin Durant,

0:24:59.040 --> 0:25:03.560
<v Speaker 2>Jeff Green dropped they a fascinating factoid following Game one

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<v Speaker 2>at the presser. He said, because Katie and him play

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<v Speaker 2>together in Seattle when there was a team there and

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<v Speaker 2>they became super close. And Green said this, Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 2>has been lying about his height this whole time. He's

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<v Speaker 2>actually not six' eleven, He's not seven feet He's seven

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<v Speaker 2>foot one. Kevin Durant, he's just been just been underestimating

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<v Speaker 2>his height this whole time. And nobody's ever thought to

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<v Speaker 2>break out a ruler and be like, hey, you look

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<v Speaker 2>taller than six eleven, Like there's just I know you're skinny,

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<v Speaker 2>but you look taller than seven feet to me. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you think about it, that's pretty on brand for Katie, Like, ah, nah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like six 't ten. Maybe he's more like Chet

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<v Speaker 2>Holmer and than we thought.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh. And then the Mavericks, we haven't really talked about.

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<v Speaker 2>Them much other than the fact that they got a

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<v Speaker 2>fine for tanking. Tim Cato dropped an article about them.

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<v Speaker 2>They give some insight into what they're going to do

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<v Speaker 2>in the off season. Their number one priority is to

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<v Speaker 2>sign re signed Kyrie, of course, and now the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 2>which is an interesting little nugget of information. The Lakers

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<v Speaker 2>are no longer interested in signing Kyrie Irving, even though

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving has been showing up at every game behind

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<v Speaker 2>the bench doing his best maybe pay me impression that

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<v Speaker 2>you could ask for. He was at the Laker Memphis game,

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<v Speaker 2>he was at the Sacramento Kings.

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<v Speaker 3>Game versus the Warriors. Who is he trying to play

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<v Speaker 3>for in that little duo?

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<v Speaker 2>But I think Kyrie's real opportunity to get a Max

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<v Speaker 2>deal's probably Dallas, looks like.

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<v Speaker 3>Also, Dallas is not interested.

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<v Speaker 2>In keeping Christian Wood, so they had to pay a

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<v Speaker 2>first round pick for him to be there for like

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<v Speaker 2>one year. Sources are saying that he's no longer in

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<v Speaker 2>their future plans. Javel McGee no longer in their future plans,

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<v Speaker 2>Maxi Klaiber probably not in their future plans. And Dwight Powell,

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<v Speaker 2>even though they like him a lot, they might not

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<v Speaker 2>keep him they're also looking to move Tim Hardaway. It

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<v Speaker 2>kind of sounds like in Everything Must Go Sale. If

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<v Speaker 2>I'm honest, it's gonna be really hard to move Tim

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<v Speaker 2>Hardaway because he gets paid a lot of money, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know how hard it is to move assets that

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<v Speaker 2>are not as valuable as.

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<v Speaker 3>You're paying them.

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<v Speaker 2>Their focus is DeAndre Dominaton, which I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily is gonna be a great situation for them, considering

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<v Speaker 2>I just told you his lack of interest in playing

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<v Speaker 2>defense is quite evident in the playoffs. Chris Middleton, who

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<v Speaker 2>has had a swollen knee since twenty twelve, on and off,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh yeah, the MAVs are cooked. Probably Luke is

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<v Speaker 2>gone if they don't make a move to at least

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<v Speaker 2>show good faith. Luke is probably asking out next year.

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<v Speaker 3>Moving on to Memphis.

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis, Uh boy, was that embarrassing. And both the stars, well,

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<v Speaker 2>both the players who've been popping off at the mouth,

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<v Speaker 2>John Moran and Dylan.

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<v Speaker 3>Brooks both skipping out right after the game ends. The

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<v Speaker 3>miss media availability. That's some punk shit.

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<v Speaker 2>And now we have a slew of offseason interviews to

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<v Speaker 2>fall back on. First, John Morant, they said, hey, that

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<v Speaker 2>you're good in the West comment how about that, and

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<v Speaker 2>he says he didn't regret saying it.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you fix this?

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<v Speaker 2>According to jaw Less trash talking friend of showed to

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Cole reported that jaw has pledged to be more

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<v Speaker 2>humble and do less trash talking. If I do that,

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<v Speaker 2>then the rest of the team will follow. Sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw knows what we all knew everybody who has a

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<v Speaker 2>target on them, given the fact that they are fucking

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<v Speaker 2>annoying and they have too much shit to say and

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<v Speaker 2>they have accomplished nothing. Are the Grizzlies the Grizzlies if

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<v Speaker 2>they don't have that unabashed swagger, a quiet ja Morant.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what that will mean moving forward. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that they should double down and Benba, the NBA's villains,

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if that's gonna make them a better team.

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<v Speaker 2>Dylan Brooks and his poked the Bear comments probably got

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<v Speaker 2>him a one way ticket out of Memphis.

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<v Speaker 3>He's probably not going to be re signed.

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor Jenkins and Zach Kleman both said that self created

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<v Speaker 2>distraction hurt the Grizzlies in the playoffs. Looks like Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>Brook's probably out of there one thing's for sure. GM

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<v Speaker 2>Zach Kleman says that the grizz are going to be active,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent active on the trademarket. That means probably

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<v Speaker 2>going after Michel Bridges, probably going after ogn Andobi, probably

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<v Speaker 2>going after Pascal Siakam, all the guys.

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<v Speaker 3>That are available, most likely for the right price. That's

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<v Speaker 3>all the time that we after the heat Check.

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<v Speaker 2>We will be back Friday with an all new episode

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<v Speaker 2>covering the second round series. I hope they're all as

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<v Speaker 2>exciting as King's Warriors were in the first round. Do

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