WEBVTT - CJ McCollum Saved The Warriors Season

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<v Speaker 1>There's a there's a reason I don't speak ill of

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors.

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<v Speaker 2>There is.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you think that I'm some sort

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<v Speaker 1>of lifelong Warriors fan and all I do is big

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<v Speaker 1>them up and talk about how good Steph Curry is

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<v Speaker 1>and how Draymond Green's a Hall of Famer, Or don't

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<v Speaker 1>worry about what Andrew Wiggins has got going on in

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<v Speaker 1>his personal life, stay out of it. Steve Kurz one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best coaches of our generation. Like, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>say that because I want them to succeed.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't noticed that they haven't been playing well all season.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think I'm watching these games.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't think I haven't seen that they have one

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<v Speaker 1>of the worst records on the road in basketball. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't think I think that's a problem. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>think that. You don't think I don't see it. You

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<v Speaker 1>think I just want them to know. The reason that

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<v Speaker 1>I praise them is because I want them to stay asleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Complacency is the enemy of excellence, and I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors to be excellent.

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<v Speaker 2>That's facts.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know that me talking badly about them is

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<v Speaker 1>only gonna give them motivation. Did somebody not tell CJ

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<v Speaker 1>McCollum that, because CJ McCollum acts like he's never been

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<v Speaker 1>on the receiving end of Warriors vitriol. Before Little rewind Machine,

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<v Speaker 1>CJ McCollum and the Portland Trailblazers were.

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<v Speaker 2>Up fifteen points every single game in.

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<v Speaker 1>The Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, and they lost

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<v Speaker 1>every single one of them.

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<v Speaker 2>They were swept. CJ.

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<v Speaker 1>McCollum should know fucking better. They have been peacefully slumbering

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<v Speaker 1>all year. They are raizor thin to being mathematically eliminated

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<v Speaker 1>from the playoffs, and they against the Pelicans were down

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<v Speaker 1>twenty in a crucial game and they didn't seem to mind.

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<v Speaker 1>So why the fuck did CIJ McCollum decide he wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to start chirping at Draymond Green and Steph Curry and

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<v Speaker 1>Dante DiVincenzo when he was up twenty. The best revenge

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<v Speaker 1>on the Warriors is to say absolutely nothing pound them,

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<v Speaker 1>tell the world how good they are and how they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be. Okay, pack up your shit and call

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<v Speaker 1>your wife and be like, yo, we're about to eliminate

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So this is what happened Wednesday night.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said, they're up twenty, Pelicans are hidden threes,

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<v Speaker 1>Golden State sleepwalking seasons on the brink. Siej's chirpin' now.

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus Thompson breaks it down like this. McCollum might have

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<v Speaker 1>saved the Warriors season because Draymond became a madman and

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<v Speaker 1>woke the Warriors up on a run you've never seen

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<v Speaker 1>since I don't know last year when they did it

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<v Speaker 1>a million times.

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<v Speaker 2>The Warriors were on.

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<v Speaker 1>The brink, so it felt a few admitted it so

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<v Speaker 1>much after the game. Two nights after brutal mistakes down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch cost them a critical game against Minnesota, they

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<v Speaker 1>were down twenty to New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you doing? CJ?

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<v Speaker 1>So he's chirping. Drey decides enough is enough. He starts

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<v Speaker 1>hammering the Pelicans left and right, body checks Brendan Ingram

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<v Speaker 1>like he's playing hockey, gets a flagrant one heart foul

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<v Speaker 1>away from being tossed.

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<v Speaker 2>So why did he get so mad?

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<v Speaker 1>At the point, I'm gonna put myself out there and

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<v Speaker 1>then I hope that the guys will back me up,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, And if they don't back me up, are

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<v Speaker 1>season's over?

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway?

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<v Speaker 1>That was the most important game for the Warriors season,

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<v Speaker 1>and CJ. McCollum decided to give them extra motivation like

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<v Speaker 1>he was some muse I've been amused before for the Warriors, remember.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine to one.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't feel good when they used your content or

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<v Speaker 1>you're chirping to motivate them to excel in your face.

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<v Speaker 1>Desperate times call for desperate measures. Draymond and at halftime

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<v Speaker 1>lit a fire under the Warriors. Most notably, Steph comes

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<v Speaker 1>out in the third quarter like vintage Steph Curry all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, a twenty point lead turned into a

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<v Speaker 1>four point lead in like a minute. That's what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>You piss them off. You turn around and the lead

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<v Speaker 1>is gone. Not only is the league gone, now you're

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<v Speaker 1>down and they're still talking shit. They were talking shit

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<v Speaker 1>down twenty and now they're talking shit up five and

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<v Speaker 1>now you're quiet.

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<v Speaker 2>Steph it in seventy five seconds. Think about that. Three

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<v Speaker 2>threes in seventy five seconds at the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>A twenty eight footer, a thirty two footer, and a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven footer.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are really long threes. There's really long ones, and.

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<v Speaker 1>All of a sudden, just like that, your elite is gone.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop talking shit to the Warriors, And that was that.

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<v Speaker 1>When Steph does that, they're not beatable. And the funny

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<v Speaker 1>thing was like not brandon Ingram coming at Draymond or

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<v Speaker 1>CJ chirping Steph. That was the tipping point. It was

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<v Speaker 1>actually CJ barreling through new player on the team, Dante DiVincenzo.

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<v Speaker 1>Fine player, fine player, but not him like he was

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<v Speaker 1>a straight blocking dummy.

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<v Speaker 2>That sealed the deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Dante very mild mannered kid, doesn't want any smoke, just

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<v Speaker 1>wants to play basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks at mclum He's like, Yo, why are you

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<v Speaker 2>taking this out on me? I wasn't even trying to

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<v Speaker 2>be the tough guy. I'm just trying to hoop. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to win games. He runs over to Draymond.

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<v Speaker 1>He's like, Yo, let's get these guys. I was ready

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<v Speaker 1>to just be a part of this. Now I'm leading

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<v Speaker 1>the charge as well. And you know what, everyone rallied

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<v Speaker 1>around Dante DiVincenzo because you're not about to body our guy.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not about to bully our role player. Insane.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the sleeping giant has been awoke with I'm sorry, CJ.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all your fault. When they win the title, it

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<v Speaker 1>will be because of you. They will probably give you

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<v Speaker 1>an honorary ring because you helped save the Warrior season.

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<v Speaker 1>You're more important right now than our man twelfth on

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<v Speaker 1>the bench, Anthony Lamb. You are Bill Freakin Simmons. The

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<v Speaker 1>story yesterday was that the Warriors are going to ditch

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<v Speaker 1>Draymond and he's gonna go to the Dallas Mavericks. By

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<v Speaker 1>the way, that's a lie, just a straight lie. But

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<v Speaker 1>also we need to really step back and say, if

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<v Speaker 1>Draymond or Jordan Poole are leaving this team.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, Jordan Poole had an excellent game last night.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Jordan Poole.

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<v Speaker 1>Draymond Green is the second most important player on this

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<v Speaker 1>Warrior's team. If you're a car, the Warriors are a car.

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<v Speaker 1>Traymond Green is the engine of the car. Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 1>is the transmission of the car. What is Klay Thompson.

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<v Speaker 2>The tires?

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<v Speaker 1>What is Jordan Poole the sunroof? Jordan Poole is the sunroof.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome to have, definitely a luxury that you want. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you need a fucking sunroof? Absolutely not. Am I paying

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen thousand dollars more for this car because of a sunroof. No,

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<v Speaker 1>if the sunroof doesn't get along with the engine, sorry sunroof,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta go. Championship back on, folks, thanks to CJ McCollum.

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<v Speaker 1>Couldn't you just leave good enough alone. Our dubs are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be just fine, just like I said, championship caliber team.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the only one that's been riding with them.