WEBVTT - Simmons Putting His Stamp on the Season

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons has been doing a lot lately. Slammington to

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<v Speaker 1>a trailing seventh to the right, a jam, Ben Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>running rough shot right down broad steet, stealing Simmons steals

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, Harris for three, oh yeah, steal, run out, assist,

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<v Speaker 1>and I fucking bits a fire Harris and just providing

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers with all around excellent, all league caliber play.

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<v Speaker 1>I think what Ben has done. Talk about the positive

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<v Speaker 1>is the guy who understands what he's really good at

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<v Speaker 1>making other people around him a better than That's NBA

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<v Speaker 1>TV's Jared Greenberg and will examine simmons progress this season

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<v Speaker 1>and his impact on this episode of the broadcast. How

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<v Speaker 1>are you doing out there, seventy Sixers pod people? Busy

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<v Speaker 1>stretched for the team right now? It is playing pretty well,

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<v Speaker 1>continuing to rack up the winds in the top half

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<v Speaker 1>of the Eastern Conference. Still perfect at home and knocking

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<v Speaker 1>off some quality opponents as of late. Got a win

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<v Speaker 1>over the Toronto Raptors that was nice on Sunday, defeated

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<v Speaker 1>the Denver Nuggets in a defensive physical tussle on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>and coming up Thursday night, the primetime pairing with the

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<v Speaker 1>arch nemesis Boston Celtics. In the midst of all this,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons has been terrific and we will talk about

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<v Speaker 1>that storyline with Jared Greenberg of NBA TV and just

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<v Speaker 1>a matter of moments. But first a reminder that to

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<v Speaker 1>that will take you to our feed. Ben Simmons came

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<v Speaker 1>into this week fresh off two fantastic games, a career

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<v Speaker 1>high thirty four points plus seven assists in these seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six ers historic blowout win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Loba

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons Hetty Jamnet, Ben Simmons is going to town on

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<v Speaker 1>the Cleveland Cavaliers, reminding the Cavaliers of Larron James. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the very next night against the Toronto Raptors, a near

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<v Speaker 1>triple double for Simmons as he finished with sixteen points,

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<v Speaker 1>eleven boards, and nine dollars. Here's Ben in the Lane

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<v Speaker 1>takes it all went down that Slabs it he wind

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<v Speaker 1>Mills and n gassoul Are you kidding me? Ben? Sevens

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<v Speaker 1>wheels that slams it? What a playue? Wow? What a

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<v Speaker 1>slam by Simmons. Yes, Ben Simmons has indeed been in

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<v Speaker 1>some kind of groove lately. He even earned some votes

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<v Speaker 1>for Eastern Conference Player of the Weekends. I was lucking

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<v Speaker 1>them every time I was in the floor. Wh goss,

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<v Speaker 1>how many meds I've laid. A month and a half

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<v Speaker 1>into the NBA season, Simmons leads the league in total

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<v Speaker 1>steals and steals per game. He's fifth and assists twelfth,

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<v Speaker 1>and field goal percentage, and to the great website Basketball

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<v Speaker 1>Reference dot com, the Aussie is fifth in defensive wind shares.

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<v Speaker 1>Might try to play the game on how to play

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<v Speaker 1>without over thinking, I'll listening to anybody else, so good time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting better, Ben Simmons. In addition to all of that,

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<v Speaker 1>is also the topic I wanted to get into with

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<v Speaker 1>this week's guest on the Pod, Jared Greenberg. He's the

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<v Speaker 1>host of NBA TV's crunch Time, which airs every Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>and Friday from sevent eastern to the night's final buzzer.

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<v Speaker 1>Crunch Time is the league's Whip Around show, capturing all

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<v Speaker 1>the excitement around the NBA from down to the wire

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<v Speaker 1>finishes to game winners and defining moments throughout the night.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course, the seventy Sixers will be back on

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA on TNT this Thursday as a part of

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<v Speaker 1>TNTs doubleheader when the Sixers visit the Boston Celtics eight

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock Eastern. Then later on that night stick Around a

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<v Speaker 1>Great Western Conference game between the Portland Trailblazers and Denver Nuggets. So,

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<v Speaker 1>Jared Greenberg, it is great to have you on once again.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you make of this recent tear by Ben

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<v Speaker 1>simm You know, I think what what what Ben has

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<v Speaker 1>done really well is identify what he's really good at.

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons saw the run jam and that's where Simmons is

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<v Speaker 1>at his very best. Well, he can get in the

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<v Speaker 1>open floor, he gets the rebound and immediately gets him

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<v Speaker 1>in transitiones talk about the positives. It's it's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who understands what he's really good at and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>making other people around him better. I think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we often just cast a you know, a blanket

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<v Speaker 1>over great players and just say that they're good at

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<v Speaker 1>making others better, Michael Jordan or Lebron James, m whoever

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<v Speaker 1>you want. And I don't know that that's always the

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<v Speaker 1>case with really good players in the league, but clearly

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<v Speaker 1>what what Ben Simmons does is find ways to get

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<v Speaker 1>other teammates involved or make sure he's getting guys in

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<v Speaker 1>the right spots. And I think that, you know, that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's what's really impressive about him. And then you know

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<v Speaker 1>defensively too, you know obviously how he's up for the challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's he's not too proud of a young player

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<v Speaker 1>to understand that, all right, I may not be averaging

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<v Speaker 1>thirty points or I may not be leading my team

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<v Speaker 1>and shot attempts, but I'm going to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>I take on that challenge on a nightly basis. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think he does it too at guarding a variety

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<v Speaker 1>of different positions on the court, which I think is

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<v Speaker 1>is a hugely important attribute for players in this league.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things that I really enjoy about talking

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<v Speaker 1>to national media members is that you get a broader

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<v Speaker 1>perspective on how people view storyline surrounding a team, rather

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<v Speaker 1>than some of the hyper focused scrutiny that takes place

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<v Speaker 1>in a local market. So if we step back out

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<v Speaker 1>and we look at things for thirty thousand feet, what

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<v Speaker 1>level of intrigue was there on a national level surrounding

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons entering this year in regard to what the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six Ers chances made huge, absolutely huge. Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>won't forget over the summer on NBA TV, we do

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<v Speaker 1>the schedule reveal and we brought Charles Markley and he

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<v Speaker 1>predicted that that show that he had the Sixers coming

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<v Speaker 1>out of East. Can I get it? I guarantee it.

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<v Speaker 1>I guarantee you that Villa de sem Sixers are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>win the Eastern Conference. But he said it with a caveat.

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<v Speaker 1>He said that the Sixers are probably the only really

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<v Speaker 1>good team among the there's a lot of them now

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<v Speaker 1>this year, obviously, but among the teams that you think

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<v Speaker 1>have a even a chance of winning a title this year,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers are the only team where you're wondering if

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<v Speaker 1>their best players are good enough to get them over

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<v Speaker 1>the hump this year. Right, Simmons and Embiid had to

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<v Speaker 1>take a massive step forward for the Sixers to to

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<v Speaker 1>elevate themselves out of a team where in the last

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<v Speaker 1>few years they've you know, quote unquote only gotten to

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<v Speaker 1>the second round of the playoffs. So I think that

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<v Speaker 1>what Simmons the level of intrigue was huge, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>his um everything from his leadership skills to his obviously

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<v Speaker 1>shooting uh talking jumpers, three pointers, free throws, to his

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<v Speaker 1>ability to help close out games. I think we're or

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<v Speaker 1>a huge question mark around the league before we dive

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<v Speaker 1>into what Simmons has done this season. What did you

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<v Speaker 1>think he wrapped up last season after that seven games

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<v Speaker 1>second round playoff series with Toronto. I mean, he was

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<v Speaker 1>an All Star at twenty two, which all things considered

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<v Speaker 1>his no small feed. No, you're right, and obviously he

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<v Speaker 1>had a strong case his rookie year to be an

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<v Speaker 1>All Star, and I know he was disappointed that he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make it that year. Um, you know, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that there was steady improvement in certain areas. I think

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<v Speaker 1>certainly defensively we saw it. I think obviously in the

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<v Speaker 1>scoring we saw it. His efficiency numbers last year were

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<v Speaker 1>off the charts. I think the question at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the year is the same at the question and

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<v Speaker 1>now it's it's it's from you know, the shooting standpoint.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, jumpers, threes, and free throws. Brett Brown recently

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<v Speaker 1>came out and said, following a series of games over

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend, that he had a quota of one three

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<v Speaker 1>pointer a game for Ben Simmons. This is what I want. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you can pass this along to his agent and his

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<v Speaker 1>family and his friends into him. I want a three

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<v Speaker 1>point shot a game minimum. Did you see that? What

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<v Speaker 1>did you make of that comment? I loved it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that Brett, this is a tough one to

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<v Speaker 1>really juggle in Bret Brett. As you know, Brian just

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of these tough situations during his ten

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<v Speaker 1>year as six Ers head coach, and he does a

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<v Speaker 1>great job of of of doing saying the right pr thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but also at certain times sending a message to your

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<v Speaker 1>locker room that you want to be heard. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think that the number one is a good

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<v Speaker 1>one for Ben because I'm of this opinion here that

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't need to become Clay Thompson or Steph Curry.

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<v Speaker 1>As we've seen from the threes that he's he's taken,

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<v Speaker 1>the couple he's taken this year that he's made. The

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<v Speaker 1>teams are giving him so much space, So why not

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<v Speaker 1>one time a game take advantage of that. So maybe

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<v Speaker 1>later in that game or maybe in future games, teams

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<v Speaker 1>start to think about defending you out there. So I

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<v Speaker 1>thought the number one is is good. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's just starting for him. He's jumping off for

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons extra dread the second three of the season, Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons feeling goods And I don't want to play team

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<v Speaker 1>psychologist on this end. They certainly chill out enough of

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<v Speaker 1>their resources is for someone professional to do that, But

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<v Speaker 1>it's almost seemingly as if Ben knocked down a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of threes. The two that he's hit so far have

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<v Speaker 1>been set up for him. They've looked really pure when

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<v Speaker 1>they've gone through the net, and you almost wonder if

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<v Speaker 1>Brett's taken this opportunity to be like, all right, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, He's tried it a couple times in a game.

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<v Speaker 1>He's made them. Why don't we jump on this momentum

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<v Speaker 1>and see if we can bolster that confidence and see

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<v Speaker 1>if we can have it be a more regular thing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you, like you know, and I just think

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<v Speaker 1>it adds such a dynamic for this team, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's not it's gonna be highlighted this year because

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<v Speaker 1>of the lack of three point shooting, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>of late they've certainly been a much better three point

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<v Speaker 1>shooting team, But let let's be honest here. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to come back down to earth with some

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<v Speaker 1>of these numbers that they've hit love late, But because

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have that JJ reddick anymore, it's gonna be highlighted.

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<v Speaker 1>But even if they did have a JJ Reddick, I

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<v Speaker 1>do think it's understand what it does for the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the team if you're a guy who teams feel

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<v Speaker 1>like they don't even need to have anybody within ten

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<v Speaker 1>feet of you if you're out on the perimeter. Another

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<v Speaker 1>big storyline surrounding Simmons won that seventy six Ers leadership

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<v Speaker 1>between Elton Brand and Brett Brown have pointed two and

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<v Speaker 1>you've already touched upon a little bit. Jared is his defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we all know Kawhi Leonard had a postseason for

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<v Speaker 1>the Ages last year, Ben Simmons was asked to a

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<v Speaker 1>Lion share the defense on him in the second round series.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers felt like he would be able to pull

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<v Speaker 1>something from that. Now that the series is Phoenished. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to just ask about Bennon what you saw from

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<v Speaker 1>him this series he went up against Kawa. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>just speak about the growth of him over these past

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<v Speaker 1>saving games to have the responsibility to go have to

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<v Speaker 1>defend Kawhi Leonard, especially in the mood and the mindset

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<v Speaker 1>that Kawai was in. I think Ben's defensive effort and

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<v Speaker 1>commitment to trying to guard Kawhi Leonard will serve him well.

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<v Speaker 1>It too will be a memory. I'm certain that will

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<v Speaker 1>will help better shape his approach. Do you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen that translate just the experience of going up

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<v Speaker 1>against guys like Kawhi Leonard in the second round, it

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<v Speaker 1>was Dangelo Russell against the Brooklyns in the first round.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you seen that translate in terms of how Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons has gotten off to a start defensively this year. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's an aggressive this. You know, Um, there's

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<v Speaker 1>the the deflections and you know we're covering loose balls

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<v Speaker 1>and and and just knowing where to be. I think

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<v Speaker 1>even even the harshest of critics of Ben Simmons would

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<v Speaker 1>admit to the fact that his basketball IQ is is

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<v Speaker 1>off the charts, um and I think you see that.

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<v Speaker 1>You see it on offense, we don't necessarily always credit

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<v Speaker 1>him with that. On the defensive ende, Sivinth seals the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>Sivins driving it is a let he goes to Harris,

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<v Speaker 1>Harris puts up Ben jams At quit ten seconds ago,

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<v Speaker 1>sixers take the day. He's a ball boy. He's all

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<v Speaker 1>over the place where he needs to be. And like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you just gave the perfect example there. Um. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody was slowing down Kawhi last year in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>But to take on that talent and also in the

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<v Speaker 1>first round, to take got a talent but cancel Lessel,

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<v Speaker 1>they couldn't be two more different players. And to be

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<v Speaker 1>willing to do that, m you know, it's a big thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I don't know if he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be First team All Defense this year, Ben Simmons, but

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<v Speaker 1>but I think he's a guy that's that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be over the course of his career considered. Uh, you

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<v Speaker 1>know for that at some point. That's the perfect segue.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to ask you about this. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to cast Brett Brown as an inflammatory

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<v Speaker 1>take man, but he does have stances and he threw

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<v Speaker 1>out there earlier this season that he feels like Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons has asserted himself early on as an All Defensive

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<v Speaker 1>team candidate, perhaps even in the conversation for Defensive Player

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year. Now he's like walked in and like

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<v Speaker 1>that's a different species right there, and you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>try to get that as much as we can as

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<v Speaker 1>the Holy grill, you know, I think he's got to

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<v Speaker 1>be considered for an All Defense it's a team and

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<v Speaker 1>who knows, tell me somebody that's doing better as a

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<v Speaker 1>Defensive Player of the Year. You know, it's not far reaching.

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<v Speaker 1>You understand the way the league works on a national level.

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<v Speaker 1>What does it take for a player to gain that

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<v Speaker 1>type of consideration being the running for those recognitions, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's it's a little different based on each position,

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<v Speaker 1>right and it's it's a bit unfair, but it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the mindset of the voter, and that is, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not going to be a big man and you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be in consideration, then what you need to

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<v Speaker 1>have the reputation of being it's a guy who, on

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<v Speaker 1>a nightly basis, no matter who your team is playing,

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<v Speaker 1>is always guarding for the bulk of the game, the

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<v Speaker 1>team's best their opponent's best perimeter offensive player, night and

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<v Speaker 1>night out. And that's kind of what we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether it's the point guard, whether it's the two guard,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's a wing like a Kawhi Leonard. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a reason why a guy like Paul George last

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<v Speaker 1>year was in the mix and it still went to

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<v Speaker 1>a big guy and Rudy Gobert. But if you are

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<v Speaker 1>guys who on a night league basis, we're watching highlights,

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<v Speaker 1>because if you're not, you know, if you're not like

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<v Speaker 1>guys who's you know in the league pass every night

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<v Speaker 1>with hoops Jockey, and I'm sure there's probably a few

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<v Speaker 1>voters out there who are just catching highlights. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>not seeing that guy that you're considering for Defensive Player

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year guarding the stars of this league every night,

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<v Speaker 1>then it's gonna be hard to keep him in the mix.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think that that part of the reputation for

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons to even give him a shot. And right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be honest, I think he's probably very much on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside looking uni for that Defensive Player of the

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<v Speaker 1>Year conversation at this point in this season. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>got to be every single night. We've got to see

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<v Speaker 1>him on the opponent's best player. That's a little different

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<v Speaker 1>for perimeter players or to take non bigs. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a big like a Rudy Gobert or an

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Davis or in the past, the guy like a

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus Aul. You know, we're looking at your your block shots,

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<v Speaker 1>what type of you know, rim defender you are, how

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<v Speaker 1>many rebounds you're getting, what a team's field goal percentage

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<v Speaker 1>is um and and and the other part of it

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<v Speaker 1>is is always which is you know, always an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>one for me is even though it's an individual award,

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<v Speaker 1>we're always going to look at where your team is

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<v Speaker 1>in defensive rating. That that that's always you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be hard for a guy to win Defensive Player

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year of his team is let's say, outside

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<v Speaker 1>the top five and defensive rating. When you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers on a broader level beyond Ben Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>what are some of the other subplots, Jared that interests

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<v Speaker 1>you At this point of the year. You can't you

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<v Speaker 1>can't talk about this team without talking about indeed, you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's that that that's that's probably the biggest thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And then and then you know the supporting cast is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the next day five to shoot Tobias

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<v Speaker 1>Drives put it up left hand laugh as good welcome

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<v Speaker 1>factor to your to your top bias Harris. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's something to be said for guys who

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<v Speaker 1>get paid and who are true professionals, Like I've heard

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<v Speaker 1>reports from people around the league that there are a

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<v Speaker 1>few guys who actually or carter in the summer than

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias House. Um. You know, it seems like over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the year, it's like he's got himself in

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<v Speaker 1>such great shape. And I felt with the way this

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<v Speaker 1>team was constructed this year and what they needed out

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<v Speaker 1>of him, he could have a monster year. And I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, once about the middle of November hit he

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<v Speaker 1>kind of he found it a little bit. And I

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<v Speaker 1>just think it's a matter of consistency and they make

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<v Speaker 1>clutch shots and they be a team that can withstand

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<v Speaker 1>ms him as not being a perimeter or a jump

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<v Speaker 1>shuter because they have enough guys who do it other

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<v Speaker 1>than that. And then probably the third is just the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the rise of tible. Here's a steel by

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<v Speaker 1>a taste in Siakaba slab a taste bible rocks around

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<v Speaker 1>what a play. The rookie is doing it at both

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<v Speaker 1>ends of the floor. To me, that's telling that even

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<v Speaker 1>and this is not to suggest that national media members

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<v Speaker 1>aren't following game in, game out, but that he has

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<v Speaker 1>made such an impression to the point where he's on

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<v Speaker 1>the radar of some people on a national level. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's exciting, you know, on this on this

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<v Speaker 1>show that I host on Wednesdays and Fridays on crunch time,

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<v Speaker 1>when we're doing our live lookings on all these games. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's amazing the timing. I've lost track amount of

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<v Speaker 1>times that we've dipped into a sixer game totally by coincidence,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's tibe will just make it a huge defensive play,

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<v Speaker 1>and then just how hard he plays. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he makes a defensive play and then he's never done right.

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<v Speaker 1>He's always running the floor and he's hit some clutch shots.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously he's had games where he's had awful shooting nights,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's he's a rookie. And then you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>you obviously live with that and understand, but Tyble always

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<v Speaker 1>has a smile on his face, He's always laughing, he's

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<v Speaker 1>always having fun um so he's he's fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I think first and fore months, no doubt, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>table fun to watch. The seventy Sixers have been fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch the first almost two months of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Fun to watch Jared Greenberg on NBA TV. Great to

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<v Speaker 1>get his insights as well. Jared, thanks so much and

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