WEBVTT - TOM's Talks | Kevin Young

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>search seventy Sixers podcast wherever you get your pods. This

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<v Speaker 1>week's edition of Tom's Talks features seventy Sixers assistant coach

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Yuh. One of the top assistant coaches in all

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<v Speaker 1>of the NBA, Young has played a pivotal role in

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<v Speaker 1>the ball club's success in recent years. Here's coach Kevin Young. Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks so much for doing this. What's it been like

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<v Speaker 1>since you got to Orlando. Yeah, you know, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>little strange to get down here first, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>seeing everybody with the mask and then the face shields

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<v Speaker 1>on top of the masks. But I think for me

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<v Speaker 1>just coming down here, it was kind of expect the

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<v Speaker 1>unexpected and just kind of be ready to sort of

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<v Speaker 1>go with the flow and how things are going down here.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're being told to be in our rooms for

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<v Speaker 1>the first thirty six hours. So we've got our We

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<v Speaker 1>had our first test upon arrival and they kind of

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<v Speaker 1>walked us through a lot of the protocols and we

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<v Speaker 1>got to our room and had to do get a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of different apps to log our health information and

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<v Speaker 1>temperature and things of that. Nature. But you know, so far,

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<v Speaker 1>so good. The NBA has always done such a great

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<v Speaker 1>job staging events, whether it's the Finals, the NBA All

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<v Speaker 1>Star Game, but this is a completely different challenge. Their

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<v Speaker 1>expertise must be pretty impressive once inside the bubble. It

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<v Speaker 1>really is impressive when you talk about all the different

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<v Speaker 1>logistics that I've had to go into planning this, with

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<v Speaker 1>keeping everybody's health in the safety, you know, paramount. So

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<v Speaker 1>you got to have to take your hat off to

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA for getting innovative, for getting creative, but at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time again keeping everybody or trying to keep

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<v Speaker 1>everybody as as safe as possible. And then obviously kudos

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, all the teams and players that are

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<v Speaker 1>down here taking a part in it. Coach. During this

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<v Speaker 1>four months, it must have been, on the one hand,

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<v Speaker 1>a great time to be with your family, little bit

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<v Speaker 1>unprecedented at that point in the year. But on the

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<v Speaker 1>other hand, now you have to prep your young family

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<v Speaker 1>to an extended period of being away. That had to

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<v Speaker 1>be a tough thing. Yeah, it was. You know. My

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I have three kids, my and my oldest

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<v Speaker 1>turns seven and eleven days, so I'll miss his birthday

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<v Speaker 1>five year old and a two year old, So the

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<v Speaker 1>two little ones, they didn't really quite get it. My

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<v Speaker 1>older one, he you know, he was he was starting

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<v Speaker 1>to get pretty bummed as as he got closer for

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<v Speaker 1>the time for me to leave. But you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>wife's actually gonna go out to her parents' place and

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<v Speaker 1>spend time with grandma and grandpa. So they got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fun things to look forward to. But you know, anymore,

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<v Speaker 1>with the way, you know, face time and every other thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to stay in touch with the family. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we've made it a point to make sure we

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<v Speaker 1>do that on a daily basis. So, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot of things with this virus and sort

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<v Speaker 1>of this quote unquote new normal, you just have to

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<v Speaker 1>find ways to make things work. And that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the attitude we're taking on this that it's a great attitude.

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<v Speaker 1>So during the hiatus, Coach Brown wasted no time. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys had regular meetings with the coaching staff going over everything.

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<v Speaker 1>How helpful was it to go back and reevaluate everything

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<v Speaker 1>the team had gone through up until this point. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And I was helpful because you know, we've we've had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different things happened throughout the course of

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<v Speaker 1>the season prior to the stoppage and play with you know,

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<v Speaker 1>different guys being out of the lineup, we never really

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<v Speaker 1>got we started to actually get to a point where

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<v Speaker 1>we were, you know, doing some different things and making

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<v Speaker 1>some adjustments, and we really didn't get a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>fully see all that through. So to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>go back in and revisit why we thought some of

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<v Speaker 1>those things would be a good idea looking at some

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<v Speaker 1>of our marquee games against some of the better opponents

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<v Speaker 1>when we did have our full lineup and looking at

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<v Speaker 1>different things in an environment where we've got time on

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<v Speaker 1>our side, we've got you know, a lot less stress,

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<v Speaker 1>and so to be able to look at it from

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<v Speaker 1>that lens, I think was very helpful and and allowed

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<v Speaker 1>us to really kind of trim the fat and be

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<v Speaker 1>ready to hit the ground running we once we start practice.

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<v Speaker 1>Prior to the All Star break, you guys had run

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<v Speaker 1>some tight pick and roll action with Ben Simmons and

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid before Ben got hurt. How can you build

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<v Speaker 1>on some of those actions moving forward? Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that that was really successful against the Clippers at home

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<v Speaker 1>in particular. You know, so we've broken that film down

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<v Speaker 1>quite a bit, you know, the irony and that actions.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's action that we've actually used kind of incrementally

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the last couple of seasons, and we've just found

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<v Speaker 1>a way sort of in transition to highlight it a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more. It's good for a lot of different reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got, you know, two of your better players in

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<v Speaker 1>action that's really close to the basket. With their size,

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<v Speaker 1>it's extremely difficult to guard. And those two guys got

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<v Speaker 1>into a little rhythm with it in that particular game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's something that we're gonna see more

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<v Speaker 1>as we move forward. Speaking of personnel and the hiatus,

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons was able to get fully healthy, Al Horford and

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<v Speaker 1>Joel and b two. To have this unprecedented break benefits

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<v Speaker 1>the group and for now the Sixers are very healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>and that should be beneficial. It definitely should be. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you look at again, as I mentioned before, we were

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<v Speaker 1>starting to make a couple of tweaks and then which

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<v Speaker 1>we were really excited about, and then you know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>fell into some injuries and so we were again never

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<v Speaker 1>able to really see all those things through, and so

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<v Speaker 1>you got to tip your hat to our medical staff

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<v Speaker 1>that have have helped to get these guys to a

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<v Speaker 1>point where coming into camp, everybody, you know, everybody's got

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<v Speaker 1>the green light, and you know, again you mentioned it.

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<v Speaker 1>All teams obviously want to come into a playoff situation

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<v Speaker 1>with full health and strength, but being that the alternative

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<v Speaker 1>would have been us prior to the hiatus probably not

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<v Speaker 1>being able to do that, it certainly gives us a

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a new life and we're really excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of excitement as coaches, to finally have your group

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<v Speaker 1>out there together, all of you as a unit, that

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<v Speaker 1>must be pretty exciting in the most simplest of ways. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it is. I mean, I think with the way that

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<v Speaker 1>things have gotten disrupted, I think being able to see

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<v Speaker 1>familiar faces and build on some of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>we had going on prior to the break, and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>getting back into the gym and being able to do

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<v Speaker 1>what they love with the intent in the forefront of

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<v Speaker 1>our mind what's at stake. I think it's a really

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<v Speaker 1>exciting you know, for everybody, and everybody seems to be

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<v Speaker 1>chopping at the bit to kind of get back after it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure there are different levels of fitness when you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about individual players and what they were able to

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<v Speaker 1>do or weren't able to do during the break. As coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to learn early on what the fitness base is,

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<v Speaker 1>as Brett Brown likes to say, And these next two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks are going to tell a lot about where your

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<v Speaker 1>team is, won't they they are, you know, and when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at it, when you compare what we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready to do in terms of a you know, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a training camp, kind of preseason type type of thing,

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<v Speaker 1>when you compare it to what we've done in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me, we actually have a little bit more time

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<v Speaker 1>this go around than we have in the past in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of practice, numbers of practice and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think it is going to be, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really important, not only for ours team, but every team

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<v Speaker 1>here to you know, gauge where guys are and not

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<v Speaker 1>push too hard, no when to pull back, and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that to ultimately deliver our our entire team not

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<v Speaker 1>only to this regularly the seating games, but clearly for

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs where everybody is still at one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of the seeding games, the league did a really

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<v Speaker 1>good job of putting games on the schedule that you

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<v Speaker 1>would have had if there hadn't been an interruption to

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<v Speaker 1>the suspension of the season. You were supposed to play

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<v Speaker 1>the Pacers the week the season went on hiatus, and

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<v Speaker 1>here we go. Load behold up first August first, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys and the Pacers, two teams tied in terms of record.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a pretty big game, do you guys look at

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<v Speaker 1>it that way? Yeah, I mean, not necessarily seeing out

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<v Speaker 1>that particular game. But the reasons I like that game

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<v Speaker 1>is because they play an extremely physical brand of basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I think that's going to be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as we geared towards the playoffs like we have in

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<v Speaker 1>years past, you know, that's really been a highlighted point

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<v Speaker 1>of emphasis as we've gotten ready for the playoffs in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of how physical the playoffs are. And so when

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<v Speaker 1>you play a team like Indiana who bring that level

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<v Speaker 1>of physicality, I think it'll be a good, really kind

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<v Speaker 1>of jumping off point for everything we're trying to do

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<v Speaker 1>in the seeding games and leading into the playoffs. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in terms of who we're playing and who

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<v Speaker 1>we're not playing in the seeding games, I think you

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<v Speaker 1>hit it the nail on the head. But we really

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<v Speaker 1>are really really focused on what we do and how

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<v Speaker 1>we can just be at our best, and we just

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<v Speaker 1>want to make sure we're doing everything we can do

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<v Speaker 1>to again be at our our best. Everyone has been

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<v Speaker 1>talking for the players about playing with no fans. Norvelle

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<v Speaker 1>pell was talking about being the most artic cheerleader on

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<v Speaker 1>the bench. What's that going to be like, you guys

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<v Speaker 1>trying to draw on the resources of every single person

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<v Speaker 1>with the Sixers, trying to propel the team in the

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<v Speaker 1>absence of actual fans. Yeah, I mean, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I don't know. Honestly, I think it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be really an interesting thing to see how different

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<v Speaker 1>guys can channel their their own competitiveness, their own internal

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<v Speaker 1>drive where they don't necessarily have that coming from the fans.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it almost strips it down for just the

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<v Speaker 1>love of basketball and the love of competing. So from

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<v Speaker 1>that standpoint, that's really exciting. You mentioned Norvelle. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of, you know, great enthusiastic guys on the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>Kylo Quinn's one of the best guys I've ever been

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<v Speaker 1>around that brings positive energy on every single day, whether

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<v Speaker 1>he's playing or not playing. And so we'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I do think it does. It actually

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<v Speaker 1>just draws your team even even closer together than you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if there were going to be fans. So it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a real testament of kind of the brotherhood of

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<v Speaker 1>the team and trying to, you know, have that be

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<v Speaker 1>the thing that drives, you know, that extra push that

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<v Speaker 1>that the fans would normally give. Speaking to the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>You've got a lot of options there. Shake Milton has

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<v Speaker 1>really come on, Furkon Corkmos had career moments this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Mattie Steibel has proven to be an incredible rookie, especially

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<v Speaker 1>on the defensive end. You've added Burkes and Glenn Rabbinson

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<v Speaker 1>the third. The rotation is going to be interesting to

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<v Speaker 1>see how this all sorts out. Coach Brown always says

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<v Speaker 1>that Jim will speak to him touch on that if

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<v Speaker 1>you would. Yeah, it is. It is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to see see what happens. I mean, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of talented guys that any one of them could,

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<v Speaker 1>as coach would say, you know, put their hand up

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<v Speaker 1>and say hey it's me. And and again it's I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's gonna just play itself out, you know, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got guys young, guys that are that are kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have presented a case to say, hey, I'm ready. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you got again guys like Alec that you've mentioned, who

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<v Speaker 1>who are on the veteran side. You know, Mike Scott

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<v Speaker 1>could come in and hit six threes in the game

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<v Speaker 1>and win you a game. So you know, we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>how it plays out. The one thing I will say

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<v Speaker 1>is you never know, right, you get into one series

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<v Speaker 1>and this particular skill set might be of value, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you get into another series and then somebody else's

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<v Speaker 1>skill set maybe coming in at maybe a higher value

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<v Speaker 1>based on how how the game is being played. And

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, it speaks to having every guy stay ready,

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<v Speaker 1>having every coach help keep every guy ready, and it

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<v Speaker 1>goes back to that team. You know, this is the

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<v Speaker 1>ultimate team experience. And from that standpoint, you know, again

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<v Speaker 1>you get excited because we do have options. Coach stepping

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<v Speaker 1>back for a second of life in the bubble when

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<v Speaker 1>you get back from practice and they're no longer in quarantine.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers, you know, you're in the same hotel as

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<v Speaker 1>some of the other teams. Now I know they're spread

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<v Speaker 1>out a little bit, so even though there's competition and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's kind of in it together. How do you stay

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<v Speaker 1>on task though with the with the business at hand. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know that's where you got to give

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA credit. They have as many things as they

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<v Speaker 1>can kind of lined up to or team activities and

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<v Speaker 1>different things. But yeah, I mean, look, it's like when

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<v Speaker 1>you're at home, you're not running into you know, whoever,

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<v Speaker 1>You're not running into Kimball Walker at you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>local wah war or whatever. You know, like you might

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<v Speaker 1>be down here. But you know, again, the interesting thing

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<v Speaker 1>about this is every team's going through it kind of

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<v Speaker 1>in the same way, right, And so there's no there's no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think, real advantage to it. It's just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a real test of I think guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>mental strength, and you know, we'll see what happens. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't you know. It's it's fascinating. Some people say that

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<v Speaker 1>given how the season will finish, there's gonna be an asterisk.

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<v Speaker 1>Well it should be maybe an asterisk meaning that whomever

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<v Speaker 1>wins the championship going through through all of this is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a special ball club. It's gonna be interesting

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<v Speaker 1>in that realm right there absolutely should and should be

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<v Speaker 1>an asterisk next to it. I mean, I think you

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<v Speaker 1>can make an argument that this might this might be,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the hardest championship arguably in the history of sport. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>like when you when you're really factor and everything that

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<v Speaker 1>is going on, you factor in the you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>seeing your family for so long. I mean, you could

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<v Speaker 1>go down the list and do talk about all the

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<v Speaker 1>different things that guys have to go through. And when

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<v Speaker 1>I say guys, I'm talking players, staff, you know, front office.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Elton's down here as well with us in

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<v Speaker 1>the trenches, and so yeah, man, it's uh, it's unprecedented,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, obviously hats off to whoever's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be the last man standing. But coach, we wish you

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<v Speaker 1>the best. Thank you so much, enjoy your time down there,

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<v Speaker 1>stay safe and good luck. All right, Tom, thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>having me. I appreciate it. Thanks for listening to Tom's

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<v Speaker 1>talks with me Tom McGinnis on the seventy six ers

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<v Speaker 1>podcast network. Check for new episodes every weekend.