WEBVTT - Hear They Come | Furkan Korkmaz

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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. I

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<v Speaker 1>will say I'm a good guy, you know, I hope

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<v Speaker 1>and why it thinks the same way which I think

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes like I'm sold between you know, for example, during

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<v Speaker 1>the game days, you know, I just wake up from

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<v Speaker 1>the net and then I'm thinking like vituals I need

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<v Speaker 1>to put on. I see black white, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>see green and yellow, and then I'm just thinking like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's eliminate black and white, and then there's just like

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<v Speaker 1>green and yellow. And then again I'm thinking, like fifty

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<v Speaker 1>more minutes to any more minutes? You know, which one?

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<v Speaker 1>Which one? Which one. That's the thing which I don't

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<v Speaker 1>like about myself. Before Hoops went on hiatus, there was

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<v Speaker 1>no gray area. Furkon cork Mose was exceeding expectations and

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<v Speaker 1>doing so exponentially. I had like a lot of off

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<v Speaker 1>sudden nowns with the Sixers. This yeries like my I

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<v Speaker 1>will say, breakout season. I'm really I'm really happy about

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<v Speaker 1>the situation right now. And Furkn had every reason to

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<v Speaker 1>feel happy. In his third year, the two thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen twenty sixth overall pick was posting the best numbers

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<v Speaker 1>of his career, nearly ten points in twenty two minutes

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<v Speaker 1>per game while shooting just under forty percent from deep.

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<v Speaker 1>That mark was tops on the seventy sixers at the

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<v Speaker 1>time the season halted because of the coronavirus outbreak. Cork

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<v Speaker 1>Moses one hundred twenty six three pointers, nearly double the

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<v Speaker 1>total from his first two seasons, also led the team

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<v Speaker 1>from the game winner in Portland cork plase for three

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<v Speaker 1>Yes wow, furkon cork Mas his biggest moment as a

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<v Speaker 1>sixer to the four point play Fannie flop against the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks on Christmas. Here's furkn again one more time. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's knocked out by Joannis firk on Klarkmos. He's out

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<v Speaker 1>of his fine quarkmos with a holiday present kaupo Quorkmons

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<v Speaker 1>certainly earned himself a prominent role in the Sixers rotation,

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<v Speaker 1>both as a sixth man and a spot starter. At

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<v Speaker 1>the still pretty young age of twenty two, he figures

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<v Speaker 1>to have plenty more to give, with plenty of time

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<v Speaker 1>to continue growing. What's Up seventy six Ers pod people

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Seltzer checking in if you haven't had the chance

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<v Speaker 1>over the past couple of months to check out the

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<v Speaker 1>new behind the scenes video series we launched this season

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<v Speaker 1>from Studio seventy six. It's called Here They Come, presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Geico, and selfishly highly recommend you checking it out.

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<v Speaker 1>Our latest episode profiles furkon Quorkmas and the chain of

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<v Speaker 1>events that brought him to such a promising stage of

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<v Speaker 1>his professional journey. You can watch the video on our YouTube, IGTV,

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<v Speaker 1>and social media channels, and of course on sixers dot

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<v Speaker 1>com and the Sixers app. So I got thinking, why

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<v Speaker 1>not whenever a video for the Here They Come series

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<v Speaker 1>comes out we do a companion audio edition on the podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>The title of the mini series here on the pod

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<v Speaker 1>feed is going to sound the same as the video

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<v Speaker 1>series Here They Come, just spelled a little different the

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<v Speaker 1>other here get it a little tongue in cheek, but

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<v Speaker 1>thought that it would work without further ado. An audio

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<v Speaker 1>diary from fur concork Mase about how hard work, persistence

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<v Speaker 1>and confidence have all converged to catapult him to where

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<v Speaker 1>he is right now. I'm just trying to be like

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<v Speaker 1>so perfect, you know, out of ten I want to

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<v Speaker 1>be ten. I mean, my dad, he was the same way.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was too much like he just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to be perfect on everything. He just wanted to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure it looks good, it looks perfect. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>the habit which I got from my dad when I

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<v Speaker 1>was nine years old to play basketball with the school team.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I was not thinking about like to be

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<v Speaker 1>an NBA player, to be in a puddle. And then

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<v Speaker 1>when I turned fifteen, I started to work with the

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<v Speaker 1>agent and then uh he took me to the FS

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<v Speaker 1>and then I become a professional basketball player. And then

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<v Speaker 1>the people started talking about NBA. You can be an NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you can be an NBA player. You have potential.

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<v Speaker 1>Still I was like, I don't know what I'm gonna do,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I was still trying to figure that out.

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<v Speaker 1>School or basketball, you know, because it's really hard to do. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>school and the basketball at the same time. For people

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<v Speaker 1>in the US who are or anywhere else around the world,

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<v Speaker 1>we're watching this. If you might not know you so well,

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<v Speaker 1>what can you tell us about yourself? I love basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't say this definitely, uh. And I am part

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<v Speaker 1>of the very very big team for Europe. They're very

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<v Speaker 1>big team. I am round of this game's part of

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<v Speaker 1>the In the Europe, the things are like working differently

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<v Speaker 1>than the here. So I said, Okay, I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>like a really good basketball player. Uh this is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be my job for like a lot of years maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I start to feel like, uh, okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do this. And then I moved to the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>I started to play for the Sixers. Dreams comes true,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. With the twenty sixth pick in the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen NBA Draft, the Philadelphia seventy six Ers select fur

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<v Speaker 1>Con cork Mass from Turkey. He last played for Anna.

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<v Speaker 1>When I first started to play basketball, I was taller

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<v Speaker 1>than everybody on my class. So that's why my coach,

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<v Speaker 1>my first coach, he wanted me to play basketball. I

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<v Speaker 1>was really big soccer guy, you know, typical turksh guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I was growing up, I was really playing soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know anything about basketball, like my family is same.

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<v Speaker 1>We were just all about soccer. And then my coach

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted me to be a basketball player. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I said, okay, let's try. Why not, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the teams changed quickly and then I started to

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<v Speaker 1>get moving all around. You know teams, different clubs, different schools,

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<v Speaker 1>and then here I am now Courtmas's first season as

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<v Speaker 1>a pro was two thirteen. He played for a club

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<v Speaker 1>team in his hometown of Pakirkoy, a coastal neighborhood in Istanbul.

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<v Speaker 1>He moved on to Fess the following year, then eventually

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<v Speaker 1>started splitting time between there and another domestic team in

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<v Speaker 1>the Turkish Basketball super League. He was drafted by the

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<v Speaker 1>six or twenty sixth overall in two thousand sixteen, and

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<v Speaker 1>a year later made his anticipated debut with the organization

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<v Speaker 1>at summer. It's really tough for the young guy who

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't really know the life, you know, who doesn't really

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<v Speaker 1>know what's going on. For me, the life is not

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<v Speaker 1>just basketball. It looks like basketball, but outside of the basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of stuff going on. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>when I moved to the States from Turkey, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of like difference which I faced, which I

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<v Speaker 1>need to face. The culture, you know, language, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of different things. But this is the part of the

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<v Speaker 1>being a successful or not. If you can get this challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can accept this challenge, so you will be

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<v Speaker 1>different than the other players, than the other person. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's how I look at the life. Of course, you

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<v Speaker 1>miss your home. You know, my first year I was

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<v Speaker 1>missing the foods, friends, family, But in my third year,

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<v Speaker 1>I miss more like friends, family because you can get

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<v Speaker 1>some taste off the foods here, which is like in

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<v Speaker 1>Turkish restaurants. Okay, it doesn't still give you the same

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<v Speaker 1>taste as Turkey, but end of to day, your family,

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<v Speaker 1>your friends comes first. What is it? What is it

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<v Speaker 1>called Turkish stuffy? It's good, but we need to make

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<v Speaker 1>it warm a little bit, one to ten, probably like two.

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's a really low low rate. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you consider yourself a funny guy? I mean in Turkish? Definitely? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>In Turkish I would say I'm so funny. In English

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes still like I'm getting hard time to be funny,

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<v Speaker 1>but everybody say I'm a funny guy. I'm gonna say

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like the teammates they speak of you as

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<v Speaker 1>if you are pretty funny dude. They do, they do.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I can't say I'm a funny guy, but

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<v Speaker 1>imagine me in Turkish every time I'm telling them, like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm funny in English right now, but imagine me in

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<v Speaker 1>Turkish too, how funny? I will say I'm a good guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope why the thinks the same way which I

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<v Speaker 1>think sometimes like I'm so between, you know, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>during the game days, you know, I just wake up

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<v Speaker 1>from the net and then I'm thinking, like vitrus, I

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<v Speaker 1>need to put on I see black white, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I see green and yellow, and then I'm just thinking like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's eliminate black again white, and then there's just like

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<v Speaker 1>green and yellow, and then again I'm thinking, like fifty

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<v Speaker 1>more minutes to any more minutes? You know, which one?

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<v Speaker 1>Che which one? That's the thing which I don't like

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<v Speaker 1>about myself. At the end of his second season with

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers, court Moss was ready to say goodbye,

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<v Speaker 1>and he practically did during his exit interview press conference

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<v Speaker 1>the morning after the Sixers were eliminated from the second

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<v Speaker 1>round of the playoffs by the Toronto Raptors. Where do

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<v Speaker 1>you go from here? What do you foresee and what

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<v Speaker 1>are you looking for? Here? Is not just organization for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is the basketball culture for me. The free agency

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<v Speaker 1>coming out right now. I'm really confidence about it, so

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<v Speaker 1>I know I will get the opportunity, but I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know where I'm going to end up end of last year,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the organization didn't become my option, and then

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of things was like going on.

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<v Speaker 1>When the free agency starts, I was not thinking coming

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<v Speaker 1>back here. You know, when you guy used to to

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<v Speaker 1>your home, to the people here, to your teammates, it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to say goodbye, you know, it's every time hard

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<v Speaker 1>to say goodbye because you never know what's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to make sure like I'm good with everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they're good with me. And then the things

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<v Speaker 1>works differently, you know than I expected. After a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days from the free agency, we just got a

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<v Speaker 1>call from the organization, from the Sixers, which makes me

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<v Speaker 1>really happy. I was shocked, you know. First when I

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<v Speaker 1>heard that from my agent, I was like really like

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't like believe it because in my mind, if

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<v Speaker 1>you ask me what's gonna happen during the free agency,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just gonna say, I'm not gonna be back

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<v Speaker 1>in Philly. That's the only thing I could say on

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<v Speaker 1>that time. I was not really prepared for that a

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<v Speaker 1>that time. That was the best option for me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to come here. I saw the roster, I saw the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff again and then I knew the expectation from here,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I thought I could make it. And then

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<v Speaker 1>that was my biggest point nine team for this year.

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<v Speaker 1>A preseason conversation with Brett Brown set the town for

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<v Speaker 1>Kind had a training camp at a crowded competition among

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<v Speaker 1>his fellow wings, but he was focused. I will start

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<v Speaker 1>from the beginning of the season. I met with the coach,

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Brown. When we had the meeting, he was just

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<v Speaker 1>straight up to me, and then he said, if you

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<v Speaker 1>just make the trees and then play defense, you will

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<v Speaker 1>be on the court. You know. He said that from

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<v Speaker 1>my eyes, all of you guys in the same level,

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<v Speaker 1>just it's up to you to get the jersey yet

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<v Speaker 1>the minutes, you know. And then I was really appreciated,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I started to feel like why not. Why

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not that guy? You know, I accept the challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to get to jersey. I just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get the minutes. I need to grow a bomber

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<v Speaker 1>and really like somebody's gonna emerge with you, like lightning

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<v Speaker 1>in a bottle. They can come in and go bam

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<v Speaker 1>bam bam and make a three. And why not furk

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<v Speaker 1>After I saw his interview. He just said I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to grow a bumbler, and then I said, why not

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<v Speaker 1>not to be me? You know because in our team

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<v Speaker 1>uniates shooting, you know, and then I know the organization,

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<v Speaker 1>under the chemistry, you know, I know the expectation. I

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<v Speaker 1>told I can handle it. And then the things out

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<v Speaker 1>of booked out. Pork Boss, quick cat shot free is good.

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<v Speaker 1>You expect them all to go in. Pork Boss with it,

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<v Speaker 1>doblet ain Kark Boss, Oh yeah, a right hat jam bitch,

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<v Speaker 1>Furk God, cork Boss take it over and Billy park

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<v Speaker 1>Boss has it, shoots it three balls. That's good, Perk

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<v Speaker 1>God Corkbos banks the three. He struggled this after dude,

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<v Speaker 1>look for the third straight game he comes up large

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<v Speaker 1>Furk you know, continues to not play afraid and take

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<v Speaker 1>big shots. He's always kind of had that in a

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<v Speaker 1>confidence where he's not afraid of the moment. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>I was playing basketball since nine years old. I play

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of games with the national team, my X

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<v Speaker 1>club FS. So there was a lot of like crucial moments,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, crucial shots which I made, which I missed.

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<v Speaker 1>But I really agree that, like I don't really afraid

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<v Speaker 1>of the moments because at the end of today, someone

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<v Speaker 1>needs to take the shots or someone needs to make

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<v Speaker 1>the decision. So it doesn't matter what you do at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of it, you just need to make the decision.

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<v Speaker 1>This is also about the life you know you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes either you need to go from the right or

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<v Speaker 1>you need to go from the left. It's all about

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<v Speaker 1>your decision. And then that's what I told during the games,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I'm just trying to be calm during the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of minutes of the games. For me, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't really matter what the score is. I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do my decision. I'm just gonna let it go. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really happy this year because I just I just said,

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<v Speaker 1>like we are coming here to play basketball. Doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>how good player you was at sixteen, eighteen years old.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really matter how good player you are right now.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the team on my mind. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to think about what happened in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>I just learned from there and then I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to keep moving forward. Right now, I'm in the good hands,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm playing good basketball here and then I'm

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<v Speaker 1>in the really good successful team. I'm really proud of

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<v Speaker 1>to be here, you know, after like a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>hard years for me, a feeling that no doubt is

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<v Speaker 1>beyond well deserved. That's the first installment of our Here

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<v Speaker 1>They Come mini series, which will be piggybacking off of

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<v Speaker 1>the outstanding Here They Come behind the Scenes video series

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<v Speaker 1>from Studio seventy six. Again definitely encourage you to check

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<v Speaker 1>out the latest episode of the video series. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenal feature on fur Con, produced by the exceptional

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast, definitely want to get to some of your thoughts,

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<v Speaker 1>participating US locations. You know, during this hiatus in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA right now, I've been doing some introspective thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>the state of our podcast feed, and I've come to

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<v Speaker 1>realize I've been thinking about this for a while that

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<v Speaker 1>I tend to live on a one way street. There's

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<v Speaker 1>not enough two way engagement on the pod feed. We've

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<v Speaker 1>tried some different stuff in the past. For any of

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<v Speaker 1>you out there who have been listening for this long,

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<v Speaker 1>best to set up a voicemail box. I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>didn't like the way it worked out. We are going

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<v Speaker 1>dip into that a little bit more. But also I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just going to be trying to throw out more on

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<v Speaker 1>the old social media sphere at Brian Seltzer on Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>random times or in advance of a podcast taping about

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<v Speaker 1>thinking and work those comments into the pod. But at

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<v Speaker 1>some point when there is basketball again, there will be

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<v Speaker 1>incentive for you to engage and give comments. We will

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<v Speaker 1>be giving you something in return, aside from just a

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<v Speaker 1>very much heartfelt and appreciative plug here on the pod.

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<v Speaker 1>But ahead of this episode of the podcast, I asked

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<v Speaker 1>the question, what are you most impressed about introspective furkon

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<v Speaker 1>cork Cross this season this year. Got a couple replies,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to run through right now. Thank you. Kristen Loft,

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<v Speaker 1>As she says his confidence, I truly believe that's what

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<v Speaker 1>has helped him elevate his game. There's no doubt. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's also about his mindset where he's like, and

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<v Speaker 1>he talked about this, it's like, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>have any fear. I'm going to step up own this opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Be aggressive and go for it, and clearly that's paid

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<v Speaker 1>major dividends. Tommy Buckland also said has much improved confidence.

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<v Speaker 1>Could not agree more. Nick Cowboys six chimed in on

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram saying what's improved the most about Furkon Cork miles

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<v Speaker 1>this year? His ability to shoot off screens definitely has

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<v Speaker 1>been effective in that area. There have been times WHERETT

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<v Speaker 1>Brown has even said it's like the Sixers have put

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<v Speaker 1>Furkon in JJ Reddick style packages, and furk has replicated

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<v Speaker 1>the function that JJ Reddick had with the seventy sixers

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<v Speaker 1>in their offense the past two years. So yes, I

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<v Speaker 1>agree with Nick Cowboys six. Dave mulhern says, what's improved

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<v Speaker 1>the most about Furkon quirk Mas this year? Love Furck's

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<v Speaker 1>effort on defense. Guys do get past him at times.

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<v Speaker 1>You can tell his effort is always one hundred percent there. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and Dave also said you can tell other guys and

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<v Speaker 1>the team are so excited for him on a big nights. Agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>I would add to that, I feel like guys are

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<v Speaker 1>just excited for Furkon in general. He is a really

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<v Speaker 1>beloved person inside the locker room. He's got this quirky,

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<v Speaker 1>endearing sense of humor that guys seem to really respond to.

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<v Speaker 1>On top of all that he's put in the work,

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<v Speaker 1>and he has seen it translate to the court while

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<v Speaker 1>filling a big role for the seventy Sixers this season.

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<v Speaker 1>Fingers crossed, we are hoping that at some point in

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<v Speaker 1>time we'll get to see Furcon CORKMS in the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers back out there in a season that is

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<v Speaker 1>an extension of two nineteen two and twenty so he

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<v Speaker 1>can close out what has been just a great year

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<v Speaker 1>so far. That'll do it for this episode of the podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for the peeps who sent in comments that I read,

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<v Speaker 1>and also to those people who submitted comments even if

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<v Speaker 1>I did not read them. A couple more shout outs

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<v Speaker 1>Producer editor of Studio seventy six Alex Nolan, awesome job

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<v Speaker 1>on the Furkon CORKMS. Piece music credits for this episode,

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<v Speaker 1>Universal Production Music, the YouTube Audio Library, and Warner Chappelle.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Brian Selzer. You can follow me on Twitter at

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