WEBVTT - BONUS: Interview with Brendan Glasheen 

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

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, it's another bonus

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<v Speaker 2>episode people, You're welcome. We've got an interview with Brendan Glashan,

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<v Speaker 2>who is the play by play man for the main Celtics,

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<v Speaker 2>the G League team as well as the Connecticut Sun

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<v Speaker 2>and works for ESPN, DraftKings and the Action Network on

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<v Speaker 2>Green Dot Daily. Brendan joined me and my co host

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Horvaught on BETTYMGM tonight on a recent episode, and

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<v Speaker 2>he actually gave his unfiltered thoughts on the Celtics, the Nets,

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<v Speaker 2>the Timberwolves, and a ton of other teams. It is

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<v Speaker 2>a great conversation. So Nick, do me a favor and

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<v Speaker 2>drop that motherfucking beat.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyone expected, even myself, as a long, long, life, long

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<v Speaker 2>fan of the Portland Trailblazers, that they would sit atop

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<v Speaker 2>second in the West. What are you seeing from them?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think that this is sustainable? I saw on

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<v Speaker 2>our commercials some people are already talking about Dame Willard

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<v Speaker 2>for MVP, even though he's already missed time with an injury.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's pretty incredible what they've done with Dame out

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<v Speaker 1>and they're eight and two against the spread this year,

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<v Speaker 1>so they've been a great covering team this season as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But I like what Portland did in the off season.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy Grant, who I thought played some good minutes for

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<v Speaker 1>the Detroit Pistons, who was still trying to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>find himself. He's carved out a nice role in Portland.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's sustainable, that's the million dollar

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<v Speaker 1>question with this team. But when Damian Lillard is on

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<v Speaker 1>and getting teammates involved, they've they've got enough knockdown shooters.

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<v Speaker 1>Grant was five of eight from three the other night.

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<v Speaker 1>I like Little's game off the bench. He made a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of threes, So they've surrounded Dame with enough shooting

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<v Speaker 1>that Phill hang in games, and they've played this underdog card.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's encouraging for sure when he's not in the

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<v Speaker 1>game that they can still utilize their wing players like

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<v Speaker 1>I think Anthrony fantastic player, up and coming player in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. He's only twenty three years old, so sure

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<v Speaker 1>it's surprising. I don't know if there is surprising as

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<v Speaker 1>Utah no, because I can't figure that team out. Holy crap.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, this whole division out west is fascinating based

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<v Speaker 1>on the start of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Since Brendan is a voice of the Celtics G League team,

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<v Speaker 2>we thought we'd ask him about the job Danny Ainge

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<v Speaker 2>is doing in Utah. He gave a fascinating answer. I

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<v Speaker 2>also follow that question up with another one on the Wolves,

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<v Speaker 2>a team that's intrinsically linked to the Utah Jazz. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>listen in Yeah, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't know, like again being based in New England, this

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<v Speaker 1>has the feel at Danny Ainge has got his fingerprints

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<v Speaker 1>now on this operation. It's got the feel of the

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<v Speaker 1>Bridgie Celtics when it was Isaiah Thomas, Avery, Bradley, J. Crowder.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Kelly Olynox on this roster too, he was

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<v Speaker 1>on one of those Bridgie Celtics teams. But it's basically

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<v Speaker 1>a collection of three star Baseball cards and these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are reviving their draft stock, Like Lori Markinen is suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>a hell of a player. Yeah, if this was the

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<v Speaker 1>player Chicago drafted a few years ago. Twenty two points

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<v Speaker 1>a game, nine rebounds. The shot volume is unlike anything

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<v Speaker 1>he's ever had in his career, and maybe that's all

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<v Speaker 1>it took. I've always liked Mike Conley's game, and Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>Clarkson was their best player from last year's team. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think Jordan Clarkson was a guy, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>in a bunch of trade rumors, someone who could have

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<v Speaker 1>easily gone somewhere, they could have gotten the package for him,

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<v Speaker 1>they decided to hold on to him. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. Clarkson's their guy, giving the pregame speech before

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<v Speaker 1>opening night to the fans like it's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>fun season. And it just feels like a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>players speaks just to keep the fan base encouraged. But

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<v Speaker 1>it is something here. But they share the ball too,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why I think Utah is a good story.

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<v Speaker 1>Their offensive rating was number one in the NBA last year.

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<v Speaker 1>This year it's number three in the league, and their

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<v Speaker 1>rosters pretty different. So if they continue to play high

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<v Speaker 1>to mid level defense, their top eight in the league

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<v Speaker 1>right now in defensive rating. Again, they feel like Portland,

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<v Speaker 1>where where they're extremely feisty. They'll give teams trouble if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't take them seriously. I'm assuming the numbers as

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<v Speaker 1>it pertains to they're against the spread numbers will change

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<v Speaker 1>drastically soon. I mean, they're covering the spread by eight

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<v Speaker 1>point seven points, which is incredible. So we'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>kind of adjustments that come their way. But again it's

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<v Speaker 1>a group of underrated or not underrated, but guys that

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<v Speaker 1>have been counted out and they've come together on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt, especially Colin Sexton coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>like he was supposed to be one of the marquee

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<v Speaker 2>guys for the Cavs and they didn't really want to

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<v Speaker 2>pay him. And obviously getting Donovan Mitchell was huge, and

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<v Speaker 2>so you have to give pieces away for that. Another

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<v Speaker 2>team that gave a bunch of pieces away in the

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<v Speaker 2>offseason to get a marquee star was the Minnesota Timberwolves

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<v Speaker 2>to get Rudy Gobert. They gave up a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>guys are now really benefiting from playing in Utah with

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<v Speaker 2>another bunch of collection of players in the Donovan Mitchell

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<v Speaker 2>trade as well. So you look at the Timberwolves, they're

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<v Speaker 2>five and six, but more so Brendan, they're boring as hell, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>they are horrible to watch. Perimeter defense has been atrocious,

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<v Speaker 2>and even more so than that, lots of drama between

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<v Speaker 2>Rudy Gobert. Yeah, they won't let him eat pop Eyes anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got some food shaming by Karl Anthony Towns. Like

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of feels like to me, and I'd love

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<v Speaker 2>to get your thoughts that things are already off the

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<v Speaker 2>rails for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's kind of a weird. The minute that trade

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<v Speaker 1>went down, when Gobert went to Minnesota, wasn't the hole

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you guys tell me, I mean, wasn't everyone

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<v Speaker 1>like huh, like, like, how is this going to work?

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<v Speaker 1>And seeing Karl Anthony Towns, who can't shoot the three

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<v Speaker 1>camped out in the corner, it just feels said to

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<v Speaker 1>feel right. It kind of reminds me it's not a

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<v Speaker 1>great comparison because he's a little undersized in comparison to

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<v Speaker 1>Karl Anthony Towns. But when the Sixers brought in Al

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<v Speaker 1>Horford and you had the component of Embiid and Horford,

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<v Speaker 1>it just it just didn't feel right, like spacing Wise

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<v Speaker 1>and Tobias Harris at the three on that team, but

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<v Speaker 1>with Utah their idea of this twin tower matchup. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, I haven't watched a ton of Timberwolves games,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll tell you a game I did watch they

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<v Speaker 1>played last week in Phoenix. No DeAndre Ayton, They're at Phoenix.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a I think the first quarter line was a

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<v Speaker 1>short number, and I'm like, Okay, Minnesota has no reason

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<v Speaker 1>to not hanging this game. Eight and out. You have

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<v Speaker 1>two guys inside who should dominate the game, and they

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<v Speaker 1>could not have looked more disorganized in transition in the

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<v Speaker 1>half court set Anthony Edwards. Maybe I don't know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>hustle has got to this kid's head because they can't

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<v Speaker 1>seem to get on the same page. But even their

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<v Speaker 1>finishing ability inside is not at the level that we

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<v Speaker 1>expected when you have this good of an interior duo.

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<v Speaker 1>They're shooting forty seven percent as a team this season.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not terrible, but it's not as great as it

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<v Speaker 1>should be when you have two high rim players inside

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<v Speaker 1>and they're not making threes. So if you're not making

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<v Speaker 1>threes but two guys inside that can space the floor

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<v Speaker 1>keep you guessing congest the middle, it's not a great start.

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<v Speaker 1>They should be in the mix though, by the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the season if they get their defense right inside,

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<v Speaker 1>but it just feels too cluttered. It just doesn't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like the spacing has.

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<v Speaker 2>Worked Finally, we ask him who he likes in the

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern Conference and what teams are legitimately in trouble. Ten

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<v Speaker 2>games into the.

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<v Speaker 1>Season, Cleveland is legit man, Like, I think they've done

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<v Speaker 1>a really nice job. I mean, it's a trade that's

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<v Speaker 1>clearly so far worked out for both teams. We just

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<v Speaker 1>spoke on Utah and what they've done without Donovan Mitchell,

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<v Speaker 1>but Mitchell gives them a guy at the end who

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<v Speaker 1>is far and away a go to shot maker and

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<v Speaker 1>someone you have to account for in clutch situations. I

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<v Speaker 1>really like Kevin love the way he's played off the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>which as well this season, Molbley is turning himself into

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<v Speaker 1>an All Star. I mean, I'm sorry, I can't help

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<v Speaker 1>but watch this Cavs team and think, what were the

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<v Speaker 1>Nets doing with this culture? Like Kris LeVert Jared Allen,

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<v Speaker 1>Like the Nets had all these players and that's the difference.

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<v Speaker 1>We could spend the whole segment on the Nets. I

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<v Speaker 1>realized that. But I can't help, but I watched that

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<v Speaker 1>Cavs team. I'm like, the Nets had such a nice

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<v Speaker 1>mix there before they moved on from these guys. And

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<v Speaker 1>Darius Garland is no joke of a player either eight

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<v Speaker 1>and a half assists a game. I did him a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of credit for being willing to give up the

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<v Speaker 1>bal to Mitchell in those ISO spots at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of games. Giannis is amazing usage rate is number two

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA behind Luca. Luca's doing James Harden like

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<v Speaker 1>stuff in terms of his usage rate. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brunson move has hurt Luca in terms of asking

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<v Speaker 1>him to do more. Is that sustainable for eighty two games?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. That's why I really like Luca as

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<v Speaker 1>an MVT, but I don't know if Dallas is as

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<v Speaker 1>good collectively as the team. But sticking on topic, in

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<v Speaker 1>the Eastern Conference, I think it's three teams right now.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, it's Milwaukee, It's Cleveland, and I think Boston

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<v Speaker 1>when they want to be invested defensively, which has yet

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<v Speaker 1>to happen this season, the Malcolm Brogden edition has worked

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<v Speaker 1>out perfectly. I think Brogden likes to hear himself talk

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<v Speaker 1>quite a bit, and he was a great piece in Milwaukee,

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<v Speaker 1>a hell of a player for the Pacers. But we

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<v Speaker 1>saw the Pacers last year. They weren't trying to win

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<v Speaker 1>many games and Brogden was just a stat stuffer, so

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<v Speaker 1>what would he look like as a bench piece on

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<v Speaker 1>a team with real expectations. He has so far said

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<v Speaker 1>all the right things. He's come in and given them

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<v Speaker 1>instant offense. He's led their second unit. As long as

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus Smart keeps his head on straight and does not

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<v Speaker 1>let his ego get the best of him, still quoting

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<v Speaker 1>himself in the third person as the reigning defensive player

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year, the Celtics will be fine. I am

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<v Speaker 1>a little concerned. This is what concerns me a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit about the Celtics. Milwaukee has proven even without Middleton,

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<v Speaker 1>they can reinsert parts and move pieces around Giannis like

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron for ten years with the Cavs in the Eastern Conference,

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<v Speaker 1>he will make it work. As long as you are

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<v Speaker 1>ready and capable to make shots. With the Celtics, Jason Tatum,

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<v Speaker 1>I think has arrived. He has taken that next step.

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brown has not played all that well in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>up to his level. He had a nice game against

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<v Speaker 1>the Knicks the other night on the second night of

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<v Speaker 1>a back to back, but they need more out of

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<v Speaker 1>Jaylen Brown to be their next star, and then of course,

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<v Speaker 1>the elephant in the room on Celtics is they've got

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<v Speaker 1>to get Robert Williams back because their interior depth is

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<v Speaker 1>a huge issue.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Huge.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is between the heat who are four and seven,

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<v Speaker 2>the seventy six Ers that are five and six, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Golden State Warriors which are four and seven. Who

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<v Speaker 2>are you most worried about? And who are you least

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<v Speaker 2>worried about?

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<v Speaker 1>Good question. Wow, that is a tough one because I

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<v Speaker 1>have thoughts on all three of these teams. I think Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to leave Philly out on this one because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really know yet. With the Sixers because I

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<v Speaker 1>think Maxi is a good enough young player. I like

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<v Speaker 1>Philly's Yes, I think Philly's got some depth there that

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<v Speaker 1>they can overcome this. I'm not worried about Golden State

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<v Speaker 1>because they have enough championship pedigree as we all know.

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<v Speaker 1>I still think the Jordan Pool Draybond green stuff it

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<v Speaker 1>will sink underwater. It will get past them. I'm curious

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<v Speaker 1>though about their motivation, like is Klay Thompson really back back?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't know if he ever will be,

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<v Speaker 1>so their depth is a little concerning, But I just

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<v Speaker 1>think they're too good and they can squeeze in at

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<v Speaker 1>the end in the West to be a threat. No

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<v Speaker 1>one will want to face them, so they're taking me

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<v Speaker 1>the long game approach. I will say about Miami, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think I heard you guys, I tuned into you

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<v Speaker 1>guys earlier talking about this division. I think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>great point. Maybe Miami looks at it like we really

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<v Speaker 1>have to win fifty five to sixty games get the

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<v Speaker 1>one seed. Like Boston took us the seven games last

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<v Speaker 1>year in the Conference finals and we lost in our

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<v Speaker 1>home floor in Game seven, and we beat the pants

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<v Speaker 1>off them in Boston in one of those games during

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<v Speaker 1>that series, Like do we really need home court? I

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<v Speaker 1>get the NBA players like to go out in Miami,

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<v Speaker 1>like that's the whole court advantage kind of thing. I suppoth,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's really it. Like are their fans all that good? Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>Heat fans, if you're listening, Like, I don't think you're

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<v Speaker 1>all that good. I just look, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>their surrounding cast is all that good enough. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're good defensively, but I don't know if Jimmy Butler's

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<v Speaker 1>got enough to carry that team again, because They felt

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<v Speaker 1>very Jimmy Butler reliant in the playoffs last year, and

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<v Speaker 1>that seems to be coming up to the level now.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've got concerns. Their culture is great, That's why

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<v Speaker 1>they're probably going to be better off than I say.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, but I don't know if their talent is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be able to get them through.

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