WEBVTT - Hour 1 – Spurs Win Game 3, Tim Legler

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<v Speaker 1>You are listening to The Dan Patrick Show on Fox

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<v Speaker 2>Well, well, well do we have a series now? Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to the program our one on this Tuesday, Dan and

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<v Speaker 2>the Dan Neuts Dan Patrick Show. We got you covered

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<v Speaker 2>recapping the game. Tim Legler from the Mothership, their lead

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<v Speaker 2>NBA analysts will join us coming up a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Christopher mad Dog Russo will stop by as well. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Hurricanes at My Golden Knight's Game four. What can

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<v Speaker 2>they do for an encore this crazy series so far?

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be coming up tonight eight seven to seven three DP.

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<v Speaker 2>buying should be. Well, the Spurs did what they needed

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<v Speaker 2>to do. Desperate times, desperate measures. They played that way

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<v Speaker 2>and they eke out the win one fifteen to one

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<v Speaker 2>eleven thirty two for Victor Wembenyama. And in case you're wondering,

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<v Speaker 2>I was curious. The Spurs were only a two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half point underdog last night, and the Spurs are

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<v Speaker 2>two and a half point underdogs tomorrow night. The series

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<v Speaker 2>is far from over. In my opinion, I didn't think

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<v Speaker 2>the Spurs would get swept. Still might be a six

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<v Speaker 2>game series. But now you have a little bit of doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said yesterday to start the show, the pressure

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be on the Knicks. Everybody showed up,

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<v Speaker 2>the President's there, you got all your celebrities.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a mere formality. The Spurs are broken, we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to win.

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<v Speaker 2>We're at home, we're in the garden, and then all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden you forgot to deliver. You had everything there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like all the ingredients to make a great meal.

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<v Speaker 2>They just didn't have a chef because the Spurs took

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<v Speaker 2>it to.

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<v Speaker 3>The Knicks last night.

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<v Speaker 2>And yes, they're going to be complaints about the disparity

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<v Speaker 2>and fowls called. You know, they were very similar in

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<v Speaker 2>the number of fowls that were called. It was just

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<v Speaker 2>what fowls were and weren't called. I think that was

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<v Speaker 2>the big question mark that I would have where the

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<v Speaker 2>Spurs physical. Absolutely, did Wenby get away with a push

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<v Speaker 2>on Jalen Brunson. Absolutely, It's going to be this way

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<v Speaker 2>in game four. Now it's the Knicks turn. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>game of chess checkers. Now the Spurs know what the

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<v Speaker 2>Knicks are going to do. They're going to be physical

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<v Speaker 2>right from the beginning. Here's the trend that would concern

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<v Speaker 2>me if I'm a Knicks fan. Game one, the Knicks

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<v Speaker 2>were down by fourteen. Game two, down by twelve. Game

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<v Speaker 2>three the Knicks down by twelve. So you needed brunson

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<v Speaker 2>masterclass in closing games one and two to survive. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>they came back in the second quarter and put up

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<v Speaker 2>forty two. But you can't have this seesaw back and forth.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't let san Antonio get up and then all

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<v Speaker 2>that energy it takes to come back from down twelve. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>they survived games one and two, certainly two.

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<v Speaker 3>Last night.

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<v Speaker 2>The Spurs played great defense, physical defense. Wemby was great,

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<v Speaker 2>Stefan Castle, Dylan Harper. This is the contributions that you

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<v Speaker 2>need if you're going to make this a six or

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<v Speaker 2>seven game series. But the Knicks last night they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have it. Mikhae Bridges didn't have it. Brunson is still

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<v Speaker 2>going to shoot, not shooting a good percentage. Karl Anthony

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<v Speaker 2>Towns didn't have a good game. Landry Shammitt didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>a good game. This was one of those games where

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<v Speaker 2>you say, all right, that's one. That's one where we

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<v Speaker 2>didn't look good. We had won thirteen in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go back to what we did during that winning streak.

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<v Speaker 2>But san Antonio knows, they know they let game two

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<v Speaker 2>slip away. I thought they had a great look and

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<v Speaker 2>Wemby with a pick and a pop, and he should

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<v Speaker 2>have made that shot and we could be looking at

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<v Speaker 2>san Antonio up two games to one. It's a strange

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<v Speaker 2>thing happened on the way to the coronation. Strange thing

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<v Speaker 2>happened on the way to the parade. You gotta make

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<v Speaker 2>sure it's one game at a time. The Spurs aren't broken.

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<v Speaker 2>The Spurs aren't going to be a mere formality. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>w won't allow that to happen. He's had a really

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<v Speaker 2>good If you look at his numbers, they're really good.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how great he is. That he's really good. And

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<v Speaker 2>we think he's had a subpar performance in the NBA Finals.

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<v Speaker 2>Still a lot of basketball left to be played now,

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<v Speaker 2>the Knicks winning tomorrow night, you'd probably expect that. I

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<v Speaker 2>expected the Spurs to win last night. Why I've been

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<v Speaker 2>doing this for a long time. It's just weird things happen.

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<v Speaker 2>You get a weird feeling. They even said to Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>dyl I'd go money line on the Spurs. How did

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<v Speaker 2>you do last night?

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<v Speaker 4>I did take your advice there. I had the Spurs.

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<v Speaker 4>I live bet them also when they were down, but

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<v Speaker 4>I uh threw in a couple dearon Fox, I have

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<v Speaker 4>a problem with I had a couple of parlays where

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<v Speaker 4>that was the only leg that which.

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<v Speaker 3>Is, you know what, shame on me.

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<v Speaker 2>But he did hit maybe the biggest shot of the night,

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<v Speaker 2>either him or Stefan Castle. And I'm thinking the last

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<v Speaker 2>guy I think is going to hit a shot is

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<v Speaker 2>Daron Fox, and he hit a big shot.

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<v Speaker 3>When they needed it.

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<v Speaker 2>But also Castle had a big shot as well in

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<v Speaker 2>the final two minutes. Remember this is supposed to be

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<v Speaker 2>too big of a stage for the young Spurs. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>when this series started, I said, Dylan Harper's dad played

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA. He's from Jersey, He's played in the

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<v Speaker 2>garden Stefan Castle played there at Yukon Biggie's Tournament, NCAA

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<v Speaker 2>tournament games, and Wemby's been a pro for a few years,

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<v Speaker 2>not only in the NBA but back home in France, Like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. The only person I thought maybe it's too

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<v Speaker 2>big a moment was Mitch Johnson, the Spurs head coach,

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<v Speaker 2>because you haven't been in this situation before. But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think the Spurs are crumbling here. If the Knicks

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<v Speaker 2>played great, then they're going to win Game four. But

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<v Speaker 2>I've yet to see them actually play a great game.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's coming and Brunson is going to have one

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<v Speaker 2>of those games where you go, where's this been? Spurs

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<v Speaker 2>know what they're doing on defense. These kids are playing

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<v Speaker 2>great defense, physical defense, tough defense, and they'll continue to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. Now it's up to Brunson, because when he

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<v Speaker 2>makes those shots, we go, Wow, those are great shots.

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<v Speaker 2>When he misses them, we're like, man, he's out of control.

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<v Speaker 2>Well you can imagine that. After the game, everybody wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about the officiating. Here is Well, if you

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<v Speaker 2>want to hear somebody get fined while they're delivering their

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<v Speaker 2>line in the postgame press conference, here's the Knicks head

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<v Speaker 2>coach Mike Brown.

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<v Speaker 5>There were opportunities for fouls to be called to at

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<v Speaker 5>least try to even the free throws out. To go

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<v Speaker 5>twenty four free throw attempts in a second half, that's

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<v Speaker 5>forty eight for the game.

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<v Speaker 6>If you think about it, the way that they call that.

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<v Speaker 5>Second half compared to eight all the shots we took,

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<v Speaker 5>we got fouled four times roughly for eight free throws outs.

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<v Speaker 6>Again, I don't complain much.

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<v Speaker 5>I never thought i'd see that in an NBA Finals game,

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<v Speaker 5>and I saw it tonight. It's tough to overcome when

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<v Speaker 5>you're playing against a great team.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's gonna get fined for that. I understand what

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<v Speaker 2>he's saying, but this is strategy. Now, I'm gonna talk

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<v Speaker 2>to Tim Lageler. He'll join us in about fifteen minutes

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<v Speaker 2>from now. I don't know how this impacts the officiating

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<v Speaker 2>for the next game. I know Phil Jackson was a

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<v Speaker 2>master at this, and back then they weren't fining you

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<v Speaker 2>for saying things. Phil would say it in his zen

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<v Speaker 2>like manner.

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<v Speaker 3>Be nice if we got some of those calls that

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<v Speaker 3>they're getting. I mean, that's all would take for Phil.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is different.

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<v Speaker 2>The commissioner's there, and you know all we've talked about

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<v Speaker 2>flopping and that's not really a conversation. During the NBA Final.

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<v Speaker 2>It was with Okac, but that's only because of one player.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think flop flopping is an epidemic. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it is with SGA, but not in the NBA Finals.

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't heard anything about that, which is good. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>fine with that. But you start to look at the

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<v Speaker 2>free throw disparity. Spurs had thirty two, the Knicks had

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two at home. That normally doesn't happen, doesn't happen

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<v Speaker 2>in the postseason. But I'm going to give credit to

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<v Speaker 2>the Spurs aggressiveness. I thought the Knicks lacked a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of that. We got to win this now, because

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<v Speaker 2>if you win last night, now you know you're winning

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<v Speaker 2>the title.

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<v Speaker 3>You know it.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going to beat us four consecutive games. And

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<v Speaker 2>I would have played with that sense of urgency. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's why I was saying the Knicks have more pressure

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<v Speaker 2>because these Whenby even talked after the game, he goes,

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<v Speaker 2>we're young. We don't know what we're not supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>know or do.

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<v Speaker 3>Damn.

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<v Speaker 2>He sounds way more mature than twenty two when you

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<v Speaker 2>hear him, like he's got a thought behind everything that

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<v Speaker 2>he says. And then you find out that he's spent

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<v Speaker 2>his day in Grammercy Park, which is I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how he got the key to Grammercy Park. You're supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to have a key to open up the gate, and.

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<v Speaker 3>Then you go in there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a big park, and he went in there

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<v Speaker 2>and he was painting. Did he have a beret on?

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<v Speaker 7>Easy?

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<v Speaker 3>Easy?

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<v Speaker 6>Easy?

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<v Speaker 3>He's gonna be doing nudes there, yes, Marvin.

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<v Speaker 8>And I think a really important thing for the Spurs

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<v Speaker 8>was getting off to a hot start and completely taking

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<v Speaker 8>the crowd out because they were pumped the entire pregame

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<v Speaker 8>two hours before the game started, and they took him

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<v Speaker 8>out of the game asap.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I wondered about that because the crowd, you

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<v Speaker 2>you want that crowd on your side. It's you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want that crowd against you at the garden because they

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<v Speaker 2>came there to you know, watch it the coronation, like

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<v Speaker 2>we're winning like this, this is Christmas Eve, We're open

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<v Speaker 2>up presents. Then all of a sudden, you realize you

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<v Speaker 2>don't get to open up the president. You gotta wait

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<v Speaker 2>the next day. And now you have to win this

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<v Speaker 2>next game. There's the pressure again because San Antonio gets

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<v Speaker 2>to go back home, guaranteed, they get to go back home.

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<v Speaker 2>And do you think the Knicks are gonna win again

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<v Speaker 2>in San Antonio? Has any NBA team I'm just wondering

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<v Speaker 2>out loud won three road games in the NBA finals,

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<v Speaker 2>yues Marvin Man.

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<v Speaker 8>Don't quote me, but I'm going to Okay, I think

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<v Speaker 8>maybe the ninety three finals that was one of the

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<v Speaker 8>crazier ones. I think the first three games were won

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<v Speaker 8>by the road team.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, But did the eventual champion win three road games?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Paulie.

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<v Speaker 9>I had the ninety three Bowls, winning games one, one, two,

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<v Speaker 9>and five at Phoenix, and I got the ninety Pistons.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I quote you Marvin. Now you can now. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>well that's a great bloop.

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<v Speaker 10>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're trying to win three games on the road, Okay, yes, yes, Dylan.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know though.

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<v Speaker 4>The Knicks look pretty comfortable in San Antonio the first

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<v Speaker 4>two games, especially compared to last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I don't think in game two they look comfortable,

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<v Speaker 2>not comfortable. But hey they won, Yes they did, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>they did. Well, I look at San Antonio lost that game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>get game one. Give that to the Knicks. So now

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<v Speaker 2>you have the Spurs winning a game, and they they

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<v Speaker 2>win in the most hostile atmosphere these kids have ever

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<v Speaker 2>been in, and they are kids and they did it.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody's there, all the celebrities. The president's there.

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<v Speaker 2>Robert Kraft is there. The Patriots owner Jimmy Johnson is there.

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<v Speaker 2>Like there are a couple of randos, and I go,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute, Jimmy Johnson, Robert Kraft, Yes, Paulie.

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<v Speaker 9>There are a couple replays.

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<v Speaker 6>Though.

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<v Speaker 9>I know you're complaining about the refs if you're a

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<v Speaker 9>Knicks guy, but there was a replay maybe eight minutes

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<v Speaker 9>left in the fourth where Wenby hit that three and

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<v Speaker 9>got fouled. Yeah, about to be a four point play

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<v Speaker 9>and I didn't see it. They called offensive foul on

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<v Speaker 9>Keldon Johnson and it was a great replay and it

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<v Speaker 9>worked in the next favor. And then there was a

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<v Speaker 9>replay maybe two minutes to go, ball went out of

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<v Speaker 9>bounds off Dylan Harper. But if it was called off

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<v Speaker 9>the Knicks at first, and then they replayed it, so

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<v Speaker 9>the replays went in the next favor.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, the Knicks got some calls.

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<v Speaker 2>You tend to look at the totality of the game,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know these calls when they were called, you're thinking, Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>you know the basketball gods are against us.

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<v Speaker 3>You got two calls that were the correct calls.

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, Marvin, I think two things that are really going

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<v Speaker 8>to stand out is the non flagrant call on Stefan

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<v Speaker 8>Castle and the flagrant call on Jalen Brunson.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Brunson, I think it's a flagrant if you impede

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<v Speaker 2>somebody's landing area after taking a shot, so it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a foul. I believe that is a flagrant. And even

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<v Speaker 2>though he doesn't look like he's trying to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter. You did it, and you know you

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<v Speaker 2>got in his space, didn't Brunson get the call.

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<v Speaker 3>Or no SGA.

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<v Speaker 2>I think got a call in the previous series where

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<v Speaker 2>it look Darren Fox. I think they called him for

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<v Speaker 2>kind of you know, getting in and I'm fine with

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<v Speaker 2>that call. Anybody who's been up for a jump shot

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden somebody sticks. Now, players used

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<v Speaker 2>to stick their foot out, not that you would land

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<v Speaker 2>on their foot, but you would think about that foot

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<v Speaker 2>when you're coming down.

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<v Speaker 3>So they did.

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<v Speaker 2>Nicks did get some calls, the Wemby call, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody had to be up late at night for the

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<v Speaker 2>Knicks editing all of these different plays together to send

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<v Speaker 2>to the NBA today.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, Paulin going back to that flagrant on Brunson goes

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<v Speaker 9>to close out champannee and he sticks his foot out

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<v Speaker 9>and actually hits the back of Brunson's leg on the

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<v Speaker 9>landing like he initiated the landing contact and Brunson got called.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but that's what Reggie Miller made a career out

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<v Speaker 2>of that. He was going to get you up or

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<v Speaker 2>he was going to flail into you. And some players

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<v Speaker 2>you're taught if you're going up and somebody's into you,

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<v Speaker 2>then you can, you know, be a little more overly

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<v Speaker 2>dramatic and they got the call.

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, Marvin, No, You're right about the actual rules, But

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<v Speaker 8>I'm just talking about the optues and how it looks

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<v Speaker 8>like Wait, Castle running Brunst it over wasn't a flagrant,

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<v Speaker 8>I know, but Brunson turning his head and having his

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<v Speaker 8>foot there was a flagrant. I'm just talking about the optics,

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<v Speaker 8>not the rules.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, even Cornette knocking you know, Josh Hard down and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, at least help him up. Don't make it

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<v Speaker 2>so obvious. It was like made basket and they blasted

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<v Speaker 2>just checked with the NBA that it's not always a

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<v Speaker 2>flagrant foul, but any contact that impedes in airborne shooters

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<v Speaker 2>landing space is a defensive foul only escalates to a

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<v Speaker 2>flagrant foul if the contact is deemed unnecessary, excessive, or

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<v Speaker 2>reckless by the referee. Tim Legler, shooter ESPN lead NBA analyst,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know that. I thought that that was just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a blanket flagrant foul if you impede, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't allow somebody to come down in their space after

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<v Speaker 2>taking a shot.

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<v Speaker 11>Now, I think the main thing they're looking for, Dan

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<v Speaker 11>is in a word you'll often hear when they're looking

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<v Speaker 11>at those is reckless.

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<v Speaker 6>That's the word that you're looking for them to say.

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<v Speaker 11>If they feel like you had a general disregard for

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<v Speaker 11>like where your foot was, and it was in somehow

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<v Speaker 11>you know, dangerous to the shooter. You're going to get

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<v Speaker 11>a flag or foul, but it doesn't always have to be.

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<v Speaker 2>The physicality didn't surprise me from the Spurs, but I

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<v Speaker 2>wonder if it surprised the officials last night that well.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't know, you know, I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 11>surprised the officials. I think, look, this is a very

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<v Speaker 11>physical team, but in general, the playoffs have been extremely physical.

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<v Speaker 11>It's a lot different than what you're watching in the

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<v Speaker 11>regular season. There's no question about it. And guess what,

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<v Speaker 11>it has always been that way in the NBA. I

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<v Speaker 11>can't think of a year in which that wasn't the case.

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<v Speaker 11>And so now here we are in the finals you're

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<v Speaker 11>talking about, we've already gone through three rounds, fourteen teams

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<v Speaker 11>have already been eliminated, and so we've seen game after

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<v Speaker 11>game after game, and the physicality has ramped up throughout

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<v Speaker 11>the postseason. Last night, what we saw was an extremely

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<v Speaker 11>physical game, but it's to me as physical as what

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<v Speaker 11>we've been watching and certainly what we've watched in the

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<v Speaker 11>first three games of the NBA Finals. And I think

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<v Speaker 11>the physicality is allowed on both ends of the floor.

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<v Speaker 11>It's not just San Antonio that's getting away with being physical.

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<v Speaker 11>The Knicks are also being physical. And if you and

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<v Speaker 11>I went frame I frame when we looked at the

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<v Speaker 11>game last night like a Zapruiter film, We're going to

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<v Speaker 11>see a lot of physicality on both ends of the floor.

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<v Speaker 6>San Antonio has some defenders.

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<v Speaker 11>It's a big part of what they are and who

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<v Speaker 11>they are in their DNA, and it's better for them,

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<v Speaker 11>certainly because of their size or strength or lateral mobility.

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<v Speaker 11>If they can be more physical in the point of

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<v Speaker 11>attacking the ball. It's going to help those guys because

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<v Speaker 11>of the physical profile that they have. And I think

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<v Speaker 11>I think people are looking at the game last night

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<v Speaker 11>and thinking, in some way this was just one end

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<v Speaker 11>of the floor. I didn't see it as just a

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<v Speaker 11>one sided whistle all night long. It's an extremely physical

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<v Speaker 11>game from the jump and San Antonio Spurs. I think

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<v Speaker 11>we're the more physical team last night, and they set

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<v Speaker 11>the tonal lead in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned this yesterday to start the show. People I

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<v Speaker 2>think were surprised. I thought there was more pressure on

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<v Speaker 2>the Knicks last night because the Spurs. Okay, we lost

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<v Speaker 2>two at home. Now let's just play the Knicks. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean we're hey, they're talking about sweeping. Hey, is Brunson

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<v Speaker 2>going to get a statue? Hey, there's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a parade. The President's here. Like, there was so much there,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought the Spurs were probably going to just

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<v Speaker 2>go and play where the Knicks. It just felt like

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<v Speaker 2>I think they were kind of look at each other

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<v Speaker 2>like when are we starting here? When are you going

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<v Speaker 2>to do something? Or how about you do something? Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 2>the Spurs went out and played, you know, pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>a complete team game.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 11>Look, I think sometimes the best thing you can do

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<v Speaker 11>as a team when you're going through, you know, some difficulties,

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<v Speaker 11>and clearly san Antonio at home two games, they can't

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<v Speaker 11>close both games winnable. They don't get it done. The

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<v Speaker 11>best thing you could do is get out on the road.

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<v Speaker 11>It almost narrows your focus. The pressure cooker that was

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<v Speaker 11>the garden last night, There's no.

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<v Speaker 6>Doubt it was palpable.

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<v Speaker 11>The expectation level for the home team and being on

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<v Speaker 11>the precipice of this and how bad this fan base

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<v Speaker 11>wants it and the environment in there last night.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and We talked about.

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<v Speaker 11>That, like it's gonna be it's gonna be wild, Like

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<v Speaker 11>people think, wow, you're going into some sort of a

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<v Speaker 11>wood chipper here if you're an opponent, right, it's if

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<v Speaker 11>you feel that as a home team too, And they

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<v Speaker 11>felt that no doubt.

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<v Speaker 6>But I don't even know that that was really what

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<v Speaker 6>did it last night.

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<v Speaker 11>For me, it was the San Antonio Spurs at the

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<v Speaker 11>start of that game got something from their two best

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<v Speaker 11>players that I think settled their entire team. When Victor

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<v Speaker 11>Winbin Yama, Stefan Cassel come out and their intent is

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<v Speaker 11>to play in the paint, get high percentage shots, show

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<v Speaker 11>you that they're in control. It calms your entire team down.

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<v Speaker 11>Your head, coach, your roster, the role players, everybody's like,

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<v Speaker 11>hey man, our two best guys are here tonight and

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<v Speaker 11>they're operating.

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<v Speaker 6>We're in a good place now.

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<v Speaker 11>They got hit with the left hook in the second quarter,

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<v Speaker 11>and I said on SVP last night, sometimes your best

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<v Speaker 11>friend is halftime, because because if that quarter had continued

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<v Speaker 11>another four minutes the way the Knicks were playing, they

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<v Speaker 11>might be down fifteen. So like the best thing was

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<v Speaker 11>to look up and see Zeros on the clock, you're

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<v Speaker 11>only down seven if you was first. Now they still

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<v Speaker 11>had to come out for the third quarter, and that

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<v Speaker 11>first six minutes was gonna be very telling for me.

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<v Speaker 11>What happens here? Does this go out to fifteen eighteen

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<v Speaker 11>and now it's three to zero and this series is over?

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<v Speaker 11>Or can San Antonio almost recalibrate their offense again, get

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<v Speaker 11>back to playing in the paint, get back to the

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<v Speaker 11>way they played at the start of the game.

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<v Speaker 6>And that's exactly what they did.

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<v Speaker 11>At the same time, I thought the Knicks offense was

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<v Speaker 11>very predictable last night in the second half of that game.

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<v Speaker 6>I thought it hurt them.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking to Tim Legler from the Mothership, their lead NBA analyst,

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<v Speaker 2>here's another concerning trend here. Game one, Knicks down by fourteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Game two, Knicks trailed by twelve. Game three they trailed

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<v Speaker 2>by twelve. Great teams. I mean, it's hard to keep

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<v Speaker 2>getting down and then coming back. And this is a

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<v Speaker 2>good San Antonio team. Now, I wonder, and the pressure's

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<v Speaker 2>back on the Knicks, like you have to win this

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<v Speaker 2>game tomorrow night, right.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I mean, listen, I'm not gonna consider and say

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<v Speaker 11>they can't win the series if they lose them all night.

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<v Speaker 11>My goodness, because if they lose Themorrow night, we're we're

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<v Speaker 11>four games in. No home team has won a game,

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<v Speaker 11>so you know it's only one I think only one

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<v Speaker 11>other time. If I saw the graphic right this morning,

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<v Speaker 11>I was kind of my eyes were blurry.

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<v Speaker 6>I kind of grabbed the remote Sports center.

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<v Speaker 11>I think it said, there's only second time that we've

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<v Speaker 11>had no home team win a game through the first

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<v Speaker 11>three of the finals. You gotta go back to the

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<v Speaker 11>ninety three finals. I believe so like this is incredibly

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<v Speaker 11>unusual territory. So I'm not gonna make any predictions on

0:23:39.960 --> 0:23:42.040
<v Speaker 11>what's gonna happen. If the Knicks lose Game four, you're

0:23:42.080 --> 0:23:43.840
<v Speaker 11>then you're at a best of three and nobody's won

0:23:43.920 --> 0:23:47.200
<v Speaker 11>a home game yet. It almost be honestly would almost

0:23:47.240 --> 0:23:49.760
<v Speaker 11>be at that point, Dan, there would be so much

0:23:49.840 --> 0:23:53.639
<v Speaker 11>pressure on every home team to hold it down. I

0:23:53.640 --> 0:23:55.320
<v Speaker 11>don't even know what that would feel like. So I'm

0:23:55.359 --> 0:23:59.480
<v Speaker 11>not gonna say that, but yeah, clearly, look you went out.

0:24:00.000 --> 0:24:01.720
<v Speaker 6>Even if you just get one of the two, you've

0:24:01.760 --> 0:24:02.440
<v Speaker 6>done your job.

0:24:02.720 --> 0:24:04.800
<v Speaker 11>If you're the Knicks on the road to start this series,

0:24:04.920 --> 0:24:07.560
<v Speaker 11>because at that point, you're going we don't have to

0:24:07.600 --> 0:24:11.040
<v Speaker 11>win another game on the road, right, that's a great feeling.

0:24:11.640 --> 0:24:15.159
<v Speaker 6>So and now you win two, well you got that

0:24:15.240 --> 0:24:17.680
<v Speaker 6>luxuried out twice. Now at home, you just need to

0:24:17.720 --> 0:24:21.280
<v Speaker 6>split at home and you're in the same boat. Listen.

0:24:21.359 --> 0:24:25.320
<v Speaker 11>Yes, a lot of pressure, without question, and they're gonna

0:24:25.359 --> 0:24:27.320
<v Speaker 11>have to play better. I think one thing that's been

0:24:27.640 --> 0:24:33.720
<v Speaker 11>apparent to me Jalen Brunson is being guarded and hounded

0:24:33.840 --> 0:24:38.000
<v Speaker 11>and she's expending so much energy as a primary bar handler.

0:24:38.320 --> 0:24:40.680
<v Speaker 11>He has yet to have an efficient game in this series.

0:24:41.320 --> 0:24:44.679
<v Speaker 11>And he is a superstar offensive player. And you know

0:24:44.800 --> 0:24:46.960
<v Speaker 11>the way he's built and his balance and his strength,

0:24:47.000 --> 0:24:48.920
<v Speaker 11>and you think he's not gonna wear down. You wear

0:24:49.000 --> 0:24:51.639
<v Speaker 11>down when your usage rate is as high as it

0:24:51.760 --> 0:24:54.640
<v Speaker 11>was last night and you're being handed off from one

0:24:54.720 --> 0:24:57.440
<v Speaker 11>guy to the next. That are elite defenders. These are

0:24:57.520 --> 0:24:59.440
<v Speaker 11>big guys who are strong the physical. Oh and by

0:24:59.440 --> 0:25:01.000
<v Speaker 11>the way, if you do good by them, you've got

0:25:01.040 --> 0:25:02.719
<v Speaker 11>a seven to five guy at the rim waiting for you.

0:25:03.080 --> 0:25:05.960
<v Speaker 6>So I thought the usage rate was through the roof

0:25:06.080 --> 0:25:06.520
<v Speaker 6>last night.

0:25:06.560 --> 0:25:09.120
<v Speaker 11>They got away from Karl Anthony Towns touching the ball

0:25:09.160 --> 0:25:11.119
<v Speaker 11>in the high post and some of the ways that

0:25:11.119 --> 0:25:12.679
<v Speaker 11>he had been affected the first couple of games and

0:25:12.720 --> 0:25:13.520
<v Speaker 11>throughout the playoffs.

0:25:13.560 --> 0:25:15.000
<v Speaker 6>They got away from that last night.

0:25:15.400 --> 0:25:17.159
<v Speaker 11>They've got to go look at their offense and I

0:25:17.200 --> 0:25:18.800
<v Speaker 11>think they've got to make it somehow a little bit

0:25:18.800 --> 0:25:21.879
<v Speaker 11>easier on Jailen Brunson so he can find his efficiency

0:25:21.920 --> 0:25:23.480
<v Speaker 11>because it hasn't been there through three games.

0:25:24.000 --> 0:25:27.479
<v Speaker 2>Help me understand this, And having been around Phil Jackson

0:25:27.520 --> 0:25:30.400
<v Speaker 2>when he did it, certainly with the Bulls, but when

0:25:30.440 --> 0:25:33.320
<v Speaker 2>you say something in a postgame press conference where you

0:25:33.359 --> 0:25:38.160
<v Speaker 2>talk about the officials, I don't know it worked for Phil.

0:25:38.240 --> 0:25:40.719
<v Speaker 2>But he also had Mike and Scotti, so you know,

0:25:42.240 --> 0:25:45.480
<v Speaker 2>Mike Brown said, you know, he's never seen this happen

0:25:45.560 --> 0:25:48.479
<v Speaker 2>in an NBA game the finals. But I don't know

0:25:48.560 --> 0:25:51.160
<v Speaker 2>if I'm an official, Like, how do I take this

0:25:51.960 --> 0:25:55.760
<v Speaker 2>if I'm the commissioner like my players? Like, is that

0:25:55.880 --> 0:25:59.280
<v Speaker 2>message more for the fans than it is anybody else?

0:25:59.280 --> 0:26:01.399
<v Speaker 2>Because I can't image and these officials going, you know,

0:26:01.960 --> 0:26:05.000
<v Speaker 2>I think Mike's right, we didn't do a good job

0:26:05.040 --> 0:26:05.640
<v Speaker 2>in that game.

0:26:05.680 --> 0:26:07.320
<v Speaker 3>They don't want to be told that they did a

0:26:07.359 --> 0:26:08.000
<v Speaker 3>bad job.

0:26:09.400 --> 0:26:10.960
<v Speaker 6>I've never thought it helps that.

0:26:10.960 --> 0:26:13.800
<v Speaker 11>That's just been my opinion my entire career as a

0:26:13.800 --> 0:26:17.399
<v Speaker 11>player and covering this for the last twenty five years.

0:26:17.760 --> 0:26:21.080
<v Speaker 6>I've just never thought that's really helpful. Here's some things

0:26:21.080 --> 0:26:22.159
<v Speaker 6>that you need to remember.

0:26:23.320 --> 0:26:25.800
<v Speaker 11>People are just you know, and I shouldn't say people,

0:26:25.840 --> 0:26:28.679
<v Speaker 11>because it's really just it's people that support the Knicks,

0:26:28.680 --> 0:26:30.719
<v Speaker 11>that are Knicks fans, like that's where you're gonna hear

0:26:30.720 --> 0:26:34.080
<v Speaker 11>the noise today. For the most part, if you're completely

0:26:34.440 --> 0:26:36.600
<v Speaker 11>objective in this, you got to look at some numbers.

0:26:36.680 --> 0:26:40.040
<v Speaker 11>So the regular season, look at the two teams. The

0:26:40.080 --> 0:26:43.000
<v Speaker 11>San Antonio Spurs were middle of the pack, just under

0:26:43.000 --> 0:26:45.119
<v Speaker 11>twenty five free throws a game. They were thirteenth in

0:26:45.160 --> 0:26:49.000
<v Speaker 11>the NBA in free throw attempts per game. In some ways,

0:26:49.040 --> 0:26:52.119
<v Speaker 11>that does sort of talk to your style of play.

0:26:52.520 --> 0:26:56.680
<v Speaker 11>The New York Knicks were twenty fifth in free throw

0:26:56.680 --> 0:27:01.000
<v Speaker 11>attempts per game at twenty one a game. In the postseason,

0:27:01.280 --> 0:27:03.399
<v Speaker 11>San Antonio of the sixteen teams that have played in

0:27:03.440 --> 0:27:06.080
<v Speaker 11>the postseason, on average feet those per game, San Antonio

0:27:06.200 --> 0:27:07.600
<v Speaker 11>is fourth of.

0:27:07.560 --> 0:27:09.480
<v Speaker 6>Those sixteen teams. The Knicks are seventh.

0:27:10.400 --> 0:27:13.959
<v Speaker 11>So to think that because I think sometimes the narrative,

0:27:13.960 --> 0:27:16.480
<v Speaker 11>all of a sudden concerdently people like this was so

0:27:16.840 --> 0:27:20.920
<v Speaker 11>wildly out of the narrative of how these two teams play,

0:27:21.359 --> 0:27:23.080
<v Speaker 11>and I just didn't see it that way. Look, I

0:27:23.160 --> 0:27:25.439
<v Speaker 11>understand Mike's point. That is a pretty big discrepancy in

0:27:25.480 --> 0:27:27.760
<v Speaker 11>one half. Discrepancy in one half twenty four to eight,

0:27:27.880 --> 0:27:30.120
<v Speaker 11>there's no doubt about it. But I don't think that

0:27:30.119 --> 0:27:33.600
<v Speaker 11>that is ultimately helpful to your point. I don't think

0:27:33.600 --> 0:27:35.760
<v Speaker 11>that all of a sudden people go, Okay, there's gonna

0:27:35.800 --> 0:27:37.760
<v Speaker 11>have to be a market correction in the next game.

0:27:38.119 --> 0:27:39.800
<v Speaker 6>And then, by the way, what if that happens. What

0:27:39.840 --> 0:27:41.320
<v Speaker 6>if the New York Knicks in.

0:27:41.280 --> 0:27:44.720
<v Speaker 11>Game four shoot twelve more free throws than the Spurs,

0:27:44.960 --> 0:27:47.400
<v Speaker 11>are we automatically to assume right here as we see

0:27:47.440 --> 0:27:50.480
<v Speaker 11>her before the game starts, all of those calls are correct.

0:27:51.040 --> 0:27:54.679
<v Speaker 11>I mean, that's why you start playing this game, the

0:27:54.720 --> 0:27:58.560
<v Speaker 11>pendulum game. You're not gonna win it because every night

0:27:58.680 --> 0:28:01.200
<v Speaker 11>the opponents fan based is upset if they get the

0:28:01.200 --> 0:28:03.000
<v Speaker 11>short end of the stick on the officiating.

0:28:03.400 --> 0:28:05.000
<v Speaker 6>And also, I think when.

0:28:04.920 --> 0:28:07.600
<v Speaker 11>You start talking like that, it's one thing to say

0:28:07.640 --> 0:28:11.720
<v Speaker 11>I thought the game is poorly officiated. That's different than

0:28:11.760 --> 0:28:14.520
<v Speaker 11>the narrative of our team got the short end of

0:28:14.560 --> 0:28:16.479
<v Speaker 11>the stick, Because you're basically.

0:28:16.119 --> 0:28:18.480
<v Speaker 6>Almost saying, like the rest care who wins?

0:28:18.560 --> 0:28:20.760
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, And that's that's.

0:28:20.560 --> 0:28:23.200
<v Speaker 11>When it starts to get dicey, because I generally don't

0:28:23.240 --> 0:28:24.760
<v Speaker 11>believe that. I think they're out there trying to do

0:28:24.800 --> 0:28:27.200
<v Speaker 11>the best job they can. They have let it ramp

0:28:27.320 --> 0:28:30.639
<v Speaker 11>up to a level that if everything was called that

0:28:30.760 --> 0:28:34.520
<v Speaker 11>should be right now, we literally would it would be

0:28:34.520 --> 0:28:37.560
<v Speaker 11>the most boring broadcast in the history of sports. If

0:28:37.600 --> 0:28:40.479
<v Speaker 11>that's what we did. It has really ramped up. Can

0:28:40.520 --> 0:28:42.880
<v Speaker 11>they set the tone early, Dwan with some calls to

0:28:42.960 --> 0:28:45.080
<v Speaker 11>try to rein it in a little bit with the

0:28:45.160 --> 0:28:48.320
<v Speaker 11>with the physicality off ball, the grabs the on ball,

0:28:48.560 --> 0:28:51.680
<v Speaker 11>two hands, they probably could rein it in early and

0:28:51.720 --> 0:28:53.440
<v Speaker 11>the players would probably ge adjust to that on a

0:28:53.440 --> 0:28:55.600
<v Speaker 11>given night. But you also could get some star players

0:28:55.640 --> 0:28:58.400
<v Speaker 11>immediately found trouble and miss eight minutes of the first quarter.

0:28:58.880 --> 0:28:59.880
<v Speaker 6>And you don't want that either.

0:29:00.080 --> 0:29:02.520
<v Speaker 11>So I think that you got to be careful with

0:29:02.600 --> 0:29:06.120
<v Speaker 11>this narrative and just look at the numbers for these

0:29:06.160 --> 0:29:08.080
<v Speaker 11>two teams in terms of free throws on a nightly

0:29:08.120 --> 0:29:11.719
<v Speaker 11>basis and how they play, and look, san Antonio outplayed

0:29:11.760 --> 0:29:12.400
<v Speaker 11>them last night.

0:29:12.560 --> 0:29:15.840
<v Speaker 6>I just think that should be the headline who wins

0:29:15.880 --> 0:29:16.440
<v Speaker 6>tomorrow night?

0:29:17.880 --> 0:29:21.320
<v Speaker 11>Oh, I'm not making predictions, not anymore when I'm in

0:29:21.320 --> 0:29:23.800
<v Speaker 11>a studio, but I'm in a studio role.

0:29:23.680 --> 0:29:25.880
<v Speaker 6>I could do that. I don't make forredictions there calling

0:29:25.920 --> 0:29:26.280
<v Speaker 6>the game.

0:29:27.400 --> 0:29:30.160
<v Speaker 11>Look, I will say this to finish with this about

0:29:30.240 --> 0:29:32.600
<v Speaker 11>last night, I just think we have to give the

0:29:32.600 --> 0:29:34.240
<v Speaker 11>Spurs an awful lot of credit.

0:29:34.280 --> 0:29:34.480
<v Speaker 6>Man.

0:29:34.520 --> 0:29:38.040
<v Speaker 11>This is an incredibly young team. They had two games

0:29:38.040 --> 0:29:40.120
<v Speaker 11>at home where they were up one with two minutes

0:29:40.160 --> 0:29:43.360
<v Speaker 11>to go with the ball, lost tie game with the

0:29:43.400 --> 0:29:47.520
<v Speaker 11>ball inside fifteen seconds and lost. Those are things that

0:29:47.600 --> 0:29:50.120
<v Speaker 11>young teams might not recover from. And now you go

0:29:50.200 --> 0:29:52.400
<v Speaker 11>into what we saw last night, which was the one

0:29:52.440 --> 0:29:56.720
<v Speaker 11>of the wildest home court environments and energize I've ever seen,

0:29:57.360 --> 0:29:59.800
<v Speaker 11>and you play that well at the start of the game.

0:30:00.520 --> 0:30:03.080
<v Speaker 11>That was incredible to me. To sort of set the

0:30:03.160 --> 0:30:06.920
<v Speaker 11>tone and then survive the big punch. They did that too.

0:30:08.000 --> 0:30:10.040
<v Speaker 11>You got to give this young team a lot of credit.

0:30:10.080 --> 0:30:10.240
<v Speaker 6>Man.

0:30:10.280 --> 0:30:13.520
<v Speaker 11>Their top three players are twenty two and under, and

0:30:13.560 --> 0:30:16.040
<v Speaker 11>they went into that environment last night and they played

0:30:16.080 --> 0:30:17.320
<v Speaker 11>their best game of the series.

0:30:17.560 --> 0:30:21.520
<v Speaker 2>How would you describe that atmosphere if somebody didn't watch

0:30:21.720 --> 0:30:25.800
<v Speaker 2>or wasn't there, it.

0:30:25.640 --> 0:30:30.440
<v Speaker 11>Was I personally have never felt it felt to me

0:30:30.640 --> 0:30:34.760
<v Speaker 11>before the game like the court had shrunk. That's how

0:30:34.840 --> 0:30:39.520
<v Speaker 11>much activity and environment was around the the sidelines and baseline.

0:30:39.600 --> 0:30:41.760
<v Speaker 11>It felt like there wasn't ninety four by fifty anymore.

0:30:41.760 --> 0:30:44.239
<v Speaker 11>It was like thirty seven by eighteen. That's what the

0:30:44.240 --> 0:30:47.680
<v Speaker 11>court felt like because of the amount of activity that

0:30:47.800 --> 0:30:53.440
<v Speaker 11>was around the court, you know, and and the palpable energy.

0:30:53.480 --> 0:30:55.200
<v Speaker 6>I thought Mike Breen had a great line. He's like,

0:30:55.240 --> 0:30:58.160
<v Speaker 6>you can't necessarily measure it, but if you could.

0:30:57.920 --> 0:31:00.719
<v Speaker 11>I don't know where you'd ever find it in an

0:31:00.800 --> 0:31:03.640
<v Speaker 11>NBA setting that it was last night in that building.

0:31:04.600 --> 0:31:07.680
<v Speaker 11>And that's why it was so critical for the Spurs

0:31:07.720 --> 0:31:12.440
<v Speaker 11>to come out and not allow that energy that was

0:31:12.480 --> 0:31:16.160
<v Speaker 11>built up prior to tip to just continue into the

0:31:16.200 --> 0:31:18.480
<v Speaker 11>first eight nine minutes of the game, you know, when

0:31:18.480 --> 0:31:21.360
<v Speaker 11>you're down twenty six to twelve, because it could have

0:31:21.400 --> 0:31:24.640
<v Speaker 11>been lights out. They came out with such a calm

0:31:24.720 --> 0:31:27.000
<v Speaker 11>demeanor about the way they were running their offense.

0:31:27.120 --> 0:31:29.320
<v Speaker 6>Plus they had nine turnovers I believe on the night,

0:31:29.880 --> 0:31:31.480
<v Speaker 6>nine on the.

0:31:31.560 --> 0:31:34.560
<v Speaker 11>Road in that kind of environment with a young team,

0:31:34.600 --> 0:31:37.560
<v Speaker 11>and they're also by the way prone to turnovers, and

0:31:37.600 --> 0:31:40.680
<v Speaker 11>they have a game that clean where they control they

0:31:40.720 --> 0:31:42.320
<v Speaker 11>take care of the ball and they make shots.

0:31:42.680 --> 0:31:44.480
<v Speaker 6>I just thought that you have to give them all

0:31:44.560 --> 0:31:46.160
<v Speaker 6>the credit in the world. I know that a lot.

0:31:46.360 --> 0:31:48.520
<v Speaker 11>You're gonna be allowed to talk about the officiating today,

0:31:48.680 --> 0:31:49.480
<v Speaker 11>and that's fine.

0:31:49.560 --> 0:31:50.960
<v Speaker 6>Maybe people think it's too physical.

0:31:51.000 --> 0:31:53.760
<v Speaker 11>I would probably agree over all the physicality and what's

0:31:53.800 --> 0:31:55.360
<v Speaker 11>being allowed is too much.

0:31:55.840 --> 0:31:56.920
<v Speaker 6>I would agree with that.

0:31:57.600 --> 0:31:59.920
<v Speaker 11>But we can't get away from how well the Spurs

0:32:00.280 --> 0:32:02.560
<v Speaker 11>last night they all played the Knicks, and the Knicks

0:32:02.560 --> 0:32:04.760
<v Speaker 11>now have to figure out a way to get back

0:32:04.800 --> 0:32:07.840
<v Speaker 11>to their normal rhythm offensively, because that's just three games

0:32:07.840 --> 0:32:10.520
<v Speaker 11>in a row that the San Antonio Spurs have limited

0:32:10.520 --> 0:32:11.680
<v Speaker 11>that some of that efficiency.

0:32:11.800 --> 0:32:14.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I thought the ball should have gone through Karl

0:32:14.000 --> 0:32:17.560
<v Speaker 2>Anthony Towns more like It's almost like they got off script.

0:32:18.120 --> 0:32:21.160
<v Speaker 2>And I've been saying for Wemby, I need you inside

0:32:21.160 --> 0:32:24.680
<v Speaker 2>to then come outside. I don't need threes. It feels

0:32:24.720 --> 0:32:27.120
<v Speaker 2>like when he needs a breather, he pulls up for

0:32:27.120 --> 0:32:30.560
<v Speaker 2>a three instead of I mean, it takes a lot

0:32:30.600 --> 0:32:34.040
<v Speaker 2>of energy to get inside, get banged around, but you know,

0:32:34.280 --> 0:32:36.479
<v Speaker 2>you throw it up highly not nobody's gonna get it

0:32:36.520 --> 0:32:38.200
<v Speaker 2>but him and Dan Dan.

0:32:38.600 --> 0:32:40.000
<v Speaker 11>A couple things are to point out, like if you're

0:32:40.040 --> 0:32:42.280
<v Speaker 11>you know, if you're a Knick fan today, Let's also

0:32:42.400 --> 0:32:44.320
<v Speaker 11>go back and watch the game again and look at

0:32:44.320 --> 0:32:46.040
<v Speaker 11>some of the mistakes the Knicks made in the first

0:32:46.040 --> 0:32:49.680
<v Speaker 11>six seven minutes of the game. Defensively, they were over extended,

0:32:50.120 --> 0:32:52.920
<v Speaker 11>you're trapping on the ball at half court and and

0:32:52.920 --> 0:32:55.680
<v Speaker 11>and then Wemby twice was left in the middle of

0:32:55.720 --> 0:32:57.800
<v Speaker 11>the lane as like an outlet pass for the guy

0:32:57.840 --> 0:33:00.920
<v Speaker 11>that was trapped with nobody there. The first four touches

0:33:00.960 --> 0:33:04.000
<v Speaker 11>were right at the rim. That hasn't been the case

0:33:04.080 --> 0:33:06.800
<v Speaker 11>in the first two games. So and that wasn't because

0:33:06.840 --> 0:33:10.560
<v Speaker 11>of officiating. That was because of mistakes or intent on

0:33:10.600 --> 0:33:13.280
<v Speaker 11>the part of Victor Wembinyama, intent on the part of

0:33:13.320 --> 0:33:16.000
<v Speaker 11>the San Antonios person. And you don't know if you're

0:33:16.000 --> 0:33:19.400
<v Speaker 11>gonna make jump shots necessarily, that's that's a fickle thing

0:33:19.440 --> 0:33:23.480
<v Speaker 11>in the NBA. So that's why getting higher percentage shots

0:33:23.480 --> 0:33:26.440
<v Speaker 11>and playing more to your strength was key. And then

0:33:26.440 --> 0:33:29.760
<v Speaker 11>they got you know this, Dylan Harper, I can't say

0:33:29.880 --> 0:33:32.200
<v Speaker 11>enough about like how good this guy is going to be,

0:33:32.200 --> 0:33:37.760
<v Speaker 11>particular if he figures out the deep shot, his physical presence,

0:33:37.760 --> 0:33:41.440
<v Speaker 11>his speed is power, his rebounding and ability to then

0:33:41.520 --> 0:33:44.920
<v Speaker 11>push it out of that is special. And he's twenty

0:33:45.360 --> 0:33:47.720
<v Speaker 11>and he he got into that environment last night and

0:33:47.760 --> 0:33:50.800
<v Speaker 11>he looked like very comfortable, like he could have his

0:33:50.800 --> 0:33:54.360
<v Speaker 11>pajamas on. He was very comfortable last night in that

0:33:54.480 --> 0:33:58.360
<v Speaker 11>environment for a twenty year old, very unusual to not

0:33:58.720 --> 0:34:01.280
<v Speaker 11>be rattled at all, and he didn't.

0:34:01.040 --> 0:34:02.480
<v Speaker 6>Look like he was other than in fact, he could

0:34:02.600 --> 0:34:05.040
<v Speaker 6>make it three. But that's still the weakness in his game.

0:34:05.600 --> 0:34:06.680
<v Speaker 6>That'll come down the road.

0:34:06.680 --> 0:34:10.720
<v Speaker 11>I just thought, I just thought overall, they their purpose

0:34:11.040 --> 0:34:12.960
<v Speaker 11>was better than the next last night. And look, the

0:34:13.040 --> 0:34:15.919
<v Speaker 11>Knicks can adjust to that, get back to a little

0:34:15.920 --> 0:34:19.840
<v Speaker 11>bit more off ball movement, less dominant ball handling by

0:34:19.920 --> 0:34:23.640
<v Speaker 11>Jalen Brunson against top flight defenders, and see if their

0:34:23.640 --> 0:34:26.040
<v Speaker 11>offense can get humming a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 3>Again, great stuff, Thanks for sharing.

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<v Speaker 6>Always, Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>Anytime, that's Tim Legler on the call, NBA analyst for

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA Finals.

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<v Speaker 10>There.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's one of those the Knicks getting off to

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<v Speaker 2>a good start. Then you start to put a little

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<v Speaker 2>doubt into the San Antonio Spurs. When San Antonio got

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<v Speaker 2>off to the good start, I'm like, okay, now you're

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<v Speaker 2>taking the crowd out of it. Now the players are like,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute, this is supposed to be a cakewalk.

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<v Speaker 2>They're down, go too. We're in our building, everybody's here.

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<v Speaker 2>We're supposed to win this. We're gonna sweep and be

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned among the greatest single season teams.

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<v Speaker 3>Of all time.

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<v Speaker 2>And then all of a sudden, now we got Game

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<v Speaker 2>four and even more pressure on the Knicks. Will take

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<v Speaker 2>a break your phone calls. We will settle on our

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<v Speaker 2>poll question. Our play of the day is next.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh my God.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>Play this is the play of the day.

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<v Speaker 2>Check this out, alling for Dylan Harper Rambama with three

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<v Speaker 2>with two picked her back to Castle's got to force it.

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<v Speaker 1>Up right wing pree got it check Castle.

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<v Speaker 3>Brains the right wing free and just in time was.

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<v Speaker 6>Pretty much forced to throw that one up there.

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<v Speaker 2>One eleven one oh four might have been the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>question for the first hour is what Dylan, Well, we've.

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<v Speaker 4>Got some options Dan for starters. Which team do you

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<v Speaker 4>have more faith in? Right now?

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<v Speaker 3>Your Golden Knights are my Knicks both up to one?

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<v Speaker 3>Hm h I'm gonna say the Knicks slightly.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you know this hockey Stanley Cup Final I think's

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<v Speaker 2>going seven games. Probably it's going to be tied three

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<v Speaker 2>to three two minutes to go in the final period

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<v Speaker 2>in game seven. I just think they're so evenly matched.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna give the Knicks a little bit of an.

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<v Speaker 6>Edge here, all right.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I get that they like there's like a there's

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<v Speaker 4>a little more series long parody. It feels like in

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<v Speaker 4>hockey maybe like no going down doesn't necessarily feel although

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<v Speaker 4>that game that lost for the Knicks, that felt they're

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<v Speaker 4>up to one still, but that felt like a shifting

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<v Speaker 4>tide a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>As of ten fifty Eastern time last night, get in

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<v Speaker 2>for Game four was thirteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 2>eight dollars. An hour later, the exact same seat six

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred dollars fifty three percent drop. As of twelve

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<v Speaker 2>fifty so two hours later the same ticket was down

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<v Speaker 2>sixty percent. The get in was five thousand, five hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of phone calls here Andrew in Washington, Hi, Andrew,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you have for me?

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<v Speaker 10>Oh, good morning, Dan Dnnett, Thanks for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 10>I just think that the Spurs played what they could

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<v Speaker 10>equate as a perfect game, especially underneath the circumstances of

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<v Speaker 10>Madison Square Garden and that crowd and just all the

0:38:05.920 --> 0:38:07.960
<v Speaker 10>hype that went into it. I think they really showed

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<v Speaker 10>some poise for being a young team, and just down

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<v Speaker 10>the stretch they actually controlled the tempo, and that was

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<v Speaker 10>going to be very important because that's what the Knicks

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<v Speaker 10>had done throughout this whole time. Like you mentioned, the

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<v Speaker 10>Knicks had come from behind in many many games during

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<v Speaker 10>that thirteen game, Stan, and they did it by controlling

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<v Speaker 10>the tempo and determining how the offensive sets would be run.

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<v Speaker 10>And the Spurs kind of flipped that script last night.

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<v Speaker 10>A couple of things that show how young the Spurs

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<v Speaker 10>are Victor Webbin Yama is only the He's the second

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<v Speaker 10>youngest player to have a thirty five assist and five

0:38:36.400 --> 0:38:39.520
<v Speaker 10>rebound game, behind Magic Johnson who was younger, and then

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<v Speaker 10>Stefan Castle and Victor were the only two teammates that

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<v Speaker 10>have twenty plus points in a game and be under

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<v Speaker 10>twenty two years old in the finals, shows how young

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<v Speaker 10>they are. Then I have one request, maybe during this

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<v Speaker 10>podcast snaffle, we can get one podcast just uploaded to

0:38:56.640 --> 0:39:00.920
<v Speaker 10>another Dan Patrick's show, networked podcast, just so we can

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<v Speaker 10>have a podcast before everything gets turned out.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Uh, Dylan, what's uh? What's the process here?

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<v Speaker 2>What's the reason? What's the hold up here with the toodcast?

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<v Speaker 4>It's a marketing ploy, Dan, Uh, Now it's I It

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<v Speaker 4>was I accidentally merged the toodcast with the gambling podcast

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<v Speaker 4>feed in an attempt to shift it over to a

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<v Speaker 4>different hosting thing. So it's being worked out by smarter

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<v Speaker 4>people at the moment, and we should be up and

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<v Speaker 4>running any day now.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't like the sounds of that. That's all that.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just relaying the information and I okay, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 4>be a good one though, alright.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, PJ in Atlanta, IPJ, what's on your mind today?

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<v Speaker 7>Uh, Landry Comet whatever his name is, he doesn't need

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<v Speaker 7>to play twenty three minutes and go one for eight

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<v Speaker 7>and get five files. That's why they lost. You got

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<v Speaker 7>to make your free throws. I know they had probably

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<v Speaker 7>ten more, but you got to make your free throws

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<v Speaker 7>and uh, yeah, just you don't need to play that

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<v Speaker 7>guy that much. That's why they lost.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but the bench has been playing well. Landry Shamman,

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<v Speaker 2>you know they've had contributions here, So I'm okay with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Although he's the kind of guy that I don't say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>keep shooting. I want to know if you're hitting your

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<v Speaker 2>first couple and then you can keep shooting.

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<v Speaker 3>Zach and Knoxville, Hi, Zach.

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<v Speaker 13>ABP, thanks for taking my call. Just to switch gears

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<v Speaker 13>a little bit and bring up the Brendan sowersby saga

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<v Speaker 13>that's going on. Do you think that the NCAA Playoff Committee,

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<v Speaker 13>if they happen to have a season worthy of making

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<v Speaker 13>it to the CFP, do you think that they would

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<v Speaker 13>possibly do something to keep them out.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>If this is far from over and I still and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have more on this later, but I still think

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<v Speaker 2>this comes down to each conference should govern itself, and

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<v Speaker 2>the fallout from Brendan Soresby being able to play this

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<v Speaker 2>upcoming season. I think it's truly an embarrassment for Texas Tech.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's an embarrassment NCAA. Oh my goodness. More

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<v Speaker 2>on this coming up a little bit later on. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going in the confessional hour two right after this