WEBVTT - Spider Mitchell and Doncic are Taking Over

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<v Speaker 1>I think we have a new face to replace Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>James on the billboard of Cleveland. Folks. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>have it. I think we know who it is. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's early, but boy, oh boy, legit. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland fans are cheering this man's name every time he

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<v Speaker 1>touches the ball, and they're screaming ENVYP MVP. We are

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<v Speaker 1>talking Donovan Mitchell because damn, if he keeps playing like this,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's gonna be talking about Donovan Mitchell for MVP. Just

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<v Speaker 1>remember on this podcast we said it first. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, I think, if Cleveland keeps winning, I think

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<v Speaker 1>if they sit atop the East, I think Donald Mitchell

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<v Speaker 1>does win MVP. I don't know what the odds are

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<v Speaker 1>right now, but I tell you what it might be

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<v Speaker 1>worth a sprinkle. It might be worth a little Pepperoni money,

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<v Speaker 1>as they say, think about that Rookie of the Year

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<v Speaker 1>stolen from him from Ben Simmons to MVP. I did

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<v Speaker 1>not see that coming. I did not see that coming

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<v Speaker 1>because and I think this is probably one of the

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<v Speaker 1>worst things about Donald. I mean, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>bad things about Donovan Mitchell going to Utah, like for him,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of bad things. The fan base is terrible, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>they're very white, they're low key ist in every way,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, not a lot to do.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't even allow coffee shops and most of that place.

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<v Speaker 1>He went from New York to Louisville, Kentucky to Utah.

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<v Speaker 1>Could there be more of a juxtaposition? I digress. But

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<v Speaker 1>on top of playing for Utah, he's also got to

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<v Speaker 1>play with Rudy Gobert. And Rudy Gobert, we don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know how these two are meshing together. Is

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell worse or is Donald Mitchell better with Rudy Gobert.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. He's a dynamic two guard, and we

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<v Speaker 1>now see that dynamic two guards like Anthony Edwards are

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<v Speaker 1>saying very shady things about what it's like to play

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<v Speaker 1>with Rudy Gobert, already six games in the season, saying, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually like smaller lineups. It's better for me when

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<v Speaker 1>this motherfucker's not here. As an aside to the aside.

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<v Speaker 1>Turns out Tim Connolly, new GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves,

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<v Speaker 1>told absolutely no one consulted, absolutely no one within the

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<v Speaker 1>organization on the player side about bringing in Rudy. Gobert

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<v Speaker 1>did not ask for any gold stars, did not ask

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<v Speaker 1>for any approval or hey, do you have any thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>on this matter? Aunt Edwards, Dicey, his numbers are down,

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<v Speaker 1>but we couldn't tell Donovan Mitchell for years what he was.

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<v Speaker 1>Would he be better or would he be worse without Rudy?

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<v Speaker 1>You have a team now full of players at that point,

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<v Speaker 1>actually at that point they didn't make sense together, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And Donovan Mitchell is averaging twenty six four and five

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<v Speaker 1>and you're saying, is he going to excel or is

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<v Speaker 1>he going to decline? He goes to the Calves and

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, man, there's a lot of young guys that

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<v Speaker 1>need the ball on that team. You've got Darius Garland,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna have the rock. You've got Jared Allen, he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna need the rock. Evan Mobley, Caris Levert's a bucket.

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<v Speaker 1>All these guys are gonna demand the ball. What is

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell gonna do. It's not like he's been this

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<v Speaker 1>assist monster. But you know what, shockingly, surprisingly happily, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very happy because I like DONOVD. Mitchell as a person.

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<v Speaker 1>He's he's really fucking good, like much better than we

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<v Speaker 1>even knew he's. He was held back in Utah. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me just say that very clearly, Donovan Mitchell was held

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<v Speaker 1>back on the Jazz, not just from a scoring perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>but in every facet of the game as well. We

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<v Speaker 1>know that Donovan Mitchell is really good. He's been really

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<v Speaker 1>good for a long time, been an All Star for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time. But now he's on a whole other level.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on another planet right now, and he could probably,

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<v Speaker 1>just like Jaw last year, be in the conversation for

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<v Speaker 1>most Improved Player. But that's kind of shady. I think

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<v Speaker 1>when you're a star, winning most improved Player is shady.

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<v Speaker 1>He's improved in every area, though career highs in everything

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<v Speaker 1>from points to steals, to rebounds to assists. Let's look

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<v Speaker 1>what's happening. His scoring, specifically from deep range, has jumped

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<v Speaker 1>like crazy from thirty five to forty five percent from

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<v Speaker 1>last year. This year, he's already hit in six games

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five threes. What the fuck is that? Including eight

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<v Speaker 1>in one game? What is that? What is that? He's

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<v Speaker 1>a shooting guard, as we know, But now that Darius

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<v Speaker 1>Garland has been out he's been playing part point guarden

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<v Speaker 1>with ease at an elite level. His career numbers for

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<v Speaker 1>assists like four or five. What is the averaging now

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<v Speaker 1>checks notes seven and a half, seven and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're not just like swing swing, drive kick to

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<v Speaker 1>a corner shooter. These are legit fucking dimes. These are

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<v Speaker 1>bounced passes through a passing lane between defenders, threading the

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<v Speaker 1>needle lay. And on top of that, because I've killed

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<v Speaker 1>him on this dom Michell's playing some defense now, all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden he leaves Utah. He's playing some defense.

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<v Speaker 1>He has ten steals in six games. Ten count them

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<v Speaker 1>ten steals. He had two blocks against the Knicks. Two blocks,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god. In Utah. His defensive rating was one twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>which is abysmal this year one oh five Drew Holliday

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<v Speaker 1>is probably the best on ball defender for a guard.

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<v Speaker 1>His is one oh one, so like k not that

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<v Speaker 1>far off truthfully, very big difference between one twelve and

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<v Speaker 1>one oh five. His points per game, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>is up despite being on a better team. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>understand it. He's averaging almost thirty three points per game,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the fourth best in the NBA. And his

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<v Speaker 1>career numbers are at twenty four. The dude is just

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<v Speaker 1>out of his mind right now. One hundred and ninety

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<v Speaker 1>three points total in six games. How does that happen?

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<v Speaker 1>How is it possible? Then you add in he has

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<v Speaker 1>forty four assistering that time, he's recorded ten steals, hit

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five three pointers, and most importantly, the caves are

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<v Speaker 1>five and one. That's kingshit right there, that's MVP. Put

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<v Speaker 1>my face and my body on a billboard next to

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<v Speaker 1>the queue and add some chalk in the air dust

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<v Speaker 1>like Lebron James kind of shit. And if he keeps

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<v Speaker 1>us up, people are gonna be replacing Lebron jerseys with

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell. One's because he's only twenty six years old

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<v Speaker 1>and his ceiling apparently can get much much higher. We

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<v Speaker 1>gotta move on because the only other guard right now

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<v Speaker 1>is this crazy? You look at the numbers, is crazy?

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<v Speaker 1>The only other guard right now that's on And Jaw's great.

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<v Speaker 1>I love Jaw. Jaw's playing great, so I'm not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>shade Jaw. And he's up there in stats as well,

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<v Speaker 1>So don't get in my mentions and be like you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't mention Jaw But the only other surprising jump besides

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell is Luka Doncics. I knew he was playing well,

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<v Speaker 1>I've watched the games. Obviously, you see him putting up numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>You see him giving people the business. But then you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the stats and you're like, that's not it

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<v Speaker 1>can't be right. That cannot be right. If he does

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<v Speaker 1>this continuously for the rest of the year, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get into what will happen to the maps if he does,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's not good. But if he does this for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the year and keeps this up, he

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<v Speaker 1>will have the best numbers in history we've ever seen

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<v Speaker 1>from a guard, and that is including Michael James Jordan,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Jeffrey Jordan is Jeffrey. It's not close either, Luca.

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<v Speaker 1>You might not even realize it is averaging thirty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven, ten and nine. That would be the best

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<v Speaker 1>total season in the history of guard play. James Harden

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<v Speaker 1>at one point averaged thirty six, seven and eight in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen. In Jordan's career, he never averaged ten rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>a game. Never like this is Michael Jordan level and

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<v Speaker 1>above type shit, Who the fuck What the fuck is Luca?

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on? What is he doing? His worst statistical

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<v Speaker 1>game this year was thirty one, sixteen and ten. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me just say that again. Luca's worst statistical game this

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<v Speaker 1>year is thirty one, sixteen and ten against Oklahoma City.

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<v Speaker 1>He has scored over thirty one in every single game

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<v Speaker 1>with a higher forty four points. He had thirty points

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half against Magic the other night. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's doing it shooting twenty one percent from three.

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<v Speaker 1>When he shoots thirty five percent for his career from three,

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<v Speaker 1>he could legit be scoring forty points per game by now.

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<v Speaker 1>That is so insane. That's like only as shocking this

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<v Speaker 1>year as Yannis from like a total player perspective, and

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<v Speaker 1>then only as shocking from a guard perspective is Donovan Mitchell.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't understand it. I don't understand it. And as

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<v Speaker 1>good as Luca has been, the problem is really just

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<v Speaker 1>that other teams don't care. Other teams don't actually mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Other teams would prefer that Luca goes crazy, because as

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<v Speaker 1>long as other Mavericks don't do anything, this Mavericks team's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna lose a lot of games. This makes for a

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<v Speaker 1>very simple defense, when it's just like, let Luca go

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<v Speaker 1>off and we'll just guard everybody else. And the issue

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<v Speaker 1>is it's quite simply JaVale McGee. Unfortunately, hate say it.

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<v Speaker 1>JaVale McGee is getting starting minutes and JaVale McGee's not

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<v Speaker 1>very good right now, He's the starting center on a

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<v Speaker 1>team with two other centers that are much much better.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say that Javal McGee has a negative

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five so far this year when he's on the

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<v Speaker 1>floor in every single game. Combined Christian Wood, Javal McGee,

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<v Speaker 1>Dwight Powell, all three centers right the team has the

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<v Speaker 1>highest plus minus with Power, second highest with Wood, and

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<v Speaker 1>behind them the team is committed to a negative plus minus.

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<v Speaker 1>Guy JaVale McGee, he stinks. He stinks right now. I

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<v Speaker 1>hate to say it. I love JaVale McGee, good player,

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<v Speaker 1>really fun guy, nice guy. He stinks right now, he's terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>You have Christian Wood right there, Christian Wood at one point,

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<v Speaker 1>at sixteen points in a row, and Jason Kidd put

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<v Speaker 1>him on a bench. I do not know what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>I am not sure Wood is bawling. He's per thirty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Wood twenty three to eleven and one. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting twenty five minutes per game with the second unit.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not out there in the fourth quarter either. He's

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<v Speaker 1>not closing games. I don't care if you don't start,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're closing games, You're kind of a starter, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean? They are now. The MAVs are

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<v Speaker 1>now one of only a handful of teams right now

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<v Speaker 1>to blow a sixteen point or greater lead with under

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<v Speaker 1>four minutes to go against Okac and in game would

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<v Speaker 1>game one, when Christian Wood, like I said, had sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>straight points against the Suns in the second half, kid

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<v Speaker 1>just took him out and never played again. Why? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>house way? How? And then they asked, Jason Kidd, how

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<v Speaker 1>committed to you? How committed are you to continuing to

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<v Speaker 1>start JaVale McGee? How how strong is your commitment to him?

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<v Speaker 1>And he said extremely strong. And I said, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>lose a lot of games like that, so you can

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<v Speaker 1>all love and I'm gonna love watching Luca ball out.

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<v Speaker 1>He can put up video game numbers this year, but

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<v Speaker 1>if he does, Mavericks fans need to be very scared.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so bad. He had thirty in the first half

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<v Speaker 1>against Orlando and the game was tied at halftime. So

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<v Speaker 1>if he has to score forty every night, folks, Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>just might be a play and team. And that is

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<v Speaker 1>a scary, scary thought.