WEBVTT - Scandals Surround Celtics and Suns

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<v Speaker 1>You're you're listening to the hottest, the hottest podcast out here.

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<v Speaker 2>I said what I said.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the heat Chet. It's just a crick.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably no bigger news in an off season that saw

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Durant, with four years left on his entire contract,

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<v Speaker 1>tell the entire front office for the Nets to fuck

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<v Speaker 1>right off and to provide an ultimatum to Josi, the

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<v Speaker 1>owner of the Nets, to say it's either me or

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much everybody below you. And then that standoff, and

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<v Speaker 1>that standoff not be the biggest thing.

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<v Speaker 3>The biggest news.

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<v Speaker 1>By far was not Kevin Durant, it was not Kyrie,

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<v Speaker 1>was not the Lakers, Boston Celtics suspending head coach e

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<v Speaker 1>may You for the entire season for things we are

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<v Speaker 1>not really clear about yet. To say that this news

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<v Speaker 1>came out of nowhere would be an understatement. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>Emi Udoka at summer League, asked him to come on

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<v Speaker 1>the pod. He agreed to come on the pod in July,

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<v Speaker 1>mid July, midway through this investigation, and no one knew

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<v Speaker 1>he was walking around there, Freeman. No one knew what

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<v Speaker 1>was going on. I saw Damon Stodamer, no hint anything

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<v Speaker 1>was going on. I saw his assistant Aaron Miles, no

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<v Speaker 1>hint anything was going on. I met with multiple people

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<v Speaker 1>from the Boston TV cast.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing. That was.

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<v Speaker 1>Two months ago. It was a beautiful September, full of tranquility.

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<v Speaker 1>Boston looked great. They had pieces, Daniella Gallinari, Malcolm Brogden,

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<v Speaker 1>They've got their entire rest of their team that they

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<v Speaker 1>love coming back, Ema Udoka, reinvigorated, and then boo.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the bomb. This is the sound of the

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<v Speaker 3>Wojes bomb. And it's just like that, he was gone,

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<v Speaker 3>Just like that, it's over. You saw the report.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw the Boston Celtics come out with some random

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<v Speaker 1>news conferences about how mad they were.

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<v Speaker 3>That random women were being accused of being a part

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<v Speaker 3>of this salacious scandal.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are many details that have come out and

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<v Speaker 1>rumors that I will not get into because I have

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<v Speaker 1>no clue. I have done a little digging, but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I have no idea. I have like three people who

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<v Speaker 3>have kind of clued me in on the general sort

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<v Speaker 3>of scope and.

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<v Speaker 1>Framework of how this went down, why it went down,

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<v Speaker 1>why now, But I don't care to comment on that

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<v Speaker 1>because it's a sad situation. And truthfully, I ride for

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<v Speaker 1>my people from Portland, and I am not here to

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<v Speaker 1>spread any dirty rumors about em Udoka because truthfully their

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<v Speaker 1>second third hand and I don't know what is true.

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<v Speaker 1>All I know is that Neilong is very messy going

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<v Speaker 1>on TMZ saying that she was absolutely shocked and stunned

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<v Speaker 1>and whatever other adjectives, going on.

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<v Speaker 3>And doing full on one on one interviews.

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<v Speaker 1>With TMZ in the middle of your husband or no,

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<v Speaker 1>your fiance of seven years gang suspended for the year,

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<v Speaker 1>probably his career getting just absolutely obliterated.

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<v Speaker 3>So the whole situation is.

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<v Speaker 1>Messy, but particularly Neolong getting involved very messy as well.

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<v Speaker 1>What we do know though, is this Boston Celtics. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know that that many people are framing it like this,

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<v Speaker 1>but they are on their third coach in three years.

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<v Speaker 1>They become the first coach the first team since the

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<v Speaker 1>Showtime Lakers who fired Jack McKinney after going to the

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<v Speaker 1>finals when he had his bike accident, and then Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Westhead got it was bad back then to not have

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach that took them to the finals there

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<v Speaker 1>to start the next season.

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<v Speaker 3>Add that, and you add that to the fact.

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<v Speaker 1>Rob Williams, who probably would have won Defensive Player of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year last year if he was completely healthy. He's

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<v Speaker 1>now out three months at the very least before he

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<v Speaker 1>can return to basketball activities. Rob had another knee surgery

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<v Speaker 1>on the same knee that kept him out of some

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<v Speaker 1>of the playoffs. He didn't like the way that his

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<v Speaker 1>knee felt. Had to get another knee surgery, just like

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks ago, I think maybe last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Add that to Danilo Gallinari, one of their pickups who

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<v Speaker 1>they were very excited about. He's out for the entire season.

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<v Speaker 1>Acl taar just like that, add insult to injury. So

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Stevens he gets asked to come back and coach,

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<v Speaker 1>which would have been an absolute disaster, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>unmitigated disaster. I hear Jason Tatum ma Asden to come

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<v Speaker 1>back and he was like.

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<v Speaker 3>Hmmm, no.

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<v Speaker 1>Tries to get laren Naga, Jay Larenega to come back.

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<v Speaker 1>This is how toxic things are being perceived. Brad Stevens

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<v Speaker 1>personally reaches out to Jay Larenega, the former assistant who

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<v Speaker 1>is the runner up to get Udoka's job, to come

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<v Speaker 1>in be the interim head coach.

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<v Speaker 3>I would imagine ask them, hey, would you leave the

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<v Speaker 3>Clippers to be the.

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<v Speaker 1>Interim head coach and return back to Boston to settle

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<v Speaker 1>some of the shit down.

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<v Speaker 3>And his answer, I quote, I prefer to stay in

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<v Speaker 3>La Nah. I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>That's like when it really reminds me, because I would

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<v Speaker 1>prefer to stay in La is about as classy as

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<v Speaker 1>of an answer as you're gonna get, as gentle and

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<v Speaker 1>and like, you know, I would prefer means that there's

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of ambiguity about whether you have control of

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<v Speaker 1>your decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like when the TSA agent I've got my little

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<v Speaker 1>dog in her carrier and they want to see whether

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<v Speaker 1>there's enough space inside the carrier for her. And they

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<v Speaker 1>see her and they're like, she's growling at the TSA agent.

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<v Speaker 3>She's snapping at the.

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<v Speaker 1>Actual at her through the material and she's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>could you open up the zipper and let her out

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<v Speaker 1>so I could see her. I'm like, bitch, she will

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<v Speaker 1>bite your face off. And I'm like, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>really prefer not to. I'd rather not. I'd honestly rather not.

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<v Speaker 1>And for you, I think you should rather not too,

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<v Speaker 1>Like that's the kind of I'd rather not.

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<v Speaker 3>That was add.

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<v Speaker 1>Another telling detail. Interim head coach to take em spot

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Missoula, a Brad Stevens hold Over, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>only ones left from his regime. Not Damon Stodemyer, not

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Miles, not any of Udokah's assistants that he's known

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<v Speaker 1>his entire life, who has come over to help him build.

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<v Speaker 3>A championship caliber team in two seconds flat.

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<v Speaker 1>No, No, both were passed up in favor of a

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Stevens Holdover. That about tells you everything, folks, that

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<v Speaker 1>you need to know about what's about to happen to

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<v Speaker 1>emy Udoka and the rest of his fucking crew. And

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<v Speaker 1>I hate to say that, I don't want to make

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<v Speaker 1>light of it. I mean, these are my guys. I

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<v Speaker 1>am fucking heartsick over it. Just when we get some

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<v Speaker 1>good things in Portland, just like twelve months, I could

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<v Speaker 1>only get one season of Portland Pride. I was gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get some Boston Celtics gear. Good thing I didn't. Good

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<v Speaker 1>thing I didn't. Rumors are that obviously Emay Udoka's done

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<v Speaker 1>done coaching, probably for a long time. Missoula has promised

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the schematic stuff the same, to try to

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<v Speaker 1>instill some level of concentsistency for a team that was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best defensive groups in the league. Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Brown said this after his first practice with Missoula. I

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<v Speaker 1>think from day one, Joe has set a standard. All

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<v Speaker 1>of our guys are setting the standard, taking care of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, getting to our spots, playing the right way,

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<v Speaker 1>just setting an expectation level that we've got to be

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<v Speaker 1>accountable every single day. Truth is, the Celtics still need

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<v Speaker 1>to add a coach and are scouring the woods for

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<v Speaker 1>an experienced assistant to help take the burden off this brand.

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<v Speaker 3>New I don't know thirty four year old head coach.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's he's literally younger than Al Horford. This guy,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Al Horford's fucking old, but he's very young too.

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<v Speaker 1>All a work in progress, and still with all of

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<v Speaker 1>this drama, the Celtics are the odds on favorite to

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<v Speaker 1>win the title.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you believe that plus five hundred?

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<v Speaker 1>Do they not know all this stuff? All the players

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<v Speaker 1>were shocked. They heard the news when we did on

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<v Speaker 1>social media. So to recap, top center out for the

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<v Speaker 1>out for half the season, a guy who is critical

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<v Speaker 1>for the defensive identity of this team. Another key rotation

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<v Speaker 1>player out for the year, a new point guard who

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<v Speaker 1>has a history of always being injured and kind of

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<v Speaker 1>feeling like if he hurts a toenail, he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>sit out a few games. A starting power forward who's

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<v Speaker 1>just shy of forty so a lack of depth hurts

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<v Speaker 1>him quite a bit. A scandal and controversy looming over

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<v Speaker 1>a franchise over a head coach having a sexual relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with a member of the team who has gone for

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<v Speaker 1>at least the entire year, but probably more. And a

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<v Speaker 1>new head coach interim who has his own little stuff

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<v Speaker 1>that isn't great. Sounds right to me plus five hundred Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Willing to put my money on this team to win

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<v Speaker 1>it all, folks, I would totally do that.

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<v Speaker 3>That makes all the sense in the world. Is it not.

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<v Speaker 1>Start getting ring sizes for Rob Williams, Like, figure it out,

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Brogden, get your banner, get your championship party entourage ready.

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<v Speaker 1>In all seriousness, I think it's gonna take a while

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<v Speaker 1>for this team to get things together. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>saying a lot that they will get things together. Things

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't have gone much worse than last year Towards the

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<v Speaker 1>until the All Star break when they were one game

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<v Speaker 1>shy of five hundred in January.

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<v Speaker 3>But boy, is there gonna.

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<v Speaker 1>Be tumult and a lot of questions And as more

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<v Speaker 1>news reports come out, who knows what kind of shit

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<v Speaker 1>continues to brew. If anyone rivals the Celtics for off

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<v Speaker 1>season drama and organizational dysfunction, probably the Phoenix Suns, right,

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<v Speaker 1>they set a record in the off season for a

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<v Speaker 1>most amount of tweets by their fan base that just

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<v Speaker 1>sent gifts of flaming dumpster fire at them. Let's face it,

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<v Speaker 1>like you look up dumpster fire in the dictionary and

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Sarver's.

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<v Speaker 3>Photo will be staring right at you.

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<v Speaker 1>The NBA suspends Phoenix Son's owner Robert Sarver one year

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<v Speaker 1>after he gets accused by dozens of employees and former

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<v Speaker 1>employees for every ism under the sun, every racial slur,

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<v Speaker 1>every bit of sexual misconduct, every bit about Hey, how

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<v Speaker 1>about you see my Michael Pennix junior. And he gets

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<v Speaker 1>the same level of suspend as Eme Udoka is That

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<v Speaker 1>does that feel weird to anyone?

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<v Speaker 3>Because it does every ism under the sun under the

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<v Speaker 3>Sun's get it, And I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>My first thought is shit, that's that's wild. That is

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna fly though, folks in today's day and age,

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Silver, what you doing, baby, what you're doing? I

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<v Speaker 1>reached out to some friends like, hey, uh, what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on in Phoenix? You hear anything about this Sarver suspension?

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<v Speaker 1>How are people taking it? Had some very trusted media members,

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<v Speaker 1>and they said, oh, and they live in Phoenix. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not the end. There's not even close to

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<v Speaker 1>the end. And yet they said.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, yeah, Sarvar's not gonna survive this.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm like, really, it feels like he's got this

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<v Speaker 1>audacity to stay put, even after Braun came out against him,

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<v Speaker 1>even after Chris Paul came after it out against him,

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<v Speaker 1>even Draymond Green, who had an amazing soliloquy about forcing

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<v Speaker 1>the owners to take a vote.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, y'all, let's see where you guys are at on it.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's take a vote, see how you.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys feel about Robert Sarver continuing to be an owner

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<v Speaker 1>of this league. But then sponsors start pulling their dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Then other owners of the Suns start coming forward. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you've got the head, the new head of the NBPA,

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<v Speaker 1>the union saying I speak for all players that this

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<v Speaker 1>man cannot stay around this league and in a few

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<v Speaker 1>short days could put Robert Sarver capitulates and he announces

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<v Speaker 1>he's selling the team.

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<v Speaker 3>Since it's pr season.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is Robert Sarver's statement, and we'll decide whether it

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<v Speaker 1>gets any comment.

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<v Speaker 3>As a man of faith, oh God, let me just

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<v Speaker 3>let's start again.

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<v Speaker 1>As a man of faith, I believe in atonement and

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<v Speaker 1>the path to forgiveness. I expected that the commissioner's one

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<v Speaker 1>year suspension would provide the time for me to focus,

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<v Speaker 1>make amends and remove my personal controversy from the teams

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<v Speaker 1>that I and so many fans love. Really, but in

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<v Speaker 1>our current unforgiving climate, oh it's cancel culture, it has

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<v Speaker 1>become painfully clear that that is no longer possible. That

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever good I have done, Oh baby, Oh you

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<v Speaker 1>think this is like a like a balance sheet, like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd have done, so we'll continue.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever good I have done or could still do is

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<v Speaker 2>outweighed by the things I have said in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>For those reasons, I am beginning the process of seeking

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<v Speaker 1>buyers for the sun Sons and Mercury.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a man who seems.

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<v Speaker 1>Riddled with contrition, doesn't he He seems broken up about

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<v Speaker 1>the whole thing. He seems ready to do the work,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't he. He seemed like he was ready to take

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<v Speaker 1>the next year to really peel back the layers of

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<v Speaker 1>why he's so racist, why he feels he can speak

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<v Speaker 1>to women however he wants.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's not gonna do that now. He's just gonna

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<v Speaker 3>sell the team. So it's us that lose.

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<v Speaker 1>It's us that lose because we try to cancel Robert

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<v Speaker 1>Sarverar and instead he will not be canceled.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not gonna do the work. He's just gonna sell

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<v Speaker 3>the team.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, he's gonna sell team for like three

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<v Speaker 1>billion dollars, so he'll be fine.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure he'll put all those dollars to work on.

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<v Speaker 1>Himself and bettering the communities that he has harmed. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the third team in the last eight years, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, due to some sort of racial issues, have

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<v Speaker 1>had to be sold.

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<v Speaker 3>It's almost like there's a it's like the problem, like

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<v Speaker 3>there's a systemic thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like maybe we should start peeling back the onion,

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<v Speaker 1>start lifting up the hood on the rest of these guys.

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<v Speaker 3>See if anything else shakes out.

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<v Speaker 1>See if any rats come open, if you pick up

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<v Speaker 1>those two by fours and see what starts scurrying out.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's the best thing for everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Honestly, you cannot tell me that this investigation didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a cloud over the Suns. I don't care that they

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<v Speaker 1>were the number one seed. They started out slow, they

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<v Speaker 1>went out with a bang to this Dallas Mavericks the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of their season had that cloud of Baxter Holmes's

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<v Speaker 1>article looming over them and his problematic.

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<v Speaker 3>Behavior of Robert Sarver.

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<v Speaker 1>So turns out Sarver also still reaping the benefits or

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<v Speaker 1>we are still reaping the benefits of him and DeAndre Ayton.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently Robert Sarver is the reason that DeAndre Ayden didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get his max deal. Remember the Suns did everything but

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<v Speaker 1>kick eight and out out the door until just snatching

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<v Speaker 1>him back by matching the extension sheet by the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>and Pacers. Eight, and of course was outraged, as you

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<v Speaker 1>might imagine. A report dropped though today from Mark Spears

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<v Speaker 1>and Ramona Shelburne that said the following.

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<v Speaker 3>I was told that it was Robert Sarver.

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<v Speaker 1>Who didn't want to give him that fifth year, he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to save money.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh baby.

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<v Speaker 1>My understanding from talking to people close to DeAndre is

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<v Speaker 1>he thinks that this was Robert Sarver's decision as well

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<v Speaker 1>the whole bizarre situation surrounding the team's treatment of Aton.

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<v Speaker 3>But it feels like it's starting to make a little

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<v Speaker 3>more sense now.

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<v Speaker 1>Cheap owner who's probably gonna be forced to sell the

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<v Speaker 1>team doesn't want to make any big.

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<v Speaker 3>Moves, so they decide we'll just see what everybody else

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<v Speaker 3>wants to pay him.

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<v Speaker 1>Add this to the fact that Ayton has not, according

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<v Speaker 1>to him, spoken to Monty Williams, the head coach, since

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<v Speaker 1>Game seven. If you don't think that's weird, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know people are trying to tell us this is the

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<v Speaker 1>part of the gas lighting that exists. Like people are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to tell us that's not weird. Oh yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>like totally normal. As soon as you end the season,

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<v Speaker 1>we just never speak again, not like hey, buddy, how

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<v Speaker 1>you hold it up?

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<v Speaker 3>How is your summer going?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, like when summer League is happening, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to grab dinner?

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<v Speaker 3>None of that.

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<v Speaker 1>They're trying to tell us that's not weird that I

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<v Speaker 1>have to tell you. If that's normal, then the entire

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<v Speaker 1>league is a little weird. Here's what Ayton said. You

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<v Speaker 1>can just hear it for yourself. How you and Monni

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<v Speaker 1>has kind of been have spoken?

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<v Speaker 3>Mooss? Have you and MONI been able to move?

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<v Speaker 1>Cuts him off. I haven't spoke to MONI looks at

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<v Speaker 1>him dead in his face. Nope, continue you, No, I haven't.

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<v Speaker 3>Spoke him at all, never since the game. Nope, haven't

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<v Speaker 3>spoke to him at all ever since that game.

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<v Speaker 1>So not even hoping that you're very good? I'm here.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you hoping that that changes? I'm here, You're happy

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<v Speaker 3>to be here. I'm all right, I'm in between those lines.

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<v Speaker 1>And now I just works. You know, I'm not playing

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<v Speaker 1>for myself.

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<v Speaker 3>You know I'm a hoping his iss across my chest.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't go back and half you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just here to work.

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<v Speaker 1>Man. This sounds like a guy who's like, listen, I've

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<v Speaker 1>got generational wealth come in my way.

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<v Speaker 3>Life's not that bad.

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<v Speaker 1>I grew up in Phoenix, but I can't stand these

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<v Speaker 1>motherfuckers truthfully. And I know in January, when I get

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<v Speaker 1>to choose whether I want to be traded or not,

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<v Speaker 1>I can ask them to get me the fuck out

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<v Speaker 1>of here if I want to. We'll see if Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Paul wants to grind me down to dust between now

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<v Speaker 1>and January, maybe I get my dipset mass out of here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, I get that Sometimes you work for

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<v Speaker 1>someplace and you get paid well, and you're like, it's

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<v Speaker 1>they're so lucky. I get paid well because I can't

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<v Speaker 1>stand it here. I can't stand my teammates. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>stand my bosses. I can't stand being having them on

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<v Speaker 1>top of me all day long. Yeah, I mean run

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<v Speaker 1>down the full video. Look on Aton's face. It just

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<v Speaker 1>comes off so much worse. His body language, his facial expressions,

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<v Speaker 1>his energy. In other words, the season could not have

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<v Speaker 1>started worse for the Phoenix Suns. Lots of teams with

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<v Speaker 1>talent have had their seasons go down like the Titanic

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<v Speaker 1>due to chemistry issues and with the locker room overflowing

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<v Speaker 1>with frustration about the cyber situation, an unhappy big man.

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<v Speaker 3>And now you've got Jay Crowder, the glue of.

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<v Speaker 1>This team, sitting out of training camp until he is

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<v Speaker 1>traded because his starting role was in jeopardy. Safe to

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<v Speaker 1>say there is a ton of murkiness about how good

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<v Speaker 1>this Phoenix team can actually be the season, especially early

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<v Speaker 1>on in said season. So now we have two playoff

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<v Speaker 1>teams with serious dysfunction and serious ambiguity about what happens next.