WEBVTT - Kings Made A Statement In LA

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<v Speaker 1>So those two games Dame going Crazy, Lakers historic comeback.

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<v Speaker 2>Still not the greatest thing I saw on the weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>not even close. I don't even know how to describe

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<v Speaker 2>what I watched.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure. The Kings and the Clippers. The Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>were down fourteen points with three minutes left to go,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Clippers statistically had a ninety eight percent chance

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<v Speaker 1>of winning according to ESPN stat Metrics narrator.

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<v Speaker 2>They did not win that game, Clippers, they lost.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Kings and the Clippers game ended with two

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<v Speaker 1>overtimes three hundred and fifty one point scored.

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<v Speaker 2>The live over.

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<v Speaker 1>The total in the game for betters was two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and ninety point five, which is absurd number.

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<v Speaker 2>In its own right.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of the third quarter, it hit the

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<v Speaker 1>over with three minutes left to play in the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>quarter and it sailed almost sixty points over that stat

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<v Speaker 1>line crazy. It was the second highest scoring game in

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<v Speaker 1>NBA history. But it was to me that that actually

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<v Speaker 1>cheapens it a little bit, because it was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more than just a barrage of points. Right, You had

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<v Speaker 1>a drama, a storyline the entire way. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>you knew that the Clippers are trying to come back

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<v Speaker 1>in the standings against their division rival, anyone who has

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<v Speaker 1>the kings to win this division. This is a very

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<v Speaker 1>important game as the Clippers try to claw in. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Westbrook's first game as a Clipper. He had massive

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<v Speaker 1>impact in that game as the Clippers' offense was running

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<v Speaker 1>much faster, much smoother. Anytime he was on the wing

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<v Speaker 1>and got the ball, he attacked, got demonas Sabonis in

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<v Speaker 1>foul trouble. He had seventeen points Russell Westbrook seven for

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen shooting plus three when he was on the court.

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<v Speaker 1>That was an important showing for Russell Westbrook. And second,

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<v Speaker 1>although you're gonna want to say, well, it was all offense,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all it was. No defense was being played. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why I hate the NBA. Blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not true. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>Both teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, they shot sixty percent from the field overall and

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<v Speaker 1>almost sixty percent from three, both of them. But you

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<v Speaker 1>had some incredible Kobe Bryant like shot making going on.

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<v Speaker 1>You had multiple defenders draped on players traps, and you

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<v Speaker 1>had fucking Kawhi Leonards step back three with two guys

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<v Speaker 1>in his grill and he's just hitting that. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of offense that we got to see. And

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<v Speaker 1>in the final three minutes, the Kings caused turnovers on

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<v Speaker 1>five consecutive possessions. Fox himself responsible for three three turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>in a row. You had bench players scoring forty plus

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<v Speaker 1>in Malik Monk going crazy with his best friend. There

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<v Speaker 1>were multiple seemingly knockout punches thrown, mostly from the Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>to the Kings, multiple comeback runs. Key players in foul

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<v Speaker 1>trouble like Demanda Sabonis. Westbrook fouled out, so did Sabonis.

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<v Speaker 1>Kawhi Leonard twelve for fourteen in that game at one point,

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much unstoppable no matter what you threw at him.

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<v Speaker 1>One shot looked like it was the first bad shot

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<v Speaker 1>he had thrown up all game. Shooter's touch roll right

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<v Speaker 1>in it was incredible. Paul George hit a half court

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<v Speaker 1>shot at the end of regulation that would have robbed

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<v Speaker 1>us of the two overtimes, but he was a millisecond

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<v Speaker 1>too late. You had star players sitting out the second

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<v Speaker 1>overtime because fuck it, dude, we can't do this anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got load management to deal with. Paul George sat

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<v Speaker 1>out the second ot. It was one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>entertaining games I've ever seen on a basketball court, and

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<v Speaker 1>it came down to a miss three pointer at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the second overtime, which, by the way, was

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<v Speaker 1>bunkers because why is Norm Powell.

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<v Speaker 2>Involved in the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>In any way when Kawhi Leonard is right there underneath

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<v Speaker 1>the basket and definitely will draw fout when you're down too.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't unders down one. Actually I don't understand it.

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<v Speaker 1>Why should have three in that scenario? But it was

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<v Speaker 1>also something important there the real reason that I enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>this game so much. Man, The Kings are gritty. They

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<v Speaker 1>are never stopping. They are hard rocks. You talk about

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<v Speaker 1>guys who just when they get down, they just lay

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<v Speaker 1>down and stay down.

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<v Speaker 2>They are not gonna lay down.

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<v Speaker 1>They are the product of Mike Brown and the symbol

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<v Speaker 1>of a winning coach who has brought a culture that

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<v Speaker 1>people thought would not be possible for this organization. A

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<v Speaker 1>coach that said at this part of the season, right now,

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<v Speaker 1>after the All Star break, with only twenty seven games,

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<v Speaker 1>lovet He said, Yo, this is when the real season starts.

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<v Speaker 2>This is it? Really?

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<v Speaker 1>Like all the other bullshit. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's all

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<v Speaker 1>fun and games. This right now, this is when teams say, oh, like,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta get ready for the playoffs. We gotta solidify

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<v Speaker 1>our spot in the standings. This is where he said

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings are gonna be hunted. We are now the hunted.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever heard anyone say that about the Sacramento Kings,

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<v Speaker 1>Like they are coming for us, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna hunt them right back.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not gonna allow ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>To slide down the standings, to just be happy with

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<v Speaker 1>being a fun little story for the first sixty games

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<v Speaker 1>and then be a play team.

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 1>No three seed, that's us when you've got the three

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<v Speaker 1>seed Kings being hunted by rivals in the dev vision alone,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Phoenix Suns with Kevin Durant coming back, the

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers with the whole new roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Our Dubs who look dead but are never dead.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Mike Brown has done something in one year that

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<v Speaker 1>almost nobody. Has turned a team that many people thought

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't even win thirty games into a team who legitimately

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<v Speaker 1>after that game one seventy six point seventy five and

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<v Speaker 1>they were asked about, oh yeah, like, what's up with

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<v Speaker 1>this Clipper team? Like, how do you feel about playing

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<v Speaker 1>against him? Playing against them? You had Deer and Fox

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<v Speaker 1>and lake Monk saying, we don't give a fuck who's

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<v Speaker 1>over there.

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<v Speaker 2>Literally, that's what they.

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<v Speaker 1>Said when specifically referencing playing against a former MVP in

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Westbrook, a two time finals MVP, and Kawhi Leonard

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<v Speaker 1>and an all NBA player and Paul George And you

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<v Speaker 1>know what they said, We do not give a fuck

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<v Speaker 1>about who we play. They are not scared. Why are

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<v Speaker 1>they not scared? Because somehow Mike Brown, with this collection

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<v Speaker 1>of really interesting pieces, has turned the Sacramento Kings into

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<v Speaker 1>a team who can just outgun you. They are averaging

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and eighteen points per one hundred possessions, which

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<v Speaker 1>is not only number one in the West, that offense

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<v Speaker 1>is not.

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<v Speaker 2>Only number one in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>That offense is the best offense in NBA history right now. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that is what they did. They have turned themselves into

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<v Speaker 1>a gunna. They can shoot the three with Kevin Herder,

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<v Speaker 1>Keegan Murray and Harrison Barnes.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that they do that really well.

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<v Speaker 1>They have Sabonis, who's a walking double double Darren fox

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<v Speaker 1>who is not getting nearly enough shine right now, averaging

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<v Speaker 1>over the past month thirty two seven and four on

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<v Speaker 1>fifty four percent shooting, and is legitimately the best clutch

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<v Speaker 1>player in the NBA. First in clutch points, first in

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<v Speaker 1>field goal percentage, first in paint points, first in points

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<v Speaker 1>off of turnovers, and first in fast break points.

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<v Speaker 2>All of those for our guy Foxy, which.

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<v Speaker 1>Now has turned in to a slight conflict for me

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<v Speaker 1>national media hype.

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<v Speaker 2>The Kings are now getting national media hype.

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<v Speaker 1>On one hand, I was pissed that nobody wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>give Sacramento any even hope that they would do anything,

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<v Speaker 1>if even mediocrity before this, Like I said, Oh, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I'm crazy for thinking there'll be a playing team. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember sitting right here in this spot being like, oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I actually thought they'd be better than that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I was so afraid of people calling me an idiot.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not your father's Kings team before the season started.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other conflict is that the more people who

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<v Speaker 1>stops slandering the Kings, the better. Right, That's good, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kind of like, you're a little late. You're a

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<v Speaker 1>little late. It's awesome to see this franchise do well.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a great fan base. I'd love to see them

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<v Speaker 1>get a little bit of national love, but we don't.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't need full scale conversion. We don't need them

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<v Speaker 1>losing the chip on their shoulder. They are the three

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<v Speaker 1>seed right now with twenty games left to go. So

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<v Speaker 1>part of it is like, were you just waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings to just fall off the map just never

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<v Speaker 1>ever report what was going on and just pretend like

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<v Speaker 1>it was a little blip on the radar. And now

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<v Speaker 1>that there's twenty games to go and they've been sitting

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<v Speaker 1>at the three spot for like two months, you're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>he should probably afflex him to a national televised game

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<v Speaker 1>or two. But it's a credit to Mike Brown man

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<v Speaker 1>his winning mentality, because all he does really is win.

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<v Speaker 2>He got fired for winning. Mike Brown forty one and twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Five as the coach of the Lakers, and he got

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<v Speaker 1>fired five games into the next season after he took

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<v Speaker 1>over for Phil Jackson. That's how much Mike Brown wins.

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<v Speaker 1>Is like, even that level of success wasn't good enough

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lakers, and the Lakers sent him outside of

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<v Speaker 1>the bubble. Have had eight of ten losing seasons since

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<v Speaker 1>he's coached them.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's that.

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<v Speaker 1>He spent seven years in Golden State, as we know,

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<v Speaker 1>which you already know what time it is. There lots

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<v Speaker 1>of winning. He spent time in Cleveland, which you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of winning with Lebron James, and very typically

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<v Speaker 1>the media was very late on Mike Brown as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Brown, I decided I would head over as I

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<v Speaker 1>was doing this piece, maybe I'll head over to the

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<v Speaker 1>little sports book, sprinkle a little money on Mike Brown

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<v Speaker 1>coach of the year. Who knows maybe five to one, six,

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<v Speaker 1>one seven to win something. You know, nobody's thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Brown, right, nobody's thinking about him. Nobody's thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that one seventy six one seventy five sort of

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<v Speaker 1>changed the odds a little because as of today, Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Brown is currently leader in the clubhouse for Coach of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year plus one ten, which is basically barely even money,

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<v Speaker 1>barely there's no value there. You heard that, right, A

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento King's head coach is the odds on favorite to

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<v Speaker 1>win Coach of the Year. If you had to guess

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<v Speaker 1>where Mike Brown was at the opening as of October

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty two. Do you think he was like, what

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<v Speaker 1>top fifteen, top twenty, top twenty five, None of those.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was Chris Finch at ten.

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<v Speaker 1>To one was number one leader in the clubhouse. Tylo

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<v Speaker 1>twelve to one, makes sense that Clipper team had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of steam. Joe Mizzoula didn't make any sense. Boston

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<v Speaker 1>Celtics had just come from the finals. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>improve a lot in order to get Coach of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>How's he gonna do that? Fourteen to one? Willie Green

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen to one. A lot of steam on the Pelicans

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<v Speaker 1>and them being great in the West. Michael Malone, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess you thought already everybody was gonna be healthy for

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<v Speaker 1>the Denver Nuggets.

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<v Speaker 2>JB. Bickerstaff at six at sixteen to one makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>You got Donovan Mitchell and My Brown sitting at fourth

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<v Speaker 2>from the bottom. At eighty to one.

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<v Speaker 1>God, somebody I need to know who plays that bet

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<v Speaker 1>eighty to one. Mike Brown was to currently plus one ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Should anyone have been surprised?

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<v Speaker 1>Mean, he's not looking at a team for the Kings

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<v Speaker 1>that's trying to lose, not wanting them to just keep

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<v Speaker 1>their head above water. He wants them to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>put their boot on the next and the schedule lines

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<v Speaker 1>up for the Kings to do that, put their boots

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<v Speaker 1>on the next. Their next five games Thunder, Clippers, Wolves, Pelicans, Knicks,

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<v Speaker 1>all winnable, four, the last four at home besides the Knicks.

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<v Speaker 1>And so to me, the way that I know that

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<v Speaker 1>the Knicks mania is reel. For the first time I

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<v Speaker 1>can remember, TNT flexed a King's Knicks game into prime

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<v Speaker 1>time on the national feed at the expense of y

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<v Speaker 1>honest and the Bucks versus the Nets.

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<v Speaker 2>Better late than never. But while you're at it, folks,

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<v Speaker 2>wore me up on that purple bean. Baby, Let's move on.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked about the dysfunction in uh Atlanta multiple times now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need to say how I feel about it.

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<v Speaker 1>That franchise is a mess, and Nate McMillan, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>became the next one to bite the dust, as they say,

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<v Speaker 1>after Travis Schlank.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty sure this organization is like nuclearly toxic. But the

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<v Speaker 1>way that I know for sure is that when asked

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<v Speaker 1>about Nate's firing, Trey Young said he was quote honestly.

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<v Speaker 2>Surprised by it.

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<v Speaker 1>The most amazing thing I think about that statement is

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<v Speaker 1>that it's only two words, and both words are lies,

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<v Speaker 1>like both the both words are lies, like honestly surprised

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<v Speaker 1>you neither of those things.

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<v Speaker 2>Trey is not being honest. That negates the first word.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was definitely not surprised because he definitely made

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<v Speaker 1>that firing happen either sublimely or very overtly, given the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that Sean said that the Hawks were trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get him to resign for multiple weeks before actually firing him.

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<v Speaker 1>So definitely not surprised and definitely not honestly surprised. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawks, apparently we're just interested in one candidate, Quinn Snyder,

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<v Speaker 1>who's a really, really good coach, but not a great fit.

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<v Speaker 1>In my opinion, I like him a lot, But this

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<v Speaker 1>guy's gotta have PTSD for Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell

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<v Speaker 1>like has two.

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<v Speaker 2>He probably aged him. Did you see what he looks like?

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<v Speaker 1>Quinn Snyder at the end of that thing, looked like

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<v Speaker 1>he needed cocaine just to stay awake.

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<v Speaker 2>He looked like he needed all nighters.

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<v Speaker 1>Rails on top of rails, bitches, money parties, disco balls

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<v Speaker 1>to continue doing his job. How is he going to

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<v Speaker 1>do in Atlanta? How is he going to deal with

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<v Speaker 1>a reboot with Trey Young more cocaine? I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how that's gonna work, dude, I do not know. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got a five year deal now, with one of those

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<v Speaker 1>years being now, which I think is funny.

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<v Speaker 2>Like the first year is twenty games.

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<v Speaker 1>Get your money. I guess money has not been disclosed yet.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to find out what that number is.

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot imagine he wouldn't have benefited from waiting until

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<v Speaker 1>the offseason. Better jobs would have come open. But they

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<v Speaker 1>must have given him the bag. But now he's in

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta for the foreseeable future. And now he's also.

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<v Speaker 2>Lying trying to be optimistic because he's got his money too.

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<v Speaker 1>He said this, I think players want to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they want to be coached. The relationships are

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<v Speaker 1>what allows you to coach them effectively. How did it

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<v Speaker 1>work when Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert didn't like each other?

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<v Speaker 2>How did that work?

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<v Speaker 1>How is it gonna work when John Collins is still

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<v Speaker 1>on this dogshit team and Trey Young won't pass him

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<v Speaker 1>the ball? Do you not understand what Trey Young does

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young just dribbled, dribble, dribble, dribble, shoots from thirty

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<v Speaker 1>floater floater lob maybe driving kick. He does not have

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<v Speaker 1>a reputation for being like a coachable player. He does

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<v Speaker 1>not have a reputation of like Trey Young has constantly

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<v Speaker 1>unproved throughout the course of his NBA career. Trey Young

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<v Speaker 1>is averaging the worst percentage from three in his life

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<v Speaker 1>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>He's actually regressing.

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<v Speaker 1>So for Quinn to be like, I think players want

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<v Speaker 1>to get better inherently is a lie. In fact, only

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<v Speaker 1>about five percent of players in the NBA want to

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<v Speaker 1>actively get better and actively coach. The other ones want

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<v Speaker 1>a coast.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to enjoy their money, enjoy their life, be

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<v Speaker 1>a human being, and hoop.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they want to do. What do you think

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<v Speaker 2>Trey Young's gonna do?

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<v Speaker 1>And you're like, hey, we're actually running running things through

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<v Speaker 1>de Jonte Murray, Now, no, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Think it's gonna be good.

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<v Speaker 1>When you ask Trey like, hey, how do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>we need to know if you're playing tonight and he

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<v Speaker 1>tells you fuck off. I'm gonna decide last minute How

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<v Speaker 1>are you gonna deal with that? Say, I'm gonna let

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<v Speaker 1>you know at game time? How will I know I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be there in my uniform? How will you not know

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<v Speaker 1>I won't be there on the bench at all? Like

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<v Speaker 1>he did to Nate McMillan. There is a decent chance

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<v Speaker 1>this goes sideways like this. I'm saying it now February

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventh, twenty twenty three. This thing could go off

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<v Speaker 1>the rails in twelve months. If there is any hope

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<v Speaker 1>for a rapport between Quinn Snyder and Trey Young, you

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<v Speaker 1>can thank Donovan Mitchell for that. According to reports, Snyder

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<v Speaker 1>and Trey Young are both expressing an.

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<v Speaker 2>Enthusiasm to begin working together.

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell profusely praised Snyder in a private conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young and told him how instrumental the coach had

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<v Speaker 1>been in his own development into an star. Also, quick

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<v Speaker 1>little note, nobody asked Rudy Gobert his opinion. Rudy Gobert

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<v Speaker 1>was not stumping for Quinn Snyder. But if Trey is

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<v Speaker 1>looking at Quinn as someone to help him get in

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<v Speaker 1>a new stratus here, maybe maybe that will work. But

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<v Speaker 1>that will actually require some level of self awareness, some

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<v Speaker 1>level of intrigue and coachability, court awareness.

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<v Speaker 2>Just all kinds of things.

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<v Speaker 1>Better shot selection, which is pretty much a tall task

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<v Speaker 1>which we've seen.

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<v Speaker 2>Very little from Trey Young.

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<v Speaker 1>All of us begs the question which I'm sure will

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<v Speaker 1>someone will ask Quinn Snyder sooner than later, Quinn Snyder

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<v Speaker 1>who is harder to coach Rudy Gobert or Trey Young.

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<v Speaker 1>And I bet it's gonna be Trey Young, because this

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<v Speaker 1>Hawks team has a lot of talent but is a

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<v Speaker 1>long long way from being a contender, even with a

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<v Speaker 1>good coach, elite coach like Quinn Snyder at the helm.

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