WEBVTT - |FULL POD| The Problem With Cam Thomas Scoring 45, Ant is HOT, Randle is COLD, & The League is BUZZING!

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of The Check, we gotta talk about something, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>I is something I am fired up about. Something we

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<v Speaker 1>must collectively as an NBA group discuss Cam thomas Is

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<v Speaker 1>forty five point performance against Walkie Puffs. I have thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>and there's guns. He probably don't think I'm gonna have,

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<v Speaker 1>so we need to talk about it. Absolutely, it's Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>We gotta talk about you're hot, then you're cold and

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<v Speaker 1>next thing. Yo, No, poor Julius Randall out here of

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<v Speaker 1>cold his site. We may need to retire this segment.

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<v Speaker 1>Right after he's done when somebody put up a clock

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<v Speaker 1>and the last time he's made something just soaking wet

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<v Speaker 1>through the net because I haven't seen it, folks, I

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<v Speaker 1>have not seen it. Finally, get into us news from

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<v Speaker 1>around the League, Jam past segment, Baby jamback show, So

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<v Speaker 1>let's get into it. William drop that motherfucker beat and

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<v Speaker 1>should be Rihanna down all the biggest NBA storylines. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Heat Check. The Heat Check was just a cracker,

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<v Speaker 1>the best podcast covering all the drama around the association. Here, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>help me help me make my point known to my

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<v Speaker 1>listeners without them holding my takes against me, because they

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<v Speaker 1>they do not know what they see. They think they

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<v Speaker 1>see a man that's a bucket. He's a bucket, He's

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<v Speaker 1>a bucket. But what they actually see, folks, is a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking chucker. And that's okay, that's okay, But we got

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about Cam Thomas today. I am fired up

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<v Speaker 1>about Cam Thomas, the man, the myth, the legend. Cam

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas continues to grow. He had forty five points last

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<v Speaker 1>night against the Milwaukee Bucks. And that that is a

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<v Speaker 1>real that is a real problem. That is like we

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<v Speaker 1>are will will it alert alert? It is the end

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<v Speaker 1>of times here when Cam Thomas is scoring forty five

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<v Speaker 1>points in a real NBA game. The man Cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three shots last night, he attempted, he put up

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen threes. So yeah, I'm fired up, not just about Cam,

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<v Speaker 1>but that anyone would think it was a good idea

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<v Speaker 1>to build their entire offense around Cam Thomas. Now you

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<v Speaker 1>may say Trista, Trista, He's a leading scorer in Okill history,

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<v Speaker 1>leading freshman in the SEC at LSU. Give a buck.

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<v Speaker 1>He has the same usage right now, higher usage than

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<v Speaker 1>Damian Logo Lillard. Listen, I'm not trying to hate on

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<v Speaker 1>this man. Cam Thomas. He's a chucker. That's what he does.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gonna, okay, he's gonna do what he does. He's

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<v Speaker 1>not told anyone any different. I'm not passing you the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>so quit asking. I need somebody to take the ball

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<v Speaker 1>away from Cam Thomas. We are too real, like real

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<v Speaker 1>times of like I am legend, like this is now.

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<v Speaker 1>I need someone to tell Jacques Vaughn and Sean Marx

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<v Speaker 1>and the rest of these beta boys on the Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Nets you can't have Cam Thomas be the leader of

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<v Speaker 1>your team. This is now socialism at its finest, where

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<v Speaker 1>we all just get to share the pie. Everybody takes

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<v Speaker 1>what they need, right, Everybody takes the shots that they

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<v Speaker 1>need except for Cam Thomas. Like no, no, no, no no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm taking thirty three a game and you're getting the rest.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what happens when you have a selfish man in

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<v Speaker 1>a socialistic system. I'll take all the flames. Oh, Trista,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just hating. Ask any fucking basketball player. Ask someone

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<v Speaker 1>ethical about the game of basketball. If what Cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>is doing is good for the sport, they're gonna shoot

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<v Speaker 1>every time. They can't chuckers. They shoot every time they

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<v Speaker 1>get the ball twenty seconds in the shot cluck five seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>The show doesn't matter, contested, uncontested, thirty feet, forty feet,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty feet away, doesn't matter. I'm Cam Thomas, I am him,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what Cam Thomas did last night. The truth

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<v Speaker 1>is Cam Thomas is doing a lot in Brooklyn, and

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<v Speaker 1>for the life of me, I cannot tell why, why

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<v Speaker 1>why he was benched last year He poudered and he

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<v Speaker 1>cried and we all knew he wasn't a starting caliber guard.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've got Spencer Dinwidy on this team and he's

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<v Speaker 1>just being benched in the fourth quarter so that Cam

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas can shoot all the shots down the stretch against

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<v Speaker 1>the contender like the Milwaukee Bucks. Why I have no

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<v Speaker 1>idea Spencer Dinwoodie, most clutch shots, eleven game winners in

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<v Speaker 1>his career, highest plus minus on the team, highest assist

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<v Speaker 1>rate on the team, you know, at the cold basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, he's sitting there on his ass on the

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<v Speaker 1>bench while Cam Thomas is being told green light, green light,

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<v Speaker 1>have it, take it. And you know what Milwaukee says, Yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we love to see he Cam Thomas with the ball

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<v Speaker 1>in his hands. First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, old baby. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>of course fourth quarter, because eventually when cam Thomas misses,

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<v Speaker 1>it turns into easy little shots for us in transition,

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<v Speaker 1>and oh boy, yes it did. Milwaukee Bucks had the

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<v Speaker 1>highest amount of transition buckets that they had all year,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was no sweat. We don't care if we

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<v Speaker 1>go down ten to Brooklyn. Why because camp Thomas has

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. That's why. If you think I'm hating, which

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure by now force five minutes into the segment,

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<v Speaker 1>he probably do snack on this little baby. The more

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<v Speaker 1>that cam Thomas scores, the more that the Brooklyn Nets lose.

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<v Speaker 1>The numbers speak for themselves. Cam Thomas when he scores

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<v Speaker 1>thirty or more, his team is three and seven. Cam Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>When they scores thirty five or more, team is one

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<v Speaker 1>and five cam Thomas when they scores forty or more.

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<v Speaker 1>Very impressive that he has five games where he scored

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<v Speaker 1>forty or more. One and four Camp Thomas when he

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<v Speaker 1>scores forty five or more. Very impressive. Of three games

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<v Speaker 1>he scored forty five, very impressive. Oh for three. The

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<v Speaker 1>more cam Thomas we get, the more sick we get.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the team is non functional. Cam right now

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<v Speaker 1>has a twenty eight percent usage rate. That's fifth in

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<v Speaker 1>the entire league at the position. Brooklyn, we have a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>This man Cam Thomas has a higher usage rate than

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<v Speaker 1>Damian Lillard. He's got a usage rate through the fucking roof.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one of the most egregiously unethical players we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen in our life. This is two thousands basketball for you,

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<v Speaker 1>clear on out. It's on me. It's me right now,

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<v Speaker 1>are you open? I don't care. This man Cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>is gone to do anything else either. He's gonna shoot

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<v Speaker 1>and shoot and shoot some more. How bad is he

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<v Speaker 1>on defense? The worst, like bottom five percent. I could

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<v Speaker 1>tell you the rating, but you don't care. One hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventeen point nine twenty fifth worst in the league

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<v Speaker 1>of over four hundred. That is nearly identical the way

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<v Speaker 1>he had last year, which is one hundred and seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>point seven. Loa loah. Again, not about Cam Thomas, more

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<v Speaker 1>about situation. Opposing teams, like I said, they want to

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<v Speaker 1>see nothing more than Cam Thomas shoot the ball. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think the deepfense is bending because of Cam Thomas?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think they're collapsing around Cam Thomas? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>think Cam Thomas is on the fucking scouting report. No,

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<v Speaker 1>except for allow cam Thomas to have the ball as

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<v Speaker 1>much as he can. He is shooting thirty three percent

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<v Speaker 1>from three, which qualifies him as being bottom ten percent

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<v Speaker 1>of a high volume three point shooter. Fam, we can't

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<v Speaker 1>be doing this. We can't put him on Twitter, elevating

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<v Speaker 1>him onto a pedestal like the forty five cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>put up was in some way valuable to the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixteen threes last night? Sixteen Are you kidding me? Do

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<v Speaker 1>not be putting this man on my Twitter feet. Do

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<v Speaker 1>not be like, oh, he's him, He's a bucket. Jacqu Vaughan.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not be like after the game, we need to

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<v Speaker 1>see the ball in cam Thomas's hand as much as

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<v Speaker 1>possible in the fourth quarter. No, we don't. No, we don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Michel Bridges, don't be like, oh, cam Thomas is a bucket.

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<v Speaker 1>I want the ball in his hands down and crunch time.

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<v Speaker 1>No you don't. And if you do your beta, your beta,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want the ball in your hands because Cam

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas is gonna take it and Spencer didn when he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't want to ruffle any feathers because we already know

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<v Speaker 1>what time it was when he was in Wizard's Land.

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<v Speaker 1>They were fucking with his reputation. He built it up

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<v Speaker 1>to as high as it is right now. Well whatever

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<v Speaker 1>that means in Dallas and now he's just trying to, like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not make waves because he's an impending free

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<v Speaker 1>agent and he wants to get paid. Shame on Brooklyn,

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<v Speaker 1>Shame on you, Jacque Vond, Shame on you, Michale Bridges,

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<v Speaker 1>Shame on you the rest of the squad for letting

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<v Speaker 1>this man have the ball thirty eight percent of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty eight percent of the time, doesn't matter. It feels

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<v Speaker 1>like always. How does this happen? Where else? Would this happen? Nowhere? Nowhere, nowhere? Wizards?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably maybe not. Jordan Poole would say, Cam Tomas, Ula, no, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't happen in Orlando, doesn't happen in Portland, doesn't happen

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<v Speaker 1>in any dog shit organization. But it's happening on the nets.

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<v Speaker 1>Why I don't know it. He needs an investigation for

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<v Speaker 1>the ages and we will do that deep dive, just

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<v Speaker 1>not today. But it's a mess, so please. The end

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<v Speaker 1>of the line is for me saying despite the nets loss,

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Thomas bawled out, no, that's not correct. What is

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<v Speaker 1>correct is the Nets can't win because they have a

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<v Speaker 1>yanky ass roster that relies on Cam Thomas putting up

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<v Speaker 1>forty five. And remember, only you kids can stop unethical

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<v Speaker 1>basketball from being put onto our Twitter feed. That's enough

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<v Speaker 1>right now, I've got to move on to something more positive.

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<v Speaker 1>I can feel the poison just seeping into my veins.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move forward. It's Wednesday, so you know what time

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<v Speaker 1>it is is trist is Hot and Cold segment where

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<v Speaker 1>we take the thermometer out and tell you who's got

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<v Speaker 1>a fever and who's got the chills, and my man

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<v Speaker 1>Aunt Edwards, nobody's running hotter than him. Aunt Edwards is

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<v Speaker 1>on fire twenty eight seven and five so far this season,

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<v Speaker 1>which are part of the numbers of the Flames. But listen,

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<v Speaker 1>that's only a part of the He is a focal

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<v Speaker 1>point of the defense, still managing to get off good shots,

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<v Speaker 1>something that he's very much struggled to do in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>He's either a defender or he is a scorer, and

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<v Speaker 1>now he's being able to do both. He's shooting better

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<v Speaker 1>from the free throw line eighty three percent fifty two

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the field this season, incredible considering the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that defenses are zeroing in on him after the FEBA

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<v Speaker 1>performance that he's had. He is got a target on

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<v Speaker 1>his back, shooting forty seven percent from three, which is

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely bonkers for a guy his size. And when he's

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<v Speaker 1>hitting his threes, the Timberwolves win. That's what they do,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty to forty eighty split. He's elite. He right now

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<v Speaker 1>is hotter than Fish Grease. So they say, put the

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<v Speaker 1>work in over the summer with Rudy Gobert and it

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<v Speaker 1>is paid off. Gobert no longer the liability that was

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<v Speaker 1>most last year. The team is gelling. They've done a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of nerd stuff on defense that makes them more effective.

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<v Speaker 1>Not going to get into it much more switching, less

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<v Speaker 1>drop coverage. If you're looking for X's nose, you're not

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<v Speaker 1>looking for me anyway. Aunt Edwards is hot right now

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<v Speaker 1>and the Wolves are dangerous. They gave the Celtics their

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<v Speaker 1>first loss. They gave the Denver Nuggets their first loss.

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<v Speaker 1>Can they give the Utah Jazz losses? I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but we know that they will play to the level

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<v Speaker 1>of their competition and by the time the playoffs come around,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna play some stiff ones. On the other hand,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about the ice cube of the week. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not Trey Gung, which it could be a pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>every single week. It really could. He's horrible. He's the

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<v Speaker 1>only player in NBA history to average twenty points per

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<v Speaker 1>game on thirty three percent shooting this far into the season.

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<v Speaker 1>It is real ize cool, but our cooler of the

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<v Speaker 1>week comes no further than Madison Square Garden. And his

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<v Speaker 1>name is Julius roller Coaster Randall. How bad is it,

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<v Speaker 1>you may ask? Fans are asking for his head on

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<v Speaker 1>a spike, like his name is Ned Stark. He is

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<v Speaker 1>shooting under thirty percent for the season from the field,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five percent from three and guess what it feels worse?

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<v Speaker 1>It really does seventeen shots per game. How bad is that?

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<v Speaker 1>Dead last in the NBA. That's how bad goal efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>dead last. Julius Randall and the Knicks are the only

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<v Speaker 1>team in the league that I hate to watch because

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<v Speaker 1>of him. He missed the dunk the other day. Julius

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<v Speaker 1>Randall missed a dunk the other day. He's missing bunnies.

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<v Speaker 1>The man psychologically is not right up there. Something's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone needs to give him a little massage, a little

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<v Speaker 1>something something, you know what I mean? Because confidence is

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<v Speaker 1>lacking sixty seven percent from the free throw line right now,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the worst in his career at one point

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<v Speaker 1>eighty one percent from the free throw line. Something's going on, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>He is ice cold, and we know that's the Julius

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<v Speaker 1>Randall experience. You're one hot, you're two cold, you're three hot,

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<v Speaker 1>you're four. We're in the cold year. We knew that

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<v Speaker 1>it's cold year season, but this is really really bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty five a game last year and currently averaging fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine percent decrease in scoring, which is pretty absurd

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<v Speaker 1>for a guy who won Most Improved. Can we have

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<v Speaker 1>a least improved player, a biggest regression player, because that

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<v Speaker 1>would be Julius Randall this year. Then the Knicks, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>are struggling as a result. They're three and four ninth place.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you do? You let him shoot out of

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<v Speaker 1>the slump. I don't fucking know. Somebody get him some help.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gone months in the past. We know this getting cold,

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<v Speaker 1>that's happened last year. He's a vibe guy. The vibes

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<v Speaker 1>are out of whack. That's why I say something needs

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<v Speaker 1>to change, change a little mix up. Jalen Brunton is

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<v Speaker 1>supportive right now, but very realistic. This is part of basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>he said. This dude has a great mindset, a great

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<v Speaker 1>work ethic. The ball's not going through the hoop right

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<v Speaker 1>now for him. No shit, He's still contributing in a

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<v Speaker 1>big way. Is he? Is he? Jalen? How is he

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<v Speaker 1>contributing in a big way? I'm not going to get

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<v Speaker 1>into all that stuff. Oh you mean the things that

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<v Speaker 1>he's positively doing on the floor that you can't really

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<v Speaker 1>name because we don't have any of those things. His

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<v Speaker 1>heart's still there, thank God for that. He just has

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<v Speaker 1>to get over this little hump aka the round basketball

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<v Speaker 1>that's eighteen inches in width. I get it, dude, confidence Waynes,

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting killed on Twitter. People are saying that your

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<v Speaker 1>scum and that you should be traded or going to

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<v Speaker 1>Siberia or China. I get it. Stay off a line,

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<v Speaker 1>change your account, have someone else look at your comments.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's to Aunt Edwards staying hot, and here's Julius Randall.

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<v Speaker 1>Find in the fucking stove, because right now it's ice

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<v Speaker 1>cube season and it is not good in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move to some news from around the league. We

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<v Speaker 1>start in Portland. It's bad Shad and Sharp has been

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<v Speaker 1>lighting things up, yes he has. He is leading the

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<v Speaker 1>league in minutes as he should be. Jeremy Grant finalists

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<v Speaker 1>for Player of the Week. Great, but all of that

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<v Speaker 1>is overshadowed by the fact that Rob Williams they broke him, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>So they broke him in Boston because he's now headed

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<v Speaker 1>for surgery again on his knee, and who knows how

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<v Speaker 1>long it's going to be until he comes back. We

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<v Speaker 1>know Time Lord has been injury prone. That's been a

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<v Speaker 1>thing for him. We know that probably that's because Boston

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<v Speaker 1>ran him into the ground to get to the finals

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<v Speaker 1>and he probably should have had knee surgery. Then. He

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<v Speaker 1>was a big part of the Dame Willard trade, as

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<v Speaker 1>was Malcolm Brogden, two guys with injury history. Did the

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<v Speaker 1>Boston sell Finesse to Portland Trail Blazers? I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but it kind of feels like one of those Gary

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<v Speaker 1>Payton scenarios where they suit us try to get their

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks back. Turns out Time Lord needs surgery and

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<v Speaker 1>his right knee and there's no timetable for his return,

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<v Speaker 1>No timetable for his return. Sean's just tweeted this Portland

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<v Speaker 1>Trailblazers Rob Williams is facing potential season ending surgery to

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<v Speaker 1>repair a bone and ligament damage due to right kneecap injury.

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<v Speaker 1>Williams and doctors could also choose cleanup procedure with a

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<v Speaker 1>two to three month timetable. Wait wait, wait, wait, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>so the other one is two to three months? And

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<v Speaker 1>what's the first one is? Is that like shut down season?

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<v Speaker 1>Feels like it? Rob we know is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>best defenders in the league. I could only hope to

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<v Speaker 1>imagine what it would be like with him fully healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and DeAndre Ayton fully healthy. But now I'm hoping that

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<v Speaker 1>it's just dominate in season and that Rob Williams finally

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<v Speaker 1>gets healthy. We let him sit on ice and develop,

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<v Speaker 1>because Lord knows this is a rebuilding team. And here's

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<v Speaker 1>to hoping that Rob Williams gets his kneeback fully fully

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent because we know guys like Lonzo Ball

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<v Speaker 1>this thing can last many, many years. Let's move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get some man his flowers. Joelle Embiid leading the

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<v Speaker 1>new look Sixers No more. James Harden absolutely awesome start

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. He could have been the Hottest player

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<v Speaker 1>of the week. He has been incredible. How good as

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<v Speaker 1>Embiid been? Well, I know this may not sound like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, but against the shitty ass Wizards, he was

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely elite. In the third quarter alone, Jojo went for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine, ten for ten, shooting all of them, almost

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<v Speaker 1>all of them from the mid range, nine for nine

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<v Speaker 1>from the free throw line, added a pair of rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>and assists in a block that was more points than

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<v Speaker 1>anyone in Washington had scored all night. The dude is like,

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<v Speaker 1>not just a microwave. He is one of those campfires.

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<v Speaker 1>So Jojo ends the game with forty eight eleven and

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<v Speaker 1>six on seventeen for twenty five shooting in thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>In thirty minutes, Jojo, I know it's the Wizards, but again,

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<v Speaker 1>forty eight points, eleven rebound, six assists, fourteen for fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>from the free throw Mott line in thirty minutes. What

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<v Speaker 1>a hell of an effort for the big man. These

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<v Speaker 1>sixers look dangerous, they really do. Let's move forward. We

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<v Speaker 1>talked a little bit earlier about Aunt Edwards and what

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing for the Wolves. But I do want to

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<v Speaker 1>remind the people that the Minnesota Timberwolves all is not lost.

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<v Speaker 1>They are the number one defensive rated team in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA right now. It is not particularly close either. Here

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<v Speaker 1>is a simple way to see how defensive efficiency impacts winning.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's the deal. The Wolves have now beaten the

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<v Speaker 1>current number one seed in the Eastern and Western Conferences.

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<v Speaker 1>In their game against the Celtics, they held Boston to

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen points below their season average despite the game going

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<v Speaker 1>to overtime. That's ridiculous. Against the defending champs, the Denver Nuggets,

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<v Speaker 1>the Wolves held Denver to twenty six percent, twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>points below the season scoring average as well. Whoa wie

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Finch, supposedly the offensive mastermind doing the Lord's work

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<v Speaker 1>on defense, and it happens. Why because this team is

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<v Speaker 1>filled chockfull swarming with players that are long rangy six'

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<v Speaker 1>ten six, seven six' eleven, positive wingspan Guys Like, Kyle anderson, Jade,

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<v Speaker 1>McDaniels Nikaile. Alexander walker, Of Course, Rudy Gobert carl anthony

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<v Speaker 1>town Just man ke could kind of probably go same

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<v Speaker 1>Situation where rudy was exposed, last year and With The,

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<v Speaker 1>utah jazz they've decided they're going to change. Things up

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive scheme now relies far more this year on switches,

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<v Speaker 1>on screens moving away from the drop coverage and the

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<v Speaker 1>pick and roll That Left rudy. Gobert exposed again, nerd

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<v Speaker 1>stuff but. It matters it's simpler and, in result creates

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<v Speaker 1>more offense, from defense a lot more, transition buckets putting

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on the, other team a lot less Pressure, on

0:18:55.280 --> 0:18:57.800
<v Speaker 1>rudy a lot less Pressure, on cat and has worked.

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<v Speaker 1>Incredibly well rudy was a plus twenty four Against. The

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<v Speaker 1>CELTICS that's, i mean When Has rudy gobert ever been

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<v Speaker 1>a plus twenty four against the? Contending, team really let's.

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<v Speaker 1>Be honest he's now in the Running For defensive player

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<v Speaker 1>Of the. Year Again could Rudy go Bear Win defensive

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<v Speaker 1>player Of the? Year again, come, on sir very. Encouraging

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<v Speaker 1>moves maybe they'll just move On, from Cat keep rudy

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll just keep. It pushing if they can keep

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<v Speaker 1>it up. All year this is the team That gave

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<v Speaker 1>jokic And the, nuggets problems and they might just be

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<v Speaker 1>A team they could go To The Western. Conference finals

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have. To see here's a quick cup Day On Stefan.

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<v Speaker 1>Wardel curry we mentioned last week he's been. Very hot

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<v Speaker 1>he has had a historically, hot start especially, from three

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<v Speaker 1>which is like what he does. Right now we are

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<v Speaker 1>entering the third week of, the season and, Guess What

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<v Speaker 1>steph curry, still hot still, very hot currently averaging, thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one five and four insane shooting splits forty eight percent.

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<v Speaker 1>From three but that's not even telling the. Whole story by,

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<v Speaker 1>The way he's nailing fifty eight percent of his catch and,

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<v Speaker 1>shoot threes thirty nine percent of us pull, up threes

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<v Speaker 1>and has hit four or more threes every single game,

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<v Speaker 1>this season and five or more in six of. Eight

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<v Speaker 1>games what, The? Fuck steph steph IS. Our mvp we

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<v Speaker 1>need to give it to him. Right Now, Like jokic,

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<v Speaker 1>i'm sorry you deserve it, every Year but steph is.

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<v Speaker 1>Winning it, i'm sorry. Case close just put your, ballots

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<v Speaker 1>in put them in, the Mail and steph get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to collect. Your trophy that's all the time that we

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