WEBVTT - WTF Are The Brooklyn Nets Doing

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on to a bit of old news. This is

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<v Speaker 1>like a week old ish, maybe a little longer, but

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<v Speaker 1>the news of it, the decision of it, the thought

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<v Speaker 1>process of it, is still sticking in my crawl. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know why I can't get over it. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think other people are getting over it either. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>just a regular season game, idiot move, but it showcases

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<v Speaker 1>the dysfunction that I have been hearing about from the

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn Nets for weeks now, six weeks, eight weeks. All

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<v Speaker 1>of that to say, what the fuck are the Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Nets doing? What are they doing? This team is all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of fucked up. I can't understand what their philosophy is.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't understand why they're doing the things that they do.

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<v Speaker 1>I said the six weeks ago, people didn't believe me,

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<v Speaker 1>and now thankfully they're showing their ass. Thankfully they're showing

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<v Speaker 1>their ass. Last Wednesday, this is what happened. That's played

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<v Speaker 1>a Bucks team that has been struggling. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>nets fifth game in seven days. But let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>this very young team, the Bucks are playing their third

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<v Speaker 1>game in five days, so both team's probably gassed right.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nets, by the way, at home during the Christmas break,

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to sell out the arena, put on a show.

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<v Speaker 2>Yannis, Dame, you know the crew, mchil Bridges, Nick Claxton,

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<v Speaker 2>support them, Brooklyn Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 1>Right right, Like that's the vibe. No, wrong, not this

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<v Speaker 1>NETS team. It's Grinch time, baby only Cole and you're

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<v Speaker 1>fucking stocking. Why because we want to take the last

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<v Speaker 1>little shred of hope and desire and fun and excitement

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<v Speaker 1>that you have for this dog shit team and we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to smell into smithereens. Because why the Nets were

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<v Speaker 1>like everyone that you want to see were not letting

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<v Speaker 1>you see besides Giannis and Dame. So the Nets decide

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<v Speaker 1>to sit Nick Claxton, Spencer, Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney Smith and

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Johnson. None of those dudes were injured at all.

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<v Speaker 1>But by the way, they still have mckail bridges, right,

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<v Speaker 1>they still have Rayce O'Neil, they still have Cam Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe Cam Thomas will put up like sixty five right, No,

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<v Speaker 1>also not so fast. Jacque Vaughan decided after the first

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<v Speaker 1>quarter to sit Bridges, Thomas, and O'Neill, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>down by one point one point. They were all getting

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<v Speaker 1>blown out by thirty, was like, okay, let's just send

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<v Speaker 1>in the white flag. No. No, it was a competitive

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<v Speaker 1>game all the way into the middle of the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Fourth quarter comes round, the Scrubs get gassed. Shocker, they

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<v Speaker 1>lose by like a million. They've trailed by seven and

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<v Speaker 1>a half time. This is outrageous. Not only have fans

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<v Speaker 1>gone ballistic, not only did they get eviscerated by the nets.

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<v Speaker 1>In the other NBA media.

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<v Speaker 2>Even the other players.

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<v Speaker 1>The players who got bench were like, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what the fuck is going on. Don't ask me. I

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<v Speaker 1>have no clue what is happening. MIKEL Bridges was asked

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<v Speaker 1>about why and his thoughts about why he played only

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<v Speaker 1>twelve minutes. Did not like the choice, whatever that was,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's whatever. Definitely was not a fan. How does

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<v Speaker 1>he feel? What do you think that culture's like right now?

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<v Speaker 1>When Mikeel Bridges is like, didn't like that whatever that was? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever that was. When asked if he needed a rest,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, no, never need a rest. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>dude who just went viral on TikTok for eating Chipotle

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<v Speaker 1>every single day for ten straight years. A man of

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<v Speaker 1>routine started a game every single game for the last

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<v Speaker 1>five years, maybe the more impressive stat you've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 1>And guess what and guess what and they were like,

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<v Speaker 1>fuck you, no shot, fuck your Chipotle and your minutes played.

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<v Speaker 1>Roy O'Neil was also asked about getting benched and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>who doesn't want to play out there? I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>if we had the chance, we would say we don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to rest. So let's check in on Jacquvon. Jacques,

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<v Speaker 1>why'd you do it? Why would you do that? Considering

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<v Speaker 1>that it was a home game that coincided with Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>break when tons of kids would be coming home to

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<v Speaker 1>Barclays jacque Von, are you actually the grinch that stole Christmas?

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<v Speaker 1>And he said, I've got to think short term and

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<v Speaker 1>long term and make executive decisions for the betterment of

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<v Speaker 1>the group. It's unfortunate tonight that they got to the

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<v Speaker 1>point where we were putting them in harm's way by

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<v Speaker 1>putting them out there tonight. What the are we going

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<v Speaker 1>to war? Is? This? Is this Vietnam? Like at Barclay Center?

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<v Speaker 1>Were there people in the bamboo with sniper rifles? What

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<v Speaker 1>is happening putting them in harm's way? We are talking basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>We are talking about a game. Are you serious? I

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<v Speaker 1>would like Jock Von to sit there and tell all

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen thousand, one hundred and ninety nine paying customers who

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<v Speaker 1>pack the arena with the capacity of seventeen thousand, seven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and thirty two, when this is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>least sold out arenas in NBA, one of the least

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<v Speaker 1>watched teams in basketball on TV. But hey, right, don't

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<v Speaker 1>blame Jacques, blame what the Nets call their quote unquote

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<v Speaker 1>performance team, which is tasked with figuring things out like

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<v Speaker 1>load management. I would like to say, as as a

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<v Speaker 1>strong believer in logic, that this is one of those

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<v Speaker 1>games where Sean Marks calls Jacques vaugh up and says,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to get some minutes for or Noah Clowney

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<v Speaker 1>what like whoever like these randoms on the team then

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<v Speaker 1>probably need to be traded. Let's get some additional playing

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<v Speaker 1>time for Harry Giles and Dayron Sharp and Dennis Smith Junior.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he could be a nice little piece to a

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<v Speaker 1>contender needing a backup point guard. Let's get Trendon Watford

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<v Speaker 1>and Dereek Whitehead. Can you imagine you're ten years old

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<v Speaker 1>right like you? Like Michale Bridges and Nick Claxton, Right,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe hell, you even like Cam Thomas and his chuckin'

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<v Speaker 1>and you go there and you're excited. It's Joannice versus

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<v Speaker 1>your team, Jannis versus Nick Clason, and instead you get

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<v Speaker 1>a steady dose of trendon Watford. Do you know fucking

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<v Speaker 1>pissed I would be as a kid? Are you serious?

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<v Speaker 1>Vaughan's trying to play the good soldier. Sean Marks has

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<v Speaker 1>got his fingers in the mix. He's blaming things on

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<v Speaker 1>the performance team players have no clue. Nobody's obviously communicating

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<v Speaker 1>with them what the story is because they're not playing

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<v Speaker 1>the good soldier either. They're saying we're clueless. And when

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<v Speaker 1>when Toll Bridges and Cam Johnson were upset over the decision,

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<v Speaker 1>guess what jog Vaughan had to say. This is where

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<v Speaker 1>it gets more insane. He says, it's just like my kids.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't mean you have to agree with me. I

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<v Speaker 1>understand I have to make a choice. That's my position

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<v Speaker 1>as the head coach. But it's just like my kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't mean you have to agree with my decision. Are

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<v Speaker 1>we serious? These grown men make millions of dollars and

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<v Speaker 1>if they don't win and get the playing time that

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<v Speaker 1>they need that affects their careers. This is not like

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<v Speaker 1>a kid that wants to sleep over at his friend's house.

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<v Speaker 1>This is ridiculous. Thankfully, Damon, Giannis and Middleton and Lopez

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<v Speaker 1>all played. All Bucks starters played twenty nine or more minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>even on the road, even in their third game in

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<v Speaker 1>five days. Let me say that if it was the

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<v Speaker 1>other way around, I would have understood it. What does

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee care about what Brooklyn fans think? But no, they're

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<v Speaker 1>the ones going out like Kobe Bryant and showing out

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<v Speaker 1>on a random game against a dog shit team. The

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<v Speaker 1>Nets have now lost eight of ten games. They are

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<v Speaker 1>now in danger of what I already saw, which is

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<v Speaker 1>punting on the entire season. They are perilously close to

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<v Speaker 1>losing their entire fan base after the toxicity of the

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<v Speaker 1>last three years. This was supposed to be the year

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<v Speaker 1>where everyone got excited about the rebuild, scrappy players, development, fun,

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny Atkinson nets, D'Angelo Russell nets, Jared Allen nets, no, no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>Dreek Whitehead nets, Trendon Watford Nets. No one thinks this

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<v Speaker 1>team was ever going to compete for a title, but

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff spot right now in the East, real possibility,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was a game you absolutely could beat the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks in, and that would have been a huge success,

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<v Speaker 1>even for a franchise that's been a massive disappointment just

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<v Speaker 1>beating the Bucks over Christmas break. Those are the little

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<v Speaker 1>winds that would have been very meaningful. But no, they're

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<v Speaker 1>still gonna do bizarre things. Turn the offense over to

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Johnson or camp Thomas, excuse me when he's a

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<v Speaker 1>liability find a way to make mckail bridges regress bench

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<v Speaker 1>their starters when they're not hurt. And now they're being

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<v Speaker 1>investigated by the league to see if they're in an

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<v Speaker 1>in violation of the new NBA anti tanking roles rules, which,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, they are, they are in violation I.

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<v Speaker 2>Think we all know.

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<v Speaker 1>Is not like the nets even matter if they're tanking

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<v Speaker 1>because they don't even have their own picks. So what

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<v Speaker 1>the fuck are the nets doing? I have zero idea,

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<v Speaker 1>and from the sound of things, no one else does either.

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<v Speaker 1>Can we also get the hashtag free Spencer Dinwitty trending,

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<v Speaker 1>free mckel bridges trending, free Camp Johnson's trending. Please someone

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<v Speaker 1>fix this now