WEBVTT - One-on-One with Georges Niang and De'Anthony Melton

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<v Speaker 1>I'm d' anthony Melton, and you're listening to the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers Insiders podcast. Welcome back to the seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>Insiders podcast. I'm Lauren Rosen here with Matt Murphy, another

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<v Speaker 1>duo that you'll hear from shortly, d' anthony Melton and

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<v Speaker 1>George Nyang. And sometimes usually when we do these types

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<v Speaker 1>of sit downs, we go one by one. But George

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<v Speaker 1>and d anthony happened to be ready at the exact

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<v Speaker 1>same time, and so they sat down at the exact

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<v Speaker 1>same time, and I challenged them to interview each other.

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<v Speaker 1>So I look forward to you guys hearing how well

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<v Speaker 1>they did. They did actually pretty well, and they used

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<v Speaker 1>our questions, so that helped. But Matt a duopod coming

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<v Speaker 1>down the pike. A pair of duos, them and us,

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<v Speaker 1>they would certainly beat us in two on two. But

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to hearing from them, and I did hear

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of this conversation where George was like, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a podcaster, I'm usually the one asking the questions, so

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<v Speaker 1>he asked d' anthony to kind of take over the

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<v Speaker 1>hosting role, at least towards the start. How did you said,

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<v Speaker 1>it went well, but like, was there any questions they

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<v Speaker 1>particularly enjoyed discussing? Listen, they traded off they I think

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<v Speaker 1>they were impressed by our questions, or they would have

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<v Speaker 1>asked different ones. But it was cool to see them

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<v Speaker 1>sort of in their element, letting loose. Hopefully this was

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<v Speaker 1>we set out to help you guys get to know

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<v Speaker 1>them a little bit better, and I think they were

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<v Speaker 1>really in their element, very relaxed, and I think you

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<v Speaker 1>guys are gonna enjoy this one. So without further ado,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna let George and d' anthony take it away.

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<v Speaker 1>Standing at six three from North Hollywood, California. Man, he'd

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<v Speaker 1>a problem, he'd just alucition, he'd an answer. They did that.

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<v Speaker 1>He melted for your Philadelphia seventy six ers six seven

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<v Speaker 1>from Iowa, staying George, Bang bangy, welcome back. We got

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<v Speaker 1>George's here for the seventy sixers inside this podcast. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we got a couple of questions just to

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<v Speaker 1>get a fans of update on how everything going. Stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like that. You got a couple of questions for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready, yeah, man, I know it's a little chance

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Yeah, the big bang, Yeah, the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the big knee ank there. Usually I'll ask you the questions,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, I'll let you take the mic. Come

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<v Speaker 1>all right back, you're looking at so you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>got one question for you. You know, everybody know you're

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<v Speaker 1>great at basketball. You know what I mean, you could

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<v Speaker 1>shoot you gotta you know what I mean, you gotta. Yeah. So,

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<v Speaker 1>but we want to know what else? What else did

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<v Speaker 1>George just be doing? What else is George's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really good at? Uh. You know, I like to think

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm good at the game of golf. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't take me as a golfer. Really, Yeah, you

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<v Speaker 1>look like you could probably go I can't at all.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I love to golf. I'm gonna say I'm good,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm probably not that good it. Um, But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the best thing that I'm doing is the

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<v Speaker 1>thing that you're best at. Hanging out. I can't get it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we got a lot of time that we're

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<v Speaker 1>always doing stuff. So I just like hanging out, spending

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<v Speaker 1>time with my family. But golfing is a passion that

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<v Speaker 1>I picked up, you know, over the pandemic, where I

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<v Speaker 1>really you know, got into it, and uh, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>new hobby. Yeah, yeah, new hobby. I'm nice, d Anthony.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, players are very aware of their you know,

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<v Speaker 1>public personas. You know, what's something the public has right

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<v Speaker 1>about you and what is something that the public has wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Philly fans, they ain't afraid to you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, voice how they feel, what they see,

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<v Speaker 1>what's right about it, and what's wrong. I mean, but

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<v Speaker 1>you are like what you see is what you get. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw. This might be a tough question, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>you say, what do you think that they might have wrong?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel for the most part, they have it right.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I mean kind of like you said, it's

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<v Speaker 1>like you see what you get. Like, I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a quiet person, like until like I really get to

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<v Speaker 1>meet you, you know what I mean, and then I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'll be joking a lot. Probably on a court.

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<v Speaker 1>People don't probably see me show as much emotion. I

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<v Speaker 1>probably say that, but like I mean, I think most

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<v Speaker 1>of the time, like I'll be laughing, joking. You are

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<v Speaker 1>like one of the only players that like you think

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<v Speaker 1>that he's like even killed and like, oh it's cool.

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<v Speaker 1>But if he's pissing something happened, he just makes it

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<v Speaker 1>he's small, like on the bench. Shock, I could people

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<v Speaker 1>probably think you're even killed all the time. Oh yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be I think I'm chill until i'm not. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's the most important thing. So I'll be trying

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<v Speaker 1>to keep you cool. But you know, here, I got

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<v Speaker 1>one for you though. It's it's a good one actually.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh your dream table, you know what I mean? Who

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<v Speaker 1>you who you want to have dinner with? I know

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<v Speaker 1>you like to eat dinner and stuff like that. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>what's what's for dinner? Though? Ye? I mean we got snapped. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, you got whatever you want. So like,

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<v Speaker 1>who's at it? Like, who's at your table? What? I

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<v Speaker 1>got like four or five people? I say, you got

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<v Speaker 1>you got two and you got four other seats? Okay, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know I'm definitely gonna start off, you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>my home girl, Diana Tarossi. I grew up in Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 1>so she was like I was growing up. She was no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>she was. She played at Yukon and she's kind of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, dominated the game then. And I've had a

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<v Speaker 1>couple opportunities to, you know, have encounters with her. She's

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<v Speaker 1>like she's a boss. Like, uh so just picking her

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<v Speaker 1>mind on you know, the game of basketball. Um. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know how she's gone about, you know, being a

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<v Speaker 1>pioneer in the women's game. I think that'd be pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Uhanna Tarsi C one, Yeah, so she's yeah, seat one,

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<v Speaker 1>Diana Tarossi, seat two? Dead or alive? Can they be?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean why not? I've always been, uh since I

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<v Speaker 1>was a kid obsessed with Abraham Lincoln. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think someone that you know could stand up for what

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<v Speaker 1>is right, um, you know, freeing slaves, um. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's super cool where he stood up for

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<v Speaker 1>something when it was could have easily just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>gone the other way and not done that. The next

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<v Speaker 1>would be my man, Jalen hurts Man, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the same city man leading the team. Already.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta get to dinner with Jalen hurts Man. I

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<v Speaker 1>think you know, he played at Alabama, everything that happened,

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<v Speaker 1>all diversity he had to go through, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>went to Oklahoma and was successful, and then he brought

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<v Speaker 1>that success here to the Eagles. I thought that was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty cool. And then the third seat, gosh, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the fourth seat. You know, I might even

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<v Speaker 1>say Joe Ellenby because you know him maybe laugh you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean? You got hip, Like, what are

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<v Speaker 1>we gonna do it? Yeah, we're gonna look at each other. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I dang, that is a good one. What are you

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<v Speaker 1>guys eating? What at the table? Pizza? Steak? Ice cream?

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<v Speaker 1>That he didn't read the whole question, dream table? Who's

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<v Speaker 1>at it? What's on it? Oh? What's on it? But

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<v Speaker 1>you definitely see food you like sushi? Yeah, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we could do that. So last seat, it's you're getting

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<v Speaker 1>out to Joe's Joe. No, No, he ain't. Ain't he

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<v Speaker 1>ain't getting the last seat. Um, you know I might

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<v Speaker 1>have to go. No, I was Boston. You got a

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<v Speaker 1>Boston native. Well, if I say it, they're gonna crush me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. I wasn't gonna say Tom Brady.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm not gonna say Tom Brady. Randy Moss. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say Tarall Owens, but we had dinner with

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<v Speaker 1>him the other you know what I mean? Man, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>no Randy Moss, just because you know when I was

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<v Speaker 1>bigger than everybody when I was a kid, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you go up and grab the football in the yard, Moll.

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<v Speaker 1>Still it will happened now, low elevation, ground travel, no

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<v Speaker 1>air travel. George has done. All right, I got one

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<v Speaker 1>for you. What is your favorite slash most memorable sporting

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<v Speaker 1>event you've been to as a fan. I'll give you

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<v Speaker 1>an example. My my senior year of college, I signed

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<v Speaker 1>with an agency that was in LA and I got

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Kobe Bryant's last game. That was like

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<v Speaker 1>music to the Like it was poetic. But like, bro,

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<v Speaker 1>you say that, It's like, Bro, I can't bro like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he shot some hundred point game. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he shot seventy shots, and it was just like every

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<v Speaker 1>time he got the ball in the second half, it

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<v Speaker 1>was like the pickup game that you just got to see.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was like his last It was the most

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<v Speaker 1>amazing thing I ever seen. I remember like this, like

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<v Speaker 1>with like the second second quarter that's when he really

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<v Speaker 1>caught five. Yeah he was thinking early, but yeah it

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<v Speaker 1>was a little shaky. But then after that, I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>like it was amazing, not missing. Yeah, but um as

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<v Speaker 1>a sports fan, I mean you went to USC, so

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<v Speaker 1>I saw the probably some good college kids. It was

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<v Speaker 1>it had to be one of the USC games. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I remember first like starting getting there, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get to do a little, um little tailgate. They're

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<v Speaker 1>walking through like the school and stuff like that. So

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<v Speaker 1>I got to do that. Walked through the school, walk

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<v Speaker 1>through the like all the students and stuff like that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>then go onto the field, see them dudes warm up

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<v Speaker 1>and like USC. It's like USC legend right here. It's

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<v Speaker 1>pro so like you see these dudes they big, they

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<v Speaker 1>ain't ready. UM, so it definitely had to be one

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<v Speaker 1>of the USC games. I think those was those was fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I got to stand in the stands, fans with the

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<v Speaker 1>fans and students do the chairs all that. So definitely

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<v Speaker 1>one of those. Um, what's the good one? When you retire?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you want people to say about you? Was that? Dude?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, I think, you know, on a

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<v Speaker 1>serious note, I'll be serious for at one time in

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<v Speaker 1>my life, but I think, you know, just people respect

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<v Speaker 1>the hard work that I put in. You know, every

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<v Speaker 1>single day. I may not have been the fastest jump

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<v Speaker 1>the highest, but at the end of the day I

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<v Speaker 1>came in and and gave my all and affected the

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<v Speaker 1>game in a positive way and affected my teammates in

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<v Speaker 1>a positive way. I think the biggest thing for me

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<v Speaker 1>is I like to be a team guy, get along

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<v Speaker 1>with everybody, and uh make sure the vibes are are

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<v Speaker 1>always up. The Anthony can attest to this. I probably

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<v Speaker 1>talk it two damn much. Um, but you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>always someone that you know is trying to bring energy

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<v Speaker 1>and uh came in, did his job to the best

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<v Speaker 1>of his ability. I think, yeah, I think and a sniper.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I mean that's three point sniper. Well yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think everybody will probably say, like probably

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<v Speaker 1>the best team guy, like teammate, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Like just the way you're always encouraging people, the way

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<v Speaker 1>you're always you know, always put the team first. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you may but like you know what I mean, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do it either way. So you know. So now

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to ask you the same thing. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you want you know, when it's all said and then

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<v Speaker 1>what do you want people to remember about d Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Melton Man? And he was a real one, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean? He was a real done now, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know somebody somebody that like like kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, it worked, you know, he ain't he

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<v Speaker 1>ain't having nothing handed to him. Um, I had to

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<v Speaker 1>go get everything um, and I did it. I did

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<v Speaker 1>it my way, you know what I mean. I ain't

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<v Speaker 1>have to change up or nothing like that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>been the same person from time I got into the

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<v Speaker 1>league to the time I left. So no complaints either.

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<v Speaker 1>Put on this hard come to work. I respect that.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for coming. You know. Seventy six is inside

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<v Speaker 1>his podcast. We hear. We'll catch y'all later later, appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>y'all origin d' anthony. Different players, to be sure, but

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<v Speaker 1>both have contributed time and time again this season. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been really cool to watch d' anthony especially grow into

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<v Speaker 1>his role. Not that it's not always cool to watch

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<v Speaker 1>Bang Bang George and he hanging out there, but d'

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<v Speaker 1>anthony coming into a new team with so many established

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<v Speaker 1>players and finding his footing right away, making an impact

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<v Speaker 1>right away on both ends of the floor. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>really cool to sort of watch him assimilate to this

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<v Speaker 1>new team. I mean the Grizzlies and the Sixers, very

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<v Speaker 1>different roster construction and d' anthony finding a way to

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<v Speaker 1>make an impact on a nightly basis on both teams.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been so cool to watch him assimilate to the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait before I share some thoughts about d' anthony Melton's

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<v Speaker 1>first year with the Sixers. Can we talk about their

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<v Speaker 1>willingness to do the starting lineup intros and how excited

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<v Speaker 1>George was, and then how you kind of had a

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<v Speaker 1>pride out of d' anthony a little bit. George is

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<v Speaker 1>always probably the first guy most willing to show personality d' anthony.

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<v Speaker 1>It did take a little bit of coaxing, but once

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<v Speaker 1>he was ready, his was one of my favor favorites.

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<v Speaker 1>And watching them sort of challenge each other to get

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<v Speaker 1>better and to do more was really special. I loved

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<v Speaker 1>that they both embraced it. Less surprised to see George

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<v Speaker 1>embrace it though, of course, than Dy Anthony North Hollywood, California. D'

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<v Speaker 1>anthony Melton and the Steel's race is still on as

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<v Speaker 1>we speak. He has a chance with what three games

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<v Speaker 1>left at this current point in time as we talk,

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<v Speaker 1>to come away with the most steals in the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>for the season. So he already surpassed his Steel's total

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<v Speaker 1>for a career for his career in a single season,

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<v Speaker 1>but with three left, he's trailing og An Andobe by one,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's neck and neck. That would be cool to

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<v Speaker 1>see him take home the Steels crown. Recently, Dave Yeager,

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers assistant coach, told us that he's a knack guy,

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<v Speaker 1>or he has a high level of the knack factor,

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<v Speaker 1>a knack for finding the ball wherever it is, getting steals,

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<v Speaker 1>getting rebounds on both ends of the floor, and that

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<v Speaker 1>wingspan that he has at his height has served the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers well. And we're talking total steals on the season

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<v Speaker 1>for a player that's spent much of the season coming

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench or not necessarily playing starter minutes every night.

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<v Speaker 1>So for his totals to still be so competitive with

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<v Speaker 1>starters around the league, extremely impressive stuff from Dan. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be in the one thirties, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>big time by the end of the season. Absolutely big time.

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<v Speaker 1>George Niang, on the other hand, has had a handful

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<v Speaker 1>of standout performances this season. Obviously we know that what

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<v Speaker 1>he can do from behind the arc, but watching him

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<v Speaker 1>continue to work on his craft, watching him continue to

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<v Speaker 1>embrace the crowd, continue to embrace his teammates, grow into

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<v Speaker 1>a a bit more, let's say, of a leader among

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<v Speaker 1>this group in his second season as a Sixer has

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<v Speaker 1>been really cool to watch as well. He's so steady

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<v Speaker 1>that fans may already be taking it for granted a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, even though he's only been with the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>for two years now. But someone who has clawed his

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<v Speaker 1>way through the NBA circuit to a point now where

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<v Speaker 1>he's a regular rotation player and playing most games each

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<v Speaker 1>season and now in Philadelphia, just don't take for granted

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<v Speaker 1>out there that that forty three point number. He knows

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<v Speaker 1>he has a job to do. He's going to hustle

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the game, but that shooting job that he does.

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<v Speaker 1>Earlier in the year, he's talked about how slumps or not.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows that you're going to have good stretches, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have bad stretches. But at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, for a player like him, it's about being

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<v Speaker 1>near that forty percent number from three point range, and

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<v Speaker 1>he always is. And I've loved as well watching George

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<v Speaker 1>and Tyrese Maxie go back and forth in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>who is the leading three point shooter on the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>The two of them have challenged each other to stay

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<v Speaker 1>above forty all season long. Cool to see them arriving

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the season as forty percent three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooters, but the rivalry there has been a sweet

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<v Speaker 1>one to watch develop. Gotta say it just because we're

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<v Speaker 1>here Matt talking about Danthony and George together, not technically

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<v Speaker 1>the first time that they've done a podcast together this season.

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<v Speaker 1>If you haven't heard it, if you like what you

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<v Speaker 1>just heard The Big Yang Theory with George Niang the

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<v Speaker 1>first episode of this season, we had d' anthony and

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese come on together, but we got to know d'

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<v Speaker 1>anthony on a much deeper level than I think. He

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<v Speaker 1>is prone to sharing in other settings. So that's a

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<v Speaker 1>much longer version, a bit of a deeper version. This

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<v Speaker 1>one had a little bit more levity that one did too,

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<v Speaker 1>of course though, so go check that out on the

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<v Speaker 1>Big Niang Theory podcast wherever you get your pods in

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<v Speaker 1>the woods, if you get your podcasts there, wherever you

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<v Speaker 1>get your pods, Oh hilarious. But maybe d'anthony's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>tell us something by always being around when George has

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<v Speaker 1>a headset or a microphone, because there was that interview

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<v Speaker 1>where he was a guest, then he popped in when

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<v Speaker 1>Kate Scott and Shake were with George. He's always kind

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<v Speaker 1>of around. Maybe Orge it around the action. Maybe loves

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<v Speaker 1>podcasting more to come, we can ask him to come there. Guys,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you as always for listening to the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>Insiders podcast. Matt and I had so much fun doing

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<v Speaker 1>this series with the guys. Hopefully you did get to

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<v Speaker 1>know them a little bit better as they get ready

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<v Speaker 1>for a big playoff run. If there are other Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>you're hoping to hear from in the near future, let

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<v Speaker 1>us know we will always do our best to get

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<v Speaker 1>your favorites on our show. And thanks as always for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>The players are locked in it's playoff time. We love

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<v Speaker 1>when we get the chance to talk in these one

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<v Speaker 1>on one settings with them, so we bring those to

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers Insiders Feed as much as we possibly ken,

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you for listening to this series and enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. Se Yahyond