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Speaker 1: But over his last six games of the season, where

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Speaker 1: He legitimately has been like two way Luka Doncic over

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Speaker 1: there's a version of this where Dame doesn't play and

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Speaker 1: they lean more into their defensive personnel. I think that

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Speaker 1: on the strength of Giannis Antennacumbo, and so that's why

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Speaker 1: I move them up to ten. But to put it frankly,

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Speaker 1: I don't think the Knicks or the Bucks really have

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Speaker 1: that much of a chance this year. All Right, that's

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Speaker 1: all I have for my top ten contender rankings. Again,

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Speaker 1: as always, I appreciate you guys for supporting me and

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Speaker 1: supporting the show. Super excited for this playoff run. Super

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Speaker 1: I will see you guys on Saturday. What's up guys?

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