WEBVTT - Breaking Down The 2022-23 NBA Schedule

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, these speakers are fire.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, the NBA finally

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<v Speaker 2>got off their ass and released the schedule. I've been asking,

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<v Speaker 2>We've been calling for it. We know that they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to do it because they don't know where Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Durant's gonna go, and that has changed their entire course

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<v Speaker 2>of plans. But here we are. We also get into

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<v Speaker 2>the player who will single handedly sink somewhere between four

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<v Speaker 2>and eight teams this year just for the chance to

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<v Speaker 2>draft him. And we also break down the latest tea

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<v Speaker 2>about Ben Simmons and Tyler my hero. Things are still

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<v Speaker 2>popping in the streets all the way in August. Some

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<v Speaker 2>say I am the only one right now making NBA podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone else's on vacation twenty two, twenty twenty three season

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<v Speaker 2>is here, So do me a favor and drop that beat.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh Rihanna should not happen Spotify. How do we get

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<v Speaker 2>CDs skipping on Spotify? Jesus, I just had PTSD for

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<v Speaker 2>my high school years. Really quick. If you're old enough

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<v Speaker 2>to have a CD, think about the last time you

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<v Speaker 2>heard a song skip and how that just messed up

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<v Speaker 2>the entire vibe of your life and how we don't

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<v Speaker 2>really have to deal with that anymore except for when

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<v Speaker 2>the Internet goes down. So just real quick, NBA season has.

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<v Speaker 2>The schedule has Finally, that means the NBA season is

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<v Speaker 2>right around the corner and we got it in. They'd

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<v Speaker 2>like to do it like drugs, just a quick, little

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<v Speaker 2>slow trickle. First and foremost. They give you the Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>Day slates, Get a couple of Christmas Day games, interesting

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<v Speaker 2>Election Day evening slates, which is just a wild new

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<v Speaker 2>packaging of marketing. Here finally, key matchups before they drop

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<v Speaker 2>the whole enchilada in our laps, let's break it down.

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas Day. Christmas Day has gotta be the NBA's version

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<v Speaker 2>of NFL on Thanksgiving Full Day of hoops? Is there

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<v Speaker 2>someone over there that I don't know? Is there anybody

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<v Speaker 2>over there? Oh? I thought you saw somebody. Christmas Day

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<v Speaker 2>has become the NBA version of NFL Thanksgiving Full Day

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<v Speaker 2>of basketball. This year, seven of the final eight teams

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<v Speaker 2>alive in the playoffs last season got Christmas Day games.

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<v Speaker 2>The odd man out is, of course, the most boring

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<v Speaker 2>NBA team that is succeeding the Miami Heat. Unfortunately, poor

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<v Speaker 2>pat Riley he makes the Eastern Conference Finals multiple times

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<v Speaker 2>in multiple years, has a Jimmy Buckets three pointer away

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<v Speaker 2>from going back to the finals again. Can't even get

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<v Speaker 2>a squeak. Can't even get a peep of the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>day of the NBA season. Here's the Christmas Day rundown

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<v Speaker 2>seventy six Ers Knicks. I was gonna wait for the

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<v Speaker 2>full slate for me to tell you before I gave

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<v Speaker 2>a reaction, But ugh, ugh, who wants to see that?

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<v Speaker 2>Does anyone? Does anyone care about that tea?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 2>That matchup is like the least asked for matchup. At

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<v Speaker 2>least like, give me the Atlanta Hawks versus the Knicks.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even care that they're good, just at least

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<v Speaker 2>the tea the Sixers versus the Knicks at msg ugh

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<v Speaker 2>ros Lakers at Mavericks. Why do the Lakers get a

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas Day game? They shouldn't. We need to yeah, money, money,

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<v Speaker 2>We need to stricken them from that, We need to

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<v Speaker 2>strip them until you start making the playoffs. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>get a Christmas Day game if you miss the fucking playoffs. What.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't even notice that until it just now because

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<v Speaker 2>I was so deep in the weeds in the full season,

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<v Speaker 2>But that is not a game that anyone is circling

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<v Speaker 2>on their schedule unless they're a die hard Purple and

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<v Speaker 2>Gold fan of the Lakers. Sun's at Nuggets I guess,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, okay, that's fine, Like that was the original

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<v Speaker 2>Suns and four guy, so maybe holl show back up.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what's happening here, but the final two

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<v Speaker 2>amazing Bucks at Celtics and Eastern Conference semi matchup went

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<v Speaker 2>seven games, some people are saying. Some people are saying

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<v Speaker 2>that if Chris Middleton didn't go down, then the Bucks

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<v Speaker 2>would have won and probably would have gone back to

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<v Speaker 2>the finals. But not me. I am much too classy

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<v Speaker 2>for that. But some are saying that now we get

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<v Speaker 2>to see what a real matchup looks like with a

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<v Speaker 2>fully Milwaukee team versus a fully baked Celtics team. Also

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<v Speaker 2>really fun considering that maybe Kevin Durant is there at

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<v Speaker 2>this point, who knows, not sure. And then finally the

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis Grizzlies versus the Warriors. I am so excited to

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<v Speaker 2>see a fully healthy Ja Morant play this Warriors team

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<v Speaker 2>at Chase Center. This is the game we have all

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<v Speaker 2>been hoping for and praying for and waiting for so

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<v Speaker 2>Ja Morant and the Warriors, well, really, the Memphis Grizzlies

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<v Speaker 2>and the Warriors out as a whole have been going

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<v Speaker 2>back and forth all off season, creating a little drama

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<v Speaker 2>between the two. There's a rivalry, they're saying. Ja Moran

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<v Speaker 2>is saying that the Warriors have a spot in their heads.

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<v Speaker 2>The Memphis Grizzlies live in their heads. Rent Free, you've

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<v Speaker 2>got issues with Klay Thompson and Jaron Jackson Junior going

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<v Speaker 2>back and forth on Twitter. I wondered everyone's wondering will

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<v Speaker 2>these two teams get the NBA Christmas Day game? Like

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<v Speaker 2>jaw was saying, yes, they did, and John Rant tweeted

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<v Speaker 2>at Draymond afterwards and said, we got what we wanted, Dre.

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<v Speaker 2>Draymond responded, that's the power of your voice, young king.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go bring the fam to the crib for dinner

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<v Speaker 2>after If you think things are nicely nicey between these

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<v Speaker 2>two teams, because they have a little nice Twitter exchange,

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<v Speaker 2>remember that the grizz have this quote from Draymond plastered

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<v Speaker 2>on a chalkboard inside of their weight room that says, quote,

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis is going to get their reality check and then

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<v Speaker 2>they have tally marks right next to it. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what that means. It's probably like pr or like weight.

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<v Speaker 2>How many five hundred pound reps Ja Morant did, It's

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<v Speaker 2>like seventy five on the tally chart. It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>the best game on the slate. I'm gonna do whatever

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<v Speaker 2>I can in my power to go to this game.

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<v Speaker 2>One because I love the Memphis Grizzlies. Two because I

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<v Speaker 2>have a Warriors Finals ticket already in my pocket. Two

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<v Speaker 2>Warriors fans hate me, so why not show up at

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<v Speaker 2>Chase Center See how it feels to be there since

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<v Speaker 2>the Suns in four, nine and one fiasco all went down.

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<v Speaker 2>I love this for both teams. New sneaky rivalry I

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<v Speaker 2>think will continue to persist throughout time. Super fun schedule

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the whole Knicks and the Sun's Nuggets thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Opening night games are gonna be fun as well. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>a sample of what we have to look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>here as some select games that I picked out. Phoenix

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<v Speaker 2>at Dallas is October nineteenth. The last time that we

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<v Speaker 2>saw these two teams play. The entire Phoenix Sun's roster

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<v Speaker 2>had COVID. Nobody knew many Williams was throwing DeAndre eighton

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<v Speaker 2>underneath the bus with low key, shady comments. The world

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<v Speaker 2>thought DeAndre Ayton would never be in a Sun's uniform

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<v Speaker 2>ever again, and things seemed to spiral. The championship windows

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<v Speaker 2>started to close for the Phoenix Suns after this game

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<v Speaker 2>Game seven against the Dallas Mavericks, and now at least

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<v Speaker 2>we know Suns are running it back one more time.

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<v Speaker 2>The MAVs have no Jalen Brunson, So now it's a

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<v Speaker 2>steady dose of Probably Luca is, let's be honest, sixty

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<v Speaker 2>pounds lighter now than he was coming into camp last

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<v Speaker 2>year because he came in thirty pounds heavier than he

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<v Speaker 2>was supposed to be at the start of camp, they

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<v Speaker 2>said last year. And now he's probably twenty to twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five thirty pounds lighter than he was at the start

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<v Speaker 2>or at peak season. So you're talking about a sixty

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<v Speaker 2>pounds swing for Luka Donciins. What's that mean? Nightmares for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the league is what that means? That

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<v Speaker 2>means Luka Donciins is gonna win MVP. If we've only

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<v Speaker 2>seen fat fluffy eating Croatian sweet treat, Luca hanging on

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<v Speaker 2>the beach and now Lucas I'm taking his freaking training Seriously,

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<v Speaker 2>Luca is going to set the world on fire. I

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what, that's gonna be a game you might

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<v Speaker 2>when I give you this matchup, you're gonna wonder why

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<v Speaker 2>I even said it. Portland at Sacramento October nineteenth. What

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<v Speaker 2>a wild opener. This is like like, no one cares

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<v Speaker 2>about US Portland Trail Blazers, No one cares. I love Sacramento,

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<v Speaker 2>I do. I've said so many positive things about Sacramento,

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<v Speaker 2>rooting for them. They're the little engine that won't and

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm really hoping that they turn things around. No

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<v Speaker 2>shade to sack Town. But when you have to play

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<v Speaker 2>the Kings on opening night, it's bad in the streets

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<v Speaker 2>for your team. The Blazers and the Kings. They were

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<v Speaker 2>just the last two teams left after the NBA picked

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<v Speaker 2>their opening night matchups. It was like, oh, who's left?

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<v Speaker 2>Kings Blazers. Sounds fine. They're in the same division that

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<v Speaker 2>nobody even knows exists. I bet you don't even know

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<v Speaker 2>that the Northwest Division exists in the NBA, and that

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<v Speaker 2>the winner of the Northwest Division gets something that will

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<v Speaker 2>be decided at a later date. It's true. The sad

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<v Speaker 2>part is the Blazers played the Utah Jazz last year

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<v Speaker 2>on opening Night, the number one overall seed in the

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<v Speaker 2>prior year. That's how far the Blazers have fallen. Damian

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<v Speaker 2>Lillard just gets a little stomach injury and all of

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<v Speaker 2>a sudden things come rolling down. That is the effects

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<v Speaker 2>of tanking. You are now an irrelevant team you decided

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<v Speaker 2>to go after Oh yeah, how many games into the season.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, do you think it takes for us

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<v Speaker 2>to see shade and sharp all that that tanking yielded us?

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to say maybe I'm pessimistic, maybe I am,

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<v Speaker 2>But that is a shady ass matchup for a team

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<v Speaker 2>that has been to the playoffs every year outside of

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<v Speaker 2>last Sheer Flight the last two decades. Celtics at home

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<v Speaker 2>against the seventy six ers on October eighteenth, got of

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<v Speaker 2>a low key little rivalry between these two teams. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe maybe we'll see Katie and Kelly Green then if

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<v Speaker 2>if that's the case, we're gonna see Kevin Durant facing

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<v Speaker 2>his new bestie, James Harden. He's been parleying in Europe

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<v Speaker 2>with him all year, all summer he's been in London,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been in sandro Pei. They're going to soccer matches,

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<v Speaker 2>they're seeing new movies and concerts. Travis Scott. I thought

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Scott was canceled. What happened to that? Anyway, game's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be out outrageous through the roof New York. At

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis opening night October nineteenth, someone said, oh, look, Memphis

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<v Speaker 2>gets a bye bye week. That's rude. That is not

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<v Speaker 2>even anything I would ever say, But that's funny. So

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<v Speaker 2>I figured I would make mention of it on the podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I like Brunson on the Knicks, here's a little here's

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<v Speaker 2>a little inside behind the curtains. So I met up

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<v Speaker 2>with a couple of people. I'm not gonna say who,

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<v Speaker 2>but I met up with a couple of prominent people

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<v Speaker 2>on the Knicks, and I was like, oh, love the

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<v Speaker 2>brunts and pickup. That's awesome, good stuff there, And do

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<v Speaker 2>you think anything else gonna come down the horizon? What's

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<v Speaker 2>happening there? And they were like, gotta get Tibbs some

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<v Speaker 2>more talent on this team. Have they added more talent

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<v Speaker 2>since then? No? They have not. Do they feel if

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at it and you say Are the New

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<v Speaker 2>York Knicks satisfied with this current roster? Absolutely fucking not.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Memphis Grizzlies are a wagon. This is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be an absolute beat down. But remember New York looked good.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember Bing Bong Bing Bong early early season Knicks or

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<v Speaker 2>something to behold. So maybe this is a spot where

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<v Speaker 2>the Knicks can actually get one as underdogs New Orleans

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<v Speaker 2>at Brooklyn is October nineteenth. They're billing this game. This

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<v Speaker 2>is how you know. It's just they're billing this as

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<v Speaker 2>Zion versus Ben Simmons. That just tells you everything you

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<v Speaker 2>need to know about the state of the Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons. They're marketing, We're marketing Ben Simmons. Now, does

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<v Speaker 2>anyone actually believe that Zion or Ben Simmons is even

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<v Speaker 2>gonna play these games? What? Don't even get me started

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<v Speaker 2>on the fact that Zion is now telling the world

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<v Speaker 2>that we bullied him because he can't be in shape

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<v Speaker 2>and he went to a dark place, which we know

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<v Speaker 2>just leads him to eating more and being less in shape.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't want people to point out that you're

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred and seventy five pounds, maybe don't be three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and seventy five pounds and be a professional athlete,

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<v Speaker 2>be a professional eater. Miami at Chicago, October nineteenth. This

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<v Speaker 2>is a boring matchup. Unfortunately, that's a hit. I so

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<v Speaker 2>want to be excited about this matchup, but they are

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<v Speaker 2>just not really that exciting. I had two weeks where

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<v Speaker 2>I liked the Bulls when DeRozan was hitting game winners

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<v Speaker 2>and they look like they could be fun. And Lonzo

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<v Speaker 2>Ball had two functioning knees and Alex Crusoe hadn't had

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<v Speaker 2>a concussion yet, and Vucevich wasn't a defensive liability, or

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<v Speaker 2>at least we didn't know how bad he was. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know why this is an opening. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the I guess, second tier level of the shady

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<v Speaker 2>matchup between Sacramento and Portland. Like this is about as

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<v Speaker 2>exciting as that to me. I might even watch Sacramento

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<v Speaker 2>Portland over this, truthfully. Lakers at Clippers October twentieth. Kawhi's

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<v Speaker 2>return is against ad Lebron and perhaps Russ Perhaps maybe

0:14:55.520 --> 0:14:58.840
<v Speaker 2>he'll be Hey, maybe sit these out for a little

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<v Speaker 2>while we're working on something the back burner just don't

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<v Speaker 2>bring any attention but just maybe take a vacation like

0:15:05.760 --> 0:15:09.000
<v Speaker 2>Tom Brady did in the beginning of training camp. They

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<v Speaker 2>I like that they open against each other because they

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<v Speaker 2>do this every year and that means no travel for

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<v Speaker 2>either one of them. It's like the one short cut

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<v Speaker 2>loophole that they each have. How many times they need

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<v Speaker 2>to do this, I don't know. Should be a fun

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<v Speaker 2>game for the Clippers, not so fun. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>smack your face matchup for the Lakers, Like, oh shit,

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<v Speaker 2>we really don't got it. Like that question that I

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<v Speaker 2>have is how many more games will it take for

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony Davis to be in street clothes? Yeah? Like game

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<v Speaker 2>four games? Maybe maybe this game, maybe he'll take a

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<v Speaker 2>hard fall and he'll be in street clothes by halftime.

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<v Speaker 2>Milwaukee at Philadelphia October twentieth. These last two opening games

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<v Speaker 2>are pretty exciting. On October twentieth, TNT headlined by Bucks

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<v Speaker 2>and Sixers. I'm really excited to see if James hardness

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<v Speaker 2>fitting into his warm up suit. I am excited to

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<v Speaker 2>see whether Joel Embiid is fully healthy, how he's feel

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<v Speaker 2>after being snubbed from the French national team in the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a fun matchup as well. Other key matchup

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<v Speaker 2>dates to circle on your calendar. Orlando at Atlanta's October

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<v Speaker 2>twenty first. So you might say, why is that a

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<v Speaker 2>key matchup? This is how you know that the league

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<v Speaker 2>lies to us when they say they don't want drama.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't want any drama. They just want to focus

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<v Speaker 2>on the games. They just want to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>we highlight the elite athleticism from these young players. Why

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<v Speaker 2>do we have to make everything about storylines? You're I mean,

0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:48.320
<v Speaker 2>you're lying. It's Dejonte versus Poollo. After Jonte and Palo

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<v Speaker 2>get into some little scuffle in the middle of a

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<v Speaker 2>pro am and then they go back and forth on

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<v Speaker 2>Twitter and Instagram and all the little social media apps

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<v Speaker 2>like you don't want to wait for this little thing

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<v Speaker 2>to cool off. No, you want to stoke the fire

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<v Speaker 2>and have them play the first weekend of the NBA

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<v Speaker 2>season so that everybody can talk about it. We can

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<v Speaker 2>put it on our little pregame panels. Probably TNT Charles

0:17:13.920 --> 0:17:16.920
<v Speaker 2>Barkley making fun of Pallo making fun of Dejonte. Two

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<v Speaker 2>Pacific Northwest guys from Seattle have never accomplished anything yet

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA level, and all of a sudden, they

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<v Speaker 2>want to like create something. The league is the drama?

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<v Speaker 2>Am I the drama? I don't think I'm the drama. Yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Silver, you are Utah at Minnesota. The Rudy Gobert

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<v Speaker 2>revenge game example number two of the league deciding to

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<v Speaker 2>capitalize on drama. Yes, Like, is Donovan Mitchell still playing?

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<v Speaker 2>If Donovan Mitchell is still playing for the Utah Jazz

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<v Speaker 2>at this moment, that will be an electric factory. Those

0:17:52.160 --> 0:17:56.439
<v Speaker 2>two going after each other. Rudy Gobert hard fouling Donovan

0:17:56.480 --> 0:17:59.960
<v Speaker 2>Mitchell in the paint, talking about how he never paid

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<v Speaker 2>as to him, so many opportunities for jokes. Maybe Donovan

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<v Speaker 2>Mitchell is not going to be there, but I really

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<v Speaker 2>really hope he is. Houston versus Dallas November sixteen. People

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<v Speaker 2>are billing this the Christian would Revenge game. I actually

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if this is a key date. I just

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<v Speaker 2>thought I would. I thought I would label it the

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<v Speaker 2>Christian would Revenge Game. Bobon's return to Dallas. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a beloved figure for the MAVs. I mean, there's not

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<v Speaker 2>going to be many many dates that you want to

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<v Speaker 2>circle on your calendar of the Houston Rockets. They will

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<v Speaker 2>be fun. They will not win many games. They'll probably

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<v Speaker 2>be fun to like a Little League pass team, but

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<v Speaker 2>they're not going to accomplish months. We'll talk more about

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<v Speaker 2>them in the Victor Wambaiana Sweepstakes in a bit. Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 2>at Philadelphia November twenty second. Yes, Ben Simmons return to Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a game I might go to. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>game I might have to pull up in a Ben

0:19:00.200 --> 0:19:04.720
<v Speaker 2>Simmons Jersey, Philadelphia, Ben Simmons Jersey and see what's up.

0:19:05.160 --> 0:19:09.359
<v Speaker 2>Hostile environment in Philly. I don't know if he'll make

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<v Speaker 2>the trip ever to Philly. If I was him, I

0:19:12.280 --> 0:19:17.000
<v Speaker 2>would always schedule doctor's appointments for or dentists and dentists

0:19:17.000 --> 0:19:20.240
<v Speaker 2>appointments for these dates like I have a toothache. I

0:19:20.320 --> 0:19:24.600
<v Speaker 2>have to go see moy orthodontist. Uh, I'm sorry, I

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<v Speaker 2>can't make it. Was really looking forward to it. I

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<v Speaker 2>would be shocked to see him at this game. I've

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<v Speaker 2>said this story a million times. I asked Ben Simmons

0:19:33.680 --> 0:19:36.399
<v Speaker 2>one question about him and his relationship with Kendall Jenner,

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<v Speaker 2>and he literally picked up his suitcase and he left.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no shot he's there, right, The odds on Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons playing in this game at Wells Fargo Arena. It's

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be like plus four fifty. I'll give you five

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<v Speaker 2>to one odds to this. Clippers at Golden State November

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, probably a preview of the Western Conference Finals.

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<v Speaker 2>These two teams have three of the two of the

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<v Speaker 2>three best odds to win it all. Golden State plus

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<v Speaker 2>six hundred, Clippers plus seven hundred to win it all. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it is true. So that's gonna be a really fun game.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to see Paul George. I can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>to see Kawhi and all of the depth that they've

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<v Speaker 2>added since Kawhi went down with Norm Powell and Robert

0:20:21.240 --> 0:20:25.440
<v Speaker 2>Covington and all those guys. Boston at Golden State is

0:20:25.480 --> 0:20:30.600
<v Speaker 2>December tenth, NBA Finals return game. Kind of surprise, this

0:20:30.760 --> 0:20:34.640
<v Speaker 2>wasn't a Christmas Day game, but again, NBA is stoking

0:20:34.680 --> 0:20:38.919
<v Speaker 2>the tea and Memphis is a hotter matchup with Golden

0:20:38.960 --> 0:20:41.720
<v Speaker 2>State than Boston, And if they were to do it,

0:20:41.720 --> 0:20:43.760
<v Speaker 2>they would have had to play Golden State would have

0:20:43.800 --> 0:20:46.520
<v Speaker 2>had to play in Boston. And you can't have the

0:20:46.600 --> 0:20:51.680
<v Speaker 2>defending champs play in Boston when unless you're the Milwaukee

0:20:51.680 --> 0:20:54.880
<v Speaker 2>Bucks because I think they did that last year. That's

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<v Speaker 2>just a shady thing to do to a defending champ,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm glad they didn't do that. He played the

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<v Speaker 2>Spurs in Mexico City December seventeenth. The g League has

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<v Speaker 2>a team right now in Mexico City this year. This

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<v Speaker 2>is probably not a game I would travel to Mexico

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<v Speaker 2>to watch, given that I've already referenced how boring the

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<v Speaker 2>Heat are to watch play, and that the Spurs are,

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<v Speaker 2>even when they are elite, very boring, and now they

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<v Speaker 2>are very boring and tanking. So probably not a game

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<v Speaker 2>that you're going to circle on your calendar to travel to.

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<v Speaker 2>But the league is also just an interesting wrinkle not

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<v Speaker 2>going to have any games on Election Day this year.

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<v Speaker 2>They are going to be playing on Monday on what

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA is deeming a civic engagement night that will

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<v Speaker 2>encourage people to vote in the midterms. Kind of love

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<v Speaker 2>that the entire schedule, by the way, is downloadable in

0:21:51.840 --> 0:21:56.159
<v Speaker 2>PDF form from NBA dot com for both dates and

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<v Speaker 2>by team. I would love to know, dm me get

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<v Speaker 2>me on Twitter. What games are you guys looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to the most? Which games that I leave out? What

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<v Speaker 2>team do you think has the least amount of nationally

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<v Speaker 2>televised games that should have more, and who has It's

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers. We know that the Lakers have too many

0:22:19.280 --> 0:22:22.199
<v Speaker 2>nationally and don't even answer. We know the Lakers have

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<v Speaker 2>the most amount of nationally televised games that they show

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<v Speaker 2>do not deserve, but yes, check that out, hopefully seeing

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<v Speaker 2>you at some of these games. I am so glad

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<v Speaker 2>that the NBA season is fully here now that we

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<v Speaker 2>have the schedule in play,