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Speaker 1: Good morning sweel then, welcome to the No Dunks Podcast

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Speaker 1: on the Athletic Network. It's Tuesday, May twenty one, twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty four. I'm Jake here in the Classic Factory and

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Speaker 1: Trey Kirby's got tweeted the night. But we are doing

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Speaker 1: our conference finals previews here for our two series that

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Speaker 1: get underway tonight in the Eastern Conference. Let's begin there.

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Speaker 1: The Pacers qualified for their first East Finals since twenty fourteen.

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Speaker 1: They began the playoffs as the number six seed. They

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Speaker 1: beat Milwaukee with no Jannis, they beat the banged up Knicks,

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Speaker 1: and now they face the conference's top contender here in

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Speaker 1: the Celtics, who entered their sixth East Finals appearance in

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Speaker 1: the past eight seasons. If you care, the Celtics won

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Speaker 1: the season series with Indiana three to two. They played

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Speaker 1: five times thanks to that in season tournament only. The

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Speaker 1: last game saw Pascal Siakam in a Pacers jersey, So

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Speaker 1: you know what, check it out, throw it out, none

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Speaker 1: of it matters.

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Speaker 2: Horor Pascalley played the Celtics a lot of time, including

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Speaker 2: the Raptors, right, That's right, they lost a lot.

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Speaker 1: He's got some experience against them. So yeah, the number

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Speaker 1: one seeded Celtics versus the number six seeded Pacers, let's

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Speaker 1: break it down. We'll get to our predictions. But what's

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Speaker 1: one thing you're watching for in this series?

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Speaker 2: Test pace. I know we always talk about the pace

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Speaker 2: with the Pacers. That is their name, though, we got

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Speaker 2: to talk about it. They are the fastest team in

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Speaker 2: the playoffs. The Celtics are the slowest team in the playoffs.

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Speaker 2: Will the Celtics make shots enough to slow the Pacers

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Speaker 2: down a little bit, because we know the Pacers like

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Speaker 2: to speed up their versatile they are randomized. They do

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Speaker 2: everything in their offense. They're gonna go through absolutely everyone.

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Speaker 2: But but, but the Celtics are the best defense that

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Speaker 2: the Pacers have played so far in the postseason. They've

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Speaker 2: got that length and listen, sometimes they calm down. We

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Speaker 2: may see a shootout Celtics, Pacers just let's just shoot

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Speaker 2: it out and have a great fun game for the

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Speaker 2: rest of us. And also, the Pacers are not faced

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Speaker 2: as good as an offense as the Celtics team has been.

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Speaker 2: They have been stacked. I know you you excluded Giannis

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Speaker 2: from their their opponents this year's this playoffs and you said, hey,

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Speaker 2: the Knicks are banged up. This is all true. The

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Speaker 2: Celtics are just healthy and ready to go.

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Speaker 1: And we Christis is not going to play the first

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Speaker 1: two games.

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Speaker 2: This is one hundred.

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Speaker 1: Probably still have enough firepower them, but.

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Speaker 2: They have many many fower firepowers. And I will well,

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Speaker 2: I do want to see Tyres Haliburton, uh and who

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Speaker 2: he's going to guard on on most likely Drew Holiday

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Speaker 2: matchup because you can't hide him anywhere. The Celtics are

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Speaker 2: just so versatile. They do have all these weapons well,

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Speaker 2: whether Christops Porzingis is playing or not. So just just

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Speaker 2: the fun pace of it all.

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Speaker 3: Love a pace, love the pace, Love the the Pacers

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Speaker 3: made it this far because you get to see the

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Speaker 3: n season tournament mentioned in every single preview, right, you know,

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Speaker 3: these are the two healthiest teams in the Eastern Conference.

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Speaker 3: No surprise, they actually made it this far. And I

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Speaker 3: think you're onto something. I think Halliburton should absolutely guard

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Speaker 3: you're living with a bunch of Drew Holiday post ups

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Speaker 3: on Tyrese Halliburton. That takes the Celtics out of their

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Speaker 3: drive and kick game. We know they like to get

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Speaker 3: three pointers up. That's a huge thing for them. So

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Speaker 3: the Pacers have been pretty good in this playoffs and

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Speaker 3: during the season taking away three pointers. You can score

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Speaker 3: to get three pointers up. That's how they have become

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Speaker 3: the second best offense in the playoffs their first and

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Speaker 3: three point rate. I wonder how the Pacers are able

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Speaker 3: A lot of that comes down to Tyreese Halliburton, I

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Speaker 3: do believe, because he's gonna need to score in this series.

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Speaker 3: He's the best offensive player on the perimeter for the Pacers.

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Speaker 3: But the Celtics have a lot of guys they can

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Speaker 3: throw at him. It's like Drew Holliday and Derek White,

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Speaker 3: you can take two. We could go with Jason Tatum

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Speaker 3: attacks those guys. They're gonna try and send them left.

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Speaker 3: They're gonna do everything they can to make anybody else

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Speaker 3: beat them besides Halliburton. So getting three point attempts, getting

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Speaker 3: into the lane, getting the driving kick game going, that's

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Speaker 3: gonna be huge for Halliburton, but they need him to

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Speaker 1: Yeah, he needs to have the series of his life

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Speaker 1: for this to be competitive, or to even pull off

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Speaker 1: the upset. Halliburton's production dipped in the four games he

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Speaker 1: of defensive minded guys, all defensive candidates, and Drew and

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Speaker 1: Derek White just sixteen points per game. I'm even rounding

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Speaker 1: up there a little bit forty one percent shooting for Halliburton.

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Speaker 1: But he's got to be aggressive. You're gonna be happy

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Speaker 1: do drop coverage, you know, if it's al If Porzingis

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Speaker 1: There's gonna be room there in the middle if you

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Speaker 1: Got to hit that little floater. I think he's got

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Speaker 1: doubles at him. They're happy with guys playing one on

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Speaker 1: They scored one hundred and twenty six points per one

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Speaker 1: still some other high octane games. So just can they

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Speaker 2: Yeah, these are the top two offenses in the playoffs.

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Speaker 2: The Celtics can do it. As Trey brought up, the

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Speaker 2: time that the Celtics find a problem with their offense

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Speaker 2: is when they're trying to do one particular thing, and

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Speaker 2: that's it could be in this case, Dale trying to

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Speaker 2: give it to tyres Sealiburn because they excel like the

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Speaker 2: Pacers do when they give it to everybody. Yeh, when

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Speaker 2: they make it all happen when they move it, when

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Speaker 2: all five guys are getting into it. So it's really

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Speaker 2: if the Celtics just kind of go back to their

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Speaker 2: old ways and have a bad stretch. But they have

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Speaker 2: been resting and ready for this series. They are absolutely fresh.

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Speaker 2: They just give game twos away. That's what they do.

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Speaker 2: They gave game two away in each of their first

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Speaker 2: two series. So it's highly likely the Celtics will win

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Speaker 2: game one. It's that game two mystery that if the

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Speaker 2: Pacers can go into Boston and steal one.

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Speaker 3: I wonder if the Celtics will play drop, especially with

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Speaker 3: and I think he's a little bit more comfortable there.

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Speaker 3: You also saw in that Game five against the Cavaliers,

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Speaker 3: the Celtics were saying, you're not taking three pointers, live

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Speaker 3: in the lane if you want to. That's how Evan

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Speaker 3: Mobley had a huge game, took twenty four shots in

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Speaker 3: that one. So I think that's probably what the Celtics

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Speaker 3: will do. They're gonna switch everything. Makes it even tougher

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Speaker 3: for the Pacers to get three pointers up.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, And on the other side, does Al let a

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Speaker 2: few rip from three point line because Miles Turner will

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Speaker 2: And these numbers sometimes don't mean anything, but he did

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Speaker 2: shoot six of eleven from three against the Boston or

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Speaker 2: the Indian Pacers, excuse me from three, so they will

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Speaker 2: try and get Miles as far away from the rim

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Speaker 1: Do you think you're not concerned? You said really at

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Speaker 1: all that Porzenkis is not going to start this series

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Speaker 1: in all likelihoods, maybe misses game one and two, and

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Speaker 1: then we move forward there and maybe we see him Indiana,

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Speaker 1: but Al Horford starts, Luke Cornette backup minutes. Do we

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Speaker 2: Think I don't think so. No, To be quite honest,

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Speaker 2: I think they want Christopsportzings back in this series to

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Speaker 2: Game three would give him twenty five days off for

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Speaker 2: the injury. Kelly Dwyer loves a good calendar, and I

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Speaker 2: got that date from him, twenty five days off to

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Speaker 2: help the bum CAF get ready for the NBA Finals.

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Speaker 2: I don't think it's a problem. Does anybody else really

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Speaker 2: think it's a problem that al Horford, who has been

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Speaker 2: primed for these playoff minutes because he didn't play a ton.

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Speaker 2: He did be played in the regular season, obviously, but

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Speaker 2: they didn't have to go to him a lot. Plus

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Speaker 2: they are arresting in the fact that they had two

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Speaker 2: shorter series. Yeah, so I don't think it's problem.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely don't think it's a problem. I don't

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Speaker 3: really think Tillman or Persette is going to factor into

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Speaker 3: this series at all. I think Tilman's played like twenty

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Speaker 3: But the Pacers did a pretty good job against the

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Speaker 3: Knicks on the offensive glass, so you're gonna want a

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Speaker 3: big out there at the very least. Though, I imagine the Celtics,

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Speaker 3: if the Pacers are really really running, they could try

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Speaker 3: the guard, probably Pritchard or something like that. But I

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Speaker 3: don't think that Porzingis is necessary for the Celtics to

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Speaker 3: win this series, right.

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Speaker 1: And Missoula has been pretty hesitant to want to go

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Speaker 1: He likes the size there, so that's why we see

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Speaker 2: You want, Yeah, let's do the five. Let's pivot.

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Speaker 1: What do you got for an X factor?

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Speaker 1: Indiana's bench was phenomenal against the Knicks really throughout the postseason,

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Speaker 1: he said McConnell. I mean, he's been one of the

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Speaker 1: So like, yeah, the X factor for the Pacers to

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Speaker 3: That was my X factor as well. Who's going to

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Speaker 3: That's kind of what it comes down to, because the Pacers,

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Speaker 2: Speaking of white guys who can help, Sam Houser can

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Speaker 1: Are you excited to watch Nie Smith do his best

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Speaker 3: I think Aaron Nesmith is the Patrick Beverly of the wing.

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Speaker 3: He's tricking, y'all. He just tries really really hard. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: guess what, there's another guy who could go off. You know,

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Speaker 3: like we barely even get to Jason Tatum and Jalen

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Speaker 3: These guys are averaging basically thirty a game, yeah, throughout

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Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. I mean, yeah, they're obviously they have guys.

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Speaker 1: You know, the Celtics have played basically no clutch time

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Speaker 1: Just so I hope we get close games. I just

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Speaker 2: I think one thing we do overlook when we look

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Speaker 2: And so yeah, Tatum and Brown are good against them,

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Speaker 2: But the Celtics are just damn talented and they fire

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Speaker 1: I mean, we talked about the Pacers obviously getting a

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Speaker 1: there's no doubt with the Giannis and then obviously Nicks.

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Speaker 1: But do you think the Pacers are better than the

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Speaker 1: Where do you like have this Pacers team and sort

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I mean I don't I don't think that.

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Speaker 3: I think the Knicks would have beat him if they're healthy,

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Speaker 3: The Celtics haven't played a healthy team yet either.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's good to play point prediction time. Where are

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Speaker 2: There's gonna be some weird stuff because the Pacers haven't

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Speaker 2: But the Celtics have lost both game twos. As I

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Speaker 2: rest to win Game one and the Game two is

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Speaker 2: a question. This one. I think they'll just feel better,

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Speaker 2: to see that stage. I have Celtics in five. I

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Speaker 2: do think that they'll They'll take care of home in

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Speaker 2: so I think that's a big factor in this.

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Speaker 1: You see Indiana winning one of their home.

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Speaker 2: Games, Yes, for sure, I hope, so, I hope.

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Speaker 1: So Celtics in five seems like a very common pick here.

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Speaker 1: You know, maybe you go sweet, maybe you think it's longer.

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Speaker 1: What's tray curb?

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Speaker 2: You think?

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Speaker 3: I think the Pacers are going to win game one? Okay? Yeah,

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Speaker 3: the best most whole team that Boston has faced yet

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Speaker 3: a week. The Celtics have played ten games in thirty

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Speaker 3: seven days. It's unbelievable, Like you have to remember, Oh yeah,

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Speaker 3: the Celtics are in the playoffs, the team that was

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Speaker 3: the best record for the entire season. Yeah, they're still going.

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Speaker 3: So I think I will go for the Celtics in six.

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Speaker 1: Okay, they will.

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Speaker 3: It'll be two too after four games, just because the

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Speaker 3: three point variants. There will be a game when the

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Speaker 3: Pacers out shoot the Celtics. It happens every series, right.

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Speaker 1: I'll go with task. I'm going Celtics in five. I

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Speaker 1: the series. If Indiana pulls off this game one victory tonight,

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Speaker 1: but just too much talent, you know, there's obviously the

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Speaker 1: experience factor we just said, this team has been to

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Speaker 1: so many conference finals. They also be and again, like

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Speaker 1: this is set up so perfectly for the Celtics. They

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Speaker 1: could not be set up better for them to obviously

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Speaker 1: go to the championship and to maybe win the whole thing.

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Speaker 1: Now that Denver, the only team that sort of had

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Speaker 1: their number during the regular season, is completely removed as well,

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Speaker 1: So I will go Celtics in five. There will be

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Speaker 1: a game, of course where Indiana, probably at home, gets

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Speaker 1: helped from their bench. Maybe Helliburton has a star performance

440
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Speaker 1: and that'll be enough. But I'm going with the common

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Speaker 1: pick here. It feels like that's the most most common

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Speaker 1: pick up seat Celtics in five. We have the poll

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Speaker 1: going up there on YouTube.

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Speaker 3: Forty eight percent say Celtics in four or five, thirty

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Speaker 3: four percent say Celtics in six or seven, sixteen percent

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Speaker 3: say Pacers in six or seven, and zero percent going

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Speaker 3: for Pacers in four or five. Okay, which I think

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Speaker 3: is fair. That's fair.

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Speaker 1: That's fair. Okay. Well, let's move over to the Western

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Speaker 1: Conference Final Game one. It's gonna mark just the second

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Speaker 1: postseason series between the Wolves and Mavericks. The last playoff

452
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Speaker 1: matchup between these two came in the opening round of

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Speaker 1: the two thousand and two playoffs, when we saw a

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Speaker 1: fifty seven win Dallas squad defeat Many three to zero

455
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Speaker 1: before they lost in the next round. But more recently,

456
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Speaker 1: Minnesota finished three and one against Dallas during the regular season.

457
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Speaker 1: Luca missed two of those games, Kyrie set out three,

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Speaker 1: and all of them occurred before Dallas brought in Daniel

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Speaker 1: Gafford and PJ Washington at the trade deadline. I want

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Speaker 1: you to throw those games up, Okay, they mean nothing.

461
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Speaker 1: So number three Wolves versus the number five MAVs. Very

462
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Speaker 1: excited here matchups. Yeah, you got your Andrew Wiggins Minnesota

463
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Speaker 1: tim Midlals jersey.

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Speaker 2: On my time. It's time wow to pull out of Minnesota.

465
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Speaker 2: I just love the blue more so than anything.

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Speaker 1: You know.

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Speaker 2: If there's an Andrew Wiggins autograph on the back of this,

468
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Speaker 2: I totally had forgotten about that, but it's it's autograph.

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Speaker 2: The number two. They also sent a shoe.

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Speaker 3: Right they did?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, the old Wigans shoe. Just one this to the starters.

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, interest, I took it.

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Speaker 1: Okay, So what are you watching for in Wolves MAVs.

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Speaker 2: Also the first time probably that Dallas is hosting both

475
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Speaker 2: a conference finals and a conference final in hockey, the

476
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Speaker 2: conference final, don't call me finals. The Dallas Stars hosting

477
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Speaker 2: as well. What exciting Stars Oilers, Stars Oilers. Oilers took

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Speaker 2: care of business against fan City yesterday.

479
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Speaker 3: Ryan Nugent Hopkins scoring. He was raised in Barnaby, vc BC,

480
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Speaker 3: only eight miles from the arena. He was so excited

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Speaker 3: to be playing a game seven.

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Speaker 2: There, right, yeah, absolutely, what a nugent of information there,

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Speaker 2: What a name nugent?

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Speaker 1: Right man?

485
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Speaker 3: No basketball on last night? You can watch whatever you

486
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Speaker 3: want It was the sympathizer and Game seven of Boilers

487
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Speaker 3: Canucks for me, that was the sympathizer. That's pretty good.

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Speaker 3: Oh okay, so far we're three episodes in and Robert

489
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Speaker 3: Downey Junr Is playing four roles. Oh Jesus, that's crazy.

490
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Speaker 3: It's like naughty professor mode. Check it out.

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Speaker 2: That was the TNT show for a second. The sympathizer.

492
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Speaker 2: Anthony Edwards. He hooked me in when he said post

493
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Speaker 2: the series against the Nuggets, he said, I'm guarding Kyrier

494
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Speaker 2: Ving next series. He got mem Yeah, and Kyrie as

495
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Speaker 2: good as he was defensively against Jalen Williams against Okay, see,

496
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Speaker 2: in round two, he didn't have to do that much offensively.

497
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Speaker 2: They weren't running plays for him. Kyrierving, the talented Kierving

498
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Speaker 2: averaged only fifteen point seven points per game in round two.

499
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Speaker 2: Very weird stuff. So you know, he will have I

500
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Speaker 2: think a little bit of ease on the other end. Defense.

501
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Speaker 2: Will probably have to guard some Conley and some mcdanielson.

502
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Speaker 2: Maybe he'll have to guard Edwards because that's where Dallas

503
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Speaker 2: suffers a little bit. I mean, who's gonna guard Anthony

504
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Speaker 2: Edwards Probably Luca, but anyway, just the fact that Anthony

505
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Speaker 2: Edwards said I'm guarding Kyrie is going to be interesting

506
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Speaker 2: to me. And if Kyrie can turn it up a

507
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Speaker 2: little bit, because he is going to be needed very

508
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Speaker 2: much to be a better offensive player, if they're going

509
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Speaker 2: to be able to beat the Timberwolves.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's going to be a fun matchup. We have

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Speaker 1: the league's highest scoring duo against one of the best

512
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Speaker 1: pairs of perimeter defenders in McDaniels and Edwards. Everybody's bringing

513
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Speaker 1: up that clip from a regular season game. I know

514
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Speaker 1: they don't mean anything, but that one where they did

515
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Speaker 1: a good job. McDaniels and Edwards did of sort of

516
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Speaker 1: shutting down Kyrie and Luke at the end of there,

517
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Speaker 1: and they're like, who' shooting it? Who's shooting it? Who's

518
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Speaker 1: shooting it? And they were doing a good job on them.

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Speaker 1: So that is going to be a fun fun watch.

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Speaker 1: What are you watching for in this.

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Speaker 3: Best player wins this series? Okay, who's the best player?

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Speaker 3: That's the question for me. Is it going to be

523
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Speaker 3: and Edwards or is it to be Luka Doncic Luca

524
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Speaker 3: more established, He's been to a conference finals, all the

525
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Speaker 3: All nbas in the world basically since his rookie season,

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Speaker 3: and Edwards though, feels like he's got a lot of

527
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Speaker 3: momentum behind him and not great matchups. I don't think

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Speaker 3: for him on the Dallas side, like Derek Jones junior,

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Speaker 3: He's probably getting the majority of that assignment on Edwards,

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Speaker 3: I would imagine, but Kyrie will guard him a little bit.

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Speaker 3: I think maybe Dante Exam gets a little turn. I

532
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Speaker 3: think Josh Green will guard as well. So the MAVs

533
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Speaker 3: are gonna have to be really schemey with things, which

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Speaker 3: we saw quite a bit in their Thunder series. They

535
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Speaker 3: were at boxes and elbows on Shay the entire time.

536
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Speaker 3: They would double him, they would double Jalen Williams. They're

537
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Speaker 3: gonna pack the paint, so the three point shooters from

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Speaker 3: Minnesota are gonna have to hit for Luca. It all

539
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Speaker 3: comes down to controlling his emotions. It really really does.

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Speaker 3: Because Jaden McDaniels is a guy who likes to get

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Speaker 3: under your skin. He's gonna have to be up on

542
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Speaker 3: Luca because I don't think he has the bulk that

543
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Speaker 3: like Alu Doort does to be able to be physical

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Speaker 3: with him. I'm also a little worried about will he

545
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Speaker 3: be poised enough, because that's a guy who can go

546
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Speaker 3: just a little bit over the edge, I think as well.

547
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Speaker 3: But it's gonna have to be an efficient scoring uh

548
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Speaker 3: series from Luka Doncic, which we haven't really seen yet

549
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Speaker 3: in this playoffs. He's been getting his numbers like I

550
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Speaker 3: don't even think we mentioned the guy was like a

551
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Speaker 3: thirty point triple double in their last game to close

552
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Speaker 3: out the Thunder. But he still hasn't shot the ball

553
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Speaker 3: really well, hasn't shot it very well from three. So

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Speaker 3: I'm interested to see if Luca keeps the crown between

555
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Speaker 3: these two guys or if Aunt supersedes him. And I

556
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Speaker 3: really really hope we get these two talking trash to

557
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Speaker 3: each other. These are like two of the biggest trash

558
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Speaker 3: talkers in the game, and they'll do it NonStop.

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Speaker 1: Yes, yes, absolutely love all that stuff. I'm also watching

560
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Speaker 1: the offensive glass. These are the two best offensive rebounding

561
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Speaker 1: teams left in the playoffs, both the Wolves and the Mavericks.

562
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Speaker 1: The Mavericks they got at least fourteen offensive rebounds in

563
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Speaker 1: four games so far in the playoffs. But Minnesota, man,

564
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Speaker 1: they got the size, like these guys are jumbo. We

565
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Speaker 1: got Rudy kat nasried. They're gonna try their best to

566
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Speaker 1: limit those second chance opportunities. So that's something to watch.

567
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Speaker 1: Like some of these teams, Both of these teams, I

568
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Speaker 1: should say, like a little sloppy with the ball at times,

569
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Speaker 1: and so you know they can they both have to

570
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Speaker 1: be really good on the offensive glass when you're talking

571
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Speaker 1: about possessions. So who can do a better job at

572
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Speaker 1: getting those second chance opportunities which more times than not,

573
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Speaker 1: you know, you get the rebound, they'll lead out to

574
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Speaker 1: a or they get kicked out to a three point

575
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Speaker 1: shooter who usually knocked it down in rhythm. So fun

576
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Speaker 1: fun stuff. X factor either team, where are you going

577
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Speaker 1: this is?

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Speaker 2: This is a deep one. It's a deep cup. But

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Speaker 2: I think, just like what the Minnesota Timberwolves did against

580
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Speaker 2: the Denver Nuggets, where Rudy Gobert was basically sort of

581
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Speaker 2: along the baseline at times guarding Aaron Gordon, he was

582
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Speaker 2: allowed to stay near the rim and that helped them

583
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Speaker 2: a lot. I think them haves really really really need

584
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Speaker 2: Maxi Kleba back, and it'd be huge just to get

585
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Speaker 2: Rudy Colbert the heck away from the rim as much

586
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Speaker 2: as possible. He would play the five and there would

587
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Speaker 2: be no choice, but Rudy Gobert would have to go

588
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Speaker 2: out to take him outside, because we've.

589
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Speaker 1: Seen that before. Yeah, twenty twenty two, get in the

590
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Speaker 1: matchup between the Mavericks and then go Beart when he

591
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Speaker 1: was with the Jazz.

592
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Speaker 2: Yeah, and Luca was able to abuse Rudy Gobert in

593
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Speaker 2: that matchup, they'd get the switch and he would be

594
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,680
Speaker 2: really good on him. Now, Rudy Gobert has improved even

595
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Speaker 2: since then, so I don't doubt Rudy Gobert's defense. It

596
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Speaker 2: will be interesting to see how many bodies as you

597
00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,399
Speaker 2: went through. Luca had to be guarded by Dort last series.

598
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,800
Speaker 2: Now it's McDaniel's a different body type, but a long, long,

599
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,960
Speaker 2: really good defender. There's going to be multiple guys who

600
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Speaker 2: are thrown at him, I'm sure, and Luca could hunt

601
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Speaker 2: a Conley or an Edwards or a Gobert or a

602
00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,760
Speaker 2: Cat because they're just going to try and get the switches.

603
00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,479
Speaker 2: But Gobert is so good against those lobs, like when

604
00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,080
Speaker 2: he will be guarding Gafford or Lively, He's just he's

605
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Speaker 2: really good at it. So I think they just want

606
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Speaker 2: to stretch him as much as possible. That is the benefit,

607
00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:45,760
Speaker 2: the benefit they could could could have. Maximilian Kliba is

608
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:49,719
Speaker 2: not scheduled to come back until multiple games. I mean

609
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:54,000
Speaker 2: he's been working out, yes, but it's doesn't look all

610
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,520
Speaker 2: that good and he is key, I think, to helping

611
00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:01,000
Speaker 2: this Dallas offense because this one, it just has so

612
00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,320
Speaker 2: many freaking guys offensively. It is going to be interesting

613
00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,280
Speaker 2: to see Luca Versus Anthony Edwards Paquett in this series.

614
00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,280
Speaker 2: Should should go off. He's gonna be guarded by PJ

615
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Speaker 2: Washington most likely. He should have a good series, and

616
00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,440
Speaker 2: he looked good obviously in the last round.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Maxi Kleiba right shoulder injury and he's begun basic

618
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:23,439
Speaker 1: basketball activity. He's scheduled to be reevaluated later this week,

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Speaker 1: so we may not even see him at all. But yeah, yeah,

620
00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,800
Speaker 1: he was on fire in that series in twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: two because yeah, go Behar couldn't get out to him

622
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Speaker 1: and he was knocking the threes. But some of these

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Speaker 1: other Maverick guys have obviously done a great job of

624
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,439
Speaker 1: hitting three pointers. The corners are gonna be there and

625
00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,360
Speaker 1: those guys can't miss. Right now, PJ Washington, Jerk Jones Junior.

626
00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,760
Speaker 1: A lot of them are just money right now in

627
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,080
Speaker 1: the corners. They got to continue that. Who's your X factor?

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Speaker 3: TK Dallas Bags is huge, I think, and then Kat

629
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Speaker 3: factors in as an X factor because the guy's like

630
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:52,160
Speaker 3: a super mismatch right now. I also wonder if Kyle

631
00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,520
Speaker 3: Anderson will guard Luka Doncetz a little bit, he'll get

632
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,280
Speaker 3: torn up. I do believe if that happens, but they

633
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,360
Speaker 3: can at least try it for a little bit. As

634
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,080
Speaker 3: for another X factor, I think it's JD and d

635
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,960
Speaker 3: Jaden McDaniels and Derek Jones Junior. They're in the exact

636
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:08,280
Speaker 3: same spot, and this one they've got a huge defensive responsibility.

637
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,200
Speaker 3: They got to take care of. Jane's gonna be gardening

638
00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,960
Speaker 3: Luca a lot, Derek Jones Junior is gonna be garden

639
00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,120
Speaker 3: at a lot. And then on offense, that's where anybody

640
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Speaker 3: is hiding. Jane McDaniels, you're getting open three pointers. Derek

641
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,760
Speaker 3: Jones Junior, you're getting open three pointers. Who makes more

642
00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,840
Speaker 3: of them? That might be the entire series right there.

643
00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:25,880
Speaker 1: Right Derek Jones Junior obviously turned it on in that

644
00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,040
Speaker 1: last series as it went on. Jaden McDaniels shot seventy

645
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,120
Speaker 1: five percent over the last two games against Denver, average

646
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,680
Speaker 1: twenty two points in those Game six and Game seven victories.

647
00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:36,400
Speaker 1: That's a that's a huge one. That's who I wrote

648
00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,120
Speaker 1: down is exactly what I wrote down to TK was

649
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,400
Speaker 1: Jayden McDaniels and Derek Jones Junior. Which one can keep

650
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,400
Speaker 1: playing at that sort of incredible level offensively. You know

651
00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:47,520
Speaker 1: they're gonna bring it defensively. You're always watching foul trouble

652
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,840
Speaker 1: like well Ant you know, sort of bait Derek Jones

653
00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,240
Speaker 1: Junior into one or two, you know, crappy fouls. Same

654
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,680
Speaker 1: with the Luca on Jana McDaniels. But they're gonna be

655
00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,080
Speaker 1: sound there. It's just can they contribute offensively because someone's

656
00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,400
Speaker 1: got to be left open and it will be those guys. Yeah,

657
00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,920
Speaker 1: but they've made a lot of these teams pay and

658
00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,840
Speaker 1: the reason why they're into the conference finals.

659
00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,840
Speaker 2: Right. We didn't even mention Nikhil. Alexander Walker is a

660
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,600
Speaker 2: guy who could potentially be thrown on Luca or thrown

661
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,040
Speaker 2: on Kyrie just to get under their skin a little bit.

662
00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:15,880
Speaker 2: Not that they're going to play fourth quarter. He's going

663
00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:17,720
Speaker 2: to play fourth quarters. But we saw him do a

664
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,600
Speaker 2: great job against Devin Booker in round one just to

665
00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:21,600
Speaker 2: get under his skin when they played the Phoenix Suns,

666
00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,920
Speaker 2: and around two wasn't needed as much because of the

667
00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,200
Speaker 2: Timberwolves were just so good because Anthony Edwards is a

668
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,280
Speaker 2: good defensive player. But there's just a huge list of

669
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,720
Speaker 2: defensive players on the Minnesota Timberwolves. They're very, very good

670
00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:36,040
Speaker 2: at that. So I want to see how Dallas their

671
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,920
Speaker 2: strength is their back coward. They're two guys, and so

672
00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:39,840
Speaker 2: they are going to have a lot of guys thrown

673
00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,440
Speaker 2: at them, many guys thrown at them.

674
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Speaker 1: I think prediction time, TK, Let's start with you, because

675
00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:48,000
Speaker 1: I'm going with whoever you pick. You've been on fire

676
00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,400
Speaker 1: in the Western Conference Finals when it comes to predictions.

677
00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,080
Speaker 1: This is obviously a great matchup, feels like it's going

678
00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,120
Speaker 1: to go long. Wolves are maps how many games.

679
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,040
Speaker 3: It's because I keep picking the MAVs that I keep

680
00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,240
Speaker 3: coming to you can win this series. If Luca and

681
00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,600
Speaker 3: Kyrie are the best two players in the series. Luca

682
00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,280
Speaker 3: has to be the number one best player. Kyrie probably

683
00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:08,160
Speaker 3: slots in at number three. But if they're two of

684
00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,480
Speaker 3: the top three, I think the MAVs can absolutely win

685
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:14,040
Speaker 3: this series. Their defense is pretty good, like we're kind

686
00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,520
Speaker 3: of obviously. The Timberwolves are a legendary defense. People are

687
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,920
Speaker 3: talking about him as the best defense in the past

688
00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,160
Speaker 3: twenty years. But the MAVs are pretty good as well.

689
00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:24,960
Speaker 3: And I think there might be more players on the

690
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,120
Speaker 3: Timberwolves who could be taken out of this series, like

691
00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,719
Speaker 3: Kyle Anderson wasn't a factor against the Nuggets. Eventually Nikhil

692
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,040
Speaker 3: Alexander Walker, they were leaving him open against the Nuggets

693
00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,480
Speaker 3: or the Nuggets were as well. So I worry about

694
00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:41,600
Speaker 3: having like all three of Alexander Walker, SloMo and Rudy

695
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,120
Speaker 3: Gobert on the court. That's three non shooters for a

696
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:48,040
Speaker 3: team in Minnesota that doesn't always score super well. Though

697
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,200
Speaker 3: they have been awesome, It's so such a weird story

698
00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,840
Speaker 3: with the Timberwolves. Karl Anthony Towns goes out at the

699
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,360
Speaker 3: end of the season. You're like they're gonna be bad,

700
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,640
Speaker 3: and then they got great on offense and it has

701
00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:03,040
Speaker 3: continued into the postseason as well. Very very oppressive. Man,

702
00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,520
Speaker 3: I don't know picking against Anthony Edwards right now. I

703
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,480
Speaker 3: don't love it. MAVs in seven.

704
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,840
Speaker 1: Wow, MAVs in seven. He's gonna stick with the Dallas

705
00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,080
Speaker 1: train working for him. Here, where are you going?

706
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,720
Speaker 2: I hear you, well, I wore this jersey for the

707
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,920
Speaker 2: reason that I'm taking on Minnesota Timberwolves. Yeah. I wasn't

708
00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,720
Speaker 2: smart enough to take Dallas last series, that's for sure.

709
00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,080
Speaker 2: And they were doing a good job of guarding Shay

710
00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:29,239
Speaker 2: with multiple bodies, even though she was awesome, But they

711
00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,560
Speaker 2: were showing him multiple bodies, which I assume they're going

712
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,440
Speaker 2: to do the same with Anthony Edwards. Here's our guys,

713
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,960
Speaker 2: what are you gonna do? Anthony Edwards? And it is

714
00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,400
Speaker 2: miraculous that they lose Karl Anthony Towns for six weeks

715
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:44,200
Speaker 2: and they become better in the postseason. Their offense is

716
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,080
Speaker 2: actually better, and I think part of it is Anthony

717
00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,040
Speaker 2: Edwards has gotten better at reading defenses, reading, Oh, there's

718
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,440
Speaker 2: two bodies close to me, even though they're not doubling me.

719
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:55,480
Speaker 2: To keep moving that thing. He's become a quicker decision maker.

720
00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,600
Speaker 2: He's become a postseason decision maker. And I just believe

721
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:03,040
Speaker 2: in the Wolves offensively, and I think that the fact

722
00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,240
Speaker 2: that they lost both games to start the series against

723
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,360
Speaker 2: the Denver Nuggets excuse me not to start the series,

724
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,440
Speaker 2: but those two key games at home in Games three

725
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,160
Speaker 2: in Games four will help them a little bit going

726
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:17,960
Speaker 2: forward because that was just abysmal for them. I'm taking them.

727
00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:21,400
Speaker 2: I do think home court helps them out in this

728
00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,720
Speaker 2: series because I don't see them losing two games in

729
00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,720
Speaker 2: a row like that. Again, it's gonna be a fun one.

730
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,840
Speaker 2: The Dallas Mavericks. What is Jason Kidds stat that he's

731
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,480
Speaker 2: like one on eleven in his last twelve game ones

732
00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:33,600
Speaker 2: or something ridiculous that.

733
00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, Lucas even yeah, of course game one record.

734
00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, Luca got better as that series went on.

735
00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 2: Game six and game seven, he was good. So I

736
00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,640
Speaker 2: don't know how you take against bet against Dallas, but

737
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,920
Speaker 2: this kind of feels like Dallas of twenty eleven when

738
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,280
Speaker 2: everybody was picking against Dallas in that postseason. Kind of

739
00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:51,440
Speaker 2: feels like the timber Wolves are in that position. So

740
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,680
Speaker 2: I think they get to the finals. I'm taking the Wolves.

741
00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:56,960
Speaker 2: I'll give them. I'll give a lot of respect to Dallas.

742
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:57,720
Speaker 2: Seven games for me.

743
00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,720
Speaker 1: Okay, you're going Wolves in seven. You got Mavericks in seven.

744
00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:02,880
Speaker 1: I told you I'm going wherever Drey Kirby's going, so

745
00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:04,840
Speaker 1: I'm going Mavericks and seven. It's a coin flip. I

746
00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:06,520
Speaker 1: think this is going to be a seven game series.

747
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:08,960
Speaker 1: It's gonna go along. What's really fun is by the

748
00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,440
Speaker 1: end of June, we are gonna have either Anthony Edwards

749
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,239
Speaker 1: winning a championship at twenty two years old. We're gonna

750
00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,600
Speaker 1: have Luca doing it at what twenty five his first

751
00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,560
Speaker 1: Tatum twenty six or Halliburton at twenty four. A young

752
00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,239
Speaker 1: star in this league is going to get their first championship.

753
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,560
Speaker 1: Is going to be one of those teams. And look,

754
00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:27,879
Speaker 1: some people say, if we get Wolves and Celtics, then

755
00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:32,440
Speaker 1: that means Al Horford and Mike Conley winning too. Do

756
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,640
Speaker 1: you have a dream finals matchup that you just like

757
00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,640
Speaker 1: as a fan, just want to see the most. Is

758
00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:42,520
Speaker 1: it Wolve Celtics, Is it Mavericks Celtics? Do you want

759
00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:44,840
Speaker 1: the Pacers in there to feel good story? Where are

760
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,120
Speaker 1: you going? Or do you care?

761
00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:51,200
Speaker 2: When I dream? I don't usually dream about the finals,

762
00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:55,480
Speaker 2: but today today it's kind of hard to dream for

763
00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,320
Speaker 2: the Celtics when they had the opportunity to go to

764
00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:02,000
Speaker 2: so many and they've been there already to one. I

765
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:05,279
Speaker 2: mean I don't know. No, I'm dreamless. I gotta be

766
00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,680
Speaker 2: got to question the finals.

767
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:08,640
Speaker 3: This is a dream.

768
00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,280
Speaker 2: You you asked for a dream.

769
00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:11,320
Speaker 3: Okay, who do you want.

770
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:11,800
Speaker 1: To see the finals?

771
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:14,040
Speaker 3: I want to see balls Timberwolves.

772
00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:15,560
Speaker 1: Okay, who do you? A realist?

773
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,000
Speaker 2: Very good? Who are you dreaming?

774
00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:18,720
Speaker 1: I want to see.

775
00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,759
Speaker 3: Edwards in the Okay, I'm looking for otherwise, I don't

776
00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:22,080
Speaker 3: really care.

777
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:22,840
Speaker 1: It's just a preference.

778
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,400
Speaker 3: And if if the Timberwolves make it, I'll do Timberwolves

779
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,200
Speaker 3: of Minnesota again because the old lyrics have Dangelo Russell.

780
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,920
Speaker 1: Oh wow, yeah, yeah, I was a banger for sure.

781
00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,040
Speaker 1: All Right, well, let's hear from everybody. You want to say,

782
00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:35,080
Speaker 1: I want to see Wolve Celtics. Yeah, I want to

783
00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:36,919
Speaker 1: see Anthony Edwards in the finals, but.

784
00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:38,960
Speaker 2: Luca deserves to get there.

785
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,280
Speaker 1: Sure, I just went through it. You won't be upset

786
00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,000
Speaker 1: with any of those, Well, I mean there will people.

787
00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:45,839
Speaker 1: People will be upset with the Celtics winning because people

788
00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,319
Speaker 1: just like to shoot on the Celtics. But a young

789
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:50,799
Speaker 1: star winning their first ring, that's fantastic. So all four

790
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,640
Speaker 1: of those is awesome. But I just want to see

791
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,200
Speaker 1: Aunt because he's the most charismatic guy in the league.

792
00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,560
Speaker 1: Guess did him in the finals? Oh my god?

793
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,880
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah. The tatums is he doesn't feel young because

794
00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 2: he's this is year seven and has gone through so

795
00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:06,080
Speaker 2: many playoffs and have been through so many conference finals.

796
00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:09,319
Speaker 2: He is the oldest of all of them, and they've

797
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:11,200
Speaker 2: got so many old guys, so it just it's a

798
00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:13,640
Speaker 2: it's a perfect recipe for them.

799
00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 1: Yeah. It would also be hilarious for Karl Anthony Towns

800
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:18,680
Speaker 1: to win a championship ring before Jimmy Butler. That would

801
00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:19,719
Speaker 1: just be very funny as well.

802
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:20,480
Speaker 3: Wigan's got one.

803
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,920
Speaker 1: That's right. That's right. He did there, he did, So

804
00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:26,200
Speaker 1: let's hear from everybody out there. Predictions for both of

805
00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,920
Speaker 1: those conference finals series. They start tonight in the East

806
00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,120
Speaker 1: and then it's West on Wednesday night, and I guess

807
00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,560
Speaker 1: it's just every other night until they're done.

808
00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:34,160
Speaker 3: Every other night.

809
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,080
Speaker 1: There's no big gaps, which is good. We're getting one

810
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,040
Speaker 1: basketball game a night. You can really focus and we'll

811
00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,799
Speaker 1: be breaking it down here on the show the next

812
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:41,839
Speaker 1: morning stream team.

813
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,440
Speaker 3: They think it's a coin flip as well. Fifty two

814
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,280
Speaker 3: percent are taking the Timberwolves in six or seven games.

815
00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,920
Speaker 3: Thirty four percent are taking the Mavericks in six or

816
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,279
Speaker 3: seven games. Then you got nine percent Timberwolves in four

817
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,359
Speaker 3: or five, three percent MAVs in four or five. Sorry,

818
00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:57,720
Speaker 3: there's only four choices available.

819
00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:59,920
Speaker 1: That's right, that's right, right, Yeah, we can't give you

820
00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:01,279
Speaker 1: seven options or what.

821
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,759
Speaker 3: Can't do it? All? Right?

822
00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:06,520
Speaker 1: Let's get to some news from yesterday. Victor Wemenyama chet

823
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,920
Speaker 1: Holmgren have been unanimously selected to the twenty twenty three

824
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,640
Speaker 1: twenty four All Rookie First Team. Both players received first

825
00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:16,800
Speaker 1: team votes on all ninety nine ballots from a global

826
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:21,279
Speaker 1: panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Why is chet in

827
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:27,280
Speaker 1: at okac Jersey No one knows? Joining Wemby, chet Aka, Wett,

828
00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:30,040
Speaker 1: and Chembi on the All Rookie First Team are Hornets

829
00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:33,400
Speaker 1: wing Brandon Miller, heat forward Jim Hawks Junior and Warriors

830
00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:39,240
Speaker 1: guard Brandon Pojimski the NBA All Rookie Second Team, Maverick

831
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,600
Speaker 1: center Derek Lively the second, Rockets guard Slash forward on

832
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,320
Speaker 1: Men Thompson, Jazz guard Kiante George, OKC guard Case and Wallace.

833
00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:47,920
Speaker 3: Also in a.

834
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:51,320
Speaker 1: Summary League Jerseys and Grizzlies forward Gigi Jackson the second.

835
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,400
Speaker 1: Jackson the only member of either All Rookie team not

836
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:57,920
Speaker 1: drafted in the first round. He went forty fifth overall.

837
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:01,560
Speaker 1: Any issues with these selection here on the all Rookie teams,

838
00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:03,359
Speaker 1: any snubs? What do you think?

839
00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:06,719
Speaker 3: Well, I think it's weird that there's only ninety nine votes.

840
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,919
Speaker 3: Once again, there was ninety nine votes for the Rookie

841
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:12,000
Speaker 3: of the Year award. One voter didn't turn in their awards.

842
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,200
Speaker 3: I'll also say it's weird that Brandon Miller wasn't a

843
00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:17,600
Speaker 3: unanimous first teamer. He only got ninety eight votes total. Yeah,

844
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:20,800
Speaker 3: so somebody left him off the one and two teams.

845
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,399
Speaker 3: Does not make sense to me. It doesn't make sense

846
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:27,040
Speaker 3: at all. I think it's interesting to see Brandon Pajemski

847
00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:30,200
Speaker 3: as the fifth slot in the on the first team

848
00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,279
Speaker 3: ahead of Derek Lively. Derek Liveley has also obviously had

849
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:36,839
Speaker 3: an awesome postseason, Pods was probably better in the regular season.

850
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,000
Speaker 3: I feel like we all came down on choosing him

851
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:40,719
Speaker 3: as our fifth guy because it was between those two

852
00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,160
Speaker 3: for the end of the first team. I think the

853
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:46,319
Speaker 3: biggest snub is probably Trace Jackson Davis, but I like

854
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Speaker 3: Gg Jackson getting a little love as well. He had

855
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Speaker 3: a really good season for the Grizzly, so I'm too

856
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:51,279
Speaker 3: upset about it.

857
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Speaker 1: Yeah, Trace Jackson Davis nearly made that All Rookie second team.

858
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Speaker 1: You're in one point less than GG Jackson. Maybe there

859
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,240
Speaker 1: was a mistake in terms of Jackson or Jackson Davis

860
00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:06,280
Speaker 1: when people were doing the voting. Who knows, but Jackson,

861
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Speaker 1: the Grizzlies forward, made four fewer ballots but received five

862
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Speaker 1: first team votes. Well, tjd was on the second team

863
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Speaker 1: on all forty two ballots. He appeared, and that's why

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Speaker 1: GG Jackson just got in there.

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Speaker 2: GG Jackson nineteen year old who was basically elevated almost

866
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Speaker 2: midway through the season. He's only played in forty eight

867
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Speaker 2: games this season, but he was elevated when they had

868
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Speaker 2: all those injuries with John Morant and Smart Smart. Everybody

869
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Speaker 2: was injured, so he comes in and fills in. I

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Speaker 2: think if there's anyone that you can ridicule for making

871
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Speaker 2: a bad vote and ridicule him for a specific award,

872
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:45,080
Speaker 2: it's probably this one because every other award they seem

873
00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 2: to get it right, but in this one you can

874
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Speaker 2: poke some holes in their second team. I think the

875
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:54,040
Speaker 2: first team is absolutely correct, but there's guys that should

876
00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,799
Speaker 2: get some some nods trace Jack and Davis. Sure, I'm

877
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:01,560
Speaker 2: sorry Thompson. I know he he had a bad ending

878
00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:04,160
Speaker 2: to the year, but he was really good to start

879
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:05,920
Speaker 2: the year, and he played a ton of games and

880
00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,640
Speaker 2: he did get injured, so he's not even not even

881
00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:13,080
Speaker 2: sniffing the second team here, which is odd. I mean,

882
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,960
Speaker 2: he was good. I know the Piston's stunk, but anyway,

883
00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:19,800
Speaker 2: it's nice to get all these rookies just mentioned again

884
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:22,000
Speaker 2: one more time, just mentioned them.

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Speaker 1: Of the top fourteen picks so the lottery in the

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Speaker 1: twenty three draft, only five got All Rookie honors, the

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Speaker 1: Wemby Miller, Aman, Thompson, Wallace who did play all eighty

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Speaker 1: two games, and then Lively. So you know, some notable

889
00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:37,480
Speaker 1: names that didn't make it. Scoot Henderson, you know, not

890
00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,399
Speaker 1: being on one of these squads as rough. He shot

891
00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:41,319
Speaker 1: thirty eight percent from the field on a very bad team.

892
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,600
Speaker 1: He averaged fourteen to five and three. You know, he

893
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,920
Speaker 1: found it for weeks at times, but really overall shot poorly.

894
00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,279
Speaker 1: And then a bunch of other names like Coolibali, people

895
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,600
Speaker 1: were upset maybe didn't sniff an all rookie second team.

896
00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:54,640
Speaker 1: You know, a bunch of other guys didn't play as

897
00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:57,759
Speaker 1: much like Walker and Hendricks and stuff like that. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: the SR Thompson, the TJD and probably you know, the

899
00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:03,319
Speaker 1: Scoot and maybe Bulow cool of BALI I can't get

900
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,040
Speaker 1: too upset about All Rookie second Team, So I gotta

901
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:08,120
Speaker 1: be honest. I just I'm like, okay, okay, all right.

902
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Speaker 3: I would for me, It's more like I would be

903
00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:12,919
Speaker 3: disappointed if I'm a Portland fan. Y See, the guy

904
00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:16,040
Speaker 3: that you tanked basically two seasons for you got a

905
00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:18,160
Speaker 3: number three pick in Scoot and he didn't even make

906
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:19,600
Speaker 3: the second team. The guy's just got to become the

907
00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:21,479
Speaker 3: biggest Deer and Fox fan in the world. He didn't

908
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,920
Speaker 3: even make an All Rookie team. Yeah either, look at

909
00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:24,839
Speaker 3: him now he's an All star.

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00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:27,840
Speaker 1: Yep, all right, before we go, Tweet of the Night.

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00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:34,320
Speaker 2: Tweet O the Night wowwet.

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00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:35,600
Speaker 3: Oh tweeted the night he gets brought to you by

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Speaker 3: Anthony Edwards. Basically he's doing a whole bunch of Minnesota tourism. Yeah, increasingness.

914
00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:45,120
Speaker 3: So our first tweet from Tweet of the Night comes

915
00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,120
Speaker 3: to us from Steve Russian, who mentions, bring you ass

916
00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:52,279
Speaker 3: dot Com takes you to the Minnesota tourism website the

917
00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:56,480
Speaker 3: Star of the North. Explore Minnesota dot com apparently comedian

918
00:41:56,560 --> 00:42:00,239
Speaker 3: and Wolves fan John Savat perched it, purchased bring You

919
00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:04,520
Speaker 3: Ass dot Com and then redirected it to Explore Minnesota's website.

920
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:08,399
Speaker 3: And I saw even Explore Minnesota has been telling people

921
00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,879
Speaker 3: to bring their ass all right to Minnesota. It's gotten

922
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Speaker 3: all over the place.

923
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Speaker 2: D D. F.

924
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Speaker 3: Baker did up there Welcome to Minnesota sign with a

925
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Speaker 3: little bring you Ass down at the bottom. And then

926
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Speaker 3: our friends over Breaking Tea they dropped a new Minnesota theme,

927
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Speaker 3: bring you Ass Tea that you can get by going

928
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Speaker 3: over to Breaking Tea dot com. You guys, ever been

929
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:28,520
Speaker 3: to Minnesota? Ever been to Minneapolis?

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Speaker 2: No?

931
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Speaker 1: I have not.

932
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Speaker 3: I would, I would. I would like to go to you.

933
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,680
Speaker 3: I assume I did. I wanted to for a wedding

934
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Speaker 3: once upon a time. Within five minutes of landing, walking

935
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Speaker 3: through the airport, I saw Michael Beasley. Oh yeah, he

936
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Speaker 3: was a wolf at one point in time. I think

937
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Speaker 3: we went to the Minnesota State Fair. They've got like

938
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Speaker 3: a legendary state fair. Really it was awesome, but just like.

939
00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:52,080
Speaker 1: In sure size of it or yeah, and.

940
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Speaker 3: The treats they will offer you. I remember we had.

941
00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,479
Speaker 3: The best thing we had was bucket of cookies pretty

942
00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:03,120
Speaker 3: self explained, just a straight up like I don't know,

943
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:08,680
Speaker 3: ten inches by diameter wise ten inches, it was a circle.

944
00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:10,880
Speaker 3: You're just walking around with a whole pail of cookies

945
00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:13,439
Speaker 3: for the whole day. It's great and last year until

946
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:14,920
Speaker 3: you get to the deep fried tent where you can

947
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,880
Speaker 3: get a deep fried anything. We had deep fried oreos.

948
00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:20,799
Speaker 3: I know what you're thinking, chocolate chip cookies into oreos. Yeah,

949
00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:23,239
Speaker 3: I did it. I'm crazy. That's what it's like at Minnesota.

950
00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:25,160
Speaker 3: I don't know what other stuff they got going on.

951
00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:28,080
Speaker 3: I think we set foot in the Mall of America

952
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,160
Speaker 3: for a second. They've got like an amusement park there.

953
00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:31,920
Speaker 1: Yeah, I was just about to ask you there. It

954
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:33,200
Speaker 1: looks like it's in Bloomington.

955
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:35,560
Speaker 3: I don't know how close Bloomington, but.

956
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Speaker 1: I'm sure it's pretty goody Okay, you like to go?

957
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:41,840
Speaker 1: Fly you there? With all this branding you got going.

958
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:43,960
Speaker 2: On right here, I'd love to go to Little Canada

959
00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:50,120
Speaker 2: for sure. Yes, I've heard some great Minnesota accents. Not

960
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:53,319
Speaker 2: from Minnesota, but people who journey out down here to

961
00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:55,600
Speaker 2: the South it feels like I'm talking to a Canadian

962
00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:59,240
Speaker 2: at times, So yeah, I'd love to go. It seems beautiful.

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00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,800
Speaker 1: My favorite part about the whole bring You Ass comment

964
00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,680
Speaker 1: from Anthony Edwards to Charles Barkley, who said he'd basically

965
00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:08,640
Speaker 1: never been to Minneapolis, was people then pointing out, hold on, Chuck,

966
00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:11,080
Speaker 1: weren't you just there for the Final four like five

967
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Speaker 1: years ago in twenty nineteen. I believe the Final Four

968
00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:16,719
Speaker 1: was in Minneapolis, and I think he was covering it

969
00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:20,880
Speaker 1: with you know, TBS and all that Auburn his team

970
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:23,360
Speaker 1: was like in the Final four. So oh yeah, I

971
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Speaker 1: guess he just forgot he was there.

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Speaker 2: I see a photo of him here, Yes, April six,

973
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Speaker 2: Banks Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretty sure that's Chuck and Minnison. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

974
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Speaker 2: he just last than twenty years.

975
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Speaker 1: He just forgets he was there. Thanks jesss Myers, and

976
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Speaker 1: you brought up that fantastic break Bring Your Ass shirt

977
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Speaker 1: that's available at Breaking Tea. We also because the people

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Speaker 1: wanted it. They wanted some No Dunks, Wolves and Mavericks

979
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Speaker 1: gear because we've got a lot of our No Dunks

980
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Speaker 1: logos sort of remixes for a bunch of the other teams.

981
00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:54,880
Speaker 1: We have the Pacers, we already have the Celtics. We

982
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Speaker 1: now have a Wolve shirt and a Maverick shirt. No Dunks.

983
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Speaker 1: That's gonna be going up basically right this second. I'm

984
00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:07,680
Speaker 1: getting emails from Jamie Matrum saying feel free to tease

985
00:45:07,719 --> 00:45:10,319
Speaker 1: on air. It's coming right up, he says. So by

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Speaker 1: the time you're listening to this, maybe even watching it

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Speaker 1: later on YouTube, go to Breaking Tea dot com and

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Speaker 1: search for those. You can go to No Dunks dot com.

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Speaker 1: They'll take you right to our page there on Breakingtea

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Speaker 1: dot Com. So Breaking Team, man, they move fast. The

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Speaker 1: people wanted it and we got it. They're nice looking

992
00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:29,600
Speaker 1: shirts too. Yeah, I know, all right. We'll call it there.

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00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,719
Speaker 1: Conference Finals previews again, let's hear from everybody out there.

994
00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:35,120
Speaker 1: I want to see your picks in the comments below,

995
00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:38,680
Speaker 1: your reasoning, what you're watching for, your X factors, obviously,

996
00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:41,760
Speaker 1: who's winning it and how many games? And also, please

997
00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:46,000
Speaker 1: somebody tell me your dream Finals matchup. Let me know

998
00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:48,200
Speaker 1: in the comments. We'll be back tomorrow breaking down Game

999
00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:51,680
Speaker 1: one of the Eastern Conference Finals and all the NBA news.

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Speaker 1: I think we have all defensive teams being named later

1001
00:45:55,640 --> 00:46:01,200
Speaker 1: this afternoon, we'll talk a little defense Deff. That's tomorrow

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Speaker 1: until Dan Clipper Brose.

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Speaker 3: You heard it here first. Have a great time, turn up.

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Speaker 3: Love you guys, awesome, thanks for joining us.

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00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:09,880
Speaker 2: And remember I know people out there don't like the

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00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:13,320
Speaker 2: banging of tables during our podcast, but it has been reduced.

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Speaker 2: It has been reduced greatly this season. I would say,

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Speaker 2: somebody do the stats. How many bangs there have been

1009
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:22,640
Speaker 2: months to months to month. It's reduced.

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00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:23,520
Speaker 1: It definitely got better.

1011
00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:24,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's reduced.

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Speaker 1: Brace the day, people,