WEBVTT - The Possible Secret About San Antonio

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<v Speaker 3>No organization seen as more first class than.

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<v Speaker 2>The San Antonio Spurs.

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<v Speaker 3>They are held up as one of the best organizations

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<v Speaker 3>in the league in terms of talent evaluation, in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of development, in terms of coaching, in terms of success.

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<v Speaker 3>There are more head coaches in the NBA right now

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<v Speaker 3>that come from the Greg Popovich tree than anyone else

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<v Speaker 3>in the league. They are the gold standard of pop

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<v Speaker 3>r c Buford. First class organization exactly the words that

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<v Speaker 3>de Jontay Murray once used to describe the team when

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<v Speaker 3>he was traded to the Hawks last week.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was last week. That's why and that's

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<v Speaker 2>what makes.

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<v Speaker 3>This new news so bizarre. So we know this is

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<v Speaker 3>what we know if you're paying attention. Spurs are currently

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<v Speaker 3>in tank mode. We know this why every piece that

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<v Speaker 3>they had on their team that was of any value

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<v Speaker 3>they've moved off of. They've gotten away from LaMarcus Aldridge,

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<v Speaker 3>they got rid of DeMar Derosen, they got rid of

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<v Speaker 3>Derek White, they got rid of de Jon sat Murray,

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<v Speaker 3>they got rid of Lonnie Walker, all in the span

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<v Speaker 3>of a little more than a year.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not for no reason.

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<v Speaker 3>They are tanking for a guy named Victor Wambayana Wamba

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<v Speaker 3>wem Banana, wem Banyama.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it.

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<v Speaker 3>Seven to five, Kid out of Paris plays like knowing

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<v Speaker 3>you've ever seen, and they want So that's fair. And

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<v Speaker 3>they're probably going to be rebuilding for a minute because

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<v Speaker 3>they're getting a lot of first first round draft picks

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<v Speaker 3>and they're trading off these pieces. So the final shoot

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<v Speaker 3>to drop where we knew they were tanking for real,

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<v Speaker 3>for real was Dejonte. Many people thought, oh, even if

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<v Speaker 3>they're rebuilding, they'll build around de Jonte. He's like the

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<v Speaker 3>SGA for Oklahoma City. Wrong, that's wrong. This is when

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<v Speaker 3>we know that's their plan. No, we're not maxing out

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<v Speaker 3>de jontey. He's on a totally different timeline than Victor

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<v Speaker 3>wamba Yama. There's no reason and they know this. There's

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<v Speaker 3>more team should know this. There's no reason to be

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<v Speaker 3>a ten seat in the West. There's no reason to

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<v Speaker 3>be a ten seat in the East. You should either

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<v Speaker 3>be the bottom or you should be striving for the top.

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<v Speaker 2>In the middle area, you're just.

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<v Speaker 3>Getting like the tenth or eleventh pick in the draft,

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<v Speaker 3>which is probably no. One very good, and you're just

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<v Speaker 3>in the land of mediocrity. You might as well go

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<v Speaker 3>full rebuild at that point, which is what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Tank for a high draft pick, sell your assets off

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<v Speaker 3>for future draft capital, which you can either package for

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<v Speaker 3>a star or someone who you think is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be a star, and then figure out a way to

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<v Speaker 3>get back to the pinnacle.

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<v Speaker 2>So everything seemed fine.

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<v Speaker 3>Dejonte seem fine with it. He said many nice things.

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<v Speaker 3>He said he was elated to be playing with Tray Young,

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<v Speaker 3>that they wanted to play with one another, he wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to play in Atlanta, who is currently in win now mode,

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<v Speaker 3>and that he loved his time in San Antonio and

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<v Speaker 3>a story, right, No, not in a story curiously, in

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<v Speaker 3>what initially seemed at first glance like a departure from

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<v Speaker 3>tank mode, the San Antonio Spurs signed Caldon Johnson, a

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<v Speaker 3>twenty two year old player that casual fans probably have

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<v Speaker 3>no idea who he is, to a four year, seventy

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<v Speaker 3>four million dollar deal, a very big deal, and a

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<v Speaker 3>deal similar to de Jontay Murray's original deal, a deal

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<v Speaker 3>that would signify to those who weren't paying attention that

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<v Speaker 3>maybe Caldon Johnson was the future of the Spurs, and

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<v Speaker 3>maybe they were using him as their new de jon Taymurray,

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<v Speaker 3>their new centerpiece to what they were building.

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<v Speaker 2>Younger, cheaper, and an Olympian.

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<v Speaker 3>But dumb fans can't peep that this is what's not

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<v Speaker 3>happening in San Antonio. They have decided to structure his

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<v Speaker 3>deal to make him another trade piece.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, So this troll.

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<v Speaker 3>Said, try to get under Dejontay Murray's skin on ig

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<v Speaker 3>and it worked. He said, bye bye fly, little birdie,

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<v Speaker 3>good luck getting to the second round.

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<v Speaker 2>At least we got picks.

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<v Speaker 3>And we're building around Keldon. Dejonte decided, fuck taking the

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<v Speaker 3>high road, I'm gonna pop back. I'm going to air

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<v Speaker 3>out what's going on in San Antonio. I'm gonna take

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<v Speaker 3>back everything I ever said nice about this team. He said,

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<v Speaker 3>the way that system is set up, you're gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>losing for the next fifteen years. It's a problem bigger

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<v Speaker 3>than basketball. Then when another fan said that he would

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<v Speaker 3>regret leaving like Kawhi, he responded with four laughing emojis

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<v Speaker 3>and said, you're mad lmao, followed by a clown emoji.

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<v Speaker 3>A problem bigger than basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>Sheesh. I did a little.

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<v Speaker 3>Digging, and I'll give you my thoughts in a second,

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<v Speaker 3>but I want to talk really quickly about this Keldon

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<v Speaker 3>Johnson deal and why de Jontay Murray should not feel

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<v Speaker 3>salty about Calden getting this money right now. Caldon's seventy

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<v Speaker 3>four million dollar contract is set up where he's paid

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<v Speaker 3>less and less money over time, so the back end

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<v Speaker 3>of his contract is actually cheaper than what he's getting

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<v Speaker 3>right now. So Keldon will be significantly underpaid in years

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<v Speaker 3>three and four compared to what the market will be. Specifically,

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<v Speaker 3>considering that we're going to get a new CBA agreement

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<v Speaker 3>with larger salary casts and a seventeen million dollar player

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<v Speaker 3>is probably going to be some guy that's basically a

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<v Speaker 3>two AG league guy. People are gonna get getting paid

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<v Speaker 3>like ninety million dollars a year, So seventeen in the

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<v Speaker 3>Kelvin Johnson schemes of things pretty ideal. So now they

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<v Speaker 3>have control over Calvin Johnson for another four years, and

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<v Speaker 3>they'll most likely trade them in three years time for

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<v Speaker 3>three future firsts, just like they did Jonte So of

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<v Speaker 3>course in this day and age. De Jon taytmurray then

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<v Speaker 3>deleted his comments screencaps will live forever. He then clarified

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<v Speaker 3>his statement a few hours later by tweeting, you have

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<v Speaker 3>no clue how deeply I love the fans and we'll

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<v Speaker 3>do whatever for real fans. Me saying what I said

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<v Speaker 3>had nothing to do with the fans. All that inside shit,

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<v Speaker 3>fake though, for real, for real. So he's like, Yo,

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<v Speaker 3>all that stuff I said about san Antonio, I still

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<v Speaker 3>stand by that shit. They are whack problems bigger than basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>They're gonna be terrible for fifteen years. Probably the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>sorry not sorry tweet I've seen in the long ass time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I meant everything I said about san Antonio. That organization sucks.

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<v Speaker 3>They're really the worst team to play for period, for real,

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<v Speaker 3>for real, and you can tell he the for real

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<v Speaker 3>for real is what got me right. The second for

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<v Speaker 3>real was when I was like, maybe he's really for real,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, maybe maybe something's going on there.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I need to make a couple of calls.

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<v Speaker 3>So I did a couple of Little Big Jay journaling

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<v Speaker 3>what I gather. Maybe it's not all hearts and rainbows

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<v Speaker 3>in San Antonio. Question is when is Pop gonna retire?

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<v Speaker 3>No one knows. I asked multiple people at in at

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<v Speaker 3>Summer League, and I was like, hey, do you guys

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<v Speaker 3>know if Pop's retiring anytime soon? Because it doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 3>like he would want to stick around for a full rebuild.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a million and some people said yes about he

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<v Speaker 3>literally looks like he created the constitution, like plus lived

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<v Speaker 3>when the dinosaurs did. And it's like he's got one

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<v Speaker 3>foot in, he's got another foot watching Slovenian tape for

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<v Speaker 3>the next Olympics. You know, he's kind of checked out

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<v Speaker 3>and doesn't even matter if he's coaching this team. We're

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<v Speaker 3>trying to lose games. I don't need to coach. It's

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<v Speaker 3>kind of a perfect time to be a coach.

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<v Speaker 2>In the NBA.

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<v Speaker 3>Literally just chill, tell them nothing, teach them nothing, let

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<v Speaker 3>them do whatever they want.

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<v Speaker 2>Becky Hammond dipped. She's like, I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 3>Anymore for this founding father to dip off into the sunset.

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<v Speaker 3>And on top of that, another thing that I've heard

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<v Speaker 3>another word that was used to describe this franchise and

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<v Speaker 3>the culture was militant. Yes, militant. I don't know that

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<v Speaker 3>a young kid like the Jantet Murray would particularly resonate

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<v Speaker 3>with a militant culture. Greg Popovich, like coach K former

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<v Speaker 3>military guy, runs a very tight ship. We're talking curfews

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<v Speaker 3>on the road where you're not seeing anyone but your

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<v Speaker 3>team on the road, that's enforced, curfews for grown men,

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<v Speaker 3>more strictly enforced than it was at the Walt Disney bubble.

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<v Speaker 3>So practices that feel like top gun Maverick, Like you

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<v Speaker 3>got the big, wide open room with desks and somebody

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<v Speaker 3>up there and making sure you're locked and loaded all

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<v Speaker 3>the way in.

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<v Speaker 2>No talking on the team bus on the way to games.

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<v Speaker 2>Things I can't even believe.

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<v Speaker 3>Things that I had to shake my head and say,

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<v Speaker 3>am I being fed a load of shit?

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<v Speaker 1>Here?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's all good and fine when you're winning championships,

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<v Speaker 3>but the they haven't won a championship since twenty fourteen.

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<v Speaker 3>Strict rules hit a little different when you're in the

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<v Speaker 3>playing tournament, you know what I'm saying, Like it's all

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<v Speaker 3>good when you got champagne and goggles and everybody's eating

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<v Speaker 3>steak and drinking wine and sharing personal stories to make

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<v Speaker 3>you cry, and like Greg Papovitch's.

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<v Speaker 2>Giving you hugs. No, this is not that anymore. So

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you what.

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<v Speaker 3>Twenty twenty three projected number one overall pick Victor Wanbayama one.

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<v Speaker 3>Number one, they better fucking get them, and number two

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<v Speaker 3>you better be the second coming Michael Jordan, because de

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<v Speaker 3>Jontay Murray might be right.

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<v Speaker 2>The Spurs might.

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<v Speaker 3>Be in a fifteen year losing drought and just rebuild

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<v Speaker 3>after rebuild after rebuild, with Pop collecting checks that he

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<v Speaker 3>maybe shouldn't even cash. Like his name is Steve Nash.

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<v Speaker 2>It's losing time.

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<v Speaker 1>H m hmm