WEBVTT - Quin Snyder out for the Jazz. What is Next?

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<v Speaker 1>So we knew Utah was on shaky ground. Right For

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<v Speaker 1>the last two years, they've been baded. They've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>things all the wrong way, the most fraudulent number one

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<v Speaker 1>seed in the NBA. They've had early exits that Denver,

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<v Speaker 1>they gave up a huge lead to the Clippers, just

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<v Speaker 1>a disastrous fashion. After disastrous fashion, their center from France

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<v Speaker 1>shut down the entire NBA because he wanted a cough

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<v Speaker 1>on every single random mic that he could find making

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<v Speaker 1>fun of I don't know, probably one of the worst

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<v Speaker 1>pandemics we've ever had in history. He didn't know that,

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<v Speaker 1>so that's fine. That leads to tension between him and

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell, and that has continued on and spiraled out

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<v Speaker 1>of control to the point where now we have new

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<v Speaker 1>ownership like d Wade coming in trying to assuage things,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to massage things between Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert,

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<v Speaker 1>which is not working because he only passes Rudy Gobert

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<v Speaker 1>the ball one time a game. Front office changes. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if we can cuss on this, don't know, don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know, not sure. Uh, And now it's

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<v Speaker 1>very obvious that things are officially officially off the rails

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<v Speaker 1>in Utah Utah Jazz news. There's news. WOJ bomb boom,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the bomb. This is the sound of the

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<v Speaker 1>WOJ bomb. Quinn Snyder, head coach of the Utah Jazz,

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<v Speaker 1>has decided to step down with two years left on

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<v Speaker 1>his two million dollars a year contract. That's very nice

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<v Speaker 1>of him to do because this is what he had

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<v Speaker 1>to say. I strongly feel that Utah needs a new

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<v Speaker 1>voice to continue to evolve. That's it. No philosophical differences,

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<v Speaker 1>no other reason. Just after eight years, I feel it's

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<v Speaker 1>time to move onward. I needed to take time to

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<v Speaker 1>detach after the season and make sure this was the

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<v Speaker 1>right decision. I don't know about y'all, but uh, it's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty generous of Quinn Snyder to decide to give up

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<v Speaker 1>four million dollars of money into his own bank account

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<v Speaker 1>for the good of the franchise because they need a

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<v Speaker 1>new voice to evolve. Absolute mench move. I've never seen

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<v Speaker 1>that one time before in my life where someone steps

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<v Speaker 1>away from the game, has no other intentions to coach

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<v Speaker 1>or do anything else. They just said, listen, like, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you guys need more than what I can provide

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<v Speaker 1>to you. So I'm gonna step away and let you

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<v Speaker 1>guys blossom alone. It's not you, it's me. It's not you,

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<v Speaker 1>it's me. Oh boy. For those of you who don't

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<v Speaker 1>know this, Donovan Mitchell and Quinn Snyder are very tight,

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<v Speaker 1>extremely tight. Mitchell decided to extend his contract for five

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<v Speaker 1>years because Quinn Snyder was there. That's a very large

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<v Speaker 1>reason that he decided to sign that deal. And now

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<v Speaker 1>he's probably not excited, can't be excited about his leader

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<v Speaker 1>leaving a sinkingly seemingly sinking ship. And then the background

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<v Speaker 1>before this, there was already a ton of speculation that

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan was already on the brink of forcing his way

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<v Speaker 1>out of Utah. So now that Quinn is out, I

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<v Speaker 1>wonder if anyone's checked in on Donovan Mitchell, See how

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<v Speaker 1>he's feeling about all this. See what it's he bitsy

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<v Speaker 1>spider went up the water spout. No, that's rude. Donovan

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<v Speaker 1>Mitchell is reportedly surprised and disappointed following Quinn Snyder's resignation

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<v Speaker 1>as the head coach of the Utah Jazz, sources told WOJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Sources also describe Mitchell as unsettled, unnerved, and wondering what

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<v Speaker 1>it means for the franchise's future. Have you, guys, ever

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<v Speaker 1>worked at a job where you have a manager who

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<v Speaker 1>may or may not have recruited you, but that's your

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<v Speaker 1>direct manager. And then all of a sudden he's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>need you to hop on a zoom call. He sends

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<v Speaker 1>you like a random Saturday afternoon calendar invite and he's

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<v Speaker 1>like and you're like, I wonder what this is. I

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<v Speaker 1>wonder what this is. And then he's this isn't good.

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<v Speaker 1>Either I'm in trouble or something weird's happening. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you get on the call on a random Monday and

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<v Speaker 1>he's like, hey, this is my last week and you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>wait hold on, and he's like, yeah, I got this

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<v Speaker 1>really great other opportunity has nothing to do with you, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on around here didn't play into it all.

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<v Speaker 1>Just feel like, you guys need a new voice, and

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<v Speaker 1>I need some time as well to step away to

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<v Speaker 1>some new things. And then you're like, I'm happy for you,

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<v Speaker 1>but what does this mean for me? I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>came here thinking that it was me and you with this.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there something about the business you don't know or

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<v Speaker 1>do you know that I don't know something that I

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<v Speaker 1>should know. Like, that's Donovan Mitchell right now, Donovan Mitchell.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone when his boss decides to leave two years left

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<v Speaker 1>in his contract. What wait? Why? Because we need a

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<v Speaker 1>new voice. I like this current voice. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>I was already thinking about dip setting. So now I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really fun because what if I don't like this new boss,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm starting to evaluate other options. You know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>Things are not going swimmingly in Utah. Obviously, the existing

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<v Speaker 1>tensions between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell apparently were refueled

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<v Speaker 1>during this playoffs when Gobert decided to bust toss Donovan

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<v Speaker 1>Mitchell at the end of the season. This is what

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<v Speaker 1>Rudy Gobert had to say about the quote unquote Utah Jazz,

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<v Speaker 1>which was, let's be honest, a ricochet shot at Donovan Mitchell,

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<v Speaker 1>A quote we all know I wish I had a

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<v Speaker 1>French accent. We all know that when playoffs come, we're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to just flip the switch and all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden communicate, all of a sudden be able to

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<v Speaker 1>stay in front of our man, all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 1>be able to rebound. I watched some of these other teams,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Sons of the Warriors, for example. Those guys

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<v Speaker 1>are a step ahead of us in terms of winning habits.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so funny. I feel like they take the game personally.

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<v Speaker 1>You can tell Devin Booker is playing his ass off defensively.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been watching him compared to like two years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys like that, they buy in. You can tell they

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<v Speaker 1>take pride in playing defense. They take pride in stopping

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<v Speaker 1>their man, doing whatever they can defensively to stop the

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<v Speaker 1>other team and be a part of a winning culture. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Rudy Gobert's not talking about himself because he's

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<v Speaker 1>already run one defensive Player of the Year twice. So

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<v Speaker 1>who must he be talking about. I don't know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell, who has become more and more a turnstile

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<v Speaker 1>for this Utah Jazz defense. Rudy bitching about Donovan Mitchell

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<v Speaker 1>not playing defense when actually, in all factual basis of

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<v Speaker 1>the Clipper series that they ended up getting bounced from

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<v Speaker 1>was because of him, Like he wasn't able to rotate

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<v Speaker 1>out into the perimeter. But that's a story for another day.

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<v Speaker 1>All that means is that the tensions aren't getting any cooler,

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<v Speaker 1>things aren't getting any better. Apparently Spider was furious about

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<v Speaker 1>that he has all the power in Utah. His camp

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<v Speaker 1>basically is in charge right below ownership him and Danny Ainge.

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<v Speaker 1>His camp and Danny Age are basically on the same level,

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<v Speaker 1>And sources say Donovan Mitchell was fucking furious. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>of course he told Tim McMahon that Go Bear violated

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<v Speaker 1>locker room protocols by publicly pointing a finger at his teammate. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean this isn't Kobe and Shack. Folks like, there's

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<v Speaker 1>no on court success to keep this thing afloat. So

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<v Speaker 1>now Quinn Snyder's probably off to I don't know, like

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<v Speaker 1>Bali to do some eat prey love or something like

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<v Speaker 1>get clean, go at the go to the Hoffmann Institute

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<v Speaker 1>in the Bay Area, start doing some inner child work.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what he's up to. While the Jazz

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<v Speaker 1>are simultaneously imploding. Rumors are Jazz are now going to

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<v Speaker 1>fill their head coaching position fast candidate number one because

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<v Speaker 1>I love this stuff. Candidate number one Terry Starts, former

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<v Speaker 1>Portland Trail Lazers head coach, apparently friends with Quinn Snyder

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<v Speaker 1>actually came in to a practice at Snyder's invite early

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<v Speaker 1>this season to quote unquote observe games and practices for

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<v Speaker 1>a week. It's like when my boss has another person

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<v Speaker 1>who's like in our zoom meeting, I'm like, who's that?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's that? He's like, oh no, this is just Brandon.

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon's just integrating and he's just wanting to learn a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of things. It's like, is Brandon gonna be doing

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<v Speaker 1>your job at some point? What's happening here? Who are you? Interloper?

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<v Speaker 1>What's happy? Seems like seems like a wise excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me. I need to know more information. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with all these new people around while there's while

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the little dog engulfed in flames, like everything's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be fine. Also, also, it seems like a pretty wise

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<v Speaker 1>decision to recruit Terry Stotts to run this franchise and

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<v Speaker 1>this team, considering he was fired for his team not

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<v Speaker 1>playing defense. Uh so to go to a team that

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<v Speaker 1>struggles with playing defense feels like a perfect fit to me.

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<v Speaker 1>But hey, you look at him. Just take a look

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<v Speaker 1>at him. If you're listening on the Odyssey app right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just do a quick little Google search on your

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<v Speaker 1>alternate screen to Terry Stotts if you don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>he looks like. He fix all the boxes for Provo

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<v Speaker 1>Utah like. He just fits it right down to the tee.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the kind of guy one hundred percent. I love

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Stotts. Nice guy, one hundred percent, the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who thinks. Uh. He's like, yeah, I did

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<v Speaker 1>something crazy tonight and you're like, what'd you do? I

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<v Speaker 1>ordered I ordered medium salsa tonight instead of the mild

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<v Speaker 1>And you're like, oh, really, I thought you were gonna

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<v Speaker 1>say something. Is like, you're sitting in the Uber and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, hey, that's a Do you see that sign

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<v Speaker 1>on that cab right now? He says that's a Kink

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<v Speaker 1>cab and he goes a what a what? Never forget?

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<v Speaker 1>Never forget this because Portland Trailblazer fans do. The Blazers

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<v Speaker 1>have the worst defense in all of basketball in a

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<v Speaker 1>year that had statistically the worst defensive year in NBA history. So,

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<v Speaker 1>by the power of deduction, Terry starts his team last

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<v Speaker 1>year before he was fired, had the worst defense in

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<v Speaker 1>NBA history, and now he's possibly gonna take over a

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<v Speaker 1>team that already struggles with defensive assignments and schemes like

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna come in and fix Donovan Mitchell being basically

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<v Speaker 1>what I don't know, Damian Lillard is what if anyone

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<v Speaker 1>is lit from Utah is listening, which I'm sure they're not,

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<v Speaker 1>do not hire Terry Stotts, do not do not. Another

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<v Speaker 1>name being kicked around is David Fizdale, which I actually

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<v Speaker 1>like that idea. He loves defense, that GrITT and grind

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<v Speaker 1>Memphis team that he had. Not only is he tight

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<v Speaker 1>with Donovan Mitchell, but he worked for a long time

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami with Dwayne Wade, minority owner of the Utah Jazz,

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<v Speaker 1>who I think is gonna be pulling a lot more strings.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently he's been unhappy with the way that Utah has

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<v Speaker 1>done their job. Gonna need that in order for the

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<v Speaker 1>Jazz to free attack track free agents to a place honestly, like,

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<v Speaker 1>this place is so bad, this place is so uptight.

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<v Speaker 1>Utah doesn't even they're limiting the amount of coffee shops

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<v Speaker 1>in Utah because caffeine is such a sin and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a like, well, what do you think free agents are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do in Utah. If they can't even order a

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<v Speaker 1>medium latte like that's as hot as it gets there,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be tough. Mark Stein is also reporting that

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Ainge get this, guys, get this. Danny Ainge has

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<v Speaker 1>his eyes on drum roll please, drum roll please? Yes, sir, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>sir Brad Steves what Yes? I love this idea so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Hire a guy who couldn't win with two all stars

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<v Speaker 1>to the point that you had to break them up

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<v Speaker 1>almost that that was getting batted around to running a

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<v Speaker 1>team with two all stars who can't stand each other?

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<v Speaker 1>What could go wrong? What could go wrong in a

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<v Speaker 1>place with almost no venues for those two stars to

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<v Speaker 1>let off steam when the tensions get high With one

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<v Speaker 1>of the worst, most volatile, most hostile fan bases in

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<v Speaker 1>all of the NBA, Trader Danny and Brad, obviously they're

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<v Speaker 1>a match in heaven. Pretty sure, Pretty sure because Danny Ainge,

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<v Speaker 1>for those who don't know, is Mormon, Utah Mormon state.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's like where they all go besides a Mesa, Arizona.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't go if you like warm climate and your

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<v Speaker 1>Mormon you go to Mesa if you're okay with Cole

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<v Speaker 1>you go to Utah. So if you did a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three and meters on Brad Stevens, I'm pretty sure you

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<v Speaker 1>would see that he was genetically a Utah and like

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<v Speaker 1>he's genetically from Utah. As for Donovan Mitchell, like, truthfully,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's gone. Like I think he's gone. Why

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<v Speaker 1>would he stay? You think about this guy? He's from

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<v Speaker 1>New York, he plays basketball in college at Louisville, which

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<v Speaker 1>I just heard has like four restaurants and no black people.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he ends up going from Louisville to Utah,

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<v Speaker 1>which has like four restaurants and no black people. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to get the hell out of there. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to see some things. I want to see the world.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be like Jasmine on the Aladdin rug, like,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody show me things. CJ. McCollum actually went on First

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<v Speaker 1>Take today the MVPA president, I want to to get

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<v Speaker 1>the clip for you guys, but ESPN found a way

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<v Speaker 1>to get rid of it because it could have been

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<v Speaker 1>seen as tampering. They asked CJ. McCollum whether he thought

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell would want out of New York, and what

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<v Speaker 1>he answered was, because I've got great memory and I

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<v Speaker 1>just listened to it was basically Donovan Mitchell first and foremost.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say Utah is a great place to

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<v Speaker 1>play basketball. And I hope that Donovan Mitchell does and

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<v Speaker 1>continues to do whatever makes him happy. And I hope

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<v Speaker 1>that Rudy Gobert continues to do whatever makes him happy

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<v Speaker 1>as well. And that was his entire statement. He was

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<v Speaker 1>not going to say anything more than that. He was

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get caught up, which I think is smart.

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<v Speaker 1>And then First Take deleted it. So Donovan Mitchell has

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<v Speaker 1>been linked to the Knicks and to the Heat, which

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<v Speaker 1>is really interesting considering pat Riley just said something that

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<v Speaker 1>I think really ties things in. This is what pat

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<v Speaker 1>Riley said. I think we're seeing this in the league

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<v Speaker 1>where if you want to win a championship and you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be a starter, you really have to become

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<v Speaker 1>a two way player today. What excuse me, because that

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<v Speaker 1>really shows me something. It shows me something that won.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be honest. Let's be honest. Now, Tyler Heroes not

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<v Speaker 1>going to get the bag. That's the direct shot at

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<v Speaker 1>Tyler hero Like, absolutely not going to be a starter

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<v Speaker 1>for Miami, not gonna get the Max money for Miami

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<v Speaker 1>because this man doesn't play defense to the point where

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<v Speaker 1>he was a liability in the series against Boston, and

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<v Speaker 1>Tyler Herro has said he wants to be a starter

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami. But Nick Fodell noted that Riley's words are

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<v Speaker 1>more important than ever in a broader scope for the league,

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<v Speaker 1>because if you have a team of one way players,

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<v Speaker 1>you aren't going to win. So what does that mean,

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<v Speaker 1>right besides Tyler Herro not getting the max to come

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench and him not probably being in Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>In regards to Spider, well, like we know what Rudy

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<v Speaker 1>Gobert said about him, He's not a two way player

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<v Speaker 1>right now. He's basically become a turnstile. So they're either

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<v Speaker 1>not going to go after Donovan Mitchell, which has been

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<v Speaker 1>the rumor, or they somehow think that they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>turn Donovan Mitchell in to Drew Holliday, which I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>so sure about it. I love pat Riley, He's a

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<v Speaker 1>smart guy. I talked to Nick Nurse about Donovan Mitchell's defense.

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<v Speaker 1>He said he does play defense, and I said when

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<v Speaker 1>he did, And he's not responding. He's not responded, He's

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<v Speaker 1>not responded to that message. Lots of things to watch

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<v Speaker 1>for in free agency in Utah, but I think truthfully

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<v Speaker 1>it's headed for a complete teardown and a complete rebuild