WEBVTT - Roy Hibbert Previews Pacers Knicks East Semifinal Series

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into NBA Polster production of iHeartRadio in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Sarah Kustak, NBA analyst for the Yes Network, and

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<v Speaker 1>today is Monday, May sixth, and we have got a

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<v Speaker 1>very special guest, Roy Hibbert. Roy, I'm going to begin

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<v Speaker 1>with someone that I can call a colleague, a wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>human being, but also an incredible basketball career that you

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<v Speaker 1>have had. A nine year NBA veteran. You spent seven

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<v Speaker 1>of those seasons with the Indiana Pacers, A two time

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<v Speaker 1>All Star, you were the seventeenth overall pickback in two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and eight. And in the broadcasting world, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>I get to say is say colleague because incredible analyst

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<v Speaker 1>to this point, But where I want you to get

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<v Speaker 1>into is is get those shoes back on back when

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<v Speaker 1>you were a player. We are set and ready to

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<v Speaker 1>go for what has already been a really fun postseason

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<v Speaker 1>here that we've seen now entering the second round, and

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<v Speaker 1>one of the great old time rivalries that we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the course of the postseason has been New York

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<v Speaker 1>Knicks and Indiana Pacers. You go back to ninety four,

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five, ninety nine, and most recently the last time

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<v Speaker 1>these two franchises have faced off in the playoffs has

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<v Speaker 1>been back in twenty thirteen, and that is when you

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<v Speaker 1>and your Indiana Pacers defeated the Knicks in a four

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<v Speaker 1>to two series win Game six. Everyone remembers that block

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<v Speaker 1>that you had on Carmelo Anthony twenty one points, five blocks,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve rebounds you balled out to help the Pacers win.

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<v Speaker 1>But more than anything, it wants you just to get

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<v Speaker 1>into what that series was like you twice went to

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<v Speaker 1>the Eastern Conference Finals, but in that year, with that matchup,

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<v Speaker 1>with that rivalry, take us into just how those emotions,

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<v Speaker 1>the experience, the atmosphere, everything that goes into those two

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<v Speaker 1>iconic franchises playing one another in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, obviously New York is such a big market and

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<v Speaker 2>always a lot of pressure when you go play in

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<v Speaker 2>MSG and everything. But I see like the two teams

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<v Speaker 2>are comparable. They have, you know, a very good superstar

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<v Speaker 2>obviously in Brunson, who is a left you can score

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<v Speaker 2>you know, youah with forty one points on you know,

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen to twenty seven shooting the last close out game

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<v Speaker 2>versus the seventy six ers. So it's kind of reminiscence

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<v Speaker 2>kind of to like Mellow his scoring nobility and everything

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<v Speaker 2>like that. I do feel that this next team is

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more locked in defensively than that team

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<v Speaker 2>before that I played against. But the atmosphere. Atmosphere is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be crazy, msg like the fans. I remember

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<v Speaker 2>Spike Lee was always chirping in my ear court side

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<v Speaker 2>during the playoffs and stuff. So hopefully he can make

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<v Speaker 2>it to Indiana and see if he'll still be chirping again.

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<v Speaker 1>Will you make it to any of these games?

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<v Speaker 2>So I was invited by the Pacers last night to

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<v Speaker 2>come out. I'm trying to I'm coming out on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to rev up the crowd, try to do

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<v Speaker 2>my part to, you know, get the crowd ready to

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<v Speaker 2>cheer on the Pacers.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait. I can't wait to see that, to

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<v Speaker 1>watch that, to witness that you mentioned Jalen Brunson and

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<v Speaker 1>he and the Knicks had a hard fought series against

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<v Speaker 1>the Philadelphia seventy six ers. You look at this Indiana

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers team knocked off a undermanned Bucks team that had

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<v Speaker 1>played without Giannisidava Kumpo throughout the course of it. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's also such an interesting style or interesting matchup of

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<v Speaker 1>different styles and contrasting styles, and the pace want to

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<v Speaker 1>the pace, the pace literally the pace the Pacers want

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<v Speaker 1>to play at offensively, the amount of weapons they have

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<v Speaker 1>with Tyrese Halliburton. And then you look on the next

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<v Speaker 1>side of things much more of a grinded out team

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<v Speaker 1>with Tom Thibodeau and the way they play and the

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<v Speaker 1>control and organization that Jalen Brunson has shown. What's impressed

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<v Speaker 1>to you this season about the Pacers, about Tyrese Halliburton

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<v Speaker 1>in just how Rick Carlisle has him playing, has been

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<v Speaker 1>playing in the piece of surrounding the player that Halliburton

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<v Speaker 1>has been.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, well, first I just want to talk about like Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, sometimes I watch the Pacers, I'll see that

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<v Speaker 2>they'll give up something offensively at the rim, which to me,

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<v Speaker 2>like it grinds my gear. But I have to shift

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<v Speaker 2>to know that the way how their team is constructed,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, defense isn't you know, let's say, at the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the top of the list. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the thing for them is like to get the ball out,

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<v Speaker 2>get it to Halliburton, let him play free. He gets

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<v Speaker 2>up and down the court. I feel like The thing

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<v Speaker 2>that he does well is distributes the ball early and

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<v Speaker 2>often you know, attack downhill. He brings a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>attention and you can kick it back up to Miles

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<v Speaker 2>Turner for the three. I feel like that is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be key at the beginning of the game at

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<v Speaker 2>least to like, you know, fast paced. Let Miles be

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<v Speaker 2>able to say, at the top of the key, get

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<v Speaker 2>those open threes. Now they're going to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, have to worry about Halliburton and that

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<v Speaker 2>top of the key three. Now he can attack the

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<v Speaker 2>basket throughout the game. And one key I really like

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<v Speaker 2>is and I'm all over the place if you need

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<v Speaker 2>to ring me and let me know. But Pascal Siakam,

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<v Speaker 2>what he does well is like throughout the game you

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<v Speaker 2>play with pace, but then also you can slow it

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<v Speaker 2>down and throw it to him in the post and

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<v Speaker 2>like he's on that left block, he catches it off

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<v Speaker 2>the block. He'll work middle term, baseline, spin, fade away

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<v Speaker 2>and hit some real tough shots. So they have like

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<v Speaker 2>a one to two punch. And I think that with

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<v Speaker 2>the lack of a big man like Brook Lopez who

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<v Speaker 2>can spread the floor on offense and then also score

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<v Speaker 2>in the paint will kind of lighten the load. I

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<v Speaker 2>think for Turner to be a little bit more free

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<v Speaker 2>because he doesn't have to worry about, you know, say

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<v Speaker 2>like a Brook. And I'm not sure I answered your question,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's just goes through my mind when I think

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<v Speaker 2>about the Pacers.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and you said something that is really fascinating. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious how you view it. Just what grinds you about

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<v Speaker 1>maybe some shots at the rim, or you know, lack

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<v Speaker 1>of a presence in the post, or just the changing

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<v Speaker 1>Like what has been your view of the evolution of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. How's it changed with the Bigs? And I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's been some variance to it, But how have

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<v Speaker 1>you watched the game and the game that you played

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<v Speaker 1>changed throughout the course, just really across the league and

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<v Speaker 1>in particular now what we're seeing this postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, like I said, I used to really want

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<v Speaker 2>to see defense be key, but like you look at

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<v Speaker 2>the depor Nuggets last year, Joker is not going to

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<v Speaker 2>block shots at the rim. More than likely he would

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<v Speaker 2>rather give up a layup at the rim, imbounded and

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<v Speaker 2>then chucked that thing down there for Aaron Gordon for

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<v Speaker 2>a dunk. So it's a tradeoff, you know, and like

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<v Speaker 2>when my team when we played, we were kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like a grinded up team, slower Paul PG and Lancy

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<v Speaker 2>in the fast break. We let them do their thing

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<v Speaker 2>and then eventually the slow guys like myself and the

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<v Speaker 2>David West would get down the court. But like a

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<v Speaker 2>switch is flipped and it's more faster paced. And it

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<v Speaker 2>depends on roster construction. Why focus on defense when your

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<v Speaker 2>roster is focused on it has been made to get

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<v Speaker 2>up and down the court, create more opportunities, be quicker

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<v Speaker 2>and faster. So it's something that I had to be

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<v Speaker 2>okay with and I'm totally okay with. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, you know, you get one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four to one thirty games and stuff like that. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>for me, that was a disappointment to let a team

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<v Speaker 2>score that much. But at the same time, things change

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<v Speaker 2>and you have to be okay with it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and reminiscent you bring up names like David West.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, Paul George, a lot of questions will surround

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<v Speaker 1>what decisions he makes this offseason. But when you think

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<v Speaker 1>about that series, for you, the series that you guys

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<v Speaker 1>go six games against this next team, is there any memories,

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<v Speaker 1>any moments, anything from it that stand out most to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I remember Frank Vogel told myself and Paul George,

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<v Speaker 2>whenever Lebron, let's say Lebron, whenever Mello gets subs out

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<v Speaker 2>the game, you guys come out the game. Whenever Melow

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<v Speaker 2>you see him getting up off the bench, whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>a minute after you sit down or you know, a quarter,

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<v Speaker 2>you get right back up and you get in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was just like, that's pretty nice. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>usually have to wait for coach to sub me in.

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<v Speaker 2>But we knew how important it was to defend Mellow,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I always said Paul to this day, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>takes on the challenge of playing both ends of the court.

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<v Speaker 2>Offensively gifted, leading the team, but defensively wants to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go out there and defend at a high level. And

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<v Speaker 2>I said, I'm jumping all over the place. But Anthony

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<v Speaker 2>Edwards reminds me of a player like that, a young

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<v Speaker 2>player who wants to guard the best player on the

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<v Speaker 2>other team. But then also we'll give it to you

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<v Speaker 2>on offense. So I feel like this, this this playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>has just been a changing of the guard. But so

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<v Speaker 2>exciting to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been. I'm glad you brought up Anthony Edwards

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<v Speaker 1>because we're going to take a break shortly and get

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<v Speaker 1>to that series with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets,

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<v Speaker 1>and just how much fun the game one was, as

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have an opportunity to watch that again tonight. But

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<v Speaker 1>last thing on this Knicks Pacer series? Is there one

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<v Speaker 1>thing that you're looking for as we have game here

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<v Speaker 1>tonight taking place at seven thirty pm Eastern with the

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers visiting the Knicks at the Garden, is there there

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<v Speaker 1>one thing, whether tonight or through the course of the series,

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<v Speaker 1>that you're really going to be keeping an eye on.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, maybe not tonight because the teams have had so

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<v Speaker 2>much rest. I talked a lot about the Pacers, but

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<v Speaker 2>I want to give the Knicks opportunity for me to

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<v Speaker 2>show them some love. They played very hard, led by

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<v Speaker 2>a good group of young core the Vincenzo Hart Brunson.

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<v Speaker 2>But for me, the biggest thing that could be a

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<v Speaker 2>detriment to them is the fact that you look at

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<v Speaker 2>this game, the last game against the Knicks versus the

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<v Speaker 2>seventy six ers, only seven players played, and let's say

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<v Speaker 2>Robinson played eighteen minutes, he had two points, and then

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<v Speaker 2>McBride played nine minutes and he only had three points.

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<v Speaker 2>So to me, the bench and I just I know,

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<v Speaker 2>I actually I did NBA TV last week in or

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<v Speaker 2>week or two ago with Carlos Boozer. You're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>how you know, what's his name, the Knicks coach. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>having a brain fart. He just guys up and down.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. Richard Hamilton said that, you know, she's shaved

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<v Speaker 2>off a couple of years out of his career just

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<v Speaker 2>by how tough and how defensive minded. Uh, the Thibodeau is.

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<v Speaker 2>So for me, I want to watch that the bench

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<v Speaker 2>scoring and how tired the Knicks could potentially be around

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<v Speaker 2>game three, game four. How much do they have in

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<v Speaker 2>the tank, you know, because the pacers, you know, while

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<v Speaker 2>they may not go deep into their bench, they have

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<v Speaker 2>you know, t J McCollough had twenty points, ll be

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<v Speaker 2>topping that twenty one points off the bench, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you know a slew of other players had like single digits,

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<v Speaker 2>but they sprinkled them in a little bit more. So.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just saying to watch the h the fatigue

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<v Speaker 2>and how many players are playing throughout the series for

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<v Speaker 2>the Knicks.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's going to be very interesting to see that

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<v Speaker 1>and how that factors in. I'm also really interested to

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<v Speaker 1>see just in terms of rebounding and what the Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>were able to do as esecially in that first round

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<v Speaker 1>series against the seventy six ers and the offensive glass

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<v Speaker 1>in crashing in. For as much as the Pacers want

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<v Speaker 1>to run, want to leak out, you got to get stops.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta get rebounds in order to do that. So

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<v Speaker 1>it is it is certain to be fun. I cannot

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<v Speaker 1>wait to watch you hype up the crowd once it

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<v Speaker 1>does return back to Indiana. But in the meantime, it

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<v Speaker 1>begins at the Garden tonight seven thirty pm Eastern on TNT.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to take a quick break and get to

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<v Speaker 1>the late game tonight as a Minnesota Timberwolves will face

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<v Speaker 1>the Denver Nuggets in Denver, up one OHO in the series.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to NBA, Paul Sarah Kustak joined by the

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<v Speaker 1>great Roy Hibbert, a two time All Star, seven years

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<v Speaker 1>with the Pacers. As you began your career in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>nine years in the association, and now you are a

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<v Speaker 1>part of the broadcasting crew, the fraternity that you have

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<v Speaker 1>here in calling and seeing and watching and breaking down

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<v Speaker 1>NBA games, college games, all of that sort. Let's get

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<v Speaker 1>to the game tonight at ten pm Eastern on TNT.

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<v Speaker 1>You got the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Denver Nuggets, and

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<v Speaker 1>game one Saturday was extraordinary. That was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most fun experiences throughout the course of this postseason. We've

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of bangers and a lot of big

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<v Speaker 1>time games, but it was so much fun to watch

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<v Speaker 1>this Nuggets team, the defending champs and the up and

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<v Speaker 1>coming I don't know what you want to call in

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota Timberwolves led by Anthony Edwards, who is just continuing

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<v Speaker 1>to thrive and grow and evolve before our eyes in

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<v Speaker 1>such an extraordinary way. What stood out to you about

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<v Speaker 1>the play? I know you mentioned this not just of

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<v Speaker 1>the Timberwolves and not just of the Nuggets, but of

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Edwards and what we're seeing him become at this

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<v Speaker 1>early stage of his career.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, everybody online talks about the comparisons to Michael

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, just the manner, hysms and everything, but

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<v Speaker 2>he has some dog in him and I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>In a in an age where guys are giving out,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, swapping jerseys at the end of the games.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, sometimes I like to see a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of bark from those dogs out there. And he's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>leading the charge, and he knows when to go out

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<v Speaker 2>there and score and then when to facilitate as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, so he only had three assists in the

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<v Speaker 2>last game, but he allows nas Reed to go out

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<v Speaker 2>there and play well. He had sixteen points, come off

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<v Speaker 2>the bench, he attacks the boards and it's just like

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's just allgoing like he leads the charge.

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<v Speaker 2>But you got you have guys like you know, McDaniels

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<v Speaker 2>who can slash, defend and you know, pick up some

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<v Speaker 2>of the slack for him on the on the defensive end,

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<v Speaker 2>so he can, you know, go out there and score

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<v Speaker 2>forty three points.

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<v Speaker 1>How impressed have you been to with Rudy Gobert? And

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're gonna see maybe a different look from

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<v Speaker 1>a Nuggets team that finish off that Laker series in

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<v Speaker 1>five games, and obviously he had had some time. It'll

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<v Speaker 1>be interesting to see just how they respond. But what

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<v Speaker 1>Rudy Gobert has done in anchoring, we obviously saw that

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<v Speaker 1>with him throughout the course of his time with the

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<v Speaker 1>Utah Jazz, but it maybe took a season, took some time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, dealing with some injuries with Karl Anthony Towns,

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<v Speaker 1>just for everyone to figure out the chemistry. But so

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<v Speaker 1>many players defensively showing why they're one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>defenses in the league. But the play of go Beart

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<v Speaker 1>and the play that he showed there in Game one.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he gets a lot of flack, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go Beart. I love the fact I love defensively minded

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<v Speaker 2>centers who could protect the basket. Will Go Beart be

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<v Speaker 2>able to get you back to the basket jump hook? No,

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<v Speaker 2>do a lot of guys score like that. No, for

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<v Speaker 2>the most part. But at the same time, he will defend,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, for as big as he is, to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to move his feet on those switches is amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>So I like the fact that he's up in the drops,

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<v Speaker 2>he's able to defend, but at the same time he's

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<v Speaker 2>blocking shots, you know, twelve rebounds. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>worry about him. I think he's pretty solid. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>a good one two punch, especially with Cat. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I always want Cat to be aggressive tack don't always

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<v Speaker 2>settle for three point shots. Make it dirty, and when

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<v Speaker 2>he does make it dirty, you know the team is

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<v Speaker 2>better for it.

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<v Speaker 1>We get a couple more Round two series beginning tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>night on TNT as well. After the Cleveland Cavaliers took

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<v Speaker 1>Game seven at home against the Orlando Magic team, coming

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<v Speaker 1>back from an eighteen point deficit in the second quarter

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<v Speaker 1>to outscore the Magic sixty three to forty one in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half yesterday, behind another sparkling performance from Donovan Mitchell.

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<v Speaker 1>They will play at Boston at seven o'clock, but then

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<v Speaker 1>at nine point thirty it's the Dallas Mavericks who took

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<v Speaker 1>care of the Los Angeles Clippers. They will face the

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<v Speaker 1>number one seed in the West in the Oklahoma City

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<v Speaker 1>Thunder at nine thirty pm Eastern on TNT Roy. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna put you on the spot with the MAVs and

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<v Speaker 1>with the Thunder, what do you expect in that series?

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<v Speaker 1>In who would you take coming out of this.

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<v Speaker 2>Mis So I'm gonna say Luca is my favorite player

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA right now. It makes those look so smooth.

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<v Speaker 2>Him and Kyrie just you know, they found a good

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<v Speaker 2>ability to say, all right, you know what, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>let you go. I'm gonna go. Let's attack. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>lively a lob dunk, you know, from time to time

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<v Speaker 2>attacking the baskets. So I feel like they're well, well

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<v Speaker 2>rounded team. But man like, but okay, See is coming,

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<v Speaker 2>Like Shay is so cool. He eats up that mid range.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows how to get to the basket, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>not flagrantly where he like looks for fouls like the

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<v Speaker 2>old Harden where he's throwing his arms up and and

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<v Speaker 2>everything like that. But man, that's a young, up and

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<v Speaker 2>coming team. I think that next year will be their

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<v Speaker 2>okay See his year. But but I like Dallas right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I like Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure what you think I'm with you. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I'm with you. I love okay See. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you give them a ton of respect for what they

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<v Speaker 1>accomplished this year. The Coach of the Year and Mark

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<v Speaker 1>Dagnall and just how we've seen Shaye Gildas Alexander continue

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<v Speaker 1>to raise the level of play of those around him,

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Williams what he's done in the second year, but

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas has been I mean, you got you got Kyrie

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<v Speaker 1>Irving and Luca Doncic, you said it playing at this

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<v Speaker 1>level with one another and how they figured out how

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<v Speaker 1>to play together. Jason Kidduh just recently reported that he

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<v Speaker 1>signed a multi year extension, so congratulations to him. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're gonna see kind of some of that balance,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the questions too that that have always existed with,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the postseason, with the playoffs, how much it

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<v Speaker 1>does youth versus experience matter, And I think a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of that will be put to test throughout the course

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<v Speaker 1>of this series. What I do know is that we've

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<v Speaker 1>got a fun postseason. It's already been, It's already been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun to watch, and for those of

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<v Speaker 1>us who love to see it, I think it's only

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<v Speaker 1>going to keep getting better and better, as will will

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<v Speaker 1>you in your career. Roy I. I am so glad that,

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<v Speaker 1>as I said, you joined you joined all of us

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<v Speaker 1>here in the broadcasting world after your tremendous basketball career,

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<v Speaker 1>and as always, we appreciate you, we appreciate your time,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll look forward to having you having you on.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna I'm gonna try and convince you to come

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<v Speaker 1>back on again down the road to see what happened well.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I say, yeah. I just want to say, when

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<v Speaker 2>I was at Georgetown, Big John Thompson always said, Roy,

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to get from point A to point

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<v Speaker 2>B to point C, talk to people that have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>to point C. And I appreciate at the tournament, at

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<v Speaker 2>the final four, you know, you took time out of

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<v Speaker 2>your schedule to like give me some pointers and everything

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<v Speaker 2>like that. So I obviously want to pick your brain.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just want to say, I appreciate that you

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<v Speaker 2>know and everything. So definitely, somebody always I want to

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<v Speaker 2>pick your brain from Roy always.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope we both all eventually get to point D

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<v Speaker 1>point E. I hope there's no Z because we don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to get to the end. But no, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that you know that anytime you are the best. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you again soon for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for having me.

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