WEBVTT - Posted Up! | Shake Milton

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>Search seventy Sixers podcast wherever you get your pods. When

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to Shake Milton, the promise has always been

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<v Speaker 1>there in college. He improved each year at SMU and

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<v Speaker 1>seemed destined for the first round before a broken hand

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<v Speaker 1>cut his junior season. Short tough shot, left hand, count it,

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<v Speaker 1>Shake Milton goes in the line. Then, as a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>with the seventy Sixers, Milton continued to make things happen,

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<v Speaker 1>whether in the NBA or the Gelie. Milton put it

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<v Speaker 1>on the floor, got all the way to recoupment. He'll

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<v Speaker 1>go to the line looking for one more more moves

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<v Speaker 1>like that in Shake, Milton isn't going anywhere. For the

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<v Speaker 1>gifted Milton, the main challenge has been staying on the court,

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<v Speaker 1>and right before the NBA's hiatus, he was certainly doing

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<v Speaker 1>just that. Built steals it up. Beverley lay left at

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Shake, built up the ball. He meets business here

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<v Speaker 1>in LA. Now, with the restart of the season on

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<v Speaker 1>the horizon, Milton's mission will be to regain his form,

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<v Speaker 1>just to smell the gimp, being the gym whom he

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<v Speaker 1>after on the really work for what you want. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Posted Up with Shake Milton. Welcome to the latest

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<v Speaker 1>installment of Posted Up, presented by Caesar's Online, a mini

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<v Speaker 1>cast series here on the broadcast checking in on the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six ers during the hiatus, with new episode's debuting

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<v Speaker 1>each week. I'm Brian Seltzer. It was a paradox of

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<v Speaker 1>circumstances brought on by a global pandemic that Shake Milton

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<v Speaker 1>was playing so good was the precise reason why the

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<v Speaker 1>timing of the NBA's is spending its season was so cruel,

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<v Speaker 1>at least in his personal case. In the immediate days

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<v Speaker 1>leading up to the league being put on pause, Milton

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<v Speaker 1>was playing the most significant, important, impactful basketball of his life.

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<v Speaker 1>With injuries forcing seventy six or starters Ben Simmons and

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Richardson to the sideline, it was Milton's turn to

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<v Speaker 1>step up, and to put it simply, he crushed it.

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<v Speaker 1>Milton three Shake Milton from Downtown. But a brilliant performance

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<v Speaker 1>here from Milton. In the span of eight games, the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three year old average eighteen points and four and

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<v Speaker 1>a half assists in thirty one minutes. His numbers beyond

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<v Speaker 1>the arc were even more ridiculous. He nailed twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>to three pointers on fifty eight and a half percent

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<v Speaker 1>shooting and said an NBA record for thirteen consecutive made

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<v Speaker 1>three Milton from way beyond for three. That's God. Shake,

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<v Speaker 1>Milt puts it in a triple right over for us

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<v Speaker 1>or should I say brightest face. Milton got lots of

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<v Speaker 1>love during his breakout surge, which earned him an appearance

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<v Speaker 1>on ESPN's The Jump. Oh Yes, we now welcome in

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<v Speaker 1>the sixers guard Shake Milton Jump. I got my opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll just try to make the most of it, honestly. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just just try to stay locked in and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kept getting encouragement from other guys and Shake.

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<v Speaker 1>He just took everything in stride, man, and kept things

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<v Speaker 1>in perspective despite the NBA suspension, bringing his personal momentum

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<v Speaker 1>to an abrupt Tall is definitely tough, a little shock

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<v Speaker 1>to your normal routine and everything like that. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to just take a little seeds of goodness

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<v Speaker 1>and blessings man, and you know, just enjoy it for

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<v Speaker 1>what it is man, with a family and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's been cool. Milton's vibe is almost always mellow.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's more to that even killed exterior than meets

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<v Speaker 1>the eye. Go orient it smart, carrying someone who loves

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<v Speaker 1>his family. That's the voice of Lisa Milton. She shakes

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<v Speaker 1>mom and she would know from as far back as

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<v Speaker 1>she can remember, her oldest son has always been that way.

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<v Speaker 1>He's always been about his family. He's always taking care

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<v Speaker 1>of his schoolwork, and he's always gone hard on the

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<v Speaker 1>basketball court. Those are some of the things that I

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<v Speaker 1>think about. Shortly after the coronavirus erupted across the United

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<v Speaker 1>States back in the middle of March, Milton returned to Owasso, Oklahoma,

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<v Speaker 1>his hometown of about twenty nine thousand people just north

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<v Speaker 1>of Tulsa. Lisa was a loving having all three of

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<v Speaker 1>her kids back under one room. This has been like

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<v Speaker 1>this he left for colleges, things like because he's always

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<v Speaker 1>busy during the summer's during college. And it has been great.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been loud, it has been a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>music playing, a lot of dance thing, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>food eating and cooking. But I have loved every minute.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be hard when they have to leave. Milton

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like he's been a good sport, going with the flow,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome to the chance to broaden this horizons. My

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<v Speaker 1>little sister, my mom latherin'. They've been trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>me to do that, so I said that I'll dive

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<v Speaker 1>into that and trying to see what that's about. I

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<v Speaker 1>could say myself creative, artistic is necessarily my thing. I've

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<v Speaker 1>never really tried to draw or paint or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll see. Even with all the good times lately,

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<v Speaker 1>from dance offs to drawing, they're still avoid the Milton household,

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<v Speaker 1>and there has been for a while now. Shake's father, Myron,

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<v Speaker 1>passed away during Milton's freshman year in high school, just

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<v Speaker 1>as Milton was really starting to round and the form

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<v Speaker 1>on the basketball floor. I think it caused all of

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<v Speaker 1>us to change a little bit. Yeah, I think everybody

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<v Speaker 1>had had to adjust. Rather, I always felt like because

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<v Speaker 1>of their father's death, everyone had to grow up so

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<v Speaker 1>much faster because I had three kids at the house

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<v Speaker 1>and all of them were doing things like when Shake

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<v Speaker 1>started to plan for his summer team, which was in

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas with just three and a half hours away. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember thinking there was one time where I couldn't take him.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you gotta drive yourself. He was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had his license and stuff. But if his father

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<v Speaker 1>was around, you know, we wouldn't have done that. We wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. It's just little things. So but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's also helped him mature and growing to

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<v Speaker 1>the person he is. You know, you just deal with

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<v Speaker 1>it as it comes. Byron was more than dad to Shake.

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<v Speaker 1>He was coach too. Myron played hoops at Texas A

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<v Speaker 1>and m and Ransom of Shake's AU teams. To Shake's credit,

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<v Speaker 1>he found a productive outlet for the pain. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he poured everything into basketball, you know. Honestly, he stayed

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<v Speaker 1>in the Gems because that was his connection with his father.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Milton's mom, the apple hasn't fallen far from

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<v Speaker 1>the tree. Honestly. They can set a goal and they

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<v Speaker 1>will stick with it. I'm more like set a goal

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<v Speaker 1>with his suggestions. But you know, his father was a

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<v Speaker 1>very hard worker. He provided I can say that, and

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<v Speaker 1>in turn provided Shake with a key tool to carve

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<v Speaker 1>out a career playing the game he loves. During his

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<v Speaker 1>two year stint with the Sixers, Milton is dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of injuries, nothing major, just a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>things here and there that have prevented him from staying

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<v Speaker 1>on the court on a consistent basis, But he's always

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<v Speaker 1>stayed ready, which brings us back to this notion of

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<v Speaker 1>hard work being a defining trait of Milton's personality. So

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<v Speaker 1>after getting a tantalizing taste of what Milton can do

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<v Speaker 1>right before the NBA's break, what should we expect from

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<v Speaker 1>the Cabo Guard upon his return? Will no doubt be

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<v Speaker 1>in the mix for a legit spot in the playoff rotation,

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<v Speaker 1>along with guys like Furkin, corkmis Batist, Thyble, Collen Robinson

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<v Speaker 1>the Third and Alec Burks. Just to smell the gym,

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<v Speaker 1>be in the gym became he get after it. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like when people walk outside it and you know, take

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<v Speaker 1>a deep breath and get some fresh airs. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing walking in the gym. As Milton has

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<v Speaker 1>already proven, when opportunity knocks, he's right there waiting to

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<v Speaker 1>rip the door open, and with the hiatus almost over,

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<v Speaker 1>he's as eager as ever. It definitely puts things in perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you miss being out there, miss being with

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<v Speaker 1>the fans, miss milk competing for sure. I know for

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<v Speaker 1>a fact when we get back, you know, people are

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<v Speaker 1>going to realize that, you know, you can't really take

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<v Speaker 1>the little things for granted, every little thing that comes

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<v Speaker 1>with this lesson of being able to play professional basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>But you got to really enjoy it and cherish it

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<v Speaker 1>and make the most about of it. So that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking forward to. This has been posted up with

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<v Speaker 1>Shake Milton, presented by Caesar's Online. Be sure to check

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<v Speaker 1>out Lauren Rosen's article about Shake that's also part our

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<v Speaker 1>Posted Up High Its Content series. Thanks to Lauren and

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<v Speaker 1>Kristen Crosby for the help producing this episode. Our music

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<v Speaker 1>is courtesy of Universal Production Music and the YouTube Audio Library.

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<v Speaker 1>Next time we'll post up with Mariol Sham. Definitely successfully

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<v Speaker 1>year for me, learn a lot, guy, a lot better

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<v Speaker 1>and now I thank you. Right before we stopped playing

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<v Speaker 1>good Baston on our team, we're playing even better basketball

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going into the playoffs. Thing of a solid year.

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