WEBVTT - #thisleague UNCUT: Trade Season begins

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<v Speaker 1>Scenes from the G League Showcase in Orlando and the

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<v Speaker 1>unofficial start of NBA Trade Season. I was there. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>get into that. Also, all Star voting has been goun

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<v Speaker 1>the five games on Monday's Christmas Day schedule, and reluctantly

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<v Speaker 1>some more discussion about Chris Haynes and his rec league

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<v Speaker 1>exploits in Sacramento. All that's next here on this edition

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<v Speaker 1>of This League Uncut. Let's go Welcome to this League Uncut.

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<v Speaker 1>In the rule of twenty four hour NBA News, this

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<v Speaker 1>you'll lose Chris Haynes. Let's go tilling.

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<v Speaker 2>Work's time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so time. This League Uncut is underway and on fire.

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<v Speaker 1>This should be a good one. Everyone. Welcome in to

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend before Christmas edition of This League Uncut. Mark

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<v Speaker 1>Stein here with Chris Haynes. I am back now from

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<v Speaker 1>the G League Showcase in Orlando. I was there all week,

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<v Speaker 1>sadly there without Chris Haynes. The last time I was

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<v Speaker 1>in Orlando, of course, was the Wealth Disney World Bubble

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<v Speaker 1>in the summer of twenty twenty, when Chris Haynes and

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<v Speaker 1>I were neighbors. Although it's so funny, man, no matter

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<v Speaker 1>who you run into who's been at the Bubble, And

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<v Speaker 1>this happened multiple times. When I saw people from the

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<v Speaker 1>Bubble at this event, it's like they know the number

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<v Speaker 1>of days they were there. To the tea, it's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I was there fifty four days. Guy I was talking

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<v Speaker 1>to Yeah, I was there one hundred and one days.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I checked with you. You you hit me

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<v Speaker 1>back in about five seconds, like everybody remembers to the

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<v Speaker 1>second how long they were there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, it's still too soon for me. Seven for me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's still yeah, it was one o seven for me. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>still too So.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you gonna do if TNT has not sent

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<v Speaker 1>you to Orlando?

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<v Speaker 2>Since No, And I actually got my schedule because you

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<v Speaker 2>know TNT usually sends me my sideline schedule. They go

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<v Speaker 2>in increment, so they'll go to you know, they'll send

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<v Speaker 2>me a schedule in late September October games through January games,

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<v Speaker 2>so a couple of days ago. I just got my

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<v Speaker 2>January through the rest of the season. No Orlando. I

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<v Speaker 2>get close, though, Stein, I get close. I'm in Miami

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<v Speaker 2>around April, around spring break time.

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<v Speaker 1>Your favorite number one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, oh man, I got a Thursday game, which means,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'll fly.

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<v Speaker 1>When that When is that?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's like April second. Oh wow, April April,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe. Hold, I'm looking at it right now. It

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<v Speaker 2>is actually six ers at Miami April fourth, Thursday night game.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you know, Stein, you know, usually i'll fly

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<v Speaker 2>in Wednesday and you leave first thing in the morning

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<v Speaker 2>Friday morning after after that Thursday game start. I think

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<v Speaker 2>I'll probably leave Sunday night, you know. I think I'll

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<v Speaker 2>hang around. I'll hang out over the weekend and start.

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<v Speaker 2>No rush, no rush again.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I thought, I thought you met you were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna fly in the Sunday night before.

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<v Speaker 2>No, No, I still fly. Wife a counna, let me

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<v Speaker 2>stay that long? Why I leave, leave the day before

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<v Speaker 2>the game on a Wednesday, But I get the weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll get to hang the week hang the weekend in Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>Ties and losses.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, that's where it is, your.

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<v Speaker 1>Favorite slogan from twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>But Stein, she's she's actually going to We already already

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<v Speaker 2>talked about it. The family is going to join me

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<v Speaker 2>up there in Miami, so they'll probably get there Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>stay the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, your two older daughters can just fly in from Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, quick trip. I remember when I was trying to

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<v Speaker 2>work my way up in this profession. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I told my wife. I explained, like, you, babe, you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta like, you have to be willing to take a

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<v Speaker 2>job whatever, if you feel like that job is going

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<v Speaker 2>to take you to the next level, you gotta be

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you gotta be just be flexible. Miami was

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<v Speaker 2>the only stop that she would not do under any circumstance.

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<v Speaker 2>Really yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So she's not a big she's not She's not the

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<v Speaker 1>Miami fan that you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Then, not at all, not at all. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think it has anything to do with Miami. She just

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<v Speaker 2>believes the how should I say this, Uh, that is

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<v Speaker 2>not family centered Miami. She she believes that she believes

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<v Speaker 2>family has attributes and elements that could fracture a family.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was one of the places that it was

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<v Speaker 2>just a no go. So it's like.

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<v Speaker 1>Stead you delivered Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>It ended up working out. She wanted to get back

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<v Speaker 2>to California. So it's funny, stock can I tell I

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<v Speaker 2>told her Sty, I was like, you know, I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>beat writer. I'm like, Mabe, if I want to be national,

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<v Speaker 2>like they might send me to Miami for a national job,

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<v Speaker 2>to go to ESPN or Yahoo, whatever you say. I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta turn those national gigs down, she said. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want to stay married, yes, you gotta turn those national

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<v Speaker 2>gigs down. So I thankfully, I'm thankfully that it never

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<v Speaker 2>got to a scenario where I had to choose. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I would have I think I would have chosen right.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I would have chosen the family sty but

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't want to be in that predicamous star.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, before you get into any more Christmas weekend trouble,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the idea of this. We're recording this on

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<v Speaker 1>a Friday afternoon, so it will drop hopefully Friday evening,

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<v Speaker 1>and the hope is that this podcast will be in

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<v Speaker 1>your possession if you want to listen to it traveling

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere this weekend, if you're headed to some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas gathering and you want some NBA accompaniment on your travels.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully this will fill the void. Obviously, Monday, the NBA's

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<v Speaker 1>annual five game Christmas slate gonna have to compete with

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<v Speaker 1>a three game NFL schedule, which is probably not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go great for the NBA TV ratings. Wise, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is a pretty strong assemblage of games. We will come

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<v Speaker 1>back to this at the end, but just to remind

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<v Speaker 1>you of what awaits on Monday, Milwaukee at New York

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<v Speaker 1>is the early game. Warriors at Nuggets, the defending champions

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<v Speaker 1>from Denver. They get a home game on Christmas. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the spoils of winning it all. Nikola Jokic gets a

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<v Speaker 1>home game on Christmas. Celtics at Lakers, the league's oldest

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<v Speaker 1>rivalry resuming on this holiday. Sixers at Heat, Miami at

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<v Speaker 1>home on Christmas without Chris Haynes, and then the late game,

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<v Speaker 1>the nightcap, two teams that do not like each other,

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<v Speaker 1>Mavericks at Suns. But the Mavericks have a really long

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<v Speaker 1>injury list. No Kyrie Irving, no Derek Lively, no Josh Green,

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<v Speaker 1>no Moxie Kliba. They've been without those guys, the latter

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<v Speaker 1>two for a while now. And you know, look, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't have a we don't have an official status report

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<v Speaker 1>yet for Christmas. That's still a couple days away as

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<v Speaker 1>we're taping this. But the mass have been playing shorthanded

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<v Speaker 1>for seemingly weeks, and of course, Bradley Beal made his

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<v Speaker 1>long awaited return from back issues. Played one game alongside

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, and Beale suffered an unfortunate

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<v Speaker 1>ankle twist that's going to keep him out of the

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas showdown. But like I said, we will get back

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<v Speaker 1>to We will get back to the Christmas games. At

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<v Speaker 1>the end, we will circle back to that. Look, it's

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<v Speaker 1>trade season now. Once December fifteen hits and we're a

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<v Speaker 1>full week beyond that. Now, that's kind of the sound

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<v Speaker 1>the alarms that trade season is underway. Doesn't mean a

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<v Speaker 1>deluge of deals starts, but certainly it puts eighty plus

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<v Speaker 1>players who were signed in the summer they become trade eligible,

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<v Speaker 1>teams start talking trades more seriously. The trade deadline is

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<v Speaker 1>February eighth. And I was just in Orlando for the

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<v Speaker 1>G League Showcase, and you know, everybody, it's so funny.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the our tourists, Carnichiavus, was there for the Bulls,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just felt like every time he got up

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<v Speaker 1>out of his seat wherever he was going. To me,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe maybe it was just maybe it was just my impression,

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<v Speaker 1>but it just felt to me like eyes were riveted

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<v Speaker 1>to wherever our tourists was going and to to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of pay attention to whoever he was talking to, because

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<v Speaker 1>obviously the Bulls are on that list of teams that

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<v Speaker 1>everyone knows they want to be active. The Bulls do

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<v Speaker 1>want to find a workable trade for zach lavine. To

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<v Speaker 1>this point, they haven't found much of a marketplace for

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<v Speaker 1>zach lavine. But to me, I think Chicago, Toronto again

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<v Speaker 1>just like this time last year, Utah, Atlanta. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>four teams that I think everyone around the league is

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<v Speaker 1>expecting to be active, and we start with those teams

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, it's it's a challenge on some levels

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<v Speaker 1>to try to identify your sellers this far away from

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<v Speaker 1>the deadline, because, as we've seen in the play in

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<v Speaker 1>tournament era, teams can talk themselves into the idea that

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<v Speaker 1>they don't need to disassemble and don't need to go

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<v Speaker 1>the seller route, and that they're not that far away

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<v Speaker 1>from being in the playoff mix. It obviously, the play

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<v Speaker 1>in tournament, the play in slots keep the playoff dream

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<v Speaker 1>alive for more teams, and so that's why it tends

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<v Speaker 1>to take certainly why in recent years since the play

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<v Speaker 1>in tournament came to be it's it usually take closer

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<v Speaker 1>to the deadline to make things happen. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>last season, we saw a couple January trades. The Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>obviously made the Ruy Hachamura trade in January last season.

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<v Speaker 1>So I do think we will see some action. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as I said, I think I think the

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<v Speaker 1>focus really starts with those teams that you know, all

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<v Speaker 1>under five hundred, and you would you would, you would

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<v Speaker 1>put them in the disappointment category. All those teams, even

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<v Speaker 1>Utah had higher aspirations than what we're seeing from those

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<v Speaker 1>teams now record wise, And I think you've you've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it as well. The Jazz is certainly a team

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, they their phones are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>ringing a lot here over the next six seven weeks

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<v Speaker 1>for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean those are teams, those teams you identify, for sure,

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<v Speaker 2>those are teams that most people would put into the

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<v Speaker 2>sellers category. But you know, Chicago definitely Levine. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I would be very surprised if Lavina is still a

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<v Speaker 2>member that roster by the time the trade deadline passes.

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<v Speaker 2>But style, what do you think, you know, Chicago's been

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<v Speaker 2>playing well, you know since Lavina has been out. They've

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<v Speaker 2>kind of findru found a stride. They just recently beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Los Angeles Lakers. They've strung together, I bleed three

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<v Speaker 2>wins in a row. They've they've had a stretch and

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<v Speaker 2>they're right there. As of right now, they're in with

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<v Speaker 2>the eleventh spot, but you know, they have more wins

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<v Speaker 2>than Atlanta, which is in the tenth spot, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>just what a game and a half behind, Well, there

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<v Speaker 2>are two games and a half behind Indiana, who has

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<v Speaker 2>the A spot. So it's they can they can be

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<v Speaker 2>right in it. You know, it's it's all. All is

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<v Speaker 2>not lost. As far as the Bulls season this year,

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<v Speaker 2>I know they got off to a terrible start of

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<v Speaker 2>this year kind of you know, got them in this hole.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the season for the Bulls is still

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<v Speaker 2>very much salvageable. I want to I want to see,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what they can do with this roster, and

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<v Speaker 2>it seems like it's a it's a it's a roster

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<v Speaker 2>that's sharing the ball a little bit more. Kobe White

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<v Speaker 2>has more of a role on the offensive end. He's

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<v Speaker 2>shooting the ball lights out. I want to say, like

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<v Speaker 2>in the last three weeks or so, he's number one

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<v Speaker 2>and three pointers made, and so they found they found

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<v Speaker 2>something right here. And I think maybe if they you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if they did well. If they did, I think I

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<v Speaker 2>will go and say when they trade Levine, it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to see it.

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<v Speaker 1>What. Wow, You're you're that sure because I'm I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's funny. I'm not like I am not because I

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<v Speaker 1>actually think that they're seven and three since Zach Levine

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<v Speaker 1>went to the sideline, and I think that makes their

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<v Speaker 1>job even harder to try to find a trade for him,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, he has this massive contract and he's

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<v Speaker 1>regarded as an offensive first player, and so like Philly

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<v Speaker 1>keeps being mentioned as a team that interested in Zach Lavine.

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<v Speaker 1>That is still not the vibe that I get in

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<v Speaker 1>my conversations at the showcase. You know, the distinct vibe

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<v Speaker 1>I got is that the Sixers are still, if they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to do something this season, the Sixers are still

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<v Speaker 1>in the market for a two way player, and Zach

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<v Speaker 1>Lavine does for all of his offensive gifts, does not

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<v Speaker 1>fall into the classification of two way player. And Sacramento

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<v Speaker 1>another team that is often linked with Zach Levine, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings, they need to you know, I think Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Brown is always thinking about how do we improve our defense?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that is we The Kings had the best

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<v Speaker 1>offense in the league last season. Now their offense has

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<v Speaker 1>not clicked to that standard this season, which has been

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<v Speaker 1>somewhat surprising to me. And I'm you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that is a concern. The Kings at their best have

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<v Speaker 1>been excellent. But you know on this Friday that we're

0:13:59.760 --> 0:14:02.319
<v Speaker 1>we according the Kings had the eleventh best offense in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. You would expect them to be way higher,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Kings are in the bottom ten defensively. They're

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<v Speaker 1>twenty second defensively, and I think to be a serious

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<v Speaker 1>factor in the playoffs, they've got to be a lot

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<v Speaker 1>closer to the middle of the pack. And so is

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<v Speaker 1>making a big swing for zach Lavine and taking on

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<v Speaker 1>the huge money that adding zach Lavine's contract would represent.

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<v Speaker 1>When you know this summer they want to resign dearon Fox,

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be a hugely expensive deal because Fox

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<v Speaker 1>has a great chance to make all NBA again, and

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<v Speaker 1>if Fox does, that's that's a five year deal that

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<v Speaker 1>approaches two hundred and fifty million. Are the Kings really

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<v Speaker 1>going to trade for zach Lavine when they have defensive

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<v Speaker 1>issues as it is. So, you know, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>why there is so much curiosity and why kind of

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<v Speaker 1>tracking our tourists in the gym was a sport unto itself.

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<v Speaker 1>During the showcases that you know, the bulls, it's known

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<v Speaker 1>they want to move Levine, but way or who who

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<v Speaker 1>out there is gonna step up and take that contract now?

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<v Speaker 1>And of course the Lakers are are frequently mentioned, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, is that is that a real connection or

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<v Speaker 1>is that simply everyone connecting dots because they know zach

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<v Speaker 1>Lavine is represented by Rich Paul. And there's this assumption

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<v Speaker 1>that Rich Paul recently spoke to that you know, everybody

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<v Speaker 1>thinks that zach Lavine's gonna end up a Laker because

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<v Speaker 1>of Rich Paul, and I to me, it's by no

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<v Speaker 1>means that simple. So your supreme confidence on this has

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<v Speaker 1>me curious.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't. I just don't think it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>work out. Like I don't. I think Chicago has found something.

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<v Speaker 2>And you have to remember when when when Levine was

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<v Speaker 2>still playing and active, you know, there were there were

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<v Speaker 2>problems with shot distribution. You know, they that locker room

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<v Speaker 2>was a It was a bit of a mess. Remember

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<v Speaker 2>you know the what it was, it the the players

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<v Speaker 2>only meeting right after the first game. So there there's

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<v Speaker 2>always been kind of issues behind the scenes. And so

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<v Speaker 2>I just I can't see a scenario. I'm sorry, st

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<v Speaker 2>I can't see a scenario which he would be he

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<v Speaker 2>would still be a bull past the deadline. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know there still hasn't been a team that identified. And

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<v Speaker 2>let me say this too. You mentioned Philly they're in

0:16:23.560 --> 0:16:27.720
<v Speaker 2>they're looking for a two way player. So is Cleveland Cavaliers.

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<v Speaker 2>So keep keep the Cavaliers in mind that that's a

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<v Speaker 2>team right now that's still looking for that three and

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<v Speaker 2>D type player. That's that's been that's that's been an

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<v Speaker 2>area of of dire concern or lack of lack of

0:16:48.040 --> 0:16:51.360
<v Speaker 2>I should say. And so you know, keep eye on Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I don't see it.

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<v Speaker 1>With well, you know, you you mentioned Cleveland. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about that real quick, because you know, that

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<v Speaker 1>was another discussion topic this week at showcase that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Calves have lost Garland and Mobley to fairly long

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<v Speaker 1>term injuries, and that immediately sparked a wave of assumptions

0:17:13.280 --> 0:17:15.880
<v Speaker 1>around the league that you know what, the Calves might

0:17:16.000 --> 0:17:18.800
<v Speaker 1>just go ahead and trade Donovan Mitchell. This thing is

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<v Speaker 1>not working out. The signs would appear to suggest that

0:17:22.680 --> 0:17:25.600
<v Speaker 1>Mitchell does not want to be there in the long term.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe the Calves would trade Donovan Mitchell sooner rather than

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<v Speaker 1>later to avoid being in a position where, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if he doesn't extend in the summer, and I don't

0:17:39.200 --> 0:17:42.639
<v Speaker 1>think there's a great expectation that he would. He'd be

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<v Speaker 1>entering the last season of his deal next season. But

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<v Speaker 1>then then our colleague at Yahoo, Jake Fisher, he came

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<v Speaker 1>out with a report this week during showcase and according

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<v Speaker 1>to Jake's reporting, the Calves are adamantly against trading Donovan

0:17:57.040 --> 0:18:01.399
<v Speaker 1>Mitchell at this point. And you now telling me that

0:18:01.600 --> 0:18:03.800
<v Speaker 1>what you're hearing the Calves want a three and D player.

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<v Speaker 1>That would seem to support that notion if the Calves

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<v Speaker 1>are looking for upgrades to try to strengthen the cast

0:18:12.440 --> 0:18:13.119
<v Speaker 1>they currently have.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they believe they're getting Evan Mobley back this season.

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<v Speaker 2>They're still as of right now, people I've talked to

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<v Speaker 2>over there, they're still very much have a lot invested

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<v Speaker 2>into this season. So I've heard similar I haven't heard

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<v Speaker 2>anything pertaining to the Calves being interested or thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>moving Donovan Mitchell at this juncture.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no question. And look, the reality is after last

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<v Speaker 1>season's playoffs, the Calves were a fifty one win team.

0:18:45.720 --> 0:18:49.879
<v Speaker 1>It's the best team they've had without Lebron James in

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years. And then to lose in five games in

0:18:56.320 --> 0:18:58.679
<v Speaker 1>the playoffs in the first round to the lower seeded

0:18:58.760 --> 0:19:04.760
<v Speaker 1>Knicks was a very meek playoff showing in coaching circles.

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<v Speaker 1>I reported this on Monday. You've heard it for a

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<v Speaker 1>while now that the way last season ended, coupled with

0:19:13.600 --> 0:19:19.280
<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell's contract situation, it really put JD. Bickerstaff under

0:19:19.359 --> 0:19:22.920
<v Speaker 1>as much pressure as any coach in the league. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think that these injuries have eased some of that

0:19:27.680 --> 0:19:34.360
<v Speaker 1>pressure because the Cavs assembled this four man core Evan Mobley,

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<v Speaker 1>Jared Allen, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell. Now there's plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>debate about the wisdom of that and how the pieces

0:19:42.200 --> 0:19:46.800
<v Speaker 1>of fit, and whether Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland are

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<v Speaker 1>if the backcourt's big enough for both of them, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we can talk about all those things, but

0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:58.520
<v Speaker 1>the reality is they assembled that core group with high aspirations,

0:19:58.640 --> 0:20:02.080
<v Speaker 1>and if two of the four players aren't available, that

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<v Speaker 1>has to ease things on the coach and almost certainly

0:20:07.359 --> 0:20:11.520
<v Speaker 1>has to cause a rethink in terms of expectations. Although

0:20:11.560 --> 0:20:15.080
<v Speaker 1>initially the Calves have responded to the injuries pretty well

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<v Speaker 1>here and you know they've they've actually been playing a

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<v Speaker 1>little a little bit better without two of their main

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<v Speaker 1>guys in the short term. But is that really more

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<v Speaker 1>than a short term boost. You know, only they can

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<v Speaker 1>prove it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but I think overall Stein what you're saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with the g again, we mentioned we've we've touched on

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<v Speaker 2>this about December fifteenth, that's usually when the trade season

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<v Speaker 2>officially starts. So, based off of your conversation and your

0:20:45.359 --> 0:20:50.359
<v Speaker 2>the conversations you've had, do you have a sense on

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<v Speaker 2>if there would be a fury of trades? Do you

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<v Speaker 2>have that sense that it's going to be really chaotic

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<v Speaker 2>or rather a subdue type of trade season.

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<v Speaker 1>It's probably not the answer you want, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's too it's honestly too soon for that forecast. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're you know, we're still trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out again because you know, and even identifying those four

0:21:19.800 --> 0:21:24.680
<v Speaker 1>teams I mentioned, that's actually probably a lot at this juncture,

0:21:25.240 --> 0:21:28.480
<v Speaker 1>you know, with the with the trade deadline this far

0:21:28.600 --> 0:21:31.800
<v Speaker 1>out the fact that we can say we know Chicago

0:21:32.240 --> 0:21:35.359
<v Speaker 1>is looking to move Zach Lavine Toronto. It's a little

0:21:35.400 --> 0:21:39.320
<v Speaker 1>bit harder to pinpoint the raptors exact intentions as always,

0:21:39.400 --> 0:21:43.040
<v Speaker 1>but around the league, og Anobi's headed for free agency,

0:21:43.320 --> 0:21:46.800
<v Speaker 1>Pascal Siakam's headed for free agency, Gary Trent Junior is

0:21:46.840 --> 0:21:50.280
<v Speaker 1>headed for free agency. So naturally teams around the league

0:21:50.280 --> 0:21:52.960
<v Speaker 1>are going to look at that three pending free agents

0:21:53.000 --> 0:21:55.520
<v Speaker 1>and say there's got to be a trader too. That's

0:21:55.560 --> 0:21:58.879
<v Speaker 1>a natural conclusion to leap to Utah. Both you and

0:21:59.080 --> 0:22:02.680
<v Speaker 1>I have been reporting about just the Jazz. You know,

0:22:02.800 --> 0:22:06.600
<v Speaker 1>last year, the Jazz were super competitive. After trading Gobert

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<v Speaker 1>and Donovan Mitchell away, the Jazz coming off that expected

0:22:10.920 --> 0:22:13.760
<v Speaker 1>to be in the five hundred range as a team,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, do better this season than they did

0:22:17.080 --> 0:22:20.440
<v Speaker 1>last season, and they've fallen short of that standard. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's just led to you know, they've got a number

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<v Speaker 1>of players available. Jordan Clarkson is considered available. Kelly Olynyk,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is someone who would likely be on the

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<v Speaker 1>move the Salt Lake Tribunes. Andy Larson reported that the

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<v Speaker 1>Jazz are already open to trading John Collins and he

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<v Speaker 1>just got there. And you know, I reported about a

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<v Speaker 1>week ago that teams are going to test Utah's resolve

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to Lowry Marketen. I don't know that

0:22:52.040 --> 0:22:54.359
<v Speaker 1>they'll be successful in prying him away. I think you

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<v Speaker 1>can infer after the insane price tags that the Jazz

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<v Speaker 1>established for both Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, it would

0:23:02.320 --> 0:23:06.120
<v Speaker 1>take a lot, a lot to get Lowry Markinin away

0:23:06.119 --> 0:23:09.639
<v Speaker 1>from the Jazz. But it's been stressed to me that

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<v Speaker 1>there are a couple teams out there that are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>try and see how committed the Jazz are to keeping him.

0:23:18.560 --> 0:23:21.239
<v Speaker 1>Market In is on a team friendly contract and all

0:23:21.320 --> 0:23:23.960
<v Speaker 1>the signals have been that the Jazz are very happy

0:23:24.040 --> 0:23:26.960
<v Speaker 1>with him and very high on him. Market In himself

0:23:27.359 --> 0:23:30.080
<v Speaker 1>gave an interview to Sam Amtt from The Athletic and

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<v Speaker 1>made it clear he wants to stay in Utah. But

0:23:33.960 --> 0:23:36.320
<v Speaker 1>Lowry marketIn has a lot of fans around this league

0:23:36.320 --> 0:23:39.480
<v Speaker 1>after his All Star breakthrough last season, So I think again,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there will be a team or two or

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<v Speaker 1>three that between now in February eighth, try to see

0:23:46.000 --> 0:23:48.280
<v Speaker 1>if Utah would listen. Like I said, I think the

0:23:49.240 --> 0:23:52.960
<v Speaker 1>expected high price tag works against the notion of a trade.

0:23:53.359 --> 0:23:56.240
<v Speaker 1>But Utah woke up on this Friday eleven and eighteen,

0:23:56.520 --> 0:24:00.280
<v Speaker 1>and they weren't expecting that. They were expecting a better

0:24:00.359 --> 0:24:02.400
<v Speaker 1>record than that. And yes, Utah has had a lot

0:24:02.440 --> 0:24:07.720
<v Speaker 1>of injuries as well, although a long long list of

0:24:07.840 --> 0:24:11.840
<v Speaker 1>injuries did not prevent them from handing Detroit it's twenty

0:24:12.440 --> 0:24:16.680
<v Speaker 1>fifth loss in a row. The Pistons from two to

0:24:16.920 --> 0:24:21.359
<v Speaker 1>one to two and twenty six. I mentioned Atlanta as

0:24:21.400 --> 0:24:25.800
<v Speaker 1>a team that I think they are also expected to

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<v Speaker 1>be in the trade mix here. You know, they talked

0:24:28.840 --> 0:24:32.840
<v Speaker 1>Clint Capella deals and DeAndre Hunter deals during the offseason.

0:24:33.160 --> 0:24:36.920
<v Speaker 1>I think the Hawks are likely to expand the potential

0:24:37.000 --> 0:24:39.720
<v Speaker 1>trade possibilities over the next six to eight weeks. And

0:24:40.440 --> 0:24:43.239
<v Speaker 1>I guess we should probably throw the Pistons in there too,

0:24:43.400 --> 0:24:48.760
<v Speaker 1>because I mean two and twenty six, Like, we really

0:24:48.840 --> 0:24:51.720
<v Speaker 1>haven't talked much about the Pistons, but how do you

0:24:51.840 --> 0:24:54.160
<v Speaker 1>lose twenty five games in a row in the NBA

0:24:54.400 --> 0:24:57.720
<v Speaker 1>and their schedule coming up now is so brutal when

0:24:57.760 --> 0:25:01.640
<v Speaker 1>you can't beat a severely week in Jazz team at home,

0:25:02.160 --> 0:25:04.280
<v Speaker 1>where is that win coming from. I mean, this is

0:25:04.320 --> 0:25:07.520
<v Speaker 1>a team that wanted to compete this season. They didn't

0:25:07.600 --> 0:25:12.320
<v Speaker 1>trade Boyon Bogdanovich and Alec Burks. They didn't trade these

0:25:12.359 --> 0:25:15.600
<v Speaker 1>guys because they wanted to have vets on the team

0:25:16.160 --> 0:25:18.639
<v Speaker 1>for Cad Cunningham's return, because they thought they were going

0:25:18.720 --> 0:25:21.640
<v Speaker 1>to be making a run at the play in spots,

0:25:21.720 --> 0:25:25.680
<v Speaker 1>at least in the East. They spend thirteen million a

0:25:25.760 --> 0:25:30.720
<v Speaker 1>year on their coach. I mean, Detroit is just that

0:25:30.880 --> 0:25:33.160
<v Speaker 1>is that is a crazy story.

0:25:34.560 --> 0:25:39.760
<v Speaker 2>So you look at that roster and the youth movement

0:25:39.880 --> 0:25:42.119
<v Speaker 2>that they're in, and you mean to tell me the

0:25:42.240 --> 0:25:45.800
<v Speaker 2>expectations that Detroit was going to continue for a playing spot.

0:25:48.720 --> 0:25:51.600
<v Speaker 1>I think that's what they thought. Yeah, I mean why

0:25:51.680 --> 0:25:54.520
<v Speaker 1>didn't If they didn't, why, I mean, why did they

0:25:54.640 --> 0:25:57.360
<v Speaker 1>keep Bogdanovitch. I mean teams have been trying to acquire

0:25:57.400 --> 0:26:00.879
<v Speaker 1>Boyon Bogdanovich from from the Pistons going back to the

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<v Speaker 1>early parts of last season, and the consistent word has

0:26:04.400 --> 0:26:07.639
<v Speaker 1>been the Pistons put a really high price tag on

0:26:07.720 --> 0:26:10.399
<v Speaker 1>Bogdanovitch because they want They didn't want to just lose them.

0:26:10.440 --> 0:26:13.600
<v Speaker 1>They wanted they wanted to have. They thought they were

0:26:13.640 --> 0:26:15.160
<v Speaker 1>going to be a team that was in the mix

0:26:15.280 --> 0:26:17.280
<v Speaker 1>for the ninth or tenth seed in the East. They

0:26:17.400 --> 0:26:21.320
<v Speaker 1>did not expect to be two and twenty six. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're next Detroit game? Is that on the schedule?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think TT is putting the troil schedule anytime soon, man, TT,

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<v Speaker 2>or ESPN for that matter.

0:26:36.320 --> 0:26:38.720
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Man, the Wizards. You're five and twenty two, running

0:26:38.760 --> 0:26:39.800
<v Speaker 1>away from the Pistons.

0:26:40.560 --> 0:26:44.920
<v Speaker 2>The Wizards got got a big win, big win in Portland,

0:26:45.720 --> 0:26:48.680
<v Speaker 2>Portland and Portland, and you're looking at some of the

0:26:48.720 --> 0:26:53.960
<v Speaker 2>bottom feeders of the of the league, Wizards, Detroit, Portland,

0:26:54.200 --> 0:26:58.520
<v Speaker 2>San Antonio. God, what is the do you know? It's

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<v Speaker 2>off top of your hand, Steve. What's the most the

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<v Speaker 2>team has lost consecutively?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, twenty six air on the doorstep now that So

0:27:09.000 --> 0:27:15.000
<v Speaker 1>they got the calves the year after Lebron and in

0:27:15.160 --> 0:27:19.959
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty ten eleven, and the processed sixers in twenty thirteen, fourteen,

0:27:20.040 --> 0:27:22.960
<v Speaker 1>twenty six in a row. So we are recording this

0:27:23.080 --> 0:27:27.680
<v Speaker 1>on a Friday afternoon, I believe tonight. Let me double

0:27:27.800 --> 0:27:29.320
<v Speaker 1>check this while I'm looking at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Check this time.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it tonight or tomorrow? Detroit has a Basically, Detroit

0:27:37.840 --> 0:27:43.159
<v Speaker 1>has a road game at Brooklyn to avoid tying the streak,

0:27:43.240 --> 0:27:46.040
<v Speaker 1>and then they got Brooklyn at home to avoid number

0:27:46.119 --> 0:27:49.320
<v Speaker 1>twenty seven. So a home and home with the Nets

0:27:50.080 --> 0:27:53.440
<v Speaker 1>is all that stands in the way of the Detroit

0:27:53.520 --> 0:27:59.879
<v Speaker 1>Pistons setting the NBA's single season record for defeats. And

0:28:00.080 --> 0:28:03.520
<v Speaker 1>it is tomorrow. I just looked the schedule. So Saturday

0:28:03.640 --> 0:28:08.840
<v Speaker 1>night Pistons at Nets, that is to avoid lost number

0:28:08.880 --> 0:28:11.840
<v Speaker 1>twenty six. Then the teams come right back and play

0:28:12.280 --> 0:28:16.560
<v Speaker 1>in Detroit on the day after Christmas, So the Pistons

0:28:16.720 --> 0:28:20.000
<v Speaker 1>desperately need to win one of those two games. After that,

0:28:20.160 --> 0:28:23.280
<v Speaker 1>the Pistons are at Boston home to the Raptors. Then

0:28:23.320 --> 0:28:27.720
<v Speaker 1>a four game Western Conference road trip Houston, Utah, Golden State, Denver.

0:28:28.440 --> 0:28:31.440
<v Speaker 1>Then they got the Kings at home. Finally, on January tenth,

0:28:31.640 --> 0:28:33.440
<v Speaker 1>the Pistons have the Spurs at home.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>January tenth, though, feels a long way away Detroit.

0:28:39.000 --> 0:28:42.000
<v Speaker 2>Right there you go, there's a win.

0:28:42.520 --> 0:28:45.960
<v Speaker 1>Well, so you seriously, this whole week, this whole week,

0:28:46.040 --> 0:28:48.200
<v Speaker 1>you weren't at home going. Man, I'm jealous. Stein's at

0:28:48.240 --> 0:28:52.360
<v Speaker 1>the showcase. He's stocking GMS, he's trying to get gossip.

0:28:52.480 --> 0:28:55.880
<v Speaker 1>He's in beautiful Central Florida. You weren't. You didn't have

0:28:55.960 --> 0:28:56.600
<v Speaker 1>any fomo.

0:28:57.800 --> 0:29:00.800
<v Speaker 2>Again, if the showcase was where it should have been,

0:29:00.920 --> 0:29:03.160
<v Speaker 2>which is Las Vegas. If it was there, I would

0:29:03.200 --> 0:29:07.840
<v Speaker 2>have we would have reunited. But no, I had no aspirations. Again,

0:29:08.000 --> 0:29:11.240
<v Speaker 2>if that's the first one, that's the first one I

0:29:11.400 --> 0:29:14.840
<v Speaker 2>missed in a while. I just Orlando just didn't do

0:29:14.920 --> 0:29:15.080
<v Speaker 2>it for.

0:29:15.120 --> 0:29:17.120
<v Speaker 1>That, but you, because I think you only started going

0:29:17.160 --> 0:29:20.600
<v Speaker 1>when it was in Vegas. I've covered the showcase. I've

0:29:20.680 --> 0:29:24.960
<v Speaker 1>covered the showcase in Boise, Idaho. I've covered the showcase

0:29:25.040 --> 0:29:29.760
<v Speaker 1>in orem Utah, covered the Showcase in South Padre Island, Texas.

0:29:30.440 --> 0:29:33.240
<v Speaker 1>I've covered it in Santa Cruz, which is it would

0:29:33.280 --> 0:29:36.680
<v Speaker 1>have at least been drivable for you. I've covered it

0:29:36.880 --> 0:29:40.840
<v Speaker 1>and I've covered it in Mississauga, Ontario, which I loved

0:29:40.880 --> 0:29:42.320
<v Speaker 1>because that meant staying in Toronto.

0:29:43.200 --> 0:29:49.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Toronto. Would I have done that. I had just

0:29:49.640 --> 0:29:53.880
<v Speaker 2>become I think a national reporter at that time when

0:29:53.920 --> 0:29:57.040
<v Speaker 2>it was in Toronto. I think I just missed it,

0:29:57.160 --> 0:29:59.800
<v Speaker 2>But I would have did Toronto. Well, Toronto and the

0:30:00.520 --> 0:30:02.720
<v Speaker 2>what is it like over there in December style.

0:30:02.600 --> 0:30:08.160
<v Speaker 1>A frosty I love it. Were you at the Toronto?

0:30:08.320 --> 0:30:09.640
<v Speaker 1>Were you at the All Star Game in Toronto?

0:30:09.800 --> 0:30:12.840
<v Speaker 2>It was the worst All Star game in the history

0:30:12.840 --> 0:30:15.200
<v Speaker 2>of All Star games. That you know, when I'm talking

0:30:15.200 --> 0:30:17.840
<v Speaker 2>about the weather, talking about weather only. I did not

0:30:17.960 --> 0:30:20.520
<v Speaker 2>go outside, not one time unless I was going to

0:30:21.520 --> 0:30:24.280
<v Speaker 2>cover cover one of the events at the at the Arena.

0:30:24.720 --> 0:30:26.640
<v Speaker 1>I was so happy to be in Toronto that I

0:30:26.800 --> 0:30:30.000
<v Speaker 1>didn't care how cold it was. I loved it. Oh,

0:30:30.040 --> 0:30:31.440
<v Speaker 1>it's funny. I think I told you this. I was

0:30:31.520 --> 0:30:34.160
<v Speaker 1>working I did that All Star Game for ESPN Radio.

0:30:34.800 --> 0:30:37.360
<v Speaker 1>So I was working with PJ Carlissimo, who of course

0:30:37.840 --> 0:30:41.720
<v Speaker 1>previously coached in Toronto. And PJ had so much juice

0:30:41.840 --> 0:30:45.320
<v Speaker 1>that somehow there would be someone to escort us from

0:30:45.400 --> 0:30:49.120
<v Speaker 1>the court to some walkway that I didn't even know existed.

0:30:49.240 --> 0:30:52.080
<v Speaker 1>So we could, we could, we could, we could escape,

0:30:52.120 --> 0:30:55.640
<v Speaker 1>but stay inside. So PJ had all the hookups. PJ,

0:30:56.720 --> 0:31:00.280
<v Speaker 1>PJ not and what he's famous for his restaurant. It's like,

0:31:01.120 --> 0:31:03.840
<v Speaker 1>you know how much I love restaurants, but PJ Carlismo

0:31:03.960 --> 0:31:05.920
<v Speaker 1>makes me look like I don't even like to eat out.

0:31:05.960 --> 0:31:09.160
<v Speaker 1>He takes restaurants so seriously and it's always it was

0:31:09.280 --> 0:31:14.080
<v Speaker 1>always fascinating to work with him because no matter how

0:31:14.240 --> 0:31:18.240
<v Speaker 1>late the game ended, somehow he had a place that

0:31:18.280 --> 0:31:21.720
<v Speaker 1>would stay open to serve us. You know, it could

0:31:21.760 --> 0:31:26.800
<v Speaker 1>be midnight any city, but PJ had a PJ had

0:31:26.840 --> 0:31:29.640
<v Speaker 1>the hookup for us to get dinner at midnight, twelve thirty,

0:31:29.680 --> 0:31:33.160
<v Speaker 1>whatever it was. That is a man who cares deeply

0:31:33.240 --> 0:31:34.160
<v Speaker 1>about his dining.

0:31:35.120 --> 0:31:39.040
<v Speaker 2>That's a man who's built solid relationships as well, because

0:31:39.200 --> 0:31:46.400
<v Speaker 2>it takes rest most important relationships forget forget NBA relationships.

0:31:46.600 --> 0:31:50.320
<v Speaker 2>You know, culinary very much important. You know how big

0:31:50.520 --> 0:31:50.880
<v Speaker 2>on food.

0:31:51.160 --> 0:31:53.360
<v Speaker 1>People away people, People who ask me, they'll say, don't

0:31:53.760 --> 0:31:55.600
<v Speaker 1>do you have a favorite team, And I'm like, I

0:31:55.760 --> 0:31:57.200
<v Speaker 1>root for hotels and restaurants.

0:31:57.320 --> 0:32:01.120
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. He stein give a shout out you hooking me

0:32:01.200 --> 0:32:03.520
<v Speaker 2>and a wife up at the restaurant in Dallas. Man.

0:32:06.080 --> 0:32:10.240
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So Chris Haynes, Chris Haynes and Missus Haynes were

0:32:10.280 --> 0:32:15.480
<v Speaker 1>in Dallas the night before the recent Lakers Mavericks game,

0:32:16.680 --> 0:32:19.920
<v Speaker 1>and I sent them to one of Dallas's most historic

0:32:20.400 --> 0:32:25.680
<v Speaker 1>dining institutions, Bob Steak and Chophouse, the original Bob Steak

0:32:25.760 --> 0:32:29.560
<v Speaker 1>and Chop House. And my sources say that the Haynes

0:32:29.640 --> 0:32:32.480
<v Speaker 1>family had a very nice meal that night.

0:32:32.960 --> 0:32:36.160
<v Speaker 2>Very very nice, it was. It was tremendous, great service.

0:32:38.120 --> 0:32:41.000
<v Speaker 2>The man himself, the owner himself, your.

0:32:40.920 --> 0:32:46.720
<v Speaker 1>Guy, Bob sample legendary restaurateur in Dallas. He opened that

0:32:46.840 --> 0:32:48.920
<v Speaker 1>this is actually this this year was the thirty year

0:32:49.000 --> 0:32:53.240
<v Speaker 1>anniversary of the original Bob's opening in Dallas. And yes,

0:32:53.400 --> 0:32:56.840
<v Speaker 1>it is a if you are a steak fan, it

0:32:56.960 --> 0:33:00.160
<v Speaker 1>is a wonderful, wonderful experience. And you know what, if

0:33:00.200 --> 0:33:02.520
<v Speaker 1>I wasn't attending a high school soccer game that night,

0:33:02.600 --> 0:33:03.560
<v Speaker 1>I would have been there with you.

0:33:03.880 --> 0:33:06.040
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, I was cool. He came and introduced himself

0:33:06.120 --> 0:33:09.120
<v Speaker 2>and everything. So we made sure we gave a proper

0:33:09.240 --> 0:33:11.720
<v Speaker 2>tip up on leaving Steyn. So now we had a

0:33:11.840 --> 0:33:13.440
<v Speaker 2>we had a good experience. Appreciate you.

0:33:14.560 --> 0:33:18.760
<v Speaker 1>Next time you're back in Dallas, We're going together because

0:33:18.800 --> 0:33:20.720
<v Speaker 1>that's the thing is, like I was, so we barely

0:33:20.760 --> 0:33:22.480
<v Speaker 1>saw each other on that trip, and we really you

0:33:22.600 --> 0:33:27.080
<v Speaker 1>were running around TV duties and I don't know, we

0:33:27.240 --> 0:33:29.120
<v Speaker 1>just we didn't we I mean, we really should have

0:33:29.160 --> 0:33:30.520
<v Speaker 1>tried to do a pod together, but we just we

0:33:30.600 --> 0:33:31.800
<v Speaker 1>got no time to hang out.

0:33:32.200 --> 0:33:35.000
<v Speaker 2>We actually did do a pod the day of the game.

0:33:35.480 --> 0:33:38.120
<v Speaker 1>That's when we had That's right, Yeah, we we had,

0:33:38.720 --> 0:33:41.400
<v Speaker 1>we were we should have physically done it. Yeah, we

0:33:41.720 --> 0:33:45.960
<v Speaker 1>interviewed Jamal Mosley in the morning, but we need we

0:33:46.040 --> 0:33:48.160
<v Speaker 1>needed to do the next time we're in the same city.

0:33:48.200 --> 0:33:50.400
<v Speaker 1>We got to do a side by side pod of

0:33:50.480 --> 0:33:50.960
<v Speaker 1>some sort.

0:33:51.640 --> 0:33:55.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we'll have to. Unfortunately, I have the good The

0:33:55.960 --> 0:33:58.840
<v Speaker 2>good news is that I have two more Dallas games

0:33:58.920 --> 0:34:04.600
<v Speaker 2>on the schedule in February. The unfortunate part about that

0:34:04.840 --> 0:34:09.560
<v Speaker 2>is both of those are at the other team's home

0:34:09.920 --> 0:34:13.719
<v Speaker 2>Dallas at Brooklyn, Dallas at New York in February, back

0:34:13.760 --> 0:34:18.400
<v Speaker 2>to back. So we'll try to We'll try to heyl

0:34:18.680 --> 0:34:23.160
<v Speaker 2>All Star Weekend Star. You'll be there. Indian Indianapolis correct.

0:34:24.200 --> 0:34:28.960
<v Speaker 1>Still under deliberations. I love Indianapolis, but I'm working on

0:34:29.880 --> 0:34:32.839
<v Speaker 1>I'm working on something else that I'm I can't say

0:34:32.880 --> 0:34:36.400
<v Speaker 1>too much about yet, So we'll see. We'll there's a

0:34:36.800 --> 0:34:39.840
<v Speaker 1>there's Like I said, I love Indie so I definitely

0:34:39.920 --> 0:34:43.160
<v Speaker 1>want to be at that All Star Game, but I

0:34:43.280 --> 0:34:44.560
<v Speaker 1>still got some stuff to figure out.

0:34:44.600 --> 0:34:45.800
<v Speaker 2>In the new year. I'll just do it.

0:34:55.600 --> 0:34:58.480
<v Speaker 1>Chris Haynes is going to help us figure out who

0:34:59.600 --> 0:35:02.000
<v Speaker 1>the all star starters should be at guard because there's

0:35:02.160 --> 0:35:07.919
<v Speaker 1>like seven guys for two spots. So Chris Haynes, he's

0:35:07.960 --> 0:35:11.960
<v Speaker 1>got the magic formula to help us, Right, you know

0:35:12.080 --> 0:35:12.520
<v Speaker 1>exactly what.

0:35:13.520 --> 0:35:15.280
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I have a magic formula.

0:35:15.920 --> 0:35:18.320
<v Speaker 1>But I'll say no, I'm kidding. I know, I know

0:35:18.400 --> 0:35:18.759
<v Speaker 1>you don't.

0:35:19.400 --> 0:35:22.600
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, but I'll say it is definitely a conundrum,

0:35:22.960 --> 0:35:28.399
<v Speaker 2>particularly in that Western Conference. Think about this time. They're

0:35:28.880 --> 0:35:33.000
<v Speaker 2>each year, you can already pencil in, forget pencil in,

0:35:33.719 --> 0:35:37.840
<v Speaker 2>you can ink in, you know, permanent marker in a

0:35:37.920 --> 0:35:44.040
<v Speaker 2>few names each year West or East. East is usually Yannis,

0:35:45.960 --> 0:35:48.960
<v Speaker 2>Joel and b for the last few years, like just

0:35:49.800 --> 0:35:53.320
<v Speaker 2>use a permanent marker, put their name in as starters.

0:35:54.920 --> 0:36:00.760
<v Speaker 2>The West is usually a couple names each year Lebron

0:36:00.920 --> 0:36:07.800
<v Speaker 2>James permanent marker. The other name Stephen Curry permanent marker.

0:36:09.000 --> 0:36:17.120
<v Speaker 2>Now I will I believe that those two will still

0:36:17.239 --> 0:36:25.080
<v Speaker 2>be permanent marker status. But should they that is the question.

0:36:26.160 --> 0:36:30.919
<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about the guards in the West, right, Wow,

0:36:31.080 --> 0:36:34.640
<v Speaker 2>this is a tough one. Go to State Warriors currently

0:36:35.239 --> 0:36:39.480
<v Speaker 2>number eleventh in the standings, right Andy, But let's go

0:36:39.880 --> 0:36:43.920
<v Speaker 2>up above in the standings. Let's start in Minnesota, number

0:36:43.960 --> 0:36:49.000
<v Speaker 2>one in the NBA, best record in the NBA, Anthony

0:36:49.120 --> 0:36:53.719
<v Speaker 2>Edwards having a great year. Some would argue that he

0:36:53.880 --> 0:36:58.439
<v Speaker 2>deserves an All Stars started spot just being number one seed,

0:36:59.120 --> 0:37:02.960
<v Speaker 2>being the best player on that team and the leap

0:37:03.040 --> 0:37:06.680
<v Speaker 2>that he's taken. All right, let's go number two. Who's

0:37:06.719 --> 0:37:08.600
<v Speaker 2>the number two? And who's number two? In extend that

0:37:08.640 --> 0:37:11.040
<v Speaker 2>that would be the Oklahoma City Thunder And we know

0:37:11.200 --> 0:37:18.160
<v Speaker 2>that's Sga Shay having a great year again number two,

0:37:19.239 --> 0:37:24.320
<v Speaker 2>top what four and scoring maybe top three on the

0:37:24.360 --> 0:37:26.720
<v Speaker 2>off top top of my head, but he's averaging thirty.

0:37:27.600 --> 0:37:33.160
<v Speaker 2>All right, Let's go down number four seed Sacramento Kings

0:37:33.560 --> 0:37:38.359
<v Speaker 2>de Aaron Fox averaging thirty this season. The Kings are

0:37:38.400 --> 0:37:44.480
<v Speaker 2>having a phenomenal year. The Aaron Fox MVP discussion, early

0:37:44.680 --> 0:37:50.759
<v Speaker 2>MVP discussion. Great year. Go down to the Dallas is

0:37:51.160 --> 0:37:53.120
<v Speaker 2>you know, fall into number six. They're on a two

0:37:53.200 --> 0:37:58.120
<v Speaker 2>game losing street. But number six, Luka, Dakich, Luca, come

0:37:58.200 --> 0:38:02.839
<v Speaker 2>on now, I mean in go down to number nine

0:38:04.480 --> 0:38:09.160
<v Speaker 2>the Devin Booker Phoenix Suns. So what I'm saying is

0:38:09.239 --> 0:38:12.560
<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying is this I I still do believe

0:38:14.000 --> 0:38:18.560
<v Speaker 2>Lebron James and Stephen Curry and probably and Luca. I

0:38:18.560 --> 0:38:22.960
<v Speaker 2>should have put Luca. I think Luca's permanent, permanent market status.

0:38:24.840 --> 0:38:28.800
<v Speaker 2>But god, Lee, that's that's that's that's tough on guys

0:38:28.960 --> 0:38:34.600
<v Speaker 2>like Shay Dearn, Anthony Edwards, Dearon Fopp. You know I

0:38:34.640 --> 0:38:38.120
<v Speaker 2>said Deern missing like I'm missing somebody else real quick.

0:38:38.440 --> 0:38:42.799
<v Speaker 2>You know, Lucas should be in I don't know, so star,

0:38:42.960 --> 0:38:44.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm not. I don't mean to put you on the

0:38:44.360 --> 0:38:47.160
<v Speaker 2>spot because I am not in any I'm not in

0:38:47.239 --> 0:38:49.960
<v Speaker 2>the place to say who should or who shouldn't be

0:38:50.080 --> 0:38:53.279
<v Speaker 2>in it, because this is a you know, the All

0:38:53.320 --> 0:38:58.239
<v Speaker 2>Star starters. You know it's a popularity vote, but you know,

0:38:58.400 --> 0:39:00.640
<v Speaker 2>definitely you want to see the guys who deserve to

0:39:01.280 --> 0:39:05.920
<v Speaker 2>get those spots. You want to see them rewarded. Do

0:39:06.000 --> 0:39:09.640
<v Speaker 2>you feel like this season is any different from all

0:39:09.680 --> 0:39:12.960
<v Speaker 2>the other years where it seemed like guys are going

0:39:13.040 --> 0:39:15.040
<v Speaker 2>to get I don't want to say screwed, because I

0:39:15.080 --> 0:39:17.960
<v Speaker 2>think all those guys will end up being reserves. But

0:39:18.200 --> 0:39:20.359
<v Speaker 2>is this is this out of ordinary where you got

0:39:20.520 --> 0:39:24.360
<v Speaker 2>this many guys that probably should be starters over somebody

0:39:24.400 --> 0:39:28.200
<v Speaker 2>who's known to be permitting permittent market status.

0:39:29.280 --> 0:39:31.560
<v Speaker 1>I actually think this is the new reality because then

0:39:31.640 --> 0:39:33.520
<v Speaker 1>I just looked at the East and I feel like

0:39:33.600 --> 0:39:35.719
<v Speaker 1>it's the same, and it's just, you know, one of

0:39:35.760 --> 0:39:39.520
<v Speaker 1>the things stats, the stat lines that players are putting

0:39:39.560 --> 0:39:43.200
<v Speaker 1>up in the modern NBA are so gaudy. But yeah,

0:39:43.280 --> 0:39:46.160
<v Speaker 1>like you know, you asked. You started by asking that

0:39:46.200 --> 0:39:48.080
<v Speaker 1>where they should they? And it's just you know, and

0:39:48.160 --> 0:39:50.279
<v Speaker 1>then you you raised the same point that I was

0:39:50.320 --> 0:39:53.760
<v Speaker 1>gonna raise. I never want to say should they on starters,

0:39:53.800 --> 0:39:56.759
<v Speaker 1>because that's the fans choice. The fans get to see

0:39:57.200 --> 0:39:59.720
<v Speaker 1>who they want to see. I mean, you could argue

0:40:00.040 --> 0:40:03.320
<v Speaker 1>that if we're gonna make this about statistics and teams

0:40:03.360 --> 0:40:07.080
<v Speaker 1>success to this point, it's hard to see how Shay

0:40:07.400 --> 0:40:10.399
<v Speaker 1>and Luca wouldn't be the two starters. But I think

0:40:10.400 --> 0:40:13.320
<v Speaker 1>you're absolutely right. Stephan Curry is going to win the

0:40:13.440 --> 0:40:17.239
<v Speaker 1>starter vote and Luca generally does pretty damn well in

0:40:17.360 --> 0:40:20.960
<v Speaker 1>the starter vote as well, So it wouldn't surprise anyone

0:40:21.600 --> 0:40:24.560
<v Speaker 1>if Steph and Luca were voted in as the West

0:40:24.600 --> 0:40:29.240
<v Speaker 1>starters at GUARD. But yes, Shay Gildes, Alexander Luka, Doncic,

0:40:29.400 --> 0:40:33.400
<v Speaker 1>Stephan Curry dearon Fox Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker. I mean

0:40:34.280 --> 0:40:37.160
<v Speaker 1>is it is a crowd, a big crowd. But then

0:40:37.200 --> 0:40:39.560
<v Speaker 1>you look at the you look at the East and

0:40:39.680 --> 0:40:42.920
<v Speaker 1>you see the same thing. I think Tyrese Halliburton and

0:40:43.080 --> 0:40:48.480
<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brunson have they have definitely earned All Star spots.

0:40:48.560 --> 0:40:50.600
<v Speaker 1>Now are they going to get voted in as starters?

0:40:51.080 --> 0:40:53.360
<v Speaker 1>That remains to be seen. But I think both of

0:40:53.440 --> 0:40:56.439
<v Speaker 1>those guys are playing better than ever. They've both gone

0:40:56.480 --> 0:40:59.200
<v Speaker 1>to a new level. But in the East, you know,

0:40:59.360 --> 0:41:02.400
<v Speaker 1>is Jimmy but you're classified as a guard or a forward?

0:41:03.040 --> 0:41:06.560
<v Speaker 1>Maxie has been great, Jalen Brown is he classified as

0:41:06.560 --> 0:41:09.839
<v Speaker 1>a guard or a farward? Donovan Mitchell is in there,

0:41:10.480 --> 0:41:13.919
<v Speaker 1>Trey Young is still there. And then there's this guard

0:41:14.000 --> 0:41:17.000
<v Speaker 1>in Milwaukee named Damian Lillard, who I think you know

0:41:17.360 --> 0:41:20.200
<v Speaker 1>fairly well. So even in the East there are a

0:41:20.320 --> 0:41:25.560
<v Speaker 1>zillion guard candidates. I just think whom I who'd I

0:41:25.640 --> 0:41:25.960
<v Speaker 1>leave out?

0:41:27.840 --> 0:41:30.719
<v Speaker 2>Let's see if it'll come to you, Okay, I'll just

0:41:30.800 --> 0:41:31.560
<v Speaker 2>I'll just say.

0:41:31.360 --> 0:41:35.240
<v Speaker 1>It didn't I say, I said, Trey who, Donovan Mitchell?

0:41:35.280 --> 0:41:36.279
<v Speaker 1>Who who am I leaving out?

0:41:38.080 --> 0:41:40.720
<v Speaker 2>The leader in assists in the league?

0:41:41.080 --> 0:41:43.440
<v Speaker 1>Halliburton, I already said hallib he's not the leader in

0:41:43.480 --> 0:41:47.839
<v Speaker 1>assistant Yeah, I hear O. Yeah, Halliburton and Brunson were

0:41:47.880 --> 0:41:48.600
<v Speaker 1>my first two guys.

0:41:48.680 --> 0:41:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Oh, you said Tyres So I thought you meant Maxy.

0:41:52.440 --> 0:41:56.600
<v Speaker 1>No, Tyrese. Halliburton and Brunson. I think would would be

0:41:56.760 --> 0:42:00.640
<v Speaker 1>the starters if we based it on the combination of

0:42:00.760 --> 0:42:04.200
<v Speaker 1>statistics and team success, but not necessarily Maxie.

0:42:04.520 --> 0:42:07.360
<v Speaker 2>Hold On, you said what you said, Halliburton and.

0:42:07.480 --> 0:42:12.080
<v Speaker 1>Maxie Haliburton and Brunson Haliburton, and.

0:42:12.400 --> 0:42:15.160
<v Speaker 2>You think those would be the two stars based off

0:42:15.200 --> 0:42:18.040
<v Speaker 2>a team success and statistics.

0:42:17.719 --> 0:42:19.280
<v Speaker 1>And and and stats.

0:42:19.520 --> 0:42:23.319
<v Speaker 2>Hold on here, hold on here. Milwaukee was number two

0:42:24.160 --> 0:42:29.359
<v Speaker 2>in the East. Don Yeah, Dan Dame? Are we looking

0:42:29.400 --> 0:42:32.720
<v Speaker 2>at James Dame? The only persons the only person scoring?

0:42:33.560 --> 0:42:40.680
<v Speaker 2>Dames outscoring Brunson. He's outscoring Maxie by a small margin

0:42:40.800 --> 0:42:47.239
<v Speaker 2>right now. Who and he has to share the ball

0:42:47.680 --> 0:42:50.280
<v Speaker 2>with more players than a Bruntson.

0:42:49.960 --> 0:42:53.160
<v Speaker 1>Or MAXI so you did notice, though, when I did

0:42:53.239 --> 0:42:55.239
<v Speaker 1>the whole list, I worked up to that to your

0:42:55.280 --> 0:42:58.000
<v Speaker 1>guy at the end. That was dramatic.

0:42:59.520 --> 0:43:03.560
<v Speaker 2>Listen, those are definitely these guys are definitely worthy candidates.

0:43:03.760 --> 0:43:05.880
<v Speaker 2>If I had to vote right now for the starters

0:43:05.960 --> 0:43:13.640
<v Speaker 2>on I would put probably it's hard. It's you know, Halliburton,

0:43:13.680 --> 0:43:16.560
<v Speaker 2>the Pacers. They've been struggling post the n season tournament,

0:43:17.719 --> 0:43:19.520
<v Speaker 2>so it's hard as of right now, it's hard to

0:43:19.560 --> 0:43:22.960
<v Speaker 2>take Halliburton out of the equation. I would go Halliburton

0:43:23.000 --> 0:43:25.920
<v Speaker 2>and Dame. I think, like, come on, Milwaukee's.

0:43:25.440 --> 0:43:28.719
<v Speaker 1>Number, and I would imagine even though he switched conferences

0:43:28.840 --> 0:43:31.840
<v Speaker 1>that Dame is still going to have a very powerful

0:43:31.960 --> 0:43:35.280
<v Speaker 1>sway on voters when it comes to All Star starters.

0:43:35.320 --> 0:43:38.200
<v Speaker 1>He's an immensely popular player even though he's in a

0:43:38.239 --> 0:43:39.439
<v Speaker 1>new city for the first time.

0:43:39.840 --> 0:43:42.839
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, like, right right now is still early. I would

0:43:42.880 --> 0:43:48.080
<v Speaker 2>probably go Halliburton and Dame. But again, Indiana and Halliburton

0:43:48.120 --> 0:43:50.439
<v Speaker 2>have struggled post in season Turner.

0:43:50.520 --> 0:43:52.360
<v Speaker 1>Mean, if we're gonna say it's Dame, I would actually

0:43:52.440 --> 0:43:55.600
<v Speaker 1>go Dame in Brunson because if we're going to make

0:43:55.680 --> 0:43:59.840
<v Speaker 1>team success the issue. The Pacers did have the Cinderella

0:44:00.320 --> 0:44:03.800
<v Speaker 1>to the in season tournament final, but they've struggled coming

0:44:03.840 --> 0:44:08.600
<v Speaker 1>out of that, and as of Friday, entering Friday's play,

0:44:08.640 --> 0:44:10.960
<v Speaker 1>the Pacers are only a game over five hundred. So,

0:44:11.320 --> 0:44:14.120
<v Speaker 1>you know, again, Halliburton and Brunts, it to me maybe

0:44:14.480 --> 0:44:16.000
<v Speaker 1>the better way I should have put it is I

0:44:16.080 --> 0:44:19.440
<v Speaker 1>think they have both been kind of story of the

0:44:19.520 --> 0:44:24.719
<v Speaker 1>season contenders to this early juncture through Christmas, and they've

0:44:24.800 --> 0:44:27.200
<v Speaker 1>both taken a leap. I think both those guys have

0:44:27.280 --> 0:44:29.360
<v Speaker 1>taken a late But certainly, if Dame is a starter

0:44:29.840 --> 0:44:31.840
<v Speaker 1>and one of those guys is just elected as an

0:44:31.840 --> 0:44:34.600
<v Speaker 1>All Star reserve, it's no big thing. I think both

0:44:34.680 --> 0:44:37.960
<v Speaker 1>Haliburton and Brunson will be All Stars this season, and

0:44:38.080 --> 0:44:40.680
<v Speaker 1>for Brunson it will be a first time All Star.

0:44:40.760 --> 0:44:41.799
<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I mean Dame has.

0:44:41.719 --> 0:44:45.560
<v Speaker 2>Been I gotta show the if Halliburton, like, if they

0:44:45.640 --> 0:44:49.799
<v Speaker 2>continue on this trend. Next up, in my opinion, it's

0:44:49.880 --> 0:44:50.680
<v Speaker 2>Tyres MAXI.

0:44:51.760 --> 0:44:53.040
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Maxi's right there.

0:44:53.000 --> 0:44:56.200
<v Speaker 2>He's right there. Philadelphia's number three. You know, they're a

0:44:56.280 --> 0:44:58.640
<v Speaker 2>game and a half behind the Bucks for number two.

0:44:59.320 --> 0:45:02.440
<v Speaker 2>You know, again, if we're talking stats and team record,

0:45:02.520 --> 0:45:05.400
<v Speaker 2>if you know, those are the big you know, if

0:45:05.440 --> 0:45:08.359
<v Speaker 2>that's what we're really looking at right there, it's hard

0:45:08.480 --> 0:45:12.920
<v Speaker 2>to dismiss Maxie. So you know, I mean, look, I

0:45:13.280 --> 0:45:15.480
<v Speaker 2>do you know when I when I'm evaluating, you know,

0:45:15.600 --> 0:45:18.640
<v Speaker 2>I definitely look at stats and and all that and

0:45:18.760 --> 0:45:20.480
<v Speaker 2>try to look at the different you know, look at

0:45:20.520 --> 0:45:23.880
<v Speaker 2>advanced stacks and different metrics. But you know team standings

0:45:24.080 --> 0:45:27.640
<v Speaker 2>where they're at Philadelphia, I don't I don't necessarily look

0:45:27.680 --> 0:45:31.880
<v Speaker 2>at storylines like they got rid of James hard And

0:45:32.080 --> 0:45:34.840
<v Speaker 2>and Maxie. No, I'm looking at Maxie's been playing his

0:45:34.960 --> 0:45:38.160
<v Speaker 2>ass off man. Maxie. He's a start. So there's a

0:45:38.239 --> 0:45:40.200
<v Speaker 2>there's a there's a long jam with guards as well.

0:45:40.360 --> 0:45:43.160
<v Speaker 2>But I do think through it all, we're just talking

0:45:43.160 --> 0:45:45.840
<v Speaker 2>about starters. You know, no need to get all up

0:45:45.880 --> 0:45:49.560
<v Speaker 2>in arms for people listening, because I do think all

0:45:49.640 --> 0:45:53.640
<v Speaker 2>the guards that we're mentioning, I think they will make the.

0:45:55.000 --> 0:45:58.080
<v Speaker 1>Star I think there there won't be room for all

0:45:58.160 --> 0:46:03.400
<v Speaker 1>these guys. Like team success, the team success thing, the

0:46:03.480 --> 0:46:06.880
<v Speaker 1>team success thing, that's a conversation when we're picking reserves.

0:46:06.920 --> 0:46:09.920
<v Speaker 1>You know, that's something that the coaches look at for starters.

0:46:10.360 --> 0:46:12.919
<v Speaker 1>You know, fans should be picking the players they want

0:46:13.040 --> 0:46:15.120
<v Speaker 1>to see the most. And you know, I'm never gonna

0:46:15.200 --> 0:46:18.520
<v Speaker 1>quibble with how the starters turn out. But again, in

0:46:18.600 --> 0:46:25.120
<v Speaker 1>the West, Steph s g A, Luca Fox, Anthony Edwards,

0:46:25.200 --> 0:46:27.719
<v Speaker 1>and Devin Booker, are all of those guys gonna make

0:46:27.760 --> 0:46:31.080
<v Speaker 1>the All Star Team? Maybe in the East, No, maybe

0:46:31.280 --> 0:46:33.520
<v Speaker 1>in the East but in the East. In the East,

0:46:34.320 --> 0:46:39.800
<v Speaker 1>Dame Halliburton, Brunson, Maxie, Jimmy Butler, we got to decide

0:46:39.800 --> 0:46:42.000
<v Speaker 1>if he's a garter forward. Jalen Brown, we got to

0:46:42.040 --> 0:46:45.440
<v Speaker 1>decide if he's a garter forward. And Trey Young. I

0:46:45.480 --> 0:46:49.279
<v Speaker 1>mean there's there's a I mean it is. I don't

0:46:49.320 --> 0:46:51.320
<v Speaker 1>know if there's gonna be room in the West.

0:46:51.400 --> 0:46:53.239
<v Speaker 2>I can't see any of those guys in the West

0:46:53.280 --> 0:46:56.680
<v Speaker 2>that you mentioned being excluded in the East. Yes, there

0:46:56.719 --> 0:47:03.440
<v Speaker 2>will be a few, all right, before we go to Garden?

0:47:04.440 --> 0:47:07.879
<v Speaker 2>Is he a garden in Chicago? That's what I'm saying.

0:47:07.920 --> 0:47:10.360
<v Speaker 1>I mean that to me is the modern game. The

0:47:10.520 --> 0:47:17.920
<v Speaker 1>modern game is there there are so many players, crazy

0:47:18.040 --> 0:47:22.720
<v Speaker 1>stat lines. It's gonna be hard to make room for everyone.

0:47:22.880 --> 0:47:27.360
<v Speaker 1>And that's why you know we're still twelve man rosters

0:47:27.440 --> 0:47:29.719
<v Speaker 1>for the All Star Game. It's a thirty team league.

0:47:29.760 --> 0:47:32.080
<v Speaker 1>Now we're probably gonna have expansion in a few years

0:47:32.120 --> 0:47:34.720
<v Speaker 1>and the league's gonna grow to at least thirty two teams.

0:47:35.040 --> 0:47:37.760
<v Speaker 1>Should should the rosters at twelve?

0:47:37.920 --> 0:47:40.839
<v Speaker 2>Yes it should, Yes, it should, Yeah, it should, Yes

0:47:40.920 --> 0:47:41.320
<v Speaker 2>it should.

0:47:42.200 --> 0:47:46.080
<v Speaker 1>What's gotten into you've become You have become the you've

0:47:46.120 --> 0:47:50.239
<v Speaker 1>become the No. I'm just you've become the old head traditionalist,

0:47:50.719 --> 0:47:53.719
<v Speaker 1>resistant to change guy on this podcast. When did that happen?

0:47:54.000 --> 0:47:57.160
<v Speaker 2>We don't need to keep making awards and making a

0:47:57.360 --> 0:48:00.800
<v Speaker 2>like stop it. Like everybody this, you know what I

0:48:01.200 --> 0:48:06.080
<v Speaker 2>teach my kids this. Everybody. Everybody doesn't get the job.

0:48:06.560 --> 0:48:09.279
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry when you step into the real world.

0:48:09.840 --> 0:48:12.560
<v Speaker 1>Okay, but and I get that. And look, I'm usually

0:48:12.719 --> 0:48:15.440
<v Speaker 1>the stubborn traditionalist who never wants to change anything. But

0:48:16.160 --> 0:48:18.680
<v Speaker 1>the nineteen eighties. I mean, I started loving the league

0:48:18.680 --> 0:48:21.279
<v Speaker 1>in the seventies, but the nineteen eighties was when the

0:48:21.440 --> 0:48:23.560
<v Speaker 1>NBA became an obsession for me. It was a twenty

0:48:23.719 --> 0:48:26.600
<v Speaker 1>three team league throughout my high school days, and it

0:48:26.719 --> 0:48:29.120
<v Speaker 1>was still a twelve man all star team. They've added

0:48:29.320 --> 0:48:33.839
<v Speaker 1>seven teams since then, and rosters are now eighteen deep

0:48:33.960 --> 0:48:38.440
<v Speaker 1>with three two ways, so they've added almost one hundred players.

0:48:38.760 --> 0:48:41.920
<v Speaker 1>And again, we're gonna have expansion eventually that makes the

0:48:41.960 --> 0:48:44.440
<v Speaker 1>league even bigger. So we just keep the all star

0:48:44.560 --> 0:48:45.840
<v Speaker 1>roster at twelve forever.

0:48:46.440 --> 0:48:50.560
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, listen, that's not something I'm so high up on. Like, Okay,

0:48:51.040 --> 0:48:54.120
<v Speaker 2>give it each team three extra spots, that's fine. I'm

0:48:54.160 --> 0:48:57.200
<v Speaker 2>not so high on that. But I'm just come on now,

0:48:57.360 --> 0:49:01.040
<v Speaker 2>stop it. Stop it with the participation trophy, Era, Like,

0:49:01.080 --> 0:49:05.600
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to see too much of it. Let's compete, please.

0:49:05.880 --> 0:49:08.040
<v Speaker 1>If they give if they give you some kind of

0:49:08.120 --> 0:49:10.440
<v Speaker 1>trophy for your rec league, I bet you'll take it.

0:49:10.719 --> 0:49:12.640
<v Speaker 2>Fir. I'm glad you. I'm glad you came up with

0:49:12.719 --> 0:49:16.120
<v Speaker 2>that excellent segue. So, as you know, we're in the

0:49:16.200 --> 0:49:20.720
<v Speaker 2>final four tomorrow morning, Stein, at nine to twenty tomorrow morning.

0:49:20.920 --> 0:49:22.960
<v Speaker 2>And as we're doing this pod right now, Stein, my

0:49:23.120 --> 0:49:26.160
<v Speaker 2>parents just came into the house. They're here for Christmas,

0:49:26.440 --> 0:49:28.480
<v Speaker 2>so I told them, in order to stay here for

0:49:28.600 --> 0:49:31.920
<v Speaker 2>the weekend, it's mandatory that they attend my game in

0:49:32.000 --> 0:49:34.360
<v Speaker 2>the morning. So we're in the final four. Game is

0:49:34.400 --> 0:49:36.640
<v Speaker 2>at nine to twenty. If we win that game, we

0:49:36.719 --> 0:49:40.239
<v Speaker 2>play the championship at noon. I am ready. I've been

0:49:40.280 --> 0:49:42.880
<v Speaker 2>battle a little a thumb spring, a little thumb, my

0:49:43.320 --> 0:49:45.759
<v Speaker 2>right thumbs a little swollen, so I've been nursing it

0:49:45.960 --> 0:49:51.480
<v Speaker 2>and get treatment all week. And I'm ready, Stein, I'm ready, ready.

0:49:51.239 --> 0:49:53.800
<v Speaker 1>Ready for the y You're ready, You're ready for the

0:49:53.880 --> 0:49:54.440
<v Speaker 1>double teams.

0:49:55.200 --> 0:49:57.600
<v Speaker 2>They're coming. But you know what, Stein, you gotta trust

0:49:57.640 --> 0:50:00.360
<v Speaker 2>your teammates. I prepared them, I put them int situation

0:50:00.520 --> 0:50:02.759
<v Speaker 2>so in the games, Stein, I can take over and

0:50:02.840 --> 0:50:05.240
<v Speaker 2>get my shot whenever I want to, but I always

0:50:05.239 --> 0:50:07.600
<v Speaker 2>start the game trying to get my teammates involved. I

0:50:07.680 --> 0:50:10.680
<v Speaker 2>want it's still confidence in them, to let them know

0:50:10.880 --> 0:50:12.880
<v Speaker 2>that not only do I believe in you, but I

0:50:13.040 --> 0:50:15.719
<v Speaker 2>trust that you're gonna take and make that shot and

0:50:15.840 --> 0:50:17.960
<v Speaker 2>if you don't miss it. I used to be I'm

0:50:18.000 --> 0:50:19.759
<v Speaker 2>a hot head on the court, Stein, but over the

0:50:19.840 --> 0:50:22.440
<v Speaker 2>last few years I've evolved. I'll go patch you on

0:50:22.480 --> 0:50:24.160
<v Speaker 2>the button now after a miss and say you're gonna

0:50:24.200 --> 0:50:26.800
<v Speaker 2>hit the next one, And so I still confidence. So

0:50:26.840 --> 0:50:30.640
<v Speaker 2>I'm ready bring the doubles. So initially I'm gonna take

0:50:30.680 --> 0:50:32.520
<v Speaker 2>the doubles. I'm gonna get the ball out my hands

0:50:32.880 --> 0:50:35.440
<v Speaker 2>and hope that they can beat the numbers games. But

0:50:36.320 --> 0:50:40.960
<v Speaker 2>closing minutes Stein, the double comes, I'm going through that double.

0:50:41.440 --> 0:50:43.560
<v Speaker 2>There's gonna be consequences and repercussions.

0:50:45.080 --> 0:50:46.800
<v Speaker 1>Will these games be streamed anywhere?

0:50:47.000 --> 0:50:49.520
<v Speaker 2>I think I'm going to stream I just think Stein.

0:50:49.600 --> 0:50:52.000
<v Speaker 2>I think I might do like an IG Live or

0:50:52.040 --> 0:50:54.279
<v Speaker 2>something like that, so people y'all can follow me on

0:50:54.440 --> 0:50:57.719
<v Speaker 2>Chris B. Haynes NBA. That's my IG account. I think

0:50:57.800 --> 0:51:01.440
<v Speaker 2>I might go live the whole game nine to twenty

0:51:01.600 --> 0:51:06.439
<v Speaker 2>am Pacific Standard time, Final four, Final four.

0:51:15.040 --> 0:51:18.080
<v Speaker 1>I wanted to end this podcast with you choosing your

0:51:18.200 --> 0:51:21.719
<v Speaker 1>favorite Christmas Day matchup, the game you're looking forward to

0:51:21.840 --> 0:51:24.000
<v Speaker 1>the most. But I'm starting to get the vibe that

0:51:24.239 --> 0:51:26.799
<v Speaker 1>nothing on this Christmas menu and one more time I'm

0:51:26.840 --> 0:51:30.600
<v Speaker 1>gonna go through it. Bucks at Nick's, Warriors at Nuggets,

0:51:30.760 --> 0:51:35.360
<v Speaker 1>Celtics at Lakers, Sixers at Heat, Mavericks at Suns. But

0:51:35.520 --> 0:51:38.720
<v Speaker 1>you're more excited about your two rec League games on Saturday.

0:51:38.840 --> 0:51:39.520
<v Speaker 1>I haven't Saturday.

0:51:39.680 --> 0:51:41.799
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I haven't even gotten there yet. I haven't gotten

0:51:41.800 --> 0:51:44.839
<v Speaker 2>to Monday. I gotta get past Saturday because I got

0:51:44.960 --> 0:51:48.399
<v Speaker 2>big plans. But if we're just talking about Christmas Day game,

0:51:49.280 --> 0:51:52.160
<v Speaker 2>I'll talk about that. What's the game I'm looking forward

0:51:52.200 --> 0:51:55.000
<v Speaker 2>to the most. Lakers Celtics is kind of to me,

0:51:55.160 --> 0:51:57.560
<v Speaker 2>kind of lost this luster because Lakers aren't playing well.

0:51:57.640 --> 0:51:59.360
<v Speaker 2>Lakers are going through something right now.

0:52:00.600 --> 0:52:03.040
<v Speaker 1>But I think their desperation kind of makes that game

0:52:03.120 --> 0:52:07.200
<v Speaker 1>interesting because they also, like the Pacers, have just stumbled

0:52:07.239 --> 0:52:09.920
<v Speaker 1>big time since the nd season tournament. That since the

0:52:10.040 --> 0:52:15.080
<v Speaker 1>big in season tournament Banner reveal that got everyone so

0:52:15.280 --> 0:52:20.120
<v Speaker 1>upset and sparked very very it Stine, Why.

0:52:20.920 --> 0:52:24.440
<v Speaker 2>Why I seen everybody. I think Derek Fisher even I

0:52:24.680 --> 0:52:27.400
<v Speaker 2>believe I think he had a comment about like Lakers

0:52:27.440 --> 0:52:31.560
<v Speaker 2>shouldn't have done that. Why the Lakers taking so much heat.

0:52:31.680 --> 0:52:34.360
<v Speaker 2>I'm telling y'all, Lakers, the Lakers did not want to

0:52:34.440 --> 0:52:38.760
<v Speaker 2>do it. They are cooperating with the league. The league

0:52:38.840 --> 0:52:40.840
<v Speaker 2>wants to think so the league wants this to be

0:52:40.920 --> 0:52:43.200
<v Speaker 2>a big deal. Yes, this is the Lakers.

0:52:43.400 --> 0:52:45.879
<v Speaker 1>You think you think they wouldn't have done it unless

0:52:45.960 --> 0:52:47.000
<v Speaker 1>the league convinced that.

0:52:47.120 --> 0:52:49.319
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they would have done it. I don't

0:52:49.320 --> 0:52:50.840
<v Speaker 2>think they would have done that. I'm not saying the

0:52:50.960 --> 0:52:53.600
<v Speaker 2>league told him they had to do it. I'm not

0:52:53.680 --> 0:52:57.200
<v Speaker 2>saying that, but the league definitely wanted a big deal

0:52:57.360 --> 0:53:01.919
<v Speaker 2>made of this n season tournament championship. So they're playing ball.

0:53:02.800 --> 0:53:05.880
<v Speaker 2>So you know, I don't get, like I do, believe

0:53:06.440 --> 0:53:11.600
<v Speaker 2>Lakers would not have done anything if there was no

0:53:12.840 --> 0:53:16.480
<v Speaker 2>is it influence, If they were just considering themselves, they

0:53:16.480 --> 0:53:19.520
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have done anything. So I don't get why Lakers

0:53:19.560 --> 0:53:22.719
<v Speaker 2>have been receiving shots like that.

0:53:23.800 --> 0:53:26.200
<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, look, I mean all these games have

0:53:26.400 --> 0:53:29.200
<v Speaker 1>something to offer, you know, Golden State has picked it

0:53:29.280 --> 0:53:33.000
<v Speaker 1>up here lately, so they're an interesting foil for the

0:53:33.080 --> 0:53:36.600
<v Speaker 1>defending champions from Denver. Of course, such a smaller team

0:53:36.760 --> 0:53:39.200
<v Speaker 1>than the Nuggets are, So we'll see how the Warriors

0:53:39.360 --> 0:53:42.440
<v Speaker 1>fare on a Christmas Day when they're the visitors who

0:53:42.520 --> 0:53:45.719
<v Speaker 1>have to take on the defending champs. That Bucks Knicks

0:53:45.800 --> 0:53:48.560
<v Speaker 1>game as well, that's I mean, that'll that'll get our

0:53:48.600 --> 0:53:51.560
<v Speaker 1>all start debate going. That gets our all start debate going.

0:53:51.680 --> 0:53:55.359
<v Speaker 1>With Jame going up against Jalen Brunson, and I'm sure

0:53:55.920 --> 0:53:59.960
<v Speaker 1>Giannis will have no shortage of motivation playing on them

0:54:00.000 --> 0:54:03.320
<v Speaker 1>Adison Square Garden stage on Christmas Day. You know, Celtics

0:54:03.400 --> 0:54:06.880
<v Speaker 1>Lakers again, because this the Lakers now are suddenly desperate

0:54:07.120 --> 0:54:10.040
<v Speaker 1>Sixers heat. You know, the Sixers have been so good

0:54:10.520 --> 0:54:13.560
<v Speaker 1>without Harden. Hopefully Jimmy Butler can play in that one.

0:54:13.680 --> 0:54:16.640
<v Speaker 1>Always interesting when he takes on his old friend Joe

0:54:16.680 --> 0:54:21.040
<v Speaker 1>el Embiid. And of course where I live, Maverick Sons,

0:54:21.280 --> 0:54:24.759
<v Speaker 1>no matter who's in the lineup is one that gets

0:54:24.800 --> 0:54:28.680
<v Speaker 1>everybody here in Dallas talking. So more so I'm gonna

0:54:28.719 --> 0:54:31.640
<v Speaker 1>I'm watching, I'm watching all five, I'm watching all five

0:54:31.800 --> 0:54:36.799
<v Speaker 1>and and I will be assembling power rankings, my now

0:54:36.920 --> 0:54:39.359
<v Speaker 1>monthly power rankings that will come out the next day,

0:54:39.440 --> 0:54:41.319
<v Speaker 1>So it will be a busy Christmas over here.

0:54:41.480 --> 0:54:44.640
<v Speaker 2>I will be smoking on a barbecue pit for the

0:54:44.880 --> 0:54:49.399
<v Speaker 2>first two couple games, maybe even the third game while

0:54:49.480 --> 0:54:51.759
<v Speaker 2>watching that game. So I'm very much looking forward to.

0:54:51.920 --> 0:54:55.680
<v Speaker 2>But real quick, before you go, star Mavericks fans, they

0:54:55.800 --> 0:54:57.759
<v Speaker 2>get up more so for a Sun's game than the

0:54:57.800 --> 0:54:58.359
<v Speaker 2>Clipper game.

0:55:00.280 --> 0:55:06.520
<v Speaker 1>Yes, the Suns have become there. You know, it's a

0:55:06.840 --> 0:55:09.880
<v Speaker 1>it's it's there is quite a bit of animus between

0:55:09.920 --> 0:55:14.120
<v Speaker 1>the two teams after the playoff series they had and

0:55:14.239 --> 0:55:17.040
<v Speaker 1>the Mavericks winning that game seven by such a big

0:55:17.160 --> 0:55:22.200
<v Speaker 1>margin on Phoenix's floor. And obviously Devin Booker and Luca

0:55:22.280 --> 0:55:27.239
<v Speaker 1>Dantic have had their moments against each other. So yeah,

0:55:27.600 --> 0:55:32.400
<v Speaker 1>that one. That game. That game has always circled around here.

0:55:32.600 --> 0:55:36.480
<v Speaker 2>Okay, interesting, I thought the Clippers were like that was

0:55:36.560 --> 0:55:38.759
<v Speaker 2>considered the I mean.

0:55:38.719 --> 0:55:42.160
<v Speaker 1>Look, hey, the Clippers. The Clippers really have looked good lately.

0:55:42.360 --> 0:55:45.319
<v Speaker 1>You have to you really have to say that. I mean,

0:55:45.400 --> 0:55:49.160
<v Speaker 1>we so many of us were just crushing them after

0:55:49.280 --> 0:55:53.280
<v Speaker 1>the trade and how poorly things started in the James

0:55:53.360 --> 0:55:57.560
<v Speaker 1>Harden Era. But Harden has been running the show Kawhi

0:55:57.719 --> 0:56:00.520
<v Speaker 1>Leonard after a slow start to the season, and he

0:56:00.640 --> 0:56:07.200
<v Speaker 1>has looked fantastic here really really, really really looking like

0:56:07.760 --> 0:56:11.360
<v Speaker 1>the Kawhi of old. Here in December and you know

0:56:11.400 --> 0:56:14.200
<v Speaker 1>they've they've found something. The Clippers are another team that's

0:56:14.239 --> 0:56:17.759
<v Speaker 1>super small when compared to the Nugget zuboch Is. They're

0:56:17.840 --> 0:56:21.800
<v Speaker 1>only really, they're only available big. But the Clippers have

0:56:21.960 --> 0:56:25.480
<v Speaker 1>it rolling and have people asking a new are they

0:56:25.600 --> 0:56:28.759
<v Speaker 1>for real? Should we believe? Do we dare believe in

0:56:28.840 --> 0:56:29.520
<v Speaker 1>this team.

0:56:31.920 --> 0:56:34.560
<v Speaker 2>Before Clippers got over there?

0:56:34.680 --> 0:56:39.359
<v Speaker 1>Now, yes, Daniel Tye, Yes, no, you're right, You're right,

0:56:39.520 --> 0:56:42.400
<v Speaker 1>But I meant and that was a great pickup and

0:56:42.520 --> 0:56:45.440
<v Speaker 1>a huge it was a great pickup able to get

0:56:45.520 --> 0:56:47.239
<v Speaker 1>you know, that's one that confused me because I thought

0:56:47.239 --> 0:56:49.200
<v Speaker 1>the Pacers should have been able to trade him. But

0:56:49.239 --> 0:56:53.360
<v Speaker 1>I'm but you know, Daniel Tice is not massive. I

0:56:53.440 --> 0:56:57.759
<v Speaker 1>mean they you know, losing plumbly was a big loss

0:56:57.920 --> 0:57:00.000
<v Speaker 1>for that team. And you know, we'll see how quick

0:57:00.239 --> 0:57:02.080
<v Speaker 1>they can get him back. But I mean, if you're

0:57:02.120 --> 0:57:05.359
<v Speaker 1>gonna be Denver, you you probably need three bigs, really sure,

0:57:05.719 --> 0:57:08.640
<v Speaker 1>you Needn't you need that many? Fouls and that's you know,

0:57:08.760 --> 0:57:11.759
<v Speaker 1>that is still the standard in the West. Can you

0:57:11.960 --> 0:57:15.120
<v Speaker 1>get past Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, You're gonna

0:57:15.160 --> 0:57:17.440
<v Speaker 1>need multiple bigs to get you through. And it's not

0:57:17.560 --> 0:57:20.520
<v Speaker 1>just the Clippers. Dallas is in that position, Golden State

0:57:20.680 --> 0:57:23.400
<v Speaker 1>is in that position, Phoenix is in that position. There

0:57:23.440 --> 0:57:25.040
<v Speaker 1>are a lot of teams in the West that don't

0:57:25.320 --> 0:57:28.320
<v Speaker 1>have an abundance of size, whereas Minnesota does have a

0:57:28.440 --> 0:57:30.600
<v Speaker 1>lot of size, and that's why they've one of the

0:57:30.680 --> 0:57:32.760
<v Speaker 1>reasons why the Wolves have been so good here through

0:57:32.800 --> 0:57:35.320
<v Speaker 1>the first twenty five ish games of this season. But

0:57:35.360 --> 0:57:38.280
<v Speaker 1>we're gonna leave it there. We're gonna wish Chris Haynes

0:57:38.440 --> 0:57:43.040
<v Speaker 1>tremendous luck. Hopefully it's a doubleheader on Saturday. Hopefully. You guys, now,

0:57:43.080 --> 0:57:44.760
<v Speaker 1>if you lose the semi final, is there a third

0:57:44.760 --> 0:57:46.280
<v Speaker 1>place game or you get you This.

0:57:46.520 --> 0:57:48.560
<v Speaker 2>Is the style I'm telling you, the way I'm built.

0:57:49.080 --> 0:57:50.920
<v Speaker 2>If we lost the first one, I'm not playing a

0:57:50.960 --> 0:57:54.000
<v Speaker 2>no damn third place game. You win, you had to

0:57:54.040 --> 0:57:56.320
<v Speaker 2>win it, or you don't win anything. That's just how

0:57:56.320 --> 0:57:57.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm built made up.

0:57:57.720 --> 0:58:01.440
<v Speaker 1>Sorry, in all seriousness, I am really looking forward to

0:58:01.560 --> 0:58:06.320
<v Speaker 1>some text updates on Saturday, and some details revealed in

0:58:06.440 --> 0:58:08.160
<v Speaker 1>our next pod. We have to figure out when the

0:58:08.200 --> 0:58:10.400
<v Speaker 1>next pod will be man with you having family there,

0:58:10.840 --> 0:58:12.520
<v Speaker 1>my initial thought was, let's try to do it after

0:58:12.560 --> 0:58:14.520
<v Speaker 1>all these Christmas games. But if your whole family's in

0:58:14.560 --> 0:58:16.960
<v Speaker 1>the house, that might be a tough one. But whenever

0:58:17.040 --> 0:58:20.520
<v Speaker 1>we get together again, whenever we get together again, I

0:58:20.600 --> 0:58:22.720
<v Speaker 1>hope you have some highlights to share with us from

0:58:22.840 --> 0:58:25.000
<v Speaker 1>these Well, I'm gonna tell you this.

0:58:25.680 --> 0:58:28.439
<v Speaker 2>The highlights that I do share in our next pod

0:58:29.080 --> 0:58:33.400
<v Speaker 2>hopefully is basketball oriented, because remember after our first after

0:58:33.680 --> 0:58:38.280
<v Speaker 2>my last family get together, the highlights I share didn't

0:58:38.280 --> 0:58:40.400
<v Speaker 2>have anything to do with basketball. It was the highlights

0:58:40.440 --> 0:58:41.800
<v Speaker 2>that happened here in his household.

0:58:42.200 --> 0:58:46.600
<v Speaker 1>So hopefully, now i'm family, I'm predicting. I'm predicting a

0:58:46.800 --> 0:58:50.680
<v Speaker 1>very calm and happy Christmas at the Hotel Haynes. It's

0:58:50.720 --> 0:58:51.840
<v Speaker 1>gonna be nothing but love.

0:58:51.720 --> 0:58:54.560
<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, I wish that upon everybody else. I

0:58:55.280 --> 0:58:59.080
<v Speaker 2>wish everybody a happy merry Christmas. And again, this is

0:58:59.240 --> 0:59:03.960
<v Speaker 2>sometimes great, great day. You know, it's a day kids

0:59:04.040 --> 0:59:07.120
<v Speaker 2>and even adults dream up every day to wake up

0:59:07.200 --> 0:59:10.800
<v Speaker 2>to Christmas Day and open presence. But also it comes

0:59:10.880 --> 0:59:13.520
<v Speaker 2>with a lot of family getting together, and a lot

0:59:13.560 --> 0:59:16.800
<v Speaker 2>of times again we don't like our family. We love them,

0:59:17.160 --> 0:59:19.880
<v Speaker 2>but we don't like them, and we have to learn to,

0:59:20.440 --> 0:59:23.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, just get along with you know, get along

0:59:23.680 --> 0:59:26.840
<v Speaker 2>for those two days or whatever, because you know, stuff happens,

0:59:27.240 --> 0:59:30.600
<v Speaker 2>Arguments happen, things break out. It happened here and my

0:59:30.760 --> 0:59:35.200
<v Speaker 2>Thanksgiving they have house in my household here, So I'm

0:59:35.240 --> 0:59:37.160
<v Speaker 2>hoping that that doesn't happen here, and I hope it

0:59:37.200 --> 0:59:40.720
<v Speaker 2>doesn't happen for our listeners out there. So I wish

0:59:40.800 --> 0:59:43.680
<v Speaker 2>you a very peaceful merry Christmas.

0:59:45.200 --> 0:59:49.280
<v Speaker 1>Happy holidays everyone. Thanks to Brandon for pitching in here

0:59:49.400 --> 0:59:53.480
<v Speaker 1>and pinch hitting on the production duties after I personally

0:59:54.080 --> 0:59:56.400
<v Speaker 1>messed up the recording schedule. But we got it done.

0:59:56.760 --> 1:00:00.800
<v Speaker 1>We got this episode done to accompany you on Festivus,

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<v Speaker 1>December twenty third, on Christmas Eve, December twenty fourth. Hopefully

1:00:05.800 --> 1:00:10.040
<v Speaker 1>this will give you some good NBA content to get

1:00:10.160 --> 1:00:13.000
<v Speaker 1>you ready and take you up to that five game

1:00:13.520 --> 1:00:16.280
<v Speaker 1>slate on Monday on Christmas Day. Chris and I will

1:00:16.320 --> 1:00:19.960
<v Speaker 1>be back with you again soon. And remember, please, if

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1:00:31.800 --> 1:00:32.920
<v Speaker 1>holidays everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy holidays, and that'll do it for us.

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<v Speaker 1>See you next time. This League, Uncut is and iHeartRadio production,

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