WEBVTT - The Problem With Cam Thomas Scoring 45

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of The Check, we gotta talk about something, folks.

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<v Speaker 2>I is something I am fired up about.

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<v Speaker 1>Something we must collectively as an NBA group discuss Cam

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<v Speaker 1>thomas Is forty five point performance against Walkie Puffs. I

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<v Speaker 1>have thoughts and there's guns.

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<v Speaker 2>He probably don't think I'm gonna have, so we need to.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about it. Absolutely, it's Wednesday. We gotta talk about

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<v Speaker 1>you're hot, then you're cold and next thing. Yo, No,

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<v Speaker 1>poor Julius Randall out here of cold his site.

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<v Speaker 2>We may need to retire this segment.

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<v Speaker 1>Right after he's done when somebody put up a clock

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<v Speaker 1>and the last time he's made something just soaking wet

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<v Speaker 1>through the net because I haven't seen it, folks, I

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<v Speaker 1>have not seen it. Finally, get into us news from

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<v Speaker 1>around the League, Jam past segment, Baby jamback show, So

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<v Speaker 1>let's get into it. William drop that motherfucker beat and

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<v Speaker 1>should be Rihanna down all the biggest NBA storylines.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Heat Check.

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<v Speaker 1>The Heat Check was just a cracker, the best podcast

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<v Speaker 1>covering all the drama around the association. Here, Lord, help

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<v Speaker 1>me help me make my point known to my listeners

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<v Speaker 1>without them holding my takes against me, because they they

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<v Speaker 1>do not know what they see.

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<v Speaker 2>They think they see a man that's a bucket. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a bucket, He's a bucket.

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<v Speaker 1>But what they actually see, folks, is a fucking chucker.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's okay, that's okay, But we got to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about Cam Thomas today. I am fired up about Cam Thomas,

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<v Speaker 1>the man, the myth, the legend.

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<v Speaker 2>Cam Thomas continues to grow.

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<v Speaker 1>He had forty five points last night against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>And that that is a real that is a real problem.

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<v Speaker 2>That is like we are.

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<v Speaker 1>Will will it alert alert? It is the end of

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<v Speaker 1>times here when Cam Thomas is scoring forty five points

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<v Speaker 1>in a real NBA game. The man Cam Thomas thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three shots last night, he attempted, he put up sixteen threes.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I'm fired up, not just about Cam, but

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<v Speaker 1>that anyone would think it was a good idea to

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<v Speaker 1>build their entire offense around Cam Thomas. Now you may

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<v Speaker 1>say Trista, Trista, He's a leading scorer in Okill history,

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<v Speaker 1>leading freshman in the SEC at LSU.

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<v Speaker 2>Give a buck.

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<v Speaker 1>He has the same usage right now, higher usage than

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<v Speaker 1>Damian Logo Lillard.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen, I'm not trying to hate on this man. Cam Thomas.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a chucker. That's what he does.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gonna, okay, he's gonna do what he does. He's

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<v Speaker 1>not told anyone any different. I'm not passing you the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>so quit asking. I need somebody to take the ball

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<v Speaker 1>away from Cam Thomas. We are too real, like real

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<v Speaker 1>times of like I am legend, like this is now.

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<v Speaker 1>I need someone to tell Jacques Vaughn and Sean Marx

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<v Speaker 1>and the rest of these beta boys on the Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Nets you can't have Cam Thomas be the.

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<v Speaker 2>Leader of your team.

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<v Speaker 1>This is now socialism at its finest, where we all

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<v Speaker 1>just get to share the pie. Everybody takes what they need, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody takes the shots that they need except for Cam Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>Like no, no, no, no no, I'm taking thirty three

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<v Speaker 1>a game and you're getting the rest. That's what happens

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a selfish man in a socialistic system.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take all the flames.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Trista, you're just hating. Ask any fucking basketball player.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask someone ethical about the game of basketball. If what

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Thomas is doing is good for the sport, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna shoot every time.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't chuckers.

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<v Speaker 1>They shoot every time they get the ball twenty seconds

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<v Speaker 1>in the shot cluck five seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>The show doesn't matter, contested, uncontested.

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<v Speaker 1>Thirty feet, forty feet, fifty feet away, doesn't matter. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Thomas, I am him, and that's what Cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>did last night.

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<v Speaker 2>The truth is Cam Thomas is doing.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot in Brooklyn, and for the life of me,

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot tell why, why why he was benched last

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<v Speaker 1>year He poudered and he cried and we all knew

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't a starting caliber guard. And we've got Spencer

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<v Speaker 1>Dinwidy on this team and he's just being benched in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter so that Cam Thomas can shoot all

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<v Speaker 1>the shots down the stretch against the contender like the

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee Bucks. Why I have no idea Spencer Dinwoodie, most

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<v Speaker 1>clutch shots, eleven game winners in his career, highest plus

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<v Speaker 1>minus on the team, highest assist rate on the team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, at the cold basketball. But no, he's sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there on his ass on the bench while Cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>is being told.

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<v Speaker 2>Green light, green light, have it, take it. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know what Milwaukee says.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, we love to see he Cam Thomas with

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<v Speaker 1>the ball in his hands.

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<v Speaker 2>First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, old baby.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, of course fourth quarter, because eventually when cam Thomas misses,

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<v Speaker 1>it turns into easy little shots for us in transition,

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<v Speaker 1>and oh boy, yes it did. Milwaukee Bucks had the

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<v Speaker 1>highest amount of transition buckets that they had.

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<v Speaker 2>All year, and it was no sweat. We don't care

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<v Speaker 2>if we go down ten to Brooklyn. Why because camp

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas has the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why. If you think I'm hating, which I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>by now force five minutes into the segment, he probably

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<v Speaker 1>do snack on this little baby. The more that cam

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas scores, the more that the Brooklyn Nets lose. The

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<v Speaker 1>numbers speak for themselves. Cam Thomas when he scores thirty

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<v Speaker 1>or more, his team is three and seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Cam Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>When they scores thirty five or more, team is one

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<v Speaker 1>and five cam Thomas when they scores forty or more.

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<v Speaker 1>Very impressive that he has five games where he scored

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<v Speaker 1>forty or more. One and four Camp Thomas when he

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<v Speaker 1>scores forty five or more. Very impressive. Of three games

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<v Speaker 1>he scored forty five, very impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh for three.

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<v Speaker 1>The more cam Thomas we get, the more sick we get.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the team is non functional. Cam right now

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<v Speaker 1>has a twenty eight percent usage rate. That's fifth in

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<v Speaker 1>the entire league at the position. Brooklyn, we have a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>This man Cam Thomas has a higher usage rate than

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<v Speaker 1>Damian Lillard. He's got a usage rate through the fucking roof.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one of the most egregiously unethical players we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen in our life. This is two thousands basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>For you, clear on out. It's on me. It's me

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<v Speaker 2>right now, are you open?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care. This man Cam Thomas is gone to

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<v Speaker 1>do anything else either. He's gonna shoot and shoot and

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<v Speaker 1>shoot some more. How bad is he on defense? The worst,

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<v Speaker 1>like bottom five percent. I could tell you the rating,

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<v Speaker 1>but you don't care. One hundred and seventeen point nine

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fifth worst in the league of over four hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>That is nearly identical the way he had last year,

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<v Speaker 1>which is one hundred and seventeen point seven. Loa loah. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>not about Cam Thomas, more about situation. Opposing teams, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, they want to see nothing more than Cam

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas shoot the ball. Do you think the deepfense is

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<v Speaker 1>bending because of Cam Thomas? Do you think they're collapsing

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<v Speaker 1>around Cam Thomas? Do you think Cam Thomas is on

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<v Speaker 1>the fucking scouting report. No, except for allow cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>to have the ball as much as he can. He

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<v Speaker 1>is shooting thirty three percent from three, which qualifies him

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<v Speaker 1>as being bottom ten percent of a high.

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<v Speaker 2>Volume three point shooter. Fam, we can't be doing this.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't put him on Twitter, elevating him onto a

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<v Speaker 1>pedestal like the forty five cam Thomas put up was

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<v Speaker 1>in some way valuable.

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<v Speaker 2>To the team. Sixteen threes last night? Sixteen Are you

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<v Speaker 2>kidding me?

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<v Speaker 1>Do not be putting this man on my Twitter feet.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not be like, oh, he's him, He's a bucket.

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<v Speaker 2>Jacqu Vaughan.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not be like after the game, we need to

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<v Speaker 1>see the ball in cam Thomas's hand as much as

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<v Speaker 1>possible in the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 2>No, we don't. No, we don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Michel Bridges, don't be like, oh, cam Thomas is a bucket.

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<v Speaker 1>I want the ball in his hands down in crunch time.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you don't.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you do your beta, your beta, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want the ball in your hands because Cam Thomas is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna take it and Spencer didn when he doesn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to ruffle any feathers because we already know what time

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<v Speaker 1>it was when he was in Wizard's Land.

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<v Speaker 2>They were fucking with his reputation. He built it up

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<v Speaker 2>to as high as it is right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Well whatever that means in Dallas and now he's just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to, like, you know, not make waves because he's

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<v Speaker 1>an impending free agent and he wants to get paid.

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<v Speaker 1>Shame on Brooklyn, Shame on you, Jacque Vond, Shame on you,

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<v Speaker 1>Michale Bridges, Shame on you the rest of the squad

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<v Speaker 1>for letting this man have the ball thirty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Percent of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty eight percent of the time, doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like always, How does this happen? Where else?

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<v Speaker 2>Would this happen? Nowhere? Nowhere, nowhere? Wizards probably maybe not.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Poole would say, Cam Tomas ula, no, sir, doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>happen in Orlando, doesn't happen in Portland, doesn't happen in

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<v Speaker 1>any dog shit organization. But it's happening on the nets.

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<v Speaker 1>Why I don't know it. He needs an investigation for

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<v Speaker 1>the ages and we will do that deep dive, just

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<v Speaker 1>not today.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a mess, so please.

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<v Speaker 1>The end of the line is for me saying despite

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<v Speaker 1>the nets loss, Cam Thomas balled out, No, that's not correct.

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<v Speaker 1>What is correct is the NETS can't win because they

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<v Speaker 1>have a yank ass roster that relies on Cam Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>putting up forty five. And remember, only you kids can

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<v Speaker 1>stop unethical basketball from being put onto our Twitter feed.

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<v Speaker 1>That's enough right now, I've got to move on to

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<v Speaker 1>something more positive. I can feel the poison just seeping

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<v Speaker 1>into my veins.