WEBVTT - Sixers First Round Preview with Nets Sideline Reporter Meghan Triplett

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

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<v Speaker 1>search seventy Sixers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast. I'm Lauren Rosen

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<v Speaker 1>here with Matt Murphy ahead of the Sixers Round one

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<v Speaker 1>opener on Saturday the fifteen. Matt Murphy, here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>The playoffs are here, the Nets are in town. How

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<v Speaker 1>are you feeling feeling great? This is a sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a natural rivalry as well, really looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing like a seven game series in the NBA playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>although they used to be five in this round. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know that was like the early two thousands. My

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<v Speaker 1>dad still thinks they play five games in the first round.

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<v Speaker 1>That's like an old head take. But seven games, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the adjustments that get made. Coaching battle between Doc Rivers

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<v Speaker 1>and Jack Vaughan. A team full of Nets who are

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<v Speaker 1>all seemingly six foot seven, and we get into that

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<v Speaker 1>with our guests in a little bit talking about how

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<v Speaker 1>their roster has changed over the course of this season.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the Sixers team that has had so much

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<v Speaker 1>continuity and has eyes on a big prize at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of this postseason you mentioned continuity. That's something that

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<v Speaker 1>the team was really looking forward to. I remember back

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<v Speaker 1>on media day in the fall, the team talking about

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<v Speaker 1>how much they were looking forward to going to Charleston,

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<v Speaker 1>South Carolina for training camp as a unit, having James

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<v Speaker 1>Harden in those training camp huddles, PJ. Tucker in those

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<v Speaker 1>training camp huddles, and then getting a full season together.

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<v Speaker 1>And by and large they've had that opportunity. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>with some late adjustments to the roster in the latter

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<v Speaker 1>half of the season, but overall, this is the team

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at these two teams matching up in

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<v Speaker 1>this series, the Sixers are the team with the continuity,

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<v Speaker 1>with the steadiness, and with the understanding of one another,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course with a lot of movement across the roster.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the last few seasons, the Sixers I haven't had

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity to be that team with a better understanding

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps of itself than its opponent. And so cool for

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers to have the opportunity to go in there

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<v Speaker 1>sort of a complete unit. And Matt not very often

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<v Speaker 1>that this team has four consecutive practice days either heading

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<v Speaker 1>into any matchup. So a little mini training camp this

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<v Speaker 1>week in Camden, New Jersey has been awesome and just

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<v Speaker 1>feeds more into that continuity theme that this Sixers team

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<v Speaker 1>is able to bring into this Round one series. They're healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>they're rested now with some extra rest with the play

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<v Speaker 1>in tournament and all of that. I'm curious to hear

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<v Speaker 1>what maybe your biggest takeaway or takeaways from this week

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<v Speaker 1>of practice heading into the playoffs have been for me?

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<v Speaker 1>And we're going to get to I think an X

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<v Speaker 1>factor in this series here, I'm you mentioned PJ Tucker.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna come out and say he's not going to

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<v Speaker 1>be my pick for X factor versus Brooklyn, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's just the X factor for the entire however

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<v Speaker 1>long this run happens. It's it's hard to pick him

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<v Speaker 1>for an individual matchup because he told us in our

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<v Speaker 1>player interviews, which if you haven't listened, we sat down

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<v Speaker 1>with about half the roster heading into the playoffs, mostly

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<v Speaker 1>talking off court stuff. So if you want to get

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<v Speaker 1>to know the likes of PJ Tucker and Tyrese Maxie

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more questions that they don't typically answer,

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<v Speaker 1>go back on our feed here listen to those conversations

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<v Speaker 1>PJ talked about how something misunderstood about him is maybe

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<v Speaker 1>how he adapts his game, and it's not always what

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<v Speaker 1>you see is what you get With PJ. Tucker. He

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<v Speaker 1>adapts his game based on the opponent. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to see that throughout the playoffs, regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>who the opponent is. Of course, Brooklyn is up first.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to take care of business. But then if

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<v Speaker 1>it's the Boston Celtics or the Atlanta Hawks after that,

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<v Speaker 1>he might play an entirely different way. So he won't

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<v Speaker 1>be my X factor pick. But when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>practice this week, a lot of talk about three point shooting,

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<v Speaker 1>corner threes, the Nets added shooting in their trades, and

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<v Speaker 1>wing players who can defend and can't shoot the three ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and Doc Rivers and some of the Sixers players have

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<v Speaker 1>talked a lot about limiting looks from the corner, limiting

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<v Speaker 1>three point shooting because they high percentage. But what I

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<v Speaker 1>want to point out is that the Sixers finished the

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<v Speaker 1>regular season as the best three point shooting team in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA by percentage, So it could to make miss League.

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<v Speaker 1>It could come down to whose guards and wings make

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<v Speaker 1>more shots. But I think the new look Nets, in

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<v Speaker 1>particular have gotten even better at shooting the basketball, so

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<v Speaker 1>Sixer's defense is going to have to be on point

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<v Speaker 1>in that area. You mentioned PJ Tucker, and he, of

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<v Speaker 1>course has been such an X factor for this team

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the season, regardless of what the stats have necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>said about what he's been able to do. George Niang

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks ago, Matt talked about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that the difference between this Sixers team last season and

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<v Speaker 1>this season, of course George's two seasons with the team

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<v Speaker 1>last year and this year, the biggest difference in this

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<v Speaker 1>year's team's ability to get to a fifty four win season,

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<v Speaker 1>to win games at the end, and to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>ways to come back. George says the biggest difference has

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<v Speaker 1>been PJ. Tucker, his presence either on the court or

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<v Speaker 1>in the huddles, and the way that he's challenged the

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<v Speaker 1>guys to be better or shown them exactly how to

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<v Speaker 1>be better in these different matchup He of course has

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<v Speaker 1>an illustrious playoff history. He is an NBA champion, so

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to seeing how he can impart some wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>from having been to the top of the mountain onto

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<v Speaker 1>this team. And you can't help but remember Joel Embiid

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<v Speaker 1>after Game six against Miami last season saying that he

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<v Speaker 1>wished that this team had somebody like PJ Tucker in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. Congratulations, Joel Embiid, you have PJ Tucker in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs headed into this series that starts on Saturday. Matt,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned three point shooting as well. You asked about

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<v Speaker 1>how this week at practice has looked, so one of

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<v Speaker 1>my more memorable moments from practice this week thus far.

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Maxie finishes the season as the regular season three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooting leader for these seventy six ers, And there

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<v Speaker 1>was sort of an internal tournament going on between the

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<v Speaker 1>likes of Tyrese Maxie, George Niang, James Harden, Tobias Harris,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of good three point shooters on this team.

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<v Speaker 1>This team ended up being one of the better three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooting teams in the NBA this season, but Tyrese

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<v Speaker 1>Maxie comes out on top. He ends up the fifth

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<v Speaker 1>best shooter in the entire league from deep and the

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<v Speaker 1>best shooter on the Sixers from deep system. Some cool

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<v Speaker 1>banter back and forth though between someone like George who

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<v Speaker 1>really has built an entire NBA career based on how

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<v Speaker 1>well he shoots the three ball. Tyrese Maxie to come in.

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<v Speaker 1>The knock on his game when he came into the

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<v Speaker 1>league less than three years ago was that he couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>shoot threes. Well, well, well, how wrong has he proven, folks?

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<v Speaker 1>So that to me has been one of the better takeaways,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's sort of emblematic of what this team is

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<v Speaker 1>looking like lately. They're having sort of playful competition amongst themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>They're enjoying each other's company, but they're being really competitive.

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<v Speaker 1>Cool to watch them compete with one another out there

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<v Speaker 1>on the floor as well. All week. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>good week, and I think they're ready to play Maxie

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<v Speaker 1>saying that George Niang felt pretty good at one point

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<v Speaker 1>this year about his chances when Maxie was injured and

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<v Speaker 1>coming back from injury, and then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>his couple point lead and three point percentage started to

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<v Speaker 1>dwindle as the season went along, because basically, Tyrese Maxie

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<v Speaker 1>rarely missed threes after returning from his injury, and he

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<v Speaker 1>did win that little healthy competition that they had going

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<v Speaker 1>on between a team full of good shooters. So can't

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<v Speaker 1>talk enough about how great of a shooting season and

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<v Speaker 1>shooting career so far in the NBA that Tyrese Maxie

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<v Speaker 1>has had, and we know that the playoff stage will

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<v Speaker 1>not be too bright for him or too big for him,

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<v Speaker 1>I should say, because he was making some pretty crazy

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<v Speaker 1>threes in past playoffs, including getting off to an amazing

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<v Speaker 1>start in last year's playoffs with one of his best

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<v Speaker 1>games of his career. So by all accounts, he should

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<v Speaker 1>be ready to go his career high at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And Matt, we talk about this the way that career

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<v Speaker 1>stats in the playoffs aren't considered career stats, right because

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<v Speaker 1>his career hot, his playoff career high, and his regular

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<v Speaker 1>season career high are the same forty four points. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think that's right? Do you think you should just

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<v Speaker 1>combine them? I almost. I also think it's harder to

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<v Speaker 1>succeed in the playoffs. People just forget about the playoffs entirely.

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<v Speaker 1>We should talk to in any case, Tyrese Maxie, you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned it as a rookie who wasn't in the rotation

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<v Speaker 1>all season long, came in, won a game for this

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<v Speaker 1>team last season, of course, was in the rotation and

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<v Speaker 1>in the starting line up all year, but came in

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<v Speaker 1>won multiple games for this team. He has a very

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<v Speaker 1>illustrious playoff resume for someone who's only played in two

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs and getting ready for his third. You mentioned it.

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<v Speaker 1>Health also a major theme for this team. Good to

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<v Speaker 1>see them getting ready for the playoffs healthy. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at this Brooklyn Nets opponent now, Matt and this is

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<v Speaker 1>an opponent that the Sixers have swept in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 1>That's four wins over the Brooklyn Nets. And we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about our guest in just a second, who's

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<v Speaker 1>going to shed some more light on these Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>But that first meeting came on November twenty second. That

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<v Speaker 1>was a one fifteen one oh six victory over the Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>Is shorthanded victory to Bias. Harris led the way in

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<v Speaker 1>that one. Then January twenty fifth, one thirty three, one

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<v Speaker 1>one thirty seven, one thirty three win, tyrese leading the

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<v Speaker 1>way in that one one oh one to ninety eight

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<v Speaker 1>a little closer on February. Scoring this new version of

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets doesn't score as much as they did when

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<v Speaker 1>they had some of the best players in the league. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>and that game, of course was the first game that

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets played after the trade deadline and mcalbridge's first

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<v Speaker 1>game as a Brooklyn Net, and he was absolutely phenomenal,

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<v Speaker 1>especially down the stretch in that one. Jack Vaughan, their coach,

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<v Speaker 1>said that that might have been the best game that

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<v Speaker 1>they played as a group because it was their first

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<v Speaker 1>game and they weren't trying to do too much. They

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<v Speaker 1>played as free as he saw them all season in

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<v Speaker 1>that very first game together, which happened to be against

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers. And then, of course the final game of

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<v Speaker 1>the regular season on April ninety three to one oh five.

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<v Speaker 1>Mac McClung the leading scorer in that one, nearly a

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<v Speaker 1>triple devil. But if you look at if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the Sixers leading scorers throughout this regular season series,

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't even come close to holding a candle to

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<v Speaker 1>what these Brooklyn Nets have gone through this season, multiple trades,

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<v Speaker 1>a coaching change. We're gonna have Megan Triplett on in

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<v Speaker 1>just a second. She's going to talk to us about

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<v Speaker 1>what it's been like to experience that from the inside.

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<v Speaker 1>Their sideline reporter and a friend of mine. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>awesome to watch her. She was with the Memphis Grizzlies

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<v Speaker 1>for many years before moving over to the Brooklyn Nets,

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<v Speaker 1>so she has a history with d Anthony Melton as well.

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<v Speaker 1>She actually shared some stories with me about d' anthony

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<v Speaker 1>when d' anthony first joined the Sixers. So it's always

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<v Speaker 1>cool to be able to connect with people and sort

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<v Speaker 1>of cross the strings that tie everyone together in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are plenty ties between these two teams of

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<v Speaker 1>course as well. Is d Anthony Melton your X factor

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<v Speaker 1>for the first round series? D Anthony is not the

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<v Speaker 1>X factor that I chose, but he's proven that he

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<v Speaker 1>can be an X factor in any game he plays in,

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<v Speaker 1>but perhaps not mine in this one, because we know

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<v Speaker 1>that we can always get something from him, regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's on the offensive end the defensive end, shutting

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<v Speaker 1>down someone like a mccal bridges, who he's certainly going

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<v Speaker 1>to get some reps guarding in the series, but also

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<v Speaker 1>shooting the three ball really well throughout this season. Excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see d' anthony in his first playoffs as a

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<v Speaker 1>seventy sixer. But my X factor actually are two returners.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk a lot, of course about the NBA's leading

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<v Speaker 1>scorer in Joel Embad. Couldn't decide, well, I'm just you'll

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<v Speaker 1>see I'm going somewhere with this. Joel Embiid and James Harden,

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA's leading scorer and a sister, respectively. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are playing this Sixers team, if you're game planning against

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<v Speaker 1>this Sixers team, those are options one and two, and

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to figure something out for how you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to contain and slow down Joel Embiid, how you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to make it harder on James Harden to share the

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<v Speaker 1>ball at the rate that he does to score as

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<v Speaker 1>well as he has from multi level over the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of months since he's been looking super healthy and sharp.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're slowing down those two guys successfully, you've

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<v Speaker 1>made it a competitive series, right, And that means that

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers are going to rely on Tyrese Maxi and

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias Harris to get it done when a Joel Embid

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<v Speaker 1>or a James Harden is stopped or slowed down. So

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<v Speaker 1>to me, if you're getting great productivity from Tyrese, Tobias

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<v Speaker 1>or both Tyres and Tobias, the other team is going

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<v Speaker 1>to have big time problems. So for me, every night,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you expect a lot from James and Joel

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the playoffs as hopefully they go on a deep, deep,

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<v Speaker 1>deep run. You hope that you're going to see a

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<v Speaker 1>lot from those two guys for Shore two MVPs. But

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<v Speaker 1>they can't do it alone, and if the other team

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<v Speaker 1>is playing well, it means that those guys probably are

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<v Speaker 1>slowed down a little bit. So make them beat you

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<v Speaker 1>with their other options. Those ones of course Tyrese, Maxie

0:12:07.640 --> 0:12:09.439
<v Speaker 1>and to buys Harrispoort the seventy six. There's great other

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<v Speaker 1>options to have and looking forward to seeing how they

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<v Speaker 1>rise to the occasion in this series. On the defensive end,

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to Maxie, Brooklyn's got these big guards,

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<v Speaker 1>these big wings, and at practice Doc Rivers has said

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<v Speaker 1>that when Tyrese picks up full court that he's quote

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<v Speaker 1>seven feet tall in their back court, and further they

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<v Speaker 1>get down court, the size mismatches come into play a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more when they get into the half court.

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<v Speaker 1>So Tyrese on the defensive end, a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>insight from the coach there. I'm going to go with

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden as my X factor in a series where

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<v Speaker 1>switching is going to come into play so much because

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<v Speaker 1>everything kind of centers around Joel embiid the MVP front

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<v Speaker 1>runner and why wouldn't it and Nick Claxton and the

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<v Speaker 1>NETS defense is going to do their best, but when

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<v Speaker 1>they switch, is hardened in that attack mode? Is he

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<v Speaker 1>causing the defense to collapse on him? And finding these

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<v Speaker 1>shooters that kind of brings us back full circle to

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to make three point shots and I think

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<v Speaker 1>Harden is the X factor in that scenario. But really

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed our conversation with Meghan Triplett as well get the

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<v Speaker 1>NETS perspective on the week and the season and everything

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<v Speaker 1>that went on with them. It was a pleasure. Here's Megan.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening as always, guys, and if you're not already,

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<v Speaker 1>if you if your content plate isn't full enough, make

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<v Speaker 1>sure when this one ends that you listen to those

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<v Speaker 1>podcasts that Matt just mentioned. Get to know the likes

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<v Speaker 1>of PJ. Tucker, Tyrese, Maxie Shake, Milton D. House. Who

0:13:37.120 --> 0:13:39.920
<v Speaker 1>am I forgetting Paul Reid. It was a crew that

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<v Speaker 1>came and talked to us ahead of the playoffs, So

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<v Speaker 1>if you're looking for more content, you're going to find

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<v Speaker 1>it as soon as this episode ends. Thanks as always,

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<v Speaker 1>guys for listening, and here's our chat with Megan. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be a well informed viewer of this series,

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<v Speaker 1>she's going to help you out. So thanks as always

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<v Speaker 1>for listening and thanks to Megan. I hope you guys

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy this chat. We welcome out Meghan Triplett, who is

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<v Speaker 1>a sideline reporter with the Brooklyn Nets and has been

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely crushing the coverage in what has been a crazy

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<v Speaker 1>season for you guys. So first of all, Megan, how

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<v Speaker 1>are you How good does it feel to finally arrive

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<v Speaker 1>at the playoffs? Yeah, it's I'm doing great. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a wild adventure. I think for you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>can you know relate to this. I feel like the

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<v Speaker 1>eighty two games went by slow but also very fast,

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<v Speaker 1>and then back to being slow again, and then when

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<v Speaker 1>you add what all of you know, the Nets organization

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<v Speaker 1>has gone through, the team wise, it has just felt

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<v Speaker 1>as if it's been like two or three years combined

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<v Speaker 1>into one season. But we are here and it feels

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<v Speaker 1>as if a new chapter starting when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs, Like you can kind of forget, like all

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<v Speaker 1>the things that has happened in the past right now

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<v Speaker 1>it's a new day and like you're starting a whole

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<v Speaker 1>new book. It's so true because when I think about

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<v Speaker 1>the four meetings that we've had between the Sixers and

0:14:56.160 --> 0:14:59.240
<v Speaker 1>that's this season, it was almost like playing four different

0:14:59.280 --> 0:15:03.320
<v Speaker 1>teams each time, the Sixers and Nets based off. So

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't mind giving Sixer Spans sort of an

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<v Speaker 1>introduction to the Nets at present on April fourteenth. They

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<v Speaker 1>might have seen one version in the fall and another

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<v Speaker 1>version in the spring. But what can they expect from

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<v Speaker 1>this team that, by the way, seems to have some

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<v Speaker 1>really good vibes, seems to really like each other based

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<v Speaker 1>on what we saw in Brooklyn last week? What is

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<v Speaker 1>the what is the group like that you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>arrived at the playoffs with? Yeah, this Nets team, it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of where you kind of have to start with

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<v Speaker 1>like that mid February, because that's when I think this

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<v Speaker 1>team kind of came about after that trade deadline and

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<v Speaker 1>you made all those various changes and when you add

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<v Speaker 1>the four new pieces on and getting basically a whole

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<v Speaker 1>new you know, starting rotation. This is a group that

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<v Speaker 1>has formed identity, and their identity is based around their

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<v Speaker 1>defense and their three point shooting. You have guys who

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<v Speaker 1>are very defensively focused like Dorian Finney Smith who came

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<v Speaker 1>from Dallas. You have the Kelly Bridges, who was a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive guy with Phoenix signs and who has set into

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<v Speaker 1>show he can do a whole lot more than just

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<v Speaker 1>this defense, but he his offensive capability and things rely

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<v Speaker 1>on the defensive play of this team. They are a

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<v Speaker 1>group of people who've had to rush and like form

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<v Speaker 1>a quick connection in chemistry and at times when you

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<v Speaker 1>thought could they do it? Can they do it? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it going to happen? You've seen it kind of come

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<v Speaker 1>all about Jack Bond the Booklyn nets Head coach has

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<v Speaker 1>like led the charge and he's been that guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>just very authentic and very real and very honest. And

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<v Speaker 1>it seems as if like all the other play all

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<v Speaker 1>the players has adapted to that. It's been like that

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<v Speaker 1>the entire season. But this, this new group of this

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<v Speaker 1>new team has kind of just like all kind of

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<v Speaker 1>fallen into place, and you know, it happened very quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>It happened very very fast. But it seemed that as

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned, there are there are truly honestly, like really

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<v Speaker 1>really good vibes with this group. This is a group

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<v Speaker 1>that just really wants to win and really wants to

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<v Speaker 1>play hard and wants to win for each other. They

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<v Speaker 1>they're well aware of what the team has gone through.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not They're not gonna like sugarcoat it. They've gone

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<v Speaker 1>through a lot, but now they want to form something new,

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<v Speaker 1>to form a new chapter and say, hey, that was

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<v Speaker 1>the past and here's our future. Megan, thanks so much

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<v Speaker 1>for being with us. As Lauren brought up the four

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<v Speaker 1>regular season meetings and how different they all where I

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<v Speaker 1>can't believe you guys think that the last regular season

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<v Speaker 1>game isn't going to be what we see in the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs and those rosters that we saw in that game.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, a lot of guys got opportunities when the

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<v Speaker 1>regular season came to an end. But when you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about obviously we're discussing that Kevin Durant trade and the

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie Irving trade and the pieces that the Nets have

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<v Speaker 1>assembled now towards the end of the season and into

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. Of the new additions, who or what about

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<v Speaker 1>them has kind of stood out to you the most?

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<v Speaker 1>And when you saw me about the new additions, all

0:17:48.080 --> 0:17:51.320
<v Speaker 1>four have been like great new pieces. But you can't

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<v Speaker 1>not start with mckel bridges. He's been a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>he saw what he was capable of in Phoenix when

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<v Speaker 1>he was like stepping in for Devin book or Devon

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<v Speaker 1>Booker is hurt and you've seen what he's being able

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<v Speaker 1>to do in the playoffs. You know, the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years before Phoenix, as they had this whole building

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<v Speaker 1>process you look at from the bubble until the two

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<v Speaker 1>years after that, Mickell Bridges has been that stut. But

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<v Speaker 1>now he's come into this Brooklyn Nets team and he

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<v Speaker 1>is the main focus point. He is the main boocal point.

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<v Speaker 1>Even mckel has said before, you know that if he's

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<v Speaker 1>not knocking down shots, like the more shots he's making,

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<v Speaker 1>the more he's leading this charge that is just a

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a domino effect to the other team, into

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<v Speaker 1>the other guys. And so when you scout this brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Nette team, McKell Bridges is the guy that you have

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<v Speaker 1>to like start with because of everything that he's stepped into.

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<v Speaker 1>Um Not only availability has been key for him because

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<v Speaker 1>he does not miss a game he plays. He's he's

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<v Speaker 1>a very passionate player. He plays hard every single night

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<v Speaker 1>and offensively, it's just the way that he's been a

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<v Speaker 1>leader in his shot making ability, the shots that he

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<v Speaker 1>is making We already knew he had that mid range jumper,

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<v Speaker 1>but now he's like, you know, he's he's incorporating knocking

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<v Speaker 1>down threes. And so Jock Bond said that McKell bridges

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<v Speaker 1>has always been that guy, but it's just this Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Next team is just kind of spot, you know, shining

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<v Speaker 1>a light on what he's been able to more capable

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<v Speaker 1>of doing. And then Spencer Dinwayney. Spencer Dinwayney is a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who's been here before, played a couple of years here.

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<v Speaker 1>As he said, he's grown. He grew up here Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn is his home, but now his game has changed

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<v Speaker 1>as the time that he loved like his game has

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<v Speaker 1>evolved from Washington the Wizards and then the Dallas Mavericks,

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<v Speaker 1>but coming in here he has been a the floor general.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been able to create and facilitate. He can

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<v Speaker 1>give you a double digits, you know, the assist numbers,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've kind of seen it grow as more games

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<v Speaker 1>that got under their belt, they kind of just learn

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<v Speaker 1>how to play with each other. During Phinney Smith, when

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<v Speaker 1>he can knock down threes, he is just amazing defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>He's a great defensive guy. He's a great wing player.

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Johnson too, you know him and Mcaelberd has had

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<v Speaker 1>that connection already and he has slowly found his groove

0:19:59.520 --> 0:20:01.840
<v Speaker 1>and you know, his shot is just a beautiful shot.

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<v Speaker 1>And you add that with Nick Claxton into the starting group,

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<v Speaker 1>it has just been a really, really great like combo.

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<v Speaker 1>The starting five has been a really great combo. Especially

0:20:12.760 --> 0:20:14.800
<v Speaker 1>in this last couple of games. They've kind of found

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<v Speaker 1>They've found each other. Nick Claxton has been just an

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<v Speaker 1>amazing player all season. He's just grown so much since

0:20:21.920 --> 0:20:24.359
<v Speaker 1>he came in and Wash was drafted with Brooklyn, but

0:20:24.480 --> 0:20:26.360
<v Speaker 1>now he's just really kind of stepped in. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of there's a lot of things that stand out,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's kind of like the order of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>how I what has been really really amazing to scene.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of connections to between this team and rather your

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn Nets, our Philadelphia seventy six ers over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned mcal Bridges, someone that people absolutely love in Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>So I know there are going to be folks that

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<v Speaker 1>are conflicted in the building that remember watching him in

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<v Speaker 1>that building and hearing for him, so looking forward to

0:20:56.720 --> 0:20:58.760
<v Speaker 1>seeing what he's able to do. Of course, we don't

0:20:58.760 --> 0:21:00.639
<v Speaker 1>expect to see Ben Simmons in a series, but we

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<v Speaker 1>do expect to see Seth Curry in this series. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious what it's been like to work with Seth. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems like he's one of those ones that when he

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<v Speaker 1>comes back to Philly, people don't have have an issue

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<v Speaker 1>rooting for him, which is really nice. Um And so,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, regardless of what his availability ends up being

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<v Speaker 1>sort of in your rotation, what has it been like

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<v Speaker 1>to work with Seth? Seth is great? You know, Seth

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<v Speaker 1>is a very like, he's very focused workface. He comes

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<v Speaker 1>in and he's kind of like, he's kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>quiet guy. And when it comes to like being on

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<v Speaker 1>the court, you already know what he can do when

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<v Speaker 1>he when he gets his chance and when his shot

0:21:36.800 --> 0:21:38.520
<v Speaker 1>is slowing, you're like, oh wow. You know, like the

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<v Speaker 1>something about them hurries that it is just in their blood.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's so driven and very focused, very quiet, very

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<v Speaker 1>matter of fact, and like I said, every he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's the guy that's seen it all a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys who haven't been able to see at all, but

0:21:54.160 --> 0:21:56.200
<v Speaker 1>he's a guy that's seen it all throughout this year

0:21:56.640 --> 0:21:59.560
<v Speaker 1>and so he's just very driven and just very focused

0:21:59.640 --> 0:22:02.080
<v Speaker 1>on like the kind that the task at hand. He's

0:22:02.200 --> 0:22:04.520
<v Speaker 1>very well aware of what kind of like what's been

0:22:04.520 --> 0:22:07.040
<v Speaker 1>sacked up against them, but he's kind of come in

0:22:07.080 --> 0:22:09.040
<v Speaker 1>and been that leader because he's been he's been one

0:22:09.080 --> 0:22:11.880
<v Speaker 1>of the guys who's throughout the entire season has been

0:22:11.880 --> 0:22:15.120
<v Speaker 1>able to kind of see what all the new changes

0:22:15.160 --> 0:22:17.919
<v Speaker 1>that has happened, because you know, we talked about the trades,

0:22:17.960 --> 0:22:20.400
<v Speaker 1>but we don't like you for you sometimes forget which

0:22:20.400 --> 0:22:22.919
<v Speaker 1>you if you really sit down and focus on media

0:22:23.000 --> 0:22:24.919
<v Speaker 1>day for us where we had Steve Nash as are

0:22:24.920 --> 0:22:26.880
<v Speaker 1>a head coach, and you know we had questions then

0:22:26.960 --> 0:22:29.600
<v Speaker 1>about what the dynamic was going to be like, and

0:22:29.600 --> 0:22:32.080
<v Speaker 1>then you had a rough start and then you started

0:22:32.119 --> 0:22:34.320
<v Speaker 1>to kind of get things going. Then you get then

0:22:34.320 --> 0:22:37.040
<v Speaker 1>you have Jock become you know, Steve Nash and them

0:22:37.080 --> 0:22:39.840
<v Speaker 1>part ways, and then Jock becomes interim head coaches, becomes

0:22:39.880 --> 0:22:42.560
<v Speaker 1>the official acting head coach, and then you have still

0:22:42.960 --> 0:22:45.639
<v Speaker 1>rumors of such that you have injury, then you have trade.

0:22:45.680 --> 0:22:48.160
<v Speaker 1>So like he's been so Seth Curry has gone through lot,

0:22:48.160 --> 0:22:50.359
<v Speaker 1>He's seen a lot, but he's very very focused on

0:22:50.440 --> 0:22:52.240
<v Speaker 1>kind of like this, like a matter of fact, you

0:22:52.240 --> 0:22:54.159
<v Speaker 1>know task at hand, what we have to do to

0:22:54.160 --> 0:22:56.680
<v Speaker 1>achieve our goal that's always been make it to the playoffs.

0:22:57.800 --> 0:23:00.680
<v Speaker 1>Doc Rivers has talked about trying to get the scouting

0:23:00.720 --> 0:23:03.359
<v Speaker 1>report from his son in law, Seth Curry whenever he

0:23:03.400 --> 0:23:07.560
<v Speaker 1>sees him leading up to and during this first round

0:23:07.840 --> 0:23:10.959
<v Speaker 1>playoff series. It's interesting because he said he's he's coached

0:23:11.160 --> 0:23:13.639
<v Speaker 1>his son, He's coached his son in law in big games,

0:23:13.640 --> 0:23:17.439
<v Speaker 1>but never really coached against them in a playoff series.

0:23:17.480 --> 0:23:19.560
<v Speaker 1>But I wanted to go back to Nick Claxton because

0:23:19.880 --> 0:23:22.280
<v Speaker 1>Seth Curry is a shooter, Joe Harris shooter. All these

0:23:22.280 --> 0:23:25.439
<v Speaker 1>shooters on the Nets, and obviously there's going to be

0:23:25.760 --> 0:23:27.800
<v Speaker 1>a look at the six or shooters and who can

0:23:27.920 --> 0:23:30.679
<v Speaker 1>knock down shots around Joe l Embiid, but also around

0:23:30.760 --> 0:23:34.359
<v Speaker 1>Nick Claxton for the Brooklyn Nets in that particular matchup.

0:23:34.600 --> 0:23:38.440
<v Speaker 1>What are you looking for from Claxton versus Mbiid in

0:23:38.480 --> 0:23:41.320
<v Speaker 1>that matchup? Because I think back to the third game

0:23:41.440 --> 0:23:44.399
<v Speaker 1>or the second game overall in Philly and how they

0:23:44.400 --> 0:23:48.240
<v Speaker 1>were in each other's faces, literally no space between their faces,

0:23:48.400 --> 0:23:51.760
<v Speaker 1>jawing at one another. It's interesting because Nick was asked

0:23:51.760 --> 0:23:54.480
<v Speaker 1>about that at practice this week about kind of the

0:23:54.560 --> 0:23:57.199
<v Speaker 1>dynamic of you know, Joelnbi he talks a lot and

0:23:57.280 --> 0:23:59.000
<v Speaker 1>you know like no knock for it, I'm all here

0:23:59.000 --> 0:24:01.320
<v Speaker 1>for it. I love it. Nick Claxton said the same thing.

0:24:01.359 --> 0:24:02.919
<v Speaker 1>He was like, that's fun for me. He was like,

0:24:02.960 --> 0:24:05.040
<v Speaker 1>I'm here for a little trash jock. He said, we

0:24:05.119 --> 0:24:07.280
<v Speaker 1>have some conversations out there a mc court. He wouldn't

0:24:07.320 --> 0:24:09.719
<v Speaker 1>share what is like really really sad, but he's like

0:24:09.800 --> 0:24:12.520
<v Speaker 1>he's he's ready for it, and so I think it

0:24:12.600 --> 0:24:15.600
<v Speaker 1>just makes for a good game for a little a

0:24:15.600 --> 0:24:17.280
<v Speaker 1>little I'm not gonna say trash shock and I have

0:24:17.359 --> 0:24:19.159
<v Speaker 1>the word trash, but just like some talking, you're just

0:24:19.160 --> 0:24:22.320
<v Speaker 1>having a conversation out there. Whether whatever direction it goes into,

0:24:22.600 --> 0:24:24.280
<v Speaker 1>you know, we're all gonna be like our ears are

0:24:24.280 --> 0:24:27.440
<v Speaker 1>gonna be like why opened it to hear? But he's

0:24:27.440 --> 0:24:29.280
<v Speaker 1>looking forward to that matchup and when it comes to

0:24:29.920 --> 0:24:31.600
<v Speaker 1>kind of how it plays out, I think Game one

0:24:31.680 --> 0:24:33.959
<v Speaker 1>is gonna be very telling, but kind of like always

0:24:34.000 --> 0:24:35.960
<v Speaker 1>in game one when it comes into a series, you're like,

0:24:36.000 --> 0:24:37.640
<v Speaker 1>all eyes want to kind of figure out how that's

0:24:37.640 --> 0:24:40.080
<v Speaker 1>got to report will look like, especially from the Brooklyn

0:24:40.200 --> 0:24:41.959
<v Speaker 1>at the same point because they have gone small at

0:24:42.000 --> 0:24:44.679
<v Speaker 1>sometimes as well. That's been a kind of like a

0:24:44.800 --> 0:24:48.200
<v Speaker 1>secret keep for them. Will Jock Bond do that again?

0:24:48.520 --> 0:24:50.560
<v Speaker 1>Well that secret but you know it's been like it's

0:24:50.560 --> 0:24:52.320
<v Speaker 1>been a thing that they've been able to do against

0:24:52.359 --> 0:24:54.679
<v Speaker 1>other teams, and so will that be a case here?

0:24:54.760 --> 0:24:56.679
<v Speaker 1>Droyland Beat is very very different, so you have to

0:24:56.720 --> 0:24:58.640
<v Speaker 1>kind of like scout that differently because of what he's

0:24:58.800 --> 0:25:02.040
<v Speaker 1>able to do on the court. But Nick Lackson has um.

0:25:02.119 --> 0:25:05.240
<v Speaker 1>He's that guy who can grab you a rebound. He's

0:25:05.240 --> 0:25:07.879
<v Speaker 1>shown that he's got this mid range jumper too, and

0:25:07.920 --> 0:25:10.399
<v Speaker 1>you're like, okay, Nick, let's see what you got um.

0:25:10.560 --> 0:25:12.920
<v Speaker 1>And he's a guy that's like where he's like young

0:25:13.160 --> 0:25:15.280
<v Speaker 1>in the league, but he's showing that he can be

0:25:15.480 --> 0:25:18.679
<v Speaker 1>this dynamic big. But he can do so much and

0:25:18.680 --> 0:25:20.560
<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be interesting to kind of see because Nick

0:25:20.680 --> 0:25:23.320
<v Speaker 1>is you know, Nick is more, it's probably quicker with

0:25:23.359 --> 0:25:25.640
<v Speaker 1>his feet than Dwelling Beat. So how can Nick use

0:25:25.680 --> 0:25:28.280
<v Speaker 1>that and capitalize off of that rung up against Roland?

0:25:28.720 --> 0:25:31.399
<v Speaker 1>Joel Ebiad is a bigger big, So what what can

0:25:31.440 --> 0:25:33.600
<v Speaker 1>happen with Nick is also not just Nick Clackson I

0:25:33.640 --> 0:25:35.760
<v Speaker 1>think it's gonna take a whole entire team to go

0:25:35.840 --> 0:25:38.159
<v Speaker 1>up again strolling and beat. How many different looks are

0:25:38.160 --> 0:25:39.840
<v Speaker 1>you going to give duel and be to make it difficult.

0:25:39.840 --> 0:25:42.600
<v Speaker 1>We've seen other teams do that, and I think that's

0:25:42.600 --> 0:25:44.920
<v Speaker 1>gonna be key. But I'm interested to see how kind

0:25:44.920 --> 0:25:47.440
<v Speaker 1>of game one goes off, like figuring out some type

0:25:47.480 --> 0:25:49.159
<v Speaker 1>of like game plane that they will do. But I

0:25:49.200 --> 0:25:51.920
<v Speaker 1>think Nick nick a Loge conversation is on drieling be

0:25:52.200 --> 0:25:55.159
<v Speaker 1>rightfully so. But I do think that Nick has some

0:25:55.320 --> 0:25:57.959
<v Speaker 1>secret weapons that he can use, that he can showcase

0:25:58.520 --> 0:26:01.199
<v Speaker 1>that can work it against you all. It's such a

0:26:01.240 --> 0:26:03.760
<v Speaker 1>cool place for a young player to be too, because

0:26:03.800 --> 0:26:07.240
<v Speaker 1>everybody knows what you expect from at the very least

0:26:07.320 --> 0:26:12.119
<v Speaker 1>an MVP candidate in Joel Embiid, perhaps the MVP going

0:26:12.160 --> 0:26:14.520
<v Speaker 1>into a playoff series. It's kind of nice to be

0:26:14.560 --> 0:26:16.240
<v Speaker 1>the guy on the other end of that where the

0:26:16.240 --> 0:26:18.560
<v Speaker 1>expectations are a little lower. You're a little bit younger,

0:26:18.720 --> 0:26:20.520
<v Speaker 1>and it's your job to just go in there and

0:26:20.560 --> 0:26:22.800
<v Speaker 1>try to slow him down and shock the world. And

0:26:23.080 --> 0:26:25.040
<v Speaker 1>I know that you mentioned the way that they were

0:26:25.040 --> 0:26:27.159
<v Speaker 1>talking back and forth to each other, but Joel Embiid

0:26:27.240 --> 0:26:29.200
<v Speaker 1>respects that, like he likes someone that can sort of

0:26:29.240 --> 0:26:32.000
<v Speaker 1>give it back, whether it's with their play or trying

0:26:32.040 --> 0:26:34.520
<v Speaker 1>to play the mental games together. So I'm looking forward

0:26:34.520 --> 0:26:37.000
<v Speaker 1>to that matchup as well. Sixers and Nets, of course,

0:26:37.000 --> 0:26:40.280
<v Speaker 1>tips off on Saturday the fifteenth, Depending on when you're

0:26:40.280 --> 0:26:42.879
<v Speaker 1>listening to this, maybe tomorrow, maybe today at one pm

0:26:42.960 --> 0:26:45.640
<v Speaker 1>Eastern to make sure you're up early and ready to

0:26:45.680 --> 0:26:48.800
<v Speaker 1>celebrate game one opening the playoffs for both teams. Game

0:26:48.840 --> 0:26:52.560
<v Speaker 1>two will be played Monday at seven thirty Eastern. Then

0:26:52.600 --> 0:26:56.400
<v Speaker 1>the series shifts to Brooklyn Thursday at seven thirty Eastern

0:26:56.440 --> 0:26:59.560
<v Speaker 1>and Saturday at one pm Eastern. Games five through seven

0:26:59.600 --> 0:27:01.760
<v Speaker 1>are yet to be determined in terms of times and

0:27:01.880 --> 0:27:04.040
<v Speaker 1>whether or not they'll happen and where, well, no, we

0:27:04.119 --> 0:27:07.520
<v Speaker 1>know where they'd be. Megan's like they're happening. They're happening.

0:27:07.640 --> 0:27:10.960
<v Speaker 1>But how happy are you that the weekend games are early?

0:27:11.119 --> 0:27:13.560
<v Speaker 1>I'm excited about it, Like I have a day game.

0:27:14.080 --> 0:27:16.160
<v Speaker 1>I love a day game. I love a little sunlight.

0:27:16.200 --> 0:27:18.360
<v Speaker 1>I think fans are like fresher too. In the day

0:27:18.359 --> 0:27:20.720
<v Speaker 1>you get you have more kids usually come out. So

0:27:21.040 --> 0:27:22.840
<v Speaker 1>I'm used to like my old job. I'm used to

0:27:22.840 --> 0:27:24.600
<v Speaker 1>having the night like the late games being in the

0:27:24.640 --> 0:27:27.880
<v Speaker 1>Western Conference. But like now it's like these, like these

0:27:28.000 --> 0:27:30.480
<v Speaker 1>daytime games I'm all here for. I think there's more

0:27:30.560 --> 0:27:32.800
<v Speaker 1>hype centered around it. And when you have a little

0:27:33.440 --> 0:27:35.040
<v Speaker 1>I know some people are not calling it a rivalry,

0:27:35.040 --> 0:27:37.720
<v Speaker 1>but when you have a lot of history against each other,

0:27:37.800 --> 0:27:39.920
<v Speaker 1>when you have a little history like this, day games

0:27:39.920 --> 0:27:42.400
<v Speaker 1>are gonna be exciting. I would imagine too, there's gonna

0:27:42.400 --> 0:27:44.680
<v Speaker 1>be a lot of fans of both teams in both

0:27:44.720 --> 0:27:47.240
<v Speaker 1>arenas because of the proximity. People forget it takes less

0:27:47.240 --> 0:27:48.920
<v Speaker 1>than two hours. If you're living in Brooklyn and you

0:27:48.920 --> 0:27:50.240
<v Speaker 1>want to come to Philly. If you're living in Philly

0:27:50.280 --> 0:27:51.760
<v Speaker 1>you want to go to Brooklyn, you can do it,

0:27:51.960 --> 0:27:54.120
<v Speaker 1>especially if it's during the day. So when you find

0:27:54.280 --> 0:27:57.080
<v Speaker 1>those environments, for sure, I asked Jory and Finny Smith

0:27:57.080 --> 0:28:00.240
<v Speaker 1>because he's used to being in Dallas throughout all of

0:28:00.280 --> 0:28:02.040
<v Speaker 1>this NBA career, and he's like, you know, when you're

0:28:02.080 --> 0:28:06.000
<v Speaker 1>in the Western Conference, your youth the potentially flying you

0:28:06.000 --> 0:28:08.639
<v Speaker 1>know to another time zone that you know that you

0:28:08.680 --> 0:28:11.320
<v Speaker 1>could have even in that first round. So to have

0:28:11.600 --> 0:28:14.399
<v Speaker 1>to have situation where you can just drive your family

0:28:14.400 --> 0:28:17.359
<v Speaker 1>can get there so easily. You have the capability of

0:28:17.400 --> 0:28:20.040
<v Speaker 1>going back home, depending on how many days you have

0:28:20.080 --> 0:28:22.000
<v Speaker 1>in between games, if you can go back home. It

0:28:22.040 --> 0:28:25.040
<v Speaker 1>doesn't it does. It doesn't always feel like you're a

0:28:25.080 --> 0:28:27.959
<v Speaker 1>way when you have to play. When you have might

0:28:28.000 --> 0:28:30.680
<v Speaker 1>have home court advantage. And we know that Brooklyn Brigade

0:28:30.720 --> 0:28:33.479
<v Speaker 1>always comes to Walls Fargo Center. I mean it's not

0:28:33.600 --> 0:28:34.920
<v Speaker 1>you know, I know it's not. They're not as loud

0:28:35.000 --> 0:28:37.800
<v Speaker 1>as the Philly fans, but still you'll still have fans

0:28:37.840 --> 0:28:40.720
<v Speaker 1>that will travel. I am very much looking forward to

0:28:40.720 --> 0:28:43.000
<v Speaker 1>seeing that. Yeah, Matt Gut, I'm going to disagree for

0:28:43.040 --> 0:28:45.560
<v Speaker 1>the sake of disagreeing here with your guys conversation about

0:28:45.560 --> 0:28:47.920
<v Speaker 1>the day games. There will be some night games of

0:28:47.960 --> 0:28:50.400
<v Speaker 1>course in the series. But and there are some perks

0:28:50.400 --> 0:28:53.400
<v Speaker 1>for the players and people working the games. But I

0:28:53.440 --> 0:28:55.920
<v Speaker 1>think from the fan perspective, give me the whole day

0:28:56.160 --> 0:28:59.360
<v Speaker 1>of building up before a matchup, before a night game

0:28:59.400 --> 0:29:01.440
<v Speaker 1>of prime time I'm game something like that. So I'm

0:29:01.440 --> 0:29:03.960
<v Speaker 1>gonna take the side of I'm not as big of

0:29:04.000 --> 0:29:07.360
<v Speaker 1>a fan of the one on Saturday on a Saturday

0:29:07.560 --> 0:29:10.600
<v Speaker 1>like like I think, like, okay, yes, on a weekday,

0:29:10.640 --> 0:29:12.720
<v Speaker 1>you want the nighttime. Obviously you're in a nighttime game

0:29:12.880 --> 0:29:15.440
<v Speaker 1>on the weekdays, on the weekend, on the Saturday that

0:29:15.600 --> 0:29:18.880
<v Speaker 1>like early, you're getting up, it's sunny, Like I just

0:29:18.920 --> 0:29:22.280
<v Speaker 1>think there's a there's an excitement because you're waking up exciting.

0:29:22.400 --> 0:29:24.400
<v Speaker 1>You're like gotta go, we gotta go. It gets on

0:29:24.440 --> 0:29:27.160
<v Speaker 1>you so quick though, like the fans are gotta get up,

0:29:27.200 --> 0:29:29.840
<v Speaker 1>get their coffee. Like next thing you know, the game

0:29:30.000 --> 0:29:32.520
<v Speaker 1>is tipping off. See, I don't like to be teased,

0:29:32.720 --> 0:29:35.480
<v Speaker 1>so I'm I like things to just like happen. So

0:29:35.640 --> 0:29:38.400
<v Speaker 1>that's all I'm I'm gonna say to me. A day

0:29:38.440 --> 0:29:42.400
<v Speaker 1>game really makes me feel like a regular person because

0:29:42.400 --> 0:29:45.040
<v Speaker 1>we all work such crazy hours in this industry. Like

0:29:45.080 --> 0:29:46.840
<v Speaker 1>the fact that when we have a day game, we

0:29:46.880 --> 0:29:48.760
<v Speaker 1>get in there around nine or ten in the morning

0:29:48.840 --> 0:29:52.360
<v Speaker 1>and then we leave around four or five six pm.

0:29:52.400 --> 0:29:54.400
<v Speaker 1>You go outside there it's still light out. That's what

0:29:54.520 --> 0:29:58.800
<v Speaker 1>regular people experience every day. I really love a day game,

0:29:58.880 --> 0:30:02.720
<v Speaker 1>but I love a private So if your team wins,

0:30:02.840 --> 0:30:05.200
<v Speaker 1>you have like you have like from six to ten

0:30:05.360 --> 0:30:08.719
<v Speaker 1>to like call make phone calls, go out, still celebrate.

0:30:09.040 --> 0:30:10.520
<v Speaker 1>You don't have to go, do you know how word

0:30:10.520 --> 0:30:12.360
<v Speaker 1>it's like to be on such a high and just

0:30:12.400 --> 0:30:14.600
<v Speaker 1>to go home and go to sleep like that's not fun,

0:30:14.960 --> 0:30:16.480
<v Speaker 1>Like you want to be on this high where you

0:30:16.440 --> 0:30:18.280
<v Speaker 1>need to go home and celebrate with your with your

0:30:18.280 --> 0:30:21.240
<v Speaker 1>people and still carry it throughout the entire day. Mats,

0:30:21.360 --> 0:30:24.200
<v Speaker 1>you still have all day, but your team has to

0:30:24.240 --> 0:30:26.800
<v Speaker 1>win to have all day. So that is the key.

0:30:27.040 --> 0:30:28.840
<v Speaker 1>That's true. If you lose, it's easier to just go

0:30:28.880 --> 0:30:31.640
<v Speaker 1>to bed and try against tomorrow. So anyway, there will

0:30:31.720 --> 0:30:33.360
<v Speaker 1>be day games, there will be night games, there will

0:30:33.360 --> 0:30:35.440
<v Speaker 1>be wins, there will be losses. If you're into any

0:30:35.440 --> 0:30:38.320
<v Speaker 1>of those things, this is the series for you. Megan.

0:30:38.840 --> 0:30:41.080
<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for coming on today. We've loved

0:30:41.160 --> 0:30:43.880
<v Speaker 1>chatting with you and we will look forward to continuing

0:30:43.920 --> 0:30:46.000
<v Speaker 1>to chat throughout the series. Thank you so much, Do

0:30:46.120 --> 0:30:50.040
<v Speaker 1>all things. Thanks again to Megan Triplet, the Brooklyn Nets

0:30:50.040 --> 0:30:55.200
<v Speaker 1>sideline reporter for the Yes Network. Ahead of Sixers Nets,

0:30:55.240 --> 0:30:58.520
<v Speaker 1>which begins Saturday the fifteenth. It's kind of a natural

0:30:58.600 --> 0:31:02.600
<v Speaker 1>cadence or a haydence you can familiarize yourself with in

0:31:02.600 --> 0:31:06.840
<v Speaker 1>this series. Saturday the fifteenth, Monday the seventeenth, both in

0:31:06.880 --> 0:31:12.120
<v Speaker 1>South Philadelphia, and then it is Thursday Saturday. Okay, so

0:31:12.160 --> 0:31:14.200
<v Speaker 1>it's not that natural. I thought it was like Saturday.

0:31:14.760 --> 0:31:16.000
<v Speaker 1>I don't know what I'm trying to say, but the

0:31:16.120 --> 0:31:21.160
<v Speaker 1>Saturdays are at one and the Saturday got into a

0:31:21.240 --> 0:31:24.520
<v Speaker 1>bit with Megan when it comes to day games versus

0:31:24.600 --> 0:31:28.000
<v Speaker 1>night games. But this first game a day game, one pm,

0:31:28.160 --> 0:31:33.640
<v Speaker 1>NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN ninety seven five, the fanatic Game

0:31:33.720 --> 0:31:37.520
<v Speaker 1>one between the third seeded Sixers and the sixth seeded

0:31:37.920 --> 0:31:41.800
<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn Nets. Thanks everyone for listening, and Lauren Rosen, thanks

0:31:41.800 --> 0:31:44.120
<v Speaker 1>to you for being here as always. Thanks guys, C