WEBVTT - Coat Check | Catching Up with Haywood Highsmith

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

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<v Speaker 1>Blue Coats, the NBA G League affiliate of the Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers. I'm Matt Murphy, back with another episode of

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<v Speaker 1>at the current point in time. And on that note,

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<v Speaker 1>let's introduce today's guest. It's another good one. It is

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<v Speaker 1>Bluecoat's wing Heywood high Smith, making his second appearance on

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<v Speaker 1>the Coach Check podcast. So that's a milestone in and

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<v Speaker 1>of itself. Heywood, but we're happy to have you fresh

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<v Speaker 1>off of the MBA two K League three for All Showdown.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you been man? I've been good. I've been good.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you been? Not too bad? Let's get right

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<v Speaker 1>into it, because, like I said, we're recording this on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>April seventh, so legitimately right off of a unique opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for you as part of the NBA two K League

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<v Speaker 1>three for All Showdown. We'll talk about that, We'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about your background as a player. I know you've been

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<v Speaker 1>on before, but we'll get into some different stuff about

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<v Speaker 1>maybe high school, college. We'll get to our healthy Lifestyle

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<v Speaker 1>segment presented by Christiana care, We'll talk about this season

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<v Speaker 1>with the Bluecoats, and do our at the buzzer questions

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<v Speaker 1>as well. All coming up on this show. But in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of that two K League tournament that you were

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<v Speaker 1>a part of, let's just run it down for the

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<v Speaker 1>fans real quick. It was a three on three tournament

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of different influencers, pro players, G League players,

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<v Speaker 1>w NBA players and of course professional two K players

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<v Speaker 1>as well. And ironically you played alongside your Blue Coats

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<v Speaker 1>teammate Michael Bryson, who was our most recent guest here

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<v Speaker 1>on the Coach Check Pod, and you also were joined

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<v Speaker 1>by Chelsea Gray of the Los Angeles Sparks out of

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<v Speaker 1>the w NBA. So what was that tournament experience like

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<v Speaker 1>for you? Video game style? Yeah, I mean it was

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<v Speaker 1>definitely fun con out there, you know, playing three ords

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<v Speaker 1>and three having some fun with um, you know, some

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<v Speaker 1>good competitives. We played against skys with professions two K players,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was definitely a new experience from me since

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<v Speaker 1>you know, going up against those guys and the definitely

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<v Speaker 1>you know, talented, you know, and good at the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, it was just fun plan a side Mike

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<v Speaker 1>and Chelsea. Chelsea's a great WA player and Mike's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the team as I ever passed two years,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was definitely fun. I loved it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just couldn't come up with the doub but it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>all good. Yeah. Chelsea's a multiple time w NBA All

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<v Speaker 1>Star and you and Michael obviously have that chemistry of

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<v Speaker 1>being in Delaware for a couple of years together. I

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<v Speaker 1>know you play a lot, So how much two K

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<v Speaker 1>do you typically play? And who are some of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys on the Bluecoats that play. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>much Michael plays himself, but I know guys like Justin Robinson.

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<v Speaker 1>Who else are some of the guys who play NBA

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<v Speaker 1>two K? Yeah, I think, Um, I was there before

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<v Speaker 1>before he got ways, he was playing some and then

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<v Speaker 1>I played Terry once or twice. I know, Julian is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good actually, and um yeah, Michael, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>got Xavier Mouth also plays as well. So there's a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of guys one team that definitely play Isaiah Miles,

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Harris, Julian Washburn and Xavier Month for a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of the Blue Coats from this season. Before we move

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<v Speaker 1>on to your background and a little bit more about

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<v Speaker 1>your journey, you played we mentioned professionals. It was really

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<v Speaker 1>a family affair because it was the two K League

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<v Speaker 1>team that's part of the Harris Splitzer Sports and Entertainment

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<v Speaker 1>family that the Blue Coats, the Sixers and many more

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<v Speaker 1>entities are a part of. It was seventy Sixers GC,

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<v Speaker 1>so the professional two K League team that's a part

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<v Speaker 1>of HBSc. What stood out about the game of those

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<v Speaker 1>guys on seventy sixers GC, How good were they? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it was they just know how to play,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know the little things to do, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they know, they just know how to play. On at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, like they was sitting some

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<v Speaker 1>tough shots, but they was like making like a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of their shots. But they just knew their their man's

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<v Speaker 1>like release down pack like so like on two K

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<v Speaker 1>you like, it's different releases for each player, So every

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<v Speaker 1>time they would like get open, they would just knock

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<v Speaker 1>down the shot because they did that. Man, with these

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<v Speaker 1>down pay you can tell you just where you're going

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that every day, just knowing your release and

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<v Speaker 1>just knowing how to play your mom to move it

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<v Speaker 1>up to the the ball now playing defense. So he was

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<v Speaker 1>just definitely just sold me. You know, it's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of guys out here that just you know, do this

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<v Speaker 1>for a living and they really are good. So I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. Well, you did get some praise from the

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<v Speaker 1>guys over at seventy six ers GC. They they actually

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<v Speaker 1>said you were controlling the game from the point guard position.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike was hitting some shots, but they gave you some

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<v Speaker 1>praise as well for your slashing and dishing ability. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about real basketball, and we did this with

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Bryson on the last episode, just kind of taking

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<v Speaker 1>us back to your upbringing a little bit and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Blue Coats fans. I mentioned it was your

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<v Speaker 1>second season with the team. They know that you're a

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<v Speaker 1>relatively local guy. You're you're from Baltimore. How would you

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<v Speaker 1>describe growing up where you did. Yeah, I mean bottom wire,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of great hoovers. You know, it's a tough

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<v Speaker 1>place to play. You know, the fans are going to

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<v Speaker 1>let you know when you're not good, and then they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna twenty one you are good. But Baltimore is definitely

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<v Speaker 1>a tough, hard city. You know, has gritty, grundy players

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<v Speaker 1>who just play hard. Play defense is definitely not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be no easy lay ups for buckets and Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>you better take a heart to the whole better play

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<v Speaker 1>some defense, for sure. So I mean just growing up

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<v Speaker 1>in here and Bartimore definitely mainly tougher as a basketball player,

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<v Speaker 1>as a person off the court. Archbishop Curly High School,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they won a championship this year. Yeah they did,

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<v Speaker 1>They actually did. Yeah, So that's your alma mater. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that we and I have heard you talk over

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<v Speaker 1>the years about how you were kind of a late

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<v Speaker 1>bloomer in high school for sure. For sure, definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>late bloom Ye. So you ended up at Wheeling University

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<v Speaker 1>in West Virginia. Wheeling, West Virginia. It was, as you

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<v Speaker 1>have said, close enough that the family could come out

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<v Speaker 1>to watch you, but still got away from home a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, and of course your family still comes out

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<v Speaker 1>to watch you. But yeah, with with wheeling, describe the

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<v Speaker 1>game against West Virginia the Mountaineers, because that seems like

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<v Speaker 1>a pivotal part of your journey, Elton Brand checking you

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<v Speaker 1>out and things kind of falling into place from there.

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<v Speaker 1>How important do you think playing against West Virginia on

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<v Speaker 1>that stage was to where you are right now? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean definitely was important for me to just go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and show that could compete with, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>D one guys. My school was a Division two school,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't one of the top Divisen two schools, but

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<v Speaker 1>I also wanted to show that I can compete with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the high D one guys, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>show them what I guy and show them that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not you know, I'm not you know, scrubbing. I

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<v Speaker 1>can definitely play up there, I feel like when I

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<v Speaker 1>was in college. So, I mean, it was definitely it

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<v Speaker 1>was an exhibition game. You know, our coaches wanted us

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<v Speaker 1>to go there and just play hard, trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>better and try to learn from from that experience. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I went out there, had a pretty good game. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually played without two of my other seniors who

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<v Speaker 1>are hurt. So that was pretty a pretty tough game.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't have our point guard or our starting small forward,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's pretty tough trying to go up against Press

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<v Speaker 1>Virginia starting pointing guardians all for But you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't we battle. You know, we show some great and

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<v Speaker 1>some grounds, so it was fun. Wow, I did not

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<v Speaker 1>realize that. Yeah, that's not the type of team you

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<v Speaker 1>want to play against when you're missing some of your

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<v Speaker 1>key players, especially when when you're the guy that defense

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<v Speaker 1>was probably all over you. But I know you still

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<v Speaker 1>put up some very good stats like you did throughout

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<v Speaker 1>your career in college and now transitioning. We'll talk a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about your professional career in just a second,

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<v Speaker 1>but let's interject here with our healthy Lifestyle segment presented

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<v Speaker 1>by our friends at Christianic Hair. This is an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>addition of the healthy Lifestyle segment because it's a quarantine

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<v Speaker 1>addition and like your answer might different a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>than maybe what you said on media day, where it's

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<v Speaker 1>what are you up to? What are you doing for

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<v Speaker 1>the love of health? But given the current circumstances, what

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<v Speaker 1>are you doing for the love of health? I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>some posts about running. I know Terry Harris has been

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<v Speaker 1>running and you were talking to him on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>So what have you been doing. Yeah, me and Terterry

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<v Speaker 1>we um it's actually like a beautiful park in Wilmington

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<v Speaker 1>that's not too far from our apartments. And we went

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<v Speaker 1>out there, you know, a couple of times and running

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<v Speaker 1>get some miles, three or four miles and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty nice. You know, it was some hills. We

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<v Speaker 1>gotta come up, you gotta go down some hills to

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<v Speaker 1>a very actually beautiful party. I didn't even know that

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<v Speaker 1>park existed until you know, Terry told me about. It

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<v Speaker 1>was definitely a beautiful park. You know, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>families out there, a lot of dogs out there. It

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<v Speaker 1>was actually a beautiful, nice run and you know it

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<v Speaker 1>was it was fun, you know, and stuff like that

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<v Speaker 1>definitely makes a difference, you know, during this quarantine time

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<v Speaker 1>and you can't really get into a gym or get

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<v Speaker 1>into a tread mill or try to get your exercise up,

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<v Speaker 1>like just running outside and stuff like that. Just being

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<v Speaker 1>just being away year surrounded and trying to just I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>just take advantage of whatever you can do. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>as far as outside and not being able to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the chump, definitely definitely important to get outside, walking, running,

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<v Speaker 1>getting an outdoor work out in whatever it might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do a follow up here in our healthy lifestyle segment.

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<v Speaker 1>What are some of the healthy options in your kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>your fridge, your cabinets. Now I should preface this by saying,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that you've expressed on social media that you're

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<v Speaker 1>not much of a cook. But what are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the healthy options that you might have or some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that you try to eat or drink as

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<v Speaker 1>part of your your health routine. Oh, for sore fruits

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<v Speaker 1>and vegetables, you know, can't can't go wrong with that,

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm just I guess, like greens, broccoli and stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like that. Oh, I try to make some smovies sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>My mother, he's actually very good at making this movie,

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<v Speaker 1>so she tried to do that from time to time

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So I mean smovies, fruits, vegetables, grains, stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like that, and also like proteins, shakes and milk and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that. What's your favorite smoothie that your your

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<v Speaker 1>mother makes? Like a strawberry watermelon sometype sometime sometype of

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<v Speaker 1>Smoothe like that was pretty good. She makes some pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good Strawberry is actually one of my favorite fruits, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds sounds pretty good. So yeah, talking talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the Bluecoat season a year two, like I said, for you,

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<v Speaker 1>and you spent some time with the Sixers last year

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<v Speaker 1>and in summer league, which we'll get to. But you

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<v Speaker 1>had a number change this year twenty four to seven,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that you were number seven with the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you end up with seven? Because I know

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<v Speaker 1>you've kind of embraced it. Yeah. I remember when I

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<v Speaker 1>was on to two, they told me I couldn't wear

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<v Speaker 1>you know, twenty four because it was retired as a sixer.

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<v Speaker 1>So they gave me some number outcase. I looked them

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<v Speaker 1>over and I was, you know, just thinking in my

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<v Speaker 1>head and seven with the I guess seven stuck out.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I would in football when I was warning quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>I always liked the number seven. You know, Michael Bick

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<v Speaker 1>were number seven. Everybody like number seven football. But also

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<v Speaker 1>when I picked the number seven, I was thinking in

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<v Speaker 1>my head like oh wow, I was warning twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>with the Blue Coats and seven with the Sixers. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was like twenty four to seven, Like, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know how that came to about, but it actually

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<v Speaker 1>came out of nowhere and that it actually worked, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And then eventually I just wished to seven all around,

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<v Speaker 1>lucky number seven. It's always been one of those numbers

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<v Speaker 1>I always like, Actually got to chain put the number

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<v Speaker 1>seven on it for myself, so it was pretty nice. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four to seven flows perfectly. And I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to ask about the chain because I know that it

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<v Speaker 1>came in I guess before the season or during the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of the season. What kind of chain is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Describe it for the listeners out there. Yeah, I always

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to chain and just you to represent me as

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<v Speaker 1>a person and you know who I am, not just

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<v Speaker 1>as a basketball player, but just you know, just something

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<v Speaker 1>that just represents me and makes me feel, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like myself. So you know, I got a guy reached

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<v Speaker 1>out to me, Nolan wanted to do it for me.

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<v Speaker 1>He's from the DC area, and you know, he told me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he wanted to put Dominds in it. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I got the diamonds put it. He

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<v Speaker 1>put them in and I went to go vision. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a pretty nice chain. It actually, like shine's really

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<v Speaker 1>bright and light and you know it definitely you definitely

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<v Speaker 1>can have it on you in the water. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty nice chain. Definitely not not too expensive, but

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<v Speaker 1>not it's definitely not she I wouldn't say cheap it off.

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<v Speaker 1>That's big time. That's big time though. Um In terms

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<v Speaker 1>of earning the call up to the seventy sixers from

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<v Speaker 1>the Blue Coats last season on that two way contract,

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<v Speaker 1>how does that milestone currently motivate you? Yeah, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course I want to get back there and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and stay there this time. But you know that just

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<v Speaker 1>I always look at those memories, you know, I's on

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<v Speaker 1>my phone, you know, pictures and not me playing the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA game Like that's you know, still that's still the

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<v Speaker 1>end good to day. You know, it's motivation for me

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, I was there and I was there

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<v Speaker 1>for a reason, so obviously i'd get back there. It's

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<v Speaker 1>all about putting it together and be consistent and I

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<v Speaker 1>definitely think, you know, we'll be there and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>be there eventually. What is your Twitter bio dreams to

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<v Speaker 1>reality mean to you? I mean, everybody you know, growing

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<v Speaker 1>up as an athlete, you know whatever, you always got

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<v Speaker 1>dreams of playing on those big stages in front of

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<v Speaker 1>the fans and pecked out the ring. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've always you know, imagined myself sometimes when I was

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<v Speaker 1>in class as a young kid, I would imagine myself,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being you know, in the NBA or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>because I was I was younger, I always wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>play you know, football, basketball, maybe NFL, NBA, But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that. You think back too, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>look at me now, like that's that's that was a dream.

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<v Speaker 1>You know I made a reality. So that's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>just crazy how the world works, and I was crazy

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<v Speaker 1>how God works. But when that was a blessing, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm definitely grateful for that. For sure. Good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>And we will have some football questions here at the

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<v Speaker 1>Buzzer as we wrap it up in just a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>But last thing on the Blue Coats this season, defend

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<v Speaker 1>runs Share, being the motto of Connor Johnson, the head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Lilly, the GM and the whole staff and the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of good defenders on the Blue Coats, thinking particularly

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<v Speaker 1>about guys like you and Zaire Smith and Julian Washburn

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<v Speaker 1>on the wings. How much pride did you guys take

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<v Speaker 1>in your defense? Well, I mean you definitely missed the

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<v Speaker 1>one of our biggest defenders on the big guy, Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Kumile. Well, well, when you got a big man

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<v Speaker 1>at the room like that, it's so easy to be

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<v Speaker 1>so aggressive when the wing because you know he got

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<v Speaker 1>your back, so he makes out job with so much

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<v Speaker 1>more easier. But I mean we're definitely we definitely got

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<v Speaker 1>good defenders of the wing. Michael Bryce is actually a

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<v Speaker 1>very good defender as well, so I mean Julian Zay

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<v Speaker 1>are Michael. We all line from each other as far

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<v Speaker 1>our defending and tries to be physical. Connor always tells

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<v Speaker 1>us to be physical, blow stuff up, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>we got Chris at the room demo the rim also

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<v Speaker 1>had novel, so it was just it's just a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lot to deal with our defense. This is crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>That leads us nicely into our final couple questions at

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<v Speaker 1>the buzzer. Do you prefer a steel leading to a

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<v Speaker 1>dunk or hitting a big three pointer? Oh, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you said a big three point like I said gang winner,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't even know how to answer it. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's let's Heyward, let's say that both of them are

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<v Speaker 1>a part of like a big run for your team.

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<v Speaker 1>But I know there was a certain game against Erie

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<v Speaker 1>this year where you did have a steal that led

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<v Speaker 1>to a dunk and that type of thing. So both

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<v Speaker 1>of them a big momentum swing. Which one is I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's still leading to the dunk defense turning into offense.

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<v Speaker 1>There's just so much beautiful for me. I love playing defense.

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<v Speaker 1>It's crazy because I hate a playing defense as a younger,

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<v Speaker 1>but now that I'm playing in the pros like, I

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<v Speaker 1>love playing defense. I love Trevor people. But yeah, still

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<v Speaker 1>leading to offense. I'll take that any day for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's finish up with the Baltimore Ravens. Why don't we? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>right now, got the Baltimore Ravens. So it goes without

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<v Speaker 1>staying that you're a Baltimore native and you're a huge

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore Ravens fan. When and how did you become a fan?

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<v Speaker 1>Were you just born into it and you've been a

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<v Speaker 1>fan of your whole life? It's crazy. The Ravens started

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen ninety six and I was born in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety six, so that makes two of us. Yeah, oh nowhere, yes, sir, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know that meant yeah, nineteen ninety six six

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<v Speaker 1>starts that I was born. My father was always on

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<v Speaker 1>the TV when I was younger, so obviously I was

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<v Speaker 1>just I grew up. I grew up in the Ravens house,

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<v Speaker 1>so I had no turgy come a Ravens fan. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love the Ravens, twenty the best franchises in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>since they started. You know, one won two Super Bowls.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen them win two somethings. I love it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love Lamar. I've actually I'm actually in the Madden

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<v Speaker 1>League right now playing with the Ravens. But it's not

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<v Speaker 1>the real Ravens team. It's a fantasy draft team. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'll playing with the Ravens trying to bring a ship

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<v Speaker 1>back to Baltimore and bad right now, So we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>how that goes. I've heard some complaints from people who

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<v Speaker 1>are in those leagues that you have to wait for

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<v Speaker 1>the commissioner to advance the advantage. It's crazy. It's crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's fun. You just got to have the right

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<v Speaker 1>people in the league who can play. Like now, everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>in the household. I mean, it should be easy to play,

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<v Speaker 1>but like currently in my in my league, we just advanced,

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<v Speaker 1>like we played like so many games in a certain

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<v Speaker 1>amount of days, like you played like the whole season

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<v Speaker 1>like a week. Because like we're all in the house

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<v Speaker 1>and now we're at the super Bowl and I'm kind

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<v Speaker 1>of about to play a super Bowl against this other

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<v Speaker 1>guy and I posed a play later today, So we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see how this goes. But just wish we luck, right,

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<v Speaker 1>good luck. Who are some of the key players on

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<v Speaker 1>your team? If it was a fan of man Christian McCaffrey,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, he's a dog. Travis Kelsey, such a dog.

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<v Speaker 1>Who else I got? Oh? Harrison Smith, I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know where it is from the plays? Yeah, safety right, yeah, yeah,

0:18:26.240 --> 0:18:28.600
<v Speaker 1>safety Aj Green as well. But Aj got hurt. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sorry but he got hurt. But it's all good. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>bringing it back to the the bottomre for sure. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna have to circle back on that. I wish

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<v Speaker 1>we could stream it like we streamed the two K

0:18:38.840 --> 0:18:42.320
<v Speaker 1>League show that I wish we could. Yeah, I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up with you on that, but that's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Thanks for the time. You're a two time guest.

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<v Speaker 1>Now on coach check and go get a championship in

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<v Speaker 1>in your Madden League. All right, thanks for having to

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you. Now, that's Delaware Blue Coats wing Heywood high Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm Matt Murphy. Until next time, take it or

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<v Speaker 1>leave it at the coach Chick. M