WEBVTT - Super Bowl Betrayal & Trade Deadline Recap

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<v Speaker 1>The Super Bowl Reaction pod you didn't know you needed

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<v Speaker 1>and that you didn't know you were getting, which also

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<v Speaker 1>includes lots of NBA trade talk, Hawks, Lakers, Trey Young.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna get into all that, as well as some

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<v Speaker 1>serious issues that I have with some of Chris Haynes's

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<v Speaker 1>recent wardrobe choices. Stay tuned, because all that's next right here,

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<v Speaker 1>only on this league.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm cut.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to this league. I'm cutting in rule of twenty

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<v Speaker 3>four hour NBA news.

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<v Speaker 2>This you'll.

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<v Speaker 3>Chris Haynes. It's so time, work's time, It's so time.

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<v Speaker 3>This league un Cut is underway and on fire.

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

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<v Speaker 1>the latest edition of this League Uncut. Mark Stein here

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<v Speaker 1>with Chris Haynes. I wish you could see this, America.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Haynes is still wearing Chiefs gear.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a reason for that.

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<v Speaker 1>And he is really this is the foremost most divisive

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<v Speaker 1>wedge that he has ever brought into our relationship. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even want to talk about the Super Bowl. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't anticipate that we would be doing so, but Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Haynes is forcing the issue. So before we get to

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline reaction, where the NBA season goes from here?

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Haynes, why are you? Why have you landed on

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<v Speaker 1>the Chiefs bandwagon? Did the Chiefs really need another fan,

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<v Speaker 1>a Fresno born, Bay Area based fan? They really need

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<v Speaker 1>you wearing their gear? Why is my son telling me? Hey, Dad,

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<v Speaker 1>did you see that Chris posted on Instagram? He's wearing

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<v Speaker 1>a Kelsey jersey? What the hell is going on around here? Why?

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<v Speaker 1>Why yourself?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you asked. I'm very glad you asked. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really simple. I have nothing against Niner fans. I

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<v Speaker 2>just found a lot of them really obnoxious. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>give you the short story of why I chose to

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<v Speaker 2>root for the Kansas City Chiefs. I have a real

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<v Speaker 2>tight group of neighbors. It's about six different houses, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're just tight on this block. You know. I live

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<v Speaker 2>in Sacramento, and most of them, ninety of them are

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<v Speaker 2>Niner fans. And we do everything together on this block. Steinle,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we we do pot lux here, we play

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<v Speaker 2>basketball together here, real tight group, about twenty of us. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So the NFC Championship game, one of our neighbors decided

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<v Speaker 2>to have a Niners fan only party and didn't invite

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<v Speaker 2>some of us to this party. We were not invited.

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<v Speaker 2>The only way we were invited if we were to

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<v Speaker 2>wear Niner gear. That was the only way we were were

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<v Speaker 2>to be invited. I didn't take too kindly of that stun.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't go I'm like, hell Na, you ain't gonna

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<v Speaker 2>force me to go pick somebody else just to show

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<v Speaker 2>up in your house, hell Na. So one of our

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<v Speaker 2>other neighbors hosted the super Bowl party, and he was like,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody is invited. Anybody can come regardless. So I made

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<v Speaker 2>sure the day before the super Bowl party with the

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<v Speaker 2>Dick Sporting Good and I'm in Sacramento. It is very

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<v Speaker 2>hard to find anything Kansas City related. I found a

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey Jersey slash shirt, bought it for fifty dollars, and

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<v Speaker 2>I showed up at the super Bowl party when the

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<v Speaker 2>Niners were up ten oh and I came back and

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<v Speaker 2>shifted the momentum. And then when you saw what happened,

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<v Speaker 2>kmsas City Chief came back won that thing and stein

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<v Speaker 2>the way they won it to the last second, like

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<v Speaker 2>they I was, I'm in I'm in nither territory in

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<v Speaker 2>this house. They're going crazy. They're thinking they're about to

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<v Speaker 2>win the Super Bowl, and the way my homes just

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<v Speaker 2>snatched victory away from defeat like that and brought it home.

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<v Speaker 2>And I posted a video of that moment here while

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<v Speaker 2>I was in Niner Land at this house, and I

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<v Speaker 2>went off on my neighbor who didn't invite us to

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<v Speaker 2>the NFC championship party. So, in a long story short, Styn,

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<v Speaker 2>that's why I'm wearing this Kansas City Chiefs jersey slash

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<v Speaker 2>shirt today. I went to the gym this morning because

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<v Speaker 2>there's a bunch of Niner fans that I played basketball more.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, I wore that shirt and you know what, Stein,

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't show up. They didn't show up. So I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be wearing a shirt again tomorrow morning because they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to see this. I'm gonna get all my use from

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<v Speaker 2>buying this shirt. There, you have it, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So first of all, let me correct myself. Bay area

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<v Speaker 1>based is poor terminology for me. You are Sacramento based.

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<v Speaker 1>You are nine to one six based.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a territory. That's not a territory.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's let's clarify that. Point two tomorrow's tweets today, I

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<v Speaker 1>can already see it Tuesday when this episode drops, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for the aggregation from the Dunk Central. Haines takes

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<v Speaker 1>credit for Chiefs overtime rally. Haines, not Mahomes, propels Chiefs

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<v Speaker 1>to second straight Super Bowl title, and.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, that would be accurate again, I wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I showed up at the Super Bowl party late because

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<v Speaker 2>my daughter had a volleyball tournament and those things last

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<v Speaker 2>from morning till four thirty five thirty. So I got

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<v Speaker 2>home and the Niners were up tn O and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>dreading Stein. I'm dreading going to this super Bowl party.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, man, heyll no, they up ten. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm already feeling some type of way about them not

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<v Speaker 2>inviting us to the NFC party. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>I showed up anyway, and when I showed up, the

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<v Speaker 2>Chiefs showed up, and they showed out, and the rest

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<v Speaker 2>is history.

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<v Speaker 1>I assume you watched the NFL as as a young

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<v Speaker 1>lad in Fresno. What was your favorite team as a kid?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what? And the reason I could do this

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<v Speaker 2>flip flopping. I don't have an NFL team. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>I root for players. I don't have an NFL team

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<v Speaker 2>but growing up, growing up, my favorite player was Jerry Rice.

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<v Speaker 2>Then it was Terrell Owens, and that was it. Those

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<v Speaker 2>were my two favorite players growing up.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, look, I'm already dreading. You know, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bill household, and so my ability to stomach anything

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<v Speaker 1>about the Chiefs is pretty much extinguished. To complicate my

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<v Speaker 1>own personal situation further, Patrick Mahomes is a Mavericks fan.

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes and Luca are super tight. So I know

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<v Speaker 1>that I am mere weeks, maybe even mere days away

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<v Speaker 1>from Mahomes showing up to a Mavericks game triumphantly being

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<v Speaker 1>courtside hugging Luca. I'm gonna have to watch them walk

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<v Speaker 1>down the hallway together, and it's going to be it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be incredibly painful. I will say this though,

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing, and we're gonna end the NFL talk

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<v Speaker 1>and move on to the matters that we are more

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<v Speaker 1>qualified to discuss. But the Chiefs this much, I know

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<v Speaker 1>you can't win three Super Bowls in a row. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills are the favorites to win the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five Super Bowl based on the exclusive handicapping of

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<v Speaker 1>this league. Uncut heard it here first, right, now Bills

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<v Speaker 1>beat the Lions in Super Bowl fifty nine, two incredibly

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<v Speaker 1>long suffering franchises, and the Bills are finally going to

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<v Speaker 1>have their moment, the coronation of Josh Allen and the

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<v Speaker 1>lifting of a curse as painful and as long as

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<v Speaker 1>what Lebron James did for the Cavs in twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>That is coming in February of twenty twenty five. So

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<v Speaker 1>just there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hold on, since you're going that far, who's going

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<v Speaker 2>to Who's gonna Who's going to be the Super Bowl performer,

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<v Speaker 2>halftime perform.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have that. I don't have I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of intel. Were you? Were you happy with

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<v Speaker 1>the Usher performance?

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<v Speaker 2>That that editing nuts ten out of ten, ten out

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<v Speaker 2>of ten, he killed it. I mean, it's one of

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<v Speaker 2>those performances where it's like, if you got your woman

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<v Speaker 2>by your side, your wife or your significant other, you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta let her. Just let her have it, let her dream,

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<v Speaker 2>let her have it. Usher takes everybody's woman for that

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<v Speaker 2>ten fifteen minutes of time days performing And that's why

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't let my wife go to his performance in

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<v Speaker 2>Vegas when he had to stay there. But yeah, he

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<v Speaker 2>killed it. He absolutely destroyed it.

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<v Speaker 1>So that might make it tough on them. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>who wants to follow that. I mean, that's a tough

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<v Speaker 1>act to follow, apparently.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, It's always a tough act to follow.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know what, if you're a competitor, you go

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<v Speaker 2>for it. Period you're a comparitor, you go for it.

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking to about my daughter stein volleyball. She

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<v Speaker 2>had the volleyball tournament. They went two and two yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>and me, I don't hide my frustration or my disdain

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<v Speaker 2>for a lack of performance or a lack of hustle.

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<v Speaker 2>So she sees it. Her ankle is bothering her. She

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<v Speaker 2>puts an ankle brace on in the second game, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's bothering her. You could see it in her face.

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<v Speaker 2>And I pulled her to the side doing one of

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<v Speaker 2>the timeouts. I said, believe it or not, nobody cares

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<v Speaker 2>if your ankle is hurt. I said, you're either playing

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<v Speaker 2>or you're not. That's it. If you're too hurt, sit down.

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<v Speaker 2>Daddy will understand. But if you're in there, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't let them know that you're hurt. You gotta

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<v Speaker 2>go have a poker face. Nobody cares. It's one of

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<v Speaker 2>those things. They don't care. All they're gonna do because

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<v Speaker 2>she was playing against a high school teammate as well.

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<v Speaker 2>This is club volleyball here, So I said, listen, you

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<v Speaker 2>got that. That's your high school teammate right there. If

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<v Speaker 2>she beats you, she's gonna talk. She's gonna talk. She

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<v Speaker 2>don't care if you hurt or not. She's gonna talk.

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<v Speaker 2>So you better get it. My daughter went and got it.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you a competitor, star, it don't matter if

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<v Speaker 2>us should followed Prince, followed Michael Jackson, the Beatles. You

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<v Speaker 2>go out there if they called me to, if they

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<v Speaker 2>called me and won't us to come do our podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>This league gun cut for the Super Bowl half. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what we're doing, Stan, I don't care if Prince was

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<v Speaker 2>there last year. We're doing it me and you.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't think we're going to get that invite.

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<v Speaker 1>But I have to say, remember when you late last

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<v Speaker 1>year you issued the mandate that producer Ryan Music must

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<v Speaker 1>now keep his camera on so we can see him

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<v Speaker 1>during the recording of these podcasts. We haven't said a

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<v Speaker 1>word about the NBA yet. I have never seen him

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<v Speaker 1>so happy. Like he is enjoying this NFL coverage in

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<v Speaker 1>these life lessons far more than anything we say about

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA. So I'm a little bit worried because I've

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<v Speaker 1>never seen him this dialed into what we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Stein Ryan is from the Colin Cowherd tree. He's from

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<v Speaker 2>the branch the tree of cow Herd. That's NFL talk.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they don't even like the NBA. I asked him.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked him before we came on, how much NBA

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<v Speaker 1>was on today's show. I knew the answer was absolutely zero.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe in April they'll start paying attention to the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, we've talked about enough extra curricular activities. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the NBA. Because before we get into some

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<v Speaker 1>of the trade deadline minutia, I have to say. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to get this off my chest. And our good

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<v Speaker 1>friend Bill Simmons said it. I've seen other people say

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<v Speaker 1>it talking about how last week was the trade doudline.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a dud. There was nothing. People. Come on, man, listen, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna We're gonna go through this one last time.

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<v Speaker 1>There were six trades in the NBA before last week

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<v Speaker 1>during the season. James Harden was traded on Halloween. Og

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<v Speaker 1>An Andobi was traded on December thirtieth. Pascal Siakam, like

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden, a former All Star and a former All

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<v Speaker 1>NBA selection. He was traded in mid January, right before

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Damian Lillard was traded from Portland tim Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 1>A trade gets no larger than that. And Drew Holliday

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<v Speaker 1>himself a former All Star, who was in the trade

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<v Speaker 1>that got Damian Lillard from Portland to Milwaukee. Portland turned

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<v Speaker 1>right around and traded Drew Holliday to Boston and then

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<v Speaker 1>on deadline day, Okay, the Atlanta Hawks kept a Jontay Murray.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't mean that it was a dud. We still

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<v Speaker 1>got fifteen trades on deadline day, and Okay, no All

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<v Speaker 1>Stars moved, but probably that's because we had multiple current

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<v Speaker 1>and former All Stars moving in trades before deadline day,

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<v Speaker 1>and I would say on deadline day we still had

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of suspense and action. The Knicks made very significant

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<v Speaker 1>moves by bringing in Boyon Bogdanovic and Alec Burks. The

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City Thunder gave you a surprise trade. When people say, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>teams are just doing this for tax reasons, and luxury

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<v Speaker 1>tax reasons. Gordon Hayward and his thirty one point five

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<v Speaker 1>million dollar contract was unexpected traded on deadline day. Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 1>City acquires Gordon Hayward and then after the deadline they

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<v Speaker 1>bring in Bismack Biyambo to address the size issues. Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't have been much more aggressive. Dallas woke up Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>with one first round pick to trade. They went out

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<v Speaker 1>and got another first round pick to trade and traded

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<v Speaker 1>them both. So we did see action and surprises. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't just little salary dumps and moves to reduce luxury

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<v Speaker 1>tax bills. There was significant trade action on deadline day.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just say that because I just think we're

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<v Speaker 1>getting spoiled, like you're not gonna have blockbuster trades at

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<v Speaker 1>every single turn. No league can just have infinite, huge trades.

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<v Speaker 1>The previous two deadlines, former MVPs got traded James Harden

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty two, both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty three. I say all this just to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of put a bow on this. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>fans of the transaction game have been cheated. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they've gotten plenty of action over the past five six months.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know you can tell me now you agree,

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<v Speaker 1>you disagree. But just because Atlanta said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not trading de Jante Murray to me, did not

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<v Speaker 1>make the trade deadline a non event.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, Stein don't hold that. Let's know how

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<v Speaker 2>you really feel. You don't get that from Stein too often,

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<v Speaker 2>so I relish it. I wasn't expecting that star. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>was was was this twitter? Was this twitter? That was?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's everywhere. No, like I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's everywhere. Like I said, every you know, every time

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<v Speaker 1>I dial into a podcast, it's the trade deadline?

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<v Speaker 2>Was it was a.

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<v Speaker 1>Done the trade deadline, right, I mean, like, like again,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not gonna get all stars moving in every single

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<v Speaker 1>transaction cycle. And like I said, I think you have

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<v Speaker 1>if you you don't just judge the deadline by deadline day.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to say your Pascal Siakam was traded on

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<v Speaker 1>January seventeenth, that's, you know, three ish weeks before the deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>but that is still part of the deadline.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, I agree. I mean the Knicks, don't you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't feel like they had a dead of a

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<v Speaker 2>deadline and no, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Mean, I think the Knicks. I mean to bring in

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<v Speaker 1>Annaoby and Boyan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks and to do

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<v Speaker 1>so without giving up a first is it's not just activity,

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<v Speaker 1>it's impressive activity.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't give up a first or anybody from their

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<v Speaker 2>their core rotation. You know, they they just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they got better. They definitely got better, increasingly better. Dallas Mavericks.

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<v Speaker 2>It was one thing I knew well. Signs were pointing

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<v Speaker 2>to the Mavericks making a move anyway, because you've been

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<v Speaker 2>reporting for so long how they did a Ford going

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<v Speaker 2>after a Ford, a big man or whatever. So I

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<v Speaker 2>had the last game before the trade deadline that I

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<v Speaker 2>had was the Dallas Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets. And

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<v Speaker 2>I initially had the Dallas Mavericks against the Knicks game

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday night, but I got pulled off of that

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<v Speaker 2>so I can focus on just trade stuff because I

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<v Speaker 2>was doing TV from two pm to eight o'clock that day.

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<v Speaker 2>But I bring that up to say that Jason Kidd

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<v Speaker 2>told me on Tuesday that he was not going to

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<v Speaker 2>have shoot around on Thursday because Betraye goes down after

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<v Speaker 2>that shoot around. He said players would have been all

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<v Speaker 2>in their heads, they would have forgot everything that they

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<v Speaker 2>were trying to tell him about the game that morning,

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<v Speaker 2>and so he didn't want to have the distraction of

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<v Speaker 2>having a shoot around, then having a couple of players move,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the team just being out of sorts mentally

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<v Speaker 2>and not being prepared for that New York Knicks game.

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<v Speaker 2>So once he told me he was going to cancel

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<v Speaker 2>shoot around, I was like, Oh, yeah, something is going down,

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<v Speaker 2>something's going and I was I knew it was going

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<v Speaker 2>to be Grant. I knew it was going to be Grant.

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<v Speaker 2>So that wasn't that part wasn't a surprise. They made

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<v Speaker 2>two moves so that, you know, I didn't see the

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<v Speaker 2>other one coming. But you know, definitely Dallas, New York

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<v Speaker 2>definitely the winners. More so for me, New York definitely

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<v Speaker 2>the winners of that trade deadline. And again if you

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<v Speaker 2>add in what they did a few weeks prior and

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<v Speaker 2>pulling in og, you know, come on, that was a

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<v Speaker 2>It was pretty good to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad actually you brought up that TV assignment

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<v Speaker 1>because what happens soon after the deadline. Just a few

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<v Speaker 1>hours after the NBA trade deadline passes TNT's Inside the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>the most celebrated studio show in sports history. Who do

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<v Speaker 1>they turn to for their trade deadline analysis? Our very

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<v Speaker 1>own Chris Haynes, Star of this League on UH and

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<v Speaker 1>there's the Chuckster, Shack Kenny, the venerable Ernie Johnson. Except

0:19:10.160 --> 0:19:15.440
<v Speaker 1>Chris Haynes was in some sort of dungeon room at

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<v Speaker 1>the Bleacher Report New York offices, and it was great

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<v Speaker 1>to hear the guys giving mister Haynes a hard time

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<v Speaker 1>about the very man, I don't even know what the

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<v Speaker 1>right word is, the very understated setup that Chris Haynes

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<v Speaker 1>was in as he delivered his post trade deadline analysis.

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<v Speaker 3>Chris Haynes, who was joining us tonight from New York, Chris.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it in a dungeon somewhere? No, he's not in

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<v Speaker 2>a dungeon. He's in a studio somewhere. That is not

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<v Speaker 2>a studio. Telling me you're in a studio?

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<v Speaker 3>Will you got one wall and one other?

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<v Speaker 2>Chris, you're in New York? Said it? Man?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you find out that cheap bass studios dot com?

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<v Speaker 2>You're in a studio right, you know studio here in

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<v Speaker 2>New York? Yes, studios. So for context, for background. I

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<v Speaker 2>was in New York. I was at the New br

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<v Speaker 2>Bleacher Report studio. First time I was there. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't get to New York often, so first time

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<v Speaker 2>I was there. And uh, I mean it's a cool studio.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean the back, the backdrop. Uh it was two

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<v Speaker 2>walls in the back. One was like a wooded it

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<v Speaker 2>was a wooden type of decoration. In the on the

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<v Speaker 2>right side of it, I believe it was like just concrete.

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<v Speaker 2>So in the so in the shot you see wood

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<v Speaker 2>on one side, concrete on the other side. Mexic It

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<v Speaker 2>makes it really looked like I am in some dungeon.

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<v Speaker 2>That's I didn't even think about that, you know, until

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck said something like that, And then when he says something,

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<v Speaker 2>I look behind me, I'm like, I guess this is

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<v Speaker 2>all you see. I guess because everything around me in

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<v Speaker 2>the front it's nice, like a nice plus studio. But

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<v Speaker 2>this backdrop that I was using, I was like, Okay, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess I could see why they would would say

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<v Speaker 2>such a thing. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, now that show is truly it's amazing how fast.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing how fast the viewers tweet in the memes

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<v Speaker 1>and like they get him on the air so quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>And you and I have both been on a zillion

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<v Speaker 1>TV shows in our life, and like, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how they react so quick, but their staff is truly amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>How fast because the guy but somebody tweeted that picture

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<v Speaker 1>of you with the video of throwing a ball against

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<v Speaker 1>the wall and a jail cell, and they had that

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<v Speaker 1>thing on air in seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's what one of the staff is the best,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the best in the country. But nah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's all well, you never that's the that's the thing

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<v Speaker 2>about it. Like they will tell you, okay, you're going on.

0:22:10.680 --> 0:22:13.240
<v Speaker 2>You're talking with Ernie and Chuck and them, and they'll

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<v Speaker 2>go over like some topics that we might you know,

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<v Speaker 2>want to discuss. The problem is with especially Chuck and Shot,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't know which direction they're going in, you know

0:22:22.359 --> 0:22:24.919
<v Speaker 2>what I mean, Like you you have no clue. We

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<v Speaker 2>can have a plan set up, but nine times out

0:22:28.200 --> 0:22:31.159
<v Speaker 2>of ten they're going to derail that play and go

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<v Speaker 2>into their own zone. So uh, that's that's what makes

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<v Speaker 2>it their show so much. Magic man, It's it's a

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<v Speaker 2>spot to the house hold on It's the it make sure,

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<v Speaker 2>I say that it's the spotting, you know what st

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<v Speaker 2>the spontananity. There you go, you know what I was

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<v Speaker 2>going on.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I haven't seen those guys in a long

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<v Speaker 1>time and one of the it's one of the highlight

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<v Speaker 1>like I am, as I mentioned, I think on the

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<v Speaker 1>last pod we did, or one of the most recent

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<v Speaker 1>pods we did. I finally have secured my plane ticket

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<v Speaker 1>and hotel room for Indianapolis, so I will be meeting

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<v Speaker 1>you there. Of course you'll be you know, you'll be

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<v Speaker 1>floor level the Panini Future Stars Game, All Star Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>Night All Star Game. You know, I'll need binoculars to

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<v Speaker 1>see the court from where I am, but at least

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<v Speaker 1>I will be in Indianapolis. There are rumors, there are rumblings,

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<v Speaker 1>there are sourced whispers that Stein and Haynes might be

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<v Speaker 1>getting together for some sort of special edition of This

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<v Speaker 1>League Uncut, maybe even with an audience more. We will

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<v Speaker 1>reveal more on that when we know it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>happen for sure. But we are working feverishly behind the

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<v Speaker 1>scenes to make some sort of live Indianapolis edition of

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<v Speaker 1>This League Uncut happen, and I am fairly confident that

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<v Speaker 1>it will happen, so you and I will be in

0:24:10.880 --> 0:24:13.560
<v Speaker 1>the same place at least for that. I hope I

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<v Speaker 1>see more than that, but I know at least at

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<v Speaker 1>least we're going to get together at least once. But truly,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things I look forward to most about

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<v Speaker 1>a trip to All Star Weekend is seeing the Chuckster,

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<v Speaker 1>seeing Shaq, who I covered as a beat writer in

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<v Speaker 1>LA with the Lakers. I only covered Shack one year,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was the It was the first year of

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<v Speaker 1>Shaq and Kobe, and that was a huge, huge pivotal

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<v Speaker 1>season for me, and both Shaq and Kobe always made

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<v Speaker 1>time for me after that. Just having been the beat

0:24:49.280 --> 0:24:52.200
<v Speaker 1>writer with those guys for one season, it was hugely

0:24:52.200 --> 0:24:54.879
<v Speaker 1>important for me. So I mean seeing them all, seeing

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<v Speaker 1>seeing Ernie, Kenny, Shack, Charles together, that is always one

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<v Speaker 1>of the highlights of an All Star Weekend. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>definitely looking, definitely looking forward to with with any luck,

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<v Speaker 1>crossing paths with them too.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you coming to any of the events, Are you

0:25:11.600 --> 0:25:13.480
<v Speaker 2>coming to any of the parties with me? Stein? Are

0:25:13.880 --> 0:25:17.520
<v Speaker 2>you doing anything? Are you stepping out of your zombie

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<v Speaker 2>solo self and going out and joining everyone else?

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<v Speaker 1>I have I did R s v P to one brunch. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>whether I actually attend it will see?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that is that on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>That's on Sunday. But you know, like I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, well, first Sunday, we gotta make our thing

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<v Speaker 1>happen first.

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<v Speaker 2>That is my Sunday priority.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's all I'm really thinking about. Uh Thursday, I've

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<v Speaker 1>already turned down a couple of things. It's just not

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just I just I don't know, man, It's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's not I don't know. It's just not me. Turn

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<v Speaker 1>are you Where are you going? You're let me guess

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to the Clutch party.

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<v Speaker 2>The Clutch The Clutch party is should I say what

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<v Speaker 2>day it is? But yes, I'll be I'll make an

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<v Speaker 2>appearance there for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even get I don't even get invited to

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<v Speaker 1>that party. So I would have to go as your

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<v Speaker 1>plus one to get in there.

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<v Speaker 2>Please. I the brunch that you mentioned, I'll uh, we

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<v Speaker 2>gotta make our that's around the time where we have

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<v Speaker 2>our pot uh timing set up, so after that maybe

0:26:31.840 --> 0:26:35.520
<v Speaker 2>we can do you know, hit that up. I'm not

0:26:35.680 --> 0:26:39.439
<v Speaker 2>turning down Stein, I'm just not replying to those that

0:26:39.520 --> 0:26:42.240
<v Speaker 2>I am not going to Turning down is such a style.

0:26:42.400 --> 0:26:44.480
<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's a better way, there's a more delicate

0:26:44.520 --> 0:26:46.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm not even you know what I don't. I should

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<v Speaker 2>don't show up.

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't even say turning down because I haven't been.

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<v Speaker 1>I've barely been invited to anything. I think people. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really get invited to that much stuff. I

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<v Speaker 1>have been invited to the NBA Tech Summit on Friday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>I do hope to attend at at least some of that.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not you know that. I know that doesn't

0:27:05.080 --> 0:27:08.440
<v Speaker 1>really excite you. You're you're more interested in the nighttime activities.

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<v Speaker 1>And like I said, I have.

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<v Speaker 2>No no star. I've grown.

0:27:11.240 --> 0:27:11.760
<v Speaker 1>I've grown.

0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:14.280
<v Speaker 2>That's not not necessarily true, but check it checks out.

0:27:14.359 --> 0:27:17.119
<v Speaker 2>There is a party that you can come with me

0:27:17.800 --> 0:27:21.080
<v Speaker 2>Saturday night, the T and T wrap up party. You

0:27:21.119 --> 0:27:23.159
<v Speaker 2>can be you can be my guest for that, and

0:27:23.200 --> 0:27:24.399
<v Speaker 2>you have all your fablure.

0:27:24.560 --> 0:27:28.360
<v Speaker 1>You know what, I've never I've never been to one

0:27:28.359 --> 0:27:33.159
<v Speaker 1>of those. I might actually to be your guest of honor.

0:27:33.280 --> 0:27:34.560
<v Speaker 1>That might that might.

0:27:34.480 --> 0:27:38.000
<v Speaker 2>Do it all right, but just don't. Just don't turn

0:27:38.040 --> 0:27:39.880
<v Speaker 2>me down if you're not gonna come just don't come.

0:27:40.280 --> 0:27:42.800
<v Speaker 2>Don't tell me you got better things to do. I'm like,

0:27:42.800 --> 0:27:44.679
<v Speaker 2>what better thing you got to do on Saturday night

0:27:44.720 --> 0:27:46.280
<v Speaker 2>than to come to the T and T wrap up

0:27:46.359 --> 0:27:52.720
<v Speaker 2>party featuring your guy Chris Hanes, Shack, Chuck, Ernie ej

0:27:53.480 --> 0:27:55.040
<v Speaker 2>and the rest of the T and T crew.

0:27:55.280 --> 0:27:58.320
<v Speaker 1>Come Ho star well I can also, I'm also quite

0:27:58.359 --> 0:28:01.520
<v Speaker 1>excited to report that I have two reservations at Saint

0:28:01.520 --> 0:28:04.520
<v Speaker 1>Elmo already in the books, and fingers crossed that I

0:28:04.560 --> 0:28:08.639
<v Speaker 1>get drafted into someone else's reservation. So I'm I'm the

0:28:08.720 --> 0:28:11.440
<v Speaker 1>over under is how many times I eat it Saint Elmo's.

0:28:11.480 --> 0:28:14.520
<v Speaker 1>The over under is his three.

0:28:15.280 --> 0:28:15.879
<v Speaker 2>For three days.

0:28:16.000 --> 0:28:20.000
<v Speaker 1>Uh No, I'm there for I'm there Thursday through Monday.

0:28:20.080 --> 0:28:23.639
<v Speaker 1>So I mean I I you know, Okay, two are

0:28:23.680 --> 0:28:27.040
<v Speaker 1>already in the books, and we'll see if there, we'll

0:28:27.040 --> 0:28:27.920
<v Speaker 1>see if there's a third.

0:28:28.720 --> 0:28:30.200
<v Speaker 2>That's a lot of almost.

0:28:38.280 --> 0:28:40.480
<v Speaker 1>All right, before we go, we've talked. We've talked about

0:28:40.480 --> 0:28:43.240
<v Speaker 1>social matters far too much in this show. I would

0:28:43.240 --> 0:28:45.960
<v Speaker 1>like to hear from you, you know again. There were

0:28:46.000 --> 0:28:48.560
<v Speaker 1>fifteen trades on deadline day, but so much of the

0:28:48.600 --> 0:28:53.280
<v Speaker 1>focus was Atlanta did not trade to Jante Murrie, the

0:28:53.400 --> 0:28:57.080
<v Speaker 1>Lakers did not make a trade today. On my sub stack,

0:28:57.200 --> 0:29:00.040
<v Speaker 1>I wrote a long piece about how there seems to

0:29:00.040 --> 0:29:03.840
<v Speaker 1>be a rising belief around the league that Atlanta is

0:29:03.880 --> 0:29:07.280
<v Speaker 1>going to at least consider the prospect of keeping de

0:29:07.360 --> 0:29:12.240
<v Speaker 1>Jonte Murray and entertaining trade pitches for Trey Young after

0:29:12.280 --> 0:29:15.280
<v Speaker 1>the season. I think, obviously that will depend on how

0:29:15.320 --> 0:29:18.560
<v Speaker 1>the rest of this season goes. Entering Monday Nights play,

0:29:18.640 --> 0:29:22.440
<v Speaker 1>Atlanta was twenty four and twenty nine in the tenth spot.

0:29:22.680 --> 0:29:26.120
<v Speaker 1>The Hawks should be able to secure a play in

0:29:26.280 --> 0:29:28.800
<v Speaker 1>Berth at worst, because I don't really think any of

0:29:28.800 --> 0:29:31.920
<v Speaker 1>the teams chasing the top ten. You know, the Brooklyn

0:29:32.000 --> 0:29:35.640
<v Speaker 1>Nets really have been going in the other direction, the

0:29:35.680 --> 0:29:39.520
<v Speaker 1>wrong direction since early in the season. So I mean

0:29:39.520 --> 0:29:42.720
<v Speaker 1>the Hawks are gonna finish somewhere between seven and ten,

0:29:42.840 --> 0:29:46.200
<v Speaker 1>most likely in the East, and how this season wraps

0:29:46.280 --> 0:29:49.720
<v Speaker 1>up will certainly factor into some degree. But around the

0:29:49.800 --> 0:29:54.000
<v Speaker 1>league there is a belief in some rival front offices

0:29:54.560 --> 0:29:58.000
<v Speaker 1>that the Hawks might finally be ready to listen to

0:29:58.160 --> 0:30:01.560
<v Speaker 1>Trey Young trade pitches after the season. So just give

0:30:01.600 --> 0:30:05.800
<v Speaker 1>me kind of your take on the Hawks and the Lakers,

0:30:05.840 --> 0:30:08.560
<v Speaker 1>since I know you were tracking those teams pretty closely.

0:30:09.240 --> 0:30:11.480
<v Speaker 1>As the deadline was winding down.

0:30:13.360 --> 0:30:20.520
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I reported on T and T that the

0:30:20.600 --> 0:30:23.760
<v Speaker 2>Lakers plan to go after a big star. I didn't

0:30:23.840 --> 0:30:25.760
<v Speaker 2>name names. I didn't want to do that at the time.

0:30:25.800 --> 0:30:27.360
<v Speaker 2>I didn't want to name names. But they plan on

0:30:27.400 --> 0:30:30.560
<v Speaker 2>going after a big star in the offseason, although they'll

0:30:30.600 --> 0:30:33.960
<v Speaker 2>be equipped with three first round picks, and they believe

0:30:34.000 --> 0:30:36.960
<v Speaker 2>that there will be players this coming up off season

0:30:37.040 --> 0:30:40.600
<v Speaker 2>that will request the trade and they feel like they

0:30:40.640 --> 0:30:44.560
<v Speaker 2>will be in play as it pertains to Tray Young. Yes,

0:30:44.840 --> 0:30:47.520
<v Speaker 2>trade has been linked to the Lakers for quite some

0:30:47.680 --> 0:30:49.920
<v Speaker 2>time now, and so I don't know if it. I

0:30:49.920 --> 0:30:51.760
<v Speaker 2>don't know if his situation will be a matter of

0:30:51.840 --> 0:30:55.480
<v Speaker 2>him request the trade or Atlanta choosing to go in

0:30:55.520 --> 0:30:59.520
<v Speaker 2>a different direction. But whatever the case may be, Yes,

0:30:59.560 --> 0:31:04.200
<v Speaker 2>we heard that. I can I can echo you know

0:31:04.280 --> 0:31:07.480
<v Speaker 2>what you're hearing. You know, that's how that's how people

0:31:07.520 --> 0:31:11.560
<v Speaker 2>within the league view where the Hawks are headed and

0:31:11.760 --> 0:31:14.920
<v Speaker 2>could possibly go down that road where they feel like

0:31:14.960 --> 0:31:18.360
<v Speaker 2>they probably need to shake things up. And you know

0:31:18.440 --> 0:31:21.560
<v Speaker 2>that's that if they make that move, that's shaking things

0:31:21.640 --> 0:31:26.280
<v Speaker 2>up with your cornerstone cornerstone player. You know, again, it's

0:31:26.320 --> 0:31:30.440
<v Speaker 2>a new regime out there. In the front office with

0:31:30.480 --> 0:31:34.560
<v Speaker 2>the Atlanta Hawks Landry Field. So does he want to

0:31:35.200 --> 0:31:40.000
<v Speaker 2>or does ownership want to equip him with the opportunity

0:31:40.040 --> 0:31:44.719
<v Speaker 2>to bring on his personnel, his group of players to

0:31:44.800 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 2>try to build his way. I don't know, but it's

0:31:48.240 --> 0:31:52.440
<v Speaker 2>things are getting definitely interesting in Atlanta. So yeah, I'm

0:31:52.480 --> 0:31:55.280
<v Speaker 2>looking forward to seeing how how everything unfolds towards the

0:31:55.360 --> 0:31:55.959
<v Speaker 2>end of the season.

0:31:56.240 --> 0:31:58.440
<v Speaker 1>Well, a couple of points there. First, on the Lakers.

0:31:59.240 --> 0:32:01.600
<v Speaker 1>You know, there was great anticipation leading up to the

0:32:01.640 --> 0:32:03.800
<v Speaker 1>deadline what would the Lakers do? And I think they

0:32:03.840 --> 0:32:07.560
<v Speaker 1>actually made the right call. They only had one first

0:32:07.680 --> 0:32:11.000
<v Speaker 1>round pick they could have moved at the deadline by

0:32:11.120 --> 0:32:15.640
<v Speaker 1>not making a trade. Once Draft night hits, the Lakers

0:32:15.680 --> 0:32:19.120
<v Speaker 1>will have access to three first round picks they can trade.

0:32:19.120 --> 0:32:22.800
<v Speaker 1>In addition to the twenty twenty nine first that they

0:32:22.840 --> 0:32:25.880
<v Speaker 1>could have parted with at the deadline. They will also

0:32:25.960 --> 0:32:28.920
<v Speaker 1>have access to a twenty thirty one first that can

0:32:28.960 --> 0:32:32.840
<v Speaker 1>be moved, and then either either a first in this

0:32:33.000 --> 0:32:36.880
<v Speaker 1>draft in June or in twenty twenty five. It's up

0:32:36.920 --> 0:32:41.080
<v Speaker 1>to New Orleans to decide when it wants to take

0:32:41.520 --> 0:32:47.400
<v Speaker 1>the one first rounder that remains to complete the obligations

0:32:47.400 --> 0:32:52.800
<v Speaker 1>from the original Anthony Davis trade. But yes, the Lakers

0:32:53.920 --> 0:32:57.360
<v Speaker 1>as of June twenty sixth, will suddenly have three draft

0:32:57.360 --> 0:32:59.680
<v Speaker 1>picks that they can put into deals. And I think

0:33:00.800 --> 0:33:04.040
<v Speaker 1>it's important for them to wait, not just because were

0:33:04.040 --> 0:33:06.720
<v Speaker 1>they really going to be able to acquire a certain

0:33:06.840 --> 0:33:09.760
<v Speaker 1>difference maker at this deadline? I think that weighed on

0:33:09.840 --> 0:33:13.800
<v Speaker 1>them heavily. If you give up what you have to

0:33:13.840 --> 0:33:16.760
<v Speaker 1>give up to get de Jonte Murray, are the Lakers

0:33:16.840 --> 0:33:20.360
<v Speaker 1>really any closer to title contention? But something that has

0:33:20.440 --> 0:33:26.400
<v Speaker 1>to factor in to their calculations here. Lebron James has

0:33:26.480 --> 0:33:29.560
<v Speaker 1>a player option for next season, and the Lakers don't

0:33:29.560 --> 0:33:34.160
<v Speaker 1>know yet if Lebron is exercising that player option. I

0:33:34.200 --> 0:33:37.080
<v Speaker 1>think we expect him to. I think the lead wide

0:33:37.080 --> 0:33:41.560
<v Speaker 1>expectation is that he will exercise the option, But the

0:33:41.640 --> 0:33:46.000
<v Speaker 1>Lakers didn't know that as of February eighth, and it's

0:33:46.000 --> 0:33:51.440
<v Speaker 1>something they might not know until June. And if Bronnie

0:33:51.520 --> 0:33:54.640
<v Speaker 1>James puts his name in the twenty twenty four draft,

0:33:55.040 --> 0:33:58.560
<v Speaker 1>and if Bronnie James is drafted by a team, that

0:33:58.640 --> 0:34:00.760
<v Speaker 1>suddenly Lebron says, you know what, I want to go

0:34:00.800 --> 0:34:04.480
<v Speaker 1>to Team X because They've drafted Bronni and I'll sign

0:34:04.520 --> 0:34:07.920
<v Speaker 1>there for way less than fifty four million. That is

0:34:07.960 --> 0:34:11.160
<v Speaker 1>a scenario that the Lakers do have to keep in mind,

0:34:12.040 --> 0:34:16.040
<v Speaker 1>keeping their thoughts in case they suddenly have to pivot

0:34:16.080 --> 0:34:19.520
<v Speaker 1>and fill a Lebron sized hole on their roster. And

0:34:19.600 --> 0:34:22.719
<v Speaker 1>if they do end up in that position, they're obviously

0:34:22.760 --> 0:34:25.719
<v Speaker 1>going to be thankful that they have three first to

0:34:25.800 --> 0:34:30.640
<v Speaker 1>work with instead of just two. But from the Atlanta perspective,

0:34:31.800 --> 0:34:35.560
<v Speaker 1>I think the reason that Trey Young's name is coming

0:34:35.640 --> 0:34:40.960
<v Speaker 1>up more and more in terms of buzz around the

0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:45.600
<v Speaker 1>league and rival teams trying to project what Atlanta might

0:34:45.640 --> 0:34:49.480
<v Speaker 1>do is because, for the first time that I can remember,

0:34:50.480 --> 0:34:54.560
<v Speaker 1>there really does seem to be a market forming for

0:34:54.719 --> 0:35:01.200
<v Speaker 1>Trey Young where you could see San Antonio if any

0:35:01.239 --> 0:35:04.959
<v Speaker 1>team makes sense for Tray Young, that is the one

0:35:05.480 --> 0:35:09.960
<v Speaker 1>Tray Young's offensive gifts. There is no question about what

0:35:10.160 --> 0:35:13.959
<v Speaker 1>he can do offensively. The guy's averaging twenty seven to ten.

0:35:14.239 --> 0:35:18.200
<v Speaker 1>He is an offense under himself, But if you wanted

0:35:18.239 --> 0:35:23.120
<v Speaker 1>to pair him with someone who could cover his defensive deficiencies,

0:35:23.680 --> 0:35:29.000
<v Speaker 1>Victor web min Yama would be as ideal a tag

0:35:29.040 --> 0:35:31.160
<v Speaker 1>team partner for Trey Young. As you could come up with.

0:35:31.320 --> 0:35:33.560
<v Speaker 1>And I think you could say the same about Anthony Davis.

0:35:33.800 --> 0:35:37.200
<v Speaker 1>So the Spurs and the Lakers are two teams that

0:35:37.239 --> 0:35:40.960
<v Speaker 1>would naturally have interest in Tray Young if he's made available,

0:35:41.200 --> 0:35:44.080
<v Speaker 1>And so I think that is why this is becoming

0:35:44.520 --> 0:35:45.360
<v Speaker 1>more of a topic.

0:35:46.560 --> 0:35:49.000
<v Speaker 2>Okay, I grew with you him seeing that. And before

0:35:49.040 --> 0:35:50.640
<v Speaker 2>we dip out of here start, I want to give

0:35:50.680 --> 0:35:53.840
<v Speaker 2>a shout out to somebody who I don't think is

0:35:54.320 --> 0:35:57.239
<v Speaker 2>getting enough credit for what he is about to put

0:35:57.360 --> 0:36:04.720
<v Speaker 2>himself in. And that person that is Jalen Brown. Jalen Brown,

0:36:05.480 --> 0:36:11.279
<v Speaker 2>he's entering the Dunk Contests and he's the only household

0:36:11.360 --> 0:36:14.120
<v Speaker 2>name in this dunk contest. He's the only star in

0:36:14.320 --> 0:36:19.080
<v Speaker 2>dunk contest. I mean Jacob topping him, the rookie in Miami,

0:36:19.840 --> 0:36:23.120
<v Speaker 2>and Matt mcclong, you know, spends most of the time

0:36:23.160 --> 0:36:26.520
<v Speaker 2>in the G League. You know, most stars do not

0:36:26.680 --> 0:36:30.799
<v Speaker 2>want to get put themselves in these competitions because it's

0:36:30.920 --> 0:36:33.040
<v Speaker 2>they have a lot they have there's more to lose

0:36:33.120 --> 0:36:35.960
<v Speaker 2>than than to gain. But I have to credit Jalen

0:36:36.000 --> 0:36:38.080
<v Speaker 2>Brown for putting himself in this situation. I don't know

0:36:38.080 --> 0:36:41.120
<v Speaker 2>how he's gonna do in the Dunk Contest because mcclong

0:36:41.320 --> 0:36:43.960
<v Speaker 2>is a is a real dunker. And I've seen some

0:36:44.040 --> 0:36:48.279
<v Speaker 2>clips of Obie topis brother Jacob and he's a you know,

0:36:48.320 --> 0:36:51.360
<v Speaker 2>he's a dunker like his brother. So uh, man, I say,

0:36:51.560 --> 0:36:55.120
<v Speaker 2>I think Jime won the high school dunk contest or

0:36:55.120 --> 0:36:56.960
<v Speaker 2>something like that. I believe back in the day. So

0:36:58.000 --> 0:36:59.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but I gotta give him credit for

0:37:00.080 --> 0:37:02.719
<v Speaker 2>being a competitor going out there and say I'm gonna

0:37:02.800 --> 0:37:03.680
<v Speaker 2>leave it all out so.

0:37:04.000 --> 0:37:06.600
<v Speaker 1>I can't remember. Is the dunk contest on your menu

0:37:06.680 --> 0:37:07.440
<v Speaker 1>of assignments.

0:37:08.680 --> 0:37:11.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm doing some sidelines, yes, but I'm doing this. It's

0:37:11.800 --> 0:37:17.000
<v Speaker 2>a simulcast that I'm doing, not the main broadcast. It's

0:37:17.040 --> 0:37:21.200
<v Speaker 2>a simulcast for that's going to be I believe on TBS.

0:37:21.200 --> 0:37:24.480
<v Speaker 1>Maybe can Jalen Brown win the dunk contest?

0:37:25.800 --> 0:37:29.279
<v Speaker 2>Listen, man, I mean mcclong is a professional dunker, like

0:37:29.360 --> 0:37:32.120
<v Speaker 2>that's what he is. We've seen what he does, like

0:37:32.760 --> 0:37:36.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, is the NBA player, Nah, he's not really, No,

0:37:37.719 --> 0:37:41.640
<v Speaker 2>but he's a dunker. He's a professional dunker. So I

0:37:41.680 --> 0:37:43.680
<v Speaker 2>don't know. The os is not their odds are not

0:37:43.719 --> 0:37:46.040
<v Speaker 2>in his favor. I will say that that's what I say,

0:37:46.040 --> 0:37:49.440
<v Speaker 2>I gotta give him props because I believe a lot

0:37:49.480 --> 0:37:51.560
<v Speaker 2>more people are going to tune in just because of

0:37:52.400 --> 0:37:54.440
<v Speaker 2>his star prowess is included.

0:37:55.480 --> 0:37:58.080
<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, look, we had a very tight window

0:37:58.880 --> 0:38:03.560
<v Speaker 1>to get today's podcas cast recorded. I'm all over the place.

0:38:03.600 --> 0:38:06.240
<v Speaker 1>The Wizards are in town. I went to Wizards shoot around,

0:38:06.239 --> 0:38:09.520
<v Speaker 1>I got Wizards maps tonight. I know you will be

0:38:09.600 --> 0:38:13.680
<v Speaker 1>hitting the road soon Big week. We will have much

0:38:13.719 --> 0:38:17.720
<v Speaker 1>more All Star talk to come because again both Chris

0:38:17.760 --> 0:38:21.520
<v Speaker 1>and I will be in Indianapolis. We're still putting together

0:38:21.640 --> 0:38:26.440
<v Speaker 1>exactly when and where and how the podcast we do

0:38:26.560 --> 0:38:31.080
<v Speaker 1>from Indie will come together, but the signs are promising

0:38:31.520 --> 0:38:34.520
<v Speaker 1>that we will be able to make something happen from

0:38:34.600 --> 0:38:37.080
<v Speaker 1>the ground in the three one seven. Indianapolis is one

0:38:37.120 --> 0:38:39.280
<v Speaker 1>of my favorite cities on the NBA map. I haven't

0:38:39.280 --> 0:38:42.360
<v Speaker 1>been there in a long time. I'm really excited to

0:38:42.440 --> 0:38:45.839
<v Speaker 1>go and let's do it All Star twenty twenty four.

0:38:45.960 --> 0:38:47.920
<v Speaker 1>You were in Salt Lake City. I was not. So

0:38:48.040 --> 0:38:50.920
<v Speaker 1>this is the first time in show history that we

0:38:50.960 --> 0:38:53.880
<v Speaker 1>will be together on the ground at All Star weekend.

0:38:54.000 --> 0:38:56.800
<v Speaker 2>Yes, and I'm as glad to get these this cold weather,

0:38:58.480 --> 0:39:00.879
<v Speaker 2>these years of cold water sitting out the way. Let's

0:39:00.880 --> 0:39:02.759
<v Speaker 2>get to La. Let's get to go to State.

0:39:02.920 --> 0:39:04.920
<v Speaker 1>I looked at the weather forecast. It ain't gonna be

0:39:04.920 --> 0:39:08.000
<v Speaker 1>that cold. Don't be soft. It's gonna be fine in Indianapolis.

0:39:08.040 --> 0:39:10.960
<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be fine. Forties and fifties. You can hack it.

0:39:11.360 --> 0:39:14.040
<v Speaker 1>Just put on your new Travis Kelcey hoodie and your

0:39:14.080 --> 0:39:19.200
<v Speaker 1>Travis Kelcey puffer jacket and whatever whatever, whatever chief scare

0:39:19.280 --> 0:39:22.879
<v Speaker 1>you've been purchasing. All right, everyone, that will do it

0:39:23.200 --> 0:39:27.799
<v Speaker 1>for this edition of This League Uncut. At least one

0:39:27.800 --> 0:39:31.480
<v Speaker 1>more episode to come this week, maybe two. If the

0:39:31.520 --> 0:39:35.319
<v Speaker 1>podcast gods smile upon us, stay tuned, we will be

0:39:35.440 --> 0:39:39.560
<v Speaker 1>back again with you soon. Stein and Haynes as ever

0:39:39.960 --> 0:39:46.840
<v Speaker 1>as always be at This League Uncut. And that'll do

0:39:46.920 --> 0:39:47.359
<v Speaker 1>it for us.

0:39:47.640 --> 0:39:48.480
<v Speaker 3>See you next time.

0:39:50.120 --> 0:39:58.920
<v Speaker 1>This League UNCUTAG and iHeartRadio Production. Chris Haynes and Mark Stein,

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