WEBVTT - It’s A New Era in Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Just real quick about the Nets, Like I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be books written about the Nets, Like, for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>I think maybe you write.

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<v Speaker 2>A book about the Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think like there was any other way? Would

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<v Speaker 1>you say? So?

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<v Speaker 2>It'd be an interesting endeavor, right?

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<v Speaker 1>I do think there was any other way out of

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<v Speaker 1>this situation, like a series of unfortunate events around injuries

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<v Speaker 1>and like a weird pandemic happening once in a lifetime.

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, But also like that's what happens in every

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<v Speaker 2>big stakes environment in this league, and it's why people

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<v Speaker 2>are looking at the Kyrie Luka Dontrich pairing as like

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<v Speaker 2>a potentially combustible situation, right, I mean you do you

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<v Speaker 2>trade for the superstars every time in this league? That's

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of them around front offices because worst case scenario,

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<v Speaker 2>typically you can be where Brooklyn is right now, where

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<v Speaker 2>they are at a hell of a better starting point

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<v Speaker 2>in this moment than they were in twenty sixteen when

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<v Speaker 2>their asset Copverard was dry and you know they screwed

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<v Speaker 2>the pooch with the KG Paul Pierce, you know, deal

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<v Speaker 2>because those guys were well past their prime and whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>Like if you do it with guys who are ready

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<v Speaker 2>to play right now and at the peak of their powers,

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<v Speaker 2>like Brooklyn did. If it doesn't work out, you'll be

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<v Speaker 2>able to get a pretty good return back. That being said,

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<v Speaker 2>like when you do mortgage young players and first round

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<v Speaker 2>picks in the moment, it's hard to continue to add

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<v Speaker 2>anslar pieces. The Bucks just had to send out five

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<v Speaker 2>second round picks to add Jake Crowder to this team.

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<v Speaker 2>And when as the Lakers have seen, especially like when

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<v Speaker 2>your roster is so top heavy with salary and so

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<v Speaker 2>much of the success is dependent on just a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of guys and a couple of guys getting along an

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<v Speaker 2>environment that is pretty self centered and ego driven and

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<v Speaker 2>a competitive, you know, small sphere where your contract and

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<v Speaker 2>your riches and your fame are all dependent on how

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<v Speaker 2>could you perform on TV in front of millions of

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<v Speaker 2>people every night. That's a conflicting idea to the essence

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<v Speaker 2>of basketball, where you share it amongst your teammates to

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<v Speaker 2>try to be a collective other. So there's just a

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<v Speaker 2>natural situation where these tensions and these pressures can can

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<v Speaker 2>blow up, And I think it gets so much easier

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<v Speaker 2>for things to fail when the stakes are that high

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<v Speaker 2>and there's such a pressure cooker and you are in

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<v Speaker 2>an environment where you put the onus on yourself to

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<v Speaker 2>be championship or bus so, whether it's you know the

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<v Speaker 2>Celtics Big three KG and Paul Pierce that we just

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<v Speaker 2>talked about, you know, Ray Allen left and there was

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<v Speaker 2>an emotions there and he goes to the heat and

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<v Speaker 2>the heat thing crumbles with Lebron. You know, everyone talking

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<v Speaker 2>about that locker room when they lost this. There was

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<v Speaker 2>some exhausted and they were just glad it was over.

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<v Speaker 2>And KD and Golden State and like these marriages, the

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<v Speaker 2>honeymoon period always always ends. So I don't necessarily think

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<v Speaker 2>it was like doomed to fail from the beginning or

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<v Speaker 2>like how could they have avoided it? But like to

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<v Speaker 2>for any team build to be successful, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>take so much luck and so many circumstances. I just

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<v Speaker 2>think the odds are are more against you to sustain

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<v Speaker 2>it long term, just because of the ultimate stakes that

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<v Speaker 2>come in those situations.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually like Brooklyn now more than I did last year.

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<v Speaker 1>I did like, I think this trade's going to go

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<v Speaker 1>down to me as an incredible opportunity for Micheale Bridges

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<v Speaker 1>to prove that he can be an offensive power as well,

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<v Speaker 1>Like he was a defensive specialist for the Phoenix Suns

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<v Speaker 1>and that was his role, and he was never going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the guy with the ball in his hands

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<v Speaker 1>at all times. And I was curious to see how

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<v Speaker 1>the ball sharing would go between him and Spencer Dimwity,

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<v Speaker 1>because Spencer doesn't like to share the ball with anyone

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<v Speaker 1>unless their name is Luca. And he's like, that's his role.

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<v Speaker 1>But Michale already putting buckets up at forty five the

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<v Speaker 1>other night, shows that he was sort of underutilized in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ways in Phoenix.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, look, there's a situation where the Nets

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<v Speaker 2>put together a fun little run down the stretch and

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<v Speaker 2>they make some noise in the playoffs, take a team

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<v Speaker 2>to seven or something, and then there's a star that decides,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I want out of my team this summer.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm looking at Brooklyn because they got a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of picks they just got from Phoenix and a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of players I want to go there, Like mckelberd just

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<v Speaker 2>could be my number two, Cam Johnson could be my

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<v Speaker 2>number three, like the Clason's our defensive anchor, Like there's

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying that's going to happen. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>that's absolutely what Brooklyn wants to do, but they're excited

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<v Speaker 2>that that's a possibility. So it is an interesting place

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<v Speaker 2>to be in.

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<v Speaker 1>If I was Sean Marks, I would say no to

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<v Speaker 1>any star that wanted to go there. Again, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the only way you build the fan base to

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<v Speaker 1>some level of real loyalty, because the one thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I realized from being on the fan was the fans

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<v Speaker 1>just don't care because they feel no connection to these players.

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<v Speaker 1>And Brooklyn's never been really the place for New York

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<v Speaker 1>fans to like clamor around. It's always been the Knicks.

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<v Speaker 1>And so unless they figure out some way to organically

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<v Speaker 1>build something, buying stars I don't think is a really

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<v Speaker 1>great And I don't think Sean Marks does well with

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<v Speaker 1>stars truthfully, Like I don't think that's his forte.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean. I mean, the track record

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<v Speaker 2>has not been exemplary so far.