WEBVTT - Grizzlies Make Dillon Brooks The Scapegoat

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's get right into it. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>hell of a week for our man, Dylan Brooks. The

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<v Speaker 1>last time we talked, the Memphis Grizzlies had been eliminated

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<v Speaker 1>and Dylan Brooks wanted somewhere to be extended, and there

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<v Speaker 1>were talks about whether that would happen. And now we

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<v Speaker 1>know for sure that the Memphis Grizzlies will not be

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<v Speaker 1>extending Dylan Brooks. Why do we know that because according

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<v Speaker 1>to Sham's on Tuesday, under no circumstances would the Grizzlies

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<v Speaker 1>be bringing back Dylan Brooks next year.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh boy.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, So the question though at this point is why

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<v Speaker 1>under no circumstances? And who did Sean's get the information from?

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<v Speaker 1>Because on one side you have the agents getting very upset,

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<v Speaker 1>and then on the other side you've got the Memphis

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<v Speaker 1>Grizzlies getting upset. No more Dylan Brooks in Memphis. So

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, we got a whole bunch of out

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<v Speaker 1>that's coming out. The Grizzlies felt that it was very

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<v Speaker 1>unprofessional that the Grizzlies would say that about a current player,

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<v Speaker 1>which his agent fairly believes that it tanked Dylan Brooks's

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<v Speaker 1>market for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing says you are more disposable.

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<v Speaker 1>Than your current team, saying, under no circumstances will we

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<v Speaker 1>bring you back. Uh. It was also reported by Ramona

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<v Speaker 1>Shelburn after that that Brooks was looking for twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>million a year, Bill Simmons, Kendrick Perkins, others. They came

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<v Speaker 1>after the Grizzlies very hard. Perkins tweeted, Yeah, y'all can

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<v Speaker 1>laugh all in joke all you want. I don't see

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<v Speaker 1>a damn thing funny when it comes down to how

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<v Speaker 1>Memphis handled the player that gave his all to that

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<v Speaker 1>organization for three years. Exclamation and exclamation, exclamation, exclamation.

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<v Speaker 2>Is not what you do, it's how you do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Real talk.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, everybody's pissed. No one is more pissed than

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks's agent, Mike Georges. He tweeted out this, which I

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<v Speaker 1>thought was wild, Sean Scharanya, the leader of reading false

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<v Speaker 1>news and attacking players. Why any player in the league

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<v Speaker 1>talks to this guy blows my mind. This sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler's agent that got really mad at Shaw's like

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<v Speaker 1>two years ago. This little tempest in a teapot reached

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<v Speaker 1>its peak when JJ Reddick decided to fill in for

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 2>Smith and give his best Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 3>Smith impression, making Dylan Brooks the scapegoat. But whoever put

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<v Speaker 3>that language and approve that language in the tweet, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that person wants to make Dylan Brooks the scapegoat. The

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<v Speaker 3>reality is Grizzlies have other problems besides Dylan Brooks, and

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<v Speaker 3>whether they choose to bring them back or don't choose,

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<v Speaker 3>or you know, whatever it may be. I can't remember

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<v Speaker 3>a time in my now seventeen years, either being in

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<v Speaker 3>the NBA or covering the NBA where we're in the

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<v Speaker 3>second round of the playoffs, the day of a game

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<v Speaker 3>where two of the greatest players ever are getting ready

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<v Speaker 3>to square off and we're just tweeting out things for engagement, like,

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<v Speaker 3>is that where we're at? Is that where? Actually? You

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<v Speaker 3>know what? I'd be willing to bet.

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<v Speaker 2>I would be willing to bet that it wasn't the Grizzlies.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know who was actually because the Grizzlies I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't from us. We don't like this bringing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of hit on our organization. The agents like this guy's

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<v Speaker 1>a clown.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>All I know is that Sham's is a highly sourced reporter,

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<v Speaker 1>so he got it from somebody. He does not come

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<v Speaker 1>out with statements without a rock solid, short source.

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<v Speaker 2>So whoever gave him.

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<v Speaker 1>That inside info, I doubt we'll ever find out, But

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<v Speaker 1>JJ Reddick do not come after Sean Sharan is integrity.

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<v Speaker 1>The bigger question, though, is now that this is all

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<v Speaker 1>said and done and the dust has settled, where does

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<v Speaker 1>Dylan Brooks end up. It's not Memphis, given that the controversy.

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<v Speaker 1>Is his career actually damaged by this news about the

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<v Speaker 1>Grizz not wanting him back?

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<v Speaker 2>The answer is maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>Short answer, he will one hundred percent sign with the

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<v Speaker 1>team next year. Will it be for the amount that

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<v Speaker 1>he turned down, which was eighteen million dollars per year?

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<v Speaker 2>Probably not.

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<v Speaker 1>He might get somewhere closer to eleven or twelve, which

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<v Speaker 1>would be Dylan Brooks doing a Dentis shooter impressionation. Impressionation,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what kind of day we are in impression and

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<v Speaker 1>an impersonation. And I'm sure he's going to likely help

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<v Speaker 1>his next team a lot. I'm hearing Sacramento Portland, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the team that I haven't heard that I think would

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<v Speaker 1>be an awesome fit for Dylan Brooks, team that needs defense,

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<v Speaker 1>a team that has a plethora of shooters already, well,

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<v Speaker 1>at least a couple of shooters that you can rely

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<v Speaker 1>on in Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncicic.

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<v Speaker 2>Just Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Dallas would be an interesting spot for him.

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<v Speaker 1>All three of those teams need defense. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>MAVs are the best fit. Also Houston, I think em

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<v Speaker 1>Udoka would love the competitiveness of Dylan Brooks. He would

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<v Speaker 1>take Dylan Brooks and mold him into his Marcus Smart

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<v Speaker 1>and make him the leader in the firebrand of the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>As for Memphis, what are they gonna do? That's a

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<v Speaker 1>big question. So you've already jettisoned him. You've given yourself

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<v Speaker 1>no options in case. You have no other wing to find.

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<v Speaker 1>So you gotta put your eggs in the og An

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<v Speaker 1>Andobie sweepstakes and maybe the Jeremy Grant sweepstakes probably.

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<v Speaker 2>Would help the Grizzlies a lot either one of those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>That is the problem though, with publicly cutting ties with

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<v Speaker 1>Dylan Brooks, you have no options. He plays a position

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<v Speaker 1>that's very hard to replace. Are you gonna replace Dylan

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks with Luke Cannart full time. It's a very in

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<v Speaker 1>demand position. You got maybe go after Dorian Finney Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe go after Cam Johnson, Jeremy Gant Grant. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>bring back Jake Crowder as well. Jake Crowder is a

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<v Speaker 1>very good defensive player. He didn't like his role in Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys who can play two A defense and hit a three.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody wants a three and D player. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Grizzlies are gonna have to regret how things worked out

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<v Speaker 1>with them and Dylan Brooks because he was.

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<v Speaker 2>The longest tenured Grizzly there.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's face it, he is not the reason that

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<v Speaker 1>the Memphis Grizzlies flamed out.

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<v Speaker 2>He was one of the reasons. But let's not act

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<v Speaker 2>like the.

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<v Speaker 1>Whole Ja Morant situation didn't happen. The bottom line is

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<v Speaker 1>that Draymond Green is a fucking oracle. What did he say?

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<v Speaker 1>He said two months ago? The dynasty starts after you,

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<v Speaker 1>not with you. Not the last year'll hear of Dylan

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<v Speaker 1>brookstill in the villain. It is the last ye'll hear

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<v Speaker 1>of him in Grizzlies uniform. One of the biggest storylines

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of Game one of the Lakers Warriors series

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<v Speaker 1>besides the fact that the Warriors lost two games in

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<v Speaker 1>a row at Chase is the massive discrepancy in free throws.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, there's a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>Being like, oh, the Lakers getting all the best whistles.

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<v Speaker 2>And they are.

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<v Speaker 1>They led the NBA in free throw attempts this year.

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<v Speaker 1>That should not surprise anyone. Lebron James after that terrible

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<v Speaker 1>call Jason Tatums slashing his arm, and from then on

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<v Speaker 1>they were the had the best whistle in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>But Game one very interesting. Lakers shot twenty nine free

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<v Speaker 1>throws and the Warriors shot six.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say that again.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lakers shot twenty nine free throws, the Warriors shot six.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lakers went twenty five for twenty nine from the line,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was pretty much what held them to keep

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<v Speaker 1>their lead, which is a hilarious stat in part because

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<v Speaker 1>it is It's absolutely glorious to hear Warriors fans complain.

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<v Speaker 1>One of my favorite things are for Warriors fans to

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<v Speaker 1>understand what it means to like play against the Warriors.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's finally finally get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Has anybody seen such a discrepancy before?

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<v Speaker 2>What is this injustice?

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<v Speaker 1>It's like that, that's like what it means to play

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors every year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, that's what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you congratulations, Now you know how other people feel.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. And here's the funny thing, Like the Warriors didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even get that bad of a whistle.

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<v Speaker 1>They just hit all their shots off the perimeter, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers did all their damage in the paint.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's really hard to get to the line when

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<v Speaker 2>you're shooting fifty three threes. Fifty three fifty.

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<v Speaker 1>Percent of the Warrior's shots came from beyond the arc.

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Curry even knows this. Postgame, he took responsibility for

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<v Speaker 1>the disparity, says, yeah, Shooter gets ten free throws.

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<v Speaker 2>That can't happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether we think it's a foul or not, we put

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves in that situation. If so facto, he does not

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<v Speaker 1>think that Shrewder deserved ten free dooes. Well, I have

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about playoff Shooter because he's a different beast.

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<v Speaker 1>He's like little baby Rondo out there the second coming.

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<v Speaker 1>But Steph's points very clear. The Lakers are going to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to attack and attack and attack the paint, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors need to be smarter about taking those baits

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<v Speaker 1>and Draymond Green just needs to play better, and he

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<v Speaker 1>needs to play more often.

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<v Speaker 2>Conversely, we won't.

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<v Speaker 1>Get a ton of free throws when you only drive

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<v Speaker 1>to the paint twenty eight times. Warriors average thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>drives a game in the regular season, and they only

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<v Speaker 1>had twenty eight in Game one. So yeah, even if

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<v Speaker 1>Dubbs fans are irate about it is this happened all year.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Cleaning the Glass, the Lakers led the league

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<v Speaker 1>in frequency of shots at the rim, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>that means they're probably gonna shoot a lot of free throws.

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<v Speaker 1>People point to Austin Reeves his incredible jumping free throws

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<v Speaker 1>this year as the proof that the Lakers get every whistle,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's also doubled the amount number of free throw

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<v Speaker 1>attempts this year, and that does kind of seem a

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<v Speaker 1>little suss until you realize his free throw rate is

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<v Speaker 1>actually lower than his last year at Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 2>He has always gotten to the line. That is what

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<v Speaker 2>he does. So although we know.

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<v Speaker 1>That referee bias is real, and although I would love

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors to feel what it means to get a

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<v Speaker 1>bad whistle, this is not the series where the gap

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna change and That does not mean that the

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors are getting fucked over. But if our dubs, I

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<v Speaker 1>tell you what, don't get to the line twelve fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>times a game, it's gonna be hard to beat those Lakers.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is