WEBVTT - Coat Check | One-on-One With GM Matt Lilly

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Welcome into cope Check, the official podcast of the

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

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia seventy Sixers. I'm Matt Murphy. Thanks as always for

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<v Speaker 1>Without further ado, very pleased to be joined on this

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<v Speaker 1>episode by Blue Coach general manager Matt Lilly. Matt, welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to Coach Check. You've been a guest before, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a little while. It feels good to have

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<v Speaker 1>things heating up again with the Delaware Bluecoats right now. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. Thank thanks first of all, Murph, just for

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<v Speaker 1>having me on. And I think coming off of what's

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<v Speaker 1>what turned out to be the longest summer, longest offseason

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<v Speaker 1>in the history of the league, I think we're all

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<v Speaker 1>fired up to have things, you know, kind of in

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<v Speaker 1>the works again and then they get back to work

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<v Speaker 1>and that's going to be the first thing that we

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<v Speaker 1>do touch on the off season, but a quick rundown

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<v Speaker 1>for our listeners of what else we will talk about

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<v Speaker 1>some of the blue Coats headlines. I mean, shake Milton

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<v Speaker 1>right now if you're listening to this episode on time

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<v Speaker 1>is He's a big story with the Philadelphia seventy six er.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a former Blue Coat who played a lot of games,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll talk about him. We'll talk about your new

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<v Speaker 1>assistant GM, Jamir Nelson, a hometown hero returning to the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six ers area, the Philadelphia area, and then we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get to a little bit of stuff about last season

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<v Speaker 1>and then the transition into this season with the Delaware Bluecoats,

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<v Speaker 1>this year's roster, the G League draft as part of

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<v Speaker 1>that roster construction, and then touch on a few quick

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<v Speaker 1>questions in our at the Buzzer segment. But Matt, let's

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<v Speaker 1>go with the off season. It was weird, It was long,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you said, how was it overall for you just

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<v Speaker 1>in general, even from a personal standpoint, from the early

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<v Speaker 1>stages of quarantining to this point now anything in between.

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<v Speaker 1>How was it? Yeah? I think I think the world

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to mind is unusual. M Or I think

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<v Speaker 1>you you're working this industry for a number of years,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's a rhythm to how things go. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>cyclical where the season's always on the same calendar and

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<v Speaker 1>we've got the same events every summer. We're going to Portsmouth,

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago and Vegas for Summer League. So we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of developed this rhythm of how things go season to season.

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<v Speaker 1>And then to have everything obviously come to come to

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<v Speaker 1>a Halton March and then you know, things got going

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<v Speaker 1>and at the NBA level this summer, but at the

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<v Speaker 1>g Leaue level, we were waiting for a while and

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, finally now have some clarity on kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what the season's going to look like. But for us,

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<v Speaker 1>we just tried to make the most of the time. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>we had our our whole staff kind of intact and

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<v Speaker 1>and and working towards this moment now that we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>close to so UM for us, that's that's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of extra time for for scouting and casting

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<v Speaker 1>a wider net there than maybe we're able to in

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<v Speaker 1>in normal off season. So I think we just tried

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<v Speaker 1>to make the most of it, tried to be as

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<v Speaker 1>prepared as we can for the season that that now

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<v Speaker 1>is right around the corner. From an organizational standpoint, with

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy six ers, the lead up to the season

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<v Speaker 1>included Doc Rivers, a new head coach and his staff

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<v Speaker 1>Daryl Moorey in the front office. And then you factor

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<v Speaker 1>in the COVID nineteen pandemic and the changes that that

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<v Speaker 1>created in the off season structure. What was the day

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<v Speaker 1>to day or how did the day to day change

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<v Speaker 1>of what your days were like for some of those

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<v Speaker 1>key off season pillars for you and your staff with

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<v Speaker 1>like the NBA Draft and things of that sort. When

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<v Speaker 1>it was all kind of like we're doing right now

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<v Speaker 1>virtual whether it's the combine testing or interviews or things

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<v Speaker 1>like that, Yeah, I think, um, you just find a

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<v Speaker 1>new workflow. You just kind of adapt to what the

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<v Speaker 1>situation is. So for us internally, I think same for

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<v Speaker 1>most people. It was a lot of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>zoom meetings, a lot of a lot of virtual face

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<v Speaker 1>to face versus versus the real thing. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>we developed a pretty good, pretty good cadence with our

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<v Speaker 1>group where we're meeting regularly and had a had an

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<v Speaker 1>open dialogue about things we were doing, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>the communication was was really good. For us over the

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<v Speaker 1>season and then over the off season. UM, and then

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<v Speaker 1>with Doc and Daryl coming in, you know, some some

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<v Speaker 1>other new faces in our organization. I think it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a feeling out process for everybody or

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<v Speaker 1>or we're still learning each other and and get getting

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<v Speaker 1>to know each other. But um, you know it it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's it's a new a new dynamic and new workflow. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Even even talking to players and going through the interview process,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it was it was all on zoom. Whereas

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<v Speaker 1>in a normal year we're bringing guys into our facility

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<v Speaker 1>and getting a workout, sitting down, have maybe having lunch

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<v Speaker 1>with them, chatting with them. Um, we're all of that

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<v Speaker 1>was gone right. We didn't have the opportunity to get

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<v Speaker 1>guys in and have the same touch points. So just

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<v Speaker 1>maximizing what we can do virtually. Um, just just given

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<v Speaker 1>the parameters everyone was was working under. Let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>shake Milton. Huge credit to you, your staff, everybody involved. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>He has hopefully a long career ahead of him, but

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<v Speaker 1>the immediate right now is that he's playing very well

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<v Speaker 1>as a huge part of the Sixers rotation. What has

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<v Speaker 1>it been like for you to watch Shake's NBA ascent.

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<v Speaker 1>It's awesome, honestly, and that's um. You know that there

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<v Speaker 1>are a lot of things that we want to accomplish

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<v Speaker 1>with our D League program. We want everyone to come

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<v Speaker 1>in to grow and get better, and for some guys,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's cracking the NBA. For other guys, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>fine success overseas, um. But but to have a guy

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<v Speaker 1>come through the program and turn into a bona fide

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<v Speaker 1>rotation player for the Sixers, that's that that's bigger than everything. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>we're thrilled for for his success. It's been really fun

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<v Speaker 1>for us seeing seeing him coming in as a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>and getting his feet wet, you know, in the G

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<v Speaker 1>League on the two way contracts, and then his ascension

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<v Speaker 1>since then. Um, it has been a big success story

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<v Speaker 1>for our program. It's something that you know, Connor and myself, everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>we're all we all take a lot of pride in him.

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<v Speaker 1>What are some of the characteristics that you see in Shake,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's on or off the court, that you think

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<v Speaker 1>might contribute to the success that he's having right now. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's got an extreme confidence, and I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that in the best way possible. We're you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>feels like he belongs and he's proving it every night

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<v Speaker 1>now that that he is he is a legitimate NBA player.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think he's felt like that all along, um

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<v Speaker 1>and and he was a guy that was always willing

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<v Speaker 1>to put in the work to um you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>to grow himself into that. So I think those are

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<v Speaker 1>the two things, two things from a from a mental

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<v Speaker 1>makeup standpoint, his confidence and his willingness to work that

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<v Speaker 1>have put him in this in this situation on the court,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's a ton to like with his his

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<v Speaker 1>size and his length, and his versatility is shooting obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's he's tailor made for for the way

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA has played today. How about going from one

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<v Speaker 1>of your players to one of your new staff members

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<v Speaker 1>that I talked about in the intro, Jamir Nelson. He

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<v Speaker 1>is a scout for the seventy sixers but also your

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<v Speaker 1>assistant GM with the Delaware Bluecoats. What has stood out

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<v Speaker 1>to you so far about working with Jamir and really

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<v Speaker 1>his approach because it's such a new role for him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the first thing that comes to mind is

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<v Speaker 1>his attitude and just his his eagerness to to to

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<v Speaker 1>be all into kind of this this transition where he's

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<v Speaker 1>really not that far removed from from his NBA careers.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a couple of years ago was was still playing.

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<v Speaker 1>So UM, he's excited about this as the next phase

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<v Speaker 1>of his life, of his life and his career. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's eager to get in and do some things

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<v Speaker 1>and and kind of learn on the fly. UM. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's been he's been a pleasure for me to work

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<v Speaker 1>with so far. He helped me a lot with UM

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<v Speaker 1>with with our draft prep and some of our other

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<v Speaker 1>preseason work. How does the players a former players approach

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<v Speaker 1>kind of factor into that scouting and that draft prep.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's it's invaluable, honestly, because myself, connor most

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<v Speaker 1>of the the people on our staff, like you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>we we feel like we've got a good handle on

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<v Speaker 1>kind of what all goes into building a team. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's a perspective from from Jamir Um and Xavier Silas

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<v Speaker 1>as well and the coaching staff that you know, guys

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<v Speaker 1>that have played in the NBA, that that have played

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<v Speaker 1>at a high levels professionally, that there's a perspective that

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<v Speaker 1>they can bring to the table. That that again, Connor myself,

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<v Speaker 1>we just don't have as much as as much as

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<v Speaker 1>we'd like to um, so I think there's always there's

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<v Speaker 1>always some value there, and we're pretty collaborative, so um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's brought a ton to the table in

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<v Speaker 1>that way you bring out the assistant coach of Xavier Silas.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just thought of this because I was scrolling

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<v Speaker 1>the G League stats page yesterday doing some research on

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<v Speaker 1>a player on this year's Bluecoats roster, Jared brown Ridge,

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<v Speaker 1>who will be back and we'll talk about the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one roster in just a moment. But I was

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<v Speaker 1>going back a few years to the three point leaders,

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<v Speaker 1>and coach Silas is not far removed from being in

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<v Speaker 1>the top five. I think if three pointers made, it

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<v Speaker 1>was just a few seasons ago. I didn't realize that

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<v Speaker 1>he made almost like two hundred threes a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>seasons ago in the G League. Okay, x was never

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<v Speaker 1>shy about putting him up, so if he was open,

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<v Speaker 1>or even if he wasn't, if he got the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>he was going to look through the rim first. So

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, so now talking about a little bit about

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<v Speaker 1>last season before we get to this year's for you,

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<v Speaker 1>your second full season. I guess in the in the

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<v Speaker 1>general manager capacity, how did twenty nineteen twenty compare to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen nineteen for you individually? Yeah, I think it

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<v Speaker 1>is just the UM and I think this is a

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<v Speaker 1>theme with our whole program. UM just kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>the overall growth year to year where we're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for me, getting better from year one is GM to

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<v Speaker 1>year two. UM that the players that have stayed in

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<v Speaker 1>our in our system shake we just talked about, right,

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<v Speaker 1>spend some time with us as an assignment guy last year. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Norvelle's ascension last year was was it was a good

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a good success for us. UM. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think just carrying everything over from year one, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Connor coming back as well. It was kind of our

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<v Speaker 1>our second year going at it together, um and just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to build on the foundation we had laid late

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<v Speaker 1>in our first year and continuing to grow on top

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<v Speaker 1>of that into year two. So I think across the boards,

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<v Speaker 1>the just general growth was was the goal, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we feel good about about kind of what we

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<v Speaker 1>were able to lookished before before we had to hit

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<v Speaker 1>pause and everything, and we're excited to carry that over

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<v Speaker 1>now into into the season. You mentioned Connor Johnson, the

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<v Speaker 1>head coach, a couple of times, and when I spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to him most recently on this podcast, we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the stats where the team ranked last

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<v Speaker 1>year and what you guys were really proud of a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of them, defensive statistics and holding teams under certain

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<v Speaker 1>percentages and things like that. We won't get too into

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<v Speaker 1>the nitty gritty there, but for you, what are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that you were most proud of with

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<v Speaker 1>that group, because when the season was ultimately canceled, you

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<v Speaker 1>were in a playoff spot. Yeah, I think overall the

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<v Speaker 1>team success is is is the number one thing where

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<v Speaker 1>you know we were in position to clinch a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>spot for the first time in franchise history. I think

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<v Speaker 1>there are a number of different things you can you

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<v Speaker 1>can point to for our team success. And Connor loves

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<v Speaker 1>to call the defensive stuff and I think we're really

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<v Speaker 1>proud of what we're able to accomplish on that end.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's one of the growth areas that

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<v Speaker 1>we that we kind of flagged coming out of our

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<v Speaker 1>first year as we were we had a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>offensive group that first year, UM, and then just making

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<v Speaker 1>it more of a priority to be defensive oriented and

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<v Speaker 1>to be the best defensive team we can and with

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<v Speaker 1>with Chris Camagi and Heywood and Julian some of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys we had, like we had a lot of talent

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<v Speaker 1>on that end, and from a coaching perspective, we made

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<v Speaker 1>it a priority to UM, you know, to be good

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<v Speaker 1>on that end, and I think the products we're able

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<v Speaker 1>to put together kind of speaks for itself. UM. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there are a number of of of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>team successes that you can point to that that it

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<v Speaker 1>was a very successful year for the program overall. Defend, Run,

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<v Speaker 1>share the motto, the motto um defend comes first. It does.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving into this year the twenty twenty one team. I

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<v Speaker 1>know you've talked recently about the guys you got in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft. That's timely because we're recording this just a

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<v Speaker 1>few days after the twenty one G League Draft. Jamario

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<v Speaker 1>Jones and Braxton Key feel free to's watch on them

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<v Speaker 1>and then maybe just in general, what are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the strengths of this twenty twenty one roster as a whole.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, first of all, the talent level is something

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<v Speaker 1>that we feel feel really good about. Where the majority

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<v Speaker 1>of our roster are guys that have been in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA at some point, so we feel good about the

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<v Speaker 1>overall talent level. We've got a lot of guys that

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<v Speaker 1>can play. I think it's going to be um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a good competitive environment to see who ends up ends

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<v Speaker 1>up earning minutes, but um for us, I think we

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<v Speaker 1>we love our shooting this year with with Frank and

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<v Speaker 1>Jared and some of the guys that we have have

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<v Speaker 1>there in the back court, and I think are overall

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<v Speaker 1>versatility is something that we're really excited to see kind

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<v Speaker 1>of how how some of these these pieces fit together.

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<v Speaker 1>With with Jamario and Lamine and Julian, guys that can

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<v Speaker 1>play multiple multiple different positions, so I think there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different lineups we can play and once

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<v Speaker 1>we get once we once we get to work with

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<v Speaker 1>these guys hands on down there, down there in the bubble,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to see, you know, what kinds of combinations

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<v Speaker 1>and ideas um Connor can come up with for the group. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the perception is that it's a very talented

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<v Speaker 1>group and these rosters are a bit smaller. UM. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that something like league wide, these teams, the level of

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<v Speaker 1>competition you expect it's going to be really up there,

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<v Speaker 1>because it seems like in this G League bubble the

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<v Speaker 1>spots were highly coveted this year. UM. And there's some

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<v Speaker 1>older players coming back Jeremy Lynde to name one. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>With different roster rules in place, is that like something

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<v Speaker 1>league wide, you expect to see very teams within nine

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<v Speaker 1>guys or so that have played at a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think the talent is is certainly, um more

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<v Speaker 1>saturated this year than it ever has before been before

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<v Speaker 1>in the league where UM, I think the bar for

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<v Speaker 1>being a G League player has never been this high. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's extremely hard to to crack that that level

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<v Speaker 1>this year, and there are a number of different reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>I think. I think the international market has has been

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<v Speaker 1>impacted just by all that's going on. Um. And then

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<v Speaker 1>with with not all the G League teams participating this year,

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<v Speaker 1>right there, there's you were spot to overall, so um,

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<v Speaker 1>the pool of talent is certainly denser in our league

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<v Speaker 1>this year. You look at a lot of rosters, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and in a normal year, you're like, wow, that that team,

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<v Speaker 1>that team's loaded, right, they got a lot of talent.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's that's just become the norm for for

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<v Speaker 1>this season due to a number of different reasons. We're

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's just do a couple of quick ones,

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<v Speaker 1>matt Um, I think you know, I'm assuming you've heard

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<v Speaker 1>these a couple of times. They're not always the same.

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<v Speaker 1>But if this was an ordinary G League season, what

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<v Speaker 1>road trips do you have circled? What's your favorite road

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<v Speaker 1>city or a couple of cities that you like to

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<v Speaker 1>visit in the gum. There are a couple of spots

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<v Speaker 1>to get that that that I really like. I'll go

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<v Speaker 1>with Portland, Maine. Honor had the same answer when here

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's probably for the same reason, Um, that

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<v Speaker 1>there is a phenomenal seafood restaurant they're in Portland that

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<v Speaker 1>um coach Peters from a couple of years ago, turn

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<v Speaker 1>this onto where they got lobster rolls and oysters, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's it's unbelievable. So, um, it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a nice city on its own. This restaurant in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is it makes it worth a trip. How

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<v Speaker 1>about favorite hobbies? Just things that you like to do

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<v Speaker 1>when you're not overly consumed with watching basketball or score

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<v Speaker 1>doing your day to day job as the GM of

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<v Speaker 1>the Bluecoats. What are some other hobbies that you have? UM,

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<v Speaker 1>good question. It feels like these days between between work

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<v Speaker 1>and I've got a I got a sixth six month

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<v Speaker 1>old baby now, so between those two things, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a ton of times for a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of time for hobbies anymore. UM, I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>like to do a lot of stuff. I'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>go out and eat a nice meal when there's when

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a global pandemic. Um, I'd like to play

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<v Speaker 1>a little poker. I've I've got I've got some hobbies

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<v Speaker 1>that I like to get to when, um, when free

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<v Speaker 1>time does open up. But for the most part these days,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's being a dad and and it's it's it's work.

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<v Speaker 1>See you had some in there, you got to some

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<v Speaker 1>and that's awesome. Again, congratulations to you and the family. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>But have you ever played pickleball? No? No, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>say because I might have to introduce you to that

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<v Speaker 1>in the G League bubble because it was a big

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<v Speaker 1>thing I think with the NBA officials and some other

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<v Speaker 1>people during the NBA bubble, And from what I've heard,

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<v Speaker 1>pickleball is going to be back for the G League

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<v Speaker 1>bubble down there, So get ready. Maybe watch some YouTube

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<v Speaker 1>videos or something, because if we get a chance. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been playing a ton this year. I'll have to do

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<v Speaker 1>some research. But I do have one thing to add

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<v Speaker 1>since uh Coach Johnson, I watched Not Not Together. I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen Coach since since March in person. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>after Queen's gambit came came out on Netflix. We've both

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<v Speaker 1>both from playing plenty of a chess on on our phone,

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<v Speaker 1>so um, I think that's probably with the newest Hobbie.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, that is awesome and that just my mind

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<v Speaker 1>is exploding with content ideas potentially surrounding that. That's so cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I have not finished Queen's Gambit, but I heard it

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<v Speaker 1>it ends well, I'm only a few episodes in, so

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<v Speaker 1>I've got to do that. Maybe I'll do that soon.

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<v Speaker 1>So good stuff, Matt. It's always great talking with you.

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<v Speaker 1>It was awesome to catch up. I know Blue Coats

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<v Speaker 1>fans are excited for the season, and I think you

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<v Speaker 1>just gave them a bunch more reasons for that to

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<v Speaker 1>be the case. So thanks again, thanks for the time. Yea,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks Murph. He is Delaware Bluecoats general manager Matt Lily

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

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<v Speaker 1>leave it at the coach check.