1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: On this edition of Orlando Magic Pod Squad, we catch 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: up with Magic big man Wendell Carter Junior, who is 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: nearing a return. Will cover all that with Wendell on 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: the latest installment, and of course Pod Squad brought you 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: by the Florida Department of Transportation. Remind you that fans 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: don't let fans drive drunk. If you've been drinking, don't 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: get behind the wheel. Instead behind a sober driver or 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: catch a ride service. Remember, drive sober or get pulled over. 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: Have a great night in drive safe. Wat's to cover 10 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: with Wendell Carter Junior on the latest installment of Magic 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: Pod Squad, including the latest on his recovery, how close 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: is he to a possible return, About how well his 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Magic team is playing right now at the time of 14 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: this recording second best record in the Eastern Conference, and 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: how proud he is of his backup big Thogavitase playing 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: terrific basketball, and what we can expect maybe from this 17 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: Orlando Magic team for the rest of the season. Lots 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: of exciting things to cover with Wendell Carter Junior on 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: the latest installment of Magic Pod Squad. 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: Comes your way next, does his fawns long enough to 21 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: Orlando Magic. This is Cole Anthony, This is Jennings Suggs. 22 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: This is Paulo Ban Carroll the Orlando Magic and you're 23 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 3: listening to the Pod Squad. 24 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: And welcome Ember one to the latest installment of Orlando 25 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: Magic Pod Squad. Dante Marcatelli, George Galante, Jake Chapman. It 26 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: is our pleasure to welcome in Orlando Magic big man 27 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: Wendell Carter Junior kind enough to join us, and hopefully 28 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 1: we're seeing a lot more Wendell here in the coming 29 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: days or weeks. We'll we'll certainly wait to see how 30 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: that unfolds. But either way, it's great to talk to you. 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 2: Wendell. 32 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: How the heck are you holding up here. 33 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: The last couple of weeks? Oh? 34 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 3: Man, I'm doing all the Oh you know, he's watched 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 3: the Find the Sidelines. You know, it's it's a beautiful dynasty. 36 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 3: Now that we've we started to turn the corner. As 37 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 3: though most people were inside of our circle on inside 38 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 3: of the Mets facility, inside of the organization, because I 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: always saw it. 40 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: I'm just glad it's finally unfolded. Uh. 41 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 3: But yeah, I'm just trying to give my my my 42 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 3: hand back to give it. I get back out there 43 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 3: and join those guys. 44 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 45 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: Well, well we'll get into all that here in a moment. 46 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: But we're less than two weeks away from Christmas. 47 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 2: You're big. 48 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: Everybody's a big Christmas guy. Right, You've done all your shopping, 49 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: You've done all your uh and it is and you know, 50 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: you grew up in Atlanta, so it's not that different. 51 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: But Christmas in Florida is a little different than than 52 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: the rest of the country. 53 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I think I think even uh, I think every 54 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 3: time I was home for Christmas wh I lived in Atlanta, 55 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: I think it's snow. 56 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: So no, wait, no, it's not gonna We're not gonna 57 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 2: get any. 58 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 3: Of that year, right, right, that's true for that. But uh, yeah, 59 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: I've done most of the shopping. Yeah, I got most 60 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 3: of it out of the way, kind of early, like 61 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 3: kind of in November. I got a lot of it 62 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: out of the way. There's the saving tip. 63 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: Wow, it sounds like you, George, you get all done 64 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: in November. 65 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 4: I still I ordered something five minutes before we started 66 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 4: this podcast. If you want to be honest here, I 67 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 4: want to know. I want to know when Whendell are 68 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 4: you done with the team. I know there's a team 69 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 4: Secret Santa uh deal going on. Did you get your 70 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 4: gift for that? 71 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 2: Oh? 72 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, that will be that kind of easy. Once 73 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: I saw it was, yeah, I know exactly what you want. 74 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 4: All right, Well, we won't we won't spoil the surprise. 75 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 4: And I also won't tell everybody what the what the 76 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 4: spending line it was, because I wanted to get in 77 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 4: on the on the Secret Sana team and then I 78 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 4: heard what the spending line was. I told you, I 79 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 4: told you, and sucks. I said, that's probably gonna be 80 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 4: more than I spent on my whole family. He goes, yeah, 81 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 4: I'm not really liking this limit. 82 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: Well when till you you kind of alluded to it 83 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: a little bit. But how how are you feeling? Are 84 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: you getting Obviously we're getting closer day by day, but uh, 85 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: just kind of let us know how the hand is 86 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: doing and uh, and how the rehab is gone. 87 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: It's going good so far. Uh. 88 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 3: These are one of those injuries that trying to just 89 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 3: have to give it time to heal all, you know. 90 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: In the meantime, we know, I'm just building up to 91 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: share the confidence of. 92 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: Just being out there and not being afraid I'll be 93 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 3: getting hit again or things like that. Those are the biggest, 94 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: the biggest stans to my return, and like I said before, 95 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 3: just just giving it a little bit more top. 96 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 2: You know, we're we're playing so well. 97 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: I mean, I even if we were, like if we 98 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 3: were or we're not winning, I kind of see it 99 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 3: as a longevity thing. I don't want to go out 100 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 3: there and hurt myself again, as though I was winning 101 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,239 Speaker 3: the risks, as I was talking to the doctors things 102 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 3: like that. But you know we're doing so well. It's like, 103 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: why risking now? Where you know I could be out 104 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 3: one hundred percent and not have no worries at all. 105 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: You know, is it different Windo? Then last year? Sorry George? 106 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 5: Is it The team was eight and seventeen with Dacca 107 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 5: last year, and so I would think sitting sitting on 108 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 5: the sideline watching your team struggle, it's like, get me 109 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 5: out there. 110 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 2: I know it can help, right thirteen and. 111 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 5: Five with Dodga. This year, you're watching, you're watching the 112 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 5: team thrive a little bit. I'm sure you know you 113 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 5: can still help, But is it does it suck a 114 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 5: little less? He's seeing the team before well, while you're 115 00:04:58,600 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 5: sitting on the sideline and recovering. 116 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: Oh. 117 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely, absolutely. You know, I'm one of those guys who 118 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 3: understand that winning is the main goal, no matter how 119 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 3: it's done. So with me in the line up, out 120 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 3: of the lineup, covering whatever the chase may be, and 121 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 3: they're a little bit, you know, a little bit deeper 122 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 3: dive into it, I'll really have it for just Goga. 123 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 3: You know, Go Go is a guy like when he 124 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 3: got here, you know, one of the hardest workers on 125 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 3: the team, and now that he's having the opportunity just 126 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 3: to show how good of a player he is, let 127 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 3: alone a person, I've just decided for him just personally, 128 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 3: but as a team man. 129 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 2: I'm I'm just happy to be a part of be honest. 130 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 2: I did. 131 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 4: I did tell Wendell. I think it was in the 132 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 4: middle of the winning streak. I mean, so this is 133 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 4: a couple of weeks ago. I think I think we 134 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 4: winning the game. I smacked him on the chest and 135 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 4: I said, just just wait till you come back. Until 136 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 4: you come back, this thing's really gonna gonna take off. 137 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 4: Go back to Go Go though, for a second, one, ol, 138 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 4: did you are you talking to him a lot on 139 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 4: the sidelines even even still now with things that maybe 140 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 4: you see during the game that maybe he may not 141 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 4: or what kind of advice are you still giving to 142 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 4: Wendell and Mobogner for that matter, from your perspective over 143 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 4: there on the sidelines. 144 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: Oh, you know, I kind of keep it brief. 145 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 3: Because you already know guys, you know, they got the 146 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 3: coaches in their years, they got where other teammates and 147 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 3: that's out there with them telling them what they need 148 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 3: to do or what they're seeing. So I keep it breathing. 149 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 3: But for the most part, you know, uh, go for 150 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 3: go go. I'll kind of just keep it, keep it 151 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 3: short with him, just so I'll just continue to be you, 152 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 3: you know, whatever the case might be, like whether office 153 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 3: or defense, will just continue to be you and being 154 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 3: able to challenge your emotions. These are a guy who 155 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 3: puts a lot of emotion and because he cares, and 156 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: that's something that I can really appreciate, being a big 157 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 3: man who has to do a lot of the small 158 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 3: things I might not show up in the statue. I 159 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 3: just kind of just continue to push him into it's 160 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 3: just being health, you know, Yeah, that's really about it 161 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 3: for him. And then but but like I was saying, 162 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 3: I'm trying to have to say too much, you know 163 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 3: what I'm saying, because I mean, he's doing a hell 164 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 3: of a job. 165 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 2: So he's not assarily to say so him. 166 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: He's taking it to run with it. You know, it's 167 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: interesting both of you guys have thrived here coming to Orlando. 168 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: You played well in Chicago, but you get a bigger 169 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: role here in Orlando, and it's kind of similar to him. 170 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: He for whatever reason, it didn't work out in Indiana. 171 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: But why the success do you think for go is he? 172 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 2: Are? 173 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: They? Are we asking different things of him, more scooted, 174 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: more suited to his skill set? Why is he thriving 175 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: right now as opposed to what happened in Indiana? 176 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 3: Honestly, you know, when I when I look at it, 177 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 3: looking at my own situation and looking at his situation, 178 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 3: I think timing is is a really big thing. 179 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 2: No, we're both fairly young players. Yeah, I'm not mistaken. 180 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: He's twenty four also, so it's definitely a timing thing 181 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 3: in my opinion, and a freedom. 182 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: You know, one thing about Coach Mosley, I'll give him 183 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: a lot of credit. 184 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 3: When I first got to all them up, he was 185 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: he let us play as long as we played defense laws, 186 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 3: we did it the right way. 187 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 2: He just let us play. 188 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 3: And in that in those situations, I feel like he 189 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 3: was taking lets with Noso, what works, what doesn't work, 190 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: what we need to get better at, what we need 191 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 3: to you know, kind of eliminate from the offense or 192 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 3: defense event. And now we got a really good recipe 193 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 3: of really good menu of what it takes really win games. 194 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 3: So I definitely give a lot of credit to coach Mosey. Honestly, 195 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: the whole Massic organization given me and Goga that opportunity 196 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 3: just to come down. 197 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 2: That's great. 198 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 5: Well know, you mentioned at the beginning that you saw 199 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 5: this unfolded, that that you sort of had a sense 200 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 5: that this was gonna be different than than the last 201 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 5: two years and basically your time here in Orlando. Just 202 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 5: as far as the win loss and the results, there 203 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 5: was there a point last season where you said, Okay, 204 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 5: we're onto something here. I mean it was twenty nine 205 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 5: to twenty eight over the last fifty seven games, and 206 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 5: obviously you just barely missed the postseason, but you had 207 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 5: a sense last year that there was something special ruin. 208 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 3: Oh absolutely absolutely, Oh, I mean my say it was 209 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 3: just the injuries. You know, we we had Me Martill 210 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 3: this lineup, so it was kind of tough for us. 211 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 3: But when we were out there all together and we 212 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 3: were just hoping we had our chemistry going, I honestly 213 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 3: felt like we could play with any team in the league, 214 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 3: you know. And uh, you know, going into this year, 215 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 3: everyone who was healthy at the beginning of the year 216 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 3: at far three guys are down right now. But going 217 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 3: into the year, I had the most the most confident 218 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 3: I've ever been going into an NBA season, you know, 219 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 3: just knowing what we did the year before, after that 220 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 3: five to twenty start, I mean, I saw the sky's 221 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 3: the limit for us? 222 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 2: What's the limit for us? 223 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 3: So oh yeah, that's I think it's just all kind 224 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 3: of outfolding. 225 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 4: Now, when do you hear from I mean, I'm assuming 226 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 4: you have plenty of friends on other teams around the league. 227 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 4: Do you hear from other guys on other teams about 228 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 4: how the magic of playing right now and what and 229 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 4: what we're doing from from from friends on other teams? 230 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 2: Oh? 231 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 3: Absolutely absolutely. I'm not gonna say their names. Well, I'm 232 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 3: known to hurt hurt people tell me, uh, you know, 233 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 3: they were they wouldn't mind playing for the Magic. Like 234 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 3: you're like, man, y'all, y'all got a really good squad going, 235 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 3: and I wouldn't mind being a part of that, you know, 236 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 3: jokingly of courts, but right, right, No, I mean, I 237 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 3: mean we're we're starting to get that respect that that 238 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 3: comes with being a really good team in the league. 239 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 3: You look at the boss Stons, you look at the Milwaukes, 240 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 3: look at till Ley's, the well, any of the top teams. 241 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 3: You know, they you go into those gyms or they 242 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 3: coming to your jail. You know, we know it's gonna 243 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 3: be a good game, you know what I'm saying. So 244 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 3: I think we're starting to kind of turn that corner 245 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 3: to being one of those teams in the league that 246 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 3: when we pull up to your city, that's gonna be 247 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 3: a dog fight. 248 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 2: So we a doll fight. 249 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 3: No matter who's out there one through fifteen, all of 250 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 3: us are gonna go out there and hoop and do 251 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 3: the right thing for our teammates. 252 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 2: So I think that's the biggest thing. 253 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 3: Like there's no egos on this team, so there's no 254 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 3: no one's like, oh I got to get this shout, 255 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 3: Oh I got to make these had this many points 256 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 3: for me to have a good game. So if we win, 257 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 3: everyone's happy, everyone walks away. There's no hitting agendas, and 258 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 3: that's very rare. 259 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: It seems. It seems very rare. Right, people say that 260 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: the chemistry that this group has, it seems to be genuine, 261 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: and from what everybody says, former players, current players, that 262 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: that is not always the case on all these NBA rosters. 263 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 2: Absolutely not. I mean, just look at from the outside, 264 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 2: look at it. 265 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 3: I think we reaching all the tents or a couple 266 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 3: within and it's just happened across the league. 267 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 2: That sure, we can. 268 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: Tell that it's a hinted agenda and whatever the case, 269 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 3: every situation may have been. 270 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 2: So this is very rare to find. 271 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: Absolutely, WELLDLL, let me ask you this because we got it. 272 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: It's interesting. I know, we said it this morning. Jake 273 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: and I do a radio show, and you finished twenty 274 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: nine and twenty eight last year, which which Jake just said, 275 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: when you started five twenty there were some fans, not 276 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: all fans, but some fans get obsessed with the rebuild. Right, 277 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: So let's just let's just tank, Let's just throw away 278 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: the last fifty games and let's get a high draft pick. 279 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: You guys didn't do that. You got healthy, you had 280 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: one of the best records in the Eastern Conference down 281 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: the stretch. How much does that help you to play 282 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: meaningful games there the last couple of weeks of last season, 283 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: as opposed to going the other way where you're you're 284 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: not necessarily trying to win. 285 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 3: I mean, I mean if provers in to put it, 286 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying. We went out there, we play, 287 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 3: we continue to grow together, to learn each other's gang, 288 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 3: continue to make every game award basically right, just going 289 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 3: out of and fight for one another. And as you're 290 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 3: all over to this year, now we know what it 291 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 3: takes to win. We know we know what to expect. 292 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 3: And now the next step for us, and I think 293 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 3: we've been doing a really good job of that, is 294 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 3: just handling that success. Right, we're number two in the East. 295 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 3: Now guys are looking at us like, oh, yeah, we've 296 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 3: got to knock them out. We got we got to 297 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 3: put some down a couple of spots off anytide. People 298 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 3: talk to the oh we're going to other people's cities. 299 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 3: You know that their biggest thing is, Okay, we need 300 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 3: to take care of all that dub matic because they're 301 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 3: not out one of the best teams league. So that's 302 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 3: something that you know, that's the next step that I 303 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 3: think we've already taken, but you know, it's getting better 304 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 3: at that. I think it's going to be really really 305 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 3: big for especially down a stress when going into the playoffs. 306 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 2: Things like that. We all have about it. 307 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 4: But how do you do that though, Like is it 308 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 4: something that you guys talk openly, talk about, like get 309 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 4: together and just say listen, like there's no like, for example, 310 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 4: you take the Detroit game the other night, do you 311 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 4: look at each other and go like, listen, like we 312 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 4: got to take care of these guys and take care 313 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 4: of them now and then go out and do it. 314 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 2: Is there something that gets said between you guys? Oh? 315 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely, You know, we look at every game as an 316 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 3: opportunity to get better to begin with, and we understand, 317 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 3: like like you said, looking at that team like Detroit, 318 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 3: like those those games are usually the most dangerous. 319 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,439 Speaker 2: Games, right, I agree. 320 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 3: Try to think some well, younger teams, I would say, well, 321 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 3: they oh they look at their record, they're not that good. 322 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 3: But at the end of the day, Troy is a 323 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 3: great team. You know what I'm saying they got great 324 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 3: players on that team. So you know, I only take 325 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 3: one night for you know, someone to go up for 326 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 3: a couple of guys that can go off, and now 327 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 3: you you lose a game. You know what I'm saying, 328 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 3: Just learning to play he dang with respect no matter 329 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 3: who it is. I think it's also going to be 330 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 3: really big for us too as we uh continue to 331 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 3: become one of the best teams in the league. 332 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, because we were terrified at that one. 333 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 2: That one that was where I thought. 334 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 4: I was like, man, I hope you know, I really 335 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 4: wanted to break to win. 336 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: Going into our. 337 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 4: Game, I'm like, let me let them bring that, lose them. 338 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 4: And they came in and they still had the losing 339 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 4: streak going. I looked at Dante and I said, this 340 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 4: one scares the be Jesus at it. But out of 341 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 4: that one, you gotta get rid of this one. 342 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: Hey, did you see it? 343 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: Did you see the comments from Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce? 344 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: Did you did that make it to your phone? 345 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, what do you make of that? Right? How 346 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 2: great is that? 347 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: Something that's a that's a major respect right there? 348 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: What did you make of that? Absolutely? I mean he's right. 349 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 3: I mean right, like if I'm if I'm looking at 350 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 3: myself and looking at maybe we was just when I 351 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 3: was in Chicago personally or early on my first couple 352 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 3: of months of playing with the Magic and we were, 353 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 3: you know, just trying to get better, right as a thing. 354 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 3: So you're going into these cities, You're going there to Philly, 355 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 3: going there to Boston. Yeah, you better get you a good, 356 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 3: nice sleep. I'm going to Denver like it it's gotalme 357 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 3: the next day. Like you don't want to be embarrassed, 358 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 3: like you want to. I want it to be a 359 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 3: good game, a close game at least down the stretch. 360 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: Like you're just trying to find ways to give yourself 361 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 3: an upper edge or make sure you your body felling good. 362 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 2: Whatever. Now that's the thing, Like, that's definitely a thing. 363 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 3: So now Orlando, like I was saying with Number two 364 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 3: in the East, like guys are really trying to knock 365 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 3: us off the spot. So uh yeah, they coming in 366 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 3: and they going to sleep early, the kidding good night's 367 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 3: sleep because you might get blown up. 368 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 2: That's awesome. 369 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 5: What about the role the fans in the in the 370 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 5: atmosphere of the arena has played in that wind though. 371 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 5: I mean, I know you've been sitting sitting and watching 372 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 5: and experiencing it, and I'm sure you're just pitching to 373 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 5: get out there and fully experience it. But it's been 374 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 5: pretty fun so far this year, isn't it. 375 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 3: Absolutely No, That's one thing I would definitely say from 376 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 3: when I first got here that the fans are unbelievable. 377 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 2: You know, with us. 378 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 3: Winning, losing, winning by a lot, losing by a lot, 379 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 3: whatever the case may have been. Since I've been here, 380 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 3: you know, the fans have been ride with us ever since. 381 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 3: So you have your fans who like. 382 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 2: Man, he should have played better, or they lost this 383 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 2: game because of this player. 384 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 3: But for the for the grand scheme of things, for 385 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 3: the for the bigger picture, I think I think Ortlanto 386 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 3: asked some of the best fans in the league. 387 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 2: And I'm not just saying that because I played for Orlando, 388 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 2: because I played in Chicago. 389 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 3: I played, Uh I've seen you know, my teammates playing 390 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 3: a different city. I mean, some of my friends playing 391 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 3: different cities and things like that. So I hear the 392 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 3: kind of things that they say, and I honest you 393 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 3: can say that the Ortlanto Magic fans are definitely one 394 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 3: of the best fan bases in the league. 395 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: That's great, well, we would agree. We've seen it here. 396 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: We know how alive this city gets when these teams 397 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: are good and you're seeing it, fans are staying in 398 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: the last four or five minutes of games. I mean, 399 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: it's really it's really exciting. I know that's no one 400 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: has more wins at home than you, guys, right, Milwaukee 401 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: also has eleven, but no one has more, and so 402 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: it's amazing. But we're not counting Mexico City. They did 403 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: us wrong. They're counting that as a home game. But 404 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: in our building and our building, we're eleven and one. 405 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: I want a couple of teammates that we want to 406 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: highlight here in particular, But I a guy that's new 407 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: to you is Joe Ingles. Give us your person right, 408 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: give us your perspective on Joe Ingles. He seems like 409 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: the perfect guy for this team and the perfect guy for. 410 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: A locker room. 411 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 3: Absolutely. I mean, there's nothing about Joe that you don't like. 412 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 3: You know, he's one of those guys. He the probably 413 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 3: the most professional guy I've ever been around in terms 414 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 3: of always on time, always doing the you know, the 415 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 3: little things things like that extremely funny guy you know 416 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 3: he asked everyone laughing, and he just understands the game 417 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 3: at a level that a lot of people don't. He's 418 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 3: not the fastest, he doesn't jump the highest, but he 419 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 3: finds a ways to manipulate the game that you know, 420 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 3: uh see, I want to learn from uh So that's 421 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 3: I feel like he is implementing him into our team. 422 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 3: No such a your team coming into this year. We're 423 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 3: still trying to figure it out though. At the beginning 424 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 3: of the year, we're trying to figure out how we're 425 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 3: gonna do how we're gonna do it. 426 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 2: I think he kind of is like the glue gophlip 427 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 2: this team. Mm hmm yep. Joe's God. 428 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 4: I'm actually surprised Joe is not taking full credit for 429 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 4: the for the magic Obrid. I would think Joe would 430 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 4: be the type of guy that turns around and goes, well, shoot, 431 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 4: I wasn't here the last couple of. 432 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 2: Years, man problem in earlier could have turned this thing around. 433 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 2: Quicker y'all asked him, Ya asked him. I'm sure he 434 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 2: will tell you that he is the. 435 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 4: No doubt, there's no doubt. How about how about Paolo 436 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 4: Ben Caro Wendell, the steps that he's continuing to take. Uh, 437 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 4: I mean, you really saw it the other night where 438 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 4: you know, we needed a couple of buckets down the 439 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 4: stretch against Cleveland and he got to his spot almost 440 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 4: at will. But what about the steps that Paolo has 441 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 4: been taking. 442 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 2: Paulo is going to be all the same. 443 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 3: I mean, he understands the game so well at such 444 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 3: a young age that people all realize, like they're seeing 445 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 3: this now, but this is a second year player who 446 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 3: is still trying to figure out the game at a 447 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: at a deeper level. And I mean it's just phenomenal 448 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 3: to watch, especially now that I'm on the sideline and 449 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 3: not like out there, like actually like just watching how 450 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 3: he sees it, what he sees during the games and 451 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 3: when it comes to timeout, what he's saying, what he like. 452 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: The dude is really special. 453 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 3: And I'm just decided to be a part of a 454 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 3: team that has such a special, special guy on their 455 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 3: team who also doesn't have an ego. You know, you 456 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 3: you may look, may look across the league and it's 457 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 3: a lot of the young stars that are coming up 458 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 3: and they have this ego to him where you know, 459 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 3: it's either their way or the highway. But for him, 460 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 3: I feel like what makes him even more special said 461 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 3: he just wants to wear and he does whatever he 462 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 3: has to do the epics chain wear. So yeah, all 463 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 3: those is going to be very special. 464 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 5: All right, go awy, Anthony. I want to ask you 465 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 5: about Cole. You've been teammates here Cole for a majority 466 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 5: of his career. How have you seen him grow on 467 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 5: the floor? And then how happy were you for him 468 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 5: at the beginning of the season when he got that extension. 469 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 3: Oh, you know, call was one of those guys. Uh, 470 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 3: he you know, he embraced his role coming off the 471 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 3: bitch and he does it at a really high clip. 472 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 2: You know. 473 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 3: I definitely see him being a nomineque for six Man 474 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 3: of the Year for sure. And I mean he just 475 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 3: he's just a ball. He's one of those guys you 476 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 3: can just put them out there with any other four 477 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 3: guys that he's gonna do. 478 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 2: He has to do it a win beat up. 479 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 3: And it's not the extension, you know, that's always as 480 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 3: I went through it before, I'm kind of the release 481 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 3: functioned though. I got to this guy to do dad 482 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 3: makes money or get paid right in the case might 483 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 3: be no, if he's fresher. So in my opinion, I'm 484 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 3: saying cold play without without any pressure, and that's when 485 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,479 Speaker 3: most people are at their best when they're not they 486 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 3: don't have any pressure behind when they're doing something. So 487 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 3: I'm definitely happy for him, and he's also want to 488 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 3: back the flu guys. 489 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 2: Sure well. 490 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: And another guy to window who I don't know that 491 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: you played a game with him before this year. He 492 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: had a handful of games last year. But Jonathan Isaac, 493 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: you know, we saw a little sample last year in 494 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: his games, but before he had to close it out 495 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: and then you guys rolling together a few games this year, 496 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: but you think about when you come back and now 497 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: he's out there, maybe some games he'll close with you. 498 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: But what what what have you seen the difference maker 499 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: that Jonathan Isaac can bring to this team? 500 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 3: See, Jonathan is a guy I keep saying, glue guy. 501 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 3: Just stop saying. 502 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,360 Speaker 2: You know it's good, Listen, it's good. 503 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 4: We have a roster blue guy. 504 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, gotta have absolutely. 505 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 3: He's just he does everything he needed to wearing you, 506 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 3: rebound the defender and crashing the old boys, saying good screens, 507 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 3: knocking down open shots, guarding the best player, like he 508 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 3: just there's nothing that he can't do. 509 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 2: He understands like some games he may need to do 510 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 2: one thing. 511 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 3: The other game he may need to do another thing 512 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 3: to help us get their ass to get away. But 513 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 3: Dodd is a special what healthy Oh my god, it's 514 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 3: just the player of the year. He's start even close. 515 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 4: That's awesome, you know, I think I think Wendell's feeling 516 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 4: this way, guys, because like this goes back to everybody 517 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 4: understanding their role, right, Wendell, Right, And then that's what 518 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 4: leads to team success. I mean, you're saying you're hitting 519 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 4: it just by saying glue guys. But the reason they're 520 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 4: glue guys is because they're doing what they're supposed to 521 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 4: do in order to make us win. 522 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 2: And that's it. 523 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 5: Absolutely absolutely, Wendell, tell me about the three ball you 524 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 5: shot more last year at a higher clip. We saw 525 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 5: in the preseason before you got hurt. He looked like 526 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:34,919 Speaker 5: you were knocking down those corner threes, maybe taking a 527 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 5: few more of those from that area of the floor 528 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 5: when you got Franz and Paulo next year, or Mark 529 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 5: Hell for instance, and they do all their damage in 530 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 5: close or a lot of it. It can be a 531 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 5: big boost to have your big man able to space 532 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 5: the floor. 533 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: Is it something you've been working on? 534 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 2: Oh? 535 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely, you know that's that's one of the things you know, 536 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 3: Coach going into this year wanted us to be really 537 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 3: good at is on leading the league O one of 538 00:23:58,240 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 3: the top teams that points in a pink. So that's 539 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,159 Speaker 3: an emphasis to us so going into each game. So 540 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 3: I think it's definitely important to have guys who are 541 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 3: able to be able to knock down catching shoot threes, 542 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 3: you know, with guys like Frost, Paulo and Markel Okay, 543 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 3: crate for ourselves and get into the paint to draw 544 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 3: on the defense. So now there's definitely some not I'll 545 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 3: focus on going into this this last off season. So 546 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 3: I definitely want to continue to showcase static, continue to 547 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 3: do that to help this champion. 548 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: Sure, all right, Wendell, Well we'll end with this. Uh, 549 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: you know, you're eventually you're going to be back right. 550 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: We don't know when, and eventually Markel is going to 551 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: be back right. So you guys are close. This is 552 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: a very very difficult stretch of games that you have 553 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: coming up. I think eleven of your next twelve only 554 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 1: one of them is under five hundred. Right, So you've 555 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: had you've had a difficult schedule and it only gets tougher. 556 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: See I don't know how that works, but it only 557 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: gets tougher. So what what's important here for the next 558 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, as you guys work your way back 559 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: in and as you play these difficult teams, and where 560 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: do you see this team being at the end of 561 00:24:58,680 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: the season. 562 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 3: I think I think going into this stretch of games, 563 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 3: I think what would be the most important thing is 564 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 3: to uh, continue to be us. Continue to keep the 565 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 3: main thing, the main thing, which is win it. You know, 566 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 3: I don't want which I don't think will happen, but 567 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 3: not looking at games like, oh I gotta have a 568 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 3: big game this game. 569 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 2: Well I got a big game in that game. 570 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 3: But just continue to do what we've been doing in 571 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 3: terms of just to fit out a really high clip, 572 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 3: you know, getting to the paint and will they're knocking 573 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 3: that open off he set threes. I think that's what's 574 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 3: going to give us that edge, you know, going into 575 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 3: these games, and then just late game decisions, you know, 576 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,239 Speaker 3: because a lot of these games will be close, you know, 577 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 3: going to get some other great teams, So just just 578 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 3: having poise and patients down the stretch and being able 579 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 3: to make certain plays to kill us that edge at 580 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 3: the end of the game is going to be imporort. 581 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 3: So I think it'll be a really good test for 582 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 3: us how we handle late game situations with crowded, super 583 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 3: loud to barely hear each other. But you've got to 584 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 3: get a bucket or you gotta get a stop to 585 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 3: get a big reef. So I think that'd be important 586 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 3: for us. 587 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: And at the end of the year, you think this 588 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: team can obviously playoffs? Was the goal right now? 589 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 2: Now? Is that right? 590 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: What is the what is still? What does the goal 591 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: continue to be as you close out for Rendaid? 592 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 3: Yes, right, yeah, I mean, I mean we try not 593 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 3: to we try we try to be optimistic and try 594 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 3: to be very straightforward, not try to have imaginary no 595 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 3: gold or whatever. But it's great for sure, I mean, 596 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 3: and then we fall short, that's cool, but we got 597 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 3: at least start to believe in ourselves that we can 598 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 3: we can be there at some point, So that's definitely 599 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 3: that's definite to go for sure. 600 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: All right, awesome, And Anthony Black hasn't given you any grief, 601 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: right with Arkansas duke. That whole deal is that over. 602 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 3: He's not good a little bit, but well here yeah, 603 00:26:58,600 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 3: just a little bit. 604 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, you a few extra bags to carry part of 605 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: his rookie duties. All Wendell, I appreciate it, man, this 606 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,400 Speaker 1: is great. God speed, get back out there. We can't 607 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 1: wait to have you back, and good luck. 608 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: The rest of the way. Amazingly well appreciate so all right, 609 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 2: thanks so much. 610 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: That's Wendell Carter Junior on the latest installment of Magic 611 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: Plod Squad. We'll see you next time.