WEBVTT - Zion Sets Off Budding Rivalry Between Pelicans and Suns

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Triste Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, there is a

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<v Speaker 2>brewing rivalry between the Pelicans and the Suns.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be something to watch going forward. Zion is

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<v Speaker 1>putting himself firmly in the MVP race. Rich Paul is,

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<v Speaker 1>let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>Caping for Anthony Davis again, and GQ, why isn't anyone

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<v Speaker 2>talking about Kate Cunningham because it looks like he might

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<v Speaker 2>be done for the year. Kate Cunningham might be done

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<v Speaker 2>for the year, and no one is saying a damn

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<v Speaker 2>thing about it. And I explain why Mark Cuban is

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<v Speaker 2>now mad at the Mavericks and also Luca is mad

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<v Speaker 2>at the Mavericks.

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<v Speaker 1>And all the fans are mad at the Mavericks again.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot to get to Oh yeah, boy on Bogdanovich

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<v Speaker 2>might be on the move to the Lakers, so ton

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<v Speaker 2>to get to Nick drop that beat.

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<v Speaker 1>It's getting hot. Sh shit is getting hot between the

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<v Speaker 1>Phoenix Suns.

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<v Speaker 2>And the New Orleans Pelicans. And you know what, I

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<v Speaker 2>am absolutely here for this. So Adam Silver, as institute

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<v Speaker 2>of this weird Baseball schedule, We talked about this in

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<v Speaker 2>a couple episodes ago where teams play each other two

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<v Speaker 2>or three times in the same week, sometimes on consecutive days.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's been attacked, right, It's been attacked by Greg Popovich,

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<v Speaker 2>It's been attacked by other media members because it's a

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<v Speaker 2>playoff institute, a playoff atmosphere, and it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Not really warranted.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in the regular season, we shouldn't have a playoff atmosphere, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But I like it. I like it because a playoff

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere creates rivalries, and that's what we need in today's

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<v Speaker 2>soft ass NBA. More rivalry and the birth of a

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<v Speaker 2>rivalry might just be what we got on Friday in

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<v Speaker 2>the first of a three game series between this and

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<v Speaker 2>the Pelicans, three games in the span of one week, tensions.

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<v Speaker 1>If you remember.

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<v Speaker 2>Boiled over in the first round series between the Pelicans

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<v Speaker 2>and the Suns, Right, things.

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<v Speaker 1>Got very, very spicy.

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<v Speaker 2>As a quick aside to just the rivalry that's brewing

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<v Speaker 2>and what happened on Friday night, because it was awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Chris Paul is Chris Paul the worst? Now? Like

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<v Speaker 1>what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>I liked Chris Paul for so long. I've been talking

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<v Speaker 2>all kinds of positive things about him. People hate him.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been saying, No, he's a phenomenal leader. He's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best pass first point guards in the league. No,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not washed, but man, he is a world class

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<v Speaker 2>cheap shot.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the worst. I am now out on Chris Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you remember when Jose Alvarado essentially ruined Chris Paul

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<v Speaker 2>got under his skin, forced him into a backcourt violation,

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<v Speaker 2>then he picked his pockets in another game, Chris Paul

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<v Speaker 2>started chirping him to get back on defense and to

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<v Speaker 2>not pick his pockets again because he was he.

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<v Speaker 1>Was Chris pauling Chris Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, remember when Chris Paul kicked Jose Alverado in the

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<v Speaker 2>nuts in the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>Of that series.

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<v Speaker 2>Then after the series calls Jose Alvarado Alvarada Ho calls

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<v Speaker 2>him a hoe. Also, by the way, Zion wasn't in

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<v Speaker 2>that series because he had a foot injury, So that's

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<v Speaker 2>important to note.

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<v Speaker 1>Because of what happened on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Zion wanted to be He wanted to put his imprint

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<v Speaker 2>on this little back and forth that they have going on.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is what happened. During the game. Chris Paul

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<v Speaker 1>continued to be as my grandma would have.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, a little shit sneaky elbowing Jose Alvarado in the

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<v Speaker 2>chin as he goes by for no reason. They're not

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<v Speaker 2>even playing basketball is nowhere in sight. And after a

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<v Speaker 2>really tight game, the Pelicans pulled away from the Suns late.

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<v Speaker 2>But I really got the son's pissed was that the

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<v Speaker 2>Pelicans had nothing to play for at that point. Game

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<v Speaker 2>was over, and instead of just running the clock out,

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<v Speaker 2>Zion took an outlet pass from I forget who maybe

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<v Speaker 2>Alvarado and proceeded to do a three sixty windmal dunk

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<v Speaker 2>at the buzzer with like two seconds left on the clock.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he flexed for the home crowd. Sons did not

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<v Speaker 1>like that.

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<v Speaker 2>They did not appreciate that whatsoever. Uh, they went nuts.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a little kerfuffle. You had people fake fighting,

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<v Speaker 2>pushing each other. Refs got involved, Willie Green got involved, literally,

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<v Speaker 2>head coach Willie Green was ready to throw down for

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<v Speaker 2>his team, and was Willy Green's team who initiated it, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>So it was funny and.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a really good announcement that Zion his back.

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<v Speaker 2>Zion's like, I am so healthy that in a meaningless

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<v Speaker 2>two seconds of a game. I am willing to get

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<v Speaker 2>my bounce and whim mill that shit down thirty five

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<v Speaker 2>points on thirteen for seventeen, shooting unstoppable, going downhill in

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<v Speaker 2>a way I think only in the way that Yannis

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<v Speaker 2>is capable of doing right and oh boy, oh boy,

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<v Speaker 2>perpetual black cloud. Chris Paul looked like he was gonna fight. Afterwards,

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<v Speaker 2>Campaign explained exactly why he was pissed, exactly what pissed

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<v Speaker 2>him off so much. He said, the game was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much over and they kept playing. Feel like that was

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<v Speaker 2>a little unsportsmanlike. We don't really like that. We do

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<v Speaker 2>the right thing. We feel like they should have done

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<v Speaker 2>the right thing, and then they didn't. We don't take that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. Come on, now, come on, now, let's not act like.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't the same team that saw Jay Crowder cheap

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<v Speaker 2>shot Anthony Davis by stepping on his foot, pushing him

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<v Speaker 2>in the lower back with his left hand, and swiping

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<v Speaker 2>at his right ankle with his right hand. Let's not

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<v Speaker 2>act like this is a team above it, like it's

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<v Speaker 2>above me. Now, we don't do that here, we are

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<v Speaker 2>the Phoenix Sons, a perennial Wait, hold on this is

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<v Speaker 2>a team that's been bad for forever since after Charles

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<v Speaker 2>Barkley left. Chris Paul is constantly throwing chippy elbows at people,

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<v Speaker 2>constantly doing his best Draymond Green impression. Let's call the

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<v Speaker 2>call off the pearl clutching campaign for a second, because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't buy that for one minute?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you?

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<v Speaker 2>And my guy Eddie Johnson, friend of show, he does

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<v Speaker 2>a color on the broadcasts for the Suns. He had

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<v Speaker 2>the absolute gall to call and say that the anger

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<v Speaker 2>aimed at Chris Paul because Pelicans fans obviously hate him

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<v Speaker 2>now for a myriad of reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>One being that Chris Paul left.

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<v Speaker 2>At the goal to say that the boos were fake,

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<v Speaker 2>that the booze were just merely echoes from some sound

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<v Speaker 2>machine making the stadium and arena louder than it actually is.

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<v Speaker 2>A sound machine to amplify the booze. Get the fuck

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<v Speaker 2>out of here. This is why we'll hold off on.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why DeAndre Ayton, of course, might have been

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<v Speaker 2>the only son with a reasonable response. Essentially, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a home court, he's doing it first fans. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>take any of that stuff personal. I love DeAndre Ayton

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<v Speaker 2>so much. He is so much better than anyone. He's

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<v Speaker 2>too good for the Suns given who they are, and

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<v Speaker 2>Zion he had this to say, that.

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<v Speaker 3>Was at lot of character for me. But you gotta understand,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you can understand it or not. They sent

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<v Speaker 3>my teammates home last year. I missed all last year.

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<v Speaker 3>I got carried away a little bit. I admit that.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know I was in that locker room. My

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<v Speaker 3>brothers were down because you know, the Sun sent us

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<v Speaker 3>home last year. That would that's a tough moment to

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<v Speaker 3>be a part of. So in that moment I got

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<v Speaker 3>carried away. I admit that I was out of character

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<v Speaker 3>for me. So you know, if they was to do

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<v Speaker 3>the same thing, I wouldn't have no problem with it.

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<v Speaker 1>If they were to do the same thing, wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a problem with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, the Sons don't have anyone athletic enough to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know about you, but if Zion keeps

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<v Speaker 2>playing this way, there's gonna win MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, they're the number one in the West.

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<v Speaker 2>He's averaging twenty five seven and four with a steal

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<v Speaker 2>gets blocks all time. If he has even a modicum,

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<v Speaker 2>as my mom would say, a modicum of defense, and

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<v Speaker 2>they continue.

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<v Speaker 1>To play this way.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one in the West, and Zion is doing three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and sixty degree windmills at the end of games,

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<v Speaker 2>causing a scuffle to the point where it becomes Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Center first take.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what time it is. That's how MVP

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<v Speaker 1>are born.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay healthy, Zion and listen his odds on Thursday night,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty to one to win the MVP. His odds today

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<v Speaker 2>twenty to one to win MVP. That is what we

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<v Speaker 2>call diminishing value.

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<v Speaker 1>You should probably jump on Zion tickets right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what's crazy is outside of that fight,

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<v Speaker 2>the media hasn't set a peep, myself included.

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<v Speaker 1>We are just hoping and praying Zion is a bust,

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<v Speaker 1>don't we.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like we are just thinking that maybe he'll tear

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<v Speaker 2>something or erode or break a toe or just get

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<v Speaker 2>fat again.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows.

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<v Speaker 2>We're just weighted with baited breath to see if something

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<v Speaker 2>wrong goes on. Because Zion as this version of Zion

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<v Speaker 2>and the team that's the number one in the West.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh boy, they are fast, they are deep, they have

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<v Speaker 2>stars everywhere. This team is a killer, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that they are the most dangerous team to any contending

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<v Speaker 2>team based on this roster alone. And the last question

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<v Speaker 2>that I have because I was thinking about this when

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<v Speaker 2>every Son was bitching and complaining and moaning and saying

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<v Speaker 2>about unsportsmanship and blah blah blah and how unlikable they are.

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<v Speaker 2>I have rowed for the Sons. My grandmother loved the

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<v Speaker 2>Phoenix Suns. But are they the most unlike? Are the

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<v Speaker 2>Phoenix Sons the most unlikable team in the NBA right now?

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<v Speaker 2>People absolutely hate them. People absolutely hate Chris Paul And

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<v Speaker 2>now that hate is extending to Devin Booker. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know why that is, but they hate him too, probably

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<v Speaker 2>because they both fucked the Kardashian and you've got Campaign.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't like Campaign. He's kind of a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a unsportsmanlike himself. Jay Crowdery when he was on

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<v Speaker 1>that team, was very much dislike.

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<v Speaker 2>The only likable player on the team is DeAndre Ayden,

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<v Speaker 2>and he wanted out