WEBVTT - The NBA Regular Season Is Winding Down

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Trystal Quick. On this

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Heat Check, we made it, baby.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the final week of the NBA season, can

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<v Speaker 2>you believe it? And there is still chaos in the

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<v Speaker 2>streets of the Western Conference.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna break.

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<v Speaker 2>Down that as well as all the news that's fit

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<v Speaker 2>to use for you, ranging to a recap of the

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<v Speaker 2>playoff situation, to Lebron opening up the Starbucks, to an

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<v Speaker 2>appreciation of our man Walker Kessler, the new White, Rudy Gobert,

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<v Speaker 2>lots in between.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Nick, do me a favor.

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<v Speaker 2>Drop that generic ass royalty free should be Rihanna asbyat.

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<v Speaker 2>I know we just did a playoff picture on the

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<v Speaker 2>Western Conference last week, but that's how much it changes.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're not pulling up the NBA standings on

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<v Speaker 2>a day to day basis, and you don't are not

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<v Speaker 2>aware of how the tie breakers, what games are coming up,

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<v Speaker 2>let me help you out. We got to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>go through it because right now there is a wildly

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<v Speaker 2>tight race for the five and six spot in the

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<v Speaker 2>West that is between the Clippers, Lakers, and the Warriors.

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<v Speaker 2>One of those three teams will be in the plan.

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<v Speaker 2>If you recall These are the two spots above the

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<v Speaker 2>playing tournament and the ones that guarantees you a winnable

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<v Speaker 2>best of seven series against the three in the four

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<v Speaker 2>seeds got it with just a handful of games to go.

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<v Speaker 2>We have no clarity. Zero Warriors currently tumbling down the standings.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, they suck right now, are dubs? What is going on?

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<v Speaker 2>They threw up all over themselves on Sunday against Denver

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<v Speaker 2>without Jokic. They were giving you that game. They gave

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<v Speaker 2>it to you, and what did you do? You found

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<v Speaker 2>a way to Dennis shrewder it. Fumble the bag, baby,

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<v Speaker 2>fumble the bag. Could not must up the strength to

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<v Speaker 2>win a game that was given to you like the

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<v Speaker 2>championship caliber team that you're supposed to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Clay blew two open looks in.

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<v Speaker 2>The final five seconds to win the game against the Nuggets,

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<v Speaker 2>and now they pretty much gotta win every single game

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<v Speaker 2>left in order to avoid that playing spot. Lakers, somehow,

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<v Speaker 2>some way control their fate. They have an equal amount

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<v Speaker 2>of losses of the Clippers and the Warriors, but one

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<v Speaker 2>less game played. So Wednesday, which is today, is a collision.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it should be today, and we're recording this Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is today for you is a collision course

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<v Speaker 2>between the Clippers and the Lakers at the crypt. Winner

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent makes the top six one hundred percent

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<v Speaker 2>with just a couple of games to go. Loser potentially

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<v Speaker 2>drops into the play in tournament, although given how bad

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<v Speaker 2>the Warriors have been and their schedule and how many

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<v Speaker 2>games are left, probably not as likely.

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<v Speaker 1>Very confusing in these streets. Here's what we know.

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<v Speaker 2>Lakers currently hold the tie break over the Warriors. The

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<v Speaker 2>Clippers currently hold the tiebreak over the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>The Wolves, why are they involved? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>They hold the tiebreaker over the Lakers, but then what

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<v Speaker 2>do they do? They suffer the worst loss in thirty years.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the largest line, the largest favorites that we

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<v Speaker 2>have seen.

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<v Speaker 1>Since nineteen ninety two.

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<v Speaker 2>Nineteen ninety three, they were nineteen and a half point

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<v Speaker 2>favorites at the crib to my egregiously tanking Portland Trailblazers,

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<v Speaker 2>where again they are load managing trendon Watford. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, somehow found a way to lose that game,

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<v Speaker 2>which means that if the Warriors, Clippers, and Lakers all

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<v Speaker 2>finish forty three and thirty nine, which given how many

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<v Speaker 2>games are left to go the teams that they play against.

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<v Speaker 1>That kind of is what it looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>That would mean that the Clippers would get the five spot,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers would get a sixth spot, and the Warriors

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<v Speaker 2>would our Dubs would be in the playing tournament at seven.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, given the fact that the Clippers play the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 2>the Warriors must win every single game that they have

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<v Speaker 2>left to avoid the inevitability of finishing in the seventh spot,

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<v Speaker 2>unless the Lakers were to do something like loose twice

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<v Speaker 2>to the Utah Jazz, who are also egregiously tanking, which

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think is gonna happen, but listen, look at

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<v Speaker 2>the Wolves.

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<v Speaker 1>Anything's possible, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Damn complicated, And technically the Suns who are currently locked

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<v Speaker 2>up on the fourth spot, not mathematically at this very second,

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<v Speaker 2>but really it is. There's four games left. There are

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<v Speaker 2>four games behind the Kings. They decide who is the

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<v Speaker 2>five seed because they play the Lakers and the Clippers

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<v Speaker 2>before this whole thing ends.

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<v Speaker 1>They could either.

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<v Speaker 2>Sit out stars let that team beat them, or that

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<v Speaker 2>they could treat that game as a playoff game like

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<v Speaker 2>against the Lakers. If I'm the Suns, I do not

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<v Speaker 2>want to play Lakers the first no shot. I would

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<v Speaker 2>much prefer to play the Clippers without Paul George. Let

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<v Speaker 2>Kawhi and Nick Batoom do their very best. See how

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<v Speaker 2>that thing shakes up. Here's another little wrinkle in the

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<v Speaker 2>playoff picture. The Dallas Mavericks must be listening to the

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<v Speaker 2>heat check because after their dismal overtime loss to the

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta Hawks, where JaVale McGee had two free throws at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the game in order to win it,

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<v Speaker 2>decides to only make one free throw and they go

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<v Speaker 2>to overtime. They lose to the Atlanta Hawks, who are awful.

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<v Speaker 2>They are now down to the eleventh spot in the West,

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<v Speaker 2>and rumor has it they are going to shut down

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<v Speaker 2>Luca and shut down Kyrie for the rest of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get a top ten spot in the NBA Draft,

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<v Speaker 2>and deciding they are going to take themselves out of

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<v Speaker 2>playoff consideration altogether. That in the West only impacts the Kings,

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<v Speaker 2>who only need one more game to win in order

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<v Speaker 2>for them to win the division and seal up the

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<v Speaker 2>three spot. My ideal matchup, my ideal ratings matchup one eight.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see Denver play the Pelicans. So you've

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<v Speaker 2>got Zion versus k that's a fascinating matchup. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Ingram against Michael Porter Junior amazing. You've got Jamal

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<v Speaker 2>Murray against CJ.

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<v Speaker 1>McCullum. You got Aaron Gordon being.

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<v Speaker 2>Defended by Skinny ass Rangey amazing defender, Herb Jones. Fun matchup,

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<v Speaker 2>fun watch out Nuggets two seven, Warriors Grizzlies.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, oh my, I need it. I need

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<v Speaker 1>it so bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw and Dylan Brooks and Jaron Jackson chirp and Clay Chirping.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean the energy, the emotion, the aggression that is

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<v Speaker 2>top tier first round matchup, top tier Clippers versus the

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<v Speaker 2>Kings three six, I mean, I just want that.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want it personally.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to go down to Lac the Crypt without

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<v Speaker 2>worrying about the Kings having to face the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a good matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>They have no Paul George's the King's Best show in

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<v Speaker 2>order to win a first round series and continue to advance.

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<v Speaker 2>And then four to five Suns Lakers, Oh boy fireworks,

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James against Chris Paul Banana, Boat Brothers facing off

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<v Speaker 2>against one another. Anthony Davis trying to soun DeAndre Ayton Kevin.

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<v Speaker 1>Durant now in the mix. Do you remember the last

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<v Speaker 1>time these two teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Play Anthony Davis sprained his ankle, Lebron James got hurt

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<v Speaker 2>in the Sun's advanced and then ended up in the finals.

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<v Speaker 2>This is it, folks, Oh my god, this is the

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<v Speaker 2>best stretch of final regular season games we've ever had

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<v Speaker 2>in life. In life because the play in tournament. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why I didn't like it at first, But I tell

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<v Speaker 2>you what, it does make this very intriguing and out

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<v Speaker 2>East a lot more clarity, a lot more boredom, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>be honest, not much things that are fun going out

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<v Speaker 2>in the East. The one thing that we know for

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<v Speaker 2>sure is that the are gonna play the Calves in

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<v Speaker 2>the first round. Incredible matchup one, two, three seeds, Bocks,

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<v Speaker 2>Celtics sixers. They don't care who they play, doesn't really matter.

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<v Speaker 2>You can play uh, I don't know Heat. You can

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<v Speaker 2>play the Raptors, you can play the Hawks, you can

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<v Speaker 2>play the Bulls.

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<v Speaker 1>Who cares.

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<v Speaker 2>None of them pose any real threats to them in

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<v Speaker 2>that first round. We know those three teams are going

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<v Speaker 2>to advance further doesn't matter. Zero drama, and the Nets

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<v Speaker 2>aren't gonna beat the Sixers unless Embeid goes down, So

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<v Speaker 2>zero drama.

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<v Speaker 1>Who makes it out of the plane in the East

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<v Speaker 1>Do I care?

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<v Speaker 2>No? I give zero fucks why because they're all trash vomit.

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<v Speaker 1>Some really sad news out of Utah. Apparently they are.

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<v Speaker 2>Jazz are reportedly shutting down rookie center Walker Kessler. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>saw that coming, but there are legit people out there

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<v Speaker 2>whose business it is to write about the NBA believe

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<v Speaker 2>that the Utah Jazz won the Rudy go Bear trade,

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<v Speaker 2>not just because of the bonkers amount of first round

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<v Speaker 2>picks that they landed from Minnesota or the young players

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<v Speaker 2>that they got, but because Kessler, they believe, is already

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<v Speaker 2>better or as good as Rudy at one tenth of

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<v Speaker 2>the price. People are legitimately saying that they would not

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<v Speaker 2>trade Walker Kessler for Rudy Gobert straight up right now.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how much of a fleecing Danny Ainge put on

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<v Speaker 2>r Man. Tim Connolly shame. Tim Connolly shame probably should

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<v Speaker 2>not surprise anyone. He was a beast at auburn seven

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<v Speaker 2>feet one, seven foot five wingspan nine feet five inches

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<v Speaker 2>standing reach.

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<v Speaker 1>That's ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 2>He had one of the highest block rates in college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball history ten blocks per hundred possessions. Jesus Christ, that

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<v Speaker 2>seems like a made up stat. That's a Kenyan Martin stat.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not.

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<v Speaker 2>I promise you it is not a fake stat. Some

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<v Speaker 2>scouts thought that this was the steel of the draft,

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<v Speaker 2>considering his stats, his size, his upside, and the wild thing.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not lose a step.

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<v Speaker 2>Converting to the NBA in Utah, his seventy two percent

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<v Speaker 2>fiogal percentage this year is the best in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>He won't win the title because he's a few shots

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<v Speaker 2>short of the minimum amount of shots to the quality

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<v Speaker 2>and one of the highest ever by a rookie. He's

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<v Speaker 2>also averaging an incredible two point three blocks per game

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<v Speaker 2>on twenty three minutes per night.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me say that again.

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Kessler currently averaging two point three blocks per game all.

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<v Speaker 1>Nor only twenty three minutes per night.

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<v Speaker 2>Last twelve games, he averaged thirteen ten and two with

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<v Speaker 2>three blocks and less than one turnover in twenty eight

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<v Speaker 2>minutes of playtime.

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<v Speaker 1>So pretty damn good.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say, not really fair to call Walker Kesler a

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<v Speaker 2>replacement per go Beart because they do different things. But

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<v Speaker 2>in reality, oh my god, he's just so much cheaper

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<v Speaker 2>for a center and thus so much more valuable to

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<v Speaker 2>a team that's rebuilding than Rudy Gobert could ever be. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>keeping Rudy Gobert would have been bad for the Utah Jazz.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want to build around him with all these

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<v Speaker 2>young guys and him making forty plus million dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 1>No shot.

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<v Speaker 2>What Danny Angel will Hardy have accomplished in Utah in

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<v Speaker 2>their very first year, I think is gonna go down

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<v Speaker 2>as one of the more remarkable transformations. In many years,

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<v Speaker 2>the Utah Jazz were filled with oldies, guys who could

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<v Speaker 2>not play defense, no athletes outside of Donovan Mitchell and

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<v Speaker 2>Rudy Gobert, who by the way, hated each other, and

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<v Speaker 2>both were making thirty plus million dollars per year, and

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<v Speaker 2>they had no real ability to get out.

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<v Speaker 1>From under that.

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<v Speaker 2>And now all of a sudden, they have this quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote conscious decision to tank, and they've got young guys

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<v Speaker 2>like oshayok Baji and Lori Markinen and Walker Kessler and

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<v Speaker 2>and a bajillion draft picks do not Forget blocker Kessler.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we're calling them now, Blocker Kessler.

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<v Speaker 2>Who is going to be swatting shots in Salt Lake

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<v Speaker 2>City for a long time, even though he is shut

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<v Speaker 2>down for the next three games, because let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 2>Utah was always going to avoid being in the play

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<v Speaker 2>in tournament or the playoffs. Oh boy, So I love

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<v Speaker 2>the coaching care ofself. It's one of my favorite things

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<v Speaker 2>about the NBA, is really that kind of level of

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<v Speaker 2>chaos and happening before the carnival is even over yet.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not talking about em Udoka rumors to Houston either,

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<v Speaker 2>which have him linked to Houston for the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks. I am talking about one of the most

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<v Speaker 2>respected names in the NBA, widely considered a top five

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<v Speaker 2>coach in the league and one of the best coaches

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<v Speaker 2>in history. Probably what he did for the twenty nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>Toronto Raptors with Kawhi Leonard pretty remarkable. Nick Nurse, this

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit of a shit show over year.

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<v Speaker 2>We interviewed him before the season started. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of hearts and flowers. Well, everybody thought this team

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<v Speaker 2>was gonna be pretty good. Pascal Siakam had a career year.

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<v Speaker 2>Ojan Andobi was really good, Fred van Fleet was really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Gary Trent Junior not so much.

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<v Speaker 2>But listen, did anybody think that there would be this

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<v Speaker 2>much dysfunction to the point where people are starting to

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<v Speaker 2>check in on Nick's status for the following few years

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<v Speaker 2>while he's sitting there under contract.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it went off the rails really before it ever started.

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<v Speaker 2>So they had a weak start. You had injuries to

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<v Speaker 2>Pascal Siakam, you had injuries to Scottie Barnes, you had

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<v Speaker 2>injuries to Ojan Andobi, and that pretty much set them

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<v Speaker 2>back and they've been scrambling ever since, hovering around the

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred mark. As the struggles deepened, grumblings about unhappy

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<v Speaker 2>players started to arise make their way out of Toronto,

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<v Speaker 2>which is a very hushog organization by the way, So

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<v Speaker 2>when rumors start to get out, you know it's not good.

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<v Speaker 2>Og Nnnobi Siakam, Fred Van Fleet, even Scottie Barnes at

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<v Speaker 2>times seemed to have tuned Nick Nurse out. After bad

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<v Speaker 2>loss after bad loss started to stack up, and also

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<v Speaker 2>what was going on in the trade deadline. Every player

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<v Speaker 2>was rumored to be on the chopping block and for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time ever after trading No. One and trading

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<v Speaker 2>for Yaku Birtle, Nick Nurse may possibly be on the

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<v Speaker 2>hot seat, which some of these NBA insiders have predicted

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<v Speaker 2>since the offseason. I might imagine shout out to Jake Fisher,

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<v Speaker 2>who did see this coming.

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<v Speaker 1>For the first time in Nick Nurse's career as.

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<v Speaker 2>An NBA head coach, He's had to address these rumors.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just say, after hearing what he said last night,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not so sure he's going to be around.

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<v Speaker 1>There for a long Here's what he said.

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<v Speaker 3>I think when this season gets done, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 3>evaluate everything and even personally, like I'm gonna take a

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<v Speaker 3>few weeks to see where I'm at, you know, like

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<v Speaker 3>you said, where's my head at, and just see how

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<v Speaker 3>the relationship with the organization is and everything. It's been

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<v Speaker 3>ten years for me now, which is a pretty good run.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, my head is to get this and make

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<v Speaker 3>this as long as season as possible. This team needs

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<v Speaker 3>playoff experience, right So that is where I'm at right now.

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<v Speaker 3>More about that, if you, for whatever the reason, you

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<v Speaker 3>might not be better here. No, I think that I'm

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<v Speaker 3>concentrated on this job. For sure, and this game essentially.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think that heading ten years is a good

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<v Speaker 3>time to sit back and reflect a little bit, right,

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<v Speaker 3>So I think that's where we're going to do that

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<v Speaker 3>all when the season ends.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't it sound like there's a possibility when when you

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<v Speaker 2>hear someone say ten years is a good time to

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<v Speaker 2>sit back and reflect.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, they're already reflecting. Maybe they are already starting to get.

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<v Speaker 2>Their tickets to Cancun or Cabo or whatever they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do some thinking, some deep thought, maybe a monastery in Quebec.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>He has one year left on his deal, has not

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<v Speaker 2>been offered an extension yet that we know about, and

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<v Speaker 2>damn it looks like his five years as Dwayne Casey's

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<v Speaker 2>assistant in five years as head coach in Toronto just

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<v Speaker 2>might be coming to a close. Eric Kareen of The

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<v Speaker 2>Athletic some of the best when he wrote this, In

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<v Speaker 2>no way is Nurse the primary problem with the Raptors. However,

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<v Speaker 2>when a coach calls out his team effort and energy

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<v Speaker 2>as many times as he has this year and the

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<v Speaker 2>results continue to be fairly poor, it's clear something is wrong. Really,

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<v Speaker 2>many things are wrong, barring a surprisingly positive end of

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<v Speaker 2>this Raptor season, A coaching scene change seems more likely

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<v Speaker 2>than not.

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<v Speaker 1>God damn sheesh. I love some Nick Nurse.

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<v Speaker 2>I do. He's one of my all time favorite coaches

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<v Speaker 2>and people in the league. Very insightful, as you can

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<v Speaker 2>see even from his interview, very thoughtful. People have linked

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<v Speaker 2>him to Houston. But I tell you what, if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to coach in Toronto because young guys are

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<v Speaker 2>doing dumb shit and they're tuning you out, I promise

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<v Speaker 2>you you don't have the energy for Houston, my guy, No,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't. You don't have any We talk about bad roads,

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<v Speaker 2>six lane highways, back to back traffic. You go from Toronto, Canada,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the most progressive cities in the NBA, to

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<v Speaker 2>a full blown red state with crazy traffic and young

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<v Speaker 2>guys who just want to chuck all day like AAU players.

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<v Speaker 2>Fuck No, absolutely, fucking not one thing is for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure.

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<v Speaker 2>If he wants to coach, cheeky coach, he's not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be out out of a job for long. Probably would

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<v Speaker 2>win another chip again. Just not in Toronto, baby, just

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<v Speaker 2>not in Toronto. Oh, let's move on to Lebron James.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a cute story. This is really sweet. I saw

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<v Speaker 2>this and I said, we got to talk about this

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<v Speaker 2>on the show. Lebron James just opened a Starbucks. That's

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<v Speaker 2>not really news in itself. I'm sure he has lots

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<v Speaker 2>of businesses. I think he owns a Blaze Pizza and

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles as well. He has a ton of fingers

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<v Speaker 2>and a ton of businesses. Most of them are pretty

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<v Speaker 2>damn successful. So why is this Starbucks story news? Because

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<v Speaker 2>he opened it in Akron, Ohio, his hometown. And not

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<v Speaker 2>only did he open in the Starbucks in Akron, it's

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<v Speaker 2>being opened in a part of town where Starbucks never

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<v Speaker 2>ever ever open the hood. You ever go to the

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<v Speaker 2>hood and see a Starbucks. You ever go to the

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<v Speaker 2>hood and see a Whole Foods? Fuck no, that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like the correlating factor. No Starbucks around, Get out,

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<v Speaker 2>move on, Like, if you're a newcomer, your tourist, don't

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<v Speaker 2>be in that neighborhood. This is not a suburb, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not a gentrified part of downtown. It is across the

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<v Speaker 2>street from two boarded up buildings. So why did Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>James open it here? If you have to ask, you

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<v Speaker 2>probably don't know. Lebron James well enough. The simple answer

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<v Speaker 2>is because Lebron James wants to transform his hometown. The

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<v Speaker 2>truth is, the simple answer is that he loves his

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<v Speaker 2>hometown and he wants to build. The more complex answer

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<v Speaker 2>is because Lebron James thinks that these people deserve a Starbucks.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna make fun of the fact that it

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<v Speaker 2>is like a very whitey like piece of luxury. Like

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<v Speaker 2>there's more important things probably to open up in the hood.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember I did a piece in Atlanta and they said, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm not banging on Lebron James for doing this.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's great and we'll get to it. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's a side road I didn't anticipate. I remember I

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<v Speaker 2>did a piece in Atlanta about gentrification near the Mercedes

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<v Speaker 2>Benz Stadium, and they said, when when white people give

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<v Speaker 2>their advice on how we fix our neighborhood, they always

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<v Speaker 2>say a coffee shop, and really what we need is

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<v Speaker 2>a laundromat and like a place where you can get

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<v Speaker 2>money to be loan until your next paycheck.

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<v Speaker 1>So I didn't think it's like a little funny anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just that's just honestly a side note because there's

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<v Speaker 2>more to it than the Starbucks. More importantly, it's two

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<v Speaker 2>blocks down from where the I Promise school was that

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<v Speaker 2>he opened, which if you don't know about that, we've

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<v Speaker 2>done pieces on it. It's incredible job training, school training,

0:20:59.720 --> 0:21:01.600
<v Speaker 2>job training for the parents of the kids who go

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<v Speaker 2>to the school. But there are forty six workers that

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<v Speaker 2>are not being paid just an hourly salary. But at

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<v Speaker 2>this Starbucks also earning valuable job training certificates for the

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<v Speaker 2>hospitality industry. So it's basically like a vocational technical credit

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<v Speaker 2>for working at Starbucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Who doesn't want to be a baristaet.

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<v Speaker 2>The fuck out of a hood, just go to another

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<v Speaker 2>Starbucks somewhere else. Anyway, typical Lebron James, not looking to

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<v Speaker 2>just create jobs but also create careers. You can make

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<v Speaker 2>fun of him first corny takes. You can make fun

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<v Speaker 2>of them for lying incessively about things that are very

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<v Speaker 2>easy to disprove. But I don't know if anyone in

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<v Speaker 2>the league does more good with his money than Lebron.

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<v Speaker 2>The building the houses the Starbucks is also going to

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<v Speaker 2>become a complex by twenty twenty four, containing a sports bar,

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<v Speaker 2>a wine room, even a Lebron James museum with a

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<v Speaker 2>full sized recreation of his spring Hill apartment at six

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<v Speaker 2>oh two where he grew up in Akron with his mom.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to have an ice cream shop, a clothing store,

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<v Speaker 2>and a concert venue, and of course, because Lebron James

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<v Speaker 2>loves himself some taco Tuesdays, there's always also going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a taco shop only open on Tuesdays. Just kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not groundbreaking news, especially.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, for people who see these sort of developments

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<v Speaker 2>go up, but it is pretty groundbreaking if you live

0:22:28.760 --> 0:22:35.600
<v Speaker 2>in Akron. These sort of multi use places being built

0:22:35.920 --> 0:22:39.920
<v Speaker 2>in a neighborhood that's not really being shepherded or invested

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<v Speaker 2>in is going to create long lasting change. Lebron James

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<v Speaker 2>did this in parts of downtown Cleveland when he was

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<v Speaker 2>a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Multiple juice bars that

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<v Speaker 2>he opened, more white and more white tea things, really

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<v Speaker 2>fitness studios.

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<v Speaker 1>But it worked.

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<v Speaker 2>It worked lots of players to talk about giving back,

0:23:02.119 --> 0:23:05.000
<v Speaker 2>which to most players means just hosting a basketball camp,

0:23:05.080 --> 0:23:07.359
<v Speaker 2>giving away some t shirts, giving away some shoes. But

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<v Speaker 2>he is literally rebuilding his town brick by brick. I

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<v Speaker 2>would not be surprised if Lebron James opened up for

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James Apartments, Lebron James Apartment Complex. Lebron James already

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<v Speaker 2>has a school, He's got a Starbucks, he's got an

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<v Speaker 2>ice cream store, he's got a taco shop. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>keep an eye on this. One day down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna have to come visit. All right, Let's move

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<v Speaker 2>on to something that's not really news, but I want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about it anyway. Who, if you had to guess,

0:23:33.000 --> 0:23:38.440
<v Speaker 2>is the least popular NBA coach of all time. If

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<v Speaker 2>you give an answer to anyone other than George Carl,

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<v Speaker 2>you are wrong. He has probably the most dislike coach

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<v Speaker 2>in NBA history. That's not a hyperbole, that is fact.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not take my word for it. Ask our guy JR.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith. This is what he had to say about his

0:23:58.640 --> 0:24:02.119
<v Speaker 1>time playing in Denver. He said, how do I put this?

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<v Speaker 2>George Carl wasn't the coach I thought he was when

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<v Speaker 2>I first got there.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking he's a player's coach. I didn't even know him.

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<v Speaker 2>By the time I was gone, I was like, if

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<v Speaker 2>I never see this dude again, I am good. There

0:24:17.040 --> 0:24:20.480
<v Speaker 2>are certain people you vibe with and certain people you don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I get that, But then there are certain people who

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<v Speaker 2>just throw salt into the pot just because they want to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I'm saying, just to see what the

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<v Speaker 2>outcome is. I don't like stuff like that. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of what DeMarcus and a lot of other

0:24:32.480 --> 0:24:35.920
<v Speaker 2>players are saying. He's not the easiest person to deal with.

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<v Speaker 2>There's many players other than Jerr Smith that have decided

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<v Speaker 2>to come over the top rope on George Carl. DeMarcus Cousins,

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<v Speaker 2>of course long running beef with George Carl. He tweeted

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<v Speaker 2>out in response to Cousins taking shots at the King's

0:24:49.600 --> 0:24:53.520
<v Speaker 2>organization by asking what DeMarcus Cousins ever did for them?

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<v Speaker 2>They paid you fifty million dollars and gave you the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to play professional basketball, Sir, George Carl, do you

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<v Speaker 2>know that that DeMarcus Cousins at one point was one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most dominant big men in the game. Everyone

0:25:06.760 --> 0:25:09.719
<v Speaker 2>wanted DeMarcus Cousins. They didn't give him an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>play fucking basketball. I hate to tell you, George Carl,

0:25:12.800 --> 0:25:14.359
<v Speaker 2>A whole lot of other teams would have been happy

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<v Speaker 2>to pay Boogie Cousins as well. Don't act like Sacramento

0:25:17.480 --> 0:25:21.080
<v Speaker 2>did some sort of favor to DeMarcus Cousins. He had

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<v Speaker 2>seven coaches in seven years there, and of course DeMarcus Cousins,

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<v Speaker 2>who was great.

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<v Speaker 1>I love him Boogie. He tweeted a snake emoji.

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<v Speaker 2>As his description of George carl So he seems to

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<v Speaker 2>be beefing with everyone. George Carl He said, also Doc Rivers,

0:25:36.560 --> 0:25:38.880
<v Speaker 2>we talked about this before two weeks ago, that Doc

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<v Speaker 2>Rivers had been anointed as a black coach, and now

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<v Speaker 2>there's going to be four or five more anointments of

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<v Speaker 2>the young Afro American coach. Don't say Afro American, please, don't.

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<v Speaker 2>That's cringe. Don't do that as if that's some sort

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<v Speaker 2>of bad thing for coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>To represent the players, the labor base they have that's

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<v Speaker 2>largely black and brown.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>This seems like former players kind of make sense to me. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he also took a lot of unnecessary shots at Nuggets players.

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<v Speaker 2>He uh whatever, for whatever reason, decided to say that

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<v Speaker 2>Kenyon Martin had all that money and no father's fucked up.

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<v Speaker 2>Carmarlos's dad died when he was two years old. Kenyon

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<v Speaker 2>was raised by his mom and sister, and he says

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<v Speaker 2>that those two are his father.

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<v Speaker 1>Figured.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know Kenyan Martin. You already know he's

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<v Speaker 2>not about this. He said he was an awful and

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<v Speaker 2>coward ass coach, a terrible person, selfish, unhappy, miserable, the

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<v Speaker 2>worst coach that he ever played for. Jesus, I met

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<v Speaker 2>Kenyon Martin in Cincinnati a couple of weeks ago, and

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<v Speaker 2>let me say that is probably the censored version of

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<v Speaker 2>what he would say behind George Carl's back, without the

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<v Speaker 2>media there to take note into record. It the list

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<v Speaker 2>of former players who have zero good things to say

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<v Speaker 2>about George Carl. The list is long, Gary Page, Sean Kemp,

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<v Speaker 2>Chauncey Billups, numerous others, and George Carl still, for some reason,

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<v Speaker 2>still tweeting about current players like Jahn Morant nineteen fifties

0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:12.800
<v Speaker 2>takes on Ja Morant.

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<v Speaker 1>If you know, you know, when you.

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<v Speaker 2>Make a list of most or least popular NBA coaches,

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<v Speaker 2>George Carl is literally the Kalisi of that list. No

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<v Speaker 2>one is as unpopular as him, not a chance, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody will ever make that list. Also

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<v Speaker 2>fun fact, George Carl accidentally spit on me in a

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<v Speaker 2>basketball clinic. I was sitting front row and he just

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<v Speaker 2>loogied all over me and didn't say goddamn word.

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<v Speaker 1>So I personally don't like George Carl either.

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<v Speaker 2>We have an uptake on Andrew Wiggins. I avoided discussing

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<v Speaker 2>the situation in detail because it's a personal matter and

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't want to get into it.

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<v Speaker 1>I did a TikTok.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a bunch of rumors about what happened with him

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<v Speaker 2>and his girlfriend. There's a bunch of floating rumors circulating

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<v Speaker 2>that were bullshit. Even Andrew Wiggins's girlfriend was responding to

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<v Speaker 2>my TikTok videos, which was wild, saying that these were

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent falls. I'm not even gonna mention what

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<v Speaker 2>the rumors are anyway. Now we kind of have an

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<v Speaker 2>honest update on what's happening with Wiggins. He's now back

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<v Speaker 2>with the team.

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<v Speaker 1>We even got a boom. This is the bomb. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the sound of the woes bomb on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Golden State Warriors All Star forward Andrew Wiggins is nearing

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<v Speaker 2>a return to the team and is expecting to be

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<v Speaker 2>back this week. Wiggins is missed twenty one games attending

0:28:46.400 --> 0:28:49.640
<v Speaker 2>to a family member matter excuse me. Huge boost for

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<v Speaker 2>the depending champions and the six seed in the West.

0:28:53.800 --> 0:28:56.600
<v Speaker 2>This was followed by the first bits of real information

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<v Speaker 2>about why Wiggins has missed the past twenty five games.

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<v Speaker 1>What was the personal man?

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<v Speaker 2>According to Shams, who always gives us more information than woaj,

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Wiggins's father is currently dealing with a serious medical condition.

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<v Speaker 2>And Andrew Wiggins plans to attend Warriors Thunder on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason for wiggins leave of absence since mid February

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<v Speaker 2>is his father, Mitchell Wiggins, has been dealing with a

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<v Speaker 2>serious medical condition situation. Sources close to the situation say

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<v Speaker 2>it's rumored that Andrew Wiggins will be back before the

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<v Speaker 2>play in tournament, which the Warriors inevitably will be in.

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<v Speaker 2>That's kind of a tune up for Andrew Wiggins, actually

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<v Speaker 2>a plan game. Maybe it's actually better for them and

0:29:38.400 --> 0:29:40.920
<v Speaker 2>the Dubs need him more. Our Dubs need him, probably

0:29:40.920 --> 0:29:42.920
<v Speaker 2>more than they ever have before. Let's be honest, Big

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<v Speaker 2>prayers up for Wiggs, his pop, his entire family. It

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<v Speaker 2>is great to have you back.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move on.

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<v Speaker 2>We gotta talk about this Women's Final four Championship game

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<v Speaker 2>really quickly because the game was incredible. My mom was

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<v Speaker 2>texting me every other second. She had so many thoughts

0:30:01.080 --> 0:30:05.800
<v Speaker 2>about Angel Reese and Alexis Morris and Caitlin Clark. She

0:30:05.880 --> 0:30:09.520
<v Speaker 2>was just breaking down their game, talking about how incredible

0:30:09.560 --> 0:30:12.840
<v Speaker 2>the postplay was. The game, let's be honest, wasn't nearly

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<v Speaker 2>as fun probably as it should have been, because of

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<v Speaker 2>the refs. The refs fucked everything up. They put Kaitlyn

0:30:17.280 --> 0:30:18.960
<v Speaker 2>Clark in a foul trouble. They put Angel Reese in

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<v Speaker 2>foul trouble. They put Alectionis Morris into four O foul trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>They put u Sisano, Monica Sizzano.

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<v Speaker 1>In foul trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>It was probably the worst ref game I've ever seen

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<v Speaker 2>in my life. And it was trending on Twitter. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>it's anytime, you know, trending the refs on Twitter, that's

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<v Speaker 2>never good, right, But really, it was the aftermath of

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<v Speaker 2>it that I want to talk about for a few minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>specifically the reaction to Angel Reese and her trash talking.

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<v Speaker 1>I love Angel Reese, I do. I did my fair

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<v Speaker 1>share of trash talking on the court.

0:30:55.560 --> 0:30:58.640
<v Speaker 2>I did my fair share of trash talking when the

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<v Speaker 2>game was over the court. Nothing would stop me from

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<v Speaker 2>coming to someone who was anointed as the future of

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball if I slayed her and I got to

0:31:14.520 --> 0:31:18.760
<v Speaker 2>tell her, YO, you forgot about the Tigers.

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<v Speaker 1>I love how many eyeballs were on the game.

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<v Speaker 2>I think five point five million for the Iowa South

0:31:24.120 --> 0:31:26.880
<v Speaker 2>Carolina semifinal alone, which is twice as many viewers as

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<v Speaker 2>any NBA game on ESPN this year.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand that Angel Reese was quote unquote taunting Caitlin Clark.

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<v Speaker 1>Makes sense. She came right up into her face, did

0:31:40.560 --> 0:31:44.280
<v Speaker 1>the ring did can't see me? John Cena?

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<v Speaker 2>But let's be real, if the tables were turned and

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<v Speaker 2>Caitlyn Clark did that to Angel Reese's face, same way,

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<v Speaker 2>would people have called Caitlyn Clark a classless piece of shit.

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<v Speaker 1>The answer is, think about it in your head.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not immediately say yes, because if you immediately say yes.

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<v Speaker 1>You're lying. You're lying.

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<v Speaker 2>People who are willing to go on the record and

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<v Speaker 2>tweet out that any twenty year old kid in the

0:32:20.440 --> 0:32:24.160
<v Speaker 2>height of their most important moment of their basketball career

0:32:24.760 --> 0:32:28.960
<v Speaker 2>is a piece of shit needs to look at themselves

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<v Speaker 2>in the mirror and say I am out of pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a lot going on there.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a racial undertone to the entire women's basketball tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>Could not be more wider blacker matchup than Iowa versus

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<v Speaker 2>Louisiana State. Look at the rosters, and I like the

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<v Speaker 2>Angel Rees said, I am unapologetically myself. I do not

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<v Speaker 2>care if you think that I am hood. I do

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<v Speaker 2>not care if you think that I am not the

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<v Speaker 2>typical player. I am gonna do me and they need

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<v Speaker 2>to put some respect on my name.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's really it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited that people are interested in women's basketball next year.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's stop saying anything out of pocket about kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just not.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you think that it was a classless move, but

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<v Speaker 2>don't call her personally classless. Maybe you think it was

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<v Speaker 2>shitty in how she did it, don't call her a

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<v Speaker 2>piece of shit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying. Don't do that. Let's concentrate

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<v Speaker 1>on what's good.

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<v Speaker 2>Caitlyn Clark, Angel Reese, Hayley van lith Zia Cook. By

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<v Speaker 2>the way, Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese both juniors. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get some more of this, baby. We are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get a little film night Invitational November twenty fifth, twenty

0:33:46.040 --> 0:33:50.760
<v Speaker 2>twenty three in Portland, Oregon, another white city, and I

0:33:50.800 --> 0:33:53.640
<v Speaker 2>bet they played one another. First game of the PKI

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<v Speaker 2>women's basketball is blowing up.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here for it. But don't be a bad person

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<v Speaker 2>when you're commenting on the game. That's all the time

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