WEBVTT - Grand takeaways after the Celtics win it all

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of the Eat Check, the NBA season

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<v Speaker 1>is over and the Boston Celtics are your NBA season champions.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll break down the series and the season give you

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<v Speaker 1>my five big takeaways from that series. Anthony, the season

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<v Speaker 1>is over, but the Lakers still haven't hired JJ Reddick

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<v Speaker 1>yet or given us any insight whether they're gonna take

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<v Speaker 1>somebody else for their head coach. So let's get right

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<v Speaker 1>into it and drop that motherfucker beat that should be Rihanna. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that was Underweter. What a absolute painstaking finals that was

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. And I love basketball and I was more

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<v Speaker 1>than willing to watch other things. I went to a

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<v Speaker 1>sketch comedy show on Friday night and didn't even watch

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<v Speaker 1>the game at all. Didn't even when we went to

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<v Speaker 1>a bar after I barely tuned in. It was already

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<v Speaker 1>a thirty point game. Eastern Conference Western Conference Finals, and

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<v Speaker 1>the finals themselves were the worst that I can remember.

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<v Speaker 1>I am now a soccer fan. I'm watching the Euros

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<v Speaker 1>Copa America here is pretty fun too. I have watched

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Stanley Cup finals. Apparently, the Edmonton Oilers

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<v Speaker 1>are the Dallas Mavericks of hockey and the playoffs clearly

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<v Speaker 1>peaked in the second round, because after that it was

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<v Speaker 1>just all downhill from there. We had a second round

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<v Speaker 1>matchup between Minnesota and Denver that went seven. Minnesota had

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty point deficit to overcome and they looked like

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<v Speaker 1>they were in the grave. Somehow they end up winning

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<v Speaker 1>that one Minnesota after they swept the Phoenix. It was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty exciting. You've got Pacers knocking off the Hospital Wing,

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<v Speaker 1>New York Knicks, and seven Dallas took out OKC in six,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it just wasn't close. There were fifteen playoff

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<v Speaker 1>series in total and only three game sevens. There were

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<v Speaker 1>eight sweeps or gentlemen sweeps, including both the conference finals

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<v Speaker 1>and the finals themselves. That's just not what you want

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<v Speaker 1>for compelling viewing. I'm just sorry to say last year

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't good either, but we got a game seven in

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<v Speaker 1>the Eastern Conference Finals, which is pretty lit. In twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, there were only five non competitive playoff series.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty twenty one, there were six. And I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to say that the Boston Celtics didn't deserve winning

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<v Speaker 1>at all. We'll get into them in a bit, but

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<v Speaker 1>they were clearly the best team in the Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 1>at the very least, and they fielded one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most stacked rosters that we've ever seen. They had the

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<v Speaker 1>best offense in NBA history. They won sixty four regular

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<v Speaker 1>season games that minimum six All Stars, four of whom

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna make the Hall of Fame. What a monster roster.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Stevens deserves a ton of credit because that team

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<v Speaker 1>should not have been allowed to be assembled. But it

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<v Speaker 1>does not obscure the fact that the finals sucked. They

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<v Speaker 1>were ass It was never particularly close. Even the game

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<v Speaker 1>the Dallas one wasn't close if you throw out the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter of Game three. The MAVs got destroyed in

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<v Speaker 1>all of the Celtics' four wins. Not fun to watch,

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<v Speaker 1>just not fun to watch. My immediate thoughts, I have

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<v Speaker 1>several There may not be a bigger winner in this

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<v Speaker 1>era than Drew Holliday in terms of consistent ability to

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<v Speaker 1>change a franchise. The guy changes the culture everywhere he's gone.

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<v Speaker 1>He even changed the Portland Tilblazers culture and he was

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<v Speaker 1>never even touched down on the team. He helped us,

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<v Speaker 1>helped the Boston Celtics win a ring. Look at him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's now won two chips on two different teams in

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<v Speaker 1>his first year, elevating very talented teams that had major

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<v Speaker 1>question marks about their ability to give with the home hump,

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<v Speaker 1>to the point where there was even rumors about splitting

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<v Speaker 1>stars up. First with Giannis and the Bucks, who had

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<v Speaker 1>always disappointed and have since he left, and then the Celtics,

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<v Speaker 1>who climbed the mountains so many times and they never

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<v Speaker 1>really got over the hump until he landed in Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>I was right. I'll just say that I was banging

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<v Speaker 1>the drum that Marcus mart needed to be traded because

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<v Speaker 1>he was not a reliable point guard. And that was

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<v Speaker 1>the truth that Boston Celtics fans did not win a year.

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<v Speaker 1>I told you this in twenty twenty one. You were

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<v Speaker 1>never winning a championship with Marcus Mart And I'll say

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<v Speaker 1>it again. I like Marcus mart great defensive presence, won

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<v Speaker 1>a Defensive Player of the Year award. Did he deserve it?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not. Locker room leader, heart and soul of the team.

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<v Speaker 1>But for all his merits, the guy has not Drew

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<v Speaker 1>Holiday like it is not. Drew can not only lock

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<v Speaker 1>down one of the best players on the other team

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<v Speaker 1>on the perimeter, but he can be anywhere on the

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<v Speaker 1>floor offensively either. He can play anything from point to

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out in the dunker spot. He can shoot timely

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<v Speaker 1>threees through you shoot forty percent from deep. In the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>He makes everyone around him better. The coach is asking him, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>when you guys were in this situation, what did you do?

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<v Speaker 1>Brings the team a sense of calm, a sense of ease,

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<v Speaker 1>a sense of this guy knows what he's doing. He

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<v Speaker 1>makes everyone around him better. And I was thinking, as

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<v Speaker 1>much as I disliked the Boston Celtics, I dislike Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>even more. And man, the Sixers really did start the

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<v Speaker 1>process when they decided to trade a twenty two year

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<v Speaker 1>old Drew Holliday for the pick that became Nerlins Noel Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was twenty two. Drew is so hurt by it.

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<v Speaker 1>He still thinks about it. He told Draymond this on

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast this year. I didn't know what to think.

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<v Speaker 1>I just became an All Star, I just signed an extension.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I was one of the cornerstones or major

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<v Speaker 1>chess piece of seventy six ers basketball. Me Evan Turner,

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<v Speaker 1>Dad Young, we were still there. I was like, damn

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<v Speaker 1>and pretty much every move after that has not worked

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<v Speaker 1>out like the Sixers wanted to. I'm sure Joe Cronin

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<v Speaker 1>did not anticipate giving Boston a ring and only getting

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Brogden Rob Williams in two first round picks for

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<v Speaker 1>that trader, Joe could have sent Drew Holiday to fucking

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles and maybe they would be in the Western

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<v Speaker 1>Conference Finals. In the finals against Boston, that was the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest step in building the championship team, which was Drew Holiday.

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<v Speaker 1>Drew Holiday continues to give you impactful minutes. He can

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<v Speaker 1>do anything that you need him to do. Also, the

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<v Speaker 1>Derek White trade still goes down as like a puzzling trade. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>they traded Romeo Langford for Derek White to the San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Spurs. I know San Antonio wanted to get Eric

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<v Speaker 1>White to a better place, but that's just as Jason

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<v Speaker 1>Tatum also feels like this title is really impactful for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Just listen to what he had to say in this

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<v Speaker 1>postgame presser.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a real feeling. Still hasn't really kicked in yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Just try and I guess enjoyed a moment. I kept saying, Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>these last seven years have been a roller coaster up

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<v Speaker 2>and down. I had to listen all the shit about me,

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<v Speaker 2>and tonight it was worth it.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, and tonight it was worth it. We

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<v Speaker 1>did say things about Jason Tatum, settle seven years of saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you're really good, but you're maybe not great. And now

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<v Speaker 1>he'll never have to answer any questions from the media

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<v Speaker 1>about whether he's a winner, whether the two Jades can

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<v Speaker 1>win a championship, whether they should be split up. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>wanted this more than Tatum, and yet we'll still be

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<v Speaker 1>there criticizing Jason Tatum. We still will, myself included, because

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<v Speaker 1>I want Jason Tatum to be a top five player

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA, and right now you just is not.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care that he didn't win finals MVP. That

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<v Speaker 1>does not change my argument about whether I think that

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<v Speaker 1>he's a top five player in this league or not.

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<v Speaker 1>It does bear mentioning that he took the ball iso

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<v Speaker 1>like seven to eight consecutive times in the last two

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<v Speaker 1>minutes of his time on the court when they were

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<v Speaker 1>up twenty five, to try to get from twenty points

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<v Speaker 1>to thirty points to try and get that finals MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that's what he was doing, and I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Tatum, you were a minus thirty in two games

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<v Speaker 1>in that series that your teams blew out the Dallas Mavericks.

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<v Speaker 1>So but again, we'll never be able to take that

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<v Speaker 1>championship away from Jason dintam. We will not. The banner

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<v Speaker 1>will be there long after he retires. He will be

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<v Speaker 1>his jersey will be retired at TD Garden. He will

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<v Speaker 1>be mentioned as one of the most dominant players Boston

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<v Speaker 1>Celtics players of all time. So while the jabs and

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<v Speaker 1>barbers will continue, maybe they don't. Maybe they don't affect

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<v Speaker 1>him as much anymore. I don't know. Maybe that's what

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<v Speaker 1>being a championship means. Jerry West talked about it. After

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<v Speaker 1>being so close for so long, he lost by the

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<v Speaker 1>way eight finals, then he finally won one. He was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm forever a champion. And this was the guy who

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<v Speaker 1>was Finals MVP, the only Finals MVP on a losing team.

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<v Speaker 1>So Jason Tatum doesn't have anything left to proof, and folks,

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<v Speaker 1>that might make him the most dangerous player in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA next year, because listen, maybe the monkey's off of

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<v Speaker 1>his back and he'll be a certified killer. The third

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<v Speaker 1>thing that stick out for me is Christas Porzingis just

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<v Speaker 1>decided to sacrifice and not be the guy and be

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth option. And boy, oh boys, he a really

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<v Speaker 1>great third or fourth option. He did it unselfishly. He

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<v Speaker 1>did everything that the Boston Celtics wanted him to do.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a block machine. He was decent on the perimeter.

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<v Speaker 1>He shot threes, he spaced the flo or. Everybody said

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<v Speaker 1>before in his early days that he was injury prone

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<v Speaker 1>and soft. We know he is injury prone, but soft

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<v Speaker 1>he is not. He said he would die out there.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, I will die on the floor if that's

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<v Speaker 1>what it takes. He's not getting a ring if you

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<v Speaker 1>die out there. And he did not care. He did

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<v Speaker 1>not care. He came out for Game five, even though

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<v Speaker 1>he was clearly hobbled, clearly in pain. His tendon was subluxed,

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<v Speaker 1>it was dislocated, and he figured out a way to

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<v Speaker 1>still get dunks and blocks and still be out there

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<v Speaker 1>for his teammates. That's a narrative that has changed around

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<v Speaker 1>KP fourth. There's gonna be a ton of scrutiny on

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<v Speaker 1>Luca this offseason. He doesn't even think he's gonna play

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<v Speaker 1>in the Olympics. He's so banged up he says he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of decisions to make. We know how

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<v Speaker 1>much fun he is when he plays for Slovenia, how

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<v Speaker 1>elite is as a player, But he has also exposed

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<v Speaker 1>major flaws in his game, like he bitches a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to the refs lot to the point where they don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to give him any calls because he's such a bitch.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love Luca. He is obsessed with yelling at

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<v Speaker 1>the Zebras. We know that he's out of shape. Championship

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<v Speaker 1>physical fitness is not there. He needs to figure that out.

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<v Speaker 1>That was on full display all series. Everyone was waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for the game that he took over, you know, forty

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<v Speaker 1>five fifty point performance and that just was not there.

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<v Speaker 1>Like he did it against the Wolves and had thirty

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<v Speaker 1>by halftime. It just never happened. Barking at the refs

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<v Speaker 1>was a critical bad move in Game three, where he

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<v Speaker 1>not only complained to the Zebras multiple times while game

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<v Speaker 1>play continued a five on four, but he took two

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<v Speaker 1>stupid fouls that took him out of the game when

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<v Speaker 1>the Mass had a chance to steal one, well not

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<v Speaker 1>really steal, but get one. Get game three. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>reason that almost no one pushed back on Windhorse when

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<v Speaker 1>he blew up Luca spot after Game three. Can't hide

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<v Speaker 1>from that. I need to know whether he's gonna come

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<v Speaker 1>in out of shape. And you can assured that every

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<v Speaker 1>time that he bitches to the refs next season, it

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<v Speaker 1>will be scrutinized as well. So for good or bad,

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna be one of the biggest storylines going forward

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<v Speaker 1>into the new season, and that one thinks for shooting. Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>Luca is not going to like it. Also, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>write this down, but it's also bears mentioning is the

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<v Speaker 1>Boston Celtics fans are clearly in Kyrie Rubing's head. He

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<v Speaker 1>has not gotten over that at all. That is one

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<v Speaker 1>of those bugaboo memories that continue to haunt him. And

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see whether it ever heals, because right now he

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<v Speaker 1>is shooketh and Kyrie is one of the most potent

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<v Speaker 1>scores in the league, and he was shut down to

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen points in a closeout game. And then finally, the

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<v Speaker 1>Celtics winning shows that there's a ton of parody in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. There's now been six different champions in six years.

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<v Speaker 1>What does that mean? It means a lot of teams

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<v Speaker 1>that are one piece away from winning it all, all

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<v Speaker 1>they have to do is figure out what that one

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<v Speaker 1>piece is and acquire it. I mean not all you

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<v Speaker 1>have to do, but you're closer than you think. Timberwolves,

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<v Speaker 1>thunder Calves, MAVs, you can all make a single move

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<v Speaker 1>like adding a Drew Holiday that could put you over

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<v Speaker 1>the top, and maybe you can make two moves figure

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<v Speaker 1>out role players that will really help you. The question

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<v Speaker 1>is what team makes that move? Is that Phoenix. Does

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<v Speaker 1>Phoenix try to go after Lebron James? Will they be

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<v Speaker 1>more willing to take a big swing because they saw

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<v Speaker 1>how much success that the MAVs and Celtics had adding

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<v Speaker 1>big pieces, even though they're deep into the luxury text,

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<v Speaker 1>that to me is the storyline. It is time put

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<v Speaker 1>your nuts on the table, evaluate the players properly, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you can get over the hump. When you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the standings, I see seven teams in the East

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<v Speaker 1>and at least eight teams in the West that you

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<v Speaker 1>can make an argument it is a major move away

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<v Speaker 1>from getting to the conference finals or the finals. And listen,

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<v Speaker 1>like Boston, as good as they are and as talented

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<v Speaker 1>they are, as they are, they did not have the

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<v Speaker 1>injury bug the same way that the Knicks did, or

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<v Speaker 1>the Pacers did, or the heat did or the Sixers did.

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<v Speaker 1>So if Jason Tatum God forbid or Jaylen Brown word

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<v Speaker 1>god forbid to get injured, that East is wide open.

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<v Speaker 1>The NBA season has just ended and free agency begins

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<v Speaker 1>an hour. Game five is in the books. After Game

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<v Speaker 1>five is in the books, followed by the draft and

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<v Speaker 1>then summer leak, and we'll be all here for that

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<v Speaker 1>giving you updates because apparently the Heat Check never sleeps. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>fuck Steph Curry for taking my name. It's my heat

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