WEBVTT - Playoffs & winning Time on a Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>Come home, Come Home, Come Home.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, the first round

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<v Speaker 2>of the NBA Playoffs have.

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<v Speaker 3>Surprised this taking a quite a bit of a turn.

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<v Speaker 2>Sons and the Grizzlies might just find themselves in a

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<v Speaker 2>dogfight here, folks. A seven game series, I would say

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<v Speaker 2>for those top two seeds was not what they envisioned

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<v Speaker 2>By winning fifty plus games. Sixers now have to deal

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<v Speaker 2>with a major injury, and the nets are on the

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<v Speaker 2>verge of a broomstick, just like everyone predicted. We love

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs, so brock. We also have to do the

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<v Speaker 2>little winning time. By the way, we have our winning

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<v Speaker 2>time recap, So do me a favorite rock and dropped out, motherfucking.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm perfect, righty.

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<v Speaker 3>I record Thursdays.

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<v Speaker 2>I record Friday's episode on Thursday, which means all of

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<v Speaker 2>the games that happen Thursday night I have not seen yet.

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<v Speaker 2>So there has been some games that have gone down

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<v Speaker 2>since our last episode. We've got Thursday night, Friday night,

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday night set four nights of games, so we've got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to kind of recap things that are in flux.

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<v Speaker 2>Two of the big favorites, the Sons and the Grizzlies,

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<v Speaker 2>are now fighting a badger in a box. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if I've ever told that term to you, Brock,

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<v Speaker 2>but I love it. Like it's just when a badger

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<v Speaker 2>gets inside of a box and you try to attack.

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<v Speaker 2>It is just my mom used to call me when

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<v Speaker 2>I woke up as a little kid, a badger in

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<v Speaker 2>a box, like just full of PiZZ and vinegar and fenom,

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<v Speaker 2>and like if you try to come after that thing,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get fucked up. So that's what the Suns

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<v Speaker 2>are and the Grizzlies are in right now. They are

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<v Speaker 2>fighting badgers and boxes. Nets are on life support. And

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons just decided after promising us, promising he was

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<v Speaker 2>ready to go, and he was. He was ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>He was healthy, he was excited. His outfit game is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely on point, and he's not ready to give those

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<v Speaker 2>outfits up because Sunday he woke up with some back soreness.

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<v Speaker 3>So he's going to be out for Game four.

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<v Speaker 2>But the biggest news of all, Joe el Embiid's thumb

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<v Speaker 2>is actually really fucked up, like it's bad, as we

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<v Speaker 2>would say in Scooby Land, rout row rut row embid

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<v Speaker 2>rot row Let's start out East Boston Celtics.

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<v Speaker 3>He's done.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything, pretty much, something that no one has ever done before.

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<v Speaker 2>They have shut down the most potent scorer of our generation,

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Durant. He's not even shooting. He's telling us he's

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<v Speaker 2>thinking too much. He's trying to be perfect. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>know whether he should force it or whether he should

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<v Speaker 2>give the ball up. He's like, literally every time, every

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<v Speaker 2>time I do anything else, I lose. Like I tried

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<v Speaker 2>to play within the game and let the ball come

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<v Speaker 2>to me, and somehow I'm only taking eleven shots a

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<v Speaker 2>game now, Like I tried to force it and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>like four for fifteen. Let's look at a stat line

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<v Speaker 2>really fast, so I don't just make up his stats.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's not good. Kevin Durant stats all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Game game one when he forced it nine for twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>one for five, Game two, when he forced it four

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<v Speaker 2>for seventeen, one for two from three, Game three, when

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<v Speaker 2>he said he was letting the game come to him

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<v Speaker 2>six for eleven, two for three, eight rebounds eight a

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<v Speaker 2>SIS great stat line, not Kevin Durant's stat line.

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<v Speaker 3>NNL.

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<v Speaker 2>Most importantly, three l's in a row. Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's look at his stats. After that incredible performance where

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<v Speaker 2>he was twelve for fifteen in the play in game,

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<v Speaker 2>he went twelve for twenty in game one with thirty

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<v Speaker 2>nine points epic six for ten from three, and then

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<v Speaker 2>he has fallen off cliff ten points in game two,

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<v Speaker 2>four for thirteen, oh for one from three.

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<v Speaker 3>WHOA, I didn't even know this.

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<v Speaker 2>In game three, game sixteen points, six for seventeen, oh

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<v Speaker 2>for seven.

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<v Speaker 3>You're talking about a man.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving went oh for eight from three in two games.

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<v Speaker 2>So back to Kevin Durant. He's in a tailspin right now.

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<v Speaker 2>He's what we call in the barrel of the wave,

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<v Speaker 2>your surfing, and you're doing your kid cutty thing and

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, I'm riding the wave, can't find the way,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you crash and he's looking up, he's looking down.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't know which side is deeper into the ocean

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<v Speaker 2>and which side is the sky.

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<v Speaker 3>That's where we're at right now.

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<v Speaker 2>In the first three games of this soon to be overseason,

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<v Speaker 2>when Tatum has guarded Kevin Durant, he's held them to

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<v Speaker 2>just ten points and made him commit ten turnovers. KD

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<v Speaker 2>has made exactly two baskets in three games against Tatum.

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<v Speaker 3>KD has been locked up. They won't let me out.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, and it's not gonna change. Everybody keeps telling me, Trista,

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<v Speaker 2>don't take the under on Kevin Durant's points, don't take

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<v Speaker 2>the under on his pra The man is the best

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<v Speaker 2>scorer of our generator. Yes, that's why I'll continue to

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<v Speaker 2>take the under, folks, because nothing's changing. Nobody's coming to

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<v Speaker 2>save you, Kevin. And like I said in the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of the series, and I'm gonna continue to say it

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<v Speaker 2>because it was so spot on. As the series gets

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<v Speaker 2>further and further along, they'll both Kevin and Kyrie will

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<v Speaker 2>become less and less effective. We've got and even Steve

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<v Speaker 2>Nash is talking about it. I'm sure this is what

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<v Speaker 2>he said. I'm sure they're tired Kyrie fasting through Ramadan.

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin's basically been playing forty minutes from the like forty

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<v Speaker 2>minutes a game in the last twenty games.

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<v Speaker 3>Like yeah, like I this is Steve Nash's direct quote too.

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<v Speaker 2>When I'm fast, When I'm fasting and I haven't eaten

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<v Speaker 2>and I played tennis, I feel like I'm gonna collapse.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't believe Kyrie's even doing it.

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<v Speaker 3>Excuse me. It behooves you to have a solution to

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<v Speaker 3>these problems.

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<v Speaker 2>And Blake Griffin hasn't played in a month and you

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<v Speaker 2>put him in. I don't even know why he decided

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<v Speaker 2>to do it, but thank god because Blake Griffin gave

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<v Speaker 2>him a spark.

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<v Speaker 3>He was locking up Tatum. This man is, I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry to say it, unqualified for this job. Unqualified. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>more of the problems they have, I might repeat myself.

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<v Speaker 2>They have zero depth, they don't play defense well. They

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<v Speaker 2>have two superstars who cannot care the team when they're

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<v Speaker 2>consistently double teamed. They can't just yohannice themselves into it.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't just yoki themselves into it. They have a

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<v Speaker 2>coach with exactly zero answers about how to fix these

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<v Speaker 2>things other than.

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<v Speaker 3>The switch to his own defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Literally, he's trying to box some ones he doesn't He's

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<v Speaker 2>not running place to get Kevin Durant open. Think about

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<v Speaker 2>that Kevin Durant, who can shoot over anyone. It's like,

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<v Speaker 2>just go out there and go iso like it's an

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<v Speaker 2>AAU scrimmage.

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<v Speaker 3>No, They're Celtics are operating like it's a war.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got onward Christian souls just.

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<v Speaker 3>Left, right, left, right, you know what I mean. Like

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<v Speaker 3>they are in lockstep right now, and Kevin Durant is

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<v Speaker 3>locked up right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you're like, okay, well, maybe Ben Simmons will

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<v Speaker 2>come and he'll be able to lock up Tatum or

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<v Speaker 2>Brown or some variation of bulk because Jason Tatum does

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<v Speaker 2>nothing against Ben Simmons. And you're like, like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll believe it when when I see it. I fucking

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<v Speaker 2>told you I know Ben Simmons like I know my

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<v Speaker 2>own self. I know him better than maybe he knows himself.

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<v Speaker 2>How long has the promise of Ben Simmons in clutch

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<v Speaker 2>situations been hanging over the heads of us AS fans

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<v Speaker 2>and of course NETS fans as well. After being told

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<v Speaker 2>Ben was a Gopher Game four, he woke up and

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<v Speaker 2>just like, ah.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, but I think I tweaked it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm And now he's having meetings with the

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<v Speaker 2>NETS organization, him Rich Paul and him being like, we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna discuss a further plan on how we can return

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<v Speaker 2>to the court mentally and physically, considering all the hurdles

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<v Speaker 2>that Ben has to go through.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought he was ready. Why is there a new

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<v Speaker 3>meeting taking place? He was ready? Why are there new

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<v Speaker 3>mental hurdles?

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<v Speaker 5>Why?

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<v Speaker 3>I said it on Twitter?

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<v Speaker 2>I said I cannot wait for Ben Simmons to return

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<v Speaker 2>back into the Nets. Lineup on an elimination game like

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons highest pressure. I'm sure that's got to contribute

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<v Speaker 2>to it. They're not up three to one, they're not

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<v Speaker 2>up three to zero. And he comes out like just

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<v Speaker 2>front running. They need you, Ben, we need you shoot

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<v Speaker 2>the ball. Ben shoot No.

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<v Speaker 3>Steven A, I had this to say, he is all

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<v Speaker 3>of us. Let's go to that clip.

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<v Speaker 6>Jalen is different than me. I feel bad for anybody

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<v Speaker 6>who was his teammate. He quit on LSU, he quit

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<v Speaker 6>on the Philadelphia seventy six ers, and now he ain't

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<v Speaker 6>showing up for the Brooklyn Nets. We can point to

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<v Speaker 6>all the excuses, all the rationale behind it that we

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<v Speaker 6>want to. I do recall, despite him not playing, he

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<v Speaker 6>still filed the grievous to collect twenty million dollars that

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<v Speaker 6>he has not earned.

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<v Speaker 3>This is one of the most.

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<v Speaker 6>Pathetic situations that I've ever seen in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>He ain't going to war.

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<v Speaker 6>He ain't going in the octagond, He's not going in

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<v Speaker 6>a boxing ring. It's pulling teeth to get this man

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<v Speaker 6>to play basketball. It's pathetic, it's sad, and it at

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<v Speaker 6>the end of the day, when the NBA gets in

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<v Speaker 6>the collective boggaining table and they go after the players

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<v Speaker 6>in terms of a pay for play stipulation in the

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<v Speaker 6>collective boggaining agreement, it's going to be called the Ben

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<v Speaker 6>Simmons rule.

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<v Speaker 2>Sesh, I'm telling you everyone is coming for Ben's head.

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<v Speaker 2>Even my man, Reggie Miller's coming after him.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, man out for Game four when it was

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<v Speaker 2>rumored you were going to make your debut. This dude

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<v Speaker 2>has zero competitive fire. As a small chance as the

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<v Speaker 2>Nets have to come back in this series, you still

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<v Speaker 2>have Katie and Kyrie. All you need is to win

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<v Speaker 2>one game and take it for their hashtag.

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<v Speaker 3>Man up, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>Sir, couldn't say it better than my I couldn't say

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<v Speaker 2>it any better myself.

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<v Speaker 3>The Nets are a train wreck. They are.

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<v Speaker 2>They have now constructed two of the three worst super

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<v Speaker 2>teams we've ever seen, the one with Paul Pierce and them,

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<v Speaker 2>and then and then who else?

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<v Speaker 3>Was on that squad.

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<v Speaker 2>It was KG was on that Derawn Williams was up

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<v Speaker 2>on that squad. Joe Johnson, Yes, KG, drawn Williams, Joe Johnson,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul Pierce. Now it's KD, Kyrie Harden, KD Kyrie Simmons.

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<v Speaker 2>No dogs, there's no dogs on that squad. Got a DM.

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<v Speaker 2>They tweeted, They tweeted at me and they were like,

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<v Speaker 2>I think these are the three wor super teams of

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<v Speaker 2>our generation.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know what, I agree.

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<v Speaker 2>So now that they will get swept or maybe Scott

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<v Speaker 2>Foster will luck them into getting sent their ass home

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<v Speaker 2>from Boston, which would be even better I think for

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<v Speaker 2>Boston fans, better for the narrative, better for Kyrie versus.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just imagine him losing in Boston. Those fans

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<v Speaker 2>just tremendous. Then there's gonna be a ton of que

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<v Speaker 2>Who's to blame? Is it Kyrie yes? Is it Hardened Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it Nash?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes? Does Nash come back?

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully not? The latest news is that they do not

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<v Speaker 2>expect Steve Nash to be fired. Here's why that's not

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<v Speaker 2>shocking to me, although firing him is a thousand percent

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<v Speaker 2>the right move, Like if you put emy Udoka as

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<v Speaker 2>the head coach of the Nets and Steve Nash as

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<v Speaker 2>the head coach of the Celtics, same teams, same construction.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe Celtics are up, or I believe Nets are

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<v Speaker 2>up three to zero on the Celtics. That's where I'm at.

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<v Speaker 2>You're talking about Steve Nash from the beginning.

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<v Speaker 3>No e May.

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<v Speaker 2>Ever, a parallel universe where Eme never instills dog into

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<v Speaker 2>the Celtics team. They're a badly constructed roster. They've got

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<v Speaker 2>Tatum doing iso ball, Jalen Brown never passing to a soul,

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<v Speaker 2>Marcus Smart chucking fifteen three's a game, Robert Williams trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do something to help out in the paint, Peyton

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<v Speaker 2>Pritchard coming in, Aaron Eieman.

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<v Speaker 3>This team would be gargar e May coming in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, that's a new term, garguard. It's from my youth.

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<v Speaker 2>Nets would be.

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<v Speaker 3>A well oiled symphony.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how bad Steve Nash is. He has no clue

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<v Speaker 2>how to handle things. He had Mike D'Antoni last year,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike D'Antoni said, thank you, sir, goodbye. I'm out read

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<v Speaker 2>it about which you will. But Sean Marks and Steve

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<v Speaker 2>Nash were homies. Steve Nash and Sean Marks, the GM

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<v Speaker 2>of the Nets, were teammates in Phoenix the years where

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Nash was at his.

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<v Speaker 3>Pinnacle two time MVP.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't ever forget that as a teammate, Like you

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<v Speaker 2>look at Steve as the player and you're like oh,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you're like, oh, yeah, brilliant basketball mind. He

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<v Speaker 2>must come in and deal with these superstars. He spent

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<v Speaker 2>like twenty five minutes with Kevin Durant when Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 2>was in Golden State, and apparently they jeled, they had

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<v Speaker 2>a coffee. He called him Yoda and like Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 2>signed off on it. Then of course Kyrie said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't really have a coach, So, I mean it

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<v Speaker 2>was destined to fail from the beginning. But if Sean

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<v Speaker 2>Marks isn't fired, then Steve Nash isn't fired, and less

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<v Speaker 2>and less, here's where it gets tricky. Nepotism falls when

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<v Speaker 2>the guillotine falls. So if it's Josi saying Steve, it's

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<v Speaker 2>either Steve, Sean or you. Sean will go back to

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<v Speaker 2>backstabbing ways because this is what the executives do, and

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<v Speaker 2>Steve will Steve and the Nets will will mutually part ways.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll be an amicable mutually parting of ways. This is

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<v Speaker 2>now year three of the KD Kyrie experiment. Kyrie in

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<v Speaker 2>those three years has played forty six percent of all

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<v Speaker 2>NETS games.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me just repeat that again.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving has played less than fifty percent of games

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<v Speaker 2>as a Net.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me expand on this.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving hasn't played in his eleven years a full

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<v Speaker 2>eighty two game season. Ever, he's played ninety percent four

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<v Speaker 2>out of his eleven years. The other seven years he's

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<v Speaker 2>missed significant time. He's been finessing us for a long

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<v Speaker 2>ass time. This is not going to go down any

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<v Speaker 2>differently in the future. So the question is is Kyrie

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<v Speaker 2>going to get a MAX extension or nah?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you trust him on a long term deal? Is

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<v Speaker 3>this a long term commitment? Heell no?

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<v Speaker 2>Will they do a one and one, a one year

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<v Speaker 2>deal with a one year team option and then they

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<v Speaker 2>do the whole like it's the reverse of the Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>James situation. It's like, we'll see how it goes with you.

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<v Speaker 2>If they don't extend them, who else will? Will they

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<v Speaker 2>do a sign and trade? I can't imagine Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna sign off on Kyrie not being there if

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<v Speaker 2>they do trade Kyrie, does Kevin care? If Kevin cares,

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<v Speaker 2>does Kevin ask for trade as well? The Domino's they

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<v Speaker 2>just continue to just that. These are the things that

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<v Speaker 2>keep me up at night. These are the iterations of

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<v Speaker 2>the possibilities that make me smile. Sometimes my dog wakes

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<v Speaker 2>up at night and it's like it was just me

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<v Speaker 2>laughing to myself in my bed thinking about all the

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<v Speaker 2>situations of disaster and peril that could befall this league.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you fix this roster? Another question?

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<v Speaker 2>Huge gaps all over the place, almost no depth. They

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<v Speaker 2>are over the luxury tax? Are ready?

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<v Speaker 3>Does this sort of Lakers esque with better players? When

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<v Speaker 3>you have multiple guys on max deals?

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<v Speaker 2>And let's speaking of dysfunction, like this is the same

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<v Speaker 2>team that was mad that DeAndre Jordan wasn't starting.

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<v Speaker 3>DeAndre Jordan got waived, Like DeAndre Jordan is washed.

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<v Speaker 2>Like the nepotism within the Nets organization, in the team

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<v Speaker 2>environment is fucking crazy too. It's bonkers. Will we see

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<v Speaker 2>another question? Will we see Ben Simmons to start next year?

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<v Speaker 3>Will he be healthy? Is he going to get another

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<v Speaker 3>back surgery is he's still not mentally ready to compete.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be a wild offseason though in Brooklyn, and

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<v Speaker 2>they are for sure going home.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean so much.

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<v Speaker 6>Tell me explosive.

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<v Speaker 2>Another place is getting a little explosive. Another place there's

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<v Speaker 2>got a team with a lot to lose.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not the Nets. Joel Embiid now needs surgery on

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<v Speaker 3>a thumb. A little update. He has tornal ligament in

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<v Speaker 3>his thumb. He has said publicly.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes it very difficult for him to catch the

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<v Speaker 2>ball is rebounding, receiving passes makes him very makes it

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<v Speaker 2>very difficult for him to pass the ball. Scoring is okay,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like not as much of a the deal, but

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<v Speaker 2>like the whole passing thing, assists and rebounds like very

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<v Speaker 2>key pieces of Joel Embid's game, very difficult.

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<v Speaker 3>His stat line gross, We'll get to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the problem Toronto and furthermore, Miami, who will be

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<v Speaker 2>their next opponent if they win.

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<v Speaker 3>Very aggressive defenses like you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking about teams that will rip at the ball like

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<v Speaker 2>that is possibly additional damage that will need to be

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<v Speaker 2>surgically repaired and impede his progress and his effectiveness throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the series. Right, it's gonna make it difficult, let alone,

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<v Speaker 2>like he's gonna be pressed by Scottie Barnes, He's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be pressed by Pascal Siakam. And then in the next series,

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<v Speaker 2>when they make it out, or if they make it out,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got Bam Autebaio, You've got Jimmy Butler in a

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<v Speaker 2>revenge spot.

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<v Speaker 3>And even more to the point, you've got PJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker who just doesn't give fuck like he is going

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<v Speaker 2>to rip at everything. He might just swipe at your

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<v Speaker 2>hand period all the time. That's his nature. He's an irritant.

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<v Speaker 2>It's affecting Joel Embiid. Let's talk about it. He averaged

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen rebounds in the first three games of the series,

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<v Speaker 2>only eight in game four after the injury. He averaged

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight points a game in those three first games,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one in the Raptors uh in the loss of

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<v Speaker 2>the Raptors. So that means Joel embid operating around seventy

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<v Speaker 2>five percent and without a full Embeid, as I famously

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<v Speaker 2>tweeted rot Row. And then of course, and then of course,

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<v Speaker 2>lots of question marks about what happens next here too.

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<v Speaker 2>He got a man averaging eighteen points per game in

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs, making thirty three million.

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<v Speaker 3>Dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 2>Toby, you gotta ditch them. How are you gonna ditch Toby?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you going to extend Hardy? What's happening? What's happening

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<v Speaker 2>with our man Moury?

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<v Speaker 3>See what I did there? See what I did there?

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<v Speaker 3>Boom boom boom. That's what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go, let's move on to the next series because

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<v Speaker 2>it is just electric factory.

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<v Speaker 7>Next one's five. Yeah, uh, that's five. It's a five.

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<v Speaker 7>That's a vibe. Yeah, vibe. Oh, there's a vibe.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's catch you up quickly on the vibe, a vibe

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<v Speaker 2>that the Memphis Grizzlies certainly did not expect when they

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<v Speaker 2>were the number two seed in the West. At this point,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like they're the seventh seed and and the

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<v Speaker 2>Grizzlies are the two seed and the Timberwolves are the

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<v Speaker 2>two seed. It it's crazy. The Wolves blew a We

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<v Speaker 2>didn't even talk about this. The fact that the Wolves

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<v Speaker 2>blew a massive lead, like they were up twenty multiple

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<v Speaker 2>times during that game and got outscored in the fourth

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<v Speaker 2>quarter thirty seven to nine. A professional basketball team scored

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<v Speaker 2>nine points. In the fourth quarter, a professional basketball team

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<v Speaker 2>got outscored thirty seven to nine. Karl Anthony Towns kitty Cat,

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<v Speaker 2>shot the ball four times in that game. When they

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<v Speaker 2>asked him why, he said, next question, when they asked

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<v Speaker 2>him what he was gonna do to bounce back from

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<v Speaker 2>the loss, he said, I'm just gonna chill out, drink

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<v Speaker 2>a little wine, and I'll get over it. The immaturity

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<v Speaker 2>of these responses when you are supposed to be the

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<v Speaker 2>leader of this team and of this franchise as the

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<v Speaker 2>number one pick, it's it's disgusting. And I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>that his teammates were responsible for not passing the ball

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<v Speaker 2>like he's a front runner. He sang on the broadcast,

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<v Speaker 2>we am Minnesota now. They don't even know we in Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 2>We play him the first two times in Memphis, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't even know what.

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<v Speaker 3>It's gonna be. I told him, I told him, And

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<v Speaker 3>that was when they were twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>And what happened thirty seven to nine in the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 2>to the point where jaw Quote tweeted it we a

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota now smiley face as a quick decide I did

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<v Speaker 2>not know this, but Jahn Morant's dad, Tea Morant, and

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<v Speaker 2>Carl Anthony Towns's dad are like best friends. What a

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<v Speaker 2>tremendous Also, like, if Jaw's dad is best friends with

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<v Speaker 2>Cat's dad, then probably they're very similar, which means, like,

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<v Speaker 2>how did Carl Anthony.

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<v Speaker 3>Towns become this soft? I mean, like cause it's John You.

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<v Speaker 2>Got Ta Morant literally hating on Jaw his entire life.

0:22:38.200 --> 0:22:41.840
<v Speaker 2>He's Ja Morant's first hater, and like he'll just tell jall, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you suck, Jahn Morant leader in points in the paint,

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<v Speaker 2>you suck like MVP candidate.

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<v Speaker 3>You suck. Anyway, So.

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw tweeted out this laughing emoji the video, saying it

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<v Speaker 2>during the game, I'll play the Minnesota clip for you.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah we miss now, like I said as in the media,

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<v Speaker 6>all right, cool, we gotta come back to our house now.

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<v Speaker 3>I only seen him at all that house Mando Manda

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<v Speaker 3>we am mi in a seven now bad look, bad

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<v Speaker 3>look anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently Kat was very pissed that he didn't get the

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<v Speaker 2>ball that game, so much that when he there was

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<v Speaker 2>a time out, he said to them, get me the

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<v Speaker 2>motherfucking ball. These motherfuckers can't guard me. Let's go, and

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't get him the ball for four shots. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>turns out that he was right that when he gets

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, better things happened. He came out in game

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<v Speaker 2>four and he dominated to the tune of thirty three

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<v Speaker 2>and fourteen. Didn't see that coming light Game one, Memphis zero.

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<v Speaker 3>Answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, why is this part important? Well, now they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to make up. Memphis is gonna have to make

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<v Speaker 2>up for less than one hundred percent John Moran, because

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<v Speaker 2>we got something cooking. And John Moran is now telling us,

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<v Speaker 2>and he doesn't look good. He doesn't look the part.

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<v Speaker 3>He's saying.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not one hundred hundred percent. Something is up with Jaw.

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<v Speaker 2>Jos says, yes, I'm not one hundred. I can be

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<v Speaker 2>honest right now, I'm not jaw Right now, I've seen

0:24:04.200 --> 0:24:04.960
<v Speaker 2>y'all's tweets.

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<v Speaker 3>Y'all know what.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about. I'm not playing above the rim. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>almost there. It's not an excuse. Fuck it, I'm playing

0:24:12.720 --> 0:24:14.720
<v Speaker 2>his knees. Probably not right. He missed what the last

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<v Speaker 2>nine games of the season. He played the last game

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<v Speaker 2>of the season, so like I think it was nine

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<v Speaker 2>he played he missed nine and played the.

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<v Speaker 3>Last I watched him in game what was it four?

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<v Speaker 2>He passed up a wide open layup in Game four

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<v Speaker 2>and then made a pass that turned into a turnover

0:24:32.840 --> 0:24:36.280
<v Speaker 2>instead of him just bamming. He doesn't feel as aggressive

0:24:36.320 --> 0:24:39.480
<v Speaker 2>because that knee is not right and my hackles went up.

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw only had eight only had eleven points in game four.

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<v Speaker 2>The injury I think occurred in Game two in the

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<v Speaker 2>third period when Karl Anthony Towns hit Jaw and he

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<v Speaker 2>had to go back to the locker room. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if you remember that, but he was in a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of pain. Looks like the leg has it fully recovered.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're a Griz fan, you're probably you know,

0:24:57.119 --> 0:25:00.720
<v Speaker 2>ripping your hair out because there were some there suspect

0:25:00.800 --> 0:25:03.840
<v Speaker 2>calls in Game four that happened in Minneapolis. A lot

0:25:03.920 --> 0:25:08.600
<v Speaker 2>of people complaining about the officiating getting too involved, whistle happy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know who is pissed the most, though head.

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<v Speaker 5>Coach play better, but in my opinion, one of the

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<v Speaker 5>most poorly officiated games I've ever seen in my NBA career.

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<v Speaker 5>All five of our starters are borderline fouled out in

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<v Speaker 5>the first quarter. Ten plus foul difference, forty free throws. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>some things we got to clean up and get better at.

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<v Speaker 5>But I've never seen a more inconsistent and arrogant, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>officiated game. So I'll take whatever hits come in my way.

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<v Speaker 5>I got to protect our guys. We know we've got

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<v Speaker 5>to get better. But I mean, from the get go,

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<v Speaker 5>it was foul foul, foul, foul, foul, inconsistency. There was

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<v Speaker 5>actually one play where a foul whistle was blown before

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<v Speaker 5>contact was even made. It's embarrassing, you know, But I'm

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<v Speaker 5>always gonna look in the mirror and say, how do

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<v Speaker 5>we play better? How do we coach better? But I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going a loss for words, and that's not I'm not

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<v Speaker 5>going to go as far as saying that's the reason

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<v Speaker 5>we lost, but I'm gonna let it be known that

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<v Speaker 5>that's messed up in arrogance, inconsistency, and big fan you know,

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<v Speaker 5>of the whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Bev responded, of course, when he heard about the quote,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, I saw the interview with coach Jenkins about

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<v Speaker 2>the referees.

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<v Speaker 3>Very interesting there.

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<v Speaker 2>Especially given the fact they shot forty two free throws

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<v Speaker 2>the first time we played them. I don't think coach,

0:26:27.680 --> 0:26:29.760
<v Speaker 2>Chris Finn Shower coach, complained at all.

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<v Speaker 3>It took it, we won. He took it on the chin.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, two fouls on John Morant, both games won,

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<v Speaker 2>Game three only two.

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<v Speaker 3>I take charges for his third foul. I don't get

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<v Speaker 3>the call.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're not here complaining about the referees. I think

0:26:42.160 --> 0:26:44.560
<v Speaker 2>the referees are in a tough position, and coming from

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<v Speaker 2>a young coach like Taylor Jenkins, that's just something you

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<v Speaker 2>don't do. Me being in this league for a decade,

0:26:50.800 --> 0:26:53.960
<v Speaker 2>that's just something you don't do, especially during playoff time.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of confused about that. Chippy chippy lippy be I

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<v Speaker 2>said the series was gonna be lit. I said this

0:27:03.320 --> 0:27:06.119
<v Speaker 2>was gonna be my favorite one. It is coming down

0:27:06.320 --> 0:27:10.119
<v Speaker 2>to it. I think this thing's going a distance. The

0:27:10.160 --> 0:27:12.440
<v Speaker 2>Grizzlies are fighting the badger in the box, are getting

0:27:12.440 --> 0:27:14.520
<v Speaker 2>caught in the bear trap, and they are fighting for

0:27:14.560 --> 0:27:15.520
<v Speaker 2>the fucking wives.

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<v Speaker 3>All on one. Prayers up to the Grizzlies buying quiz.

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<v Speaker 4>you are erect due.

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<v Speaker 1>This is set. I'll give you an out.

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<v Speaker 4>Checked. She was a this calling in quiz Now, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>I'm erect crash, shaving my plays. Baby, you're erect digging

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<v Speaker 4>in a bad way, losing your gript Give me my

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<v Speaker 4>fing baby, don't trip.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone took a big I don't know when Phoenix got

0:27:42.920 --> 0:27:44.360
<v Speaker 2>the one set, pretty much like.

0:27:44.320 --> 0:27:49.040
<v Speaker 3>Memphis getting the two seat. I don't think they expected this.

0:27:50.040 --> 0:27:54.600
<v Speaker 2>I think they expected a cute story, a story of

0:27:54.640 --> 0:27:57.479
<v Speaker 2>a team that went one to twelve, made some moves,

0:27:57.840 --> 0:28:00.840
<v Speaker 2>found their identity, have their star players are basically sitting

0:28:00.840 --> 0:28:05.679
<v Speaker 2>on the on the bench full time, eating beignets and

0:28:05.760 --> 0:28:06.960
<v Speaker 2>wearing lots of jewelry.

0:28:07.560 --> 0:28:09.560
<v Speaker 3>Okay, there's a very cute story.

0:28:09.880 --> 0:28:13.600
<v Speaker 2>Got CJ. McCollum and the deadline he can score. Brendan Ingram,

0:28:13.680 --> 0:28:17.480
<v Speaker 2>nice player, you know. Nice. Valentcunis, good dude, But like

0:28:17.880 --> 0:28:19.119
<v Speaker 2>we're the fucking phoenix Ons.

0:28:19.200 --> 0:28:21.320
<v Speaker 3>Let's make light work of them.

0:28:21.920 --> 0:28:24.680
<v Speaker 2>And it looks like it possibly could have happened until

0:28:24.760 --> 0:28:27.359
<v Speaker 2>Devin Booker got injured. And now he's on the bench

0:28:27.520 --> 0:28:30.320
<v Speaker 2>with a hamstring injury. So both teams with their star

0:28:30.400 --> 0:28:31.160
<v Speaker 2>players out.

0:28:31.240 --> 0:28:33.360
<v Speaker 3>Except for the New Orleans Pelicans haven't had them all

0:28:33.400 --> 0:28:34.720
<v Speaker 3>year and they've been doing just fine.

0:28:36.640 --> 0:28:40.600
<v Speaker 2>Little rebalancing folks, considering the path that the suns took.

0:28:40.680 --> 0:28:43.480
<v Speaker 3>Last year was filled with injured teams.

0:28:43.840 --> 0:28:47.360
<v Speaker 2>You had the Lakers without Anthony Davis and Lebron James

0:28:47.400 --> 0:28:49.880
<v Speaker 2>who was hampered. You had Denver Nuggets who was missing

0:28:49.920 --> 0:28:52.400
<v Speaker 2>Jamal Murray, and you had the Clippers that was missing

0:28:52.480 --> 0:28:54.200
<v Speaker 2>Kawhi So now you're.

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<v Speaker 3>Facing a team that is young and is.

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<v Speaker 2>Just fearless, and they're athletic, and they're hitting buckets from everywhere,

0:29:03.440 --> 0:29:04.880
<v Speaker 2>and they're doing suns things.

0:29:04.960 --> 0:29:06.320
<v Speaker 3>They're just getting in your face.

0:29:06.600 --> 0:29:10.040
<v Speaker 2>You've got Jose Alverado being the like the irritant that

0:29:10.160 --> 0:29:16.520
<v Speaker 2>Chris Paul is. Jose Alvarado, undrafted guy out of Queens,

0:29:18.240 --> 0:29:22.400
<v Speaker 2>came from Georgia Tech. He is averaging a steal over

0:29:22.440 --> 0:29:25.800
<v Speaker 2>a steal a game. He became like basically in the

0:29:25.840 --> 0:29:28.880
<v Speaker 2>clutch lineup, like pretty close to the end of the season,

0:29:30.080 --> 0:29:31.240
<v Speaker 2>he forced Chris Paul.

0:29:31.440 --> 0:29:33.240
<v Speaker 3>Here's like a testament to how.

0:29:33.160 --> 0:29:36.000
<v Speaker 2>Good Jose Alverado has been, Chris Paul one of the

0:29:36.080 --> 0:29:38.640
<v Speaker 2>best point guards, may be the best point guard ever

0:29:39.200 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 2>to play the game. Like definitely one of the smartest

0:29:41.960 --> 0:29:45.840
<v Speaker 2>high IQ players, especially in crunch time. Fourth quarter, Jose

0:29:46.000 --> 0:29:49.720
<v Speaker 2>Alvarado came into the game and immediately with his physicality

0:29:49.960 --> 0:29:53.520
<v Speaker 2>forced Chris Paul into an eight second violation in the backcourt.

0:29:55.920 --> 0:29:59.160
<v Speaker 2>Like that is jose Alvarado, a kid that's undrafted from Queens.

0:29:59.320 --> 0:30:02.480
<v Speaker 2>Also Josey Alvarado in the game before Game four, So

0:30:02.560 --> 0:30:05.920
<v Speaker 2>Game three, eight consecutive buckets down the stretch in the

0:30:05.920 --> 0:30:08.680
<v Speaker 2>fourth quarter. They end up losing that game because Chris

0:30:08.760 --> 0:30:11.400
<v Speaker 2>Paul was just certainly better. But you're talking about a rookie,

0:30:11.520 --> 0:30:15.080
<v Speaker 2>an undrafted rookie making plays.

0:30:16.080 --> 0:30:18.000
<v Speaker 3>Herb Jones, another.

0:30:17.680 --> 0:30:21.800
<v Speaker 2>Guy who was a second rounder, All SEC Player of

0:30:21.840 --> 0:30:24.200
<v Speaker 2>the Year, SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

0:30:24.560 --> 0:30:27.000
<v Speaker 3>Somehow Someway got six.

0:30:26.760 --> 0:30:30.280
<v Speaker 2>Guys in his conference drafted before him, an absolute steal

0:30:30.320 --> 0:30:33.920
<v Speaker 2>which led leads to our next segment coming up just

0:30:34.520 --> 0:30:38.040
<v Speaker 2>tons of blocks to He blocked mckel Bridges in a

0:30:38.080 --> 0:30:42.040
<v Speaker 2>corner three and he wasn't even anywhere near him when

0:30:42.200 --> 0:30:47.200
<v Speaker 2>mckel Bridges went up, Like his length and athleticism is.

0:30:48.760 --> 0:30:50.120
<v Speaker 3>Absurd. It is bananas.

0:30:50.240 --> 0:30:53.320
<v Speaker 2>Herb Jones might be one of the most valuable role

0:30:53.360 --> 0:30:55.920
<v Speaker 2>players in the league right now, and that's considering I

0:30:55.920 --> 0:30:59.280
<v Speaker 2>love mckel Bridges, He's also very valuable role player. Anyone

0:30:59.320 --> 0:31:02.040
<v Speaker 2>who can just like Chris Paul wanted no smoke from

0:31:02.040 --> 0:31:02.600
<v Speaker 2>Herb Jones.

0:31:02.800 --> 0:31:04.120
<v Speaker 3>He couldn't even pass the ball.

0:31:04.360 --> 0:31:08.560
<v Speaker 2>Herb Jones's wingspan is literally like a bubble around Chris

0:31:08.560 --> 0:31:10.280
<v Speaker 2>Paul is too short for all that.

0:31:10.520 --> 0:31:13.960
<v Speaker 3>Herb Jones is just making life a fucking pain.

0:31:14.840 --> 0:31:17.920
<v Speaker 2>And these are guys who aren't even the ones like

0:31:17.960 --> 0:31:20.720
<v Speaker 2>the ones brandon Ingram being unguardable, the.

0:31:20.560 --> 0:31:21.400
<v Speaker 3>Ones, CJ.

0:31:21.560 --> 0:31:25.880
<v Speaker 2>McCollum just being one of those tremendous playmakers. Jonas Valancouna

0:31:25.920 --> 0:31:29.360
<v Speaker 2>is just bodying people down low, getting to the left shoulder, Yeah,

0:31:29.560 --> 0:31:32.480
<v Speaker 2>getting to the left shoulder floater like I think he

0:31:32.520 --> 0:31:36.520
<v Speaker 2>had twenty four rebounds one night. This team is going

0:31:36.600 --> 0:31:39.040
<v Speaker 2>to be in a dog fight. This might go seven

0:31:39.080 --> 0:31:43.000
<v Speaker 2>as well, And there's a legit possibility. I know that

0:31:43.040 --> 0:31:45.120
<v Speaker 2>we don't want to think about it because the Suns

0:31:45.120 --> 0:31:47.440
<v Speaker 2>are such a good team and they're fun. But if

0:31:47.440 --> 0:31:49.600
<v Speaker 2>they don't give Devin Booker soon, they could end up

0:31:49.600 --> 0:31:52.200
<v Speaker 2>getting like bounced out of the first round, which I

0:31:52.280 --> 0:31:57.600
<v Speaker 2>believe would be probably the greatest upset in NBA history,

0:31:58.480 --> 0:31:59.760
<v Speaker 2>an eight beating a one.

0:31:59.800 --> 0:32:01.960
<v Speaker 3>But they're nine an eight. Let's be real, there were

0:32:02.040 --> 0:32:04.360
<v Speaker 3>nine ten. There were nine ten.

0:32:04.440 --> 0:32:07.800
<v Speaker 2>They started one and twelve. They were three and sixteen

0:32:08.000 --> 0:32:08.680
<v Speaker 2>to start.

0:32:08.400 --> 0:32:10.880
<v Speaker 3>The year like they were.

0:32:12.080 --> 0:32:14.480
<v Speaker 2>They were like a super senior, Like they're not even

0:32:14.480 --> 0:32:18.560
<v Speaker 2>supposed to be here, and they're here. I tell you

0:32:18.560 --> 0:32:24.800
<v Speaker 2>what they need book back asap rocky and because this scrappy,

0:32:24.960 --> 0:32:29.880
<v Speaker 2>defensive minded, really well coached by Willie Green is going absolutely.

0:32:29.240 --> 0:32:30.520
<v Speaker 3>Nowhere and they are not.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what your quin No, I don't know

0:32:41.200 --> 0:32:41.920
<v Speaker 1>what your quin.

0:32:42.960 --> 0:32:48.520
<v Speaker 2>Me down, donnay come aver this playoffs you're watching Like

0:32:48.560 --> 0:32:54.000
<v Speaker 2>I talked about Jose Alvado, Herb Jones. It shows how

0:32:54.600 --> 0:32:57.720
<v Speaker 2>important a great front office is, Like it makes or

0:32:57.760 --> 0:33:01.600
<v Speaker 2>breaks you. Everybody who has a first like the number

0:33:01.640 --> 0:33:04.040
<v Speaker 2>one overall pick, most people are going to get that

0:33:04.080 --> 0:33:06.280
<v Speaker 2>pick right. They pretty much lay the path for you

0:33:06.400 --> 0:33:08.880
<v Speaker 2>on the internet. You know who the player that you

0:33:08.920 --> 0:33:12.280
<v Speaker 2>need a draft is overall, But like, who are the

0:33:12.320 --> 0:33:16.080
<v Speaker 2>teams that can find guys out off the street and

0:33:16.080 --> 0:33:18.440
<v Speaker 2>they immediately make an impact. Who are guys who like,

0:33:18.760 --> 0:33:22.360
<v Speaker 2>have a early second round pick and get somebody who's

0:33:22.440 --> 0:33:28.920
<v Speaker 2>probably caliber lottery Jose Alurno undrafted guy, but he was

0:33:29.000 --> 0:33:32.000
<v Speaker 2>acc defensive Player of the Year. I think that we

0:33:32.000 --> 0:33:36.360
<v Speaker 2>should start thinking about players that fall into those categories

0:33:36.400 --> 0:33:38.400
<v Speaker 2>and where they slip and say, Okay, I'm not going

0:33:38.480 --> 0:33:41.200
<v Speaker 2>to be surprised if they make early impacts because a

0:33:41.240 --> 0:33:45.920
<v Speaker 2>guy like him tenacious. He was the reason Georgia Tech

0:33:46.320 --> 0:33:48.560
<v Speaker 2>was in the tournament. As soon as he left, they

0:33:48.600 --> 0:33:52.320
<v Speaker 2>fell off the cliff. Herb Jones wasn't just SEC Defensive

0:33:52.320 --> 0:33:55.960
<v Speaker 2>Player of the Year, he was SEC Player of the Year,

0:33:56.480 --> 0:34:00.920
<v Speaker 2>and six SEC players were drafted above him. How sway,

0:34:02.560 --> 0:34:07.120
<v Speaker 2>Bones Highland another late pick that Denver ended up getting

0:34:07.120 --> 0:34:08.840
<v Speaker 2>because Denver is good enough or they're not going to

0:34:08.880 --> 0:34:12.200
<v Speaker 2>get a pick in the first lottery. He was so

0:34:12.360 --> 0:34:15.120
<v Speaker 2>good in the game against Golden State. He almost single

0:34:15.200 --> 0:34:19.400
<v Speaker 2>handedly got them the win. Of course, Jokich is Jokic,

0:34:19.480 --> 0:34:21.520
<v Speaker 2>but like, they need another guy and that now is

0:34:21.520 --> 0:34:22.680
<v Speaker 2>Bones Highland, and he.

0:34:22.719 --> 0:34:26.319
<v Speaker 3>Was like anybody could got him anybody. That is what

0:34:26.360 --> 0:34:27.800
<v Speaker 3>we call finding value.

0:34:29.400 --> 0:34:31.480
<v Speaker 2>This is exactly what the team needs to continue to

0:34:31.520 --> 0:34:34.160
<v Speaker 2>do to be a good team, like an elite team

0:34:34.440 --> 0:34:38.279
<v Speaker 2>finding trash off the street, undrafted guys finding value in

0:34:38.320 --> 0:34:38.800
<v Speaker 2>the draft.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what makes a difference.

0:34:41.560 --> 0:34:45.399
<v Speaker 2>So I wanted to quickly take a look at six

0:34:45.480 --> 0:34:49.040
<v Speaker 2>teams who consistently are up there in talent evaluation and

0:34:49.120 --> 0:34:51.600
<v Speaker 2>find huge value in the draft and the waiver wire

0:34:51.640 --> 0:34:55.319
<v Speaker 2>despite not always being in optimal draft situations. Let's talk

0:34:55.320 --> 0:34:58.640
<v Speaker 2>about New Orleans first, because they're better than most. Herb Jones,

0:34:58.719 --> 0:35:02.520
<v Speaker 2>second round Jose al undrafted Trey Murphy went seventeenth in

0:35:02.520 --> 0:35:05.120
<v Speaker 2>the pick with Memphis. He's also a sneaky pick, getting

0:35:05.160 --> 0:35:08.160
<v Speaker 2>a lot of corner threes. David Griffin saved his job

0:35:08.160 --> 0:35:10.560
<v Speaker 2>in the twenty twenty one draft. It is insane how

0:35:10.560 --> 0:35:14.360
<v Speaker 2>good these rookies are playing fearless, athletic tough. That's the

0:35:14.400 --> 0:35:17.160
<v Speaker 2>identity of the New Orleans Pelicans right now. Herb Jones

0:35:17.320 --> 0:35:20.080
<v Speaker 2>is a top ten defender in the NBA his rookie year.

0:35:20.360 --> 0:35:23.040
<v Speaker 2>Trey Murphy is getting more run in the playoffs than

0:35:23.080 --> 0:35:25.719
<v Speaker 2>he has all year and is not disappointed.

0:35:25.920 --> 0:35:28.000
<v Speaker 3>Jose Elverado, like I said, just clutch.

0:35:29.040 --> 0:35:32.279
<v Speaker 2>And on top of that, there are some things like

0:35:32.719 --> 0:35:36.719
<v Speaker 2>the emergence of Herb Jones, the emergence of Jose Everrado,

0:35:37.880 --> 0:35:41.480
<v Speaker 2>that changed the landscape of that team, and it made

0:35:41.560 --> 0:35:44.080
<v Speaker 2>me think about there are some things we have no

0:35:44.200 --> 0:35:47.720
<v Speaker 2>control over that impact the course of our future, impact

0:35:47.719 --> 0:35:50.080
<v Speaker 2>the course of our leverage and negotiating power. Do you

0:35:50.160 --> 0:35:53.000
<v Speaker 2>know who has no negotiating power right now? Zion Williamson.

0:35:53.280 --> 0:35:55.440
<v Speaker 2>Zion Williamson is going to try to get a max rookie,

0:35:55.480 --> 0:35:57.280
<v Speaker 2>like he's trying to get a max deal, and.

0:35:57.200 --> 0:35:58.920
<v Speaker 3>Like they just went to the playoffs and took the

0:35:58.920 --> 0:36:01.320
<v Speaker 3>Sun seven. Need Zion, We need not need Zion.

0:36:01.480 --> 0:36:03.520
<v Speaker 2>In fact, Zion might be a detriment And in fact,

0:36:03.600 --> 0:36:06.960
<v Speaker 2>now we have ultimate leverage with other teams because like

0:36:07.000 --> 0:36:09.720
<v Speaker 2>we'll just let Zion's it. We'll play on the regular season.

0:36:09.800 --> 0:36:11.680
<v Speaker 2>It'd be nice, be a nice story. He'll be our

0:36:11.719 --> 0:36:14.359
<v Speaker 2>jumbo lineup. We'll put on our jumbo lineup. It's all good.

0:36:14.719 --> 0:36:18.680
<v Speaker 2>And I do mean jumpbo. So like it's very clear

0:36:18.719 --> 0:36:23.399
<v Speaker 2>that the run stopper, like literally like third goal line,

0:36:23.400 --> 0:36:26.280
<v Speaker 2>we'll put him on the goal line. It is clear

0:36:26.760 --> 0:36:29.440
<v Speaker 2>that the run that the Pells are making after starting

0:36:29.440 --> 0:36:34.279
<v Speaker 2>one to twelve, that Zion has like zero opportunities on

0:36:34.320 --> 0:36:36.800
<v Speaker 2>this roster. I think him not getting back on defense,

0:36:36.960 --> 0:36:39.440
<v Speaker 2>him being a spacing issue. Like now you've got Brendan

0:36:39.600 --> 0:36:43.000
<v Speaker 2>Ingram legit number one option, a superstar. What do you

0:36:43.040 --> 0:36:44.880
<v Speaker 2>do when it's him and Zion and Zion is a

0:36:44.920 --> 0:36:47.319
<v Speaker 2>black hole with the ball, Like, let's be honest, it's

0:36:47.360 --> 0:36:52.680
<v Speaker 2>gonna be very very interesting team's very exciting. Another team Memphis,

0:36:53.320 --> 0:36:55.879
<v Speaker 2>we talked earlier about him. Damn Like if you look

0:36:55.880 --> 0:36:56.800
<v Speaker 2>at him, all.

0:36:56.640 --> 0:36:58.239
<v Speaker 3>The picks that they figured out a way to get.

0:36:58.960 --> 0:37:01.520
<v Speaker 2>Desmond Bane was the last pick in the first round,

0:37:02.280 --> 0:37:05.120
<v Speaker 2>Xavier Tillman and Brooks all slipped to the second round.

0:37:05.320 --> 0:37:08.360
<v Speaker 2>Brooks went forty fifth overall. He was all packed twelve

0:37:08.400 --> 0:37:09.120
<v Speaker 2>by the way.

0:37:09.200 --> 0:37:12.080
<v Speaker 3>Defender, he might be the most valuable player on this team.

0:37:12.120 --> 0:37:12.680
<v Speaker 2>Besides Jaw.

0:37:13.040 --> 0:37:14.760
<v Speaker 3>You've got Zire Williams tenth pick.

0:37:15.360 --> 0:37:19.439
<v Speaker 2>You've got Desmond Bank thirtieth pick, Xavier Tillman, thirty fifth pick,

0:37:19.520 --> 0:37:23.400
<v Speaker 2>Dylan Brooks, Brandon Clark as well, twenty first pick traded

0:37:23.440 --> 0:37:25.200
<v Speaker 2>on Draft night from ok See.

0:37:25.239 --> 0:37:27.120
<v Speaker 3>Just players that are legit.

0:37:26.840 --> 0:37:31.200
<v Speaker 2>Getting serious minutes that they got for almost nothing. Toronto

0:37:31.320 --> 0:37:35.040
<v Speaker 2>Raptors also amazing at this. Probably no better talent evaluators

0:37:35.320 --> 0:37:36.440
<v Speaker 2>out there than Massai u.

0:37:36.440 --> 0:37:37.959
<v Speaker 3>Zieri and Nick Nurse.

0:37:38.320 --> 0:37:40.920
<v Speaker 2>How do I know this? Because Scottie Barnes was regarded

0:37:40.920 --> 0:37:43.120
<v Speaker 2>a dumb pick at four. It was like, why would

0:37:43.120 --> 0:37:46.760
<v Speaker 2>you pick him? We've got Jalen Sogs, proven winner Gonzaga,

0:37:47.640 --> 0:37:50.399
<v Speaker 2>you know, jumps up on the scoreboard, game winning shot.

0:37:50.480 --> 0:37:52.120
<v Speaker 3>You need a point guard who's your point guard?

0:37:52.120 --> 0:37:54.040
<v Speaker 2>And it's like no, no, don't you worry about us,

0:37:54.239 --> 0:37:56.520
<v Speaker 2>don't you worry about us? Just wins Rookie of the Year,

0:37:56.719 --> 0:38:00.720
<v Speaker 2>just all overwhelming, like Rookie of the Year winner, perfect

0:38:00.760 --> 0:38:03.600
<v Speaker 2>fit long athletics, which is everything six seven to six nine,

0:38:03.680 --> 0:38:06.840
<v Speaker 2>that's our mold. Jalen Sugs he doesn't fit in that mold.

0:38:06.960 --> 0:38:09.200
<v Speaker 2>What has he done in Orlando? Nothing, no shade to

0:38:09.239 --> 0:38:12.480
<v Speaker 2>Jalen Sugs. But he is in the black hole of

0:38:12.480 --> 0:38:15.759
<v Speaker 2>the NBA, which is the Orlando Magic. So then like

0:38:16.080 --> 0:38:18.239
<v Speaker 2>how does important does he become on this team? Like

0:38:18.280 --> 0:38:20.240
<v Speaker 2>when he goes down with that ankle injury, they lose.

0:38:21.040 --> 0:38:22.759
<v Speaker 2>When he comes back and know Fred van Fleet, they

0:38:22.760 --> 0:38:26.200
<v Speaker 2>win pretty simple. And this is a team that robbed

0:38:26.200 --> 0:38:29.239
<v Speaker 2>the bank for Pascal Siakam at twenty seven twenty seven,

0:38:29.440 --> 0:38:30.240
<v Speaker 2>one of the best.

0:38:30.000 --> 0:38:32.800
<v Speaker 3>Wings in the league. Og Ananobi, another wing.

0:38:32.800 --> 0:38:34.960
<v Speaker 2>Just puts up like twenty one on a regular basis, no,

0:38:34.960 --> 0:38:37.680
<v Speaker 2>no big deal, nobody even talks about him. Twenty third,

0:38:37.920 --> 0:38:42.799
<v Speaker 2>twenty seventeen, just steals. And while no teams ever come

0:38:42.840 --> 0:38:45.000
<v Speaker 2>back three to zero in the first round, like with

0:38:45.080 --> 0:38:48.000
<v Speaker 2>Embid being hobbled and Scotty Barn's being back like Scott

0:38:48.040 --> 0:38:52.080
<v Speaker 2>Foster being the the we'll call it a inflection point

0:38:52.080 --> 0:38:55.360
<v Speaker 2>of this series. In Game four, I could see it happening.

0:38:55.400 --> 0:38:57.120
<v Speaker 2>The Sixers do not want to go back to Toronto

0:38:57.200 --> 0:38:59.360
<v Speaker 2>for game sake. They want no part of that smoke.

0:39:00.040 --> 0:39:02.560
<v Speaker 3>They also are picking up guys on the margins raptors

0:39:02.560 --> 0:39:04.560
<v Speaker 3>like Armanni Brooks. He was a ten day guy.

0:39:04.760 --> 0:39:06.600
<v Speaker 2>He got some run in the playoffs and the and

0:39:06.600 --> 0:39:09.640
<v Speaker 2>then he just signed a multi year deal. Phoenix Suns

0:39:09.920 --> 0:39:14.920
<v Speaker 2>not great drafting, not perfect team for drafts, but they've

0:39:14.920 --> 0:39:18.040
<v Speaker 2>been picking up players in like these marginal trades and

0:39:18.160 --> 0:39:21.719
<v Speaker 2>free agency, super astute moves. When you think about it,

0:39:21.800 --> 0:39:23.640
<v Speaker 2>Michel Bridges is they're not like I would say their

0:39:23.719 --> 0:39:27.200
<v Speaker 2>best move that they've made on Draft night, they.

0:39:27.040 --> 0:39:28.680
<v Speaker 3>Traded with Philly. They fleeced them.

0:39:29.360 --> 0:39:33.000
<v Speaker 2>Philly kid mom works for the Sixers, went to Villanova.

0:39:33.280 --> 0:39:35.920
<v Speaker 2>Somehow he ends up in Phoenix and he's like just

0:39:36.000 --> 0:39:38.720
<v Speaker 2>a perfect fit anywhere he goes. They got Jalen Smith,

0:39:38.840 --> 0:39:40.520
<v Speaker 2>who they ended up trading to Indiana.

0:39:40.640 --> 0:39:42.160
<v Speaker 3>He was a perfect filling big man.

0:39:42.200 --> 0:39:46.080
<v Speaker 2>When DeAndre Ayton went down campaign they just stole him

0:39:46.520 --> 0:39:49.239
<v Speaker 2>backup point guard Tory Craig. They got him for I

0:39:49.280 --> 0:39:52.120
<v Speaker 2>think a bag of chips. He just signed a multi

0:39:52.160 --> 0:39:54.000
<v Speaker 2>year deal, but he played in the finals for them

0:39:54.080 --> 0:39:57.920
<v Speaker 2>last year. Who was a great small five. Got Javel

0:39:58.000 --> 0:40:00.600
<v Speaker 2>McGee on a vet minimum, Like did you see I

0:40:00.640 --> 0:40:02.319
<v Speaker 2>think he didn't miss a shot last game. I think

0:40:02.320 --> 0:40:05.640
<v Speaker 2>he went eight for eight. Lander schamt for a low

0:40:05.719 --> 0:40:07.960
<v Speaker 2>end pick, Bismack Bimbo. They took him off the street.

0:40:07.960 --> 0:40:10.560
<v Speaker 2>He was basically on his couch. He became their third

0:40:10.600 --> 0:40:13.839
<v Speaker 2>option as a center, like he's now getting DMPs. Just

0:40:14.160 --> 0:40:20.000
<v Speaker 2>the brains on this team. It's wild Denver. Probably no

0:40:20.080 --> 0:40:22.399
<v Speaker 2>team is squeezing value out of low to middle first

0:40:22.480 --> 0:40:25.600
<v Speaker 2>round picks better than Denver, and second round picks and

0:40:25.640 --> 0:40:26.480
<v Speaker 2>second round picks.

0:40:26.680 --> 0:40:28.560
<v Speaker 3>Jokic soon to be the only.

0:40:28.360 --> 0:40:30.160
<v Speaker 2>Player drafted in the second round to win an MVP,

0:40:31.280 --> 0:40:34.440
<v Speaker 2>probably twice. Three of the last four drafts have landed

0:40:34.520 --> 0:40:39.960
<v Speaker 2>Nuggets porter Zeke Naji and now Bones Highland, who is

0:40:40.000 --> 0:40:43.160
<v Speaker 2>averaging eleven to four and seventeen minutes in the playoffs.

0:40:43.200 --> 0:40:46.319
<v Speaker 2>He hit three huge threes in Game four to win

0:40:46.400 --> 0:40:50.640
<v Speaker 2>that game against Golden State, and then the heat which

0:40:50.680 --> 0:40:53.600
<v Speaker 2>will lead me really quickly after this into our winning

0:40:53.680 --> 0:40:57.520
<v Speaker 2>time recap. But Pat Riley is just fucking ridiculous. Pat

0:40:57.600 --> 0:41:00.680
<v Speaker 2>Riley just one of the greatest, one of the greatest

0:41:00.719 --> 0:41:04.320
<v Speaker 2>executives period and just widely regarded.

0:41:04.400 --> 0:41:06.640
<v Speaker 3>So he knows what he's looking for, and.

0:41:06.560 --> 0:41:09.480
<v Speaker 2>He's he's the quintessential find you in the trash and

0:41:09.560 --> 0:41:12.040
<v Speaker 2>turn you into treasure guy. He's the guy who would

0:41:12.040 --> 0:41:15.440
<v Speaker 2>probably make a killing, like going to garage sales, like

0:41:15.600 --> 0:41:16.040
<v Speaker 2>that's it.

0:41:16.200 --> 0:41:17.240
<v Speaker 3>Like the heat have been.

0:41:17.080 --> 0:41:19.839
<v Speaker 2>Great for fifteen years and they've been able to find

0:41:19.840 --> 0:41:23.800
<v Speaker 2>guys just completely undrafted Bam and Tyler Low lottery m picks,

0:41:23.920 --> 0:41:28.440
<v Speaker 2>Bam added Bio, Tyler hero. But what stuns me is

0:41:28.440 --> 0:41:31.920
<v Speaker 2>they have four players on this team who were undrafted

0:41:31.960 --> 0:41:37.320
<v Speaker 2>free agents. Duncan Robinson, Yes, Max Struce. Max Strus just

0:41:37.320 --> 0:41:40.799
<v Speaker 2>said twenty the other night, gave Vincent he's the one

0:41:40.840 --> 0:41:41.359
<v Speaker 2>locking up.

0:41:41.600 --> 0:41:45.560
<v Speaker 3>Uh Trey Young. Trey Young's telling telling us, I didn't

0:41:45.560 --> 0:41:47.480
<v Speaker 3>even talk about that series. That series is done. Don't

0:41:47.480 --> 0:41:48.000
<v Speaker 3>worry about that.

0:41:49.320 --> 0:41:51.600
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's it. Bose Bucks, that's over. I didn't even

0:41:51.600 --> 0:41:54.040
<v Speaker 2>talk about it because it's done. Don't even worry. Uh

0:41:54.239 --> 0:41:57.480
<v Speaker 2>Trey Young's being like, I've never been been guarded like this.

0:42:00.040 --> 0:42:02.200
<v Speaker 2>All of them playing great, like just great Heat culture.

0:42:02.960 --> 0:42:06.640
<v Speaker 2>They even picked Victor Oladipo up like on a fire.

0:42:06.880 --> 0:42:09.759
<v Speaker 2>Victor Olidipo everybody thought was broken and now he can

0:42:09.800 --> 0:42:13.280
<v Speaker 2>get like twenty seven on any given night. They just

0:42:13.280 --> 0:42:15.760
<v Speaker 2>justice Winslow. They picked up who they ended up flipping

0:42:15.800 --> 0:42:18.400
<v Speaker 2>for value, Josh Richardson, they picked up fortieth.

0:42:18.560 --> 0:42:20.560
<v Speaker 3>He ended up being a nice player in the league.

0:42:20.760 --> 0:42:25.800
<v Speaker 2>And then the teams like Utah and in the Lakers,

0:42:26.080 --> 0:42:28.399
<v Speaker 2>like they just live at the deadline, They just live

0:42:29.120 --> 0:42:33.000
<v Speaker 2>life in the trash zone, and they just consistently underperform.

0:42:33.120 --> 0:42:35.239
<v Speaker 2>So the way forward in the new NBA, I think

0:42:35.320 --> 0:42:37.160
<v Speaker 2>is to maximize the draft when you don't get a

0:42:37.239 --> 0:42:40.640
<v Speaker 2>high draft pick, and then find ways to just be

0:42:40.760 --> 0:42:42.080
<v Speaker 2>smarter than your competition.

0:42:42.200 --> 0:42:44.320
<v Speaker 3>Like the Heat, It's like it's a wonder.

0:42:44.440 --> 0:42:48.360
<v Speaker 2>It's like, oh, yeah, Golden State got Jordan Bell, Golden

0:42:48.360 --> 0:42:49.439
<v Speaker 2>State got Jordan Pool.

0:42:49.560 --> 0:42:51.319
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it makes sense. He continues to.

0:42:57.719 --> 0:43:01.560
<v Speaker 6>Show if you got the nerd, lash out for your

0:43:01.719 --> 0:43:03.440
<v Speaker 6>just deserves. It's not just the worst.

0:43:03.560 --> 0:43:04.759
<v Speaker 3>Some of y'all heads up.

0:43:04.640 --> 0:43:05.160
<v Speaker 6>In the cloud.

0:43:05.239 --> 0:43:07.560
<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna bring y'all back to earth. His black back

0:43:07.600 --> 0:43:09.799
<v Speaker 3>to earth. Bullshit y'all talking about and.

0:43:09.880 --> 0:43:10.560
<v Speaker 6>Bounce your mouth.

0:43:10.600 --> 0:43:12.640
<v Speaker 1>I'm not concerned because y'all got the nerk is.

0:43:12.760 --> 0:43:14.239
<v Speaker 3>Y'all's turned like Detroit Bread.

0:43:14.400 --> 0:43:18.440
<v Speaker 2>It is all weekly Winning Time recount, and it's a

0:43:18.480 --> 0:43:21.920
<v Speaker 2>week too late. Jerry Jerry West has already sued HBO,

0:43:22.040 --> 0:43:25.240
<v Speaker 2>He's hired a defamation lawyer, and that is the week.

0:43:25.560 --> 0:43:28.360
<v Speaker 2>This week is the week that they redeemed Jerry West

0:43:29.520 --> 0:43:32.000
<v Speaker 2>six weeks a little six weeks too late. Truthfully, it's

0:43:32.040 --> 0:43:35.440
<v Speaker 2>been building. I've said it before, like I knew it

0:43:35.480 --> 0:43:41.600
<v Speaker 2>was coming. But the hilarious thing is that Winning Time

0:43:41.719 --> 0:43:44.800
<v Speaker 2>just completely humanized him to the point where you're like, oh,

0:43:45.239 --> 0:43:49.440
<v Speaker 2>I see why he's this tormented soul. Like I see

0:43:49.560 --> 0:43:51.920
<v Speaker 2>he's like really taking Magic under his wing. He's like

0:43:52.000 --> 0:43:55.640
<v Speaker 2>really showing him how important it is to just tune

0:43:55.680 --> 0:43:58.840
<v Speaker 2>everyone else out and be singularly focused on winning because

0:43:59.600 --> 0:44:03.320
<v Speaker 2>that's all that matters. And him in Magic got some patico.

0:44:03.520 --> 0:44:05.879
<v Speaker 2>It was like, we'll go into it, We'll go into it.

0:44:06.320 --> 0:44:09.520
<v Speaker 2>The new target though for defamation the guys made out

0:44:09.560 --> 0:44:14.520
<v Speaker 2>to be snakes pat Riley and Paul west Head, both

0:44:14.600 --> 0:44:17.560
<v Speaker 2>men who very much are alive, in order to hire

0:44:17.600 --> 0:44:21.880
<v Speaker 2>their own defamation lawyers. The events, though of Winning Time,

0:44:22.560 --> 0:44:25.040
<v Speaker 2>the funniest thing is that they probably changed the course

0:44:25.080 --> 0:44:26.800
<v Speaker 2>of pat Riley's life forever.

0:44:27.080 --> 0:44:29.000
<v Speaker 3>You're talking about a guy.

0:44:28.800 --> 0:44:32.320
<v Speaker 2>Who was Chick Hearn's sidekick, a guy who is literally

0:44:32.320 --> 0:44:34.520
<v Speaker 2>just getting shit on by Chick Hearn the play by

0:44:34.560 --> 0:44:36.960
<v Speaker 2>play of the Lakers, like over and over and over again.

0:44:37.040 --> 0:44:40.160
<v Speaker 2>A guy who was like probably one year away from

0:44:40.200 --> 0:44:44.000
<v Speaker 2>just living on the beach in a van somewhere, like

0:44:44.400 --> 0:44:49.320
<v Speaker 2>to becoming the greatest executive and head coach.

0:44:49.200 --> 0:44:51.319
<v Speaker 3>One of them in a long ass time.

0:44:52.400 --> 0:44:55.440
<v Speaker 2>And all because Jack McKinney got into a bike accident,

0:44:56.120 --> 0:44:59.840
<v Speaker 2>he became the assistant coach, interim interim head coach. Just

0:45:00.320 --> 0:45:04.960
<v Speaker 2>crazy shows how unpredictable life is because also you just

0:45:05.040 --> 0:45:07.960
<v Speaker 2>never know who those people are. I'm not saying they're

0:45:07.960 --> 0:45:11.400
<v Speaker 2>living in van somewhere on the beach, but like, it

0:45:11.560 --> 0:45:15.600
<v Speaker 2>just shows you how an opportunity, the right opportunity being

0:45:15.640 --> 0:45:20.680
<v Speaker 2>there can change the course of history forever. He is now,

0:45:21.200 --> 0:45:24.720
<v Speaker 2>like I said, one of the best executives of our generation,

0:45:24.880 --> 0:45:28.439
<v Speaker 2>and now HBO is calling him a snake. Somebody who

0:45:29.520 --> 0:45:35.440
<v Speaker 2>somebody who basically shived Jack McKinney how went publicly on

0:45:35.520 --> 0:45:37.719
<v Speaker 2>TV and said, yeah, I don't think it's a good

0:45:37.760 --> 0:45:40.839
<v Speaker 2>idea for him to come back until, you know, next year,

0:45:40.920 --> 0:45:43.480
<v Speaker 2>We've been here with for fifty plus games without him.

0:45:43.520 --> 0:45:45.800
<v Speaker 2>I think it would be a huge risk to the

0:45:45.840 --> 0:45:49.600
<v Speaker 2>Lakers organization for us to try to integrate him back in.

0:45:49.640 --> 0:45:53.400
<v Speaker 3>It would be unfair to the team just they just.

0:45:53.160 --> 0:45:56.520
<v Speaker 2>Made him look like a total asshole, and Paul Westhead

0:45:57.560 --> 0:46:03.600
<v Speaker 2>also looked very unloyal, which one and then also I

0:46:03.600 --> 0:46:05.120
<v Speaker 2>think this is like more of an off the court

0:46:05.160 --> 0:46:07.919
<v Speaker 2>drama episode, but it does touch on the All Star

0:46:08.040 --> 0:46:12.600
<v Speaker 2>game in Larry Bird and Magic's first year where they

0:46:12.640 --> 0:46:15.880
<v Speaker 2>became the face of the league, how that ended up happening,

0:46:16.160 --> 0:46:22.040
<v Speaker 2>the relationship between Cookie and Magic, the relationship between Magic

0:46:22.120 --> 0:46:25.160
<v Speaker 2>and Doctor J. How Doctor J was finessing him to

0:46:25.200 --> 0:46:28.239
<v Speaker 2>get Magic comfortable just so that he could put his

0:46:28.360 --> 0:46:30.600
<v Speaker 2>boot on his fucking neck when they played and just

0:46:30.680 --> 0:46:34.359
<v Speaker 2>bam on him things that you know, you just hate

0:46:34.400 --> 0:46:36.640
<v Speaker 2>to see. They also slandered Larry a little bit too,

0:46:36.640 --> 0:46:38.279
<v Speaker 2>because I don't think he was anywhere as much of

0:46:38.280 --> 0:46:41.319
<v Speaker 2>an asshole as they show him to be. You know,

0:46:41.480 --> 0:46:43.920
<v Speaker 2>they showed, like I said, they showed Doctor J schmoozing

0:46:43.960 --> 0:46:47.520
<v Speaker 2>Magic just just because.

0:46:47.520 --> 0:46:48.239
<v Speaker 3>They were playing him.

0:46:48.280 --> 0:46:50.359
<v Speaker 2>Right after the All Star break, just so he could

0:46:50.400 --> 0:46:54.400
<v Speaker 2>steam roll him get his guard down. And that was

0:46:54.440 --> 0:46:56.480
<v Speaker 2>the moment that they humanized Jerry West that I talked

0:46:56.520 --> 0:46:59.160
<v Speaker 2>about because he sat down with Magic and he told

0:46:59.239 --> 0:47:02.200
<v Speaker 2>him the fame story about how Bill Russell used to

0:47:02.239 --> 0:47:06.360
<v Speaker 2>glad hand Wilt Chamberlain being so friendly so as to

0:47:06.400 --> 0:47:09.319
<v Speaker 2>take away his edge when they played each other, and

0:47:09.360 --> 0:47:14.160
<v Speaker 2>that is why Russell won eleven NBA chips and Wilt

0:47:14.160 --> 0:47:18.359
<v Speaker 2>won two. As an aside, though Doctor J's legendary rock

0:47:18.400 --> 0:47:20.320
<v Speaker 2>the Baby dunk that they showed on Winning Time actually

0:47:20.360 --> 0:47:24.160
<v Speaker 2>happened in nineteen eighty three, so not nineteen seventy nine,

0:47:24.200 --> 0:47:26.000
<v Speaker 2>nineteen eighty one of the greatest dunks of all time.

0:47:26.360 --> 0:47:28.839
<v Speaker 2>But Jerry West quote to Magic was the quote of

0:47:28.880 --> 0:47:33.560
<v Speaker 2>the week. He said this, I scored two thousand, No,

0:47:33.760 --> 0:47:36.239
<v Speaker 2>twenty five thou one hundred and ninety two points in

0:47:36.239 --> 0:47:36.720
<v Speaker 2>my career.

0:47:37.200 --> 0:47:38.520
<v Speaker 3>Do you know what keeps me up at night?

0:47:39.080 --> 0:47:42.640
<v Speaker 2>If I had scored ten more points in five games,

0:47:42.960 --> 0:47:47.640
<v Speaker 2>I'd have five more rings. Magic takes notes and he

0:47:47.840 --> 0:47:51.279
<v Speaker 2>tells Jerry West, I don't just want to win, I

0:47:51.440 --> 0:47:54.400
<v Speaker 2>need to And Jerry West said, well, we're about to

0:47:54.440 --> 0:47:55.120
<v Speaker 2>find out.

0:47:55.880 --> 0:47:59.120
<v Speaker 3>WHOA doesn't that just give you goosebumps. Watch the fucking show.

0:47:59.360 --> 0:48:01.319
<v Speaker 2>Even though it's a fictional account, I'm sure at some

0:48:01.400 --> 0:48:04.399
<v Speaker 2>point Magic did sit down with Jerry and he gave

0:48:04.440 --> 0:48:07.640
<v Speaker 2>him the wust what And even though it's fictionalized, I

0:48:07.640 --> 0:48:09.280
<v Speaker 2>think they managed to capture.

0:48:09.200 --> 0:48:12.360
<v Speaker 3>This essence perfectly. Great show you need to be watching.

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