WEBVTT - MVP Ladder, KD down, Embiid up, and Spurs Break NBA Attendance Record with Michael C. Wright

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the NBA Pulsar production of I Heart Radio

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA. I'm Sarracu Stock, NBA analysts for the

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<v Speaker 1>S Network. Today is Friday, the thirteenth January, and from

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<v Speaker 1>our terrific core group of NBA dot com writers, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>joined by Michael c Right to talk about his KEYA

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<v Speaker 1>race to the m v P Ladder. Michael, thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>being here with us. Thanks for having good, good little

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<v Speaker 1>list here as uh, we take a look at the

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<v Speaker 1>top five. Nicola Yokich holding strong to that number one

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<v Speaker 1>spot with his West leading Denver Nuggets. Luca don Chech

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<v Speaker 1>jumps up to number two after a while double overtime

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<v Speaker 1>win at the Lakers. He had thirty five points, fourteen rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen assists. Just a special special night from Luca that

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<v Speaker 1>we continue to see. Uh. That bumps Jason Tatum to

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<v Speaker 1>third though. The Eastern Conference leading Boston Celtics just keep rolling.

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<v Speaker 1>Just beat the Brooklyn Nets last night. They've won nine

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<v Speaker 1>of their last eleven. Janice is a four and Joel

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<v Speaker 1>and Bead jumps up to number five. But before we

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<v Speaker 1>get to Joel Embiad, I want to talk about Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Durant because he had debuted last week in your top three. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>not not necessarily his own fault, but he drops down

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<v Speaker 1>to number six. He sprained that right, uh mc l

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday in a Brooklyn win at Miami. He'll be reevaluated

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<v Speaker 1>in two weeks. Uh, something similar that we saw with

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<v Speaker 1>his left mc L last season. Um in mid January.

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<v Speaker 1>But well, what's kind of your take on that? How

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<v Speaker 1>injuries impact players. We don't know when he'll come back,

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<v Speaker 1>but just how he had been playing and now dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Oh, Sarah, maybe I'm just overreacting here, because

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as I saw that freak injury Sunday against

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<v Speaker 1>the Heat, I started thinking about last year and I

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<v Speaker 1>just remember, just just from my vantage point, it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like the entire vibe of the brook and that's just

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<v Speaker 1>went just down. Um, what they lost something like eleven

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<v Speaker 1>in a row sixteen of twenty one, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>know they when they finally went into the playoffs, you

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<v Speaker 1>sort of knew that they weren't quite right, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and and you saw first round and get swept by

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<v Speaker 1>the Celtics. And so maybe this is an overreaction. And

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<v Speaker 1>from what I understand, Uh, he's supposed this is not

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<v Speaker 1>as significant as the one last year, so you know

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<v Speaker 1>there's a good chance that he's gonna be back sooner.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I was sort of breaking it down

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<v Speaker 1>by games thinking about it, like, Okay, say he misses

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<v Speaker 1>like three weeks, you're talking about maybe ten games, and

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<v Speaker 1>if he comes back and he's the Katie of old,

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<v Speaker 1>then to me, he's almost immediately right back in the

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<v Speaker 1>m v P conversation because that's not a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time missed. And you know, I was telling somebody that,

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<v Speaker 1>like when you're doing these these m v P votes

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<v Speaker 1>or or evaluating it, you know, like it's so close

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<v Speaker 1>that you have to look at how many games these

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<v Speaker 1>guys are playing. And before Kevin Durant went down, that

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<v Speaker 1>dude was the model of durability. He played thirty nine

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<v Speaker 1>out of the first forty games, and you know you

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<v Speaker 1>don't typically see that with Katie, but he had played

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<v Speaker 1>all those games. But he was playing well, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>shooting the lights out one for Kevin Durant, killer and

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<v Speaker 1>playing well on defense. Like to me, he was putting

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<v Speaker 1>together like a season where you should maybe consider him

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<v Speaker 1>for the All defensive team. He was a Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't agree anymore. And I do think you look back

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<v Speaker 1>at last season when he was out, I think it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't just about the losses, but how they were losing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's when at the time Kyrie Irving was still part time.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously things were not going well with James Harden. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that's really where everything started to unravel, uh last season.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this team, in this group, um one, how

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie has been playing the depth of it at all,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're better equipped to handle uh an absence

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<v Speaker 1>of what Kevin Durant is doing. But I do think

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<v Speaker 1>for as much as you look at his sparkling offensive

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<v Speaker 1>numbers and performances, the defensive side is where to me

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<v Speaker 1>it's the biggest impact because he had been such an

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<v Speaker 1>integral part of why the nets were better on that end.

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<v Speaker 1>Um when you look at you're talking about the durability

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<v Speaker 1>of Durant. Then on the other side of things, look

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<v Speaker 1>at Joel embiid um you as you mentioned, he jumps

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<v Speaker 1>up to the fifth spot. He had thirty points in

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<v Speaker 1>that loss, uh two. Okay, see it in really Philly,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they're in fifth place, but they're just a

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<v Speaker 1>game back of fourth place Cleveland. We've been talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn just two games back of the net short of Boston,

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<v Speaker 1>that's got a little bit of space. Those teams, those

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<v Speaker 1>two through five are kind of bunched up. Um, why

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<v Speaker 1>did Joel jump up? And why do you think he

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<v Speaker 1>has an opportunity to keep climbing if he does put

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<v Speaker 1>himself on the floor with more regularity and consistency. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>right now, I think I'm just looking at momentum, and

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm being honest here, it's sort of overdue. But

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<v Speaker 1>the thing was in the past. It's like, how can

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<v Speaker 1>you put him in the top five? Who do you

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<v Speaker 1>put him over? Because everybody else was you know that

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<v Speaker 1>not only were they playing just as well as Joel Embi,

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<v Speaker 1>they were actually playing games. And so you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Durant's injury, to be honest, that is the opportunity. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get him in there and see what happens. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know when you look like, say you were just

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<v Speaker 1>messing around on the internet and you got on like

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<v Speaker 1>Basketball Reference and you clicked on Joel MBS twenty three season,

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<v Speaker 1>and what what you're gonna see is four or five

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<v Speaker 1>games and he's you know, going for thirty forty Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>fifty and be from outside great games and then you

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<v Speaker 1>see three or four games inactive, did not dress, did

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<v Speaker 1>not play, and it's like that throughout that whole you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on line statistically and you're just you're just like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I need him to play more games. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had missed three games with that foot injury, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I think he had played sixteen in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>which was good, but right before that he had missed

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<v Speaker 1>four games. You know, he's had that playing a fasciitis,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that kind of slowed him down coming into

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<v Speaker 1>the season, and then he suffered supposedly a different foot

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<v Speaker 1>injury that's really bothering him now. And he said that

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<v Speaker 1>this is all about pain management, pain management for him

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<v Speaker 1>going forward. So I I'm anxious to see if Joel

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<v Speaker 1>can can stay on the floor because you know, at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, if he can't stay on

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<v Speaker 1>the floor, then he's not going to be a big

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<v Speaker 1>part of this m VP conversation. You gotta play games,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the bottom line to me. Yeah, when you look

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<v Speaker 1>to at Um at your top five and you got

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<v Speaker 1>Luca and Yoka Chuppa, top Um obviously doing amazing things offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>got Tatum, Johannest, Joel the offensive side, but also they

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<v Speaker 1>bring it on the defensive side too, And I think

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<v Speaker 1>when there's been there's been conversation discussion with embiid it's

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<v Speaker 1>so much comes down to and I think same with you, honest,

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<v Speaker 1>but also the impact they make defensively. When you look

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<v Speaker 1>at Joel other than just being on the floor, what

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<v Speaker 1>what would he need to do this season for Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>or what would the Sixers need to accomplish for him

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<v Speaker 1>to win m v P. Finally, well, he's gonna need

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of help from James Harden, who is actually

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<v Speaker 1>playing very well. I mean he's not putting up the

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<v Speaker 1>point totals that he normally does, but you know he's

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<v Speaker 1>facilitating um like you mentioned his his defense. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the dude is you know, he's a wall down there,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the paint seven plots tonight, and so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if he can just continue to play the

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<v Speaker 1>way Joel Embi plays, he's got a good shot. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all it's all about just the availability and being

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<v Speaker 1>out there on the floor for him. Alright, speaking of

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<v Speaker 1>out on the floor, you're gonna be at a special

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<v Speaker 1>floor court tonight. The Golden State Warriors. In San Antonio.

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<v Speaker 1>Spurs are playing in a big, big game at the

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<v Speaker 1>Alamo Dome, trying to break the NBA's old time attendance record.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna talk about that right after the break. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back Saracousta joined by Michael c Right. All right, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you got a fun one. I think it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a fun one for you tonight. Uh. San Antonio Spurs

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<v Speaker 1>celebrating their fiftieth anniversary in San Antonio. They host the

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<v Speaker 1>Golden State Warriors this evening at the Alamo Dome. Back

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<v Speaker 1>Home at the Dome is what they're calling it. They're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to break the NBA's old time single game attendance record,

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<v Speaker 1>which was at six uh in forty six, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was part of the Michael Jordan's lead Bulls and Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>Hawks playing at the Georgia Dome back in nineteen. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your expectations for tonight? Are you? Are you ready

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<v Speaker 1>for this? Oh? I think it's gonna be wild. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the game doesn't start until six thirty. I

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<v Speaker 1>live about fifteen minutes away. I'm leaving it too, because

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be a madhouse like this morning. They

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<v Speaker 1>opened up some of the free garagers downtown at three o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>All the all the garages are free, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's just gonna be this just just blood of

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<v Speaker 1>traffic downtown. And you know, my expectation is, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>some nostalgia because you know, a lot of fans, like

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't been here that long, but when you talk

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<v Speaker 1>to a lot of Spurs fans, they talk about that,

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<v Speaker 1>like what it was like for those games to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the Animo Dome. And you know, I attended my

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<v Speaker 1>kids high school graduation at the Alamo Dome. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>to U t s A football games, but I've never

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<v Speaker 1>been to a Spurs game. And so it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>interesting because you know, in the past, they only used

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<v Speaker 1>half the arena. They had this big old blue curtain.

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<v Speaker 1>It's sort of cordoned off the court, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was only half of the arena. But this time

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<v Speaker 1>they're using all of it, and they've expanded capacity to

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<v Speaker 1>sixty eight thousand. They've already sold the sixty five thousand tickets,

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<v Speaker 1>but they released some extra tickets and these are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be standing room only tickets, So you know, if they're

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<v Speaker 1>selling these tickets. Then you know, people just want to

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<v Speaker 1>be in the building for this. It's sort of a

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<v Speaker 1>historic event. Coach Pop said it was a wasson a

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<v Speaker 1>lifetime opportunity for Spurs fans. Yeah, I'm excited to see,

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<v Speaker 1>excited to see how it goes. I was at the

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<v Speaker 1>Alamo Dome once. My my brother played in the Alamo

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl uh a while back, a while while back. But

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<v Speaker 1>but Steff talked, I'm curious your perspective on how you

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<v Speaker 1>think the players uh feel or what it's like playing

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<v Speaker 1>in that stuff. Had mentioned that when they went on

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<v Speaker 1>that turner and run back in two thousand and eight,

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<v Speaker 1>he had played to Ford Field uh in Detroit. But

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<v Speaker 1>do you think for players that the spacing of it,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you just think about death, perception, shooting, all

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<v Speaker 1>the stuff. Like, what's it like would you imagine for

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<v Speaker 1>a player being in an environment like that. Well, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the guys from the Warriors actually practiced at

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<v Speaker 1>the Dome yesterday and you know, so they could sort

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<v Speaker 1>of get get a feel for the site lines and

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, the depth perception and you know, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>back in the day, like because Steve Kerr actually played

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<v Speaker 1>in that Georgia Dove game that broke the He's the

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<v Speaker 1>Coast tonight. He's a former spir He's a former Spur

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<v Speaker 1>who played a bunch of games in the Alimo Dome,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said that, like, you know, when the opponents

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<v Speaker 1>would come in, he said, you know, like anytime you

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<v Speaker 1>played in San Antonio, you always sort of had a

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<v Speaker 1>built in excuse. You know, you could blame the dome because,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, the depth perception it's a problem, and

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<v Speaker 1>the site lines. But I think the way they've got

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<v Speaker 1>it set up now, I think Steph was saying yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>that this is a little bit different. He said, it's

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<v Speaker 1>actually better because they're sort of elevated on the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I'm interested to see how the shooting was,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with a team like Golden State. I mean, they

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<v Speaker 1>live a dime by the three, So yeah, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be fun to watch. And then like these young Spurs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they don't shoot it all that well, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're gonna just really dig the atmosphere. And

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<v Speaker 1>not only that, you know, they've been playing all their

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<v Speaker 1>games at the A T and T Center, so they've

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<v Speaker 1>never played a game at the Animal Dome in front

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<v Speaker 1>of this many fans. And so when you get that

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<v Speaker 1>that floor and you're about to play that game and

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<v Speaker 1>you see that this you've got sixty eight thousand, almost

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<v Speaker 1>all Spurs fans rooting for you. I think that that

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<v Speaker 1>sort of do us up until you as far as

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, you could feel the love from the

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<v Speaker 1>home fans, and I think that's gonna make them play harder. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's tough. That's tough. I can't wait to see how

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<v Speaker 1>it goes. And we know you got to get there.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to make sure you beat all the traffic.

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<v Speaker 1>So Michael, thank you so much for joining us, and

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