WEBVTT - NBA Midseason Grades: Pacific Division

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on to the Pacific Division, Let's start with our Kanks.

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento buttoned up, put the suit and tie on Sacramento Kings. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>what can I say about the Kings that hasn't already

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<v Speaker 1>been said. Well, we know that they've been in a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff drought longer than the city of Los Angeles has

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<v Speaker 1>been in a drought for water. And just like over La,

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<v Speaker 1>just like Sacramento, the watermark is high right now, they

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<v Speaker 1>are overflowing with playoff hopes. It's been bleak for this

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<v Speaker 1>fan base. We know that for so damn long, and

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<v Speaker 1>now it feels like it's sort of over. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels done. Many McNair has done wonders. He needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be extended. His decision making quality very high. What

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<v Speaker 1>he's done in terms of drafting players that make sense.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sabonis trade, Oh my god, the Sabonus trade was good.

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<v Speaker 1>That's probably the Sabonus trades. Probably the definition if you

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<v Speaker 1>look into a dictionary of what the NBA was hoping

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<v Speaker 1>trades would look like, mutually beneficial for both sides, makes

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<v Speaker 1>both players better, makes both teams better as a result

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<v Speaker 1>of said trade, Right, my god, both teams, both players

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<v Speaker 1>flourished because of this trade. They just beat the Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>last night in Staples. You had people chanting like the

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<v Speaker 1>beam in Staples louder than you could even imagine. I

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<v Speaker 1>think they turned Staples purple for the Kings last night,

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<v Speaker 1>and that win over the Lakers turns the Kings into

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<v Speaker 1>the three seas in the West, the three seed. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me say that again. The Sacramento Kings are currently the

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<v Speaker 1>three seed halfway through the season. That's cute. Ten games in.

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<v Speaker 1>We'ren't more than forty one games in right now, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>and they are the three seed. They were sixty six

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<v Speaker 1>to one at one point just to win the Pacific Division.

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<v Speaker 1>They are now plus one twenty five to win said division. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>they're basically they are the leader in the clubhouse to

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<v Speaker 1>win that division. Honestly incredible. Keithya Murray will talk about him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been okay. He's not somebody that has outperformed expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's gonna be a good piece for them.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been up and down. He had ten rebounds against

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers, which is very important for his development. He

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<v Speaker 1>looks like he's gonna be a fan favorite as well.

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<v Speaker 1>He already is Malik Monk has been adding a lot

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of bench scoring, like a little microwave. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>his connection with the Aaron Fox down the stretch, with

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<v Speaker 1>them going to Kentucky together being best friends, that's worked

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<v Speaker 1>out like a charm. Harrison Barnes has turned back the clock,

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<v Speaker 1>turning into warbrs Harrison Barnes. Kevin Herder has still been

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<v Speaker 1>cave on, even though he's a little out of shape

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<v Speaker 1>on back to backs. And Fox, of course, as we know,

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<v Speaker 1>Fox is an all star, Sabonis is an all star.

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<v Speaker 1>This team's really good. They can get a backup big

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<v Speaker 1>at the deadline, someone who can help them in non

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<v Speaker 1>Sabonis minutes, someone who can pass, someone who can rim

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<v Speaker 1>protect man. What they have done though at twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>and eighteen, there's seven games over five hundred seven games

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<v Speaker 1>insanely good. I just can't believe it. Moving on to

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<v Speaker 1>our Dubs, they get a C minus. About two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>ago they probably would have gotten a D plus. They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be okay. We know that the Dubs are fine,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dubs are always fine, but at the halfway mark,

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<v Speaker 1>we just cannot consider this a success in any real way.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be honest, Steph is missed time. Jordan Poole has

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<v Speaker 1>been up and down. The role players they add Gary Payton,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gone out a porter, he's gone Niamna Nia Biolicha.

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<v Speaker 1>However you're saying it, you know what I'm saying. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gone playing in Europe. Klay Thompson O bright spot. He's

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<v Speaker 1>getting better, much more balanced scoring, much more balanced shooting

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of his actual weight distribution. He's taking more

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<v Speaker 1>set shots, moving off the ball, getting easy buckets. So

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<v Speaker 1>he's been really good. He's been actually sort of a

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<v Speaker 1>surprise in terms of this team Steph Cree's injury. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought maybe they'd go to and eight while he was out.

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<v Speaker 1>They actually played pretty well. They weathered that storm in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that I think was very surprising. But we

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<v Speaker 1>are worrying about this team in a way where you say, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that I think they're gonna be fine. Can I

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<v Speaker 1>also simultaneously say that there's some fundamental issues here? And

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<v Speaker 1>I think the answer is yes. But we have to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to have blind trust, in blind faith in our dubs,

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<v Speaker 1>because what we know is when the lights get bright,

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<v Speaker 1>as long as Steph is healthy, as long as Clay

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<v Speaker 1>is healthy. As long as Draymond's healthy, as long as

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<v Speaker 1>Cavon Loney is healthy, They're gonna be able to turn

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<v Speaker 1>up the volume, turn up the heat when the lights

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<v Speaker 1>get bright. That's just the way it is. You saw

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<v Speaker 1>it multiple games in a row. They go down twenty five,

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<v Speaker 1>they go down thirty, and then in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 1>they turn up the heat. They play the stifling defense.

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<v Speaker 1>They turn you over, they make you nervous, they get

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<v Speaker 1>you flustered. They get into transition. Then steph hits you

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<v Speaker 1>know some of those thirty foot daggers that he hits.

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<v Speaker 1>He does the little poo poo motion, he does the

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<v Speaker 1>little night night sleep mask, and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty point lead has disappeared, and now you are

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<v Speaker 1>down for That's the Warriors, That's what they do. They

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<v Speaker 1>always make it dramatic. They always want to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But we know that they're still capable of that. So

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<v Speaker 1>with that being said, they get a C minus. However,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not worried Clippers eight seed right now, they get

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<v Speaker 1>a C plus. Don't know what to make of them.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what to make of them. On one hand,

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<v Speaker 1>there their rosters very deep. Bucke getters everywhere. On the

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<v Speaker 1>other hand, they've all been injured. They've all been out

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<v Speaker 1>significant minute, significant time. Kawhi, it's like a celebration when

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<v Speaker 1>he plays five games in a row. It's only happened

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<v Speaker 1>one time this season. He plays three games, takes one

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<v Speaker 1>or two off, plays another three, takes one or two off.

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<v Speaker 1>That's his cycle. And that's like a good thing. That's

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<v Speaker 1>like about as good as it's gonna get for Kauhi

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Paul George hasn't been healthy, John Wall has

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<v Speaker 1>had signs of brilliance, and then he's on the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>They are old as fuck right now. Like that's what

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you get when you have guys who are

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<v Speaker 1>in the latter stages of their career, where like oh

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<v Speaker 1>my knees, ooh my back, ooh I gotta take some

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<v Speaker 1>time put this icy hot on me, and you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh god, dude, Like, are you guys gonna be able

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<v Speaker 1>to turn it on during the playoffs or nah? A

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<v Speaker 1>guy can't tell. Are we gonna get Kawhi the version

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<v Speaker 1>of him when he made that shot against Philly? Are

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<v Speaker 1>we gonna get Kawhi the version when he wouldn't drive

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<v Speaker 1>with his fucking team to go play the Phoenix Suns

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<v Speaker 1>when he had a ACL tear, didn't even want to

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<v Speaker 1>support them. Are we gonna get the PG version of

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<v Speaker 1>him when he played in Indiana? Are we gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>the version of PG when he turtled in the bubble

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody started calling him pandemic P? Are we getting

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<v Speaker 1>PG thirteen? Are we getting pandemic P? Are we getting

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<v Speaker 1>Norman Powell when he want a chip? Are we getting

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<v Speaker 1>Norm Powell from Portland Trailblazers when he's doing absolutely dog shit?

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<v Speaker 1>See what I just did there? Are we gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>Roco from his time in the Philadelphia seventy six ers

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<v Speaker 1>when he was locking guys down? Are we getting Roco

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<v Speaker 1>getting fucking rim checked in a playoff game losing the

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<v Speaker 1>Portland Trailblazer series to the Denver Nuggets throwing the ball

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<v Speaker 1>at a bounce? What are we getting? Are we getting

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<v Speaker 1>Luke Canard when he takes this team out of the

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<v Speaker 1>door drums when they're down twenty six, helps them win

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<v Speaker 1>a game just based on bucket after bucket after bucket

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<v Speaker 1>Or are we getting Detroit Pistons Luke Canard where he's

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<v Speaker 1>just getting waved? What version of speaking of guys getting waved,

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<v Speaker 1>what version of Reggie Jackson will we get in the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 1>Are we getting mister October or whatever they call him,

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<v Speaker 1>mister September, or are we getting mister sends your ass home?

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<v Speaker 1>They could use something. They're gonna probably make a move.

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Bomber's got unlimited money, so I imagine something's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably a trade with one of the bottom feeders and

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<v Speaker 1>they just get automatically better. Boy On Bogdanovich would help

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<v Speaker 1>them quite a bit. Detroit Pistons are doing absolutely nothing,

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<v Speaker 1>as you guys are ready. No, let's move on to

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<v Speaker 1>the Phoenix Suns. They get a D minus, They get

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere between a D minus and then like sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a bee because they've all been fucking hurt. Things could

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<v Speaker 1>not be going worse. When the Sacramento Kings are curb

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<v Speaker 1>stomping you to win your division. Curb stomping they are.

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<v Speaker 1>They are just not a good team right now, they're

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one and twenty four, but culturally they're even worse

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<v Speaker 1>than that, right like they are. It started when, let's

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, Robert Sarvar was just spitting out racial slurs

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<v Speaker 1>faster than his name was Twista. You know, you're just

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<v Speaker 1>giving it to you fast, like like he was on

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<v Speaker 1>a Kanye West track, like that was what Robert Sarvar

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<v Speaker 1>was doing. It all blew up when DeAndre Ayton wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get paid and they were like, no, you're from

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<v Speaker 1>the Caribbean, you're too soft. Try to get another deal

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll see if we have to match it. And

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<v Speaker 1>then he goes out and get a deal and they

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<v Speaker 1>begrudgingly match it. Right, it becomes top. Then when Jay

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<v Speaker 1>Crowder's like, hey, I'd also like to get paid, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, still, no, we don't want to pay anyone.

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<v Speaker 1>He goes on strike. Then Cam Johnson goes out for

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<v Speaker 1>an indefinite period of time. He's gonna be back, but

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<v Speaker 1>how's he gonna look. Then you get CP three on

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<v Speaker 1>his vegan nast diet, breaking down, busting down like it's

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. When it's still week four. You got Cam

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson or campaign excuse me, he's been hurt, Devin Booker,

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<v Speaker 1>where's he been on a milk carton? He's been out

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<v Speaker 1>six sixteen games since December eleventh. Probably won't see him

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<v Speaker 1>for a while. But the most troubling thing to me

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<v Speaker 1>about the Suns is since December first, they've lost since

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<v Speaker 1>just December first, This is very critical. They've lost ten

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<v Speaker 1>games by ten or more points, which is more then

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<v Speaker 1>they had all of last year. And this is just

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<v Speaker 1>since December first. Three of those games are at home,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the same amount of ten point losses at

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<v Speaker 1>the Crib then they had all last year too. So

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they're getting taken to poundtown, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, and not a great way, in a bad way,

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<v Speaker 1>sad way. And the Sun's they gotta do something. They

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<v Speaker 1>gotta move Drake j Crowder gotta do that. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know if anyone's gonna do that because they know

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<v Speaker 1>that the Suns are so down bad. He's probably gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to wave him or get him for nothing, like

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<v Speaker 1>just lose him for nothing. They're blowing leads in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. Can you tell? I'm not optimistic? Can you tell?

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<v Speaker 1>And for the love of the valley, they gotta get

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<v Speaker 1>Devin Booker back healthy. Can we get Kendall to go

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<v Speaker 1>on the road with d book Can we give her

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of magic potion in her watermelon to feed

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<v Speaker 1>to d book This season's toast if we don't figure

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<v Speaker 1>that shit out fast, Lakers. Lakers are interesting team too.

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<v Speaker 1>Set I would say D plus D plus for the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe maybe a C minus. It's actually like kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a positive grade because it should be an fait based

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<v Speaker 1>on what they did and what they've done and what

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<v Speaker 1>they continue to do. We know they're not gonna move anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>We know they're not trading those two draft picks. Genie

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<v Speaker 1>Bus has already gone on record. There's already whispers about, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not trading those twenty five and twenty seven first

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<v Speaker 1>round picks just to make the play in. Ask Braun

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<v Speaker 1>if he wants to make the play or not at all. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we can move these two pieces and these two draft

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<v Speaker 1>picks and then we'll give you a shot in the plan,

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<v Speaker 1>or you guys can be the fifteenth seed. How you feel.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Braun would say, yeah, let's try. Let's try.

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<v Speaker 1>But she's not doing that. They've been in a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of games competitively, they have not been able to close

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<v Speaker 1>many out. They have eight games where they lost by

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<v Speaker 1>six or less. But the thing that makes us all

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<v Speaker 1>quite troubling is how good Lebron's been throughout it all

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<v Speaker 1>he's been insane. I have never seen anything quite like

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron James in year thirty eight of his natural life.

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<v Speaker 1>He is about to break what we thought was an

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<v Speaker 1>unbreakable record. He is three hundred points short of Kareem

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<v Speaker 1>Abdul Jabar's all time scoring number, which, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>is the only reason Lebron James is still a Laker

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<v Speaker 1>because he wants to break it. In purple and gold.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be real, He's averaging more points per game right

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<v Speaker 1>now and last year than in any two year stretch

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<v Speaker 1>in his twenty year career. Think about that. He's averaging

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<v Speaker 1>more right now and last year than in any two

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<v Speaker 1>year stretch ever in his entire career, in his peak

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<v Speaker 1>of the best goaded Miami Heat years, those peak Cleveland

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<v Speaker 1>years where he's putting the team on his back. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>what he's doing now better than that. He's averaged twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nine point four per game from two thousand and five

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<v Speaker 1>to two thousand and seven, and he's averaging thirty point

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<v Speaker 1>one between twenty and twenty one and twenty and twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>You know those like commercials we've seen where it's like

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<v Speaker 1>Bron versus Father Time People are making fun of him

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<v Speaker 1>because they're corny, but they are true. Lebron James is

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<v Speaker 1>undefeated right now against father Time. He's getting better, which

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<v Speaker 1>is not what's supposed to happen. We've only seen this

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<v Speaker 1>from Tom Brady and that was like a Swan song.

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<v Speaker 1>And maybe Roger Clemens. But let's be honest, do I

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<v Speaker 1>really need to say anything more about Roger Clemens that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe discredits the Fountain of Youth? Ad was playing an

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<v Speaker 1>MVP level ball before he got hurt. I have to

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<v Speaker 1>mention because I think it's very important for you to

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<v Speaker 1>know in case you forgot. He did twist his ankle

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<v Speaker 1>mid air. In the air. He sprained his ankle, not

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground. I've never heard of that before. So

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<v Speaker 1>the things that happened to Ad continue to literally break

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<v Speaker 1>the rules of physics. So we'll say that. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to call that a mystery, if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>call that a coincidence, if you want to call that

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<v Speaker 1>just him being brittle, whatever you want to say, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all true. And of course Russell Westbrook has been really

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<v Speaker 1>good off the bench as a sixth Man of the Year,

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<v Speaker 1>Kennedy's probably gonna win it. There's no more consistent prop

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<v Speaker 1>bets to take than Russell Westbrook over fourteen and a

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<v Speaker 1>half points. He just does it. He's a triple double machine.

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<v Speaker 1>Off the fucking bench. Austin reeves he's getting small star

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<v Speaker 1>votes even though he doesn't deserve him. And even Dennis

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<v Speaker 1>Shrewder has had some good games on a veteran minimum contract.

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<v Speaker 1>They're doing what they can. It's sad of over there.

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<v Speaker 1>They're poor. They're poor. Jeanie Bus doesn't have anybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>She's getting her decision making advice from Linda Rambis. It's bad.

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<v Speaker 1>It's bad right now, and they have Lebron James. They'll

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<v Speaker 1>only be okay and be able to salvage if that

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<v Speaker 1>they make the play in tournament and maybe make a

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<v Speaker 1>little run do with the like their upside is what

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<v Speaker 1>the Pelicans did last year. Then think about how bad

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<v Speaker 1>that is. So they're three games under five hundred, but

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<v Speaker 1>yet so are the Suns. So not all bad grades

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<v Speaker 1>are bad grades.