WEBVTT - BONUS: Interview with Brendan Glasheen of Action Network

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

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, our friend Brendan

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<v Speaker 2>Glasheen returns to break down what's happening in his corner

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<v Speaker 2>of the NBA world. For those who don't know, Brendan

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<v Speaker 2>is the play by play man for the Main Celtics

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<v Speaker 2>of the G League and the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, as

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<v Speaker 2>well as contributor on ESPN DraftKings Action Network as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Brennan joined me and my co host PJ. Glasser from

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<v Speaker 2>BEDMGM Tonight on a recent episode and gave his unfiltered

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts on Cleveland, Utah and Golden State. It's a fun conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>so Nick, give me a favor and drop that beat.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your thoughts about sort of what you're seeing from

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<v Speaker 2>the calves down the stretch? Latent games because a few

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<v Speaker 2>games in a row on the West Coast, they let

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<v Speaker 2>these leads evaporate into losses.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, four straight losses. That's a tough trip.

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<v Speaker 3>Golden State Sacramento Clippers, and that's a Clippers team that's

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<v Speaker 3>had guys in and out of the lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>As we know.

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<v Speaker 3>Golden State, like we last talked about when I was

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<v Speaker 3>on the show. We were wondering are they going to

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<v Speaker 3>get their act together, and it feels like we're still

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<v Speaker 3>getting Jeckyll and Hyde Golden State.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a mixture. Now.

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<v Speaker 3>It's funny you bring that up, Trista, because I thought

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<v Speaker 3>Cleveland down the stretch and that win against Boston, both

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<v Speaker 3>of their wins against Boston overtime, give the ball to

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<v Speaker 3>Donovan Mitchell and get out of the way. And that's

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<v Speaker 3>a credit to Darius Garland for being willing, knowing he's

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<v Speaker 3>been in Cleveland longer than Mitchell to sort of hand

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<v Speaker 3>it off to the star player that they acquired via trade.

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<v Speaker 3>And Mitchell made big shots down the stretch. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think now opponents have looked at Cleveland. They're going to

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<v Speaker 3>give the ball to Mitchell. Everyone else is going to

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<v Speaker 3>get out of the way, and he's going to do

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<v Speaker 3>his thing. Now they've looked great at home Cleveland. Even

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<v Speaker 3>in the Lebron era, Cleveland has always had great fans.

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<v Speaker 3>They've had a great home court advantage with Lebron James,

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<v Speaker 3>and even when they drafted Kyrie Irving, they sort of

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<v Speaker 3>still had a star at the end of games. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>I think for Cleveland, they've got to find different ways

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<v Speaker 3>other than giving it to Mitchell and everyone else getting

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<v Speaker 3>out of the way. They've got enough shooters, and Garland

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<v Speaker 3>has been an All Star player the way the numbers

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<v Speaker 3>he's put up, So I think it's just they've become

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<v Speaker 3>a little predictable how they want.

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<v Speaker 1>To finish these games.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's more so now of Mitchell trusting what he

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<v Speaker 3>has around him. And I would like to think based

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<v Speaker 3>on what this roster has done. It feels weird to

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<v Speaker 3>say because how good Utah was their consistency at the

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<v Speaker 3>end with players, I think Cleveland has just as good

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<v Speaker 3>surrounding cast players that find the open man and make

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<v Speaker 3>the right play. So I think that's what that is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a learning curve down the stretch. It's a new

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<v Speaker 3>team when you have a superstar being your best player.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and maybe even better than what Utah had, honestly

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of the year. Agree you mentioned Utah. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>the new head coach, Will Hardy has some roots in Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm curious if you had any sort of interactions with

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<v Speaker 2>him and what you think, just either from what you

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<v Speaker 2>know from talking to him or talking to people around him,

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<v Speaker 2>what is his special sauce in why he's been able

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<v Speaker 2>to be so successful immediately on a team that many

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<v Speaker 2>thought was not only going to be rebuilding, but actively tanking,

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<v Speaker 2>and they've looked awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know Will personally.

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<v Speaker 3>I know the Celtics were very interested in Will Hardy.

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<v Speaker 3>He was one of their top candidates before they decided

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<v Speaker 3>to move forward with em Udoka. But Hardy was someone

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<v Speaker 3>that the Celtics were in discussions with to be the

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<v Speaker 3>next coach, and Brad Stevens has spoken very highly of him.

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<v Speaker 3>Folks in Milwaukee have spoke very highly of him. Look

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<v Speaker 3>it's I made this comparison a couple weeks ago when

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<v Speaker 3>I last joined. They remind me of the JV Celtics,

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<v Speaker 3>like a bunch of cast of characters who people don't

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<v Speaker 3>really believe in that there may be slightly overpaid because

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<v Speaker 3>previous teams gave them big contracts, and they've put guys

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<v Speaker 3>like Lori Markenen in great positions to not only put

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<v Speaker 3>up good numbers but play winning basketball. Jordan Clarkson, to me,

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<v Speaker 3>is a phenomenal player who who gets overlooked. He might

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<v Speaker 3>have been like Option three with Mitchell and Gobert when

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<v Speaker 3>those two were there. Now Jordan Clarkson has unlocked other

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<v Speaker 3>skills and other abilities that we may not have seen

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<v Speaker 3>at this level.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been fantastic for them.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think it's just guys playing with a chip

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<v Speaker 3>on their shoulder, and Will has always had I think

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of times in the NBA, when assistant coaches

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<v Speaker 3>are promoted or get that first opportunity to be a

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<v Speaker 3>head coach, a lot of times they think that the

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<v Speaker 3>relationship they have with individual players goes a long way.

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<v Speaker 3>And of course the next step in like any sport,

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<v Speaker 3>when you go from the assistant or the coordinator role

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<v Speaker 3>to head coach, you've got to oversee the whole operation.

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<v Speaker 3>You're the sound piece for the organization. And Will has

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<v Speaker 3>been able to filter whatever those individual relationships were with

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<v Speaker 3>previous jobs into the overall team concept. And they've they've

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<v Speaker 3>played team basketball, and they've been great. If you've been

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<v Speaker 3>if you're a better and you like Utah, they've been

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<v Speaker 3>good against the spread, and they've been good overall, and

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<v Speaker 3>then they continue to respond. So a lot of folks

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<v Speaker 3>around the NBA had nothing but great things to say

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<v Speaker 3>about Will Hardy. So it's a bit surprising because you

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<v Speaker 3>wonder when Danny Ainge was appointed as someone who was

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<v Speaker 3>going to oversee the operation. I wondered, Well, knowing Danny Ainge,

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<v Speaker 3>he loves to accumulate draft picks and the Wembin Yama sweepstakes,

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<v Speaker 3>they were one team that popped up in conversations because

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<v Speaker 3>Danny Ainge would either be in conversations here in Boston.

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<v Speaker 3>He was always connected to all right, we're gonna move

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<v Speaker 3>up and get Jason Tatum. We're gonna draft Jalen Brown

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<v Speaker 3>instead of Chris Dunn, for example back in twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 3>or we flipped those picks and go get Anthony Davis

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<v Speaker 3>or Paul George or Kawhi Leonard. So Danny Ainge attracted

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<v Speaker 3>the draft picks and right now, this collection of talent,

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<v Speaker 3>they have certainly exceeded expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's a credit to Hardy.

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<v Speaker 2>A major think piece actually just came out on Klay Thompson,

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Kerr basically said that the Warriors dynasty as we

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<v Speaker 2>know it is in its last year. Do you like

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<v Speaker 2>their younger core to move forward with this dynasty or

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<v Speaker 2>do you think that he's right that the dynasty after

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<v Speaker 2>this year, especially with all the contract stuff, is truly

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<v Speaker 2>over it.

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<v Speaker 3>Feels very last Dance ish, and they know that's it's

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<v Speaker 3>like really dangerous territory to step into. Because it sounds

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<v Speaker 3>like I'm comparing the Jordan Bulls to this team, but

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<v Speaker 3>the comparisons are fair.

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<v Speaker 1>They've dominated the league.

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<v Speaker 3>They've been in the finals, and that's of course without Durant,

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<v Speaker 3>then with Durant, and then without Durant again. But as

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<v Speaker 3>I mentioned, they had a nice win against San Antonio

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<v Speaker 3>the other night and blow out fashion, and that's the

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<v Speaker 3>Warriors at home, of course, so they're a different squad

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<v Speaker 3>when they're at home. That home court advantage is real.

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<v Speaker 3>They had a great third quarter. The Warriors are the

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<v Speaker 3>best third quarter team in basketball. They outscored the Spurs

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<v Speaker 3>thirty eight twenty three. But they're star players. And by

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<v Speaker 3>the way, I left out Andrew Wiggins, who was arguably

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<v Speaker 3>the NBA Finals MVP had it not been for Steph

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<v Speaker 3>and what he means to this run that they've been

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<v Speaker 3>on over the previous years. But they got great knights

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<v Speaker 3>out of their bench. Kamenga, Anthony Lamb go UVM Vermont Catamounts.

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<v Speaker 3>Anthony Lamb, great player there, Moody was. It was phenomenal

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<v Speaker 3>in that game. So they're still looking to get more

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<v Speaker 3>on a Wiseman, which is a work in progress because

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<v Speaker 3>he didn't play at the end of last year. So

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<v Speaker 3>that their top pick Wiseman, who by the way, they

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<v Speaker 3>took him because the year they were without Thompson and

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<v Speaker 3>he was hurt.

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<v Speaker 1>They had a high draft pick that year.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, I don't want to, you know, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>trying to get on freezing cold takes and say they're done,

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<v Speaker 3>they're out of it. If they get in in that

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<v Speaker 3>top if they can get in.

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<v Speaker 1>The play in minimum, do you want to play them?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think so. I don't think you want to

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<v Speaker 1>run into this team.

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<v Speaker 3>It feels to me that they're playing like, let's just

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<v Speaker 3>get in or by Christmas, get our rotation figured out,

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<v Speaker 3>give Steph Clay, Draymond Wiggins if needed, give these guys

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<v Speaker 3>their appropriate rest, solve all their internal issues, and then

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<v Speaker 3>by Christmas we'll take off and start taking game seriously.

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<v Speaker 1>It's truly. It's not like in the super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 3>We always talk about the team that loses the Super

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<v Speaker 3>Bowl that they're in danger. Well, I think in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 3>when you win the whole thing and you've won as

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<v Speaker 3>much as this team has. It's hard to get up

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<v Speaker 3>every night in the regular season and take big games,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's why I think tonight's a great spot for them. Like, Oh,

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<v Speaker 3>this is the team that won the most games in

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<v Speaker 3>the West last year. They got humiliated on their home

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<v Speaker 3>court in Game seven by Dallas. They're going to be

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<v Speaker 3>fired up for this one more than we will. Oh,

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<v Speaker 3>you think we won't be ready to go? So they've

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<v Speaker 3>been consistent, their bench has been inconsistent. They need more

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<v Speaker 3>consistency to give guys like Curry and Thompson nights where

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<v Speaker 3>they don't have to play thirty five to thirty eight

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<v Speaker 3>minutes and be dominant.

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