WEBVTT - Steph Curry Out Three Weeks

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Triste Quick. On this

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Heat Check, we got some breaking news

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<v Speaker 1>out of Golden State, Baby and our dubs. Our dubs

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<v Speaker 1>have received a blow. It's not good Steph Curry with

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<v Speaker 1>a labrum injury to his shoulder. I get into some

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<v Speaker 1>soccer and the NBA as well. You'll have to listen

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<v Speaker 1>because it's kind of hard to describe. I talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Westbrook's resurrection and how pretty much everyone is avoiding

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<v Speaker 1>talking about it because it doesn't fit the narrative that

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<v Speaker 1>they thought about him. We go into the Charlotte Hornets

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<v Speaker 1>and head coach Steve Clifford blowing the team pretty much up,

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<v Speaker 1>throwing them under the bus because I don't know they

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<v Speaker 1>stink at defense. And then we remember one of the

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<v Speaker 1>old school OG's Hall of Fame player coach Paul Silas

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<v Speaker 1>rest in peace hold out to Covernick. So drop that

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<v Speaker 1>beat before we start the podcast, just to quick alert

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<v Speaker 1>and FYI a PSA if you will. My dnnis says

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not wearing my visilin enough tisk tisk, So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna wear it on the episode because when I take

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<v Speaker 1>it off, I forget to put it back in. Then

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<v Speaker 1>my teeth move. So if I say anything out of pocket,

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<v Speaker 1>or if I sound like I've got a lisp like

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<v Speaker 1>a fourteen year old boy, forgive me. So let's move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Things are going from bad to worse in Golden State.

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<v Speaker 1>Our Dubs just keep taking blow after blow. Hate to

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<v Speaker 1>see that. I'm not talking about their horrible road record either.

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<v Speaker 1>They are two and thirteen currently on the road this year,

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<v Speaker 1>second worst in the NBA. Actually, if you can believe it,

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<v Speaker 1>never fear our Dubs. They will come. Road defensive efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>a shocking one eighteen point eight that is bottom three

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<v Speaker 1>in the league as well. These Dubs, our Dubs can't

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<v Speaker 1>seem to win outside of the Chase Center. And now

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<v Speaker 1>another blow. Steph Curry, the man who has been pulling

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<v Speaker 1>this team together on his back MVP campaign level numbers

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<v Speaker 1>out at least at least is the critical component three

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<v Speaker 1>weeks according to THEO this is the bomb. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the sound of the wosh bomb Golden State. Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 1>is expected to miss a few weeks with his left

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder injury. Sources tell that was one of those invisiline moments.

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<v Speaker 1>Sources tell ESPN Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Let's just say

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<v Speaker 1>he is out three weeks. That's the number that would

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<v Speaker 1>put him on target for a Thursday Night TNT game

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<v Speaker 1>against the Phoenix Suns on jail Anuary tenth. Between now

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<v Speaker 1>and the earliest expected time, Let's go through their next

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<v Speaker 1>ten games, shall we. The Warriors start with at Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>at Toronto, at New York, at Brooklyn, Memphis, Charlotte, Utah, Portland,

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta and Detroit. Boy, that is a tough slog without

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<v Speaker 1>your primary score, and with Jordan Poole in a slump

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<v Speaker 1>and Andrew Wiggins facing his own set of injuries. Oh boy,

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<v Speaker 1>that team could be three and seven in its next

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<v Speaker 1>ten and that would not be a surprise. Three is seven.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a tough spot. Golden State fourteen and fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>right now at the moment, could be looking at a

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<v Speaker 1>two and eight stretch without staff. That will put them

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<v Speaker 1>squarely at sixteen and twenty three, which would be at

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<v Speaker 1>that particular moment on life support. Not saying that's forever,

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<v Speaker 1>but that is at least three weeks. There could be

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<v Speaker 1>more issues coming Labram issues if he needs to get surgery,

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<v Speaker 1>for example, on a torn labrum. That would be bad.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be one of those Steph breaks his hand,

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<v Speaker 1>Put yourself in a suitcase and go home kind of moment.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard out here for us Dubs fans, just when

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<v Speaker 1>we think we're back, just when we think the dominance

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<v Speaker 1>continues and the dynasty just persists, sometimes it just happens

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<v Speaker 1>like that. But we will persevere, will we not? Remember?

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<v Speaker 1>The only time we go blooded or out is when

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<v Speaker 1>we're out, and when there is a cold, dead body.

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<v Speaker 1>Last time I checked, the Dubs are still alive and kicking.

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<v Speaker 1>Check back in in April. But if Steph is out

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<v Speaker 1>any longer, even I lifelong Dubs fan will start to

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<v Speaker 1>feel a little weary. People were slandering Russell Westbrook, weren't they.

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<v Speaker 1>They were saying some mean things. They were saying he

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna be waved. They were saying he was never

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play basketball ever again. They were saying so many jokes,

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<v Speaker 1>angry comments, slander libel. People said he would never come

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench. Everyone said, oh, if he does come

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench, he's not gonna be happy. He's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>fake an injury. Everyone said, oh, yeah, if he continues

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<v Speaker 1>to be off the bench, comes off the bench and

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<v Speaker 1>he's happy. He'll suck fair fair warning. What do they

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<v Speaker 1>say like a just for full disclosure? That was me

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I said that as well. Those comments, those predictions,

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<v Speaker 1>they were wrong, wrong and wrong, and I think that

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be discussed the media, NBA fans, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a narrative and no matter what happens, we stick to

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<v Speaker 1>that narrative. Right, we have struck out on Russ, and honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>like I liked Peak Russ, I did. I'm stoked that

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<v Speaker 1>Russ is having this re emergence. I am as he

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<v Speaker 1>as someone who gets considered to be a hater. I

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<v Speaker 1>like this version of Russ and it made me think,

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<v Speaker 1>why do we treat Russ like he's been posting things

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<v Speaker 1>that are anti Semitic on the internet. Why do we

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<v Speaker 1>treat Russ like he coughed on a microphone, gave the

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<v Speaker 1>entire NBA COVID and then started liking tweets from Elon

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<v Speaker 1>Musk about prosecuting Fauci being his name designation. Russ has

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<v Speaker 1>done nothing but ball. Even when he's stunk, all he

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<v Speaker 1>did was ball. He's coming off the bench for twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three games now, averaging twenty eight, fifteen, six and eight

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight minutes, fifteen points, six rebounds, eight assists with

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<v Speaker 1>one and a half steals and blocks per game. That's ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a seven game stretch where he shot fifty

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<v Speaker 1>percent or better from three from three people. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a brick layer, and all of a sudden, he's Steph

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<v Speaker 1>Curry when he comes off the bench. He's come back

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<v Speaker 1>to Earth, of course, because he's not really a great

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<v Speaker 1>three point shooter thirty one percent, but he's shooting better

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<v Speaker 1>than Trey Yung. How about that? Way ahead of where

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<v Speaker 1>he was as a starter. And guess what the best

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<v Speaker 1>thing is. He's happy, he's smiling, he's living in his hometown.

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<v Speaker 1>His family is in his hometown, his friends are there.

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<v Speaker 1>And that coincides, folks, with the Lakers actually being five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred with the real shot to make the play in tournament.

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<v Speaker 1>And who saw that coming? Who did you see it coming?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I didn't see that coming. And now Sam Ammick

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<v Speaker 1>is saying, but because of this very good play off

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<v Speaker 1>the bench, he's the leader in the clubhouse plus one

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<v Speaker 1>ninety to win six Man of the Year. Wait, excuse me.

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<v Speaker 1>The John Havlicek Award which quickly. They already gave the

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<v Speaker 1>MVP with Michael Jordan's face and body on it to

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<v Speaker 1>Jokic today. They made it, created it, shoved it down

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<v Speaker 1>our throats, and then gave it to him. Amazing. Darvin Haam,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, deserves credit for this Russell Westbrook adjustment. But

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<v Speaker 1>what's interesting is the Amex article sort of says, the

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<v Speaker 1>insiders believe that Russ is going to improve from here

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward, and we all love a redemption story unless

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<v Speaker 1>it's somebody that we already hated. Let's face facts, that's

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<v Speaker 1>what it is, right Like, you can't redeem yourself if

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<v Speaker 1>we've always hated you. And that's what's happening to Rust

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<v Speaker 1>right now. I don't understand it because I was never

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<v Speaker 1>a Russ hater, and then I was like, yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>stinks right now he's making forty seven million dollars a year,

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<v Speaker 1>but like we treat him like villain, We treat him

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<v Speaker 1>like one of the worst humans on earth. We won't

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<v Speaker 1>give Russ any credit. Have you seen NBA today or

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<v Speaker 1>for take or NBA radio be like, hey, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>Russ is on an absolute heater right now, responsible for

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers winning No No because why we're treating him

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<v Speaker 1>like he went one hundred and fifty five miles per

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<v Speaker 1>hour in a thirty in a school zone on Mollie.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how we treat him. All he was doing was

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<v Speaker 1>playing hoops and wasn't in making bricking a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>shots hitting the side of the backboard. That's all he's

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<v Speaker 1>been doing. Damn. It's like the narratives. Once. Once those

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<v Speaker 1>narratives are over, we just pretend that they never existed,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we wait in the shadows and we hide

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<v Speaker 1>in the weeds until Russ starts playing bad again, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we're like, yop, we said it. Russ stinks. You

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<v Speaker 1>see it. Four games in a row, Oh for seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen turnovers like yo yo yo, yo yo. Twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>games now Russ has been balling. You wait to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about Russ for those five games. Media is fucked up, man,

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<v Speaker 1>The media is fucked up. I am happy for us.

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<v Speaker 1>He went from one of the biggest names MVP in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA on a team that was sixth in the West,

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<v Speaker 1>first time ever that he wins the MVP. He's getting

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<v Speaker 1>triple double after triple double, just every damn night, he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting one and people are saying he's unemployable. Unemployable. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got people out here that you don't even know their

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<v Speaker 1>name with jobs in the NBA. We got Drew U

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<v Speaker 1>Banks out here getting minutes, no shade, Drew U Banks

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<v Speaker 1>ten day God, but like, are you serious? And now

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<v Speaker 1>he's a lock for the sixth Man of the Year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a cold game out here. It's a cold game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a redemption arc. I am getting behind and if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't get behind it, it's because you never liked

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<v Speaker 1>Russ in the first place.