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Speaker 1: end up being Alex lenn hadn't played him a ton

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Speaker 1: the idea of having a big, big seven footers two

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Speaker 1: I still think in the big picture, Alex Lenz still

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Speaker 1: the when the chips are down in the playoffs. All right, guys,

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Speaker 1: that is all I have for today, or excuse me,

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Speaker 1: all I have for this morning. I'm going to have

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Speaker 1: others up around the league. Again, I appreciate you guys

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