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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Murphy. It is great to be back. Recent
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Speaker 1: conversation and some of the others we've had recently, but
Speaker 1: this one, this episode right here, we are mixing it
Speaker 1: up a little bit this week. Welcome officially to the
Speaker 1: Shake Milton Special Richardson comes to the bowl. They're looking
Speaker 1: to throw it in. Milton goes to Horford. Horford back
Speaker 1: to Shake. Milton for three shot up. My god, hey
Speaker 1: made it was six seconds to go and the Sexers
Speaker 1: have taken the lease. He stepped right into a tree
Speaker 1: well beyond are, of course, seventy Sixers radio voice Tom
Speaker 1: McGinnis with the call of Shake's buzzer beater against the
Speaker 1: Spurs in the Bubble, as heard on the seventy Sixers
Speaker 1: Radio Network on ninety seven five. The Fanatic. The rundown
Speaker 1: of this show we will hear about, and we will
Speaker 1: hear from former Delaware Bluecoat and current seventy Sixers starting
Speaker 1: point guard Shake, Milton, coach Johnson, quotes from Shake's former
Speaker 1: college announcer at SMU, Rich Phillips, and much much more,
Speaker 1: and finally in our at the buzzer segment at the end,
Speaker 1: a never before heard rapid fire Q and a with
Speaker 1: Shake himself at a Bluecoats media day of the past,
Speaker 1: so definitely stick around for that. But it is Bluecoats
Speaker 1: head coach Connor Johnson who gets us started talking shake Milton.
Speaker 1: It's good to see. I think we've had a lot
Speaker 1: of guys on our team that you can really root for,
Speaker 1: and shades no exception to that. He came in. I
Speaker 1: think he started a little slow in our year, and
Speaker 1: then by the end he was really something that everyone
Speaker 1: was excited about. And to see it come to fruition
Speaker 1: at the NBA level is really cool. I think it's
Speaker 1: kind of points to what we're trying to do here
Speaker 1: the Jelie. He becomes a great poster child for kind
Speaker 1: of our young program and what we're trying to do
Speaker 1: the six Ers. They've done a heck of a job.
Speaker 1: Up next, we will hear some quotes about Milton from
Speaker 1: his college announcer at SMU, as promised Rich Phillips. This
Speaker 1: is from a two Way Tuesday article a couple of
Speaker 1: seasons ago on Sixers dot com slash Bluecoats. But first,
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Speaker 1: Christianacare dot org. So this is from October ninth, two eighteen,
Speaker 1: and I think it provides a good look at Shake Milton,
Speaker 1: the college player, how he developed there firsthand account from
Speaker 1: his college announcer Rich Phillips, the play by play voice
Speaker 1: of the SMU Mustangs. And I think it also gives
Speaker 1: fans a chance to think about his current status with
Speaker 1: the Sixers and how he will develop early in his
Speaker 1: NBA career as well. It's only three questions, but again
Speaker 1: it was a written Q and A. I will play
Speaker 1: both parts myself and Rich Phillips. But some really good
Speaker 1: tidbits in here from Shake Milton's time at SMU from
Speaker 1: Rich Phillips, the voice of SMU. The first one was
Speaker 1: what sticks with you about calling games that featured Shake Milton,
Speaker 1: and Rich said Shake was a key part of the
Speaker 1: best regular season in SMU history. That twenty sixteen seventeen
Speaker 1: team won thirty games and a second conference championship in
Speaker 1: three years. He was a very quiet guy, but could
Speaker 1: take over games at any time with his shooting. That
Speaker 1: was the season he also moved into the point guard
Speaker 1: position and really became a big leader on the court
Speaker 1: for the team. Then I asked, how would you describe
Speaker 1: Shake's game? How do you think he'll adjust to the
Speaker 1: NBA game? From day one? Shake was a very smooth
Speaker 1: player in college, and his shot was outstanding, particularly on
Speaker 1: the perimeter. He handles the ball well and has the
Speaker 1: ability to slash to the basket. Altogether, it's a really
Speaker 1: good combination for a six six guy who has even
Speaker 1: better reach. I would expect him to spend a lot
Speaker 1: of time around the three point line when teams try
Speaker 1: to close out, he'll be able to work his way
Speaker 1: to the basket. And Finally, what's a specific story or
Speaker 1: memory that you have about Shake on or off the
Speaker 1: court that seventy Sixers and Bluecoats fans would be interested
Speaker 1: to know. In his junior year twenty seventeen eighteen, Shake
Speaker 1: was really emerging as the primary offensive force for SMU,
Speaker 1: and there were times when it just seemed he was
Speaker 1: determined to not let his team fail. The highlight of
Speaker 1: that was a January game at Wichita State. SMU had
Speaker 1: lost three straight before the trip, and the Shockers were
Speaker 1: ranked fourth and had won twenty seven straight games. At
Speaker 1: home early in the first half, SMU's second leading scorers
Speaker 1: suffered a season ending knee injury. In light of all
Speaker 1: of that, Shake just took it upon himself to win
Speaker 1: the game. He scored a career high thirty three points,
Speaker 1: making five of six threes. On a couple of those threes,
Speaker 1: he was so far out that he was nearly on
Speaker 1: the mid court logo. It was a simple, fabulous performance
Speaker 1: that just served as a perfect example of what he
Speaker 1: was about. And afterwards he took all the praise in stride,
Speaker 1: which is just the way he rolls. I think it's
Speaker 1: really interesting to hear this now years later and even
Speaker 1: further back Rich reflecting on Shake in college and seeing
Speaker 1: some similarities when it comes to Shake's game and personality.
Speaker 1: So thanks again to Rich Phillips, the play by play
Speaker 1: voice of the SMU Mustangs, for his thoughts on Shake Milton.
Speaker 1: Rapid Fire with Shake Milton coming up next, but first,
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Speaker 1: pt here. It is the time has come This rapid
Speaker 1: fire Q and A with Shake Milton was recorded on
Speaker 1: Halloween actually twenty eighteen on Bluecoats Media Day. It was
Speaker 1: Shake's rookie year before he ever played a professional game.
Speaker 1: So maybe some of these answers have changed over the years,
Speaker 1: such as favorite TV show or whatever it might be,
Speaker 1: but still it gives you a further look into Shake
Speaker 1: Milton as we wind things down here on the Shake
Speaker 1: Milton Special on Coat Check. We'll have to have him
Speaker 1: on again soon to find out what has changed over
Speaker 1: the years. But here it is our rapid fire Q
Speaker 1: and A sit down with Shake Milton. First app you
Speaker 1: open in the morning, my little, my little Bible Verse app.
Speaker 1: It just pops up with a little, a little message
Speaker 1: of the day to give me going and then I'm
Speaker 1: might hop into the usual Twitter Instagram, you know that
Speaker 1: type of stuff. Favorite TV show, TV show, Martin Twitter
Speaker 1: or Instagram Twitter, Twitter's hilarious, favorite video game? Favorite video
Speaker 1: game probably Call of Duty. What is your pregame ritual
Speaker 1: or routine? Pregame ritual? Get some food, get a nap,
Speaker 1: and listen to my music. Favorite pregame meal, uh, some
Speaker 1: type of pasta go to song or musical artist before
Speaker 1: a game. Oh probably um, Playboy, Cardi. Musical artists or
Speaker 1: band you'd like to see in concert, either Cardi Uzi
Speaker 1: or Travis Scott. If not for basketball, what sport would
Speaker 1: you play? Soccer? Describe yourself in one word, uh confident.
Speaker 1: That will do it for this episode, something new, something
Speaker 1: fun to mix it up. Thank you for listening. As always,
Speaker 1: I'm Matt Murphy. Until next time, Take it or leave
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