WEBVTT - Posted Up! | Mike Scott

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>but if the season were to resume, the team will

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<v Speaker 1>likely need to boost from its bench to get to

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<v Speaker 1>where it wants to go. That means someone like Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Scott needs to be in the mix. Mike Scott right

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<v Speaker 1>down Food Street with a right hand yare there's Scott?

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<v Speaker 1>He has been on fire? Scott another greet, this time

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<v Speaker 1>a year ago. Scott was fresh off a strong debut

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<v Speaker 1>campaign with the Sixers. He was one of the club's

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<v Speaker 1>top preserves and swiftly cemented his status as a fan favorite.

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<v Speaker 1>Doing a dirty work and do every little thing and energy.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a little fan of life. For much

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<v Speaker 1>of this season, Scott was working hard to find his stroke,

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<v Speaker 1>and right before the hiatus hit it finally seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>be rounding back into form. I felt like that West

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<v Speaker 1>Coast trip. You know, he's going into the right direction.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Posted Up with Mike Scott. Welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>latest installment of Post It Up. Presented by Caesar's Online,

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<v Speaker 1>a mini cast series here on the broadcast checking in

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<v Speaker 1>on the seventy six ers during the hiatus, with new

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<v Speaker 1>episodes debuting each week. I'm Brian Selzer. If I told

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<v Speaker 1>you that during a recent Zoom interview, a seventy sixer

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<v Speaker 1>popped up on the screen in a lounge chair in

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<v Speaker 1>his man cave, wearing a crushed red designer bathrobe with

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<v Speaker 1>a frame scarface movie poster in the background. Who would

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<v Speaker 1>you guess it might be? Oh, this old game. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a little it's a little fascacchi rold. My fiance got

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<v Speaker 1>it from me from Christmas, so you know, of course

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<v Speaker 1>it was Mike Scott. Who else a luxury designer robe

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<v Speaker 1>and scarface memorabilia is totally the Mike Scott mood. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm always quarantine, so this I live like this regularly. Besides,

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<v Speaker 1>when they going to the gym traveling, I I like

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<v Speaker 1>to stand the house so distance right up my alley.

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<v Speaker 1>All things considered, Scott hasn't been in Philadelphia long, still

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<v Speaker 1>he feels like a fixture. The thirty one year old

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<v Speaker 1>is acquired at the two nineteen trade deadline, coming to

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers from the ELI Clippers in the debaias

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<v Speaker 1>Harris deal. He then went on to put up some

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<v Speaker 1>of the best shooting numbers of his career. Among his highlights,

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<v Speaker 1>he clinched a playoff game that set the Sixers up

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<v Speaker 1>for an opening round series win against Brooklyn. May get

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<v Speaker 1>it to him beat, indeed, can't handle it, tell you

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<v Speaker 1>from Scott his biggest Sixer, and over the summer he

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<v Speaker 1>had a run for the ages, from engaging with fans

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<v Speaker 1>non stop on social to serving up free mister Softie

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<v Speaker 1>at the Art Museum steps after signing his new contract.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott may proudly hail from the che Speak region of Virginia,

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<v Speaker 1>the seven five seven, as he calls it. But the

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<v Speaker 1>guy is totally cut from Philadelphia's cloth. I think they

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<v Speaker 1>see that. You know, I'm a regular person. I just

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<v Speaker 1>played basketball. Just keep it honest, be real, stay genuine.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, just be yourself. I think people can

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<v Speaker 1>relate to that. Even though Scott played a couple dozen

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<v Speaker 1>games with the six Ers last season, he was one

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<v Speaker 1>of just a handful of guys who was back this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet a few quality showings in the fall before his

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<v Speaker 1>minutes began to ebb and flow. Part of that had

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<v Speaker 1>to do with the rotation, and part of it had

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<v Speaker 1>to do with injuries to other players. A third factor

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<v Speaker 1>in the equation was Scott's production. I'm passionate about you

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<v Speaker 1>know your craft, you work on your game. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to see the results. I know people are you know

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta stayed. Of course, this is a marathon. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I know all that, but when you work on the

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<v Speaker 1>shots the way you do, you wanted to see the results.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to be in a slump. You're not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to go out getty miss shot. So very frustrating,

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<v Speaker 1>very very frustrating. Scott's been in the league long enough

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<v Speaker 1>eight years now. If he's learned anything it's that the

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<v Speaker 1>work can't waiver. I've been doing my regular routine, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with some stuff up, no when I'm working out, But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for the most part, I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>continued to get my work, you know, off days, optional shooting,

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<v Speaker 1>still shooting, you know, coming back and shooting at night.

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<v Speaker 1>Following last year's trade, Scott finished the season shooting at

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<v Speaker 1>a forty one percent clip from beyond the arc. It

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<v Speaker 1>was his highest mark ever Heading into the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>All Star Break, Scott's three point percentage was hovering just

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<v Speaker 1>over thirty four. Sometimes to do that. I mean when

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<v Speaker 1>I was with the Wizards one month, I was shooting

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<v Speaker 1>like seventy percent. It was crazy, Like it was. It

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<v Speaker 1>was crazy, and I come miss, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like one whole month I was shooting like

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<v Speaker 1>fifty four percent from three, like sixty eight seventy percent

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<v Speaker 1>from field goal, Like it was crazy. I come miss.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you have sometimes where you might go to

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<v Speaker 1>three you know too much. You can't hit it, like

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<v Speaker 1>you can't hit the shot that you want to. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm saying, that you want to make can't

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<v Speaker 1>feel sorry for yourself. Better keep hooping, you know. So

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<v Speaker 1>Scott continued to grind and wouldn't you know that keep

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<v Speaker 1>hooping mantra proved to be self fulfilling. When the calendar

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<v Speaker 1>flipped to March, Scott flipped a switch. With the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>shorthanded out in California, he was thrust into a modified role.

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<v Speaker 1>Both his playing time and his output went up. He

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<v Speaker 1>was playing small ball, especially with me at the five,

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<v Speaker 1>which I like it. You know, I really got to

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<v Speaker 1>hit my man. Make sure I'm you know, getting rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, being early for my defensive stuff. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>like I was getting into a groove. Man. In his

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<v Speaker 1>final five appearances before the suspension of the NBA season,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott went ten for nineteen from deep. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>good feeling. Oh yeah, because I am. I didn't shoot

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<v Speaker 1>the ball like I wanted to the whole Like the

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<v Speaker 1>whole year. People was telling me, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>shots going to you know, the averages are going to

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<v Speaker 1>average up, they're going to come back. You do, no

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<v Speaker 1>worry about it, keep shooting. I felt like that West

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<v Speaker 1>Coast shot. You know, I was going into the right direction,

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<v Speaker 1>just in time, cruelly for the season to be put

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<v Speaker 1>on pause. But based on the sounds of it, the

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<v Speaker 1>stoppage of play hasn't dampened Mike Scott's spirits. He's apparently

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<v Speaker 1>become a de facto mayor of sorts on the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>team Zoom calls, or at the very least, taking on

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<v Speaker 1>a court jester type role. Mike is really funny. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>definitely get it going. Mike Scott likes sometimes like good

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<v Speaker 1>good jokes. Scott has set the tone for these zooms

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<v Speaker 1>with his backgrounds and has been known to use Matisse

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<v Speaker 1>Thible for inspiration. Mike Scott put a picture of him

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<v Speaker 1>and Batis shopping, which is pretty funny. It's just funny

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<v Speaker 1>to see people mess around and like try to get

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<v Speaker 1>acclimated with an half a format of calling each other.

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<v Speaker 1>And what was the background question in this particular instance,

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<v Speaker 1>a photo of Thible outside the Flight club sneaker store

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<v Speaker 1>in Manhattan, crouched down, very serious, in a full fledged

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Scott pose. Yes, sir, my boy creased up his

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<v Speaker 1>Air Forces rookie, you know how like when a Homer

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<v Speaker 1>sins when he used to joke Mark when yeah, but no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>Matis is a great man and he's young. He's just funny.

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<v Speaker 1>He's very sarcastic, dry humor, which I that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>was really love about him. He's talent, great thing about him.

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<v Speaker 1>Smart and he you know, he wants to learn. But yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 1>whether he's busting a teammates chops or crashing a season

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<v Speaker 1>ticket holder's wedding, Scott is this very genuine man of

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<v Speaker 1>the people, authentic side of his personality. It's part of

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<v Speaker 1>the reason why he connected so quickly with the city.

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<v Speaker 1>The Hive. Obviously is a testament to Scott's popularity. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got old fans, he's got young fans, and fans everywhere

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<v Speaker 1>in between. Hi Scott and I miss you play. Oh dope,

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<v Speaker 1>that's dope that now I appreciate that. Man. Appreciate that

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<v Speaker 1>a man, so it might love the kids, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love the kids. So you know, anytime you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kids show love bagging, that means a lot to him.

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<v Speaker 1>For the better part of the hiatus, Scott's been quarantining

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<v Speaker 1>with his family, making the most of what he calls

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<v Speaker 1>get back time. That means lots of hangs with his kids,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremiah who's four, and Nori who's two, doing everything from

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<v Speaker 1>playing with them to helping prepare their homework assignments. As

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<v Speaker 1>for the state and fate of the NBA season, like

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of us, Scott is waiting to find out hopefully.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, guys are trying to stay in shape or

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<v Speaker 1>you know those limited priory you know the basketball work,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, keeping themselves from shape, but getting back together.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone should be healthy and you know, try to make

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<v Speaker 1>a run at this time if it does, to see

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<v Speaker 1>they do put something together. Not for that we can

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<v Speaker 1>take advantage of this time, and you know he's some special.

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<v Speaker 1>This has been posted up with Mike Scott, presented by

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<v Speaker 1>about Mike that's also part of our Posted Up Hiatus

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<v Speaker 1>content series. Thanks to Lauren, Christian Crosby, and Taylor Moyer

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<v Speaker 1>for the help producing this episode. Our music is courtesy

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<v Speaker 1>IF Universal Production Music and the YouTube Audio Library. Next

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<v Speaker 1>time we'll post up with Matis Thiebel. When I first

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<v Speaker 1>got to Philly, people recognize me. I hadn't even put

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<v Speaker 1>on a Philadelphia seventy Sixers jersey and people were recognizing it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, this is crazy, and then it just

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<v Speaker 1>got bigger and bigger from there. I'm Brian Seltzer. Thanks

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