WEBVTT - Mavs Win Game 1 & Conference Finals Trust Rankings

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, welcome in What's Right with Nick Grit Episode

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<v Speaker 2>two thirty nine. Here's what missed the cut for today's show.

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<v Speaker 2>The All NBA teams have been announced. Lebron making third

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<v Speaker 2>team and Kawhi making second team is flatly indefensible. There's

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<v Speaker 2>no argument for it. I'm not even but I am.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't put in the newspaper. I'm bothered.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not bothered. Uh here's the thing, demons, how many

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<v Speaker 2>all NBA voters do you think there are?

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<v Speaker 3>I call it a hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a smart guess. That would make sense. Nice

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<v Speaker 2>round even number. If I told you there were ninety nine,

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<v Speaker 2>would that seem odd? Would that seem intentional? Would it

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<v Speaker 2>almost seem like the league is taunting me, like, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>we could have one hundred and nice even one hundred voters.

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<v Speaker 2>A round number makes sense, makes counting, Like, hey, how

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<v Speaker 2>do you know if someone was unanimous they got five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred points? Because you get five points for first place,

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<v Speaker 2>like all of it or for a first place vote,

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<v Speaker 2>it would all be simpler. Instead, they're sitting at ninety

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<v Speaker 2>nine voters, which to me, it's a bleep you to somebody?

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<v Speaker 2>And am I self important enough when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>this to think that I should potentially be in the

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<v Speaker 2>top one hundred NBA taste makers? Sure, but no, that's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>So though, so as long as that.

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<v Speaker 3>All NBA tea yeah, all NBA votes.

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<v Speaker 2>What'd you say?

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<v Speaker 3>Would you whould you think I fleeced on the on

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<v Speaker 3>the votes as well?

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<v Speaker 2>Listen, I the this is a longer discussion that I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have time.

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<v Speaker 3>To do today. I ask a little question, when do

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<v Speaker 3>they vote? When do the votes take place at.

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<v Speaker 2>The end of the regular season? It is these are

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<v Speaker 2>all regular season awards, so they all voting takes place

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the three days between the final game

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<v Speaker 2>of the regular season and the start of the play

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<v Speaker 2>so like, so it's it's supposed to be exclusively about

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<v Speaker 2>uh the regular season or a right. What the other

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<v Speaker 2>things that missed the cut is Lamar lost some weight

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<v Speaker 2>and the NBA is getting a new TV rights deal.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Now to the actual show. Great T shirt

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, Demonse, I don't have one of those,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's pretty that's pretty dope. I like how that looks.

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<v Speaker 3>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>At some point, let maybe start a mert shop. But

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<v Speaker 2>we haven't done it yet, all right, Demanse, Let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>Game one MAVs Wolves.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so the Mavericks obviously stole Game one from the Timberwolves.

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<v Speaker 3>The MAVs have lost both of their Game ones previously,

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<v Speaker 3>so nobody was really picking him, but except for you

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<v Speaker 3>and Mahomes confidently said on the show that he thought

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<v Speaker 3>that MAVs were going to lose. So how important was

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<v Speaker 3>it that the Mavericks stole that Game one?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? I listen, there has not been a single day

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<v Speaker 2>the yeah you're in front, you're at Lucas Hookahs. There's

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<v Speaker 2>not been a single day in the Mavericks franchise since

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<v Speaker 2>the finals, the twenty eleven finals, where you woke up

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<v Speaker 2>a MAVs fan and you were more likely to win

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<v Speaker 2>the title than now. But the MAVs stealing that game

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<v Speaker 2>when they hit six threes and Minnesota hit eighteen is

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<v Speaker 2>not supposed to happen. Fifth time in NBA playoff history

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<v Speaker 2>that a team has hit twelve or more threes than

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<v Speaker 2>their opponent and lost the game. And Luca starting this

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<v Speaker 2>series without seemingly engaging in a blood feud with the

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<v Speaker 2>officials is a super positive sign. Kyrie recognized like Kyrie

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<v Speaker 2>I think recognizes because he hasn't played playoff runs in

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<v Speaker 2>so long. His body's broken down a bit. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily have four quarters of flame thrower in him anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's been modulating, and in the previous round he

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of, you know, playing more of a floor

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<v Speaker 2>game distributing. In the first half. This game, he emptied

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<v Speaker 2>the clip. I'm sorry he was in the previous round

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<v Speaker 2>was doing more in the second half this game. He

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<v Speaker 2>emptied the clip in the first half, and then Luca

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<v Speaker 2>carried him home. And Luca carried him home on both

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<v Speaker 2>ends of the court. The pass breakup he made on

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<v Speaker 2>the lob was the biggest play of the game. His

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<v Speaker 2>d on the perimeter was B plus, and his offense

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<v Speaker 2>is always unbelievable. He made one of the best passes

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<v Speaker 2>of the NBA season, a full court on a rope

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<v Speaker 2>bounce pass and then it ended up being a block dunk,

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<v Speaker 2>so he didn't even get an assist for it and

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<v Speaker 2>up being a five point swing. And the MAVs now

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<v Speaker 2>are significant favorites. There's only been one series ever that

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<v Speaker 2>Luca's played in where they won game one. They did

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<v Speaker 2>end up losing that series. That was a series against

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<v Speaker 2>the Clippers when they won games one and two in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles. I think Chris STAPs then got hurt, but regardless,

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<v Speaker 2>they did end up losing that series in seven games.

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<v Speaker 2>The right now, the MAVs look like a team that

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<v Speaker 2>can win the championship. And man, if it's Luca versus

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<v Speaker 2>your Celtics Demanse, that's gonna that's gonna be great for

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<v Speaker 2>this show.

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<v Speaker 3>And ahead it seems like you want to say, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>that'll that'll be very interesting. I'll be honest, I was

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like I was saying that was the team

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<v Speaker 3>that that the Celtics would not be worried about if

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<v Speaker 3>we saw in the finals. Yes, but I don't want to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, annoy you or anything. But but yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>definitely say that at one point, so we'll see. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>a lot I'm a lot more scared of the Timberwolves

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<v Speaker 3>with that that Rudy Gobert Karl Anthony Towns combo, because

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think we have too much to combat.

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<v Speaker 2>That well right now, you don't. You would have to

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<v Speaker 2>have Chris STAPs.

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<v Speaker 3>Beat Cuisine and.

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<v Speaker 2>For them, but the the MAVs front line rotation packs

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of an offensive punch. But more importantly

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<v Speaker 2>what the Timberwolves dealt with last night. And sorry Daniel,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's true against the Nuggets, the Timberwolves big men

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<v Speaker 2>had no They faced no resistance at the rim. The

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<v Speaker 2>Jokic was not very solid defensively in that series. The

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<v Speaker 2>Nuggets don't have any other bigs that are gonna provide

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<v Speaker 2>any rim protection. And for Karl Anthony Towns and Rudy

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<v Speaker 2>Gobert and even Nas Red, there was no Anthony Edwards too,

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<v Speaker 2>no resistance at the The MAVs remade defense is just

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<v Speaker 2>a different story. What were you saying Daniel, Sorry, Daniel

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<v Speaker 2>sais in my ear. Maybe I missed it. Oh, he

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<v Speaker 2>just said true, he's agreeing with me. Yeah, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a MAVs fan, you've got to be feeling great. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>take a very very quick break right now. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back in What's Right with Nick? Right. We think

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<v Speaker 2>we've got the tech issues squared away, at least we

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<v Speaker 2>hope we do. And thanks for the folks in the

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<v Speaker 2>chat who stuck with us through it. Div X Ray

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<v Speaker 2>asked why are so many people doubting Luca? The guy's

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<v Speaker 2>been awesome since coming to the league. His playoff form

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<v Speaker 2>second only to Jordan, and people picked Shay Wemby and

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<v Speaker 2>and over him for the twenty five and under. That's

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<v Speaker 2>in reference to the Ringer list, which with respect, and

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<v Speaker 2>I like the work that the Ringer does and I

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<v Speaker 2>like a lot of the people. There was a ludicrous

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<v Speaker 2>list on its face. It didn't make narrative sense. It

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<v Speaker 2>was the twenty five best players under twenty five and

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<v Speaker 2>it had Wimby number one. And it's like, okay, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess what they're they're So if that's the case, what

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<v Speaker 2>you're saying is you are projecting forward based on how

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<v Speaker 2>you know their contract, their age, their evolution, what they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be. That's fine, But they had Shae ahead of

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<v Speaker 2>Luca when Luca is actually a little younger than Shay.

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<v Speaker 2>They like it just didn't that entire the the The

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<v Speaker 2>Ringers twenty five under twenty five was a true mess.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I'm trying to remember who they had number ten

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<v Speaker 2>because number ten was another one at number okay, so

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<v Speaker 2>so tied for tenth was Jah and Zion and at

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<v Speaker 2>number eight was Jalen Williams from the Thunder and number

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<v Speaker 2>six was Tyrese Maxi and it sandwiched in between those

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<v Speaker 2>guys was Paolo at number nine. Like it just doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>make sense. And so, oh, I don't listen Luca. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>a fact that will blow your mind. Luca has more

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<v Speaker 2>now has more First Team All nbas than Steph Curry.

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<v Speaker 2>Luka Ancic has more First Team All nbas than Steph Curry.

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<v Speaker 2>And so he is an all time great player already,

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<v Speaker 2>and if they finish this off and win the title,

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<v Speaker 2>he has an argument he's the best player alive, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>demand dab, let's play the game that we were gonna play,

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<v Speaker 2>bracket to unpack it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, We've got a new game called Bracket's unpacket. So

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<v Speaker 3>with four teams remaining in the playoffs, let's take a

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<v Speaker 3>look at who you would trust the most. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 3>will advance a player to the next round based on

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<v Speaker 3>what you have the most faith in with making the

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<v Speaker 3>smart play and leaving it all in the court, and

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<v Speaker 3>of course hitting the game winning shot. So we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>show the bracket for you guys. First off, we got

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<v Speaker 3>Luca against Drew holly Day.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's Luca without a doubt. So Luke advances

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<v Speaker 2>that one's very, very easy. What's the next one?

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<v Speaker 3>Bottom?

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<v Speaker 2>There?

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<v Speaker 3>You got Tyree's Halliburton versus Kyrie Irving.

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<v Speaker 2>I you know, this is talk about a renaissance for Kyrie,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll talk about this more Demonse next week, but

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of your Kyrie faith is being vindicated this year.

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<v Speaker 2>There are certain opinions that I have that Demanse clearly fundamentally,

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<v Speaker 2>not just on a sports level but on a deep level,

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<v Speaker 2>disagrees with and doesn't like that I have them. And

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<v Speaker 2>he does I think a really good job of trying

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<v Speaker 2>to be respectful, not in like the father son dynamic,

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<v Speaker 2>but in the kind of the way the podcast is formatted,

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<v Speaker 2>which is it's not really like you know his and

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<v Speaker 2>idueling opinions. And so because of that, there are certain

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<v Speaker 2>times that I can tell, because I know him as

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<v Speaker 2>well as I know any person in the world, that

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying is enraging him. And it happens a

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<v Speaker 2>lot with Kyrie, with Kyrie more so than almost anything.

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<v Speaker 2>And Kyrie has handled himself so brilliantly and been such

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<v Speaker 2>a leader and been playing with so much joy and

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<v Speaker 2>on the x's and O stuff, been playing such a

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<v Speaker 2>winning brand of basketball. And did you so my answer

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<v Speaker 2>here is going to be Kyrie. And we can move

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<v Speaker 2>on in a second to the other. But I want

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<v Speaker 2>to stay here for a second. Did you see that

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<v Speaker 2>idiotic Twitter meme going around where it was a picture

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<v Speaker 2>of Lebron and Kyrie and then a picture of Luke

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<v Speaker 2>and Kyrie, And it was like Kyrie didn't want to

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<v Speaker 2>follow him, but he but he's fine with fileo him.

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<v Speaker 2>Wonder why, like wonder what changed? Is what they wrote,

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll tell you what changed, guys. Seven years. Kyrie

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<v Speaker 2>has not played with Lebron in seven years. He was

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five years old the last time they played together,

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<v Speaker 2>He's a different person. He has grown, he has matured,

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<v Speaker 2>he has evolved the way all of us have, certainly

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<v Speaker 2>the way most of us do in our mid twenties

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<v Speaker 2>to our early thirties. Now, what has been so impressive

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<v Speaker 2>to me about Kyrie was he seemed to be going

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<v Speaker 2>in the wrong direction. He seemed to be getting more

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<v Speaker 2>erratic and less committed to winning basketball and more problematic

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<v Speaker 2>for teams and all of that stuff. But this, this

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<v Speaker 2>pairing in Dallas, which I did not think would work,

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<v Speaker 2>has worked brilliantly. And you got stan Van Gundy opining

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<v Speaker 2>on the broadcast. Are they the best offensive basket squad

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<v Speaker 2>Ina history? They love each other, bro that Bart's very clear.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I know this sounds a little like draft day cliche,

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<v Speaker 2>but the story that Kyrie was the last person to

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<v Speaker 2>leave Luca's birthday party or vice versa, Luca was the

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<v Speaker 2>last person to leave Kyrie's birthday party, it made me

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<v Speaker 2>smile like I do. There is like a cool kinship

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<v Speaker 2>amongst them all. Right, we can go to the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of the bracket.

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<v Speaker 3>So we got Edwards against Jalen Brown.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, come on, it's Anthony Edwards. The beginnings of this

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<v Speaker 2>bracket's quite easy bottom one. No, it's just it's I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna take Anthony Edwards.

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<v Speaker 3>Go ahead, okay, see anthe Jason Tatum against Karl Anthony Towns.

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<v Speaker 2>That one's an easy one to It's Tatum. And so

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<v Speaker 2>now we have the uh oh. I was gonna say

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<v Speaker 2>the best player on the four teams remaining, but I

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<v Speaker 2>forgot Kyrie over Tyree's. So this one's simple as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go Luca over Kyrie, and then we've got

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<v Speaker 2>Aunt versus Tatum. I'm gonna go with Ant because at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of games, you know Ant wants the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know Ant is a killer in a way.

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<v Speaker 2>I still don't feel about Jason Tatum.

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<v Speaker 3>Go ahead to manse who between Luke and Kyrie do

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<v Speaker 3>you think takes the last shot?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is actually defense and position possession dependent.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they're like Kyrie is obviously a great closer,

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<v Speaker 2>but Luca in I think the third playoff game of

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<v Speaker 2>his career hit a buzzer beater from twenty eight feet

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<v Speaker 2>to win a game down one to winning the game. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>Luca's got some huge shots. So now it's Luke and

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<v Speaker 2>Ant in the championship part of the bracket, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>go with Luca. Not surprisingly. I think Lucas gonna win

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<v Speaker 2>the championship. I think it's gonna be finals MVP, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is gonna be the year, the surprising

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