WEBVTT - #thisleague UNCUT: George Gervin

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to this League uncut. Can you rule of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four hour NBA News. This's you, Chris Haynes. It's so time,

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<v Speaker 1>work's time, It's so time. This League Uncut is underway

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<v Speaker 1>and on fire.

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<v Speaker 2>This should be a good one.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, everyone, welcome in to a special solo edition of

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<v Speaker 3>this League Uncut. Mark Stein here with you with a

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<v Speaker 3>special treat While Chris Haynes is in transit to his

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<v Speaker 3>next glamorous assignment, I had the absolute tremendous privilege to

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<v Speaker 3>visit with true NBA royalty, the legendary George Gervin, the

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of Famer member of both the NBA's fiftieth and

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<v Speaker 3>seventy fifth Anniversary teams. Man year old Mark Stein is

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<v Speaker 3>pinching himself right now because George Gervin was one of

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<v Speaker 3>the true giants of the game when I began to

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<v Speaker 3>be seduced and mesmerized by the NBA. We're talking mid

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<v Speaker 3>to late nineteen seventies. George has a new book out

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<v Speaker 3>Ice Why I Was Born to Score. It's from Triumph Books.

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<v Speaker 3>He co wrote it with my former ESPN teammate Scoop Jackson,

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<v Speaker 3>So the iceman. He joined me to talk about his

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<v Speaker 3>motivation for doing the book. We got into the genesis

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<v Speaker 3>of his famed finger. Roll couldn't resist asking for his

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<v Speaker 3>take on Victor Webbinyama as Victor Webbin Yama's regular season

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<v Speaker 3>debut draws Near. Talked about how much of the modern

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<v Speaker 3>NBA he consumes and other important historical stuff. I really

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<v Speaker 3>think when you listen, you're going to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>pick up the app solute joy in my voice. I

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<v Speaker 3>can't help it. This is how I get when I

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<v Speaker 3>talk to players from the nineteen seventies. I'm a kid

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<v Speaker 3>again when I get to visit with these guys and

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<v Speaker 3>it's their basketball cards coming to life for me. And

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<v Speaker 3>it really does bother me so much that the history

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<v Speaker 3>of the game pre nineteen eighties has been so poorly preserved.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's another reason why I love talking to players

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<v Speaker 3>from this generation and telling their stories. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 3>talk about this in the interview as well. On the

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<v Speaker 3>last day of the nineteen seventy seven to seventy eight season,

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<v Speaker 3>which was really the first season that I was plugged

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<v Speaker 3>into as a young fan where I really understood what

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<v Speaker 3>was going on that season, George Gervin and David Thompson

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<v Speaker 3>engaged in the greatest scoring race duel this league has

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<v Speaker 3>ever seen. And for me, it's the first memory of

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<v Speaker 3>something special and massive and this big national story that

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<v Speaker 3>I actually remember following. Had to do it all on

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<v Speaker 3>radio at that time, but still I was tracking this,

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<v Speaker 3>and I talk to George about that as well and

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<v Speaker 3>kind of get the explanation from him which I'd never

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<v Speaker 3>heard before. There's no footage of this. You can't go

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<v Speaker 3>on YouTube and see anything of this incredible final day

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<v Speaker 3>of the regular season where David Thompson throws down seventy

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<v Speaker 3>three points and George Gervin answers with sixty three to

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<v Speaker 3>win the scoring title. So we get into all that,

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<v Speaker 3>you guys can tell I'm absolutely giddy here. It is

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<v Speaker 3>my visit with no further delay, my visit with the iceman,

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<v Speaker 3>George Gervin. This everyone is an absolute treat. Nine year

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<v Speaker 3>old me honestly cannot believe this is happening. The Mavericks.

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<v Speaker 3>They open the season Wednesday night at San Antonio. And

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<v Speaker 3>when you think of the Spurs, especially if you live

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<v Speaker 3>in this area, you think of Tim Duncan you think

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<v Speaker 3>of Greg Pots the bitch of David Robinson, of Timmy

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<v Speaker 3>and the Admiral together of Duncan, flanked by Tony Parker

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<v Speaker 3>and Monti Ginobili. And now, of course you think about

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<v Speaker 3>Victor Wembinyama. But before all of them, before all of that,

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<v Speaker 3>For someone like me who fell in love with the

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<v Speaker 3>NBA in the nineteen seventies, the man synonymous with the

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<v Speaker 3>San Antonio Spurs was number forty four, George Gervin, the

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<v Speaker 3>iceman right there with Doctor J and Bob McAdoo, as

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<v Speaker 3>the most feared scorer of his generation, and in no dispute,

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<v Speaker 3>one of the most impossibly cool players we have ever

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<v Speaker 3>seen in this league. He has a new book out

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<v Speaker 3>ice Why I Was Born to Score, co authored with

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<v Speaker 3>my palace Scoop Jackson via Triumph Books. And it is

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<v Speaker 3>a tremendous honor for me to say that the George

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<v Speaker 3>Gervin joins me right now, mister Irvin, the heartiest of

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<v Speaker 3>welcomes to you, sir ah.

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<v Speaker 1>What a what an introduction? Hey, how you doing? Good?

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<v Speaker 1>Good to hear from you, mo man it is.

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<v Speaker 2>It is so good to be with you. And I

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<v Speaker 2>just got the book the other day.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know you last played in an NBA game

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<v Speaker 3>in nineteen eighty six. You played a few more seasons

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<v Speaker 3>in Europe after that. But we're talking nearly forty years

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<v Speaker 3>since NBA fans had a chance to watch you unleash

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<v Speaker 3>the finger roll. So what what made you want to

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<v Speaker 3>do a book now after all these years?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I was approached, you know, I mean I never

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<v Speaker 1>really considered doing one. But you know a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>my buddies, Mark Thomas Shaw, who's been with Nike for

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty forty years, and Charlie Roseen Fly, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>who worked with the NBA for thirty forty years. They

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<v Speaker 1>was helping me with my documentary. You know, I got

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<v Speaker 1>a documentary also coming out later this year, and they say, uh, I,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, let's think about doing a book also. So

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<v Speaker 1>I disagreed and sat down with Scoop and kind of

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<v Speaker 1>went over some old memoirs. Man. So kind of why

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<v Speaker 1>I just decided to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>I have to ask about the finger roll because it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's rare when an NBA player becomes synonymous with a

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<v Speaker 3>single shot. Obviously Kareem and the Skyhook. Everyone here in

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<v Speaker 3>Dallas knows that Dirk Noavisky with the one legged fadeaway.

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<v Speaker 3>But when if someone says finger roll to me, that

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<v Speaker 3>is George Gervin's shot. Is that something you learned you're

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<v Speaker 3>born with? Like, how did that shot evolve? And what

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<v Speaker 3>age were you when that became like a trustable part

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<v Speaker 3>of your offensive game.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I'm in the pros. I mean, I didn't really

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<v Speaker 1>do that in you know, high school or college. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's like everything else, I didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>reinvent the wheel. And if you think about it, Connie

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<v Speaker 1>Hawkins had his own version of the Fanker roll, who

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<v Speaker 1>was one of my guys. I looked up to Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>j who you know obviously had his own version of

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<v Speaker 1>the finger roll. And then wil Chamberlain, you know, had

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<v Speaker 1>his own version, you know, called the Dipper. So to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to study them three gentlemen, and I emulated them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's when I started doing it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I just created my own version, you know, of what

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<v Speaker 1>I saw with them three pros. And wow, like you say,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it became part of my game. So again

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<v Speaker 1>when you say finger roll, yes, first thing, most people

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<v Speaker 1>I ain't gonna say everybody, they say, oh wow, George Gervin,

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<v Speaker 1>to be proud if fee you know, saw that gentleman,

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<v Speaker 1>you know person do a finger role. So I am

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<v Speaker 1>two shot tshnomenas like you say, a hook shot and

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<v Speaker 1>finger role. Now that's incredible to me because I never

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<v Speaker 1>created it for that type of fame that it game,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's a part of who I am and who

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<v Speaker 1>I was as a player.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 3>I love though that you paid homage to both Wilt

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<v Speaker 3>and Connie Hawkins, because obviously I was I didn't get

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<v Speaker 3>to see them in their prime, and it's just it's

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<v Speaker 3>a great reminder that you know, there is so much

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<v Speaker 3>history in this game that is forgotten. It's actually one

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<v Speaker 3>of my big complaints. We don't we don't do a

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<v Speaker 3>good job in basketball of recognizing our history. So that's

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<v Speaker 3>why that's why I'm so excited to talk to you today,

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<v Speaker 3>because you know, I'm a child of the seventies and

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<v Speaker 3>the eighties, so obviously I'm more familiar with you than

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<v Speaker 3>getting see those guys. But it's great that you reminded

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<v Speaker 3>the audience of what those two gentlemen were capable of

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<v Speaker 3>as well. Do you like watching today's NBA?

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<v Speaker 1>I do? I mean think about it that I like

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<v Speaker 1>it because I know I'm a part of the foundation,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the game or anything can't grow without a

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<v Speaker 1>solid foundation. And again you talk about history. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that today's analysts talk enough about the

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<v Speaker 1>history and the foundation that make this game what it

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<v Speaker 1>is today. So yes, I enjoy watching it. I enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>watching evolution. I think when Golden State wanted their first

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<v Speaker 1>year from the outside, we saw the evolution of basketball change.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you think about it. When I played in the

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<v Speaker 1>seventies and eighties, the game was played inside out. Not

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<v Speaker 1>a game is being played outside in. So that aspect

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<v Speaker 1>of what I'm seeing with my eyes is fun for

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<v Speaker 1>me to be able to see the game change like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and people still enjoy it, and I still enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 3>When you watch today's NBA, how often do you think

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<v Speaker 3>to yourself, what would my career have been like had

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<v Speaker 3>the three point shot been so accepted the way it

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<v Speaker 3>is now. I mean, obviously you played five six years

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<v Speaker 3>with a three pointer, but in those days still it

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<v Speaker 3>was considered a bad shot and guys didn't shoot it.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a very it was. It was just taken

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<v Speaker 2>a lot less than it is now.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's still a bad shot. I mean, probably one

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<v Speaker 1>of the worst percentage shots in the game. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>I like taking good shots. You know, if you do

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<v Speaker 1>any history on me, in my game, I shot fifty

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<v Speaker 1>one percent career, So that mean I took a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of shots that I knew I could make. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>how I looked at the game, you know. So I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't take a lot of three point shots. But see,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm from a league, the ABA that had the three

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<v Speaker 1>punt shot, and they ingraded it in the NBA. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going we talked about history. I'm still proud to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of something that I'm a part of

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<v Speaker 1>the foundation. So you know, for me, the three point

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<v Speaker 1>shot is a good shot. I think they're gonna try

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<v Speaker 1>to come up with a four point shot one day.

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<v Speaker 1>These guys can shoot the ball so deep, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>still entertainment. You know, the game is still entertaining, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to see like Seth Curry shoot the

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<v Speaker 1>ball that deep, but Kevin Durant shoot the ball that deep. Lillard,

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<v Speaker 1>you know now with Milwaukee can shoot it that deep.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I'm excited to continue to watch the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm really excited about what we have down here

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<v Speaker 1>this year to see the say five guy play.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm glad you set me up now, because that's exactly

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<v Speaker 3>where I want to go next. Victor Wenbanyama, tell me

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<v Speaker 3>you're early impressive of him, because as you mentioned, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you you have seen.

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<v Speaker 2>All the greats. You saw Wilt in his prime.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think it's safe to say with Victor webber Yama,

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<v Speaker 3>we have never seen a man of this size move

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<v Speaker 3>the way he does.

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<v Speaker 2>And do some of the things that he's doing on

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<v Speaker 2>the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we get ready to see another evolution. We're

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready to experience the game changing again with young

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<v Speaker 1>men coming in like Victor. You know, he's special For me.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't look at his size, but I do look

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<v Speaker 1>at his side. But he played not like a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that's steven five. I mean he played like a six

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<v Speaker 1>y nine or six eight guy where he can handle

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, he can pull up and shoot a jumper.

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<v Speaker 1>He stretched over you and dunk. This is an exciting

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<v Speaker 1>time for the NBA, see because you got that boy

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<v Speaker 1>in Oakland. I mean not Oakland, Okay, ce Chat right,

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<v Speaker 1>Chat holder, who's another seven foot that can handle that

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<v Speaker 1>can shoot it, that understand how to play. You got

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<v Speaker 1>some more chihids coming in in college right now. That's

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<v Speaker 1>seven foot that's starting to move like guards and and

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<v Speaker 1>three like forwards and stuff. So we're getting ready to

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<v Speaker 1>see another evolution of the game changing. So I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>proud that we have a Victor, and I'm real proud

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<v Speaker 1>of him because you know, under the pops tootli, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Pop gonna help him understand his role, you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>just off the floor but on the floor, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's gonna be a good advantage for Victor.

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<v Speaker 3>Luka Doncic and what you think about his game because

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<v Speaker 3>obviously Wednesday, that's kind of the feature matchup, even though

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<v Speaker 3>they're not going head to head positionally, two Europeans Victor

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<v Speaker 3>wenman Yama, the Spurs rookie, and Luka Doncic, the MAVs

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<v Speaker 3>superstar from Slovenia.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you see when you watch Luca greatness?

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<v Speaker 1>Luca could play. You know, my son who lives over

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<v Speaker 1>in Stockholm Switeen, you know, had a chance to see

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<v Speaker 1>him when he was young. And I don't know where

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<v Speaker 1>Luca got drafted at, but my son kept saying, Dad,

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<v Speaker 1>he should have been drafted higher because he can flat

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<v Speaker 1>out play. So I already had an introduction to him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, early on in his career, and he'd improved

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<v Speaker 1>everybody wrong that didn't pick him way up there, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because he can he know how to play, he can score,

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<v Speaker 1>He tough, you know, he loved a game and he

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<v Speaker 1>want to win. And I think with Kyrie there, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna present problems with a lot of teams this year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know now that Kyrie then spent a year down

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<v Speaker 1>or a half a year down there with him, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that that them two guys man gonna really be special. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm a I'm a big fan of Luke. You know.

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<v Speaker 3>I look at this book cover and it's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's the shot from you from the famed Nike poster.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyone my age, we all love this poster of you

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<v Speaker 3>sitting on the block of ice. And I mean, I

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<v Speaker 3>can still picture my first George Gervin basketball card. You're

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<v Speaker 3>dribbling with your left hand against Phil Shineer. I can

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<v Speaker 3>see it. I can see it in my head.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the revelations in your book, you talked about

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<v Speaker 3>how late in your career you had a chance to

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<v Speaker 3>go to the Showtime Lakers. The Spurs basically came to

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<v Speaker 3>you and said we can trade you to the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 3>and you told the Spurs you didn't want to be

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<v Speaker 3>traded to the Lakers. And you know how it is

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<v Speaker 3>now in the modern era, all we do is talk

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<v Speaker 3>about championships. If you don't have a championship, you know

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<v Speaker 3>that that gets thrown in the player's face. But why

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<v Speaker 3>did you resist that? And all these years later, how

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<v Speaker 3>do you feel about that decision?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel great about it, you know. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't want to be with somebody that beat me. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to beat them back, you know. And I had

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<v Speaker 1>that opportunity to play with the Lakers. Jerry Bush called

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<v Speaker 1>Androlo drozers at that time. They would give up three

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<v Speaker 1>first round draft picks with Gerbin to play with Magic

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<v Speaker 1>and them guys. And I said, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>play with them. I want to beat them. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm from an era that I don't join somebody

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<v Speaker 1>to be strong. I felt what I had was good

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<v Speaker 1>enough to beat anybody. The team that was surrounded with me.

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<v Speaker 1>I really felt we could beat the Lakers with artists

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<v Speaker 1>and Mike Mitchell and you know, Johnny Moore than guys man.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought we had a real and still felt we

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<v Speaker 1>had a real good basketball team. On Stein. So I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't want to go and you know, and leave my

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<v Speaker 1>guys and and go and play with the Lakers just

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<v Speaker 1>to win a championship. You know, I wanted to compete

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<v Speaker 1>against the Lakers. I wanted to beat the best. Now

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<v Speaker 1>it never happened, but I still wanted to have that

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to do it. And that's why I decided to

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<v Speaker 1>stay in San Antono. And I'm glad I did well.

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<v Speaker 3>You did, And like I said, we can talk about

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<v Speaker 3>all those Spurs that I mentioned off the top, but

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<v Speaker 3>no one is as synonymous with the San Antonio Spurs

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<v Speaker 3>as you, George Gervin. It has been an absolute pleasure, sir,

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<v Speaker 3>to speak with you on this show. I wish you

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<v Speaker 3>all the success with your new book. Can't wait to

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<v Speaker 3>see the new doc. I did think of one last

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<v Speaker 3>thing I have to throw you if it's okay, because

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<v Speaker 3>the scoring race with David Thompson in nineteen seventy eight.

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<v Speaker 3>For me, that's something I remember vividly as a young fan.

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<v Speaker 3>It's one of my first NBA memories. You and David

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<v Speaker 3>Thompson with the scoring race that went down to the

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<v Speaker 3>final day of the season. Does it shock you like

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<v Speaker 3>there's no TV footage of that anywhere. How crazy is

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<v Speaker 3>that that, Like, you can't even you can't even watch

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<v Speaker 3>what happened that day when you and the two of

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<v Speaker 3>you just staged an absolute duo for the ages.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you think, but then you know, you really

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<v Speaker 1>wonder what happened, you know at that time. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it was for the scoring race, and David took it

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<v Speaker 1>over early in that afternoon, So you know, it would

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<v Speaker 1>have been nice if we did have some footage to

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<v Speaker 1>show the opportunity that I had. I needed fifty nine

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<v Speaker 1>and I end up getting sixty three in thirty three minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>That it would have been nice to see. But as

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<v Speaker 1>I did research, I found out that I think that

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<v Speaker 1>was the same time have a Check was retiring. So

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<v Speaker 1>if that was the case, then I understand that because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I always appreciated his game and what he

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<v Speaker 1>brought to the game, So you know, it was one

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<v Speaker 1>of them unfortunate situations. Man. But when we have people

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<v Speaker 1>like you that keep reminding folks that that was one

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<v Speaker 1>of the greatest scoring race in the history of basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>that's enough for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you are absolutely right.

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<v Speaker 3>I was a Buffalo Braves fan and hav the check

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<v Speaker 3>was finishing his career against the Buffalo Braves, so I

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<v Speaker 3>guess that soaked up whatever attention there was. But it

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<v Speaker 3>truly is a shame that you cannot even see a

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<v Speaker 3>single bucket. David Thompson scores seventy three points to take

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<v Speaker 3>the scoring lead. George Gervin answers with sixty three points

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<v Speaker 3>to snatch it back. An incredible end to the seventy

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<v Speaker 3>seven seventy eighteen and George, thanks again so much for

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<v Speaker 3>joining me. This really means a lot to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I appreciate you, man, and I appreciate your love man,

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<v Speaker 1>as you showed me all these years.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, all right, everyone greatly appreciate you tuning in for

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<v Speaker 3>this special solo interview edition of This League Uncut. Do

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