WEBVTT - NBA Players Believe Joel Embiid Should Be MVP

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not, there are other series going on,

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<v Speaker 1>and since the last episode, we've gotten some upstate updates

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<v Speaker 1>to get to out in Boston. It's done.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's been done. I told you that's that right.

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<v Speaker 1>It just this, it's over. It's done. Trey Young was

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<v Speaker 1>shut down again.

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't his.

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<v Speaker 1>Expected point total, which is a player prop number in

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<v Speaker 1>seven consecutive playoff games.

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<v Speaker 2>Hawks are good in the first quarter, but we knew

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<v Speaker 2>what time it was. The Celtics were gonna shut these

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<v Speaker 2>boys down. They put the hammer down, and now the

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<v Speaker 2>series is halfway done. It's gonna be a sweep. It's done.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just what it is. Atlanta has no answers. They

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<v Speaker 1>are grasping at straws. This series is complete. Derek White

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<v Speaker 1>ran through Atlanta's tissue paper defense. He put up twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six in Game two after putting up twenty two in

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<v Speaker 1>Game one. Tatum went twenty nine and six. Brown had

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen three. Listen, that's enough. That's enough to put the

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<v Speaker 1>Hawks asleep. How bad though, is the question? How bad though?

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<v Speaker 1>Has Trey Young been?

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<v Speaker 2>Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Clow said this Trey Young is doing nothing off

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<v Speaker 1>ball as usual.

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<v Speaker 2>When Dejon k Murray has the ball, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course he's being hunted mercilessly on defense in every

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<v Speaker 1>possible way. Wherever Trey is find him, he has got

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<v Speaker 1>one effort in him and after that it just devolves

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<v Speaker 1>into someone on Boston getting an open shot.

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<v Speaker 2>Hole. Shit, thank you, thank you, Zach Low.

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<v Speaker 1>Let these boys know. Trey Young's not good. Um, not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of negative to say about the Celtics.

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<v Speaker 2>They're really good.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be an incredible matchup between them and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers because the Sixers series is pretty.

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<v Speaker 2>Much over as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of the Sixers, the Nets played a really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Game too, still lost pretty handily. Maybe they steal one

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<v Speaker 2>at home. I don't see it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see any chance for the Brooklyn Nets to

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<v Speaker 1>win this series. I don't think anybody does either, and

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<v Speaker 1>b does. He gets hurt and there was one oh

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<v Speaker 1>shit moment. They're all kind of always is with Joel right,

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<v Speaker 1>But barring that, this is this is in early summer

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<v Speaker 1>for the Nets. It's Celtics versus Sixers, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>time it is heat in the Bucks.

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<v Speaker 2>Though.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on towards that series, they are locked in a

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<v Speaker 1>tight one. It depends on who overcomes their injuries quicker.

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<v Speaker 1>So actually the Heat and the Bucks haven't played Game

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<v Speaker 1>two yet. Giannice is banged up. As we know, Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>Hero out for the season. Milwaukee probably a better team

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<v Speaker 1>than Miami. But here's the deal. How healthy is Yiannis?

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<v Speaker 1>Is he going to play Game two? We'll have to see,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have to see. I'm favoring Milwaukee. Gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting series. No real update there though, because the

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<v Speaker 1>last time we talked there's been no game sense. Wolves

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<v Speaker 1>and the Nuggets. Jokic's actually got a lingering injury, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think it matters much. Go Bear's a negative

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<v Speaker 1>twenty every game. I don't think it's gonna matter. You

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<v Speaker 1>put a fork in the Wolves.

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<v Speaker 2>They are done.

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<v Speaker 1>Memphis versus Lakers. Game two is tonight. It's all gonna

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<v Speaker 1>depend on whether Jaw plays tonight. He has a bruised hand.

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<v Speaker 1>We already know what time it is there. Will Jaw

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<v Speaker 1>risk for their injury by playing A lot to be seen.

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<v Speaker 1>So no roll update on that. Either Sons and Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>became a series.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night there looked like.

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<v Speaker 1>There was some panic. Kawhi was ballin already stole Game

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<v Speaker 1>one in Phoenix. You go up two oh or you're

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<v Speaker 1>down oh two going to LA and you're the Phoenix Suns.

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<v Speaker 1>That is not a good situation for you. But Scott Foster,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Foster finally gave Chris Paul a game. Fourteen consecutive

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<v Speaker 1>games that Scott Foster has officiated that Chris Paul has lost.

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<v Speaker 2>This is one of fifty fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. Russell Westbrook also played really well. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>deservedly noted. After going three for nineteen, Russell Westbrook put

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<v Speaker 1>up nearly thirty. So congratulations to Russ. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>series goes seventh. I think the series goes seven. Kawhi

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<v Speaker 1>is really good. Get thirty one in game two, thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight in Game one. I think he single handedly keeps

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<v Speaker 1>the Clippers in it. The Suns are in trouble though.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be honest, they are really a flawed team. They

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<v Speaker 1>need some depth. Their life is gonna come at them

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<v Speaker 1>fast if they get past the Clippers.

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<v Speaker 2>It is Listen, man, I'm just gonna say this.

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<v Speaker 1>The Kings might be the best team in the West.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just fact.

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<v Speaker 1>In terms of depth, in terms of speed, in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of athleticism. Get on the bandwagon wagon while you can

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<v Speaker 1>let's move forward.

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<v Speaker 2>Out east Calves.

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<v Speaker 1>Beat the shit out of the Knicks. Game two, beat

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<v Speaker 1>the shit out of them. As good as the Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>looked in game one, they look so bad in game two.

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<v Speaker 1>Julius Randall look, boo boo. Darius Garland came out, he bawled.

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<v Speaker 1>They took a page from the King's notebook. They smothered

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<v Speaker 1>Brunson mostly with Karris Lavert. They made him work hard

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<v Speaker 1>and it paid dividends. This is what Darius Garland said. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>it's very important for us to have Jalen Brunson play

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the floor, not just to have him

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<v Speaker 1>sit in the corner, just to put him in a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of actions, so to see if he can move

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<v Speaker 1>on his feet on the defensive end, because he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to work really hard on the offensive end against us. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Jalen Brunson's Achilles heel is his defense right

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<v Speaker 1>now because of his size, and Karris Lavert is six

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<v Speaker 1>to six, so that's a tough.

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<v Speaker 2>Matchup for him.

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<v Speaker 1>He went off for twenty four against Brunson who only

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<v Speaker 1>had twenty on five for seventeen shooting, so it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be really fun series. I think it's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>really really fun series. That was my laptop. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move forward outside of these first round matchups to

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<v Speaker 1>something I think that's a little bit more evergreen, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more of an overview.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's one of my favorite things.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it does every single year, which is the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three Anonymous NBA Player Poll.

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<v Speaker 2>And god damn am I loving it. They pull so

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<v Speaker 2>this is what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>They pull one hundred and two NBA players and they

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<v Speaker 1>ask them the questions that we all want to know,

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<v Speaker 1>right Who who you do not want to fight? Who

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<v Speaker 1>is the most overrated player in the league. The big question,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, is the MVP. Half of the players they

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<v Speaker 1>usually get it wrong. Half of the players this time

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<v Speaker 1>said it's Joel Embiid. I think that's good for him.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm guessing he'll finally get that coveted MVP. He wants it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure you, NICOLEA. Jokic really does. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure the media particularly wants to give Jokic three of.

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<v Speaker 2>Them in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>And one player summed it up best. Definitely Embid because

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<v Speaker 1>they're winning games. They're one of the best teams. In

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<v Speaker 1>the East. I think he kind of should have won

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<v Speaker 1>it last year, but I mean, Jokic is also having

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenal season. But I think this year Embiid is

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<v Speaker 1>the leading scorer. They're about even Really, they're really in

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<v Speaker 1>a dead heat. It's kind of like the oldest choice

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you like. Best uh. In the poll for best defender.

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<v Speaker 2>This was a good one. It was a runaway.

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<v Speaker 1>And I can say one hundred percent these NBA players

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<v Speaker 1>they know ball.

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<v Speaker 2>They are they know ball. They one hundred percent right.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty nine percent of the NBA players picked Drew Holliday.

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<v Speaker 1>Hell yeah, I think he's the best defender in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lou Dort coming in second with eleven percent. Players

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<v Speaker 1>love the versatility that brings on defense, especially since he

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<v Speaker 1>can and has guarded one through five. I am unabashed

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<v Speaker 1>Drew stan It's great to see him getting the respect

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<v Speaker 1>from his peers because goddamn the media won't give it

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<v Speaker 1>to him.

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<v Speaker 2>He needs Defensive Player of the Year. He does, he

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<v Speaker 2>needs to win one.

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<v Speaker 1>Drew also won most Underrated Player with seventeen and a

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<v Speaker 1>half percent as well, second place with Shay Gelli.

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<v Speaker 2>Just Alexander love to see it.

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<v Speaker 1>Both those boys are phenomenal on both sides of the court.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's here's an interesting question, pick one player in the

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<v Speaker 1>league to build a roster around.

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<v Speaker 2>If you were to do that, who would you choose.

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<v Speaker 1>NBA players overwhelmingly responded with one.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude, who is it? It's be honest, It's fucking yo, honest,

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<v Speaker 2>not a shock. But here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like overwhelming fifty two point four percent, with

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<v Speaker 1>a distant second being Jokic at eight point seven percent.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the best compliment you can get. That means he's

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<v Speaker 2>the best player in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>That means that he's the only guy that you want

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<v Speaker 1>to start a franchise around.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably the funniest.

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<v Speaker 1>One, though, the funniest topic on this list that the

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<v Speaker 1>Athletic does is most overrated player.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. The most overrated player, of course is Stray Young.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean it is, ah, it is by a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking mile to thirty one point five percent of NBA

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<v Speaker 1>player players poll, Trey Young is the most overrated player

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA. Number two was Julius Randall and number

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<v Speaker 1>three was Pascal Siakam. They were both tied for second

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<v Speaker 1>place at seven point four percent.

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<v Speaker 2>I just did a TikTok explaining that.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young is sort of overrated and people were very

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<v Speaker 1>mad Trey Young's stance came out of the woodwork. But listen,

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<v Speaker 1>people who are listening to this poll, people who are

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<v Speaker 1>reading it, they know they destroyed the comment section. No question,

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young probably one of the most overrated players in

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<v Speaker 1>the league in recent memory, not just right now, but

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<v Speaker 1>in recent memory. Hate to see that, Hate to see

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<v Speaker 1>people bringing facts to the equation when the stands come

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<v Speaker 1>out to play for shits and giggles. Though, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>what this was also interesting is the goat question. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>mj was gonna win it, but what's interesting is that

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<v Speaker 1>the like the distance between Mike and Braun is closing.

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<v Speaker 1>At one point it was huge, and now it's fifty

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<v Speaker 1>eight to thirty three.

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<v Speaker 2>Hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>I think if Braun wins another one, the gap gets

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<v Speaker 1>even closer. Other fun polls, Who would you like to

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<v Speaker 1>least like to fight? James Johnson, thirteen year old journeyman.

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<v Speaker 1>He's played for eleven teams. I did TikTok on him,

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<v Speaker 1>check that out, But listen.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he's a tough man.

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<v Speaker 1>He is apparently twenty to zero in kickboxing apparently all

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<v Speaker 1>of his siblings he has eight and both of his

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<v Speaker 1>parents all have black belts in karate, And that's nuts.

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<v Speaker 2>That's like, that's just that's it. That's the end.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, of course I don't want to fight that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Steven Adams probably a close second. What arena has the

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<v Speaker 1>worst fans? I was surprised by this one.

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<v Speaker 2>Hornet's won with.

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<v Speaker 1>Fifteen point two percent, So I'm not sure. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>like just the least interested fans. Is it the worst

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<v Speaker 1>fans if you play for the team, Is it the

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<v Speaker 1>worst fans for an opposing team. I don't understand it,

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<v Speaker 1>but I never have considered their fan base to be

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<v Speaker 1>like particularly bad. I've just never really thought of them

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<v Speaker 1>at all. Maybe that's why they're the worst. I've never

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<v Speaker 1>once thought what is it like at a Charlotte Hornets game?

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<v Speaker 2>Never one time until right now. Now. I'm like, what

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<v Speaker 2>is it like? I kind of want to know. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit was second at eleven percent. That's disrespectful. I love

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<v Speaker 1>watching games in Detroit. I saw the Warriors play the

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<v Speaker 1>Pistons earlier this year. It was a great vibe the

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<v Speaker 1>arena with the best fans. This one's gonna be funny

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<v Speaker 1>for you Boston, Boston. I don't know about that, chief, No, no, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>So eighteen here's where it's funny. Eighteen percent of the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA players picked Boston, which is, like I guess, a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty big coincidence given the NBA. Seventeen percent of the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA is white. So where those one percent come from?

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<v Speaker 1>Where that one percent gap come from? Uh? I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if this poll was made up exclusively of NBA

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<v Speaker 1>players who play or played in Boston, but Sacramento was

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<v Speaker 1>second at twelve point one percent, which makes more sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Golden One is a great arena. The coach, there's another

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<v Speaker 1>interesting category. The coach you'd least like to play for.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a runaway winner, folks, think about it, think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, think about it, think about it. Don't you

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<v Speaker 1>think too hard? Don't you think too hard? It's Thibodeau.

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<v Speaker 2>It is. You knew it was Thibodeau, didn't you.

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<v Speaker 1>You mean to tell me that it's not appealing for

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<v Speaker 1>your coach to make you run wind sprints the day

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<v Speaker 1>after an overtime loss.

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<v Speaker 2>You mean to tell me you don't want to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exam You mean to tell me that's not like

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<v Speaker 2>a fun coach to play for. Ah.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember meeting him and I'm like, yeah, I've never

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<v Speaker 1>met a coach where I can like look at a

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<v Speaker 1>player and say, TIB's guy or no TIBs guy. Like

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<v Speaker 1>there's no other coach in the league where you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>Spolstro would never let that guy play for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. Steven Silas, who has gone and fired.

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<v Speaker 1>He made the list at fourteen and a half percent,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think probably reflects how many trades Houston has

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<v Speaker 1>made in the last three years. Like, I think half

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<v Speaker 1>the league has played for Steven Silas. Finally, current coaches

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA players would most want to play for? The

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<v Speaker 1>runaway answer here still pretty surprising. Actually, Greg Popovic. What

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<v Speaker 1>nearly a quarter of the league would want to play

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<v Speaker 1>for Greg Popovic? It must be like a like a

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<v Speaker 1>like a legacy thing, like oh yeah I played for

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<v Speaker 1>pop Like oh yeah, I played with Jordan kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a thing. It seems a little weird until you dig

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<v Speaker 1>into his background. You read stories about how he changes players' lives.

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<v Speaker 1>If you look at Demarta Rosen, Demarta Rosen has wildly

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<v Speaker 1>high praise for Greg Popovich, one of the true OG

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<v Speaker 1>player coaches and He tears up nearly every time he

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<v Speaker 1>talks about.

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<v Speaker 2>What pop means to him. He's a god. Greg Popovich

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<v Speaker 2>is a god.

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<v Speaker 1>Even at his old age, most players want to play

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<v Speaker 1>for him, which is crazy amazing. Steve Kerr was second

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<v Speaker 1>at thirteen point seven, which I think also makes some

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<v Speaker 1>sense as well. What's it that's all the time that

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