WEBVTT - MVP Ladder: Wemby Statement Game, SGA and Tatum Make Case for MVP + LeBron at 40K

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in into NBA Pulster production of iHeartRadio in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Saracustack, NBA analyst for the Yes Network, and today

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<v Speaker 1>is Friday Marsh firsts from our extraordinary core group of

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<v Speaker 1>NBA journalists. We're joined now by NBA dot Com senior

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<v Speaker 1>writer Michael c Right out with a fresh MVP ladder,

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<v Speaker 1>although Michael has been pretty consistent here for quite some time.

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<v Speaker 1>At the number one spot is Nicola Jokic. Number two

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<v Speaker 1>Shay Gildas Alexander the Oklahoma City Thunder. Number three is

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<v Speaker 1>Giannis Atta Kumpo. Jason Tatum pops up to number four,

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<v Speaker 1>and Luka Doncic rounds out the top five. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>dig a little bit more into your MVP ladder. But Michael,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been You've been on Wemby Watched since the beginning.

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<v Speaker 2>That is in your neck of the woods.

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<v Speaker 1>We had an extraordinary game last night between the San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Spurs the Oklahoma City Thunder, the third time that

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<v Speaker 1>these teams have met.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a one thirty two, one eighteen victory.

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<v Speaker 3>The Fires please guy.

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<v Speaker 1>By the Spurs snapping the Thunder six game winning streak.

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<v Speaker 1>But the fun part of this Victor Webbenyama, Chet Holmgren.

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<v Speaker 1>Watching those two come together, I'm not sure we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>MVP Ladder. I'm not sure where your Rookie of the

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<v Speaker 1>Year thoughts were at, but I think with the performance

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<v Speaker 1>last night, Wenby just continues to to seal things in

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<v Speaker 1>such a impressive significant way. Twenty eight points, thirteen rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>seven assists, five blocks, two steals. It was a back

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<v Speaker 1>and forth game, but he had a couple of clutch,

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<v Speaker 1>clutch plays and impactful ones in handful of sequences down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch that helped sealed win.

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<v Speaker 4>Well back of the tree, get out of here. O,

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<v Speaker 4>My goodness, I wish some Paris.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael having watched him, and I know we all have

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<v Speaker 1>caught glimpses called highlights watch games, but I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>everyone has been as locked in with the Spurs as

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<v Speaker 1>you have and with Victor at this point of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>given all the hype coming into what he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be and become. What has stood out to you

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<v Speaker 1>most about his evolution throughout the course of this season

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<v Speaker 1>and how despite not necessarily winning and being very very

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<v Speaker 1>honest and vocal about kind of where he feels, what

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<v Speaker 1>he wants, how he wants the team organization himself to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to improve. What stood out to you most about

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<v Speaker 1>his progression and getting to the point he's at right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, Sarah, I think I would say that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>you talk to anybody in the Spurs organization in that building,

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<v Speaker 4>everybody thought that you would see Knights where he would

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<v Speaker 4>just look like an absolute superstar, and then other nights

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<v Speaker 4>he looked like a rookie. And he's looked like a

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<v Speaker 4>superstar much all season long, and so I think in

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<v Speaker 4>that respect, he has surpassed expectations for pretty much everybody

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<v Speaker 4>involved with the Spurs. So it's almost like, Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 4>we thought that this year would be this development, developmental

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<v Speaker 4>year for Winby and the whole team, but now it's

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<v Speaker 4>sort of like they're having organizationally, they're having to say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>we might need to press fast forward on this rebuild.

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<v Speaker 4>We might need to accelerate it a little bit, because

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<v Speaker 4>Victor winbin Yama is a much better player than we

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<v Speaker 4>thought he was number one and number.

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<v Speaker 3>Two, he's just rapidly developing.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I've really enjoyed watching the guy's progression. Last night,

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<v Speaker 4>it was just I wish you would have been there, Sarah.

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<v Speaker 3>It was nuts.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm serious. So, you know, he goes down the court

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<v Speaker 4>hits a couple of three pointers. It was like the

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<v Speaker 4>last three minutes of the game. And then after that

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<v Speaker 4>last three they come back down the cord on the

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<v Speaker 4>other end and Chet you know, tries to hit Winby

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<v Speaker 4>with the step back and Winby blocks it and sort

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<v Speaker 4>of sends check Homegren flying back and where he just

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<v Speaker 4>lands right on his butt. I mean, the crowd goes crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>We're talking about a crowd, sellout crowd, by the way,

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<v Speaker 4>and there's been pretty much all sellouts ever since when

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<v Speaker 4>Ben Yama came to town. Uh, sellout crowd. They're going crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>And then after the game, I love the spontaneous reaction

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<v Speaker 4>from Victor Wimbyama. You know, they give him the microphone,

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<v Speaker 4>they ask him. I don't even know what the question was,

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<v Speaker 4>and all he said was I missed this bleep. And

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<v Speaker 4>the crowd just goes crazy because you know, they haven't

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<v Speaker 4>been in San Antonio in over a month. They've been

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<v Speaker 4>on that rodeo road trip. They come back when this

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<v Speaker 4>big game and that's what he says, and the crowd

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<v Speaker 4>goes crazy. And then he said let's get a Godspurs

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<v Speaker 4>go chant going, and so they do, the Gospurs go chant,

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<v Speaker 4>and the whole crowd.

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<v Speaker 3>Just ate it up.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think that the fans really sort of embraced

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<v Speaker 4>that honesty, that spontaneity, that youth that you know, just

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<v Speaker 4>that feeling of like it's a big deal when we

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<v Speaker 4>win and I want everybody to celebrate with me. That

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<v Speaker 4>sort of thing is really, I guess, uh, what what

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<v Speaker 4>the fans wanted here in San Antonio. I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 4>whole generations of Spurs fans that don't know what it's

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<v Speaker 4>like to be in this situation that they're in right now,

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<v Speaker 4>not going to the playoffs, not contending for championships. So

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<v Speaker 4>by and large, he's brought hope back to the organization

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<v Speaker 4>and I think that's only a positive for not only

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<v Speaker 4>the Spurs, but the entire NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, incredible to hear, to watch, the witness all of

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<v Speaker 1>those things. And I think to your point about the

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<v Speaker 1>buying about the crowd in the Spurs fan base, I

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<v Speaker 1>think the interesting thing to watch and you mentioned a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff experience, you got two contrasting individuals and chet Hoolmgren

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<v Speaker 1>the piece he's going to play for Oklahoma City, a championship,

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<v Speaker 1>a championship aspiring team, a playoff ready team, and then

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<v Speaker 1>on the flip side of things, the Spurs third worst

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<v Speaker 1>record in the NBA. Obviously that that's a big aspect

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<v Speaker 1>of where you want to see the direction of this

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<v Speaker 1>organization headed. But with that being said, I think so

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<v Speaker 1>much when you talk about MVP conversations, it comes down to, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what is the team doing, how how is a player

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<v Speaker 1>impacting winning? When do you think Victor wenbin Yama will

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<v Speaker 1>actually be able to put himself in a true MVP discussion?

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<v Speaker 4>I would say as soon as the Spurs put themselves

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<v Speaker 4>at least that in that territory where they're fighting for

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<v Speaker 4>at least a play in spot where they're around seven

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<v Speaker 4>eight nine in the West. And that's another interesting aspect

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<v Speaker 4>of all this because you know, I mentioned that, you

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<v Speaker 4>know you have to or they're going to have to

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<v Speaker 4>sort of hit fast forward on this schedule of rebuilding.

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<v Speaker 3>But like you look at that.

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<v Speaker 4>Roster right now, and I was talking to somebody in

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<v Speaker 4>the organization last night about it. I could see half

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<v Speaker 4>those players on that Spurs roster not here next year

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<v Speaker 4>because again, they have to sort of speed up the development,

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<v Speaker 4>and now they don't have time to wait on these

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<v Speaker 4>young guys. So I think that you know San Antonio

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<v Speaker 4>that like, if you look at what they have in

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<v Speaker 4>terms of assets, draft picks, things like that, cap space,

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<v Speaker 4>they have a chance if they want to to sort

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<v Speaker 4>of go make a run in some real players, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>real players that can help them sooner rather than later.

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<v Speaker 4>And so maybe they can go and get a star

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<v Speaker 4>to play alongside women Yama. You've heard all the rumors

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<v Speaker 4>about Trey Young possibly come to San Antonio. All those

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<v Speaker 4>things are our situations that I think the organization is pondering.

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<v Speaker 4>And if you get a couple of events in here

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<v Speaker 4>and you pair them with wimben Yama and some of

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<v Speaker 4>the other young guys that they feel like they can

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<v Speaker 4>move forward with, now you're in a situation where Victor

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<v Speaker 4>wimbin Yama can win MVPs because the San Antonio Spurs

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<v Speaker 4>would be in contentment at that point at least for

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<v Speaker 4>a playoff.

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<v Speaker 2>Spot without a doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>And with that being said, on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the court was Oklahoma City Thunder who their rise and

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<v Speaker 1>they're build with the core that they have. The young

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<v Speaker 1>pieces obviously hit on a bunch of draft picks. We're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams has been tremendous. You

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<v Speaker 1>can go on about how they all fit together, but

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<v Speaker 1>shake Gildas Alexander is ahead of that snake, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>someone who has had a steady rise throughout the course

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<v Speaker 1>of his young career now in the sixth year in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. Had always impressed. But because of Oklahoma City Thunder,

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<v Speaker 1>they they have been dangling around the top of the

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference for the entirety of the season. Currentlys at

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<v Speaker 1>the game back of Minnesota right now in that second

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<v Speaker 1>place spot in the West.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's been extraordinary.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you look at not only the numbers that

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<v Speaker 1>he's put up each and every night, the consistency of it,

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<v Speaker 1>and again the driving force behind what this Thunder team

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<v Speaker 1>has been able to do. Right behind Jokic obviously Denver,

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<v Speaker 1>Denver is coming Denver's half game behind Oklahoma City, and

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<v Speaker 1>Jokic has been doing Yokich things the entire season. But

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<v Speaker 1>how realistic do you think it is for Shaef if

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City continues to play this way for Shay to

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<v Speaker 1>win the MVP this season?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, Sarah, you tell me because when you know, when

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<v Speaker 4>you look at this, this, this the MVP race sort

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<v Speaker 4>of coincides with the race in the West right now,

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<v Speaker 4>because right now, yeah, yeah, the Oklahoma City Thunder I think,

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<v Speaker 4>are game up on the Denver Nuggets, or they're actually.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a half game up, just a half game, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And so what the Nuggets are coming?

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<v Speaker 4>They are you know, they kind of chilled for a

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<v Speaker 4>little while, like, oh yeah, yeah, you know, we're the

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<v Speaker 4>defending champs. We have what it takes to do what

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<v Speaker 4>we need to do when it's time to do it.

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<v Speaker 4>And then you look at what they're doing right now.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm talking about the Nuggets. They're five and ohs and

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<v Speaker 4>it's all Star break. So it's not like the Nuggets

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<v Speaker 4>don't have a real shot. It's sort of taking over,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the lead in the West. And I think

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<v Speaker 4>if that happens, that sort of solidifies the MVP for

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<v Speaker 4>Nicola Yokics. But let's say that Oklahoma City finds a

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<v Speaker 4>way to end up winning that West or just just

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<v Speaker 4>coming in the top two, maybe even ahead of Denver,

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<v Speaker 4>then to me, the balance maybe tilts towards Shake gildg

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<v Speaker 4>just Alexander, I mean, because the kids got like forty

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<v Speaker 4>four thirty point games.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got more more than it's unbelievable. Yes, he's averaging

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<v Speaker 2>just over thirty one, enough to say that's not.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot, but it's it is the consistency of how

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<v Speaker 1>he's putting up those numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirty nine from three.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, have you ever just like spent time just sort

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<v Speaker 4>of looking at his game by game stat lines. It's

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<v Speaker 4>like he gives you the same thing every night.

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<v Speaker 1>Every look at last night, thirty one, six and three,

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<v Speaker 1>Like that's what's it's it's always you're right, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think for a player of not to say,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mentioned it's six year in the league, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five years old. The consistency you get out of someone

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<v Speaker 1>relatively speaking that young, Yeah, to perform, you know. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's how he operates and commands the entire offense. There

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<v Speaker 1>are so many things about his game that I think

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<v Speaker 1>the intelligence he brings to the table and the sophistication

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<v Speaker 1>of his understanding on both ends of them, both ends

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<v Speaker 1>of the floor. Say that again, I think, yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Like, if it is that simple as who has

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<v Speaker 1>a better record, who wins, who wins.

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<v Speaker 2>The West, who's at the top of the West.

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<v Speaker 1>If it becomes that, if that becomes a deciding factor

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<v Speaker 1>between a player like him Jokic right right.

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<v Speaker 3>And then same thing with you.

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<v Speaker 4>You look at Jason Tatum like he gets really no

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<v Speaker 4>love in the whole MVP conversation, and then I just

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<v Speaker 4>keep looking and saying, well, the Boston Celtics are rolling,

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<v Speaker 4>They've got a huge lead on the rest of the East,

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<v Speaker 4>and we don't even give him credit for what he's doing.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, he's shooting a three pointer better than he

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<v Speaker 4>has in quite a while. I think his assists numbers

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<v Speaker 4>right now, he's sitting at a career high it assists

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<v Speaker 4>per game. But because he doesn't have the gaudy numbers

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<v Speaker 4>that the other guys ahead of him do, it's like

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<v Speaker 4>they just everybody just sort of ignores him. But I

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<v Speaker 4>can't ignore the fact that Boston has played as well

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<v Speaker 4>as well as they have. It's twenty seventy three at home,

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<v Speaker 4>a big game against the Dallas Mavericks tonight, and I

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<v Speaker 4>think if he can come out on top, the Celtics

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<v Speaker 4>can come out on top of that game. I think

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<v Speaker 4>that sort of, you know, reinforces the notion that maybe

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<v Speaker 4>he deserves to be a little higher than Luka doncs.

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<v Speaker 4>Does you know at this point on the MVP ladder,

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<v Speaker 4>it's all there's a lot of stuff going on right

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<v Speaker 4>now and just it's all fun to watch there you

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<v Speaker 4>know how it goes.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it is fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>It is fun to watch, and I think for all

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<v Speaker 1>of us who you kind of look at this. We

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<v Speaker 1>got the Olympics coming up in Paris, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>discussion between international players, US players, lass American born player

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden to win an MVP. So I think Jason

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<v Speaker 1>Tatum when you kind of look at where things shake out,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the next person. The only thing I'll say about

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<v Speaker 1>that before we get to a break is that with

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Tatum, obviously you look at this Boston Celtics team

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<v Speaker 1>and they are running away with things, but you also

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<v Speaker 1>have a bunch of former All Stars, current All Stars

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<v Speaker 1>those he's playing around, and the on off numbers are

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<v Speaker 1>that different when Tatum is not playing, And so I

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<v Speaker 1>think sometimes you look at look at Tim Jokic being

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<v Speaker 1>a guy an example last year where that it just

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<v Speaker 1>entirely falls off when it's not on the fall and

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<v Speaker 1>with exactly exactly and Tatum, And it's not to say

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<v Speaker 1>that he's not having but that's why I think you

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<v Speaker 1>you appropriately you appropriately have. He absolutely should be in

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<v Speaker 1>the discussion, but I think there's there's an appropriate place

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<v Speaker 1>for that of the contribution speaking of a former MVP

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<v Speaker 1>and man one that is still playing like it. Father

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<v Speaker 1>time cannot catch him, Lebron James. We're gonna get to

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<v Speaker 1>him right.

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<v Speaker 2>After the break.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to me, Pulsara Kusak joined by the great

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<v Speaker 1>Michael c Right, Michael new MVP ladder out.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James is not currently on the ladder, but man.

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<v Speaker 1>He keeps doing things that that never cease to amaze us.

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<v Speaker 1>With his age, his tenure in the league, the minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>the miles, it does not matter. He is nine points

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<v Speaker 1>away being the first player to ever reach the forty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand point mark. Incredible to think about already the all

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<v Speaker 1>time score in league history, but I think even more

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<v Speaker 1>impressive fun for all of us to watch Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers LA Lakers. Everyone can kind of have a discussion

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<v Speaker 1>about what that rivalry is or what that really means

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<v Speaker 1>between those two teams. But the Lakers are coming into

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter the other night down twenty one points.

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<v Speaker 1>They were down twenty one points early on in that

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter, and Lebron James just goes off nineteen, has

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<v Speaker 1>five threes in that quarter, finishes with thirty four points.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at Lebron James, what he's doing at

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<v Speaker 1>this point, I think we've all described it in different ways,

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<v Speaker 1>continued to be odd and oppressed, but in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>where he's at with his play, all the talk we

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<v Speaker 1>have about this Lakers team, how do you see this

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<v Speaker 1>season continuing to play out, not only for him in

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<v Speaker 1>what he wants to accomplish, but where things sit the

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers now currently sitting in that nice spot in the

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference. How do you see his progression and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of trajectory as this season finishes off in comparison with

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<v Speaker 1>the expectations of this Lakers team.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I will say Sarah that first off, let's appreciate

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<v Speaker 4>greatness when we see it. Let's just appreciate it because

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<v Speaker 4>it's not going to be around here forever. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>Like Lebron James still has the he has the determination,

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<v Speaker 4>the basketball like you, the physical skill set, He's got

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<v Speaker 4>all those attributes that on any given night he can

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<v Speaker 4>sort of conjure up that that want to and say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm going to be the best player on the planet tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>He can do that.

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<v Speaker 4>But the problem I think Sarah with that is that

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<v Speaker 4>he can no longer do it every night the way.

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<v Speaker 3>He used to be able to.

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<v Speaker 4>And so when you look at that with how it

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<v Speaker 4>plays with the team and its expectations and goals for

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<v Speaker 4>this season, I am just not sure. I don't know

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<v Speaker 4>if he's gonna have it every night because it's gonna

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<v Speaker 4>be tough to come back from that nice spot and

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<v Speaker 4>this is the last place they want to be, by

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<v Speaker 4>the way, because you you're right there and play in territory.

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<v Speaker 4>So then you're going to have to really battle just

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<v Speaker 4>to get into the postseason if you have to play

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<v Speaker 4>in the playing tournament. And to me, that's extra games,

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<v Speaker 4>that's extra mileage, minutes. You know, there's just to wear

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<v Speaker 4>and tear on your body. And then you know, you

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<v Speaker 4>just look at some of the weird stats, like I

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<v Speaker 4>was sort of looking at what the Lakers have been doing,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, last night, for instance, it was a

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<v Speaker 4>third time this season that both Lebron and Ady put

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<v Speaker 4>up thirty points in the same game. Do you realize

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<v Speaker 4>the Lakers have a one to two record.

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<v Speaker 2>When that happens, that's wild, right, that is wild.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, what I.

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<v Speaker 4>Means the supporting cast needs to step up. Lebron is

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<v Speaker 4>doing his part, Ad is doing his part, but they

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<v Speaker 4>need some of these other guys to step up, and

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<v Speaker 4>you know, just just make appropriate contributions because those guys

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<v Speaker 4>just can't can't, you know, just give you everything every night.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's sort of the way I look at it.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you look at that Clippers game from the

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<v Speaker 4>other night. It was classic Lebron. He was hunting matchups,

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<v Speaker 4>he was And the funny thing about it, he was

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<v Speaker 4>hunting matchups. And you know, there's always that threat with

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<v Speaker 4>Lebron James that he's gonna get to the Cup. But

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<v Speaker 4>against the Clippers, let's be real here, he settled a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of times for three pointers, but he was hitting him. So,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, like I said, I just want everybody to

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<v Speaker 4>appreciate this greatness that we're seeing right now. It's not

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<v Speaker 4>gonna be around forever, and I think, you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>think he's gonna call it quits here in the next

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<v Speaker 4>you know, maybe three years or so. I don't I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think we're far all through Lebron deciding to hang

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<v Speaker 4>it up. So yeah, let's appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel you, I feel you.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like it's never gonna end, but all things do,

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<v Speaker 1>and to your point, it's it's an absolute blessing again

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<v Speaker 1>to watch him for all of us basketball fans, Michael,

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<v Speaker 1>As always, we appreciate your time. We'll continue to read,

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<v Speaker 1>watch all your good stuff on NBA dot com and

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<v Speaker 1>NBA TV, and until next time, we'll see you.

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<v Speaker 3>Then, all right, Sarah, I have a good one.

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