WEBVTT - Fanatic About the Playoffs | A Bonus Mailbag With Devon

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<v Speaker 1>A bonus episode of Fanatic about the Playoffs. No music bed,

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<v Speaker 1>no production elements. We're just keeping it real. Divine givens. Bonus,

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<v Speaker 1>get straight into it. Bonus Playoffs Round two semifinals, you

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<v Speaker 1>must advance. Let's do it. Felt like this was necessary.

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<v Speaker 1>We had some voicemails come in after our last call

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<v Speaker 1>for it for our previous installment of Fanatic about the Playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>so wanted to do the people justice. Had to give

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<v Speaker 1>a platform for some of these voicemails because we do

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<v Speaker 1>love the voicemails. You know, Let's do it, man, we

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<v Speaker 1>love the voicemails, all right, seventy six Ers, we know this.

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<v Speaker 1>Hosting the Atlanta Hawks at one o'clock on Sunday afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>to open up the second round series, their third second

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<v Speaker 1>round appearance in the last four years, which is great.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of these calls came in after the Game five

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<v Speaker 1>clinch over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, so let us

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<v Speaker 1>get to the pod line right away. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>great game by the Sixers tonight. They took care of business.

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<v Speaker 1>Seth Curry like unbelievable game from him. Ben Simmons with

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<v Speaker 1>triple double, like amazing, amazing, Tobias Harris, great game. First

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<v Speaker 1>half looked a little ugly, but they closed it out.

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<v Speaker 1>They finished the game, ended the series, bringing the Atlanta Hawks.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope Joel is able to play in that series.

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<v Speaker 1>If not, I think the Sixers still pull that one

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<v Speaker 1>off sixers and five against Atlanta. Let's go, Eastern Conference Finals.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go Sixers, Let's go, let's go. That's the team

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<v Speaker 1>of the call. I guess let's go right, Let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go. Seth Curry with the thirty points that he

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<v Speaker 1>dropped in the close out game, Tobias Harris with his

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight as well, and individually, you cannot, as the

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<v Speaker 1>caller just mentioned, you cannot leave out the triple double

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<v Speaker 1>performance for Ben Simmons, and as he alluded to, the

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<v Speaker 1>second half is really where they turned it out, not

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<v Speaker 1>just individually but the team defense, scoring the thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>in the third quarter and thirty one from Washington. But

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<v Speaker 1>I looked at Celts the free throws, where Russell Westbrook

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<v Speaker 1>and Bradley Beale were just parading to the free throw

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<v Speaker 1>line in the first half of the game, and six

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<v Speaker 1>Is yet up by two, sixty five, sixty three. But

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<v Speaker 1>in the second half, in total, they only shot I

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<v Speaker 1>believe six total between the two after just parading to

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<v Speaker 1>the free throw line, where they both ended up with

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<v Speaker 1>ten free throw attempts on the night. So I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that the individually the points that they put up Seth

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<v Speaker 1>Curry what I believe was twelve in the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>But the defense in general also really did a fantastic

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<v Speaker 1>job team defense coming together and really closing out that

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<v Speaker 1>game in a game without Joel Embiid. That is precisely

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<v Speaker 1>the type of defense that we saw in the second

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<v Speaker 1>half that the seventy sixers needed to play. I do

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<v Speaker 1>think the whole idea of it's a team win, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a team effort kind of gets overplayed, but in a

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<v Speaker 1>game like that, they had to have it in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half, and really going back towards the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the first half, we saw that there were guys who

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<v Speaker 1>logged extended minutes, who did a little bit here, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit there. I mean, obviously Seth Curry did a

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<v Speaker 1>lot by comparison Ben Simmons to Bias Harris, but even

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green setting the tone at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>second half, second quarter I thought was really important. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the way the Sixers half to play if joellenbad is

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be out there, Ny Green getting the

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<v Speaker 1>strip of Russell Westbrook right as he inbounded the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to size him up and figure out Westbrook where

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<v Speaker 1>to go, and Danny Green waited patiently, reached at the

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<v Speaker 1>right time, got the ball and still was able to

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<v Speaker 1>convert the layup, and then although it didn't lead to

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<v Speaker 1>another basket, the offensive foul, the frustration that Russell Westbrook

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<v Speaker 1>at that point was showing he flat out and pushed

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green at that spot because he was he was

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<v Speaker 1>just hounding him and couldn't get the ball as easy

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<v Speaker 1>as he wanted too. So you're right from the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the second quarter going into the third quarter, where

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<v Speaker 1>a great offensive performance from Seth Curry, but then the

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<v Speaker 1>defense in general putting it all together in the second

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<v Speaker 1>half and ending up of course with the seventeen point

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<v Speaker 1>win and close out and gave him a five. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk more about the Atlanta Hawks before this bonus pod

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<v Speaker 1>Our Mailbag edition is done, but I do think that

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<v Speaker 1>if the seventy sixers play that type of defense in

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<v Speaker 1>a series against Atlanta, whether Joel and beats there or

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<v Speaker 1>is not, things could work in the seventy sixers favor.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's hear from Rita. I don't think we

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<v Speaker 1>can talk about how great the first round without talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Seth Curry. I think that man is on fire

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<v Speaker 1>and other teams that are watched out. Seth Curry stepped

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<v Speaker 1>up when the seventy Sixers needed him, and he's had

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<v Speaker 1>a bit at times of an up and down here.

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<v Speaker 1>I think generally he's been outstanding. And by up and downs,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm referring more to availability trying to get back into

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<v Speaker 1>a rhythm after the positive COVID test in January. But

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<v Speaker 1>he was outstanding in that close out against the Wizards. Rita,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he was fantastic. And then just thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>eleven for seventeen from the floor, three or six from

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<v Speaker 1>behind the three point line. And the other thing that

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<v Speaker 1>really stood out to me was two things. Actually, Selton Rida.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the fact that he got to the free

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<v Speaker 1>throw line seven for seven from the free throw line

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<v Speaker 1>and made all seven. That is not surprising. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>volume in which he got there and seven is a

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<v Speaker 1>little surprising for me because we think of him more

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<v Speaker 1>as a perimeter player. But also once he got going,

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<v Speaker 1>he saw how netto opposite him. He saw from time

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<v Speaker 1>to time it was a bigger defendive like Hachimura or

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Gafford. But he wasn't worried, he wasn't deterred, and

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<v Speaker 1>what he wanted to do about putting the ball on

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<v Speaker 1>the floor and getting those opportunities getting to the basket.

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<v Speaker 1>And we know he has a very good touch around

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<v Speaker 1>the basket with the floater and also from the angle

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<v Speaker 1>where he banks it off the glass, uses his angles properly.

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<v Speaker 1>He was tremendous, and while I was focused on someone else,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be Simmons or Harris, even though those two

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<v Speaker 1>individually had fine games and there were others that stepped

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<v Speaker 1>in as well and had great performances in him for

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<v Speaker 1>that type of performance we've seen. I saw a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>eight point performance from him earlier in the year, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was great. But to only make three three pointers

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<v Speaker 1>but still reach the thirty point total the seven points

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<v Speaker 1>at the free throw line, I think Red is right

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<v Speaker 1>on point with this one. I know he didn't play

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of ton of minutes depending on the series

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<v Speaker 1>at different times, but he had a substantial role the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years. Seth Curry. This is something I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't talk about. I'll admit if you the first two

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<v Speaker 1>minute didn't talk about a lot going into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a guy who has had playoff experience. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>in the postseason each of the last two years with

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<v Speaker 1>Portland with Dallas, who was a part of the run

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<v Speaker 1>the Western Conference Finals with Portland where they ultimately got

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<v Speaker 1>swept by his brother in Golden State in two nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's a guy who is familiar with this stage.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought by and large, he had a really

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<v Speaker 1>solid series. He had the o Fur game from outside

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<v Speaker 1>the Ark, and Game four, the Sixers in general were off,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he came back and like many of his teammates,

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<v Speaker 1>had a great effort closing things out in Game five.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely a good rhythm, and that's something that you want

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<v Speaker 1>to see because now they give you that faith overall.

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<v Speaker 1>While you trusted him in the regular season and he's

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<v Speaker 1>had some good games in the first series, there to

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<v Speaker 1>the way that he closed out and left us with

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<v Speaker 1>that lasting impression now of what we saw in Game five,

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<v Speaker 1>and also what that could mean for the next round

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<v Speaker 1>against the Atlanta Hawks and the type of defense that

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<v Speaker 1>they play and whoever they decide to use as their

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<v Speaker 1>defensive assignment on Curry and what he could do. So

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<v Speaker 1>good showing and hopefully it carries over. We know the Hawks,

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<v Speaker 1>they can shoot the three. Seventy six ers, we know

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<v Speaker 1>can shoot the three. So with the team that's got

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<v Speaker 1>the potential firepower like Atlanta, always that much more important

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<v Speaker 1>when you've got someone like Seth Curry. Absolutely, absolutely as

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<v Speaker 1>far as that goes with between Curry and Green and

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<v Speaker 1>even Harris. She saw Harris getting the mixed with the

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<v Speaker 1>two May threes himself and George Hill, while he did not,

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<v Speaker 1>She didn't even attempt the field goal and game him

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<v Speaker 1>five and three. He played a very good floor game

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<v Speaker 1>and defensively helped out as well. But the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>in game number I believe it was game the four

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<v Speaker 1>where he hit a couple of three pointers. Also, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to knock down shots sometimes you're not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna stop everyone. So there may be a night in

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<v Speaker 1>this next series where Atlanta is really knocking down their

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<v Speaker 1>perimeter shots. Can you match those? And that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be something that we feed off of. And now, in

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<v Speaker 1>last Saturday's game when they played the Washington Wizards and

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<v Speaker 1>game numb at three hitting the three point at the

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<v Speaker 1>clip that they were selves. That was a tremendous display.

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<v Speaker 1>Can they do that again? I don't know. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but at least we saw to know that at least

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<v Speaker 1>it might be in them to put that type of

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<v Speaker 1>fricking number up there from behind a three point line. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>about those Atlanta Hawks, Hey, John calling a huge victory

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<v Speaker 1>last night, Goes sixers super pump for the Hawks series.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to know your thoughts on what we do

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<v Speaker 1>against Cappella. He's a rebounding machine. The whole team is

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<v Speaker 1>top five and rebounding this season, and Trey Young has

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<v Speaker 1>really played well against us. You can almost bank on

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<v Speaker 1>him to get twenty five to thirty every night. What

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<v Speaker 1>do we do against him, especially if if in bed

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<v Speaker 1>down a little bit longer and you know, they do

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<v Speaker 1>the Hackaben type stuff again? All right, goes six or

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<v Speaker 1>super punk for Sunday. Yes, I think everyone is eager

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<v Speaker 1>to see can the seventy sixers get past the second

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<v Speaker 1>round in this iteration and era of the team. Clint Capella,

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<v Speaker 1>I think his influence, his significance, He's always going to

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<v Speaker 1>be there because he's a very solid player, but obviously

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<v Speaker 1>divine this isn't going out on the lamb there. If

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<v Speaker 1>Joel and Beat is not out there at any points,

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<v Speaker 1>Capella and his potential for a threat changes. John is right,

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<v Speaker 1>double double machine. He's been great the way that he's

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<v Speaker 1>been playing that really the second half of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>So as far as the rebounding aspect goes at John

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<v Speaker 1>through at Ustair, so it's I think it's simple. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the principles of know your personnel and then also help

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<v Speaker 1>help rebound team rebounds. In this case, we've seen it

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<v Speaker 1>where yes, Dwight Howard can get some really big numbers

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench rebounding, but also when in Beat is out,

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<v Speaker 1>one guy always focus on is Tobias Harris. He finds

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<v Speaker 1>a way to crash the glass and get some really

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<v Speaker 1>good numbers on the defensive glass and the offensive as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons is another candidate to be able to once

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<v Speaker 1>again get in there, get get dirty a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>and grab some rebounds and not allow those extra offensive

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<v Speaker 1>possessions to happen for the Atlanta Hawks because he is

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<v Speaker 1>very capable of Cappella of doing that and have success.

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<v Speaker 1>Clearly that happening, and also with Cappella got to be

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<v Speaker 1>careful of those pick and rolls because he picks, he rolls,

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<v Speaker 1>he dives, and the allou the tandem between he and

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young with how they execute that play is really effective.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's another thing that they're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on for sure. With Clint Cappella, it is pretty amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>D the turnaround the Hawks went on. They picked up

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<v Speaker 1>the third most wins in the NBA after March started,

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<v Speaker 1>which is when they made their coaching change from Lloyd Pierce,

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<v Speaker 1>who he knows with the Sixers as an assistant to

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<v Speaker 1>the veteran, the proven Nate McMillan. They actually finished with

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<v Speaker 1>one more win in the seventy sixers over the final

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<v Speaker 1>two and a half months of the season. They're legit.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that Trey Young, he's obviously talented, but

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<v Speaker 1>he can back it up man and he's not afraid

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<v Speaker 1>to put it out there. We saw that in the

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<v Speaker 1>series against the Knicks, and I just think that whereas

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<v Speaker 1>with the Wizards you have two All Stars and a

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<v Speaker 1>former MVP in Westbrook and Bale. You know, for Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 1>they've got Trey Young and he is their star. But

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<v Speaker 1>the teams surrounding him. I think the roster is really

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<v Speaker 1>a much more deep and balanced roster than what Washington

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<v Speaker 1>was throwing out there. The piece is fit much better

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<v Speaker 1>with Atlanta, and to me, that's almost more of a

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<v Speaker 1>concern because you can see how it's supposed to work,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've made it. By and large, there's a system

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<v Speaker 1>there that works. Totally agree. We know who Trey Young is,

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<v Speaker 1>an All Star point guard, All Star Live a point

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<v Speaker 1>guard in his young career now year number three. He's

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<v Speaker 1>really talented. He has twenty nine points in that series

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<v Speaker 1>against New York, and on a big stage like New

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<v Speaker 1>York where everyone was coming down on him, they took

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<v Speaker 1>two games. While inside Madison Square Garden. The team overall

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<v Speaker 1>self there alone. They're athletic, they're deep, from Bogdanovitch to

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<v Speaker 1>Collins DeAndre Hunter, the Philadelphia native back in town for

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<v Speaker 1>this series of course, Clint Capella. Then you go to

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<v Speaker 1>the bench and you look at with Kevin Hurder and

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<v Speaker 1>his size, Danilo Gallinari as well, and even Lou Williams

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<v Speaker 1>just being a veteran presence in the playoffs. For these players,

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<v Speaker 1>it will be a challenge. It will be a challenge

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<v Speaker 1>for the seventy Sixers against this athletic team. Defensively, they

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<v Speaker 1>indeed have stepped up since Nate McMillan has taken over.

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<v Speaker 1>That has always been a calling cardiff his from his

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<v Speaker 1>playing days to his coaching days, both with Portland and Indiana,

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<v Speaker 1>and that has clearly shown in his time now and

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<v Speaker 1>since taken over as head coach for the Atlanta Hawks.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Sixers will have to be ready, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think Doc Riverson's coaching staff know that they've had the

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<v Speaker 1>advanced scouting already taking care of. They're watching the film,

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<v Speaker 1>they're communicating, the game plan is pretty much set at

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<v Speaker 1>this time of what they want to do, especially based

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<v Speaker 1>on the things that they last saw against the New

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<v Speaker 1>York Knicks. So this will be an entertaining series. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a challenge in these series for both sides.

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<v Speaker 1>With the seventy six is still being the clear top

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<v Speaker 1>team between the two. Certainly would expect it to be

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<v Speaker 1>more of a challenge for the seventy Sixers, regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>the status of Joel Embiid. Feel like the Hawks are

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<v Speaker 1>a totally different type of team than the Washington Wizards.

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<v Speaker 1>Paying us two pictures divine before we wrap up this

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<v Speaker 1>bonus mailbag edition of Fanatic about the playoffs Game one

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<v Speaker 1>with Joel Embiid and Game one without Joel Embiid. Game

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<v Speaker 1>one with Joel Embiid will be a victory for the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy sixers, but obviously I think the first five minutes

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<v Speaker 1>will be key for all of us viewing that game

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<v Speaker 1>and wondering how he's going to be feeling in those

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<v Speaker 1>first five having some time off since last Monday on

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<v Speaker 1>Memorial Day and not playing a live game in an

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<v Speaker 1>actual game, I'm not sure what's been going on behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes if he's able to run up and down

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<v Speaker 1>the court and fives and get some work in, so

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<v Speaker 1>if he's ready to go, I think we will still

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<v Speaker 1>see that same type of Joel Ebad, maybe a little

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<v Speaker 1>cautious as I said, in the first few minutes, and

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<v Speaker 1>then getting his feet and his legs underneath him and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully the conditioning will catch up and he'll be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna have to defend him the right way. Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>Capella can defend him, yes, but he's not a big

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<v Speaker 1>body guy that can man up on and beat. He's

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<v Speaker 1>more of a weak side shot blocker. To help defend

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<v Speaker 1>that painted area and that rim. So I'm looking at

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<v Speaker 1>that and I think that the seventy sixers should still

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<v Speaker 1>have their success. Who's going to who is Trey Young

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<v Speaker 1>going to defend? That's my question. So with all the

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<v Speaker 1>length that they have with Hunter Collins and even Capella,

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<v Speaker 1>the good things that they do defensively, Bogdanovis is a

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<v Speaker 1>bigger player six four sixty five, who is he going

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<v Speaker 1>to defend? And certainly who is Trey Young going to defend?

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<v Speaker 1>Because if it is Seth Curry, then I'm doing everything

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<v Speaker 1>I can to again make him run around quite a bit,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe slow him down on the other end because of

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<v Speaker 1>how much he's running, chasing Seth Curry and even hunting

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<v Speaker 1>him out and getting some mismatches where they're now going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to find out if they're going to one

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<v Speaker 1>of double team him as well. Whoever, if it's Tobias

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<v Speaker 1>Harris hasn't won the low block, hasn't want to hit,

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<v Speaker 1>it's in that double team, Okay, then are you gonna

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<v Speaker 1>double team Joel Embid? So that's the one scenario, and

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<v Speaker 1>then more of a challenge if MBD is not out there,

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<v Speaker 1>but still the pieces because they've been there already in

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<v Speaker 1>playing without MB throughout the season, twenty games, twenty plus

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<v Speaker 1>games without MB during the campaign, and while they were

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<v Speaker 1>more closer to five hundred than anything they've been over

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<v Speaker 1>with their their record, this is not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a big surprise. They're not going to be looking over

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<v Speaker 1>their shoulder selves looking to see if he's gonna come

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<v Speaker 1>in and save the day. They know he's not playing,

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<v Speaker 1>so I think it would be more of a challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>but still they could prevail in that Game one without MD.

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<v Speaker 1>Well put, as always, we would expect nothing less from

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<v Speaker 1>the one er only. Divine Gibbons always available. Summoned into

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<v Speaker 1>mail bag duty for this edition of Fanatic about the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you as always, my man, my pleasure always all right,

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<v Speaker 1>next episode coming your way Monday, after what we hope

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<v Speaker 1>is a successful and positive Game one. Talk to you

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<v Speaker 1>all then,