WEBVTT - Reaction | Thybulle Wins Bronze

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast Network

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<v Speaker 1>Search seventy sixers podcast wherever you get your pods. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back into the seventy sixers podcast network. On this episode,

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<v Speaker 1>we recap Matisse Thybles run the Team all Australia, which

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<v Speaker 1>culminated with a bronze medal alongside Lauren Rosen. I'm Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Murphy and Lauren as we jump right in the comment

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<v Speaker 1>about not Bronze but Rose Gold. That was a golden

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<v Speaker 1>comment from Matise. It really took off. Look, Matisse has

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<v Speaker 1>improved in a lot of ways since joining the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers now just over two years ago, but his

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<v Speaker 1>ability to deliver a sound bite. He came in with

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<v Speaker 1>that talent and it has only grown Since they did

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<v Speaker 1>not win bronze, they in fact one Rose Gold and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt it was just so much fun to watch. It

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<v Speaker 1>was an absolute delight of a run from start to

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<v Speaker 1>finishtion and I'm so glad we got to sort of

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<v Speaker 1>participate in it from afar of course, and you did

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<v Speaker 1>a fantastic job covering it. With the culmination being that

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<v Speaker 1>bronze medal match. It was a one oh seven ninety

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<v Speaker 1>three victory over Luca don Chich and Slovenia on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're listening to this on time just a few

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<v Speaker 1>days ago, the not only a bronze medal, but the

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<v Speaker 1>first ever medal for Australia, and Matisse played a big

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<v Speaker 1>role in the entire run, even in that in the

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<v Speaker 1>most recent game he started, it was his first start

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<v Speaker 1>as a Boomer, a well earned start, and cool to

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<v Speaker 1>see the way that his teammates sort of rallied around him, because,

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<v Speaker 1>as he has said throughout this run, he's the new

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<v Speaker 1>guy on this team, and so for them to have

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<v Speaker 1>rallied around him when he just became part of the

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<v Speaker 1>twelve man roster, but then again to become part of

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<v Speaker 1>that starting five, it was just cool to watch the

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<v Speaker 1>way that he progressed throughout the run and then of

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<v Speaker 1>course came up pretty big eleven points five or six

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<v Speaker 1>from the field, five rebounds, four assists, three steals, averaged

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<v Speaker 1>three steals throughout the run, led the entire Olympic field

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<v Speaker 1>in total steals. He had eighteen steals per game, three

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<v Speaker 1>steals per game in just twenty three point two minutes

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<v Speaker 1>per game. And if you followed Matisse in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>these stats aren't surprising to you, but honestly not. The

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<v Speaker 1>offensive stats are what stood out to me because that

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<v Speaker 1>was something he was relied upon a lot more in

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<v Speaker 1>this run than he is relied upon with his Sixers teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>Understandably so, but cool to see him really make an

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<v Speaker 1>offensive impact and also be relied upon for the offensive impact.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels with the Sixers that when Matisse has contributed offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been an awesome bonus, but it's not really what

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<v Speaker 1>they're looking for from him. The Boomers needed him to

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<v Speaker 1>do this, and he was able to do it. Seven

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<v Speaker 1>point eight points per game, sixty two point three percent

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<v Speaker 1>from the field, shooting the three, confidently, driving to the basket, confidently,

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<v Speaker 1>penetrating and finding teammates confidently. Really cool to see his

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<v Speaker 1>offensive game grow. The field goal percentage was what I

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<v Speaker 1>was going to point to. I know, we did do

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<v Speaker 1>a preview podcast after some of the exhibition games and

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<v Speaker 1>he shot the ball well. Then he shot the ball

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<v Speaker 1>well in the tournament itself. Just from a game by

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<v Speaker 1>game basis, you were so locked in, how did you

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<v Speaker 1>see him grow over the actual tournament games? Well, to me,

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<v Speaker 1>the growth came on the offensive end. We saw solid

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<v Speaker 1>defense all along that five steel game in the opener,

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<v Speaker 1>surprising maybe to international fans, not surprising to six or

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<v Speaker 1>W And you just said the thing about first and

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<v Speaker 1>steels and steals per game going in it. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>we could have predicted that and it happened, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just so casual. But he did lead the entire tournament

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<v Speaker 1>in those categories. But like you said, offense on a

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<v Speaker 1>game to game basis was impressive. Yeah, if you're asking

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<v Speaker 1>me where the growth was, I mean, I think credit

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<v Speaker 1>to Matiss though, because he did come into the tournament

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<v Speaker 1>with offensive confidence that we haven't seen a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>so far in his pro career, and then it grew

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<v Speaker 1>from game to game, and I think some of that

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<v Speaker 1>is credit to guys like Patty Mills and Joe Ingles

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<v Speaker 1>who so clearly brought him in under their wing with

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<v Speaker 1>the Olympic experience, with the authority to tell him, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>like we need you to contribute here, and then Matisse

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<v Speaker 1>of course taking the challenge, rising to the occasion and

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<v Speaker 1>I think learning a lot that's going to translate to

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<v Speaker 1>his third year in the NBA and when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to shooting, just quickly to touch on this, Patty Mills

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<v Speaker 1>was fantastic, and especially with the forty plus point game

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<v Speaker 1>to beat Slovenia. But what an icon. What an icon.

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<v Speaker 1>Him and some other notable players on the international scene

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<v Speaker 1>didn't shoot it necessarily as well as we're used to

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<v Speaker 1>from three. So it's important four players like Matisse who

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<v Speaker 1>have confidence in their shot when they're open in a

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<v Speaker 1>setting like this, and I think Matisse provided that and more,

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<v Speaker 1>which was an eye opener for a lot of fans

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<v Speaker 1>of Australia. He was such a critical part of their

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<v Speaker 1>team and he was seemingly just in the right spots

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<v Speaker 1>at all times. But it was a talented team all around.

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned Mills, but Thyble was critical to their team

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<v Speaker 1>success and the run that they made. Yeah, you asked

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<v Speaker 1>about sort of progression throughout the Olympic Games, and for me,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where it was. It was offensive contributions and confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in those contributions that I saw growing game by game,

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<v Speaker 1>even if it was just in subtle ways. He really

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't deferring at the end of these Olympics, and if

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<v Speaker 1>he was, it was because someone had a better shot.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something we're big fran Fraschilla people here in Studio

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six. But Fran pointed out that part of Boomer's

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<v Speaker 1>culture is giving up a good shot for a great shot,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's something that Matisse was able to sort of

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<v Speaker 1>unlock As a passer. We've talked about him a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit during his sixers career as like a sneaky good passer,

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<v Speaker 1>but like a couple of cross court passes, some really

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<v Speaker 1>sneaky stuff. I remember a couple beneath the basket. Really

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<v Speaker 1>cool to see him finding his teammates, so not only

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<v Speaker 1>creating for himself, creating for others, growing and developing confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in skills that he hasn't had as many reps performing

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<v Speaker 1>as an NBA player and now might get more opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>to do so. For our local Philadelphia audience, it makes

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<v Speaker 1>me think of Villanova and Jay Wright was on the

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<v Speaker 1>TMUSA staff but good, better best in terms of shot

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<v Speaker 1>selection and the next pass. But how did he end

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<v Speaker 1>up in the starting lineup in that game? Was it

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<v Speaker 1>a Luca don Chich thing? Because I know that was

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<v Speaker 1>a matchup in the bronze medal game. Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you have to assume that that that's what it was

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<v Speaker 1>all about. Luca was I mean Patty Mills in FIBA.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how we sort of stacked players against

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<v Speaker 1>one another offensively, but if you really do look at

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<v Speaker 1>all the players that were in that game, I think

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<v Speaker 1>Luca was the best offensive player in the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think Matisse was the best defensive player in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>So to make sure that they were out there when

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<v Speaker 1>the game started, so they could set the tone the

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<v Speaker 1>way that they did in that game against the USA

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<v Speaker 1>but weren't quite able to maintain, I think was important.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not a basketball coach, but I do think

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<v Speaker 1>that the general message was we need Matisse to be

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<v Speaker 1>out there when Luca's out there for as long as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>And he certainly did a good job in those minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>And lucas another guy that I'm talking about that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>didn't shoot it as well from three as might have

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<v Speaker 1>been expected, because he attempted a lot of contested shots

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the entirety of all of Slovenia's games and in

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<v Speaker 1>the last game as well. Let's talk well before we

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<v Speaker 1>get there. One sequence that I thought was so Matisse

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<v Speaker 1>was at the end of the game against Slovenia, he

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<v Speaker 1>had did they credit him with a block? He had

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<v Speaker 1>in your final stat line tweet. It ended with three steals,

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<v Speaker 1>but I did have one block. He did have one block,

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<v Speaker 1>but I wasn't sure if they were going to credit

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<v Speaker 1>him for it, and I released the tweet before there

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<v Speaker 1>was clarity. But yeah, it looked like he had the strip,

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<v Speaker 1>almost came up with the steel, didn't quite and then

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<v Speaker 1>immediate and then the putback dunk. So he displays through

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the game, through the final buzzer, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was a very important final buzzer for Australia, for him,

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<v Speaker 1>for all the individual players. But he played all the

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<v Speaker 1>way through and he had a play on the defensive

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<v Speaker 1>end in it, and an emphatic they called it an

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<v Speaker 1>exclamation point on the broadcast with the put back dunk.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was just a cool way to end it

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<v Speaker 1>for him. And I mean, just again for confidence, Like

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<v Speaker 1>look at the way that the sixer season ended. It

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<v Speaker 1>was tough on everybody. I think they all had a

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<v Speaker 1>really hard time swallowing that game. Seven loss motifs included

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<v Speaker 1>to see him now finish a playoff like experience, coming

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<v Speaker 1>up so big and really doing his job on both ends.

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<v Speaker 1>It's got to be helpful for your confidence when your

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<v Speaker 1>NBA season ended the way that it did. I love

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<v Speaker 1>that he played in this tournament. I love that he

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<v Speaker 1>had the opportunity to grow in this tournament. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're going to see some boomer Matisse in his

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<v Speaker 1>third season. That's just over a month away. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a lie. Two months away. Sorry. I want to finish

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<v Speaker 1>up in a few minutes with just the Boomer culture

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<v Speaker 1>and community that you became a part of over the

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<v Speaker 1>last few weeks. But before we go there, you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers and Joel Embiid sent out a tweet saying

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<v Speaker 1>elite in all caps, and some of his other Matis's

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<v Speaker 1>other Sixers teammates were showing love. So it was cool

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<v Speaker 1>to see that with just the thought in mind that

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers basketball is just around the corner, and like we've

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<v Speaker 1>been talking about, this is going to do nothing but

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<v Speaker 1>help Matisse in the NBA season. So what did you

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<v Speaker 1>make of the MBA connections coming out about his international play. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, you love to see Joel showing love. Joel

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't tweet that frequently, so when he does, you know

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<v Speaker 1>he's passionate about something. And I think it's worth noting

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<v Speaker 1>that Joel has been a big advocate of Matisse in

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<v Speaker 1>his game since he was a rookie. Even just listening

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<v Speaker 1>to media bites over these past couple of years, Joel

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<v Speaker 1>does make it a point to talk about how impressive

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<v Speaker 1>he finds Matisse, to name Matis as a future All

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<v Speaker 1>NBA Defensive player, which he was this season, and when

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<v Speaker 1>Matisse made that All Defensive team, he said that guys

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<v Speaker 1>like Joel and Ben have been telling him since he

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<v Speaker 1>got here that he was going to be an All

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<v Speaker 1>defensive player. So cool to know that that's happening in

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<v Speaker 1>private and now it's also happening publicly. When Joel Embiide

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<v Speaker 1>gives you gives you a pat on the back, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a hardy one and it was cool to

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<v Speaker 1>see him do that publicly. He's called him at times

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<v Speaker 1>a Defensive Player of the Year candidate as well, in

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<v Speaker 1>addition to All Defense, which we saw him make the

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<v Speaker 1>second team. Of course, do you want to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the community for minutes, because let's give them a shout

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<v Speaker 1>out and obviously we've we've given you shout outs just

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<v Speaker 1>it was a it is a family, it seems Australian

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<v Speaker 1>Boomers basketball. What do you want to say about how

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<v Speaker 1>they welcomed you during the run. Yeah, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>giving me that little lob because I would like to

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<v Speaker 1>complete it. It has been nothing but a pleasure to

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<v Speaker 1>engage with Australian basketball fans. And it's not that I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know that they existed, It's that I didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>they would be as passionate and supportive of Matise. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, they're Matisse fans, they're not Lauren fans.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was interesting to see this group of people

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<v Speaker 1>sort of gravitate to me because I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>add some extra color to what he's been up to

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<v Speaker 1>in the last couple of years before maybe he was

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<v Speaker 1>on the Australian basketball culture radar the way that he

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<v Speaker 1>certainly is now, and then sort of on a human level,

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<v Speaker 1>these Australian basketball fans are so nice. I have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>so many messages, DMS, mentions whatever from folks in Australia

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<v Speaker 1>that have enjoyed this run, that have welcomed me in,

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<v Speaker 1>that have invited me out to Australia, given me food

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<v Speaker 1>and coffee recommendations for when I go. So, if any

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<v Speaker 1>of you guys are listening, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>making me feel that welcome. I did not intend to

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<v Speaker 1>make some new virtual friends, but I feel as though

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<v Speaker 1>I have, and Australia has certainly shot to the top

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<v Speaker 1>of my list of places to visit. Hopefully we can

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<v Speaker 1>continue covering some Ausi international basketball as Sixers people as

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<v Speaker 1>well as the crossover remains relevant. But yeah, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>to everybody that's been so kind to me. It's actually

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<v Speaker 1>been like a little bit touching and a little bit moving,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm kind of sad that the run is over

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<v Speaker 1>because of how much fun I had, being obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>very peripheral small part of it. You said they were

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<v Speaker 1>curious about sixers Matise a little bit, so like, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you if you what did you tell them or

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<v Speaker 1>what would you tell them about sixers Matise when they

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<v Speaker 1>were inquiring about what he's like, because if it was

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<v Speaker 1>their first taste of him playing basketball or seeing him regularly,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you tell them about what you have seen

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<v Speaker 1>over the years. Well, I think it's interesting. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you and I started this conversation talking about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that if I had told you that Matisse was going

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<v Speaker 1>to lead the Olympics and steals and steals per game

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<v Speaker 1>in not so many minutes per game, like, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>surprising because that's what he's been doing in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you haven't watched matise in the NBA, you're

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<v Speaker 1>surprised that this dude is able to do what he

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<v Speaker 1>does and does it with a smile and does it

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<v Speaker 1>with passion. And I think a lot of people didn't

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<v Speaker 1>even know about his dual citizenship, so I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>that he was really on the radar. So for me,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't about sharing any like inside scoop or anything

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<v Speaker 1>like that. It was more about just saying like, look,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been doing this, like this is actually, yeah, this

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<v Speaker 1>is what this guy does. This is how he makes

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<v Speaker 1>his money, this is how he's going to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. And I think it's cool for him also

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<v Speaker 1>to now have developed a much stronger international fan base

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<v Speaker 1>and deepen the connections that he's always had but not

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<v Speaker 1>everybody was aware of to Australia, and the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>he just quickly started doing all of these things that

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<v Speaker 1>he does in the NBA, like he would come on

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<v Speaker 1>the court and immediately intercept a pass, so there was

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<v Speaker 1>no seemingly no learning curve, or at least like if

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<v Speaker 1>the fans were like all right, let's see what this

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<v Speaker 1>guy is all about. He just got on the court

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<v Speaker 1>and started doing those things right from the jump, which

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<v Speaker 1>is not always easy to do again when you join

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<v Speaker 1>any team for a short period of time with a

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<v Speaker 1>short lead up, but a team that's so established, when

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<v Speaker 1>they have veterans like Angles and Patty Mills that have

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<v Speaker 1>been together for many years, many Olympics, he just came

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<v Speaker 1>in and he couldn't have acclimated himself any better. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think, I mean, I would zoom out even farther

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<v Speaker 1>than international basketball. Anytime you start a new job or

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<v Speaker 1>get a new gig, like there's a learning curve, and

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with you, he didn't really seem to have one.

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<v Speaker 1>If he did, he hit it really really well. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think for a fan base that has wanted this

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<v Speaker 1>medal for so long and has been so close over

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<v Speaker 1>and over and over again, to get a piece like Matisse,

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<v Speaker 1>who has such a unique skill set, such an impactful

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<v Speaker 1>skill set, at exactly the right time, must have felt

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<v Speaker 1>really good for those fans. Must have felt really good

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<v Speaker 1>for Matisse because he's able to look back at this

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<v Speaker 1>run and know that he made a really interesting and

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<v Speaker 1>really important impact. So it all sort of came together

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<v Speaker 1>in a really great way for this program, for our

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<v Speaker 1>guy and for these fans. So it was just so

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<v Speaker 1>much fun to cover. It was so light and like

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<v Speaker 1>wholesome and enjoyable, and it was just awesome. I've really

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed these last few weeks of coverage, despite the obscure hours.

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<v Speaker 1>My sleep schedule is going to thank me for going

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<v Speaker 1>back to covering the Sixers. Now, I will say Matisse

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<v Speaker 1>Thybal was an Olympic X factor and I as we

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<v Speaker 1>finish up, I couldn't get enough. On the social media

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<v Speaker 1>side of things. Even for the team account, it was

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<v Speaker 1>who's the MVP of the game or what emoji? Pick

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<v Speaker 1>your emoji for this player, and the comments are Thibal, Thible,

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<v Speaker 1>Thieble or whatever emoji represents Thible. Even if he's not

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<v Speaker 1>an option, it seemed like people on Instagram were picking

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<v Speaker 1>him as their player the game, or ultimately the X

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<v Speaker 1>factor in a lot of their games. And that, of

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<v Speaker 1>course is credit not just to the way that Matisse plays,

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<v Speaker 1>but the way that he carries himself, the way that

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<v Speaker 1>he speaks, the pride that he clearly had for being

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<v Speaker 1>a part of this program. So happy for him, Happy

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<v Speaker 1>for the team, happy for the fan base, Thible, the

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<v Speaker 1>Australian Boomers, bronze medalists in Tokyo, the Rose Gold medalists, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, Rose Gold medalists in Tokyo, the first medal

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<v Speaker 1>of any kind for the Boomers. And as we put

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<v Speaker 1>a bow on this, what else do we have on

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy six Ers podcast network? You might ask, what

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<v Speaker 1>else can you listen to now that that event is over? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>summer league, So there's a few different ways people can

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<v Speaker 1>get our summer league content, Lauren. We have our Summer

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers interviews. You've recently spoken with Isaiah Joe of the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>I've spoken with Brian Adams, who's a Sixers assistant coach

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<v Speaker 1>coaching the summer league team out in Vegas. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>available on this here feed. And then if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>already following our other feed, search seventy Sixers Scoop and

0:15:28.160 --> 0:15:31.040
<v Speaker 1>over on the feed for the Scoop will have daily

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<v Speaker 1>five minute podcasts about the Sixers and the Sixers Summer

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<v Speaker 1>League previews recaps all of that, so more basketball to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about. It should be fun to parlay that into

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<v Speaker 1>some summer league Summer Sixers It never ends, really really

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<v Speaker 1>never ends, and we will be here for it all.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks again to Lauren Rosen, I am Matt Murphy, and

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for listening.