WEBVTT - The NBA All-Star Episode

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, come on, come on, no, come home.

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<v Speaker 2>Come home. On this episode of the Heat Check, we

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<v Speaker 2>finally talked about the All Star starters and the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star reserves.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a.

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<v Speaker 2>Long time coming, so get ready for a deep dive

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<v Speaker 2>in the All Star news as we are only two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks away. So go ahead, rock and drop that people

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<v Speaker 2>barack name. The NBA All Star Game is coming up fast.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about the thoughts. All Star starters were announced,

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<v Speaker 2>and we talked a bit about them in the previous

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<v Speaker 2>episode when we broke down the journey that my man

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Wiggins had from number one pick to bust to

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<v Speaker 2>someone that franchises gave up on to a man that

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<v Speaker 2>is now starting in the All Star Game despite despite

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<v Speaker 2>being twenty fourth highest score in his conference, pushing p

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<v Speaker 2>people though, are still grumbling about it, but we won't

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<v Speaker 2>go down that road again. It is safe to say

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<v Speaker 2>that was a controversial pick. That was a controversial pick,

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<v Speaker 2>but you should not hold that against Wiggins. He did

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<v Speaker 2>not control that vote. He's played very well in Golden State.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a great story. I'm not gonna hold it against

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<v Speaker 2>him any more than I already have, but I do

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<v Speaker 2>have to say that there is a conspiracy that got

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<v Speaker 2>him there, and I know it for a fact and

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<v Speaker 2>now we can talk about it. According to The Athletic,

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<v Speaker 2>k pop is to blame. The Warriors social media team

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<v Speaker 2>leveraged their partner with singer Ty singer Bam Bam, a

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<v Speaker 2>massive star in the K pop world. The NBA allows

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<v Speaker 2>fans to vote using tags on Twitter, so Golden State

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<v Speaker 2>enlisted my Man Bam Bam to solicit votes for players

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<v Speaker 2>like Steph Clay Thompson and Green, But when it came

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<v Speaker 2>to the tweet promoting Wiggins, the Warriors specifically asked Bam

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<v Speaker 2>Bam to send it out on January seventh, According to Slater,

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<v Speaker 2>when the NBA ran a two for one campaign in

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<v Speaker 2>which any votes that were cast on that day counted

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<v Speaker 2>as double Excuse me, excuse me? That is egregious. Why

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<v Speaker 2>does that matter? Fan popularity was the determining factor in

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<v Speaker 2>Wiggans selection as a starter. The fan vote counts as

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<v Speaker 2>fifty percent, and the choices for the media and the

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<v Speaker 2>players are waited at twenty five percent each. How big

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<v Speaker 2>was this push, you might ask. Bambam has nine million

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<v Speaker 2>global followers, nine million, and his tweet for Wiggins got

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<v Speaker 2>thirty seven thousand retweets, sixty nine thousand likes, and three

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<v Speaker 2>thousand replies, and that doesn't even count his tens of

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<v Speaker 2>thousands of fans who also tweeted hashtag Andrew Wiggins hashtag

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<v Speaker 2>NBA All Star from their own accounts. The tweet was

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<v Speaker 2>Thailand's number one trending topic, folks, and considering every vote

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<v Speaker 2>counted as two, the Athletic claims Wiggins got hundreds of

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<v Speaker 2>thousands of votes, enough to eclipse Paul George and the

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<v Speaker 2>fan vote and to edge out Draymond Green as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Tisk tisk tisk, Shenanigans, no shade to Andrew Wiggins. But

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<v Speaker 2>we all know, and we all knew as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>this came out something was afoot, didn't we And this

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<v Speaker 2>is now why, this is how it happened. So much

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<v Speaker 2>else to talk about. Let's move on. Katie and Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>biggest vote getters, not a shocker, so they get to

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<v Speaker 2>be they get to be captain captains. But Kdi is

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<v Speaker 2>out due to injuries, so somebody else will be starting

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<v Speaker 2>in this place. Here's what else we know about the starters.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's break that down. Western Conference starters. Lebron James Andrew Wiggins.

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Wiggins, congratulations Andrew Wiggins, congratulations. See we're pushing Pete,

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry, Jah Moran Westpool reserves, Devin Booker, Luka, Doncic,

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<v Speaker 2>Rudy Gobert, Draymond Green, Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz.

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<v Speaker 2>De Jonte Murray from the Spurs named as an injury

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<v Speaker 2>replacement placement for Draymond Green. Congratulations to you, de Jontay Murray.

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<v Speaker 2>You deserve it. Chris Paul from the Phoenix Suns and

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<v Speaker 2>kitty Cat Karl Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves. I

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<v Speaker 2>think saying kitty cats mean, but I think it's borderline,

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<v Speaker 2>so we're gonna keep it. NBA All Star Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 2>starters Jason Tatum has replaced kd Giannis Antetokounmpo from the

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<v Speaker 2>Milwaukee Bucks, Jojoe Embiid, Trey Young, and Damar DeRozan Eastern

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<v Speaker 2>Conference reserves. Lamello Ball named as an injury replacement. Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>Butler for the Miami Heat. Darius Garland, James Harden, come

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<v Speaker 2>on like love, James Harden, great player, not an All

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<v Speaker 2>Star this year. Zach Lavine Chicago Bulls Chris Middleton, fam

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<v Speaker 2>Fred van Fleet from the Toronto Raptors. That is the list.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's look at the East first, first, and foremost.

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<v Speaker 2>What I noticed probably the most banged up front court

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA history. Like, let's break that down. Durant

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<v Speaker 2>has missed fourteen games this season, Jannis has missed ten

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<v Speaker 2>games this season, and Biid has missed twelve games this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Durant's not even playing in this fucking game because he's

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<v Speaker 2>still hurt. When is the last time that you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>three All Star Game starters who have missed over a

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<v Speaker 2>quarter of their team's games. I don't remember that. And

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<v Speaker 2>of course Katie, of course will not be playing. With

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<v Speaker 2>Bron's knee starting to act up. I think Lebron will play,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's possible that both captains aren't really prominent forces

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<v Speaker 2>of this game. Kind of fitting this year with a

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<v Speaker 2>number of players putting on a jersey in an NBA

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<v Speaker 2>all of these hardship clauses, and I'm surprised we didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get a hardship clause into the NBA All Star like

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<v Speaker 2>Hardship All Star. Lance Stevenson a few more points to

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<v Speaker 2>make tons of chatter about Trey Young. Should he be

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<v Speaker 2>an All Star starter? Should he not? Dude's balling out.

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<v Speaker 2>Just stop. He's averaging twenty eight five and nine, playing

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<v Speaker 2>probably his best ball since January when the Hawks, just

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<v Speaker 2>like last year, resurrected their season, even break it out

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<v Speaker 2>that whole boo, I'm cold type of a thing like

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<v Speaker 2>Trey Young with his running his mouth getting into people's grills.

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<v Speaker 2>They got that same That was that same move that

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<v Speaker 2>got the Nick Soeen rage, which I loved. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>love that. I'm sorry, Knicks fans, I love you. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>know why I said that very shortly. Also, let's remember

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star Game is an exhibition game. Like nutmegs

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<v Speaker 2>and passes and threes from forty feet out. That is

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<v Speaker 2>a part of the game here, folks. This is not

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<v Speaker 2>like an All Star game where you would want to

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<v Speaker 2>see Rucker Park type level of intensity. We want to

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<v Speaker 2>see what these players can do when they're not worried

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<v Speaker 2>about this going against their record. I think everybody else

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<v Speaker 2>is in agreement about every other Eastern starter. But now

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<v Speaker 2>that KD isn't playing in the All Star Game, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I probably would have given his spot to

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<v Speaker 2>Levine out West. Other than Wiggins. Not a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>controversy there either. Jokic having a surreal year. Stat's probably

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<v Speaker 2>the only rival Wilt Chamberlain. Eight times this year, Yoki

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<v Speaker 2>has recorded fifteen assists. Only Yeah, only Wilt the still

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<v Speaker 2>has done that in a single NBA season as a center.

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<v Speaker 2>So as an aside, do you think think about this?

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<v Speaker 2>Is Jokic deserving of another MVP award. He's got a

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three point twenty nine efficiency mark, which is the

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<v Speaker 2>highest in NBA history, which is better than Will when

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<v Speaker 2>he averaged fifty in a single season. His fourteen point

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<v Speaker 2>six y three box plus minus value is also the

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<v Speaker 2>best in history. He is legitimately the affecting the game

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<v Speaker 2>more than any other player in the NBA and more

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<v Speaker 2>than any other player in NBA history. And yet because

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<v Speaker 2>he's how do I say this in a positive way,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, Like because he looks like he looks Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>because he's not how about this? Because he's not shredded

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<v Speaker 2>like a Greek god, and he has a haircut that

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<v Speaker 2>looks like it's from Super Cuts, and he plays in Denver,

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<v Speaker 2>no one's really checking on him, you know what I mean? Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say it better than that, but I can't.

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<v Speaker 2>There's just nothing else that's truthful. He's just so good,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet no one cares, like, no one pretends like

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<v Speaker 2>people pretend he didn't even win the MVP last year.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even They didn't even put this man on

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<v Speaker 2>national TV on Christmas. Every MVP gets a national televised

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas game. But Jokic because of the aforementioned items that

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<v Speaker 2>I won't not say again because that would not be nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Because he's dowe, because he has those supercuts haircut, and

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<v Speaker 2>because it just cuts just like this eight dollars buzz

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<v Speaker 2>cut that he his brothers probably did for him one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred ten times out of ten times that happens every time.

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<v Speaker 2>Endeavor's last seven games, Yokic is averaging thirty twelve and

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<v Speaker 2>ten seventy three point five percent true shooting percentage, also

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<v Speaker 2>averaging two steals and a half of a block. That

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<v Speaker 2>is an eighteen net rating in that stretch. Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>can we figure out a way to make him look

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<v Speaker 2>like not that? Like? Can we send a marketing firm

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<v Speaker 2>to his house and make this man a star? Jesus?

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<v Speaker 2>This is with Al Jamal Murray. This is with Al

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Porter Jr. They're missing Will Barton and stretches in somehow,

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<v Speaker 2>some way. The Denver Nuggets keep winning games, they keep

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<v Speaker 2>covering games. They're one and a half games out of

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<v Speaker 2>fourth place, and it's just him. It's only him. It's ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 2>That is an All Star, that is an MVP, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're not gonna give it to him. We're not even

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<v Speaker 2>gonna talk about him anymore. Everybody talks about Jaw. I

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<v Speaker 2>love Jaw, but come on, and Jaw's a lot more swaggy,

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you a lot more swaggy than Yogic. Jaw

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<v Speaker 2>probably the favorite to win Most Improved Player, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>telling everyone, don't vote for me. I don't even want

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<v Speaker 2>that trash ass award. That's a little That is a

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<v Speaker 2>peasant award. I am so much better than that. I

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<v Speaker 2>was already good. Just give it to my boy Baine.

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<v Speaker 2>Give it to Baine. Give it to my other guy,

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<v Speaker 2>Jaron Jackson. Let him share it, split it up, break

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<v Speaker 2>it in two, split it in three, give it to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Give it to him, gives him. That's how you know

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<v Speaker 2>you should fade that pick. Do not vet on Jah

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<v Speaker 2>Morant to win that. I actually a disrespectful to Jow

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<v Speaker 2>to even put him in that mix. Never seen so

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<v Speaker 2>many circus shots that I've seen from Jaw. I got

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<v Speaker 2>guys out here on these streets like Bill Simmons comparing

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<v Speaker 2>my guy nineteen eighties Michael Jordan to Jahn Morant right now.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how good Jaw is playing is they're getting comparisons

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<v Speaker 2>to one another, not d Rose. He's like, he's like

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<v Speaker 2>fucking early, Michael Jordan. Are you kidding me? Goodness, gracious,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know though, if Steph Curry deserves to

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<v Speaker 2>be a starter, that is not a nice thing to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying so hard, guys, I am. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>would have asked me this question a month ago, I

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<v Speaker 2>would have laughed you off the pothet. What you mean

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<v Speaker 2>is Steph Curry an All star starter? But since January one,

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<v Speaker 2>Kurry has averaged twenty two points a game one just

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<v Speaker 2>thirty nine percent from the field. That's not a small

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<v Speaker 2>sample size either. In fifteen games. He's just way off

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<v Speaker 2>from his career average of thirty two points last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know what who is averaging twenty two points

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<v Speaker 2>a game right now? My man Fred van Fleet, Aunt Edwards,

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Ingram, Can you make an argument for any of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys as All Star starters. No, Pascal Siakam is

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<v Speaker 2>averaging twenty one, He's never gonna be a starter. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the only way he's going to the All Star Game

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<v Speaker 2>is in an uber black. He's gonna cruise up there

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<v Speaker 2>and sit on the floor with a swagged out outfit.

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Hero is averaging twenty. He is not even gonna

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<v Speaker 2>sniff the All Star Game. You have a better argument,

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<v Speaker 2>probably for CP three, probably for Devin Booker, even for

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<v Speaker 2>Donovan Mitchell before that concussion. I know that contradicts my

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<v Speaker 2>point that this is an this is an exhibition game

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<v Speaker 2>and there's no better like box office guy than Curry.

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<v Speaker 2>But like it's just an accolade. He always gets, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean, Like it doesn't matter how trash

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<v Speaker 2>Curry plays, and he's been very good, like does not sleep.

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<v Speaker 2>His versatility is the reason that he has MVP buzz,

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<v Speaker 2>his versatility without Draymond Green, He's got to do other things.

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<v Speaker 2>His assists are up to nine since nine a game,

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<v Speaker 2>since Draymond Green went out. All of that, As Steven

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<v Speaker 2>Asmith would say, I get all that, but like, come on,

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<v Speaker 2>come on Chris Paul. He is the reason that the

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<v Speaker 2>Phoenix Suns hold two records for the longest win streaks

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<v Speaker 2>at eighteen and eleven. This year, they're easily the most

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<v Speaker 2>dominant team in the NBA, and he's that reason. He's

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<v Speaker 2>the guy who makes the entire dish balanced. You know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean. You've got Booker, you've got eight, and

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<v Speaker 2>you've got Michale. But his defense, his leadership, his ability

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<v Speaker 2>to sprinkle a little season and on that, that's him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's increased his scoring in the last ten games eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>and twelve. He's leading the league and assists. He has

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<v Speaker 2>five and two steals per game, which is tied for

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<v Speaker 2>second in the league, team leader every level. He should

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<v Speaker 2>be starting over Steph Curry. And that's for the West reserves.

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<v Speaker 2>I know Booker got some respect. Se'd be three got

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<v Speaker 2>some respect, but they could both be starters. I'm happy

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<v Speaker 2>for Draymond. He's not gonna play, but he is an

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<v Speaker 2>All Star. So now we get a big, pleasant surprise

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<v Speaker 2>de Jontay Murray, who I love Electric Factory. De Jonte

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<v Speaker 2>coming into his own probably two years ahead of schedule

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of reaching an All Star Game. He's twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>entering his prime. Like he makes the Spurs feel not

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<v Speaker 2>like the Spurs, you know what I mean. Like he

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<v Speaker 2>is a piece Rudy Luca, Spider Cat round out the

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<v Speaker 2>Western reserves, and I have to say hard to make

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<v Speaker 2>an argument against them, except for Kitty Cat probably out east.

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<v Speaker 2>Three big surprises. First, James Harden. It is shocking he

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<v Speaker 2>it is. He is sitting out games because he's just

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<v Speaker 2>got a sore hamstring and a sore hand. You may

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<v Speaker 2>tell me it's just sore. It's just tight and sore.

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<v Speaker 2>Imagine if I didn't come to work and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>my throat is just tight. It doesn't hurt. I'm not coughing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just tight. I don't have COVID, I don't bronchitis.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just it's just tightness. It's just tight. Just tighten

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<v Speaker 2>it up. It's shocking. Second cool surprise Darius Garland. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if anybody thought he would be an All Star,

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<v Speaker 2>but Cleveland has been incredible this year. Him and Yerick

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<v Speaker 2>Allen should have both been All Stars. But it just

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<v Speaker 2>shows how much his game has improved. Third surprise, Man

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<v Speaker 2>LaMelo Ball. That's like, that's what we needed. I'm happy. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not happy. I am relieved that we get to

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<v Speaker 2>see La mel mellow ball. I don't want to see

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<v Speaker 2>Kad Hurt. I love KD. He's probably one of my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite players in the league. To watch, his analysis for

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<v Speaker 2>the game, his savagery on Twitter, all of that, I love.

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<v Speaker 2>But LaMelo ball is like joy in a human being.

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<v Speaker 2>He is pushing p in a human like. Everything he

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<v Speaker 2>does is pushing pe you know what I mean. As

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<v Speaker 2>for the rest, Jimmy Butler, Zachlavine, and Chris Middleton, Fred

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<v Speaker 2>van Fleet also making the reserves, So I love that.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it for Fred because he should have been

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<v Speaker 2>an All Star last year. Truthfully he was balling then.

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<v Speaker 2>Biggest snubs probably Drew. Chris Middleton should not have been

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<v Speaker 2>an All Star. Like he's okay, he's deserving ish, but

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<v Speaker 2>not as much as Drew. Jared Allen, of course, sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>eleven and two, two blocks and a steal, a game, defense,

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<v Speaker 2>out of this world, mentoring mobile, two seven footers, meshing

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<v Speaker 2>like peas and carrots, terrorizing anyone driving into the leg

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<v Speaker 2>in the league one hundred percent deserves to be an

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<v Speaker 2>All Star. Probably deserves to be an All Star. Over Mellow,

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<v Speaker 2>which I hate to say, because he's just been better.

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<v Speaker 2>They've been better as a team. Would have been amazing

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<v Speaker 2>to see him come out in front of that Cleveland

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<v Speaker 2>crowd on All Star weekend, like you should give an

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<v Speaker 2>act extra nod to guys who play for that host city.

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<v Speaker 2>You should. That's just facts. Less than two weeks until

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star Game, and I am particularly excited because

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Saturday Night has the skills, the three point

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<v Speaker 2>the slam dunk going off exactly at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I told you, folks, there's a reason I'm

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<v Speaker 2>particularly optimistic about the Nets particularly optimistic about the Knicks

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<v Speaker 2>is because on All Star Saturday Night, I start my

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<v Speaker 2>very first solo show on w FAM eight to eleven

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<v Speaker 2>pm Eastern every Saturday, so you can find me there.

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<v Speaker 2>I will give you more details to come, but I

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<v Speaker 2>am thrilled and I am very excited that that is

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<v Speaker 2>my start date. That is all the time that we

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<v Speaker 2>have for the Heat Check. Well, be back Friday with

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<v Speaker 1>The pool of powder, paddle and poky affiction. How to

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<v Speaker 1>feel anything? One more more impa way, I'm turning back passions.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing