WEBVTT - Luka Has Found His Robin

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<v Speaker 1>We got to talk about Luca. Last time we checked

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<v Speaker 1>in on Luca, he had top five regular season performance

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<v Speaker 1>in NBA history. So it's sixty sixty, twenty one and

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<v Speaker 1>ten snaps, absurd stat line. And then two games after that,

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<v Speaker 1>what did he do? Did he did he fall off?

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<v Speaker 1>Did he get tired? Did he need more recovery beers? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Luca dropped fifty one, six and nine with four steals

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<v Speaker 1>and a block. It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. Literally, Greg Popovich said,

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<v Speaker 1>our entire goal tonight is to keep Luca from scoring fifty,

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<v Speaker 1>and he scored fifty one. That is called a failure.

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<v Speaker 1>Greg Popovich. One of the things though, that we're learning

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<v Speaker 1>about Luca is that you know when they showed a

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<v Speaker 1>little X ray, and then inside the X ray they

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<v Speaker 1>showed little pitbull that's Luca. Like, that's Luke all over

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<v Speaker 1>his body, like like MJ and Kobe. Luca's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a hothead on the court during practice, during games,

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<v Speaker 1>the competitive off switch does not turn off. He is

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<v Speaker 1>a yeller. He he needs a whipping post. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>he needs. That's a good teammate for Luca. Fortunately for Luca,

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<v Speaker 1>he's found a teammate that can take his beatings and

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<v Speaker 1>his frustrations out on with no worries. That is kind

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<v Speaker 1>of funnily enough, Christian would get it whipping post wood

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<v Speaker 1>made of wood. Luca was asked about his relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>Wood and gave out this little beautiful nugget about probably

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<v Speaker 1>why Christian Wood's gonna stay around. He doesn't get mad

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<v Speaker 1>at me when I yell at him, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate. Sometimes it's hard to be with me on

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<v Speaker 1>the court. Probably I just want to win. He appreciates

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<v Speaker 1>that he never gets mad. It's working great. It's working great.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet it is. When you can yell at someone,

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<v Speaker 1>cuss them, smooth the fuck out, tell them they're an idiot,

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<v Speaker 1>tell them that they're late, whatever you want to say

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<v Speaker 1>in the moment, just getting your frustrations out, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>a little energy sponge for you. Yeah, I bet it

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<v Speaker 1>is working out great. Luca. You're abusing him and he's

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<v Speaker 1>taking your abuse. People are gonna say that this is

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<v Speaker 1>a negative, but I think this is a positive because

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<v Speaker 1>for Luca to be himself, it means he has to

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<v Speaker 1>snap someone's head off. And if Christian Wood can take

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<v Speaker 1>that beating I tell you what, that is a valuable thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That may be more valuable than his rebounding, might be

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<v Speaker 1>more valuable than his three point shooting. You can take

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<v Speaker 1>a beating from your star player that they want to

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<v Speaker 1>keep around forever. Now you stay away forever, just like

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<v Speaker 1>MJ with murderous teammates on occasion. That's Luca. Now you

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<v Speaker 1>know fine, I don't know who that was for the Bulls,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know that there was one maybe with Steve Kerr.

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<v Speaker 1>That goes a long, long way. Let's put it this way.

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<v Speaker 1>He's weathered a ton of shit in Dallas. He said

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<v Speaker 1>and done the right things. He's on the court with Luca.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the plus minus. This is insane. Can take all

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<v Speaker 1>the smoke, he can shake it off. Guys like that

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<v Speaker 1>are invaluable. Christian was gonna get an extension. He's extension eligible.

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<v Speaker 1>There is nowhere to trade him. Mark Cuban already fucked

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<v Speaker 1>up with Jalen Brunson. So I tell you what, this

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<v Speaker 1>is good news for Christian Wood. He has been criticized

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<v Speaker 1>by the media. He has been criticized by Jason Kidd

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<v Speaker 1>and Nico Harrison, but Luca loves him, and what Luca wants.

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<v Speaker 1>Luca's gonna get, especially a guy who can take a

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<v Speaker 1>lashing with a smile and a thank you. I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>some more. Let's talk about Jaw. Jaw Jaw could be

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<v Speaker 1>bad for the league. Jaw Jaw is someone that must

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<v Speaker 1>be stopped. He is a menace. He he is making

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<v Speaker 1>children cry, and he just keeps making them cry. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kidding. Everyone hates Jaw for no reason. There is

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<v Speaker 1>no one nicer than Jaw, and for whatever reason, people

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<v Speaker 1>spin it to a bad thing. Other fan bases I've

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<v Speaker 1>been digging into, like Reddit, NBA Reddit, Sacramento Kings. They

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<v Speaker 1>are villainizing him. It is bizarre. It makes no sense.

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<v Speaker 1>So what happened case in point last night against the

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento King. Jaw currently launching his own line of shoes, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Jaw Jaw one. He's finally wearing the Jaw Ones. They

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<v Speaker 1>haven't come out yet. He's putting up ridiculous numbers and

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<v Speaker 1>he had thirty four last night and like a million

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<v Speaker 1>assists and a million rebounds. So he's like, Okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna give these shoes to some kids. A kid in

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<v Speaker 1>the stands, my favorite fan. I'm gonna find them I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna give him my shoes. Seems like a pretty nice

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<v Speaker 1>thing to do, right, he says. I can tell during

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<v Speaker 1>warmups how big of a fan this kid was. He

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<v Speaker 1>was screaming my name, he was cheering for me to

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<v Speaker 1>make shots and warm ups. I knew he was a

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<v Speaker 1>big fan. I'm doing this thing. I'm giving out my shoes. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I know a lot of people want my shoes right now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not release yet in stores or online. I read

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<v Speaker 1>the sign. I know from then on, I knew who

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna get the shoes. His name is Xander Carr,

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<v Speaker 1>his nine year old. He gets the shoes, both shoes.

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<v Speaker 1>Cries his eyes out right, Jaw had thirty five, eight

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<v Speaker 1>and five. Nothing to cry, and there's nothing to scream

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<v Speaker 1>about there, right, nothing to criticize, nothing really nothing, no

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<v Speaker 1>except for if you're a fan of another team and

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<v Speaker 1>you just like to hate Jaw for no reason because

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have a jaw, right, you don't have one.

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<v Speaker 1>Deeron Fox, he's a great player. He is not Jaw

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<v Speaker 1>love Darren Fox, as you guys know the Kangs, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's not Jaw. Chirps start early, and they start often.

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<v Speaker 1>Jaw only gave the shoes to promote his shoe. Jaw

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<v Speaker 1>is a piece of shit because he gets every call,

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<v Speaker 1>he travels every every play, he can't shoot threes and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, Jaw makes kids cry. Jaw only gives shoes

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<v Speaker 1>out to kids who are sitting court sight can't give

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<v Speaker 1>him out to the upper bowl kids. These are real criticisms.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't understand it. Words Jaw was called on the

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<v Speaker 1>internet last night because he gave the shoes out an asshole,

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<v Speaker 1>a whining bitch. See you next Tuesday. Can we just

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<v Speaker 1>shut the fuck up about Ja Morant? Why is he hated? Why? Fortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>Memphis Grizzlies Reddit decided to have some fun with this.

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<v Speaker 1>They put out an entire thread. They posted a tongue

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<v Speaker 1>in cheek thread called jah Morant fails to be humbled.

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<v Speaker 1>Force's child after game to watch him sign his own shoes,

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<v Speaker 1>then demands the young man takes his used shoes. Child

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<v Speaker 1>is inconsolable. Here are my favorite satirical responses. Jah Morant

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<v Speaker 1>out there making kids cry. The sheer look of disgust

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<v Speaker 1>on that kid's face is hard to watch. His mom

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<v Speaker 1>asking for so many photos, probably for evidence in the

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<v Speaker 1>inevitable lawsuit coming the best one, well second to best one.

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<v Speaker 1>There's children in Africa without even one Jaw sneaker, and

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<v Speaker 1>he gives this kid two sneakers. My personal favorite, Ugh Jaw.

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<v Speaker 1>We should have drafted RJ. Barrett instead. Here's a fun message.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to hate on Jaw for this, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>never like Jaw. You just won't like he is. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what to say. He's flashy, he's fun, he's brash.

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<v Speaker 1>Live with it. Find your own Jaw. He's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>one of the faces of the league. Get over it.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop finding reasons to criticize Jaw. Let him continue to

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<v Speaker 1>make kids. He's gonna have his own signature shoe. Now

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<v Speaker 1>do you know how many Jaw commercials you're gonna see

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<v Speaker 1>from Nike? Get fucking used to it. He's gonna make

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<v Speaker 1>your fan basis cry. He's gonna make his fan basis

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<v Speaker 1>cry because what he's pretty much the best thing, most dynamic,

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<v Speaker 1>most flashy, and he does things that defy logic, physics,

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<v Speaker 1>and all those good things. So get used to it.

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