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Speaker 1: guys had an incredible weekend. Another quick show today, just

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Speaker 1: Under Hoops Tonight, all right, let's talk some basketball. So

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Speaker 1: I say again, if you were waiting for the New

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Speaker 1: once again was not that night, as the Knicks notch

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Speaker 1: and specifically with how heavily he is involved with their

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Speaker 1: It did get a little stilted from time to time.

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Speaker 1: not an easy team to slow down. And yes, I

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Speaker 1: Every single shot Jason Tatum took in this game was

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Speaker 1: next week, I think a week from tomorrow they played

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Speaker 1: the Milwaukee Bucks, Like I'm curious to see how they

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Speaker 1: hold up under a team that has significant physical advantages

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Speaker 1: over them, because you'll see the same type of deal.

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Speaker 1: Doesn't matter if the Suns are more efficient on a

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Speaker 1: per possession basis, if the Bucks just get more possession.

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Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to watch that here down the

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Speaker 1: home stretch. Al Right, guys, that's all I have for today.

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Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure we're back tomorrow. Keep an eye on

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Speaker 1: my Twitter feed, I'll tweet out a show schedule this week.

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Speaker 1: As always, I sincerely appreciate you guys support, and I'll

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Speaker 1: see you next time. The volume