WEBVTT - John Wall's Return

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<v Speaker 1>We got a little bit of time, very very quick

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<v Speaker 1>time to just go through this. But I didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about a couple of players who were very impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to mention John wall Man. He was so

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<v Speaker 1>out of the league. He was nowhere. Houston was keeping

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<v Speaker 1>him away from the team like Jay Crowder as well.

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<v Speaker 1>People were wondering when he was going to play basketball again.

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<v Speaker 1>He now has openly talked about how that affected his

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<v Speaker 1>mental health. It had deteriorated to the point where he

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<v Speaker 1>had thought about suicide. So the fact that we add

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<v Speaker 1>some John Wall hoopin vintage John Wall, my lord, he

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<v Speaker 1>played so well. Charles Barkley openly speculated why one of

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<v Speaker 1>about a dozen teams didn't find a way to make

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<v Speaker 1>a deal for just him last year. He looked like

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<v Speaker 1>the old John Wall except for this time. He plays

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<v Speaker 1>defense fifteen four and three with the steal.

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<v Speaker 2>He was steady.

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<v Speaker 1>He was getting such easy buckets, so calm, so under control,

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<v Speaker 1>coming around screens, getting easy mid ranges, getting very fast

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<v Speaker 1>out into transition, came back into the game after the

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers made their huge run. Reggie Jackson was just getting

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<v Speaker 1>cooked that he was with the B team. He made

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<v Speaker 1>clutch jumper after clutch jumper, Kawhi gave him the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>When does that happen? He played awesome defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Laker guards, like I told you guys before, shot four

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the field for a game.

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<v Speaker 2>That wasn't just because.

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<v Speaker 1>They're bad shooters, but Wall Kawhi PG looked like a

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<v Speaker 1>real dominant big three up there.

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<v Speaker 2>If they can all increase their their minutes to.

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<v Speaker 1>Like the high twenties thirties, this team is gonna be dangerous. Lastly,

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<v Speaker 1>another player that was super impressed with was Herb Jones.

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<v Speaker 2>Love Herb Jones so good. A lot of people are

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<v Speaker 2>still learning about him.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're a casual fan and you need a reminder,

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<v Speaker 1>six seven, four were who can guard one through five,

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<v Speaker 1>steadily improving his offense as well. He was drafted number

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five overall, not this last draft, but two drafts ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is becoming maybe one of the best defensive

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<v Speaker 1>players in the league.

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<v Speaker 2>Like he could easily win Defensive Player of the Year

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<v Speaker 2>this year. That's how good he is.

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<v Speaker 1>His first game in Brooklyn, his stat line, you might

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<v Speaker 1>not think is very good six four to three with

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<v Speaker 1>one steal in twenty eight minutes. But let's look at

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<v Speaker 1>how the Pelicans did. When he was on the floor

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<v Speaker 1>against Brooklyn's Big three, he was a plus thirty four

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<v Speaker 1>for the game. The Pelicans outscored the Nets by thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four points in his twenty eight minutes, by far the

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<v Speaker 1>highest plus minus in the game. Because he was locking

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<v Speaker 1>down every single person that he defended, he helped contribute

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<v Speaker 1>to Ben Simmons fouling out in the twenty five minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>and when he was on the court, the Pels net

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<v Speaker 1>rating was one point eight to two. When he was

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<v Speaker 1>on the bench, it was minus one point nine to eight.

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<v Speaker 1>The Pelicans don't need Herb Jones to score. They've got

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<v Speaker 1>Bi and Zion and Jose Alvarado and CJ McCollum and

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<v Speaker 1>just player Trey Murphy. So many traits, but he can

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<v Speaker 1>be everywhere. On defense, he can get into the paint,

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<v Speaker 1>stop a man from rolling into the basket.

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<v Speaker 2>He rotates over.

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<v Speaker 1>Quickly to block the best scorer in the world in

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<v Speaker 1>the corner, three in two seconds flat.

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<v Speaker 2>He's special.

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<v Speaker 1>And when he was asked who he models his game after,

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<v Speaker 1>who do you think maybe?

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<v Speaker 2>Why? No?

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<v Speaker 1>He says his defense and how he sees the game.

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<v Speaker 1>He is trying to emulate safeties in the NFL. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>his two guys that he emulates are Ed Reid and

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Chancellor.

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<v Speaker 2>That was how he.

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<v Speaker 1>Covers so much ground. I look at them, They're long,

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<v Speaker 1>they cover a bunch of ground. So that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>do on the basketball court. I needed to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>how they were able to read react to plays, and

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like if I could take pieces from their mentality,

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<v Speaker 1>then I could roam around on the basketball court fairly easily.

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<v Speaker 1>Holy shit, Yes, Herb Jones, he's not. He's not Paul

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<v Speaker 1>George Stopper. He's not you know, a longer defender of

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<v Speaker 1>that we've seen in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>He is the Ed Reid of the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a ballhawking monster, not afraid of contact, who

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<v Speaker 1>can anticipate your next move before you do. He might

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<v Speaker 1>be my new favorite player. I've got more to cover,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have no time. So that's all the time

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<v Speaker 1>that we have for the Heat Check. We'll be back Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you some of my early impressions from the

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<v Speaker 1>players I already wrote about. Make sure you check out

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<v Speaker 1>that beat for me again, Nick,