WEBVTT - Brooklyn's New Bench Boss

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move on to the drama. In the latest episode, as.

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<v Speaker 2>The NBA turns Nets edition, we have a new coach

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<v Speaker 2>in Brooklyn and his name is not Ema Udoka.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm surprised. I'm surprised. Uh gheesh. I'm conflicted. I think.

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<v Speaker 2>So. On one hand, I think it's like time is

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<v Speaker 2>a flat circle because Jacques Vaughan was probably should have

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<v Speaker 2>gotten the job.

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<v Speaker 1>When Steve Nash did.

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<v Speaker 2>We saw him in the bubble do a great job.

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<v Speaker 2>They beat the Bucks as like twenty nine and a

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<v Speaker 2>half point dogs, like one of the largest upsets in

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<v Speaker 2>NBA history from a betting perspective, And so to him,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm happy for him. For Emai Udoka what he did.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he would have been a really good coach.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he would have been a really good fit.

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<v Speaker 2>And he brings defensive mindedness to a team that you

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<v Speaker 2>know they needed. And when Steve Nash was fired and

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<v Speaker 2>immediately Sham's reported that he was not just the candidate,

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<v Speaker 2>he was the only candidate as the replacement, It's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of seemed like a done deal and it kind of

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<v Speaker 2>felt like justice, you know, I like ime.

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<v Speaker 1>I want him to succeed. I want him to have

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<v Speaker 1>another shot.

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<v Speaker 2>And to me, I was like, all right, he serves

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<v Speaker 2>his little stinky suspension and then he goes back to

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<v Speaker 2>our regular schedule programming, which is him in the front

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<v Speaker 2>of a bench doing what he does win.

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<v Speaker 1>And then it wasn't After a week of silence, they said.

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<v Speaker 2>He was supposed to be on the road trip to DC,

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<v Speaker 2>he was going to be on a private plane, and

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<v Speaker 2>then the Kyrie thing happened, and we had radio silence.

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<v Speaker 2>You had Adam Silver, you had all these news reports

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<v Speaker 2>being like people are mad that the Nets are considering

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<v Speaker 2>emy Udoka, women are mad, everyone's mad, and it's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and Kyrie's being dropped by Nike. There's a million things

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<v Speaker 2>he has to do to get back onto the court.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not winning games. And then you're like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>well we're not a contender, so why even deal with

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<v Speaker 2>this bullshit?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? And now you got.

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<v Speaker 2>The new coach brought in and they're like, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>wish you just maybe just make jacque Von the full

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<v Speaker 2>time head coach. He has guided the Nets through many

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<v Speaker 2>tumultuous times and I think he will get his chance

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a good thing. My guy, Jake Fisher friend

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<v Speaker 2>of Show wrote a detailed article on the hiring, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is what I said. Jacques Vaughan was someone that

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people in the organization and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people on the coaching side believe should have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>a chance at this job after the bubble in twenty twenty,

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<v Speaker 2>before they hired Steve Nash to begin with. Yes, So

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<v Speaker 2>on one hand, it was in a shock. On the other,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Poory Mayudoka. Honestly, he'll get another shot. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he'll coach in Chicago or something. They're gonna fire Billy Donovan,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe I'll get a cook. At one point he

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<v Speaker 2>was on the Philadelphia seventy six ers bench, and guess

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<v Speaker 2>whose butt is hot right now, Doc Rivers, So maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he'll coach the Philadelphia seventy six ers. Fisher notes that

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<v Speaker 2>Udoku's hier was a foregone conclusion and that Vaughn was

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<v Speaker 2>fine with that. In fact, when they started on their

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<v Speaker 2>recent road trip, he had no clue that he would

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<v Speaker 2>even be a possibility to get the job. But then

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<v Speaker 2>they started winning, and their defense started picking up four

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<v Speaker 2>games in a row that the net held opponents under

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred points. Even the Knicks, who are scoring one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifteen one hundred and eighteen loud voices. Some

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<v Speaker 2>rumors claim Adam Silver was one of them, warning against

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<v Speaker 2>hiring email the cancerous, poisonous, per potential coach to women.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a fucking.

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<v Speaker 2>Strange, strange beat, but that's where we're at. Vaughan had

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<v Speaker 2>a great answer when he was asked if he felt

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<v Speaker 2>like he was a second choice. He said, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess I was the right in candidate in the minds

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<v Speaker 2>of the elections right now.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm okay with that.

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<v Speaker 2>I said to my wife I might not have been

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<v Speaker 2>her first choice either, and we've been together twenty years.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I love him. I love him. Also, his beard

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<v Speaker 1>is so gray.

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<v Speaker 2>From twenty twenty to now, he looked like he was

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<v Speaker 2>my age, and now he looks like he's my mom's age.

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<v Speaker 1>So God bless him.

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<v Speaker 2>He deserves some sort of level of job security, some

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<v Speaker 2>boost and pay.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope they're giving him more money.

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<v Speaker 2>Even Jake Fisher, who's well connected as anyone, says exactly

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<v Speaker 2>why Vaughn got the job and not Udoka is still

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote murky man.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna be hearing about this one for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>I am sure a couple of things I think are

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<v Speaker 2>worth highlighting on this. I think Vaughan should have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>the job after taking the team to the bubble. He's

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<v Speaker 2>beloved across the NBA. That's what Fisher said, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's true. He's widely hailed as a brilliant communicator.

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<v Speaker 2>He's about as genuine as they come, in which plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of dogs have eaten other dogs. Right. He continues to

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<v Speaker 2>stay alive. Staying alive in this business very important. Great dude.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's gonna get a fair shake. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think this is a rented seat. I think he if

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<v Speaker 2>he continues to have this team locked in and playing well.

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<v Speaker 1>Unlessen Katie's endorsement is very meaningful.

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<v Speaker 2>He said more about Vaughan last night after the win

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<v Speaker 2>against the next, blowout win against the next, more than

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<v Speaker 2>he's ever said about Steve Nash, who he considered his Yoda. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>So he's never said, yeah, he's got us all clicking,

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<v Speaker 2>he's got us bought into his schemes. Have you ever

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<v Speaker 2>heard Katie say that about Steve Nash? Not a fucking word. Uh. Second,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel for Imai Doka. This is this is not good.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he got hammered by his team, and this

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<v Speaker 2>time he's just sitting at home. He's the coach in waiting,

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<v Speaker 2>and now he's not. He doesn't even know what's happening.

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<v Speaker 2>He's literally just sitting there. And then the tides are

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<v Speaker 2>changing before his very eyes. The sand is just slipping

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<v Speaker 2>through the cracks of his fingers, the whispers of the

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<v Speaker 2>due diligence was not fast enough on the net side.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know what that means. We're gonna just

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<v Speaker 2>move on. Hopefully things will quiet down in Brooklyn. Maybe not,

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe Kyrie will just be released. Kyrie has been released

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<v Speaker 2>by Nike. Now Phil Knight.

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<v Speaker 1>Saying things about that. Maybe we'll talk about that more

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<v Speaker 1>in detail. But can they win a chip with Katie

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<v Speaker 1>in this supporting cast. I don't think it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think so. I don't think so. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>very curious to see how Von manages this team. And remember,

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<v Speaker 2>they got thirty five million dollars in cap space after

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<v Speaker 2>this offseason Starts can't have a show apparently without a

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving update. This time it's about his standing connection

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<v Speaker 2>with Nike. Following the passing of Kobe, people are been

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<v Speaker 2>migrating over to Kyrie's shoes, and he makes phenomenal basketball shoes.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, and I've said this long before, Kyrie top

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<v Speaker 2>three basketball shoe in history, just really good shoe outside

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<v Speaker 2>of the Kyrie six, Kyrie Irving shoes elite. That bridge

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<v Speaker 2>now is burned. Kyrie's shoes are now all out with

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<v Speaker 2>the window. Anti Semitism controversy swirling around Kyrie has caused

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<v Speaker 2>Philly Phil my uncle. He's not really my uncle, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we went to the same school Oregon go

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<v Speaker 2>Ducks quack quack.

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<v Speaker 1>But Uncle Phil has cut ties with Kyrie.

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<v Speaker 2>Not just Nike, mind you, but the Godfather himself is

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<v Speaker 2>weighing in on it, being like, yeah, I blessed it.

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<v Speaker 1>He's fucking out. We're done, see you later. I'm good.

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<v Speaker 2>Nike suspended the deal with Kyrie, and Phil said this

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<v Speaker 2>on CNBC, Kyrie stepped over the line. I doubt that

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<v Speaker 2>we would go back, but I don't know for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he says this, I was good with it. I

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<v Speaker 1>was good with the move.

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<v Speaker 2>He stepped over the line, and I was good with it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know for sure. Is a very interesting piece

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<v Speaker 2>because I do know for sure. I think it's hard

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<v Speaker 2>for Nike to pick up that relationship again, unless Kyrie says, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I was thought I was being really smart,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was being really dumb, and I was just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to explore my heritage and that caused me to

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<v Speaker 2>downgrade other people's heritage.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what, that was foul of me. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just not gonna say anything anymore. I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>hoop and I'm gonna sell shoes. I don't even think

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<v Speaker 1>that gets it done, because the more Kyrie gets backed.

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<v Speaker 2>Into a corner, the more stubborn and absolutely just very

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<v Speaker 2>vocal that he gets.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a shame. It's a shame.

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<v Speaker 2>Those Kyrie basketball shoes are fire. I've got a pair

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<v Speaker 2>in the crip. You're gonna continue to wear those though,