1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: On this edition of Orlando Magic Pod Squad, we catch 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: up with none other than Franz Wagner in his third 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: NBA season. He's having a career year and we can't 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: wait to catch up with Franz Magic fans afford. The 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: Department of Transportation reminds you, fans, don't let fans drive drunk. 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: If you've been drinking, don't get behind the wheel. Instead, 7 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: find a sober driver or catch a ride service. Remember, 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: drive sober or get pulled over. A great night and 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: drive safe. 10 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: On this edition of Magic Pod Squad, we discussed Fronz 11 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 2: and his patented finishes at the rim, how he's able 12 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: to get to the basket, how he was able to 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: finish in the painted area, the incredible season that his 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: brother Mo Wagner is having, the one to two combination 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 2: of Polo and Franz, and how good can this Orlando 16 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: Magic team be. We get all kinds of thoughts from 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: Franz Bagner on this special edition of Magic Pod Squad. 18 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 3: Doesn't spawns long enough. They' Orlando Magic. This is col Anthony, 19 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 3: mister Jennings Suggs, this is. 20 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Paulo man Carroll, the Orlando Magic and you're listening to 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: the Pod Squad. 22 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 4: And walk remember one to another edition of Orlando Magic 23 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 4: Pod Squad Dante Marctelly, Jet Chapman George Delante and we 24 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 4: are joined by Magic third year man Franz Wagner kind 25 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 4: enough to join us here. 26 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: We're having a terrific season. At the time of this taping, 27 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: the Magic forty one and twenty eight getting ready for 28 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: game three of their season long eight game homestand and Frons, 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: I just got to ask you. I don't know what 30 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: the weather is typically like this time of year in Berlin, 31 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: or what it's like in ann Arbor, but how about 32 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: the this weather in city? 33 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 3: Beautiful homeline goodness? Right? 34 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: I mean, how great has this been for it? 35 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 3: Oh? It's so great, memo. We talk about it daily, honestly, 36 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 3: how good the weather is. We obviously compare it to 37 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 3: back home. When we talked to all parents, they're always 38 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 3: always super jealous when we're on FaceTime. We showed him, 39 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: showed them while sunny it is out here, What. 40 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: Do you like to do? So what would be the 41 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: what would be the ideal day? I know we talked 42 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: to Mo one day as he was driving out to 43 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: the beach, But what would be your ideal day and 44 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: on a with wether like this, I like the beach. 45 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 3: But honestly, just sit by the pool and enjoy the weather. 46 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: And then and the ideal day is I just got 47 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: a sauna, So then the new thing is rub before 48 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 3: I go to sleep, I go at the sauna for 49 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: fifteen twenty minutes and then I'm pretty much knocked right 50 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: out after that. 51 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 5: So yeah, that'll fall asleep in the sauna. Now, that's 52 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 5: not good for you. 53 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: No, no, no, I won't do that. I won't do that. 54 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 3: I'll make sure not to do that. 55 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: Isn't it nice to be beach ready? I haven't been 56 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: beach ready for forty years? 57 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: Right? 58 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: Isn't it nice to just get right out there? It'd 59 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: be ready for the beach. That must be nice. Well, Frouz, 60 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: let us know you got Magic fans that are super 61 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: pumped about this season. I know you're excited about what's 62 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: happening right now. Can you feel the buzz and the 63 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: electricity in this town right now about about what's happening 64 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: here with the Magic? 65 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 3: Definitely? I think that's that's a huge port of our 66 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 3: assignment as a group too, that we can feel that, 67 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: you know, when you're just walking around or something like that. 68 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: More and more people recognize that just just thank you 69 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: for the efforts and stuff like that. I think that's 70 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 3: that's a super cool part of it, and obviously we 71 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 3: want to make sure we keep that going and keep 72 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: going as a team, and yeah, to do that for 73 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 3: the next couple of years. 74 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 5: You actually stole my question because I was going to 75 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 5: ask you, have you been noticing when you're out do 76 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 5: more people? Are they noticing you now? Are they? I 77 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 5: don't know what it was like before. I don't know 78 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 5: what it was like your rookie year or even your 79 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 5: second year, like are you walking around town? And then 80 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 5: everybody goes, holy crap. I think that's Franz Wagner, like, 81 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 5: are you getting some of that a little bit? 82 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 3: It's it's honestly not too bad, which I'm a little 83 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 3: happied about. Honestly, I like, well around and just just 84 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 3: be a no long person too. But I think now 85 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 3: now it's more like people are so excited to come 86 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 3: up and say, hey, you guys are playing so great, 87 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 3: love what you rather do. And I think that part 88 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: is obviously reassuring, and yeah, keeps you motivating, I would say, 89 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 3: is this. 90 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 6: The most fun you've ever had playing basketball? Oh, in 91 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 6: the end, I last summer, I know, last summer. I know, 92 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 6: last nummer important, But yeah, I think. 93 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think it's a similar vibe though 94 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 3: that we're that we're creating here, and I think it's 95 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 3: it's a lot harder to do in a long season 96 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 3: like we are having, you know, to have a group 97 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 3: stay connected like that and everybody is totally locked in 98 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: on the team. Yeah, but the national team, Like I said, 99 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 3: I think there's a lot of parallels that that I 100 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: would draw in terms of it together and is and 101 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 3: roles being the fine and everybody really growing together as 102 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 3: a group. I think that's what's most fun. I think 103 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: about our group, that we're so young and that we 104 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 3: kind of grew as as a group together and you know, 105 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: we kind of ripping the benefits of that, I think, 106 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 3: And I think that's I think to me, that's a 107 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 3: cool was part having been with these guys and been 108 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 3: through tough times and with these guys as well, And 109 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 3: like I said, I think now we're enjoyed, you know, 110 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 3: kind of the end of that and hopefully we can 111 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: in finish the season strong. Amen to that. 112 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: You know, Franz, I'm watching the Cavs and Heats. I 113 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: could care less about either of those two teams. And 114 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: I'm watching those games, watching the Pacers and the Bowl. 115 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm watching them all. Are you getting caught up? 116 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: And I know you don't look past your opponent. I 117 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: know you're not looking ahead by any means, but are 118 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: you watching to see what the other teams do? Because 119 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: it affects you in the standings, for sure. 120 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 3: But more so I would say watching in terms of 121 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: like playoff preparation and really getting to know these teams 122 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: obviously that we're competing with and that we're in the 123 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 3: playoff race with. And I think the bigest thing is 124 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 3: what you said though, that you know we were in 125 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: a win a situation where we can control our own destiny, 126 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 3: and I think that's a that's a super super cool 127 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 3: thing far as as a young and how we do 128 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 3: that is just stay focused on us. And obviously I 129 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 3: think everybody looks at the standing as every once in 130 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: a while, and no, I think if we keep doing 131 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 3: our job like we out there and we're have a 132 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: good shot on getting a good playoff spot. 133 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 5: How have you guys been able to do that front 134 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 5: to just focus on the on the now. I think 135 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 5: you guys are doing a really good job of not, 136 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 5: like you said, not getting too far ahead and not 137 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 5: looking at other opponents like you really, you guys are 138 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 5: really focused on Okay, tomorrow night we play New Orleans 139 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 5: and that's what we're focused on, and that's all we're doing, 140 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 5: and we're not looking at anything else. How hard has 141 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 5: it been to block out, you know, all of the 142 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 5: other stuff which which comes with with success, all the 143 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 5: people and the requests and this and that. How How 144 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 5: have you guys been able to focus on that? 145 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: I think it. 146 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: Starts with coach Moseley. Honestly, I think that's a huge 147 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 3: jumping service and most of his talk and pregame speeches 148 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 3: and stuff like that, and I think that is it's 149 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,799 Speaker 3: a credit to everybody on the team just individually locking 150 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 3: in and knowing what the what the task at handled was, 151 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 3: what the goal is. So I think for us to 152 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 3: stay focused, everybody needs that same approach. At the same time, 153 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 3: I think it's cool that that was still having fun 154 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 3: with it and using these games to get better and 155 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 3: also learn from the you know, I think the New 156 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 3: York game, the Indiana game. What big learning lessons for us? 157 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 3: And I think it's it's a big credit to the 158 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 3: team that we learned from those games and get better 159 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: and you know, not overlooked that other thing that's not 160 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 3: important anything like that. But I think everybody's aware that, 161 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: you know, thirteen games or something like that left, so 162 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: we'll make those counts. 163 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 6: I wanted to ask you something similar about you specifically. 164 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 6: I was listening to an old pod with you with 165 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 6: Duncan Robinson. I think it was after your rookie year, 166 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 6: and you talked about how sometimes in game you want 167 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 6: to clear your head, like you got almost too much 168 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 6: going on and you're and you're thinking about maybe the 169 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 6: last play, and that is that something? And I think 170 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 6: obviously you probably improved in that regard just based on 171 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 6: the way you've improved performance wise in three seasons now. 172 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 6: Is that something that can only be fixed with reps 173 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 6: and with time and experience, or is it something that 174 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 6: you focus on kind of your mental approach to the 175 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 6: game as the season wears on. 176 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think it's one of those things. 177 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 3: You know, it doesn't always get easier to mental side 178 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 3: of it. You know, obviously you want to get better 179 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 3: and strive to do that. But as you get older, 180 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 3: your expectations get higher and stuff like that, and I think, 181 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 3: you know, get the game and inside of your head, 182 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 3: it's sometimes the toughest part. And I think I think 183 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 3: that's a huge part of being an NBA player or 184 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: being just in those high pressure pressure moments that I 185 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 3: think everybody kind of has to figure that out for themselves. 186 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 3: And obviously there's resources that we have with the team 187 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: and people you can talk to and stuff like that. 188 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: But I know for me, sometimes it's good to get 189 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 3: away from the game, you know, do something that's not 190 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 3: related to it, and so then I can come back 191 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: and really focus on it. And then there's different stuff 192 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 3: in the game, just like taking deep breaths or meditating 193 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 3: before game. Stuff like that I think that I like 194 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 3: to do. But like I said, I think everybody kind 195 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 3: of has to figure it out out their own way. 196 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 3: But I think it's it's good to acknowledge that that's 197 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 3: a that's a huge part of playing basketball at a 198 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 3: high level and doing that consistently over a long time. 199 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 3: So I think that's something maybe that's not obviously it's 200 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 3: not easy to see us, you know, guys warming up 201 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 3: before the game or stretching and the obvious audio recovery stuff. 202 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 3: I think the mental side of the sport is uh yeah, 203 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 3: just as much much a thing. 204 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: It's great, we're learned so much more about that. Here's 205 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: bet Jalen's been outspoken about that as well, how much 206 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: he's he's benefited from that. You know, you when you 207 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: watch the way you play and the way you finish. 208 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: You pick up the basketball, you're in the paint, you're 209 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 1: making your move. Somebody goes right, you go left, they 210 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: go left, you go right. You have an ability to 211 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: get around them, you can finish. You you can see 212 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 1: the defender in front of you, the one that's coming. 213 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: You're able to finish. How does one practice that? You know, 214 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: when you put in all this time and all this 215 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: work and you have such incredible footwork and you're able 216 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: to finish falling away, flipping it up a high off 217 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: the glass, how do you possibly practice all of that? Fronts? 218 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 3: Well, obviously I didn't. I didn't do that stuff just 219 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 3: the first time I've picked up a basketball. I think, 220 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 3: right right, I think the visiost thing is having the 221 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 3: base stics right and doing those being able to do 222 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 3: those just you know, kind of in your sleep and 223 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 3: having those habits, right, and then nowadays it's you know, 224 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 3: we do a lot of random stuff where the coach 225 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 3: throws me about like in the last second, gives me 226 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 3: a pointer of how I should finish, if it's high, 227 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 3: if it's with the left hand off two feet, so 228 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 3: different stuff like that to kind of simulate what happens 229 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,439 Speaker 3: in the game. We adjust in the last second. So 230 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: I would say we do a lot of a lot 231 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 3: of those kind of awkward finishes maybe that that are 232 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 3: sometimes doing the game. But honestly, a big part of 233 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 3: my game is also focusing on, you know, those moments 234 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 3: where it's maybe be good to go through a defender. 235 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 3: I think it's it's cool to play with someone like 236 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 3: Polo who h you know, has that down in the 237 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: second year, or whether you know, getting to the free 238 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 3: throw line, finding contact to create angles and stuff like that. 239 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 3: So that's that's how I look at it. I think 240 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 3: those those finages are super cool, but sometimes the best 241 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 3: thing is to create a better angle bay not just 242 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 3: going around people, like going going through the defender. Good point. 243 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 5: So when you are are you watching a lot of 244 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 5: film to to figure out different ways that you can 245 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 5: finish and get to the rim because obviously if you 246 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 5: you know, you're at eighty five eighty six percent re 247 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 5: throw shooter, so it would benefit you to get to 248 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 5: the line as much as possible, right for sure. 249 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that's a huge, uh point of emphasis in 250 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: my workouts when I watch them with coaches or by myself, 251 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 3: or when I'm just watching a random game at night. 252 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 3: You know, those those players kind of in the stick 253 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 3: came ahead a little bit more aware. I see something 254 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 3: that I talked about with the coaches that day. So yeah, 255 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 3: that's definitely something I try to focus on. It's not 256 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 3: it's not the natural thing for me, so it's it 257 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 3: takes a little bit to implement that in my game 258 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 3: and get better at it. But I think that that's 259 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 3: part of it. It's part of getting better, and I 260 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 3: enjoy those those challenges. 261 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 5: Honestly, does a coach come to you at any point 262 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 5: and say, hey, listen, I saw so and so do this. 263 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 5: Can let's try this and then you you you try 264 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 5: to to add and move into into your your repertoire 265 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 5: a little bit. 266 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, that kind of happened the OLLA days, UH coach 267 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 3: coach one to send me a clip of brandon Ingram, 268 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 3: you know, finding contact as he as he's going in 269 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 3: the basket. So yeah, it can It can be any 270 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 3: type of situation. Maybe preparing for a scout they see 271 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 3: a clip and they send it to me, or stuff 272 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 3: like that. You know, we got a great coaching stuff 273 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 3: that I don't know. I was very aware of what 274 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 3: the players are wanting to get better and what they 275 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 3: need to get better at it. I think that's such 276 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 3: a huge part of all. 277 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 6: Program sometimes, like your brother says, you just got to 278 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 6: bang your head through the wall, right exactly. 279 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 3: That's the most small thing ever. Yeah, it's my favorite. 280 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 6: I think it's my favorite. 281 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 3: What is it? 282 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 6: How gratifying has it been for you to watch him 283 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 6: this year? Kind of harness that energy? 284 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: Right? 285 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 6: For those of us who have watched every game that 286 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 6: he's played in Magic uniform, we know how important he 287 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 6: is bringing the juice. I call him on the radio 288 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 6: broadcast the juice Bringer, and the nickname admittedly needs work, but. 289 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: Yeah you might want to work shop. 290 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, that one sucks, by the way. 291 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not that bad. He brings the news. 292 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: I don't know how to describe the match, but shorter. 293 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: First of all, it's gotta be. 294 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 6: It has to have been fun, friends, and and gratifying 295 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 6: and rewarding to watch a brother kind of thread that 296 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 6: needle where he's still himself, he's still being the bringer 297 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 6: of the juice and bringing that energy, but but he's 298 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 6: able to sort of scale it back at times and 299 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 6: not hurt the team. It's us. It's a fine line 300 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 6: to walk at times, but he's he's now on it 301 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 6: this year, isn't it. 302 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 3: Man, that's a huge compliment. I would say, I think 303 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 3: that's awesome that from somebody that watches every game that 304 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 3: says that, because I know it's a lot. Uh, it's 305 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 3: something that he focuses on a lot, and it puts 306 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 3: a lot of work in and like you said, it's 307 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 3: it's not easy to do, you know, to to bring 308 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 3: those intangibles every game and and and bring like you said, 309 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 3: the juice every game without maybe going a little a 310 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 3: little bit too far. So I'm I'm super proud just 311 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 3: as a as a brother seeing his development and the 312 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 3: way he's carved themselves, you know, a role on a 313 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 3: really good NBA team, looking at how his career when 314 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 3: he you know, definitely wasn't developed the best cards. So 315 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 3: I think that's that's really cool for him. You know 316 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 3: that the path that he's taken and continues to take, 317 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 3: and obviously it's it's super cool to see that. 318 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: Of course, what did he work on the most? I 319 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: mean for most of the year, he's the top ten 320 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: and field goal percentage top five and two point percentage, 321 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: he's he's top ten and points per game off cuts. 322 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: He has figured out how to get open right and 323 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: figured out that's a stands, that's a stat and he 324 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: can't and he's able to finish the magic of one 325 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: of the top hutting teams. And the guy we're talking 326 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: to is right there at the top as well. But 327 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: but far, he's figured out passing lanes, he's figured out 328 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: how to get open, and he's finishing this year right 329 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: with what What are some of the things that he 330 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: worked on to put himself in this position? 331 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 3: I think I think if we would ask Small, I 332 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 3: think he would say, simplify this game a little bit. 333 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 3: I think he knows exactly what he's good at, what 334 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 3: he's really good at, and he tries to do that 335 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 3: as many times. He tries to do that as many 336 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 3: times as he can throughout the game. So I think 337 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 3: I think whether it's cutting, I think he's always been 338 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 3: a smart player, but you know, I think he has 339 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 3: these He simplified his game until the look when he 340 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 3: gets it then pick a role. He knows exactly what 341 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 3: he's looking at, what what his reads are. Obviously, I 342 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 3: think it also really helps you playing with someone like 343 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 3: Joe Ingles, where you know you're going to get the 344 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 3: ball of your open So I think that I think 345 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 3: their chemistry, especially in my second unit, so I think 346 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: has really helped him and was just a smart player 347 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 3: that knows where to be at what time. And yeah, 348 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 3: I think a huge part of our offense and of 349 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 3: our team Joe Ingles. 350 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen the player be so per active 351 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: that that doesn't bend at the waste? Have you ever 352 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 1: seen have you? 353 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 2: Have you? 354 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen somebody that efficient? It's remarkable, right, 355 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: not blazing screen? You say, but he's but he's so 356 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: good out there. 357 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 3: He is. I think, yeah, I think it's it's really 358 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 3: cool for obviously us young players to see how you 359 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 3: can manipulate the game and have a huge imputing game 360 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 3: without necessarily being the strongest, the fastest, or most athletic 361 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 3: out there. And you know, those are skills that are 362 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 3: super hard to learn, the stuff that he does every day, 363 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 3: and so it's cool to see that, and like I said, 364 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 3: it's really hard to implement in your own game and 365 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 3: and and learn it from it. It's definitely, it's definitely 366 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 3: really cool. 367 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: Have you all seen the video, the Jumping Joe videos 368 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: by the way, when he when he had a fast 369 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: break and the entire bench was begging him to duck it. 370 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, oh yeah, that was the one that was the 371 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: one longer, that was the one. We've got to get 372 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 3: a better chance. 373 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, I don't think we are. I think I think 374 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 5: that was like Dayley's comment, I'm not sure you're gonna 375 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 5: see that one again. 376 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 3: With all these analyst all star break. 377 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 5: Yes, he should have been so you should have had 378 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 5: fresh legs. 379 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, so we'll see. 380 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: That was just but there's all these videos of him 381 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: in Australia when he used to dunk on people all 382 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: the time. It was amazing because you got we gotta 383 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: find those It's it's pretty impressive. 384 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 5: Well, speaking of fresh legs fronts, let take us back 385 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 5: to January. You have the ankle injury, right, and that 386 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 5: puts you out for eight or nine games. We've talked 387 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 5: privately Dante myself, Jake that when you came back, it 388 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 5: seemed like because you had played awesome. I mean, you 389 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 5: really didn't have a break right for two straight seasons 390 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 5: because you're playing with Germany and then the and then 391 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 5: that you're playing basically all eighty two games for the 392 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 5: Magic and then you're going right back to Team Germany again. 393 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 5: And then because we know one thing about you, if 394 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 5: you're healthy, you're gonna play. And so you've had two 395 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 5: straight years and then you had the ankle injury where 396 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 5: you missed nine games. We felt that when you came back, 397 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 5: like maybe that was a little bit of a blessing 398 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 5: in disguise because you even though you were hurt and 399 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 5: you had to reab, maybe that was a little bit 400 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 5: of a break for you. Did you feel that at 401 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 5: all or were you just chomping at the bit to 402 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 5: get back and the heck with this injury, I gotta 403 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 5: get back on the court. 404 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. 405 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 3: I think I think that was one thing that I 406 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 3: mean one trying to thought that I had to stay 407 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 3: positive as I was injured. You know, you always try 408 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 3: to obviously make the most out of the situation. I think. 409 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 3: I think there's definitely some true to that. At the 410 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 3: same time, though, I think there's also a rhythm that 411 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 3: you get when you're when you're in season, and you 412 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 3: know when you're injured, you obviously kind of lose that 413 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 3: and it takes a little bit to get that back. 414 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 3: So but yeah, I think there's there's definitely some truth 415 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 3: to that, and most on anything, though, I was just 416 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 3: just happy to get back out there and luckily it 417 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 3: wasn't wasn't too bad of an injury. 418 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 6: Is that the main thing, though, Franz. I mean, you 419 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 6: had an ankle and you mist eight games. Otherwise we're 420 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 6: talking about the games at the end of the year 421 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 6: that when the old team said, right, eighty seventy nine 422 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 6: games follow is the same way he's raining ankle last 423 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 6: year and he's played just about every game for two seasons. 424 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 6: And in today's day and age, we don't want to 425 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 6: get all into it, but it's rare to have guys 426 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 6: that play. Yeah, I pulled the numbers yesterday. You've been 427 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 6: available ninety four point three percent of the time in 428 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 6: the games you've been in the Magic uniform. 429 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 3: Is it? Is it? 430 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 6: About losing, because I know there's nights and days when 431 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 6: you wake up and you go, man, this is you know, 432 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 6: the hammy's bugging me or the calf is really sore. 433 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 6: Is it a matter of you just want to play 434 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 6: because you don't want to lose your rhythm? 435 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 3: Is it? 436 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 6: Is it just something that you've always just been programmed 437 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 6: that way. If I'm good to go, if I can 438 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 6: stand up, I'm gonna go play this game. What's that 439 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 6: mentality about? 440 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: Yeah? 441 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 3: To me, it's like I would I would hate to 442 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 3: like look back and then be like, oh, I could 443 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 3: help the team, but like, no, I would hate to 444 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 3: have that like regret thought a little little bit after 445 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 3: the game when when if I if I wouldn't have played. 446 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 3: So if I for confident then I'm not going to 447 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 3: hurt myself or that I can help the team, then 448 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 3: you know, I don't see no reason why not to play. 449 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 3: I love playing. I love being out there with my teammates, 450 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 3: and I think there is there is uh you know, 451 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 3: I think what I just said with the rhythm, like 452 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 3: there is something to that when you when you don't 453 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 3: play it for a couple of days, you kind of 454 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 3: lose that a little bit and it might take a 455 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 3: couple of minutes in the next game. So I think 456 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 3: I think that can be a little bit more of that. 457 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 3: But I think it's also just cool to look back 458 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 3: and be able to say, you know, I fought through 459 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 3: those moments. And I think guys, guys take pride in 460 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 3: that to be able to play in most games. Yeah, no, there's. 461 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: There's no question about it, you know. So for you 462 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: and Paulo Bancaro, it's only taken a year plus for 463 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: you guys to to be a lethal one two combo. 464 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: You would be the second pair of teammates in magic 465 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: history to average twenty points per game. Right, the others 466 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: are shocking, Petty, this would be the second time and 467 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: in magic history. Now you can throw the ball to 468 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: him without even looking, you know so well where he's 469 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: going to be at. Right, that was phenomenal last night. 470 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: By the way, he says, every time he gets stuck 471 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: he can bank on you cut into the basket at 472 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: the right time. Just how about that, uh that that 473 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: with that went two punch, that that you that you 474 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: guys have worked on together. 475 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think we're just both I think 476 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 3: smart players that love to play with their teammates. And 477 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 3: I think we're similar in our approach to the game 478 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 3: that we're very focused, but it's still very confident, and 479 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 3: I think I think just in that sense, we're very 480 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 3: similar in how we play. And then I just got 481 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 3: to say, it's pretty easy playing with someone like Carlow. 482 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 3: You know that that draws so much attention and at 483 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 3: the same time wants to play for his teammates. So 484 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 3: I think that's it's super impressive at his age what 485 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 3: he's doing. And no, I try to learn as much 486 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 3: from him as I can, and you know, and just 487 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 3: make the most out of the opportunity that I think 488 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 3: that's the That's the best way I can put it. 489 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 3: And I'm I think we're both well aware that we're 490 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 3: in a situation. No, we're we're really lucky where we have, 491 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 3: you know, teammates that are giving us a lot of 492 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 3: responsibility and trusting us in a lot of ways. And 493 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 3: I think both of us just just want to pay 494 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 3: that back. 495 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: Who keeps you on your toes the most frouds is 496 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: it Cole playing with one shoe? 497 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 3: Is it? 498 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: Jalen taking the three? Is turning around? He doesn't even 499 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: have to see it go in but I saw that 500 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: that happened right in front of me, and I had 501 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: no idea didn't want me too. 502 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 5: I was going to say the same thing. I watched 503 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,120 Speaker 5: it and I just thought, well, that's a big shot. 504 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 5: We got this run going. I didn't notice until after 505 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 5: the game that he turned around. 506 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 6: See I got that up on four that the whole thing. 507 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 5: See it pays to be up that high. Jaje, you 508 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 5: could see that. 509 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: And that's another juice Bringer, right, bringer of the Juice 510 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: and Jalen Suggs for sure, But there were that was 511 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: two guys. They got to be so much fun to 512 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: play with it. They each have different elements, but they 513 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: certainly can both keep you on your toes for sure. 514 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: They're excitable players to watch for sure. 515 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 3: Now there's there's something everything that you know, I didn't 516 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 3: expect or never seen before. And yeah, just so that 517 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 3: I feel like we should you know, may be a 518 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 3: little bit more on TV than we have then, but 519 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 3: when we get to see that in the future. But 520 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 3: I think I think we have a farm group and 521 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 3: those two guys, for sure, they keep going with toes 522 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: and uh, I think that's I think it's a lot 523 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 3: a lit of crazy it's good for our tea. 524 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: Yes, thank you. 525 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 3: I think we think we definitely have that. 526 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 5: Oh, we definitely have a little bit of crazy. There's 527 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 5: no doubt about that. You're also going to get all that. 528 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 5: You're also going to get all the attention you want 529 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 5: if you know, if this thing keeps going in the 530 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 5: right direction and and the playoffs are exactly all the 531 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 5: all the spotlight that you want. So I'm not I'm 532 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 5: not going to ask you to go back and talk 533 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 5: about the World Championships because I know you to do that. 534 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 5: I would like you to look forward to the Olympics 535 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,959 Speaker 5: because that's going to be something that you and your 536 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 5: brother are gonna, I would assume, be chopping at the 537 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 5: bit to go do that this summer. The groups just 538 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 5: came out yesterday where I saw that Germany was with 539 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 5: let's see France, Japan and Latvia. Right, So are you guys? 540 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 5: I mean that the Olympics has to be a once 541 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 5: in a lifetime dream of you guys. 542 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 3: Right, Well, for sure, I know Moe was able to 543 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 3: play in the last form but during COVID, so I 544 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 3: know he's very excited to have his first I guess 545 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 3: we're Olympic experience and for me to be the same 546 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 3: I think, not just a basketball part of it, but 547 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 3: just being part of that, you know, obviously super historic 548 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,360 Speaker 3: event and be able to see the other sports too 549 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 3: and just catched the whole vibe. I think that's that's 550 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 3: what I'm really excited for. And it does it does 551 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 3: like it doesn't happen every every time for Germany to 552 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 3: be a part of that with the basketball team, So 553 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 3: we're really excited to go, uh, you know, meet again 554 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 3: as a team. We had an amazing time in the 555 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 3: last two years and hopefully we can build on that. 556 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, just just being a part of that is 557 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 3: there's definitely something that you know, it's not a given 558 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 3: for us in Germany, so I'm going to enjoy every 559 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 3: second of it. 560 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 5: I'd imagine that you have another group thread with with 561 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 5: your German national team members. Was did there was there 562 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 5: any chatter after the group just came out yesterday about 563 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 5: what do we think about this? What do we talk brands? 564 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 5: What did it anything? Or does it just you don't 565 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 5: really talk about it until you guys are all back together. 566 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 3: I haven't talked to them and now the Latvia I 567 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 3: think Wavia still has to. 568 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 5: Qualify, Yes, yep. 569 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, So we don't know exactly the fourth team, but 570 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 3: we know obviously Friends is going to be really tough 571 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 3: to play, and it's in France, so that should be 572 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 3: extra fun. And then we just played Japan last summer 573 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 3: too and wasn't an easy game at all. No, they 574 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,440 Speaker 3: they they were very fast and a little on orthodox, 575 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 3: so I remember we had we had a sometimes a 576 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 3: hard time guarding them. So but yeah, I'm like I said, 577 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,719 Speaker 3: for me right now, I haven't really paid too much 578 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 3: attention to the group or anything like that, but I 579 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 3: know I'm one of excited and and ready to go 580 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 3: hopefully in the summer. 581 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 6: Does Dennis bring something extra when he plays you guys, 582 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 6: because he and this goes back before, this goes back 583 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 6: before you and Mo. But he's a I believe career 584 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 6: thirty four percent three point shooter and then against the 585 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,879 Speaker 6: Orlando Magics, a forty career three point shooter did a 586 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 6: good job last time. But it always feels like, is there. 587 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 6: Do you guys have fun when you're out there with Dennis. 588 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 6: I'm sure you do. 589 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 3: For sure we do, but that is uh, you know, 590 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 3: one of the best competitors I've I've ever played with, 591 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 3: so you know here he'll let you hear about it 592 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 3: in the game too. But yeah, it's I mean, obviously 593 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 3: Dennis is someone on looked up to as a young 594 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 3: German player and now playing together on the on the 595 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 3: national team, playing playing against each other in the NBA 596 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:15,879 Speaker 3: is it's really cool for me And yeah, we definitely 597 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 3: have one with it during the games. 598 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:19,959 Speaker 1: Listen, I know you enjoyed the heck out of your 599 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: Michigan Wolverines winning the national championship in football. It's been 600 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: a heck of a season and and the basketball team 601 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: has had so much success and I know it's kind 602 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: of a shock to everybody. But uh, Juwan Howard, uh, 603 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: you know obviously meant so much to you. You got 604 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: to play for him, and we had him here for 605 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: a year in Orlando. What what What kind of guy is Juwan? 606 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: And I know a guy like that will we'll land 607 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: on his feet in no time. He did great things 608 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: with that Michigan program for sure. 609 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, obviously it's it's I never want to see that open, 610 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 3: especially someone like Juwan. No, I think it's it was 611 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: just two years for me in Michigan, but super impact 612 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 3: for experience and obviously Juan had had a major impact 613 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 3: on me. Still, a lot of the sayings that you 614 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 3: know that you always do stay they still, you know, 615 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 3: really head home with me today. And you know, I 616 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 3: had a huge impact, like I said, even even on 617 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 3: my career in the NBA now. And I think the 618 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 3: kind of guy that he is. I think everybody that 619 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: knows Juwan is at first like taken aback by how 620 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 3: nice he is and how easy it is to talk 621 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 3: to him, even though he's Juwan Howard. And you know, 622 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 3: he has the resume that he has. He he has 623 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 3: a way of really giving you the thing that that 624 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 3: he cares about you as a person. And I will 625 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 3: see that that with with his players, with with any 626 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 3: one of us players. So you know, I'm I'm always 627 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 3: really happy when when I get to see him. Yeah, 628 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 3: great dude, Great dude. I think a great coach, but 629 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 3: for sure an even even better person. 630 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: All right, last thing, and I don't know if we 631 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: should leave this in Jake's hands with the Bringer the juice. 632 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: But we've got a nickname for Moboggner, so should we. 633 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: We're trying to find a nickname for Franz. You got 634 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: Frod's boogie, right, that started at Michigan. Do you like that? 635 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: Is that the nickname you prefer? Is it? That's the 636 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: one you want to go with? Franz Boogie. 637 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 3: I don't mind that one. I think I think that's 638 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 3: the one that stuck the most from now. But yeah, 639 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,719 Speaker 3: I'm definitely definitely not opposed to it. 640 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, the Berlin Baller has been a good one, 641 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: right that. I think that's that's pretty Yeah, what voting 642 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: around not as much? 643 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, Superheroes's not liking that one. 644 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 3: Fine, Yeah, it was like it looks like there's there's 645 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 3: a more Berlin Ballers, you know what I mean. I 646 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 3: don't know. I don't know if people will know right 647 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 3: away that that's me. 648 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 5: So Dante's saying you're the Berlin. 649 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 3: I appreciate it that. 650 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: I appreciate that I didn't start. I say, it's the 651 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: ones that I've seen. I'm just looking. I mean, I'm 652 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: always curious which one because it doesn't stick. If the 653 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: person doesn't like it, you gotta like it first. 654 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 6: And yeah, Boogie Boogie fits. I emailed Chris Hunter just 655 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 6: to see exactly where Boogie came from, and it's it's 656 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 6: it's where it's where we all think it came from 657 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 6: you're super he said. He was super smooth and crappy 658 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 6: out there on the court, almost like he was dancing. 659 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: And it's the word boogie. 660 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 6: I think it's perfect. It makes it makes perfect. 661 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 3: There you go. See, all right, I know that Chris 662 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 3: definitely came up with that. It was just one day, 663 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 3: just randomly. But it's cool when you get a nickname, 664 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 3: you know, that's when you that's when you really feel 665 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 3: a part of off the group and everybody calls you. 666 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 3: That's the cool feeling. 667 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 5: So I like that one. 668 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: And we're glad to see you back on Twitter. I 669 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:39,959 Speaker 1: think fans were excited. They could they it was your 670 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: first tweet in two years last night. That was exciting. 671 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 5: Did you drop one last night? I didn't see it. 672 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I did. 673 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 5: Brought you to Twitter last night. I didn't even see it. 674 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 3: It was uh, it was for top Shot, you know, 675 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 3: trying to get some more you know people on top 676 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 3: Shot and okay, I'm on top myself, so. 677 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 5: You try to get your lock. 678 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 3: Exactly all right, Well, last night's thunk I think I 679 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 3: reposted and yeah, I hope I hope thatll On lands 680 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 3: on Top Shot. Maybe maybe gets a good's a nice moment. 681 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, absolutely, we'll be following the progress, Frods. 682 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 3: This is great. 683 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: We really appreciate you taking the time to join us. 684 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: It's electric in this town and we can't wait to 685 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: see what lies ahead. Thirteen games left and you've clinched 686 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: at least to play in. But I know that's not 687 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: the goal. That's the first step, but you got more 688 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: work to do, and best of luck the rest of 689 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: the way. 690 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 3: Thank you, guys. I appreciate you guys. 691 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: All right, all right, that'll do it for this edition 692 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: of Magic Pod Squad with Franz Boogie. We'll talk to 693 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: you next time.