WEBVTT - Mavs vs. T-Wolves Game 5 Preview, NBA Coaching Updates

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the NBA Polster production of iHeartRadio in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Sarahkusak, NBA analyst for the y S Network, and

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<v Speaker 1>today is Thursday, May thirtieth. From our extraordinary core group

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<v Speaker 1>of NBA journalists, We're joined now by NBA dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>Senior writer Sean Pyle. Sean, you are there, you are

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<v Speaker 1>in Minneapolis. You are getting set for the Timberwolves and

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<v Speaker 1>the Dallas Mavericks to go at it again tonight at

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<v Speaker 1>eight thirty pm Eastern on TNT for Game five. Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>staved off elimination in Dallas. We thought it might have

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<v Speaker 1>been two sweeps, both in the Eastern Conference Finals in

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<v Speaker 1>the Western Conference Finals, but the Timberwolves had some other plans,

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<v Speaker 1>some really solid big games from Anthony Edwards. Karl Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Towns made his appearance here in the Western Conference Finals

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<v Speaker 1>in a big way that helped Minnesota get that win.

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<v Speaker 1>And it was an off night for you know, pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much everyone. You look at Dallas playing without Derek Lively

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<v Speaker 1>the second I know you will find out soon and

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<v Speaker 1>we will all find out if he will be available

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<v Speaker 1>to play tonight. Has been a key component for this

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<v Speaker 1>Mavericks team. Luca had twenty eight, fifteen, and ten, but

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<v Speaker 1>was just seven and twenty one from the field and

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<v Speaker 1>pretty quiet night. As I said, for a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the others on the Mavericks team, you get set here

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<v Speaker 1>for tonight. Sean, I know you've been locked in with

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<v Speaker 1>this series. What's your expectations of what you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>see from both of these teams given the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>a little unusual circumstance here or Minnesota having an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to go back home in a Dallas team that has

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<v Speaker 1>been so good in the closing minutes, despite the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that this series has been so close in each and

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<v Speaker 1>every game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, sir Sarah, you know you're back here in Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 2>home of Bob, Dylan and Prince, and you're wondering if

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<v Speaker 2>this series will sing a different tune now that you're

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<v Speaker 2>back here and the Timberwolves have a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>juice going for them. Look, the bottom line is this

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<v Speaker 2>this series really has been close. Even though it was

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<v Speaker 2>lopsided three to zero in favor of Dallas and now

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<v Speaker 2>it's three to one. Every game of this series pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much has come down to crunch time and the team

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<v Speaker 2>that had enough, I would say, creators, shot makers, things

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<v Speaker 2>like that. That would be Dallas. You know, now they're

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<v Speaker 2>back home, they'll have the crowd obviously behind them. Is

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<v Speaker 2>it possible for the Timberwolves? Now, remember, you know this

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<v Speaker 2>is a team that you know doesn't really hasn't really

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<v Speaker 2>lost that many home games, and they lost the first

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<v Speaker 2>two games at home in this series. They really gonna

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<v Speaker 2>lose three straight at home? You rarely rarely see that

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA playoffs. I definitely give that. I've said

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<v Speaker 2>it's fifty to fifty and if you asked me to

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<v Speaker 2>pick a team, I would say it's any Minesota number one.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not so sure really about Derek Liveny even even

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<v Speaker 2>if he plays, will he be one hundred percent? Will

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<v Speaker 2>they have him on the court for that long? And also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, did we see the worst of Carl Anthony Towns?

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<v Speaker 2>And now is he ready to turn a corner? Have

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<v Speaker 2>we seen the worst of the worst of Anthony Edwards?

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<v Speaker 2>Is he ready to turn a corner? Because again, it

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<v Speaker 2>comes down to those two core players that's the bulk

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<v Speaker 2>of their offense. This is a team built on defense,

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<v Speaker 2>not really an offense. So when those two players aren't

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<v Speaker 2>hitting those shots, it puts a lot of pressure in

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<v Speaker 2>their defense to hold the opposition to you know, under

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<v Speaker 2>forty percent shooting and whatever. Well, when you've got Kyrie,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're defending Kyrie Irving, you know, and Luca Dantis,

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<v Speaker 2>that's awfully tough to do. Sarah, that's tough to do

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<v Speaker 2>because when those guys aren't making shots themselves, they're excellent

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<v Speaker 2>at running lobs and finding the open man. So in

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<v Speaker 2>a nutshell, I would say I kind of even favored

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<v Speaker 2>the timber Wolves in this one. Number one, there had

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<v Speaker 2>the home crowd. Number two, I think their core players

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<v Speaker 2>have shed that funk that they had in the first

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<v Speaker 2>three games. And I look forward, I think the series

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<v Speaker 2>is going to go back to Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm curious to see exactly what changes adjustments are made

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<v Speaker 1>on both sides. And in the part of Jason Kidd,

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<v Speaker 1>we saw Anthony Edwards. He had been guarding Kyrie Irving

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<v Speaker 1>for much of the early part of the series. Last

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<v Speaker 1>game he was on Luka Doncic. You had McDaniels on

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie Irving, adding length and just kind of switching up

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<v Speaker 1>the looks in the coverages they were seeing and in

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<v Speaker 1>some way surprised that maybe didn't happen earlier in the series,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm interested to see if that's something that Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Finch and Mike and Norry continue to stick with here

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<v Speaker 1>and what changes that adds to Jason Kidd his coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staff how they approach things. I'm with you, I'm torn,

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<v Speaker 1>like you say, fifty to fifty, and that's exactly how

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<v Speaker 1>I feel, because I think overall just how series has been.

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<v Speaker 1>I think for all of us who want more basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>we're glad to see that it did not end in

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<v Speaker 1>a sweep, but that certainly wouldn't have been indicative of

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<v Speaker 1>the play on the floor. However, Sean, I have a

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<v Speaker 1>hard time thinking that Luka Danci and Kyrie Irving will

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<v Speaker 1>both be as off as they were in the same

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<v Speaker 1>game inability to execute in the same ways we saw

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretch. There was a killer mentality I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like from both of those guys in those first three games,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously close out games. There's a reason that saying

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<v Speaker 1>goes it's the hardest games to win, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>somehow Dallas finds a way to pull it out. And

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about Minnesota being at home, but I do

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a different type of pressure that comes from

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<v Speaker 1>being at home. What do you expect for Minnesota to

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<v Speaker 1>do if it all any changes with how they defend Luca,

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<v Speaker 1>how they defend Kyrie, and what they continue to throw

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<v Speaker 1>at them in terms of trying to make the others

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<v Speaker 1>beat them. As we've seen some solid games from guys

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<v Speaker 1>like PJ. Washington, like Derek Jones Junior, how they continue

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<v Speaker 1>to combat that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they have any wholesale changes. Again, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're in Minnesota for the most part during the regular

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<v Speaker 2>season and through the first two rounds of the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of played it the way you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>blueprint was drawn up back in training camp. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're the number one defense, you really don't I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>with a few exceptions, you really don't stray from what

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<v Speaker 2>got you there, and you really put it on the

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<v Speaker 2>other team to make adjustments to you. You're right, if

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<v Speaker 2>carl If, Kyrie Irving and Luca are hitting the shots,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, that's a very tough team to beat.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Anthony Edwards has done probably about as good

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<v Speaker 2>a job as anybody's going to do on you know,

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<v Speaker 2>defending you know, Kyrie Irving, Luka Dancis. What are you

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<v Speaker 2>going to do. He's number one. He's an expert at

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<v Speaker 2>drawing files. He's that'xpert of hitting the shots with range

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<v Speaker 2>and finding teammates. I mean, some of his passes cross

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<v Speaker 2>court passes, you know, just unbelievable. Only he can well

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<v Speaker 2>maybe him and Nikola Jokic can really do that. But

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<v Speaker 2>look and look again, it's a make or miss league,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think Minnesota is going to stick with a

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<v Speaker 2>defensive game plan. They just got to play better defense

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<v Speaker 2>in the clutch. I think their defense through first three

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<v Speaker 2>and a half quarters has actually been pretty decent. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's only been those last three or four or five

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<v Speaker 2>minutes when the game is you know, pro grabs, and

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<v Speaker 2>they've had a lapse here, a lapse there. You saw

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving hit a key three point shot in Game three.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw what Luka Dontins has been able to do

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<v Speaker 2>down the clutch. If Jade McDaniel, if noz Reid, if

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<v Speaker 2>he's on the court, by the way, I think Nazview

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<v Speaker 2>should be playing more. But that's just me. Anthony Edwards,

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<v Speaker 2>Carl Anthony Towns, if all these guys can lock up

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<v Speaker 2>for those last three minutes, again, very tough task, very

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<v Speaker 2>tough ask for anybody, even the top righted top rated

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<v Speaker 2>defensive Minnesota. But if they can do that, I see

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<v Speaker 2>the series going back to Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>Nas Reed, you, you and the entire Minnesota Timberwolves Target Center,

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<v Speaker 1>Arena City. The love of nas Reed is real and

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<v Speaker 1>he's obviously been big at times when Karl Anthony Town's

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he has not been playing up to the standard

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<v Speaker 1>that we anticipate. Waiting on the other side, we feed up,

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<v Speaker 1>kickback on the couch, getting a lot of rest before

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<v Speaker 1>the finals begin. Or the Boston Celtics. They closed out

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<v Speaker 1>Indiana in a sweep on Monday. They will have nine

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<v Speaker 1>days off until the finals begin on June sixth on

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<v Speaker 1>ABC Sean. This Celtics team, they've been here before, they've

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<v Speaker 1>they've done it before. We have a lot of talk,

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<v Speaker 1>of dialogue of whether it's a synergy between Jason Tatum

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brown, whose team it is. There's all sorts of discussion,

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<v Speaker 1>narrative in thoughts on this team that achieved so much

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<v Speaker 1>and has achieved so much so early, but just has

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<v Speaker 1>missed out on the ultimate ultimate prize of winning the title.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think this time off, this layoff and

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<v Speaker 1>regardless of whether it's Minnesota or Dallas. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>think this will do for the Celtics team as there

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<v Speaker 1>is so much on the line with their pathway, with

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<v Speaker 1>their competition to finally find a way to get the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that they have been missing out on.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the big question is what does this layout do

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<v Speaker 2>for christ af Razingis there's a guy who really hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>played for like a month. I suspect he probably would

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<v Speaker 2>have been in the Indiana Series had it been a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more suspenseful, and it wasn't. But having that

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<v Speaker 2>much time off is that good for you? Sarah? I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not so sure, particularly this late in the season. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got to wrap yourself back up after playing what seven

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<v Speaker 2>months you had, all that long stretch of inactivity, do

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<v Speaker 2>you lose your basketball edge? You know? You know all

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<v Speaker 2>the little instinct little things that are only sharpened or

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<v Speaker 2>kept sharp through repetition and you know practice, you only

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<v Speaker 2>can go so far with that. Having said all that,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's a bonus for him. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>he's a necessity. This is not Jason Tatum sitting out

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<v Speaker 2>for a month. This is not Jaylen Brown sitting out

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<v Speaker 2>for a month. It's not true holiday. You know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>those are key key players for them. Christas Perzingis at

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<v Speaker 2>this point is a luxury. He's a bonus for a

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<v Speaker 2>team that really didn't need a bonus for a team

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<v Speaker 2>that actually, if you look at the way they played

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<v Speaker 2>and who they played in the first three rounds, it

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<v Speaker 2>was the other team that was missing key pieces. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think we've seen the true Celtics team yet. In

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<v Speaker 2>addition to Porzingis being out, I just don't think they've

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<v Speaker 2>been tested. I think they've kind of got a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit lucky here. And look when you were and you

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<v Speaker 2>can go back and everybody's championship run for the last

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<v Speaker 2>twenty whatever how many years you want to go, and

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<v Speaker 2>there was a measure of luck. Some teams have more

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<v Speaker 2>luck than others, but there's been a measure of good

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<v Speaker 2>fortune or luck. You know, the opposition made a bone

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<v Speaker 2>head play, had a key player out or whatever, and

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<v Speaker 2>it helps you go a long way. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>the Celtics right now to this point have been the

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<v Speaker 2>definition of that. They have benefited from the other team

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<v Speaker 2>being heard and they will benefit at least we think

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<v Speaker 2>of getting Chris STAPs wersuing is a key piece, a

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<v Speaker 2>guy who can get you twenty points, who can stretch

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<v Speaker 2>the floor, play some decent interior defense, getting him back

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<v Speaker 2>for the NBA Finals.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I agree wholeheartedly with all the things you said,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, there's not much you can control when

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<v Speaker 1>you're just continuing to win games, play the competition in

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<v Speaker 1>front of you, and that's where the Celtics are at.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do think this long of a layoff at

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<v Speaker 1>this point of the season, and when it's systematic and

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a rhythm and you're trying to continue that

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<v Speaker 1>type of momentum and stay at the level, use the

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<v Speaker 1>word edge, and I think that's a perfect way to

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<v Speaker 1>describe it, of making sure there's no slippage when you

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<v Speaker 1>are getting back to that. However, again, this is the

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<v Speaker 1>way the things lay out, and for the Celtics hopefully too,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't provide too much time to overthink and overanalyze

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<v Speaker 1>how you've been playing, what this means, what this moment means.

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<v Speaker 1>But regardless, they will soon find out who their opponent

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<v Speaker 1>will be in the finals. But in the meantime, get

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<v Speaker 1>set for Game five here tonight in Minnesota at thirty

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<v Speaker 1>pm Eastern on TNT.

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<v Speaker 2>Sean.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to take a quick break and then get

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<v Speaker 1>into some coaching news that has come up over the

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<v Speaker 1>course in the last couple of days. Don't go anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to MB Paul Sarahkustak, joined by the Great

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<v Speaker 1>Sean Poll and Sean. A couple moves made around the league.

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<v Speaker 1>The Washington Wizards officially named Brian Keith their head coach

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<v Speaker 1>after he had the interim tag through the latter part

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<v Speaker 1>of last season. The Los Angeles Clippers inc to Iron

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<v Speaker 1>lou to a long term contract extension. I know that

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<v Speaker 1>was something that was in a lot of discussions in

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<v Speaker 1>someone they desperately wanted to keep and wanted to have

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<v Speaker 1>running the show. There, of course, the championship coach of

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<v Speaker 1>that twenty sixteen Cleveland Cavaliers team and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>That's been the big question we've heard about the candidates

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<v Speaker 1>and the individuals that they've continued to interview, but the

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<v Speaker 1>one at the top of the list has been JJ Reddick,

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<v Speaker 1>who will be calling the finals for ESPN ABC along

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<v Speaker 1>with Mike Breen and Doris Burke. Sewan your thoughts if

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<v Speaker 1>in fact JJ Reddick, who has a podcast with Lebron James.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously we know about his resume playing in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can hear it in the way he speaks,

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<v Speaker 1>the way he analyzes the game, just his basketball acumen

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<v Speaker 1>and his desire to be in a coaching position. What's

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<v Speaker 1>your perspective if the Lakers do, in fact, after the

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<v Speaker 1>finals run is over, named JJ Redick their new head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I would be a little surprised, and I would

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<v Speaker 2>probably hedge on this not working out very well. And

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<v Speaker 2>I say that no disrespect for JJ Reddick, But when

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<v Speaker 2>the last time he's been a coach, never, never right,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, didn't we just go through

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<v Speaker 2>that with Darvin Ham, who was never a head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>You put him in a situation where there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of pressure. You know, Laker fans, you know Lebron James

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<v Speaker 2>is on the clock. You've got Anthony Davis, who you

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<v Speaker 2>know he had blessed with good health, and you're asking

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<v Speaker 2>this team to win a championship with a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>has never in any capacity high school, middle school grade.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he coaches his sons. I think you know

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<v Speaker 1>what sons great.

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<v Speaker 2>I take all that. I take all that back? How

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<v Speaker 2>dare I for you? Why? But now? I mean really seriously,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna give this to JJ Reddick And let me

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<v Speaker 2>just ask you. If he wasn't you know podcast paths

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<v Speaker 2>with Lebron James, would he have would he even be

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<v Speaker 2>in a running for this job. I am just absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>shocked by this in this situation. First of all, here's

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<v Speaker 2>the other thing. You only have gonna have Lebron James,

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<v Speaker 2>what two more years? Three tops? You know at this

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<v Speaker 2>match or whatever. Don't you want to give this job

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<v Speaker 2>to someone who knows and Tyler? I think first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler should thank the Lakers for having that opening because

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<v Speaker 2>that leveraged him to getting more money with the Clippers.

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<v Speaker 2>But that would be the perfect guy. But try to

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<v Speaker 2>get TYLERU. He knows Lebron James, He's championship tested and true.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the guy you need coaching the Lakers, not JJ.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really surprised by this. I don't think it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to work out. I could be wrong. I could be

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<v Speaker 2>totally wrong, Sarah. I just don't see how this is

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<v Speaker 2>going to work out.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm curious. I'm curious. I know JJ, I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of us do again, I think we understand just

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<v Speaker 1>how much he studies the game. I hear you on

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<v Speaker 1>the first year head coach, but I do think there's

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<v Speaker 1>something to be said about a locker room with Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>James and the presence and the voice that he will

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<v Speaker 1>always have regardless of who the head coach is. And

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lakers, you said that the time is kind

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<v Speaker 1>of towards the end here for who knows how much

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<v Speaker 1>longer Lebron will play, but you want to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that you are getting everything out of that in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of competing for a title, in terms of potentially thinking

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<v Speaker 1>outside the box. And maybe this is the outside of

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<v Speaker 1>the box thinking that they want. I know too, as

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<v Speaker 1>reports have come out, it's not just about now, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not just about I think we're focusing a lot about

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<v Speaker 1>on Lebron James, their relationship, what that will be like

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<v Speaker 1>first year head coach. I think in many ways for

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers, they look at it too as a long

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<v Speaker 1>term play and they realize that this could be someone

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<v Speaker 1>that you start young, you bring in early, and what

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<v Speaker 1>it looks like not just now, but years from now,

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<v Speaker 1>and someone that can grow into that position. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know that's a contrast of what you would think with

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers and think with what they want to do

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<v Speaker 1>right now and winning right now with Lebron James. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think in some ways it could be parallel tracks

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of twofold of an individual that you think

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<v Speaker 1>is bright, has got a brilliant basketball mind, can resonate

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<v Speaker 1>and relate with players, and so what that looks like

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<v Speaker 1>in the growth process down the line. So either way,

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<v Speaker 1>I think all of these things interesting decisions, tough decisions

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<v Speaker 1>to make. But I do think the indication of Lou

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<v Speaker 1>in committing to the Clippers and what that looks like

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<v Speaker 1>some of the names out there, I do think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of writing on the wall that this may

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<v Speaker 1>be the move that they ultimately make. So we will see.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Toron Lou wrote briefly them. Just in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the Clippers, what will happen with the extension, Kawhi

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<v Speaker 1>already signing that extension, what happens with Paul George? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you think this potentially impacts the way the Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>may be shaped into the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, good for ty Lou for getting

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<v Speaker 2>some security, I mean ever since he's been with the Clippers.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think with the exception of one year was

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not even so sure as one year he's had

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<v Speaker 2>a superstar hurt. You can't finish the season and you

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<v Speaker 2>would look I'm a big Tylu fan, good guy, good coach.

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<v Speaker 2>I just think he has just been saddled with bad luck,

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<v Speaker 2>and to see him be able to work with a

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<v Speaker 2>completely I don't know if that's ever going to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, because if Paul George signs elsewhere, then

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<v Speaker 2>he loses his star, right, and then you're stuck with

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<v Speaker 2>Kawhi Leonard, who again all NBA player Team USA. All that,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not here to question quite Leonard's body of work.

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<v Speaker 2>I definitely am here to question Kwhi Leonard's body. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a difference, right, And so all of a sudden, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're Tyl Lou, you lose Paul George, how are you

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<v Speaker 2>going to be playing some old James Harden, old Russell Westbrook?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you starting from ground? And you're going to a

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<v Speaker 2>new arena as well? So the Clippers, obviously we're smart

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<v Speaker 2>to lock him up. But I just wonder if Tyleru

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<v Speaker 2>missed his window of championship opportunity with this team, because

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<v Speaker 2>of all those injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to be a fun, interesting summer that we still

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to jump to just yet, Sean, because we've

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<v Speaker 1>still got basketball left to play in this season game tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>We will look forward to reading, seeing, watching all of

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<v Speaker 1>your coverage on NBA TV, NBA dot com until the

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<v Speaker 1>next time.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoy, until next time, Thank you.

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