WEBVTT - NBA All-Star Fan Voting Is Trash

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<v Speaker 1>Quick updates on the Timberwolves courtesy of I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>like now the head of PR for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's now got that job. He's playing basketball

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<v Speaker 1>and the head of PR, head of communications, Austin Rivers,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not really last episode, Austin we talked about it,

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<v Speaker 1>came out and gave his thoughts on why the team sucked,

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<v Speaker 1>who's responsible? Everyone is at fault, but of course it's

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<v Speaker 1>Rudy Gobert's fault. Of course.

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<v Speaker 2>As an aside, did you guys see this Minnesota?

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<v Speaker 1>Is anybody worse at social media than the Minnesota Timberwolves

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<v Speaker 1>because they've tried to create like this buzz around Rudy

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<v Speaker 1>Gobert and they've given him a new nickname.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think his nickname is? What do you

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<v Speaker 2>think it is?

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<v Speaker 1>I immediately said something French, right, like the like the

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<v Speaker 1>croissant or something. It will probably be better than this.

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<v Speaker 1>Gob Zilla g o b Zilla as in Godzilla with

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<v Speaker 1>a b gob like like ghak, like what what are

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<v Speaker 1>we doing here? Gob Gobzilla like Gobert?

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. Shouldn't it be Gobzilla? Then? Gobzilla probably

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<v Speaker 2>the worst nickname of all time. Let's be honest, I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I am here for anything that makes Rudy Gobert look worse.

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<v Speaker 1>So Rudy Gobzilla. Well they gonna say you got gobsmacked

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<v Speaker 1>by Gobzilla.

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<v Speaker 2>What are we?

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<v Speaker 1>That's so dehumanizing too to call him Godzilla?

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<v Speaker 2>Godzilla?

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<v Speaker 1>Like, listen, I know we don't like Rudy, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you have to think about calling him something and you're

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<v Speaker 1>using Godzilla as his nickname, that'd be like Colin Carl

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Towns cat squatch.

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<v Speaker 2>That's probably their next one instead a sad squash cat squatch.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's probably someone like twenty two years old,

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<v Speaker 1>probably making like four fifty an hour.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like just trying.

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<v Speaker 1>To fire off hot tweets. Back to Austin Rivers, that

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<v Speaker 1>was a total aside. This is what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 1>Aunt Edwards is currently six years away from his prime

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<v Speaker 1>and he's already this good. He's a franchise player. He's

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<v Speaker 1>the guy here, no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Pause.

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<v Speaker 1>Hold up, Austin Rivers, you just started something. You just

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<v Speaker 1>started some shit. I don't know if you know this, Austin,

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<v Speaker 1>but your job is to calm things down, not to

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<v Speaker 1>fire things up. Not Carl Anthony Towns. He's not the guy,

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<v Speaker 1>not Gobzilla, Rudy Gobert. He's not the guy, not Diloo

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<v Speaker 1>and followed the entire Wolves organization on Instagram because he's

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<v Speaker 1>not getting extended aunt Edwards.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, by the way, aunt.

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<v Speaker 1>Edwards is the man in Minnesota according to Austin Rivers,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know what, he's not wrong and as the star,

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<v Speaker 1>probably the only star that you can count on a

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<v Speaker 1>night to night basis. Did you see what Aunt Edwards

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<v Speaker 1>did to everyone the last three games?

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<v Speaker 2>He has been insane.

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<v Speaker 1>They need I think he played against Portland and was ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 2>They need to build around him and no one else.

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<v Speaker 1>Only only this is the way for Minnesota to break

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<v Speaker 1>out of its history of underperforming. Only this is the way.

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<v Speaker 1>He is our Joe Burrow. If you like Minnesota. He

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<v Speaker 1>is needing to be protected and surrounded by players that

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<v Speaker 1>bring out the best in him. And everyone else is

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<v Speaker 1>just a distraction and is just a complication and is

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<v Speaker 1>just on.

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<v Speaker 2>Their way out. Really.

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<v Speaker 1>But what's amazing about all of this is that Austin

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<v Speaker 1>Rivers is actually speaking about the Wolves future six years

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<v Speaker 1>from now, not five, not seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Six years from now.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Austin Rivers lobbying to be the head coach or

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<v Speaker 1>assistant coach of the wool of six years from now,

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<v Speaker 1>where he can give Aunt Edwards the keys, because that

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<v Speaker 1>would be a very political, very doc rivers Sun kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thing to do. I cannot hear what else he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say. He's gonna be talking all year because he's

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<v Speaker 1>two way, he's not fully guaranteed, and he's got the

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<v Speaker 1>gift of gab.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's turning into our Olivia Pope from Scandal,

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<v Speaker 1>like the crisis manager pr for Austin Rivers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about that time again. Happens every year. Is it

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<v Speaker 2>time to time to bust a rhyme? No? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>time to make fun of Rudy Gobert? Always?

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<v Speaker 1>But no, it's NBA Fan All Star voting time. So

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of my annual rants on how much.

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<v Speaker 2>I absolutely hate fan voting. I hate it. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's fucking trash. I think it needs to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Today Shams dropped the first standings in the NBA fan

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<v Speaker 1>voting and it was as dumb as I've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 1>It was dumber than last year. If it's even possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's look at what it currently looks like now. Depth wise,

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference. You've got Lebron James in the front court,

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<v Speaker 1>Jokic front court, A d Zion Wiggins, which isn't as

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<v Speaker 1>crazy as it was last year, honestly, Paul George, Laurie,

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<v Speaker 1>Markinen Fine, Draymond Kawhi, Kevon Looney, the Guards in the West,

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Curry, Luca jaw Shay Clay.

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<v Speaker 2>Russell Westbrook, Russell Westbrook.

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<v Speaker 1>Damian Lillard, Devon Booker, eighth, Austin Reeves nine. These are

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<v Speaker 1>all by votes, by the way, this is a ranking system.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Pool ten. We've got Russell Westbrook over Damian Lillard.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got Russell Westbrook over Devon Booker. Listen, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>a big fan of Jordan Poole's as you can see,

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<v Speaker 1>but Austin Reeves over Jordan Poole, Austin Reeves for Austar.

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<v Speaker 1>There's one hundred and forty four thousand people that voted.

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<v Speaker 2>For Austin Reeves. All of them live in LA.

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<v Speaker 1>All of them are own, all of them are probably

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<v Speaker 1>a bus family member.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go to the east.

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<v Speaker 1>KD number one, three million votes, Jannis number two, Joe

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<v Speaker 1>l embiid three, Tatum four, Jimmy Butler interesting, very interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>Pascal Siakam six, Come on, come on, Kyle Kuzma.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't even see this one. Kyle Kuzma.

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<v Speaker 1>Number seven, Paolo ben Carroll finally an honest vote.

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Claxton, Nick Claxton, he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Been good, but he's he is he an All Star?

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<v Speaker 1>And Jared Allen number one. This is where it gets funny.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie Irving number one guard in the East.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie Irving, the one that was suspended miss time.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's going crazy. I know that nets are

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<v Speaker 1>winning games. Two million votes for Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell

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<v Speaker 1>two fair, James Harden three, Jalen Brown four, Tray Young,

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<v Speaker 1>Tray Young, Trey Young's five. Listen, let's just go down

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<v Speaker 1>the list. We've got LaMelo at seven. Tyrese Haliburton. LaMelo

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't even played any games. Tyrese Halliburton should be.

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<v Speaker 2>Five on this list. He should be five. He should

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<v Speaker 2>be five.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, Derek Rose, that's how you know this shit is

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<v Speaker 1>fucked up. You know, I don't want to cuss that

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<v Speaker 1>much because I got old people and babies.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to pot. That's fucked Derek Rose.

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<v Speaker 1>Over Darius Garland, didn't I just tell you Darius Garland

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<v Speaker 1>put up forty five forty seven twice like Darius Garland tenth.

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<v Speaker 1>The disrespect to put Trey Young, who is largely the

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<v Speaker 1>most inefficient player in the league right now, is absolutely insane.

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<v Speaker 2>Braun.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course running away with this is that utterly predictable.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what he does because he's a global superstar. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger superstar than's Laton. Don't let his Laton fans

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<v Speaker 1>hear that because they get mad. But putting Lebron James

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<v Speaker 1>over Jokic, what.

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<v Speaker 2>Are we talking about? What are we saying? I like Lebron.

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<v Speaker 2>He's had nice, a nice last ten games. He's been

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<v Speaker 2>injured too, Yoga just played every fucking game.

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<v Speaker 1>He's having the most efficient season of his career. He's

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<v Speaker 1>improved his defense at an all NBA level. Five thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight says he should win the Defensive Player of the Year.

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<v Speaker 1>We got Anthony day to day. Davis is third.

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<v Speaker 2>What are we doing? What are we doing? Why?

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<v Speaker 1>He's missed weeks of time? No one knows when he's

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<v Speaker 1>coming back. Five of the ten forwards in the West

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<v Speaker 1>have missed significant time. Laurie Markinen has not missed time,

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<v Speaker 1>he has balled out. He's seventh. The question, though, that

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<v Speaker 1>I have, is where the fuck is Demontis Sabonis?

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<v Speaker 2>Where is he? What has he been doing? You mightn't

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<v Speaker 2>think because you're not a Kings fan. What is demonis

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<v Speaker 2>Sabonis doing this season?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, he's averaging nineteen thirteen and seven, nineteen thirteen and seven,

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<v Speaker 1>he's playing with a broken thumb and not missed a game.

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Davis would never, never, guard wise, why is Austin

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<v Speaker 1>Reeves on this list? Like I said, Aunt Edwards didn't

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<v Speaker 1>even make the list.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, this list is trash. Fans are terrible.

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<v Speaker 2>You can just see it.

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<v Speaker 1>Bat Little market teams like Sacramento, Minnesota, no shine, big

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<v Speaker 1>markets like Atlanta, like LA. I don't know why. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even know the explanation for Kyle Kuzma.

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<v Speaker 2>Former Lakers get to just make this list now too.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure. I'm not sure Kyle Kuzma. He's had

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<v Speaker 1>a fine year, but let's be honest, he's on a

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<v Speaker 1>trash team.

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<v Speaker 2>Wizards. Bradley Beale has been out pretty much indefinitely. He

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<v Speaker 2>just made had a hint, i'mstring strain.

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<v Speaker 1>What are we doing Kyle Kuzma over Powello. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>just no.

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<v Speaker 2>Trey Young over Tyrese Halliburton.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young is shooting forty one percent from the field

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<v Speaker 1>this year period.

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<v Speaker 2>Not from three, He's shooting thirty one percent from.

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<v Speaker 1>Three and that's up since in the last month he

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<v Speaker 1>was at twenty nine percent. That's bottom five for high

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<v Speaker 1>volume shooting in the entire NBA. Derek Rose over Darius Garland.

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<v Speaker 1>Take this fan vote away. Take it away. They don't

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<v Speaker 1>deserve it. They don't know how to use this power.

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<v Speaker 1>We got randoms coming up playing the All Star Game,

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<v Speaker 1>and it affects their checks, it affects their confidence, it

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<v Speaker 1>affects how people around the league see them. This is enough,

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<v Speaker 1>This is fucked up. This is terrible. You're not qualified

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<v Speaker 1>to have a vote. If you're putting Austin Reeves on there.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't get a vote.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't get one. Derek Rose, you don't get a vote.

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<v Speaker 1>Two hundred and twenty thousand people vote for Dereck Rose.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you serious? And I know it's like MX points.

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<v Speaker 1>They're like today, you in five votes if you vote

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<v Speaker 1>for someone for the All Star Game, which is also crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>One fan one vote. You don't get extra votes. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not like today's a special day. If you buy gas

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<v Speaker 1>you get triple the points. You buy a plane ticket

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<v Speaker 1>on American Airlines with AMX, you get five x the points. No,

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<v Speaker 1>you vote for Derrick Rose, you get one vote. I

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<v Speaker 1>bet all of his votes came on like triple points day.

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<v Speaker 1>This is insane.

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<v Speaker 2>Believe me.

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<v Speaker 1>I will talk about this every year going forward. I

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<v Speaker 1>get more enraged year by year. I'm like trying to

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<v Speaker 1>chill out, but these things they do not make it

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<v Speaker 1>easy to chill out. Speaking of which, we got to

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<v Speaker 1>chill out. That's all the time that we have for

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