WEBVTT - Coat Check | Touching Base With Rayjon Tucker

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<v Speaker 1>a loaded episode today featuring seventy six Ers two way

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<v Speaker 1>contract player ray Jon Tucker as well as our Bubble

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<v Speaker 1>correspondent from the basketball operations side. Blue Coats assistant coach

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<v Speaker 1>Xavier Silas checks in and we talk about the hot

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<v Speaker 1>start to the Delaware Blue Coats season. Entering the Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>night matchup on the twenty fourth against the Raptors nine five,

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<v Speaker 1>the Blue Coats tied for the best record in the

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<v Speaker 1>G League at seven and one. The last team to

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<v Speaker 1>lose a game, the Delaware Blue Coats after a seven

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<v Speaker 1>and oh start. Paul Reid was the first NBA G

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<v Speaker 1>League Player of the Week for the twenty twenty one season.

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<v Speaker 1>He's dominating double double in the first seven games, averaging

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<v Speaker 1>about twenty one and twelve. So let's get to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Rayjon Tucker of the Philadelphia seventy Sixers and Delaware Blue

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<v Speaker 1>Coats up first, followed by Bubble correspondent Xavier Silas pleased

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<v Speaker 1>to be joined by seventy six Ers two way contract

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<v Speaker 1>player Rayjon Tucker here in the G League bubble with

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<v Speaker 1>the Delaware Blue Coats. In terms of your career before

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<v Speaker 1>this season, you excelled in the G League with the

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<v Speaker 1>Wisconsin Heard. You received an NBA call up, which is

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<v Speaker 1>always a huge deal last season with the Utah Jazz.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that experience like when you got called up

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<v Speaker 1>and then you were in the NBA. You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>was great. You know, it happened right before Christmas, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say, like Christmas eve, so it was probably

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<v Speaker 1>the best Christmas present I ever got. So this faris

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<v Speaker 1>was great. You know, just being around a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>pro guys who you know how the same goals and

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<v Speaker 1>aspirations that you did growing up, and you know Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Conley watching him growing up. So it was definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>great experience for me, just you know, be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do what I love at the level. Pretty clean uniforms

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<v Speaker 1>as well, right, I saw some of your Instagram posts

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<v Speaker 1>with the jazz clean unis. Oh man, Yeah, the uniforms

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<v Speaker 1>are tough, especially like the throwback purple Mountain ones. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Then uh, we had the city addition uniforms that was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like from the orange to the to like

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<v Speaker 1>the red to the black light though. Yeah, they definitely

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<v Speaker 1>have some and you were in the bubble with Utah.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you're in the bubble with the Delaware Bluecoats G

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<v Speaker 1>League Edition. So how has it been going so far?

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<v Speaker 1>Your second experience at a single site for a season.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel I feel like a vetting here, so I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of know how to kind of operate, keep myself dizzy,

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, mentally and physically, especially with how everything

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<v Speaker 1>went last year with the you know, the game's back

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<v Speaker 1>to back to back, just you know, making sure your

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<v Speaker 1>body is right and then on the same time, you

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<v Speaker 1>know you don't have those same you know, outlets to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, clear your mental when you can get away

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<v Speaker 1>from basketball when you're on the outside. But then here

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta gotta find the ways, you know to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, sit back, relax, you know, taking mind

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<v Speaker 1>off basketball. As far as like other people that are around,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's got that au atmosphere where you're seeing other players,

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<v Speaker 1>other coaches. Who are some of the people that you

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<v Speaker 1>knew coming in that you've seen around and talked to

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<v Speaker 1>in here. Uh, it's been a it's been quite a

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<v Speaker 1>few people. Cameronals who played with me when I heard

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<v Speaker 1>last year, Jeremiah Martin who I know from just playing

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<v Speaker 1>him in college. Man, I could go on and on

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<v Speaker 1>with the name Jones, Jesfin Robinson, who's on the team,

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<v Speaker 1>Like if b Sampho's on the team, U to a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys, you know, basketball world is kind of small.

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<v Speaker 1>far as your upbringing, you're a Charlotte, North Carolina native,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've seen you do interviews where you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>kind of being there. Do you have one brother or

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<v Speaker 1>multiple siblings? Oh? Yeah, I have multiple siblings. My dad

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<v Speaker 1>has some on his side, but I grew up with

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<v Speaker 1>with one younger brother. So what was that like. I

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<v Speaker 1>know you've said you would be in the house kind

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<v Speaker 1>of watching, watching over your siblings when you were growing up. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so my mom worked like two or three jobs while

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<v Speaker 1>I was younger with my yeah, first left. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the normal kid life for me wasn't the

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<v Speaker 1>normal kid life. I was really inside making sure my

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<v Speaker 1>little brother was straight while my mom was gone taking

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<v Speaker 1>care of the house, making sure he had food to eat. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>On top of me, you know, just staying true to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, doing my school work, you know, athletics because

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<v Speaker 1>at the time playing football. Um, so it was really

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<v Speaker 1>more so me, you know, growing up faster than most

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<v Speaker 1>kids did, just because I had to take on a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of responsibilities at a young age. I think your

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<v Speaker 1>mom has you covered here in the bubble with some

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<v Speaker 1>care packages. What are some of the essentials. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>the essentials. She gotta send Harrobot dummy bears, she gotta

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<v Speaker 1>send those. Uh, she gotta send the Picho rings. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, she gotta she gotta send what else she's saying,

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<v Speaker 1>the chocolates. She sent me some pictures. Uh, just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just snacks, you know, chips, um starburs, just a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of everything that she knows that I like to eat,

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<v Speaker 1>oh when I'm just chilling in, not really doing anything.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're a candy guy, Yeah, I am, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not in a sense like I eat candy when I

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<v Speaker 1>like really craved. But other than that, it was sit

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<v Speaker 1>there for a long time. That's why she sent it

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<v Speaker 1>because you know it at last. Okay, before we get

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<v Speaker 1>into a couple questions at the Buzzer, which are just

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<v Speaker 1>about anything, and they're kind of just some of your

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<v Speaker 1>favorites off the court, favorite things to do. I've got

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<v Speaker 1>to ask about your high school dunk contest that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of viral on YouTube that you were a part of.

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<v Speaker 1>For those who don't know, who did you compete against,

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<v Speaker 1>Where was it, What were some of the details around

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<v Speaker 1>that pretty famous high school dunk contest? Okay, yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>was Me, Donovan, Mitchell, Dave Jones, Prince Alie. So it

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<v Speaker 1>was us. It was the guy from Team Fly Brothers, Chuck.

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<v Speaker 1>He kind of put it together. It was a Family

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<v Speaker 1>and Assurance dunk contest, and I think that year they

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<v Speaker 1>they had in Indianapolis, UM, so that was pretty fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Darry Jones won Me and Darry Jones was the last

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<v Speaker 1>two and he won for sure. I think I think

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<v Speaker 1>he had jumped over like four people or something like

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<v Speaker 1>that then. So that was the first I ever lost

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<v Speaker 1>a dunk contest. I highly encourage anyone to go check

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<v Speaker 1>out the highlights from that on YouTube. All right, let's

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<v Speaker 1>hit a couple questions at the buzzer. When you wake

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<v Speaker 1>up in the morning, what's the first app that you

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<v Speaker 1>open on your phone? The first app that I opened?

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<v Speaker 1>The first app that opened is does a text question

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<v Speaker 1>in an app? A count? Sure? When I wake Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's probably the first app I opened. UM, text my mom,

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<v Speaker 1>text you know my brothers that you know I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of grew up with. Um. And why I say brothers,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean like friends and family that I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>grew up with. Text them see how they're doing. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's probably the first app I really opened up. If

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<v Speaker 1>we're not talking about the message and apps, definitely Instagram

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. How about your favorite TV show or some

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<v Speaker 1>of your favorite shows to watch? Uh, some of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite shows to watch. I kind of watched old shows,

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<v Speaker 1>like I was watching Victorious the other day, Sweet Life,

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<v Speaker 1>Zach and Cody, Um, I watched anime. I watched a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of everything for It just depends on my

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<v Speaker 1>mood and what I feel like watching at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You said Victorious as the first Victorious as the first

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<v Speaker 1>shows only one on one all that. I like the

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<v Speaker 1>old like the old stuff, Scooby Dude, Tom and Jay,

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<v Speaker 1>like anything I can get my hands. I believe you're

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a video game guy. What's your favorite

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<v Speaker 1>video game to play? It just depends, like if my

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<v Speaker 1>cousin hits me, Like, my cousin is a big two

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<v Speaker 1>K guys, so we'll be on two keke. But then

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<v Speaker 1>and my brother he's a big war zone probably duty guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So it just depends on who texts me first talk

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<v Speaker 1>about they want to play the game. That's that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I get on last one. Pregame ritual or routine. What

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<v Speaker 1>does your game day look like to get ready? For

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<v Speaker 1>a basketball game. Uh so wake up, you know, listen

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<v Speaker 1>to my music. Um, you know it got a variety

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<v Speaker 1>of little dirt uh pm me jb uh taal league. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say NBA young boy, j Cole g Herbo.

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<v Speaker 1>So I have my little flows going on to a

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<v Speaker 1>little different vibes, and every now and then I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>take my pre game nap. You gotta get the free

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<v Speaker 1>game nap being so I'll be a little energized by

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<v Speaker 1>time the game comes. And then for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>that's it. Like everything else, I just you know, clear

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<v Speaker 1>my mind and get ready to do what I do. Awesome,

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<v Speaker 1>great stuff. Appreciate you letting us in a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>and allowing Sixers in Blue Coats fans to learn a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more about you. That's Ray Jean Tucker, seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers two way contract player. A quick message from

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<v Speaker 1>Nemours dot org slash pt. Please to be rejoined by

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<v Speaker 1>our Bluecoats Bubble Correspondent Assistant coach for the Bluecoats, Xavier Silas,

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<v Speaker 1>and things are rolling to start for the Bluecoats since

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<v Speaker 1>you last heard from us. They're the team that everyone

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<v Speaker 1>is looking at as we record this on top of

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<v Speaker 1>the standings heading into a tough back to back on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday and Monday, but we're recording this prior to those games.

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<v Speaker 1>So as of write this second, the Blue Coats six

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<v Speaker 1>and zero and the only unbeaten team in the G

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<v Speaker 1>League Bubble X. That sounds pretty good to keep saying

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<v Speaker 1>over the last couple of days. Yeah. Absolutely. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to show consistency is the biggest thing.

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<v Speaker 1>We've been able to show consistency on the offensive end

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<v Speaker 1>and the defensive end, and we've kind of figured out

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<v Speaker 1>our identity and I think that that's half the battle.

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<v Speaker 1>Once you know who you are, you can start getting

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<v Speaker 1>better at it. And it's really showing here in the Bubble,

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<v Speaker 1>the G League Bubble at Disney World. If you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been paying attention, you should because the games have been

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<v Speaker 1>fun to watch. The competition level is very high amongst

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<v Speaker 1>these teams. There's some very talented teams and there's some

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<v Speaker 1>very talented teams coming up on the Bluecoat schedule as well,

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<v Speaker 1>but individually, as part of this team effort that's finding

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<v Speaker 1>their identity. Sixers fans have been locked in on the

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<v Speaker 1>two way contract players Paul Reid and ray Jean Tucker,

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<v Speaker 1>both averaging more than eighteen points per game if you

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<v Speaker 1>factor in Tucker and Paul's over twenty points per game

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<v Speaker 1>over twelve rebounds as well. So what have you seen

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<v Speaker 1>from the two way guys so far? Yeah, they've shown

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous leadership. You know, they are doing a really good

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<v Speaker 1>job again stand aggressive and kind of getting in the

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<v Speaker 1>groove and and a lot of teams are doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think we're doing just a little bit better

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<v Speaker 1>job of just kind of understanding our role and flourishing

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<v Speaker 1>in our roles. And so that's what's changing the game

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<v Speaker 1>for us, and we're going to continue to try to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Those guys have been great, though. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think Reid there's a case to be made that Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Reid has been the standout player of the bubble so far.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so, you know, with him being Player of

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<v Speaker 1>the Week last week and he continued to do the

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much the same thing this week. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if they're going to try to spread that

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<v Speaker 1>award around, but it could go to him again. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's just, you know, a big reason to why we

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<v Speaker 1>win these games, you know, the things that he's been

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<v Speaker 1>doing and on the boards and even getting better defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>and and so he's a he's really fun to watch

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<v Speaker 1>and Tuck as well. Tuck is doing a great job

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<v Speaker 1>on being aggressive and being a leader with his voice,

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<v Speaker 1>which is huge talking. You know, those intangible things are

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<v Speaker 1>going to help him at the next level. Yeah, we'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean his Paul Reid's stats are virtually the same

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<v Speaker 1>as they were when he wanted and the team keeps winning,

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<v Speaker 1>so he might have another chance at it to bring

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<v Speaker 1>home Player of the Week. We will certainly see, And

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<v Speaker 1>by the time this episode comes out, we'll probably already know.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mentioned the Bubble. You're our co Bubble correspondent

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<v Speaker 1>with me. Let's just quickly touch on a few things

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<v Speaker 1>before we wrap up for this week. Wearing bluecoat stuff

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<v Speaker 1>around campus, I've had people kind of look at me

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<v Speaker 1>and talk to me and say, hey, you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>playing really well. So back to that AAU tournament feel.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a vibe when you're the best team that

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<v Speaker 1>people are looking at our group around here and saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing their thing. They're really the team to watch

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<v Speaker 1>right now, right, Yeah, you know, you have a certain

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<v Speaker 1>level of pride wearing some bluecoat stuff around here now

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, and and it goes both ways,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, And and a lot of people are congratulating

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<v Speaker 1>us and all that stuff. And so what we have

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<v Speaker 1>to do as a team and as an organization is

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<v Speaker 1>just stay consistent and stay humble and really focus on

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<v Speaker 1>the next game, which is easy to do here. So

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<v Speaker 1>we play so many games, so we're always in pregame

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<v Speaker 1>mode here. You kind of run into different people and

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<v Speaker 1>your career as a player and now a coach, who

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<v Speaker 1>have you run into the most here or some of

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<v Speaker 1>the people that you have run into, or maybe someone

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<v Speaker 1>that was just random that you didn't expect to see.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are some of the people that you've had conversations

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<v Speaker 1>with so far outside of the Blue Coats camp. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know coach Ellis tie Ellis is here um and

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<v Speaker 1>and I played for him in Northern Arizona. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Gray is here who backcourt mates in Northern Arizona

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and we played a lot of games, and

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<v Speaker 1>he gave me a lot of buckets and I gave

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<v Speaker 1>him a lot of assists. And we played him in

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<v Speaker 1>the first game the Blue Coats played. Josh Gray. He's

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<v Speaker 1>with Fort Wayne this year. And I didn't realize until

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<v Speaker 1>after the fact when you said hello to him a

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<v Speaker 1>few days later. You said, yeah, I was roommates with

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<v Speaker 1>him on the road, and I was like, you were

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<v Speaker 1>just scouting against him to kick off the G League season.

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<v Speaker 1>Some weird stuff him, you know Kenyon Berry. We played

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<v Speaker 1>against um uh that that I was. I was really

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<v Speaker 1>close to when I played in Iowa. But the funniest

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<v Speaker 1>thing is is this last game, Jeremiah Martin and Justin

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<v Speaker 1>Robinson were both on my team when I coached in Portsmouth.

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<v Speaker 1>So in Portsmouth I made it to the championship game

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<v Speaker 1>and it was with those two guards. So we were

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good team. And Jesse Jesse Govan was our

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<v Speaker 1>big man. So and he's with G League. I knight

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<v Speaker 1>right with G League. I knight Um. You know jackenan Ghant.

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<v Speaker 1>It was also with the mad Ants. He was on

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<v Speaker 1>that team. And so it's just a lot of like

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<v Speaker 1>guys I played with, guys I coached you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's crazy here. Yeah. And my story is um so

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<v Speaker 1>Norvell Pell, longtime Blue Coat fan favorite. He was with

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<v Speaker 1>the Brooklyn Nets and then he's now back in the

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<v Speaker 1>G League. So once he cleared quarantine. I had my

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<v Speaker 1>head down the other day and somebody just screamed Blue

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<v Speaker 1>Coats at me, and I look up and it's Norvelle Pell.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was that was a cool moment for me.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's people all around and we're gonna see if

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<v Speaker 1>the Blue Coats can keep this going. But they are

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<v Speaker 1>certainly rolling right now. So all good vibes, that's the plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks again to Philadelphia's seventy six ers two way player

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<v Speaker 1>Ray Jean Tucker and Blue Coats assistant coach Xavier Silas.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Matt Murphy until next time, Take it or leave

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<v Speaker 1>it at the coat check.