June 13, 2025

Clutch Role Players vs Superstars: Making Sense of the Wildest Finals

Clutch Role Players vs Superstars: Making Sense of the Wildest Finals
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Season 3

The basketball world is witnessing one of the most unexpected NBA Finals matchups in recent memory, and the Pick'em Pros are breaking down every angle of the Pacers-Thunder championship series. What started as a predicted gentleman's sweep has evolved into a legitimately competitive battle that has basketball fans divided on who will ultimately hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

At the center of our spirited debate is Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, whose postseason heroics have sparked a fascinating discussion. Is he truly a rising NBA star, or as Diego provocatively suggests, merely a "clutch role player" who lacks the game-to-game consistency of established superstars? The panel dissects his impact, his game-winners in each playoff series, and what his performance means for Indiana's championship hopes.

Beyond the on-court analysis, we tackle the concerning ratings slump this Finals has experienced and whether it reflects a broader issue with how the NBA markets its product. Have the league's media partners dropped the ball by focusing exclusively on established superstars while neglecting to properly showcase exciting young teams like the Pacers and Thunder? The telecast production itself comes under fire for lacking the championship atmosphere fans expect from the NBA's biggest stage.

Football fans will appreciate our breakdown of Aaron Rodgers officially signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and whether Mike Tomlin's remarkable streak of non-losing seasons will continue with the polarizing quarterback at the helm. Our panel offers drastically different predictions about what this means for the Steelers' playoff chances in the competitive AFC North.

As we wrap up Season 3 with this final live show, we reflect on our favorite moments and preview exciting changes coming to the Pick'em Pros in Season 4. With a new studio, expanded format, and fresh perspectives, we're building something special for our loyal community of sports fans. Will you join us when we return in the fall?

Pick'em Pros is a father son duo who enjoy talking sports, debating and having fun while doing it!

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00:00 - Pacers Really Winning the Chip?

12:00 - Haliburton a Superstar or "Clutch" Role Player?

20:30 - OKC Thunder Choking Title Away

26:30 - Steelers making Playoffs with Aaron Rodgers?

35:40 - NBA Finals Game 4 Picks

43:47 - Pick'em Pros Cookie Pack

46:07 - Season 3 Recap

53:20 - Brandon's 3 Minute Hot Takes

58:40 - Closing Season 3

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All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back.

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You know who it is, I am Derek Thompson.

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And I'm Diego Thompson and I'm Christopher Davis.

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And who are we, the Pick'em Pros?

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We are the Pick'em Pros coming back at you in the house with a special episode of who you Got.

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The final episode of Season 3, last live here man, father-son dynamic duo and Christopher he did not say his nickname.

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C pain, davis.

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What's up y'all?

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How we doing, doing great, doing good, all right, all right, so you got the championship hat on okay, looking good.

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How about the guy who picked the pacers?

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Again, the gentleman sweep is not happening, so, uh, let's see if they can get three straight.

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Let's see.

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Gentleman's sweep is not happening.

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That's true, that's true.

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But tell me if I look worried, do I look worried at all?

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Just be worried.

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Am I worried?

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Be worried.

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I don't think you're worried, man.

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I'm not worried, be worried.

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I'm not worried.

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I'm not worried.

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Okay, I'm not concerned whatsoever.

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We will get into that.

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We've got a fire show.

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Thank you all for checking us out.

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We know the comments will be off the chain today, as well as probably more questions, as this is again the live show, last live show as we wrap up Season 3.

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We'll be going into Season 4 in the fall and there's going to be a whole new format.

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A lot of things are going to change and evolve for the better.

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Got my man, david, in the background here checking us out.

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You know, helping out with a lot of things that's going to happen.

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We got Joe running things in the studio.

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We got Summer in the background running things, brandon in the background, everybody.

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We've got Brianna backstage.

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That's going to be joining us.

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It's going to be joining us.

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Uh, it's going to be great.

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We're going to cap the show off by talking about our favorite season three moments, but we're going to start off.

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Of course, pacers will then go into OKC thunder.

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Are they choking the series away?

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Some people seem to think that.

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All right, we're going to go into Aaron Rogers finally signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers Worst kept secret ever.

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Okay, does that mean anything at all.

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Are they actually going to go to the playoffs or will that mean nothing?

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Okay, and then we'll give our picks for the big game tonight.

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The big game four tonight.

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Many think this is a pivotal game, and many folks have the winner of the game tonight pegged to win the championship.

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So some people think this is game seven.

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So we'll talk about the game tonight and then, of course, finish off with our favorite memory of season three, and then we'll have our final three minutes with Brandon.

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We got three topics that he's going to hit.

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All right, y'all ready to get into it?

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Yes, sir, all right, let's do it.

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Let's do it.

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Thanks again.

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So Indiana Pacers man, they're celebrating Everybody's happy.

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Oh man, look at that, man, look at that.

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Christopher C Payne Davis got his chest poked out.

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Man, Happy you know what I mean.

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They should buy a beam while they're at it, you know what I'm saying.

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They should have.

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Yes, yes, they should definitely pull a Sacramento.

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They remind me a lot of the.

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Sacramento Kings Remind me a lot of the San Antonio Spurs remind me a lot of those types of teams.

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So they should light a beam.

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They definitely should light a beam.

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They're happy.

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Everyone's just, oh man, joyful.

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It's just good.

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Chris, how do you?

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feel man.

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We're in a great spot.

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I mean 1-2-1.

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I do think that this is a pivotal game for it, but from what we've seen?

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Oh no, it's not pivotal.

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It's over.

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What do you mean?

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It's over?

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I never said it was over.

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I never said it was over.

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Listen, let's be realistic about this Pacer team One.

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Nobody expected us to be here.

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I mean, I remember picking them as a dark horse.

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I didn't think they would go this far.

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I I thought at least conference finals did not expect you know, two wins away from winning, winning the whole thing.

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Okay, so let me let's temper the expectations with my patients.

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I did not listen.

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I think they could win now, right.

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But before tempering, oh no.

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Oh no, oh no, sky high, all right, sky high guy, but I do think.

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I do think, when it comes to this team, that they are one of the best underdog stories we've seen in recent memory.

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I do also think that this team is a good story for the NBA.

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They finally got a small market team that wasn't touted, that wasn't covered, all of a sudden making almost a Cinderella-like round.

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Well, that doesn't feel like Cinderella, because they're beating a bunch of really good teams in five and six games and then there's a game-winner every single series, six games, and then, you know, there's a game winner every single series.

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So and again calling this a boring brand of basketball.

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When we see, like the fourth quarter and everybody kind of like on the edge of their seats and see what the pacers might be able to do, I don't necessarily think that that makes for a boring series or a boring team.

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So I feel like that, all in all, this has been a great series.

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This is and we'll see tonight because this is a big one.

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I do think that whoever wins this game is probably going to win the series.

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Okay, all right.

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All right, sounds good.

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Now let's do a quick, quick technical check.

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Hey, summer, do you hear C-Pain?

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Well, just give me thumbs up if you do.

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Okay, all right, okay, I just want to make sure.

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I just want to make sure.

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Diego, I know you were smiling a lot while C Payne was giving his take on the Pacers and saying how great this is for the league.

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He said you know, while watching the fourth quarter people were quote on the edge of their seats while watching the Indiana Pacers ball out in the fourth quarter.

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So yeah, I just thought that was funny.

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This is probably the worst NBA Finals I've ever seen in my life.

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Funny this is probably the worst NBA Finals I've ever seen in my life, just like in total, the enjoyableness to watch and the Pacers being in it just kind of ruins the whole vibe.

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To answer the question, the Pacers are not winning the NBA Championship.

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That's not going to happen.

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The series is over.

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As you said, the Thunder got it in the bag.

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They're going to Golden State Warrior.

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They're going to tie up 2-2, go back to OKC.

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It's going to be 3-2, then they control the series Wow.

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OK, the classic.

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Now that does sound.

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That's why I'm wearing this hat right here.

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The Golden State Warrior.

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OK, now you do have a history in calling this.

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You did fly to Game four of the Celtics Warrior Series back in 2022.

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I think we may have that on the news where you called that, so you may not be new to this.

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You just might indeed be true to this Tonight.

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We're coming back tonight.

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We're going to tie it up 2-2, go back to Golden State, then 3-2.

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Then we're going to control the series.

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Okay, you did the exact same thing, just with OKC.

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Same thing.

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Okay, Got the MVP Shea Going to do his little mid-range Average at getting his 30, his 36 and 6.

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And the free throws as well, mr Consistent.

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A few free throws sprinkled in there.

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Yeah, you know whatever gets the job done.

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and you know, yeah, we're going to walk home with it.

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Okay, okay, I like that and we'll do a deeper dive into Game 4 later in the show.

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So we'll dive into that, since this is such a big game, big, pivotal game, so we'll dive into that.

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But as a whole, I think we know where we stand for the series, so to speak.

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So you definitely still have all the confidence in the world in OKC.

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You think there's no way in the world the Pacers are going to win this C-Pain.

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You believe that the Pacers are going to win.

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You definitely stepped up at the King show last week.

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Shout out to everybody that checked that out.

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It came out that was a fire show.

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We had a great time, with everybody Still putting a lot of clips out from that.

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So, thank you, you've got a lot of buzz and a lot of people are reaching out wanting to get on the show as a result of that one.

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So we appreciate that.

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But so, c-pain, you definitely are dug in to the Pacers.

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So it's good, not only analytically but emotionally, and I like it.

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I like it.

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I like it, I like when the heartstrings get into it a little bit.

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So that's good.

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Now we got everybody right where we want them.

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Just like Steph at the Celtics.

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Right where we wanted them, they got us 40.

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And so you know, just to throw my little two cents in.

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You know, yes, I still am riding with the OKC Thunder.

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They will win this series.

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I'll go deeper into it later.

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But as far as the game three, I will say I was very disappointed with OKC.

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I think people are overreacting with the Pacers right now because they're acting like they have been dominating the entire series where in all actuality OKC was up double digits.

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Game one, game two clearly the better team in game one.

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Game two okay.

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Game three it was back and forth six point lead, eight point lead, both teams right.

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Much more evenly contested game.

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And at about the nine and a half minute mark, okc just fumbled, totally fumbled, the bag when they had that bad turnover where all they had to do it was what we used to teach your uh parks and rec team, right, I think it was.

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Uh.

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Jaylen williams had the ball, totally panicked, right, he was getting pressured and there was no reason.

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There's no five second count in the nba.

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He did not have to pass the ball.

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All you had to do was keep pivoting and waiting for somebody to come open.

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But he panicked and felt like he had to get rid of the ball.

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Horrible turnover.

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Pacers go down the court because they were up four or six and looked like they were going to score.

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Go up eight, take control of the game.

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Awful turnover that led to a fast break point by the Pacers.

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Then credit to the Pacers.

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They steal the inbounds, play right and then boom, then it's a ballgame.

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Crowd's in it, Game.

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Boom, then it's a ballgame, Crowd's in it.

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Game was over.

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Right there, Game was totally over.

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So that was the big momentum shift.

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But I feel like and this happens with the NBA Finals just period People overreact on both sides right after every game.

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But I feel like now the consensus except with the betting public and darn it we might have.

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So I can place, do do a little something before the game starts.

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But the um, the line is so interesting though, because the line was five and a half.

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Okc is a favorite.

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When I went to bed last night and then when I woke up it was six and a half.

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So everybody except the betting public seems to think that the Pacers have control of this series.

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But anyway, we'll get to game four.

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We'll get to game four later.

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C-pain, you want to make another statement, since you are riding high right now, you want to make another statement before we talk about your guy Halliburton.

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I just think that it's interesting how we had a whole discussion on OKC being, you know, a team that's reminiscent of the Bulls and the great Warriors.

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Yes, discussion on OKC being, you know, a team that's reminiscent of the Bulls and the great Warriors teams of all.

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Yes, still is.

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And I do think that we kind of might have jumped the gun on that, because again you are seeing their youth in some of the games, where again Chet Holmgren does have like a dominant half and then he disappears.

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Jalen Williams has a dominant half again.

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Shane is having a great series Outside of game three.

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He has played phenomenally.

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So I'm not taking that away from him at all.

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But the rest of the team, with the bench players, with everything, I think, because the Pacers bench has really been the difference in the series, plus Tyrus Halliburton's clutch shot in game one, that has been the true difference of this series, this game.

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This has to be OKC's bench stepping up as well, because Shea can't do it all, because you saw at the end of the game everybody was gassed, everybody's hands on their knees, you know, staying down a little extra second, trying to get your win back.

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Right, I don't know, I feel like again, I don't know what I'm going to call game four.

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I do, we'll see, we'll wait and see, we will get into that for sure.

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But yeah, the bench has to step up, but more than that, the team needs to feature the bench.

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They just dumped the ball off the SGA and everybody else just stood back and it was way too much of that.

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Not enough ball movement at all.

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I feel that they make their way back to that and swing the ball and share the ball more.

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So it was way.

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It was way too much SGA, for for sure.

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Also need to take advantage of their bigs, too, cause with these smaller lineups I think they can do that, especially with Chet's versatility that helps them still being big and versatile.

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That helps.

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Agreed For sure For sure, all right.

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Well, let's move on to the next topic.

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Let's talk about Halliburton.

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Okay, guys, taking the league by storm, all right.

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Okay, he was on that list of being most overrated in the NBA.

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That was a list voted on by his peers.

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Okay, that was not a media, not a media poll.

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That was a player poll.

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Wow, okay, but he's taking shots at the media, but that was the players that did that.

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But anyway, okay.

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And so, man Diego, you seem to have coined an amazing phrase of clutch role player.

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Yeah, so, man, that you really really did it with that one.

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But so Halliburton, diego, is he a superstar or is he a clutch role player, as you have coined?

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I think we clearly know where you stand oh yeah, he's definitely a clutch role player.

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Just the consistency being off is why I call him that, because role players usually aren't as consistent as super superstars such as SGA, for example.

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Day in, day out give you their numbers consistency.

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Well, this guy over here decides to be inconsistent some days and he hits a clutch shot every now and then, which is why I call him a clutch role player, because he is very clutch.

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I've given him that he's very clutch and he was at home last night.

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He did have a good game on Wednesday, whatever it was, and role players do play better at home.

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So, yes, I will give him that as well, nice.

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That's all I got to say on that.

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Okay, nice man.

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I gotta say on that, okay, all right, all right.

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So I don't know what this man has to do to like get rid, because the whole superstar role player debate with him it's it is interesting.

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I will say he's very good.

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I think he's a star superstar.

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That's reserved for, like the upper echelon.

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That's consistency over time.

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So I do agree with you on that.

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But acting like he's a role player is absolutely insane, because to me it's like a clutch role player.

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Okay, all right.

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For a game winner in every single series.

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You are the engine of this offense.

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You're the reason that this team is able to go as far, because of your heroics in certain games, robert Ory.

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That's true.

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Yes, robert Ory Did Robert Ory have 35-12-15?

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Did.

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Andre Goddard, did he have 35-12-15 in an Eastern Conference final?

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I don't know, by the way he played in the Western Conference.

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But that's what I'm asking.

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Andre Goddard won a Finals MVP.

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That was a role player.

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That's the Finals MVP that you admit Steph should have won, so you don't even got to like that one, still to even be in the running.

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You're a Steph fan and you admit that he shouldn't have had that one.

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Still to even be in the running is impressive for a clutch role player.

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All right, this guy didn't win the MVP.

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He hadn't even won the MVP, he hadn't even won nothing.

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That was Siakam who was their best player.

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One of the easier conference finals.

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Mvp.

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Most consistent and best player Versatile.

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Plays defense.

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So you say he is a star.

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I would say star, superstar.

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That's reserved for people who have already cemented legacy, like a Steph, like a LeBron, like a KD.

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I think that we were trying to push Ant there.

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Ant's not there yet.

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I think Shay is a superstar Because again MVP and again the accolades Jokic superstar.

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There has to be a combination of accolades and consistency.

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So I'm with you with the fact that there are moments where he isn't the like.

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Shiny person on his team, but I do don't think that takes away from the fact of him being a star.

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Look when he scored three points in a and a half game.

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To that that dude, that did happen, did happen.

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So he had six assists in that game too.

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He reminds me of the player that is not as talented, that gets in the game, that scores a basket and then everyone loses their mind.

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You know, it's like, oh, that's so good they scored.

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You know what I mean.

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That's a lot of what reminds me, because when he does have a big game, when he scores 22, right, less than SGA everybody loses their mind on what a great game he had Right.

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And when he doesn't do well, it doesn't.

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You know, getting out with the finals has gotten, you know, a little more attention.

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But yeah, it's very interesting because he doesn't have the same expectations as other players.

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So you certainly can't put him in a superstar status because nobody even expects anything like that of him.

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Kind of similar to a role player, although he has.

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I guess he's the one on the roster that you can name and I think that's why, a lot of, why he's kind of gotten this superstar label, because we just we still don't really know the Pacers.

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Yeah, we don't really know them like that.

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And then you know, to even go back to I'm kind of going back to the other topic a little bit with the Pacers here and you know this, for the NBA, you know they're still trying to recover last year of the Pacers going as far as they did this year.

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Ratings are atrocious right now, absolutely atrocious.

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Like we were in lids before coming over here and we were looking for hats and you know we asked them.

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We were asked about pacers and okc and they were like okay, what league is that?

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Like okay, that that's the nba, that's okay, it's in that section.

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It was this little bitty column on the wall of their nba hats and like on the all the other walls, like all these you know major league baseball hats and all these nfl hats, and the nba just had this little sliver of just a couple hats.

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I have a question about that.

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So you don't think it's more so a problem of the NBA inability to talk about small American teams?

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Because they're still talking about, again, my favorite team in June and again, as a fan of the Lakers, I'm not going to lie it does get irritating because I'm getting a little Cowboys feeling with us during these later LeBron years where it's like we're going to win the finals and then we get stomped in the first round.

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And again, this is me being very realistic about that and y'all can finally quote me on that, because I did have a god-awful take about us winning the championship.

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But I will say I do think that it's a problem with the media as well.

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It can't.

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It's not solely just people are just interested.

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There's not an again with the nfl, it's like poetry with all these small market teams.

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It's with all like yeah, it is a media issue?

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yeah, but it's not a media issue because of the market.

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The market has nothing to do with it, a la lebron, james and cleveland.

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Cleveland's a small market and that wasn't an issue there and it wasn't an issue even in okc when kd and westbrook and all those guys and Harden were there.

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So it's not so much the small market, it's the fact that the NBA has fallen so in love with again Steph LeBron and all those guys.

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They never featured the up-and-coming teams all year.

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Yes, because LeBron Steph KD they keep hanging around All year.

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Yes, because LeBron Steph KD they keep hanging around and with the Olympic stuff especially off that they keep just branding those guys and the other teams that are actually winning and doing things.

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Like the Celtics when they won, they didn't get that much attention when the Nuggets won.

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So NBA just focuses on marketing the older guys who just keep hanging around.

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Because they just keep hanging around.

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Yeah, for sure, for sure.

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So, yeah, I think it's more of that.

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On Christmas Day, that was a prime time to highlight the up-and-coming guys and what they do Same old same old, same old.

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So they really need to do that.

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Hopefully it's next year.

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They do a better job of that.

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Also, hopefully that's another thing the telecast and thank you for the comments, the comments to want to acknowledge some of those but the telecast has been trash, absolute trash.

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Espn has done an awful ABC.

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Espn is.

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They've done a terrible job and I cannot wait for this to move the NBC.

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Why, why are we not showing the starting lineups for the games and getting everybody high?

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No starting lineups, no national anthem.

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Nothing.

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The game just starts.

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It should at least be like a mini Super Bowl type of, because the finals it's a championship.

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The Super Bowl does all this stuff and the NBA does nothing.

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To where even?

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I remember when the Warriors were playing, they would show the national anthem and the starting lineup and all this stuff, at least showing the logos Something more than just like.

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Oh, the one thing that the last series, I felt like the finals, was the Celtics and Warriors.

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Yes, no doubt.

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You see the gold lettering you get the feeling of like they had the gold logos, they had the trophy outside.

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It was just little stuff like that.

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No doubt.

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No doubt, no doubt, no doubt.

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No doubt, no doubt.

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No doubt, no doubt.

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That had to be said, that just had to be said.

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Well, let's move on to the OKC Thunder.

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All right, let's move on here and let's talk about man.

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Are they choking the series away, or are the Pacers just that?

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Good, let's talk about this.

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So, diego, what's your take on OKC so far?

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Are they choking this away?

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They're not choking it away because I believe they're going to win, but if the like, they could have definitely won some of the two games that they lost.

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So I believe they did choke away game three, actually both of the games they did choke away.

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But as far as the whole NBA Finals, I believe they'll bounce back.

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I believe they've had control of the series and it's just Indiana's had these moments that have got them two games.

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But if OKC continues to keep control for these whole games, then they will win for sure.

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All confidence.

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Now, hypothetically, let's say Halliburton and crew Halliburton.

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Who else plays for the Pacers?

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Anthony?

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Bethlehem Pascal Siakam Miles Turner, tj McConnell.

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All those guys.

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Oh, those guys, I know their coach Rick Carlisle.

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The coach.

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So, if Rick Carlisle can lead them to win the NBA championship, just like he led the Dallas Mavericks to shock the world against the Heat, right Against the LeBron, lebron Wade, bosh Heat what will this do for OKC?

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How big of a stain is it?

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We've already seen one coach get fired for losing to the Pacers.

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We've already seen staff members get fired for Pacers being on Diego.

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What would this mean for OKC if they were to lose to the Pacers in the finals?

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It would be bad.

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It would definitely be bad.

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For sure, the coach might have to get fired.

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Actually, you know what They'd have to clean house, get rid of everybody.

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Get rid of the coach, the whole coaching staff.

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Trade, sga trade Jalen Williams, chet.

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Get rid of Sam Presti, just get rid of everybody.

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Start over and bring Kevin Durant back, maybe Russell Westbrook, bring the whole crew and just start from there.

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Just go retro.

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Just clean house Go retro, all right.

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And bring the Adidas jerseys back.

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Just go, total retro.

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Okay, bring the Adidas jerseys back.

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You know, just Total retro all the way back may have to move back.

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Yeah, bring a horn in there too.

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That's how much you believe that they're gonna win the series.

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Yes.

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Well, when it comes to okay, see, I don't think that I think that they are a very talented team.

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It's just the youth is showing, especially when it comes to Jalen, I don't think that I think that they are a very talented team.

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It's just the youth is showing, especially when it comes to Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, because Jalen Williams had a great game yesterday but it didn't feel like it was like really dominating.

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It didn't feel like it was, it was like putting a stamp on it.

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I do think that Chet has shown up in moments and then he's disappeared.

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Shea's consistently been the best player, but now the way they're guarding him, it's like nobody else seems to be really, you know, helping him out.

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That's the thing with this okc team.

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It's because they're led by shay, but they have a great, like great roster around him.

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So, my big thing with this team, and for them to win these, win three straight, it literally has to be okay, shay, you're, you just pick at the big moments, this is when we need you, but the rest of the game, somebody else has to step up to help him out.

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And that's why I think they lost these two games, because, again, shea literally had 40 in the first game.

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I'm not going to be out here saying that Shea is having a bad series.

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I think last game it was really because of how they were guarding him and he's just tired because he's like carrying this team and that's not how okc has been built.

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This whole entire season they've been dominant because they played really good team basketball, so yeah okay yeah yeah, I feel that uh, you know I won't go as far as uh as diego on if they were to lose this, that they'd have to clean house, but I do feel and I was completely against this before, but I felt that with their trajectory, with all the picks that they had, they're built for the long haul to continue to stay competitive, to get at least three titles, and just that.

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Sam Presti had done a magnificent job of constructing this team to be good for a long time.

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However, now, after getting to this point, if they were to then lose to the Pacers after being such an overwhelming favorite, I feel that they would have to entertain trying to go and get KD and do something for nothing else other than to get the attention off the fact that they collapsed in the NBA Finals, right, other than to get the attention off the fact that they collapsed in the NBA finals Right, similar to the Golden State Warriors back in what was it?

00:25:00.038 --> 00:25:01.837
2015?

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2016.

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After 3-1.

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Yeah, when they lost 3-1, right, that was all man's state and they were about to really, really really get killed.

00:25:09.922 --> 00:25:17.503
But, then about a week later, they signed KD and that just changed the whole entire topic, whole entire narrative.

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Let me hit this comment here.

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Thanks everybody, much love for your comments and support.

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So let's see Professor says NBA prefers a seven-game series.

00:25:25.926 --> 00:25:31.890
Yeah, yeah, so that's my dad, based on revenue for a small market series.

00:25:31.890 --> 00:25:33.369
My dad has always been on that.

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So that's so, so funny.

00:25:34.851 --> 00:25:41.472
Whenever the Bulls would lose, coming up, my dad would always say it was fixed.

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It was fixed.

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The NBA wants it to go longer.

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I always say that.

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So shout out.

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Shout out to Pounce.

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Man Shout out to Pounce.

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What's love there and I'm going to try to keep my eye on the comments.

00:25:54.002 --> 00:26:01.997
So I what's love there and I'm going to try to keep my eye on the comments.

00:26:01.997 --> 00:26:03.097
I'm not looking at that screen but I definitely.

00:26:03.097 --> 00:26:05.681
Since this is the last live show, I want to try to be a little more mindful of those today.

00:26:05.681 --> 00:26:08.042
And if you have a question then we'll hold that up and we'll make sure we answer your question.

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If you have any of those, all right, but yeah, so I believe if they do end up falling short, they may want to, for nothing else, for morale, for everything.

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Okay, let's change the narrative, let's use all these picks, let's do something to make a big splash, to kind of take the attention off the fact that we just let this go.

00:26:24.648 --> 00:26:27.743
So that'll be very interesting to see what happens there.

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They might have to deviate from the plan, all right, so we are going to bring on Brianna next.

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All right, out of Arizona.

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Let's bring on Bri.

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Here we go.

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What's up, bri?

00:26:41.107 --> 00:26:42.758
Hi what's going on?

00:26:42.758 --> 00:26:44.443
It's been a minute when you been.

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Oh my gosh.

00:26:50.078 --> 00:26:58.250
I know you've done a lot man Graduated, been, you know, doing a bunch, been going to big games, taking photos with big time stars, whatever.

00:26:58.250 --> 00:27:04.694
I think I saw one I don't want to steal all your thunder, but I did see one with Spider Mitchell I believe that you took.

00:27:04.694 --> 00:27:07.324
So you know making big inroads there.

00:27:07.324 --> 00:27:12.805
But before we ask you anything else, I do just again want to do a quick plug.

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We've got stuff coming out every week, so you definitely want to make sure that you check that out, all right.

00:27:25.089 --> 00:27:27.882
So, bree, we're going to.

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I tell you what.

00:27:28.865 --> 00:27:30.530
Let's pivot to our next topic.

00:27:30.530 --> 00:27:31.554
Let's talk Aaron Rodgers.

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Talk some football with you, okay, and then we'll get your take on uh the series in game four.

00:27:33.905 --> 00:27:37.119
So let's talk aaron rogers, talk some football with you, okay, and then we'll get your take on uh the series and gang four.

00:27:37.119 --> 00:27:38.144
So let's talk about that.

00:27:38.404 --> 00:27:46.126
And I also want to plug uh my sports journey, because I know you recently did an interview with will hernandez that's out on the channel right now.

00:27:46.126 --> 00:27:49.422
So definitely want everyone to check that out.

00:27:49.422 --> 00:27:51.045
But, um, with football.

00:27:51.045 --> 00:27:53.798
All right, you'll help us transition over to this.

00:27:53.798 --> 00:28:05.564
So your, your boy is, as we like to say, aaron Rodgers, that you talked about earlier, has finally signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, so I'm going to do a two-parter on this.

00:28:05.564 --> 00:28:09.234
Are you surprised at all, and will this make any difference?

00:28:09.234 --> 00:28:12.750
Will they make the playoffs as a result of them signing Aaron Rodgers?

00:28:12.750 --> 00:28:13.815
Yeah, as a result of them signing Aaron Rodgers.

00:28:17.328 --> 00:28:25.286
Yeah, I'm not really surprised because he's like he has respect for the coach, so I think that kind of made him want to do it more.

00:28:25.286 --> 00:28:28.742
I think the make-up is off.

00:28:28.742 --> 00:28:35.692
That's probably like a very controversial thing to say, but I think they put it off Okay.

00:28:35.692 --> 00:28:41.701
Well, mainly because I mean Tom Brady when he went into the Bucs he was 43 and he got a super plan.

00:28:41.701 --> 00:28:50.080
So and it happened with Manning too, so like, and he has DK Manning- yeah, he does have DK Manning.

00:28:50.817 --> 00:28:54.598
And even though he's old, that doesn't really mean anything to me.

00:28:54.598 --> 00:28:56.622
I think he's a good player and he's gone through a lot.

00:28:56.622 --> 00:28:58.204
Yeah, Okay.

00:28:58.865 --> 00:28:59.207
All right.

00:28:59.207 --> 00:29:01.289
All right, we will see.

00:29:01.289 --> 00:29:05.923
So we'll definitely go around and get everyone else's take on that, but you might be on an island.

00:29:05.923 --> 00:29:10.336
We'll see if you are with that one and then we'll definitely have to revisit that later.

00:29:10.336 --> 00:29:11.659
Shout out to Johnny O.

00:29:11.659 --> 00:29:13.521
I saw your comment there, johnny O, thank you.

00:29:13.521 --> 00:29:15.624
Shout out, man Again, last live here.

00:29:15.624 --> 00:29:16.204
Shout out to you.

00:29:16.204 --> 00:29:26.998
Shout out to the Detroit fam Aunt Deanna, kevin, brian, everybody, florence, everybody, thank you.

00:29:26.998 --> 00:29:30.484
Saw your comments there, so want to call that out.

00:29:30.484 --> 00:29:33.130
And then let's see, I got a message here.

00:29:33.130 --> 00:29:34.472
Oh yeah, ok, I saw that.

00:29:34.593 --> 00:29:45.240
All right, so, diego let's go to you next, man.

00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:47.663
What is your take on Aaron Rodgers Again?

00:29:47.663 --> 00:29:50.567
Are they, is this going to make a difference?

00:29:50.567 --> 00:29:53.151
Are they going to make the playoffs season?

00:29:53.151 --> 00:29:57.919
Just, aaron rogers, like it's just kind of been toxic ever since last year in green bay.

00:29:57.919 --> 00:30:03.778
It's just been a lot of a toxic attitude and just not, and just not the play to back it up.

00:30:04.358 --> 00:30:14.498
So I think this is going to be very similar to similar to last year when there was a bunch of hype with him coming into the jets after the torn achilles, but uh, then there was really nothing there.

00:30:14.498 --> 00:30:17.105
And I think this it's going to be similar right here.

00:30:17.105 --> 00:30:19.502
I just don't see it.

00:30:19.502 --> 00:30:23.967
And then DK he's a good receiver, but I do think he's a bit overrated.

00:30:23.967 --> 00:30:29.007
I put him closer to George Pickens' category.

00:30:29.007 --> 00:30:35.059
I think he's right there in that realm where some people might put him way, way higher and they're overpaying him.

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:37.923
They're paying him, I think, think close to 30 million a year.

00:30:37.923 --> 00:30:44.948
Yeah, he's up there, paid with top receivers, so just yeah, and he's he's all they got to receiver, like they don't have anyone else.

00:30:44.948 --> 00:30:46.898
They're running game they have.

00:30:46.898 --> 00:30:50.526
They have jaylen warren, um, and like that's about it.

00:30:50.526 --> 00:30:53.097
Tj watt hasn't been going to minicamp.

00:30:53.097 --> 00:30:55.806
So there's just a lot of drama in Pittsburgh.

00:30:55.806 --> 00:30:57.762
I just don't see them doing anything.

00:30:58.694 --> 00:31:02.478
Now one follow-up to that Opening night.

00:31:02.478 --> 00:31:04.104
They play the Jets.

00:31:04.104 --> 00:31:06.020
I don't know, where that is.

00:31:06.020 --> 00:31:09.944
I don't know if it's in New Jersey or if that's in Pittsburgh.

00:31:09.944 --> 00:31:11.901
We'll get a check on that.

00:31:11.901 --> 00:31:13.361
Those folks are looking that up right now.

00:31:13.361 --> 00:31:20.405
That might determine, but where would you who wins that opening night game?

00:31:20.405 --> 00:31:20.566
The?

00:31:20.625 --> 00:31:21.708
Jets, it's in Jersey.

00:31:21.708 --> 00:31:22.529
Okay, it's in Jersey.

00:31:22.815 --> 00:31:23.076
So it's in.

00:31:23.076 --> 00:31:23.960
So the Jets are home.

00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:25.500
Oh, thanks for looking that up.

00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:27.601
So Jets are home.

00:31:27.601 --> 00:31:29.978
Putting you on the spot who wins that game.

00:31:29.978 --> 00:31:33.527
Man, that's a tough one.

00:31:37.894 --> 00:31:38.236
Give me the jets.

00:31:38.236 --> 00:31:39.238
Okay, give me the jets, give me.

00:31:39.357 --> 00:31:41.261
Justin fields his first game first game was a jet.

00:31:41.382 --> 00:31:43.385
Okay, he's got breese hall.

00:31:43.385 --> 00:31:47.246
Hand the ball off to him you know throw it to garrett get it, get him a few touches.

00:31:47.266 --> 00:31:48.952
Yeah, okay, I will um see pain.

00:31:48.952 --> 00:31:49.454
You still have that.

00:31:49.454 --> 00:31:50.657
When does that come on?

00:31:50.657 --> 00:31:51.720
Is that a sunday night?

00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:53.884
1 pm oh, that's a 1 pm.

00:31:54.005 --> 00:32:02.255
1 pm, thank God listen, jet Steelers, listen with Odear Rogers and Justin Fields.

00:32:02.255 --> 00:32:04.770
That screams 1613.

00:32:04.770 --> 00:32:05.394
Let's keep it real.

00:32:07.807 --> 00:32:09.073
That deserves to be in the Carolina.

00:32:09.093 --> 00:32:09.335
Panthers.

00:32:09.335 --> 00:32:19.083
They got the Carolina Panthers Memorial 1 pm right there with us oh my gosh, we got a Monday night game, week 12.

00:32:19.154 --> 00:32:25.865
So I mean, everybody's looking forward to that, you know, and beating the Cardinals too.

00:32:26.855 --> 00:32:27.740
Beating the Cardinals yearly.

00:32:28.517 --> 00:32:45.385
Looking forward to that, and we low-key own the Cardinals, though right A little bit cardinals are gonna be good you know what, you know what brie and brie.

00:32:45.405 --> 00:32:49.638
We've got a little echo on your side, so I don't know if there's anything you can do about it.

00:32:49.638 --> 00:32:55.256
But, um, you know what brie, it may depend on if they can resign, will hernandez?

00:32:55.256 --> 00:32:57.396
So you know me, that might be.

00:32:57.396 --> 00:32:59.557
That may depend on if they can re-sign, will Hernandez?

00:32:59.557 --> 00:33:00.057
So you know what I mean.

00:33:00.057 --> 00:33:00.577
That might be the key.

00:33:00.577 --> 00:33:01.838
It may determine what they can do there.

00:33:01.838 --> 00:33:04.980
All right, so C-Pain, do you have anything else on this one?

00:33:05.000 --> 00:33:07.842
Listen, if Aaron Rodgers has no haters, I have left this earth.

00:33:07.842 --> 00:33:13.223
So I'm just going to say this very honestly I have no faith in this.

00:33:13.223 --> 00:33:38.438
And Mike Tomlin is a coach who's known for having a bunch of divas on his team, and where has that gotten him in the past few years With the Le'Veon Bell and with Antonio Brown, which we don't even got to mention what happened yesterday, but just throwing it out there, a lot of divas, a lot of people with big personalities on that team and nobody and I mean it has not worked out for this steelers team.

00:33:38.438 --> 00:34:00.349
So you think, signing a 47 year old quarterback, who's just, who has to learn a new offense within two months to compete against two mvp caliber quarterbacks and whatever the browns are throwing out there, but it's still the two of the top five quarterbacks in the league are in your division and you've got to see them twice a year and we think, oh yeah, this team's going to get the Mike Thomas special and go like 10-7, 9-8.

00:34:00.349 --> 00:34:02.059
That's not happening this year, not at all.

00:34:02.541 --> 00:34:03.664
Not at all, not this year.

00:34:04.996 --> 00:34:06.025
Well, I'm going to side with Bree.

00:34:06.025 --> 00:34:07.618
I'm going to side with Bree.

00:34:07.618 --> 00:34:09.244
I should say yes, yes, yes.

00:34:09.244 --> 00:34:17.103
So that may be good or bad for you, brie, we'll see.

00:34:17.103 --> 00:34:17.686
I'm siding with you.

00:34:17.686 --> 00:34:18.612
I'm going with history.

00:34:18.612 --> 00:34:21.864
Okay, tomlin has never had a losing season.

00:34:21.864 --> 00:34:23.559
This will be no different.

00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:27.407
All right, and they are going to make the playoffs, all right.

00:34:27.407 --> 00:34:35.588
So we'll revisit this a little later in season four and see where we, where we, check out on this one.

00:34:35.588 --> 00:34:37.820
All right, Okay, all right, all right.

00:34:37.820 --> 00:34:47.914
So, brie, let's play a quick clip from your most recent interview with Will Hernandez, and then we're going to get your take on the NBA finals.

00:34:47.914 --> 00:34:54.778
All right, all right, all right, let's play this, and then again, you can all see this on the my sports journey playlist.

00:34:54.778 --> 00:34:56.255
Let uh, hit this real quick.

00:34:56.356 --> 00:35:01.427
Kyler murray is a very fun and pleasant quarterback to work for and to block for.

00:35:01.427 --> 00:35:05.704
He's that kind of splash player that obviously we all seen what he can do right.

00:35:05.704 --> 00:35:07.355
He runs fast and he has an arm.

00:35:07.355 --> 00:35:11.865
He also does a lot of behind the scenes things that make us look good sometimes.

00:35:11.865 --> 00:35:19.605
One time I had a guy slip by and he was on his way to sack Kyler and Kyler was able to get away from him because he's so fast.

00:35:19.605 --> 00:35:22.681
Playing for a quarterback like that definitely has its perks.

00:35:22.681 --> 00:35:24.065
I get along with him great.

00:35:24.065 --> 00:35:27.125
I think he's a great player and makes everybody around him look good.

00:35:30.356 --> 00:35:33.617
Yeah, so definitely make sure you check that out Again.

00:35:33.617 --> 00:35:34.661
My Sports Journey.

00:35:34.661 --> 00:35:41.960
So, bree, can you tell us maybe some people you've been connecting with or who might be coming up what you got for us?

00:35:42.635 --> 00:35:50.282
Yeah, so recently I partnered with Swish Den Basketball Training Facility, so we're hoping to get a lot of athletes in there and hopefully I can interview them as well.

00:35:50.282 --> 00:35:53.554
Just lots of big things coming.

00:35:53.554 --> 00:36:04.085
I've met a few Sunslayers and the donovan mitchell, so never know never know, never know who's gonna be popping through.

00:36:04.126 --> 00:36:07.300
Yeah, when I saw that pic I was like, oh man, okay, big time.

00:36:07.300 --> 00:36:12.838
And I know, you know you're still still uh shooting your shot to a booker, so we're still still trying to get it.

00:36:12.838 --> 00:36:14.460
We're gonna get them, we're gonna get them.

00:36:14.460 --> 00:36:17.726
Yeah, all right, all right, all right.

00:36:17.726 --> 00:36:24.818
So, brie, let's get your take um and then we'll put you back uh stage for a little bit and then bring you back for.

00:36:24.818 --> 00:36:27.867
To just recap season three, but uh finals.

00:36:27.867 --> 00:36:34.208
So who you got for the series overall and who do you have tonight between the pacers and, uh, the thunder?

00:36:36.056 --> 00:36:36.597
series overall.

00:36:36.597 --> 00:36:39.545
And who do you have tonight between the pacers and, uh, the thunder?

00:36:39.545 --> 00:36:48.677
Okay, that's really a hard decision just because both teams like obviously game three Okay, sorry.

00:36:48.838 --> 00:36:49.320
That's all right.

00:36:49.360 --> 00:36:53.371
Game three was not as good as a lot of people were expecting.

00:36:53.371 --> 00:37:00.646
So I think they're going to turn it around and I think OCC is going to win tonight and I think they're going to win the series.

00:37:00.646 --> 00:37:04.809
Actually, I don't know now, maybe the okay.

00:37:04.809 --> 00:37:12.333
That's such a hard decision for me now, now that I'm actually thinking about it, I'm like okay, we could win tonight, but the Pacers could still win it all.

00:37:12.333 --> 00:37:17.251
So now I'm like kind of conflicted now, but I'm going to stick with OKC.

00:37:17.251 --> 00:37:19.746
Okc, just lock in my answer.

00:37:20.007 --> 00:37:20.811
Okay, there you go.

00:37:20.811 --> 00:37:24.340
Okay, sticking with OKC, and OKC is the favorite.

00:37:24.340 --> 00:37:31.864
Last I checked they were six and a half point favorite tonight, Still the overwhelming favorite to win this series.

00:37:31.864 --> 00:37:33.346
So we will see.

00:37:33.346 --> 00:37:36.688
We've got game four tonight, 8.30 pm Eastern.

00:37:36.688 --> 00:37:42.710
Oh, my goodness, we're going to finish this show on time so everybody can get to this series.

00:37:42.710 --> 00:37:54.418
Okay, well, bree, we'll see you back in a few minutes as we kind of talk about our favorite moments from season three, and we'll see you in a bit Perfect, all right, all right, fellas.

00:37:54.418 --> 00:38:03.269
So, man Diego, game seven, I mean game four Tonight.

00:38:03.269 --> 00:38:09.268
Man Indiana, in Indianapolis, who you got, can I get some money?

00:38:09.288 --> 00:38:10.050
Oh yeah, there you go.

00:38:10.271 --> 00:38:10.972
Thank you got, can I?

00:38:10.992 --> 00:38:11.434
get some money, oh yeah.

00:38:11.454 --> 00:38:12.034
There you go.

00:38:12.034 --> 00:38:17.543
Thank you, I'm not scared Thunder Winning today.

00:38:17.543 --> 00:38:18.568
They're winning in six.

00:38:18.568 --> 00:38:20.585
They're going to go 2022.

00:38:20.585 --> 00:38:27.248
Golden State Warrior it Control the series from here Put my money where my mouth is Thunder.

00:38:28.920 --> 00:38:29.802
The money that you borrowed?

00:38:29.802 --> 00:38:31.244
Okay, money I borrowed.

00:38:31.264 --> 00:38:33.146
Yeah, you can have it back now.

00:38:33.166 --> 00:38:39.594
Parenting, great parenting, okay, great parenting over there, solid, all right.

00:38:39.594 --> 00:38:46.527
Listen, I actually think OKC is going to win this game, but the Pacers are still going to win this series.

00:38:47.007 --> 00:38:50.353
I do think it's going to go down to the wire.

00:38:50.353 --> 00:38:56.246
I do believe that the Pacers still have the capabilities to win this series.

00:38:56.246 --> 00:39:05.965
But again, okc, I feel like they're going to come out with a bit more desperation, because even in the Knicks series there was a game where the Pacers we thought, ok, they're going to wrap this up at five.

00:39:05.965 --> 00:39:09.971
They dropped game five because of a great performance by the Knicks.

00:39:09.971 --> 00:39:17.349
Pascal Siakam has said that there were moments during these playoffs where certain teams play harder, so I do think that this will be the moment for the Thunder.

00:39:17.349 --> 00:39:23.306
Now I still have the Pacers winning the series, the Pacers winning at seven, though I'm not saying six.

00:39:23.960 --> 00:39:25.463
I'm not going as far as saying six.

00:39:25.724 --> 00:39:29.753
But listen, listen, if they, I think that they could pull it off in seven.

00:39:29.753 --> 00:39:36.224
But right now I'm just, I'm just excited to see another game similar to a game winning game three.

00:39:36.224 --> 00:39:37.628
That's, that's what I'm excited for.

00:39:37.849 --> 00:39:38.891
Okay, I like that.

00:39:38.891 --> 00:39:46.947
Well, christopher C Payne Davis, I have something that's going to shock you with you.

00:39:48.503 --> 00:39:52.681
Wait, hold up this.

00:39:52.681 --> 00:39:53.969
Better not be like the Lamar Bills thing.

00:39:53.989 --> 00:39:54.070
This.

00:39:54.070 --> 00:40:00.347
Better not be like that, because that would set me back for a good couple months I was not happy.

00:40:00.407 --> 00:40:03.409
After that, the good old reverse jinx.

00:40:05.425 --> 00:40:09.242
But I'm actually not going to pull that out on you, I'm not going to do that to you, but I do agree that this is going to out on you.

00:40:09.262 --> 00:40:12.806
I'm not going to do that to you, but I do agree that this is going to go seven.

00:40:12.806 --> 00:40:14.307
So I agree with you.

00:40:14.307 --> 00:40:18.092
I'm also adjusting and evolving as this series is going along.

00:40:18.092 --> 00:40:19.773
This is going to go seven.

00:40:19.773 --> 00:40:22.416
The Indiana Pacers are going to win tonight.

00:40:22.416 --> 00:40:30.155
They're going to win the game tonight in Indiana, be up 3-1.

00:40:30.155 --> 00:40:41.807
And then the OKC Thunder are going to be the first team to legitimately come back from a 3-1 deficit and win the NBA championship.

00:40:41.807 --> 00:40:45.329
They will not need a stimulus package from the NBA to do it.

00:40:46.442 --> 00:40:48.648
So it's LeBron's fault for Draymond being a crash.

00:40:48.648 --> 00:40:49.804
How is that our fault?

00:40:49.804 --> 00:40:50.427
How is that?

00:40:50.527 --> 00:40:50.867
our fault?

00:40:50.867 --> 00:40:52.112
How is that our fault?

00:40:52.112 --> 00:40:53.684
Draymond hit him.

00:40:53.704 --> 00:40:55.704
That's our fault.

00:40:55.704 --> 00:40:56.942
Knowing that he had all those texts.

00:40:56.942 --> 00:40:57.806
That's our fault.

00:40:59.179 --> 00:41:00.224
LeBron egged that on.

00:41:00.224 --> 00:41:09.918
If we're going to revisit that he was in the press conference being all dramatic, talking about he's a husband and a father and all this type of stuff.

00:41:10.239 --> 00:41:14.110
How many years have we seen Draymond literally fail?

00:41:14.250 --> 00:41:17.949
get technical fails it's literally been there, yeah, but LeBron really took it over the edge there.

00:41:17.949 --> 00:41:18.673
You know what I'm saying.

00:41:18.673 --> 00:41:20.688
We ain't got to start this little LeBron discussion.

00:41:21.681 --> 00:41:22.844
We're talking about the finals.

00:41:22.844 --> 00:41:23.706
We're talking about the finals.

00:41:23.768 --> 00:41:24.670
That is why.

00:41:24.730 --> 00:41:28.632
That is why I, that is why I'm going to miss the cutoff, so I'm actually miss out on some funds.

00:41:29.134 --> 00:41:35.237
But with OKC being such a big favorite, I actually wanted to put something down on Pacers, so I wanted to do that.

00:41:35.237 --> 00:41:37.731
I'm not going to be able to do that, but well, actually I might be able to.

00:41:37.731 --> 00:41:38.559
It's not until 830.

00:41:38.559 --> 00:41:44.201
But, yes, the Pacers win tonight at home, everybody's going to be fired up.

00:41:44.201 --> 00:41:50.643
Oh man, over, over, over, stephen A, everybody's going to be saying it's over and they're going to win game five.

00:41:50.643 --> 00:41:52.923
Oh okay, they're at home, they're supposed to win that.

00:41:52.923 --> 00:42:00.527
Then they're going to come back to the scene of the crime, fix everything, figure it out in Chicago Bulls style.

00:42:00.527 --> 00:42:02.307
All right, figure them out.

00:42:02.307 --> 00:42:06.250
And then come back to game seven and that's when the pressure will be on.

00:42:06.250 --> 00:42:11.731
See, pacers are a really, really, really good team with no expectations and no pressure.

00:42:11.731 --> 00:42:23.356
Yes, all right, so they'll go up 3-1, and then sprinklers are going to start to get a little tight and that's when it's all going to fall apart.

00:42:23.356 --> 00:42:25.438
That's what's going to happen in this series.

00:42:25.677 --> 00:42:26.659
It's going to be so fun.

00:42:26.659 --> 00:42:27.259
I like that.

00:42:30.021 --> 00:42:31.547
It's going to be so fun, like that it's gonna be, so I I will.

00:42:31.547 --> 00:42:33.434
I hope that happens, yeah, yeah, oh yeah, you're not shut around with the misery.

00:42:33.434 --> 00:42:33.956
Yeah, it ain't happening.

00:42:33.996 --> 00:42:36.166
It ain't happening let's like that over the golden state.

00:42:36.186 --> 00:42:40.927
Warriors special action yes, yeah also this is better than steph not getting a gig of fifth ringing.

00:42:40.927 --> 00:42:43.079
You can unequivocally say he's better than lebron.

00:42:43.079 --> 00:42:43.900
That that'd feel bad.

00:42:43.920 --> 00:42:48.166
I mean, he already is better than lebron, so all right, he doesn't need a fifth ring.

00:42:48.166 --> 00:42:52.172
He 15 y'all, don't worry about that LeBron has, I'll give him three and a half.

00:42:52.172 --> 00:42:54.815
Three and a half is crazy, that bubble.

00:42:54.815 --> 00:42:57.721
Give him half Half a ring.

00:42:57.760 --> 00:43:00.322
He gonna go oh yeah, hey, man, you got to comment on your hat.

00:43:00.322 --> 00:43:02.184
So Johnny O said your hat is fire.

00:43:02.184 --> 00:43:10.951
Oh, yes, and let us know, hey, who's winning tonight, who's winning game four tonight and who's winning the series.

00:43:10.951 --> 00:43:12.192
We definitely want to.

00:43:12.192 --> 00:43:14.713
Oh, mashika, oh, shout out to Mashika and Trey.

00:43:14.713 --> 00:43:17.735
Yes, yes, can't wait, oh, can't wait for the.

00:43:17.735 --> 00:43:19.597
I want to get it right, the triple 20.

00:43:19.597 --> 00:43:28.811
I think it is party, where you've got about five 90s and I think we're adding a few more themes.

00:43:28.811 --> 00:43:29.672
We can't wait for that.

00:43:29.672 --> 00:43:33.512
So we will see you at your big triple 20 party.

00:43:33.512 --> 00:43:34.355
We can't wait for that.

00:43:34.355 --> 00:43:37.606
So, pacers, okay, mashika and Trey have the Pacers, all right.

00:43:37.606 --> 00:43:42.081
So, yeah, let us know who you got, all right, so we are going to get into.

00:43:42.081 --> 00:43:47.250
We're going to finish off with a couple of fun things here as we finish off, our live show reminisce a little bit.

00:43:48.873 --> 00:43:55.849
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All right?

00:45:51.960 --> 00:45:57.112
So let's move on to kind of recap our season three here.

00:45:57.112 --> 00:45:59.949
Sorry, drop some money from the Pacers and OKC series.

00:45:59.949 --> 00:46:04.371
So let's go ahead and recap this season three Again.

00:46:04.371 --> 00:46:05.726
This is our last live show.

00:46:05.726 --> 00:46:11.389
We have a lot in store for you as we move forward, moving into a new studio, new format.

00:46:11.389 --> 00:46:14.514
There's a lot that's going to be reimagined, more and more guests.

00:46:14.599 --> 00:46:19.670
So I'll just kind of just start off with the last three seasons and then I want to go through everybody.

00:46:19.670 --> 00:46:22.333
Kind of tell us some of your favorite moments of the season.

00:46:22.333 --> 00:46:29.164
If you want to chime in through comments, let us know what stood out to you and if you even have any suggestions of what you want to see in the future.

00:46:29.164 --> 00:46:42.155
But you know we started this almost four years ago, you know, with season one, diego, and you know the two of us were doing a lot, you know, going back and forth, just picking games, talking, talking, junk and whatnot.

00:46:42.155 --> 00:46:43.056
Great, great.

00:46:43.056 --> 00:46:49.023
Season one you know we're at the finals, you know we both picked, had a lot of correct picks that year.

00:46:49.023 --> 00:46:58.449
Then, as we moved into season two all right, season two Desmond Clark who's on our intro of our show he was a staple for that year was with us the entire season.

00:46:58.449 --> 00:47:08.000
So that was a really fun year and we went back at it, back and forth, established a great chemistry of Desmond Clark and I know Desmond Clark is going to be coming back soon with a lot of our episodes.

00:47:08.000 --> 00:47:10.748
So that was really the big highlight of season two.

00:47:11.760 --> 00:47:24.849
Then season three oh man, one of the big highlights, clearly, of season three and let me bring on Brianna as I do this One of the big highlights of season three was that we met two great, great people here that are with us.

00:47:24.849 --> 00:47:27.914
That really added to what we've got going on.

00:47:27.914 --> 00:47:33.637
So we met Christopher C Payne Davis and he's been a staple, been on every show this year.

00:47:33.637 --> 00:47:41.251
So that's been a big highlight for season three giving your hot fire takes, you know, lamar Jackson and LeBron James Lakers and all that.

00:47:41.251 --> 00:47:43.088
So that's been fun and whatnot.

00:47:43.219 --> 00:47:49.909
And then Brianna Brianna, you know your mother, you know, reached out and we met and hit it off and you joined us on Thanksgiving.

00:47:49.909 --> 00:47:52.313
Right was there with us live for Thanksgiving.

00:47:52.313 --> 00:47:55.202
We were in Dallas and that was a, you know, a great start.

00:47:55.202 --> 00:48:00.786
And then you flew down here and you know, we, you know, had a show in person and then, I think I was there soon after that.

00:48:00.786 --> 00:48:06.447
So we've done a lot and you are now interviewing athletes and whatnot and that's just been spectacular.

00:48:06.507 --> 00:48:11.242
So, uh, this has definitely been a great season and then again we're looking to evolve.

00:48:11.242 --> 00:48:18.989
We're going to have more, more guests, more, you know, you know, analysts and associates and people that are part of us and that are on our shows.

00:48:18.989 --> 00:48:20.983
And, like I said, we've got David back here.

00:48:20.983 --> 00:48:28.907
You know, scoping us out is going to be helping with sponsorship and it's going to be a big movement as we move into the new studio and do a lot.

00:48:28.907 --> 00:48:37.929
But let me stop and let's just kind of go around and, diego, let me go to you, man, anything that you want to highlight as far as season three.

00:48:39.141 --> 00:48:41.449
Yeah, the shows at King's have been great.

00:48:41.449 --> 00:48:46.864
Yeah, we mentioned that, but that's been great, Just getting everything.

00:48:46.864 --> 00:48:49.976
Meeting Bree and Chris and all that it was all great.

00:48:49.976 --> 00:48:50.233
Yeah, great year.

00:48:50.170 --> 00:48:51.434
It's been great, Just getting everything meeting Bree and Chris and all that.

00:48:51.434 --> 00:48:51.509
It was all great.

00:48:51.509 --> 00:48:51.664
Yeah, great year.

00:48:51.664 --> 00:48:52.141
It's been good.

00:48:52.141 --> 00:48:53.206
It's been a lot of fun.

00:48:53.206 --> 00:48:54.068
It's been a lot of fun.

00:48:54.068 --> 00:48:55.585
C-pain how about you man?

00:48:55.900 --> 00:48:56.161
Yeah.

00:48:56.161 --> 00:48:57.367
So again, top three.

00:48:57.367 --> 00:49:07.711
Again, this has been my favorite thing that I've been doing, really doing what I've always dreamed of doing talking about sports, kicking it with you guys has been amazing.

00:49:07.711 --> 00:49:11.275
My favorite thing is especially Diego's takes.

00:49:11.275 --> 00:49:19.161
You feel me, listen, I hope he's wrong about OKC, because this kid it's weird, he's right very early.

00:49:19.161 --> 00:49:21.266
He's right very early.

00:49:21.266 --> 00:49:22.353
It's the weirdest thing ever.

00:49:22.353 --> 00:49:25.905
Because with CJ Stroud he was like, oh yeah, he's not going to have a good second season.

00:49:25.905 --> 00:49:27.762
I was like, okay, I'll believe it.

00:49:27.782 --> 00:49:29.889
Then it turns out they didn't have a good season.

00:49:29.889 --> 00:49:35.885
The MVP discussion that we all had you know me with LeBron Y'all stuck with Josh Allen.

00:49:35.885 --> 00:49:36.487
I didn't see it.

00:49:36.487 --> 00:49:37.885
Josh Allen somehow won.

00:49:37.885 --> 00:49:51.673
So again, it's just with Diego, especially he's not running as early and especially with you you know the captain of this all, seeing how you pour into the community, how you've poured into so many people during the live shows, all that stuff, it's been really great to see.

00:49:51.673 --> 00:49:58.965
So again, really grateful for the show and Brianna, all the interviews and just killing it doing your thing, man, and especially the live show.

00:49:58.965 --> 00:50:02.811
Seeing you just grow before our eyes at the live show, that was really crazy.

00:50:02.811 --> 00:50:07.105
So again, really appreciate y'all for a great season three.

00:50:07.204 --> 00:50:08.929
Oh yeah, man, no doubt, no doubt.

00:50:08.929 --> 00:50:12.188
Thank you, thank you Very, very well said, all right, how about you Bri?

00:50:13.400 --> 00:50:24.467
Just being a part of this, like having faith in me on that Thanksgiving show was amazing, and coming down to you guys, that was also an amazing opportunity, so I love everything about this.

00:50:24.467 --> 00:50:25.742
I had so much fun doing it.

00:50:25.762 --> 00:50:27.224
Oh yeah, thank I had so much fun doing it.

00:50:27.224 --> 00:50:27.885
Oh yeah, Thank you.

00:50:27.965 --> 00:50:29.228
Thank you, yeah, yeah.

00:50:29.228 --> 00:50:31.393
Those are just fantastic, fantastic moments.

00:50:31.393 --> 00:50:45.858
And then you know being able to come there and you know enjoy the games and see you, you know getting out and you're networking and moving and shaking and you know just creating other opportunities and that's something that you know.

00:50:45.858 --> 00:50:46.460
We certainly did not see that.

00:50:46.460 --> 00:50:52.987
We started this, as you know, father-son, but we've been able to pour into the community.

00:50:52.987 --> 00:50:54.253
We've been able to create opportunities.

00:50:54.253 --> 00:51:03.534
We want nothing more than to see people like Christopher C, payne, davis, brianna, come through, go on to major networks, maybe come back as we continue to grow, whatever.

00:51:03.534 --> 00:51:17.262
But we want Pick'em Pros to be a support system, ecosystem for you to really launch your career and to be able to get in other doors and then pay it forward full circle and just kind of keep that movement going.

00:51:17.262 --> 00:51:21.550
So it's been, that's been a great product, byproduct of this.

00:51:21.652 --> 00:51:32.681
And then we see Johnny O right on cue and Johnny, of course, johnny O has been a great guest, was on the fandom show and won the shoes.

00:51:32.681 --> 00:51:34.367
It has been a staple as well.

00:51:34.367 --> 00:51:36.266
So thanks for riding with us, johnny.

00:51:36.266 --> 00:51:37.445
We definitely appreciate that.

00:51:37.445 --> 00:51:39.606
Been to all the King shows been to everything.

00:51:39.606 --> 00:51:42.289
So Johnny has been amazing as well.

00:51:42.289 --> 00:51:52.206
So, yeah, yeah, well, it's great to you know, share these moments and yeah, stay tuned, stay tuned, because if y'all know what you know, share these moments and yeah, stay tuned, stay tuned, because if y'all know what you know, we're only going to go bigger and better.

00:51:52.760 --> 00:51:56.206
So, and in the studio, the studio this was a season three thing with Joe.

00:51:56.206 --> 00:51:59.666
You know, we've got Joe back there, so this was a season three thing.

00:51:59.666 --> 00:52:04.349
So, yeah, yeah, the only thing that we were already doing before was Kings.

00:52:04.349 --> 00:52:25.085
That was still season two, but a lot of the other items with the studio and whatnot came into play in season three, so that was great, all right.

00:52:25.085 --> 00:52:27.349
Well, bree, on that note, we will definitely be looking for the next'll.

00:52:27.349 --> 00:52:29.914
You know we'll figure all that out and make some big announcements soon.

00:52:29.914 --> 00:52:35.724
But yes, keep us posted on what's coming out and we'll be talking to you soon.

00:52:36.164 --> 00:52:37.467
Perfect Will do.

00:52:37.628 --> 00:52:38.670
All right, thanks, bree.

00:52:38.670 --> 00:52:42.626
Yes, so, and then great comments.

00:52:42.626 --> 00:52:44.525
So then, summer, I saw a few things.

00:52:44.525 --> 00:52:46.460
I saw you put up there the King.

00:52:46.460 --> 00:52:47.440
Yeah, the live shows at Kings have been.

00:52:47.440 --> 00:52:48.262
Yeah, I saw you put up there the King.

00:52:48.262 --> 00:52:49.121
Yeah, the live shows at Kings have been.

00:52:49.121 --> 00:52:50.143
Yeah, those have been great.

00:52:50.143 --> 00:52:56.048
Meeting the fans, that's been a lot of fun, and so we'll see, you know, what we do with those going forward.

00:52:56.048 --> 00:53:02.954
But that's another fun thing to be able to kind of get out and, you know, reach out and touch everybody and be up close and personal with everyone.

00:53:02.954 --> 00:53:10.320
So we'll see as we continue to evolve, but just looking to make things better, just looking to make things better for sure, All right.

00:53:10.739 --> 00:53:12.989
Well, we have one more segment.

00:53:12.989 --> 00:53:15.507
We're going to bring on Brandon for our final three minutes.

00:53:15.507 --> 00:53:20.847
We've got three topics that he needs to talk about with us and he's got a minute for each one.

00:53:20.847 --> 00:53:23.489
So we've got our final three minutes with Brandon.

00:53:23.489 --> 00:53:25.989
I think Brandon is prepped and cued and ready.

00:53:25.989 --> 00:53:30.375
He's going to, with his first minute, give us his take on the finals Second minute.

00:53:30.375 --> 00:53:36.867
He's going to give us his take on the man I can't read my writing the Rodgers, aaron Rodgers, and what they're going to do.

00:53:36.867 --> 00:53:40.521
And then the final minute recap season three with us, all right.

00:53:40.521 --> 00:53:42.047
So let's bring on Brandon.

00:53:42.047 --> 00:53:43.664
What's going on, my man?

00:53:47.942 --> 00:53:48.704
Oh, what's going on?

00:53:52.960 --> 00:53:53.440
oh, what's going on?

00:53:53.440 --> 00:53:56.088
Hey, hey, all right, oh, okay you represent is that the vikings justin jefferson?

00:53:56.088 --> 00:53:57.791
Okay, I like that, I like that.

00:53:57.791 --> 00:53:59.014
Yeah, yeah, I love that.

00:53:59.014 --> 00:54:00.077
Okay, my man.

00:54:00.077 --> 00:54:02.481
So, uh, yeah, we'll kick off these three minutes here.

00:54:02.481 --> 00:54:06.728
So this first minute, uh, tell us, man, uh, finals, who you got.

00:54:09.132 --> 00:54:23.786
So in the finals I would say I got Indiana, as in the comments I said Indiana I think they would have.

00:54:23.786 --> 00:54:37.690
I could say it would be a total team effort and I could see, like Halliburton have a 20-10 game next time.

00:54:37.690 --> 00:54:50.108
Oh okay, like it's kind of crazy because, like the Pacers, whenever the Pacers win Halliburton has a good game, when they don't, he doesn't have a good game.

00:54:50.108 --> 00:55:02.425
So it really depends on what version of Tyrese Halliburton we're going to get tonight and whatever version of Tyrese Halliburton we get tonight.

00:55:02.425 --> 00:55:03.208
That's what.

00:55:03.208 --> 00:55:07.295
That's what decide this game tonight and probably the rest of the series.

00:55:07.961 --> 00:55:09.695
OK, ok, yeah, yeah, I like that.

00:55:09.695 --> 00:55:11.023
I can definitely, definitely see that.

00:55:11.023 --> 00:55:12.288
We'll see what version we get.

00:55:12.288 --> 00:55:14.739
Really interesting to see which one shows up.

00:55:14.739 --> 00:55:17.246
Okay, this next minute, the uh.

00:55:17.246 --> 00:55:19.311
Aaron rogers, what's your take on this?

00:55:19.311 --> 00:55:22.320
Does tomlin uh finally have a losing season?

00:55:22.320 --> 00:55:23.181
Do they make the playoffs?

00:55:23.181 --> 00:55:23.842
What's gonna happen?

00:55:25.485 --> 00:55:28.632
they'll have a winter season, but they'll just miss the playoffs.

00:55:28.632 --> 00:55:30.315
They'll go 9-8.

00:55:30.315 --> 00:55:38.313
I think Cincinnati would get the last spot in with a 10-7 record.

00:55:38.313 --> 00:55:44.512
I also have Broncos and the Chargers also in the wild card.

00:55:44.512 --> 00:55:50.130
My division winners are Buffalo, kansas city, baltimore and houston.

00:55:50.130 --> 00:56:00.235
Um, I have houston at three, buffalo at one, kent city at two and baltimore at four.

00:56:00.235 --> 00:56:35.190
On the nfc side I have eagles at one, okay, I have rams at two, I have the lions at three and top at four, okay, and I have the commanders at five, I have the niners at six and I have the seattle seahawks being the last team in it with a 10-7 record, also with the 7th seed.

00:56:35.190 --> 00:56:45.028
So those are my playoff teams from the AFC NFC side, but going back to the A&R situation like here.

00:56:45.068 --> 00:56:51.666
I have a solid season, but it won't be enough for the Steelers and they'll just miss the playoffs at 9-8.

00:56:52.407 --> 00:56:53.621
They'll just miss the playoffs, okay.

00:56:53.621 --> 00:56:57.867
And then, lastly, so we borrowed some time there, so you just got 15 seconds left.

00:56:57.867 --> 00:56:59.324
Highlight of Season 3.

00:56:59.324 --> 00:57:00.588
What's your quick highlight?

00:57:02.880 --> 00:57:05.009
Diego, switching back and forth, talking about the Panthers.

00:57:05.009 --> 00:57:10.846
I love that.

00:57:10.846 --> 00:57:11.507
I love that.

00:57:11.507 --> 00:57:12.731
Oh, great, great, out the Panthers.

00:57:13.032 --> 00:57:13.454
I love that.

00:57:13.454 --> 00:57:14.255
I love that, oh, great, Great.

00:57:14.255 --> 00:57:19.391
Well, Brandon man, and another big, another big highlight has been you and just getting to know you and working with you.

00:57:19.391 --> 00:57:22.831
So we appreciate you behind the scenes keeping us informed.

00:57:22.831 --> 00:57:24.646
Thank you for the messages.

00:57:24.646 --> 00:57:25.369
Keep me informed.

00:57:25.369 --> 00:57:28.704
I don't get to reply to all of them, but I do see everything.

00:57:28.704 --> 00:57:33.172
So thanks for keeping me up to date and making sure that we're looking good on the show.

00:57:33.172 --> 00:57:33.932
My man, Thank you.

00:57:34.653 --> 00:57:35.175
You're welcome.

00:57:42.500 --> 00:57:42.920
All right, okay, my man.

00:57:42.920 --> 00:57:43.920
All right, that is the one and only Brandon.

00:57:43.920 --> 00:57:44.121
All right.

00:57:44.121 --> 00:57:44.621
So let's see here.

00:57:44.621 --> 00:57:48.284
Summer, is there anything before we drop here, anything that we need to acknowledge?

00:57:48.284 --> 00:57:51.425
Is there anything, before we drop here, anything that we need to acknowledge?

00:57:51.425 --> 00:57:52.567
Any questions, any comments?

00:57:52.567 --> 00:57:53.527
Okay, I see head and back.

00:57:53.527 --> 00:57:55.088
Okay, I think we're pretty clean.

00:57:55.088 --> 00:57:59.411
So I apologize if I did not see your comment or question.

00:57:59.411 --> 00:58:01.833
If you want to pipe something in real quick, let us know.

00:58:01.833 --> 00:58:06.818
But otherwise, again, just so appreciative Thank you for rocking with us on this Friday night.

00:58:08.500 --> 00:58:09.302
Again, we've got a lot in store.

00:58:09.302 --> 00:58:11.510
We can't wait to come back to you for Season 4.

00:58:11.510 --> 00:58:13.347
So, check us out there.

00:58:13.347 --> 00:58:20.289
And, yeah, enjoy the game, enjoy the series, and we'll see what shakes out in the next week.

00:58:20.289 --> 00:58:24.367
Here it looks like we've got possibly a seven-game series on our hands.

00:58:24.367 --> 00:58:27.402
All right, okay, all right, y'all.

00:58:27.402 --> 00:58:31.264
Well, on that note, note, I think we are going to sign out officially.

00:58:31.384 --> 00:58:32.268
We appreciate you.

00:58:32.268 --> 00:58:33.934
Much love from everyone.

00:58:33.934 --> 00:58:35.563
Oh, a shout out, shout out to my wife.

00:58:35.563 --> 00:58:37.146
Definitely want to make sure.

00:58:37.146 --> 00:58:39.081
Love you, baby, appreciate everything from you.

00:58:39.081 --> 00:58:43.103
Thanks for all that you do and allowing us to do all of this.

00:58:43.103 --> 00:58:45.510
So thank you so much for keeping us there.

00:58:45.510 --> 00:58:47.208
Oh, and I said it before the comment too.

00:58:47.208 --> 00:58:48.380
I said it before the comment.

00:58:48.380 --> 00:58:49.389
I didn't even see the comment and I said it before the comment too.

00:58:49.389 --> 00:58:49.844
I said it before the comment.

00:58:49.844 --> 00:58:51.869
I didn't even see the comment and I was acknowledging before you even saw that baby.

00:58:51.869 --> 00:58:56.527
See, that's extra perks on Father's Day weekend.

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Don't forget about me on that.

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Yes, yes, save that.

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And see, all y'all future husbands, I'll peep, peep game on that, peep game on that.

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Oh, and Hartenstein back in the lineup tonight.

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Okay, thanks for that news, brandon.

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Thank you, appreciate that.

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See, that's Brandon doing his thing.

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All right, cool, all right, y'all.

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Well, we're going to sign off on that.

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Much love.

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We will see you next season, season four.

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Until then, pick'em Pros, we are out Later, thank you, thank you.

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Thank you.

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Pick'em pros is the show you been waiting for, ain't that?

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No kicks and clothes and your favorite score.

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Come and see the double D's, derrick and Diego Droppin' the knowledge you want, professional college and on Lockin' and follow the fun A dynamic duo of father and son.

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We'll get you acquainted with Christopher Davis.

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Stick with the Lakers.

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We're picking your favorites, we changing the game and updating the playlist.

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It's a major wave, keeping you up on the latest games, bringing the stats, opinions and facts, breaking down all the greatest plays, special guests showing love.

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All the fans show the same.

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You already know the name Pick'em pros is the show you've been waiting for.

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Ain't enough?

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No kissing, clothes and your favorites whore.

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Want a pair of sneakers?

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I was so eager in a phone call featuring a fandom.

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When it comes to the right pick, they're all psychic, even seep in psychic Boom.

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The activity is seismic.

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How to mount so high?

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Can't climb it.

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Want to Be on a team that elevates at a better rate than a featherweight versus a heavyweight.

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There ain't no better way.

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Gotta.

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Let them demonstrate Second to none with the numbers they generate, setting real goals with their extra points, like field goals, never taking defeat like steel toes and they blowing up on a real goal.

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Without them, you would never know what team is on an island.

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Every social platform shouldn't be that hard to find them, from the north, from the south, east and west.

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Just remember that the father always knows best.

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Pick'em pros is the show you've been waiting for In the know kissing clothes and your favorite score.

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Let it swell NFL, nba and more.

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Making your day for sure, lincoln, and take the tour.

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Outro Music.