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Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox Sports Radio.

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Speaker 2: The Spurs surprised the Thunder in double overtime one twenty two to one fifteen as Wemby goes for forty one points in that game, also twenty four rebounds. First player with a forty twenty night in conference finals history since Shaquille O'Neil. And you got to see a little bit of him on the defensive end, and you got to see a little bit of him on the offensive end, and bringing back memories of Steph Curry with that pull up three. In fact, this is how it sounded as Wemby's trying to send this into a double overtime. Spurs got numbers hunger now behind the plane five on pull up, Webby's gonna pull a deep three.

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Speaker 3: Ball.

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Speaker 4: My goodness, Hey, logo.

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Speaker 2: Shot Mike Trico, Reggie Miller on the call NBC Peacock, which is where you can find this show. That was a great basketball game. That was what you want with a Western Conference or Eastern Conference finals. You get overtime, a couple overtimes. We had hockey overtime as well. It was just a great night back and forth and okay, SE's allowed San Antonio to steal this one because you don't have Daron Fox and okay, see, now, granted SGA did not play well at all, but Alex Caruso played unbelievably well, certainly from three point range, had thirty one points and played some pretty good defense on Wemby in the fourth quarter. But this was all about Victor wembin Yama. And you start to look at this lineup, and I was curious if I was going to match the San Antonio Spurs with the national champion Michigan Wolverines. The Spurs starting lineup is the youngest starting lineup in the history of a Conference finals. Dylan Harper, who Wow, second half of the season been unbelievable, had seven steals last night. He's twenty Castle's twenty one, Vassal's twenty five, Champagny is twenty four, Wemby's twenty two. The average age of the Spurs starting lineup is twenty two years two hundred and forty six days old. The average age of Michigan's title team twenty one and a half years of age. Stat of the day Not to you buy Panini America the official trading cards of the program after the game, Victor wemben Yama was asked about was a message sent last night? A big response tonight with your performance? If your performance tonight had a message behind it, what would that message be?

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Speaker 4: The message would.

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Speaker 3: Be that we as a team all ready to go in any environment, in any place. Is anybody even those they gotta let to learn, our effort should be over anybody else's.

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Speaker 4: And tonight we were relentless.

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Speaker 2: They were, and once again, Dylan Harper's the guy to keep an eye on. It's it's hard not to focus on Wemby for a variety of reasons. Dylan Harper is doing the intangibles, and you need those guys. They didn't have dearon Fox last night. Castle was another one of those intangible guys. Now he can surprise you and get twenty five points, but he's there play defense and facilitate the offense. It's an interesting lineup, and I've backed off saying I thought that they were a year ahead of schedule. Who's to say what your schedule is? In their minds, we're like, uh, we're here, why don't we win this thing? You got the Knicks coming up tonight at home as they've been waiting for a little while as the Cavs come to town, so we'll talk about that as well. If you're curious about what last night did to the odds to win the championship. According to DraftKings, Thunder still plus one twenty five. The Spurs were plus three ten yesterday. Now they're plus one fifty five, the Knicks plus five fifty now plus four seventy five, and the Cavaliers lay down the list at plus two thousand. All right, eight seven seven three DP Show operators sitting by to take your calls. Dylan poll question for the first hour of this program.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, Dan, we got a couple off of the Spurs Thunder. Who would you rather see advance? Spurs are the Thunder?

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Speaker 2: Uh. I would probably guess America would be rooting for the Spurs because you're you're seeing something different. OKC is a great team. We know that. I just don't know if it's a hey, I'm a casual fan tune in factor with Wemby. There's a tune in factor just because you're watching somebody that big, with that kind of touch at one end and that kind of offensive presence at the other end. You know, Bill Russell might have been the greatest defender of all time, but he was six' eight six.' nine this guy's seven to Four And bill russell was limited on the. Offensive Event so wemby Can Be. Bill russell but then at the, other end there's really no comp for him because there have been a lot of great shooting. Big men but he's also. Great inside if he gets it inside back to, the basket. It's unstoppable so you're seeing something that you've truly never. Seen before you've seen sort of a hybrid of this or portions, of this but you haven't seen anybody this great at this age and on this stage. As well what else do you? Have today Dylan ah.

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Speaker 5: Well Speaking Of, victor Wembanyama is Victor wemban yama, actually underrated yes somehow or?

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Speaker 2: Properly, Rated Well i'm i'm on record as saying he's the best player in back basketball Because if i'm going to look at the totality of, HIS game i think he's the best player. In, basketball now can he get out? Of place does he let his emotions get to? Him Sometimes like i'm, Nitpicking here but once he got somebody who could help, position him and this. Is, what okay see this is the book. On him talking TO an nba scout last night before the GAME and, i said what's? The book and, he said you got to get him off his, favorite places like. YOU know, i mean it's no different than what they try to do with the. Greatest players, you know they try to do This with jordan getting off his mark where. He's comfortable they're trying to Get to Wemby before wemby gets. To them get him away from that, spot there because he's going to kill. You there if he gets, you there you're a no. Man's land so that's sort of. What's happening and, the physicality it's every single time down, the floor he's going to get. Banged around that's. The book you want to see if he'll react the way he did a. Week. Ago now trying to hold your emotions at age, twenty two that's been. The challenge she had a moment last Night Without alex caruso where he lowers his Shoulder, into caruso knocks him down and then falls on top. Of him there's no need. For that they want you to, do that and it was just called. A foul i think they were looking to see if it was. A flagrant but you can't get in there and, get baited and he did. Last night so that's really all you can do. With, him defensively he can guard the perimeter and he can, guard inside and he can do that with two or. Three steps it's remarkable the athleticism that you're Seeing with victor at the age of. Twenty two i've been A huge. Joker fan nobody has been able to do what he, does Offensively but wemby is Nowhere near, joker offensively, but defensively nobody is near him. As well and you're playing both ends of. The floor and it's rare when we focus on defense IN. The nba normally it's in the playoffs during the. REGULAR season i don't think anybody wants to. See defense they want to. See scoring you're gonna win a championship because you can. Play defense at, some point you have to, play DEFENSE and i think that's the Difference. WITH wemby i think he's the best player in. The game now you can dance around the As Stan van, gundhi said well he's the. Most, IMPACTFUL okay i think he's the best player in. The game impactful because and what does? That mean are we? Talking semantics the most is the most valuable to? His team What would okac would BE? Without sga probably a. Playoff Team san antonio would. Not be but it's fun. To, watch okay see is still favored to win. The series it's. One game but when you're young, AND you, i mean they're not aware of what they're supposed to be. Aware of that's the danger. Of this when, you, go damn we can win, this thing they should be. Thinking, That, Yes dylan so.

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Speaker 5: If you had to Take one Jokic, or wemby are You going wemby for?

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Speaker 4: Your?

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Speaker 2: Team well are we talking? One year are we talking the next? Five years wemby's the Next say i've, Oh no wemby. Absolutely now the only THING that i would worry about. Is injury he had the, Blood CLOT but i would be worried. About injury if YOU said i COULD have Sga or wemby for the next, Five years I'm. TAKING wemby sga, wonderful player played bad, last NIGHT but i have. Something unique there's nobody, that, says well The next wemby is. Coming along there'll BE another sga an, Unbelievable score but it'll be a while before. We go, you know there was a player, ten year fifteen, Years Ago Victor wembin yamaney reminds me. Of him that's not happening, Anytime, Soon, Yeah paul.

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Speaker 6: And there's just no Questions about. Wemby's game but when you're watching, last night the physicality they get into his, lower back, you know they can't go over the top. Of Them, SO caruso, i think is six' five and he's just got that forearm in, his lower back pushing and pushing and. Waiting for help it's the physicality was out of hand in.

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Speaker 2: That, fourth quarter yeah you just have to you have to be able. To police it that's going to be the key is do? These officials allow what? Do they allow and we tend to allow a little bit more physicality when it comes. To the playoffs any other pole questions we're considering for, the first hour.

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Speaker 5: We can keep it rolling with, The, thunder series dan, if you'd like how much trouble are they in? AFTER game, one a little a lot or. NONE at all i have to.

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Speaker 2: BELIEVE a, little i mean nobody expected on A night when SGA gets, his mvp award THAT crowd in okc, is unbelievable awesome and you go in there and You Don't have aaron fox and you end up winning, in double overtime like you're making big shots in double. Overtime IN overtime and i think that's the impressive part because you would think a younger team that atmosphere, on the road but they hung in there and that's all you can ask for. With your, team And plus, as i've said they tend to get more confident and embolden like we. Can Beat them and wenby loves Going against chet holmgrin loves loves. To Tort you although holmgren did have a great block shot on him late, in the game but they have. A history here wemby relishes the opportunity To Go. Against, Jet, HOLMGREN yes todd I know it's i.

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Speaker 7: Guess it's a recentcy bias and it was just one game that just. Happened LAST night but i think they're in a lot of trouble seeing how. THAT game unfolded i don't know what major adjustments. You can make we all agreed you Can't. Really stop wemby so taking game one on the road like that in. Double overtime, that You know the spurs we were talking about, in recent weeks how maybe they were a year away from getting. To this point and there's no reason to Think why the spurs can't. Win this Series and so i'm gonna Think that the thunder in a.

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Speaker 2: Lot, of trouble okay are You taking the? Spurs? To, BEAT okay see.

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Speaker 7: I wouldn't go pie in the face worth fourth while, on THAT way but. I think this I think the spurs, can win it and it's, just ONE game and i Think if the, spurs do win it would.

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Speaker 4: Take.

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Speaker 7: Seven, games, though.

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Speaker 2: Yeah well the spurs. CAN win it i, mean they're Here they won game one, On THE road so i don't think anybody would Be Surprised if san antonio. Won this series, i'm you know there's probably an element, of, you know shock but you know if you watch the game and. Watch the team uh but okaysee is gonna be ready To go? On, Wednesday.

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Speaker 6: NIGHT yeah paul i almost Feel Bad FOR alex crusove okc, thirty two points. Thirty one points he. Just on defense the visual of him sitting there with his headband on a foot shorter and he would have had one of those all time great nights a player who's been a good player, and tough player but that'd have been an all.

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Speaker 2: Timer, for Him Yeah but dylan harper is the guy who in victory people are not going to realize how. Great he was he had twenty four eleven. And seven steals. It's been boy the last time a rookie had seven steals in A Playoff game maurice cheeks in. Nineteen seventy nine, so you know it's. An impressive performance but it's going to take More. Than just wemby but that was. Fun last night those were big shots that were hit and, the atmosphere like that's. What you want that's where if you're watching a game and you don't you're not, rooting for anybody it's hard to not continue to. WATCH that game i thought it was. So, Much, fun yeah dylan.

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Speaker 5: This feels like primed for the final series to be a letdown in comparison. To, THIS one like i feel like it's going to be hard to live up.

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Speaker 2: TO this, billing i know and we Did This in March madness With, michigan and arizona and, oh my gosh it's going to be one of the great matchups. Of all time unfortunately it's, in the semifinals and then it turned out it wasn't a good. Game at all i'm not going to go That far because i've covered enough of these where you go that team doesn't, have a chance and then all of a sudden they end up, winning a game and then they, win another game and then all, of a, Sudden, it's like okay now we. Got, a series yes tod and we did It.

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Speaker 4: WITH ram seahawks a lot of us felt that Should Be. The super.

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Speaker 2: Steve levy handled the studio hosting duties Last night With Messia and kevin weeks and leaves his back On the program who should have we been rooting?

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Speaker 9: For last, night, SO me personally i have a Soft spot for buffalo.

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Speaker 4: In my heart going.

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Speaker 9: To Suni Oswego, upstate new york all My buddies, are buffalo.

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Speaker 4: Guys and it's just a.

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Speaker 9: GREAT sports market i think it Surprises people the buffalo sabers for the. Lack of success they're always like top TWO in local tv ratings for, their hockey team and Even when the, Bills weren't good dan when they, were five Hundred like The State Of old rich stadium was still filled every single. EVERY single game i just feel so badly. For, Those people look montreal hasn't won, in forever either and it's great To Have new. Blood original six everybody, knows the logo but there's a part of it's Really, rooting for buffalo and they were the superior.

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Speaker 4: Team last night they deserved.

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Speaker 2: A better feit Do you think canada Is? Rooting, for montreal no.

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Speaker 4: It's not like that. In that. COUNTRY it's weird i.

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Speaker 9: Can't Explain it the Oilers, make the, cup, you know final two years.

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Speaker 4: In a row Everybody in the east.

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Speaker 9: Can't stand Them and when vancouver Got, In against Boston montreal and toronto hate them like they are not a united country when it. Comes to hockey but The, province of quebec the scene outside the arena there when they play is like no OTHER. In the nhl and to, be you know the last, couple of years got To Go to Edmond, city with messia which is pretty. Cool walking Around and if montreal could get back, to the final GOING there with pk would.

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Speaker 4: Be pretty neat and, So you know i'm About. TO experience dan.

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Speaker 9: I really root for the cities IN which MESS pk and i will have.

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Speaker 4: The best TIME, that's how i of.

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Speaker 2: Course, you, do yeah well How? Good is carolina.

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Speaker 9: They're really good they're they're an interesting sort, Of, odd, team dan, like you know they're the best Team. In the east they were in the regular season and people want to talk about the easiest, path they've, Had you Know ottawa and philadelphia. And the sweeps well. They earned it, that's, The idea right that's how it's. Supposed to be the regular. Season should matter you're the best Team, in the east you get the easiest Path to the.

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Speaker 4: Cup, if you, will and so but.

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Speaker 9: They don't have this, Is really odd like they're, a great team that they are a great. Collection of talent i'm not sure They have Any hall of famers. On the team i'm not sure they have any superstars. On the team and the, other teams remaining you could. Make the art the three other teams remaining all sort of. Do you know, so it's odd but collectively they are. A Great team rod brindamore is, a great coach and in a league where home iice advantage, IS virtually Meaningless.

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Speaker 4: I think carolina has a real.

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Speaker 2: Home mise advantage but then YOU have the, abs as well and the scoring outburst that. THEY'VE had compare i know, we're jumping AHEAD but The abs to. Carolina very, chalky.

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Speaker 9: You know the two of the two, top seeds there and that's those are the easy, choices to pick and that would be that would be. A, Fascinating series look i'm not Sold on. On colorado's goaltending they've they've flipped looped, back and Forth much, like buffalo did and it's, Really you know messier reminds us of this. All the time like, to this point all the games and, all the action they're. Only halfway, there they're, halfway you know you still gotta win. Two more series and, So You know jared bednar has some. Decisions To make And, wedgewood and blackwood we make fun of the last names and everything, the Similarities there but i'm not. Sure they know and and maybe they can, ride both guys but we'll have to. See about that so but that has. To be Concerned and and cale McCart doesn't look To, be himself dan and, that's you know that's probably.

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Speaker 4: The biggest fact they're all world bordering on.

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Speaker 9: All time defenseman when his, CAREER has, done i mean he's he's got all the credentials. To this point if he has, a long career he'll be one of the all time greats. In my opinion but he didn't Look right Against minnesota that i've had a lot of.

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Speaker 4: Time off here he.

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Speaker 9: Was still okay he was, still pretty good but He was dynamic cale mccarr who can really take over a. Game BY himself so i think The point is colorado has SOME questions and i don't really have Any. Questions about, Carolina You know freddie anderson. Is the goaltender when, he's been available he's, always been, really really good and he's good right Now Talking.

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Speaker 2: To steve levy ESPN's Coverage Of The western Conference, finals starts wednesday seven thirty Eastern With LEAVES mark messier pk subin game one. At Eight eastern does messia tell stories when you guys aren't.

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Speaker 4: On the air he's really good off.

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Speaker 2: The, air too yeah we have.

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Speaker 9: A good time he's such. A fascinating guy like the way he. Breaks it down it's LIKE it's. Not tv sexy it's not sexy in our business right because it's the neutral, zone face off which. You can't Highlight but, in messier's mind that's what. Wins hockey games it's the first pass out.

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Speaker 4: Of the zone. The little things it's not the.

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Speaker 9: Flash and Dash and so mark always pays such great attention to the detail and the stuff inside.

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Speaker 4: The dressing room to embrace.

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Speaker 9: The pressure, buffalo for, example last, night you know they really, struggled at home so they tried. To flip it they stayed in a, hotel at home which a lot of teams don't do right early on, in the playoffs. Maybe the final and mess told the story that In Ninety four mike Keenan offered the rangers the, same exact thing and when they Came back From vancouver, for game seven, and, mess said no we want. To be home we want to get away. From the, rink he said as a. Group he decided i'm Sure that was messier deciding. For the group when you're the greatest living captain, all the sports you get to. Make those decisions and so. That's his thing. Embrace the moment if you're afraid to, speak about it you probably can't.

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Speaker 4: Win, it too so but it's cool.

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Speaker 9: TO be around i do pinch myself every once, in a, WHILE you know i get a random text at one am and You're watching the calgary, power Play here, and I'M like and i want to. Call my, Buddies You know mark messier is Asking me if I'm watching the, flames power, play You know in november.

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Speaker 4: At one am it's so.

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Speaker 2: That's Pretty COOL BETTER captain Messi A, or, derek jeter.

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Speaker 4: Listen only one of more c on their.

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Speaker 9: Sweater or jersey if you mess, to me again argall be the greatest captain in. ALL of sports i gotta think he's the greatest. Captain in hockey i'm. Gonna go Messy i'm sure jeter did a, Great job too but baseball and hockey captain c seem to. Be very different you don't see a lot of captain type. Activities in, baseball in hockey it's it's, a massive deal, as you know especially you know in A Place. Like new york but he was. The captain everywhere he was the Captain, in Edmund today, after gretz left see for The captain in vancouver for a.

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Speaker 4: Short stint too.

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Speaker 2: The FACE, of the nhl like We're talking About victor weinbin yama at, age twenty two is becoming the FACE. Of the nba hockey has periodically had faces Nobody. Quite like grants but who is the FACE of the nhl like.

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Speaker 9: Today or you want to say in like five, years from now LIKE because today i think It's probably Still Sidney.

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Speaker 4: Crossbying alex ovechkin but in five.

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Speaker 9: Years from Now Maybe three macklin celebrini what He's Done. In san jose so he's over there at The at The worlds for canada and he's WEARING the captain c And They added, sidney crosby later, and you know celebrity still got that, On A sweater so I Think. It's macklin celabrini it's been great, For, the league dan. What he's Done He's put san jose back on the map. Kind Of thing the, sharks really exciting really. Fun to watch and back in the day WHEN you and i, Were, growing Up dan the shark tank was the. Place to be like that might have been the loudest ARENA in. The Nhl home.

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Speaker 2: Mitch marner's doing. Some, fun things.

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Speaker 9: Yeah don't say it too loud because they might Hear, you in toronto and they are still very sensitive about what's. Going, on there man they let. HIM get away i had a guy just blasting me on the. Radio up there he counted, it was interesting he said In, the previous again they've got a lot of categories right to make their argument.

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Speaker 4: In the last twenty Five Games Of mitch.

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Speaker 9: Marner's leaf's career but he's only, counting, games five six and seven, In, the playoffs dan, and only, goals not, Points all right so there's. A lot there and he had just won in the twenty five games and of course, now You know if, vegas does anything he Could Win the cod smith AS. A, playoff mvp look he didn't have. The supporting cast vegas has, supported him correctly but definitely the heat or the media heat. Or public heat playing being a Local boy in toronto as playing supposed To Play in las vegas. Is very different despite that it's driven One.

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Speaker 2: Degrees In Vegas if MARK Messier and, pk suban fought who do? You, have today yeah.

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Speaker 4: It'd. Be really close. Two Days ago it's, messia for SURE because man pk will take a shirt off. For no reason, by the way he is very happy.

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Speaker 9: To DO, that and, pk you know every day is leg day and he's all bumped up all the time and tells you Like the first, I'LL, be, hey pk hey?

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Speaker 4: You do WHAT he goes i. WORKED out today i didn't ask you if you.

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Speaker 9: Worked out. Today, You know uh PK's. In tremendous shape but mess gives. You that stare he crinkles up, the far, ahead you know. And THE eyebrows and i wouldn't want To Mess.

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Speaker 10: With.

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Speaker 2: Mark messier no it feels it's weird how guys get labeled underrated and maybe we're we're overrated. By underrating, people it's, LIKE you know I always thought. Kareem was, underrated you know there's certain athletes that. THEY did things i don't think we really understood the context of. What THEY did and I always thought messia was Kind Of in. WAYNE gretzky's, shadow i mean he played on one of the greatest teams. Of all time i'd love for You to compare edmonton when they had that Dynasty to. The islanders dynasty team brought that.

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Speaker 9: Up first rate mess is so modest when it Comes to gretz He defers to wayne. All the, time and again mess is a top five. ALL time PLAYER i think i think he's still third in points And only because yagner played till he was. Fifty or, whatever You know those oiler Teams against. The island team so my four years in high School were The islanders. Four cup, TEAM of course i Was the only ranger fan, in high school but that's. A different story that was. An Awful existence the islander teams were THE best teams i ever saw because they. Could do everything they could, score at will and they could beat the crap at of it two and still had the best clutch goalie of all time for My Money. In billy smith and Of course the islander dynasty was Right for. The oilers dynasty and it's a Famous story that Mess tells. And gretz too, the first year that last Year before, the oilers won they Lost, to the Islanders and the oilers are Walking Out of nasau coliseum and they have to Pass by the islanders dressing Room and the islanders Just won the cup and they saw the Mess that the, islanders were, physically the, pain the, BLOOD the bones i mean that that. Kind of Stuff and the oilers to a man say to this day that they walked by and saw the cost what it really takes physically and, mentally to win and that that lesson sort of stayed with them and that helped propel them to their run.

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Speaker 4: Another following season.

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Speaker 2: Good stuff leaves thanks for joining. Us as always happy.

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Speaker 4: Belated birthday.

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Speaker 2: Brother thank you your hair. Looks great too.

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Speaker 4: You know it's different color than it. Used to be then.

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Speaker 2: It's still there though you have it, though it's. Okay, Changes colors yeah i'll take it if if it stays there instead of. Not having any But, thank you dorine whatever it is, You Got. It Thanks Pudding that's steve levy. Of The Mothership fox sports radio has the best sports talk lineup. In the nation catch all of Our Shows at foxsports radio dot com And within. The iHeartRadio app search fsr. To Listen live reggie miller on the call last night's opening Game Of The, western conference finals and he Was There, With Mike. Trico jamal crawford game two tomorrow night tip Off eight THIRTY eastern On. Nbc and peacock i'm full of. Hyperbole This Morning reg victor wembenyama is the best PLAYER. In the nba you probably.

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Speaker 10: Would, be correct look we are in the final four, of our league, the conference final and this is the matchup everyone's been, wanting to, see you know one versus two to sixty two, plus win twos all the hype that, came Into this the spurs being successful versus the defending champs all season winning.

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Speaker 2: Four or five.

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Speaker 10: YOU'VE GOT the mvp sga accepting. His second trophy you've got The unanimous defensive Player, Of the Year. Victor wimbin yama, so you know two planets colliding, towards one another and you saw an Epic, game one.

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Speaker 2: Okay how do we not? Overreact? To this right and you can look at it. From BOTH ways that Okac Struggled against san antonio during, The regular season wemby well relishes This. MATCHUP with chet sga. Didn't play well, They you know, caruso played great and you know so in, All For not dylan harper appears to be on the verge of being. Something as well so talk. Me back, down You know if i'm OVERREACTING to what i say, in, game one now, it, doesn't mean okase he can't win. The next four i'm just Saying from, what i've SEEN in what i, saw last night this is going to, be obviously entertaining maybe. Seven game series.

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Speaker 10: I'll start from. The thunder standpoint it's one game and. It's game one let's just flash back to. Last Year's finals tyres hallibert hit a shot at The buzzer. In Game one pacers. Goup Won nothing the thunder ended up winning that. Series in seven so you can't get too. High too low you mentioned some. Of, THE highlights. Yes sga struggles he did have eighteen, in the fourth but a lot of those came from the. Free throw line he was facing a wall a wall of black jerseys.

00:29:43
Speaker 4: Everywhere he.

00:29:43
Speaker 10: WENT he struggled i think the only bright spot Offensively for The Thunder, was alex caruso a guy who comes.

00:29:50
Speaker 4: Off the bench he at thirty points.

00:29:51
Speaker 10: And eight Threes but the thunder they missed a lot of, wide open shots a lot of, wide open threes and that's kind of been on point of why they've been Unsuccessful versus the spurs this year has been they haven't been great from that, three point line which is one. Of their strengths so they. Can, Correct that yes game two could be a DIFFERENT story if fga gets hot and some of those guys, are Making Threes like aaron wiggins came off the bench and missed three, Wide open threes so they've got to be more efficient in terms of shooting the basketball when they're going to double THE triple team sga and take.

00:30:27
Speaker 4: The ball out.

00:30:27
Speaker 10: Of his Hands For the, san antonio side we came in and did what we were. Supposed to do we were Shorthanded Without, the aaron fox our point guard who's probably argue the second most important player, on The Team, and dylan. HARPER a rookie a rookie inserted into the starting lineup and was as cool as the other side. Of the pillow he was unbelievable in moments down the. Stretch his defense if, HE was, anticipating i said He, looked like, sanders you. Know free safety and on a couple, of those steals. He was superb and of course the highlight.

00:31:07
Speaker 4: Of THE night.

00:31:09
Speaker 10: When i talk about this, time of year you're picking up casual fans now because you're this close to GETTING To. The nba finals so now your casual, fans are, Saying you know i've Heard Of. This victor windinyama i've seen a, game or two but now you got a chance to see a full forty eight minute game plus because it was a, double overtime game and to see how SPECIAL you and i have, talked About this and i've, said to you every time you watch a, game of his you're going to see something that you've. Never seen before, and in transition a seven foot four, dude down three down three takes a thirty footer to. Tie the ballgame it's just unbelievable. Watching HIM play.

00:31:57
Speaker 2: But i wonder what we would be saying if he missed that, and they lost because when, HE pulled, up, i went, oh my god and then. You make it it's one of those, Oh my, God oh okay but if he, doesn't make it then WE'RE gonna be, i, THINK questioning well i don't want to go.

00:32:16
Speaker 10: TOO deep question i thought it was a it was a good look at, that particular time at that moment. Of the game you're down three closing, moments of overtime and you step right into.

00:32:31
Speaker 4: It in flow.

00:32:32
Speaker 10: It wasn't forced, Was, it deep yes but we've seen him make. DEEP threes before i just love that, he didn't blink he didn't. Think about it it was catch. Shoot highball game.

00:32:47
Speaker 2: Why don't they put? Homegroun on him can check play? Him straight Up.

00:32:53
Speaker 10: Thank you theodore at some point, in this series it's going to have to. BE them too I applaud what. CARUSO is Doing I applaud jadub and that's how they've someone had success with him the last, couple of years, not this season but the last, couple of years putting a smaller. Defender UNDERNEATH him but i think during the middle, of The game and jamal kind, of mentioned, this it's like he's got to remember he is, seven, To four right so When. You've got caruso you've got ja dove guarding you. Just don't hide no one else in that building can go get that Other. Than maybe chet and when we saw in, THAT one play i believe it was the end of the first overtime weak side helped who was one of the best week side help defenders, In Our. GAME chet homegrom i think at some point during this series there's going to have to be more Time of Its, Chet versus wimby and that's what we're here to see because these two have a history DATING back to aau seventeen and UNDER basketball Games, usa VERSUS france and i want. To see it chad is going to have to take take and accept the challenge of, playing longer minutes. Not wayside help he's going to have to take the onus of playing in winby.

00:34:12
Speaker 4: One on One.

00:34:14
Speaker 2: Talking to reggie miller on the. Call last Night, coming up wednesday it'll be game two. In this series the tip off will Be eight THIRTY eastern On Nbc And. Peacock, Cavaliers knicks tonight cavaliers come rolling in after, a you Know. Slugfest with detroit nicks. Have been waiting nick's getting healthier, home court advantage and this kind of Feels like the knicks know what the feeling is like because last year all you got to do Is get by indiana and we're gone. To, the, Finals yeah okay So What does new york do or have to remember going into? THIS series tonight.

00:34:55
Speaker 4: I think watching game one last Night of That.

00:34:58
Speaker 10: Spurs versus Thunder remember the thunder had been off nine days Leading up, into game One whereas the spurs were coming off, that sixth game very Physical. Series versus minnesota so If You're in new, york number one You can't take. Cleveland for granted this is the Whole rest versus rust and you've got to come out the start. Of THE game because I felt the thunder kind of eased into the Game and san antonio Took control. Of game one Even though the, thunder came back, they tied it and they. TOOK the lead i never Felt that san antonio was ever. Out of it they had control of the game for forty eight plus. Minutes double Overtime that the knicks cannot ease into the Game because the calves are coming off two grueling game Sevens one versus toronto And, one versus Detroit. And the calves. Think about this they've gone against two of the best defending teams. In the playoffs toronto, great defending team and We, know about detroit one of the, top defending teams. And beat them so they Cannot take the. Calves For granted the calves have. Some great weapons they Have Size, And Jared, Allen Evan mobley and i'm, Telling You, this donovan mitchell he has made. FOR big moments i know he hasn't proved or shown it, in the playoffs but this guy is built.

00:36:27
Speaker 4: For Big Moments and james harden has to.

00:36:30
Speaker 10: Be more consistent if he's consistent, in the series this could be a long Series. For the knicks but having, SAID all that I think the. Knicks are destined they are destined to make it. To the finals Just.

00:36:43
Speaker 4: After, that game three Big.

00:36:47
Speaker 10: Win in atlanta this has been Along, with the thunder the best team and their defense and the way they're PLAYING through cap i Just think the knicks are.

00:36:56
Speaker 4: Destined right now.

00:37:00
Speaker 2: Strange when you're Standing next To mitchell or brunson and you realize that they're not. Taller than you i'm, Talking, about me like they're, not tall guys but they're So good and i'd really Love to See brunson against WEMBY in a nba finals because he does all of his damage sort of, in that area and all, of a sudden you Know you got, wemby lurking there which which. Would be great but those guys' ability that that's where, you tell somebody, watch Those guys watch brunson and tell me how he does, what HE does because i don't think, he's particularly, fast, good handle, quick nice shot but he's not, a big guy. But he's somehow this is the amazing part of basketball where you watch a guy, AND you go i don't know how, he does it and he's. In that category i'm going to.

00:37:52
Speaker 4: Tell you how.

00:37:52
Speaker 10: He does it he. Is the master i'll put. It like this He Is the kobe bryant. Of plaint guards. IN a lie i say that his fundamentals and, footwork. Are superb, superb he will, he understands angles and when he uses his footwork when he does get, into the paint he keeps the. Defense off balance he is great in. The mid range he can kill you from three point and he's a pretty honorable. Passer as well so his footwork that's what makes. Him So Efficient and donovan. Mitchell has size He's Bigger, than jalen brunson so that's why he can finish amongst the bigs when he gets. Into the paint he also is a great. Three point shooter he's been in the three point competition the last four, or five years so you know he's very capable of getting.

00:38:44
Speaker 4: Hot from downtown this is why this is going to be. A.

00:38:47
Speaker 10: FUN matchup again i Still, have the knicks but they better Not take the. Calves for Granted that's all. I'm gonna say you cannot take this. Team for granted.

00:39:00
Speaker 2: If You, ran the lakers at what point you have To engage with lebron to figure out what direction? Are we going because you want, to be respectful but you also you're running. A business here this isn't. About being friends it's about you. Got a decision we. Got a decision when can you ask for An. ANSWER from lebron.

00:39:22
Speaker 10: I think they've had. Probably preliminary conversations I'm sure rich fall has Had Conversations with Rob. POINKA and lebron i think these conversations, have BEEN ongoing and i think they were going on. During, THE season Look i think lebron knows they are not going to build this next year's. Roster around him they're going To build around luca and they're, gonna, figure out look are we going to open up the bag and give It To?

00:39:45
Speaker 4: Ar AUSTIN reeves And i think.

00:39:47
Speaker 10: Lebron understands that, But guess what lebron, has, Options too right he doesn't have to Stay with the lakers if, you, want, to sure great but he. Will have suitors will it be what he the, NUMBER he's expecting, i don't Know but the lakers are going to build The, roster around luca, and trusts me they've Had conversations, with Lebron personally and I'm Sure. With, Rich paul again i'm not privy to, any of this but you just assume that they've had an open dialogue about what's going to.

00:40:22
Speaker 2: HAPPEN going forward I mentioned if I, WAS the steelers i would have Moved On from aaron rodgers because AT some point i have to figure out what's the next five years or seven years, at that position not. The next year and they're over unders eight and, a half wins so he didn't really move, the needle Here, AND with lebron i can get him for another year and it might be, a twenty one seven, and seven season, Which is nice but You're. In The west The spurs and oka, See are great they're. Better THAN you and I just wonder i would Move on FROM lebron because i have to start to figure out what does this team look like for the? Next FIVE years and i might not be, a POPULAR opinion but i just See where the steelers have been kicking this can Down the road redge for, a while now still Trying To find ben Roethlisberger. And The lakers with lebron as great as he is and even as he was, in the postseason what is? Our future Here You Got luca austin reeves. Bringing him back you don't want. Your center position you got to figure that. Out as well. Some depth here so would you Move on from lebron any? Part of you.

00:41:37
Speaker 10: It's difficult because you just mentioned, a few, numbers twenty one. Seven and seven where else are you going to? Get that, from, and again yeah maybe you could, trade for someone or you could use that salary and go out.

00:41:50
Speaker 4: AND acquire someone i.

00:41:52
Speaker 10: Think If, you're the steelers You Bring back aaron rodgers because you want the quarterbacks behind Him, to see okay this is how we prepare in, the film room in, the WEIGHT room and i think If, you're the Lakers, you see lebron how he's taking care of his body for, twenty plus years how he, approaches the. Game his mindset those things trinkle down to the rest. Of the team and when your Best player is luca and he's the injury riddled over the last, couple of Seasons maybe having lebron and how he takes care of his body, and his regiment maybe that can help. YOUR best player i think those will be some of the things that they think about going forward In.

00:42:36
Speaker 2: Terms, of lebron yeah but you your goal is not to. Make The. PLAYOFFS that's, steelers i mean you, want to, Win you know. That's The Thing, does aaron, rodgers you know help bigger picture of Winning? A super bowl. And probably not he's obviously First battle Of. Hall of famer you're not. WINNING a title i don't Think with this laker lineup, into next season even, if everybody's healthy you're gonna make the playoffs and maybe you bow out in. The second round is? That? Mission accomplished okay so then.

00:43:09
Speaker 4: Who Are you gonna are you gonna go Out, And, GET giannis.

00:43:13
Speaker 2: Well I would be i, would you know who are you.

00:43:16
Speaker 10: Gonna get that is gonna give, you twenty one? Seven and seven and hell can win a championship a? Year, from NOW.

00:43:24
Speaker 2: Okay but i have to think about the. Next five years you're only thinking about Next, Year with LEBRON and while i said he's gonna give, Me those numbers i'm gonna have the same. Result next year is that good Enough?

00:43:35
Speaker 4: For, the Lakers well if lebron's not on the team and you don't bring in a five star.

00:43:43
Speaker 10: Recruit or acquire that type, of free agent you're gonna be in. The same boat whereas you could have had a bird in the hand, at twenty one seven and Seven and before luca got hurt and before.

00:43:56
Speaker 4: Ar got hurt in that Game.

00:43:58
Speaker 10: Here in Okac wasn't the lakers one of the hottest teams down the stretch heading into the playoffs with.

00:44:06
Speaker 4: Those three guys.

00:44:07
Speaker 2: They're not Better than the, spurs or okay, see.

00:44:10
Speaker 4: They're not but they were one of the they were one of. THE top, Teams i.

00:44:13
Speaker 2: Know but is that good Enough? For the lakers they're, about winning championships then you're then.

00:44:20
Speaker 4: You need to go out AND. Get like sda you need to go. GET with, me i mean you need to go get one of.

00:44:30
Speaker 2: THE whole time i KNOW there's no i know there's no one to get that's Going. To REPLACE lebron but i can spend that sixty, million DOLLARS elsewhere and i. GOT to build i got to fill. Out a roster, Okac Is deep san. Antonio Is deep the lakers. Are not deep and that that's maybe it's setting yourself up for a year from now. Or two, years never mind we can talk about they.

00:44:54
Speaker 4: Have every right.

00:44:55
Speaker 10: To do that but just just, So you know lebron has options to you can go somewhere else To.

00:45:02
Speaker 2: Thank, you rench what, by the way what are You doing in? Okay see today what do you do on? Your day Off you're A, Hall Of Famer. You're reggie miller what are you going.

00:45:10
Speaker 10: To be doing i'm heading to the gym and get onto the peloton bike because the training never stops for me, for my cycling.

00:45:17
Speaker 4: My Other passion so i'll go work Out and.

00:45:20
Speaker 10: Then i'm gonna go have a nice stake with, Our Dear, Leader Michael, Cherrico Jamal, Crawford Zora stevenson ashley chamat we're we are all going as, a team dinner something THAT you and. I would, DO i would i would take you seatan my dad. Ed to eat that's, what team, does. Team, building bonding yeah.

00:45:42
Speaker 2: But didn't we go to dinner?

00:45:44
Speaker 4: And you pay you.

00:45:48
Speaker 2: Never didn't pay you. Did not, pay, no, way. No no no you showed Up. In your bentley remember dinner was.

00:46:01
Speaker 4: Paid for it did you? PAY for it.

00:46:05
Speaker 2: I don't REMEMBER i, think i said because you pulled Up, in a bentley That.

00:46:09
Speaker 10: You Should, indiana in indiana, when you roll you don't.

00:46:13
Speaker 4: Pay. For anything door you KNOW that when i was in an, UBER for anything.

00:46:18
Speaker 2: I Was in an uber and you Were, in A bentley.

00:46:22
Speaker 4: Which i no longer? Have right now so?

00:46:24
Speaker 2: What go on You? Sold the bentley?

00:46:30
Speaker 4: It was? Nice you know how long ago that WHAT you? Think i would i'm gonna hold. Off to that how long? Ago was that don's It's?

00:46:37
Speaker 2: It's a bentley no time?

00:46:40
Speaker 10: To move on, GOT three kids i. Got a minivan i've Gone from a bentley.

00:46:46
Speaker 2: To, a, minivan damn damn how the? Mighty have? Fallen thank you rech tell uh. TELL the, boys i said helloone you got It appreciate your theodore