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- 0:20What's
- 0:20good,
- 0:20everybody?
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- 0:2512:40am
- 0:26after
- 0:26nine
- 0:26long
- 0:27months,
- 0:27I'm
- 0:27Andy
- 0:27Sukoff.
- 0:28I'm
- 0:28finally
- 0:28back.
- 0:29Somehow
- 0:29I
- 0:30found
- 0:30the
- 0:30key
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- 0:30let
- 0:31me.
- 0:32We
- 0:32got
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- 0:42can
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- 0:45next
- 0:46day.
- 0:47We
- 0:47got
- 0:47a
- 0:47good
- 0:47one
- 0:47for
- 0:47you
- 0:48today.
- 0:48I
- 0:48wanted
- 0:48to
- 0:48make
- 0:49this
- 0:49one
- 0:49a
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- 0:49one.
- 0:50You
- 0:50know,
- 0:51we
- 0:51have
- 0:51a
- 0:52lot
- 0:52of
- 0:52good
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- 0:53coming
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- 0:54right
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- 0:59language.
- 0:59He
- 1:00might
- 1:00still
- 1:00have
- 1:00some
- 1:00ringing
- 1:01in
- 1:01his
- 1:01ears
- 1:01from
- 1:01being
- 1:01at
- 1:01Madison
- 1:02Square
- 1:02Garden
- 1:03on
- 1:03Friday
- 1:03night.
- 1:04From
- 1:04Knickerbocker,
- 1:05Banner,
- 1:05Harris,
- 1:05Richard
- 1:05Harris,
- 1:06how
- 1:06are
- 1:06you
- 1:06tonight?
- 1:06I'm
- 1:07doing
- 1:07very
- 1:07well.
- 1:07Thank
- 1:08you
- 1:08for
- 1:08that
- 1:08introduction
- 1:09and
- 1:09it's
- 1:09an
- 1:09honor
- 1:10to
- 1:10be
- 1:10here,
- 1:11especially
- 1:11after
- 1:12the
- 1:12biggest
- 1:13Nick
- 1:13win
- 1:14of
- 1:14the
- 1:14century
- 1:15On
- 1:16Friday
- 1:16night,
- 1:16MSG.
- 1:17My
- 1:17voice
- 1:17is
- 1:17finally
- 1:18coming
- 1:18back.
- 1:18Not
- 1:18100%
- 1:19yet,
- 1:19but
- 1:20it
- 1:20was
- 1:20well
- 1:21worth
- 1:21it
- 1:21and
- 1:22I
- 1:22enjoyed
- 1:22every
- 1:22second
- 1:23of
- 1:23it.
- 1:23And
- 1:23again,
- 1:24thank
- 1:24you
- 1:24for
- 1:24having
- 1:24me.
- 1:25It's
- 1:25great
- 1:25to
- 1:25be
- 1:25in
- 1:25studio,
- 1:26man.
- 1:26It
- 1:26really
- 1:26is.
- 1:26Of
- 1:27course.
- 1:27So,
- 1:27so,
- 1:28so
- 1:28tell
- 1:28me,
- 1:28like
- 1:28you,
- 1:29you
- 1:29were
- 1:29in
- 1:29the
- 1:29building
- 1:30on
- 1:30Friday
- 1:30night.
- 1:30What,
- 1:31what
- 1:31was
- 1:31the
- 1:31atmosphere
- 1:31like
- 1:32in
- 1:32the
- 1:32Garden
- 1:32on
- 1:32Friday?
- 1:33Tremendous.
- 1:34I
- 1:34mean
- 1:34every,
- 1:34I
- 1:35mean,
- 1:35I
- 1:35tried
- 1:35to
- 1:36stay
- 1:36away
- 1:36from
- 1:36getting
- 1:36water
- 1:37bottles
- 1:37thrown
- 1:37at
- 1:37me.
- 1:37And
- 1:38I'm
- 1:38not
- 1:38going
- 1:38to
- 1:38be
- 1:39the
- 1:39guy
- 1:39that's
- 1:39going
- 1:39to
- 1:39climb
- 1:40up
- 1:40on
- 1:40a
- 1:40street
- 1:40pole
- 1:41or
- 1:41be
- 1:41on
- 1:41a
- 1:41billboard.
- 1:41I
- 1:41just,
- 1:42you
- 1:42know,
- 1:42let's
- 1:42put
- 1:42some
- 1:43good
- 1:43music
- 1:43on
- 1:43and
- 1:43dance
- 1:44in
- 1:44the
- 1:44streets
- 1:44and
- 1:44have
- 1:45some
- 1:45fun.
- 1:45Like
- 1:45you
- 1:46said,
- 1:46it's,
- 1:46it's
- 1:46been
- 1:46a
- 1:47while
- 1:47but
- 1:48you
- 1:48know,
- 1:48I
- 1:48feel
- 1:48like
- 1:48a
- 1:49kid
- 1:49in
- 1:49a
- 1:49candy
- 1:49store
- 1:49every
- 1:50time
- 1:50I'm
- 1:50at
- 1:50a
- 1:50Madison
- 1:51Square
- 1:51Garden
- 1:51playoff
- 1:52game
- 1:52with
- 1:52the
- 1:52Knicks.
- 1:53And
- 1:53me
- 1:53and
- 1:54my
- 1:54brother
- 1:54in
- 1:54law
- 1:54luckily
- 1:55have
- 1:55seen
- 1:55a
- 1:55bunch
- 1:55of
- 1:55wins
- 1:56lately
- 1:56and
- 1:56obviously
- 1:57the
- 1:57team
- 1:57has
- 1:57turned
- 1:58a
- 1:58corner
- 1:58here
- 1:58with,
- 1:59you
- 1:59know,
- 2:00it's
- 2:00not,
- 2:00as
- 2:00I
- 2:00said
- 2:00to
- 2:01you
- 2:01before
- 2:01we
- 2:01came
- 2:01on,
- 2:01it's
- 2:02not
- 2:02just
- 2:02the
- 2:02fact
- 2:02that
- 2:03it's
- 2:04the
- 2:04Boston
- 2:04Celtics
- 2:05and
- 2:05it's
- 2:06not
- 2:06just
- 2:06the
- 2:06fact
- 2:06that,
- 2:07you
- 2:07know,
- 2:07it's
- 2:07the
- 2:08second
- 2:08round.
- 2:08It's
- 2:09been
- 2:10so
- 2:10long.
- 2:11And
- 2:11that
- 2:12is
- 2:12what
- 2:12I
- 2:13think
- 2:13the
- 2:13rest
- 2:13of
- 2:14the
- 2:14world
- 2:14might
- 2:14not
- 2:14fully
- 2:15understand
- 2:15is
- 2:16all
- 2:16the
- 2:17difficult
- 2:17years
- 2:18and
- 2:18all
- 2:19the
- 2:19struggles,
- 2:19and
- 2:20we've
- 2:20been
- 2:20the
- 2:20Mecca,
- 2:20and
- 2:21everyone's
- 2:21coming
- 2:21here
- 2:21and
- 2:21love
- 2:22to
- 2:22play
- 2:22at
- 2:22the
- 2:22Garden.
- 2:23We.
- 2:23When
- 2:23is
- 2:23it
- 2:23our
- 2:24turn?
- 2:24Right.
- 2:24When
- 2:25is
- 2:25it
- 2:25going
- 2:25to
- 2:25be
- 2:25the
- 2:25Knicks
- 2:26turn?
- 2:26So
- 2:27now
- 2:27we're
- 2:27playing
- 2:27the
- 2:27Eastern
- 2:28Conference
- 2:28finals
- 2:28for
- 2:29the
- 2:29first
- 2:29time
- 2:29in
- 2:292000.
- 2:30That's
- 2:30why
- 2:30you're
- 2:30seeing
- 2:31everything
- 2:32that
- 2:32you're
- 2:32seeing.
- 2:32Not
- 2:32just
- 2:33a
- 2:33young
- 2:33kid
- 2:33that
- 2:33wants
- 2:34to
- 2:34go
- 2:34viral
- 2:34screaming
- 2:35in
- 2:35front
- 2:35of
- 2:35the
- 2:35side
- 2:35talk
- 2:36thing,
- 2:36or
- 2:36someone
- 2:37dressed
- 2:37as
- 2:37Spider
- 2:38man
- 2:38or
- 2:38in
- 2:38a
- 2:39gorilla
- 2:39costume.
- 2:40These
- 2:40are
- 2:40genuine,
- 2:42passionate,
- 2:42enthusiastic
- 2:43basketball
- 2:44fans
- 2:44that
- 2:45want
- 2:45to
- 2:45see
- 2:45wins
- 2:46at
- 2:46the
- 2:46end
- 2:46of
- 2:46the
- 2:46day.
- 2:46And
- 2:47we
- 2:47want
- 2:47the
- 2:47Mecca
- 2:48to
- 2:48be
- 2:48the
- 2:48real
- 2:49Mecca
- 2:49and
- 2:50win
- 2:50the
- 2:50Larry
- 2:50o'
- 2:50Brien
- 2:51Trophy,
- 2:51of
- 2:51course.
- 2:51And,
- 2:51you
- 2:52know,
- 2:52so
- 2:52far
- 2:52you've
- 2:53seen
- 2:53eight
- 2:53of
- 2:53them.
- 2:54And
- 2:55one
- 2:55of
- 2:55the
- 2:55things
- 2:55that
- 2:55really
- 2:55impressed
- 2:56me
- 2:56about
- 2:56this
- 2:56Knicks
- 2:57run,
- 2:57they're
- 2:58playing
- 2:58incredibly
- 2:59well
- 2:59on
- 2:59the
- 2:59road.
- 3:00They
- 3:01won
- 3:01three.
- 3:01They
- 3:02won
- 3:02the
- 3:02two
- 3:03those
- 3:03first
- 3:04two
- 3:04games
- 3:04in
- 3:04Boston,
- 3:05coming
- 3:05back
- 3:05from
- 3:0620
- 3:06down
- 3:07in
- 3:07both
- 3:07games.
- 3:08Once.
- 3:09Once.
- 3:09Okay,
- 3:09like
- 3:10that
- 3:10happens.
- 3:11When
- 3:11you
- 3:11see
- 3:11that
- 3:11happen
- 3:11a
- 3:12second
- 3:12time,
- 3:13then
- 3:14you're
- 3:14thinking,
- 3:14okay,
- 3:14like,
- 3:15there's
- 3:15something
- 3:15here.
- 3:16Yeah,
- 3:16no
- 3:16question.
- 3:17The
- 3:18incredible
- 3:19five
- 3:19and
- 3:19O
- 3:19start
- 3:20in
- 3:20the
- 3:20postseason.
- 3:20I
- 3:21know
- 3:21the
- 3:21Detroit
- 3:21Pistons
- 3:22aren't
- 3:22world
- 3:22beaters,
- 3:23but
- 3:23then,
- 3:23like
- 3:24you
- 3:24said,
- 3:24to
- 3:24beat
- 3:24Boston
- 3:25those
- 3:26first
- 3:26two
- 3:26games
- 3:27and
- 3:27to
- 3:27do
- 3:27it
- 3:27in
- 3:28the
- 3:28fashion
- 3:28that
- 3:28they
- 3:29are,
- 3:29you
- 3:29know,
- 3:30that.
- 3:30That
- 3:30really
- 3:30is
- 3:30what
- 3:30sticks
- 3:31out
- 3:31to
- 3:31me.
- 3:32When
- 3:32you're
- 3:32trying
- 3:32to
- 3:32put
- 3:33together
- 3:33a
- 3:33championship
- 3:34run
- 3:34and
- 3:35have
- 3:35championship
- 3:36DNA,
- 3:37it
- 3:37usually
- 3:37forms
- 3:38in
- 3:38the.
- 3:38We're
- 3:39never
- 3:39out
- 3:39of
- 3:39a
- 3:39game.
- 3:40We
- 3:40have
- 3:40great
- 3:41leadership
- 3:41and.
- 3:42And
- 3:42to
- 3:42me,
- 3:42that
- 3:42oozes
- 3:43out
- 3:43of
- 3:43Jalen
- 3:43Brunson.
- 3:44It
- 3:44starts
- 3:44with
- 3:44him.
- 3:45He
- 3:45is
- 3:45the
- 3:45reason
- 3:45why
- 3:46the
- 3:46Knicks
- 3:47play
- 3:47the
- 3:47way
- 3:47they
- 3:47do,
- 3:48and
- 3:48he's
- 3:48the
- 3:48best
- 3:49captain
- 3:49and
- 3:49leader
- 3:49they've
- 3:49had
- 3:50here
- 3:50in.
- 3:50In
- 3:50a
- 3:50very
- 3:50long
- 3:51time
- 3:51that
- 3:51we've
- 3:51ever
- 3:52seen.
- 3:52I
- 3:52mean,
- 3:52that's
- 3:53no
- 3:53knock
- 3:53on
- 3:53Patrick
- 3:53Ewing
- 3:54and
- 3:54the
- 3:54teams
- 3:54that
- 3:54they
- 3:54had,
- 3:55but,
- 3:55I
- 3:55mean,
- 3:56a
- 3:56lot
- 3:56of
- 3:56in
- 3:56the
- 3:5621st
- 3:57century,
- 3:57Jalen
- 3:57Brunson,
- 3:58the
- 3:58best
- 3:58leader
- 3:59that
- 3:59the
- 3:59Knicks
- 4:00have
- 4:00had
- 4:00for
- 4:00sure
- 4:00and
- 4:00someone
- 4:00we
- 4:01waited
- 4:01for
- 4:01for
- 4:01a
- 4:01long
- 4:01time.
- 4:01So,
- 4:02like
- 4:02you
- 4:02said,
- 4:03those
- 4:03road
- 4:03wins,
- 4:04to
- 4:05be
- 4:05down
- 4:0520
- 4:06twice
- 4:07against
- 4:08the
- 4:08defending
- 4:08champion.
- 4:09And
- 4:09you
- 4:09can't
- 4:09say
- 4:10the
- 4:10Tatum
- 4:10stuff,
- 4:10he
- 4:11was
- 4:11playing
- 4:11at
- 4:11that
- 4:11time.
- 4:11Right.
- 4:12Like,
- 4:12I
- 4:12know
- 4:12everyone
- 4:12wants
- 4:13to
- 4:13point
- 4:13to,
- 4:13oh,
- 4:13Brown
- 4:14was
- 4:14fighting
- 4:15through
- 4:15an
- 4:15injury.
- 4:15No
- 4:15one
- 4:15felt
- 4:16bad
- 4:16for
- 4:16us
- 4:16when
- 4:16we
- 4:17had
- 4:17half
- 4:17our
- 4:17roster
- 4:18last
- 4:18year.
- 4:18So
- 4:19it's
- 4:19been
- 4:19really
- 4:20fun
- 4:20to
- 4:20watch
- 4:20them
- 4:20battle.
- 4:21And
- 4:21when,
- 4:22as
- 4:22a
- 4:22fan,
- 4:22when
- 4:22you
- 4:22never
- 4:23feel
- 4:23like
- 4:23they're
- 4:23out
- 4:23of
- 4:23a
- 4:24game,
- 4:24that's
- 4:25a
- 4:25really,
- 4:25really,
- 4:26really
- 4:26good
- 4:26feeling
- 4:26to
- 4:27have.
- 4:27I
- 4:28totally,
- 4:28totally
- 4:29understand.
- 4:29Like,
- 4:29you
- 4:29know,
- 4:29I
- 4:29like
- 4:30what
- 4:30I've
- 4:30been
- 4:30wanting.
- 4:32I.
- 4:33More
- 4:33of
- 4:33a
- 4:33casual
- 4:34observer
- 4:34of
- 4:34the
- 4:34NBA.
- 4:35Like,
- 4:35I'm
- 4:35a
- 4:35big.
- 4:35I'm
- 4:35a
- 4:35big
- 4:36hockey
- 4:36guy.
- 4:36And,
- 4:36like,
- 4:36over
- 4:36the
- 4:37years,
- 4:37watching
- 4:37the
- 4:37New
- 4:38York
- 4:38Rangers
- 4:38in
- 4:38the
- 4:38playoffs
- 4:39was
- 4:39very
- 4:39similar.
- 4:40And
- 4:40a
- 4:40lot
- 4:40of
- 4:41those
- 4:41games
- 4:41would
- 4:41go
- 4:41to
- 4:42overtime,
- 4:42and
- 4:42I'd
- 4:43be
- 4:43sitting
- 4:43there
- 4:43on
- 4:43the
- 4:43edge
- 4:43of
- 4:43my
- 4:43seat,
- 4:44you
- 4:44know,
- 4:44scraping
- 4:45at
- 4:45whatever
- 4:45was
- 4:46in
- 4:46front
- 4:46of
- 4:46me,
- 4:47wondering,
- 4:47like,
- 4:48is
- 4:48this
- 4:48going
- 4:48to
- 4:48be.
- 4:48Is
- 4:48this
- 4:48going
- 4:49to
- 4:49be
- 4:49the
- 4:49moment
- 4:49that
- 4:50they're
- 4:50going
- 4:50to
- 4:50score
- 4:50and
- 4:50I'm
- 4:51going
- 4:51to
- 4:51be
- 4:51able
- 4:51to
- 4:51jump
- 4:51up
- 4:51or
- 4:52other
- 4:52teams
- 4:53going
- 4:53to
- 4:53score
- 4:53and
- 4:53I'm
- 4:53just
- 4:53going
- 4:53to
- 4:53deflate?
- 4:55And
- 4:55when
- 4:55you're.
- 4:56When
- 4:56you're
- 4:56with
- 4:56all
- 4:56those
- 4:56people
- 4:57and
- 4:58you
- 4:58all
- 4:58have
- 4:58that
- 4:59shared.
- 5:00That
- 5:00shared
- 5:00goal,
- 5:01and
- 5:01when
- 5:01you,
- 5:02when
- 5:02you
- 5:02get
- 5:02that
- 5:03moment
- 5:03and
- 5:03you
- 5:03all
- 5:04get
- 5:04to
- 5:04kind
- 5:04of
- 5:04have
- 5:04that
- 5:05moment
- 5:06of
- 5:06in
- 5:06unison
- 5:06of
- 5:07jubilation,
- 5:08especially
- 5:08after
- 5:09game
- 5:09six
- 5:10where
- 5:10they
- 5:10went
- 5:11out
- 5:11and
- 5:11they
- 5:11absolutely
- 5:12crushed
- 5:12the
- 5:12Celtics.
- 5:13They
- 5:13fit.
- 5:14They
- 5:14finished
- 5:14the
- 5:14job
- 5:15in
- 5:15that
- 5:15series
- 5:16at
- 5:17home,
- 5:18in
- 5:18front
- 5:18of
- 5:18their
- 5:18crowd,
- 5:19their
- 5:20fans,
- 5:20and
- 5:21all
- 5:2218,000
- 5:22of
- 5:23you,
- 5:23plus
- 5:23everybody
- 5:24outside
- 5:24the
- 5:24Garden
- 5:25watching,
- 5:26got
- 5:26to
- 5:26have
- 5:26that
- 5:27moment.
- 5:27And
- 5:27that.
- 5:27That's
- 5:27got
- 5:27to
- 5:28be
- 5:28one
- 5:28of
- 5:28those
- 5:28things
- 5:28that
- 5:28you'll
- 5:29definitely
- 5:29always
- 5:29remember.
- 5:30Absolutely.
- 5:31You
- 5:32know
- 5:32what?
- 5:32As
- 5:33Knick
- 5:33fans,
- 5:33because
- 5:34you've
- 5:34heard
- 5:34this
- 5:34one
- 5:34before,
- 5:35all
- 5:36right,
- 5:36they're
- 5:36the
- 5:36Knicks.
- 5:37We
- 5:37know
- 5:37what's
- 5:37going
- 5:38to
- 5:38happen,
- 5:38right.
- 5:38As
- 5:38a
- 5:39Knick
- 5:39fan,
- 5:39as
- 5:39a
- 5:39Met
- 5:39fan
- 5:40of
- 5:40it,
- 5:40as
- 5:40I'm
- 5:41not
- 5:41a
- 5:41Jet
- 5:41fan,
- 5:41but,
- 5:41you
- 5:42know,
- 5:42if
- 5:42you're.
- 5:42A
- 5:42Jet,
- 5:42I
- 5:43am.
- 5:43Right?
- 5:43So
- 5:44we
- 5:44have
- 5:44this
- 5:45mentality.
- 5:45And
- 5:46I'm
- 5:46trying
- 5:46to.
- 5:47When
- 5:47I
- 5:47get
- 5:47on
- 5:47the
- 5:47show,
- 5:47when
- 5:48I
- 5:48do
- 5:48these
- 5:48lives
- 5:48and
- 5:48at
- 5:49the
- 5:49podcast,
- 5:50I've
- 5:50tried
- 5:50to
- 5:51explain
- 5:51to
- 5:51people
- 5:51that
- 5:52it
- 5:52doesn't
- 5:53always
- 5:53have
- 5:54to
- 5:54be
- 5:54that
- 5:54we
- 5:54don't
- 5:54have
- 5:55to
- 5:55think,
- 5:55all
- 5:55right,
- 5:55the
- 5:56shoes
- 5:56got
- 5:56to
- 5:56drop,
- 5:57and
- 5:57we
- 5:57have
- 5:58to
- 5:58continue
- 5:58to
- 5:58have
- 5:58this
- 5:58mentality
- 5:59that
- 5:59we've
- 5:59had
- 6:00over
- 6:00the
- 6:00years.
- 6:01And
- 6:01for
- 6:01them
- 6:02to
- 6:02go
- 6:02out
- 6:02in
- 6:02game
- 6:02six,
- 6:03like
- 6:04you
- 6:04said,
- 6:04put
- 6:04a
- 6:04stamp
- 6:05on
- 6:05it,
- 6:05leave
- 6:05zero
- 6:06doubt.
- 6:06A
- 6:06team
- 6:06that
- 6:07we're
- 6:08not
- 6:08used
- 6:08to
- 6:08seeing,
- 6:09not
- 6:10make
- 6:10us
- 6:10sweat,
- 6:11like,
- 6:11we're
- 6:11not
- 6:11used
- 6:12to
- 6:12seeing
- 6:12that
- 6:12this
- 6:12was
- 6:13a
- 6:13no
- 6:13doubter,
- 6:14this
- 6:14was.
- 6:15And
- 6:16main
- 6:16reason
- 6:16why
- 6:16I
- 6:17have,
- 6:17you
- 6:17know,
- 6:18not
- 6:18my
- 6:18full
- 6:18voice
- 6:18is
- 6:19because
- 6:19in
- 6:19that
- 6:19first
- 6:19and
- 6:20second
- 6:20quarter,
- 6:21you
- 6:21know,
- 6:21I
- 6:21was
- 6:22screaming
- 6:22my
- 6:22head
- 6:22off
- 6:23at
- 6:23what
- 6:23some
- 6:24of
- 6:24the
- 6:24stuff
- 6:24that
- 6:24I
- 6:24was
- 6:24seeing,
- 6:25those
- 6:25extra
- 6:25effort
- 6:26plays
- 6:26Right.
- 6:26The
- 6:27chase
- 6:27down
- 6:27block
- 6:27by
- 6:28Deuce
- 6:28McBride
- 6:29and
- 6:29then
- 6:30that
- 6:30turning
- 6:30into
- 6:30a
- 6:30Josh
- 6:31Hart
- 6:31M1.
- 6:32So
- 6:32for
- 6:32this
- 6:32team
- 6:32to
- 6:33go
- 6:33into
- 6:33halftime
- 6:34up
- 6:3427
- 6:36points
- 6:36in
- 6:36a
- 6:36closeout
- 6:37game
- 6:37with
- 6:38or
- 6:38without
- 6:38Jayson
- 6:38Tatum,
- 6:39I
- 6:39mean,
- 6:39if
- 6:40you
- 6:40don't.
- 6:40If
- 6:40that
- 6:41doesn't
- 6:41convince
- 6:41you
- 6:42that
- 6:42maybe
- 6:43this
- 6:43is
- 6:43a
- 6:43little
- 6:43different
- 6:44and
- 6:45maybe
- 6:45we
- 6:45don't
- 6:45have
- 6:46to
- 6:46just
- 6:46sit
- 6:46there
- 6:46and
- 6:46wait
- 6:47for
- 6:47the
- 6:47shoe
- 6:47to
- 6:47drop
- 6:48and
- 6:48eventually
- 6:48something
- 6:49will
- 6:49go
- 6:49south,
- 6:50I
- 6:50have
- 6:51full
- 6:51confidence
- 6:51in
- 6:51the
- 6:52group.
- 6:52I
- 6:52know
- 6:52we'll
- 6:53get
- 6:53into
- 6:53the
- 6:53Pacer
- 6:53stuff
- 6:54in
- 6:54a
- 6:54little
- 6:54bit,
- 6:54but
- 6:55to
- 6:55me,
- 6:55again,
- 6:56it
- 6:56starts
- 6:56with
- 6:5611.
- 6:57I've
- 6:57always
- 6:58defended
- 6:58Thibodeau.
- 6:58I
- 6:59like
- 6:59the
- 6:59culture
- 6:59change
- 7:00here,
- 7:00and
- 7:01I
- 7:01don't
- 7:01want
- 7:01to
- 7:02sound
- 7:02like
- 7:02a
- 7:02homer
- 7:03when
- 7:03I
- 7:03talk
- 7:03about
- 7:03this
- 7:04team
- 7:04because
- 7:04I've
- 7:04been
- 7:05accused
- 7:05of
- 7:05being
- 7:06overly
- 7:06optimistic.
- 7:07So
- 7:07I
- 7:07would
- 7:07love
- 7:08for
- 7:08the
- 7:08guys
- 7:08to
- 7:08back
- 7:08up
- 7:09everything
- 7:09that
- 7:09I've
- 7:09been
- 7:09saying
- 7:10over
- 7:10the
- 7:10last
- 7:10year
- 7:10or
- 7:11so.
- 7:11I
- 7:11mean,
- 7:11I.
- 7:12And
- 7:12thus
- 7:12far
- 7:13they
- 7:13certainly
- 7:13have.
- 7:14And
- 7:14like,
- 7:15let's
- 7:15get
- 7:15into
- 7:15this
- 7:15Boston
- 7:16series
- 7:16a
- 7:16little
- 7:16bit.
- 7:17We
- 7:17saw
- 7:18a
- 7:18lot
- 7:18of.
- 7:18Lot
- 7:19of
- 7:19players
- 7:19besides
- 7:20Brunson,
- 7:20guys
- 7:21like
- 7:21Mikal
- 7:21Bridges
- 7:22and
- 7:22Mitch
- 7:22Robinson
- 7:23that
- 7:24the
- 7:24Celtics
- 7:24went
- 7:25to
- 7:25the.
- 7:25Went
- 7:26to
- 7:26the
- 7:26process
- 7:26of
- 7:27doing.
- 7:27Of
- 7:28hacking
- 7:28him
- 7:28to
- 7:28get
- 7:29him
- 7:29off
- 7:29the
- 7:29court
- 7:29because
- 7:30he's
- 7:30not
- 7:30a
- 7:30great
- 7:30free
- 7:30throw
- 7:31shooter,
- 7:31but
- 7:31because
- 7:32he
- 7:32was
- 7:32so
- 7:32dominant
- 7:33on
- 7:33the
- 7:33boards
- 7:34that
- 7:35they
- 7:35wanted
- 7:35him
- 7:35off
- 7:36the
- 7:36court.
- 7:36And
- 7:37this
- 7:37is
- 7:37a
- 7:37guy
- 7:37who
- 7:37was
- 7:38hurt
- 7:38for
- 7:38pretty
- 7:38much
- 7:38the
- 7:38entire
- 7:39season
- 7:40just
- 7:40getting
- 7:40himself
- 7:41back
- 7:41into
- 7:41game
- 7:42shape
- 7:42and
- 7:43providing
- 7:43that
- 7:43much
- 7:44of
- 7:44an
- 7:44effort
- 7:44that
- 7:45they
- 7:45scared
- 7:46the
- 7:46defending.
- 7:46National.
- 7:47Defending
- 7:47champions.
- 7:47Yeah,
- 7:48but,
- 7:48you
- 7:48know,
- 7:48I
- 7:48want
- 7:48to
- 7:48give
- 7:48Mitchell
- 7:49Robinson
- 7:49a
- 7:49lot
- 7:49of
- 7:49credit.
- 7:50And
- 7:51I've
- 7:51said,
- 7:51I've
- 7:51been
- 7:51on
- 7:51the
- 7:52record
- 7:52saying
- 7:52they
- 7:52don't
- 7:52win
- 7:52the
- 7:53Phillies
- 7:53series
- 7:53against
- 7:53Embiid
- 7:54last
- 7:54year
- 7:54without
- 7:54Robinson's
- 7:55defense
- 7:56because
- 7:56Hartenstein
- 7:57struggled
- 7:57to
- 7:57guard
- 7:57him.
- 7:58And
- 7:58now
- 7:58this
- 7:58year,
- 7:59you
- 7:59set
- 7:59it
- 7:59out
- 8:00for
- 8:00a
- 8:00while,
- 8:01didn't
- 8:01come
- 8:01back
- 8:02till,
- 8:02you
- 8:02know,
- 8:02after
- 8:03the.
- 8:04Excuse
- 8:04me,
- 8:04after
- 8:04the
- 8:04trade
- 8:05deadline.
- 8:05And
- 8:06so
- 8:06the
- 8:06Knicks
- 8:06didn't
- 8:06really
- 8:07make
- 8:07a
- 8:07move
- 8:07this
- 8:07year.
- 8:07The
- 8:07last
- 8:08couple
- 8:08of
- 8:08years
- 8:08at
- 8:08the
- 8:08deadline,
- 8:09they
- 8:09said,
- 8:09okay,
- 8:10we
- 8:10have
- 8:10to
- 8:10go
- 8:10get
- 8:10better.
- 8:11We
- 8:11have
- 8:11to
- 8:11go
- 8:12upgrade
- 8:12our
- 8:12roster.
- 8:13They
- 8:13said,
- 8:13we
- 8:13have
- 8:14Robinson
- 8:14coming
- 8:14back,
- 8:15so
- 8:15we're
- 8:15not
- 8:15going
- 8:15to
- 8:15do
- 8:15that.
- 8:15And
- 8:16some
- 8:16people
- 8:16laughed
- 8:16at
- 8:16it
- 8:17because
- 8:17they
- 8:17forgot
- 8:18that
- 8:18at
- 8:18the
- 8:18beginning
- 8:18of
- 8:19this
- 8:19season,
- 8:20excuse
- 8:20me,
- 8:20at
- 8:20the
- 8:21beginning
- 8:21of
- 8:21last
- 8:21season,
- 8:22how
- 8:22dominant
- 8:23he
- 8:23was
- 8:23on
- 8:23the
- 8:23offensive
- 8:23boards
- 8:24and
- 8:24how
- 8:24he
- 8:25could
- 8:25change
- 8:25a
- 8:26game
- 8:26defensively,
- 8:26like
- 8:26you
- 8:27said.
- 8:27So
- 8:27for
- 8:28the
- 8:28Celtics
- 8:28to
- 8:29basically
- 8:29say,
- 8:29hey,
- 8:30this
- 8:30guy's
- 8:30shooting
- 8:3130
- 8:31something
- 8:31percent
- 8:32from
- 8:32the
- 8:33line,
- 8:33we
- 8:33got
- 8:33to
- 8:33get
- 8:33him
- 8:34out
- 8:34of
- 8:34the
- 8:34game,
- 8:34he,
- 8:35he
- 8:35had
- 8:35the
- 8:35best
- 8:35plus
- 8:35minus
- 8:36of
- 8:36any
- 8:36Nick
- 8:36in
- 8:37this
- 8:37series
- 8:37and
- 8:38his
- 8:38minutes
- 8:38were
- 8:38big.
- 8:39And
- 8:39again,
- 8:40he
- 8:40changes
- 8:40the
- 8:41game
- 8:41in
- 8:41a
- 8:41lot
- 8:41of
- 8:41different
- 8:41ways.
- 8:42I
- 8:42would
- 8:42love
- 8:42for
- 8:43him
- 8:43to
- 8:43be
- 8:43able
- 8:43to
- 8:43catch
- 8:44sometimes
- 8:44a
- 8:44little
- 8:44bit
- 8:45better
- 8:46and
- 8:46maybe
- 8:46stay
- 8:46off
- 8:46social
- 8:47media
- 8:47a
- 8:47little
- 8:47bit
- 8:47more
- 8:48in
- 8:48the
- 8:48playoffs.
- 8:48But
- 8:49you
- 8:49got
- 8:49to
- 8:49give
- 8:49him
- 8:50a
- 8:50ton
- 8:50of
- 8:50credit
- 8:50because
- 8:51he's
- 8:51the
- 8:52longest
- 8:52tenured
- 8:52Nick.
- 8:53He's
- 8:53been
- 8:53here
- 8:54for,
- 8:54you
- 8:54know,
- 8:54since
- 8:54the
- 8:552018,
- 8:561718
- 8:56season.
- 8:57So
- 8:57he's
- 8:57been
- 8:57around
- 8:58a
- 8:58while.
- 8:58He's
- 8:58the
- 8:59only
- 8:59guy
- 8:59left
- 8:59from
- 8:59that
- 8:59group.
- 9:00And
- 9:00you
- 9:00got
- 9:01to
- 9:01just
- 9:01tip
- 9:01your
- 9:01cap
- 9:01for
- 9:02the
- 9:02impact
- 9:02that
- 9:02he
- 9:02made
- 9:03on
- 9:03this
- 9:03series.
- 9:03The
- 9:03fact,
- 9:04like
- 9:04you
- 9:04said,
- 9:04Boston
- 9:05wanted
- 9:05him
- 9:06off
- 9:06the
- 9:06court.
- 9:07It's
- 9:07funny
- 9:07that
- 9:08Mitch
- 9:08Robinson's
- 9:08been
- 9:09around
- 9:09that
- 9:09long.
- 9:09I
- 9:10honestly
- 9:10thought
- 9:10he
- 9:10got
- 9:10drafted
- 9:11like
- 9:11three
- 9:11years
- 9:11ago.
- 9:11Nice.
- 9:12And
- 9:12it
- 9:13just
- 9:13like
- 9:13that.
- 9:13It
- 9:13was
- 9:14like
- 9:14the
- 9:14longest
- 9:14three
- 9:14years
- 9:14ever.
- 9:15No,
- 9:15but
- 9:15like
- 9:16that,
- 9:16like
- 9:16that's
- 9:1730%
- 9:18from
- 9:18the
- 9:18free
- 9:18throw
- 9:18line.
- 9:18Like,
- 9:19if
- 9:19I
- 9:19was
- 9:19a
- 9:19coach,
- 9:19that
- 9:19would
- 9:19drive
- 9:20me
- 9:20crazy.
- 9:20And
- 9:20like,
- 9:21like
- 9:21we
- 9:21were
- 9:21talking
- 9:22before
- 9:22the
- 9:22show,
- 9:22like
- 9:22you,
- 9:22like,
- 9:23you
- 9:23coach
- 9:23kids
- 9:24and
- 9:25I
- 9:25know
- 9:26that
- 9:26like,
- 9:26if
- 9:26like
- 9:26I
- 9:27was
- 9:27in
- 9:27that
- 9:27same
- 9:27position
- 9:28that
- 9:28like
- 9:28I
- 9:28would
- 9:29be
- 9:29the,
- 9:29I
- 9:29would
- 9:29be
- 9:29the
- 9:29crazy
- 9:30coach
- 9:30who
- 9:30would
- 9:30make
- 9:30you
- 9:30hit
- 9:3153
- 9:31throws
- 9:31in
- 9:31a
- 9:31row
- 9:32before
- 9:32you
- 9:32could
- 9:32leave
- 9:32the
- 9:32gym.
- 9:33Even
- 9:33though
- 9:33I
- 9:33couldn't
- 9:33do
- 9:33that
- 9:34myself.
- 9:34So
- 9:35it's
- 9:35like,
- 9:36like
- 9:36you're
- 9:36a
- 9:36professional
- 9:37athlete,
- 9:37you
- 9:37should
- 9:37be
- 9:37able
- 9:37to
- 9:37do
- 9:38that.
- 9:38But
- 9:38if
- 9:38you're
- 9:38contributing
- 9:39in
- 9:39other
- 9:39ways,
- 9:39like
- 9:39obviously
- 9:40you
- 9:40can,
- 9:40you
- 9:40can
- 9:40look,
- 9:41you
- 9:41can
- 9:41look
- 9:41past
- 9:41that.
- 9:43One
- 9:43of
- 9:43the
- 9:43other
- 9:43players
- 9:43I've
- 9:44really
- 9:44caught
- 9:44my
- 9:45eye
- 9:45in
- 9:45this
- 9:45series
- 9:45was
- 9:46Mikal
- 9:46Bridges.
- 9:46Like,
- 9:47like
- 9:47throughout
- 9:47the
- 9:47season
- 9:48he
- 9:49took,
- 9:49took
- 9:49a
- 9:50little
- 9:50bit
- 9:50of
- 9:50flack.
- 9:50You
- 9:51know,
- 9:51they,
- 9:51they'd
- 9:51given
- 9:52up
- 9:52five
- 9:52first
- 9:52round.
- 9:53It
- 9:53was
- 9:53five,
- 9:53right,
- 9:54Five
- 9:54first
- 9:54round
- 9:54picks
- 9:55for
- 9:55him
- 9:56and
- 9:56he
- 9:56wasn't
- 9:57putting
- 9:57up
- 9:57the
- 9:57numbers
- 9:58that
- 9:58you
- 9:58were
- 9:58expecting
- 9:59a
- 9:59guy
- 9:59of
- 10:00his
- 10:00caliber
- 10:00to
- 10:00do.
- 10:01But
- 10:01he,
- 10:01he's
- 10:02really
- 10:02stepped
- 10:02up
- 10:02here
- 10:03in
- 10:03the
- 10:03playoffs
- 10:03for,
- 10:04for
- 10:04this
- 10:04team
- 10:05and
- 10:05has
- 10:05been
- 10:05a
- 10:06major
- 10:06contributor
- 10:07thus
- 10:07far.
- 10:07Well,
- 10:08something
- 10:08that
- 10:08I've
- 10:09talked
- 10:09about
- 10:09all
- 10:09season
- 10:10long
- 10:10is
- 10:10you're
- 10:11not
- 10:11going
- 10:11to
- 10:11be
- 10:12defined
- 10:13by
- 10:13what
- 10:13you
- 10:13do
- 10:13in
- 10:14the
- 10:14regular
- 10:14season.
- 10:14Here
- 10:15it's
- 10:16going
- 10:16to
- 10:16come
- 10:16down
- 10:16to
- 10:17can
- 10:17you
- 10:17get
- 10:17it
- 10:17done
- 10:18for
- 10:18us
- 10:18when
- 10:19it
- 10:19matters
- 10:19most.
- 10:20And
- 10:20Bridges,
- 10:21you
- 10:21know,
- 10:21not,
- 10:22not
- 10:22really
- 10:22fair
- 10:23to
- 10:23him.
- 10:23This
- 10:24is,
- 10:24one,
- 10:24he
- 10:24didn't
- 10:24make
- 10:24the
- 10:25deal
- 10:25and
- 10:26two,
- 10:26I
- 10:26believe
- 10:26the
- 10:26Knicks
- 10:27paid
- 10:27what
- 10:27I
- 10:27call
- 10:27a
- 10:28Knicks
- 10:28tax
- 10:29to
- 10:29the
- 10:29Nets
- 10:29because
- 10:30they
- 10:30didn't
- 10:30really
- 10:30want
- 10:30to
- 10:30make
- 10:30the
- 10:30deal
- 10:31with
- 10:31the
- 10:31Knicks.
- 10:31We
- 10:32said,
- 10:32hey,
- 10:32we're
- 10:32going
- 10:32to
- 10:32give
- 10:32you
- 10:32an
- 10:32offer
- 10:33you
- 10:33can't
- 10:33refuse.
- 10:33I
- 10:33know
- 10:34you're
- 10:34a
- 10:34mob
- 10:34guy,
- 10:34so
- 10:35you
- 10:35know,
- 10:35I
- 10:35know
- 10:35you
- 10:35like
- 10:36that,
- 10:36that
- 10:36line.
- 10:36But
- 10:37the
- 10:37Knicks
- 10:37went
- 10:38out
- 10:38there
- 10:38and
- 10:38said,
- 10:38hey,
- 10:38we
- 10:38want
- 10:39to
- 10:39complete
- 10:39our
- 10:39team
- 10:40with
- 10:40a
- 10:40guy
- 10:40that
- 10:41our
- 10:41stars
- 10:41are
- 10:41comfortable
- 10:42with.
- 10:42Obviously
- 10:42know
- 10:43the
- 10:43Brunson
- 10:43with
- 10:43the
- 10:43Villanova
- 10:44ties,
- 10:44and
- 10:45we
- 10:45think
- 10:45he
- 10:45brings
- 10:46something
- 10:46to
- 10:46the
- 10:46table
- 10:46we
- 10:46don't
- 10:47have.
- 10:47And
- 10:48we
- 10:48think
- 10:48he's
- 10:48going
- 10:48to
- 10:48be
- 10:48versatile
- 10:49in
- 10:49the
- 10:50spring.
- 10:50And
- 10:51what
- 10:51he's
- 10:51shown
- 10:51you
- 10:51is,
- 10:52yes,
- 10:52he's
- 10:52not
- 10:52a
- 10:52superstar.
- 10:53We
- 10:53know
- 10:53that
- 10:53usually
- 10:54when
- 10:54you
- 10:54give
- 10:54up
- 10:55that
- 10:55much,
- 10:55you
- 10:56get
- 10:56a
- 10:56superstar
- 10:56in
- 10:57return.
- 10:57But
- 10:57what
- 10:58he's
- 10:58been
- 10:58is
- 10:59instrumental
- 11:00in
- 11:00the
- 11:00most
- 11:00important
- 11:01spots.
- 11:01And
- 11:02you
- 11:02think
- 11:02about
- 11:02the
- 11:02rip
- 11:03of
- 11:03Jaylen
- 11:03Brown
- 11:03in
- 11:04game
- 11:04one,
- 11:04you
- 11:04think
- 11:05about
- 11:05the
- 11:05deflection
- 11:06on
- 11:06Jayson
- 11:06Tatum
- 11:06in
- 11:07game
- 11:07two,
- 11:07and
- 11:08you
- 11:08think
- 11:08about
- 11:08his
- 11:08timely
- 11:09shot
- 11:09making
- 11:10in
- 11:10the
- 11:10fourth
- 11:10quarter
- 11:11of
- 11:11this
- 11:11series.
- 11:12And
- 11:12sometimes
- 11:12when
- 11:12Brunson
- 11:13was
- 11:13off
- 11:13the
- 11:13court,
- 11:14like
- 11:14there
- 11:14were
- 11:15times
- 11:15where
- 11:15Brunson
- 11:15was
- 11:15off
- 11:16the
- 11:16court
- 11:16and
- 11:17Bridges
- 11:17was
- 11:17the
- 11:17guy,
- 11:18the
- 11:18ball
- 11:18was
- 11:18in
- 11:18their
- 11:18hands
- 11:19and
- 11:19people
- 11:19kept
- 11:19saying,
- 11:20well,
- 11:20when
- 11:20Jalen's
- 11:21not
- 11:21there,
- 11:21who
- 11:21else
- 11:21is
- 11:22going
- 11:22to
- 11:22create
- 11:22offense?
- 11:22Well,
- 11:23in
- 11:23this
- 11:23series,
- 11:23at
- 11:23times
- 11:24it
- 11:24was
- 11:24Bridges
- 11:25and
- 11:25he
- 11:25was
- 11:25able
- 11:25to
- 11:26make
- 11:26his
- 11:26mid
- 11:26range
- 11:27jump
- 11:27shots.
- 11:27He
- 11:28had
- 11:28some
- 11:28timely
- 11:28three
- 11:28pointers.
- 11:29So
- 11:30I
- 11:30give
- 11:30him
- 11:30again,
- 11:31a
- 11:31guy
- 11:31that
- 11:31you
- 11:31have
- 11:31to
- 11:31tip
- 11:32your
- 11:32hat
- 11:33to.
- 11:33This
- 11:33is
- 11:34in
- 11:34no
- 11:34way,
- 11:34shape
- 11:35or
- 11:35form
- 11:35over.
- 11:36Right.
- 11:36They
- 11:36still
- 11:37have
- 11:37some
- 11:37work
- 11:37to
- 11:37do.
- 11:37He
- 11:37could
- 11:38come
- 11:38out
- 11:38and
- 11:38have
- 11:38a
- 11:38dud
- 11:38here
- 11:39or
- 11:39there.
- 11:39But
- 11:39I
- 11:39think
- 11:40you're
- 11:40starting
- 11:40to
- 11:40see
- 11:41the
- 11:41vision
- 11:42of
- 11:43when
- 11:43Leon
- 11:43Rose
- 11:44made
- 11:44this
- 11:44deal
- 11:44of
- 11:45we
- 11:45have
- 11:45to
- 11:46beat
- 11:46Boston,
- 11:47we
- 11:47have
- 11:47to
- 11:47have
- 11:47strong
- 11:48wing
- 11:48perimeter
- 11:48defense,
- 11:49and
- 11:49we
- 11:50have
- 11:50to
- 11:50have
- 11:50guys
- 11:50that
- 11:51aren't
- 11:51afraid
- 11:51of
- 11:51the
- 11:52big
- 11:52moment
- 11:52cut
- 11:52from
- 11:53that
- 11:53Villanova
- 11:54cloth.
- 11:54And
- 11:55that
- 11:55was,
- 11:55I
- 11:55think,
- 11:55what
- 11:56they
- 11:56had
- 11:56in
- 11:56mind
- 11:56with
- 11:56Mikel
- 11:57Bridges.
- 11:57And
- 11:57he
- 11:58came
- 11:58through
- 11:58for
- 11:58them
- 11:58and
- 11:58helped
- 11:59them
- 11:59win
- 11:59this
- 11:59series.
- 11:59And
- 12:00somewhere
- 12:00in
- 12:00Philly,
- 12:01somewhere,
- 12:01Jay
- 12:01Wright
- 12:02is
- 12:02smiling
- 12:02like,
- 12:02I
- 12:02did
- 12:03all
- 12:03that.
- 12:04You
- 12:04know
- 12:04what
- 12:04he
- 12:04said
- 12:05about
- 12:05Brunson?
- 12:05He
- 12:05said,
- 12:05there's
- 12:06only
- 12:06one
- 12:06guy
- 12:06ever
- 12:07that
- 12:07that's
- 12:07worked
- 12:07as
- 12:07hard
- 12:08as
- 12:08me
- 12:08in
- 12:08the
- 12:08Villanova
- 12:09program
- 12:09history
- 12:10that,
- 12:10that
- 12:10when
- 12:10he's
- 12:11been
- 12:11there
- 12:11and
- 12:11it
- 12:11was
- 12:11Brunson,
- 12:11he
- 12:12said
- 12:12no
- 12:12one
- 12:13had
- 12:13ever,
- 12:13had
- 12:14ever
- 12:14challenged
- 12:14my
- 12:14work
- 12:14ethic.
- 12:15So,
- 12:15yeah,
- 12:15Jay
- 12:16Wright
- 12:16deserves
- 12:16a
- 12:16lot
- 12:16of
- 12:16credit.
- 12:17I
- 12:17want
- 12:17him
- 12:17to
- 12:17coach
- 12:17the
- 12:17team
- 12:17because
- 12:18I
- 12:18don't
- 12:18want
- 12:18a
- 12:18college
- 12:19coach
- 12:19and
- 12:19it
- 12:19to
- 12:19be
- 12:19a
- 12:20Villanova
- 12:20love
- 12:20fest.
- 12:20But
- 12:21you
- 12:21got
- 12:21to
- 12:21give
- 12:21him
- 12:22a
- 12:22lot
- 12:22of
- 12:22credit.
- 12:22You're
- 12:22right.
- 12:23I
- 12:23mean,
- 12:23I
- 12:23mean,
- 12:23like
- 12:23I
- 12:24every
- 12:24year
- 12:24that,
- 12:25like
- 12:25when,
- 12:26before
- 12:26Wright
- 12:27retired,
- 12:27I
- 12:28knew,
- 12:28like
- 12:28every,
- 12:28every,
- 12:29especially
- 12:29every
- 12:29even
- 12:30year,
- 12:31like
- 12:31Villanova's
- 12:32going
- 12:32to
- 12:32win
- 12:32the
- 12:32championship,
- 12:33like
- 12:33Jay
- 12:34Wright
- 12:34does
- 12:34not
- 12:34lose
- 12:35in
- 12:35March.
- 12:35And
- 12:35he,
- 12:36and
- 12:36he
- 12:36always
- 12:36had
- 12:36that
- 12:36one
- 12:37guy,
- 12:37one
- 12:37or
- 12:37two
- 12:38guys
- 12:38that,
- 12:38that
- 12:38you
- 12:39knew
- 12:39that
- 12:39you
- 12:39could
- 12:39count
- 12:40on
- 12:40to
- 12:40make
- 12:41that
- 12:41play.
- 12:41And
- 12:42whether
- 12:42it
- 12:42was
- 12:42Jenkins
- 12:43or
- 12:43Josh
- 12:43Hart
- 12:44or
- 12:44DiVincenzo
- 12:45or
- 12:46Brunson,
- 12:46and
- 12:47that
- 12:47was
- 12:48like
- 12:48that,
- 12:48like.
- 12:49And
- 12:49now
- 12:49you
- 12:49see
- 12:49like
- 12:49all
- 12:50those
- 12:50guys
- 12:50contributing
- 12:51in
- 12:51the
- 12:51NBA
- 12:52and
- 12:53all,
- 12:53like
- 12:54all
- 12:54of
- 12:54them
- 12:54are
- 12:54in
- 12:54the
- 12:55conference
- 12:55finals.
- 12:56Absolutely.
- 12:56And
- 12:56you
- 12:56know
- 12:56what?
- 12:57I'll
- 12:57build
- 12:57another
- 12:57villain
- 12:57of
- 12:57a
- 12:58guy.
- 12:58That
- 12:58has
- 12:58to
- 12:59be
- 12:59discussed
- 13:00and
- 13:00you
- 13:00have
- 13:00to
- 13:00talk
- 13:01about
- 13:01when
- 13:01you're
- 13:02discussing
- 13:02this
- 13:02Nick
- 13:03team
- 13:03right
- 13:03now
- 13:03is
- 13:04obviously
- 13:04Josh
- 13:05Hart.
- 13:05I
- 13:05mean,
- 13:05how,
- 13:06how
- 13:06much
- 13:07more
- 13:07can
- 13:07you
- 13:07say?
- 13:07I
- 13:08ran
- 13:08out
- 13:08of
- 13:08adjectives
- 13:09when
- 13:10I'm
- 13:10doing
- 13:10the
- 13:10podcast
- 13:11with
- 13:11Hart
- 13:11because
- 13:12to
- 13:12me,
- 13:13he
- 13:13represents
- 13:13everything
- 13:14you
- 13:14want
- 13:14in
- 13:14a
- 13:14basketball
- 13:15player.
- 13:15Now,
- 13:16is
- 13:16he
- 13:16an
- 13:16unbelievable
- 13:17scorer?
- 13:18No,
- 13:18but
- 13:19he
- 13:19literally
- 13:19made
- 13:19a
- 13:20statement
- 13:20before
- 13:20the
- 13:20season.
- 13:21I'm
- 13:21not
- 13:21here
- 13:22to
- 13:22give
- 13:22you
- 13:2220,
- 13:23I'm
- 13:23here
- 13:23to
- 13:24do
- 13:24everything
- 13:24else.
- 13:24And
- 13:25I
- 13:25had,
- 13:25I
- 13:25had
- 13:26multiple
- 13:26people
- 13:27tell
- 13:27me
- 13:27before
- 13:27this
- 13:28series
- 13:28that
- 13:29Josh
- 13:29Hart
- 13:30is
- 13:31still,
- 13:31after
- 13:31all
- 13:31the
- 13:31stuff
- 13:32that
- 13:32he's
- 13:32done
- 13:32for
- 13:32them,
- 13:32all
- 13:33the
- 13:33dirty
- 13:33work.
- 13:33Right.
- 13:34We'll
- 13:34talk
- 13:34about
- 13:35a
- 13:35little
- 13:35bit.
- 13:35But
- 13:36is
- 13:36not
- 13:37a
- 13:37starting
- 13:37caliber
- 13:37player
- 13:38in
- 13:38a
- 13:38championship
- 13:38team.
- 13:39That
- 13:40was,
- 13:40that
- 13:40was
- 13:40the
- 13:40take.
- 13:40And
- 13:41now
- 13:41listen,
- 13:42I
- 13:42understand
- 13:42that
- 13:43if
- 13:43he's
- 13:43not
- 13:43making
- 13:43jump
- 13:44shots,
- 13:44he
- 13:45can
- 13:45at
- 13:45times
- 13:46hurt
- 13:46the
- 13:46spacing.
- 13:47But
- 13:47you
- 13:48absolutely
- 13:48need
- 13:49in
- 13:49this
- 13:49league
- 13:50someone
- 13:50to
- 13:51play
- 13:51the
- 13:51role
- 13:51that
- 13:51Josh
- 13:52Hart
- 13:52plays.
- 13:52And
- 13:52by
- 13:52the
- 13:52way,
- 13:53first
- 13:53playoff
- 13:54triple
- 13:54double
- 13:54since
- 13:54the
- 13:5570s.
- 13:55Right.
- 13:56And
- 13:56not
- 13:56to
- 13:57mention
- 13:57all
- 13:57of
- 13:57those.
- 13:58There's
- 13:58not
- 13:58a
- 13:58stat
- 13:59for
- 14:00somebody
- 14:00that
- 14:00throws
- 14:01the
- 14:01ball
- 14:01off
- 14:01an
- 14:02opposing,
- 14:02the
- 14:02opposing
- 14:03team
- 14:03and
- 14:03gets
- 14:03you
- 14:04an
- 14:04extra
- 14:04possession.
- 14:05They
- 14:05call
- 14:05it
- 14:05a
- 14:05team
- 14:05rebound.
- 14:06It's
- 14:06not
- 14:07a
- 14:07stat
- 14:07because
- 14:08no
- 14:08one
- 14:08has
- 14:08possession
- 14:08of
- 14:08it.
- 14:09You
- 14:09can't
- 14:09give
- 14:09Josh
- 14:09Hart
- 14:09the
- 14:10rebound.
- 14:10He
- 14:10does
- 14:10that
- 14:11five
- 14:11to
- 14:11six
- 14:11times
- 14:11a
- 14:12game.
- 14:12He
- 14:13gives
- 14:13them
- 14:13extra
- 14:13possessions,
- 14:14not
- 14:14to
- 14:15mention
- 14:15his
- 14:15prowess
- 14:15in
- 14:16transition.
- 14:16And
- 14:17you
- 14:17feel
- 14:17good
- 14:17about
- 14:17when
- 14:18he's
- 14:18pushing
- 14:18the
- 14:18ball.
- 14:18So
- 14:19if
- 14:19he
- 14:19could
- 14:19just
- 14:19make
- 14:19a
- 14:19few
- 14:19jump
- 14:20shots
- 14:20like
- 14:20he
- 14:20did
- 14:20in
- 14:20this
- 14:21series.
- 14:22I
- 14:22don't
- 14:22understand
- 14:22where
- 14:23that
- 14:23take
- 14:23comes
- 14:23from,
- 14:24that
- 14:24he
- 14:24can't
- 14:25be
- 14:25a
- 14:25starting
- 14:25point,
- 14:25because
- 14:26I.
- 14:26When
- 14:26you're
- 14:26picking
- 14:26a
- 14:27team
- 14:27and
- 14:27you're
- 14:27trying
- 14:27to
- 14:27formulate
- 14:28a
- 14:28team,
- 14:28you
- 14:28need
- 14:29somebody
- 14:30to
- 14:30do
- 14:30the
- 14:30things
- 14:31that
- 14:31Josh
- 14:31Hart
- 14:32brings
- 14:32to
- 14:32the
- 14:32table.
- 14:32And
- 14:33a
- 14:33lot
- 14:33of
- 14:33people
- 14:33have
- 14:33fallen
- 14:34in
- 14:34love
- 14:34with
- 14:34him
- 14:34in
- 14:34New
- 14:34York
- 14:35because
- 14:35nobody
- 14:36appreciates
- 14:37blue
- 14:37collar.
- 14:38Nobody
- 14:38appreciates
- 14:39you
- 14:39doing
- 14:39the
- 14:40dirty
- 14:40work.
- 14:40More
- 14:40than
- 14:40this
- 14:41city
- 14:41does.
- 14:41And
- 14:42there's
- 14:42a
- 14:42love
- 14:42fest
- 14:43there
- 14:43with
- 14:43the
- 14:43fans
- 14:43at
- 14:43heart.
- 14:44You
- 14:44saw
- 14:44it
- 14:44when
- 14:44the
- 14:45season
- 14:45ended
- 14:45last
- 14:45year.
- 14:45Remember
- 14:46that
- 14:46ovation
- 14:46that
- 14:47he
- 14:47got?
- 14:48The
- 14:48fans
- 14:48love
- 14:48that
- 14:48extra
- 14:49effort
- 14:49and
- 14:49he
- 14:49does
- 14:50that
- 14:50in
- 14:50the
- 14:50boatload.
- 14:51We're
- 14:51talking
- 14:51with
- 14:51Harris
- 14:52Burchard
- 14:52from
- 14:52Knickerbocker
- 14:53Banner.
- 14:53Let's,
- 14:54let's
- 14:54move
- 14:54forward
- 14:54to
- 14:55the
- 14:55conference
- 14:55finals.
- 14:56Yep.
- 14:56It's
- 14:57fun
- 14:57to
- 14:57say
- 14:57that,
- 14:57isn't
- 14:57it?
- 14:57Absolutely.
- 14:58Never
- 14:58get
- 14:59tired
- 14:59of
- 14:59that.
- 14:59Like,
- 15:00just
- 15:00like
- 15:00old
- 15:00times,
- 15:01they're
- 15:01playing
- 15:01the
- 15:02Pacers
- 15:02again.
- 15:03Like,
- 15:04it
- 15:04may
- 15:04not
- 15:05be
- 15:05Patrick
- 15:05Ewing,
- 15:06Rick
- 15:06Smith
- 15:06and
- 15:06Chris
- 15:07Mullen
- 15:07and
- 15:07Mark
- 15:07Jackson
- 15:08and
- 15:08Mason
- 15:09out
- 15:09there,
- 15:10but
- 15:10you
- 15:10have
- 15:11a
- 15:11new
- 15:11generation
- 15:12of
- 15:12Knicks.
- 15:12Pacers
- 15:13getting
- 15:13a
- 15:13rematch
- 15:14from
- 15:14last
- 15:14year's
- 15:14conference
- 15:15semifinals
- 15:15where
- 15:15the
- 15:15Pacers
- 15:16did
- 15:16take
- 15:16the
- 15:16Knicks
- 15:17out.
- 15:18And
- 15:18while
- 15:18the
- 15:18teams
- 15:19do
- 15:19seem
- 15:19very
- 15:20similar,
- 15:20but
- 15:20you're
- 15:20playing
- 15:21under
- 15:21very
- 15:21different
- 15:21circumstances
- 15:22this
- 15:22time
- 15:23around,
- 15:23as
- 15:23now
- 15:23it's
- 15:24winners
- 15:25going
- 15:25to
- 15:25the
- 15:26finals.
- 15:27What
- 15:27are
- 15:27your
- 15:27expectations
- 15:28for
- 15:28this
- 15:28series?
- 15:29Well,
- 15:29if
- 15:30you
- 15:30would
- 15:30have
- 15:30told
- 15:30me
- 15:31at
- 15:31the
- 15:31beginning
- 15:32of
- 15:32the
- 15:32playoffs
- 15:33that
- 15:33the
- 15:34New
- 15:34York
- 15:34Knicks
- 15:34would
- 15:35have
- 15:35home
- 15:35court
- 15:35advantage
- 15:36in
- 15:37the
- 15:37Eastern
- 15:37Conference
- 15:38finals,
- 15:38even
- 15:38the
- 15:39most
- 15:39optimistic
- 15:40person
- 15:40would.
- 15:40Would
- 15:41do
- 15:41a
- 15:41double
- 15:41take,
- 15:41right?
- 15:42Because
- 15:42that
- 15:42would
- 15:42mean
- 15:42not
- 15:43only
- 15:43did
- 15:43the
- 15:43Knicks
- 15:43beat
- 15:43the
- 15:44Celtics,
- 15:44but
- 15:45someone
- 15:45on
- 15:45the
- 15:45other
- 15:46side
- 15:46of
- 15:46the
- 15:46bracket
- 15:47took
- 15:47out
- 15:47the
- 15:47Cavaliers,
- 15:48which
- 15:48the
- 15:48Pacers
- 15:48did.
- 15:49You
- 15:49have
- 15:49to
- 15:49respect
- 15:50what
- 15:50Indiana's
- 15:50doing
- 15:51right
- 15:51now.
- 15:51And
- 15:51they
- 15:52got
- 15:52a
- 15:52good
- 15:52thing
- 15:52going
- 15:53on.
- 15:53People
- 15:53talk
- 15:54about
- 15:54their
- 15:54depth,
- 15:54right?
- 15:55They
- 15:55play
- 15:55like
- 15:55nine
- 15:55or
- 15:5610
- 15:56guys.
- 15:56Not
- 15:56a
- 15:56ton
- 15:57of
- 15:57minutes,
- 15:57but
- 15:57enough
- 15:57to
- 15:57give
- 15:58these
- 15:58guys
- 15:58a
- 15:58rest.
- 15:59If
- 15:59you
- 15:59remember
- 16:00last
- 16:00year,
- 16:01they'll
- 16:01pick
- 16:01you
- 16:01up
- 16:01full
- 16:02court.
- 16:02They
- 16:03got
- 16:03The
- 16:03Naismiths,
- 16:04the
- 16:04Nem
- 16:04Hards,
- 16:04those
- 16:05guys
- 16:05that
- 16:05of
- 16:06course,
- 16:06McConnell,
- 16:06who
- 16:06could
- 16:07forget
- 16:07TJ
- 16:07McConnell
- 16:08from
- 16:08last
- 16:08year
- 16:09that
- 16:09from
- 16:09went
- 16:09to
- 16:09Arizona,
- 16:10right?
- 16:10The
- 16:10annoying
- 16:11little
- 16:11guard
- 16:11that
- 16:12is
- 16:12a
- 16:13pest,
- 16:13basically.
- 16:14And
- 16:14he
- 16:14always
- 16:14gives
- 16:15the
- 16:15Knicks
- 16:1520
- 16:15point
- 16:15game
- 16:16somewhere
- 16:16along
- 16:16the
- 16:16series.
- 16:17But
- 16:17Halliburton
- 16:18is
- 16:19an
- 16:19interesting
- 16:19one,
- 16:19right?
- 16:19Because
- 16:20everybody
- 16:21and
- 16:21their
- 16:21mother
- 16:22in
- 16:22the
- 16:22NBA
- 16:23voted
- 16:23him
- 16:23as
- 16:23the
- 16:23most
- 16:24overrated
- 16:24player
- 16:24in
- 16:24the
- 16:25league.
- 16:25I
- 16:25don't
- 16:25know
- 16:25if
- 16:25you
- 16:25saw
- 16:26that
- 16:26poll
- 16:26or
- 16:26heard
- 16:26about
- 16:26it.
- 16:27I
- 16:27did
- 16:27not.
- 16:27But
- 16:28there
- 16:28was
- 16:28a
- 16:28poll
- 16:28that
- 16:28came
- 16:29out
- 16:29and
- 16:29he
- 16:29was
- 16:29the
- 16:29top
- 16:29guy.
- 16:30So
- 16:30anytime
- 16:31he
- 16:31has
- 16:31a
- 16:31big
- 16:31moment
- 16:31in
- 16:31these
- 16:32playoffs,
- 16:32I
- 16:32think
- 16:32he's
- 16:33went
- 16:33to
- 16:33Twitter
- 16:33a
- 16:33couple
- 16:33times
- 16:34and
- 16:34said
- 16:34overrate
- 16:35that
- 16:35he's
- 16:35been
- 16:36good.
- 16:36Heck,
- 16:37he's
- 16:37been
- 16:37great
- 16:37at
- 16:37times.
- 16:38He
- 16:38has
- 16:38that
- 16:38one
- 16:38game
- 16:39every
- 16:39once
- 16:40in
- 16:40a
- 16:40while
- 16:40where
- 16:40he
- 16:41has
- 16:41four
- 16:41points.
- 16:41You're
- 16:42like,
- 16:42where
- 16:42did
- 16:42Halliburton
- 16:43go?
- 16:43Because
- 16:43Brunson's
- 16:44not
- 16:44having
- 16:44a
- 16:44Four
- 16:44point
- 16:44game
- 16:44in
- 16:45the
- 16:45playoffs.
- 16:45It's
- 16:45not
- 16:45happening.
- 16:46You'd
- 16:46hope
- 16:46not.
- 16:47Let
- 16:47me
- 16:47knock
- 16:47on
- 16:47wood
- 16:47that
- 16:48it
- 16:48doesn't,
- 16:48because
- 16:48that
- 16:48would
- 16:48be
- 16:49trouble
- 16:49for
- 16:49us.
- 16:49But
- 16:50Indiana,
- 16:51a
- 16:51little
- 16:51different
- 16:51than
- 16:52Boston,
- 16:52right?
- 16:52They're
- 16:52not
- 16:52an
- 16:52awful
- 16:53defensive
- 16:53team,
- 16:54but
- 16:54they
- 16:54want
- 16:54to
- 16:54play
- 16:55with
- 16:55a
- 16:55lot
- 16:55of
- 16:55pace,
- 16:55no
- 16:56pun
- 16:56intended.
- 16:56They
- 16:56want
- 16:56to
- 16:57get
- 16:57up
- 16:57and
- 16:57down
- 16:58and
- 16:58they
- 16:58don't
- 16:58shoot
- 16:59as
- 16:59many
- 16:59threes
- 16:59as
- 16:59Boston,
- 17:00but
- 17:00they
- 17:00do
- 17:01get
- 17:01them
- 17:01up,
- 17:01too.
- 17:01And
- 17:02we
- 17:02know
- 17:02Turner
- 17:02has
- 17:02given
- 17:02us
- 17:03some
- 17:03issues.
- 17:03Siakam
- 17:04can
- 17:04be
- 17:05a
- 17:05low
- 17:05down,
- 17:05you
- 17:05know,
- 17:05can
- 17:05be
- 17:06a
- 17:06lot
- 17:06to
- 17:06deal
- 17:06with
- 17:06down
- 17:06there.
- 17:07So
- 17:07do
- 17:08I
- 17:08think
- 17:08the
- 17:08Knicks
- 17:08are
- 17:08going
- 17:09to
- 17:09win
- 17:09this
- 17:09series?
- 17:09Of
- 17:09course,
- 17:09you're
- 17:10not
- 17:10going
- 17:10to
- 17:10get
- 17:10me
- 17:10to
- 17:10pick
- 17:10against
- 17:11the
- 17:11Knicks
- 17:11in
- 17:12a
- 17:12series
- 17:12that
- 17:13they're
- 17:13playing
- 17:13on
- 17:14their
- 17:14home
- 17:14floor
- 17:14to
- 17:14start
- 17:15in
- 17:15game
- 17:15one.
- 17:15But
- 17:17this
- 17:17is
- 17:17not
- 17:18going
- 17:18to
- 17:18be
- 17:18a
- 17:18walk
- 17:18in
- 17:18the
- 17:19park
- 17:19as
- 17:19we
- 17:19saw
- 17:19last
- 17:20year.
- 17:20Now
- 17:20we're
- 17:20healthy,
- 17:21so
- 17:21I
- 17:22expect
- 17:22them
- 17:22to
- 17:22go
- 17:22out
- 17:22and
- 17:22take
- 17:23care
- 17:23of
- 17:23business.
- 17:24And
- 17:24that
- 17:24X
- 17:24factor,
- 17:25I
- 17:25can't
- 17:25even
- 17:25call
- 17:25it
- 17:25X
- 17:26factor
- 17:26at
- 17:26this
- 17:26point.
- 17:27This
- 17:27Nick
- 17:28team,
- 17:28to
- 17:28me,
- 17:28truly
- 17:29goes
- 17:29as
- 17:29far
- 17:29as
- 17:29Towns
- 17:30plays
- 17:31because
- 17:31I
- 17:32almost
- 17:32expect
- 17:32Brunson
- 17:33to
- 17:33be
- 17:33Brunson.
- 17:34Like,
- 17:34you
- 17:34just
- 17:34know
- 17:34he's
- 17:35going
- 17:35to
- 17:35show
- 17:35up.
- 17:35He's
- 17:35that
- 17:36type
- 17:36of
- 17:36player.
- 17:37Towns,
- 17:37on
- 17:37the
- 17:37other
- 17:38hand,
- 17:39we
- 17:39saw
- 17:39a
- 17:39great
- 17:39version
- 17:40of
- 17:40him
- 17:40in
- 17:40game
- 17:40six.
- 17:41We
- 17:41saw
- 17:41a
- 17:41really
- 17:42bad
- 17:42version
- 17:42of
- 17:42him
- 17:42in
- 17:42game
- 17:43five.
- 17:43And
- 17:43we
- 17:43could
- 17:43go
- 17:44back
- 17:44and
- 17:44forth
- 17:44in
- 17:44the
- 17:44playoffs
- 17:45and
- 17:45do
- 17:45that
- 17:45all
- 17:45day
- 17:45with
- 17:45him.
- 17:46There
- 17:46was
- 17:46a
- 17:46great
- 17:46version.
- 17:47There
- 17:47wasn't.
- 17:47There
- 17:47was
- 17:48a
- 17:48Carl,
- 17:49it's
- 17:49enough,
- 17:49man.
- 17:49Like,
- 17:49we
- 17:50got
- 17:50to
- 17:50see
- 17:50you
- 17:50like
- 17:51you
- 17:51were
- 17:51in
- 17:51game
- 17:51six
- 17:52going
- 17:52forward.
- 17:53When
- 17:53he
- 17:53does
- 17:53the
- 17:54thing
- 17:54with
- 17:54his
- 17:54arms
- 17:55and
- 17:55he's
- 17:55flexing
- 17:55on
- 17:56people
- 17:56and
- 17:56he's
- 17:57talking
- 17:57to
- 17:57smack
- 17:57it.
- 17:58Whatever
- 17:59energy,
- 17:59whatever
- 17:59he
- 17:59ate
- 18:00for
- 18:00breakfast
- 18:00on
- 18:01Friday,
- 18:01I
- 18:01want
- 18:02him
- 18:02to
- 18:02eat
- 18:02every
- 18:02single
- 18:03game
- 18:03for
- 18:04the
- 18:04rest
- 18:04of
- 18:04these
- 18:04playoffs
- 18:05because
- 18:05he
- 18:05is.
- 18:05The
- 18:06Knicks
- 18:06have
- 18:07the
- 18:07better
- 18:07one
- 18:07in
- 18:08this
- 18:08series.
- 18:08And
- 18:08Brunson
- 18:09over
- 18:09at
- 18:09Halliburton
- 18:10and
- 18:10they
- 18:10have
- 18:10the
- 18:10better
- 18:11two
- 18:11in
- 18:11Towns
- 18:12over
- 18:12Siakam.
- 18:13I
- 18:13don't
- 18:13think
- 18:14anybody
- 18:14really
- 18:14would
- 18:14argue
- 18:15that.
- 18:15I
- 18:15mean,
- 18:15maybe
- 18:16on
- 18:16some
- 18:16nights,
- 18:17Yaka
- 18:17might
- 18:17look
- 18:17better,
- 18:18but
- 18:18those
- 18:19two
- 18:19guys
- 18:19have
- 18:19to
- 18:20win
- 18:21those
- 18:21matchups
- 18:21and
- 18:21they
- 18:22won't
- 18:22be
- 18:22guarding
- 18:22each
- 18:22other
- 18:22on
- 18:23most
- 18:23occasion.
- 18:23But
- 18:23I
- 18:24think
- 18:24if
- 18:24Towns
- 18:25is
- 18:26significantly
- 18:26better
- 18:26than
- 18:26Siakam,
- 18:27it
- 18:28goes
- 18:28a
- 18:28long
- 18:28way
- 18:29in
- 18:29the
- 18:29Knicks
- 18:30becoming
- 18:30successful
- 18:31in
- 18:31Eastern
- 18:32Conference
- 18:32finals.
- 18:32And
- 18:33like,
- 18:33talk
- 18:33Towns
- 18:34for
- 18:34a
- 18:34minute.
- 18:34Like,
- 18:35watching
- 18:35this
- 18:35series
- 18:36against
- 18:36Boston,
- 18:36it
- 18:36was
- 18:37like
- 18:37every
- 18:38other
- 18:38game
- 18:38was
- 18:38like
- 18:38night
- 18:38and
- 18:39day.
- 18:39Like
- 18:39which
- 18:39Towns
- 18:40is
- 18:40going
- 18:40to
- 18:40show
- 18:40up
- 18:41if
- 18:41you
- 18:41get
- 18:42a
- 18:42town
- 18:42that's
- 18:43somewhere
- 18:43in
- 18:43the
- 18:43middle,
- 18:44let's
- 18:44call
- 18:44it.
- 18:45He
- 18:45puts
- 18:45out
- 18:4618
- 18:47points,
- 18:48nine
- 18:48rebounds
- 18:49and
- 18:50doesn't
- 18:51get
- 18:51himself
- 18:51into
- 18:51foul
- 18:52trouble.
- 18:53Will
- 18:53that
- 18:53be
- 18:54acceptable
- 18:55for
- 18:55him
- 18:55or
- 18:55are
- 18:55you
- 18:56still
- 18:56going
- 18:56to
- 18:56be
- 18:56wanting
- 18:56more?
- 18:57Well,
- 18:57I
- 18:58think
- 18:58sometimes
- 18:58the
- 18:59numbers
- 18:59can
- 18:59be
- 18:59deceiving.
- 19:00Now
- 19:00he
- 19:00can't
- 19:00average
- 19:0110,
- 19:01right?
- 19:01Like
- 19:02we
- 19:02know
- 19:02he
- 19:02can't
- 19:02do
- 19:02that.
- 19:03But
- 19:03his
- 19:04activity
- 19:04level
- 19:05is
- 19:05really
- 19:05important.
- 19:06There
- 19:06was
- 19:06a
- 19:06game,
- 19:07it
- 19:07was
- 19:07game
- 19:08one
- 19:08of
- 19:08the
- 19:08Detroit
- 19:09series
- 19:09where
- 19:09he
- 19:10actually
- 19:10had
- 19:12impact,
- 19:12a
- 19:12strong
- 19:13impact
- 19:13with
- 19:14his
- 19:14defense
- 19:15and
- 19:15he
- 19:15got
- 19:15in
- 19:16front
- 19:16of,
- 19:16he
- 19:16deflected
- 19:17some
- 19:17basketballs.
- 19:18He
- 19:18got
- 19:18them
- 19:18out
- 19:18in
- 19:18transition
- 19:19in
- 19:19some
- 19:19big
- 19:19spots
- 19:20too.
- 19:20So,
- 19:20you
- 19:21know,
- 19:21you
- 19:21nailed
- 19:21it.
- 19:21You
- 19:21hit
- 19:22the
- 19:22nail
- 19:22on
- 19:22the
- 19:22head
- 19:22with
- 19:22the
- 19:23foul
- 19:24trouble.
- 19:25Carl,
- 19:25you're
- 19:25too
- 19:26valuable
- 19:27to
- 19:27be
- 19:27picking
- 19:27up
- 19:27ticky
- 19:28tack
- 19:28once.
- 19:29So
- 19:29we
- 19:29can't
- 19:29have
- 19:30him
- 19:30going
- 19:31into
- 19:31the
- 19:31second
- 19:32half
- 19:32with
- 19:32three
- 19:32fouls
- 19:33in
- 19:33a
- 19:33lot
- 19:33of
- 19:33these
- 19:33games
- 19:33because
- 19:34it
- 19:34will
- 19:34change
- 19:34the
- 19:35way
- 19:36that
- 19:36he's
- 19:36able
- 19:36to
- 19:36defend.
- 19:37And
- 19:37we
- 19:37know
- 19:37what
- 19:38the
- 19:38Pacer
- 19:39strategy
- 19:39is
- 19:39going
- 19:40to
- 19:40be
- 19:40and
- 19:40it's
- 19:40a
- 19:40smart
- 19:41strategy.
- 19:41Go
- 19:42at
- 19:42Brunson,
- 19:42his
- 19:42towns
- 19:43as
- 19:43much
- 19:43as
- 19:43possible.
- 19:44Don't
- 19:44attack
- 19:44hard
- 19:45as
- 19:45much.
- 19:45Don't
- 19:45attack
- 19:46Bridges
- 19:46And
- 19:46Adenobi
- 19:47and
- 19:47McBride
- 19:47and
- 19:48Robinson,
- 19:48the
- 19:48guys
- 19:49that
- 19:49are
- 19:50plus
- 19:50defenders,
- 19:51especially
- 19:51Anunoby
- 19:51and
- 19:52Robinson.
- 19:52We
- 19:53want
- 19:53to
- 19:53get
- 19:53Brunson
- 19:54and
- 19:54Cat,
- 19:54the
- 19:54Knicks,
- 19:55two
- 19:55most
- 19:55valuable
- 19:55pieces
- 19:56because
- 19:56of
- 19:56what
- 19:56they
- 19:56could
- 19:57do
- 19:57with
- 19:57the
- 19:57ball
- 19:58in
- 19:58their
- 19:58hands.
- 19:59We
- 19:59want
- 19:59to
- 19:59get
- 19:59them
- 19:59out
- 20:00of
- 20:00the
- 20:00game
- 20:00and
- 20:00we
- 20:00want
- 20:01to
- 20:01make
- 20:01them
- 20:01play
- 20:01defense.
- 20:02So
- 20:02you'll
- 20:02see
- 20:03a
- 20:03lot
- 20:03of
- 20:03that
- 20:03high
- 20:03pick
- 20:03and
- 20:03roll
- 20:04that
- 20:04you
- 20:04saw
- 20:04for
- 20:04Boston.
- 20:05You'll
- 20:05see
- 20:05a
- 20:05lot
- 20:06of
- 20:06that
- 20:06force
- 20:07switches
- 20:07when
- 20:08you
- 20:08saw
- 20:08Cat
- 20:08try
- 20:08to
- 20:09guard
- 20:09and
- 20:09he
- 20:09didn't
- 20:09do
- 20:09a
- 20:09terrible
- 20:10job
- 20:10by
- 20:10the
- 20:10way.
- 20:10Cat
- 20:11moved
- 20:11his
- 20:11feet
- 20:12and
- 20:12he
- 20:12did
- 20:12a
- 20:13decent
- 20:13job
- 20:13on
- 20:13the
- 20:13perimeter.
- 20:14But
- 20:14that's
- 20:15what
- 20:15I
- 20:15believe
- 20:16the
- 20:16Indiana
- 20:17game
- 20:17plan
- 20:17will
- 20:17be.
- 20:18And
- 20:18that's
- 20:18why,
- 20:18like
- 20:19you
- 20:19said,
- 20:19staying
- 20:19out
- 20:20of
- 20:20foul
- 20:20trouble
- 20:21and
- 20:22will
- 20:22be
- 20:22probably
- 20:22more
- 20:23important
- 20:23than
- 20:23him.
- 20:23A
- 20:2418
- 20:24and
- 20:259,
- 20:26it
- 20:26might
- 20:26be
- 20:26good
- 20:26enough,
- 20:27but
- 20:27we
- 20:27want
- 20:27to
- 20:28see
- 20:28some
- 20:28mid-20s,
- 20:29dare
- 20:29I
- 20:30say
- 20:3030
- 20:31from
- 20:31the
- 20:32second
- 20:32best
- 20:32player
- 20:32in
- 20:32the
- 20:32New
- 20:33York
- 20:33Knicks.
- 20:34Yeah,
- 20:34I
- 20:34mean
- 20:34like
- 20:34that,
- 20:35like
- 20:35that's
- 20:35certainly,
- 20:36certainly
- 20:37what
- 20:37you,
- 20:37what
- 20:37you
- 20:38want
- 20:38to
- 20:38see
- 20:38from
- 20:38your,
- 20:39from
- 20:39a
- 20:39former,
- 20:39from
- 20:40a
- 20:40team's
- 20:40top
- 20:40player.
- 20:40Like,
- 20:41like
- 20:41they're
- 20:41paying
- 20:41them
- 20:42big
- 20:42money.
- 20:42Like
- 20:42you,
- 20:43you
- 20:43need
- 20:43big
- 20:43effort,
- 20:44you
- 20:44need
- 20:44big
- 20:45games.
- 20:45And
- 20:46now
- 20:46it's
- 20:46like
- 20:47the
- 20:47lights
- 20:47are
- 20:47brightest.
- 20:48Like,
- 20:48like
- 20:49these
- 20:49are,
- 20:49these
- 20:49are
- 20:50the
- 20:50moments
- 20:50where
- 20:51you.
- 20:51I
- 20:52don't
- 20:52want,
- 20:52I
- 20:52don't
- 20:52even
- 20:53want
- 20:53to
- 20:53say
- 20:53legacy
- 20:53defining
- 20:54because
- 20:54that,
- 20:54that,
- 20:54you
- 20:55know,
- 20:55that's
- 20:56the
- 20:56next
- 20:56round.
- 20:57Like,
- 20:57like
- 20:57that,
- 20:57like,
- 20:57that's
- 20:58where
- 20:58you,
- 20:58that's
- 20:58where
- 20:59you
- 20:59separate.
- 20:59We
- 20:59gotta
- 20:59get
- 21:00there.
- 21:00Gotta
- 21:01get
- 21:01there.
- 21:01What,
- 21:03what
- 21:03do
- 21:03you,
- 21:03what
- 21:03do
- 21:04you
- 21:04need
- 21:04this
- 21:04team
- 21:05to
- 21:05do
- 21:06that
- 21:06you're
- 21:06gonna
- 21:07feel
- 21:07comfortable
- 21:07saying
- 21:09this
- 21:09like
- 21:09this
- 21:09team
- 21:10is
- 21:10going
- 21:10to
- 21:10wipe
- 21:11the
- 21:11floor
- 21:11with
- 21:11Indiana
- 21:12in
- 21:12five
- 21:13games
- 21:13and
- 21:13call
- 21:13it
- 21:14a
- 21:14day?
- 21:14Well,
- 21:15it's
- 21:16going
- 21:16to
- 21:16be
- 21:16if
- 21:17they
- 21:17can
- 21:17consistently
- 21:18defend.
- 21:18I
- 21:19don't
- 21:19expect
- 21:20the
- 21:20effort,
- 21:21I'm
- 21:21gonna
- 21:21say
- 21:21the
- 21:21effort.
- 21:21I
- 21:22don't
- 21:22expect
- 21:22the
- 21:22kind
- 21:23of
- 21:23defensive
- 21:23performance
- 21:24every
- 21:24night
- 21:24that
- 21:24you
- 21:25saw
- 21:25in
- 21:26Game
- 21:26six.
- 21:27But
- 21:27for
- 21:28the
- 21:28Knicks
- 21:28to
- 21:28play
- 21:29at
- 21:29their
- 21:29highest
- 21:29level,
- 21:30you're
- 21:30obviously
- 21:31going
- 21:31to
- 21:31have
- 21:31to
- 21:31get
- 21:31your
- 21:31complimentary
- 21:32pieces.
- 21:33The
- 21:33Mikel
- 21:33Bridges
- 21:34of
- 21:34the
- 21:34world.
- 21:35We
- 21:35brought
- 21:35up
- 21:36some
- 21:36of
- 21:36the
- 21:36bench
- 21:36names
- 21:37already.
- 21:37I'm
- 21:38interested
- 21:38to
- 21:39see
- 21:39how
- 21:39if
- 21:39Tibbs
- 21:40goes
- 21:40a
- 21:40little
- 21:40deeper,
- 21:41knowing
- 21:42that
- 21:42The
- 21:42Pacers
- 21:43play
- 21:4310.
- 21:44I'm
- 21:44talking
- 21:44about
- 21:44a
- 21:44name
- 21:45such
- 21:45as
- 21:45maybe
- 21:45campaign.
- 21:46Preston
- 21:47Chua
- 21:47might
- 21:48see
- 21:48a
- 21:48minute
- 21:48or
- 21:48two
- 21:48just
- 21:49to
- 21:49relieve
- 21:49some
- 21:49guys.
- 21:50I
- 21:50don't
- 21:50know.
- 21:51Again,
- 21:51I
- 21:51think
- 21:51he'll
- 21:52stop
- 21:52at
- 21:52seven
- 21:53and
- 21:53he'll
- 21:53be
- 21:53a
- 21:53little
- 21:54stubborn
- 21:54with
- 21:54that.
- 21:54I
- 21:55am
- 21:55interested
- 21:55to
- 21:55see
- 21:55it.
- 21:56But
- 21:56it
- 21:56will
- 21:56be
- 21:56the
- 21:56defense
- 21:57and
- 21:57it
- 21:57will
- 21:58be
- 21:58their
- 21:58energy,
- 21:58effort
- 21:59and
- 21:59smarts
- 22:00that
- 22:00I
- 22:00think
- 22:01will
- 22:01end
- 22:01up
- 22:01winning
- 22:01this
- 22:01series.
- 22:02I'm
- 22:02not
- 22:02a
- 22:02huge,
- 22:03like
- 22:03I
- 22:03told
- 22:03you
- 22:03before,
- 22:03prediction
- 22:04guy,
- 22:05but
- 22:06I
- 22:06want
- 22:06to
- 22:06see
- 22:06that
- 22:07type
- 22:07of
- 22:07intensity.
- 22:07We
- 22:08know
- 22:08there's
- 22:08some
- 22:08blood
- 22:08boiling
- 22:09here.
- 22:09You
- 22:09know,
- 22:09I
- 22:10mentioned
- 22:10to
- 22:10you
- 22:10the
- 22:10WWE
- 22:11thing
- 22:11with
- 22:11Halliburton
- 22:12and
- 22:12Brunson.
- 22:13We're
- 22:13glad
- 22:13to
- 22:13see
- 22:13the,
- 22:14you
- 22:14know,
- 22:14our
- 22:15millennial
- 22:16version
- 22:16of
- 22:17Reggie
- 22:17Miller,
- 22:17Patrick
- 22:18Ewing,
- 22:18John
- 22:18Starks
- 22:19and
- 22:19those
- 22:19guys.
- 22:19I
- 22:19don't
- 22:20think
- 22:20you'll
- 22:20see
- 22:20as
- 22:21many
- 22:22Kung
- 22:22Fu
- 22:22Fighting
- 22:22moments
- 22:23as
- 22:23Clyde
- 22:23would
- 22:23say.
- 22:24But
- 22:24yeah,
- 22:25this
- 22:25is
- 22:25going
- 22:25to
- 22:25be
- 22:25a
- 22:25tough
- 22:26series.
- 22:26Like,
- 22:26there's
- 22:26no
- 22:27doubt
- 22:27about
- 22:27it,
- 22:27this
- 22:27is
- 22:27going
- 22:28to
- 22:28be
- 22:28a
- 22:28tough
- 22:28series.
- 22:28That's
- 22:28a
- 22:28talented
- 22:29group
- 22:29over
- 22:29there.
- 22:29I'd
- 22:30love
- 22:30to
- 22:30say
- 22:30the
- 22:30Knicks
- 22:31to
- 22:31close
- 22:31out
- 22:31in
- 22:31five
- 22:31or
- 22:32six,
- 22:32but
- 22:33I
- 22:34just
- 22:34have
- 22:34some
- 22:35sort
- 22:35of
- 22:35feeling
- 22:35that
- 22:36we're
- 22:36headed
- 22:36to
- 22:36where
- 22:37we
- 22:37were
- 22:37headed
- 22:37to
- 22:37last
- 22:37year.
- 22:38And
- 22:38this
- 22:38is
- 22:38going
- 22:38to
- 22:38be
- 22:38a
- 22:38deep
- 22:39series.
- 22:39So
- 22:40I
- 22:40actually
- 22:40want
- 22:40to,
- 22:40I
- 22:40also
- 22:40want
- 22:41to
- 22:41go
- 22:41over
- 22:41to
- 22:41the
- 22:41other
- 22:42side
- 22:42of
- 22:43the,
- 22:43of
- 22:43the
- 22:43league,
- 22:43over
- 22:44to
- 22:44the
- 22:44Western
- 22:44Conference
- 22:44for
- 22:45a
- 22:45second
- 22:45as
- 22:46we
- 22:46saw
- 22:46the
- 22:47Oklahoma
- 22:47City
- 22:47Thunder
- 22:48just
- 22:48absolutely
- 22:48throttle
- 22:49the
- 22:50Denver
- 22:50Nuggets
- 22:50this
- 22:51afternoon
- 22:51to
- 22:51the
- 22:52tune
- 22:52of
- 22:52like
- 22:52a
- 22:5240
- 22:52point
- 22:53win.
- 22:54And
- 22:54it's
- 22:54going
- 22:54to
- 22:54be
- 22:54now
- 22:55Oklahoma
- 22:56City
- 22:56and
- 22:56Minnesota
- 22:57in
- 22:57the
- 22:58conference
- 22:58finals
- 22:59on
- 23:00the
- 23:00Western
- 23:00Conference.
- 23:01Do
- 23:01you
- 23:01think
- 23:01deep
- 23:01down
- 23:02the
- 23:02league
- 23:02want
- 23:03Maybe
- 23:03wants
- 23:04Knicks
- 23:04Timberwolves
- 23:04to
- 23:05have
- 23:05all
- 23:05those
- 23:05storylines
- 23:06going
- 23:06through,
- 23:07man.
- 23:07I
- 23:08mean
- 23:08we
- 23:09played
- 23:09around
- 23:09with
- 23:09the
- 23:09idea
- 23:10at
- 23:10the
- 23:10beginning
- 23:10of
- 23:11the
- 23:11season
- 23:12and
- 23:13as
- 23:13the
- 23:13Wolves
- 23:14start
- 23:14to
- 23:14struggle
- 23:15and
- 23:15the
- 23:15Knicks
- 23:16had
- 23:16their
- 23:16moments
- 23:16again,
- 23:17you
- 23:17know,
- 23:17the
- 23:17struggles
- 23:18against
- 23:18the
- 23:18top
- 23:18teams,
- 23:19we
- 23:19thought,
- 23:19yeah,
- 23:19there's,
- 23:20there's
- 23:20no
- 23:20way
- 23:20those
- 23:20two
- 23:21teams
- 23:21can
- 23:21meet
- 23:21right
- 23:21now.
- 23:22There's
- 23:22four
- 23:22teams
- 23:22left
- 23:22in
- 23:23the
- 23:23NBA
- 23:24and
- 23:24two
- 23:24of
- 23:24them
- 23:25made
- 23:26a
- 23:26blockbuster
- 23:26deal
- 23:28over
- 23:28the
- 23:28off
- 23:28season.
- 23:29So
- 23:30I
- 23:30think
- 23:31in
- 23:31terms
- 23:31of
- 23:32the
- 23:33storyline,
- 23:33it's
- 23:33unprecedented.
- 23:34Like
- 23:34there's
- 23:34never
- 23:35been
- 23:35a
- 23:36as
- 23:36big
- 23:36of
- 23:36a
- 23:37deal
- 23:37and
- 23:37those
- 23:37teams
- 23:38to
- 23:38meet
- 23:39in
- 23:39the
- 23:39NBA
- 23:39Finals
- 23:40and
- 23:40just
- 23:40on
- 23:40the
- 23:41circumstance
- 23:41like
- 23:41Karl
- 23:42Anthony,
- 23:42Towns
- 23:43and
- 23:43Tibbs
- 23:43going
- 23:43back
- 23:43to
- 23:43Minnesota
- 23:45and
- 23:45Divincenzo
- 23:45and
- 23:46Randle
- 23:46come
- 23:46back
- 23:46to
- 23:46New
- 23:46York
- 23:47and
- 23:47not
- 23:47just
- 23:47a
- 23:47regular
- 23:48season
- 23:48game,
- 23:48guys,
- 23:49for
- 23:49all
- 23:49the
- 23:49marbles,
- 23:50man.
- 23:51I
- 23:51mean
- 23:51the
- 23:52NBA
- 23:52would
- 23:52be
- 23:53in
- 23:53heaven,
- 23:53I
- 23:53think
- 23:53with
- 23:54it.
- 23:54But
- 23:54I
- 23:54don't
- 23:54think
- 23:54they're
- 23:54necessarily
- 23:56pushing
- 23:56it.
- 23:56I
- 23:57don't
- 23:57know.
- 23:57I
- 23:57mean,
- 23:58I'm
- 23:58not
- 23:58a
- 23:58big
- 23:58conspiracy
- 23:59theory
- 23:59type.
- 24:00I'm
- 24:00not
- 24:01a
- 24:01big
- 24:01this
- 24:01is
- 24:01what
- 24:01they
- 24:01want
- 24:02for
- 24:02ratings
- 24:02type.
- 24:03I
- 24:03mean
- 24:03we've
- 24:04seen
- 24:04some
- 24:04finals
- 24:04over
- 24:05the
- 24:05years
- 24:05that
- 24:05have
- 24:05been
- 24:05duds
- 24:06in
- 24:06the
- 24:07smaller
- 24:07market.
- 24:07So
- 24:08listen,
- 24:09like
- 24:09I
- 24:09said,
- 24:10get
- 24:10through
- 24:10this
- 24:10one
- 24:10first.
- 24:11See
- 24:11what
- 24:12happens
- 24:12over
- 24:12there.
- 24:12That
- 24:12OKC
- 24:13team
- 24:13that
- 24:13you
- 24:14saw
- 24:14today
- 24:14is
- 24:15pretty
- 24:15talented,
- 24:16but
- 24:16man,
- 24:16you
- 24:17want
- 24:17to
- 24:17talk
- 24:17about
- 24:17how
- 24:17nerve
- 24:18wracking
- 24:18the
- 24:18finals
- 24:18would
- 24:19be
- 24:19and
- 24:19now
- 24:19we
- 24:20have
- 24:20to
- 24:20deal
- 24:20with
- 24:20an
- 24:20exciting
- 24:21at
- 24:21the
- 24:21same
- 24:21time
- 24:22and
- 24:22now
- 24:22you
- 24:22got
- 24:22to
- 24:22deal
- 24:22with
- 24:23some
- 24:23familiar
- 24:23foes.
- 24:24Yeah,
- 24:24I'm
- 24:24focused
- 24:25on
- 24:25Indiana
- 24:25to
- 24:25answer
- 24:26your
- 24:26question
- 24:26right
- 24:26now.
- 24:27That's
- 24:27totally
- 24:27fair.
- 24:28Yeah,
- 24:29that's
- 24:29where
- 24:29everybody's
- 24:29head
- 24:30should
- 24:30be
- 24:30at.
- 24:30How
- 24:31do
- 24:31we
- 24:31make
- 24:31sure
- 24:31we
- 24:31don't
- 24:32let
- 24:32Halliburton
- 24:33this
- 24:33second
- 24:34coming
- 24:34of
- 24:34what
- 24:34he
- 24:34thinks
- 24:35is
- 24:35Reggie
- 24:35Miller
- 24:35with
- 24:36the
- 24:36shirt
- 24:36that
- 24:36he
- 24:36wore
- 24:37in
- 24:37the
- 24:37playoffs
- 24:37last
- 24:37year.
- 24:39This
- 24:39is
- 24:39gonna
- 24:39be
- 24:39a
- 24:39fun
- 24:40one
- 24:40for
- 24:40sure.
- 24:40And
- 24:40I
- 24:41mean
- 24:41like
- 24:41I'm
- 24:42excited
- 24:42to
- 24:42watch
- 24:42this
- 24:43series.
- 24:43I,
- 24:44I
- 24:44may
- 24:45wind
- 24:45up
- 24:45watching
- 24:45the
- 24:4599
- 24:46series
- 24:46again.
- 24:47Just,
- 24:47just
- 24:47to
- 24:47kind
- 24:48of
- 24:48get
- 24:48myself
- 24:48in,
- 24:48get
- 24:48myself
- 24:49into
- 24:49the
- 24:49mindset.
- 24:50Like,
- 24:50like
- 24:50we
- 24:51were
- 24:51talking
- 24:51before
- 24:51we
- 24:52came
- 24:52on.
- 24:52I
- 24:53still
- 24:54once
- 24:55a
- 24:55month
- 24:55I
- 24:55will
- 24:55sit
- 24:55and
- 24:55watch
- 24:56the
- 24:56Larry
- 24:56Johnson
- 24:56four
- 24:56point
- 24:57play.
- 24:57What
- 24:57you
- 24:57said
- 24:58you
- 24:58were
- 24:58in
- 24:58the
- 24:58building
- 24:58for.
- 24:59Yeah.
- 24:59And
- 24:59I
- 25:00imagine
- 25:00when
- 25:00you,
- 25:01if
- 25:01you,
- 25:01if
- 25:01you
- 25:01go
- 25:01to
- 25:01Game
- 25:021
- 25:02on
- 25:02Wednesday
- 25:03night,
- 25:04you're
- 25:04going
- 25:04to,
- 25:04there's
- 25:04going
- 25:04to
- 25:05be
- 25:05a
- 25:05very
- 25:05similar
- 25:06feel
- 25:06to
- 25:07Those,
- 25:07to
- 25:08those
- 25:0890
- 25:08series
- 25:08against
- 25:09those
- 25:09Pacer
- 25:09teams
- 25:10that
- 25:10you
- 25:10loved
- 25:11to
- 25:11hate.
- 25:11And
- 25:12it
- 25:12probably
- 25:12very
- 25:13similar
- 25:13emotions
- 25:13now.
- 25:14Absolutely.
- 25:15Listen,
- 25:16that
- 25:16shot
- 25:17and
- 25:17that
- 25:17moment
- 25:18I
- 25:18talk
- 25:18about
- 25:19this
- 25:19with.
- 25:19I
- 25:19had
- 25:19the
- 25:19opportunity
- 25:20to
- 25:20interview
- 25:20Chris
- 25:20Childs,
- 25:21had
- 25:21the
- 25:21opportunity
- 25:21to
- 25:22talk
- 25:22about
- 25:22this,
- 25:23this
- 25:23unbelievable
- 25:23moment.
- 25:24My
- 25:24dad
- 25:24taking
- 25:24me
- 25:24to
- 25:24Madison
- 25:25Square
- 25:25Garden
- 25:25to
- 25:25see,
- 25:26you
- 25:26know,
- 25:27just,
- 25:28just
- 25:28unbelievable
- 25:30basketball
- 25:31history
- 25:32and
- 25:32the
- 25:32four
- 25:33point
- 25:33play.
- 25:33Everyone
- 25:33knows
- 25:34exactly
- 25:34what
- 25:34you're
- 25:34talking
- 25:35about.
- 25:36And
- 25:37I
- 25:37loved
- 25:38basketball
- 25:38since
- 25:39the
- 25:39moment
- 25:39I
- 25:39touched
- 25:39one.
- 25:40But
- 25:40the
- 25:41Knicks
- 25:41being
- 25:41good
- 25:41and
- 25:42the
- 25:42energy
- 25:42of
- 25:42Madison
- 25:42Square
- 25:43Garden
- 25:43made
- 25:43me
- 25:43want
- 25:43to
- 25:43race
- 25:44home
- 25:44and
- 25:44practice
- 25:44in
- 25:45my
- 25:45driveway.
- 25:45It's
- 25:45just,
- 25:46it's
- 25:47what
- 25:47you're
- 25:47seeing
- 25:47now
- 25:47with
- 25:47kids.
- 25:48And
- 25:48I'm
- 25:48so
- 25:48glad
- 25:48when
- 25:49I
- 25:49go
- 25:49do
- 25:49my
- 25:50lessons
- 25:50and,
- 25:51and
- 25:51I
- 25:51coach
- 25:51and
- 25:52do
- 25:52all
- 25:52the
- 25:52training
- 25:53that
- 25:53I'm
- 25:53seeing.
- 25:53All
- 25:53these
- 25:54Brunson
- 25:54jerseys
- 25:54like
- 25:55we
- 25:55saw
- 25:55the
- 25:55Ewings
- 25:55and
- 25:56the
- 25:56Houston
- 25:56and
- 25:56Sprewells
- 25:57and
- 25:57Starks
- 25:57and
- 25:58all
- 25:58the
- 25:58other
- 25:58knicks
- 25:59of
- 25:59the
- 25:5990s,
- 25:59because
- 26:00for
- 26:00a
- 26:00while
- 26:00there,
- 26:01there
- 26:01weren't
- 26:01many
- 26:01people
- 26:01rocking.
- 26:02And
- 26:02this
- 26:02is
- 26:02no,
- 26:03you
- 26:03know,
- 26:03listen,
- 26:03I
- 26:03love
- 26:04David
- 26:04Lee
- 26:04and
- 26:04Nate
- 26:05Robinson
- 26:05and
- 26:05Quinton
- 26:05Richardson,
- 26:06but
- 26:06there's
- 26:07a
- 26:07certain
- 26:07pride
- 26:07that
- 26:08people
- 26:08are
- 26:08taking
- 26:08in
- 26:08this
- 26:08team
- 26:09now
- 26:09that
- 26:09we
- 26:09had
- 26:09in
- 26:09the
- 26:0990s.
- 26:10So
- 26:10the
- 26:10energy
- 26:11in
- 26:11New
- 26:11York
- 26:11City
- 26:11is
- 26:11off
- 26:12the
- 26:12charts,
- 26:12as
- 26:12we
- 26:12know.
- 26:13And
- 26:14to
- 26:14be
- 26:14able
- 26:14to
- 26:15fall
- 26:15in
- 26:15love
- 26:15with
- 26:16the
- 26:16game
- 26:16and
- 26:16have
- 26:17that
- 26:17team
- 26:17at
- 26:17the
- 26:17same
- 26:17time.
- 26:18I
- 26:18would
- 26:18be
- 26:18going
- 26:18around
- 26:18weddings
- 26:19as
- 26:19a
- 26:19kid,
- 26:19announcing
- 26:20the
- 26:20starting
- 26:20lineups
- 26:21to
- 26:21people.
- 26:21Like,
- 26:21that's
- 26:21how
- 26:22much
- 26:22I
- 26:22loved
- 26:22it.
- 26:22And
- 26:23as
- 26:23you
- 26:23know,
- 26:24still
- 26:24love
- 26:24it
- 26:24to
- 26:24this
- 26:24day.
- 26:25Can't
- 26:25get
- 26:25enough.
- 26:25So
- 26:26I'm
- 26:26gonna,
- 26:26I'm
- 26:26gonna
- 26:26do
- 26:26a
- 26:27little
- 26:27bit
- 26:27of
- 26:27ass
- 26:27kissing
- 26:28for
- 26:28a
- 26:28second
- 26:28here.
- 26:29Harris
- 26:29and
- 26:29I
- 26:29went
- 26:30to
- 26:30high
- 26:30school
- 26:30together
- 26:30100
- 26:31years
- 26:31ago.
- 26:32And
- 26:32when
- 26:33I,
- 26:33when
- 26:34I
- 26:34would
- 26:34watch
- 26:35our
- 26:35school's
- 26:35basketball
- 26:36games,
- 26:36Harris
- 26:37had
- 26:37one
- 26:37of
- 26:37the
- 26:37sweetest
- 26:38strokes
- 26:39on
- 26:39the
- 26:39court
- 26:40that
- 26:40I
- 26:40had
- 26:40seen
- 26:40in
- 26:41high
- 26:41school.
- 26:41Like
- 26:41that.
- 26:42Again,
- 26:42I.
- 26:43And
- 26:43I
- 26:43do
- 26:43honestly
- 26:44mean
- 26:44that.
- 26:44Thank
- 26:44you,
- 26:44man.
- 26:45So
- 26:45we
- 26:46got
- 26:46a
- 26:46couple
- 26:46minutes
- 26:46before
- 26:46we
- 26:46go
- 26:46to
- 26:47break
- 26:47here.
- 26:48Let's
- 26:48talk
- 26:48about
- 26:48your.
- 26:49Your
- 26:49podcast
- 26:49a
- 26:49little
- 26:50bit.
- 26:50You
- 26:50said
- 26:51you've
- 26:51been
- 26:51at
- 26:51this
- 26:51for
- 26:51a
- 26:51couple
- 26:52years
- 26:52now
- 26:52and,
- 26:52you
- 26:53know,
- 26:53and
- 26:53building
- 26:53up
- 26:54a
- 26:54following.
- 26:54Like,
- 26:54what.
- 26:55What
- 26:55made
- 26:55you
- 26:55do
- 26:55this?
- 26:56Yeah,
- 26:57I
- 26:58did
- 26:58it
- 26:58in
- 26:58college.
- 26:59And
- 27:00that's
- 27:00kind
- 27:00of
- 27:00where
- 27:00I
- 27:01saw
- 27:01my
- 27:01life
- 27:01going
- 27:01and
- 27:02things
- 27:02kind
- 27:02of,
- 27:03you
- 27:03know,
- 27:03took
- 27:03a
- 27:03turn
- 27:04and
- 27:04I
- 27:04started
- 27:04up
- 27:05again
- 27:05in
- 27:05like
- 27:052015,
- 27:062016
- 27:07area.
- 27:08Let
- 27:08it
- 27:08go
- 27:08for
- 27:08a
- 27:08little
- 27:09bit.
- 27:09But
- 27:09then
- 27:09once
- 27:09the
- 27:09Knicks,
- 27:10you
- 27:10know,
- 27:10we're
- 27:11in
- 27:11the
- 27:11playoffs,
- 27:11I
- 27:11started
- 27:11sending,
- 27:12like,
- 27:12voice
- 27:12notes
- 27:13to
- 27:13people.
- 27:13I
- 27:13would
- 27:13literally
- 27:14say,
- 27:14hey,
- 27:14you
- 27:15know,
- 27:15I
- 27:15would
- 27:15do
- 27:16it
- 27:16at
- 27:16a.
- 27:16From
- 27:16an
- 27:17energy
- 27:17standpoint,
- 27:18enthusiasm
- 27:18standpoint
- 27:19that
- 27:19I
- 27:19think
- 27:19people
- 27:19enjoyed,
- 27:21and
- 27:21it
- 27:22Resulted
- 27:22in
- 27:22me
- 27:22wanting
- 27:23to
- 27:23start
- 27:23this
- 27:23up
- 27:23again
- 27:24and
- 27:24wanted
- 27:24to
- 27:25start
- 27:25the
- 27:26Knickerbocker
- 27:27Banter
- 27:27brand.
- 27:27And
- 27:28it
- 27:28really
- 27:29was,
- 27:29you
- 27:30know,
- 27:30I
- 27:30didn't
- 27:30know
- 27:30what
- 27:30was
- 27:30going
- 27:31to
- 27:31happen
- 27:31to
- 27:31start,
- 27:32but
- 27:32I've
- 27:32been
- 27:33overwhelmed
- 27:34by
- 27:35the
- 27:35amount
- 27:35of
- 27:35support.
- 27:36And
- 27:37you
- 27:37said
- 27:37it's
- 27:37turned
- 27:38into
- 27:39something
- 27:39even
- 27:40bigger
- 27:40than
- 27:41I
- 27:41could
- 27:41have
- 27:41imagined
- 27:42in
- 27:42terms
- 27:42of
- 27:43the
- 27:43people.
- 27:44And
- 27:46your
- 27:46station's
- 27:46getting
- 27:46blown
- 27:47up
- 27:47here.
- 27:47You're
- 27:47very
- 27:47popular
- 27:48today.
- 27:49We
- 27:49like
- 27:49that.
- 27:49Yeah,
- 27:50you're
- 27:50getting
- 27:50a
- 27:50lot
- 27:50of
- 27:50calls
- 27:50in
- 27:51there.
- 27:51But,
- 27:51yeah,
- 27:51like
- 27:52I
- 27:52said,
- 27:52just
- 27:53the
- 27:53start
- 27:53point
- 27:54was
- 27:54the
- 27:54passion
- 27:54of
- 27:55the
- 27:55game
- 27:55and
- 27:55the
- 27:56passion
- 27:56for
- 27:56this
- 27:56team
- 27:57and
- 27:57how
- 27:57much
- 27:57I
- 27:58love
- 27:58the
- 27:58sport.
- 27:58And
- 27:58it
- 27:58turned
- 27:59into
- 27:59something
- 27:59bigger,
- 28:00turned
- 28:00into
- 28:00a
- 28:01community.
- 28:01And
- 28:01shout
- 28:01out
- 28:02to
- 28:02all
- 28:02the
- 28:02Nick
- 28:02chats.
- 28:02I'm
- 28:03in.
- 28:03We
- 28:03have
- 28:03an
- 28:03LFGK
- 28:04chat.
- 28:05We
- 28:05have
- 28:05a
- 28:05chat
- 28:05trick
- 28:06Ewing
- 28:06chat
- 28:06that
- 28:06I'm
- 28:07in.
- 28:07Shout
- 28:07out
- 28:07to
- 28:07them
- 28:07if
- 28:07they're
- 28:08listening.
- 28:08I
- 28:09like
- 28:09that.
- 28:09Yeah,
- 28:09yeah.
- 28:09And
- 28:10it's
- 28:10just
- 28:11a
- 28:11community
- 28:11for
- 28:11me.
- 28:11It's
- 28:11about
- 28:12people.
- 28:12It's
- 28:12about
- 28:12bringing
- 28:13great
- 28:13people
- 28:13together
- 28:14and
- 28:14I've
- 28:15met
- 28:15a
- 28:15lot
- 28:15of
- 28:16awesome
- 28:16individuals
- 28:17in
- 28:17this
- 28:17process.
- 28:18So
- 28:19whether,
- 28:19like
- 28:19I
- 28:20said,
- 28:20whether
- 28:20it's
- 28:20the
- 28:20watch
- 28:20party,
- 28:21whether
- 28:21it's
- 28:21someone
- 28:21tuning
- 28:22into
- 28:22a
- 28:22live,
- 28:24whether
- 28:24it's,
- 28:25you
- 28:25know,
- 28:25being
- 28:25at
- 28:26the
- 28:26games
- 28:26and
- 28:26environments
- 28:27with.
- 28:27With
- 28:27crazy
- 28:28fans
- 28:28like
- 28:28as
- 28:28my.
- 28:28Such
- 28:29as
- 28:29myself,
- 28:29it's
- 28:30been
- 28:30an
- 28:30overwhelmingly
- 28:31positive
- 28:32thing.
- 28:32And
- 28:32people
- 28:33always
- 28:33ask
- 28:33me,
- 28:33how
- 28:33are
- 28:33you
- 28:34going
- 28:34to
- 28:34monetize
- 28:34this?
- 28:34How
- 28:35are
- 28:35you
- 28:35going
- 28:35to
- 28:35make
- 28:35money?
- 28:36Are
- 28:36you
- 28:36going
- 28:36to
- 28:36sell
- 28:36this?
- 28:36What
- 28:37are
- 28:37you
- 28:37going
- 28:37to
- 28:37do?
- 28:37And
- 28:37I
- 28:37said,
- 28:37listen,
- 28:39at
- 28:39some
- 28:39point
- 28:40or
- 28:40another,
- 28:40that
- 28:40is
- 28:40the
- 28:41end
- 28:41goal.
- 28:41But
- 28:42it's
- 28:43not
- 28:43why
- 28:43I
- 28:43started
- 28:44doing
- 28:44this.
- 28:45It
- 28:45has
- 28:45really.
- 28:45I
- 28:46mean,
- 28:46you
- 28:46want
- 28:46to
- 28:46do
- 28:47that,
- 28:47but
- 28:47it's.
- 28:48It
- 28:48has
- 28:48really
- 28:48not
- 28:48much
- 28:49to
- 28:49do
- 28:49with,
- 28:50you
- 28:50know,
- 28:50the.
- 28:50The
- 28:50dollar
- 28:51bill.
- 28:51It's
- 28:52about
- 28:52the
- 28:53love
- 28:53and
- 28:53connecting
- 28:54people
- 28:54that
- 28:54love
- 28:55it.
- 28:55And
- 28:56like
- 28:56I
- 28:56said,
- 28:56it's
- 28:56been
- 28:57so
- 28:57great.
- 28:57And
- 28:58thank
- 28:58you
- 28:58again
- 28:58for
- 28:59giving
- 28:59me
- 29:00this
- 29:00platform
- 29:00and
- 29:01having
- 29:01me
- 29:01on
- 29:01the
- 29:01show.
- 29:01It,
- 29:02you
- 29:02know,
- 29:02the
- 29:0230
- 29:03minutes
- 29:03goes
- 29:03by
- 29:03in
- 29:03seven
- 29:04seconds
- 29:04when
- 29:04we're
- 29:04talking
- 29:04basketball.
- 29:05Ain't
- 29:06that
- 29:06the
- 29:06truth?
- 29:06And
- 29:06that
- 29:06actually
- 29:07does
- 29:07bring
- 29:07us
- 29:07to
- 29:08breaking.
- 29:08Harris.
- 29:08I
- 29:08do
- 29:08want
- 29:09to
- 29:09thank
- 29:09you
- 29:09for
- 29:09coming
- 29:09on
- 29:09tonight.
- 29:10Like,
- 29:10I
- 29:10really
- 29:10do
- 29:10appreciate
- 29:11it.
- 29:12How
- 29:12could
- 29:12people
- 29:12get
- 29:13at
- 29:13you
- 29:13on
- 29:13Instagram?
- 29:14Twitter,
- 29:14however?
- 29:14Yeah,
- 29:15thank
- 29:16you.
- 29:16We
- 29:16do
- 29:16our
- 29:16show
- 29:16on
- 29:16YouTube
- 29:17at
- 29:17Knickerbocker
- 29:18Banter.
- 29:19Instagram,
- 29:19same
- 29:20thing.
- 29:20Knickerbocker
- 29:21Banter,
- 29:21Twitter.
- 29:22You
- 29:22know
- 29:22what
- 29:22I'm
- 29:22gonna
- 29:23say
- 29:23here?
- 29:23Knickerbocker
- 29:24Banter.
- 29:24It's
- 29:25all
- 29:25the
- 29:25same.
- 29:25And
- 29:27appreciate
- 29:27all
- 29:27the
- 29:27support.
- 29:28I
- 29:28know
- 29:28you
- 29:28gotta
- 29:28wrap
- 29:28up
- 29:29and
- 29:29go
- 29:29to
- 29:29break,
- 29:30but
- 29:30this
- 29:30has
- 29:30been
- 29:30a
- 29:31great
- 29:31experience
- 29:31and
- 29:31I
- 29:31look
- 29:32forward
- 29:32to
- 29:32more
- 29:32of
- 29:32them.
- 29:32And
- 29:33it
- 29:33was
- 29:33great
- 29:33to
- 29:33see
- 29:33you
- 29:33too,
- 29:34man.
- 29:34All
- 29:34right.
- 29:34I
- 29:34appreciate
- 29:35it.
- 29:35That's
- 29:35Harris
- 29:35Patrawart
- 29:35from
- 29:36Nickerbock
- 29:36Inventor.
- 29:36When
- 29:36we
- 29:36come
- 29:37back,
- 29:37we're
- 29:37gonna
- 29:37have
- 29:37Martino
- 29:37Puccio
- 29:38from
- 29:38Sports
- 29:38Illustrated.
- 29:39We're
- 29:39gonna
- 29:39talk
- 29:39to
- 29:39somebody.
- 29:39Subway
- 29:40series.
- 29:40We'll
- 29:40be
- 29:40right
- 29:41back
- 29:41on
- 29:41WGBB
- 29:42Sports
- 29:42Talk.
- 30:06You
- 30:06are
- 30:06listening
- 30:07to
- 30:07Sports
- 30:07Talk
- 30:08New
- 30:08York.
- 30:09Tune
- 30:09in
- 30:09every
- 30:09Sunday
- 30:09night
- 30:10at
- 30:108pm
- 30:10on
- 30:10Long
- 30:11Island's
- 30:11WGB
- 30:12broadcasting
- 30:13on
- 30:1395.9
- 30:14FM
- 30:15and
- 30:1512:40am
- 30:16or
- 30:16listen
- 30:17live
- 30:17online.
- 30:17At
- 30:18wgbbradio.com
- 30:21stay
- 30:21connected
- 30:21to
- 30:22sports
- 30:22Talk
- 30:22New
- 30:22York
- 30:23on
- 30:23WGBB
- 30:24by
- 30:24following
- 30:24us
- 30:24on
- 30:25Facebook,
- 30:25Twitter
- 30:26and
- 30:26Instagram
- 30:27at
- 30:27WGBB
- 30:28Sports
- 30:29Talk.
- 30:32You'Re
- 30:33listening
- 30:33to
- 30:33Sports
- 30:34Talk
- 30:34New
- 30:34York
- 30:35on
- 30:35Long
- 30:35Island's
- 30:36wgpb.
- 30:37And
- 30:38now
- 30:39back
- 30:39to
- 30:39the
- 30:40show.
- 30:43And
- 30:43we're
- 30:43back
- 30:44for
- 30:44the
- 30:44second
- 30:44half
- 30:44of
- 30:45WGP
- 30:45Sports
- 30:46Talk
- 30:46here
- 30:46on
- 30:46Sports
- 30:47Talk
- 30:47New
- 30:47York,
- 30:4795.9
- 30:48FM
- 30:48and
- 30:4912:40am
- 30:50before
- 30:50we
- 30:50start
- 30:51up
- 30:51with
- 30:51Martino
- 30:51Puccio
- 30:52from
- 30:52Sports
- 30:52Illustrated,
- 30:52just
- 30:52gotta
- 30:53give
- 30:53a
- 30:53shout
- 30:53out
- 30:53to
- 30:53my
- 30:53man
- 30:53Brian
- 30:53Grave
- 30:54behind
- 30:54the
- 30:54glass.
- 30:54Brian,
- 30:54how
- 30:55we
- 30:55doing?
- 30:55I
- 30:56got,
- 30:56I
- 30:56gotta
- 30:56have
- 30:56that
- 30:56thumbs
- 30:57up
- 30:58that
- 30:58is
- 30:58so
- 30:58important
- 30:58to
- 30:58me.
- 30:59But
- 30:59now
- 31:00we're
- 31:00going
- 31:01to,
- 31:01as
- 31:01we
- 31:01transfer
- 31:02away
- 31:03from
- 31:03the
- 31:03Knicks,
- 31:03we're
- 31:03going
- 31:03to
- 31:03go
- 31:04into
- 31:04baseball.
- 31:04It's
- 31:05the
- 31:05heat
- 31:06of
- 31:06baseball
- 31:06season.
- 31:07We're
- 31:07approaching
- 31:08like
- 31:08the
- 31:0930%
- 31:09point
- 31:10of
- 31:10the
- 31:10season.
- 31:11Mets
- 31:11are
- 31:11playing
- 31:12well,
- 31:12Yankees
- 31:13are
- 31:13playing
- 31:13well,
- 31:13and
- 31:13they're
- 31:13playing
- 31:14each
- 31:14other
- 31:14right
- 31:14now.
- 31:15And
- 31:15coming
- 31:16on
- 31:16to
- 31:16talk
- 31:17about
- 31:17that
- 31:17is
- 31:18Martino
- 31:18Puccio
- 31:19from
- 31:19Sports
- 31:19Illustrated.
- 31:20Martino,
- 31:20how
- 31:20are
- 31:20we
- 31:20doing
- 31:21tonight?
- 31:22Hey,
- 31:23Andy,
- 31:23I'm
- 31:23doing
- 31:23great.
- 31:24Thanks
- 31:24for
- 31:24having
- 31:24me
- 31:24on.
- 31:25Of
- 31:25course.
- 31:26So,
- 31:26you
- 31:26know
- 31:27we're
- 31:27going
- 31:27to
- 31:27jump
- 31:27right
- 31:27into
- 31:27it.
- 31:28Met
- 31:28you're
- 31:29playing
- 31:29well.
- 31:29You're
- 31:29sitting
- 31:29at
- 31:2929:17,
- 31:31currently
- 31:31playing
- 31:32at
- 31:32Yankee
- 31:32Stadium
- 31:32right
- 31:32now
- 31:33against
- 31:33the
- 31:33Yankees.
- 31:34What
- 31:35have
- 31:35you
- 31:35seen
- 31:35thus
- 31:35far
- 31:36from
- 31:37this
- 31:37Mets
- 31:37team
- 31:38that's
- 31:38really
- 31:38impressed
- 31:38you
- 31:39so
- 31:39far?
- 31:41I
- 31:41think
- 31:41the
- 31:42main
- 31:42thing
- 31:42that
- 31:42a
- 31:42lot
- 31:42of
- 31:42people
- 31:43are
- 31:43impressed
- 31:43by
- 31:43is
- 31:44how
- 31:44well
- 31:44they're
- 31:45pitching,
- 31:45despite
- 31:46the
- 31:46fact
- 31:46that
- 31:46they're
- 31:46missing
- 31:47two
- 31:47starters
- 31:47heading
- 31:48into
- 31:48the
- 31:48season
- 31:48and
- 31:48Sean
- 31:49Miniah
- 31:49and
- 31:49Frankie
- 31:50Montage.
- 31:50So
- 31:51I
- 31:51think
- 31:51just
- 31:51having
- 31:52guys
- 31:52like
- 31:52Griffin
- 31:53Canning
- 31:53and
- 31:53Clay
- 31:54Holmes,
- 31:54even
- 31:54also
- 31:54a
- 31:55great
- 31:55start
- 31:55after
- 31:55not
- 31:56starting
- 31:56for
- 31:57pretty
- 31:57much
- 31:58his
- 31:58entire
- 31:58career,
- 31:59just
- 32:00to
- 32:00kind
- 32:00of
- 32:00have
- 32:00that
- 32:01sort
- 32:01of
- 32:01consistency
- 32:01and
- 32:02reliance
- 32:02upon
- 32:03that
- 32:03pitching
- 32:04staff
- 32:04and
- 32:04even
- 32:05the
- 32:05bullpen
- 32:05as
- 32:06well
- 32:06to
- 32:06an
- 32:06extent,
- 32:06even
- 32:07though
- 32:07they
- 32:07lost
- 32:07A.J.
- 32:07minter
- 32:08and
- 32:08Danny
- 32:08Young
- 32:08for
- 32:09the
- 32:09year,
- 32:10they've
- 32:10just
- 32:10shown
- 32:11that
- 32:11sort
- 32:12of
- 32:12consistency
- 32:12that
- 32:13we
- 32:13even
- 32:13saw
- 32:13last
- 32:13year,
- 32:13too,
- 32:14when
- 32:14no
- 32:14one
- 32:14really
- 32:14bought
- 32:15into
- 32:15that
- 32:15Mets
- 32:16pitching
- 32:16staff.
- 32:17And
- 32:17to
- 32:17see
- 32:17Kodai
- 32:18Senga
- 32:18come
- 32:18back
- 32:18and
- 32:19pitch
- 32:19well,
- 32:19too,
- 32:19you
- 32:20know,
- 32:20a
- 32:20little
- 32:20high
- 32:20on
- 32:21the
- 32:21end
- 32:21with
- 32:21the
- 32:21loss,
- 32:22but
- 32:22at
- 32:23the
- 32:23end
- 32:23of
- 32:23the
- 32:23day,
- 32:23you
- 32:23can't
- 32:24complain
- 32:24at
- 32:24all
- 32:25about
- 32:25the
- 32:25pitching
- 32:26if
- 32:26you're
- 32:26a
- 32:26Mets
- 32:26fan.
- 32:27Yeah.
- 32:27I
- 32:27mean,
- 32:27I
- 32:28will
- 32:28say
- 32:28this
- 32:28as
- 32:29someone
- 32:29who
- 32:29has
- 32:29Griffin
- 32:30Canning
- 32:30in
- 32:30fantasy
- 32:31baseball,
- 32:31that
- 32:32is
- 32:32an
- 32:32absolute
- 32:32home
- 32:32run
- 32:33signing
- 32:33by
- 32:33Stearns
- 32:34thus
- 32:34far.
- 32:35You
- 32:35know,
- 32:35he's
- 32:36one
- 32:36of
- 32:36those
- 32:36guys
- 32:36that
- 32:36just
- 32:37shows
- 32:37up
- 32:37and
- 32:37eats
- 32:37innings
- 32:38and,
- 32:38you
- 32:38know,
- 32:39he's
- 32:39not
- 32:39going
- 32:39to
- 32:39do
- 32:39anything
- 32:40flashy,
- 32:40but
- 32:40does
- 32:40get
- 32:41the
- 32:41job
- 32:41done.
- 32:41And
- 32:42that's
- 32:42something
- 32:42I
- 32:42think
- 32:43Met
- 32:43fans
- 32:43do
- 32:43certainly
- 32:44appreciate.
- 32:46Oh,
- 32:46yeah,
- 32:46absolutely.
- 32:47I
- 32:47mean,
- 32:47almost
- 32:48every
- 32:48single
- 32:48time
- 32:48you
- 32:48see
- 32:48a
- 32:49Mets
- 32:49fan
- 32:49talk
- 32:49about
- 32:49Griffin
- 32:50caning
- 32:50on
- 32:51Twitter,
- 32:51they
- 32:51just
- 32:52go
- 32:52back
- 32:52and
- 32:53reference
- 32:53his
- 32:54stats
- 32:54last
- 32:54year
- 32:54with
- 32:54the
- 32:55Angels
- 32:55and
- 32:55then
- 32:55compare
- 32:56them
- 32:56to
- 32:56now
- 32:56to
- 32:56see
- 32:56how
- 32:57much
- 32:57he's
- 32:57really
- 32:57improved.
- 32:58And
- 32:58that's
- 32:58just
- 32:58a
- 32:59testament
- 32:59to
- 32:59David
- 32:59Stearns
- 33:00and
- 33:00everything
- 33:00that
- 33:00the
- 33:01Mets
- 33:01are
- 33:01trying
- 33:01to
- 33:01do
- 33:01under
- 33:02the
- 33:02Steve
- 33:02Cohen
- 33:02ownership
- 33:03of,
- 33:03you
- 33:04know,
- 33:04taking
- 33:04guys
- 33:05who
- 33:05weren't
- 33:05so
- 33:05great
- 33:05elsewhere
- 33:06and
- 33:06then
- 33:06fixing
- 33:06them
- 33:07and
- 33:07making
- 33:07them
- 33:07much
- 33:07better.
- 33:08I
- 33:08mean,
- 33:08we
- 33:08saw
- 33:08the
- 33:08same
- 33:09thing
- 33:09with
- 33:09Luis
- 33:09Severino
- 33:10as
- 33:10well
- 33:10last
- 33:10year.
- 33:11Got
- 33:11a
- 33:11record
- 33:11contract
- 33:12from
- 33:12the
- 33:12A's.
- 33:13So
- 33:13just
- 33:13to
- 33:13sort
- 33:14of
- 33:14see
- 33:14that
- 33:14be
- 33:14a
- 33:15consistent
- 33:15thing
- 33:15now
- 33:16within
- 33:16this
- 33:16organization.
- 33:17It's
- 33:17not
- 33:17even
- 33:18just,
- 33:18you
- 33:18know,
- 33:18the
- 33:18one
- 33:18off
- 33:18that
- 33:19you
- 33:19saw
- 33:19last
- 33:19year.
- 33:19There's
- 33:20foolproof
- 33:20evidence
- 33:21now,
- 33:21and
- 33:21I
- 33:21think
- 33:22Mets
- 33:22fans
- 33:23should
- 33:23be
- 33:23very
- 33:23happy
- 33:24about
- 33:24that
- 33:24because
- 33:24these
- 33:25are
- 33:25the
- 33:25very
- 33:25early
- 33:25days
- 33:26of
- 33:26the
- 33:26Stearns
- 33:26Cohen
- 33:27era.
- 33:29And
- 33:29obviously
- 33:29one
- 33:30of
- 33:30the
- 33:30biggest
- 33:30move
- 33:31that
- 33:31the
- 33:31Mets
- 33:31made
- 33:31this
- 33:31offseason,
- 33:32they
- 33:32signed
- 33:33that
- 33:33Juan
- 33:33Soto
- 33:33guy.
- 33:34And,
- 33:34you
- 33:34know,
- 33:34he's
- 33:35pretty
- 33:35good
- 33:36and
- 33:37he
- 33:37hasn't
- 33:37even
- 33:37really
- 33:38fully
- 33:38heated
- 33:39up
- 33:39yet
- 33:39this
- 33:39season.
- 33:41He's
- 33:41starting
- 33:42to
- 33:42come
- 33:42around
- 33:42now,
- 33:43but
- 33:44with
- 33:44the
- 33:44fact
- 33:45that
- 33:45he
- 33:45hasn't
- 33:45been
- 33:46what
- 33:46Juan
- 33:46Soto
- 33:47was
- 33:47last
- 33:47year
- 33:47for
- 33:47the
- 33:47Yankees,
- 33:49the
- 33:49others
- 33:50around
- 33:50him
- 33:50have
- 33:50really
- 33:51stepped
- 33:51up.
- 33:51Guys
- 33:51like.
- 33:52And
- 33:52you
- 33:52knew
- 33:52that
- 33:53someone
- 33:53like
- 33:53Francis
- 33:54Gouldor
- 33:54was
- 33:54going
- 33:54to
- 33:54be
- 33:55a
- 33:55top
- 33:55play.
- 33:56You
- 33:56knew
- 33:56Alonzo
- 33:56was
- 33:57going
- 33:57to
- 33:57be
- 33:57better
- 33:57than
- 33:57he
- 33:58was
- 33:58last
- 33:58year,
- 33:59but
- 33:59they're
- 34:00really
- 34:00picking
- 34:00up
- 34:01that
- 34:01slack
- 34:01that,
- 34:02that
- 34:02Soto
- 34:02was
- 34:02leaving
- 34:03at
- 34:03the.
- 34:03In
- 34:03April.
- 34:04But
- 34:04now,
- 34:05now
- 34:05we're
- 34:05seeing
- 34:05that
- 34:05sort
- 34:05of
- 34:06starting
- 34:06to
- 34:06get
- 34:06back
- 34:06to
- 34:06it.
- 34:07That
- 34:07leaves
- 34:07a.
- 34:08That
- 34:08is
- 34:08a
- 34:08huge,
- 34:09a
- 34:09hugely
- 34:09formidable
- 34:102,
- 34:113,
- 34:114,
- 34:115
- 34:11in
- 34:12the
- 34:12Mets
- 34:12lineup
- 34:12going
- 34:13forward
- 34:13for
- 34:13the
- 34:14rest
- 34:14of
- 34:14the
- 34:14season.
- 34:16Yeah,
- 34:16I
- 34:16mean,
- 34:17there's
- 34:17no
- 34:17Denying
- 34:18it.
- 34:18This
- 34:18has
- 34:18been
- 34:18one
- 34:19of
- 34:19the
- 34:19best
- 34:20first
- 34:20three
- 34:20hitting
- 34:21combinations
- 34:21in
- 34:22team
- 34:22history,
- 34:22regardless
- 34:23if
- 34:23it's,
- 34:23you
- 34:23know,
- 34:24a
- 34:24month
- 34:24and
- 34:24a
- 34:24half
- 34:25season.
- 34:25You
- 34:25just
- 34:26never
- 34:26really
- 34:26see
- 34:26talent
- 34:27like
- 34:27that
- 34:27throughout
- 34:28their
- 34:28history.
- 34:28So,
- 34:30like
- 34:30you
- 34:30said,
- 34:30same
- 34:31thing.
- 34:31Lindor
- 34:32had
- 34:32a
- 34:33great
- 34:33April.
- 34:33He's
- 34:33historically
- 34:34a
- 34:34slow
- 34:34starter
- 34:35for
- 34:35the
- 34:35season
- 34:35and
- 34:36he's,
- 34:36he's
- 34:36done
- 34:36very
- 34:37well,
- 34:37especially
- 34:37since
- 34:38that
- 34:38change
- 34:38to
- 34:38the
- 34:38leadoff
- 34:39spot.
- 34:39And
- 34:39then
- 34:40you
- 34:40had
- 34:40some
- 34:41future
- 34:41hall
- 34:41of
- 34:41Famer
- 34:42like
- 34:42Juan
- 34:42Soto
- 34:43in
- 34:43the
- 34:43number
- 34:43two
- 34:43spot.
- 34:44Not
- 34:44only
- 34:44is,
- 34:44like,
- 34:45Alonso
- 34:45going
- 34:45to
- 34:45be
- 34:46better
- 34:46than
- 34:46he
- 34:46was
- 34:46last
- 34:46year,
- 34:47he's
- 34:47just
- 34:47going
- 34:47to
- 34:47be
- 34:47far
- 34:48more
- 34:48comfortable.
- 34:49I
- 34:49think
- 34:49also
- 34:49we
- 34:49have
- 34:50to
- 34:50attribute
- 34:50to
- 34:50the
- 34:50fact
- 34:51that
- 34:51that
- 34:51home
- 34:51run
- 34:51off
- 34:52of
- 34:52Devin
- 34:52Williams
- 34:52and
- 34:52his
- 34:53postseason
- 34:53heroics
- 34:54really
- 34:54play
- 34:55into
- 34:55that
- 34:55psychologically.
- 34:56There's
- 34:56no
- 34:56den
- 34:57you
- 34:57could
- 34:57just
- 34:58tell
- 34:58he's
- 34:58at
- 34:58ease
- 34:59at
- 34:59the
- 34:59plate
- 34:59and
- 34:59how
- 35:00he's
- 35:00not
- 35:00really
- 35:00going
- 35:00after
- 35:01a
- 35:01lot
- 35:01of
- 35:01pitches
- 35:01out
- 35:02of
- 35:02the
- 35:02zone
- 35:02like
- 35:02he
- 35:02was
- 35:03prior
- 35:04to
- 35:04that.
- 35:04It
- 35:04really
- 35:04seemed
- 35:05like
- 35:05he
- 35:05was
- 35:05pressing
- 35:05last
- 35:06year
- 35:06for
- 35:06the
- 35:06big
- 35:06contract.
- 35:07But,
- 35:07you
- 35:07know,
- 35:08just
- 35:09to
- 35:09have
- 35:09those
- 35:09three
- 35:10guys
- 35:10that
- 35:10are
- 35:10consistent
- 35:11as
- 35:12players
- 35:12and
- 35:12we
- 35:12know
- 35:12what
- 35:13they're
- 35:13capable
- 35:13of
- 35:13doing,
- 35:14and
- 35:15arguably
- 35:15throughout
- 35:16their
- 35:16careers,
- 35:16they've
- 35:17been
- 35:17top
- 35:17five
- 35:18MVP
- 35:18candidates
- 35:19at
- 35:19separate
- 35:20times.
- 35:20So
- 35:20to
- 35:21have
- 35:21that
- 35:21at
- 35:22the
- 35:22top
- 35:22of
- 35:22the
- 35:22lineup
- 35:23while
- 35:23you,
- 35:23you
- 35:24know,
- 35:24it's
- 35:24a
- 35:24little
- 35:25spotty
- 35:25through,
- 35:25through
- 35:26the
- 35:26bottom
- 35:26half
- 35:26of
- 35:26the
- 35:27order.
- 35:28It's
- 35:28just
- 35:29fantastic
- 35:29to
- 35:29just
- 35:30sort
- 35:30of
- 35:30have
- 35:30that
- 35:31week
- 35:31a
- 35:32day
- 35:32in,
- 35:32day
- 35:32out
- 35:33with,
- 35:33with
- 35:34those
- 35:34three.
- 35:34It's
- 35:35just,
- 35:35it's
- 35:35a
- 35:35very
- 35:36strange
- 35:36feeling
- 35:36for
- 35:37a
- 35:37lot
- 35:37of
- 35:37Mets
- 35:37fans,
- 35:37I'm
- 35:38sure.
- 35:38But
- 35:38to
- 35:39know
- 35:39that's
- 35:39going
- 35:40to
- 35:40be
- 35:40the
- 35:40situation
- 35:40for
- 35:41years
- 35:41to
- 35:41come
- 35:41is
- 35:42also
- 35:42a
- 35:42huge
- 35:42plus.
- 35:43On
- 35:43the
- 35:43flip
- 35:43side
- 35:43of
- 35:44that
- 35:44one,
- 35:44as
- 35:44a
- 35:45Yankee
- 35:45fan,
- 35:45watching
- 35:45Devin
- 35:46Williams
- 35:46completely
- 35:46implode
- 35:47this
- 35:47season,
- 35:47basically
- 35:48having
- 35:48like
- 35:48that
- 35:48moment
- 35:49of
- 35:49Alonzo
- 35:49hitting
- 35:49that
- 35:49home
- 35:50run
- 35:50just
- 35:51annoys
- 35:52me
- 35:52a
- 35:52little
- 35:52bit.
- 35:52Even
- 35:53though
- 35:53in
- 35:53that
- 35:53moment
- 35:53I
- 35:54was
- 35:54very
- 35:54excited
- 35:54when
- 35:54Alonzo
- 35:55did
- 35:55hit
- 35:55the
- 35:55home
- 35:55run.
- 35:55I
- 35:56do
- 35:56have
- 35:56to
- 35:56be
- 35:56on
- 35:56record
- 35:57about
- 35:57that,
- 36:00but
- 36:01one
- 36:01of
- 36:01the
- 36:01players
- 36:02that
- 36:02I
- 36:02was
- 36:02looking
- 36:03at
- 36:03this
- 36:03season
- 36:03to
- 36:03take
- 36:04a
- 36:04step
- 36:04up
- 36:04when
- 36:05given
- 36:05the
- 36:05opportunity
- 36:06was
- 36:06Luis
- 36:07Angelicuna.
- 36:07And
- 36:08I
- 36:08wasn't
- 36:08sure
- 36:08what
- 36:08kind
- 36:09of
- 36:09role
- 36:09he
- 36:09was
- 36:09going
- 36:09to
- 36:09have
- 36:10this
- 36:10season,
- 36:10but
- 36:11with
- 36:12Jeff
- 36:12McNeil's
- 36:12injury
- 36:13early
- 36:13on
- 36:13in
- 36:13the
- 36:13season
- 36:13and
- 36:14Brett
- 36:14Beatty
- 36:15struggles,
- 36:15Acuna
- 36:15has
- 36:16gotten
- 36:16that
- 36:16opportunity
- 36:17to
- 36:17line
- 36:17up.
- 36:18What
- 36:18have
- 36:18you
- 36:18seen
- 36:19from
- 36:19him
- 36:19thus
- 36:19far
- 36:19that
- 36:20you've
- 36:20liked?
- 36:23Nothing
- 36:23different
- 36:24than
- 36:24what
- 36:24we
- 36:25kind
- 36:25of
- 36:25already
- 36:25knew
- 36:26about
- 36:26him.
- 36:27This
- 36:27is
- 36:27closer
- 36:28to
- 36:28a
- 36:28five
- 36:28tool
- 36:29player.
- 36:29Even
- 36:29though
- 36:29he's
- 36:29not
- 36:30exceptional
- 36:30in
- 36:31A
- 36:31lot
- 36:31of
- 36:31those
- 36:31tools.
- 36:32We've
- 36:32seen
- 36:32his
- 36:32versatility.
- 36:33He
- 36:33really
- 36:34came
- 36:34up
- 36:34as
- 36:34a
- 36:34shortstop
- 36:35in
- 36:35playing
- 36:35second
- 36:36base
- 36:36and
- 36:36seen
- 36:37a
- 36:37small
- 36:38flash
- 36:38of
- 36:38him
- 36:38in
- 36:38center
- 36:39field.
- 36:39So
- 36:39we
- 36:39know
- 36:39how
- 36:39good
- 36:40he
- 36:40is
- 36:40athletically
- 36:41and
- 36:42again,
- 36:42his
- 36:42speed
- 36:42on
- 36:42the
- 36:42base
- 36:43paths.
- 36:43He's
- 36:43one
- 36:43of
- 36:44the
- 36:44fastest
- 36:44runners
- 36:44in
- 36:45all
- 36:45of
- 36:45Major
- 36:45League
- 36:45Baseball.
- 36:46He's
- 36:46been.
- 36:46I
- 36:47think
- 36:47he's
- 36:47going
- 36:47to
- 36:47be
- 36:47a
- 36:47super
- 36:47utility
- 36:48weapon
- 36:48off
- 36:48the
- 36:49bench
- 36:49for
- 36:49the
- 36:49Mets
- 36:49in
- 36:50the
- 36:50coming
- 36:50years.
- 36:50But
- 36:50you
- 36:51can't
- 36:51sit
- 36:51there
- 36:51and
- 36:51deny
- 36:52how
- 36:53impressive
- 36:53it's
- 36:54been
- 36:54for
- 36:54his
- 36:54pitch
- 36:54selection
- 36:55and
- 36:55what
- 36:55he's
- 36:55been
- 36:56able
- 36:56to
- 36:56do
- 36:56in
- 36:57terms
- 36:57of,
- 36:57you
- 36:57know,
- 36:57recognizing
- 36:58balls
- 36:59outside
- 36:59of
- 36:59his
- 36:59own
- 36:59and
- 37:00not
- 37:00swinging
- 37:00at
- 37:01a
- 37:01lot
- 37:01of
- 37:01things.
- 37:02Unfortunately,
- 37:02there
- 37:02hasn't
- 37:03been
- 37:03a
- 37:03lot
- 37:03of
- 37:03pop.
- 37:04We
- 37:04would
- 37:04have
- 37:04thought,
- 37:04you
- 37:05know,
- 37:06maybe
- 37:06a
- 37:06couple
- 37:06more
- 37:06doubles.
- 37:07And
- 37:07he's
- 37:07shown
- 37:08flashes
- 37:09of
- 37:09hitting
- 37:10the
- 37:10big
- 37:11ones.
- 37:11But
- 37:11you
- 37:12know,
- 37:12that
- 37:12also
- 37:13is
- 37:13in
- 37:14comparison
- 37:14to
- 37:15what
- 37:15he
- 37:15is
- 37:15doing
- 37:15at
- 37:15the
- 37:15plate.
- 37:16You
- 37:16know,
- 37:16he's
- 37:16not
- 37:16swinging
- 37:17as
- 37:17much.
- 37:17He's
- 37:17not
- 37:17going
- 37:18for
- 37:18the
- 37:18fences
- 37:18all
- 37:19the
- 37:19time.
- 37:19He's
- 37:19waiting
- 37:20for
- 37:20his
- 37:20pitch
- 37:20and
- 37:21know
- 37:21sometimes
- 37:22that
- 37:23means
- 37:23you're
- 37:23going
- 37:23to
- 37:23have
- 37:23to
- 37:23sacrifice
- 37:24some
- 37:24pop.
- 37:24But
- 37:25I
- 37:25think
- 37:25the
- 37:25Mets
- 37:26will
- 37:26take
- 37:26what
- 37:26Luis
- 37:27angel
- 37:27has
- 37:28been
- 37:28giving
- 37:28them
- 37:28in
- 37:28this
- 37:29first
- 37:29month
- 37:29and
- 37:29a
- 37:29half
- 37:29of
- 37:29the
- 37:30season.
- 37:30Especially
- 37:30the
- 37:31fact
- 37:31that,
- 37:31you
- 37:32know,
- 37:32it's
- 37:32not
- 37:32a
- 37:32guaranteed
- 37:33spot
- 37:33for
- 37:33him
- 37:33at
- 37:33second
- 37:34base
- 37:34or
- 37:35any
- 37:35other
- 37:35position
- 37:35in
- 37:36the
- 37:36field
- 37:36because
- 37:36of
- 37:36McNeil,
- 37:37because
- 37:37of
- 37:37Beatty
- 37:37and
- 37:38Vientos
- 37:39and
- 37:39all
- 37:39these
- 37:39other
- 37:39guys
- 37:40that
- 37:40are
- 37:40going
- 37:41to
- 37:41get
- 37:41opportunities
- 37:42to
- 37:42play.
- 37:42But
- 37:43Luis
- 37:43Angel,
- 37:44I
- 37:44think
- 37:44has
- 37:45been
- 37:45a
- 37:45steady
- 37:46piece
- 37:46to
- 37:47this
- 37:47Mets
- 37:47team
- 37:48and
- 37:48I
- 37:48think
- 37:48he's
- 37:48going
- 37:48to
- 37:49continue
- 37:49to
- 37:49do
- 37:49so
- 37:50the
- 37:50rest
- 37:50of
- 37:50the
- 37:50season.
- 37:51I
- 37:51mean,
- 37:51I
- 37:51wouldn't
- 37:51be
- 37:51opposed
- 37:51if
- 37:52he
- 37:52finds
- 37:52a
- 37:52way
- 37:52to
- 37:52like
- 37:52space
- 37:53jam
- 37:53some
- 37:53of
- 37:53his
- 37:53brother's
- 37:54hitting
- 37:54talent
- 37:55and,
- 37:55you
- 37:55know,
- 37:55then
- 37:55he
- 37:55can
- 37:56start
- 37:56hitting
- 37:5620
- 37:56home
- 37:56runs
- 37:57a
- 37:57year.
- 37:57Like,
- 37:57I
- 37:57wouldn't
- 37:57be
- 37:57opposed
- 37:57to
- 37:57that.
- 37:59I
- 37:59don't
- 37:59think
- 37:59any
- 38:00fan
- 38:00would
- 38:00be
- 38:00opposed
- 38:01to
- 38:01a
- 38:01player
- 38:01like
- 38:01him
- 38:02being
- 38:02able
- 38:02to
- 38:03hit
- 38:0320
- 38:03home
- 38:03runs
- 38:03this
- 38:04season.
- 38:04I
- 38:04think
- 38:04some
- 38:04Mets
- 38:05Fans
- 38:05will
- 38:05take
- 38:0510
- 38:06if
- 38:06he's
- 38:07capable
- 38:07of
- 38:07doing
- 38:07so.
- 38:08But
- 38:08yeah,
- 38:09we'll
- 38:09see
- 38:09what
- 38:09happens.
- 38:10You
- 38:10know,
- 38:10more
- 38:10experience
- 38:11over
- 38:11time.
- 38:11He
- 38:12realistically
- 38:12has
- 38:13only
- 38:13had
- 38:13a
- 38:13three
- 38:14month
- 38:14career
- 38:14in
- 38:14Major
- 38:15League
- 38:15Baseball
- 38:16and
- 38:16even
- 38:16then
- 38:16it's
- 38:17kind
- 38:17of
- 38:17generous
- 38:17to
- 38:17say
- 38:18that
- 38:18it's
- 38:18more
- 38:18like
- 38:18two
- 38:18months
- 38:18because
- 38:19been
- 38:19a
- 38:19month
- 38:19and
- 38:19a
- 38:20half.
- 38:20He
- 38:20was
- 38:20up
- 38:20for
- 38:20like
- 38:20half,
- 38:21half
- 38:21of
- 38:21September
- 38:22last
- 38:22year.
- 38:22So
- 38:23again,
- 38:23this
- 38:23is
- 38:23still
- 38:24a
- 38:24very
- 38:24young
- 38:24player
- 38:25trying
- 38:25to
- 38:25go
- 38:25through
- 38:26the
- 38:26trials
- 38:26and
- 38:26tribulations
- 38:27of
- 38:27being
- 38:27a
- 38:27Major
- 38:27League
- 38:28baseball
- 38:28player
- 38:28and
- 38:28it's
- 38:29not
- 38:29easy
- 38:29whatsoever.
- 38:30I
- 38:30think
- 38:30he
- 38:30has
- 38:30done
- 38:31a
- 38:31good
- 38:31job
- 38:31of
- 38:31adapting,
- 38:32especially
- 38:32being
- 38:32thrown
- 38:33into
- 38:33the
- 38:33fire
- 38:33for
- 38:33a
- 38:34team
- 38:34with
- 38:34postseason
- 38:35expectations.
- 38:36We're
- 38:36talking
- 38:36Martino
- 38:37Puccio
- 38:37from
- 38:37Sports
- 38:38Illustrated.
- 38:39One
- 38:39of
- 38:39the
- 38:39players
- 38:40that
- 38:40I
- 38:40was
- 38:40expecting
- 38:41to
- 38:41take
- 38:41on
- 38:42a
- 38:42much
- 38:42bigger
- 38:42role
- 38:42this
- 38:42year,
- 38:43and.
- 38:43And
- 38:44he.
- 38:44And
- 38:44he
- 38:44had
- 38:44a
- 38:44really
- 38:44good
- 38:45season
- 38:45last
- 38:45year
- 38:45was
- 38:45Mark
- 38:46Vientos.
- 38:47And
- 38:47he
- 38:47hasn't
- 38:48yet
- 38:49contributed
- 38:50to
- 38:50that
- 38:51level
- 38:51that
- 38:51I
- 38:51think
- 38:52I
- 38:52and
- 38:52a
- 38:53lot
- 38:53of
- 38:53Met
- 38:53fans
- 38:53were
- 38:54expecting.
- 38:54Do
- 38:54we
- 38:54think
- 38:55that
- 38:55he
- 38:55will
- 38:55straighten
- 38:55himself
- 38:56out
- 38:56and
- 38:56get
- 38:56to
- 38:56that
- 38:5725:30
- 38:58home
- 38:58run
- 38:58mark
- 38:58that
- 38:58he
- 38:59hit
- 38:59last
- 38:59year,
- 38:59or
- 39:00do
- 39:00you
- 39:00think
- 39:00that
- 39:01what
- 39:01we're
- 39:01getting
- 39:01is
- 39:02going
- 39:02to
- 39:02kind
- 39:02of
- 39:02be
- 39:02more
- 39:03of
- 39:03the
- 39:03norm?
- 39:05I
- 39:06think
- 39:06it's
- 39:06somewhere
- 39:07in
- 39:07between.
- 39:07I
- 39:08don't
- 39:08think
- 39:08he's.
- 39:09I
- 39:09think
- 39:09he
- 39:10was
- 39:10riding
- 39:10high
- 39:10on
- 39:11confidence,
- 39:11and
- 39:11confidence
- 39:12was
- 39:12obviously
- 39:12massive
- 39:13for
- 39:13these
- 39:13players
- 39:14in
- 39:14the
- 39:14postseason.
- 39:15You
- 39:15know,
- 39:15when
- 39:15you're
- 39:15riding
- 39:15a
- 39:16wave
- 39:16like
- 39:16that,
- 39:17it's
- 39:18kind
- 39:18of.
- 39:18It's
- 39:18not
- 39:18easy
- 39:19to
- 39:19do
- 39:19so,
- 39:19but,
- 39:20you
- 39:20know,
- 39:20it's
- 39:20a
- 39:20little
- 39:20bit
- 39:21easier
- 39:21to
- 39:21ride
- 39:22that
- 39:22confidence
- 39:22in
- 39:23what
- 39:23you're
- 39:23playing
- 39:23with,
- 39:23because
- 39:23then
- 39:24at
- 39:24that
- 39:24point,
- 39:24he
- 39:24was
- 39:24playing
- 39:24with
- 39:25house
- 39:25money.
- 39:25Right.
- 39:25Expectations
- 39:26were
- 39:26relatively
- 39:27low.
- 39:27Brett
- 39:27Beatty
- 39:28is
- 39:28the
- 39:28guy
- 39:28going
- 39:28in
- 39:29last
- 39:29year
- 39:29as
- 39:29the
- 39:29starting
- 39:30third
- 39:30baseman.
- 39:30Obviously
- 39:31had
- 39:31injury
- 39:31issues,
- 39:32struggling.
- 39:32Vientos
- 39:33was
- 39:34sent
- 39:34up,
- 39:34sent
- 39:34down,
- 39:35and
- 39:35eventually,
- 39:36like,
- 39:36stuck
- 39:37this
- 39:37year.
- 39:37He
- 39:37started
- 39:38off
- 39:38very
- 39:38slow.
- 39:39Some.
- 39:40Some
- 39:40things
- 39:40were
- 39:40unlucky.
- 39:41And
- 39:41then
- 39:41a
- 39:41lot
- 39:42of
- 39:42the
- 39:42stuff
- 39:42you're
- 39:42seeing
- 39:42is
- 39:43chasing
- 39:44pitches
- 39:44outside
- 39:45the
- 39:45zone
- 39:45or
- 39:45pitches
- 39:46that
- 39:46he
- 39:46should
- 39:46not
- 39:46be
- 39:46swinging
- 39:47at.
- 39:47I
- 39:47think
- 39:47that's
- 39:48sort
- 39:48of
- 39:48caught
- 39:48up
- 39:48to
- 39:48him.
- 39:48And
- 39:49then
- 39:49you
- 39:49see
- 39:50issues
- 39:50at
- 39:50third
- 39:50base
- 39:51in
- 39:51the
- 39:51field,
- 39:51and
- 39:52sometimes
- 39:52with
- 39:52young
- 39:52guys,
- 39:53they
- 39:53carry
- 39:53it
- 39:53to
- 39:54the
- 39:55plate,
- 39:55and
- 39:55you
- 39:56just
- 39:56don't
- 39:56want
- 39:56to
- 39:56see
- 39:56that
- 39:56from
- 39:56Vientos.
- 39:57I
- 39:57think
- 39:58with
- 39:58the
- 39:59injury
- 39:59situation
- 39:59with
- 40:00Jesse
- 40:00Winker,
- 40:01with
- 40:01what's
- 40:01going
- 40:01on
- 40:01with
- 40:01starling
- 40:02Marta
- 40:02and
- 40:02not
- 40:03being
- 40:03a
- 40:03reliable,
- 40:03consistent
- 40:04bat,
- 40:05I
- 40:05don't
- 40:06foresee
- 40:07Vientos
- 40:08actually
- 40:08being
- 40:08the
- 40:09third
- 40:09baseman
- 40:09the
- 40:09rest
- 40:10of
- 40:10the
- 40:10way.
- 40:10I
- 40:10think
- 40:10there's
- 40:10a
- 40:11genuine
- 40:11chance
- 40:11for
- 40:12him
- 40:12to
- 40:12just
- 40:12be
- 40:13a
- 40:13designated
- 40:13hitter.
- 40:14He's
- 40:14not
- 40:14very.
- 40:15He
- 40:15doesn't
- 40:15have
- 40:15a
- 40:15great
- 40:15glove.
- 40:16Beatty's
- 40:16done
- 40:17very
- 40:17well
- 40:17in
- 40:17the
- 40:17field
- 40:18as
- 40:18of
- 40:18late,
- 40:18too.
- 40:18He's
- 40:18a
- 40:18better
- 40:19athlete.
- 40:20So
- 40:20I
- 40:20think
- 40:20what
- 40:21we're
- 40:21going
- 40:21to
- 40:21see
- 40:21from
- 40:21Vientas
- 40:22is
- 40:22a
- 40:23sophomore
- 40:23slump
- 40:24where
- 40:24you
- 40:24hope
- 40:25the
- 40:25pop
- 40:25shows
- 40:26up
- 40:26when
- 40:26it
- 40:26matters
- 40:26most.
- 40:27And,
- 40:27you
- 40:28know,
- 40:28he
- 40:28hasn't
- 40:28done
- 40:28that
- 40:29bad
- 40:29at
- 40:29the
- 40:29plate
- 40:29over
- 40:30the
- 40:30past
- 40:30couple
- 40:30of
- 40:30weeks.
- 40:31It's
- 40:31really
- 40:31just
- 40:31been
- 40:32his
- 40:32overall
- 40:32game,
- 40:33you
- 40:33know,
- 40:33like
- 40:33when
- 40:34he's
- 40:34playing
- 40:34decent
- 40:34defense.
- 40:35His
- 40:35bat
- 40:35is
- 40:35something
- 40:36and
- 40:36when
- 40:36his
- 40:36bat
- 40:36isn't
- 40:37slumping,
- 40:37he's
- 40:37just
- 40:38not
- 40:38doing
- 40:38well
- 40:39out
- 40:39in
- 40:39the
- 40:39field.
- 40:39I
- 40:39think
- 40:40if
- 40:40he's
- 40:40able
- 40:40to
- 40:41focus
- 40:41on
- 40:41one
- 40:41thing
- 40:42and
- 40:42you
- 40:42give
- 40:42Brett
- 40:43Beatty
- 40:43a
- 40:43chance
- 40:43at
- 40:43third
- 40:44base,
- 40:44the
- 40:44Mets
- 40:45can
- 40:45play
- 40:45with
- 40:45some
- 40:45of
- 40:45that
- 40:45versatility
- 40:46that
- 40:46they
- 40:46have
- 40:47with
- 40:47these
- 40:47players.
- 40:47And
- 40:48again,
- 40:49there's
- 40:49always
- 40:49Ronnie
- 40:50Mauricio
- 40:51waiting
- 40:51in
- 40:51the
- 40:51wing.
- 40:52So,
- 40:52like
- 40:52nothing
- 40:53is
- 40:53safe
- 40:53with
- 40:53his
- 40:54job.
- 40:54I
- 40:54just
- 40:55think
- 40:55he
- 40:55needs
- 40:55to
- 40:55not
- 40:56press
- 40:56as
- 40:56much
- 40:57because
- 40:57he
- 40:57had
- 40:58high
- 40:58expectations
- 40:58out
- 40:59of
- 40:59all
- 40:59the
- 40:59youngsters
- 41:00heading
- 41:00into
- 41:00this
- 41:00season,
- 41:01especially
- 41:01after
- 41:02his
- 41:02postseason.
- 41:02So
- 41:03I
- 41:03think
- 41:03you're
- 41:04going
- 41:04to
- 41:04see.
- 41:04Him
- 41:04struggle
- 41:04a
- 41:04little
- 41:05bit
- 41:05more.
- 41:05I
- 41:05don't
- 41:05think
- 41:05he's
- 41:06out
- 41:06in
- 41:06the
- 41:06clear
- 41:07just
- 41:07yet.
- 41:08You
- 41:09know,
- 41:09we're
- 41:09still
- 41:09two
- 41:10and
- 41:10a
- 41:10half
- 41:10months
- 41:10away
- 41:11from
- 41:11this
- 41:11being
- 41:13or
- 41:13maybe
- 41:13two
- 41:13months
- 41:13away
- 41:14from
- 41:14this
- 41:14actually
- 41:14being
- 41:15something
- 41:15that
- 41:16a
- 41:16lot
- 41:16of
- 41:16people
- 41:16are
- 41:16going
- 41:16to
- 41:16think
- 41:17about.
- 41:17But
- 41:18given
- 41:18that
- 41:18the
- 41:18Mets
- 41:19have
- 41:19the
- 41:19expectation
- 41:20of
- 41:20making
- 41:20a
- 41:20deep
- 41:21run
- 41:21in
- 41:21the
- 41:21playoffs
- 41:22and
- 41:22you
- 41:23know,
- 41:23they're
- 41:23going
- 41:23to
- 41:23want
- 41:23to
- 41:24bolster
- 41:25their
- 41:25roster
- 41:25come
- 41:26July
- 41:26after
- 41:27the
- 41:27All
- 41:27Star
- 41:27break,
- 41:29what
- 41:29would
- 41:29you
- 41:29be
- 41:29wanting
- 41:30them
- 41:30to
- 41:30look
- 41:31for?
- 41:32Like,
- 41:32I
- 41:33imagine,
- 41:33you
- 41:33know,
- 41:34David
- 41:34Stearns
- 41:34is
- 41:35looking
- 41:35now
- 41:35like
- 41:35potential
- 41:36options
- 41:37for
- 41:38trade
- 41:38targets
- 41:39come
- 41:39July.
- 41:40Where
- 41:40do
- 41:41you
- 41:41think
- 41:41you
- 41:41might
- 41:41want
- 41:41to,
- 41:42might
- 41:42want
- 41:42to
- 41:42improve
- 41:43the
- 41:43roster?
- 41:45Honestly,
- 41:46I
- 41:46think
- 41:46it'll
- 41:46be
- 41:46the
- 41:46hitting,
- 41:47maybe
- 41:47some
- 41:47back
- 41:48end
- 41:48bullpen
- 41:48help
- 41:49as
- 41:49well.
- 41:49It'll
- 41:49be
- 41:49interesting.
- 41:50They
- 41:50really
- 41:50have
- 41:51not
- 41:51an
- 41:51embarrassment
- 41:52of
- 41:52riches,
- 41:52but
- 41:53been
- 41:53stockpiling
- 41:54some
- 41:54of
- 41:54the
- 41:54arms
- 41:54in
- 41:54the
- 41:54system.
- 41:55Brendan
- 41:56Sproat,
- 41:57McLean,
- 41:57John
- 41:58John
- 41:58are
- 41:59a
- 41:59few
- 41:59names
- 41:59that
- 42:00are,
- 42:00you
- 42:00know,
- 42:00high
- 42:00up
- 42:01on
- 42:01the
- 42:01Mets
- 42:01pitching
- 42:02list.
- 42:02So,
- 42:02you
- 42:03know,
- 42:03Sprout,
- 42:03who
- 42:03we
- 42:04saw
- 42:04in
- 42:04spring
- 42:04training
- 42:04pitch
- 42:05pretty
- 42:05well,
- 42:06has
- 42:06been
- 42:07having
- 42:07up
- 42:07and
- 42:08downs
- 42:08in
- 42:09the
- 42:09minor
- 42:09leagues,
- 42:09especially
- 42:10at
- 42:10aaa.
- 42:11I
- 42:11think
- 42:12what
- 42:12David
- 42:12Stearns
- 42:13is
- 42:13going
- 42:13to
- 42:13do
- 42:13is
- 42:13what
- 42:14he
- 42:14always
- 42:14does
- 42:14is
- 42:15if
- 42:15there's
- 42:15an
- 42:15opportunistic
- 42:16deal
- 42:16out
- 42:16there
- 42:16with
- 42:16a
- 42:17franchise
- 42:17that,
- 42:17you
- 42:18know,
- 42:18needs
- 42:18to
- 42:18maybe
- 42:19dump
- 42:19a
- 42:19salary
- 42:20or
- 42:20wants
- 42:20to
- 42:20get
- 42:20rid
- 42:20of
- 42:20a
- 42:21player
- 42:21that's
- 42:21not
- 42:21working
- 42:21out
- 42:22for
- 42:22them.
- 42:22You
- 42:22know,
- 42:23I
- 42:23think
- 42:23the
- 42:23Baltimore
- 42:24Orioles
- 42:24and
- 42:24the
- 42:24Mets
- 42:24could
- 42:25be
- 42:25a
- 42:25potential
- 42:25match
- 42:25down
- 42:26the
- 42:26line.
- 42:26Do
- 42:26the
- 42:27Orioles
- 42:27want
- 42:27a
- 42:27controllable
- 42:28arm
- 42:28for
- 42:28the
- 42:28future?
- 42:28Because
- 42:29their
- 42:29staff
- 42:29has
- 42:29been
- 42:30pretty
- 42:30horrid
- 42:30and
- 42:31that's
- 42:31a
- 42:32huge
- 42:32part
- 42:32as
- 42:32to
- 42:33why
- 42:33they're.
- 42:33They've
- 42:33been
- 42:33the
- 42:34biggest
- 42:34disappointment
- 42:34in
- 42:35Major
- 42:35League
- 42:35Baseball
- 42:35so
- 42:36far
- 42:36this
- 42:36season.
- 42:36So
- 42:37maybe
- 42:37someone
- 42:37perhaps
- 42:38like
- 42:38a
- 42:38Cedric
- 42:38Mullins
- 42:39could
- 42:39pop
- 42:39up
- 42:40for
- 42:40this.
- 42:40And
- 42:40again,
- 42:41this
- 42:41is
- 42:41just
- 42:41pure
- 42:41speculation.
- 42:42This
- 42:42isn't
- 42:43anything
- 42:43that
- 42:43I
- 42:43have
- 42:44inside
- 42:44information,
- 42:44but
- 42:45you
- 42:45Got
- 42:45to
- 42:45look
- 42:46around
- 42:46the
- 42:46league
- 42:46to
- 42:46see
- 42:46where
- 42:47some
- 42:47sort
- 42:47of
- 42:47these
- 42:47matches
- 42:48are.
- 42:48And
- 42:48again,
- 42:49the
- 42:49National
- 42:49League,
- 42:50I
- 42:50don't
- 42:50foresee
- 42:51any
- 42:51teams
- 42:51that
- 42:51they
- 42:51could
- 42:52probably
- 42:52trade
- 42:53with.
- 42:53You
- 42:54know,
- 42:54at
- 42:55the
- 42:55end
- 42:55of
- 42:55the
- 42:55day,
- 42:56who
- 42:56knows
- 42:56what
- 42:57happens
- 42:57with
- 42:57Miami
- 42:58and
- 42:58Sandy
- 42:59and
- 42:59then
- 42:59again
- 42:59at
- 43:00the
- 43:00same
- 43:00time
- 43:00time,
- 43:00some
- 43:00of
- 43:00the
- 43:00teams
- 43:01in
- 43:01the
- 43:01American
- 43:01League.
- 43:01The
- 43:02American
- 43:02League
- 43:02is
- 43:02sort
- 43:02of
- 43:03wide
- 43:03open.
- 43:04We're
- 43:04going
- 43:04to
- 43:04have
- 43:04to
- 43:04see,
- 43:05like
- 43:05you
- 43:05said,
- 43:05what
- 43:05happens
- 43:06the
- 43:06next
- 43:06couple
- 43:06of
- 43:06months.
- 43:07But
- 43:07as
- 43:07of
- 43:07right
- 43:08now,
- 43:08I
- 43:09think
- 43:09if
- 43:09there's
- 43:09a
- 43:09team
- 43:10that's
- 43:10going
- 43:10to
- 43:10be
- 43:11struggling
- 43:11and
- 43:12has
- 43:12someone
- 43:13that
- 43:13can
- 43:13maybe
- 43:13fill
- 43:14into
- 43:14a
- 43:14hole
- 43:14of
- 43:14what
- 43:14the
- 43:15Mets
- 43:15are
- 43:15looking
- 43:15to
- 43:15do.
- 43:15Because
- 43:15again,
- 43:16remember,
- 43:16the
- 43:16Mets
- 43:17don't
- 43:17have
- 43:17a
- 43:17full
- 43:17time
- 43:17starting
- 43:18center
- 43:18fielder.
- 43:18Drew
- 43:19Gilbert
- 43:19is
- 43:19in
- 43:19Triple
- 43:20A.
- 43:20Jose
- 43:21Siri
- 43:21has
- 43:21been
- 43:21injured.
- 43:22And
- 43:22then
- 43:22they
- 43:22obviously
- 43:23have
- 43:23Tyrone
- 43:23Taylor.
- 43:24So
- 43:24maybe
- 43:24if
- 43:24they
- 43:24see
- 43:25somebody
- 43:25that
- 43:25they
- 43:25think
- 43:25could
- 43:26be
- 43:26an
- 43:26everyday
- 43:26center
- 43:27fielder
- 43:28and
- 43:28can
- 43:29be
- 43:29a
- 43:29fit
- 43:29for
- 43:29what
- 43:30they
- 43:30want
- 43:30to
- 43:30do,
- 43:30I
- 43:30think
- 43:31that
- 43:31could
- 43:31happen.
- 43:31But
- 43:31again,
- 43:32you
- 43:32never
- 43:32really
- 43:32know
- 43:32what
- 43:33David
- 43:33Stearns.
- 43:33Where
- 43:34most
- 43:34people's
- 43:35eyes
- 43:35are,
- 43:35David
- 43:35Stearns
- 43:36aren't.
- 43:36And
- 43:36I
- 43:37think
- 43:37that's
- 43:37very
- 43:37important
- 43:37to
- 43:38remember
- 43:38for
- 43:38a
- 43:38lot
- 43:38of
- 43:39people.
- 43:39That
- 43:40is
- 43:40what
- 43:41makes
- 43:41Stearns
- 43:41so
- 43:42great
- 43:42is
- 43:42because,
- 43:42you
- 43:43know,
- 43:43not
- 43:43everybody
- 43:44was
- 43:44on
- 43:44Griffin
- 43:44King,
- 43:44not
- 43:45everybody
- 43:45was
- 43:45on
- 43:45Shamania,
- 43:46Frankie
- 43:46Montas,
- 43:47all
- 43:47these
- 43:47guys
- 43:47are
- 43:48kind
- 43:48of
- 43:48scared
- 43:49off
- 43:49by
- 43:49a
- 43:49lot
- 43:49of
- 43:49people.
- 43:49For
- 43:50David
- 43:50Stearns,
- 43:50that's
- 43:51not
- 43:51so
- 43:51much
- 43:51the
- 43:51case.
- 43:51So
- 43:53just
- 43:53going
- 43:53to
- 43:53have
- 43:53to
- 43:54wait
- 43:54and
- 43:54see
- 43:54because
- 43:55it's
- 43:55been
- 43:55a
- 43:55very
- 43:55interesting
- 43:56start
- 43:56to
- 43:56the
- 43:56year.
- 43:57All
- 43:57right,
- 43:57And
- 43:57I
- 43:58got
- 43:58one
- 43:58more
- 43:58before
- 43:58I
- 43:58let
- 43:59you
- 43:59go.
- 44:00You
- 44:00know,
- 44:00looking
- 44:01at
- 44:01like
- 44:01the
- 44:02managerial
- 44:02stand,
- 44:03looking
- 44:03at
- 44:03what
- 44:03the
- 44:03job
- 44:04that
- 44:04Carlos
- 44:04Mendoza
- 44:05has
- 44:05done
- 44:05thus
- 44:05far.
- 44:07What
- 44:07have
- 44:07you
- 44:07seen
- 44:07from
- 44:08him?
- 44:09Is
- 44:09there
- 44:09more
- 44:09you
- 44:10want
- 44:10to
- 44:10see
- 44:10that
- 44:11he
- 44:11can
- 44:12do
- 44:12to
- 44:12get
- 44:12the
- 44:13most
- 44:13out
- 44:13of
- 44:14this
- 44:14roster?
- 44:16You
- 44:16know,
- 44:17I
- 44:17think
- 44:17Mendy's
- 44:18done
- 44:18a
- 44:18tremendous
- 44:18job
- 44:19being
- 44:19a
- 44:20very
- 44:20great
- 44:20communicative
- 44:21manager
- 44:22and
- 44:22backing
- 44:23his
- 44:23players,
- 44:23you
- 44:23know,
- 44:24and
- 44:24this,
- 44:24you
- 44:24know,
- 44:25it
- 44:25also
- 44:25goes
- 44:26from
- 44:26the
- 44:26top
- 44:26down,
- 44:26right,
- 44:27because
- 44:27Stearns
- 44:28and
- 44:28Mendy,
- 44:29they
- 44:29let
- 44:30Mendy
- 44:30do
- 44:30his
- 44:30job.
- 44:31But
- 44:31at
- 44:31the
- 44:31end
- 44:31of
- 44:31the
- 44:31day,
- 44:32Sterns
- 44:32is
- 44:32going
- 44:32to
- 44:32give
- 44:32him
- 44:33the
- 44:33players
- 44:33that
- 44:33he
- 44:33thinks
- 44:34he
- 44:34can
- 44:34make
- 44:34something
- 44:35out
- 44:35of
- 44:35and
- 44:35you
- 44:36know,
- 44:36his
- 44:36relationship.
- 44:37You
- 44:37hear
- 44:37it
- 44:37all
- 44:37the
- 44:37time
- 44:37from
- 44:38players
- 44:38that
- 44:39have
- 44:39been
- 44:39on
- 44:39this
- 44:39team
- 44:40since
- 44:40last
- 44:40year
- 44:40or
- 44:40even
- 44:41some
- 44:41that
- 44:41have
- 44:41come
- 44:41from
- 44:42the
- 44:42Yankees
- 44:42and
- 44:43knew
- 44:43him
- 44:43there,
- 44:43AKA
- 44:44Clay
- 44:44Holmes.
- 44:45And
- 44:45they
- 44:45back
- 44:45him
- 44:45up.
- 44:46They
- 44:46love
- 44:46Mendy,
- 44:47they
- 44:47love
- 44:47his
- 44:47personality.
- 44:48And
- 44:48I
- 44:48think
- 44:48he's.
- 44:49I
- 44:49think
- 44:49he's
- 44:49done
- 44:49a
- 44:49good
- 44:50job.
- 44:50You
- 44:50have
- 44:50to
- 44:50remember
- 44:50he's
- 44:51very
- 44:51young.
- 44:51This
- 44:51is
- 44:51his
- 44:52first
- 44:52managerial
- 44:53job,
- 44:53especially
- 44:53at
- 44:53this
- 44:54level.
- 44:54And
- 44:54the
- 44:54situation
- 44:55that
- 44:55he's
- 44:55been
- 44:55thrust
- 44:56into,
- 44:57I
- 44:57think
- 44:57maybe
- 44:58a
- 44:58little
- 44:58more
- 44:58aggressive
- 44:59sometimes
- 45:00and
- 45:00in
- 45:01putting
- 45:01out
- 45:01players,
- 45:01you
- 45:02know,
- 45:02like,
- 45:02you
- 45:03know,
- 45:03some
- 45:03fans
- 45:03wanted
- 45:04to
- 45:04point
- 45:04out
- 45:04the
- 45:04fact
- 45:04that
- 45:04the
- 45:05Mets
- 45:05had
- 45:05the
- 45:05base
- 45:05is
- 45:05loaded
- 45:06against
- 45:06the
- 45:06Pirates
- 45:06and
- 45:06Azakar
- 45:07came
- 45:07up
- 45:08and
- 45:08then
- 45:08Juan
- 45:08Soto
- 45:09was
- 45:09resting
- 45:09for
- 45:09the
- 45:09series
- 45:10against
- 45:10the
- 45:10Yankees
- 45:10and
- 45:11he
- 45:11didn't
- 45:11really
- 45:12choose.
- 45:12It
- 45:13was
- 45:13the
- 45:13fourth
- 45:13inning
- 45:13to
- 45:14put
- 45:14in
- 45:14Soto
- 45:15in
- 45:15that
- 45:15situation
- 45:15to
- 45:15get
- 45:16some
- 45:16runs
- 45:16going
- 45:16in.
- 45:17There
- 45:18hasn't
- 45:18been
- 45:18drastic
- 45:19changes
- 45:19to
- 45:19the
- 45:19lineup
- 45:20where
- 45:20you
- 45:20see
- 45:20like
- 45:20a
- 45:20Nimmo
- 45:21struggle
- 45:21a
- 45:21little
- 45:21bit.
- 45:22Even.
- 45:22Even
- 45:23Soto
- 45:23to
- 45:23an
- 45:24extent
- 45:24or
- 45:24what's
- 45:25going
- 45:25on
- 45:25with
- 45:25some
- 45:25of
- 45:26those
- 45:26players
- 45:26there.
- 45:26Like,
- 45:27you
- 45:27know,
- 45:27even
- 45:27the
- 45:27move
- 45:28of.
- 45:28Like
- 45:28okay,
- 45:28Marte
- 45:29has
- 45:29is
- 45:29a
- 45:29respected
- 45:30veteran.
- 45:30He's
- 45:30doing
- 45:30a
- 45:31pretty
- 45:31good
- 45:31job.
- 45:31But
- 45:32you
- 45:32know,
- 45:32when
- 45:32is
- 45:33Vientez
- 45:33going
- 45:33to
- 45:33get
- 45:34a
- 45:34good
- 45:34run
- 45:35at
- 45:36that
- 45:36DH
- 45:36position
- 45:36and
- 45:37putting
- 45:37Beatty
- 45:37not
- 45:38sit
- 45:38Beatty
- 45:38against
- 45:38Les
- 45:39these
- 45:39just
- 45:39see
- 45:39what
- 45:39happens.
- 45:40See
- 45:40what
- 45:40you
- 45:40have
- 45:41in
- 45:41that
- 45:41opportunity.
- 45:42We
- 45:42haven't
- 45:42seen
- 45:43too
- 45:43much
- 45:43of
- 45:43that
- 45:43just
- 45:43yet.
- 45:44Some
- 45:44of
- 45:44the
- 45:44in
- 45:44game
- 45:45stuff,
- 45:45you
- 45:45worry
- 45:46a
- 45:46little
- 45:46bit,
- 45:46but
- 45:46it's
- 45:46not
- 45:47easy
- 45:48in
- 45:48the
- 45:48position
- 45:48that
- 45:49he's
- 45:49in
- 45:49where
- 45:50you
- 45:50have
- 45:50to
- 45:50manage
- 45:50your
- 45:50bullpen
- 45:51and
- 45:51pitchers
- 45:52because
- 45:52at
- 45:53one
- 45:53point
- 45:53in
- 45:53the
- 45:53season,
- 45:53the
- 45:54Mets
- 45:54had
- 45:54to
- 45:54play
- 45:5426
- 45:55games
- 45:55in
- 45:5627
- 45:56days,
- 45:56which
- 45:57is
- 45:57really
- 45:57unheard
- 45:58of.
- 45:58And
- 45:58so
- 45:58to
- 45:59manage
- 45:59a
- 45:59bullpen
- 45:59like
- 46:00that,
- 46:00to
- 46:00manage
- 46:00a
- 46:00pitching
- 46:01staff
- 46:01that
- 46:01doesn't
- 46:01have
- 46:02its
- 46:02main
- 46:02starters
- 46:02that
- 46:03don't
- 46:03go
- 46:03as
- 46:03deep
- 46:03into
- 46:03games
- 46:04as
- 46:05the
- 46:05main
- 46:05guys
- 46:05would,
- 46:06I
- 46:06think
- 46:06it's
- 46:06hard
- 46:07to
- 46:07juggle
- 46:07that
- 46:07on
- 46:08top
- 46:08of,
- 46:08you
- 46:08know,
- 46:08guys
- 46:08getting
- 46:09slow
- 46:09starts
- 46:09and
- 46:09they're
- 46:10sort
- 46:10of
- 46:10rookies
- 46:10and
- 46:11younger
- 46:11players
- 46:11like
- 46:13the
- 46:13ones
- 46:13that
- 46:13you
- 46:14see.
- 46:14And
- 46:14there's
- 46:14quite
- 46:15a
- 46:15few
- 46:15platoon
- 46:15players.
- 46:16So
- 46:16I
- 46:17think
- 46:17he's
- 46:17really
- 46:18playing
- 46:18the
- 46:18game
- 46:18well
- 46:18so
- 46:19far.
- 46:19And
- 46:19the
- 46:19Mets
- 46:20record
- 46:20reflects
- 46:21that.
- 46:21So
- 46:22maybe
- 46:23just
- 46:23a
- 46:23bit
- 46:23of
- 46:23adjustment
- 46:24with
- 46:24in
- 46:24game
- 46:25management.
- 46:25But
- 46:25overall,
- 46:26I
- 46:26don't
- 46:26think
- 46:27Mets
- 46:27fans
- 46:27can
- 46:28get
- 46:28too
- 46:28upset
- 46:28about
- 46:29what
- 46:29Carlos
- 46:29Mendoza
- 46:30as
- 46:30the
- 46:30manager
- 46:31in
- 46:31his
- 46:31first.
- 46:31Year
- 46:31in
- 46:32two
- 46:32months,
- 46:33you
- 46:33know,
- 46:33I
- 46:33certainly
- 46:34would
- 46:34agree
- 46:34with
- 46:34that.
- 46:35And
- 46:35I
- 46:35do
- 46:36want
- 46:36to
- 46:36thank
- 46:36you
- 46:36for
- 46:36coming
- 46:37on
- 46:37tonight.
- 46:37You
- 46:37know,
- 46:38I
- 46:38really,
- 46:38you
- 46:38know,
- 46:39appreciate
- 46:39it.
- 46:39One,
- 46:39you
- 46:40know,
- 46:40definitely
- 46:41want
- 46:41to
- 46:41have
- 46:42you
- 46:42on
- 46:42again
- 46:42in
- 46:42the
- 46:42future.
- 46:44Of
- 46:44course,
- 46:45anytime.
- 46:45And
- 46:46I
- 46:46really
- 46:46love
- 46:46talking
- 46:47baseball
- 46:47with
- 46:47you
- 46:47and
- 46:48it's
- 46:48been
- 46:48great.
- 46:48All
- 46:49right,
- 46:49well,
- 46:49enjoy
- 46:49the
- 46:50rest
- 46:50of
- 46:50your
- 46:50night.
- 46:50That
- 46:51was
- 46:51Martino
- 46:52Puccio
- 46:52from
- 46:53Sports
- 46:53Illustrated.
- 46:55You
- 46:55know,
- 46:55like,
- 46:56it's
- 46:56like
- 46:56I
- 46:57love
- 46:57baseball
- 46:57season.
- 46:58Everybody
- 46:59who
- 46:59knows
- 46:59me
- 47:00knows
- 47:00how
- 47:00I
- 47:00feel.
- 47:01About
- 47:01baseball
- 47:02and
- 47:02how
- 47:02important
- 47:03it
- 47:03is
- 47:03to
- 47:03me.
- 47:04Just
- 47:04to
- 47:04give
- 47:05a
- 47:05quick
- 47:05update
- 47:05from
- 47:06the
- 47:06Bronx,
- 47:07it
- 47:07is
- 47:07tied
- 47:07to
- 47:07two
- 47:07in
- 47:08the
- 47:08bottom
- 47:08of
- 47:08the
- 47:08fifth
- 47:08and
- 47:08the
- 47:09Yankees
- 47:09have
- 47:09bases
- 47:09loaded.
- 47:10So
- 47:10hopefully
- 47:11the
- 47:11Yankees
- 47:11can
- 47:12break
- 47:12this
- 47:12one
- 47:12open,
- 47:12get
- 47:13some
- 47:13runs
- 47:13in
- 47:14and
- 47:15win
- 47:15this
- 47:15series
- 47:15against
- 47:16the
- 47:16Mets.
- 47:17You
- 47:18know,
- 47:19what
- 47:20I've
- 47:20been
- 47:20seeing
- 47:20with
- 47:21the
- 47:21Yankees
- 47:21thus
- 47:21far
- 47:21this
- 47:22year
- 47:23is
- 47:23a
- 47:24team
- 47:24that
- 47:24obviously
- 47:25we
- 47:25know
- 47:25that
- 47:25they
- 47:26go
- 47:26as
- 47:26far
- 47:26as
- 47:26Aaron
- 47:27Judge
- 47:27did,
- 47:28and
- 47:28that's
- 47:28been
- 47:28the
- 47:29case
- 47:29since
- 47:29he's
- 47:30come
- 47:30up
- 47:30in
- 47:302016,
- 47:32that
- 47:32this
- 47:33is
- 47:33his
- 47:33team
- 47:34and
- 47:34they
- 47:34go
- 47:34where
- 47:35he
- 47:35goes.
- 47:36Especially
- 47:36now
- 47:36that
- 47:37Juan
- 47:37Soto
- 47:38is
- 47:38not
- 47:38hitting
- 47:38behind
- 47:39him
- 47:39in
- 47:39the
- 47:39lineup.
- 47:39Giancarlo
- 47:40Stanton
- 47:40is
- 47:41hurt,
- 47:41so
- 47:41he's
- 47:41not
- 47:42hitting
- 47:42behind
- 47:42him
- 47:42in
- 47:42the
- 47:42lineup.
- 47:43And
- 47:44those
- 47:44were
- 47:44two
- 47:45players
- 47:45who
- 47:45were
- 47:45major
- 47:46contributors
- 47:47last
- 47:47season.
- 47:47And
- 47:48Stanton
- 47:48will
- 47:48come
- 47:48back
- 47:49at
- 47:49some
- 47:49point,
- 47:50maybe,
- 47:52but
- 47:52right
- 47:52now
- 47:53they're
- 47:53relying
- 47:54on
- 47:54on
- 47:56Cody
- 47:56Bellinger
- 47:57and
- 47:57Paul
- 47:57Goldschmidt
- 47:58behind
- 47:59Judd
- 47:59in
- 47:59the
- 47:59lineup.
- 48:00Bellinger
- 48:01started
- 48:01off
- 48:01slow.
- 48:02He's
- 48:02starting
- 48:03to
- 48:03come
- 48:03back
- 48:03now,
- 48:03which
- 48:04has
- 48:04been
- 48:04nice
- 48:04to
- 48:04see.
- 48:05Starting
- 48:05to
- 48:05hit
- 48:05the
- 48:05ball
- 48:05a
- 48:06little
- 48:06bit
- 48:06harder
- 48:06and
- 48:07putting
- 48:07the
- 48:07ball
- 48:07in
- 48:08play.
- 48:10Goldie
- 48:11I've
- 48:11been
- 48:11banging
- 48:11the
- 48:12drum
- 48:12for
- 48:12Paul
- 48:13Goldschmidt
- 48:13to
- 48:13be
- 48:14a
- 48:14Yankee
- 48:14since
- 48:15he
- 48:15was
- 48:15with
- 48:15Arizona
- 48:16back
- 48:17in
- 48:17the
- 48:17mid
- 48:182010s.
- 48:19I
- 48:19wanted
- 48:19Goldschmidt
- 48:20to
- 48:20be
- 48:20a
- 48:20Yankee
- 48:21so
- 48:21badly
- 48:22that
- 48:22I
- 48:22could
- 48:23taste
- 48:23it.
- 48:24And
- 48:25now
- 48:25he
- 48:25finally
- 48:26is
- 48:26and
- 48:26I
- 48:27and
- 48:28he
- 48:29was
- 48:29one
- 48:29of
- 48:29those
- 48:29guys
- 48:29for
- 48:30me.
- 48:30You
- 48:31know,
- 48:31everybody's
- 48:31got
- 48:31their
- 48:32favorite
- 48:32player
- 48:32and
- 48:32you
- 48:33have
- 48:33your
- 48:33play
- 48:33the
- 48:34players
- 48:34that
- 48:34you
- 48:34like
- 48:34that
- 48:34don't
- 48:35play
- 48:35for
- 48:35your
- 48:35team.
- 48:36And
- 48:37Paul
- 48:37Goldschmidt
- 48:38for
- 48:38me,
- 48:39was
- 48:39always
- 48:40in
- 48:40the
- 48:40top
- 48:40three
- 48:42of
- 48:42favorite
- 48:42non
- 48:43Yankee
- 48:43players.
- 48:44It
- 48:44was
- 48:44always
- 48:45a
- 48:45combination
- 48:46of
- 48:46him,
- 48:47Mookie
- 48:47Betts
- 48:48and
- 48:48Nolan
- 48:48Arenado.
- 48:49And
- 48:50I
- 48:50had
- 48:50always
- 48:50said
- 48:50I
- 48:50would
- 48:51give
- 48:51my
- 48:51right
- 48:51arm
- 48:51for
- 48:52any
- 48:53one
- 48:53of
- 48:53those
- 48:53three
- 48:54to
- 48:54play
- 48:54in
- 48:55pinstripes.
- 48:56Granted,
- 48:57if
- 48:57you
- 48:57asked
- 48:57me
- 48:57which
- 48:57one
- 48:57I
- 48:57really,
- 48:58really,
- 48:58really
- 48:58wanted,
- 48:59the
- 48:59answer
- 48:59would
- 48:59be
- 48:59Mookie
- 49:00Betts.
- 49:00But
- 49:01Goldsmith
- 49:01would
- 49:01probably
- 49:02have
- 49:02been
- 49:02the
- 49:03second
- 49:03one,
- 49:04especially
- 49:05after
- 49:05the
- 49:05last
- 49:06four
- 49:06or
- 49:06five
- 49:06years
- 49:07of
- 49:07just
- 49:07really
- 49:08bad
- 49:09first
- 49:09base
- 49:09play
- 49:10that
- 49:10the
- 49:10Yankees
- 49:10have
- 49:10had
- 49:12since
- 49:12Mark
- 49:12Teixeira
- 49:13left
- 49:14that
- 49:14they
- 49:14because
- 49:15Greg
- 49:15Bird
- 49:15could
- 49:15not
- 49:15stay
- 49:16healthy.
- 49:16And
- 49:16that
- 49:16was
- 49:16unfortunate
- 49:17because
- 49:17I,
- 49:18to
- 49:18this
- 49:18day
- 49:19I
- 49:20believe
- 49:20that
- 49:20that
- 49:20guy
- 49:20was
- 49:21going
- 49:21to
- 49:21be
- 49:21the
- 49:22next
- 49:22great
- 49:22Yankee
- 49:23first
- 49:23baseman.
- 49:23Just
- 49:24unfortunately
- 49:24his
- 49:25body
- 49:25betrayed
- 49:25him
- 49:25because
- 49:26it
- 49:26was
- 49:26made
- 49:26out
- 49:26of
- 49:26glass.
- 49:28I
- 49:28remember
- 49:28when
- 49:29he
- 49:29hit
- 49:29that
- 49:29home
- 49:29run
- 49:29off
- 49:30of
- 49:30Andrew
- 49:30Miller
- 49:32against
- 49:33Cleveland
- 49:33and
- 49:34it's
- 49:34like,
- 49:34this
- 49:34is
- 49:34the
- 49:34guy.
- 49:35This
- 49:35is
- 49:35going
- 49:35to
- 49:36be
- 49:37the
- 49:37next,
- 49:37the
- 49:38next
- 49:38great
- 49:38first.
- 49:38And
- 49:39it
- 49:39just
- 49:39didn't
- 49:39happen.
- 49:40And
- 49:40they
- 49:40were.
- 49:41They
- 49:41tried
- 49:42everything.
- 49:42And,
- 49:42you
- 49:42know,
- 49:43they
- 49:43brought
- 49:43in
- 49:43Anthony,
- 49:44they
- 49:44traded
- 49:44for
- 49:44Rizzo,
- 49:45and
- 49:45that
- 49:45worked
- 49:45for
- 49:46a
- 49:46little
- 49:46bit
- 49:46until
- 49:46he
- 49:46got
- 49:46hurt.
- 49:47And
- 49:48now
- 49:48they
- 49:48bring
- 49:48in
- 49:48Goldschmidt,
- 49:49and
- 49:49Goldschmidt
- 49:49is
- 49:50clearly
- 49:51more
- 49:51years
- 49:52behind
- 49:52him
- 49:53than
- 49:53in
- 49:53front
- 49:53of
- 49:53him
- 49:53in
- 49:53his
- 49:54career.
- 49:54But
- 49:55he
- 49:55has
- 49:55been.
- 49:56He's
- 49:56been
- 49:56hitting
- 49:57incredibly
- 49:58well.
- 49:58You
- 49:59know,
- 49:59he
- 49:59was
- 49:59hitting.390
- 50:00up
- 50:00until
- 50:01a
- 50:01week
- 50:01ago,
- 50:03and
- 50:04like,
- 50:05that's
- 50:05a
- 50:05guy
- 50:05you
- 50:05want
- 50:06protecting
- 50:06Aaron
- 50:06Judge
- 50:07in
- 50:07the
- 50:07lineup,
- 50:08like
- 50:08Cody
- 50:08Bellinger.
- 50:09They
- 50:09make
- 50:09the
- 50:09move
- 50:09to
- 50:10get
- 50:10him
- 50:10after
- 50:10they
- 50:11lose
- 50:11Soto,
- 50:12and
- 50:13you're
- 50:13expecting
- 50:13him
- 50:14to
- 50:14take
- 50:14on
- 50:14that
- 50:14big.
- 50:15And
- 50:15last
- 50:15year,
- 50:16Bellinger
- 50:16had
- 50:16a
- 50:17fantastic
- 50:17season,
- 50:18and
- 50:19you're
- 50:19waiting
- 50:19for
- 50:20that,
- 50:20for
- 50:21that
- 50:21year's,
- 50:22for
- 50:22last
- 50:22year's
- 50:22Ballinger
- 50:23to
- 50:23show
- 50:23up.
- 50:24This
- 50:24year,
- 50:24I
- 50:24think
- 50:24we're
- 50:25starting
- 50:25to
- 50:25finally
- 50:26see
- 50:26that
- 50:26from
- 50:26him.
- 50:27And
- 50:28they're
- 50:28getting
- 50:28that
- 50:29better
- 50:29production
- 50:30out
- 50:30of
- 50:30him.
- 50:32You
- 50:33know,
- 50:34there's
- 50:35still
- 50:35a
- 50:35lot
- 50:35of
- 50:35question
- 50:36marks.
- 50:36You
- 50:37know,
- 50:37Anthony
- 50:37Volpe
- 50:38has
- 50:38his
- 50:38moments
- 50:39where
- 50:39it
- 50:39looks
- 50:40like
- 50:40he's
- 50:40never
- 50:40swung
- 50:40a
- 50:41bat
- 50:41before.
- 50:41And
- 50:41sometimes
- 50:42it
- 50:42drives
- 50:42me
- 50:42a
- 50:42little
- 50:42bit
- 50:43crazy.
- 50:44But
- 50:45then
- 50:45I'll
- 50:45have
- 50:45those
- 50:45moments
- 50:46where
- 50:46he
- 50:46just.
- 50:47He
- 50:47goes
- 50:47up
- 50:47on
- 50:47a
- 50:48good
- 50:48streak
- 50:48and
- 50:48it's
- 50:48like,
- 50:48okay,
- 50:48like
- 50:49this.
- 50:49This
- 50:49is
- 50:49the
- 50:49guy.
- 50:51Unfortunately,
- 50:51they
- 50:52have
- 50:52an
- 50:52issue
- 50:53with
- 50:53second
- 50:54base
- 50:54and
- 50:54third
- 50:54base
- 50:55where
- 50:55they,
- 50:55you
- 50:55know,
- 50:55they're
- 50:56dealing
- 50:56with
- 50:56injuries,
- 50:56and
- 50:56now
- 50:57that
- 50:57Oswaldo
- 50:57Cabrera
- 50:58is
- 50:58out,
- 50:59they
- 50:59have
- 50:59to
- 50:59kind
- 50:59of
- 50:59mix
- 51:00and
- 51:00match
- 51:00and
- 51:01find
- 51:02who's
- 51:02going
- 51:02to
- 51:03be
- 51:03that
- 51:03guy
- 51:03to
- 51:04take
- 51:05that
- 51:05spot.
- 51:07Obviously,
- 51:08you
- 51:08want
- 51:08to
- 51:08see
- 51:08more
- 51:09from
- 51:09Jason
- 51:09Dominguez.
- 51:10If
- 51:10you're
- 51:10the
- 51:10Yankees,
- 51:12they
- 51:12have
- 51:12invested
- 51:13a
- 51:13lot
- 51:13in
- 51:13him.
- 51:16They've
- 51:16marketed
- 51:17him.
- 51:17Hey,
- 51:18this
- 51:18is
- 51:18the
- 51:18Martian.
- 51:19This
- 51:19is
- 51:19the
- 51:19next
- 51:20guy,
- 51:20the
- 51:20switch
- 51:21hitting
- 51:21outfielder
- 51:22who
- 51:22can
- 51:22do
- 51:23it
- 51:23all.
- 51:24And,
- 51:25you
- 51:25know,
- 51:25he's.
- 51:27He's
- 51:27starting
- 51:27to
- 51:28put
- 51:28a
- 51:28little
- 51:28bit
- 51:28more
- 51:29pop
- 51:29on
- 51:29the
- 51:29ball,
- 51:29but
- 51:30not
- 51:30the
- 51:30way
- 51:31that
- 51:31I
- 51:32think
- 51:32we
- 51:33as
- 51:33fans
- 51:33have
- 51:34wanted
- 51:34yet
- 51:34and
- 51:35maybe,
- 51:35maybe
- 51:35expected.
- 51:36May.
- 51:37We
- 51:37may
- 51:37have,
- 51:38you
- 51:38know,
- 51:38over
- 51:39inflated
- 51:39what
- 51:40the
- 51:40expectation
- 51:41was
- 51:41going
- 51:41to
- 51:41be
- 51:42for
- 51:42him.
- 51:43And
- 51:43that's
- 51:43impossible
- 51:44to
- 51:46accomplish.
- 51:47Obviously.
- 51:48You
- 51:49know,
- 51:49there
- 51:49is
- 51:49that
- 51:50high
- 51:50bar
- 51:50to
- 51:50set,
- 51:51especially
- 51:51when
- 51:51you
- 51:51watch
- 51:52the
- 51:52guy
- 51:52sitting
- 51:52next
- 51:53to
- 51:53him
- 51:53in
- 51:53center
- 51:54field
- 51:55putting
- 51:55up
- 51:55video
- 51:56game
- 51:56numbers
- 51:57every
- 51:57season.
- 51:58You
- 51:58know,
- 51:58hitting
- 51:5962
- 51:59home
- 51:59runs.
- 52:00A
- 52:00few
- 52:00years
- 52:00ago,
- 52:00hitting
- 52:0058
- 52:02and
- 52:03driving
- 52:03in
- 52:03120
- 52:04runs,
- 52:04and
- 52:04now
- 52:05this
- 52:05year
- 52:05hitting
- 52:05over.400.
- 52:06And
- 52:07he's
- 52:07gone
- 52:07through
- 52:07the
- 52:07first
- 52:08two
- 52:08months
- 52:08of
- 52:08the
- 52:08season
- 52:09still
- 52:09hitting.
- 52:10And
- 52:11I'm
- 52:11not
- 52:11even
- 52:11talking
- 52:11like
- 52:12401.
- 52:12I'm
- 52:12talking
- 52:12like
- 52:13hitting
- 52:13like
- 52:13415.
- 52:14That.
- 52:15That
- 52:15is
- 52:15unheard
- 52:16of.
- 52:16That
- 52:16doesn't
- 52:17happen
- 52:17anymore.
- 52:18In
- 52:19a
- 52:19time
- 52:19where
- 52:21exit
- 52:21velocity
- 52:22and
- 52:22launch
- 52:22angle
- 52:23is
- 52:23so
- 52:23important
- 52:24that
- 52:24sometimes
- 52:25you
- 52:25forget
- 52:25about
- 52:25the
- 52:26most
- 52:26important
- 52:26thing,
- 52:26putting
- 52:27the
- 52:27ball
- 52:27in
- 52:27play
- 52:28and
- 52:28making
- 52:29things
- 52:29happen
- 52:30that
- 52:30not
- 52:30every
- 52:31ball
- 52:31has
- 52:31to
- 52:31go
- 52:32over
- 52:32the
- 52:32fence.
- 52:33And
- 52:33granted,
- 52:34a
- 52:34lot
- 52:34of
- 52:34Aaron
- 52:34Judge's
- 52:35hits
- 52:35go
- 52:36over
- 52:36the
- 52:36fence.
- 52:37That's
- 52:37why
- 52:37he's
- 52:37done
- 52:37it,
- 52:37like,
- 52:38340
- 52:38times
- 52:38in
- 52:39his
- 52:39career
- 52:39in
- 52:40seven
- 52:40years,
- 52:41because
- 52:42he
- 52:42is
- 52:42a
- 52:43massive
- 52:43human
- 52:44being.
- 52:44He
- 52:45can
- 52:45just
- 52:45launch
- 52:46the
- 52:46ball,
- 52:47but
- 52:47he
- 52:47can
- 52:47also
- 52:48put
- 52:48the
- 52:48ball
- 52:49anywhere
- 52:49on
- 52:49the
- 52:50field.
- 52:50And
- 52:51that
- 52:51is
- 52:51just
- 52:52so
- 52:52much
- 52:52fun
- 52:52to
- 52:52watch
- 52:53that
- 52:53guy
- 52:53do
- 52:53what
- 52:54he
- 52:54does.
- 52:55And
- 52:56like
- 52:56I
- 52:56said,
- 52:57maybe,
- 52:57maybe
- 52:58I
- 52:58overestimated
- 52:59Dominguez's
- 53:00ability
- 53:00to
- 53:00do
- 53:01that.
- 53:01Because,
- 53:01you
- 53:02know,
- 53:02you
- 53:02read
- 53:02the
- 53:02scouting
- 53:02reports,
- 53:03you
- 53:03see
- 53:03what
- 53:04he
- 53:04can
- 53:04and
- 53:05can't
- 53:05do.
- 53:05It's
- 53:05like,
- 53:05oh,
- 53:05like,
- 53:06this
- 53:06is
- 53:06gonna
- 53:06be
- 53:06the
- 53:06next
- 53:07guy.
- 53:07This
- 53:07is
- 53:08gonna
- 53:08be
- 53:08the
- 53:08next
- 53:09Aaron
- 53:09Judge.
- 53:10Like,
- 53:10character.
- 53:11And
- 53:11he's
- 53:11just
- 53:12not
- 53:12there
- 53:12yet.
- 53:13And
- 53:13he
- 53:13may
- 53:13never
- 53:13get
- 53:13there,
- 53:14which
- 53:14is
- 53:14fine.
- 53:15Like,
- 53:15a
- 53:16guy
- 53:16like
- 53:16Aaron
- 53:16Judge
- 53:16doesn't
- 53:17come
- 53:17around
- 53:17all
- 53:17that
- 53:17often.
- 53:18And
- 53:18if
- 53:18Dominguez
- 53:19is
- 53:19even
- 53:19half
- 53:19of
- 53:19that,
- 53:20that's
- 53:20going
- 53:21to
- 53:21be
- 53:21fine,
- 53:22because
- 53:22eventually,
- 53:23you
- 53:23know,
- 53:23Judge
- 53:24is
- 53:24going
- 53:24to
- 53:24take
- 53:24the
- 53:24designated
- 53:25hitter
- 53:25spot.
- 53:26As
- 53:26he
- 53:26gets
- 53:27later
- 53:27into
- 53:27his
- 53:27contract,
- 53:27Dominguez
- 53:28can
- 53:28slide
- 53:28over
- 53:28into
- 53:28center
- 53:29field,
- 53:29where
- 53:29he
- 53:30is
- 53:30supposedly
- 53:31more
- 53:31comfortable
- 53:32as
- 53:32we
- 53:32watch
- 53:33him
- 53:33in
- 53:33left
- 53:34field.
- 53:34And
- 53:34it's
- 53:35just.
- 53:36It's
- 53:36an
- 53:36adventure
- 53:37out
- 53:37there.
- 53:37Sometimes
- 53:40we've
- 53:40seen
- 53:41left
- 53:41fielders
- 53:42in
- 53:42the
- 53:42Yankee
- 53:42Stadium,
- 53:42and
- 53:43left
- 53:43field
- 53:44in
- 53:44the
- 53:44Yankee
- 53:44Stadium
- 53:44is
- 53:44not
- 53:44easy.
- 53:45The
- 53:45ball
- 53:45cameras
- 53:45off
- 53:45the
- 53:45wall
- 53:46kind
- 53:46of
- 53:46strange
- 53:47sightlines
- 53:48are
- 53:48a
- 53:48little
- 53:48bit
- 53:48out
- 53:48there.
- 53:50Like,
- 53:50we
- 53:50watch
- 53:51how
- 53:51many
- 53:51times
- 53:51we
- 53:51watch
- 53:51Aaron
- 53:52Hicks
- 53:52misplay
- 53:53a
- 53:53fly
- 53:53ball
- 53:53in
- 53:53left
- 53:54field.
- 53:54I
- 53:54mean,
- 53:55that
- 53:55may
- 53:55have
- 53:55just
- 53:55been
- 53:55because
- 53:55he
- 53:56was
- 53:56bad
- 53:56at
- 53:56it,
- 53:56but
- 53:57then
- 53:57when
- 53:58he
- 53:58would
- 53:58move
- 53:58over
- 53:58to
- 53:58center
- 53:58field,
- 53:59he
- 53:59would
- 53:59make
- 53:59some
- 54:00insane
- 54:00catch.
- 54:01And
- 54:01maybe
- 54:02Dominguez
- 54:02is
- 54:02going
- 54:03to
- 54:03be
- 54:03that
- 54:04same
- 54:04exact
- 54:04way.
- 54:05And
- 54:05I
- 54:05hope
- 54:05he
- 54:06is,
- 54:06because
- 54:07who
- 54:07doesn't
- 54:08want
- 54:08to
- 54:08have
- 54:09Dominguez
- 54:10and
- 54:10Judge
- 54:10hitting
- 54:102,
- 54:113
- 54:11in
- 54:12the
- 54:12lineup
- 54:12for
- 54:12the
- 54:12next
- 54:12seven
- 54:13years?
- 54:14And,
- 54:14you
- 54:15know,
- 54:15you
- 54:15can
- 54:15just
- 54:15call
- 54:15it
- 54:15a
- 54:16day
- 54:16from
- 54:16there
- 54:17and
- 54:17not
- 54:18have
- 54:18to
- 54:18worry
- 54:18about
- 54:18the
- 54:19heart
- 54:19of
- 54:19the
- 54:19order
- 54:20until
- 54:212030?
- 54:23I
- 54:23mean,
- 54:24I'm
- 54:25here
- 54:25for
- 54:25that
- 54:25as
- 54:25a
- 54:25Yankee
- 54:26fan.
- 54:26Kind
- 54:26of
- 54:26like
- 54:26how
- 54:26the
- 54:26Mets
- 54:27don't
- 54:27have
- 54:27to
- 54:27worry
- 54:27about
- 54:27the
- 54:27heart
- 54:28of
- 54:28their
- 54:28order
- 54:29until,
- 54:29like,
- 54:292037
- 54:31is,
- 54:31you
- 54:31know,
- 54:31Juan
- 54:32Soto
- 54:32is
- 54:32going
- 54:32to
- 54:32be
- 54:33there
- 54:33for
- 54:33a
- 54:33billion
- 54:33years.
- 54:34Lindor
- 54:35is
- 54:35going
- 54:35to
- 54:35probably,
- 54:36I
- 54:36would
- 54:37imagine
- 54:37Lindor
- 54:37is
- 54:37going
- 54:37to
- 54:38resign.
- 54:39And
- 54:39I
- 54:39think
- 54:39they
- 54:39would
- 54:40be
- 54:40crazy
- 54:40not
- 54:40to
- 54:41re
- 54:41sign
- 54:41him.
- 54:41He's
- 54:41been,
- 54:42he's
- 54:42been
- 54:42one
- 54:42of
- 54:42the
- 54:43best
- 54:43players
- 54:43that
- 54:43they've
- 54:43had
- 54:44in
- 54:44a
- 54:44very
- 54:44long
- 54:45time.
- 54:46And
- 54:46he
- 54:46is
- 54:46so
- 54:47much
- 54:47fun
- 54:47to
- 54:47watch.
- 54:47And
- 54:48he
- 54:48plays
- 54:48a
- 54:49position
- 54:49of
- 54:50great
- 54:50value
- 54:50in
- 54:51Major
- 54:51League
- 54:51Baseball
- 54:51at
- 54:52shortstop.
- 54:53And
- 54:53I
- 54:54can
- 54:54only
- 54:54hope,
- 54:55like
- 54:55for
- 54:55the
- 54:55Yankees
- 54:56sake,
- 54:56that
- 54:56Volby
- 54:57can
- 54:57become
- 54:58Lindor
- 54:59type
- 54:59player.
- 54:59And
- 55:00I
- 55:00know
- 55:00that's
- 55:01not
- 55:01an
- 55:01easy
- 55:01proposition
- 55:02to
- 55:02say
- 55:02because
- 55:03Lindor
- 55:03is
- 55:03one
- 55:03of
- 55:03the
- 55:04best
- 55:04shortstops
- 55:04of
- 55:04his
- 55:05generation
- 55:06and
- 55:07he
- 55:07can
- 55:08do
- 55:08things
- 55:08that
- 55:08Volpe
- 55:09can't,
- 55:10and
- 55:10that's
- 55:11fine.
- 55:11But
- 55:12if
- 55:13you're
- 55:13going
- 55:13to
- 55:13be
- 55:13the
- 55:13shortstop
- 55:14of
- 55:14the
- 55:14New
- 55:14York
- 55:14Yankees,
- 55:15like,
- 55:15you're
- 55:16going
- 55:16to
- 55:16have
- 55:16to
- 55:16take,
- 55:17you're
- 55:17going
- 55:17to
- 55:17have
- 55:17to
- 55:17take
- 55:17that
- 55:18big
- 55:18step.
- 55:18And
- 55:19especially
- 55:19as
- 55:19you
- 55:19get
- 55:20into
- 55:20your
- 55:20third
- 55:20and
- 55:20fourth
- 55:21season.
- 55:23I'm
- 55:23not
- 55:23saying
- 55:24he
- 55:24needs
- 55:25to
- 55:25be
- 55:25Derek
- 55:25Jeter,
- 55:25like,
- 55:26because
- 55:27nobody
- 55:27can
- 55:27be
- 55:27Derek
- 55:28Jeter.
- 55:29But,
- 55:30you
- 55:30know,
- 55:32even
- 55:32D.D.
- 55:33gregorius
- 55:34put
- 55:34together
- 55:34solid
- 55:35seasons
- 55:35at
- 55:35shortstop
- 55:36before
- 55:36they,
- 55:37before
- 55:37they
- 55:37let
- 55:37him
- 55:37go
- 55:38after
- 55:382018.
- 55:41And,
- 55:41you
- 55:41know,
- 55:42they
- 55:42did
- 55:42that
- 55:42with
- 55:42the
- 55:43anticipation
- 55:43of
- 55:43laboratories
- 55:44moving
- 55:44over
- 55:44the
- 55:44short,
- 55:45which
- 55:45never
- 55:46materialized.
- 55:47And
- 55:48now
- 55:49Volpe
- 55:49is.
- 55:49Once
- 55:50Volpe
- 55:51became
- 55:51the
- 55:51heir
- 55:51apparent
- 55:52at
- 55:52shortstop,
- 55:53you
- 55:53know,
- 55:55there
- 55:55was
- 55:55that
- 55:55expectation
- 55:56like,
- 55:56okay,
- 55:56this
- 55:56is
- 55:57gonna
- 55:57be,
- 55:57this
- 55:57is
- 55:58gonna
- 55:58be
- 55:58that
- 55:58guy,
- 55:59and
- 56:00he
- 56:00puts
- 56:00up
- 56:01decent
- 56:02numbers.
- 56:02But
- 56:02you
- 56:02want,
- 56:03you
- 56:03want
- 56:03to
- 56:03see
- 56:03more,
- 56:04just
- 56:04like,
- 56:04just
- 56:04like
- 56:04with
- 56:05everybody
- 56:05else,
- 56:07you
- 56:07want
- 56:07to
- 56:07see
- 56:07more
- 56:08because
- 56:09we've
- 56:10seen
- 56:10it
- 56:10over
- 56:10the
- 56:10years.
- 56:11We've
- 56:12seen
- 56:13what
- 56:13players
- 56:14can
- 56:14do
- 56:14at
- 56:14their
- 56:15very
- 56:15best.
- 56:17And
- 56:18while
- 56:19it's
- 56:19unfair
- 56:19to
- 56:19compare
- 56:20to
- 56:21previous,
- 56:22previous
- 56:23eras,
- 56:24you
- 56:25can't
- 56:25say
- 56:25you
- 56:25haven't
- 56:25done
- 56:26it
- 56:26before
- 56:26because
- 56:27I've
- 56:28definitely
- 56:28done
- 56:28that.
- 56:29You've
- 56:29definitely
- 56:29done
- 56:30that
- 56:30listening.
- 56:32You
- 56:32want
- 56:32to
- 56:32compare
- 56:33to
- 56:33the
- 56:33players
- 56:33you
- 56:33remember.
- 56:34And
- 56:35when
- 56:35that,
- 56:36when
- 56:36you're
- 56:36not,
- 56:37when
- 56:37a
- 56:37player
- 56:37isn't
- 56:38that
- 56:38person,
- 56:38you're
- 56:38going
- 56:38to,
- 56:39you're
- 56:39going
- 56:39to
- 56:39kind
- 56:39of
- 56:39ride
- 56:39them
- 56:40for
- 56:40a
- 56:40little
- 56:40bit.
- 56:41And
- 56:41while
- 56:41that
- 56:42may
- 56:42not
- 56:42be
- 56:42fair,
- 56:42that's
- 56:43just,
- 56:43that's
- 56:43what
- 56:43fans
- 56:44do.
- 56:44That's
- 56:44what
- 56:45we
- 56:45are.
- 56:46Because
- 56:46we
- 56:46want
- 56:47to
- 56:47see
- 56:47our
- 56:47team
- 56:47win.
- 56:47We
- 56:48want
- 56:48to
- 56:48see
- 56:48our
- 56:48team
- 56:48win
- 56:48every
- 56:48year.
- 56:49And
- 56:49we
- 56:49want,
- 56:49we
- 56:50want
- 56:50to
- 56:50see
- 56:50every
- 56:50single
- 56:51player
- 56:51on
- 56:51the
- 56:51team
- 56:51hit.350
- 56:52and
- 56:5240
- 56:53home
- 56:53runs
- 56:53in
- 56:53127
- 56:54RBIs
- 56:55and
- 56:55you
- 56:56know,
- 56:56go
- 56:56162
- 56:57and
- 56:57oh
- 56:57every
- 56:57year,
- 56:58which
- 56:58obviously
- 56:59never
- 57:00gonna
- 57:00happen.
- 57:00But
- 57:01you
- 57:01know,
- 57:01one
- 57:01can
- 57:02dream
- 57:02that
- 57:02one
- 57:03one
- 57:03day
- 57:04maybe
- 57:04we'll
- 57:04get,
- 57:04we'll
- 57:05get
- 57:05those
- 57:05video
- 57:05game
- 57:06numbers
- 57:06and
- 57:07162
- 57:08and
- 57:08all
- 57:08will
- 57:09happen.
- 57:09But
- 57:09that's
- 57:10gonna
- 57:10do
- 57:10it
- 57:10for
- 57:10me
- 57:10here.
- 57:11I
- 57:11want
- 57:11to
- 57:11thank,
- 57:12of
- 57:12course,
- 57:12Brian
- 57:13behind
- 57:13the
- 57:13glass.
- 57:13I
- 57:13want
- 57:13to
- 57:13thank
- 57:14Harris
- 57:14Richard
- 57:14from
- 57:14Knickerbocker
- 57:15Banner
- 57:15for
- 57:15coming
- 57:15on.
- 57:16I
- 57:16want
- 57:16to
- 57:16thank
- 57:16Martino
- 57:16Puccio
- 57:17from
- 57:17Sports
- 57:17Illustrated.
- 57:18And
- 57:18of
- 57:18course,
- 57:18I
- 57:19want
- 57:19to
- 57:19thank
- 57:19all
- 57:19of
- 57:19you
- 57:19for
- 57:19listening
- 57:20tonight.
- 57:21That's
- 57:21going
- 57:21to
- 57:21do
- 57:21it
- 57:22for
- 57:22me
- 57:22here.
- 57:23Stay
- 57:23tuned
- 57:23for
- 57:23the
- 57:24second
- 57:24hour
- 57:24of
- 57:25Sports
- 57:25Talk
- 57:25New
- 57:25York
- 57:26here
- 57:26on
- 57:26WGBB
- 57:27on
- 57:2795.9
- 57:28FM
- 57:28and
- 57:2812:40am
- 57:30and
- 57:30you'll
- 57:30catch
- 57:30me
- 57:31next
- 57:31time.
- 57:31Have
- 57:31a
- 57:31good
- 57:31night.
- 57:37The
- 57:37Views
- 57:37Express
- 57:38in
- 57:38the
- 57:38previous
- 57:38program.
- 57:39Did
- 57:39not
- 57:39necessarily
- 57:40represent
- 57:40those
- 57:41of
- 57:41the.
- 57:41Staff,
- 57:41management
- 57:42or
- 57:42owners
- 57:43of
- 57:43wgb.