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The Pacers Report with Mike Rich: "Live" Draft Lottery Reaction (2.258.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: You are listening to the Pacer's report with my grits and it's only on the central Indiana sports report.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Before we get going, we'll let you know that this podcast has some adult language also it is live and all that means on this podcast is that it's unedited so please keep that in mind as well.
• 0:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome Pacers fans to the Central Indiana Sports Report for a very special edition.
• 0:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: We at least hope it's a very special edition of the Pacers Report with Mike Rich.
• 0:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm joined now by Mike Rich.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think others are about to join us on this quote unquote live podcast Mike where you and I talk through the draft lottery, but could be the most important day.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and Pacer's history, how are you feeling right now?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As the Pelicast, just now comes on.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: How am I feeling?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Excited?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's a great opportunity for the Pacer's to get a top warpick today.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And if it doesn't happen, like I said earlier, I'm gonna be pissed.
• 1:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: Starting looking at conspiracy theories and agreeing with them.
• 1:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: If you talk it's the number one pick or Chicago or Brooklyn, yeah, honestly, and you can cut this out, I'll say fuck the NBA for a little while.
• 1:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: The way I'm looking at it, Mike, is there no bad outcomes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's not four, of course, to be wonderful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think there are four players that can change a franchise in the draft.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But if they don't get it in the top four, Mike, I just look at it as...
• 1:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: against the world even more.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And that's a good outcome.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Out of my favorite things about being a patient's fan is always having felt like it's us against the world.
• 2:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: And if they don't get a top four pick today, it'll feel even more like it's us against the world.
• 2:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: And so fine.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And then we'll go forward and we'll win a championship anyway without your help.
• 2:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm hopeful for that, but I'd rather have a blue chip player than a chip on my shoulder to try to use that for motivation because you can find anything to motivate yourself.
• 2:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: And if you have the pieces and the players, and as one of the best opportunities the Pacers have ever had to just vault into, I mean, you're looking at potentially five to seven years
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  [SPEAKER_01]: core of players for this team with this draft pick.
• 2:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, I get the, you know, we're trying to sell it to ourselves and try and to say, uh, minimize this draft.
• 2:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: This draft is going to be one of the best drafts probably.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: this decade to have an opportunity to have a top pick.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And then if it goes to five to six, I don't know.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I will be frustrated with the MBA.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I'll be frustrated with the whole situation.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But and then I can be looked to be optimistic after that and look at what we have, look at the kind of money we're gonna have, what can we do to trade?
• 3:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: But right now, my focus is we get and actually the top three picks.
• 3:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm gonna ask you, um, we've been talking about it for what?
• 3:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm gonna ask you, uh, I'm gonna ask you, uh, I'm gonna ask you, uh, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you, I'm gonna ask you,
• 3:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: almost a full year now.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you could take any of these guys that we've watched as the Pacers get the number one pick in your Kevin Purtzard, who is it?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's a J to Banta.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's the way it's been from beginning and it's the way it's going to be today.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, just all around good fit, good player.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, and if we're not number one, I like what follows.
• 4:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, there's a lot of opportunities with Booser.
• 4:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: Peter Sin, Williams, I'm any one of those could be a good fit on this team somewhere.
• 4:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: But if I had my pick, it's AJ DeBanza.
• 4:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that's probably right, but if we're talking about what in the championship next year and that's the goal, I think Kim Boosters the guy who comes in and helps right away.
• 4:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: If we're talking about building a foundation, I think the highest feeling is without doubt
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  [SPEAKER_00]: not just because he is the best athlete of the bunch and you could probably argue that Peterson and Devonson and Wilson are all about the same level athlete, but Wilson just loves the game and he wants to get better and you can see how much passion he has on defense and you can see he goes out and he plays the game the right way and with the combination that with his youth and his athleticism makes me think he's going to be in all time great and
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Peterson, you know, I agree with Michelle a little bit that I, there's some signs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There are some bad signs with his lack of will.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What we know, Mike, is that in order to be as good as he is, we know that he has worked his ass off to get to this point.
• 5:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: I would love if Darren Peterson was a pacer.
• 5:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: I agree and I think if he is truly injured and was hurt most of the season and he fought to get back I think that Talks about his character as well because I like like you said Michelle doesn't know What is going to do Darren Peterson's mind?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's a lot of the speculation from outside sources But there's nothing on an inside source saying that Darren Peterson is
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  [SPEAKER_01]: trying to not play.
• 6:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think, you know, if he seriously had cramps and he had injuries, and he's also concerned, I would be concerned as well.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You have a chance to be number one, number two pick and the NBA draft.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Do you want to have any risks to that hell?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: No, but as a senior in high school, he was phenomenal.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When he did play with Kansas, he was,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think he had the bonds are very similar skill athleticism wise all that if you put him side by side, it'd be those two one two, but of course, the bonds is going to be number one because of what we saw from him in college compared to Peterson, I think.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think Peterson defensively, I think he's strong there.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he's a little I think he's he can still develop from higher, but I think defensively, I think he would be a great fit as well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: any do it in all NBA players to be he would be a good two-way player but all NBA players to be two-way players and most of them are that's right well the good thing is the past year's have a lot of that are right now couple years ago's funny we were uh... defense was the concert and now we go into this next season thinking that might be the strength of this team on the defensive end and
• 7:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: I wonder, no matter who, no matter what happens today, no matter who they draft Mike, do you see any way that whoever we draft comes in and starts right away?
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it's niece myth is the one that's out, but I think, I think, I think, Depanta and Peterson either one of them could start, um, it just depends how the summer goes.
• 8:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: It depends on health.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, the way that
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Peterson runs off the ball.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, he reminds me of kind of that Reggie Miller the way he moves without the ball and just create and he gets open shots and to have Haliburton passing to somebody that's going to be that open because he's exhausting his defenders.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, I think he fits really well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They would have to be really, really good as a rookie to
• 8:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: the plant Aaron Eastmouth who was really good last year.
• 8:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: We didn't get much chance to see him.
• 8:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: I agree.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He took another jump last year and I just can't imagine whoever it would be would just have to be so good Mike.
• 8:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: But he's picking that starting lineup.
• 8:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: But that's the caliber players are coming out.
• 8:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: But they're 18, 19 years old and Aaron Eastmouth's a grown man.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, we Brian was 18.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: He didn't start for two years.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He didn't start for two years.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: No.
• 9:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There have been some who have, but they are all on bad teams when they did.
• 9:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, you know, the patients are going to have probably the deepest, most solid starting lineup and then top eight, top nine.
• 9:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: in the league and I just don't think that whoever it is would come into the starting lineup by do think that if they are in the top four whoever it is and I think all four of these guys have a chance to be a franchise player for sure and I think the last time an NBA draft had four franchise players and I it probably will go three for four two for four now you know
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Michael Jordan draft.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Mm-hmm.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And this is probably, um, Elijah one, Barclay, Jordan, you know, all franchise players, and I don't think they might not have been the only one.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So it doesn't happen very often.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If it was going to happen, this was the right year to do it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: No doubt.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I agree one, I don't appreciate this was the year to take out care if they did or not.
• 10:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: And if they happen to get one or two championships out of it, I think we'll be satisfied with this horrible year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As ABC talks with all of the.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: potential draftees, and we're about to get set here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Mike, to go through the draft lottery, just want to get a producer Susie's thoughts on how she's feeling will the patient get a top four pick here, Susie.
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  [SPEAKER_04]: I'm leaning towards no, so if I'm wrong, it won't be a disappointment.
• 11:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm preparing for the worst as well, so it's just, you know, I feel like we're going to get, we're going to get screwed somehow.
• 11:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's the first time I've ever gone into a lot of refueling really positive about it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, if I was a fan of, I don't know, Chicago or Brooklyn, I haven't, I feel pretty good about today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If there is, if there is a conspiracy here, it's got to be the bulls.
• 11:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: That franchise has been dormant for 20 freaking years now since Derek Rose got injured and the NBA really needs Chicago to be a viable city.
• 11:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: And so if there is the conspiracy and I don't buy all that, but if there is, Chicago is going to have a good day today.
• 11:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: All right, Mike, we're about to get underway.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Or, okay, so you could have a really good day today.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, there's no way they could do that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: No way.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: No way.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Then that would, that would debunk the conspiracy, right?
• 12:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
• 12:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, they just, they brought him out and just went right to it, Mike, and the style of Hornets have the 14th pick.
• 12:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: We won't know anything until the fifth pick unless four teams move up.
• 12:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: So we can just kind of be patient.
• 12:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: They're just flying through this Miami, the 13th pick, no surprises so far.
• 12:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Miami heater, the Oklahoma City Thunder, 12th.
• 12:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Golden State Warriors are 11th, so so far, so good, Mike.
• 12:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Milwaukee Bucks are 10th.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So the Bucks do not move up.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And another conspiracy theory down the Dallas Mavericks are 9th.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Where's Chicago?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the Chicago Bulls are moving up into the top four as expected.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Atlanta Hawks are eighth.
• 13:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: We've dodged another bullet.
• 13:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: My heart is really right.
• 13:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: Mike, I am way too nervous about this for someone my age.
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  [UNKNOWN]: Someone in here.
• 13:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ooh, the Sacramento Kings are seventh.
• 13:33
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Memphis Grizzlies are in the top four.
• 13:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ah.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Brooklyn Nets.
• 13:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: Come on.
• 13:41
  [SPEAKER_03]: Here we go.
• 13:43
  [SPEAKER_02]: Hello.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: The Sacramento Kings.
• 13:48
  [SPEAKER_02]: That means that the Memphis sense also jumped into the top four.
• 13:54
  [SPEAKER_03]: What?
• 13:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: And the Indiana Pacers are not in the top four.
• 14:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Are you fucking kidding me?
• 14:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: Fuck.
• 14:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: What a fucking conspiracy.
• 14:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: Chimony.
• 14:18
  [SPEAKER_02]: So coming up, we're going to see you, who checks on that.
• 14:21
  [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, that is number one check in the 2020.
• 14:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: Wow, nobody cares now.
• 14:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: Well, Mike, that sucks.
• 14:31
  [SPEAKER_02]: That's awful.
• 14:33
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's going to go to Utah.
• 14:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, man, I am real.
• 14:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: Man, they will stay in Utah.
• 14:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, Mike,
• 14:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm way more bum than I thought I'd be.
• 14:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: I thought for sure they were going to be in the top.
• 14:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: Now, Susie, you had it right.
• 14:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: So did everybody else.
• 15:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: I was the only one who had a positive thought about it.
• 15:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Everyone else was right.
• 15:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: I was wrong.
• 15:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, it's a, pace was against the NBA, Mike.
• 15:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that's, uh, our attitude going forward, right?
• 15:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 15:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: If I watch the NBA, it's going to take me a while.
• 15:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm it's going to take me a while.
• 15:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'll be there on opening day.
• 15:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: I promise.
• 15:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'll be there on summer league.
• 15:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to be watching all of it.
• 15:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't care.
• 15:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's us against the world.
• 15:33
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to be watching every minute.
• 15:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: So you're unreal.
• 15:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, at least we get we are 20 31 pickback.
• 15:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's right.
• 15:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, it won't be a very good one.
• 15:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: Hopefully.
• 15:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: Uh, that's awful.
• 15:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yes, and Brooklyn got bumped out of the top three.
• 15:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: The Pacers got bumped out of the top three.
• 15:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: So the Wizards are in the top three, and you tall.
• 16:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: And like I said, the bulls are going to remember one big.
• 16:06
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it's Utah.
• 16:07
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think the bulls get number two.
• 16:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: What up?
• 16:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, that just.
• 16:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's just.
• 16:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: Mike, thanks so much for doing another patient's report sometime.
• 16:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: I got a grief for at least probably 30 days.
• 16:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, God, that's stings, that sucks, that sucks.
• 16:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, we won't even, we won't even have to do a draft review.
• 16:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: We're gonna be taking a little break here on the patient's report, aren't we?
• 16:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 16:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: Time to go golf.
• 16:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Time to go golf.
• 16:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: Happy Mother's Day, everybody.
• 16:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: Go Pazes.
• 16:56
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