Do you feel that? Do you want that?

Well, first, firstly, Paul is, you know, he's been great this whole time.

Over the last couple of years, he's been great.

always making sure, hey, you gotta do this, you gotta talk to this guy.

Because you could tell he's had that sense of it's water under the bridge, we gotta go ahead and move forward.

What's the issue for us? Just thinking about that moment, it only seemed right that he was in it because he had been, you know, working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure that, you know, I think he's working more on Kevin's behalf.

And, you know, I seen him a couple of years back in China and we met in fences there.

I got to go with that.

Ray Allen says the NBA is what right now?

I think the, the state of the NBA is, um, it, I think it's going through the moon.

Uh, going through the roof to the moon, I should say.

Um, the game is only growing internationally.

When you think about, uh, markets, uh, in India, um, the Asian market has always been, uh, so big, and you, you're talking about basketball as being in- introduced all over the world.

And the reason that is, is because we have so many international players now that are playing, and they're br- bringing that brand of basketball back to their countries.

You see the national teams during the Olympics or, you know, they're having...

Would you like to have your number as one of those banners? Man, I, I, I'm, I, I got to go with that.

Yeah.

So y- what's gonna be available? Who's gonna leave teams? And so now Braelon has to make that decision based on what his squad may look like next year.

And obviously we always say now, uh, with these head coaches, "You gotta recruit your own team back, you know, and figure out what you're gonna be building for next year." So Bae- Braelon definitely has to take that into consideration.

I do personally, I think that, you know, after my sophomore year was...

You know, I, I'd scored 36 in tournament against UCLA, the eventual national championship in '96 or '95, and everybody, there was blurbs of me leaving.

And it was a different time then, and I was like, "No, I need to come back to really kind of poke my chest out a little bit and kind of prove that, you know, I'm one of the better, if not the best, player in college." Um, which I was able to do.

So after my junior year, there was no way I was making it to my senior year.

Uh, what was tougher, facing Iverson in college or in the NBA?

Yeah.

So y- what's gonna be available? Who's gonna leave teams? And so now Braelon has to make that decision based on what his squad may look like next year.

And obviously we always say now, uh, with these head coaches, you gotta recruit your own team back.

You know, figure out what you're gonna be building for next year.

So Ba- Braelon definitely has to take that into consideration.

I do personally, I think that, you know, after my sophomore year was...

You know, I, I'd scored 36 in a tournament against UCLA, the eventual national championship in '96 or '95, and everybody, there was blurbs of me leaving, and it was a different time then.

Like, guys are reminiscing about facing Stockton and, uh, whether it's Gary Payton or Baron Davis, and was Stockton dirty to you?

All right.

Yeah, I mean, uh, y- you know, you get those people who talk about getting a trainer, and I, I need to work on losing weight, but, you know, our bodies are created by how we eat.

And, you know, th- that's k- kind of been the cornerstone of my career, uh, focusing on how to eat correctly.

Uh, I had a nutritionist for the first time in 2010.

And even then, I, I, I sculpted myself, you know, to even, uh, greater point, just understanding what not to eat, you know, eating at the right times, specifically for a professional athlete.

And so, that's the thing.

People were dealing with- were, were at this crossroads in this country where we're eating so poorly.

What does that mean to you?

All right.

Yeah.

I mean, uh, y- you know, you get those people who talk about get the trainer and I, I need to work on losing weight, but, you know, our bodies are created by how we eat.

And, you know, th- that's k- kind of been the cornerstone of my career, uh, focusing on how to eat correctly.

Uh, I had a nutritionist for the first time in 2010.

And even then, I, I, I sculpted myself, you know, to even, uh, greater point just understanding what not to eat, you know, eating at the right times, specifically for a professional athlete.

And so-That's the thing.

What does that mean to you?

All right.

Yeah.

I mean, uh, y- you know, you get those people who talk about I need a trainer and yeah, I need to work on losing weight.

But, you know, our bodies are created by how we eat.

And, you know, w- that's k- kind of been the cornerstone of my career, uh, focusing on how to eat correctly.

Uh, I had a nutritionist for the first time in 2010.

And even then, I could- I, I sculpted myself, you know, to even, uh, greater point just understanding what not to eat, you know, eating at the right times, specifically for a professional athlete.

What does that mean to you?

But the analytics say, I think, to keep shooting the threes, don't they?

they?Well, obviously because threes are, are more than twos, and that's what everybody says.

You keep shooting them.

And they've been highly successful at it, so it's hard to stop what you've been doing, and what's made you successful, uh, this whole year.

But you have to take into account that the game does slow down a little bit more in the playoffs.

And you-you're, you're putting so much pressure on Tatum.

Uh, he makes a lot of tough threes.

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But the analytics say, I think, to keep shooting the threes, don't they?

Well, obviously, because threes are, are more than twos, and that's what everybody says.

You keep shooting them, and they've been highly successful at it.

So it's hard to stop what you've been doing, you know, what's made you successful, uh, this whole year.

But you have to take into account that the game does slow down a little bit more in the playoffs.

And y- you're, you're putting so much pressure on Tatum.

Uh, he makes a lot of tough threes.

Yeah.

But the analytics say, I think, to keep shooting the threes, don't they?

Well, obviously, because threes are more than twos, and that's what everybody says.

You keep shooting them, and they've been highly successful at it.

So it's hard to... stop what you've been doing and what's made you successful uh this whole year but you have to take into account that the game does slow down a little bit more in the playoffs and you're you're putting so much pressure on tatum uh he makes a lot of tough threes uh jalen went to the basket and got a layup at one point during during that fourth quarter and I was like, okay, that steadied the offense a little bit.

And you see him and you want him to drive because you look at the Knicks defense, you know, there's a lot of holes in their defense.

If you just drive, there's a couple of times where even Derek White had the ball in the paint and he, the basket was behind him and he's looking out toward the perimeter as opposed to just turn around and get something easy.

And it is, hopefully, you know, they'll look at the film and, you know, I'm sure Missoula will say, these are just shots that we missed.

I know, but he's only, he's got single coverage on it.

But the analytics say, I think, to keep shooting the threes, don't they?

Well, obviously, because threes are, are more than twos, and that's what everybody says.

You keep shooting them, and they've been highly successful at it, so it's hard to stop what you've been doing, and what's made you successful, uh, this whole year.

But you have to take into account that the game does slow down a little bit more in the playoffs.

And y- you're, you're putting so much pressure on Tatum.

Uh, he makes a lot of tough threes.

Uh, Jaylen went to the basket and got a layup at one point during, during that fourth quarter, and I was like, okay, that steadied the offense a little bit.

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