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Welcome back to the four-season show.

I'm Ryan Bogdosh. Who are you? Yo, Zach. Zach Noble. Back on the mic. You want to talk Thibbs? You want to talk Wolves? This is the only time I will willingly start off a conversation with Minnesota Timberlves talk with you. All right. So take advantage of it. He's willing. He's willing and able.

Thibbs is out. Thankfully. It puts a big smile on my face. It does me too. And I'm not even a T. Wolves fan. That's great to hear. Yeah. Honestly, though, I know a lot of people that are upset, believe it or not, getting the posts on all my friends and family back home and Timberwolves' Twitter.

I mean, most people are happy.

I mean, they've been calling for his head for a year or so.

I mean, it's been that sort of love-hate relationship.

They love them because they're finally winning, but then they hate him because it doesn't really do it much.

It was kind of weird.

I saw the report, and they just beat the hell out of somebody, like handily. Yeah, they won by 21 points. Yeah, it doesn't matter. You're gone. No. Weird timing. Yeah, it's typical Glenn Taylor fashion. I mean, you never know what the guy's thinking or what his pulses on things. I mean... Like to put a spin on things?

Right.

And I've said this in the past.

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