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Fellas, we have had some really fun games last few days. This has been a better week, I think. the last night

night, this has been a better week I think than we've had so far to start the season.

What about you guys?

We're recording on Thursday.

Last night Wednesday was the second game out of the season where there has not been a 20-point

blowout.

So I think that's a last couple of days of games.

We've definitely had fewer of the wire-to-wire-wire-laffers and more competitive games all the way through, which helps.

I think some of it is guys are beginning to get used to the flow again, you know, and the rhythm.

I mean, with how weird everything was, even at the start, I think they're beginning to find their, the game flow a little quicker and easier.

You know, something I was thinking about after our show last week and we talked about

teams pulling the plug sooner. I wonder if we're going to start seeing teams

alter their rotations to try to take advantage of that and it came up right

after the show when Golden State played Portland.

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