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Joining us now from Fieldhouse Files, I should say, on the Java House Peel and Port

Guestline, regular program guest scott agnes joining us

uh scott you heard rick carlyle's comments yesterday about ben matherin and that is and someone

asked me this and i will parlay the question to you when rick carlyle was asked about ben matherin

he was very favorable in talking about Ben Matherin yesterday.

Is that typical of Rick Carlisle when asked about a player, or does it feel more like that was Rick Carlisle making a push and selling Ben Matherin here as the trade deadline approaches?

Yeah, on that front, Rick always puts up his players, even in bad losses, right?

He'll go up there and say, it's all my fault, bad game plan, you know, let's move on,

type of thing.

So number one, he's always going to elevate his players, speak well of them.

But to your point, I have taken notice with my ears extra elevated, listening closely.

And the two guys that I feel like he's gone above and beyond to credit, to emphasize,

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