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thanks for listening to the herd podcast oh here we go it is a monday and there is a lot to talk

about live this is the herd wherever you may be and however you may be listening thanks for making us part of your day. I was thinking about this, J-Mack, one hour from now where Colin was right, where Colin was wrong. I was thinking about this this morning, is that you always want to be the man, right, when you're a professional athlete, but you don't want to be the only man. And, you know, the Warriors have Jimmy Butler, but they're pretty unwatchable without step.

They're playing 13, 14 guys. And you can watch when Yokic is tired for Denver, they can't

score. And we always say, stop telling me Jason Tatum is the face of the league. This team is

great without him. But the advantage is he doesn't have to be great and they win.

And that's a great feeling. And I was thinking about watching game three. Tatum was very good

early, but really Peyton Pritchard as the Celtics who have led New York by 20 points minimum,

six of the seven times they've played this year.

They have a much better team, a much better roster.

Over the last seven to eight years, Boston's a much better franchise.

But when Jason Tatum plays poorly or doesn't play, the net rating often goes up.

Do you watch the Warriors without Steph?

It's hard. They're unwatchable.

You see Yokesh is now gassed. Denver can't score. You see the value and the importance.

And I love Chet Holmgren, but if SGA is off, Oklahoma City is usually going to lose.

And I'm watching Tatum with the Celtics.

He's just another successful banker at Deutsch.

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