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however you may be listening thanks for making us part of your day j mackett is good to be back

missed you buddy had some fun traveled with my son uh making us part of your day. Jay Mac is good to be back.

Missed you, buddy, had some fun.

Traveled with my son.

Hang out in the East Coast last night.

Things are good.

But I got to tell you, watching Oklahoma City, it's not going to be a ratings bonanza.

They are business-like.

They are a business-like organization. They're very young and Indiana's got their

hands full. Using a B word, I would use boring. That's what I thought of game too. I was like third

quarter, blowouts. So let's start with that. First of all, let's start. I've never liked

seven game NBA series.

Baseball's different because you have to work your way through the starting staff.

But basketball, March Madness, beats the NBA ratings in the playoffs normally with far less talent.

And the reason is it's sudden death basketball.

One bad call, one bad possession, it's over.

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