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and our sponsor is not the reason why Justin Kitt is doing the things that he's doing. But today, I watched this Mavs' Wizards game, and I'm still here in the American Airlines Center. And I just, I saw a quote that Jason Kiddidd had he said the Mavericks are short-handed

at point guard position after he said we're going to run Cooper Flag at the point and we're

going to run the offense a little bit different and we're going to do this and you know what

like Jason Kidd if you remember who Jason Kidd is as a coach as a manager of, like, there are times when if Jason Kidd doesn't get the things that he wants, like things just start happening or things like all of a sudden you'll see like something over here. Like what's going on? What is that? Jason Kidd, the perfect example is Jason Kidd with the with the cup of Coke, right? And he's sitting there with the Coke cup and all of a sudden like he walks onto the court he's like I don't have a time out but I'm going to spill I'm going to get somebody to bump into me and spill this coke all over the floor the Mavericks not playing a point guard is Jason Kidd spilling the coke all over the floor so that's exactly how it looked like this Mavericks team was playing and I think what's happening is he's trying to make a statement to Nico Harrison. Hey, I don't have a point guard. Hey, I don't have a guy that can go out and actually win me games. You said you built this win now roster, Nico. You built this win now roster and this is who I have at point guard. I have to play either Daniel Russell, who assigned to the, you know, the taxpayer, like, mid-level exception.

I've got Brandon Williams who had showed some flashes, but had not played a consistent role.

He only played a consistent role for like 18 games at the end of last season when everybody was hurt.

I have Jaden Hardy.

I have Ryan Nemhard who's a 5-10, like two-way guy who's a rookie.

I've got Cooper Flagg who's an 18-year-old point forward or just like a forward who should be playing the four and playing out of position.

And I think it was admirable for the maps to try this too big approach and to try and approach it like this.

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