the route for ace bailey to stardom has become clear and easier

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On today's show, it is a trends Monday.

We will look at the trends, the last 10 games, last two weeks, and the tank standings to see what's going on with that.

The jazz working on new stuff.

Will Hardy's getting this team ready for new year practice in Houston was really,

really interesting.

And we start with Ace Bailey's route to stardom, which in my opinion is going, two things.

One, going exactly as planned and two has become much easier to take place.

So let's start with as planned.

You know, Aces season this year got derailed a little bit by the illness early.

I think his lack of just experience being 19, life experience.

I think of the rookies that came into league,

I would say he was probably on the lower end of life experience than the Cooper

Flaggkinnipal, VJ Edgecom group.

And we've, but we have watched the jazz amp him up and use him in a way where it's very clear it was organized and planned.

And I think that's the first thing that jumps out to me on the Ace Bailey route to start him.

The cop that Will already mentioned a bunch of times was trying to model how both Kevin Durant,

maybe in a physical sense,

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