Dan and Monse in for C&R as they discuss who won the Players' Choice awards in an anonymous poll of current players. Dan and Monse talk about why the Titans are taking Cam Ward with the first overall pick. They discuss why the ratings for the NBA playoffs were up for the opening weekend.
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Thursday is going to be awesome. We've got you covered here on Fox Sports Radio. The Titans say they are not taking any more calls. They know who they're gonna pick. They just didn't tell us today when they had their pre draft press conference. But I think we know who's likely going number one.
The guy that said Calvin Ridley was one of the best wide receivers.
I think we know who's going number one overall in the draft coming up by Thursday. Hit her up at Manzi Bolanos. You can find me at Dan Byer on Fox. Isaac Longcron is here, Ryan Smith is here, as is our executive producer one Jason Stewarts.
So you said earlier that you've been told. I don't know who told you this, that you don't have a good dangerfield impression. Not sure who told you that. Eddie Garcia, Yes, so he hated it. He hated it.
So I tried to do it as much as I could.
A person that's very familiar to the listeners in this time slot, Danny G. The Great, Danny G, the producer. My Danny G impression is just a Rodney dangerfield impression.
I get no respect. You know, I can't get up on my work email. I get no respect. I thought it was just gonna be like, hey, that's all what Cavino does. Hey, hey, Danny G's not here because he was with Cavino and Rich earlier this morning on the Patrick Show. We have to give them their respect. The NBA players have spoken. The Athletic has released their annual poll. The anonymous poll sent out to about one hundred and fifty NBA players, talking about a variety of topics in the NBA. We've got things like what do you think about ten minute quarters? We've got who's the best coach in the NBA? We've got who do you think is going to be the MVP? One hundred and fifty eight players, to be exact, over a third of the league. Every team represented in this poll anonymous voting, and there are a bunch of different categories, and I want to break some of these down because they stand out in a way that give us good information and also give us good things to talk about.
Yeah.
So the first, the first poll question that they have on their article who the the MVP was. And I feel that this is a precursor to what we're likely going to get in a couple of weeks when the NBA's Most Valuable Player award is announced. And while it was a two horse race with ninety four percent of the vote being split between these two players, Shake Gil just Alexander beat out Nikola jokicch in the voting. Sga got fifty six percent of the vote, Jokicic just north of thirty seven percent of the vote. So according to the NBA players, more than half of them feel that shake Gil just as Alexander will be the or is the MVP of the league.
I guess I'm not surprised about that one.
I think Shake gilges has just been something we've been talking about the entire season. What he has done with the thunder and I think there is a little bit of yeah, like there's maybe a little tired of Nikola Jokic winning another one a little bit a little bit. But Nicola Jokich, the reason I think he jumped into it is when.
He officially averaged a triple double, right.
Becoming the only third player to do that in history. That's when his name kind of really jumped out.
I also think the sixty one point triple double game. Oh yeah, like that, like there was like this this leap that took place of like, all right, what are we doing?
Absolutely, you know I totally forgot about Well, you're right, forgot he did that crazy step one.
No, I think you're I think that your point is fair. I also my whole issue with the MVP in and people say, well, these are the best numbers that we've ever seen for anybody. How can you not give them? We've had whatever maybe right or wrong, whatever it is, But this way of voting for the MVP has gone on forever. We are not changing it at this point. Best player, best team, has it won? One is a new Star. Those are all the boxes that are checked off by Shay Gilles Alexander. MVP awards have been given to other players with that criteria that fits for me. SGA completely good with me as being the MVP.
I'm fine with him winning the MVP as well.
I think Nikola Yogic can also win it, right Like, I'm not going to be upset, but SGA, what he's done this year deserves it and.
He's fun to watch.
I know he he's sometimes a little bit of a foul merchant. He goes for the foul instead of trying to score. But he is fun to watch and Okay c is fun to watch.
That's also a part of it.
It's also better for the NBA's business, and I know that the voters aren't thinking of that, but giving Jokic another MVP isn't great for business. Four and five years be great for jokicch but I don't even think he cares.
He doesn't.
But it would be much better for the NBA to have SGA B and MVP, not only with the letters because it works SGA MVP, but also SGA MVP and Okac. It's it's pretty amazing, but it's also the fact that you have now another like superstar that you could put as MVP, and there's you can get some run out of that. I'm not saying that the NBA is gonna rig the MVP voting, but I think it'd be better for the league if SGA ended up winning, and it helps right.
Coming from a small market also helps the league. That's that makes them rise a little bit more to becoming a major market.
Now. The Thunder did not get as much love when the players were pulled on who you think other than your own team would win the title. They came in second seventeen and a half percent of the vote, overwhelming votes in favor of Boston. Almost fifty eight percent of the players polled feel that the Celtics are going to win the title this season. What I thought was interesting was not that Boston was number one, or that the Thunder were two, or that the Cavs were three. It was that the Lakers were four, right, six point six percent. So of all the teams in the NBA, the Lakers they are thirteen in the West. But Rockets didn't get any votes in this poll. The Nuggets didn't get a few. By the way, this poll was done prior to Mike Malone's dismissal. The writers made sure to make that point so maybe there was more belief in what the Nuggets were going to do, but they have the rest of the league think that the Lakers could win a title was interesting to me.
Right, and this happened after Luca was traded to the Lakers, Right, and that's the jump they There was no everyone the minute Luca went to the Lakers.
I think a lot of people did think, like, huh.
The Lakers all of a sudden do become a contender when before I didn't think so. Even with Ad when that happened, I was like, this doesn't make them a team.
That can be scary.
We even had a conversation on the Doug Gottlieb Show that precedes Cavino and Rich about who we thought were likely title contenders. I know Jason Stewart was in on that. I think Jason dug In Sam felt Golden State because it was Golden State or the Lakers, and I picked the Lakers because I just felt the overwhelming popularity behind what they've done over the last couple of months was something that was out there. Coaching wise, the Warriors haven't advantaged the whole deal. Warriors only got one point five percent in this poll, same number as the Milwaukee Bucks, right.
Right, And this was also when they acquired Jimmy Butler, which is I get that though, I get that. I think people just thought that the Warriors were going to be a little bit better, but that they maybe wouldn't win a seven game series.
Yeah, you know, I find it interesting where people wonder if the Warriors have enough with Zach Curry and Butler, but feel that the Lakers do because of Austin Reeves, but not looking at again the coaching or the defensive side of the ball. Also think like guys like Pajemski and Moses Moody aren't necessarily considered into those equations when they should.
Be absolutely And the Warriors, I think sometimes also you look at them and you're like, you're kind of short.
When Draymond Green is your center, you got they're kind of short. Yeah, as a team, obviously.
Short's disrespectful. They should go small when they go small, they go small.
When Draymond Green, because how tall is Draymond Green? Six nine and he might be.
That's my guess, he's probably six seven. Yeah, he's I bet he's listed six', nine listened at six really okay at.
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Six he's probably six exactly, exactly except by.
The way is he, well, Basically Kevin durant doesn't want to be seven feet so he'd always be like six. Eleven he's. Crazy he's. Crazy, okay five years from, now who will be the face of THE? Nba one and thirty eight votes were cast in this and another landslide, victory and It's victor Wembin yama of The San Antonio.
Spurs i'm surprised on this one that the players voted.
THIS i am not really BECAUSE i think they get a first hand to look at the alien that he. Is, OKAY i think like when you see like of what he could be and what he what he is right now and what can be In San, antonio they get a good. Pick and you got The Aaron fox, there AND i mean.
Kind of like the first sound look at The. Celtics that's why they were so overwhelmingly.
Favorite. YEAH i ALSO i also, think AND i Know jason's been A wemby guy is well on this BUT i just also think that there's a. Newness So Anthony edwards came in second on this, LIST sga came in, third And Jason tatum came in, fourth AND i just feel they've been around like. Longer, yeah like if it was going to, happen they would be on like it would have. Happened AND i Know Anthony edwards made the headlines and SAYING i don't want to be the face of the, league and it started this whole other. Deal but, AGAIN i don't think that you choose. IT i think that it chooses. You AND i just don't think that those other those other candidates Are Like John moran got two point two percent of the. Vote there's no Way John morant's going to be the face of the, league for as great as he is and for as dynamic as he. Is with everything that's gone on With John, morant it's just not going to. Happen and there's this newness To wemby where he's almost unblemished.
And we just don't know what the ceiling. Is, yeah sure For victor One.
Vanyama what About luca coming in so low at two point Nine luka dancc is also had.
Ten years maybe left like he could. Be i'm surprised how LOW i agree with.
THAT i thought it would be. HIGHER i thought that it should be. Higher maybe they feel Like Nico harrison felt or players felt, it and saw THAT i would think of just even the change of scenery of Putting luca in A lakers uniform gives you a.
Bit of A absolutely absolutely.
Others that received votes that weren't in This Kate, Well Kate, cunningham And Paulo bankkaro each got two point two percent of the, Votes but you did Have Scottie. Barnes Kevin durant was a nominee in another's receiving. Vote Chet, Holmgren Zachary reza sche of The, Hawks shaden Show, arp And Zion williamson also got a. VOTE i Think zion's time is over as. Well that.
Close Jason, stewart you guys know that discussion that we've had over the past year about the face of THE nba and the question of is this country OR nba fans willing to have a foreign player as the face of the. League, YEAH i really think that, now looking back at that, DISCUSSION i really think it, is and judging by this pole EVEN i think they, mean are we ready for a White forum, player BECAUSE i don't you just you hear About victor and you just he's a foreign, player but he is very much. Accepted. Now joannis is another player that was always very much. Accepted BUT i think the conversation needs to switch to the race. CARD i hate to bring this into this, conversation But luca being that low on this list And wombin And yama having such a, MAJORITY i think that's. Astounding it says a.
LOT i think if you would have taken this poll at the end of last year In, JUNE i Think luca would have been second And Anthony edwards would have been.
Third, interesting and you're probably right because he was in the.
Finals like for everything that's gone on With, luca The mavericks decision to move on from him was in some sorts a public indictment on the way that he. Plays, now these players are the ones who are. Voting they get to see it night in and night. Out BUT i don't think that there's any way in seeing What luca did at the end of last year and did to The timberwolves and Today Anthony edwards that you wouldn't think that he would be possibly next because he was on that. TRACK i think the trade changed to him and actually hurt him in this. SCENARIO i don't think it's as much about, color BUT i will say this in the race, factor AND i don't know if it was if you were allowed to vote this, way But cooper flag coming into the league and hearing the rave reviews that we've, heard not only from his freshman year in what we saw At, duke but just of when he was on The TEAM usa squad that would practice against The olympic team that went last, year Those, olympians those guys who we who are trying to Replace Lebron james And Steph, curry those are the guys that are Saying Cooper flagg was the most impressive of any of. Them so in this ranking Where Jason tatum is there And Paulo bancaro And Kate cunningham got a couple of, votes if you were allowed to pick someone outside of the, LEAGUE i think That Cooper flagg probably would have been able to receive. Votes in this.
Scenario you might be onto something And i'd be curious to see what this is next year after a year Of cooper flag in THE.
Nba tune Into cavino and rich On able twenty seconds twenty twenty six for our answer of, That jason thinks it's more of a race. THING i. DON'T i think That luca would have been up in the rankings if it wasn't for his.
TRADE i don't think it has to do with.
RACE i think it has more to do with what you said About victor Win banyama's career being so short that there's so many we really DON'T i don't know what his ceiling, is especially with this season being cut so.
Short his weaknesses aren't weaknesses right, now Like, lucas like, you, Like luca's been in the league long enough when you look at a player and you're, like you know, what.
Like you kind of know what you're.
Getting, yeah you know he's got to get in better. Shape, yeah Like victor Webbin, yama like in what he has. Done if there's stuff that he needs to, improve like if he needs to get, stronger you just, say, well he just he needs to add. Weight he needs to he needs to gain. Weight. Now his health is obviously first and foremost of on the thoughts and minds of, everyone but in when we look at, him the negatives or the cons would be stuff that you can improve. On AND i, think, yeah guys that have been around the league as long as some of those, others now we just look at his weaknesses or. Negatives most overrated player in the league Is Tyre's, halliburton according to these. Players. WHY i think it's because his jump shot is so. Ugly AND i honestly feel that that is a part of. It like he, doesn't he doesn't why he doesn't look like he should be that. Good, yes but he, IS i, mean and and SO i think that THAT i think THAT'S i think that's part of.
It that's crazy BECAUSE i, MEAN i feel Like Tyrese halliburn's, personality the small that we get to.
See he he seems like a likable. Dude So i'm just.
Surprised we, Know Rudy gobert has been a bit of a, controversial yeah, Player he's done some things maybe that you, know.
Well there are people also to think That Rudy gobert just completely can disappear, Absolutely like when the going gets, tough don't go To Rudy. GOBERT i, mean like THAT'S i think that's the. Case. LUCA i Mean luca put him on. Skates, now it's Not Rudy gobert's, strength, no BUT i Mean Rudy gobert Guarding Luka datcicch in The Western conference finals was like someone walking on an ice rink with no. Skates that's what it looked like he. Was it wasn't that he was put on. Skates it was that he had no, skates and so you're slipping and. Sliding BUT i also think that when it comes to the, moment he doesn't rise up to the, occasion.
Right and when you are a Defensive player of The year and you're a liability on.
Defense so because wasn't he the most overrated last.
Year, rudy he may have.
BEEN i feel like he, was or it's been a topic of.
Discussion i'm surprised it's Not Rudy gobert, still to be, HONEST i Can't tyre's Celebrat.
No you're, right you're ready To Rudy gobert most and third place Was Trey young this. Year young was a third last. Year gobert was first.
Last, year and So Tyres haliver just came out of.
Nowhere this was the comment About Rudy. GOBERT i don't understand the Defensive player of The year stuff when you don't guard the people who have the ball most of the, time the ones who are making most of the. Decisions so that's when you talk about him walking on an ice rink with tennis. Shoes that's what he looked like playing defense Against. LUCA i will say, this there were only ninety votes cast on this, one yes opposed to one hundred and, Thirty so maybe other players didn't want to weigh. In BUT i do feel that people had an ax to grind because there's like forty. Nominees, yeah and SO i think that THE nba players are, LIKE i am going to give you WHO i think is. Overrated, Third we're going to go deep in this. List just quick Hits Trey. YOUNG i actually have felt That Trey young has been overrated his entire. CAREER i think That i've never been a buyer In Trey YOUNG'S i don't think that his numbers correlate with the team's. Success. YEAH i think that you can look at the assist, numbers and you can look at the points it hasn't translated in. WINS i think even when The hawks made their little, Run Tray young was dinged up for a. WHILE i don't think that he translates to winning. BASKETBALL i Think Trey young is About Trey. Young your. Boy Jimmy butler was. FOURTH i completely agree with, this but he has been, great like he was great In game.
One, Yeah Jimmy butler in the.
Playoff jimmy's a real. Thing, Off jimmy is a real. Thing AND i don't know IF i actually. AGREE i agree with what you said About Trey young maybe not playing team, basketball BUT i do Think Trey, young for what he does with his size is pretty.
Incredible i'll give, that, Yes BUT i also think That Trey young knows how to get his. Numbers, yeah and that's.
Why, yeah it's LIKE i, Agree, YES i agree with, you BUT i wouldn't say he's.
Overrated BUT i so.
Last year we Had gobert one And Trey young. Three who else was in last year's.
Rankings Chase Jordan poole was, Second, Okay Dylan brooks was. Four they didn't even make the top. Eight Dylan brooks is lower down the list with two point two percent of the. Vote Bradley BEAL i feel like he's taken a lot of the heat for why The suns ended up failing because he Hasn't he's the third wheel in That Draymond green was brought, Up John morant was brought. Up Joel embiid was an interesting. Name giannis's name was also cast and so Was. Lebron somebody had an axe to grind in all of? This what also is funny in the like the one vote, category H Jack landale got a vote like somebody had an ax to grind, There.
Chris Paul.
That's that's How, yeah nobody even talks about the.
Guy so those are the most. Overrated, finally let's let's end on a good. Note let's end on a on a positive. Note, here most underrated Player Cad cunningham of The Detroit.
Pistons how how is he?
Underrated he's a star for The, pistons number one overall draft pick in is what third?
Year how is he?
Underrated he has taken his team to a level that they have not seen in a. Decade he has increased his level of play despite the expectations of being the number one overall. Pick he's now An all. STAR i think he's raised his, game and maybe because he was buried In. Detroit he also had some health issues early on in his. Career but now that he's, HEALTHY i think the guys that see him night in and night out are now wanting people to know how good kid cutting him.
Is but he's the star of The. Pistons we all know.
That in, fact when we were just discussing who could be the face of the, league even some put his name out. There so is he underrated or can he be the face of the?
League you're a kid. HATER i am not A you're a. Cater, no it's.
NOT i even brought this up on The Doug Gottlieb show in, time that Kid cunningham could be the face of the, league AND i was.
Shut down because he's in a small.
Market but, NO i just don't get how he can be underrated in a short amount of Time when you were the number one overall pick taking your team To New.
Heights isn't that what you were expected to? Do that's why you were select to number one.
Overall take it up with THE nba, Players, MONTEL i want to know who voted for. This maybe The mavericks received votes in best And Worst Franchises best Anwarst they got votes Perfect Mark dagno Of The thunder of The runaway winner For Best coach in THE.
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App given And rich here On Fox Sports. Radio She's Monte, Belano So I'm Dan. Beyer titans have made up their. Mind we just don't know who they're gonna. Take we kind of, know, yeah we do. Know i'll give you my quick thoughts on That Travis hunter won A heisman and is about to play two, Positions yet The titans are gonna take Cam ward because he's a. Quarterback he's not the best player in the. Draft he's the best quarterback in the. Draft Daniel jeremiah's top one. Fifty i'm not saying That Daniel jeremiah is The. Bible there are a lot of people that do great draft. Coverage Daniel, jeremiah friend of The New, work has had Cam ward at around eight in his rankings throughout this offseason of, prospects and it's just crazy to me and, Listen i'm someone that wonders about the value of. CORNERBACKS i put extreme value on offensive line and defensive. Line but it's just the, Fact manzi That Travis, hunter the first possibly two way star that we've had in THE nfl in decades who's A Heisman trophy winner and has everything around him SEEMING i, mean five star player out of high, school obviously did it At Jackson, state did it At colorado WHEN i think there was maybe less around him in other spots than maybe other players at other. Schools and the fact that The titans feel obligated to take Cam ward number. One some knock on Cam, Ward now it's a knock on THE nfl being so darn reliant on quarterbacks and this need to get. Quarterbacks that's the problem THAT i. Have it is Like tennessee's, Like, okay we the more overall, pick we have to use it on a quarterback because that's what the league. Is Ryan callahan's an offensive. Coach that's my problem with. It LIKE i can't believe That Travis, hunter maybe is, playing is going to play second fiddle at least On draft night to a prospect that's not even in the top five of the. Draft but that's AN nfl. Problem it's not A titans or a Cam ward.
PROBLEM i am so with you on.
That, LIKE i don't care if you have the best receiver out there or the you, know the best, whatever you take the. Unicorn who why especially in a year where the draft class is not what you expect or maybe what you. Want but to feel that you are forced to take a quarterback with the number overall pick does suck for The Titans and getting Cam ward does that all of a sudden make you a contender in your?
Division? No so why not on that?
Division? Maybe but, yeah but, NO i GET i totally get your.
POINT i JUST i don't not a knock on Cam.
Ward it's Just Travis hunter is in this draft class AND i can't believe he's not being taken first.
Over It's it's done. REAL i blame THE. NFL i don't blame it. Again The titans wanted to trade out of, it another team would trade up to take Cam. Ward, yes that's, Yes but it's because the league is just so dependent they're being. Forced, yes, yeah it's why Brock party's gonna get fifty million. Dollars people think he's a forty million Dollar it's. True that's the way it. Is Fox Sports Radios Draft, night live throughout the first round of The draft On Thursday, night is brought to you By Dollars Shave. Club you're a place to get everything you need to stay smooth and smell. Great visit dollarshaveclub dot com Slash draft and use promo code draft for twenty percent off of your order of twenty dollars or more plus free. Shipping that's dollarshaveclub dot Com Slash. Draft and be.
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Twenty twenty, six where we also revisit the anonymous player. Poll that's, right that's, right find out who went? Where next, Year Ridy gobert will cooper flag me on that next face of THE. Nbah, yeah all things to look forward, to but looking back this past, weekend She's. Montiblanios i'm dan by our infancy in r. Who by the, way we're in For Dan patrick earlier today Because Dan patrick is on his way to THE Nfl. Draft we'll get to that in a sec as it takes place In Green. Bay this, weekend the twenty twenty FIVE Nba playoffs had its most watch opening weekend in twenty five, years averaging four point four million, viewers up seventeen percent from last. Year is there any rhyme or reason that comes to your mind on why people feel that The easter holiday was a reason why these ratings were that high Because. Easter it's not every year That easter is on the opening weekend at THE Nba, playoffs but they felt that that.
Helped so the idea is that people were home with their families and just having it on in the background.
Type of, thing or just, yeah just maybe home and not out and about doing.
Things, YEAH i GUESS i just always thought like For, easter you you had events planned with like, kids and which we, did, Right so it's, LIKE i don't know, HOW i don't know if it's Like thanksgiving where you're literally sitting on the couch hanging out with your. FAMILY i feel Like easter usually has events better part of the, day So i'm a little bit, surprised even THOUGH i did read. THAT i think a part of it was how The Western conference the competition was so high THAT i think people were looking forward to those series in The Western.
CONFERENCE i also think it's a sign that it's POST. Covid oh, yeah that like we have LIKE i think every single year when we would talking about the ratings and be, like, oh best since twenty, eighteen twenty, nineteen golf this past weekend got high. Ratings it was it was off the heels of The, masters WHICH i think. Helps but it's not like THE Rbc heritage was a major even though it was a signature. EVENT i don't think people were rushing to the screen to see If Justin thomas could get it done in a, playoff which he. Did BUT i do think that The easter holiday plays into. It BUT i am now curious to see on if we're gonna see a boom in all of this. Stuff because the games weren't, Great.
No, no there was a fifty point blowout in one of. Them The clippers And maps Are. Maps The clippers and The nuggets has been the most, exciting ALTHOUGH i WILL i enjoyed The celtics and The. Magic celtics could not bench their players until late in the fourth quarter because The magic gave them a run for their.
Money you're gonna look back in like a month and be, like why DID i pay attention so much To game one of That Magic celtics?
Series Jason didn'm being doubtful For game. TWO i think The magic have a chance to win a.
Game to win that, game, yes the grand scheme of. Things When boston's in The Eastern Conference, Finals you're gonna look back and again, SAY i WISH i had those two hours, back. Right and that's the problem THAT i think that most of the people look at the first, round and quite, HONESTLY i kind of do as. Well but Tonight i'll be watching because The bucks end up playing The pacers In game two And Damian lillard is. Back, yeah AND I i, MEAN i think it's it's great on the, surface but The bucks won eight in a row at the end of the, year AND i know not everybody's trying and everybody's competing at the end of the, year but a lot of their opponents had things to play. For AND i just don't know If Joannison dame now we're two years, ago.
Are you rushing it back a little?
BIT i just don't know if they if they're like on the, surface it looks Like bucks Get dame, back lookout, World AND i just don't know if it works that, way like They lillard missed fourteen games to end the end of the regular season and The bucks went ten and, four and so it's just the point of IT'S i don't know if it's, working. Okay and so now you go into the playoffs and everybody's eyes are on, you and you're playing against a team that for some reason you're infatuated and messing around, with and you can get under your skin like no. Other AND i just don't. Know LIKE i heard inside THE nba last night and heard other people that people picking The bucks to win the. SERIES i just don't. Know this could be me being the glass half empty sort of. GUY i just wondered If giannis felt a little bit more freedom and not this obligation And lillard in the same, way If giannis isn't there to do their own.
Thing, yeah that's Probably you're probably onto. SOMETHING i, Mean Kyle kuzma just needs to score something. Though, yeah for The, bucks he should just do something, Something just do.
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Pros peter Schreger now AT espn reported that teams were calling The browns And giants at two and. Three and if we learned anything From Hard knocks last, year remember When Joe shane called up The patriots knowing that they weren't going to, move but still technically that's a call, up, right that's a call to move up to that. Point so that did. HAPPEN i just don't believe anything from now until the actual. Draft like in this forty eight hour, Window i'm not going to believe ANYTHING i hear BECAUSE i feel everything is a smoke, Screen AND i think.
You're right to feel that way because it was probably just a phone call that meant really. Nothing sure.
Service, yeah so what about if you, know if Cam wore doesn't go, one would you move out of To? Cleveland like it could be a call like.
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So Does memphis get within thirty of ok see.
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