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Logan Murdock

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9948 total appearances

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The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

you know like and and you know san antonio we're really going to find out kind of what they're made of i fully expect them to be game um i'd pick them in game four uh but we're good we're going to find out now it's it's their turn to answer the bell uh to see if they're made of the championship level type of stuff that that people think they are howard i mean they went on a 15-0 run the spurs did to start this this game and like i'm just thinking like oh shit like

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

If you give any player of that level the same look over and over and over again, you may have success through a certain portion of that game, but eventually they're as great as they are because they figure those things out and they figure out how to take advantage of what it is you're actually trying to do.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

So I would argue that that's for any star.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

It can be particularly confusing, though, for younger stars that aren't used to

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

know having to make those adjustments on the fly in the moments that mean the most especially the playoffs the deeper you get into the playoffs um i think they've done a really good job you know i think you know in game two you didn't see as much of the uh quote unquote kind of junk you know defense it was it was basically hey you're gonna have to deal with hartenstein and his

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

you know, six fouls and his physicality.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

And we're just going to try to grab your arm in front of the camera.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

Yeah.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

And look, that's that's just, you know, part of the game.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

I you know, it's funny, man, because like in my house, I had I had Ty and Dia and Zen were home, but like four of their friends were there.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

And then my folks came over to watch.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

Everybody is crying for Wemby.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

Like, everybody is crying.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

They're shoving him.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

They're fouling him.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

He's 7'4".

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

Yeah, I mean, it was just fascinating to listen to this.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

But, like, that was the strategy they employed.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

And then there is a chess game within the, you know, chess game.

The Ringer NBA Show
Thunder Strike Again and Take Game 3 | Real Ones

Like, from game to game, we've got to make these adjustments.