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Let's go I'm live on this pre-show Getting ready here In the Thunderdome What's going on Doug Branson locked on Hornets we've got the lottery Tonight super excited We're just gonna get number one I don't know I'm excited though Uh all right I'm gonna pull this chat up This is basically me getting ready for The show uh so I'm gonna kind of be Trying to take some questions here if You've got them shoot them let me hit Those sicko questions here we go live Chat pop and top oh shmee what's going On my guy I think we're gonna answer I think we got one of your questions Cued up I saw it in the uh in the sicko Satchel I think we got a queued up for The actual live show this is the live Show before the live show getting ready Here Um and and you know this is just a Special night Um this is a special night I've got like As many screens as I can possibly fit in This room I've got the lottery going on The iPad here I don't want to show it Too much because uh don't want to hit The old copyright Stefan saying you Going to any games next year I'm gonna Go to if they get women Yama you bet Your Bibby I'll be at as many games as possible
G'day Billy Bob what's going on Pierce Montana fangers got them stangers I got My stankers crossed you got your fingers Crossed I got my Stingers crossed for The sickos but I like it fingers crossed Wolf pack 420 saying give us when Benyama sicko chat popping off right now Really appreciate it uh so listen uh You're gonna kind of just hang with me Here do the best I can not to make you Sicko sick with my camera movements here But I'm just going to kind of hold the Phone as I kind of get ready for this Show Um but hit me with the questions I'm Going to check in let me know how you're Feeling let me know uh what happens to You if they get six like are you how sad Are you if they hit the six Jake the sicko segment intro music is Amazing things I got it popping off Right now this is how I get this is how I Get Hype for every show I just listen To this over and over to remind myself How sick I am Mesa mellow loves it up to Mellie who or Wimby who dunks it while his feet are Still on the court exactly not only I Mean I think a lot of people look at Wimby and they think ah man think about All those lobs that mellow is going to Toss right but I'm thinking about mellow Driving and dishing to wimby for the Three-point shot that nobody can guard
No one can guard the dude when he's Shooting threes when he's shooting hook Shot threes I mean it's crazy I mean I Know we're getting hyped up but I got Mark Williams here I'm gonna play if you Haven't seen this tweet it's Craig Mark Williams uh getting ready for the draft Uh Lottery he's the representative on Camera I found out today that buzz Peterson is going to be the guy that's In the back room they invite one person From each team uh to go to the back room And just kind of keep their eyes peeled Again I I mean I would love to be on Stage but I think that's a perfect role For me too too I would keep my I would Monitor make sure there's no funny Business going on make sure there are no Cons anti-hornets conspiracies I mean All due respect to buzz Peterson but I Feel like you want even a more neutral Arbiter to be in there and I think I Would be the perfect fit to be the guy In the back room a lot of media members In there as well uh keeping an eye on The NBA but it's all a facade you know It's all of a sad the NBA is going to Select or they want to be number one we All know this come on you know get out Of here with all this it's a facade you Know bringing all these folks in to to Make sure the lottery is not funky when The NBA they can do what they want we Know come on this is uh millions
Billions of dollars worldwide on the Line They're not going to leave this to ping Pong balls get real people open your Eyes all right for real I gotta get Ready for the show okay hit me with your Questions Vic plus mark on the floor Together a problem I don't think so Um you want more I think you want a Stronger Mark Williams this guy right Here look at him he looks good what's Going on Uh you want that guy in the middle Gobbling up rebounds you don't want Wimby taking a bunch of Center level Punishment let Mark get down there and Do that thing he can't shoot threes Wimpy can shoot threes uh I love the Whim the idea of a wimby mark combo Together and I don't know if Steve Clifford's going to love that I don't Know if insert coaching hire after they Get wimby uh would love that but look uh Jake's saying if we get wimpy does that Mean anything for PJ contract Negotiations So I think it does honestly because you Know you're going to have a little bit Of a log Jam at the forward position and How much money do you want to invest in A guy that's going to be popping off the Bench for 18 to 20 minutes now they may Say look depth was an issue this year Obviously because we had so many
Injuries so maybe we just Shore Everything up we pay everybody but wimby As much as I think a lot of people are Hyping up wimpy and and rightly so and We all think he's a short bet You know I wonder if the organization of Michael Jordan are willing to think hey This is a short bat we want to go ahead And spend as much money as possible Right now or do they say hey let's be a Little bit more conservative than that Wait it out if PJ really tries to put The sticks to us say all right you know Go ahead PJ go find something in Sacramento or you know wherever is going To have you because we want to make sure Wimby's the real deal before we get Popping off on this thing so you know I Think I think it will have an impact but We'll have to wait and see I mean we Don't even know where they're going to Pick but I know we're all getting Excited Trevor's saying they owe us the Pig Trevor gets it Trevor gets it I was Watching the locked on NBA live show Which go ahead you know after we get Down from this before there's going to Be a little gap between this little live That I'm doing now and the actual live Show go ahead and check that out for a Few minutes uh but you know they don't Understand they don't understand what US Sickos have been through the oh these Many years I'm not just talking about
The Bobcats I mean there was a lot of Pain pre bobcat it's okay I mean 2000 And you know the Blues in that Series in The Bucks in 2001 that was pain the Franchise moving when the franchise was In its prime had a chance to compete That was a weak Eastern Conference Jason Kidd and the Nets well like Kittles on That team who was on a Kenyan Martin I Mean respect Kenyan Martin but come on Like that was that was our year And we couldn't do it because the team Was moving away Mason hey Doug if we get cursed and Follow the top five picture we trade the Pick in a package for a top tier player I don't know that it would bring in a Top tier player I mean I know this is a Deep draft but I'm not sure a top tier Player is coming back unless it's a Weird you know kind of weird situation Where a team is looking to get rid of a Guy You know uh you have to look and see That situation but you know I just I Think it would have to be multiple picks You know if you're talking about top Tier guy it would not just be this Lottery pick I mean you saw what go Bear Went for Right and the one pick's not gonna do it All right keep the chat flowing uh I Gotta hit my my magical Um locked on Hornets button
That cues everything up turns the lights On all right technology this is 2023 People only the best Taking you behind the scenes here where I change these Graphics let's go for our Headlines we're gonna go Um Give us wimby how about that How about give us wimby for the first One Just declare it right now Uh second headline draft lottery special And then the third line Um Actually no I'm going to change these We're sickos is going to be the first One We're sick The only prescription More windy that's gonna be the headlines Those are gonna be three headlines on The graphics And we're good All right lock those in You can see the top of my head in the uh In the box right now I decided to stand Up like several weeks ago I didn't want To sit down anymore I needed the energy I needed the energy to match I was I'm Trying I've been trying to summon wimby For weeks with my energy taking it to Another level taking the show to another Level and I needed to stand up So there you go all right checking in
With the chat now praying uh for that Wimby and Bryce young photo shoot I'm Telling you recreate if they know what They're doing if anyone is smart in the Hornets marketing department the Panthers marketing department they will Recreate the poster from twins with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Bryce young Victor webignyama make it Happen come on Susie this is easy money folks just hire Me I'll take you to the promised land oh Look who just popped in look just popped In a chat it's Walker mail I don't even Know if he's I don't know if he knows That I'm going live yeah he can hear me But I can't hear him right now he is a Victim right now he he just said he Answers to sit here and just be on this Live show right now he can't talk I have All of the Power he can do nothing What are you gonna do Walker you're Gonna say something to people you can't That microphone isn't worth at least Trying to talk right now this is Beautiful all right folks I gotta pop Off here right now because we actually Have to pre-show and get ready for this Thing thanks for joining me on this live Show this was fun I appreciate all the Questions save them copy command C Command V into the next live they were Just about to jump into uh you've been Good to us we really appreciate your
Support on this show love you all uh Good luck Um I think I think it's gonna happen I Really do I don't know what but I think It's gonna happen all right see in a Minute
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