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a lot of guys injured.
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And but have you know how difficult this has been the season to be playing with somebody different lineups and combinations that much we could do?
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Just gotta go out there and play where we have.
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I know guys have been hurts, been up and down all year.
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Oh, okay.
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He's got place to the best of our ability with the guys that we have about the steam.
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You can shut out trade rumors and things like that and put on a performance like this.
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Stick to job one.
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That's all that matters.
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I mean, I think we all come to the realization that we can't control what happens at the end of the day.
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We got a key point is Jersey until that time comes or if it comes.
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So he's gonna keep playing to the best for ability, play hard and whatever happens, happens thought Cross your mind that this could be your last game as a piston today.
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I mean, I've been hearing that for the past four years, so no, I don't.
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You know, they don't phase me, but also didn't for other guys in the locker room.
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But for me, just keep playing.
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So whatever happens, happens focus.
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When you see a performance like Christian would put on today, you've been playing like that all year, so it was no surprise on that aspect.
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I think he's getting more and more comfortable.
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He's starting to find himself a little bit more mean.
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This is mostly played his entire career.
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So it was bound happy that he got comfortable in the world that he's in.
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So he looks great.
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You mentioned, you know, over the last couple of years being involved with trade rumors.
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Do you feel that guy's kind of maybe come to you?
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That that may have heard their names and say under How did you handle it?
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Or, you know, a couple guys have asked me, I just I mean, the word I want to use right now probably shouldn't come.
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I try and get fine, but it's this FBI.
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Just say just the effort, man, laughing.
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I mean, what you gonna do?
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You can't.
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You can't fight that battle so you can change.
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Just keep playing.
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And whatever happens when your time comes, it comes.
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If it doesn't, you know you're still here.
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But the end of the day you can't focus on.
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They got focus on job number one, which is being in the piston uniform right now.
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Here.
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You still feel that way?
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Last month you met back in Oakland.
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You said just go.
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Now, you said you would prefer to remain here.
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Is that the way you still feel?
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You would know if I change my mind?
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One, this one about the trade stuff.
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A lot of people, when they look at, you know, players or athletes.
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You know, you're just sometimes you're objectified that you don't have personal feelings.
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Is there somebody else had to think about moving or you know where they're going to live or all that other stuff?
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Have you found that to be tough, just from a personal, Just as Andre is a human being, like thinking about?
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And what if I do have to up and move everybody in my family?
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Now that you know, for me, I stopped thinking about what people quote unquote fans think about our feelings that I would say, don't really care.
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I just want to know, figure, play and play to the best probability.
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So for me to express my feelings is not gonna change anything.
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So for me, see if it happens, You know, I know what I need to do to get my family the best situation to get out of wherever I met.
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But in terms of expressing how I feel about it, you know, I don't really care to share.
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If you did get trade or right now, do you kind of feel like you will be here after tomorrow?
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Your guess is as good as mine.
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I don't know what's gonna happen.
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I'm going to go to sleep tonight and wake up and find out what happened.
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So who knows?
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