Caitlin Clark DEFINITELY should have been in Paris
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
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What about Arike Ogunbowale? I think she should be on team USA.
She declined cause of the politics of choosing with Team USA.
The whole all star team should have been there rather than team USA
No, not when she was literally having her Worst Season in the WNBA shooting the BALL. Plus at her Height, she would have been getting smoked just like all the other guards.
Who cares it's over. Let the old players have it. They didn't get paid anything. Most needed 37 thousand dollars. They won just let it be 💪🏿🏀
Well she wasn't so move on.
Taurasi was NOT doing well. She 3 points in three games with over 30 minutes! She was no where!
Same with curry until the last two games
Legacy spot for Taurasi, nothing more.
@@deykno87 like you said...last 2 games. Then what😂🥂
@@Shaolin91z Then both teams won Gold 💪🏾 🥇
Congrats to Taurasi for her 6th Gold medal and 8th consecutive Gold for the team USA!! 🥳🥇And congrats to Kristy Wallace for getting the Bronze!! 🥉🎉
Diana Tarasi shouldn’t have been on USA team Just to get 6th medal and other players in the WNBA could’ve gone in her place and get their first and medal. Very sad
she knows it too. that is what is sad
So one of the most decorated women players on the team should be kicked off during her possible last year of competition after helping USA women bring Gold Home all these years? That proves there is no loyalty and true basketball fans making these comments
Word. Night night Diana. 😂
@@elmetradooley3935yes because people lack gratitude I hope the have the same career Diana has she has carried the Mercury on her back
@@elmetradooley3935What did she help? What are her pts asst and rebs average during this Olympics?
We have the Taurasi, Gray olympic data now. They didn't belong on the team.
We all knew that.
Who?
Simple
Both better than cc
@@HasanShah-wv2yw still know who CC is rather than these two
Diana Taurasi being on the US team just to get a 6th medal was a travesty. No way was she one of the best players. In fact, she was absolutely garbage and got exposed for being old and was ultimately benched.
Taurasi absolutely should have been benched - she did not have a good Olympics
Caitlin needed to be on the team because they desperately needed a decent point guard who could move
@beatleplayer1011 she also has a high turnover ratio. She is also leading the league in turnovers. Please do not say that it is her teammates' fault for not controlling her passes. Her teammates are the reason she is also one of the top 5 assist leaders. I think the coach explained why Caitlin did not make the Olympic team. When the season started, was Caitlin struggling? Yes or no? Just be honest. The coach also said that if Caitlin was playing like she did on the last 10 games before the half, she would have picked her to join the team. The bottom line is that France is a physical team. They play physical. The US did what they had to do to win. Overall, I did not see any need for Caitlin. The only team the US struggled against was France. They beat every other team by double digits.
@substance When talking about her turnovers be sure to mention the following which all together more than makes up for that:
Fever Dot WNBA Dot Com: Clark is the fastest rookiein WNBA history to record at least four hundred points and two hundredassists in just twenty six games games. During Indiana's six games in July, Clark recorded four-consecutive double-doubles in points and assists, marking the longest streak by a rookie in league history.
Clark concluded the month of July as the WNBA leader in assists per game (8.2 apg), while also leading all rookiesin points (17.1 ppg),assists, steals (1.5 spg), minutes (35.2 mpg), field goals made (138), 3-point field goals made (71) and free throw percentage (89.1%).
@Jake4Truth I never said she was not a good player. I think she has the potential to be a very special player. I think people need to chill and let her develop into the player we all think she can. Be. When she came into the league, she was not playing like an Allstar player. This Is the reason she did not make it to the Olympics. No different than the Reese girl.
@@substance4640 so they have no interest in marketing the league. Fine, just stop asking the NBA to subsidize that welfare case of a league
@@substance4640 Her team mates drop or fumble over half of her passes. That is a FACT! I don't really care about her turnovers. She makes the game exciting (Exactly what the WNBA needs). Lebron James and John Stockton are top 5 in turn overs in their careers. CC is in good company and will be just fine. She doesn't need the Olympics.
Stephen A is only saying that angel Reese should have been on the team to save face with the culture.
He knows damn well Angel Reese ain't got no business on that team
Can't say "Caitlin" without saying "angel". BLM won't allow it.
From a marketing perspective?
Diana Taurasi averaged 1 point a game. She shouldn’t have been on the team
I know right? Shows SAS didn't even watch the games. DT averaged more TO than points and assists
And that is why we as Americans are slowly losing basketball dominance on the world stage. All we care about is who scores the most points and from where...the more exciting the better. Anyone who has played ball at a high level knows that basketball is far more than three-point shots.
Taurasi? She scored 6 points and 8 assists TOTAL in 5 games.
Benching her was the right move. She was a Legacy pick and shouldn't have been in Paris.
Stephen A Smith:
PLEASE 🙏 correct Monica McNutt and the internet on the lie that you never had woman ballers on your platforms and shows! She didn’t even play in the WNBA
STEPHEN you are 100% and were 100% correct before the games. Thank you for speaking up!
The vets stood aside to let DT play in her first Olympics, but DT would not stand aside for Caitlin Clark.
Forget about marketing, Clark is a better player than some of the guards on Team USA. Clark may not have been that player when they selected the team but now she is. Selectors should have predicted that knowing Clark's history and Fever schedule.
She's better than whom????
Fever Dot WNBA Dot Com: Clark is the fastest rookiein WNBA history to record at least four hundred points and two hundredassists in just twenty six games games. During Indiana's six games in July, Clark recorded four-consecutive double-doubles in points and assists, marking the longest streak by a rookie in league history.
Clark concluded the month of July as the WNBA leader in assists per game (8.2 apg), while also leading all rookiesin points (17.1 ppg),assists, steals (1.5 spg), minutes (35.2 mpg), field goals made (138), 3-point field goals made (71) and free throw percentage (89.1%).
@@quinjackson6616Ummm, Chelsea Gray.
@@quinjackson6616Taurasi obviously
@@Jake4Truth what about the turnovers?? That would’ve lost the game against France
Ya'll gotta stop parachuting Angels Reese's name every time you mention Caitlin
If the All-star team had gone to the Olympics they would have thrashed every opponent, and played exciting, entertaining B-ball along the way. And guaranteed the attendance and viewership would dwarf the actual figures. A missed opportunity for sure.
Too bad the haters don’t see it that way. They would’ve been on another level with a fast paced game.
Facts
Exactly. CC isn't just a great player, she's an exciting player to watch. Which can't be said of 99% of the WNBA.
Even if it was to mostly ride the bench it still would've benefited their game in merchandise sales alone. Who makes the decisions lmao
She would’ve fashoo sold the the most jerseys even if she didn’t get in the game at all the whole Olympics lmaoo
FACTS, I didnt watch the game because i didnt know anyone playing
Congratulations to coach Reeves for making that game WAY HARDER than it should have been.
At least she made the elimination rounds interesting.🫤
We're still on this? 😅😅😅 Give it a rest already.
Exactly! No matter what you give to some people, they are just never satisfied. smh...
The biggest marketing blunder since, well, ever.
It amazes me how people continue to miss his point. It worries me just how much people are incapable of comprehending
They are not used to making money, it is a new concept.
This is the Olympics, CC wasn't going to overshadow or compete with the attention of gymnastics, track and field and swimming!! CC is good for women's basketball but she wasn't going to drastically move the needle like MJ did in 1992. CC can barely handle the defense in the WNBA, there's no way she can handle international defense and she would've been a defensive liability!! She didn't go, the women won the gold so let it go
@@quinjackson6616 You have no clue how famous CC is internationally.
She's not that famous. It's more of a home grown thing 😂@@TKAllTheTime
When your espn female colleagues yelled who you taking off that roster everyone said Diana Turasi and Chelsea Gray. They were right. Now they got a charity medal and celebrates what victory? That was a narrow escape. A pathetic game with horrible coaching.
Refs helped them
biggest marketing choke in the history of sports
It def wasn't. The energy was great. Everybody was engaged on social media. Everybody had a good time. Players from other sports were showing up supporting. One monkey don't stop no show. Trust and believe it gave what it needed to give, on both the men's and women's teams.
boo hoo. Pay your bills and don't worry about sports teams paying theirs
Stephen A.: Stop. Just stop. SMH.
1) the fact that Wilson has all of those yet nobody still knew who she was is precisely the point about the WNBA.
2) Wilson wasn’t close to having her shoe deal. CC came along. She got the deal out of guilt from the public.
Right. Played the race card and now she gonna get a shoe that wont sell. 😆
Her game is not as entertaining as other guards like Clark and Ionescu.
Thank you for doubling down on this. Just because its over people want to pretend they didnt care all of a sudden. Nah. She shouldve been on the team. We aint forget.
And when she would've been on the bench, you Clark Cult people would've been complaining about that
the mens game should have been on the last day tho..
Nah. /
8-10-24 Kobe tribute
@@jasonhurd1163 The Olympic committee doesnt have an obligation to honor Kobe. It wouldve been nice but nah
Agree
Finals was rigged for USA. 34 FT to 13? Lol, they should be ashamed of their performance.
Truth!! Thank you for pushing on this Sa.
Winning the gold benefits the 12 women and the don't give a shit coach. Having CC and some of the new crop of sensational rookies would benefit the WNBA in years to come. What a missed opportunity!!
Setting aside the marketing argument, the basketball argument for taking Caitlin was that this team was light on centers and to a lesser extent point guards, with a lot of shooting guards on the roster that could have benefitted from Caitlin’s passing skills. They still won gold, but that final game was close and came down to a few plays - not exactly the dominant performance team USA can deliver at its best. Now, what’s done is done, team USA still won, Caitlin got her much needed rest, and we’ll see what happens in 4 years.
Stephen A is glazing for views . The girl Clark desperately needed this break . Clark before the break was shooting with zero lift on her shot . As a Fever fan, I'm more exited for a recharged CC who had been playing virtually nonstop basketball since last fall .
Bro. Marketing!!! Is that what you’re about!! I thought you were about reporting and supporting!! That’s your job right? You don’t play you report! Go to the other side! Clark and Reese will have there chance. In 4 yrs. Talk about it then! The gold is home. They didn’t need them!
You don’t get it do you. They gonna win anyway. Should’ve done it with CC and Reese. Even though Reese cant dribble. 😆
Yeah, well Shaq wasn't the token on the Dream Team, instead it was Laetner. Caitlin will have her time.
Well in this case you are supporting the idea of CC being on the team, shaq was better, but they didn’t need him to win, they put leather because he was the most popular college player..in favor of the game of basketball and viewership plus attendance shaq was sacrificed..
God love you... Stephen A. Smith for bring the truth, fact !!!
Grow up and quit crying about Clark you should appreciate the gold medal like a try patriot would your just a whiner no respect for the accomplishment just making about yourself Stephen as usual
The USA women hit TWO 3 pointers in the gold medal game, and they shot less than 40 percent overall.
But they want you to think that Clark wasn't good enough to be on the team.
Yeah. OK.
Damn Stephen A that hair line going back every episode brother 😂😂😂
Rs😂
Let see yours pookie
Chill.hairline hasn’t receded for 10 years. Dont pull up like that. Dont laugh at a lie.
@@TheBassist450
C'mon Bro ... 🤨
Diana Taurasi's hairline is giving Stephen A a run for his money. 😂... 😹
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Jealousy post over SAS big $. LOL.
being the NBA subsidizes the WNBA shouldn't they have a say on who makes the team for marketing purposes?👀🙈
The problem I have is people act like there hadn’t already been a precedent set before this to a certain degree. Lisa Leslie Diana taurasi Candace Parker Breanna Stewart. These were all #1 picks in an Olympic year that were on the Olympic team. They weren’t the best players in the league their rookie seasons but they were on the team. They didn’t put her on there for reasons other than basketball. I’m glad she got the rest but to act like it’s outrageous that people think she should’ve been on the team is outrageous in itself. They would’ve won either way so why not take advantage of the hype. I’ll tell you why. Haters
I completely agree, but let's face it - the Team USA coach doesn't like her. Couple players on the team, notably Diana Taurasi, aren't big fans. She could have disrupted the chemistry of the team. Now, from a pure basketball perspective, Caitlin and Angel Reese absolutely should have been there, they would have been better than some of the dead weight on that bench.
They kept saying it didn't matter who got to go, USA was gonna win by 30 pts regardless. Turns out...they won by 1 point. eek
I agree Steven! Arica, Caitlen, and Angel should have been on the Women's Olympic team
He said everything good but he's wrong in one thing. CC should play also and firstly, because of her skills. She is one of the best USA players now and this is a main reason why has to play!
Caitlin Clark would have made the other players look bad, and it is their time to shine. I couldn’t tell a single other player in the WNBA except angel reese only bc she’s rivals with Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reeves DEFINITELY should have been in Paris
She will earn it and be there in 2028. Nothing was lost here.
Nothing was lost except the reputations of execs at USA basketball, Reeves, and many of the players who are now perceived as incompetent and petty.
@@dougmiyamoto3109 blah blah blah. They won every game. Keep living in your fantasy world. I bet you’re also a Trumper.
Then she would've been in Haliburton's/Tatum's role and ya'll would've been crying. Besides she'll be there in 2028.
Really? Did you watched the PGs on the team play?
CC would’ve quickly been starting or at very least been first off the bench.
@@DomainObject Lol yeah you don't know how this works
*y’all
Not good enough, that’s 4 years away.
A’ja is the 🐐 so proud of how she balled out and showed up for us
What about Arike? She definitely should have been on the Women’s team
I felt so bad for Gabby Williams from France. Was praying for an OT fight out. Sorry not sorry. DT got her gold medal by riding the pine LOL! Still glad CC didn’t go & did her thing for a month!
Branding and marketing matter in every situation, expect for women and the WNBA in this situation?
WNBA is unwatchable except when Caitlin is playing
FAX
You're right, I love watching Caitlin throw tantrums, turn the ball over and miss 3s!
@@truaqua😂😂😂😂😂 I SECOND THIS
I love watching her headed to rookie records in at least 7 areas:
Fever Dot WNBA Dot Com: Clark is the fastest rookiein WNBA history to record at least four hundred points and two hundredassists in just twenty six games games. During Indiana's six games in July, Clark recorded four-consecutive double-doubles in points and assists, marking the longest streak by a rookie in league history.
Clark concluded the month of July as the WNBA leader in assists per game (8.2 apg), while also leading all rookiesin points (17.1 ppg),assists, steals (1.5 spg), minutes (35.2 mpg), field goals made (138), 3-point field goals made (71) and free throw percentage (89.1%).
All of this together more than makes up for turnovers, but jealous haters gonna hate!
@@truaqua even with all that. People would rather watch that then anything else the WNBA has to offer. 😂
One weakness of the current Women's basketball team is, a number of them are aging. They are no longer as strong and fast as they used to be.
France's defense would have pounced all over Clark. They play aggressive ball. Yall were complaining about how defense was being played on her at the beginning of the season, what do you think France was going to do? Clark was where she needed to be.
If she was going to be in Paris, she should have showed up like Reese did just to support the other players and the US. That would have been a good look for her, to actual mingle. Reese is steps ahead of her when it comes to PR, and that's how you become the face of a league.
Stephen A is so right about Caitlin Clark. The response to the American women basketball team was tepid until the final game against France. Fortunately, disaster was barely avoided. If Clark has been there she would have been the talk of the Olympics and there would have lots of glory (and money) to go around for everybody.
He always adds Angel Reese's name as an after mention…and I disagree with him. Reese is a rebounder who knows how to find her misses….which she does enough times to get a double double. Not a necessary to the Olympic team this year…but Clark def was.
@@campreverbiaif only the WNBA learned from Angel Reese, who used Caitlin Clark’s popularity to propel her already great future into her stardom light….
@@campreverbia I am no fan of Reese. Ever since she mocked Clark in the 2023 NCAA tournament she has gone down in my book as a total jerk. However, I admit she is beautiful and a great player.
@@cliffordnewell2445Is Clark a jerk in your book because she mocks a lot of players too?
I was rooting for France! Too bad they lost! I would have laughed my butt off if they lost! The WNBA All-Stars should have been first string!
Lets not forget 11 sponcers pull out of the olympics.
Arike, Angel, and Caitlyn should have been on that squad. France doesn’t get that close if they were.
Taurasi was greedy, she just wanted her 6th gold medal for the records. Younger players esp Clark deserve a spot rather than her. Saying the best were chosen is bs!! And they played lousy against France, it's more luck than talent that they won!!
Caitlin Clark is more than marketing! She is a magician on the court that demands attention. She is better than all the guards that were on the team.
@@WhiskeyTangoFoxtraught she was not ready for the Olympics. Did u see how physical they were?? She already turns the ball over too much now imagine playing in the Olympics when they barely call fouls. It wasn’t her time she’ll be ready 2028
@@Willworld.The physical argument is completely fabricated. The Fever vs Team USA are different, with a talent stacked team she would have dominated: she leads the WNBA in assists and she plays for the Fever. Let that sink in.
No, she shouldn't. She has plenty of time to be on the team in the future
12,500 people in attendance at this Gold Medal 🥇 game??!! Lol 😂. Nobody cared
Only 12 reporters showed up at the post game press conference and asked about Caitlin Clark 😂
@@CodyChashe didn't do nothing in the all Star game.
Y'all still on that attendance stuff? It doesn't mean anything if you're not winning, but real basketball fans know y'all don't care about that.
@@bobby12348 it doesn't matter...she is the money maker
@@bobby12348exactly funny how she went from female steph shooting to passing like magic cause those shots not falling like they thought she would she a good player dont get me wrong also camron brink wouldve been rookie of the year imo
Was rooting for France. That would have been icing on the cake for Team USA. The tournament clearly showed who didn't belong
Selfishness...the motto of our country...and let's be for real. Refs bailed them out. France was up 10 and now everytime they tap a player foul called...So personally i dont count this as a win it was charity.
Everybody did their jobs including the refs. A'ja Wilson took the ball out of bounds under the French goal and the refs gave the ball back to the US
Wow, I actually agree with him for once. Nice job Stephen A.
Just announced that Catelyn got suspended by the league.
Cailtlin clarke will have several chances to be on the olympic team. The girls that played for team usa deserved to be on there.
I never watched 1 of the female basketball games in Paris. WNBA is a nothing burger without Clark - period.
And no one cares.
CC would’ve made them lose the medal .. they let them ladies play defense and were not calling fouls.. CC would’ve averaged 10 turnovers a game the way they were playing defense and refs letting them be physical.. I like CC , but she would’ve been flopping all over the place , and the refs wasn’t having it
DT should have stayed home as should Chelsea Gray. The viewership ratings still haven't been released. Why is that?
To sum it up, WNBA was not so popular until Caitlin Clark came along. I saw footages where she was pushed without any rational reason for doing it. Those jealous players are so childish and stupid.
Please find another song to sing because "people are jealous of CC" is played out.
@@quinjackson6616 and it is the truth and truth hurts bigly..
@Hyperion1722 what is "bigly". You're new to the WNBA, so listen when I say this..... the WNBA plays tough defense against everyone. CC isn't being treated any differently than Reese or any other rookie.
@@quinjackson6616 Treated differently? I saw her being shoved down for no apparent reason. So if this is a normal way to treat rookies, WNBA has really gone down the gutter of dirty plays.
@Hyperion1722 If you JUST started watching since CC and you only watch her games, how can you comment on the behavior of the WNBA? Did you see when Reese was close lined for no reason? Did you see when Aja Wilson was hit so hard in the nose, she was bruised and bandaged during the game?
Dude quit trying to get clicks, it’s over, you can’t say if she was there it would have been different, we could have lost she is one of the best scorers, but also leads the W in turnovers a game that close a turnover can turn a close win into a loss.We will never know
listen to the what he's saying. nobody watched or was interested in this game.
Nobody is talking about their win. I agree. They don’t know how to market. Look at what’s going on with Track & Field and the gold medalists that came from that? It would have been way more hyped if CC was on that team.
Honestly i Was Rooting For France! Only Reason i like Team USA Was Kelcy Plum! She Seemed Greatfull to Be There Caitlin should of Been there on that team!
Stephen A Smith well she wasn't there! They still got the Gold!
Don’t worry, LA bruh LA. Her, JuJu, Reese and that one girl who killed it in the TUSA vs WNBA game. Their time is coming in LA
they couldve def used her late game turnovers. what a shame.
LMAO, let it go, stop trying to start $hit for clicks and views!
Reese and Caitlin should've both been on imo.
Why does Stephen A. keep talking about this, they won that's what counts, that game was tough because the team from France really wanted to win. He talked about how great Aja Wilson is, France made her earn everything and he thinks Caitlin Clark would have came in there and made things look easy. In order to shoot 3's you need good looks France wasn't letting the USA get good looks anywhere on the court.
Congrats to team USA.winning Gold. Just thinking Caitlin Clark is the Jackie Robinson of the WNBA. Class act.
It’s over with 2028 we will see her okay 😂😂😂😂
She should skip it and focus on her longevity like steph and bron. She can go at the end but not ride the bench like dinosaurasi.
We wanted a Rookie Caitlin Clark Olympic Jersey though
They could've had 4 years of free global publicity if CC and AR was on the team.. WNBA will grow at a snail's pace
Not good enough. Now she has to wait 4 years.
Timing is everything and they dropped the ball.
They won gold but people rather talk about Caitlyn Clarke because she’s more relevant 😉
WNBA Allstar Team should be the ones with gold metal not the Olympic Team.
Kobe sneakers were the most visible in these basketball games...it's clearly now the shoes of choice especially for women. Well done kob🐐💜💛👑💯👍
I finally decided to tune in for the championship since it was the only event going.. after seeing so many bricks and terrible play the score was 25-25 at halftime and I had to turn it off
Angel Reese and Caitlin Could have been there. I mean Tatum didnt even play, throw her on just for the attention. If she got no minutes the ENTIRE COUNTRY would have been talking about the game and if she came in for garbage minutes and hit 2 shots EVERY player on this roster would have gotten more opportunity
Should she have been a STARTER , NO! Absolutely NOT. But neither should Anthony Edwards and thats OKAY because they are young. 👍🏼🙌🏼
There is a common theme. Stephen A does not respect coaches and their decisions...even if they win. They are easy fodder for him
The Olympics are OVER folks! lol
Women’s US basketball is still ahead of the world. But we all saw how close it was. This team is going to eventually lose, if US basketball doesn’t start putting teams together instead of paying respect to vets who can’t contribute.
I don’t necessarily think CC was needed but Taurasi definitely wasn’t needed. IDK why she was allowed to be on the team she already had enough medals.
Shes padding.
France almost won. Please help me understand. Team USA are professional players they play for a living. France players are they amateurs who play after they work? If this is the case then how could France have gotten so close?
Steve.. Shuddup already, no one cares about Caitlin & her single doubles
❤❤❤Steve... AR and CC would have rocked the house. Those old girls need 2 fall back.
Right Stephen. It's a business. Even the Olympics are about making money, selling tickets, merch, viewership. Caitlin Clark's presence would have brought in millions, millions in revenue and viewership. In order to make money, you need to market - and that means adding THE player that is the most well known international sports figure today, Caitlin Clark (who can also ball out). This is not a dig to other players who could and should have been on the Olympic team - angel, arike - I wish the team had gone with youth (like the women's soccer team chose to do). But they didn't.
This is nonsense. The National Team did very well. The world didnt care if Caitlyn was there or not.
DT scored 5 points the entire Olympics. She’s washed. CC should’ve been on this team based on her play; not marketing only.
I wouldn't be bothered one bit if Clark found something else to do in 2028.
And the team will still win gold so what.
Obviously... What's your point
So Stephen are you now going to admit that Caitlin deserved to be in the 12 best and not just for views
Give it a rest already!
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She lost me refusing to do the 3 point contest.
Dude she was tired af relax@chocjoc
NOOOOO
Brother this is his job 🤣 to stay relevant and start conversations every day
Imagine saying this after they win Gold 😂😂 AGAIN
C'mon Bro... 🤨
Gold is Gold but they won by 1 point. Many of their players also underperformed. They got lucky. 😂... 😹
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@@seanbaugh3239 you’re right Gold is Gold …..
@@seanbaugh3239 And the men had a team 100x better than the women, and still barely won too. Guess that was luck?
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The men won by 11 points and the women won by 1 point. The women got lucky. 😂... 😹
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