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No! No! He tried! No, its not a dunk. I’ve done that many a times and Pat said no. Yeah, so, Pat Connaughton said no. Pat Connaughton is the official gatekeeper, judge, whatever you want to say.

But Tuesday night was not a nostalgia-fueled fever dream. It was a clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying Payne's two-year total. The buzz is intoxicating.