https://www.basketball-reference.com
https://www.zapsplat.com         
free sound bit from zapsplat and verified my facts from basketball reference.
*I used all caps for the second interview transcript so it is easier to see visually.
Intro music plays….
ME: Welcome basketball fans, welcome to this special edition
Background clapping and cheering noise
ME: of my prince Y’s podcast, today I am with few guests and we are gonna talk about basketball. We are gona talk about their favorite basketball player of all time and who they think is the greatest of all time, so grab your popcorn and get ready for this episode of my special podcast. Thank you, guys enjoy, !!

ME: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to prince Y’s (stutter) prince Y’s podcast, today I am with
SPEAKER: Jared white
Me: so jared white, if you don’t mind me asking you a few questions really quick
SPEAKER: of course
ME: so how long have you been watching basketball 
SPEAKER: I wana say since I was 9 years old.
ME: so, I can say you are a big fan
SPEAKER: sure, why not
ME: okay so who’s ur fav basketball player in the NBA
SPEAKER: I would have to say my all-time fav player is larry bird.
ME: Larry bird, which team did he play for again
SPEAKER: Boston Celtics
ME: Boston Celtics the great 80’s team.
SPEAKER: oh yeah
ME: and why is he your fav basketball player
SPEAKER: I feel that he kinda started the 3-point shooting craze back in the day, he dominated the 3-point contest, and on a every single game process he was showing his competitiveness he was always out there to win he helped Boston get all those rings.
ME: yessirr
SPEAKER: and of course, the whole matchup between Lakers him and magic Johnson gravitated the NBA fans it was huge for me so
ME: the NBA did become big in sports after larry bird and magic Johnson and do you think larry bird is the greatest basketball player of all time.
SPEAKER: I do not, no
Me: no who do you think is
SPEAKER: I would have to give the edge to MJ
Me: and why would you give the edge to MJ what makes you think he’s the greatest of all time
SPEAKER: I just think there was never any doubt every time he stepped on the court, he was clearly the best player he always strived to be the best then there was the flu game where he was feeling under the weather and he still came out and put up big numbers and of course he has unparalled stats 6 rings common 
Me: 6-0 and if I had to ask you who your current fav basketball player is who would that be
SPEAKER: I would say Russel Westbrook
Me: Russ Westbrook of the okc thunder why is he your favorite
SPEAKER: Uhm I just think he’s so athletic he just always brings excitement from the point guard position man can fly his dunking and of course few seasons ago he averaged a triple double which is unheard of in today’s game
Me: first since 1960’s when big o Oscar Robertson did it
SPEAKER: yessirr something special
Me: thank you very much Mr. white and do I have the permission to record this and put it on SoundCloud sir
SPEAKER: yes, you do
ME: thank you very much ladies and gentlemen please give a round of applause to Mr. jared white.
ME: welcome back to prince Y’s podcast and today I am with former varsity basketball player for Central high school Tyler wurtule
SPEAKER: WHATS UP MAN
ME: so, what’s up bro do you miss playing competitive basketball
SPEAKER: YA OBVIOUSLY I MISS IT I MISS THE GETTING READY PRACTICING EVERY MORNING JUST GETTING READY FOR THOSE GAME DAYS ITS A DIFF TYOE OF PRESSURE THEN ANYTHING ELSE I HAVE DONE BUT YA
ME: ya I remember that crazy block you had against Keller whole student section we went nuts
SPEAKER: ya that was insane I remember that the atmosphere all around that
ME: I know U blocked that kid Preston Hannah I think that was his name but anyway let’s get to the topic so Tyler who’s ur fav basketball player of all time
SPEAKER: MY FAVORITE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME UMM I GOTTA SAY JAMES HARDEN
ME: James harden, and can you tell me why

NBA PODCAST FINAL - 11:29:18, 1.26 PM

ENG 1302 Project
Transcript:
Hello, Mark Emmert and rest the ncaa
My name is Youraj Koirala and I am a freshman at Texas Tech university. 
Today I will be speaking to you about getting the ncaa athletes paid. 
Our basketball team just made the national championship game wish we could have won but we had our chances. It was great making it that far but.
According to usatoday, ncaa will make about 900 million from tv commercials, tickets, corporate sponsorships and more.
I wonder how much the student athletes made oh that’s right 0. 
Most of the student athletes don’t get drafted into professional leagues it’s only 2% according to ur website, mr. Emmert.ncaa.com

Matt Mooney, Tarik Owens, Brandon’s Francis won’t go to the leauge  they are seniors already and the nba doesn’t value seniors much as freshmans and sophmores like jarett culliver because they developed late and do you understand how much those guys mean to the city of Lubbock and what they have done for not only the ncaa but Texas Tech. 
DailyToreador says tech received about 50 applications per day before the tournament and after our final four win the number increased to 140 applications. Crazy right but the athletes are still not getting paid. 

Mr. Emmert you have said yourself that you see student athletes as students first and paying them will hurt them as students their integrity for the game which will lead to less viewership because of the whole idea of amateurism.
I am a student, mr Emmert and I get paid at my job and that pay obviosually would be significantly less compared to the student athletes if they were to be paid but that money isn’t hampering my success as a student in fact I believe it helps me. Being able to dress nice, eat food outside the campus for once makes u feel good about urself and fuels the mind and body. 
Lot of these student athletes come from a poor situation and according to sportingnews 86% of student athletes live in poverty.
College should be the time of their lives for everyone and the athletes that give the most to you and ur organization are living worse then they should. You say that the scholarships make up for the money they deserve but a 40-50,000 for them compared to the 900 million just from the ncaa March madness let alone the revenue from football other sports and merchandise isn’t cutting it enough.
Mr. Emmert I know ur great as the president of the ncaa that’s why you have held the position for almost 10 years now. I saw something somewhere couple months ago that ur annual pay is 2.4 million. I don’t know if it’s correct but I believe it is. I don’t want to be disrespectful to you but when it’s all said and done nobody is going to remember you. They are all going to forget because you were just another president in the long line of ncaa’s history. Why don’t we work together and change that.
Pay the student athletes.
Become the ncaa president that payed the student athletes for a change.

I know that the discussion on paying college athletes isn’t moving anywhere despite all the noise surrounding it every year. 
I am not a businessman, lawyer, nor I work for ur organization ncaa or the student atheltes but I do have couple ideas in mind.
First, I believe that the athletes should be allowed to make money off their names so they should be granted the permission to accept endorsements without any repercussions.
Second, have a fixed amount of money that u will offer the athletes in the respective sports granted they meet the requirements you guys set for them such as their gpa, snap counts in football, minutes in basketball, top 3 finishes in track and field. I don’t know how much money the ncaa can offer but I do know mr. Emmert you guys can offer a boatload without failing to maintain and regulate other lesser watched sports like lacrosse, baseball, and soccer in the states. 
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