1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: At Chad Brendle, and he's with us now following last 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: night's you See loss to Arizona in Tucson, Hi, Chad, 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: I'm oh, is there any sort of overarching takeaway from 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: last night's U see loss to the Wildcats? 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: That Arizona's roster at every position was significantly better than Cincinnatides. 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: That was my takeaway. 7 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I knew that going in. Uh yeah, last night 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 3: was confirmation of it. I guess for me, it was 9 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: I don't know. 10 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: We we we can talk about how good Arizona is. 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: They were gonna have to play a perfect game last 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: night offensively and they did not, And they were gonna 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: need somebody to step up and create offensively, and that 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: didn't happen either. 15 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that's look Iowa State, like you can, 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: you can trace why the offense was successful inst Iowa State. 17 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: Iowa State likes to gamble. They like to put pressure 18 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: on you. If you can beat that pressure, then you 19 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: can score on Iowa State. Arizona basically just plays you 20 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: straight up. They switch one through four. They'll play drop coverage. 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: You know where their their center plays off when you 22 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 2: put him in a pick and roll. They have great 23 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 2: size Their smallest guy is six'. Three most of their 24 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 2: team is six, seven, six eight and. Up and they 25 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: just say we're gonna play, Sound we're gonna stay in 26 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: front of, You we're gonna make you make shots over the. 27 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: Top And cincinnati's not a great shooting. Team they're not 28 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: a great shooting team from. Three they're not a great 29 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: shooting team from. Two they wasted thirteen or fourteen from the. Line, 30 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: though you get upset when that happens with as bad 31 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: as this team, is the free throw shooting that they 32 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: lose the ninety two, Percent but, YEAH i mean. It you, 33 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: know offensively they are not Good and it comes down 34 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: to one simple. Thing. Though in a matchup with high 35 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 2: level teams in The Big, Twelve cincinnati's at a significant 36 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: disadvantage at, guard and that was evident last. Night they 37 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: had an opportunity to be better Than arizona's, guards who 38 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: didn't play all that, well and they were significantly. 39 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: Worse, YEAH i, MEAN. 40 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: I watched that game to the lens of this is 41 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: this is the, barometer, right this is the standard against 42 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: which All big twelve teams are going to be. Measured 43 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: nothing Against IOWA statea, look Maybe arizona doesn't win The big. 44 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: Twelve who, knows Maybe arizona gets beaten early in the 45 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: in THE ncaa. Tournament BUT i want to win The 46 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: big twelve one, day. RIGHT i want to play in 47 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: games where there's a single digit number next To cincinnati 48 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: and for the for the progress The bearcats have made 49 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: over the left couple of weeks and as well as 50 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: they played Against Iowa, state and as cool as it 51 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: was for them to win that, GAME i looked At, 52 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: ARIZONA i looked At, cincinnati and the distance between the 53 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: two feels like it's it's it's so expansive That i'm 54 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: having a hard time even imagining The bearcats looking like 55 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: that anytime. 56 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 2: Soon, YEAH i, MEAN i don't. Know Iowa state was 57 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: number two in the country And cincinnati matched. UP i 58 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: think a lot of it is, matchups style of play 59 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: styles make. Fights arizona was a bad style For. Cincinnati 60 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: but ultimately you are from that prism looking at the 61 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: number one team in the, country and it's certainly even you, 62 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: know four days after beating the number two team in the, 63 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: country it certainly felt Like arizona was quite a bit 64 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: further along in the process Than. CINCINNATI i really Like 65 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: Tommy lloyd as a. Coach they run really good stuff 66 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: on all. Offense they're very difficult to. GUARD i do 67 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: want to make a correction To West, Miller Tony, pike 68 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: and a lot of people That i've heard yesterday and 69 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: today about that. Game arizona's not a bad three point shooting, 70 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: Team well said last. 71 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 3: Night in The, yeah yes they. 72 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 2: Shoot what would you give For cincinnati to shoot thirty 73 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 2: six and a half percent from three over a? 74 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: Season, YEAH i mean they WERE i think going into 75 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: last night six in The big twelve and three point 76 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: SHOOTING i think they were like forty fifth in the. 77 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: Country it's funny BECAUSE i heard folks say, THAT i 78 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: Heard tony say, it And i'm, like you know that 79 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: that doesn't mess with What i've. 80 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 3: Seen i've seen a team that doesn't shoot. 81 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: A, lot AND i think they're on the lower end 82 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: of you, know power, four power five teams three point shooting. 83 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: Attempts but they're not a bad outside shooting. Team. 84 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 2: No that one was, like, UH i think we're missing 85 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: on the fact that they don't make a lot of 86 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: threes a, game as they're not a good shooting team. 87 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 2: Wins it's been a long time Since cincinnati's had a 88 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: team shoots thirty six and a half percent from three. 89 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: Collectively if that's, bad, man we got a long way 90 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: to go to be. Bad they're well. Constructed they're well 91 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 2: constructed as a. Team they've got a couple of really 92 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 2: good veteran, guards some awesome, freshmen they've got, size they're well. Coached, like, 93 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 2: yeah They're they're definitely the talk of The big twelve 94 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: so far this year for a million. 95 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 3: Reasons can the Bear cats Be Arizona? State? 96 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 2: Boy they? BETTER i don't know if you've monitored things 97 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 2: From Bobby, hurley who's not as endearing as his brother 98 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: that is a friend of this. Show bobby's talking, ABOUT 99 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 2: i can't reach my. Team they're not taking the. Coaching 100 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: they don't, respond they don't. Listen. Uh i'm sure he's 101 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 2: trying to use that to light a fire under. Them 102 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: they've got Some and here's here's always the, concern, mo 103 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 2: even as you get to the bottom teams in this, 104 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: league they've all got some guards that can put up. 105 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: Buckets and If cincinnati's off that, night disaster always. Looms 106 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 2: the question is can they keep their confidence up even 107 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: after how the last ten minutes played out In. Tucson so, 108 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: far this has been a resilient team. 109 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 3: For the most. 110 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 2: Part but, boy they really got their butt. Kicked so 111 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 2: butts kicked over those last ten. Minutes how do they bounce? 112 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: Back AND i will AND i know this is what this. 113 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 2: IS i say this with a grain of, salt mo 114 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 2: because m. Cronin mccronin was very good at finding things 115 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: and still is maybe the best at finding things to self. 116 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 2: Motivate is that a good way to put? It mick 117 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: hated the second game of a long road, trip and 118 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: they went out To arizona On. TUESDAY i, mean god 119 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 2: knows when they're going to get. Back they're certainly not 120 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 2: going to be able to get back in Town saturday 121 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: night after the. GAME i wouldn't. Think so it's a long, 122 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 2: trip you just got your butt. Kicked how do these 123 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: guys handle today and? Tomorrow Getting rednan all day On 124 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 2: saturday waiting for that game at ten O'clock saturday. Night 125 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 2: you're playing a team that's not, good but you're playing 126 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: a team that has some talent that is probably gonna 127 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 2: win a couple games on their home. Floor Can Wes 128 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 2: miller avoid something that has been a problem For Wes, 129 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: miller and that is going on the road against a 130 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 2: wounded animal Like Arizona state and. Losing this is one 131 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 2: they absolutely have to win if we're gonna keep any 132 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 2: level of interest in this season. Beyond Does cincinnati make 133 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 2: a coaching? Change all? 134 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: Right so if they do that, right they get a 135 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: chance to come home and play three of the next 136 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: four at fifth. 137 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 3: Third baylor's not very. 138 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: Good they do have to go To. Houston that's gonna 139 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: be a. Problem come home For West, virginia a team 140 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: they should have beaten the first. Time come home FOR, 141 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: ucf a team they should have beaten the first. Time 142 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: At Kansas, state The wildcats are not very. Good Play 143 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: utah here The utes are. Putrid like, okay some of 144 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: those are fifty to fifty, games are probably not gonna 145 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: win them. 146 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 3: All BUT i look at it like, this if you get. 147 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: A get a tempee and Beat Arizona, state which you, 148 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: should the schedule does open up a little bit and 149 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: they do have a. CHANCE i am not gonna say 150 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: they're gonna make THE ncaa, tournament but if you're hoping 151 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: to watch them win some games and change the conversation 152 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: in SEASON a little. Bit the schedule does present those, 153 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: opportunities and the team That i've watched play three of 154 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: the three in a quarter of the last four, games 155 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: can can reel off some. 156 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 2: Wins they. CAN i, mean that's the right back to 157 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 2: that same thing we talked ABOUT. Mo Can Wes miller 158 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 2: put this team in a position to win some of 159 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: THESE a games you should win and be coin flip, 160 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 2: games because if you look at the last two years 161 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: since they've joined The big, TWELVE, mo if they would 162 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 2: just have won a couple more of those type, games 163 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: we wouldn't be talking About Wes miller on the hot. 164 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 2: Seat we'd be talking about Can cincinnati make their third 165 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 2: tournament in a row or their third tournament in a, 166 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 2: row or their second out of three since joining The big? 167 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: Twelve because two years ago that was they lost a 168 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 2: bunch of close, games The Oklahoma state, game The West virginia, 169 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: game like there were games that could have got them 170 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: to nine and, nine ten and, eight that would have 171 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: gotten them in the. Tournament that look a lot like 172 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 2: this stretch of five games that's coming. Up SO i 173 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 2: had what, success four and, one three and? 174 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: Two, yeah, yeah they again taking how they've, played including 175 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: how they played for a stretch last night that combined 176 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: with how the schedule does even ease, up they do 177 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: have an. Opportunity we'll see if they take. Advantage that's a, 178 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: big big. 179 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 3: If thank. You as, always there is a chance for. 180 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 2: Momentum we