1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: What's up? Mao, uh A lot, a lot? 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 2: How about yourself? 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was just watching the Bearcats. Very good. 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 2: You're gonna watch the Musketeers tonight. Is Trey Carroll gonna play? 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: Well? The injury report just came out from the Big 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: East and he is not on it. So that would 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: lead everyone to believe that he is available in what role? 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: How close to one hundred percent is he going to be? 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: We don't know, but it sounds like he's gonna give 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: it a go. All right, good. 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: I think of the first Marquette game, Xavier got crushed 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: on the glass and they turned the ball over a lot. 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: I think of the second Marquette game, they were better 14 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: on the glass and they took better care of the ball. 15 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: Is that what tonight comes down to? 16 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: That? And shooting the three point shot? I mean the 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: second game, that was the other big part of it. 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: I mean, they were just bombs away. They made sixteen 19 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: threes in that game, and when they make twelve or 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: more threes this year, they're seven and one. So that's 21 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: been a huge part of their success. When they've been successful, 22 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: I think that makes it much easier for them to 23 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: pull off a win. Now. Part of that that you 24 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: have to talk about is last time they were at 25 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: Madison Square Garden this season against Saint John's was one 26 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: of their worst shooting nights of the year. So Saint 27 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: John's obviously a different team defensively than Marquette is, but 28 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: that's the last time they shot in this arena. So 29 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: that's definitely something I'm gonna have my eye on. 30 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: How the hell did Marquette beat Yukon on Saturday. 31 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: It's a really good question. Has to be terrifying to 32 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: go into this game knowing they just beat Yukon. They've 33 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: won five of their last six, so they're clearly playing 34 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: their best basketball of the season. Now you know, again, 35 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: how did they pull that one off? I don't know. 36 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 1: It feels a little bit fluky. Maybe the pressure got 37 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: to Yukon in that situation or something. But I think 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: this is It's been two close games the first two 39 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: times these two teams played. I would expect another close 40 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: game here tonight, assuming Trey Carroll is able to play 41 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: and is somewhere near one hundred percent rexavior. 42 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 2: What's interesting to me is Trey Carroll playing tonight, but 43 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: also if you win, you got to bring him out 44 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: there and it can secondive night against an already extraordinarily 45 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: tough task in Yukon. I'm actually and they have to 46 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: win the game tonight. I get that. I'm I'm I'm 47 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: is equally interested in what he would look like if 48 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: they did have to play a game tomorrow. I don't 49 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 2: know that they have much of a shot at and 50 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: even hanging with Yukon even if he does go. But 51 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: I guess for me that's what's more interesting than tonight. 52 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's fair to say. I mean, based 53 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: on the fact that he was struggling to move around. 54 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: It's a hip injury where he fell on it. I 55 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: don't know what the actual diagnosis was, but we consume 56 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: maybe some type of contusion or whatever. Got to imagine 57 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: the second day after playing a night game, he's not 58 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,839 Speaker 1: gonna feel too great. But like you said, I don't 59 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: know that I would care too much about that either way, 60 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: because they haven't had a chance against Yukon either time 61 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: they played them. 62 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 2: The season is I know you're not a bracketologist, Is 63 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: this season the most convincing argument against ncublea inevitable in 64 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 2: all likelihood NCUBAA tournament expansion? 65 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 1: You know, I think it's I summed this up best 66 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: in a text message we shared a few nights ago, 67 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: and I said, we've been talking about tournament expansion for 68 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: far too long. I sent you a screenshot of some 69 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: guy who commented on this from like twenty and eleven, 70 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: and I enjoyed his take back. Then, we've been talking 71 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: about this like every single year. At this point, I 72 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: just don't care. Do whatever you're gonna do with the tournament, 73 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: just let me watch it and don't make me listen 74 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: to the complaints about it for two months leading up 75 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: to the tournament. That's by far worse than actually expanding 76 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: the tournament is listening to everybody whine about the possibility 77 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: that at some point we might expand the tournament for 78 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: the last fourteen years. That's been pretty annoying. 79 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: On Yeah, and I've participated in that a lot. I 80 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 2: just I look at the bubble this year, and you 81 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: sees a part of this conversation. There's like I look 82 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: at certain bracketology projections and I see Auburn at sixteen 83 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: and fifteen in the tournament. If that's what we're coming 84 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 2: close to including in a sixty eighteen field, what kind 85 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: of wreck? What kind of wretched teams are we going 86 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: to include in a seventy sixteen field. 87 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: I think it will not go this way. But let 88 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: me throw this out to you. This is something I've 89 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: been told by people who do scheduling for high major teams. 90 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: They've made the claim to me that if the tournament 91 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: field were to be expanded, they would be much more 92 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: open to scheduling more difficult, high profile, interesting non conference 93 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: matchups because there's more margin for air. You don't feel 94 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: like one loss could cost you your ticket into the 95 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: Big Dance if that were the case. And again, I 96 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: don't actually believe that's what they would do with that opportunity. 97 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: I think they'd still just try to skate by and 98 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: find the easiest path into the tournament. But if that 99 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: were the case, and they were to schedule more interesting 100 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: non conference games, would that make it better from your perspective? 101 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, to a degree, if there's If that actually happens, 102 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 2: I've trust them to do that. I've spent a lifetime 103 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: hearing coaches say we'll play anybody anywhere, anytime, and then 104 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 2: you know their schedule looks like Travis Steels this year, 105 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: No knock on Miami. But I mean that's I I 106 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: hear that every year from coaches, we'll play anybody, and 107 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 2: then they never do. So I'm skeptical that that would 108 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 2: be the case. Rick Bororing is with this Xavier and 109 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: Marquette tonight put a bow on NKU in the Horizon 110 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: Lead Tournament. I thought, I thought at halftime that that 111 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: being as good of a game as it was, and 112 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: I know they took a lead early in the second half, 113 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: it felt like a house of cards because I didn't 114 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 2: think they were gonna be able to defend Right State, 115 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: and I kind of felt like as the game unfolded, 116 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: I ended up being right. 117 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: Is that a fair perspective, Yeah, And I think that's 118 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: you know, I certainly don't speak for the program or 119 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: the coaching staff or anything like that, but from my perspective, 120 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: that's what made it a little bit easier to swallow. 121 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: Is at the end of that game, you just felt like, Okay, 122 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: Right State was clearly the better team this year. They 123 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: beat them three times, and in that third game, like 124 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: you said, NKU was playing right with them for the 125 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: first half, felt like they were playing pretty well, and 126 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: then once again they just couldn't guard Right State down 127 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: the stretch and they made the necessary plays. And look, 128 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: we were wondering, how would some of those young guys, 129 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: you know, they played two freshmen a lot of minutes, 130 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: they play a sophomore a lot of minutes on that team, 131 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: how would they react to being in that weird arena, 132 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: in a one and done environment for the first time. 133 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: And there were multiple occasions where NK you had just 134 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: a little bit of momentum in the second half, had 135 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: a good defensive possession where they take it right down 136 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: in the final seconds of the shot clock, and three 137 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: different time those young players for Right State banged buzzer 138 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: beating shot clock beating three pointers and those were all daggers. 139 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what you got to do if you're 140 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: gonna win a championship. I felt like NKU season this 141 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: year was weird. Is that a fair way of characterizing it. Yeah, 142 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: it is. I think there are a few things going 143 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: on there. One, this is the first time, you know, 144 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: as much as we feel like we've been in the 145 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: transfer portal era for a while, this is the first 146 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 1: time that NK you really turned over a large portion 147 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: of its roster in the transfer portal. They've really retained 148 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: a lot of guys every season and just added a 149 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: guy here, a piece there for depth. It's never been 150 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: their main guys. This year they finally did that, and 151 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: I think for the first time, it took them a 152 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: little bit longer to settle into their defense. They changed 153 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: their defense a lot more than they ever have. And 154 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: then you also had that stretch a little past the 155 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: midway point of conference play where they had a lot 156 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: of guys out with injury yet LJ Wells down, Cal 157 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: Robinson down, Donovan Rockots and not a Harri down. And 158 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: they struggled through that stretch, which kind of put him 159 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: in a bit of a spin and cost them some 160 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: seating position. But then right by the end of the season, 161 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: once again it seemed like they were playing their best basketball. 162 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: They had some momentum going into the tournament, and they 163 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: got back to the semi finals. 164 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: I think what's interesting about what happens this offseason is, 165 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: you know, the Norse are going to have to replace 166 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 2: the school's all time leader and field goal percentage Mitchell Minor, 167 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: who leaves NKU with a field goal percentage of one 168 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: hundred percent pride to Scott High School. And so I 169 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: guess there's a two part question there. How do you 170 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: replace him? And what plans might be made to honor him. 171 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: I was walking through the hallways over at the Truest 172 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: Arena today and I was looking around. I couldn't find anybody. 173 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: I was like, what is going on? And actually that's 174 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: what I heard. They were having team meetings, staff meetings 175 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: about how do we replace Mitchell Minor. So I don't 176 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: know if anyone has the answer for from the field. Yeah, 177 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: right right, So I would probably be making a lot 178 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: more money if I knew the answer to that question. 179 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, get to the bottom of that. We'll maybe 180 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 2: talk about it next week at the Holy Grail. Thank 181 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: you as always, good to see you. We'll talk next week. 182 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: I will say Mitchell Miner might be making appearance on 183 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: the Darren Horn TV show. Oh later this month. 184 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: Will he be introduced as the school's all time leader 185 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 2: and field goal percentage three for three is perfect? 186 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: I might know the guy in control of that, so 187 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: I'll run it past him. Very good. 188 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 2: Thanks man, We'll see We'll see you next week. Rick 189 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: Broring Musketeer Report dot com. 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