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Speaker 2: And it is good. All right.

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Speaker 3: Here we go.

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Speaker 2: Spreading the court.

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Speaker 1: Ten seconds of eating.

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Speaker 4: You just go throw under the basket. Under the basket,

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Speaker 2: I'm it's the water hit that one from the parking lot.

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Speaker 4: Shuck it all at college basketball.

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Speaker 2: It's not the size on the dog in the fight,

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Speaker 2: it's the size of the fight in the dog. What's

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Speaker 2: up the generation? Welcome to the Action Network Podcast. This

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Speaker 2: is the NCUBLEA Tournament First Round betting prev Part Deuce

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Speaker 2: Ucky with me as always Colin Wilson and Mike Randall.

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Speaker 2: We just got finished doing part one Friday. Today. We're

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Speaker 2: getting into the East and West, which I hate on

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Speaker 2: the bracket that why aren't the East on the east

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Speaker 2: and the left and the West on the right. But whatever,

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Speaker 2: it's not like it matters the actual regions this year.

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Speaker 2: But you still got some energy. You ready to go, Kyle. Yeah.

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Speaker 5: By the time these games get played, Arkansas will already

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Speaker 5: at advance to the round of thirty two. And I

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Speaker 5: think the West region, if I was going to pick

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Speaker 5: one of the regions out that I would want to

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Speaker 5: listen to this podcast, it would be the West.

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Speaker 6: I know we all think Zaga.

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Speaker 5: Is going to fly through it, but in the rest

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Speaker 5: of the bracket, I think there's gonna be some madness.

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Speaker 2: Don't sleep on the raids, Colin. I don't even know

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Speaker 2: Conin's going to show up for the podcast. If next week,

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Speaker 2: if the Arkansas.

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Speaker 1: Loses, Woo Pig suy.

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Speaker 2: Randa, are you ready to roll?

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Speaker 4: Oh man, this West bracket big numbers a plenty. Moving on,

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Speaker 4: let's get after it.

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Speaker 2: Yep. We will have Also, we did our Friday Night

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Speaker 2: six back last episode. We will have the three minute

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Speaker 2: we've got back for their Saturday pitch. Later in the show,

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Speaker 2: we will talk briefly about the matches that aren't set yet,

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Speaker 2: but this should be a quick episode because we didn't

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Speaker 2: We're not gonna have to talk about there's not four

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Speaker 2: there's four matches that are undetermined right now, and we

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Speaker 2: will have we don't have the playing games talk about

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Speaker 2: if you want to, if you just listen to this one,

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Speaker 2: I'm listening the last one. We talk about the playing

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Speaker 2: games on Thursday. To start off last episode.

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Speaker 1: March Madness has finally returned, and there's only one way

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Speaker 1: to celebrate. Let's get gambling, gambling, gambling.

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Speaker 2: All right, so let's start in the East. We'll get

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Speaker 2: I know you guys are itching Somli to get to

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Speaker 2: the West, but high level, who do you have coming

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Speaker 2: out of these I don't I personally, I'll start. I

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Speaker 2: don't think it's a I don't see a ton of

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Speaker 2: love dabbling Christian will get to that game. I don't

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Speaker 2: what do you have the East looking like? And who

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Speaker 4: Well, just like with Baylor, I do not think Michigan's

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Speaker 4: I've been saying that all week. If the Bonnies get

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Speaker 4: some point. Florida State has the stinker. Me and Florida

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Speaker 2: Yeah, book Nights certainly Data Coles, I think towards playing,

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Speaker 5: I think if you're a listener of the Action Network

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Speaker 5: podcast Basketball College Basketball, addition, you are a fan of

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Speaker 5: the East, because we have a future. Our weekly futures

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Speaker 5: portfolio is the East. Michigan, Florida State, Yukon, Alabama, Texas.

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Speaker 5: And that's the bad thing about taking these the portfolio

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Speaker 5: and this East bracket didn't do us any favors as

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Speaker 5: far as the collective of the podcast goes. For me,

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Speaker 5: this is the most vulnerable two seed in the entire

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Speaker 5: Without Hunter Dickins or whatever he has foul trouble. I'm

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Speaker 5: gonna roll with our futures that we've been building since January,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, hopefully one of I mean we have Michigan, Michigan.

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Speaker 2: In the West, I mean read or recommended Oregon, But yeah,

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Speaker 5: I agree with Gonzaga is coming out. But the big

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Speaker 5: So you know, there's not that many teams in this

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Speaker 5: I mean we've already seen them play Iowa. We saw

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Speaker 2: a lot of people are gonna have Gonzaging on the

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Speaker 2: don't know. They did play Gonzaga earlier. There was a

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Speaker 2: don't know. If Missouri can score enough, we'll get to them. Randall,

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Speaker 2: you did a piece on how to beat Gonzaga. Do

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Speaker 4: There's only one in this bracket. I do have Gonzaga

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Speaker 4: I went back and looked at the last five years

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Speaker 4: some points. The only team in this bracket that fits

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Speaker 4: that profile is Alabama. Alabama's second overall and just a

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Speaker 4: They have athletic guards. They can drive it here with Shackleford.

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Speaker 4: So I think that would be the only chance in

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Speaker 2: Yeah, the other problem for Missouri, not only is their

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Speaker 2: First? Get things started Saturday, twelve to fifteen Eastern on

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Speaker 2: The Buffs are five point favorite over under one thirty eight.

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Speaker 5: Oh yeah for me, I think if you want to

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Speaker 6: It's a game.

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Speaker 5: I projected one thirty five, currently sitting at one thirty eight.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, the turnovers are one thing that concerns me. Georgetown

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Speaker 2: I think the line guys with Georgetown, I'm going to

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Speaker 1: If you hate gambling, go listen to NPR.

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Speaker 2: All right, let's move on to twelve forty five Eastern

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Speaker 2: Florida State ten and a half point favorites over UNC

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Speaker 2: Greensboro go over under one forty six on paper. What

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Speaker 2: We'll get to that game later. But Florida State does

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Speaker 2: Isaiah Milton, look, I love West Miller. Isaiah Miller is

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Speaker 2: State here, and look, UNCG has to on the offensive

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Speaker 2: But I just think it will create way too many

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Speaker 2: When they do take three point jumpers that I can't

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Speaker 2: make them. It's the offense is bad. Florida State can shoot,

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Speaker 2: as much as a year pressuppressing team. I think the

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Speaker 2: What do you see here? Yeah, that's it.

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Speaker 4: It's the UNCG offense. I love UNCG, great coach and

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Speaker 4: They don't make three pointers. I mean, they'd have to

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Speaker 4: like the matchup. I don't think you and UNCG scores enough.

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Speaker 4: That's really the issue of Florida State for me.

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Speaker 5: Come you make it a coodon census, well, not just

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Speaker 5: a consensus. I took Florida State minus ten and a half.

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Speaker 5: I don't have any problems swallowing the points here. It's

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Speaker 5: a game I project up to twelve. But more importantly,

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Speaker 5: I mean, it's not free throws, terrible free throw rate,

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Speaker 5: news against Florida State, who's eleventh and two point defense

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Speaker 5: I mean, they're just gonna get burnt alive with their

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Speaker 2: By the way, Florida State Gonzaga third time they would

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Speaker 2: last two. All right, let's move on Eastern Washington against Kansas.

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Speaker 2: Kansas ten and a half point favorites over under one

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Speaker 2: forty six and a half. I took some Eastern Washington here.

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Speaker 2: There's just a lot of uncertainty with Kansas, right they're

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Speaker 2: Jalen Wilson is l it's not the deepest team in

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Speaker 2: run a lot of the stuff that I think Eastern

432
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Speaker 2: Washington struggles with. But I always have to be afraid

433
00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,480
Speaker 2: of what Bill's self will tweak. But I think it's

434
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Speaker 2: so any points when you're we're talking about all the

435
00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:37,040
Speaker 2: uncertainty surrounding Kansas and how good this Eastern Washington offense

436
00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,880
Speaker 2: can be so I took a piece of the Eagles

437
00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:44,359
Speaker 2: plus eleven Randall, do you agree or disagree? Grabs it

438
00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:44,880
Speaker 2: right away.

439
00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:48,040
Speaker 4: Eastern Washington started the year in the non conference away

440
00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:52,639
Speaker 4: Washington State, away Arizona, away Oregon, away Saint Mary's. So

441
00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,080
Speaker 4: they challenge themselves on the road. They are explosive on offense.

442
00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,360
Speaker 4: They shoot the three tremendously well. Kansas has been struggling

443
00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,719
Speaker 4: all year. A lot of people were saying that they're

444
00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,600
Speaker 4: not worried about Kansas. They think they're going to get

445
00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,720
Speaker 4: it together. I'm not so sure about that, guys. Kansas

446
00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:08,720
Speaker 4: has been up and down. They've had a couple performances

447
00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,080
Speaker 4: there a bogie with big threes against Oklahoma. I understand that,

448
00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,959
Speaker 4: But at home against UTEP did not play well. I

449
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,240
Speaker 4: don't like Kansas here. I think we're talking about a

450
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,439
Speaker 4: Jenga puzzle. You take Jalen Wilson out. McCormick sometimes can

451
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,320
Speaker 4: get in a foul trouble. He's going to be rusty.

452
00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,399
Speaker 4: Tanner Groves is a problem inside. He's a good player

453
00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,840
Speaker 4: both ends of the floor. Kim Aking can score well. Coached,

454
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Speaker 4: challenge himself in the non conference, give me Easton Washington

455
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Speaker 4: the points and for them to beat Kansas out right.

456
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Speaker 1: Upset alert.

457
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Speaker 2: Love it, Kylin, Yeah, I got to echo all of this.

458
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Speaker 5: I mean, we didn't know if Dave McCormick was going

459
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Speaker 5: to make it. He made the trip all by himself.

460
00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,280
Speaker 5: Tristan and Runa is not going to be there for this,

461
00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,040
Speaker 5: but he hasn't been much of a factor this season.

462
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Speaker 6: No Jalen Wilson, like Randall.

463
00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,240
Speaker 5: Said, Bill self mentioning that ty On grand Foster is

464
00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,000
Speaker 5: going to have to get some more minutes to help out.

465
00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,000
Speaker 5: He was the number one JUCO transfer in the nation.

466
00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,040
Speaker 5: He's been a complete bust, averaging three points per game.

467
00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,440
Speaker 5: The big difference here is the effective field goal percentage.

468
00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,760
Speaker 5: Eastern Washington's thirty eighth and KU is one hundred and

469
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Speaker 5: eighty six. Then you know, I just listen, there's some

470
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,879
Speaker 5: serious issues here with the Jayhawks. It's not a typical

471
00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,720
Speaker 5: Jayhawks team, and this seaster from Washington is just a

472
00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,000
Speaker 5: great shooting team. I'll take Eastern Washington points and I

473
00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:18,560
Speaker 5: like the upset.

474
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Speaker 2: Also, we've certainly seen Dull self go down in the

475
00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:25,359
Speaker 2: first round before to a double digit seed, so that

476
00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,160
Speaker 2: would certainly be interesting to start off Saturday afternoon. Let's

477
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Speaker 2: move on to a game that is driving me crazy.

478
00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:35,400
Speaker 2: Bodies LSU. LSU one and a half point favorite over

479
00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,480
Speaker 2: Under one forty four and a half. Body's such a

480
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:44,040
Speaker 2: well disciplined, well schooled defense, especially when o soon is

481
00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,359
Speaker 2: staying out of foul trouble and can protect the rim.

482
00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,800
Speaker 2: They have a lot of experience on the perimeter, especially

483
00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:55,640
Speaker 2: when that's especially effective when they're hitting outside shots. LSU

484
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,000
Speaker 2: defense is terrible. They play a lot of zone. They'll

485
00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:01,200
Speaker 2: pressure you and then they'll drop into their zone a lot.

486
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,560
Speaker 2: Defense is just bad. They don't have a ton of

487
00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:10,200
Speaker 2: size in the middle. But their offense is awesome. It's

488
00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,840
Speaker 2: been on fire. Cam Thomas is a walking bucket. This

489
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:17,560
Speaker 2: is an offensive rates fifth in offensive efficiency. There's really

490
00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:21,840
Speaker 2: no weaknesses on the offense. They also attack the offensive

491
00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,520
Speaker 2: glasses a team really well. So it's a fascinating matchup

492
00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:31,160
Speaker 2: where I've heard people make arguments for both and Bonnie's

493
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:32,840
Speaker 2: is going to get a lot offensive rebounds, control the

494
00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,680
Speaker 2: offensive glass themselves against LSU and their zone, and with

495
00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:41,320
Speaker 2: their lack of size in the middle, it's a fascinating matchup.

496
00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:42,959
Speaker 2: The one thing that might be the kicker for me

497
00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,000
Speaker 2: is LSU's defense. They if you look, they they right

498
00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:51,879
Speaker 2: very twentieth in all of college basketball and three point defense.

499
00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,680
Speaker 2: Ho only teams are thirty percent shooting, but they're allowing

500
00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,840
Speaker 2: the three hundred and thirtieth most attempts. This is a

501
00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,479
Speaker 2: team that's been I think, very lucky and fortunate in

502
00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:05,080
Speaker 2: regards to three point defense. So I think the regression

503
00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:10,439
Speaker 2: monster is coming Ken Bonnies, which has been they're not

504
00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,760
Speaker 2: elite three point GWOT, but they're certainly capable enough, especially

505
00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,439
Speaker 2: if Kyle Loftin can hit some threes. But Jaren Holmes

506
00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,840
Speaker 2: is right at forty percent. You have Welch who's over

507
00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,320
Speaker 2: forty percent. So there's a good chance that there's some

508
00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,359
Speaker 2: three point regression coming for this LSU defense. But you

509
00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,960
Speaker 2: have to respect the LSU offense, the talent that they have,

510
00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,920
Speaker 2: the shooting ability that they have. So this is a

511
00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,320
Speaker 2: tough one. I've heard equally good cases for both bodies.

512
00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,800
Speaker 2: Also Flick from a shot quo perspective, if you look,

513
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,760
Speaker 2: they also are a regression Kennedy, so very complex game

514
00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,320
Speaker 2: the breakdown and it'll help us out.

515
00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:50,919
Speaker 4: Bonnie's fourteen to five and one against the spread. One

516
00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,360
Speaker 4: of the best in the country Guarding the three. Bonnie's

517
00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,760
Speaker 4: your top thirty. Guarding the two, Bonnie's your top twenty five.

518
00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,639
Speaker 4: What do you want in a close game? Make free throws.

519
00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,200
Speaker 4: Bonnie's at seventy four percent four guard alignment osun. He

520
00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,760
Speaker 4: rarely gets in foul trouble and they're winning. Percentage when

521
00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,639
Speaker 4: he's been on the floor for the last two years

522
00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,600
Speaker 4: has been something like thirty two and five, some incredible number.

523
00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,280
Speaker 4: Will Wade did a nice job. The offense gets hot.

524
00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,280
Speaker 4: This is still an LSU team that I don't trust

525
00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:21,000
Speaker 4: on defense. They're not going to value the Saint Bonaventure.

526
00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:22,640
Speaker 4: I think they're going to control the temple. I think

527
00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,960
Speaker 4: LSU in a neutral court is going to struggle. I

528
00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:28,359
Speaker 4: understand they made some incredible shots there. Watford, Watford and

529
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,480
Speaker 4: the crew you know when they're playing Alabama really battling there.

530
00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,600
Speaker 4: Cam Thomas great. I like the chemistry. I like the

531
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Speaker 4: coaching of Mark Schmidt. I like the fact that they've

532
00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:38,960
Speaker 4: been hot. They were winning big time in the A

533
00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,840
Speaker 4: ten tournament. Wasn't close. They're great against the number. This

534
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,040
Speaker 4: is the close game for the Bonnies. Like I said,

535
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Speaker 4: they get through this game, I think they're making the

536
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Speaker 4: Elite eight. I will take Saint Bonaventure over LSU.

537
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Speaker 6: We're making the Elite eight.

538
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Speaker 5: Well, I will put in a case for Saint Bonaventure.

539
00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:54,919
Speaker 5: And this is, you know, an LSU team that I

540
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,720
Speaker 5: watched every minute play almost this year because I called

541
00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,200
Speaker 5: them defense optional.

542
00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,200
Speaker 6: They or one of the worst defensive teams in the SEC.

543
00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,280
Speaker 5: And if you look at this run that they had

544
00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,960
Speaker 5: all the way to the SEC Championship game, and you

545
00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,720
Speaker 5: look at how they finished the season going up to

546
00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,480
Speaker 5: Missouri securing.

547
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,880
Speaker 6: That double buy, it had nothing to do with their defense.

548
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:16,480
Speaker 5: Their offensive efficiency since February first, per Torvik went from

549
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,200
Speaker 5: one A team up to one hundred and twenty four,

550
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,679
Speaker 5: while their defense actually got a little bit worse. So

551
00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,400
Speaker 5: it's not that these Tigers were ever doing anything better

552
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,120
Speaker 5: on the defensive side of the ball, where they were,

553
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,359
Speaker 5: you know, terrible. It's just that the offense was just

554
00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,000
Speaker 5: going crazy in one on one matchups. As we mentioned,

555
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,320
Speaker 5: Cam Thomas just super super player that the Tigers have here.

556
00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:35,399
Speaker 5: But I think the Bonnis are going to win this game.

557
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,679
Speaker 5: They do all their work in the post, which is

558
00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,320
Speaker 5: a perfect place to attack the Tigers two hundred and

559
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:44,359
Speaker 5: fortieth and two point defensive percentage. They can't defend in

560
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,879
Speaker 5: the block whatsoever. They're not going to try to shoot

561
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,560
Speaker 5: threes against them. You know, both teams should clean the

562
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,120
Speaker 5: offensive glass and they'll be putting plenty of putbacks there,

563
00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,720
Speaker 5: which I still think, you know, favors Saint bonav interestince

564
00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,080
Speaker 5: they can get to the free throw line and hit

565
00:26:57,119 --> 00:26:59,520
Speaker 5: their higher percentage of free throws. And I think the

566
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Speaker 5: one thing that I want to mention about them going

567
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,160
Speaker 5: to the lead eight is I struggled to take them

568
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,040
Speaker 5: past Michigan. I really kind of I see it in

569
00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,680
Speaker 5: the numbers where Saint Bonaventric can beat Michigan.

570
00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:10,000
Speaker 6: But my issue was.

571
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,159
Speaker 5: That they're three hundred and forty seventh in bench minutes,

572
00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,480
Speaker 5: and they don't go very deep in this rotation or

573
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,440
Speaker 5: in the roster period. So I had a hard time

574
00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:18,680
Speaker 5: taking them further in the tournament.

575
00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,600
Speaker 2: Randall with the bodies call there it is for everybody.

576
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,919
Speaker 2: You make some valid points. All right, I'm still going

577
00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,920
Speaker 2: to sit on this game. It's it's driving me crazy.

578
00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,200
Speaker 2: It's kind of like Syracuse, San Diego State of Friday.

579
00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,040
Speaker 2: All right, let's move on in the afternoon. Get to

580
00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,560
Speaker 2: you see Santa Barbara against Creighton. Creighton seven a half

581
00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:44,399
Speaker 2: point favorites over under one thirty eight. I love this.

582
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,960
Speaker 2: You see Santa barbarating. You look at them and there's

583
00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:51,400
Speaker 2: just no real weakness. They're very well coached to Corey

584
00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:55,480
Speaker 2: mclock and his excellent high major transfer guard. You know,

585
00:27:55,520 --> 00:28:01,080
Speaker 2: they do have Sandy who's questionable, maybe doubtful, which will

586
00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,360
Speaker 2: hurt a little bit, and especially in the shooting department,

587
00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,200
Speaker 2: but this team is fully capable of still winning this game.

588
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:11,479
Speaker 2: They also take away the three. They are they extend

589
00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,240
Speaker 2: their defense really well, and they're really disciplined and there,

590
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,840
Speaker 2: and they're good at inside. They have sell inside is

591
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,920
Speaker 2: It's just it's a really complete mid major team that

592
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,960
Speaker 2: just doesn't get enough love. What is going on with Creighton,

593
00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,840
Speaker 2: we don't know. We know that they do like to

594
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,680
Speaker 2: shoot the three. You see, sp could take that away.

595
00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,000
Speaker 2: I love McLaughlin. I think this is going to be

596
00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:33,919
Speaker 2: a battle. Wouldn't be shocked if Santa Barbara wins.

597
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,080
Speaker 4: Randall you on board, Yeah, I'm on board. Santa Barbara

598
00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,160
Speaker 4: through McLaughlin is one of the best players.

599
00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:40,880
Speaker 6: That no one knows about.

600
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,680
Speaker 4: Sort of reminds me remember back with Lehigh with CJ. McCollum,

601
00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,920
Speaker 4: when he had that incredible tournament there they beat Duke.

602
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:48,760
Speaker 4: That's what I think we can get from him. I

603
00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,880
Speaker 4: agree about Sonny. I would really like him to play

604
00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,560
Speaker 4: because he's so important eleven points per game, does great

605
00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:57,000
Speaker 4: stuff on defense. But look, if I told you that

606
00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,280
Speaker 4: Creighton didn't make their shots, I think you'd picked Santa Barbara.

607
00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:05,120
Speaker 4: No problem. We just saw them be horrific shooting against Georgetown.

608
00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,880
Speaker 4: So I love the people here who are like Creighton.

609
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,040
Speaker 4: But then say Georgetown's about to stop. Which one is it?

610
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:10,360
Speaker 2: Guys?

611
00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,400
Speaker 4: I think that Georgetown is legit. I think that Creighton

612
00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:15,080
Speaker 4: is going the wrong way. You want to go to

613
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,600
Speaker 4: a narrative street with me. I think the plantation comments

614
00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,560
Speaker 4: sort of disrupted the chemistry there. That was a huge

615
00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,200
Speaker 4: laying egg spot for Creighton who wanted to get over

616
00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,600
Speaker 4: the hump and win a Biggie's title, and they got

617
00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,080
Speaker 4: destroyed from start to finish. Now they go to a

618
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,440
Speaker 4: neutral court, probably not going to shoot great at the

619
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,440
Speaker 4: neutral court. Here comes McLaughlin. I know their defense has

620
00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,400
Speaker 4: been better this year. Sau is going to own them inside.

621
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Speaker 4: I think it's bad mojo hot team in Santa Barbara,

622
00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,600
Speaker 4: well coached by Pastunak SNI plays lock it in. I'll

623
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Speaker 4: take Santa Barbara with the points and to win out right.

624
00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, three point Relie creaton team Igat's a really good

625
00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,880
Speaker 2: perimeter defense and a really good defensive rebounding team in

626
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,360
Speaker 2: Santa Barbara, and Creyton doesn't really get offensive rebounds.

627
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Speaker 6: Colin, really, I agree with everything here.

628
00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,760
Speaker 5: I mean, Santa Barbara love the Gauchos, and Creighton really

629
00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,520
Speaker 5: doesn't do anything. They've shoot threes, I mean getting in

630
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,160
Speaker 5: the free throw line. They're two hundred and ninety third

631
00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,880
Speaker 5: and free throw rate and they only shoot sixty four percent,

632
00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:11,400
Speaker 5: which is almost dead last in the country. So I

633
00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,240
Speaker 5: and I'll stick on narrative Street here with the Randell

634
00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,000
Speaker 5: for a little bit about what's going on with this team.

635
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,640
Speaker 5: But more importantly, the one thing that we haven't mentioned

636
00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,240
Speaker 5: about UC Santa Barbara is the fact that they play

637
00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:25,040
Speaker 5: in a conference where they saw an ass load of threes.

638
00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,160
Speaker 5: They saw threes at, you know, one of the highest

639
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,120
Speaker 5: rates in the country in the Big West. So they're

640
00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:32,600
Speaker 5: going to be prepared for it to go up against

641
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,120
Speaker 5: the Creighton team where all they do is hang out

642
00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,840
Speaker 5: at the perimeter all day despite you know, seeing you know,

643
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,080
Speaker 5: just a barrage of threes. In conference play, they won

644
00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,160
Speaker 5: eighteen of their last nineteen games. Yeah, Sonny went down.

645
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,800
Speaker 5: He's doubtful. He's a significant contributor in points. He's a

646
00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,200
Speaker 5: great shooter. But at the same time, they had no

647
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,080
Speaker 5: problems finishing off UC Irvine. I mean, Sonny played nine minutes,

648
00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,520
Speaker 5: got hurt, and then they finished off UC Irvine one

649
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,080
Speaker 5: by sixteen, only had seven turnovers. You know, they have

650
00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:59,440
Speaker 5: a senior point guard, right. Teams in advance in the

651
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,040
Speaker 5: tournament have good guard play. They have a senior point

652
00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:05,280
Speaker 5: guard in Rural Ramsey. Plenty of ball handling experience here.

653
00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:08,640
Speaker 5: I just I mean this is not all narrative street Here,

654
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:13,040
Speaker 5: Santa Barbara can easily handle the three pointers. Very experienced team.

655
00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,560
Speaker 5: I think one thing nobody's even thought about. This team's

656
00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,080
Speaker 5: won sixty five games in the last three seasons.

657
00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,719
Speaker 6: This group is good.

658
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean McLaughlin could run point two. He's an

659
00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,800
Speaker 2: excellent distributed He's also shooting forty percent for three, eighty

660
00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:30,520
Speaker 2: five percent from the line, top fifty assists rate. Doesn't

661
00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,320
Speaker 2: turn it out. I mean this is an excellent player.

662
00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:38,960
Speaker 2: I'm excited for the country to get introduced to him.

663
00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,320
Speaker 2: If the name sounds familiar. Bout the way. He was

664
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,400
Speaker 2: at Oregon State for a couple of years and then

665
00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:51,000
Speaker 2: he transferred to EAC Santa Barbarer in twenty nineteen. All right,

666
00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:55,000
Speaker 2: let's move on to the evening and we'll get to

667
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,960
Speaker 2: Grand Canyon catching fourteen and a half points against Iowa

668
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:03,479
Speaker 2: over under one really interesting game here. Grand Canyon is

669
00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:09,920
Speaker 2: a post centric offense, sort of like Abiline Christian. They

670
00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:13,680
Speaker 2: have midguard a seven footer. They also have Lever seven footer.

671
00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,960
Speaker 2: These are I think what one's from Denmark, the other

672
00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,000
Speaker 2: Italy Lever because steps out. He's more of a shooter,

673
00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:21,400
Speaker 2: but he can play in the post as well. But

674
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,000
Speaker 2: he does yout like forty percent from three, but everything

675
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,640
Speaker 2: through the post. Their guards are not that strong. If

676
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,120
Speaker 2: you take away lever shooting, I mean, it's it's bad.

677
00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,000
Speaker 2: But even with it, if they're two hundred and forty

678
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,640
Speaker 2: fifth in the country in three pinch, which is bad

679
00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,080
Speaker 2: news against Iowa, the defense is playing better late. They're

680
00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:37,440
Speaker 2: gonna play a lot of zone. You're gonna get a

681
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,600
Speaker 2: lot of open looks from three against Iowa and Grand

682
00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,200
Speaker 2: Canyon their guards. It's I don't know if they could

683
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,160
Speaker 2: take advantage, but this is where Iowa might miss Jack

684
00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:50,320
Speaker 2: Nunch and Garza. Look, he's really good in the post.

685
00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:54,080
Speaker 2: He's he's probably gonna get his against midguard. But if

686
00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:58,440
Speaker 2: he gets in foul trouble, Iowa would be in trouble.

687
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,360
Speaker 2: And cause they don't have anyone else you can come

688
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,760
Speaker 2: in and really cover these towers for Grand Canyon, I

689
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:09,680
Speaker 2: think ultimately Iowa's guards are going to be They're gonna

690
00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,280
Speaker 2: make just too many shots from the outside. They're going

691
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,520
Speaker 2: to create too much offense. That's that's really the difference

692
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,800
Speaker 2: here is they're gonna hit more outside shots than Grand Canyon.

693
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 2: The Canyon wants to slow it down, they want to

694
00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,480
Speaker 2: work the post. I was also one of the heaviest

695
00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,960
Speaker 2: post offenses in the nation because of Garza. So intriguing

696
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,360
Speaker 2: matchup here because of the way that Grand Canyon plays.

697
00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,280
Speaker 2: Also their offense, they turn it over a lot with

698
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,479
Speaker 2: their guards. Like just their guards are very weak on

699
00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,000
Speaker 2: the perimeter. They don't force any turnovers. They and they

700
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,960
Speaker 2: turn it over a lot. Not don't worry really against

701
00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:42,680
Speaker 2: Iowa because Iowa doesn't turn it over against anybody. They

702
00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,520
Speaker 2: don't really force a lot of turnovers with their defense.

703
00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:48,120
Speaker 2: So there's some interesting things here for Grand Canyon, maybe

704
00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:50,360
Speaker 2: an intriguing dog grand Or are you seeing it or no?

705
00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:52,800
Speaker 4: Yeah, I gues you brought up nune I put that

706
00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,719
Speaker 4: in the action article. I think his loss is bigger

707
00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:58,240
Speaker 4: than people realize because now there's a lot of pressure

708
00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,840
Speaker 4: on guards to stay out of foul trouble. It's similar

709
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:05,840
Speaker 4: with Rutgers, with Miles Johnson and Cliff Amurruri, who was

710
00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:07,720
Speaker 4: really giving him some minutes. Garza is going to be

711
00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,040
Speaker 4: a little more reserved now because he knows there's nobody

712
00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:12,799
Speaker 4: behind him who can really play. Grand Canyon can match

713
00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:15,240
Speaker 4: up with them and limit Garza. I certainly like Iowa

714
00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,760
Speaker 4: to move on, but I'll take Grand Canyon the points.

715
00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:19,879
Speaker 4: I think they get their pace. I just think it's

716
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:22,640
Speaker 4: tough to put them in over Iowa because they're not

717
00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,279
Speaker 4: going to force turnovers, and I think against Iowa it

718
00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,520
Speaker 4: kind of signs similar to Gonzaga. You have to force

719
00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,200
Speaker 4: them to make mistakes, steals and blocks things like that.

720
00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:33,120
Speaker 4: Grand Canyon is not going to do that, but can

721
00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,680
Speaker 4: they do enough against it in Iowa defense? That really,

722
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:37,560
Speaker 4: I know it's been better, but I'm still not buying it.

723
00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:40,000
Speaker 4: I think they can to keep it close. I'll take

724
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,480
Speaker 4: Grand Canyon the points, but Iowa moves on Cole Yeah.

725
00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,239
Speaker 5: I mean I projected at fourteen, so I do think

726
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,720
Speaker 5: that if you're going to take a side, you should

727
00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:48,880
Speaker 5: take Grand Canyon. And the question is is will the

728
00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,160
Speaker 5: Twin Towers defense be able to slow down Garza? And

729
00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,080
Speaker 5: you know, one thing I noticed from Garza in that

730
00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,080
Speaker 5: last game against Ohio State in the Biggs and Tournament,

731
00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,800
Speaker 5: he looks gassed. So I'm not sure I'm going to

732
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:02,360
Speaker 5: be watching that real closely here about how many minutes

733
00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,279
Speaker 5: he's playing and if he looks gasp, you know, he's

734
00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:07,040
Speaker 5: usually the first one up and down the court, and

735
00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:10,040
Speaker 5: I wasn't seeing that against Ohio State. So definitely something

736
00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:13,640
Speaker 5: to keep an eye on here. But you know, i

737
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:15,680
Speaker 5: was the number one team in the nation and offensive

738
00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:17,719
Speaker 5: turnover percentage, no one's going to take the ball away

739
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,360
Speaker 5: and Grand Canyon's outside the top thirty, so you know,

740
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,319
Speaker 5: if the Antelopes can't take the ball away, then you

741
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:24,920
Speaker 5: know Garza is just going to have his way down

742
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,879
Speaker 5: to the post. Iowa defense has been poor through Big

743
00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:30,080
Speaker 5: ten play, but I mean it's really been on the perimeter.

744
00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:32,920
Speaker 5: And Grand Canyon doesn't pound threes. I mean they're two

745
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,400
Speaker 5: hundred and seventy seventh and point distribution from three. You know,

746
00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:40,440
Speaker 5: Wheezy's healthy, Bohannon's in his ninth year, still shooting threes.

747
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,319
Speaker 5: I kind of question whether this was the toughest game

748
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:46,360
Speaker 5: for Iowa for a while, you know, in the tournament,

749
00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,080
Speaker 5: right because because you need to have post players to

750
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,839
Speaker 5: beat Iowa and beat Garza. And I wondered if Grand

751
00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,400
Speaker 5: Canyon was better than some of the teams that are

752
00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,959
Speaker 5: on Iowa's schedule. But I'm telling you, a dream March

753
00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:00,760
Speaker 5: Madness matchup for me would would be to see Drake

754
00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,520
Speaker 5: go up against Iowa. That would just set that state

755
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 5: on fire.

756
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,520
Speaker 2: I'm starting to fall more in love with Greg County

757
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:09,439
Speaker 2: because I mean, look, they don't force they don't. First,

758
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,120
Speaker 2: they don't. I don't know if they're gonna win this game,

759
00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,560
Speaker 2: but they don't force turnovers. But Red, I mean no

760
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:17,719
Speaker 2: one I would never turns it over to leave the nation,

761
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,000
Speaker 2: So like it doesn't really matter.

762
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:24,359
Speaker 5: Something else to know who recruited Bryce Drew to Notre

763
00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,960
Speaker 5: Dame before he decided to go to Valpo Fran McCaffrey. So,

764
00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:31,600
Speaker 5: I mean, there is a very strong long history connection

765
00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:33,560
Speaker 5: between these two. McCaffrey tried to get him to come

766
00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,319
Speaker 5: to Notre Dame when McAffrey was an assistant. So, uh,

767
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,360
Speaker 5: you know, Bryce Drew.

768
00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,120
Speaker 2: And and and him.

769
00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,680
Speaker 5: This is a very very interesting matchup on and off

770
00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:41,400
Speaker 5: the court.

771
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:46,160
Speaker 2: Bryce Drew Magic. Also, all of one doesn't really foul

772
00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:48,839
Speaker 2: Green Canyon struggles at the line. There's a lot, It's

773
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,440
Speaker 2: a lot of interesting little things that because of the

774
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,120
Speaker 2: way that they match up, it might work in Green

775
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,520
Speaker 2: Canyon's favor We'll see. I might end up having a

776
00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:58,600
Speaker 2: play on Iowa. I've been on Greg Counton. All right,

777
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:03,839
Speaker 2: let's move on seven ten Eastern Maryland, Yukon, Yukon three

778
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:09,239
Speaker 2: point favorites. This is a game I can almost guarantee you.

779
00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:10,960
Speaker 2: There's a lot of games where I'm like, still, I

780
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:12,759
Speaker 2: bet a lot of games already. There's a lot of

781
00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:14,239
Speaker 2: games that I have circled that I'm like, am I

782
00:37:14,239 --> 00:37:17,000
Speaker 2: good about this or I not this. I'm pretty convinced

783
00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,759
Speaker 2: I am just not gonna bet it. I make Connecticut

784
00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,920
Speaker 2: two and a half point favorite. I don't I think

785
00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,040
Speaker 2: book late will probably end up being the difference. But

786
00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,200
Speaker 2: it's a game I don't have a really good feel

787
00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:29,120
Speaker 2: for random view. It's r J.

788
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,880
Speaker 4: Cole dependent. If I bet it, if Cole is healthy

789
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:33,920
Speaker 4: and he suits up, I'll just take Yukon. I get

790
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,520
Speaker 4: it's a close game. Maryland with the guards can can

791
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,920
Speaker 4: defend the perimeter. Snoga is gonna have to have a

792
00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,200
Speaker 4: big game not get in foul trouble. But I'm gonna

793
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:42,799
Speaker 4: take Youukon. I've liked them all the year. They've been

794
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:46,160
Speaker 4: hot book night back, the offense is clicking, and listen,

795
00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,440
Speaker 4: they didn't make their shots against Creighton, had a rough night.

796
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:51,400
Speaker 4: The three points isn't enough to scare me away, provided

797
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:51,920
Speaker 4: that r J.

798
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:52,880
Speaker 6: Cole is healthy.

799
00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:54,840
Speaker 4: So I'll take you Kon and give the points to

800
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,240
Speaker 4: move on here. I think they're destined for a matchup

801
00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,239
Speaker 4: that I would love against Alabama in the second round.

802
00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:01,880
Speaker 2: Yeah, I meryln Obviously they're gonna shoot a lot of threes,

803
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,600
Speaker 2: not gonna do much in the post. So they're a

804
00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:08,400
Speaker 2: high arrants team, which is why they also give up

805
00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,000
Speaker 2: a lot of threes, which is why you've seen them

806
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:14,040
Speaker 2: have some crazy results this year. Right like so they

807
00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:18,760
Speaker 2: lost at Northwestern. They have a bunch of home losses

808
00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,040
Speaker 2: that you're they you would think that they would win,

809
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:26,719
Speaker 2: but they won. Let's see, they won at Illinois, they

810
00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:30,280
Speaker 2: won at Wisconsin. They were the first to go to Minnesota.

811
00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:32,759
Speaker 2: They beat them by fourteen when Minnesota was rolling at home.

812
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,200
Speaker 2: So like they have these they have these really good

813
00:38:36,239 --> 00:38:38,279
Speaker 2: wins and then they have a couple of losses where

814
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:39,920
Speaker 2: sale I thought that they were going to win that game.

815
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,239
Speaker 2: So it's a it's a high Arrans team because of

816
00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,319
Speaker 2: the three point shooting. I just don't there's nothing here

817
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:49,719
Speaker 2: that's screaming at me like I got to take one

818
00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:51,080
Speaker 2: side of the other col and help me out.

819
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,719
Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I would play Connecticut. It's Connecticut or

820
00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:57,160
Speaker 5: nothing for me. It's a game that I Power rated

821
00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,680
Speaker 5: minus two and a half. And so I think, what

822
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:01,719
Speaker 5: the key stat that you need to look at here

823
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,800
Speaker 5: if you're gonna bet this is Maryland is one of

824
00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,200
Speaker 5: the worst offensive rebounding teams in the nation at three

825
00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:09,200
Speaker 5: hundred and twenty seventh. They will have no second chance

826
00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:12,160
Speaker 5: points whatsoever. On the other end of the court, Yukon

827
00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:15,200
Speaker 5: is sixth in offensive rebounding. They will generate a ton

828
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,640
Speaker 5: of easy putbacks, and for me, that's the biggest difference

829
00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 5: in the game.

830
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,440
Speaker 2: All right, let's move on to seven to fifteen Eastern. Man,

831
00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:24,520
Speaker 2: I am going to be loose for this game. I'm

832
00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:27,040
Speaker 2: going to be drinking all day. The guy is drunk.

833
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,279
Speaker 2: But there we go, and seven to fifteen Eastern on

834
00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:34,439
Speaker 2: True TV Virginia, Ohio. This is my I just bought

835
00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:37,319
Speaker 2: Ohio in a Calcutta as we speak. I have so

836
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,799
Speaker 2: much Ohio exposure. I tweeted out as soon as the

837
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:43,160
Speaker 2: line came out, it's this is all about Ohio. By

838
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,160
Speaker 2: the way, Virginia's not even practicing yet. They don't even

839
00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:46,799
Speaker 2: know if they'll get a practice in. There's gonna be

840
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,520
Speaker 2: one one unnamed player out. I don't know if I

841
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:50,840
Speaker 2: can talk about this game anymore. I'm gonna have to

842
00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:52,640
Speaker 2: talk about like fifty more times. I've talked about it

843
00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,000
Speaker 2: so much, I've written about it so much. But I

844
00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,000
Speaker 2: will for those who are listening for the first time,

845
00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:58,760
Speaker 2: because I love our audience.

846
00:39:59,239 --> 00:39:59,680
Speaker 6: Virginia.

847
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,279
Speaker 2: Look pack line defense. We know they play. They're gonna

848
00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:04,680
Speaker 2: play one of the slowest tempos in the country. They

849
00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:07,839
Speaker 2: are not gonna get any offensive rebounds. They're gonna get back,

850
00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:12,520
Speaker 2: prevent you from getting in transition. They are not going

851
00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,480
Speaker 2: to let you get any offensive rebounds because of their

852
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:19,360
Speaker 2: pack line defense and Ohio excellent offense, just an electric offense.

853
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,600
Speaker 2: It's just a fun team to watch. They have shooters.

854
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,919
Speaker 2: Jason Preston is an NBA level guard, great distributors, shoot

855
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:28,560
Speaker 2: shoots forty percent from three smart A hell of a

856
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,440
Speaker 2: story looking up. You average two points in high school,

857
00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:32,680
Speaker 2: went to a prep schools on the sea team and

858
00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:35,319
Speaker 2: made his way to Ohio. Now he's an unbelievable player.

859
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:37,120
Speaker 2: First team, we'll mak probably gonna play at the next level,

860
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:39,560
Speaker 2: maybe an NBA draftic in the second round. This team

861
00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:41,960
Speaker 2: has the shooters to beat the pack line, They have

862
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:45,400
Speaker 2: the guards to break down the pack line, and their defense,

863
00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,879
Speaker 2: which is questionable metric wise, is played better of late.

864
00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:50,600
Speaker 2: They had some shooting luck in the MAC Tournament. Of

865
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,839
Speaker 2: the effort was there, and I think their season long

866
00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:54,799
Speaker 2: metrics are a little skewed because they dealt with a

867
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:56,799
Speaker 2: lot of COVID earlier in the year. They had some

868
00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:59,120
Speaker 2: guys out for certain games they had to recover from that.

869
00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:02,400
Speaker 2: Now they're peaking, peaking at the right time, and while

870
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:04,120
Speaker 2: Virginia is the team that has to deal with that.

871
00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:08,440
Speaker 2: They put up the tournament, have practiced all week. So look,

872
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:12,719
Speaker 2: a high's defense isn't great. And the thing is is, look,

873
00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:14,960
Speaker 2: I could end up being really wrong on this skame

874
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,000
Speaker 2: plus plus there's a low It projects the low possession

875
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,120
Speaker 2: game because the way Virginia plays dead last in the

876
00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,600
Speaker 2: country in justin tempo. But Virginia does shoot a ton

877
00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:26,600
Speaker 2: of threes, right, and Ohio is going to shoot a

878
00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:29,560
Speaker 2: ton of threes this game just a beautiful ball ball

879
00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:33,680
Speaker 2: move into. So if Ohio is ice cold and Virginia

880
00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:37,600
Speaker 2: is making all their threes, I mean Virginia is gonna

881
00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:43,000
Speaker 2: win by ten plus. But Virginia has been practicing and

882
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,000
Speaker 2: they're dealing with COVID andh is peaking right at the

883
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:46,800
Speaker 2: right time, all the momentum and all the confidence. I

884
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,560
Speaker 2: think Ohio is a good chance to win this game.

885
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:52,399
Speaker 2: Jason Preston show, just like in the MAC tournament last week,

886
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:55,360
Speaker 2: Randall agree.

887
00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,360
Speaker 4: So I heard of Tony bennet interview. He gave Jason

888
00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:01,760
Speaker 4: Preston the highest compliment he could. He said, Jason Preston

889
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,440
Speaker 4: has tied your own. That's what Tony Bennett said. And

890
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:06,280
Speaker 4: that's the type of player he is. He's a winner.

891
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:09,800
Speaker 4: He makes big shots. Dwight Wilson inside really nice footwork

892
00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:11,480
Speaker 4: for a big man. Sort of goes under the radar

893
00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:13,920
Speaker 4: with all the glitz and glamour of the Ohio offense.

894
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:17,120
Speaker 4: Mark Sears, Vander Plats can make threes. He's a tough matchup,

895
00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:21,880
Speaker 4: big guy Virginia not practicing Ohio hot destroying teams in

896
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:25,760
Speaker 4: the tournament, destroying Kent State, no pipping, but still destroying Toledo,

897
00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,000
Speaker 4: crushing a really good athletic Buffalo team. Love Ohio here

898
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:30,879
Speaker 4: to move on. I don't think they're going the only

899
00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,400
Speaker 4: one round either, but it's the Preston Show. No practice

900
00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:35,920
Speaker 4: for Virginia. I just think it's tough. I get it.

901
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,879
Speaker 4: Contrarian Bennett, great coach, but this Ohio team right now

902
00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:40,439
Speaker 4: is a buzz saw it and they're doing a great job.

903
00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:45,400
Speaker 1: Upset alert, Come.

904
00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:46,520
Speaker 2: Make it a clean sweep.

905
00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:47,000
Speaker 6: Yeah.

906
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:49,160
Speaker 5: I can't break it down any better than you guys did.

907
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:50,840
Speaker 5: I can only throw in a couple of notes. I mean,

908
00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:53,360
Speaker 5: I took it money line, and I will say that

909
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:56,360
Speaker 5: from a market perspective, it's not going to go any higher.

910
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:57,680
Speaker 6: It doesn't matter no.

911
00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:01,400
Speaker 5: Matter if Virginia says everybody's fully healthy, that's not going

912
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:04,040
Speaker 5: to shoot the lineup. It's a projection. It's at seven,

913
00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:05,799
Speaker 5: and it should have been there in the first place.

914
00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:07,920
Speaker 5: I don't know what that opener was from the odds makers,

915
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,319
Speaker 5: but it should have been seven. Now, depending on who

916
00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:12,560
Speaker 5: Virginia is not going to be playing, it should go

917
00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:14,200
Speaker 5: down even farther. I mean, this is a line that

918
00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:16,719
Speaker 5: could close at four and there is going to be

919
00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,400
Speaker 5: a monster amount of money come in on Ohio. And

920
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:22,279
Speaker 5: you know, if Virginia compounds that with whoever it is,

921
00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:23,399
Speaker 5: it's not going to play for them.

922
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:25,160
Speaker 6: It's going to get even worse. Now consider this when

923
00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:25,719
Speaker 6: you're thinking like.

924
00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,680
Speaker 5: Oh they're talking about Ohio is all hot? I mean,

925
00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:32,760
Speaker 5: how hot is hot? Ohio be Cleveland State by fifty five,

926
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:35,920
Speaker 5: and during that game they scored forty straight. Cleveland State's

927
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:40,399
Speaker 5: in the dance. Ohio scored forty straight on a team

928
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:41,240
Speaker 5: that's in the tournament.

929
00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:43,000
Speaker 6: So I don't know.

930
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,400
Speaker 5: And listen, if you want to go into like recency,

931
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,600
Speaker 5: like what's happened since the COVID If you look at

932
00:43:47,600 --> 00:43:50,080
Speaker 5: the overall yearly numbers, and Ohio finished eighth in the

933
00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:53,120
Speaker 5: MAC in defensive efficiency. Well, per Torvik, if you just

934
00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:55,719
Speaker 5: cut that off t back like February first, they were

935
00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:56,279
Speaker 5: second in the.

936
00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:57,360
Speaker 6: MAC in defensive efficiency.

937
00:43:57,400 --> 00:44:00,160
Speaker 5: The defense has really stepped up trying to match as

938
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:02,799
Speaker 5: good as the offense is. But this, I mean, buzz Saw,

939
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:05,000
Speaker 5: I mean just we're not doing this team any justice

940
00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,200
Speaker 5: by saying how hot they actually are.

941
00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:09,239
Speaker 2: Yeah, that was the game, by the way, when they

942
00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:11,560
Speaker 2: put that that run on Cleveland State. That was the

943
00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:15,319
Speaker 2: game after they lost at Illinois by two points in

944
00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:17,759
Speaker 2: a game that they easily could have won. I think

945
00:44:17,800 --> 00:44:21,200
Speaker 2: Illinois had to come back late. And in that game,

946
00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:30,040
Speaker 2: Preston had thirty one eight assists. So he's phenomenal. Where

947
00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:34,160
Speaker 2: it's it's all about the Bobs. How are you not great?

948
00:44:34,200 --> 00:44:34,520
Speaker 5: Bob?

949
00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:38,200
Speaker 2: I can't wait for that game? Seven Eastern Man, how

950
00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:38,720
Speaker 2: many tweets?

951
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:41,799
Speaker 5: Let me say, let's set the over under tweets at

952
00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:43,320
Speaker 5: three hundred and seventy and a half.

953
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,279
Speaker 6: How many tweets I'll be out?

954
00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:48,680
Speaker 2: It depends on how the game is going, I'd say.

955
00:44:48,719 --> 00:44:50,320
Speaker 2: I'll say I'll set the total from the start of

956
00:44:50,360 --> 00:44:55,280
Speaker 2: the tip until the final whistle. I'll set the overrunner

957
00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:57,439
Speaker 2: of tweets at thirty eight.

958
00:44:57,760 --> 00:44:58,160
Speaker 6: That's good.

959
00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:00,319
Speaker 2: That's a good number. All right, let's move on UH

960
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,520
Speaker 2: seven to twenty five Eastern. Well, I'll be watching Ohio

961
00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:08,279
Speaker 2: Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma one point favorite now because over under

962
00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:10,200
Speaker 2: one thirty nine and a half. Because it was recently

963
00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:14,399
Speaker 2: announced and I haven't gone in and done any additional work.

964
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,359
Speaker 2: We've been recording podcasts and shows for the last three

965
00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:19,120
Speaker 2: hours on what this means took Oma and specifically for

966
00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:21,600
Speaker 2: this matchup. But Deviian Harmon was announced out. He tested

967
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:24,040
Speaker 2: positive for COVID. He will be out. He's their second

968
00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:28,319
Speaker 2: leading score. Maybe it's not the biggest loss here. I mean,

969
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:29,960
Speaker 2: it's tough for me to figure out or now I

970
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:31,480
Speaker 2: have to go in and look because I would assume

971
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:36,160
Speaker 2: maybe Oklahoma has to go bigger against Missouri, and that

972
00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:39,720
Speaker 2: means Quahas to play more. So I don't know, it's tough.

973
00:45:39,760 --> 00:45:42,240
Speaker 2: But when I look at this matchup, it's an interesting

974
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:45,040
Speaker 2: game because Oklahoma one of their biggest issues is their

975
00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:48,759
Speaker 2: perimeter defense, and it's just not a strong perimeter day.

976
00:45:49,239 --> 00:45:52,200
Speaker 2: You can think Missouri might have some successive successive pick

977
00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:54,160
Speaker 2: and roll, but they don't really shoot the ball well

978
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:57,440
Speaker 2: and you can get open looks against Missouri, so does Oklahoma.

979
00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:58,799
Speaker 2: Maybe do not have to worry about that as much?

980
00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:02,719
Speaker 2: A Zori also struggles from line. It's it's you know,

981
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,320
Speaker 2: Missouri's defense also takes away the three that they struggle

982
00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:07,319
Speaker 2: in transition, and there's a lot of different things to

983
00:46:07,360 --> 00:46:09,879
Speaker 2: look at here. The Harmon loss is significant. This probably

984
00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:13,520
Speaker 2: closes a pick or maybe Missouri minus one. I don't

985
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,080
Speaker 2: have a strong feeling it. Yes, now you throw the

986
00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:17,800
Speaker 2: curb ball of Harmon being out, what do you see, Randall?

987
00:46:18,120 --> 00:46:20,879
Speaker 4: Yeah, I didn't like Harmon being out, and I don't

988
00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:22,840
Speaker 4: I don't like Harmon being out, and I didn't like

989
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,839
Speaker 4: Oklahoma before. I think they're kind of running on fumes here,

990
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:28,799
Speaker 4: dragging down the stretch. I think Tilman inside can get

991
00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:30,920
Speaker 4: whatever he wants, provided he stays out of foul trouble.

992
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:33,840
Speaker 4: I think the Smith brothers can actually match up pretty well.

993
00:46:34,120 --> 00:46:36,160
Speaker 4: Reeves Austin Reeves does a nice job with all the

994
00:46:36,440 --> 00:46:38,279
Speaker 4: head fakes and trying to get to the foul line

995
00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:40,440
Speaker 4: and all that stuff. But no Harmon takes away a

996
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:43,839
Speaker 4: really solid perimeter defender for them. I just don't think

997
00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:46,080
Speaker 4: they have an inside game Oklahoma. I mean they post

998
00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:47,920
Speaker 4: up but they never throw the ball inside. It's two

999
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:50,399
Speaker 4: perimeter oriented. I think Missouri can get out and get

1000
00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:53,400
Speaker 4: some transition layups. Oklahoma doesn't turn the ball over. But

1001
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:55,480
Speaker 4: I just think they're going to struggle on offense. They

1002
00:46:55,480 --> 00:46:57,600
Speaker 4: haven't been playing well, and I like the Tilman evange

1003
00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:00,239
Speaker 4: inside from Missouri. No harmon seals it from me. I'll

1004
00:47:00,239 --> 00:47:01,200
Speaker 4: take the Tigers to move on.

1005
00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:04,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the one good thing, another thing look

1006
00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:06,640
Speaker 2: at it, Oklahoma. I have to see how much this

1007
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,360
Speaker 2: harmon means this is. But Oklahoma is excellent in transition

1008
00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:12,520
Speaker 2: on offense, and when they can get out, they'll spot

1009
00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:15,840
Speaker 2: up three. And that's a weakness of this Missouri defense,

1010
00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:18,360
Speaker 2: which has some It's not the most versatile defense in

1011
00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:23,480
Speaker 2: the world. So they're you know, Oklahoma's pick and roll,

1012
00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:26,560
Speaker 2: Oklahoma's transition offics could have some success. To figure out

1013
00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:28,480
Speaker 2: what that what harmon being out means though, are they

1014
00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:31,280
Speaker 2: going to be able to play the same way? Colin?

1015
00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:31,960
Speaker 2: What do you see here?

1016
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:34,399
Speaker 5: Yeah, this is a game where the puzzle pieces are

1017
00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:37,040
Speaker 5: just not fitting correctly for me to be able to

1018
00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:39,440
Speaker 5: make a play because I want to take Missouri, but

1019
00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:41,880
Speaker 5: there's certain things that don't match up, like OU is

1020
00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:44,479
Speaker 5: twelfth in defensive pre throw rate in Missouri's two hundred

1021
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:46,879
Speaker 5: and eighty fifth and defensive pre throw rate rate, which

1022
00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,319
Speaker 5: means you know they're going to foul a lot and

1023
00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:51,000
Speaker 5: they're never going to get to the line. OU is

1024
00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:52,400
Speaker 5: not going to put them on the line, and that's

1025
00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:54,520
Speaker 5: where Missouri gets all of their points. That's where they

1026
00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:57,319
Speaker 5: have their highest point distribution. So you know, I want

1027
00:47:57,320 --> 00:47:59,360
Speaker 5: to back Missouri, but then there's the free throw issue.

1028
00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:02,319
Speaker 5: Use this is sixty eighth and steals and Missouri's offense

1029
00:48:02,360 --> 00:48:04,239
Speaker 5: is one hundred and fortieth and ball protection. So I

1030
00:48:04,320 --> 00:48:06,520
Speaker 5: like Missouri down low, but they have to get it

1031
00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:09,319
Speaker 5: across half court. Now I don't like Oklahoma and the

1032
00:48:09,360 --> 00:48:12,480
Speaker 5: post whatsoever. I mean, what is Brady mannig Way like

1033
00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:15,160
Speaker 5: two hundred pounds with mullet and mustache or whatever he's

1034
00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:15,759
Speaker 5: got going on.

1035
00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:17,680
Speaker 6: Jemiah Tillman and Kobe Brown are.

1036
00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:19,480
Speaker 5: Two hundred and sixty and two hundred and forty pounds.

1037
00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:22,680
Speaker 5: Those guys moving in the paint is scary. And so

1038
00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:26,360
Speaker 5: everything from inside the arc on Missouri is going to

1039
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:29,200
Speaker 5: dominate the game. I'm just everything else outside of that

1040
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:30,759
Speaker 5: is not adding up for me to put a play on.

1041
00:48:31,320 --> 00:48:34,359
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm looking Mannick do by drawing those defenders out

1042
00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:37,480
Speaker 2: and picking pop situations. So it's an intriguing game. I'm

1043
00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:39,960
Speaker 2: not sure all to play, especially with this hormon news,

1044
00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:42,360
Speaker 2: but I'll dig into it. Keep an eye on the

1045
00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:43,880
Speaker 2: action of work ap to see if I do all right,

1046
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,120
Speaker 2: Let's move out to the next game. Nine to fifty

1047
00:48:46,120 --> 00:48:49,839
Speaker 2: East on True TV. Abilie Christian nine and a half

1048
00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:53,759
Speaker 2: point dogs now against Texas over under one forty look

1049
00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:56,480
Speaker 2: abile question. Ablie Christian was a team I had circled.

1050
00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:58,960
Speaker 2: I was all over them last weekend. I think thought

1051
00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:00,920
Speaker 2: they were gonna be a tricky match for some team

1052
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:02,439
Speaker 2: in the first round. It was a team I thought

1053
00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:04,279
Speaker 2: was gonna be one of my upset picks. I just

1054
00:49:04,280 --> 00:49:06,440
Speaker 2: don't think it's a great matchup for them. Look, they

1055
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:08,399
Speaker 2: do force a ton of turnovers. They leave the nation

1056
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:12,279
Speaker 2: in turnover percentage. On defense, there are no middle defense.

1057
00:49:12,320 --> 00:49:14,400
Speaker 2: They're kind of built like Texas Tech, but they're and

1058
00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:17,200
Speaker 2: it was very aggressive too, but Avelien Christian is aggressive

1059
00:49:17,239 --> 00:49:22,080
Speaker 2: to the extreme and they will force a ton of turnovers.

1060
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:25,080
Speaker 2: Texas does have turnover problems, which is one of the

1061
00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:27,799
Speaker 2: intriguing things here on the offensive side of the ball.

1062
00:49:28,040 --> 00:49:31,080
Speaker 2: Ablete Christian great shooting team, but they run everything through

1063
00:49:31,080 --> 00:49:32,880
Speaker 2: the post. It's one of the most post heavy offenses

1064
00:49:32,880 --> 00:49:35,160
Speaker 2: in the country. They run everything. They're seven footer, not

1065
00:49:35,600 --> 00:49:39,480
Speaker 2: seven footer Colton Cole. But yeah, in the South Land.

1066
00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:42,040
Speaker 2: By the way, they had one of the softest easiest

1067
00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,960
Speaker 2: strengths to schedules of any tournament team outside of the

1068
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:48,759
Speaker 2: Swacken MIAK and Texas have one of the toughest. But

1069
00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:51,680
Speaker 2: those teams generally have to help. And yeah, I think

1070
00:49:51,680 --> 00:49:53,480
Speaker 2: he shoots like thirty three percent of their shots. They

1071
00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:55,720
Speaker 2: have to help on coal and then they leave shooters,

1072
00:49:55,719 --> 00:49:58,080
Speaker 2: and Aveline Christan has a lot of capable shooters, but

1073
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:01,760
Speaker 2: Texas actually has the size inside and Sims and company

1074
00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:05,400
Speaker 2: that can play cold one on one, and they have

1075
00:50:05,480 --> 00:50:08,560
Speaker 2: the size to battle on both ends of the floor.

1076
00:50:09,320 --> 00:50:11,400
Speaker 2: So I don't think it's going to be as easy

1077
00:50:11,480 --> 00:50:13,839
Speaker 2: for Avelin Christian. And they played basically like the really

1078
00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:17,160
Speaker 2: similar defense to Texas Tech, who Texas saw three times.

1079
00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:20,399
Speaker 2: They weren't great against Texas Tech, but seeing that three

1080
00:50:20,440 --> 00:50:23,880
Speaker 2: times has to help. I also think Texas their profile

1081
00:50:24,239 --> 00:50:27,200
Speaker 2: and their statistical measures, I think they're peeing at the

1082
00:50:27,239 --> 00:50:30,040
Speaker 2: right time. Who knows If I mean Greg brownthrows a tantrum,

1083
00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:33,320
Speaker 2: turns it over, who knows it. But if they're connected

1084
00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:36,800
Speaker 2: on the defensive end of the floor, this team is dangerous.

1085
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:38,160
Speaker 2: And they dealt with COVID as well. So I think

1086
00:50:38,200 --> 00:50:40,520
Speaker 2: some of their season long numbers are depressed, which is

1087
00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:42,120
Speaker 2: why like a team like LOL is like eighth on

1088
00:50:42,239 --> 00:50:45,400
Speaker 2: Kempum and Texas is like twenty fifth. I think you

1089
00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:48,440
Speaker 2: could argue that full season no COVID that might be

1090
00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:54,000
Speaker 2: reversed by now. But so I have no interest in

1091
00:50:54,560 --> 00:50:57,120
Speaker 2: aveling Christon here, and I thought I would h Randall,

1092
00:50:57,160 --> 00:50:58,000
Speaker 2: do you.

1093
00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:01,000
Speaker 4: When you make these picks. It's got to be balanced

1094
00:51:01,040 --> 00:51:05,440
Speaker 4: between metrics and gut, and sometimes your gut just tells

1095
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:08,080
Speaker 4: you after watching all these games like we do and

1096
00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:12,560
Speaker 4: studying the numbers that something is fishy. I understand that

1097
00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:15,640
Speaker 4: Texas is scolding hot, and they won the Big twelve tournament,

1098
00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:19,040
Speaker 4: and they played great and the guards and inside with

1099
00:51:19,160 --> 00:51:23,040
Speaker 4: Sims and Greg Brown of course excellent talent. I don't

1100
00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:25,839
Speaker 4: like Shaka in a big spot. We have seen a

1101
00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:30,080
Speaker 4: game like this before. We have seen Michigan State winning

1102
00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:35,480
Speaker 4: the Big ten tournament, Denzel Valentine, incredibly hot play, Kermit

1103
00:51:35,560 --> 00:51:39,080
Speaker 4: Davis and Middle Tennessee State who no one knew. This

1104
00:51:39,120 --> 00:51:41,799
Speaker 4: is a team at Abilene Christian who is in the

1105
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:45,160
Speaker 4: state of Texas. This is their super Bowl, this is

1106
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:49,160
Speaker 4: their everything. They've played at Texas Tech. They were competitive

1107
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:51,520
Speaker 4: for a lot of that game. They have no problem

1108
00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:55,120
Speaker 4: getting up and playing defense. They can force turnovers. Texas

1109
00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:58,399
Speaker 4: does have problems with turnovers. I need a little leap

1110
00:51:58,440 --> 00:52:01,160
Speaker 4: of faith here, folks. I need you to believe that

1111
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:04,360
Speaker 4: Abling Christian is going to turn Texas over, that Texas

1112
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:06,239
Speaker 4: is not gonna have a great shooting night, and that

1113
00:52:06,320 --> 00:52:09,120
Speaker 4: Abling Christian is gonna make threes. But isn't that what

1114
00:52:09,160 --> 00:52:12,279
Speaker 4: march madness is all about? You put that together. I

1115
00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:15,040
Speaker 4: love Abling Christian in the points, and I love abling

1116
00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:17,840
Speaker 4: Christian to move on. I just have not bought into

1117
00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:21,680
Speaker 4: Texas in these sort of spots. Early in the tournament

1118
00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:25,279
Speaker 4: under Shaka, underwhelming Brown had a little bit of an

1119
00:52:25,280 --> 00:52:28,120
Speaker 4: issue there in chemistry that everybody overlooked. They can match

1120
00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:30,760
Speaker 4: up with the guards. The seven footer can cause problems

1121
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:33,799
Speaker 4: inside Cole. I'm gonna go with Abling Christian. If you

1122
00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:36,080
Speaker 4: want to look at the numbers it doesn't make sense,

1123
00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:38,000
Speaker 4: but sometimes you have to take a leap of faith

1124
00:52:38,040 --> 00:52:40,160
Speaker 4: in your gut. And I think this is a very

1125
00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:41,040
Speaker 4: very close game.

1126
00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:44,160
Speaker 2: Second half. Oh wow, it was very convincing, as like

1127
00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:46,520
Speaker 2: a coach is speeturing the locker. I want to go

1128
00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:50,600
Speaker 2: out and play now for abling Christian. When you were

1129
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:53,799
Speaker 2: a baby in your crib, your father, look down at you.

1130
00:52:54,480 --> 00:52:57,680
Speaker 2: You have but one home. Someday my son will grow

1131
00:52:57,719 --> 00:53:01,640
Speaker 2: to be a man. Well look at you now, you

1132
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:06,760
Speaker 2: just got your asses whipped by a bunch of goddamn nerds.

1133
00:53:08,080 --> 00:53:12,080
Speaker 2: Not Well, if I was you, I'd do something about it.

1134
00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:16,840
Speaker 2: I would get up and redeem myself in the eyes.

1135
00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:19,920
Speaker 4: Of my father, my maker, and my coach.

1136
00:53:20,280 --> 00:53:21,360
Speaker 2: We let's get.

1137
00:53:21,120 --> 00:53:28,520
Speaker 5: Those nerds, uh, color we swayed goach Arandaa has me

1138
00:53:28,560 --> 00:53:30,359
Speaker 5: all pumped up and jazzed up here. But I mean

1139
00:53:30,360 --> 00:53:33,520
Speaker 5: there's a couple of things here about avelin Christian that

1140
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:35,560
Speaker 5: bothered me. It's like they have seven footer, cold and coal.

1141
00:53:35,880 --> 00:53:38,200
Speaker 5: They're three hundred and thirty ninth and average height, and

1142
00:53:38,680 --> 00:53:41,560
Speaker 5: past their seven footer, they have nobody. Their wing defenders

1143
00:53:41,560 --> 00:53:43,960
Speaker 5: are five to seven and six foot and I know

1144
00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:46,280
Speaker 5: that they're thirteenth in perimeter defense, but that comes against

1145
00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:48,360
Speaker 5: a conference. It isn't really exactly the Big twelve, and

1146
00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:51,640
Speaker 5: Texas loves Jack and three. So I'm a little nervous

1147
00:53:51,640 --> 00:53:53,880
Speaker 5: about the size of the guys that are guarding the

1148
00:53:54,320 --> 00:53:58,560
Speaker 5: perimeter and you know, forcing a bad shot out of Texas,

1149
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:00,600
Speaker 5: and I'm worried that can't have happen. And I know,

1150
00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:02,560
Speaker 5: you know, Abilene Christian is first in the nation and

1151
00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:05,840
Speaker 5: turnover percentage, and Texas can struggle with ball security. But

1152
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:08,440
Speaker 5: I just keep going back to the fact that what

1153
00:54:08,480 --> 00:54:13,480
Speaker 5: Abilene Christian does on defense is what Texas Tech does

1154
00:54:13,560 --> 00:54:15,719
Speaker 5: and so Texas has seen that three times this year.

1155
00:54:16,200 --> 00:54:18,680
Speaker 6: So I don't think Texas is going to get rushed.

1156
00:54:19,160 --> 00:54:21,040
Speaker 5: I think Texa's going to be able to handle any

1157
00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:22,920
Speaker 5: kind of defense or any kind of press that they

1158
00:54:22,920 --> 00:54:26,160
Speaker 5: get put against them. And I mean, if I was

1159
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:29,279
Speaker 5: back in Abilene Christian, I'd be really worried about you know,

1160
00:54:29,320 --> 00:54:31,960
Speaker 5: I know the perimeter defense that the percentage is great,

1161
00:54:32,200 --> 00:54:34,799
Speaker 5: but this is a different size shooter that we have

1162
00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:36,000
Speaker 5: on the wings for Texas.

1163
00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:39,240
Speaker 2: I'll sleep on. By the way, don't sleep on Danian Daniels.

1164
00:54:39,239 --> 00:54:40,920
Speaker 2: He's only five to seven he drives that down a

1165
00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:42,640
Speaker 2: little bit. But I mean, Ablie christ is really deep.

1166
00:54:42,680 --> 00:54:44,600
Speaker 2: But I think he's a top twenty and steel rate

1167
00:54:46,160 --> 00:54:50,160
Speaker 2: and he's only five to seven, so but I feel,

1168
00:54:50,200 --> 00:54:52,799
Speaker 2: I mean, the athletic advantage is definitely here for Texas.

1169
00:54:54,520 --> 00:54:59,480
Speaker 2: But Randall made a very a very good case. If

1170
00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:00,880
Speaker 2: it was in a a court of law and I

1171
00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:02,320
Speaker 2: was a journey I was the one who said I

1172
00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:07,680
Speaker 2: didn't like Abilene Christien. I might have awarded uh. I

1173
00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:11,799
Speaker 2: guess the listeners a play on Abilene Christen. So good

1174
00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:14,680
Speaker 2: stuff there. Oh, by the way, I forgot earlier in

1175
00:55:14,719 --> 00:55:16,560
Speaker 2: the day we got to sway back here. I own

1176
00:55:16,560 --> 00:55:20,279
Speaker 2: a Alabama. Alabama that's a four eastern on TBS. I

1177
00:55:20,320 --> 00:55:21,719
Speaker 2: don't want to forget that game before we get to

1178
00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:24,160
Speaker 2: VC Oregon. Albama sixteen and a half point favorite over

1179
00:55:24,239 --> 00:55:26,600
Speaker 2: under one forty seven and a half. We know all

1180
00:55:26,640 --> 00:55:28,080
Speaker 2: good Alabama is. Look how I own it. That's a

1181
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:30,640
Speaker 2: ver Platino team they have. They want to pressure you.

1182
00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:32,439
Speaker 2: They they can do that really well.

1183
00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:33,000
Speaker 6: In the MAC.

1184
00:55:33,840 --> 00:55:36,200
Speaker 2: They have two senior guards, and I guess is an

1185
00:55:36,200 --> 00:55:38,520
Speaker 2: excellent point guard in Isaiah Rossi's caable going like thirty

1186
00:55:38,560 --> 00:55:40,919
Speaker 2: thirty five, they'll need him to go for like forty here.

1187
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:44,840
Speaker 2: But Alabama not the cleanest team with the ball, but

1188
00:55:45,040 --> 00:55:49,600
Speaker 2: they should be able to handle this pressure. And I

1189
00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:51,520
Speaker 2: just don't look at Iona's turn of for issues that

1190
00:55:51,560 --> 00:55:54,200
Speaker 2: they should be that are the bigger worrying in this

1191
00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:56,000
Speaker 2: game against an Alabama team that can turn you over.

1192
00:55:56,320 --> 00:55:58,640
Speaker 2: Alabama defense is really good own offense. I don't know

1193
00:55:58,680 --> 00:56:01,680
Speaker 2: how it scores must rosters because also Alabama wants to

1194
00:56:01,680 --> 00:56:04,040
Speaker 2: play fast, and the way that Iona plays, they foul

1195
00:56:04,040 --> 00:56:06,719
Speaker 2: a lot. So there's a good chance that like Goy

1196
00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:09,480
Speaker 2: that like Ross gets in foul troubles, gets a foul trouble.

1197
00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:12,920
Speaker 2: So I don't know. It's Patino is going to try

1198
00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:14,600
Speaker 2: and cook up some pressure here. I don't know if

1199
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:17,399
Speaker 2: it's the best matchup. This is probably a stay away

1200
00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:19,120
Speaker 2: from me Randall that he loved for ra Petina who

1201
00:56:19,120 --> 00:56:21,640
Speaker 2: said he packed eight suits, So I'm assuming that he's

1202
00:56:22,400 --> 00:56:25,680
Speaker 2: changing every at every media time out in this game.

1203
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:28,359
Speaker 4: Yeah, I show you tweet that that's hilarious. Not much

1204
00:56:28,360 --> 00:56:30,000
Speaker 4: on me on this game. I don't like the matchup.

1205
00:56:30,440 --> 00:56:32,600
Speaker 4: I like Patino did a great job certainly with I

1206
00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:34,719
Speaker 4: owner of this year, fantastic in New Mischelle in New York.

1207
00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:37,160
Speaker 4: But no, Alabama is the wrong matchup for them. They

1208
00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:38,439
Speaker 4: want to run, they want to get up and down

1209
00:56:38,440 --> 00:56:42,080
Speaker 4: the floor. I'm taking Alabama to cover. Sorry, I can't

1210
00:56:42,080 --> 00:56:42,839
Speaker 4: see it doing in this.

1211
00:56:42,800 --> 00:56:46,160
Speaker 5: Game Colin and he loved with the Gails. Absolutely not.

1212
00:56:46,280 --> 00:56:48,680
Speaker 5: This is a really, really bad matchup. I mean, if

1213
00:56:48,719 --> 00:56:50,360
Speaker 5: you look at this, I own is close to the

1214
00:56:50,360 --> 00:56:52,239
Speaker 5: worst free throw rate defensively in the country at three

1215
00:56:52,280 --> 00:56:53,960
Speaker 5: hundred and forty third, So Alabama was going to get

1216
00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,839
Speaker 5: some trips to the charity stripe when they have the lead.

1217
00:56:56,520 --> 00:56:58,680
Speaker 5: I Owna's defense didn't see a ton of three point

1218
00:56:58,719 --> 00:57:01,080
Speaker 5: minded teams. I mean, they're opponent's rate is one hundred

1219
00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:03,279
Speaker 5: ninety nine, so they're not ready for the three and D.

1220
00:57:03,960 --> 00:57:06,480
Speaker 5: They didn't see a ton of tempo either. The perimeter

1221
00:57:06,600 --> 00:57:09,919
Speaker 5: defenses you know, were playing perimeter defenses at ranks twenty

1222
00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:11,680
Speaker 5: third could be a little bit misleading because they didn't

1223
00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:13,800
Speaker 5: see a lot of three point attempts out of their conference.

1224
00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:17,680
Speaker 5: Bama's defense is twenty first and steals Iona's two hundred

1225
00:57:17,720 --> 00:57:21,680
Speaker 5: ninety nine. This game for Iona is completely lost. In transition,

1226
00:57:22,360 --> 00:57:25,360
Speaker 5: Alabama has certain matchups against teams where they look like

1227
00:57:25,480 --> 00:57:28,680
Speaker 5: national title contenders, and IONA has the makeup of one

1228
00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:31,640
Speaker 5: of those teams that they can just abuse. So the

1229
00:57:31,640 --> 00:57:33,520
Speaker 5: buying point for me, by the way the line is

1230
00:57:33,560 --> 00:57:35,080
Speaker 5: going down. I mean, we should talk about the line.

1231
00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:38,280
Speaker 5: The line is seventeen. It's something that if you you know,

1232
00:57:38,360 --> 00:57:42,240
Speaker 5: did your adjusted deficiency Ken Pomp projection over one hundred possessions,

1233
00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:44,600
Speaker 5: the numbers should be about sixteen. So fifteen and a

1234
00:57:44,640 --> 00:57:46,600
Speaker 5: half will be a bypoint for me on Alabama on

1235
00:57:46,680 --> 00:57:48,840
Speaker 5: this game. But with Iona's free throw rate, there's no

1236
00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:50,320
Speaker 5: way on back in any number that they have.

1237
00:57:52,200 --> 00:57:54,000
Speaker 2: All right, let's get to the final game of the night.

1238
00:57:54,120 --> 00:57:56,760
Speaker 2: VCU Oregon. I've said this before that the third and

1239
00:57:56,840 --> 00:58:01,760
Speaker 2: fourth heaviest pressing teams in the tournament. Oregon's a five

1240
00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:04,760
Speaker 2: and a half point favorite over under one thirty eight.

1241
00:58:04,800 --> 00:58:06,680
Speaker 2: Oregon obviously wasn't healthy, so I think some of their

1242
00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:10,760
Speaker 2: season long numbers are depressed. Uh VCU dealt with some

1243
00:58:10,840 --> 00:58:14,160
Speaker 2: injuries late. They obviously have Bones Highland, who's a potential

1244
00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:16,400
Speaker 2: first round draft pick. He's excellent, capable of going off

1245
00:58:16,400 --> 00:58:18,760
Speaker 2: and winning this game on his own. I just don't

1246
00:58:18,840 --> 00:58:24,320
Speaker 2: think that this is the best matchup for VCU who

1247
00:58:24,720 --> 00:58:26,560
Speaker 2: I think could have made a run in this tournament.

1248
00:58:27,160 --> 00:58:30,840
Speaker 2: But they're the team that has more turnover issues on

1249
00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:35,200
Speaker 2: offense than Oregon, and so Oregon could handle pressure. Organ's

1250
00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:37,400
Speaker 2: gonna throw out a lot of different zone looks. They're

1251
00:58:37,400 --> 00:58:41,240
Speaker 2: gonna trap you, they're gonna press you. VCU is gonna

1252
00:58:41,280 --> 00:58:43,920
Speaker 2: press you. They're gonna try and to have the defense

1253
00:58:43,960 --> 00:58:47,200
Speaker 2: try to force turners. Organ doesn't turn it over. VCU does,

1254
00:58:47,880 --> 00:58:50,240
Speaker 2: and i'magin if two teams are press and try to

1255
00:58:50,240 --> 00:58:54,200
Speaker 2: pressure you all over. Also, from a three point perspective, Vs'

1256
00:58:54,200 --> 00:58:57,280
Speaker 2: is not the great greatest shooting team. You can get

1257
00:58:57,280 --> 00:59:01,760
Speaker 2: some open looks on Oregon in their zone. VSU is

1258
00:59:01,800 --> 00:59:05,400
Speaker 2: not a dominant interior team, which is where Oregon is

1259
00:59:05,440 --> 00:59:11,120
Speaker 2: a little weak. So the VC is awesome perimeter defense.

1260
00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:12,920
Speaker 2: They're not going to go quietly here. I just don't

1261
00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:17,439
Speaker 2: think it's a great matchup for VCU. If you look

1262
00:59:17,520 --> 00:59:20,000
Speaker 2: if it's like kind of strength on strength when Oregon

1263
00:59:20,040 --> 00:59:23,240
Speaker 2: has the ball, a little little little more weakness on

1264
00:59:23,320 --> 00:59:25,280
Speaker 2: weakness when VCU does. But I think the difference is

1265
00:59:25,560 --> 00:59:28,080
Speaker 2: Orgon will be able to handle the pressure better and

1266
00:59:28,120 --> 00:59:31,840
Speaker 2: they'll end up making more shots a lot more reliably

1267
00:59:31,880 --> 00:59:34,760
Speaker 2: than VCU. The wildcard is Highland. I mean, he can

1268
00:59:34,800 --> 00:59:37,560
Speaker 2: go off, but Oregon has a guy like that in

1269
00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:40,920
Speaker 2: Duarte as well, and figure out he can get hot. Also,

1270
00:59:41,120 --> 00:59:44,960
Speaker 2: so Dana Alman in an attorney setting always dangerous. But

1271
00:59:45,080 --> 00:59:47,840
Speaker 2: this is a great x's and o's matchup. Great Mike

1272
00:59:47,920 --> 00:59:49,960
Speaker 2: Roads is a great coach as well. I think it's

1273
00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:53,600
Speaker 2: a great nightcap. I think a lote is a bit high,

1274
00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:55,520
Speaker 2: but I can see why because I don't think it's

1275
00:59:55,520 --> 00:59:59,200
Speaker 2: a great matchup for VCU. Reda wo'd say you.

1276
00:59:59,720 --> 01:00:01,800
Speaker 4: I think it's almost the same as the Saint Bonaventure

1277
01:00:01,800 --> 01:00:04,800
Speaker 4: game against VCU. I like the Oregon guards to get

1278
01:00:04,840 --> 01:00:06,880
Speaker 4: out there early in pressure. I don't think they'll let

1279
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Speaker 4: bones Higland go crazy, and he's the center of everything

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Speaker 4: they do on offense. Amarui fights inside, Figure Rowa, Eric Williams,

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Speaker 4: all these guys real strong. Dwartem makes big shots. Will

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Speaker 4: Richardson's finally settled into a role. I like Amury Hardy

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Speaker 4: who came over from UNLV. He can also make shots.

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Speaker 4: I just don't like the matchup. Dana Altman, Oregon playing well,

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Speaker 4: gonna press VCU back hit him in the mouth. That's

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Speaker 4: not what VCU wants they can't force Temple here because

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Speaker 4: Oregon is going to be disrupting their offense. It is

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Speaker 4: a big number, I see, like a comfortable eight to

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Speaker 4: ten point win for Oregon.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's also a really young, really young VC team,

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Speaker 7: Six guys six picks. It's a college hoops a weekend

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Speaker 2: Weave again. We have two of them again, Jim Root

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Speaker 2: on Twitter at three MW, Underscore, CDB, and on the

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Speaker 2: three Man Week podcast. Jim My Guy. Start us off.

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Speaker 2: Who do you like?

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Speaker 8: Goal with Saint Bonaventure slight dog here plus one and

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Speaker 8: a half against LSU like Elsie's kind of a.

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Speaker 2: Public darling here. They're super talented.

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Speaker 8: They showed out really well on selection Sunday playing Alabama

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Speaker 8: a super tight game. But Saint Bonaventure, Mark Schmidt, their coach,

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Speaker 8: just you give him a week to prepare for anybody,

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Speaker 8: and I'm usually going to side with him, and here

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Speaker 8: he's he's kind of got a second second chat shot

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Speaker 8: at this with preparing for a shock a smart assistant

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Speaker 8: two weeks in a row. Last week it was Mike

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Speaker 8: Rhodes in the A ten title game at VCU. This

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Speaker 8: time Will Wade of LSU. Both guys were undershaka smart

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Speaker 8: in past ten years. So I like Bonaventure here. I'm

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Speaker 8: a little worried about foul trouble since they don't have

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Speaker 8: much depth, but it's a talented team, great starting five.

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Speaker 8: I think they'll control the tempo and they're very very

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Speaker 8: well coached. They'll have a great game plan. Give me

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Speaker 8: the Bonnies plus one and a half.

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Speaker 2: Jim is building on Bonnie's and the case that Randall

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Speaker 2: has made. Matt, what do you got a little bit

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Speaker 2: cute here?

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Speaker 9: Trying to narrow the scope of the game to that

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Speaker 9: first half. You're avoiding any endgame mess up, any of

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Speaker 9: that nonsense. We're looking at first half for Colorado. The

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Speaker 9: Buffs playing Georgetown off that magical carpet right over run there,

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Speaker 9: magin Square Garden. Every newspaper out at, every media publication

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Speaker 9: is writing about the Patrick Heating story, and hey, we're

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Speaker 9: here for it. It's feel good. We love what he did.

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Speaker 9: We think he's building something there for long term. But

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Speaker 9: I don't care about the long term. I'm looking at

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Speaker 9: the narrow vuk, the here and the now. What Colorado

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Speaker 9: has done this year in the first half has been mighty,

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Speaker 9: and so they are twenty second in average scoring margin

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Speaker 9: in the first halfs this season, outscoring their opponents by

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Speaker 9: six points of contest. In this line, you'll need to

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Speaker 9: cover two and a half three depending on what book

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Speaker 9: you look at. I think Georgetown has a little bit

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Speaker 9: of that fog that hangover off that awesome run.

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Speaker 6: They come out a little bit slow.

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Speaker 9: They're notorious for those second half comebacks you've seen them

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Speaker 9: doing multiple times this season. You hone it on Colorado

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Speaker 9: first half. You take that out of the equation. Take

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Speaker 9: the Buffs here in the first twenty minutes.

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Speaker 2: All right, Matt going again, So we have Jim go

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Speaker 2: with Bonnies. This is really interesting. Matt go with Colorado

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Speaker 2: first half, and I have a feeling that Randall might

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Speaker 2: go with Georgetown for the game for what he told me,

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Speaker 2: So you might have Colorado first half of Georgetown for

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Speaker 2: the game. So hopefully Georgetown doesn't cover the first half

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Speaker 2: I get blown out in the second half. What a

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Speaker 2: disaster that would be. And I know Kai isn't with you, guys,

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Speaker 2: but I believe he's giving He gave you his Saturday pick.

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Speaker 9: He is signaling to us that he likes Ohio faitting

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Speaker 9: the Virginia COVID issues right with the Bobcats and Jeff Bowles.

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Speaker 2: All right, Kai going with Ohio? All right? So Randall,

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Speaker 2: are you going with Georgetown? Like you hit of that before?

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Speaker 4: Favorite pick is easy. I'm taking Georgetown in the points. Georgetown,

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Speaker 4: I think they're the better team. I think they're hotter.

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Speaker 4: I don't trust Colorado. Batty's looked injured to me, Evan

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Speaker 4: Battie inside, Hoyers are playing real well, good balance inside

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Speaker 4: and out. I'm gonna take the Hoyers in the five

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Speaker 4: and a half points. I think they'll win the game.

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Speaker 2: Out Right, and Randall does go with Georgetown, all right,

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Speaker 2: Georgetown for the game. Color the first half, Matt has

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Speaker 2: caught color the first half. Kai has Ohio, Jim as

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Speaker 2: Bonnie's Randall has Georgetown for the game, Colin, what do

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Speaker 2: you got favorite Saturday pick?

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Speaker 5: Absolutely going with you see Santa Barbara Gaucho's everything that

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Speaker 5: we said before, look for the hot right upset.

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Speaker 2: I have to go. I mean I have to go Ohio.

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Speaker 2: I mean, do I need to talk about it anymore?

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Speaker 2: They they're peaking the COVID issues with Virginia. Jason Preston,

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Speaker 2: they have the guard to shoot the breakdown this pack

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Speaker 2: on defense, this Virginia defense is not the same as

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Speaker 2: it's been in the year's past. Yes it's still good,

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Speaker 2: but at thirty third and just an efficiency in the

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Speaker 2: past seven years been top seven or better. So yes,

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Speaker 2: it's great, but it's still not as good. There's weaknesses

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Speaker 2: on the interier. This weakness is on the perimeter. Ohio

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Speaker 2: can exploit that Ohio is actually playing better defense. Their

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Speaker 2: season long metrics are depressed because they dealt dealt with

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Speaker 2: some COVID issues, they dealt with some injuries. They're peaking

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Speaker 2: at the right time. Virginia went not in practice before

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Speaker 2: this game. I just think there's Evans all over this

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Speaker 2: court for Ohio low possession game catching seven, eight, nine,

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Speaker 2: ten points. Love it. I think they have a really

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Speaker 2: good shot to win. Just hope the shots fall. Welcome

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Speaker 2: to the Jason Preston Show. Thank you everybody for listening.

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Speaker 2: We will be also on every day of the tournament

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Speaker 2: Enjoy them. March catch you all later. Cheers, peace out.

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Speaker 4: Nothing better than March popcorn.

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Speaker 2: We're finished talking.