1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: Straight fire? Bam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: March twentieth, four days of blissful basketball are over. Brackets 4 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,159 Speaker 1: are busted for a lot of people, not me. You 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: guys will not believe this. We got a lot to 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: talk about about the tournament. Even if you don't like 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: the tournament. It's fun. I'll talk about some fun stuff. 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: I'm leading to bracket challenges, which is the great news. 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: The bad news is we're out of the Calcutta, which 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: is devastating. Saint Mary's goes down after you put up 11 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: a good fight, but they ultimately went down. The Calcutta 12 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: is a very sore subject. But all in all, it 13 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: was an incredible weekend of basketball. Not only that, but 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: my daughter's fourth grade basketball team. We got to the semifinals, 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: but those only four teams, so all four teams make it. 16 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: It's the semifinals, and we played probably our best most 17 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: complete game of the season and we rolled to victory. 18 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: It was awesome. Every kid on our team scored, first 19 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: time that's happened, including one girl who's never played basketball 20 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: in her life. She was thrilled. It was. It was 21 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: awesome moment. Now, of course, the tough part is listen. Oh, 22 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: I should say this because I know the opposing coach listens. 23 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: He's a Seattle Seahawks fan. He was getting on me 24 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: about shaving the stuff in my head. I know he listens. Listen. 25 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: His team is solid. They were missing their best players. 26 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: She felt, this is this is a youth basketball. She 27 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: fell off a swing this week and like busted up 28 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: her teeth, so she had to get braces, and they 29 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: said you can't play contact sports. So their point guard, 30 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: you're a good player, could not play, which is kind 31 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: of it stinks. I was like, we're you know anyway, 32 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: so it was an easy game. We will play in 33 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: the finals, and unfortunately we're gonna be down three players. 34 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: Two of them are very good, one of them is 35 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: our best player. It's gonna be a tough one, but 36 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna give it our best and uh, ultimately, you know, 37 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: it comes down to coaching, as everybody knows out there. 38 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: So very excited for that next weekend. In addition to 39 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: my son's team, we got to buy to the semifinals. 40 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: We played on Saturday. Title game is on Sunday at 41 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: my son's middle school. So like it's gonna be a 42 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: basketball filled weekend next weekend. Very pumped this past weekend. 43 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, Rob, I don't know how much World 44 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic you watched. There was a lot of excitement 45 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: on social media. I was just so locked into the 46 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: tourney that I didn't really get to watch any World 47 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic. I watched zero NBA. I've seen the Austin 48 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: Reeve highlights this morning. He went bananas against Orlando whoa 49 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: whoa Austin Reeves thirty five points. Hooray Lakers win. I 50 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: don't know what happened in the NBA all weekend. I 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: will talk about one NFL signing in the NFC, and 52 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: I love this team. Next year, I've talked about him. 53 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: They added a good position. We'll get to that later, 54 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: but I thought i'd start with the tournament. This is 55 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: how bonkers March Madness was. You have remaining a sixteen. 56 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, No, at fifteen fifteen, Princeton is fifteen seed. 57 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: You've got a nine, you've got an eight, you've got 58 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: a seven, you've got a six, and you've got two fives, 59 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: all in sweet sixteen. It was a blood bath on 60 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: Saturday and Sunday. Listen. Friday, obviously, Perdue goes down. Listen. 61 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: I was texting with two buddies who went to Purdue. 62 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 1: One of them played basketball for them back in the day. 63 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: All they were doing was just taking a massive dump 64 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: on Painter and I listen, I'm not gonna go ten 65 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: minutes on should Matt Painter lose his job? But talk 66 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: about like underperforming in March. He's been there for a while. 67 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: He got through two thousand and five, still has not 68 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: been to a final four. He's been to an Elite eight. 69 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: Remember the Carson Edwards team that was just super fun. 70 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: They were awesome. He's been to four Sweet sixteens. And again, 71 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: how many years is that? Let's see one, two, three, four, five, six, 72 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: seven eight. It's like almost seventeen seasons now. One was 73 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: canceled with the covidut. At some point, you gotta get 74 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: to a final four, right, like I he The problem 75 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: with Perdue fans is they don't like how Painter is unyielding. 76 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: You have a seven foot four guy and Zach Edy, 77 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: You're facing the smallest team in the NCAA tournament, and 78 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: you didn't go zone they played man to man, they've 79 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: kept putting ead in action. By the way, I think 80 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: D's a pro. I don't think he's a lottery pick. 81 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: I think he could be an NBA player, serviceable seven 82 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: foot four. I don't think he's like gonna be a superstar. 83 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: In fact, I would tell him, dude, stay in college, 84 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: make a lot of nil money, and I think you 85 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: could enjoyed because I don't know what he is as 86 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: a pro. Rob. He's seven four, but he's not really mobile, 87 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: and I just was nineteen eighty nine. Zach d is 88 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: like a top ten pick, but what is he in 89 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: the NBA. I know he can be a factor down low, 90 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: but look at the guys who were seven footers. Unless 91 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: you're super athletic or can shoot threes, NBA don't want you. 92 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: So I don't know what to make of Zach Edy. 93 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: What do you say, Rob, You're totally accurate. I guess 94 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: the one saving I know that's not apples apples comparison, 95 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: but the one guy who you can say recently who's 96 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: come in kind of a plodding, oversized big man, but 97 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: he's been very impactful. Walker Kessler m right. So if 98 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: he can do that I'm not saying that he can, 99 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: but if he can, then he can have a nice, solid, 100 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: you know, eight year, ten year NBA career, just being 101 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: big and long and a big presence. You know, we'll see. 102 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: I mean, this past weekend wasn't a good indicator of 103 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: his NBA prospects, given how he was kind of I'm 104 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: not gonna say Cooks defensively, but he was definitely taken 105 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: advantage of, you know, to put it lightly. So we'll 106 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: see how he can do. And and but I think 107 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: you're right. I think staying in college will be great 108 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: for him. But then the counter is, well, what if 109 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: he gets hurt, what does he have left to prove? 110 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: He was a big ten player of the year. I 111 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: think he was first team All American, maybe second um. 112 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: But he also just started playing basketball, like and there 113 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: was a big feature on CBS that he had only 114 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: started playing. I think he was a sophomore in high 115 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: school something like that. Yeah, he's a late late to 116 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,559 Speaker 1: the game. But Kessler is interesting now. He's a little 117 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: more athletic and bouncy. He's played twenty two minutes a 118 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: game for the Jazz. I didn't realize that shooting seventy 119 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: two percent. He's certainly going to be first team All Rookie. 120 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: He's been outstanding a fine for Utah. Yeah, I just 121 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: eat he's a little bit of a tougher cell, Like 122 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: you know, Kessler in a workout is going to be 123 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: agile and moving and probably throwing down nasty alley oops. 124 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: Well relatively, yes, relatively. Yeah, I don't want to say 125 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: there's a little yao ming and eady, but do you 126 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: feel that vibe minus the you know, portal to Asia. Yeah, 127 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: I mean, well, he's definitely not as skilled as yeah, 128 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: I guess a portal to Canada, you could say, yeah, yeah, 129 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: but he just termed to the physical you know, archetype, 130 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: the big kind of plodding. Just the size, the girth, 131 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: the height. Yeah, I think yeah's a fair comparison with 132 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: for sure. Absolutely so. Yeah, so Purdue goes down. That 133 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: was a good game, not a great game. I think 134 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: the greatest game. For whatever reason, I was smitten with 135 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: Arkansas Kansas. One of the reasons that I dropped out 136 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: of that other Calcutta was because our group really won 137 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: in Kansas, and I was like, I like Arkansas in 138 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: that matchup. I have been a lot of my brackets 139 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: Arkansas delivered. That team was relentless. Dvo Davis, he was 140 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: on the team two years ago and I remembered him. 141 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm like this lefty, quick man, he's nasty. And then 142 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: last year he was kind of invisible, kind of finding 143 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: his space on that team, and all of a sudden 144 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: he was back. He think he scored like twenty something 145 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: points in the second half, and that was a tough 146 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: loss for Kansas, leading for the majority of that game, 147 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: and then Arkansas pulls it out in the end. I 148 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: thought that was maybe the best game. I think any 149 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: Gonzaga game. Rob is pretty fun. Drew Timmy and that 150 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: incredible stat that they showed on the broadcast. He is 151 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: now the seventh player in NCAA tournament history with twenty 152 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: or more points in nine tournament games. Now nine tournament 153 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: games eliminates a lot of guys like Carmelo Anthony played 154 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: six tournament games. Kevin Durrett I think was one or two. 155 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if remember if they lost in the 156 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: first round or second, but he was out early. So 157 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: a lot of these stars didn't play a lot. So 158 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: here's the list. Drew Timmy and his handlebar mustache joined 159 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: Bill Bradley of Princeton, Elvis Hayes of Houston. Those guys 160 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: are way before my time. But these other names you'll know. 161 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: Rip Hamilton, a Yukon, had a great NBA career. He's 162 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: actually in our ownership group for the New Zealand Breakers 163 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: who lost in the finals last week. Danny Manning, Danny 164 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: and the Miracles, Glenn Rice. Oh, I could still remember 165 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: that run that Glenn Rice went on. And Cordless Williamson 166 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: aka Big Nasty. Here's the good thing, Rob. All of 167 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: those players had good NBA careers. Now, I don't know 168 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: much about Hayes and Bradley in the NBA, but the 169 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: other guys are modern and I know they played in 170 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: the NBA. I just I don't know what to make it. Timmy, like, 171 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: can he be a small ball five? He hit a 172 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: three pointer his third of the season in the win 173 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: over TCU. Again, he is a quintessential college player you 174 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 1: want right, stays in school, doesn't get in trouble, does 175 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: and doesn't like adjust his game to what he thinks 176 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: the pros want. He's like, I'm just gonna beat up 177 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: down low. I'm gonna dominate. I've got good footwork. And 178 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: Gonzaga rolls on. Now now they play Rob Geez Bruins. 179 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: I know you're nervous about this matchup, Rob, not for 180 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: anything that Gonzaga does. I'm nervous because UCLA seems to 181 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: be the walking wounded right now. That's what I'm more 182 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: worried about. I mean, Clark's already been out with the 183 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: injury since the tournament packed off tournament. Um, they're big 184 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 1: man is dealing. He has a facial mask, which is 185 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: never a good sign for the college athlete who's walking 186 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: around with it in his mask. And then Singleton, one 187 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: of the best shooters, rolled his ankle like in the 188 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: last ten seconds of the game, you know, over the weekend. 189 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: So that's what I'm more worried about. Drew Timmy, I mean, 190 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: you late it out perfectly. He is a fantastic college 191 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: basketball player. I don't see him even making an NBA 192 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: roster season. I mean he's he's listed at six ten, 193 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: which means he's closer to six to eight. He's listed 194 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: at two thirty five, which means he's probably two thirty. 195 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: By alluding to twenty five, even unathletic, can't run, can't jump, 196 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: It's got great footwork. But what is a sixteen Let's 197 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: say he's unathletic, like he looks he looked okay on 198 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: the fast break against Team Okay. What is a six eight, 199 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty pound, uh, small ball five who 200 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: can't jump? We're gonna do in the NBA, M I 201 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: guess you would. The play on Timmy would be I'm 202 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: going counter to what everyone says. If the entire league says, Nope, 203 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: we don't want this guy, I'm gonna find a way 204 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: to utilize him, right, the counterintuitive option where it's like 205 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: nobody thinks Drew Timmy a two time All American who's 206 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 1: dominant and college like, Let's remember I know, I know 207 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: it was a long time ago, Christian Latner. Everybody's like, 208 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how good this guy was in the NBA. 209 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: He averaged a double double. I think for four seasons. 210 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: The NBA guy had like a ten year NBA career. 211 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: Might not a want a lot, But you're telling me 212 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: there's no value at all in adding Drew Timmy to 213 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: the end of an NBA roster. I'm sure it's a 214 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 1: totally different NBA. It is. It is very different, But 215 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll ask it right now, who And I'm 216 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: just gonna to bring in the Lakers to it. Give 217 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: me the lakers best low post offensive players, Anthony Davis. 218 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: He's fading away on shots, but yeah, I'll give you that. 219 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: Lebron James. Okay, Jared Vanderbilt is not offense. Gwen Lan Gabriel. 220 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: You cannot ru your guy is a good low post player, Okay. 221 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: I think he's better known for stretching the court. He's good. 222 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: He's a great mid rain shooter, right yeah. Um after 223 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: she's probably the Agilo Russells far than in the post. 224 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: I think he's probably the next Bess guy, which is 225 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: not saying a lot. Yeah again on I don't know 226 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: how much value he has, but you know, you want to. 227 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: In college, sometimes we'll have like a program guy at 228 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: the end of the bench. He gets good grades, he's 229 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: gonna work his ass off at practice, he's gonna guard 230 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: you the best player, um, because he's just a hound 231 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: and he wants to play and he loves basketball. Uh, 232 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: those are program guys. There's got to be some room 233 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: on an NBA roster for a program guy. I just 234 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: I feel like anytime everybody's saying no, no, no, no, No, 235 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go the opposite way and bet again. I'm 236 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: not saying he's gonna be a star or even an 237 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: All Star or any of that, but I think you've 238 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: got to find room on a roster for Drew Timmy. 239 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 240 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 241 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search f 242 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: SR to listen live. This is Thursday Night Rob in Vegas. 243 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're gonna pop over on the 244 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 1: private jet with the friends and family. Gonzaga UCLA in Vegas. Um, 245 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: it's the late game. The other early game is Arkansas Yukon, 246 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: which should be freaking awesome. Connecticut is favored in that one. Um, 247 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: they're big kids, sat sanego. I'm in a player pool 248 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: because I love March Madness. He was my second pick. 249 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: My first pick was Philip Kowski of Duk who's bounced. 250 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: But this guy's Snogo and I'm butchering his name. I'm 251 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 1: sure the big dude. I mean, he is stoppable in 252 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: the post. I don't know how Arkansas handles him, but 253 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: Arkansas style, their guards are better. I just that's gonna 254 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: be a great game. The other Thursday games, Michigan State, 255 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: which took down Marquette. Marquette played like ass oh you know, 256 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: you know I raved about Tyler Kolek and really liked 257 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: the kid, the white point guard, not heralded out of 258 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: high school and then goes to prep school and everybody's like, WHOA, 259 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 1: how do we miss on this guy? And he's like 260 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: the biggiest player of the year. He had a brutal game, 261 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: two early fouls, I think he had six turnovers. It 262 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: was just a tough one. Sparty advances against Kansas State. 263 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: I will say, Rob, if you're looking for making a 264 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: list of the most electric players in the NCAA tournament, 265 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: I don't know how much you watched of it, but 266 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: this kid, Mark Marquise Noel, all five foot eight of him, 267 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: is unbelievably fun to watch. Nobody can stay in front 268 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: of him. He's one of these Harlem point guards who 269 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: is jitterbug quick. I don't know how Sparty hangs with him. 270 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: Michigan State's just I don't think they're gonna be able 271 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: to I like Kansas State. Now. The market hates Kansas State. 272 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: They hated them in their first round game. They hated 273 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: them in the second round game. All they did was 274 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: win both of them. I think I'm gonna be riding 275 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: with Kansas State Thursday. I haven't totally dug into that 276 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: game yet. The other one is Florida Atlantic against Tennessee. Now, 277 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: Tennessee took down Duke Saturday, and I took a big 278 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 1: l because that bracket pool I'm leading. I have Duke 279 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: winning the championship there. I guess there's a slim way 280 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: I can win it. A lot of people have Houston. 281 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: The guy who's in second has Texas. It's weird. I've 282 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: been nails on the brackets. I nailed a lot of 283 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: these games, and I did not have Tennessee beating Duke. 284 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: Tennessee missing their point guard, but I mean they just 285 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: put a defensive clinic on now that games in New 286 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: York City. No like advantage either way. I couldn't really 287 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: find one. I do think Michigan State travels well, and 288 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: I think the garden could be Michigan State heavy. Although 289 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: the point guard of Kansas State is from Harlem, so 290 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: maybe that element creeps in the Friday games. Rob and again, 291 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see how good they are. San Diego State. 292 00:14:55,760 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: Alabama tough. Not to like Alabama, but San Diego State 293 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: will just grind you to a halt. Miami Houston. I 294 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: don't know how much you saw of Miami's guards. They 295 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: just annihilated Indiana. They are quick and tough. Jim Larnega, 296 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: former George Mason coach. I think I went to a 297 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: Jim Larenega basketball camp when I was a kid. That's 298 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: how old this guy is. They're gonna play with Houston now. 299 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: The game is in Kansas City, so I guess that's 300 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: not that bad of a drive for folks from Houston 301 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: or flight. They might need it. The other game, Princeton Creton. 302 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: I like Creton in that one, but not of double figures. 303 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: And then Xavier can Texas in the final MATCHUPU rob 304 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: any player or team jump out to you, what do 305 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: you think of Brandon Miller? Well, that's actually is the 306 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: who I was going to bring up when you mentioned 307 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: San Diego State. Their style of play I think is 308 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: conducive to tournament success. They might always have the most 309 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: talented roster, but their their style of play is going 310 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: to keep them competitive in these style of games. Absolutely, 311 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: and even though I have Alabama winning this game in 312 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: my bracket, and even looking forward into this game, I 313 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: have him winning it. Even having said that, you've got 314 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: to be a little bit concerned about Brandon Miller. The 315 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: groin is obviously bothering him. He had zero points in 316 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: the opening round most recently over the weekend, five or seventeen. 317 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: Shoot now, he finished with nineteen, so it looked okay. Yeah, 318 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: but he just did not look like himself. And if 319 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: he is not, they said he was eighty percent. I 320 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: don't believe that. I think he's probably closer to sixty five, 321 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: you know, just by watching the game. If he is not, 322 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: this this long gap doesn't get him over that eighty 323 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: percent eighty five percent threshold. Alabama is going to be 324 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: in trouble because they have a good team. But I 325 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: don't know if you can withstand your best player being 326 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: that ineffective as we get deeper into the tournament, you 327 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Like you brought up Timmy a 328 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: few minutes ago. The reason why Gonzaga is in the 329 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: sweet sixteen is because Drew Timmy has showed up in 330 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: a big way. Yeah, anytime they needed him in big 331 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: crunch time moments early to get off hot starts when 332 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: they when TCU was kind of making a little of 333 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: a comeback, they go right and drew Tami in the block. 334 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: He settles it down, gets a basket. If you can't 335 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: count on that from Brandon Miller in Alabama, that gives 336 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: you cause for a concern. That definitely opens the door 337 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: for San Diego State to pull off a big upset. Yeah. 338 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: The thing about Miller, and I think this is gonna 339 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: start to wear on him, is all the questions about 340 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: the shooting and him being told, hey, can you go 341 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: get me this weapon and he went and got it. 342 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: And I just think all of that, plus the injury, 343 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: plus the NBA Draft, which we'll get to in a second, 344 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 1: I think all that's gonna start to probably get into 345 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: his head a little bit. Remember, the media only gets 346 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: larger the deeper you get into the tournament. So now 347 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 1: you have three days or four days, I guess, and 348 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: Alabama is going to be in inundated with questions about 349 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: what's going on because listen, you know the media wants 350 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: to go there. They don't want to ask about Brandon 351 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: Miller's NBA upside, They don't really care about quick quit Quinnverly. 352 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: The point guard who I love for Alabama. They don't 353 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 1: really care about all that they really care about. We 354 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: could put this Brandon Miller kid on the spot, you 355 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 1: know that. I mean, I just I feel like it's 356 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: kind of a game of gotcha, and I understand it obviously. Listen, 357 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: someone was killed in this. This is awful, but the 358 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: guys who were involved have been removed there in jail 359 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: all that. Like, how many questions can you ask these 360 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: guys about it before it doesn't start to get in 361 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: their head? Does that make any sense? Rob? Yeah? Absolutely, 362 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: because again you got to think these are kids, he's 363 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: what nineteen twenty years old. I mean, you have NBA 364 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: players who have a hard time dealing with this kind 365 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: of stuff, NFL players, professional athletes who have issues compartmentalizing 366 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: their personal life and their professional life. Look at Tom 367 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 1: Brady and others. I had to go all the way 368 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: off in the NFL, but Tom Brady was dealing with 369 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff off the field. For it felt 370 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: like the first time in his professional career. Because we 371 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: have never heard anything, you know, going on in Tom 372 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: Brady's personal life as far as I know, outside of 373 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: what he had a trump at and his locker didn't 374 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: answer a question that lasted what forty eight hours, and 375 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: it was over not even maybe twenty four hours. But 376 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: this thing with Giselle and his divorce and his kids 377 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: and all this situation that hung over them like a 378 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: cloud pretty much all off season, into training camp and 379 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: through the beginning of the season. You cannot tell me 380 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: that even Tom Brady, as great as he is, was 381 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: fully able to block that out and it didn't impact 382 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: him on the field. There's a reason why it was 383 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: his worst season in Tampa Bay this past season, and 384 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: it wasn't just because of the offensive line. Right, tom 385 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: Brady lost, but I think I think the coach that 386 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: he lost fifteen pounds of the stress because he was 387 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: dealing with so much stuff with his divorce. So what 388 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: Brandon Miller is dealing with, or has dealt with, or 389 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: is will continue to deal with, is much more serious 390 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: than a divorce, right, Like, this is a murder investigation 391 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: that he is a part of. Not saying he committed 392 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: a crime or that he's going to be charging anything 393 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: like that, but the fact is that his name is involved. 394 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: He's going to continue to have to answer questions, and 395 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: even if he doesn't has them They're going to continue 396 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: to ask him, just like you said. They're gonna ask him. 397 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,640 Speaker 1: They're gonna ask coach Oates, They're gonna ask his teammates, 398 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna ask his friends, his family. Whatever. This is 399 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: going to carry on with him the rest of the 400 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:15,959 Speaker 1: tournament at a minimum. So if he's already dealing with 401 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: the groin injury, he's got that hanging over his head, 402 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: and it makes sense why the play has been kind 403 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: of apart from him so far in this marsh madness. Now, 404 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: I will say the idea of Alabama struggling after beating 405 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 1: Maryland by twenty two, when Brandon Miller shot five of 406 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: seventeen and the team was six of twenty one from deep. 407 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: They missed a billion three throws and they still destroyed Maryland. Now, 408 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: Maryland's not any good. I think they're still in really, 409 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 1: really good shape. If you ask me to seed, like 410 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: who has the easiest path to the final four, I 411 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: think you've still got to say Alabama. But the matchup 412 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: with Creyton is not a good one. If Creyton gets 413 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: by the position wise, they got the big seven one kid, 414 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: they got Columa, who I think will match up and 415 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: Columa I don't know how you got to remember the podcast. 416 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: Last year after the tournament, Columa had an amazing game 417 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: in a loss to Kansas. He was all of a 418 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,360 Speaker 1: sudden like, oh, NBA, NBA, this guy looks amazing six 419 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 1: seven wing wingspan length. And then they add a shooter 420 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: in the offseason and they underwhelmed for much of the season. 421 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: They looked incredible, destroying Baylor, incredible, clicking on all cylinders. 422 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: Columa has had a bad season. This could be the 423 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: game where he says I'm still a proc and he's 424 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: matching up against Brandon Miller. It's not going to be 425 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: the easy matchup for Miller. I would not be surprised 426 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: if Creton took down Bama at all. Those Creton guards 427 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 1: are really good. I remember I have futures on Creton 428 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: and we had Thomas Casale saying, hey, Kate Creton, remember 429 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: um Fryan Fracilla last week. Keep an eye on Creton. 430 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: So I think that's the team you really got to watch. 431 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: Houston Texas should be a great game, assuming Houston gets 432 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: by Miami, and I guess I would say the toughest 433 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: one to predict is the fau Tennessee k State Michigan State. 434 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: Like I could. You could make a case for all 435 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: the including FAU, which the analytics guys love. I don't 436 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: particularly think they're that great, but listen, they got lucky 437 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: to beat Memphis, they had a late comeback against FDU, 438 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: and now they can face Tennessee. That's gonna be that's 439 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: good game. I mean, listen, the games are gonna be good. 440 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: I'm curious as the rating numbers, Rob, I haven't looked 441 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: at any of them. All I know is I like 442 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: the tournament. I'm sure a lot of people like Jason. 443 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: Can we move back and move on to the NFL Draft. 444 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: We will, We'll get there. I just think that the 445 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: tournament right now is all anything I'm interested in. Fox 446 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 447 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 448 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: com and within the iHeart Radio app. Search f SR 449 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: to listen live. There is, however, Rob, of course, because 450 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: he's always mining for good stories. Rob found it interesting 451 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant quote Rob when he was asked about Lebron 452 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: James's son, Brownie, who is his high school eligibility is 453 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: done and now he has options. Brownie could go to 454 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: a prep school for a year and then try to 455 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: the NBA. Brownie could go to college basketball, he could 456 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: do the overtime Elite, he could do international ball to 457 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: New Zealand Breakers. There's a lot of options for high 458 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: school seniors now and Rob, I don't have the exact 459 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: quote place. I had the quote here. If you need it, 460 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: I got it right here. Kevin Durant, talking on the 461 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: most recent episode of the ETCS with KD podcast, asked 462 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: about Brownie James. Here's what he said. There's still some 463 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: amazing talent in college right now with so many different 464 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: routes the otes, which is overtime elites, going overseas, going 465 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: to Australia, all that stuff is cool, But still going 466 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 1: to college. I feel like that's a great route because 467 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: it's still on the big stage. You still got to 468 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: show who you are on the big stage, and the 469 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: tournament is still a huge thing. He continues, I would 470 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: love to see Brownie in college instead of going the 471 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: other route, instead of his air quotes disappearing for a 472 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: year in the ote or a night. I don't know 473 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: that's not fair. Disappearing disappearing I don't know that doesn't 474 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: seem right. First of all you could argue college basketball 475 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,199 Speaker 1: was one of the weakest seasons ever in terms of 476 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: interest level disappear. I'm sure all Brownie's games would be 477 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: on TV wherever he goes, Doke Ohio State. What are 478 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: the options by the UCLA staying out west near his 479 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: dad who's playing for the Lakers, Right, UCLA would get 480 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: him in jeez, he's one of his former teammates Mary 481 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: Bailey goes to UCLA. I guess Ohio State because his 482 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,719 Speaker 1: dad loves Ohio State. Who what Duke? I mean? I'm 483 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: sure his recruitment is spooky because not a single one 484 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: of these websites ESPN, Rivals, Yahoo, on three whatever, when 485 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: none of them know exactly who he's talking to. They're 486 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: all kind of guessing. None of them, say being recruited 487 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: by or has visited the only official visit. I believe 488 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: that he's had his Ohio State. So the rumor is 489 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: that people are aculating is it's gonna come down to 490 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: if he goes to college Ohio State, USC or Oregon. No, 491 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: USC doesn't either. I don't know that. That's just what 492 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: these websites are saying. And the reason, of course Ohio State. 493 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: You know, his dad's is a huge Ohio State fan. 494 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: He had went to uh the Shoe, we saw that Oregon, 495 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: the Nike connection, and then USC because he would be 496 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: close to home with the Lakers and his dad. So 497 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: nobody really knows where he's going. But you know, I 498 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,199 Speaker 1: kind of agree with k D disappearing for a year. 499 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: Well yeah, I mean, look, let me lead a case 500 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: on let you respond the case being entering this season 501 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 1: and up until maybe the last month or so, the 502 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: consensus top two NBA draft prospects where number one Victor 503 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: Winbin Yama Frenchman, number two Scoot Henderson. Scoot Henderson played 504 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 1: really well in the beginning at that showcase in Las 505 00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: Vegas against Big Vic and he balled out even though 506 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: Big looked like a freaking unicorn out there like an alien, 507 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: he was just dominating. But that was the contents. It 508 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: was one and two. And then recently, according to friend 509 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: of the show Brian Windhorst, Jonathan Givoni, pick your favorite 510 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: draft analyst, NBA scouts and NBA executives all to a 511 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: man have kind of switched over and have said Brandon 512 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: Miller is number two, Scoot Henderson is number three, and 513 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: the reason being is that Brandon Miller has just you know, 514 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: basically dominated his level of play all season. Scoot Henderson 515 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: is play kind of tapered off, and then now he's 516 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: resting for the NBA Draft. So because Brandon Miller is 517 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: on TV every day, because he's putting in work and 518 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: he is putting on a show every other night when 519 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: he's on television, it's easier to get blinded by that 520 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: rather than Scoot Henderson, who's playing against much better competition. 521 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: Say what you want about the G League, but they're 522 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: grown men physically that you have to contend with. You 523 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 1: you're playing in a system that doesn't necessarily showcase your 524 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: strength the way that he would if he went to 525 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: Kentucky or North Carolina or UCLA wherever. So I understand 526 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant saying if you go to college, the competition 527 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: is not as fierce. If you're really that guy, you're 528 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: that good, you're going to be able to showcase yourself 529 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: in a way that you never could playing with the 530 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: New Zealand Breakers or the Ote or the Chiland. Right. Well, okay, 531 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: so that's an interesting argument, but this is fun. So 532 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: currently the Detroit Pistons have the number one pick now. 533 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: Obviously there's the lottery, they might not get it. Number 534 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: two Houston, Number three, san Antonio Charlotte is a little 535 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: bit of a distant fourth. So Rob, knowing what you 536 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: know about Popovic and the Spurs way and what happened 537 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: with their last draft pick. Remember I've spaced on his name, Primo, 538 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,679 Speaker 1: Josh Primo, Right, young guy. Do you think the Spurs 539 00:27:54,720 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 1: will even talk to Brandon Miller given what happened? If 540 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: you think they're bringing that in that their organization, Scoot Henderson, 541 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I haven't checked the background and all though 542 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: by all accounts he's not done anything in the neighborhood 543 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: or the galaxy of Brandon Miller. So I don't know. 544 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: Maybe this is just talk. Maybe this is executives trying 545 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: to throw them off the scent of Scoot Henders because 546 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: that's who they really want. We know, Wemban Yama's going one. 547 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: I like Brandon Miller. I think he's a really good player. 548 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: Let's see what happens the rest of the tournament. He 549 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: has not been great. SEC was very good this year. Obviously, 550 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: I just again I would put more stock in a 551 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: player who is a a little bit older. We've seen 552 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: some older guys really come in and have an impact 553 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years. Chris Duarte and Indiana. 554 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: I know they haven't won anything. Jayalen Williams with the 555 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: Thunder has been a huge impact. We've seen some of 556 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: these older guys come in and have an impact. The 557 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: young guys, you're this is like a lottery ticket to 558 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: an extent. You don't know how they're going to pan out. 559 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: There's no practice right to throw an nineteen year old 560 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: in with a bunch of twenty three, twenty five, thirty 561 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: thirty two year olds. You gotta grow up pretty fat. 562 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: It's tough, man. Not all of them become the players 563 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: that they're supposed to that they project to be. So 564 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, I think you can find a Scoot Henderson, 565 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: what is he? Six two maybe six two, jumping jack 566 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: of a point guard just about anywhere. Those are not 567 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: a diamond dozen, but you can find them. Brandon Miller 568 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: is kind of like a Paul George clone, with his length, 569 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: his kind of SlowMo, his three, his defensive ability. He 570 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: can handle the rock, run a fast part like he 571 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: can do it all. He is like the prototypical wing 572 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: So Scoot Miller. Scoot Henderson's sorry, is just that position 573 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: is easier to find guys than it is a Brandon 574 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: Miller do it all wing. So I don't I still 575 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: think that Scoot Henderson is going to be fine and 576 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: the values probably in him over Miller if you have 577 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: concerns about you know, the off court stuff. But there's 578 00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: a long way to go to the draft, dude, a 579 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: long way to go. And I wonder if Katie's trying 580 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: to throw a little shade at Lebron. It feels like 581 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 1: there's no real love. There is there. Um. Somebody sent 582 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: me Kad talking about his top five players all time, 583 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,719 Speaker 1: and he was like Michael Jordan, and he goes Mike obviously, 584 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: and then he had like, uh, Kobe, and then I 585 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: think three was might have been Shack and and then 586 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: he had a chem Elijah one and there was no Lebron. 587 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: There was no Jabbar. It was. It was a little odd, 588 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: like purposely leaving off Lebron. It might be a year old, 589 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: but nevertheless Lebron. It was after Lebron won the title 590 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: in the bubble, that's for sure. I like Katie could 591 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: have could have pushed for a trade of the Lakers 592 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: maybe why does he want to play with Lebron. It's 593 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: very a little bit odd, you know. Remember he did 594 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: hang out with Kyrie Irving and followed him to Brooklyn, 595 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: and Kyrie and Lebron obviously had beef. Now maybe they've 596 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: patched things up, but I don't know. I wonder if 597 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: Katie's just thrown a little shade at Lebron and his family. 598 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: Uh No, I mean because if you listen to the 599 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 1: full clip, he seems like he's I died to see 600 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: Brownie's development, you know, because Kevin Durant basically he watched 601 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: this kid grow up, you know, because they the guy 602 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: run in the same kind of circles. Whether they're closed now, 603 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: I have no idea, but you know that he's probably 604 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: seen Brownie around NBA locker rooms and All Star games 605 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: and Olympic teams since he was but four or five 606 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: years old. I'm assuming something like that. And as far 607 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: as the top five thing, I think it's less of 608 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: a Katie Lebron thing and more of a you know, 609 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: peer thing. Like I don't know what Steph Curry has 610 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: said about who his top five is, but I have 611 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: a hard time him saying a guy who I compete 612 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: against who is my peer, who I you know, is 613 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: gonna I'm gonna put him in up there. A lot 614 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: of these guys are gonna say generations before them because 615 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: who they grew up watching, and they kind of hold 616 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: them in a higher regard. I think that's where more 617 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: likely what you would see. That's why you have these 618 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: these guys now coming up like a Palock bankro or 619 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: you know, they pick your favorite young player, they probably 620 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: hold Lebron really high because as they grew up watching 621 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: him right right right? Interesting, um hm, yeah, I don't 622 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: It's a tough one for Ronnie because can a guy 623 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: of that caliber when Lebron is your dad, can you 624 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: really go to a college like USC where it's in uh, 625 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: it's kind of in the hood, and what are there's 626 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: seventy thousand students, fifty thousand, I don't know the number. 627 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: There's a million people there. Can you be a normal kid? 628 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: I just don't know that that's something that is for him. 629 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, people are gonna be coming at 630 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: him all the time. You know, jerks, dickheads, gonna be 631 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: talking trash like, not even on the basketball court. I'm 632 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: just talking about in life, you know, he's Lebron's kid 633 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 1: Lebron's Is he a billionaire or close to it? Yeah? Yeah, 634 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: Like I don't I just don't know that that's something 635 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: and it stinks for him, But I don't know that 636 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: he could do something like that. The college experience could 637 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 1: do you think it's even possible. I think when you're 638 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: when you're that rich and that famous, you can be 639 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: as insulated as you want to be. That's what I think. 640 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I think there's a case that some of 641 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: these rich and famous kids can can be quietly in 642 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: a like if Bill Gates has a kid who's in college, 643 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: Like Gates is not the most common name ever, Um, 644 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: not everybody in the world has to know your dad 645 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: is Bill Gates. You're not on TV, you're not traveling, 646 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: you know you're not Look Brownie's what six three six 647 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: six two six five whatever? How ideas like you can 648 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: see him walking around campus? Like, if you're Bill Gates's 649 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:25,959 Speaker 1: kid or Zuckerberg's kid, nobody's gonna really know who you are. 650 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,479 Speaker 1: I mean, unless you're out there more Instagram followers than 651 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:31,719 Speaker 1: a lot of NBA players. How many does he have? 652 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: I don't think. I don't think it's up there. Yeah. 653 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: Oh wow, huh yeah, that's a tough one for Brownie. 654 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: But uh yeah, was this your way? You're trying to 655 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: get him to the Breakers? Is that what you're going 656 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: to do? No, yeah, that's not happening. But I will 657 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: say my guy Tucker Richardson, who came on the pod 658 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: last week, Uh listen, I know they had a tough 659 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: game against um the Texas Longhorns. I think he's Breaker's material. 660 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: Now we just one of our guys, Brantley, who had 661 00:33:58,200 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 1: a great season, just signed a ten day contract with 662 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: the Jazz. Fresh outer, fresh out of New Zealand to 663 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: the Utah Jazz with the ten day gosh, I would 664 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: have loved it ten day. I need to wrap up 665 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: the pod just by giving a shout out to my 666 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: men's rec league team, Rob So. I haven't played in 667 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: the last two weeks since I got the injury. I 668 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: think I sent you the video. If not, you probably 669 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 1: saw it on the Graham. It's not good, but I 670 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: think I'm getting a healed I'm gonna play next week. 671 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm like the GM who put the 672 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: team together. So I almost demand I need updates during 673 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 1: the game, and I was getting no updates. We're playing 674 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 1: a team that we were trailing last time and then 675 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: we came back and beat them. They have you'll like this, Rob. 676 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:37,319 Speaker 1: They have a team in the top league and the 677 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: bottom league and they've never beaten us. We beat them 678 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: all both times last year, and then we beat them 679 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,800 Speaker 1: now the first game this season. They were Bible verses 680 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: on their jerseys and then they say a bunch of 681 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 1: bad words when they're trailing. It's kind of funny that 682 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: being said. All of a sudden, the tech start coming in. 683 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:59,000 Speaker 1: We were down twenty, then we were down fourteen with 684 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: nine minutes left. We k back in one one of 685 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: our guys got a technical foul, our first technical of 686 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: the season. And here's a weird rule roup, When you 687 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: get a tech in this league, you have to sit 688 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,360 Speaker 1: out for four minutes for a cool down. Right. The 689 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: tech happened with like three thirty left in the game, 690 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: so our guy was out for the rest of the game. 691 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 1: But their guy was so angry at what our guy did. 692 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: I don't know. I guess he ran into him and 693 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: like kind of held on to him a little bit 694 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: too long or whatever. The guy freaked out and he 695 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: got a tech and he was their best player and 696 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 1: he lost his mind after that, so so he couldn't 697 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: come back in the game. Anyways, we win, and apparently 698 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: they didn't shake our hands. They were really ticked off. 699 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: They needed this to get to the playoffs. We're the 700 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: number one seed. Rob. I know, I know you're I 701 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: know you love in this stuff Men's League. That's sort 702 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 1: of the the real actions. I love it. It's great. By 703 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 1: the way, I almost if we play a championship rematch 704 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 1: against the team who's the two time defending champs, the 705 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: one that smoked us by thirty in the last meeting, 706 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,479 Speaker 1: we beat him in the season opener, I may give 707 00:35:55,560 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: like a call to action for any LA local fans 708 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,239 Speaker 1: of the pod of Me of the Herd show up 709 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 1: at the at the championship game and give us, give 710 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: us a shout out. They open the stands up in 711 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:13,400 Speaker 1: case people want to come watch, and we may not 712 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,359 Speaker 1: make the championship. Of course, we know I can't say that, Rob, 713 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: all right, So Rob, by the way, let's check in 714 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 1: on the eye. How's it feeling, By the way, it's 715 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: feeling better. Visions coming back every day a little bit more, 716 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,359 Speaker 1: a little bit more, and hopefully by this time next week. 717 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: I will be back as are you able to like, 718 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: what are you doing in the shower? Do you have 719 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: to wear goggles? No, I mean the infection is cleared. 720 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 1: It's just you know, it's the fogginess of the vision 721 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,240 Speaker 1: and and it's it's only on like small font print 722 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: type thing, so you know, you and I doing the zoom, 723 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: I can see you clearly, totally perfect. It's when I 724 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 1: look at the bottom of the screen when I'm reading, 725 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: you know, the you know, chat share screen, that kind 726 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 1: of stuff participants invite. That's where it gets a little 727 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: bit fuzzy. But I'll be all right. Good, good to 728 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: hear that you're back on the end. I mean, I 729 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: hope you were able to read all of the Austin 730 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: Reeves points from us. I mean, your guy, I slowly 731 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 1: the hashtag future Laker, future Lak. I don't know when 732 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,239 Speaker 1: when you when you play at a certain level, you 733 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:10,839 Speaker 1: elevate the future Laker status. There's only a select few 734 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: of future Lakers in the NBA, so Austin Reeves playing 735 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: his way into the future Laker tier. And I'll close 736 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: out by saying, the only bed I made for the 737 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 1: Sweet sixteen so far as of this morning is Kansas 738 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: State plus one and a half against Sparty. Nobody likes 739 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: k State. Give me my guy, Noel Uh going to 740 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: Noel going to Harlem, Well the Garden. I think he's 741 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:35,359 Speaker 1: gonna put on our show. This kid is awesome to watch. 742 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 1: All right, that's it. I think we will have a 743 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:42,279 Speaker 1: fun NFL guest tomorrow, not quite Lockdown, but hopefully soon. 744 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you then