1 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: Hey it stug Gotli. Welcome into the all new All Ball. 2 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: Let's let's start with a couple of things. I want 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: to get to Virginia basketball and why I do believe 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: that this is the year. Doesn't mean it's the year 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: they win the national championship, but it is the year, 6 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: right final four not crazy, probably should have gotten their 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: last year. Unbelievably dominant last year, with the exception obviously 8 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: the UNBC loss, and we saw what they did to 9 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: Virginia Tech. With the assumption that there will be something 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: like that, something like that against Duke, That doesn't mean 11 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: there will be against Duke this weekend, although Duke's all 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: banged up. But and this is a big butt, I 13 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: do believe this is the year to which they climbed 14 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: them out and to at least get to the Final four. 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: I'll get to that in a moment. First, I want 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: to talk about a team that has been discussed a lot, 17 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: and that's the l A Lakers. I want to see 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: him in person against the Chicago Bulls. And I understand 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: that quality of opponent does matter in your evaluation. Like 20 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: anyone who says that doesn't matter is just kidding themselves. 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: Um Quality of opponent absolutely matters. So here's the first thing. 22 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: I realized the Bulls aren't good, and I realized that 23 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: the Lakers only one by seven. They were up seventeen 24 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: points with I don't know two minutes and change to go. 25 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: When the Bulls decided to sort of call off the 26 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: dogs in terms of taking their starters out, but went 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: to all their young players and decided to press full court. 28 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: Then that's when the Lakers kind of a sleep at 29 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: the wheel. Couple of turnovers, a couple of miss shots, 30 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: a couple of miss free throws, and you know, they 31 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: gag this thing away. He got down to five before 32 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: they end up with a push. It was a seven 33 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: point line, kind of crazy to watch, and no one 34 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: got tacos walking away. But but my takeaway of the 35 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: Lakers is this, I don't think they're that far off. 36 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: And I understand that to the outside or to the 37 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: pundit who looks at and says, well, Luke Walton's job 38 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: can be in jeopardy, I haven't heard any of that. Now, 39 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean it's not apostle ability, but I haven't 40 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: heard any of that because when Luke Walton had Lebron 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: James healthy, Rondo healthy, Kyle Kuzma healthy, the entire team healthy, 42 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: they were arguably the third best team in the West, 43 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: and they're probably the fourth best team in the West 44 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: when fully healthy now. And I actually think that's one 45 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: obviously dramatic improvement over last year. But about what they 46 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: were shooting for now, it doesn't mean that their roster 47 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: is perfect. It's flawed in composition. We've discussed this on 48 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: Fox Sports and Fox Sports Radio. The folks at ESPN 49 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: have discussed it, which is you don't have enough shooting. 50 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: And if you watch the team play, they compete hard defensively, 51 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: their rotations are sound, their offensive ball movement is there, 52 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: like all the things are there with exception of the 53 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: ball going through the hoop, And to me, that signifies 54 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: really good coaching that in spite of the fact um 55 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: when you when you make shots, usually your guard better. 56 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: You just do until you get arrogant, which has happened 57 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: with teams like the Warriors at times. But when you 58 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: make shots, it's easy to get guys motivated play defense 59 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: because they know on offense it's gonna be fun. Harder 60 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: to coach when you're not making shots. And this team really, 61 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: really defends. The addition of Tyson Chandler has helped shape 62 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: up the back end. Plus he shows great leadership. Watch 63 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: him on the court. He's talking, he's pointing, is moving, 64 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: and even though he's not the athlete he used to be, 65 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 1: he makes up for it with guyle and with intellect. 66 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: He's He's tremendous a Lonzo ball on the ball, is 67 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: tremendous defensively as well. Picks up nine ft, really athletic, 68 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: really active, good rebound or great hands. Takes a couple 69 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: too many chances, but he does at least compete and 70 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: play hard, and he's become a pretty good on ball 71 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: defender after being a good off ball defender going to 72 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: last year. Remember he's only really played true, uh real 73 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: defense this last year and a half and only played 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: fifty some odd games and didn't have an offseason to develop. 75 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: H Ingram's long not a great defender, not especially tough, 76 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: but not terrible. Obviously, Josh Hart competes, He's not a 77 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: very good offensive player. Kuzma is better, not a good defender, 78 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: but better than he was last year. And by and large, 79 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: you go through the roster and they compete, they defend, 80 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: They just don't make enough shots. I think what's missing 81 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: his two things to one is a perimeter shooter like 82 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: a like a j. R. Smith. They just needs somebody 83 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: who opens up the defense and knocks down shots. And 84 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: then continuing with the shooting theme, they need a stretch five, 85 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: but not like a slight stretch five like they had 86 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: one with Brook Lopez. And I honestly think that roster 87 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: composition hurts this team in terms of, you know, sometimes 88 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: you're not playing that well. You just need guys step 89 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: up and make shots. And the other part is I 90 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: do think they should have played Stema high Luk a 91 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: little bit earlier in the year. You know, now they're 92 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: playing him, and I think last night two or four 93 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: from three both both of the ones that he missed 94 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: were a round and out. Like I just I don't 95 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: understand playing Lan Stevenson. Land Stevenson's entertaining to a fan 96 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: entertaining on Twitter, and he dances when he sometimes when 97 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: he shoots the basketball or makes a fancy pass, but 98 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: he doesn't shoot the ball well enough to open up 99 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: the defense. He's not a great defender. He dribbles the 100 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: ball away too much, and he turns it over too much. 101 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: Like he's there's a reason that he's in his ninth 102 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: year and he's been on all these different teams, like 103 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: he's just he's he's a non rotation player on this team. 104 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: And then you know, I think k c P he's 105 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: not really a starter. He's at best a rotation guy. 106 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: So you have k c P and JaVale McGee as 107 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: starters most of the time, and neither are really starters 108 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: throughout their NBA career on real, real teams. I know 109 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: Javal started technically on a championship team last year, but 110 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: look at his minutes. Those are backup minutes. Those guys 111 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: are backups. It's it's not a great roster yet. And 112 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: as we've discussed him this pod and on the radio show, 113 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: which you can listen to daily three to six Eastern 114 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: time on Fox Sport Trade and all of our affiliates 115 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: in the I Heart Radio app. Um, the Lakers weren't 116 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: granted like the rest of the league didn't say, hey, 117 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: you can you can pick whatever you want and we'll 118 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: just let you build a team. So it wasn't a 119 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: blank canvas. And I think they were smart to part 120 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: ways with Julius Randall, who he's a backup again, doesn't 121 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: stretch the defense, not a great defender, and needs the 122 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: basketball and really is a mid range or downhill sort 123 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: of player. And he doesn't fit into how Lebron plays, 124 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: or he would have hurt Kuzma's minutes at the four. 125 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: So I agree with that. I agree with almost every 126 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: one of the guys that they parted ways with, with 127 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: one exception, it feels like they should have held onto 128 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: brook Lopez. Brook Lopez can guard legit back to the 129 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,559 Speaker 1: basket centers and has made himself into a viable weapon 130 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: from three, and look how effective he is playing with 131 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: the honest So I'm not canceling Christmas. I think when 132 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: Lebron comes back, they'll be um demonstrably better. I do 133 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: think they'll lose, you know, Ocahoma City and in Houston. 134 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: I think he's close to coming back, although groins are 135 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: tricky and you want to wait longer if you can. 136 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: That's what the Warriors did with Steph Curry, and obviously 137 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: the difference is that the Warriors had Kevin Durant and 138 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson and the Lakers do not. Um. I think 139 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: how Kuzm will continue to improve his three point shooters. 140 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: He didn't shoot threes in college. I I believe Lonzo 141 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: Ball continues to get better, even though he didn't have 142 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: an offseason to improve his game. I think they're pretty 143 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: close to being an outstanding defensive team. They just need 144 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: to add a shot maker or two once they get 145 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: ready for the playoffs. And I do think that move 146 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: is coming. Um, even though it won't be some groundbreaking move. 147 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: All right, let's dive in on some college whop. Getting 148 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: you ready for the weekend. I'm fastated to see. I'll 149 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: be calling the radio broadcast of the Mischian game at 150 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: Wisconsin as Wisconsin has come uh much has come back 151 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: to earth. I know, Wisconsin fan, I's sitting there and 152 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: tell me what a crazy person I was for last 153 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: year saying I think the program is uh in a 154 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: bit of a tough spot. They had lost, you know, 155 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: guys like Tyler Hero they thought they were going to 156 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: get the Houser boys both went to both went to Marquette. 157 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I'm not predicting gloom and doom, 158 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: but look, dude, you follow college hoops. You know that 159 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: Wisconsin has had such success, especially landing some of the 160 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: best kids in the state and landing kids. Uh from 161 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: from the Twin Cities and Minnesota has done a good job, 162 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: better job recently of keeping kids home. And of course 163 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: the only kid that they haven't been able to keep home, 164 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: Um that went to you know, obviously went to Duke. 165 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: You lose one in trade Jones after losing Tires Jones 166 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: to Duke, and uh there have been others as well. Anyway, 167 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: my my point is that it's kind of interesting that 168 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: Wisconsin has come back to earth. And some of this 169 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: comes from early in the season, when you know, you 170 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: start out with winds over Stanford and Oklahoma. They were 171 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: competitive with Virginia, they beat Iowa. You forget that they 172 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: had essentially their entire team back some from injury, and 173 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: so I'm just you know, Ethan Hap coming back, but 174 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, teams limited, but just really three guys that 175 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: can scores. You know, Brad Davison is struggling to get 176 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: a step obviously, Dmitrich Price has had some great games 177 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: and shoots the shooting like they have forty six percent 178 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: from three, and then Ethan half you know, some of 179 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: the defensive weaknesses. And when you have three scores, everybody 180 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,719 Speaker 1: else's force to score. Once you get into league play, 181 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: but they've lost four out of five. You know, you 182 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: lose the Minnesota at home, you lose the Purdue at home, 183 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: you lose to a young Maryland squad. Now it's like 184 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: Michigan comes in. That said, we kind of know how 185 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: conference play works, right, Like we predict bloom and doom. 186 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: We say it's over, and then a team has a 187 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: home game where the number one and number two team 188 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: in the country comes in and said home team gets 189 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: a win, and that usually what what takes place. That 190 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: is usually what takes place. So um. I also think 191 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: another team that's kind of curious is North Carolina. Here's 192 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: one that was a little bit ahead of the curve. 193 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: I know they lost to Texas. I saw that game 194 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: in Vegas, a great game. They lost. The Michigan got 195 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: kind of stomped by Michigan. UM in ann Arbor lost 196 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: to Kentucky and then they had a weird loss to 197 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: to to Louisville. Uh there is use are basically twofold one. 198 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 1: In order to get their best players on the floor, 199 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: they gotta play in the seer little sum at the 200 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: three spot, and they don't shoot it well enough and 201 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: he didn't guard well enough. I mean it's the Luke 202 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: May situation, right. Luke May has been so much better 203 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: than they thought, but there's a ceiling there. And it's interesting. 204 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: You know, you'll never see you don't see Roy Williams 205 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: ever go small, which I think you could some with 206 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: this team. Kobe White has been great, but he's a 207 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: scoring point guard and they really don't have another option, 208 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: so he will take some bed, some untimely and bad shots. 209 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: And when you when you depend upon a freshman point 210 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: guard who's more of a scoring point guard, sometimes it 211 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: ends up biting you. I still think Carolina is a 212 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: second weekend team. Once we get to March, you know, 213 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: Roy Williams teams generally start guarding better. I do think 214 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: they're that no sere little starting to kind of get it, 215 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: as everyone says, and they do have some they do 216 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: have some talent, they do have some experience. But it's 217 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: also interesting thing that a guy like Cam Johnson comes 218 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: over from from Pitt you know where Kevin Stalins gets fired. 219 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: You know that I had this discussion with a coach. 220 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: We're talking about about transfers and the double transfers, like 221 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: the double divorce. There is something too that the player 222 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: is as responsible for for a divorce when, especially when 223 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: there's two divorces, right, I still think Caroline is gonna 224 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: be okay. As Cam Johnson has to learn, he's playing 225 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: in bigger games than he's ever played in before, ever 226 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: played in before. All right, so let me give you 227 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: some picks here for uh, for Saturday's slate of college basketball, 228 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: which is in fact a good one. I told you 229 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: I think Wisconsin beats Michigan. I don't know why. Probably 230 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: nothing to back that up other than Ethan has a 231 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: really tough cover and I feel like it's up. It's 232 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: a game played at a much slower Wisconsin pace, and 233 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: I think that Wisconsin style of of offense where Michigan 234 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: is a great defensive team, not good, they are great. 235 00:11:57,960 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: But if you have Wisconsin where you don't have a 236 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: point guard, can't shoot and Xavier Simpson and you're limited 237 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: one shot and you're playing a possession game, I give 238 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: Wisconsin a great shot late, even though they've lost two 239 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: home games, uh two home games of late. All right, 240 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: let's let's bounce around talk give you a couple other ones. 241 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: So Wisconsin is a three point dog at home. It's 242 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: crazy because you look at Michigan. They've shown the ability 243 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: to win on the road. Uh, they're the best defensive 244 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: team in the Big Ten. And they're taking on wisconsinin 245 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: that's lost two league home games already, and yet Wisconsin 246 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: is a three point favorite. I don't know, just something 247 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: about it makes me think Wisconsin wins the game straight up. Uh, 248 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: Duke taken on Virginia, and Virginia has been so good 249 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: and Duke obviously banged up not having Trede Jones. Although 250 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: Tredy Jones is not gonna be out as long as 251 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: people thought and I did. I tweeted this out earlier 252 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: this week that Zion is the best prospect. R J. 253 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: Barrett is probably the better player. Camradd is obviously the 254 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: better shooter, and Cam didn't play in their loss to Syracuse. 255 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: But if you go back to that National cha Ampionship year, 256 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: you know they beat Wisconsin. Why because Tias Jones making 257 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: making big shots behind the pick and roll I went 258 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: or or off the pick and roll when Wisconsin was 259 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: was you know, playing off and flath hedging or whoever 260 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: you go back to when they beat Virginia that year, 261 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: Tyas Jones the passing, the ball handling, the big shot 262 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: making and Thyas Jones is a blow average pro even 263 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: though he is a pro, And I think Trey has 264 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: a chance to be a little bit better. But the 265 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,599 Speaker 1: point is that sometimes we get so caught up in 266 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: evaluating players upside that we miss on the fact that 267 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 1: the upside matters for the draft, it doesn't matter for 268 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: college basketball. College basketball's how do you help your team? 269 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: And Trey Jones, like his brother tyas arguably the most 270 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 1: important players on their team on their respective roster. And 271 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: I think it's one because their point guards and two 272 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: because of their wiring. And I'm not sure it matters 273 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 1: in terms of point guard play as much. Against the 274 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: team like Virginia, they're gonna need Cam Raddis to step 275 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: up and make shots. That said, Virginia, it just feels 276 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 1: like it feels like though this is their year, but 277 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 1: this is not their game. I know that go that 278 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: goes against your like, well, Virginia is a great defensive team. 279 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: They are, and they're gonna pressure the basketball. They will, 280 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: But Cameron Indoor on a Saturday night, I don't know. 281 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: I'm not picking against Duke to lose twice at home 282 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: in the same week. You it's that time of year 283 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: where somebody does something zany and I get tweets about, like, hey, 284 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: remember that time you wore your shorts backwards? I do. Actually, 285 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: I saw Michael Beasley get ready to check into the 286 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: game for the Lakers, and he didn't have his shorts on. 287 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: He had some sort of black Lakers shorts, but no 288 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: game shorts, which I mean, it happens. I can't believe 289 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: it happens at the Lakers level. Although if it was 290 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: gonna happen, and if you if you're taking bets, there 291 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: are only three guys on the betting line for the Lakers, right, 292 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: Javail Bees and Lance and and I'm not sure Javail 293 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: actually would have been a number one. I think Bees 294 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: would have been number one, and Bees of course would 295 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: collect the money after that kind of embarrassing entry or 296 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: delayed entry into the game and the win over Oklahoma City. 297 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: So people ask me all the time about my shorts 298 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: being on backwards, and I will now tell you the story. 299 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: That's what this podcast is for. It's a great storytelling. 300 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: Um the story goes a little something like this. We 301 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: played I only played Kansas once my junior year. My 302 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: senior year, we smashed them by thirty three and nine team. 303 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: But we didn't get to play him up there because 304 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: the big twelve step twelve teams and even when they 305 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: had ten teams early, UM only see him. Even when 306 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: they weren't in two divisions, you still played the North 307 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: if you're in the North twice and the South once, 308 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: and so we didn't get a chance to go up there. 309 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: So it's my only chance to go to fall Downfield. 310 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: That's the place that I'll be honest with you, I 311 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: dreamed of playing one day, you know. I mean all 312 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: kinds of Orange County l A guys went and played 313 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: Paul Pierson. I got can go adonnas Jordan played for 314 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: my dad in the tournament played against the Russians. Lots 315 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: of l A guys would go with Jacque Vaughan, my 316 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: childhood hero or my childhood heroes when played for the Jayhawks. 317 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: So I get to go a chance to go play 318 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: at fall Gallen. That year, my junior year, UM, we 319 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: were picked to win the league top ten the country, 320 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: and we got off to a sluggish start in conference play, 321 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: were seventh with like three weeks to go a month ago, 322 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: and we got delayed and end up flying up day 323 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: of the game against Nebraska at the time was winning 324 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: the league. Because we won that game and played so well, 325 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: we went to coach Sutton said, hey, coach, we like 326 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: sleeping at home, albeit in hotels, and then flying up 327 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: day of the game. We like that. We don't like 328 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: like going on the road things dumb. So we flew 329 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: up day of the game, but we got delayed and 330 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: so we didn't get a chance to have shoot around. 331 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: We just came in town, checked into the Holidome and 332 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: went to the game a little bit early to get 333 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: some shots up. And my my general routine was I 334 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: would go in, I would put on my under shorts. 335 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: I had these gray tight shorts or whatever. I put 336 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: on my white you know, game shorts, and then I 337 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: put on my my snap aways everybody loves snapaways, and 338 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: then like a T shirt, like a dry fit, and 339 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: go out and shoot. And then I'd come back in 340 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: before the game and put on my jersey sometimes like 341 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: a ribbed T I'm not I'm not, I'm sure I'm 342 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: allowed to say w B anymore, but you know the 343 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: T shirt I'm talking about, and then put my jersey on, 344 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: then put my my shooting shirt on over the top 345 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: so I do my normal routine. Like you know, I 346 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: was in a hurry because I me and I got 347 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 1: a major in Peterson, our third all time leading score 348 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: in Olkahom State history. We were geeked out about playing 349 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: it fall down and we thought we had a chance 350 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: to win, and so I didn't think twice about it. 351 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 1: I never looked at my shorts. The Nike shorts at 352 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: that time, Um, we're lined with dry fit material, so 353 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: they were super comfortable, whether on right or on backwards. 354 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,959 Speaker 1: I get introduced in the game, UM, and I had 355 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: my terraways on, so I didn't think anything of it. 356 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: We get ready for the game, and of course I 357 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: did the which is awesome. We start playing, nobody he 358 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: says anything. I think I even checked in and out 359 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: of the game before. Somebody must have seen that my 360 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: Nike swoosh was on my butt, and I started hearing 361 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: this art backwords backwards, and I thought for sure they 362 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: were saying shirts on backwards. Then he got louder and 363 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: louder and louder. We're at the free throw line and 364 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson is actually shooting a free throw on his 365 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: shorts on backwards. So I looked down and I realized 366 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: that the O s U that's on my left pant 367 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: leg is not there. And I look up at the 368 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: student section and they're like, not in their head, and 369 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: I turned a look over my shoulder and sure enough, 370 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: it's on the wrong side of my shorts, on the 371 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 1: back of my leg. We called time out and coach 372 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: that didn't even know what was happening, and I'm changing 373 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: my trousers. To this point, to this day, he still 374 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: believes I did on purpose to get attention. I did not. 375 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: I did not know, and I know there are hundreds 376 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: of thousands of you that said you were watching or 377 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: at at that game. And for the rest of the 378 00:18:55,240 --> 00:19:00,080 Speaker 1: game it was charts on forwards, shorts on forwards. I 379 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: wish there was a better story attached to it, but 380 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: we got screwed in a terrible call against Adrian Peterson. 381 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: Ryan Robertson jumped into him forty ft from the basket 382 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: in overtime on senior night, and that's how we lost 383 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: to Kansas. I should have taken a shot when the 384 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 1: game running down, with the clock running down, Fred john 385 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: Seen missed a couple of free throws. I remember every 386 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: part about that game, but the only thing anybody remembers 387 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: is my short run backwards. Didn't do it on purpose. 388 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: I hope you enjoyed All Ball. It's gonna be great 389 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: next week. Please download it. Tell a friend. Let's do 390 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: the radio show at three to six Eastern every day, 391 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: Monday through Friday on Fox Sports Radio. I'm Doug Gottlieb. 392 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: This is All Ball.