1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up straight 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: Fire Fame. It's means Jason McIntyre straight Fire for Monday 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: in March eighth. Then this is probably the most surprising 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: intro to the pod in the one and a half 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: years since we've done it almost two years. I'm not 6 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: opening with the n c A Tournament, which is almost 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: a lock now that with the final four set, but 8 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: we will talk about it shortly. I'm not opening with 9 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: the us A spanking Panama badly. Policitch had a hat 10 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: trick in World Cup qualifying. Great game, if super energy, 11 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: The game jumped off the screen. USA dominated from start 12 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: to finish. And I'm not gonna open with the Lakers loss, 13 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: which is bad, because something happened in the world of 14 00:00:55,360 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: entertainment that is so stunning and unbelio evable. I would 15 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: argue it is the single most crazy bizarre Oscars moment ever. 16 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: Some people will say that card for Best Picture was 17 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: was crazy, but this to me was bizarre. First of all, 18 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: we're out to dinner and you know, we're having um 19 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: nice meal. Dog came with us, were sitting outside and 20 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, my phone starts going off Will 21 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: Smith Chris Rock. This is crazy. You gotta see this. 22 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: And I'm like, oh, well, this is a funny fake 23 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: bit boy, oscars really moving the needle, well done, this 24 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: is good. Obviously fake. You know that first impression you 25 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: see You're like, come on, slap Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. 26 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: And then the unedited version comes out. I think it's 27 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: from Australia or somewhere where they play what happens after 28 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: Will Smith makes the comments and then slaps Chris Rock 29 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: and then gets back to his seat and you know, 30 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: screaming and keep my wife's name out your effing mouth. 31 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: And then Chris Rocks like really seriously and then he 32 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: says it again and you're like, that's not a joke. 33 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: This is There's no way there's a bit. So initially 34 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: was like, okay, is this fake? And then it was 35 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: like okay, so the slap was real, but maybe this 36 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: was like a bit to gin up interest in the oscars. 37 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: The the the attendance on TV, the viewers have been dwindling. 38 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: It just has lost juice. I gotta be honked. I 39 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: didn't even know the oscars were happening this late in March. 40 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: I thought they were usually February for some reason, in 41 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: between Super Bowl and March Madness. I I it took 42 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: me until like a couple of hours before the Oscars 43 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: were happening to even know it was going down Sunday night. 44 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: And then of course, you know, Will Smith wins the 45 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: Award for Best Actor for King Richard. I actually haven't 46 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: seen the movie. We've wanted to watch, but I haven't 47 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: seen it. I Will be seeing it for sure, and 48 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: he's crying and he apologizes and all this, and you're like, man, 49 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: I guess it's like Will Smith just basically lost his mind. 50 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: It happens. Now. There's been a million breakdowns on social 51 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: media about the video and the moment, and people have 52 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: rewound and they've broken it down like this Approuter film. Basically, 53 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: it's like unbelievable. And to me, the most interesting thing 54 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: is that when he initially makes the joke Chris Rock, 55 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: if you watch it again, Will Smith is laughing. He 56 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: is laughing at the joke. When it comes out his 57 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: wife is not and so at that point Will Smith notices, 58 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, my wife is pissed. And Chris Rock 59 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: followed it up. If you just let that lion moved 60 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: on to a new target. I don't think we get that, 61 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: but Chris Rock followed it up with something and that's 62 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: when Will Smith was just like, f this now, listen, 63 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna I Yes, I did work at US Weekly, 64 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: uh twenty years ago. Whatever it was. It was an 65 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: awesome run. You know, you interview the celebrities. Obviously, I 66 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: was one of the few straight guys on staff, so 67 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: I would get, hey, Jason, do you want to cover 68 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: the super Bowl parties? Playboy Playboy Party, Maxim Party. You know, 69 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: do you want to go to this club? Like? It 70 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: was awesome. Um, it was a great time. I got 71 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: the perks were incredible. Um, the access was unbelievable, got 72 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: to eat a great restaurants. It was an awesome time. 73 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: I wore The boss who was running the show, Janni's Men, 74 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: is just one of the smartest people I've ever worked for. 75 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: She's a big player. UM in the media world. It 76 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: was a great experience. I would never trade it in 77 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: for anything. But I haven't liked totally last decade. I've 78 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: lost interest in a lot of entertainment stuff, you know, 79 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: like I just you just kind of phase out of it. 80 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: And the new phase that I'm in is You know, 81 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: TV and podcasting and entertainment just doesn't have that same 82 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: juice that it did or what the interest is not there? 83 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: That being said, you got to be living under a 84 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: rock to not know that. Will Smith and his wife 85 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: have had a lot of shoes through the years. I 86 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,119 Speaker 1: mean it's pretty pretty well documented. You know, Will Smith 87 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: allegedly cheated on her and then she got back at 88 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: him and ugly stuff that doesn't really need to be 89 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: brought up here. But you know, this felt like one 90 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: of those He just snapped, you know, like um um um, 91 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: somebody come into murder and it was like, whoa what happened? Well, 92 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: he just snapped. He lost it. This is what it 93 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: looks like when you lose it. He just went over 94 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: the edge. You know, they've been the butt of jokes 95 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: for many years, and I guess this was enough. He'd 96 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: had enough. On a huge stage. He was like, I'm 97 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: sticking up from my wife. I don't care what we've 98 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: been through and I'm not just gonna stick up for 99 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go all the way. I'm taking this. I'm 100 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: taking this all the way. And you know what, in hindsight, 101 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: you get some time to let this mariner. You're like, jeez, 102 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: what a bad look for Will Smith, Like why would 103 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: you do that? Like you show weakness when you're willing 104 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: to stand up and go slap someone, Like, listen, you 105 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: do that in the in the streets. You're facing assault charges. 106 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: He slapped the wrong person, And yeah, you look at 107 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: maybe jail time not significant, but do you really need that? 108 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: Like if you're a normal dude and you just go 109 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: slap somebody and they charge you with assault, you know 110 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: your employer is gonna find out. I know, I know, 111 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: Jason Kawan, you're being too literal. No, that's the reality. 112 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna tell the story. I had a guy 113 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: tried to goad me into hitting him. I know that's 114 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,119 Speaker 1: what he was doing, and I refused to capitulate. I knew. 115 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: I mean, like, you guy's a whack job, but you 116 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: can't do you cannot do that. And I think Will 117 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: Smith knows. I'm sure he's gonna apologe. It will be 118 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: a tour. You know, he'll get another twenty million Instagram 119 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: followers out of it, maybe as TV special. You know, 120 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: all this stuff, like it's ultimately long run, gonna be 121 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: good for the brand. I think Chris Rock is the 122 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: big winner here, if anything, like, we can't get to 123 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: the point where comedians can't make jokes about people like 124 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: Will Smith's been in the public eye for what I 125 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: don't know, forty years, thirty five years. This guy was 126 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: winning Grammy Awards in the nineties because he was such 127 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: a good rapper. And yes, some of his nineties stuff 128 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: was good, catchy, kitchy, bubblegum pop rap. Who's good. We're 129 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: talking about the Fresh Prince here. This guy's a legend. 130 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: I grew up watching Fresh Prince. Now I'm watching bel air. 131 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: Will smiths of fun Instagram follow He's got He's obviously good, 132 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: good at his job, but it just felt like kind 133 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: of a low point for him. You never want to 134 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: judge someone at their lowest point, but man, I I 135 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: can't believe that. I will. Let me just add this 136 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: um I mentioned he won Grammy Awards. He had been 137 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: nominated for an Academy Award before Will Smith had for 138 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: Ali and then this movie called Pursuit of Happiness. I'll 139 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: just say this, if you have not seen it, you 140 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: have to be in the right state of mind to 141 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: see it. Because I remember being on a plane and 142 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, what is Pursuit of Happiness? What is this? 143 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: Will Smith? Will Smith is in it, I'll check it out. 144 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: For instance, it's like aside, the in laws are in 145 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: town and I'm flipping through the channels in World War 146 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: Z is ending, and I'm like, oh, I never watch 147 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: zombie movies, but Brad pitts in this and it was awesome. 148 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: You guys should check it out. They're like, oh, yeah, yeah, sure, 149 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: let's watch it. And I was like, okay. So then 150 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,239 Speaker 1: you know, my kids are watching it. My daughter's afraid 151 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: of zombies and like wants nothing to do with it, 152 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: but they liked the movie. There's no way I would 153 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: see a zombie movie just just looks stupid and fake 154 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: and lame. But Brad Pittson and okay, I'll check it out. 155 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: It guy does. He's Brad pitt does a lot of 156 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: good movies, hence Pursuit of Happiness. So I watch it 157 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: and I'm like, holy cow, this is the saddest movie ever. 158 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: Will Smith is really good. And then I found myself 159 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: like close to crying on this airplane when I'm watching 160 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 1: this movie. I'm like I had to stop watching it. 161 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: It's that It's that powerful of a movie pursuit of 162 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: happy you just get sad, just like what is happening 163 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: to this guy? So he was nominated for an Academy 164 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: Award for that had never won wins for King Richard, 165 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: And now I'm sure King Richard was not Downloads but um, 166 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, streams or whatever are going to be through 167 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: the roof because you gotta see this performance after you know, 168 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: Will's myth did that to Chris Rock? All right, we've 169 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: done enough on the oscar. Something I never thought we 170 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: would open the podcast with the oscars. Fox Sports Radio 171 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 172 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com 173 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app search f s 174 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: R to listen live. Yeah. I was all set to 175 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: wake up this morning and crush the Lakers because, oh 176 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: my gosh, you blow a twenty three point lead, you 177 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: live by twenty at the break, and you lose to 178 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: the Pelicans, and now your lead over the Spurs is shrinking, 179 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: and oh my gosh, the schedule is bad and ones 180 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis coming back, and for the first time all season, 181 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: it hit me that, Okay, there's a realistic chance that 182 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: the Lakers may not make the playoffs. I I swear 183 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: to you I had never entertained at all short of 184 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: a Lebron injury. Lebron is healthy, They're they're good, Anthony. 185 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: This will be back there. Fine, they can make a run, 186 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: but not making the playoffs is legitimately on the table. Now. 187 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: The Lakers lead the Spurs by one game for the 188 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: tenth spot. That's it. One game now. The Blazers are 189 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: out there. Blazers are full on tank mode. But the 190 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: Spurs they got some guys d Murray's. It's excellent and 191 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: worse yet for the Lakers, the Spurs schedule is easier. 192 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: Lakers have the second toughest schedule left in the NBA. Oh, 193 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: by the way, this week, Spurs beat the Warriors, Curry 194 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: missed the game. Spurs crushed the Trailblazers, who are tanking. 195 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: Spurs beat the Pelicans. Spurs tonight face the Rockets. Rockets 196 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: one of the worst teams in the league. And it's 197 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: tough not to think himany Christmas the playoffs without Lebron 198 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: that would be quite bad. I mean, really, are you 199 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: watching a play in game between the Spurs and the Pells. 200 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: Looks like Zion will not play again. Maybe Zion plays 201 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: and it's interesting, but do you care about Spurs Pelicans? 202 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: Don't pretend that you do. You probably couldn't name three 203 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: guys on the Spurs, Spurs, Pells and the other would 204 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: be Clippers, Tea Wolves, and it's like, Okay, there's just 205 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: not the juice. It was last year when there was 206 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: Curry in the play in and Lebron and you also 207 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: had John Moran and the Grizz. I was like, okay, 208 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: there's some juice there. Like I guess you could say 209 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: the Timberwolves with Anthony Edwards and Carl Anthony, Towns, Clippers 210 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 1: Reggie Jackson is that appointment viewing. And it's just it's 211 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: a weird spot for the Lakers because I it's tough 212 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: to envision this when you when you get all these 213 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: you get Westbrook, you get Carmelo. You I know, they're 214 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: all old. I get it, but it's just they are 215 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: currently twelve games under five in the tense spot the 216 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: twelve the tenth spot in the East, by the way, 217 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: is the Hawks, who are five. So all those people 218 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: who said, oh gosh, Lebron was coasting in the East, 219 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: he can't even make the playoffs. In the West. If 220 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: he were out there, goes to the West, wins the championship. 221 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: Just to show you the East now the tenth seed, 222 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: the Hawks are five d. If the Lakers were in 223 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: the East forty three, obviously the schedule would be different. 224 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: They would be let's see here four nineteen. Yeah, they 225 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: would be uh in the East. I mean, listen, there's 226 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: not been good season. We know that for the Lakers. 227 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: We know that, but this loss in particular stings because 228 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: they led by twenty three. Lebron had thirty nine nine 229 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: and five, hit seven threes. Lebron carried them. He was excellent. 230 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: Westbrook was okay eighteen seven and six. He was a 231 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: minus eighteen for the game, though Austin reeves, how do 232 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: you play twenty minutes take two shots? Minus sixteen for 233 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: the game, Stanley Johnson nineteen minutes, zero shots. Basically, they're saying, 234 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: Malik Bunk, you're our guy. Lebron, you're a guy, Russ 235 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: you're our guy. Everybody else just get rebounds and pass 236 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: the ball like they're just not spreading the wealth. It's 237 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: this loss has to hurt, and it's not like they 238 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: lost at the buzzer. This is a Lakers team that 239 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: lad the almost the entire game until like the finals 240 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: seven or eight minutes and they're down by three. Lebron drives, draws, 241 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: the defense, kicks to an open mellow in the corner 242 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: for three miss. Lebron made the right play. Listen, when 243 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: the defense collapses on you, Lebron can't go through three 244 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: guys at the age of thirty seven and make a layup. 245 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: This is not happening. First quarter, maybe fourth quarter when 246 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: the after Let's see, Lebron played forty two minutes. After 247 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: forty two minutes, you think Lebron can go through multiple 248 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: dudes in the fourth quarter and finish at the rim. 249 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: In the final seven minutes, Lebron did not score basket 250 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: oh for four shooting over three from deep, so he's 251 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: settling for threes late. And now he had been seven 252 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: for ten leading into the final seven minutes from deep. 253 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: He was on and attacked the basket just once. Lakers 254 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: scored sixty nine in the first half, thirty nine in 255 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: the second thirty nine points. Did they think the game 256 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: was over because they got off to that hot start 257 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: And I'll just say, this is not a great Pelicans 258 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: team and g him out a nice game. He's solid. 259 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: Herb Jones, young kid out Obama, pretty good. I didn't 260 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: think McCollum was particularly good. He did have a teen. 261 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: The kid who impressed him was Murphy, the young fellow 262 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: out of Virginia. He had twenty one plus twenty one 263 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: and to go with the twenty one points, four rebounds, 264 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: and after the game, his mom said, can you get 265 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: me a picture with Lebron? So Trey Murphy, there's a 266 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: picture of it. Trey Murphy taking a picture of his 267 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: mom with Lebron kind of cool. And obviously you got 268 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: the dub and Trey Murphy played. I don't know if 269 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: it was that that was his best game as a 270 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: pro um. But twenty one for the second year, oh 271 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: no way. He's a rookie, yeah, drafted in and you know, 272 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: modest numbers to four points a game, but he started 273 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: to pick it up this month. He had twenty one. 274 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: He had oh no, he had thirty two against Charlotte 275 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: and the loss. He had to leven against Phoenix, twelve 276 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: against Detroit, so he he has gotten some buckets. But 277 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: this is a big game for the for the Pels, 278 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: who are probably gonna end up hosting Lebron and the Lakers, 279 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: maybe the Spurs in a play in game. I was stunned. 280 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: All right, um, let's pivot to the n c A tournament. 281 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 282 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports 283 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 284 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. I complain all 285 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: the time when Cinderella upsets happen because it leaves us 286 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: with an elite eighth that was quite garbage. E That's 287 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: the only way to describe it. Was not a good 288 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: quartet of games. Now, I will say, from betting perspective, 289 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: was awesome. I went four oh on my picks for 290 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: Fox Sports turning things around after a rather ugly start, 291 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: shall we say to the tournament. All that being said, 292 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: here is my problem with Cinderella's. You get St. Peter's 293 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: U n C A game that was never, for a 294 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: second remotely close. It wasn't It just was never close. 295 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: It was unwatchable and it was It was a snoozer 296 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: for the entire second half. I don't want to bash. 297 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: I like the Cinderellas when they can hang. I loved 298 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: like getting a good game, But what I have loved 299 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: for Perdue to like win an overtime memorable game, but 300 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: Purdue wins and then oh yeah, look Perdue North Carolina 301 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: for a spot in the Final four, Like that's a 302 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: good game, Perdue in unc or like kind of even 303 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: on a talent level, I just it's tough for me. 304 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: Like Arkansas Duke, I didn't think that was closed for 305 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: a minute and a second half. Maybe it got within 306 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: seven eight, but on Saturday, it just was not a 307 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: great game. And what was the other one? Villanova Houston 308 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: the Houston bricklayers? Are you kidding me? I said on 309 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: the Fox Gambling that we do first to fifty wins. Uh, 310 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 1: you know, the under was the easiest money. I gave 311 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: it out on Friday's podcast. As soon as the line 312 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: was out, under one smashed that it was. It was 313 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: just obvious. But the games were not great in the 314 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: Elite eight now Sweet six team games were pretty phenomenal. 315 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: But that's like such a it's so in the distant past. 316 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: Given what happened um over the weekend in college basketball, 317 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, we get a Kansas Villanova game, 318 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: which should be good. Although the injury to Justin Moore 319 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: second leading scorer for Villanova. There one of their guards 320 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: who was very good, Achilles. He's done. They only played 321 00:17:56,320 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: six guys. Archie Daconosy little brother played a handful of minutes, 322 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: so basically they will have a five man rotation in 323 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: the final four against Kansas, a team that wants to 324 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: make it attract meat. Obviously contrasting styles. I will be 325 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: on Kansas money line. Kansas the way they shoot free 326 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: throws freaks me out because they're not good at free throws. 327 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: In the first half against Miami they were three for 328 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: nine from the foul line for the game thirteen. Villanova 329 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: best free throw shooting team in the country. I mean, 330 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: you could easily leave ten points there if you're Kansas 331 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: in the final four against Villanova, and they're not going 332 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 1: to leave any points out there, So that worries me 333 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: a little bit. I will probably be on Kansas money line. 334 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: Duke money line. That will be my first bet, a 335 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 1: money line parlay bet between Duke and Kansas. I'll get 336 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: into North Carolina Duke in a minute. The Kansas team 337 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: is troubling. If you if you look at the four 338 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: teams left, I would say the most impressive team so 339 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: far in the tournament has been Villanova. I don't know 340 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: how much I've trail, but it could not have been much. 341 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: They have been really, really impressive throughout the tournament, just 342 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: steamrolling the opponents. I don't I bet they. I don't 343 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: have the sat in front of me, but I don't 344 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: think they've trailed in the second half in any of 345 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: their four games. Almost certain of that. They've been the 346 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: most consistent. Number two has to be North Carolina. They 347 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: smother Marquette. I think it was the largest margin of 348 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: victory ever for an eight nine game. Then in their 349 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: next game they put it on Baylor, choke away at 350 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: twenty lead and win in overtime. Like that's a great win. 351 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: I know they choked away to lead, but they held 352 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 1: on to win. Then you know, they get a little 353 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: bit lucky to beat U c l A Friday night. 354 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: And I say a little bit lucky because you know, 355 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: when you look at the final nineties seconds of that game, 356 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: it was basically U c l A up by three. 357 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 1: Caleb Love, Caleb Love mss the three big caught like 358 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: diving out of bounds saves, it goes right to U 359 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: n C. And then Caleb Love the Mr incredible at 360 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: thirty points out of body experience, heys the three tie 361 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 1: gay m U C l A comes down missus JU 362 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: saying got a good shot, but he didn't make it. 363 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: And then Caleb Love comes down and boom, Caleb Love 364 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: hits another three, and that's like such a swing in 365 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: like forty seconds. They went from up three, could have 366 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: got a rebound, and then U n C. Next thing, 367 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:17,919 Speaker 1: he knows up three and then it's like kind of 368 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: game over. The UNC was not I don't think the 369 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: better side in that one. I thought, you see, LA 370 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: had that game, and I think Duke would be the 371 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: most third, most impressive team of the tournament. They did 372 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: Kneed down the stretch a little action there to get 373 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: by Michigan State. And then in the sweet sixteen, let 374 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: me see who they played, Oh yeah, Texas Tech. That 375 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: was a dog fight to the end. So like, yeah, 376 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: I would go most impressive so far Villanova, U n C, Duke, 377 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: and then Kansas would be last because Kansas has struggled 378 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: big time. Kansas could not put away Crayton, could not 379 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: put away Providence and trailed at halftime against Miami. Miami 380 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: was leading by six. I met my son's basketball game 381 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: you yesterday and all of a sudden, the WiFi is 382 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: like total garbage and you're stressing. I can't watch the 383 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: March Badness on demand at my text messages on going through, 384 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: I can't get on Twitter. I'm flying blind. And of 385 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: course my son's team, Um, you know, they only had 386 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: six guys, tough sledding, no point guard, and they're getting crushed. 387 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: And next thing I know, I can't get the Kansas score. 388 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: And finally when I get a text messrs to Kansas 389 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: down six and a half, I'm like sweating bullets. It 390 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: was just it was a nightmare for me on Sunday. Luckily, 391 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: Kansas pulled through that second half fifteen minute straits where 392 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: they just I think it was a thirty one to 393 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: eight run on Miami is their most impressive they've looked 394 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: all tournament because they have they've just been inconsistent. They 395 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: end up winning by twenty six and a snoozer, But 396 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:47,959 Speaker 1: again that can they play that style of basketball against Villanova, 397 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: who wants to slow it down in and play a 398 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: half court game. I just I don't know. McCormick had 399 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: a really nice game. Um coming off the bench, a 400 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: big kid, lightfoot was solid. Remy Martin kind of had 401 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: a quiet game, but they didn't really need him. Becau 402 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 1: as a bag I hope I said his name right. 403 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 1: And Braun were solid. They combined for thirty and it's like, Okay, 404 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: Wilson wasn't great. He was one of eight shooting. He 405 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: may have been their second best player in the tournament. 406 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: I've watched Kansas closely because you guys know I have 407 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: them in the Calcutta. But it's it's been tough letting 408 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: for Kansas and I can see them melting down in 409 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: the half court against Villanova. They will want to make 410 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: it a track meet. I hope it can. I hope 411 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: it happens. I need Kansas. If they win the championship, 412 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: we come out like bandits in the Calcutta. If they lose, 413 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: I think we just about break even. Of course, we 414 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 1: had Gonzaga. I don't want to talk about that now. Quickly, 415 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: the U n C duke in the last meeting, it 416 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: was the final game at Cameron Indoor. The spotlight was 417 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: there that people were camping out in the tens and 418 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: schevski Ville for what I go to weeks, maybe a month, 419 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what it was for tickets to the game. Uh, 420 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: national TV audience. I think it was the largest college 421 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: basketball TV audience and quite some time. And essentially the 422 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: Duke Young Kids moment was too big for them, and 423 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: U n C ran away with the game one pretty handily, 424 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: and it was like, oh is u n C good? 425 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: That was like the first moment this year where people 426 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: were like, wait a second. North Carolina is like good 427 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: at basketball. They lost a purty early in the season. 428 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: They lost the Tennessee This is a team that lost 429 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: to Wake Forest. They lost to Pittsburgh in February. Duke 430 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: me to my eight teen in the first matchup, and 431 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: then they quietly get hot late in the season. But 432 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: then the a CEC tournam lost to Virginia Tech. Here like, oh, okay, 433 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: I got it. This team just they're they're not great. 434 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: But it was a totally dominant finishing kick in that 435 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: Duke game. Uh the kid Brady Mannic was good. R J. 436 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: Davis was good, Caleb Love was good, Bay Coot was dominant. 437 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: It was kind of like, WHOA, the Chief's kind of good? Okay, 438 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: But I was unaware of that. I did not know 439 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: they were kind of good. Roach had some foul problems 440 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 1: in that one. He did not play well at all. 441 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: By the way he came off the bench in that game, 442 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: Keels was starting. They since moved Roads to the starting 443 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: lineup and he's been outstanding. But ultimately I do believe 444 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: Duke is going to be decide for me, not from 445 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: a point spread, just on the money line. I might 446 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: actually bet in North Carolina. I think this game will 447 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: be very close. My gut tells me that this is 448 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: kind of an Alabama Georgia field. Right in the regular season, 449 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: everybody loved Georgia. Everybody was on Georgia. They were I 450 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: think they were at home. No, it was in the 451 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: Georgia don't a pretty much at home. But at any rate, 452 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: they lose that game and it's like, oh, same old Georgia, 453 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: frauddile and Georgia Alabama is the best, so they come 454 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: to the rematch. There were obviously some injuries on Alabama's side, 455 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: but I was on Georgia and Georgia came through in 456 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: the rematch and kind of dominated them, pulled away late. 457 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: My only problem is u NC is so good with options. Again, 458 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: manic who I joked he's an Oklahoma transfer. I joked 459 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: that is this the next Austin Reeves, white guy, thin Oklahoma, 460 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: deceptively quick, all those adjectives to describe white guys. And 461 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: you know, Brady Manic was very good and basically the 462 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 1: entire tournament. Now, where I do wonder about this this 463 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 1: team is is the minutes. If you look at most 464 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: of the games, they only play five guys. One bench 465 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: guy usually comes in, uh styles, usually plays a little bit. 466 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: But this is a team that just does not have depth. 467 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: Now against St. Peter's, they were able to wrest some guys. 468 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: It didn't matter as much because they had the game 469 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: in hand. Um Puff Johnson came off the bench and 470 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: played a little bit. But again, Manic thirty nine minutes, 471 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: Love thirty nine, Davis thirty nine, Baycott rested a little bit. 472 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: My thing is if you look at Manic as your 473 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: best option, and then you look at the backcourt of 474 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: Davis and Love. And by the way, Caleb Love, if 475 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: he measures the ticks four, he could certainly go in 476 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: the lottery. I think there's a chance he's playing his 477 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: way from Oh, who's this guy Caleb Love? To wait 478 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: a minute, is this guy lottery pick? Is he late lottery? 479 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: He just doesn't miss. Now. I know he wasn't great 480 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: against St. Peter so deep, but that U c l 481 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: A game was like, holy can he's putting it on 482 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: an awesome defense, just dominating them. And then if it's 483 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: neither of them, it's like, oh, well, R J. Davis. 484 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: You know they didn't really need him against St. Peter's 485 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: he had like nine points, but oh, by the way, 486 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: this guy dropped thirty on the on Baylor, and like, 487 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: wait a minute, and their overall best player is Baycott, 488 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: who had the first game in the Elite Eight since 489 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: a Lajah one, Like, really, these guys have that much talent. 490 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: And then Leaky Black, one of the craziest names I've 491 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: ever heard, is like their defensive stopper. The matchups are 492 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: great here, you know, you get the big kid inside 493 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: Davis for Duke. I'm sorry, Williams, the big kid inside 494 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: who I like a lot. Somebody on my Twitter compared 495 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: him to um, what's his name, uh, the bouncy kid 496 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: on the Celtics, Robert Williams, Mark Williams, I mean the guy. 497 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: I think he's a legit seven footer, Like he's just 498 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: shot boxing machine. He's a rim runner. He dunks everything. Listen, 499 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: the guy like him, I mean, he's just like I 500 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 1: like him, Like, you can't go inside soft on him. 501 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: He will put it out. They list up at seven ft. 502 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's seven, but I do believe 503 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: he can be a Robert Williams. I like that comparison 504 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: a lot. So he should have handled by coott Inside Griffin, 505 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: son of a pro, really really strong offensive guy. He 506 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: had a really nice game against Texas Tech. I love Roach, 507 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: as I said earlier. And of course pan Caro, who 508 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: is I think probably the number one pick in the draft. Now. 509 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: I think he's overtaken Chet at least now, like there's 510 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: a long way to go, but pan Carro is just 511 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: nasty when Dell Moore like this is a six five 512 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: guy who stuck around a couple more years that people 513 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: thought he would. He's a first round pick. Keels has talent. 514 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: And it's funny because I joked last week that Keels 515 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: is the guy who dropped twenty five on Kentucky Opening Night, 516 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: hasn't been heard from since, and then all of a sudden, 517 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: he gets unleashed in the Texas Tech game and he 518 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 1: has a nice Uh. I'm sorry he could to a 519 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: leash in the Arkansas game and he has a night 520 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,239 Speaker 1: he gets playing time, scores nine points, big three right 521 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 1: before the half. That felt like a bit of a 522 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: bit of a dagger. But like he had zero points 523 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: in fourteen minutes against Texas Tech. Game before against Michigan 524 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: State twelve points. Like it's like, whenever we need him, 525 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: we can just bring him to the table and he 526 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: can make things happen. I like this Duke team a lot. 527 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: I think they beat North Carolina. I will go Duke 528 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: Kansas right now. As the championship game. You guys know, 529 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: I want Kansas to win financial reasons. I think Duke 530 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: has got to be the favorite, right I mean, I 531 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: think they could the Kansas and Duke can run. I haven't. 532 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: I haven't really dug into that matchup too much, simply 533 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: because you know, I don't know the Duke gets by 534 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: UNC for sure. Either way, I'm very excited for the 535 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: Final four. I know we didn't get great Elite eight matchups, 536 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: but we get good Elite eight Final four matchups this 537 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: coming weekend. Alright, guys, that's it for me. We'll talk 538 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: to you tomorrow.