1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, 2 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: April seventh. Oh, this is gonna be a tough one, folks. 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: For starters. Let me just come out and say it. 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: I am recording this in late Sunday afternoon from Salt 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: Lake City, Utah. Yes, it is actually pretty lovely here. 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: It's not that cold, nice little downtown, kind of clean. 8 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,639 Speaker 1: I'm not hating it. Friendly people for sure. So we're 9 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: recording this from Salt Lake City because my daughter's at 10 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: a volleyball tournament. We had a great Saturday, We're about 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: to play on Sunday, and our flight back has been 12 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: delayed and I don't think i'll be able to record 13 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: it late Sunday night, and I'm hosting the Herd tomorrow, 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: so I won't be able to wake up at the 15 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: butt crack of dawn and record it. So I'm getting 16 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: out of the way now. And that's probably a good thing, 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: because this whole duke loss Saturday night put me in 18 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: a bit of a fog of funk. Whatever word you 19 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: want to use. We'll get to that shortly. But as 20 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: I'm recording this. I just watched the Lakers put up 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: the most impressive half any NBA team has had this 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: season against a quality opponent. They drop seventy eight on 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: the free throw merchants. They are leading OKC by twenty 24 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: two in OKC Luka Doncic for as bad as he 25 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: was Thursday against the Warriors, and if you go back 26 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: to that podcast, I thought that was his worst performance 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: as a Laker, he has responded big time. He is 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: dominating this game. Twenty two points in the half, five threes, 29 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: five assists, zero turnovers. They are throwing everything at him, 30 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,639 Speaker 1: including Lou dort aka the Dorcher chamber. He's getting cooked. 31 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: He has no chance against Luca chet Holmgrin on the 32 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: switches is getting annihilated. Lakers are making threes at are 33 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: ridiculous rate. There are fifteen of twenty two in the 34 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: first half. Now, listen, they could lose this game, because 35 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: again recording the Sunday afternoon, they might blow this game 36 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: and lose, and then I sound like an idiot. But 37 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: right now this jives with the take I had a 38 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: little over a month ago that the Lakers are not 39 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: afraid of Okac at all. Anyways, let's get to more 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: important matters and oh dear Houston seventy Duke sixty seven. 41 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: So for starters. Because I saw a lot of people 42 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: asking me this on social media, I did not answer 43 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: any of it. I did not lose money on this game. 44 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: I'm not upset because of a money loss. Okay, we 45 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: had Duke in the Calcutta You guys don't how that works. 46 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: You bid on teams and you get a portion of 47 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: winnings from the whole pot for every round in they advance. 48 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: So for the tournament, we ended up in the plus 49 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: thanks to mcne's state winning a game and Duke getting 50 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: to the final four. So we will have a small, 51 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: tiny ROI probably be able to buy, like, you know, 52 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: a pizza party for a seven year old, right, that's 53 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: what we could afford based on this. Now, it should 54 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: have been way better than that. It should cover upcoming 55 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: spring break trip. But Duke choked. There is no way 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: around it, folks. This is one of the biggest gags 57 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: I can remember in sports history. Duke led by fourteen 58 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: with eight seventeen left, They led by nine with three 59 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: zho three left, They led by seven with one twenty 60 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: seven to go. Folks, Duke was up six with forty 61 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: seconds left and never scored again, and Houston went on 62 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: a tear. It is just astonishing. I'll set the scene 63 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: for you. So we had finished volleyball. I was watching 64 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: the first half on my phone. Thanks to shout out 65 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: to Fubo, Cowherd got me a Fubo account, and it 66 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: is ridiculous. You can watch it anywhere. It's awesome. So 67 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: watching it as my daughter's team's winning in volleyball, and 68 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: then you know, we get to the hotel bar to 69 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: watch the second half and Duke is kind of in control. 70 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: Cooper Flag's having a ridiculously good game, and then all 71 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: of a sudden, they just kind of sort of start 72 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: to slow down. And you got to obviously give Houston 73 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: some credit. They're scrappy. Their defense was good. They're the 74 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: number one defense in the country. Duke made one basket 75 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: in the final ten minutes, I believe it was a 76 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: Cooper Flag three. At that point, I thought, oh, we 77 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: got this. It's over. And Houston in the first half, 78 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: I think they were like four for twenty two on 79 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: two point field goals or four for twenty some ridiculous number, 80 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: and Duke was in control. They had this game. Houston 81 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: did not win it. Duke lost it. And you know, 82 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: I cannot bury anyone on Duke. I know a lot 83 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: of people going after Cooper flag. Cooper Flag was phenomenal, 84 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: twenty seven seven and four, hit three threes, didn't miss 85 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: a free throw, had three blocks, was everywhere. But as 86 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: had been the case earlier in the season, now at 87 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: the time, he was seventeen years old. But he had 88 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: two chances earlier in the season, down one and he 89 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: couldn't score. And Duke lost both those games. One was 90 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: to Kansas. I forget to who the other one was to, 91 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: but he didn't deliver in the clutch. And again it's 92 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: a seventeen year old going against twenty twenty one, twenty 93 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: two year olds. I think Hunter Dickinson's like twenty four 94 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: from Kansas, And the same thing happened last night. Now 95 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: it should have never come to this, but trailing by 96 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: one Cooper Flagg and I had said this like five 97 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: minutes earlier, dude, stop fading away in the lane. Attack 98 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: the rim. You're getting fouled, And for some reason he 99 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: fades away and it goes front rim. Houston gets the board, 100 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: the guy makes the free. The terrible free throw shooter. 101 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: Oh no, the good free throw shooter makes the two. 102 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: They were up by three and then they end up winning. 103 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: But it should have never got to this. I don't 104 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: want to crush john Shire too much, but one of 105 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: the notes I had that we talked about last week 106 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: with Oh damn, I'm forgetting the guest. It was somebody good. 107 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: But Kelvin Sampson as a coach as a huge advantage 108 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: over john Shire. John Shire has never been to a 109 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: final four. Okay, John Shire is a young coach. I'm 110 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: sure he's gonna have a great career. It's tough to 111 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: win every game. But he had a loaded deck here 112 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: and they were favorites and they led by fourteen with 113 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: eight seventeen left. I mean, folks, you know this is 114 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: kind of on John Shire. I'm not going to put 115 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: it on flag listen. Tyrese Procter was just awful. I 116 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: feel so bad for the kid. Remember he couldn't miss 117 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: from three in the first two rounds of the tournament. Well, 118 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: in the final three games of March Madness, he couldn't 119 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: make a damn shot and he was zero for four 120 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: from deep against Houston. And compounding matters, he's a really 121 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: good free throw shooter. He missed the front end of 122 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: a one and one, up by one. Hold On, I 123 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: got the three point numbers. Last three games Arizona, Alabama 124 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: and Houston. He was a combined three for thirteen from deep. 125 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: Those are like my numbers in a rec league. And 126 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: it's not a big deal because the three I hit 127 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: are memorable and cool, but there's not a final four 128 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: on the line. I mean, come on, So Proctor just 129 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: choked City. But I cannot bury Proctor because I think 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: Shire really screwed things up having James inbound the ball. Now, 131 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: James had a good game. I like his game. I 132 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: think he's probably a pro. All those on the older side, 133 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: I probably have a really good international career. So cyon, 134 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: James only had seven points in five ree bounds. But 135 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: here's the problem. He got drilled going to the basket 136 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: or maybe it was no, yeah, it was going to 137 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: the basket, and he ends up hitting his head on 138 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: the ground hard and it was very clear that he 139 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: was concussed, like very obvious head drills the ground. One 140 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: of the dads I was watching with was like, well, 141 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: with all those braids, maybe it absorbed the hit and 142 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: like Duke didn't take him out of the game or anything, 143 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: and maybe he came out for like a minute or two, 144 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: but it was like he didn't even go to the 145 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: locker room. I didn't see a concussion test. And you 146 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: could tell. A couple of minutes later, he's driving baseline 147 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: and he just drills the ball like off his leg 148 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: and like, dude, what is that? And then for whatever reason, 149 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: john Shire had him inbounding the ball repeatedly when Houston 150 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: went full corp press and Duke could not inbound the friggin' basketball. 151 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: I mean, folks, that was one of the most frustrating 152 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: things I've seen as a as a sports fan, backing 153 00:07:55,360 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: aside just the inability to inbound the basketball. Dude, you 154 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: don't have an inbound play, And you know, I'm talking 155 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: with the dads, and I'm like, how about put everybody 156 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: on one side or a couple down the court and 157 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: just throw the ball up to Cooper Flag like just 158 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: a quick lob inbounds pass. They would foul him instantly, 159 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: like the guy's unstoppable. And just the turnovers on the 160 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: I mean, at one point, Houston had I think a 161 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: seven point play, so Crier hit a three, and then 162 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: on the play they called some kind of whack flagrant fowl. 163 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: The guy makes one free throw. I'll show it's a 164 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: six point play. He makes one free throw and then 165 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: then they get a dunk and it was a six 166 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: point play and like maybe seven seconds came off the 167 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: clock and I'm like, this is just not good. I 168 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: felt good most of the way, and at one point, 169 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: I let me see when it was oh when they 170 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: called the fowl on Cooper flag, which was total bullshit, 171 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: and I was so angry. I again, I'm with the 172 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 1: guys and I said to the bartender, I need my 173 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: check please, and the guys look at me, and I'm like, 174 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: this is over. We lost and you could just tell 175 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 1: the second they call that bogus foul on Cooper flag 176 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: over the back, and Warren Sharp has a great video 177 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: of it, and no, I'm not blaming the refs, but 178 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: CBS showed multiple angles. There was no foul, there was 179 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: no over the back, there was no shove, nothing. It 180 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: was two guys jostling for a ball. And I yes, 181 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna mention my men's league team here. So two 182 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: seasons ago, when we had Richard Jefferson, we lost on 183 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: an almost identical situation. We took a shot in a 184 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: tie game and our big guy who's six seven, not 185 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: Richard Jefferson, another guy is going up for the board 186 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: and they're like smallish captain who's like, I don't know, 187 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: six feet tall maybe is going up for the rebound 188 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: and they called a foul on. Now. I watched the 189 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: video multiple times and like, okay, I guess you could 190 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: call it, but it's like really a loose ball foul 191 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: in a tight game on like a misshot and like 192 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: Cooper Flag's looking incredulous at the referees, like are you serious? 193 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: And of course it's on like a guy who's like 194 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: a sixty two percent pre throw shooter. He goes to 195 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: the line and what happens He buries both. Anyways, I 196 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: could go on for at least an hour, and I 197 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: might do it on the Herd Monday about this loss. 198 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: Definitely one of the three worst losses I've suffered as 199 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: a gambler, not from a monetary standpoint, just because of 200 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: what the upside was leading by so much throughout the game. Folks, 201 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: this would really hurt. And again I haven't given her 202 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: Houston enough credit. Their defense was relentless crier was excellent. 203 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: Calvin Samson just a perfect press at the end. But again, 204 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: Houston didn't win this as much as Duke blew it. Now, 205 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: I will give my guy Preston Johnson Sports Cheetah a 206 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: shout out. He's in our Calcutta group and we had 207 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: a group text like, Hey, who would we rather face 208 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: Houston or Tennessee? And I was like, I don't want 209 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: to see Tennessee. You know, it's just an SEC team. 210 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: They're battle tested. I'm not that worried about Houston, their 211 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: game ending situations, their meltdowns, inability to score, and of 212 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: course what happens. We have to face Houston and they 213 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: and the game great. Now, remember Houston was getting revenge 214 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: for last year. Ironically, last year in the Calcutta we 215 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: had Houston shed goes down in the first half with 216 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: the ankle injury. At Duke wins I think by three 217 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: or four, although it never felt particularly that close. I'll 218 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: talk about Florida in a minute, the Florida Auburn game. 219 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: That was an excellent game, and I'll talk about tonight. 220 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: I forgot I probably should have shouted them out at 221 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: the beginning. Congrats to the Yukon women. They blew out 222 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: South Carolina in the National Championship. I confess I didn't 223 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: watch a game and shout out to Alex Ovechkin, who 224 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: is now the leading scorer in NHL history. He surpassed 225 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: Wayne Gretzky at the goal on Sunday. Unfortunately, guys, listen 226 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: and I got asked this by a dad here this 227 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: weekend in Salt Lake City. So, Jay, how are you 228 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: up on all this stuff? I mean, look, do you 229 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: see that Dodgers come back last night? And I'm like, 230 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: I did not. I'm like, I can't be up on everything. 231 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: Like I couldn't name for you ten NHL players right now. 232 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: The only NHL connection. This is real, This is not 233 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: made up. So in the Men's League playoffs, we were 234 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: having to face Timofey Mosgov in the semifinals. Now Mosgov 235 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: and I have become friends. We had like a shooting 236 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: contest the other day he won shocker, and that same 237 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: night Ovechkin was playing at the La Kings. Ovechkin Russian, 238 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: Moscov Russian and Mosgov told me, oh, I'm going to 239 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: the game with my family. I was like, oh, that's 240 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: that's just great. We end up winning the semifinal, and 241 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: that that's basically all I've got on you know, he's 242 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: at he's a great story. I'm just not a huge 243 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: hockey guy. You know, you get a little older, you 244 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: get the family, you just can't do everything. Like March 245 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: Madness is great. And I'm already thinking like, oh, man, 246 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: I guess I got to cash out the account. You know, 247 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: like I'm not gonna be I'm just not gonna be 248 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: really gambling on baseball. And I'll do some NBA. You know, 249 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: I have some Lakers futures. I have some other NBA futures. 250 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that as the playoffs get closer. But yeah, anyway, 251 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: so real quick. Florida Auburn. Oh an interesting nugget, and 252 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: I have so many notes I have here again taking 253 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: while watching girls volleyball, twelve year volleyball, I should say, 254 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: but both of these semi final winners, Florida and Houston, 255 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: trailed at the half by six and eight, respectively, And 256 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: at halftime, my buddy Nico texts me, Hey, Jay, I 257 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: know we're on Florida. You think we add to it 258 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: at half? And I was like, yeah, I don't know. Man. 259 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: Auburn looks just really freaking good. They just I mean, 260 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: they were just dominating and they weren't missing shots. It 261 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: was essentially a clinic and Auburn just looked like the 262 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: better team my all eye, they looked like the better team, 263 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: and I didn't add to it. I just stuck with 264 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: my Florida and that paid off because you know, mister 265 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: Walter Clayton junior decided, Hey, you know what, I think, 266 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go Shabaz Napier or Kemba Walker in the 267 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: NCAA tournament and Walter Clayton. So I submitted a mock 268 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: draft for NBA on Friday, and I don't look at 269 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: mont drafts before submitting mine because I don't want them 270 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,559 Speaker 1: to impact how I thought think about players and positioning. 271 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: And I had Walter Clayton like in I think the 272 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: top twenty two. I like his game a lot. I 273 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: know he's on the older side. I know he's been 274 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: around the block, shall we say. And you know, the 275 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: NBA loves potential eighteen nineteen twenty year olds as opposed 276 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: to the twenty two twenty three year old guys, because 277 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: sometimes the twenty three year old players are you know, 278 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: dominating nineteen year olds and I don't care about any 279 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: of that. Walter Clayton is a freaking stud. The guy 280 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: had thirty four points I have here on my notes. 281 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: That is the most by any player in a Final 282 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: four game win since nineteen eighty one. I mean, Clayton 283 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: just took over that game late. Nobody could guard him. 284 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: He had five of eight threes. He's hitting impossible threes 285 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: that I'm like, why are you shooting them? Oh my gosh, 286 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: what a shot like? He was extraordinary. Bruce Pearl tried 287 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: the kitchen sink. I mean, folks, Bruce Pearl. They did 288 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: the hard double on screens. They threw not only guards 289 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: at him, but they threw Baker Mazara, who is a long, 290 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: twitchy defender. They threw him and none of them could 291 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: stop him. And Florida came back, storm back in the 292 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: second half. They were really, really tough getting to the 293 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: foul line. Now, they didn't shoot it great from the line, 294 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: only seventy percent, but Auburn was worse sixty nine. But 295 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: they made five fewer free throws. And Florida relentless on 296 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: the offensive glass with their big They're just too big. 297 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: That's why they're my pick against Houston. We'll get to 298 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: that shortly, but I just love this Florida team. Now, 299 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: a quick note on you know, one of my favorite 300 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: players to Hod Pettiford, the freshman from Alburt. I also 301 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: have him in the mock draft. I'm irrationally high on him. 302 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: I totally understand that not everybody feels the same way, 303 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: but it was one of those Oh shucks, he can't 304 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: hang with Clayton. The moment's a little big. It might 305 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: help him to come back to school. He had a 306 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: one of six shooting night, oh for four on threes, 307 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: did get to the line, made all his free throws, 308 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: but three turnovers, three fouls. Just not the kind of 309 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: performance you need from a stud freshman when other guys 310 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: aren't delivering. Broom was excellent in the first half and 311 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: then I don't really even know if he scored in 312 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: the second, and he just didn't do much Auburn. As 313 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: they like to say, the water got turned off and 314 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: Auburn's offense just shriveled up the forty six in the 315 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: first half, twenty seven in a second. As for tonight's game, 316 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: Florida Houston, So Houston opened as a one and a 317 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: half point dog, which is a mild surprise because they're 318 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: the higher rated team per Ken Pom. And I know 319 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: you could just say, well, Duke was higher rated than Uston. 320 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: Come on, Jesus, it's close. But Ken Palm has Houston 321 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: as slightly better and winning by one. Yet Florida opened 322 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: as a one and a half point favorite. Now, don't 323 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: be surprised. Money came in instantly on Houston. I think 324 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: the public is backing Houston. Listen, when you beat Duke, 325 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: of course they got to back you, right They Beacon 326 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: Zagaby five, Perdue by two, Duke by three. Those are 327 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: great wins. They have three top ten Ken Palm wins 328 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: in the tournament. Florida, which has a million all season, 329 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: only has two, and that's against Texas Tech where they 330 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: needed a crazy rally in Auburn, where they also needed 331 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: a good rally. I don't know. I just keep looking 332 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: at this that I'm saying Florida's depth is insane. What's 333 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: the whistle going to be like? Because Houston doesn't have 334 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: the depth. Florida loves to attack. They get to the 335 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: line almost better than anybody, and now they don't shoot 336 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: it great from the line. One hundred and sixty fifth 337 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: in the country, but it's not like Houston does either. 338 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: Houston is at one hundred and tenth in the country, 339 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: so they're both like marginal. But I just I had 340 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: to go with Florida here in this one. I think 341 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: the depth wins out. I don't know how you stop Clayton. 342 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: And yes, Houston has some dogs defensively us on maybe 343 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: this is his show me game. I think he's a 344 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: pro friend for Schilo, who was on the pod before 345 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: the tournament, he loves him. He struggled against Duke but 346 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: then hit a couple of big threes. The kid sharp 347 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: is tough, man is He was really getting it than 348 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: the Duke players. It was one of those veterans versus 349 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: young guy things, and they just couldn't They just couldn't 350 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: fight through the burly twenty two year olds. I'm sure 351 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: you guys saw the video or not the video the 352 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 1: picture on Instagram where they said every Houston player, all 353 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: the guys were shirtless and just shredded. Every Houston player 354 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: runs an under six minute mile. And these aren't like 355 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: young dudes. These are like big, burly beasts, and they 356 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: just were tougher than Duke. Now, I don't know that 357 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: they'll be tougher than Florida, which has some dogs. I 358 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: like Richard, I like Martin, obviously, Clayton and the bigs. 359 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: I just think it's I think I think it's Florida plus. 360 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: There's got to be a letdown right after taking down Duke. 361 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: How do you come down off that? I know it's 362 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: the coach's job to be like, hey, we got one 363 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: more to go, sure, but you just took down Cooper, 364 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: flag and Duke. I mean, just putting that in perspective 365 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: is just extremely difficult. I don't know how you rally 366 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: off a forty eight hours later like the come down. 367 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: I would not be surprised Florida jumped on him early, 368 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: Houston coming out maybe a little high on their own supply, 369 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: like hey, hey we're Houston. We just beat Duke, and 370 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: it's weird how things work. Do you remember when Michigan 371 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: State took down Zion Williamson in the Elit eight? Actually 372 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 1: it was not just Zion, it was Zion and Chet Homeward. 373 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: And I remember that because I had yes Duke and 374 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: that loss was just devastating. I felt so bad for Zion. 375 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: I felt worse for Cooper. Flag in this one because 376 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 1: I think they kind of got jobbed inability to inbound 377 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: the ball that dumb fell in the free throw line. 378 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: It's just a tough one for Duke Man. But anyway, 379 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: so Michigan State beat Zion or R J. Barrett in 380 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: the Elite eight, and then you know, six days later, 381 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: seven days later, whatever it was, they went out and 382 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: lost in the Final Four. Like it's tough to beat 383 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: an awesome team and then come out again and get 384 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: the dub. So I'm on Florida tonight to wrap up 385 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: what I think has been a t amendus college basketball season. 386 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: I do have in my notes here that this was 387 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: the most watched Final Four semifinals since twenty seventeen. Fifteen 388 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: million people tuned in. That's pretty damn good, right, I 389 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: think it should be a great game, and obviously, you know, 390 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: check out check me out on the hurd. I'll probably 391 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: be crying over the Duke loss, and please no White 392 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: Lotus spoilers. I won't be able to watch it Sunday night. 393 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to watch it hopefully Monday. I'll try 394 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: to be offline as much as possible because I don't 395 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: want to know who got killed, Who the killers. I 396 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: don't want to know any of that, so please don't 397 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: screw it up for me. Talk to you Tuesday.