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Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre.

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Speaker 2: What is up, Straight Bar fam, It's name Jason McIntyre.

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Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Wednesday, April the second. No, boy, we

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Speaker 2: got a great podcast today. John Rothstein CBS Sports does

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Speaker 2: a lot of stuff on college basketball. Maybe like we're

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Speaker 2: going heavy on college hoops the last few weeks. Maybe

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Speaker 2: too heavy. I don't know, we'll find out. I love

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Speaker 2: this stuff. We talked of betting on the Final Four. Obviously,

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Speaker 2: Rostein is mister college Basketball over at CBS Sports doing

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Speaker 2: some viral videos. We had friend for schill on Jay

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Speaker 2: Billis Jeff Goodman. I mean, we are hitting it hard.

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Speaker 2: I reached out to my boy jim Jackson. He's like,

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Speaker 2: I'm in Vegas calling games. I was like, all right, fine,

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Speaker 2: I can hold off Jimmy Jimmy jack Before we get

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Speaker 2: to Rothstein, just one quick note on the Final Four.

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Speaker 2: I saw the most interesting I've seen and I've you know,

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Speaker 2: I got Duke in the money line parlay. I tease Duke.

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Speaker 2: I was gonna go bet heavy Duke minus four juice.

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Speaker 2: I think it's like minus one thirty nine, so it'd

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Speaker 1: Is that Duke.

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Speaker 2: Last played a top twenty five Ken Palm defense in

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Speaker 2: February and they lost and I was to Clemson on

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Speaker 2: the road. They will face a top ten defense against Houston,

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Speaker 2: which is number I think let me say, is isa

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Speaker 2: and number two is Florida a number I'm sorry. Number

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Speaker 2: ten is Florida. At number eight is Auburn. So Duke,

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Speaker 2: which hasn't faced a top twenty five defense since Clemson

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Speaker 2: in let me get the exact date, February eighth, we'll

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Speaker 2: face one on Saturday. Now, will that be a shock

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Speaker 2: to the system because they've played some kind of lesser

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Speaker 2: like Alabama does not have a good defense. We know

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Speaker 2: that who else Duke beat to get here Arizona's defenses

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Speaker 2: and Baylor's defense is like fifties, So this will be

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Speaker 2: reason I held off on going like extra heavy. And again,

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Speaker 2: Duke has cash for every single round. Now, I know

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Speaker 2: they didn't beat Arizona with the spread I think was nine.

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Speaker 2: They only won by seven, But I'm not betting them

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Speaker 2: with the spread with these huge numbers, right, you're doing

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Speaker 2: moneyline parlay. You're teasing them, and I know you don't

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Speaker 2: tease basketball, but whatever, I don't care.

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Speaker 1: I like Douke a lot, but this.

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Speaker 2: Gave me a moment of pause. Houston, of course playing

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Speaker 2: at home, essentially not home. But Houston is close to

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Speaker 2: San Antonio. It's a couple hour drive. I've never been

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Speaker 2: to San Antonio. But it can't be. It's not that bad.

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Speaker 2: Houston will certainly have a crowd edge, as Rostin agrees.

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Speaker 2: But anyways, real quick only NBA note I had was

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Speaker 2: you see this late last night, Steph Curry goes for

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Speaker 2: fifty two against re Memphis. Fifty two, I mean twelve threes.

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Speaker 2: The guy's thirty seven, and I joked on social media

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Speaker 2: and of course has pissed so many people off. Boy

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Speaker 2: Michael Jordan had quit twice by the time you know,

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Speaker 2: Curry's thirty seven. By the age thirty seven, Jordan quit twice.

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Speaker 2: Magic Johnson HIV long gone. Isaiah Thomas had been out

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Speaker 2: after an Achilles' injury. Larry Bird, all these greats from

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Speaker 2: to be like, dude, yeah, he's definitely top ten. I

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Speaker 2: should but you know, we'll see. But the more interesting

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Speaker 2: thing is Golden State with the wind has passed Memphis,

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Speaker 2: which has lost four straight in the West. Now that

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Speaker 2: sets up Thursday night's big one, Warriors at Lakers at Crypto.

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Speaker 2: I mean, Golden State's able to pull that one off.

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Speaker 2: Thursday big one for the Lakers and the Warriors, and

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Speaker 2: get to our guest, CBS Sports's John Rosstein.

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Speaker 1: You know, Jason likes to think he knows everything when

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Speaker 1: it comes to sports.

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Speaker 2: I know what sports fans want, but for.

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Speaker 1: Everything he doesn't, he knows the guy who does.

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Speaker 3: Let's just say I know a guy who knows the

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Speaker 2: All right, let's welcome into straight fire. One of the

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Speaker 3: Man.

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Speaker 2: Listen, we've been on a run getting great guests, and

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Speaker 2: this guy has been dominant during the tournament. He was

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Speaker 2: profiled in The Athletic He's got these viral videos going

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Speaker 2: on where people quiz him on who won the national

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Speaker 2: you about a game I used to play my buddies

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Speaker 2: in sixth grade. But it's talk. Come in, John Rosstein,

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Speaker 2: CBS Sports. You've seen him throughout the coverage of the tournament. John,

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Speaker 2: you're dominating, man. How are you.

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Speaker 3: I'm great, Jason, Great to be with you, man.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's very exciting. The tournament's coming to an end here.

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Speaker 2: I think a great tournament. I'm just curious. Macro level

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Speaker 2: zoom out. I know you love it. All these chalky

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Speaker 2: loving the basketball.

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Speaker 3: Well, I think the flip side when you don't have

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Speaker 3: the great Cinderella run or the great Cinderella upset like

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Speaker 3: side of that is you have these made for TV games,

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Speaker 3: So we may have, for the second time ever for

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Speaker 2: I am curious nobody cares about brackets, but I mean,

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Speaker 2: your brackets? Because listen it's weird when you follow college hoops.

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Speaker 2: I mean, I'm gambling on it in November December, you

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Speaker 3: I have three out of the four in the final four,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, let's dig in quickly to the games

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Speaker 2: before we get to the portal. Let's start with Auburn Florida,

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Speaker 2: a rematch. Florida won the earlier meeting. They did it

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Speaker 2: I think Florida wins this one.

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Speaker 3: Your thoughts, Yeah, I picked Florida to go to the

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Speaker 3: national title game, so I'm not gonna waiver from that prediction.

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Speaker 3: The thing that really stands out to me about Florida,

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Speaker 3: unique to see because you know, prior to the portal error,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's strange. In the NFL, we love like Tom

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Speaker 2: You know, all the FIU FAU guys are gone now

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Speaker 3: I think it's gonna be harder to keep mid major

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Speaker 3: Their point guard Donovan Dent has already committed to UCLA,

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Speaker 2: It's interesting all those three examples you mentioned, so Dent

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Speaker 3: Medved as well went to Minnesota, but this is the

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like John, think about it. Since I don't

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Speaker 2: the fears Of oklahoma people like him more Than. Pettiford

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Speaker 2: it as a two point. Game Bark, torvik another site

429
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Speaker 2: that does, analytics Has houston by, one which surprised. ME

430
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Speaker 2: i will, Say, john you have to admit If duke somehow,

431
00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,920
Speaker 2: LOSES i think that's a bit of a ding to

432
00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:57,399
Speaker 2: The national title. GAME i know you the purist and

433
00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,679
Speaker 2: everybody will still Like houston And i'll watch, it BUT

434
00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,960
Speaker 2: I i think the masses would kind of want to

435
00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,040
Speaker 2: See Cooper flag in the title. GAME i.

436
00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,080
Speaker 3: UNDERSTAND i understand what you're saying from the. PERIPHERY i get.

437
00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:10,359
Speaker 3: It you, know it's probably comparable to. This remember in twenty,

438
00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:14,000
Speaker 3: fifteen If kentucky Played duke in The National title, Game

439
00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,399
Speaker 3: kentucky would have been going for forty to oho and

440
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,800
Speaker 3: it would have Been Kentucky duke in The National Title,

441
00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,560
Speaker 3: game and it Was Duke. WISCONSIN, YEP i understand what you're.

442
00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,679
Speaker 3: Saying for people from the periphery to bring in eyeballs

443
00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:29,680
Speaker 3: On monday. Nights people might Say Duke auburn Or Duke

444
00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,240
Speaker 3: florida would be box. Office but if you follow college,

445
00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,640
Speaker 3: basketball you have an appreciation For. Houston And houston has

446
00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:41,000
Speaker 3: been at bat year after year after. Year this is

447
00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,000
Speaker 3: the third season in a row that The cougars have

448
00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,280
Speaker 3: been a one seed in the NC Doublea. Tournament, chason

449
00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:50,000
Speaker 3: how about? This Since Kelvin sampson was hired At, houston

450
00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,960
Speaker 3: The cougars are eighteen and six in THE Ncuba tournament

451
00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:58,080
Speaker 3: and have advanced to the second weekend every season since twenty.

452
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Speaker 3: Eighteen the last Time houston and didn't advance to the

453
00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:05,000
Speaker 3: second weekend was twenty eighteen When Jordan poole made that

454
00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,480
Speaker 3: miracle shot For michigan in the round of thirty.

455
00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:08,720
Speaker 2: Two Jordan, pool my.

456
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00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,840
Speaker 2: Quickly Cooper flag Or Zion, williamson who had a better

461
00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,320
Speaker 2: freshman year At duke is a heated discussion in some text.

462
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,800
Speaker 2: Threads i'm in AND i. Did by the, way ask CHAT,

463
00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:32,360
Speaker 2: gbt which claims it's a toss.

464
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:36,240
Speaker 3: Upisode, YEAH i will go With Zion williamson because of

465
00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:41,240
Speaker 3: the caliber of THE. Acc THE acc that year had

466
00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:45,400
Speaker 3: three number one seeds in THE Caa, Tournament, Duke, caroline And. Virginia.

467
00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:49,040
Speaker 2: Wow THAT i gotta, Say i'm surprised Because Cooper flag,

468
00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,320
Speaker 2: BETTER i would, say, Defensively Uh, Cooper, YEAH.

469
00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,520
Speaker 3: I Mean Zion Zion. Williams Zion williamson was like a.

470
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Speaker 3: Phenomenon it was like when THE nWo came To Monday

471
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Speaker 3: nitro in the mid.

472
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Speaker 2: NINETIES i still remember the lost Of Michigan. State that

473
00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,720
Speaker 2: pissed me off BECAUSE i Had, duke BUT i also

474
00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,920
Speaker 2: Had houston last year When shed turned the, ankle which.

475
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,720
Speaker 2: Hurt So i'm guessing you're Going houston Versus florida for

476
00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,040
Speaker 2: The National.

477
00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,560
Speaker 3: Championship, look that's WHAT i said at the start of the,

478
00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,560
Speaker 3: Tournament SO i don't want a waiver from. That i'm

479
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,120
Speaker 3: sticking with my waver picks because, No i'm not gonna.

480
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,159
Speaker 3: Waiver i'm sticking with my rhythm. PICKS i Said houston

481
00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,320
Speaker 3: Over florida in the title, game So i'm sticking With

482
00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,600
Speaker 3: houston Over. Florida but, LOOK i think anyway you slice,

483
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,960
Speaker 3: it we're gonna have three awesome games In San. Antonio

484
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,040
Speaker 3: San antonio is an awesome city for The final. Four

485
00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:33,560
Speaker 3: i'm really looking forward to getting down there, tomorrow and

486
00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,360
Speaker 3: obviously we're gonna have some great coverage ON cbs all.

487
00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,680
Speaker 3: Weekend And i'm JUST i, think you, know very rarely

488
00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:43,560
Speaker 3: do you get a scenario where like the combinations can

489
00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,080
Speaker 3: happen anyway and you know you're gonna get a great

490
00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,879
Speaker 3: title game like last. Year going in everybody wants to

491
00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,440
Speaker 3: See yukon Play. Perdue everybody wants to See ed Against

492
00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,480
Speaker 3: klinging this. YEAR i think any combination will be a great.

493
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:59,960
Speaker 2: COMBINATION i am curious when you look At john show

494
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,160
Speaker 2: kind of what he's accomplished. Already we got people instantly

495
00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,560
Speaker 2: calling him the next coach K i think it's a

496
00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,960
Speaker 2: little premature your thoughts on how he's. Done or is

497
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,760
Speaker 2: it just that he's got a stacked team with the

498
00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:12,840
Speaker 2: best player IN i don't, know the best freshman and

499
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,840
Speaker 2: maybe the last five years in college. BASKETBALL i don't

500
00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:15,200
Speaker 2: know he.

501
00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,760
Speaker 3: Has a stacked. Team but think about other instances in

502
00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,960
Speaker 3: history where it's been very difficult to follow a. Legend

503
00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:25,160
Speaker 3: John shire has made it look. Seamless John shire has

504
00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,359
Speaker 3: Led duke right now to three seasons in a row

505
00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:32,399
Speaker 3: with at least twenty seven. Wins John shire has also

506
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,840
Speaker 3: been in a situation where he has now tied the

507
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,480
Speaker 3: record for most wins by a head coach in their

508
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,560
Speaker 3: first three seasons on the. Job the other two coaches

509
00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,240
Speaker 3: that he's sharing that mark, with which is now eighty nine,

510
00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:49,600
Speaker 3: victories Is Brad stevens At butler And Brad underwood at

511
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,879
Speaker 3: steven F. Austin so he has made it look seamless

512
00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,080
Speaker 3: in terms of the succession plan From Mike krzyzewski To John.

513
00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:57,160
Speaker 3: Shire oh that's.

514
00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,679
Speaker 2: INTERESTING i am curious that you mentioned The houston. THING

515
00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,480
Speaker 2: i forgot about that slight home court. Advantage would do

516
00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,880
Speaker 2: you think the crowd will be Pro houston or.

517
00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,520
Speaker 3: There will be a lot of. Red there will be

518
00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,960
Speaker 3: a lot of. Red now do always? Travels, yeah there

519
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,480
Speaker 3: will be a lot of red In San.

520
00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,000
Speaker 2: Antonio, okay So, john we can wrap up with. It

521
00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,000
Speaker 2: so in WHEN i was in sixth, grade me and my,

522
00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,680
Speaker 2: buddy we would play this, game you, know because we

523
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Speaker 2: didn't pay attention in, class where we would name AN

524
00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,080
Speaker 2: nba player and then you would have to say where

525
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,240
Speaker 2: he went to, college and we would try to trick each.

526
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,560
Speaker 2: Other we were in Northern, virginia so a lot Of

527
00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,760
Speaker 2: georgetown And. Maryland do you mind IF i throw a

528
00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,000
Speaker 2: couple of names at. You i'm not trying to trick,

529
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Speaker 2: you but it's, fun you, Know And i'm sure if you,

530
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Speaker 2: COUNTED i WOULD i WOULD i would fail on. Some

531
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Speaker 2: so we'll start with an easy. One he had an

532
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Speaker 2: AWESOME nba. Career Jamal, crawford you play a.

533
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Speaker 1: College.

534
00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,760
Speaker 2: Yeah, see we'll start with a. Layup all, Right we'll

535
00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:53,640
Speaker 2: go with, another probably quasi easy. One Michael Finley. WISCONSIN

536
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Speaker 2: i THOUGHT i could get you because he's An illinois.

537
00:25:56,040 --> 00:26:02,160
Speaker 2: Guy let's go With Alan, Houston. Tennessee, YEAH i can't

538
00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,840
Speaker 2: tricky with A New york. Nick now we'll go with

539
00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,480
Speaker 2: a little. Obscure, okay this is probably gonna upset some

540
00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,000
Speaker 2: people That i'm asking, you but he's been a powerful

541
00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:12,960
Speaker 2: in the league long. Run PAUL Millsap.

542
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,560
Speaker 3: Louisiana Tack, oh we got it pretty.

543
00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:21,720
Speaker 2: Quickly, yes impressive BECAUSE i know you're a huge obviously basketball,

544
00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,480
Speaker 2: fan and you know all these DAYS i can't ask

545
00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:28,800
Speaker 2: you Like Baron. Davis, yeah, yeah that too. Easy let's

546
00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,840
Speaker 2: go with a guy they had an awesome. Backcourt Sam, Cassell.

547
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,200
Speaker 3: Florida, state him And Bob.

548
00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,119
Speaker 2: Sarah, yes oh, boy see this guy knows his. STUFF

549
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,240
Speaker 2: a little slightly off the, radar could be. Tricky Chauncey Billups.

550
00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:46,159
Speaker 2: Colorado nothing could get this. GUY i don't know if

551
00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:51,160
Speaker 2: this one's totally. Fair, Actually i'll ask it Sir Valiant.

552
00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:52,840
Speaker 2: BROWN i don't even know if he made THE, nba

553
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:55,400
Speaker 2: but his great name and you might know, It Sir Valiant.

554
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Speaker 3: Brown it sounds like a manager for professional. WRESTLING i

555
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:00,560
Speaker 3: just sort of.

556
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:00,880
Speaker 1: Does.

557
00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,560
Speaker 2: Umm he was one of the leading scorers in the

558
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,199
Speaker 2: country who was a little point. Guard he was just a,

559
00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,720
Speaker 2: Bucket Sir Valiant.

560
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,159
Speaker 3: Brown, No.

561
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,520
Speaker 2: George, washington The colonials too. Obscure they didn't make the,

562
00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,320
Speaker 2: league so that's not totally. Fair Marcus, pfizer easy one for,

563
00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:26,000
Speaker 2: You iowa, Stated, Yeah Vin Baker, hartford, ooh, yes anybody

564
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Speaker 2: in The northeast you're really good. At. Uh does the

565
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Speaker 2: Name terry De herring a? Bell of course it. Does.

566
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Speaker 3: SURE A Seaton hall ninety three they lost To Ralph

567
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,760
Speaker 3: willard And Western kentucky in a round of thirty. Two

568
00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,359
Speaker 3: the point guard on That Seaton hall Team Danny.

569
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Speaker 2: Hurley so this is probably the nerdiest thing THAT i.

570
00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,000
Speaker 2: Admit my wife makes fun of me. Constantly but when

571
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:51,639
Speaker 2: One Shining moment would, PLAY i would record It john

572
00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,280
Speaker 2: SO i could watch it. Later now this was pre,

573
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:58,040
Speaker 2: YouTube like two thousand and, five very, nerdy losory, stuff

574
00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,720
Speaker 2: but that's How i'll go back and watch like the

575
00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:04,520
Speaker 2: early nineties One shining. Moments, YEAH i mean those are

576
00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:07,080
Speaker 2: some LIKE i get goosebumps still watching that Because i'm

577
00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,960
Speaker 2: such a hoops. NERD i am just, curious where are

578
00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,399
Speaker 2: you on one shining? Moment will you like hummet to?

579
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,160
Speaker 2: Yourself does the wife make fun of? You do you find?

580
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,240
Speaker 2: YOURSELF i mean my.

581
00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,080
Speaker 3: Wife my wife is you, know the person in the

582
00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,399
Speaker 3: world that just humbles me every single, Day like you feel, like,

583
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:27,159
Speaker 3: obviously you know you're getting great. Assignments you're working THE ncaa.

584
00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,840
Speaker 3: TOURNAMENT i did a number OF ncaa tournament. Games the

585
00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,919
Speaker 3: first week of the. Tournament my wife went, Skiing so you,

586
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,680
Speaker 3: know that's probably why our relationship. Works she tells, Me she's,

587
00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:37,920
Speaker 3: like it's great that you love your, job but you're

588
00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:38,640
Speaker 3: not that. Important.

589
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,640
Speaker 2: Yeah so my son's birthday is in the middle Of

590
00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,400
Speaker 2: march madness almost every, year AND i tell the, Wife i'm, like,

591
00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,280
Speaker 2: listen this is just a tough one for. ME i you,

592
00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,760
Speaker 2: KNOW i can't miss the. Tournament so we usually try

593
00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,720
Speaker 2: to do the birthday early in the day That saturday

594
00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,760
Speaker 2: when the second round, starts OR i convince him to

595
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,440
Speaker 2: push it to after the tournament and we could do

596
00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,920
Speaker 2: a Bigger we could do a bigger. Birthday just give

597
00:28:58,920 --> 00:28:59,280
Speaker 2: me some.

598
00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:03,000
Speaker 3: College basket is greater than being. Social it's better than being.

599
00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,480
Speaker 2: Social AND i know you you put all these tweets

600
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:07,120
Speaker 2: out that people love. You you're now Making are you

601
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,479
Speaker 2: making money on these t shirts that you're.

602
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:09,800
Speaker 3: Doing you don't have to BE i know The, no

603
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Speaker 3: the proceed the proceeds go to, CHARITY a, charity mission,

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Speaker 3: continues a. Charity it helps our veterans when they return from.

605
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Speaker 2: War, wow that's the.

606
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Speaker 3: IMPORTANT a portion of the portion of the proceeds goes to.

607
00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,800
Speaker 2: That, yeah that is really cool. Man congrats on. That

608
00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,240
Speaker 2: John rossty AND, cbs he knows. Everything he's going to

609
00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,360
Speaker 2: be at the final. Four let's wrap up lastly with the.

610
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,640
Speaker 2: Portal obviously you're going to be down there work in

611
00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,280
Speaker 2: the hotel. Lobby have you heard the latest about This

612
00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,560
Speaker 2: mara situation AT? Ucla not to get too, granular but

613
00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:38,239
Speaker 2: they're out here in our.

614
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,560
Speaker 3: Backyard, YEAH i, mean this is a situation THAT i,

615
00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,520
Speaker 3: think you, know when a Die maar went To, SPAIN

616
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,160
Speaker 3: i think, things you, know, Change but it was a

617
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,960
Speaker 3: quick decision from WHAT i, understand when he came back

618
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,840
Speaker 3: and now is his life in the transfer, PORTAL ucla

619
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,320
Speaker 3: got the best point guard in the country and maybe

620
00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,080
Speaker 3: in All america next, year and they lose obviously their starting.

621
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,840
Speaker 3: CENTER i, MEAN i think there's a pretty good nucleus

622
00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:03,160
Speaker 3: in Place jason FOR, ucla because if you think about,

623
00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,000
Speaker 3: it you Have Donovan, Dent Sky clark And Trent perry,

624
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,719
Speaker 3: back and you're gonna Have Eric daley And Tyler billdo.

625
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:12,520
Speaker 3: Back BUT ucla needs to add a starting caliber front court,

626
00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,640
Speaker 3: guy and NOW i think also needs to add another scoring.

627
00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,960
Speaker 3: Wing SO i THOUGHT ucla with The daimarra back was

628
00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:22,280
Speaker 3: a consensus top, seven, eight nine ten team to start next,

629
00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,240
Speaker 3: season and then without him now they're probably somewhere in

630
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:26,080
Speaker 3: the top twenty. Five.

631
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Speaker 2: YEAH i don't want to hammer the, kid BUT i

632
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,520
Speaker 2: have heard some you, know he would take himself out

633
00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,400
Speaker 2: of games because he wasn't in great, shape AND i

634
00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,000
Speaker 2: Don't i'm not as high on him as. Others let

635
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:39,080
Speaker 2: me last, Question, john we haven't HAD i, believe a

636
00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,760
Speaker 2: national champion west of The mississippi in like twenty five,

637
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,480
Speaker 2: years something ridiculous like. That, yeah all signs point TO

638
00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,040
Speaker 2: byu being absolutely. Loaded next year they get the best

639
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Speaker 2: player on the country in. Aj have you heard whether

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Speaker 2: or not the point guard is coming? Back the six

641
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Speaker 2: to nine kid Who i'm spacing on his.

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Speaker 3: Name coming, Back Oh Jaegor, Demon, yes, yes no word.

643
00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,600
Speaker 3: YET i know he's forecasted as a as a high

644
00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,080
Speaker 3: pick in the. Draft no word on that. Yet i'm

645
00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,720
Speaker 3: not who he's coming back or. Staying BUT i will say,

646
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:14,080
Speaker 3: this even without, yet even Without Yegor, demon Who i'm

647
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:18,520
Speaker 3: forecasting to, GO i think with the potential Of ajdabansa

648
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,200
Speaker 3: coming in and the pieces that should return FOR, BYU

649
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,920
Speaker 3: byu is in position to be a top ten team

650
00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,000
Speaker 3: to start next, season without, question without Yaeg Or demon coming.

651
00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:29,400
Speaker 2: Back now you're on the trail like The adidas camp

652
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,120
Speaker 2: and all that fun. Stuff i've only seen some videos OF.

653
00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,600
Speaker 2: Aj what are we talking, here, like do you have

654
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Speaker 2: like AN? Nba he?

655
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Speaker 3: Is he is going to be in the conversation to,

656
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Speaker 3: be you, know one of the top picks in the

657
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:44,240
Speaker 3: twenty twenty SIX nba. Draft BUT i also am somebody

658
00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:46,960
Speaker 3: who doesn't get all that caught up in what somebody

659
00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:48,880
Speaker 3: is forecasting to be in THE nba when it comes

660
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,600
Speaker 3: to college, basketball because think about, This Anthony edwards' team

661
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,880
Speaker 3: didn't make THE ncaa. Tournaments Van simmons' team didn't make

662
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,400
Speaker 3: THE ncaa. Tournament Markel fultz's team didn't make THE ncaa.

663
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,840
Speaker 3: Tournament these are all guys, who again were number one

664
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,800
Speaker 3: picks in the. Draft And, jason, look you know, Me

665
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,480
Speaker 3: i'm a college guy through and. THROUGH i sometimes get

666
00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:13,040
Speaker 3: annoyed because that conversation sometimes usurfs what's going on in

667
00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,760
Speaker 3: the actual. Sport we'll deal with THE nba, draft or

668
00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,239
Speaker 3: the experts will deal with THE nba draft after the

669
00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:21,240
Speaker 3: season is. Over but college basketball is not THE. NBA i,

670
00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,960
Speaker 3: mean look At houston's, team for. Example there's a couple

671
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,640
Speaker 3: of guys who obviously might be able to play at

672
00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:28,480
Speaker 3: the next, level but that is a team of, really

673
00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:32,240
Speaker 3: really good college players who's been exceptionally well coached that

674
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,560
Speaker 3: again has superseded everybody that's been put in its.

675
00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,959
Speaker 2: Path. Yeah, no that's a good point because how you

676
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,880
Speaker 2: build your team is. Fascinating do you want to just

677
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,480
Speaker 2: load up on one And don's or maybe two and?

678
00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,480
Speaker 2: DOUNS i, mean do you want to get a bunch

679
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:46,920
Speaker 2: of program?

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00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,480
Speaker 3: GUYS i, mean like you were talking, about like you,

681
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Speaker 3: know you live in obviously you Know, california and you

682
00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:55,680
Speaker 3: obviously are paying close attention to what's happening AT. UCLA i,

683
00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,760
Speaker 3: Mean Amari, Bailey Hayton, watson these guys were all one

684
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,960
Speaker 3: in on, players but they weren't good enough in college

685
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,959
Speaker 3: to be better Than Jalen, clark Than Haimi. Hawke is all.

686
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,520
Speaker 3: THAT i, mean this is all just the way it.

687
00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:12,040
Speaker 2: Goes, yeah where In europe right now Is Amari bailey?

688
00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:13,160
Speaker 2: PLAYING i know he, IS i don't.

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Speaker 3: KNOW i remember he was like a two way guy FOR.

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00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,400
Speaker 3: Ab but like, again and everybody's you, know entitled to

691
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Speaker 3: do whatever they want to. Do but if that guy

692
00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,200
Speaker 3: stayed in college FOR nil would be one of the

693
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:23,840
Speaker 3: best players in the country right, now hundred.

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Speaker 2: Percent, now, Listen i'm not speaking out of. Pocket If

695
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Speaker 2: Mick cronin was on The herd last week and we're

696
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Speaker 2: talking off Airon i'm not going to mention, it but

697
00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,680
Speaker 2: he had a player leave early and then he ran into,

698
00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,920
Speaker 2: him and let's just say the player was kind of

699
00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:41,600
Speaker 2: wishing he had stayed in. College i'm sure you.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah you.

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Speaker 1: Know.

702
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Speaker 3: Jason here's the thing, Too because these guys can get

703
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,840
Speaker 3: paid right, now and because the forum is what it,

704
00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:52,920
Speaker 3: is it's better to be in college. Basketball And i'm

705
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,160
Speaker 3: not just saying this BECAUSE i cover college basketball every

706
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,400
Speaker 3: single day for a. Living it's WHAT i. Do because

707
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Speaker 3: you can finally get paid and you have the forum

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Speaker 3: of playing ON, cbs playing ON, tnt playing ON. Espn

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Speaker 3: you don't need to go To europe or go to

710
00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,960
Speaker 3: THE G league, anymore or go to THE nba on

711
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,280
Speaker 3: a smaller. Contract you can make hundreds of, thousands millions

712
00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:14,560
Speaker 3: of dollars playing in college.

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Speaker 2: Basketball and by the, way this goes to THE d

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Speaker 2: two and three, guys because what's A Duncan robinson with

715
00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:22,000
Speaker 2: the big leap To. Michigan now he's in THE. Nba

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Speaker 2: make it Big Buck dalton connect from what Northern arizona

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Speaker 2: or some obscure place To tennessee player of The year

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Speaker 2: in The, sea like it can. Happen what's his, Name,

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Speaker 2: sturtz who's going To. Iowa that's one of the best

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Speaker 2: stories of college. Basketball how good are they going to

721
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Speaker 2: be next?

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00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:38,040
Speaker 3: YEAR i, mean we gotta wait and see what the

723
00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,439
Speaker 3: roster looks. Like that's the. Thing it's going to take.

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Speaker 3: Time it's portal. Combat it is portal combat every single. Day,

725
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,279
Speaker 3: AGAIN i have an idea of what rosters are gonna look.

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00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,000
Speaker 3: Like But i'm gonna be sending into my editors AT

727
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,799
Speaker 3: fandle every single day for changing The ross team forty.

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Speaker 3: Five we already we already talked about. It we, Said,

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Speaker 3: johnny we can only publish this once a. Day you

730
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Speaker 3: have to send in your changes every. Day but it's.

731
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Speaker 3: Awesome it keeps the offseason. Relevant and, this this is one,

732
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,160
Speaker 3: thing and this is the best way to sum it.

733
00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:05,400
Speaker 3: Up we are not going to see programs anymore in college.

734
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Speaker 3: Basketball you are building a team year two, year and

735
00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,279
Speaker 3: that's the way you have to approach. It, AGAIN i

736
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,279
Speaker 3: think we've got some really interesting things already happen in the.

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00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,200
Speaker 3: Portal Bryce hopkins going To Saint John keyan's to the

738
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,319
Speaker 3: edge of. FOUR i think will fore of the one

739
00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,600
Speaker 3: of the best four or five combinations in the country next,

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00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,239
Speaker 3: year as long as he's. Healthy Donovan dent going TO.

741
00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,320
Speaker 3: UCLA i felt for, years AND i don't want to

742
00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,160
Speaker 3: disparage you, know anybody that's been playing this, position but

743
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,720
Speaker 3: UNTIL ucla Got Donovan dent and had an adequately Replaced

744
00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:36,160
Speaker 3: Tiger campbell a couple of years. Ago Love Tiger. Campbell

745
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,840
Speaker 3: so now all of a sudden and, again you, Know

746
00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:39,920
Speaker 3: ucla is gonna get a really good post, player AND

747
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:41,759
Speaker 3: i think they're gonna, get you, know a good wing as.

748
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,120
Speaker 3: Well but if you add those two, Things, ucla even

749
00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:48,400
Speaker 3: without A, daimara should be really really. Good and here's

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00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:52,799
Speaker 3: the thing, too we love talking about the, posts the,

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Speaker 3: edits the, videos the announcements because it's what's obviously hot

752
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Speaker 3: In april and May i'm gonna leave you with. This

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00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:03,319
Speaker 3: twenty nine from the four final four teams played in

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00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:07,280
Speaker 3: The Elite eight last, week double figure. Minutes, okay Twenty

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00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:11,120
Speaker 3: we're in the program the year prior for, refreshmen and

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00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:15,960
Speaker 3: only five were first year. Transfers retention still. Matters so

757
00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,200
Speaker 3: even though we want to talk about the portal who's going,

758
00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:21,920
Speaker 3: where it is far more important to retain the players

759
00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:23,040
Speaker 3: that are in your current.

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00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:26,279
Speaker 2: Program yeah, no that's. Huge final last question for real this.

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00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,640
Speaker 2: Time so you mentioned Fan duel AND i just REMEMBER

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00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,000
Speaker 2: i saw earlier AND i wrote this up For Fox Cooper.

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00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,640
Speaker 2: Flag you can get plus money on him to score

764
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:37,640
Speaker 2: twenty or more points Against. HOUSTON i like that, bet

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00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,480
Speaker 2: But houston has tough. Interior D i just remember what

766
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Speaker 2: the kid E. K i think it's. Great grammy, yea, yea.

767
00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:47,239
Speaker 2: Yeah he destroyed them inside and there's no front court

768
00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:50,160
Speaker 2: depth To. HOUSTON i can See Cooper flag easily topping.

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Speaker 2: Twenty and also there is the idea That samson could

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00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,880
Speaker 2: Treat flag Like. Jokic, hey we're gonna let him get.

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00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,319
Speaker 2: Whatever we're not gonna Let procter hit five. Threes we're

772
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,319
Speaker 2: not gonna Let james hit three. Threes we're not going

773
00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,080
Speaker 2: to let K nipple go. Crazy it's almost, like, hey

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00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,239
Speaker 2: we'll Let Cooper flagg get, his but we don't want

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00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:07,200
Speaker 2: the other guys to get. Theirs your thoughts On Cooper

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00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:09,000
Speaker 2: flag twenty or more, Points.

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00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,400
Speaker 3: The bottom line is this is just the chess match

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00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,640
Speaker 3: is going to be. Fascinating it's one of those Great

779
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:18,360
Speaker 3: final four games that again you get every couple of

780
00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,000
Speaker 3: years that it feels Like Houston duke is going to

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00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:22,520
Speaker 3: be like the build up The Holy field And.

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00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,920
Speaker 2: Tyson oh, boy all, Right John, Ross TEAM, cbs thanks a,

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00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:27,960
Speaker 2: Lot John Enjoy San, antonio my, man.

784
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:29,480
Speaker 3: Thanks for having. Me jay