1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: What he is up? 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 3: Straight Fire Fan, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Bowyer for Wednesday, 4 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 3: April the first no April Fool's Day jokes for me, folks. 5 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 3: Just a great freaking interview with my main man, Miles Simon. Unbelievable. 6 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 3: Who who I mean? Anybody my age remembers, Simon says, 7 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 3: Championship the goat Billy Packer. When Miles Simon took down 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 3: defending champ Kentucky, Simon had a thirty piece in the Natty, 9 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 3: Mike Bibbie, Michael Dickerson, Jason Terry. That team was stacked. 10 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 3: That was the first bracket contest I won, and I 11 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 3: remember it because it was in college and I vividly 12 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: took Arizona to take down Kansas and Paul Pierce. Just 13 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: an awesome, awesome run they had. So I somehow got 14 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 3: in touch with Miles Simon. I think I had him 15 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 3: on the herd once when I was filling in. He 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 3: was a great guy. And I'm gonna I'm not gonna 17 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 3: lie to you guys. Anytime I'm interviewing somebody and they're like, oh, 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 3: j Mack in the middle of the interview on air, 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 3: I'm like, oh my gosh, this guy must actually watch 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 3: the show, because you know, only my friends call me 21 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 3: that you know, and one of the first people to 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 3: do it with Miles Simon's one of the first other 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 3: people to do it was Landon Donovan and that like 24 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 3: stopped me on air. I was just like, what Landon 25 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: Donovan and listen, I mentioned Landon Donovan because we're not 26 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 3: gonna talk about soccer. US got smoked by Portugal on 27 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 3: the heels of that Belgium loss. I think we're gonna 28 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: have to have an emergency guest maybe tomorrow, to discuss 29 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: the US soccer team. Pochattino. Is he in trouble? I 30 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 3: don't know. Anyways, does Miles Simon interviews long and Good? 31 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 3: We break down both the games. I disagree with him 32 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 3: on one pick. Actually I disagree with him on both picks, 33 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 3: but I think you'll like it. He's got stories galore here. 34 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: He is Miles Simon, former South Bay Lakers coach, former 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 3: Lakers assistant coach, former Arizona Wildcat superstar, and current college 36 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: basketball analyst. 37 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: You know a guy Jason likes to think he knows 38 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: everything when it comes to sports. 39 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 3: I know what sports fans wants, but for. 40 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: Everything he doesn't, he knows a guy who does. 41 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: Let's just say I know a guy who knows the 42 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: guy who knows another guy. 43 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: All right, let's welcome into straight fire a big time 44 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: guest for Final four week. Oh my gosh, this guy 45 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 3: is a freaking legend. He was on the cover of 46 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 3: Sports Illustrated in college. I had to look it up 47 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 3: online and said, cool cat Miles Simon wins the national 48 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: championship for Arizona. Let's welcome in Miles Simon. I mean, 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: just a big time maybe one of the biggest guests 50 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: we've ever had. How are you, man, I'm. 51 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 2: Doing good man. Good to see you man. Hear your voice, 52 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: and get ready for Final four week. It's awesome. 53 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 3: We've had some hoopers on here, we've had some broadcasters, 54 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 3: but I'm a big time NCAA tournament Honk. I was 55 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 3: going through the box scores for your tournament run. You 56 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 3: guys beat Vince Carter in the semifinals. You took down 57 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 3: a really good Kansas team with Paul Pierce. I mean 58 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 3: the NBA players you guys beat, and then do you 59 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 3: Kentucky team that was trying to repeat, you beat them 60 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: and you were cooking. I just have a question. When 61 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 3: you're on the cover of Sports Illustrated in college, what 62 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 3: was life like after that for you? Was it just 63 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 3: a little crazy? 64 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: It was a lot crazy? And like obviously I didn't 65 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 2: know I was going to be on the cover of 66 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 2: Sports Illustrated and when it came out. I mean like 67 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: school that that spring in Tucson, Like classmates are bringing 68 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: their sports illustrators to class to get signed. People were 69 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 2: waiting outside of the class to like get it signed. 70 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: I mean everywhere I went, like the mall, like like 71 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 2: Mike Bibbie and myself Jason Ta, like we used to 72 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: go to the mall, like the mall that was not 73 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: like the that's the hangout spot, dude. Like we literally 74 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: we literally shut down Champs Sports in the mall because 75 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: this is probably a week or so after we won it. 76 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: Like we would just go in there like get some 77 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 2: shoes whatever, and did the crowd. Like in the Tucson mall, 78 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: they got win that we were in there, there's probably like, 79 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: you know, five or six of us, and they had 80 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: to stop letting people in. They had to escort us 81 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: out the back, like the back door so yeah, it was. 82 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: It was insane, but like, no, no better time. 83 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: I mean, I can't imagine in college I would have 84 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 3: got in a lot of trouble. Now I did look 85 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: up the following year, so you guys returned. Everybody had looked. 86 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: Like, yeah, whole whole team came whole team came back 87 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 2: because we were all underclassmen, so we didn't have any 88 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 2: we didn't have any seniors when we when we won it, 89 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: So yeah, whole team, whole team came back. 90 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 3: And everybody I think expected it. But then you ran 91 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 3: it to a pretty good Utah team. They it looked 92 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 3: like they're murdered you in the glass. Andrean Miller was unbelievable. 93 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 3: But I'm just curious, Like repeating is a really tall order, right, 94 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 3: is really hard? 95 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: Our our team, our season the next year, which was 96 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: my senior year, our team, our our team were we 97 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: were way better, Like I mean, we were teams and 98 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: like in the Pac ten, it was an eighteen game 99 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: schedule because it was a true round robin, and we 100 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: go sixteen and oher going into the last weekend. No 101 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: team had ever gone undefeated in the Pac ten ever, 102 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: And we go to the LA Schools and We play 103 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 2: USC first, who like they weren't that they weren't that 104 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: good and we probably overlooked them, and we went overtime 105 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: and we lose to USC on Adam Spanich makes this 106 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: like freak shot where the ball like hits the side 107 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: of the rim and like rolls in. It almost was 108 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 2: like a wedgie. And then so they beat us. Then 109 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 2: we go to UCLA, who was really good. Toby Bailey Jr. Henderson, 110 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 2: Chris Johnson, Baron Davis, Join McCoy, all these good guys, 111 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: and we beat them on their senior day. We go 112 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: seventeen and one. But our team, our team, we were 113 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: really good. Like Utah. Utah threw a triangle in two 114 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 2: on me and Mike Bibbie and it just stifled us. 115 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: Andre Miller had a triple double. Mike Doliac was a stud. 116 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 2: Hano Medela, Alex Jensen, the Utah coach, uh was there. 117 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: He was really good. You know, we weren't expecting it 118 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: because Rick Majeris only plays Manda Man. That's all. That's 119 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 2: all he ever played. And so come to find out 120 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 2: later he was like asking his like NBA buddies, Del 121 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 2: Harris and some others. George Carl maybe like how how 122 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: they should defend us? And and I guess he from 123 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: what he was thinking about, and they were like, yeah, absolutely, 124 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: try the triangle in two because if you guys play 125 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: Arizona straight up, they're going to kill you. Guys. 126 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean nobody could handle you. I was watching 127 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 3: that Kentucky Championship. You just get in the lane and 128 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 3: your floaters were automatic, and then free throw line you 129 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 3: were like ninety percent. I mean it was crazy. So 130 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 3: triangle in two. So did lout never adjust? 131 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 1: Did he? 132 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 3: I mean when at what point did you guys like, hey, 133 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 3: we got to chase some things up. 134 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: Uh. I'll tell you a story. So like after that game, 135 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: I get drafted to Orlando Magic, and so does Mike Doliac, 136 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: who was the starting center. And so we were talking 137 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 2: that summer and I was like, dude, triangle in two, Like, 138 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: how do you guys do that? He goes, He goes, 139 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 2: miles honestly, we were so scared to play it, he goes, 140 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: if you guys would have major like first two shots. 141 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: So they left Michael Dickerson like wide open, and that 142 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: was the guy that they kind of dared to beat him. 143 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 2: And uh he goes, if Michael Dickerson makes like either 144 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: one or two of his first two shots, he goes, 145 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: we get out of it, and you guys probably steamroll us. Yeah, 146 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 2: we didn't probably adjust well to it, obviously. 147 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 3: I see four for twenty two on threes. 148 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, like we had we had no answer. I mean, 149 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: they played it so hard. They rotated guys on me 150 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 2: and Mike Bibby the whole game. They rotated really good defenders, 151 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: and then like then we were missing and then they 152 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: were just out like running like Andre Miller was like 153 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 2: it was his breakout stardom game. He was just yeah, 154 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: it was a stunt we could and like we couldn't 155 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: stop them. 156 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: Let's pivot to the current final four. We'll come back 157 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 3: to you a little bit. But I bring that up 158 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 3: because I still can't believe what I saw with Yukon 159 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 3: and Duke. I'm just curious, where were you watching that. 160 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 3: I think Yukon started one for seventeen on threes. They 161 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 3: were never totally out of it, even though they were 162 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 3: down seventeen in the second half. But I guess just 163 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 3: break down what you saw, And I mean, I I 164 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 3: was devastated by that. I don't really care about Duke 165 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: obviously I was financially involved in that, but just crazy 166 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 3: end to the game. 167 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: That was a that was unreal one and unreal comeback 168 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 2: by Yukon against the team that has been one of 169 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 2: the top three teams pretty much all season long and 170 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: just been like they've been dominant. They have the guy 171 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 2: that's going to be the player of the year in 172 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 2: cam Boozer. You know, they got their guys Caleb Foster 173 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: and Gungba back, so it's like they're up eighteen nineteen 174 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 2: whatever they were. Yukon can't make a shot, and I 175 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 2: mean at halftime, I'm thinking, like it's over. I've I've 176 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 2: been you know in those games, even the NCAA turn. 177 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: It's hard to It's like it is it's hard to 178 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 2: come back in the Elite eight against a great team. 179 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 2: And you just watch him like just kind of like 180 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: chip Away, chip Away make a shot here or there. 181 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 2: But more important than they just started getting they started 182 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: getting stops and that leads to some baskets and uh 183 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: an incredible sequence in that last ten seconds for many 184 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: for many many reasons. If we want to break that, 185 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: if we want to break that down, and like that 186 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 2: was that was unbelievable. What happened in that ten second sequence. 187 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, you know, I guess based on Boozer, 188 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 3: the young the guard, Boozer making just listen in the moment. 189 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 3: It's it's brutal. It hurts. I saw a video where 190 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 3: John Shier was actually showing his players as Chicago Bulls 191 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 3: guard who collected the ball with like a second left 192 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 3: to just chuck for three seconds left, chucked it in 193 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 3: the air. 194 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: Games Jones thing, Yeah. 195 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 3: Trey Jones, there you go. Yeah, And it's like so 196 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 3: many things could have could have gone down. I'm just curious, though, 197 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 3: Caleb Foster came back against Saint John's and was awesome. 198 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: They played him down the stretch. He was incredible. I 199 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 3: think eleven points, no turnover. He was exceptional. It's almost 200 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 3: like though he didn't have it. He was like hurting 201 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 3: in the Yukon game. He couldn't do anything. I don't 202 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 3: think he scored. He just didn't look like the same 203 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 3: player and he wasn't on the court down the stretch. Now, 204 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 3: I know he is a terrible free throw shooter, but 205 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 3: I'm wondering. Freshman guard. We saw freshman Canipple, freshman Cooper 206 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 3: Flag Meltown last year. It feels like, Miles, you need 207 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 3: some veterans in March now when you're facing twenty two 208 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 3: to twenty three year olds. 209 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't disagree with you. But Boozer, when Foster 210 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 2: went down, he's been so good, he was so good 211 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 2: in the ACC tournament. Obviously they trust him, and I 212 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 2: almost give and we're just talking about one play doesn't 213 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 2: lose a game. There was many things that happened that 214 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 2: led to them losing the game. They blew a nineteen 215 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 2: point lead. That goes with miss shots, defensive stops, all 216 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 2: these things. That's the hyper focus of this moment. But Boozer, 217 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 2: a couple things should have happened when he got the ball. 218 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 2: You're taught to just face up, don't dribble right away 219 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 2: when you're getting pressured. Doesn't matter if there's ten seconds 220 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 2: left in the game or fifteen minutes left in the game. 221 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 2: You face up and you see, you examine and see 222 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 2: what the defense is doing. He tried to make the 223 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 2: right play because if he delivered that ball, either they're 224 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 2: gonna dribble the clock out. Because those were the last 225 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: two defenders. Yeah, those were the last two. All the 226 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: Yukon players were across half court, and so face up, 227 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 2: see what you have. And then you always want to like, 228 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 2: if you're gonna throw high, you pass fake low, like 229 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: you just want to pass it, get their hands down 230 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: and then throw it over the top. Or if you're 231 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 2: gonna throw low, you pass fake high. Whatever it might be. 232 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 2: But he should have caught, not used his dribble waited 233 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 2: then if he needed to use it, try to go 234 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 2: around the guys, deliver the pass, dribble it out, or 235 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 2: most importantly, hold the ball and go shoot your go 236 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 2: shoot your free throws. All that is in hindsight. Yeah, 237 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 2: but we got to give credit to the Yukon defender. 238 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: Yeah that's a hard deflection, dude, he's full extension right 239 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 2: to get that tip and then you know, then they 240 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 2: recover the ball, and then how about the play? Like 241 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 2: to me a lot of times, so this goes to 242 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 2: your veteran part. Caravan gets the ball, he doesn't jack 243 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 2: up but three. Yeah, he doesn't panic and just jack 244 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: up a contested three, you know, or like do some 245 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 2: wild play. He's super composed. Now he throws it to 246 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 2: Mullins backwards. I don't know if he thought that Mullins 247 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 2: was gonna shoot a thirty five footer, but it was 248 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 2: the right play and obviously history, history is made. I'm 249 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 2: and I was just in my house. As soon as 250 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 2: it went through the net, I go, oh my god, 251 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 2: and I like I could, I couldn't believe it. 252 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 3: It was unbelievable. 253 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 254 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 255 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 256 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: listen live. 257 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 3: We don't want to bury john Shire. Obviously he was 258 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 3: incredible this season. I think they lost three games by 259 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 3: five points, two at the last second. But but this 260 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 3: is two straight marches where I mean, what were they 261 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 3: up eight with a minute left against Houston or at 262 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 3: the ninety six? I don't know what it was, and 263 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 3: that these are those are pretty bad meltdowns. It's you 264 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 3: can't kill the coach. He's a young guy. But I'm 265 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 3: just curious your thoughts on on Shire and like he's 266 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 3: right next to the referee when Boozer gets it. He 267 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 3: could have called time out, but it is his point guard. 268 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 3: He had two timeouts left. 269 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 2: I think he trusted his group, so something like having 270 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: coached and been ahead coach. He has trust in his 271 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 2: guys and they were making they were making the right play, 272 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 2: Like maybe Cameron Boozer should have held onto it and 273 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 2: shot free throws, but he saw a trap coming and 274 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 2: he gives it back to Sar. Sar maybe should have 275 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: held onto a little bit longer because there was nobody 276 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 2: next to them, Like the play was developing in all 277 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 2: positive direction for Duke, and he's watching that, so he's like, yeah, 278 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: we're good, these guys. We've done it all year. We've 279 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 2: won however many thirty thirty two thirty three games, we've 280 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: won crunch time games. And he's trust he's trusting his 281 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: he's trusting his guys. The Boozers have won, they've they've 282 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 2: won so much and been in so many like tough 283 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: situations in their life, like in big time games. They 284 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 2: did it in the ACC tournament and some some tough games, 285 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 2: made some big plays. As a coach, you're trusting your 286 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: guys and then it happens so fast and you're like, man, 287 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 2: I should have called time out, but he was just trusting. 288 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't kill Shier for that. I think 289 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: he I think he coached it the right way, maybe 290 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 2: will he do something different? Uh the next time that 291 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 2: it happens. Uh. Probably he may probably calls his time 292 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 2: out and you know, gets got all the free throw 293 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 2: shooters and gets his play and tells the guys, this 294 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 2: is exactly what I want to have happen. But I 295 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: think maybe after these meltdowns that like next year, maybe 296 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 2: there's a little more pressure on him. Oh, you know, 297 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 2: to get over the top and get and win win 298 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 2: the national title. 299 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 3: I wonder do you think And again, we're not going 300 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 3: overboard on one game, but it's more like last year 301 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 3: in this year, do you think Duke will specifically try 302 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 3: to target a veteran or two in the portal two? 303 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 3: Because they I look, they got the number one class 304 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 3: coming in, which is the case almost every year. But 305 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 3: do you think they'll go after a veteran? I saw 306 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 3: the kid at Oregon the point guards dad. Yeah, he's amazing. 307 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 3: I think wherever he goes, that team's gonna be like 308 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 3: sweet sixteenth floor. I think he's incredible point guard. But 309 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 3: do you think Duke goes after some sort of veterans 310 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 3: for these moments at the end. 311 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, you can see that happen. You could definitely see 312 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: that happening, and I'm sure they have that on their board, like, hey, 313 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 2: veteran leadership, older guys, you know, can help us get 314 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 2: over the top and maybe win the national title to 315 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: go along with the incoming talent of freshmen that we 316 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: always that they always have every year. 317 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 3: Because Michigan, I'm looking at their so Linda board senior 318 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 3: Cadeau who was at UNC more as Johnson was Illinois 319 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 3: maraw was that you see? They have like an entire 320 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 3: new I think Burnett was. Yeah, Burnett's the holdover, but 321 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 3: he had been at Alabama before. Like they've got like 322 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 3: a brand new starting team, but they're all old dudes. 323 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. No, you can definitely see Shire and his staff like, hey, 324 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 2: after every year you should like re examine and like 325 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 2: look in the mirror and like see like, hey, where 326 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 2: can we where can we get better? Yeah? How how 327 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 2: does how does our roster fit together? How these pieces 328 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 2: go together? And maybe the point guard spot a veteran 329 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 2: point guard like ties it all in. Yeah, but yeah, 330 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 2: you could definitely see him going that route. All right. 331 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 3: So, speaking of youth, your Arizona Cardinals have some super 332 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 3: freshman wildcats. 333 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: Wildcats. 334 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, what did I say, Arizona. 335 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 2: Car you're in football mode. 336 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 3: Come on, man, geez, that was terrible. CoA Pete, Braden Birdies, 337 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 3: who I like. Frank Frascilla was on here and said 338 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 3: he sees some SGA in that kid. And then you've 339 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 3: got Karschenkov, who I love. I really think he's a stud. 340 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 3: Three freshmen going up against a pretty veteran Michigan squad. Now, 341 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 3: Jada Bradley obviously is a senior and Krevas is an 342 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 3: older guy. But I'm curious, do you think that is 343 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 3: a bit of a concern for Arizona. I will say 344 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 3: they did not look rattled at all against Perdue last 345 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 3: round when they were down seven to nine something like that, down. 346 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 2: Seven at the half. I don't think it's a concern. 347 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 2: These guys have like tried and true, like a lot 348 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 2: of tough tests this year that they've won. They beat 349 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: the they beat the national champs on opening night. Okay, 350 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 2: Cole Pete has thirty the defending national champs. They went 351 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 2: at Yukon. Uh, they win in I think Birmingham, Alabama 352 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 2: against a good, a good Alabama team. Uh, you know, 353 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 2: they've won at They've won at Houston. Uh, they've woned 354 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 2: all these tough places in the the Big Twelve, some 355 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 2: huge games. Uh they beat BYU and b Yu was 356 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: was much better during the season. So it's not a 357 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 2: super concern of mine because Jade and Bradley so right 358 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 2: to your point. You had a good segue there. Jaden 359 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 2: Bradley is the point guard. He's the leader too to 360 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: get that group together and keep them all on the 361 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 2: right page. And I call I call him the closer 362 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 2: because this guy has hit big shot after big shot 363 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 2: this year. He closed He closed out the game against 364 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 2: UCLA earlier this year with like a huge run in 365 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: like the last three minutes of the game. He closed 366 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 2: out the Yukon game. He hits that huge shot against 367 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 2: the Iowa State in the Big Twelve championship game, which 368 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: is like the game, like the game of the year. 369 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 2: So you got a guy that you can just put 370 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 2: it in his hands and he can lead the way. 371 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 2: And then Bury's Pete and Karlchenkov. They never look rattled 372 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 2: like those guys are. Those guys are gamers. Man Like 373 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: CoA Pete in the second half, he just like he 374 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 2: just took over against do He's like, just give me 375 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 2: the ball. I'm gonna get in the paint. I'm gonna 376 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 2: shoot my little turnaround jumper. You're just not gonna be 377 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 2: anything you can do to stop it. I'm gonna get 378 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 2: to the rim. Burry's has been fearless all year, like 379 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 2: he's been one of the best freshman. He's gonna be 380 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 2: probably top ten pick lottery for sure. The guy Karlchenkoff 381 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 2: is gonna have a tough matchup though, because he's gonna 382 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: be on Lendeborg. Interesting and because Karl Chenkoff is their 383 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: best perimeter defender. He has the size, he's pretty, he's tough, 384 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 2: he's like tenacious, he plays physical defense. But Lindeborg is 385 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 2: these are gonna gon be the second best player. Like, 386 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 2: he's not gonna win National players, I don't think, but 387 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 2: he would probably get it if Boozer doesn't. And that's 388 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 2: gonna be the match Like to me, that's gonna be 389 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 2: the matchup to watch to see if Karl Chenkoff can 390 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 2: slow down Lindeborg. 391 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's interesting. I thought maybe Lendeborg would go on Pete. 392 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 3: I love these matchups in this game because if not him, 393 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 3: I don't love Mores Johnson on Cole Pete I think 394 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 3: Pete he to him a live I mean that to me. 395 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 3: You know, Johnson's similar to Trey kaufman Ren. He could 396 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,199 Speaker 3: be a have a nice career in Europe, but I 397 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: don't see him as being an NBA defender. And Kaufman 398 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 3: Ren just got in foul trouble and was like a 399 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:11,959 Speaker 3: non factor. 400 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: And yeah, so sorry to interrupt, but kind of what 401 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 2: you said. You don't want to start Lendeborg on Pete 402 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 2: because of foul trouble. So like you need your best 403 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,640 Speaker 2: player on the four for as long as possible. If 404 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 2: you lose more as Johnson to an early foul or two, 405 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 2: then you're like, okay, that's that's fine. Now he is. 406 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 2: Lendeborg gonna definitely see time on Pete. He definitely will 407 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 2: as like Morris Johnson comes out of the game and 408 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 2: Lendeborg shifts down to the four or something like that. 409 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 2: I think you'll definitely see that matchup. You'll definitely see 410 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 2: that matchup happen. But you you want to really keep 411 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 2: keep him out of foul trouble. 412 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 3: It does feel like the big edge is in the backcourt. Cadot, 413 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 3: you know, talks a lot of trash I'm sure you 414 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 3: saw him telling the guy it was over in the 415 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 3: sweet succeed at like halftime against I think it was Arkansas, 416 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 3: and I don't. I mean, Gaale is fine, Burnett's fine, 417 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 3: but they're not Bradley and Burry's. I feel like that's 418 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 3: the big edge front Corp. We can go Michigan Lean 419 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 3: or even, but that's what concerns me. Arizona's backcourt is 420 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 3: just strong. 421 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, Arizona backcourts a stud there, studs. And I think 422 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 2: that's like kind of like a little bit of the 423 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 2: mismatch there as you were saying Bradley Bradley, Bradley's so good. 424 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 2: He kind of like picks and chooses his spots when 425 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 2: he's going to take over. I think he does a 426 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 2: great job of like balancing when when he needs to 427 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 2: score and when he needs to get crevass the ball 428 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 2: tobyo waka the ball where Braden Burry's needs to touch 429 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: the ball, and then like when the team is in 430 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 2: a rut, then he's like, Okay, it's my time. Let's 431 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 2: run this mid pick and roll. I'll get to my spot. 432 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 2: I can turn the corner and get to the rim. 433 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 2: I get to my mid range pull up. I can 434 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:59,479 Speaker 2: also set the tone defensively, and you know, guard the 435 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 2: guard the other team's best guard when need be. So 436 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 2: that's gonna be a big time challenge for Elliott Cadoll. 437 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 3: I don't know how much you dive into the gambling, 438 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 3: but Michigan opened as a two point favorite. I mean, 439 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 3: we just broke it down. You and I think the 440 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 3: matchup slightly favor Arizona. So I'm wondering. I don't know 441 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 3: how much you think about gambling, but any idea why Michigan. 442 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 3: It could just be, hey man, look what they just 443 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 3: did to Tennessee. They won by thirty. Arizona needed to 444 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 3: come back to be produced. So the sentiment is most 445 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 3: people will bet Michigan here, But I don't know Arizona 446 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 3: Big twelve, Michigan Big ten, Big Michigan. Both teams were tested. 447 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 3: I don't know any thoughts on that. 448 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was shocked to see that Michigan was the favorite. 449 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 2: I saw it at like one and a half today. Okay, 450 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 2: so maybe it got bet down a little bit, but 451 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 2: I I think Arizona has been consistently the best team. 452 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 2: Nothing against Michigan. I thought Azona' be favored in this game, 453 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 2: but Michigan did destroy Tennessee, so maybe there's how many 454 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: Michigan is playing. And then with Arizona struggling at least 455 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 2: in the first half against Purdue, who was a Big 456 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 2: Ten opponent of Michigan's, maybe that played into it a 457 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 2: little bit. And maybe maybe the youth one thing about Michigan. 458 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 2: Arizona dominates teams along that front line, like they punished 459 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 2: teams in the paint. That's that's what they do on 460 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 2: a daily basis, and Michigan is probably the one front 461 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 2: line that matches up person prefer person, prefer person for 462 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 2: a person, especially with like Mara. Mara can't get in 463 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 2: foul trouble in this game, no, because he's a game changer, 464 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 2: like in there to slow down Crevas Pete Alwaka because 465 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 2: he changes so many he changes so many shots in there, 466 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: like Mara is gonna be a big factor. 467 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, it could just be a Purdue Arizona smoke Purdue right, 468 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 3: they pulled away late to spoke. Michigan lost to him 469 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 3: by three weeks ago with a big tournament. I mean 470 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 3: that's another thing, Like maybe it's because they had seen 471 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 3: each other familiarity. I don't know. All right, let's pivot 472 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 3: to the other game Illinois Connecticut they played earlier this year. 473 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 3: Don't think you could take much away from that, Miles, 474 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 3: is this accurate? This is basically are you betting the 475 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 3: Illinois offense or the Yukon defense? Because Illinois number one 476 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 3: offense in the country. Ill Connecticut ninth in defense according 477 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 3: to Ken Pom. And like you said, they did turn 478 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 3: over Duke thirteen times. 479 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like Yukon in this game. 480 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 3: Woo? 481 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 2: I do? I do like Yukon's defense. Something about their toughness. 482 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 2: I don't know. They just have like this, They just 483 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: have this will about them to be able to pull 484 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 2: off that comeback against Duke was as impressive of a 485 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 2: win as there's been this season, and to do it 486 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 2: in the highest pressure moment. Caravan has been good. Terris 487 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 2: Reid has been an absolute stud. Like that guy has 488 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 2: been been dominant with averaging the double double and then 489 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 2: the the key I think the whole key for Yukon 490 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,959 Speaker 2: is how our demery and ball gonna play. Like are 491 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 2: those guards if they if they show up, then they're 492 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 2: gonna have as good a chance to get to that 493 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 2: national championship game Conversely, Illinois man, their offense is really 494 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 2: really good. They control, they control the pace. Woggler is 495 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 2: an app is an absolute stud. They have this like 496 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 2: and and it's their recruiting philosophy. They have this like 497 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 2: positional size, like they're like they're a big team. I 498 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 2: I like, I had Illinois when they when they beat 499 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,239 Speaker 2: when they won at Purdue in January, when Woggler had 500 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 2: the fourth point. I did that game and I was 501 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 2: at my first time seeing them in person. I was like, Oh, Okay, 502 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 2: they're really really good, really really big. And then they 503 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 2: just kind of run their spread ball screen stuff really well. 504 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 2: But I think Yukon can do can do some switching. 505 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 2: I don't know, you know, they gotta they gotta keep 506 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 2: Illinois off the glass. But there's something about the Yukon 507 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 2: team that I just really like. Teams of destiny. I 508 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,239 Speaker 2: think I think they win this game. I think they 509 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 2: can slow them down enough and get to the final. 510 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 511 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 512 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 513 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: listen live. 514 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 3: I was looking at this crazy stat so since Christmas, 515 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 3: Illinois has lost one game in regulation. They lost a 516 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 3: sparty in overtime, Wisconsin in overtime twice and U see la. 517 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 3: The other one was Michigan who beat him up on 518 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 3: the front line badly with Mara having nineteen, Morez Johnson nineteen, 519 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 3: Lendeborg sixteen. And I wonder do you think Reid can 520 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 3: go off like that or can these sorry to be mean, 521 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 3: these soft European centers Evisevich brothers, can they actually you know, 522 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 3: man up and contain Reid because Doke could not really 523 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 3: stop him. 524 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're size, they can't. Dare not like super physical. 525 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 2: So and I'm not gonna say that they're solved. Yeah, 526 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 2: but they're not. They're not physical, they're not like wide bodies. 527 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 2: But the one that's the one that starts can really 528 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 2: can uh uh sorry, the one that comes off the 529 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,679 Speaker 2: bench can really block shots. I think that's big z so, 530 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 2: but I think if they leave him one on one, 531 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 2: I think they're gonna I think Reid can still go 532 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 2: to work in the paint because he's he's really good 533 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 2: with his footwork. He has these up he has these 534 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 2: up and unders, and then he's super strong and physical 535 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 2: down there down there in the post, so I think 536 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 2: he's actually getting give them, give them problems in the paint. 537 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 3: Uh. Two years ago, these two met in the Sweet sixteen. 538 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 3: I think it was or the Elite eight, maybe one 539 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 3: of those two. And I'll never forget because it was 540 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 3: spring breaks. So we were in Hawaii at the airport 541 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 3: waiting for our rental car. I'm watching the game on 542 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 3: my phone and Connecticut goes on. I think it was 543 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 3: a thirty to nothing run. Yeah, it was unbelievable. But 544 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 3: I look at the Illinois roster. Zero players from that team. Yeah, 545 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 3: and we're going to be playing this one. 546 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. And I think from the Yukon team, maybe only 547 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 2: Caravan was in that caravan. 548 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 3: Is Jalen Stewart still on the team, Oh, solo ball. 549 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 3: Those guys were on the bench, so they didn't play much. 550 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, they weren't playing. They weren't playing. Yeah. I think 551 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 2: just two totally different teams from from that game. And 552 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 2: I think also two totally different teams, as you mentioned earlier, 553 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 2: from the game they played earlier this year, Like Walkler 554 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 2: only played like thirteen minutes. Kylin Boswell had twenty seven points. 555 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 3: He's not doing that. 556 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 2: That's probably not good that's probably not going to happen again. 557 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:37,679 Speaker 2: And then like Braylan Mullins, he wasn't who he is 558 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: now because he was a freshman. Now he's kind of 559 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 2: rounded into. 560 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 3: The He looks like a first round pick, doesn't he 561 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 3: he's a first round pick six six because yeah, he 562 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 3: looks he could. 563 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 2: He don't look like one he is. 564 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 3: Let me ask you about Stojakovic. So his dad is 565 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 3: one of the great shooters in you know, the last 566 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 3: twenty five years in the NBA. He's not a shooter. 567 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 3: He looked he's more of a slasher. You did call 568 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 3: one of the games. Listen, I got people got angry 569 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 3: at me on the internet for asking about it. But 570 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 3: like something happened at that Michigan game. He barely played. 571 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 3: I heard injury. You start looking around the internet, people 572 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 3: are like, oh, he wants to transfer again. He's not 573 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 3: the focal point of the offense. I don't know. Just 574 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 3: break down what you think is his game. He looked good. 575 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 3: He's dialed in in this tournament. 576 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 2: In the tournament he's played very very well. Man. So 577 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 2: one thing about like he's really athletic, he's physically strong. Uh, 578 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,239 Speaker 2: he is a driver. Didn't he don't want to have 579 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 2: really too much to do with shooting threes like his dad. Yeah, 580 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 2: totally totally opposite player. But he's been a big factor 581 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 2: for them coming off that bench because he has provided points. Uh, 582 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 2: he's provided he's provided defense. He's been really really good. 583 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 2: And it's like it's probably a little tough for him, 584 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 2: like you you're you know, he's at he's at Cal. 585 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 2: Last he scores. He scores a bunch of points at Cal. 586 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 2: And then maybe when you come in you think your 587 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 2: role is going to be one when you first get 588 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 2: to Illinois, but like teams, like they they morph and 589 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 2: they change, and like the good ones, like people accept 590 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: their roles, and maybe it took a little while to like, hey, 591 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to be coming off the coming off the 592 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 2: bench behind Davis, even though I'm probably overall a better player. 593 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 2: Davis can shoot it better, but overall I'm probably a 594 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 2: better player. But what matters is now he's he's closing 595 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 2: games even though he's not starting, and he's bought into 596 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 2: his role. And then maybe some of that is his 597 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 2: dad like talking to him, like dude, this is what 598 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 2: the team needs you, Like I've been in this in 599 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 2: the in the NBA, Like I've watched guys accept roles 600 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,239 Speaker 2: and then we have and then you have success, and 601 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 2: that's I think that's kind of what you see right 602 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 2: now with Stoyakovic. Probably just takes some time for a 603 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 2: young man to fit, to figure those things out and 604 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 2: to buy in. 605 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 3: So it feels like there isn't a great matchup for 606 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 3: him on Yukon. Do you think it will be Mullens 607 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 3: because Sri Yakovic is, you know, the third three year 608 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 3: college player. Mullen's long. He did get in some value 609 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 3: trouble against against Dukie at four, but like Caraban can't 610 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,719 Speaker 3: guard him on his drives solo ball into Marry are 611 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 3: too small. The backup guards, I don't know. I feel 612 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 3: like Striaka that could be the big X factor because 613 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 3: I'm assuming Woggler's gonna run into some problems against these 614 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 3: Yukon guards who are gonna just pester the hell out 615 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 3: of them. 616 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're gonna need his production, I think points wise, 617 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 2: like they're gonna need him to get like the twelve 618 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 2: to fifteen he's kind of been getting in the tournament 619 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 2: a couple of games. I think he's gotten a little 620 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 2: bit more than that, But then also he's gonna he's 621 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 2: gonna probably get some time on like solo ball. Maybe 622 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 2: Caravan try to take those guy take those guys out 623 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 2: of the game, uh for for some stretches and and 624 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 2: and yeah, and and Mullins. So so maybe he's that 625 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 2: disruptor slash X factor for for Illinois because I if 626 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 2: I'm Yukon, like Woggler is kind of the guy and 627 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 2: he can do so many things. Yeah, I'm trying to 628 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 2: take the ball out of Woggler's hands as many times 629 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 2: as possible. And I know Illinois they got the they 630 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 2: have the best offense they have. They have other guys 631 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 2: that can score, but Woggler is the man. He's the 632 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 2: guy like he sets it. He sets it all up 633 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 2: with threes, getting in the paint, assists when need be. 634 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 2: But I'm not letting that. I'm not letting that guy 635 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 2: beat me. 636 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 3: All right, let's pivot back to you for a sex. 637 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 3: So you played in the NBA briefly, that went internationally. 638 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 3: Then the coaching everybody you know South Bay Lakers are 639 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 3: their number one seed. I'm just curious, what's it like coaching. 640 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 3: I'm sure you've been asked this a million times, but 641 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 3: coaching uh In in the South Bay Lakers in the 642 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 3: G League. 643 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 2: What was that? Like? It was awesome, best best experience 644 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 2: of my life. Wives and like I want an NBA 645 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 2: championship with the Lakers. But being the head coach of 646 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 2: the G League team, it made me an infinitely better coach. 647 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 2: It made me an infinitely better like broadcaster now that 648 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 2: I went back to broadcasting, because you have in the 649 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 2: G League you have to do, you have to do 650 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 2: so much and be able to adjust on the fly 651 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 2: at all times. So for instance, my very my very 652 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 2: first game I ever coached in the G League, my 653 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 2: two two way players were Jay Huff who's with the 654 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 2: Pacers now, oh yeah, and a guy named Seku dim 655 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 2: Boya who was a former first round pick. I think 656 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 2: of the either of the Pistons or the nets French. 657 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, he's uh French, but African. Also yeah yeah, 658 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 2: I think I know that. I think I know the name. 659 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 2: And so we go through, we go through shoot around. 660 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,719 Speaker 2: The game was on a Friday night, and we go 661 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 2: through shoot around. Those are two of my starters, like 662 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 2: it's my starting center and it's my starting small forward 663 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 2: or power forward. We go all the way through shoot around, 664 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 2: Lakers are getting ready to go on a road trip 665 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 2: to play up at Portland the next day, and I 666 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 2: think Anthony Davis was like not feeling so well or 667 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 2: he had a back issue, and like a couple of 668 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 2: there's like an injury bug. Is like the NBA season 669 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 2: starts about two weeks before the Glee season, okay, And 670 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 2: so I go through go through shoot around, and so 671 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 2: like coaches, they have like we have a rotation card, 672 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 2: like who's going to sub in when, like kind of 673 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,319 Speaker 2: you have you have your like your plan like figured out. 674 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 2: And so then the you know, Lakers front offs, they 675 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 2: come to me, they're like, hey, we need these we 676 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 2: need these guys to go on the trip because like wow, 677 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 2: ab might not play. This guy might not play. And 678 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 2: I'm you know, it's. 679 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,320 Speaker 3: My first game and first game as coach. 680 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:31,399 Speaker 2: First game as coach, and I was like, all right, 681 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 2: welcome to the G League. I gather my staff up 682 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 2: and I was like, hey, what are we going to do? 683 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 2: Like we have to change like our whole rotations, like 684 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 2: who's going to play? When have the matchups go, who's starting? 685 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 2: All this stuff. So you have to be able to 686 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 2: adjust on the fly, which really helps your coaching because 687 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,800 Speaker 2: that helps your helps your end game, your preparation, your 688 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 2: your preparation, you know, has to be really on point, 689 00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 2: like how you're teaching, how you're how you're preparing, how 690 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 2: the film you're watching of the other teams. And then 691 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 2: like being able to run like so I coached a 692 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 2: hundred about one hundred games in the G League something 693 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 2: like that, and just being able to like run my 694 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 2: own practices, put in my own offense, put in my 695 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 2: defensive principles, which I got from Frank Vogel, who's one 696 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 2: of the best defense was in the NBA. And then 697 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 2: also being able to like connect with the front office 698 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 2: and learn how front offices work, because like I was 699 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 2: in constant contact one with the Lakers front office and 700 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:35,479 Speaker 2: then also with the South Bay front office, which which 701 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 2: was Joey Buss and Nick Mazella. And like talking about rosters, 702 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 2: you know, how can we improve our roster, building our 703 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 2: roster from the start. So like what we had to 704 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 2: like to build the team, like watch guys on film 705 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 2: and see like, hey, this guy should come in for 706 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,800 Speaker 2: an open tryout. We should you know, maybe roster spot 707 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:58,399 Speaker 2: this guy. We should trade for this guy, Like man, 708 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 2: it was. It was phenomenal. Like it's fun, right, it was. 709 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 2: It was so much fun. The games are awesome, like 710 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 2: learning how to draw your like own atos. Like for 711 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 2: two years I was the number one coach with like 712 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 2: atos in the G League. Wow, Like I have the 713 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,279 Speaker 2: note and I'm I'm patting myself on the back a 714 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:20,960 Speaker 2: little bit. But my second year, I hold the G 715 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 2: League record for the number one offense in the history 716 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 2: of the G League. 717 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 3: Who was the driving for so though? What players did 718 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 3: you guys have that year? 719 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 2: I had Shaq Harrison, Devin Kennedy, Scottie Pippens, Junior, Jay Huff, 720 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 2: Cole Swider, Max Christy when he got when whenever. 721 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 3: He's super Max Christie. 722 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 2: Wow, we had a really really we had a really 723 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:47,880 Speaker 2: really good team. I think we finished second place. But 724 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,719 Speaker 2: but like I learned to run offense better by just 725 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 2: things I did in practice, Like from year one to 726 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:57,440 Speaker 2: year two, I just looked at how I can improve offensively, 727 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 2: like teaching things and stuff I was putting in and 728 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 2: then I mean, obviously I had talented players, But yeah, 729 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 2: GE League was awesome. 730 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 3: Man, I'm just assuming though it's a it's a it's 731 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,920 Speaker 3: a grind right away, from the family and the kids, 732 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 3: and uh, it's just it sounds like a lot of 733 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 3: freaking work. 734 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was tough, but the season there's less games, 735 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 2: so it's only like fifty instead of eighty two. Only fifty. Yeah, 736 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:23,399 Speaker 2: so fifty instead of eighty two. But the great thing 737 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 2: is I could set my own practice time, so especially 738 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 2: if the Laker if the Lakers were on the road, 739 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,279 Speaker 2: we practice and practice and play our games down in 740 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 2: South Bay at the you know, at the Lakers practice facility, 741 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 2: which was great. So like, if the Lakers are on 742 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 2: the road, like I could practice at ten or eleven am, 743 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 2: and then once practice is over, dude, that's it. Then 744 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 2: I'm home. I'm home for the rest of the day. 745 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:52,439 Speaker 2: So yeah, travels different. But I was like, dude, I'm 746 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 2: just traveling commercial, like ninety nine percent of Americans, do 747 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 2: you know? 748 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 3: It's just are you, by the way, are you still 749 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 3: getting noticed when you're traveling commercial? Uh? Are you wearing 750 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 3: a hat and stuff? 751 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 2: I wear like a beanie. It just depends on where 752 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 2: you're at. Sometimes got every once every once in a while. 753 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 3: So let me wrap up. So you've done announcing coaching, playing, 754 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 3: I guess like as you you know get older here 755 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 3: do you want to be? I know your boys with 756 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 3: Gottlieb dating back many years, he's now a college basketball coach. 757 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 3: You can see how tired his ass is. He got 758 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 3: to drop his radio show. I mean I still text 759 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 3: with him. He's a super nice guy, more friendly. We've 760 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 3: had our differences, but he's had differences with everybody. Do 761 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 3: you is that something you'd want to go into or just. 762 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 2: Too much work college coaching? 763 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, especially with the NIL stuff. 764 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 2: I would for the right situation. I love coaching. I 765 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 2: love teaching. I always feel I'm really good with like 766 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 2: young people because to me, like college still with all 767 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:56,319 Speaker 2: the nil stuff, Like it's still it's still teaching. You're 768 00:38:56,360 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 2: still teaching the game to mostly depending on what you 769 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:03,080 Speaker 2: recruit eighteen to twenty two or twenty three year olds. 770 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,839 Speaker 2: For the most part, I love that. I love team 771 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 2: I love team atmosphere, I love competing. Those are things 772 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:14,239 Speaker 2: that I like to do on a daily basis. And 773 00:39:14,239 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 2: then it's cool. Like my son is twelve years old, 774 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 2: he's coming up, he's going to be in high school 775 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:18,800 Speaker 2: in a couple of years. 776 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:22,279 Speaker 3: Is he doing AAU Yeah, he definitely does a what's 777 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:23,960 Speaker 3: the good Well, what's the club If you don't want, 778 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:25,120 Speaker 3: if you don't want to say, no. 779 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 2: Our teams we're actually really good. It's a seventh grade 780 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:31,360 Speaker 2: team where at we're called Team Determined. We're we're based 781 00:39:31,360 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 2: out in Riverside. Our team is actually really really Our 782 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,000 Speaker 2: team's actually really really good. 783 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:39,960 Speaker 3: You guys doing national tournaments and stuff we do. 784 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:41,840 Speaker 2: They went to Memphis a couple of weeks ago. I 785 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:43,719 Speaker 2: couldn't make it because I was working, so my wife 786 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:45,520 Speaker 2: took him. I'm assistant coach on the team. 787 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:49,240 Speaker 3: Oh wow, that's exciting. So Eddie House is a buddy 788 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,480 Speaker 3: because he's on Fox all the time and he loves 789 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 3: going to these tournaments with his kids because he gets 790 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,120 Speaker 3: ejected for freaking out all the time at the houses. 791 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:59,360 Speaker 3: He's hilarous. Have you been ejected from many AAU sixth 792 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 3: grade tournaments? 793 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 2: No? I have not. The way I approach it is 794 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 2: already know the refereeing is bad, and there's no I 795 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 2: can't It's gonna be bad no matter what, it is 796 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 2: gonna be bad. And you just don't want to like 797 00:40:13,719 --> 00:40:16,239 Speaker 2: argue with these guys because then they'll actually start like 798 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 2: holding it against your team, you know, like they'll start 799 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:21,800 Speaker 2: making calls, like all these phantom calls and stuff like that. 800 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, we travel and do all that stuff. 801 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:27,959 Speaker 3: Are you guys on a circuit like Puma or whatever 802 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:28,480 Speaker 3: that we're. 803 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 2: On a night where like Nike Nike Junior eyb L 804 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 2: Yes we are, wow, dude. Yeah. 805 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 3: So the commissioner of a league I play and his 806 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 3: son is starting to blow up. He's twelve playing with 807 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 3: like fourteen's and you know, they're starting to come out 808 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 3: Hey can you come join? You know it's it gets 809 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:45,200 Speaker 3: intense when you guys are that high of a level. Man, 810 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:45,800 Speaker 3: that's exciting. 811 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is. It is exciting. I love and I 812 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:51,200 Speaker 2: love for my son to like go and see these things. 813 00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 2: And he knows all the players and he knows all 814 00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 2: the teams, like even before we go, he like watches 815 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 2: them on YouTube and stuff, and so tell me, he's like, hey, 816 00:40:58,080 --> 00:41:00,040 Speaker 2: this kid is really really good, like he knows. I 817 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 2: was like all the scattering ports and I was like, dude, 818 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,080 Speaker 2: that actually bodes boyd for your future because you're like 819 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,200 Speaker 2: studying the game and these players. 820 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:14,040 Speaker 3: Love it, love it all right. Miles Simon Arizona legend, coach, player, father, husband, 821 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,600 Speaker 3: I mean, great, great, all around guy. What a story, Miles. 822 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:19,480 Speaker 3: Thanks a lot, Man, and enjoy good luck to Arizona 823 00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:19,960 Speaker 3: this weekend. 824 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 2: Thanks Man, appreciate you having me and talk to you soon.