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Speaker 2: And it is good.

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Speaker 3: All right, here we go, spread in the court. Ten

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Speaker 2: It's the crew for the wind. God pick go americle.

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Speaker 2: I'm just too the water hit that one from a

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Speaker 3: In college basketball, it's.

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Speaker 2: Not the size on the dog in the fight.

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Speaker 4: It's the size of the fight in the dog. What's

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Speaker 4: up the general nation? Welcome to the Action Network Podcast.

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Speaker 4: This is the NC Double A Tournament Bracket Initial Reaction episode.

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Speaker 2: I'm stucky with me.

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Speaker 4: Tonight is the one and only and only Mike Randall.

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Speaker 4: Colin is watching baseball somewhere. I think, what's going on?

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Speaker 3: Like, what's going on?

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Speaker 2: Man?

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Speaker 3: Best time of year. We got our matchups, we got

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Speaker 3: our lines. I mean, let's get rolling.

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Speaker 4: This is the day, you know, Sunday afternoon, it starts

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Speaker 4: to feel like Christmas a little bit before the bracket.

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Speaker 4: So it's like you found that, you found the presence

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Speaker 4: that your parents hid. I doubt there's anyone that's under

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Speaker 4: that still believes in Santa that's listening to this. So

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Speaker 4: but you have to wait until you open them and

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Speaker 4: you get to play with them. So we have our gifts.

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Speaker 4: We will get to open them.

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Speaker 2: On a Friday. We have to wait an extra day,

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Speaker 2: but after the last year, I don't care. I'll wait

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Speaker 4: Day, not three. We're pushing it, but we'll start on Friday.

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Speaker 4: We have a lot to get to. This is just

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Speaker 4: kind of high level thoughts games that you like. Right away,

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Speaker 4: We're gonna fill out a bracket together. I was thinking

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Speaker 4: of some rules how we'll do this. I'll get to

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Speaker 4: that later, and we'll have episodes later in the week.

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Speaker 4: We'll have an episode that goes over all the games

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Speaker 4: on Friday, Conneway back for that one and all the

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Speaker 4: games with another episode, because over all the games on Saturday,

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Speaker 4: like in depth. Like I'm gonna spend the next two

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Speaker 4: looking at these matchups and just drowning in them.

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Speaker 2: But this is kind of more just a high level overreaction.

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Speaker 2: I guess we'll start from the weekend. One takeaway ran.

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Speaker 3: Off following the momentum right the Oregon States of the World.

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Speaker 3: Georgetown just absolutely crushes Creighton. John Thompson looking down from above.

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Speaker 3: that's what it was. And Alabama gave us a great

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Speaker 3: great finishes and listen hashtag follow the momentum. That's what

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Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, you get to these teams. I mean, look

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Speaker 4: at look at Georgetown. Georgetown, just unbelievable. Ron the Georgetown

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Speaker 4: Hoyas are Big East Tournament champions at mc AA. Coach Tompson,

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Speaker 4: I know you love a big fellow.

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Speaker 2: Your boys did it.

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Speaker 4: Your boy did it. Patrick Hwey and the Hoyas are

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Speaker 2: They held three teams, three teams.

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Speaker 4: Under sixty points in the biggest tournament head to that

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Speaker 4: give credit that Georgetown is going to be dancing. And

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Speaker 3: Way to celebrate. Let's get gambling.

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Speaker 2: Gambling gambling. Let's start high level. Give us who do

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Speaker 3: Well, I mean, listen across the board, these were pretty

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Speaker 3: I wish Colorado State got in. But the Colorado State

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Speaker 3: No problem. Nico Medved did a great job. They're in

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Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I agree, they didn't. Their profile wasn't good enough.

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Speaker 4: And yeah, I mean Louisville beat I didn't have any

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Speaker 4: only tournament teams they beat. Like you mentioned Western Kentucky,

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Speaker 3: You know who stuck it to you to Memphis, your

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Speaker 2: But I look, I don't have a huge problem with it.

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Speaker 4: I just wanted to see the men and I was

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Speaker 4: glad that Memphis covered against against Houston. Penn State, I

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Speaker 2: Games, they lost by one in the Big ten tournament.

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Speaker 4: In my power ratings, I have them as the eighty

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Speaker 2: This year. It was crazy, It was weird.

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Speaker 4: Some of the matchups I disagree with. So let's get

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Speaker 4: to that. When the bracket first came out, we already

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Speaker 2: What were your initia of reactions there?

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Speaker 3: First thing, right off the page, this was my guest.

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Speaker 3: They revealed that bracket. The order they went in Illinois

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Speaker 3: But Gonzaga, if they're gonna make it go ahead. I

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Speaker 4: I think that that was the thing that stuck out

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Speaker 4: As they want to against Gorgia Tech's gonna run a

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Speaker 4: there's gonna be some fans which will be nice. But

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Speaker 4: They will take on the winner of Norfolk State Appalachians.

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Speaker 3: Doing an article in Action this week about the playing game,

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Speaker 3: So I see some upsets here the board. We'll talk

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Speaker 4: Like Stinci's without Williams is a mess, and they somehow

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Speaker 4: Sorry, let's start. You start with Gonzaga versus the winner

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Speaker 4: in Norfolk Gap. You can basically just for this one

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Zach's mobil and I like app State. I'm with you.

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Speaker 4: I think Missouri can look. Oklahoma is gonna sag off

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Speaker 4: From a bracket perspective, this game I probably won't end

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Speaker 2: It doesn't really matter like this.

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Speaker 4: I don't think either one of these teams can beat Gonzaga,

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Speaker 4: the more reliable offensive team in Oklahoma. I don't feel

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't like the way Oklahoma's been playing at

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Speaker 3: So there's gonna be an advantage with Tilman inside from Missouri.

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Speaker 3: I'm going with Missouri there, but I listen, Oklahoma is

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Speaker 3: But it really bothered me because teams sort of figured

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Speaker 3: This is a bad matchup for creating. Jacory McLaughlin is

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Speaker 3: the player of the year in the Big West. Fantastic job.

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Speaker 3: You had him nailed there against you see Irvin, You

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Speaker 3: It's just a weird thing. But Santa Barbara's good and

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Speaker 3: I want to take Santa Barbara to move on five

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Speaker 4: Don't hate it at all. Yeah, And I don't know.

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Speaker 4: It's like I love the Santa Barbara team. They are

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Speaker 4: Watches them and no one knows about them. But to

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Speaker 4: This is his I think it's as fifty or playing.

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Speaker 4: going we're gonna.

434
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Speaker 2: Get crazy here. We're going twelve first thirteen at them.

435
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Speaker 2: I'm going to Ohio over Virginia. Jason Preston. But by

436
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Speaker 2: the way, this line is open ten and a half insane, insanity.

437
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Speaker 4: Ohio matches up really well. They have guards who can

438
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Speaker 4: break down Virginia off the driple. They can penetrate and

439
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Speaker 4: kick out. They have shooters. They have big shooters too,

440
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Speaker 4: some big shooters that can draw Virginia's defense. I mean

441
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Speaker 4: it's Jason Preston. I don't know what are they gonna

442
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Speaker 4: try to put beatman on key at Clark Stirs. How

443
00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:34,560
Speaker 4: can't cover him? I love this matchup for Ohio. Ohia's

444
00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:36,879
Speaker 4: defense is trending up in the conference tournament. Loof they

445
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,440
Speaker 4: beat three higher seeds in the MAC tournament. They didn't

446
00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,920
Speaker 4: beat just beat them, they were beatdowns. Jason Preston is

447
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Speaker 4: an NBA caliber player. He will be the best player

448
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Speaker 4: on the court, and this Ohio team's peaking at the

449
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Speaker 4: right time. Virginia, by the way, dealing with COVID, they're

450
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Speaker 4: not even practicing this week.

451
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Speaker 2: I don't even know who they're gonna bring to this game,

452
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Speaker 2: so like.

453
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Speaker 4: That they're gonna have five. They say they're gonna have

454
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Speaker 4: five guys. Tony Benett came out and said, yeah, this

455
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Speaker 4: is interesting way to prepare. They're not practicing, so.

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Speaker 2: You gonna talk about no contact practicing. They're not even

457
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Speaker 2: any practicing this week and they're gonna fly it into you. Yeah,

458
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Speaker 2: hopefully they get Hopefully they passed the test so we

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Speaker 2: can keep my plus ten plus ten and a half.

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Speaker 4: That but love love Ohio here, I'm moving on. I

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Speaker 4: hope you don't use the veto on my bobs.

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Speaker 3: No way grabbed it right away. I watched Ohio many

463
00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,320
Speaker 3: times this year. The one I love stuck was the

464
00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,840
Speaker 3: win over Akron. They did not have pressed them miss

465
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Speaker 3: two guys in that game, Preston one other person. They

466
00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,119
Speaker 3: crushed Akron ninety to seven three at home while not

467
00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,600
Speaker 3: totally full there, and then they went out, like you said,

468
00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:38,280
Speaker 3: they smoked everybody in their conference tournament. Just fantastic. They

469
00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,119
Speaker 3: shoot thirty seven percent from three. That's even misleading, right

470
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Speaker 3: because guys were ol. Preston was in and out of

471
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Speaker 3: the lineup for a while he was injured. Calves have

472
00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,240
Speaker 3: struggled at time with that pack line, they allowed thirty

473
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Speaker 3: nine percent from three point range to Duke forty one

474
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Speaker 3: percent to NC State. Bodcast an't gonna be intimidated either.

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Speaker 3: They played Illinois earlier in the year seventy seven to

476
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Speaker 3: seventy five. At Illinois, Preston went Banana. I said thirty

477
00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,800
Speaker 3: one six eight in that game. They're ready to go.

478
00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,720
Speaker 3: They're hot. Virginia COVID love it, love Ohio.

479
00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,040
Speaker 2: And that was before the emergency of seers, who gives

480
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:12,439
Speaker 2: them a secondary ball handler. But look, Vanderplas, mcday, Roderick.

481
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Speaker 4: These are all the Roders at forty percent from three

482
00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:20,480
Speaker 4: Vanderplas who can step out at Yeah, at that four role,

483
00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,960
Speaker 4: he's shooting at thirty eight percent from three. Mcday's at

484
00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,840
Speaker 4: thirty five percent. Preston's over forty percent. This team has shooters.

485
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Speaker 4: This team is dangerous. Peaking a third time I against

486
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Speaker 4: the Virginia team. Defense isn't is good and they're not

487
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Speaker 4: even practicing. I only know who's gonna be available and

488
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Speaker 4: who's not. So easy choice for me here, uh USC

489
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Speaker 4: the team that I don't know what to do with

490
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Speaker 4: my brackets from plan I'm giving this to you against

491
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Speaker 4: the winner of which of Todd Drake. You have see

492
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Speaker 4: tons of talent and then you look at their some

493
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Speaker 4: of the results and head scratching, and then you look

494
00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,080
Speaker 4: at their free throws and you get more worried.

495
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Speaker 2: But the talent is there. They have one of the

496
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Speaker 2: best players in the country in mobile. What are we

497
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:55,240
Speaker 2: doing here?

498
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Speaker 3: They're gonna have to deal with Drake and Drake. They

499
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Speaker 3: need Handhill back. If hamp Pill comes back, then I

500
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,720
Speaker 3: think Drake has taken out USC. I feel like they're

501
00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,840
Speaker 3: taj Edie dependent. If he goes Bananas hits those threes

502
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,440
Speaker 3: to start the game, like Didigan's Oregon, they can really

503
00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,080
Speaker 3: do some damage. But even USC in that game when

504
00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,639
Speaker 3: they got a big they struggled with that press. They

505
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,600
Speaker 3: were giving it back, giving it back. Oregon was just

506
00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,080
Speaker 3: down way too much. I don't think that's gonna happen

507
00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:22,359
Speaker 3: with Usefu controlling the point here. They need Hemphill inside.

508
00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,679
Speaker 3: Otherwise the Mobley Brothers should just go crazy. It's totally

509
00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,440
Speaker 3: Shaq Hemphill dependent. If he's back, I really like Drake

510
00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,000
Speaker 3: to move on. I'm going to put USC through because

511
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,639
Speaker 3: I just don't know what the deal with Hemphill is.

512
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,360
Speaker 3: Although I like Drake over Wichita State, I'll put him

513
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Speaker 3: through because I feel like they're gonna be They're gonna

514
00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,000
Speaker 3: need a quality Hamphill performance like twenty and ten something

515
00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,080
Speaker 3: like that. But Drake has been gutting man. They've played hard,

516
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,640
Speaker 3: they battle loyal to Chicago. If they can just get

517
00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,200
Speaker 3: some luck and get things going in the right direction,

518
00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,800
Speaker 3: they can absolutely pull off the upset. If hemp Hill

519
00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,680
Speaker 3: came back in that opening game there and he ended

520
00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,760
Speaker 3: up playing against Wichita State had a tremendous performance, I

521
00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,440
Speaker 3: will flip this. But right now, if I got to

522
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,560
Speaker 3: make the call in Sunday night, I'll go with USC

523
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:02,879
Speaker 3: put them through. But I don't like it.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I have no idea what to do with this

525
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:12,320
Speaker 4: entire bottom portion of the West and that, so I

526
00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,920
Speaker 4: don't hate it. But I wouldn't be shocked by if

527
00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,520
Speaker 4: Drake one Either Kansas Eastern Washington like Kansas, you have

528
00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:25,320
Speaker 4: these COVID questions. Eastern Washington's offense is awesome. They could

529
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,680
Speaker 4: space the floor beautifully, shooters all over. I mean, this

530
00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:32,040
Speaker 4: is an offense that is uber efficient. It's fun to watch,

531
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Speaker 4: it's hard to prepare for. You know, Kansas's defense is great,

532
00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,800
Speaker 4: which is certainly going to help them here. Eastern Washington

533
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Speaker 4: does have some they are vulnerable in certain aspects on

534
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Speaker 4: the defensive side of the ball.

535
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Speaker 2: I don't know if Kansas team that's going to like

536
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Speaker 2: fully exploit it. I love this Eastern Washington offense. There

537
00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,560
Speaker 2: are questions about Kansas. I don't know if Eastern Washington

538
00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,080
Speaker 2: is up for the test to win this game. They

539
00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:55,480
Speaker 2: are intriguing from it against.

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Speaker 4: This perspective, but the questions with Kansas make it interesting.

541
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Speaker 4: I'm gonna move Kansas on, but it's it's an interesting game.

542
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Speaker 3: I love Eastern Washington with the spread. Remember beginning of

543
00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,080
Speaker 3: the year they battled Arizona away, only lost by three.

544
00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,600
Speaker 3: They played Oregon away, they folded, but they did start

545
00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,760
Speaker 3: tough in that game. They shoot the three incredibly well.

546
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Speaker 3: They're flammable and they've had big wins. I mean, if

547
00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,479
Speaker 3: they're hot, man, they can blow you out seventy eight

548
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,399
Speaker 3: to fifty against Montana in the second round, so they

549
00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,840
Speaker 3: can have big time performances. I really like them in

550
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,680
Speaker 3: this game, depending on the other players that are out

551
00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,960
Speaker 3: of there. It's McCormick and there's one of the two

552
00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,520
Speaker 3: guys Innua and McCormick, and there's one other guy depending

553
00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,360
Speaker 3: on who it is. I may take Eastern Washington go through.

554
00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,440
Speaker 3: I'm not going to use my veto here because I

555
00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,000
Speaker 3: get it, but I love Eastern Washington with the points

556
00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,679
Speaker 3: with the Eagles, Shanty Legans, great job coaching. This offense

557
00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:41,440
Speaker 3: is going to be explosive.

558
00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:45,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, they're not that mobile, like they're they're big. They're

559
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Speaker 2: really big across the board, like there's six they're all

560
00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,480
Speaker 2: like six four to sixty eight. So you can expose

561
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,280
Speaker 2: them on the perimeter with like a really good guard

562
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Speaker 2: and pick and roll.

563
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Speaker 4: But Kansas isn't like a big pick and roll team

564
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Speaker 4: at the top, So like, I don't like It's not

565
00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,520
Speaker 4: like can. This is a nightmare matchup for them with

566
00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,280
Speaker 4: their offense, So I don't hate it. I'm going to

567
00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,520
Speaker 4: move on Kansas. But if you want to get crazy

568
00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,280
Speaker 4: across this region, we already have a twelve and thirteen

569
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Speaker 4: going on. I don't hate Eastern Washington.

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Speaker 2: Moving on.

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Speaker 2: Next up Oregon VC. Oregan's about a five and a

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Speaker 2: half five five and a half point favorite.

603
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Speaker 3: Here, what do you got by the time we get

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Speaker 3: to Thursday, Man, I'm gonna have Drake for a season.

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00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:54,159
Speaker 3: Washington and that prior bracket. We are moving on the Ducks.

606
00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,520
Speaker 3: This is not the matchup for VCU, and you saw

607
00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,480
Speaker 3: it today against Saint Bonaventure. If bonnes Hiland gets in

608
00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,320
Speaker 3: foul trump, well he got three in the first half,

609
00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,600
Speaker 3: the game is over. He is everything that they do.

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00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,960
Speaker 3: Oregon does not turn the ball over. VCU does, so

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Speaker 3: Oregon's gonna pressure them. They had the number one defensive

612
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,159
Speaker 3: turnover rate in the Pac twelve. Totally healthy. Clicking on

613
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,879
Speaker 3: all cylinders. I know they lost to Oregon State, I

614
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Speaker 3: get that in the Pac twelve tournament, but they did

615
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Speaker 3: win the regular season. They're playing very well. Offense is

616
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Speaker 3: good pre throw shooting for Oregon. They can make them VCU.

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00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,639
Speaker 3: Just the turnovers are a problem, and I think with

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Speaker 3: a team that can match them on the guards, that's

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Speaker 3: going to be a serious issue for them. They can

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Speaker 3: spread you out. Dana Altman fantastic coach. Don't like VCU

621
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Speaker 3: here what a like VCU in a lot of matchups,

622
00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,480
Speaker 3: not against the Ducks who can control the ball. Richardson

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Speaker 3: finally acclimated, doing very well. Ducks are moving on.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't disagree. It's an Oregon. By the way,

625
00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:49,800
Speaker 4: they'll throw out a press a lot.

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Speaker 2: Obviously, they're known for their pressure defense force a lot

627
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Speaker 2: of turners. Organ doesn't turn it over. Oregon.

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Speaker 4: By the way, they will zone. They will switch a

629
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Speaker 4: defense up and they will press. VCU turns it over. Vsu'

630
00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,560
Speaker 4: is not a great shooting team. I don't need bones

631
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Speaker 4: high and he's capable. There's a first round draft pick

632
00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,080
Speaker 4: player go crazy. But they're also a really young team.

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Speaker 2: Oregon is very experienced team. Altman in attorney format. I

634
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Speaker 2: agree with you. Oregon moves on and Greg Cannon look

635
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,000
Speaker 2: very interesting team they have these two. They have twin.

636
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Speaker 4: Towers in the middle, very tall, team post oriented. Their

637
00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:39,880
Speaker 4: guards are a little and very vulnerable. But I love

638
00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,200
Speaker 4: to watch guards that battle the bigs. Greg Canton is interesting,

639
00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,520
Speaker 4: but they're not beating Iowa. I was offense is too good.

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Speaker 4: We can move on Iowa there unless you want to

641
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:51,880
Speaker 4: beat it all right back to you, Gonzaga, Oklahoma. I

642
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,200
Speaker 4: don't think there's much to talk about here right now.

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Speaker 3: Timmy's going to dominate inside. I mean Timmy in any

644
00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,719
Speaker 3: other season, Drew, Timmy would he talked about like Patrusev

645
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,040
Speaker 3: was talked about when he's with the team last year.

646
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Speaker 3: But he's flying under the radar because Kispert's been tremendous

647
00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,440
Speaker 3: and Jalen Suggs is Jalen Suggs, you know, top three pick.

648
00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,840
Speaker 3: But Timmy is an issue inside and this could be

649
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:13,320
Speaker 3: the game where he really shows up and he takes

650
00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:13,840
Speaker 3: advantage of that.

651
00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:18,240
Speaker 4: Right twelve, verse thirteen, I'm riding the hot hand. The

652
00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:23,120
Speaker 4: Glocklin Varus pressing will be awesome. I'm taking the rocket

653
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,120
Speaker 4: ship that is the Ohio bobs And by the way,

654
00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,920
Speaker 4: if you have this matchup, I wouldn't hate.

655
00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,880
Speaker 2: If you have UC USSP. But I'm moving on Ohio

656
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:30,760
Speaker 2: ride with my voice.

657
00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:35,240
Speaker 3: Yeah, same even if it's creating same thing. Ohio through USC.

658
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:35,800
Speaker 2: Kansas.

659
00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,720
Speaker 3: God, I hate both of these teams. I'm gonna put

660
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,560
Speaker 3: USC through. I don't see Kansas getting it going this year.

661
00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,480
Speaker 3: There's too many question marks. Abaji gets hot. He got

662
00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,840
Speaker 3: hot in the second second half there. I think it

663
00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,880
Speaker 3: was against Oklahoma at three threes in like a minute.

664
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,280
Speaker 3: Great job by him, but they don't have consistent enough scoring.

665
00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:55,400
Speaker 3: For me, there is no go to guy. They'll have

666
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,720
Speaker 3: a donut in the middle with If McCormick's not playing,

667
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,880
Speaker 3: which means now you have to say Evan Mobley, who

668
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,560
Speaker 3: could be second picking the draft after Cunningham, that's going

669
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,240
Speaker 3: to be a rough, rough spot. So yeah, I'll move USC.

670
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,400
Speaker 3: Throw almost had about in the first round, but given

671
00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,920
Speaker 3: the bracket we have, I'll put the Trojans in sweet sixteen.

672
00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,360
Speaker 4: All right, Well, could we get an Oregon USC sweet sixteen?

673
00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,840
Speaker 4: I am going to say no, and I have a

674
00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:18,960
Speaker 4: feeling you're going to veto this.

675
00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,640
Speaker 2: But first of all, in this matchup.

676
00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:27,640
Speaker 4: This is where they Oregon will really really miss Dante,

677
00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:32,640
Speaker 4: and I think Garza could dominate inside the Iowa offense.

678
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,800
Speaker 2: We know it's a powerhouse and they don't turn the

679
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,400
Speaker 2: ball over at all. They shoot the three really well.

680
00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,240
Speaker 4: So whenever Oregon wants to press or zone, I think

681
00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,920
Speaker 4: I will be ready for it. Oregon will put up

682
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,120
Speaker 4: a lot of points here. AWA's defense has been trending

683
00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,640
Speaker 4: in the right direction. The effort is at least there.

684
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,040
Speaker 4: I believe that is better than it was in the

685
00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,200
Speaker 4: regular season. Is an elite defense now, No, but.

686
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:59,000
Speaker 2: They're now up to fiftieth in adjusted defensive officiency, And

687
00:31:59,040 --> 00:31:59,400
Speaker 2: you want to.

688
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:02,720
Speaker 6: Be your total offensive defenses a real national title contender.

689
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,320
Speaker 2: You want to some of those to be about fifty

690
00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,800
Speaker 2: year below. I was number two offense for fifty defense,

691
00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:11,920
Speaker 2: and their defense, I don't know a month ago, was

692
00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:15,120
Speaker 2: like one hundred and thirtieth. So I'm gonna say iowall

693
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:20,880
Speaker 2: moves on. Huge game for Garza, and you might veto this.

694
00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:21,880
Speaker 2: I know you love the Ducks.

695
00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:26,440
Speaker 3: Yeah, Veto's coming. I remember when Oregon lost Chris Bouchet

696
00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:30,440
Speaker 3: back in twenty seventeen. They ended up playing Kansas in

697
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,040
Speaker 3: Kansas City, and everyone said, no chance they're going to win.

698
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:37,760
Speaker 3: Altman came up with a brilliant game plan. They were patient,

699
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,040
Speaker 3: they ate up. Jordan Bell was a monster and no

700
00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,000
Speaker 3: listen in retrospect, Jordan Bell's an NBA player. I get

701
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,960
Speaker 3: that he will have something for Luca Garza and Iowa.

702
00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:48,960
Speaker 3: I still don't believe in the defense. I know the

703
00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,600
Speaker 3: defense has been better, but Oregon is going to be

704
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:53,880
Speaker 3: up for this game. They're going to pressure, They're gonna

705
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:55,840
Speaker 3: get up and down the floor. I think they would

706
00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,480
Speaker 3: get big performances inside, which they're going to have to

707
00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:02,080
Speaker 3: get on the boards there. Tott Garza, but no Jack

708
00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,440
Speaker 3: Nunch for Iowa, A little short up front. I believe

709
00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,360
Speaker 3: in Figueroa. I believe in Ama Rori. He's played big,

710
00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,360
Speaker 3: He's played against Evan Mobiley of USC, so he knows

711
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,200
Speaker 3: that he has to step up there. I have no

712
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,680
Speaker 3: problem with whatsoever. I am using the beat on my friend.

713
00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:18,200
Speaker 3: We're gonna put Oregon through Kenzaga Ohio.

714
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,920
Speaker 2: I don't think we do. We don't know think Ohio

715
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:22,240
Speaker 2: can do this.

716
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,520
Speaker 3: I love him, but I will go to Zags. Yeah.

717
00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,400
Speaker 4: By the way, that game would be fun to watch

718
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,560
Speaker 4: I don't know how it ever gonna stop, and Ohio

719
00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:29,400
Speaker 4: would certainly.

720
00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:29,920
Speaker 2: Put up their points.

721
00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,240
Speaker 4: That would be a track meet USC Oregon. I'm going

722
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:39,000
Speaker 4: to say this is tough for me. I mean, these

723
00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:42,920
Speaker 4: teams are really familiar with each other. It's how much

724
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,520
Speaker 4: can mobiley dominate and how much is the USC free

725
00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:46,360
Speaker 4: throw is gonna matter?

726
00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,160
Speaker 2: I'll trust an altman. I'm gonna move on to Oregon.

727
00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,720
Speaker 3: Eah, boy, there is very good.

728
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:52,760
Speaker 2: All right.

729
00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,720
Speaker 4: So the Sweet sixteen matchup of Gonzaga and Oregon, that's

730
00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:57,080
Speaker 4: up to you.

731
00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:57,760
Speaker 1: You know.

732
00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,480
Speaker 3: I'm also working another article this week for actually on

733
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,840
Speaker 3: how to Beacon Zaga. Listen, if you're gonna beat the Zags,

734
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,600
Speaker 3: you have to limit them on the boards. There's been

735
00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:12,399
Speaker 3: times when Few has been vulnerable. You know when he'll

736
00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,759
Speaker 3: he'll end up going against Florida State and the big

737
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:18,000
Speaker 3: got hurt there right before the game started. He was

738
00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,279
Speaker 3: ruled out. But I just don't see if they have

739
00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,719
Speaker 3: too much talent this year. Remember they're off for two

740
00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,120
Speaker 3: weeks and they dropped ninety nine on Iowa. I just

741
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,960
Speaker 3: think they are more polished, more deep version of Oregon.

742
00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:31,319
Speaker 3: I cannot see it. Defense isn't playing better. Also, if

743
00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,680
Speaker 3: the Zags don't get through, you know, the final four,

744
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,600
Speaker 3: this is this is bill for them. They've earned it.

745
00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,120
Speaker 3: Suggs is a five star players difference maker. Zags move on.

746
00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,759
Speaker 4: Okay, all right, let's move over. I'm going to carry

747
00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:45,239
Speaker 4: over my veido, move over to the South.

748
00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:53,799
Speaker 2: Song of the sound the data. I guess I will

749
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:57,000
Speaker 2: start here. Baylor Hartford. This is a laugher.

750
00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,640
Speaker 4: Baylor, all right to you you and see Wisconsin this.

751
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,839
Speaker 4: I could see people arguing many different ways here.

752
00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:04,160
Speaker 2: What do you see?

753
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:08,279
Speaker 3: I just haven't seen Wisconsin play well in too long

754
00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,880
Speaker 3: a period of time. I know they came back against

755
00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:14,040
Speaker 3: Iowa there, but that was after the big injury. NC

756
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:17,800
Speaker 3: States guards are terrible, but the bigs inside can battle.

757
00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:23,000
Speaker 3: There's Baycock, there's Dayron. Inside, they have Garrison Brooks. The

758
00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,560
Speaker 3: guard play worries me because guards in March right, but

759
00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:29,040
Speaker 3: Roy Williams North Carolina. I just can't I know there's

760
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,360
Speaker 3: an argument here for Wisconsin. I just haven't seen. I

761
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,640
Speaker 3: think there's some bad chemistry issues too. And you know

762
00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:35,839
Speaker 3: if they get down, they just struggle to come back

763
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:37,440
Speaker 3: with their style of play. So I'm a U and

764
00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:38,319
Speaker 3: sea on and.

765
00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,640
Speaker 4: Yeah, can Wisconsin make like their offense just goes so standard.

766
00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:44,640
Speaker 4: So can Potter and Reavers make threes in this game.

767
00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,200
Speaker 4: That'll be the key, like, because they can draw the

768
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:48,440
Speaker 4: unc Biggs out.

769
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,480
Speaker 3: Potter can, Reavers can. He's been awful.

770
00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:55,560
Speaker 4: It's so bad, all right, Villanova Winthrop. Look this is

771
00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:57,840
Speaker 4: I think this is a good matchup for Winthrop. This

772
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,319
Speaker 4: is an extremely athletic team. Look, they want to get

773
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,640
Speaker 4: out in transitional lot, but their transition numbers are actually

774
00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,880
Speaker 4: not that great. And Villanova plays really slow with there

775
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:10,040
Speaker 4: was half court offense or half court defense really good.

776
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:14,120
Speaker 4: Villanova's has to make do without Colin Gillespie. They lost

777
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,239
Speaker 4: their last two games without him. That's just a tough

778
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:21,719
Speaker 4: player to lose this late in the season. I'm going

779
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,640
Speaker 4: to go with the twelve seed again. I'm going Winthrop

780
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,839
Speaker 4: over Villanova. I gotta respect Jay Wright and for him

781
00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:30,200
Speaker 4: to come up with something, but give me Winthrop with you.

782
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:33,400
Speaker 3: Justin Moore didn't look great either. He had ten points,

783
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,919
Speaker 3: but wasn't fantastic against Georgetown. Chris Archie Giacano with the ball,

784
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:40,200
Speaker 3: forget it. I'll take Winthrop and they can score in

785
00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:41,719
Speaker 3: a half court and they can get out and they're

786
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,520
Speaker 3: deep as well, so Pat Kelcey. Moving on Purdue North Texas,

787
00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,880
Speaker 3: I think stuck. Purdue is one of the more underrated

788
00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,560
Speaker 3: teams coming into the tournament. I was not on them

789
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,719
Speaker 3: earlier in the year. I kept trying to fade them,

790
00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,440
Speaker 3: and all of a sudden, I'm looking at it and say,

791
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,800
Speaker 3: why am I fading Purdue. Maybe they're better than I realized.

792
00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,319
Speaker 3: They had that run in the middle of the year.

793
00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:04,440
Speaker 3: They played four consecutive road games Rutgers, Illinois, Michigan State, Indiana.

794
00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,520
Speaker 3: They have played Iowa Wait two games earlier. From that,

795
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:11,040
Speaker 3: they got real strong Travion Williams. It goes through him

796
00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,279
Speaker 3: and Zach Eedy inside. The seven foot four freshmen has

797
00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:16,759
Speaker 3: developed as much as anyone in the country. They are

798
00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,120
Speaker 3: a little dependent on some players, you know, sort of

799
00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:22,440
Speaker 3: role players making shots. Jade and Ivy really good freshman

800
00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,399
Speaker 3: Stefanovitch was out with COVID. He's starting to get hot again.

801
00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,919
Speaker 3: I like North Texas. It was a gutsy win coming

802
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:30,759
Speaker 3: back against Western Carolina and they slow it down. But

803
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,279
Speaker 3: I think I avoid upsets in the first round when

804
00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,799
Speaker 3: a team has a quality big man, I feel itx

805
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,560
Speaker 3: my North Carolina rarely got upset in the early rounds

806
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:41,600
Speaker 3: because whenever you need a basket, you can go inside

807
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,520
Speaker 3: to like a Tyler Zeller or a Tyler Hansboro, somebody

808
00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,120
Speaker 3: like that. Travion Williams is too much inside.

809
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:50,320
Speaker 4: I like Purdue here, yeah, and that's why I also

810
00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,120
Speaker 4: like a really good senior point guard who can get

811
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:53,640
Speaker 4: you a bucket.

812
00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:55,560
Speaker 2: Get to the line late is important. But I agreet

813
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:59,440
Speaker 2: they North Texas doesn't have any answer for Trevion Williams.

814
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:04,360
Speaker 4: Texas Tech Utah State really intriguing game here. Utah State

815
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:09,160
Speaker 4: is going to make you beat them from the outside.

816
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:10,759
Speaker 2: That is just the bottom line.

817
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,759
Speaker 4: If Cada in the middle, one of the best room

818
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:17,000
Speaker 4: protecting defenses in all of college baseball is a high

819
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:22,760
Speaker 4: major player at Utah State. Just a great pack in defense,

820
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,719
Speaker 4: and they're going to make you beat them from the outside.

821
00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,319
Speaker 2: Texas Tech is a decent three point shooting team.

822
00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:31,880
Speaker 4: Mc mccloan has been meh, you know, Shannon is capable

823
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:33,799
Speaker 4: Kyler Edwards, so they're gonna have to make threes, which

824
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:38,080
Speaker 4: they're able to do. Can Utah State score enough against

825
00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:41,719
Speaker 4: this Texas Tech defense? That's the main question for me.

826
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:45,200
Speaker 4: Rock Miller will probably have to be hot. Two great

827
00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:50,800
Speaker 4: coaches here. I'll say Texas Tech finds a way and

828
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,239
Speaker 4: Chris Beard makes enough adjustments. I'm not in love with

829
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:58,440
Speaker 4: this Texas team, but I'll say they find a way here.

830
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:02,879
Speaker 3: That's my veto. You know, McClung hasn't performed well enough

831
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,280
Speaker 3: ever since, Ever since he hit that three against Texas,

832
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:07,640
Speaker 3: I feel like it's been downhill. They are way too

833
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:12,319
Speaker 3: dependent on him to run through offense. Silva Santos can't

834
00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,680
Speaker 3: make free throws, Tarren Shannon loves a jump shot that

835
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:17,320
Speaker 3: doesn't love him back. They just struggle too much. And

836
00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:19,759
Speaker 3: they're playing a team now that's going to defend like

837
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 3: they do. Reminds me that when the upsets occur, it's

838
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,320
Speaker 3: not a contrast in styles. It's when you play someone

839
00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:28,400
Speaker 3: who does what you do and is fine slowing it down, right,

840
00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:30,440
Speaker 3: the old book on Virginia. You want to be Virginia.

841
00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:32,480
Speaker 3: Slow them down, you don't speed them up. I think

842
00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:35,480
Speaker 3: Utah State plays well here. Cada has avoided foul trouble

843
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,880
Speaker 3: the entire year. I just don't trust Texas. Texas offense,

844
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,440
Speaker 3: the turnovers, McClung very dependent on McClung. You're right, they

845
00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,600
Speaker 3: need brock Miller, who's back to hit a couple of shots.

846
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,000
Speaker 3: I think it happens. I'll use my veto and put

847
00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:49,080
Speaker 3: Utah State in Okay.

848
00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:51,440
Speaker 2: Arkansas Colgate.

849
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:56,960
Speaker 3: Bet the over. I was real impressed with Colgate, although

850
00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:59,320
Speaker 3: I kept wanting to fade them and I wanted to

851
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:00,839
Speaker 3: fit and I faded them again today, but they were

852
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:04,320
Speaker 3: able to cover. I'm going to take Arkansas. I like

853
00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:11,960
Speaker 3: the freshman, Moses Moody, Moses Moody, little rock Lightning, you know,

854
00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,680
Speaker 3: just in Colin's honor here, we'll move Arkansas on. I

855
00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,360
Speaker 3: don't think Kolgy plays enough defense. I think Arkansas is

856
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,359
Speaker 3: going to get after him on the boards. Kolgate can

857
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:22,040
Speaker 3: make threes, absolutely, but I feel they're very dependent on

858
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,440
Speaker 3: the three for that to happen, and Arkansas is way

859
00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:26,960
Speaker 3: too athletic. I'm going to put the Razorbacks through here,

860
00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:27,840
Speaker 3: moving on past.

861
00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:31,839
Speaker 2: Colgate Woo pick suy Yeah, and Colin's honor. I won't

862
00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:32,600
Speaker 2: veto this, but.

863
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:37,000
Speaker 4: This is these two teams want to play super fast

864
00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:41,320
Speaker 4: or Colgate transition is awesome. They're really weak in the

865
00:40:41,480 --> 00:40:44,879
Speaker 4: post it, but Arklow doesn't have like a dominant post player,

866
00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:48,480
Speaker 4: which helps them. But the guards are really are excellent

867
00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:52,280
Speaker 4: for Colgate Cummings, especially Jordan Burns and he's been here before,

868
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:56,239
Speaker 4: just racy. Then they have shooters all over, so this game,

869
00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,880
Speaker 4: this could get really dicey for Arkansas, and I might

870
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,680
Speaker 4: look at Colgate with the points.

871
00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:04,480
Speaker 2: But there's still a lot of unknown with Colgate to me.

872
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,520
Speaker 4: Because like they only played like four teams all year

873
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,279
Speaker 4: in the Patriot League. But there's no doubt they could

874
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:12,200
Speaker 4: shoot and they're gonna score a year and again that

875
00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:13,120
Speaker 4: should be excited to watch.

876
00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:15,040
Speaker 2: But I'll let you. I'll let you sly Arkansas on

877
00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:18,279
Speaker 2: Collins Honor Florida VA Tech. I don't know.

878
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:20,759
Speaker 4: I mean VA Tech has had every game canceled. They've

879
00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:25,040
Speaker 4: they beat one tournament team. I think Virginia Tech since

880
00:41:27,239 --> 00:41:33,000
Speaker 4: since February first has two wins, Miami in overtime and

881
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:33,839
Speaker 4: Wake at home.

882
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,360
Speaker 2: That's it. Two wins since February.

883
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,840
Speaker 4: Since January thirtieth, I mean, that's they haven't been playing.

884
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:43,120
Speaker 4: So I'll take Florida and Trey Mann, he's been on

885
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:43,560
Speaker 4: a tear.

886
00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:45,640
Speaker 2: I think he'll be the different. So I'm going to

887
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:48,719
Speaker 2: Florida here. But I got to dig into this one more.

888
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,719
Speaker 3: Yeah, I was, I would have backed you here if

889
00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:53,920
Speaker 3: I had to beatil I'm not using it. Florida with

890
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,080
Speaker 3: the win over Georgia Auburn Kentucky. They played well that

891
00:41:57,239 --> 00:41:59,920
Speaker 3: the West Virginia went away also impressed me. Castleton inside

892
00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:02,120
Speaker 3: it better than I gave him credit for. They can

893
00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:04,239
Speaker 3: get a little sloppy with the turnovers there, but they

894
00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:06,080
Speaker 3: should be able to defend the three in this one.

895
00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:08,200
Speaker 3: So yeah, I wouldn't used it even if if I

896
00:42:08,239 --> 00:42:10,520
Speaker 3: hadn't left. Florida is to pick for me, all right?

897
00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:13,879
Speaker 3: Ohio State or Roberts, Yeah, move them on. Acemiss is great.

898
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,680
Speaker 3: I mean lee scorer in the country o'banner was fantastic

899
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,560
Speaker 3: there in the in the conference final. But yeah, a

900
00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:21,600
Speaker 3: Buckeyes move on here. But fun game this one.

901
00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:23,960
Speaker 2: Ohio State perimeter defense is vulnerable.

902
00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:26,600
Speaker 4: Or Roberts plays zero defense, and when I say zero,

903
00:42:26,719 --> 00:42:28,440
Speaker 4: one of the worst defensive teams in the country.

904
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:29,920
Speaker 2: They won't get any stops.

905
00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:33,319
Speaker 4: But oh they can put up points with those two

906
00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,839
Speaker 4: in the pick and roll, and I mean they could

907
00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:38,880
Speaker 4: put up seventy, which they might have to.

908
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:39,520
Speaker 2: It'll be fun.

909
00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,200
Speaker 4: I might think about throwing in, like if I'm doing

910
00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,799
Speaker 4: multiple brackets or This is an interesting fifteen seed because

911
00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:48,319
Speaker 4: they could just score you know, if Ohio State's off

912
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:52,359
Speaker 4: from three, you know, they could win just a game

913
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:55,680
Speaker 4: that's like eighty five eighty. So we'll we'll, We'll go

914
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:59,120
Speaker 4: with Ohio State here. But or Roberts is definitely an

915
00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:04,600
Speaker 4: intriguing fifteen seeds. All right, Baylor North Carolina. I just

916
00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:08,680
Speaker 4: don't trust the North Carolina guards enough against the Baylor men.

917
00:43:09,160 --> 00:43:12,359
Speaker 4: I mean, if North Carolina they're all freshmen, their entire

918
00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:15,280
Speaker 4: backcourt is freshmen. I know that their front court is excellent,

919
00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:18,279
Speaker 4: but Baylor can bang with them too. I am a

920
00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:20,480
Speaker 4: little worried about Baylor's look post COVID, but I don't

921
00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:23,560
Speaker 4: think Carolina and their young guards are ready for this yet.

922
00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:24,520
Speaker 4: So I'm moving Baylor on.

923
00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:27,799
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's the one I would really depending on how

924
00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:29,680
Speaker 3: North carolinine'es. I'm really going to get a look at it,

925
00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:33,480
Speaker 3: because since Baylor's come back from the COVID pause. Iowa

926
00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:36,719
Speaker 3: stayed home. That was close lost to Kansas non competitive

927
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:40,080
Speaker 3: thirteen points away West Virginia overtime, Oak State of course

928
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,759
Speaker 3: at home late push against Texas Tech to get that

929
00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:45,879
Speaker 3: one to a blowout. Kansas State and the Big Twelve

930
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,600
Speaker 3: Conference tournament. Seriously, guys win by six and then the

931
00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:51,560
Speaker 3: loss to Oklahoma State so have not looked good. But

932
00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,600
Speaker 3: I don't know if North Carolina's the matchup the bottom

933
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:58,400
Speaker 3: there stuck. I'm going to put Purdue through. I like Winthrop,

934
00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:00,840
Speaker 3: but I think Purdue, with the big inside, they'll be

935
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 3: able to play defense. They certainly lock down on the perimeter. Again,

936
00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:06,319
Speaker 3: I think Purdue as a team. It's not sexy maybe

937
00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:08,080
Speaker 3: to the average fan, but they have a lot of

938
00:44:08,120 --> 00:44:10,000
Speaker 3: those pieces and Matt Painter's a good coach. I'll put

939
00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:10,480
Speaker 3: Purdue through.

940
00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm going to Arkansas. They showed me too much

941
00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:15,880
Speaker 2: over the past two months. They've proved to me that

942
00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:20,080
Speaker 2: they're a legitimate team. They were winning consistently up until

943
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:23,320
Speaker 2: this past weekend. I don't fault them too much for

944
00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:24,040
Speaker 2: that one loss.

945
00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:28,160
Speaker 4: Too much athleticism here and they could score on the outside,

946
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,680
Speaker 4: which is what you need to do against Utah State.

947
00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:33,520
Speaker 4: So I'm moving Arkansas on Colin Proud Woo pig silly,

948
00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:35,920
Speaker 4: you know you may veto this one.

949
00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:39,759
Speaker 3: I don't like Ohio State. I know they've played well

950
00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:42,920
Speaker 3: of late, but there's something about them that I just

951
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:45,200
Speaker 3: think the regression is coming at some point. I mean,

952
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:48,280
Speaker 3: Dwayne Washington makes some of the craziest three point shots

953
00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,440
Speaker 3: that you will see. I'm gonna put Florida through. You

954
00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:54,480
Speaker 3: may knock this one out, but Florida with the big inside,

955
00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:57,520
Speaker 3: they're athletic, they can defend on the perimeter. There EJ.

956
00:44:57,640 --> 00:45:00,520
Speaker 3: Liddell's a little hot and cold. I like is something

957
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:02,279
Speaker 3: bat Ohio State. I just can't buy into the Maya

958
00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:03,320
Speaker 3: uh vido.

959
00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:05,640
Speaker 4: I mean, I just because I also can see Florida

960
00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:06,680
Speaker 4: losing the Virginia Tech.

961
00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:08,480
Speaker 2: So this is a little bit of a hedge too.

962
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:12,399
Speaker 2: But the one consistent aspect of Ohio State all years

963
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:14,520
Speaker 2: when their offense and they're going to score here and

964
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:18,759
Speaker 2: at times when Trey Man isn't just completely I worry

965
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,960
Speaker 2: about the Florida offense. So I'm moving on to Ohio State,

966
00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:24,080
Speaker 2: all right. So this is more of a chalky.

967
00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:27,319
Speaker 4: This isn't the West where we had a thirteen six

968
00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:29,880
Speaker 4: and seven in the sweet sixteen. But you know, you

969
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,200
Speaker 4: also you don't want all chalk, or you don't want

970
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:35,080
Speaker 4: all upsets. So this is how I'd like to actually

971
00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:37,840
Speaker 4: like to build a bracket too. Some crazy regions, some

972
00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:40,120
Speaker 4: straightforward Regions, Baylor, Purdue.

973
00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:42,840
Speaker 2: This is tough. Do it.

974
00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:44,759
Speaker 3: All right?

975
00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:47,320
Speaker 2: Uh wait, look Perdue.

976
00:45:47,360 --> 00:45:53,520
Speaker 4: I got a Produce sweatshirt Boilers, Boilers, Matt Painter.

977
00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:58,640
Speaker 2: Something just isn't just not clicking right with this Baylor team.

978
00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:01,399
Speaker 4: I think the the Purdue is like a year away

979
00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:04,480
Speaker 4: from winning it all, but they can get to the

980
00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:04,880
Speaker 4: lead eight.

981
00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:05,760
Speaker 2: I'm going for Due.

982
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:08,799
Speaker 3: Sixty six percent from the free throw line. They turned

983
00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:10,799
Speaker 3: the ball over even when they were hot. They were

984
00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:13,120
Speaker 3: turning over a lot against Oklahoma and their early win.

985
00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:14,839
Speaker 3: Totally love this pick stuff.

986
00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:18,239
Speaker 2: Great job all right, Collins, Arkansas or Ohio State.

987
00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:20,720
Speaker 3: I didn't like Ohio stated against Florida. I'm not gonna

988
00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:25,560
Speaker 3: likes Arkansas. I'm gonna move Arkansas ahead. They're like a

989
00:46:25,719 --> 00:46:28,239
Speaker 3: mini Alabama. They can get up and down. They have

990
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,879
Speaker 3: comeback potential. They've played well in the SEC. Fantastic run

991
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:34,680
Speaker 3: at the end of the year. Shoot the threes. You know,

992
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:36,640
Speaker 3: maybe you'll pull your second one here, but I'm gonna

993
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:38,360
Speaker 3: put Arkansas through. Get the SEC in.

994
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:42,759
Speaker 2: Well, this is the podcast bracket and let's do it.

995
00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:47,719
Speaker 2: Coin Arkansas is through. Woo Pig Sully. I am not

996
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:50,000
Speaker 2: videoing it, not putting Arkansas through over Purdue.

997
00:46:50,239 --> 00:46:52,840
Speaker 3: Yes, yes, can we get serious?

998
00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:56,560
Speaker 4: All right down to the east Mount Saint Mary's, Texas Southern. Yeah,

999
00:46:56,600 --> 00:46:58,200
Speaker 4: we have Matt Cox who's gonna talk about that game.

1000
00:46:58,360 --> 00:47:00,880
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1001
00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:03,120
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00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:58,239
Speaker 4: you don't need to talk about that, LSU. Saint Bonnie's Ah,

1020
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:02,640
Speaker 4: this is I this is so hard for me. Else

1021
00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:06,760
Speaker 4: offense is a powerhouse. There are so many different scoring options,

1022
00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:09,560
Speaker 4: Cam Thomas, but their defense is really questionable.

1023
00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:13,439
Speaker 2: The Saint Bonnie's defense is awesome. I'm going Bonnie's. That's

1024
00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:14,080
Speaker 2: a good call.

1025
00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:17,160
Speaker 3: That's the right answer, very good, right answer, sound effect, Matt,

1026
00:48:18,360 --> 00:48:22,520
Speaker 3: That was good, correct job there, LSU. Listen. Away from

1027
00:48:22,560 --> 00:48:24,200
Speaker 3: home has not been great. They had nice run the

1028
00:48:24,200 --> 00:48:28,879
Speaker 3: Southeast Tournament, lost at Georgia, lost at Arkansas, Bama got

1029
00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:31,799
Speaker 3: blown out Kentucky, lost by thirteen. Listen, they are hot,

1030
00:48:31,880 --> 00:48:34,000
Speaker 3: but Saint Bonaventure matchup well with them. I'm soon He

1031
00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,880
Speaker 3: insides great on the offensive boards. He doesn't foul, they

1032
00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:39,080
Speaker 3: don't get in foul trouble. The issue with Bonaventure is

1033
00:48:39,080 --> 00:48:41,200
Speaker 3: the depth. They don't get in foul trouble. They're gonna

1034
00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:41,640
Speaker 3: win this game.

1035
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:43,719
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, And I think he can stay out of

1036
00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:46,480
Speaker 2: foul trouble in this matchup. All right, Colorado Georgetown.

1037
00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:49,080
Speaker 3: The big pillow. I've been telling you about Colorado. I

1038
00:48:49,239 --> 00:48:51,600
Speaker 3: do not buy them. It was not shocking the loss

1039
00:48:51,640 --> 00:48:52,479
Speaker 3: to Oregon State.

1040
00:48:52,560 --> 00:48:52,719
Speaker 2: There.

1041
00:48:53,080 --> 00:48:55,520
Speaker 3: I understand Georgetown was not in the tournament, but they're

1042
00:48:55,560 --> 00:48:59,759
Speaker 3: playing really, really well. Juda Billy has been fantastic over

1043
00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:02,319
Speaker 3: the last few games for them. Has really stepped up

1044
00:49:02,360 --> 00:49:06,480
Speaker 3: on both offensive and defensive areas. They get rebounds inside.

1045
00:49:06,719 --> 00:49:09,560
Speaker 3: Javon Blair hits big shots for this team. I do

1046
00:49:09,719 --> 00:49:12,160
Speaker 3: not trust Colorado. I know the metrics. You're gonna tell

1047
00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:15,040
Speaker 3: me eighty two percent from the free throw line. McKinley, right,

1048
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:17,239
Speaker 3: is great, but bout he's a little spotty. He did

1049
00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:19,000
Speaker 3: not look great against the Oregon State biggs. How are

1050
00:49:19,000 --> 00:49:20,960
Speaker 3: you going to look against the Hoyas Biggs. I'll take

1051
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:24,960
Speaker 3: the Hoyas here. Moving on, ironically, here a third twelve

1052
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:25,919
Speaker 3: over five right.

1053
00:49:26,080 --> 00:49:31,000
Speaker 2: Yep, don't hate it UNCG Florida State. I this UNCG

1054
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:32,640
Speaker 2: team stinks and.

1055
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:36,280
Speaker 4: They played the very pressure defense. I love Isaiah Miller,

1056
00:49:36,280 --> 00:49:38,000
Speaker 4: I love Wes Moore as a coach, but that's about

1057
00:49:38,040 --> 00:49:40,000
Speaker 4: all they have. They can't shoot, and look, they turn

1058
00:49:40,080 --> 00:49:42,560
Speaker 4: teams over. Florida State will turn it over. They live

1059
00:49:42,600 --> 00:49:45,440
Speaker 4: on the offensive glass here. Florida State's and vulnerable against

1060
00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:49,759
Speaker 4: teams that can offensive rebound. But the athletic mismatch here,

1061
00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:52,600
Speaker 4: Florida State's gonna create so many mismatches like isaamh R

1062
00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:55,440
Speaker 4: can't cover anybody. Everybody, and I don't know how UNCG

1063
00:49:55,840 --> 00:49:58,040
Speaker 4: scores in the half court with Florida State's length.

1064
00:49:58,200 --> 00:50:00,759
Speaker 2: I don't see Florida State losing this game.

1065
00:50:01,320 --> 00:50:03,239
Speaker 3: Agree coach sign b.

1066
00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:05,880
Speaker 2: Yu versus the winner of Michigan State UCLA.

1067
00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:08,560
Speaker 3: I'm going to take defense over offense with Michigan State

1068
00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:10,760
Speaker 3: and put them ahead of UCLA. And then I'm putting

1069
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:14,000
Speaker 3: Michigan State ahead of BYU. Just I know Mark Pope

1070
00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:14,479
Speaker 3: can coach.

1071
00:50:14,520 --> 00:50:14,920
Speaker 2: I get it.

1072
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,040
Speaker 3: But they're going to defend the three. It's the one

1073
00:50:17,080 --> 00:50:19,440
Speaker 3: thing that Michigan skate. They can do well. Defend the

1074
00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:22,759
Speaker 3: ARC Aaron Henry is a matchup nightmare for them. Matt

1075
00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:25,680
Speaker 3: Harms inside, people talk about him some massive transfer. Yeah,

1076
00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:28,480
Speaker 3: Matt harm looks really get against Pacific and Portland. Let's

1077
00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:30,440
Speaker 3: see Matt Harms go up against Michigan State. Is going

1078
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:32,800
Speaker 3: to push him around, used them from do there is

1079
00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:36,040
Speaker 3: Owen March. I'll take Michigan State all the way through Texas.

1080
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:39,000
Speaker 4: I'm going Texas for Ablin Krison. I wanted Ablin Kris

1081
00:50:39,080 --> 00:50:40,839
Speaker 4: and I might think about them with the points. They

1082
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:44,360
Speaker 4: are basically Texas Tech. On defense, they played Nobodle Deest.

1083
00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:47,600
Speaker 4: They just they are extremely aggressive and they forced more

1084
00:50:47,640 --> 00:50:50,920
Speaker 4: turnovers than any team in the country on a percentage basis.

1085
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:54,640
Speaker 4: And on offense, it's a post oriented offense. They have

1086
00:50:54,680 --> 00:50:59,160
Speaker 4: a lot of size, but Texas has seen Texas Tech

1087
00:50:59,160 --> 00:51:02,759
Speaker 4: a few times. Athletic mismatch here will be big and

1088
00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:05,800
Speaker 4: then they have the size inside. Texas can lose focus

1089
00:51:05,840 --> 00:51:09,960
Speaker 4: at times, but I'm moving Texas on for Ukon.

1090
00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:12,960
Speaker 3: Snogo's just got to stay on the floor here against Maryland.

1091
00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:15,440
Speaker 3: It's a It's not a great matchup with with Yukon

1092
00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:17,279
Speaker 3: because the guards can d up and you saw if

1093
00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:19,840
Speaker 3: Connecticut it can't make shots against Creighton, they can struggle.

1094
00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:21,880
Speaker 3: Sonoga's got to stay at a foul trouble. They have

1095
00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:24,440
Speaker 3: an advantage. I love you com. We talked about the futures.

1096
00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:25,880
Speaker 3: I'll put the Huskies.

1097
00:51:25,520 --> 00:51:32,120
Speaker 2: Through Iona patinovers Alabama. This will be great. But what

1098
00:51:32,280 --> 00:51:35,560
Speaker 2: basically what Iona wants to do is and their offense

1099
00:51:35,600 --> 00:51:36,960
Speaker 2: can be ugly at times, and they've dealt with a

1100
00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:37,960
Speaker 2: bunch of COVID stuff.

1101
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:40,239
Speaker 4: But they do have two senior guards and Isaiah Ross

1102
00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:44,040
Speaker 4: and it's not a yiss like. They're reliable guards and

1103
00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:47,880
Speaker 4: they want to pressure you on defense. They want to

1104
00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:50,279
Speaker 4: extend pressure. It's a Patino defense. And they want to

1105
00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:54,239
Speaker 4: force turnovers. They have major turnover issues themselves, which is

1106
00:51:54,280 --> 00:51:57,120
Speaker 4: going to be shown here. And look, they can maybe

1107
00:51:57,200 --> 00:52:00,239
Speaker 4: force Alabama into some mistakes, but Alabama is a ball

1108
00:52:00,280 --> 00:52:02,439
Speaker 4: handles here and a big talent.

1109
00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:06,040
Speaker 2: Mismatch Albamas with me off, Yeah, sounds good to make

1110
00:52:06,440 --> 00:52:08,680
Speaker 2: all right, Back up top, Michigan Bonnies.

1111
00:52:09,239 --> 00:52:13,280
Speaker 3: Bonnie's through No Isaiah Livers makes a huge, huge difference

1112
00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:16,720
Speaker 3: Dickinson inside against a Soon he listen, Dickets has been wonderful,

1113
00:52:16,760 --> 00:52:18,920
Speaker 3: but he's still a freshman. Oh soon he stays out

1114
00:52:18,920 --> 00:52:21,040
Speaker 3: of foul trouble. They have guards that can match up.

1115
00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:24,160
Speaker 3: They'll give an Illinois like performance and Livers is a big,

1116
00:52:24,239 --> 00:52:26,120
Speaker 3: big deal for Michigan. I'm putting the Bonnies through.

1117
00:52:26,480 --> 00:52:30,040
Speaker 4: If I'm not gonna be though it, boy, Yeah, if

1118
00:52:30,520 --> 00:52:32,920
Speaker 4: Soon can stay out of foul trouble, that's gonna be

1119
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:34,680
Speaker 4: the key. Like if he gets this or if Dickinson

1120
00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:36,800
Speaker 4: gets his second, or like who's gonna get their second

1121
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:39,400
Speaker 4: foul or third foul first? But they actually have a

1122
00:52:39,480 --> 00:52:41,520
Speaker 4: guy in the interior that can match up with Dickinson,

1123
00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:44,080
Speaker 4: and that's what creates a lot of these mismatches for

1124
00:52:44,440 --> 00:52:47,399
Speaker 4: Michigan and then creates their spacing and then creates open

1125
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:50,279
Speaker 4: threes for a lot of other shooters. If look, you

1126
00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:54,200
Speaker 4: have these junior guards for Bonnie's and they have been

1127
00:52:54,239 --> 00:52:57,200
Speaker 4: playing very well lately. You know, Lofton and Holmes and Welsh,

1128
00:52:57,239 --> 00:53:00,480
Speaker 4: they're making their shots. Bonnie's can pull this off. So yeah,

1129
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:02,759
Speaker 4: we'll go with the one he going down here, Georgetown

1130
00:53:02,840 --> 00:53:05,640
Speaker 4: Florida State. I mean Georgetown, they only lose the double legency,

1131
00:53:05,719 --> 00:53:08,839
Speaker 4: so maybe I shouldn't, but I think the slipper falls

1132
00:53:08,840 --> 00:53:10,400
Speaker 4: off here. We've talked about how much we love Florida

1133
00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:14,080
Speaker 4: State in a tournament setting, with their athleticism and height

1134
00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:15,400
Speaker 4: and defense and depth.

1135
00:53:15,480 --> 00:53:16,520
Speaker 2: So I'm going to Florida State.

1136
00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:19,719
Speaker 3: Yeah that's fine. I just I'm not going with Florida State,

1137
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:20,960
Speaker 3: so I can't use a VAT to a team I

1138
00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:23,320
Speaker 3: don't like. Listen, this is a great draw for Texas

1139
00:53:23,360 --> 00:53:25,319
Speaker 3: no matter who they get. I love their draw here.

1140
00:53:25,400 --> 00:53:28,960
Speaker 3: They're battle tested. They're coming off the Big twelve title there,

1141
00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:31,439
Speaker 3: Shaka got you know, the proverbial monkey off the back

1142
00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:33,719
Speaker 3: the whole thing. They're winning there. They're hot, they have

1143
00:53:33,800 --> 00:53:37,200
Speaker 3: the guards inside. Jericho Simms was good and what's even impressive,

1144
00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:39,439
Speaker 3: stuck he is. Shaka did not put Greg Brown back

1145
00:53:39,480 --> 00:53:41,560
Speaker 3: in that game in the semi finals after he mouthed

1146
00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:42,960
Speaker 3: off to him and walked down the tunnel when he

1147
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:45,080
Speaker 3: took him out of the game. They won despite him

1148
00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:46,640
Speaker 3: brought cunning him to a lot of nice things on

1149
00:53:46,719 --> 00:53:48,879
Speaker 3: the floor. I'll put Texas through. I have him against

1150
00:53:48,920 --> 00:53:50,880
Speaker 3: Michigan State, but whoever they play, I'm gonna put him through.

1151
00:53:51,040 --> 00:53:54,200
Speaker 2: Bottom you kind of out booknight. Maybe he gets it done. Wow,

1152
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:55,960
Speaker 2: upsets Alabama.

1153
00:53:56,719 --> 00:53:58,799
Speaker 3: I can't. We have a future on that. I can't

1154
00:53:58,840 --> 00:53:59,480
Speaker 3: complain about that.

1155
00:53:59,719 --> 00:54:02,080
Speaker 2: Really, no problem Bonnie's FSU.

1156
00:54:02,640 --> 00:54:05,560
Speaker 3: Bonnie's are going through. Listen, we know FSU has a

1157
00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:08,600
Speaker 3: clunker at some point, and we've been on the Bonniees

1158
00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:11,400
Speaker 3: team all year. They got guards, they have the big inside.

1159
00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:14,320
Speaker 3: They're gonna have to attack them. There's always an issue

1160
00:54:14,360 --> 00:54:16,520
Speaker 3: with Florida State. They just can't put it together. This

1161
00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:18,600
Speaker 3: is too tough a matchup Bonnie's go through.

1162
00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:25,120
Speaker 2: Veto Florida State. They look this, what Florida State does

1163
00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:27,840
Speaker 2: they get? They're gonna get high? I don't know. I

1164
00:54:27,920 --> 00:54:30,239
Speaker 2: mean it's tough. I can see the argument for this

1165
00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:32,040
Speaker 2: is the game that all soon gets in foul trouble.

1166
00:54:32,280 --> 00:54:34,440
Speaker 2: I think FSU finds a way. But it would be

1167
00:54:34,480 --> 00:54:37,560
Speaker 2: a hell of a game. Texas Yukon. I'm gonna say,

1168
00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:40,520
Speaker 2: oh man, this one is split a game.

1169
00:54:40,600 --> 00:54:43,160
Speaker 3: This would be there's only one answer. I don't care

1170
00:54:43,200 --> 00:54:44,560
Speaker 3: if you don't give it, because we're doing.

1171
00:54:44,520 --> 00:54:47,960
Speaker 2: It all right, I'll say Texas side, I know you

1172
00:54:48,080 --> 00:54:48,680
Speaker 2: have to veto.

1173
00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:52,520
Speaker 3: I'm going to veto. I think there's an advantage inside.

1174
00:54:52,520 --> 00:54:55,680
Speaker 3: I think there's a coaching advantage as well. Book night

1175
00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:58,239
Speaker 3: shows out here, they start making some threes with Cole.

1176
00:54:58,840 --> 00:55:00,880
Speaker 3: I'll veto. You put your gone through, all right?

1177
00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:04,680
Speaker 2: Final four, it's the podcast future. It's been my final

1178
00:55:04,719 --> 00:55:06,560
Speaker 2: four pick for a while. So I'm going to Florida State.

1179
00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:10,239
Speaker 4: Holy shit, that means again Zaga Florida State in the

1180
00:55:10,280 --> 00:55:12,520
Speaker 4: Final four, which would meet for a third straight year,

1181
00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:15,200
Speaker 4: a third straight tournament. I should say they played in

1182
00:55:15,239 --> 00:55:17,239
Speaker 4: the sweet sixteen. I wrote about this the other day.

1183
00:55:17,239 --> 00:55:19,719
Speaker 4: I say, are we gonna get part three? So yeah,

1184
00:55:19,760 --> 00:55:22,560
Speaker 4: we have good Zaga Florida State in the final four.

1185
00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:26,360
Speaker 2: All right, Midwest, you know what the mid West is

1186
00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:30,200
Speaker 2: young and West. All right, we can move Illinois on Againstrexel,

1187
00:55:30,239 --> 00:55:31,600
Speaker 2: Loyal in Chicago, Georgia Tech.

1188
00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:35,120
Speaker 3: I got Georgia Tech. I know people are gonna like

1189
00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:39,640
Speaker 3: Loyal in Chicago, but Georgia Tech Alvarado moses right inside

1190
00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:41,920
Speaker 3: ACC Player of the Year. I think he gets to

1191
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:43,960
Speaker 3: limit cruit Wig. He's not gonna fall for the head

1192
00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:46,160
Speaker 3: fakes and they're gonna d up there. Passes a good job.

1193
00:55:46,200 --> 00:55:47,200
Speaker 3: I'll put Georgia Tech through.

1194
00:55:47,480 --> 00:55:49,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, but the way Georgia Tech wants to run their

1195
00:55:49,200 --> 00:55:51,560
Speaker 2: zones and I don't think that loyal Will is going

1196
00:55:51,600 --> 00:55:53,840
Speaker 2: to be able to do what they want as effectively.

1197
00:55:53,920 --> 00:55:58,640
Speaker 4: And Georgia Tech actually has a big deck can defend Krutwig. Yeah,

1198
00:55:58,719 --> 00:56:02,879
Speaker 4: I agree with you, Georgia Tech. Tennessee Oregon State. Look,

1199
00:56:02,920 --> 00:56:04,600
Speaker 4: you want to pick a twelve five. This is an

1200
00:56:04,640 --> 00:56:07,720
Speaker 4: interesting one because Oregon State will throw out their shifting

1201
00:56:07,880 --> 00:56:10,920
Speaker 4: zone and Tennessee can't really shoot. But I think Tennessee's

1202
00:56:10,920 --> 00:56:12,560
Speaker 4: found enough offense like that. I don't know how Oregon

1203
00:56:12,560 --> 00:56:14,200
Speaker 4: stat will score. They're red hot in the PAC.

1204
00:56:14,040 --> 00:56:16,560
Speaker 2: Twelve tournament from three not a good three the point

1205
00:56:16,560 --> 00:56:17,400
Speaker 2: shooting team normally.

1206
00:56:18,160 --> 00:56:20,880
Speaker 4: I think Tennessee wins, but wouldn't be shocked if they

1207
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:23,080
Speaker 4: can't make a three in Oregon States around late.

1208
00:56:23,520 --> 00:56:26,480
Speaker 3: I'm done with Tennessee's defense. I'll blow my last veto here.

1209
00:56:26,560 --> 00:56:30,800
Speaker 3: We will do wore twelve seeds over five. They have

1210
00:56:30,920 --> 00:56:34,480
Speaker 3: inside outside, they've been hitting threes. They're playing well. They're hot, right.

1211
00:56:34,560 --> 00:56:37,560
Speaker 3: The hot team always gets going here. I'm done with Tennessee.

1212
00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:41,080
Speaker 3: I'm done with it there. They've had some miracle comebacks too,

1213
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:43,120
Speaker 3: and this is a good coach team. I'll use my

1214
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:45,720
Speaker 3: last veto put Oregon ce three of four, twelve seeds

1215
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:46,279
Speaker 3: beating five.

1216
00:56:46,920 --> 00:56:52,600
Speaker 2: Wow, Liberty Oklahoma State, oh Ky cutting Halb is tremendous.

1217
00:56:52,880 --> 00:56:55,160
Speaker 3: You know, I was dying to put Liberty through. I

1218
00:56:55,239 --> 00:56:58,160
Speaker 3: want to see Liberty versus Virginia with Richie McKay again,

1219
00:56:58,200 --> 00:57:02,480
Speaker 3: you know, against he's from Benetry. I cannot do it

1220
00:57:02,560 --> 00:57:05,880
Speaker 3: with Kate Cunningham. I can't. I think it's a stylistic matchup,

1221
00:57:05,920 --> 00:57:08,320
Speaker 3: and I think they can definitely get them in trouble.

1222
00:57:08,360 --> 00:57:10,239
Speaker 3: They can take some charges on Cunningham. I was a

1223
00:57:10,400 --> 00:57:12,959
Speaker 3: terrible attempt at him to get the third. He gots

1224
00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:15,239
Speaker 3: third foul charge with five minutes left. That's really where

1225
00:57:15,280 --> 00:57:17,360
Speaker 3: Texas opened that game up. In the Big Twelve Final,

1226
00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:20,600
Speaker 3: I'll put Oklahoma State through, but I don't love it.

1227
00:57:20,680 --> 00:57:23,560
Speaker 3: I think Liberty is super dangerous. McGee's a fantastic guard.

1228
00:57:23,760 --> 00:57:25,960
Speaker 3: They shoot forty percent from three as a team, basically

1229
00:57:26,040 --> 00:57:28,880
Speaker 3: thirty eight percent Oklahoma State, but unhesitant.

1230
00:57:29,280 --> 00:57:30,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, Liberty is a good matchup for them. I think

1231
00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:35,120
Speaker 2: I'm gonna be on Liberty. I mean, Okahoma, this is

1232
00:57:35,240 --> 00:57:36,160
Speaker 2: a good match of for Liberty.

1233
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:39,400
Speaker 4: Liberty is going to pack in their defense and Oklahoma

1234
00:57:39,400 --> 00:57:42,280
Speaker 4: State struck is not shooting. It's to get ripple penetration

1235
00:57:43,280 --> 00:57:46,000
Speaker 4: and then you know, forcing turnovers and Liberty can shoot. Man,

1236
00:57:46,600 --> 00:57:48,880
Speaker 4: this is a scary game for Oklahoma State. I wouldn't

1237
00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:51,640
Speaker 4: be shocked they get bounced, but I won't use my

1238
00:57:51,720 --> 00:57:53,560
Speaker 4: vedo here. I might have Liberty in some brackets, so

1239
00:57:53,560 --> 00:57:57,560
Speaker 4: and I definitely will be betting them. San Diego State Syracuse.

1240
00:57:58,680 --> 00:57:59,800
Speaker 4: This is a tough one for me.

1241
00:58:00,680 --> 00:58:03,840
Speaker 2: San Diego State has been I mean when they played

1242
00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:06,520
Speaker 2: the Air Force, I mean their numbers versus zone this year,

1243
00:58:06,520 --> 00:58:08,360
Speaker 2: and I know it's because it's shuge because of air force.

1244
00:58:08,440 --> 00:58:10,720
Speaker 2: Were extremely but they could shoot. I mean this team

1245
00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:12,840
Speaker 2: could shoot. That's what we need to do against Syracuse.

1246
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:15,120
Speaker 2: Syracuse is always tricky with their zone.

1247
00:58:15,640 --> 00:58:20,480
Speaker 4: But a man, I don't this one. I'm gonna agonize

1248
00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:22,280
Speaker 4: over all week. But I'll go San Diego State.

1249
00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:25,240
Speaker 3: I wish I had that veto. They just haven't impressed

1250
00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:27,320
Speaker 3: me away from home at all. But yeah, okay, San

1251
00:58:27,320 --> 00:58:31,800
Speaker 3: Diego State's through, no problem. West Virginia Morehead well, this

1252
00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:34,720
Speaker 3: will be interesting. As soon as I saw this matchup,

1253
00:58:34,840 --> 00:58:36,800
Speaker 3: I started thinking back to I think it was twenty

1254
00:58:36,880 --> 00:58:40,000
Speaker 3: sixteen when West Virginia was a three seed and got

1255
00:58:40,160 --> 00:58:43,720
Speaker 3: pretty much beaten soundly by Steven F. Austin seventy to

1256
00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:48,200
Speaker 3: fifty six. Morehead States defense is legit. They are gonna

1257
00:58:48,200 --> 00:58:52,120
Speaker 3: get after West Virginia. They're gonna battle inside. Broom is

1258
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:55,560
Speaker 3: a tremendous player, such an underrated player, Johnny Broom across

1259
00:58:55,720 --> 00:58:58,840
Speaker 3: the country. I like Morehead State. I'm gonna put more

1260
00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:01,240
Speaker 3: Head State through. I think it's a head matchup for Huggins.

1261
00:59:01,600 --> 00:59:04,000
Speaker 3: Miles McBride has been hot, but he's a little sketchy

1262
00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:06,360
Speaker 3: at times with the shots. They can mat they can

1263
00:59:06,440 --> 00:59:09,840
Speaker 3: limit Culver inside, and their defense has impressed me throughout

1264
00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:12,720
Speaker 3: the year over and over again. I'll take the Eagles

1265
00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:14,360
Speaker 3: upset alert.

1266
00:59:17,280 --> 00:59:19,520
Speaker 2: I don't hate it they I love their defense and

1267
00:59:20,040 --> 00:59:22,680
Speaker 2: like this West Virginia defense is not the same.

1268
00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:25,640
Speaker 4: The turnover issues in the free throw shooting for Morehead

1269
00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:28,640
Speaker 4: worry me a bit. But I think that there's some

1270
00:59:28,680 --> 00:59:30,720
Speaker 4: regression coming from the West Virginia team. They give up

1271
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:32,760
Speaker 4: way too many open looks. Can Morehead State hit them?

1272
00:59:33,040 --> 00:59:35,840
Speaker 4: I don't know, but they're going to defend. And I'm

1273
00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:37,920
Speaker 4: not a big believer in this West Virginia team. That

1274
00:59:38,080 --> 00:59:41,720
Speaker 4: losing at home to Oklahoma State without Cunningham, that's it,

1275
00:59:41,840 --> 00:59:45,880
Speaker 4: Like that was bad. So I won't beat it. Clemson Rutgers.

1276
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:50,800
Speaker 4: This is a rock fight, rock fight, USA. I mean,

1277
00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:54,080
Speaker 4: this is this could be first, it should be first

1278
00:59:54,120 --> 00:59:57,520
Speaker 4: to sixty wins. It's your it's our podcast future. And

1279
00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:00,400
Speaker 4: I'll go with Rutgers. But I'll be regrets anyone they

1280
01:00:00,440 --> 01:00:01,360
Speaker 4: miss a million free throws.

1281
01:00:01,680 --> 01:00:02,920
Speaker 3: That's the correct answer.

1282
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:03,960
Speaker 2: I'm with you.

1283
01:00:04,240 --> 01:00:06,880
Speaker 3: Rutgers again, matches up with Clemson, They're going to d

1284
01:00:07,160 --> 01:00:09,080
Speaker 3: up with them. They're going to get in their face.

1285
01:00:09,440 --> 01:00:11,320
Speaker 3: You know they have they really they had a lot

1286
01:00:11,400 --> 01:00:13,880
Speaker 3: of action going on. They were proud playing Indianaua there

1287
01:00:13,920 --> 01:00:16,000
Speaker 3: in Indianapolis. They have a little swagger to them. I

1288
01:00:16,080 --> 01:00:17,520
Speaker 3: know they don't make the free throws. I get it.

1289
01:00:17,560 --> 01:00:19,320
Speaker 3: If Ron Harper can get hot, they'll be back to

1290
01:00:19,360 --> 01:00:21,080
Speaker 3: where they're in the beginning of the year when they

1291
01:00:21,120 --> 01:00:21,880
Speaker 3: played Illinois.

1292
01:00:21,920 --> 01:00:24,720
Speaker 2: So I like it. Houston's beating Cleveland State by one hundred,

1293
01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:26,960
Speaker 2: so I'm not even looking in that Illinois.

1294
01:00:27,520 --> 01:00:31,040
Speaker 4: Georgia Tech love Georgia Tech, love them to death. But

1295
01:00:31,440 --> 01:00:33,520
Speaker 4: this Illinois teams on a different level the line.

1296
01:00:33,560 --> 01:00:36,840
Speaker 3: I moved on agree and Oregon State, you know, I

1297
01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:38,680
Speaker 3: got the beat. O put him ahead, But Oaks stay.

1298
01:00:38,800 --> 01:00:42,360
Speaker 3: Kate Cunningham too hot, Avery Anderson to really impressive when

1299
01:00:42,360 --> 01:00:45,440
Speaker 3: he was at drop thirty, I think against against West Virginia.

1300
01:00:45,520 --> 01:00:47,320
Speaker 3: So yeah, Oaks State moves on. Yeah.

1301
01:00:47,320 --> 01:00:49,280
Speaker 2: As long as Oaks State cans by liberty, I think

1302
01:00:49,360 --> 01:00:53,320
Speaker 2: that they're fine. Great And Oaks State Illinois, whoo, what

1303
01:00:53,480 --> 01:00:57,160
Speaker 2: a game? San Diego State Moorhead State, Oh good. San

1304
01:00:57,200 --> 01:00:59,280
Speaker 2: Diego State's very they don't give up anything in the

1305
01:00:59,320 --> 01:01:00,920
Speaker 2: Payton I don't tell more at State shooting.

1306
01:01:00,920 --> 01:01:02,840
Speaker 4: I don't really like the San Diego State team, but

1307
01:01:02,920 --> 01:01:06,160
Speaker 4: you could easily have q's here. I could see either

1308
01:01:06,320 --> 01:01:07,920
Speaker 4: or Rutgers Houston.

1309
01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:11,480
Speaker 3: I think it's a matchup. Man, I'm gonna put Rutgers

1310
01:01:11,560 --> 01:01:14,160
Speaker 3: through I'm just not buying Houston. I know they rebound

1311
01:01:14,280 --> 01:01:16,800
Speaker 3: like crazy, but the offense can be up and down

1312
01:01:16,880 --> 01:01:19,080
Speaker 3: once in a while. This is a good matchup. They

1313
01:01:19,080 --> 01:01:21,040
Speaker 3: have a good coach. I think this is what Houston

1314
01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:23,240
Speaker 3: did not want to see. Houston, to me, is the

1315
01:01:23,360 --> 01:01:26,240
Speaker 3: weakest of the two seeds by far, by far, even

1316
01:01:26,280 --> 01:01:28,560
Speaker 3: surprised they got a two seed. How they end up

1317
01:01:28,560 --> 01:01:32,000
Speaker 3: battling Memphis. Is Memphis that much better than Rutgers? I

1318
01:01:32,040 --> 01:01:34,160
Speaker 3: don't think so. Memphis was right there in all those games.

1319
01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:36,560
Speaker 3: I'm gonna put Rutgers through Vita.

1320
01:01:36,800 --> 01:01:40,200
Speaker 2: I can't trust Rutgers offense. I can't trust Rutgers offense.

1321
01:01:41,480 --> 01:01:45,000
Speaker 2: And Grinds will make some shots, and yeah, Houston can

1322
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:47,360
Speaker 2: actually make some outside shots and they're free throws.

1323
01:01:47,400 --> 01:01:49,439
Speaker 4: So I think that's what that's a little difference. Maybe

1324
01:01:49,720 --> 01:01:52,520
Speaker 4: Rutgers can muck it up for us, but Vito Houston

1325
01:01:52,600 --> 01:01:59,080
Speaker 4: through Illinois State. I love your Caid but this is uh.

1326
01:01:59,320 --> 01:02:01,760
Speaker 2: This is Illinois the way San Diego State Houston.

1327
01:02:02,000 --> 01:02:04,080
Speaker 3: Yeah, I put Houston through there. I think San Diego

1328
01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:05,960
Speaker 3: State was one of the I don't think they were

1329
01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:07,760
Speaker 3: the best team in the Mount West this year. In fact,

1330
01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:09,560
Speaker 3: you know me, I'll put them third. So we have

1331
01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:11,360
Speaker 3: I'm going to sweet sixteen. That's far enough. Put the

1332
01:02:11,520 --> 01:02:12,200
Speaker 3: Kougs through.

1333
01:02:12,280 --> 01:02:16,520
Speaker 2: All right, Illinois, Houston, I'm going Illinois are okay, and

1334
01:02:16,640 --> 01:02:21,360
Speaker 2: then down to our final four Gonzaga, Florida State, Arkansas,

1335
01:02:21,720 --> 01:02:22,440
Speaker 2: and Illinois.

1336
01:02:23,880 --> 01:02:26,160
Speaker 4: I'm already going to answer the one on the other side,

1337
01:02:26,360 --> 01:02:29,440
Speaker 4: which is Illinois. Sorry Colin Arkansas is not beating Illinois.

1338
01:02:29,840 --> 01:02:32,600
Speaker 4: Uh so Illinois is in the national championship. Gonzaga, Florida State.

1339
01:02:32,720 --> 01:02:41,800
Speaker 4: It's going to be the Zags, Kenzaga, Illinois. The I'm

1340
01:02:41,840 --> 01:02:43,440
Speaker 4: trying to think how we should decide who the national

1341
01:02:43,720 --> 01:02:44,440
Speaker 4: title winner is.

1342
01:02:46,560 --> 01:02:48,400
Speaker 2: Is that an equal number of picks?

1343
01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:50,680
Speaker 3: Who would you take? Tell me who takes you? If

1344
01:02:50,680 --> 01:02:51,120
Speaker 3: we agree?

1345
01:02:51,480 --> 01:02:53,600
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm taking Illinois. That's been my pick all year,

1346
01:02:53,800 --> 01:02:56,840
Speaker 2: so like I can't, I'm sticking my guns there. You're

1347
01:02:56,880 --> 01:02:57,840
Speaker 2: probably taken Zaga.

1348
01:02:57,920 --> 01:03:00,400
Speaker 3: I would have taken Gonzaga, but that's our few. We

1349
01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:02,520
Speaker 3: gotta go Ellen. I'm fine with it. I love the Zags.

1350
01:03:02,560 --> 01:03:03,880
Speaker 3: If Mark fu is gonna do what he's gonna do

1351
01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:06,200
Speaker 3: with a five star player in Jalen Suggs, Timmy and

1352
01:03:06,280 --> 01:03:07,920
Speaker 3: Tide can Lin mc coburn, but I'm fine with it.

1353
01:03:07,960 --> 01:03:10,160
Speaker 3: I think it's a coin flip. They've been playing hot Illinois,

1354
01:03:10,400 --> 01:03:12,520
Speaker 3: no problem with Let's go with Illinois as their national champ.

1355
01:03:12,600 --> 01:03:16,320
Speaker 2: All right, there's our bracket. I'll enter this into some contests.

1356
01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:19,960
Speaker 2: G Zago, Florida State, Arkansas, Illinois is the final four.

1357
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:24,200
Speaker 2: We got some good upsets in here, and uh, it

1358
01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:26,280
Speaker 2: should be fun before we get out of here. Here's

1359
01:03:26,320 --> 01:03:28,360
Speaker 2: that three picks for Matt Cox and three man weave.

1360
01:03:28,440 --> 01:03:29,120
Speaker 2: Take it away, Matt.

1361
01:03:29,440 --> 01:03:31,400
Speaker 1: We got two first round matchups, but I want to

1362
01:03:31,560 --> 01:03:34,480
Speaker 1: open with an appetizer playing game. One of my favorite

1363
01:03:34,520 --> 01:03:37,000
Speaker 1: bets actually on the board, talking to Mount Saint Mary's

1364
01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:40,120
Speaker 1: against Texas Southern. I am all over the Mount in

1365
01:03:40,200 --> 01:03:44,080
Speaker 1: this one terrible matchup for the Johnny Jones coach Tigers.

1366
01:03:44,520 --> 01:03:46,440
Speaker 1: They're basically a one man wrecking crew right now, with

1367
01:03:46,560 --> 01:03:49,560
Speaker 1: Michael Weathers fresh off of pretty impressive performance to carry

1368
01:03:49,600 --> 01:03:51,760
Speaker 1: his team to the Whack title. But they're catching a

1369
01:03:51,800 --> 01:03:54,920
Speaker 1: mount team that features three guys that stands six' nine

1370
01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:57,680
Speaker 1: in the starting. Lineup unlike most been majors that play small,

1371
01:03:57,760 --> 01:04:00,520
Speaker 1: fast they face, shout they shoot, it. Dangle dad's gone

1372
01:04:00,560 --> 01:04:03,880
Speaker 1: completely the other. Direction trout's had a three big. Lineup very,

1373
01:04:03,960 --> 01:04:07,480
Speaker 1: unorthodox very old school. Throwback that length and size will

1374
01:04:07,560 --> 01:04:10,000
Speaker 1: bother the crap out Of Texas southern in this, game

1375
01:04:10,280 --> 01:04:12,600
Speaker 1: especially for a team that relies so much on its rim,

1376
01:04:12,640 --> 01:04:16,320
Speaker 1: attack its, drive getting to the, line getting, second third

1377
01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:19,120
Speaker 1: chance opportunities on the. Glass Mount Saint mary's eliminates all of.

1378
01:04:19,160 --> 01:04:22,000
Speaker 1: THAT i see this game being ugly low. SCORING i

1379
01:04:22,200 --> 01:04:24,880
Speaker 1: like The mount at anything above. PICK i think they

1380
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:26,760
Speaker 1: should be faired in this. GAME i have them minus

1381
01:04:26,840 --> 01:04:29,280
Speaker 1: two according to my, Numbers so you getting a pick or.

1382
01:04:29,360 --> 01:04:31,840
Speaker 1: Better it's good, value all. Right my next matchup, here

1383
01:04:31,840 --> 01:04:34,560
Speaker 1: we're going to first. Round action brings back so many

1384
01:04:34,600 --> 01:04:38,640
Speaker 1: fond memories of twenty nineteen The Colgate, raiders when my

1385
01:04:38,760 --> 01:04:41,720
Speaker 1: Boy Jordan burns went. Nuclear, yes he hung a thirty

1386
01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:44,200
Speaker 1: burger on The Tennessee, volunteers who at the time was

1387
01:04:44,240 --> 01:04:46,720
Speaker 1: one of the best defenses in the, country loaded with

1388
01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:49,920
Speaker 1: size and talent and. Athleticism it didn't. Matter he was

1389
01:04:50,080 --> 01:04:52,760
Speaker 1: basically a cheat coach against one of the top defense

1390
01:04:52,840 --> 01:04:55,680
Speaker 1: in the. Country fast forward to hear it now after

1391
01:04:55,800 --> 01:04:59,640
Speaker 1: last year's devastating home loss at home To BOSTON u

1392
01:05:00,120 --> 01:05:02,720
Speaker 1: the conference, tournament they now get to hit the reset.

1393
01:05:02,760 --> 01:05:06,720
Speaker 1: Button after they just finished off their comments tournament championship revenge,

1394
01:05:06,800 --> 01:05:09,000
Speaker 1: Tour they're now in the. Tournament they're back in the

1395
01:05:09,120 --> 01:05:13,120
Speaker 1: Dance Matt langle and The boys run, pristine nuanced. Offense

1396
01:05:13,160 --> 01:05:16,040
Speaker 1: that will be a nightmare for the arkansall razorbacks to.

1397
01:05:16,080 --> 01:05:18,200
Speaker 1: Contain it's gonna be an up and down pinball, game

1398
01:05:18,280 --> 01:05:20,640
Speaker 1: back and. Forth you could argue that the favorite will

1399
01:05:20,680 --> 01:05:22,600
Speaker 1: play a little bit higher in this. Game they've played

1400
01:05:22,600 --> 01:05:25,120
Speaker 1: a little bit higher. Number but with the Way kolgate

1401
01:05:25,160 --> 01:05:27,720
Speaker 1: can spread Out, arkansas they can, slash they can get

1402
01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:28,320
Speaker 1: that back door.

1403
01:05:28,400 --> 01:05:30,480
Speaker 3: Action there's perpetual motion on the.

1404
01:05:30,560 --> 01:05:34,400
Speaker 1: PERIMETER i Think Jordan, Burns Nelly's, cummings in the, sharpshooters

1405
01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:36,920
Speaker 1: the cavalry of marksmen that they, have there will be

1406
01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:39,200
Speaker 1: a lot For arkansas to keep up. With, sure they

1407
01:05:39,240 --> 01:05:40,680
Speaker 1: can put up points of their, own BUT i think

1408
01:05:40,720 --> 01:05:42,240
Speaker 1: The raiders can go right with. Them we've seen them

1409
01:05:42,280 --> 01:05:45,400
Speaker 1: put up ninety plus multiple times this. Season they're overvalued in,

1410
01:05:45,520 --> 01:05:48,280
Speaker 1: that but they're not overvalued in this. Spot, Sorry colin

1411
01:05:48,360 --> 01:05:49,560
Speaker 1: had to do, it BUT i am with The.

1412
01:05:49,840 --> 01:05:52,800
Speaker 2: RAIDS i like anything eight or.

1413
01:05:52,920 --> 01:05:56,320
Speaker 1: Higher and for my final best bet of the opening,

1414
01:05:56,440 --> 01:05:59,440
Speaker 1: Round i'm looking At Grand canyon catching a big old

1415
01:05:59,440 --> 01:06:02,440
Speaker 1: spread against The Iowah, hawk guys who have deserved that.

1416
01:06:02,560 --> 01:06:04,800
Speaker 1: Respect whether they've played all season one of the top

1417
01:06:04,840 --> 01:06:07,000
Speaker 1: teams of The Big, ten no one can question that

1418
01:06:07,040 --> 01:06:09,240
Speaker 1: they can put up points with the best Mom but

1419
01:06:09,720 --> 01:06:12,320
Speaker 1: the other or opposite them on the sidelines will Be Bryce,

1420
01:06:12,440 --> 01:06:16,160
Speaker 1: drew one of the great excell no tactician game planners

1421
01:06:16,240 --> 01:06:18,000
Speaker 1: in the. Country what he's done with The Grand canyon this,

1422
01:06:18,120 --> 01:06:20,640
Speaker 1: year taking a team that already had talent and elevated

1423
01:06:20,680 --> 01:06:21,080
Speaker 1: it to another.

1424
01:06:21,160 --> 01:06:22,280
Speaker 2: Level that's what all good coaches.

1425
01:06:22,360 --> 01:06:25,080
Speaker 1: Do precibausly what he's done this, season and he's doing

1426
01:06:25,160 --> 01:06:28,320
Speaker 1: with size up front aspor, midguard the Four Wichita state

1427
01:06:28,400 --> 01:06:33,000
Speaker 1: transfer seven, footer a beast, inside deceptively, mobile the perfect

1428
01:06:33,040 --> 01:06:35,280
Speaker 1: type of guy that you want to Check Luca garza

1429
01:06:35,360 --> 01:06:37,640
Speaker 1: because what you can't do is double. Them and that's

1430
01:06:37,640 --> 01:06:39,880
Speaker 1: what so Many Big ten teams and other non conference

1431
01:06:39,920 --> 01:06:42,440
Speaker 1: foes that try and Play, iowa they try and double,

1432
01:06:42,480 --> 01:06:45,120
Speaker 1: them and that's When iowa gets those kickouts and rotations

1433
01:06:45,200 --> 01:06:46,480
Speaker 1: and they get white hot from.

1434
01:06:46,560 --> 01:06:47,600
Speaker 2: Three Grand.

1435
01:06:47,640 --> 01:06:49,880
Speaker 1: Canyon they're not going to shut Down Luca, garza no one.

1436
01:06:49,960 --> 01:06:51,480
Speaker 1: Can but if there's a team that can keep him

1437
01:06:51,480 --> 01:06:53,080
Speaker 1: in check and a player that can keep him in,

1438
01:06:53,200 --> 01:06:56,560
Speaker 1: check It's Grand, canyon It's aspoorn. Mcguard it's A Bryce

1439
01:06:56,640 --> 01:06:59,760
Speaker 1: drew coach defense which is well, connected very. Cohesive they're

1440
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:02,400
Speaker 1: going to keep the pace. Slow they'll prevent iowall from

1441
01:07:02,440 --> 01:07:05,120
Speaker 1: getting up into a track mat type game that should

1442
01:07:05,120 --> 01:07:07,160
Speaker 1: play really well for the large number that you're catching.

1443
01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:09,680
Speaker 1: Here if you're gonna BACK, GCU i like anything above.

1444
01:07:09,720 --> 01:07:11,560
Speaker 1: Fifteen Thanks Matt.

1445
01:07:11,600 --> 01:07:14,360
Speaker 2: Hax that was a lot of. Fun. Randall let's go

1446
01:07:14,480 --> 01:07:15,960
Speaker 2: get to work because we're gonna be back.

1447
01:07:16,480 --> 01:07:20,720
Speaker 4: Midweek we will record in depth previews and we're gonna

1448
01:07:20,760 --> 01:07:22,800
Speaker 4: go back to, back so we're gonna we're gonna have

1449
01:07:22,840 --> 01:07:26,160
Speaker 4: an episode going through every game On, friday like anything

1450
01:07:26,200 --> 01:07:28,040
Speaker 4: you want to know about these, games we're gonna cover and.

1451
01:07:28,040 --> 01:07:30,360
Speaker 2: Then we'll stop. It we'll get that out and then

1452
01:07:30,400 --> 01:07:30,640
Speaker 2: we'll go.

1453
01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:34,320
Speaker 4: Through another episode and record for the games On. Saturday i'm,

1454
01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:37,480
Speaker 4: excited you're, Excited we're all. Excited both those episodes will

1455
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:42,760
Speaker 4: be out by lunchtime On. Thursday make sure you consume

1456
01:07:42,800 --> 01:07:45,480
Speaker 4: That thursday. Afternoon pass the time as we're all counting

1457
01:07:45,520 --> 01:07:48,720
Speaker 4: down to the first. Game It's christmas week for us.

1458
01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:51,800
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1459
01:07:51,920 --> 01:07:53,760
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1460
01:07:53,880 --> 01:07:54,320
Speaker 2: Enemy you know the.

1461
01:07:54,400 --> 01:07:58,440
Speaker 4: Deal we're gonna get to work on these. Games we'll

1462
01:07:58,440 --> 01:08:00,440
Speaker 4: have tons of CONTENT i don't actually work got in

1463
01:08:00,520 --> 01:08:03,040
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1464
01:08:03,080 --> 01:08:04,960
Speaker 4: catch you off later in the.

1465
01:08:05,000 --> 01:08:05,200
Speaker 2: Week.

1466
01:08:05,800 --> 01:08:07,880
Speaker 3: Cheers Quote Bart scott can't.

1467
01:08:07,920 --> 01:08:15,360
Speaker 2: Wait we're finished talking