1 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Favorites, the podcast presented by BET three 2 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: sixty five. We are part of the Volume Podcast Network. 3 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: I am Chad Mellman of the Action Network. I'm live 4 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: from my Tommy John home studio, and I'm joined as 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: always by my co host, my companion, Mike cam Padre 6 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: my BFF Professional Better Simon Hunter. 7 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: Hello, Simon, Chad. 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 3: How are we doing? 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: Brother? We're back in the. 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: Swing four days of college basketball. You and I have 11 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: an incredibly special guest coming on the show. He is 12 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: the og Action. He is the heartbeat of the Action Network. 13 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: The first person I ever had dinner with before we 14 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: even started the company. I had dinner with this guy. 15 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: He's going to be joining us in Chicago this weekend 16 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: for our live show, the most Obsessive College Basketball Better. 17 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: I've ever met a man who has so loved college 18 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: basketball for so long that his one name, Moniker, is 19 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: derived from his then favorite college basketball player. The co 20 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: host of our Big Bets on Campus podcast, The Hat 21 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: says it all. A man who needs only one name. 22 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back, Stucky. 23 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 3: Going on, Cheb. Thanks for the intro. I'm excited to 24 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,559 Speaker 3: get back to some basketball action after this couple day lull, 25 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 3: but I'm also very very excited for Chicago on Saturday. 26 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 3: I love it. It's your bottom dollar. You have some 27 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 3: longtime Action followers and followers of myself that I'm friendly 28 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 3: with that I'm going to see, and then I'm most 29 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 3: excited besides seeing you guys, of course, which is always nice, 30 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: but I'm most excited to meet new followers and meet 31 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: new subscribers and listeners to the podcast. Always have such 32 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: a good time at these events, and in the past 33 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 3: we've done them, you know, in Vegas and in the 34 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: New York City area, where we also have uh, pretty 35 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: loyal followers, but we've never done anything in Chicago, and 36 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 3: I I love Chicago and the people from there, so 37 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 3: I'm just so excited to meet some of the people 38 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: that I haven't had a chance to in in the past. 39 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: H Stucky, my Dad's going to be there, and oh really, yeah, 40 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: well I'm from Chicago. I don't know who else from 41 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: my family will show up. Remains to be seen. 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It's never ordinary. 73 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: Bet three sixty five, especially in Illinois, must be twenty 74 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: one or older in president Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, 75 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or eighteen or 76 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: older in Kentucky. Gambling problem called one eight hundred gambler 77 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: or one eight hundred bets off in Iowa terms, conditioned 78 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: restrictions apply. I will say these events are always amazing. 79 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Whether we've done them outside New York, Vegas, Philly in 80 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,119 Speaker 1: the winter, they're great. I hope a lot of people 81 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: are able to make it and hang out with us. 82 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: All right. 83 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 3: One thing I want to say, though, is tiny at 84 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 3: these events, Like people that you guys that know me, 85 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 3: know that I will try to talk to as many 86 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 3: people as I can, and I can well talk to 87 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 3: anyone about anything at any time. But if you see 88 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 3: me and you've been a follower, or you just want 89 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 3: to ask questions or anything, please don't hesitate to come 90 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 3: up to me or anyone. You will never bother me. 91 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: So whether you want to tell me your story, ask 92 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: a question, or just share your thoughts or talk some ball, 93 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 3: don't hesitate to come up to me. I'm the easiest 94 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 3: person to approach. 95 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: What is this are you, Timothy shallow May? We're at 96 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: an event for our company. Were the whole Some people 97 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: tell me like they were. 98 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 3: I'm telling you people don't tweets from people like, oh, 99 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: you look like you were busy. I didn't want to 100 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 3: live up to you. And this is like after I 101 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 3: leave the city, right, It's like I kind of wanted 102 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 3: to go up to you, but you were talking to 103 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 3: someone else. It's like, no, just not bother bother away. 104 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: Father, Stucky, don't come up to me. I'm a little 105 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: bit more refined and precious. I'm not as interested in 106 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: talking to people, but definitely talk to Stucky. You can 107 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: talk to my dad, you can talk to Simon Uh, 108 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: definitely stuck. 109 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 2: You'll be there for the duration. Just talk to Stucky. 110 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: This is a Stucky moment. 111 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: Speaking of Stucky, right, I'm enamored of the Maryland game. 112 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: I thought the the the Yukon Florida game was outstanding. 113 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: I actually loved the Duke game even though it was 114 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: a blowout, because I just love watching Duke. 115 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 2: I think they're so good and I want to see excellence. 116 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: So many criticisms of this tournament right now, What have 117 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: you learned from this tournament? 118 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: What are your biggest takeaways so far? 119 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I'm I'm learning a lot just in 120 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: college basketball in general the past couple of years, college 121 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: football too, Like even this past year, like I've I've 122 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,239 Speaker 3: started to redoing everything that I've ever done in college basketball. 123 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 3: College basketball is always my best sport. I kind of 124 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 3: just was coasting for a while doing what I have 125 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: always done. And it's a new world. And you know 126 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 3: now with college football it's also a new world. I 127 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 3: spend so much time. I used to never spend any 128 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: time in college football. Just used to before action. I 129 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 3: used to just lose money be in college football. I 130 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 3: loved it, played football. It would just donate because in 131 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 3: the summer, I would spend all my time preparing for 132 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 3: college basketball. There's so many teams, it's so much work, 133 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 3: and then you know October November, so I was just donating. 134 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: I was spending my time doing football, NFL and college basketball. Well, 135 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 3: now with college football, I spend so much time there. 136 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 3: I'm already behind in college basketball. It's harder, the market's 137 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 3: more efficient, and it's just this new world. Like you 138 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 3: have teams that hit completely hit the reset button. In 139 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 3: the past, it was and there's a lot of similarities 140 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 3: of college football too. In the past. It's like we 141 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 3: got they're replacing these two starters right, a lot easier 142 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 3: to project from a year to year basis on what 143 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: a team is going to be. Now it's completely different. 144 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 3: The portal, it's crazy. We already have over one thousand. 145 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 3: We have a thousand, more than a thousand players already 146 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 3: in the portal. But I think what we're starting to 147 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 3: see is just the separation from the top and the 148 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 3: bottom is growing. And I think that's going to happen 149 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 3: in college football as well. I do think that there's 150 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: gonna eventually be more parody at the top. So like 151 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: your top twenty and this is true in college football 152 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 3: as well. You're going to have more stronger teams in 153 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,599 Speaker 3: that mix. But the gap between the top and the 154 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 3: bottom is just going to continue to grow. And we've 155 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 3: seen this the past two years whereund just might be 156 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 3: chalkier moving forward. I do think it's eventually, you know, 157 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 3: over time, there's going to be exceptions that the tournament 158 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 3: will be better from the second and third weekends as 159 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 3: a result. But I mean, we have four leagues that's 160 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 3: it represented this year. That's the fewest ever, and we 161 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 3: only have one from the ACC which is Duke. So 162 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: I do think that this is still small Sampit size. 163 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 3: This is still a new world. But I do think 164 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: that this what we've seen so far as a microcosm 165 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 3: of what we can expect to see in the college 166 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 3: sports landscape moving forward and just have to adjust and 167 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 3: get used to it. But I think it's just a 168 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 3: growing gap. 169 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 4: And everyone's about what have you done lately? 170 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 3: Right? 171 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 4: We just had sixteen seeds lose not even two three 172 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 4: years ago, So it's just funny how quickly before like 173 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 4: it's so boring. Now it's like it's just year to year, right, 174 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 4: But I do think it's interesting to see what and 175 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 4: I always going to do with college sports, And yeah, 176 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 4: you online have been trolling these Michigan State fans and 177 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 4: Tom Mizzo fans. Is that just you don't trust his 178 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 4: team and you're just taking shots to them because it's 179 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 4: funny or are you just like I hate bet this team. 180 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 4: No matter what, I'm gonna fade them in this upcoming round. 181 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 3: No, I just haven't fun with Michigan State fans. There's 182 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 3: also what I always forget on Twitter. A lot of 183 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 3: times when I'm tweeting about certain teams that I don't like, 184 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 3: I'm usually trolling like a couple of friends, like personal friends. 185 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 3: But I've always had fun with Michigan State fans, usually 186 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 3: in college football. But no, I don't trust I don't 187 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 3: think Michigan State has national title upside, mainly because I 188 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,599 Speaker 3: just don't trust their offense, Like they don't have the 189 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 3: perimeter shooting. Their half court offense can get very stagnant. Now, 190 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 3: Jayce Richardson, if he's on, he's a freshman. He had 191 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 3: a tough game last game, but he stepped up in 192 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 3: the final two minutes. If he's on, that really raises 193 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 3: their ceiling. They do have a high floor like is 194 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 3: it was a great coach. They do play tremendous defense, 195 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: and they're great on the glass. No, I don't hate 196 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 3: any team. I used to hate Duke because my dad 197 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 3: liked Duke growing up. That's kind of it dwindled over 198 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 3: the years, and I don't This Duke team isn't that hateable, 199 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 3: which is kind of disappointing. And I like Shire, which 200 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 3: is also disappointing. I wish there was I wish I 201 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: hated Duke more, but no, I don't. I don't hate 202 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 3: any team. So I actually kind of like Michigan State 203 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 3: this week against Old miss but I'm you know, it's 204 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 3: the Sweet sixteen. You're not going to find a ton 205 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 3: of edge or value. I'm mainly looking at matchups at 206 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 3: this time of the year to try and find any 207 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: edge or what to bet. But I do show a 208 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 3: little value in Michigan State. The problem is, I don't 209 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 3: know if I should bet at pregame because Michigan State's 210 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 3: games are they go according almost to a script. Every time. 211 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: They're like, they'll be down at the half, they'll have 212 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 3: a sluggish first half, and one of their biggest strengths 213 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 3: is their death and they will wear teams down. We 214 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 3: saw it all throughout the conference play. In the second half, 215 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 3: they will just overwhelm teams with their depth, their athleticism, 216 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 3: their rebounding, and they just go on runs in the 217 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 3: second half. So there's a good chance that they come 218 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 3: out slow, they're down, and then I think Michigan State's 219 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 3: gonna be worth a look from a live betting perspective. 220 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 3: That's probably my favorite live betting look of the first round, 221 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 3: like it, excuse me, of the tournament so far. And 222 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 3: I made the mistake. I bet in New Mexico plus 223 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: seven and a half on Sunday, and I didn't listen 224 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 3: to myself. I didn't have any first half. I didn't 225 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 3: bet Michigan State live and it was just one of 226 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: their games. Again, even go back to the first round 227 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 3: against Bryant. I mean, it was close game in the 228 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 3: first half and then their depth just overran Briant in 229 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 3: the second half. So if I had to bet the 230 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 3: game pre game, I would bet Michigan State, but I'm 231 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 3: gonna look for a better opportunity live. I don't like 232 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 3: Michigan State. Sure could they win it all? Yeah, I 233 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 3: mean it's one basketball game throughout I think they're gonna 234 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 3: need the They're gonna need the other seed kind of 235 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 3: break their way, Like you want to root if you're 236 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 3: Michigan Zape and you want to root for Michigan so 237 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 3: you don't have to play Auburn. But I think that 238 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 3: they're just their ceiling in a half court on offense 239 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 3: might limit them compared to a Duke for example, and 240 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 3: some of the in f Florida, so that that's where 241 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 3: I think it's going to hold them back. But I 242 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 3: had a ton of respect for azz Oh. I love 243 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 3: Michigan State fans. Part of what when I get to 244 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 3: have that interaction people is they have loyal sometimes bordering 245 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: on psychotic fan basis, which I love in Michigan State 246 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 3: fits the build there for sure. 247 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: I agree with you about Duke. I know Simon has 248 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: always been a Duke fan. I have found Duke to 249 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: be so much more likable since the very end of 250 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: the Coach k era and with the John Shire era. 251 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: I love him as a coach. I think he's relatable. 252 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: I love the way he interacts with his players. I 253 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: like watching this team. I set it off the top. 254 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: I think this team super fun to watch play basketball 255 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: because they're so good and they're competitive, and Cooper Flag 256 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: is just a straight baller. But they got so many 257 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: other guys who can play at such an elite level. 258 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: I don't even care that like they have an advantage 259 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: because they get every single elite recruit looking at their 260 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: school and they're loaded with nal money. As we look 261 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: at the weekend Thursday Friday, knowing that a lot of people, 262 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, the early games are not going to be 263 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: something they can activate against off of this show. Give 264 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: me your roundup for Thursday and Friday. 265 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 3: Which yeah, I mean quickly on the early games. I 266 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: do think BYU has a little bit of value. That's 267 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 3: that's the number that I show the most value on. 268 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 3: Their offense is electric. I mean the total one seventy 269 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 3: five and it's on pace to be a high since 270 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 3: nineteen ninety five. In the tournament, their offense is electric. 271 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 3: Now their defense, Alabama's defense has issues, but so does BYU's. 272 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 3: They're just they lack athleticism in certain positions. So what 273 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 3: do they do. They pack it in kind, They'll play 274 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 3: some zone. They dare you to shoot the three. So 275 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 3: it's scary. They're going up against Alabama. Who's gonna who 276 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 3: shoots a lot of threes and can get hot. Not 277 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 3: as good as the shooting team as they were last year, 278 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: but they can still go nuclear. They've be shooting thirty 279 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 3: eight percent in tever of first So it's a scary 280 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 3: one because BYU if Alabama will have days where they 281 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 3: just go sixteen to thirty eight, sixteen to thirty five 282 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 3: from three, and then YU might not be able to 283 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 3: keep up. But you gotta remember these games are in 284 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 3: weird venues right well, the Kentucky Tennessee or dou who 285 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 3: used to That's that's in Indianapolis in a cut in 286 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 3: half football stadium. So are the it's the shooting going 287 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 3: to be just a little off. And in that case, BYU, hey, 288 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 3: you're encouraging Alabama to fire away from three. That might 289 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 3: work in your favor. So I think BYU has some 290 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 3: value Maryland as well. A little worry about Maryland's depth. 291 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 3: They got to stay out of foul trouble, sure, because 292 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 3: I mean, Florida is so deep they can come at 293 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 3: you in waves. I don't think Maryland could do some 294 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 3: of the things that Yukon did from an offensive perspective, 295 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 3: but I do show a little value in that number, 296 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 3: although like if they're you play it up and down 297 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: fast game against Florida and let them get in transition, 298 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 3: which meryln will do. Maryland's transition he's really good, but 299 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 3: that's gonna be an up tempo game. That's dangerous. One 300 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 3: of the things you kind of going for. They do 301 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 3: a lot of off ball stuff which can give Florida problems, 302 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 3: and they slow the game down to a halt. Maryland's 303 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 3: starting five to crab five. They could play with anyone 304 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 3: but got and that like the extended TV timeouts this 305 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 3: time of year, like they help, but they got to 306 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 3: stay out of foul trouble. Usually do a good job 307 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 3: in that department, but Blarida's got a ton of size, 308 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 3: will come at you in a fast paced game. But yeah, 309 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: if I had a bet aside in that game as 310 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: of right now, I would look at Maryland duke Arizona. 311 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 3: I just I don't know how Arizona's going to consistently 312 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 3: score in that game. The wild Card's Caleb Love If 313 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 3: he has games, he's capable of it, and he's done 314 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 3: it on the stage and he was tremendous against the Oregon. 315 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 3: They need him in the half court and Kenny duplicate 316 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 3: what he just did against the elite Duke defense. I 317 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 3: don't know, but they're going to need him because what 318 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 3: is Arizona want to do. They want to get out 319 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 3: in transition and they want to score at the rim. 320 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 3: Both are essentially impossible against Duke, who's like fifth percent 321 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 3: tile and rim defense allowed, fifth percent tile and transition 322 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 3: allowed and then above ninety inefficiency. So you can't score 323 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 3: at the riom on Duke, he can't score in transitions's 324 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 3: got to score in the half court. They couldn't in 325 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 3: the first meeting these teams played. It was a super 326 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 3: low scoring game. These teams are, They're both a lot 327 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 3: different than they were back in November. But I find 328 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,959 Speaker 3: it hard prior unless k Love has a really good 329 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 3: game here, I find it hard for that Arizona's going 330 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 3: to be able to keep up. Duke could also get 331 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 3: an elite Brown back, who I think is actually a 332 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 3: key piece for Duke's upside, Like, Dude could still win 333 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 3: the national title without him, but when they go up 334 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 3: against the team you know, some of the other elite 335 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 3: teams down the line. Malik Brown gives them so much 336 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 3: defensive versatility with his switching and so they might have him, 337 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 3: and then it's gonna be even tougher for Arizona. So 338 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 3: Duke to me, it feels like Yukon like last year. 339 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 3: It's like, I don't bet against them. They're probably going 340 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 3: to cover, so I would not bet Arizona. I don't 341 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 3: mind the under. It's scary, but Duke, who you know, 342 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 3: can put up ninety, but that's probably my favorite under 343 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 3: of the first two rounds. And then Arkansas Texas Tech, 344 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,400 Speaker 3: I have no idea. I have a Texas Tech future. 345 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 3: Bet them, they're in the region. On our podcast, we 346 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 3: have them to win the final four. I think they're 347 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 3: a top five team and fully healthy. But McMillan, who's 348 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 3: their best shooter. Their offense with him is absolutely electric. 349 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 3: It's almost unstoppable. He's got a no obleaque injury. We 350 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 3: don't know if he's gonna play. He didn't play over 351 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 3: the in the first weekend. And then you have Arkansas, 352 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 3: who they might get one of their best players back 353 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 3: and to do thero They just got Boogie Flann back. 354 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 3: They've had all these moving pieces all so it's they're 355 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 3: very hard to rate right now. They just got two 356 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 3: of them. They're gonna get two their better players back 357 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 3: from injury. How does it all work together. It's gonna 358 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 3: come down in Texas Tech shooting. If Texas Tech is 359 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 3: on from three, I don't think Arkansas can match them 360 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 3: with their scoring and a half court. But if they're off, 361 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 3: that's going to allow Arkansas to get out and transition 362 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 3: where they can score with anybody. And that team's just 363 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 3: super deep. Now that they have some guys back, they've 364 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 3: good good enough depth, they're super athletic, they're super long. 365 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 3: If they could turn that game into a brawl, Arkansas 366 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 3: is definitely dangerous, and they're they're playing with house money. 367 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 3: That's usually a role that Calipari can fulfill. So I 368 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 3: have no idea there. It depends on injuries and McMillan's status, 369 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 3: but I'll be rooting for Texas Tech. 370 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: I would say about Texas Tech shooting or anybody shooting 371 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,719 Speaker 1: a lot of you guys notice this. The mic on 372 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: these rims is so high pitched. When someone misses a shot, 373 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: they don't just miss a shot, it sounds like they're 374 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 1: breaking the basket like it sounds like these are the 375 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: worst shooting teams, laying the biggest bricks in the history 376 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: of college basketball. Because the sound, someone is either going 377 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: to win an Emmy for this or they're going to 378 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: have to completely adjust it for next year because it 379 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: feels like it is the loudest, rim rattling shot in 380 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: the history of college basketball. 381 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, I always say that CBS's broadcasts of college 382 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 3: basketball has always been better than ESPN's from a like 383 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 3: an audio perspective, And people always say why, And I 384 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 3: think it's just their mics like that they capture the crowd, 385 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 3: especially in like road true home road games in my 386 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 3: conference by and then the rim like they just the 387 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 3: ball go with like a swish, sounds better. I don't 388 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 3: know what it is, but the CBS one always is. 389 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 3: The college basketball broadcast has always sounded better to me 390 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 3: just from an audio perspective, like to take the announcers 391 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 3: out of it, right, would you agree? 392 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 2: Stucky, You're spot on. 393 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: This is how deep you are into college basketball opinions 394 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: on the broadcast audio from network to network. That's why 395 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,959 Speaker 1: we have you on this show, Simon. 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Auburn is a nine and a half 418 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: point favorite against Michigan Houston eight point favorite against Purdue. 419 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 2: Give me your takes. 420 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 3: Yeah already. Whenever All Miss Michigan State, I show a 421 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 3: little value Michigan State. I think it's sparty or nothing. 422 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 3: But wait, wait to get that live. The difference in 423 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 3: that game, I think is going to be rebounding. Ole 424 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 3: Miss a very poor rebounding team. Michigan State is elite 425 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 3: their top twenty offensive and defensive rebounding now almost does 426 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 3: some things that can trouble Michigan State. They're very good 427 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 3: transition defense, keep you out of transition. Part of that 428 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 3: is why they're not great rebounding. They get back. They 429 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 3: also force you to like work in isolation and shoot 430 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 3: threes in the half court. Those aren't two really strong 431 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 3: areas of Michigan State. It's not a great shooting team. 432 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 3: They almost never operate in isolation. So there's some things 433 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,479 Speaker 3: that could be working in Ole missus favor. But at 434 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 3: the end of the day, I think it's the rebounding 435 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 3: for Michigan State and then their depth that I think 436 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 3: will eventually win that game. But prefer to probably wait 437 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 3: to see if Michigan State is down at some point 438 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 3: in the first half, which they usually are, or even 439 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 3: down at the end of the first half, and look 440 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 3: for them live or in the second half. Kentucky Tennessee. 441 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 3: The disclosure of the Kentucky fan for my wife. 442 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 2: You're based in Lexington. For people who I am. 443 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 3: Based in Lexington and we're finally to the second weekend. 444 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 2: You're based in Lexington. 445 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: If anyone ever sees you walking down the street and 446 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 1: Fanny years on Twitter, by all means, feel free to 447 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: say hello, because you were a very proachable celebrity. 448 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 3: Most yeah, no one hesitates in Lexington. But the I 449 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 3: will say that Kentucky swept the regular season, so they 450 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 3: won both meetings against Tennessee. But those are basically due 451 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 3: to shooting variants. Kentucky's defense has issues, and you know 452 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 3: they struggle defending off ball stuff pick and roll. But 453 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 3: what they did in the first two meetings against Tennessee 454 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 3: is they said, Tennessee, I dare you to beat us 455 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 3: by shooting the ball, and Tennessee just couldn't. They went. 456 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 3: Tennessee shot seventeen to sixty four from three in those 457 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 3: two meetings and Kentucky was lights out from three, so 458 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 3: those games basically were decided by three point variants. You're 459 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 3: playing in a half cut off Lucas Oil Stadium. I 460 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 3: would assume, given some of Kentucky's defense deficiencies, that that's 461 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 3: going to be the plan again, like make Tennessee beat 462 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 3: us by being jump shooters. We Kentucky can battle on 463 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 3: the defensive glass against Tennessee, who's good on the offensive glass. 464 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 3: But I think it's going to be a plan again. 465 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 3: And hey, in neutral court, if Tennessee's missing this Kentucky 466 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 3: offense can play with anyone. They're playing really well. They've 467 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 3: had injuries. They got Lamont Butler back, and when they 468 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 3: had a bunch of injuries throughout the year, they were 469 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 3: a bunch of other guys were able to step up. 470 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 3: And now they're they have more reliable depth and hopes 471 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 3: and excellent coach. I just fear that the Tennessee defense 472 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 3: is so good and the Tennessee's not going to shoot 473 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 3: like it did in the first two meetings. Slightly in 474 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 3: to Tennessee. We'll be rooting for Kentucky. Michigan Auburn is 475 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:48,719 Speaker 3: an interesting game. This Michigan team, they just find ways 476 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 3: to if the game is close in the second half, 477 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 3: they're super comfortable there. You have to give Dusty May 478 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 3: a ton of credit for what he's done all year. 479 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 3: You could say to the close game King, they've won 480 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 3: close games all year. But there's something to be said 481 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: about their execution in these final ten five three two 482 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 3: minutes of games, and they I think they've benefited from 483 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 3: getting out of the Big Ten. They play a very 484 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 3: unique style. They have two seven footers that are run, 485 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 3: pick and roll and the big you know, the Big Ten. 486 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 3: They kind of got used to that, right and there's 487 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,479 Speaker 3: a lot of bigs in the Big Ten, but you 488 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 3: saw that and it's you became familiar with it, and 489 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 3: the teams adjusted. But it's such a unique scheme that 490 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 3: I think they've benefited from getting out of conference play. 491 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 3: With that said, Auburn is as well positioned as anybody 492 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 3: to vend their two bigs with Brooman Caldwell, and if 493 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 3: they neutralize each other, it's sort of like Creighton Auburn. 494 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 3: Just the perimeter is just such an advantage for Auburn 495 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 3: that I think eventually that's what will overwhelm Michigan. There. 496 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 3: Michigan's gonna have to get help from the role players, 497 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 3: which they haven't really gotten consistently. They did against Texas 498 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 3: A and M right Gale somehow went knots LJKSM was 499 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 3: big if they can carry that over and Auburn is 500 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 3: just a little lack the days of goal again, because 501 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 3: I here's the thing with Auburn, they haven't been great 502 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 3: for the past three weeks, but they also were probably coasting. 503 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 3: Now there were talks of like there's locker room issues. 504 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 3: So I don't really know because they were already locked 505 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 3: into the one seed, the number one overall seed, but 506 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 3: they definitely looked like they weren't all the way engaged 507 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 3: even in the first round, even in the first half 508 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 3: against Crayton. Now Crave went nine of fourteen from three 509 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 3: in the first half against them. Part of that was 510 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 3: just their perimeter dem was pretty lax. They look like 511 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 3: they locked in in the second half. Will they be 512 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 3: locked in from the jump here? I don't know. It's 513 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 3: hard for me to gauge. I'm kind of close to 514 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 3: the number here, but I do think Auburn will advance. 515 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 3: But you don't want to play with fire against this 516 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 3: Michigan team and being a close game late because they'll 517 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 3: steal it. They've shown they can do that all year. 518 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 3: And then lastly, you're perdue of Houston's uglyest game of 519 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 3: the tournament, as you could probably guess by the total 520 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 3: of one thirty two and a half, and it will 521 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 3: be played in that half cutoff football stadium. It's in 522 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 3: uh It's in Indy though, so the one seed has 523 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 3: a bit of a disadvantage there taking on Purdue in Indianapolis. 524 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 3: It's gonna be tough for Purdue here. Purdue is good. 525 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 3: They're gonna overwhelm Bradsmith, who's one of the best point 526 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 3: guards in college basketball. They're gonna overwhelm TKR. It's a 527 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 3: great big TKR. He's gonna need to be a facilitator. 528 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 3: He's gonna have to make some plays on the short role. 529 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 3: But this Houston d is incredible. They're long. Can the 530 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 3: Purdue role players step up because they're gonna be at 531 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 3: an overall athletic disadvantage, a talent disadvantage, and the Purdue 532 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 3: defense has issues defending at the rim. What Painter has 533 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 3: done is he's packed it in and he said, I 534 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 3: dare teams to beat beat as shooting and No one's 535 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 3: been able to do that in the tournament so far, 536 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 3: but they've played a couple of mid majors. Houston doesn't 537 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 3: love the shoot threes. They like to shoot mid majors 538 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 3: play volleyball on the offensive class, but they're the number 539 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 3: one three point shooting team in the country by percentage. 540 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,719 Speaker 3: If they make a couple, I think this Perdue defense 541 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 3: is a house of cards and it all falls apart. 542 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 3: But Purdue is going to try to grind this game 543 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 3: down to a halt. That's all Houston wants to do. 544 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 3: So this is so like, do I really want to 545 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 3: lay eight in a game that could be like fifty 546 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 3: five fifty with two to go? Probably not, But I 547 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 3: would lean Houston eventually unpacking that Purdue defense. Who they're 548 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 3: three hundred and fiftieth in the country in rim defense. 549 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 3: If you can just make some shots and unpack them, 550 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 3: you can score at the rim. They can get off 551 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 3: its the rebounds and score. So eventually Houston I think 552 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 3: will overwhelm Perdue unless the Purdue role players just have 553 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 3: a really really good game, and I don't think that 554 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 3: they're that trustworthy. And I don't hate the under there either, 555 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 3: even though it is a super low number. Purdue is 556 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 3: going to try to grind that game down, and that's 557 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 3: all Houston does anyway, so that one should be a grinder. 558 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 4: Now, I got to ask a bias question before we 559 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 4: let's stuck get out of here, Chad, I gotta know 560 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 4: you're locked in this season. To me, I've watched really 561 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 4: Duke all season. They've just to me, been the best 562 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 4: team of every week. This seem like they get better. 563 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 4: Like all the guys' weaknesses to start the year, at 564 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 4: this point of the year, a lot of them have 565 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 4: been addressed. A really complete team at this point. Who 566 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 4: is your model or where guys you're talking to are saying, 567 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 4: this is the one team that can stop them in 568 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 4: this tournament. This is the best team left matchup wise 569 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 4: against this Duke team, Because right now across the board, 570 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 4: it feels like, you know, people are talking about Florida 571 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 4: and stuff like that, but you saw in that Connecticut 572 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 4: game Florida got tight, and it's like, I'm interested in 573 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 4: your perspective, but what team left will give Duke their 574 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:37,959 Speaker 4: biggest issues? 575 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean from a I mean Florida and Auburn 576 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 3: are right there, but I think from a from a 577 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 3: matchup perspective, I think the two teams they're both on 578 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 3: Duke's side that just stylistically could cause issues are Houston 579 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 3: and Tennessee. And the reason for that both play super slow, 580 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,479 Speaker 3: both have elite defenses. They're going to limit the possessions, right, 581 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 3: So Duke is so good, you don't want to get 582 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 3: into a game where you're playing up and down against 583 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 3: them where their talent will probably eventually win out. So 584 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,719 Speaker 3: I think the best way to beat this Duke team 585 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 3: is you want to limit the number of possessions playing. 586 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 3: So that's Houston Houston's three sixtieth and adjusted tempo and 587 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 3: Tennessee's three hundred and forty sixth. And you have to 588 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 3: be a team that can make threes. You gotta trade 589 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 3: threes for twos at times against Duke. I already mentioned 590 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 3: Houston number one in the country in three point percentage. 591 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 3: Tennessee is capable. They're not an elite shooting team, but 592 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 3: they have some capable shooters. So I think those are 593 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 3: the two teams. Just stylistically, it's like, hey, let's just 594 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 3: slow this game down because Duke's not fast either, and 595 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 3: just lower possession game physicality at certain positions might be 596 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 3: something that can give Duke issues, and that's what Tennessee 597 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 3: and Houston have. We saw that against Clemson. I that's 598 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 3: the last time that Duke has lost since December. So 599 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 3: I think those are the two teams because of how 600 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 3: they play, because of their defenses, and then because of 601 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 3: their ability to hit some outside shots that they might 602 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 3: give Duke the most interesting game, even though it's gonna 603 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 3: be tough to score on Duke's defense. No matter what, 604 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 3: those are the two most intriguing matchups to me. Now, 605 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 3: the way that it's going to play out is one 606 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 3: of those teams is gonna get knocked out. If they 607 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 3: both win, they'll play each other, but that could be 608 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 3: a really intriguing final four matchup. 609 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: I love that we are ending this Duke heavy because, look, 610 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: I love the team. To me, they're the most exciting team. 611 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: I have the same feeling stuck that you do. There's 612 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: something you kind of ask about the way they're playing 613 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: and dominating that you just sort of you lose in 614 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: the noise of the tournament, like if you're not really 615 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 1: paying attention, all of a sudden it becomes clear who 616 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,719 Speaker 1: the best team is. And I think they're sort of 617 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: separating a little bit before we get out of here, 618 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: We're going to bring in Evan Abrams, director of Research, 619 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: because he's actually dug up something fun on the Duke 620 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: Blue Devils. 621 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 2: Evan Abrams, what do you got. 622 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 3: The last word with Evan Abrams. 623 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 5: We're finished talking and just to talk about the market 624 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 5: for a second check because you guys have been talking 625 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 5: about it all eight games. You've either seen the team 626 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 5: who's favored get more of a favorite or stay still. 627 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 5: So everyone after the first two we rounds of the 628 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 5: tournament kind of just going on chalk here. 629 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 3: But let's keep with Duke. 630 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 5: So people have been kind of saying that they're an 631 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 5: inevitable champion at this point. I mean Florida has, you know, 632 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 5: zero to two against the spread, Like there's different cracks 633 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 5: and other teams, so I kind of dug this, which 634 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 5: is kind of interesting. So obviously, recently Duke has been 635 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 5: playing fantastic. They're scored one point five points per possession 636 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 5: in around a thirty two versus Baylor, which is the 637 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 5: highest points per possession for any team in the tournament 638 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 5: since twenty sixteen. Now through two games, Duke has a 639 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 5: point margin of plus sixty seven that is tied for 640 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 5: the seventh highest since nineteen eighty five, when you know 641 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 5: the tournament expanded. So of those seven teams with Duke 642 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 5: on that list, all seven made the Elite eight. So 643 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 5: they all advanced through this weekend. Five made the Final four, 644 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 5: two made the title game, and actually none won at all. 645 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,280 Speaker 5: And I found that kind of and I found that interesting, 646 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 5: so I looked one step further. So honestly, Duke has 647 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 5: been winning by a lot. So Duke has won twenty 648 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 5: one games this year by twenty plus points, second most 649 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,439 Speaker 5: by a D one team since two thousand. The only 650 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 5: team with Moore twenty sixteen to seventeen Gonzaga, who had 651 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 5: twenty three. Now, the only Duke team that's ever had 652 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 5: more was the ninety eight ninety nine Duke team with 653 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 5: twenty four. Now that becomes interesting when I give you 654 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,360 Speaker 5: this other stat. So during the regular season, Duke has 655 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 5: also been incredibly dominant twenty eight and three straight up, 656 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 5: outscoring their opponents by six hundred and eighty five points, 657 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 5: which is tenth most all time. So of those other 658 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 5: nine teams above Duke on that regular season list, nine 659 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 5: made the Elite eight. All nine six made the final 660 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 5: four five made the title game and actually two to 661 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 5: one at all nineteen sixty eight UCLA, nineteen seventy two UCLA. 662 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,439 Speaker 5: Here's the best part of those two lists. I gave 663 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 5: you the list of the regular season and the list 664 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 5: the first two rounds of the tournament. Only one other 665 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 5: team is on that on both lists with Duke. That 666 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 5: is nineteen eight, nineteen ninety eight, nineteen ninety nine Duke, 667 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,359 Speaker 5: so twenty five Duke, ninety nine Duke. 668 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:43,200 Speaker 3: Only two teams on those same lists. 669 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 5: Obviously, that ninety nine Duke team went to the title game, 670 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 5: played Yukon and ended up losing. So I think the 671 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 5: question of inevitable for Duke, especially when looking just at 672 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 5: history right like you're looking at metrics, ken Pom and 673 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,440 Speaker 5: on these other areas. Duke's pretty much one of the 674 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 5: best teams we've ever seen, but his story when you're 675 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 5: this good still kind of a crapshoot. I mean, you 676 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 5: might get there, but they don't always win. 677 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 3: But the best team on Kempom is that ninety nine 678 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 3: Duke team by far. Yeah, yeah, shatter than this year's team. 679 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 3: And yeah they lost to Yukon, is like ten point 680 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 3: I think they're ten point Favorites and the title. But 681 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,839 Speaker 3: so it all comes full circle to Yukon Chadam back 682 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,680 Speaker 3: to your point with Cooper Flag healthy for a full game, 683 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 3: they've covered ten straight. Even though everyone knows they're this good, 684 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 3: that's just that's the same vibes. 685 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: Which is why we're going to bet on futures for 686 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: the remaining of the tournament on Tennessee or Houston, based 687 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 1: on Stuck saying those are the teams they can knack off. 688 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,879 Speaker 1: Duke Stuck, thanks for coming on the show, buddy. We're 689 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: excited to see you on Saturday. We're excited to be 690 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: able to have full access to you. I am not 691 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: going to stand in the way of anybody who's trying 692 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: to talk to Stucky, so much is standing the way 693 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: to me though, I don't like that, looking. 694 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 3: Forward to it. Futures. 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