1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. He's while he's Erbiac. He is a CBS 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: Sports college basketball analyst. He's also the analyst for the 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Knicks with the MSG Network and a Timberwolf sixth overall 5 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: pick in the nineteen ninety nine NBA draft. Wally, good 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: to have you back on. Well, take me back to 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: I think you were in Seattle the last time Seattle 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: had an NBA team. You were there. That was your 9 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: first that last year for Seattle Superside. What do you 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: remember about that? Well, I remember there was a lot 11 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 1: of turmoil with the ownership and the franchise and what 12 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: was going to happen. I remember we were playing in 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: the Key Arena and they wanted to get that arena 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: redone or move arenas. I love the city of Seattle. 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: I loved going there to play there as an opponent. 16 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: I love playing there as a player and living there 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: while I was there. It's a phenomenal city. It really 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: is right by the water there. I only played there 19 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: for five months, then I got traded to the Cleveland 20 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: Cavaliers and we made a championship runs in my last 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: couple of years in my career. But I really had 22 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: a good time in Seattle. I hope they get a 23 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: team back, But you're right. The following year is the 24 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: year they moved to Oklahoma City. So I was with 25 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: the SuperSonics the last year they were in Seattle and 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: you were there. Durant was nineteen years of age when 27 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: he got to Seattle. Yeah, he was nineteen. Jeff Green 28 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: was a rookie. It was a rebuilding mode for the 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Seattle SuperSonics. It was Durant great at nineteen, He wasn't 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: this great. He turned the ball over a lot. PJ. 31 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: Carlosimo was using him as a two guard, you know, 32 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: kind of running the offense at half court. So he 33 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: was struggling a little bit. He's still won Rookie of 34 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: the Year, so he figured it out his rookie year. 35 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: You know, his shooter in percentages weren't great, but as 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: his career went on, he became a dominant mid range scorer, 37 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: where you know a guy at six to eleven seven feet, 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: you give him the ball fifteen feet from the basket, 39 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, posting up, he can just turn and shoot 40 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: over anyone. So you knew he was going to be great. 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: But he struggled a little bit that rookie year. A 42 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: lot of nineteen year olds do, and obviously he's become 43 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: one of the greatest of all time. If you had 44 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: to choose, you had to guard Durant or Lebron. Since 45 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: you played with Lebron, that's a great well. I guarded 46 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: Lebron in practice, so I think I got a few 47 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: tips on how to do it. So I would have 48 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: to say probably Lebron. I mean, what do you want 49 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: to make Lebron do? Just shoot from outside? You know, 50 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: that's the thing. Kevin Durant is a lethal outside jump shooter, 51 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: especially from the three point line. Lebron has improved his 52 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: three point shot immensely over the course of his career. 53 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: But as a defender, I think for the most part, 54 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: you can live with Lebron making threes and making jump shots. 55 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: You just can't let him get to the basket because 56 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: he's one of the most physically dominant players of all time. 57 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: So I would say, Kevin Durant, you know you can't 58 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: let him shoot from outside because he'll kill you from 59 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: deep two. He's Wally's Erbiac, the former NBA player and 60 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: working studio with March Madness how many times was your 61 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: name misspelled on your jersey? Did you ever did you 62 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: ever have one of those moments? Yes, I remember my 63 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: rookie year with the Timberwolves. We always had an extra jersey, 64 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: thank goodness. But I remember my rookie year. We had 65 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: a misspelling in one of my games early on in 66 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: my career, and our great equipment manager, Clayton Wilson in Minnesota, 67 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: he always had the backup, so he had a backup 68 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: to get it right the next that that night. Actually, 69 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: do you have that jersey? I don't. I don't. Um, 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think Clayton just took it and I 71 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: think he torched it. Um. Explain the sequence at the 72 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: end of last or the UCLA game where you know, 73 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,839 Speaker 1: you get to put back and then there's that three 74 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: seconds where Mark Few doesn't call time out and I 75 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: believe he had one time out left, but in that 76 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: moment it worked out. But is that Is that the 77 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: smart decision with a coach with a freshman who was 78 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: getting the ball. Well, I think it was a brilliant decision. 79 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: And I'll give you a couple of reasons why. First, well, 80 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: what a game and I was literally thirty feet from 81 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: the court. You know, we were down there getting ready 82 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: to do a hit. To be a part of that 83 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: moment in real time and be on the floor pretty 84 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: much was just an amazing feeling for myself and my colleagues. 85 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: Ryan Hollins went to UCLA, so his heart was absolutely broken. 86 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: There's a picture that's kind of surfaced with him grabbing 87 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: my arm just like, oh no, it's gonna go in, 88 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: Oh no, And it's all over Twitter and Instagram and 89 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: stuff like that. It's really a great picture. He's a 90 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: wonderful guy. And what a run by UCLA and what 91 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: a performance by those kids. Honestly, it's a shame that 92 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: someone had to lose that game. You know, Ucla just 93 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: ran out a time, like Clark Kellogg said, but phenomenal 94 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: job to tie that game up at the end. But 95 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: Gonzaga is coached to win. A basket is made to 96 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: push the ball up the floor. I mean, if you 97 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: see Jalen Suggs, he starts turning and looking to run, 98 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: and Corey Kissbert who's their fore man, and also Timmy 99 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: who's their five man, their coach, to get that ball 100 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: out of the net quickly pass it up ahead to 101 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Suggs and he's like a blur. I mean, he's 102 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: gonna be a top five pick, maybe at the top 103 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: pick in the draft, so he just goes. So that's 104 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: something they do every possession on a make, and I 105 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: just think UCLA just didn't really think, Okay, we still 106 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: got to play these last three seconds out. You know, 107 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: if you can make Jalen Suggs make one turn, you know, 108 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: stop him. They just started running back on defense like 109 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: it was a normal possession and he's going to get 110 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: the ball up the floor in three seconds. And then 111 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: there was no contest on that shot. I mean I 112 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: was watching the play and when you watch it in 113 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: real time, you can just see nobody on UCLA was 114 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: stopping him in the backcourt and all they needed to 115 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: do was just move in his way and he would 116 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: have had to turn and that would have thrown him 117 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: off and he would not have gotten as good of 118 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: a shot and as good of a look. To credit 119 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: to Jalen Suggs. It's something that Gonzaga Bulldogs practice every day. 120 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: That's how they play all forty minutes. They love to 121 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: run on makes and UCLA had to be aware of that. 122 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: But I understand the moment. I mean, you just tied 123 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: up a game and overtime, you know, and the kids 124 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: were just you know, it's a tough situation, and Jalen 125 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: Suggs just made a heroic shout off the glass. But 126 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: I think that's the point though, Wally is you almost 127 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: relaxed a little bit because you think we're going into overtime, 128 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: like we had to put back. We've tied it up, 129 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: they got three seconds. They're not going to do anything 130 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: with three. And then you all of a sudden, you 131 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: see who has it, and then he's got a great 132 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: look and he knew what was going in he did, 133 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll tell you, and you know he was 134 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: a step over half court. This is a shot that 135 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: guys practice. We saw it in the All Star Game, 136 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: Damian Lily, Steph Curry. Those guys were making threes from 137 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: half court to end the game and at halftime. So 138 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: this is something guys nowadays practice. And Jalen Suggs is 139 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: a talented athlete, phenomenal football player, basketball player, Mister Basketball, 140 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: football and basketball in Minnesota. So this is something that 141 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: a point guard works on. And you know, he knew 142 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: I had time. He got it off and plenty of 143 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: time and while what a historic moment. I mean, that's 144 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: the greatest basketball game I've ever seen. It was just phenomenal, 145 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: and I can't wait for tonight. The two best teams 146 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: in college ute's going at it. Okay, what does Baylor 147 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: have to do to win this? That's a great question. 148 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: I mean, Baylor has the offense, I think to keep 149 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: up with Gonzaga. Baylor is a great offensive rebounding team. 150 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: And you remember the theme against Houston was ken Baylor 151 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: keep Houston off the boards. They did that and they 152 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: actually offensive rebounded against Houston. That's something that Gonzaga is 153 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: going to have to watch out for because Baylor has 154 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: a couple of guys down low and flow Thamba Chamachachua 155 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: and Mark Vitel who loved to hit the offensive glass. 156 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: And then on the offensive end. The key is Davion Mitchell. 157 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: I mean, he is a guy that I love. He's 158 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: my favorite player on their team. I think he's a 159 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: key to their team. A great on ball defender, also 160 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: a great point guard who gets drible penetration. Not only 161 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: scores for himself, but he gets the shots for all 162 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: the shooters. And they're the number one, three point shooting 163 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: team in the country. They shoot forty one percent as 164 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: a team because he gets into the paint, breaks down 165 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: the defense, sprays it out to those shooters, and they 166 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: knocked down threes all over the court. So I think 167 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: in order to beat Gonzagat, Davion, Mitchell has to be 168 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: getting into the paint, getting paint touches, living in the paint, 169 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: and creating open threes for his teammates. How do you 170 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: explain Timmy? Oh, you know, I couldn't figure Timmy out, 171 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: you know, watching him on TV, But being thirty feet 172 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: from the court and watching him play, I completely understand 173 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: his game. He is the smartest basketball player in college 174 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: basketball today, really, and one thing he has is huge feet. 175 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's got to wear a size twenty shoes. 176 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: I mean he's not overly tall. I think he's about 177 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: six nine, six ten. He's got long arms, very very 178 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: fibrous muscles, and he has an incredible feel for the game. 179 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: I mean he there, he can go over his right shoulder, 180 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: his left shoulder, finished with his right hand, finished with 181 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 1: his left Hand's impossible to stop one on one one 182 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: in the post. But it's because he's just he's so 183 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: nimble as a big man. I mean, he just his elasticity. 184 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: He slithers through areas that a lot of big guys 185 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: can't really get through. And I was I think he 186 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: is their most skilled and best player. I don't think 187 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: it's even close. When they need a basket, throw the 188 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: ball to him because he can score on anyone, one 189 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: on one in the post. And then on top of it, 190 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: he's so smart. I mean, how about that charge he 191 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: took in regulation. I mean that was just a brilliant 192 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: play at the height of like the game when they 193 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: needed a defensive stop and he slides over and takes 194 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: a huge charge on Johnny Jusang. So I just love 195 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: his game and seeing him in person, you can really 196 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: appreciate how smart he is as a basketball player, those 197 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: little moves that he makes in order to give himself advantages. 198 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: I hate that charge call. I know, I know too 199 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: many charges in college right now. They got to revisit 200 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: the charge. I think when a guy, when an offensive 201 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: player doesn't the defender squarely in the chest, I don't mind. 202 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: You know, the defender obviously has to be not moving, 203 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: but if he hits the guy on the shoulder here 204 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: or on the shoulder here, and the offensive player's obviously 205 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: trying to avoid the defender. I think you've got to 206 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: start calling that a block because that means the offensive 207 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: player it's in control of his body and he's not 208 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: out of control. So when you're in control of your 209 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: body as an offensive player, you're trying to avoid that 210 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: guy and you still kind of are paying attention to 211 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,239 Speaker 1: the basket, it's going to be hard to avoid contact. 212 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: So I think they have to revisit that charge call 213 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: because way too many calls are being called offensive fouls 214 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: when I think they should be called blocks well spoken 215 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: like a true score. Did you make your last shot 216 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: in the NBA? I believe I did. It was in 217 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference Finals. It was against the Orlando Magic, 218 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: and I think I did. I didn't have a great game. 219 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: I think I was like three freight or something like that, 220 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: but I think the last shot in the fourth quarter 221 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: that I got was kind of like a little a 222 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: little elbow jump or fifteen footer, and I think I 223 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: knocked it down. Could you ever airball a free throw? No? 224 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: I don't think so. And that's what's driving me crazy 225 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: about Luca don Chit's airballing free throws. I'm like, what's 226 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: going on around here? I don't I don't understand it. 227 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it gets crazy that professionals shooting air balls. 228 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: I don't understand it either. And he's a great shooter, 229 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: especially from the three point line and all over the place. 230 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: I just don't understand it. I think he's got to 231 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: just develop a routine where it just becomes. You know, 232 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: he's just such a field player, Like he shoots his 233 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: threes off the dribble. He shoots his threes fading to 234 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: his left, sometimes fading to his right sometimes that I think, 235 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: you know, on the foul line, you just have to 236 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: stand there, Luca. You got to get a routine, and 237 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: you just got to mechanize that shot and get his 238 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: free throw shooting percentage up. I think she should be 239 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: a little bit better free throw shooting, yes, I mean 240 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 1: all these guys should be at least seventy five. It's 241 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: a free throw, Like, just get up there, have some form, 242 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: get a rhythm, you know, bend down, like, come on, 243 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: you're talking to the wrong guy. I shot eighty six percent, 244 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 1: So I figured out how many could you make blindfolded 245 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: out of ten m I gotta try it I've never 246 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: tried it, I would think, you know, once you I mean, 247 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: I can you know, like Jordan, you once you dribble, 248 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: you look and you close your eyes boom. But if 249 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: you keep the blindfold on, yeah, I mean then it 250 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: can start going really really sideways. Honestly, Like you know, 251 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: if you keep the blindfold on, I would hope to 252 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: make two or three out of ten. But if you dribble, 253 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: get your routine, then you close your eyes like Jordan 254 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: did in the game. You know, I think at that 255 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: point you make about seven out of ten. Why did 256 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: Jordan do that? Just because it's Jordan, Just to prove 257 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: his greatness and probably to talk smack to an opponent 258 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: that was trying to get under his skin. That's what 259 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: he does. Did you face him when he was with 260 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: the Wizard? I did. Yeah. We had a lot of 261 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: success against them, you know, the Timberwolves played them twice 262 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: a year, and I think, if my memory serves me right, 263 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: we went six and Ozero in the three years where 264 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: we played against him. Did you try to him, No, 265 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: no way. I had to guard him. I had to 266 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: guard him, you know as a three man. He was 267 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: doing a lot of posting up, so It was a 268 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: good matchup for me. I like guarding guys in the post. 269 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: And I also, you know, played against him in the 270 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: All Star Game and I made the All Star Game 271 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: my third year. He was on the East, I was 272 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 1: on the West. We got that win too. But you know, 273 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 1: I didn't see the Vinch vintage Jordan of the nineties, 274 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: So I saw Jordan at the end, you know, when 275 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: he was more of a post up player. Still a 276 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: great player, but he wasn't quite the athlete that he 277 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: was in the nineties. But you owned him. Yeah, I 278 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't say that he owns me on the golf course, 279 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: that's for sure. We played a few times down and 280 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: down in Florida, and he definitely owns me on the 281 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 1: golf course despite being our handicaps being right around the scene. 282 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: He might be a bagger a little bit though. Hey, 283 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: pretty great to talk to you, Wally, and enjoy tonight. 284 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: Should be fun and I always appreciate you joining us. 285 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: My pleasure. Dan, I'm a huge fan. Keep doing your thing. 286 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: That's Wally Zerbiak. Be sure to catch the live edition 287 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: of The Dan Patrick Show week days at nine am 288 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. And the 289 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: iHeart Radio WAP. That's bringing Adam Morrison, the Gunzagger radio 290 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: color analyst and one of the great college basketball players 291 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: in recent memory. How do you think you sound on 292 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:37,479 Speaker 1: the call there, Adam, I think I did. Okay, it's 293 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: I'm just glad. I let my partner, Tom Hudson get 294 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: through that and he battled through me screaming over the 295 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: top from him. But obviously that shot was amazing, so 296 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: it was pure joy. Were you jumping up and down? 297 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: I was, yeah, And you know, because I was preparing for, 298 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: you know, second overtime, and you know, that's when the 299 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: analyst comes in, so I'm like, well, maybe we should 300 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: call time out. I you know, I'm starting to formulate 301 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: like a cohesive thought in my head. And then he 302 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: obviously makes it, so I was, yeah, I was obviously 303 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: pretty excited. It was cool, cool moment. I like the 304 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: strategy that Mark had a timeout, didn't call the time 305 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: out because his team has practiced this that just get 306 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: it in quick, don't let the defense set, and then 307 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, Sugg's got a great look. Yeah. No, you 308 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: can see mccronin too. After they make that. He's calling 309 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: for a double team because you know, you obviously want, 310 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: you know, the guard in that situation to have to 311 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: zig zag and take some time off to make the 312 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: shot further and more difficult. And you know, I don't 313 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: think the UCLA players played it bad. It's just you're 314 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: automatically just running back. And so I think you're exactly right. 315 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: I think few he did a good job of just 316 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: letting that play kind of develop. And obviously Jalen made 317 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: a heck of a play. We practiced half quarters at 318 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: Gonzega and the shoot around the day before the game, 319 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: So I guess it kind of pays off. That's why 320 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: you do it. Give it a chance. What's that feeling like, 321 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: game on the line, ball in your hands. Uh, it's 322 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: pretty cool. I've I've was lucky enough to make a 323 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: couple of game winners, not not as big as that. 324 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: I missed a couple too. Um, it's cool. It's a 325 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: it's a cool feeling to have the trust in your teammates. Um, 326 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: you know, and if you're lucky enough to hit some 327 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: of the you know, the reaction afterwards is pretty special. 328 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: I hit a couple at home, Um, but I also 329 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: missed one in the tournament. My sophomore year, so that's 330 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: it's it's a double edged sword obviously, so um, you 331 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: know it could be good and bad, but you know, 332 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: if you're putting that position and you're lucky enough to 333 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: make one, it is pretty special. Because you guys lost 334 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: to UCLA in the Sweet sixteen back in two thousand 335 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: and six. Yeah, yeah, we lost, and that was the 336 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: you know nampabous me crying on the four games. So yeah, 337 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: I've been in that situation. It wasn't a game you know, 338 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: a game ending shot we missed, but uh, you know, 339 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: gut wrenching is an understatement for that game. So yeah, 340 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: I mean I've been in both spots, and luckily for 341 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: Jalen and our fan base, you know, and um, we 342 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: kind of, I guess kind of put that stuff to 343 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: bed for us, and you know, it was a pretty 344 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: cool moment for everybody that I was lucky enough to attend. 345 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: And obviously people watching, well we forget that your kids, 346 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: So when you know people would see you crying and 347 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: then you know it wasn't a meme back then because 348 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: we didn't have them, but it's almost like you know, 349 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,239 Speaker 1: this screen grab of you crying and and you know 350 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: people forget, like you're a college kid, Like, did it 351 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: affect you though that when you saw you know, how 352 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: people reacted to that or how you looked after you 353 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: missed the shot. Yeah, no, I think it did at first, 354 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: you know, you know, on your exactly right it was. 355 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,920 Speaker 1: It was twenty one, twenty two at the time, and um, 356 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: you know it obviously followed me into my NBA career. 357 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: I mean it it's difficult to you know, describe, like 358 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,959 Speaker 1: what it's like to have people talk and talk about 359 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: you like that, and it's like, hey, this is you know, 360 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: if you watch ALLA games, this is a pretty normal 361 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: reaction to losing, and especially the way we lost. Um, 362 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: but I think that year, you know, I was first 363 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: team All American, led the nation scoring, so I think 364 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: it was a little bit more magnified just because of 365 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: the type of season I was having and the coverage 366 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: that we got. So yeah, that was tough. But you know, 367 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: like I said, you know, Jalen kind of put that 368 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: stuff to rest, I guess, but you know, I've let 369 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: that game go probably ten years ago. If you asked 370 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: me the same thing five years or five years after 371 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: the Sweet sixteen game, I probably would have declined. The 372 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: interview you know what I'm saying. So, yeah, well it 373 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: just gets it gets kind of old, you know, sometimes 374 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: just to you know, pick a scab, I guess. But 375 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: it's also like, you know, there was other guys on 376 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 1: my team too that felt the same way I did, 377 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,239 Speaker 1: and you know, so you just got to move on, 378 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: I guess. But that was fifteen years ago. So it's like, hey, 379 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: you know, we did beat them in twenty fifteen, going 380 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: to the Lead eight that year. I was a gradicist 381 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: on gu staff and obviously we beat them, um you know, 382 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: the other night. So I think we can kind of 383 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: maybe move on from it as a program to program. 384 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: But I understand what, you know, the connection with it, Well, 385 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: I think there's a mystery to you, Like there was 386 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: a fascination but also a mystery there. And then I 387 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: didn't know that you you know, we're doing the color 388 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: commentating on the games, like you know, that brings you 389 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: back in, like it almost feels like you're you're part 390 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: of the team again. I don't know if you feel 391 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: that way, Like do you feel like you won in 392 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: that game against UCLA? Uh No, I mean in a 393 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: sense it felt good, obviously, but I think it was 394 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: better for our fan base, because there's a lot of 395 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 1: fans that, um, you know, have always supported me in 396 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: that year was kind of the first year of u 397 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: US being like a national story or the program getting 398 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: elevated to a different level. And so I think that's 399 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: always kind of irked our fan base to kind of 400 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: be the butt end of the jokes aimed at me 401 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: but towards them. So, you know, the support I got 402 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: just from random people and stuff online, it's like, you know, 403 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,719 Speaker 1: that one's it was great for Adam to have that 404 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: call and then kind of the Monkey office back in 405 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: that regards for that UCLA game was it was cool. 406 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: But you know, the best part for me was like, 407 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: you know, obviously being able to experience that and watch 408 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: this team continue with an undefeated season, you know, because 409 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 1: it's obviously something special. But you know, I got to 410 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: run into old teammate and my Ryan Hollands for the game, 411 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: which was cool because he played in that game and 412 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: then we were drafted together in Charlotte and he knows 413 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: what it means to me and vice versa for him 414 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 1: and his college career in his basketball what that game mean, man, 415 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: So is cool to run into him and you know, 416 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: just you know, say what up and then just kind 417 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: of be like, hey man, it's kind of weird that 418 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: these teams are playing again, and blah blah blah and stuff. 419 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: So I think it's more was more for the fan base, 420 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: which was obviously good. He's Adam Morrison. He's doing the 421 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: color commentating for the zag see former gun Zaga forward. 422 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: You got two NBA rings? Where are those rings? That 423 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: they're at home and it's safe. Do you ever bring 424 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: him out? I've shown them to my kids and that's 425 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: about it. Yeah, I kind of just leave him in 426 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: there and keep him in a safe place. But yeah, 427 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: the kids get to see him. That's about it. What's 428 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: your favorite memory of Kobe Bryant. Oh Man, there's a bunch. 429 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: You know, just how he just how tough he really was, 430 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, and everybody knows the Mamba stuff, but I 431 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: mean I've seen the guy his finger, roll his ankles 432 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: and just live on the training room and then go 433 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: out and compete. He was always so nice to me too, 434 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: and so yeah, he just was such a tough dude. 435 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: And when you were around it and saw his work 436 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: ethic and his drive to be better every single day, 437 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: and I know everybody's talked about it, but when you 438 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: lived it and seen it, it was fascinating him. And 439 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: he was truly a savant. He was a smart man. 440 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: He was always trying to improve his craft, and you know, 441 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: the ultra competitor, like cut his arm off just to 442 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: win a basketball game. So I was just always so impressed. 443 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: And you know, looking back now, obviously when he passed, 444 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: to be lucky enough to be around him, you know, 445 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 1: and be on some special teams where he was, you know, 446 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: the leader of those teams. What was your welcome to 447 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: the NBA moment. There's a bunch. Let's see. Um. I 448 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: think I was playing Portland my rookie year, and I 449 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: was obviously from the Northwest, so that and you know 450 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: I was playing in Charlotte, so we only got to 451 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: go there once. And I think I drove and shot 452 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: like a weak float against LaMarcus Aldridge and he put 453 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: it in like the eighteenth row. And their fans really 454 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: liked it, because there was a lot a lot of 455 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: fans cheering for me as well, just being from the 456 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: Northwest the year before. But you know, there was a 457 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,439 Speaker 1: bunch because I was obviously, like I said, I was 458 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: in Charlotte, and you know, it was a newer organization 459 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: than and you know, I had older teammates that would 460 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: you know, would be like, hey, this is a little 461 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: bit different than the NBA, and I didn't really understand 462 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: what they meant. Then I get traded to LA and 463 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:44,199 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, okay, what you meant? So that that 464 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: part was kind of funny, you know, But I hope 465 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 1: you never feel like you have to apologize for anything 466 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: at him. You know that, Oh I appreciate that. Yeah, no, 467 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: i'd like that. And you know, I when I talked 468 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: about the UCLA game, and I really do mean it, 469 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: like that stuff to bed, but ten years ago, you 470 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: know what I mean, It's like, Okay, life goes on. 471 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,719 Speaker 1: It's not it's one game. It's not the story of 472 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: your whole basketball career. But it was funny. Wh when 473 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 1: the Michigan was playing Ucla, We're doing our post game 474 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: and I looked at my partner Tom Hudson. I'm like, 475 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: I sure hope Michigan wins this so I don't have 476 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: to repeat it. You know, that's the oddest truth. Ula 477 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: starts making around, juice An starts hitting threes, and I'm like, oh, God, 478 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: here it comes. So yeah, it's I appreciate that, but yeah, 479 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,239 Speaker 1: I understand it, so but coming from you, I appreciate that. 480 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: What do you think happens tonight? I think it's gonna 481 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: be obviously a very good game. I think the key 482 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,239 Speaker 1: matchup for me is Mitchell and Sugs. If we can 483 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: keep Mitchell out of the paint, I think he kind 484 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: of keeps everything going for Baylor get those eleven assists 485 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: against Houston, So I think Sugs and Mitchell is going 486 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: to be an interesting matchup. If we can get out 487 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: in transition, we'll be fine. Lead the country and transition baskets. 488 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: Thirty four percent of our shots total shots come in transition, 489 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: So if we can get out on transition and gang rebound, 490 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: I think we got a better chance. But this Baylor 491 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: team should be undefeated as well. So I mean, this 492 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: team is without the COVID pauses is fantastic. They guard, 493 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: they can score at eighty two points a game. They 494 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: get good perimeter play, So I think it's going to 495 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: be a tough one. I really think it's to me, 496 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: it seems like a pick him in my opinion. So 497 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to it. And you know, hopefully it's 498 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: a good one. We had Whalley's Zerbiak on last hour 499 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: and Wally said that Timmy is the smartest player in 500 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: college basketball and that he's unstoppable in the paint. Yeah, 501 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: it'll be interested to see if you know, Baylor does 502 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,920 Speaker 1: a double team package against him. And I've always kind 503 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: of scratched my head this year when people try to 504 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: go single coverage against him. I mean, even against the 505 00:25:56,119 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: mobile brothers are going to probably be pros. A USC 506 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: game he was a single coverage and he handled them 507 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: pretty well. I think he had twenty four twenty five. 508 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: So I wouldn't be surprised if Baylor shows us a 509 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:12,199 Speaker 1: double team package. But I know, you know, opposing coaches 510 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: always get worried for you know, like a because he's 511 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 1: a good passer and we cut from the week side 512 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: and then a skip passed for a wide open three. 513 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: But he's been playing fantastic. So that's one of the 514 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: keys to the game for me, is you know what 515 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,959 Speaker 1: the coverage is when he gets the ball in the post? Well, 516 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: you know, conserve your energy, save your voice. Yes, I 517 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: have been and I gotta say one thing, Dan, this 518 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 1: is this is honest. The truth. So you know, I 519 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: grew up watching you on the mother Ship. Right. So 520 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: when I'm n O six, my last year at Gonzega, 521 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: I had a really good game against University of Washington. 522 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: You did the highlight and he gave me an in Fuego. 523 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: So like you invited me on the show and getting 524 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: the talk is pretty special. So I appreciate it. But yeah, 525 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: I got an in Fuego from Dan Patrick. I'm like 526 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: boom careers. But I meant when I said, Adam, I 527 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, you don't have to apologize. Then then it 528 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: feels like and you know, and I hope it's not 529 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 1: there in your voice any longer. You you were a 530 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: great player, and you know, just because your pro career 531 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: didn't match what people thought, you don't have to apologize 532 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: for anything. I appreciate it. Thank you all right, have 533 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: fun tonight, Adam. Thank you very much. Yeah, thank you. 534 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: That's Adam Morrison. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports 535 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,439 Speaker 1: talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows 536 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: at foxsports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app 537 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: search f SR to listen live. Hey, I'm John Middlecoff 538 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: and I host the Three and Out podcast. Do you 539 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: like football? Do you like the NFL? Do you like 540 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: the NFL draft quarterbacks? Coaches? Well, I talk about it 541 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: all on the show. I used to work for Andy 542 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: Reid as a scout. Now I give you my unfiltered 543 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: and raw opinions on everything that goes on the NFL. 544 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 1: And you know we're talking college football because of how 545 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: important the draft is year round. Listen at the three 546 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 1: and our podcast with me John Middlecop on the iHeartRadio app, 547 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. We bring 548 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: in Jim Nance who joins us. Great call. What were 549 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: you expecting there after UCLA tied it? I wasn't expecting that, Dan. 550 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: I wasn't expecting to walk into the later moment for 551 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: this generation and one of the great shots in the 552 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: history of college basketball. But it sure was fun to 553 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: share it with my buddies. You could hear all of 554 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: us reacting when when Suggs made the shot. You're gonna 555 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: hear Grant, you can hear Raft with his onions, and 556 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: it was just UPOORI. I think we were a perfect 557 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: reflection of what everyone was feeling and doing at home 558 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: at that moment. Yeah, I didn't know if in your 559 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: mind you're thinking Okay, they're going to call time out 560 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: or are we getting ready for another overtime? Well, remember 561 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: there are three seconds when when Juzang makes the putbacks, 562 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: so in some respects it feels like it's in slow 563 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: motion and otherwise though, the reality is is that Suggs 564 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: took the inbounds from so quickly and he was motoring, 565 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: he was going, and I was really proud of that 566 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: sequence because really the key is particularly when you have 567 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: a three man booth, and I believe in sharing. I'm 568 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: maybe a little atypical as far as the way people 569 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: think of classical play by play or radio play by play, 570 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: but I'm not working with one analyst. I'm working with two, 571 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: and I'm also inviting them, as is my style, to 572 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: have more of a conversational approach. You know, anybody can 573 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: say the balls passed to hear rebound by this guy 574 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: shot put back up. I'm not into all that exact 575 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: radio type, Minusha. It's a visual medium, so I freely 576 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: invite to have Raft and Grant join in and react. 577 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: So for me, it's about the setup and to be 578 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: able to say that there was still time for Gonzagga 579 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: to do something. And then of course he banks at home, 580 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: and within a few seconds later, as we're all still 581 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: trying to pick ourselves off the floor to be able 582 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: to say that the perfect season remains on go, it was. 583 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: It was just incredible euphoria and inglorious for me to 584 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: share it with Grant and Bill. I'm also wondering that you're, 585 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, not in a hermetically sealed bubble here, but 586 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: you know everybody's there. And I don't know if you 587 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: become more invested in a game as opposed to if 588 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: you were flying from one site to another site, and 589 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: so it's not the same, you have more of a 590 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: normal life. I don't know if you get more into 591 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: a game and there's more of a moment that you had. 592 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: Am I reading too much into it? No, I think 593 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: you're on the fringes of maybe what it's been like. 594 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: I've been here for four weeks, came in a week 595 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: ahead for the Big Ten tournament. These four walls are 596 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: starting to close in on me a little bit. I'm 597 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: not gonna lie, and it hasn't been easy for anyone 598 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: on our crew, particularly the crew that I'm working with, 599 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: because we had the extra week and we're not allowed 600 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: to go out we haven't stepped foot in a restaurant, 601 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: we haven't stepped foot in the fitness center, or the 602 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: joy is getting to the arena and calling the games. Otherwise, 603 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: I'm sitting at this very desk just pouring through notes 604 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: and information and facetiming back home and listen. It's a 605 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: championship game that should be spectacular. It's just all roads 606 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: led to this matchup since December the fifth, when they 607 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: were canceled, and I think you were mentioning about having 608 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: one site. I made a big play on this after 609 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: the Big Ten tournament. I think this is something that 610 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: the NCAA will consider down the road. This was a template. Again, 611 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: like so many things in COVID, we're finding different ways 612 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: to do business. And maybe the NCAA tournament down the 613 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: road they're already committed for the next few years. Maybe 614 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: down the road they go with this template to go 615 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: to one city and use the arenas that are somewhat 616 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: within driving distance of that post city and have more 617 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: like an Olympic village setup. I mean, Indianapolis is the 618 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 1: greatest host city for this event. They do such a 619 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: good job, but thereats are empty. It's almost eerie, and 620 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: you walk into the arena, it's cavernous and there's just 621 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: a fraction of the fan base there. And thankfully, when 622 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: you put the headsets on Dan, you get lost in 623 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: the game. And that's what where you're feeling with seconds 624 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: to go on the sub shot. Again, it was slow motion, 625 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: but it wasn't. We were lost in the moment, and 626 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: I just feel so privl was to say I was 627 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: there that night in Indianapolis. What about some of the 628 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: other calls. I don't know if you've ever ranked them, 629 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: but whether it's football, golf, basketball, you know, I really 630 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: think there's way too much. I think it's kind of 631 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: a byproduct maybe a social media and people clipping everything. 632 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm sitting here pouring through notes. If it 633 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: was all about the call, I'd be sitting here trying 634 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: to create makeup scenarios and worrying about four seconds instead 635 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: of worrying about a two hour broadcast. To me, it's 636 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: still it's the art of storytelling and interacting and setting 637 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: up your teammates. That's what. It's a balance. Everybody wants 638 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: to boil it down to its four seconds. Obviously, that 639 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: was a big one. Chris Jenkins hitting the shot to 640 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: win a championship was a big one. Having the last 641 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: narrative to go with a tiger pulling out in ninety 642 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: seven or twenty nineteen. Those are important, But I didn't 643 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: prepare for those events for that one little sentence. You know. 644 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: It's as you know, it's It's much deeper and involved 645 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: a much higher level than that. A lot of people 646 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: that maybe want to observe or critique this business, they 647 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: just don't have either the depth of knowledge or aren't 648 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: big thinkers to understand what the role really is. It's 649 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: way more than just trying to be prepared for a 650 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: single solitary moment. Tonight, we're gonna have a two hour 651 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: and twenty minute game to broadcast. Maybe I should just 652 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 1: lay out and hope that the game comes down to 653 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: one last shot and just have all my prepared lines 654 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: to call that one shot. I actually feel like I've 655 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: got a few of the big thing too. But you know, 656 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: the bottom line is, man, I count my blessings at 657 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: a time like this. You said, Hey, it's Master's Week, 658 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: and to hear you say that got me so so juiced. 659 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: You know, I'll be on the grounds of Augusta at 660 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: this time tomorrow switching gears. I've got the championship game tonight. 661 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: And it sounds silly when you're sixty one years old 662 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,800 Speaker 1: to say that you're living the childhood dream, but I really, 663 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: in my heart I feel that, and I'm just so 664 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,880 Speaker 1: grateful that I've been lucky enough, fortunate enough to be 665 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,319 Speaker 1: in the place at the right time to see so 666 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 1: many of these spectacular, memorable events. What's the storyline for 667 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:32,760 Speaker 1: Augusta in your mind? I think the first story starts 668 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: with Ken Dustin Johnson win two Green jackets in five months, 669 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: in which I totally believe he can. You know people 670 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: are saying, well, he wasn't playing great leading into this week. 671 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: I don't think that's of any concern. He just shot 672 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: twenty under in November. We know the conditions are going 673 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,359 Speaker 1: to be tougher this week. That won't bother him at all. 674 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 1: And you got Jordan Speed coming in on the wave 675 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: of a victory we've all longed for, for those of 676 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: us who internalized me, some of the people you root 677 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: for who do things the right way and who work 678 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: hard and treat people right. I'm just really thrilled for 679 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:08,439 Speaker 1: his victory and Kenny back it up at a place 680 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: where he's won before, he's finished second twice, He's had 681 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: four high finishes and is really it's a brief career. 682 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: You forget he's still in his twenties and now that 683 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: he's kind of got everything back on track. Uh, it's 684 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: great to have him back near the top of the game. 685 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: Will you have any segment dedicated to Tiger in the 686 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:34,359 Speaker 1: Master's coverage? You know, we don't you play all that organically. 687 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean, we don't segmentize the Masters. We show golf 688 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: and we react to it. So that sounds more like 689 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: a studio comment like that if we were going to 690 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 1: create a segment on on Tiger. We don't really go 691 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:50,839 Speaker 1: in building segments. We go in and it's it's it's 692 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: it's watch it observed, it's reactionary. Now, well, Tiger's name 693 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:59,360 Speaker 1: be brought up during the broadcast, Yes, I mean, without question, 694 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: probably every day, although it won't be the same way 695 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: that you bring it up. It might be in some 696 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 1: sort of context. That's another thing, by the way, I 697 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: think that a lot of people don't understand about play 698 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:09,879 Speaker 1: by play. If you have the recall and you have 699 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,960 Speaker 1: the history to have the perspective and the context that 700 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: is that's been more important to me than naming who 701 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: who grabbed the rebound or who scored a bucket um. 702 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: But I think the context of Tiger is just he 703 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,520 Speaker 1: cannot go very long in a master's broadcast without his 704 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: name popping up because he has set so many records 705 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 1: around there. So I can't tell you where it will happen, 706 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,960 Speaker 1: but you can bet Tiger will be discussed. How's your recall? 707 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: You know? If I get older, like things that I 708 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 1: would never miss, I'm missing, or if you know, you 709 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: mispronounce or you forget, how are you you know? I'm 710 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: not going plexiglass here. I'm very fortunate. I have a 711 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: memory that a lot of people I'm really close to 712 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,320 Speaker 1: don't know. How I have this stuff tucked away on 713 00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: my brain. Can I can really recall specific dates, names, numbers, 714 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: phone numbers. It's something I think has been a real 715 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: benefit to my career. I have so much in my head, 716 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 1: and it's one of these great paradoxes too, because my 717 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:18,319 Speaker 1: dad's memories, you know, and this is my life's work 718 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:21,760 Speaker 1: really is with the field of Alzheimer's and the study 719 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: and research behind that, and having built I mean, maybe 720 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: the foremost Alzheimer's research center in the world named from 721 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: my father, the Nance National Alzheimer's Center. My dad lost 722 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 1: his memory, so I get reminded almost every show that 723 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: I do with people I work, how did you remember that? 724 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,720 Speaker 1: Go into the Masters, for example, I don't have anything 725 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 1: in front of me when I call the Masters. I 726 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: really don't have it in here in my heart. I 727 00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:47,400 Speaker 1: have it in my head, and I mean I know 728 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: the history just I mean absolutely down cold and a 729 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,399 Speaker 1: lot of the history the NCAA Basketball Tournament championship games 730 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 1: in the final fours. I have it in my head. 731 00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: And every time somebody reminds me about that, I think 732 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:04,840 Speaker 1: I'm a my poor pop that that eventually short circuited 733 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:08,319 Speaker 1: on him and it cost him his life. And that's 734 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: why virtually every single day of my life, I'm trying 735 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: to do something to advance research, fundraising, trying to steer 736 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:21,799 Speaker 1: important discussion into the arena of what we can do 737 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: to try to find one day and I think we're 738 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,760 Speaker 1: moving in on it a treatment and ultimately a cure. 739 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 1: My goal in life, Dan is very simple. This is 740 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,359 Speaker 1: aside from being trying to be the father of the Year, 741 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:38,239 Speaker 1: the greatest husband possible, is I want to be on 742 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: this planet and be a part of the team that 743 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,800 Speaker 1: has figured out a way to defeat Alzheimer's, to defeat 744 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 1: the opponent, to beat my father. So when you say memory, 745 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,839 Speaker 1: it really is personal to me. And I have this 746 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: weird paradox that I have been gifted a pretty amazing 747 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:57,880 Speaker 1: memory if I do say so, And I don't know 748 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:00,680 Speaker 1: what to chalk it up to, but leaning on all 749 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 1: the time. Great to talk to you and look forward 750 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: to tonight and of course this week at the Masters. 751 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:11,399 Speaker 1: Are you going to have a sound alike contest this week? Dan? Oh, 752 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: probably need you to promoted its course, Well, well, we 753 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:18,160 Speaker 1: probably need your permission, we we we Well, we made 754 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: a couple of t shirts that had a reference to 755 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 1: the Masters, and the Masters gave us a cease and desist, 756 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: so we like, we don't we might skip this year 757 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: just so we get in a little better favor. You 758 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,919 Speaker 1: don't need my permission, you have my proxy, my friend 759 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: know that, so on virtually everything. It's a pleasure. We've 760 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:45,359 Speaker 1: actually had this like Monday at Masters week phone call 761 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: for many years, so it's officially in the category Dan 762 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 1: of a tradition unlike any other Thank you my friend, 763 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: Thank you, buddy. Be sure to catch the live edition 764 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,160 Speaker 1: of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine am Eastern 765 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:03,280 Speaker 1: six am sipping on Fox Sports Radio in the iHeartRadio 766 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:03,600 Speaker 1: app