1 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome into the off Ball Podcast. I'm your boy, 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Doug Gottlie. Thanks so much for downloading, subscribing, and rating. 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: Let's let's start. Let's start with David Fizdale. He was 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: fired by the New York Knicks. And while many of 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: you might think that he'll get another job, and he 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: may probably definitely in in TV and the short term, um, 7 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: I don't think he's doing a Shawshank redemption right where 8 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: at some point he's gonna climb through a pile of 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: ship and hop out the other side and be like 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: a fray Um. But had Fizz simply waited, had patience, 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: he might have gotten the Lakers job really close with 12 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: Lebron a longtime assistant with the Heat. Fizz will do 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: well for himself because he's a good dude and he's 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: well respected. But let's let's just there's a couple of 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: things here, all right. First, should he have been fired? 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: My answer yes, yes? Is it fair? No? You know 17 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: else isn't fair? Life? Life's not fair. But when you 18 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: look at a team, and I will grant you they 19 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: were playing against the top of the league, right, like, 20 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: it's really important to point out that their schedule that 21 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: they went on this terrible losing streak just I mean, 22 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: it was like a baton death march. Take a listen 23 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 1: to teams seventy Sixers on the Road, Spurs, Nets, Nets, 24 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: They lost you by two Raptors on the road, Sixers, Celtics, Bucks, 25 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: Nuggets like those are all playoff teams. They're all really 26 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: good teams. But the problem is you get beat by 27 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: forty four and thirty seven and back to back games 28 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: in the NBA, and it looks like your team quit 29 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: on you, you know, and when your team quits, the 30 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: coach has gotta go or players have to go. But 31 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: there's so many new pieces. Now, what's really at play 32 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: here is I think the Knicks overplayed themselves, overplayed their hand. 33 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: You know, they thought, hey, listen, he had the first 34 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: ever combination of black head coach, black gentlemanager, black president, 35 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: uh and New York and the new Arena, and we're 36 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: gonna get Kyrie and Katie. Katie gets hurt. Kyrie decides 37 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: he doesn't like the Nix, he likes Nets. And they 38 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: really didn't have a plan B. They just didn't. They 39 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: just signed guys, you know, like Marcus Morrison and Julius 40 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: Rynolds just signed guys. So do I think that their 41 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: team is good? No? You know, do I think he 42 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: deserved to get fired because he's a bad coach? No, 43 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: you get beat by forty four and thirty seven, your 44 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: team quit, You're gonna lose your job. That's the way 45 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: the business works. Be sure to catch the live edition 46 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: of The Doug Gottlieb Show weekdays at three p m. 47 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: Easter noon Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the I 48 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: Heart Radio app. You know, there's a lot of movies 49 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: that have been remade. Have you noticed? Had a lot 50 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: of movies been remade over time? And one movie that 51 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: has not been remade is one that starred Robbie Benson. 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: It's called One on One. It comes to mind because 53 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: One on One was filmed at be Arena in uh 54 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: uh in Fort Collins, Colorado. Yeah. Do anybody remember this movie? 55 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: I do, man, that was a obviously, what what people 56 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: remember most about the movie is the final uh scene, 57 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: you know, But on the actual cover it's you're not 58 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: big enough, you're not sharp enough, You'll never make it. 59 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: Robbie Benson, who probably truthfully wouldn't be big enough, smart enough, 60 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: tough enough, whatever. On Rotten Tomatoes it was in. It 61 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: was filmed in ninety seven. Wow, and the uh, the 62 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: female co star was Annette Otool Pretty cool, right. Benson 63 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: wrote it with his dad, uh, Jerry Siegel, and it 64 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: was directed by Lamont Johnson. I bring it up because 65 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: wasn't he the first person to be in the transfer portal? 66 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: All right? All right? Henry Steeles ave high school basketball 67 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: star in a small town of in Colorado. He goes 68 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: to Western University in Los Angeles. Course it's actually filmed 69 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: in Colorado. Um. He's he's a little bit flamboyant, and 70 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: he was bullied by older players. And of course there 71 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: was a senior tutor, Jeanette Hayes, who he fell in 72 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: love with. But the bigger part is that, you know, 73 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: he walked in and bluntly informed his coach, who said 74 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: he can't play anywhere. Early on a right, that was 75 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: the head coach. G. D. Spradland played Moreland Smith, the 76 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: dictorial uh kind of evil, worse than Bobby Knight in 77 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: his Worst Day sort of character. And at the very 78 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: end of the movie he said, I can play anywhere 79 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: I want. You can shove your scholarship, you know, up 80 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: your you know what with a red hot Poker. It's 81 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: a great movie. Great movie. My question is how come 82 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: it hasn't been redone right. I guess it's because kids 83 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: don't take that kind of bullying, that kind of but 84 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: the idea of the movie is pretty good. It's pretty good. 85 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: Um Anyway. In Fort Collins, Colorado, I've got a chance 86 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: to see most all of the Mountain West teams play already, 87 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: and I watched Santeo State. I really like their team. 88 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: And I like their team because they have versatile players 89 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: who can many of them who can score. I mean, 90 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: that's kind of what comes down to it. And they 91 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: have older players like Look, that's part of the story. 92 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:34,799 Speaker 1: One of the stories in college basketball is de Paul 93 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: and Paul at the time of this recording just took 94 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: down Texas Tech in overtime, their main undefeated. Now, it 95 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: should be pointed out in the previous game they fell 96 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: behind big to Central Michigan and then to have to 97 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: storm back and have a furious comeback. But you know, 98 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: look at the Paul's team and Jalen Butts obviously a 99 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: third year part of that program. He's virtually a double 100 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: double guy. About eleven and a half and eight. Paul 101 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: read another third year guy in the program. I think 102 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: Paul Reid has a chance to be an NBA player, 103 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: has to continue to improve his shooting, but he's rangey 104 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: and he's really terrific jail and Coleman Lands, who weird career, 105 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: great shooter, reputation at a high school, goes to Illinois, 106 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: makes some shots transfers. I think when John Gross got fired, 107 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: or maybe before he got fired anyway, Um, for his 108 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: time at at DePaul, he hasn't been able to make 109 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: a shot until this year where he's shooting um a 110 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: better percentage, only thirty eight from the field, but thirty 111 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: seven and a half from three. Jail jail in three 112 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: point Lands, that's a great, great name, right and look 113 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: of his field goal makes, only ten have been from two, 114 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: twenty one have been from three, so he's mostly a 115 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: chucker and ducker. And then they have Charlie Moore who's 116 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: a two time transfer. Started out a cow, played a bunch, 117 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: didn't play much at Kansas and um, you know, a diminutive, undersized, 118 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: more combo guard, but you get that type of age 119 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: and experience you can buy Darius Hall in Arkansas transfer 120 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: coming off the bench. You know they actually lost their 121 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: best incoming fresh they lost their transfer. All right, kid 122 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: transferred from St. Louis, super talented kid didn't make it 123 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: to the season and he gone, and they're better because 124 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: of it. Why they have age experience and guys that 125 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: are transfers, two time transfers, third year members of the program. 126 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: They're just they're kind of surrendered to their faith. This 127 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: is what I gotta do in order to win. And 128 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: then I look at at San Diego State. Who there 129 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: there's some similarities there. Right, you have Yanni Wetzel, who's 130 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: a grad transfer. He's a tall Black from New Zealand, 131 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: six foot ten to forty, can really move. He's leveraging 132 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: like ten and six, can play the four, can play 133 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: the five. I don't think he's a three, but he 134 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,239 Speaker 1: really is agile. He can switch one through four. kJ 135 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: Fagan's St. Santa Santa Clara transfer Malachai Flynn, who's their 136 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: best score. He plays the point, the averages five assists, 137 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: but he's not a natural passer. But again, age experience. 138 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: Malkai Flynn's already twenty one years old, will be twenty two, 139 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: I think in March. And they got Jordan's Shako, who 140 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: you've talked about the Paul guys have been through some 141 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: tougher times, not two of the best years for San 142 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: Diego State. Jordan's uh. Jordan's a junior, been through it 143 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: byshop Bishop Montgomery High School, you know. And you combine 144 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: that with Matt Mitchell, who has lost a bunch of weight. 145 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: I think Matt Mitchell is a junior as well. See, 146 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: there's some similarities. You have like three transfers, and then 147 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: you have third year players, and you have one freshman 148 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: who really contributes, and you have guys who are kind 149 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: of surrendered to their faith. None of them are NBA players. 150 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: Like could Malakai Flynn makeup team because you can just score? 151 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: Maybe in guard he could score maybe um And I 152 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: mentioned Paul Reid. Could he make a team and maybe 153 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: get drafted out of Paul Maybe. But it's interesting that 154 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: I do think we're getting to that point in college 155 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: basketball where it doesn't take it doesn't take all pros. 156 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: Like Villanova the second time they wanted, you know, they 157 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 1: had just pro after pro after pro, and probably none 158 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: of them are star pros, but just really good, high character, 159 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 1: high caliber college basketball players. A couple of transfers, a 160 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: couple of older kids, a couple of red church, right, 161 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything, and they all end up 162 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: playing in the NBA. Some of them are playing in 163 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: the NBA because the reputation established at Villanova, some of 164 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: it because of how good they are, right, I mean, 165 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: there's a little bit of both there. But now we've 166 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: kind of transitioned to wear in college basketball, at least 167 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: in the start of the season. Get old, stay old, 168 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: older players, guys that have kind of just surrendered themselves 169 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: to the program. And those are the guys that you 170 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: can build a really good team around. And you look 171 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: at some of these teams that are up and down, 172 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: like a North Carolina, you've got a lot of young players. 173 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: Virginia scores forty points on the road at at Purdue. Uh, 174 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: there's some youth there, but there's also like, look, you 175 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: took all the pros off team, you know, take all 176 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: the pros off the team, and you're like, oh, you're 177 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: just as good because you're Virginia and you play really 178 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: good defense. Now, the scoring part is the part that 179 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: really separates the high caliber NBA leveled talent. And and 180 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: let's also be honest with what happened last year. You know, 181 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: Kyle Guy. Kyle Guys, the guy who his his stock 182 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: could never be higher than when he was uh in 183 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: in college basketball last year. And so now he's playing 184 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: in a two way contract for the Stockton Kings and 185 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: the G League. And and if Kyle Guy hangs around 186 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: for his senior year, the averages twenty five game and 187 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: Virginia might be the best team of the country. He doesn't. 188 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: And in terms of capitalizing on his name and and 189 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: on his success in college, he was smart to do 190 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: it because he mean, he was a most outstanding player 191 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: in the Final Four. On the other hand, that's what 192 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: the what depletes college basketball is not the one and 193 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: dones with the two and done the guys we know. 194 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,959 Speaker 1: It's all those other guys we're now fighting it out 195 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: in the G League or playing overseas that they just 196 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: get tired of going to school and they're worried about 197 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: their stock falling. And that's what But that's what helps 198 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: the depauls. That's what I saw SMU play. And SMU 199 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: is a similar team that if you haven't seen them, 200 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: uh they are they are really good. They're not great, 201 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: they're not great, but they're really good. And they're currently 202 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: if you look at SMU, they're undefeated at eight no 203 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: and what's the makeup of their team. This is gonna 204 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: shock you, right, But they have Kendrick Davis, who's a 205 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 1: transfer from TCU who just got eligible. Right. They got 206 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: Isaiah Mike who is a transfer from Duquesne. I think 207 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: he's their best player. Those are the two transfers. They're 208 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: both averaging like sixteen a game for Ron Hunt, who's 209 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: been there, Ethan uh Shagua, who's uh you know, kid 210 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: from from Oklahoma who's a versatile inside out, uh more 211 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: outside in big you know, You've got Tyson Jolly who 212 00:11:55,640 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: Tyson Jolly started cal then went to Baylor, then went 213 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: to junior college, junior college All American now is a 214 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: combo guard s m U right, older team. I don't 215 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: think they have a single NBA player, but tough, gritty, 216 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: really well coached and not pros. But they could have 217 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: everybody back next season. I don't know if they will 218 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: generally guys run themselves off for grad transfer or somebody 219 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: decides they have a good year they wanted to clare 220 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: for the NBA. All of that stuff is possible, but 221 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: there is a theme here. It's not just get old, 222 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: stay old, but dead guys who are really good enough 223 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: to really help you, not good enough to be NBA players. 224 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: And especially when you get transfer guys, if they surrender 225 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: themselves to the program, you've got a chance to be 226 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: really good and kind of come out of nowhere. And there. 227 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: There's two programs s m U in the American and 228 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: a team like UM and DePaul in the Big East 229 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: that have capitalized on this kind of um you know, 230 00:12:58,080 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: we have. We've had a couple of the top high 231 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: school of players go play overseas. We've had many of 232 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: the top freshmen from last year who weren't really pros 233 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: to Claire. You know. So you older players do work, 234 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: and even some top juniors, if they do well, they 235 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: bounced before their senior year because they're just they're just 236 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: tired of going to class. That's kind of the story 237 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: so far in college basketball. Let me get do a 238 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: couple of your questions here. How wide open is this season? 239 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: Does feel pretty wide open? I'll point out that Louisville 240 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: still hasn't gotten key contributions from two of their top freshmen, 241 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: and they're the number one team in the country now. 242 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: They beat Michigan and they got their chests chest rightfully 243 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: pushed out. But it should be pointed out that Michigan's 244 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 1: coming off where there's three and three days or three 245 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: and four days, and then traveling back from the Bahamas 246 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: and then coming in and catching an ass open and 247 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 1: not being able. That's just college kids. That that's a 248 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: level of fatigue you don't normally have, and you're playing 249 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: at the level of intensity that Louisville plays with. And 250 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: Louisville is another team. There's a perfect example. Like I 251 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: think Louisville I've I've told people all year long, and 252 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden the rankings have come around 253 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: to to make me sound like a genius. I'm not, 254 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: but I was, Hey, I think Louisville's number one team. 255 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: Why Stephen he not transfer from Connecticut. I think he'll 256 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 1: make an NBA team. We haven't seen a ton of 257 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: David Johnson star freshman Lamar fresh Kimball who got injured 258 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 1: at St. Joseph, so he's a little bit older transfers in, 259 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: you know, just solid and steady off the bench. Um 260 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: Jordan Wara, who could have gone to the NBA last year, 261 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: comes back and he's having a spectacular year. This year. 262 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: Do I think that that that Darius Perry is a 263 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: great player. No, but he's a junior and you combine 264 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: him with Ryan McMahon, who's I think McMahon's a grad student, 265 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: so he's been there four years. Like, you got older 266 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: players to help the David Johnson's of the world. The 267 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: freshman uh come along, you know, to help Malik Williams 268 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: kind of come along and grow into their roles as 269 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: as contributors. So you have older players that are really 270 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: good and maybe not yet pro Samuel Williamson, I think 271 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really good. I coached kind of coached him. 272 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, you don't coach much of the Pangos, 273 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: but I coached him at the Pangos All American Camps. 274 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: Seven two pounds um more of a face up player, 275 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: but they have kind of the more of a traditional 276 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: This is what the high major schools are gonna look 277 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: like if they want to win big. They have three 278 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: or four upper classmen. One or two of those upper 279 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: classmen have a chance that wor Rope be an NBA player, 280 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: I think Enoch will as well, and then they have 281 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: some star freshman that they can bring along and one 282 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: of the reasons they are ahead of the curve. One, 283 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: they haven't played the toughest schedule as of yet in 284 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: terms of road games, and they played I know, they 285 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: dominated Miami early in the season. But two, they have 286 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: older players who are ahead of the curve, and they 287 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: have guys completely surrendered in the program. And then you 288 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: combine all these teams are pretty well coached. You know, 289 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: I think Chris Max's outstanding. Look at what he did. 290 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: He took Xavier to heights they had not yet seen, 291 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: and Xavier had been to almost every height before he 292 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: got there. All right, here's a question from Ben Win 293 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: my thoughts on Laval, Jordan and Butler's fast start. Is 294 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: Butler Hoop's back? I believe the question The answer is yes. Again, 295 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: this is kind of a growing theme in college basketball. 296 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: Do you have older players? Do you have a star 297 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: senior who's not quite seen as an NBA player? I mean, 298 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: isn't that Camar Baldwin. He's been a bucket geter since 299 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: he arrived on campus. So you got Kamar Baldwin. Um, 300 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: Henry Badley is not playing that much so far this year, 301 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: you know, and uh Badly is a tremendous tremendous they 302 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: they have, I think, and when I talked to Laval 303 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: last year, he was like, look, we gotta get back 304 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: to where when Butler was great, we really really defended. 305 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: It's one of the reasons they struggled to five minutes 306 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: for Jordan Tucker last year. They slide him in at 307 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: the four and he can just really shoot, but he's 308 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: just he just not He's just not a gritty defender. 309 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: He's not. Whereas they go and get Bryce Enzy from 310 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: Wisconsin Milwaukee, of course Laval had at u w M, 311 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: and you know under size six he listed six seven, 312 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: but let's say six five and a half, two thirty five, 313 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: grown man, tough and all he wants to do is win. 314 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: You know, I also think that you know, they have 315 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 1: the shooting of Sean McDermott. They can go to the 316 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: bench and add in a Jordan Tucker. You add in 317 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Thompson, who's another junior, tremendous athlete, older team, maybe 318 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: not an NBA player on it. Really well coached, really 319 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: good culture. Yes, Butler is as good as they are advertised. 320 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: I think you know, you got Butler and de Paul 321 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: and a chorus Villanova and seton Hall. Those are four 322 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: outstanding teams atop the Big Eastern. You got Marquette, Who's 323 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: got Marcus Howard. Be sure to catch the live edition 324 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: of The Doug Gottlieb Show weekdays at three p m. 325 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: Easter noon Pacific. All right, let's get to the NBA 326 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: for a second. Man, are we doing it again? You 327 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: know we're we're taking what we is seen as a 328 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: popular narrative, and because someone has short lived success, we've 329 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: determined that that narrative is not only wrong, but the 330 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: one who proved it to be wrong is somehow worthy 331 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: of award. That's uh, Karmelo Anthony. Right, Look, Carmelo Anthony 332 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: was a hell of a player in his time, during 333 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: his prime, I believe he was the best pure score 334 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,959 Speaker 1: in the NBA. Now, could you win big with Carmelo Anthony? 335 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: The answer, and this is based upon data, is no. 336 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: It's just no. Um. Now, he went to the he 337 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: went to the Portland Trailblazers, who were suffering through an 338 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: injury plague, disappointing start, and they put together a nice 339 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: week last week. But we got to this place where 340 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: he was named Western Conference Player of the Week. Meanwhile, 341 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: James Harden had eleven in a game like, what what 342 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: are we actually doing here? You know what? I I don't. 343 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: I struggle with that one. You know, it's not that 344 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: he stinks, it's that can can he accept a role 345 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: that is not a starring role? Now? Uh. At the 346 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: time of this recording, he's coming off a very solid 347 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: statistical performance in which the team, the Portland Trailblazers, beat 348 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: the Sacramento Kings. They bounced back from what's a disappointing 349 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: performance for him. He was eight of sixteen, hit, a 350 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: couple of threes, had a couple of boards, had one block, 351 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: plus fifteen the plus minus. I I find it really 352 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: hard to find any fault with how he played and 353 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: this maybe and look, I actually could make the case 354 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: that last year, think about the Golden State Warriors, had 355 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: they chosen to add him down the stretch, chosen to 356 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: add him down the stretch, another guy who could score 357 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: and stretch the defense. Instead, they stuck with what they 358 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: had and they didn't have enough. And I do think 359 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: that the time away and the thought that he might 360 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: retire from basketball, Like anybody you see your own it's 361 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: like you see your life flash before your eyes and automatically. 362 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: If that doesn't change you as a human being, when 363 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: you come back to being away like guy I want 364 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: to change and fix everything, then there's something wrong with you. 365 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: That seems to have been the case with Carmelo Anthony, 366 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, instead of and I'm sure he has a 367 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: level of bitterness. But if that bitterness carries onto the courts, 368 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: one thing. If the bitterness motivates you to prove people 369 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: wrong when you when you get the job, that's a 370 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: completely different thing. He stayed ready, and we'll see. We'll 371 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: see if his legs, you know, you start to get 372 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: those those regular seasoned legs after having the freshest legs 373 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: in the building. We'll see if it catches up to him. 374 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: You know, Carmelo's issues, in addition to being selfish and 375 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: struggling to play defense for a long time, was he 376 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: just wasn't big on taking care of his body. Just 377 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: wasn't And he there was a couple of years where 378 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: he did, last couple of years where he got himself 379 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: into great shape, but his diet was so bad for 380 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: years that even though he was the best score in 381 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: the game, it still seemed to wear him down. Some look, 382 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: I look at Mellow, And do I think he's a 383 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame player? Of course I do. He was 384 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: for a portion of time the best score in the 385 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: game of basketball, the best. Now we're gonna see him 386 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: on night to night against the l A Lakers, And 387 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: and keep in mind if you think it's something that 388 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: the league collaborate on. If the last two times Mellow 389 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: was available, Lebron James could have reached out and asked 390 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: his team to pick him up. Lakers could have signed 391 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: him this offseason, they chose not to. Calves could have 392 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: signed him, they chose not to or traded for him. 393 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: That you know, when he was He's been available several 394 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: times over and Lebron has not. And he's Lebron's one 395 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: of Lebron's closest friends in the sport. But Lebron not 396 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: wanting him signifies to everyone else Lebron doesn't want him. 397 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: Why should I? Now we'll see. As for the Trailblazers, 398 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: they got a big stretch of games here where they're 399 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: at home right They got Lakers, thunder Nicks, Warriors, Orlando, Minnesota, 400 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: New Orleans, Lakers, and Phoenix and only three road games 401 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: mixed in there. They need to get back above during 402 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 1: this run. So the question about Mellow, and look, I 403 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: just I don't think he should have won the Conference 404 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: Player of the week when you have what James Harden 405 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 1: Luca don Check did in the exact same week. But 406 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: what what it is is the reaction to he's not 407 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: in the league and then all of a sudden he 408 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: has a couple of really good games against the Bulls. 409 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: Everybody must be idiots and no. The question about Mellow 410 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: is will he continue to accept a tertiary role? Will 411 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: he defend what happens as he starts to hit kind 412 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: of that wall, you know, without having camp and without 413 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: having played early season games and some of these back 414 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: to backs, he's not as worn down that will catch 415 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: up to him. He is in his mid thirties. Then 416 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: how does he play? But also you gotta ask yourself 417 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: what happened to the Houston Rockets? Speak of the Houston Rockets? 418 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: Is there anything more Rockets than filing a protest over 419 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: a clearly missed call? Like no one's disputing And I 420 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: don't know how a coach's challenge can't overturn that misscall. 421 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: It was a miss call, but you have twenty two points. 422 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: You would have been up I think seventeen or nineteen 423 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: at the time of the dunk. Is there anything more 424 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: Rockets than filing a complaint and offering to replay the 425 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: entire game or the fourth quarter because of one missed 426 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: dunk that should have counted for two more points. The 427 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,719 Speaker 1: answer is no. That's who the Rockets are. We're not 428 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: unfair to judge them. They're the same team that had 429 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: a study about missed calls, only to release it right 430 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: before the NBA playoffs to try and prove that we're 431 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: all wrong about them losing at home to the Warriors 432 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: the year before when they missed twenty seven straight threes 433 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: in Game seven of the Western Conference Finals, Like, we're 434 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: all the idiots, that's what they're trying to convince us. Instead, 435 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: it just feels like the Rockets being the Rockets. It's 436 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: never their faults, never their style. It's never the fact 437 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: that James Harden gets regular season calls but won't get 438 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: post season calls because jumping into people doesn't work in 439 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: real basketball. Oh so, Rockets, Right, that's almost that's almost 440 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: what you should you should put Oh so Rockets. This 441 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 1: is from t J. Murphy. TJ. Did Jordan Bohannan make 442 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: a mistake coming back to early. Brandon Kiel actually answers 443 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: his note because he can play two more games and 444 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: still red shirt come back next year. I don't know. Um. Obviously, 445 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: Jordan had such a good year, hitting so many big 446 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 1: shots for them last year that he probably just wanted 447 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 1: to get out in the court, and considering how they 448 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: looked over the season, they needed him out on the court. 449 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: What happens now is way more interesting, way, way way 450 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: more interesting in terms of does he play the entire 451 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 1: year and Ken I will figure it out. I think 452 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: they've shown signs um look with Wei's camp, with both 453 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: McCaffrey boys, I think you have a lot of with 454 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: with with a guy who I mean personally it's just 455 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,679 Speaker 1: my my personally. I think they're super skilled team. I do. 456 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: I Isaiah most left, and I think he's gonna be 457 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: really effective for Kansas. Kansas kind of using them in 458 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: in their death lineup. And this is one of those 459 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: deals I've been told where Isaiah Moss and his dad 460 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 1: maybe had way bigger expectations of what he should have done, 461 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: and Fran McCaffrey probably was too honest about Isaiah and 462 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: what his role would be. But I think this is 463 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: one of those classic both were better off together than 464 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: they are apart. Like Isaiah ended up getting in a 465 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: glamorous program and he's got a chance to win a 466 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 1: Big twelve title and maybe a national title, and good 467 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: for him, but he would have been a starter and 468 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: a huge part of what they're what they're doing in Iowa. Instead, 469 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: here's Iowa. Who's good. You know it's good. They just 470 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: beat Syracuse. They lost the same year state obviously when 471 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: they lost to de Paul, and de Paul obviously has 472 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: proved themselves be good. But to Paul's also hit everything 473 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: they threw um and and Jordan's looked much better against Syracuse, 474 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: And granted it took fourteen threes, but I like Luca 475 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: ours is a score he shows he's the owning the 476 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: ability to hit the three of his own. Like scoring 477 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: has never been the problem. I don't think they have. 478 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: And they continue to not have anyone who truly breaks 479 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: down a defense, and then defensively there's just a limitation 480 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: there in terms of their overall athleticism. I don't think 481 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:20,400 Speaker 1: that's surprising anybody. So you're you're gonna have to live 482 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: with not being able to make up points. This is 483 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: a great question from Dave and Philly. Who are my 484 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: top three to five two thou twenty NBA draft picks 485 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: as of today. I'll answer the five and a second, 486 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: I will tell you the LaMelo Ball thing. It's kind 487 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 1: of fascinating, like this is a lot like NFL highlights 488 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: that we're seeing on Twitter, Like LaMelo Ball shooting thirty 489 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:46,400 Speaker 1: seven and twenty five from two and three, and he's 490 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: still not playing much defense, doesn't have good shot selection, 491 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: avoids contact at all costs. Is he bigger than his brother? Yes? 492 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: Can you really pass the basketball? Yes? But people don't 493 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: want to put up with his dad. He doesn't appear 494 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: to be a particularly good shooter, and he some some 495 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,919 Speaker 1: of the similar flaws in his form. And though his 496 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: brother has become a big time athlete a big time 497 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: defender to this point, LaMelo hasn't shown the desire to 498 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: do either. All right, thanks so much. 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