1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 2: What is up? Straight fire, Fire hits me, Jason McIntire, 3 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 2: Straight oh ye for Monday, March the thirtieth, So we 4 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: talk a little NFL draft today, maybe some NBA. Oh 5 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: my gosh, guys, Oh my gosh. Let me just start 6 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 2: with a positive before we get to the Duke collapse. 7 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: And if you're like, oh, I hate Duke, that's fine. 8 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 2: I get it. I understand you hate Duke. We had 9 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 2: them in the cow cut, and I feel like I 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 2: need to talk about it, even though it's difficult for 11 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 2: me to stomach. So fortunately, like literally two minutes after 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 2: Duke choked against Yukon, I had to go coach my daughter. 13 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: I don't know if you guys remember last year there 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: was like a local basketball tournament. So we got a 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: squad together and we had an amazing game Sunday morning, 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: where you know, we rolled Saturday over two teams. So 17 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: our girls took them lightly and we were trailing like 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: the whole game, and we had a full court press, 19 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: an amazing comeback and we beat them. So then we 20 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 2: had a remax with them and the girl. Those girls 21 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: were cooked after we had that comeback and we just 22 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: rolled to victory. So for like a good ninety minutes, 23 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: I didn't think about Duke. I'm in a basketball gym. 24 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: People were like, oh, you guys got a good team. 25 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: We're talking hoops. There was a guy who came up 26 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: to me and was like, you know, he thinks Jabbar's 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 2: the goat. I mean like that was mid game. That's 28 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: how we were rolling in the championship. So you know, 29 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: I'm just talking sports. And then I get home, you know, 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: and I don't know, guys, I'm struggling to watch replays. Honestly, 31 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: it's really freaking difficult. So you know how the cow 32 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: cutt works. And again, I'm not out here to crush 33 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: the Blue Devils or said they cost me money. They did, 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 2: but I'm not here. This is just this is them 35 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: the breaks. As people like to say, you bid on Duke, 36 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: and we bid. I want to say the exact number, 37 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: you never know who's listening, but a significant amount, and 38 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: they I think they went for The only kid who 39 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: went for more was Arizona, I think. And all we 40 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: needed to be up about ten k in the Calcutta 41 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: was a Duke victory. We would be in the green 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: and oh by the way we would have Duke in 43 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: Michigan in the final four and anything after that is 44 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: just gravy. So we're geeked. You know, we got the 45 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: text shape poppin Duke's up nineteen, Duke's Rolling, and we 46 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: had Michigan who destroyed Tennessee. I don't even think we're 47 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: going to do a minute on that. And at a 48 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: halftime at that game, I felt super confident. I'm like, 49 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: Michigan Tennessee is just not good. But we had Duke 50 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 2: last year and they did make us a little money 51 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: because they got to the final four. The problem was 52 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: they're up fourteen against Houston with eight minutes left and 53 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: they absolutely choked. I think they were up eight with 54 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: like ninety seconds. It was just a brutal beat. And 55 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: at the time it was very clear, hey man, it's 56 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: great to have all these freshmen. Wonderful, but in crunch time, 57 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: you've got eighteen and nineteen year olds going up against 58 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 2: you know, season veterans of Houston, which is, you know, 59 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 2: twenty two twenty three year olds that kind of stuff. 60 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 2: Banners and Cooper Flag's an unbelievable player. Conkineple was gonna 61 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 2: be rookie the year. Probably Cooper Flag would be I 62 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 2: don't know, if he played enough games. Whatever it is, 63 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag would be my pick. You have the two 64 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: best rookies in the NBA putting up historic numbers on 65 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: Duke last year and they didn't win the title. It's 66 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 2: hard to win the title. And so you know, Duke's 67 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: up at half over Ukon. I'm like, I don't know, guys, 68 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: it's fifteen. We were up nineteen, but you know, I 69 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: just I don't know. The kid Brown, Malik Brown, had 70 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: a back thing and so he was like wearing a 71 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: heating pat on the bench. He didn't score in seventeen minutes. 72 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: You had Nagamba in some foul trouble, and I thought 73 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: Isaiah Evans was kind of having an off game, forcing 74 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: some stuff. And essentially it was the Camera Boozer show 75 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: and his brother Kaden Boozer had a very good game 76 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: until the very end. The Caleb Foster, who is excellent, 77 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: excellent against St. John's. 78 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: They needed him. 79 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: They don't win without him, clearly coming back with the 80 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: foot when he's not the same player. Fourteen minutes, zero points, 81 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: zero for one. Now, it's tough. It was a tough 82 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 2: turnaround after the Saint John's comeback. Yet they're up fifteen 83 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: at halftime, and slowly but surely, you know, I think 84 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: you can started one of seventeen from three and they 85 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 2: ended up five for twenty three. So for three, they 86 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 2: finished four of six, and all of them seemed to 87 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 2: come in the last like five minutes. And the dagger 88 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 2: was the buzzer shot from Brayln Mullins from what do 89 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: they call it? Roblinke thirty five feet out forty It 90 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 2: was deep. And I'm sitting there and you know, you 91 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 2: try to stay composed as an adult when you're around 92 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: your kids. And it was me and my daughter, you know, 93 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 2: getting ready to go to her hoops game. And as 94 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: soon as Caden boozer inexplicably decides to throw the ball 95 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: down in the court, but there was nobody down there, 96 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 2: I say no, and then it gets tipped and I'm 97 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: like no, and then it goes to Caravan and I'm 98 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: like oh. And then it goes to Mullins and I 99 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 2: don't say anything, and it's spushes and I'm just silent, 100 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: and I could tell my daughter was looking at me 101 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: to see the reaction. Oh my gosh, is he's gonna 102 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 2: break something, and he's gonna lose his mind. Is he 103 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: gonna flip out? And I just I did nothing. I 104 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: was just silent, like dead silent, and I purposely didn't 105 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: make eye contact with her because I was devastated. And 106 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: instead of being up ten k, we're down down ten 107 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: k in one colossal flip. It hurt or really bad. 108 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: I was in shock, silence, stood up, headed to the door, 109 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 2: grabbed the keys, and walked out. I didn't say anything, 110 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 2: and then luckily I got to the game so I 111 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: didn't have to deal with it for ninety minutes. But man, 112 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 2: I can't watch. I'm watching the read. That's all I 113 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: see on the Instagram reel, and it's like you watch 114 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 2: it and you're like, okay, that past makes sense. That 115 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 2: makes sense. And again in the moment, I know you 116 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 2: guys play basketball, some of you, and you're in leagues 117 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: and you want to uncork the ball, you get nervous, 118 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: like he just panicked. He didn't need to do that, 119 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: even if he just holds it. They fouled him, and 120 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 2: there's what four seconds left, three four or five right 121 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 2: around there, and he goes to a free throw line 122 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 2: or and not enough people do this he could have 123 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: just launched the ball in the air, just chuck it 124 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: up high. It'll land in a second or two. But 125 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: you know nobody's going to catch it cleanly. You know, 126 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 2: there was so many things he could have done, and 127 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: literally he did the worst. But you can't just blame 128 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: it on that because you know they melted down the 129 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: stretch and that's as tough on. I know some people 130 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: are comparing it to the Christian Lander. I don't think so. 131 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: I don't know that there's a comparison. I mean, this 132 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: did just happen, so I don't know what the comparison is, 133 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: but it was that was one of the tougher gambling 134 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: like the Houston one. Unfortunately, I was in public with 135 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 2: some dads. We had been drinking, and I you know, 136 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 2: I was a little angry this one. I was calm, 137 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: cool and collected, but ultimately just back to back devastating 138 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 2: losses for Duke. Listen to this stat. So the Blue 139 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: Devils finished the season thirty five and three. They lost 140 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: three games. Two of them were at the Buzzer UNC 141 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: and Yukon. So they lost three games, two with the Buzzer. 142 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 2: The other was to Texas Tech by one folks. They 143 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 2: lost three games by a combined five points. 144 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 3: That's unbelievable. 145 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 2: So the final four set Michigan and Arizona, Illinois and Connecticut. 146 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: I have Illinois futures posted them. I had I think February. 147 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: I got some March, so I love Illinois against Connecticut. 148 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 2: I actually haven't looked at the line. Ken Palm has 149 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 2: it Illinois by four and ken Palm has Michigan by one. Interesting, 150 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: so a Michigan Illinois All Big Ten final four could 151 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 2: be happening. Let me just quickly check the line. But yeah, 152 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 2: I initial reaction is, you know, I don't think that 153 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 2: Yukon team is great at all, read as a horse 154 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: inside good luck against Illinois. Well, we'll have plenty of 155 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 2: time to break down the games. I just think Illinois. 156 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: Illinois should should win hand not handily. I mean, nothing's 157 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: ever easily. Let me just check the lines here. So 158 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 2: according to Illinois only minus two. Interesting, and then I 159 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 2: see Michigan minus one and a half. Oh, but it's 160 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 2: probably headed back toward toward pick them. Borry rob Gee, 161 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 2: where were you when this crappy result went down? You 162 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 2: know what's funny is when Duke went up the way 163 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 2: they did they I think they're seventeen. In the second half, 164 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 2: I started doing the dishes. I was like, you know what, 165 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: I'll put it instead of watching on TV. I'll put 166 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 2: it on my phone. I'll let me get some some 167 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 2: chores done around the house. And you know they're gonna win. 168 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,319 Speaker 2: It's just a matter of how they're gonna win. And 169 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: let me see what Boozer does the final stat line, 170 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 2: because that'll be the talking point. Hey, the National Player 171 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 2: of the Year gets the final four, you know, can 172 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: he get. 173 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 3: It done this year? And then you just kind of 174 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 3: see it slowly slip away it turnover here, turnover there. 175 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 3: And if Yukon was even average below average for themselves 176 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 3: from deep, maybe they run away with this game with 177 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 3: like three minutes left instead of at the buzzer. Because 178 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 3: in the second half, the Huskies held a sixteen to 179 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 3: zero at edge and points off turnover ten to two, 180 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 3: and fast break points eight to two, and second chance points, 181 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 3: so all the margin areas that you need to win 182 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 3: to complete a comeback like that they want. And before 183 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 3: we get to Duke, let me just say this. The 184 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 3: fact that you are already dismissing Yukon and Dan Hurley 185 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 3: the greatest coach in college basketball woh arguably the greatest 186 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 3: coach in basketball period right now? 187 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 2: Wow, that is high. 188 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 3: J Mack Dan Hurley since twenty twenty three, two national championships, 189 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 3: three final fours in the tournament, seventeen and one overall 190 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 3: seventeen and one against the spread. The one loss came 191 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 3: against eventual national champion Florida by two. Like by any 192 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 3: metric that you'd like, this team and this guy know 193 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 3: how to get it done better than anybody in the 194 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 3: sport right now. So I say what you want about 195 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 3: Illinois and how loaded they are, and I do like 196 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 3: some of their players. I'm having a really hard time, 197 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: really early picking against Yukon at this point. Wow, I'll 198 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 3: lay that out there. 199 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 2: Listen. I know John Shires down bad and I don't 200 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 2: want to. I don't want to pile on the guy. 201 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 2: But if we're being real, like these late game meltdowns 202 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: are horrific. So they lose to Was he the coach 203 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: against NC State three years ago? Yes, he was, no boy, 204 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 2: Well he was a rookie coach. They lose to NC 205 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 2: State like not a good basketball team. They actually lost 206 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 2: to NC State in the nc ACC tournament as well, 207 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,719 Speaker 2: And yeah, that was a bad loss. They had the 208 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 2: dancing Bear hold on, I forgot his name, do you 209 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 2: remember it of Oh that was a team with Jared McCain, 210 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,599 Speaker 2: Kyle Philipowski, Tyrese Proctor. Oh, that was actually not a 211 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 2: great duke team. It was a good duke team. DJ 212 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: Burns was the dancing Bear. He had twenty nine ate 213 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: him up inside. And then last year Shire loses to 214 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 2: Houston in just an epic meltdown. If you'd look at 215 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 2: the you know those probability win charts, it's like red 216 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 2: all the way to duke and then it just shoots 217 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 2: up unbelievable. That was bad. And again it's a problem 218 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 2: when you have so last year they had Canipple, freshman, 219 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:46,959 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag, freshman mally Ulich butchered his name was a freshman, 220 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: so they had three freshman starters. This year, three freshman starters. So, like, 221 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: part of me wants not give him a pass. I mean, 222 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 2: how can you bury a guy rob for going thirty 223 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: five and three, losing three games by combining five points 224 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 2: two with the buzzer. It's tough for me to crush him. 225 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 2: And this year, why didn't you know It freshman starter 226 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 2: in Camera Boozer freshmen and Dame Sar freshman and Caden Boozer. Now, 227 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: if Caleb Foster's healthy, and I just noticed he also 228 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 2: had three turnovers yikes in fourteen minutes. Caleb Foster did 229 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 2: not have it because he gave everything in the Saint 230 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 2: John's game, and so I don't I want to crush Shire. 231 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 2: Clearly there are some issues endgame with him. They had 232 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 2: a lead against North Carolina and blew it this year. 233 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: And here's the weirdest part, Rob. 234 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 235 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 236 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 237 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: listen live. 238 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 2: NIL obviously is changing things significantly. The Big ten is 239 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 2: loaded beyond belief. They have a lot of money in 240 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: Big ten country. They have veterans, they have freshmen, they've 241 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 2: got transfer they got everything in the Big Ten, Duke, 242 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 2: I don't know what their NIL budget is. They're always 243 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 2: going to get the best freshmen. They just are what, Rob, 244 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: would you rather have the best freshman or eighty five 245 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 2: ninety percent of that from a twenty two to twenty 246 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 2: three year old? Because I think it's a legitimate question, 247 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 2: like can you only win with the duke model, because 248 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 2: I'm looking at the roster. Dude, if they had some veterans, 249 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 2: are they are they better and more poised down the stretch? 250 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 2: You now have two absolute meltdowns in March, and I mean, 251 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 2: does this strategy work in the modern are We've heard 252 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 2: a lot about the blue blood aren't totally dead? But 253 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: I saw the Saint Louis coach was in the mix 254 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 2: for the North Carolina job and pulled his name out 255 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 2: of it. Now some people are saying, well, he wasn't 256 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 2: going to get it, but it's like the Saint Louis 257 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 2: coach North Carolina State, sorry not North Colina, North Carolina State, 258 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 2: and it's like, damn Carolina State. ACC's not a premium 259 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 2: conference like the Big Ten. Now, obviously North Carolina State, 260 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 2: I'm sure they have rich grads. North Carolina has a 261 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 2: ton of rich grads. Do clearly does. But if that's 262 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 2: the case, why aren't they taking Why aren't they just saying, oh, 263 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 2: y Yaxel Lendeborg is on the market. Shit, please come 264 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 2: on down, UAB borderline all American potential, Yeah, come here. 265 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 2: How is dupe, not just outbidding for transfer portal guys. 266 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 2: I don't know, because now they're gonna have to do 267 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 2: the cycle again. Boozer's obviously going pro. I don't know 268 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 2: if star Will Evan's had it flashed enough that he's 269 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 2: probably a late first. I don't think Cayden Boozer can 270 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 2: go pro. I mean, I don't want to sound harsh here. 271 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 2: The guy is low moan moment, but he to me 272 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 2: looks like a program guy, and there's nothing wrong with that. 273 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 2: You then have a great four year college career. I 274 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 2: just don't know if they're gonna be able to continue 275 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 2: to just win with the elite freshman. I think you 276 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: have to get a healthy mix of veterans. Look at Illinois, 277 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 2: they're bringing in the Balkans. They've got four veterans, like 278 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 2: old European guys. I know they're technically young by college 279 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: basketball centers, but they're all like these guys have been 280 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 2: playing pro for like three years. Not Kaden Boozer, who's 281 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 2: in high school right, And I just I look around. 282 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 2: I'm like, well, Arizona brings in they've got freshmen, that's true, 283 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 2: but they've got like way more talent than Duke, you know, 284 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 2: Kaden Boozer. If you had like the Arizona guys and 285 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 2: you rank the Arizona roster and the Duke roster, clearly 286 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 2: the top five guys, four of them are Arizona. Actually 287 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 2: the top six, I'm pretty sure five of the top 288 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 2: six are Arizona. You know, they've got more dudes now. 289 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 2: They got a you know, a junior, three freshmen, and 290 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: the senior who was a Big twelve Player of the year, 291 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 2: But like Duke, just doesn't have any veterans. I don't 292 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 2: rob can you win not exclusively with freshmen? But maybe 293 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 2: let me adjust the question. I wonder if having is 294 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 2: it more beneficial to have freshman studs who are gonna 295 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 2: be one and done or transfer portal guys who have 296 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 2: played college for two or three years and are like 297 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 2: not a finished product but a very veteran experience product. 298 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 3: I mean, you're always gonna want the experienced guy, because, 299 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 3: I mean, history tells us. You don't have to be 300 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 3: a rocket science to know this that freshmen don't win 301 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 3: in the tournament. Right, There's only been two instances where 302 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 3: a freshman Leyden team has cut down the nets because 303 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 3: we're discount discounting the Carmelo year because they had veterans 304 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 3: up and down that roster. Now he was the star, 305 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 3: but they had veteran guys throughout it. It's the Anthony 306 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 3: Davis Kentucky team and the Oka four Tires Jones do 307 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 3: team other than that freshman, whether it's John Wall and 308 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 3: Boogie Cousins, whether it's Cooper Flag and konkor Nipple Pick whoever, 309 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 3: the Fab five going back to Michigan, those guys historically 310 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 3: do not win in this tournament. Now, part of that 311 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 3: is that the NCUABLE Tournament is inherently one of the 312 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 3: worst ways you can use to decide an in a 313 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 3: national champion because it's a one and done format. It's 314 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: not like a best of three, best of five bets 315 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,360 Speaker 3: to seven where the best team is nine times out 316 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 3: of ten gonna end up winning out. You can have 317 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 3: one hot night, one cold night, or in this case 318 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: like we saw against Yukon, you know, a meltdown in 319 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 3: seventeen minutes. All it takes is one bad seventeen minutes 320 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 3: for you to be one. On one hand, you're in 321 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 3: the final four feeling like the favorite because you get 322 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 3: another week of rest for your point guard in your 323 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 3: center to now you're home trying to figure out what 324 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 3: went wrong right, So of course you'd rather have the 325 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 3: veteran leading guys. The problem is is that John Shire 326 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 3: up until this point has only really concerned himself with 327 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 3: the five stars, with the one and done's with the 328 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 3: best guys possible. Part of it could be his philosophy, 329 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 3: part of it could be that that's what the nil 330 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 3: budget demands of him. We don't know, because if you 331 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 3: just go back to since he got there, UNC has 332 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 3: had number one recruiting class number two, number one, number one. 333 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 3: So they obviously have a philosophy, a mantra within that 334 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 3: program that we are gonna get the best players available 335 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 3: out of high school. We believe that John Shire, because 336 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 3: he is a younger relatively head coach in the college base, 337 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 3: he can relate to them better than he can a 338 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 3: twenty three year old with kids who's married, whatever, you know, 339 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 3: some transfer out of UTEP that's been in college for 340 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 3: seven years, like they feel like that's what their best 341 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 3: way to win is. The problem is, you can have 342 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 3: all that talent, but as we've seen so far with 343 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 3: John Shire in the tournament, he doesn't seem to have 344 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 3: the tactician, the x's and o's, the things that Dan 345 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 3: Hurley does have. Because if you just go player for 346 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 3: player from yesterday's game, of course Duke has the better players. 347 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 3: They're gonna have the better pros, They're gonna be seen 348 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 3: as the more talented roster. But you saw in the 349 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 3: second half, especially Dan Hurley drew up a lot of 350 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 3: really interesting stuff to take advantage of the switching, to 351 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 3: take advantage of the foot speed, to take advantage of 352 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 3: a lot of different things where even though the three 353 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 3: ball wasn't falling, they're getting a lot of good looks 354 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 3: out of it. And you knew eventually, I didn't think 355 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 3: it coulda happen in the last thirty seconds, but you 356 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,479 Speaker 3: knew eventually the dam was gonna break because they were 357 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 3: out executing Duke the entire second half. You had some 358 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 3: puzzling turnovers to Rob. 359 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 2: I feel like in the final six minutes Sar drove 360 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 2: off his foot or maybe it was Brown, one of 361 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 2: those two, and then Boozer had one just go off 362 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 2: his foot while turn like maybe there, I don't know, 363 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 2: there's the floor was wet, it was wacky, But I'm 364 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 2: now looking at Wikipedia. Duke season's wikipedia. This is tough. 365 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 2: So here they're finished as john Shire Elite eight Final four, 366 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 2: Elite eight second round. That's a rough. That's a rough 367 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 2: end of the season, given how good they were before 368 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 2: that Final four with coach k lost to UNC. Then 369 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 2: there was twenty twenty one, didn't uh, looks like they 370 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 2: didn't make the tournament. Thirteen and eleven, Yeah, they didn't. 371 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 2: Then there was COVID year before that Elite eight. I 372 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 2: think there was Zion Elite eight, second round, Sweet sixteen. 373 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 2: You have to go all the way back to twenty 374 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 2: fifteen to find the last time Duke made the championship. 375 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 2: That's been a minute. I'm not gonna make any sweeping 376 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 2: conclusions about the Duke brand, but file that away. File you. 377 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 2: By the way, UNC fired Hubert Davis. Rob are the 378 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 2: best coaches in the country clamoring to get that job. Weirdly, no, 379 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 2: there hasn't been as much now. Some coaches, like the 380 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt coach get locked up. I don't think, even though 381 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 2: I think he's a great coach, the Utah State coach, 382 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 2: I think they were too late to get in. He 383 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 2: might have already gotten Shoot, he went somewhere. Some were good. 384 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 2: I think it was Cincinnati, but it's like it is 385 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 2: it a week move for like a UNC to go 386 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 2: to a low major coach. I mean, like Siena's coach 387 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 2: goes to Syracuse. I mean that's a good upgrade the 388 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 2: high point coach. Don't know if he's gone anywhere yet, 389 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 2: but it is. It just feels weird that the UNC 390 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 2: jobs just sitting there. Are they waiting for Billy donnovan 391 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 2: and finished the season? I don't know NC State. It 392 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 2: looks like they're closing in on somebody. But it used 393 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 2: to be where the ACC and the Big East were 394 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 2: the cream of the crop. Guys, it wasn't even close 395 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 2: and that's just no longer the case as things are cyclical, 396 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 2: and I'm gonna be honest, you know, for a couple 397 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 2: of years or it was the SEC, I think undeniably 398 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 2: now where it's the Big ten's world. I saw the 399 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 2: SEC was one and three in the sweet sixteen, and 400 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 2: the Big ten is just unbelievable right now. They have 401 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 2: two teams in the final four plus UKN plus who's 402 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 2: the other one, Arizona Big twelve. So I think it's 403 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 2: a great final four. This Arizona Michigan game. We'll do 404 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 2: a lot of time on it. You guys know the 405 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 2: Ken Palm Advanced Analysis of College Basketball. That site is 406 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 2: a must have. If you're doing any gambling and you're 407 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 2: not using Ken Bom, well you're doing it wrong. Michigan 408 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 2: and Arizona are two of the four highest rated team 409 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 2: in his database going back like twenty seven years. So 410 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 2: this is gonna be hyped his Game of the Century, 411 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 2: and I think it's fully warranted. They're very good teams. 412 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: So which is why I actually think the Illinois Connecticut winner, 413 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be Illinois is in amazing shape 414 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,959 Speaker 2: because those Michigan Arizona will be a heavyweight knockout fight, right, 415 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 2: those guys are gonna wear down. And you know, Illinois 416 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 2: Connecticut's probably gonna be good, but I'm not one hundred 417 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 2: percent sure it's gonna be a great game. I actually 418 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 2: think Illinois kind of wins handily. 419 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:33,400 Speaker 3: Rob. 420 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I know I know that goes against you. 421 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: And just for the record, Illinois starting lineup freshman Woggler 422 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 2: who was unbelievable. Mirkovic is a freshman, but I click 423 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 2: on his thing. He's from Montenegro. I don't think he's 424 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 2: like an eighteen year old freshman. Boswell's a senior, Stoyakovic 425 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 2: is a junior. Ivikovich is a seven foot two junior. 426 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 2: He's got a twin Like this is a veteran team. 427 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 2: I think there. I think you consent some trouble here, 428 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 2: but it sounds like you're a Dan Hurley. By the way, 429 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 2: Are you happy that the Laker's got JJ Redick or 430 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,959 Speaker 2: would you prefer Dan Hurley? Oh? 431 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 3: I mean, I think it's two different games that you're coaching. 432 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 2: Obviously. 433 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 3: I think when it comes to the NBA, it's less 434 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 3: about tactician is more about motivation because all these guys 435 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 3: are talented, right and and there's a when you have 436 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 3: seventeen assistant coaches, you're going to be able to draw 437 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 3: some stuff up like when it comes down to it. 438 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 3: And what JJ Reddick has shown with the Lakers is 439 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 3: his ability to most importantly reach the two best players 440 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 3: with the biggest egos, like part of it being the 441 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 3: podcasting with Lebron recently has gotten to be able to 442 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 3: take a back seat, and he's always been really tight 443 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 3: with Luca Dan Hurley. I feel like in the NBA 444 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 3: that act would wear thin relatively quickly, as soon as 445 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 3: you lose three and four nights in the NBA, and 446 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 3: Dan Hurley's up in your ass about you know, not 447 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 3: boxing out or not setting good screens, like that's a 448 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 3: way to turn off a fifteen million dollars year player 449 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 3: really quickly. 450 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: Okay, it's my fault for not actual looking closer at 451 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 2: the replay, just because it's it's tough to stomach guys 452 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 2: when you have that much of a financial swing. So 453 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 2: I did just look, this is crazy. Rob john Shire 454 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 2: had two efing timeouts left. Bro, what are you even doing? 455 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,959 Speaker 2: Two timeouts? That just makes it harder? Man? 456 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 3: How do you have to You know what's funny is 457 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 3: before we started recording, you were texting me about the 458 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 3: Calcutta and the amount of money you lost. And at 459 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 3: first I was like, I can't feel worse than anybody. 460 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 3: I do than Caiden Boozer because they had the game 461 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 3: in Handy just got to get foul, make a free 462 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 3: throw and they win. And then I saw that you 463 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 3: lost the down payment to a Gulf Stream. 464 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 2: Well wait time, it's our group. It's not just me, 465 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 2: so I mean I obviously have a share a significant one, 466 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,959 Speaker 2: but like watching the replay. So as soon as Boozer 467 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 2: gets you know, again, I'm not coaching college basketball. I 468 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 2: coach youth sports. But you're allowed to just yell time 469 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 2: out and you get it. It's your guy has the ball. 470 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 2: So as soon as Caden Boozer gets it, I mean, 471 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 2: I guess technically he's your point guard. You would think, oh, 472 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 2: my point guard has the ball. And they have five 473 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 2: defenders on this half. We have a guy down the court. 474 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 3: It's two guys down the court. They had one in 475 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 3: each corner. 476 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 2: One two. Oh my gosh, you're right, Oh, oh gosh. 477 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 2: That makes it even worse. I mean I saw the one. 478 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 2: They had two guys down the court just throw a grenade. 479 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 3: And then and then after the steal is made. I 480 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 3: think Evans is the guy who was on defense for 481 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 3: Duke when the three was made. They show a close 482 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 3: up of Shire's face as the steal is made, and 483 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 3: all they saying is put your hands up, put your 484 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 3: hands up. And he's just walking back because he's not 485 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 3: expecting him to pull from thirty five feet and dot's. 486 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 2: The eye and the story two guys down the court. 487 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 2: Holy smokes, Oh, Rob, that's a tough one. That is 488 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 2: a tough one. 489 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 490 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 491 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 492 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: listen live. 493 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 2: Who do you like in Michigan Arizona? 494 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 3: Well, I pick Michigan before the tournament started. Yes, I 495 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 3: gotta stick with Michigan. They look really good. They're such a. 496 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 2: Huge team, and I think that Arizona's big two. They are. 497 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 3: It's just when it comes to college basketball again, in 498 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 3: college and not the pros, you look at guard to 499 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 3: play first because they're the ones who handle it the most. 500 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 3: And number two, can you control the painted area? And 501 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 3: so far in this tournament, basically all season, Michigan owns 502 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 3: the painted area both offensively and defensively. So and that 503 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 3: made me feel good coming in. And so far Lindenborg 504 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 3: has been a monster throughout this whole run. He looks 505 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 3: like a seven to nine million dollars a player year player. 506 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 3: Shout out to Mark Pope at Kentucky who claims he 507 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 3: didn't offer that, but we all know he. 508 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: Did any way. 509 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: Is he Is he still there or did he get fired? 510 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 3: As of now, he's still there and the fact that 511 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 3: Lindenborg says he offered me this much, and then Pope's like, 512 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 3: I'm not going to confirm or deny that. 513 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 2: So oh Wowchigan. So I did look at the brackets. 514 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 2: How are you doing in your brackets? I don't nobody 515 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 2: gives a ship, but you know, god, I don't know care. 516 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 3: I mean, my champions still available, so that's all I 517 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 3: care about everything else? 518 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 2: That so much? Okay, So I had Well, I'm in 519 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 2: multiple brackets. I actually entered fewer bracket contests because you know, 520 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 2: the Calcutta is a little more significant. I just went 521 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 2: like twentieth to seventh because of the Duke loss. A 522 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 2: lot of people had Duke. So I have an Arizona 523 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 2: Illinois final and it looks like nobody else has that, 524 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 2: So I guess there's brackets could turn out good for me. 525 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 2: Oh damn it. The guy the leader has Arizona Illinois. Mother, Yeah, 526 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 2: never mind, I can't win that one. But yeah, it's 527 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 2: weird with gambling so prevalent. To me, brackets took a 528 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 2: bit of a back seat this year, would you agree? 529 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 3: Or no? 530 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 2: Oh? 531 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, one totally interesting. 532 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 2: Now I haven't heard you chirping about the Fox Sports 533 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 2: Radio bracket contest, and I got an emailst year. Did 534 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: you win it last year? 535 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 3: No? I was close. I was right there at the end, 536 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 3: and I think I lost it in the final four. 537 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 3: But we got in emails right before we started recording 538 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 3: from our fearless leader, Scott Shapiro, and he wanted to 539 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 3: make sure that we mentioned to our listeners during the 540 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,239 Speaker 3: radio programs, not in this podcast. But screw it, I'm 541 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 3: already here. In the host standings, Ben Maller is currently 542 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 3: in first place, followed by Jason McIntyre. 543 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 2: Stop it, Am I in second? 544 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 3: You are in second place? 545 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: Now? 546 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 3: You can't win the thousand dollars gift card. You can't 547 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 3: win any of the prize of listeners. 548 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 2: Why, but I'll give it to you, bro. I don't 549 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 2: think you're wait hold on, hold on, Am I really 550 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: in second? 551 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 3: You are in second place? 552 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 2: Hold on, I gotta log in. Wow, that's good. So 553 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 2: do I Who does he have? 554 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 3: Since you're on there, I'll pull it up right now. 555 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 3: As far as I know, I think he had. I 556 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,239 Speaker 3: know he had Duke going deep. I don't know if 557 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 3: he had Duke winning it, because you know, once once 558 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 3: I figured out that my bracket was for the most 559 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 3: part busted. I kind of lost interest in what everybody 560 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 3: else is doing, you know, so, but I'll tell you 561 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 3: right now here in a second, just give me a minute. 562 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,719 Speaker 2: And I don't like it. It's not the most user friendly. 563 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 2: Let's see here. So leaderboard, Ben Maler, and then yeah, 564 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 2: you're right, I. 565 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 3: Have and you know who's third is Colin Colin, So 566 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 3: the herd is dominating this whole, this whole contest right now. 567 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 3: And then fifth is one of your producers, mar and Weiss. 568 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 2: So nice. 569 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 3: Whatever you guys are doing there on the lot, keep 570 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 3: doing it. 571 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 2: So I have Duke Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, but I have 572 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 2: Arizona Duke, so that stinks. And then Ben has. 573 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 3: Has Yukon Florida, Arizona, Michigan with Yukon over Arizona for 574 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 3: the champion. 575 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 2: Oh well, I think I'm gonna win it because you 576 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 2: got at winning the title called by him getting Yukon. 577 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 2: I didn't think they were great. All right, that's too 578 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 2: much bracket chatter. I don't know. Oh oh oh, I 579 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 2: may have a YouTube influencer coming on the show this week. Nice, 580 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 2: he's a dude. I hoop with you. 581 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: Know. 582 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 2: And he's a young guy and his job is YouTube influencing. 583 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 2: That's it. And I need to understand now his dad 584 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 2: is a huge YouTuber. His sister is a huge deal 585 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 2: in the middle school community, to the point that you know, 586 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 2: she goes to target, you know, with her friend or 587 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 2: her mom or whatever. And if girls that my daughter 588 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 2: knows see her, they like geek out and are like, 589 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, can we take a picture with you? 590 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 2: And so when I played basketball, is this guy, Rob, 591 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 2: I'm like, yo, Hudson, can you get your sister to 592 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 2: pull up so I can bring my daughter and like, 593 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 2: you can become friends that would give her so much 594 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 2: aura in school. And then I have to like shield 595 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 2: my head because saying the word or out loud is 596 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 2: very cringe. You'll be there in like five years, Rob, 597 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 2: I believe it all right, We'll see tomorrow.