1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: All right, here we go spreading in the court. Ten 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: seconds of Eynings. They just go throw off to the basket, 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: under the basket. It's down a seven seconds. It's the 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: truth for the wind God big a miracle. I just 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: it's the water hit, that one from the parking lot. 6 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: Shuck it all. In college basketball, it's not the size 7 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: on the dog in the fight, it's the size of 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: the fight in the dog. What's up the general nation? 9 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Big Bets on Campus Podcast. This is 10 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: the Monday college basketball betting preview. I'm stucky in joining me, 11 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: as they will each and every Monday throughout the end 12 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: of the season. Is PJ Cunningham, Mike Calabreezy. Gentlemen, what's 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: going on? 14 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: Not much dog, It's been a it was a crazy 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: of college basketball with Baylor going down. 16 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 3: I'm really looking forward to this week of hopes. 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: And some of you might know him from Big Bets 18 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: on Campus, a group of five podcast did an excellent 19 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: job during the college football season. Ready to roll for 20 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: college basketball? How's it going like? It's going good? 21 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 4: You know this was already, in my opinion, a wide 22 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 4: open college basketball season with Baylor dropping two. You know 23 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 4: this past week. I think that only solidifies it. You 24 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 4: have to start getting comfortable with teams like Auburn on 25 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 4: the one line, you know, potentially the number one team 26 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 4: by power rankings in the entire country. I think that 27 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 4: makes for an exciting stretch run here for college basketball. 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Baylor apparently just cannot beat Oklahoma State, but yeah, 29 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: I agree with you, it's going to be completely wide open. Now. 30 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: Good Zaga is probably just going to coast the rest 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: of the way, so they're probably gonna move once they 32 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: moved to one. You could see Auburn move to one. 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: By the way, I don't know who's gonna go to one, 34 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: but they'll stay at one. But I don't think that 35 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: they're as the lead as they were last year, and 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: the gap is smaller. So yeah, it's gonna be a 37 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: fascinating year. Just to give you guys a heads up 38 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: on what this format will look like, each Monday, we'll 39 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: cover we'll break down the big Monday marquee game, and 40 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: then we'll give our best bets a couple of spots 41 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: that we're looking at. Monday's cards are usually smaller, and 42 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: then we'll also give out a I look for Tuesday, 43 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: and you know, we'll start by recapping the weekend. Today's 44 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: show will be a little difference. It's the holiday. The 45 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: biggest game of the day is going on right now 46 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: between Purdue and Illinois. So we'll just give some looks 47 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: for today, tonight, tomorrow. But let's start with the weekend 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: that was. Let's uh, we'll get to a rant in 49 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: in a minute, a team we want to ran about, 50 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: but let's just start with a result that you want 51 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: to talk about from the weekend, Mike, where you want 52 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: to go? 53 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 4: So I was impressed with Kansas, and I think it's 54 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 4: not necessarily in that particular game, the importance of them 55 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 4: covering that number and running away in the second half, 56 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 4: but more so how Jalen Wilson is going to be 57 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 4: integrated in their their play for really the rest of 58 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 4: the season. Obviously the early suspension, he really had growing 59 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 4: pains getting back to where he ended off last season. 60 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 4: I think he's the key element because in the offseason 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 4: I figured that they needed the combination of Remy Martin 62 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 4: and you know, Joseph Yusefu to probably provide eighteen twenty 63 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 4: points a game if they wanted to get into that 64 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 4: elite conversation. They haven't been anywhere close to that. Remy 65 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 4: Martin's kind of been a shell of himself and Usefus. 66 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 4: You know, I think he's averaging two points per game. 67 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 4: So the fact of the matter is, I think they 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 4: need Jalen Wilson to do what he's done in the 69 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 4: last three games twenty points in two of those three. 70 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 4: I think he elevates them and makes them a matchup 71 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 4: problem for league teams. So that was a game I 72 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 4: was really focused on and I wanted to see if 73 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 4: it was just a flash in the pan his recent outbreak. 74 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 4: But now that that's two of the last three scoring 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 4: the basketball, giving them different options, I'm starting to be 76 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 4: someone who's really buying them potentially playing their way up 77 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 4: to a one seat And as I mentioned at the top, 78 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 4: Baylor showing these vulnerabilities, where is that lead Kansas in 79 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 4: the Big twelve pecking order as you have maybe a 80 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 4: two or three team race for the conference regular season title. 81 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, now you have to be impressed with what Kansas 82 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: has looked like of late, and I think that they're 83 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: a team that if you're looking to buy them in 84 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: the futures market, this might be the time to do. So, 85 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: you know, maybe, I mean they go to where do 86 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: they go to Oklahoma this week? 87 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 4: That's right, I believe that's on Tuesday. 88 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, not the I think Oklahoma's lost a couple in 89 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: a row, so it's not the best spot. So maybe 90 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, but if they win that, they beat Oklahoma 91 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: going away, and then you might not see a price 92 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: on Kansas again. But maybe if they lose that game, 93 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: maybe that's the Bilo spot where I shouldn't say by low, 94 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: but that's the opportunity for you to get it on 95 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: Kansas before maybe they continue to elevate themselves throughout the year. 96 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: B J. 97 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: Any thoughts from a game you want to cover on 98 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: the weekend? 99 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, how about your Wildcats on Saturday? My gunness, they 100 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 3: shot the lights out. 101 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: You talk about a futures price you'll never get to 102 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: get again from Yeah, exactly. 103 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: I you know, eleven of eighteen from behind the arc, 104 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: seventy from inside the arc, twenty twenty one from the 105 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 2: free throw line against the number two defense and adjusted 106 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: efficiency coming into the day. That is incredibly impressive that 107 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 2: they can add that type of shooting with Grady along 108 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 2: with the rebounding with Shebwey inside. Like you said, this 109 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: is a really, really dangerous team. And now this Saturday 110 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: they got Auburn in Auburn. That's gonna be maybe one 111 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 2: of the best games of the college basketball season right there. 112 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 2: But yeah, it's I just don't Kentucky is just incredibly 113 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: impressive to see that type of shooting. You know, teams 114 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 2: in the past with Cal haven't really had shooters around it. 115 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: But you add Grady obviously, it's it's a really good 116 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: team now. And I really got my eyes open to 117 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: Kentucky to potentially move up and get you know too 118 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 2: and if they run the table, potentially maybe in a 119 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: one seed come March. 120 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna be hard for him to get a 121 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: one just because the SEC I think, to my in 122 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: my opinion, is the best conference top to bottom get 123 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: in college basketball this season. So like, it's gonna be 124 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: hard to go, you know, to not trip up a 125 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: couple of times. But yeah, they're my only future as 126 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: of right now. And I thought that by come March, 127 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: with the talent that they assembled, that they would be 128 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: a top five team. I think they're there now. Cal 129 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: Whinney has these teams with enough talent to win it all. 130 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: Usually it's like, all right, let's because it's usually new 131 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: now it's usually freshmen, but this time it's a lot 132 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: of transfers. It's all right, let's ascend and get better 133 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: and better. Peacome March. But man, they look good. Tennessee 134 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: to me is just they're going to be a team. 135 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: That is, they're going to grade out well for a 136 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: metrics standpoint, and they have talent, but it's a team. 137 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: I don't think that they're capable of like making a 138 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: final four run. They you know, they shot long on Saturday. 139 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: Their defense should be what they rely on. Their defense 140 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: is obviously excellent, but it just seems that when they 141 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: step up in class that there's they're going to go 142 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: through too many droughts. It's just that I think that 143 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: they are cut a cut below like the ten to 144 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: twelve to fifteen teams that I think have a legitimate run. Yeah, 145 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: Jimmy case about to run to the final four. 146 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, Tennessee feels like a five seed that's gonna is 147 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: going to pick the twelve seed in the tournament in 148 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: Murray State or something. They oh, they like you said, 149 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: they great out really well on the metrics, but they 150 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 2: just kind of talked about on the last episode. They 151 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: just go through the shooting droughts that you know, just 152 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 2: kill them. So we'll see how they they grade out 153 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: going forward. But they feel like a team that's really 154 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: upset prone come March. 155 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: Yep, Yeah, the team's I'm gonna talk about a conference 156 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: at hole and that's the a CEC. I mean, could 157 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: someone step up in the ACC and become the second 158 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: best team? I mean it's getting a little ridiculous. I mean, 159 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: North Carolina obviously blot Georgia Tech, who's just a mess 160 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: right now. It was a good matchup for them, and 161 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: then Duke. You have Duke, who's clearly the best team 162 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: in the a CEC. They covered late against NC State, 163 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: but every other game, I don't know, you just blindly 164 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: take the dog. I think the dog won in every 165 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: other game out right, besides Notre Dame. Boston College goes 166 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: to Clemson and beats Clemson outright, you know you got 167 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: Wake Forest goes to Virginia wins outright. Pitt beats Louisville 168 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: by double digits. Syracuse goes down at home. I mean, 169 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: this conference is just an absolute mess right now. I 170 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: don't know what to make of it. It's if it's 171 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: not the game's not involving Duke or North Carolina with 172 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: the huge post. I just look at the Dogs. But man, 173 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: the ACCY has been disappointing. All right, let's go any 174 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: any thoughts Mike on ACC or SEC. 175 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 4: Actually, I have a look at spot on Tuesday with 176 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 4: an ACC game. I will say this for the SEC, 177 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 4: there's because I totally agree with you top to bottom. 178 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 4: I think they present the most competent play and certainly 179 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 4: some of the better high end teams in the entire country. 180 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 4: But one team that is kind of drawing my ire 181 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 4: a little bit is Alabama. You know, they're getting killed 182 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 4: on the offensive lass this year, and defensively, everyone's scoring 183 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 4: on them. They've lost five of an eight outright, and 184 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 4: that includes given up ninety two to both Memphis and Miszoo. 185 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 4: So there's, you know, certain teams that you can allow 186 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 4: to get hot, and it's forgivable those two. I would 187 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 4: not put Lump in that group. But the Mississippi State game, 188 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 4: to me was the final straw because they finally got 189 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 4: that three point defense. Luck Mississippi State shot two for sixteen. 190 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 4: They give up eighteen offensive rebounds, so because of their 191 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 4: issues on glass, I think this is a team that 192 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 4: I'm fully ready to cut loose. Is not a team 193 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 4: I'm interested in playing. And I think that for all 194 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 4: of the talent that they have offensively, the system, the 195 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 4: versatility this defense, and their liabilities in the rebounding department 196 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 4: is just too much to get beyond. And they're two 197 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 4: hundred and thirty fifth and two point defense, So even 198 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 4: when you are, you know, missing from long range, you're 199 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 4: getting those second chance opportunities and teams are killing them 200 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 4: inside of fifteen feet. So Alabama is a team that 201 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 4: certainly has riled me up a little bit. I'm just 202 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 4: ready to push them away, and there's plenty of options 203 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 4: on the table, even in the SEC, so I'm going 204 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 4: to go with somebody else. 205 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, if you look at like I talked about this 206 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: on our episode for the weekend, you look at Petty 207 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: Primo and especially Herb Jones, I mean their defense. They 208 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: were the best individual defenders on the team, and then 209 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: you missed them on the offensive end as well. But 210 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: it's yeah, so I think that everyone just assumed that, oh, 211 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: who cares, you lost them, They're going to be fine, 212 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 1: but you can tell that they clearly missed them on 213 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 1: the defensive end. You miss Jones a little bit on 214 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: the offensive end as well, and they are very very 215 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: vulnerable inside. They obviously are capable of still beating anybody 216 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: because they just shoot a million three. So if you know, 217 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: Ei're gonna have a game where they go like eighteen 218 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: of thirty one from three and then what are you 219 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: gonna do? But as a whole, yeah, I think this 220 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: team is severely overrated. Be interesting to see where that 221 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: spread opens up against LSU. They beat alas you, I think, 222 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: three times last week, and Elsey's coming off the loss. 223 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: I'm but I think that there's still a major regression 224 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: coming this LC team. So fascinating game as Alabama's lost 225 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: three straight as well. All right, let's get to our 226 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 1: rant of the weekend. I'll kick things off here and 227 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: I have to rant about Charlotte. I laid thirteen with Charlotte, 228 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: and it was they were up like twenty in the 229 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: first five minutes against a utsa team that just does 230 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: no nobody left on the team. They're awful. They played hard, 231 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: they got they got a bunch of rebounds, they were 232 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: playing hard. But Charlotte just like let him hang around 233 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: all game. And then at the end with with like 234 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: a minute and a half to go. You it was 235 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: they were up sixteen. They miss a free throw with 236 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: their ninety free throw shooting judgem or Young, their point guard, 237 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: and then he fouls at mid at half court. He 238 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: fails to get out of the game, like, first of all, 239 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: just make the free throw, but he misses it. Then 240 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: he fails. The Utsa is in the double bonus, so 241 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: uh he fouls a. Utsa goes to the line, makes 242 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: two free throws, and then from that point on Charlotte, 243 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,599 Speaker 1: they you know, kick the ball out of bounds, just 244 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: literally kicked it out of bounds once on a rebound, 245 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: once to just dribbling it. They miss a dunk, a 246 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: wide open dunk, and one of the worst ninety it 247 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: got the he got down to nine. The worst ninety 248 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: seconds I've ever seen in my life. I have no 249 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:52,839 Speaker 1: other explanation other than they just put a lot of 250 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 1: money on uh Utsa at the half. For the second half, 251 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: I was absolutely living what I've never seen a team 252 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: do that with their their point guard foul with ninety second. 253 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't like there's five seconds to go and then 254 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, let me get this. He found to 255 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: get out of the game, just gave him two free 256 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: points and I knew it was toast. Then that game 257 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: just tilted me. On a day where I hated. Free 258 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 1: throws were just so annoying me. I had Virginia Tech 259 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 1: miss a free throw to cover Bryant. This is a 260 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: free throw to cover So yeah, I had to get 261 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: that off my chest. B JA. I'll good to you. 262 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: What do you want to run about? 263 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 2: Well, you know, a lot of I think, well, it's 264 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 2: going to be Iowa State against Texas on Saturday. I 265 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 2: think a lot of people, you know, will say, oh, 266 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 2: I don't you know, I don't think about my rival, 267 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 2: but I mean rent space in my head. But I 268 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: think about Iowa State all the time. And that game 269 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: against Texas on Saturday. They did nothing in the half court, 270 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 2: only point seven to seven points per possession, and they 271 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 2: somehow torched Texas in transition Texas top ten percent in 272 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: college basketball and transition defense gave Calcer just went nuts. 273 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 3: He hit six, He was six or twelve from behind 274 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 3: the arc. He had only hit six threes total in 275 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: his last five games. 276 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: If you look get a shot quality numbers, he had 277 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 2: eleven bad possessions, zero good possessions and was only expected 278 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 2: to score twelve points based on the shots he took, 279 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 2: but scored twenty two and some late second he Yeah, 280 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: it's just so stupid. I mean, Iowa State's defense is 281 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 2: really good, there's no denying, you know, top five and 282 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 2: defensive efficiency, but offensively, they're really. 283 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 3: Punching above better weight. Right now. 284 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 2: They're now top twenty five in college basketball in terms 285 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 2: of record luck. So this is a team I'll happily 286 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 2: be fading going forward, and probably on Tuesday against Texas 287 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 2: Tech when the last time they faced Texas Tech only 288 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: had seven available players and still only lost by four. 289 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 3: So yeah, this the thing is because cycle. 290 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: You know. 291 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 2: Obviously Iowa State only had two wins last year, which 292 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 2: was very fun to watch, and then they get all 293 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 2: these transfers. They get a new coach from South Dakota State, 294 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: who terrifies me because I think he's a really really 295 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: good coach and somehow he's had we've been able to 296 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 2: fit all these pieces together. So I really hope this 297 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 2: Iowa State teams takes a nose dive in there shooting 298 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 2: regression comes back to earth, because I don't know if 299 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: I can take them, you know, potentially being a four 300 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 2: or five seed in March. 301 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: Well, at least I will hold on for you. Yeah, 302 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: with a dominicate from mary and you didn't have you 303 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: didn't have an Iowa State win and Iowa loss. Mike, Oh, 304 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: by the way, Mike, who you just to give everyone 305 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: that's not familiar with you from the college football episodes? 306 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: Where where are you from? And what's your and your 307 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: favorite team? 308 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 4: So I grew up in Philly about three blocks from 309 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 4: Saint Jose, so they were always my team that really 310 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 4: had I had a soft spot for him. I was 311 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 4: senior in high school during their their great run with 312 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 4: Jamior Neilson and Delante West, and then I ended up 313 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 4: at Loyol Marylands, who has zero athletic tradition other than lacrosse. 314 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 4: So I am more than happy to hitch my wagonto 315 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 4: Saint Jose. You know, they're in a bit of a 316 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 4: rebuild this year. I'm pretty happy with what they're doing 317 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 4: with Jordan Hall running the show at the point, you know, 318 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 4: he's a triple double waiting to happen there. 319 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: So I'm excited about the. 320 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 4: Progress that Saint Jose has made. Certainly they kind of 321 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 4: hit the I would hope the absolute bottom of the 322 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 4: barrel after the film Martelly era and now they can 323 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 4: work their way back up. 324 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: How dare you disrespect Santiel Dama was saying, no athletic tradition. 325 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, actually, my my actually, Saint Jose is my 326 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: technically one of an all the waterline. I got a 327 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: graduate degree there. My dad went to Saint Jose, was 328 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: die hard sant Chose fan. One of the funny stories 329 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: that I could ever tell from when I was in 330 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: college when Saint Jose played Oklahoma State and it was 331 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: the Elite Eight against Jersey. Yeah, and Lucas was the 332 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: guard from Oklahoma State, and I was telling my dad 333 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: about them. A week I bet on Oklahoma State to win, 334 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: and I was out at ESPN Zone and they were 335 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: still in the ESPN Zone in d C with the 336 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: the general friend of mine all day just betting and 337 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: then this game is at night, I believe, and then 338 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: Lucas hit that shot. It was an incredible game to 339 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: beat Saint Jose. And you know, I mean, I'm a 340 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: lot older and wiser now and I'm just h a 341 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: dick for doing this as a college kid. So I 342 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: called my dad to talk shit and he obviously had 343 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: some drinks too, and he was livid. I mean, it's 344 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: like Saint just like a once in a lifetime Saint 345 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: Joe's team, and he just hung up, and uh, he 346 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: didn't talk to me for like three weeks. So and 347 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: the funny thing is, back in like the early nineties 348 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: when I was a little kid, I don't remember this. 349 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: He was he was also a duke fan, like he 350 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: roots for Saint Jose, but he's also a duke basketball fan, 351 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: because I mean he went to Saint Jose and I hated, 352 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: I really against all his teams. And when later hit 353 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: that shot, he was underneath the basket at the spectrum 354 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: and my mom said, I cried and then didn't talk 355 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: to him for weeks. So, uh yeah, college basketball runs 356 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: run steep in our family. So yeah, the Hawk will 357 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: never die. I'm like, what, uh do you have a 358 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: rant for this weekend? 359 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 4: I do real quick, just to share a story, a 360 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 4: little bit of serendipity. My father was on the other 361 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 4: side of the spectrum, being great health, throw that ball 362 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 4: under the basket and then and then in addition, I 363 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 4: had a good buddy who became the Saint Johawk in college, 364 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 4: which you get, you get a scholarship. So it's like 365 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 4: a big deal and it ends with if you take 366 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 4: these tests and interviews, they just get the three finalists 367 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 4: together and everybody has to flap their wings until it's 368 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 4: the last man or woman's standing situation. But he hit 369 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 4: me with a story once where he was at a 370 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 4: charity fundraiser and all of the filling mascots where they're 371 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 4: every college mascot and every pro mascot, and he's flapping 372 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 4: his wings and you know, still talking to the other mascots, 373 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 4: and he finally gets up next to the six or one, 374 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 4: which at the time was this like bunny rabbit situation, 375 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 4: and he's like, hey, you know, what are you doing 376 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 4: after this? And it just basically said like maybe He's like, 377 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 4: all right, you're dick, Like I'm just trying to like 378 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 4: talk to you, and realizes later that he had some 379 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 4: kind of like whistle thing that's always in his mouth 380 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 4: to make him sound like a rabbit. So that was 381 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 4: his experience trying to cut it up. You know, I 382 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 4: think that was the end of the road for him 383 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 4: in terms of his aspirations to be a professional mascot. 384 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 4: But he's like, I can't do this anymore. 385 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: That's phenomenal. 386 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 4: And so in terms of my rants, I'll keep this 387 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 4: one simple. I had a pretty good Saturday, but I 388 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 4: pushed a lot of chips into the middle on Sam 389 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 4: Francisco BYU over one forty two, and they go ahead 390 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 4: and score eighteen points in the first ten minutes of 391 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 4: that game and still almost get there. The final score 392 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 4: was seventy one sixty nine. Just a very frustrating night Samptisco. 393 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 4: You know, their overs had been cashing by an average 394 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 4: of twenty six points per game here in twenty twenty, 395 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 4: and they shoot three for twenty three from three point range. 396 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,880 Speaker 3: So it doesn't have a whole lot. 397 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 4: Of drama, but it's one of those where sometimes you 398 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 4: just get snake bit by the three point you know, 399 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 4: regression monster. So that was frustrating to see and then 400 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 4: have them come all the way back at the game 401 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 4: situation where it was it was pretty conceivable that they 402 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 4: could have gone to overtime end up losing by two. 403 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I need to just say right to win that game. 404 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 1: That was an annoying, annoying game, all right, So let's 405 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: move on. We'll go through a spot each one tonight 406 00:18:55,080 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: and one tomorrow. I will for Monday night. Obviously we 407 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: won't cover any games up Monday afternoon because you're probably 408 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: not gonna hear this in time. So let's I'm gonna 409 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: go with the biggest desperation spot on the board in 410 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: Northeastern at home against Delaware. They're catching looks like one 411 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: and a half two. They're zero and five in CIA play. 412 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: This is a team that some I mean CA is 413 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: pretty wide open conference, but some said a legit chance 414 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,479 Speaker 1: to win the conference, and they just they haven't had 415 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: a full roster. They've they haven't been great defensively. But 416 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: now you're catching a Delaware team on a quick turnaround 417 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 1: with a likely shorthanded roster. I don't think Ryan Allen 418 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: left last game against Hopster with a knee injury, and 419 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: he's extremely important to them. I doubt he plays. I'm 420 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: assuming hoping he doesn't play. That's my assumption. So this 421 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: is just all out desperation effort at home, it's on 422 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: national TV. Northeastern doesn't win this game. I mean, they're 423 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: way more of a mess than I thought. But you 424 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: did get you did get Jack Waters back in the 425 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: the lineup. You should see him more. Had one hundred 426 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: percent tonight. So I like Northeastern in a by low 427 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: desperation spot at home. I believe that games on CBS 428 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 1: Sports Network each em where you're going tonight. 429 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go at seven pm Easter, I'm going to 430 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 2: go UNC Wilmington carl College of Charleston over one forty seven. 431 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 4: So. 432 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 2: College of Charleston has a new head coach and Pat 433 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 2: Kessley who had been at Winthrop for the last nine years, 434 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 2: and his Winthrop teams always were, you know, top fifteen tempo, 435 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: like to play fast like the press. 436 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 3: However, this season he's really pumped up the tempo. 437 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,360 Speaker 2: They're the number one, number one right, Yeah, they're number 438 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 2: one in the country and adjusted tempo. They spend twenty 439 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 2: four percent of their possessions in offensive transition, which is 440 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 2: the second highest frequency in the country. They attack the 441 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 2: rim at a high rate. They shoot threes at a 442 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 2: fairly high percentage. The UNC Wilmington defense pretty average. They 443 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 2: don't defend the three that well. On the flip side 444 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 2: of that, though, UNC Wilmington not that grave of an offense. 445 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 2: But what they do do well is they get to 446 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 2: the free throw on a really high rate. College of 447 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 2: Charleston is hred and fourth in the country in free 448 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 2: throw rate allowed. They're a little bit better in transition 449 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 2: defense and there in the half court, but College and Charleston, 450 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 2: and they have a ton of bodies they throw off 451 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 2: their their twenty first in benchments. They're just gonna be 452 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 2: able to sub bodies and keep his tempo pumped up. 453 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 2: So I think this one's going to turn into a 454 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 2: track meets with it, especially being in Charleston. So like 455 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 2: over one hundred and forty seven points. 456 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: Don't mind that at all yet their breakneck base for sure. Mike, 457 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: where you go, I'll head up another CIA game. I 458 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,719 Speaker 1: love Towson laying ten and a half at opened at thirteen, 459 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: traveling with William and Mary this year, in particular with 460 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: the COVID layoffs and some issues where you know, you 461 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,360 Speaker 1: may get stuck at home Prexton in your home gym. 462 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: You know, for a long time, a lot of home 463 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: teams have been overly attractive from and against the spread perspective, 464 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: but this Towson team has traveled very well. There's seven 465 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: and one against the spread on the road, and it 466 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: really comes down to Cam Holden. You know, he's one 467 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: of those stories that at a program like toousand absolutely needs, 468 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: they need to be able to pluck players from the 469 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: transfer market. He started at Gulf Coast Community College. 470 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 4: He was a star there. He goes to U T. 471 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 4: Martin place really well, and now he's basically the stir 472 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 4: that stirs the drink for the Tigers. He does everything. 473 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 4: Forty percent of his games this year have ended in 474 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 4: a double double. He can do it on the glass, 475 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 4: he can distribute the basketball. But really, this is a 476 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 4: spot for me to fade a William and Mary team 477 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 4: from a public perspective, perception, you know, perspective, this is 478 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 4: as good as they've been all seasons. So they end 479 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 4: up getting you know, some wins straight up and some 480 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 4: covers at home Hofstra, Northeastern against JMU. But when I 481 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 4: look at those games, Howster shoots six for thirty four 482 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 4: from three point range. Northeastern follows it up by going 483 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 4: five for nineteen, and then William and Mary gets one 484 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 4: of their best shooting nights the season, hitting twelve threes 485 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,479 Speaker 4: against JMU. I'm zooming out and looking at this program. 486 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 4: You know, from a bigger perspective, this is one of 487 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 4: the worst teams in terms of handling the basketball. They're 488 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 4: three hundred and forty third and assist to turnover ratio, 489 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 4: and that's an issue because obviously they turn the ball 490 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 4: over at a very high clip eighteen turnovers per. This 491 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 4: allows Tawston to create more opportunities for their offense. Towson's 492 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 4: already a great offensive rebounding team. I think they're going 493 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 4: to take advantage. And when I look at Pat scary 494 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 4: what he's done. He's been there for so long. He 495 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 4: actually came to William and Mary and was CIA Coach. 496 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 3: Of the Year. 497 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 4: I believe it either his first or second year, but 498 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 4: it's been i'd say his first year there. He wanted 499 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 4: Nathan Knight really made it happen, and ever since he's 500 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 4: moved on this, it's been difficult for him to get 501 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 4: this going. So I'm going to go ahead and take 502 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 4: a team that is, you know, getting a little bit 503 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 4: of momentum. But I think this number is is actually 504 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 4: primed to be taken advantage of on the Towson side. 505 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 4: As I mentioned, open to thirteen down to ten and 506 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 4: a half. My power rank is called for it to 507 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 4: be seventeen. 508 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, my only hesitation there. I mean, yeah, this is 509 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 1: the time to sell William and Mary has been just 510 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: been really lucky from shooting regression standpoint, from a three 511 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: point opponents shooting standpoint, But I you know, with and 512 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: talisend should bully them. I mean, that's just what scary 513 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: teams do. They bully on the offensive glass and William 514 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: and Mary is vulnerable in that aspect. I just don't 515 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 1: know if Terry Nolan and Jason Gibson are going to 516 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: play for Toalsen, so they've been a little shorthanded. But 517 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: from a matchup perspective and from a market perspective as 518 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: to when to sell this women married team, which I 519 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: still think is just terrible and running, well, I think 520 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: that this is this is the time, all right. So 521 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: that way we three three best bets of Mondaynight, all 522 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: in the CIA. Maybe we'll turn into a CAA podcast 523 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: moving forward, Let's move on to Tuesday night and that's 524 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: we'll talk just one spot. You can mention a couple 525 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: if you want, SPOTSY have circled. I'll start because I'm 526 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: the host, and hopefully I don't I don't steal anyones here, 527 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: but mine's gonna be pretty obvious, and I'm going with 528 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: probably the best spot of the week in my opinion, 529 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:50,360 Speaker 1: and that's sorry b JE. Texas Tech at home against 530 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: Iowa State, and look, I mean, Texas Tech is coming 531 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: off of I lost. I loved Kansas State on Saturday. 532 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: It wasn't surprised they lost that game. Look an incredible 533 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: week for Texas Tech. And then you go for a 534 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: noon tip against just a completely desperate, underrated Kansas State 535 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: team that's been close in every game and just couldn't 536 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: find a way to close any of them out. I 537 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,239 Speaker 1: think they're one and four in the Big Twelve now 538 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: and they've led in the second half and all five 539 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: they finally found a way to close it out. But 540 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: Texas Tech, Look, they were shorthanded against I would state 541 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: that first time around, they came out little Hilton magic, 542 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: I would state, jumped out to a big lead Texas 543 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: techs tex Tecks still almost came all the way back. 544 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: Iowa State went I think the first ten minutes of 545 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: the second half with two points. So Texas Tech made 546 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: so but justin I just don't see how this unless 547 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: gay calsher who maybe a shot is back. He shot 548 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: well two games in a row. This guy hasn't shot 549 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: well since twenty eighteen. But I just don't see how 550 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: Iowa State has a path to consist an offense year. 551 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: I also love the fact that Texas Tech is, you know, 552 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: got Shannon back, and I actually thought that would work 553 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 1: against them. It's one of the things on Saturday. It's 554 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: one of the things that's very difficult about this year. 555 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: A lot of these teams like who's been out, who's out? 556 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: But I I tend to think more often than not 557 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 1: that someone has missed a long period of time, as 558 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: Shannon did the first game in back into the lineup. 559 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: It's actually a net negative, right, There's gonna be some 560 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: rust and then you got to assimilate him back into 561 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: the lineup, and he was rusty, but you know, he 562 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: got twenty minutes under his belt. He should be much 563 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: better here. So yeah, give me Texas Tech off of 564 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: that Kanada State lost. Meanwhile, you have Iowa State coming 565 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: off that really emotional what we just talked about pretty 566 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: I think in a way fairly fortunate win against Texas 567 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 1: So give me the Red Raiders with some home revenge 568 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: and Lubbock. We talked about Iowa State's home court advantage, 569 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: but Texas Tech is one of the best home court 570 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: advantages in all of college basketball. Part of that is 571 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: some elevation there. So yeah, I think Texas Tech ends 572 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: up rolling and you know, as much as you can 573 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: in the game like this. Bja, did I steal yours? 574 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 2: No? I mean, I'll just say that Hilton Magic is overrated. 575 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 2: But that was kind of one of my big spots there. 576 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 2: But I'll go with another big twelve game. Uh, Bay, 577 00:26:58,760 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 2: we're gonna lose. 578 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,479 Speaker 1: We're gonna We're not going to have any Iowa State fan. 579 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 3: That's good. We don't want them. That's fine, we don't 580 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 3: need them. 581 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: Games. Listenership is plumbing, That's okay. 582 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 2: There's plenty of other great cities in this beautiful state 583 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: of Iowa that can listen to us. I'm gonna go 584 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 2: Baylor West Virginia another Big twelve one. This is a 585 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 2: great bounce back spot for Baylor. You know, the loss 586 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 2: of the Oklahoma State it was kind of shocking. 587 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: You know. 588 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 2: I was out shoveling snow for three hours in the 589 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 2: afternoon because we got a foot of snow here in Iowa. 590 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 2: And I came in and Baylor game was about to start. 591 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 2: I relooked at the matchup and I saw one of 592 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 2: the three man weave guys on Baylor. So I said, 593 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 2: all right, I'll take them minus thirteen and a half. 594 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 2: And you know when til a shower came out and 595 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:38,360 Speaker 2: they were down by twenty five. 596 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,719 Speaker 1: So I was like, oh crap, like shocking. 597 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was shocking. 598 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 2: But they really put the clamps down defensively in the 599 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 2: second half against Oklahoma State. 600 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 3: There was a large stretch where Oklahoma State really only 601 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 3: made one basket. 602 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 2: If you look at you know, the postgame win expectancye, 603 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 2: Baylor had a seventy seven percent chance of winning that game. 604 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 3: They just could not make an open shot to save 605 00:27:58,640 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 3: their life. 606 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 2: Is a really good matchup against the Tennessee team that 607 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 2: just got their doors blown off by Kansas on Saturday. 608 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 2: They're due for a ton of negative regression, especially defending 609 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 2: the three point shot. Overall for the season, they're allowing 610 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 2: a round thirty one percent from deep, but they're three 611 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 2: hundred and forty fifth in the country in open three 612 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 2: point shot rate with a round fifty percent. 613 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 3: While Baylor is due for a ton of. 614 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 2: Positive aggression from behind the arc, they just haven't been 615 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 2: able to knock down any open threes the. 616 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 3: Last two games. 617 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: Baylor will have a huge advantage on the offensive boards, 618 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 2: their eighth in offensive rebounding percentage, while West Virginia is 619 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 2: three hundred and thirty first in defensive rebounding percentage. Also, 620 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 2: Baylor spends about twenty percent of their possessions in transition 621 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 2: and puts up one point one to two points per possession, 622 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 2: so they'll be ready for Bob Huggins press Ken Pom 623 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 2: has this. 624 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 3: I believe it. Baylor minus five. If it's that, I 625 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 3: absolutely love the Bears there, and I'd probably played up 626 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 3: to minus six, maybe minus six and a half. 627 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: By the motto of the city of Ames, Iowa is 628 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: the smart choice. 629 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 4: I know. 630 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 2: Our producer Matt Mitchell told me that I did not 631 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 2: know that, and uh, I'm gonna have to get a 632 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,719 Speaker 2: petition to change that because that's definitely not right. 633 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 1: Ames Iowa smartchoolice dot com. Check out our website. By 634 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: the way, I wad Iowa state fair overrated or underrated. 635 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 3: I would stay fair, Oh, I would say properly. I 636 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 3: would say properly, what's the best. 637 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: What's the one thing you gotta get there that you 638 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 1: would sell someone if they went. 639 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 2: There's every year there's something deep Fried that's fantastic I'd 640 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 2: say the deep fried oreos are unbelievable there. Pork on 641 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 2: a stick is fantastic. They've even in a couple of years. 642 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:33,479 Speaker 2: I don't know if they still do it, but uh, 643 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 2: they deep fried stick of butter. I haven't tried that 644 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 2: because I you know, I don't want my arts clog up. 645 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 2: But I've heard it's very good, so I would say, yeah, 646 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 2: a deep butter. Yes, they defry everything at the Iowa 647 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 2: State Fair. So if you love things deep fried, we 648 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 2: have it all here. And I but I would say 649 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 2: it's it's properly rated. 650 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: I just can't imagine what that would taste like. But 651 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: like I can see you like the orios are good. 652 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: Let's deep fried and it's like deep fried butter. Wow. 653 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean they'll no, literally, they'll they'll deep fry anything, 654 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: some wonderful deep fried foods the Iowa State Fair. 655 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: Mike, where are you looking at for tomorrow? And if 656 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: you have any thoughts on the Iowa State Fair for 657 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: feel free to share. 658 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, the Iowa Stay Fair. I feel like deep frying 659 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 4: butter is the embodiment of the Michael Caine Gift, where 660 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 4: it's like some men just want to watch the world burn, Like, 661 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 4: why you would deep fry a stick of butter just 662 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 4: because you can doesn't mean you should a little bit, Michael, 663 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 4: come on, yeah, I mean deep deep fried oreos. I've 664 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 4: been to the New York State Fair around Syracuse and 665 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 4: those are quite good. So I'm not going to front 666 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 4: to pretend that I don't like fried foods, but the 667 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 4: butter has lost me a little bit. 668 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: Deep fried beer you can get deep fried beer too. 669 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: I can't imagine that's any good. 670 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 2: I mean, if anybody's out there and you want to go, 671 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 2: google all the deep fried foods that's at the Iowa 672 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 2: State Fair, it's a it's a pretty long list, and 673 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 2: a lot of them sound pretty appetizing. 674 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's like deep deep fried beers, Like it's like 675 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: a Ravioli looking thing with beers. I'm looking. I can't 676 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: imagine that's any good, But I'm sorry, go ahead, I digress. 677 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 4: So my lookout for two tay. You mentioned you know, 678 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 4: the ACC being in dire need of a team stepping forward. 679 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 4: I think this is North Carolina. 680 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: It's time to do it. 681 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 4: They got four starters averaging thirteen and more. I really 682 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 4: like that balance. Bakot obviously has has taken that jump, 683 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 4: you know, he'll be the first team All ACC seventeen 684 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 4: points per game, eleven rebounds. And what's interesting to me 685 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 4: this Miami team. You know they've been in three straight 686 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,719 Speaker 4: one possession games and including you know, getting the win 687 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 4: over Syracuse, where if they lose that game, I think 688 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 4: there's a totally different conversation surrounding the Hurricanes North Carolina. 689 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 4: What I really love when you dig into their stats, 690 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 4: it's two things. The first is that teams do not 691 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 4: get to the foul line against them. They're averaging just 692 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 4: twelve foul shots per game, which is six nationally. And 693 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 4: when you mix that with how good UNC's been on 694 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 4: the glass, they're third in defensive rebounding percentage nationally. You're 695 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 4: just not providing teams with a lot of outs if 696 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 4: they're not shooting the ball well from the field. Obviously, 697 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 4: North Carolina, I think you'll probably get a pretty decent 698 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 4: price on this one outright because they're still looking for 699 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 4: that quality road win. You know, they've lost to Purdue Tennessee, Kentucky, 700 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 4: you know, that stinker in South Bend, so they don't 701 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 4: have that premiere win on the season. And I think 702 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 4: because of that you know, the market is going to 703 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 4: probably give you a pretty reasonable price here, so I'm 704 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 4: going to go ahead with you and C. I think 705 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 4: I'm finally ready to buy in on them based on this, 706 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 4: you know, little streak that got going and how they 707 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 4: played against Georgia Tech. I understand the George TeX's a 708 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 4: mess right now, but I'm gonna put my faith in 709 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 4: Bacott and hopefully they get it done. 710 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 1: All Right, There you have it. That's our weekend recap 711 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 1: looks for Monday and Tuesday. 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