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And ladies and gentlemen welcome to the first ever episode of the Crescent Sports Report
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Produced by Student Media Crescent magazine. I’m your host Troy Schrader here along with my co-host Cole say hello
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How’s it going? Hello?
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That wasn’t my exact quote, but whatever I guess it’ll pass Evan. Hey, Austin. What’s up? How’s it going?
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We got all four of us up in the stew right now
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But first episode yeah, so obviously this time of the year. It’s currently
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March 15th
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Tomorrow’s marks the start of the March Madness NCAA tournament the official bracket play
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I mean there’s already been playing games and whatnot, but this is an exciting time for sports
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You know got a lot going on NFL for agency started yesterday real baseball classic is starting to wrap up
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so
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No, there’s a lot of content to go out there, but we’re gonna kick it off with some world baseball
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classic content
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Austin you been watching a lot of games
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I’ve honestly been only watching the USA games when they’re on just because they’re at a convenient time for me
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Most of the games are on when class is going on or it’s in China. It’s at like 3 a.m.
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Yeah, so I’ve only been able to watch the USA games and yeah, that’s basically it. Yeah, I know that
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had a few
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Few games that just early I say at least one game that didn’t go the way we wanted it Mexico was not fantastic
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Randy Rosarano just continues to show up in
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big-time moments
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Made us look silly after Will Smith just absolutely denied his dapp up at the play and then Randy goes off for two or three
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extra base hits I mean blues, but I mean everyone always views the US as
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Like a top like a mecca for sports and we’re at danger of not even qualifying for like bracket play
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That’s just insane to me. I mean I know that our roster is not
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Built as good as it could be just our pitching staffs kind of weak
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I our lineup is might be one of the best ever made but
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It’s just one of those you know you go and give up a few runs like not every time is your office gonna go out
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Put up eight nine runs and then your pitching staffs also going its other great players and they’re kind of mediocre in terms of
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Major League Baseball our professional world. I mean it’s gonna be difficult
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One thing I wanted to ask you guys kind of going into this in part of my research
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I found out not really found out but apparently the US and then the only team in the world baseball classic to do this
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They are obeying the parent clubs like carnolls, you know Indian or sorry guardians
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You know brews by following their schedule for their pitchers
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So if during their training for spring training, they’re supposed to pitch on this day
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The US will pitch them that day and they I think there’s some rules like
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They can’t pitch back to back days or they can only head go so many pitches or so many innings
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And the US is the only club as far as I know that is following that routine
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So I just wanted to see what you guys thought in terms of how it impacts the games especially because I was talking with one
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Of my friends today, you know if we do make it to the quarterfinals semi-finals finals and we follow this routine
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It’s a big game like I should say two one one run game in the ninth inning
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But you can’t use Devin Williams who’s probably one of us’s best relievers closers in the game
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What are you gonna do? You’re gonna throw a
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Starter out there for the ninth inning and just lose or what what do you guys think?
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Yeah, I mean it definitely sucks and it’s it’s kind of already coming to play
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I know when we played against Mexico we lost 11 to 5 Daniel Bard was
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You had given up four runs in two-thirds of an inning
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Devin Williams comes in just to get the jam and the Brewers had a strict rule where if he finishes an inning
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He cannot come back out for another Devin Williams through one pitch and he was ineligible to come back
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Mark DeRosa could not throw him
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He was Ryan Pressley’s and which is also another all-star so I mean I guess it got away there
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But that could come into play and when it’s a lose-and-go-home game and like you said this something like this happens
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where you have to use Devin Williams and
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It’s then he’s just ineligible the next day or the Brewers say no he can’t throw this a what do you do?
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And then what happens if say by chance none of your players are eligible like you go into the championship game
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We have two pitchers available and one of them gets rocked. Are we gonna do you’re just throwing the other one out there?
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Just say oh, sorry you’re gonna have to throw the rest of the game. I mean, I don’t know how we don’t have a show
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Hey, oh time so now you just pull dude in from right field and be like hey come on just throw a shed for us
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but
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Yeah, it’s kind of unreal. I mean I wish that the US would have gotten some possibly some better pitchers
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But I mean it is what it is. I think that we still have a shot to win it
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So this just reminds me of like I mean for me, it’s kind of the two biggest international sports
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I guess for America basketball baseball
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The the teams that I guess the NBA and they’ll be don’t see it as
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International play is important because like I mean you see like the Olympics and stuff and right now like all the Olympic qualifying for
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basketball for the FIBO World Cup
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We’re playing with like amateur amateurs like mostly guys on this team
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They weren’t even like they were maybe college stars
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Most of them didn’t play like g league couple of them played overseas, but they’re very I think
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Is Aaron O’Fallow is that the best player on the team right now and he’s been out of the league for a while
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Yeah, like six years. Yeah, he’s old guy. I remember him back
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Even when he wasn’t in the league, it’s not like he was some no
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He was like he was the type of dude that go out and give you 18 a night
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No other stats no recognition like he was like he was a shot taker for bad teams
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Yeah, and so that’s also like I’m seeing cuz like I’m thinking back. I mean obviously
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The US is still one gold in the Olympics for basketball, but I’m looking at some of the like old FIBA teams
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And I mean we still got some stars, but and no shade Rudy gay is one of my favorite players
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But why is Rudy gay on like one of our like international squads?
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That’s that’s just not be the case and so this is kind of that same thing where I mean obviously a lot of the American players
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I think may have wanted to play and maybe got told no obviously
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We got some superstars on there as well
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But in terms of that pitching thing where they’re following the clubs and not allowing those guys to play when maybe they probably should
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Or making them follow a certain schedule
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Whereas again, every other country is letting their best guys go when they want them to go
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It’s just kind of showing that our teams which I understand
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The money behind it all and you want to have your best players safe and not get hurt or any that kind of thing
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But it just shows that we don’t take international
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Sports that seriously as much as we should at least in the two major sports like you look at soccer
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I mean Olympic softball I watched a lot of that like all those kinds of things all the best players want to play and they’re
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Gonna give it their all whereas these guys are and at least in these two sports obviously football is international
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I feel like we’d probably have a pretty big
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Conflict with that in terms of not wanting to get injured and hurt
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But obviously there’s not a big pull of overseas people for football. So that’s not gonna happen anytime soon
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But yeah, that’s kind of a I feel like if America really wants to maintain themselves as the top sports dogs
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We got to start taking these international things seriously
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I think part of the reason is for these I mean basketball more so than baseball baseball
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I mean like there’s a lot of good players from other countries be like basketball
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It’s there the concentration of stars in America is far greater than any other country
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Like you look at some of the best players in the NBA right now for instance are foreign
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But it’s like how many of them come from the same country you do those Olympics
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It’s like Luca might play for Slovenia or wherever the hell he’s from and he’s it’s Luca and then a bunch of nobody
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You play the NBA you’re missing your top you could be missing the top ten US players and they’re still gonna be the best team in the nation
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And I think that’s kind of the reason why some of the MLB players do that because they still think like oh
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Well, I can sit out
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But we’ve got this guy and that guy that still makes us the best team and then they’re kind of maybe a little bit of arrogance about it
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Because they’re like why would I waste my time playing in this one?
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I could get ready for a leak that really matters and the competition is far greater
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But I digress
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You were talking about football and how it’s not an international draw. I know that the NFL would like to
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continue pushing that but
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Start of the New League year happened yesterday
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Free agent deals are coming trades are coming. What do you guys?
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Anyone got any deals they like dislike?
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Can we talk about this Aaron Rogers fiasco first?
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Yes, yes, I would love to talk about it. So as Jets fans just talk about it
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I mean, I don’t know much except that he went into a darkness cave
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And he basically told the Packers he wants to go to the Jets
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And I think there was a report on the pat mac if he showed that he told pat mac that he’s going to play for the Jets in 2023
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So just wants to yeah, he’s he said that when he went to the darkness retreat
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He was 90 set on retiring which honestly looking back on it
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Like at the time I know that myself and a lot of other Jets fans were probably thinking like oh, you know what?
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We’re getting Aaron Rogers for sure. He’s gonna win a super bowl this year
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He’s gonna come over and then it’s just it keeps getting dragged out
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You know if he’s coming you know if he’s coming and people are tweeting that he’s
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That he’s like trying to decide still but like Aaron Rogers has always said don’t trust a source unless it’s Aaron Rogers
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So you just kind of keep waiting and waiting like trey wingo on monday said that the deal is done
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It’s just waiting to be official
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So that everyone gets all up in arms and excited about it and in two days go by you hear nothing until Aaron shows up on
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Pat McAfee show and just says oh, yeah, it’s my intention
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but now
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The deal that has is supposedly official and they’re just waiting for it to be
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Is not done or is done but waiting to be official
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Now Aaron Rogers says the Packers are holding up about compensation
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So it’s just one of those like
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It feels like every time someone says it’s gonna happen something else keeps popping up
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Which does make me worry a little bit, but I’m optimistic that he’ll he’ll come
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As a Jets fan, what do you think you guys will be giving up for him?
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Um, I’ve seen several different reports. I used to see like at the very beginning of all this
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uh
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I saw maybe like a first round pick and
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Maybe like a defensive player
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Later on I saw like a second round pick a fifth round in Elijah Moore
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Then I started seeing like third round pick Elijah Moore
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And just like I saw a lot of Elijah Moore trades honestly
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But I know that he wants out with the Jets say they aren’t gonna trade him
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But it felt like it went from really high compensation to low compensation and now they’re going back up to even higher compensation
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Because the Packers view him as getting a Matthew Stafford type haul
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So they’re wanting at least two first round picks. I’ve seen that they aren’t the Jets are not going to send their first round pick this year
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So I mean
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That could be something I mean
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It’s it’s not a bad year to keep a first round pick because you’ve got a lottery pick
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You don’t have to worry about quarterback if you’re getting Aaron Rogers and a lot of other teams are gonna
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There’s a lot of quarterbacks that are good
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Um, I think your offensive weapons are fine after you already signed Alan Lazard
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Arod wants to play with obj. You already have Garrett Wilson offensive rookie of the year
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um, I really think that it just comes down to
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offensive tackle and
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I think that this is a good draft to get one. I don’t know
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Now that freeing she’s been going on long enough
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I don’t know what tackles are out there now that you could sign and to give you the value that you would get out of it
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Like uh, piers garonski or broderick jones or Paris johnson. Like I think that those draft picks are gonna be your best bet
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But if you have to give them up to get Aaron Rogers, it’s what you have to do like there’s
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Like there should be no holds bar. They’re doing absolutely what they have to
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But so when the Jets say they are not trading Elijah Moore anymore. Does that scare you like oh snap?
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We might have to trade a guy like Jermaine Johnson. No instead
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No, because
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I don’t think that they will trade
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A young star would be one thing if we traded a young player that just isn’t that good Jermaine Johnson just didn’t play a whole lot
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He was injured a little bit. We had a good D line. He was efficient when he played
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I don’t think that we give someone like that up. I think that they will
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Rather give up the first round picks and give up those young players
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Which is what I’m all for
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But I mean again, if it’s if we’re able to bring some guys back. I think that they’re still
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Waiting on quinine trying to sign an extension
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um
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They converted I want to say some of john franklin mires, uh
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Some of his or was it lost in one of the two?
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Some of their salary into signing bonus
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So they’re going to bring them back if we’ve already got a good D line
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I think maybe you can get away with trading him. I would rather not but if
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If you’re asking about Jermaine Johnson in particular
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I already said my thoughts but Elijah Moore in particular. I think that
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I would personally be okay with it. I mean he didn’t play a whole
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Whole huge role this past year. I know that he was quite frustrated. Zach Wilson wasn’t the best
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But we already signed lazard they’re talking about adding another tight end
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Randall cobbs experienced. I mean, he’s not going to be fantastic. Don’t get me wrong. I know like 55 year old Randall cob
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No one’s expecting 1200 yards and 10 touchdowns, but
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OBJ is a possibility. I think that you’ve already got three potential
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good receivers in your room and you’ve got Denzel mims who
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Has like the athletic makeup the skill. He just hasn’t really put it all together and we haven’t had great qb play
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I think that you can get away with trading Elijah more like I don’t think that it’s going to trade
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And it’s going to come back to bite us in the ass unless he goes ballistic
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Like who’s going to see that coming? I mean also out on the free agency market. You could get a guy like Adam Thielen
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Exactly. I don’t know how much is I know that Jets have reached out to him
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Um, I don’t see it happening just because the cap space we’re already focusing on restructuring that to fit Aaron Rogers
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If we could somehow free up some more and then go and sign because they already have talked to obj
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If they signed or if they trade for Rogers, I think they go for obj next after that
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I don’t think we have room to really make a big like sick except to sign someone to like a minimum
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I don’t think we have room to just add
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You know with all these signings
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Where do you project the Jets to be at the end of the season? Do you see them making the playoffs? You see them making a deep run?
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I sure hope they make a deep run
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This past year. I know that I was
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Really optimistic even though Zach Wilson was out playing with Joe flacco. I was like, all right, you know like it uh
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I was like, you know, it’s not fantastic
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Like it’ll do and then Zach comes back we’re winning games. I thought this is a whole new
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Zach Wilson and that one game with the Patriots happened
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And he didn’t take credit for scoring three points and said he didn’t let the defense down and then it just felt like everything
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Went to shit from there. I mean we had a fantastic defense
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The briefs hall getting hurt really sucked as well. A lot of injuries to the o-line kind of killed our run game
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We’re in a really a past first team
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I think this year
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Honestly, the ceiling is definitely a super bowl
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I mean, you have to think you trade for one of the most talented best quarterbacks of all time
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You run back almost the same offenses last year plus an extra weapon or two
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You run back the exact same defense, which was a top five defense in the entire league last year
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I mean, I really don’t see
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A way that the Jets don’t make the playoffs barring injury or some insane regression by either the defense or and rogers
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So you say you don’t you don’t see them not making the playoffs
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Do you see them capturing the a fc east seed or do you think they’re a wildcard team? I would love to see them
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Capture the a fc east but the a fc east is a fantastic
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Uh division. I mean you got josh allen probably the second best quarterback in the entire league right now
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The second third best colds flashing me a three right now. He doesn’t think josh allen’s up there, but uh
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I mean you got one of the best quarterbacks in the league
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Miami’s got an electric offense. They got two who turn the uh
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Turn the page got way better. He’s got tiger. He’s got gila wato’s got weapons
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But with gila ramsey got better but with two of though
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One more head injury his career is over. There’s no doubt about that. There’s sign mike white though, right?
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So he’s coming back with a vengeance against you guys
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There’s a chance even though that like two of his career might be over like coming into this year
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Because like he had three concussions like three like really bad concussions just in one year
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Most people don’t come back from three concussions and like
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Like entire career
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So I think it’s more buffalo. I think that’s your big. Yeah, I mean I think it’s a buffalo overall
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Yeah, buffalo for sure, but I mean the patriots there still really solid. You got bill billichek. You’re never
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out of a playoff hunt
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Um, but I think the dolphins could possibly pose a threat, but yeah, it’s really the bills
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So I I really do think that we beat them this past year with zack wilson
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So I really think that we have an opportunity to beat them and then capture the a c east
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But I mean, hey once you get into the playoffs anything’s anything’s possible
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So I’m just as long as they clinch the clinch the playoff first. I’m happy. Yeah, I think that’s where you guys probably need to be
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obviously and the a of c is just the a of c is insane, but
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I don’t know. I think you guys with rogers. I don’t think it’s the best choice
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I would have personally gone after lamar the problem with bull mar thing is obviously
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You’d lose all your money and then you also lose the two firsts
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Whereas with rogers if you just want to go big or go home
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You just you take the trade you paying the money you trade away picks because you don’t care
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Because you’re not going to get more than three years that are rogers at this point
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Yeah, and he’s just not gonna make it in the way the coaching staff in the the front office has talked they seemed
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Like they’re still high on zack wilson
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They still have a plan to keep him on the team and he be a part of future plans
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But if you bring in someone like lamar zack’s future is done in new york, but I think you bring in erin rogers you bring in
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Got Nathaniel hack it
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Like he’s a great qb’s coach like he works really well with the quarterbacks in the offense
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Um, I think that erin can not mentor him because he’s focused on playing
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I think if he can learn from erin just being on the field with him being in the locker room
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Like zack could potentially be someone that could still get you to win at high level games
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I’m not saying he’s gonna come out here and be a patrick mhomes and he’s the reason you’re winning
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But I think he can still get you to possibly where you want to go. Yeah, but do you want erin rogers who’s kind of
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A locker room not necessarily a rock locker room cancer about the mental head case. That’s erin rogers
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While you already have the locker room cancer. That’s wilson
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I don’t know if you want wilson learning a lot of rogers in terms of headspace. Maybe a little bit in terms of
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Past plays but the rest of it. I feel like rogers is not the guy you want with wilson. I think they’re better off
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I don’t know who wants wilson, but
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Somebody would probably take him for something that you guys could use this draft maybe
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But honestly though with erin rogers coming in like if we get rid of zack wilson his stock is at an all-time low
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If you get erin rogers, you let him sit people are thinking. Oh, he’s learning from one of the greatest of all time
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He doesn’t have to have the stress and the pressure on him to perform as qb1 like he did rookie season in this past year
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Maybe a stock rise a little bit you get a little bit more
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Maybe that’s their plan to hold all along just hold on to an extra year or two trade him when his stock’s a little bit higher
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But I don’t know. I mean zack wilson had that one misstep, but since then it seems like the jets players have been
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Not necessarily behind him, but supportive and it doesn’t seem like zack wilson’s just constantly doing things like that
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That just put the locker room in turmoil. It was that one misstep that
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Just really just snowballed a lot of things and just he kind of became
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Uh stuck in his own head. So I know a lot of the decisions he second-guessed himself
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I think another thing you have to keep in mind, especially with zack wilson is that yeah, you’re saying that erin rogers can be a mentor to zack wilson
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And if he makes zack wilson better great, but as a team
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I don’t think you’re gonna want to risk that by trading for zack wilson next year because you absolutely need a quarterback
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And then it just falls flat and he didn’t really develop into who you thought he was
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So I think as the jets you’re probably going to have to use zack wilson
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Maybe next year maybe in two years to see if he had actually developed from having erin rogers as a quote unquote mentor
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And see if he’s actually gotten better because if he’s not
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Then obviously no team’s gonna want him and the jester stuck with him
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And I don’t think any team is going to want to risk that just because he was behind erin rogers for a season. Yeah, I mean
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I think that
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You’re gonna have to judge that off of like offseason workouts preseason stuff like that like all the games in there
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But I mean honestly like no teams are right now like just banging down the jet store
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We want zack wilson train him to us. What’s it gonna take?
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but say
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He sits he looks good in training camps like
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Like ota’s and then the preseason he plays well
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And then a year from now you got someone like the commanders that just love to have three mediocre quarterbacks and just like carousel through them
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It just seems like they’ve always got someone that’s like, oh, we’ll take a flyer on carson wence and we’ll try to run it back with
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Sam darnold and all this stuff I get just they keep running quarterbacks out there that you don’t think you’re gonna win
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But the commanders seem confident in it
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So I mean as long as there’s one team delusional enough to just be like, you know what we’ll throw you a few draft picks or a player
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I think the jets are like, please we’ll take it
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um
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But yeah, I I could sit and talk about the jets
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For a very long time, but there are a lot of other moves being made one in particular. I do not like with the quarterback market
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Jimmy g to the Raiders
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I’m not a fan. Why not?
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Um, I think that the Raiders they they got rid of Derek Carr. They’re already overhauling their offense
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I mean, I don’t know if demonte adam stays or not. They already traded Darren waller
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They cut like I said, they cut Derek Carr
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but then you go and sign Jimmy g to three years for 25 million dollars a year
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And he’s just like a Jimmy. He’s a Derek Carr clone and you already have a high draft pick if you’re the Raiders
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You can possibly package a little something trade up. I mean, anthony richards and cj stroud brice young
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They’re probably not there at seven realistically. So I mean, I get it a little bit
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We’re like, oh just in case but if you were so worried about a quarterback, why are you not trying to trade up?
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It feels like they’re just like, oh, let’s just pay a lot of money for qb
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That’s so we’re not gonna be absolutely terrible
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Like at that point just embrace the suck tank one more year. You can draft Caleb Williams or something like that
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I don’t know why they’re like, oh, it’s so content on trying to get six wins and off that point too
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They traded away Darren waller. So what is their goal if you’re gonna sign Jimmy g
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Why aren’t you keeping Darren waller for Jimmy g to have those weapons exactly that’s what I don’t like they the Raiders are gonna
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Raider and they always do things that I’m just like, what are you doing?
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They draft people that are headcases at the time and people like this guy’s not gonna be any good two years later
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It’s a d.y. They cut him
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And it’s it feels like every year people are telling the telling the Raiders don’t do this
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They still do it and then it sucks in the west
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I think five drafts they have not kept a single one of their first run picks except for josh eggups
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Is the only pick that you that they’ve kept and they’ve had like seven first run picks
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Which is unreal and I maybe they’re scared now that they’re like, you know
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Maybe our drafting strategy sucks so bad that we don’t want to take a quarterback
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We’re just gonna roll with Jimmy g hope that we can draft elsewhere or sign like a few
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Stop gaps and maybe do a little bit better than people expect
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But I really just don’t know where they’re going with the signing. What is the breaking point for the Raiders this year?
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I mean you’re you are signing Jimmy g so I mean you’re not gonna contend in the fc west
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No, there’s no way
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So I mean, you know, I know I think a lot of people expected the chiefs to fall off and then they won the super bowl last year
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I just what are you gonna expect from the Raiders and what’s gonna be the breaking point for josh jacob’s or davante adams?
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We’re like, we just went out. We’re done. I think literally the breaking point is going to be jimmy g’s foot
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Because it’s gonna he’s gonna get hurt again
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And then they’re I don’t know what their plan is at all with their backup
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It was jared stittum, but he just signed away so they don’t have them on the roster
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They’ll have to sign someone or they’ll have to possibly take like a late-round flyer and like a max dug in
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during thompson robinson
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Where do you think indian hooker will go?
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not early
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Because there’s a chance they might take him possibly maybe they’re trying to do what tennessee did take like a malik hooker like an absolute
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Like kind of somebody that’s a little off the radar, but kind of athletics
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Studford turn into something insane
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So they want jimmy g for now maybe as a mentor
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Yeah, then maybe they’ll take one of those more athletic raw talent guys, but honestly if you’re if that’s the case
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I mean, I don’t hate it. I mean you can kind of let him sit see how he develops
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If you get an athletic guy like that, but dtr is
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Dual threat really fast explosive athletic. I mean, I think that you could possibly could do that
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um, just kind of see how he develops
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I just really
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Like you said the breaking point if the raiders like if jimmy g gets hurt like evan said
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It’s then at that point. I think the raiders have to embrace the tank like at that point
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If it’s before the trade deadline you trade davante you trade josh jake gives you as many draft picks as possible
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You maybe look to move jimmy g in the off season
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And then you just try to draft a quarterback at that point, but
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I think that if the raiders get like another
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Top eight pick. I think davante abs at this point is like, okay
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Like I went out of here. He goes to the raiders to a get his money
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B play with his friend dare car and see you possibly have a good team
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Dare car has gone after one year. His team is absolutely terrible. I mean, he got his money, but at what cost? Yeah
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I’m almost wondering if this is a you said three deal, right? Three year deal. Yeah
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I wonder if they think after three years, Kansas City’s dynasty will be over
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The chargers who knows what’s going to go on with them and then the broncos
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They’re just so maybe they’re just hoping that after three years
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Maybe they’re just paying jimmy g now so they can at least
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Build a little bit of culture be somewhat competitive and hope after that three-year mark
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Kansas City’s done russia wilson still doing dumb stuff in denver
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And for some reason the chargers couldn’t figure out how to utilize harbert, but yeah, I mean, I think the chargers are a great team
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I don’t think staley’s a great coach. I think that if they want to actually contend they need to get rid of them
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I don’t I’m not a fan. I feel like you’re on every fourth down. That’s recipe for success
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That’s why every team has done that for the past however many years football has been around
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I mean, I don’t I don’t I do like that
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But I feel like there’s so many times that he mismanages the offense like it’ll be like I get if it’s like fourth and short
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Go for you got a good offense, but it’s like you’re on your own 25 down a touchdown four minutes or not four minutes
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It’s like a whole quarter left. Let me just go for it fourth and 15
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It’s like you give this up your their ardy and field goal range. I clear once out doesn’t he? Yeah
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Yeah, so what are you doing? Yeah, they didn’t release him. They’re seeking a trade, but the cowboys had released zeke today
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Yeah, I saw that
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But I don’t know but to your point about maybe the a fc west dying off and then in a few years
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Jimmy G is leading the Raiders to a Super Bowl
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I’ll be damned if that happens like straight up like the Raiders would
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look like absolute geniuses and that would be a first for my lifetime
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but
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I see no way that that happens because Jimmy G made the Super Bowl one time and lost and that’s because the 49ers had
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The best defense in the league no doubt that year and some other weapons around him
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The Raiders have Josh Jacobs who don’t come your longest good
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But I mean running back is just an overvalued position at this point
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You get a good old line anyone can go out there and average three yards per carry
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Not not anyone but any NFL actual running back that deserves beyond a roster can be serviceable
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00:26:47,680 –> 00:26:50,800
You trade away a tight end who was two years ago a pro bowl
397
00:26:50,800 –> 00:26:54,800
Are you barely you but but now he’s hurt every other game making
398
00:26:55,520 –> 00:27:02,160
However much money was that them trading them trading him was a good trade just they didn’t get back what they needed
399
00:27:02,160 –> 00:27:06,480
Yeah, and Devonte Adams like I don’t really see a way that he’s still on the team
400
00:27:07,040 –> 00:27:10,080
In three years. I think at that point like they’re gonna be bad enough that they’re just like, you know
401
00:27:10,080 –> 00:27:13,120
We’ll train good. We want to even say somehow that he sticks around
402
00:27:14,160 –> 00:27:17,920
Uh, I don’t see a way that he’s as good as what he is currently
403
00:27:18,720 –> 00:27:22,720
And Jimmy G does not have that Niners defense. He’s the Raiders defense and like let’s let’s be honest like
404
00:27:23,920 –> 00:27:25,920
The roster is not good
405
00:27:25,920 –> 00:27:31,600
I don’t know how patient both Jacobs and Devonte Adams are gonna be but if they like come out the gates
406
00:27:31,600 –> 00:27:34,960
Just stumbling like one and 12 or whatever
407
00:27:35,920 –> 00:27:39,520
At what point do they request the trade trade? They’re just done after this year with the Raiders
408
00:27:40,400 –> 00:27:46,400
Yeah, I think that you go ahead. I think if they are under two wins going into the trade deadline
409
00:27:47,200 –> 00:27:53,200
Jacobs and Devonte are like locks ask for a trade and then maybe even max cross be
410
00:27:53,920 –> 00:27:56,960
I wouldn’t even be surprised that Devonte asked for a trade this offseason still
411
00:27:57,120 –> 00:27:59,760
Like he played one year. I wouldn’t even be surprised if he’s like no, I went out now
412
00:27:59,760 –> 00:28:05,440
Well, I don’t know if you’ve seen Devonte’s tweet, but it sounds like he’s gonna at least try Jimmy G
413
00:28:05,840 –> 00:28:08,240
So we’ll see how that works out. Yeah, I mean
414
00:28:08,960 –> 00:28:12,560
I I guess there’s always a possibility that something crazy happens
415
00:28:12,640 –> 00:28:16,000
They go out and win a bunch of games when no one’s expecting it and somehow their
416
00:28:16,720 –> 00:28:20,640
roster of like a rag tag team of misfits goes out and wins a bunch of games, but
417
00:28:21,440 –> 00:28:24,320
Personally, I don’t see the vision. I don’t see it at all either
418
00:28:24,320 –> 00:28:29,520
Nothing like being in the best one of the best divisions in football having a bad roster and then being like, you know what?
419
00:28:29,520 –> 00:28:33,120
Let’s sign a quarterback to a lot of money to make our roster worse while still being in same division and every other team
420
00:28:33,120 –> 00:28:35,680
Say is the same great thought process, but
421
00:28:36,080 –> 00:28:40,720
Hey, whatever works for them. I guess I mean, maybe there’s a reason I’m not an NFL GM, but
422
00:28:42,240 –> 00:28:49,360
So on everyone’s minds, I mean games are tipping off relatively soon. They probably already tipped off already for the playing today
423
00:28:50,080 –> 00:28:52,720
Bracket officially starts tomorrow
424
00:28:52,720 –> 00:28:57,600
Who’s everyone? What’s everyone thinking? You got like upset cinderella’s runs sleeper picks
425
00:28:58,080 –> 00:29:03,200
The question I want to know is who’s the 15 seed that’s winning in the first round. Who do you guys think?
426
00:29:04,240 –> 00:29:06,240
I
427
00:29:06,240 –> 00:29:10,880
Have I really like these two seeds UCLA is UCLA. I mean, they’ve looked good all season
428
00:29:10,880 –> 00:29:16,080
Obviously, they lost to Arizona right in their tournament. So I mean Arizona is another two seed
429
00:29:16,080 –> 00:29:20,640
Arizona’s phenomenal and they’re way too big. I watched that Princeton game when they beat
430
00:29:20,640 –> 00:29:22,640
Yale, I think and they
431
00:29:22,640 –> 00:29:24,640
Not be able to handle it athletically
432
00:29:25,280 –> 00:29:29,600
Arizona’s way too big Texas. I feel like is probably the best team in that area
433
00:29:29,920 –> 00:29:33,840
I mean, I think Houston’s terrible, especially if sassers got that groin injury
434
00:29:33,840 –> 00:29:35,840
I think you so
435
00:29:35,840 –> 00:29:40,000
Roins are so hard to play with and I think I use the second best team and that
436
00:29:40,400 –> 00:29:45,760
That bracket hard, but honestly, like I could still even possibly see an IU upset like I don’t think that
437
00:29:45,760 –> 00:29:49,680
It’s like guaranteed to happen because there are some upsets, you know, that you’re just like this is a lock
438
00:29:49,920 –> 00:29:54,720
I remember a few years ago when Ohio played Virginia Jason Preston’s on the team is like a 13 of 4
439
00:29:55,520 –> 00:30:01,040
I was like, you know what? This is a lock. I had Ohio and almost all of my ups and all of my brackets upsetting them and they did
440
00:30:01,360 –> 00:30:06,720
But I I just don’t feel certain about that one. But I think if a two seed were to lose
441
00:30:06,720 –> 00:30:10,720
I’ve seen a lot of people say that UCLA UNC Asheville is going to be good, especially with Jen Clark out
442
00:30:10,720 –> 00:30:12,720
Yep, I think UCLA still wins that
443
00:30:12,720 –> 00:30:15,760
I feel like that’s the biggest chance because Marquette’s the other two seed and
444
00:30:16,480 –> 00:30:21,440
I think Marquette’s really really good. They’re built for a tournament at least. They got great guard play. They got the best coach
445
00:30:22,320 –> 00:30:27,280
So this year was the year that I paid attention to college basketball the most out of the 21 years I’ve been alive
446
00:30:27,840 –> 00:30:32,720
I have not heard a single thing about Marquette. What’s seriously? It feels like they just fly under the radar
447
00:30:32,720 –> 00:30:37,120
That’s because at the beginning of the season is when we were hearing all this stuff about
448
00:30:37,600 –> 00:30:40,000
UCLA UNC or USC coming out of the U.S.
449
00:30:40,000 –> 00:30:43,120
We heard about all the SEC nonsense and how
450
00:30:43,520 –> 00:30:48,160
Everybody’s thinking down the road that there’s going to be those like two super conferences between the SEC and big 10
451
00:30:48,160 –> 00:30:50,400
So nobody’s paying attention to basketball at the beginning of the year
452
00:30:50,560 –> 00:30:53,280
And if they are it’s because they’re paying attention to the big 10 SEC
453
00:30:53,280 –> 00:30:58,720
Obviously ACC has the blue bloods and the big 12 a lot of teams obviously paying attention to the big 12
454
00:30:58,720 –> 00:31:03,120
Nobody cares about the big East at all and at the beginning of the season because I’m a Purdue fan
455
00:31:03,120 –> 00:31:05,520
So boiler up. Let’s get it. This is our year, right?
456
00:31:05,520 –> 00:31:06,240
Zach Eadie
457
00:31:06,240 –> 00:31:11,120
Hopefully comes back too as we can back to back it maybe your one player who’s going to score 40 points in the first round
458
00:31:11,120 –> 00:31:13,120
And you know what squeak out a two-point win?
459
00:31:13,680 –> 00:31:18,640
Weird or stranger things have happened. It’s like wins a win Purdue be Marquette at the beginning of the year and I watched that game
460
00:31:19,280 –> 00:31:23,760
And I was very surprised we won that because I thought Marquette was going to be a strong test
461
00:31:23,760 –> 00:31:27,680
Obviously Purdue no one thought was going to be good through game season. I didn’t think it was going to be good through season
462
00:31:27,680 –> 00:31:31,200
I thought we’re going to be middle big 10. Maybe maybe make the NIT
463
00:31:31,360 –> 00:31:33,120
But obviously great surprise there
464
00:31:33,120 –> 00:31:36,720
But that Marquette win I always knew was a big deal because Marquette for some reason
465
00:31:36,720 –> 00:31:40,160
They’re just one of those weird teams same with Xavier
466
00:31:40,160 –> 00:31:43,200
IU did the same thing and beat Xavier at the beginning of the year
467
00:31:43,200 –> 00:31:47,520
And that was a really big win. Obviously nobody has their eyes really on the big East
468
00:31:47,520 –> 00:31:51,760
But anytime you beat a big East team, they’re always in the tournament. They always play well like seed in the hall
469
00:31:51,760 –> 00:31:52,400
Exactly
470
00:31:52,400 –> 00:31:56,240
St. Louis like all those kinds of like nobody really cares about them, but then they come to the tournament
471
00:31:56,240 –> 00:31:58,240
I mean you look back way back
472
00:31:58,240 –> 00:32:04,320
UConn obviously was amazing for a long time and then you had those two Butler years where they went to the tournament back to back years
473
00:32:04,320 –> 00:32:06,320
When nobody thought they were any good
474
00:32:06,320 –> 00:32:10,400
So big East teams they just they play really solid brand of basketball
475
00:32:10,400 –> 00:32:14,400
And it’s different from all the other styles like big 10 is really physical
476
00:32:14,960 –> 00:32:16,960
Feed your bigs play solid basketball
477
00:32:16,960 –> 00:32:20,960
SEC is who’s got the guy that can jump out of the gym and shoot the most threes
478
00:32:20,960 –> 00:32:25,360
ACC is about stars big 12 and big East. I feel like are the top 10
479
00:32:25,360 –> 00:32:30,720
areas that really play solid just a different style of basketball where they still care about their fundamentals
480
00:32:30,720 –> 00:32:34,320
But they also let their guys do what they need to do and then shock of smart
481
00:32:34,320 –> 00:32:38,160
I mean, I’ve loved him since he was at VCU all those years ago turning them around so
482
00:32:39,200 –> 00:32:43,600
I’m honestly surprised that people don’t give the respect to the big East that it deserves
483
00:32:43,600 –> 00:32:48,160
Like it historically is a great conference and it feels like people just like going over. I didn’t say then
484
00:32:48,160 –> 00:32:51,680
Exactly going over and they’ve won two championships in the past 10 years. Yeah, and
485
00:32:51,680 –> 00:32:55,680
It’s like they were still 500 team their head coach just retired. So I mean, they weren’t as good as
486
00:32:55,680 –> 00:32:59,680
Obviously years past but the big East at almost half their conference make the tournament
487
00:32:59,680 –> 00:33:02,560
They got five teams in it and their lowest seat is they have a
488
00:33:03,120 –> 00:33:06,560
Two-seat a three-seat a six-seat a four-seat and an 11-seat
489
00:33:07,200 –> 00:33:10,640
Yeah, like you got some damn good teams in that and people just don’t respect them
490
00:33:10,640 –> 00:33:15,200
It’s like you said like Marquette’s a two-seat and no one talks about him. Just be like, oh, well, it’s the big East like that’s
491
00:33:15,760 –> 00:33:17,760
Realistically in basketball
492
00:33:17,760 –> 00:33:21,840
The big East could probably be a power five conference over like the pack 12
493
00:33:21,840 –> 00:33:27,840
Yeah, because the pack 12 always has like that one team that’s just like oh watch out for them this year and then lose in the second round being a two-seat
494
00:33:28,640 –> 00:33:33,040
Arizona yep, exactly and then UCLA like UCLA. I thought actually could have been a really good team
495
00:33:33,040 –> 00:33:36,400
But then they lose Jaylen Clark. I mean I could still see him making a run
496
00:33:36,400 –> 00:33:42,320
But it’s just when you lose your best defensive player when in a game like stars are so prevalent like I think that that’s
497
00:33:42,880 –> 00:33:44,880
Something that’s
498
00:33:44,880 –> 00:33:51,760
Going to be very difficult to overcome and honestly the big East was probably better not even probably was better than the ACC this year
499
00:33:52,400 –> 00:33:57,920
Oh, yeah, ACC was so overrated. They had UNC coming as the one seed. They’re not even playing in the NIT
500
00:33:57,920 –> 00:34:03,200
Yeah, yeah, like to be fair. They would have been playing in the NIT. They just turned it down. But yeah, but you know
501
00:34:04,080 –> 00:34:08,800
In terms of upset I’m putting on the record right now. I’ve got Auburn going pretty far
502
00:34:09,520 –> 00:34:12,400
I think Iowa their guards are
503
00:34:12,400 –> 00:34:14,400
Not very physical so
504
00:34:14,960 –> 00:34:18,480
I think Auburn’s gonna take them down pretty quick and then I think they’re gonna
505
00:34:19,040 –> 00:34:23,520
Take it to Houston Houston does not look good very recently and if sassar is hurt there
506
00:34:23,520 –> 00:34:28,320
That’s that’s not even a five-seed team. So I mean, I think blowing through those
507
00:34:28,320 –> 00:34:34,880
I think if somehow Houston can make it to the final four, it’s going to be difficult to beat Houston because it’s at Houston
508
00:34:35,440 –> 00:34:40,320
But like I just there’s I don’t see a way that Houston makes it that far because every time that you see someone
509
00:34:40,320 –> 00:34:44,720
Like when was the last time that a non-power five team won the championship?
510
00:34:45,600 –> 00:34:49,280
And again, this is gonna go back to Villanova with the big East Yukon with the big East
511
00:34:49,280 –> 00:34:53,920
But like I said, like they could realistically be a power five for basketball over the Pac-12
512
00:34:53,920 –> 00:34:59,040
Like when when has a champion champion come from either like a conference that wasn’t the ACC
513
00:34:59,040 –> 00:35:05,040
SEC big 12 big 10 or big East like the AAC like no disrespect like they’ve got some solid teams
514
00:35:05,040 –> 00:35:08,640
But Houston’s gonna come in every to be like oh, Houston’s a one seed. They’re gonna be a big one seed
515
00:35:08,640 –> 00:35:13,440
They’re gonna be pretty good and then they get eliminated before the sweet 16
516
00:35:13,440 –> 00:35:17,600
I’m pretty sure that I was gonna say I’m pretty sure they’ve been a one seed less like or one or two seed less two years
517
00:35:17,600 –> 00:35:21,840
And I don’t think they’ve gotten past the elite eight. It’s like Gonzaga. Gonzaga. Yeah
518
00:35:21,840 –> 00:35:24,560
Every year I feel like especially when we were growing up and stuff
519
00:35:24,560 –> 00:35:28,720
I felt like Gonzaga was always a one seed and then they never got out of the sweet 16
520
00:35:28,720 –> 00:35:33,440
Obviously they had the undefeated season and then they still lost to Baylor. They got wiped in that game
521
00:35:33,440 –> 00:35:37,280
It’s like everyone’s like oh my gosh Gonzaga is so good and Baylor beats them by like 25
522
00:35:37,280 –> 00:35:41,120
A lot of people think Gonzaga is gonna be really good in this year’s tournament because they’re kind of I think it was
523
00:35:41,680 –> 00:35:47,360
Free who was he’s a jay billis or dick by tell somebody said they had Gonzaga going pretty far because they’re kind of under the radar this year
524
00:35:48,000 –> 00:35:50,080
I don’t see it like I mean they do
525
00:35:51,600 –> 00:35:54,160
The west is pretty weak down that bottom part like
526
00:35:55,360 –> 00:36:01,920
UCLA and I feel like north west are another two best teams other than Gonzaga in the bottom half of the west and at the top
527
00:36:01,920 –> 00:36:08,640
I was really good there you can maybe but st. Mary’s is not gonna do much. I don’t think in me neither
528
00:36:09,120 –> 00:36:14,960
I mean obviously I think Kansas is coming final four out of that area, but yeah just real quick going back to what Troy asked
529
00:36:15,760 –> 00:36:18,800
I don’t know if they were in they were in the mountain west in 1990
530
00:36:18,800 –> 00:36:23,360
But the last non-power five team to win was in 1990 and it was unlv
531
00:36:23,680 –> 00:36:28,080
Okay, that’s that’s uh that might have been I if I would have thought that I might have come up with that
532
00:36:28,080 –> 00:36:33,600
But like I knew they won championship. I thought there might have been one closer, but like 1990 that’s not one of those five
533
00:36:34,160 –> 00:36:38,000
Unovis that that team. Yeah. Yeah, they beat Duke. Yeah
534
00:36:38,480 –> 00:36:42,160
All right, and Evan you said you like Auburn. I’m not gonna lie. I’ve made
535
00:36:43,040 –> 00:36:46,480
Six seven brackets. I plan on making good five six more before the
536
00:36:47,200 –> 00:36:53,120
Tournament actually kicks off tomorrow. I don’t know if I have Auburn making it past the second round in any of them
537
00:36:53,120 –> 00:36:58,720
Like I’m I watched them play West Virginia because I’m a big West Virginia fan and I really wasn’t depressed
538
00:36:58,720 –> 00:36:59,920
There was a one-point game
539
00:36:59,920 –> 00:37:02,480
But that was with us trying our hard or three-point game
540
00:37:02,720 –> 00:37:06,720
Excuse me, and it was us trying our hardest to give it away at the end when we had a big lead all game
541
00:37:07,200 –> 00:37:14,400
Since January 25th, they are five and nine and some of these games. They’re getting absolutely drilled like they played Vanderbilt lost to Vanderbilt
542
00:37:14,400 –> 00:37:16,400
Play Kentucky lost by 32
543
00:37:17,440 –> 00:37:20,480
They played they played some obviously some good teams like you know, you play tech saying em
544
00:37:20,480 –> 00:37:23,600
Who’s in the tournament you play Tennessee who at the time was a 2c
545
00:37:23,600 –> 00:37:26,240
They’re a they’re number two team in the nation at the time four seed now
546
00:37:26,800 –> 00:37:32,400
Play Alabama twice in that span. So like there’s some good teams, but like at the same time. They’re just getting wiped
547
00:37:32,800 –> 00:37:38,320
Yeah, so my the reason I like Auburn is two things one their point guard. I forget his name that guy
548
00:37:38,800 –> 00:37:43,600
Was it window green? Maybe jack’s up three’s galore like the guy just loves shooting the ball again
549
00:37:43,600 –> 00:37:44,240
Purdue fan
550
00:37:44,240 –> 00:37:50,080
I feel like he could have himself a Carson Edwards tournament where he’s just the only reason they win because he just cannot miss
551
00:37:50,080 –> 00:37:54,480
That happens in a lot of tournaments and the other reason I think Bruce Pearl is an insane coach
552
00:37:54,480 –> 00:37:58,400
And he gets his guys fired up and ready to play especially first-round game
553
00:37:58,400 –> 00:38:03,680
You got a big 10 game big 10 team struggle because they just that’s true very complacent fundamental teams
554
00:38:03,680 –> 00:38:06,720
They don’t get that energy that spark. That’s why they struggle a lot
555
00:38:06,720 –> 00:38:09,760
So I feel like he’s gonna be able to fire them up and then again
556
00:38:10,400 –> 00:38:15,440
I don’t think Houston’s any good. So I think I’ve got them easily getting past those two after that
557
00:38:15,440 –> 00:38:21,040
Uh, see they’re gonna I think it’s a lot of people have Drake or Kent State being upset there
558
00:38:21,520 –> 00:38:26,320
I got a I got a roof for Miami my neighbor Nigel pack is on that team. So I got a I got a roof for them
559
00:38:26,480 –> 00:38:32,160
Isaiah Wong’s good and after their big man isn’t heard that guy that got hurt against a Duke at the beginning of that game
560
00:38:32,400 –> 00:38:33,680
If he’s back
561
00:38:33,680 –> 00:38:38,160
He’s gonna be a problem. That’ll be a good game. That’ll be a game that I want to watch. I think me and Drake
562
00:38:38,240 –> 00:38:44,240
Absolutely, I think that Drake actually like does have a pretty decent chance and like honestly, whether it’s Indiana or Kent State
563
00:38:44,240 –> 00:38:46,960
I think that Drake realistically could make a sweet 16 run
564
00:38:47,600 –> 00:38:49,840
Um, I mean, I don’t know if they make it
565
00:38:50,000 –> 00:38:53,360
I mean, honestly like maybe even a lead eight because you get past sweet 16
566
00:38:53,360 –> 00:38:56,800
Like I we were talking about the Houston game like and then Iowa Auburn
567
00:38:57,200 –> 00:39:00,560
I think whether I don’t have Auburn winning in many of my brackets
568
00:39:00,560 –> 00:39:04,480
But I think whether Iowa or Auburn wins that game if they are moving on to the sweet 16
569
00:39:04,480 –> 00:39:07,280
Like I don’t see Houston making past around 32
570
00:39:07,680 –> 00:39:09,520
But then after that, you know, you got Drake
571
00:39:09,520 –> 00:39:12,720
It’s like anything can happen like you got a 12 seed against an eight or a nine
572
00:39:12,720 –> 00:39:15,840
I mean the 12s are scary this year. Yeah. Yeah
573
00:39:16,160 –> 00:39:21,280
I’ve heard a lot of people talking about Charleston and San Diego State. I mean, I don’t think they’re that insane
574
00:39:21,280 –> 00:39:24,560
So there’s a good chance Charleston could get there and Virginia has not looked good
575
00:39:24,880 –> 00:39:29,760
There’s a chance for him and can beat them and then you look oral Roberts. I mean, they’ve got admis, right?
576
00:39:30,320 –> 00:39:33,680
Yeah, he’s crazy. And then they’ve even got they’ve got like you talk about
577
00:39:34,320 –> 00:39:36,480
Size on their team that you might be like, oh, they might be under size
578
00:39:36,560 –> 00:39:40,160
They have a center who’s seven five in nails. Three is that like a 35% clip
579
00:39:40,160 –> 00:39:43,760
Yeah, like they potentially run into Purdue in what the
580
00:39:44,480 –> 00:39:45,920
In the sweet 16
581
00:39:45,920 –> 00:39:49,600
And even then like you think like oh, who’s gonna match up with eddy like don’t get me wrong. This guy’s not huge
582
00:39:49,600 –> 00:39:53,120
He’s not built like eddy, but like you still got the potential like size to guard him
583
00:39:53,120 –> 00:39:56,880
You can’t just do the little baby hook over him. He’s gonna play some muscle there
584
00:39:56,880 –> 00:40:01,840
Yeah, that guy’s blocked over 100 shots this year. So he averages like three a game the last 12s vcu
585
00:40:02,640 –> 00:40:09,040
St. Mary’s, I mean, they have a lot of tournament success. I feel like but again, that’s st. Mary’s that’s not a our team. So
586
00:40:09,040 –> 00:40:11,040
Yeah, they’re in the same conference as
587
00:40:11,840 –> 00:40:13,200
Gonzaga, correct?
588
00:40:13,200 –> 00:40:18,160
Yeah, so I don’t feel like they’re coming in as like a great team. I feel like vcu can very easily just like
589
00:40:18,800 –> 00:40:23,440
Knock them out first round. Yeah. And I mean vcu they uh, they cause a lot of turnovers
590
00:40:23,520 –> 00:40:25,520
They are like really pester you with the ball
591
00:40:25,600 –> 00:40:30,640
But st. Mary’s plays really really slow like I’m talking bottom five in the nation in tempo
592
00:40:30,800 –> 00:40:34,080
Yeah, I mean they took vcu like they cause a lot of turnovers
593
00:40:34,080 –> 00:40:38,800
They turn the ball over a lot too. So it’s like really volatile. I mean like some teams that can get streaky
594
00:40:39,040 –> 00:40:43,680
But I think if you can speed up st. Mary’s you can just get in the passing lanes. You can hound the ball handlers
595
00:40:43,680 –> 00:40:45,680
I think they genuinely do have
596
00:40:45,920 –> 00:40:50,800
Uh a chance to at least make it out of the first round because whenever you see a big change in tempo
597
00:40:51,120 –> 00:40:52,480
That’s just what throws a lot of people off
598
00:40:52,480 –> 00:40:57,840
Like I know that there are a lot of teams that play like really really slow and then just slow it up against the teams that run
599
00:40:57,920 –> 00:40:59,200
fast and
600
00:40:59,200 –> 00:41:01,200
That’s how you end up seeing a
601
00:41:01,200 –> 00:41:04,240
Seeing a an upset like I same thing with Kansas State
602
00:41:04,480 –> 00:41:10,720
Kansas State runs is one of the fastest tempo teams in the tournament in Montana State is one of the slowest
603
00:41:10,800 –> 00:41:13,840
I mean don’t get me wrong. Kansas State’s great both sides of the ball
604
00:41:13,840 –> 00:41:18,800
They’re like top 50 in adjusted efficiency for offense and defense and then one of the top teams at kampong
605
00:41:18,800 –> 00:41:23,520
They’ve got like two players that are 13 all-americans saying yeah all season
606
00:41:24,240 –> 00:41:27,600
But they turn the ball over like it’s going out of style like it’s unreal
607
00:41:27,600 –> 00:41:32,480
They can’t hold on to the ball and then Montana State forces a lot of turnovers and they play really slow
608
00:41:32,480 –> 00:41:36,800
So it’s like you’re not speaking people up fast break like you turn the ball over and then we’re gonna just
609
00:41:36,960 –> 00:41:40,000
We’re gonna work the ball around like it’s there’s not a lot of possessions there
610
00:41:40,480 –> 00:41:43,680
So I mean Montana State has got absolutely drilled
611
00:41:44,080 –> 00:41:49,040
Like their last three games against tournament competition. They lost all of them by at least 25 points. I believe
612
00:41:49,520 –> 00:41:52,000
So I mean that’s not that’s not positive
613
00:41:52,160 –> 00:41:55,440
But I do genuinely think that Montana State if they hit some shots
614
00:41:55,440 –> 00:42:00,080
Cause if you turn over slow the game down a little bit like Kansas State could be in trouble
615
00:42:01,040 –> 00:42:03,040
I hope not. I want to see Kansas State Kentucky
616
00:42:04,320 –> 00:42:08,000
Yeah, I genuinely I have some brackets where like I’ve came to say winning one of them
617
00:42:08,080 –> 00:42:10,800
I think they genuinely do have a chance to make a run
618
00:42:10,800 –> 00:42:15,680
But like I think that Montana State possibly has like could have their number just has like their kryptonite
619
00:42:16,960 –> 00:42:20,000
One game doesn’t matter who’s anything could happen kind of like last year like
620
00:42:20,000 –> 00:42:26,080
Barely anyone’s got st. Peter’s and then Kentucky’s like favorite to see to win the tournament lose first round, you know
621
00:42:26,160 –> 00:42:28,880
And then st. Peter’s goes on lead eight run. Yeah
622
00:42:29,440 –> 00:42:34,480
Could Providence be Kentucky in the first round? Yes, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. I don’t know what Kentucky’s problem is
623
00:42:34,960 –> 00:42:38,640
I mean at the beginning of the season. I got a friend as a pretty good big Kentucky fan
624
00:42:38,640 –> 00:42:44,800
I talked to him and they kept saying that like Cal Perry was calling out plays and the players intentionally were not running them
625
00:42:44,880 –> 00:42:46,880
So that’s obviously a problem
626
00:42:46,880 –> 00:42:48,880
but it’s it’s so weird that
627
00:42:48,880 –> 00:42:53,200
They like I feel like it’s calipers fault more than a yeah, yeah
628
00:42:53,200 –> 00:42:56,320
Because they have so much talent and you brought back Sheeveway
629
00:42:57,040 –> 00:43:03,600
And you just can’t figure it out. I’m I’m wondering if maybe this team will be more of a tournament built team and less of a regular
630
00:43:03,600 –> 00:43:07,840
Season built team inverse of last year because Sheeveway is just going to do his thing
631
00:43:07,840 –> 00:43:10,800
But they at least have some other guys that are more scores
632
00:43:11,680 –> 00:43:14,320
Mainly Jacob Toppin who I don’t actually think is very good
633
00:43:14,320 –> 00:43:19,280
But he could have a game where he just goes off, but again Providence is a solid team
634
00:43:19,680 –> 00:43:23,680
I know that Kentucky in the past has always had problems with adjusting their game plan
635
00:43:23,680 –> 00:43:28,480
Especially with the St. Peter’s last year. It’s like they tried something St. Peter’s was ready for it didn’t work instead of being like
636
00:43:28,480 –> 00:43:30,960
You know what? Just didn’t work. Let’s try to pivot and focus on something else
637
00:43:31,280 –> 00:43:34,720
Cal Perry’s like no, we’re gonna play our strings keep hammering this but St. Peter’s just ready for it
638
00:43:34,720 –> 00:43:37,520
And it’s just Kentucky stood no chance. I mean, I think
639
00:43:38,000 –> 00:43:41,120
He might be open to it now that he’s been getting criticized like year in year out
640
00:43:41,120 –> 00:43:46,000
But I don’t know. I mean Kentucky is one of the best rebounding teams in the league and it might be like at all
641
00:43:46,000 –> 00:43:49,440
We’re gonna get so many offensive boards like we get a lot of second chance points as it is
642
00:43:49,600 –> 00:43:52,560
But Providence is just as good. There’s there are also a top team
643
00:43:53,120 –> 00:43:58,640
In rebounding and Kentucky has a tendency to go like absolutely ice cold from three like I’m talking
644
00:43:59,040 –> 00:44:02,160
Like one of 18 type numbers they’ll go out there put up as a team
645
00:44:02,560 –> 00:44:06,320
If Providence can just grab rebounds and then they shoot really well from the line too
646
00:44:06,320 –> 00:44:10,400
So they grab rebounds and then get to the line like you get possibly Sheeveway and foul trouble like
647
00:44:10,400 –> 00:44:16,960
That’s a big deal and that’s one of Kentucky’s biggest problems is like they’re in foul trouble consistently every game
648
00:44:17,360 –> 00:44:20,320
So constantly got guys like I think Providence like you attack the glass
649
00:44:20,880 –> 00:44:25,200
Uh, you attack the glass you attack the rim whenever you’re on offense like you draw fouls go to the line
650
00:44:25,280 –> 00:44:26,800
You know, you can make them
651
00:44:26,800 –> 00:44:30,560
I think that Providence does have a very very very realistic chance
652
00:44:30,800 –> 00:44:36,320
I’m looking at their notable games Providence. They so they beat ucon then lost twice, but they did beat ucon
653
00:44:36,400 –> 00:44:38,400
They beat marquette and lost larquette
654
00:44:38,400 –> 00:44:40,400
They split it with Creighton
655
00:44:41,360 –> 00:44:48,080
And their loot their other losses says they lost to Xavier twice TCU by 13 Miami only by 10. Those are pretty
656
00:44:48,560 –> 00:44:52,160
Those aren’t bad losses. Yeah, that sounds like yeah, those are those sound like pretty good games
657
00:44:52,320 –> 00:44:56,480
And one thing if you’re losing by 10 to like someone that’s absolutely terrible you’re playing
658
00:44:57,040 –> 00:44:59,440
Rutgers, I mean Rutgers isn’t terrible. I just first seen the camera
659
00:44:59,440 –> 00:45:02,880
My head they’re not even in the tournament which they got snubbed by the way, but you’re losing to a team that’s
660
00:45:02,880 –> 00:45:09,680
Like TCU is a six seed Miami’s a five seed Xavier’s a three seed like all your losses are coming to like high seeds
661
00:45:09,920 –> 00:45:15,200
I’m looking at uk and man lost by 10 to UCLA 16 to Gonzaga
662
00:45:15,520 –> 00:45:17,520
They did beat Tennessee twice
663
00:45:17,600 –> 00:45:22,240
But they lost to alabama by 26 a lot of good wins. They kept it close only nine to Kansas
664
00:45:23,440 –> 00:45:26,320
665
00:45:27,600 –> 00:45:30,000
Lost a michigan state by nine. That was a bad loss
666
00:45:30,000 –> 00:45:35,840
But then they beat Auburn by 32. Yeah, like beating Auburn by 32 and consistent. Yeah, exactly. It’s just it really it’s
667
00:45:36,800 –> 00:45:40,960
Depending on the night. There’s two different Kentucky teams like they like you said you beat Tennessee twice
668
00:45:41,120 –> 00:45:44,960
Those are both great wins. You beat them both times out like that’s a difficult thing to do against a four seed
669
00:45:45,040 –> 00:45:46,320
It’s gotta be matchups, right?
670
00:45:46,320 –> 00:45:50,560
Yeah, and then against Auburn you beat them by 32. They’re still a tournament team
671
00:45:50,560 –> 00:45:53,680
It’s like a lot like you said just a lot of teams are like, wow
672
00:45:54,080 –> 00:45:56,640
Can’t believe they beat him by that much and a lot of teams they should win or should
673
00:45:57,200 –> 00:45:59,200
Yeah, should beat them and then they just lose
674
00:45:59,200 –> 00:46:01,120
What’s the line of success for Kentucky?
675
00:46:01,120 –> 00:46:06,080
I feel like you have to make the sweet 16 for people to be somewhat happy and it’s tough because they have a tough draw
676
00:46:06,080 –> 00:46:09,520
They play Providence and then they’re most likely going to play Kansas State like that is tough
677
00:46:10,160 –> 00:46:11,040
but
678
00:46:11,040 –> 00:46:15,760
Like you said like people aren’t happy with Calabari right now you you think you know if if
679
00:46:16,560 –> 00:46:19,360
Maybe if it’s a close game against Providence and they lose, okay
680
00:46:19,520 –> 00:46:21,600
You know Providence is a great team like you guys have mentioned
681
00:46:22,080 –> 00:46:25,680
However, if they get blown out by Providence like by 20
682
00:46:25,680 –> 00:46:30,800
Like do people want Calabari fired or I I’ve seen I could see that happening
683
00:46:31,200 –> 00:46:35,280
I’ve seen people that kind of want him gone already like they’re just kind of fed up like what are you doing?
684
00:46:35,280 –> 00:46:38,080
Like you recruit well, but then you coach like shit. Yep
685
00:46:38,640 –> 00:46:39,760
so
686
00:46:39,760 –> 00:46:40,640
I mean
687
00:46:40,640 –> 00:46:46,400
I think that I actually have seen a few reports that now that Texas’s job is open because they fired Chris Beard
688
00:46:46,880 –> 00:46:52,080
I if I’m if I’m then I’m just signing your interim head coach. They’re hiring that guy. He’s too good. Fantastic
689
00:46:52,160 –> 00:46:54,480
But there have been reports there have been reports that
690
00:46:54,480 –> 00:46:58,320
John Calabari and Texas have mutual interest
691
00:46:58,880 –> 00:47:05,040
So, I mean if you’re gonna jump ship why not go to a team that’s already number like in possibly the best basketball conference in the world
692
00:47:05,520 –> 00:47:09,760
Gonna go in the world in the nation you go over to like another
693
00:47:10,320 –> 00:47:13,920
Uh, they’re jumping ship to the sec but you go to another fantastic program
694
00:47:14,320 –> 00:47:17,200
Which I hate saying because I hate Texas so much but
695
00:47:17,920 –> 00:47:23,440
But think about the consequences like how many you said the players love the new new interim coach
696
00:47:23,440 –> 00:47:26,320
How many people are gonna jump ship because Calabari is coming over?
697
00:47:27,040 –> 00:47:31,760
Like you say they have a good program sure and yeah Calabari Calabari is good at recruiting
698
00:47:32,320 –> 00:47:36,320
Yeah, but you have that established program at Texas if players jump ship
699
00:47:37,200 –> 00:47:39,760
You know anything can happen. Yeah, I mean
700
00:47:40,480 –> 00:47:44,320
Texas has got some players that I believe are done after this year
701
00:47:44,320 –> 00:47:47,200
So it’s there’s gonna have a little bit of roster turnover naturally
702
00:47:47,680 –> 00:47:51,120
But I mean Kentucky’s already got like I think a pretty solid recruiting class
703
00:47:51,120 –> 00:47:56,800
You got players that are expecting coach Cal to be there and this late like say after the tournament’s done
704
00:47:56,800 –> 00:47:58,400
He’s like, you know what? I’m going to Texas like at this late
705
00:47:58,400 –> 00:48:01,840
Can these players jet like actually be like, you know what? I’m just gonna go over to
706
00:48:02,320 –> 00:48:08,240
To Texas like let me just get out of my my sign and my signing and leave like I’m looking at Texas’s
707
00:48:09,760 –> 00:48:12,480
Rotation right now they got Serge of Ari rice
708
00:48:13,200 –> 00:48:18,080
Uh, Dylan de Sioux brought Cunningham Marcus Carr Christian Bishop Timmy Allen
709
00:48:18,080 –> 00:48:22,400
They all of them get very serious rotational minutes and all of them are seniors
710
00:48:22,640 –> 00:48:28,800
The only players on their team that are not seniors that actually get in are Dylan de Sioux
711
00:48:29,360 –> 00:48:31,360
Entirely’s hunter off the top of my head
712
00:48:31,520 –> 00:48:35,280
Like they they have maybe two players returning that get real rotational minutes for them
713
00:48:36,000 –> 00:48:40,640
Um, so that’s definitely a problem. Artario Morris gets into so I mean that’s another one, but
714
00:48:41,600 –> 00:48:45,600
I mean jumping ship could be a problem, but there’s already gonna be a lot of players gone anyway, so
715
00:48:45,600 –> 00:48:47,600
So
716
00:48:47,680 –> 00:48:50,080
Just one last question that I wanted to bring up
717
00:48:50,080 –> 00:48:53,040
What team do you think got snubbed by the selection committee?
718
00:48:53,040 –> 00:48:55,840
Like they’re in the tournament, but like you don’t agree with their seed
719
00:48:55,920 –> 00:49:00,480
You don’t agree with like who they’re playing Texas in them. Yes. That’s that’s absolutely
720
00:49:01,120 –> 00:49:04,640
I will also agree. Obviously this they didn’t get in Rutgers
721
00:49:05,120 –> 00:49:09,840
Was a snub, but they just lost their first game as the top seed at home. Like that was pathetic
722
00:49:09,920 –> 00:49:13,840
So I mean the selection committee is kind of got to have a happy smile for that one
723
00:49:13,840 –> 00:49:17,200
Um, but yeah, Texas A&M. I think they’re really good
724
00:49:17,920 –> 00:49:22,880
That was tough. Yeah, I know and it’s and Kentucky’s just said like they lost first round of the sec
725
00:49:23,440 –> 00:49:28,400
Tournament and like we said good wins really bad losses and Texas A&M’s been playing really really well
726
00:49:28,480 –> 00:49:32,080
It’s like how do you give Kentucky after how they’ve been playing the past month?
727
00:49:32,400 –> 00:49:37,680
How do you give them a six seed and then Texas A&M a seven seed and even then you give them probably the best
728
00:49:38,000 –> 00:49:41,120
Like hottest 10 seed in the tournament in Penn State like genuinely
729
00:49:41,120 –> 00:49:45,280
I Penn State has final four potential and you’re gonna go ahead and you’re gonna be like, you know what?
730
00:49:45,360 –> 00:49:48,960
Texan we’re gonna give you a lower seed than what you deserve and then we’re gonna give you the hardest match up for that
731
00:49:49,040 –> 00:49:54,080
I would have you toss a with Penn State on the sides of the bracket because then you get Penn State, Missouri
732
00:49:54,160 –> 00:49:56,880
Which I feel like both of those teams were like bubble ish teams
733
00:49:57,280 –> 00:50:02,960
But then the winner plays Arizona and I think Penn State has a much better chance of matching up with Arizona compared to Utah State
734
00:50:03,280 –> 00:50:06,240
And then you kind of gift Texas A&M a game against Utah
735
00:50:06,320 –> 00:50:07,840
I still think Utah State is not bad
736
00:50:07,840 –> 00:50:12,720
But Texas A&M expected to win that one and then they get to go up against Texas in a massive rivalry game
737
00:50:13,120 –> 00:50:17,600
And that would just be great. Whereas there’s a very very good chance Penn State’s taking out A&M
738
00:50:17,760 –> 00:50:23,120
Yeah, not only that Texas A&M got a lower seed than they should have they if they get out of the Penn State match up
739
00:50:23,120 –> 00:50:26,560
Which could not happen they run immediately into Texas and we all know
740
00:50:27,440 –> 00:50:29,040
How that can go
741
00:50:29,040 –> 00:50:33,280
Yeah, that’s Texas A&M’s kind of just like the little brothers like there’s some years that they get like they are better
742
00:50:33,280 –> 00:50:35,360
But historically it’s just Texas just trounces them
743
00:50:35,360 –> 00:50:41,920
Yeah, and honestly, I think you were talking about Mizzou. I think Mizzou genuinely could be a pretty good team
744
00:50:42,240 –> 00:50:44,240
So I’m just I’m a Missouri fan
745
00:50:45,120 –> 00:50:47,120
I’m scared against Utah State
746
00:50:47,200 –> 00:50:53,360
I just learned a lot of people saying Utah State might be something Utah State is favorite in the game technically
747
00:50:53,600 –> 00:50:57,200
Really? I think and honestly, I think Mizzou kind of got like slighted a little bit with their seat
748
00:50:57,280 –> 00:50:59,280
Like I know a lot of fans that were
749
00:51:00,000 –> 00:51:03,120
Unhappy with being a seven. I mean, I don’t know maybe you move them up to a six
750
00:51:03,120 –> 00:51:06,160
Yeah, I mean, I don’t mind a seven for them, but I think they’re actually like
751
00:51:07,120 –> 00:51:11,760
Pretty pretty good for a seven so the good value. I would say it’s tough though because I’m looking at the sixes
752
00:51:11,840 –> 00:51:13,840
I think Kentucky does deserve the six
753
00:51:14,960 –> 00:51:19,040
TCU I think deserves the six Creighton was pretty good Creighton deserves the six
754
00:51:19,360 –> 00:51:24,080
Iowa State maybe not but yeah because of how good the big 12 was you kind of got a
755
00:51:24,720 –> 00:51:29,920
Favor them a little bit there. It’s kind of the way that West Virginia got a nine and they won not even 20 games. Yeah
756
00:51:29,920 –> 00:51:36,400
Yeah, which if you’re looking at Mizzou, I mean, they lost to Arkansas. They beat Kentucky twice if I’m not mistaken
757
00:51:37,120 –> 00:51:39,120
Lost the Texas A&M
758
00:51:39,680 –> 00:51:43,920
They beat Tennessee in the regular season in a nail biter and then they beat them in the tournament
759
00:51:44,880 –> 00:51:46,160
Let’s see
760
00:51:46,160 –> 00:51:51,200
They lost to Kansas by 28. Yeah, that was not a good game to watch. I was not happy about that
761
00:51:52,000 –> 00:51:54,880
They lost to Texas A&M twice. Yeah, so I mean
762
00:51:55,840 –> 00:51:58,800
I think a seven seat is right just with how the season has gone
763
00:51:58,800 –> 00:52:04,000
I just think they got screwed. I don’t want to say screwed because it’ll be a good matchup. I’m looking forward to it
764
00:52:04,320 –> 00:52:05,280
I just
765
00:52:05,280 –> 00:52:07,280
Utah State could definitely hand it to us and yeah
766
00:52:07,600 –> 00:52:12,880
But I think you might have a better chance if you do get past Utah State of beating Arizona compared to some of those other teams
767
00:52:12,880 –> 00:52:15,680
Obviously, Arizona I think is very very good and they have a massive guy
768
00:52:16,240 –> 00:52:23,120
But they’ve had some weird games this season. Obviously, I don’t watch as enough pack 12 as I probably should
769
00:52:23,280 –> 00:52:28,160
But I don’t want to stay up that late. Yeah, but I mean, I’m looking they lost to organ by 19
770
00:52:28,160 –> 00:52:30,160
They split with Utah
771
00:52:31,920 –> 00:52:34,720
They beat Tennessee by five they beat San Diego State by 17
772
00:52:34,800 –> 00:52:38,800
They be Creighton by two, but that was I think during Creighton stretch where they were struggling a little bit
773
00:52:38,880 –> 00:52:40,960
Yeah, they lost six in a row. Yeah, so
774
00:52:41,680 –> 00:52:45,200
But I know that one of the biggest back to mizu. I know that one of the biggest
775
00:52:46,080 –> 00:52:46,880
um
776
00:52:46,880 –> 00:52:48,880
indicators I guess of
777
00:52:49,360 –> 00:52:54,800
Not maybe upsets but just like runs in general is the is the turnovers in your games like whether, you know
778
00:52:54,800 –> 00:52:58,320
You’re turning it over a lot or like you’re causing a lot of turnovers
779
00:52:58,480 –> 00:53:00,720
Obviously, you want to force a lot of turnovers not turn the ball over
780
00:53:01,120 –> 00:53:02,080
I think
781
00:53:02,080 –> 00:53:04,080
Out of the power five conferences
782
00:53:04,080 –> 00:53:09,760
Mizzou has forced the most amount of opponent turnovers out of every team and they turn the ball over less than average
783
00:53:09,840 –> 00:53:13,840
I think that that’s a problem that like no one’s going to want to face like if you look at the graph
784
00:53:14,160 –> 00:53:17,200
That I’ve got pulled up you want to be as top right as possible
785
00:53:17,680 –> 00:53:22,800
And they’re not as right as you would like. I mean, there’s some teams that turn the ball over less than 270 times
786
00:53:22,800 –> 00:53:27,200
Which is unbelievable, but they’re forcing so many turnovers. It’s like they’re almost an outlier in this graph
787
00:53:28,160 –> 00:53:32,480
And that’s that’s the thing too. It worked against alabama in the semi final the sec tournament
788
00:53:32,480 –> 00:53:37,280
Like we were neck and neck with alabama the whole game except we weren’t getting any baskets on the other end
789
00:53:37,280 –> 00:53:41,360
We were having empty possessions and that’s what I’m worried about you can force these turnovers
790
00:53:41,440 –> 00:53:43,440
But if you can’t make anything come of it
791
00:53:43,520 –> 00:53:49,920
Then you know, you’ll give utah stay to chance to bounce back and then you just let it get away and that’s how you lose these games
792
00:53:49,920 –> 00:53:53,680
Yeah, plus utah. I’m looking they have a junior and a senior
793
00:53:53,840 –> 00:53:56,240
They have a junior guard and a senior forward
794
00:53:56,240 –> 00:54:02,640
So having some age is gonna help against some of those turnovers or maybe you draw a team that’s maybe younger
795
00:54:02,960 –> 00:54:07,200
You can get on a little bit, but at the end of the day they have utah state doesn’t play to anybody
796
00:54:07,680 –> 00:54:10,560
So there’s a chance they just haven’t seen that if you guys come out
797
00:54:10,720 –> 00:54:15,680
Maybe like an aggressive full court trapping press and you can get them off the rocks right off the beginning get up
798
00:54:15,760 –> 00:54:17,040
Maybe like 10
799
00:54:17,040 –> 00:54:19,040
in the first five minutes
800
00:54:19,040 –> 00:54:21,120
They may just be an absolute blow out from there
801
00:54:21,200 –> 00:54:25,600
But and mizou might have gone cold like they couldn’t cash in on anything against alabama
802
00:54:25,760 –> 00:54:32,320
But on the year they shoot almost a little bit above 36 percent like almost 37 percent from three which is above average
803
00:54:32,720 –> 00:54:37,600
Like in the power five, uh, they shoot 76 from the free throw line above average again
804
00:54:37,920 –> 00:54:41,040
So I mean the opportunities are there. It’s just it
805
00:54:41,520 –> 00:54:44,800
I guess it does really come down to like teams that are hot teams that are like streaky
806
00:54:44,800 –> 00:54:50,720
But consistently mizou has been a team that has shown some traits that can be very good
807
00:54:50,720 –> 00:54:53,040
It’s just some nights. They just it’s not the night. Yeah
808
00:54:53,920 –> 00:54:59,600
Just the nca tournament is basically our you know, we’re bane of our existence. We haven’t I’m a perdu fan
809
00:54:59,680 –> 00:55:05,600
So, okay, I see what you’re saying, but hold on a second. Hey, hey our last chance to possibly win the tournament
810
00:55:05,600 –> 00:55:07,920
We were a two seed and we lost a norfolk state
811
00:55:07,920 –> 00:55:15,520
That was embarrassing. Yeah, we lost in texas a couple years ago. We lost to st. Peter’s last year. Yeah
812
00:55:16,080 –> 00:55:21,280
I’m just I’m just worried. That’s all I mean and plus we got a very tough
813
00:55:22,000 –> 00:55:24,560
Uh bracket like on our end like a tough run
814
00:55:25,200 –> 00:55:27,600
Yeah, there’s a lot of really good teams in the south actually
815
00:55:28,160 –> 00:55:31,680
Honestly, I know that like as a west virgin fan going to sound biased this
816
00:55:31,840 –> 00:55:36,880
But I genuinely think that we could be pretty solid because when we’re we’re kind of a streaky team
817
00:55:36,880 –> 00:55:41,040
Like I won’t I won’t lie. Eric stevenson takes a very large majority of our shots
818
00:55:41,520 –> 00:55:47,120
Like I think he takes the 10th most amount of uh, or the 10th highest share of a team’s shots
819
00:55:47,680 –> 00:55:49,520
But he’s been hot recently
820
00:55:49,520 –> 00:55:53,440
Like I think he’s averaged over 23 and a half over past like seven games
821
00:55:53,600 –> 00:55:57,600
We’ve got some good wins. We smoked Oklahoma State only lost to kansas by two at kansas
822
00:55:57,600 –> 00:56:02,320
And like I don’t even know if they have a home loss this year be Iowa state at Iowa Iowa state where they’re damn
823
00:56:02,320 –> 00:56:08,720
You’re unbeatable beat kansas state by eight when they were ranked 11 in the nation and even our other guys like emet matthews
824
00:56:08,960 –> 00:56:14,320
Um, kitty johnson, they both really turned it up. I mean it really like you said it’s like Evan said earlier
825
00:56:14,400 –> 00:56:18,480
It’s uh, it just comes down to one night and who they if you’re hot, you know, you’re hot
826
00:56:18,560 –> 00:56:23,280
like sometimes it’s just not much of the team can do about it and west virginia is a streaky team and
827
00:56:23,920 –> 00:56:28,560
We’re hot at the right time for the record. I have west virginia in most of my brackets making out the first round
828
00:56:28,560 –> 00:56:33,760
So it’s just they have to run into alabama, which you know the only thing that scares me the most virginia is what
829
00:56:33,920 –> 00:56:38,240
Maryland team shows up which I mean that goes the same for you guys as well. But like Maryland has beat
830
00:56:38,960 –> 00:56:40,800
I think they beat purdue iu
831
00:56:40,800 –> 00:56:46,000
They beat like especially at home at home. Maryland was insane and they kind of just destroyed the big 10 when they played a home
832
00:56:46,320 –> 00:56:49,440
So if the at home, Maryland team shows up you guys might be in trouble
833
00:56:49,440 –> 00:56:53,200
But if the road, Maryland team shows up, I feel like you guys should have that one fine sure hope
834
00:56:53,200 –> 00:56:57,200
So then you get a run into alabama. So yeah, which sucks because like we’re playing close
835
00:56:57,200 –> 00:57:01,280
We’re playing in alabama. So it’s like, you know, oh, we’ll go against Maryland. They got to travel
836
00:57:01,280 –> 00:57:03,760
But then you get the second round you got alabama at a home game
837
00:57:04,160 –> 00:57:06,160
Which sucks, but I mean
838
00:57:06,880 –> 00:57:08,000
This is gonna sound terrible
839
00:57:08,000 –> 00:57:13,440
But as a west virginia fan kind of hoping that someone’s like, you know what I am gonna press charges on brandon miller
840
00:57:13,440 –> 00:57:19,600
He’s just out for the game. I mean like I said terrible to say but that would be great for my team possibly winning another game
841
00:57:19,600 –> 00:57:26,480
Only way I see it happen. You hear that he got a armed guards for the tournament security detail. Yeah, yeah
842
00:57:27,120 –> 00:57:30,960
Which makes me think he’s gonna play. There’s no chance that he doesn’t I don’t think at this point
843
00:57:30,960 –> 00:57:32,880
I feel like if he wasn’t gonna play
844
00:57:32,880 –> 00:57:38,640
Then the school would have been the people to make that decision earlier and since they didn’t make that decision earlier
845
00:57:38,640 –> 00:57:41,280
There’s no chance that he’s getting held out for the tournament
846
00:57:41,840 –> 00:57:44,640
And I’m not gonna lie alabama is my pick to win it
847
00:57:44,640 –> 00:57:50,080
Um, they remind me of the kentucky team back when they had anthony davis because they have that one dude
848
00:57:50,240 –> 00:57:53,920
That’s just insane and then there’s a lot of other very solid players around them
849
00:57:54,240 –> 00:57:57,360
That don’t have to be insane every night because he’s insane every night
850
00:57:57,360 –> 00:58:01,600
But then you even look at that last game they just played brandon miller struggled in the first half
851
00:58:02,080 –> 00:58:07,120
And then that other there center guy had a great first half and then quinterly had a great first half
852
00:58:07,360 –> 00:58:13,520
And then the second half brandon miller hits like four straight threes posterizes a guy and then they blow the team out
853
00:58:13,520 –> 00:58:16,160
So they they look really good
854
00:58:17,840 –> 00:58:22,640
Realistically, who do you guys think is going to win? I know even just said alabama, but what about you guys?
855
00:58:24,080 –> 00:58:27,440
See I want to say alabama too, but if I was not
856
00:58:28,400 –> 00:58:30,080
ah man, that’s
857
00:58:30,080 –> 00:58:32,080
that’s tough
858
00:58:32,640 –> 00:58:36,240
Texas I think Texas can do it because i’m looking at mine right now
859
00:58:36,240 –> 00:58:41,200
And I honestly would not be surprised if baler squeaked like went all the way
860
00:58:41,200 –> 00:58:44,480
Baler struggles in the tournament of they won the other year
861
00:58:44,480 –> 00:58:47,920
But baler has lost a lot of first round bad upsets
862
00:58:48,080 –> 00:58:51,520
And so I want to keep an eye on that plus then they play cretin which cretin
863
00:58:51,920 –> 00:58:56,880
Is just one of those weird teams that doesn’t play like what baler plays or has seen before really this season
864
00:58:57,280 –> 00:58:59,280
and honestly like it
865
00:58:59,840 –> 00:59:05,280
Baler takes a lot a lot a lot of tough shots they average the most amount of points a game
866
00:59:05,280 –> 00:59:11,520
I’ll have shots off of the dribble. I think it’s like close to 20 points. It’s like 15 to 20 points somewhere in that range
867
00:59:11,520 –> 00:59:16,480
And it’s like that’s a lot of shots to be just like taking pull-ups or like off the dribble stop and pop
868
00:59:16,480 –> 00:59:21,040
You know those are not easy shots by any means and when you’ve got players like that like you got flagler
869
00:59:21,040 –> 00:59:26,240
You got lj crier. You got jaylen bridges. You got kionk George exactly. I was saving him for last best for last
870
00:59:26,720 –> 00:59:30,720
Like they’ve got the best backcourt and then you’ve got chamochacho who comes back great defensive player
871
00:59:30,720 –> 00:59:35,600
I mean if those tough shots keep falling which they’ve consistently have been doing I think they’re tough
872
00:59:37,120 –> 00:59:39,120
I also could see them just you know
873
00:59:40,320 –> 00:59:45,360
They lose to Iowa State three times. Yeah, exactly. They’ve got some great wins. They be UCLA and saga
874
00:59:45,440 –> 00:59:52,960
They split with Kansas split with Texas. They got blown out by 26 the marquette. They lost twice to Kansas state and Iowa State beat them three times
875
00:59:53,040 –> 00:59:57,680
So they’re just another team that it depends on which night if they have a great tournament
876
00:59:57,680 –> 01:00:01,120
They’re gonna have a great tournament, but one bad night. They could be out. Yeah, quickly
877
01:00:01,200 –> 01:00:04,480
They’re a little risky, but I think but like you like going off those points
878
01:00:04,480 –> 01:00:08,080
I think if they can keep hitting those shots with they wish they have consistently done all year
879
01:00:08,560 –> 01:00:10,240
I could see them definitely like
880
01:00:10,240 –> 01:00:13,680
In the big dance plus of Alabama goes down in some weird upset
881
01:00:13,920 –> 01:00:15,920
You guys are walking into the final four
882
01:00:16,480 –> 01:00:22,240
Because if they can get out of their little section, you’re gonna get Virginia or San Diego state most likely just
883
01:00:23,680 –> 01:00:25,680
Either of them are two
884
01:00:25,680 –> 01:00:30,080
No, those are some week five and four seats and honestly like Jalen bridges
885
01:00:30,720 –> 01:00:32,080
I don’t think he’s fantastic
886
01:00:32,080 –> 01:00:35,360
But I think he might be like an x factor because you know what you’re gonna get from other players
887
01:00:35,360 –> 01:00:38,480
But Jalen bridges is so like hot and cold one night like it’s
888
01:00:39,360 –> 01:00:43,520
Against isu in the game. They lost in the quarterfinals of the big 12 championship
889
01:00:43,680 –> 01:00:48,320
He went 10 for 11 from the field 28 points and then they lost but then they also lost isu
890
01:00:48,800 –> 01:00:52,400
Um last game of the regular season. He had five points on nine shots one to nine
891
01:00:52,400 –> 01:00:55,680
They have those good wins against texas. He’s six to ten puts up 17
892
01:00:56,000 –> 01:00:58,800
Puts up 14 against Oklahoma State later on the week they win
893
01:00:58,880 –> 01:01:01,360
It’s just he plays bad teams that plays really good
894
01:01:01,920 –> 01:01:04,800
And it plays against good teams and like rarely puts up a good game
895
01:01:04,880 –> 01:01:08,080
So I there are some games where he shows out and the team just looks fantastic
896
01:01:08,160 –> 01:01:11,840
I really think that if he’s hitting shots, then they’re gonna be a scary team to beat
897
01:01:12,880 –> 01:01:14,400
Cole you made a face
898
01:01:14,400 –> 01:01:16,800
um, this has nothing to do with march badness, but
899
01:01:17,520 –> 01:01:20,640
uh, myles sanders is signing with the carolina panthers
900
01:01:20,640 –> 01:01:24,080
Are we not gonna talk about how the eagles are gonna fall off a cliff?
901
01:01:24,160 –> 01:01:27,200
Yup. I’m here for it too. I’m here for it too
902
01:01:28,240 –> 01:01:35,600
Oh, yeah, yeah, and so because they also lost jivan hargrave. It was probably their best detackle last year. They just lost
903
01:01:37,200 –> 01:01:40,160
TJ edwards who is their best linebacker last year
904
01:01:40,880 –> 01:01:45,040
And he went to the bears and now they just lost their best defensive back in terry assay
905
01:01:45,840 –> 01:01:48,880
So it’s not they really lost terry assay. They had him and cut him
906
01:01:48,880 –> 01:01:53,920
But still, you know what? I’m so they couldn’t work out a struck a new contract for him, which this is what this is why
907
01:01:54,880 –> 01:01:59,840
It’s so hard to repeat then afl because all your guys you go really far and then they all want money
908
01:02:00,720 –> 01:02:04,800
They don’t even just run out of money even brad barrier. It’s like he was great for them last year too
909
01:02:04,880 –> 01:02:07,920
He’s probably not gonna come back. I mean they they resigned them already. They didn’t there
910
01:02:08,640 –> 01:02:13,840
But the reason people are thinking they’re getting rid of sleigh is because his contract is bigger than everyone else’s
911
01:02:14,240 –> 01:02:16,320
So they’ll get rid of him be able to sign
912
01:02:16,320 –> 01:02:17,680
a
913
01:02:17,680 –> 01:02:19,680
Chauncey gardener Johnson back
914
01:02:19,760 –> 01:02:22,240
And then draft another like young cornerback
915
01:02:22,880 –> 01:02:25,440
I think like divan will there spoon because they have like an eighth overall pick
916
01:02:26,320 –> 01:02:30,000
And then just basically rebuild what they just had but their d-line and
917
01:02:30,640 –> 01:02:35,280
Their front sevens are going to be awful with the five guys or however many it was that they’ve already lost
918
01:02:36,480 –> 01:02:40,720
Uh, I never actually officially gave my pick for the championship
919
01:02:40,720 –> 01:02:47,760
But I’m looking and it’s just one of those like I feel I’ve made so many brackets and I do not have one repeat winner. I
920
01:02:48,960 –> 01:02:54,640
Alabama they uh, I j. Bill has said they’re like Noah’s Ark. They have two of everything and it’s
921
01:02:55,440 –> 01:03:01,360
They got a star player. They got a bunch of great players around him. I mean, I genuinely do think they have a chance to win the championship
922
01:03:01,920 –> 01:03:06,080
I’m going region by region here. I arizona. I mean kind of going back to the
923
01:03:06,080 –> 01:03:11,040
No, back to the Houston thing. It’s one of those words like there’s not in a conference that traditionally wins. They choke
924
01:03:11,120 –> 01:03:14,960
I just they could pull it out and I get my bias might just be wiped out after that
925
01:03:14,960 –> 01:03:20,080
But like I just don’t really see a way that they make a run Purdue. I think they have possibly what it takes
926
01:03:20,480 –> 01:03:25,200
I mean, Evan would love to see it happen. I think they’re constructed fantastic around zack
927
01:03:25,280 –> 01:03:27,520
Edie have a bunch of dudes that are really like versatile
928
01:03:28,000 –> 01:03:34,080
Shoot the 3 well 3 and d wings and you’ve got a guy that just holds it down in the paint and then it’s a fantastic passer while being 7 4
929
01:03:34,080 –> 01:03:40,000
That’s huge. I’m scared though. So obviously freshman guards. They played great all season
930
01:03:40,000 –> 01:03:44,960
lawyer has not hit a shot in probably half of this season and then
931
01:03:45,840 –> 01:03:49,600
I mean Kale Smith or can’t whatever his name is Smith has been great
932
01:03:50,160 –> 01:03:56,000
Um, but freshman guards in a tournament, especially like I’m looking we might play Memphis and then there’s a chance we played Duke
933
01:03:56,880 –> 01:04:00,880
Those guards are going to give us fits. I mean our defense is not bad
934
01:04:00,880 –> 01:04:05,360
It’s offensively we can’t handle pressure and Memphis and Duke both have extremely athletic
935
01:04:05,360 –> 01:04:08,880
Obviously we beat Duke at the beginning, but that was not the same Duke team. We’re playing now
936
01:04:09,520 –> 01:04:15,040
um, so that scares me early on and then at the end of the day if we hit wide open
937
01:04:15,040 –> 01:04:18,080
We would shoot 40% on wide open threes
938
01:04:18,640 –> 01:04:20,240
Nobody would beat us
939
01:04:20,240 –> 01:04:25,440
Nobody would and we don’t like those at the end of the game because we for some reason we don’t know how to shoot free throws or break a press
940
01:04:25,520 –> 01:04:27,040
but
941
01:04:27,040 –> 01:04:31,040
I’m very very nervous because we do have what it takes and that’s why it hurts
942
01:04:31,920 –> 01:04:38,480
But yeah, I mean it’s very scary. I’m I’m looking and I I genuinely think that out of the ones and two seeds at least
943
01:04:38,480 –> 01:04:40,480
I think alabama per do
944
01:04:41,440 –> 01:04:44,560
Texas and kansas have what it takes to win the championship
945
01:04:45,040 –> 01:04:49,680
I don’t think ucla does it because like I said, I mean pack 12 teams are always like really good
946
01:04:49,760 –> 01:04:53,120
They’ve got like a few like top top end teams like three teams there
947
01:04:53,120 –> 01:04:58,480
They’re just really good and a bunch of big fall off, but then they get into the tournament and they just fold
948
01:04:58,560 –> 01:05:01,200
Like they do not play well. They’re already missing one of their best players
949
01:05:02,000 –> 01:05:07,200
Honestly, kansas like we didn’t really talk about him much. It’s so difficult to repeat. Yes, but you’ve got
950
01:05:07,920 –> 01:05:12,160
potentially national player of the year jaylon wilson. He’s been insane. You got grady dick who’s
951
01:05:13,200 –> 01:05:15,840
Probably the second best freshman in the nation behind brandon miller
952
01:05:16,640 –> 01:05:18,080
um
953
01:05:18,080 –> 01:05:24,400
Kansas, I feel like I feel like they can probably make a decent push, but they’re whoever their point guard is
954
01:05:24,400 –> 01:05:26,400
I forget his name has looked horrible
955
01:05:26,800 –> 01:05:28,800
That do one Harris. Yeah. Yeah
956
01:05:28,880 –> 01:05:32,000
And like at the beginning like I was watching a lot of kansas games in the middle of the season
957
01:05:32,080 –> 01:05:34,000
And whenever he scored like 10 or more points
958
01:05:34,000 –> 01:05:37,600
They didn’t lose and then in all of their losses he averaged like two points a game
959
01:05:38,160 –> 01:05:44,320
Five turnovers or something like that. So if he can’t play when they play like I think the walk past arkins cell illinois
960
01:05:44,320 –> 01:05:49,760
Illinois is never a good tournament team. So they’re somehow squeaking out there and then what they get uconn same arries probably
961
01:05:50,000 –> 01:05:54,320
I think iona could beat uconn. I don’t know if we talk about that. I think it could happen like genuinely
962
01:05:54,400 –> 01:05:57,840
Let’s just say by numbers most likely they’re gonna get uconn there
963
01:05:58,800 –> 01:06:01,040
I feel like they can walk past uconn pretty easily
964
01:06:02,000 –> 01:06:04,800
Out of the bottom of the bracket. I don’t see anybody good there
965
01:06:04,880 –> 01:06:09,520
So I feel like kansas has the best walk into a final four. Yeah, but after that
966
01:06:09,520 –> 01:06:15,440
I don’t I don’t really like them. I feel like at one point they’re gonna have a day where they can’t shoot
967
01:06:16,960 –> 01:06:18,960
But who’s their best player
968
01:06:18,960 –> 01:06:19,760
jenn Wilson
969
01:06:19,760 –> 01:06:24,160
Wilson’s gonna have an off night and they’re not gonna figure out how to score because greedy dick has not looked good recently
970
01:06:24,320 –> 01:06:30,160
No, the in both their losses to texas. He’s looked terrible and they got trounced by texas like i’m talking 30 point ls
971
01:06:30,240 –> 01:06:32,480
They got absolutely obliterated and that’s the problem
972
01:06:32,480 –> 01:06:36,480
Like I look at a lot of other a lot of these other teams they can get down pretty quick
973
01:06:36,480 –> 01:06:39,440
But they’ll always sort of figure out a way to get back into the games
974
01:06:40,560 –> 01:06:45,840
Kansas has had some bad losses. Yeah, if you can’t keep it close if you don’t have it at the start
975
01:06:46,240 –> 01:06:48,240
Like alabama didn’t have it at the start
976
01:06:48,240 –> 01:06:50,720
But they still are up at the end of that sec championship game
977
01:06:50,720 –> 01:06:53,360
And then they blew out the second half when they finally figured it out
978
01:06:53,760 –> 01:06:57,840
Kansas if they don’t get going well, then they just kind of fall apart
979
01:06:58,000 –> 01:07:03,600
Yeah, I mean there’s there’s a good and bad side to being streaky, you know, sometimes you’re like, oh, you know what like we’re streaky
980
01:07:03,600 –> 01:07:05,600
So we can we can bring this back
981
01:07:05,600 –> 01:07:12,560
But you’re also prone to just giving up runs, but if you’re not streaky, you’re like, oh, we’re consistent say someone else goes up
982
01:07:12,640 –> 01:07:16,800
Puts up 15. Oh run on you. How do you come back from that if you’re just not capable of putting together those types of runs?
983
01:07:16,800 –> 01:07:19,360
Which Kansas just has not really been this year
984
01:07:20,160 –> 01:07:25,200
So, I mean how often do you really see someone win a championship winning wire leading wire to wire and all six of their games?
985
01:07:25,360 –> 01:07:27,680
You just don’t really see it. I’m looking at how
986
01:07:27,680 –> 01:07:35,360
Obviously they won their tournaments. That’s how they got in they lost to Kentucky by 32 and by to Yale by 46 points
987
01:07:35,680 –> 01:07:38,080
Who is it Howard did? Yeah. Oh wow
988
01:07:39,680 –> 01:07:42,480
I don’t how do you lose to Kentucky by 30?
989
01:07:42,800 –> 01:07:47,440
What was it again? 32 I get it if you’re like a small school like they’re an hbcu. I believe so they’re not huge
990
01:07:47,440 –> 01:07:51,040
But yeah, that’s not great. That’s not great a bunch of computer engineers
991
01:07:51,920 –> 01:07:56,240
They’re rolling out a calculus class and then spanking them. That’s just not great for the ego. I won’t lie
992
01:07:56,240 –> 01:07:58,240
Um
993
01:07:58,480 –> 01:08:03,520
But genuinely looking out of the looking outside of the ones and twos I’m looking around I think
994
01:08:04,480 –> 01:08:06,480
Baylor maybe for a championship
995
01:08:07,200 –> 01:08:10,960
I think Kansas State does genuinely genuinely have what it takes to win a championship
996
01:08:11,840 –> 01:08:17,280
Duke possibly as a as a five possibly I hate saying that because I’m a UNC fan
997
01:08:17,360 –> 01:08:22,800
But Duke is coming in very hot. I could genuinely see them in the final right now. They don’t see
998
01:08:22,800 –> 01:08:25,920
The Tennessee has not played phenomenal and then I do again
999
01:08:26,000 –> 01:08:30,560
You can beat Purdue and then marquette is going to be the probably the biggest challenge out of that area
1000
01:08:31,040 –> 01:08:33,440
Which yeah, I don’t I don’t see Tennessee making it
1001
01:08:34,720 –> 01:08:39,760
I I could see Tennessee making like a sweet 16 just because they’ve got like I could see or robert’s upsetting duke
1002
01:08:39,840 –> 01:08:43,680
But I could see duke winning the championship like that’s I think those are the only two results
1003
01:08:43,680 –> 01:08:49,680
I don’t think I think if duke wins in first round they’re going to at least the elite eight probably the final four
1004
01:08:49,840 –> 01:08:51,840
maybe even the championship, but
1005
01:08:51,840 –> 01:08:53,840
Yeah, like
1006
01:08:54,080 –> 01:08:58,000
They see that first win. It’s almost the whole region almost just hinges on that one game
1007
01:08:58,240 –> 01:09:00,240
like if I
1008
01:09:00,240 –> 01:09:03,920
Don’t think they’ll win the first game and then lose the second round and then the or
1009
01:09:04,560 –> 01:09:10,720
When the first two rounds and lose the third. I think it’s I think it’s first round or elite eight for duke to be completely honest
1010
01:09:10,960 –> 01:09:14,560
I think there’s around seven or eight teams that like could actually win it this year
1011
01:09:15,200 –> 01:09:19,200
And just I don’t feel more confident in one than the other. I think I’m like, okay
1012
01:09:19,200 –> 01:09:23,840
I could see these eight winning it, but I just it’s not like I have one preference over the other
1013
01:09:23,840 –> 01:09:26,640
I could like every time I fill out a bracket or every time I think about it
1014
01:09:26,640 –> 01:09:29,200
I think of someone different and I cannot make up my mind
1015
01:09:29,200 –> 01:09:31,840
So I feel like this year’s just kind of scary if you’re actually trying to
1016
01:09:32,400 –> 01:09:35,280
Win a bracket pool or if you’re trying to bet money or you’re rooting for someone
1017
01:09:35,280 –> 01:09:39,280
It’s it’s so hard to predict. That’s why I’m not even like I’m making a bunch of brackets
1018
01:09:39,280 –> 01:09:43,760
I want to be great obviously, but I’m more interested in just watching a bunch of great basketball
1019
01:09:43,760 –> 01:09:50,640
Because like all season has just been weird upsets and teams going up and then falling apart. It’s been a great up and down season
1020
01:09:51,200 –> 01:09:54,640
And so I’m more excited to just watch some upsets watch some teams
1021
01:09:55,120 –> 01:10:00,400
Play close games or blowout games and not really care about my bracket as much this year because you’re right
1022
01:10:00,400 –> 01:10:05,760
There’s so many teams like I’m just going around Alabama. Obviously, very good chance
1023
01:10:06,240 –> 01:10:11,440
Virginia could for some reason just figure out how to be old virginia and play defense and shut everybody down
1024
01:10:11,440 –> 01:10:17,360
They could be a weird team Baylor, Arizona both of them have shown spurts and you got purdue duke
1025
01:10:17,840 –> 01:10:21,040
Again, Tennessee could make some weird run even without their point guard
1026
01:10:21,680 –> 01:10:28,640
Kentucky for some reason who knows could just go off and no one can figure out how to guard sheboy and jakem top in
1027
01:10:28,960 –> 01:10:30,960
Kansas state phenomenal team marquette
1028
01:10:31,760 –> 01:10:37,280
UCLA could maybe do something weird can zaga could have another great year. Yeah, you con
1029
01:10:37,280 –> 01:10:41,920
I mean, I kind of forgot I think that I think they do have a chance. I think they were
1030
01:10:42,480 –> 01:10:48,000
I’ll say nine that I think because I kind of didn’t like to include them in my mental list when I said that
1031
01:10:48,400 –> 01:10:50,400
But if you would to pick a team that’s
1032
01:10:50,960 –> 01:10:52,960
Seated seven or higher
1033
01:10:53,520 –> 01:10:57,920
Who do you not like higher as in like seven or like a better seat like seven or are up?
1034
01:10:58,240 –> 01:11:01,840
Who do you believe has the best chance to make a final four run?
1035
01:11:02,800 –> 01:11:03,840
Texas a and m
1036
01:11:03,840 –> 01:11:07,600
I think if they beat texas, who are they gonna lose to if you can beat texas
1037
01:11:07,600 –> 01:11:12,800
You’re not gonna lose the iu miami or houston or whatever other team could come out of the top part of that bracket
1038
01:11:14,000 –> 01:11:20,240
I’m thinking penn state. I’m going penn state too because penn state is whoever wins that game. Yeah, honestly penn states coming in
1039
01:11:20,640 –> 01:11:24,000
Really, uh, I think you just keep an eye on all the 12 seats. Honestly. Yeah
1040
01:11:24,560 –> 01:11:26,480
Just all the 12 seats are very good as you make a run
1041
01:11:27,200 –> 01:11:29,200
That’s who I watch but
1042
01:11:29,280 –> 01:11:32,320
If if the benchmark is seven then it’s obviously gonna be texas saying them
1043
01:11:32,320 –> 01:11:35,520
Yeah, I just I think they’ve been stopped but you know
1044
01:11:36,080 –> 01:11:41,280
I mean I can see north western doing something. They have two phenomenal guards boysy state
1045
01:11:41,280 –> 01:11:47,840
I don’t have any faith in them UCLA. I don’t have any faith in them same because they I mean tiger cambell is their best guard, right?
1046
01:11:47,920 –> 01:11:54,960
And yo bui is 10 times better than he is and then you get out of that you played probably can zaga that again you could beat them
1047
01:11:56,080 –> 01:11:59,040
I mean if north western beat purdue they can beat can zaga
1048
01:11:59,040 –> 01:12:02,480
And then the hardest part of getting out of that part of the brackets, Kansas
1049
01:12:02,560 –> 01:12:06,880
But again, Kansas has won off night and your guards go nuts for north western
1050
01:12:07,760 –> 01:12:09,760
They could make a crazy run
1051
01:12:10,560 –> 01:12:12,560
Yeah, I penn state this is
1052
01:12:13,760 –> 01:12:18,080
They’re so hot like they’re they’re coming in just blistering. They’ve been playing so well
1053
01:12:18,640 –> 01:12:24,560
Jaylin picket six four like 210 pounds. He plays big like he will post up anyone that is smaller than him
1054
01:12:24,560 –> 01:12:29,520
He will back them down. He’s got good moves and then you think like oh well, why is he a point guard playing in the post?
1055
01:12:29,520 –> 01:12:33,040
Like he can play outside too fantastic pastor. They shoot the three
1056
01:12:33,600 –> 01:12:37,040
So well like they shoot threes and free throws insanely well
1057
01:12:37,040 –> 01:12:42,480
So it’s like white dude just literally throws it and it just goes in that game against iu at the end where he literally just
1058
01:12:42,640 –> 01:12:48,080
Yanked one from the logo and drilled it. I mean he reminds me of like a ryan kline stafanovic shout out purdue
1059
01:12:48,400 –> 01:12:52,080
But he reminds me just one of those guys that like in the tournament. They just don’t think anymore
1060
01:12:52,080 –> 01:12:58,400
They just start throwing the ball at the basket. Yeah, and the only reason they lost to purdue is because we had a seven foot
1061
01:12:58,400 –> 01:13:02,000
Ford guy that just parked it in the paint the whole game. You’re not gonna have that
1062
01:13:02,640 –> 01:13:03,840
Against many of these other teams
1063
01:13:03,840 –> 01:13:08,160
So he’s actually gonna have success going into the paint and shooting those little turnarounds and post ups
1064
01:13:08,400 –> 01:13:11,680
The only reason picket didn’t get anything is because we just left eddy in there
1065
01:13:12,080 –> 01:13:14,160
And put because they had to play a big man
1066
01:13:14,320 –> 01:13:17,360
So then they didn’t have a shooter somewhere else and then picket could
1067
01:13:17,360 –> 01:13:23,680
Just ran into eddy whenever he tried to post someone up. Yeah Penn State shoots almost 39 percent from three as a team
1068
01:13:23,760 –> 01:13:25,760
That is good for
1069
01:13:25,760 –> 01:13:29,120
About third in the nation. How many do they take because that’s the thing they’re shooting 39
1070
01:13:29,200 –> 01:13:31,200
Which some people like well, they’re still under 40
1071
01:13:31,200 –> 01:13:36,400
But they’re probably taking like 10 more than every other team in college basketball on average
1072
01:13:36,480 –> 01:13:39,440
I will tell you that in a second if I could get this to load
1073
01:13:40,080 –> 01:13:43,280
I’m going to take back my penn state pick and go oral roberts
1074
01:13:43,280 –> 01:13:48,880
Because I think whoever wins that game between oral roberts and duke can easily make an elite eight run
1075
01:13:49,840 –> 01:13:53,520
Yeah, I would agree that max ace miss. Yeah averaging like 22 and a half a game
1076
01:13:53,920 –> 01:13:59,680
Yeah, he’s absolutely ridiculous and he could do to Purdue what that guy from north texas did the other year
1077
01:14:01,440 –> 01:14:07,040
Penn state averages 27 threes a game. There you go. That is good for 13th in the nation
1078
01:14:08,160 –> 01:14:11,680
Surprisingly, they’re actually a good amount of tournament teams like above them. You’ve got
1079
01:14:11,680 –> 01:14:13,680
I’ve got charleston
1080
01:14:13,680 –> 01:14:15,920
Well, that’s because yeah charleston’s just one of those. Yeah, rip it
1081
01:14:16,480 –> 01:14:18,080
alabama
1082
01:14:18,080 –> 01:14:19,920
oral roberts
1083
01:14:19,920 –> 01:14:21,120
And firman
1084
01:14:21,120 –> 01:14:27,280
Okay, so it’s all that other than alabama. It’s all those just yeah smaller. Yeah, the small schools that like that’s how that’s how they win
1085
01:14:27,280 –> 01:14:32,400
Those they’re either gonna that’s how they upset teams in the first round of the tournament because they just don’t miss a shot
1086
01:14:32,400 –> 01:14:36,800
It’s like the what was that team that be virginia the other year um, yeah the retrievers
1087
01:14:36,880 –> 01:14:41,200
Yeah, that’s what they do. You just shoot a crap load of threes and you’ll win if you hit them
1088
01:14:41,200 –> 01:14:43,200
And you’ll get destroyed if you don’t
1089
01:14:43,280 –> 01:14:47,440
Do you think we see another umbc type like do you think is there there’s a one seed at risk?
1090
01:14:47,440 –> 01:14:50,880
I don’t know anything about north kentucky, but again, I think houston’s weak
1091
01:14:51,600 –> 01:14:54,880
I think you see since probably the most vulnerable
1092
01:14:55,760 –> 01:15:00,160
I know you’re probably not worried as a one seed as per due but fdu is blowing out texas southern right now
1093
01:15:00,240 –> 01:15:04,160
Don’t know if you’re worried about fdu. Texas southern was terrible. They’re like 14 and 20
1094
01:15:04,160 –> 01:15:08,080
I don’t even know how they even won their conference. They just they got hot at the right time somehow
1095
01:15:08,080 –> 01:15:13,280
Yeah, Purdue has actually done. Purdue has had problems closing out games and stretching leads against
1096
01:15:13,920 –> 01:15:18,080
Some teams, but at the beginning of the season when we played the lower seeds and stuff. It was
1097
01:15:18,640 –> 01:15:24,560
It’s just unfair. I don’t know anything about fdu. I’m assuming they don’t have anybody over 6 11 that can handle edy
1098
01:15:24,640 –> 01:15:25,760
so
1099
01:15:25,760 –> 01:15:28,720
I’m not I’m not too worried about that first round matchup. I think we’ll be fine
1100
01:15:29,520 –> 01:15:34,000
Especially after coming off since Purdue for some reason does not know how to play turn a basketball
1101
01:15:34,000 –> 01:15:39,680
The fact that we won the big 10 tournament was a map like that’s more important to me than winning the big 10 by three games
1102
01:15:40,080 –> 01:15:41,520
Like winning that tournament
1103
01:15:41,520 –> 01:15:46,640
Especially with how close some of those games were against Rutgers and Penn State where we basically let them back into the game
1104
01:15:46,880 –> 01:15:48,560
But what you close it out
1105
01:15:48,560 –> 01:15:55,280
Those were some big wins that I think talked to Purdue more than they should have for what it’s worth the tallest guy on fdu is 6 7
1106
01:15:55,520 –> 01:15:57,360
Okay, so
1107
01:15:57,360 –> 01:16:00,160
Yeah, I don’t really see them putting up much of a fight
1108
01:16:00,720 –> 01:16:02,720
Yeah, unless they decide they just
1109
01:16:02,720 –> 01:16:04,720
They just
1110
01:16:04,800 –> 01:16:09,120
The baskets like 10 feet wide and they can make every single three they take
1111
01:16:10,000 –> 01:16:12,000
I don’t I don’t yeah
1112
01:16:12,000 –> 01:16:17,280
I don’t know anything about them if they can press the crap out of us for an entire game so that we just can’t get the ball past
1113
01:16:17,280 –> 01:16:20,080
Half court, maybe they’ll have a chance, but I’d yeah
1114
01:16:20,880 –> 01:16:22,880
No chance there
1115
01:16:22,880 –> 01:16:24,880
Yeah, they shoot about 46 percent
1116
01:16:25,520 –> 01:16:28,000
Field goal percentage 35 percent 3.1 percentage
1117
01:16:28,000 –> 01:16:32,800
Um 74 percent free throw percentage the average 34 rebounds per game
1118
01:16:36,400 –> 01:16:38,400
Looks like they
1119
01:16:39,600 –> 01:16:41,600
That’s basically it
1120
01:16:42,720 –> 01:16:47,200
Notable things you’d look at they answer your question. No, I’m not too worried about it
1121
01:16:47,440 –> 01:16:49,680
I’m really interested in this 11
1122
01:16:49,680 –> 01:16:57,440
And first four matchup. Where is that one Arizona state, Nevada? Yeah, I think whoever wins that is probably gonna be tcu
1123
01:16:58,240 –> 01:17:02,320
Really? I do tcu is missing a starter. Eddie lamb can just enter the transfer
1124
01:17:02,480 –> 01:17:07,680
Arizona state and they beat arizona on that full court shot or half court shot or whatever and nevada
1125
01:17:08,320 –> 01:17:10,320
Sometimes has really good tournaments
1126
01:17:10,720 –> 01:17:13,680
So I could see them either one of those teams beating tcu
1127
01:17:14,800 –> 01:17:16,800
possibly beating good zaga
1128
01:17:16,800 –> 01:17:21,520
I don’t I don’t think yeah, I’m not I don’t think it’s agus worry about losing that first round
1129
01:17:22,080 –> 01:17:24,320
Grand Canyon. It’s not anything too special
1130
01:17:27,280 –> 01:17:29,920
One team that I possibly could see
1131
01:17:30,880 –> 01:17:31,840
is
1132
01:17:31,840 –> 01:17:36,160
Um as like a I mean, I’ve only looked into a few two 15s like I haven’t really like I’ve
1133
01:17:36,640 –> 01:17:41,200
Kind of gone like in depth with one a little bit more and the other ones like you said like north kutuk
1134
01:17:41,200 –> 01:17:45,120
I don’t know a whole lot about either, but I I think that colgate
1135
01:17:45,120 –> 01:17:52,160
could possibly possibly beat texas like I’m not saying that there’s just like it’s like oh, I’m giving a 70 30
1136
01:17:52,160 –> 01:17:56,560
Like I’m talking a 90 to 10 like I I see a way that it happens
1137
01:17:57,120 –> 01:17:58,240
um
1138
01:17:58,240 –> 01:18:02,000
texas relies on forcing so many turnovers like they turn it over a lot
1139
01:18:02,320 –> 01:18:06,400
Colgate does not turn the ball over and they are about average at forcing them
1140
01:18:06,800 –> 01:18:10,880
So I mean if you could if texas is just like pestering you and then they’re just not phased
1141
01:18:10,880 –> 01:18:16,320
That’s obviously going to be a problem. Not what you’re used to and then colgate plays slower than texas. I think you slow it up
1142
01:18:16,880 –> 01:18:20,400
It’s just where you see upsets happen kind of where I talked about came to state montana state
1143
01:18:20,720 –> 01:18:25,280
You slow it up hit some shots. Don’t turn it over. I mean that’s like obviously ideal game plan
1144
01:18:25,680 –> 01:18:27,280
But I feel like that’s always what happens
1145
01:18:27,280 –> 01:18:32,800
It’s just like the small seeds just are very fundamental and then just get ahead and then the higher c team just panics
1146
01:18:32,800 –> 01:18:41,600
And colgate is also the best three point shooting team in the nation. They are that but they lost the harbor and by 27
1147
01:18:41,600 –> 01:18:43,600
They beat syracuse by 12
1148
01:18:43,600 –> 01:18:47,440
But I don’t think that matters. Syracuse plays a zone and they shoot three so I don’t think that’s
1149
01:18:47,760 –> 01:18:50,800
Yeah, yeah, syracuse just like yeah, go ahead shoot it on us. So I mean I
1150
01:18:51,360 –> 01:18:54,240
That’s probably what colgate loved as a as a shooter myself
1151
01:18:54,240 –> 01:18:58,720
Yeah, just the zones are the best thing in the world because you just stand there get your feet set and launch
1152
01:18:59,040 –> 01:19:00,000
yeah
1153
01:19:00,000 –> 01:19:05,280
That’s like I feel like charleston san Diego state charleston’s similar team to colgate
1154
01:19:05,840 –> 01:19:07,840
Whereas some of those teams they just
1155
01:19:08,640 –> 01:19:13,120
Yank everything they see and if they hit them, it’s just unbelievable. Yeah, I
1156
01:19:13,920 –> 01:19:18,640
San Diego state. I mean I have looked into them just not like a ton like extensively
1157
01:19:19,040 –> 01:19:20,800
but knowing
1158
01:19:20,800 –> 01:19:24,080
12 and 12 and five sees I think our 12s are like outright just
1159
01:19:24,080 –> 01:19:31,440
Oh, I think 500 or better against five seeds last like five years and you know, obviously every year people talks about
1160
01:19:31,600 –> 01:19:36,480
Oh, what’s the 12 five upset gonna be this year? I think that genuinely charleston has what it takes like to do that
1161
01:19:36,480 –> 01:19:40,880
I just I wouldn’t be surprised if all four 12 seeds. I wouldn’t either win
1162
01:19:41,200 –> 01:19:43,200
That would not be insane if that happened
1163
01:19:43,840 –> 01:19:49,120
I’d honestly be more shocked if all five seeds won than all 12 seeds. I would also group that. Oh, yeah for sure
1164
01:19:49,120 –> 01:19:55,680
I think like any any iteration of it’s like you see all four fives all four 12s
1165
01:19:55,920 –> 01:19:59,920
One and three three and one like whatever. I think whatever you see. I’m not gonna be surprised
1166
01:20:00,560 –> 01:20:02,400
But it’s just one of those like it’s just so
1167
01:20:03,120 –> 01:20:07,440
I don’t know it’s 12 and five or something completely different like you have no other matchup. That’s like it
1168
01:20:07,680 –> 01:20:08,960
yeah
1169
01:20:08,960 –> 01:20:10,960
like even you look at six and 11 or
1170
01:20:11,600 –> 01:20:14,800
Um four and 13 like it’s just it’s just not the same
1171
01:20:14,800 –> 01:20:21,600
Like it’s I don’t get what it is about five and 12. I think it’s always the really really good small schools
1172
01:20:22,240 –> 01:20:25,440
Always get a 12 seed. So it’s like they’re probably deserving of a higher seed
1173
01:20:25,440 –> 01:20:28,240
But because they haven’t played a whole lot that can be like oh just take a 12
1174
01:20:28,880 –> 01:20:31,600
So I think that might be what it is because like
1175
01:20:32,000 –> 01:20:35,600
11 seeds are about where it ends for like at-large bids
1176
01:20:35,680 –> 01:20:40,640
So you normally see those really good conference winners take that 12. I think that’s probably what it is
1177
01:20:40,640 –> 01:20:46,480
But it’s just every year there seems to be just one that just waxes a five
1178
01:20:46,640 –> 01:20:49,200
I’m just waiting for the next for a golf course team
1179
01:20:50,240 –> 01:20:52,800
Same I want the lob city team again. That was awesome
1180
01:20:54,880 –> 01:20:56,880
That was definitely a good time, but
1181
01:20:57,840 –> 01:21:00,640
Anyone got closing thoughts players. They think that uh,
1182
01:21:01,120 –> 01:21:07,200
Might you might need to watch out for I’m just ready to sit down and watch 12 hours of non-stop basketball
1183
01:21:07,200 –> 01:21:12,080
Oh same. Yep, split screen get the tv on and then split screen in the the computer
1184
01:21:12,320 –> 01:21:16,080
Hopefully my teachers aren’t listening to this but like if I’m not in class tomorrow, it’s because I’m sick
1185
01:21:18,720 –> 01:21:24,240
Definitely I’m no, I that’s not a joke. I am 100 missing at least like I’ve got a few classes for the weekend
1186
01:21:24,240 –> 01:21:27,040
I’m missing before the weekends. I’m at least missing two
1187
01:21:27,840 –> 01:21:29,360
Nice no doubt
1188
01:21:29,360 –> 01:21:36,080
Well before we go then I’m gonna get in my little golf golf thing go live go four aces. That’s my team rolling with them
1189
01:21:36,080 –> 01:21:37,680
Dustin Johnson
1190
01:21:37,680 –> 01:21:42,400
respect, but west virginia gonna get my last kind of like shameless west virginia plugin
1191
01:21:42,800 –> 01:21:44,800
uh, I’m gonna go ahead and
1192
01:21:45,120 –> 01:21:49,040
Eric stevensson watch out for him tough shot maker tough shot taker
1193
01:21:49,040 –> 01:21:52,720
He’s the type of guy that’ll walk down the court pull a three in your face and grab his nuts
1194
01:21:53,280 –> 01:21:56,960
Like it’s it’s kind of crazy. He’s so electric. It’s just unreal, but
1195
01:21:58,320 –> 01:22:00,400
Yeah, I just can’t wait to watch the basketball. That’s
1196
01:22:00,960 –> 01:22:04,400
March madness is here, baby. Yes, sir. It’s tournament time greatest time of the year
1197
01:22:04,400 –> 01:22:05,760
Yeah
1198
01:22:05,760 –> 01:22:07,760
With that being said
1199
01:22:07,840 –> 01:22:13,280
We would like to give a shout out to the producers of this podcast the crescent magazine student media
1200
01:22:14,160 –> 01:22:16,480
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1201
01:22:16,960 –> 01:22:18,960
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1202
01:22:19,440 –> 01:22:24,960
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1203
01:22:25,200 –> 01:22:29,360
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1204
01:22:29,360 –> 01:22:32,480
They will have a lot out there. So make sure you’re following keeping along
1205
01:22:32,480 –> 01:22:34,480
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