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<v Speaker 1>This is I on the Ball on Fox Sports fourteen fifty.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to take part in the show call out

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<v Speaker 1>Steve now went five to two oh four one seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Hey, welcome back to Why on the Ball Here

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<v Speaker 2>on Fox Sports Fortune fifty.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Steve Rivera. In with me today.

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<v Speaker 2>Troy Hutchinson from those Azy Cats, got Dave Silver or okay,

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<v Speaker 2>good nine, we got Kobe. If you guys do want

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<v Speaker 2>to call please do we have plenty of guys to

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<v Speaker 2>answer your questions. Five two zero four one six seventy

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<v Speaker 2>four forty Uh, that'd be great to hear from you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we have Kobe with some breaking news right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Beloved Brewers broadcaster Yuker, what is that is? Bob Ucker dies?

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<v Speaker 4>That pass away in ninety.

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<v Speaker 5>You kids, you kids said, did you did you ever

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<v Speaker 5>meet him here? I think so.

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<v Speaker 6>He came down for some spring training games, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>at the High Corvette when the Brewers would come.

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<v Speaker 2>In, and don't forget I think did he was he

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<v Speaker 2>here part of the filming of Major League?

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<v Speaker 3>He was in Major League? But I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>he phil if he was.

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<v Speaker 6>Here, I honestly because all the scenes that I can

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<v Speaker 6>remember I was thinking about that today were games where

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<v Speaker 6>he was in Yeah, supposed in Cleveland, but it's actually

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<v Speaker 6>h Milwaukee if I'm not mistaken with the stadium they used.

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<v Speaker 6>But I don't think he was here for those early

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<v Speaker 6>you know, the spring training for the High Corbett right,

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<v Speaker 6>But yeah, I mean, okay, that's that movie made him famous,

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<v Speaker 6>even more famous.

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<v Speaker 5>Not in Saturday Night Live.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you're on the air and I on the ball.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, it's Davis Jonashon.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Hey, John Good, good to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 3>What's up?

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<v Speaker 7>Well, you know, living down with you of a sports borner,

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<v Speaker 7>raised here and watched everything else come and go, and

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<v Speaker 7>this is the one constant, right, and watched a lot

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<v Speaker 7>of Arizona basketball teams. And I'll tell you the one

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<v Speaker 7>advantage that I see this year playing in the Big

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<v Speaker 7>Twelve and watching how the Big Twelve has been officiated

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<v Speaker 7>so far, it is a much much more physical brand basketball.

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<v Speaker 7>And to me when it comes tournament time, when you

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<v Speaker 7>go through that through the through the conference season, as

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<v Speaker 7>opposed to the ticky taxi fouls that we're called in

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<v Speaker 7>the Pac twelve. You know a lot of times we

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<v Speaker 7>were shooting three throws with thirteen fourteen minutes ago in

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<v Speaker 7>the first or second half, and vice versa when we

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<v Speaker 7>were you know, traveling to see four and five thouls

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<v Speaker 7>called with six minutes ago and you know and a half.

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<v Speaker 7>That's preparing us, I think, to be a more battle tested,

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<v Speaker 7>tougher team come to tournament, to play in any kind

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<v Speaker 7>of style that's officiated. And you know, to me, that's

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<v Speaker 7>that's going to be a difference maker for us, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>in the next four or five six tournaments, watching how

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<v Speaker 7>we can play with different style officiated games, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>as opposed to what we've experienced in the past to

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<v Speaker 7>back ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's funny because I hadn't even noticed the changes.

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<v Speaker 2>But you're right, yeah, because you haven't heard any good

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<v Speaker 2>complaining about it. You know, you do you do during

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<v Speaker 2>the game, but not outside of the noise, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 8>There hasn't been anything that gregious where you're like, how's

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<v Speaker 8>that a valt? He barely touched them, right, there's none

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<v Speaker 8>of that. I mean, it's physical play, guys falling on

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<v Speaker 8>the floor. There's a lot of the times where I

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<v Speaker 8>watch it now and you're like, well, I'm surprised they

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<v Speaker 8>ain't called out there, but she would never have said before.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you're a long time fan, you pay attention to

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<v Speaker 2>the teams. Do you like this team and how it

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<v Speaker 2>sets up?

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<v Speaker 7>So yes, I do, except for what is who you're

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<v Speaker 7>talking about? And you know what scares me is, here's

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<v Speaker 7>what scares me about this team. I think we're a

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<v Speaker 7>better prepared team from a physical standpoint and maybe make

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<v Speaker 7>a little bit of a run. We're bigger at Dard,

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<v Speaker 7>We're more physical, and I think that the kind of

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<v Speaker 7>team that we are sets us up to play a

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<v Speaker 7>well in March. The what scares me is they have

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<v Speaker 7>a tendency to let their foot off the gas. A

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<v Speaker 7>team that tape is is that we're a little bit

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<v Speaker 7>stops occasionally throwing the ball around the perimeter. And you

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<v Speaker 7>know what you guys were saying with klo it's more

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<v Speaker 7>it's not that he's gonna I think he'll play great

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<v Speaker 7>in a game or two. It's I'm more worried about

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<v Speaker 7>a four for seventeen night that he all of a

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<v Speaker 7>sudden starts shooting up extra shots. Right now, at least

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<v Speaker 7>he's playing within the flow of the offense. And you know,

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<v Speaker 7>but at the same time, you know, a couple of

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<v Speaker 7>decisions he's made the last few games late have allowed

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<v Speaker 7>other teams to have late runs. So it scares me

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<v Speaker 7>a little bit that that were reliant on him. But

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<v Speaker 7>at the same time, I see a physicalness with our

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<v Speaker 7>team that they could really could really bad. Welcome March.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, it really always comes down and can you

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<v Speaker 7>make free throws? Can you take care of the ball,

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<v Speaker 7>and you know, can you stay out of the palace trow?

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<v Speaker 7>Can you do at and can you rebounds? And you know,

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<v Speaker 7>the only only thing I see that really scares me

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<v Speaker 7>is we don't box out very well.

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<v Speaker 3>But that other than that, missus Lincoln, how's the player? Okay?

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, So you can do a lot of things really

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<v Speaker 7>well though, I mean we're offensive, redounding, elite. Our defense,

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<v Speaker 7>by the way, has been much more elite than it's

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<v Speaker 7>been the last five years. So from that perspective, yeah,

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<v Speaker 7>I do see where, you know, I can see where

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<v Speaker 7>we can play a rugged style the day twelve or

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<v Speaker 7>in the tournament where it could be a fifty five

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<v Speaker 7>point game and we could still win. But it always

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<v Speaker 7>comes down and you have as much talent, can you

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<v Speaker 7>do the little fundamental things?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Well, John, Thanks for the call, Thanks for continuing

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<v Speaker 2>to listen.

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<v Speaker 7>Appreciate you guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you man.

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<v Speaker 5>It could be our fourth voice on this show. Yes

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<v Speaker 5>go ahead.

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<v Speaker 4>Number two Iowa State defeats Number nine Kansas seventy four

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<v Speaker 4>to fifty seven.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it a case where Kansas isn't Kansas anymore?

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<v Speaker 5>I think Kansas doesn't have the guard playing they usually do.

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<v Speaker 8>They have the big guy Hunter Dickinson's been there two

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<v Speaker 8>years in a row. They played through them, but when

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<v Speaker 8>you press them, when he get in their face, they

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<v Speaker 8>kind of fold. She was able to do that in

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<v Speaker 8>second half. Same with Cincinnati. But if you had the

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<v Speaker 8>talent to compete with them and you're able to press them, uh,

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<v Speaker 8>they're they're gonna fold.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't think they're a straw in the back court.

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't watch enough of it last night, but when

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<v Speaker 6>I turned it on their way down, so I know

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<v Speaker 6>they were having trouble from the out said and you

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<v Speaker 6>know again, I was stayed a team that Arizona's going

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<v Speaker 6>to see a couple of times here in the next

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<v Speaker 6>couple of months. I have to deal with a team

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<v Speaker 6>like that. Remind me where were we last year at

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<v Speaker 6>the tournament Utah?

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<v Speaker 3>Where do you go?

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<v Speaker 2>I think we went to Salt Lake and Kansas was there.

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<v Speaker 2>They almost got beat by the team in the red.

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<v Speaker 2>I was not there, but yes, and the coach says,

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<v Speaker 2>we got a call to real quick.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And the coach says, I wasn't even I was already

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<v Speaker 2>looking to next year.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>What's his name?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, next year's here? I wonder if he's looking to

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<v Speaker 2>next year already. We got to call list get this

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<v Speaker 2>real quick. Hello, you're on the air and I on

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<v Speaker 2>the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's this? My name is Steve, Hey, Steve, what's up?

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<v Speaker 9>I think that Arizona has got to do a better

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<v Speaker 9>job on the offensive end.

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<v Speaker 3>They take too many trips down where they come come

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<v Speaker 3>away empty.

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<v Speaker 9>They need to increase their percentages of being success successful

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<v Speaker 9>on the offensive end.

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't you Didn't you say they're hitting fifty three pots that.

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<v Speaker 5>They shot pretty well?

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<v Speaker 7>Are you?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you talking certain certain situations, Well, I'm just talking overall.

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<v Speaker 9>When they they lose, they lose the ball like Caleb

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<v Speaker 9>Love lost the ball on the drive to the to

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<v Speaker 9>the basket. I'm just saying they take a lot of

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<v Speaker 9>trips down where they aren't as efficient on the offensive

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<v Speaker 9>vent as they could be, or they should be if

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<v Speaker 9>you look over history, like Uh's teams were much more

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<v Speaker 9>efficient on offense, you know, cal Perry, those type of.

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<v Speaker 3>Teams, the successful teams UH.

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<v Speaker 9>You know they are when they get the ball down

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<v Speaker 9>on an offensive end, they try.

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<v Speaker 3>To come away with with points, some points. You think

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<v Speaker 2>Steve, are you are you a big fan? Are you

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<v Speaker 2>an observer? What are you?

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<v Speaker 9>I'm a big fan?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so you're do you get frustrated at times? That's

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<v Speaker 2>why I asked him, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, I'm telling you, I think that they're playing

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<v Speaker 9>their best defense right now that I've I've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 9>I've never seen a I mean, they used to have

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<v Speaker 9>some good defensive teams under Loot And I actually told

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<v Speaker 9>him that once in the costco that I thought he

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<v Speaker 9>was a great defensive coach, as you know, but because

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<v Speaker 9>I didn't think he.

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<v Speaker 3>Got enough credit for that.

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<v Speaker 9>But I think they're playing a better defense now than

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<v Speaker 9>I've ever seen them play in forty years.

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<v Speaker 3>So okay, but.

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<v Speaker 9>I think they're good on offense, and I think that

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<v Speaker 9>Bashar is really doing a great job. And so it

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<v Speaker 9>was Bradley and s kJ I think those guys are

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<v Speaker 9>kJ Bradley and they're like the of course, del Orsol

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<v Speaker 9>is really picking up the he's really filling the.

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<v Speaker 3>Gaps as well.

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<v Speaker 9>But the defensive end is really where they really performing well.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, right, we'll see things for the call, things

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<v Speaker 2>for the observation. Appreciate it, welcome, Yeah, okay, cool. I

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<v Speaker 2>have a little because they're playing. They're shooting the ball well,

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<v Speaker 2>at least they have been recently. Well, their defense wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>too solid in the second half that.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, I'll say this, I think this is the best

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<v Speaker 8>defense they played since Tommy's first season at Arizona. Really,

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<v Speaker 8>I think that team was better defensively overall, but this

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<v Speaker 8>team's a little tougher. That team matched up against Houston

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<v Speaker 8>kind of folded. This team I don't think has the

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<v Speaker 8>full capable, but I think they're just a little more.

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<v Speaker 2>Well running around that edges again, guys, I mean this

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<v Speaker 2>is this is just an observation. And I followed the horses.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this is there are one hundred thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 2>horse going against fifty thousand dollars horses, or they have

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<v Speaker 8>You've played a bunch of nobody's. Now you're playing at

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<v Speaker 8>least you're playing top twenty five teams. You have three

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, And honestly, I think it depends on where you

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<v Speaker 3>Probably not well, that's that was mentioned or last week too.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, come on, yeah, it's not that you want

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<v Speaker 6>We have to go to Kansas City and play three games.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll say this.

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<v Speaker 8>I think it's best for teams like Arizona that struggled

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<v Speaker 5>Do you have?

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<v Speaker 3>Can you get thee we got to go?

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<v Speaker 2>Already, I was gonna say the the U of a

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<v Speaker 3>But the last two games, last two.

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<v Speaker 2>Regular season games, three issue Kansas issue here, issue here

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<v Speaker 2>so those three and then they go to the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are three huge games. Then you get the tournament

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<v Speaker 2>guess what's a week later the tournamenturnament and.

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<v Speaker 5>You could see Kansas And I always state again.

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<v Speaker 3>How that's a that's a daunting them.

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<v Speaker 5>Go play for the champions schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, let's just go back to the to the Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, play as you wish, but but

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<v Speaker 8>Don't don't be stuck in the middle. We were playing

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<v Speaker 5>You know what of that?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeahs, the Kansas game falls on a Saturday, and then

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<v Speaker 5>I assume it's going to start with and are they

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<v Speaker 5>going to stay there? They're probably going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Stay in Kansas City because we've already talked about going.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, try and we do we go to the Kansas

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<v Speaker 5>Kansas City is fun, but in March it's cold.

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<v Speaker 18>you no. Uh, it's been a it's been an interesting

431
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<v Speaker 18>stretch of Big Twelve play that that Tech's been in.

432
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<v Speaker 17>Right now.

433
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<v Speaker 18>You know, the team is just kind of starting to

434
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<v Speaker 18>get healthy, and now it may not be as healthy

435
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<v Speaker 18>as you as you would like it to be, but

436
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<v Speaker 18>I think the meshing has finally started to kind of

437
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<v Speaker 18>take place. And and with this Tech team, I mean,

438
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<v Speaker 18>they're so potent offensively, but they're still trying to figure

439
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<v Speaker 18>it out.

440
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<v Speaker 17>On the defensive end of the floor.

441
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<v Speaker 18>But I mean when it's both clicking at the same time,

442
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<v Speaker 18>I think these Road Raiders are pretty strong.

443
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<v Speaker 8>So in terms of home environments, Arizona has seen Cincinnati,

444
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<v Speaker 8>They've obviously seen West Virginia as well. The Big Twelve

445
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<v Speaker 8>is known for its home atmosphere. What are they going

446
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<v Speaker 8>into going into Lubbock in that home crowd in Texas.

447
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<v Speaker 18>Well, they're catching them on a I guess they're catching

448
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<v Speaker 18>them about a week late. Classes started this week, so

449
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<v Speaker 18>the full student body should be back here in the

450
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<v Speaker 18>eight oh six. And I think it's it's kind of

451
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<v Speaker 18>fluctuated here there this season. I think you've had some

452
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<v Speaker 18>really good turnouts and some turnouts that were.

453
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<v Speaker 17>Uh, you know, probably not so ideal.

454
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<v Speaker 18>But now that you're kind of starting to get into

455
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<v Speaker 18>the actual bulk of conference play, I think you can

456
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<v Speaker 18>finally start to get more of the fan base invested,

457
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<v Speaker 18>more of.

458
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<v Speaker 17>The students invested.

459
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<v Speaker 18>And even when this even when that arena isn't you know,

460
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<v Speaker 18>packed to the brim, I think it's still can get

461
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<v Speaker 18>pretty rowdy in there, still gets pretty loud. I mean,

462
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<v Speaker 18>if you remember, even back to just a few seasons ago,

463
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<v Speaker 18>I mean, people were nationally regarding the United Supermarkets.

464
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<v Speaker 17>Arena as one of the tougher places to play in

465
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<v Speaker 17>the country.

466
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<v Speaker 18>I think it's it's taking a little bit more buy in,

467
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<v Speaker 18>it's taking a little bit more investment from the people,

468
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<v Speaker 18>from the fans to show up to the games, and

469
00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:45.519
<v Speaker 18>show up even to the meaningless games. But now I

470
00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:47.119
<v Speaker 18>mean you're getting into the big telf play. Every single

471
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<v Speaker 18>one of these games is a big game.

472
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<v Speaker 17>It's they're all a massive deal.

473
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<v Speaker 18>So uh, definitely gonna be another pretty impressive environment this Saturday, especially,

474
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<v Speaker 18>you know one o'clock tip.

475
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<v Speaker 17>I think you're going to get a pretty packed house.

476
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<v Speaker 6>Darien Williams they got to watch and there's some pretty good,

477
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<v Speaker 6>pretty good mixture of talents.

478
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<v Speaker 5>It looks like at this this point of the season.

479
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<v Speaker 17>This is Darien Williams' team. It really is.

480
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<v Speaker 18>You know, I don't I wouldn't go as far as

481
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<v Speaker 18>saying he's the most talented player on this team, and

482
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<v Speaker 18>I think people will acknowledge that, but he's the heartbeat

483
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<v Speaker 18>of it all. I mean, he's one of the bigger

484
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<v Speaker 18>returners from last season. I think he's averaging about sixteen

485
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<v Speaker 18>a game. I know evanmaya dot Com one of the

486
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<v Speaker 18>metrics websites, they've got him rated as like the number

487
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<v Speaker 18>ten player in the country right now as far as

488
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<v Speaker 18>all of their metrics and stuff go. You know, big,

489
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<v Speaker 18>versatile threat. He's a big body at six six. I

490
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<v Speaker 18>don't know exactly how much he weighs, but you mean,

491
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<v Speaker 18>he plays, he plays big, and he does a lot

492
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<v Speaker 18>for this team. I think he does a lot of

493
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<v Speaker 18>facilitating some shot creating himself, shot making, shot taking, that

494
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<v Speaker 18>sort of deal. And then, like you said, you know

495
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<v Speaker 18>there's a bunch of bodies around him.

496
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<v Speaker 5>JT.

497
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<v Speaker 18>Topping is namely probably the most nationally known, you know,

498
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<v Speaker 18>the New Mexico transfer from last season, Mountain West Freshman

499
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<v Speaker 18>of the Year a year ago. I think he's I

500
00:22:05.240 --> 00:22:07.240
<v Speaker 18>think he's been sick this week. I know, I know

501
00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:10.000
<v Speaker 18>they talked about that today, Grant did. He was sick

502
00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:12.119
<v Speaker 18>the other night when they played against Kansas State. But

503
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<v Speaker 18>I mean, this is a guy who was getting NBA

504
00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:17.519
<v Speaker 18>draft grades last season and you know very well could

505
00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:20.680
<v Speaker 18>leave for the draft again after this season. Topping, what

506
00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:23.160
<v Speaker 18>you're going to get with him is he's athletic. He's

507
00:22:23.200 --> 00:22:26.039
<v Speaker 18>high motor. He does it all around the rim. He's

508
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<v Speaker 18>going to go and do the cleanup plays. He's going

509
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<v Speaker 18>to get the offensive rebounds, he's going to get the

510
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<v Speaker 18>put backs, He's going to do all that.

511
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<v Speaker 17>But he's got he's got some.

512
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<v Speaker 18>Finesse around the rim. He's got he's got a little

513
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<v Speaker 18>baby hook to him that he can he can use

514
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<v Speaker 18>whenever he wants to. I think another guy you're you're

515
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<v Speaker 18>going to look at a lot is is and they

516
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<v Speaker 18>I think they're trying to get him back in rhythm

517
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<v Speaker 18>because he's kind of struggled.

518
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<v Speaker 17>He struggled the other night. At least is a chance.

519
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<v Speaker 18>McMillan one of the nation's leaders as far as three

520
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<v Speaker 18>point percentage goes. I know he was kind of hovering

521
00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:55.079
<v Speaker 18>around fifty percent from three, which is you know, if

522
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<v Speaker 18>if you cover basketball, if you watch basketball, fifty percent

523
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<v Speaker 18>from three is just absurd. But with McMillan, you're getting

524
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<v Speaker 18>I mean, he's a little bit smaller for the position

525
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<v Speaker 18>that he plays, which is really more of a swing guard.

526
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<v Speaker 18>He's only about sixty three. I think you'd like to

527
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<v Speaker 18>have somebody a bit bigger there. But what he makes

528
00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:13.839
<v Speaker 18>up or what he lacks in size, he makes.

529
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<v Speaker 17>Up for with his athletic ability as well.

530
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<v Speaker 18>I think he's a great rebounder for a guard, and

531
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<v Speaker 18>like I said earlier, he's one of the best three

532
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<v Speaker 18>point shooters.

533
00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:24.480
<v Speaker 17>In the whole land. And then a guy that really.

534
00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:26.799
<v Speaker 18>Starting to get rolling as conference player has gone along

535
00:23:26.880 --> 00:23:32.480
<v Speaker 18>Elijah Hawkins, Minnesota transfer point guard. He's been playing pretty phenomenally.

536
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<v Speaker 18>I'd say over the last few games, one of the best.

537
00:23:35.559 --> 00:23:37.279
<v Speaker 17>Facilitators in the country last season.

538
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<v Speaker 18>I think it took him a little bit to get

539
00:23:38.640 --> 00:23:40.480
<v Speaker 18>rolling this year just because he had some injury stuff

540
00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:43.559
<v Speaker 18>to deal with. But he's a guy who's gonna get

541
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<v Speaker 18>the ball to his teammates. He doesn't turn it over

542
00:23:45.319 --> 00:23:49.039
<v Speaker 18>a lot. So, like I said earlier, this is a

543
00:23:49.160 --> 00:23:51.599
<v Speaker 18>very potent offense when they get rolling. And they've just

544
00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:54.640
<v Speaker 18>got so many different ways of putting the ball in

545
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<v Speaker 18>the hoop.

546
00:23:55.319 --> 00:23:57.839
<v Speaker 2>So last time I was through a lubbuck, I was

547
00:23:57.839 --> 00:23:59.200
<v Speaker 2>gonna play them in football. And I think he is

548
00:23:59.240 --> 00:24:01.319
<v Speaker 2>nineteen eighty eight, so a lot of things have changed,

549
00:24:01.599 --> 00:24:04.319
<v Speaker 2>you guys. Love Like at least the Texas Tech had

550
00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:08.079
<v Speaker 2>been pretty good in basketball in recent years with Beard

551
00:24:08.359 --> 00:24:10.880
<v Speaker 2>and all the rest. Are you guys now a football

552
00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:12.319
<v Speaker 2>school or a basketball school?

553
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<v Speaker 17>Uh?

554
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<v Speaker 3>For you again?

555
00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:19.480
<v Speaker 18>And like asked me, Yeah, ask me again. Maybe give

556
00:24:19.519 --> 00:24:21.440
<v Speaker 18>me maybe give you like two three years and we'll

557
00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:25.160
<v Speaker 18>see how it's how that's coming along. I think the

558
00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:28.839
<v Speaker 18>football program is definitely on an upward trajectory right now.

559
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<v Speaker 16>Uh.

560
00:24:29.279 --> 00:24:31.559
<v Speaker 18>They've got a lot of things going for them as

561
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<v Speaker 18>far as what they were able to do in the

562
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<v Speaker 18>portal this past this past window in December and uh,

563
00:24:37.119 --> 00:24:39.759
<v Speaker 18>you know, eight wins was the first time they reached

564
00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:43.160
<v Speaker 18>that mark in oh, I guess since nine the last

565
00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:46.480
<v Speaker 18>year that that leach coached up here. Uh, you know,

566
00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:48.880
<v Speaker 18>the football program I think was kind of in the

567
00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:51.279
<v Speaker 18>depths there for a little bit, and right around when

568
00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:54.839
<v Speaker 18>that started to dip pretty dramatically, is whenever the basketball

569
00:24:54.880 --> 00:24:55.960
<v Speaker 18>team started to take off.

570
00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:58.039
<v Speaker 17>At least that's what it kind of appeared like to me.

571
00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:03.960
<v Speaker 18>Uh, you know, it's it's hasn't reached well, I guess,

572
00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:06.240
<v Speaker 18>you know, Beard leaves and then Mark Adams comes in,

573
00:25:06.279 --> 00:25:08.200
<v Speaker 18>one of his main assistants, takes over as the head

574
00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:11.079
<v Speaker 18>coach that made the Sweet sixteen his first season. They

575
00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:13.480
<v Speaker 18>made the tournament again last year after missing it in

576
00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:16.519
<v Speaker 18>Adam's second year. So last year was Grant's Grant m

577
00:25:16.599 --> 00:25:20.039
<v Speaker 18>chasms first season. They made the tournament again, and in

578
00:25:20.079 --> 00:25:22.759
<v Speaker 18>all honesty, that making the tournament last season was quite

579
00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:25.160
<v Speaker 18>the accomplishment. I think they dealt with injuries all season.

580
00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:30.920
<v Speaker 18>They just them pushing that far and Grant squeezing as

581
00:25:31.000 --> 00:25:31.400
<v Speaker 18>much as he.

582
00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:33.480
<v Speaker 17>Could out of that team. Really was was.

583
00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:36.680
<v Speaker 18>Kind of eye opening, kind of surprising, so as far

584
00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:41.880
<v Speaker 18>as a football or basketball school, you know, college sports.

585
00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:43.599
<v Speaker 17>In general, it all revolves around football.

586
00:25:43.759 --> 00:25:47.079
<v Speaker 18>It you know, it always does, and that's the case

587
00:25:47.119 --> 00:25:50.400
<v Speaker 18>for ninety ninety five percent of schools around the country.

588
00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:53.839
<v Speaker 18>So I mean everything here does still heavily revolve around

589
00:25:53.839 --> 00:25:54.720
<v Speaker 18>the football program.

590
00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:57.440
<v Speaker 17>But I mean the basketball program is no slouch either.

591
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<v Speaker 5>Though they came here, right, Texas came too. Had some

592
00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:03.519
<v Speaker 5>fans here.

593
00:26:03.559 --> 00:26:05.880
<v Speaker 2>Well, I guess it was part of the five percent

594
00:26:05.960 --> 00:26:07.960
<v Speaker 2>because it's basketball, right, It's.

595
00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:12.119
<v Speaker 8>Basketball, Arizona due Kansas. It's all basketball right there. Yeah,

596
00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:15.480
<v Speaker 8>they're looking looking at Arizona and what they face. Uh,

597
00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:19.680
<v Speaker 8>throughout Tommy Lloyd's tenure and really throughout the last fifteen years.

598
00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:23.160
<v Speaker 8>Whenever they play a game on the road or a team,

599
00:26:23.680 --> 00:26:27.039
<v Speaker 8>that team always switches the zone, loves to slow Arizona downs,

600
00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:29.599
<v Speaker 8>to put them in the half court set. What do

601
00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:33.440
<v Speaker 8>you see Texas Tech doing defensively? And are they a

602
00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:36.119
<v Speaker 8>program that likes to change things up defensively or do

603
00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:38.799
<v Speaker 8>they stay put in their their own defensive set.

604
00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:43.319
<v Speaker 18>Well, as far as what we've seen this season, I

605
00:26:43.359 --> 00:26:46.480
<v Speaker 18>think they've really kind of just stuck to their guns

606
00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:50.799
<v Speaker 18>and tried to develop their main defensive identity as best

607
00:26:50.839 --> 00:26:51.319
<v Speaker 18>as they can.

608
00:26:51.359 --> 00:26:52.119
<v Speaker 17>I don't I don't.

609
00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:54.799
<v Speaker 18>Expect them to to really switch it up or throw

610
00:26:54.839 --> 00:26:57.519
<v Speaker 18>anything kind of different out there on the court.

611
00:26:58.160 --> 00:26:59.640
<v Speaker 17>I honestly couldn't.

612
00:26:59.319 --> 00:27:01.680
<v Speaker 18>Tell you if I've ever or even seen this team

613
00:27:01.759 --> 00:27:03.880
<v Speaker 18>either this season or last season the one last season,

614
00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:05.039
<v Speaker 18>if I've seen them run his own.

615
00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:08.799
<v Speaker 17>It's all very man to man oriented. I think they

616
00:27:08.839 --> 00:27:11.599
<v Speaker 17>really like to pack the paint.

617
00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:14.680
<v Speaker 18>And I think what we've seen over the last week

618
00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:17.039
<v Speaker 18>couple weeks, I think they've gotten a lot better as

619
00:27:17.079 --> 00:27:20.640
<v Speaker 18>far as defending the perimeter goes. And that was something

620
00:27:20.640 --> 00:27:24.200
<v Speaker 18>they've struggled with from before conference season up till whenever

621
00:27:24.279 --> 00:27:27.960
<v Speaker 18>UCF came to town. They struggled defending the perimeter. It didn't

622
00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:31.359
<v Speaker 18>matter who it was. I mean, Saint Joe's bit him

623
00:27:31.400 --> 00:27:34.359
<v Speaker 18>with that, A and m got him with that. And

624
00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:38.359
<v Speaker 18>so you know, in turn, now they've they've I do

625
00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:40.400
<v Speaker 18>want to say, shifted the focus, but it's gotten a

626
00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:42.640
<v Speaker 18>lot better defensively from the perimeter goes.

627
00:27:43.359 --> 00:27:45.880
<v Speaker 17>And I think they're still trying to find find.

628
00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:48.400
<v Speaker 18>Out exactly how good they can be at defending the basket.

629
00:27:49.400 --> 00:27:49.960
<v Speaker 17>This isn't the.

630
00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:52.960
<v Speaker 18>Biggest team by any means, by any stretch of the imagination.

631
00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:57.039
<v Speaker 18>They've They've got Toppen, who's six foot eight, six foot

632
00:27:57.200 --> 00:27:58.880
<v Speaker 18>nine is what he's listed as, but I think he's

633
00:27:58.880 --> 00:28:01.480
<v Speaker 18>really a little bit shorter than that. They've got another

634
00:28:01.519 --> 00:28:05.960
<v Speaker 18>big man six foot eleven, Federico Federico and in you know,

635
00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:08.839
<v Speaker 18>he's big, but I wouldn't say he's a marquee paint

636
00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:12.200
<v Speaker 18>defender by any means. So I think the biggest issue

637
00:28:12.799 --> 00:28:15.200
<v Speaker 18>for this team as far as defensive, as far as

638
00:28:15.200 --> 00:28:17.559
<v Speaker 18>like a defensive identity goes, is just really trying to

639
00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:24.359
<v Speaker 18>figure it out. I think you saw, like against BYU,

640
00:28:24.480 --> 00:28:26.559
<v Speaker 18>they did a phenomenal job defending the perimeter there, and

641
00:28:26.599 --> 00:28:28.319
<v Speaker 18>that's a BYU team who that's all they do is

642
00:28:28.319 --> 00:28:32.480
<v Speaker 18>shoot threes. But then against Iowa State, I think tackle

643
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<v Speaker 18>out in the neighborhood of fifty to fifty two points

644
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<v Speaker 18>in the paint, And so it just kind of goes

645
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<v Speaker 18>back to what I was saying, like they're trying to

646
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<v Speaker 18>figure out what that what that defensive structure is, and

647
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<v Speaker 18>it's it's progressed, it really has since conference play its started.

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<v Speaker 18>And I think that's that's the result of mccaslyn's sense

649
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<v Speaker 18>of urgency as far as getting that turned around. Uh,

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<v Speaker 18>but no, I don't I don't anticipate seeing zone Saturday,

651
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<v Speaker 18>and I think they're still going to try to pack

652
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<v Speaker 18>the paint, but also try to defend from the perimeter

653
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<v Speaker 18>pretty well as well.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, Arizona's had trouble defending the three. Seems like for

655
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<v Speaker 6>the last couple of years. It seems to be a

656
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<v Speaker 6>trend maybe in college basketball. Hopefully each team can pick

657
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<v Speaker 6>up the defensive load, you know, and then in that area.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right, let me ask you real quick, because I

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<v Speaker 2>don't remember off the top of my head, Arizon I

660
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<v Speaker 2>had a transfer there U two three years ago. From

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<v Speaker 2>here to there, I don't think he's any He's not

662
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<v Speaker 2>there anymore, right, A tall, skinny a kid from Europe.

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<v Speaker 18>You are referring to, and you're referring to Daniel Bacco.

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<v Speaker 3>Did he believe he left there?

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<v Speaker 5>Right?

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<v Speaker 17>He did? And let me I guess, let me double check.

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<v Speaker 18>Yeah, he's still out a So he went from So

668
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<v Speaker 18>he was here the first so like the first season

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<v Speaker 18>after Beard left and then the year after that with

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<v Speaker 18>with Mark Adams and then a Tech assistant, Telvin Hester

671
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<v Speaker 18>actually went and became a coach at LA Tech. So

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<v Speaker 18>he followed him there, Okay, And I mean he was

673
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<v Speaker 18>pretty high. I don't know exactly what conference I think

674
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<v Speaker 18>La Tech is in. Are they in Conference USA?

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<v Speaker 9>Is that?

676
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<v Speaker 17>Is am I saying that?

677
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<v Speaker 16>Right?

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<v Speaker 3>I think so he was a pretty good player in

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<v Speaker 3>that league.

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<v Speaker 18>He was I don't know if he was tabbed as

681
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<v Speaker 18>their player of the year in the preseason, but I

682
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<v Speaker 18>know he was pretty highly regarded going into this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>So very lanky, you know, European guy, you know, obviously, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 18>He he was a he developed somewhat of a cult

686
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<v Speaker 18>following here when he was here, actually very uh, you know,

687
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<v Speaker 18>because he doesn't say a whole lot you know, he

688
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<v Speaker 18>was French, so he didn't really know a whole lot

689
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<v Speaker 18>of English, but like the little English that he did know,

690
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<v Speaker 18>like people just kind of gravitated towards him because I mean,

691
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<v Speaker 18>he was a funny guy.

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<v Speaker 19>Uh.

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<v Speaker 17>And so he was.

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<v Speaker 18>Still super young when he was here, so he was

695
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<v Speaker 18>just kind of starting to get his feet under.

696
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<v Speaker 17>Him and and and develop into the game. And and

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<v Speaker 17>I guess he's he's.

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<v Speaker 18>Come along as one of the one of the elite

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<v Speaker 18>there in that kind of that G five level.

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<v Speaker 17>I guess.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, good to know.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't speak English either, and I don't have't I

703
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<v Speaker 2>don't have a cult, so I gonna forget what he did.

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<v Speaker 17>There.

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<v Speaker 2>You go, okay, cool, So before you go, uh, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you predict any predictions?

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<v Speaker 18>Well, Uh, it's it's been hard to call with this

708
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<v Speaker 18>Tech team because I think.

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<v Speaker 17>You've seen them.

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<v Speaker 18>You've seen them a little bit of everywhere in conference play.

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<v Speaker 18>I mean, you're five games in, you've had well UCF

712
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<v Speaker 18>was an eighteen point comeback that they were unable to

713
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<v Speaker 18>complete in the final minute of the game, had a

714
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<v Speaker 18>couple of chances at it and just couldn't take that one. Uh,

715
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<v Speaker 18>they dominated Utah on the road, they scraped out a

716
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<v Speaker 18>tough one against BYU, and then you saw they played

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<v Speaker 18>a really I'd say they played their best game of

718
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<v Speaker 18>the season.

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<v Speaker 17>I think against Iowa State.

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<v Speaker 18>Uh, definitely, If if not their best, it's one of

721
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<v Speaker 18>their better performances. I mean, you've got a top five

722
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<v Speaker 18>team in the country on the ropes and it and

723
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<v Speaker 18>it takes them, you know, exhausting everything that they have

724
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<v Speaker 18>to try, and you know, well they do, you know,

725
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<v Speaker 18>eventually make that comeback and eventually did win in overtime.

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<v Speaker 18>And then like the other night against Kansas State, they're

727
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<v Speaker 18>up in Manhattan. It was just a if you're a

728
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<v Speaker 18>fan of the game of basketball, that game was just gross.

729
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<v Speaker 17>It was just just the sloppiest game you could really imagine.

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<v Speaker 18>So I say all that because Tech has been a

731
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<v Speaker 18>just all over the place.

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<v Speaker 17>I think they're hungry for a home win.

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<v Speaker 18>I think they're they're anxious for a home win because

734
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<v Speaker 18>that's evaded to them. And I think what they're trying

735
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<v Speaker 18>to see too. And I think this will depend on

736
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<v Speaker 18>how healthy like topping and Darien Williams are because you know,

737
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<v Speaker 18>Darien Williams rolled his ankle the other night against the Wildcats.

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<v Speaker 17>Toppin's been sick and.

739
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<v Speaker 18>He had he had I think had some issues against

740
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<v Speaker 18>Iowa State too, So I don't know exactly how healthy

741
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<v Speaker 18>those guys are. If they're less than one hundred percent,

742
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<v Speaker 18>I think it's gonna be really tough for Tech because

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<v Speaker 18>I think depth wise is where they're also really kind

744
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<v Speaker 18>of struggling. I think they're they're looking to get some

745
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<v Speaker 18>more out of guys like Kevin Overton. I think a

746
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<v Speaker 18>freshman like Christian Anderson has been really strong these last

747
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<v Speaker 18>few games, but I mean he's a freshman.

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<v Speaker 17>You know, you don't really know what to expect, and I.

749
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<v Speaker 18>Think it's been a been a bit of a surprise

750
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<v Speaker 18>how well he's been playing. And one thing that I,

751
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<v Speaker 18>you know, I have picked up on about Arizona is

752
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<v Speaker 18>it seems like their depth is really strong.

753
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<v Speaker 17>They've they've got guys like kJ.

754
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<v Speaker 18>Lewis or Henry Bursar off the bench who had some

755
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<v Speaker 18>pretty good performances here recently. And I don't know, it's

756
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<v Speaker 18>a it's a it's it's tough to call about tech.

757
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<v Speaker 18>I you don't know what to expect with them, but

758
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<v Speaker 18>all I can tell you is I think they're hungry,

759
00:33:36.720 --> 00:33:38.799
<v Speaker 18>and I think if they're as if they're pretty close

760
00:33:38.839 --> 00:33:41.079
<v Speaker 18>to healthy, I can see them. I can see them

761
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<v Speaker 18>winning this game. I think they've proved they can hang

762
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<v Speaker 18>with anybody. Take the Iowa State game. I mean, they've

763
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<v Speaker 18>proved they can hang with anybody, especially at home. So

764
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<v Speaker 18>I think they'll be a good one.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Thanks, we'll get back to you and see Bobby

766
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<v Speaker 2>on the return trip.

767
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<v Speaker 3>Do you play again? Right?

768
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah? They again?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Yeah, we'll get you in reconnect. Thanks a bunch, sure,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks sharing.

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<v Speaker 17>All right, I appreciate it. Yeah, we'll have to we'll

772
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<v Speaker 17>set that one up. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, great, thanks so much, and let's take a break.

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<v Speaker 21>Hey, welcome back to Why on the Ball Here on

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<v Speaker 2>We got some we can get some calls here five

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<v Speaker 2>guy in Texas tech speaking this, but you have this

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00:38:00.760 --> 00:38:04.079
<v Speaker 2>following me. I can't speak an don't have a group

855
00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:04.320
<v Speaker 2>of year.

856
00:38:04.360 --> 00:38:05.480
<v Speaker 5>I think we're all that way today.

857
00:38:05.800 --> 00:38:07.519
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, No, that's fine. It's been a good show though.

858
00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:10.559
<v Speaker 2>Getting ready for Saturday's game. Good talk to Ben Hallan

859
00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:14.039
<v Speaker 2>and now to Jared to Rumirez. Anybody want to call?

860
00:38:14.400 --> 00:38:16.719
<v Speaker 2>The lines are free five two oh four one, six,

861
00:38:16.840 --> 00:38:19.119
<v Speaker 2>seventy four forty. We had a couple of calls already,

862
00:38:20.039 --> 00:38:22.599
<v Speaker 2>so I asked, uh, Jared of the prediction, I don't

863
00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:23.320
<v Speaker 2>think we got one.

864
00:38:23.800 --> 00:38:24.599
<v Speaker 3>What do you guys think?

865
00:38:24.840 --> 00:38:26.760
<v Speaker 5>You think? Yes, I think they're going to meet him.

866
00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:28.519
<v Speaker 8>I think Arizona is going to go on the road,

867
00:38:29.280 --> 00:38:31.599
<v Speaker 8>walk out with like a four or five point victory,

868
00:38:31.679 --> 00:38:33.840
<v Speaker 8>hard fove game and find a way to win.

869
00:38:34.360 --> 00:38:36.039
<v Speaker 3>Dave, you're you're mister Paul Yanna.

870
00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:37.960
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, what am I gonna say? Oh, it should be

871
00:38:38.000 --> 00:38:39.719
<v Speaker 6>a good game. It'll be closed.

872
00:38:40.320 --> 00:38:41.679
<v Speaker 5>I don't know. I think I think the UVEA is

873
00:38:41.679 --> 00:38:42.239
<v Speaker 5>playing great.

874
00:38:42.320 --> 00:38:44.800
<v Speaker 6>I think it's it's Yeah, it's that time of year

875
00:38:44.840 --> 00:38:48.159
<v Speaker 6>where they usually you know, historically have kind of sorry

876
00:38:48.159 --> 00:38:50.480
<v Speaker 6>to get things primed up for yeah, for March, and

877
00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:53.239
<v Speaker 6>you know, late January early February games are usually pretty.

878
00:38:53.000 --> 00:38:55.199
<v Speaker 2>Good for Tommy has this radio show here today of

879
00:38:55.320 --> 00:38:57.039
<v Speaker 2>five or six whatever time, but it's going to be

880
00:38:57.159 --> 00:38:58.719
<v Speaker 2>I think one of the questions I'd like to ask me,

881
00:38:58.840 --> 00:39:03.039
<v Speaker 2>how did those feats, those self surprising not self surprising

882
00:39:03.079 --> 00:39:06.960
<v Speaker 2>defeats help him become this team? You know, because you

883
00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:10.559
<v Speaker 2>know you learn and losses, right, you also learn the victories.

884
00:39:10.719 --> 00:39:13.280
<v Speaker 3>But they must have helped. The UCLA game had to

885
00:39:13.320 --> 00:39:13.639
<v Speaker 3>have helped.

886
00:39:13.679 --> 00:39:15.519
<v Speaker 8>I was gonna say the c LA games the game

887
00:39:15.559 --> 00:39:17.880
<v Speaker 8>to me, Yeah, point two. I mean that that's the

888
00:39:18.400 --> 00:39:20.840
<v Speaker 8>I don't want to say embarrassment, but it's the it's

889
00:39:22.599 --> 00:39:26.039
<v Speaker 8>by thirteen against your arrival. They go down the last

890
00:39:26.079 --> 00:39:27.719
<v Speaker 8>ten minutes of the game and smack you and you

891
00:39:27.760 --> 00:39:31.039
<v Speaker 8>only score what five points down that final ten minute stretch.

892
00:39:31.639 --> 00:39:34.159
<v Speaker 8>That's the eye opener, the come to Jesus moment where

893
00:39:34.159 --> 00:39:36.119
<v Speaker 8>you got to collect and say we need to change.

894
00:39:36.480 --> 00:39:37.199
<v Speaker 5>We're not going.

895
00:39:37.039 --> 00:39:39.760
<v Speaker 2>Anywhere right, And after that game, a lot of people

896
00:39:39.800 --> 00:39:41.320
<v Speaker 2>have thought they were gonna go anywhere.

897
00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:43.039
<v Speaker 5>They turned it around.

898
00:39:43.280 --> 00:39:46.360
<v Speaker 2>Okay, they turn around, but they still show signs of

899
00:39:46.800 --> 00:39:51.159
<v Speaker 2>late game meltdowns, not keeping the lead, not staying focused.

900
00:39:50.920 --> 00:39:53.119
<v Speaker 3>YadA YadA, and not that loots team.

901
00:39:53.119 --> 00:39:55.000
<v Speaker 2>And I go to that team because I covered it

902
00:39:55.400 --> 00:39:58.519
<v Speaker 2>every day every day for a long time. That they

903
00:39:59.199 --> 00:40:02.360
<v Speaker 2>had those Lully moments too, but not as often. And

904
00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:06.039
<v Speaker 2>there were teams we covered them, Dave. They had teams

905
00:40:06.039 --> 00:40:07.800
<v Speaker 2>that just wanted to beat the crap out of you

906
00:40:08.079 --> 00:40:10.719
<v Speaker 2>and enjoyed it. Not a lot of teams like that,

907
00:40:10.800 --> 00:40:13.559
<v Speaker 2>but you know, eighty eight they had fun and beat

908
00:40:13.599 --> 00:40:16.159
<v Speaker 2>you bad, and I love beating you bad. I think

909
00:40:16.239 --> 00:40:18.199
<v Speaker 2>ninety four was a little like that with Damon and

910
00:40:18.280 --> 00:40:21.119
<v Speaker 2>Kalid and some of those guys. Ninety seven not so much.

911
00:40:21.199 --> 00:40:23.519
<v Speaker 2>Ninety eight, Yes, you know, they just showed up with

912
00:40:23.519 --> 00:40:26.559
<v Speaker 2>the crap out two thousand and one when they had

913
00:40:26.599 --> 00:40:28.719
<v Speaker 2>a chance before Bobby, you know, when Bobby's the situation.

914
00:40:29.480 --> 00:40:31.519
<v Speaker 2>But that's what they need, that's what they need, that

915
00:40:31.599 --> 00:40:32.199
<v Speaker 2>killer instinct.

916
00:40:32.239 --> 00:40:35.079
<v Speaker 6>All those teams had NBA players too, just about every

917
00:40:35.079 --> 00:40:37.280
<v Speaker 6>one of them, right, and they were all kind of

918
00:40:37.480 --> 00:40:39.599
<v Speaker 6>ready to go and want to lead the way and

919
00:40:39.599 --> 00:40:40.159
<v Speaker 6>play that way.

920
00:40:40.239 --> 00:40:42.199
<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Hello, you're on the air on the ball. Who's this?

921
00:40:43.119 --> 00:40:46.079
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is Nico. Good to hear from you. We

922
00:40:46.119 --> 00:40:48.039
<v Speaker 2>were wondering about you, wondering about you.

923
00:40:48.960 --> 00:40:50.840
<v Speaker 22>Hey man, I'm all right, man, I gotta work, man,

924
00:40:50.880 --> 00:40:51.880
<v Speaker 22>so gotta work.

925
00:40:51.719 --> 00:40:52.079
<v Speaker 17>For a living.

926
00:40:52.239 --> 00:40:54.039
<v Speaker 3>Real life sucks. Let me tell you that.

927
00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:54.920
<v Speaker 5>Now. What's up?

928
00:40:55.679 --> 00:40:55.880
<v Speaker 7>Hey?

929
00:40:55.880 --> 00:40:59.039
<v Speaker 22>I got two questions, man, Since you all are professionals, man,

930
00:40:59.400 --> 00:41:01.800
<v Speaker 22>why did there gonna give up these leads all the time.

931
00:41:02.039 --> 00:41:03.400
<v Speaker 3>We were just talking about that Nico.

932
00:41:04.480 --> 00:41:06.599
<v Speaker 2>I wish they had a and not that I have

933
00:41:06.639 --> 00:41:09.920
<v Speaker 2>a dog in the fight, but killer instinct. You probably

934
00:41:09.920 --> 00:41:11.679
<v Speaker 2>grew up watching some of these teams I had that.

935
00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:15.599
<v Speaker 22>I don't know, just that they look lazy out there

936
00:41:15.639 --> 00:41:16.079
<v Speaker 22>at times.

937
00:41:16.199 --> 00:41:19.719
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, things like, yeah, lazy's a good word, lacks you know,

938
00:41:19.800 --> 00:41:23.559
<v Speaker 2>lacks of days, O cold, yeah, lazy, all those words.

939
00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:24.719
<v Speaker 5>Defenses.

940
00:41:25.880 --> 00:41:29.280
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, bad decisions the teams are making, making moves as well.

941
00:41:29.199 --> 00:41:31.360
<v Speaker 2>So bad decisions. You sound like me, Dave? What's up

942
00:41:31.440 --> 00:41:35.039
<v Speaker 2>that you your sound right? Yeah, you're right practically, Yeah,

943
00:41:35.039 --> 00:41:37.199
<v Speaker 2>that's good. And what else do you go? But I

944
00:41:37.199 --> 00:41:37.800
<v Speaker 2>don't know, man?

945
00:41:38.239 --> 00:41:39.960
<v Speaker 22>My second question, Man, when are you gonna put this

946
00:41:40.199 --> 00:41:41.079
<v Speaker 22>over on the payroom?

947
00:41:41.119 --> 00:41:45.079
<v Speaker 2>Man? Kid, he's a retirement, he's got a he's got

948
00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:47.320
<v Speaker 2>a fluctuation with only a certain amount of money can

949
00:41:47.360 --> 00:41:50.119
<v Speaker 2>go to his But you know the ten, ten ninety

950
00:41:50.199 --> 00:41:52.079
<v Speaker 2>nine or whatever those things, he can't make as much.

951
00:41:52.159 --> 00:41:54.719
<v Speaker 5>He's retired. You can be my agent, Nico.

952
00:41:55.800 --> 00:42:02.320
<v Speaker 2>With Someone asked, man, he's bored at home, unus he's

953
00:42:02.320 --> 00:42:02.920
<v Speaker 2>born at home.

954
00:42:03.039 --> 00:42:05.320
<v Speaker 5>I'm not. This is great. This is taking me back

955
00:42:05.320 --> 00:42:06.039
<v Speaker 5>to my roots.

956
00:42:06.199 --> 00:42:07.639
<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, is that it?

957
00:42:07.760 --> 00:42:08.039
<v Speaker 5>Nico?

958
00:42:09.119 --> 00:42:12.119
<v Speaker 22>Yeah, man, see it gets softball tickets. Man, just sit

959
00:42:12.159 --> 00:42:12.800
<v Speaker 22>by me and my dad.

960
00:42:12.840 --> 00:42:14.480
<v Speaker 2>Oh hey, yeah, let me know where you're at because

961
00:42:14.480 --> 00:42:17.239
<v Speaker 2>I might do that, Nico, I might need I might

962
00:42:17.320 --> 00:42:17.599
<v Speaker 2>do that.

963
00:42:18.119 --> 00:42:18.559
<v Speaker 3>Thanks man.

964
00:42:18.639 --> 00:42:20.800
<v Speaker 22>I mean we'll probably only be at like three games.

965
00:42:21.880 --> 00:42:24.199
<v Speaker 2>Me too, Me too, But I wouldn't mind going out

966
00:42:24.239 --> 00:42:27.400
<v Speaker 2>there hanging out with you guys. You know all right,

967
00:42:27.400 --> 00:42:30.159
<v Speaker 2>Thank you man, Thank you Nico. Thanks for the call. Hey,

968
00:42:30.199 --> 00:42:32.599
<v Speaker 2>we just got a call coming in. We couldn't get

969
00:42:32.599 --> 00:42:34.480
<v Speaker 2>to it because we had to say goodbye to Nico.

970
00:42:34.559 --> 00:42:37.199
<v Speaker 2>Call right back. We'll get it to it. Thanks for calling.

971
00:42:37.239 --> 00:42:40.800
<v Speaker 2>Five two o four one six seventy four forty. My

972
00:42:40.880 --> 00:42:42.960
<v Speaker 2>guy here will get a hold of it once we

973
00:42:43.039 --> 00:42:47.079
<v Speaker 2>see it. Come in, Dave, you can't make any more

974
00:42:47.079 --> 00:42:49.000
<v Speaker 2>money than you're making now you're living.

975
00:42:49.480 --> 00:42:53.320
<v Speaker 6>How much money? What are we talking about? I'll buy

976
00:42:53.360 --> 00:42:55.400
<v Speaker 6>you lunch, Okay, I'll bout you lunch a gift card.

977
00:42:55.440 --> 00:43:02.400
<v Speaker 6>And again here we go with a call. Hello, you're

978
00:43:02.440 --> 00:43:03.239
<v Speaker 6>on the airline on the ball.

979
00:43:03.239 --> 00:43:06.480
<v Speaker 3>Who's this? Hey, Steve, this is done? How you guys

980
00:43:06.519 --> 00:43:08.320
<v Speaker 3>doing fine? We're doing fine?

981
00:43:08.360 --> 00:43:08.800
<v Speaker 2>How you doing?

982
00:43:08.840 --> 00:43:09.000
<v Speaker 16>Hey?

983
00:43:09.000 --> 00:43:09.159
<v Speaker 9>Man?

984
00:43:09.920 --> 00:43:12.119
<v Speaker 19>Well, first of all, I act the second what Nico

985
00:43:12.199 --> 00:43:13.280
<v Speaker 19>said about Dave.

986
00:43:13.800 --> 00:43:16.639
<v Speaker 3>You know, Dave, this is your last day.

987
00:43:17.559 --> 00:43:22.000
<v Speaker 19>No, but you got to know your worth, Dave, You're

988
00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:28.079
<v Speaker 19>worth a lot, thank you. But hey, I agree about this.

989
00:43:28.559 --> 00:43:31.480
<v Speaker 19>I agree about this team and the lack.

990
00:43:31.280 --> 00:43:32.360
<v Speaker 3>Of killer instinct.

991
00:43:32.519 --> 00:43:32.719
<v Speaker 13>You know.

992
00:43:32.800 --> 00:43:37.760
<v Speaker 19>It's yeah, it's still so frustrated. The other night, I

993
00:43:37.840 --> 00:43:41.719
<v Speaker 19>stayed up till there was about it was like seven

994
00:43:41.800 --> 00:43:44.039
<v Speaker 19>minutes left in it, and the lead was down to

995
00:43:44.119 --> 00:43:47.840
<v Speaker 19>like fifteen, and I just couldn't stay up any longer.

996
00:43:47.840 --> 00:43:50.840
<v Speaker 19>And I said, you know what, I'm just gonna I'll

997
00:43:50.840 --> 00:43:53.599
<v Speaker 19>just wait till the morning and find the score. And

998
00:43:53.639 --> 00:43:54.719
<v Speaker 19>then I didn't want to look.

999
00:43:55.719 --> 00:43:58.760
<v Speaker 2>Right, Well, I'm glad you looked, because you saw what happened.

1000
00:43:59.679 --> 00:44:01.920
<v Speaker 19>I did, and I and I and I saw it

1001
00:44:02.000 --> 00:44:05.920
<v Speaker 19>and go wow, you know. And then one of the

1002
00:44:05.960 --> 00:44:08.199
<v Speaker 19>podcasters put on there and they said, hey, you know,

1003
00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:12.800
<v Speaker 19>that's an eleven point win against a good Baylor team,

1004
00:44:13.159 --> 00:44:16.039
<v Speaker 19>And I'm going, you know what, but that was a

1005
00:44:16.119 --> 00:44:20.760
<v Speaker 19>twenty point win that you let get away to an

1006
00:44:20.800 --> 00:44:28.280
<v Speaker 19>eleven point win, and it's just like they you know,

1007
00:44:28.440 --> 00:44:35.119
<v Speaker 19>we'll have a misshot six shot and then and then

1008
00:44:35.159 --> 00:44:38.159
<v Speaker 19>we'll take a bad quick three point shot and then

1009
00:44:38.199 --> 00:44:40.239
<v Speaker 19>give up another shot, and then and then it's like

1010
00:44:40.599 --> 00:44:42.760
<v Speaker 19>and then then they're out the gate because they believe

1011
00:44:42.800 --> 00:44:44.119
<v Speaker 19>they can get back in the games.

1012
00:44:45.199 --> 00:44:46.679
<v Speaker 3>And everybody knows.

1013
00:44:46.440 --> 00:44:49.320
<v Speaker 19>That going in and and the thing is, it's like

1014
00:44:49.440 --> 00:44:52.960
<v Speaker 19>last year's football team. After we played those two close

1015
00:44:53.000 --> 00:44:55.719
<v Speaker 19>games with USC and Washington, everybody's like, you know what,

1016
00:44:56.559 --> 00:44:59.760
<v Speaker 19>they could beat everybody else on the schedule, but how

1017
00:44:59.840 --> 00:45:02.280
<v Speaker 19>many any of us really believed it. We wanted it,

1018
00:45:03.239 --> 00:45:05.440
<v Speaker 19>But you know when you saw these other teams and

1019
00:45:05.440 --> 00:45:07.920
<v Speaker 19>you know, UCLA came and everything else, they're like, yeah,

1020
00:45:08.239 --> 00:45:10.159
<v Speaker 19>they can beat them, they can beat them. I mean

1021
00:45:10.199 --> 00:45:12.719
<v Speaker 19>they beat them really good. But we didn't know what

1022
00:45:12.800 --> 00:45:14.639
<v Speaker 19>they were until they were what they were.

1023
00:45:14.679 --> 00:45:16.119
<v Speaker 3>So don this is my issue with it. And I

1024
00:45:16.119 --> 00:45:17.119
<v Speaker 3>don't know what the guys.

1025
00:45:17.320 --> 00:45:20.159
<v Speaker 2>If you have this tendency in you already, it's gonna

1026
00:45:20.159 --> 00:45:22.159
<v Speaker 2>bite you at some point again down the road, because

1027
00:45:22.159 --> 00:45:22.960
<v Speaker 2>that's just who you are.

1028
00:45:23.119 --> 00:45:25.480
<v Speaker 3>I remember we talked about with Ben and Memphis doing

1029
00:45:25.519 --> 00:45:25.960
<v Speaker 3>what they did.

1030
00:45:26.239 --> 00:45:28.519
<v Speaker 2>They couldn't hit free throws, during that time, and they

1031
00:45:28.559 --> 00:45:30.920
<v Speaker 2>could have won the national title had they hit free

1032
00:45:30.960 --> 00:45:32.880
<v Speaker 2>throws and they said, oh no, we'll take care of it,

1033
00:45:32.920 --> 00:45:33.559
<v Speaker 2>we'll take care of it.

1034
00:45:33.599 --> 00:45:34.679
<v Speaker 3>They never took care of it.

1035
00:45:35.400 --> 00:45:35.800
<v Speaker 5>This thing.

1036
00:45:35.800 --> 00:45:37.159
<v Speaker 2>They say, oh we'll take care of it, will take

1037
00:45:37.159 --> 00:45:39.360
<v Speaker 2>care of it. There's a good chance they won't take

1038
00:45:39.400 --> 00:45:39.880
<v Speaker 2>care of it.

1039
00:45:41.199 --> 00:45:44.280
<v Speaker 19>I agree, I mean, the the only the difference now

1040
00:45:44.320 --> 00:45:47.239
<v Speaker 19>it was with Baylor. We had that big lead, they

1041
00:45:47.239 --> 00:45:49.519
<v Speaker 19>had it almost they had it up to twenty nine

1042
00:45:49.559 --> 00:45:51.199
<v Speaker 19>at one point. Of course, that's going to be a

1043
00:45:51.199 --> 00:45:53.559
<v Speaker 19>short period of time because I don't even remember when

1044
00:45:53.559 --> 00:45:56.639
<v Speaker 19>it was twenty nine, but because well, it couldn't have

1045
00:45:56.639 --> 00:45:59.559
<v Speaker 19>been there for very long. But you know, you build

1046
00:45:59.559 --> 00:46:03.639
<v Speaker 19>a bigger cushion that gives you, you know. But it's like, dude,

1047
00:46:04.519 --> 00:46:08.559
<v Speaker 19>don't sit on the cushion. They're gonna pull it out

1048
00:46:08.559 --> 00:46:10.239
<v Speaker 19>from under you. And when are they going to lose

1049
00:46:10.239 --> 00:46:11.800
<v Speaker 19>it at the worst possible time.

1050
00:46:11.840 --> 00:46:12.159
<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

1051
00:46:12.239 --> 00:46:14.199
<v Speaker 2>You're right, and it's in two months. Don We got

1052
00:46:14.199 --> 00:46:15.679
<v Speaker 2>to go get another call. Thanks for calling.

1053
00:46:16.719 --> 00:46:19.079
<v Speaker 3>Take care guys, Thank you. Hello, you're on the air

1054
00:46:19.199 --> 00:46:19.679
<v Speaker 3>nine the ball.

1055
00:46:19.679 --> 00:46:21.239
<v Speaker 5>Who's this?

1056
00:46:21.239 --> 00:46:23.760
<v Speaker 3>This is Connie, Connie, what's going on?

1057
00:46:23.800 --> 00:46:29.480
<v Speaker 23>What's the word Hey, listen, I know coaches coming up

1058
00:46:29.519 --> 00:46:31.119
<v Speaker 23>at a conference tonight and say, you're gonna asked a

1059
00:46:31.119 --> 00:46:35.159
<v Speaker 23>couple of questions, a couple of things. I mean, you know,

1060
00:46:35.199 --> 00:46:39.000
<v Speaker 23>we get these really nice leads and we just can't close.

1061
00:46:39.679 --> 00:46:43.079
<v Speaker 23>And I just I don't know why that is. I'm

1062
00:46:43.079 --> 00:46:45.519
<v Speaker 23>sure there's a lot of variables. And the other thing

1063
00:46:45.679 --> 00:46:49.519
<v Speaker 23>is to I don't know what the team's average free

1064
00:46:49.559 --> 00:46:52.519
<v Speaker 23>throw percentage is. But like John Wooden said, you live

1065
00:46:52.719 --> 00:46:55.679
<v Speaker 23>and you die at the line, okay, And that's that's

1066
00:46:55.679 --> 00:46:56.679
<v Speaker 23>like the other thing too.

1067
00:46:56.719 --> 00:46:59.840
<v Speaker 17>I mean, we I know it's gonna it's gonna become far.

1068
00:46:59.719 --> 00:47:03.880
<v Speaker 23>More imperative as we you know, near tournament time that

1069
00:47:04.000 --> 00:47:04.559
<v Speaker 23>we hit.

1070
00:47:06.119 --> 00:47:06.960
<v Speaker 5>Our free throws.

1071
00:47:07.039 --> 00:47:12.079
<v Speaker 23>And then lastly, Caleb is he's a crap shoot, you know,

1072
00:47:12.440 --> 00:47:14.880
<v Speaker 23>h every night, so you get a distros. So the

1073
00:47:14.920 --> 00:47:18.280
<v Speaker 23>other thing I think that needs to happen when he's

1074
00:47:18.320 --> 00:47:22.880
<v Speaker 23>not hidden, he's got to be either creating, you know,

1075
00:47:22.960 --> 00:47:25.360
<v Speaker 23>making assist he's got to be he's got to be

1076
00:47:25.400 --> 00:47:29.119
<v Speaker 23>doing other things to compensate for him not having the touch.

1077
00:47:29.679 --> 00:47:30.480
<v Speaker 5>That's what I've gotten.

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00:47:30.519 --> 00:47:34.000
<v Speaker 17>I'll just take care of you appreciate it.

1079
00:47:34.079 --> 00:47:35.320
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thank you, thanks for listening.

1080
00:47:35.840 --> 00:47:38.599
<v Speaker 2>Troy you'd be good to talk about this because does

1081
00:47:38.639 --> 00:47:40.119
<v Speaker 2>he have the other stuff in him?

1082
00:47:40.639 --> 00:47:42.440
<v Speaker 8>No, No, I don't. I don't think he is. I

1083
00:47:42.480 --> 00:47:44.440
<v Speaker 8>think he is a shooter. He is a score and

1084
00:47:44.480 --> 00:47:46.559
<v Speaker 8>he knows that. And you know, if he if he's

1085
00:47:46.639 --> 00:47:49.480
<v Speaker 8>hitting the shots, the rest of his game starts flowing.

1086
00:47:49.480 --> 00:47:52.360
<v Speaker 8>He gets the rebounds, he gets this defense that's not there.

1087
00:47:52.679 --> 00:47:54.320
<v Speaker 5>Well, defensively, I'll give him this.

1088
00:47:54.360 --> 00:47:57.400
<v Speaker 8>I think somebody brought this up on your show the

1089
00:47:57.440 --> 00:48:00.000
<v Speaker 8>other day was that he played a little bit of defense.

1090
00:48:00.239 --> 00:48:03.280
<v Speaker 8>They're down the stretch of that Baylor game. You need

1091
00:48:03.320 --> 00:48:05.199
<v Speaker 8>them to do the other things. But I think right

1092
00:48:05.239 --> 00:48:07.519
<v Speaker 8>now you have a team everybody's worried about, why aren't

1093
00:48:07.519 --> 00:48:09.960
<v Speaker 8>they closing? Why aren't they're closing? They kind of did

1094
00:48:09.960 --> 00:48:12.079
<v Speaker 8>close out that Baylor game better than they closed out

1095
00:48:12.079 --> 00:48:15.440
<v Speaker 8>previous games. You're seeing a team grow from a below

1096
00:48:15.480 --> 00:48:17.639
<v Speaker 8>five hundred team that the pieces did not match. We

1097
00:48:17.679 --> 00:48:21.320
<v Speaker 8>all said these pieces did not match. This isn't gonna work.

1098
00:48:21.719 --> 00:48:22.639
<v Speaker 8>They're figuring it out.

1099
00:48:22.679 --> 00:48:22.800
<v Speaker 16>Now.

1100
00:48:22.800 --> 00:48:25.920
<v Speaker 8>Will they figure out to the level that they're rinked preseason?

1101
00:48:26.599 --> 00:48:29.480
<v Speaker 8>Maybe probably not, but they're slowly figuring it out.

1102
00:48:29.519 --> 00:48:31.000
<v Speaker 2>So let me throw this at you because you see

1103
00:48:31.000 --> 00:48:33.320
<v Speaker 2>to talk about the pieces. We know that the starters

1104
00:48:33.360 --> 00:48:36.800
<v Speaker 2>aren't really the starters, right, but we have and we've

1105
00:48:36.800 --> 00:48:41.239
<v Speaker 2>seen VSR and kJ and those guys do really well.

1106
00:48:42.880 --> 00:48:43.880
<v Speaker 3>Was that the reason why?

1107
00:48:44.079 --> 00:48:45.800
<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's kind of you can kind of point

1108
00:48:45.800 --> 00:48:47.280
<v Speaker 2>to that, but I don't think that's the reason why

1109
00:48:47.360 --> 00:48:48.519
<v Speaker 2>they're doing what they're doing.

1110
00:48:49.159 --> 00:48:51.199
<v Speaker 6>No, go ahead, I was gonna say it doesn't hurt.

1111
00:48:51.239 --> 00:48:53.639
<v Speaker 6>I mean, I think things changed when that lineup switched.

1112
00:48:53.639 --> 00:48:59.119
<v Speaker 6>Su brought something off the bench that wasn't coming before.

1113
00:48:59.239 --> 00:49:01.480
<v Speaker 6>So it's been a big part of it, I think.

1114
00:49:01.360 --> 00:49:04.000
<v Speaker 8>So far, I think you have players that shift, that

1115
00:49:04.679 --> 00:49:07.800
<v Speaker 8>put their egos aside and for the betterment of the team.

1116
00:49:07.840 --> 00:49:13.280
<v Speaker 8>In terms of which guys, kJ lewis becoming from a

1117
00:49:13.280 --> 00:49:15.400
<v Speaker 8>starter to a bench player, right, there's a lot of

1118
00:49:15.480 --> 00:49:17.920
<v Speaker 8>ego going to the bench. It's like, I don't want

1119
00:49:17.960 --> 00:49:20.320
<v Speaker 8>to do that. I'm a starter. I'm just starting. Well, hey,

1120
00:49:20.440 --> 00:49:22.480
<v Speaker 8>you're getting starters minutes. It's fine.

1121
00:49:22.519 --> 00:49:22.760
<v Speaker 5>Cool.

1122
00:49:23.039 --> 00:49:25.400
<v Speaker 8>His numbers have increased by it like two points per game.

1123
00:49:25.760 --> 00:49:28.800
<v Speaker 8>He's shooting over sixty percent during the seven game winning streak.

1124
00:49:29.119 --> 00:49:31.280
<v Speaker 8>He's put his ego aside for the betterment of the team.

1125
00:49:31.320 --> 00:49:33.239
<v Speaker 8>But also I want to focus on the number. One

1126
00:49:33.320 --> 00:49:36.039
<v Speaker 8>hundred and thirty nine. That's how many assists they've gotten

1127
00:49:36.079 --> 00:49:38.519
<v Speaker 8>in the last seven games, and the first nine games

1128
00:49:38.519 --> 00:49:40.599
<v Speaker 8>they had one hundred and thirty nine. But they're only

1129
00:49:40.639 --> 00:49:44.320
<v Speaker 8>averaging fifteen assists per game. Now they're averaging close to twenty.

1130
00:49:44.400 --> 00:49:46.519
<v Speaker 8>And when you look at Tommy Lloyd's teams, it's all

1131
00:49:46.519 --> 00:49:49.519
<v Speaker 8>about assistant turn overaging and they're starting to play like

1132
00:49:49.519 --> 00:49:51.639
<v Speaker 8>a team and you're set more again.

1133
00:49:51.679 --> 00:49:53.480
<v Speaker 2>And I'm sorry to poopoo this. They haven't to me,

1134
00:49:53.559 --> 00:49:55.840
<v Speaker 2>they haven't played the teams that they need to beat. No,

1135
00:49:55.880 --> 00:49:58.920
<v Speaker 2>I agree, you know they're playing the And then Brian

1136
00:49:58.960 --> 00:50:02.280
<v Speaker 2>Peterson had that stat before the last game they paid

1137
00:50:02.320 --> 00:50:06.880
<v Speaker 2>the easiest schedule in the Big Twelve to this point,

1138
00:50:06.280 --> 00:50:08.800
<v Speaker 2>But what is that though, I.

1139
00:50:08.719 --> 00:50:10.039
<v Speaker 3>Mean, it's exactly what you saw.

1140
00:50:11.320 --> 00:50:12.880
<v Speaker 2>No, No, of course it's a good schedule, but it's

1141
00:50:12.920 --> 00:50:16.400
<v Speaker 2>the easiest group of four or five and you won

1142
00:50:16.480 --> 00:50:18.079
<v Speaker 2>four or five. You did exactly what you should have

1143
00:50:18.079 --> 00:50:21.119
<v Speaker 2>been doing. And to that point, hey, I didn't think

1144
00:50:21.119 --> 00:50:23.400
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna beat Cincinnati. I didn't think they're gonna beat

1145
00:50:23.400 --> 00:50:25.920
<v Speaker 2>West Virginia or at least sweep them, and they did that.

1146
00:50:26.119 --> 00:50:27.920
<v Speaker 2>Not that I'm the gauge of anything. But you know

1147
00:50:27.920 --> 00:50:29.480
<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, did you.

1148
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<v Speaker 5>I thought they would go at least one on one on.

1149
00:50:31.480 --> 00:50:32.639
<v Speaker 3>That drive right right?

1150
00:50:33.079 --> 00:50:34.480
<v Speaker 5>Yeah? It was good. It was a great performance.

1151
00:50:34.519 --> 00:50:34.719
<v Speaker 16>Yeah.

1152
00:50:34.760 --> 00:50:36.519
<v Speaker 3>So yay, they've already exceeded what we thought.

1153
00:50:36.679 --> 00:50:39.400
<v Speaker 2>Right so, and now you're telling me they'll give to

1154
00:50:39.440 --> 00:50:42.320
<v Speaker 2>sweep again, yeah, which which is fantastic?

1155
00:50:42.440 --> 00:50:42.639
<v Speaker 5>Is there?

1156
00:50:42.679 --> 00:50:43.360
<v Speaker 3>What five and l right?

1157
00:50:43.400 --> 00:50:43.559
<v Speaker 5>Now?

1158
00:50:43.840 --> 00:50:45.440
<v Speaker 3>Come back seven and zero before they paid?

1159
00:50:45.599 --> 00:50:45.760
<v Speaker 16>Uh?

1160
00:50:45.920 --> 00:50:48.239
<v Speaker 2>I always stay, which is which is going to be

1161
00:50:48.239 --> 00:50:51.199
<v Speaker 2>a huge test. And you you have them exactly where

1162
00:50:51.239 --> 00:50:54.400
<v Speaker 2>you want them in Michale and you know what you

1163
00:50:54.400 --> 00:50:54.719
<v Speaker 2>do now?

1164
00:50:54.719 --> 00:50:57.159
<v Speaker 8>And I think in conferences like this, you see the

1165
00:50:57.280 --> 00:51:01.320
<v Speaker 8>Dukes and Kansas's do this all the time, stockpile those wins.

1166
00:51:01.440 --> 00:51:03.960
<v Speaker 5>It seems you should be Yeah, because now you can.

1167
00:51:03.840 --> 00:51:06.119
<v Speaker 8>Afford to lose those close games down the stretch and

1168
00:51:06.199 --> 00:51:08.079
<v Speaker 8>still be able to win the conference title.

1169
00:51:08.199 --> 00:51:08.360
<v Speaker 9>Right.

1170
00:51:08.559 --> 00:51:11.840
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we'll see what happens. Yeah, I think we got

1171
00:51:11.880 --> 00:51:13.599
<v Speaker 2>to go already. Don't we maybe get about half a

1172
00:51:13.639 --> 00:51:16.320
<v Speaker 2>minute at the most? Okay, No, thanks guys for coming in.

1173
00:51:16.360 --> 00:51:17.599
<v Speaker 2>It It is good. There's a lot a lot of

1174
00:51:17.639 --> 00:51:19.880
<v Speaker 2>discussions about a lot of different things. Thank you, bet Helen,

1175
00:51:20.320 --> 00:51:25.599
<v Speaker 2>Thank you Jared Ramirez from Rivals. We'll see you guys tomorrow.
