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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they're likely going to be like are you good?

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<v Speaker 2>Or they're gonna say why do you say so?

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you why do you lead with that? So anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>we've talked a lot about last night's victory for the

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<v Speaker 2>vill and what I wanted to happen is exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>ended up happening. You know, they played a team that

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be honest with you, I can't I'm still surprised

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<v Speaker 2>that that team was there, but hey, props to them.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh they they pulled off a couple of upsets along

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<v Speaker 2>the way and they made it. It was interesting. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this this Louisville team, the Ville, they they

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<v Speaker 2>certainly struggle with with defense at times. And it's not

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<v Speaker 2>because of I just don't think they have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of structure defensively to where you know, they'll get up

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<v Speaker 2>in you, and they've got some you know, some physical

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<v Speaker 2>presence around the rim Non who's always been a really

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<v Speaker 2>smart defender, good shot blocker. You know, obviously Russ can

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<v Speaker 2>can really get in you. Same thing with Chris Jones.

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<v Speaker 2>But it seems like once that breaks down with if

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<v Speaker 2>those guards are taking risks out there, which hey, I

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<v Speaker 2>think the risk usually is worth a reward with those

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<v Speaker 2>two guys as you're on ball defenders kind of setting

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<v Speaker 2>the tone defensively for you. But you know, once they

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<v Speaker 2>if they do get broke down and somebody gets past them,

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<v Speaker 2>like that's when things kind of fall apart. But you know, offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>like he let's not make it complicated. Here's here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>From an offensive standpoint. If they run sets and get

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<v Speaker 2>good looks, they could win this whole thing. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>not to say that they if they play well, they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to beat everybody, but like they have talent and ability.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they've got a lot of tools within this roster.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I was worried about three point shooting after

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<v Speaker 2>the first two games, but not because I felt like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they got a bunch of dudes who just

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<v Speaker 2>simply can't shoot. But you know, David Johnson's a good

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<v Speaker 2>enough shooter. I mean, Peyton knocked down a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>big ones last night. Chris Dow shout out Chris dal

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<v Speaker 2>By the way love Chris Dow's story a Louisville kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Who I mean, I say, Katy's a grown man now,

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<v Speaker 2>but he went to Eastern High School, had a phenomenal

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<v Speaker 2>high school career, went to play for Scotty Davenport at

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<v Speaker 2>Bellerman relatively early in Scotty's time at Bellerman, and had

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<v Speaker 2>a phenomenal career when they were Division two. Has had

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<v Speaker 2>a great run as a pro, played most recently in Italy.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a good guy who comes from a great family

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<v Speaker 2>here in town. I know a lot of people that

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<v Speaker 2>are related to Chris in some way. I don't mean

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<v Speaker 2>I know them personally or know them well, but just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I know he's got some cousins and some

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<v Speaker 2>uncles out there that are, you know, well known in

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<v Speaker 2>the community. And he's just a good dude. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so happy that he's able to be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>this event for the second straight year, because again, he's

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<v Speaker 2>done enough in his time as a player. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he could stop playing the game now and know that

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<v Speaker 2>he had a hell of a career and a hell

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<v Speaker 2>of a run and a lot to be proud of.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, he never played for U of L.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I'm sure growing up here in this city,

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<v Speaker 2>especially the connections that he has to people that have

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<v Speaker 2>been around you. I'm sure he wanted to do that,

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<v Speaker 2>not to say he's not content, but like being able

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<v Speaker 2>to play in front in Freedom Hall, the arena. He

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<v Speaker 2>watched these you know, Louisville playing as he was growing

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<v Speaker 2>up and to hear that crowd, and man, he's made

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<v Speaker 2>an impact. He was so uh he was such I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>such a spark plug off the bench last night when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to knocking down some threes, hitting a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of tough buckets and really just being a being a

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<v Speaker 2>bully defensively. So I didn't mean to get sidetracked in

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<v Speaker 2>what I was talking about, but shout out to Chris Dawe. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a great guy. And I know this is probably

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<v Speaker 2>because again I think for a lot of these guy,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Chris, you throw Chris dow in the conversation

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<v Speaker 2>as well as far as these guys who are just

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<v Speaker 2>experiencing something that they thought they'd never get back. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is not the same thing as playing in front

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<v Speaker 2>of twenty two thousand at the Young Center. I know

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<v Speaker 2>that everybody knows that, but you're playing in front of

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<v Speaker 2>a passionate group of fans and let's be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're somebody that's made it a point to go

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<v Speaker 2>to all these games and you're one of the however

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<v Speaker 2>many thousands that have been there, I don't even care

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<v Speaker 2>or know what the attendants has been. You're probably somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who consider Louisville basketball or Louisville athletics part of your religion,

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<v Speaker 2>not to you know, mock religion, but like it's just

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<v Speaker 2>part of life, man, It's our lifestyle. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a better way to describe it. So you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a there's And again, if it becomes a norm, then

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that that that feel will wear off a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know, maybe it won't because for the

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<v Speaker 2>most part, like I'm sure Shane Behannon specifically never thought

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<v Speaker 2>he would have a moment. I'm quite sure Shane thought this,

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<v Speaker 2>he'd never have a moment. Or he is representing Louisville basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>representing the city of Louisville, and he's playing in front

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<v Speaker 2>of thousands of fans who really really love what he

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<v Speaker 2>gave through the program and want to see this team

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<v Speaker 2>keep winning. Like when you have something that you know

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<v Speaker 2>was great, you thought you'd never get it back and

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<v Speaker 2>you realize, man, hey, I gotta I gotta just live

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<v Speaker 2>with the facts that you know, I'm never gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>that again. I could play the game for ten years

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<v Speaker 2>and never have that meaning, that kind of energy, that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of love from fans, and to hear those cheers

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<v Speaker 2>and that that, you know, it just is something that

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<v Speaker 2>you cherish and you know is in the rear view. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>now you have something that's not exactly that, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>close enough to where like it's got to be you

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<v Speaker 2>for it for some of these guys. So I've mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>that mostly just referencing former Louisville players. Chris Dowe is

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who didn't play at u of L, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he still had a great career as a

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<v Speaker 2>great player. And now he's you know, he's one of us,

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<v Speaker 2>Like we've adopted Chris Dow and Nick Mayo, like they're

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<v Speaker 2>a part of our Louisville basketball family now, like it

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<v Speaker 2>or not. So again, he's somebody who also knocked down

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<v Speaker 2>some threes last night. So again, they've got guys that

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<v Speaker 2>can knock down shots if they get good looks. And

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<v Speaker 2>at times you still see guys not taking good looks, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But man, there was clearly an attention to detail on

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive end last night, and they were running sets.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, David Johnson, he's got a lot of tools

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<v Speaker 2>in his bag and you know, let him create make plays.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, also Peyton Siva, I don't even know

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<v Speaker 2>what the box score show. Peyton's a guy that Peyton

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<v Speaker 2>and Nanu and I think if I go, if I

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<v Speaker 2>pull up the numbers here, I wouldn't be shocked if

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<v Speaker 2>I see that they both had good nights from a

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<v Speaker 2>statistic standpoint. But even if they didn't, they make an

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<v Speaker 2>impact in a way that you know, the box score

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't show. And that's such a corny cliche that oftentimes

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<v Speaker 2>is used. But you know a lot of cliches are

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<v Speaker 2>cliches for a reason because they are chrue. Like Peyton

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<v Speaker 2>last night, you know, just six points to assist, but man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a quarterback out there, he's sett in the tone,

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<v Speaker 2>he's actually getting them in to some organized situations offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>and that that that helped, but it really balanced the attack

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<v Speaker 2>last night. You had Russ and DJ with fifteen, apiece,

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<v Speaker 2>Tres with eleven, and then how about how about a

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<v Speaker 2>man Chris Jones seventeen minutes at eleven points, knockdown three

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<v Speaker 2>of his four to three point attempts, including the one

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<v Speaker 2>that ended the game. So you know, I still worry

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit about matching up with this Law Familia

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<v Speaker 2>team because man, they're loaded and they're good. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have home court advantage. I believe, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is I mean every player from the Louisville side of

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<v Speaker 2>it and every player from the UK side of it,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't know how many wins each of them, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe. You know, DJ was a part of a

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville win for Louisville in the rivalry game. Chris Jones

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<v Speaker 2>was not, Tres was, Peyton was, Russ was, so like,

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<v Speaker 2>they've beat Kentucky, but they also lost to him. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I would be willing to bet that there's not a

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<v Speaker 2>guy on the Louisville on the Louisville roster that has

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<v Speaker 2>a winning record against against Kentucky just because like they've

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<v Speaker 2>won a lot more than they've lost against us. That's just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's the reality of it. I hope it changes.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, there were times where Louisville had really

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<v Speaker 2>good teams and you felt like, hey, you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>should win this year. They're not as good. But then

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<v Speaker 2>there was times where Louiville had really of teams and

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<v Speaker 2>you knew that if both teams play to their full potential,

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<v Speaker 2>you're probably still gonna lose. Because that's the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>teams Cali Parry assembled in that timeline, in that era,

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<v Speaker 2>And some of those guys I'm referencing that played for

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<v Speaker 2>Calipari during that time are now playing for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for this team, so you know, I I'm not sure. Actually,

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<v Speaker 2>I bet there's already a spread. I'm sure you haven't

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<v Speaker 2>watched much of either team, John, but uh, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>guess that the I'm gonna guess that Kentucky will be

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<v Speaker 2>the Law Familia team will be a slight favorite.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm thinking Kentucky minus two and a half men. That

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<v Speaker 3>may even be it may even be closer than that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see what we got here, all right? Uh, three

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<v Speaker 2>and a half Kentucky three and a half favorites here,

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<v Speaker 2>which isn't isn't a huge surprise. But all of these games,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it is it is tricky to to handicap

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<v Speaker 2>this meaning, like I really don't even know how you

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<v Speaker 2>would mean if you mean if you watched it closely,

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<v Speaker 2>which clearly every sports book has somebody that is tracking

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of stuff. They're not just you know, throwing

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<v Speaker 2>a number out there to see just to just to

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<v Speaker 2>and the Ville like, there's feelings and still emotion and

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<v Speaker 2>energy that'll never go away because you were literally a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the rivalry. And even if you are Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>were only there what two years, and I know they didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't lose to them Bledsoe only there one year,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't lose Cistina. Cistina might have been on the team

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<v Speaker 2>that lost to Louisville in the COVID year. I could

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<v Speaker 2>be wrong on that, but when Mac won, that could

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<v Speaker 2>have been. That could have been the year that Cistina

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't play. James Young was only there one year,

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<v Speaker 2>these guys still know it's the rival, even if they

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<v Speaker 2>they they're they're probably not, like put it, let's put

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<v Speaker 2>the minds of guys like Russ and Peyton. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Peyton beat him the last time he played him and

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<v Speaker 2>to them in a game that like he played well

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<v Speaker 2>and dunked on Julius Randall but he also missed a

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<v Speaker 2>end of that game. And that's still to this day,

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<v Speaker 2>that is the most painful loss I've ever experienced as

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<v Speaker 2>a Louisville fan. I mean it, it was hard. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure there's some vengeance on the mind. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>Tres Tres was on that team too, that lost in

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<v Speaker 2>the Sweet sixteen. Tres was also on the team the

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<v Speaker 2>following year that was really good. In fact, that year

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<v Speaker 2>when they played Louisville and Kentucky played in the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen to fifteen season. I could be wrong. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>look it up here. I think that was the highest

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<v Speaker 2>ranked that we've ever seen both teams when they've played

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<v Speaker 2>each other, because that game took place in twenty fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>to fifteen. It was at the Young Center and uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd have to I think I'd have to pull up

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<v Speaker 2>the uh yeah. So they played each other in December

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fourteen and Kentucky was number one, Louisville was number four,

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<v Speaker 2>and Kentucky that year, if you remember, went all the way.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the twenty fourteen to fifteen team that went

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<v Speaker 2>to the National or to the final four and lost

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<v Speaker 2>to Wisconsin, Right, wasn't that? Yeah? That was fifteen. Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>lost in the Elite eight to Michigan State with some

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<v Speaker 2>mango Matthew miss free throws. So you know, there's hatred there.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure now that they're growing up, they've probably

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<v Speaker 2>played against each other in the pros rather it be

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA or elsewhere. But man, when they line up

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<v Speaker 2>on Monday, I mean, there's gonna be like there. There's

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<v Speaker 2>still a rivalry element in a major way. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of like knowing that these guys feel like

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<v Speaker 2>they need to get one over this Kentucky crew because

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<v Speaker 2>they felt as if that's the worst part about the

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<v Speaker 2>Caliperry era now that I'm thinking about it. Here we

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<v Speaker 2>are reliving, sort of referencing the best era of Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>basketball in my lifetime. I mean from two thousand and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean two thousand and eight, two thousand and nine

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<v Speaker 2>was great. To Elite eights. In twenty ten down year

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<v Speaker 2>for sure. Twenty eleven goodyear, but you got upset by

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<v Speaker 2>Morehead twelve Final four, thirteen National Title, fourteen, Sweet sixteen,

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen Elite eight, like that's a hell of a run,

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<v Speaker 2>best run in my lifetime. And yet you still only

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<v Speaker 2>beat Kentucky one time in that stretch and they ended

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<v Speaker 2>your season twice. So, you know, Louisville should feel real.

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<v Speaker 2>But usually when you feel like you were at your top,

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<v Speaker 2>you were doing really well. Again, Louisville won the most

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<v Speaker 2>recent national championship. You want to be able to say

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<v Speaker 2>that you were really sticking it to your rival, But

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville wasn't, you know, And that just that's unfortunately, doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>change how I view those guys in that great run

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<v Speaker 2>that I just referenced. But I'm hopeful that they've got

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<v Speaker 2>some real, uh you know, built up energy to go

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<v Speaker 2>out and give the fans and themselves a victory over Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>That isn't the same thing as, you know, beating them

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<v Speaker 2>in the tournament like they did you or knocking them

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<v Speaker 2>off in December with a packed house at RUP or

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<v Speaker 2>at the Young but it's something. It's something, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>hopeful that that's what ends up happening all right, real

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<v Speaker 2>quick before we get to our first time out here

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<v Speaker 2>in the four o'clock hour, I think Alex Saar is

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<v Speaker 2>a very lucky young man. And when I say Alex Saar,

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<v Speaker 2>I know some people know. I mean a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people probably know who I'm talking about, but like maybe not.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a guy who went number two in the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA draft, and you know with that, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of high expectations nineteen year old kids seven foot tall.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's a guy that if you're taking in

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<v Speaker 2>the second pick, with the second pick in the draft,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you are somebody that a franchise views is

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<v Speaker 2>a potential franchise player that they give a max contract to,

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<v Speaker 2>then they give the super max contract, true to like that,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's the expectation when you have a top two pick.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think because of a lot of things going

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<v Speaker 2>on in the world, including it in basketball, it just

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<v Speaker 2>completely got like ignored that he was awful, awful in

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<v Speaker 2>the summer league. He played I don't know how many games,

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<v Speaker 2>but here's his total stats, John nine of forty seven

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<v Speaker 2>from the field. And then there's the metric that is

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<v Speaker 2>the per mark, like three point eight per and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe we can nerd out and and and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>look at exactly what that all can. But it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>an analytic or it's a It's a stat based off

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<v Speaker 2>analytics that really kind of tells you how efficient you

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<v Speaker 2>are when you're on the floor, right are you? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not plus minus, but it's probably somewhere in that

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<v Speaker 2>same in that same space. But that his PERR was

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<v Speaker 2>the worst of any first rounder in Summer league history

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<v Speaker 2>that played the amount of minutes that he played. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>when I say he's lucky, I mean like there's not

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<v Speaker 2>as much coverage as there would typically be for that.

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<v Speaker 2>Therefore he's probably not you know, I mean if I

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<v Speaker 2>I would still feel bad about, like, Man, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>do well. I would be second guessing myself. I would

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<v Speaker 2>be questioning my ability. But if you had to turn

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<v Speaker 2>on ESPN and hears Steven A. Smith yapping about you

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<v Speaker 2>being a bomb, that would make it even worse, right,

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<v Speaker 2>especially if you're a young kid. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like this just got swept under the

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<v Speaker 2>rug to where you know, he's probably not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be hearing about it as much as you typically would.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Yeah, he shot nineteen percent from the floor

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the event.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm curious if he were to have played a year

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<v Speaker 3>in if that would have helped him, or if that

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<v Speaker 3>would have exposed him more, and maybe he wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 3>gotten drafted at all, because why are NBA teams taking

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<v Speaker 3>chances on these guys if they really don't know what

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<v Speaker 3>they're getting. It seems like, yeah, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Would say this. I think it's still a small enough

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<v Speaker 2>sample size to where we don't know for sure, but

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<v Speaker 2>I you know, if I'm being real, I would say

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<v Speaker 2>that this would if he played in college. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>in two years, he would be somebody that they're still

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<v Speaker 2>talking about upside and potential, but nobody would be willing

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<v Speaker 2>to risk a big investment, like a first round pick

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<v Speaker 2>on him. Maybe we're way wrong, Like maybe he ends

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<v Speaker 2>up being an All first team rookie because the summer

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<v Speaker 2>league is so misleading for guys who play really well

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<v Speaker 2>and guys who are bums. There's there's a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>evidence that shows that. But you know, like, to me,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a seven footer that has some skill for a

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<v Speaker 2>seven footer that can occasionally knock down the shot. But

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what is like, what is there's so many

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<v Speaker 2>dudes that get drafted off potential and potential, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>can be untapped for years and then it really really

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<v Speaker 2>explodes and you become the guy everybody thought you could be.

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<v Speaker 2>But he My guess is that Alex Sar ends up

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<v Speaker 2>being one of many that had appealing size, athleticism, upside

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<v Speaker 2>things that you know, you all that you chalk up

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to determining potential, But like, what's his weapon?

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<v Speaker 2>What is he doing that makes him a guy like

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like you got to have one thing that

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<v Speaker 2>room guy, good good physical presence, good size, right like

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<v Speaker 2>things like that, like you know, and maybe he finds

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<v Speaker 2>that and he becomes a role player and plays, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that role, a minor role for a team forever. But like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it looked bad and I think and by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>two things Bronnie being the guy who got all the

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<v Speaker 2>attention helped Sar. But let's be honest, Bronnie was better.

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<v Speaker 2>Bronnie was a better summer league player than this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>And it really wasn't close because Bronnie, you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>actually started playing pretty well late for you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>second round. All right, we're out of time here. I've

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<v Speaker 2>so this text says, Nick, I'm totally with you. I

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<v Speaker 2>think this team for Jeff Brown will be even better

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<v Speaker 2>than last year's team. But as you've said and others

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<v Speaker 2>as good. Nobody seems to be talking about how the

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<v Speaker 2>portal makes it impossible to really know what anybody has. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I remember last year that was a big talking point

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<v Speaker 2>really with both basketball and football. As far as when

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<v Speaker 2>really loading, you could feel good, you could be I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>who has that resume, and feel as if you've got pieces.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, it is it is a big question mark

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<v Speaker 2>as far as how it all comes together, how it works,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, there are some teams out there in

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<v Speaker 2>both sports actually that the portal looked like it was

416
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<v Speaker 2>going to be great to them, and it really wasn't.

417
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<v Speaker 2>You know, Louisville last year, you know, let's be honest,

418
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<v Speaker 2>they probably were a ten win team for a variety

419
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<v Speaker 2>of reasons, one being the schedule was you know, fairly manageable.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't they avoided you know, some some of the

421
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<v Speaker 2>elite teams that well, and there really weren't elite teams

422
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<v Speaker 2>in the ACC last year, to be honest with you,

423
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<v Speaker 2>I think Louisville, you know, there's nobody in the ACC

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<v Speaker 2>that they avoided that you feel like if they had

425
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<v Speaker 2>a played, they'd have gotten mopped or something like that.

426
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously they could have lost it to anybody,

427
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<v Speaker 2>because they did lose to Pittsburgh, which means you can't

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<v Speaker 2>lose to anybody. So my point is this, like you know,

429
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<v Speaker 2>like last year, Louisville being able to go out and

430
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<v Speaker 2>reload in the portal like they did. I mean, it

431
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<v Speaker 2>made it to where in Jeff's first year they could

432
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<v Speaker 2>have a roster turnover of thirty players gone and go

433
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<v Speaker 2>out and be just fine. So and I do love

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<v Speaker 2>for those that weren't listening towards the end of the

435
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<v Speaker 2>show yesterday. I mean, Jeff really talked about wanting to

436
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<v Speaker 2>win now, and you know, in a previous world you can.

437
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, everybody wants to win at all times. You

438
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<v Speaker 2>never don't want to win, but they're used to. In

439
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<v Speaker 2>the previous world of college athletics, you would you were,

440
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<v Speaker 2>you were going to do whatever you were. You were

441
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<v Speaker 2>going to be a young team if that's the way

442
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<v Speaker 2>it played out, and you had no control because you

443
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<v Speaker 2>couldn't just go get veterans right like so, if you

444
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<v Speaker 2>had a big if you lost a bunch of guys

445
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<v Speaker 2>to graduation and some to the NFL that left early,

446
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<v Speaker 2>you know, you had your freshman class coming in. But

447
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<v Speaker 2>other than that, you needed the guys that were still

448
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<v Speaker 2>around that played. And then you know a lot that

449
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<v Speaker 2>didn't play the year before because they were behind on

450
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<v Speaker 2>the depth chart, like they weren't. If they weren't going

451
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<v Speaker 2>to be ready to go and produce, then you were

452
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<v Speaker 2>going to be able to say, well, this is a

453
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<v Speaker 2>rebuilding year, right, you know we're gonna be We're gonna

454
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<v Speaker 2>be competitive, but man, you know we're building something special,

455
00:23:06.359 --> 00:23:09.119
<v Speaker 2>like the the the era of patience is gone in

456
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<v Speaker 2>sports for fans, in college sports for fans, because the

457
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<v Speaker 2>portal gives you the ability to not be young. And

458
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<v Speaker 2>I mean Jeff said it yesterday in a different way

459
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<v Speaker 2>that actually, you know, he didn't reference young. He just

460
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<v Speaker 2>referenced like, we want to win now and and our

461
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<v Speaker 2>players understand. And you know he didn't he didn't go

462
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<v Speaker 2>deep into it as far as how he answered the

463
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<v Speaker 2>question at the podium. But what I gathered from it

464
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<v Speaker 2>was that we talk to our players at all times

465
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<v Speaker 2>about always wanting to win. Therefore, I think that's helped

466
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<v Speaker 2>when you go out and you add players at certain positions,

467
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<v Speaker 2>you know it's because we want to win. This guy's

468
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<v Speaker 2>gonna make us better. Doesn't mean you can't compete, doesn't

469
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<v Speaker 2>mean you won't be a part of this, doesn't mean

470
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<v Speaker 2>you're not going to get reps. But you know we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go just I think I think there's clearly a

472
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<v Speaker 2>mindset here that no matter what you do and what

473
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<v Speaker 2>you've produced and where you are on the depth chart,

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<v Speaker 2>if we got a chance to go get more players

475
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<v Speaker 2>that could make us some more talented team, we're gonna

476
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<v Speaker 2>go do that, regardless of feelings. And I think some

477
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<v Speaker 2>guys have understood that and they've they've you know, they've

478
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<v Speaker 2>adapted and you know, maybe put feelings aside and realized that, hey,

479
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<v Speaker 2>the better we are, the better it is for me,

480
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<v Speaker 2>even if my role is a little bit more minimal

481
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<v Speaker 2>than what I want. And then there's some guys who,

482
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<v Speaker 2>you know, see the writing on the wall and they leave.

483
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's that's what happens. And look more power

484
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<v Speaker 2>to them like that. I don't I don't knock them

485
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<v Speaker 2>for that. I think that's understandable. You only get a

486
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<v Speaker 2>certain amount of time to play college football, and if

487
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<v Speaker 2>you know that you're in a great spot, but you

488
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<v Speaker 2>got two guys ahead of you that might get more

489
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<v Speaker 2>reps than you, like, I would leave too, Like, I

490
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<v Speaker 2>mean I would. You got to look out for yourself.

491
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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I mean maybe, like you know, I think

492
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<v Speaker 2>to the point of this Texter, like yeah, like there's

493
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<v Speaker 2>probably some teams on the schedule that we're assuming are

494
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<v Speaker 2>going to be pretty good and challenging, and we could

495
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<v Speaker 2>be way off because maybe they didn't they didn't add

496
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<v Speaker 2>a huge impressive portal class, but man, they got guys

497
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<v Speaker 2>that have been sitting there ready to play, and they're

498
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<v Speaker 2>going to be really good. You just never know, I mean,

499
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<v Speaker 2>you never know regardless, even pre portal, you didn't know

500
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<v Speaker 2>how any teams can actually perform whenever it comes down

501
00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:08.440
<v Speaker 2>to it. But yes, the portals made it even harder

502
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<v Speaker 2>to predict. But like last year, the number one portal

503
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<v Speaker 2>class in the country was Colorado and they were terrible.

504
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<v Speaker 2>You know, USC they were number three, and yes, USC,

505
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<v Speaker 2>you know they obviously you know, beat Louisville in that

506
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<v Speaker 2>Bowl game, but by all accounts, USC had a very

507
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<v Speaker 2>very disappointing year ole miss I would think it's safe

508
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<v Speaker 2>to say that they used the portal and got better

509
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<v Speaker 2>and it helped them. LSU was the fourth rank class.

510
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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Brian Kelly had that. I mean, I

511
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<v Speaker 2>could be wrong and they weren't terrible, because it's rare

512
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<v Speaker 2>that LSU's ever bad. But you know, lshu's a program

513
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<v Speaker 2>that has high standards. In fact, they were pre season

514
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<v Speaker 2>top five, and I would imagine that pre season top five.

515
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<v Speaker 2>You know, some of it had to do with their

516
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<v Speaker 2>portal class, and you know they went six and two

517
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<v Speaker 2>in the SEC, so they were good. I mean, I

518
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<v Speaker 2>feel like six and two, ten and three overall is

519
00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:09.839
<v Speaker 2>probably even at LSU a season to where you probably

520
00:26:09.839 --> 00:26:11.880
<v Speaker 2>feel a little underwhelmed, but you won't be able to

521
00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:14.240
<v Speaker 2>look in the mirror and say that your team was bad. Right,

522
00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:20.640
<v Speaker 2>So again to your point, you don't know what anybody has.

523
00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:22.400
<v Speaker 2>Louiell actually was a good example of that because they

524
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<v Speaker 2>were picked to finish. We look it up. I'm pretty

525
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<v Speaker 2>sure Louisville was picked to finish last year in the

526
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<v Speaker 2>ACC Mean look twenty twenty three ACC preseason media poll.

527
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<v Speaker 2>I feel like Louisville might have been picked to finish

528
00:26:32.519 --> 00:26:36.839
<v Speaker 2>like seventh. Yeah, here he is the ACC predicted order

529
00:26:36.880 --> 00:26:43.039
<v Speaker 2>of finish. Louisville came in at number eight. Yeah. So

530
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<v Speaker 2>they came in at number eight and they ended up

531
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<v Speaker 2>coming in. They ended up finishing second in the league.

532
00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:52.839
<v Speaker 2>Pitt was picked to finish, tied for six with Duke.

533
00:26:53.640 --> 00:26:55.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean Florida State. Clemson was picked to win the

534
00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:59.279
<v Speaker 2>league by a hair Florida State second, North Carolina third,

535
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<v Speaker 2>and c Date fourth, Miami fifth, Duke and Pitt Todd

536
00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:06.839
<v Speaker 2>for six in Louisville was number eight. So yeah, again,

537
00:27:08.079 --> 00:27:11.440
<v Speaker 2>preseason rankings, man, like they're worthless. We all know that,

538
00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:13.440
<v Speaker 2>but at least it gives you like a reference point.

539
00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:18.880
<v Speaker 2>But I'm sure and last year, like I'm looking at

540
00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:21.599
<v Speaker 2>Louiville scheduled from a year ago because I'm trying to

541
00:27:21.599 --> 00:27:25.720
<v Speaker 2>think of an example where you know, you faced a

542
00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:27.240
<v Speaker 2>team that you felt like, man, they were going to

543
00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:28.799
<v Speaker 2>be really terrible or they were gonna be really great

544
00:27:28.839 --> 00:27:30.000
<v Speaker 2>and you were way wrong. But I kind of feel

545
00:27:30.000 --> 00:27:31.559
<v Speaker 2>like everybody lit of a play last year was kind

546
00:27:31.559 --> 00:27:34.079
<v Speaker 2>of who you thought. I mean, Georgia Tech maybe ended

547
00:27:34.160 --> 00:27:35.759
<v Speaker 2>up being a little better when it's all said and done.

548
00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:40.720
<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame. They were, you know, they had a good year,

549
00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:47.599
<v Speaker 2>not great. Who else Let's see, Duke kind of fell

550
00:27:47.640 --> 00:27:49.839
<v Speaker 2>apart late, but they ended up being I think, you know,

551
00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:51.880
<v Speaker 2>at the time Louisville played Duke, Duke was in a

552
00:27:51.880 --> 00:27:54.359
<v Speaker 2>pretty good spot. Ended up being way worse, but you

553
00:27:54.440 --> 00:27:56.359
<v Speaker 2>lost to them. N C State, I think they were

554
00:27:56.400 --> 00:27:59.200
<v Speaker 2>kind of what you've expected. Boston College. You beat the

555
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<v Speaker 2>brakes off them. They ended up actually having a better

556
00:28:01.319 --> 00:28:04.160
<v Speaker 2>year than probably anybody expected because they ended up going

557
00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:06.640
<v Speaker 2>to a bowl game, which is, you know, nothing crazy,

558
00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:10.839
<v Speaker 2>but that's not usually what Boston College does. Indiana that

559
00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:12.759
<v Speaker 2>was a close game and they ended up having a

560
00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:15.920
<v Speaker 2>bad year. Virginia Tech. He beat him thirty four to three,

561
00:28:15.960 --> 00:28:19.319
<v Speaker 2>and they, you know, they took steps forward. Virginia was terrible.

562
00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:24.839
<v Speaker 2>Miami was probably a little worse than people expected. So yeah, look,

563
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<v Speaker 2>you never know, you never know. A right back to

564
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<v Speaker 2>the text line five O two six five three zero

565
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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety again it's the L and N Federal Credit

566
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<v Speaker 2>Union text line. This Tech says Nick, do you think

567
00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:39.319
<v Speaker 2>Louisville has a realistic chance to land Jasper Johnson? He

568
00:28:39.359 --> 00:28:42.519
<v Speaker 2>did include Louisville in his final five Ye'll let me

569
00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:44.119
<v Speaker 2>pull it up here. I had that tweet up in

570
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<v Speaker 2>front of me earlier because I did see that that

571
00:28:46.839 --> 00:28:48.119
<v Speaker 2>in that By the way, for those who don't know,

572
00:28:48.200 --> 00:28:50.359
<v Speaker 2>Jasper Johnson is election in Native I'm pretty sure his

573
00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:54.680
<v Speaker 2>father played football at UK. He attended Woodford County High School,

574
00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:58.119
<v Speaker 2>was a star there, and I believe, in fact, I

575
00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:59.759
<v Speaker 2>know he left for a prep school but I think

576
00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:03.119
<v Speaker 2>he might be back at Woodford for his senior season.

577
00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:07.839
<v Speaker 2>But he's the number twelve overall player in the twenty

578
00:29:07.880 --> 00:29:11.480
<v Speaker 2>twenty five class and his final five schools are Kentucky,

579
00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:17.359
<v Speaker 2>North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisville. So he's going to

580
00:29:17.359 --> 00:29:19.279
<v Speaker 2>make his decision in late August. So this is a

581
00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:21.160
<v Speaker 2>guy that within the next month is going to make

582
00:29:21.160 --> 00:29:24.079
<v Speaker 2>a decision and he's really good. Oh yeah, So I'm

583
00:29:24.079 --> 00:29:29.200
<v Speaker 2>sorry he ended up transferring from the prep school and

584
00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:30.559
<v Speaker 2>I guess I don't even know if you consider it

585
00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:32.920
<v Speaker 2>a transfer, but he's going to play for Overtime Elite.

586
00:29:33.079 --> 00:29:35.079
<v Speaker 2>But he's a five star kid. He's the number two

587
00:29:35.079 --> 00:29:38.039
<v Speaker 2>shooting guard in the country and he's special. So as

588
00:29:38.079 --> 00:29:40.599
<v Speaker 2>far as Louisville, you know, I don't. I mean, I

589
00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:42.880
<v Speaker 2>know Pat Kelsey has recruited him and they're in the

590
00:29:42.880 --> 00:29:45.480
<v Speaker 2>top five, so that's a good sign. But I mean

591
00:29:46.279 --> 00:29:50.079
<v Speaker 2>I think for well, I don't know. I would have

592
00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:52.519
<v Speaker 2>said there's no chance that he doesn't end up at

593
00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:58.240
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky if Cal is there, But now you know, i'd

594
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<v Speaker 2>still say to the favorite because he's lexing kid and

595
00:30:00.559 --> 00:30:05.319
<v Speaker 2>he again his dad went to the UK. But I

596
00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:07.160
<v Speaker 2>don't know, don't I don't want to get anybody's hopes up.

597
00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:08.880
<v Speaker 2>I also will tell you straight up, I have no

598
00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:10.359
<v Speaker 2>clue what this kid's gonna do. But I guess it's

599
00:30:10.400 --> 00:30:13.400
<v Speaker 2>somewhat encouraging to see that he's he's listing Louisville in

600
00:30:13.400 --> 00:30:16.960
<v Speaker 2>his top five. But if he's making a decision in August, like,

601
00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:19.279
<v Speaker 2>he won't have any like if if Louisville and Kentucky

602
00:30:19.279 --> 00:30:22.160
<v Speaker 2>are the schools that he's maybe prep he likes, because

603
00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:24.799
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he could end up at Carolina, Arkansas or

604
00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:28.119
<v Speaker 2>who's the other one, Alabama, and those are great programs

605
00:30:28.119 --> 00:30:31.519
<v Speaker 2>with great coaches. But if there is sort of a

606
00:30:31.720 --> 00:30:34.799
<v Speaker 2>well I want to stay home at Lowell or Kentucky,

607
00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:39.160
<v Speaker 2>he won't have anything to base if he's making his decision,

608
00:30:39.160 --> 00:30:41.480
<v Speaker 2>which again a verbal commit means nothing. But it's not

609
00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:47.039
<v Speaker 2>like he's gonna have any you know, any any games

610
00:30:47.079 --> 00:30:49.680
<v Speaker 2>to reference or any success or failure from these two coaches,

611
00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:51.240
<v Speaker 2>right because by the time he's committing, if it is

612
00:30:51.279 --> 00:30:55.160
<v Speaker 2>in August, Pope and Kelsey won't have coached a game yet.

613
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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I hope they can land him, because again,

614
00:30:57.599 --> 00:30:59.039
<v Speaker 2>he'd be one of the best players that ever committed

615
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<v Speaker 2>to Louisville, considering the fact that he's the number twelve

616
00:31:00.880 --> 00:31:03.599
<v Speaker 2>player in the country. But I'd just be b ess

617
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<v Speaker 2>and if I told you I had any feel for

618
00:31:05.359 --> 00:31:09.000
<v Speaker 2>which direction he's leaning, and again I would say Kentucky

619
00:31:09.799 --> 00:31:12.640
<v Speaker 2>would be my guest, just because again his father played

620
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<v Speaker 2>there and he's from Lexington, all right, speaking to Pat Kelsey.

621
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<v Speaker 2>Props to Pat Kelsey for doing this. So Peyton Siva

622
00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:22.599
<v Speaker 2>of course advanced last night in the TBT to this

623
00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:30.279
<v Speaker 2>Elite eight round against La Familia. But you know, without

624
00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:33.200
<v Speaker 2>the phone call that he received from Pat Kelsey last night,

625
00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:35.160
<v Speaker 2>Peyton would have had to tell the guys, hey, sorry,

626
00:31:35.440 --> 00:31:38.200
<v Speaker 2>can't make it. I gotta work, because you know, he's

627
00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:39.680
<v Speaker 2>now on the staff. Therefore he's supposed to be in

628
00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:41.960
<v Speaker 2>the Bahamas with his team when they take off this weekend.

629
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<v Speaker 2>But Pat Kelsey called him and told him, Hey, don't

630
00:31:44.279 --> 00:31:46.400
<v Speaker 2>worry about it, man, join us when you get done.

631
00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:49.599
<v Speaker 2>So I never even thought about that, but I'm sure

632
00:31:49.640 --> 00:31:52.720
<v Speaker 2>Peyton did. And nice to know that, Pat Kelly, because,

633
00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:56.599
<v Speaker 2>by the way, like that would be a real I mean,

634
00:31:56.880 --> 00:31:59.400
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if Pat Kelsey told Peyton Siva he

635
00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.519
<v Speaker 2>couldn't play and he had to go with the team

636
00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:05.000
<v Speaker 2>of the Bahamas. I'm very curious just to know what

637
00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:07.680
<v Speaker 2>the reaction would have been from fans, because I think

638
00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:10.400
<v Speaker 2>there's one side of like, come on, dude, like this

639
00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:13.359
<v Speaker 2>is awesome, Like why are you gonna take this moment

640
00:32:13.359 --> 00:32:16.160
<v Speaker 2>away from him? You know we need this as fans.

641
00:32:16.559 --> 00:32:19.279
<v Speaker 2>But then there's others that would probably sayd yep, Pat's

642
00:32:19.319 --> 00:32:23.400
<v Speaker 2>Kelsey's all business, TVT H whatever, Who cares. He's got

643
00:32:23.400 --> 00:32:25.480
<v Speaker 2>a team to get ready for of his first season

644
00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:28.359
<v Speaker 2>and he needs Peyton Siva to help coach. Like I

645
00:32:28.400 --> 00:32:30.599
<v Speaker 2>am totally not surprised that he made that decision to

646
00:32:30.680 --> 00:32:32.799
<v Speaker 2>let him play, and I assume most coaches would have

647
00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:36.119
<v Speaker 2>done it. But like Pat Kelsey's in an era right

648
00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:38.079
<v Speaker 2>now where he can do no wrong. Like anything he does,

649
00:32:38.119 --> 00:32:40.599
<v Speaker 2>people are gonna be like, you know, loving it, which, hey,

650
00:32:40.640 --> 00:32:42.720
<v Speaker 2>that's what this time is for. He hasn't had a

651
00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:44.640
<v Speaker 2>chance to coach a game and show us anything yet,

652
00:32:44.680 --> 00:32:47.559
<v Speaker 2>but he's doing all the right things when it comes

653
00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:50.319
<v Speaker 2>to you know, the honeymoon. All right, quick break, we'll

654
00:32:50.319 --> 00:32:51.640
<v Speaker 2>come back on the other side. Wrap up the four

655
00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:54.559
<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour, keep this thing rolling along. Hopefully you guys

656
00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:56.440
<v Speaker 2>will stick with us. Something else I might get to

657
00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:59.920
<v Speaker 2>before we run out of time. Today, there's new scholarship

658
00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:03.759
<v Speaker 2>numbers for the major D one programs out there, which

659
00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:06.240
<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't want to nerd out on numbers,

660
00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:09.000
<v Speaker 2>but sort of what this means for the expense that

661
00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:11.440
<v Speaker 2>universities are going to have to pay now if they

662
00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:13.279
<v Speaker 2>choose to pay the players, which they're going to have to,

663
00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:18.680
<v Speaker 2>is monumental. Also, I imagine there's some fantasy football drafts

664
00:33:18.680 --> 00:33:20.119
<v Speaker 2>that are going to be coming up here in the

665
00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:22.559
<v Speaker 2>next few weeks, maybe the next month or so, for

666
00:33:22.640 --> 00:33:26.119
<v Speaker 2>your fantasy football league. And I've found some really really

667
00:33:26.279 --> 00:33:29.359
<v Speaker 2>cool ideas that I've seen other leagues do as far

668
00:33:29.359 --> 00:33:32.240
<v Speaker 2>as the order of pick, who gets what pick. So

669
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<v Speaker 2>we'll get into that in a lot more. Keep it

670
00:33:33.599 --> 00:33:36.799
<v Speaker 2>locked right here on Sports Talk seven ninety all right,

671
00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:38.640
<v Speaker 2>so let's go back to the text line. This good

672
00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:43.720
<v Speaker 2>question that comes in. It says Nick, you've said it best.

673
00:33:43.839 --> 00:33:46.039
<v Speaker 2>This event is going to be our thing moving forward.

674
00:33:46.039 --> 00:33:48.319
<v Speaker 2>I think they're talking about the TVT says I'm already

675
00:33:48.359 --> 00:33:50.559
<v Speaker 2>stressing about who's going to be on the roster next year.

676
00:33:50.559 --> 00:33:52.680
<v Speaker 2>Have you heard of anybody that hasn't been a part

677
00:33:52.720 --> 00:33:55.240
<v Speaker 2>of the team yet that wants to join next year.

678
00:33:55.680 --> 00:33:58.319
<v Speaker 2>So I know there's some guys that didn't get asked

679
00:33:58.359 --> 00:34:01.559
<v Speaker 2>to play, probably not because of any reason in regards

680
00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:03.319
<v Speaker 2>to their game or their ability, but just because again,

681
00:34:03.319 --> 00:34:05.759
<v Speaker 2>you've got to be able to make this work. So

682
00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:11.159
<v Speaker 2>I know, you know, I know Ryan McMahon, and again

683
00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:14.599
<v Speaker 2>I can't say he would have played, meaning like you know,

684
00:34:14.960 --> 00:34:17.880
<v Speaker 2>he would have done it for nothing, because again, not

685
00:34:17.960 --> 00:34:21.760
<v Speaker 2>everybody to my understanding, maybe it's changed, but not everybody

686
00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:25.400
<v Speaker 2>gets the same cut it used to be. It actually

687
00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:26.840
<v Speaker 2>used to be public. Like if you go to the

688
00:34:26.840 --> 00:34:29.320
<v Speaker 2>TVT website year in years past, you could go to

689
00:34:29.320 --> 00:34:31.880
<v Speaker 2>the roster and it'll show you the amount of money

690
00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:34.559
<v Speaker 2>this person's gonna get if they collect the the you know,

691
00:34:34.639 --> 00:34:37.360
<v Speaker 2>the prize, and now that doesn't show that, which makes

692
00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:38.840
<v Speaker 2>total sense. I thought that was kind of odd that

693
00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:44.239
<v Speaker 2>they put that out there. Anyways, However, you know, you

694
00:34:44.360 --> 00:34:47.440
<v Speaker 2>gotta make it worth their while at some point, right,

695
00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:50.400
<v Speaker 2>especially if these guys are still playing basketball as their

696
00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:52.199
<v Speaker 2>job to where they need to not get injured, if

697
00:34:52.239 --> 00:34:54.800
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna risk injury, you know, there's got to be

698
00:34:55.159 --> 00:34:57.239
<v Speaker 2>something if it makes it worth it for them, So

699
00:34:57.440 --> 00:34:59.480
<v Speaker 2>I know Ryan didn't get asked to play, and I

700
00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:01.440
<v Speaker 2>think he would been a good asset because again, he

701
00:35:01.480 --> 00:35:03.880
<v Speaker 2>can just fly out shoot the ball. So I know

702
00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:08.000
<v Speaker 2>there are other guys that like would that probably would

703
00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:10.840
<v Speaker 2>would would play if they were, you know, pursued, and

704
00:35:10.880 --> 00:35:14.039
<v Speaker 2>it made sense, like I can't think of many that

705
00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:17.639
<v Speaker 2>would you know, just say hell no, like I don't

706
00:35:17.639 --> 00:35:21.559
<v Speaker 2>want to play, Like no, I'm good. I mean, Donovan

707
00:35:21.599 --> 00:35:24.280
<v Speaker 2>can't play, right, Terry Rozier can't play because there in

708
00:35:24.280 --> 00:35:26.320
<v Speaker 2>the NBA, Damien Lee can't play because they're in the NBA.

709
00:35:27.039 --> 00:35:29.639
<v Speaker 2>But man, there's I mean, there's all kinds of options.

710
00:35:29.719 --> 00:35:31.039
<v Speaker 2>In fact, maybe we get into that in the five

711
00:35:31.079 --> 00:35:32.800
<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour because I want to make sure I've got

712
00:35:33.480 --> 00:35:35.159
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to just go off the cuff here,

713
00:35:35.159 --> 00:35:37.079
<v Speaker 2>because I was thinking about it last night and even

714
00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:40.760
<v Speaker 2>earlier today when talking to somebody that if you consider

715
00:35:40.840 --> 00:35:44.039
<v Speaker 2>dudes who are from Louisville but didn't play at U

716
00:35:44.039 --> 00:35:48.400
<v Speaker 2>of L, like Christal, I mean, you could really put

717
00:35:48.440 --> 00:35:51.400
<v Speaker 2>together a damn good team. I mean, one guy that

718
00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:55.039
<v Speaker 2>nobody's talked about that I've heard that, I mean, he

719
00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:57.039
<v Speaker 2>is playing at a really high level still on the

720
00:35:57.079 --> 00:35:59.719
<v Speaker 2>younger side. In fact, he's gotten I mean he's a

721
00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:01.280
<v Speaker 2>guy it was a late bloomer as it is, and

722
00:36:01.320 --> 00:36:03.039
<v Speaker 2>he's become a much better player now that he's a

723
00:36:03.079 --> 00:36:05.719
<v Speaker 2>pro than whenever he was in college. That's Steven Enoch.

724
00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:08.800
<v Speaker 2>I mean, Steven Enoch is a hell of a player

725
00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:11.880
<v Speaker 2>and he's been super successful as a pro, and I

726
00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:14.760
<v Speaker 2>mean he would be he'd be a great addition if

727
00:36:14.760 --> 00:36:17.400
<v Speaker 2>he wanted to play. So you know, I don't want

728
00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:19.039
<v Speaker 2>ta attention away from the guys that are currently playing,

729
00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:21.000
<v Speaker 2>because man, they had a great game last night. But man,

730
00:36:21.039 --> 00:36:22.480
<v Speaker 2>there's all kinds of option as far as what you

731
00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:25.559
<v Speaker 2>could do, and eventually, you know, not that they're old,

732
00:36:25.639 --> 00:36:27.920
<v Speaker 2>they're old dudes. I mean, in fact, you know, Russ

733
00:36:27.960 --> 00:36:30.480
<v Speaker 2>Smith still looks like the same guy he was when

734
00:36:30.480 --> 00:36:32.920
<v Speaker 2>he played here ten years ago. But you know, he's

735
00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:35.400
<v Speaker 2>now an entrepreneur and you know, I know he's going

736
00:36:35.440 --> 00:36:38.039
<v Speaker 2>to try to continue to play the game and make

737
00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:41.920
<v Speaker 2>money doing it. But you know, at some point these

738
00:36:41.960 --> 00:36:44.239
<v Speaker 2>guys probably just will decide, hey, I'll be a part

739
00:36:44.239 --> 00:36:46.079
<v Speaker 2>of this, but I'm not going to play. I don't

740
00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:48.159
<v Speaker 2>I don't see that happening anytime soon. With Russ just

741
00:36:48.159 --> 00:36:50.599
<v Speaker 2>because again, you know, I'm sure he's not playing at

742
00:36:50.599 --> 00:36:52.679
<v Speaker 2>the level that he would want to be playing at

743
00:36:52.679 --> 00:36:54.960
<v Speaker 2>because since he's been in Louisville, he's put so much

744
00:36:55.079 --> 00:36:57.800
<v Speaker 2>energy and effort into his brand and that is his

745
00:36:57.800 --> 00:37:01.320
<v Speaker 2>bourbon company. But you know you saw last night. I mean,

746
00:37:01.360 --> 00:37:03.519
<v Speaker 2>Russ in any moment can still get hot and take

747
00:37:03.559 --> 00:37:05.679
<v Speaker 2>over a game. And that's something that you know, not

748
00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:08.239
<v Speaker 2>many others on this roster, if any can do the

749
00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:12.679
<v Speaker 2>way Russ does. All right, speaking of former Louisville Cardinals,

750
00:37:12.719 --> 00:37:15.519
<v Speaker 2>so Carleague Jones, we talked about him earlier this week

751
00:37:15.519 --> 00:37:17.960
<v Speaker 2>because he became, you know, really a national story in

752
00:37:18.000 --> 00:37:20.199
<v Speaker 2>the world of basketball after putting up a triple double

753
00:37:20.239 --> 00:37:23.039
<v Speaker 2>against Team USA for South Sudan. That has never happened.

754
00:37:23.079 --> 00:37:26.599
<v Speaker 2>Nobody's ever put up a triple double against Team USA before.

755
00:37:26.719 --> 00:37:30.440
<v Speaker 2>So you know, he's proven at every opportunity he's had

756
00:37:30.480 --> 00:37:32.079
<v Speaker 2>that he is an NBA player. And when I say

757
00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:35.039
<v Speaker 2>proven it, I mean he's done phenomenal in the G League.

758
00:37:35.039 --> 00:37:37.119
<v Speaker 2>When he got called up, he played really really well.

759
00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:41.239
<v Speaker 2>And you know he's he's he's viewed, I would imagine

760
00:37:41.280 --> 00:37:43.559
<v Speaker 2>by the NBA executives as a Doma doesen't guy like

761
00:37:43.559 --> 00:37:46.480
<v Speaker 2>an undersized guard. That is good. But man, you know

762
00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:49.880
<v Speaker 2>he's not special. We don't we don't have to have him.

763
00:37:49.920 --> 00:37:53.639
<v Speaker 2>And I feel like, now he's got that performance against

764
00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:56.079
<v Speaker 2>Team USA under his belt again the world's best players,

765
00:37:56.400 --> 00:37:59.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, he's probably gonna get some some legitimate attention.

766
00:37:59.199 --> 00:38:01.719
<v Speaker 2>So Markt who covers the NBA, put this out there.

767
00:38:01.719 --> 00:38:05.440
<v Speaker 2>This is interesting. So he's already signed for next season.

768
00:38:05.960 --> 00:38:07.440
<v Speaker 2>And look, I get it. If you're Carl Leak, Like

769
00:38:07.480 --> 00:38:09.320
<v Speaker 2>he didn't play in the Summer League. You know, he's

770
00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:11.559
<v Speaker 2>going out there and he's gonna make He's gonna make

771
00:38:11.559 --> 00:38:13.000
<v Speaker 2>as much money as he can. Like he's a guy

772
00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:14.400
<v Speaker 2>that will go to the NBA if it's there, but

773
00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:17.360
<v Speaker 2>he's also going to look out for himself and realize, hey,

774
00:38:17.360 --> 00:38:20.960
<v Speaker 2>if I can make you know, maybe a million dollars,

775
00:38:21.000 --> 00:38:22.679
<v Speaker 2>half a million, I have no clue what it is.

776
00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:25.119
<v Speaker 2>Playing in Serbia, that's what I'm gonna go do. And

777
00:38:25.119 --> 00:38:26.480
<v Speaker 2>I think that's where he played last year. So he's

778
00:38:26.480 --> 00:38:29.119
<v Speaker 2>already under contract. However, a lot of these guys, if

779
00:38:29.119 --> 00:38:31.679
<v Speaker 2>the NBA is still a realistic option, to some extent,

780
00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:35.360
<v Speaker 2>they leave that option open. Therefore, mark Steiner is reporting

781
00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:40.800
<v Speaker 2>that NBA teams have until today to pursue him, so

782
00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:43.760
<v Speaker 2>his contract with his new team takes full effect. I

783
00:38:43.760 --> 00:38:46.079
<v Speaker 2>guess tomorrow. So if Carl League Jones is going to

784
00:38:46.159 --> 00:38:48.679
<v Speaker 2>get a shot at the NBA, I would imagine that,

785
00:38:48.880 --> 00:38:50.719
<v Speaker 2>you know, we'll find out today. And here's something that

786
00:38:50.760 --> 00:38:52.599
<v Speaker 2>Carl Leak is probably gonna do, and I would do

787
00:38:52.639 --> 00:38:57.360
<v Speaker 2>the same thing. If they give you an invite to

788
00:38:57.440 --> 00:39:01.280
<v Speaker 2>training camp, don't go take the money in the in

789
00:39:01.440 --> 00:39:05.880
<v Speaker 2>Serbia because the training camp invited is not a guarantee.

790
00:39:05.960 --> 00:39:08.039
<v Speaker 2>And if you get cut, then that ought that you know,

791
00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:10.000
<v Speaker 2>you won't be able to play with that team that's

792
00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:11.719
<v Speaker 2>probably willing to pay you a lot of money. Right now,

793
00:39:13.320 --> 00:39:15.480
<v Speaker 2>all right, we got five o'clock hour coming your way,

794
00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:18.840
<v Speaker 2>so stick around right here on Sportsbox seven ninety