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<v Speaker 1>And Company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think

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<v Speaker 2>when we.

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<v Speaker 3>Are get off our show, idiot, the kids are playing

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<v Speaker 3>or trail off.

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<v Speaker 1>The countries are screwing it up. Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother,

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<v Speaker 1>Goldplay Inner Murals.

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<v Speaker 2>They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>kidding me?

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<v Speaker 2>Now? Here's nick coffee and enjoy what we have today

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<v Speaker 2>outside here in the Kentuckian area. But that's not that's

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<v Speaker 2>not matching the energy that I would say the majority

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<v Speaker 2>of our audience has when it comes to their weekend

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<v Speaker 2>as really college basketball fans. Right, if you're a Louisville fan,

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<v Speaker 2>now we're reminded like that kind of sucks losing a

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<v Speaker 2>game that you really had no business losing. We'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>a lot about it today, but I mean that was

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<v Speaker 2>that was another part of the process for me as

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<v Speaker 2>a Louisville fan as far as remembering sort of what

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<v Speaker 2>that was like, because you know, even some great teams

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<v Speaker 2>have had losses like that along the way. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>even great teams currently in college basketball have a rare loss,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not all of them, but you know, Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>before Saturday, any game that he had lost, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really think he was supposed to win. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 2>now know that Louisville being favored in that second game

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<v Speaker 2>of the season against Tennessee was kind of silly. But

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look at Tennessee and you know, look at Louisville.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville still having a good season, especially where expectations were.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, losing a game that you know you

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't lose, it happens, but man, it stings. I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's so much love for this team that at least

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't seen a whole lot of folks out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, acting as if the last month wasn't great,

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<v Speaker 2>and this team can still potentially get to the tournament

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously maybe win a couple of games, but it's just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, those are the losses that really sting. And

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<v Speaker 2>what is going to be a real, maybe first time

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<v Speaker 2>situation type of thing, is that that was a costly loss.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't I mean, George Tech had nine wins going

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<v Speaker 2>into that game, or maybe they had eight and got ninth.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how it ended up playing out. But

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<v Speaker 2>obviously that's a bad loss, and you are in a

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<v Speaker 2>position now, and look, you've put yourself in this position. However,

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<v Speaker 2>the league doesn't really help you. But you really can't

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<v Speaker 2>afford anything like that again, and I guess, just to

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<v Speaker 2>be reminded, you know this team can lose, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think we all knew this team was vulnerable and could

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<v Speaker 2>lose to anybody if they don't play well. Right before

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC streak started. You gotta keep in mind they

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<v Speaker 2>nearly lost at home to EKU, so I've kind of

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<v Speaker 2>always known this team could lose to anybody if they

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<v Speaker 2>don't play well. It's not as if they just can

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<v Speaker 2>play a D plus type of game and win based

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<v Speaker 2>off pure talent. But I guess the visual right seeing

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<v Speaker 2>them get beat by a bad team, who, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean not making an excuses, you still should have won.

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<v Speaker 2>You still should have made free throws, You should have

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<v Speaker 2>been able to execute a little better, should have been

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<v Speaker 2>able to make stops. But man, Georgia Tech hit some

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<v Speaker 2>insanely tough shots like those guys were, I mean they

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<v Speaker 2>were ready. But again, a bad loss, no doubt, and

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<v Speaker 2>now you've certainly fallen when it comes to the seed line,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're safely in right now, but in a very

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<v Speaker 2>little room for error because there's not in fact, there

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<v Speaker 2>is not a I was gonna say, there's not many.

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<v Speaker 2>There's not any games left in the regular season that

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<v Speaker 2>are going to do a whole lot to really improve

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<v Speaker 2>your resume, and any slip up from here on out

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<v Speaker 2>in the regular season would be a real stain. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>some even worse than the loss you just took to

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<v Speaker 2>Georgia Tech. And also you got to keep in mind,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you can lose to Georgia Tech like that,

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<v Speaker 2>there's plenty of teams in the ACC that I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>say are very good at all, but if they play

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<v Speaker 2>like that, they get hot, it could happen again. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean NC State comes to mind for me, another team

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<v Speaker 2>with a bad record, but I know they've got some

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<v Speaker 2>personnel that could give a little problems. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not worried. I feel the same way about this

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<v Speaker 2>team as I did last week. But you know, clearly

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<v Speaker 2>they've they've put themselves in a spot here to where

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament's not something you're worried about making, at least

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<v Speaker 2>as of right now. But that loss was not a

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<v Speaker 2>good one when it comes to just what it does

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<v Speaker 2>to your resume. And then if you're a Kentucky fan,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that sucked, right. I mean, I'm not here

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, pile on. I mean, would be a liar,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't want to be dishonest with you if

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<v Speaker 2>I said that I didn't enjoy the outcome. I learned

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<v Speaker 2>pretty quickly there was not going to be any first

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<v Speaker 2>time moment where Kentucky basketball is in action and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not rooting for the other team. It was a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit weird, you know, like I you know, because I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I don't like to see cal do well necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>and certainly. I mean, I don't even think Kenny Payne

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<v Speaker 2>was brought up on the broadcast, not that he was needed.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I don't think he's I mean, in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>what would you say he's bringing to the table for

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<v Speaker 2>John Kella Perry. I would say probably not much of

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<v Speaker 2>anything during the game. But nonetheless, like you know, I was,

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<v Speaker 2>I was wanting Arkansas to win, but I didn't I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see it playing out the way that it did.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I really really thought Kentucky fans were aware

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<v Speaker 2>that they could lose, but I just think what it

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<v Speaker 2>came down to, it really wasn't complicated, right, This is

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<v Speaker 2>an emotional type of situation here, cal coming back. He

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<v Speaker 2>certainly got booed, and that was, you know, probably not

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise to him. What I said last week ended

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<v Speaker 2>up actually playing out exactly the way I thought it would,

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<v Speaker 2>which I didn't hear anybody else mentioning this, but his booze, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they sounded loud because you had to keep in mind

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<v Speaker 2>of all the people there, the vast majority aren't probably

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<v Speaker 2>going to boo or cheer. Maybe I'm wrong here, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like you're going to see which drowns out,

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<v Speaker 2>which the boos are the cheers. No, I mean keep

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<v Speaker 2>in mind there's many people that probably wouldn't boo because

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<v Speaker 2>that's just not their personality. And when you're silent, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you can be in a room of ten people and

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<v Speaker 2>if two people are booing and the other two are silent,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what it's going to sound like overwhelming boo.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think he got booed, maybe more so than

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of us expected. But there was never going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a scenario where you got to tip off

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<v Speaker 2>and you're trying to talk to your buddy who you

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<v Speaker 2>came to the game with. Hmm, do you think it

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<v Speaker 2>was more cheer and more booz was always going to

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<v Speaker 2>sound like more booze. But anyways, I mean Kentucky fans,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, as I just mentioned a moment ago,

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<v Speaker 2>they were aware they could lose, but I think they

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<v Speaker 2>just felt like it would be really tough to envision

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<v Speaker 2>it happening because Arkansas was bad. Like, make no mistake

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<v Speaker 2>about it, Arkansas just hasn't been a good team this year.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think they kind of found themselves, and Austin

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<v Speaker 2>you can relate to this. They found themselves somewhat in

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<v Speaker 2>a similar situation that Louisville fans had been in with

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<v Speaker 2>Calip Perry before, where you knew this year we were better.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't often. I'm not gonna act like Louisville had

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of teams that should have beat Kentucky, but

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<v Speaker 2>he was here long enough to where there were a few.

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<v Speaker 2>And even if Louisville wasn't great, you certainly you know

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<v Speaker 2>you had some teams for cal but you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>they can get beat by Rando's in the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>random teams in the SEC, or get beat by un

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<v Speaker 2>C Wilmington in the regular season or Evansville then, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you have the ability to go do it.

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<v Speaker 2>But Cal, in those moments, you know, you just I

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<v Speaker 2>think louisvill fans always kind of knew as if we

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<v Speaker 2>were accepting defeat. But the scenario where his team didn't

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<v Speaker 2>come ready to play in that kind of a moment,

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<v Speaker 2>which just hard to imagine. And sure enough, that's exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what happened on Saturday. Cal brought it And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think he's a great coach for exit and O's but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I really can't put it into words. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, is unfortunate for me given to this as

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<v Speaker 2>a talk show, but Austin, you know, Cal's got something

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<v Speaker 2>about him to wear in those moments. He does put

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<v Speaker 2>fear in you. Mm hmmm. I don't know what it is.

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<v Speaker 4>If it's just like an aura, it's the aura and

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<v Speaker 4>maybe it's a slick back hair or I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>He's larger than life personality presence. I mean, he's one

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<v Speaker 2>of those last ogs. Yes, and there's nothing this day

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<v Speaker 2>and age to build your brand in college basketball as

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<v Speaker 2>a coach and really kind of become a known name.

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<v Speaker 2>It's more so going to happen when you trust me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not comparing cal to Kelsey, but that's the new

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<v Speaker 2>way to kind of really rise right a guy. That man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's relatable, he seems kind of cool. I could see

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<v Speaker 2>myself playing for him cal as an og to where

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's the star in town. I mean, and to

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<v Speaker 2>be fair, it's worked for him for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's coached some pretty heavier rivalry games. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure that Pope has at BYU. He's been in the

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<v Speaker 2>building when Rick Bettino has came back, and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>especially after all this stuff with Rick Bettino and the

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<v Speaker 2>FBI stuff and even the Karen Ciphers stuff back then,

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<v Speaker 2>Reparina was a lot more amplified for sure. When Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>made their way out onto the courts. Rick added an

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<v Speaker 2>element that no coach around here ever will just because

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<v Speaker 2>of his connection to UK and the personal robbery that

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<v Speaker 2>cal and and and Rick had with one another. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I look, Arkansas played their ass off, and

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<v Speaker 2>I have no clue if they're going to end up

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<v Speaker 2>having a strong finish and maybe find themselves on the bubble.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, I think I don't want to act

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<v Speaker 2>like Kentucky fans thought there was no chance, because again

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<v Speaker 2>I think they realized in these times, in these type

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<v Speaker 2>of games, in this moment, this is really kind of

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<v Speaker 2>what John Caliperry does. Doesn't mean he's gonna win, but

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<v Speaker 2>he I mean that Arkansas team, I mean, because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to think, Okay, was it fluky right? Was was

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<v Speaker 2>that really just you know, the basketball gods delivering for

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<v Speaker 2>cali Perry and wanting and wanting bb In to be

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<v Speaker 2>miserable because you know, DJ Wagner doing what he did

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<v Speaker 2>in the second half. He'll never do that again. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I felt terrible because I do have some

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<v Speaker 2>are UK fans, but I'm in a group chat with

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<v Speaker 2>my buddies and it's it's both mostly UK fans and

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<v Speaker 2>now that I think about it, but I wasn't even

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<v Speaker 2>really like trolling. It was early on in the game

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<v Speaker 2>and Wagner was terrible in the first half, and I texted,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I've ever seen DJ Wagner make a shot,

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<v Speaker 2>and then sure enough he played out of his ass

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<v Speaker 2>in the second half, and he was always going to

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<v Speaker 2>be good defensively, and he did it. I think you

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<v Speaker 2>missed Butler because DJ Wagner was able to just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of keep It wasn't like he was turning you over

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<v Speaker 2>every now and then. It wasn't like he was just

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<v Speaker 2>causing havoc. But he was a He did a good

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<v Speaker 2>job of exposing Kentucky for not having a point guard

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<v Speaker 2>and really not letting them ever get it into just

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<v Speaker 2>So so again Wagner again, we'll see if he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>able to ever do that again. One thing that really

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't talked about because it was but Arkansas came out,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean shooting lights out and it was and that's

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<v Speaker 2>not that's not first of all, that's not all Rangers too. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they were just making tough shots, but like

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<v Speaker 2>the deep threes that were and tested like they were

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<v Speaker 2>mad in fact they I don't know what it ended

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<v Speaker 2>up playing out to when it comes to the numbers,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean early on you would have thought Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>was the team that wanted to shoot a ton of threes,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was a part of their strength, but in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>they were terrible from three point range coming into the game.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know what, they made thirteen of them, and

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be shocked if they don't make ten in

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<v Speaker 2>a game the rest of the season. So that's too

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<v Speaker 2>And here's where I feel like the game really kind

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<v Speaker 2>of changed because early on Kentucky got up. Gosh, what

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen to twelve something like that. That's Robins three. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that sounds right, and I think cal called a time out,

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<v Speaker 2>and right out of the time out they were able

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of climb right back in it, get it

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<v Speaker 2>to where it was back and forth really the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the way until Arkansas pulled away late. But I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like had that had that time, had Kentucky been

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<v Speaker 2>able to get a couple more momentum type plays, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>another three or a bucket, I think Arkansas a team

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<v Speaker 2>coming in with that kind of record, part of me

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<v Speaker 2>says they might have just folded, because that's just that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's the human element of sports, right You're you're in

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<v Speaker 2>that environment, which, by the way, that's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>best environments I've ever seen in sports. Certainly one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best environments I've ever seen in college basketball. You

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<v Speaker 2>could feel the tension, you could. I mean that was

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<v Speaker 2>that was theater, that was cinematic, and I as a

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball fan, man, we need more stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that was it was, It was amazing. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean again, I don't I don't know what the numbers

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<v Speaker 2>are gonna look like, but there's no scenario that game

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<v Speaker 2>didn't dominate every other college basketball game that day. Duke

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina wasn't a game. And again, you could not even

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<v Speaker 2>be a bit you can just be a casual college

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<v Speaker 2>hoops fan. The storyline there just everything about that was

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<v Speaker 2>interesting and entertaining. But anyways, if you're Arkansas and you're

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<v Speaker 2>in that environment, you you mentally can tell yourself, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we're still in it. We're a good team, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know you're not. You know, this is what happens. You

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<v Speaker 2>get beat by good teams like Kentucky, but cal call

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<v Speaker 2>the time out. They they you know, they didn't make

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<v Speaker 2>some big, big time run, at least I don't remember

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<v Speaker 2>that they did. But then Arkansas kept kept showing, Hey

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<v Speaker 2>we're making place too, We're getting dunks, we're making tough shots.

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<v Speaker 2>We're blocking shots, and they just played with the confidence

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<v Speaker 2>that Cal has usually carried himself with, and sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 2>been not valid and confidence that you know, I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 2>where he's getting it from. But there was something about

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<v Speaker 2>Cal at Kentucky that I mean, I'm probably not sharing

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<v Speaker 2>something that everybody else didn't observe, but it hit me

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<v Speaker 2>when watching that game. You know, one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>why Cal was so successful in those kind of moments,

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<v Speaker 2>rivalry moments, big games. Not to say he won them all,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think he carried himself with such arrogance and

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<v Speaker 2>confidence that his players believed that they were better than everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>and they didn't overthink it. They were just He has

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to get guys loose and confident in those

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<v Speaker 2>big moments, and that's a gift as a coach. Now, again,

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<v Speaker 2>he has a lot of weaknesses as a coach, but

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Arkansas wouldn't have folded like I mentioned, had Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>maybe gone on a little bit of a bigger run

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<v Speaker 2>because of that element right where they you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>when he's and I don't know, I don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>he does it because there's no scenario that Kentucky that

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<v Speaker 2>Arkansas team you saw Saturday should have the record that

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<v Speaker 2>they have. I mean, no, no, not at all, but

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<v Speaker 2>it meant a lot to him he has. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's the best recruiter we've ever seen in college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>And now the recruiting has kind of changed to where

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<v Speaker 2>now when you're building your team every year, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to rely on the portal to where the freshman component

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<v Speaker 2>is still important, but just not what it once was.

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<v Speaker 2>So like, I don't see anybody in the modern era,

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<v Speaker 2>the way things are going now ever being able to

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<v Speaker 2>bring in high school recruits annually better than he did

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<v Speaker 2>during his time in Kentucky. And really what he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>at Arkansas, so that you know that, does a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people say, well, hey, you know that's he's just

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<v Speaker 2>a recruiter, not a coach. Well, that's it's part of it, right.

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<v Speaker 2>You could have weaknesses and strengths, and obviously there's a

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<v Speaker 2>big difference in recruiting somebody and strategic stuff when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to x's and o's. But Saturday is a reminder

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<v Speaker 2>that despite his stubbornness, despite him probably being able to

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<v Speaker 2>find himself in three final fours with three different programs,

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<v Speaker 2>it's or so just because of the talent he brought in.

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<v Speaker 2>But really you could say that about everybody. Where Cal's

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<v Speaker 2>shortfalls really are exposed is that when people realize, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>for all this talent that this guy has, for all

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<v Speaker 2>these NBA players that he has, shouldn't he have a

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<v Speaker 2>little more like top level success. And that's a valid conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>And again that speaks to him probably not having the

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<v Speaker 2>chops when it comes to x's and o's to really

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<v Speaker 2>maximize what you can get out of the elite players

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<v Speaker 2>that he's brought in. But he's got a gift to

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<v Speaker 2>bring those players in, relate to them, have them play

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<v Speaker 2>really really hard, and they love him. I mean, and

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<v Speaker 2>you saw that play out on Saturday. There were some

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<v Speaker 2>guys that had some real emotion happy for Cal, and

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<v Speaker 2>some of them seem to, you know, really want to

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<v Speaker 2>rub it in BBN's face. Others I don't think they

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to do that. But man, that read Shepherd thing,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna save that for later because that I would

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<v Speaker 2>have never in my I would have if all the

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<v Speaker 2>people that you could have told me was gonna in

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<v Speaker 2>Arkansas T shirt with Kentucky shorts, he would have been

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<v Speaker 2>the absolute dead last, and I mean, I can't relate.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a Kentucky fan, but if I was, I

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<v Speaker 2>would imagine that one would hurt just because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Ree Shepherd. His dad won a title in Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>His dad was the roommate with the guy coaching Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>right now, So again back to Cal, guys love him,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know they have great loyalty to him, They

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<v Speaker 2>want to they wanted that for him. And again, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what Cal's gonna do the rest of the way,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning this season and really the rest of his career.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't think he's in a good spot. Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>really didn't change that. Kentucky's still a better team, still

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get a good seed, I would imagine, and Arkansas

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<v Speaker 2>probably won't make the tournament. But in that moment was

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<v Speaker 2>a reminder of why he's great in those situations and

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<v Speaker 2>honestly why he was great for Kentucky. Right Like they are,

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<v Speaker 2>they're arrogant, and look some of that is I mean justified.

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<v Speaker 2>There great program. Let's be honest, Kentucky basketball is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best programs in the history of the sport,

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<v Speaker 2>right so they have a good reason to feel good

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<v Speaker 2>about themselves, but he brought out the reel like arrogance,

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<v Speaker 2>and man, those two were they were compatible, right. It

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<v Speaker 2>was like, I don't know, I was gonna make a

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<v Speaker 2>weird analogy and it might have gotten perverted, so I

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<v Speaker 2>won't do it. But they were perfect for each other

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<v Speaker 2>for those moments, right, because he knew that Kentucky has

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<v Speaker 2>a confident, arrogant fan based to an extent. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>mean every Kentucky fan out there is an arrogant a hole,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know what I mean, like they're Kentucky and

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<v Speaker 2>they want you to know that. Well, cal fed into

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<v Speaker 2>that and when they were rolling, I mean, they were

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<v Speaker 2>the villain of college basketball, and he embraced that. He

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<v Speaker 2>was comfortable doing it. He knew teams were scared to

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<v Speaker 2>play there, yes, and he absolutely operated in fear. And

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<v Speaker 2>it was I mean, I didn't like it. I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>LOWLL fan. Clearly it didn't work out well for us.

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<v Speaker 2>So I still think there's the job has changed, man,

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball coaches, college college football coaches too. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>when you throw in free agency essentially with the portal

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<v Speaker 2>and with nil, I mean it's you're still coaching basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>but there's so much more to it. And there's things

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<v Speaker 2>that I think now they matter as far as like relatability,

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<v Speaker 2>adjusting on the fly, like willing to adapt. You got

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to do that now. Back in the day,

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't have to. So you know, Cali Perry to me,

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<v Speaker 2>is somebody that in the right moment at the right time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he could beat anybody, and nobody's going to be surprised,

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<v Speaker 2>especially if he keeps bringing in talent. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a Kentucky fan, I'm sure you're thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we probably should have seen that coming because

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<v Speaker 2>that's what this guy does. And look, you can be

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<v Speaker 2>critical of your team, but I mean they just they

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you look at the numbers Kentucky missing

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<v Speaker 2>free throws, that was a big deal. But I mean

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<v Speaker 2>for Kentucky to turn it over as many more times

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<v Speaker 2>than as than our I mean fourteen turnovers for Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 2>eight for Arkansas. I mean there's things that really you

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<v Speaker 2>probably felt pretty good out that when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>how you would compete in the stat sheet for certain things.

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<v Speaker 2>But Arkansas wasn't the same Arkansas team Saturdays. They've been

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<v Speaker 2>all year, and it's for obvious reasons. Because of what

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<v Speaker 2>that game was. And yeah, I mean they got Old

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<v Speaker 2>Miss tomorrow in Oxford, so that'll be a tough one

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<v Speaker 2>for them. Louisville will be back in action on a

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<v Speaker 2>Wednesday at Boston College and obviously you know you can't

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<v Speaker 2>you can't lose that one, and I don't think they will.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, what a wild finish? Did you see Boston

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<v Speaker 2>College beat Florida State on Saturday?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't. Okay, good. I was gonna say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you were like watching that game, then I would

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<v Speaker 2>have probably judged you. You weren't. You have a life.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'll tell you the finish for that Arkansas or

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<v Speaker 2>not Arkansas, but the Georgia Tech. The hell am I

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<v Speaker 2>talking about? Boston College beat Florida State in Boston? And

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it doesn't make me any more scared of

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<v Speaker 2>Boston College because they didn't pull off a miraculous victory.

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<v Speaker 2>But more than anything, it was just Florida State crapping

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<v Speaker 2>their pants. So quick break, we'll come back, keep it

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<v Speaker 2>Rory McElroy won by two strokes at Pebble Beach after

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<v Speaker 2>a final round sixty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, a Monday edition of Coffee and Company rolling

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<v Speaker 2>you did. Not a lot of happy college basketball fans

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<v Speaker 2>around here. And this is I guess one way to

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<v Speaker 2>look at it. Eleven ranked teams lost last week or

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<v Speaker 2>over the weekend, I should say, or yeah, Saturday was

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<v Speaker 2>the day, specifically Saturday time the most losses by ranked

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<v Speaker 2>teams in a single day in ap pole history. So

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<v Speaker 2>the bad side of that is both Louisville and Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>are actually the bigger, the two biggest falls in the

435
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<v Speaker 2>net rankings after their loss. The Kentucky fell five spots

436
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<v Speaker 2>two number looks like number nineteen, and Louisville fell five

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<v Speaker 2>spots from twenty five to thirty. So yeah, not good.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess Marquette, I don't know who they lost to,

439
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<v Speaker 2>but looks like they also, so I guess it's the

440
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<v Speaker 2>three of us Marquette, Kentucky, and Louisville that all fell.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's a pretty far fall for just one game,

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<v Speaker 2>but it makes sense. You know, Louisville lost to a

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<v Speaker 2>bad or to Tech team and Kentucky lost to a

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<v Speaker 2>bad Arkansas team at home. Now I'm not even sure

445
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<v Speaker 2>if the resume thing has come up much for Kentucky fans.

446
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, again, it's not a good loss, but I

447
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<v Speaker 2>think the real reaction and everything that's what made Saturday awesome,

448
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<v Speaker 2>especially just if you're just if you're a casual I

449
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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't say casual. I would imagine if you're if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a diehard college basketball fan and you're not a fan

451
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<v Speaker 2>of either team, I mean, Louisville fans probably were pulling

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<v Speaker 2>for Arkansas, but I'm just saying without really having any

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<v Speaker 2>true giveadamn who wins. I mean that storyline that made

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<v Speaker 2>it to where I mean, just the cal element returning

455
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<v Speaker 2>to Lexington, that that that's that was the takeaway and

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<v Speaker 2>he shined in his return. And you know, I had

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<v Speaker 2>somebody text in during the break and I I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have it pulled up in front of me. But they

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<v Speaker 2>made a good point, essentially saying that what bothered them

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<v Speaker 2>the most was how classy col was after the fact.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guess what you mean by that is you

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<v Speaker 2>like wanted him to be an a hole so you

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<v Speaker 2>could feel more like justified to think he, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>is is the wrong. You know, he's a bad guy,

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<v Speaker 2>but he he was really classy and honestly, I think,

466
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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's arrogant, as I mentioned, but he's also

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<v Speaker 2>I think you know, I mean, I don't want to

468
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<v Speaker 2>act like he's the most pompous arrogant guy out there,

469
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<v Speaker 2>but he will put it this way, he had a

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<v Speaker 2>run of arrogance. I mean it was and it was

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<v Speaker 2>when he was on top, but I got the sense

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<v Speaker 2>that he really which is wild, because you would have

473
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<v Speaker 2>felt like he had no allies left in Lexington, left

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<v Speaker 2>in the fan base, and clearly that wasn't the case.

475
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<v Speaker 2>I think the majority of folks to this day would

476
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<v Speaker 2>still say even after Saturday, that this needed to happen

477
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<v Speaker 2>and he needed a fresh start somewhere else. Arkansas was

478
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<v Speaker 2>willing to pay the money to get him. He knew

479
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<v Speaker 2>his time had pretty much run up here as far

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<v Speaker 2>as you know fans and what they wanted. And obviously

481
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<v Speaker 2>you know that safe Kentucky a lot of money, Mark

482
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<v Speaker 2>Polpe comes back, and you know he's still off to

483
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<v Speaker 2>a great start, so it just, you know, just needed

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<v Speaker 2>to happen. But clearly you could tell with Cal even

485
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<v Speaker 2>like he knew that there are people that he genuinely

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<v Speaker 2>has relationships with that he cares about, that he's close

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<v Speaker 2>friends with, that he knew they were sad Saturday night

488
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<v Speaker 2>because even though they love him like they're Kentucky fans

489
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<v Speaker 2>and that's how they probably got close to him because

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<v Speaker 2>they love Kentucky and or I guess people that you

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<v Speaker 2>know are in a position to where they could become

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<v Speaker 2>friendly with the guy who's coaching that basketball program. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you mean what I think you mean, I get

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<v Speaker 2>it now. We'll say this one of the one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that that that I saw from Kentucky fans

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<v Speaker 2>and I think I heard this a little bit on

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<v Speaker 2>the postgame show, and I know what you mean, but

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<v Speaker 2>you're wrong. Let me explain those saying, well, look, if

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<v Speaker 2>he would have coached like that, he'd still be here.

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<v Speaker 2>If he was if he played like that, if you

501
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<v Speaker 2>had his guys ready to play every night like that,

502
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<v Speaker 2>then you know we wouldn't have had But here's where

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<v Speaker 2>you're wrong. If cal still wanted to be your coach,

504
00:23:48.279 --> 00:23:51.039
<v Speaker 2>he would be He didn't want to be your coach.

505
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<v Speaker 2>And look, that's probably something you're still happy with. But

506
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<v Speaker 2>like I think, and this is this won't really matter.

507
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things,

508
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<v Speaker 2>but it is a big component to the divorce. Cal was.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he didn't very awkward look like a hostage

510
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<v Speaker 2>video with Mitch Barnhart while he was actively trying to

511
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<v Speaker 2>get the hell out of Lexington. So like Kentucky couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>fire him, Like at the end of the day, you should,

513
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<v Speaker 2>if you, I mean, you should still be thanking him

514
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<v Speaker 2>because I just felt like for the longest time, especially

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<v Speaker 2>the way it it it it played out in the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of years. As far as just I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it was clear that he wanted fans to know that

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't care what they think, and he would talk

519
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<v Speaker 2>down to their fan base, and I mean it was

520
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<v Speaker 2>it was pretty evident. So I just thought, well, this guy,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll stay there for thirty years out of spite, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean. I just felt like he would.

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<v Speaker 2>He would just you know, know that they want him

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<v Speaker 2>gone and really really just you know, embrace it and say, Hahi,

525
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<v Speaker 2>you can't get rid of me. But he's human like

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<v Speaker 2>anybody else. And I don't know how anybody could could

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<v Speaker 2>have played it that way, meaning you'd have to be

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<v Speaker 2>a miserable human being to just want to ride it

529
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<v Speaker 2>out because of spite, you know, in stubbornness. So anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean again, if he wanted to still be your coach,

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<v Speaker 2>he would be because he wouldn't have entertained Arkansas and

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<v Speaker 2>he would still But so again it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 2>win win. But I think some fans are of the

534
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<v Speaker 2>belief that like he came back to show you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>That he probably did to an extent, but at the

536
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<v Speaker 2>end of the day, like he did you a favor

537
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<v Speaker 2>more than any anything. All right, again, it's coffee and company.

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<v Speaker 2>Feel by Thorton's here on Sports Talk. Seven ninety five

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<v Speaker 2>or two if I've seven one seventy nine hundred is

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<v Speaker 2>the number. If you guys would like to jump in

541
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<v Speaker 2>and give us a call. Obviously we have mentioned the

542
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<v Speaker 2>Louisville loss on Saturday at Georgia Tech and sucked. I mean,

543
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<v Speaker 2>I don't I don't feel any different about this team

544
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<v Speaker 2>than I did a week ago. I mean I was

545
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<v Speaker 2>riding high and I kept saying, look, until I see

546
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<v Speaker 2>this team come out and show that they are vulnerable,

547
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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to assume that they're still going to be

548
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<v Speaker 2>able to go take care of business against bad teams

549
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<v Speaker 2>like Georgia Tech. And you know I was wrong because

550
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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they showed a sign. I mean, defensively,

551
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<v Speaker 2>clearly they were finding something that worked, meaning Georgia Tech

552
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<v Speaker 2>and Louisville really never found a way to consistently stop it.

553
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<v Speaker 2>And I have seen some people mention Rain Smith kind

554
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<v Speaker 2>of getting exposed on defense, and I know what you

555
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<v Speaker 2>mean as far as like how they were targeting him.

556
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<v Speaker 2>But I also I mean, I put it this way,

557
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<v Speaker 2>I have a hard time watching rain Smith over the

558
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<v Speaker 2>last few months and saying that I think he's a

559
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<v Speaker 2>bad defender. He clearly has some vulnerabilities with certain matchups,

560
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<v Speaker 2>but anybody does, including guys who you would chalk chalk

561
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<v Speaker 2>up as good defenders. So that's one thing that you know.

562
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<v Speaker 2>I watched him get scored on and look, I'm not

563
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<v Speaker 2>saying he was great, but you know, Georgia Tech came

564
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<v Speaker 2>out and they were I mean, they were lights out,

565
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<v Speaker 2>and usually I feel like for Louisville to kind of

566
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<v Speaker 2>climb back out and I don't even know what the

567
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<v Speaker 2>biggest deficit was. Let's see here. That's one thing I

568
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<v Speaker 2>don't like about STAB broadcast because it gives you like

569
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<v Speaker 2>insanely random stats that I don't think anybody some stats

570
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<v Speaker 2>I don't even I don't even know what I don't

571
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<v Speaker 2>even know what they are, like, I wouldn't even know

572
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<v Speaker 2>how to share with you what it is here in

573
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<v Speaker 2>this STAB broadcast platform. But one of them I can

574
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<v Speaker 2>never find is biggest lead. Tom Oh. Yeah, So look

575
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<v Speaker 2>Georgia Tech. Sorry, I'm sorry, Louisville. They led this game

576
00:27:16.920 --> 00:27:21.000
<v Speaker 2>for twenty three minutes in thirty six seconds and their

577
00:27:21.039 --> 00:27:24.440
<v Speaker 2>biggest lead. They took the lead three different times. And

578
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<v Speaker 2>again it's not really important, but if you remember, george

579
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<v Speaker 2>Tech came out hot, was hitting shots out of the

580
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<v Speaker 2>rear end, and I also felt like there were times

581
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<v Speaker 2>where maybe they weren't contested the way that you like.

582
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, that was kind of my worry, is that

583
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<v Speaker 2>they're hitting some really tough shots that I think were

584
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<v Speaker 2>defended about as good as you could possibly defend, but

585
00:27:45.400 --> 00:27:47.720
<v Speaker 2>then they'd be open for shots and then they'd miss it.

586
00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:51.039
<v Speaker 2>I think, look, this is a bad scenario here. So

587
00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:54.160
<v Speaker 2>Louisville Claude back Terrence Edwards kind of went to work

588
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, end up leading you and scoring with

589
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<v Speaker 2>twenty two. Chucky was making some plays in the first half,

590
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<v Speaker 2>and I kind of I felt like, okay, Louisville was

591
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<v Speaker 2>able to withstand the run from Georgia Tech, and everything's

592
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<v Speaker 2>going to be okay. And then Georgia Tech, if you remember,

593
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<v Speaker 2>early in the second half, it was tight, and I

594
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<v Speaker 2>still felt like Louisville was in good position. And then

595
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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember where we exactly were on as far

596
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<v Speaker 2>as how much time was left, but once you started

597
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<v Speaker 2>missing free throws at the rate they were missing free throws,

598
00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:27.200
<v Speaker 2>and Georgia Tech continued to make tough shots that I

599
00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:31.440
<v Speaker 2>feel like were pretty well defended. Then I felt like, Okay,

600
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<v Speaker 2>this may not work out. And look or Louisville. Let's

601
00:28:36.000 --> 00:28:39.200
<v Speaker 2>see eleven of nineteen at the free throw line from

602
00:28:39.200 --> 00:28:43.119
<v Speaker 2>fifty eight percent. That's clearly not good. And one thing

603
00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:45.480
<v Speaker 2>that has been kind of obvious with this team at

604
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<v Speaker 2>the free throw line is that even when they found

605
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<v Speaker 2>ways to win games that at the time we felt like, Wow,

606
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<v Speaker 2>that was impressive. I didn't see that coming. Maybe this

607
00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:54.200
<v Speaker 2>team could be pretty good. They were still winning those

608
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<v Speaker 2>games with pretty bad free throw nights here and there.

609
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<v Speaker 2>Now they've also games where they'll shoot like eighteen of

610
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<v Speaker 2>twenty four or something, and that's really good. And I guess,

611
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<v Speaker 2>more so than anything, it depends on who's shooting the

612
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<v Speaker 2>free throws. But I think this team, as much as

613
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they are what they are when it comes

614
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<v Speaker 2>to free throws. I think you've got guys that you

615
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<v Speaker 2>feel really confident about when they go to the line.

616
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<v Speaker 2>You've got guys you really don't feel confident about when

617
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<v Speaker 2>they go to the line. James Scott Trey Oure. But

618
00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:26.000
<v Speaker 2>then you have guys who you know are shooting a

619
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<v Speaker 2>good percentage on the year. You know more often than

620
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<v Speaker 2>not they'll make them. But then again they'll randomly miss

621
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<v Speaker 2>two in a row or they'll miss the front end

622
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<v Speaker 2>of the one and one. So that's really been a

623
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<v Speaker 2>vulnerability for this team all year and it was clearly

624
00:29:38.559 --> 00:29:40.400
<v Speaker 2>one of the factors and why you weren't able to

625
00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:42.559
<v Speaker 2>win against a Georgia Tech team. That again, let me,

626
00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:44.160
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to act like they're great. I'm not

627
00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:46.799
<v Speaker 2>trying to tell you, hey, well, no, it's a fine loss.

628
00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:48.680
<v Speaker 2>People don't realize how good Georgia Tech is. No, they're

629
00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:50.960
<v Speaker 2>not good. And that's why Louisville was a big faller

630
00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:54.240
<v Speaker 2>in the net rankings, and really it has changed their

631
00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:56.799
<v Speaker 2>profile right now. They went from being a board and

632
00:29:56.799 --> 00:30:00.000
<v Speaker 2>that's just you know how it works. Your resume was

633
00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:03.119
<v Speaker 2>that was at a spot where you had no bad

634
00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:07.240
<v Speaker 2>losses at all, and you really didn't have any signature wins,

635
00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:10.759
<v Speaker 2>but you had some wins with good value and you know,

636
00:30:10.839 --> 00:30:13.039
<v Speaker 2>you beat down some of these teams in the ACC

637
00:30:13.839 --> 00:30:16.599
<v Speaker 2>that probably doesn't mean anything, but when you beat down

638
00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:21.160
<v Speaker 2>Virginia about twenty points on the road, and you handle

639
00:30:22.119 --> 00:30:24.319
<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh at their place, and there was a couple of

640
00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:26.559
<v Speaker 2>other games where they Syracuse where you won by so

641
00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:29.720
<v Speaker 2>much against albeit bad teams, but it was bumping you

642
00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:31.720
<v Speaker 2>up here and there with the with the net rankings.

643
00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:34.920
<v Speaker 2>So you went from being like a five seed ceiling,

644
00:30:36.279 --> 00:30:39.440
<v Speaker 2>six seed floor really for about a two week stretch

645
00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:45.759
<v Speaker 2>to now you're probably an eight and you don't have

646
00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:49.279
<v Speaker 2>really many opportunities at all in the regular season to

647
00:30:49.359 --> 00:30:52.240
<v Speaker 2>do something that's going to improve your resume enough to

648
00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:54.119
<v Speaker 2>kind of see you jumping ahead in the sea line

649
00:30:54.119 --> 00:30:56.480
<v Speaker 2>because which you have now that you didn't have before.

650
00:30:56.680 --> 00:31:00.319
<v Speaker 2>And it really was in a way maybe like if

651
00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:02.519
<v Speaker 2>you're talking about the two things that stand out as

652
00:31:02.559 --> 00:31:06.200
<v Speaker 2>the most impressive on Louisville's resume prior to Saturday, it

653
00:31:06.359 --> 00:31:09.839
<v Speaker 2>was won their record, but also they had no bad losses.

654
00:31:09.839 --> 00:31:11.440
<v Speaker 2>Well now you do. Now you got a real bad loss.

655
00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:13.359
<v Speaker 2>It's not the worst loss in the world, and you

656
00:31:13.400 --> 00:31:15.920
<v Speaker 2>can still clearly put yourself in the tournament. And I'm

657
00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:17.599
<v Speaker 2>not trying to be gloom doom, but I mean that

658
00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:20.559
<v Speaker 2>was the resume was tricky already just because of the

659
00:31:20.599 --> 00:31:25.119
<v Speaker 2>acc being what it is and because of how bad

660
00:31:25.160 --> 00:31:26.680
<v Speaker 2>the league is and that Look, this goes back to

661
00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:29.680
<v Speaker 2>look Louisville got and I'm not I trust me. I'm

662
00:31:29.680 --> 00:31:31.119
<v Speaker 2>not going to do the same rant that I've done

663
00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:33.640
<v Speaker 2>many times in the last couple of weeks. But Louisville

664
00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:38.359
<v Speaker 2>fell in the net rankings by beating George, by beating

665
00:31:38.400 --> 00:31:41.759
<v Speaker 2>wake Forest by double digits, like that should never have happened,

666
00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:44.279
<v Speaker 2>But that's just how the system works in and wake

667
00:31:44.359 --> 00:31:46.920
<v Speaker 2>Forest was such a bad team in the metrics that

668
00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:50.000
<v Speaker 2>even beating them by double digits, despite them being fifteen

669
00:31:50.039 --> 00:31:52.400
<v Speaker 2>and five and really a better win than you had,

670
00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:55.079
<v Speaker 2>you fell. So then when you actually do lose to

671
00:31:55.119 --> 00:31:57.720
<v Speaker 2>a team that is way worse than wake Forest, I mean,

672
00:31:57.759 --> 00:32:02.799
<v Speaker 2>it's a killer. And I'm not worried at all about

673
00:32:02.799 --> 00:32:05.000
<v Speaker 2>this team coming out ready to play Wednesday. I think

674
00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:08.559
<v Speaker 2>they'll bounce back. I mean, I think there was never

675
00:32:08.559 --> 00:32:09.680
<v Speaker 2>any worry. I don't want to act like, well, this

676
00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:11.119
<v Speaker 2>would be a good thing, this will humble them, because

677
00:32:11.119 --> 00:32:12.920
<v Speaker 2>I'd be a liar if I told you that I

678
00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:14.960
<v Speaker 2>felt like they lost Saturday because they were letting the

679
00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:16.720
<v Speaker 2>hype get to their head. I think they came ready

680
00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:18.480
<v Speaker 2>to play. They just ran into a team that was

681
00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:21.440
<v Speaker 2>really really hot, made some really big shots, and in

682
00:32:21.519 --> 00:32:24.680
<v Speaker 2>crucial moments Louisville did not make plays, missed free throws,

683
00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:28.119
<v Speaker 2>and Georgia Tech just they found a way to win.

684
00:32:28.599 --> 00:32:31.200
<v Speaker 2>And one thing that I'll throw out there, that is

685
00:32:31.240 --> 00:32:33.000
<v Speaker 2>something we kind of need to keep an eye on,

686
00:32:33.200 --> 00:32:35.039
<v Speaker 2>I mean, what we can do about it. But I

687
00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:37.119
<v Speaker 2>felt like that was the first time Louisville kind of

688
00:32:37.160 --> 00:32:40.279
<v Speaker 2>got held accountable for how physical they are defensively. There

689
00:32:40.279 --> 00:32:43.559
<v Speaker 2>were fouls called that I feel like you don't often

690
00:32:43.640 --> 00:32:46.119
<v Speaker 2>see called on Louisville, at least you haven't in a while,

691
00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:48.920
<v Speaker 2>with their guards just kind of being physical and handsy

692
00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:52.039
<v Speaker 2>early in the game. But if they do call it,

693
00:32:52.079 --> 00:32:54.640
<v Speaker 2>I can't sit her and say that I'm totally surprised. So,

694
00:32:55.319 --> 00:32:58.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, Louisville committing fouls, slowing the game down a

695
00:32:58.160 --> 00:33:00.880
<v Speaker 2>little bit, them not getting in the rhythm they wanted.

696
00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:04.039
<v Speaker 2>It worked to Georgia Tech's advantage, but you gotta be

697
00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:05.759
<v Speaker 2>mindful of that. When I'm not saying they got a

698
00:33:05.799 --> 00:33:07.559
<v Speaker 2>bad whistle, but I would. I mean, I'll tell you

699
00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:09.680
<v Speaker 2>that I thought Georgia Tech probably got a better whistle,

700
00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:11.559
<v Speaker 2>and that's not because I think the reps were conspiring

701
00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:13.680
<v Speaker 2>to cheat. That's just sports. I mean, the home team,

702
00:33:13.680 --> 00:33:15.920
<v Speaker 2>the home environment. Referees are human beings. They're going to

703
00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:17.680
<v Speaker 2>I mean, why do you think, what do you think?

704
00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:21.759
<v Speaker 2>There's just a mindset that nobody's cheating, they're not against you.

705
00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:24.880
<v Speaker 2>But the likelihood of you playing at somebody else's place,

706
00:33:25.000 --> 00:33:27.640
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna you're you're gonna probably feel like at the

707
00:33:27.680 --> 00:33:30.200
<v Speaker 2>end of that game that they got maybe a few

708
00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:32.400
<v Speaker 2>more calls that went their way that should have gone

709
00:33:32.440 --> 00:33:34.960
<v Speaker 2>your way, or maybe if it's a fifty to fifty call,

710
00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:37.079
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna give it to the home crowd. Again, it's

711
00:33:37.119 --> 00:33:39.799
<v Speaker 2>just conversation for a different day. But that's just the

712
00:33:39.880 --> 00:33:43.039
<v Speaker 2>human element that I think people oftentimes just ignore when

713
00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:46.359
<v Speaker 2>it comes to sports. But anyways, back to this loss again.

714
00:33:46.839 --> 00:33:49.440
<v Speaker 2>I think they'll bounce back. I think they'll play well,

715
00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:52.039
<v Speaker 2>but make no mistake about it, you really can't do

716
00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:56.000
<v Speaker 2>this again and feel great about the tournament. I mean,

717
00:33:58.680 --> 00:34:00.279
<v Speaker 2>is an eight seed of bubble team as and I

718
00:34:00.319 --> 00:34:02.759
<v Speaker 2>feel like it isn't. But it's close. Yeah, it's right

719
00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:04.720
<v Speaker 2>on the verge. I think once you get to nine

720
00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:07.880
<v Speaker 2>and we're and nine and lower your your bubble, you start.

721
00:34:07.680 --> 00:34:10.760
<v Speaker 4>Counting all right, what kind of big wins do we have? Yeah,

722
00:34:11.280 --> 00:34:13.639
<v Speaker 4>you're really looking at the resume instead of feeling how

723
00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:15.639
<v Speaker 4>comfortable we worked a week ago.

724
00:34:15.840 --> 00:34:20.719
<v Speaker 2>I know, and you know I I still am comfortable

725
00:34:20.719 --> 00:34:22.960
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna make the tournament. But what really just is

726
00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:24.920
<v Speaker 2>is an unusual place to be in as a Louisville

727
00:34:24.920 --> 00:34:26.960
<v Speaker 2>fan who more often than not when I watched level

728
00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:29.760
<v Speaker 2>of basketball in seasons where I know they're gonna make

729
00:34:29.760 --> 00:34:33.119
<v Speaker 2>the tournament, there's all kinds of opportunities to improve your resume.

730
00:34:33.199 --> 00:34:34.719
<v Speaker 2>You can, you can erase this one. I mean, it

731
00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:36.599
<v Speaker 2>doesn't go away, but man, you made up for it.

732
00:34:36.679 --> 00:34:39.280
<v Speaker 2>I mean, like Kentucky, they'll lose. You know, they'll lose

733
00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:41.760
<v Speaker 2>to Arkansas at home, but then they might if they

734
00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:43.880
<v Speaker 2>turn around and beat All Miss last night. It quite

735
00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:47.480
<v Speaker 2>literally you you're gonna benefit more than you're gonna hurt

736
00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:50.400
<v Speaker 2>in that scenario. Liva just doesn't have any opportunities to

737
00:34:50.440 --> 00:34:52.039
<v Speaker 2>do that because of how down the league is. So

738
00:34:52.599 --> 00:34:54.480
<v Speaker 2>you know, you Louisa could play because I don't think

739
00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:57.599
<v Speaker 2>they played terrible on Saturday. They didn't. They clearly did

740
00:34:57.599 --> 00:34:59.119
<v Speaker 2>some things you can't do to expect to win on

741
00:34:59.159 --> 00:35:02.159
<v Speaker 2>the road. Actually, when a team is playing well. So like,

742
00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:03.599
<v Speaker 2>I'm not acting like they came out and played a

743
00:35:03.639 --> 00:35:05.719
<v Speaker 2>great game, but I just what has to me a

744
00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:09.239
<v Speaker 2>little bit, I guess less confident. It's not because how

745
00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:11.199
<v Speaker 2>differently I feel about this team as far as what

746
00:35:11.239 --> 00:35:13.800
<v Speaker 2>they can do and their personnel. It's just the visual

747
00:35:13.840 --> 00:35:16.400
<v Speaker 2>of actually being reminded that they can They can lose

748
00:35:16.440 --> 00:35:18.920
<v Speaker 2>games to teams that are as bad as Georgia Tech.

749
00:35:19.159 --> 00:35:21.239
<v Speaker 2>But I just my worry, more than anything, is that

750
00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:24.960
<v Speaker 2>I think Georgia Tech, although they have some good guards,

751
00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:27.119
<v Speaker 2>like I don't think they're as good as NC State.

752
00:35:27.159 --> 00:35:30.320
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they're as good as Notre Dame Florida State.

753
00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:33.679
<v Speaker 2>Hard to know much about them, but you know they're

754
00:35:33.679 --> 00:35:36.119
<v Speaker 2>they're at least decent for the league. Pittsburgh. I know

755
00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:38.480
<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh's got a good team, good players. So like, if

756
00:35:38.519 --> 00:35:41.320
<v Speaker 2>Georgia Tech can do it, I do, you know, I

757
00:35:41.320 --> 00:35:44.280
<v Speaker 2>guess just more than anything, I'm more aware that they

758
00:35:44.320 --> 00:35:46.239
<v Speaker 2>in fact could loose to anybody because we watched it

759
00:35:46.320 --> 00:35:48.960
<v Speaker 2>happen on Saturday. All right, quick break, We'll come back

760
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769
00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:13.000
<v Speaker 2>I don't think I can remember a trade in professional

770
00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:18.920
<v Speaker 2>sports that roughly two days later, people still are having

771
00:36:18.960 --> 00:36:21.719
<v Speaker 2>a tough having a tough time believing that it really happened.

772
00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:26.559
<v Speaker 2>I know Saturday night, I was I was feeling pretty

773
00:36:26.559 --> 00:36:28.039
<v Speaker 2>good by the time that news broke because it was

774
00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:29.960
<v Speaker 2>late and I was, you know, I was at home

775
00:36:30.920 --> 00:36:35.519
<v Speaker 2>and the recliner many bush lights had been eliminated at

776
00:36:35.559 --> 00:36:39.000
<v Speaker 2>that time, and gummy or gummy gummy gummy had been

777
00:36:39.159 --> 00:36:42.800
<v Speaker 2>had been popped, and I was feeling good. And I

778
00:36:42.880 --> 00:36:46.079
<v Speaker 2>saw that and thought, there's no way that's real. And

779
00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:47.960
<v Speaker 2>by the way, I think everybody also had the same

780
00:36:48.039 --> 00:36:51.519
<v Speaker 2>initial reaction, Oh my god, Sham's got hacked. But it

781
00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:54.239
<v Speaker 2>wasn't it was real. And I woke up the next

782
00:36:54.280 --> 00:36:58.400
<v Speaker 2>day and because of sort of my just hovering over

783
00:36:58.440 --> 00:37:02.960
<v Speaker 2>clouds the night before, I thought, well, did I dream that, Like,

784
00:37:03.039 --> 00:37:05.320
<v Speaker 2>was that real? And sure enough it is real. So

785
00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:08.239
<v Speaker 2>Luka doncik for Anthony Davis among other things. But that's

786
00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:12.360
<v Speaker 2>really what the trade comes down to. And I just

787
00:37:12.400 --> 00:37:17.400
<v Speaker 2>don't know what would have led Dallas to make this

788
00:37:17.559 --> 00:37:22.360
<v Speaker 2>move unless they know a lot more than there than

789
00:37:22.400 --> 00:37:24.840
<v Speaker 2>we know about Luca. I mean that, I really, even

790
00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:27.800
<v Speaker 2>if he's in bad shape and you're tired of him

791
00:37:27.840 --> 00:37:30.039
<v Speaker 2>having to get in good shape, it's a twenty five

792
00:37:30.119 --> 00:37:32.480
<v Speaker 2>year old who just took you to the NBA Finals

793
00:37:32.559 --> 00:37:35.000
<v Speaker 2>and is one of the best players on the planet

794
00:37:35.239 --> 00:37:39.519
<v Speaker 2>twenty five again, I mean young Anthony Davis is thirty

795
00:37:39.559 --> 00:37:42.719
<v Speaker 2>two and has been injury prone his whole life, And like,

796
00:37:43.079 --> 00:37:47.000
<v Speaker 2>I just don't I don't get it. I mean, even

797
00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:49.800
<v Speaker 2>if you were thinking, Okay, we got to strike now

798
00:37:49.840 --> 00:37:52.559
<v Speaker 2>because of timing, right, Klay Thompson who's now with Dallas,

799
00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:55.639
<v Speaker 2>he's thirty five years old, thirty four years old something

800
00:37:55.639 --> 00:37:59.119
<v Speaker 2>like that, close to that, his window's not going to

801
00:37:59.199 --> 00:38:02.159
<v Speaker 2>be open and very much longer. Right Kyrie Irving, I

802
00:38:02.199 --> 00:38:04.360
<v Speaker 2>think you kind of say the same thing about Kyrie.

803
00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:07.239
<v Speaker 2>And also you have Kyrie from when I understand on

804
00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:09.400
<v Speaker 2>a deal that like if he does play real, like

805
00:38:09.519 --> 00:38:11.280
<v Speaker 2>Kyrie is the kind of guy that if he balls

806
00:38:11.320 --> 00:38:13.880
<v Speaker 2>out and kind of puts himself back in there in

807
00:38:13.880 --> 00:38:16.800
<v Speaker 2>that elite top tier of the NBA, he'll get a

808
00:38:16.840 --> 00:38:20.079
<v Speaker 2>bigger deal and leave you. Like you know, so there

809
00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:24.559
<v Speaker 2>are scenarios where you could say the timings, the timings

810
00:38:23.800 --> 00:38:28.440
<v Speaker 2>is tight here. Therefore, even though AD's older and injury prone,

811
00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:30.320
<v Speaker 2>we think right now he could be the piece. All

812
00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:32.480
<v Speaker 2>that would make sense if you weren't getting rid of

813
00:38:32.599 --> 00:38:36.360
<v Speaker 2>Luka Doncik, who is again like one of the best

814
00:38:36.360 --> 00:38:39.800
<v Speaker 2>players on the planet. He's proven that he's young. I

815
00:38:39.800 --> 00:38:41.960
<v Speaker 2>think when you get to the finals, that's a breakthrough, right,

816
00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:44.519
<v Speaker 2>That's that's that's a moment where okay, not only I

817
00:38:44.559 --> 00:38:46.400
<v Speaker 2>mean this, like for example, there's a lot of young

818
00:38:46.440 --> 00:38:51.119
<v Speaker 2>stars in the NBA that clearly are are elite and

819
00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:53.440
<v Speaker 2>Anthony Edwards, I mean, Donovan Mitchell, but you know they

820
00:38:53.480 --> 00:38:55.760
<v Speaker 2>haven't done they made the finals yet, and that kind

821
00:38:55.760 --> 00:38:57.159
<v Speaker 2>of stuff matters. You got to win one when you

822
00:38:57.199 --> 00:38:59.920
<v Speaker 2>get there. But like he is, well within a twenty

823
00:39:00.239 --> 00:39:03.239
<v Speaker 2>years old, Luga Doncik is absolutely on course to be

824
00:39:03.280 --> 00:39:05.440
<v Speaker 2>one of the best players that ever played this game. Now, again,

825
00:39:05.480 --> 00:39:07.639
<v Speaker 2>a lot of that's determined on the rings you get

826
00:39:07.639 --> 00:39:09.920
<v Speaker 2>and we don't you know, tough to know, but again,

827
00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:12.000
<v Speaker 2>he's twenty five and he just came off the finals

828
00:39:12.360 --> 00:39:16.039
<v Speaker 2>where he led you there, So I just I think

829
00:39:16.360 --> 00:39:18.960
<v Speaker 2>I think there's something about Luca that they don't like

830
00:39:19.480 --> 00:39:22.079
<v Speaker 2>or that like maybe is is a red flag. But

831
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<v Speaker 2>then again, I kind of feel like this day and age,

832
00:39:23.800 --> 00:39:26.239
<v Speaker 2>we'd know that, Like we wouldn't know that if in

833
00:39:26.239 --> 00:39:29.840
<v Speaker 2>fact there was something about Luca that like made him

834
00:39:29.960 --> 00:39:32.039
<v Speaker 2>and he looked by the way, but even if he

835
00:39:32.079 --> 00:39:36.000
<v Speaker 2>was an a hole, you think of all the all

836
00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:38.159
<v Speaker 2>the stars of professional sports over the years that have

837
00:39:38.239 --> 00:39:41.280
<v Speaker 2>probably been jerks, like that's it shouldn't be that way,

838
00:39:41.360 --> 00:39:43.639
<v Speaker 2>but like that's kind of part of it. And again,

839
00:39:43.719 --> 00:39:45.000
<v Speaker 2>for to lead to where you want to get rid

840
00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:47.159
<v Speaker 2>of him because you can't stand him, he'd have to

841
00:39:47.159 --> 00:39:50.599
<v Speaker 2>be an insanely not an insane level of jerk to

842
00:39:50.639 --> 00:39:53.840
<v Speaker 2>where we would just know and yet they wanted to

843
00:39:53.840 --> 00:39:57.480
<v Speaker 2>part ways with him. Really really does seem it does

844
00:39:57.519 --> 00:40:00.960
<v Speaker 2>seem strange, and you know, maybe because you know his

845
00:40:01.039 --> 00:40:03.119
<v Speaker 2>body type, because like Lucas one of those guys that

846
00:40:04.000 --> 00:40:05.880
<v Speaker 2>doesn't look like he should be able to do what

847
00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:09.320
<v Speaker 2>he's doing right Larry Bird. Never got to watch Bird

848
00:40:09.320 --> 00:40:12.800
<v Speaker 2>play live too young, But I'll I can never stop

849
00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:15.920
<v Speaker 2>watching Larry Bird highlights because it looks like somebody that's

850
00:40:15.960 --> 00:40:18.239
<v Speaker 2>like in a movie, right that that you know, this

851
00:40:18.320 --> 00:40:21.039
<v Speaker 2>is this is all part of a plot. This is acting,

852
00:40:21.079 --> 00:40:23.320
<v Speaker 2>because how's this guy out there, the best player on

853
00:40:23.360 --> 00:40:26.000
<v Speaker 2>the court, can't miss his shot, looks like he drank

854
00:40:26.039 --> 00:40:28.199
<v Speaker 2>and shugged a beer at the time out break, but

855
00:40:28.239 --> 00:40:31.960
<v Speaker 2>he's throwing dimes behind the back like visually, yeah, they

856
00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:36.599
<v Speaker 2>don't look like they'd be super talented, but like they

857
00:40:36.599 --> 00:40:38.119
<v Speaker 2>get it done. And Luca was that way. And by

858
00:40:38.119 --> 00:40:41.079
<v Speaker 2>the way, who's the best player in the in the

859
00:40:41.159 --> 00:40:43.639
<v Speaker 2>NBA for the last few years? I mean a joke.

860
00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:45.840
<v Speaker 2>Look at him, he looks like he just I mean,

861
00:40:45.880 --> 00:40:47.639
<v Speaker 2>he looks like he just did a shift on the

862
00:40:47.639 --> 00:40:51.079
<v Speaker 2>assembly line and he, you know, got a few beers

863
00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.079
<v Speaker 2>at the bar after work with the buddies, and now

864
00:40:53.119 --> 00:40:55.199
<v Speaker 2>he's gonna go play some you know, full court. Like

865
00:40:56.239 --> 00:40:59.800
<v Speaker 2>appearance shouldn't matter, man, production matters, and basketball.

866
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<v Speaker 4>Is so un interesting to him too. It seems like

867
00:41:02.400 --> 00:41:03.599
<v Speaker 4>it is like his third.

868
00:41:03.679 --> 00:41:05.519
<v Speaker 2>So do you so do you like that about him?

869
00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:08.320
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I don't I don't necessarily, you know, I

870
00:41:08.360 --> 00:41:10.320
<v Speaker 4>don't feel any other way the same way.

871
00:41:10.360 --> 00:41:12.599
<v Speaker 2>I don't care at all, But I think it is kind.

872
00:41:12.519 --> 00:41:14.360
<v Speaker 4>Of cool though, how he's just like, he just wins

873
00:41:14.360 --> 00:41:15.760
<v Speaker 4>a championship and he's like, can I just go.

874
00:41:15.920 --> 00:41:19.800
<v Speaker 2>Yes, Well, because I think I can certainly appreciate what

875
00:41:19.840 --> 00:41:21.239
<v Speaker 2>you see is what you get, and I think everything

876
00:41:21.239 --> 00:41:23.159
<v Speaker 2>about that is genuine. So I find it, you know,

877
00:41:23.239 --> 00:41:24.880
<v Speaker 2>kind of you know, I think it's more of a

878
00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:26.800
<v Speaker 2>positive as far as how I view him as a star.

879
00:41:27.199 --> 00:41:31.119
<v Speaker 2>He's clearly not a me guy, very very selfless, and

880
00:41:31.199 --> 00:41:33.519
<v Speaker 2>you know that's admirable. But there are some that have

881
00:41:33.559 --> 00:41:34.960
<v Speaker 2>a different I think people just kind of want to

882
00:41:34.960 --> 00:41:36.920
<v Speaker 2>hate him because he's not he's not. I mean, he's

883
00:41:36.920 --> 00:41:38.679
<v Speaker 2>fun to watch, but in a different way fund if

884
00:41:38.679 --> 00:41:41.559
<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean, like a fundamental Yeah, exactly.

885
00:41:41.639 --> 00:41:45.039
<v Speaker 2>He's like Tim Duncan but better. So they look at

886
00:41:45.039 --> 00:41:48.400
<v Speaker 2>that as well. He should understand that, you know, he's

887
00:41:48.599 --> 00:41:51.480
<v Speaker 2>he's the NBA's best player, like he should. There's a

888
00:41:51.480 --> 00:41:53.159
<v Speaker 2>lot that comes with that, and to just ignore it.

889
00:41:53.199 --> 00:41:55.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I've had some arguments with friends who just

890
00:41:55.639 --> 00:41:58.079
<v Speaker 2>think it's a bad look for him to act that way,

891
00:41:58.119 --> 00:42:00.119
<v Speaker 2>and I hear you what you mean, But I just

892
00:42:00.119 --> 00:42:02.000
<v Speaker 2>think that's who he is. And I could never acknowledge

893
00:42:02.000 --> 00:42:05.280
<v Speaker 2>somebody for just being transparent. But then there's others who

894
00:42:05.280 --> 00:42:07.280
<v Speaker 2>claim it's more of like a and this is where

895
00:42:07.320 --> 00:42:08.920
<v Speaker 2>I totally disagree. I mean, I could be wrong. I

896
00:42:08.920 --> 00:42:11.440
<v Speaker 2>don't know him, but those that claim that's a forced

897
00:42:11.480 --> 00:42:13.239
<v Speaker 2>thing that he just does to try to look like

898
00:42:13.360 --> 00:42:15.639
<v Speaker 2>he's too cool, I don't think there's no way, because

899
00:42:15.679 --> 00:42:17.800
<v Speaker 2>he doesn't care what you like. He's he'd be fine

900
00:42:17.800 --> 00:42:20.039
<v Speaker 2>if he never was in front of a camera again. Yeah,

901
00:42:20.239 --> 00:42:22.239
<v Speaker 2>and he just just wants to race his horses. Bro

902
00:42:22.440 --> 00:42:24.880
<v Speaker 2>exactly exactly, And I love seeing the videos of him

903
00:42:24.880 --> 00:42:27.480
<v Speaker 2>when his brothers, Oh, I mean yeah, his brothers are

904
00:42:27.519 --> 00:42:29.639
<v Speaker 2>like reinforce mafia members. I know.

905
00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:32.400
<v Speaker 4>I'm sure they know where bodies are buried. I'm pretty

906
00:42:32.400 --> 00:42:35.440
<v Speaker 4>sure they've given a couple people pair of cement boots,

907
00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:36.320
<v Speaker 4>if you know what I'm saying.

908
00:42:36.440 --> 00:42:38.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they look like guys that you could tell me.

909
00:42:38.800 --> 00:42:40.559
<v Speaker 2>You could tell me anything that they've done, and I

910
00:42:40.559 --> 00:42:41.880
<v Speaker 2>probably would say, yeah, I could see that.

911
00:42:41.920 --> 00:42:45.159
<v Speaker 4>And they're always like chirping at other Yeah. If he

912
00:42:45.239 --> 00:42:47.960
<v Speaker 4>gets in like a like a skirmish with them, which

913
00:42:48.039 --> 00:42:50.480
<v Speaker 4>sometimes I could see, like, how are they still allowed

914
00:42:50.519 --> 00:42:51.960
<v Speaker 4>at games? But who's gonna tell them?

915
00:42:51.960 --> 00:42:52.119
<v Speaker 2>Now?

916
00:42:52.199 --> 00:42:52.400
<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

917
00:42:52.440 --> 00:42:53.960
<v Speaker 2>Exactly Who's gonna be the one to tell them to

918
00:42:54.000 --> 00:42:54.679
<v Speaker 2>stand down? Yeah?

919
00:42:54.679 --> 00:42:55.719
<v Speaker 4>I mean, you guys gotta go.

920
00:42:56.039 --> 00:42:59.239
<v Speaker 2>So it's like whenever Lebron and Wade weren't on the

921
00:42:59.239 --> 00:43:03.920
<v Speaker 2>same team and Gabrielle Union would heckle Lebron like playfully,

922
00:43:03.960 --> 00:43:06.639
<v Speaker 2>you know, because they're friends. Like you ain't doing that

923
00:43:06.679 --> 00:43:08.920
<v Speaker 2>with the Jogis brothers, no, Like you're not taking a risk, like,

924
00:43:08.960 --> 00:43:11.079
<v Speaker 2>you know, if they're out there giving you hell, you're

925
00:43:11.079 --> 00:43:12.800
<v Speaker 2>not going to think it's a joke. You're probably gonna

926
00:43:12.840 --> 00:43:16.719
<v Speaker 2>call witness Protection or something like there's some scary, scary dudes. Now,

927
00:43:17.039 --> 00:43:21.320
<v Speaker 2>this is what's wild about Luca because I this confirms

928
00:43:21.360 --> 00:43:23.559
<v Speaker 2>for sure that there was no scenario he was trying

929
00:43:23.599 --> 00:43:25.079
<v Speaker 2>to get out of Dallas. And I don't think anybody

930
00:43:25.159 --> 00:43:28.480
<v Speaker 2>did think that he's wanting to leave. But Chandler Parsons,

931
00:43:28.519 --> 00:43:30.400
<v Speaker 2>who played with Luca, I believe early in his time

932
00:43:30.440 --> 00:43:34.199
<v Speaker 2>in Dallas. He now works for FanDuel TV and has

933
00:43:34.239 --> 00:43:36.880
<v Speaker 2>a show, and he's close to Luca, sounds like, and

934
00:43:36.920 --> 00:43:39.400
<v Speaker 2>he said that he cried when he found out he

935
00:43:39.440 --> 00:43:42.960
<v Speaker 2>was being traded, and that he just bought a fifteen

936
00:43:43.039 --> 00:43:46.800
<v Speaker 2>million dollar house in Dallas like last week. So I mean,

937
00:43:47.159 --> 00:43:48.840
<v Speaker 2>I don't have a ton of sympathy for him as

938
00:43:48.880 --> 00:43:51.360
<v Speaker 2>far as like his life, because my man is doing

939
00:43:51.400 --> 00:43:55.599
<v Speaker 2>a lot better than most. But yeah, I mean, not ideal,

940
00:43:56.159 --> 00:43:58.039
<v Speaker 2>not ideal at all. All Right, we got to run

941
00:43:58.079 --> 00:43:59.800
<v Speaker 2>one hour in the books. Can I believe how quickly

942
00:43:59.840 --> 00:44:01.880
<v Speaker 2>that went by? That's what she said. We got two

943
00:44:01.920 --> 00:44:04.239
<v Speaker 2>more hours to go, though. We'll finish strong, at least

944
00:44:04.239 --> 00:44:05.760
<v Speaker 2>we'll try. We'll give you what you got, what we

945
00:44:05.800 --> 00:44:08.079
<v Speaker 2>got thanks to my friends at the louisvill Men's Clinic.

946
00:44:08.079 --> 00:44:09.800
<v Speaker 2>I feel pretty good about our ability to be able

947
00:44:09.840 --> 00:44:12.079
<v Speaker 2>to finish strong here, so right, stick around right here

948
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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety