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

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<v Speaker 1>Steve now went five to two oh four one, six

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, welcome back to YE on the Ball here on

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<v Speaker 2>Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rivera, You're Dave Silvert.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we have Kobe with breaking news.

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<v Speaker 1>This is I on the Ball, breaking news on Fox

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<v Speaker 1>Sports fourteen fifty.

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<v Speaker 3>Arizona target Brandon Berry's to announce decision Wednesday. The five

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<v Speaker 3>star Commo guard will announce a decision on Sports Center.

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<v Speaker 3>Burr's is a siding between Arizona, Oregon, Tennessee, Alabama, and USC.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of optimism that he's gonna pick here.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the people on the interweb, what are they saying,

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<v Speaker 2>there's news, good news is looming. I don't trust anybody

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<v Speaker 2>until you hear it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well, you know he's a Sam Bernardino guy. Carter

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<v Speaker 4>Bryant's from the same general area.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say Carter Bryant, he stays, would stay with.

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<v Speaker 4>These four or three or four pretty highly regarded recruits.

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<v Speaker 2>That could be kind of fun. That's all that speculation

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<v Speaker 2>that's out there right. It's you know, Hey, this is

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<v Speaker 2>back in nineteen seventy two. Hey, give little Susie, I

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<v Speaker 2>have a note for her. Check the box. Have her

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<v Speaker 2>checked the box?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? But I mean you got CoA Pete five star

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<v Speaker 4>player out of the Phoenix area, and got Dwayne Aristode.

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<v Speaker 4>Is that how you Proounce's last name, five star forward?

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<v Speaker 4>You know? And Bronni's or Lebron's kid Bryce, and now

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<v Speaker 4>maybe maybe Bury's who's ranked number eleven in the country

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<v Speaker 4>overall prospect in twenty twenty five class. So he still

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<v Speaker 4>has not made his decision. He numbered, he's a he's

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<v Speaker 4>a combo guard. Who knows. I'm sure, Tommy, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 4>everybody's kind of waiting to see how that plays out tomorrow. Good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, because you as you know back in the day,

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<v Speaker 2>and I absolutely hated it. Hated recruiting me too. Everyone

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<v Speaker 2>hopes for the future. Yeah, you know, you can never

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<v Speaker 2>have today. You have tomorrow's. Oh we get this guy

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<v Speaker 2>and blah blah blah. They got James, the James kid,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they get the Peak kid. And now if

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<v Speaker 2>they get this kid, the prosperity, YadA YadA, they still

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<v Speaker 2>have to play the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it was I think we used to just kind

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<v Speaker 4>of look at this is good for these guys websites. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>basically they really weren't running around the cut. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>we just can't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if the newspapers even had the resources

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<v Speaker 4>to devote someone just to recruiting, like.

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<v Speaker 2>No, but we did because I spent time doing it

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<v Speaker 2>and I hated it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you have to call their we call.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes. Yeah. One of the most famous ones. The one

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<v Speaker 2>one of the most famous ones I did was that

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<v Speaker 2>early morning on a on a Wednesday, Tuesday whatever it was,

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<v Speaker 2>was the twins from Stanford who went to Stanford the

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see call the Collins twins and they

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<v Speaker 2>decided to go It was here or there right here,

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<v Speaker 2>right and decided to go to Stanford. And I ended

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<v Speaker 2>up talking to them mo hob like at seven in

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<v Speaker 2>the morning because they made a decision that morning. And

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<v Speaker 2>she got on the phone and I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>could you tell me real quick, I need to quote

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<v Speaker 2>about you know why they decided. He said, Steve, if

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<v Speaker 2>you had a couple of kids and they chose, they

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<v Speaker 2>chose between Arizona and Stanford, wouldn't you want them going

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<v Speaker 2>to Stanford? I said, good questions, good answer, very good answer,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very for much of your time. And I

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<v Speaker 2>guess we'll see him down the road. Yep, come on,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean the same thing.

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<v Speaker 4>But I mean this guy's decisions are where between Arizona

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<v Speaker 4>and USC Oregon, Tennessee. It's not like Harvard is in

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<v Speaker 4>mister Stanford even but you know, and he's another one

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<v Speaker 4>and done. So now your window of opportunity, right, is

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<v Speaker 4>a year. I guess everybody's who you opportunity is one year, right,

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<v Speaker 4>you have that one year window. And so when let's

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<v Speaker 4>assume for a second, Arizona does get him, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>everyone thinks I'm the grim Reaper and poop poo and

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<v Speaker 4>everything blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so they get him. So now they have and

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<v Speaker 2>and and Brian stays, okay, so they're gonna be pretty good, right,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd assume that. Sure, you mean to tell me the

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<v Speaker 2>other schools are not gonna be any good? You just

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<v Speaker 2>saw too early top twenty five, right, don't say whom,

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<v Speaker 2>but you said what was Arizona on it?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty four twenty four, So that means they have to

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<v Speaker 2>leap frog, right, twenty three other teams.

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<v Speaker 4>That's true, but a lot of that is just based

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<v Speaker 4>on who they can get on the roster of this

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<v Speaker 4>coming season. You know, these new guys, there's three for sure,

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<v Speaker 4>I guess, at least at this point, and maybe a

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<v Speaker 4>fourth Houston, I guess, and whatever else they can come

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<v Speaker 4>up with and transfer port.

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<v Speaker 2>Houston has come up with one of the better recruiting

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<v Speaker 2>classes in the country already already, So you don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying. You might have a lot of money

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<v Speaker 2>in your pocket, Dave, but your neighbors probably have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of money in both pockets.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Getting on TV like Houston did for the last month

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<v Speaker 4>basically is Arizona used to talk about that all the time.

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<v Speaker 4>The longer you go in that tournament, the more exposure

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<v Speaker 4>you get.

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<v Speaker 2>And they've been doing it for a while now, right

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<v Speaker 2>last few years, so you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, yeah, I mean, Arizona milk that forever. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I think it helped. Rocky was talking about it yesterday

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<v Speaker 4>just about you know, people interested in the school. Enrollment

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<v Speaker 4>went up when when Arizona basketball, you know, got hot,

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<v Speaker 4>and that just is carried over forever. People want to

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<v Speaker 4>be part of that. Okay, Kebby here turned Okay, we talked.

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<v Speaker 3>More about Arizona men's and women's tennis got big wins

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<v Speaker 3>on Senior Day, each closing out their home schedule with

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<v Speaker 3>a victory. The number eleven men swept BYU four nothing,

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<v Speaker 3>while the women defeated Colorado five to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we got to get the coach on. The coach

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<v Speaker 2>is on because they've had another The men's had another

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<v Speaker 2>great season.

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<v Speaker 5>Yep.

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<v Speaker 3>Arizona men's basketball finishes fifteenth and final Associated Press poll.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that's about right. Yeah, you know, sweet sixteen. Who's sixteen?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure sixteen would have been whom in the

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<v Speaker 2>in the it doesn't matter, doesn't will find it later.

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<v Speaker 3>Former Arizona guard Brandon Williams signs two year deal with Mavericks.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, he was one of the Shawn's guys. It's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good that him. I mean he never played here.

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<v Speaker 4>He got hurt, right, so he never really had a chance,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's managed to parlay it into the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is already seven years maybe, Yeah, it's for him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he was a chance. He was the guy that decided

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<v Speaker 2>to come, come and stay, and other people followed because

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<v Speaker 2>he was that good, right, and then he got hurt.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he never never was healthy. Yes, he kind of

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<v Speaker 4>came in he was injured, had to sit out for

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<v Speaker 4>a year if I remember, and then sort of came

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<v Speaker 4>back and never.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, red shirted or something transferred. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>The Denver Nuggets shocked the NBA by firing head coach

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<v Speaker 3>Michael Malone and announcing they would not extend general manager

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<v Speaker 3>Calvin boost contract. Lead assistant David Edelman will serve as

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<v Speaker 4>But you're a Denver guy because you have some family there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, that was that was a stunner. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>he's been really successful. I want a championship just a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>What have you done for me lately? Yeah? Oh, they're

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<v Speaker 2>in a little losing What are they like, thirteen and

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen or something, thirteen but last four in a row.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, in the playoffs are just around the corner. It's

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<v Speaker 4>very odd timing, very odd timing there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I think they have a good chance to

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<v Speaker 2>still will be pretty good to have some pretty good

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<v Speaker 2>I guess Murray's out for with injury.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he's been out.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll be ready for the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, really be ready.

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<v Speaker 2>How can you do that with with one of your

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<v Speaker 2>best players in the league and then you say good

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<v Speaker 2>bye your coach because you're you lost a couple of guys.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't I don't understand. There's got to be I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know. There must be something else going there.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're a good TV guy, but you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a camera. How are you going to manage?

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<v Speaker 4>Is that? I'm gonna think Adelman is probably Rick Adelman's son, Yes, ok, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>so Denver. Oh, I don't know, just a few years

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<v Speaker 4>removed from their championship and still two years Yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 4>you know, m v P again.

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<v Speaker 2>Possibly. I think it's a Westbrook factor. He's with the

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<v Speaker 2>team right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Former MLB pitcher Octovio Dotel was killed in the tragic

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<v Speaker 3>nightclub roof collapse.

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<v Speaker 2>In the Dominican replay, Yeah, yeah, yeah, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people who passed. I think fifty eight ish, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>forty four lives. Okay, yeah, I remember him. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a hard thrower.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, fifty one years old too.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh he was that old thing? Was that old me too?

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<v Speaker 2>Know that you should say that?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Florida is the only national champion over the last twenty

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<v Speaker 3>years to overcome a deficit of nine plus points in

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<v Speaker 3>the Elite National semi final and National championship.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Do you remember how I can't remember this. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you remember how down Arizona was against North Carolina or

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky in their games? I know the Kentucky game was close,

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<v Speaker 2>but they were down. Yeah, and I've seen that game

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<v Speaker 2>a thousand times because they've played all the time. But

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<v Speaker 2>they had to come back and you know a few times.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know, but it would be good to look

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<v Speaker 4>at the play by play. I think I might have

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<v Speaker 4>the play by play sheets at home, at least for

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<v Speaker 4>the championship game.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me ask you, did you watch last night? You

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<v Speaker 2>watched that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Did you watch the post games? I watched like

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<v Speaker 2>the CBS coverage Yeah, yeah, when they're cutting down the nets.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I saw that.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you You were there right?

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<v Speaker 2>See, so I was there obviously doing some stuff, some

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<v Speaker 2>stuff covering the team. But I don't remember all those

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<v Speaker 2>people on the floor in ninety seven. No, it was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of restricted to a certain amount of people or

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<v Speaker 2>the families or something. Yeah, but there was a massive

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean even the ladder has got like a sponsor

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, in fact, that's kind of funny. I texted Haayer

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<v Speaker 2>after the thing that says, I can't remember seeing so

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<v Speaker 2>Joe, because it's the two year anniversary of today. Yeah, maybe, no,

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<v Speaker 4>two years ago today, which is shocking. Yeah, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>I liked him because I saw him one time on

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<v Speaker 2>And they go to minor league baseball games. He was

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<v Speaker 4>Mean you wonder though too. I mean, what what more

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<v Speaker 4>She going to be in that position now, like, gosh,

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<v Speaker 4>do I need to go through this again. She's winning

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Joe talked about that today's coaches now just kind

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<v Speaker 3>Former Notre Dame guard Olivia Millis has decided to transfer

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we talked about that during that conversation. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>because she's had a million or two dollars, a million

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<v Speaker 4>And when she's coming from where again.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, where's she going? She's going from She's coming from

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<v Speaker 4>Notre Dame. That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a chempce that she was going to go

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<v Speaker 2>take the million dollars. It's more than the exactly Dave exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>Mariners outfielder Victor Roblists will miss at least twelve weeks

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<v Speaker 3>Roblest is not required surgery at this time.

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<v Speaker 4>Did you see that injury? He was running down to

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<v Speaker 4>sure if it was the bullpen, just right to the fence.

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<v Speaker 4>It might have been on Sunday. He went flying into

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<v Speaker 4>which was even more incredible. But he went right into

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<v Speaker 3>Texas freshman Trey Johnson announced he was entering the NBA Draft,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I saw his announcement on NBA today. Didn't see

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<v Speaker 2>him play, Nope. Yeah, he's a good player. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>Sean wanted him to stay.

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<v Speaker 3>That is there for today's breaking news.

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<v Speaker 2>Sean did bring one of his guys to the team,

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<v Speaker 1>the iHeartRadio app just search I on the Ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, welcome back to Lying on the Ball here on

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<v Speaker 2>Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rivera. You do now,

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<v Speaker 2>We're just going to try to get ahold of mister Torres.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't called us actually, uh so carry me for

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<v Speaker 2>a second their day.

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<v Speaker 4>Looking forward to talking to him. He was in San Antonio,

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<v Speaker 4>looks like the whole weekend and has been covering the

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<v Speaker 4>end of the basketball season. He looked like he was

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<v Speaker 4>pretty busy, and I'm sure he's glad to be done

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<v Speaker 4>and finished, as many of the college basketball riders are.

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<v Speaker 4>It's kind of a whirlwind month yeah, and you you've

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<v Speaker 4>been through it a million times and it was always

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<v Speaker 4>kind of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Went to I just went to nineteen of the last

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<v Speaker 2>year was the final fourth in Phoenix. So it's just

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<v Speaker 2>a long day. You get to see your colleagues, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for you know, for a long time, the Dick Weiss

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<v Speaker 2>of the world. Who's yeah, the crusty old Dick Wise

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<v Speaker 2>and the guys the pet the forties. Yeah, mister Aaron Torris.

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<v Speaker 4>Is his shoe.

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<v Speaker 2>This is me, sir. How you doing fine? How are you?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you get some sleep last night?

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<v Speaker 12>No, hold on to textive, I'm good whenever you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Just I'm in the middle of something.

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<v Speaker 12>But I got about two hours of sleep, okay, and

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<v Speaker 12>then I came back.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're we're on the air. We're on the end

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<v Speaker 2>right now. Okay, So sorry, how are you good? Good?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me my naked eye from the TV. A good game,

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<v Speaker 2>fun game to watch, not a well played game. What

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<v Speaker 2>did you think?

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<v Speaker 5>You know?

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<v Speaker 12>What I thought really quick was that I thought, you know, listen,

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<v Speaker 12>I thought Houston was in a situation, you know, see

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<v Speaker 12>something popped up.

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<v Speaker 4>I really hate to do this to you.

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<v Speaker 12>I'll give you a make good later in the week.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta I gotta love no problem Aeron Taurus. Anybody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to call it and fill in the spot, we

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<v Speaker 2>can answer that question. Yeah, so no, no, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>I saw. You saw the same thing. I sent a

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<v Speaker 2>note to you, I think during the game, did I

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<v Speaker 2>It was the same problem that I thought I had

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<v Speaker 2>the ball. The ball was too active, and it is.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been active for the last three years. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy talked about it last week, the ball being still

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<v Speaker 2>a little bouncy and slippery or whatever.

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<v Speaker 4>Right out of the factory. Maybe who knows what the

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<v Speaker 4>deal is. If it's just they just don't replate the dam. Yeah, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>the game was was pretty sloppy, but I think the

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<v Speaker 4>shooting was not all that great for most of the contest.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's kind of what we expected from Houston.

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<v Speaker 4>They just kind of win ugly and play with that

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<v Speaker 4>great defense and see what they can do on the

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<v Speaker 4>offensive boards. But Florida didn't really put up much of

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<v Speaker 4>a fight in the first half until they really got

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<v Speaker 4>things kind of rolling in the second half.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of a sudden, it's Anthony, Anthony, like you had

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<v Speaker 2>picked Florida. I picked Florida, obviously, and they were down

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<v Speaker 2>whatever they were down, and then they closed it within

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<v Speaker 2>four or three whatever it was, And I said, they

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<v Speaker 2>got them where they want them. I said, they played

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<v Speaker 2>a very poor first half, and I probably said just

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<v Speaker 2>played badly and they were only down by two or three,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, three or four. Yeah, abstuely, it's a perfect

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<v Speaker 2>situation for Florida. They liked this spot. But then I said,

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<v Speaker 2>so does Houston because that's what they're known for.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Well, I mean having four number one seeds too,

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<v Speaker 4>was kind of an attraction in itself in the final four.

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<v Speaker 4>I think people wanted to see kind of the best

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<v Speaker 4>of the best play, which we got. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 4>really got almost every game, and this weekend was really good,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, translated over to television viewers. That was the

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<v Speaker 4>most watched since twenty nineteen. Yeah, they had eighteen point

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<v Speaker 4>one million on CBS last night, so that's a pretty

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<v Speaker 4>strong number for men's basketball. The women's game also had

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<v Speaker 4>some good numbers too, but Florida Houston peaked with twenty

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<v Speaker 4>one point one million for the game's conclusions, so people

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<v Speaker 4>were watching that game not much else on last night.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you remember this, but nineteen ninety nine.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was Wisconsin was in the finals, Michigan State,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it was. It was before two thousand or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>two thousand. Arizona was the number one. It was two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand because everyzone was the number one team overall. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>they lost to Wisconsin in a team that's very good

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<v Speaker 2>but ugly. They played ugly and they got to the

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<v Speaker 2>final four. I think it was under under Bennett, Dick Bennett,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was ugly basketball because he just slowed it

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<v Speaker 2>down in the fifties and yeda yedda, and people said, God,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not fun to watch, just not fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night was different because it was it was fun

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<v Speaker 2>to watch in as much as it was like a hockey. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>is this skating back and forth? The ball wasn't going in.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like I said, two piranhas going at it,

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<v Speaker 2>uh and just kind of like a and only four

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<v Speaker 2>fowls called.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. I mean it was amazing that they just know,

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<v Speaker 4>the refereess kind of just swallowed their whistles.

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<v Speaker 2>And didn't do anything, and then just what they found

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<v Speaker 2>their whistles in the second half.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean it was it was kind of a

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<v Speaker 4>shame to watch, kind of you know, Houston. Not that

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<v Speaker 4>they're the Cinderella story, but you know they're coming out

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<v Speaker 4>of you know, of the Four Conferences or whatever five conferences.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they were from the Big twelve, and they,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, they didn't get the kind of publicity that

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<v Speaker 4>the SEC schools got as far as television and things

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<v Speaker 4>like that through the course of the year. So maybe

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<v Speaker 4>people didn't know too much about them even though we did,

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<v Speaker 4>and they just kind of, you know, faded away. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>you could just see it. I think I was even

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<v Speaker 4>texting my kids. I'm like, oh God, they're falling apart.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they had that twelve point lead and just

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<v Speaker 4>couldn't hang on.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Yeah, and you you had a dog, you had

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<v Speaker 2>both dogs in the fight.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, you know, got a had some good

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<v Speaker 4>wagers going for the for the evening. Yeah, but it

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<v Speaker 4>was still it was still that wasn't really kind of

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<v Speaker 4>That's usually not how I watched the games.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you. Maybe you you and Jay.

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<v Speaker 2>I did no, no, only because because I had a

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<v Speaker 2>dinner wager with Jay from back last week and then

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<v Speaker 2>I had the pick I had in January on Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>But I enjoyed it. I still thought that even though

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't have a great game and he was throwing

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<v Speaker 2>some bombs up there with Clayton, that he was probably

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<v Speaker 2>the second best player I saw all year outside of

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<v Speaker 2>the flag.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Yeah, I don't know what. You know, what's the

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<v Speaker 4>duke situation going to look like? I guess we'll have

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<v Speaker 4>those guys are probably all gonna go.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry about Duke, Dave, don't worry about.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure they've got three you know McDonald's all Americans

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<v Speaker 4>lined up anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, don't cry for Argentina. Man, they're gonna be good.

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<v Speaker 2>As you saw, I mean what, they're in the top

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<v Speaker 2>three and a few top twenty five's.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Here, So you know, Houston, Duke, Yukon, you know, all

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<v Speaker 2>the usual, all the usual, Kansas.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, Kentucky got this guy, Jayden Quaint Hants who went.

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<v Speaker 2>To his issue. Yeah, very good play, a good player.

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<v Speaker 4>He had a c L surgery, so they're not sure

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<v Speaker 4>if he's gonna.

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<v Speaker 2>Be really okay. I thought he'd be a great fit

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<v Speaker 2>for Averzona, And we didn't talk about this yesterday with

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<v Speaker 2>Emanuel Stephan going to Josh at Vegas.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I don't know, I haven't have you been following

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<v Speaker 4>Josh's recruitings.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we had him on, We had him on Friday.

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<v Speaker 4>He does he get anybody?

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<v Speaker 2>He had zero people on Friday. He got one. Now, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna have his work cut out for him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, never never doubt Josh.

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<v Speaker 4>Now you know this.

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<v Speaker 2>He works his ass off. He wouldn't even say the

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<v Speaker 2>word ass, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke. So he's in Vegas.

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<v Speaker 2>What else you have to do but go work?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>Really, how's he gonna fit into that lifestyle in Las Vegas?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's And he's the dude that's gonna go on, kiss,

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<v Speaker 2>kiss hands and shake baby. You know, he's gonna get him.

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<v Speaker 4>He's gonna you know, he's a good he's a good

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<v Speaker 4>TV guy. So he's gonna get some publicity. It's a

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<v Speaker 4>un l V.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>We we've been kind of joking about this, but that

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<v Speaker 4>market compared to when we were covering un l V

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<v Speaker 4>and their heyday. Basically they were the pro team in

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<v Speaker 4>those years. And I'll look what they've got.

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<v Speaker 2>I said yesterday their nil before nil was in a right.

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<v Speaker 4>But they're going to probably get an NBA team. I

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<v Speaker 4>would think one of the cities. If they ever, if

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<v Speaker 4>they expand again on top of having you know, football

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<v Speaker 4>hockey and now un LV bringing a new coach is

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<v Speaker 4>going to get some publicity. They're not in the greatest

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<v Speaker 4>conference in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>No, but no, you know, but there's so much potential

608
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<v Speaker 2>there because you've seen it happen before. Right. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>like Arizona went of the reasons why Lout came here

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<v Speaker 2>and was so successful and came here initially what Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Elliott said, and he said it a few times and

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<v Speaker 2>then he did it in his book. Had it not

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<v Speaker 2>had the success with Snowden that he may not have come.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Well, certainly un LV has had, you know, an

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<v Speaker 4>amazing history, especially in the you know, the late eighties

616
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<v Speaker 4>early nineties with Tark and all that did a nice job. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>they were they were always you know, amongst the conference

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<v Speaker 4>leaders whatever conference they were in Mountain West, I guess,

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<v Speaker 4>but I just look at the landscape of Las Vegas

620
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<v Speaker 4>and every time I go there, it's like, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it's just growing, growing, growing. Where does you and l

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<v Speaker 4>be fitt into anything? You know, for football, it's always

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<v Speaker 4>been way down, but you know that with the Raiders

624
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<v Speaker 4>and now the you know the hockey team and baseball

625
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<v Speaker 4>is coming in a few years. You know, where's anybody

626
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<v Speaker 4>gonna be able to pay attention to that program? Will

627
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<v Speaker 4>fans you know, have extra money to go see? You

628
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<v Speaker 4>want to be a basketball game anymore? Not like it

629
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<v Speaker 4>used to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, again, there's an easy solution for all that win, right,

631
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<v Speaker 2>just win baby, and they'll come. It's like the women's

632
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<v Speaker 2>basketball program here. If they'll find somebody, right, they'll find

633
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<v Speaker 2>somebody who will do a good job, get them back

634
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<v Speaker 2>to maybe not the level that it was, because that's

635
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<v Speaker 2>going to be very difficult.

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<v Speaker 4>If the fans will carry over next year, I would

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<v Speaker 4>think no matter what, Yeah, you know, they're going to

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<v Speaker 4>give her or him, you know, a chance to do something.

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<v Speaker 2>And if they're good, if they're good and competitive, I

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<v Speaker 2>think they'll they'll show up and then and do Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And we talked about this yesterday gently the fan base

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<v Speaker 2>is a pretty strong, different group, right uh, and kind

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<v Speaker 2>of how the men's group should be loud, uh just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of bunkers crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well, I mean, you know, it's kind of still

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<v Speaker 4>a novelty a little bit, and that you know, they've

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<v Speaker 4>they've been good for what five or six years pretty

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<v Speaker 4>strong once they kind of got the W N I

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<v Speaker 4>T and then started making runs in a tournament. So

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the core audience is here and the new

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<v Speaker 4>coach is going to inherit that and it's their job

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<v Speaker 4>to keep it going.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, I guess there's just I just got a

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<v Speaker 2>tweet from no our listener's idea has landed in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess you probably have a press coming sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>so with.

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<v Speaker 4>Her husband and whole family. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this that's an old puddle. But I just got

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<v Speaker 2>it about an hour ago. Okay, anybody want to call?

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<v Speaker 2>We have time to take a call. Aaron Taurus couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>stay on with us. Something came up. That's just the

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<v Speaker 2>world that we live in with the journalism and spotty news.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll take the take a call or to Kobe's

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<v Speaker 2>here ready, and then we'll take more calls here after

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<v Speaker 2>the break as well. Thanks for hanging with us yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a little glitch. If you didn't listen to

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<v Speaker 2>our interview with Rocky the Rose. That was funny, but

668
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<v Speaker 2>she said she was an Italian guy called who is

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<v Speaker 2>this Rocky person? And she was in the first hour

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<v Speaker 2>and then we had mister Rhino, Ryan Hanson in the

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<v Speaker 2>second hour, who who had some great stuff with us too,

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<v Speaker 2>talking about this year's team and just the the world

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<v Speaker 2>of college basketball that we live in. Did you see?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you see? And I wanted to tell him the story.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you see after Houston one in the semi finals

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<v Speaker 2>and A Lajoen was there and he tried to get

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<v Speaker 2>on the court and they didn't allow him on the

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<v Speaker 2>court because they didn't he didn't have any idea, they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know who he was. The people there, right, and

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<v Speaker 2>then even an administrator for Houston said came in and

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of intervene, and the guy still wouldn't let

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<v Speaker 2>him on. And I don't know if they eventually led

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<v Speaker 2>him on, but that's what the clip was. Lut had

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<v Speaker 2>that same experience in Boise. Would you get to poison?

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<v Speaker 2>But you don't know this one because I've said Rhinos

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<v Speaker 2>talking about it a few times. So Boise, Yeah, when

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's maybe first round, maybe the second round.

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<v Speaker 2>We all needed ideas to get it was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>posts and all that stuff, and we all needed ideas

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<v Speaker 2>to get in. Well, Luke forgot as well at the hotel,

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<v Speaker 2>so so he was going in and they wouldn't allow

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<v Speaker 2>him in. They wouldn't allow him in without at least

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<v Speaker 2>not on the court, right. So he let him in

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<v Speaker 2>and then he had to watch the practice on the

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<v Speaker 2>sidelines and the sidelines until he got his his idea. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So I used to tease him, like remember the YAO commercial,

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<v Speaker 2>the Yao he looked at his idea. Yeah, yeah, that's lude. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>for God's sake, you know who he is. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>was great. I didn't see, uh, I saw a key

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<v Speaker 2>in the dream. I didn't see like Drexler or anybody

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<v Speaker 2>that group. He must have been there. The only two

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<v Speaker 2>people I saw was it was it was a dream

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<v Speaker 2>and Carlos.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay and Jim nance Jim Broadcaster was there getting ready

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<v Speaker 4>to go to the Masters this week. But going back

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<v Speaker 4>to my other passion these days is the Tucson Festival

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<v Speaker 4>of Books. We had Maren Fader, who we talked to

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<v Speaker 4>on the show, who wrote the book about Hakeem. So

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<v Speaker 4>I've read a chance, got a chance go take a

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<v Speaker 4>look at that book because she did a great job

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<v Speaker 4>on that. She was really proud of which the work

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<v Speaker 4>she did in the years it took to get information

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<v Speaker 4>about him and he didn't talk. He didn't. He barely

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<v Speaker 4>talked to her. But you know, she's she managed to

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<v Speaker 4>write a you know, like a four hundred page book

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<v Speaker 4>about him. He's had he's had quite an influence on

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of players, current players who've gone to him

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<v Speaker 4>for advice. Johannis, especially some of the African players and

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<v Speaker 4>Asian players who've come over that just kind of wanted

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<v Speaker 4>to know, how do you how do I navigate through

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<v Speaker 4>all this with a different culture and different style of

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<v Speaker 4>play and things like that. And that's forty years ago, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen eighty three.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just got to be what sixty something, sixty two

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<v Speaker 2>is short at least?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean he was there, right, he was in

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<v Speaker 4>the game, the North Carolina State game, the Valvano game

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<v Speaker 4>eighty three.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't realize it now that they said that Holden

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<v Speaker 2>was thirty nine, that Valdana was thirty seven. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't realize it was that young either.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but yeah, Golden, you know Tucson kid, excuse me, Phoenix,

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<v Speaker 4>Phoenix kid went to Sunny Slope High School. They want

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<v Speaker 4>a state championship. I think I was covering those games

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<v Speaker 4>like in two thousand and two ish. I think it

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<v Speaker 4>was so Yeah. Then he worked at what University of

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<v Speaker 4>San Francisco. It's funny if you look at his like Wikipedia,

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<v Speaker 4>it's kind of interesting. He kind of followed when some

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<v Speaker 4>coach around. He was an assistant, and then he broke away,

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<v Speaker 4>and then he goes to us F and then he

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<v Speaker 4>goes to Florida and national champion.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah yeah, well, okay, let's take a break down and

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<v Speaker 2>come back and we'll take as many calls as we can.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to give us a quick call. Five

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<v Speaker 2>Z four seventy four, forty I. If you're an Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>men's basketball fan, you know it's been successful for nearly

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<v Speaker 2>forty years. Now take a look back at the Loudolsen era.

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<v Speaker 2>In my new book, Lessons from Loot, it was a

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<v Speaker 2>and friends to give insight to the coach and the

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<v Speaker 2>man who led them, competed against them, and inspired them.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty five chapters for his twenty five years as Arizona's

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<v Speaker 2>beloved coach. Lessons from Lut is an insight to how

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<v Speaker 2>he built the program into a national powerhouse. Want one

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<v Speaker 2>email me at Steve dot rivera ninety five at gmail

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<v Speaker 13>Hey Wildcat Nation, Jake Fisher here, I gotta tell you

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<v Speaker 1>Streaming live on the iHeartRadio WI This is Eye on

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<v Speaker 1>the Ball with Steve Rivera on Fox Sports fourteen fifty.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, welcome back to IM about here on Fox Sports

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Roverta, You're Dave Silver. We've got

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Torre's back on the line, Aeron, how are you.

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<v Speaker 12>I'm great. I apologize, Fellas. It was the funniest thing.

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<v Speaker 12>I had my dog at the dog parks. She was

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<v Speaker 12>having a great time. I said, you know what, I

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<v Speaker 12>can take this call. We're gonna be good.

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<v Speaker 17>Next thing, I know, the dog was chasing a frisbee

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<v Speaker 17>and read or over and she was scared.

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<v Speaker 12>So I wanted to make sure she was okay.

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<v Speaker 4>But she was.

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<v Speaker 12>She was. She's fine, you know, much like the much

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<v Speaker 12>like the Florida Gators.

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<v Speaker 17>She rallied and finished strong.

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<v Speaker 12>But you know, I just had to make sure she

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<v Speaker 12>was it. Literally, guys, we were there for well over

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<v Speaker 12>an hour. She's having the time of her life, not

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<v Speaker 12>a care in the world. And of course the second

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<v Speaker 12>that I got on Live with you guys, we had

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<v Speaker 12>a little chaos. But everything's great. She's she had a

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<v Speaker 12>good time. She's sleeping now, and uh, just a pleasure

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<v Speaker 12>to speak with you guys and talk about last night's

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<v Speaker 12>game and everything else going on.

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<v Speaker 2>She just wanted you, I think, so Steve so real

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<v Speaker 2>quick than any surprises last night. And hey, you saw

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<v Speaker 2>this game twice on Saturday. You saw another game yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>where the trailer pull it off.

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<v Speaker 17>Yeah, you know my take, and I've said this now a.

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<v Speaker 12>Few times anybody that's asked me, I really like Saturday

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<v Speaker 12>night it was more Houston won the game rather than

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<v Speaker 12>Duke lost the game. You know, Houston played the way

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<v Speaker 12>that Houston does and final ten minutes Duke made mistakes,

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<v Speaker 12>but it was it was about Houston forcing turnovers, executing whatever.

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<v Speaker 12>Last night to me was about really just Houston melting down.

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<v Speaker 12>I mean, you know, whatever you think of whatever, and

847
00:38:23.280 --> 00:38:25.239
<v Speaker 12>you want to give Florida credit, and we're not trying

848
00:38:25.320 --> 00:38:27.679
<v Speaker 12>not to give Florida credit, but I mean we're talking

849
00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:31.480
<v Speaker 12>about a situation where you know, Houston didn't get a

850
00:38:31.519 --> 00:38:34.199
<v Speaker 12>shot in its final four possessions. You know, we know

851
00:38:34.239 --> 00:38:37.000
<v Speaker 12>the stats. They didn't get a you know, final minute

852
00:38:37.039 --> 00:38:41.039
<v Speaker 12>twenty eight zero shot attempts for turnovers, and so you

853
00:38:41.039 --> 00:38:43.039
<v Speaker 12>know the way it went down. I thought also the

854
00:38:43.880 --> 00:38:47.400
<v Speaker 12>second to last possession, or excuse me, the last possession

855
00:38:47.440 --> 00:38:50.119
<v Speaker 12>where you know, you get the ball back with it.

856
00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:52.239
<v Speaker 12>I think it was about twenty six seconds and you're

857
00:38:52.280 --> 00:38:54.719
<v Speaker 12>really you're in about seven or eight and you haven't

858
00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:58.039
<v Speaker 12>even gone yet. It's like, I thought, you guys got

859
00:38:58.079 --> 00:39:00.320
<v Speaker 12>a chance to see Kelvin Sampson in person this year.

860
00:39:00.400 --> 00:39:02.719
<v Speaker 12>He is a stud he's he's Hall of Famer. But

861
00:39:03.280 --> 00:39:06.960
<v Speaker 12>I thought the final two minutes I didn't think they

862
00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:09.519
<v Speaker 12>were very well coached. I really didn't, which is shocking

863
00:39:09.559 --> 00:39:12.159
<v Speaker 12>given that I thought they you know, I thought Sampson

864
00:39:12.199 --> 00:39:14.119
<v Speaker 12>put on kind of a coaching clinic on Saturday night

865
00:39:14.119 --> 00:39:14.639
<v Speaker 12>against Duke.

866
00:39:15.280 --> 00:39:18.079
<v Speaker 4>Seems like just just closing out games has become harder

867
00:39:18.119 --> 00:39:20.280
<v Speaker 4>and harder these days, you know, between just you know,

868
00:39:20.440 --> 00:39:23.800
<v Speaker 4>constantly fouling and constantly you know, it's kind of shifting

869
00:39:23.800 --> 00:39:25.519
<v Speaker 4>your your focus on, you know, how do we get

870
00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:27.559
<v Speaker 4>how do we just kind of get this game over with?

871
00:39:27.920 --> 00:39:29.960
<v Speaker 4>That seemed to kind of been, you know, a theme

872
00:39:30.079 --> 00:39:31.159
<v Speaker 4>really throughout the tournament.

873
00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:34.599
<v Speaker 17>It was amazing to me in hindsight.

874
00:39:34.679 --> 00:39:36.880
<v Speaker 12>I feel like I did the same segment about five

875
00:39:36.960 --> 00:39:40.719
<v Speaker 12>different times this tournament where you think about you Kon'd

876
00:39:40.760 --> 00:39:43.159
<v Speaker 12>had Florida on the ropes, Florida.

877
00:39:42.800 --> 00:39:46.079
<v Speaker 17>Rallies, Arkansas had Texas Tech on the ropes.

878
00:39:46.239 --> 00:39:48.599
<v Speaker 12>Texas Tech overcomes I think an eight point lead with

879
00:39:48.639 --> 00:39:50.920
<v Speaker 12>about three minutes to go, a point definisode about three

880
00:39:50.960 --> 00:39:53.440
<v Speaker 12>minutes ago. Then two days later, Texas Tech has a

881
00:39:53.519 --> 00:39:55.639
<v Speaker 12>nine point lead with I remember it was nine minutes,

882
00:39:55.760 --> 00:39:58.960
<v Speaker 12>nine points with two fifty three to go, Florida rallies

883
00:39:58.960 --> 00:40:03.159
<v Speaker 12>and wins, you know, obviously Saturday night with Duke Duke

884
00:40:03.320 --> 00:40:05.440
<v Speaker 12>Duke in Houston, and then of course last night. So no,

885
00:40:05.800 --> 00:40:07.599
<v Speaker 12>when I think it speaks to guys, and I know

886
00:40:07.639 --> 00:40:10.760
<v Speaker 12>it's been a talking point this tournament, I really think

887
00:40:10.800 --> 00:40:13.599
<v Speaker 12>the top of college basketball is so strong right now.

888
00:40:13.639 --> 00:40:15.719
<v Speaker 12>You know, It's like people always say, like in the NBA,

889
00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:17.719
<v Speaker 12>out of these you know, team has a twenty point

890
00:40:17.800 --> 00:40:19.599
<v Speaker 12>lead and the other team ends up come back to

891
00:40:19.599 --> 00:40:21.679
<v Speaker 12>win because the other team has really good players too.

892
00:40:21.679 --> 00:40:23.559
<v Speaker 12>You let your foot off the gas for half a second.

893
00:40:23.599 --> 00:40:27.320
<v Speaker 12>These things happen, And so yeah, I thought it was

894
00:40:27.320 --> 00:40:30.559
<v Speaker 12>a very entertaining tournament. I think that, you know, I

895
00:40:30.800 --> 00:40:32.960
<v Speaker 12>know there's a lot of talk about the future with

896
00:40:33.119 --> 00:40:36.840
<v Speaker 12>Lessonderella is that the best players transferring up, But I

897
00:40:36.840 --> 00:40:39.199
<v Speaker 12>think the top of the sport is really Listen. I'll

898
00:40:39.199 --> 00:40:40.920
<v Speaker 12>even defer to Steve. You know, you've been covering it

899
00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:42.800
<v Speaker 12>longer than I have, But I think the top of

900
00:40:42.840 --> 00:40:45.760
<v Speaker 12>the sport now, because of the transfers and because of Nil,

901
00:40:46.159 --> 00:40:48.480
<v Speaker 12>I actually think is now stronger than it's been. Maybe

902
00:40:48.480 --> 00:40:50.920
<v Speaker 12>in twenty five, thirty years, as far as back to

903
00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:53.199
<v Speaker 12>the days when guys used to stay for three or

904
00:40:53.199 --> 00:40:53.639
<v Speaker 12>four years.

905
00:40:53.719 --> 00:40:57.039
<v Speaker 17>So I know, if you're you know, a fan of a.

906
00:40:56.960 --> 00:40:59.920
<v Speaker 12>Certain school or a certain brand, it gets frustrating as

907
00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:02.199
<v Speaker 12>to some of the current state of the game things.

908
00:41:02.519 --> 00:41:05.920
<v Speaker 12>But I think if you're following a Power Conference team,

909
00:41:06.079 --> 00:41:08.559
<v Speaker 12>I think times are good because the teams are just

910
00:41:08.639 --> 00:41:10.440
<v Speaker 12>now better across the board than I think they were

911
00:41:10.480 --> 00:41:11.519
<v Speaker 12>even three or four years ago.

912
00:41:11.719 --> 00:41:14.639
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, no question, Aaron. One of the things I'm

913
00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:17.119
<v Speaker 2>skeptical about, and that's not the right word, but like

914
00:41:17.239 --> 00:41:22.079
<v Speaker 2>teams like Arizona, a team that you cover pretty uh

915
00:41:22.159 --> 00:41:24.599
<v Speaker 2>on top of your on top of with your website,

916
00:41:24.800 --> 00:41:27.800
<v Speaker 2>that they're they're here, I think they're not at the

917
00:41:27.840 --> 00:41:30.800
<v Speaker 2>top top. They're at the at the bottom top, you

918
00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:32.800
<v Speaker 2>know what I'm saying. And they probably don't have the

919
00:41:33.199 --> 00:41:36.119
<v Speaker 2>nil money the others do. How are they going to

920
00:41:36.159 --> 00:41:39.480
<v Speaker 2>compete with those others to stay or get to the

921
00:41:39.519 --> 00:41:40.039
<v Speaker 2>near top.

922
00:41:41.719 --> 00:41:44.559
<v Speaker 12>Well, what I'll say is, you guys, aren't you guys

923
00:41:44.559 --> 00:41:46.679
<v Speaker 12>aren't the only ones dealing with it. I mean North Carolina,

924
00:41:46.760 --> 00:41:48.719
<v Speaker 12>I think you know, no, no, no, no, I'm being serious.

925
00:41:48.760 --> 00:41:50.360
<v Speaker 17>Northern Carolina just hired.

926
00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:55.280
<v Speaker 12>A quote unquote GM, and I think really until about

927
00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:58.599
<v Speaker 12>six eight months ago, they thought, Hey, the Carolina Jersey

928
00:41:58.679 --> 00:42:00.440
<v Speaker 12>is gonna be all we need. And it's no that

929
00:42:00.679 --> 00:42:03.719
<v Speaker 12>it's a changing world. But what I would also say

930
00:42:03.760 --> 00:42:07.599
<v Speaker 12>to you guys is I truly still believe at the

931
00:42:07.679 --> 00:42:11.480
<v Speaker 12>end of the day, yes, money and we know what's

932
00:42:11.559 --> 00:42:13.360
<v Speaker 12>now a more money driven sport.

933
00:42:13.400 --> 00:42:15.519
<v Speaker 17>I know a lot of people hate even acknowledging that.

934
00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:18.559
<v Speaker 12>But it's the truth. But I do still think to

935
00:42:18.679 --> 00:42:22.880
<v Speaker 12>a degree it is about the right fit, the right

936
00:42:22.960 --> 00:42:26.159
<v Speaker 12>coaching staff, and you know, the relationship you have with

937
00:42:26.199 --> 00:42:28.159
<v Speaker 12>the coaching staff and can they get you where you

938
00:42:28.239 --> 00:42:31.920
<v Speaker 12>want to go. And so if you're Arizona, you know

939
00:42:32.000 --> 00:42:34.719
<v Speaker 12>Tommy Lloyd now has a track record. He's got guys

940
00:42:34.760 --> 00:42:37.199
<v Speaker 12>in the NBA, He's gotten guys into the first round.

941
00:42:37.239 --> 00:42:39.559
<v Speaker 17>You know, he's taking a guy like Keishaw.

942
00:42:39.280 --> 00:42:41.880
<v Speaker 12>Johnson who wasn't on anybody's radar and has put him

943
00:42:41.920 --> 00:42:43.519
<v Speaker 12>in a position to play in the league. And so

944
00:42:44.199 --> 00:42:46.480
<v Speaker 12>you know, there's always gonna be kids that you lose

945
00:42:46.519 --> 00:42:48.440
<v Speaker 12>over money. But listen, in the old days, there were

946
00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:51.719
<v Speaker 12>kids you lost too. But I think that kids still

947
00:42:51.719 --> 00:42:53.000
<v Speaker 12>at the end of the day, they want to be

948
00:42:53.039 --> 00:42:55.800
<v Speaker 12>a place where they know they can trust the coaching staff,

949
00:42:55.840 --> 00:42:58.519
<v Speaker 12>they can can be developed properly, and they can get

950
00:42:58.559 --> 00:43:00.280
<v Speaker 12>to where they want to go. I mean, I just

951
00:43:00.760 --> 00:43:03.239
<v Speaker 12>I literally talked to a kid, a dad, excuse me,

952
00:43:03.239 --> 00:43:06.320
<v Speaker 12>whose son is in the portal, a guy that'd be

953
00:43:06.440 --> 00:43:09.039
<v Speaker 12>deemed to be one of the quote unquote top portal

954
00:43:09.039 --> 00:43:15.960
<v Speaker 12>players available. And the dad said, point blank, like, you know,

955
00:43:16.719 --> 00:43:20.360
<v Speaker 12>we quote unquote took less money because we trusted this

956
00:43:20.440 --> 00:43:22.559
<v Speaker 12>coaching staff to get my son to where he wants

957
00:43:22.599 --> 00:43:25.719
<v Speaker 12>to go. And so it's not the perfect answer, Steve,

958
00:43:26.119 --> 00:43:29.239
<v Speaker 12>And there's gonna be frustrating Knights. There's gonna be frustrating

959
00:43:29.280 --> 00:43:32.199
<v Speaker 12>situations where maybe a kid wants to stay or you

960
00:43:32.280 --> 00:43:34.840
<v Speaker 12>lose a kid because of whatever. But I also think

961
00:43:34.880 --> 00:43:37.719
<v Speaker 12>Arizona still has a ton to offer a lot of kids,

962
00:43:37.880 --> 00:43:41.519
<v Speaker 12>and it not only Arizona, but Arizona with Tommy Lloyd specifically.

963
00:43:41.519 --> 00:43:43.880
<v Speaker 12>I think he's a great coach, and I think that

964
00:43:43.920 --> 00:43:46.239
<v Speaker 12>they still have a ton to offer the guys that

965
00:43:46.239 --> 00:43:47.079
<v Speaker 12>they're gonna go after.

966
00:43:48.079 --> 00:43:50.000
<v Speaker 4>Just kind of wondering, you guys have been reporters for

967
00:43:50.039 --> 00:43:52.960
<v Speaker 4>a long time. What's it like being a reporter now?

968
00:43:53.000 --> 00:43:55.960
<v Speaker 4>The season is over. I mean, is we have no

969
00:43:56.039 --> 00:43:58.719
<v Speaker 4>idea what to expect, do we. I mean Arizona again,

970
00:43:58.800 --> 00:44:00.800
<v Speaker 4>they've got a couple of players that they've signed. As

971
00:44:00.800 --> 00:44:04.320
<v Speaker 4>far as freshman coming in, there's still gonna be some

972
00:44:04.360 --> 00:44:06.719
<v Speaker 4>transfers I assume coming in. What is it like now

973
00:44:06.800 --> 00:44:08.800
<v Speaker 4>as a reporter compared to say, five years ago?

974
00:44:10.679 --> 00:44:13.440
<v Speaker 12>For me, Uh, it's a completely different world. I mean,

975
00:44:13.480 --> 00:44:15.760
<v Speaker 12>you know, I always say it is that, you know,

976
00:44:16.119 --> 00:44:19.719
<v Speaker 12>I love college basketball, but the season went that on

977
00:44:19.760 --> 00:44:22.719
<v Speaker 12>a Monday, you talk about it on Tuesday, and then

978
00:44:23.880 --> 00:44:26.880
<v Speaker 12>it really it kind of there were really you just

979
00:44:26.960 --> 00:44:29.760
<v Speaker 12>kind of put it on the back burner until you know,

980
00:44:29.920 --> 00:44:31.039
<v Speaker 12>September October.

981
00:44:31.440 --> 00:44:32.280
<v Speaker 17>You know, every once in a.

982
00:44:32.280 --> 00:44:34.400
<v Speaker 12>While there'd be a five star that got up that.

983
00:44:34.440 --> 00:44:38.679
<v Speaker 17>Was uncommitted or whatever, but it basically was.

984
00:44:38.639 --> 00:44:42.000
<v Speaker 12>A sport that really ended when the season ended. And

985
00:44:42.000 --> 00:44:44.559
<v Speaker 12>and now I'll tell you guys, I mean, you know,

986
00:44:44.679 --> 00:44:48.480
<v Speaker 12>last April was a little bit different because cal Perry

987
00:44:48.559 --> 00:44:51.360
<v Speaker 12>left Kentucky right around this time, which then led to

988
00:44:51.400 --> 00:44:53.840
<v Speaker 12>Kentucky needing to make a higher et cetera, et cetera.

989
00:44:54.320 --> 00:44:57.239
<v Speaker 12>But I only bring it up because you know, the

990
00:44:57.320 --> 00:45:01.400
<v Speaker 12>news cycle in college basketball and the in I think

991
00:45:01.400 --> 00:45:05.639
<v Speaker 12>it really goes really into May, and then you've always

992
00:45:05.679 --> 00:45:08.079
<v Speaker 12>got those couple guys that are testing the NBA draft

993
00:45:08.159 --> 00:45:11.199
<v Speaker 12>waters and so now you really have news going on

994
00:45:12.079 --> 00:45:15.360
<v Speaker 12>really until pretty much end of May early June.

995
00:45:15.440 --> 00:45:17.239
<v Speaker 17>Now is it day to day, minute to.

996
00:45:17.199 --> 00:45:20.360
<v Speaker 12>Minute, No, But it used to be nothing. And so

997
00:45:21.079 --> 00:45:23.840
<v Speaker 12>I don't know that it's quite a twelve month a

998
00:45:23.920 --> 00:45:26.159
<v Speaker 12>year sport, but I think it's a lot closer to

999
00:45:26.159 --> 00:45:27.760
<v Speaker 12>that than it was even three or four years. But

1000
00:45:27.760 --> 00:45:29.760
<v Speaker 12>I think it's a great question. I think it's changed.

1001
00:45:30.880 --> 00:45:33.360
<v Speaker 12>And frankly, I just think if you're not covering the portal,

1002
00:45:33.360 --> 00:45:35.719
<v Speaker 12>and if you think you know that your job ends

1003
00:45:35.760 --> 00:45:38.159
<v Speaker 12>the day that the season ends, you're missing out on

1004
00:45:38.199 --> 00:45:39.760
<v Speaker 12>a lot of content that I think a lot of

1005
00:45:39.760 --> 00:45:42.000
<v Speaker 12>fans really want and have interest in.

1006
00:45:42.320 --> 00:45:45.239
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, maybe let's go somewhere else real quick. To one

1007
00:45:45.280 --> 00:45:49.159
<v Speaker 2>of your guys that I know you followed very heavily

1008
00:45:49.320 --> 00:45:52.039
<v Speaker 2>when he was here as Sean Shan Miller now at Texas,

1009
00:45:52.039 --> 00:45:53.519
<v Speaker 2>what do you think his prospects are?

1010
00:45:55.079 --> 00:45:57.400
<v Speaker 12>You know who I saw last night, Fellas and it

1011
00:45:57.440 --> 00:46:01.119
<v Speaker 12>was just a quick handshake Hello, Greg Byrne, who of

1012
00:46:01.119 --> 00:46:06.280
<v Speaker 12>course hired Sean at at at Arizona. So listen, I

1013
00:46:06.280 --> 00:46:08.559
<v Speaker 12>think Sean's gonna be great. And and Steve, I'll say

1014
00:46:08.559 --> 00:46:11.800
<v Speaker 12>this is I do think that unfortunately, this is the

1015
00:46:11.880 --> 00:46:14.920
<v Speaker 12>new what you referenced earlier is the new reality. Is

1016
00:46:14.960 --> 00:46:18.760
<v Speaker 12>that I think Sean. You know, Sean took the Xavier

1017
00:46:18.840 --> 00:46:22.960
<v Speaker 12>job around three years ago. He there was an offer

1018
00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:24.920
<v Speaker 12>on the table from an SEC school, and I think

1019
00:46:24.920 --> 00:46:27.719
<v Speaker 12>he felt like Xavier was the better opportunity for him.

1020
00:46:28.119 --> 00:46:30.119
<v Speaker 12>And then I think he saw pretty quickly the money

1021
00:46:30.159 --> 00:46:31.559
<v Speaker 12>that it was going to take to compete at the

1022
00:46:31.599 --> 00:46:32.320
<v Speaker 12>highest levels.

1023
00:46:32.360 --> 00:46:33.719
<v Speaker 17>He maybe lost the guy or two.

1024
00:46:33.639 --> 00:46:35.840
<v Speaker 12>He should he didn't want to, and all of a

1025
00:46:35.840 --> 00:46:37.760
<v Speaker 12>sudden you look up and you know he's leaving a

1026
00:46:37.760 --> 00:46:39.880
<v Speaker 12>place at Xavier where I think if you had asked

1027
00:46:39.960 --> 00:46:42.239
<v Speaker 12>him the day he took the Xavier job, I think

1028
00:46:42.239 --> 00:46:44.559
<v Speaker 12>he would have thought that he was going to retire there.

1029
00:46:45.559 --> 00:46:49.639
<v Speaker 12>That's the back burner. The front burner is he is

1030
00:46:49.639 --> 00:46:52.039
<v Speaker 12>at Texas now, and I think he's gonna crush man.

1031
00:46:52.079 --> 00:46:53.760
<v Speaker 12>I mean, listen, it is an NIO world.

1032
00:46:54.400 --> 00:46:55.119
<v Speaker 17>But he's been a.

1033
00:46:55.000 --> 00:46:58.800
<v Speaker 12>Relentless recruiter forever. And I think, you know, Texas is

1034
00:46:58.840 --> 00:47:02.679
<v Speaker 12>a talent rich state, a very populous state, and I

1035
00:47:02.719 --> 00:47:04.880
<v Speaker 12>think there's I just think he's gonna.

1036
00:47:04.639 --> 00:47:05.360
<v Speaker 9>Do very well there.

1037
00:47:05.400 --> 00:47:07.559
<v Speaker 17>The sec is tough. I mean, you're never gonna go

1038
00:47:08.599 --> 00:47:10.360
<v Speaker 17>you know, I'd say you're never gonna go eighteen and

1039
00:47:10.440 --> 00:47:10.960
<v Speaker 17>one night.

1040
00:47:10.880 --> 00:47:12.880
<v Speaker 12>You know, whatever it is. But Houston just did in

1041
00:47:12.920 --> 00:47:15.400
<v Speaker 12>the Big twelve. But you know, I think he's gonna

1042
00:47:15.400 --> 00:47:17.119
<v Speaker 12>win big there. And I just think that that was

1043
00:47:17.159 --> 00:47:19.719
<v Speaker 12>a school that always had the talent, but they maybe

1044
00:47:19.719 --> 00:47:20.519
<v Speaker 12>haven't always.

1045
00:47:20.239 --> 00:47:20.760
<v Speaker 17>Had the coaching.

1046
00:47:20.800 --> 00:47:22.480
<v Speaker 12>I think they now have the coaching with a guy

1047
00:47:22.519 --> 00:47:24.960
<v Speaker 12>that is gonna bring in talent. I think it's actually

1048
00:47:25.000 --> 00:47:27.199
<v Speaker 12>a sort of perfect match and I'm kind of excited

1049
00:47:27.199 --> 00:47:27.599
<v Speaker 12>to see how.

1050
00:47:27.559 --> 00:47:31.280
<v Speaker 2>It all works out. Okay, Erin, thanks for coming back.

1051
00:47:31.320 --> 00:47:33.480
<v Speaker 2>We gotta go, We gotta go. Thanks. I will talk

1052
00:47:33.480 --> 00:47:37.800
<v Speaker 2>to you soon. Enjoy the portal. Enjoy It's never a

1053
00:47:37.880 --> 00:47:38.440
<v Speaker 2>dull day.

1054
00:47:38.360 --> 00:47:41.880
<v Speaker 9>Right, it never ends.

1055
00:47:41.920 --> 00:47:44.159
<v Speaker 12>Man, Thank you guys, and thank you for your patience.

1056
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<v Speaker 12>And I apologize about that before.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your dog's name? What's the dog's name?

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<v Speaker 12>It's a girl. Her name is Charlie. She's sitting in

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<v Speaker 12>the car with.

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<v Speaker 17>Me right now.

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<v Speaker 2>A girl named suit Okay, boy, a girl name you know. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you man, take care of Charlie. Yeah, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>We got about five minutes stufft about cool. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 2>that was good to get ahold of him. I know

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<v Speaker 2>he's a big Sean fan, Sewn Miller. I agree with him.

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<v Speaker 2>If Sean doesn't do well, you know, it'll be a

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<v Speaker 2>surprise to me.

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<v Speaker 17>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean he's he's When he was here, he recruited,

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<v Speaker 4>he recruited wonderfully.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the reason I say that because I used to

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<v Speaker 2>ask him every year. It was, without a doubt, question

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<v Speaker 2>of mine, when are you going to start running? And

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<v Speaker 2>he would look at me like, you know, stop asking

1075
00:48:29.800 --> 00:48:32.519
<v Speaker 2>me these dumb questions. Yeah, And eventually, guess what he

1076
00:48:32.559 --> 00:48:35.719
<v Speaker 2>eventually did. He left here, took the year off and

1077
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<v Speaker 2>decided to change, and some of his teams at Xavier

1078
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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of years have been very good in transition.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, okay, you mean as far as changing up the

1080
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<v Speaker 4>offensive style and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, I mean he's going to go into a

1083
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<v Speaker 4>wild conference. The SEC is filled with national champions. Now, uh,

1084
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<v Speaker 4>you know he's going to have to adapt. He cannot

1085
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<v Speaker 4>play the slowdown style. I don't think I have any

1086
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<v Speaker 4>success there. I mean Alabama, I don't know. They're all

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<v Speaker 4>athletic and running and Texas is going to want that too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, Houston tried to do it right and they're

1089
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<v Speaker 2>very good at it. But it's a different You talked

1090
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<v Speaker 2>about bully ball yesterday. I've written about it a couple

1091
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<v Speaker 2>of times, but it's a bullyball was style. They had

1092
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<v Speaker 2>Crier who should have probably taken the last shot at

1093
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<v Speaker 2>some point. Of course, sharp they had shooters too. They

1094
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<v Speaker 2>could play a little fast, but they still were dominant

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<v Speaker 2>with the defense. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it's a good showing for the Big twelve too.

1097
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<v Speaker 4>I think, you know the team is what Texas Tech

1098
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<v Speaker 4>made it into the lead eight, Arizona. Arizona got to

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<v Speaker 4>the sweet sixteen.

1100
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<v Speaker 2>So I mean it was a good big Why you

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<v Speaker 2>did a nice nice they're in the top ten I think.

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<v Speaker 4>For next year. Yeah good. You know it's going to

1103
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<v Speaker 4>make it more fun for us next year to just

1104
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<v Speaker 4>kind of follow along and see these games week to

1105
00:49:41.480 --> 00:49:45.239
<v Speaker 4>week and how Arizona's going to change things up, and well,

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<v Speaker 4>what's the nucleus of this team going to look like

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<v Speaker 4>next year?

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<v Speaker 2>For guys like me who followed the college basketball scene

1109
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<v Speaker 2>and you who enjoy watching it and now we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about it, I think, and I'll say this all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>The best thing that happened at Arizona basketball was it

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<v Speaker 2>went into the Big Twelve. Whether they win, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>really matter, although it's a nice thing, but this gets

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<v Speaker 2>you ready for the most important thing, and that's March. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean they played, they played great in the in

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<v Speaker 4>the Big Twelve tournament. I think a lot of people

1117
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<v Speaker 4>thought that would help and it did. Uh, you know,

1118
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<v Speaker 4>they got some momentum going into the n C Double as,

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<v Speaker 4>which was nice. We never knew.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't use that word, but they played. They played

1121
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<v Speaker 2>well at the end and they moved on their own.

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<v Speaker 16>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And they played. They played well even to even to

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<v Speaker 2>the end against Duke.

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<v Speaker 4>Had a chance. You know who was it was it

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<v Speaker 4>Ryan last yesterday talking about you know, if you a

1127
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<v Speaker 4>couple of possessions, a couple possessions and you know they

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<v Speaker 4>they could be the team in the Elite eight or

1129
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<v Speaker 4>moving on.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So and and who knows. Like I say, every

1131
00:50:44.719 --> 00:50:47.960
<v Speaker 2>time Arizona was told you can't, they do. It's the

1132
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<v Speaker 2>it's the lower level teams that you had wondered you

1133
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<v Speaker 2>wondered about, you know, because would they get up enough

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<v Speaker 2>for the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but the quality of play was definitely much higher

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<v Speaker 4>in the Big twelve. I think there's no doubt about that.

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<v Speaker 4>And every game was kind of you know a question,

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you Mark. Is this going to be a game

1139
00:51:01.440 --> 00:51:03.280
<v Speaker 4>where you know someone's gonna sneak up on him and

1140
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<v Speaker 4>beat him. That shouldn't be, but you know they were

1141
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<v Speaker 4>right near the top of the standings.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost from the get go. Okay, we got about a minute,

1143
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<v Speaker 2>are we good? A minute? Yeah? Okay, Dave, thanks for

1144
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<v Speaker 2>coming in again today. I'm gonna be in tomorrow with

1145
00:51:18.719 --> 00:51:21.079
<v Speaker 2>the other guys. Thank you Kobe for coming in today

1146
00:51:21.440 --> 00:51:24.239
<v Speaker 2>and leaning the board. We have no flaws today. I'm

1147
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<v Speaker 2>in tomorrow and then I'm off Thursday and Friday on

1148
00:51:26.719 --> 00:51:29.559
<v Speaker 2>assignment for another job that I have up in Scottsdale

1149
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<v Speaker 2>for a few days. So thanks everybody. A good game

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<v Speaker 2>last night. We'll see what we get tomorrow for guests,

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<v Speaker 2>and hope to hear from you. Thanks.