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The NCUBA Tournament March Madness is upon us. Fill out

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your BRACKETE how you feel in cougarnation about BYU's path

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of the stars cast joining us for this Monday, March

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breaking all down alongside me today.

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Speaker 1: Let's welcome in the.

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Speaker 2: Point guard of the show, the Architect. We got Ronald,

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the three man Weaver. This is his favorite time of

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the year. March madness is upon us, Ronnie. How you

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feeling about them coods?

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Speaker 3: Look they got a good shot.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 3: I'll tell you right now and give you a little

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bracketology early, give you what I have. I got him

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going to the Sweet sixteen tease a little bit in

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the show. There's a certain you know, national guy that

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has them to the Alita.

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Speaker 4: He believes AJ can carry him.

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Speaker 3: Don't know if I'm going to go that far, but

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I believe the Kougs can go back to back seasons,

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been into sweet sixteen, have a sweet season.

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Speaker 2: It's never happened before. Bou's never had a run like that,

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back to back.

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Speaker 1: Sweet sixteen, Sweet sixteen.

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Speaker 2: It's happened very few times in BYU basketball history.

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Speaker 1: But this is a new era, this is a new age.

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Speaker 2: This is the Kyu capital pro lowercase VOH of BYU

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Speaker 1: And in order to meet quota, right, I think you gotta.

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Speaker 2: Win at least one, all things considered with how many

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season ending injuries there has been. But if you can

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believe most Kugarnation will be joevial, They will be happy,

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they will feel like mission accomplished. Hammertime show is also here,

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Speaker 4: It is a good weekend, man, it was a good

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Speaker 2: Had some shabu yesterday, shabu. I've not had the shabu shaboo.

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Speaker 4: It's my father in law, father Neil, served as mission

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in Japan. Big fan of Japanese culture and he loves shabu.

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meat and it's frozen. It cooks in like three seconds

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and you eat it straight out of the broth and boom.

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Speaker 5: Therefore, the rest of the weekend was incredible and I'm

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happy to be here on a Monday morning.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes, you know, it just feels good to get some

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deliciousness in you and some you got a nurse's strength

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on your Utah ESPN Radio network. In the initial segment,

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Speaker 1: How would he grate it? How do you evaluate it?

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March Madness NCAA tournament. So don't go anywhere in the

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path to possibly the Elite Eight. Stay tuned for that.

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In the three thirty segment, Toby Christian, former BA wide

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receiver and mentor coach of legend Glasgar is going to

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be participating in the alumni game occurring later this month

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Speaker 2: I think we're gonna be having the alumni scrimmage, So

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Toby Christian is going to be ballin shot Colin and

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Tamerinari at five o five will hand the mics over

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Speaker 2: If you didn't know, b YU going to the NC

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Double A Tournament, they are making their their third straight

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trip to the NC Double A Tournament, as the Cougars

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were named a sixth seed in the West Region on

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Sunday evening during the NC Double A selection show broadcast

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live on CBS. It was the final sixth seed, and

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so they got in by the skin of their teeth.

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six seeds, so no surprise is there. The Cougar's open

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play Thursday in Portland, Oregon, against the winner of Texas

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and NC State in the round of sixty four of

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that playing game. The winner of Thursday's game will play

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a second round matchup on Saturday against the Winter Forver,

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Gonzaga and Kenesas State. B Yu is seventeen and thirty

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five all time in the NCAA Tournament, including a five

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and four record as a six seed, so above the

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five hundred threshold there that that makes you a little

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bit more optimistic. The Cougars have never played NC State

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or Texas in the Big Dance, and game time and

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TV designations I believe will be announced later. I don't

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one seed, you have Perdue as the two seed. The

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three seed in the West is is Gonzaga b way,

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sixth seed obviously b Yu okay. Seventh seed is Miami,

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eight seed is Villanova. Nine seed is Utah State, And

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I never know if luxo happenstance happened, you may you're

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not gonna face Utah State.

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Speaker 1: But it is interesting that they're on the West.

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Speaker 2: So that's the eight and nine seed, b Wa, you

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had already faced Villanova once this season.

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Speaker 1: We'll see if they see them again.

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or Texas, and then the twelve seed is High Point,

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thirteen seed is Hawaii, okay, the Rainbow Warriors.

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Speaker 2: As I mentioned, Kannessas State, fifteen is Queens, and sixteen

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seed is Long Island. Guys, that's the That's what b

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How do we feel about the path to the Sweet

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Speaker 5: Interesting note here, we heard a lot from Kevin Young

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in the offseason about wanting to prepare the team for

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Speaker 4: Well, would you look at that.

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Speaker 5: You saw Wisconsin during your non con they're in your

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field in the NCUBA tournament, Miami, you saw them in

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non con and they're in your field in the nc

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Speaker 4: Who's the last one? Villanova?

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Speaker 5: So three again, Kevin Young, no shir Dams here basically

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your field. So good on Kevin Young for having an

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environments in order to be ready for the tournament. But

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get him back would be a question.

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Speaker 4: And then after that it's it's it's really a toss up.

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Speaker 5: There is a world, there's a path here where you

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could make it to the Sweet sixteen.

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Speaker 4: People likely think you would see Purdue there.

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Speaker 5: Maybe you Perdue doesn't make it in my bracket, I

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actually have Missouri upsetting Perdue.

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Speaker 4: But we will see either way.

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Speaker 5: A pretty favorable field, a pretty favorable region for BYU

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here in the NCAA tournament.

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Speaker 2: So in out of BYUS, I mean they had what

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seventeen eighteen quad one opportunities this season. The teams that

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made it to the NCAA Tournament by already faced Villanova,

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Yukon right there, Wisconsin, Miami, Clemson, TCU, Texas, Tech, U

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of A, Houston, Iowa state. You know, you look at

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all the teams that BYU has faced and that that

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are in the Big Dance even I mean didn't. I

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mean you're looking at this robust schedule that cal Baptist

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got in and knocked off the Wolverines. I know that

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was devastating for the Wolverines, the way, the form and

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fashion in which they lost. A missed ali up by

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a former BYU commit as it is now, I think

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he's gonna bounce back from that. I think he's gonna

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have a tremendous career. He's only getting started as a

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tremendous athlete. He's gonna get better. He's gonna everyone's gonna

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forget that this happened. It's gonna be a launch point

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for more success. But you look at all these teams

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that are in and BYU went through a refining fire

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considering all the teams that are in the big dance, Ronald,

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your thoughts on the seating that path for BYU and uh,

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you know what has led BYU to this moment of

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preparation in order to make a run in the NCAA tournament.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think to your chance the last part. Let's go,

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you know, back to to the beginning. The defense, its

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intensity and once we get into the sound Kevin Young

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and aj Debounca, we'll talk a little bit more about that.

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But that's how you win games. Been in football, it's

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defense and runs. You got to get stops. The Boa

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has been able to do that. They've been able to

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find their identity in this you know, third iteration. Canard

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Davis Junior has really popped off. I feel like Alexi

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coaches playing well. Dominique Diamande. I told this to Brett

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and I'll tell this to you now and to the listeners.

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It doesn't matter at this point who you like and

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who you don't like. Everybody on this roster is going

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to have to contribute at some point, what if Alexi

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gets in foul trouble, What if Rob gets in foul trouble,

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You're gonna maybe need Abdullah at some point. I know

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fans might not like to see him, but every piece

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on this roster has to contribute. Now, Ben, it's do,

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it's all or nothing. It's do or Diet's win or

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go home. Literally, like you heard it from AJ on

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Sports Center, He's like he's got six wins, like one

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last chance. You can't sit there and say, well what if,

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but the next game there is no next game if

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you don't win. So I think that fire of if

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you don't win and going home and your season's over.

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But I also think the chemistry that they've built, you know,

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the confidence of everybody. The guys that are playing right

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now been have a bunch of confidence, and I think

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that can take you a long time. I said it before.

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Canard shot well in the tournament?

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Speaker 4: Did he not?

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Speaker 3: Alexi shot well in the tournament?

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Speaker 4: Did he not?

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Speaker 3: That happens been because it's a neutral site, those type

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of atmospheres where it's not a home court advantage, even

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if you get regional preference, that can build a player up.

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And I believe that Alexi and Kannar will be pivotal

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along with Dominique and Hadem because you know what you're

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gonna get out of Rob. You know what you're gonna

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ge out of Aj. Now here's the time Ben AG's

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gonna get those calls that he's looking forward to. I

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pose this question. You know how many free throws does

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AJ get in the opening ground? Does he get sixteen

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free throws? Does he get eighteen? Does he get twenty?

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You know he wasn't getting calls into the Big twelve, but

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I think he'll get those now. And to answer your

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first point, with all the injuries and everything that's occurred,

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I think this sixt seed is perfect. They would last

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six seed in There was no doubt that they were

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going to drop to a seven. They were not going

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to play on a Friday Saturday line, Friday Sunday line.

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Excuse me, it wasn't going to happen. And look, this

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is favorable Ben, and I asked Kevin Young this in

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the media. Availability to play in Portland, to have it

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close to home, and if you get to the sweet sixteen,

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you have it in San Jose, California. That's preference. Ben

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to now I have to do what you did last

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year and bau fans travel. But you went from Denver

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all the way to Newark. If you win in Portland,

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Ben you're going to California. That's not that far. So

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it's a great draw. I think perfectly. You get Gonzaga.

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I think that's a good matchup for your bar and

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that they win Thursday, right and look perdue. I think

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that they got a favorable matchup there. But if they lose,

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the Missouri's bet Brett has picked him in his bracket.

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This is the best, best bracket and best draw that

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I thought, boy, you could have gotten because all I

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got to say, there's a certain duke team, a certain

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you know, d n P on the East side along

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with Yukon and Saint John's would not want to see

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BYU matched up over there, and they're not so shout

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out to BYU and being in the West region. I

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think it's a great, great opportunity.

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Speaker 1: I love it.

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Speaker 2: I mean, look at all the the refining fire of

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the Big twelve, his prep BYU. Accordingly, even you know,

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you had wins and he had great competitions versus Clemson

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who got an age seed, Villanova got an eight seed,

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Miami got a seven seed, Tech five, Wisconsin five seed,

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UFAFC the one seed, Iowa State a two seed, Houston

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a two seed, Yukon a two seed. We've seen the

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best b YU has seen the best of the best,

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and they've been extremely competitive and even winning their fair

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share of these highly competitive games. I'm excited to see

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what this team can accomplish. They are the third iteration

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of this team. You were more optimistic after watching them

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in the Big twelve tournament.

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Speaker 1: Can they continue this path?

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Speaker 2: We will see. I do like the I like the

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pool in the West. I like how we match up

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IP against Gonzaga, I really do. I like that matchup

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a lot, and I'm optimistic. Let's get k Wi's thoughts

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on the matter. Coach, what's your reaction to being selected

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as the number six seed and having to prepare for

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two teams?

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 6: Man, just excited. You know, this is such a phenomenal tournament.

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You know, it's a privilege to play in it. You know,

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it captivates America.

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Speaker 7: You know my.

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Speaker 6: Experience in it last year for the first time was incredible.

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Speaker 7: So number I'm just excited. As far as the seed

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and all that.

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Speaker 6: I mean, I don't really get caught up in all that.

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You know, you play who you play. In terms of

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preparing for two teams, again, it is what it is.

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I mean, what would we have liked to know who

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for sure we were playing? Probably, But you know, I'm

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a I'm an optimistic type thinker, So I think the

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positive there is, you know, it gives you less time

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to overthink it, and I think there's actually a lot

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of power in that, you know, focusing on yourself right now,

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trying to just get better the things that make us

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good and have made us good during this little resurgence

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that we've had. I think it'll be a good time

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to do that, and then, you know it kind of

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it forces you to just get to the point when

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it does come time to introduce the opponent to the guys,

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which I think has actually helped our team this year

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when we just keep it simple and keep the main

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thing the main thing. So for that reason, I kind

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of like that.

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Speaker 2: I don't think anybody wants to prep for two teams, right,

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No one wants at the scout two teams.

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Speaker 1: But you got time, you can check it out.

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Speaker 2: Texas is eighteen and fourteen all the year nine to

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nine and conference play in the SEC, their net rating

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is forty second. NC state is has a net rating

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of thirty six. They're twenty and thirteen on the season,

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ten and eight in conference play. In their quad one

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opportunit of these Texas is six and nine uh and

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but what's really interesting is their Quad two opportunities are

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one and four, one and four, and the quad two

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opportunities NC stayed is five and eight in Quad one opportunities,

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six and four in Quad two. So they they kind

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of showed up when they needed to in the quad

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two situations and a little bit under five hundred in

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those quad one opportunities. So both really good teams. Both teams,

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you know, have the ability to beat b YU. But

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b YU is going to be favored in this in

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this initial round, no doubt about. In the round of

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sixty four, O Ky, Why what did you learn about

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your team during the Big twelve tournament?

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Speaker 6: You know, just a good group of guys number one.

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You know, they care about each other. You know, it's

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been a you know, we've had some some stuff that

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guys have had to work through collectively with just the

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injuries and you know, losing a couple of losing streaks

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and nobody nobody blanked and nobody bad and I we

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just stayed with it, and h you know, I thought

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we we caught And so momentum at the right time.

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I think our guys understand. I think they really believe

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that we can go out and guard anybody, you know

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where that hadn't been the case I think for a

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lot of the year, and a lot of that's based

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on who we're playing now. A lot of is based

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on just simplifying things and really holding the guys accountable

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to just do it harder, longer, stronger, faster, and they

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galvanize themselves around that. So what I learned is that

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we just have a really confident locker room room right

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now that feels like we're playing our best ball this time.

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Speaker 7: Of year, which is what you which, which is what

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you want to be doing.

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Speaker 1: Long and strong and down to get the friction on.

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That's what I heard.

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Speaker 2: BYU's back, Baby, byu Is back that that hold longer, stronger.

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Speaker 1: He said that multiple times now.

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Speaker 2: And then the simplification of it all the kiss messid method,

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right as we've talked about on the show. So you know,

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when you keep it simple, the athletes can just go

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out and play ball. And I think that's what's happened since,

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uh since Big twelve tournament. Play Ronald, you got a

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stat for me in this segment? What do you got

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I got you. I told this to Brad telling

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it to you and the listeners. Ben, do you know

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that both Texas and NC State have lost five of

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their last six like this team. Neither of these teams

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are trending.

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Speaker 4: In a good direction. They aren't.

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Speaker 3: Like Texas lost to Georgia Florida, they beat A and M,

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then they lost to number fourteen Arkansas Oklahoma. Then they

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lost to Ole Miss in the SEC tournament. You flip

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the NC State lost to Virginia and Notre Dame, number

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one Duke Stanford, they beat Pitt and then they lost

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to Virginia in the ACC tournament. So neither of these teams,

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I feel like, are trending upward. They're trending down and

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Ba's trending up. I know it's gonna be a tough matchup,

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but you have to think. I think BYU could open

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up as a seven and a half or eight and

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a half point favorite.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you look at their wims and most

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of their wims, you know. I mean, look, Texas already

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played m C State and they beat NC State one

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of two ninety seven on the neutral four. Earlier in

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the year, they had win against Alabama, win against Vandy, Oklahoma,

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and Missou and then you have Texas A and m

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that those are their six quad one wins. They did

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most of their work on the front end of the

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schedule as well as the front end of SEC play.

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So not trending in the right direction though right now.

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Speaker 5: No, But I think if you asked anyone who covers

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college basketball, they would tell you, like, this is one

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of the ugliest years of the bubble that we.

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Speaker 4: Have seen in a long time.

475
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Speaker 5: So the teams that were on the edge of getting

476
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into the tournament one of the worst years. That's why

477
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,440
you're not seeing a lot of outrage from Miami Ohio

478
00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:31,359
getting in is because they didn't really push anyone out

479
00:22:31,599 --> 00:22:35,279
who was supremely deserving of it. So it's not a

480
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huge shock to see Texas and NC State struggling their

481
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way into the tournament.

482
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Speaker 4: One stat I want to throw at you, guys.

483
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Speaker 5: In all but two tournaments, at least one first four

484
00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,359
team has won its next game in the round of

485
00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:55,119
sixty four, which means it's likely to happen again. So basically,

486
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:59,079
you have a twenty five percent chance that BYU finds

487
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the team who comes out of the first four who

488
00:23:01,599 --> 00:23:05,319
wins that first game, because it's happened every year except

489
00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,680
for two since twenty eleven.

490
00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,559
Speaker 4: Will Texas and NC State be those teams? Not so sure.

491
00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,440
Speaker 5: My guess is your eleven seeds probably going to be

492
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,039
more likely to do it than your sixteen seeds. But

493
00:23:17,079 --> 00:23:20,279
it's an interuring interesting stat Nonetheless.

494
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Speaker 2: Let's get back to ky commentary. This was from yesterday

495
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after the selection show. How do you feel like the

496
00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:29,319
defensive effort from the Big twelve tournament will translating carry

497
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over in the first game on Thursday?

498
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Speaker 7: Yeah?

499
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Speaker 6: I do, because you know, the way we did it

500
00:23:35,079 --> 00:23:37,920
wasn't like it with stuff that you couldn't go repeat.

501
00:23:38,319 --> 00:23:41,599
You know, there was no you know, sexy schemes or anything.

502
00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,119
We just did it by you know, focusing really hard

503
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on effort, focusing.

504
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,839
Speaker 7: Really hard on one on one defense.

505
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Speaker 6: You know, and the schemes that we did employ were

506
00:23:51,039 --> 00:23:54,359
very basic and very simple, which has allowed our guys

507
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,559
to think less and play harder. So yes, I do

508
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think that that'll come into play. And a lot of

509
00:24:00,079 --> 00:24:04,440
it too is you know, just rebounding, right, I think

510
00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,480
that's a big piece of winning at this time of year,

511
00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,480
to be able to rebound the basketball on both ends

512
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of the floor. And you know, that's something that actually

513
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has been a constant for us all year. I think

514
00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:16,920
we've been a pretty good rebounding team. And I think that,

515
00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:19,799
like I said, this time of year, postseason playman rebounding

516
00:24:19,799 --> 00:24:21,039
plays such a huge part in it.

517
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Speaker 7: So I feel confident.

518
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Speaker 6: Our guys' ability to go out and and you know,

519
00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,680
put up a good rebounding effort.

520
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Speaker 2: Yeah, how do we feel about by U's ability to

521
00:24:31,279 --> 00:24:34,200
get defensive boards and then get second chance shouts? It

522
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:38,480
seemed like the the the way that BA was winning

523
00:24:38,799 --> 00:24:42,160
and staying in games much of like the first half

524
00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,160
of the season, it felt like we were getting a

525
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,119
ton of second chance points. Then it dropped off a bit,

526
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and then there has been a resurgence. We've seen Haideem integrated,

527
00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,160
Dunney Dimonde. I mean, we've seen obviously uh A j

528
00:24:56,599 --> 00:24:59,119
really good after the boards. Cannard Davis junior junior has

529
00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,400
been good. Are we confident versus you know, these these

530
00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,279
very long athletic teams that he was going to be

531
00:25:05,279 --> 00:25:07,519
facing in the NCAA tournament, that they can continue to

532
00:25:07,559 --> 00:25:10,480
rebound at a high high rate and a high pace

533
00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,119
in order to get second chance shots and limit second

534
00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:13,759
chance shots.

535
00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:15,799
Speaker 4: I think so.

536
00:25:16,039 --> 00:25:18,440
Speaker 5: I think one of the things that we're going to

537
00:25:18,519 --> 00:25:21,400
realize that is of ustimated.

538
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Speaker 4: Underestimated.

539
00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,160
Speaker 1: Yeah, ustmated.

540
00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:27,200
Speaker 5: When I like to come back, I'm just you know,

541
00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,480
just shrinking it down, just abbreviating as the kids do.

542
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,599
One of the things that I think we're underestimating with BYU,

543
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,279
you don't have to play a big twelve team. Because

544
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I was telling Ron this, like I grew up living

545
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,559
an SEC country and I grew up drinking the kool

546
00:25:43,559 --> 00:25:45,680
aid of we are the best conference in all of

547
00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,160
college football. An when you play outside of this is

548
00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,240
going to be an easy win. And for the first

549
00:25:50,279 --> 00:25:51,920
twenty years of my life that was the case. The

550
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,920
last eight or so years, not necessarily, but the point being,

551
00:25:56,079 --> 00:25:58,400
when you grow up playing in the best conference, when

552
00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,279
you play all of your games against the toughest teams

553
00:26:01,279 --> 00:26:02,200
in America?

554
00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,599
Speaker 4: What does it look like when you play outside of that?

555
00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,279
Speaker 5: Bou hasn't played a non Big twelve team since the

556
00:26:07,319 --> 00:26:10,480
middle of December. It's been three months since you played

557
00:26:10,519 --> 00:26:12,480
someone who is not in the Big twelve conference.

558
00:26:12,839 --> 00:26:14,640
Speaker 4: What does it look like when you get to play

559
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:15,960
someone who isn't that?

560
00:26:16,039 --> 00:26:18,319
Speaker 5: And I'm not saying, by any means that Texas is

561
00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,200
a pushover or that NC State has no talent, but

562
00:26:21,319 --> 00:26:24,559
I'm saying you have basically been I mean, it's like

563
00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,480
lifting your one repmax or your two repmax and then

564
00:26:28,599 --> 00:26:30,759
you take off and you just go till you finish,

565
00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,720
and it's like, oh, Okay, these are the things I

566
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:36,400
can do when I'm not being held back and restricted.

567
00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,240
Are we going to see that BYU is able to

568
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,039
find themselves a little bit sooner, get comfortable a little

569
00:26:42,039 --> 00:26:44,599
bit sooner because of the fact that you are not

570
00:26:44,799 --> 00:26:48,599
playing someone with the Big twelve logo attached to their brand.

571
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,799
I think that's gonna be something to watch for early

572
00:26:50,839 --> 00:26:51,519
in this tournament.

573
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,279
Speaker 1: Let's get back to it.

574
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,359
Speaker 2: Ky commentary Head coach BYU coach How impactfulers it to

575
00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:03,680
have guys? Rich uh Caba rob who have played in

576
00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,519
this tournament to help players like a J. Obviously Richie

577
00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:09,000
is not playing, but he's gonna be mentoring. We are

578
00:27:09,319 --> 00:27:12,519
actually almost undefeated now and we've got one loss. Now

579
00:27:12,519 --> 00:27:16,039
when Richie's coach, Richie's on the on the on the bench,

580
00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,279
others who have experienced it, been there, done that.

581
00:27:20,559 --> 00:27:21,920
Speaker 7: Yes, it's really important.

582
00:27:22,079 --> 00:27:24,759
Speaker 6: You know, I think just from a nerve standpoint, just

583
00:27:24,799 --> 00:27:28,160
from a you know what to expect standpoint, I think

584
00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:31,880
is good. You know, Aj is a pretty even killed person,

585
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,559
so I think he'll be fine. But but still, man,

586
00:27:34,599 --> 00:27:37,200
it's like I said, this tournament captivates America for a

587
00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,119
reason because it's a big deal and it's it's a

588
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:40,920
it's fun to play in. But there's a lot that

589
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,920
goes in with into it, right and so you know,

590
00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,119
I think he'll for sure be leaning on guys that

591
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,640
have done it. You know, coach, coach Richie as I

592
00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,519
call him now, has done a phenomenal job I think

593
00:27:51,559 --> 00:27:54,839
of just being a calming presence for the guys in

594
00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,880
ways that none of the coaches can be. So we'll

595
00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,359
look forward to leaning on his leadership in that area

596
00:28:00,599 --> 00:28:02,359
the way we have the last few games.

597
00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:06,960
Speaker 2: As well, gotta leanon coach Richie, no doubt about it.

598
00:28:07,039 --> 00:28:10,880
And Ronald, this is the question that you posed. Having

599
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,200
guys that have been there is beneficial. We don't really

600
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:17,920
have guys that are playing that are also leaders.

601
00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,759
Speaker 1: Do you feel like there's a little gap there? You

602
00:28:20,759 --> 00:28:21,119
know what I mean?

603
00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,400
Speaker 2: Because Richie's out, Keba isn't a vocal leader. He's more

604
00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:28,400
of a lead by example, bring energy by example. Do

605
00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:29,920
you feel like there's a gap there or do you

606
00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,880
feel like the experience is good enough to get byu

607
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,319
over the high pressure situations of the NCAA tournament.

608
00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:38,720
Speaker 3: There's a gap vocally as mentioned you know that you

609
00:28:38,839 --> 00:28:41,559
just said, and I think obviously because a guy Richie

610
00:28:41,599 --> 00:28:43,680
can't be in the huddles right like on the court,

611
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,200
So when there's a foul that's occurred or when someone

612
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,400
else gets found Ben, they can't really like you, Richie

613
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:51,079
can't come on the court and tell them what's going on.

614
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:52,799
He can coach them from the bench. So there's a

615
00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:55,079
little bit of a you know, a vocal disparity. But

616
00:28:55,119 --> 00:28:56,799
I think Kevin Young's done a good job Ben of

617
00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,240
making sure that the other team doesn't get momentum. I

618
00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:01,759
think you and Brett both agree to this. When Houston

619
00:29:01,799 --> 00:29:03,359
got on a little bit of a run even in

620
00:29:03,359 --> 00:29:05,319
that first half, Kevin gonna call the time out immediately

621
00:29:05,519 --> 00:29:06,880
right at the beginning of the game, like he's like,

622
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,279
all right, nope, stopping this right now. So I think

623
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,720
doing that, you know, and giving the guy's confidence and

624
00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:15,960
having Richie there, he's trying to implement Richie Saunders where

625
00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:17,920
he can as much as possible. I don't think Richie's

626
00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,839
like in their staff meetings, but I think Kevin Young's

627
00:29:20,839 --> 00:29:23,200
having conversations with Richie and Richie's doing the best that

628
00:29:23,279 --> 00:29:25,079
he can. But on the court, I think he missed

629
00:29:25,119 --> 00:29:27,720
that a little bit. But I think Robin aj stepped up,

630
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,279
and I really think they have They're gonna have to

631
00:29:30,279 --> 00:29:32,480
stop up even bigger. But yeah, I think they are

632
00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,599
missing that, like that big, vocal guy that can be

633
00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,119
on the court. And you saw that last year Laster's team,

634
00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,000
Like Fus might not have been allowed as guy, but

635
00:29:39,039 --> 00:29:40,640
he was a guy that was a leader. Trevor Nil.

636
00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,759
You know, even Dawson Baker till a little bit. I

637
00:29:42,839 --> 00:29:44,319
go back to the Big Till tournament, at one point

638
00:29:44,319 --> 00:29:47,599
you saw down Hall Trevor Neil Dawson, Baker, Richie Saunders

639
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,119
and Fusaul on the court. You know you're missing a

640
00:29:50,119 --> 00:29:52,400
lot of that vocalitness this year, but you hopefully you

641
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,119
can see AJ Robin even maybe Canard a little bit

642
00:29:55,279 --> 00:29:56,960
step up and talk a little bit more. But I

643
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,880
think there is definitely something they're missing.

644
00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:03,559
Speaker 2: Yeah, that look, I mean look Big twelve, like the

645
00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:07,680
pomp and circumstance and the eyeballs. I mean, there was

646
00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,559
a lot of hype surrounding that that particular tournament. I

647
00:30:11,599 --> 00:30:14,319
know Brian Windhors was like commenting on on on the

648
00:30:14,359 --> 00:30:17,960
Big Twelve tournament and just it was kind of a

649
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,519
showcase of the NBA draft, Right.

650
00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,160
Speaker 1: It's like all those guys.

651
00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,759
Speaker 4: That's what it was, right, I mean, God Kings and Fundings.

652
00:30:24,759 --> 00:30:26,279
Speaker 5: You have Darren Peterson, you have age A Watsa, you

653
00:30:26,319 --> 00:30:28,039
have co Pete, Like do I need to keep on going?

654
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,319
You basically had every team in the tournament. And that's

655
00:30:30,319 --> 00:30:32,920
basically this tournament is also, by the way, like every

656
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,480
team has a first round pick on their squad, the

657
00:30:36,559 --> 00:30:38,880
NCAA tournament is gonna be a little bit easier, but

658
00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,680
as soon as you get to the sweet sixteen, it's

659
00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,200
gonna be like that all over again.

660
00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,680
Speaker 4: It's gonna be a first round pick every single night.

661
00:30:45,359 --> 00:30:48,839
Speaker 2: And so you know, you hope that there's a desensitization

662
00:30:49,039 --> 00:30:50,440
to the bright lights.

663
00:30:51,519 --> 00:30:52,400
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know what I mean.

664
00:30:52,559 --> 00:30:55,880
Speaker 2: Like and and maybe remember how we've talked about how

665
00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:02,480
AJ and Rob and Caernard they're not really emotionally driven people.

666
00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:04,599
Speaker 1: They're not like high energy all the time.

667
00:31:06,079 --> 00:31:09,759
Speaker 2: Maybe in this case, in the highest levels and the

668
00:31:09,799 --> 00:31:14,119
brightest lights, they just don't really get impacted by it.

669
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,480
And that may be a good thing going, you know,

670
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:19,279
bringing great effort, right, because there was a sense of emergency,

671
00:31:19,319 --> 00:31:26,200
simplifying bringing that sense of urgency, but not like this frenetic, chaotic,

672
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:31,960
like neurotic fear of we got to meet the standard.

673
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,079
Speaker 1: It's like, nah, man, we go out and ball. And

674
00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,119
AJ's been asked a.

675
00:31:35,119 --> 00:31:37,839
Speaker 5: Couple times now about like, oh, like who are you

676
00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,640
leaning on to get experience and for the tournament stuff.

677
00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:42,720
Speaker 4: And I'm like, I get it.

678
00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:45,400
Speaker 5: But on the other hand, it's like, dude, he just

679
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,880
played in a neutral site tournament last week.

680
00:31:49,799 --> 00:31:51,920
Speaker 4: He's gonna be the number one overall pick.

681
00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:56,160
Speaker 5: Yeah, And I'd love to have somebody maybe answer this.

682
00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,160
Who maybe I'm not thinking about it this way, but like,

683
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:02,079
what is there really that's gonna be different about this

684
00:32:02,279 --> 00:32:05,319
that like AJ can't handle. It's not bright lights, it's

685
00:32:05,319 --> 00:32:07,039
not a bigger stadium, it's not a louder crowd.

686
00:32:07,119 --> 00:32:08,440
Speaker 4: Like what it really is.

687
00:32:08,519 --> 00:32:10,240
Speaker 1: You don't have to plan a slippery glass.

688
00:32:10,359 --> 00:32:12,960
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, you probably causing migraines.

689
00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,880
Speaker 5: You're gonna have an even more favorable playing surface than

690
00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,000
you were playing. Maybe maybe that's why the big twelve

691
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,200
teams are gonna recap it. But they're like, man, brett

692
00:32:20,279 --> 00:32:22,559
Ormark was sandbaging this last week, playing on ice.

693
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,799
Speaker 4: This week we're actually playing on real hardwood. So watch

694
00:32:25,799 --> 00:32:26,119
what we.

695
00:32:26,079 --> 00:32:29,759
Speaker 2: Do now, man, Yes, indeed, let's get to the final

696
00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,119
final couple cuts here. Opportunity to start on the West

697
00:32:33,119 --> 00:32:35,240
Coast is a good thing. Last year you were in Denver.

698
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:38,119
What do you expect from Cougarnation traveling out to Portland.

699
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,839
It should feel like it's possibly a home game.

700
00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,880
Speaker 7: Yeah, I think it'll be packed with blue.

701
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:48,000
Speaker 6: I'm excited about that for our fan base. You know,

702
00:32:48,039 --> 00:32:50,160
that was a big deal in Portland. Excuse me in

703
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,359
Denver last year, and I expected to be the same

704
00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:52,759
this year.

705
00:32:54,599 --> 00:32:56,880
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, look, the crazy thing is is when

706
00:32:57,599 --> 00:32:59,359
when you get to the second round, which we are

707
00:32:59,559 --> 00:33:01,319
expect b will you to get to the second round

708
00:33:01,319 --> 00:33:03,799
Europe against Gonzaga, That's gonna be like the good old

709
00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:07,240
days at the West Coast Conference Tournament and that they

710
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,759
come out way. BWA fans, show up, show out Gonzaga fans.

711
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:14,880
All they have is basketball, That's all they have. So

712
00:33:16,079 --> 00:33:19,599
I pray BYU fans or are heading out to Portland,

713
00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,319
they're coming, They're converging on on that arena.

714
00:33:22,759 --> 00:33:25,079
Speaker 5: I'm so glad that we don't have any players or

715
00:33:25,079 --> 00:33:26,880
coaches who are a part of this staff during the

716
00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,480
WCC because I feel like for a while there towards

717
00:33:30,559 --> 00:33:34,599
the end of WCC time for BYU, like Gonzaga was

718
00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,519
just the monkey on BYU's back. Man Like, even if

719
00:33:37,559 --> 00:33:41,440
BYU had a favorable roster going into that game, they

720
00:33:41,599 --> 00:33:43,599
just kind of owned BYU mentally.

721
00:33:43,279 --> 00:33:44,880
Speaker 4: A little bit. And look, they were that good.

722
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,759
Speaker 5: They were the number one team in America on a

723
00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:49,720
number of occasions. But I don't feel like that really

724
00:33:49,799 --> 00:33:53,640
has any factor or bearing here because nobody on this

725
00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:57,480
team or this staff really had any connection to that

726
00:33:57,599 --> 00:33:59,039
version of BYUS team.

727
00:33:59,119 --> 00:34:01,359
Speaker 4: So my hope is that is out the window.

728
00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:02,599
Speaker 1: Let us pray.

729
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,000
Speaker 2: You talked about the guys that have been to the

730
00:34:06,039 --> 00:34:08,440
tournament before in that experience. Can you speak more to

731
00:34:08,599 --> 00:34:12,440
Richie to coach Richie how he came back and he

732
00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:16,119
came kind of out of his shell coaching in Kansas City.

733
00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,280
Speaker 7: Yeah, that's a good observation. I agree.

734
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,760
Speaker 6: I think he has quote unquote come out of his

735
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:22,360
shell more.

736
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,719
Speaker 7: You know, he's showing a bit more of his personality.

737
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,559
Speaker 6: I think he's I think he just has a little

738
00:34:26,559 --> 00:34:28,199
bit and I don't want to speak for him, but

739
00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:31,199
it just when I when I'm just watching him from Afar,

740
00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,119
looking at his body language, looking at his just the

741
00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:37,719
vibes that he's putting out, I feel like he's he's

742
00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:42,760
in a good place mentally, you know, knowing that this

743
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:44,960
is just a minor step back in his career and

744
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,800
he can't change what's happened. I think he feels good

745
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,599
about the plan that's in place for him personally, and

746
00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:54,480
I think that's allowed him to put his own self

747
00:34:54,519 --> 00:34:57,199
aside and just be there for the guys as a

748
00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,960
kind of an older brother type. And he you know,

749
00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:03,440
he wants us to win just as much as as

750
00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,840
he did or more when he was playing right. And

751
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:07,880
so I think you see it and it's genuine and

752
00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,360
the guys feel it, and it's been pretty cool to watch.

753
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,920
Speaker 1: Love the role that coach Richie's playing. Look, he knows

754
00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:16,400
his role.

755
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,320
Speaker 2: Now he's got to be a mentor be eyes for

756
00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,719
those teammates that need need eyes.

757
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:24,840
Speaker 1: Coaches see a lot of things.

758
00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:30,440
Speaker 2: Their criticism, their constructive coaching is always welcome. When it's

759
00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,400
peer to peer coaching, it just means a little bit more,

760
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,679
it really does, especially from an individual that you trust.

761
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,840
It's big time in terms of your offensive identity. K Y,

762
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:40,920
you found something a little bit different with the two

763
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:42,800
man game with Robin Asian Kansas City.

764
00:35:43,079 --> 00:35:44,880
Speaker 1: Can you elaborate and speak on that.

765
00:35:46,039 --> 00:35:48,840
Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean every every game presents different things based

766
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,000
on how teams are guarding you.

767
00:35:50,119 --> 00:35:51,719
Speaker 7: But yeah, I mean we've.

768
00:35:51,519 --> 00:35:54,239
Speaker 6: Had we have had to experiment with some different things,

769
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:58,440
you know, across the board, not just with those two guys,

770
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,400
but but you know them them. We have featured them

771
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,280
in a little bit more two man actions, which has

772
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,119
been good. But you know, we'll have to get in

773
00:36:06,159 --> 00:36:08,719
the film room and see see how these other teams

774
00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,559
like to defend. But at the same time, you know,

775
00:36:11,599 --> 00:36:14,440
you don't want to get lost in trying to be

776
00:36:14,559 --> 00:36:18,000
too cute as it relates to attacking and other team's weaknesses.

777
00:36:18,039 --> 00:36:20,239
You definitely want to do it, but I think I

778
00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,320
made that mistake in a pass where you're trying to

779
00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,760
do too much because you see something off films. So

780
00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:27,599
you know, we'll try to you know, we'll try to

781
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,360
allow Rob and AJ to do what they do at

782
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,360
a you know, at a high level without kind of

783
00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,960
getting in their way. But at the same time, you know,

784
00:36:35,039 --> 00:36:37,079
our team is different than it was, and we have

785
00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,159
experimented with certain things and we're still you know, that's

786
00:36:40,199 --> 00:36:42,519
that I will say, those are still areas. I feel

787
00:36:42,559 --> 00:36:46,280
like we have a lot of room to improve on

788
00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,079
the offensive end, just given the different players that we're playing,

789
00:36:49,679 --> 00:36:54,719
and you know, we'll see how that kind of unfolds.

790
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:59,639
Speaker 2: Well, uh, I do think you know, you're gonna need

791
00:36:59,679 --> 00:37:01,920
more than a J and Rob to get to the

792
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:05,320
places where you want to go, right, like the Burden

793
00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:09,039
news heavy, the Crown news heavy on the head of

794
00:37:09,079 --> 00:37:13,679
a J and that that Robin role that that Rob

795
00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,679
is taking on. You know, I have no pun intending

796
00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:19,480
there Robin Robin to his batman, aj Be and the

797
00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:25,199
Batman to the to Rob's Robin. You're still gonna need Hadeem.

798
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:28,639
You're gonna need Dominique, You're gonna need Alexi. You're gonna

799
00:37:28,679 --> 00:37:32,119
need all these guys, uh that to to step up.

800
00:37:32,199 --> 00:37:35,840
Canard's gotta have a huge role in this NCAA tournament

801
00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,599
in my opinion. Uh but uh A, j and And

802
00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,960
and Rob are your stars, and the burden news heavy

803
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:42,559
on those guys.

804
00:37:42,599 --> 00:37:44,519
Speaker 1: But I hope everybody else.

805
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,159
Speaker 2: Is is booing up those two because they're gonna need help.

806
00:37:47,159 --> 00:37:50,400
They're gonna need spacing, They're gonna need great defense as well.

807
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,440
Speaker 5: My guess is these guys are probably chomping at the

808
00:37:54,480 --> 00:38:00,320
bit right now because I think internally they they had

809
00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:06,119
a huge momentum shift, a huge perspective shift, because you

810
00:38:06,199 --> 00:38:08,920
look at how they played going down the season and

811
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:10,199
then going into Big twelve play.

812
00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:12,360
Speaker 4: We were like, dude, what are we gonna get with

813
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:12,840
this team?

814
00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,639
Speaker 5: Like, are they just gonna get washed by West Virginia,

815
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,800
They're gonna get washed by Kansas State.

816
00:38:18,199 --> 00:38:21,960
Speaker 4: They won both those games in controlled.

817
00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:25,079
Speaker 5: Convincing fashion, and then you're seven points away from beating

818
00:38:25,119 --> 00:38:28,320
the number five team in America without Richie Saunders and

819
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,960
Ben if I told you week one of the season,

820
00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:34,519
Hey man, they're gonna be seven points away from beating

821
00:38:34,559 --> 00:38:38,239
the number five team in America. Without Richie Sanders, without

822
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,880
Dawson Baker, you would have said, go, you're crazy, get

823
00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:41,400
out of here.

824
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:41,800
Speaker 1: Yeah.

825
00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,719
Speaker 5: They did that, and they found a new way to play,

826
00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:46,199
a new way to find success.

827
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:47,960
Speaker 4: They found a new way to play defense.

828
00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:51,440
Speaker 5: They only again they gave up seventy points, seventy three

829
00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:53,880
points to Houston and sixty eight or forty eight points

830
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,440
to West Virginia. Like they found a way to play

831
00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,280
repeatable defense, which is what Kevin Young was just talking about.

832
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:03,039
I think these guys realize, like, man, we got something

833
00:39:03,039 --> 00:39:05,039
new to play with. We want to go test it

834
00:39:05,079 --> 00:39:07,800
out against real competition because we know that we can't.

835
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,199
I think there's gonna be a ton of energy early

836
00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:13,599
from this bou basketball team because they now finally believe

837
00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,079
not only do they know what they're capable of, they

838
00:39:16,119 --> 00:39:18,679
believe that they're capable of it and we're gonna see it,

839
00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:19,239
I believe.

840
00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:22,960
Speaker 2: On Thursday, couple last things here from k Y after

841
00:39:23,079 --> 00:39:26,039
the selection show. On Sunday, Dominic d Minde had a

842
00:39:26,079 --> 00:39:28,639
coming out party in Kansas City. Can he explain what

843
00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:30,519
got him to him and what's allowed him to play

844
00:39:30,519 --> 00:39:30,920
so well?

845
00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,280
Speaker 6: Number one, he just when Richie went down, you know,

846
00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:36,519
he he texted me, you know, could we meet? And

847
00:39:36,599 --> 00:39:39,320
I thought it was gonna you know, it was gonna

848
00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:41,639
be one thing. And all he said was, Coach, when

849
00:39:41,679 --> 00:39:43,519
you call my number, I'm gonna be ready. I've been

850
00:39:43,559 --> 00:39:46,639
working for I've been working and when you need me,

851
00:39:46,679 --> 00:39:50,119
I'm ready. And I appreciated that about him. You know,

852
00:39:50,159 --> 00:39:52,440
he is one of our hardest workers. You know, he's

853
00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:56,239
a serious minded young man that only knows one thing

854
00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,760
and that's to play really hard. And so you know,

855
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:00,880
you just never know when opportun tune he's gonna call.

856
00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:05,800
You know, even going into that part of the season,

857
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:08,280
the Big twelve Tournament, I wasn't you know, I wasn't

858
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:10,440
sure how big of a role he would play. But

859
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:12,599
you know, a message I had to the guys a

860
00:40:12,599 --> 00:40:15,360
few weeks ago is make me play you.

861
00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,639
Speaker 7: You know, make me play you play.

862
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:20,159
Speaker 6: Play so hard and affect the game in a way

863
00:40:20,159 --> 00:40:21,239
that it makes me play you.

864
00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,840
Speaker 7: And I think he's taken at the heart.

865
00:40:23,199 --> 00:40:25,800
Speaker 6: He's done a great job with his energy and getting

866
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,760
not getting us out and transition and so forth, and

867
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:30,800
you know, I think it's just a testament, you know,

868
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,760
kind of like Tray Stewart last year, where you just

869
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:34,719
stick with something long enough and then you get you

870
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,239
know that that rock finally does break. I think that's

871
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:44,760
kind of what it feels like with dom.

872
00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,280
Speaker 2: Call my number, I'm gonna be ready, and we saw it. Look,

873
00:40:45,599 --> 00:40:47,920
we'll play his deep Blue later on in the show.

874
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,639
Because Dominique's path to b YU, his his path, the

875
00:40:51,679 --> 00:40:56,760
great news, ton of adversity, ton of trials, the refining fire.

876
00:40:57,559 --> 00:41:01,480
Uh that that his propelled me him into a state

877
00:41:01,519 --> 00:41:02,960
of urgency, a state.

878
00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:04,320
Speaker 1: Of always trying to prove himself.

879
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,840
Speaker 2: Is he the most refined basketball player on this team,

880
00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:10,559
not by any way, shape or form, but his length,

881
00:41:10,599 --> 00:41:14,719
his athleticism, his core traits. You can see the potential.

882
00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:19,840
And we're beginning to see when preparation meets opportunity what

883
00:41:20,039 --> 00:41:24,519
type of productivity Dominique can have. And he's starting to

884
00:41:24,559 --> 00:41:26,239
come into his own. It's been great to watch.

885
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,440
Speaker 4: He has some serious raw talent.

886
00:41:28,559 --> 00:41:28,840
Speaker 1: Man.

887
00:41:29,559 --> 00:41:32,760
Speaker 5: And you know, we talked a couple of weeks about

888
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,559
weeks ago about I.

889
00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:35,599
Speaker 4: Can't remember which game it was.

890
00:41:35,639 --> 00:41:38,599
Speaker 5: But we were talking about Alexi and when he's going

891
00:41:38,639 --> 00:41:40,679
in for that fast break layup and he stutters and

892
00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:42,800
he ends up getting the travel because.

893
00:41:42,519 --> 00:41:44,239
Speaker 4: There were just there was some nerves there right.

894
00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,360
Speaker 5: Alexi had not necessarily played the entirety of the season,

895
00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:50,960
and so he was mentally having to jump up some steps.

896
00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:54,000
When Dominique stole the ball and ran down the court,

897
00:41:54,039 --> 00:41:55,159
you see any stutter with him.

898
00:41:55,679 --> 00:41:56,000
Speaker 1: Uh huh.

899
00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:58,599
Speaker 4: He says, not only am I gonna dunk this basketball,

900
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:01,280
I'm gonna win mil Now. That's a dangerous play. And

901
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:02,440
I'm glad that it worked out.

902
00:42:02,599 --> 00:42:04,880
Speaker 5: And I was jumping through the roof, I was causing

903
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:07,360
all kinds of noise in the house. That's not a

904
00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:11,039
guy who's nervous anymore. And I love that he called coach.

905
00:42:11,079 --> 00:42:13,519
He said, when you call my name, I will be ready.

906
00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:16,679
And it's a lot to talk about it. It's a

907
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,079
whole lot more to go out there and do it.

908
00:42:19,599 --> 00:42:23,280
And the other thing about Dominique that really impressed me

909
00:42:23,559 --> 00:42:25,000
was I think it was the first game of the

910
00:42:25,039 --> 00:42:27,880
Big Twelve tournament. He went zero for two shooting from

911
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,880
the three point line. It was just that just was

912
00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:31,360
not his thing. That's not where he's at in his

913
00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:33,639
game right now. So what he said was, instead of

914
00:42:34,679 --> 00:42:37,119
instead of being a net negative in that area, what

915
00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:39,880
I'm gonna do instead is I'm gonna get shots for

916
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,079
other people, or if I'm taking shots, they're gonna be

917
00:42:43,079 --> 00:42:45,280
me cutting to the basket and h throwing me the alley,

918
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:47,760
because that I know I can do. And so for

919
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:53,320
him to just grow in a really accelerated portion of time,

920
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,960
like what we've seen from him over the last two

921
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:59,280
three weeks has been nothing short of incredible. He doesn't

922
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,199
need to be an e lead three point shooter. He

923
00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:04,239
just needs to be a freak athlete who hustles and

924
00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:07,440
plays defense and injects energy into this team.

925
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,679
Speaker 4: And I think it'd be really easy Ben for Dominique to.

926
00:43:10,679 --> 00:43:13,519
Speaker 5: Say, you know what, man, i didn't get my opportunity

927
00:43:13,559 --> 00:43:16,079
this season, So I'm just gonna start looking at like

928
00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:18,480
who's gonna take me next? That maybe they call my

929
00:43:18,519 --> 00:43:20,360
name in the Big Twelf Tournament, but I'm focused on

930
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,679
what's next for me. There's no part of Dominique that

931
00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:25,000
is worried about what's what's next for him next season.

932
00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:27,920
He is playing for today, for right now, and I'm

933
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,239
excited to see what he does with this bou basketball

934
00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:31,559
team on Thursday.

935
00:43:31,679 --> 00:43:34,840
Speaker 2: His story to me is one you can cheer for,

936
00:43:35,119 --> 00:43:36,519
you can get behind.

937
00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:38,559
Speaker 1: So we'll listen to that deep Blue later on.

938
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:41,559
Speaker 2: A couple of sents from Ky Kevin with you guys

939
00:43:41,639 --> 00:43:45,119
learning your location, what is the activation of your coaching

940
00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:49,159
staff and support staff? How do assignments get pinned down

941
00:43:49,679 --> 00:43:51,079
for preparation?

942
00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:54,280
Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean we just met just now as a staff.

943
00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:58,280
Speaker 6: You know, in this case, you got multiple games you

944
00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:01,519
gotta get ready for, and so we just you know,

945
00:44:01,599 --> 00:44:04,960
talked about you know, who knew who knew what about

946
00:44:05,199 --> 00:44:08,199
specific teams, who was connected to who in different leagues,

947
00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:11,400
and then based on that those factors kind of divvied

948
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:14,599
out assignments and then we kind of have a protocol

949
00:44:14,639 --> 00:44:16,679
of how we like to prepare for opponents and just

950
00:44:16,719 --> 00:44:18,960
made sure, you know, now you got a little bit

951
00:44:19,079 --> 00:44:22,519
more all hands on deck. So there's different assignments that

952
00:44:22,599 --> 00:44:25,639
are getting you know, divvied out and so forth, and

953
00:44:25,679 --> 00:44:26,800
it's a real team effort.

954
00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:28,639
Speaker 7: And then we'll get you know, tonight, we'll use.

955
00:44:28,559 --> 00:44:31,480
Speaker 6: Tonight to try to educate ourselves on on both of

956
00:44:31,519 --> 00:44:33,079
these teams. The best that we can, and then we'll

957
00:44:33,079 --> 00:44:35,199
come in tomorrow try to figure out what common common

958
00:44:35,239 --> 00:44:36,039
allities they may have.

959
00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:38,599
Speaker 7: But like I said, it's really gonna a lot.

960
00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:40,719
Speaker 6: It's gonna force us to just kind of worry about

961
00:44:40,719 --> 00:44:43,920
ourselves for these first few days and and then we'll

962
00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:46,599
have to make quick work of, you know, tightening up

963
00:44:46,679 --> 00:44:49,360
the screws in terms of who we actually play.

964
00:44:50,239 --> 00:44:51,679
Speaker 1: They go, hut.

965
00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:54,360
Speaker 2: One final thing here, Oh, you guys had a lot

966
00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:56,639
of big minutes during the Big twelve game after game

967
00:44:56,639 --> 00:44:58,920
after game. How How nice is it to have seven

968
00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:01,000
days off to prep for the NCAA tournament.

969
00:45:02,119 --> 00:45:03,679
Speaker 7: Yeah, I think it's big obviously.

970
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:06,920
Speaker 6: I mean, you know, the that was my first time

971
00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,199
I think in my coaching life where I've ever played

972
00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:13,400
three games in three days. Obviously, we wanted to beat Houston,

973
00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:17,760
but you know, the positive side was We're able to

974
00:45:17,800 --> 00:45:20,039
get home and get these guys off their feet, get them.

975
00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:21,519
Speaker 7: Some rest, and so don't you know.

976
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,280
Speaker 6: I don't think fatigue will be an issue as we

977
00:45:23,360 --> 00:45:27,559
move forward, just given the way things are spaced out.

978
00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:28,800
Speaker 1: Okay, but there you go.

979
00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:31,440
Speaker 2: I mean pros and cons, right, I mean, ideally we

980
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:35,199
want rest, but I mean you would still even if

981
00:45:35,199 --> 00:45:37,639
you'd gone through the Big twelve tournament and you had

982
00:45:37,719 --> 00:45:40,119
been let's say you get to the finals. You don't

983
00:45:40,159 --> 00:45:42,440
get a five seed by going to the finals, right,

984
00:45:42,559 --> 00:45:43,199
There's no way.

985
00:45:43,519 --> 00:45:46,199
Speaker 1: So I think it all worked out like it should have.

986
00:45:46,719 --> 00:45:49,119
Speaker 2: This is the path for BYU, and I think it's

987
00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:52,760
a fortuitous one. Getting that last six weeed, heading to Portland,

988
00:45:53,519 --> 00:45:55,679
getting the draw of a playing game maybe not ideal,

989
00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:59,679
but you know, Texas anc State on the on the

990
00:45:59,719 --> 00:46:03,400
back of their schedules. As Ronald pointed out, these teams

991
00:46:03,440 --> 00:46:06,920
are not playing good basketball right now. They're having identity

992
00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:10,000
issues going into March. They're not on that upward trend,

993
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:12,840
whereas BYU on that upward trend.

994
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:14,159
Speaker 1: It bodes well.

995
00:46:14,199 --> 00:46:16,079
Speaker 2: You can get Gonzaga's a three cid B what you

996
00:46:16,119 --> 00:46:18,920
could be not only a Sweet sixteen team, but they

997
00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:21,199
could go further. I'm not saying that that's what it's

998
00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:24,239
gonna be, but I'm saying they have a really good chance.

999
00:46:24,639 --> 00:46:25,559
Speaker 1: I like how.

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Bonsa commentary as we get ready for the NCAA Tournament

1044
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BYU has never had a player like unto aj To Bonsa.

1045
00:48:38,239 --> 00:48:41,199
Once upon a time you had Jimmer for that. Once

1046
00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:46,039
upon a time you had Danny Ainge so, and then

1047
00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:48,480
not too long ago you had Yegor with Demit whenever

1048
00:48:48,519 --> 00:48:52,719
BA you has a first round pick minus Sean Bradley.

1049
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:55,079
Minus Sean Bradley because he was a big man at

1050
00:48:55,119 --> 00:48:57,800
the time. They got to around a thirty two with Sean.

1051
00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:03,480
But you have a Nate Smith Award player, you have

1052
00:49:03,760 --> 00:49:07,440
a that type of potential, you're going Elite eight or

1053
00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:12,679
Sweet sixteen. I hadn't necessarily package still a right when

1054
00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:14,920
you think of it now. Granted, it takes a supporting

1055
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,239
cast too. It takes takes a village if you will.

1056
00:49:19,400 --> 00:49:23,719
But it's not like, I mean, how many professional basketball

1057
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:29,719
players are on this roster outside of AJ You mean NBA,

1058
00:49:30,079 --> 00:49:33,440
Like I'm talking about like pretty high level, right, because

1059
00:49:33,519 --> 00:49:37,119
Brandon Davies high level. You're only right, and so he

1060
00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:39,280
but he wasn't a part of that Sweet sixteen run.

1061
00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:42,559
He was up, He was there up to that point,

1062
00:49:42,639 --> 00:49:46,239
but that was no longer. You had some young bucks

1063
00:49:46,280 --> 00:49:50,039
on that squad, right, that buoyed up if you look

1064
00:49:50,039 --> 00:49:54,559
at the twenty eleven squad, some good players that ended

1065
00:49:54,639 --> 00:49:57,800
up playing a lot of ball overseas, But you didn't

1066
00:49:57,800 --> 00:49:59,719
have a bunch of NBA guys. You still got to

1067
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:03,920
He's sixteen, rob right, the third he's the NBA guy maybe,

1068
00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:08,039
I mean he's a second round pick maybe right good

1069
00:50:08,119 --> 00:50:09,519
under size of Canard Davis Junior.

1070
00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:11,119
Speaker 1: He's an overseas guys, no doubt.

1071
00:50:11,119 --> 00:50:13,480
Speaker 2: He's not an NBA guy though, but he's an overseas

1072
00:50:13,519 --> 00:50:16,760
guys that can play make a lot of money. He's

1073
00:50:16,840 --> 00:50:19,880
a Lexi, an overseas guy. Well most likely he was.

1074
00:50:20,039 --> 00:50:22,360
He he was, he was on that trend, you know

1075
00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:24,599
what I mean. So, like that's kind of what I'm

1076
00:50:24,639 --> 00:50:27,000
looking at. Typically, in order to get to his sweet sixteen,

1077
00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:34,159
you need two to three like high level professional basketball players,

1078
00:50:34,199 --> 00:50:35,599
and I think b Way you may have that.

1079
00:50:36,360 --> 00:50:36,920
Speaker 4: I really do.

1080
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:39,719
Speaker 2: I think they have that in Rob Canard and then

1081
00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:42,599
a good supporting cast. Caaba is gonna play overseas if

1082
00:50:42,599 --> 00:50:45,159
he wants to for a long time too.

1083
00:50:45,719 --> 00:50:47,199
Speaker 1: He's too big, he's too strong, he's.

1084
00:50:47,119 --> 00:50:51,480
Speaker 2: Too athletic, he's he's raw still, doesn't shoot great free

1085
00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:53,000
throws and have a mid range game, doesn't have a

1086
00:50:53,039 --> 00:50:56,119
perimeter game. But like Lobb Lake City all day, he

1087
00:50:56,119 --> 00:50:58,280
could probably go hang out with his brother play professional

1088
00:50:58,400 --> 00:50:59,360
volleyball if he wanted.

1089
00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:02,079
Speaker 1: He could, no doubt about it, Ronald.

1090
00:51:02,119 --> 00:51:04,840
Speaker 2: When I asked you that question, how many professional basketball

1091
00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:08,360
players high level professional basketball players are on this roster?

1092
00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:10,199
Speaker 1: Outside of aj.

1093
00:51:11,679 --> 00:51:15,119
Speaker 3: Oh Man thinking of getting me on the fly obviously, Rob,

1094
00:51:15,239 --> 00:51:21,920
no doubt about it. Yeah, gonna play. Richie's injured, but

1095
00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:23,519
I still think he could get drafted this Yeah.

1096
00:51:23,559 --> 00:51:25,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, But I'm just saying that those guys that are

1097
00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:27,480
available to make a run to go to a.

1098
00:51:27,519 --> 00:51:29,719
Speaker 3: Sweet sixteen, Alexis gonna play overseas.

1099
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:33,800
Speaker 2: I believe to lead eight you need probably three guys

1100
00:51:33,800 --> 00:51:37,800
that are playing high level basketball at that that that

1101
00:51:37,840 --> 00:51:41,440
Tier one overseas ball or there G leaguers. Eric Mika,

1102
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:43,360
I mean he could have played overseas and played in

1103
00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:44,960
the G League and balled out right, you know what

1104
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:47,599
I mean, Like TJ could have continued to play. I

1105
00:51:47,639 --> 00:51:49,920
think G League were overseas. He chose to, like, you know,

1106
00:51:49,960 --> 00:51:53,039
go corporate America. Tyler Hawes could have played overseas for

1107
00:51:53,039 --> 00:51:55,679
a long time. Remember Kyle Callser played G League. Yeah,

1108
00:51:55,719 --> 00:51:58,039
got some time in the NBA, then played overseas for

1109
00:51:58,079 --> 00:51:58,599
a long time.

1110
00:51:58,679 --> 00:52:00,880
Speaker 3: Well, you have four guys are then definitely, uh, you know,

1111
00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:03,880
no doubt, Rob, Knard, Alexi and and KBA. I think

1112
00:52:03,880 --> 00:52:07,400
all those guys can play, you know, for a very

1113
00:52:07,400 --> 00:52:10,519
long time. Obviously some you know, most of them overseas,

1114
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:12,440
and then if you and the G League, you know,

1115
00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:15,039
I think Rob, you know, depending where he goes G League, NBA,

1116
00:52:15,480 --> 00:52:17,199
and then the rest can play overseas for sure. I

1117
00:52:17,239 --> 00:52:20,000
mean Alexi came from playing, you know, being in in

1118
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:23,079
in league's overseas as well, and then as well as

1119
00:52:23,159 --> 00:52:25,440
Mihailo he did. But I mean those are my four.

1120
00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:26,800
I'm not gonna put him in that, but those are

1121
00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:29,719
the four that I would pick us KBA, Alexi, Moo

1122
00:52:29,840 --> 00:52:31,920
Davis and then Rob. Right, I think all those guys

1123
00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:33,519
got to show upfore you big time in the tournament,

1124
00:52:33,559 --> 00:52:36,199
and two of them have previous tournament experiences in cabin

1125
00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:36,760
and Rob.

1126
00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:40,360
Speaker 2: Let's say, let's see what AJ thinks about his squad,

1127
00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:42,280
his team right now. One of the things that AJ

1128
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:44,760
does really well is he says, look like I after

1129
00:52:44,840 --> 00:52:47,480
not receiving the Big twelve player that your award, he said,

1130
00:52:47,719 --> 00:52:49,000
I didn't win enough for my team.

1131
00:52:49,039 --> 00:52:50,559
Speaker 1: I didn't leave my team well enough.

1132
00:52:50,840 --> 00:52:53,519
Speaker 2: You know, He's gonna put you on the shoulders, no doubt,

1133
00:52:53,519 --> 00:52:54,760
but he still needs the supporting cast.

1134
00:52:54,840 --> 00:52:55,480
Speaker 1: Let's get through it.

1135
00:52:55,639 --> 00:52:58,079
Speaker 2: How is it to get the six seed after everything

1136
00:52:58,119 --> 00:52:59,079
that's occurred this season?

1137
00:52:59,119 --> 00:53:03,159
Speaker 8: Aj Oh Yeah, obviously going into the season, you're wanting

1138
00:53:03,199 --> 00:53:05,559
to be a higher seed, but you know, as long

1139
00:53:05,559 --> 00:53:07,639
as you're in the tournament dancing, that's how it really matters. So,

1140
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:09,960
you know, we had a lot of adversity through this

1141
00:53:10,039 --> 00:53:12,480
year with injuries and you know, everything like that. So

1142
00:53:12,559 --> 00:53:14,760
for us to even be a six seed, and you know,

1143
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:17,400
six the six eleven games really you know, hard game,

1144
00:53:17,400 --> 00:53:19,280
really special games. So for us even be a sixth seed,

1145
00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:20,039
we're proud of that.

1146
00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:25,039
Speaker 2: Very proud of that. It's a fantastic accomplishment. All things considered.

1147
00:53:25,079 --> 00:53:27,719
You'll be playing one of the two teams from Tuesday,

1148
00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:31,159
uh in Chi State or Texas, and not knowing who

1149
00:53:31,159 --> 00:53:33,119
you're gonna play, how do you prep that for for

1150
00:53:33,159 --> 00:53:34,679
either one of these teams?

1151
00:53:38,239 --> 00:53:40,119
Speaker 8: I mean, I think we're we're just focused on me.

1152
00:53:40,199 --> 00:53:42,519
I'm obviously watch that game, but you know, our coach

1153
00:53:42,559 --> 00:53:44,280
Staffie will do a good job of you know, scotting

1154
00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:47,360
both teams. But I don't think, like you know, it's

1155
00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:50,360
gonna affect them coming in just because they've played the

1156
00:53:50,360 --> 00:53:54,639
game before. It's basketball, you play every other day in

1157
00:53:54,679 --> 00:53:56,599
their conference and our conference. I don't think it's gonna

1158
00:53:56,599 --> 00:53:58,119
be too much of an advantage.

1159
00:53:59,079 --> 00:54:01,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean they can get warmed up.

1160
00:54:01,079 --> 00:54:03,320
Speaker 2: I guess, you know, get familiar with the court, get

1161
00:54:03,320 --> 00:54:06,159
familiar with the crowd, get familiar with everything.

1162
00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:09,559
Speaker 1: You know. Is it a competitive van that's gonna warm

1163
00:54:09,559 --> 00:54:10,519
it up a little bit? Sure?

1164
00:54:10,599 --> 00:54:14,320
Speaker 2: I think there's a there's something there, but look, I

1165
00:54:14,360 --> 00:54:16,280
think he was alluding to it. He didn't say, but like,

1166
00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:20,480
we're focused on ourselves, like when they simplify, when they

1167
00:54:20,519 --> 00:54:22,960
focus on what they do best, and we're just gonna

1168
00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:26,920
ball out. We're gonna play high level, high energy basketball.

1169
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:29,239
Very few can stop us.

1170
00:54:30,599 --> 00:54:31,760
Speaker 1: That's it. That's it.

1171
00:54:32,159 --> 00:54:34,320
Speaker 2: You know, it's not as much about the opponent as

1172
00:54:34,440 --> 00:54:36,599
is about us, which is a John Wooden theme at

1173
00:54:36,679 --> 00:54:39,239
John Wooden philosophy. And guess what John wouldn't had plenty

1174
00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:41,920
of very talented squads that could only only needed to

1175
00:54:41,960 --> 00:54:43,639
focus on their themselves.

1176
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:45,760
Speaker 1: And I think Bay has a tremendously talented team.

1177
00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:48,079
Speaker 2: They're too talented, as kay why I take it from

1178
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his own words, we are too talented not to win

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and continue to win. What was the vibe like today

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getting together for the first time since the Houston game.

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Speaker 8: Oh no, it was good. Everybody's happy to see that

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00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:06,239
everybody up, got the coaches up, a lot of love here,

1183
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we have some food and were just ready to see

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what we're gonna be selected and playing it.

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Speaker 2: Yeap, Yes, indeed, uh like it's this is a good

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I think there's a good vibe within the team. I

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think there's good chemistry. I think there's been good vibes

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in chemistry throughout most of the season. I think whenever

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your experience adversity, there can be some selfishness, there can

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be some some come to Jesus moments, and they've probably

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00:55:30,519 --> 00:55:32,800
had that this year, no doubt about it. But they're

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coming together and they're doing it the right way at

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the right time.

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Speaker 1: A J.

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Speaker 2: Were you a guy growing up where you would watch

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the NCAA tournament games. What's it like now getting ready

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to play an attorney.

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Speaker 8: To your first question, No, I wasn't watching every single game,

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but I definitely grew up watching March madness. I remember

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some of the notable upsets, some of the notable buzzer beaters.

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So it just feels good to be able to be

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00:55:55,880 --> 00:55:58,519
in that same situation, and it just feels it feels

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good to be able to participate.

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Speaker 2: Aj his trajectory as a professional basketball player, like he

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00:56:06,199 --> 00:56:08,079
remember he's been vocal about this.

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Speaker 1: He didn't become a baller till COVID. Do you know that?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he played, Yeah, yeah, I remember he played,

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00:56:16,039 --> 00:56:20,039
but like during COVID he was forced to like you know,

1209
00:56:20,079 --> 00:56:21,519
you're like everything's shut down.

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Speaker 1: What do you do? Yeah, well he decided to start balling.

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Speaker 5: I also wonder if the younger generation doesn't revere march

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madness in the same like God to your esoteric fashion

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that like I remember when I was a kid, because

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00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:42,280
I have like my siblings and their friends, like they

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00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:44,800
like it, but they're not like I remember being obsessed

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00:56:44,800 --> 00:56:46,360
when I was a kid, Like we were always trying

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00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:48,760
to convince our teachers with the game up on the TV.

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And like, I think kids think it's cool. And I

1219
00:56:51,679 --> 00:56:53,480
don't know if it's social media. I don't know if

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I'm just being the old curmudgeon, get off my lawn.

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But I do wonder if maybe there's something too, Like

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I wonder if kids don't hold it as like unbelievably

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high as.

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Speaker 4: People like me or people older than me.

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Speaker 2: I don't know, Well, what's your theory as to why

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00:57:08,679 --> 00:57:10,960
they don't hold it as why they don't revere it

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as much.

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Speaker 1: Why don't will they watch it as much? Why don't

1229
00:57:12,880 --> 00:57:14,719
they become enamored with it as much? Why aren't they

1230
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as intrigued as much?

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Speaker 4: I don't, I don't, I don't really know. You you

1232
00:57:22,079 --> 00:57:24,280
know what this is? Maybe why?

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Speaker 5: Maybe because it wasn't as easily accessible to us back

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00:57:28,119 --> 00:57:30,159
in the day, Like we didn't we weren't pulling up

1235
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our phones and like watching every single game and seeing

1236
00:57:32,199 --> 00:57:35,159
every single highlight, Like you pretty much had to watch

1237
00:57:35,199 --> 00:57:38,360
it on the TV. Because when I was in high school,

1238
00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:42,000
like social media TikTok didn't exist, Instagram reels didn't exist,

1239
00:57:42,079 --> 00:57:44,920
so like you couldn't get every single highlight from every

1240
00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:47,039
single game, you weren't getting as much new So like

1241
00:57:47,559 --> 00:57:49,559
I think that might be part of it. Like if

1242
00:57:49,599 --> 00:57:51,360
we got to watch a game and I remember there

1243
00:57:51,400 --> 00:57:54,159
were uh, mister Pepper one time, let us watch it

1244
00:57:54,159 --> 00:57:56,440
in science class. Like I remember getting to watch games

1245
00:57:56,440 --> 00:57:58,199
in class and thinking that was the coolest thing in

1246
00:57:58,239 --> 00:57:58,599
the world.

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00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:01,000
Speaker 4: So I think that maybe that might be part of it.

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00:58:01,599 --> 00:58:04,239
Speaker 1: Yeah, ronni had any any theories on this? I have mine,

1249
00:58:06,039 --> 00:58:06,880
No no theories.

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00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:09,000
Speaker 3: I just I look at things differently of like, you know,

1251
00:58:09,119 --> 00:58:12,440
like I had access to what I had access to,

1252
00:58:12,559 --> 00:58:15,519
and now things are different. What And you know, I

1253
00:58:15,559 --> 00:58:16,800
tell my sister this all the time.

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00:58:16,840 --> 00:58:17,840
Speaker 4: You're more privigied to me.

1255
00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:20,440
Speaker 3: And then uh, she says, you sound bitter, and I says, yes,

1256
00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:21,719
see exactly that I am bitter.

1257
00:58:21,960 --> 00:58:24,320
Speaker 2: Well, this is the thing though, what you and I had,

1258
00:58:24,360 --> 00:58:28,519
what you and Ronnie had, it was much more communal.

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00:58:29,039 --> 00:58:32,679
Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

1260
00:58:32,760 --> 00:58:35,559
Speaker 2: So the social element it was it was coming together.

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00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:37,360
It was a family, it was a community.

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00:58:37,519 --> 00:58:39,440
Speaker 5: It was a you got together with your friends to

1263
00:58:39,519 --> 00:58:41,079
watch it every day after school.

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00:58:41,079 --> 00:58:42,679
Speaker 4: You're well, yesday.

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00:58:44,639 --> 00:58:46,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, we were filling out our brackets.

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00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:50,280
Speaker 2: Jason Hunter, one of my high school buddies who I

1267
00:58:50,280 --> 00:58:52,039
played high school ball with, he was at b A

1268
00:58:52,039 --> 00:58:52,679
at the same time.

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Speaker 1: Rest and Love recipes to Jay Hunter.

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00:58:55,239 --> 00:58:57,960
Speaker 2: He had fifteen flat screens that they had like all

1271
00:58:58,519 --> 00:59:02,639
montage together for everyone's house and we all put in

1272
00:59:02,719 --> 00:59:05,480
our ten bucks to the potty. Was communal, it was social.

1273
00:59:05,639 --> 00:59:08,639
It was like you know, getting in on everyone's bringing food.

1274
00:59:08,719 --> 00:59:12,400
It was a it was an event right when it's

1275
00:59:12,480 --> 00:59:14,960
not that. And because like COVID kind of changed things

1276
00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:18,559
because everyone went in reclusive and and and then you

1277
00:59:18,599 --> 00:59:22,000
have the social media component, which it becomes more egocentric.

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00:59:22,079 --> 00:59:25,239
Speaker 1: What am I doing, How am I doing it? My brand?

1279
00:59:25,360 --> 00:59:28,199
What me? Me? Me me, rather than hey, what's going

1280
00:59:28,239 --> 00:59:29,960
on with everybody else? Does that make sense?

1281
00:59:30,039 --> 00:59:34,679
Speaker 2: Like yes, Like everything really turns inward rather than outward.

1282
00:59:34,840 --> 00:59:43,480
And the NCAA Tournament is an outward social communal engagement circus.

1283
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:44,599
Speaker 4: It just is.

1284
00:59:44,679 --> 00:59:45,599
Speaker 1: It's it is.

1285
00:59:46,639 --> 00:59:49,280
Speaker 2: It is an an event. It is a spectacle that

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00:59:49,360 --> 00:59:51,800
everyone wants to say, pardon Orthopros, We're gonna do it.

1287
00:59:51,800 --> 00:59:53,920
We're gonna do a bracket. We're all gonna we're gonna

1288
00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:56,519
have everyone's gonna have it on their screens. Everyone has

1289
00:59:56,559 --> 00:59:59,679
three screens on their desktops so they can they can get.

1290
00:59:59,519 --> 01:00:02,079
Speaker 1: It going, right. You've seen here at Orthropros.

1291
01:00:02,079 --> 01:00:04,920
Speaker 2: Everyone's got, you know, so they can get you they

1292
01:00:04,920 --> 01:00:06,760
can put it on their phones, like watch the games,

1293
01:00:06,760 --> 01:00:07,440
have fun with it.

1294
01:00:07,559 --> 01:00:09,280
Speaker 1: Get our work done, but we're watching it. We're having

1295
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:09,800
a good time.

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01:00:10,440 --> 01:00:14,119
Speaker 2: I don't think this generation that's playing right now necessarily

1297
01:00:14,119 --> 01:00:15,760
grew up in that same environment.

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01:00:15,840 --> 01:00:17,199
Speaker 1: That's all I That's what I would say.

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01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:19,840
Speaker 5: I one hundred percent agree because the second you started

1300
01:00:19,840 --> 01:00:21,880
talking like I remember my friends and I would hang

1301
01:00:21,920 --> 01:00:24,760
out Saturday morning and watch NFL combine. Like I just

1302
01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:26,559
remember being in high school and me and my friends

1303
01:00:26,639 --> 01:00:29,159
we would we bike over to each other's houses or whatever,

1304
01:00:29,199 --> 01:00:31,960
and like we would just get together to watch things.

1305
01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:35,119
And to your point, like that doesn't really exist with

1306
01:00:35,199 --> 01:00:37,840
young people anymore. It exists with older people, especially if

1307
01:00:37,880 --> 01:00:40,119
you live in a place where like bar culture is

1308
01:00:40,119 --> 01:00:43,079
a thing anything outside of really Utah County. Like, but

1309
01:00:43,599 --> 01:00:45,719
I don't think kids growing up to your point, they're

1310
01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:49,880
not getting together to watch things in the same way.

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01:00:50,400 --> 01:00:52,719
Cause like again, back in my day, like I not

1312
01:00:52,880 --> 01:00:54,800
all not my whole life growing up, we didn't always

1313
01:00:54,800 --> 01:00:57,000
have cable, so we had to go to somebody else's

1314
01:00:57,079 --> 01:01:00,719
house in order to watch some things. And part of that,

1315
01:01:00,800 --> 01:01:03,079
part of what we're talking about right now, that's what

1316
01:01:03,159 --> 01:01:06,599
makes the tournament great is that it becomes something that,

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01:01:06,679 --> 01:01:08,840
for at least a couple of days, if not a

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01:01:08,880 --> 01:01:11,519
couple of weeks, everyone in the country, even if they

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01:01:11,519 --> 01:01:14,280
don't give a rip about basketball, even if reality TV

1320
01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:16,599
is their thing, they're watching because they care about what

1321
01:01:16,599 --> 01:01:18,719
happens to their bracket and what happened to their husband's

1322
01:01:18,719 --> 01:01:19,880
bracket and their friend's bracket.

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Speaker 4: Like everybody.

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01:01:21,519 --> 01:01:24,880
Speaker 5: I would argue outside of the super Bowl, this is

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01:01:25,039 --> 01:01:27,800
probably the one thing in America that everyone is in,

1326
01:01:27,920 --> 01:01:30,199
like elections and stuff, but like this is the thing

1327
01:01:30,199 --> 01:01:32,199
that brings people together like nothing no one else.

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01:01:32,519 --> 01:01:33,960
Speaker 1: It's big time. It really is.

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01:01:34,639 --> 01:01:38,199
Speaker 2: So I think you know you're listening to AJ's like, yeah,

1330
01:01:38,199 --> 01:01:39,320
I mean I watched some games.

1331
01:01:39,679 --> 01:01:42,199
Speaker 5: Yeah, But like to us, it's like, dude, you remember

1332
01:01:42,239 --> 01:01:44,599
when you were in you were sixteen watching march Man.

1333
01:01:44,599 --> 01:01:46,199
Speaker 4: It's like, oh my gosh, yes, you know.

1334
01:01:46,840 --> 01:01:48,760
Speaker 1: And I'm not knocking out agent by any means, but

1335
01:01:48,800 --> 01:01:50,360
you're talking about like a red Bull commercial.

1336
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:52,599
Speaker 2: He probably knows about all the red Bull commercials right now,

1337
01:01:52,599 --> 01:01:54,840
more than he does about all the NCAA tournaments, the

1338
01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:55,239
big names.

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Speaker 4: I was getting paid that much money. I forget everything.

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01:01:57,920 --> 01:02:00,800
Speaker 2: All that that's sweet, gives you wins to It's like

1341
01:02:00,800 --> 01:02:02,880
a liquid smarty is how I would describe it.

1342
01:02:02,920 --> 01:02:04,559
Speaker 1: Red Bull. Let's get back to it, AJ.

1343
01:02:04,840 --> 01:02:06,239
Speaker 2: I don't want to jump too far ahead, but one

1344
01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:08,880
of the four teams is Katie's alma mater. Did you

1345
01:02:08,920 --> 01:02:11,760
watch any of Katie's mixtapes growing up?

1346
01:02:13,880 --> 01:02:17,440
Speaker 8: Not just because it is Alma mater, is any intention

1347
01:02:17,559 --> 01:02:19,280
of like no go any hard or anything like that.

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01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:21,000
And I'm trying to win the game regardless if they

1349
01:02:21,159 --> 01:02:23,239
end up winning that first game. I'm gonna go out

1350
01:02:23,239 --> 01:02:24,960
there and try to win the game, not just because

1351
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:25,920
like this is Alamana.

1352
01:02:27,840 --> 01:02:30,320
Speaker 2: All right, there's some comments from AJ. Let's take a

1353
01:02:30,360 --> 01:02:33,199
time out. We'll come back with more AJ Devonsa. That

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