WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:02.799 Hell, everybody any through the facilities of the iHeart Medium 2 00:00:02.879 --> 00:00:05.320 Megaplex for the last time this year. This is the 3 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:09.119 state wide Big Blue Insider. You heard the comments from 4 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:11.599 Mark Pope, and now's your chance to listen in on 5 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:14.759 Billy Rutgleds, Aaron Gershan and yours truly be a part 6 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:18.199 of the state wide BBI Border to Border. It is 7 00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:21.440 the Big Blue Insider. Dick Gabriel, Billy Rutleds, Aaron Gershwan 8 00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:24.519 kind of thought we might do at least one more 9 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:26.640 of these, but the Wildcats fell short, as we know, 10 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:28.719 against Tennessee. And I'm not going to say I told 11 00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:31.120 you Sov and Aaron, that's the Tennessee. I thought we 12 00:00:31.199 --> 00:00:34.960 would see. That really concerned me. That was this guy Ziggler. 13 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.920 I thought we would see, which, as you know, really 14 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:39.240 concerned me. And as you pointed out, he played so 15 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:43.840 poorly against Kentucky. Here's the first two games. But I 16 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:46.640 just kept thinking, that's not really him. I've seen him 17 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:49.920 play so much. I thought that's not a character for him. 18 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:52.560 Maybe he's trying to I don't know what it was. Yeah, 19 00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:55.240 but he played his butt off against Kentucky. 20 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:57.479 He did play his butt off and you know, I 21 00:00:57.560 --> 00:01:00.359 will say this is not to discredit him, but Lamont 22 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:04.120 Butler picking up two fouls really let him get go 23 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:08.640 exactly where because not only well, they kept Lamon in 24 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:10.359 there because they knew they had to, but they didn't 25 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:12.760 put him on Ziegler because they didn't want to foul. 26 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:15.159 So not the same at all. So that was a 27 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:17.560 big but No, the guy played like a guy who 28 00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:20.280 knew it was his last ride and for the coach 29 00:01:20.319 --> 00:01:22.439 he's been with for four seasons and wanted to give 30 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:24.640 it his all, and he played a great game. And 31 00:01:24.680 --> 00:01:28.120 Tennessee just dominated Kentucky on the offensive glass. That was 32 00:01:28.159 --> 00:01:31.159 the big issue. I mean, I thought Kentucky defensively, like 33 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:33.920 the first possession, they were pretty darn good, and then 34 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:38.400 second chance points just killed them. And then Tennessee did 35 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:40.200 a great job running them off the three point line, 36 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:41.920 which is something they did not do well in those 37 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:44.840 two regular season matchups. So all the credits to Tennessee. 38 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:48.280 Unfortunate for Kentucky that had to come against them, because 39 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:50.719 I think it probably wouldn't have hurt as bad if 40 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:54.079 it came against Houston Purdue. As long as it was 41 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:57.040 in the Sweet sixteen. Illinois just a non rival, but 42 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:02.519 obviously to me, you know, stinks but pretty darn good 43 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:03.040 first season. 44 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:06.200 Can't really complain, how surprised were you? Going? Well? 45 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:09.120 I picked Kentucky to win even after I had heard 46 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:10.360 the cliche it's hard to beat a. 47 00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:11.319 Team three times. 48 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:15.319 Maybe statistically, as it turns out, isn't true. Yes, yeah so, 49 00:02:15.719 --> 00:02:20.520 but there is that twenty five percent. That's right, one 50 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:23.319 of Aaron's points about, you know, chasing him off the 51 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:25.840 three point line. Kentucky was extremely efficient in the two 52 00:02:25.879 --> 00:02:27.479 wins versus Tennessee. I mean they were. 53 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:29.960 They shot fifty percent from three in both of those games, 54 00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:33.039 twelve threes a piece each game, and for them to 55 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:35.759 only go six to fifteen, it's just Kobe Bray hit 56 00:02:35.759 --> 00:02:37.280 the first shot of the game for Kentucky. 57 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:38.879 That was it for him. I mean, he goes one 58 00:02:38.919 --> 00:02:39.319 for seven. 59 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:42.360 The rest of the way their defensive game plan. 60 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:42.800 Was was great. 61 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:44.840 You've got to get a lot of credit to Rick 62 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:47.639 Barnes and that team that was tired of losing to Kentucky. 63 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:51.919 There's no doubt, but that loss definitely does not wipe 64 00:02:51.919 --> 00:02:55.400 away how gratifying this season was in a lot of ways. 65 00:02:55.400 --> 00:02:59.520 But interestingly enough, we will look back at this season 66 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:03.560 and probably remember two losses at Arkansas Cal coming back 67 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:07.120 up and then the first ever tourney game versus Tennessee. 68 00:03:07.159 --> 00:03:11.639 But overall, you know, interesting details from Pope today on 69 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:14.000 the show about the guys meeting in a hotel room 70 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:18.719 six am till six am, tugging at my heart strings 71 00:03:18.719 --> 00:03:19.199 a little bit. 72 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:21.360 Yeah, and we already knew they didn't want to take 73 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:23.919 off the jerseys and thought Kobe Bray was funny. 74 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:25.560 You're a hard time. You're gonna have a hard time 75 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:27.560 getting it from me. And all I could think. 76 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:30.599 About is Mark Pope showed up at his news conference 77 00:03:31.039 --> 00:03:34.039 when he's introduced what is jersey? You know? So so 78 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:39.039 they always get something somewhere. But it's interesting, you say, well, 79 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:40.960 you know what are fans going to think back on? Yeah, 80 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:43.520 when you think about specific games, you'll think about this one. 81 00:03:43.719 --> 00:03:43.879 Yep. 82 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:46.639 If you really start to pick it apart, you'll think 83 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:49.560 about Duke. And when you think about this Tennessee loss, 84 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:52.159 you'll think about two wins over Tennessee which were fun. 85 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:56.360 Gonzaga there were just a lot, there was a lot 86 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:59.080 to like, and then again there were losses that never 87 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:03.520 should have happened. T Yeah, but it was the Old 88 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:07.759 Miss loss that interestingly enough, not unlike the ninety eight 89 00:04:07.759 --> 00:04:11.879 team which lost to Old Miss in Lexington. And after 90 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:15.400 that game they had a players only meeting and from 91 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:18.519 that point I never lost. They never they bought into Tubby. 92 00:04:18.519 --> 00:04:21.120 And this isn't what happened with Kentucky, but what happened 93 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:22.920 this year, of course, was how they went after it. 94 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:27.399 The next day on defense, they started really working on defense, 95 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:31.560 and talking to Sean was in my show Local each week, 96 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:35.879 and he was really really concerned about the defense. And 97 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:38.199 then because he'd gone to practice and he was wondering, like, 98 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:40.319 when are they going to really get into defense? Because 99 00:04:40.439 --> 00:04:42.839 I think part of it, too is his offense. Pope's 100 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:47.240 offense is so sophisticated that it took him quite a 101 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:49.560 while to nail that day, and they did. I loved 102 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:51.720 hearing what some of the national guys were saying about 103 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:55.680 the offense Kentucky ran. But once they started working on defense, 104 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:57.920 they looked like a different team, you know. 105 00:04:58.160 --> 00:04:58.680 No question. 106 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:05.839 Now, with Creasa in the portal, that kind of surprised me. 107 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:09.000 No surprise, you, No, that's one thing. 108 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:10.800 I'm thinking, You're going to see what he can get. 109 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:11.959 He could come back. 110 00:05:12.439 --> 00:05:14.040 He could, but I do I think at the end 111 00:05:14.079 --> 00:05:16.800 of the day, look Kentucky swimming in the deep end 112 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:19.160 with the top point guards in the portal. They are 113 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:21.959 trying to make a major splash there. Their number one 114 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:24.120 target was done. You want to be a number one, right, 115 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:26.399 and then you have a Kayden Lewis coming in. That's right, 116 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:28.920 so he's kind of blocked and you don't want to 117 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:31.079 I don't think kayd and Lewis is gonna have a 118 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:32.800 huge role on next year's team though he is a 119 00:05:32.839 --> 00:05:34.800 top forty prospect and who knows he can come, have 120 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:37.399 a great summer, add some weight and get right away. 121 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:40.600 That's up to him and how he establishes himself. But 122 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:43.680 I just think that it's kind of an awkward spot 123 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:46.560 for Careesa where you know Kentucky wants to go get 124 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:49.000 a legit PG one in front of you. You know 125 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:51.720 their PG two is kind of waiting in the wings there, 126 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:54.079 the guy they hope is the point guard of the future. 127 00:05:54.480 --> 00:05:55.879 Why don't you go and try to get a bigger 128 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:56.800 opportunity elsewhere? 129 00:05:57.240 --> 00:05:58.759 What about go ahead by. 130 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:01.000 I was just gonna say Kentucky signed a guy in 131 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:03.600 the transfer portal before their sweet sixteen games. 132 00:06:04.079 --> 00:06:06.560 They sure did the day's share of the beast Man. 133 00:06:06.480 --> 00:06:10.240 Have weird times that we're in and that guy seems 134 00:06:10.279 --> 00:06:11.000 like he's pretty good. 135 00:06:11.079 --> 00:06:13.160 He's exactly what they need. They need to get more athletic. 136 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:15.120 I think we'd all agree that's kind of what their 137 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:17.959 Achilles Hill was in some of these games. They kind 138 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:19.800 of got routed or they just that was the Achilles 139 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:22.680 hill against Tennessee. Tennessee just had more athletes. He could 140 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:25.160 shoot too, and he can exactly. He does a little 141 00:06:25.199 --> 00:06:27.959 he's six eight at the place the three, four and two, 142 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:30.399 a little bit mostly the three, but he's six eight, 143 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:33.560 is a great wingspan. He's like you said, Billy shooting 144 00:06:33.600 --> 00:06:35.800 forty one percent from three. I forget the volume, but 145 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:37.920 it's high. It's well over one hundred and thirty shots. 146 00:06:38.399 --> 00:06:41.160 And then he averages over a block per game. So 147 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:43.160 he could do a little bit of everything. And you know, 148 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:45.439 obviously coming from two lane, there's gonna be a jump 149 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:48.000 to the SEC. But the American is up there with 150 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.560 one of the better mid major conferences. So I think 151 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:53.439 that's a great start, and here's three years left. 152 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:56.480 To see athleticism. It's exactly what I was going to 153 00:06:56.519 --> 00:07:01.199 bring up. And by the way, Billy is like some people, 154 00:07:01.240 --> 00:07:02.560 I don't know how many. I love to know how 155 00:07:02.600 --> 00:07:05.199 many people went chalk the whole way. We know Jay 156 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:08.839 Billis did, But kudos to you among us three. 157 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:11.040 You Aaron scot I was close. I had a two 158 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:12.600 seed in Michigan State beating Auburn. 159 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:15.800 That's exactly what I had. And I'm watching that game 160 00:07:16.920 --> 00:07:20.399 and midway early in the third quarter is the moment 161 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:22.800 I think. I've told you guys, there are times watching games, 162 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:24.600 I don't care what the games are when I say 163 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:27.839 to myself, they can't win. Generally it's a team. And 164 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:31.920 it started with me covering Kentucky football for so many years, 165 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:34.279 you know, and being on the field and watching them 166 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:36.759 and seeing how they've just been overmatched, out class or whatever. 167 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:37.879 They can't win. 168 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:42.160 But if it's a close game back and forth, it 169 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:46.079 generally comes down to defense and football or basketball. But 170 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:50.000 if I'm looking at a game and I'm watching this team, 171 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:54.199 some team overpower Kentucky on the field, I'm thinking they 172 00:07:54.199 --> 00:07:57.519 can't stop them, they can't stop them. You know, Well, 173 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:01.839 Michigan State. I had that that moment early in the 174 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:05.680 second half because Michigan state. As good as they were, 175 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:08.680 as well coached as they were, they just weren't as 176 00:08:08.680 --> 00:08:13.000 athletic as they They wouldn't. They couldn't jump as high, 177 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:15.920 they couldn't run as fast, they couldn't move as quickly, 178 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:18.439 and god knows, they couldn't shoot. And I don't know. 179 00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:20.279 If you you know more about this stuff, you keep 180 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:21.000 a closer eye. 181 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:22.839 Than They were. Never a good shooting team, never. 182 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:25.199 But Aaron, they were the worst shooting team in a 183 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:27.560 Big ten when it came to three point crazy. Had 184 00:08:27.600 --> 00:08:30.319 I known that, I never would have picked him. That 185 00:08:30.439 --> 00:08:32.879 was I don't know, Billy, if I'd gone Shock, was 186 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:35.480 determined not to shock. But I don't know who else 187 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:36.440 in that region. 188 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:40.399 Pick for me. There's been the eight final fours and 189 00:08:40.440 --> 00:08:42.759 they went That was why I did it, But I 190 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:44.360 I took the risk. I didn't want to. 191 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:46.320 Maybe I would have said Iowa stayed. I don't know, yeah, 192 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:48.320 without their point guard. I would have maybe with their 193 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:48.919 point guard. 194 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:51.960 But look, that was a tough one, but it was 195 00:08:51.960 --> 00:08:54.840 a It's been a very obviously of four ones. But 196 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:56.720 I mean, what does it mean? 197 00:08:56.960 --> 00:08:59.080 Why is it so? Why was it so chalky? 198 00:08:59.559 --> 00:09:01.440 What do you because all the best players at the 199 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:04.080 mid majors went to the bigger schools. 200 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:06.759 That's a big part of it, I think, and this 201 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:09.559 year there's I mean that, but even there's a gap 202 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:12.679 between those four teams that we saw just clinched their 203 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:15.240 bit of the final four and everybody else because honestly, 204 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:16.919 outside of the you know, Florida had a bit of 205 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:19.759 a scare against Texas Tech. Texas Tech choked that game away, 206 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:22.879 but other than that, they were these these Elite eight 207 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:25.519 games were not close and never really in question. 208 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:29.840 The final four teams though this year, how much did 209 00:09:29.840 --> 00:09:33.039 they benefit from the portal if at all? I mean, Duke, 210 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:35.480 I mean Auburn got brooined, but that was two years ago. Yeah, 211 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:38.120 but they added Miles Kelly, who we all saw go 212 00:09:38.440 --> 00:09:42.519 ballistic in this building. Uh, he's helped them a ton. 213 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:45.879 Uh. Duke added some big time role players, and obviously 214 00:09:45.879 --> 00:09:49.480 they're freshmen. The three freshmen are their stars. But yeah, 215 00:09:51.519 --> 00:09:53.960 Sion James and then I forget the other one they 216 00:09:53.960 --> 00:09:56.759 got that's a big piece of their puzzle. Houston's almost 217 00:09:56.799 --> 00:09:59.960 their whole starting five or transfers, they're not original Cougars. 218 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:03.200 And then who's the other team Florida Florida, well, their 219 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:07.240 whole Will Richards, I'm pretty sure transfer as well. Elijah 220 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:10.000 Martin is in his first year at Florida from fau 221 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:15.000 Micah hanlocked in from Marshall. I mean they ruben Chiny, 222 00:10:15.000 --> 00:10:18.399 you lose from Washington State. Outside of Hawke and Condon, 223 00:10:18.480 --> 00:10:20.559 they're all They're a transfer portal team. 224 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:24.240 I will say Duke looked really good versus I don't 225 00:10:24.279 --> 00:10:26.320 know if that was a hangover game from Seiars scoring 226 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:28.240 thirty plus and ten threes. 227 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:31.720 But Alabama sitting the record for man. 228 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:33.559 Oh b Yu Alabama was so much fun. 229 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:36.679 But then only Luke for binded everybody that this is 230 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:37.840 what I missed that. 231 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:39.679 When I'm working with sweet sixte, I missed that. 232 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:41.919 Yeah, I mean by you kept it close. And then 233 00:10:42.159 --> 00:10:44.480 Alabama I've never I mean it's never happened before. They 234 00:10:44.480 --> 00:10:47.559 have twenty five thirties. They yeah, it was twenty five 235 00:10:47.600 --> 00:10:49.840 for fifty one. Most of them would they shoot against 236 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:53.639 against something terrible like nine for Duke nine for thirty 237 00:10:53.720 --> 00:10:56.879 years only at six points. Series was terrible after he 238 00:10:56.919 --> 00:10:58.480 went for what do you go for thirty four? 239 00:10:58.639 --> 00:10:59.240 Thirty four? 240 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:02.759 Well taking a witch now and somebody brought it up 241 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:06.039 on the on the Pope Show. Tennessee went all in 242 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:08.000 to be Kentucky. It had nothing left. 243 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:12.720 Their game against Houston were so similar to because you know, 244 00:11:13.120 --> 00:11:15.600 obviously Tennessee only scored fifteen in the first half. That 245 00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:17.879 was terrible. But they started to make a little bit 246 00:11:17.919 --> 00:11:19.480 of a run in the second half. They got it 247 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:23.080 to like nine maybe sometimes, and then Houston would just 248 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:25.679 hit a dagger every time. And that's what Houston. I mean. 249 00:11:25.720 --> 00:11:28.200 Kentucky only got it to twelve, but it did feel 250 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:30.759 like every time it looked like someone like Tennis. Kentucky's 251 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:33.159 offense was better in the second half. It wasn't great, 252 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:35.720 but it was better. But every time it would either 253 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:38.360 be a second chance bucket or a big three from 254 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:41.159 the near Zegra hit on the corner too far behind. 255 00:11:41.559 --> 00:11:44.480 It was at one stretch. And mind you, I was 256 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:47.960 again at the sweet sixteen the high school tournament, so 257 00:11:48.200 --> 00:11:49.879 I was kind of keeping an eye on the game. 258 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:52.720 I tried to like sequester myself of that nin I 259 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:54.600 need to know who won, because there was you know, 260 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:56.639 people on press row that ended up on the computer. 261 00:11:56.720 --> 00:11:58.360 Oh they would have told you, yeah, you know, they 262 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:01.759 probably would have. So anyhow, I went back and watched 263 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.039 it the next day, and you're right, from the from 264 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:08.480 found number two on Butler to the end of the 265 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:14.039 first half, that's that's where Tennessee built its lead and 266 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:16.639 distanced itself from Kentucky. And then in the second half 267 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:18.799 just just had to fight him off, you know, play 268 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:22.279 him even and they did. Yep, So you know it 269 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:24.879 was so now you got two teams from the SEC. 270 00:12:25.039 --> 00:12:27.279 A lot of people thought they'll play each other. 271 00:12:27.600 --> 00:12:28.440 Yeah about that. 272 00:12:28.559 --> 00:12:31.440 And Todd Golden's first job I believe was on Bruce. 273 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:33.559 I know he's for sure on Bruce. I think it 274 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:34.480 was the first job a. 275 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:37.960 Guy who survived. Yeah. Did you get I thought he 276 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:38.399 was done. 277 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:41.039 Did you get to watch any of Arkansas sixteen points? 278 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:41.159 Oh? 279 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:45.039 Yeah, I was watching that in the hotels. Yeah. I 280 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:47.360 finished that thing in bed at the hotel. 281 00:12:47.480 --> 00:12:49.279 That was Did you see it coming? 282 00:12:49.960 --> 00:12:52.720 No? I honestly, like I, I didn't think they were 283 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:54.440 gonna I didn't think Texas Tech was going to win 284 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:57.240 that game until the last three that tied it and over. 285 00:12:58.240 --> 00:13:00.480 I really thought I thought our and so I would 286 00:13:00.519 --> 00:13:01.600 hang on. I really did. 287 00:13:01.720 --> 00:13:04.480 I don't know. I was seeing too many of the 288 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:05.039 same things. 289 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:07.639 Well, and somebody somebody complained about you know he went 290 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:10.240 to that stallball. It was if it was I didn't 291 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:13.840 see stallball, the kind that cost him at Kentucky when 292 00:13:13.840 --> 00:13:16.600 he put teams in a stall with eight. 293 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:20.039 Minutes, said that because terrible what he didn't do that 294 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:22.720 the sequence I thought screwed them the most. I forget 295 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:24.240 what they were up. You might remember Billy it was 296 00:13:24.240 --> 00:13:26.799 either no, it was three possessions. But they get an 297 00:13:26.840 --> 00:13:30.360 offensive rebound. They kick it right to DJ who's wide 298 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:32.000 open for three. But we all know he's not a 299 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:33.480 great three shooter. And he goes and puts up a 300 00:13:33.519 --> 00:13:35.879 three and he barely hits the rim Texas Tech gets 301 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:37.559 the ball, they come down hit the three. Ye that 302 00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:39.879 and that's that stall ball. That's rushing early in the 303 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:42.960 shot clock when you could actually DJ hit stall J was. 304 00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:45.600 Better this year from three, and he had hit one earlier. Yeah, 305 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:47.519 so now he's in love with it, not his not. 306 00:13:47.679 --> 00:13:50.320 That's where you actually want to play stallball. When you 307 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:53.000 get a second possession there and you want the guy 308 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:56.039 running your offense to have that field. Know that. Yeah, 309 00:13:56.279 --> 00:13:59.000 so run some clock, but try to score. 310 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:02.000 Right and then look he he does. He's not going 311 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:06.200 to foul, he's not gonna and he doubled down on 312 00:14:06.240 --> 00:14:08.200 it after the game. You do that, And he doubled 313 00:14:08.240 --> 00:14:13.320 down on the on the scramble play. Why why why? Here? 314 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:16.639 Here's the other thing, uh, filing when there's when you're 315 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:19.879 up three that has to come at a specific time. 316 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:22.279 Somebody said you should have foiled with nine seconds. That's 317 00:14:22.320 --> 00:14:26.519 too much time. That's an eternity. But somebody else said 318 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:28.679 he should have done it when he was at Memphis statingainst. 319 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:32.519 Kansas and he tried, but they failed. They did a 320 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:35.639 poor job, and you know, he they went back and 321 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:38.399 showed the video and he shot the signal when he 322 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:40.679 was with Memphis now to one of his players, it 323 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:43.320 was like rubbing his chest and the player did it 324 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.080 back to him. But they didn't execute it properly. They 325 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:48.879 didn't do They did it poorly. You know, did you 326 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:50.840 really work on that? You know that kind of thing. 327 00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:54.799 So there are ways to get that done. And then he, 328 00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:57.399 you know, at Kentucky, he doubled down on I don't 329 00:14:57.399 --> 00:14:59.639 do that, and then he did it again at Arkansas. 330 00:14:59.720 --> 00:15:02.480 I'm like, how's that working for you? You know? Yeah, it's 331 00:15:02.519 --> 00:15:03.960 simple math, isn't it. 332 00:15:04.200 --> 00:15:07.639 You'd think with the analytic age, some would just rather 333 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:09.879 do it by their gut. I understand that happens to 334 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:11.559 you once and you probably don't forget it. 335 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:13.879 I'm not a big you know, call time out play 336 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:17.240 always depends on a team. You know, if you get 337 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:20.440 a veteran team and there seconds left and they've been schooled, 338 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:22.960 they know what to do with the basketball and it 339 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:26.519 tights it. Yeah, but there are other teams that aren't 340 00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:28.200 good on it. But when you call time out'd you 341 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:30.039 give the other guys a chance to set up their defense. 342 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:31.600 Well, DJ Whiter didn't pass the ball. 343 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:36.159 That was bull time both times in the scramble play shot. 344 00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:37.960 That's why you drop a play if you have the 345 00:15:38.000 --> 00:15:38.440 time out. 346 00:15:38.600 --> 00:15:41.200 Yeah. No, that I don't get, by the way, and 347 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:44.480 one of you missing is uh maybe off the ear. 348 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:47.279 But how surprised are we about big. 349 00:15:47.240 --> 00:15:51.240 Z being People on Twitter are killing me for being surprised. 350 00:15:51.279 --> 00:15:54.080 I know that Jonah a Do, the transfer from Tennessee, 351 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.200 got hot at the end of the year and kind 352 00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:59.960 of took his job, but he's he's very loyal to 353 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:02.919 Cal and rightfully so. I mean Cal fought his butt 354 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.159 off eligible and that's what right on camera. 355 00:16:06.279 --> 00:16:08.080 He fought for me, so I'm going to fight for him. 356 00:16:08.080 --> 00:16:10.000 That's why I'm at Arkansas. He fought for me. Yeah, 357 00:16:10.320 --> 00:16:12.120 so I guess I guess that only lasts. 358 00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:15.679 Yeah, I mean, and who knows that could look we 359 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:17.919 we know it now at Kentucky on the women's side 360 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:20.399 of things, that could be a decision where Cal said, yeah, 361 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:22.679 so so long Farewell. 362 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:24.480 What do you think he would do that with a guy, 363 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:26.639 a guy with skills. 364 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:31.080 I'd not. I'm just out there, Yeah I wouldn't. I mean, 365 00:16:31.080 --> 00:16:33.360 now you look at Arkansas. I haven't done a deep dive, 366 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:34.799 but I know, I just know off the top of 367 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:38.039 my head, A dudes out of eligibility. I presume Adu 368 00:16:38.399 --> 00:16:41.919 is probably done with college. So you don't have a 369 00:16:41.960 --> 00:16:44.360 front court because I think I think they I don't. 370 00:16:44.840 --> 00:16:46.480 I know, they have a point guard coming in who's 371 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:48.519 a five star, and they're other five stars either three 372 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:50.159 or four, but they don't really have a front court 373 00:16:50.240 --> 00:16:50.559 right now. 374 00:16:50.840 --> 00:16:52.440 Well, he had a much different role at the end 375 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:53.879 of the year than he did at the beginning, because 376 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:57.080 I mean, he was hitting the final shots if he 377 00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:58.480 were at least one or one or two. 378 00:16:58.679 --> 00:17:00.399 He was a big part of their role. I mean 379 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:02.519 when they got hot. I mean we saw him lighted 380 00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:04.319 up here at Rock, but he got hot for a 381 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:06.839 while there. But uh, I know all the fans are like, oh, 382 00:17:06.880 --> 00:17:08.799 bring him back, bring him back. I don't think that's 383 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:09.319 gonna happen. 384 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:10.240 No, bring them back. 385 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:12.559 Somebody somebody called Pope. 386 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:16.799 And bring them back. That was hilarious and Pope a 387 00:17:16.799 --> 00:17:18.920 good answers. I wish I could tell you everything, but 388 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:20.480 I don't want to get to fire. 389 00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:23.039 We'll step back, come back and talk more basketball, both 390 00:17:23.119 --> 00:17:26.359 Kentucky High School, the women's game, a lot of it 391 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:31.680 here on the state wide edition of the BBI. From 392 00:17:31.799 --> 00:17:35.319 Pikeville to Paduca. It is the BBI. Dick Gabriel, Aaron 393 00:17:35.359 --> 00:17:38.559 Gershan and Billy rud Ledby are of course looking back 394 00:17:38.599 --> 00:17:43.519 on the Kentucky season, and the Wildcats were a pleasant surprise. 395 00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:48.559 And I think I don't know of anybody who believed 396 00:17:48.559 --> 00:17:50.480 they could get to the Final four this year. I mean, 397 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:53.559 truthfully believe that once the season began and they beat 398 00:17:53.640 --> 00:17:56.200 Duke and all that the expectations began to rise. But 399 00:17:56.319 --> 00:17:59.519 the floor was rising as well, sure, but I think everybody, 400 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:01.960 for the most spart thought five hundred in the in 401 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:06.519