WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:03.359 All right, what's going on? Drivetime Wednesday afternoon. We're looking 2 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:05.879 at about nine minutes past the hour, two o'clock. It 3 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.839 is another beautiful day outside. It is about fifty two 4 00:00:09.880 --> 00:00:13.720 degrees clear and sunny here in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, 5 00:00:13.880 --> 00:00:15.519 as it is every single day. 6 00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:17.719 It is good to have you along for the ride. 7 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:20.320 Spence checkets Beyond the Mike, Porter Larson Beyond the Glass 8 00:00:20.359 --> 00:00:23.239 today on this hunt Day edition of the program, this 9 00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:27.359 Wednesday edition of the program. You are halfway through your 10 00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:29.480 work week, You're one day closer to the weekend, and 11 00:00:29.519 --> 00:00:32.960 the madness of March is upon us. We've got the 12 00:00:32.960 --> 00:00:36.119 ACC Tournament second round action going on right now in 13 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:39.000 the studio, North Carolina with a twenty point lead. 14 00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:40.399 Over Notre Dame. 15 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.880 Iowa State took care of Cincinnati earlier in the Big 16 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:48.520 twelve Championship second round action, which means Iowa State advances 17 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:52.640 onto the quarterfinals where tomorrow Iowa State will be looking 18 00:00:52.679 --> 00:00:54.759 for a little bit of payback. It is Iowa State 19 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.039 and it is BYU. That's going to be a ten 20 00:00:57.039 --> 00:00:59.960 to thirty a m start that will be on it 21 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:02.600 ESPN two or ESPN Plus. 22 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:04.000 In Big Twelve tournament action. 23 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:06.280 So we'll get you all the latest from the conference 24 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:09.599 tournaments going on. We'll do a little bracketology update. How 25 00:01:09.599 --> 00:01:11.879 many Big twelve teams are high speed ahead of the tournament. 26 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:14.799 What does it mean for the seeding for BYU. Utah 27 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:17.480 State clearly in the mix to make the NCUBA Tournament, 28 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:19.519 So we'll get to the latest with the local stuff. 29 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:23.120 The University of Utah will not go to the tournament 30 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:26.239 and will not have postseason basketball. 31 00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:27.000 In their reality. 32 00:01:27.120 --> 00:01:31.719 It's been nine years, nine years, nine times Ferris Bueller 33 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:35.879 for those jet exers out there since the Utah Utes 34 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:39.680 made the NCUBA Tournament. They had a twelve point lead 35 00:01:39.719 --> 00:01:42.439 there in the first half, then everything fell apart. Ucf 36 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:46.920 ran away eighty seven to seventy two, and Utah basketball 37 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:49.359 done for the year. So now we talk about what's 38 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:51.599 next and what's next under the new head coach for 39 00:01:51.640 --> 00:01:55.599 the Utes, Alex Jensen, the seventeenth head coach in Utah 40 00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:00.319 men's basketball history. Little insight on the program today about 41 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:02.120 how this all went down a little bit of new 42 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:05.040 information we're going to bring to you on the program. 43 00:02:05.079 --> 00:02:07.879 A phone call that sealed the deal to bring Alex 44 00:02:07.959 --> 00:02:10.240 Jensen back home to coach the ute, So stay tuned 45 00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:13.240 for that. Utah Jazz are back at action tonight. They're 46 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:16.879 taking on the Memphis Grizzlies. It is a jam pack 47 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:19.000 night of NBA action after a little bit of a 48 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:20.560 quiet night at least for March. 49 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:22.280 In pro basketball. 50 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:27.039 Last night, Cleveland Cavaliers won their fifteenth straight basketball game. 51 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:31.319 Donovan Mitchell continues to be incredibly impressive. So a little 52 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:33.319 bit of NBA action last night, but not a lot. 53 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:35.919 There's not a ton So we get a full slate 54 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:39.199 of NBA basketball tonight while you're waiting for the local stuff. 55 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:41.759 As far as the college game goes, you can tune 56 00:02:41.800 --> 00:02:43.719 into the Jazz and the Grizzlies tonight. 57 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:44.919 The latest with. 58 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:48.639 The NFL offseason carousel, My goodness, a lot of NFL 59 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:51.439 news to get to on the program today. We've got 60 00:02:51.439 --> 00:02:53.960 a good NFL guest to get to the free agent stuff, 61 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:58.879 which officially began today, but unofficially the information came spilling 62 00:02:58.919 --> 00:03:02.439 in about forty eight hours ago. The San Francisco forty 63 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:05.400 nine ers are gutting their roster to prepare to pay 64 00:03:05.520 --> 00:03:09.120 Brock Purdy. The reality of being an NFL fan is 65 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:10.919 once that rookie deal is up. You got to pay 66 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:13.719 the quarterback, which means talented players must be moved on 67 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:15.039 from So. 68 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:15.840 We'll get to the latest. 69 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:15.960 There. 70 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:19.199 Utah Hockey Club back in action tonight. They're taking on Anaheim. 71 00:03:20.039 --> 00:03:22.199 They are technically still alive for the wild card. I 72 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:24.400 don't want to be the wet blanket, but I don't 73 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:27.280 think it's going to happen this year. Bill Armstrong, friend 74 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:33.360 of the show, very intentional with his process, very intentional 75 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:35.879 with how he's got about building this thing up. 76 00:03:35.919 --> 00:03:37.919 So we'll do a little hockey on the program today. 77 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:40.879 Midweek means we're a little bit closer the weekend, which 78 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:42.680 means we're a little bit closer to the next match 79 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:47.199 for Reale Salt Lake RSL on the road, taking on Houston, 80 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:49.960 a road trip that has not spread a lot of 81 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:54.080 results historically speaking for this soccer club, and right now 82 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:57.199 it is not a great time for RSL fans after 83 00:03:57.240 --> 00:03:59.800 a really, really pathetic start to the season. Quite frankly, 84 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:03.199 do a little RSL on the program today. Is Aaron 85 00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:05.360 Rodgers high speed ahead to be the next quarterback for 86 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:09.479 the Pittsburgh Steelers. That's your latest rumor. So we'll get 87 00:04:09.479 --> 00:04:11.840 to a bunch of a bunch of different topics on 88 00:04:11.879 --> 00:04:13.560 the show today. We'll kind of bounce around a little 89 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:17.240 bit over the next four hours of Live Sports Sook Radio. 90 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:20.399 We'll start things off today with Sean Moody, who is 91 00:04:20.439 --> 00:04:23.480 on the call for US former Ute calls games next 92 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:26.639 to Bill Riley as our colored analyst, So Sean was 93 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:28.240 on the call last night. We'll do a little bit 94 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:31.000 of a oh bit as the Utah basketball season came 95 00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:35.480 to an unceremoniously end last night, and then we'll kind 96 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:37.959 of look to what's next. As Sean has not joined 97 00:04:37.959 --> 00:04:41.240 the program since it became official that Alex Jensen is 98 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:44.680 high speed ahead to come back home and coach the 99 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:47.959 University of Utah, So we'll get Sean's thoughts on that 100 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:50.000 right off the bat. We're gonna bring it Aaron Shaft 101 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:53.000 to talk some NFL latest with the NFL free agency 102 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:57.439 latest with the quarterback carousel, Sam Darnold to Seattle to Seahawks. 103 00:04:57.560 --> 00:05:00.399 Choose Sam Darnoald over Gino Smith. What's the next? Aaron 104 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:06.000 Rodgers justin fields to the Jets. I guess Aaron Shatz 105 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:08.920 will stop by. Sarah Todd covers the You Todd Jazz 106 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:13.399 for the Deseret News five years ago. Yesterday, the NBA 107 00:05:13.639 --> 00:05:16.480 and then the world shut down as a result of COVID. 108 00:05:17.040 --> 00:05:20.079 As a result of the lockdown, Rudy Gobert test positive. 109 00:05:20.079 --> 00:05:23.199 The Jazz are down to OKC. Sarah was part of 110 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:25.839 the traveling party, if my memory serves me correctly, so 111 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:26.560 she'll stop by. 112 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:28.680 We'll do a little story time, some memories. 113 00:05:28.360 --> 00:05:31.519 With Sarah Todd, and then the head coach, the manager 114 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:35.040 of RSL Good vibes guy, but I'm a results over 115 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:36.319 vibes guy, Pablo. 116 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:36.959 Master you when he stops by. 117 00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:39.680 We're gonna have to get with Pablo today to see 118 00:05:39.759 --> 00:05:41.720 if he's concerned about the start of the season for 119 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:44.199 his little soccer club and what's next starting coming up 120 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:48.399 this weekend against Houston. So Sean Mooney, Aaron Shatz, Sarah Todd, 121 00:05:48.439 --> 00:05:51.319 Pablo Master, Jenning, Me Spence Checkets, I'll be the great listeners. 122 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:53.480 Happy Wednesday, Happy fifty. 123 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:56.319 Two degrees sunny and clear Wednesday, as some snow and 124 00:05:56.439 --> 00:05:59.399 rain is high speed ahead for the weekend. Me Spence 125 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:01.959 Checket's all be the great listeners. That guy Porter Larson 126 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:08.720 auDA Wednesday afternoon. I gotta say I feel like the 127 00:06:08.759 --> 00:06:11.279 way that Utah lost that game last night was kind 128 00:06:11.279 --> 00:06:13.480 of an embodiment of the season, and I think it 129 00:06:13.519 --> 00:06:14.240 was just time. 130 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:15.279 To get this thing over with. 131 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:17.639 It would have been fun to see him maker Rod, 132 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:21.000 but if we're being real, I think it was probably 133 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:23.120 time just to let's put this one behind us now, 134 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:24.480 let's focus on what's next. 135 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:27.519 I mean, I think that's that's kind of where everyone's at. 136 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:30.160 That's where the program is, and that's, you know, as 137 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:33.720 you said, kind of how last night felt. It encapsulated 138 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:36.959 where the program is now. From what I understand, there 139 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.000 is a potential of them accepting one of the like 140 00:06:40.079 --> 00:06:44.120 obscure tournament invites. They actually are probably going to do 141 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:46.959 that if they if they get the invite, but again, 142 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:51.040 as you said, results means in the NCAA tournament, in 143 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:53.720 the Big twelve tournament, and it just didn't feel like 144 00:06:53.759 --> 00:06:56.600 we were going to get that. Even though I liked 145 00:06:56.639 --> 00:06:59.079 the fight, I liked the energy from this team to 146 00:06:59.319 --> 00:07:01.439 kind of finish up off the year, go out fighting 147 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:05.920 against BYU. You know, it never seemed like the team 148 00:07:06.439 --> 00:07:10.399 totally gave up, but they did run out of gas. 149 00:07:10.639 --> 00:07:13.839 They kind of ran out of energy there and credited 150 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:16.360 Josh eiler in the crew for not letting the wheels 151 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:19.720 fall off. But yeah, you turn the page, you look 152 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:22.519 to what's next, And what's next for this program is 153 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:24.800 something a lot of folks on the Hill and a 154 00:07:24.839 --> 00:07:27.759 lot of folks in Salt Lake City are pretty excited about. 155 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:28.839 No doubt, No doubt. 156 00:07:28.879 --> 00:07:30.839 So it's always fun to have some optimism, and I 157 00:07:30.839 --> 00:07:33.680 think Alex Jensen has brought that optimism to this market. 158 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:36.199 So we'll get to it on the program today. 159 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:38.199 Sean Mooney will be our first guest right out of 160 00:07:38.199 --> 00:07:40.519 the gates on this Wednesday afternoon. But before we get 161 00:07:40.560 --> 00:07:43.160 to Sean, courtsy if our good friends, you're good friends 162 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:46.639 too at Prize Picks. 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It 171 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:13.079 was the first four a in to Big twelve tournament 172 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:16.439 play for the Utah Utes, taking on the UCF Knights, 173 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:18.600 the team that beat them in Orlando just a few 174 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:19.199 weeks back. 175 00:08:19.240 --> 00:08:21.079 It was the final game for Craig Smith. 176 00:08:21.240 --> 00:08:24.959 After that loss in Orlando, Craig was shown the door 177 00:08:25.519 --> 00:08:29.800 and last night at Big twelve Championship Kansas City, Phillip 178 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:31.519 sixty six shout out to the sponsor. 179 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:32.200 Let's be clear. 180 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:36.799 In Kansas City, the UCF Knights were able to really 181 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:39.399 run away from the Utes after a solid start to 182 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:42.399 the game, so Utah was up twelve in the first half. 183 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:46.320 They were really utilizing their massive size. The starting lineup. 184 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:49.240 The coach Eyler marched out, the smallest player was Gabe 185 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:51.720 Matts and Gabies six' five and he's all of six 186 00:08:51.759 --> 00:08:53.879 to five and he's a big body, kid and he 187 00:08:53.919 --> 00:08:55.679 was the smallest player in that starting. 188 00:08:55.720 --> 00:08:58.080 Lineup and it was working for a. 189 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:00.799 While a lot of rim, runs left of, dives a 190 00:09:00.799 --> 00:09:02.919 lot of, dunks a lot of, layups a lot of driving, 191 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:06.320 kicks a lot of aggressive. Play early they were dominating 192 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:08.919 the glass early lost and had some good dunks and good. 193 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:12.200 Layups Keana daz was an animal and we'll get To 194 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:15.279 kano in a, minute but they were crashing the, glass 195 00:09:15.320 --> 00:09:17.919 they were getting layups and. Dunks they were not relying 196 00:09:17.960 --> 00:09:20.039 on the outside shot because quite, frankly they're not a 197 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:23.720 great three point shooting. Team and then After utah went up, 198 00:09:23.759 --> 00:09:28.279 Twelve Johnny dawkins went, zone and then everything changed Because 199 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:31.039 utah does not have outside Of gabe and Probably Hunter, 200 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:33.600 erickson they don't have a lot of big time three 201 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:37.159 point shot. Makers Merro little had a really good game 202 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:39.559 Against Brigham. Young he struggled last. Night he did hit one, 203 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:41.919 three but he fouled out in twelve minutes of. Play 204 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:45.360 so Coach eiler tried to. Adjust he tried to essentially 205 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:48.639 tinker with a couple of different lineups to match up 206 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:51.720 with that zone defense and counter What Johnny dawkins. Did 207 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:54.480 but nothing was working because they could not hit the 208 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:58.600 broadside of a barn Shrov jamps was zero of six from. 209 00:09:58.639 --> 00:10:00.440 THREE i actually thought it was gonna be work that 210 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:01.639 because my man was jacking up. 211 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:04.000 Threes he just could not hit a. Shot gabe was 212 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:04.480 only two of. 213 00:10:04.559 --> 00:10:06.759 Nine as a, team there were four of twenty six from, 214 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:09.960 three AND ucf essentially was daring them to shoot it 215 00:10:10.000 --> 00:10:13.679 because it was the attacking the glass attacking the painted, 216 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:16.240 area As Huge brown would, say getting dunks and layups 217 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:18.720 that Allowed utah to get off to that twelve point. 218 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:21.039 Lead and then defensively it just wasn't good. 219 00:10:21.120 --> 00:10:24.120 Enough Keishawn hall had twenty, three he shot fourteen free, 220 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:29.519 Throws Darius johnson had twenty and ULTIMATELY ucf was able 221 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:32.840 to utilize a defensive. Adjustment they got a random good 222 00:10:32.879 --> 00:10:35.320 game out Of Jordan Ivory. Curry you had fifteen points 223 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:37.879 off the, bench and he was questionable prior to the 224 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:39.960 start of the. Game weren't even sure if he was 225 00:10:40.039 --> 00:10:41.919 going to be able to actually, play but he gave 226 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:43.559 them a little bit of a shot of, life and 227 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:47.000 after that twelve point lead in the first, HALF ucf 228 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:49.320 runs away with. It so as porter, reference there are 229 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:54.240 some obscure postseason tournaments maybe on the table for Coach 230 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:57.519 eilert and This Utah utch, team but for all intents and, 231 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:00.519 purposes the season ends once. AGAIN i, mean for, me 232 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:03.000 the standard that we should hold this program to is 233 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:04.639 THE Ncaa tournament every single. 234 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:07.679 Year that's just my. Opinion is that reality probably. 235 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:12.039 Not but If utah basketball is going to get back 236 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:13.960 to where we're used to seeing it be at least 237 00:11:14.320 --> 00:11:16.240 back in the day for those of us who were 238 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:17.960 around when it was good year and in year, out 239 00:11:18.480 --> 00:11:21.200 every single, year they should, be if not making the, 240 00:11:21.200 --> 00:11:24.080 tournament knocking on the door to be considered as an 241 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:26.919 automatic qualifier if you don't win The Big Twelve, Championship 242 00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:30.120 and if we're, honest they're not close to. That so 243 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:34.159 the conversation turns to now what's? Next And tim, McMahon 244 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:36.559 who joined our show On, tuesday who covers The Dallas 245 00:11:36.559 --> 00:11:41.759 mavericks FOR, espn reported That Alex jensen will finish the 246 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:45.759 season with The Dallas, mavericks but has been given complete 247 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:49.240 permission in karte blanche from the ownership of The MAVs 248 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:51.240 to do what he needs to do to hit the 249 00:11:51.240 --> 00:11:54.159 ground running here In Salt. Lake tim reported That alex 250 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:56.320 was at The Big Twelve. Championship he was going to 251 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:58.960 be there for the. TOURNAMENT i didn't see him shown on. 252 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:01.080 Television IF i missed, IT i was fast forwarding through 253 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.840 a lot of. Commercials MAYBE i missed a screenshot here or. 254 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:06.720 There but if You're Alex, jensen what did you see 255 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:09.159 last night and what does that mean about how you 256 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:13.960 would like to? Proceed last minute bad news For, utah 257 00:12:14.039 --> 00:12:16.919 WHICH i didn't even know was a. Thing ezrasar got 258 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:19.720 hurt Against Brigham, young and right as they started the, 259 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:23.320 broadcast the very first shot that the camera captured Was 260 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:26.200 ezra on the bench in street. Close so he did 261 00:12:26.240 --> 00:12:29.240 not go last. Night, Now Kianu daz got the. Start 262 00:12:29.519 --> 00:12:32.720 the counter does storyline as the season has unfolded After 263 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:37.200 craig was let go has been probably the most fascinating 264 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.600 thing that we could talk about with his. Team and, 265 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:42.120 LOOK i don't know if it's just as simple As 266 00:12:42.200 --> 00:12:45.840 Josh eilert Liking kiano does more Than Craig smith Liked kiano. 267 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:48.440 DOES i have no insight, here but the fact of 268 00:12:48.440 --> 00:12:52.559 the matter is After josh took over For, craig the 269 00:12:52.600 --> 00:12:55.639 splits were. Following so the three games prior To craig's, 270 00:12:55.639 --> 00:13:00.240 Firing kiata played fourteen, minutes twelve, minutes and seventeen, minutes 271 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:03.759 and the games after that twenty six, minutes twenty three, 272 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:06.440 minutes twenty one, minutes twenty one, minutes and thirty eight. 273 00:13:06.480 --> 00:13:10.039 Minutes yesterday last night he played thirty eight. Minutes he 274 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:12.519 had twenty one, points he had fifteen. Boards both of 275 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:16.639 those were career highs. Now he's got some limitations, Offensively 276 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:18.919 he's not super. Skilled WHAT i love is he tries 277 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:23.440 to dunk. Everything he's got a lead, athleticism lead. Athleticism 278 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:29.679 he's got intense ability to. Attack he's always playing with 279 00:13:29.720 --> 00:13:32.759 an aggressive. Nature doesn't shoot it well from the, outside 280 00:13:32.799 --> 00:13:34.759 doesn't handle it very. Well he's not a, playmaker but 281 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:37.519 he is a dog as an. Athlete and twenty one, 282 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:41.360 points fifteen boards in thirty eight. Minutes he had fifteen 283 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:44.279 points and eleven rebounds AGAINST. Asu he had eighteen points 284 00:13:44.279 --> 00:13:47.120 and ten boards Against. Arizona so in three of the 285 00:13:47.159 --> 00:13:49.799 five games The keano's played in After craig was fired 286 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:52.360 And josh took, over he's had a double. Double and 287 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:55.279 if You're Alex, jensen did you see that, athleticism did 288 00:13:55.279 --> 00:13:57.480 you see that aggressive? Mentality and did you say to, 289 00:13:57.519 --> 00:13:59.919 yourself that's a kid THAT i would like on my 290 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:03.360 roster next. YEAR i Mentioned ezra who is a junior 291 00:14:03.480 --> 00:14:06.960 eligible to come back next, Year Hunter, erickson a. Senior you, 292 00:14:06.960 --> 00:14:09.159 know you kind of tipped the cap To, hunter who 293 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:11.559 had a couple of years At Brigham young went he 294 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:14.200 went tassel slick and played some. Hoops then came here 295 00:14:14.600 --> 00:14:17.600 and did a good job in his. Role so we 296 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:20.399 say goodbye To Hunter. Erickson we say goodbye To Caleb, 297 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:24.240 lohner who took the path less traveled by starting his 298 00:14:24.279 --> 00:14:26.759 career For larry here At, utah heading down to play 299 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:29.399 For Market Brigham, young going down to play For Scott 300 00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:32.039 drew At, baylor coming back To utah to play football and, 301 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:34.759 basketball and Now caleb is going to go try his 302 00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:37.320 hand at pro. Football lost and lovering tip of the 303 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:40.000 cap big that really developed and turned into a very solid. 304 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:41.480 Pivot he takes off as a. 305 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:44.320 Senior Gabe matts In leeds campus is the all time 306 00:14:44.399 --> 00:14:46.200 leading three point shot maker In utah. 307 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:49.519 History his Brother mason also a. Senior Shrav jamps is a. 308 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:53.360 Junior he's got great measurables at six,' nine there are 309 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:54.960 a lot of holes in. His game he's a league 310 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:57.200 guard that doesn't shoot it well from. The outside do 311 00:14:57.279 --> 00:14:59.360 you believe in? His evolution do you think you can? 312 00:14:59.399 --> 00:15:02.960 Keep Improving Is alex jensen interested In having Mike shrav 313 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:06.120 jamps back on campus. Next Year jake walaleen is the 314 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:08.639 Other player i'd. Point out jake had some moments in 315 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:11.720 the first half it was not his. Finest game he had, 316 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:15.080 Seven points he had four assists in twenty. FIVE minutes 317 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:17.000 i missed all three of his three, point shots but 318 00:15:17.039 --> 00:15:18.960 nobody could hit the broad side of a barn from three. 319 00:15:19.039 --> 00:15:21.440 Last night so those are the players that If You're, 320 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:23.720 alex jensen if you're At the big twelve tournament and 321 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:26.440 you're following, this program of which Of course, alex does 322 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:29.159 you're kind of debating whether or not you know you 323 00:15:29.159 --> 00:15:31.440 want them on the roster. 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Seventy two we'll see if 364 00:17:12.519 --> 00:17:16.279 they accepted INVITATION to i don't know whatever is NOT 365 00:17:16.359 --> 00:17:19.440 The ncaa tournament OR the nit OR the cbi or 366 00:17:19.480 --> 00:17:22.599 whatever a series of letters you want to. Put together 367 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:24.240 not sure if that's going to, go down but our 368 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:29.119 next guest may have. Some Insight Sean mooney, Wednesday, Afternoon Sean, happy, 369 00:17:29.119 --> 00:17:29.920 wednesday sir how are? 370 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:32.519 You pace? Take it? I'm good how, are you? 371 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:33.559 My brother, i'm, Well man. 372 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:36.440 I'm well so let's just start in a vacuum with 373 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:38.680 what you saw. Last night, you know the start was, 374 00:17:39.200 --> 00:17:43.160 pretty encouraging and that starting Lineup That josh eiler marched, 375 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:45.119 out there a bunch of big dudes in the, you 376 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:49.319 know the straight line dives to, the rim the ability 377 00:17:49.400 --> 00:17:51.880 to have some pocket passes in, the interior layups and 378 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:54.599 donks led them to a twelve point lead And Then 379 00:17:54.680 --> 00:17:56.720 johnny dawkins go zone and it kind of all. Falls 380 00:17:56.720 --> 00:17:58.759 apart but, Tell, me sean what you saw from? 381 00:17:58.759 --> 00:18:02.240 Your, seat, yeah, no, kids job you did good to. 382 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:05.240 Be scribing do you have any time for extra fellow 383 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:06.759 work on. THE air i know you spend a lot 384 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:07.160 of time on. 385 00:18:07.200 --> 00:18:08.880 THE radio i want all, Of. 386 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:11.279 IT sean i want a breakdown. 387 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:15.240 For you you'd, Be, good. NO listen, i, mean so here's. 388 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:17.319 The deal we were really good in that in that. 389 00:18:17.400 --> 00:18:22.880 FIRST half ucf is not typically a, good Defensively and 390 00:18:23.079 --> 00:18:24.880 i've got to give them a little. More credit LAST 391 00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:26.720 night i got a little over my SKIS because I 392 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:29.480 think i. Was frustrated so that, First Half kuana does 393 00:18:29.559 --> 00:18:32.519 comes in. Picks up obviously we're really missing as right 394 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:35.119 as is such an integral part of. Our team but 395 00:18:35.160 --> 00:18:37.400 we looked a little Different with as out in the 396 00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:40.559 sense that we do run a little more emotion and 397 00:18:40.599 --> 00:18:42.400 we get a lot of back cuts at. THE ram, i, 398 00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:45.319 mean gosh we probably, HAD like i, don't know ten 399 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:48.519 dunks in that. First Half kunta does alone probably ripped 400 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:50.920 the rim off four or five times total in, the 401 00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:55.039 game and then they went to his ZONE late ucf 402 00:18:55.079 --> 00:18:58.359 did and THERE'S zone i was calling it pretty. SIM 403 00:18:58.400 --> 00:19:00.920 books i was frustrated last night in. The air it's 404 00:19:00.920 --> 00:19:04.279 a little more complicated, than simple meaning that they look 405 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:06.640 like during a two, three zone and they'll show that 406 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:09.880 through an, entire series or they'll go box, in one 407 00:19:10.519 --> 00:19:12.359 or they'll go matchup out. Of it so it's a 408 00:19:12.400 --> 00:19:14.759 little more complicated THAN even i was saying. 409 00:19:14.839 --> 00:19:19.680 Last night so what's fair to say about the lack? 410 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:23.359 Of Adjustments When johnny dawkins did go to that, excuse 411 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:25.599 me did go to, that zone, and yes he would 412 00:19:25.640 --> 00:19:27.440 stagger it up top and then they'd break into a, 413 00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:30.680 matchup zone and it was it certainly was more complex 414 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:32.680 than simply a straight two to three or a one to, 415 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:34.200 three one even though it times had looked. 416 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:37.319 Like that but it took the it took the error 417 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:38.279 out of the Tires for. 418 00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:41.680 Utah offensively is it lack, of adjustment sean or is 419 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:43.519 it just not having the personnel because they could not 420 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:44.599 hit the broadside of? A? 421 00:19:44.599 --> 00:19:48.400 Barn, YEAH yeah, I mean i mean you've kind of 422 00:19:48.440 --> 00:19:53.000 got to say. IT'S adjustments i want to say. Adjustments 423 00:19:53.039 --> 00:19:55.680 first so against, the zone there are lots of things 424 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:58.559 that you. Can do, and again like give uc a 425 00:19:58.640 --> 00:20:01.759 credit because it wasn't just. A three but, you know 426 00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:03.720 obviously we got a lot of what's Called a. Jordan 427 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:06.359 cutter we got a catch in the paint free throw 428 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:09.759 line to restrict, a circle and we made. An adjustment 429 00:20:09.799 --> 00:20:12.119 We put hunter, in there And when hunter was, in 430 00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:14.519 there he was a little. More Aggressive when laws was getting, 431 00:20:14.519 --> 00:20:17.480 that catch it wasn't quite. As good, you know they're 432 00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:21.400 kind of begging him to shoot, from there and we 433 00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:24.039 didn't really change it side. To side we kind of 434 00:20:24.079 --> 00:20:25.799 got stuck in that catch in. 435 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:27.079 The paint we didn't go. 436 00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:29.359 Short corner we did go deep corner a couple, of 437 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:32.279 times And like jake while lean early had it wide 438 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:34.480 open three and you kind of hope you make one 439 00:20:34.480 --> 00:20:36.720 of those because and then it Maybe makes dawkins think. 440 00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:39.680 About IT and i Talked to you've probably heard THIS 441 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:43.680 because i know You Follow coach larson came on after. 442 00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:44.119 The Show. 443 00:20:44.240 --> 00:20:47.640 Tyler larson, great coach, great kid great. Young man everyone 444 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:50.960 was a kid. To, Me Sorry, coach larson and he, 445 00:20:51.079 --> 00:20:52.920 just said, you know it doesn't even really matter what 446 00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:55.039 we didn't do against his own because we couldn't defend 447 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:58.720 Him and. He's right we could not defend them in the. 448 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:01.799 Second half and we talked about loading up, the paint 449 00:21:01.880 --> 00:21:05.359 meaning helping On The darius, johnson drive helping On The, 450 00:21:05.400 --> 00:21:09.039 kishan hall not Not Fouling, kishan hall and. 451 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:11.400 We just didn't get. It, done spence we couldn't get it. 452 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:13.119 Done defensively, ALL. 453 00:21:13.160 --> 00:21:15.079 Right i want to ask You About kana. 454 00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:19.119 Kanu does first, Of, all sean could you dunk it 455 00:21:19.200 --> 00:21:19.480 back in. 456 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:23.640 THE day, i, mean yeah but not. In, traffic okay. 457 00:21:24.319 --> 00:21:27.880 There's a difference between dunking and dunking. And trafficking keana 458 00:21:27.960 --> 00:21:29.119 does obviously can do. 459 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:30.920 That well THE reason i bring it UP is i 460 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:34.000 always said that it's a GOOD thing i couldn't dunk 461 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:36.039 The way keanu, could dunk BECAUSE if i, COULD dunk 462 00:21:36.039 --> 00:21:37.720 i would only try to dunk EVERY time i got. 463 00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:39.400 THE ball i would try to dunk it. Every time 464 00:21:39.720 --> 00:21:41.960 AND what i Love about keanu is he tries to 465 00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:43.079 dunk it every. 466 00:21:43.200 --> 00:21:45.759 Single time he wants to take. 467 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:48.680 Your, soul now three of the five Games after josh 468 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:51.200 took Over, for craig he put up, double doubles and 469 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:53.400 he had a career high in both points and boards 470 00:21:53.480 --> 00:21:56.880 last night with twenty one. AND fifteen i don't want 471 00:21:56.880 --> 00:21:59.640 to be as reductive as To say josh likes him more. 472 00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:02.279 Than whatever but why do you think we waited this 473 00:22:02.400 --> 00:22:03.440 long and kind of unleashed? 474 00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:04.400 This, Weapon. 475 00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:10.000 Complicated but the main reason Probably why katie didn't play 476 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:12.160 as Much with craig is. 477 00:22:12.799 --> 00:22:14.759 DEFENSIVE assignments i would. 478 00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:19.200 Say that you know sometimes and he's. A sophomore he 479 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:22.160 played a Year, at RICE and i think He Was all, 480 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:27.160 league academics so certainly FROM an, iq standpoint he's capable 481 00:22:27.160 --> 00:22:30.480 of understanding. The assignments sometimes what happens, with coaches and 482 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:35.000 this is just my assumption based ON what, i saw is, 483 00:22:35.079 --> 00:22:37.160 you know he got in the doghouse because of. His 484 00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:41.839 assignment he missed his, assignments defensively and then also maybe 485 00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:45.359 he was a. Little tentative you can certainly see the 486 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:48.000 confidence that he has and that he's been playing WITH 487 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:52.839 and i would say as a Whole, after CRAIG and 488 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:54.920 I think craig Is in hawaii, right NOW so i 489 00:22:54.960 --> 00:22:58.359 hope he's. ENJOYING himself I asked landon and he said 490 00:22:58.400 --> 00:23:01.160 that's where it was good. FOR him i think they 491 00:23:01.359 --> 00:23:04.160 some of those kids felt a little more on Agshells 492 00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:06.759 Around coach smith in, terms of, you know when they made, 493 00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:09.200 a mistake and sometimes as the coach is hard to 494 00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:12.039 get him back into the flow. Of things, but, man yeah. 495 00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:14.960 He's blossomed and YOU and i talked about this early, 496 00:23:15.039 --> 00:23:17.319 early ON and i TOLD you I thought kadi was 497 00:23:17.359 --> 00:23:20.279 an important part of. Our team and it's turning out 498 00:23:20.319 --> 00:23:22.240 that he may have the highest cilien. 499 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:23.079 Of anybody and that's. 500 00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:27.279 Saying something any any other takeaways from your eye after 501 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:30.960 watching this, this team When when craig was, let go 502 00:23:31.079 --> 00:23:34.279 and And and josh. Took over any other, schematic changes 503 00:23:34.319 --> 00:23:36.880 lineup changes that stood out to you outside Of elevating 504 00:23:36.920 --> 00:23:39.000 giano and letting him play more minutes. 505 00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:42.839 And not not, not entirely there were a couple Of 506 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:45.839 Different coach larson did a lot of the side out and. 507 00:23:45.960 --> 00:23:48.359 End outs they ran. Similar STUFF but i do think 508 00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:52.000 that you saw the schematic difference That Really coach eyler 509 00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:54.039 talked about was punching it in, the paint trying to 510 00:23:54.039 --> 00:23:58.960 get into. The paint that that, was successful and even 511 00:23:59.000 --> 00:24:01.559 though we won the paint, last night there were other 512 00:24:01.640 --> 00:24:04.839 things that we. DIDN'T win i do think that the 513 00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:08.119 kids intensity AND practice i we got to see probably 514 00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:10.720 their last practice of, the, year possibly, you know depending 515 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:13.359 on which which acronym we get if we. Get one 516 00:24:14.839 --> 00:24:18.119 and the intensive level was. Very high bill has seen 517 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:21.599 more practices and he was especially talking. About it we 518 00:24:21.599 --> 00:24:25.839 we had as a team When under coachmanjaris an intensive 519 00:24:25.880 --> 00:24:28.480 live that. Was insane by the time we got to, 520 00:24:28.559 --> 00:24:32.119 a game our starters were ready to play anybody other. 521 00:24:32.200 --> 00:24:34.680 THAN us i think that that that floated well for 522 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:37.359 them in terms of preparing for what was coming. 523 00:24:37.400 --> 00:24:38.440 Their way, all. 524 00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:40.599 Right before we get to, What's next let's give some 525 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:42.279 of these young men a little bit of love who 526 00:24:42.359 --> 00:24:43.279 deserve it as. 527 00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:45.359 They kind of kind of kind of walk out. 528 00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:45.640 The door. 529 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:49.480 YOU know i said this last Year After brandon. CARLSON graduated, 530 00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:51.680 i said, you know any youth fan should Always Remember 531 00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:55.119 brandon carlson as a youthe legend because he, stuck around he, 532 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:58.599 played well, he grew, he evolved, he improved and now 533 00:24:58.640 --> 00:25:01.480 he's making money in. Pro BASKETBALL and i think we 534 00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:03.920 should say the same Thing. About Gabe About. Gabe, MATTSON 535 00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:06.279 now I think gabe himself would tell you this year 536 00:25:06.359 --> 00:25:10.799 did not go the way. HE wanted i continue to 537 00:25:10.880 --> 00:25:13.839 remind people almost on a, daily basis if you're just 538 00:25:13.880 --> 00:25:16.200 looking at, his splits if you're just looking at, his 539 00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:19.200 numbers you probably think he had a pretty. Down year 540 00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:21.279 AND like, i said by his, own accord my guess 541 00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:23.240 is he would say that, he did but every team 542 00:25:23.400 --> 00:25:26.920 sold out to. Stop him but He leaves utah basketball 543 00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:29.680 as the leading three point shot maker in the history of, 544 00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:32.920 the program which certainly. Isn't, Nothing, sean so as You 545 00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:34.559 watched gabe the past, few years what do you have 546 00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:36.279 to say about him as he exits. 547 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:39.720 The, program yeah it is certainly. Not nothing there's so 548 00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:42.039 many things to Say. About gabe but LAST night i 549 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:45.640 was saying this on, The, air gabe he just struggled 550 00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:47.640 with they shot, This, Year spence and, you're right he 551 00:25:47.759 --> 00:25:50.160 was top of the list in terms of teams trying 552 00:25:50.200 --> 00:25:52.720 to defend him and. Stop him and that kind of changed. 553 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:54.680 A little bit towards the end of the, year because like, 554 00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:57.480 you said his percentages weren't. The same he lost. 555 00:25:57.519 --> 00:25:59.880 His competence he kind of got in an alex shooters 556 00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:03.839 and do but he never ever stopped being, a leader 557 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:07.279 in particular with. His Defense often gabe was defending the 558 00:26:07.359 --> 00:26:10.759 other shooter on the other team or their. BEST player i, 559 00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:14.200 would say like the Biggest improvement gabe had from year 560 00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:18.440 one to, last night it's his defense and his desire 561 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:21.000 and he was such a Good leader spence on so, 562 00:26:21.119 --> 00:26:24.839 many levels a quiet. Even killed, you know every team 563 00:26:24.960 --> 00:26:28.279 Needs A gay matson because he you can always look 564 00:26:28.319 --> 00:26:30.960 to him and expect to get something out of him on. 565 00:26:31.119 --> 00:26:32.279 Every possession and he. 566 00:26:32.279 --> 00:26:34.559 Did that, last night even though he didn't shoot a 567 00:26:34.599 --> 00:26:36.359 great till the. Very end he hit a couple and 568 00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:38.680 he had some wide open threes and you know he 569 00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:41.440 missed the layup and it was tough. WATCHING him i 570 00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:44.720 mean there's always some SADNESS because, i mean when, the 571 00:26:44.839 --> 00:26:46.920 ends then that's that's what's happening. 572 00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:48.079 For everybody what. 573 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:51.720 About Loss And lowson lovering who clearly evolved, and improved 574 00:26:51.799 --> 00:26:55.119 and You know craig And, coach eilert they ran a 575 00:26:55.160 --> 00:26:57.559 lot of their offense through him because of his size 576 00:26:57.599 --> 00:26:59.480 and because of. HIS skill, i mean he really is 577 00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:02.119 a skilled, you know the free throw stuff is what. 578 00:27:02.160 --> 00:27:03.799 It is but, You KNOW lowton i. 579 00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:05.759 Think leaves here with his head, held high and, his 580 00:27:05.759 --> 00:27:10.200 father a very vocal social, media presence, you know points 581 00:27:10.240 --> 00:27:13.000 Out that lawson will leave with his, confidence intact his 582 00:27:13.079 --> 00:27:15.839 head held high and also. His degree So as losson exits, The, 583 00:27:15.839 --> 00:27:17.119 program sean what do you have to say? 584 00:27:17.119 --> 00:27:19.440 ABOUT him i love what his. 585 00:27:19.519 --> 00:27:23.279 DAD said I think i actually reposted that because we spent. 586 00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:24.039 You know this year in. 587 00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:27.519 This business in, the, end man these, are people right 588 00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:30.480 and get in a degree is what. IT'S about. I, 589 00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:34.039 mean NOW everyone i think has a different idea about 590 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:35.000 whether they think that's. 591 00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:35.720 What's about but. 592 00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:38.799 Certainly, for me for, my family that degree has made a. 593 00:27:38.839 --> 00:27:41.640 BIG difference I think losson gave his heart and. His 594 00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:44.319 soul he's a kid who plays with a lot. Of 595 00:27:44.359 --> 00:27:47.000 passion he learned how to temper that a. Little bit, 596 00:27:47.039 --> 00:27:49.759 you know he's the kind of kid that would get 597 00:27:49.799 --> 00:27:52.000 balled hard and then, you know come running back up 598 00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:54.599 the floor and throw himself. Into somebody he got better 599 00:27:54.640 --> 00:27:57.480 and better. At that he was under a lot of pressure. 600 00:27:57.519 --> 00:27:59.720 This year you could really see In the uston game 601 00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:02.400 because as we use him as. A valve we used 602 00:28:02.440 --> 00:28:04.119 him as a valve in, our offense which means he 603 00:28:04.119 --> 00:28:06.880 would come get, a Catch and houston decided not to 604 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:09.799 sag off of him but to put pressure on him as. 605 00:28:09.839 --> 00:28:12.319 A passer and, you know every other team did. SOMETHING 606 00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:14.960 different byu did the. Same thing they didn't, sag off 607 00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:19.319 and then, You, KNOW laws, i, THOUGHT honestly i thought 608 00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:23.599 he got. Better inside but one of the strengths Of 609 00:28:23.640 --> 00:28:26.160 a big twelve coaching style is they give a kid 610 00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:29.400 what they think he, can't make and so sometimes they. 611 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:30.039 TEMPTED him. 612 00:28:30.039 --> 00:28:31.799 I thought my favorite thing about him at the end 613 00:28:31.799 --> 00:28:34.160 of the season and half half part of, the season 614 00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:36.440 at last half part of the season was he would 615 00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:39.279 look at the basket and his defender would be helping 616 00:28:39.359 --> 00:28:41.680 on somebody else as or somebody and he'd. 617 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:42.839 Take one dribble. And dunk. 618 00:28:43.279 --> 00:28:44.839 You know that was kind Of the that was the 619 00:28:44.839 --> 00:28:47.720 famous The good laws going strong to. 620 00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:50.200 The hoop Last player i'll ask you about then we'll, 621 00:28:50.240 --> 00:28:52.880 move on, excuse me move on to. What's Next hunter 622 00:28:52.920 --> 00:28:55.720 erickson spent a couple of YEARS, at byu goes to Solid. 623 00:28:55.720 --> 00:28:58.119 COMMUNITY college i don't know who he thinks he is 624 00:28:58.119 --> 00:29:00.559 with that put back DUNK. AGAINST byu i didn't know 625 00:29:00.559 --> 00:29:03.440 he had that, In him like, goodness gracious But his 626 00:29:03.559 --> 00:29:06.279 hunter exits. The program kind of. Same question what would 627 00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:06.480 you say? 628 00:29:06.480 --> 00:29:10.039 About, him, YEAH yeah i mean another great. Kid man 629 00:29:10.200 --> 00:29:15.039 he never needed the limelight or. The spotlight he tried 630 00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:17.960 to defend as high level as. He could he was. 631 00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:22.240 Really physical he's a really. Nice, kid yeah. Super ethletic 632 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:24.559 that's gonna be One that i'll. Not forget BILL and 633 00:29:24.599 --> 00:29:26.720 i could not believe it was a big. Time, dunk 634 00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:30.759 yeah in. My dreams And then hunter just he's all about. 635 00:29:30.839 --> 00:29:33.640 The. Team man he didn't care if he would. 636 00:29:33.680 --> 00:29:35.720 Say this, YOU know i don't care where he, used 637 00:29:35.759 --> 00:29:37.799 me how you. USE me i just want to be 638 00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:40.160 a part of. The team and he truly. Meant that and, You, 639 00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:43.000 know hunter he does have a year left now because 640 00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:46.160 of the new ruling with the junior college. Not COUNTING 641 00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:49.039 oh I, Think, HUNTER yeah I think hunter is a 642 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:52.839 classic example Of a. UTAH kid i get to say 643 00:29:52.839 --> 00:29:56.839 This because I'm from utah who had a successful but 644 00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:57.559 not like. 645 00:29:57.680 --> 00:30:01.759 Over the top. College basketball, all. 646 00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:04.400 Right one, more question you're ACTUAL because i forgot to 647 00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:08.920 Ask you gabe's. Basketball future what DO you i don't 648 00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:12.200 know if HE'S an. NBA guy i wasn't Sure About, 649 00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:15.160 sam merrill And obviously sam has proven. Me wrong he's 650 00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:17.039 not JUST an. Nba guy he's a champ and he's 651 00:30:17.079 --> 00:30:20.359 making a lot. Of money but do You think gabe's 652 00:30:20.440 --> 00:30:24.519 basketball future includes, you know the ability, to uh, you 653 00:30:24.519 --> 00:30:25.480 know play somewhere for. 654 00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:28.759 A paycheck, i mean he definitely can play somewhere for. 655 00:30:28.799 --> 00:30:30.519 A paycheck i don't think that's going to BE. The 656 00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:35.079 Nba sam merrill is a good playmaker on top of 657 00:30:35.319 --> 00:30:39.119 a very good shooter and maybe, you know, more athletic 658 00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:42.440 which is. SAYING something. I think this is my. PERSONAL 659 00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:47.160 opinion I think gabe's knees aren't one. HUNDRED percent i 660 00:30:47.200 --> 00:30:49.720 think we saw him fight through some stuff that no 661 00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:52.200 one really ever. Talked About and i'm not saying that 662 00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:55.119 he's got an injury or anything, like THAT but i 663 00:30:55.160 --> 00:30:57.559 would say that he can definitely make, a paycheck and 664 00:30:57.559 --> 00:31:01.200 they're a lot of fun overseas places to. Do that 665 00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:05.000 if he had shot it more consistently this year and 666 00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:07.240 or if he goes if he gets, an invite, you 667 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:09.799 know and he shoots it, really well you got to 668 00:31:09.880 --> 00:31:14.079 HAVE one nba skill and if that, WAS it i 669 00:31:14.079 --> 00:31:16.359 think maybe last year he came out with a little 670 00:31:16.400 --> 00:31:19.359 more pop in his shot than he did. This year 671 00:31:19.400 --> 00:31:21.880 but he can definitely make a paycheck if he wants. 672 00:31:21.920 --> 00:31:25.599 To somewhere, tim McMahon who Covers The dallas MAVERICKS for 673 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:28.880 espn joined the Show on tuesday and Reported That alex 674 00:31:28.960 --> 00:31:30.160 jensen was going to be At the big. 675 00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:32.599 Twelve tournament did you, See, HIM sean. 676 00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:34.519 I did, see, Him yes. 677 00:31:34.880 --> 00:31:38.119 SUNDAY night i got, there Early and sunday night he 678 00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:41.200 And coach islert were coming off the out of the 679 00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:44.599 ELEVATOR and, I, said hi, gave him, you know dapped 680 00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:46.440 him up a little bit now and he kind of. 681 00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:48.279 Knows me but, you KNOW like i tell, YOU this 682 00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:50.480 i was, no GOOD but i was one of the 683 00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:54.279 first Guys In coach macjeris's walk, on hierarchy and so, 684 00:31:54.599 --> 00:31:56.640 You know i'm the guy who would go go up down, 685 00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:59.039 to say, you, know wow it's just nice to. Meet 686 00:31:59.079 --> 00:32:02.200 you he was very time he was there with. THE 687 00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:05.559 kids i talked to the. COACHES afterward i think there 688 00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:08.160 was some mixed emotion, about that, you know for him 689 00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:11.440 and for the coaches and. The athletes great that he. 690 00:32:11.519 --> 00:32:14.480 SHOWED up i. Love that not an easy situation. For 691 00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:17.319 anybody BUT then i think He left. Monday morning he 692 00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:18.640 wasn't at the tournament. 693 00:32:18.279 --> 00:32:19.680 As FAR as. I, know, oh okay. 694 00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:22.640 Ten, Four well i'm just wondering because my, guess, is 695 00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:26.039 well whether he was there. Or not i'm sure he watched. 696 00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:30.200 The game and my Guess Is kano dawes might catch. 697 00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:32.559 His eye my Guess Is ezra sar might catch. His 698 00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:36.039 Eye Or jake Waaleen Or shrab jams could not hit 699 00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:38.200 a shot, last night but he's six, or nine there's 700 00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:40.440 some measurables, to like or maybe even the mirror. Little 701 00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:45.359 kid any thoughts on who potentially could return to Play 702 00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:46.480 for alex, Next, YEAR. 703 00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:50.359 Yeah, i Mean If, i'm alex, you KNOW obviously i 704 00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:53.839 want to come in with, my BLUEPRINT what i think 705 00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:55.640 is best for, the PROGRAM what i think is going 706 00:32:55.720 --> 00:32:58.519 to be best for myself and my, coaching staff and 707 00:32:58.640 --> 00:33:01.079 obviously you got to get your coaching together as soon. 708 00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:05.039 As possible, and yeah absolutely he. Was WATCHING and i 709 00:33:05.119 --> 00:33:07.160 think the vibe from the kids was that he was. 710 00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:09.559 Easy going we know That about alex and that they 711 00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:11.119 felt comfortable. Around him so that's a. 712 00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:15.119 Good, Thing yeah KEANA does, I Mean i'm I'm a. 713 00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:19.279 Kadi fan i'm an as Fan As ezra alser brings. 714 00:33:19.559 --> 00:33:23.079 Joy man he is just a. Joyful kid and Other Than, 715 00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:26.599 keishawn hall he probably made people found him more. Than 716 00:33:26.599 --> 00:33:28.839 anybody that's probably, not accurate but he's in the top 717 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:31.839 four as Far as Miro and Mike. And Jake jake 718 00:33:31.920 --> 00:33:35.319 wilelean did everything for us. This year he was a great. 719 00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:38.599 Utility player he needs to continue to work on his 720 00:33:38.680 --> 00:33:40.519 shot to get better because that's going to make. A 721 00:33:40.559 --> 00:33:43.400 difference but he was a great. Defensive player he's a legit. 722 00:33:43.559 --> 00:33:46.880 Six' ten mike's. GOT the Measurables i want mike to 723 00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:50.000 be maybe a shooting guard more than a point. 724 00:33:50.039 --> 00:33:50.799 Guard next year. 725 00:33:51.720 --> 00:33:54.799 IT'D be Great i hope alex has exactly what he 726 00:33:54.839 --> 00:33:57.079 wants in his head and, maybe you know some of 727 00:33:57.160 --> 00:33:59.119 those kids want to say and we'll. 728 00:33:59.119 --> 00:34:00.559 See HIM again so i. 729 00:34:00.599 --> 00:34:02.680 Know you've already referenced That you and alex aren't best, 730 00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:06.160 bugs or anything, but you know ultimately you guys do share, 731 00:34:06.359 --> 00:34:08.480 something in common and you Both played for rick and 732 00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:12.079 you Both ultimately are. Utah BASKETBALL lum and i like 733 00:34:12.199 --> 00:34:14.599 to think that's a family and a fraternity where you 734 00:34:14.719 --> 00:34:16.639 kind of all are in the same little pie or. 735 00:34:16.679 --> 00:34:19.400 What HAVE you, So, i wonder sean if you could 736 00:34:19.400 --> 00:34:22.199 illuminate us a little bit the reaction that you had 737 00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:25.440 and then the community that you kind of find yourself 738 00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:28.000 a part of when the news Became official that alex. 739 00:34:28.239 --> 00:34:32.320 Was, THE guy, yeah i mean, First of all. I'M super, 740 00:34:32.400 --> 00:34:37.079 excited i, was you know watching With coach Early Wine 741 00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:39.559 and coach connor that. Ninety eight final we made It 742 00:34:39.639 --> 00:34:42.920 Down to san Antonio and begg dwayne into. A hotel 743 00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:46.239 ROOM at. Least i did Connor And coach early. Wine 744 00:34:46.280 --> 00:34:48.199 Has something coach earline was one, of My Coaches and 745 00:34:48.280 --> 00:34:51.320 coach connor is my best man, in my wedding and 746 00:34:51.679 --> 00:34:56.320 we're we're absolutely close. To the friends, and you know 747 00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:58.360 we we we've Been Cheering for alex jensen for. 748 00:34:58.440 --> 00:35:01.599 A long time. We like him He's everything that utah 749 00:35:01.719 --> 00:35:02.760 basketball and coach. 750 00:35:02.920 --> 00:35:06.840 Mcjerifs was about He is. The paris mccurty you're not 751 00:35:06.920 --> 00:35:08.840 going to. Know the name he Played a Ball state 752 00:35:09.360 --> 00:35:13.159 of utah men's Basketball For coach coach majeris would always 753 00:35:13.239 --> 00:35:16.760 talk to us about, His Previous Player sidney, moncree paris 754 00:35:16.880 --> 00:35:19.320 mccurty and we had to hear about how. Tough, they 755 00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:22.360 were well that Is Absolutely who. Alex jensen is and 756 00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:26.079 if you're going to have a team coached by a 757 00:35:26.719 --> 00:35:30.639 person that has that persona he's. THE perfect, GUY i 758 00:35:30.719 --> 00:35:33.000 mean i don't know that you could hire anyone more 759 00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:36.000 than will connect the pass to the present and bring us. 760 00:35:36.000 --> 00:35:41.440 A New future so I'm Told, That andre miller i'm 761 00:35:41.519 --> 00:35:43.920 told that that is. In the works i'm not Going 762 00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:46.920 to say i'm told, that it's done but, conversations Are 763 00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:50.280 ongoing and i'm told that there's mutual Interest In. Making 764 00:35:50.360 --> 00:35:53.119 andre Miller, IF not alex's i would imagine he would be. 765 00:35:53.119 --> 00:35:54.159 THE lead assistant. I Don't. 766 00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:57.679 Know and, sean for me as, a gen Xer as 767 00:35:57.760 --> 00:36:01.400 a utah basketball fan and student, in the nineties the 768 00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:04.840 cachet and credibility you have when you walk into A 769 00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:08.800 Gym with andre miller on your, bench is like that, makes, 770 00:36:08.880 --> 00:36:11.400 Me excited Right and maybe i'm just of, a certain 771 00:36:11.480 --> 00:36:14.159 age and maybe the youngs don't really understand what a bad. 772 00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:15.880 Boy he was but give. 773 00:36:15.880 --> 00:36:18.079 Me your thoughts If, It is andre if They Land 774 00:36:18.119 --> 00:36:20.559 on Andre miller is, alex's lead assistant what do you? 775 00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:22.760 MAKE of, that, I mean yeah i. 776 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:26.519 Hope IT is Also, i mean. Andre he's special he 777 00:36:26.679 --> 00:36:28.960 came into the program and your. 778 00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:29.960 Listeners are probably old enough. 779 00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:32.119 To know this HE was at, prop forty eight which 780 00:36:32.159 --> 00:36:33.800 means he had to sit out his first year and. 781 00:36:33.880 --> 00:36:37.400 Concentrate on school and, he did it and he came 782 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:39.880 in and he and his mom were a huge Part 783 00:36:39.960 --> 00:36:40.760 of the university of. 784 00:36:40.760 --> 00:36:41.559 You talk community. 785 00:36:41.920 --> 00:36:45.000 He's the best i'm going to put him at the 786 00:36:45.079 --> 00:36:47.360 top of my list Form my favorite utah. PLAYER as, 787 00:36:47.400 --> 00:36:50.360 ever i mean he was a. Rebound down guard if, 788 00:36:50.400 --> 00:36:54.639 anything went wrong he e rectified it immediately on. The 789 00:36:54.719 --> 00:36:57.800 defensive end he had. A great, body i mean, just 790 00:36:58.719 --> 00:37:01.920 YOU know a i, would say like if You You 791 00:37:02.000 --> 00:37:04.760 have Alex Jensen and andre miller, and your staff the 792 00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:07.719 fans are going to really enjoy. What they see and 793 00:37:07.800 --> 00:37:10.920 certainly From a relating andre was in the league for 794 00:37:11.079 --> 00:37:14.119 sixteen years as a point guard and a. Good, POINT guard. 795 00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:16.280 Yeah i just think it's it's gonna. 796 00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:19.480 Be really helpful, and you know this move towards kind of, 797 00:37:19.559 --> 00:37:24.119 the pro style meaning that you bring people in that 798 00:37:24.320 --> 00:37:26.480 understand what it takes to get to the next level 799 00:37:26.519 --> 00:37:27.280 and what it takes to. 800 00:37:27.360 --> 00:37:30.480 Be a pro you can bring. That into college we're hearing. 801 00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:31.039 All about that. 802 00:37:31.920 --> 00:37:34.760 Those, Are two obviously alex is Already There and andre 803 00:37:34.920 --> 00:37:37.599 miller's been there and HE'S Coaching. The g league it's. 804 00:37:37.639 --> 00:37:39.880 A dream matchup it's a Dream. MADE in heaven i. 805 00:37:39.960 --> 00:37:43.840 Agree with you are you hearing any other rumors concerning 806 00:37:44.079 --> 00:37:47.280 names as far as filling out? The staff goes any 807 00:37:47.360 --> 00:37:49.320 thoughts for our listeners, Who, Are, CURIOUS sean. 808 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:53.159 Yeah i, Haven't HEARD anything and I mean that i'm 809 00:37:53.199 --> 00:37:57.599 not JUST saying that i, am connected, to you know 810 00:37:57.840 --> 00:38:00.599 the team in a way. That IS unique and, I 811 00:38:00.679 --> 00:38:03.360 mean basically i know the current staff had a chance to, 812 00:38:03.480 --> 00:38:06.440 talk WITH him and i don't know what, those conversations 813 00:38:06.480 --> 00:38:10.280 were but you need to bring in some college coaches 814 00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:12.960 that have been coaching in college and they know, what's 815 00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:15.320 going on and you got to do. That Right away 816 00:38:15.320 --> 00:38:18.079 And i'm sure alex is working on, that right now putting, 817 00:38:18.119 --> 00:38:21.920 his staff together because We, know this spence it's crazy 818 00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:26.079 and it's hard and you got to. Get after it 819 00:38:26.320 --> 00:38:29.199 and it's a seven, day a week twenty, four to 820 00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:31.559 seven three hundred and too. 821 00:38:31.679 --> 00:38:34.800 MANY days job I wonder. 822 00:38:34.760 --> 00:38:37.320 If ALEX would, be, I Mean look josh eiler Played In. 823 00:38:37.400 --> 00:38:40.119 The big twelve he's been an Assistant In the big 824 00:38:40.199 --> 00:38:43.000 twelve at, two different STOPS and maybe i. Just feel 825 00:38:43.079 --> 00:38:45.480 bad my guess is he moved his, family out, here, you, 826 00:38:45.559 --> 00:38:49.119 know like yeah the transient coaching, life you know LIKE 827 00:38:49.280 --> 00:38:51.840 maybe it's, ptsd for me like growing up and moving 828 00:38:51.880 --> 00:38:53.599 a bunch of times because my father was. In PRO 829 00:38:53.719 --> 00:38:56.239 sports but i was feel bad, for the, FAMILIES you 830 00:38:56.280 --> 00:38:59.280 know I wonder if alex would be interested in having 831 00:38:59.320 --> 00:39:01.199 a guy that knows the Landscape of the Big Twelve. 832 00:39:01.320 --> 00:39:04.679 Like, JOSH eiler yeah, i love, THAT you know. 833 00:39:04.880 --> 00:39:07.159 I love THAT i love I think coach. Eiler is 834 00:39:07.239 --> 00:39:10.480 great his affect is a little, hard to read so 835 00:39:10.760 --> 00:39:13.800 meaning that sometimes he's. KIND of flat i think that's. 836 00:39:13.840 --> 00:39:15.599 ALSO his strengths i think he's got a. Lot of, 837 00:39:15.679 --> 00:39:18.559 passion you know he's a. Big man coach he would. 838 00:39:18.559 --> 00:39:21.960 Consider himself, that but yeah Seventeen Years at west Virginia And, 839 00:39:22.079 --> 00:39:25.199 under bob huggins and He Played. At KANSAS state and 840 00:39:25.719 --> 00:39:28.199 i just talked to his. Wife last night kids and 841 00:39:28.280 --> 00:39:31.079 his wife were coming in and we just talked about how. 842 00:39:31.199 --> 00:39:33.199 Hard it, is you know what are the chances two 843 00:39:33.320 --> 00:39:36.119 years in a row is an? Interim head, coach you 844 00:39:36.199 --> 00:39:39.480 know no one really wants that title because there's just 845 00:39:39.599 --> 00:39:41.840 so much pressure and often you're not going to. Get 846 00:39:41.880 --> 00:39:43.639 the job he had A Year, at WEST virginia but 847 00:39:43.840 --> 00:39:46.239 i like. That a lot but you, know WHAT you 848 00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:49.639 and i know Is it's. Ultimately, alex's decision. 849 00:39:49.760 --> 00:39:52.920 Well and, also as men you walk into a room 850 00:39:53.119 --> 00:39:54.920 and you size people up, and you're, LIKE all right 851 00:39:54.960 --> 00:39:56.800 i could. KICK his ass i could. Kick His Ass 852 00:39:57.239 --> 00:39:59.599 when josh eiler walks, into a gym you know That's. 853 00:39:59.599 --> 00:40:01.760 A big yeah you want him, On your side you 854 00:40:01.840 --> 00:40:02.199 want him. 855 00:40:02.199 --> 00:40:04.679 ON your side i. Agree, With, YOU yeah no i 856 00:40:05.239 --> 00:40:07.239 wish my. Knee so worked i'd love to. GO out 857 00:40:07.239 --> 00:40:07.920 there i know he. 858 00:40:08.119 --> 00:40:10.119 LIKES to play i know he likes, to PLAY still 859 00:40:10.519 --> 00:40:12.480 but i have a filion that we would have fun playing. 860 00:40:12.519 --> 00:40:13.719 Against each other i'd love. 861 00:40:13.760 --> 00:40:15.519 To, see that, Hey last Thing sean that i'll sell 862 00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:18.119 You loose and I'm gonna play devil's advocate a. Little 863 00:40:18.119 --> 00:40:20.960 Bit here and i'm Not necessarily saying I'm right. 864 00:40:21.079 --> 00:40:21.960 OR i'm wrong i don't. 865 00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:25.199 Do combative radio this is, not FIRST take but i 866 00:40:25.280 --> 00:40:27.880 would be curious to get your thoughts, as an alum 867 00:40:28.519 --> 00:40:33.840 because for the, Last Two coaches Larry Kriskoviak, And craig 868 00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:38.599 smith i've had alums join the show that have complained 869 00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:43.480 that these two coaches Didn't necessarily embrace utah alums the 870 00:40:43.559 --> 00:40:46.920 way that they would hope, here's my question is that 871 00:40:47.119 --> 00:40:49.639 part of, The JOB description like i have a hard 872 00:40:49.719 --> 00:40:52.599 time believing That, if you're larry Or, if you're craig 873 00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:55.800 or Now, if you're alex like your job is to, 874 00:40:56.039 --> 00:40:58.159 coach this team, it's to recruit it's to build. Up 875 00:40:58.199 --> 00:41:00.920 the program it's not to make sure every alum that 876 00:41:01.039 --> 00:41:03.719 calls you get gets the most access. They possibly can 877 00:41:03.840 --> 00:41:05.679 and this is coming from somebody that Has a very 878 00:41:05.800 --> 00:41:07.559 i'll even use the term Reverent. 879 00:41:07.320 --> 00:41:10.000 Respect for Utah basketball. 880 00:41:10.159 --> 00:41:13.320 And UTAH alums and i do think part Of maybe 881 00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:17.519 restoring utah basketball to glory could be, embracing the community 882 00:41:17.599 --> 00:41:18.679 maybe A way That larry. 883 00:41:18.719 --> 00:41:19.559 And craig didn't but. 884 00:41:19.679 --> 00:41:23.639 Sometimes those complaints, in my opinion greek of a little, 885 00:41:23.639 --> 00:41:26.280 bit of, like you know you're wanting more than a 886 00:41:26.360 --> 00:41:29.320 guy whose job it is to focus on his team 887 00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:29.920 is willing. 888 00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:33.239 To give you does, That, Make, sense, sean yeah yeah. 889 00:41:33.840 --> 00:41:36.639 THAT makes sense i. AGREE with you i. COULDN'T agree 890 00:41:36.679 --> 00:41:38.960 more I know the larry. 891 00:41:39.039 --> 00:41:42.000 Staff REALLY well, Like I said coash connor is, my 892 00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:48.039 best man, my Best Friend and DAMARLANE andy and i 893 00:41:48.159 --> 00:41:50.800 Got interviewed by larry to do a job that it just. 894 00:41:50.880 --> 00:41:52.639 Didn't pan out it. DIDN'T work out i was going 895 00:41:52.719 --> 00:41:54.239 to be, the strength COACH and so i Got to 896 00:41:54.320 --> 00:41:54.760 know larry. 897 00:41:54.800 --> 00:41:57.559 A little bit i think. 898 00:41:57.639 --> 00:42:00.360 YOU'RE right on i think this sum alone like to 899 00:42:00.440 --> 00:42:04.679 complain about maybe what they see as, Themselves being slided 900 00:42:05.360 --> 00:42:08.280 but most alum. Don't do that but the ones that 901 00:42:08.360 --> 00:42:10.320 do do speak out a. Little bit, LOUDER and yeah 902 00:42:10.360 --> 00:42:11.960 i do think it's a part. 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In 969 00:45:01.719 --> 00:45:04.239 the quarterfinals we'll get back to some of this a little, 970 00:45:04.239 --> 00:45:06.280 bit later on but, it has, been my goodness a 971 00:45:06.400 --> 00:45:09.239 very busy forty eight hours as far as the news 972 00:45:09.280 --> 00:45:11.400 cycle in the world. Of pro football good friend, Of The, 973 00:45:11.440 --> 00:45:15.280 show aaron shatt stops By on. A, Wednesday, AFTERNOON aaron 974 00:45:15.360 --> 00:45:16.280 happy Nfl. 975 00:45:16.400 --> 00:45:18.079 Free agency wednesday, how, You, Doing man. 976 00:45:19.039 --> 00:45:21.880 Hey, i'm good yes start of the league year. An 977 00:45:22.000 --> 00:45:25.000 hour ago of course we knew all the news for two. 978 00:45:25.159 --> 00:45:27.199 Days before, that but yeah. 979 00:45:27.880 --> 00:45:28.760 Here, we are, here. 980 00:45:28.840 --> 00:45:30.960 We are indeed so let's just get to some of 981 00:45:31.000 --> 00:45:32.719 the moves that have gone down and just kind of. 982 00:45:32.760 --> 00:45:36.039 Your instant reaction let's talk About the decision seattle made 983 00:45:36.119 --> 00:45:38.920 to Move On from geno smith in The Name. Of, 984 00:45:39.239 --> 00:45:42.760 sam darnald aaron what's your take on the quarterback Situation 985 00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:44.280 and how seattle decided to go. 986 00:45:44.360 --> 00:45:47.320 ABOUT this, Process i mean i'm one of the many 987 00:45:47.360 --> 00:45:50.239 people Who Questions what sam darnold is going to be 988 00:45:50.320 --> 00:45:54.840 able to do without the structure that He. Had, in 989 00:45:54.960 --> 00:45:59.519 Seattle sorry In Minnesota with Justin Jefferson and jordan Addison, 990 00:45:59.599 --> 00:46:02.199 and PAY howkinson and i don't know who's going to 991 00:46:02.239 --> 00:46:05.280 be Playing. Receiver in, seattle you know They Have, a 992 00:46:05.360 --> 00:46:09.320 smith njigba And They Signed marquez, valdez scantling today but 993 00:46:10.639 --> 00:46:13.679 there isn't a lot of receiving. Talent there now as 994 00:46:13.719 --> 00:46:16.480 far as, the Blocking goes the seattle offensive line is, 995 00:46:16.559 --> 00:46:19.639 not very Good but the minnesota offensive line was actually 996 00:46:19.719 --> 00:46:21.599 not that good in the second half of. The season 997 00:46:21.679 --> 00:46:27.280 Either and the seattle offensive Coordinator, is a koubiac so 998 00:46:27.400 --> 00:46:30.800 he comes from a similar Tree as. The minnesota offense so, 999 00:46:30.920 --> 00:46:34.360 In that way darnold should, be you know it should. 1000 00:46:34.440 --> 00:46:37.239 Translate fairly well but it was a real surprise when 1001 00:46:37.239 --> 00:46:40.400 They Traded, away gino smith who, is getting older, but 1002 00:46:40.639 --> 00:46:42.440 you know has been pretty successful for the last. 1003 00:46:42.480 --> 00:46:46.519 Couple Of Years so san francisco is now moving into 1004 00:46:47.039 --> 00:46:50.000 the reality the pro football manifest when you've got to 1005 00:46:50.039 --> 00:46:52.360 pay a rookie quarterback and they're clearing the deck to 1006 00:46:52.440 --> 00:46:56.360 pay to, put you know To. Pay rock party did they? 1007 00:46:56.440 --> 00:46:58.519 Miss a window and what do you make of what 1008 00:46:58.920 --> 00:47:02.199 is going to Happen Next. In, san francisco yeah. 1009 00:47:02.039 --> 00:47:04.840 They've lost a, lot of guys but, not a, ton 1010 00:47:05.000 --> 00:47:08.079 you know not their. Most important guys for, THE most part. 1011 00:47:08.679 --> 00:47:10.800 I don't think i think we Should Still see san 1012 00:47:10.840 --> 00:47:14.320 francisco bounce back with better. Health next year they were 1013 00:47:14.400 --> 00:47:17.000 the most injured team in the league according to my 1014 00:47:17.159 --> 00:47:22.440 adjusted games lost stat so they should bounce. Back next, 1015 00:47:22.559 --> 00:47:24.559 year but yeah, they you know they do have to 1016 00:47:24.599 --> 00:47:27.039 lose some guys because if you have, to pay party 1017 00:47:27.119 --> 00:47:29.719 you have other guys. You can't pay and they've lost 1018 00:47:29.800 --> 00:47:32.000 something like. Ten different guys. 1019 00:47:32.519 --> 00:47:34.719 Tell me your favorite move SO far before i get 1020 00:47:34.760 --> 00:47:39.079 back to. Some, specific, questions player. Team Best Transaction, ACCORDING 1021 00:47:39.159 --> 00:47:41.719 aaron Chats I like Joey. 1022 00:47:41.800 --> 00:47:45.239 Boasta the buffalo it's only. For, A year obviously bosa's, 1023 00:47:45.280 --> 00:47:48.159 had injury issues so you question how healthy he's. Going 1024 00:47:48.199 --> 00:47:50.639 to be But what does buffalo need more than anything 1025 00:47:50.719 --> 00:47:54.280 else To Get to patrick mahomes, in the playoffs and, 1026 00:47:54.480 --> 00:47:56.679 so you know all the edge rush that, they can 1027 00:47:56.760 --> 00:48:00.119 Add They. Added michael Hoyt They. Added joey bosa all 1028 00:48:00.159 --> 00:48:01.199 the edge rush that they can. 1029 00:48:01.280 --> 00:48:05.400 Add is good biggest head. Scratcher, So far Eron. 1030 00:48:08.880 --> 00:48:13.599 Oh why Houston Traded. AWAY laramie tunsel. 1031 00:48:15.280 --> 00:48:17.639 I would imagine you like what the commanders are, Doing, so. 1032 00:48:17.800 --> 00:48:23.320 Far yes, somewhat you know they re signed some older veterans. 1033 00:48:23.360 --> 00:48:25.519 AND that's nice i Don't Know if peebo samuel is 1034 00:48:25.559 --> 00:48:26.960 going to be as good as they think he's. Going 1035 00:48:27.039 --> 00:48:29.880 To be jonathan allen is a good player and it's 1036 00:48:30.480 --> 00:48:33.480 hard to, see HIM go although I will say i 1037 00:48:33.800 --> 00:48:37.280 talked To someone FROM washington when I was in indianapolis, 1038 00:48:37.320 --> 00:48:39.119 for the combine and there's a lot of that is. 1039 00:48:39.199 --> 00:48:42.119 A personality issue It's not that, alan can't play it's 1040 00:48:42.199 --> 00:48:46.719 that nobody likes, him so honestly he does not get 1041 00:48:46.719 --> 00:48:50.280 a lug. With his, Teammates, oh wow wow that's sort 1042 00:48:50.280 --> 00:48:50.760 of the Story. 1043 00:48:50.840 --> 00:48:53.840 THERE with alan i did not Know that The Rams 1044 00:48:53.960 --> 00:48:59.360 acquire DeVante adams And They. RELEASE cooper cup, i get, 1045 00:48:59.400 --> 00:49:02.039 IT you know i understand as far as the, Dollars, 1046 00:49:02.079 --> 00:49:03.840 and cents yeah you have to make. 1047 00:49:03.880 --> 00:49:06.519 These things work but we're not too Far Removed. 1048 00:49:06.559 --> 00:49:08.599 From cooper cup not just being one of the best 1049 00:49:09.000 --> 00:49:11.719 wide receivers, in pro football but considered one of the 1050 00:49:11.760 --> 00:49:14.000 best players. In pro football so give, Me your thoughts 1051 00:49:14.519 --> 00:49:16.719 aaron On what the rams decided to do. 1052 00:49:16.760 --> 00:49:17.679 And what do you think Is Next. 1053 00:49:17.719 --> 00:49:21.119 For, cooper cup yeah the injuries have sapped A. Lot 1054 00:49:21.199 --> 00:49:25.719 from cup he did really bad last year in ESPN's 1055 00:49:25.760 --> 00:49:30.320 receiver tracking metrics that are based on, next GEN stats 1056 00:49:30.639 --> 00:49:34.000 so i don't know how much he's got left. In 1057 00:49:34.119 --> 00:49:36.719 the tank he's a great guy to take a flyer 1058 00:49:36.840 --> 00:49:38.920 on and see whether he can get back to the 1059 00:49:38.960 --> 00:49:41.400 greatness of, three YEARS ago but i don't know. If 1060 00:49:41.440 --> 00:49:45.559 he can adams is. An interesting addition he is not A. 1061 00:49:45.679 --> 00:49:48.599 Replacement for cup he's a very different. Kind of receiver 1062 00:49:48.840 --> 00:49:53.880 he's really The Upgrade, on debarcus robinson who, has gone 1063 00:49:53.960 --> 00:49:57.760 elsewhere and they're Going to replace cup, in other ways. 1064 00:49:58.920 --> 00:50:01.199 What do you think This it means as far as 1065 00:50:01.280 --> 00:50:04.119 the continued Growth of pooka nakua local boy who played 1066 00:50:04.159 --> 00:50:07.719 his high school and college, ball, AROUND here, WELL i. 1067 00:50:07.719 --> 00:50:10.119 Mean i Think everybody agrees pookinakua is one of the 1068 00:50:10.159 --> 00:50:12.760 best receivers in the, game RIGHT now so i think 1069 00:50:13.280 --> 00:50:16.800 he's clearly the Established number one he's the number One Guy. 1070 00:50:17.079 --> 00:50:18.400 In los angeles there's no. 1071 00:50:18.519 --> 00:50:22.000 Question, About, that Well aaron as i've, TOLD you before 1072 00:50:22.239 --> 00:50:25.119 i am a longtime suffering Fan Of The New, York 1073 00:50:25.159 --> 00:50:28.760 football jets and you know what is? 1074 00:50:28.840 --> 00:50:29.960 This bottoming out is that? 1075 00:50:30.039 --> 00:50:32.159 WHAT it, Is I mean justin fields a, couple of years, 1076 00:50:32.239 --> 00:50:34.960 one year rental and then you're trying to potentially draft 1077 00:50:35.000 --> 00:50:37.920 a quarterback in a what apparently is a good quarterback 1078 00:50:37.960 --> 00:50:38.360 class in a. 1079 00:50:38.400 --> 00:50:40.280 Couple of years what do You think the jets are trying? 1080 00:50:40.320 --> 00:50:44.719 TO do here i kind of think that that there 1081 00:50:44.800 --> 00:50:47.280 is sort of this feeling among a lot of, People 1082 00:50:48.159 --> 00:50:52.280 Because look justin fields does some, really awesome things and 1083 00:50:52.440 --> 00:50:55.679 so people want to believe that there is this above 1084 00:50:55.719 --> 00:50:56.840 average quarterback that. 1085 00:50:56.920 --> 00:50:57.239 Is hit it. 1086 00:50:57.320 --> 00:51:02.079 In there somewhere it's, been for years and he was 1087 00:51:02.800 --> 00:51:06.199 kind of average last year in a, small sample size 1088 00:51:06.320 --> 00:51:08.880 and he was really bad the three years before that 1089 00:51:09.119 --> 00:51:11.559 in a much. Larger sample size and the odds that 1090 00:51:11.679 --> 00:51:14.679 he is a good QUARTERBACK in the nfl after four years. 1091 00:51:16.199 --> 00:51:20.039 It's really unlikely, and if anything it's really unlikely it'll 1092 00:51:20.079 --> 00:51:22.039 Happen with the jets because what we've seen, is, the 1093 00:51:22.079 --> 00:51:23.639 opposite right Guys leave. 1094 00:51:23.519 --> 00:51:24.239 The jets and then. 1095 00:51:24.280 --> 00:51:27.039 They PLAY well so, I you know i think it's 1096 00:51:27.239 --> 00:51:29.360 Likely that the jets will struggle, and then yeah they'll 1097 00:51:29.480 --> 00:51:31.719 they'll they'll go after a quarterback in the twenty, twenty 1098 00:51:31.760 --> 00:51:33.199 six draft which is supposed. 1099 00:51:33.199 --> 00:51:36.079 To, be better yeah oftentimes guys Do leave the jets. 1100 00:51:36.159 --> 00:51:39.320 AND play well i do wonder what you make of 1101 00:51:39.800 --> 00:51:43.679 any sort of Potential Future. For zach wilson, who you 1102 00:51:43.760 --> 00:51:46.119 Know we had zach out here AND during, The Covid 1103 00:51:46.199 --> 00:51:48.920 year brigham young was able to cobble together A schedule 1104 00:51:49.000 --> 00:51:52.239 and zach shined against teams, that weren't great, and you 1105 00:51:52.320 --> 00:51:54.480 know being able to watch him up, CLOSE out here 1106 00:51:54.559 --> 00:51:56.719 i was very skeptical that he would ever be able 1107 00:51:56.760 --> 00:51:58.960 TO be, an nfl quarterback let alone for my. Favorite 1108 00:51:59.000 --> 00:52:01.840 football team didn't Work Out. In new york you spent 1109 00:52:01.960 --> 00:52:04.960 Some time in denver as. A third stringer now He. 1110 00:52:05.079 --> 00:52:08.559 Lands in miami do you THINK there's a nfl Future Ahead. For, 1111 00:52:08.679 --> 00:52:10.880 ZACH wilson, NO i. 1112 00:52:10.880 --> 00:52:12.880 Mean i, think he's, got you know a few more years. 1113 00:52:12.920 --> 00:52:16.039 As a BACKUP but the covid. Year was weird that 1114 00:52:16.239 --> 00:52:18.880 was just a. Really weird year the stat scout guys look, 1115 00:52:18.920 --> 00:52:21.239 At You know trey lance for. Crying OUT loud so 1116 00:52:22.119 --> 00:52:24.599 I Don't think zach wilson. Has a Future, and certainly, 1117 00:52:24.679 --> 00:52:28.559 miami you know Two attack of iloa is. The starter 1118 00:52:28.679 --> 00:52:34.000 there And you know mike McDaniel has had problems adapting 1119 00:52:34.079 --> 00:52:34.320 when he. 1120 00:52:34.400 --> 00:52:34.719 Has to go. 1121 00:52:34.800 --> 00:52:36.800 To A backup so i don't know how good that's 1122 00:52:36.840 --> 00:52:37.639 going To be if wilson. 1123 00:52:37.679 --> 00:52:38.599 Has to play where? 1124 00:52:38.639 --> 00:52:41.480 Do you think this Is not, a JETS question but 1125 00:52:41.599 --> 00:52:44.559 i was at least encouraged they moved On. From throw 1126 00:52:44.920 --> 00:52:47.920 ROGAN that's What I. Call aaron rodgers where Do You 1127 00:52:47.960 --> 00:52:49.039 think aaron rodgers is playing? 1128 00:52:49.039 --> 00:52:50.000 Football? Next, year. 1129 00:52:51.800 --> 00:52:53.960 Oh god it sounds like he's going to. END up, 1130 00:52:54.199 --> 00:52:57.519 somewhere i mean there's a lot of This. WHISPERING about 1131 00:52:57.599 --> 00:53:00.920 pittsburgh i don't think that he's a good match with, 1132 00:53:01.039 --> 00:53:04.159 Their Offensive. Coordinator arthur smith he likes to run a 1133 00:53:04.239 --> 00:53:08.079 lot of under center. Play action stuff rogers doesn't, like 1134 00:53:08.199 --> 00:53:10.320 doing that and he doesn't like turning his back, to 1135 00:53:10.360 --> 00:53:12.639 the defense and he wants to Be IN shotgun and 1136 00:53:13.360 --> 00:53:16.320 i don't think that's, a good marriage but it sounds 1137 00:53:16.400 --> 00:53:20.159 like that might be the. MOST likely marriage. I don't 1138 00:53:20.199 --> 00:53:23.639 know i wouldn't he he was a below average. Quarterback 1139 00:53:23.719 --> 00:53:26.079 last year when you add the questions about what he 1140 00:53:26.199 --> 00:53:27.800 means to the locker, ROOM and everything. 1141 00:53:27.880 --> 00:53:29.679 I just wouldn't i. Wouldn't Go There. 1142 00:53:29.800 --> 00:53:33.039 If russell wilson Isn't, back in pittsburgh where's he playing? Football? 1143 00:53:33.119 --> 00:53:33.639 Next year. 1144 00:53:35.920 --> 00:53:38.960 Cleveland maybe there's apparently he had a Meeting WITH the, 1145 00:53:39.079 --> 00:53:41.360 brown i mean He's Better, than kenny Pickett. 1146 00:53:41.639 --> 00:53:47.679 So maybe cleveland, huh goodness? Gracious all right who else? 1147 00:53:47.800 --> 00:53:49.639 Is out there when YOU look at i mean most 1148 00:53:49.719 --> 00:53:52.119 of the, big name guys it's already reported that they're 1149 00:53:52.400 --> 00:53:53.159 that they're kind. 1150 00:53:53.199 --> 00:53:54.880 Of locked up but who else? Is out there they're 1151 00:53:55.000 --> 00:53:55.719 kind of waiting to. Hear the. 1152 00:53:55.800 --> 00:54:02.360 NEWS wide Receivers I think stefan did, for an example. 1153 00:54:02.679 --> 00:54:07.639 Is still available i'm trying to think who else. Is 1154 00:54:07.679 --> 00:54:11.000 Out there draymont jones is. A Defensive tackle cam. Robinson 1155 00:54:11.599 --> 00:54:13.960 offensive tackles some people think he maynd Up. WITH the 1156 00:54:14.039 --> 00:54:18.440 patriots a lot of the top free. AGENTS are Gone, i, 1157 00:54:18.480 --> 00:54:21.880 Mean cup right cup, is now available, So he again 1158 00:54:21.960 --> 00:54:25.559 cup is a real high floor, sorry low floor high 1159 00:54:25.599 --> 00:54:27.840 feeling kind. Of a signing you could have to give 1160 00:54:27.840 --> 00:54:29.079 a lot of money to guys going to do. 1161 00:54:29.360 --> 00:54:30.239 Nothing for you but he. 1162 00:54:30.320 --> 00:54:31.119 Could be awesome you. 1163 00:54:31.199 --> 00:54:33.199 Don't really know what do You think the giants are? 1164 00:54:33.199 --> 00:54:34.599 Going to do you think they're going to play their 1165 00:54:34.639 --> 00:54:35.960 hand of the draft or they going to take a 1166 00:54:36.039 --> 00:54:36.599 shot of one of. 1167 00:54:36.639 --> 00:54:37.679 These aging qbs. 1168 00:54:38.719 --> 00:54:42.039 HERE'S the problem i think that a lot of People 1169 00:54:42.159 --> 00:54:45.400 Feel that shador sanders is not worth the. Top THREE pick, 1170 00:54:46.920 --> 00:54:51.079 so i Mean if the giants, want a quarterback they 1171 00:54:51.480 --> 00:54:53.760 if They, want cam ward they really have to trade 1172 00:54:53.840 --> 00:54:56.480 up To. Get cam ward they really have to make 1173 00:54:56.519 --> 00:54:58.480 A trade with tennessee and get into the number one 1174 00:54:58.519 --> 00:55:01.199 spot To. TAKE cam ward i don't know if they're, gonna. 1175 00:55:01.760 --> 00:55:02.880 DO that and i don't know what. 1176 00:55:02.960 --> 00:55:05.119 THE alternative, is i mean they've been linked by Some 1177 00:55:05.239 --> 00:55:09.960 people to. Rogers as well there just don't seem to 1178 00:55:10.000 --> 00:55:12.320 be enough starting quarterbacks right now for all the, teams 1179 00:55:12.360 --> 00:55:13.559 that need for all. 1180 00:55:13.480 --> 00:55:14.920 The love that shador Is getting. 1181 00:55:15.039 --> 00:55:17.320 Cam ward's getting let me ask you about another local 1182 00:55:17.519 --> 00:55:19.960 project who played his high, school ball Here And, that's 1183 00:55:20.079 --> 00:55:22.840 jackson darts who seemed to have a pretty good. PRE 1184 00:55:23.000 --> 00:55:25.079 draft process i don't know if he's played his way 1185 00:55:25.280 --> 00:55:27.679 into the area of where those, Two were at but 1186 00:55:27.760 --> 00:55:29.440 what do you make of the pro Future Potential. 1187 00:55:29.559 --> 00:55:32.559 For jackson dart I'LL admit that i don't know. 1188 00:55:32.639 --> 00:55:36.320 That, much about dart but he's, not seen certainly nobody 1189 00:55:36.360 --> 00:55:38.480 sees him as being. IN the Area i think ward 1190 00:55:38.559 --> 00:55:40.880 is very clearly, seen As one and sanders has, seen 1191 00:55:40.920 --> 00:55:44.039 as two and no other quarterback has really seen as 1192 00:55:44.079 --> 00:55:44.639 a first round. 1193 00:55:44.679 --> 00:55:49.039 Pick this year Speaking, of the giants their former quarterback 1194 00:55:49.159 --> 00:55:51.159 is Now. With The colts daniel jones Signs with the 1195 00:55:51.239 --> 00:55:53.960 colts and the reports are he's going To Compete with 1196 00:55:54.039 --> 00:55:58.239 anthony richardson for. The Starting Job and anthony richardson is 1197 00:55:58.280 --> 00:56:00.559 a quarterback who we saw here in A town with 1198 00:56:00.599 --> 00:56:04.079 florida and played the utes a lot of. Intoxicating physical 1199 00:56:04.280 --> 00:56:07.079 attributes but, IT'S never well i. Shouldn't say never so 1200 00:56:07.239 --> 00:56:09.719 far our first couple of years hasn't. Really clicked consistently 1201 00:56:10.119 --> 00:56:11.840 what do you make Of what the colts? Decided to 1202 00:56:11.920 --> 00:56:14.480 do is just is this, like a hey come show 1203 00:56:14.559 --> 00:56:15.760 him how to? Be a pro or Do You think 1204 00:56:15.840 --> 00:56:16.679 daniel jones could? 1205 00:56:16.679 --> 00:56:19.880 GET that, JOB i mean i think they're kind of Trying. 1206 00:56:19.920 --> 00:56:24.039 To poke richardson They're hoping that richardson claims the. Job and, 1207 00:56:24.159 --> 00:56:27.480 improves RICHARD said if i believe is still Younger than 1208 00:56:27.559 --> 00:56:31.599 Cam Ward. And shodor sanders he came, out so young, 1209 00:56:32.360 --> 00:56:35.000 so you know there's still the possibility that he's going. 1210 00:56:35.079 --> 00:56:37.679 To REALLY blossom and i think that's what the cults 1211 00:56:38.199 --> 00:56:40.800 are dreaming is. Going to happen they don't want to Have. 1212 00:56:40.920 --> 00:56:44.159 To play Jones they want richardson to. Claim that Job 1213 00:56:44.239 --> 00:56:46.760 they want richardson, to stay Healthy they want. Richardson to 1214 00:56:46.880 --> 00:56:49.840 improve but this is an insurance policy in case those. 1215 00:56:49.880 --> 00:56:50.800 THINGS Don't, happen. 1216 00:56:51.199 --> 00:56:55.119 Dk metcalf You referenced earlier seattle kind of getting rid 1217 00:56:55.119 --> 00:56:56.440 of a. BUNCH of pieces i don't know how this 1218 00:56:56.519 --> 00:56:59.400 dealer's quarterback is, going to be but If, it is 1219 00:56:59.480 --> 00:57:01.719 russell will they? Know each other do You think the 1220 00:57:01.800 --> 00:57:05.239 Steelers going after metcalf is an indicator that maybe they. 1221 00:57:05.280 --> 00:57:06.239 Want, russ back. 1222 00:57:07.840 --> 00:57:10.599 No but it might be an indicator that they want 1223 00:57:10.679 --> 00:57:14.639 to Move On, from george pickens who only has a 1224 00:57:14.800 --> 00:57:18.119 year left on his contract and is a very similar 1225 00:57:18.280 --> 00:57:24.280 style OF Receiver, to dk metcalf only with some issues. 1226 00:57:24.320 --> 00:57:27.360 With HIS personality so, i you know this may be 1227 00:57:27.519 --> 00:57:30.280 the sign that that pick they're not Going to resign pickens. 1228 00:57:30.320 --> 00:57:32.360 After this, year all right let's. 1229 00:57:32.239 --> 00:57:34.480 Look ahead, a little bit and obviously we, have the 1230 00:57:34.559 --> 00:57:37.920 draft and we have plenty, of you know the personnel 1231 00:57:37.960 --> 00:57:40.880 decisions that are left. To be made you reference some 1232 00:57:41.000 --> 00:57:44.719 of The decisions the bills, decided to execute, and you 1233 00:57:44.760 --> 00:57:47.239 Know bringing in Bosa And paying josh allen a. Bowtload 1234 00:57:47.280 --> 00:57:49.079 of money but if you look through that at the 1235 00:57:49.159 --> 00:57:51.280 LANDSCAPE of the, afc right now who are just some 1236 00:57:51.360 --> 00:57:53.599 of the teams based off of who's returning you think 1237 00:57:53.679 --> 00:57:54.519 have a chance to come out. 1238 00:57:54.519 --> 00:57:56.400 OF the, conference i. 1239 00:57:56.440 --> 00:57:59.920 Mean we're Still, talking about listen the four best quarterbacks PLAY, 1240 00:58:00.280 --> 00:58:05.119 in the Afc and the bengals. Have defensive problems so 1241 00:58:05.280 --> 00:58:07.480 the best teams of, the other three Right, it's The, 1242 00:58:07.599 --> 00:58:11.079 chiefs the Ravens. And, the Bills now the ravens were 1243 00:58:11.079 --> 00:58:13.440 the healthiest team in the. League last year they are 1244 00:58:13.599 --> 00:58:16.079 unlikely to be as, healthy next year so they're going 1245 00:58:16.119 --> 00:58:18.000 to decline. A little bit but they also had some 1246 00:58:18.119 --> 00:58:21.599 weird losses with some bad luck that they probably aren't 1247 00:58:21.599 --> 00:58:23.599 going to. Have NEXT year, SO i mean i think 1248 00:58:23.679 --> 00:58:27.360 those are the top three TEAMS. In the, AFC you 1249 00:58:27.480 --> 00:58:30.280 know i think when we talk about, competition next year 1250 00:58:30.320 --> 00:58:33.000 we'll talk about those three teams and then some team 1251 00:58:33.079 --> 00:58:34.960 we're not expecting. That surprises Us? 1252 00:58:35.079 --> 00:58:37.519 What about, houston you know it was a little bit 1253 00:58:37.519 --> 00:58:40.760 of a tough sophomore campaign after a GREAT. 1254 00:58:40.800 --> 00:58:41.199 Rookieyear. 1255 00:58:41.239 --> 00:58:44.000 For cj stroud what do you Make of the? Texans 1256 00:58:44.039 --> 00:58:45.559 next year do you think they continue to move in? 1257 00:58:45.559 --> 00:58:48.199 The right direction the Struggle. 1258 00:58:47.800 --> 00:58:50.280 For the texans is that they were so built around, 1259 00:58:50.360 --> 00:58:53.599 defense last year and defense is less consistent and less. 1260 00:58:53.639 --> 00:58:56.679 Predicted than offense and the offense. Really had problems the 1261 00:58:56.760 --> 00:59:01.360 offensive line. Really Had problems tank dell probably out for. 1262 00:59:01.440 --> 00:59:07.119 The ENTIRE season so i see the world in which 1263 00:59:07.159 --> 00:59:10.599 another TEAM Wins the afc south as Much talent as 1264 00:59:10.639 --> 00:59:13.239 houston has on the defensive side, OF the ball i 1265 00:59:13.320 --> 00:59:16.159 think there is an opportunity there For someone like jacksonville 1266 00:59:16.239 --> 00:59:18.719 to jump up and surprise people. With the DIVISION not 1267 00:59:18.840 --> 00:59:20.800 That i think jacksonville is going to really compete, for 1268 00:59:20.840 --> 00:59:22.760 the conference but surprise people. 1269 00:59:22.800 --> 00:59:24.159 In the division moving OVER, to. 1270 00:59:24.119 --> 00:59:27.440 The nfc Where The defending super bowl champs exist with 1271 00:59:27.599 --> 00:59:30.320 a roster full, of really good. Really young players they 1272 00:59:30.400 --> 00:59:33.079 paid saque. Of the Offseason is it philly? 1273 00:59:33.119 --> 00:59:35.280 And everybody? Else next year who else you think can 1274 00:59:35.320 --> 00:59:35.920 throw Punches? 1275 00:59:35.960 --> 00:59:36.000 With? 1276 00:59:36.039 --> 00:59:38.199 THE eagles no i Mean. 1277 00:59:38.239 --> 00:59:40.639 It wasn't philly and everybody, else last, YEAR you, Know 1278 00:59:40.840 --> 00:59:42.840 i mean philly had a nice run, in the playoffs but. 1279 00:59:42.960 --> 00:59:44.719 That was great but there are, PLENTY of others i 1280 00:59:44.760 --> 00:59:48.320 mean strong look First, of all detroit Second Of, all 1281 00:59:48.559 --> 00:59:52.039 green bay which is very young and was very. Good 1282 00:59:52.159 --> 00:59:57.119 Last year the rams are Certainly competitive With puka and 1283 00:59:57.519 --> 01:00:03.840 stafford and their. Young defensive. Line defensive line washington is 1284 01:00:03.880 --> 01:00:07.519 an interesting. Team to watch minnesota is an interesting. Team, 1285 01:00:07.599 --> 01:00:11.239 to watch yeah there's no reason to Believe that it's 1286 01:00:11.320 --> 01:00:14.440 philly and everybody Else just because philly managed to win 1287 01:00:14.519 --> 01:00:15.119 the Conference In. 1288 01:00:15.159 --> 01:00:18.639 The Super bowl is minnesota's PLAN just now jj McCarthy 1289 01:00:18.840 --> 01:00:19.639 or are they going to try? 1290 01:00:19.679 --> 01:00:19.719 To? 1291 01:00:19.760 --> 01:00:21.039 Bridge me oh it is okay. 1292 01:00:21.639 --> 01:00:24.280 In it there's Some talk about, rogers GOING there, but 1293 01:00:25.079 --> 01:00:27.679 i mean why would. You do that if you believe in, 1294 01:00:27.760 --> 01:00:31.679 your draft process then YOU believe. In jj McCarthy why 1295 01:00:31.679 --> 01:00:35.199 would You bring in rogers and sit McCarthy. 1296 01:00:35.320 --> 01:00:35.880 For a year it. 1297 01:00:36.159 --> 01:00:37.960 Doesn't make, Sense ALL. 1298 01:00:37.920 --> 01:00:40.079 Right before i, set you loose, Appreciate, The time aaron 1299 01:00:40.119 --> 01:00:42.519 i'll ask you about the team that most people around 1300 01:00:42.599 --> 01:00:45.599 here tier four based. Off of, proximity not everybody but 1301 01:00:45.719 --> 01:00:48.199 we have A Lot of denver bronco fans. In this 1302 01:00:48.440 --> 01:00:51.440 market So YEAR Two. Bonicks afc west what does it 1303 01:00:51.480 --> 01:00:52.000 look like Next? 1304 01:00:52.079 --> 01:00:56.119 Year, IN denver yeah I mean if bonnicks can continue 1305 01:00:56.199 --> 01:00:58.280 to play the way he did in the last three quarters, 1306 01:00:58.280 --> 01:01:00.920 of the year that. Looks very good their defense. 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Big twelve quarterfinals as a result of grabbing 1358 01:03:37.920 --> 01:03:41.599 that top four seed, IN the tournament byu gets that 1359 01:03:41.760 --> 01:03:45.320 double buy into the quarterfinals, coming up tomorrow and a 1360 01:03:45.400 --> 01:03:48.880 bevy of college basketball action going. On right, now of 1361 01:03:48.960 --> 01:03:51.159 course throughout the course, of the Night It is, conference 1362 01:03:51.239 --> 01:03:55.159 championship week we Will have our We're Doing Our Station, 1363 01:03:55.880 --> 01:03:58.800 tournament bracket challenge THE one that i win every year on. The, 1364 01:03:58.840 --> 01:04:03.000 TALENT side, oh i mean if my, memory serves correctly every. 1365 01:04:03.039 --> 01:04:07.239 Year i've won like what we do, for our listeners 1366 01:04:07.280 --> 01:04:09.480 you SHOULD go to espn seven hundred. Sports dot com 1367 01:04:10.000 --> 01:04:11.440 we have all of you fill, out a bracket you, 1368 01:04:11.519 --> 01:04:14.280 compete against us and then we can see your scores, 1369 01:04:14.320 --> 01:04:16.280 on one side and then everyone on the station there's 1370 01:04:16.280 --> 01:04:16.760 a standing on. 1371 01:04:16.840 --> 01:04:19.880 The other side and this is my sixth year the station. 1372 01:04:20.639 --> 01:04:23.639 After coming BACK prior to i spend seven YEARS here, 1373 01:04:23.679 --> 01:04:26.119 before i Left and now i'm back FOR six and 1374 01:04:26.239 --> 01:04:27.039 i believe All six. 1375 01:04:27.119 --> 01:04:30.159 Years i've won the station, SIDE of things i very much. 1376 01:04:30.199 --> 01:04:30.760 WON one year. 1377 01:04:30.880 --> 01:04:33.159 I do Know i believe i'm. Five and one then because, 1378 01:04:33.159 --> 01:04:33.920 you won once. 1379 01:04:34.480 --> 01:04:36.039 It was and it was kind of. 1380 01:04:36.079 --> 01:04:39.880 A fluky one it was like my FUN bracket that 1381 01:04:40.000 --> 01:04:41.960 i DID on the espn seven hundred side of my 1382 01:04:42.039 --> 01:04:45.440 serious bracket was. Just completely washed but that's how. It sometimes, 1383 01:04:45.519 --> 01:04:49.079 goes but yes we are Doing The Million. Dollar bracket 1384 01:04:49.199 --> 01:04:51.599 challenge it'll BE up on Espn seven Hundred. Sports dot 1385 01:04:51.679 --> 01:04:54.760 com you actually can go there already and enter and 1386 01:04:54.840 --> 01:04:57.039 then of course you'll get an email to remind you 1387 01:04:57.119 --> 01:04:58.880 to fill. Out the bracket so if you want to 1388 01:04:58.880 --> 01:05:01.719 get an early, start on, it go enter give, us 1389 01:05:01.760 --> 01:05:04.119 your email give, us your data send it. In to 1390 01:05:04.280 --> 01:05:07.079 us then, we'll keep it, will harvest it and then 1391 01:05:07.639 --> 01:05:10.440 of course we'll send you an email for. The million, dollars, calm, 1392 01:05:10.519 --> 01:05:12.719 down elon geez you're. 1393 01:05:12.760 --> 01:05:15.079 Gonna scare people are you gonna start sending? Out, dosee 1394 01:05:15.119 --> 01:05:18.360 emails well we're just going to send you, updates on 1395 01:05:18.400 --> 01:05:21.320 sports just, to be clear and then sell your data. 1396 01:05:21.360 --> 01:05:22.880 At other companies is that where are we? 1397 01:05:22.920 --> 01:05:27.920 In THE business, can't, I can't really. I'm, not sure well. 1398 01:05:27.840 --> 01:05:28.400 Let's be clear. 1399 01:05:28.440 --> 01:05:31.639 About ONE thing my psa of THE day that i 1400 01:05:32.400 --> 01:05:36.800 basically do every year on the station basketball knowledge will 1401 01:05:36.840 --> 01:05:38.639 do no good when it comes to filling. Out a 1402 01:05:38.679 --> 01:05:42.320 bracket every year ABOUT this time i get some emails 1403 01:05:42.400 --> 01:05:45.599 and some text from aunts and uncles that have office pools, and, 1404 01:05:45.639 --> 01:05:48.360 they say hey can? You HELP me and, I say 1405 01:05:48.480 --> 01:05:51.840 no because it doesn't matter how much college. Basketball you 1406 01:05:51.920 --> 01:05:56.559 watch this thing is the, ultimate wildcard event WHICH is, 1407 01:05:56.599 --> 01:05:59.000 why i believe, in my opinion this. Is just me 1408 01:05:59.760 --> 01:06:02.280 this is the best individual sporting event we have, On Our. 1409 01:06:02.360 --> 01:06:04.679 Calendar march madness i've loved. 1410 01:06:04.480 --> 01:06:06.280 IT ever since i. WAS a kid i consume it. 1411 01:06:06.320 --> 01:06:09.679 EVERY single year i badly missed The years When university 1412 01:06:09.679 --> 01:06:12.719 of utah was not just, not just qualifying but. Advancing 1413 01:06:12.800 --> 01:06:16.960 SEVERAL rounds maybe byu will HAVE a. Fun Ncaa Tournament 1414 01:06:17.000 --> 01:06:17.840 maybe utah state. 1415 01:06:17.920 --> 01:06:18.159 Makes some. 1416 01:06:18.239 --> 01:06:21.639 Noise who knows but it does not matter how, much 1417 01:06:21.679 --> 01:06:23.880 you know does not matter how, much you watch you 1418 01:06:23.920 --> 01:06:27.280 will not get. This thing right so as we get, 1419 01:06:27.360 --> 01:06:30.440 closer and closer the Tournament starts on, march the nineteenth 1420 01:06:30.599 --> 01:06:34.440 which is one. Week from today we'll. Get you ready 1421 01:06:34.480 --> 01:06:36.320 we'll help you. A Little bit ken palmroy is going 1422 01:06:36.360 --> 01:06:39.079 to be In, studio on friday so he'll. Help you 1423 01:06:39.159 --> 01:06:41.280 out if there's anyone, to listen to It. Would be 1424 01:06:41.400 --> 01:06:44.920 Ken So? The big twelve how many tournament Teams Will the? 1425 01:06:44.960 --> 01:06:47.679 Big twelve get according To This, is jerry palm one. 1426 01:06:47.679 --> 01:06:50.719 Of the bracketologists the locks right Now In, the big, 1427 01:06:50.800 --> 01:06:57.360 twelve Of, Course, Are, Houston Arizona Brigham, Young, iowa State Kansas. 1428 01:06:57.440 --> 01:07:01.360 And texas tech those are the lots, On the Bubble Baylor. 1429 01:07:01.440 --> 01:07:05.719 And west virginia And here's what jerry has to Say about. 1430 01:07:05.760 --> 01:07:08.639 The big twelve, As of now houston on course to 1431 01:07:08.679 --> 01:07:11.000 be a number one seed for THE third. Straight ncublea 1432 01:07:11.119 --> 01:07:14.119 tournament houston ran away with, the conference title winning by 1433 01:07:14.159 --> 01:07:16.239 Four Games. Over texas tech they're going to look To 1434 01:07:16.440 --> 01:07:19.440 reach the sweet sixteen for THE fifth, straight ncublea tournament 1435 01:07:20.119 --> 01:07:23.360 but of course have higher. Aspirations Than that calvin Sampson 1436 01:07:23.400 --> 01:07:28.599 has a national. Championship Contending Squad red raiders iowa stayed 1437 01:07:28.639 --> 01:07:30.159 in the hunt for a top four. Seed as well 1438 01:07:30.239 --> 01:07:33.760 It looks, LIKE BYU's well i don't want, to SAY 1439 01:07:33.840 --> 01:07:36.239 ceiling because byu certainly could go on a run and 1440 01:07:36.320 --> 01:07:39.000 win some games. And change it but, as of now 1441 01:07:39.800 --> 01:07:41.880 It Looks like brigham young's gonna be. A, five seed 1442 01:07:42.760 --> 01:07:45.639 kansas your, preseason number one just to struggle to play. 1443 01:07:45.679 --> 01:07:48.960 At that level ever since the Calendar, turned to december 1444 01:07:49.079 --> 01:07:52.199 back to Back losses To, creyton and missouri they have 1445 01:07:52.400 --> 01:07:55.400 one three game winning, streak since then And that was 1446 01:07:55.480 --> 01:07:58.079 january fifth, through the eleventh which is right after the 1447 01:07:58.159 --> 01:08:01.400 first of their. Three home losses THE seed and Byu 1448 01:08:01.800 --> 01:08:06.079 truck Them KANSAS and provo u ninety One fifty. Seventh 1449 01:08:06.159 --> 01:08:08.440 february eighteenth that's the worst loss ever handed to a 1450 01:08:08.480 --> 01:08:14.280 preseason NUMBER one team byu eight game winning streak after 1451 01:08:14.400 --> 01:08:17.800 that Bad, loss to cincinnati and during that eight GAME 1452 01:08:17.840 --> 01:08:20.279 winning streak byu as all Of their five. Quad One 1453 01:08:20.399 --> 01:08:24.319 Wins so west virginia, On the bubble baylor. 1454 01:08:24.399 --> 01:08:24.960 On the BUBBLE. 1455 01:08:25.439 --> 01:08:28.520 Baylor, has vj edgecombe who's a top, five projected pick 1456 01:08:29.239 --> 01:08:31.199 and If you're, a jazz fan hone in on some 1457 01:08:31.319 --> 01:08:33.720 of these, projected you know top four. Or Five picks 1458 01:08:34.680 --> 01:08:36.680 Ace Bailey and dylan harper will not be, in The 1459 01:08:36.720 --> 01:08:39.520 tournament unless rutgers might. ALREADY be out i haven't, checked 1460 01:08:39.560 --> 01:08:41.720 The score but rutgers has two of the top three 1461 01:08:42.039 --> 01:08:45.359 prospects in the land and they're not even going to. 1462 01:08:45.399 --> 01:08:49.079 Make The tournament so baylor had that HOME, loss to 1463 01:08:49.159 --> 01:08:52.039 tcu which. Of course stung so we'll See how many 1464 01:08:52.079 --> 01:08:54.760 big twelve, teams get in and WE'LL see what byu 1465 01:08:54.840 --> 01:08:56.199 is able To Do against iowa state. 1466 01:08:56.239 --> 01:08:56.439 Coming. 1467 01:08:56.520 --> 01:08:57.439 Up tomorrow. 1468 01:08:58.560 --> 01:09:01.800 Utah, by the way so porter you referenced you're hearing 1469 01:09:01.880 --> 01:09:05.760 The potential of utah accepting a bid to play in 1470 01:09:05.840 --> 01:09:08.720 one of. THESE postseason tournaments i don't have any. Insight 1471 01:09:08.920 --> 01:09:11.199 at all we know it's not GONNA BE The. Nc 1472 01:09:11.279 --> 01:09:12.880 doublea tournament it's probably not, gonna be well. 1473 01:09:12.840 --> 01:09:13.319 It's not GONNA be. 1474 01:09:13.359 --> 01:09:15.359 The nit tournament do you have any insight on what 1475 01:09:15.680 --> 01:09:18.840 this tournament? Is Out there the utah is looking at. Potentially, 1476 01:09:18.880 --> 01:09:23.079 Playing it sorry i'm losing. My well email let's just. 1477 01:09:23.119 --> 01:09:23.680 Look over some. 1478 01:09:23.840 --> 01:09:27.880 OF these, possibilities i mean THERE. Is, the cbi oh 1479 01:09:27.920 --> 01:09:29.920 you know. What it Is It's The, college BASKETBALL. Crown 1480 01:09:30.000 --> 01:09:32.399 the cbc. That's, The one yeah So It's The, college 1481 01:09:32.439 --> 01:09:35.359 basketball crown which is a brand. New, Postseason tournament okay 1482 01:09:35.399 --> 01:09:37.279 and ACCORDING to what i have in, front Of Me 1483 01:09:37.880 --> 01:09:41.359 The college basketball crown is added to the. Landscape this 1484 01:09:41.520 --> 01:09:44.199 year so YOU HAVE The, nc doublea tournament which of 1485 01:09:44.239 --> 01:09:47.000 course is the tournament everybody wants. To play in it's 1486 01:09:47.039 --> 01:09:51.279 the main reason college basketball is. Still a, jet you 1487 01:09:51.279 --> 01:09:53.920 know they. Still generate revenue it's a revenue generating sport 1488 01:09:54.000 --> 01:09:57.199 Only Because, of march madness which means that if YOU 1489 01:09:57.359 --> 01:10:00.520 are a p four institution with a basketball pro that's 1490 01:10:00.600 --> 01:10:04.680 not QUALIFYING For the ncaa tournament And Playing, in march 1491 01:10:04.720 --> 01:10:07.800 madness you're leaving a lot, On the table like you 1492 01:10:07.960 --> 01:10:10.880 need a basketball PROGRAM that's an ncaa tournament team more, 1493 01:10:10.880 --> 01:10:13.960 often than not because if you, don't have that you're 1494 01:10:14.000 --> 01:10:15.840 losing out on a, lot of revenue losing out on a. 1495 01:10:15.920 --> 01:10:17.800 Lot of opportunity so YOU'VE Got, the. 1496 01:10:17.840 --> 01:10:20.640 Ncublea tournament YOU have the nit which has always kind of, 1497 01:10:20.640 --> 01:10:24.880 been the backup AND, then The cbi which utah played 1498 01:10:24.920 --> 01:10:27.680 in not, too long ago And Now The, college basketball 1499 01:10:27.800 --> 01:10:30.880 crown which is going to BE At The Mgm grand 1500 01:10:30.920 --> 01:10:33.359 garden ARENA And The t Mobile Arena in Las vegas 1501 01:10:33.399 --> 01:10:37.279 from March thirty FIRST april sixth i, don't know this 1502 01:10:37.439 --> 01:10:39.159 but my mind is telling me that is Actually During. 1503 01:10:39.199 --> 01:10:44.359 The final Four So This college basketball Crown that reportedly 1504 01:10:44.680 --> 01:10:47.960 utah is in the mix four is, a single elimination 1505 01:10:48.199 --> 01:10:52.199 sixteen team tournament that features Schools From, the Big Ten, 1506 01:10:52.399 --> 01:10:53.039 the big East And. 1507 01:10:53.079 --> 01:10:58.640 The big TWELVE so no SEC and. No acc huh. 1508 01:11:00.039 --> 01:11:02.359 Fifteen games will be played, during the week with all 1509 01:11:02.439 --> 01:11:06.800 Games airing ON fox. And Fs One college basketball. Crown 1510 01:11:06.840 --> 01:11:09.359 will air oh, here it Is So The college basketball 1511 01:11:09.399 --> 01:11:11.079 crown is going to air on the same Days As, 1512 01:11:11.199 --> 01:11:13.560 The March madness Elite Eight. And, final four well good. 1513 01:11:13.640 --> 01:11:16.960 Luck With That The college basketball crown is starting this 1514 01:11:17.039 --> 01:11:18.479 year they're going to Compete with the elite eight in 1515 01:11:18.520 --> 01:11:22.560 the final four RUNS during the nit semi final. And championship, 1516 01:11:22.640 --> 01:11:26.000 games and so ACCORDING to what i have in, Front 1517 01:11:26.039 --> 01:11:28.760 of me utah might be in the mix for what's 1518 01:11:28.840 --> 01:11:29.239 known as The. 1519 01:11:29.279 --> 01:11:32.319 College basketball crown, here's the question do you want? 1520 01:11:32.399 --> 01:11:35.159 To Do it That's that's, what i'm wondering because we 1521 01:11:35.239 --> 01:11:37.520 were we started, the show, off you know kind of 1522 01:11:37.600 --> 01:11:40.560 talking about how it felt like the team ran out 1523 01:11:40.600 --> 01:11:43.479 of gas, a, little bit right and obviously they've been 1524 01:11:43.520 --> 01:11:47.319 dealing with from, an emotional standpoint a bunch of stuff 1525 01:11:47.399 --> 01:11:53.199 over the. LAST few, weeks i, always you, know think, 1526 01:11:53.239 --> 01:11:55.479 that you know why would you want to go? Play 1527 01:11:55.520 --> 01:11:57.600 another game why would you want to keep playing when 1528 01:11:57.640 --> 01:11:59.199 when this is? Where you STAND but then i put 1529 01:11:59.279 --> 01:12:04.279 myself in the ship news Of Seniors, of josh eilert maybe, 1530 01:12:04.520 --> 01:12:08.039 of you know guys that are interviewing essentially, for A 1531 01:12:08.159 --> 01:12:11.319 job and i'm probably campaigning to play a little, bit. 1532 01:12:11.359 --> 01:12:16.600 More basketball right that's that's just the the inner ethos, 1533 01:12:16.640 --> 01:12:20.720 of an athlete. Of a, competitor so yeah. Go play 1534 01:12:20.760 --> 01:12:24.159 it if someone's gonna invite you to come play, in 1535 01:12:24.239 --> 01:12:26.960 a tournament even if they're Competing With the final, four 1536 01:12:27.439 --> 01:12:30.479 on television even if nobody's gonna maybe necessarily WATCH. It 1537 01:12:30.600 --> 01:12:33.399 on tv you might be playing in front of an 1538 01:12:33.439 --> 01:12:39.000 arena where it's your mom and your grandma and the opponent's. Mom, 1539 01:12:39.079 --> 01:12:41.840 and grandma hey you're. Still playing basketball and if, you're 1540 01:12:41.840 --> 01:12:44.000 a Senior If, you're josh eilert if you're any of 1541 01:12:44.039 --> 01:12:47.880 the guys, on that staff that's probably better than going 1542 01:12:47.920 --> 01:12:51.239 home and. Doing your paperwork so why not why not 1543 01:12:51.319 --> 01:12:52.760 play a little? Bit? More, hoops. 1544 01:12:55.479 --> 01:12:58.079 Conflicted yeah, so real quick. 1545 01:12:58.119 --> 01:13:01.119 Some Breaking news sham sharon he Has Reporting the utah 1546 01:13:01.279 --> 01:13:06.119 jazz have been, fined excuse me one hundred thousand dollars 1547 01:13:06.520 --> 01:13:11.000 for violations Of The. Player participation policy, the context Here, 1548 01:13:11.000 --> 01:13:13.479 according to shams is the violation Occurred when the jazz 1549 01:13:13.520 --> 01:13:17.800 failed to Make Star forward lowry marketen Available against The wizards, 1550 01:13:17.840 --> 01:13:21.279 on march fifth as well as. Other recent games the 1551 01:13:21.560 --> 01:13:25.840 RELEASE From the nba communications departments simply JUST says what i. 1552 01:13:26.000 --> 01:13:28.199 Just told you that's all you. Need to know. 1553 01:13:30.760 --> 01:13:33.680 You could find teams every. NIGHT for this i don't 1554 01:13:34.159 --> 01:13:37.800 fully Understand why the jazz are the team they're. Honed 1555 01:13:37.840 --> 01:13:39.399 in on and, by the way let Me be clear. 1556 01:13:39.520 --> 01:13:44.560 I'm for this it's the and THE problem is nba, 1557 01:13:44.680 --> 01:13:47.039 owners these days most of, them are billionaires and one 1558 01:13:47.079 --> 01:13:49.600 hundred thousand dollars for them is what you find in. 1559 01:13:49.680 --> 01:13:54.680 Your couch cushion but the only way to curtail this 1560 01:13:55.119 --> 01:13:57.760 issue that, pro basketball has and it, IS an issue 1561 01:13:57.800 --> 01:13:59.720 i don't care, what anyone says go ahead and send. 1562 01:13:59.760 --> 01:14:02.840 ME, YOUR statement nba i don't. GIVE a rip i 1563 01:14:02.920 --> 01:14:04.920 think is to do. This more consistently and. 1564 01:14:05.000 --> 01:14:07.239 The plan was like way back, In The day greg 1565 01:14:07.319 --> 01:14:12.600 popovich actually started all of This with san, antonio a long, 1566 01:14:12.680 --> 01:14:16.560 long time ago quite frankly Started It when david robinson 1567 01:14:17.880 --> 01:14:21.439 was set to return from a back Injury and, san, 1568 01:14:21.479 --> 01:14:24.239 antonio said oh you, Think you're. Healthy you're not you're going, 1569 01:14:24.279 --> 01:14:26.479 to stay home and, while You're Home watch wake forest 1570 01:14:26.560 --> 01:14:28.560 and watch the senior that plays For Them. Named tim 1571 01:14:28.640 --> 01:14:33.359 Duncan robinson sat spurs get the number one Pick They. 1572 01:14:33.439 --> 01:14:34.319 Draft tim duncan the. 1573 01:14:34.359 --> 01:14:40.039 Rest is, history Later, On, As duncan jnobili parker and 1574 01:14:40.199 --> 01:14:44.000 that group, Started to age popovich incrementally held them out 1575 01:14:44.039 --> 01:14:48.319 Here There and david stern threatens and then did find 1576 01:14:48.439 --> 01:14:51.640 him for sitting players when they were healthy. Ready to 1577 01:14:51.720 --> 01:14:54.640 go this is kind of the deal where everybody just, 1578 01:14:54.680 --> 01:14:56.840 started DOING it so i guess you can't fight. Everybody 1579 01:14:56.920 --> 01:14:59.279 every night i'm not exactly sure why they pointed Out 1580 01:15:00.000 --> 01:15:03.880 Specifically the, utah JAZZ when, like i said every single, 1581 01:15:03.920 --> 01:15:06.840 team Does this but jazz have been five one hundred 1582 01:15:06.840 --> 01:15:11.159 thousand dollars for violations of the. Player participation policy all 1583 01:15:11.239 --> 01:15:12.960 right back to what we were. Just TALKING about what 1584 01:15:13.119 --> 01:15:20.760 i can see and understand is reductively said simply. Playing more, 1585 01:15:20.800 --> 01:15:25.359 basketball and, certainly you know if you're a player where 1586 01:15:25.479 --> 01:15:28.039 basketball is not part, of your future and, if we're 1587 01:15:28.119 --> 01:15:30.439 honest most of the players that are moving on probably 1588 01:15:30.720 --> 01:15:33.840 have played or if they Go To This college, basketball 1589 01:15:33.880 --> 01:15:37.680 crown thing will play their final game AS a player 1590 01:15:37.720 --> 01:15:41.880 i would want. To Play Now the josh eilert side 1591 01:15:41.880 --> 01:15:45.199 of this is interesting because there are a lot of 1592 01:15:45.239 --> 01:15:48.920 things To Like. About josh eilert as an Assistant Coach, 1593 01:15:49.239 --> 01:15:52.880 for alex jensen he Played In, the big twelve He 1594 01:15:53.039 --> 01:15:57.439 Coached for west virginia for seventeen years as an Assistant, 1595 01:15:57.479 --> 01:16:00.279 to coach huggins and then obviously it's been here for 1596 01:16:00.319 --> 01:16:03.600 the past. Couple of years So Understands the big twelve 1597 01:16:04.359 --> 01:16:06.439 And If, you're alex jensen is that something that's. 1598 01:16:06.439 --> 01:16:08.479 Appealing to You If, you're. 1599 01:16:08.439 --> 01:16:10.800 Josh eiler do you want another game where you can 1600 01:16:10.960 --> 01:16:11.960 show people that you are? 1601 01:16:12.000 --> 01:16:12.640 A good coach that. 1602 01:16:12.720 --> 01:16:15.239 SHOULD be considered i mean you kind of Feel bad 1603 01:16:15.279 --> 01:16:17.039 for josh as he was the interim Head Coach in 1604 01:16:17.079 --> 01:16:20.399 west virginia and that didn't, work out great and then 1605 01:16:20.439 --> 01:16:22.840 he just took over a SITUATION here where i don't 1606 01:16:22.840 --> 01:16:23.279 know what he was. 1607 01:16:23.279 --> 01:16:25.159 Supposed to do it. 1608 01:16:25.239 --> 01:16:28.560 Reminded me A Lot when mike pijakian Took Over for 1609 01:16:28.680 --> 01:16:32.239 andy ludwig during. The Football season when utah Fired Coach 1610 01:16:32.359 --> 01:16:37.119 lud mike, pijakian Took over and mike himself during his 1611 01:16:37.239 --> 01:16:40.880 first media availability told all, of us Like this is 1612 01:16:40.960 --> 01:16:44.800 andy's system and THERE'S nothing that i really can. Do 1613 01:16:45.000 --> 01:16:48.520 with this we're Just gonna, run andy's system which, makes 1614 01:16:48.560 --> 01:16:50.159 you wonder like why do you? Fire, the guy anyway 1615 01:16:50.199 --> 01:16:54.159 but whatever. Done is done And as coach, eyler took over, 1616 01:16:54.680 --> 01:16:57.159 And You know sean mooney was some. Good, insight here 1617 01:16:58.119 --> 01:17:00.880 uh they more or less ran kind of. The same 1618 01:17:00.960 --> 01:17:03.880 sets The Difference was Kanu Dawes and miro little, Got 1619 01:17:04.000 --> 01:17:07.359 more time so there were, some rotational adjustments but there 1620 01:17:07.399 --> 01:17:10.840 weren't really, any schematic adjustments and so you kind of 1621 01:17:10.840 --> 01:17:12.399 Feel bad for josh that he was put, in this 1622 01:17:12.479 --> 01:17:15.560 situation which really was. A lose lose i don't know 1623 01:17:15.600 --> 01:17:20.239 what he was, supposed to. Do all right staying with 1624 01:17:20.319 --> 01:17:22.279 this tame. A little bit with the four o'clock out, 1625 01:17:22.279 --> 01:17:25.119 of the show we're Gonna Bring in sarah Todd Covers 1626 01:17:25.119 --> 01:17:25.920 the utah Jazz For. 1627 01:17:25.960 --> 01:17:26.479 The deseret. 1628 01:17:26.560 --> 01:17:29.479 News Breaking news the jazz have been fined one hundred 1629 01:17:29.520 --> 01:17:31.239 thousand dollars for violating the league's. 1630 01:17:31.279 --> 01:17:33.279 Player Participation policy. 1631 01:17:33.720 --> 01:17:35.600 Pablo master when he stops, by later on we'll DO 1632 01:17:35.600 --> 01:17:42.000 a little rsl midweek training sessions underway for the match 1633 01:17:42.079 --> 01:17:45.239 Coming up On. Saturday at houston We'll see if pablo 1634 01:17:45.319 --> 01:17:50.359 has any insight on reinforcements badly needed on the Way For. 1635 01:17:50.520 --> 01:17:53.760 Real Salt lake kurt schmidt joined the, program this week 1636 01:17:54.680 --> 01:17:57.560 indicated they're working on a number. Of different things we'll 1637 01:17:57.560 --> 01:17:59.439 see if pablos, some insight there even though it's not, 1638 01:17:59.520 --> 01:18:02.520 necessary his job but a little. BIT of insight i 1639 01:18:02.520 --> 01:18:06.279 thought this was interesting porter take thirty seconds and say something. 1640 01:18:06.439 --> 01:18:09.079 Very, Very fascinating well i'm gonna update you a little 1641 01:18:09.119 --> 01:18:12.760 bit on goings On. With the jazz that one hundred 1642 01:18:12.760 --> 01:18:16.920 Thousand dollars fine shams is expanding on that it is 1643 01:18:17.319 --> 01:18:22.319 Specifically related to lowry Markten and The jazz. Holding lowry 1644 01:18:22.399 --> 01:18:25.079 out and what, that tells ME not that i know 1645 01:18:25.279 --> 01:18:27.760 or have any insight you'll be able, to expand here 1646 01:18:28.119 --> 01:18:32.439 IS that the nba must have found a inconsistency in 1647 01:18:32.560 --> 01:18:36.039 communication in one of, the injury reports in something there 1648 01:18:36.399 --> 01:18:38.279 that gave them the excuse To give the. Jazz the 1649 01:18:38.319 --> 01:18:41.199 fine they Know. They're resting lowry everyone Knows. They're resting 1650 01:18:41.279 --> 01:18:44.840 lowry everyone around the league is resting players in a certain. 1651 01:18:44.920 --> 01:18:47.239 Form of fashion but if you move them to the 1652 01:18:47.319 --> 01:18:51.680 injury REPORT without, like i, guess an excuse or you 1653 01:18:51.800 --> 01:18:53.680 just kind of throw, them up there you're you kind 1654 01:18:53.680 --> 01:18:58.479 of lose your storyline as far as. Resting THE player 1655 01:18:58.800 --> 01:19:00.560 the nba is gonna come down on. You for it 1656 01:19:00.640 --> 01:19:03.720 and it kind of appears that's probably what Happened here 1657 01:19:03.840 --> 01:19:06.079 with lowry missing better part. 1658 01:19:06.119 --> 01:19:09.039 Of this, Month, ALL right man i was doing so 1659 01:19:09.239 --> 01:19:11.520 well after the past couple OF days where i was 1660 01:19:11.560 --> 01:19:13.800 limping to. THE finish line i made it nearly two 1661 01:19:13.880 --> 01:19:16.840 hours without having a little bit of. An issue here 1662 01:19:17.239 --> 01:19:17.680 we're gonna. 1663 01:19:17.680 --> 01:19:20.319 Make it through we're. Gonna be okay the four o'clock 1664 01:19:20.359 --> 01:19:20.760 hour right. 1665 01:19:20.800 --> 01:19:22.439 Around the corner but before we, catch a break SOME 1666 01:19:22.640 --> 01:19:26.720 interesting insight i thought on the Process That led alex 1667 01:19:26.800 --> 01:19:30.359 jensen here back home to be the seventeenth Head coach 1668 01:19:31.279 --> 01:19:34.479 in utah. Men's, basketball history so According to what i've 1669 01:19:34.520 --> 01:19:38.000 been told, last time around so five, Years Ago now 1670 01:19:38.800 --> 01:19:41.960 mark carlin alects to Move On, from larry kriskovak a 1671 01:19:42.079 --> 01:19:45.720 decision that wasn't super popular. In certain circles i'll kind of, 1672 01:19:45.880 --> 01:19:47.399 leave that there but. 1673 01:19:47.520 --> 01:19:49.600 YOU get, IT i Mean. I like larry i. 1674 01:19:49.600 --> 01:19:51.000 Always liked him he was, good to me he was, 1675 01:19:51.039 --> 01:19:52.600 a great guest and when he went out, of in 1676 01:19:52.680 --> 01:19:55.199 Fact let's. Get larry on Reach. Out to larry let's 1677 01:19:55.199 --> 01:19:57.359 have him on because he is a fun. Guy to 1678 01:19:57.399 --> 01:19:59.439 interview he's, a nice guy and there was an argument 1679 01:19:59.479 --> 01:20:00.960 to be made that he he actually was. Showing, some 1680 01:20:01.079 --> 01:20:05.680 progress nonetheless the decision was made to Move On. From, 1681 01:20:05.720 --> 01:20:08.600 larry KOSKOVIAK well what i was told over the past 1682 01:20:08.760 --> 01:20:12.680 forty eight hours is. Five Years ago mark carlin did 1683 01:20:12.760 --> 01:20:16.039 make Some Overtures to alex jensen before He Landed. 1684 01:20:16.079 --> 01:20:18.640 ON craig smith i have no insight on how far. 1685 01:20:18.800 --> 01:20:21.880 THESE talks went i have no insight on how close 1686 01:20:21.960 --> 01:20:25.119 it was Back then for alex to, take the job 1687 01:20:25.239 --> 01:20:27.199 or if a offer was ever formally. 1688 01:20:28.199 --> 01:20:30.920 EXTENDED to him i don't. KNOW those details i want to. Be. 1689 01:20:31.039 --> 01:20:34.920 VERY clear now a couple of things here that make 1690 01:20:35.279 --> 01:20:39.359 this go around different than. Five years, ago number one, 1691 01:20:39.840 --> 01:20:43.399 Five Years ago alex jensen was the Lead Assistant for 1692 01:20:43.560 --> 01:20:45.920 quinn snyder Here in sau Lake For. 1693 01:20:45.920 --> 01:20:47.000 The utah jazz. 1694 01:20:47.840 --> 01:20:50.600 Alex was being paid very well as, a lead assistant 1695 01:20:51.119 --> 01:20:54.479 a number one ASSISTANT. In The nba the jazz had 1696 01:20:54.520 --> 01:20:56.640 a really good team that was right, in the mixed 1697 01:20:57.119 --> 01:21:02.159 right in the Midst Of, The, Gobert, mitchell conley, bogdanovitch 1698 01:21:02.159 --> 01:21:04.039 you know that team that won a lot of regular 1699 01:21:04.119 --> 01:21:06.560 season games but never was really able to get much done. 1700 01:21:06.600 --> 01:21:08.920 In the postseason but it was. A good team it 1701 01:21:09.039 --> 01:21:09.640 was a team that. 1702 01:21:09.760 --> 01:21:12.439 Most people, thought all right if things, go their way 1703 01:21:13.399 --> 01:21:16.359 if they Get a steph curry, sprained Ankle Here or 1704 01:21:16.520 --> 01:21:19.439 lebron james low, ad management there maybe this team is 1705 01:21:19.520 --> 01:21:23.279 good enough to. Win something special. I'LL be honest i 1706 01:21:23.439 --> 01:21:26.319 never was. THERE with them i loved That iteration. OF 1707 01:21:26.399 --> 01:21:30.439 jazz basketball i was with the flagship Station of the jazz. 1708 01:21:30.560 --> 01:21:32.520 DURING that run i got to, KNOW the coaches i 1709 01:21:32.600 --> 01:21:34.039 got to know, THE front office i got to, know 1710 01:21:34.119 --> 01:21:37.239 THE players and i was a big fan of what 1711 01:21:37.359 --> 01:21:39.520 they were doing and what. THEY were building i just 1712 01:21:39.600 --> 01:21:42.880 didn't think they, had, the force physicality the defensive perimeter 1713 01:21:43.119 --> 01:21:45.880 size to match up with some of the best teams. 1714 01:21:45.920 --> 01:21:48.800 AS they, Advanced i mean donovan, Six' to two mike conley's. 1715 01:21:49.319 --> 01:21:52.800 Six feet six' one their Best perimeter, defensive player was 1716 01:21:52.880 --> 01:21:54.960 royce O'Neil who's six' to, four On a good day 1717 01:21:55.199 --> 01:21:58.680 right and royce. Was a fine perimeter defensive player. He 1718 01:21:58.800 --> 01:22:01.279 WASN'T anything all that special so i never thought that. 1719 01:22:01.359 --> 01:22:03.319 They WERE gonna win a championship but i thought they 1720 01:22:03.319 --> 01:22:05.399 were as Close as We've had PROBABLY since. 1721 01:22:05.479 --> 01:22:08.439 JOHN and carl and i believe i. 1722 01:22:08.520 --> 01:22:11.079 KNOW other people disagree With this i think the team 1723 01:22:11.239 --> 01:22:15.960 Quinn Had at their peak With goberton mitchell as the 1724 01:22:16.079 --> 01:22:18.560 lynch Pins were better Than the teams Jerry. 1725 01:22:18.640 --> 01:22:19.560 Had with boozer. 1726 01:22:19.680 --> 01:22:23.479 And d will that's my Opinion That team, went to 1727 01:22:23.560 --> 01:22:26.920 a western conference finals but revision His history a little 1728 01:22:26.920 --> 01:22:30.359 bit remember dallas The number one seed in the West 1729 01:22:30.439 --> 01:22:33.760 That year with A Peak, dirk nooviski Ran Into golden 1730 01:22:33.840 --> 01:22:38.760 state Coached by Don nelson who drafted dirk And, don 1731 01:22:38.880 --> 01:22:41.199 Knew How to guard dirk and golden state did An. 1732 01:22:41.279 --> 01:22:44.039 Amazing job of shutting down navitsky They Were, able to 1733 01:22:45.039 --> 01:22:48.279 Upset the dallas mavericks and the jazz were pretty fortunate 1734 01:22:48.359 --> 01:22:51.319 to run, into Them, in the second. Round not dallas 1735 01:22:52.039 --> 01:22:53.960 nonetheless Credit Them they went to the western. 1736 01:22:54.000 --> 01:22:55.119 Conference FINALS where They. 1737 01:22:55.039 --> 01:22:59.039 Got, smoked but i Think quinn's, TEAM like the peak 1738 01:22:59.119 --> 01:23:01.960 quinn team I think that Beats the peak Jerry. 1739 01:23:02.000 --> 01:23:02.640 Team with booze. 1740 01:23:02.640 --> 01:23:04.960 And D will that's my opinion but alex was, the 1741 01:23:05.039 --> 01:23:07.920 lead assistant on that team and it wasn't just that 1742 01:23:08.000 --> 01:23:10.079 he was. The lead assistant for that team he was 1743 01:23:10.199 --> 01:23:13.119 a hot commodity in THE world of potentially. Getting an 1744 01:23:13.199 --> 01:23:16.600 nba head Coaching job HE interviewed with the calvs back 1745 01:23:16.680 --> 01:23:17.800 i think it was twenty nineteen. 1746 01:23:17.920 --> 01:23:19.319 TO take over their head job I. 1747 01:23:19.359 --> 01:23:19.479 Think. 1748 01:23:19.520 --> 01:23:22.920 They gave that to jb bickerstaff and so there was 1749 01:23:22.960 --> 01:23:26.000 A lot going on then with alex, that isn't going 1750 01:23:26.079 --> 01:23:28.680 on now right and so that. Needs TO be kept 1751 01:23:28.720 --> 01:23:31.880 in mind but i was also told During the process 1752 01:23:32.000 --> 01:23:36.039 five years ago alex wasn't necessarily, keen on the offer 1753 01:23:36.279 --> 01:23:38.560 or Whatever or the, situation IS how i'll put that 1754 01:23:38.640 --> 01:23:40.199 because i don't know, that there was an offer made 1755 01:23:41.000 --> 01:23:44.920 but the conversation. Stalled pretty quickly, five years ago so, 1756 01:23:45.199 --> 01:23:48.159 This time around five years later mark makes The. 1757 01:23:48.199 --> 01:23:50.239 Decision to move, on, from craig what's. 1758 01:23:50.319 --> 01:23:53.800 Different Now, well A Few things number one after quinn 1759 01:23:53.800 --> 01:23:57.800 snyder decided that he didn't see any way forward here 1760 01:23:57.880 --> 01:23:59.960 and didn't want to, Work for this new ownership group 1761 01:24:01.199 --> 01:24:04.439 alex had. ONE year left on His deal i don't 1762 01:24:04.479 --> 01:24:06.600 think will Hardy Was ever, going To keep alex jensen 1763 01:24:06.640 --> 01:24:10.279 around but alex coached out the rest of his contract 1764 01:24:10.920 --> 01:24:14.720 And spent one year under will Right, and Then He 1765 01:24:14.840 --> 01:24:17.520 lands in dallas where Dennis lindsay at the Time was 1766 01:24:17.640 --> 01:24:19.680 dennis is now in detroit Doing. A Great job with 1767 01:24:19.720 --> 01:24:23.800 the Pistons so dennis Goes Down to Dallas And ultimately 1768 01:24:24.439 --> 01:24:27.399 jason kidd brings alex jensen on board. 1769 01:24:27.520 --> 01:24:29.399 As one of, His assistant coaches. 1770 01:24:30.600 --> 01:24:33.600 Three years later alex IS not, interviewed for a head 1771 01:24:33.720 --> 01:24:36.079 mba job and you Have to wonder whether or not, 1772 01:24:36.199 --> 01:24:38.560 alex DID the calculation to say if i ever, want 1773 01:24:38.600 --> 01:24:41.319 to be a head coach this. Is, GOING to be 1774 01:24:41.439 --> 01:24:44.560 my opportunity also i don't know what the Terms, of 1775 01:24:44.600 --> 01:24:47.039 the deal are for Alex but my guess, IS if 1776 01:24:47.079 --> 01:24:49.119 Craig got five years i. Bet alex gets five or 1777 01:24:49.159 --> 01:24:54.119 six alex has, a lovely wife and young, children AND 1778 01:24:54.199 --> 01:24:56.920 they're all from here and i Think the stability is 1779 01:24:56.960 --> 01:24:59.840 something that alex certainly was looking at because he was 1780 01:25:00.000 --> 01:25:02.399 coming up on The. End of his contract in DALLAS 1781 01:25:03.079 --> 01:25:05.920 but the most interesting anecdote i was told about the 1782 01:25:06.000 --> 01:25:10.000 Process this Time around is as alex and mark engaged, 1783 01:25:10.039 --> 01:25:13.920 In conversations and. Back and forth alex was undecided I'm. 1784 01:25:13.960 --> 01:25:16.119 Told that they Really love dallas i'm. Told that dallas 1785 01:25:16.199 --> 01:25:18.439 Really loved Him i'm told, the Dallas wanted alex, to 1786 01:25:18.479 --> 01:25:21.680 stay and Alex was conflicted, According to what i've been 1787 01:25:21.720 --> 01:25:25.920 told and It Was one phone call that alex. Jensen, 1788 01:25:26.000 --> 01:25:30.199 made that eased his concerns porter do you have any 1789 01:25:30.239 --> 01:25:34.000 guesses who the phone call Was Made to that ultimately 1790 01:25:34.119 --> 01:25:37.159 led alex jensen to taking the job As the head coach. 1791 01:25:37.199 --> 01:25:39.920 Of the utah men's basketball Program Spence. Checkets it was 1792 01:25:39.960 --> 01:25:41.760 not SPENCE jackets he tried to. CALL i was DOING 1793 01:25:41.800 --> 01:25:43.239 the show i told him i hit him. Back later 1794 01:25:43.319 --> 01:25:43.920 never called him. 1795 01:25:43.840 --> 01:25:47.479 Back man put me on the. Spot again twice. In 1796 01:25:47.600 --> 01:25:48.840 one segment you're doing. 1797 01:25:48.680 --> 01:25:50.840 This you've, been doing the show long ENOUGH you. Know 1798 01:25:50.920 --> 01:25:53.880 that that's what i do i've JUST the Big dogs 1799 01:25:53.920 --> 01:25:56.359 at the u who alex could. Have called to alleviate 1800 01:25:56.399 --> 01:25:59.600 any CONCERNS and you're overthinking it when I tell You, 1801 01:25:59.640 --> 01:25:59.960 WHO it is. 1802 01:26:01.720 --> 01:26:04.960 Coach wit okay i was told that that's probably the 1803 01:26:05.000 --> 01:26:07.800 guy you reach out to when you and. Not like 1804 01:26:08.760 --> 01:26:11.880 when we're talking, sports i'm talking about you know a 1805 01:26:11.960 --> 01:26:17.439 guy who. Is working within the athletic department you know 1806 01:26:18.119 --> 01:26:19.399 those are the people he's gonna be working on. 1807 01:26:19.439 --> 01:26:20.079 The hill with day to. 1808 01:26:20.199 --> 01:26:23.800 Day no one's. Been there longer i'm pretty sure i'm 1809 01:26:23.800 --> 01:26:27.159 almost positive no one's been there longer than what nineteen, 1810 01:26:27.199 --> 01:26:27.600 ninety two. 1811 01:26:27.760 --> 01:26:28.239 Or three. 1812 01:26:29.560 --> 01:26:33.279 Ninety four maybe thereabouts but it makes sense when you. 1813 01:26:33.359 --> 01:26:36.479 Think about it through this prism alex doesn't know What. 1814 01:26:36.560 --> 01:26:40.039 It's like to work for mark alex doesn't know What It's. 1815 01:26:40.119 --> 01:26:42.760 Like to work for taylor randall alex doesn't know what 1816 01:26:42.840 --> 01:26:44.840 it's like to be Part Of the new iteration of 1817 01:26:44.960 --> 01:26:48.039 utah athletics BECAUSE last time he was. Here I was 1818 01:26:48.079 --> 01:26:50.640 in the nineties so i just thought that was kind 1819 01:26:50.640 --> 01:26:53.439 of interesting, as he was weighing his. Options because this 1820 01:26:53.760 --> 01:26:57.159 was a choice, This was not a no brainer this wasn't, 1821 01:26:57.239 --> 01:26:58.680 something that was made right. 1822 01:26:58.760 --> 01:27:01.840 Away a decision that was made this is. Something we Definitely. 1823 01:27:01.880 --> 01:27:04.720 Want to do alex and natalie i'm sure they, Waited 1824 01:27:04.720 --> 01:27:06.199 A bunch of different options but i thought it was 1825 01:27:06.239 --> 01:27:09.760 interesting being told that The phone call that really put 1826 01:27:09.840 --> 01:27:12.039 Alex over the Line Was, to kyle was to kyle 1827 01:27:12.079 --> 01:27:15.800 winningham and they spent a number of number of hours 1828 01:27:15.840 --> 01:27:18.039 on the phone together talking, about a bunch Of different things, 1829 01:27:18.079 --> 01:27:19.800 according to what i've been told And that was enough 1830 01:27:19.840 --> 01:27:21.960 to convince alex that he did want to Come. Back home, 1831 01:27:22.720 --> 01:27:25.520 to coach the. Utes All right there you go utah. 1832 01:27:25.680 --> 01:27:29.319 Jazz are back in action Tonight They. Are taking on 1833 01:27:29.399 --> 01:27:32.479 the memphis grizzlies that is. A six o'clock mountain time 1834 01:27:32.640 --> 01:27:37.399 Starts Our next guest covers the utah jazz and does 1835 01:27:37.439 --> 01:27:38.079 it so well that. 1836 01:27:38.159 --> 01:27:38.640 All she does. 1837 01:27:38.760 --> 01:27:42.760 Is stack Trophies No Big deal two Time utah Sports 1838 01:27:42.840 --> 01:27:45.479 Writer Of The, Year From the desert Red news. Sarah, 1839 01:27:45.520 --> 01:27:48.720 Todd On. A wednesday afternoon. Sarah happy wednesday, How, are 1840 01:27:48.760 --> 01:27:50.560 you i'm doing? 1841 01:27:50.640 --> 01:27:52.720 GREAT svince, How are you doing i mean i'm Doing 1842 01:27:53.079 --> 01:27:56.760 Better than. The, wall, of bryan smith today yes. 1843 01:27:56.680 --> 01:27:57.479 Indeed why don't, We. 1844 01:27:57.560 --> 01:28:00.600 Start With The breaking news sarah the utah jazz have. 1845 01:28:00.760 --> 01:28:04.920 Been fined one hundred thousand dollars it looks Like. It's 1846 01:28:04.960 --> 01:28:08.279 for sitting lowry against washington? Do, YOU have any insight here. 1847 01:28:09.720 --> 01:28:12.239 Yeah i mean what's interesting is that the press release 1848 01:28:12.319 --> 01:28:17.239 that comes out today it says that they Violated the 1849 01:28:17.319 --> 01:28:21.560 player Participation policy on march fifth against washington quote, as 1850 01:28:21.640 --> 01:28:25.000 well as, other recent. Games which is like not surprising 1851 01:28:25.119 --> 01:28:27.479 i've been wondering, over the last couple of weeks like 1852 01:28:27.560 --> 01:28:29.520 one of when one of these signs was Going, to, 1853 01:28:29.560 --> 01:28:32.279 COME down, for the jazz because i mean They're Resting 1854 01:28:32.720 --> 01:28:35.439 twenty three year, old walker kessler every other game and 1855 01:28:36.000 --> 01:28:39.800 they've been using the. Injury report very liberally this season, 1856 01:28:40.039 --> 01:28:43.319 So it's, FRANKLY not a surprise And honestly i think 1857 01:28:43.399 --> 01:28:47.479 that the jazz and everyone involved would willingly pay one 1858 01:28:47.560 --> 01:28:49.800 hundred thousand dollars to know that they're going to be 1859 01:28:49.920 --> 01:28:51.520 one of the three worst, teams in the league this 1860 01:28:51.640 --> 01:28:54.600 year so kind, OF non consequential in. 1861 01:28:54.680 --> 01:28:58.279 THE end i concur with that i will follow up 1862 01:28:58.640 --> 01:29:02.680 to ask if you haven't knowledge as to how exactly 1863 01:29:02.800 --> 01:29:06.319 they land on when, They're, GOING to implement these fines sarah, 1864 01:29:06.359 --> 01:29:09.479 i watch pro basketball every night and, Every night teams 1865 01:29:09.520 --> 01:29:11.279 Are sitting players like why? 1866 01:29:11.399 --> 01:29:12.920 The, jazz and why right now. 1867 01:29:15.239 --> 01:29:23.039 YEAH it's really really interesting. BECAUSE i don't know exactly 1868 01:29:23.079 --> 01:29:24.880 when i mean a lot of it Has to do 1869 01:29:25.279 --> 01:29:29.439 with like all star star level players and whether or not. 1870 01:29:29.560 --> 01:29:33.880 They're resting during, nationally Televised games that being, said THE 1871 01:29:34.000 --> 01:29:37.479 jazz don't. HAVE those so i don't know. I don't 1872 01:29:37.520 --> 01:29:40.960 know when they decide, it would be, really really easy 1873 01:29:41.199 --> 01:29:44.840 as you've mentioned to go through and look at teams 1874 01:29:44.960 --> 01:29:49.079 resting healthy players and find. A lot more than. THEY do, 1875 01:29:49.800 --> 01:29:53.479 and so it's strange i mean they have a player, 1876 01:29:53.560 --> 01:30:00.520 partition participation policy, that like, outline teams have to you 1877 01:30:00.600 --> 01:30:03.760 know make sure that no more than one star. Is 1878 01:30:04.479 --> 01:30:07.560 unavailable for the same, game and then there's you know 1879 01:30:08.640 --> 01:30:11.880 the way that they define star depends on like years 1880 01:30:11.920 --> 01:30:14.560 of Service and, if they've. Made all star teams et 1881 01:30:14.640 --> 01:30:17.640 cetera and THEN also if it's a national tv game. 1882 01:30:17.840 --> 01:30:21.760 Or an in season tournament game they have to maintain 1883 01:30:21.880 --> 01:30:25.079 a balance between resting the players, for road and for 1884 01:30:25.199 --> 01:30:31.479 home games and so This might be a case where 1885 01:30:32.960 --> 01:30:36.920 lowry had missed more road games. At that point than 1886 01:30:37.079 --> 01:30:39.279 home games. I'm not one hundred percent sure it'd have to, 1887 01:30:39.359 --> 01:30:40.800 go back and look at it but. That would be, 1888 01:30:40.880 --> 01:30:44.039 MY first guess other than that i think that, probably there's, 1889 01:30:44.079 --> 01:30:45.840 someone that's just. Like all, Right this is enough. 1890 01:30:47.640 --> 01:30:49.800 YOU know i'm Chuckling here because i have my twitter 1891 01:30:49.920 --> 01:30:53.479 feed pulled Up and you can see the Shams tweet 1892 01:30:53.560 --> 01:30:56.239 breaking the news the JAZZ, have been fined a hundred 1893 01:30:56.279 --> 01:30:59.119 k and then, a Couple of tweets after that the 1894 01:30:59.199 --> 01:31:04.439 jazz tweet, Out After updated, Injury Report available, Jordan Clarkson. 1895 01:31:04.600 --> 01:31:09.399 Available lowry Marketing available jaden? Springer are the jazz trolling 1896 01:31:09.560 --> 01:31:12.880 us or is this? Directly In response to the? Fine, 1897 01:31:12.960 --> 01:31:14.479 now marketing is playing tonight. 1898 01:31:15.560 --> 01:31:19.319 Oh this is in their defense this is about the 1899 01:31:19.479 --> 01:31:22.560 time that the injury report would. Come OUT tonight before 1900 01:31:22.760 --> 01:31:28.079 the game so i, don't think that that's direct trolling 1901 01:31:28.239 --> 01:31:32.560 but there might, there is some HUMOR to it at 1902 01:31:32.640 --> 01:31:34.800 least BECAUSE i saw the same, thing I got the 1903 01:31:34.880 --> 01:31:37.720 injury report and i thought the. Timing of, This, Is 1904 01:31:37.960 --> 01:31:39.399 pretty incredible. 1905 01:31:39.840 --> 01:31:42.279 All right sarah before we get back To The, CURRENT 1906 01:31:42.359 --> 01:31:45.079 state of the utah jazz i need to, pick, your 1907 01:31:45.119 --> 01:31:48.520 brain a little bit, because if memory serves me correctly 1908 01:31:48.640 --> 01:31:51.279 you were part of, The. Traveling, party five years, ago 1909 01:31:52.199 --> 01:31:56.000 jazz okase when you know The whole thing, went down 1910 01:31:56.119 --> 01:31:58.640 and rudy test positive they cancel the game and then 1911 01:31:58.680 --> 01:32:00.600 we Get the alert that they can't so the season you, 1912 01:32:00.680 --> 01:32:01.000 were part? 1913 01:32:01.039 --> 01:32:01.159 OF that? 1914 01:32:01.239 --> 01:32:04.359 TRAVELING party weren't, you i, Was. I was there all 1915 01:32:04.439 --> 01:32:08.079 right sah so five, years later to the? Day yesterday 1916 01:32:08.720 --> 01:32:11.119 what are your memories what? DO you remember about that 1917 01:32:11.359 --> 01:32:14.000 night i think our listeners would. Be, INTERESTED to hear 1918 01:32:14.079 --> 01:32:15.359 your perspective. 1919 01:32:16.640 --> 01:32:20.000 Yeah i was talking about this yesterday with my fiance 1920 01:32:20.199 --> 01:32:25.039 and just it's a really it's strange the things that 1921 01:32:25.279 --> 01:32:27.840 stand out the most to me now compared. TO when 1922 01:32:27.880 --> 01:32:30.640 it was all happening i think that when it was happening, 1923 01:32:30.720 --> 01:32:32.760 and in the thick of it, it was, very LIKE 1924 01:32:33.399 --> 01:32:36.560 work based jazz based and i was just THINKING about 1925 01:32:36.600 --> 01:32:40.680 All Things basketball And Nba. And rudy gobert AND donovan mitchell, 1926 01:32:41.319 --> 01:32:46.960 and now when i look back my mother at the 1927 01:32:47.039 --> 01:32:50.359 time was supposed to be flying out to visit me 1928 01:32:50.680 --> 01:32:53.880 the next day When, we WERE coming back to utah 1929 01:32:54.680 --> 01:32:58.520 and i was already, feeling a, little bit wary because 1930 01:32:59.279 --> 01:33:01.119 you know the old the only thing at the time 1931 01:33:01.279 --> 01:33:04.199 that we knew was, just that like people were dying and. 1932 01:33:04.560 --> 01:33:10.680 Especially older people were just Dying and when we, learned 1933 01:33:10.800 --> 01:33:15.279 that rudy, had tested positive and you know they defined what, 1934 01:33:15.439 --> 01:33:19.279 close contact meant and it's like have you been speaking 1935 01:33:19.359 --> 01:33:23.560 to this person longer than five minutes? Standing within five feet, of, 1936 01:33:23.640 --> 01:33:26.039 him and we were like oh you're. Just describing. What 1937 01:33:26.159 --> 01:33:30.920 our Job is so yes and so i'm kind of 1938 01:33:31.119 --> 01:33:34.600 in the, tunnels of the arena and okay see there's 1939 01:33:35.000 --> 01:33:37.720 people and has that suits That are Walking by, from 1940 01:33:37.760 --> 01:33:42.560 the department of health team, like Heading into the locker 1941 01:33:42.680 --> 01:33:46.359 room and i'm on the phone With my mom telling 1942 01:33:46.399 --> 01:33:50.119 her that i'm going to, cancel, Her flight and she's 1943 01:33:50.199 --> 01:33:52.000 like well i'll still. Come If you want me to and, 1944 01:33:52.119 --> 01:33:54.560 i'm like crying ON the phone telling her like i 1945 01:33:54.640 --> 01:33:57.439 don't want to. Be the person that Kills You and 1946 01:33:57.600 --> 01:34:01.600 it's just and tony jones was there and he Was 1947 01:34:01.760 --> 01:34:03.880 just like hugging me while i'm crying, on the phone 1948 01:34:03.920 --> 01:34:05.680 WITH my mom telling her that i don't want to. 1949 01:34:05.720 --> 01:34:08.039 Be the person that killed her and that's like the 1950 01:34:08.159 --> 01:34:12.039 most enduring memory for me is just having to be 1951 01:34:12.199 --> 01:34:15.399 comforted in a moment where there was so much uncertainty 1952 01:34:15.439 --> 01:34:16.680 and we. Really, didn't know what. 1953 01:34:16.840 --> 01:34:21.720 Was happening, man that is wild so again my memory 1954 01:34:21.840 --> 01:34:22.239 Is a little. 1955 01:34:22.239 --> 01:34:27.479 Bit foggy Because i'm getting old but the jazz, didn't 1956 01:34:27.479 --> 01:34:30.479 THEY fly you, guys home, if i remember correctly you 1957 01:34:30.560 --> 01:34:32.319 know as you guys, were kind of figuring things out 1958 01:34:32.359 --> 01:34:33.279 didn't it didn't they find a? 1959 01:34:33.319 --> 01:34:36.079 Way, To GET you guys, home yeah, because i mean 1960 01:34:36.640 --> 01:34:39.079 so you know we tested with the rest of the 1961 01:34:39.199 --> 01:34:42.000 jazz staff and traveling party, in the locker room that 1962 01:34:42.199 --> 01:34:44.119 night and we were told that we would have to 1963 01:34:44.239 --> 01:34:47.880 quarantine for up to two weeks after our last, interaction 1964 01:34:48.079 --> 01:34:51.560 with someone who tested positive which the next morning we 1965 01:34:51.640 --> 01:34:55.159 find out the fourteen days started that night because Even 1966 01:34:55.199 --> 01:34:56.920 though we hadn't been around, Rudy for a. Couple of 1967 01:34:57.039 --> 01:35:00.520 days donovan tested positive and, we're all sitting there that night, 1968 01:35:00.720 --> 01:35:06.000 hanging Out waiting to. Be tested and, donsan Was there But, 1969 01:35:06.119 --> 01:35:10.279 The yeah, the, department of health we're like, yeah you 1970 01:35:10.399 --> 01:35:12.880 guys can't fly, commercially, and so we were like okay 1971 01:35:12.960 --> 01:35:16.880 well how? Are we, supposed To get home and. Yeah 1972 01:35:17.000 --> 01:35:20.600 the jazz were incredibly gracious i'll forever'd be Grateful for 1973 01:35:21.000 --> 01:35:23.840 Them putting me and andy and tony on their. Chartered 1974 01:35:23.880 --> 01:35:27.000 flight home the next day and so we were there 1975 01:35:27.600 --> 01:35:30.159 with the team and The Hangar at the airport when 1976 01:35:30.319 --> 01:35:33.319 angela dunn was kind of explaining what the next two 1977 01:35:33.359 --> 01:35:37.760 weeks would be like and fielding our questions and trying 1978 01:35:37.840 --> 01:35:40.159 to make us all feel at. Least, a, little bit 1979 01:35:40.239 --> 01:35:43.640 more comfortable, so Yeah the three of us the beat 1980 01:35:43.720 --> 01:35:44.680 reporters were there. 1981 01:35:45.199 --> 01:35:48.479 With the team through it all i'm sure they Were 1982 01:35:48.560 --> 01:35:51.119 happy to allow, you AND tony to fly home but 1983 01:35:51.239 --> 01:35:53.840 i guarantee there was a healthy debate about whether Or 1984 01:35:53.880 --> 01:35:55.760 not they wanted. TO let andy on the plane. 1985 01:35:57.279 --> 01:36:00.640 I think that there was a healthy debate to. Not 1986 01:36:00.840 --> 01:36:03.720 let anyone. On the plane at. THAT point, everyone was 1987 01:36:03.840 --> 01:36:06.720 so confused i mean they were having trouble getting a 1988 01:36:06.840 --> 01:36:09.720 chartered flight because pilots and, flight, attendants were just being 1989 01:36:09.800 --> 01:36:11.359 like no we don't want to fly these people if 1990 01:36:11.399 --> 01:36:14.000 they're like, they're, because they're being told like well all 1991 01:36:14.079 --> 01:36:15.680 of these people. That will be, on the flight all 1992 01:36:15.720 --> 01:36:19.720 tested negative but the incubation period for the virus, could 1993 01:36:19.760 --> 01:36:21.840 be up to two. Weeks so there is some risk 1994 01:36:22.439 --> 01:36:26.640 and so like they were just being told no left 1995 01:36:26.680 --> 01:36:29.840 and right by pilots until they finally. Got one, FOR 1996 01:36:29.880 --> 01:36:33.439 the next day and so i mean there were number 1997 01:36:33.680 --> 01:36:36.199 a number Of people that worked for the jazz, that, Were, 1998 01:36:36.319 --> 01:36:38.319 trying to figure out like okay, how if we rent 1999 01:36:38.359 --> 01:36:39.720 a car how long is it going To Take? To 2000 01:36:39.800 --> 01:36:43.560 drive home from oklahoma city like there were it. Was 2001 01:36:43.720 --> 01:36:46.159 ALL up in the air, so i think that number 2002 01:36:46.239 --> 01:36:49.119 one they would have they, could, have very easily been like. 2003 01:36:49.239 --> 01:36:52.560 No figure out your own stuff and number two they 2004 01:36:52.600 --> 01:36:55.800 could have they by the time that they actually got 2005 01:36:55.880 --> 01:36:57.760 a flight and a pilot, that was willing to do 2006 01:36:57.880 --> 01:37:00.960 this they were, like whatever everybody on hmm? 2007 01:37:01.560 --> 01:37:04.000 Man that is that Is wow what was there any. 2008 01:37:05.319 --> 01:37:10.119 Was, there any instant or you know immediate indicator that 2009 01:37:10.279 --> 01:37:13.920 this situation was going to throw a big time Monkey 2010 01:37:13.960 --> 01:37:16.920 wrench In. The, RELATIONSHIP between gobert, AND mitchell. 2011 01:37:21.399 --> 01:37:23.359 No i don't think. I mean NOT like that night 2012 01:37:23.479 --> 01:37:26.319 i mean i know that there. Were there were tweets 2013 01:37:26.479 --> 01:37:31.920 that night I'm pretty sure from like, from, woes That 2014 01:37:32.159 --> 01:37:36.359 were indicating that uh that rudy had been a little 2015 01:37:36.399 --> 01:37:41.479 Flippant about the. Situation and that donovan wasn't happy, but h, 2016 01:37:42.920 --> 01:37:47.239 that was also like you know those tweets also felt 2017 01:37:47.359 --> 01:37:50.239 like they, were coming from one sided sources and so 2018 01:37:50.399 --> 01:37:52.159 it was like you. DIDN'T really, know what to believe 2019 01:37:52.199 --> 01:37:55.439 i mean there was NO indication at that point that 2020 01:37:55.560 --> 01:37:57.920 i felt like there was going to be the blow. 2021 01:37:58.000 --> 01:38:02.960 Up between them that there was I'm also really really 2022 01:38:03.039 --> 01:38:07.760 appreciative seeing donovan's comments more recently and also talking to 2023 01:38:07.880 --> 01:38:11.880 him in the years that followed about how he looked, back, 2024 01:38:11.920 --> 01:38:14.039 on the, situation as like yeah of course, like looking 2025 01:38:14.119 --> 01:38:16.079 back on IT now like we know that I could 2026 01:38:16.079 --> 01:38:18.640 have given it, to rudy and that you know, we 2027 01:38:18.760 --> 01:38:20.560 didn't know how, things worked and he, WAS like but 2028 01:38:20.680 --> 01:38:22.600 in the moment, i was just so pissed off and 2029 01:38:22.720 --> 01:38:24.680 like there was a little bit of, tension between THEM 2030 01:38:25.920 --> 01:38:28.359 to start with and so i think that was just 2031 01:38:28.520 --> 01:38:32.880 like it was like, Putting a, match just on gasoline. 2032 01:38:34.000 --> 01:38:36.840 All right, there's no way of knowing this but kind 2033 01:38:36.840 --> 01:38:40.640 Of a fun, hypothetical exercise because i've, ALWAYS said and 2034 01:38:40.800 --> 01:38:45.720 we'll always SAY covid forever changed that, team covid forever 2035 01:38:46.039 --> 01:38:48.840 changed that group and there's AN argument to be made 2036 01:38:48.960 --> 01:38:53.399 that covid directly ended it Quite frankly. Based off of 2037 01:38:53.479 --> 01:38:56.359 the freid relationships And It was the summer of, george 2038 01:38:56.359 --> 01:38:59.199 Floyd and emotions were high and donovan Started kind of 2039 01:38:59.279 --> 01:39:02.159 leaning into and i've. Never, had any issue With It donovan, 2040 01:39:02.720 --> 01:39:05.920 as a young african american male just started caring about 2041 01:39:06.079 --> 01:39:09.319 issues that may have, changed his desire, To live here which. 2042 01:39:09.359 --> 01:39:11.000 Is FINE it's totally his right and i Think some 2043 01:39:11.159 --> 01:39:13.840 of the reaction to donovan being front facing about his, 2044 01:39:13.960 --> 01:39:17.000 opinions Was pretty. Embarrassing around here if I'm honest But 2045 01:39:17.239 --> 01:39:20.920 the relationship Between gobert and mitchell and then donovan clearly, 2046 01:39:21.039 --> 01:39:23.439 not wanting to live here anymore and part of me 2047 01:39:23.479 --> 01:39:25.640 will always wonder if there was, any meat Left on 2048 01:39:25.720 --> 01:39:26.680 that bone or did. 2049 01:39:26.640 --> 01:39:27.760 Danny tear it all down. 2050 01:39:27.920 --> 01:39:31.119 Pretty quickly, A little bit prematurely who knows, but we 2051 01:39:31.239 --> 01:39:33.880 are where we are so, as somebody who covered that 2052 01:39:33.960 --> 01:39:36.439 team a team that was winning in a regular season 2053 01:39:36.640 --> 01:39:38.279 setting in a way that we hadn't, seen here in 2054 01:39:38.279 --> 01:39:40.800 a long time and one of the best Regular Season 2055 01:39:40.880 --> 01:39:43.840 teams in the entire western conference. OVER the course of 2056 01:39:43.920 --> 01:39:46.560 five years i think they won more regular season games 2057 01:39:46.600 --> 01:39:48.520 than any team, over THE course, of five years if 2058 01:39:48.560 --> 01:39:51.840 i remember but the playoff stuff. Never fully WORKED out 2059 01:39:51.880 --> 01:39:56.199 for him but, IF covid doesn't interrupt that, path i 2060 01:39:56.279 --> 01:39:56.800 guess for that? 2061 01:39:56.920 --> 01:39:58.960 Group, What, do you think happened sarah. 2062 01:40:00.960 --> 01:40:04.000 YEAH it's interesting to know because i think also a little, 2063 01:40:04.039 --> 01:40:07.000 piece that we have, to consider which like NUMBER one 2064 01:40:07.119 --> 01:40:09.680 like we, can't, put covid in a vacuum right like 2065 01:40:09.800 --> 01:40:12.840 it happened concurrently. With a bunch of other stuff, but 2066 01:40:12.960 --> 01:40:16.680 we also HAVE to consider like how did COVID change 2067 01:40:16.720 --> 01:40:19.840 the landscape of the nba for the next year and A? Half, As, 2068 01:40:19.960 --> 01:40:22.119 well as the. Jazz RIGHT like we, don't know if 2069 01:40:22.199 --> 01:40:25.800 Covid doesn't happen maybe do the jazz are they able 2070 01:40:25.880 --> 01:40:29.520 to do something else that? They didn't do during, free agency, 2071 01:40:29.640 --> 01:40:33.119 because like free agency the draft all of that that 2072 01:40:33.319 --> 01:40:36.319 next year were really, really late and really really weird 2073 01:40:37.119 --> 01:40:43.880 and you Know that Led To, like the jazz getting 2074 01:40:44.039 --> 01:40:47.359 derek favors who was really at the tail end of 2075 01:40:47.399 --> 01:40:49.840 his career at that point and had to pay the, 2076 01:40:49.920 --> 01:40:52.920 full mid level exception for it. And then, getting off 2077 01:40:53.039 --> 01:40:56.520 that deal you know creates a situation where right now 2078 01:40:56.680 --> 01:40:59.760 we're in we're we're still, seeing the side effects of 2079 01:40:59.800 --> 01:41:03.840 that WHICH is the protections On the okc pick that 2080 01:41:03.960 --> 01:41:07.479 the jazz are trying to avoid not dealing with by 2081 01:41:07.720 --> 01:41:10.479 tanking and, Trying to get a high pick and that 2082 01:41:10.640 --> 01:41:13.520 includes what's going to happen next season because, That pick 2083 01:41:13.640 --> 01:41:17.119 is still hanging around, and so that's, all tied together 2084 01:41:17.279 --> 01:41:19.760 and it's like would there have been better options ON 2085 01:41:19.800 --> 01:41:22.760 the free agent, Market, head COVID not HAVE happened like 2086 01:41:23.279 --> 01:41:27.960 would i know nba wheelers and dealers have, met differently, 2087 01:41:28.079 --> 01:41:31.039 and had more conversations and like could they have added 2088 01:41:31.079 --> 01:41:34.199 something different to that roster That Might have helped them 2089 01:41:34.840 --> 01:41:38.000 in los angeles when it felt like they were just 2090 01:41:38.159 --> 01:41:41.000 right there but couldn't get over, the hump at the 2091 01:41:41.079 --> 01:41:45.920 same time, like Injuries and stuff that year like Donovan's ankle, 2092 01:41:46.039 --> 01:41:50.680 Injury going into that clippers series like we don't know 2093 01:41:51.159 --> 01:41:54.640 how injuries were impacted by like the start and stop 2094 01:41:54.760 --> 01:42:00.159 and resetting and shortened season and weird SCHEDULES because of what, 2095 01:42:00.279 --> 01:42:02.960 HAPPENED after covid and so like i think it's all 2096 01:42:03.760 --> 01:42:07.119 all mixed in together and all of that to say 2097 01:42:07.399 --> 01:42:12.159 that When it ended and when The jazz blew Things 2098 01:42:12.239 --> 01:42:16.239 up And quinn left. AND donovan and rudy were, traded 2099 01:42:16.800 --> 01:42:19.960 i think at that point like everyone including myself that were, close, 2100 01:42:20.000 --> 01:42:21.880 to the team. Was like yeah this is when of course, 2101 01:42:21.920 --> 01:42:26.039 there's no way to fix this and so there's always 2102 01:42:26.119 --> 01:42:28.039 going to be questions of like what could happened and 2103 01:42:28.119 --> 01:42:31.199 how Things ended up and how much covid, impacted that or, 2104 01:42:31.279 --> 01:42:33.199 if there was like you. Said meat left on the 2105 01:42:33.239 --> 01:42:37.560 bone but it really really, felt at The end. OF it, 2106 01:42:38.279 --> 01:42:41.640 AFTER that mavericks series i mean i didn't even feel 2107 01:42:42.680 --> 01:42:45.520 any sort of excitement or anything after that, last year 2108 01:42:45.560 --> 01:42:48.359 that they Were. Together going out against, the, mavericks it was. 2109 01:42:48.479 --> 01:42:50.680 Just like yeah this is over it's been. 2110 01:42:50.760 --> 01:42:50.920 Over. 2111 01:42:51.000 --> 01:42:54.840 For More than a year yeah even locke During, the 2112 01:42:55.239 --> 01:42:59.680 Final Game, against The MAVs even david locke even david locke. 2113 01:43:00.079 --> 01:43:02.880 That This feels like, a funeral if locke is, saying 2114 01:43:02.920 --> 01:43:03.439 it feels like a. 2115 01:43:03.520 --> 01:43:06.079 Funeral everybody, Died two years ago you know like when 2116 01:43:06.520 --> 01:43:08.439 when the people that are employed by the team to 2117 01:43:08.560 --> 01:43:12.239 propagate the message they pay him, to propagate cannot do it, 2118 01:43:12.319 --> 01:43:14.079 anymore that has TO say. 2119 01:43:14.159 --> 01:43:17.840 Something, You know what i mean yeah and that's how 2120 01:43:17.880 --> 01:43:19.159 it felt, it felt. 2121 01:43:20.520 --> 01:43:27.039 Just SO anti climactic like It was, i think after 2122 01:43:27.119 --> 01:43:31.119 the clippers series like everybody knew, That it wasn't going 2123 01:43:31.199 --> 01:43:34.159 to work but, that's the moment when everybody thought maybe 2124 01:43:34.199 --> 01:43:35.800 there's just a little, bit meat left on the. Bone 2125 01:43:35.840 --> 01:43:38.840 like let's, try it again please feel like. Let's do 2126 01:43:38.960 --> 01:43:41.359 it one more time and so that's why It felt, 2127 01:43:41.399 --> 01:43:44.520 so bad after the maverick series because everybody knew a 2128 01:43:44.640 --> 01:43:47.239 year before, That, it was over all. 2129 01:43:47.199 --> 01:43:49.720 Right sarah moving, over to the here and, now you 2130 01:43:49.840 --> 01:43:54.000 wrote a really good Yet Really depressing piece About The 2131 01:43:54.199 --> 01:43:57.159 utah jazz stated the utah. Jazz rebuild a timeline for 2132 01:43:57.279 --> 01:44:00.399 contention so let's just start from? The thirty one thousand 2133 01:44:00.479 --> 01:44:03.199 foot view? What motivated you to write it. Then UNPACK 2134 01:44:03.279 --> 01:44:05.279 it a little bit then. I, HAVE some specific. 2135 01:44:04.920 --> 01:44:05.439 Stask, you. 2136 01:44:07.000 --> 01:44:12.600 Yeah, i was just thinking you know like the, thirty 2137 01:44:12.680 --> 01:44:14.600 thousand foot view is like what's. My job as a 2138 01:44:14.640 --> 01:44:17.079 beat writer it's my job to be the eyes ears 2139 01:44:17.159 --> 01:44:19.279 and the voice for the fans right in the places 2140 01:44:19.319 --> 01:44:22.359 that they, Can't have Eyes ears, and voice AND so 2141 01:44:22.720 --> 01:44:25.680 i'm thinking what do i Need to tell them about 2142 01:44:25.680 --> 01:44:29.000 what i'm seeing. Before we head into the draft the 2143 01:44:29.159 --> 01:44:32.000 lottery even and the off season, or the beginning of 2144 01:44:32.079 --> 01:44:34.479 next season because this season we. Already know what the story, 2145 01:44:34.640 --> 01:44:38.439 is and, so, FROM that perspective it's Like Well i 2146 01:44:39.119 --> 01:44:42.399 kind of have it's i'm obligated To tell, them, that 2147 01:44:42.479 --> 01:44:44.760 from what i'm hearing like this is not The, end 2148 01:44:44.840 --> 01:44:49.079 of tanking for the jazz and so don't expect for 2149 01:44:49.279 --> 01:44:51.920 things to get. Cheery and, start winning, next season. 2150 01:44:53.119 --> 01:44:56.960 And ultimately you know as much as it is painful 2151 01:44:57.000 --> 01:44:59.640 to hear the dirty little secret is it's. Probably the 2152 01:44:59.720 --> 01:45:00.600 right course of? Action? 2153 01:45:01.119 --> 01:45:01.159 Do? 2154 01:45:01.239 --> 01:45:05.039 You AGREE with that right YEAH and i think there 2155 01:45:05.199 --> 01:45:09.560 and I think, there's people, within the, jazz organization you 2156 01:45:09.640 --> 01:45:13.720 know decision makers people on different sides, of different staff 2157 01:45:14.560 --> 01:45:17.600 that number one they think we got to be bad 2158 01:45:17.720 --> 01:45:21.399 next year because we have. This pick that's top eight 2159 01:45:21.479 --> 01:45:24.000 protected we. Don't, want it going, to Okay See and 2160 01:45:25.000 --> 01:45:27.399 you know, the cooper flag draft is Fine and Like 2161 01:45:27.479 --> 01:45:30.520 If we get cooper or dylan harper or whatever it 2162 01:45:30.600 --> 01:45:33.520 may be. In this draft will be great but the 2163 01:45:33.600 --> 01:45:38.720 twenty twenty, six draft is also absolutely. Stacked and ESPECIALLY 2164 01:45:38.800 --> 01:45:41.039 at the top and, so i think that you know 2165 01:45:41.079 --> 01:45:43.680 when you have a top eight protected pick and you're 2166 01:45:43.720 --> 01:45:46.640 looking at both of, these you, think we'll you know 2167 01:45:46.920 --> 01:45:49.640 No one no one within, the, jazz organization is thinking 2168 01:45:49.760 --> 01:45:53.000 Like Oh our Foundational Core Is Keyante george, and isaiah collier. 2169 01:45:53.079 --> 01:45:56.840 Like i'm sorry they're just not and so when you're looking, 2170 01:45:56.880 --> 01:45:58.680 at what, could be, A Core we're Like you Know 2171 01:45:59.000 --> 01:46:01.960 Cooper flag and deck. And darren peterson sounds pretty good 2172 01:46:02.399 --> 01:46:04.880 and so that's, what they're looking at as like what 2173 01:46:05.000 --> 01:46:07.520 are the, Big pieces that we could get and they 2174 01:46:07.600 --> 01:46:10.399 are holding space for a world in which that could 2175 01:46:10.479 --> 01:46:15.640 still include lowry market in but. There's a chance that 2176 01:46:15.720 --> 01:46:19.920 it doesn't and so all of that is being decided 2177 01:46:20.199 --> 01:46:22.520 and kind of. Being worked through in real time. 2178 01:46:23.800 --> 01:46:27.119 So let's have a little fun Let's operate off hypothetical 2179 01:46:27.279 --> 01:46:29.880 that the jazz luck into One This. Year and they 2180 01:46:29.920 --> 01:46:34.079 get cooper flag how does that color. THEIR perspective on 2181 01:46:34.319 --> 01:46:35.880 approaching next season. 2182 01:46:37.039 --> 01:46:40.800 I think the immediate aftermass of getting the number one 2183 01:46:40.880 --> 01:46:44.520 pick in the draft lottery is, serving the landscape and, 2184 01:46:44.720 --> 01:46:47.640 seeing like are there any huge huge, moves TO be 2185 01:46:47.760 --> 01:46:52.720 made this summer because i think that's the only thing 2186 01:46:52.840 --> 01:46:55.319 that Could happen that could stop. The jazz, from tanking 2187 01:46:55.399 --> 01:46:58.000 next Season, it's like If, they get Cooper. They, have 2188 01:46:58.279 --> 01:47:02.119 Lowry They have walker okay is devin Booker going to 2189 01:47:02.159 --> 01:47:04.560 ask out of phoenix? Because things are Getting so bad 2190 01:47:04.640 --> 01:47:08.119 there are the celtics gonna have to blow things up 2191 01:47:08.199 --> 01:47:10.079 and not gonna be able to pay for their roster 2192 01:47:10.239 --> 01:47:14.720 and someone becomes available. There just those are two examples 2193 01:47:14.800 --> 01:47:18.119 but like, big, name guys across the league like is 2194 01:47:18.199 --> 01:47:22.239 there anything that could be done or anything that could 2195 01:47:22.239 --> 01:47:24.840 be manufactured out of the chaos that's happening. Across, the 2196 01:47:24.920 --> 01:47:27.920 rest of the league now if that does not happen 2197 01:47:28.039 --> 01:47:30.239 and they're not able to get like, the big name 2198 01:47:30.319 --> 01:47:34.680 guy this offseason Then what happens is. That the jazz 2199 01:47:34.840 --> 01:47:40.520 tank next season and from there you have To Decide, Can, 2200 01:47:40.680 --> 01:47:43.840 We tank With Cooper flag lowry markin. And walker kessler 2201 01:47:44.079 --> 01:47:46.800 on The roster now we've seen the jazz do some. 2202 01:47:46.920 --> 01:47:52.439 Incredible injury report managing this season it's a little different 2203 01:47:52.680 --> 01:47:56.159 if one of your really good players is a rookie 2204 01:47:56.439 --> 01:47:59.279 and you're trying, To act like he can't play so. 2205 01:48:00.560 --> 01:48:03.520 That gets a little Bit Difficult there's a chance that 2206 01:48:04.359 --> 01:48:07.760 cooper flagg comes into the league and hey has learning curves, 2207 01:48:07.840 --> 01:48:11.520 like every other rookie usually does and you can still. 2208 01:48:11.640 --> 01:48:15.880 Tank WITH him on the roster but i think that 2209 01:48:16.079 --> 01:48:19.479 does open. The door a little bit too we might 2210 01:48:19.560 --> 01:48:22.000 be too, good to tank with those guys so we Might. 2211 01:48:22.119 --> 01:48:23.880 Have to look, at trading, lowry. 2212 01:48:25.439 --> 01:48:29.640 So What happens best guess if lady Luck does not 2213 01:48:29.800 --> 01:48:32.520 shine on the jazz and let's say they even fall 2214 01:48:32.600 --> 01:48:34.760 out of the top five or six, and end, up 2215 01:48:34.760 --> 01:48:38.960 With A player You, know like jeremiah fears from oklahoma 2216 01:48:39.000 --> 01:48:40.600 they don't get one of, the top five or six, 2217 01:48:40.640 --> 01:48:44.000 players like, worst case scenario happens they lose but they 2218 01:48:44.119 --> 01:48:46.800 fall out of this top three or four area, where 2219 01:48:47.000 --> 01:48:51.720 apparently generational pieces are available and they march into, next season, 2220 01:48:51.840 --> 01:48:54.920 with An Unknown rookie you. Know a trey johnson or, 2221 01:48:54.960 --> 01:48:56.880 something he's a pretty good player but they don't. Get 2222 01:48:56.920 --> 01:48:59.359 one of these generational pieces how? DOES that, COLOR their 2223 01:48:59.399 --> 01:49:00.520 approach year. 2224 01:49:01.439 --> 01:49:03.520 I mean i think that that just makes it even 2225 01:49:03.680 --> 01:49:06.439 more important that they get one of the, top three 2226 01:49:06.520 --> 01:49:10.399 picks again next season right like. That's already the goal 2227 01:49:10.520 --> 01:49:12.960 right now and, if the worst case, scenario happens then 2228 01:49:13.000 --> 01:49:18.039 they don't get frankly a top two pick out of 2229 01:49:18.119 --> 01:49:20.880 this out, OF the twenty twenty five draft i think 2230 01:49:20.920 --> 01:49:23.479 it makes it all the more important to get a 2231 01:49:23.600 --> 01:49:26.479 top two pick, in the, twenty twenty six draft and. 2232 01:49:28.239 --> 01:49:28.600 Man that. 2233 01:49:28.680 --> 01:49:31.159 Would be that would, BE bad but at that point 2234 01:49:31.239 --> 01:49:36.000 i think you're you're looking at all scenarios because you 2235 01:49:36.199 --> 01:49:39.680 have to. Get back something really really good since you 2236 01:49:39.800 --> 01:49:43.560 didn't get a top, five pick in twenty twenty five 2237 01:49:46.279 --> 01:49:51.479 that might even make a lowery trade more probable, because 2238 01:49:51.640 --> 01:49:54.239 they'd be looking at like we really have to have 2239 01:49:54.479 --> 01:49:56.920 something that's going to. Last us the next, ten years 2240 01:49:57.640 --> 01:50:02.000 and so it's yeah there's a lot of plates that 2241 01:50:02.119 --> 01:50:06.119 are spinning. THAT and lottery Night coming up i think 2242 01:50:06.159 --> 01:50:10.560 it's may twelfth this year is a really really. Really 2243 01:50:10.640 --> 01:50:12.239 IMPORTANT night for the, jazz. 2244 01:50:12.640 --> 01:50:15.439 Before i say you loose what sort of sense, are 2245 01:50:15.520 --> 01:50:18.960 you getting, from this community. From this, market from jazz 2246 01:50:19.039 --> 01:50:22.199 fans you know we HAVE data, as far as local 2247 01:50:22.279 --> 01:50:25.880 TV ratings and the. Jazz local tv ratings have tanked 2248 01:50:26.000 --> 01:50:28.920 they're the fourth lowest from the bottom as far as 2249 01:50:29.000 --> 01:50:32.119 the gap. From one YEAR to the next so the tv. 2250 01:50:32.239 --> 01:50:35.319 Audience isn't what it, once was From my vantage point, 2251 01:50:35.359 --> 01:50:37.720 every time i'm at. A game the crowd is good 2252 01:50:37.960 --> 01:50:40.800 but what sort of sense Are you getting from jazz 2253 01:50:40.840 --> 01:50:43.880 fans if they're in for this again. Next year and 2254 01:50:44.079 --> 01:50:47.319 maybe even beyond what sort Of pain tolerance, Do, you 2255 01:50:47.359 --> 01:50:48.319 think jazz Fans have. 2256 01:50:50.680 --> 01:50:53.479 Yeah the sense that i'm getting is that the tank. 2257 01:50:53.680 --> 01:50:56.560 FATIGUE is starting to set in i think that it 2258 01:50:56.840 --> 01:51:01.760 probably split down The, MIDDLE on fans saying that okay 2259 01:51:01.800 --> 01:51:03.800 i can, do this for one more year and, THEN 2260 01:51:03.840 --> 01:51:05.760 there's fans that are like i. Can't do this, one 2261 01:51:05.840 --> 01:51:10.439 more year like you Said In, the building at the 2262 01:51:10.560 --> 01:51:15.199 delta center. THE crowd is really really IMPRESSIVE i mean 2263 01:51:15.239 --> 01:51:17.439 it's something that i don't see around, the league for 2264 01:51:17.560 --> 01:51:20.880 other rebuilding teams like fans Don't show up the way, 2265 01:51:20.920 --> 01:51:25.760 that jazz fans do. In person and that's really impressive but. 2266 01:51:25.920 --> 01:51:28.880 That's just one building of people and so, LIKE the 2267 01:51:29.079 --> 01:51:33.479 larger jazz fan audience, i THINK is feeling really restless 2268 01:51:33.560 --> 01:51:36.640 and i in large part because they haven't had to 2269 01:51:36.720 --> 01:51:39.600 go through this for such a. Long period of time 2270 01:51:39.720 --> 01:51:41.800 like that it's been so long since they've, had to 2271 01:51:41.880 --> 01:51:45.159 go through losing seasons and the losing season didn't drag 2272 01:51:45.239 --> 01:51:47.800 out as, long as it did like this and, It 2273 01:51:47.880 --> 01:51:51.600 didn't feel so blatant either and so. This is IT'S 2274 01:51:51.680 --> 01:51:54.560 a new feeling and so, i think with newness and change, 2275 01:51:54.680 --> 01:51:56.680 no matter what we're talking about. There's going to be 2276 01:51:56.800 --> 01:52:02.000 uncomfortable feelings, but with all of that said like my 2277 01:52:03.319 --> 01:52:06.279 caution And my words of wisdom to jazz fans as 2278 01:52:06.319 --> 01:52:09.319 someone who has, seen many teams go through rebuilds like. 2279 01:52:09.840 --> 01:52:11.880 It won't always be like this there will be a, 2280 01:52:11.920 --> 01:52:14.039 point when they start to. Win like try to, win 2281 01:52:14.159 --> 01:52:17.239 games whether it works out whether they actually are able 2282 01:52:17.319 --> 01:52:20.760 to contend, for a title up for debate and, No 2283 01:52:20.920 --> 01:52:26.039 ONE has the crystal ball But i wouldn't suppose that 2284 01:52:26.159 --> 01:52:30.199 the jazz are going to be tanking longer than at like, 2285 01:52:30.359 --> 01:52:33.199 Two more years at the most like they are. Going 2286 01:52:33.239 --> 01:52:35.119 to want to win games they're gonna want to try, 2287 01:52:35.159 --> 01:52:39.760 and put together a legitimate team and whether or not 2288 01:52:40.000 --> 01:52:42.640 the fans can stick with them through the next couple 2289 01:52:43.159 --> 01:52:46.000 two three years while they start to move, towards ACTUALLY 2290 01:52:46.079 --> 01:52:49.079 trying to win, games, Is, i guess. 2291 01:52:48.960 --> 01:52:52.159 We'll see, Right yes, we, Will all right so well 2292 01:52:52.399 --> 01:52:55.439 well i'm glad that everything worked out and you stayed 2293 01:52:55.439 --> 01:52:58.600 alive and your mother stayed. Alive and all that fun 2294 01:52:58.680 --> 01:53:02.800 stuff so while that it's been, five years but quite 2295 01:53:02.840 --> 01:53:04.920 an experience you'll be able to tell The grandkids about. 2296 01:53:04.920 --> 01:53:08.119 When, you, and colin get busy okay uh we. 2297 01:53:08.239 --> 01:53:13.600 Won't be happening never having children absolutely else. 2298 01:53:14.840 --> 01:53:15.199 It'll be a. 2299 01:53:15.239 --> 01:53:17.960 Great, story for someone else's. Grandchildren, SARAH thanks for, THE 2300 01:53:18.000 --> 01:53:20.520 time okay i think friends i. 2301 01:53:20.640 --> 01:53:22.199 Got awkward there at. The end i'm not gonna, lie 2302 01:53:23.239 --> 01:53:26.239 i'm just, SAYING someone's kids. She, getting married. I, don't, 2303 01:53:26.279 --> 01:53:27.600 know yeah not judging. 2304 01:53:28.159 --> 01:53:31.079 YEAH uh you haven't. Kids anymore. 2305 01:53:31.199 --> 01:53:34.600 I have a child. I'M good i got. 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And it's been way 2335 01:55:01.960 --> 01:55:04.279 too long the vibes on. The show are about To 2336 01:55:04.399 --> 01:55:06.960 Improve The head Coach Of. Raal salt Lake is, Pablo 2337 01:55:07.079 --> 01:55:09.920 Mastruetti On, a, wednesday afternoon pob's happy? 2338 01:55:09.920 --> 01:55:10.560 Wednesday Buddy? 2339 01:55:10.560 --> 01:55:10.640 How. 2340 01:55:10.640 --> 01:55:14.159 Are we, doing happy wednesday spence, you're right the vibes 2341 01:55:14.159 --> 01:55:17.439 are great and it starts. With, THAT tribe called quest. Intro, 2342 01:55:17.600 --> 01:55:18.920 man i love that stuff. 2343 01:55:18.720 --> 01:55:19.920 Well the vibes are. Great when you. 2344 01:55:20.039 --> 01:55:22.600 Join THE show so there's that, but, i got to 2345 01:55:22.640 --> 01:55:24.319 ask you man how are. The vibes in that locker 2346 01:55:24.399 --> 01:55:25.119 room it's not been. 2347 01:55:25.199 --> 01:55:25.560 The, start you. 2348 01:55:25.640 --> 01:55:30.600 Were hoping FOR no definitely not, and again, i think 2349 01:55:31.520 --> 01:55:35.239 season overseason you know it's, really interesting and and you 2350 01:55:35.319 --> 01:55:37.199 know it just takes a couple of pieces to kind 2351 01:55:37.239 --> 01:55:40.479 of throw things. Out of Kilter a little bit but 2352 01:55:40.640 --> 01:55:43.279 what i'll tell you is we have an Amazing group 2353 01:55:43.359 --> 01:55:48.119 of guys that again, i've been here now five years and, 2354 01:55:49.479 --> 01:55:54.800 this group is the most committed the, most professional and 2355 01:55:56.359 --> 01:56:01.199 really you know willing to be accountable and learn and. 2356 01:56:01.439 --> 01:56:04.560 And dig in and, speak up and, so you know 2357 01:56:04.840 --> 01:56:07.800 after You know a, rough start like i'm you know 2358 01:56:08.119 --> 01:56:10.600 even the uncoverings from this last weekend's, game and and 2359 01:56:10.800 --> 01:56:13.039 and you know sitting with the guys and just talking 2360 01:56:13.079 --> 01:56:16.279 through some things like it's it's, been so collaborative and 2361 01:56:16.439 --> 01:56:20.439 so positive which for me says a lot. About the 2362 01:56:20.520 --> 01:56:23.000 character of this group and and really in the direction 2363 01:56:23.119 --> 01:56:24.800 that we're going to head because, we learned something from 2364 01:56:24.840 --> 01:56:28.479 every game and, and both as PLAYERS and coaches right 2365 01:56:28.640 --> 01:56:32.439 and and i think the togetherness and and and and 2366 01:56:32.560 --> 01:56:35.399 what we're doing. Is REALLY probable at the moment so 2367 01:56:35.600 --> 01:56:35.880 i know. 2368 01:56:36.319 --> 01:56:40.239 Your job description is, not going out to sign players. 2369 01:56:40.279 --> 01:56:43.199 Sin SCOUT players and acquired, Talent, but i will ask 2370 01:56:43.239 --> 01:56:47.279 you pablo THERE is a significant portion of rsl fans 2371 01:56:47.359 --> 01:56:50.960 right now that feel a little bit frustrated that all 2372 01:56:51.079 --> 01:56:54.319 of the money that was brought into the club after a, 2373 01:56:54.479 --> 01:56:58.840 Number of, different transactions were uh we're executed has not been, 2374 01:56:58.960 --> 01:57:03.800 reinvested in talent for the, club namely in the. Attacking 2375 01:57:03.920 --> 01:57:05.560 third namely at number nine do? 2376 01:57:05.600 --> 01:57:08.199 You do you share that frustration are you in a 2377 01:57:08.239 --> 01:57:11.399 spot of frustration as well waiting for, REINFORCEMENTS on the way. 2378 01:57:12.479 --> 01:57:14.159 You know i WAS just talking to porter before i 2379 01:57:14.199 --> 01:57:17.319 got on AND and one thing that that i, can't be, 2380 01:57:17.960 --> 01:57:22.039 is is looking for you know reasons, To Absolve myself 2381 01:57:22.159 --> 01:57:25.359 as A coach right i'm in THIS i'm in this, 2382 01:57:25.960 --> 01:57:29.319 profession BECAUSE i love helping players and i love helping 2383 01:57:29.359 --> 01:57:32.159 them get better and think about the game in life 2384 01:57:32.640 --> 01:57:34.680 a lot different than, they did before they got HERE 2385 01:57:35.760 --> 01:57:37.720 and AND and so when, i when, I look, at 2386 01:57:37.760 --> 01:57:40.399 it you know, I think IF it was egregious i 2387 01:57:40.479 --> 01:57:43.840 would i would probably. Be a little bit, more frustrated, 2388 01:57:43.880 --> 01:57:46.039 but the truth is you know we had we had 2389 01:57:46.079 --> 01:57:48.600 a nine that we traded for, and decided not to 2390 01:57:48.680 --> 01:57:50.960 come right, and so, then we made it you know 2391 01:57:51.159 --> 01:57:55.840 we so we have two, young nines who have unbelievable 2392 01:57:55.880 --> 01:57:58.199 potential but they just don't. Have the experience at the moment, 2393 01:57:58.680 --> 01:58:01.039 and to be fair to them they each have a, goal, 2394 01:58:01.279 --> 01:58:04.039 In the first three GAMES right so if if if 2395 01:58:04.079 --> 01:58:06.239 i was going to be tough on somebody, or on 2396 01:58:06.359 --> 01:58:08.319 a couple of guys, It'd probably Be, our you know diego, 2397 01:58:08.359 --> 01:58:11.640 and diego who are playing well but we're just not, 2398 01:58:11.680 --> 01:58:15.560 getting a production at the moment and, so like instead 2399 01:58:15.560 --> 01:58:17.880 of you know putting all the the onus on on two, 2400 01:58:17.960 --> 01:58:21.159 young guys, that don't have experience you know what we're 2401 01:58:21.159 --> 01:58:23.520 talking about internally is how do we be more productive 2402 01:58:23.560 --> 01:58:27.720 from that ten position whilst waiting for maybe one or 2403 01:58:27.840 --> 01:58:32.840 two attacking players to join the group, that can really improve, 2404 01:58:33.119 --> 01:58:37.399 you know the the the execution, the finishing, because this 2405 01:58:37.720 --> 01:58:39.560 to this you know looking at all the stats that 2406 01:58:39.640 --> 01:58:42.079 we have, from from the, first three games is you 2407 01:58:42.159 --> 01:58:46.079 know we're, we're, significantly under our expected goals right and 2408 01:58:46.199 --> 01:58:47.680 that to me says we're, creating a lot of good. 2409 01:58:47.760 --> 01:58:50.640 Chances we're, just, not finishing, them and so uh you, 2410 01:58:50.680 --> 01:58:53.560 know we're WE'RE working, extremely hard as like i said 2411 01:58:53.600 --> 01:58:59.319 as a collective to find. Those percentages that, otherwise you'd 2412 01:58:59.359 --> 01:59:02.199 find and you Know Like, last year we, had andreson 2413 01:59:02.279 --> 01:59:04.720 chico who you know they'd hit it from twenty YARDS 2414 01:59:04.760 --> 01:59:06.800 out which is a zero xg but still. Find the 2415 01:59:06.840 --> 01:59:08.840 back of the net and so we're looking, at this 2416 01:59:08.960 --> 01:59:10.960 more as you know we got to. Find goals from, 2417 01:59:11.000 --> 01:59:14.560 the collective mindset positioning is important, execution and the box 2418 01:59:14.680 --> 01:59:17.600 is important and guys showing up ready to go on 2419 01:59:17.720 --> 01:59:22.399 game day in. Those very important moments are, IMPORTANT. 2420 01:59:22.359 --> 01:59:24.560 Since you Brought it, up i, Wonder because i've Asked 2421 01:59:24.760 --> 01:59:28.039 excuse Me i've talked to jason AND kurt about this Deal. 2422 01:59:28.119 --> 01:59:31.119 With i Thought It Was Elias APPARENTLY it's ilias ilias 2423 01:59:31.199 --> 01:59:34.199 manuel manuel i. Guess it's, How to say it, and 2424 01:59:34.600 --> 01:59:38.479 look bob's from my perspective it's always interesting because our 2425 01:59:38.880 --> 01:59:42.840 pro basketball team here in the market for years and 2426 01:59:42.960 --> 01:59:46.560 years and YEARS has had major issues with nba players 2427 01:59:46.760 --> 01:59:49.439 who they wanted to bring. Here not wanting to come 2428 01:59:49.520 --> 01:59:52.840 here and it doesn't seem like that's been a. Huge 2429 01:59:52.920 --> 01:59:55.600 deal on the soccer, side so from your vantage point 2430 01:59:55.720 --> 01:59:57.600 how did this whole thing break down and what sort 2431 01:59:57.600 --> 01:59:58.039 of effect? 2432 01:59:58.079 --> 02:00:01.760 Did, that have, ON your, group yeah so again, i 2433 02:00:01.840 --> 02:00:04.920 mean this was eleventh hour so we're we're assuming that he's. 2434 02:00:04.960 --> 02:00:07.479 In for, First day OF preseason you know kurt and 2435 02:00:07.520 --> 02:00:09.800 i sat. With him on a zoom call he was 2436 02:00:09.960 --> 02:00:15.960 super engaged and asking unbelievable questions about the game model 2437 02:00:16.039 --> 02:00:18.479 and what the asks are, on both sides, Of, THE 2438 02:00:18.520 --> 02:00:19.960 ball and he says oh i, LOVE the WAY you 2439 02:00:20.000 --> 02:00:20.560 guys play. 2440 02:00:20.640 --> 02:00:21.399 I love i. 2441 02:00:21.560 --> 02:00:25.199 Love this idea this is wonderful, and then like, a, 2442 02:00:25.279 --> 02:00:27.520 WEEK later it was Like Yeah, i can't. Come to 2443 02:00:27.600 --> 02:00:30.560 salt lake you know and so you know a lot 2444 02:00:30.640 --> 02:00:34.560 of times there's there's especially, player people That move You 2445 02:00:34.640 --> 02:00:38.760 Know from say brazil, to new york in his case and, they, 2446 02:00:38.880 --> 02:00:41.159 might have family, members there right and they have they 2447 02:00:41.239 --> 02:00:44.960 have a. Setting community in a certain place and so 2448 02:00:45.479 --> 02:00:47.720 it wasn't so much that He Didn't, want to come 2449 02:00:47.720 --> 02:00:49.479 to salt lake is he, didn't, Want to leave me 2450 02:00:49.640 --> 02:00:52.920 work right and so it's the. First time THAT this 2451 02:00:53.039 --> 02:00:55.279 has happened and so i don't think it's not wanting 2452 02:00:55.319 --> 02:00:57.439 to come here because everything that, we showed, from, the 2453 02:00:57.520 --> 02:01:00.359 city perspective. He said oh it looks beautiful we talked 2454 02:01:00.399 --> 02:01:02.600 about the people and the culture and the fan, base 2455 02:01:02.680 --> 02:01:07.239 that is just you know loves football and wants to 2456 02:01:07.479 --> 02:01:09.760 wants to have a championship team and he could. Be 2457 02:01:09.800 --> 02:01:13.079 a big part of this and so the, whole THE 2458 02:01:13.159 --> 02:01:15.760 whole meeting, was incredible and i was convinced like this 2459 02:01:15.920 --> 02:01:17.319 is going to be a guy that's going to. Help 2460 02:01:17.399 --> 02:01:20.720 us be great this, year and at the eleventh hour for, 2461 02:01:20.840 --> 02:01:23.840 WHATEVER personal reasons he's Had Said i JUST can't leave 2462 02:01:23.920 --> 02:01:26.039 new york or I. Have to go back to brazil 2463 02:01:26.600 --> 02:01:29.680 so there's a lot of circumstances that. Are beyond just 2464 02:01:29.760 --> 02:01:32.520 the professional. Side it's also the, personal side and and 2465 02:01:32.880 --> 02:01:35.399 you know he's, married and they have you know they 2466 02:01:35.479 --> 02:01:39.000 have their wishes and desires and so but but it was, 2467 02:01:39.079 --> 02:01:41.439 really you know it you know so we were left. 2468 02:01:41.560 --> 02:01:44.199 Kind of handcuffed, at that moment and You know We 2469 02:01:44.319 --> 02:01:46.520 have to bring ari. From australia at the last second 2470 02:01:46.680 --> 02:01:49.159 and you know he's been he's been a. Real bright 2471 02:01:49.239 --> 02:01:51.600 spot in the group, so you, Know we're moving Forward 2472 02:01:51.880 --> 02:01:54.479 you Know and and and, kurt and jay are you 2473 02:01:54.560 --> 02:01:57.359 know looking at all over the world to pick up 2474 02:01:57.479 --> 02:01:59.439 one or two players that can come in as soon 2475 02:01:59.439 --> 02:02:02.399 as possible and help. Both both of the attacking group. 2476 02:02:03.039 --> 02:02:05.920 Tell me your understanding of. Where we're at IN that 2477 02:02:06.119 --> 02:02:08.720 process kurt Hopped. ON i think, it, WAS monday i 2478 02:02:08.760 --> 02:02:10.680 don't know man i don't remember. What Ate for breakfast 2479 02:02:10.760 --> 02:02:13.560 this morning but kurt hopped on, this week and. He was, 2480 02:02:14.119 --> 02:02:16.520 honest he was forthcoming. He Said it's in the works and, 2481 02:02:16.640 --> 02:02:18.640 i've been doing this long enough been around that club 2482 02:02:18.720 --> 02:02:23.600 long enough to know that a transaction oftentimes can be, 2483 02:02:23.760 --> 02:02:27.079 derailed by the. SILLIEST of paperwork misaps or whatever i, 2484 02:02:27.199 --> 02:02:30.880 know these, things, aren't super easy but look man. You 2485 02:02:31.000 --> 02:02:33.640 got to get some assistance you just need a little bit, 2486 02:02:33.720 --> 02:02:35.439 more talent up there up. Top at least that's, My 2487 02:02:35.520 --> 02:02:38.119 opinion so where we at pablo in the process of 2488 02:02:38.239 --> 02:02:39.000 getting some HELP on. 2489 02:02:39.039 --> 02:02:42.119 The way, so again I think you know we. Have 2490 02:02:42.439 --> 02:02:47.279 we've identified three different players and here's, a difficult thing 2491 02:02:47.359 --> 02:02:50.680 with these, transactions as you rightly pointed, out if it's 2492 02:02:50.680 --> 02:02:54.199 an international, player whenever that signing is done you can 2493 02:02:54.279 --> 02:02:56.680 expect three to four weeks before you can actually step on. 2494 02:02:56.760 --> 02:03:00.520 The field because of these issues and that's. That that's 2495 02:03:00.600 --> 02:03:04.359 not good for us although that's probably the those players. 2496 02:03:04.399 --> 02:03:08.439 Are their most skettable right now the other ones are 2497 02:03:08.520 --> 02:03:12.720 domestic and those, players you can get a side you 2498 02:03:12.800 --> 02:03:14.840 can get those they can play. The next day after 2499 02:03:14.920 --> 02:03:17.600 the signing the problem with those is now you're it's 2500 02:03:17.720 --> 02:03:21.680 it's it's it's harder to find players through trades because 2501 02:03:21.760 --> 02:03:23.680 certain teams don't want to get rid of a striker 2502 02:03:23.760 --> 02:03:26.199 that maybe not may not be playing at the moment 2503 02:03:26.600 --> 02:03:28.239 because they want, to use them. For you know a 2504 02:03:28.359 --> 02:03:31.520 reserve role and so it's it's, just finding the right 2505 02:03:32.199 --> 02:03:35.279 you know marrying the two teams that that want, what 2506 02:03:35.399 --> 02:03:36.039 you're willing to. 2507 02:03:36.039 --> 02:03:37.159 Give up and. 2508 02:03:37.560 --> 02:03:40.279 Getting the player that you want so that that's the. 2509 02:03:40.479 --> 02:03:42.279 That's the tough part of this and so there's no real, 2510 02:03:42.399 --> 02:03:45.640 timeline in this on this spense, AND that's why from. My, 2511 02:03:45.880 --> 02:03:49.000 role i just focused on okay, So if we don't 2512 02:03:49.079 --> 02:03:51.800 have that so if we're not scoring a, lot of 2513 02:03:51.840 --> 02:03:53.479 goals at the moment then we. Got to TIGHTEN up 2514 02:03:53.479 --> 02:03:55.760 our defense and so i just my role in this, 2515 02:03:55.800 --> 02:03:57.479 whole thing is a lot different and it's how do 2516 02:03:57.560 --> 02:04:01.279 we maximize the the players that we currently have and 2517 02:04:01.319 --> 02:04:03.279 the team that we currently have in the situation that 2518 02:04:03.359 --> 02:04:05.640 we currently have to make it better for the next, 2519 02:04:05.720 --> 02:04:09.159 game whilst, waiting for these guys because again new players, 2520 02:04:09.199 --> 02:04:11.159 coming into, an environment that's like you, know when you're 2521 02:04:11.199 --> 02:04:13.319 not getting results it's it's going to be difficult for, them, 2522 02:04:13.359 --> 02:04:16.359 Because they're not superheroes either right so the more that 2523 02:04:16.439 --> 02:04:18.880 we can study the ship in the next few weeks 2524 02:04:19.039 --> 02:04:22.479 with good, performances that lead to great results it'll be 2525 02:04:22.680 --> 02:04:25.359 much more of a of a conducive environment for these 2526 02:04:25.600 --> 02:04:27.560 these players that are going to come in to to. 2527 02:04:27.680 --> 02:04:29.840 Be able to really screw forward. 2528 02:04:30.159 --> 02:04:32.840 At the risk of, asking the ultimate dumb guy question 2529 02:04:33.520 --> 02:04:37.079 do you have a preference of international or domestic when 2530 02:04:37.119 --> 02:04:38.880 it comes to the options or is it, just, Like, 2531 02:04:39.039 --> 02:04:39.479 give me the. 2532 02:04:39.560 --> 02:04:44.439 Best dude yeah, that's it's sense i'm you know beggars, can't, 2533 02:04:44.479 --> 02:04:46.359 Be choosers at this point right we just want to 2534 02:04:46.399 --> 02:04:48.680 get a guy or two in the, building that can. 2535 02:04:48.800 --> 02:04:52.319 Really you know and and, get so to answer your 2536 02:04:52.399 --> 02:04:55.319 question it's it's either it's it's whoever we can, get, 2537 02:04:55.640 --> 02:04:58.920 and who fits the team uh to give, us the 2538 02:04:58.960 --> 02:05:00.640 best chance to win because, at the end of the 2539 02:05:00.760 --> 02:05:02.439 day that's that's, that's what we want to. 2540 02:05:02.479 --> 02:05:05.359 Do and that's that's the aim, so every year. 2541 02:05:05.520 --> 02:05:08.000 With THIS stuff WHEN, IT comes to mls and rsl 2542 02:05:08.640 --> 02:05:12.319 i always remind people that the hot start will not 2543 02:05:12.520 --> 02:05:15.840 continue and. The slow start will, not continue this. Is 2544 02:05:15.920 --> 02:05:18.560 a slog it's. A marathon it ebbs and flows but 2545 02:05:19.359 --> 02:05:21.720 four goals in Five GAMES If You, include the conky, 2546 02:05:21.840 --> 02:05:25.640 caf champions cup and you know ultimately an expansion team 2547 02:05:25.720 --> 02:05:26.479 rolls into town and. 2548 02:05:26.560 --> 02:05:28.600 Kind of gives it to you You Go. ON the, 2549 02:05:28.680 --> 02:05:29.439 road to san jose. 2550 02:05:29.600 --> 02:05:31.600 I mean you, Know, the deal at what point pablo 2551 02:05:32.159 --> 02:05:35.319 does a slow start in your mind become problematic and you. 2552 02:05:35.399 --> 02:05:36.359 Start, TO get a little. 2553 02:05:36.119 --> 02:05:40.600 Concerned yeah i just think then when you've. Pulled out 2554 02:05:40.600 --> 02:05:43.079 all the, different stuffs so in other words, where as 2555 02:05:43.239 --> 02:05:46.640 from a coaching perspective where we've looked under every nook 2556 02:05:46.680 --> 02:05:53.560 and cranny, and haven't acted upon the information that's been 2557 02:05:53.640 --> 02:05:56.560 presented in other, words like we have you know so we've, been, 2558 02:05:56.560 --> 02:05:59.439 focusing on the attacking side right and so for the 2559 02:05:59.520 --> 02:06:01.439 first five games and saying. We got to get any, 2560 02:06:01.439 --> 02:06:04.079 spots so we are doing that but we're just not 2561 02:06:04.560 --> 02:06:07.520 capitalizing or Executing Like. This last GAME against san diego 2562 02:06:08.319 --> 02:06:11.920 never have i coached a game where we've had three breakaways, with, 2563 02:06:12.000 --> 02:06:14.880 The goalkeeper and not scored. Right so, that's that's an 2564 02:06:14.880 --> 02:06:17.960 anomaly so okay so if we're creating those, kind of 2565 02:06:18.000 --> 02:06:19.720 chances and not scoring what's. The next, thing, to look 2566 02:06:19.760 --> 02:06:21.960 at it's like well. We can't be given up goals 2567 02:06:22.760 --> 02:06:25.560 so now we're rebalancing it to keep make sure that 2568 02:06:25.680 --> 02:06:29.079 we keep zeros whilst we are creating chances and we, 2569 02:06:29.239 --> 02:06:33.680 might score one and hopefully two but but we can't. 2570 02:06:33.720 --> 02:06:35.880 Rely on the goals going in so therefore we, got, 2571 02:06:35.920 --> 02:06:39.000 To FORTIFY or back line right, and i think that's, 2572 02:06:39.680 --> 02:06:41.880 you know that's the important thing and that's something that 2573 02:06:41.960 --> 02:06:43.520 we can take with us. For the rest of the season, 2574 02:06:43.640 --> 02:06:46.760 even when we have you know one or two other 2575 02:06:46.800 --> 02:06:49.319 players that, can contribute on the goal scoring we still want. 2576 02:06:49.359 --> 02:06:52.000 To Be a solid, defensive team so i'm you know 2577 02:06:52.239 --> 02:06:54.760 from from my advantage point is that we, learned something 2578 02:06:54.800 --> 02:06:59.079 about ourselves every game and and until we've exhausted all 2579 02:06:59.439 --> 02:07:01.479 different faith of the game, where we can make, ed 2580 02:07:02.039 --> 02:07:05.560 improvements and we've done that. And yet we're not getting. 2581 02:07:05.600 --> 02:07:08.039 Results That's where it becomes, worrying BUT i'll tell YOU what, 2582 02:07:08.239 --> 02:07:10.359 like i said when, i STARTED when we started talking, 2583 02:07:11.039 --> 02:07:13.039 is I believe in this group and i know that. 2584 02:07:13.119 --> 02:07:14.439 We're going to get it right and it's just a 2585 02:07:14.560 --> 02:07:19.680 matter of clear, understanding of what, the roles responsibilities and 2586 02:07:19.760 --> 02:07:22.680 more Important the collective mindset going to houston is. Make 2587 02:07:22.720 --> 02:07:25.279 sure we keep it zeros we're going to get our opportunities, 2588 02:07:25.640 --> 02:07:28.600 and and and maybe you know it's always a lot 2589 02:07:28.720 --> 02:07:31.000 easier to score goals when, you're, Not having to chase 2590 02:07:31.079 --> 02:07:33.800 it right it's it's because you're playing from a place 2591 02:07:33.880 --> 02:07:36.760 of calm and clear thinking when when you're behind it 2592 02:07:37.279 --> 02:07:40.079 now you're forcing square pegs and round holes and passes 2593 02:07:40.119 --> 02:07:43.199 that shouldn't be made and, decisions that are just you 2594 02:07:43.279 --> 02:07:45.640 know made in. Haste AND all these different things but 2595 02:07:45.760 --> 02:07:47.760 i really believe, in the character of this, group the 2596 02:07:47.880 --> 02:07:49.960 quality of this group and we just now have to 2597 02:07:50.039 --> 02:07:52.560 put TOGETHER a, complete performance because like i said our 2598 02:07:52.600 --> 02:07:55.479 two young strikers do, have a goal that you know they. 2599 02:07:55.560 --> 02:07:58.199 Have two goals amongst amongst themselves it's it's REALLY the 2600 02:07:58.279 --> 02:08:00.920 other cast members that i think need to step up 2601 02:08:00.920 --> 02:08:03.880 a little bit more to help them and in the 2602 02:08:03.960 --> 02:08:07.640 meantime collectively defending the right way. So THAT we're not chasing. 2603 02:08:07.399 --> 02:08:09.840 Games before, i ask you this next question you, just 2604 02:08:09.960 --> 02:08:13.640 Reference your two Young Strikers. Which i'm assuming is arian 2605 02:08:13.800 --> 02:08:17.920 forrester any other nine options on the roster? You, feel 2606 02:08:17.920 --> 02:08:18.840 comfortable playing right. 2607 02:08:18.880 --> 02:08:21.600 Now no we don't. 2608 02:08:21.800 --> 02:08:24.079 Know that we don't. Have any those are. The two 2609 02:08:25.560 --> 02:08:26.199 what a perfect. 2610 02:08:26.239 --> 02:08:29.000 Answer THAT was the perfect answer so i want to 2611 02:08:29.039 --> 02:08:31.239 hone in on those two for a moment because that's what. 2612 02:08:31.399 --> 02:08:33.159 We have in front of Us let. Me ask you 2613 02:08:33.159 --> 02:08:36.439 about ari first is he is he a little bit more? 2614 02:08:36.560 --> 02:08:38.199 Nuanced in just a nine like is he? A? 2615 02:08:38.239 --> 02:08:40.720 Guy you can. Play elsewhere yeah. 2616 02:08:40.760 --> 02:08:46.319 Absolutely he is and and that's another wrinkle that we're 2617 02:08:46.399 --> 02:08:48.359 looking to add to it because he can play out 2618 02:08:48.439 --> 02:08:51.680 why and. He poses a real, speed threat he's got 2619 02:08:51.720 --> 02:08:54.239 great size, but he's, got really soft. Feet nimble feet 2620 02:08:54.439 --> 02:08:57.520 really good technique and so the reason why we can't 2621 02:08:57.560 --> 02:08:59.520 play him in another position at the moment is because 2622 02:08:59.800 --> 02:09:02.800 we then we only, do left with one nine right, 2623 02:09:02.920 --> 02:09:06.399 and so as a young pairing we feel really good 2624 02:09:06.439 --> 02:09:08.880 with one going, sixty the other one, going thirty, and 2625 02:09:09.159 --> 02:09:11.880 depending on form you know either. Of those two can 2626 02:09:11.920 --> 02:09:15.560 switch up, So he is definitely flexible tactically, he's got a, 2627 02:09:15.600 --> 02:09:20.399 great soccer brain and you know he's definitely really like 2628 02:09:20.600 --> 02:09:22.600 so if we bring, in another attacking player up front 2629 02:09:23.079 --> 02:09:25.640 he's definitely a guy that can slide out wide and 2630 02:09:26.079 --> 02:09:28.600 really cast. Some damage, from that wide position All. 2631 02:09:28.680 --> 02:09:31.720 Right, let's MOVE over, to forrester now who i mean 2632 02:09:32.319 --> 02:09:36.359 there are there are moments with him, like he's he's got, 2633 02:09:36.479 --> 02:09:40.079 good size he's got good athleticism and that just always, 2634 02:09:40.119 --> 02:09:42.600 stands out to me because oftentimes. Don't take THIS the 2635 02:09:42.600 --> 02:09:45.920 wrong way you're watching Mls soccer and your striker is. 2636 02:09:46.000 --> 02:09:48.119 Jason christ who's five to four It's like he's. Not 2637 02:09:48.239 --> 02:09:51.600 A great i'm just kidding but forrester has an athletic 2638 02:09:52.119 --> 02:09:55.359 physical presence about him that oftentimes. You don't see in 2639 02:09:55.439 --> 02:09:59.720 this league so as you continue the, process of learning 2640 02:09:59.800 --> 02:10:03.399 more about him what has stood out so far that 2641 02:10:03.520 --> 02:10:05.600 maybe we're not seeing, in training because he has scored 2642 02:10:05.640 --> 02:10:07.520 but there also been so many moments where you feel 2643 02:10:07.560 --> 02:10:09.279 like he's got to, get, That one to be fair 2644 02:10:09.439 --> 02:10:12.560 right so what stood? Out ABOUT his growth so Far. 2645 02:10:13.520 --> 02:10:16.319 So i, would say with forrester he's got, like you're 2646 02:10:16.479 --> 02:10:19.920 right to point out his physicality is is top like 2647 02:10:20.039 --> 02:10:22.600 that kind of body could play. In any league in 2648 02:10:22.640 --> 02:10:26.600 the world and what he is is he's he's still learning, 2649 02:10:27.119 --> 02:10:30.439 the game from, a forwards position in other words what 2650 02:10:31.079 --> 02:10:33.279 side of the defender to be on, The balls on 2651 02:10:33.439 --> 02:10:37.079 said side right like little nuanced movements to put him 2652 02:10:37.119 --> 02:10:39.319 in better positions to be. Able to protect the ball better, 2653 02:10:40.720 --> 02:10:43.560 he's working on his first touch which is. A little 2654 02:10:43.600 --> 02:10:46.239 bit rough at times but one thing that he. Is 2655 02:10:46.600 --> 02:10:48.720 IS a is a learner and i would say with 2656 02:10:48.840 --> 02:10:50.560 all our young players, that we've brought him this year 2657 02:10:50.600 --> 02:10:54.520 they're incredible. Learners and students of the. Game they want 2658 02:10:54.560 --> 02:10:56.600 to get better they're. Meeting with the coaches every day 2659 02:10:56.640 --> 02:11:00.680 they're coming. In and you're seeing the growth and the 2660 02:11:00.800 --> 02:11:03.560 tough thing about pro, sports, It's it's a now, business 2661 02:11:04.039 --> 02:11:08.720 right so all these nuanced. Little little margins of gains 2662 02:11:08.800 --> 02:11:11.239 aren't you don't realize it because they're starting so far. 2663 02:11:11.399 --> 02:11:14.600 BEHIND what what you would expect a top. Nine in this, 2664 02:11:14.720 --> 02:11:17.399 League to be, but you know, forrester for example is 2665 02:11:17.640 --> 02:11:18.840 you know one of the things that we worked on 2666 02:11:18.920 --> 02:11:22.560 in preseason was when he receives the ball back to goal, 2667 02:11:23.039 --> 02:11:26.000 and he sets the ball back he wanted to. Open 2668 02:11:26.119 --> 02:11:28.840 up to receive it, again, and one of the things, 2669 02:11:29.000 --> 02:11:31.159 HOWEVER stopping, practice, in, soa, apartment i said no no 2670 02:11:31.239 --> 02:11:33.359 no anytime you set, the ball back to a tend 2671 02:11:33.439 --> 02:11:36.199 you turn and spin. And you run your tail, off 2672 02:11:36.399 --> 02:11:38.800 you just if nothing else, you're moving that back line 2673 02:11:38.840 --> 02:11:41.760 back so. That tene now time to drive you're creating space, 2674 02:11:41.800 --> 02:11:44.039 for your ten but more. Importantly you're threatening the back 2675 02:11:44.119 --> 02:11:46.000 line and so when he scored that Goal, when he 2676 02:11:46.079 --> 02:11:49.279 came in against seattle it was like this moment was 2677 02:11:49.439 --> 02:11:53.359 like it started back in preseason and now he's really 2678 02:11:53.439 --> 02:11:55.680 he's applying it in real time and and. He got 2679 02:11:55.720 --> 02:11:58.359 the reward for it, so he's a really good finisher 2680 02:11:59.640 --> 02:12:02.960 but time, struggles, When he's finishing at speed, right so 2681 02:12:03.079 --> 02:12:04.800 that's another you know That, goal that, he scored in 2682 02:12:04.880 --> 02:12:07.000 seattle you know he missed a couple of those in 2683 02:12:07.079 --> 02:12:09.920 preseason and also scored. A couple OF those in preseasons 2684 02:12:09.920 --> 02:12:12.520 so again i, think it's just with these guys is it's. 2685 02:12:12.880 --> 02:12:16.279 The expectations are are, too high if you're you know 2686 02:12:16.359 --> 02:12:18.279 a fan and you want. To you want to win, 2687 02:12:18.399 --> 02:12:20.840 now but from a coaching perspective the growth that they've. 2688 02:12:20.880 --> 02:12:23.880 Had in eight weeks is, incredible and if we can 2689 02:12:24.279 --> 02:12:28.359 again if we can solidify our our defending as a 2690 02:12:28.399 --> 02:12:31.680 collective and not put so much pressure on them by 2691 02:12:31.760 --> 02:12:34.279 having our tens be a bit, MORE productive on the 2692 02:12:34.359 --> 02:12:38.399 offensive side i think these guys in a year two 2693 02:12:38.520 --> 02:12:41.279 years could be. Big time forwards in this. 2694 02:12:41.399 --> 02:12:44.239 LEAGUE so some interesting stuff there i want to FOLLOW 2695 02:12:44.319 --> 02:12:48.560 the couple of things because i understand the club's ethos 2696 02:12:48.960 --> 02:12:53.199 of betting on young talents and developing said talent and. 2697 02:12:53.239 --> 02:12:56.399 THEN moving talent, on FOR premium i. Hate, IT but i. 2698 02:12:56.520 --> 02:12:58.800 Get it okay i get it i've, Been, Drug along. 2699 02:12:58.840 --> 02:12:59.239 FOR the ride. 2700 02:12:59.239 --> 02:13:03.319 Pablo i'm on i get it is, that challenging as 2701 02:13:03.399 --> 02:13:06.840 the coach though because, outside of, Outside, of YOUR keeper 2702 02:13:07.279 --> 02:13:11.159 you're young pablo and i understand. That that's what the club, 2703 02:13:11.279 --> 02:13:14.159 does but from a manager's perspective that's got, to be, 2704 02:13:14.199 --> 02:13:15.960 A little frustrating. 2705 02:13:15.399 --> 02:13:20.439 Though, you know i think the biggest the toughest frustration 2706 02:13:20.560 --> 02:13:23.520 for me has nothing to do with their ability to 2707 02:13:23.600 --> 02:13:26.159 execute as much as it is understanding, the game from, 2708 02:13:26.199 --> 02:13:28.840 a collective standpoint, in other words like game management moment 2709 02:13:29.000 --> 02:13:31.960 moments like why are you moving where you're moving to 2710 02:13:33.840 --> 02:13:36.680 and really understanding what, the game needs. 2711 02:13:36.479 --> 02:13:37.119 In this moment. 2712 02:13:37.199 --> 02:13:39.960 And those things YOU can't, teach those things are i, 2713 02:13:40.039 --> 02:13:41.840 mean we teach it through video. But you have to 2714 02:13:41.920 --> 02:13:44.039 feel it and the real way to feel it is 2715 02:13:44.640 --> 02:13:46.680 to get pulled because you're not doing, it when you're 2716 02:13:46.680 --> 02:13:48.640 a YOUNG player and then going, When i get my 2717 02:13:48.760 --> 02:13:52.079 next opportunity. I'm going to do it, right and unfortunately 2718 02:13:52.079 --> 02:13:52.720 at this moment. 2719 02:13:52.560 --> 02:13:53.000 We just don't. 2720 02:13:53.039 --> 02:13:54.920 Have that option to do that, so we're learning on 2721 02:13:55.039 --> 02:13:58.279 the fly. And so, IT'S it's really tough and again 2722 02:13:58.439 --> 02:14:00.880 i think our leadership, group we meet once a week 2723 02:14:01.079 --> 02:14:04.479 we talk about those the ways that those, players with 2724 02:14:04.680 --> 02:14:07.439 Experience in this, league or like rafa for example, who's 2725 02:14:07.479 --> 02:14:09.760 been all over the world can really lean on, these 2726 02:14:09.800 --> 02:14:12.680 guys in, moments you know whether it's halftime whether it's 2727 02:14:12.680 --> 02:14:14.920 pulling them a. Side after an exercise and training and 2728 02:14:15.239 --> 02:14:17.119 so this isn't all hands on deck. With with with 2729 02:14:17.439 --> 02:14:21.720 with this group as far as we got to mature quickly, there's, 2730 02:14:21.760 --> 02:14:25.119 no there's no, you know bitching there's. No complaining there's 2731 02:14:25.159 --> 02:14:28.319 no excuse. Making this is this is us we got 2732 02:14:28.399 --> 02:14:30.239 to love who we are. And, we got, to move 2733 02:14:30.319 --> 02:14:32.920 forward so you know for as Much as you, know 2734 02:14:33.039 --> 02:14:35.880 you think i'd be frustrated it's really about always, thinking 2735 02:14:35.920 --> 02:14:39.880 about solutions to these. Situations because, again it's never ideal 2736 02:14:39.960 --> 02:14:42.239 you know you can lose a big, time player with a, 2737 02:14:42.319 --> 02:14:45.239 KNEE injury and as a coach I could either, be frustrated, 2738 02:14:45.520 --> 02:14:47.039 or i could say oh, right THIS is my new 2739 02:14:47.119 --> 02:14:48.920 reality and I got to do the best i can 2740 02:14:49.079 --> 02:14:52.319 with what we have and really drive, the group, from 2741 02:14:52.359 --> 02:14:56.359 a positive perspective. Learning perspective and a togetherness perspective and. 2742 02:14:56.439 --> 02:14:56.640 That's what. 2743 02:14:56.720 --> 02:14:58.720 We're AIMING to do all, RIGHT before i set you 2744 02:14:58.800 --> 02:15:00.840 loose i Do, want to ask you ABOUT yogo who 2745 02:15:01.000 --> 02:15:03.359 is the only dp on the roster, as of, now 2746 02:15:04.159 --> 02:15:06.520 and last year you know he, lands during the summer 2747 02:15:06.560 --> 02:15:10.600 Transfer window and so and and jason Made A Really, 2748 02:15:10.640 --> 02:15:15.520 good analogy About javier javier morales who when Javier landed 2749 02:15:15.600 --> 02:15:18.000 here the first few jason on the show a couple 2750 02:15:18.000 --> 02:15:20.079 of weeks ago, said HE thought about cutting Him which 2751 02:15:20.119 --> 02:15:24.000 i didn't know, because javier didn't settle in Initially and 2752 02:15:24.119 --> 02:15:26.399 there are moments with diogo where you see that type 2753 02:15:26.439 --> 02:15:29.479 Of creativity, and flair that, that javier had, who ultimately 2754 02:15:29.560 --> 02:15:30.640 became in my opinion the. 2755 02:15:30.680 --> 02:15:32.840 Best Player we've ever had here so i'm. 2756 02:15:32.880 --> 02:15:35.600 Not ready to, anoint OR dismiss it's still early but 2757 02:15:35.760 --> 02:15:37.520 i think it's safe to say that there are a 2758 02:15:37.520 --> 02:15:39.520 lot of people THAT. Are expecting more from a dp 2759 02:15:40.239 --> 02:15:43.279 so tell me what you're seeing and what you hope to. See, 2760 02:15:43.439 --> 02:15:44.319 as he continues to. 2761 02:15:44.359 --> 02:15:47.560 Acclimate yeah that's, A great question and. 2762 02:15:49.239 --> 02:15:52.119 You know i think, when he came in last year. 2763 02:15:52.279 --> 02:15:54.079 It was it was really difficult we were. Going through 2764 02:15:54.119 --> 02:15:57.000 a topsy turvy time we had a, lot of, issues 2765 02:15:57.520 --> 02:16:00.399 off the field you know and there's and then that that, 2766 02:16:00.560 --> 02:16:04.680 kind of permeated onto the field and so it was 2767 02:16:04.760 --> 02:16:08.039 never going to. Be an easy transition For him the 2768 02:16:08.159 --> 02:16:09.920 one thing that i've noticed with him this year is 2769 02:16:10.000 --> 02:16:13.600 his commitment TO the team and and what i mean 2770 02:16:13.680 --> 02:16:15.560 by that is like one of the first, guys, In 2771 02:16:15.640 --> 02:16:17.960 that training EVERY day, right and from a dp perspective 2772 02:16:18.000 --> 02:16:19.840 you get you got to lead. More than just on 2773 02:16:19.960 --> 02:16:23.399 the field so that part he's he's working two x, 2774 02:16:24.439 --> 02:16:27.760 versus last year for so. Output physical output is two. 2775 02:16:28.000 --> 02:16:31.239 X his quality speaks for itself the Only thing missing 2776 02:16:31.479 --> 02:16:34.479 right now from diego is that, final piece whether it 2777 02:16:34.639 --> 02:16:37.239 you know and more, importantly for us in. The moment 2778 02:16:37.360 --> 02:16:39.959 is really the goals and and The thing is he's 2779 02:16:40.000 --> 02:16:42.040 getting himself like at the weekend he had that He 2780 02:16:42.120 --> 02:16:44.799 Had a great opportunity against san diego one on one, 2781 02:16:44.799 --> 02:16:47.200 with the goalkeeper and didn't finish and. He's beating himself 2782 02:16:47.280 --> 02:16:49.879 up about it but. He's getting himself in great spots. 2783 02:16:50.280 --> 02:16:53.399 He's doing all the things right and so like, everything 2784 02:16:53.440 --> 02:16:56.120 else suspense in every sport right you're when. You're when 2785 02:16:56.120 --> 02:17:00.200 you're playmakers are confident it's almost like the ball just 2786 02:17:00.280 --> 02:17:03.040 hits in. His backside and goes in right it's like it. 2787 02:17:03.159 --> 02:17:05.440 Just it just manifests that way but he's doing all 2788 02:17:05.520 --> 02:17:08.280 the little things behind the scenes and all the little 2789 02:17:08.319 --> 02:17:11.440 things in THE games to be. A great dp in, 2790 02:17:11.479 --> 02:17:15.879 this league and SO you know and and and i 2791 02:17:16.079 --> 02:17:18.639 really believe that it's a, matter of time before you 2792 02:17:18.719 --> 02:17:21.319 know if, ONCE he scores his first goal i think 2793 02:17:21.399 --> 02:17:23.319 now teams, wire going to, play him different play us 2794 02:17:23.360 --> 02:17:25.760 differently which is going to Open, up options For, guys 2795 02:17:25.840 --> 02:17:29.600 like Dom. Guys like, ari guys like diego right, NOW 2796 02:17:29.639 --> 02:17:32.040 it's where we're you, know i, don't think teams are 2797 02:17:32.479 --> 02:17:36.040 you know necessarily worried about, our attack going into the 2798 02:17:36.079 --> 02:17:39.040 game because we haven't. Done ANYTHING to make them fearful 2799 02:17:39.559 --> 02:17:41.000 but i think, it's, a matter of time, When when 2800 02:17:41.079 --> 02:17:43.520 when it all clicks diego, Gets back on the score. 2801 02:17:43.559 --> 02:17:46.879 Sheet diego starts, putting up, goals dom continues, to you 2802 02:17:46.920 --> 02:17:49.879 Know set Up goals and AND ari or forrester finishing 2803 02:17:49.920 --> 02:17:52.680 where i think the, whole front line, will be empowered. 2804 02:17:52.840 --> 02:17:55.040 Full OF bleed FULL of Confidence and i think i 2805 02:17:55.120 --> 02:17:56.520 think diego is one goal away from. 2806 02:17:56.559 --> 02:17:59.280 From from achieving that last thing it's Always, a tough 2807 02:17:59.360 --> 02:18:01.559 road trip to houston But at least it's. Not freaking 2808 02:18:01.799 --> 02:18:05.479 july where it's impossible, so what, Do, you just simple 2809 02:18:05.600 --> 02:18:06.680 simple question pablo what Do? 2810 02:18:06.719 --> 02:18:09.319 You, open to, see on saturday yeah just. 2811 02:18:09.360 --> 02:18:12.040 Again a, market IMPROVEMENT defensively for the, group because, i 2812 02:18:12.079 --> 02:18:14.760 think that's where you know if you're if you're not gonna, 2813 02:18:14.920 --> 02:18:16.200 you score a lot of goals. You've got to be 2814 02:18:16.239 --> 02:18:19.079 solid defensively, and WE'RE going on the road and i 2815 02:18:19.200 --> 02:18:22.200 believe that if we're solid defensively and we're operating. FROM 2816 02:18:22.239 --> 02:18:25.799 a zero goals against perspective i think. It will, free up, 2817 02:18:25.799 --> 02:18:29.120 a group and so you know even though, The results 2818 02:18:29.120 --> 02:18:30.680 haven't been going away i've seen. A lot. Of, real 2819 02:18:30.799 --> 02:18:34.040 positive things you know again we're this last Game Where's 2820 02:18:34.040 --> 02:18:36.520 one to one against san diego before, we can see. 2821 02:18:36.559 --> 02:18:39.079 Too you know an injury time so like those little 2822 02:18:39.159 --> 02:18:42.479 moments are deflating when you just kind of you're you're 2823 02:18:42.520 --> 02:18:44.319 going all out to score the goal and, then you 2824 02:18:44.399 --> 02:18:47.079 end up, conceding, Too and that's not professional right, and 2825 02:18:47.200 --> 02:18:50.120 so this week in training it's been amazing to see 2826 02:18:50.159 --> 02:18:53.680 the guys work collectively defensively and then and then from 2827 02:18:53.760 --> 02:18:55.959 that the amount of times in training this week that 2828 02:18:56.040 --> 02:18:59.239 we've been able to break from that position and create 2829 02:18:59.319 --> 02:19:01.399 some really, good and. 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Download, that prize picks app today. Congratulations halfway 2858 02:20:17.719 --> 02:20:20.879 through that work week you are. One day closer to 2859 02:20:21.079 --> 02:20:23.879 the weekend it Was Another Lovely. Day today in salt 2860 02:20:23.959 --> 02:20:27.440 lake city was. About fifty two degrees and clear that 2861 02:20:27.760 --> 02:20:29.399 is about to come. To an end for a moment 2862 02:20:29.440 --> 02:20:31.760 we got. A chilly three day stretch coming looks like 2863 02:20:31.799 --> 02:20:34.399 there's gonna, be some rain in the benches. 2864 02:20:34.479 --> 02:20:35.360 Maybe some snow In the. 2865 02:20:35.440 --> 02:20:37.840 Mountains. Nothing wrong with march forecast man, you never know 2866 02:20:37.920 --> 02:20:40.959 in this state so, Almost to the warm weather consistently 2867 02:20:41.879 --> 02:20:45.799 so Appreciate your. Ears, on A busy wednesday show, locally 2868 02:20:46.079 --> 02:20:49.360 the jazz Are. In Action Taken on the grizzlies utah 2869 02:20:49.399 --> 02:20:52.520 hockey Club. Is in action taking On Anaheim. That is 2870 02:20:52.559 --> 02:20:54.879 here in Salt Lake. It is at, the delta center 2871 02:20:55.600 --> 02:20:59.319 by the way when did this whole dumb conversation Start 2872 02:20:59.319 --> 02:21:01.479 About whether or Not It's. Delta CENTER or the delta. 2873 02:21:01.559 --> 02:21:01.799 Center. 2874 02:21:02.040 --> 02:21:04.280 I'M i clearly missed something. 2875 02:21:05.000 --> 02:21:09.319 Ah i think it's always kind of been. Like A 2876 02:21:10.479 --> 02:21:13.920 somewhat of a topic, but i will say that recently 2877 02:21:14.680 --> 02:21:18.959 as recent, of as the change IN ownership there has 2878 02:21:19.079 --> 02:21:24.840 been a i will say, a kind push from the 2879 02:21:25.040 --> 02:21:28.680 organization from folks in the pr from folks who are clearly, 2880 02:21:28.799 --> 02:21:33.360 receiving direction from folks above them to Influence Us, to 2881 02:21:34.639 --> 02:21:39.719 CALL it, the delta center, which i understand that's the 2882 02:21:39.840 --> 02:21:41.440 name that's. What they want to go with, but when 2883 02:21:41.479 --> 02:21:45.600 you're talking in sentences, sometimes you can't speak that way so. 2884 02:21:45.760 --> 02:21:47.559 It makes, it, kind of tough wait wait wait so 2885 02:21:47.760 --> 02:21:50.239 They Want. Us, to Say The, Delta center No just. 2886 02:21:50.360 --> 02:21:54.200 Delta centering that's what i'm saying sometimes you need the the, 2887 02:21:54.840 --> 02:21:56.159 in order to complete a. 2888 02:21:56.239 --> 02:21:58.120 Sentence you, pick a different, hill. 2889 02:21:59.440 --> 02:22:02.680 Just yeah just the no the it's. The it's it's. 2890 02:22:02.879 --> 02:22:05.040 It's the dopes how about this Get us A Jazz guest. 2891 02:22:05.079 --> 02:22:09.399 And i'll say? Delta center there, how About That, just 2892 02:22:09.479 --> 02:22:13.319 a thought the Utah Jazz the it is the Utah Jazz, 2893 02:22:13.719 --> 02:22:16.000 and it is the Delta Center Which is where the 2894 02:22:16.280 --> 02:22:19.239 utah hockey club. Will be playing. The game tonight there 2895 02:22:19.319 --> 02:22:19.479 you go? 2896 02:22:19.879 --> 02:22:20.239 SO is. 2897 02:22:20.280 --> 02:22:22.680 IT a game match i believe i believe. 2898 02:22:22.719 --> 02:22:24.799 In hockey it is. A game soccer is a match 2899 02:22:25.200 --> 02:22:26.360 i think they. Call it just a. 2900 02:22:26.440 --> 02:22:29.399 Hockey game soccer is. A, Match Hockey Is a game 2901 02:22:29.520 --> 02:22:33.399 anyway utah hockey club, in need of points in regulation 2902 02:22:33.840 --> 02:22:36.120 can't go to overtime if, they Want to catch the 2903 02:22:36.159 --> 02:22:37.399 wildcard which i'm not sure. 2904 02:22:38.239 --> 02:22:38.639 Is going, to be a. 2905 02:22:38.680 --> 02:22:43.239 Possibility so Busy busy show Today are the cowboys or 2906 02:22:43.319 --> 02:22:43.719 the jets? 2907 02:22:43.799 --> 02:22:43.879 Going? 2908 02:22:43.959 --> 02:22:46.079 TO be watchable next. Year, No, i Didn't think so. 2909 02:22:46.360 --> 02:22:51.159 No, well the cowboys will be watchable but they'll be 2910 02:22:51.479 --> 02:22:54.520 like kind of. How they have been last decade. They'll 2911 02:22:54.559 --> 02:22:58.920 be like h five. Ish, maybe it'll Be. 2912 02:22:58.959 --> 02:22:59.639 Real fun Well at. 2913 02:22:59.680 --> 02:23:02.719 Least, i'm Not a jets Fan Yes the Jets, officially 2914 02:23:02.799 --> 02:23:06.040 waived aaron rodgers throw rogan who is a free agent for. 2915 02:23:06.120 --> 02:23:08.399 The first time in his career where? Is that dude 2916 02:23:08.440 --> 02:23:10.120 gonna end up and what? Does that look like Next. 2917 02:23:10.200 --> 02:23:13.200 Year it sounds Like Maybe. Pittsburgh I'D rather have russell 2918 02:23:13.200 --> 02:23:15.760 wilson and I Don't really want to, have Russell wilson 2919 02:23:15.879 --> 02:23:18.520 right now either but I'd Rather. Go that direction than, 2920 02:23:18.559 --> 02:23:20.719 AARON rodgers i'll tell You what. I May Be a 2921 02:23:20.799 --> 02:23:22.600 jets fan if, Tyrod taylor's your Starter Next. 2922 02:23:22.639 --> 02:23:26.079 YEAR i'd, Rather Have tyrod Taylor I mean aaron rodgers or. 2923 02:23:26.159 --> 02:23:28.920 Russell wilson isn't Even an argument i'd rather Have Russell 2924 02:23:29.000 --> 02:23:33.360 brand playing quarterback. Than, aaron rodgers at this point man. 2925 02:23:33.440 --> 02:23:34.920 Another dude who's, LOST his mind by. 2926 02:23:34.799 --> 02:23:38.319 The Way I do believe that. THE aaron rodgers ship 2927 02:23:38.399 --> 02:23:41.159 is sailed I told you, that before the. Jets signed 2928 02:23:41.239 --> 02:23:43.399 him as she did that. Was what two plus years ago. 2929 02:23:44.239 --> 02:23:46.239 Apparently we're still having that combo? 2930 02:23:46.680 --> 02:23:49.559 Would, you do a darkness retreat yeah. You, do, it, 2931 02:23:49.600 --> 02:23:51.120 ALL the time no no No i mean. Like the 2932 02:23:51.200 --> 02:23:53.879 WAY aaron did it like IF i decided to pay 2933 02:23:53.959 --> 02:23:56.040 thirty K to send you up to, Oregon for your 2934 02:23:56.079 --> 02:23:59.239 pay five days. I'm all, you would do. That oh 2935 02:23:59.399 --> 02:24:01.680 yeah like five days all they do is keep you 2936 02:24:01.760 --> 02:24:03.760 alive with food and you're in like. A little hut 2937 02:24:03.840 --> 02:24:04.639 FOR five days. 2938 02:24:04.479 --> 02:24:06.879 You're telling me i can stay in. A, hut with. 2939 02:24:08.239 --> 02:24:12.600 Probably sound dampening no there's. Nothing, It's darkness with no 2940 02:24:12.760 --> 02:24:15.719 sound right so. You're, not hearing, much of, anything no you're, 2941 02:24:15.760 --> 02:24:19.319 not you know talking to folks you're, not sending emails 2942 02:24:19.399 --> 02:24:24.879 back and forth, You're not paying attention to games you're, 2943 02:24:24.920 --> 02:24:27.520 not doing anything for five, days just chilling. In the dark, 2944 02:24:28.319 --> 02:24:31.360 maybe some herbs i'm all in. 2945 02:24:31.440 --> 02:24:33.719 We're gonna we're gonna raise some, funds TO send you 2946 02:24:33.840 --> 02:24:35.520 up there because i don't think you're. Making it, longer, 2947 02:24:35.559 --> 02:24:37.559 THAN a day oh really. Yeah i think you're tapping out. 2948 02:24:37.760 --> 02:24:40.319 Wow in a little dark. 2949 02:24:40.479 --> 02:24:43.959 Room, in a little dark room well all. We're doing is, 2950 02:24:44.040 --> 02:24:46.200 keeping YOU ALIVE you, got Nothing. 2951 02:24:46.040 --> 02:24:48.000 If i i mean if, I'M taking IT as a challenge. 2952 02:24:48.319 --> 02:24:50.040 I think I could do it i, think. I, could do, 2953 02:24:50.120 --> 02:24:52.760 it fairly fairly well but yeah. SEND it in a 2954 02:24:52.840 --> 02:24:55.760 dark room. I, do that. All the time. 2955 02:24:56.319 --> 02:24:58.920 Okay fair enough, i'm Not judging i'm Not judging and 2956 02:24:59.120 --> 02:25:01.479 i'm ambadatt but i'm not. Trying TO do, a darkness 2957 02:25:01.559 --> 02:25:04.000 retreat like i said save the money and go in your. 2958 02:25:04.040 --> 02:25:06.559 Room and, turn the, lights off but anyway all. 2959 02:25:06.639 --> 02:25:06.799 Right. 2960 02:25:06.959 --> 02:25:08.680 Let's get out of? Here porter what comes our way 2961 02:25:08.719 --> 02:25:11.040 we are, Out and about? On remote Tomorrow what. Comes 2962 02:25:11.079 --> 02:25:12.319 there Wearing a thursday show. 2963 02:25:12.200 --> 02:25:16.239 On, A Thursday edition. Of the, program tony jones joins 2964 02:25:16.319 --> 02:25:19.559 the SHOW. Talks of jazz talking some nba will flip 2965 02:25:19.639 --> 02:25:21.639 over to the Youtes Hoop, side with our friend josh 2966 02:25:21.840 --> 02:25:25.399 grant who was Very Excited. For the potential of alex 2967 02:25:25.479 --> 02:25:28.600 jensen we'll Get Him. For the reality, Of Alex, jensen 2968 02:25:28.719 --> 02:25:33.200 on the hill neil Smith We'll Discuss the aforementioned the 2969 02:25:33.559 --> 02:25:36.600 Utah Hockey club. Playing at the delta center tonight dave. 2970 02:25:36.680 --> 02:25:40.920 McManaman will stop by as well. Lebron return to La 2971 02:25:41.120 --> 02:25:43.680 for treatment not with, the lakers as of right now 2972 02:25:43.760 --> 02:25:45.600 and of course They. Are number two In the West 2973 02:25:45.879 --> 02:25:48.360 we'll get the lakers the West of the Rest of 2974 02:25:48.520 --> 02:25:51.639 the WEST Storylines From. Dave on the. Nba daily assist. 2975 02:25:51.399 --> 02:25:53.559 There You go, That'll be a fun thursday show so 2976 02:25:53.760 --> 02:25:56.520 tune in And Special, Thank You, Today To sean Mooney 2977 02:25:56.559 --> 02:26:00.239 aaron shatt sarah todd and, pablo magh joinny bit of 2978 02:26:00.280 --> 02:26:01.799 everything which is what we like to. Do on this 2979 02:26:01.920 --> 02:26:04.959 little radio show. If you missed, any of IT website's 2980 02:26:04.959 --> 02:26:07.440 an Option which is. Espn seven hundred sports dot com 2981 02:26:07.600 --> 02:26:09.840 download our mobile app and then you can take us. 2982 02:26:09.879 --> 02:26:12.120 On the GO wherever you go. 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