WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:06.719 Oh, guess what day it is? Guess what day it is? Huh? Anybody, 2 00:00:08.759 --> 00:00:13.800 It's hump Day? Up day, Yes, it is hump Day. 3 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:16.039 Welcome to the Big Moon. Sider to Gabriel with you 4 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:21.000 on a Wednesday, sixty six days away from college football 5 00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:23.839 from Kentucky Football. Thank you very much, Corey Price. He's 6 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:28.600 got that running tally on his Twitter account. So yeah, 7 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:31.039 it's coming up fast, and in fact, so our SEC 8 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:34.600 football media days this year in Atlanta. I will be 9 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:37.640 checking them out coming up next month. So we'll talk 10 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:41.399 a lot of football, but today more basketball because we've 11 00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:44.840 been talking to the basketball Wildcats and we heard recently 12 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.079 from Mark Pope about his team. There is a little 13 00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:50.719 bit of football news in a recruiting variety, but for 14 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:53.399 the most part, a lot of basketball chatter tonight because 15 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:57.479 the NBA Draft is tonight and Kentucky likely will be 16 00:00:57.560 --> 00:01:00.759 represented at least once, maybe more. We'll talk about that 17 00:01:00.799 --> 00:01:02.759 in a minute, but I did want to share if 18 00:01:02.799 --> 00:01:06.400 you missed it earlier, that UK got another commit Recruiting 19 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:09.280 is picking up. I know people are concerned after the 20 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:12.680 Big Dog left Bud. Kentucky just got a third wide 21 00:01:12.760 --> 00:01:16.760 receiver commitment in the class of twenty twenty six within 22 00:01:16.799 --> 00:01:22.840 the last twenty four hours. That's Dallas Dickerson from Bogart, Georgia, 23 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:26.760 and was looking at some other D one schools Indiana, 24 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:30.840 Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, but committed to the Wildcat six' one 25 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:34.799 point eighty and this guy's a. Speedster won a state 26 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:39.079 championship in one hundred meters dash with a personal record 27 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:43.000 in the event of ten point three six seconds two 28 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:46.120 four seven has him on a scale of one hundred 29 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:50.239 at an eighty nine and considered the nation's number fifty 30 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:54.040 four wide. Receiver and as you, know those are all 31 00:01:54.079 --> 00:01:56.760 crap shoots because these are young people growing. Quickly but 32 00:01:57.439 --> 00:01:59.959 this guy's got the. Speed you already know about. It 33 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:04.120 so he'll join The wildcats next year as a class 34 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:07.200 of twenty twenty. Six and when you talk about track, 35 00:02:07.239 --> 00:02:11.039 stars naturally you think back To Jordan, anthony a Kid 36 00:02:11.159 --> 00:02:15.080 kentucky signed out of a small town In. Mississippi but 37 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:18.719 everybody knew about the guy because he was clearly a 38 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:24.400 world class athlete From, Tylertown, mississippi AND i had him 39 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:27.120 on this. Show he interviewed him after he committed To, 40 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:32.199 kentucky but he quickly transferred To arkansas as much as 41 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:36.280 anything to further his track. Career arkansas's got what do 42 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:38.360 you want to call, it The cadillac of track and field, 43 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:43.439 programs always in the, running if not winning national. Championships 44 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:47.879 he did play football this past, year made eight catches 45 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:53.159 for one hundred eleven yards and a touchdown and his 46 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:58.639 long play was twenty seven, Yards so he's you, know 47 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:01.360 and he was not a great foot ball player in high. 48 00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:06.159 School everything was, about you, know the potential when it 49 00:03:06.199 --> 00:03:09.039 came to, football but it was all about track and 50 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:11.599 field for him. Anyway and in, fact the first Team 51 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:15.840 All american in the sixty meter, class silver medals in 52 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:19.719 the sixty meter dash at both THE sec and THE nca. 53 00:03:19.759 --> 00:03:24.400 Indoors So Jordan anthony has become the sprinter everybody thought 54 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:26.560 he would. Be don't know if he's going to keep playing. 55 00:03:26.599 --> 00:03:29.800 Football but WHENEVER i Hear kentucky signed the track, star 56 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:32.840 which it just, did or got at least a commitment 57 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:36.560 from this kid From, georgia you think About Jordan. Anthony so, 58 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:40.159 yeah you like it when they're fast to begin. With 59 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:42.759 they can put on, muscle they can keep that. Speed 60 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:45.599 so we'll see how this kid works out for The Football. 61 00:03:45.639 --> 00:03:49.800 Wildcats now THE Nba draft, Tonight yeah it's going to 62 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:52.879 Be Cooper flagg going number. One we know, this but 63 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:56.919 what about The. Wildcats, Well Kobe brad by all, accounts 64 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:00.879 has worked his way into the, draft very likely second, 65 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:05.159 day so you won't hear his name. Tonight and according 66 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:13.719 to one survey or one, Analyst Jonathan givney OF, Espn 67 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:17.160 Kobe brea will Go this is just his, prediction number 68 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:21.439 forty two to The Sacramento. Kings but he's also got 69 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:24.560 To Mauri williams going in the second, round going number 70 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:28.319 fifty three to The Utah, jazz which could really really 71 00:04:28.439 --> 00:04:33.040 use him quite, frankly because, Yeah utah's been struggling of. 72 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:37.120 Late sacramento's got a decent, base but, Yeah utah has 73 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:40.959 been really. Struggling and J billis has said that he 74 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:46.319 Thinks Jackson robinson could be, drafted but probably, won't you, 75 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:50.480 know coming off that, injury but still likely will land 76 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:53.160 a free agent. Contract he'll get a good look from THE. 77 00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:56.720 Nba so, yeah it's not quite the way it was 78 00:04:56.759 --> 00:04:58.800 With caliperi, here AND i know a lot of people 79 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:02.439 that was a source of frustration when kids were going 80 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:05.240 so high in the draft after not doing a whole 81 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:09.480 heck of a lot with their team At. Kentucky but 82 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:12.399 we all know what This kentucky team last year, accomplished 83 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:14.800 and now they'll set out to try to do even 84 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:18.879 more this year with a new core of, players but 85 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:25.160 returning players adds the outstanding sinees Under Mark pope and 86 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:28.959 by the, way his. Program according To, joelnardi the latest 87 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:33.040 bracketology for twenty twenty, six talk about early but, again 88 00:05:33.079 --> 00:05:36.240 this is just for, Fun this is just for. Eyeballs right, 89 00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:40.399 Now Joe lonardi has The wildcats as the three seed 90 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:44.680 in The midwest region that's coming out Of, chicago and 91 00:05:45.519 --> 00:05:48.160 this is so. Great here we are what In june 92 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:51.519 talking about what's gonna happen Next, march he says they'll 93 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:56.160 PLAY Unc wilmington In Saint louis in that, pod and 94 00:05:56.199 --> 00:05:59.160 then if they move, on they'll play the winner Of 95 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:03.480 Texas tech the sixth seed and the eleventh Seed TEXAS 96 00:06:03.560 --> 00:06:09.399 a and m OR. Smu so, again way too, soon 97 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:12.920 But leonardi's got the number one seeds As houston in The, 98 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:17.560 midwest perdueing The South duke in The, West florida in The, 99 00:06:17.639 --> 00:06:22.360 east So florida will be strong, again he, says and 100 00:06:22.439 --> 00:06:27.160 we'll contend to repeat as the national. Champion one of 101 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:31.519 the key players For florida last year is A wildcat, 102 00:06:31.600 --> 00:06:34.959 now and that of course Is Denzel, aberdeen who talked 103 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:38.240 to the media this week and one of the things 104 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:42.240 he talked about was the fact that the traits that 105 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:47.040 helped Carry florida to a national championship last, year he 106 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:51.439 sees similar traits in This kentucky. Team definitely some. 107 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:54.199 Similarities on my, thing even here is even more, better 108 00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:56.879 just knowing that the guys we have here and coaching 109 00:06:56.920 --> 00:06:59.160 staff and stuff like. That and then just as university, 110 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:02.639 itself the people here are. Amazing the atmosphere is. Amazing 111 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:05.240 SO i think that pushes us. On we know what 112 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:07.120 we got to do when we come, here put On kentucky, 113 00:07:07.199 --> 00:07:10.639 jersey and just playing for The university Of kentucky is 114 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:14.399 a is a big. Thing so just being here it's 115 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:16.399 a blessing, man and just can't look. 116 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:19.720 Back a little while, Back Mark pope talked about new 117 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:25.079 guys from The Southeastern conference helping his, team Including. Aberdeen 118 00:07:25.319 --> 00:07:26.079 so high on. 119 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:28.800 Him and This Denzel, ABERDEEN i, mean he's coming here 120 00:07:28.879 --> 00:07:32.079 wearing a, big, fat giant ring and there's there's no 121 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:35.160 way to replace that type of. Experience and he's a 122 00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:39.199 beautiful kid man like, uh he's spending time with his 123 00:07:39.199 --> 00:07:42.040 his parents was was really. Special you, know comes from 124 00:07:42.079 --> 00:07:47.000 a military family, background and and you know he he 125 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:51.680 he cares about, people and he's an incredibly talented basketball. 126 00:07:51.680 --> 00:07:54.800 Player and so specifically those two, GUYS i can't wait 127 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:56.480 to get him here and AND i can't wait for 128 00:07:56.519 --> 00:07:59.199 him to come experience basketball at The University kentucky because 129 00:07:59.199 --> 00:08:02.040 it's just. Different and even being in this, League i'm 130 00:08:02.079 --> 00:08:04.000 excited for those guys because he gets to walk in 131 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:06.680 the doors and then learn how this is so different 132 00:08:06.720 --> 00:08:08.720 here and they're going to make us a better. 133 00:08:08.759 --> 00:08:11.839 Team and of course the OTHER sec, Guy Mohammed, diabate 134 00:08:12.439 --> 00:08:16.000 he talked about physicality with. Us he also talked about 135 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:19.000 defense with. Us takes a great deal of pride in. 136 00:08:19.040 --> 00:08:21.480 It and you, know this was a, problem as you 137 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:24.480 know For kentucky last year was kind of getting off 138 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:26.680 to a slow start when he came to. Defense for 139 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:29.399 the longest, Time kentucky was one of the worst teams 140 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:32.679 in the country. Defensively when you looked at, stats you 141 00:08:32.679 --> 00:08:34.919 know they had scored a lot of people but still 142 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:39.000 struggled on defense till they turned things around a little 143 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:41.960 bit beyond mid. Season But diabte said that's going to 144 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:45.440 be a strength of his and his. Teammates like we 145 00:08:45.559 --> 00:08:46.720 got guys like LIKE. 146 00:08:47.120 --> 00:08:49.480 Jq he hasn't even played, Yet LIKE i just just 147 00:08:49.559 --> 00:08:51.879 knowing what he could. Do he's not even practice, Yet 148 00:08:51.919 --> 00:08:55.720 like that's. Scary like guys Like neill take a. Jelf 149 00:08:55.720 --> 00:08:58.039 we take pride of. Defense SO i feel like that's 150 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:02.080 something that the team and stuff like, that AND i 151 00:09:02.080 --> 00:09:04.200 feel like it's going it's gonna be a real good 152 00:09:04.279 --> 00:09:06.759 year defensively for. US i don't think that's gonna be 153 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:08.600 one of the liabilities we. 154 00:09:08.720 --> 00:09:12.120 Have and of Course mark Pope hi on the guy 155 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:14.200 who transferred in From alabama. 156 00:09:14.200 --> 00:09:17.120 Is mo Diabat. MAN i think he's a special, Person 157 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:19.840 LIKE i don't know his second or third. Conversation we 158 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:21.720 were talking about his family and his history and his 159 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:27.080 and his faith and his commitment to all three of those. 160 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:30.960 Things and he wasn't talking about. That he was talking 161 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:33.039 about his life and how he thought about the world 162 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.039 and his decision. Making but it was so clear and 163 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:39.840 transparent that it's all built on those three. Foundations AND 164 00:09:41.320 --> 00:09:44.039 i think he's. SPECIAL i think he's, special and then 165 00:09:44.039 --> 00:09:46.159 his skill set fits us in a brilliant. WAY i 166 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:48.320 just can't wait to see what he can do for 167 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:50.600 us on the. Court he's coming from an incredible program 168 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:53.600 and incredible coaching, staff and and we're going to get 169 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:56.159 to be the you, know we're going to get, to you, 170 00:09:56.200 --> 00:09:58.679 know enjoy some of the fruit of all the labors 171 00:09:58.679 --> 00:10:01.519 that have come with him and by him before he got. 172 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:02.600 Here but really excited about. 173 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.639 Him so The wildcats played against these guys last, year 174 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:08.159 now they're playing with them this, season and of Course 175 00:10:08.240 --> 00:10:13.000 pope sees a great advantage and welcoming two players who 176 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:15.519 already know THE. Sec it's. 177 00:10:15.600 --> 00:10:21.120 Nice THE sec guys know the, league and they know the, 178 00:10:21.159 --> 00:10:24.440 physicality and they know the, talent and they kind of 179 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:27.080 know the flow and venues are going to be familiar to, 180 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:30.000 them and all those things are. Advantageous but Mostly i'm 181 00:10:30.039 --> 00:10:31.879 just excited about the guys that we. 182 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:34.879 Got and AS i mentioned, before they're making the, players 183 00:10:34.919 --> 00:10:37.480 but the returning players and the new guys available to 184 00:10:37.559 --> 00:10:40.200 us each, Week so we will be hearing more from 185 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:44.000 the basketball, cast but coming up of course after THE 186 00:10:44.039 --> 00:10:47.360 sec meetings In. JULY i mean football is gonna come 187 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:50.519 rolling at. Us you, Know pope talks about the talking, 188 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:53.360 season so that's going to be on top of us before, 189 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:55.279 long and pretty soon they're going to be teeing it 190 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:58.960 up on college Football. Saturday more basketball chatter and some. 191 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:01.639 Football on the other side of the, break bottom of the, 192 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:04.840 Hour aaron gershawan of The cat's, pause and each and 193 00:11:04.879 --> 00:11:08.279 Every wednesday we visit with The Unforgettable Guard Sean. Woods 194 00:11:08.279 --> 00:11:11.759 we heard from him yesterday at THE tbt news, conference 195 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:14.799 so we'll follow up on that and talk more hoops With, 196 00:11:14.879 --> 00:11:17.240 sean and then of course West End Bureau Chief Gary. 197 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:19.240 Moore but also on the other side of the, break 198 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:25.320 Kroger field gets an undeserved slap from a media member 199 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:29.519 And Anthony, davis in my humble, opinion is. Underappreciated next 200 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:32.960 on six THIRTY, Wlp welcome back to The big Bloon. 201 00:11:33.039 --> 00:11:35.159 Sider coming up at the bottom of the Hour Aaron 202 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:38.480 gershawn a little bit later On Unforgettable Guard Shawn woods 203 00:11:38.919 --> 00:11:42.559 and West End Bureau Chief Gary. Moore this is the 204 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:45.039 time of year when we all look for things to talk, 205 00:11:45.080 --> 00:11:48.360 about look for ways to fill, time fill. Airtime Phil 206 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:50.919 collin inches things like. That so there are a lot 207 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:54.799 of lists and surveys and one man shows on the, 208 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:58.240 interweb And i've come across a couple of. Them one 209 00:11:58.279 --> 00:12:03.399 of them was the top twenty five best and worst 210 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:08.519 college football stadium. Nicknames this was posted by a blogger 211 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:13.399 Called Big, Name Big Game. Boomer so right, away, locally 212 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:15.440 you look for the team you, cover the team you, 213 00:12:15.600 --> 00:12:22.919 follow and under worst nicknames of a football stadium. Nicknames 214 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:28.080 now number two on the list was THE uk Was Kroger. 215 00:12:28.159 --> 00:12:33.080 Field that's not a. Nickname, SEE i just you have 216 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:35.399 to throw these this Entire it's fun to look at 217 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:39.120 stuff like, this but you have to. DISQUALIFY i think 218 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:44.159 both sides good and, bad because this guy doesn't really 219 00:12:44.320 --> 00:12:47.200 grasp what a nickname, is except for the fact, that all, 220 00:12:47.279 --> 00:12:50.759 right number one is The swamp At. Florida, okay that's. 221 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:57.159 Good swamp's. Good number, two for whatever, Reason Central, florida 222 00:12:57.399 --> 00:13:00.759 it's called apparently the Bounce, house all, right that's. Fine 223 00:13:01.000 --> 00:13:06.799 sticking with best, Nicknames, pittsfield apparently it's called the big Ketchup, Bottle, Heinzfield, 224 00:13:06.879 --> 00:13:10.960 yeah you, Know, michigan The Big. House that's a traditionally good. 225 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:16.039 Nickname Death valley AT, lsu The horseshoe At Ohio. State that's, 226 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:20.120 Easy but, again so much of it's tied Into Ohio state. 227 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:24.360 Tradition number seven in the list between the hedges At. Georgia, 228 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:27.919 YEAH i didn't know. THIS i guess we'll find out 229 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:31.759 from covering them and the in THE sec. Now But 230 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:37.159 Oklahoma stadium evidently is known as The palace on The. Prairie, 231 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:42.720 Fine but number, Eight i'm, Sorry number NINE, ucla which 232 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:46.639 plays home games in The Rose bowl In. Pasadena he 233 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:49.879 says the stadium is called The granddaddy of The. Mall 234 00:13:49.919 --> 00:13:55.639 that's totally. Wrong The Rose bowl game itself is known 235 00:13:56.120 --> 00:13:59.679 as The granddaddy of The. Mall so, again this is 236 00:13:59.759 --> 00:14:04.440 just suspect lists on both. SIDES tcu evidently Aiming Carter 237 00:14:04.559 --> 00:14:07.159 stadium is known As hell's Half. Acre that's, FINE i 238 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:09.080 didn't know. THAT i wouldn't call it that WHEN i 239 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.919 was down. There but there are some other good. Ones 240 00:14:12.600 --> 00:14:16.159 but he Says South carolina's stadium is Called WILLIE. B 241 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:21.320 never heard that. One he's Got utah rank number eighteenth 242 00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:26.559 among best. Nicknames, okay here's the Nickname Lavelle Edwards. Stadium, 243 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:30.840 no right after, That TEXAS a AND m the Twelfth. Man, 244 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:35.440 no that is not the nickname of their. Stadium so 245 00:14:36.360 --> 00:14:39.240 you go back. Ohing by the, way it's kind of. 246 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:44.799 Funny but number twenty Five Tennessee saban's second home a 247 00:14:44.879 --> 00:14:48.039 real dig At. Tennessee but of course that's not what 248 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:52.360 the stadium is known for down there Among tennessee. Fans 249 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:56.600 now again on the worst, Nicknames he's Got South florida 250 00:14:56.679 --> 00:15:00.200 number one is the worst, nickname The Pirate. SHIP i, 251 00:15:00.200 --> 00:15:04.279 mean what's so bad about? That But kentucky's second With, Corogerfield, 252 00:15:04.360 --> 00:15:09.600 now come, on forget. It Rutgers, stadium he, claims is 253 00:15:09.639 --> 00:15:14.600 called the birthplace of college. Football he, said USC's home, 254 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:17.919 field The, coliseum is known as The Grand Old. Lady 255 00:15:18.559 --> 00:15:20.960 i've never heard. That and if it, is, yeah that's 256 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:24.000 not very good as. Well they're all kinds of what 257 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:26.679 he calls the worst. Nickname one of. Them he's Got 258 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:30.559 Virginia tech The Terror, dome if indeed they call it, that, 259 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:36.120 yeah that's not. Bad Notre dame the house That rockney. 260 00:15:36.120 --> 00:15:41.399 Built you, know that's just not. Current so it's a 261 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:44.919 list that somebody put, together trying to have some fun with, 262 00:15:44.960 --> 00:15:48.279 it but he did a, really really bad. Job in 263 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:53.639 my humble, OPINION cbk report ranked the top thirty one 264 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:59.639 and done's in college basketball history and did not list any. 265 00:15:59.679 --> 00:16:05.679 Critter if it's individual playing, effort individual skill, set that 266 00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:10.559 kind of stuff thrills and chills. Maybe but in terms of, 267 00:16:10.759 --> 00:16:15.480 Accomplishments Anthony davis is under. Ranked they've got him, fifth 268 00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:20.919 AND i hope it's a DoD to what he is 269 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:24.840 a player accomplished with his, team of, course won the National. 270 00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:27.840 Championship he WAS Sec Defensive player of The, YEAR Sec 271 00:16:28.000 --> 00:16:31.600 player of The, year went on to win a gold, 272 00:16:31.679 --> 00:16:35.200 medal was the most valuable player in The final. Four 273 00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:40.799 he had the best season in the history of college. 274 00:16:40.840 --> 00:16:44.639 Basketball when you add in The olympic gold, medal it's 275 00:16:44.679 --> 00:16:46.879 going to be. UNMATCHED i don't think anybody will ever 276 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:50.759 match that season for the individual honors in the conference 277 00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:55.759 or the, championships won both league TOURNAMENT. NCAAA i don't 278 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:58.559 know that anyone because if you fold in The olympic, 279 00:16:58.600 --> 00:17:00.519 medal will ever be able to do that. Again it 280 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:05.319 all kind of came together right but ahead of him 281 00:17:05.359 --> 00:17:07.920 on the Li Zion, williamson and yeah he was a wrecking. 282 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:11.039 Crew but what do they win any did they want? Anything? 283 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:14.960 No he won. Nothing Michael beasley Of Kansas State great highlight, 284 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:19.119 player didn't win. Anything Kevin, Durant texas didn't even go 285 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:22.599 to The final. Four great college, Player Cooper flag Of, 286 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:28.160 duke number, four number, Six Bind, Davis Carmelo anthony finishing 287 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:31.559 up the top. Ten greg Odin Ohio. STATE i had 288 00:17:31.599 --> 00:17:34.759 a really nice one and done Career Kevin love AT, 289 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:42.279 Ucla Chad holmgren At, gonzaga And Marvin bagley the third At. 290 00:17:42.359 --> 00:17:50.119 Duke but no criteria. Listed is it accomplishments or individual, 291 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:56.319 play individual, Effort, because to be quite, Honest davis was 292 00:17:56.559 --> 00:17:59.279 a tremendous defensive player by the end of the. Year 293 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:03.839 he was never a dominant offensive. Player SO i give 294 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:06.559 him credit for Putting davis as high as they did 295 00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:12.039 if you're just looking at individual skills and. Effort but 296 00:18:12.079 --> 00:18:15.079 in terms of what he did and how he did, 297 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:19.440 IT i think he's the best one and done in basketball. 298 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:23.000 History AM i? Biased? Yeah but so be. IT i 299 00:18:23.039 --> 00:18:26.119 mean he did it and he's got the resume to 300 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:29.279 show for. It on The Caitlin clark. Front there's more 301 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:33.920 and more talk about improving the referees within THE, wnba 302 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:37.000 which needs to. Happen they've lost control so many times 303 00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:40.920 in games Involving Caitlin, clark including the one where she 304 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:44.400 got poked in the eye BY. J. C sheldon of 305 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.359 The sun and then later in the Game sheldon knocked 306 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:51.200 to the ground By Sophie. Cunningham it's kind of Become 307 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:55.200 clark's personal. Enforcer six foot, five just came over From. 308 00:18:55.279 --> 00:19:00.559 Phoenix cunningham laid blame on the, referees but she also 309 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:04.279 kind of rejected the notion that she as a player 310 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:06.799 is first and foremost and. 311 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:09.960 Enforcer, oh you know, What i'm just going to be. 312 00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:13.640 ME i don't go in there trying to predetermine. Anything you, 313 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:16.039 Know i'm dialed. IN i need to focus on hitting my, 314 00:19:16.039 --> 00:19:19.319 shots making Sure i'm executing the schemes. Right i'm not 315 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:23.640 focused on the extra curricular. Activities and you know, what during, 316 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:25.160 that it was just part of the. GAME i think 317 00:19:25.160 --> 00:19:27.079 the rest had a lot to do with. That it 318 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:28.839 was a build up for a couple of years now 319 00:19:28.880 --> 00:19:31.079 of them just not not, protecting you, know the star 320 00:19:31.119 --> 00:19:33.759 player of THE, wnba and so at the end of the, 321 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:35.440 Day i'm going to protect my. Teammates that's WHAT i 322 00:19:35.480 --> 00:19:37.559 do And i'm a team, player so it's all. 323 00:19:37.559 --> 00:19:41.039 Good and As Sophie, cunningham, who by the, way since 324 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:43.839 that little dust up in that game where she threw 325 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:47.680 the opposing player to the, floor has picked up more 326 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:50.799 than a million followers on social. Media back in A 327 00:19:50.839 --> 00:19:54.160 minute With Aaron gershan on six THIRTY Wlap welcome back 328 00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:55.799 to The Big blue and sider joining us on our 329 00:19:55.839 --> 00:19:58.599 celebrity outline as he does each and every. Week aaron 330 00:19:58.640 --> 00:20:03.359 gershawan of The cat's covers, football, baseball, basketball and, yeah 331 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:06.440 it is football. Upcoming we'll talk about that in a, Minute. 332 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:09.000 Aaron but As i've been talking about this week in 333 00:20:09.039 --> 00:20:12.000 the last they're making the basketball players available to, us 334 00:20:12.039 --> 00:20:15.039 so we'll talk some basketball as. Well the two guys 335 00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:20.279 who transferred in FROM sec teams talking this, week and 336 00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:24.599 you wrote about them on The Cats ball's, Website diabate And. 337 00:20:24.640 --> 00:20:29.400 Aberdeen how big an advantage and it is clearly Because 338 00:20:29.440 --> 00:20:32.359 polk talked about, it the players. Did but your take 339 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:36.200 on the fact that these guys not only come in 340 00:20:36.279 --> 00:20:40.119 from THE sec they played Against, kentucky but they played 341 00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:43.640 for teams that, really quite, frankly achieved more Than kentucky 342 00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:44.440 did last. Year. 343 00:20:45.400 --> 00:20:47.920 ABSOLUTELY i mean you look at both of These both 344 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:49.680 of these guys played in The final four because you 345 00:20:49.839 --> 00:20:52.680 thought they was there as a freshman and then got 346 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:54.839 to The elite eight With alaxamba last, year and Then 347 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:58.880 Daniel aberdeen as a national championship ring which obviously is 348 00:20:58.880 --> 00:21:01.720 the only player on this route or so it's, massive 349 00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:04.720 and you, know playing in THE sec is one. Thing, 350 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:07.839 obviously all these guys having all both of them are 351 00:21:07.920 --> 00:21:10.039 multi year. Guys so they've played in every gym in the. 352 00:21:10.039 --> 00:21:13.640 Conference maybe Not Texas, oklahoma but you, know more or 353 00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:16.720 less they've played everyone in the. Conference they've played against, 354 00:21:16.960 --> 00:21:19.640 most you, know the core guys in the conference who 355 00:21:19.640 --> 00:21:22.640 are still. Around you know they've experienced playing against. Them 356 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:25.079 none of that is going to phase, them but neither 357 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:27.880 Is march. MADNESS i, mean these guys have not only been, 358 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:30.319 there but they've had. Success you look At Denzel, aberdeen 359 00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:33.000 he averaged almost eight points per game bearing forward as 360 00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:36.359 running the national championship last, year scored seven points in 361 00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:39.519 The National championship, game had TWELVE i believe in the 362 00:21:39.519 --> 00:21:42.400 sweet sixteen Against maryland so a guy who has some 363 00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:46.759 success and Then motibaze as a. Freshman they had a 364 00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:48.880 tough game in the round of thirty two Against Grand, 365 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:50.640 canyon and you go look at him and he was 366 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:53.279 kind of the separator for them in that game as 367 00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:55.960 a true, freshman and he did some good things for 368 00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:58.400 them down the stretch last year as well in postseason. 369 00:21:58.440 --> 00:22:01.680 Play so you, know both of these guys are completely 370 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:06.200 and utterly, tested battle. Tested they've just played at the 371 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:09.400 highest level of college. Basketball and you, Know kentucky obviously 372 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:12.160 got to A sweet sixteen last year back for those, 373 00:22:12.200 --> 00:22:15.839 guys but these two have a little bit something extra 374 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:16.119 on their. 375 00:22:16.119 --> 00:22:19.920 Resumes, yeah and it's more than just being emotionally ready 376 00:22:19.960 --> 00:22:24.839 and mentally ready they. Are they're as physically ready they you, 377 00:22:24.880 --> 00:22:27.160 know it took a little WHILE i thought for the 378 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:30.839 transfers last year to kind of assimilate DAN cec, play 379 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:34.640 and they admitted as. Much but these guys will literally 380 00:22:34.680 --> 00:22:36.160 And i'm sure already have hit the ground. 381 00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:39.200 Running, yeah no. QUESTION i think that's the story of 382 00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:41.759 the whole transfer. Class to be honest with, you when 383 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:44.160 you when you take, it, well look At Jayden, Quainton 384 00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:45.880 SO i, know, yeh, yeah he didn't play in THE, 385 00:22:45.920 --> 00:22:49.599 sec but that guy was all big twelve defensive you, 386 00:22:49.640 --> 00:22:52.160 know team, guy and you, know two and a half 387 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:55.440 in blocks per. Game like One seed's, HEALTHY i don't 388 00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:58.200 think the physicality is going to be a problem for. Him but, 389 00:22:58.279 --> 00:23:00.839 yeah specifically with these two, GUYS i, mean starting With. 390 00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:04.680 MODIABATTE i, mean and he pointed it out On monday 391 00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:08.000 talking to the. Media he's exactly what this team was 392 00:23:08.039 --> 00:23:11.160 missing last. Year they were missing a guy who was the, 393 00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:14.119 enforcer like you, know not that he's gonna Be willy Colly, 394 00:23:14.119 --> 00:23:16.279 stein but that's What willy Coley stein was when he was. 395 00:23:16.319 --> 00:23:20.359 Here just a guy that is going to every play bring. 396 00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:22.599 It he's going to be extremely. Physical he's going to 397 00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:25.599 be hard to obviously get by if you're on. Offense 398 00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:27.839 he's gonna be hard to get rebounds. AGAINST i, mean 399 00:23:27.880 --> 00:23:29.920 he's a guy who was top five in THE sec 400 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:34.480 in defensive rebounding percent and only six. SEVEN i say, 401 00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:38.519