WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:04.519 Ice Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. Holy crap, I don't. 2 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:06.120 Know who the hell we think when we are. 3 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:08.439 Get off our show, idiot. 4 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:09.960 The kids are playing or trail off. 5 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:13.279 Their coaches are screwing it up. Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, 6 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:15.000 Goldplay Inn Murals. 7 00:00:15.359 --> 00:00:18.120 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 8 00:00:18.879 --> 00:00:21.920 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you 9 00:00:22.079 --> 00:00:40.880 kidding me? Now? Here's nick coffee. 10 00:00:41.799 --> 00:00:44.960 I'm really hoping this monster energy drink kicks in in 11 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:48.000 the next few minutes because I can't be the only 12 00:00:48.039 --> 00:00:50.920 one tired today. I stayed up later last night than 13 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:54.039 I usually do. And I know if you watched that 14 00:00:54.119 --> 00:00:57.320 game last night, Louisville on the road against Virginia Tech, 15 00:00:57.759 --> 00:01:01.240 the nine o'clock tip to the game ending a little 16 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:03.960 bit after eleven I think it was, and I was 17 00:01:04.159 --> 00:01:07.920 probably wide awake until about I don't know, two o'clock 18 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:10.280 in the morning. And I'm sure not that, I'm sure 19 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:12.560 that's I'm sure I'm in the minority there, because that's 20 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:15.280 just I have this issue where once it gets late 21 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:18.000 and I realize, uh, oh, I'm not that tired and 22 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:20.519 it's already late, I better fall asleep, and then your 23 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:23.040 mind does this thing where it prevents you from being 24 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:26.319 able to fall asleep. And then for me, there are 25 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:28.359 some things you can take to help you fall asleep. 26 00:01:28.879 --> 00:01:30.719 But you know, if you pop one of one of 27 00:01:30.719 --> 00:01:34.400 those gummies, maybe something else, whatever your vices, that can 28 00:01:34.439 --> 00:01:36.680 help you relax and fall asleep. If you do it 29 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:39.079 that late into the night, really end of the morning, 30 00:01:39.599 --> 00:01:42.400 you're talking about really dragging ass the next day. So 31 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.159 I'm running on fumes. But man, sometimes you need to 32 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:47.920 pick me up. And the one and only mister also Montgomery, 33 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:50.319 the travel chief himself, he provided to pick me up. 34 00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:52.000 You're not running on much sleep either. 35 00:01:52.359 --> 00:01:54.200 No, No, I think I went to bed. I think 36 00:01:54.239 --> 00:01:56.000 I fell asleep at like two o'clock. Yeah, it was, 37 00:01:56.159 --> 00:01:58.640 it was late. Got here, got to the office about 38 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:01.280 like eight thirty. We had a bit baby Faces interview today. 39 00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:02.239 Oh yeah, I saw that. 40 00:02:02.359 --> 00:02:03.000 That's pretty easy. 41 00:02:03.040 --> 00:02:04.480 I saw a shout it out play. 42 00:02:04.879 --> 00:02:06.480 Baby Faces podcast. You all know. 43 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:10.080 We had a TNA World champion, Joe Hendry. Say his 44 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:11.840 name and he appears, and he's one of the more 45 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:14.639 popular guys in the business. 46 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:16.439 Right now. We know TNA is now kind. 47 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:20.120 Of in bed with wwe ww uh kind of bought 48 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:22.719 out NA or they they're looking to buy TNA. 49 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:25.560 I mean, how about a baby face this podcast plug 50 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:27.120 before we get three minutes in. 51 00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:30.400 Look at that well, I mean it works later a 52 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:31.800 wrestler sun last night. 53 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:34.919 I know you were shocked at the big Papa Punk. Yes, 54 00:02:34.960 --> 00:02:36.439 we need to get to that. Coming up here shortly, 55 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:38.800 because I was I actually thought people I thought people 56 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:41.039 were just making a joke about the name. I didn't 57 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:44.199 realize it was actually his son, which makes it kind 58 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:44.599 of funny. 59 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:46.840 But anyways, we are both here. 60 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:50.319 We were tired, now we're not because we're we've got 61 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:54.520 a jolt of energy, some good vibest up. 62 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:56.439 In what way? Both ways? 63 00:02:56.479 --> 00:02:56.960 All of them? 64 00:02:57.000 --> 00:02:57.439 All right? 65 00:02:57.639 --> 00:02:57.879 Good? 66 00:02:58.000 --> 00:02:58.360 Good to know. 67 00:02:58.479 --> 00:03:01.680 U's your imagination. It's called Fee and Company. No imagination 68 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:03.599 needed there, that's really us. My name is Nick Coffee. 69 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:05.800 He's Austin Montgomery, and we'll take you up till six 70 00:03:05.800 --> 00:03:07.520 o'clock if you want to join us on the show. 71 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:10.479 We will open up the phone lines coming up here 72 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:12.879 shortly because I do want to get thoughts from you 73 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.400 guys as far as sort of what we do with 74 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:18.000 last night, and that's probably not even the right way 75 00:03:18.039 --> 00:03:20.960 to set it up, because I mean Louisville one, and 76 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:25.360 it was a nerve racking game. Definitely felt like I 77 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:28.639 was about to have a heart attack, and I kind 78 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:33.560 of processed a loss, not like into the world there's 79 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:35.479 no way they win, but man, it just didn't feel 80 00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:38.039 like they were going to be able to pull it out. 81 00:03:38.599 --> 00:03:42.039 And sure enough they did, and I mean they never 82 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:46.599 even ended up trailing, but it was close. But we'll 83 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:48.680 talk about it. But again, if you guys want to 84 00:03:48.759 --> 00:03:50.719 join us, we'll open up the phone lines coming up 85 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:51.680 here shortly you can all the. 86 00:03:51.719 --> 00:03:52.800 Masters are pulling out. 87 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:59.120 Oh yeah, yeah, you were on fire four or four 88 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:01.319 minutes in, four minutes in, you're on fire. 89 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:03.319 If you had texted me last night, you sent out, 90 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:05.439 you sent out, you sent out the text, you sent 91 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:07.560 out the bats signal. I felt like that was help, 92 00:04:07.879 --> 00:04:09.599 you said, I don't love this feeling right now. 93 00:04:09.639 --> 00:04:11.840 It was wild for you to play the role with me, 94 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:14.919 as usually I'm the guy like, why don't you calm down? Man? 95 00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:16.319 Usually put in the fire. 96 00:04:16.519 --> 00:04:19.160 Yeah, and I didn't. I wasn't you know. 97 00:04:19.439 --> 00:04:21.399 I guess you can just read me because I was 98 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:25.279 probably more so panicking and worried than I appeared. But 99 00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:28.360 yet you mentioned they got this, You're not worried, and 100 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:29.600 I'm like, well, okay, then we should be. 101 00:04:29.839 --> 00:04:31.759 We should be all right, and uh. 102 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:36.199 They pulled it out and again, well we'll break down 103 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:40.560 sort of some takeaways because and let me get to it, 104 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:42.959 I'll say, because I want to make sure I am 105 00:04:43.240 --> 00:04:45.240 very precise here as far as how I lay it out, 106 00:04:45.240 --> 00:04:48.279 because I don't want anybody to get the perception that 107 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:51.160 I'm worried that like this team is not as good 108 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:53.680 as we think they are, and that they're they're they've 109 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:55.600 run out of gas, and it's just, you know, the 110 00:04:55.959 --> 00:04:58.720 best basketball that we've seen from this group is actually 111 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:00.959 in the rear view, Like I don't believe that, but 112 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.800 there were some things that were concerning, but big picture, 113 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:07.120 just to get it out there as we start the show, 114 00:05:08.040 --> 00:05:16.360 every team great, really good, somewhat good, even bad, has 115 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:19.959 games like last night where it just it wasn't there 116 00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:25.360 night and Louisville honestly, we were spoiled as fans because 117 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:28.519 I know they lost to Georgia Tech, and I know 118 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:31.199 that they nearly lost to EKU had it not been 119 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:35.040 for the Noah Waterman bucket late. But I mean outside 120 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:36.879 of the beginning of the game, which what a weird 121 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:40.560 roller coaster. I mean, couldn't have started any better, eleven 122 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:43.879 to nothing, and then from then on, I think, and again, 123 00:05:44.199 --> 00:05:47.600 we all love Pat Kelce. The guy is a made 124 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:51.439 man around here. What a what a phenomenal job he's done. 125 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:53.800 I'm doing all the ass kissing right now because what 126 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.040 I'm about to say is not really any critic It's 127 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:58.920 not criticism. It's not like I've had any type of 128 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:01.680 change in my mind. You know, there's no change as 129 00:06:01.680 --> 00:06:03.439 far as how I feel about him, this team, and 130 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:05.800 even the future of louisvill basketball. But it's just something 131 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:08.519 that really hasn't been said before, Like last night was 132 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:11.519 the worst this team has looked under Pat Kelsey. They 133 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:14.480 still won, though, and it's nice to be battle tested 134 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:18.199 like that when you really have rolled through a lot 135 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:21.079 of your road games. I mean, Louisville ended up with 136 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:27.040 I believe, the second largest average margin of victory in 137 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:29.839 road games this season. I mean, they weren't really in 138 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:32.480 late game situations where they had to make big plays 139 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:34.519 to win, and last night you didn't want to be there, 140 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:36.519 but they were, and they knew it wasn't their night. 141 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:39.199 They were gassed, it was a mess, but they hung 142 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:42.680 on found a way to win. So, you know, I 143 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:46.759 think we saw this team really in a way we 144 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:49.519 have it all year and it can happen. 145 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:50.839 It's one game they still won. 146 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:55.240 It's not a loss, but it was just a weird 147 00:06:55.240 --> 00:06:58.319 and kind of unusual thing to see because you know, 148 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:00.680 they just didn't really have I mean, they didn't have 149 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:03.199 a whole lot of juice. And it was almost as 150 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:06.439 if you could you could you could see that they knew, hey, 151 00:07:06.439 --> 00:07:09.560 they're they're fighting, but they were just they just didn't 152 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:12.000 have the same edge that we've seen this team have 153 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:16.680 really for the majority of January, in most of February. 154 00:07:17.279 --> 00:07:18.560 But again, they found a way to win. 155 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:22.519 And that alone, I mean again, it's it's it's probably 156 00:07:22.920 --> 00:07:27.240 a real stretch to say that this team is feeling 157 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.160 great after last night, because you know, they know that 158 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:33.600 they didn't play well, and they and and I'm I'm 159 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:35.800 sure they're not thinking about point spread, margin of victory. 160 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:38.040 That's probably not you know, something they go into the 161 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:40.360 to the game thinking about as far. I mean, I'm 162 00:07:40.399 --> 00:07:42.720 sure the players are aware of the spread. They're aware 163 00:07:42.759 --> 00:07:45.759 that Virginia Tech stinks, but you know that's not something 164 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:47.680 that Pat Kelsey's probably got on the board before they 165 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.279 walk out to you know, take the floors. Hey, we 166 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:52.439 got to win by this many points, so we're gonna 167 00:07:52.439 --> 00:07:56.199 fall on the net. But despite it being just a 168 00:07:56.279 --> 00:07:59.879 rough night for really everybody, I mean, Chucky ended up 169 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:02.560 having a really good game when it comes to just 170 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:04.879 the stats. Now, the turnovers were an issue, and that's 171 00:08:04.959 --> 00:08:07.639 something that you know, he's had I think three straight 172 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:09.959 games with five or more turnovers or something like that. 173 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:12.000 But in the end, he was still five of twelve, 174 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:14.720 made all four of his free throws, had fifteen points 175 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:19.360 and six assists, and you know, I'd say he had 176 00:08:19.399 --> 00:08:22.000 the best night of anybody. But again that's saying something 177 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:24.240 because it just wasn't a great night really for anybody. 178 00:08:25.319 --> 00:08:29.759 So it happens, and I'm sure these guys in a 179 00:08:29.759 --> 00:08:32.919 way feel I guess relieved to know that they were 180 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:35.879 able to survive and get out of Blacksburg with a win. 181 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:40.279 But they also I feel like, at least should I 182 00:08:40.279 --> 00:08:41.440 don't know if they do, but I feel like they 183 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:45.159 should have some level of confidence now that, Hey, even 184 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:48.720 when we can have a night like that where. 185 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:50.360 Threes just aren't falling. 186 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:52.600 Rain Smith will never in my opinion, I mean, I 187 00:08:52.639 --> 00:08:53.919 don't know this for certain, but I have a hard 188 00:08:53.960 --> 00:08:56.799 time thinking Rain Smith will ever have another night where 189 00:08:56.799 --> 00:08:58.879 he just simply can't buy at three point shot and 190 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:01.759 rain was getting good looks. He was one of nine, 191 00:09:02.440 --> 00:09:04.759 and I felt like every time he shot it, I 192 00:09:04.879 --> 00:09:07.000 knew it was going to not only miss, but it 193 00:09:07.039 --> 00:09:08.440 was going to be short, Like he just didn't have 194 00:09:08.480 --> 00:09:12.240 his legs and those kind of things happened. So like 195 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:15.440 they know that Chucky Chucky had more turnovers than he 196 00:09:15.480 --> 00:09:18.639 typically does. He missed a wide open layup and he 197 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:21.399 just fell down twice and turned it over in crunch time. 198 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:24.759 Trey Oure gave you some good minutes here and there 199 00:09:25.159 --> 00:09:27.679 last night and did some positive things, but you know, 200 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:30.759 had the breakaway lay up and was anticipating contact and 201 00:09:30.879 --> 00:09:33.720 just like lost the ball up in the air like 202 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:37.759 he airballed a floater, which is he airballed a floater layup, 203 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:40.879 which is pretty hard to do. I mean, Terrence Edwards 204 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:44.360 made some big shots late, and I mean some real 205 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:47.919 big shots late, but other than that, he was not 206 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:51.879 great and just didn't have a good night. Didn't look comfortable, 207 00:09:51.879 --> 00:09:53.279 he still looks winded. I don't know if he was 208 00:09:53.320 --> 00:09:54.840 one that had the flu or what it was, but 209 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:57.960 he looked he looked gas gased, I should say, so, 210 00:09:58.759 --> 00:10:01.240 Javon Hadley, you know, not a bad night, but I 211 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:03.639 kind of thought he didn't give you the same edge 212 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:07.039 you typically get, although he did make a phenomenal defensive 213 00:10:07.039 --> 00:10:10.480 play late in the game. You know, James Scott, I 214 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:12.200 didn't like he got scored on a couple of times, 215 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:13.799 but he was actually pretty solid now that I think 216 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:14.080 about it. 217 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:15.360 James Scott, he only. 218 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:16.840 Made one of his three free throws, but he was 219 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:19.879 six of seven from the floor, big shots, late, big dungs, 220 00:10:19.919 --> 00:10:22.480 I should say, for thirteen points. So again, these guys 221 00:10:22.559 --> 00:10:26.679 know that not a single one would say that they 222 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:31.720 played anywhere close to what they hold themselves to as 223 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:35.320 far as their individual standard. But yet they found a 224 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:38.200 way to win, So there can be some growth there. 225 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:42.039 And again, repetition is important in every aspect of life, 226 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:45.519 certainly as in basketball as well. You now can at 227 00:10:45.600 --> 00:10:49.039 least say this team was on the road back against 228 00:10:49.039 --> 00:10:52.559 the wall. Clearly nothing was really working, and they found 229 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:54.559 ways to win. So I'm not going to shine it 230 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:57.080 up as you know something that we can because again, 231 00:10:57.200 --> 00:10:59.679 as I always say, doesn't have to just be one 232 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:02.559 complet elite side or the other multiple things. 233 00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:04.240 A variety of things can be true. 234 00:11:04.600 --> 00:11:06.919 And I think there are some positives you can take 235 00:11:07.120 --> 00:11:09.720 just knowing that it didn't look it didn't look good, 236 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:11.519 but they found a way to get it done. But 237 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:16.080 also there were some things that are worrisome. Now you 238 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:19.399 can determine if you're really worried or if you're thinking it's, 239 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:21.000 you know, a flute kind of thing, and hey, they 240 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:22.919 were due for that kind of game, because it really 241 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:25.799 hasn't happened yet. 242 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:27.720 And when I say it, it. 243 00:11:27.240 --> 00:11:30.039 Sounds as if I'm being dramatic or over the top, 244 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:32.279 and I don't mean for it to sound that way, 245 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:34.679 but it's just the truth. I think after the eleven 246 00:11:34.679 --> 00:11:37.360 and oh start eleven to nothing start, that was the 247 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:39.919 worst we've seen Pat Kelsey's team play here at Louisville. 248 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:44.960 That's not call nine on one. This thing's broken. I mean, 249 00:11:45.000 --> 00:11:46.519 who knows how it's going to play out. But I'm 250 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:48.639 just saying like we hadn't. I don't know if there's 251 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:50.720 any game where we would say that again, other games 252 00:11:50.720 --> 00:11:53.159 that you lost and you got beat down, it was 253 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:56.480 recently into the injury issues, or you just knew you 254 00:11:56.480 --> 00:12:00.879 were playing a really, really good team. So like last night, again, 255 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:04.039 I'm sure there are mixed emotions, mixed feelings within the 256 00:12:04.039 --> 00:12:07.759 fan base, and that's that's expected because you know, not 257 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:09.519 everybody's going to feel the exact same way. 258 00:12:10.440 --> 00:12:10.639 You know. 259 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:14.799 For me, again, I think there's a couple of things, 260 00:12:14.840 --> 00:12:16.679 in fact, if three specific things that I'm going to 261 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:18.039 get to coming up here when we get back from 262 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:21.440 our first break that I'm at least gonna be paying 263 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:24.200 attention to in these last few games, just because I 264 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:25.960 do think I'm starting to sense a little bit of 265 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:28.440 a pattern here, and that's a little worriesome. But again, 266 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:31.080 I can't tell you if it means that we should 267 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:35.159 be alarmed, because again, at the end of the day, 268 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:40.240 this team still has proven in the vast majority of 269 00:12:40.320 --> 00:12:44.559 the games we've watched them play who they are now. Again, 270 00:12:44.720 --> 00:12:48.240 competition can't do anything about that. You haven't really been 271 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:51.639 challenged by a good team in a while. You were 272 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:54.919 challenged by a bad team last night, and that, of course, 273 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:58.240 you know that can that can be a worry for fans, 274 00:12:59.799 --> 00:13:04.919 But I'm trying to stay balanced. If you can't tell right, 275 00:13:05.519 --> 00:13:09.360 there's things that can be worrisome. But also I know 276 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:11.159 this team, I know Rain Smith is not gonna have 277 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:14.000 nights like that. I know Chucky unless he's dealing with 278 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:16.799 something we don't know about, like that's probably gonna be 279 00:13:17.600 --> 00:13:22.480 a late game. Well, I guess was it twice? He 280 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:25.000 I know he fell down twice and turned it over 281 00:13:25.639 --> 00:13:27.879 and I think actually know he tried to split the 282 00:13:27.879 --> 00:13:29.720 defense once and I don't remember if he fell down, 283 00:13:30.039 --> 00:13:32.519 but he ended up yea, he tripped. 284 00:13:32.159 --> 00:13:34.279 And they didn't call that, and Jim Baheim was like, yeah, 285 00:13:34.279 --> 00:13:35.360 they're not gonna call Yeah. 286 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:36.399 And they shouldn't have. 287 00:13:36.440 --> 00:13:38.000 I mean, that was just a risky it's it's a 288 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:39.720 risky play and a lot of times a guy like 289 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:42.399 Chuck he can get away with it. But you know, 290 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:45.039 last night he he didn't. And then and then late 291 00:13:45.080 --> 00:13:47.720 he he just fell down once. I mean just just 292 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:51.080 kind of was was going going to his uh, going 293 00:13:51.120 --> 00:13:54.080 to his left, and he was kind of getting pushed 294 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:56.799 a little bit outside. And I think because he's he's 295 00:13:56.799 --> 00:13:59.799 pretty good it it. He doesn't look like a physical guard, 296 00:13:59.840 --> 00:14:02.519 but he'll he'll get his hip. He'll meet you hip 297 00:14:02.519 --> 00:14:04.639 for hip, if you know what I'm saying, and he'll 298 00:14:04.919 --> 00:14:07.200 he'll trying to think of the. 299 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:08.000 Right way to describe it. 300 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:10.360 He doesn't get a body on him, he doesn't hook, 301 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:14.039 but he'll use what frame he has his physicality that 302 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:16.159 he does have to just get around you. Because once 303 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:17.720 you get somebody on your hip, all it takes is 304 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:20.039 you to get a little bit of of a of 305 00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:21.600 a of a lead on him, if you know what 306 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:23.360 I mean. Yeah, and then you just put that ass 307 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:25.200 out there and then they got a vaulue and chuck. 308 00:14:25.200 --> 00:14:27.480 He's usually pretty good at that, where he will either 309 00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:32.840 really really uh sell his hip and they'll either foul 310 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:35.200 him or they'll back off to not get the foul, 311 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:36.440 and then he's right there for a bucket. 312 00:14:36.519 --> 00:14:38.480 So he was doing his typical stuff. It just didn't 313 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:38.879 work out. 314 00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:43.000 So I feel like the late game errors that he had, 315 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.080 I mean in the miss layup, like that's very uncharacteristic. 316 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:50.200 And until he does that, you know consistently, I'm going 317 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:54.720 to assume that that's that's an outlier. But yeah, I 318 00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:56.159 forgot what it's like. 319 00:14:56.200 --> 00:14:56.519 To be. 320 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:02.120 In a weird place mentally when you're because Louisville, I mean, 321 00:15:02.159 --> 00:15:05.240 the Georgia Tech game that's stunk, but that was kind 322 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:07.279 of like, all right, you're on a heater, Like eventually 323 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:09.279 this team was gonna come down to earth. And I 324 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:13.039 feel like Georgia Tech really had a big, big factor 325 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:16.279 in them winning that game. Credit to them, and in fact, 326 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:18.720 I mean they've I mean they're not good, but like 327 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:21.440 they can mess around and beat some teams that are 328 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:24.399 at least believed to be solid for the ACC. I mean, 329 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:27.000 they beat Clemson, they beat Louisville, they got Pittsburgh last night, 330 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:29.559 which I don't think Pitt's great, but they should be 331 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:33.799 better than they are so last night though, I mean, 332 00:15:36.120 --> 00:15:38.080 this is one of my biggest takeaways from the game 333 00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:38.840 all around. 334 00:15:38.919 --> 00:15:40.600 Every you know, there's a lot to unpack him. We'll 335 00:15:40.639 --> 00:15:41.919 certainly do it today, but. 336 00:15:44.320 --> 00:15:47.240 Takeaways from the game top to bottom, not just from 337 00:15:47.279 --> 00:15:50.320 the Louisville side, not just from the Virginia Tech side, 338 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:54.000 not just from the broadcasters who Beheim. I mean, I 339 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.120 kind of love him, but I kind of can't stand 340 00:15:56.200 --> 00:16:00.240 him in a way. And then West Durham is such 341 00:16:00.240 --> 00:16:02.519 a pro, but like he needs to tell Beaheim, like, look, 342 00:16:02.720 --> 00:16:05.000 I don't know if you're blind, old man, but like 343 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:07.519 it clearly went off his finger. Yes, Like I think 344 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:11.039 Wes Durham has an obligation in that role to like 345 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:13.679 to the audience that's listening to him, to like, let 346 00:16:13.759 --> 00:16:17.600 us know that you are not either blind like him 347 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:21.559 or maybe Beheim had Virginia Tech money line, because clearly 348 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:24.039 the ball went off of and Pat Kelsey got hot 349 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:26.759 because it hit the guy's finger right in front of 350 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:27.200 the ref. 351 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:29.679 And he literally his finger. Yeah. 352 00:16:29.759 --> 00:16:32.240 So again, there's a lot, a lot to unpack from 353 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:34.080 last night. I about the guy doing L's Down with 354 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:36.799 some extra zest. Did you see that? 355 00:16:35.960 --> 00:16:37.720 That was saucy? 356 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:40.159 That was the best dozes down I've ever seen do that? 357 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:40.600 Diva? 358 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:43.240 I mean, he is, he's got some energy about him. 359 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:44.440 Did you see they found him on Twitter? 360 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:44.840 No? 361 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:46.120 Yeah, yeah, they found him. 362 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:48.519 He's he's handling it. 363 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:48.720 Well. 364 00:16:49.240 --> 00:16:50.799 It was like, man, I was into it, thought we 365 00:16:50.840 --> 00:16:52.440 had it. You guys are good, And I'm like, how 366 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:54.279 you how can you want me to not like this guy? 367 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:56.159 Yeah? Exactly, you love him. 368 00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:59.080 So anyways, with all that said, the one thing that 369 00:16:59.159 --> 00:17:01.600 I believe, you know again, I'm looking at it from 370 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:03.679 not just the look, because I could I can micro 371 00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:06.279 analyze everything about Louisville, and I'll try not to do 372 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:08.559 that today because I don't think they'd be great for radio. However, 373 00:17:08.960 --> 00:17:16.039 the biggest overall takeaway among many was that Virginia Tech. Yes, 374 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:18.480 they made some big shots late or throughout the game. 375 00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:20.279 They made eleven threes, that's how they were in it. 376 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:24.240 But man, they suck. I mean, they did some good 377 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:27.160 action in the half court. Actually felt like they were 378 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:31.319 really well coached last night, with really good half court sets. Really, 379 00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:33.519 I mean, Louisville could have been better defensively obviously, but 380 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:35.480 they did some good action to kind of catch them 381 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:37.720 off guard. They you know, they did some really good 382 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:39.680 stuff in the half court. I always felt like Mike 383 00:17:39.720 --> 00:17:43.000 Young is really good at half court offense, has really 384 00:17:43.000 --> 00:17:46.920 good sets, and he just now doesn't have great players. 385 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:49.799 And you know, Virginia Texas school that will fall behind 386 00:17:49.839 --> 00:17:53.799 in this new world. So they're but like their turnovers, 387 00:17:53.839 --> 00:17:58.240 some of them, I mean, I couldn't believe it. And 388 00:17:58.279 --> 00:18:00.119 you know, you give Louisville credit when you when the 389 00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:05.119 team turns it over, no matter how they do it, 390 00:18:05.119 --> 00:18:07.279 it's a credit to the defense to an extent. But 391 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:09.720 some of those Turmers turnovers for Virginia Tech last night. 392 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:12.720 I mean, like, what are you doing? And I'm happy 393 00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:14.599 they did it. I mean just throwing it out of bounds. 394 00:18:14.839 --> 00:18:17.160 I mean in that late play, it didn't seem like 395 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:19.920 some great defensive play, but man, to have that switch 396 00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:22.519 there right out of the time, I mean, that was brilliant. 397 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:25.039 And I heard Pat Kelsey last night in his postgame 398 00:18:25.119 --> 00:18:28.400 radio interview giving Brian Klohman, basically the DC, the defensive 399 00:18:28.400 --> 00:18:31.359 coordinator for Louisville, a lot of credit for strategizing to 400 00:18:31.440 --> 00:18:34.839 have that switch there. And I think twice at the 401 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:42.319