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Let's start with the big news. Abdullah med on the roster,
got added. You know, Fish I think a week week
and a half ago, makes his debut tonight per Joe
Tipton Vaughan three. First of all, what do you like
about the pickup? And then what do you think his
impact will be tonight one game? This is the final
non conference game before conference play starts.
Speaker 3: Well, let me start by saying that I feel like it's, uh,
it's an incredible pickup because for awing dames and purposes,
this dude is a pro. And I know a lot
of people won't see it that way. You know, there
are you know, there are loopholes everywhere and H and
B Yu is doing nothing illegal here. But but for
awing dames and purposes, this guy is a pro. And uh,
and the way that he's been being been going about
and playing and practicing. This is a massive significant pickup
for b y U. Uh everybody got to see against
album line Christian and that Keva not being there, it's
a big drop. And Uh although U Kadeen did very
very good and he played very very well. Uh, Keva
is missed because as soon as Kadeen comes off the court,
who is going to step up? Yeah, And so I've expected,
in full transparency, I've expected way more out of Xavion,
I expect I expected a way more out of my
high Low. I expected way more of Alexey and uh,
you know, I'm expecting more out of Tyler and and
right now, you know, I have to say John Rothstein
was right and I was wrong. My number one, you know,
I think the number one is should be all you
has right now is you know who from the bench
is going to be able to score? And and the
reason I you know, I'll say that John Dropstein was
right is because you know, maybe he foresaw that Baker,
you know, and Nick we're going to to get hurt,
right and and but it's difficult right now. And so
what I like about Abdullah is that you know, I'm
I'm hoping that we see tonight that not a lot
drops from when Keba Keba comes off the bench. Is
he gonna play tonight, We don't know. I'm actually heading
to be Yu right now as we speak, Uh, to
work the game and uh, you know, hoping for the best,
planning for the worst, and uh, I think, but I
think it would be a good matchup for Yu, for
Abdullah to get you know, his fee wet. You know,
chemistry is not something that you can buy at the store.
It's not something that comes by easily, you know, And
so it'll be interesting to see how he does. And
so six', ten big, tall, athletic and, uh you, KNOW
i personally will say, this, RIGHT i was not expecting
him to play this. Year but you, Know Kevin, Young
i'm gonna give you my two cents just based on
conversations That i've had, internally you, know without revealing. Sources
but WHAT i will say, Is Kevin young is going
full on trying to make the final. FOUR i can
tell you THAT i, can you, KNOW i. CAN i
can safely say that and so and this shows right
and and this shows, tremendously and SO i think it
would be one of those things that look For buyu
to you, know truly be able to make the very
best of the, move you, know the very best of
the move and start Playing. Abdullah AND i think the
the the potential for B yu to be one of
the top teams in The big twelve and and create
a little bit of separation Between arizona And houston and
Even Iowa. STATE i stayed looking phenomenal right, now and
so that's What i'm that's WHAT i think about The abdullah,
uh you, know The abdullah situation coming up and by
you being able to play him right. Away.
Speaker 2: Yeah you mentioned a good point About houston And Iowa
state the Way Abileine christian was playing. DEFENSE i turned
to one of the media members on my right AND i,
said this is like exactly How houston And iowa stay.
Played that's it, now not as, athletic BUT i was, like,
MAN i, SAID i was, like and it's good that
they're getting tested by. This was, like AND i, said,
yeah they're missing, ka but it's like they're going to
see this in like two.
Speaker 1: Weeks.
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah And, ron you know you were just a
wee lad back, then BUT i know that you remember
me PLAYING i, remember, yep the, way the way That
Albuline christian, plays which is How houston, plays which is
How arizona. PLAYS a lot of these physical teams play
reminds me a lot of how you and L v
used to play against, us where the un L v
would put their hands everywhere and try to get steals
and they play like, that you, know especially when The
thomas and mac In vegas hosted all of the conference,
tournaments and, so you, know it's just it's just the
way it. Is and you, know all Blind christian gives
up the most free throws out of anybody in the.
Country and so BUT i think it was a great
test for B. Yu obviously a j showed out and,
uh you, know it showed why he is the number
one pick in the. Draft and SO i think it's
just a matter of now he needs a little bit of.
Help and you, Know i'll put the pressure On. Mahilo
i'll put the passire On. Tyler they are A buyu
to shoot the. Rock tyler was brought here to shoot the.
Rock mahilo oftentimes as he looked at the tweet to you,
know to the basket to. Shoot and so it is
needs to change a little, bit And i'm hopeful that
a less non conference, game you, know the less by
game is is the one that get these guys ignited
for conference.
Speaker 1: Play, YEAH i hope so as.
Speaker 2: Well, uh what did you like defensively from H? Hadim
and Then Kevin uncan Mentioned mahilo as.
Speaker 1: Well the last.
Speaker 2: Game hadem played at great thought in his first career.
Start BUT i felt Like mahailo played great also defensively
out the. Ball he needs to build on, that, Right
he hasn't done it the all, season SO i can't
just take one game and say we have great data.
Speaker 1: Points BUT i like the effort THAT i.
Speaker 2: Saw SOMETIMES i feel like he gets lost maybe effort,
wise but the skill is THERE.
Speaker 3: Jt so that's that's what makes such a head. Scratcher,
now you AND i obviously talk offline about anything and,
everything and you, know and even bad about being. Sometimes,
No i'm just. Joking you. Know one of the one
of the things that to, Me ron is such a
head scratcher is it's not Like, Mahalo mahilo And alexei
were playing at the fourth division in the middle Of
bosnia Or, bulgaria like they weren't playing In. Serbia they
were playing AT dhri out of league and for all
in dance and purposes as a top five league In.
Europe and so it's not like they were playing against you,
Know Google State University. College you know What i'm. Saying
so it's it's difficult for me to understand why they're
not performing. Better mahilo was playing you, know an elect
say both of. Them and so, YES i agree that
sometimes he gets, lost but you, know the beet agree
that he came TO biu with you, know my expectations
were a little bit, higher but the potential is. There
he is, big he's, tall he's, long he actually can
jump a little, bit and so it's just a matter of,
actually you, know you, know, uh capitalizing on those.
Speaker 1: Things, yeah you definitely got to.
Speaker 2: Capitalize speaking of CAPITALIZED aj debatsa capitalized made sports. Center H,
LISTEN i need you to, like maybe you can break me.
Down i'll be humbled if you tell me people say
that's the best duck AT boe basketball. History, jit if
you want to say it's one BE i won't argue,
you BUT i think it's. Tough you child's, baptism catching
a body Against utah and The rovery.
Speaker 1: GAME i still think that's the best duck and be basketball.
Speaker 3: History so then let's make sure that we say That
Mike halls Was jolie's was ONE b and ONE. C.
Speaker 1: Okay, Okay i'll be. Quiet.
Speaker 4: YEAH i got to watch all three of your goals as
they were happening ON tv another one, live AND i gotta,
say Mister, weaver like that that was.
Speaker 3: Nasty and you, know and and the interesting thing, is you,
know we were doing the BUY u post game on.
Speaker 4: B Y u T.
Speaker 3: V Spencer linton actually, said you, KNOW i was talking
TO A j's dad and he said that that that
is not even the best one of his career up
to the. Point and we all looked at each. Other we,
went so we see the other. SIX i, mean you,
know like and, so but what what a phenomenal. Kid
and you, KNOW i had a chance to visit With
jim or a lot a couple of days, ago and
you know the level of humbleness that, that you, Know
jimmer still. HAS i see a lot of that in
a J AND i see him just being a. CHILD
i see him just being a. Kid you know that
pretty much is the best basketball player in the, world you,
know not in not In europe or not in THE.
Nba and, uh he is just a phenomenal, kid so,
talented and you, know WE'RE i don't know if we're
ever going to see another a j at B yu
and so cherish while it's all happening my.
Speaker 1: Friends, yeah You're you're not.
Speaker 2: Wrong don't know if we ever see another age is
you got to enjoy a while to last and he
make the.
Speaker 1: Most of, it J t does? He? HE i know he.
Speaker 2: Can could he get forty tonight like he got thirty
five last?
Speaker 1: Time can we see a forty? Piece?
Speaker 3: YEAH i hope he doesn't because that means we're not
playing well. Run this is a big issue with this.
Team the bench only provided ten points in the last,
game and So i'm hoping that aj doesn't play more
than twenty five. Minutes to be honest with, you.
Speaker 2: Facts, yeah, yeah they need bench production for. Sure and
this is. Why, look you need even and you brought
up a good. POINT i saw it through the. Day
i'm on this train with you now because With caba being,
gone because right when guys are out of highlights other,
OPPORTUNITIES i Know canard is being asked to guy guard
guys at the highest, level But houston And Iowa state
are and they still knock down. Shots we're gonna need
to See canard give ten to eight to twelve points
a night with. THAT i, know you, know he chipped
in a, few but but he's gonna he's gonna need
to do.
Speaker 1: A little bit more on the offensive.
Speaker 2: End AND i was highlighted BECAUSE i was watching with Kaba,
OUT i was watching the perimeter a little bit. More
AND i think your point that you brought up the
other day is that we need more bench production for,
Sure BUT i think when you see guys Like, canar
they're gonna have to chip in and do their part
because that's gonna help take away The big. Three everybody
else is a, Factor like everybody else needs.
Speaker 1: To score and chipping.
Speaker 2: Points and he's one of those GUYS i see on
top of the bench that needs to make sure that
they're given that that eight to twelve at.
Speaker 3: Night, well, LISTEN i think that's such a good, point you,
know because this is not. Volleyball you can have you,
know the one you can have that one defender in, volleyball,
uh you, Know labera's or whatever they call it In
english that just receives all of the all of you
know that blaze only the. Defense and so disneyeds to
be disneyeds to be a team. Effort disneyeds to be
someone that everybody's stepping.
Speaker 4: Up.
Speaker 3: Now you, know Uh aj And richie And rob And
rob are the best big three that B yu has
ever had and by a long country, mile, right and
so it's somebody needs to step. Up and right now
it's kind of being done by, committee and and that's.
Fun the problem, is as we saw with the college football,
playoffs committee sometime can fail big. Time and so you,
know like that that's my point right, now you, know
can we have someone that is a, reliable consistent person
coming off coming off the, bench because that would be
able to that would be able to help the chief
the team. Tremendously it definitely.
Speaker 2: WILL i gotta get you out of here on this
BECAUSE i know your time is. PRECIOUS i won't ask
for a score, prediction BUT i know you DOES bou
cover that thirty four and a half point? Spread and
do they clip one hundred points in this last non
conference game before conference play kicks.
Speaker 1: Up in ten?
Speaker 3: Days you, know based on how The Albalaine christian game
Was i'm gonna say they're not gonna, cover but they
will get over one.
Speaker 2: Hundred, okay not gonna, cover but we'll get over one.
Hundred that will be a lot of points scored in
the basketball. Game but still thirty thirty four and a
half has a lot of.
Speaker 1: POINTS.
Speaker 2: Jt, Brother but what's the best way we can support you?
Tonight what you? Doing you do it at b Y A.
Tv how can the fans tune in and listen to?
Speaker 3: You, yeah catch you the three game, show the halftime
and pose game shows ON Espn. Plus and, uh you
know it's gonna be a fun. One i'm uh you
KNOW i might have a little, surprise you, know being
the game Before. Christmas until you know you might want
to tune.
Speaker 2: In, Oh i'm definitely gonna have to tune. In we'll
definitely talk off record as. WELL i definitely need to see. That,
uh definitely With, CHRISTMAS. Jt Mayor christmas to you and the.
Family happy. HOLIDAYS i will see you down at the
game as.
Speaker 1: Always.
Speaker 3: Brother much love to, you Mister, weaver have a good
one you.
Speaker 1: Too much love to J.
Speaker 2: T that Was jonathan talvinar you guys ARE espn The
Fan College basketball and lest we're gonna make it, happen
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On Ben's, TWITTER espn The, Fan JT's. Mile we're gonna
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figure it. Out we will get it down and bring
it to you next, year. Guys but that was a
little preview of The Eastern Bau Eastern washington preview and
What abdullah A man provides for this. Team Bench depp
still a, concern BUT i think they can figure it.
Out it's gonna be by, committee but everybody needs to
do their one eleventh to. Contribute and the reason WHY
i bring Up, Canard, guys what mag was in the starting,
lineup but what still gave you eight to twelve points a,
night sometimes, more and that three point shot is. Working
you Need canard to continue to improve that three point
shot as well as guarding the best player because that
really HELPED, byu especially when you're in the starting. Role
so we will see what happens. TONIGHT jt says that they,
win they clips one, hundred but they don't cover. Guys
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