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Robbie, how you living brother? 35 00:01:44,719 --> 00:01:45,159 Speaker 1: Get good? 36 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: Talking to you, Ben, always a pleasure, always a blessing, 37 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:52,319 talking ball with you. BYU Basketball obviously on a just 38 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,560 a ridiculous trajectory right now. This is the most talented 39 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,799 team at BAU basketball history. They very well could get 40 00:01:57,799 --> 00:02:02,560 the monkey off their back and enter into a final four. 41 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,799 See a final four for once in their basketball lifetime. 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,879 You have the number one overall NBA draft pick and 43 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:14,439 aj to bonsa uh you were a part of, you know, 44 00:02:14,599 --> 00:02:17,000 arguably one of the best, if not the best era 45 00:02:17,039 --> 00:02:19,520 in b YU basketball being a student, I believe in 46 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,120 the gym or for Debt era. I don't know if 47 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,240 that's when you really bought into b YU hoops. But 48 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,960 you know, now you're seeing a golden era occur, and 49 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,520 you wonder how long this golden era is gonna last. 50 00:02:31,759 --> 00:02:34,199 Give us some perspective on where By's at right now 51 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,719 comparative to where they were. 52 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: Even in the Gimmermania era. 53 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll say, Man, I've been around longer I was. 54 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,240 I remember, like Mark Bigelow, like in the nineties and stuff. 55 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,840 That's kind of when I really started getting to b 56 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:46,680 A basketball. 57 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 3: That's right now, I forget, But like remember talk the 58 00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:51,280 most impactful everything? 59 00:02:51,599 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: Yeah? When when did? When would it? When was it 60 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:54,840 most impactful? 61 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,479 Speaker 3: Was it the Bigelow like mckelly Wesley early two thousand. 62 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,759 Speaker 1: You know, one team or or was it the Jimmer era? 63 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:03,319 Like when did you really buy it? 64 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean Jimmer was like been the peak of 65 00:03:07,159 --> 00:03:09,080 my life. I mean I'm thirty three, so I mean 66 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,360 I remember like early two thousands like you have, like 67 00:03:11,439 --> 00:03:14,560 Louis Lemis, like Russell Aldaruzio, like those teams like those 68 00:03:14,599 --> 00:03:17,639 are like really fun teams, especially I group in Vegas. 69 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:19,159 You know, he was really big. That's kind of I 70 00:03:19,159 --> 00:03:21,520 feel like why b A. Bass was always kind of resonated, 71 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,639 especially to me, just with the rival routine, you know, 72 00:03:23,719 --> 00:03:26,560 to be basketball and football. But I guess overall, I mean, 73 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,120 I think Jimmer's gonna be like tough to ever be 74 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:33,759 and this team's incredible, Like AJ Buie's probably never gonna 75 00:03:33,759 --> 00:03:37,639 see something like like Aji get the next ten number 76 00:03:37,719 --> 00:03:40,639 one picks, so the next ten number one recruits in 77 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,759 the next ten years. And I just don't think anything 78 00:03:42,919 --> 00:03:45,840 gonna be with AJ, like Jener generationals thrown out a 79 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,879 little too much, like we had Cooper Flag like last year, 80 00:03:48,919 --> 00:03:52,120 Like there's been Anthony Edwards, like Kate Cunningham was really good. 81 00:03:52,159 --> 00:03:55,800 But AJ's like just like the just the way the 82 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,960 basketball world talks about him, like Nike features him like 83 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,680 Keiths talks with Kevin Durant, Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Carmela Anthony, 84 00:04:04,759 --> 00:04:07,919 like Lebron James deps him up court side, like that's 85 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:11,199 what makes AJ differences, Like US is trying to make 86 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,520 him like a future face of like USA Basketball, because 87 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,439 you've had all these like NBA MVPs that's been international, 88 00:04:17,439 --> 00:04:19,879 and there hasn't been like an American Board MVP for 89 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,000 a while. I felt like basketball is trying to like 90 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,120 make USA basketballs, trying to make aj that which is special. 91 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:28,759 But I guess like Jim is just always going to 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,839 be hard to be Like maybe this team at toy 93 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:32,920 Mick the Final four, but I know people that like 94 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,560 lived in and were around there, just like it was 95 00:04:36,639 --> 00:04:39,600 just really unprecedented what Jimmer did. Like you had Steph 96 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,600 Curry a few years before in college basketball, but the 97 00:04:41,639 --> 00:04:44,639 way Jimmer's shot was like honestly new to that way 98 00:04:44,639 --> 00:04:47,160 of like college basketball then, Like the amount of like 99 00:04:47,199 --> 00:04:50,000 the long distance shot he took, Like Twitter was just 100 00:04:50,079 --> 00:04:52,439 an infancy then, So like there wasn't a lot on 101 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,199 social media about Jimmer. Honestly, I think what added to 102 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,720 like Jimmer's kind of like mystique a little bit, Like 103 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,839 all like so many of those U games are like 104 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:04,240 on versus or CSTV, so you like had to find 105 00:05:04,399 --> 00:05:05,759 like a lot of current You had to find like 106 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,439 illegal streams if you wanted to watch them, a lot 107 00:05:08,439 --> 00:05:10,560 of them, Like you saw the Sports Center highlights like 108 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,600 who's this gimmer for that guy in the mountains making 109 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,680 long shots and that just I feel like added to 110 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,560 just his cult personality and mystique. So it's gonna be 111 00:05:19,639 --> 00:05:22,759 hard to ever top Gymmer, But like I think the 112 00:05:22,959 --> 00:05:25,600 UA team's better and what they're doing right now, and 113 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,759 it's just just AJ would be fun to watch, like Richie, 114 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:31,040 like he's gonna go down. He's already an all time 115 00:05:31,079 --> 00:05:33,680 BOU great like it's all said and done, like top 116 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:35,959 five player and bo basketball history. I think you can 117 00:05:35,959 --> 00:05:38,399 make really that case for Richie what he's done over 118 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,879 four years and obviously got Rob Wright Kata, So yeah, 119 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:44,560 it's fun. And I combined what basketball is doing, like 120 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,120 all the BYU students right now, it's like, man, like 121 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,720 the games they get to go to, it's like good 122 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,040 for them because man, it's it's it's it's it hasn't 123 00:05:54,079 --> 00:05:57,480 been better really for basketball and football at the same time. 124 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: How sustainable is what we're experiencing right now? Do you 125 00:06:01,639 --> 00:06:03,800 feel in b Yu f e Yu? 126 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 2: I feel like as long as you have Kevin Young, 127 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:12,680 it is sustainable and and I'm like, honestly, I don't 128 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,040 know how long Kevin Young is going to be around 129 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,759 for like I like, I personally think I think he's 130 00:06:18,759 --> 00:06:20,920 an NBA guy when it comes down to it, Like 131 00:06:21,319 --> 00:06:23,360 maybe he's a I hope he's at buy another five 132 00:06:23,879 --> 00:06:27,240 ten years. Like, but I think he did really look 133 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,600 at the Sun's job this past year. I think I 134 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,439 think he really does like being at By. I think 135 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,399 the family environment. His wife's by all accounts, really likes 136 00:06:34,439 --> 00:06:37,759 living here. They just had a newborn obviously, like in 137 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,079 the in the past past years. I think that's a 138 00:06:40,079 --> 00:06:44,399 big part, and he's mentioned it's just it's the workload's 139 00:06:44,439 --> 00:06:46,120 not necessary changing. But then now I have time, he 140 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,000 gets to be home with his family, not be on 141 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,480 the road. I think is a huge deal. But I 142 00:06:50,519 --> 00:06:53,480 think at heart he's really an NBA guy. Again, I 143 00:06:53,519 --> 00:06:55,439 hope we haven't a round for another five ten years. 144 00:06:55,439 --> 00:06:58,120 But as far as like sustainability, I think as long 145 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,199 as Kevin Young, it's sustainable. Like there's probably a little 146 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,319 drop off next year because I don't think like Bo, 147 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,040 he's not going to have a guy's aga. Like maybe 148 00:07:06,079 --> 00:07:08,240 we get Bruce Branch who's like a top ten kid 149 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,800 in the twenty twenty six class and he was the 150 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:11,759 number one kid in the twenty twenty seven clients until 151 00:07:11,759 --> 00:07:14,920 he reclassified, but he's not gonna have that quite high 152 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,399 end talent. But like I think there's a really good 153 00:07:17,439 --> 00:07:19,279 chance Rob Bright returns next year. I think as long 154 00:07:19,319 --> 00:07:21,639 as Kevin Young's around, he's not going to transfer anywhere, 155 00:07:21,639 --> 00:07:23,720 and I don't think he's probably not quite ready like 156 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,759 for the NBA, for the quite yet. So the long 157 00:07:26,759 --> 00:07:28,519 as we get robbed right, that's obviously a really good 158 00:07:28,519 --> 00:07:30,639 piece which makes at least a top twenty teen next year, 159 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:33,879 and then by will add some other pieces. So I 160 00:07:33,959 --> 00:07:36,360 guess it depends what it means by sustainable, because Boy's 161 00:07:36,399 --> 00:07:39,199 history is a lot of wins, but no, it's very 162 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,279 little NCAA tournament successful obviously this passion, we got to 163 00:07:42,279 --> 00:07:46,920 the sweet sixteen, so it starts sustainable, like get like 164 00:07:46,959 --> 00:07:51,079 competing for Sweet sixteen bids like about every year. I think, yes, 165 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:52,920 that's sustainable. Like I don't think Boa is going to 166 00:07:52,959 --> 00:07:55,240 be a National Championship cut tender every year that they 167 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,959 are this year, But I think it's starts sustainability like 168 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,959 being like in the second and we get the NCAA 169 00:08:01,079 --> 00:08:03,879 tournament more often than not. I think, yes, that is sustainable. 170 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,680 Kevin Young's around. If Kenyung did leave, like, I think 171 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,279 by you will be better than what they were before. 172 00:08:09,319 --> 00:08:10,959 So made the ceiling's not as high, but I think 173 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,399 the way that the Boosters have bought in, like, I 174 00:08:13,439 --> 00:08:14,959 don't think the ceiling will be as high, but I 175 00:08:14,959 --> 00:08:18,519 think what we've seen historically BOU will continue to have, like, 176 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,360 will have more success than they have had in the 177 00:08:20,439 --> 00:08:21,439 NCAA tournament. 178 00:08:21,879 --> 00:08:23,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, I consistently discussed quota. Right. 179 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,199 Speaker 3: Obviously, I'm in the in the medical device sales industry. 180 00:08:27,319 --> 00:08:28,199 Speaker 1: Is my main gig. 181 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:30,639 Speaker 3: Is you have your own main gig right with the Amazon, 182 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,399 and so I'm always talking about quota. Right, We're talking 183 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,240 about quota b what you football, BOE basketball quotas for 184 00:08:36,279 --> 00:08:39,600 BA football, I feel like quota since you know, I've 185 00:08:39,639 --> 00:08:42,440 been kind of around the BWAU football program. 186 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: It's been like eight wins. You got to get to 187 00:08:44,039 --> 00:08:44,519 eight wins. 188 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,639 Speaker 3: Otherwise people were talking about firing for basketball. What will 189 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,039 quota end up being? Do you think year and in 190 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,600 year round? Is it just NCUAA tournament. As long as 191 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,399 you get there, you're good. 192 00:08:57,759 --> 00:08:59,759 Speaker 2: I think for the most part, I think I think 193 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,679 doesn't like the fire, especially like I think in basketball, 194 00:09:03,759 --> 00:09:08,639 like the pool is smaller than in football, like like basketball, 195 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,759 like you got Keviny, you got Mark Matson, you got 196 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,960 Chris Burgess, and then you're like, okay, you got Casey 197 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,240 Beard who's an assistant at Houston, and like what you got. 198 00:09:16,279 --> 00:09:17,720 So I think as long as like long term, as 199 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:22,080 long as you're making the nca Double A tournament and 200 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,320 then like getting some like winning games like here and there, 201 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:32,200 I think that's that that that is sustainable. But I 202 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,440 mean I think Dave Rose towards them he wasn't making 203 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,200 the n c A Double A tournaments, and I think 204 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,720 that ultimately kind of like sour fans on fams on 205 00:09:40,799 --> 00:09:42,559 him and it was time for a change. And then 206 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,080 even Mark Pope before he he left, like fans are 207 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,840 kind of okay, he's like not really doing a thing 208 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:50,320 in the in the w In the WCCs obviously had 209 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,159 made the tournament, kind of ended up poor out with 210 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:53,519 to Kentucky. But I think as long as you're making 211 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,559 the tournament, I think that's like most stands, like outside 212 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,240 of it, Kevin Yug will be fine with that. 213 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: Let's discuss this men's basketball team. 214 00:10:01,639 --> 00:10:05,879 Speaker 3: Is they get prepped and ready for UH, A Texas 215 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:08,559 Tech matchup gonna be a very difficult one. I don't 216 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,600 know if it's the most difficult matchup ball season, but 217 00:10:10,759 --> 00:10:12,399 maybe number two, number three? 218 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:12,919 Speaker 1: Where would you? 219 00:10:14,279 --> 00:10:16,279 Speaker 2: I think number two for sure. I think Yukon's better, 220 00:10:17,279 --> 00:10:20,799 but Texas Tech like they're they're really good, Like they 221 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,639 have the best do O bo's played. They like JT. 222 00:10:23,799 --> 00:10:26,519 Toppin top two player in the Big twelve. Like Christian 223 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,600 Anderson I think is the best point guard in the 224 00:10:28,639 --> 00:10:31,679 Big twelve, better than Rob right and that's no slight Rober. 225 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,440 I think Christian Anderson is that good, that really good. 226 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:36,960 I don't know if you want like the full breakdowne 227 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,159 right now, but I think they're probably like number two 228 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,000 right behind Yukon, Like they have some holes, but I 229 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,919 mean really good, high end talent, and like Texas Tech, 230 00:10:44,919 --> 00:10:46,600 it's going to be a sellout tomorrow, one of the 231 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,240 toughest places to be in the country. So yeah, it's 232 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,639 gonna be like it's gonna be a huge test obviously 233 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:52,600 for BYU. 234 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,639 Speaker 3: Is UH, you know what, what's your biggest concern right 235 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:58,919 now with this bou men's basketball team, is they get 236 00:10:58,960 --> 00:10:59,960 into the Big twelve? 237 00:11:00,639 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: UH gauntlet? The true gauntlet, not the. 238 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 3: SEC football so called gatlet but the true gauntlet in 239 00:11:06,759 --> 00:11:07,440 the Big twelve. 240 00:11:10,919 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 2: Good question. I want to see kids like I mean, 241 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,879 it's interesting because like when you're like saying, what's wrong 242 00:11:20,919 --> 00:11:23,000 with this team is like different than what we said 243 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,200 for an WA team is the bility team that it's like, hey, 244 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,000 we just wanted to make the tournament. It's like now 245 00:11:27,039 --> 00:11:31,240 we're our grading scales like a Final four caliber team. 246 00:11:31,039 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: You know. 247 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,879 Speaker 2: So it's like always like it's always got so many 248 00:11:33,919 --> 00:11:36,120 good things. So it's like I'm kind of like the context, 249 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,240 I'm kind of great on that sky, Like what yeah, 250 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,120 what would keep this buoity team for being a Final 251 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:43,240 four team? I think what's interesting when you look at 252 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,639 like the landscape of college basketball. The top end of 253 00:11:46,639 --> 00:11:50,000 college basketball is good. It's probably been in decades. Like 254 00:11:50,039 --> 00:11:51,600 it's not as good as like the nineties and like 255 00:11:51,639 --> 00:11:55,120 early two thousands, even before that, when guys would stay 256 00:11:55,159 --> 00:11:57,240 for four years like you have like Tim Duncan playing 257 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,159 for four years, like the guys like the Grant like 258 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,320 those Duke teams, like you don't have that. But the 259 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,559 top end like with like nil which has allowed players 260 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,840 to stay longer was like top europlayers coming over. Like 261 00:12:09,919 --> 00:12:12,159 the top end of college basketball is really good. Like 262 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,600 I tweeted out a stat earlier this week, So bo 263 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:17,559 A right now is thirteen and ken Pom and at 264 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,720 by If you look at like three in the past 265 00:12:19,759 --> 00:12:22,840 six seasons, bua's ken Pom rating would have been the 266 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,919 number BA win, the second best highest ken Pom rating 267 00:12:25,919 --> 00:12:28,679 in college basketball, which is wild. So it's kind of 268 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,879 like of all the years bo you picked up all 269 00:12:30,879 --> 00:12:33,159 time team they had to pick the year, there's so 270 00:12:33,279 --> 00:12:35,519 many good teams at the top. I think it's kind 271 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,519 of like a such like I think football is a 272 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,320 little different because football it's like it's spread it out 273 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,399 all evenly, whereas basketball it's really pushed the top end 274 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,639 talent to a lot because basketball you really really need 275 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,240 like one or two players to really flip the caliber 276 00:12:49,279 --> 00:12:50,960 of your program, like Bowie had Richie and you brought 277 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,639 an aj and Robins, like Boom you're a Final Four contender. 278 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,480 Like football you need doesn't you need over like double 279 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:00,000 digit players you offense, line of defense, line or basketball, 280 00:13:00,039 --> 00:13:01,559 it's like you just need a couple of players. So 281 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,159 like basketball, like there's like football for most programs is 282 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:08,000 where you invest more. There's less money for basketball, but 283 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:09,759 basketball you needed some money to get a couple of 284 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:13,039 guys like the top really twelve fifteen teams in college 285 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:15,879 basketball have got top euro playing players, top like, but 286 00:13:15,919 --> 00:13:18,559 they've got all the top of the top ten college basketball. 287 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,120 So that's that's one thing that's just hard. There's lots 288 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,120 of really good like super final like Final four caliber 289 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:26,840 teams where most of your vio you would probably be 290 00:13:26,919 --> 00:13:28,679 a one or two seeds like this year they could 291 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,679 still be really dang good and like bes three, maybe 292 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:35,559 even a four seed. So that's just like macro, I think, 293 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,720 what's difficult. But we're talking about like this actual BYU team. 294 00:13:38,759 --> 00:13:40,919 I mean, I mean people talk about the depth, and 295 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,600 obviously that's a concern. Like to me, it's not a 296 00:13:43,799 --> 00:13:45,960 huge concern because when you get on a game, just 297 00:13:46,039 --> 00:13:49,320 a game by game basis, like he's not gonna be 298 00:13:49,399 --> 00:13:51,759 like doesn't want to go like a ton of guys anyway, 299 00:13:51,759 --> 00:13:53,799 so it's not a huge concern, but like, where's the 300 00:13:53,879 --> 00:13:56,320 hellolo of the course of this season, and like not 301 00:13:56,440 --> 00:14:00,080 having Dawson Baker really does like hurt because BYU, like 302 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,480 they pretty much the road. They're always gonna play two 303 00:14:03,519 --> 00:14:06,759 of a j Robert Ritchie at the same time. Obviously 304 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,519 there are three of them are gonna be the floor 305 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,559 a lot at the same time, especially in crucial minutes, 306 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,320 but kind of those mid points of the halfs it's like, hey, 307 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,279 you're kind of going Tyler rest. He hasn't given you 308 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:19,960 what you've wanted this year, like Coastitch like just isn't 309 00:14:20,039 --> 00:14:21,759 quite ready yet, so Ba just had to go bigger 310 00:14:21,759 --> 00:14:23,919 at Boskovic has been playing more minutes, whereas if you 311 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,799 had a Dawson Baker that gave you twenty minutes. It 312 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,000 was rotating with those three guys, like you have a 313 00:14:28,039 --> 00:14:30,879 catch and shoot guy, that'd be really that'd be big. 314 00:14:30,919 --> 00:14:32,559 So like that's not like a huge thing, but that's 315 00:14:32,559 --> 00:14:36,000 the thing. Like BI used three point shooting. I think 316 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,960 like they could use a little bit more of that. 317 00:14:38,039 --> 00:14:42,200 Like obviously Richie's like great three point shooter, but that stretches. 318 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,000 He hasn't been great, Like he wasn't great at the 319 00:14:44,039 --> 00:14:46,399 TCU game, like the Yukon game. I think he was 320 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:48,799 oh of eighth nine from three And if he's not 321 00:14:48,879 --> 00:14:51,240 hitting thirty, it's like Heynard Davis cam but he's only 322 00:14:51,279 --> 00:14:54,679 shooting thirty three percent. Like Rob's been a huge revelation 323 00:14:54,759 --> 00:14:57,159 this year shooting from three. Last year he shot less 324 00:14:57,159 --> 00:14:59,519 than thirty percent from three, and Big Twelve play this 325 00:14:59,639 --> 00:15:02,039 year for the shooting season, he's shooting forty five percent. 326 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,000 So that's that's really big. But BA they take a 327 00:15:05,039 --> 00:15:06,919 decent math. They don't shoot a ton of three. So 328 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:08,960 like if you play a team like Texas Tech that 329 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,679 shoots the most threes in the Big Twelve, like they 330 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,720 could just it could be a math equation. If they're 331 00:15:12,759 --> 00:15:15,279 just hitting three, you got agent going the line, finishing 332 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,279 and ones. But again that's not like a huge concern, 333 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,200 but it's like a thing I'm watching. A team can 334 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:26,080 outshoot Buyu and Boy's defense has been much improved this year, 335 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:28,240 but they they can still i think be taken by 336 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,799 dan amutguards Like Utah is not a good team, but 337 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:35,200 they have two good guards and McK henry and Terrence 338 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,720 Brown that they do well against BYU. So a team 339 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,159 like Christian Anderson really carves them up, like when they 340 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,000 so they play some teams high guards. So I'd say 341 00:15:43,039 --> 00:15:45,720 those are just just like just off the cuff. Those 342 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,039 are some things. Again, like I'm going grading on a 343 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,399 boa being a final four team, not just at the 344 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:52,240 Little Bay tournament team. I think those are the types 345 00:15:52,279 --> 00:15:57,000 of things that could keep BYU from being a gain 346 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,159 in type the final four. 347 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, you wonder. Like year, it seemed like the rotation 348 00:16:01,679 --> 00:16:04,519 actually expanded. I thought it would restrict, but he'd expanded 349 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,120 as we got towards this madness. I don't know if 350 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,919 this team will expand that rotation. I want to believe 351 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,960 that they could, that they will, but this one may 352 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,159 be more of a restriction, limitation of minutes. Like I 353 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,840 want to see Tyler Mara's ballou. I want to see 354 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:21,919 Alexi Coastik. We remember we had that one game where 355 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,159 he came off the bench, Dominique Diamonde, look at Reger Freshman. 356 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,120 All these guys are talented, but you may have to 357 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,080 lean on the biggs coming off the bench. 358 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:31,519 Speaker 1: Kind of a. 359 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:37,799 Speaker 3: Hybrid between I mean Abdullah Ahmed unique in his skill set, Mihilo, Buzzkivik, 360 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,279 the highlight BUCKETVICH. Hopefully he steps in and I mean 361 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,840 I keep on leaning towards I need to see almost 362 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,679 a force fed Mahilo because we're gonna have to rely 363 00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:51,799 on him because of his diverse skill set. 364 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think probably it's Roy lately gonna be a seven. 365 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,360 Like now Ahmed like helps this team, Like it's it's 366 00:16:58,399 --> 00:17:02,279 a big addition because that means buy will always have 367 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,359 a rim protector on the floor, and I think that's 368 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:07,359 huge for this defense. Obviously we know what Kiba could do, 369 00:17:08,039 --> 00:17:10,680 but he gives you twenty eight thirty minutes, like twenty 370 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,160 six to thirty minutes a night. But then if you 371 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:15,920 spell him with on that is a true five. He's 372 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,240 big that could give you like another twelve to fifteen 373 00:17:19,279 --> 00:17:22,200 minutes a night. Another the big thing about Onmed, which 374 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,680 I think we'll start to see really with Arizona. Like 375 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,079 one of the things that gave me pause about this 376 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,240 Bou teams that teams could really just if they had 377 00:17:30,319 --> 00:17:32,960 big front lines, they could bully Bou inside, like we 378 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,279 saw that against Yukon, Like they just kind of bullied 379 00:17:35,319 --> 00:17:37,480 you inside cleansing that first half. They have a big 380 00:17:37,519 --> 00:17:40,559 front line, they were able to bully Bou inside. And 381 00:17:40,599 --> 00:17:43,000 I look to the future like Arizona has really good 382 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,839 big with Tobya Waka, with CoA Pete, some of their 383 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,160 big front line. If you played like a Michigan in 384 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,319 the NCAA tournament, like a team you could see in 385 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,400 the final four there have as big as a front 386 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,079 line anyone perdue always a very big front line. So 387 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,839 to me, that's kind of like that would before Onhmed 388 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,039 was like ruled out like be able to play the 389 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:03,400 back half of the That was probably my biggest concern 390 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:04,960 with the team, just like that was like the matchup 391 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,480 and now you had ONMD like six foot ten, like 392 00:18:07,559 --> 00:18:09,960 he has a true set like seven point seven true 393 00:18:10,039 --> 00:18:12,519 seven three wings band like it's been like verified, like 394 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:16,279 measured at the euro event last year. That helps a lot, 395 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,480 Like because Keba, like obviously Keble is like a good 396 00:18:18,519 --> 00:18:20,200 red protector, but he can't really bing with some of 397 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,720 those big guys like Ahmed has like the mask to 398 00:18:22,799 --> 00:18:26,000 take take like be a red protector, take a driver 399 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,119 in the chest and not just be back playing in 400 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,480 some of those teams. And you play Arizona next week 401 00:18:31,079 --> 00:18:32,799 and some of those big teams, like that's gonna help 402 00:18:32,839 --> 00:18:34,599 a lot. So that that really shorts things up. So 403 00:18:34,599 --> 00:18:36,559 he's gonna be a big part. I mean, Hilo is 404 00:18:36,599 --> 00:18:38,640 gonna play like it's funny. I mean, how like he 405 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,119 has said like a player to every game and you're 406 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,759 just like, what is he even doing? But then you'll 407 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,960 like then you'll just han a three, get a big rebound. 408 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,000 You're like, okay, but like he's gonna play because like 409 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,880 teams have to guard him even though like percentage isn't great. 410 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,519 I've been talking to people like teams have to respect 411 00:18:55,559 --> 00:18:58,200 and like Boop is gonna being Boop is gonna be 412 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,440 a really good player. For by the reason was in 413 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,200 front of him right now, and like in the pick 414 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,559 and order when buy is all healthy, it's because Kevin 415 00:19:05,599 --> 00:19:09,160 Young values spacing really more than anything, and the highlow 416 00:19:09,519 --> 00:19:11,839 teams have to account for him where boops then he 417 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,880 gets off insive rebounds of Husele plays his motors great. 418 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,519 He just kind of congests the floor, and Kevin Young 419 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,720 is like, hey, any guys to space, So that's what 420 00:19:19,839 --> 00:19:22,160 it's gonna be. Probably he's two main guys, and then 421 00:19:22,279 --> 00:19:24,279 it gives you some size, so then you could slide 422 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,079 aj down to the three of Riche at the two, 423 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,400 Rob at the one, and then just those guys are 424 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,759 probably like thirty six plus minutes a game. You hope 425 00:19:31,799 --> 00:19:35,720 like Reuss could come stell in there, but I think, yeah, 426 00:19:35,799 --> 00:19:38,680 like AT's gonna play a lot Mihala's parating beat every 427 00:19:38,759 --> 00:19:41,319 day and then boop, depending on like matchups and stuff. 428 00:19:41,319 --> 00:19:42,960 He probably goes in there and you hope mares could 429 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,359 find his shot, but that's probably a buy's bench is 430 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,960 mostly going to look like and like competitive games restricted. 431 00:19:50,079 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 3: Man, I was hoping for another expansion, but it seems 432 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,079 like it's going to be restricted. But what's your level 433 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,599 of confidence that Mahilo in the next six weeks can 434 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,599 really get into groove. 435 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,759 Speaker 2: I guess it's like, I think he's a guy if 436 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,519 you want to score like eight points every night from three, No, 437 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,839 that's just not like what he is. Like he's gonna 438 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,000 have like we saw the Iowa State game lush and 439 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,400 in the Big Twelve tournament he could get you right 440 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:24,000 into a game, get four threes. But Kansas State game 441 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,799 he had good. But then he has some games it's 442 00:20:25,839 --> 00:20:29,240 like does he remember how to play basketball? And I 443 00:20:29,279 --> 00:20:31,720 mean that like with all like just like I said that, I 444 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,359 was just kind of smiling a little bit. That's just 445 00:20:33,839 --> 00:20:35,920 the highly he plays with his hair on fire, and 446 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,759 I think that's what's great about he has like all 447 00:20:37,839 --> 00:20:41,240 the passions. So like I think he has gotten more consistent, 448 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,720 like he's he's big, Like he's been pretty good on 449 00:20:43,799 --> 00:20:46,440 the glass, like he has been hitting shots. So as 450 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,079 far as like like he's not going to be like 451 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,839 a contender by any means for Big twelve six Men 452 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:53,759 of the Year, but he seems like he's starting to 453 00:20:53,759 --> 00:20:57,279 like kind of get into that groove. So there's still 454 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:58,880 be plays here and there and he's like, what what 455 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,640 the heck are you doing? But that I think, I 456 00:21:01,039 --> 00:21:03,359 do think more often than not, he's gonna be an 457 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,519 asset more than a liability, like because he side of 458 00:21:06,559 --> 00:21:10,160 the floor for floor spacing, can hit threes like Kevin 459 00:21:10,319 --> 00:21:14,319 Nikes his defense, So I feel like pretty good that 460 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,400 he could be like a contributor the rest of the way. 461 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, I need I need at least like one. 462 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,519 Speaker 3: One or two games where I'm kind of blown away 463 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,640 like a I don't like a DeMarcus Harrison game where 464 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,559 he like you know, dropped like fifteen or something. I'm 465 00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:34,039 trying to remember the particular game when he was at BYU, 466 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:35,720 but he was kind of like, yeah, he had like 467 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,079 twelve versus Iona, you know what I mean, Like, hey, yeah, 468 00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:41,240 two or four. I think it was like a Michael 469 00:21:41,319 --> 00:21:44,279 Lloyd game early in his career before he ended up 470 00:21:44,319 --> 00:21:46,000 having to transfer and stuff like that, where he had 471 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:46,720 had like this. 472 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: All star performance. 473 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:50,319 Speaker 3: That's the type of performance I need for him, just 474 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,240 out of the blue. Yeah, in an NCAA tournament game. 475 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 2: Like he'll probably have like oh I was like a 476 00:21:55,799 --> 00:21:58,559 Mexican's Arizona. He'll be four or five from three and 477 00:21:58,559 --> 00:22:00,480 then he'll fall and then he'll fall all that up. 478 00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:03,720 He plays Kansas, he plays eight minutes, has three turnovers, 479 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,720 and he's oh four, Like that's kind of that's probably 480 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,359 what happened. But I in all seriously, like I like, 481 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,160 like I'm not trying to like hype up me Hyla 482 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,839 by like Kevin Young, like I mean kind of out 483 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:16,759 of necessity. He has to trust him a little bit. 484 00:22:17,279 --> 00:22:19,480 He has lots of basketball experience, Like he's twenty two, 485 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:22,680 he did play like like EuroPro ball for a couple 486 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,039 of years. Like he's got size, so like he does 487 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,119 do good things, but he's not Like if you have 488 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:28,960 to rely on him, obviously you're in trouble. But like, 489 00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:30,880 I think he can be a positive for this team. 490 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,599 And honestly, I think he has been despite his lapses 491 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,799 and things. You're like kind of scratching your head out sometimes. 492 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 1: Robbie mccomb's ladies and gentlemen. 493 00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 3: How do you see this Texas Tech game playing out? 494 00:22:44,319 --> 00:22:46,839 Speaker 2: Yes, I did. I did a full preview. I'm thinking 495 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,079 the full I pulished a couple hours ago. People won't 496 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:54,079 kind of read kind of my per fascinating game, Like, honestly, 497 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,200 it's high at top end talent and you're seeing a 498 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,880 college basketbab obviously have Bo's Big Three, and for Texas Tech, 499 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,480 you have the JD top in raining Big twelve player, 500 00:23:03,519 --> 00:23:05,880 you're Christian Anderson, who it thinks, like I said, the 501 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,359 best point guard in the Big twelve. Texas second is interesting, 502 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,079 Like they have even less depth than BYU. Like I 503 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,240 looked at this, I was looking at ken Pom like 504 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,119 out of their top ten, bottom ten in benchments and 505 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,920 all caused basketball and have all Power Conference teams, they're 506 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,799 dead last in bench minutes, Like they essentially play like 507 00:23:24,799 --> 00:23:26,759 if we think BYU short, like they play even shorter, 508 00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:28,759 like Christian Anderson's going to play all forty minutes. They 509 00:23:28,839 --> 00:23:31,720 put it much ran a six man rotation. It's well 510 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,039 at it. Heal three like their starting center he's been 511 00:23:34,039 --> 00:23:36,680 out the past month, and if he comes back this game, 512 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,720 he's a really good shot blocker. But like if he 513 00:23:38,759 --> 00:23:41,200 does come back, a probably will be limited. So assuming 514 00:23:41,279 --> 00:23:43,440 he's out, like you got JT. Topp and playing the five, 515 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,400 who can't play the five, but it's out of position. 516 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,880 But look, even the guys that they do have is 517 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,359 really good. They're in Big twelve play, which is everyone's 518 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,680 played four games so far, but number one and three 519 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,680 point shooting percentage. They shoot the second most threes in 520 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,480 Big twelve play. They're on the glass really good, so 521 00:23:58,519 --> 00:24:01,839 they do things really good. I think the places where boy, 522 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,119 you could get them, they don't go to, like the 523 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,400 foul line a lot, and they shoot the least amount 524 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,400 of free throws in the Big twe in the Big twelve. 525 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,480 So in some ways they're lived by the three, died 526 00:24:12,519 --> 00:24:14,400 by the three. Not quite so much because top is 527 00:24:14,519 --> 00:24:17,839 so good on the interior and they still didn't make 528 00:24:17,839 --> 00:24:19,720 a lot of threes. But like if three ball is 529 00:24:19,759 --> 00:24:22,319 not going like they can't, they are very susceptible because 530 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,880 that's a big part of their offense. One thing that's 531 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,160 interesting at the beginning of the year, I think a 532 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:27,559 lot of people are saying on Big Weekend this the 533 00:24:27,559 --> 00:24:31,319 Buy's offensive rebounding bo is the best offensive rebounding team 534 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,920 in the Big Twelve through four games. Like B's rebounding 535 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,160 forty percent of their misses through four Big Twelve games, 536 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,480 which is a lot. Texas Tech, on the other hand, 537 00:24:38,519 --> 00:24:40,759 they allow the least amount of offense to rebound, so 538 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,559 reboundings that's going to be a big part of this game. 539 00:24:44,279 --> 00:24:46,759 I picked by two in this game, Like the final 540 00:24:46,799 --> 00:24:48,640 score person is eighty five eighty three. Like again, I 541 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,680 think this is a toss up game. The Vegas line 542 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,960 like represents that Texas like texasbout two and a half 543 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,039 point favorite, where I kind of like BUYU. I think 544 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,079 do A is going to be very aggressive with aj 545 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,920 early on. Like Texas Tech, they do not want to 546 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,039 foul because they have that really short rotation. They really 547 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,319 don't have anyone to play the five like that they 548 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,519 trust behind JT. So I would expect Buick Kevin Young 549 00:25:12,599 --> 00:25:16,119 to put de Bonsen Barritt just attacking the paint early on. 550 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,559 And even if JT. Toplin doesn't pick up a ton 551 00:25:18,599 --> 00:25:20,200 of like you good one or two early fouls, like, 552 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,079 they're not going to take him out of the game, 553 00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:24,160 but they're not gonna want He's not going to be 554 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,039 very aggressive protecting the rim. If he's not protecting the rim, 555 00:25:27,079 --> 00:25:29,599 that just opens up Bua's whole offense. Robert I could 556 00:25:29,599 --> 00:25:31,160 get in the paint, AJ could get in the paint, 557 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,720 So I think Boy is really going to do that. 558 00:25:33,839 --> 00:25:36,240 Like Texas Tech isn't very long, Buoy is a longer 559 00:25:36,279 --> 00:25:39,720 team than them, but I guess said Texas Tech unbelievable 560 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,480 shooting team, the best offensive team. Buoy's plays so far 561 00:25:42,559 --> 00:25:45,440 like high end talent. They I think they're more high 562 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,559 in talent than Yukon, even though Yukon's a better team, 563 00:25:47,559 --> 00:25:50,119 like with Toppin and Anderson, so like they're an incredibly 564 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,400 hard team, like I could easily see them winning, but 565 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,480 I just think with like BUA was like, there's ways 566 00:25:56,519 --> 00:25:59,559 I think bu is kind of scheme to play this team. 567 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:01,480 They could get and then get into the foul trouble, 568 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:04,079 which I think will really open up again. Like Tech buy, 569 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,880 I think Texas Tech they're gonna make threes of this game, 570 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,200 but BUE has shown like that Kansas State game, Kansas 571 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,680 State was top ten the country three point shooting. They 572 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,759 allowed Kansas State to shoot three twenty one foot three. 573 00:26:12,799 --> 00:26:15,720 I think Buoy could slid down Texas like Jeffson enough 574 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,000 from the outside, and I think Buoy could. I think 575 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,759 Buey could squeak out with a win here which would 576 00:26:20,759 --> 00:26:22,799 be huge. M give BUA like a top tier quad 577 00:26:22,799 --> 00:26:24,720 one one on the road, which would buy is missing 578 00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:25,119 right now. 579 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,319 Speaker 1: Would love to see it, Robbie. 580 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,759 Speaker 3: Best way to support you what you do, how you 581 00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:31,359 do it for all of our listeners. 582 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,759 Speaker 2: No, appreciate it. 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