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the show here momentarily Blaine Anderson and Mahilo Boskovic.
Speaker 3: But I want to get into a few key stats.
Speaker 2: If I may Utah basketball b YU basketball little rematch,
it's so close, it's too close. I need a little
bit more separation. I can't have these rivalry games so
close together. Man, it's been only a week. It's saying,
like the week and a half and then we got
to play each other again. I just wish it would
have been spaced out a little bit more. I don't
know if my emotional, psychological, you know, health is good
for these rivalry games at anyway. At any rate, Utah
has allowed eighty plus points in five or six Big
twelve games BUS twelve and one when scoring eighty plus points,
and has won ten consecutive games when they do score
eighty plus points.
Speaker 3: They are bucket getters. They score points. That's what they do.
Speaker 2: Utah has allowed fifty percent from the field in the
last four games and six of seven by US eight
ZIN when shooting fifty percent from the field, and has
won thirty eight consecutive games when shooting over fifty percent.
So BYU's net ranking right now twelfth in the country,
Utah's at one hundred and ninth. Bous Ken Palm rating fourteenth.
Utah is one hundred and fourteenth. But we all know
Utah brings their a game whenever they're playing.
Speaker 3: Brig them.
Speaker 2: Let's talk about some more stats in this segment, let's
welcome in Blaine Anderson to the show.
Speaker 3: Blaine, how the heck are you, buddy?
Speaker 4: I'm doing great, Good afternoon, Ben.
Speaker 2: Always a pleasure, always a blessing talking stats with you.
Let's also welcome into the show one of the bucket
getters and break them. We got Hilo Boskovic on the
line of Hilo, how are you, buddy?
Speaker 5: I'm good, Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2: Hey, always a pleasure, man. I know you guys are
getting prep getting ready for that Utah game. It seems
like yesterday you guys were in this rivalry game and uh,
I imagine it was a unique environment, a wild and
rockets one. How did you how would you describe the
environment up at uh at the Huntsman Center at the
last go around versus the youths.
Speaker 5: Yeah, no, definitely, it's it's a lot different than any
other games. You know, you can feel, you can feel
a difference, like as soon as you step in in
the air, you know, if you can feel it's a
rivalry game. I would like compare like to compared to
last year. I feel I feel like it was like
a little bit less of intense intense uh, you know environment,
but still Nevertheless, you know, it's it's a it's a
hard place to play if you're a if you're a
b YU player or a fan, and you know, but
we got off with a win and and that's all
that matters.
Speaker 2: So the last two times you've got up to the
Hudtsman Center, You've played a lot of basketball overseas and
here now at b y U, is that the most
hostile environment that you've ever played in?
Speaker 5: No?
Speaker 2: No, for me, No, okay, So yeah, because the euro
leagues got to be different right overseas? Is that when
you when you played the most hostile environment? Tell me
about it?
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, it is. It is. I mean, you know, uh,
I haven't seen nobody like get it hit with a
lighter yet, you know, uh uh get a laser in
there in their eyes when they're shooting free throws. You know, uh,
fans spitting at them. So I can't really say honestly
that that's the most wild environment I ever saw, but
it's it's for college basketball. It's definitely like top three,
I would say.
Speaker 3: So that's pretty crazy.
Speaker 2: Have you had fans throw things at you before in
games when you were playing overseas well?
Speaker 5: Like not necessarily me. Actually I might maybe once, like
the one game I played in, but like usually it's
a lot of like, you know, fans getting your face
like kind of chanting. The champions are not you know,
a lot a lot less PG thirteen than here. You know,
some of those games, really like rivalry games overseas go crazy.
You know, they're throwing fire crackers at the court, you know,
stuff like that. So wow. So from what I've seen
on the internet and like kind of been a part of,
you know, it's it's pretty uh you know some of them,
you know, not all games, but yeah, you know there's
some rivalry teams that are really taking up in a So.
Speaker 3: This is all just a walk in the park for you.
Speaker 2: Right of these games, it's like, eh, it's not that
big medal.
Speaker 5: Uh not really, but you know, it's it's a lot
I was. I feel like it's a lot easier when
you go through stuff like that, and no doubt about it.
Speaker 2: Mahilo Boskovic here on your Utah ESPN Radio network. Mahilo,
you've been getting you know, some increase in minutes the
last few games, and uh uh we see we've chatted
with Kevin and he's he wants to maybe expand your role.
You really space the floor well with your shooting ability.
You've been a good rim defender. You've had some really
nice highlights at the rim. And and so how do
you feel like you're progressing in this offense year two?
And how do you feel like you can make a
contribution to this team down the stretch leading up to
March Madness.
Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean yeah, I just feel like, you know,
have a lot of confidence. Is going into a second year,
you know, kind of been around, uh the league, you know,
seeing how it is Big twelve as a conference and
just a college basketball in the whole, you know, kind
of getting used to something is it's been easier. So
it's just it's kind of easier for me. Just like
the second year, not not much change. I mean, you know,
kind of progress and work in the off season. You know,
got got to some point of being like more consistent
with my shooting and stuff like that. But just like generally,
you know, just just being more confident in your in
your and my playing ability has kind of given me
you know a lot a lot a lot more opportunity
to to make plays. And you know, in those like
moments where we're kind of like maybe struggle a little bit,
or the starting group just struggle a little bit, you know,
me coming in and just being ready to contribute whatever
it is, you know, which like you said, you know,
if it's a block, if it's a three pointer, special
play or whatever. You know, just is uh me being
a player. You know, those kinds of things came came
a lot easier.
Speaker 2: What what are the things that you do in order
to prepare for big time games? I've seen a Utah
game once again, that's a ribery game, and then you
got Arizona after that. What do you do to focus
work on certain things in order to prepare yourself and
uh you know, uh make sure that you're you're ready
to play your best game when when these big games arrive.
Speaker 5: Well, like me individually, not really doing anything differently than
than for any other game. I feel like, you know,
just have a having a concet mentality of every game.
You know, it is a big game, and every game
you need to show up and kind of you know,
give your give your best. I mean we as a team,
I think I feel like we're preparing a lot, uh
you know, very very good. Like for for those kinds
of games, especially Utah game, like you said, and and
you know these a couple of rank matchups coming up,
so like Arizona Kansas, I would stay in Houston. You know,
just feel like right now we're putting in work so
we can be, you know, more sure of it come
come gay time that we can we can execute the
plays and stuff like that. So just you know, having
that trust in the work as a team, feel like,
you know, we come a long way, and and it's
just it's going to show love.
Speaker 2: That breakdown my high low Boskovic here on ESPN. Have
you heard about your nickname on our show Hilo. I
don't know if you heard it. I don't know if
it's been given to you. Have you heard about your nickname?
Speaker 5: No, I heard it. I didn't. I didn't know it
was it was on the show. I think I saw
it somewhere somebody showed it to me. But yeah, I
like it. I like it. It kind of makes sense, you know, you.
Speaker 3: Know the my highlight bucket bitch.
Speaker 2: I mean, that's that's a pretty good that's I mean,
has anyone ever called you my highlight bucket bitch before
you ride in provo?
Speaker 5: No? No, nobody. Nobody tried to attach anything, you know,
English lead to my name.
Speaker 1: So I apologize to Richie and Dawson.
Speaker 5: The told us been not to tell him that.
Speaker 3: I just couldn't keep it from him anymore.
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, no, we had to let him know. Man, Hey,
you got the top king. That's great. He's the tater
cut Cot game. I don't know Rob Right the third,
I don't know what his nickname is. AJ three three
al r W three. What's what's AJ? Do we got
a name nickname for AJ? I don't think we do.
Speaker 3: But my highlight bucket, you're taking the cake. Man.
Speaker 2: You got the best nickname on this roster, and I
know you're gonna live up to the up to it.
Speaker 3: But hey, speaking of highlights, Rob Wright.
Speaker 2: The Third has been ridiculous in these last four games.
Could you just speak to what he's done statistically? I mean,
twenty seven points, twenty three points, fifteen, and then he
had another twenty eight point performance versus Texas Tech.
Speaker 3: How is it playing with.
Speaker 2: A guy like Rob Wright and watching him ball out,
distribute do it all for you?
Speaker 3: Guys?
Speaker 5: Man? You know, just playing with him? Is I feel
so easy? Like I think we talked about it like
today or yesterday, like every game, you know, when I
make a make a three point, it's coming from him.
This is what's coming from him. It's just like so
easy to play with somebody that's so quick and so
good with the ball. He kind of like you know,
takes takes the like defense has to take notice of
him and they kind of, you know, go into paint
and then you got shooters all over like around him,
you know, being open. So it's just it's just you know,
so easier, so so so natural, and it comes so
natural from him. And then you know just his ability
to play, make and also score. You know, like that
Texas Tech game, you know he went on a run
like by himself. He was just so crazy to see
man and just like such a great such a great dude,
such a great friend and a player.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's great to have great teammates and uh uh
in big games, you got to prepare, right, we got
Hi Low Boskovic on the line alongside Blaine Anderson, and
let's talk about stats segment, Mahilo. You put in the
work before the game even starts. Blaine Anderson from Vanderwealth
puts in the work as well, so that he can
help people out with their finances. Blaine, let me ask
you this. We're talking preparation, playing the long game. Mihilo
knows that on the court, Blaine, you see it on
the financial side.
Speaker 3: Let's uh, let's talk with you about this.
Speaker 2: What's some of the prep work that you provide for
the new clients that you work with there at Vanderwealth
to aid them and support them and help manage their
finances going into the future when the big games come about,
the financial games come about.
Speaker 4: Well, yeah, there are a lot of similarities, and definitely
the preparation makes all the difference in the world. One
thing that we notice as we're working with clients, and
especially new clients, is that a lot of people are
doing a lot of things right.
Speaker 5: They certainly aren't doing.
Speaker 4: Most people aren't doing anything wrong. They're successful, they've got
good accountants, they file on time. What's usually missing is
coordination and have an account over here, investments over there.
But nobody's looking at how all of this works together.
And so a quick recent example that comes to mind
in twenty twenty four, we worked with two physicians. They
were equal partners in the same practice, same income, same sale, event,
same CPA referred to us even at the same time,
one fully implemented our tax smart wealth strategy and the
other took a more limited approach. Fast forward to October
twenty twenty five, that's the extension filing deadline for twenty
twenty four, and they came back to me and reported
that although we had the same inputs, we had totally
different outputs. Then it resulted and in this case, about
a two hundred and twenty seven thousand dollars difference between
those two outcomes from the same year. So the twenty
twenty five payoff that got the second doctor's attention, and
for twenty twenty five.
Speaker 6: Both were fully on board, implemented a coordinated strategy capital
gains deferral, cash flow management, personal business investments, even charitable.
Speaker 4: Gifting and timing that strategically. So same inputs now, same strategy,
and they're both seeing the full benefits. That's when people say, oftentimes,
why doesn't somebody.
Speaker 5: Should me this before?
Speaker 4: And the good news is that there's usually still time
to do something about it. So we love those opportunities.
Speaker 5: Ben they're great.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you always say it's not what you make, it's
what you keep, and so creating processes and having resources
and advisors advocates to help you keep your money is critical,
ladies and gentlemen, Hilo, I know you're hooping right now
and that's maybe the priority, you know, just getting buckets
and being a highlight bucket.
Speaker 3: It's on the court. But how do you manage money?
Speaker 2: Do you think about this stuff planning for the future
and investing the right way and being able to manage
your money the right way.
Speaker 5: Yeah, no, just you know, you know, kind of surround
myself with people that kind of you know, know about
that stuff, and you know, a little bit teaching myself,
like learning about it on my own. It kind of helps.
And just having a little playing in the head. You know,
when the basketball subs, you know what's gonna go after that.
Speaker 4: You know, right now it's more focused on basketball, but definitely,
you know.
Speaker 5: In some spare time, I'll try to you know, think
about it. Well.
Speaker 2: I love talking ball with you, my high low and
can't wait to watch you get buckets versus Utah as
well as U of A.
Speaker 3: That's a big game.
Speaker 2: I mean, number one team in the country coming to
Provo Utah. I don't know if you guys have started
the scouting before yet on U of A it's mostly
been Utah, but that's got excite you having a big
time game at the Marriage Center with U of A
come to town.
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, I know it's exciting. And then just like
those two like big games pulling back to back kind
of you know, just being one day apart, it's gonna
be it's gonna be exciting.
Speaker 2: Have you been impressed by how how crazy the BAU
fan base is, Like, like, what's been your experience with
the fans?
Speaker 5: Fans are amazing, man like fans I never had. I've
never been on a team that had like that good
of a like that cool little fans based like that
crazier fans you know at chowing to every like road game.
It's just been so so helpful, like for us, and
then just like knowing that wherever you go, it's kind
of be even if it's a little like you know, support,
sometimes it's they're a louder than the the opposing team
when we're on the road, which is crazy, you know,
doesn't feel like a road game at all, like Kansas State.
That's that's how it was. But yeah, just you know
home games. I can't wait for the Utah game. I
remember last year it was so fun when we played
at home against Utah. I feel like this year it's
going to be going to be a big game too.
And then you know Arizona number one team. Of course,
you know they got to come rock out.
Speaker 2: Let's go Blaine Anderson, Mahilo, Boskovitz. We appreciate you, Blaine.
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Speaker 2: Guys, thanks for hopping on for let's talk about stat segment. Mahilo,
good luck versus Utah and U of a. Blaine, we
appreciate you helping out our our listeners as always with
their financial future. Oh Daniel, all right, thank you gentlemen.
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