1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,839 Speaker 1: He is Cougar Sports with Ben Krittle at its time 2 00:00:02,919 --> 00:00:03,200 for the. 3 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 2: Cougar Beat, getting the dish from the local reporters that 4 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,400 Coppery Cougar Athletics and. 5 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Cougar Sports here on one O three 6 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,759 nine ninety eight three ESP and the fan Ronald the 7 00:00:13,759 --> 00:00:15,839 three man Weaver here holding it down for Ben Crittle 8 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,320 as he is out. He will be back on Monday 9 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:23,120 be able to recap the bau men's basketball game against Kansas, 10 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:25,399 But up until that point, I will be take you 11 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,160 guys through all the news and notes today. I've done 12 00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:29,600 that so far. Gonna have the Cougar Basketball pre game 13 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,440 Show tomorrow. If you don't know about the Cougar Basketball 14 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,280 pre Game Show, it's a show that I'm able to 15 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,679 do all season long basketball home or away hour before tipball. 16 00:00:36,759 --> 00:00:38,799 I take you right up in today, get you usually 17 00:00:38,799 --> 00:00:41,200 an interview with the player or a coach, everything that's 18 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,159 going around Cougar Country, as well as all of the 19 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,079 college basketball analysts and minds as well. We'll have our 20 00:00:46,119 --> 00:00:48,320 guests tomorrow. We'll talk about that on the program, but 21 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,159 you're gonna want to hear tomorrow and tune into the 22 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,079 guest that I have. It's a could be a former 23 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,280 BAYU greater orm my Tz. You could be someone down 24 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,960 at BAU TV. You never know, or is it someone 25 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,399 on the roster? Ronald the three man Weaver always has 26 00:00:59,439 --> 00:01:02,039 a trick up his sleeve. But I'm not a magician. 27 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: I'm not. 28 00:01:03,359 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: Now you see me, now you don't. But this BU 29 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,840 basketball team could be now you see me, now you don't. 30 00:01:08,239 --> 00:01:10,040 Tomorrow they could get back in the win column. They're 31 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,599 looking to get back in the win column. They've dropped 32 00:01:12,599 --> 00:01:16,120 the last couple against formidable opponents. But we're gonna break 33 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,200 it all down here with the Cougar Sports Insider. 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He does it all as well. He's a 46 00:01:48,879 --> 00:01:50,719 man of many hats to coast the wise guys and 47 00:01:50,799 --> 00:01:53,200 BYU TV. He also writes in the Desert News you 48 00:01:53,239 --> 00:01:55,200 can follow all of them. Does play by play for 49 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,560 BYU basketball as well. We got Dave mccannonline, Dave, how 50 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,280 we doing, Hey, Happy Friday. 51 00:02:01,719 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: It's nice to hear you holding it down over there today. 52 00:02:04,359 --> 00:02:04,879 Good job. 53 00:02:05,079 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: Hey, try my best too. It's better to be trusted 54 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:09,840 to hold it down. And you know, you have to 55 00:02:09,879 --> 00:02:12,039 work hard to be in these positions. They're not given, 56 00:02:12,039 --> 00:02:15,319 they're earned. So I always tell myself, so we'll keep 57 00:02:15,319 --> 00:02:17,280 doing things right so I can continue to hold it down. 58 00:02:17,319 --> 00:02:19,879 And I appreciate it always being trusted and then getting 59 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:21,199 wonderful guests like you on the station. 60 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: Listen. I'll do whatever I can, whatever you ask, I'll 61 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,680 do so I appreciate you well. 62 00:02:28,719 --> 00:02:31,199 Speaker 1: Speaking of ask, I know Cougar Nation's asking for a 63 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,840 win tomorrow, Dave. The last couple of games where they've 64 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,280 played a formidable opponent hasn't gone their way. They've competed, 65 00:02:37,479 --> 00:02:40,360 they're right there. That first half hasn't been what they wanted. 66 00:02:40,599 --> 00:02:43,159 Texas Tech, they had them on the ropes, failed down 67 00:02:43,199 --> 00:02:46,120 to stretch. Arizona looks like they have the game than 68 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,000 Braiden Burry's makes a great play. Now you get another 69 00:02:49,039 --> 00:02:51,960 opportunity against Kansas. What do you make of these? I 70 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,080 hate to say like good, there's no good loss because 71 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,759 you lost, but these chances BYU's had to put away 72 00:02:56,759 --> 00:02:58,000 these teams, but they've come up short. 73 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:06,039 Speaker 2: Under standable losses Number one Arizona, number two Connecticut, and 74 00:03:06,199 --> 00:03:10,919 number eleven Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock, Houston win 75 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,199 there either Yukon and no one's won there except Arizona 76 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,319 and they and they're the other team. So at seventeen 77 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,319 and three, it's certainly not a time to panic and 78 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:26,159 think that this is a group of underachievers. Just the opposite. 79 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,759 They've had opportunities in those three games which might say 80 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,520 more about this team then we're giving them credit for 81 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,719 because they lost those games and it's time for them 82 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:40,960 to win a top fifteen game, and that's tomorrow. I 83 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,879 feel really good about their chanceas tomorrow that b YU 84 00:03:43,919 --> 00:03:46,840 is a really good team and Kansas is too, but 85 00:03:46,879 --> 00:03:50,080 I think by US better and we'll see and coming 86 00:03:50,159 --> 00:03:53,840 off the loss with a few days in between, they'll 87 00:03:53,879 --> 00:03:57,520 be rested and eager to go. And this game's got 88 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,159 all the makings must see TV. It's not it must 89 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:05,080 win for BYU, but it's must see if you're a 90 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,639 BYU fan and you know you have Houston a week 91 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,400 from tomorrow and then Arizona on the road and Iowa 92 00:04:12,439 --> 00:04:16,040 State in I mean, hey, this is this is nuts 93 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,680 and you've got to you got to pick off a 94 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,319 couple of these. Tomorrow is a really good opportunity because 95 00:04:22,319 --> 00:04:24,839 it's the one in front of them, and I like 96 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:29,240 their shot. I think those three losses are Yeah, they're disappointing, 97 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,560 but you're not gonna win all your games. And they 98 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,399 they've lost three really good teams, and they've beaten some 99 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,600 good teams. They just haven't beaten the top fourteen team. 100 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:40,079 And they can do that tomorrow. 101 00:04:41,319 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: Definitely could do that tomorrow. You bring up a good point. 102 00:04:43,199 --> 00:04:46,040 I mean, these three losses are all the top teams. 103 00:04:46,079 --> 00:04:48,199 I mean, you know, again you can't say bad loss, 104 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,079 but I mean as expected do you feel like though 105 00:04:51,079 --> 00:04:54,800 that maybe Arizona had a really good, really good scout 106 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,560 on BYU the quick turnaround for both teams, but it 107 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,519 just seems like BYU is just a half a step 108 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,800 behind it. Everything that they did, Richie getting blitzed there 109 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,079 for aj on doubles, not letting rob you to the 110 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,399 basket and making him finish tough. It just seems like 111 00:05:07,439 --> 00:05:09,720 Arizona was well connected in every aspect of the game. 112 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: Weather number one and they're undefeated. There's a reason for 113 00:05:14,399 --> 00:05:16,800 all that. And they played a tough schedule. It's not 114 00:05:16,879 --> 00:05:20,759 like Arizona is playing the WCC and they beat Yukon 115 00:05:22,199 --> 00:05:25,800 and they were healthy, and they don't have the big three. 116 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,319 They got five solid starters and some help off the bench. 117 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,439 So they're a different team from from BYU. The Cougars 118 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,800 in Utah on Saturday and and what aj did and 119 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,120 then having Sunday off and then you play Monday night. 120 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,000 I would have loved that game to be on Tuesday, 121 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,839 but it wasn't. It's on Monday, and by you didn't 122 00:05:44,879 --> 00:05:48,759 practice on Sunday. It's not an excuse, it's just the reality. 123 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,560 And the Cougars weren't as sharp, especially in that first half, 124 00:05:52,959 --> 00:05:55,720 and Arizona was and when they needed a basket, they 125 00:05:55,759 --> 00:05:57,759 just got one. That's what the best team in the 126 00:05:57,759 --> 00:06:00,560 country does, and the teams at wont be the best 127 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,519 team in the country. You've got to figure out how 128 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,959 to do that. And maybe by you saw some of 129 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,000 that in the second half when Canard Davis started hitting 130 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,959 shots which he hadn't done in weeks. I like to 131 00:06:12,959 --> 00:06:15,439 say Coastage comes off the bench and hits a couple 132 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,680 of shots which he hadn't done in weeks. If the 133 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,800 discovery of the outside shot for those two guys joined 134 00:06:23,879 --> 00:06:26,759 the big three, and then whatever Kabas got to offer, 135 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,399 you're a different team when you play Arizona again on 136 00:06:30,519 --> 00:06:34,399 February eighteenth, you might be a different team tomorrow. There's 137 00:06:34,399 --> 00:06:37,560 a lot of pressure on Canard Davis to knock down 138 00:06:37,639 --> 00:06:40,480 two or three shots early so that the rest of 139 00:06:40,519 --> 00:06:43,480 the team can go all right, he's back now we 140 00:06:43,519 --> 00:06:45,800 can count on him. And then the defense has got 141 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,800 to freak out because now they can't just put two 142 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,360 guys on aj Or on Ritchie or on rob Or. 143 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:56,439 And that's been the missing If there's a missing piece, 144 00:06:57,319 --> 00:06:59,920 that's the piece the fourth score. And if they found 145 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,199 that against Arizona. In the long run, the goal is 146 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,279 to win the Big Dance. Right in the long run, 147 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,600 BYU is going to come out way ahead. It didn't 148 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,759 matter that they got beat by Arizona on Monday, and 149 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,079 it might not matter if Arizona beats him in Tucson 150 00:07:15,759 --> 00:07:18,800 on the eighteenth. What matters is if they play Arizona 151 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,600 again in March, that they win that game, because that's 152 00:07:21,639 --> 00:07:24,360 the game that ends the season. So they've got some 153 00:07:24,439 --> 00:07:28,680 time to pull it together. But they're build around three pieces, 154 00:07:28,879 --> 00:07:32,639 the best trio of starters in the country. But there's 155 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,439 five guys out there, and all five got to contribute 156 00:07:35,839 --> 00:07:38,319 to beat the number one team in the country or 157 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,720 the number two team. They lost by two points to 158 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:45,360 one and by what three points to the other, and 159 00:07:45,399 --> 00:07:47,800 then down in Lubbock, you know you're up by nine 160 00:07:47,839 --> 00:07:50,959 with nine twenty six to go, and Texas Tech reminds 161 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,000 everybody they too have a shot to win the national title. 162 00:07:54,519 --> 00:07:56,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, has a lot of good teams as Big twelve 163 00:07:56,199 --> 00:07:59,399 as not. Joke hasn't been from the beginning of time 164 00:07:59,759 --> 00:08:02,560 is not has not changed one bit with BYU in 165 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,920 and now we got Dave McCann Coast of Wise Guys 166 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,160 and bau TV and a part of the Desert News 167 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:08,600 on the line with us and then the Cougar Beat 168 00:08:08,639 --> 00:08:11,560 here on this Friday, January thirtieth edition of Cougar Sports 169 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,519 on one to three nine in your Utah ESPN Radio network. 170 00:08:15,519 --> 00:08:17,439 You said Kapa Caada, I want to go back to him. 171 00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:20,360 He was named the twenty twenty six and Nate Smid 172 00:08:20,439 --> 00:08:22,279 Defensive Player of the Week is on the watch list 173 00:08:22,519 --> 00:08:26,240 for how impactful does he need to be tomorrow around 174 00:08:26,319 --> 00:08:29,000 the rim. This is a Kansas team that you got 175 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,360 to keep out of. They give up a lot of 176 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,639 offensive rebounds. And if you remember CABA's performances on the 177 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,840 road last year, Dave think he had a career high. 178 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,440 It was at Iowa State. It's not Kansas, but that's 179 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,399 still a pretty good performance to bring sixteen offensive rebounds down. 180 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, and BYU is a pretty good rebounding team. They're 181 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:51,279 a better rebounding team than Kansas. They get more defensive 182 00:08:51,279 --> 00:08:54,879 boards than offensive boards when matched up with the Jayhawks. 183 00:08:54,879 --> 00:08:57,440 But the key for Kaba is to stay out of 184 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,440 foul trouble early so that he can stay in the 185 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,519 game and get into his rhythm. And especially on offense, 186 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,039 those lob dunks and things like that, they only work 187 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,240 when he's in the game. And you know this last 188 00:09:10,919 --> 00:09:15,159 really since he rolled his ankle coming back, it's been 189 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,720 one thing or another, but it's typically been fouls that 190 00:09:17,799 --> 00:09:20,399 have kept him out of the game. And so he's 191 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,799 got to stay in it, and he's got to play tough, 192 00:09:23,399 --> 00:09:27,639 and he's the recipient of everything good that the Big 193 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,360 three and let's say the four. Let's say the Big 194 00:09:30,399 --> 00:09:35,279 four bring. Keba's the recipient because then the lobs are there, 195 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,320 he's not getting double team down low and he kind 196 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,399 of roam and be free, and we know what he 197 00:09:40,399 --> 00:09:43,039 can do on defense. It's a key for him on 198 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,240 the road in a hostile environment to stay in the game. 199 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,480 Now I'm Mad is getting better and a great addition 200 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:55,600 brings in size and strength, and that can give Caba 201 00:09:55,639 --> 00:09:58,360 a spell. But I think it works best when when 202 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,240 I'm Mad gives Caba a break as opposed to Ahmed 203 00:10:01,399 --> 00:10:05,039 is in because Keba is out with fouls and he's 204 00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:07,639 going to stay out for a while. So I'll be 205 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,879 watching that early. What's Caba going to do? Can he 206 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,039 can he get through to the first time out without 207 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,240 picking up a foul. Maybe then you get to the 208 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:17,879 second time out, it's gonna be a physical game. You 209 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,639 got five fouls, so you can use four of them, 210 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,559 but you just can't use them early because then it 211 00:10:23,759 --> 00:10:27,639 impedes his ability to be free and run. And when 212 00:10:27,759 --> 00:10:30,679 he's when he's improvised a little bit, you know, he 213 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,600 can block any shot and throw down some miraculous dunks 214 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:39,399 and just cause enough trouble where the center for Kansas knows. 215 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,320 I have to stay on him no matter what AJ's doing. 216 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,240 I've got to stay on this guy, and that gives 217 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,679 AJ more options. So a lot of it is about 218 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,919 foul trouble tomorrow, and if Kaba can avoid it, I 219 00:10:51,919 --> 00:10:54,799 think he can have a real influence on the outcome. 220 00:10:55,159 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: Got to stay out of foul trouble and get Kansas 221 00:10:57,399 --> 00:11:00,360 into foul trouble. That's the name of the game. But 222 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,919 I want to talk about a guy. He's had some 223 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:07,600 foul troubles themselves up and down, but excuse me, he's 224 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,759 also you know, he's been hit or miss Myhilo. I 225 00:11:10,759 --> 00:11:13,000 feel like it's the one guy outside of AJ and 226 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,279 in Rob, because Rob had had a day at Kansas 227 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,879 against them he's the only guy on this roster that's 228 00:11:17,879 --> 00:11:20,120 played in like more hostile environments that's been able to 229 00:11:20,159 --> 00:11:23,519 do this. He's been up and down. What does he 230 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,080 need to provide or what do you expect out of 231 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,240 my high low? Because that's a guy I mean when 232 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,000 he's feeling that he's on, but I also feel like 233 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:29,759 when he's off. 234 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: He's off. Yeah, it's been a tough one with his consistency. 235 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,879 But you know, if there's foul trouble, he plays more, 236 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,159 and if Eyu stays out of foul trouble, he doesn't. 237 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,200 And so it's really hard to gauge. You know, the 238 00:11:47,279 --> 00:11:51,320 how the game flows will determine how much of Votskovich 239 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,840 that we see. He's knocked down a couple of big 240 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:59,240 shots and and he's six' ten and he can. Guard you, 241 00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:02,879 know you get things and you lose some things when 242 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,320 he's in the, Game BUT i you, know when he 243 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,200 does go in and who knows how long he's gonna play, 244 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,639 tomorrow it's it's to play defense and to get some, 245 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,120 rebounds and he loves to, shoot and he's going to 246 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,399 if he's, open it's going up and he's got to 247 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,519 knock him. Down think about these guys coming off the. 248 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,200 Bench if they come in and miss their first, two 249 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:28,919 they're out because you can't you can't Beat kansas three 250 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,399 on five or four on. Five it's got to be. 251 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,120 Five your five guys on the floor have to all 252 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,200 be contributors to win on the road in The big. 253 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:39,600 Twelve and so you, know when they come, in you 254 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:43,320 hope they make their first shot because it relaxes, Them 255 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:47,879 it Relaxes Kevin young and his, staff and might even 256 00:12:47,919 --> 00:12:51,080 relax the rotation a little bit because because you're, Producing 257 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,240 like when When boot comes in and gets, rebounds he stays. 258 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,559 In but if he comes in and kind of gets 259 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:01,120 lost in between the other six six nine guys and 260 00:13:01,399 --> 00:13:03,840 it is still working on this outside, shot then he 261 00:13:03,879 --> 00:13:05,480 can come back out of the game because he's not 262 00:13:05,519 --> 00:13:08,559 making a. Difference but we've Seen boop get in there 263 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:13,399 and really dig in and, fight and you, know, again 264 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,799 his minutes are all determined on. Situations the starting, five you, 265 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,759 know are in, there and they're in there for a, 266 00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:23,879 reason but the rhyme or reason coming off the bench 267 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,799 is so situational it's hard to. Know, well you, Know 268 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,759 boskovich might play five minutes, tomorrow he might play Twenty 269 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:35,159 kostitch has hardly played it. All But ritchie fouled out 270 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,840 at the end of The arizona game and he comes 271 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,039 in and hits one or two big. Shots, well he 272 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,519 can hit those big shots when he comes in in 273 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,159 the first. Half we might see more of him before 274 00:13:47,159 --> 00:13:49,600 he has to be in because of foul. Trouble so 275 00:13:49,639 --> 00:13:51,559 all those guys have a chance to earn their. Minutes 276 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,200 but they got a knocked down shots Then mars. Too 277 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,960 they brought into knockdown shots in this environment in these, 278 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,559 games and if you can't do, it you got to 279 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,000 put someone else, in you. Know AND i Know Kevin 280 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:07,200 young is hoping they all do it because that's what 281 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:08,720 he brought him in here. For he. 282 00:14:08,759 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: Did he, says this game is about hitting, shots making. 283 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:12,799 Shots that's how he's stay in the. Game and he 284 00:14:12,799 --> 00:14:15,480 even mentioned to your point About, alexi he, said he 285 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,039 put his hand up and you, know earned himself an. Opportunity, 286 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:20,759 now like you, said you're only going to get two 287 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,080 or three, shots says the other guys are going to 288 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,279 take majority of. It roberts and, ah you hit, those 289 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,879 you stay, in you miss he will go. Elsewhere AND 290 00:14:28,279 --> 00:14:30,200 i believe that's while you're not seeing guys like you, 291 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,320 know Maybe Tyler russ And Dominique. Diamande do you expect 292 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,000 the rotation tomorrow OF i don't want to see everybody 293 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,480 get an, opportunity But kansas is bigger there. Longer do 294 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,279 you expect the guy Like dominique maybe to make its 295 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,399 way if If hadim is not giving it what you 296 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,120 need and it sounds Like alexi might see an opportunity, 297 00:14:46,159 --> 00:14:47,159 tomorrow maybe in that first. 298 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 2: Half it's really hard to. Say on the road in 299 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:57,039 The big, twelve that rotation can tighten up real. Fast 300 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,919 it loosens up when there's. Fouls if those first five 301 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,519 stay out of foul, trouble outside of a, break you 302 00:15:03,559 --> 00:15:06,279 want to have them on the. Floor why would you 303 00:15:06,279 --> 00:15:08,840 ever Take Cannard davis out if he's hitting his? Threes 304 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:13,639 never take two. Fouls you know a j And, rob 305 00:15:13,799 --> 00:15:15,360 you know you got to take him out to give 306 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,960 him a. Break but if you're taking them out to, 307 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,759 protecting to protect them from, fouls then they're staying out 308 00:15:21,799 --> 00:15:23,679 for a little while and then all of a sudden 309 00:15:23,679 --> 00:15:27,159 there's pressure on who replaced. Them the big five will call. 310 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,399 It the starting five have got to play like one 311 00:15:30,679 --> 00:15:35,759 unit and they got to be connected and then they'll 312 00:15:35,879 --> 00:15:39,200 the starting five will win this game tomorrow and with 313 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:44,360 some enhancements from the. Bench But rob AND aj can't 314 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,879 go nine for, forty not in the big. Twelve and 315 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,120 you go nine for, forty you're gonna lose by three. 316 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,519 Points so so go go ten for thirty, nine or you, 317 00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:57,399 know go ten for. Forty you just you're that. Close 318 00:15:57,519 --> 00:16:00,440 but yet felt so far because they both had off. 319 00:16:00,559 --> 00:16:03,440 Nights but you can't Beat kansas going nine of, forty 320 00:16:03,679 --> 00:16:05,600 and they're probably not gonna go nine of forty because 321 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,559 they're really. Good they just were up against the number 322 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,759 one team with a lot of pressure at, home and 323 00:16:10,799 --> 00:16:13,799 they had off. NIGHTS aj said it best after the, 324 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,120 Game hey what did they do to defend? You or 325 00:16:17,399 --> 00:16:20,519 you know? What and he, SAID i just missed. Shots that's. 326 00:16:20,559 --> 00:16:23,720 IT i miss SHOTS i normally make And i'm going 327 00:16:23,799 --> 00:16:26,600 to make those shots, again which is true when it 328 00:16:26,639 --> 00:16:28,759 doesn't matter how he's being. Defended when he's in the 329 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,440 in the lane and does his turnaround jump shot where 330 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,960 he jumps up to like eight, feet that's a wide 331 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,679 open shot no matter who's garden. Him you just have 332 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:40,960 to make that shot easier said than done for you and, 333 00:16:41,039 --> 00:16:44,960 me but not for. Him it's what he. Does SO 334 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,960 i think that the nine of forty, nine and you, 335 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,200 know And, Richie richie really needs to have a good, 336 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,679 game but needs to have a good first. Half and 337 00:16:54,759 --> 00:16:57,679 talk about a guy who's been hampered by fouls as of, 338 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:01,919 late it seems like it's been and that keeps him 339 00:17:01,919 --> 00:17:03,559 from getting into a. Rhythm and he's a, shooter and 340 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,359 a shooter needs, rhythm you. Know and he's gone one for, 341 00:17:07,519 --> 00:17:09,799 seven they'll come back and go three for, six or 342 00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:13,799 he just needs from the three point. Line he needs 343 00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:16,799 to hit early and get into it and get into 344 00:17:16,839 --> 00:17:20,039 the flow and really cause a disruption because then when 345 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:22,000 they run out to him because he's hit a couple of, 346 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,400 threes he'll blow right past. Him AND i don't know 347 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:28,160 anyone better at the rim Than Richie. Saunders whether it's 348 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,200 going from behind the basket or in, front it doesn't. 349 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,799 Matter he's got a knack for converting at the. Rim 350 00:17:34,839 --> 00:17:37,160 but his three point shot opens up lanes to the. 351 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,319 Basket and if they're going to let him shoot the, 352 00:17:39,319 --> 00:17:42,400 three as we've seen the last three, years he'll bury 353 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,079 you from out. There so long as he's not for 354 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:49,359 four or for, five and he's good enough to not 355 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,920 be oh for, four he needs to be that good. 356 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,559 Tomorrow and he's you, know historically played well Against. Kansas 357 00:17:57,599 --> 00:17:59,960 but these are the biggest games and these are by 358 00:18:00,039 --> 00:18:03,400 the biggest. Players they've all got a, FIRE, Aj ritchie And. 359 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:07,440 Rob neither one can have an off. Night if you 360 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,440 want to beat a big what number fourteen team on 361 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,039 the road in the one thousandth game in the history 362 00:18:14,039 --> 00:18:16,599 Of Vallen Field, house those guys have got to be 363 00:18:16,599 --> 00:18:18,839 firing and then they need some. Support SO i look 364 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,720 For richie's that there's some pressure on him to be 365 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,960 one of the big three tomorrow in this. 366 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: Game, yeah it'd be one of the big free stat 367 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,880 of foul. Trouble can't have The Top king fifteen found 368 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,319 out of. Games it just hurts. You you have to 369 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:33,559 wonder if he's in the game And rob takes that 370 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,920 Drives bradenbury's. Blitz maybe he still, does BUT i don't 371 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,440 know if you leave the Top king open for a 372 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,200 wide open three in the house To jim Or build 373 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,119 it might have Been ba's, way but that should have 374 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,119 Could we'll get you out of here on this, One, 375 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,640 DAVE i do want a transition. Football god always mentioned 376 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,000 some football in the. Program Micah beckstead is added to 377 00:18:52,519 --> 00:18:55,559 THE byu roster in the running back, room enrolled the 378 00:18:55,559 --> 00:18:58,279 Former Utah state just got off of. Mission what do 379 00:18:58,319 --> 00:19:00,319 you like about this addition to the running Back they 380 00:19:00,319 --> 00:19:01,359 had some health issues last. 381 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 2: Year, yeah the stowmonum looks. Great you get L. J martin, 382 00:19:08,519 --> 00:19:10,440 back the offensive player of the year in The big. 383 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:15,400 Twelve moa should be. HEALTHY i thought De mooney showed 384 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:20,599 some good stuff in the bowl. Game and the kid From, 385 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,799 lehigh he could actually get in there and be a 386 00:19:25,799 --> 00:19:29,240 difference maker with his speed even though he'll be a. 387 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:33,720 Freshman and then you Add beckstead and and that's. Good 388 00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:37,400 the more the merrier in. There ideally you just have. 389 00:19:37,559 --> 00:19:42,359 Two but they just had to really last year and 390 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,680 they both got, hurt and so you had running backs 391 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,160 in the bowl game and you're, like who's? That what numbers? 392 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,519 That what numbers? That, so, yeah you got to get 393 00:19:52,519 --> 00:19:54,839 your guys, healthy which they're in the process of. Doing 394 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,440 but but adding some support to to the running back 395 00:19:58,519 --> 00:20:00,799 room and and we'll we'll kind of see what they're 396 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:03,799 going to do at the receiver. Spot everywhere else they're 397 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,400 they're in pretty good shape and in areas where they 398 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:11,359 needed to, bolster they added that in the, portals so 399 00:20:11,519 --> 00:20:13,640 eager to see. That a lot of the young guys 400 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:17,640 getting workouts and spring, drills AND i was it was 401 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,839 nice to See bear not limping throwing footballs out at 402 00:20:20,839 --> 00:20:23,279 The Delta center the other. Night so that's a good. 403 00:20:23,319 --> 00:20:25,039 Sign definitely a good. Sign. 404 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: Dave we got to let you, go but before you, 405 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,720 DO i always need to ask you where can we 406 00:20:29,839 --> 00:20:31,720 and all of our listeners have viewers support what you 407 00:20:31,799 --> 00:20:32,720 do and how you do? 408 00:20:32,759 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 2: It, well thank. You tomorrow at two O'CLOCK byu And 409 00:20:38,759 --> 00:20:42,720 utah playing women's, basketball And Kristen koslawski AND i will 410 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,640 be on the call ON Espn plus and so the 411 00:20:45,759 --> 00:20:48,240 rivalry games going up almost head to head WITH Byu, 412 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:51,559 kansas but that is what it, is so we'll be 413 00:20:53,039 --> 00:20:55,400 we'll be working that game in the afternoon At Trent 414 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,000 pratt bya baseball coach to join Us monday on wise, 415 00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:01,319 guys AND i got a piece in The Deseret news 416 00:21:01,319 --> 00:21:04,519 On Delaney gibb and her road back from an injury 417 00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:08,559 that really changed the first three months really two through 418 00:21:08,599 --> 00:21:11,319 two and a half three months of her sophomore, season 419 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,319 and she's a she's a superstar in This big twelve 420 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,440 and still just now kind of getting her groove. Back 421 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,880 she need a big game tomorrow Against. Utah but that's 422 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,000 at death threat Dot. Com and outside of that was 423 00:21:25,079 --> 00:21:27,680 just we're just eager to see what happens. Next and 424 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,039 tomorrow we get to see thirteenth RANK dyu and fourteenth 425 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,680 Rank kansas ON espn and in one of the biggest 426 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:40,279 games that by you could dream of being, in especially 427 00:21:40,279 --> 00:21:42,000 when to go back just a few years ago when 428 00:21:42,039 --> 00:21:46,079 we're prepping For. Pacific so here we, are, here. 429 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: We, are, Indeed dave, McCann everybody like you, said you 430 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,720 can Catch Trient pratt on the. Wise, guys you can 431 00:21:50,759 --> 00:21:53,400 listen in tomorrow ON espn plus him And chris And 432 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,920 koslowski will be on the call FOR bou women's. BASKETBALL 433 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:57,799 i know the men's game starts thirty minutes, after but 434 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:58,960 tune into the women's. 435 00:21:59,000 --> 00:21:59,519 Speaker 2: Game don't do. 436 00:21:59,559 --> 00:22:01,519 Speaker 1: That you want to see Lead kamar six and two 437 00:22:01,599 --> 00:22:02,920 is a player against The. You by the, way if 438 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,960 you don't, know do your, homework read the game. Notes 439 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,319 they help. YOU i promise you they Will dave's already 440 00:22:07,319 --> 00:22:09,119 done that and then check that piece out in The 441 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,359 Desert news With delaney GiB, dave appreciate your. Time we'll 442 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:12,960 catch up with you. 443 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,279 Speaker 2: Shortly my pleasure to have a great weekend you. 444 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 1: Too That's dave. Mccannon he does a multitude of, things 445 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,079 AS i, said does it at BAU Tv Desert News. Coast, 446 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,000 wise guys would blame FOL i gotta get Blame. FOULER 447 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 i gotta get this counterpart on the show as. Well 448 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,079 we already had him and Be low gotta get. Him two, 449 00:22:29,079 --> 00:22:30,880 guys we gotta go to, break don't go. Anywhere we 450 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,039 still got a lot more to get. To one more 451 00:22:34,079 --> 00:22:37,480 interview before we call it a. Show Sean kellerman gonna 452 00:22:37,559 --> 00:22:40,519 join me next the radio coast of the pregame. Show excuse, 453 00:22:40,599 --> 00:22:43,519 Me Radio coast of the pre and postgame show For 454 00:22:43,599 --> 00:22:46,079 Kansas hoops On Jayhawks. Radio he does a multitude of, 455 00:22:46,079 --> 00:22:47,480 things just as a guy you're gonna want to hear. 456 00:22:47,519 --> 00:22:49,759 From we'll see how long we could push it up 457 00:22:49,839 --> 00:22:51,799 until we need to get out of. Here But sean 458 00:22:52,079 --> 00:22:54,279 is gonna give us all things related To Darren peterson, 459 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,000 preview this matchup that coming up next but but, first 460 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,359 let's listen to A Cougar sports press release from myself 461 00:23:00,519 --> 00:23:02,799 before we get. There you're listening To Cougar sports right. 462 00:23:02,839 --> 00:23:04,559 Here ONE o three nine ninety eight three