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what may be a beautiful day in the great state

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Speaker 4: Uh, not so much of the Pacific Northwest.

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Speaker 6: Oh.

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Speaker 5: Cloudy with significant showers just over the Modus Center in Portland,

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which in two days time will be the site of

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BYU men's basketball opening up. It's thirty third NCAA men's

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basketball tournament against either Texas.

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Speaker 4: Or North Carolina State. So beautiful weather in Utah.

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Speaker 5: Not sure why I flew into this in Portland, but

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Speaker 4: I'll get over it.

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Speaker 2: Hey, look, you got a job to fulfill. We do too,

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Glad that you're flying out there. Obviously have some personal

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family matters to attend to. I won't be out there,

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but if YU get to the second weekend the Sweet sixteen,

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I will be taking that. That will be in San Jose.

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You mentioned Portland. How do you like the region? Sean by?

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You can only have gone to the West or the South.

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Is this their best draw that they could have gotten?

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and Sea State tonight. Obviously preparing for both teams. But

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if they're able to get this matchup and win, they

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play I think a three seed Gonzaga who is dealing

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with some injuries, this seems like a favorable draw.

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Speaker 4: Draw I think is interesting.

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Speaker 5: It's a little bit unique, especially because you know, as

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we'll learn later tonight obviously, but BYU.

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Speaker 4: Still doesn't know its opponent.

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Speaker 5: They'll place the winner of the first four game for

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an eleven seed between Texas and North Carolina State. B

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four game like that for a little bit, so I

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think that's a little bit unique. I do like that

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stay out West. B YU fan by has more fans

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in general in the Western United States in supposed to

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back is the Cougarnation travels Kugarnation is everywhere. But I

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think it's a simple fact that in the Western United

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are just more b YU fans just by demographics.

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Speaker 4: So I think staying out West is in point.

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Speaker 5: I also think quite frankly, and and.

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three of three of the four six seeds play in

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regionals that that that played on a Thursday Saturday rotation,

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Church Latter day Saints, they do not play on Sundays,

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seeding Sunday night, they had by U as the twenty

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fourth overall seed or the last sixth seed in the brack.

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a seventh seed. But because of braggeting principles at BYU

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specific braggating principles with relation to that note Sunday play,

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Speaker 4: So overall, I think the.

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Speaker 5: Draw is challenging, but maybe not as challenging as it

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sort of thing. I do think there's a lot of

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challenge to this regional, but I also think that in

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a lot of ways, by You kind of benefited from

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's a great spot.

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Speaker 2: Like you said, I think Kevin Young and Kugarnation are

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pleased with it at the Motu Center. The last time

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BA you had a game in the Motor Center, they

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knocked off a certain team that played at Orgon. Alex

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I know, ask you predictions is not really your thing,

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Speaker 3: Texas got in C State earlier in the year.

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Speaker 4: It's really hard for me to pick against INC State.

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bit of a run right now.

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Speaker 5: And so my my initial gut reaction when I saw

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kind of the seeding in the bracket was to go

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with NC State, But then you look at Texas and

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tested coming out of the SEC. They got the most

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bigs into the NCAA Tournament that conference, and I think

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it was ten overall. Just to have the Big Twelve,

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good league, and I'll bring or Mark likes to say

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that that the Big Twelve is the same I can

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best basketball league in America, behind only the NBA. I think

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Greg Safety, I think Greg Safety would argue with Brett

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over that statement. When I'm not saying who's right or

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who's wrong. I have my personal opinions. You guys are

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to have your personal opinions. But the SEC is very

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good basketball, and in particular it's a very deep league,

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and I do think this tensive State is incredibly battle

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tested coming out of that conference that I think it

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should pay some dividends going into the night's first four

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game and maybe even into the first round as well,

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where they could potentially meet a BYU team, which, by

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the way, is also exceptionally battle tested, with five teams

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in the top twenty five another eight or nine teams

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that are currently in the field of sixty eight. I mean,

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the BYU team has an ap All American First Team

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selection an AJD Bonsa, and yet they finished five hundred

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in big club play, Like that's how battle tested they are.

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Speaker 4: That's how tough the league is.

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Speaker 5: So I want to be shocked either way to see

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nd State or Tensas coming out of that matchup. But

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know you have to you have to wonder Texas.

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you wonder what will happen? And AGD bounce the name

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to the Phillips sixty six All Tournament Team look first

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Team All American Like AJ, this is no surprise of

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what AJ is doing and what he's going to continue

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to do. But can he carry you to the Sweet sixteen?

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Can he carry you to the Elite eight? Sean Matt Norlander.

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I'm pretty sure you saw the Sean Matt Norlander picked

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BYU to beat Texas or whoever the eleventh seed is.

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He said he didn't care upset Gonzaga and then to

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go on to the sweet sixteen to against Purdue, and

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Purdue might not get there. I got Missouri meeting Perdue

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in the second round. Don't know what your bracket says.

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And yes, people media members are allowed to participate in

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March Madness unless they just want to be that stickler

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about it. And then I look at you sideways, don't

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be really As a college basketball fan, I would say that

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it's anybody's face. But Sean could BYU end up in

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the Elite eight. Look we saw yesterday March Madison. CBS

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Sports put it out. BYU is gonna have the behind

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the scenes. You're gonna see everything going on in the

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locker room. It kind of seems like that those behind

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the scenes want to see AJ make a deep run

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because BYU like then have that last year they had

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great stories, but this year seems like that's the case.

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want to see AJ go far in the tournament.

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Speaker 4: Well by people behind the scenes.

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Speaker 5: I think there's one group of people behind the scenes

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Speaker 4: In particularly by a J. G.

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Speaker 5: Bonsa, who is a surefire major lottery pick this summer

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should he come out, who's he's projected by many. There

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are several anonymous scouting and taking gives I've spoken to

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who have said they would select him with the number

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one pick.

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Speaker 4: Oh, okay draft if they had it.

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Speaker 5: Like this is a guy who it's probably going to

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be the number one overall pick in the NBA draft

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this summer. Again, should he come out and has a good,

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Speaker 4: And so because of that.

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Speaker 5: I think television executives want to ce BYU make a

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deep run in this NCAA tournament. How don't think it

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matters to the selection committee? How do think it matters

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to the actual bracketeers, to the NCAA big wigs that

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are necessarily putting on this tournament. Except for the fact

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that AJ Devonsa brings eyeballs, television executives CBS and Turner

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in particular, love eyeballs, and then I want to see

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teams that attract the largest audience.

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Speaker 4: So yeah, I do think the TV people.

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Speaker 5: Are maybe casually or silently rooting for BYU to make

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a deep run so that they.

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Speaker 4: Can get more screen time for a guy like a J.

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Speaker 5: Again, to those that are in charge of competition, like

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Speaker 4: You never know what's going to happen.

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Speaker 5: You can't truly prove as much as millions of Americans

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at the beginning of the year. But I think from

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a television perspective, it would be good TV for a

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VCAA tournament.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll see if they're are going to make a

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deep tournament run. I'll ask you that now, do you

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have him going to the sweet sixteen? And let's be reasonable, right,

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you play. Perdue is a very big, good basketball team.

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a row at some point, and Braden Smith as well,

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one assist away from breaking Bobby Hurley's right like.

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Speaker 2: I can't remember how many assists he had in the

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Big twelve title game, but he had zero turnovers, I

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think too. That's that's tough. He's obviously going to be

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on the scouting report. But anyway, let's go to the

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main thing. Do you have BUYU beat number three seed

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in Zaga and going to the Sweet sixteen and in

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the back to back year the Kevin Young air, I'm.

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Speaker 5: Just focused on that first round game against the winning

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of Texas.

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Speaker 4: I'm just kidding. One thing I will.

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Speaker 5: Say about that second round Kevin Young and his team,

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They're gonna be focused on that first game.

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Speaker 2: I'd say right now, absolute yeah.

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Speaker 4: That one numbercent should be the answer for a coach.

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Speaker 5: We can look ahead a little bit and if looking

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ahead to that second round, any potential matchup against Gonzaga, yes,

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there are injury concerns and significant injury concerns, I think, uh,

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but Mark Few is still Mark Fugh and for.

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Speaker 4: My money, one of the best coaches in America. Obviously,

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he's leaving the.

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Speaker 5: WCC next year to join this new newly formed version

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of the PAC twelve, the PAC Mountain as we like

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to call it on this show.

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Speaker 4: Uh in a lot of ways.

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Speaker 5: But he's going into a significantly better league, definitely a

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deeper league, I think than what he's seen out of

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Saint Mary's and the rest of the WCC. Right now,

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it's hard to pick against Mark Few as much as

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I might want to, as much as I can absolutely

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see it happen because of personnel. I think another thing

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to keep an eye on with that be with a

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potential b why you gone Zaga second round game is

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we know what Cougar Nation means to be? Why you

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we know how well this BYU fan based travels. I

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expect plenty of BYU tickets to be snatched up during

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this Portland regional site run. I think there's gonna be

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a lot of blue in the stands. If it's not blue,

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it's gonna be white. But hopefully y'all are wearing royal

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because you know, we wrock with the Royal, not with

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Speaker 4: On on ESPN the fan.

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Speaker 5: But Pokam, Washington is just up the road, guys, Like

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the drive time from Portland to Spokane is it's less

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than a six hour drive.

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Speaker 4: It's about four and a half five hours if you're

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not going to speed limit, shall I say?

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Speaker 5: I think there will be a lot of zag vents

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that invade Portland as well that head to Spokan Southwest.

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If you will, we see how well they traveled in

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Vegas every year during.

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Speaker 4: The WCC tournament.

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Speaker 5: I think there's going to be a significant and a

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marketable home court advantage for a Gonzaga team in both

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the first round against kandasas State, and then if they

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can make it to that second round against YU, the

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atmosphere could be absolutely electric between those two fan bases.

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And that I think as much as personnel and as

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much as Mark fugh is, I think that's something that

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could give Gonzaga a marketable advantage to try to overcome

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a generational talent like ajd Bonsa. Now when it comes

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out when it comes to personnel, boy, he's got the start.

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They've got a guy like aj who really can't put

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a team on his back and carry him through. And

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if YU gets enough from its supporting cast. I'm talking

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about Robert at the third five, I'm also talking about

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guys who who I.

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Speaker 4: Think had a little bit of a breakout tournament.

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Speaker 5: Last week in Kansas City and in the Demon Boo

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for the re representation and Dominique a Monde, Alexikostach, Kennard

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Davis Junior, I thought kind of broke out of his

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slump and shooting slump that he's been in, and BYU

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can get that effectiveness in addition to a true star

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talent that is ajd Bonza, then I think they're through

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to the second weekend.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, yeah, I definitely think by you could Everything that

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you mentioned gets to the second weekend. Sean March's magic,

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as they say, and that's what everybody says, It's the

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magic of March, right. We hear that all the time.

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Who on this team is due to have a magic run?

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Who on this roster does the world not know or

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is overlooked underappreciated. Is it the likes of Canard Davis Junior,

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who's getting featured in the BYU posters because the top

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king is out? Is it Alexi Kostage, you know, the

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guy who can light it up when he gets going.

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Is it the ones that the Marriott Center call boob?

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Remember they used to say foos?

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Speaker 3: Is it him? Is it the one that hold.

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Speaker 2: Kevin Young told us on the media availability Dominic Guiemnde

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he thought the conversation was going to be different. Hey, coach,

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I'm gonna be ready when you call my number. Is

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it him who has their breakout moment?

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Speaker 6: Sean, Yeah, I'm.

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Speaker 4: Gonna go with Dominque Diamonde.

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Speaker 3: I really liked what.

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Speaker 5: I saw out of him the last three games. Also,

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going back to that game against Texas Tech, I really

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like the energy that he that he him, him and

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Boom had this bomb squad energy coming off of the

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bench in Kansas City that I think is really hard

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to replicate.

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Speaker 4: And it it's not.

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Speaker 5: Necessarily by things that you can look at the box

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score and say, oh that was huge.

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Speaker 6: Uh.

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Speaker 5: You know, I think name of Boop had like six

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or seven rebounds per game, which were significant.

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Speaker 4: Uh.

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Speaker 5: Dominic Diamante had like six points per game, which you

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know is nice, but it's not crazy.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 5: Dominic Diamonde also unofficially officially leads, uh leads this BYU

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team and win mel in practice. And I think when

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you have a guy who's not afraid to force a

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couple of steals, get out in transition and play to

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the pace that BYU wants to play to. I think

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you have the potential of a real breakout start. I'm

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not saying Dimanta is going to be a starter, that

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he's going to play thirty something minutes during this run,

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but I think he could be a key reserve to

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really watch based off of the energy that he's been

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able to bring off the bench in Kansas City. If

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he can replicate that in this performance in this this week,

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this first weekend in March, then I think that performance

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as much as any could carry BYU into the second weekime.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you bring up a good point in Dominique Diamonde,

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the energy that he plays with, right, you know he

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told BA Sports Nation at the Big Teal Tournament. Energy

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that's what I do, That's what I bring. I mean,

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anytime a guy is getting steels in midcourt, taking it

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away in his wind meal in and transition twice, you

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know he's feeling it. Yet, I like Dominique, any of

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those guys that I mentioned earlier. I'm excited to see

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all of them playing what they do. But what is

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what could coach Richie do? Right? Because as much as

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we bring up dom Hoodim Alexi, even Canard, the NCAA

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tournament is different. Not really worried about AJ Wright, AG

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is gonna do AJ, But Rob Kaba, Mahi Low really

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the only ones that and Dawson Baker, who also not playing,

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really the only ones that have had experience playing in

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these big time moments, these the big time tournament. There

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could be a little bit of nerve Sewan going into

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your first nca game.

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Speaker 5: How dare you forget about Dyu's biggest returning Oh.

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Speaker 2: Sorry, Jared McGregor, I apologize, put some respect, Ron, I apologize.

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I apologize. J Mac, I will take you to dinner

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when I see you next time. I apologize. And J

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Mack of course I can't forget j Mac apologize. I

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did I just I just apologized, Okay.

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Speaker 4: But I do think that that.

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Speaker 5: Group right there is maybe just as important as some

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of these knew that AJ Devons has been spectacular. He

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hasn't shrunk at any moment yet. Again, I think that's a

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big reason why he probably should be the number one

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think in the NBA draft this upcoming June. But when

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you have guys that haven't been in the NCAA tournament,

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this march is different, and the big Kevin Young is

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really going to lean on guys who have been there before.

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I think it's gonna start with kay Baketta. Quite honestly,

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how does that starting line up. He's he's the only

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starter with returning in Cuba experience at d YU, So

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I think that's I think that's a big piece of

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the puzzle that Kevin the k why is going to

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lean on when it when it comes to his veterans.

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been been through the routine, that have kind of been

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through the grind, that have seen it. That's why I

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mentioned Jan Back, Jared McGregor who was there. Yes, I

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know he didn't really play in the NCAA tournament, but

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he was there.

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Speaker 4: He kind of knows how it does. Dawson Baker same way.

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Speaker 5: He's not gonna be able to play due to injury,

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but he knows how that goes. I think getting Richie

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Saunders back at being with the team has given this

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this squad a little bit of a boost since they

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went through that that dol drum losing what was it

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three or four or four or five right after right

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after Richie's ac out there. Just having him with the

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group being available on the bench. Kevin Young said, coach

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Richie has been activated, he's been engaged, he's been just

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you know, he's one of the first ones off of

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the bench.

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Speaker 4: Is funny. Darren J.

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Speaker 5: Mack actually told me in Kansas City that Richie will

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often he'll hop up off the bench, grab his crutches

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and during a media time out when the when the

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whole group comes and sits over and the coaches sort

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of spend the first thirty or thirty five seconds sort

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of off to the side by themselves, figuring out strategy,

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drawing up plays, just talking one amongst themselves. Richie will

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be in that huddle just pulling guys aside, giving him pointers,

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little feedback. And this is what I see try to

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do a little bit more of its kind of doing

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his own coach Richie and Pritcheon for that first half

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of the media time off before then Kevin comes in

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and sits down and and uh and kind of does

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his thing. So I'm not saying coach Richie isn't respectful

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of his own coaches, but you really do see an

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assistant coach energy out there that maybe b Yu didn't have.

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Immediately following that, Richie Saunders acl injury. Uh and and

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I just I think that he's embracing this new role

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that could be just and vital to make a Mark

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Speaker 2: Hey, you bring up a good point to Todd King.

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You need him, even if it's not drawn up. Plays

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the vocal leader.

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Speaker 3: As A J.

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Speaker 2: Debonsa said, AJ de Bonca to the tous and the

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media availability, you need to have him there coaching up,

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getting all manner of confidence and understanding the game. And

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he is going to be on their triples in Kansas

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City taking Richie. Glad that Richie's able to go for

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his last March Madness even though he won't be playing

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a house special.

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Speaker 3: Would that be Sean.

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Speaker 2: We got to get you out of here, but before

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I do, I got to give you an opportunity to

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talk about the lady cooks Lee Kamard. I know they're

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upset they didn't. You know, gets an NCAA tournament. That's

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always the goal for every team, right but the one

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seed in the w b I t that's nothing to

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shy away from. In you know, his first year being

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a head coach, he beat Utah three times. I think

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he single handedly knocked him out of the NCAA Tournament

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from getting the bid as well?

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Speaker 3: What about the Lady Cooks. What do they got going

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on this week?

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Speaker 5: Yeah, not only a one seed, but the number one

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overall scene in the WB.

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Speaker 4: I t who wants to b YU.

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Speaker 5: This is a team that was They're the first team

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out of the NCAA Tournament field. I know there are

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a lot of feelings around that whether or not BYU

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should have been in the Big Dance. Over say, I

478
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don't know, just picking a team at random like in

479
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Arizona State. Maybe I'm just randomly picking a team. I

480
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don't know if there's another one, Uh, they could be

481
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out there. But I think this is in a lot

482
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of ways the best case scenario for BYU not being

483
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in the Big Dance, because this is a group that

484
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has that is still very young. Four of their top

485
00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,759
six scorers are freshmen or sophomores. Five of their top

486
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six could return for next season. They have eligibility remaining

487
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to potentially return to YU for next season if they

488
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want to, and I think being able to not just

489
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play more games, but put in a bit of a

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run to prove that they can play at this level

491
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at this time. Remember these freshmen and sophomores. They've never

492
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played in any sort of a postseason outside of the

493
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Big twelve Tournament. Last year's season ended after the Big

494
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CILD tournament they made the coaching change. There was no

495
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wb I t in, but there was no wn I TV.

496
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This is the first time Delaney Gibbs going to be

497
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playing in a March specific tournament.

498
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Speaker 4: I think she could have.

499
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Speaker 5: She's had a breakout really her first two seasons of

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her college career, but I think this could maybe further

501
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some men Hirst Dart status role. Same thing for lif Hamlin.

502
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She has not played like the freshman in a lot

503
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of ways, and I think just being able to get

504
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some refs under your belt in a tournament of this

505
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magnitude where yeas not the NCAA tournament, but it really

506
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is the second best thirty two team field thirty two

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team bracket.

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Speaker 4: If this team can.

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Speaker 5: Go and win a championship, then I think that make

510
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a legitimate argument for hey, why not us?

511
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Speaker 4: Why weren't we there?

512
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Speaker 5: Maybe we should have been in that sixty eighteen field

513
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in the first place, and that can carry over into

514
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next season with a lot of potential staying power and

515
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a lot of potential holdover and going into league Camart's second.

516
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Speaker 4: Year, so pen I'm on job.

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Speaker 5: I think by this BYU women's basketball team their WBIT opener.

518
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By the way, it's Thursday night, seven pm. If you're

519
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still in pro vote, I know y'all got iPhones, iPads, internet, whatever,

520
00:24:56,319 --> 00:24:59,160
scream the men's game to your phone. Go watch his

521
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BYU women's beat basketball team show out support they've got.

522
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They could have up to I mean up to three

523
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home games in this WBID before the semi finals. So

524
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I really do think this can be a good thing

525
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for this BYU team to try to springboard them into

526
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twenty seven.

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Speaker 2: It bring up a good point and could you nemomentum

528
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always to end the season and to go into the

529
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beginning of the season as well? What would that look

530
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like for Lee Kamart's squad. I can tell you this,

531
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They're not gonna go down without a fight. And if

532
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you make it to the semifinals in the finals, you'll

533
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be in Wichita, Kansas and the Charles Coach Arena.

534
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Speaker 3: That will be March thirty at the April first. Let's

535
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see if they get there.

536
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Speaker 2: How glorious would there be a BYU is in an

537
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Elite eight and if the BYU women's basketball teams in

538
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a semi final, we'll see what they do.

539
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Speaker 3: Sean. What's the best way we can support you what

540
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you do and how you do it.

541
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Speaker 5: Kazel dot com as always will get everything going from there,

542
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KASL dot kamsas sports if you want to just both

543
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march straight up everything we got going from the DONAA

544
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original side in Portland with BYU. Will also have folks

545
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down in San Diego keeping an eye on Utah State.

546
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They got to eight nine games this Friday, so you

547
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can give an eye on all of that over there

548
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as well as w b I T covers both by

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U and Utah with number one seeds as well and Ron.

550
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Eventually we're gonna have to start talking baseball, I think,

551
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but the kind of weather that we've been having, yeah,

552
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coverage over there as well as baseball.

553
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Speaker 2: Yeah, you're not wrong. Don't know how many of the

554
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viewers want to hear from baseball. But maybe once we

555
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get to once basketball season, when we get into more

556
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of the offseason, we could definitely do that. But you're

557
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not wrong. It is a beautiful day. You left Sean earlier.

558
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Speaker 5: This morning almost bed almost being Otino.

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Speaker 2: Hey, World Baseball Classic. The United States is gonna take

560
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it tonight. They're gonna take it home. What is they're

561
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gonna get revenge? It's not on Japan, but they're gonna

562
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take it in Venezuela. Will not get the victory tonight.

563
00:26:53,839 --> 00:26:56,119
But you're right, it is beautiful weather. You left to

564
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a beautiful scunny sky, sunny excuse me, sunny sky here

565
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in the Wahtats front the great state of Salt Lake City,

566
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and then you landed over there in Portland to raininess.

567
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Please be safe, Sean safe, travels back and please enjoy

568
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the tournament this weekend and we'll see at BYU ends

569
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up to the second weekend in a row and back

570
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to back seasons in the sweet sixteen.

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Speaker 4: Appreciate it guys, as always that.

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Speaker 2: With Sean Walker of KSL dot com. Appreciate him joining

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us for a cougar beet. That long segment that was

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Speaker 7: You were listening to one oh three, nine and ninety

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macknus of marches right around the corner and the Cougars

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are in the metal of it. It's time to talk

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to some college basketball on Cougar Sports with Ben Crittles.

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Speaker 2: Welcome back to Cougar Sports here on one O three

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nine ninety eight three esp and the fan, Ronald the

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three and Man Weaver here Brtt always bringing the hammer

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by my side as well.

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Speaker 3: We've had a great show this far.

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Speaker 2: We're gonna close it out because you gotta get down

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a spring ball spring practice. But it doesn't matter because

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I'm still gonna talk. BYU Basketball is March Madness season.

599
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BYU is going to the tournament once again they got

600
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an opportunity to make a good run with that player

601
00:28:41,839 --> 00:28:44,720
named ajd Bonsa they got on the line, said that

602
00:28:44,839 --> 00:28:47,680
he was very unselfish and you're seeing that.

603
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Speaker 3: I think a lots of times people.

604
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Speaker 2: Think these players, they got these egos, these personalities. But

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you know, I trust those who are former coaches, current coaches,

606
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all of those connected with the program. And before welcome

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to BYU grat in, I just wanted to remind people

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that he said this way back earlier, before the season

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even started.

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Speaker 3: And you see how aj is distributing.

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Speaker 2: You see the poor forwardability, that he's willing to give

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up a good shot for a better shot and let

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his teammates thrive. And I mean the connection between him

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a Dominie Diamanda, you're seeing that. So all of that,

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to the ESPN the Fan Hotline and welcome in our

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last guest of the program. We got former BYU men's

629
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,039
basketball head coach Steve Cleveland on the line. Coach, thanks

630
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for joining me today.

631
00:29:57,319 --> 00:29:58,160
Speaker 6: Great, good to be with you.

632
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Speaker 8: Exciting time to to be involved with college sports and

633
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with the n C two A tournament and all the

634
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things going on.

635
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Speaker 6: So yeah, great, great to be here.

636
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Speaker 2: What's your favorite time about March when you were a

637
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coach and now is uh you know someone that you

638
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:13,960
just observe the game as a fan.

639
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Speaker 3: What do you like the most about the tournament?

640
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Speaker 8: You know, I think that when you've played in an

641
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entire season and uh, you've gone to your conference play,

642
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you've gone to conference tournaments, and then you've qualified to

643
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play in the n C two ways, Uh, there's just

644
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an energy, there's an excitement from players, coaches.

645
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Speaker 6: Fans, everyone.

646
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Speaker 8: I mean, I think sometimes people think this is just

647
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a fan deal, but I can't tell you the experiences

648
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that we had and we continue to watch and what

649
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we're about to watch here with with with v I

650
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U and the n C two A tournament. Uh, it's

651
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just a special time of the year, and I think

652
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I think there's a there's a certain intensity that comes

653
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with the season and getting into a position and getting

654
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to a place where you can get a seed and

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give me get.

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Speaker 6: The best seed that you can.

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Speaker 8: The thing that I love about this team, and you

658
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mentioned a couple of things, is that there's just really

659
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a selfless team. That this team is cohesive there together

660
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And obviously kudos to the coaching staff and everybody involved

661
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and helping develop and build that chemistry.

662
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Speaker 6: But I've watched most of the games.

663
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Speaker 8: And had opportunities to kind of get an inside look

664
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to what's happening.

665
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Speaker 6: And.

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Speaker 8: I'm really excited about BYU and where they're going. And

667
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obviously we know they're going to be playing the winner

668
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of Texas and North Carolina State, and we'll talk a

669
00:31:38,759 --> 00:31:42,519
little bit about that, but I think that two formidable

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folks and you know, names that have had a lot

671
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of success, but not.

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Speaker 6: Great years this year.

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Speaker 8: But I think when you start looking at Texas and

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you know, the first thing that jumps out at me

675
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when I look at these games is that Sean Miller

676
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is the coach of assist in his first season. Sean

677
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Miller coached at Arizona and he coached at Xavier. He

678
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:09,519
just had his five hundredth twin his first season in

679
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the SEC. Sean is a great coach and he's been

680
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,880
in the collegiate business for a long long time. When

681
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you can win five hundred, you know, five hundred games,

682
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and we'll maybe talk a little bit about their players.

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But then I went out to North Carolina State and

684
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a lot of people may not know coach Will Wade.

685
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,640
I happened to know Will through another a couple of

686
00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:34,279
my coaching friends. He was at McNee State LSU VCU

687
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and has had just great success. And I think that

688
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you got two great coaches that are going to just

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fight it out to you know, to give it with

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a chance to go to BYU. But I don't think

691
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you can sleep on either one of these teams. Whoever wins,

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they're going to be really prepared and of course the

693
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next you know, if you win that ballgame, you know

694
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you were on to Cazaga and kind of what happens there.

695
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So those are kind of some of my initial thoughts.

696
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But just knowing the coaches and knowing the success that

697
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they've had, these will whether it's Texas or North Carolina State,

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these two teams will be prepared.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they definitely will. How tough is it to have

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two scouts?

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Speaker 3: Not ideal?

702
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Speaker 2: Obviously want to know who you're playing, But you just

703
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mentioned they could play either one of these teams. They've

704
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both have lost five of their last six. Do you

705
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have to mention that which you brought up to struggling?

706
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But it doesn't matter. This is March.

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Speaker 3: Anybody can be anybody on any given night.

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Speaker 8: Absolutely, Absolutely, it's kind of a new life. And you know,

709
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sometimes it's injuries, sometimes it's just a long season, and

710
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but you know, I think where we're at right now

711
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is that everybody gets kind of a renewal, you know,

712
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get renewed about where we're going to go and what.

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Speaker 6: The next step is going to be.

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Speaker 8: And I don't think anybody, I don't think by you

715
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run now is thinking about Gonzaga. They need to be

716
00:33:51,319 --> 00:33:54,200
thinking about Texas and North Carolina State, because you know,

717
00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:58,119
these are two schools, very successful schools who didn't have

718
00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,240
great years considering who they are and what they are.

719
00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,240
Speaker 6: Not that they don't have a good teams, they do,

720
00:34:03,839 --> 00:34:05,759
but they both, like you said, lost five out of

721
00:34:05,799 --> 00:34:06,440
the last six.

722
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:08,599
Speaker 8: That's you know, that's kind of not how you want

723
00:34:08,639 --> 00:34:12,079
to finish the season out. But there's enough on their

724
00:34:12,119 --> 00:34:16,719
resumes and the leagues that they play in that anytime

725
00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,599
you tell me that Sean Miller and Will Wade are

726
00:34:19,639 --> 00:34:21,440
going to be you're gonna have to coach against those

727
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:28,599
guys that these are very very experienced, successful coaches who

728
00:34:28,679 --> 00:34:31,760
have good teams. They just didn't haven't had kind of

729
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,880
the teams that they've had in the past. Hence that's

730
00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:37,239
why they're in the eleven seed playing game. But I

731
00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:39,760
expect and I don't think anybody can sleep on either

732
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:42,280
one of these teams or coaches. I think it's going

733
00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:43,119
to be a heck of a game.

734
00:34:43,159 --> 00:34:43,360
Speaker 6: I do.

735
00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,480
Speaker 8: I do feel like BYU is playing better than they've

736
00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:50,639
ever played defensively, which I think is a big part

737
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,199
of proceeding and going forth in the tournament.

738
00:34:53,559 --> 00:34:55,400
Speaker 6: So I think defensively they're rarely there.

739
00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,800
Speaker 8: They you know, they they've got the best player in

740
00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:03,400
the country playing a J Jabatsa who just continues to

741
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:08,239
improve and get better. It's so selfless, great teammate, and

742
00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:12,000
they have this team really has great chemistry. And we

743
00:35:12,599 --> 00:35:14,559
often talk about Richie and out being there, but I

744
00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:17,480
think A J and Rob Wright have stepped in there

745
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,280
and helped out with that chemistry and the things that

746
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,440
Richie Saunders used to always bring.

747
00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:23,840
Speaker 6: To the table.

748
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:29,320
Speaker 8: But I'm like, I'm liking this this matchup for by U.

749
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:32,400
But again, you can't sleep on two Hall of Fame

750
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,719
kite coaches who are going to be prepared.

751
00:35:35,159 --> 00:35:35,320
Speaker 4: Well.

752
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,599
Speaker 2: We currently, I think in my opinion, you know, we

753
00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:39,679
we have a great Hall of Fame coach in the

754
00:35:39,679 --> 00:35:42,199
line of self one hundred and thirty eight wins Doug

755
00:35:42,199 --> 00:35:44,920
Deny that he's been to the Big Dance four times.

756
00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:46,320
Speaker 3: It's hard to get to the Big Dance.

757
00:35:46,599 --> 00:35:48,079
Speaker 2: So when you look at that, you got to give

758
00:35:48,119 --> 00:35:50,480
your yourself a lot of credit to coach.

759
00:35:50,559 --> 00:35:51,719
Speaker 3: You know, you did a lot of good things in

760
00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:52,119
your career.

761
00:35:52,159 --> 00:35:54,400
Speaker 2: Look, I always tell people my mom, you know, I

762
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,760
came from military parents, and you know, a little bit.

763
00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,800
Speaker 3: Of a tougher communion in Chicago. She says, remember your roots.

764
00:36:00,039 --> 00:36:02,719
Speaker 2: I remember the people that got and sacrificed and paved

765
00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:03,760
the way for you to be here.

766
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,960
Speaker 3: I was like, you're right, yes, ma'am. And b what

767
00:36:06,079 --> 00:36:07,039
you basketball is.

768
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:10,960
Speaker 2: In this position because of everything that you accomplished, Coach Rose,

769
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:14,599
who was under you, you know, even Coach Mark Pope,

770
00:36:14,679 --> 00:36:16,840
like b YU gets a player like Agent de Bonsa

771
00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,960
because of of you, flag staffing, you know, and and

772
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,440
starting this whole thing. You know.

773
00:36:22,639 --> 00:36:25,280
Speaker 3: I just I never want to overlook those times.

774
00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,039
Speaker 6: Well you know what I think anytime you can be involved.

775
00:36:29,199 --> 00:36:29,320
Speaker 4: Uh.

776
00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:33,360
Speaker 8: And obviously we're talking about but when I was coaching

777
00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,960
at Preslo State with Paul George, it was a very

778
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:37,280
similar situation with An A.

779
00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:41,440
Speaker 6: J And Paul George, very similar type players. And it

780
00:36:41,559 --> 00:36:44,280
just came into my mind that he was a young

781
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,280
man that uh, you know, I.

782
00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,800
Speaker 8: Loved him coaching for four years and maybe my life

783
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,079
will lease you, but at the end of the day, Uh,

784
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,559
he's another young man that I that I love and

785
00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:58,159
I appreciate and and and it's what AJ and Rob

786
00:36:58,199 --> 00:37:00,480
and all the all the great players that have come

787
00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:04,800
to v YU and uh, it's just between players and coaches,

788
00:37:05,639 --> 00:37:10,159
the success of the those that have gone before us

789
00:37:10,159 --> 00:37:11,719
and those that are playing now.

790
00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:14,960
Speaker 6: Uh, there's a pride, herod proud.

791
00:37:14,679 --> 00:37:20,079
Speaker 8: Heritage here with YU basketball, and I love where they

792
00:37:20,119 --> 00:37:23,159
are today. And I wish Dawson Baker had been healthy,

793
00:37:23,199 --> 00:37:25,920
you know, I wish d Richie Saunders would have been healthy.

794
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:29,559
But you know, kudos to the guys that stepped up

795
00:37:29,639 --> 00:37:32,360
and have you know, kind of found a way, whether

796
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,800
it's a demande or my boot or Boskovitch caustic, you know,

797
00:37:36,199 --> 00:37:39,000
whatever the circumstances were. The guys who were on the

798
00:37:39,039 --> 00:37:42,519
sidelines and not playing a lot are now being asked

799
00:37:42,559 --> 00:37:45,960
to really make a contribution and be where they need

800
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:46,199
to be.

801
00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:48,079
Speaker 3: We'll get to Dawson Baker in the second.

802
00:37:48,119 --> 00:37:50,039
Speaker 2: I'm going to ask you a question about Dawson Baker

803
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:51,960
in just a second. But you bring up Boop, you

804
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,679
bring up Diamande, two guys that have now entered the

805
00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,599
rotation and you get to know them. Innis story amazing.

806
00:37:58,599 --> 00:38:01,079
What do you like about both of those those skill sets?

807
00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:04,239
They both add something different to the table, but they

808
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:05,960
got so much lenked in athleticism.

809
00:38:06,679 --> 00:38:08,800
Speaker 8: Oh that was gonna be the first thing out of

810
00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:12,599
my mouth. It's just the length and the athleticism and

811
00:38:12,679 --> 00:38:15,360
the desire and the intensity with stay played.

812
00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,960
Speaker 6: They don't take possessions off, you know.

813
00:38:18,079 --> 00:38:21,239
Speaker 8: I mean, you're they're around the rim, They're diving on

814
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:27,119
the floor for loose balls, they're contesting shots, they're finishing

815
00:38:27,159 --> 00:38:30,639
around the rim, they're making free throws, things that they

816
00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,239
you know, literally, you know, you go back for three

817
00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:34,400
or four months, I'm not sure that.

818
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:35,440
Speaker 6: Any of those guys are playing.

819
00:38:36,079 --> 00:38:38,039
Speaker 8: You know, when you consider who's hurt and who's out

820
00:38:38,079 --> 00:38:40,199
and what's going on, you know, they could just be

821
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,880
role players and have their chance next year. Now they're

822
00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:47,679
being called upon to take big time minutes and play

823
00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:51,679
where you know, the theater is amazing here with the

824
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:52,760
n C two A tournament.

825
00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,320
Speaker 6: I mean, so you've got to give great deal.

826
00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:59,480
Speaker 8: And I really applaud the coaching staff that entire coaching

827
00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:03,360
staff are working with these guys and spending time, you know,

828
00:39:04,199 --> 00:39:07,360
working out and in the practice facility and getting better,

829
00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:10,280
uh knowing that maybe they weren't ever going to play.

830
00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:14,880
And now all of a sudden we see that uh Costic, Boskovich,

831
00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:16,519
Mabu Diamande a mad.

832
00:39:17,679 --> 00:39:21,840
Speaker 6: Now they are part of this rotation and it's not anything.

833
00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:23,159
I don't think anybody.

834
00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:27,199
Speaker 8: Expected that, but they've prepared themselves for that, and a

835
00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:30,719
lot of that has goes to assistant coaches. I think

836
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:32,840
a lot of times assistant coaches don't get the you know,

837
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:35,760
the credit, maybe do credit publicly, not not the saying

838
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,000
that the head coaches don't do.

839
00:39:37,079 --> 00:39:37,559
Speaker 6: They do that.

840
00:39:38,159 --> 00:39:40,679
Speaker 8: But I think for the public, a lot of the

841
00:39:40,679 --> 00:39:43,239
public don't know some of these assistant coaches but the

842
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,480
fact is they're kind of the foundation to this thing

843
00:39:45,519 --> 00:39:48,840
as well in terms of preparing and getting making players better.

844
00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:55,199
Speaker 2: Definitely does any does Diamande? Does you know Hadem remind

845
00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:58,079
you of a you know, a certain player on your

846
00:39:58,159 --> 00:39:59,960
roster during that time that was just great?

847
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:02,679
Speaker 3: I mean I can't bring up traut his hands.

848
00:40:02,559 --> 00:40:04,079
Speaker 2: Because we know he was just he was just a

849
00:40:04,119 --> 00:40:06,440
bucket like you know, but any sounds like I get

850
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,360
a chance to highlight th h I will, But no,

851
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:10,599
anybody when you were coaching that remind you of of

852
00:40:10,639 --> 00:40:14,559
their skill set and just brought that defensive intissity and energy.

853
00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:16,960
Speaker 6: You know, I think that.

854
00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,000
Speaker 8: Yeah, So when I when I think back to b

855
00:40:20,159 --> 00:40:23,079
y U and I and I think about the intensity

856
00:40:23,119 --> 00:40:26,119
and when we first got there, you know, it was

857
00:40:26,159 --> 00:40:29,239
it was a total rebuild. And uh, but I do

858
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,400
think of a young man by the name of Tarrell

859
00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:35,679
to Day and uh who just got stuff done.

860
00:40:36,199 --> 00:40:38,000
Speaker 6: And it was just an intense competitor.

861
00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:41,000
Speaker 8: And I'm and m Kelly Wesley was the same way

862
00:40:41,039 --> 00:40:44,519
that mi Kelly doesn't have the skills, the athleticism, but

863
00:40:44,679 --> 00:40:46,440
I would take to two guys. I'd pick those two

864
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:50,119
guys first any year I was coaching. I mean, they

865
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,960
they knew how to win. And when there weren't the

866
00:40:54,039 --> 00:40:56,639
resources back then that they are there are today, there

867
00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:59,400
just wasn't a lot of things that didn't exist. And

868
00:40:59,639 --> 00:41:02,679
and yes, kudos to the coaches that you know, we

869
00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:07,079
got them there and it happened. But honestly, if it's

870
00:41:07,519 --> 00:41:10,719
this whole foundation of this program around now is centered

871
00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:15,840
around Mikelly Wesley and his start there and then everybody

872
00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:17,440
else that we just talked about, you know, I mean

873
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,840
mcklly was a foundation of something that was going to

874
00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:22,960
be better. And it was hard, you know, coming in

875
00:41:23,039 --> 00:41:25,199
there with one win and then the next year seven

876
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:26,599
or eight, the next year twelve.

877
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,960
Speaker 6: I mean that it is exhausting going through that gauntlet.

878
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:35,119
Speaker 8: But it certainly was a couple of those young men

879
00:41:35,199 --> 00:41:38,000
that really made a difference and laying a foundation for

880
00:41:38,119 --> 00:41:38,960
what we're seeing today.

881
00:41:39,519 --> 00:41:41,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, Mkelly Wesson, the AP All American Honorable Mentioned in

882
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,800
two thousand and twenty one.

883
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:46,599
Speaker 3: The Provo product. Gotta love Provo High School.

884
00:41:46,599 --> 00:41:50,719
Speaker 2: I mean, the great Chris Collinsworth just captured the state

885
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,079
title as a coach and as a player. So you

886
00:41:53,199 --> 00:41:56,119
got to always highlight the local product. The local product

887
00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:59,159
is nice. And I know Dean and Will are going

888
00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:00,840
to be joining well, I think he's going on a mission.

889
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:03,079
I think that's coming right away. What do you like

890
00:42:03,159 --> 00:42:05,440
about what they're adding to b YU from the recruiting front,

891
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:08,119
I always love the local product. The ajs are nice,

892
00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,840
but the local you can't over You can't overlook what

893
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:11,760
you got in your back door.

894
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:15,679
Speaker 8: No, And I you know, I had a grandson that

895
00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:18,440
played at tim U, so I saw every game, and uh,

896
00:42:18,679 --> 00:42:22,239
the most gut wrenching I've ever experienced as a coach

897
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,559
or a player, because I mean I loved this Timview

898
00:42:26,639 --> 00:42:29,840
team and Dean obviously was a big part of that

899
00:42:30,039 --> 00:42:32,480
and and just played at a very high level. And

900
00:42:32,519 --> 00:42:35,280
he'll be at b YU next year and the big fella,

901
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:37,239
I think is going on a mission and he'll come back.

902
00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:41,239
But when when I when I look at those teams, uh,

903
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:46,480
and they are local young men and local coaches. It

904
00:42:46,679 --> 00:42:48,760
was just one of the best experiences of my life

905
00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,119
to watch his team. It was heartbreaking to see them

906
00:42:51,199 --> 00:42:53,920
lose in a playoff game when I think everybody felt

907
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,280
like they were probably the best team on paper.

908
00:42:56,639 --> 00:43:00,280
Speaker 6: But that that stuff happens. But I do, I do

909
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:01,119
love that group.

910
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:06,000
Speaker 8: It was just such good chemistry, good coaching, and it

911
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,559
took us. I know it took my family and my

912
00:43:09,079 --> 00:43:11,679
grandson and his family. It took us about a week

913
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:13,719
or two to just get our breath and go, my gosh,

914
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:17,679
what just happened. But that's part of sport, and sometimes

915
00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:19,480
it doesn't go like you'd like it to go. But

916
00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,599
I think Dean is a young man and who I

917
00:43:22,679 --> 00:43:26,199
remember sitting with coach watching a game, and you know,

918
00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:28,760
he talked to me a little bit about said he

919
00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,039
wasn't sure that he was going to be willing to

920
00:43:31,159 --> 00:43:33,840
defend and guard that like he needed to because I

921
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,320
know he's coming in immediately and and I know I

922
00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,719
saw Coach he said, you know a few weeks later

923
00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:44,280
and he said, you know, I'm he's guarding and he's defending,

924
00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:45,199
and I feel.

925
00:43:45,079 --> 00:43:46,360
Speaker 6: Really good about where he's at.

926
00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:48,639
Speaker 8: And he'll get stronger in the light room, will get

927
00:43:48,719 --> 00:43:50,360
make him better and all those kinds of things.

928
00:43:50,679 --> 00:43:53,280
Speaker 6: But he's a very talented player and he's got deep range.

929
00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:56,760
He'll you know, again, there's a it's a big jump.

930
00:43:56,559 --> 00:44:00,079
Speaker 8: From Tempu High School to jumping into a division in

931
00:44:00,159 --> 00:44:03,719
one situation where the competition and the coaching everything's a

932
00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:08,199
little bit different. But Dean has natural abilities. He's really

933
00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:12,199
really athletic and Bouncy got a great stroke and it

934
00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:14,679
seems to love the game, and so he's gonna be there.

935
00:44:15,079 --> 00:44:17,199
The big fellaw will come back, and I think, to

936
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:20,239
be honest with you, in two years. You know a

937
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:21,960
lot of these young men go through these mission, go

938
00:44:22,039 --> 00:44:23,840
to missions and come back and it takes a little

939
00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:27,519
bit to get back into it. But I think both

940
00:44:27,559 --> 00:44:30,440
of these players from Timpu High will go play out

941
00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:31,920
and be very successful.

942
00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:34,960
Speaker 2: If you like you, I'm excited to watch him come.

943
00:44:35,079 --> 00:44:37,199
You know, Dean come in next year and contribute right away.

944
00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:39,280
I think you will think he'll be in the rotation

945
00:44:39,639 --> 00:44:42,159
and excited for Will after he's don't his church service

946
00:44:42,239 --> 00:44:45,039
mission to come back, come back and play as well.

947
00:44:45,079 --> 00:44:46,440
I said, I was gonna ask about it here it

948
00:44:46,559 --> 00:44:49,480
is Dawson Baker. They said on bau TV earlier in

949
00:44:49,519 --> 00:44:51,559
the season that if Dawson Baker wants to come back

950
00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:54,639
for another year, he can, that is eligible for him

951
00:44:54,679 --> 00:44:54,840
to do.

952
00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:57,159
Speaker 3: How crucial do you feel that is?

953
00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:00,559
Speaker 2: Look, Richie's leaving, right you know, we don't know what's

954
00:45:00,599 --> 00:45:02,440
going to happen the offseason if people are going to stay.

955
00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:04,719
But I feel a guy like Dawson, who they liked

956
00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:07,159
and was playing so well and I hate the injury bug.

957
00:45:07,519 --> 00:45:09,880
You feel like you need that guy Steven a way

958
00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,320
to be honestly a little bit of the heartbeat like

959
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:13,519
Richie is for next season.

960
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:17,800
Speaker 6: Oh that was a huge loss, you know. And he's

961
00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:18,760
so crafty.

962
00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:22,920
Speaker 8: He's just he gets into scenes, he makes the extra pass,

963
00:45:23,079 --> 00:45:27,280
he does things that really there's no one like Dawson

964
00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:30,159
Baker on this roster right now. You know, he just

965
00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:33,800
has the creativity and when he got hurt, and you know,

966
00:45:33,880 --> 00:45:36,639
he's kind of a Irvine guy. I always have kind

967
00:45:36,679 --> 00:45:38,480
of a connection because I played down there and he

968
00:45:38,599 --> 00:45:42,039
lived down there and played down there, and so I

969
00:45:42,159 --> 00:45:44,760
watched Dawson and I thought, oh my gosh, this young

970
00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:47,559
man has something that doesn't exist on the team.

971
00:45:47,599 --> 00:45:47,639
Speaker 6: You.

972
00:45:47,639 --> 00:45:49,920
Speaker 8: I mean, he's one of those guys that can just

973
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:52,800
slither through things and get to the rim and knock

974
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:56,440
down deep threes and you know, and not necessarily the

975
00:45:56,480 --> 00:45:57,679
most athletic person.

976
00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:00,760
Speaker 6: In the world, but a really really high IQ. And

977
00:46:01,039 --> 00:46:03,480
if they can get him back next year, I will

978
00:46:03,559 --> 00:46:06,320
be shocked if they don't take him. I mean, honestly,

979
00:46:07,119 --> 00:46:08,719
if he the same thing with Richie.

980
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:12,719
Speaker 8: Richie, both of those players have been, you know, healthy

981
00:46:12,760 --> 00:46:15,519
and able to play, they would have been playing. But

982
00:46:15,639 --> 00:46:19,840
I think to be able to get Dawson Baker back, Wow,

983
00:46:20,239 --> 00:46:24,920
that's that's an immediate yes for me. Six four, you know,

984
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:28,960
fifth year senior. And if he's healthy and ready, I mean,

985
00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:31,920
he just what he does, he makes you have to

986
00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:35,599
respect him and it opens the floor for everybody. When

987
00:46:35,599 --> 00:46:37,280
you've got a guy out there at twenty two twenty

988
00:46:37,320 --> 00:46:40,880
three feet knocking down threes and then really crafty in

989
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,559
and around the rim when guys close out to him,

990
00:46:45,039 --> 00:46:47,519
that would be a great recruit.

991
00:46:47,639 --> 00:46:50,519
Speaker 6: Even though it's just a one year get. I got

992
00:46:50,679 --> 00:46:52,920
to believe that he's going to make b why you

993
00:46:53,039 --> 00:46:55,280
better if in fact he's healthy and can do it.

994
00:46:55,719 --> 00:46:57,440
Speaker 3: Yeah, if he's healthy, could do it, no doubt about it.

995
00:46:57,519 --> 00:47:00,239
Speaker 2: Anytime a guy is give you seven points a game

996
00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:03,920
off the bench, shoots forty six percent from the field,

997
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:07,079
almost thirty forty percent from the three, And you think

998
00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:09,159
about guys shooting at a high clip like me lan

999
00:47:09,199 --> 00:47:11,000
my Chiliwrich at Iowa State and he's not that. But

1000
00:47:11,159 --> 00:47:13,199
when you're shooting forty percent from three and that's good

1001
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:16,119
and eighty percent from the charity stripe, A coach is

1002
00:47:16,199 --> 00:47:18,199
never going to tell you no, You're always going to

1003
00:47:18,239 --> 00:47:18,960
get a yes.

1004
00:47:19,079 --> 00:47:20,280
Speaker 3: In my in my opinion.

1005
00:47:20,639 --> 00:47:24,039
Speaker 2: Here with former BYU head coach Steve Cleveland on the line, coach,

1006
00:47:24,039 --> 00:47:25,360
a couple last things and then we'll let you go.

1007
00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:29,280
We appreciate your time today, Texas n C State. How

1008
00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:32,000
do you see that one plan out? I think the

1009
00:47:32,039 --> 00:47:34,000
six to eleven match will be tough regardless of who

1010
00:47:34,039 --> 00:47:36,519
they face. I am picking BYU to get through the

1011
00:47:36,599 --> 00:47:39,159
first game. But what do you have in store tonight?

1012
00:47:39,159 --> 00:47:40,840
Who do you think their opponent will be on Thursday?

1013
00:47:43,239 --> 00:47:48,800
Speaker 8: You know, I kind of feel like Sean Miller in Texas.

1014
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:51,000
I mean they were ninety nine eighteen and fourteen. That's

1015
00:47:51,039 --> 00:47:52,800
not a great year for them. Mean, he's only been there.

1016
00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:54,639
I mean, here's a guy that won five hundred games,

1017
00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:57,039
but you know, he's just recently has gotten there.

1018
00:47:57,440 --> 00:47:59,360
Speaker 6: And it is kind of a tough pick.

1019
00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:02,400
Speaker 8: But I lack Texas and I like Sean Miller, and

1020
00:48:02,519 --> 00:48:06,039
I like that that they've they've got some size. You know,

1021
00:48:06,119 --> 00:48:10,960
they swayed six eight junior average in eighteen. Vcrades is

1022
00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,480
the seventh foot sophomore average in sixty. They've got four

1023
00:48:13,519 --> 00:48:17,559
guys average eighteen, sixteen, fourteen and fourteen. You know, the

1024
00:48:17,639 --> 00:48:20,679
one thing in SC State does have is they've got seven.

1025
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:25,519
Speaker 6: Seniors and three juniors. And coach Will Wade. Coach Will

1026
00:48:25,559 --> 00:48:28,599
Wade is I've Washington. I've gotten that. I got to

1027
00:48:28,719 --> 00:48:33,239
know him through another friend. And they they've got they've

1028
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:34,000
got sized too.

1029
00:48:34,199 --> 00:48:37,599
Speaker 8: And you're looking at Copeland at sixty six fourteen seven assists,

1030
00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:41,840
McNeil sixty five fourteen and four, Van Lubin sixty nine

1031
00:48:42,199 --> 00:48:45,719
fourteen and seven Darren, So you've got consistent scoring here.

1032
00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:49,719
Speaker 6: And but you know you say that, you mentioned it,

1033
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:52,760
and I'll mention it again. They have lost five out

1034
00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:53,440
of the last six.

1035
00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:58,159
Speaker 8: Now the one thing that the Braydon Huff who did

1036
00:48:58,239 --> 00:49:02,519
get hurt, really hurts them. But I I see them playing,

1037
00:49:02,559 --> 00:49:05,599
I see them winning miss and playing the Zags and

1038
00:49:06,039 --> 00:49:09,000
uh and then that would be a great match up

1039
00:49:09,079 --> 00:49:13,159
in Portland. A very tough team to play. But uh,

1040
00:49:14,159 --> 00:49:17,159
it's fun to see by you playing them and where

1041
00:49:17,159 --> 00:49:17,559
it goes.

1042
00:49:18,039 --> 00:49:19,920
Speaker 6: I tell you, it's kind of some local things here.

1043
00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:22,320
You're Kansas playing in Utah Valley, you know.

1044
00:49:22,880 --> 00:49:26,159
Speaker 8: Uh And in my alma mater, you see I playing

1045
00:49:26,199 --> 00:49:28,800
at Nebraska number three Nebraska and Utah State.

1046
00:49:29,639 --> 00:49:29,760
Speaker 6: Uh.

1047
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:32,880
Speaker 8: I like Utah State there, you know, eight nine matchup there.

1048
00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:36,280
It just seems like every year in Utah State's really good.

1049
00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:40,920
So with you, I'll share one thing with you. I

1050
00:49:41,119 --> 00:49:44,679
was I was just reading some things this morning, and

1051
00:49:44,679 --> 00:49:47,480
they're talking about the East region of the n C

1052
00:49:47,599 --> 00:49:53,320
two as. Here are these John Shire, Duke, Rick Patino,

1053
00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:56,440
Saint John's Bill self, Kansas, Tom I is Old Michigan State,

1054
00:49:56,719 --> 00:49:59,599
Nick Cron and U C l A Dan Herdiy Yukon.

1055
00:49:59,679 --> 00:50:01,039
Speaker 6: There all in one reach.

1056
00:50:01,480 --> 00:50:04,519
Speaker 8: That is then one of those teams, any one of

1057
00:50:04,519 --> 00:50:06,360
those teams can win a national championship.

1058
00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:10,039
Speaker 2: Oh man, you mentioned all those great and look that's

1059
00:50:10,039 --> 00:50:12,880
why I'm glad b YU can't play one. See, see

1060
00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:15,119
what happens when you're blessed when you play pay eleven

1061
00:50:15,159 --> 00:50:18,000
percent tithing and you and your honor the Sabbath day,

1062
00:50:18,039 --> 00:50:20,159
you see what happens. Look, I know I'm being tongue

1063
00:50:20,159 --> 00:50:21,719
in cheap, but no, that's the blessing of not having

1064
00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:23,960
to play, you know. And uh, you know the Friday

1065
00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:26,440
Sunday because they vy could only have gone to the

1066
00:50:26,519 --> 00:50:28,559
West of the South and they didn't have to do

1067
00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:29,320
those regions.

1068
00:50:30,199 --> 00:50:32,960
Speaker 8: I'll ask you, did you remember when b YU when

1069
00:50:33,239 --> 00:50:37,280
they put us in a bracket that we had to Playday.

1070
00:50:36,559 --> 00:50:37,519
Speaker 3: Said, I do remember that.

1071
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,239
Speaker 6: I do remember that. That was crazy and that was crazy.

1072
00:50:41,679 --> 00:50:43,400
Speaker 3: Hey, and I think they've learned their lesson ever since.

1073
00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:44,719
They never get they have.

1074
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:49,880
Speaker 8: Shild because b YU is really good and it has

1075
00:50:49,960 --> 00:50:51,920
been really good for a long time, so they have

1076
00:50:52,079 --> 00:50:53,280
can't make those kind of mistakes.

1077
00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:54,000
Speaker 3: No, you can't.

1078
00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:56,039
Speaker 2: Coach will get you out of here on this. Do

1079
00:50:56,119 --> 00:50:58,119
you do you have this team getting to the sweet

1080
00:50:58,159 --> 00:51:01,760
sixteen seconds? Zaga old w CCFO that would be grateful

1081
00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:04,239
for BYU fans to beat them on what is going

1082
00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:05,679
to be a home game for them. It's an hour

1083
00:51:05,719 --> 00:51:07,840
away from the Motor Center. But to advance to the

1084
00:51:07,880 --> 00:51:09,280
second win, do you see that happening?

1085
00:51:10,639 --> 00:51:12,800
Speaker 8: That's all I'm thinking about, man, I, you know what,

1086
00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:16,679
we can overanalyze this thing, but I love BYU playing

1087
00:51:16,719 --> 00:51:19,440
the Zags, having an opportunity to move forward.

1088
00:51:19,639 --> 00:51:22,559
Speaker 6: And they've they've had some health issues as well and

1089
00:51:22,679 --> 00:51:23,840
some injuries, but.

1090
00:51:25,519 --> 00:51:26,239
Speaker 4: We know what.

1091
00:51:26,320 --> 00:51:29,320
Speaker 8: Gonzaga is and the traditions they've had for years and

1092
00:51:29,519 --> 00:51:34,320
just great coaching and great players. But I think this

1093
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:36,880
is a different BYU team than it was ten years, ten,

1094
00:51:37,119 --> 00:51:39,519
ten ten games ago. I think it's a team that

1095
00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:43,159
comes prepared, is ready, and defends from the get go

1096
00:51:43,719 --> 00:51:46,119
and plays with the passion and like you you know,

1097
00:51:46,199 --> 00:51:50,599
we both mentioned you're you're not talking about getting your

1098
00:51:50,679 --> 00:51:56,079
contributions from Caustic Boskovich Mabu Diamon damned that both players

1099
00:51:56,239 --> 00:51:59,639
really didn't have much of a role in this in

1100
00:51:59,639 --> 00:52:01,679
you know, the first half of the season, they just

1101
00:52:01,800 --> 00:52:05,280
didn't they weren't ready, and then with injuries, guys got

1102
00:52:05,480 --> 00:52:08,000
you know, all of a sudden, Baker's gone and you're

1103
00:52:08,320 --> 00:52:09,079
you're you're.

1104
00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:11,000
Speaker 6: Looking at this thing and saying, honey, who were gonna replace?

1105
00:52:11,039 --> 00:52:12,800
She can't replace Richie Saunders. Nope.

1106
00:52:13,199 --> 00:52:16,880
Speaker 8: But I think what's happened now over time is these

1107
00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:17,719
team's gotten better.

1108
00:52:18,159 --> 00:52:20,920
Speaker 6: Yeah, and so I can't wait to watch.

1109
00:52:21,119 --> 00:52:23,159
Speaker 8: You know, they got to take care of business first, yep,

1110
00:52:23,400 --> 00:52:25,800
But I like, b why you're beating Gonzaga.

1111
00:52:25,920 --> 00:52:28,480
Speaker 2: I really do, got to take care of business Thursday, Texas.

1112
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:30,960
That's why I have them planned as well. Doesn't matter.

1113
00:52:31,039 --> 00:52:35,119
Two great coaches, two great programs, length size, athleticism, one

1114
00:52:35,199 --> 00:52:35,760
game at a time.

1115
00:52:35,800 --> 00:52:37,800
Speaker 3: But you get Thursday, then you move on to Saturday.

1116
00:52:38,199 --> 00:52:40,159
Speaker 2: Maybe that And for Kevin Young to go back to

1117
00:52:40,239 --> 00:52:42,840
back years and the Sweet sixteen as a second year

1118
00:52:42,880 --> 00:52:45,039
head coach, I don't know what else you can ask one.

1119
00:52:45,079 --> 00:52:48,320
Speaker 8: Look, it's mart I'll just say this kuduz to Kevin

1120
00:52:48,360 --> 00:52:53,519
Young and his staff, and you know, obviously they're outstanding coaches,

1121
00:52:53,920 --> 00:52:56,360
but man, they're even better people and they're good for

1122
00:52:56,840 --> 00:52:59,920
student athletes, and she's I just love everything that they've

1123
00:53:00,079 --> 00:53:04,199
done the two years they've been here, and it's just

1124
00:53:05,079 --> 00:53:06,280
everybody together.

1125
00:53:06,039 --> 00:53:09,039
Speaker 6: In United and I just love the way.

1126
00:53:09,039 --> 00:53:12,920
Speaker 8: He approaches his players and his coaches and how everything's

1127
00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:13,239
dealt with.

1128
00:53:13,360 --> 00:53:16,559
Speaker 6: It's just I'm proud, you know, to be a.

1129
00:53:16,599 --> 00:53:19,719
Speaker 8: Big fan of Kevin and his staff and BYU and

1130
00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:22,639
so can't wait to see the games get started and

1131
00:53:23,079 --> 00:53:26,000
we'll see hopefully it's a good couple of weeks when

1132
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:29,119
we find ourselves in another Sweet sixteen.

1133
00:53:29,599 --> 00:53:31,199
Speaker 3: A coach, appreciate your time today.

1134
00:53:31,199 --> 00:53:33,280
Speaker 2: Hopefully you can make it out to Portland, if not

1135
00:53:33,480 --> 00:53:37,119
San Jose, California. If they make it Santaose, I mean Santose,

1136
00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:39,199
I'm there, Okay, Okay, well there you go.

1137
00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:41,400
Speaker 6: There we go.

1138
00:53:41,760 --> 00:53:43,599
Speaker 3: Okay, coach, we appreciate you. You have a good day.

1139
00:53:43,639 --> 00:53:44,480
We'll catch up with you soon.

1140
00:53:45,480 --> 00:53:46,400
Speaker 6: Thanks a lot, Bye bye.

1141
00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:49,800
Speaker 2: That was coach Steve Cleveland, a former Billia men's basketball

1142
00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:51,480
head coach. A lot of great tidbits. I hope you

1143
00:53:51,519 --> 00:53:53,400
guys enjoyed that interview as much as I did. I

1144
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:55,480
wish Steve and I have more time. We could probably

1145
00:53:55,519 --> 00:53:58,400
go for another ten to fifteen minutes. Always appreciate him

1146
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:00,840
joining the program. Guys, that's our show. We got to

1147
00:54:00,840 --> 00:54:02,880
get the spring practice. We got to end the show,

1148
00:54:02,920 --> 00:54:05,159
but appreciate everybody to join us. Jared Bletsoe of Utah

1149
00:54:05,239 --> 00:54:07,719
Protective Films, Sean Walker of kisl dot com and the

1150
00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:10,559
Cougar Beet by Central Garage, Utah. That was Steve Cleveland

1151
00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:14,360
in a basketball PAU basketball second with Odion Men's Where

1152
00:54:14,440 --> 00:54:16,920
appreciate Brent always bringing the hammer, showing up and showing out.

1153
00:54:17,079 --> 00:54:19,239
Vic cram On Today Aggregation, Ben krit will be back

1154
00:54:19,519 --> 00:54:23,639
to morrow recap springball, what we saw, who we caught

1155
00:54:23,719 --> 00:54:25,920
up with, all of our interviews. Ben Crittle is having

1156
00:54:25,920 --> 00:54:26,679
an interview with Pockey