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edition of Cougar Sports, getting closer and closer today, April

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Kalani Conversation, Alumni game Conversation by U Basketball Conversation. What

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Speaker 2: You want to guess for this Monday edition, Little Fag

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Speaker 3: Behind the Glass, the architect of the show, our executive producer.

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Let's welcome in Ronald the three man Weaver to the show. Ronnie,

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how you living?

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Speaker 2: Brother?

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Speaker 4: Living good? Just a reminder for folks.

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Speaker 5: I know people keep texting me I've gotten this, you know, question,

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why are there basketball players going into the portal?

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Speaker 4: What's going on? The portal opens for basketball.

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Speaker 5: For men April seventh, for the women in April six.

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There's a fifteen day window. It closes April twenty first.

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Just a reminder to people. You normally don't see BA

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basketball players jump in though after the season is over.

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Speaker 4: Normally, though later they go in the weekend.

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Speaker 2: Up.

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Speaker 5: Now, I know this weekend, ben is general conference weekend,

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so I think this could be the week that you.

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Speaker 4: Maybe see what's gonna happen.

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Speaker 5: Right, So I just wanted to preface that because that's

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kind of a little to update on, you know, the

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notes of the transfer portal window for basketball.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, look, they're gonna be active at the portal just

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like everybody else.

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Speaker 2: Tis the season to be poor.

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Speaker 3: Don't be surprised if BYU even though you know there's

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a good culture there, there's plenty to play for.

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Speaker 2: You got a great fan base.

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Speaker 3: Don't be surprised if a lot of these guys are

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heading to the portal and that you have a completely revamped, remodel,

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restructured roster this next year. Just don't be surprised about it.

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It is hard, I think for BYU fans. I think

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it's hard for college athletics fans to We're storytellers. Humans

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are storytellers, and you want to hear about the stories

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you want, Like these legacies that are created through continuity

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and through you know, just these the the you know

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coming up from the bottom, right, Like I'll give you

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an example. Legacy player TJ. Hawes, phenomenal high level recruit.

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after his mission. Like he didn't really become a star though,

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a star legendary Cougar until his final year as a senior.

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Speaker 2: Right, but he had build up.

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Speaker 3: He he he grew, he was he got bigger, faster, stronger,

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more efficient, became a better shooter, a better distributor, a

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better rebounder, all those things, and there was a culmin

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aiding effect, I think, And now he's revered as one

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of the best point guards in Bau basketball history. It's

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hard to build that, right, It's hard to build that

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legacy without some time. And even though it did, what's

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Jegor's legacy at b YU as a one and done well?

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basketball right now in the NBA. So he created a

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legacy by leading BYU and aiding a sporting Bou to

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a Sweet sixteen run. They've only done that, you know,

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two other times in Bau basketball history. So he cemented

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himself as a legend aj to a degree. Right, because

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he's the one and done, he will continue to rep

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the y in the NBA. Is the first overall pick

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in the NBA draft. I think he has a bit

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of a legacy because he was the leading.

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Speaker 2: Scorer in the nc DOUBLEA this this past season.

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Speaker 3: So yeah, there's even though you didn't get far into

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the big far enough in the Big twelve tournament or

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far enough in the NCAA tournament, there's still a legacy

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built there. But what would it take for Rob right

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the third to build a legacy. He's not a legend

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right now, He's a mercenary. Does that make sense, Like

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Rob right, the third has to come back this next

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year and do something special for him to be embedded,

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to be emblazoned in the archives of BYU basketball history.

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Speaker 2: He's got to come back. Does that mean he is

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coming back?

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Speaker 3: Well, he said that he's either going pro or coming

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back to BYU. That doesn't necessarily mean he's not gonna

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go portaling and at least be a little flirtatious with it.

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Speaker 2: I wouldn't be surprised if that happens.

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Speaker 3: So don't be surprised if plenty of guys enter the

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portal and you may be able to get him to

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come back, no doubt about it. What will the What

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will the payroll be this next year though?

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Speaker 2: Without AJ? Is my question? Right?

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Speaker 3: That's how much are you going to be saving this

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year by not having AJ on the roster. We'll delve

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into that as well here on your Utah ESPN Radio network.

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Let's also welcome in Hammertime show, Brett always bring the hammer.

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Speaker 2: What's up? Hammer Time Man? March Man. I love March.

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Speaker 6: Look, I get it, some people as soon as BYU loses,

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the terrest of the tournament is not for them, And

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I understand that.

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Speaker 2: I feel you. I know that you're hurting. I know

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that you feel the pain.

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Speaker 6: But I'm telling you right now, do not give up

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on the rest of March, because if you missed Yukon

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Duke yesterday, you missed more than just and oh my goodness,

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Braylen Mullens shot, you missed a Yukon team that was

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down fifteen to twenty points in the first half. You

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had Terrence who was had two fouls at the end

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of that first half, looked like he make it his third,

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and he was the only offense they were shooting I

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think one for sixteen from three in the first half

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of that ball game. There's no reason Duke and d

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and there's no reason Yukon and Hurley should have.

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Speaker 2: Won that game.

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Speaker 6: But my, oh my, Braylan Mullens has it. Hit a

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three pointer all game? He says, I'm going from the logo,

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I'm doing a Jimmer style. I'm just throwing up a prayer.

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And the March gods heard it. They granted it, and

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Yukon is rolling to the final four. And oh my gosh,

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it was so much fun to watch because you watch

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these games and you're like, all right, well, I'm turning

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this thing off, right, because every other game in the

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lead eight has sucked. Michigan's blowing everybody out, Arizona's blowing.

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Speaker 2: Out Purdue, the lead A. It's just not good.

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Speaker 6: And then you watch yukon Duke and if you were

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one of the lucky few who chose not to turn

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that game off at halftime, and I almost did. Man,

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this is why we love March.

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Speaker 5: We also add that the senior gave him the ball,

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Alex Caravan could have been selfish, could have said no,

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I'm gonna go get a shot and asked it to

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the freshman.

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Speaker 3: That's crazy, Yeah, pretty crazy to see it. Some would

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fall apart for Duke. You know, they had that game

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of control and all you really had to do is

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hang on to the basketball in the half court, and

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they didn't do that, you know, And and it's unfortunate.

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It's unfortunate that it happened. But at the same time,

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Marches is built for madness, and the mad news makes

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for a lot of monetization as well. There's a lot

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of taking awe in that game, no doubt about it.

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And it was great entertainment, great entertainment. Hurtley's is his

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own entertainment too, just watching him just scrunt around.

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Speaker 6: To forehead with the ref after the game. I know

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we're supposed to hate him, but I love him.

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Speaker 3: Man.

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Speaker 2: He is so entertaining.

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Speaker 3: Yep, yep, yes he is. He's he's entertainment in and

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of himself. So yes, there's plenty to get to in

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the march madness of the of the bracketology. And I

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think most brackets are wrecked, and that's okay. You love

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to see wrecked brackets because that means they're surprises. You

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don't want chock. Who wants chock? Nobody wants Chok. You

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want at least a Cinderella or two having a nine seed,

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you know, in that in that Elite eight, in Sweet

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sixteen and eleven seed, you want to see that, even

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if they are somewhat bigger brands. I want to see

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those seeds survive in advance. And I do want disruption,

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no doubt about it. Guys, we have a tremendous show

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for you. Keep us locked in. We're keep it loaded

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full of information. We got Kelly Pepina commentary from Camp

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Kallani coming up at three zero five, Aaron Roderick chiming

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in on his quarterback room and the BYU offense.

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Speaker 2: Jody Gennessee.

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Speaker 3: Former Deseret News in Utah, Jazz Ryder talking some ball

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in the world of BYU sports Jody Gennessee. At four

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o five, we got an interview a little player profile

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with kate Uluave. Ronald the three Man Weaver was able

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to catch up with Katu Lauave, who I've been.

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Speaker 2: Extremely impressed by.

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Speaker 3: He's like a combination of Rob Morris and Brandon Ogletree.

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Speaker 2: For me, That's who kata u Lave is.

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Speaker 3: He's a phenomenal athlete, twitchy, explosive, violent, heroon fire type

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of football player.

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Speaker 2: Get to know him.

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Speaker 3: At four thirty five O five, keeping up with the

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Cougars with Jonathan Devnard talking to some BAYU basketball, and

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then I caught up with four star tight end recruit

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and transfer Walker Lyons. How much twelve personnel? Well we

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see why did he choose BYU? Why did BA you

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miss out on Walker Lions the first go around? We'll

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the last two years. Shout out to Garner Meads. He's

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a big fan of the program. Former BYU great Garner meads,

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he was the first. Then you got Aj this last year.

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AJ Devonsa very excited to have him as a part

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of the Herald did archives, Harold did.

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Speaker 2: A crew of BYU basketball.

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Speaker 3: Now Bruce Branch the Third gets his McDonald's All American

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honor just five hours ago posting a picture of this.

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Speaker 2: This is gonna be common thing.

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Speaker 3: We asked the question last year, Okay, will BYU will

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ky continue to accrue acquire one and done's and first

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round lottery picks every single year? And I think we

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kind of concluded that, Yeah, this is gonna happen. Yegor happened.

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AJ happened. Bruce branch the Third has now happened. You

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have three consecutive one and dons. You will have at

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least one one and done every single year with KYA

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at the Helm. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean you're gonna

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win championships. That doesn't mean you're going to go deep

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in the NCAA tournament. Coach Klapari at Kentucky, before he

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took his talents to Arkansas, he was getting one and done's,

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like four or five guys, like he was going deep,

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you know in this fab five freshman type of deal,

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like that Michigan once upon a time did, but they

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couldn't survive in advance. It was difficult to do that

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at Kentucky for whatever reason. So just because you get

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the guy that's one and done doesn't mean you were

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going deep in the tournament.

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Speaker 2: But it is something to herald, it is something to celebrate.

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Speaker 3: Three now McDonald's All Americans, all time in BAA basketball history.

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So will this continue with the one.

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Speaker 2: In DN era? I know yeg Or.

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Speaker 3: If Yego was playing high school ball here in the

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in the States, he probably would have been a McDonald's

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All American.

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Speaker 2: He was that good. He was doing great things overseas.

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Speaker 3: Will this continue to be the sequencing BYU signs a

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five star, he's a McDonald's All American, he's won and done.

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Speaker 2: He's a lottery pick.

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Speaker 6: I think as lung as you keep getting to the tournament, yes,

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if you have a year where you get it like

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a like a Rutgers. Rutgers I think is a great example.

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because of the fact that they had Ace Bailey and

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Dylan Harper who are now dominating at the NBA level,

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and you go back and you look and you say, wait,

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what happened to them in college? Oh? Yeah, they went

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to Rutgers and Rutgers sucked while they were there. They

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had incredible performances, they put up highlights, but nobody remembered

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who they were. As long as you continue to make

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the tournament and have full teams around the Bruce Branches

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of the world, then yes, However, you have to continue

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a pattern to kind of keep the flame alive. I

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kind of think this year was a little bit of

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your make or break because if AJ doesn't make the tournament,

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then you look at BIU and you and you have

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these recruits guys like for Bruce Branch, who go like, yeah,

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Kevin's awesome, But like, if this team is on a

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downward's trajectory, like.

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Speaker 2: What is it going to look like when I get there?

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Speaker 6: So I almost feel as though it's a little bit

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like a passing of a baton for BYU, where Jaegor

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keeps the team good enough to pass the baton to AJ.

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AJ keeps the team good enough to pass the baton

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to Bruce Branch. And obviously we know the nature of

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college basketball with transfers and nil and such. But if

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you can keep the energy around the team high, then

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you will constantly have players of a high quality who.

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Speaker 2: Want to come to the school.

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Speaker 6: And as long as that happens, as long as you

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have supplementary and complementary foundations to build upon, then you

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will have the Bruce Branches of the world and the

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aj A Bounces of the world who will want to

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continue to come.

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Speaker 2: But it's not I don't know that.

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Speaker 6: It's like it's gonna be a guarantee, or we're gonna

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have three this year, We're gonna have two this year.

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Like it is something they're gonna have to constantly be

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working towards because I will.

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Speaker 2: Say, I feel like.

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Speaker 3: If you don't have aj like if you had Yegor

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this year instead.

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Speaker 2: Of aj, I don't know that you performed as.

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Speaker 6: Well as you did. I guess, is what I want

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to say, because like we loved Yegor. Yeah, Yegor was

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not a I'll put the team on my back and

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go get you forty type of guy.

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Speaker 2: He was.

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Speaker 6: I am an elite point guard, I'm an elite playmaker.

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Speaker 2: I passed the ball really well.

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Speaker 6: But one of the things that we felt like Yegor

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didn't do well was put the team on his back.

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AJ was the guy you needed this year because you

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had games where you needed somebody to put the team

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on their back, and AJ was that. And so I

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kind of think this was the hinge point for that,

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because if you didn't have AJ, this might have been

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a year where you missed the tournament.

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Speaker 2: And if that happens, then you're looking and you're going,

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holy cow, what happened to be?

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Speaker 6: What they imp Now it's a small margin, right because Bo,

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you made the tournament and lost game one. But as

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long as you continue to make tournaments and have supplementary foundations,

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I think you will continue to get McDonald's All Americans.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Ronnie, I don't know how you feel about that,

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but I mean, look, I would like to have at

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least one one and done every single year. I think

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too many one and Dune's is not a recipe for

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longevity and success and deep tournament runs.

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Speaker 2: That's my personal opinion. And we saw a little bit.

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Speaker 3: We saw a little bit of like the challenges that

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a three headed monster of fansively creates ball dominant players

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like AJ, Rob and even Richie. Richie played somewhat second

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fiddle to the dominant, you know, the ball dominant playmakers

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rather than distributors in AJ and Rob. So, I think

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too many stars limits maybe your deeper runs unless you

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have really really really really good culture, really really good

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culture that supersedes at your thoughts on.

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Speaker 5: That, yeah, I think in order to keep the culture

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as listen to what Brett said, and I do think

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getting to the UNCUAA is the first step. Ben right,

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if you booked, if you win the Big twelve tournament

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and you book your ticket to go, but getting there

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is the first thing. And then I think with the

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high level of talent, the quote is always going to

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be winning one game because I think the reason why

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people say is the most disappointing season is they lost

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to Texas. All Right, they played a team that played

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the game before. People are saying it's not a good draw.

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then winning, but the culture and everything has.

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Speaker 2: To be great.

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Speaker 5: I truly believe you can have two one and dons

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on the team. I believe two one and duns can

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be in the starting lineup and it can work.

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Speaker 4: Here's the issue.

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Speaker 5: I think what they did this year and look, AJ's

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worth every penny. I think maybe, you know, looking back

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at it, what needed to maybe be restructured amongst the

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other two.

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Speaker 4: And I'm not saying that they didn't.

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Speaker 5: Deserve it, but you know, how do you you know,

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do the lebron Chris Bosh, you know Dayne Wade of Okay,

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you know, we got the two, but who's gonna be

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that third guy that's willing to maybe take this pick

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or to play that role? Because they needed more depth.

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I know that again different basketball, but the depth that

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they have like Coin Pete and Branden Burry's and Jayden

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Bradley all exist on the team. But you got two

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star freshmen, you have a senior guy, so it goes

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that they have to mix that so you can have

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more than two.

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Speaker 4: I think if you start getting.

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Speaker 5: Too much into the you know, the Minutia ben, if

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you start bringing in three guys for I really think

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that's gonna be a problem. But if you can, and

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I'm serious, you have to mix the local talent like

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the Dean Rukers, the Dawson Bakers, you know, the Rob

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Rights and the Bruce Branches.

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Speaker 4: If you mix all of that together.

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Speaker 5: I think you can have it and having enough depth

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a depth in my opinion, but it has to be

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the right cultural fit guys to get it in and

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then you gotta get to the tournament and then you

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gotta win a game. So there's multiple steps to doing

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and building the roster and getting there. But that's my

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personal opinion, no more than two. I've seen what Arizonas did,

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but you need guys that have been around the program.

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That's why I think Brett said to other people that

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thought about it this weekend, I think the most important

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piece coming back to this Blie basketball team and that

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they need out of everybody, it's not Rob, It's not

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the guy's coming in.

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Speaker 4: It's Dawson Baker.

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Speaker 5: I think they need Dawson Baker on this roster to

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keep the glue together because if he goes or he's like, Okay,

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I'm done, I'm not gonna play. I don't know where

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they turned to for that. We saw what happens. So

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you try to put that on a freshman in AJ

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and Rob who that wasn't you know truly what they

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did of leadership, that's hard to put on Dean Ruker.

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Speaker 4: In my opinion. So I don't know, but those are

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my thoughts on the matter.

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Speaker 3: Ben Yeah, and so everybody knows, like, look, our roster

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as is and the potential returners is heavily laden with guards.

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Guard play now to be determined whether or not Dawson

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Baker is healthy enough. I think he's going to get

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his year back. I think he's gonna be able to play.

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I think he I believe that. I just don't know

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at what state of health he's going to be in.

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That to me is a variable. I mean, he hasn't

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finished he finished like one season maybe in the last

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three that he's been healthy.

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Speaker 2: Do you want that? Do you need that?

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Speaker 3: Obviously you want it from a culture and a cohesion standpoint,

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but do you really want to run that risk? Like

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to me, I think you know, as long as you're

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not allocating a significant amount of cash to him, and

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you're gonna go through that process of like, hey, like

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we just we have to reduce your pay because payroll

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is gonna be high. Let's say payroll was you know,

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twelve thirteen million this year for basketball.

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Speaker 2: I wouldn't be surprised it gets back up there.

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Speaker 3: Why because you could have Rob Bounce into the portals like, hey,

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I just want to at.

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Speaker 2: Least evaluate my value.

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Speaker 3: And if you want him, you're gonna have to pay

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probably more than what you got this last year. Why

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because he's more ten ured, he's more experienced, etc. You're

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gonna leverage that. And why wouldn't she if you're trying

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to make top dollar And because like how much is

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rob Ry bought into building something great at BYU rather

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than just getting a transactional bag said Okay, we're heaving

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the guard line. This was a report British point guard

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quinn Ellis will play in the NCAA next season. The

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Olympia Milano player, who averaged twenty five minutes per game

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in the EuroLeague, has received significant offers from top us colleges.

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Louisville and Duke were the first to make concrete moves,

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but Kentucky, Texas Tech and others are also interested. The

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decision hasn't been made yet, but quinn Ellis is sure

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to be one of the standout stars of March Madness.

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In twenty twenty seven, Kristin Peak joined in on this.

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NBA dot COM's Kristin Peak color analys for NBA Future Now.

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She chimes in and says b Yu is also in

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the mix with the four schools mentioned here. Quinn was

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the starting point guard for Olympia Milano this season, and

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the six foot four to twenty three year old average

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eight point four points.

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Speaker 2: And four point two assists this season. I think what

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this shows is.

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Speaker 3: Like you have kJ Perry, you have Nate Pickens, you

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have Dawson Baker potentially coming back in, Rob Wright competitive

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and the Alexi Coast Dick.

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Speaker 2: That's that's all of your guards. You can even say

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Tyler Russ is.

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Speaker 3: Like a two two three right that there are a

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ton of guards here and you're going out and you're

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gonna attract this guy who's gonna get twenty plus minutes.

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Speaker 2: A game right as a point guard.

473
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Speaker 3: If you're really in the market for a guard and

474
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you're in contact with them along with these these four

475
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other schools, what does that tell you contingency plan? Is

476
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this a better culture fit for BYU? Is it better

477
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to go out and get a yegor type player because

478
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of you know what I mean?

479
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Speaker 2: Like maybe a better culture fit at BYU.

480
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Speaker 3: I don't know that only only those individuals justin Young,

481
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the ex Stewart and the coaching staff know that, but

482
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I found it very interesting that March twenty ninth, over

483
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the weekend, just yesterday, they were in contact with quinn Ellis.

484
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Speaker 2: Yeah.

485
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Speaker 6: The thing that that because you've said a couple of

486
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times that like, you're we're guard heavy right now. But

487
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here's the problem, Ben, that's not just a oh you

488
00:23:08,759 --> 00:23:11,759
just found out you were guard heavy. You came into

489
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last season without a front court. Like, let's be real

490
00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,079
about that. Abdul Ahmed was not the plan. You were

491
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not banking on having him. You got him as an extra,

492
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added bonus, which now I look back, and I also

493
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think it's interesting that Houston was interested in him.

494
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Speaker 2: I can't believe that Kelvin Sampson wanted.

495
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Speaker 3: An adept any depth. You need a shop blocker, I mean,

496
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that's what there.

497
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Speaker 6: Don't know that Abdullah's partly by Houston, maybe not, but

498
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but either way, the point being, like you are so

499
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full at guard line because you haven't really gone after

500
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the front court super well. And obviously we love Hadeem

501
00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,359
and we love Camba, but like none of them are

502
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true size.

503
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Speaker 2: Back to the basket, the Manovicas of the world, the

504
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the the Sars of the world, like so the the world.

505
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So you do need that. But then you see this

506
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sport and you're like, okay, Quinnellis.

507
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Speaker 6: Yeah, I will remind people we have not yet seen

508
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Nate Pickens play, so banking on Oh, Nate Pickens came

509
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,119
from UC Riverside, YadA YadA, YadA, like yeah, but we

510
00:24:18,279 --> 00:24:20,920
also sang the praises of a couple other guys we'd

511
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,599
never seen play and they didn't necessarily blow our minds

512
00:24:24,599 --> 00:24:28,559
out of the water this season. And so it is

513
00:24:28,799 --> 00:24:31,160
you're gonna have to gamble on somebody. That's basically what

514
00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,359
we're saying here. It's like somebody you may miss, you

515
00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,119
may let somebody walk and say, man, should we have

516
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,680
kept that guy? Or you keep somebody and say, man,

517
00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,400
should we have let that guy go? And that's kind

518
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of the position that you put yourself in when you

519
00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,799
have such a deep guard line. And then you look

520
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at Quinnellis. Quinnellis again, I'm inclined to believe in him.

521
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If the Louisville's and the Dukes of the world, if

522
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they want him, that makes me feel good. I don't

523
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want to just go into oh, well, Kevin Young did

524
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it with another international guy. So like, therefore this is

525
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,279
gonna work, even though I believe there is a propensity

526
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for that. I guess what I'm saying is like, at

527
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this point, given what I've seen over the last year,

528
00:25:13,559 --> 00:25:15,480
I don't really feel like you have any guarantees at

529
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,759
this point other than who had who you have seen play,

530
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:20,359
and that is Rob Wright.

531
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Speaker 2: That's the only person I feel right now is a guarantee. Ronald,

532
00:25:24,599 --> 00:25:26,400
you want to chime in on this, give me some

533
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insight here.

534
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I think when you look at the roster and

535
00:25:30,039 --> 00:25:33,000
and I want to preface this and say, guard play

536
00:25:33,079 --> 00:25:35,920
is so important for the tournament. I mean you're seeing

537
00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,880
it right to stretch. You know threes Sawid mull and

538
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,640
hit and shot like you need guard play. You need

539
00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,319
guys that can shoot the three. We know that for

540
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,039
a fact. Look at Houston. You know Emmanuel Sharp and Kingston,

541
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,079
I mean just didn't work maybe in that game. And

542
00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:52,279
then Illinois has a great offense. We see with Keaton Wagley.

543
00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:54,519
They got a great team. You see with you know

544
00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,720
what is it Paige's son like Andre like he can

545
00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,839
he can shoot the ball. Like you see that with

546
00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:02,160
the these teams been that are in the final four,

547
00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,480
but I also have to bring up for the fact

548
00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:09,200
of what Brett said, never seen they play. Never saw

549
00:26:09,319 --> 00:26:11,279
kJ play in a Big twelve game. No, he played, Juco,

550
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,359
not saying he's bad, right, never seen him play. This

551
00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,359
guy can play. So if you're asking me again now

552
00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,960
that I and again my my changes every week, right

553
00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,960
when if we get information, you update obviously the.

554
00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,400
Speaker 4: List to take the list as fluidous.

555
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Speaker 5: A certain guy would say, I'm starting to think that

556
00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:28,880
it's not gonna be one guy that's leaving by from

557
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,359
this from this room that's a guard.

558
00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:31,720
Speaker 4: I'm starting to think it's gonna be two now.

559
00:26:32,039 --> 00:26:33,279
Speaker 5: And if I had to, if I had to take

560
00:26:33,319 --> 00:26:35,279
a guess at Gander, I think it's the two that

561
00:26:35,319 --> 00:26:37,400
didn't play, because if he didn't play, you know, the

562
00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,160
guy they red shirt, and then the guy that you know,

563
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,319
unfortunately you know, didn't play in the game and got hurt,

564
00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,960
which was probably in practice or somewhere before that. I

565
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,880
would have to think that those two guys probably would

566
00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:49,839
maybe be on the outs. If you're gonna bring someone

567
00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,240
in and you know, you let them go there, they're

568
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,279
their way with that. I know that's gonna sound crazy

569
00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:56,920
of me to say, but it just they all can't

570
00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,519
coexist together. There's not enough basketball to have not guards

571
00:27:00,559 --> 00:27:02,680
on the team and they all play on one time.

572
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:04,160
I look at all of these guys and I think

573
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all these guys are Division one Power four guys that

574
00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:09,039
can play. Now, whether they start to come off the

575
00:27:09,039 --> 00:27:11,240
bench just nor here nor there, that's not the discussion

576
00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,200
I'm having. But they all can't be on this roster

577
00:27:13,559 --> 00:27:15,640
and play. Some people think they can, but one or

578
00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,039
two guys are not gonna get in the game been

579
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and touch the ball because as Brett said, they have

580
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no front court.

581
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Speaker 4: Houston is great. You know what they do. You can

582
00:27:22,839 --> 00:27:23,400
have as much.

583
00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:25,200
Speaker 5: Shooting, but they have about two or three bigs they

584
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,160
can rotate through. Or you have the guy that can

585
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,319
go small ball, stretch five and Sanak Junior. They don't

586
00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,359
have that on BYU yet. So look, before they do

587
00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,720
anything with getting you know, more guards, they need to

588
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,680
fix that front court and have that discussion. Because I

589
00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,559
think Kevin Young can get guards and he can fit

590
00:27:40,599 --> 00:27:42,480
that into his offense. What he did with Devin Booker

591
00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,480
and Chris p He's phenomenal with that. He needs to

592
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find guys that are six ten, six eleven that can

593
00:27:48,759 --> 00:27:50,759
help that are seven foot that can do that, and

594
00:27:50,759 --> 00:27:52,880
there's a bunch of guys out there, and I'm sorry,

595
00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,319
it's gonna sound crazy. Tell somebody to take a pay

596
00:27:55,319 --> 00:27:57,559
cut and pay one of those guys. I'd rather be

597
00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,720
Why you pay that guy high money at big that

598
00:27:59,799 --> 00:28:02,319
can coming to make an impact and actually means something,

599
00:28:02,319 --> 00:28:04,119
and split the rest of it between shooters and have

600
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depth at the guard line, because if you don't have

601
00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,480
a front court again, I'm being serious, you're gonna meet

602
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,079
another Voca Titis and he gonna daddy you. And I'm sorry,

603
00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,039
I'm just being real, and it's gonna be very bad,

604
00:28:13,079 --> 00:28:15,119
and it's gonna be very ugly, and Cougar Nation is

605
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,519
gonna go through all this up and down emotionalness again

606
00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,039
because you're neglecting that. You can neglect that be who

607
00:28:21,079 --> 00:28:22,960
is probably gonna stay on this roster, but he cannot

608
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,119
be the main guy. You need another main guy and

609
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,440
another another stretch five that can make the make defenses

610
00:28:29,519 --> 00:28:30,519
respect them from three.

611
00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:33,480
Speaker 4: And they don't have that. So to me again, front court,

612
00:28:33,839 --> 00:28:35,359
front court, front court.

613
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Speaker 3: Right now, you're looking at your your your seniors that

614
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are graduating with Richie obviously Keba Jared McGregor potentially Mihilo.

615
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Speaker 2: Mihailo mate try to get his year back.

616
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Speaker 3: I don't know if he's gonna be at b YU,

617
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though it sounds like if he does get a year back,

618
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he'll probably be moving on, and I would like actually

619
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be able.

620
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Speaker 2: To move on. No offense. I like Mihailo. He's a good,

621
00:28:59,119 --> 00:29:01,480
good player. He just progress enough.

622
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Speaker 3: And now is that him you know, is that his

623
00:29:04,119 --> 00:29:07,680
internal you know, habits, et cetera, or is that more coaching,

624
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,519
whatever it is, it doesn't look like it's a good fit,

625
00:29:10,039 --> 00:29:12,440
and they'll probably have to move on from each from

626
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each other. And you're looking for a stretch for like

627
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which component do you want BYU to prioritize the most

628
00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:22,599
a stretch for the seven footer that can compete in

629
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the Big twelve, or you're looking for shooters, like if

630
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you were a sequence most important the least important for

631
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you in payroll, what is it that you're looking for.

632
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We'll discuss that as well as some of the other individuals,

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the other players that are either in the portal right

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now that could be by you bound and the other

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players that could ultimately be interested in by you coming

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Speaker 3: We got Ronald three man Weaver behind the glass as

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well as Brent always bringing the hammer in studio. We're

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gonna get into our questions and polls.

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Speaker 2: Of the day. One of the things that one approaches this.

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Speaker 3: Okay, we are are in the mode of its transfer

681
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portal season right April seventh is when it all it

682
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all comes about. But there's already this early portal season

683
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where guys are hopping in or at least agents handlers

684
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are are are pushing out to the local and national

685
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media that they are going to be entering the portal.

686
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What is it that, b what you was looking to acquire?

687
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Is it number one shooters? Is it to a stretch four,

688
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number three, a seven foot five man? Like, how would

689
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you prioritize these from a payroll standpoint? If your byuk Ky,

690
00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:40,039
Justin Young, Doug Stewart, Brian Santiago too, because Brian has

691
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to oversee some of this stuff as well. So what's

692
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your priority right now knowing what your roster could potentially

693
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be with retention? Does that make sense? Like what's most

694
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important the least important in your mind?

695
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Speaker 6: I mean the I don't know, Like because issue number

696
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one for me and you could solve it a couple

697
00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:03,440
of differs, but like issue number one is spacing, because

698
00:33:03,839 --> 00:33:07,599
you're not just gonna magically go in from year to year.

699
00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:11,799
Take the spacing that AJ didn't have and make it

700
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for Bruce Branch. The only way you are going to

701
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make that spacing happen is if you get a player

702
00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:21,319
who is worth spacing a defense for now that can

703
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be defense or sorry not to see defense, that can

704
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be shooting. It could also be a big time seven footer.

705
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What I will say is, I think a big time

706
00:33:31,079 --> 00:33:35,880
seven footer solves some solves more of your problems.

707
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Speaker 2: Like, I think it's harder to find the seven footer guy.

708
00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,319
Speaker 6: I think it's easier to find shooters, not that it

709
00:33:42,359 --> 00:33:45,279
is by any means easy to find shooters. I just

710
00:33:45,359 --> 00:33:49,839
think like these crevas, these the sars, these these guys

711
00:33:50,039 --> 00:33:54,279
like that I think are harder to find who are big, athletic,

712
00:33:54,359 --> 00:33:58,720
but can also be effective from an offensive perspective to

713
00:33:58,759 --> 00:34:00,880
a point where like you have to account for them

714
00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:04,559
down low, because I never felt like defenses really wanted

715
00:34:04,599 --> 00:34:07,680
to account for Keba or for Abdullah Ahmed from an

716
00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,840
from a defensive perspective. They kind of just said, if

717
00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,639
you got to put back man, that is what it is.

718
00:34:12,679 --> 00:34:14,880
But like we're not worried about you getting a bucket

719
00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:19,440
on us. So if I have to pick between a

720
00:34:19,519 --> 00:34:23,320
high level shooter or that big seven footer back to

721
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:27,239
the basket offensive threat. I think that's what I'm taking

722
00:34:27,639 --> 00:34:30,960
because if maybe that way you can get defenses to crash,

723
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,880
get a kickout. And I think Alexi, if he gets

724
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,519
more time, he can be a good time shooter that

725
00:34:36,599 --> 00:34:39,360
you need. But I think that big time seven footer

726
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,239
would would would cause those defenses to crash and give

727
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:43,320
you that kind of opportunity.

728
00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,159
Speaker 2: With Bruce Branch and some other guys.

729
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,719
Speaker 3: Ronnie, where do you stand at his guard's wings shooting

730
00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:52,159
just like a stretch for b true seven footer with

731
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,519
like back to the basket game or just d like

732
00:34:54,599 --> 00:34:58,480
best available regardless of particular position.

733
00:34:58,519 --> 00:35:01,559
Speaker 4: Stretch for back to the basket guy. I'm going with that.

734
00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:04,639
Brett emphasized the great point of shooting.

735
00:35:04,679 --> 00:35:06,480
Speaker 5: Given a Lexi more time, he saw him come on

736
00:35:06,519 --> 00:35:09,000
and get iny, go down and stretch. In the words

737
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,480
that Kevion that sucker can shoot, he can't. Alexi's a

738
00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:14,039
good basketball player. In my opinion, He's gonna have confidence

739
00:35:14,039 --> 00:35:16,400
coming back as a sophomore to build on that back

740
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,599
to the basket though. You know why, here's the thing.

741
00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:24,039
Defense wins championships. You need to get the defense and

742
00:35:24,079 --> 00:35:27,039
the boards in order by you allowed too many people

743
00:35:27,039 --> 00:35:28,840
to get to the basket. And I know what people

744
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,880
are gonna say, but the three point shoots back, that

745
00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,199
can be fixed. But you know what happens when guys

746
00:35:33,199 --> 00:35:35,239
fly past you want to drive in How many times

747
00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:36,559
people saw Tugler in Houston.

748
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:38,239
Speaker 4: I don't know if I want that smell like.

749
00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:42,599
Speaker 5: It makes it just it forces teams to think differently

750
00:35:42,679 --> 00:35:44,440
and how they score in the paint. Like think a

751
00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,960
team like Arizona that they bully you and they score

752
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,079
in the paint and they they can take threes, they

753
00:35:49,119 --> 00:35:51,320
just choose not to like think about that. So I

754
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,079
think rebounding and I think defense is important, Ben, So

755
00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,760
I'm gonna go back to the basket stretch four or five.

756
00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,119
That's what I'm gonna go with first, because the rebounding

757
00:35:59,199 --> 00:36:01,719
was an issue at point in Kiba Well, I felt

758
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,079
like sometimes he was out there alone. My highlighting playoff

759
00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:06,840
to expectation. So I'm like, I've seen enough of a

760
00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,239
senior undersize guy. Go get the six foot you know,

761
00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:12,360
eleven or seven foot or Ben, I'm ready to see

762
00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:12,679
it now.

763
00:36:13,159 --> 00:36:13,679
Speaker 2: Yeah.

764
00:36:14,039 --> 00:36:16,599
Speaker 3: I mean you look at your competition of the Big twelve,

765
00:36:16,599 --> 00:36:19,079
and what would you say hurt be what you the most.

766
00:36:19,119 --> 00:36:21,760
It's lack of three point shooting or did it? Was

767
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:27,800
it the lack of rebounding, limiting second chance points, back

768
00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:30,800
the basket type of game like which one was more

769
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:32,039
of a pain point though?

770
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:33,039
Speaker 2: You know what I mean?

771
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,599
Speaker 6: I think I think this last year defense was your

772
00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:37,880
bigger issue more than shooting, because like they found a

773
00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:41,000
way to look at their look at their points per game. Yeah,

774
00:36:41,039 --> 00:36:42,920
Like they found a way to get on the board.

775
00:36:43,039 --> 00:36:45,320
It may not have been the most efficient, it may

776
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,000
not have been the prey prettiest, but.

777
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,159
Speaker 2: They found a way to get buckets.

778
00:36:49,199 --> 00:36:52,920
Speaker 6: Now, largely that was Ajabontso, which I don't know if

779
00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:55,239
Bruce Branch is going to be the number one score

780
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,760
in the country. I still think he'll be top ten,

781
00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,519
top fifteen, whatever, But I don't know that he's.

782
00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:01,119
Speaker 2: Gonna be number one in the country.

783
00:37:01,599 --> 00:37:04,679
Speaker 6: So from that standpoint, like I think, you gotta figure

784
00:37:04,679 --> 00:37:07,760
out defense because you're just not gonna be able to

785
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,079
get away with all right, man, we'll just be in

786
00:37:10,079 --> 00:37:12,480
a shootout every single night in fifty to fifty it'll

787
00:37:12,519 --> 00:37:14,880
go our way. You've got to figure out how to

788
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,639
slow guys down on the defensive end.

789
00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:21,719
Speaker 3: Yeah, he look at the roster as is, and you're

790
00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:27,599
wondering who's coming back current roster, you know, without your seniors, right, Richie,

791
00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:32,079
Jared Caba, et cetera. AJ is going to the NBA. Right,

792
00:37:33,679 --> 00:37:36,199
you have to imagine there's gonna be at least half

793
00:37:36,199 --> 00:37:39,440
of this roster gone. Rob right, the third Tyler marauss Berdikoslowski,

794
00:37:39,559 --> 00:37:42,760
Mihailo Boskovic could get a year back. I'm keeping him

795
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,320
there because I've just heard that he's trying to get

796
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:48,239
that year back. Alexi Kostik, Hadem Boo, Nate Pickens, Dominiue Diamonde,

797
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:51,840
Dawson Baker, Kennard Davis Junior's Avian State and Abdullah Akhmed

798
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:55,199
and then kJ Perry. Half of these guys are probably gone.

799
00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,360
That's kind of how vial I feel like there's gonna

800
00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,599
be half of those guys that could be out, And

801
00:37:59,639 --> 00:38:02,239
who do you move on from? Are they they? Do

802
00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:07,199
they believe in Tyler Morass? Do they believe in Alexi

803
00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:07,639
coast It?

804
00:38:08,199 --> 00:38:12,519
Speaker 2: Yes? I think so? Do they believe that that? Do

805
00:38:12,639 --> 00:38:14,079
they believe in Kennard Davis Junior?

806
00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:14,519
Speaker 6: Right?

807
00:38:14,519 --> 00:38:15,760
Speaker 2: Obviously they've played another stretch.

808
00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,599
Speaker 3: Do they believe in Xavi and Styton, Abdullah, Achmed, kJ Perry.

809
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:23,039
I mean half of these guys could be gone.

810
00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,880
Speaker 6: I don't even think you need like intel to say that,

811
00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:29,920
Like I think just living in the world of college basketball,

812
00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,519
in the world of college sports we're in, like that's

813
00:38:31,559 --> 00:38:33,920
not even a shot at anybody. It's just like, hey man,

814
00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:37,199
odds are people are leaving or or to your point

815
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,239
about Rob Wright, like at least just going to see

816
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:44,000
what does my market look like. So I don't think

817
00:38:44,039 --> 00:38:47,239
that that's crazy to say at all. If you had

818
00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:50,440
to ask me, like which guys I feel most confident

819
00:38:50,519 --> 00:38:55,559
are staying, I'd say Canard and Alexi strictly based off

820
00:38:55,599 --> 00:38:58,159
of those are the guys who played the most minutes.

821
00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:04,360
But to Ron's point, like if they haven't played, then

822
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:08,079
the coaching staff really hasn't put any stock into you,

823
00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:12,039
and so they feel probably better off keeping guys who

824
00:39:12,039 --> 00:39:15,880
they've played than guys like kJ Perry, who may be

825
00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:19,320
elite and other worldly, but like you just haven't seen

826
00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:21,639
in place. You don't know what you're getting with him,

827
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,000
and you can't live in this world of like, oh man,

828
00:39:24,039 --> 00:39:25,800
well look at what he did at the other level.

829
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,039
It's like, Okay, this is not the WCC dog, this

830
00:39:29,079 --> 00:39:31,320
is the Big twelve. This is playing with the big

831
00:39:31,360 --> 00:39:33,840
boys like Arizona State in the Houston, Like this is

832
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,039
Elite eight basketball.

833
00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:35,559
Speaker 2: It's not.

834
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,920
Speaker 6: Oh man, he was really great in JUCO or he

835
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:41,559
was really great and great and like the Midwest OHI

836
00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:45,239
Dental Ohio Dental College Conference, Like you have to be

837
00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:49,119
ready to play with the best of the best. And

838
00:39:49,159 --> 00:39:51,760
so from that standpoint, like you have to kind of

839
00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,000
you can't really rely on faith, I guess, is what

840
00:39:54,039 --> 00:39:56,280
I'm saying, Like you have to take what you see,

841
00:39:56,559 --> 00:40:01,840
and what you've seen is Kinnard, Yes, Alexi, when Alexi's hot, Man,

842
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,639
he's hot. I don't know about guys like kJ Perry

843
00:40:05,679 --> 00:40:08,480
and Nate Pickens who haven't played, who could absolutely be

844
00:40:08,559 --> 00:40:10,480
other worldly, but like we just don't know that.

845
00:40:11,039 --> 00:40:15,559
Speaker 3: Yeah, well right now kind of like what I'm so,

846
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,079
let's get into what Robert booc Coombs has to say.

847
00:40:18,599 --> 00:40:20,280
Speaker 2: There are two clear needs b OI will need.

848
00:40:20,199 --> 00:40:24,000
Speaker 3: To address this offseason, uh and other needs will depend

849
00:40:24,039 --> 00:40:26,679
on who's transferre out, he says, shooting k Why has

850
00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:29,280
said since he stepped on a campus that you can

851
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,559
never have too much shooting, and immediately following Bili's loss

852
00:40:32,599 --> 00:40:36,119
to Texas, Ky said b Yu needs more shooting next season.

853
00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:40,360
One source told Robbie that BA will not prioritize non shooting,

854
00:40:40,599 --> 00:40:42,039
non five.

855
00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:43,199
Speaker 2: Men in the transfer portal.

856
00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,639
Speaker 3: So if you're a one through four that isn't a

857
00:40:46,639 --> 00:40:49,039
great shooter, I don't think BA will have many of

858
00:40:49,079 --> 00:40:50,360
those on their big.

859
00:40:50,159 --> 00:40:53,000
Speaker 2: Board, which it kind of felt like they had a

860
00:40:53,039 --> 00:40:55,119
few of those. Yeah, yeah, yep, yep, yep.

861
00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,920
Speaker 3: Big man bou starting center is not on the roster.

862
00:40:59,519 --> 00:41:01,960
He says he expects a dual docmented transfer out and

863
00:41:02,039 --> 00:41:04,960
Xavian stateon UH to stay on the roster. He's not

864
00:41:05,079 --> 00:41:08,880
ready to be your starting center UH day one next season.

865
00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:11,360
Kay Why said after the Texas lost, BLI needs a

866
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:13,400
more rugged big man to compete at the Big twelve.

867
00:41:14,159 --> 00:41:16,639
Robbie says he expects a starting center to be one

868
00:41:16,679 --> 00:41:19,480
of Billie's three or four highest paid positions on the roster.

869
00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,719
Three potential names to watch if they hit the portal

870
00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:28,480
Arizona State's Masamba jop Uh and then Cincinnati's Mustafa them

871
00:41:28,599 --> 00:41:32,480
and then UNC's Henry Vassar all three our future NBA

872
00:41:32,519 --> 00:41:35,920
players and had their head coach fired, any one could

873
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,320
instantly be a top five or ten player in the portal,

874
00:41:38,679 --> 00:41:41,400
and all three would carry a massive price tag north

875
00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:43,559
of two to three million dollars. Every top school would

876
00:41:43,599 --> 00:41:46,400
be interested be what you included. So those are the

877
00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:48,760
two spots right that he's looking at.

878
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,239
Speaker 4: Eta Mustafa can play.

879
00:41:52,199 --> 00:41:55,400
Speaker 2: Yeah, is interesting.

880
00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:58,840
Speaker 6: Yeah, because first of all, Bo you saw UNC and

881
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:02,960
that exhibition game earlier of the season. But Vassar also

882
00:42:03,199 --> 00:42:06,239
is interesting because if you believe the Tommy Lloyd rumors

883
00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:10,079
to UNC. If I'm not mistaken, Vassar was playing for

884
00:42:10,199 --> 00:42:11,360
Arizona last year.

885
00:42:11,559 --> 00:42:12,599
Speaker 2: Was he not run.

886
00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:14,880
Speaker 4: Like it?

887
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,800
Speaker 6: Maybe if Tommy Lloyd goes to UNC, then Vassar is

888
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,119
not leaving because his head coach is coming back. Or

889
00:42:20,199 --> 00:42:23,280
maybe he's saying, I transferred away from you for a

890
00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,480
reason because you didn't play me. I don't want to

891
00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:28,079
stick around out that you're coming here. But I think,

892
00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:31,360
like of all the of all those three guys, the

893
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:33,280
guy I think that worried me the most was the

894
00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:37,119
sarv sarg Bou problems, the problem, but the last the

895
00:42:37,159 --> 00:42:40,760
season before, I think that would be a really interesting one.

896
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,920
Speaker 3: Most recently, there was a big man they just hopped

897
00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:46,440
into the portal from Saint Mary's.

898
00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:47,440
Speaker 2: I don't know if you guys saw this.

899
00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:51,079
Speaker 3: The seven foot three, uh big man that could be

900
00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:56,079
following his former coach Sink Mary center Andrew McKeever playing

901
00:42:56,159 --> 00:42:58,639
Andrew the transfer portal. Sources told on three this is

902
00:42:58,639 --> 00:43:02,039
from Joe Tipton said foot three sophomore average eight point

903
00:43:02,079 --> 00:43:05,000
two points per game, nine point two rebounds in twenty

904
00:43:05,039 --> 00:43:10,440
three minutes per game. So h McKeever could be an

905
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:15,559
individual that BYU evaluates as well, big man that could

906
00:43:15,599 --> 00:43:18,679
fit into I guess the BYU culture as well.

907
00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:21,039
Speaker 2: But I'm sure Randy Bennet's hat on his trail right now.

908
00:43:21,119 --> 00:43:23,840
Oh yeah, that's right, didn't even think about that. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

909
00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,760
so yeah, they followed it.

910
00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:27,480
Speaker 5: They're not getting him. No, I'm just gonna say it

911
00:43:27,559 --> 00:43:30,159
right now. He's going with Randy and rightfully. So I mean,

912
00:43:30,159 --> 00:43:32,159
look that that dude's a problem too. He can pass

913
00:43:32,199 --> 00:43:34,760
and look, I think going back to Brett's point of that,

914
00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,119
I think those are your guys depending on it, Uh,

915
00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:40,360
you know, Vasar, you know, it just depends how much

916
00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:41,920
he's getting paid a U n C.

917
00:43:42,599 --> 00:43:44,960
Speaker 4: Obviously you know they're they're blue Bud b A.

918
00:43:45,079 --> 00:43:46,519
Speaker 5: You can pay too, but I don't know if you

919
00:43:46,559 --> 00:43:48,679
want to pay that with the other needs that you have.

920
00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:53,280
Speaker 4: But again I go Mustapha. You know a team Ben.

921
00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,039
Speaker 5: I like that he can shoot the three, defend NBA

922
00:43:56,159 --> 00:43:58,639
prospect of Vasar gate Bo you a bunch of problems.

923
00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,960
So between those two, that's tough because I like the

924
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,480
skill set of both of what they bring.

925
00:44:03,519 --> 00:44:05,320
Speaker 4: But if you're talking about a guy that.

926
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:08,119
Speaker 5: Can do it all all around level, it's probably bizarre,

927
00:44:08,199 --> 00:44:09,280
then you're probably gonna go with.

928
00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:11,039
Speaker 4: But we'll see what they're able to do.

929
00:44:11,119 --> 00:44:13,360
Speaker 5: But if that's that ballpark of two to three of

930
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:16,119
Vasar's four to five, I think if they they have

931
00:44:16,119 --> 00:44:17,840
to go into the portal, of course, I think they'll

932
00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:19,760
take you know, Mustafa, and I think that would fit

933
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:22,000
great because it's a guy that doesn't complain about shot

934
00:44:22,039 --> 00:44:24,679
selection and who's just gonna play defensive rebound if that's

935
00:44:24,679 --> 00:44:25,400
what it comes down to.

936
00:44:26,519 --> 00:44:30,440
Speaker 3: Other players that Robbie has pointed out for shooters, Stefan

937
00:44:31,199 --> 00:44:35,719
Vox from Providence, who's a six foot seven freshman, made

938
00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:38,239
the Big East Fall Freshman team, averaging fifteen point eight

939
00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:42,360
points on ninety one of two hundred and sixty three

940
00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:44,519
point shooting, so thirty five percent from the three point

941
00:44:44,559 --> 00:44:47,280
line on two hundred and sixty attempts. So someone to

942
00:44:47,360 --> 00:44:50,079
take a look at Jake Jahleen, the stretch forward. He's

943
00:44:50,119 --> 00:44:53,800
six foot ten stretch forward that started twenty nine games

944
00:44:53,840 --> 00:44:56,480
for Clemson, shot thirty three percent from the three point line.

945
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:01,920
He's He's a former BYU commit, late at Utah and

946
00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:05,079
has been at Clemson the last year. Ryder Frost, Notre

947
00:45:05,159 --> 00:45:07,599
Dame wing four star prospect got a high school Frost

948
00:45:07,679 --> 00:45:10,559
had at quiet freshman season for a Notre Dame. Frost

949
00:45:10,559 --> 00:45:13,159
averaged just two point seven points per game, but did

950
00:45:13,199 --> 00:45:15,920
shoot twenty to fifty two to thirty eight percent from

951
00:45:16,159 --> 00:45:18,400
from three point line in his minimal time. So someone

952
00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:21,159
to look at. Carson Templand, Utah State ford in center.

953
00:45:21,559 --> 00:45:24,239
Templand is an ELDS player who plays three years who

954
00:45:24,239 --> 00:45:26,519
has played three years at Utah State and recently announced

955
00:45:26,639 --> 00:45:29,000
that he will enter the portal. Templan was the Mountain

956
00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:31,440
West Conference sixth man of the Year after eight eight

957
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:33,960
point eight points per game, four point two rebounds, in

958
00:45:34,039 --> 00:45:37,000
one block in just nineteen minutes, and was twenty one

959
00:45:37,559 --> 00:45:40,239
sixty four from three, so thirty two percent.

960
00:45:40,559 --> 00:45:44,719
Speaker 2: A six foot nine big man, Parker Fredrickson Davidson guard.

961
00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:47,320
Speaker 3: The six foot four guard played two seasons at wake

962
00:45:47,360 --> 00:45:51,880
Forest before transferring to Davidson and Ethan Copeland Stetson guard.

963
00:45:52,119 --> 00:45:54,480
Copeland is a return missionary who had a big season

964
00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:56,440
for stets N. Listed at six foot two, Copeland average

965
00:45:56,480 --> 00:45:59,840
fifteen points and was one of the nation's best shooters,

966
00:46:00,119 --> 00:46:03,119
shooting forty three percent from three on two hundred and

967
00:46:03,119 --> 00:46:07,320
fifty four attempts. Jackson Holcombe UVU wing, another return missionary.

968
00:46:07,320 --> 00:46:09,639
Holcomb had a great season for UVU. Jackson led UVU

969
00:46:09,679 --> 00:46:12,599
in points per game. That's sixteen point point sixteen points

970
00:46:12,599 --> 00:46:15,320
per game, rebounds of seven rebounds per game, and.

971
00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:16,079
Speaker 2: Two point two steals.

972
00:46:16,079 --> 00:46:18,960
Speaker 3: He's a six foot seven wing and that can shoot

973
00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:22,639
the three decently. Actually, he shot only six to thirty

974
00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:27,440
seven from three, not a not an. I don't know

975
00:46:27,559 --> 00:46:28,960
how good of a three point shooter he is. I

976
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:31,239
apologize for that. He doesn't look too good right now.

977
00:46:31,719 --> 00:46:36,400
Trevin Lionheart UVU point guard, another return missionary, average twelve points,

978
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:38,719
six assistem five point four rebounds, will shooting set thirty

979
00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:41,440
seven percent from the three point line. Isaac Garrett is

980
00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:45,639
an Oakland forward. The Pleasant Grove NATed native had a

981
00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:48,159
good year for Oakland after a nice run at Snow College.

982
00:46:48,159 --> 00:46:49,280
Speaker 2: Six foot eight forward center.

983
00:46:49,400 --> 00:46:51,559
Speaker 3: Garrett average thirteen point seven points per game and seven

984
00:46:51,559 --> 00:46:58,679
point eight rebounds. Isaac Finlandson a Hawaii wing LDS kid

985
00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:01,920
after playing at you Tech Snow College, Finlands and had

986
00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:03,679
a nice season for the Rainbow Warrior six foot eight

987
00:47:03,719 --> 00:47:07,760
wing Finlands and averaged nine point two points per game

988
00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:10,519
and was thirty nine percent from the three point line

989
00:47:10,519 --> 00:47:13,880
on eighty seven attempts. And why I got to the

990
00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:18,039
NCAA tournament. So good, good, good player from a good roster.

991
00:47:19,199 --> 00:47:22,400
Nicholas at vallis a six foot nine international point guard

992
00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:25,480
who had lottery pig aspiration. Someone to keep an eye on.

993
00:47:25,519 --> 00:47:29,360
And then Cole machat Charleston Center and then Anton Bunk

994
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:33,639
of Charlotte another b way you recruited hit this guy

995
00:47:34,039 --> 00:47:37,119
out of Juco when Mark Pope was head coach. After

996
00:47:37,159 --> 00:47:40,079
a season at Providence, two hundred and seventy pounds big

997
00:47:40,119 --> 00:47:42,360
Man went to Charlotte this year. He averaged ten point

998
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,480
six points per game, eight point three rebounds, one point

999
00:47:44,559 --> 00:47:49,679
five blocks, and was was a nice player for Charlotte.

1000
00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:52,320
It could be in the portal here. So other buzz

1001
00:47:52,679 --> 00:47:55,519
is around, like Colin Chandler and maybe Mason false Lev

1002
00:47:55,679 --> 00:47:58,639
is what Robbie was. There were some reports coming out

1003
00:47:58,679 --> 00:48:02,039
of like certain insiders from the Big Blue there at

1004
00:48:02,119 --> 00:48:05,840
Kentucky saying that that Colin's wife has moved her business

1005
00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:07,360
to Utah.

1006
00:48:07,599 --> 00:48:09,719
Speaker 2: Is Colin going to enter the portal?

1007
00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:13,719
Speaker 3: It seemed like after the NCAA tournament loss that he

1008
00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:17,840
was all in on Mark Pope, very positive on Mark Pope,

1009
00:48:17,880 --> 00:48:19,679
that he wants to ride or die with Mark Pope.

1010
00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:21,760
We can maybe find that sound bite, but I think

1011
00:48:22,519 --> 00:48:25,400
I don't know. I don't know if Colin is really

1012
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:27,639
up for grabs right now. Mason false Levet. I chat

1013
00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:30,360
with a few people close to Mason, and they said

1014
00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:33,159
they'd be really surprised if Mason left. He's kind of

1015
00:48:33,159 --> 00:48:35,679
building roots in a legacy there at Utah State. They

1016
00:48:35,719 --> 00:48:40,639
just hired their next head coach from Northern Iowa, and

1017
00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:42,360
so they have their The next day they went out

1018
00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:45,519
and got a guy immediately, and so hopefully they can

1019
00:48:45,559 --> 00:48:51,920
retain the star of the Mountain West Conference. And in

1020
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:53,199
Mason false Levet.

1021
00:48:53,599 --> 00:48:56,000
Speaker 6: Yeah, I was really surprised to see the Colin Chandler

1022
00:48:56,079 --> 00:48:59,119
stuff on. And I don't know if there was anyone

1023
00:48:59,159 --> 00:49:05,719
that really official, It was fan sites that were discussing it. Yeah,

1024
00:49:05,760 --> 00:49:07,639
and I don't I don't think he's coming to be

1025
00:49:07,719 --> 00:49:10,360
it because the argument for BUYU is, oh, he was

1026
00:49:10,400 --> 00:49:12,480
recruited by Bolliott, but yeah, who was he recruited by

1027
00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:13,400
Mark Pope?

1028
00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:13,679
Speaker 4: Yeah?

1029
00:49:13,719 --> 00:49:16,239
Speaker 2: He's with now ye, So yeah.

1030
00:49:16,280 --> 00:49:18,320
Speaker 6: The only argument that you could really make is if

1031
00:49:18,320 --> 00:49:19,880
his wife was like, I really want to go back

1032
00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:23,199
to Utah, and if for some reason, because again, like

1033
00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:26,079
he still kind of sounds like he's pretty committed to

1034
00:49:26,280 --> 00:49:28,280
Mark Pope, so like, as fun as that would be,

1035
00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:31,480
and I actually think Colin Chandler would be a great

1036
00:49:31,559 --> 00:49:32,719
fit for the athlete that.

1037
00:49:32,679 --> 00:49:34,679
Speaker 2: He is, the shooter that he is, I think that'd

1038
00:49:34,679 --> 00:49:38,039
be an awesome pickup. I just don't think it's gonna happen. Roddie,

1039
00:49:38,039 --> 00:49:38,760
what do you got for me?

1040
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:39,239
Speaker 1: Yeah?

1041
00:49:39,320 --> 00:49:41,199
Speaker 4: I think, uh, you look at his college.

1042
00:49:41,199 --> 00:49:43,239
Speaker 5: They're committed to coaches, right, So as long as Mark

1043
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:46,360
Pope there, Colin Chandler's there unless something you know, I

1044
00:49:46,480 --> 00:49:49,440
shouldn't say dramatic, you know, catastrophic would have happened, or

1045
00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:51,679
if there was like really a you know, a bad

1046
00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:53,840
like you know ending, But I don't think that. I

1047
00:49:53,840 --> 00:49:55,519
think as long as Mark Pope is a coach, and

1048
00:49:55,639 --> 00:49:57,760
I told you then, because he won a game and

1049
00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:00,199
because he got it together, he's gonna keep his job again.

1050
00:50:00,199 --> 00:50:02,760
I don't think he's gonna go anytime soon. Unless he

1051
00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:04,280
has a bad year next year, then he's out. But

1052
00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:05,719
if he does what he did this year next year,

1053
00:50:05,719 --> 00:50:07,880
I can see it finishing up. But Colin will be

1054
00:50:07,880 --> 00:50:09,760
in a Kentucky Blue jersey as long as marp Pope

1055
00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:12,119
as a coach. And even then Ben, if Mark Pope

1056
00:50:12,199 --> 00:50:13,960
leaves and goes elsewhere and it becomes the head coach,

1057
00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,639
who's to say Colin Chandler wouldn't fall like let's say

1058
00:50:16,840 --> 00:50:18,519
follow him, Like let's say he came to be a

1059
00:50:18,559 --> 00:50:22,440
Big twelve coaches, Colin Chandler probably would either would think

1060
00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:25,360
about going to back to BYU, but he also think

1061
00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:27,360
about following Mark Pope if he was at another program.

1062
00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:29,559
Speaker 4: I think that's just what the relationship is.

1063
00:50:31,480 --> 00:50:34,840
Speaker 3: By the way, Ben Jacobson is going to be the

1064
00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:37,800
new Utah State head coach five year deal after twenty

1065
00:50:38,199 --> 00:50:39,400
after twenty seasons.

1066
00:50:39,400 --> 00:50:41,400
Speaker 2: That's the Panthers head coach. That's pretty crazy.

1067
00:50:41,679 --> 00:50:46,079
Speaker 3: Jacobson, Ben Jacobson taking his talents to Logan and Utah State.

1068
00:50:46,199 --> 00:50:48,320
Let's take a time out. But that's a question and

1069
00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:51,360
Polly chied then on it. Who are you prioritizing? What

1070
00:50:51,360 --> 00:50:55,280
are you prioritizing in the portal for BYU men's basketball.

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