1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,040 With the mink man with the mink man here ready to roll. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,000 Let's check this out Hang on, Mink. 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,560 Are we good? Make sure we're good here, make 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,200 sure everything. Oh, what does that mean? 5 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:12,320 Getting the picture there, buddy. 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:14,760 Now we get it's like it's like the broadcast. 7 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:16,160 Well, I don't know why that didn't happen there. 8 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,720 What's going on, everybody, we are in DC, but I see it Mink. 9 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,200 I want to try to get that dude man, you see every time that 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,200 it's not letting me do that. All right, so we are we're in 11 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,120 the team hotel here. We had a nice little breakfast, 12 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,240 you and I and we are getting ready for tonight, which is 13 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,520 going to be absolutely awesome. It's going to be so much fun. 14 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,160 This day is going to go so slow. By the way, mate, that's the 15 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:38,840 other thing like when you know, I don't know if you felt this in 16 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:40,600 San Diego, but I certainly felt this. 17 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,920 I'm like, all right, especially the the time difference let's 18 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,640 go. It's like time was moving so 19 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,040 slow. So we need to get a sense of how 20 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,120 the vocal cords, are they going to be ready for the bingos 21 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,200 tonight? How are you feeling me? 22 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,560 I'm feeling pretty good and and you know what, though, when when 23 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,360 you take a look at the matchups here tonight, both games, this 24 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:05,239 is to me, this is a final four worthy doubleheader. 25 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,120 Any of the four team. You can make an argument that 26 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,560 the winner of this particular region wins the national 27 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,080 championship. That's an argument but that you 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:18,720 know for another day. But put it this way for me, 29 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,640 players like to be on that stage, coaches like to be on 30 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,120 that big stage, and announcers do as well. 31 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,120 Oh my God. I mean, that's we, we crave 32 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:29,880 this. Are you kidding me? 33 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:33,240 One thing that I noticed, I don't know if you got the same 34 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,200 sense. And I felt it in San Diego too. 35 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,480 The players, like everybody around St. 36 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,880 John's is very calm, very confident, very, very like in 37 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:47,880 just in a like you almost wouldn't get the sense that 38 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,400 certainly not even close to being overwhelmed. 39 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,640 But it's just like a business as usual. 40 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,040 I what they're projecting, I like, I like what they're even 41 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,000 in the hotel walking around. I like the vibe. 42 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:05,080 I think they follow the head coach and the way he takes 43 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,520 things in the way he continues to conduct practice the same 44 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,680 way, at least the practices that I've seen from earlier on, even 45 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:18,360 back in November. And so I think they they follow 46 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:24,320 that lead because if the head coach is calm, collected and 47 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,800 confident, I think the players will be as well. 48 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,440 Mink's got his notes there. We're going to we're going to 49 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,000 dive into some notes and all that stuff, but I don't want to 50 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,240 dive into them yet Mink because what I want to do to I think 51 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,480 certainly, and this is for the older Saint John's fan, the fan 52 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,560 who's been waiting for this literally since 1999, all those 53 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,440 lean years in between. I I think to really fully enjoy 54 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,160 the journey and we'll get into the game, sure, but to enjoy the 55 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,760 journey, you know, let's let's kind of look at where we were, 56 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,160 like where we where where St. John's Wallace is a program and 57 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,760 we've talked about this a lot. You know, I was I was looking at 58 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,240 all the years since the first time that I ever called the St. 59 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,280 John's game, right? There's a couple of decent year 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:03,800 sprinkle in there. Obviously Lavin made the 61 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,280 tournament one year. Mully made the tournament one 62 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:07,640 year. Mike Anderson had a couple of 63 00:03:07,640 --> 00:03:09,960 decent competitive teams, but obviously nothing that we 64 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,320 really, really wanted the first year to. 65 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,360 And this is in succession from because you have to appreciate 66 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,960 this like you have to, and again, this, this for the older 67 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,920 St. John's, but to, to really revel 68 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:25,480 here and, and, and really just soak it in. 69 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,400 I think it's almost unfair or, or unwise to, to bypass the, the 70 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,480 rocky road, right? So you're looking at in 71 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:38,640 succession guys from O3 to whatever, 6 and 21, six and 21. 72 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,880 Think that was my introduction to St. 73 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:46,400 John's basketball. 6 and 21, then 9 and 18, then 12 and 15, 74 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,240 then 16 and 15. All right, little progress. 75 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:56,160 Then 11 and 19, then 16 and 18, and then 17 and 16. 76 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:01,680 You're talking about 6-7 years of, of basically nothing and not 77 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,480 even being remotely relevant on the college basketball stage. 78 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,720 And, and I say that because it does illuminate just just how 79 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,160 far St. John's has come. 80 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,480 Right? Absolutely. 81 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,839 You know what, you figured this, and I told you this earlier, 82 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:23,800 back-to-back thirty win seasons compared to what it was before, 83 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,560 where we had now thirty wins in each of the last two years. 84 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,120 All the those other years that you're referring to, that was 30 85 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,120 games. Yes, yes, no, I, it's absolutely 86 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:38,960 you're right. And you know, it's funny too, 87 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:44,960 because all of those, most of the others, 8 and 2414 and 1916 88 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:50,520 and 1716 and 1117 and 15, so many of those seasons were 89 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:55,440 peppered with a completely uncompetitive non conference 90 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,360 schedule. You know, I'm not going to start 91 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,320 naming local schools. I'm not looking to disrespect 92 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,080 anybody, but you know, schools from the Mac or schools from the 93 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,080 NEC like those kind of I remember I remember doing the 94 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:06,280 game. I don't I don't think it was 95 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:07,600 with you. I think it was Crispino. 96 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,280 If I'm wrong, correct me. Did you do the game when they 97 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,200 unveiled Carta Seca ring the floor? 98 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:15,280 I don't think that was you. OK. 99 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,120 Yeah, that was myself and Crispy and and Tariq was in the booth. 100 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,320 They played Saint Francis that night as they honored Luke Carta 101 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:27,200 Seca and they lost the game in Queens against Saint Francis the 102 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,680 Terriers again, no disrespect, but it's Saint Francis. 103 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,400 My God, they don't have a team anymore. 104 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,080 They got got rid of the athletic program. 105 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,360 Make think about that. Honoring Luke Carta Seca and 106 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,320 losing to Saint Francis to where we are now. 107 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:41,640 Wow. And there was the year when 108 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:46,320 Mullen was coaching and St. John's goes up to Syracuse and 109 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:51,920 wins against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome in very impressive 110 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,400 fashion. I did that game with you. 111 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,480 That was on a weeknight, weeknight. 112 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,960 We come back Sunday and lose to Incarnate words. 113 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,040 Oh my God. I remember I I still don't even 114 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,280 know if I know where. Is that a Texas school? 115 00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:09,560 Yeah. Somewhere, something like that, 116 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:10,000 Right. Yeah. 117 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,600 So it's been a an incredibly bumpy ride. 118 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,040 And it's just, you know, it's been so amazing this year. 119 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,760 And it's crazy too. And I've asked Rick about this. 120 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,240 Where, you know, I, I, I guess when you're just great at 121 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,640 something and you're great at something for that long, like 122 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,240 you've got your, your beliefs and, and what, what kind of 123 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,800 players you need and what kind of support staff you need and 124 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,120 what you demand of your players. So obviously Rick has a script 125 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,000 that clearly works. But you know, I, I even asked 126 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:35,880 him on one of the TV shows on the Red Storm report. 127 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,360 I'm like, Rick, when, when you showed up for your press 128 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,400 conference and you looked into that camera like you and I are 129 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,280 right now, and you said, oh, St. John's going to be back. 130 00:06:44,280 --> 00:06:45,880 I guarantee you St. John's going to be back in a big 131 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,360 way. Like as somebody who tried to 132 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,440 elevate St. John's what and and just failed. 133 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,200 What do you think? At the end of the day, Mink is 134 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,800 Ritz best characteristic. I've never asked you that. 135 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,680 I'm I'm very curious how you answer that question. 136 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,640 Could very well. First thing I think is 137 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:05,320 evaluation of players, evaluation of talent and taking 138 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:10,440 that talent and seeing how it can adjust. 139 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:15,360 The talent can adjust to his way of teaching. 140 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,640 So it's not to me it it's not like, all right, I'm the coach. 141 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,800 This is the system, this is what we do and that's it. 142 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:31,920 You got to adjust to this. I think that there's a little 143 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:33,760 both. So he's, so he's flexible. 144 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:38,400 He's flexible, he said. If, if, if, if one of my players 145 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:43,480 that I have great confidence in it can't do this particular 146 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:47,240 thing as well as I want him to do it, then you know what, We'll 147 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,040 make a little bit of adjustment so that. 148 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:54,120 Cover up a little bit him. Out and and and that way it 149 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,680 blends in better with the team. Well, I think that, you know, 150 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,600 some of those examples. I think the toughest thing when 151 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:04,120 you play for for, for Rick is that you've got to learn that if 152 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,440 you don't play defense, you're not playing. 153 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,200 And if you play sloppily, you're on the bench. 154 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,840 And you know, I think that there's that's one of the 155 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,200 reasons why you have that very tough non conference schedule 156 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,440 this year. You played Alabama, you know, 157 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,520 Iowa State, you played Kentucky, you know, Baylor good 158 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,360 conference, not a great team, but it it was a much better 159 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:27,200 schedule and Rick did that for a reason to callus this team for 160 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,640 moments like now, based on what happened against Arkansas last 161 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,920 year when you and I did that second round match up up in 162 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:33,559 Providence and they lost it in love at all. 163 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:35,799 You know, RJ Lewis got benched. We know the whole story. 164 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,919 I think that Rick was like, OK, that that's now now he really 165 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:41,880 knew the Big East because it was year 2 for him and he's like the 166 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,159 Big East is some of these other conferences. 167 00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:47,800 So let me get them used to playing longer, more explosive, 168 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,960 maybe leaner, different type of players because the Big East is 169 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,280 still, you know, a little blue collar, old schoolish. 170 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,280 And I think it's worked. I think that I think whatever 171 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,600 talents that they have, and there's a lot of them, it's 172 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,840 transferable to almost any type of opponent. 173 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:06,600 And on top of that, the other factor is in addition to the 174 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,920 defense, you have to play hard and, and I do remember the first 175 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:16,360 year that they graded every single practice. 176 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:22,680 I effort, OK, and and and he before the end of the day, 177 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:28,040 before the players were able to leave for their studies or or or 178 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,960 back home, you know, he pointed out, all right, you didn't give 179 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,440 it today. You didn't give it today. 180 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,560 You did. And and I think that that 181 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:42,520 translated to the second year that this is Zubi's first year, 182 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,880 because Zubi brought it every day, yes, and and and and I'm 183 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:52,120 talking to every game. I'm talking every day and he was 184 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:56,200 making his first start against Providence and so we're 185 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,320 recording the the pregame interview. 186 00:09:58,320 --> 00:09:59,640 Was this the game when he hit the game winner? 187 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:00,760 No, no. OK. 188 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,200 The year before that first year. Gotcha. 189 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,320 His first year. He's making his first start. 190 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,200 Got it for Soriano. Yeah. 191 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,880 And so which says when is this running? 192 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,040 And I said 5 minutes before the game, basically he says, all 193 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:19,040 right, ask me about the lineup. I said OK, And so I did. 194 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:22,960 And then the the second question, because I was about 195 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,520 the starting lineup. And then he went said that Zubi 196 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,720 was making his first start. And I asked coach why. 197 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,720 And then he went on for quite a bit. 198 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:38,680 But the gist of it was that he brought it every single day in 199 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:42,920 practice every day. And then he then he said an 200 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,920 interesting thing. Oh, interesting to me. 201 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:51,880 He said, Soriano, I have no problem with his effort. 202 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:56,680 He brings it to, but not to the level that I want him to. 203 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:02,640 So he's Soriano. Played hard, but not hard 204 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:04,320 enough. He didn't, I don't know that he 205 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,240 played desperate. It's almost like, you know, are 206 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:07,720 you playing hard? Are you playing desperate? 207 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,200 There's a big difference there like that. 208 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,400 That desperation is obvious where, you know, fucking through 209 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:13,880 screens and everything that you do. 210 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,560 There's just an element of, you know, I'm going to run through a 211 00:11:17,560 --> 00:11:19,680 wall. See a lot of young players, 212 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:22,720 whether it's the AAU culture, whether it's being coddled in 213 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,680 high school or by their parents, There's not many coaches like 214 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:27,280 Rick. You know, if if you're a guy 215 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,240 that's, you know, could put up 20 points a night and you don't 216 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,240 really want to play that much defense, most coaches will kind 217 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:34,800 of let you coast and get away with it. 218 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,160 And Rick is not that kind of coach at all. 219 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,360 And I think one of the main exhibits here would be Ian 220 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,480 Jackson, where I think if Ian Jackson maybe had a different 221 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,440 coach this year, I I don't think it would have stunned me if Ian 222 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,240 Jackson was a, you know, first or a second team all conference 223 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,080 because he probably would have averaged close to 20. 224 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,920 But when you don't do the little things that he demands that you 225 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,200 do, which ultimately will make the team better, you're not 226 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,600 going to get the right was in amount of minutes to even put up 227 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,640 the amount of shots to give yourself a chance to be first or 228 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,160 second team. So it's such a learning process 229 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:09,400 and I do feel now like Ian Jacksons learned what it is SAT 230 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,200 and learned that a while ago. Mitchell knew that right away. 231 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,160 Zoo will be obviously setting the tone. 232 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,640 Bryce Hopkins has obviously picked things up. 233 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,400 He's learned to trust his body. And Bryce Hopkins last game 234 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,160 against Kansas hit 63 pointers, 6 in an NCAA tournament game. 235 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,680 And Rick kept saying imploring him shoot, shoot, shoot. 236 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:32,240 And he didn't miss many. Give you an example again about 237 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:36,320 the effort and it goes back to Rick's first team at at Saint 238 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,280 John's. And I looked at it this way when 239 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,560 it first started, especially the non conference, obviously that's 240 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:44,880 the start of the season that that it was Soriano's team. 241 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,760 But there was a point somewhere in the middle of that season 242 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:53,880 that that changed that the ball did not go into Soriano. 243 00:12:53,880 --> 00:13:01,800 All the things did not run through. 244 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,840 So it became Jenkins team and that had something to do with 245 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,840 personability, sure, but but effort had something to do with 246 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:15,320 that. And and and and DJ, he's like 247 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:20,560 Subi, he gives the effort. You know, Minx, so Mike 248 00:13:20,560 --> 00:13:23,120 Anderson, Emily is different because he's a Saint John's 249 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,120 legend. So I'm going to, I'm going to 250 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:25,880 kind of push Chris to the side a little bit here. 251 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,400 Mike Anderson for sure. Lavin, who had some success here 252 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:33,600 with Saint John's, you know, to me like it's one thing and and 253 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,040 fans would have taken whatever they could get. 254 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,200 I mean, fans just wanted to become nationally relevant and, 255 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,360 and here we are on the Sweet 16 down in DC, You and I getting 256 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:42,880 ready to play Duke tonight at 7:10. 257 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:46,560 We'll get into some of the matchups in a bit, but the the 258 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:51,640 like, it's almost amplified and almost hits a completely 259 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,000 different level because it's Pitino. 260 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,800 Like he's from here. He coached the Knicks. 261 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:00,720 You were around the Knicks when he was coaching the New York 262 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,920 Knicks back in 87 when Mark Jackson won the Rookie of the 263 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,360 year coming out of St. John's for Rick. 264 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,720 And they just took all those threes and he was ahead of the 265 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,360 curve with it, with the math behind that as well. 266 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,560 Like it St. John's now has not only an 267 00:14:11,560 --> 00:14:14,640 incredible national profile, but they almost feel like a 268 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,400 professional team. You know what I mean? 269 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,000 That aura that Rick just brings that I don't know that any other 270 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:24,080 Calvin's coach has right now, even Tom Izzo, who's amazing, I 271 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,280 think Rick's aura is is different than anybody in the 272 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,560 game right now. And and you know what's what? 273 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,120 I'm not going to try and pat myself on the back. 274 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,480 I'll do it for you. But I'm double jointed. 275 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,760 But, but, but, but, but, but figure this the last time that 276 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:42,480 we were together in San Diego doing this program, you know, I 277 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:49,080 hypothesize about the, the seating and why they were in San 278 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,120 Diego. And the way you talk about 279 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:57,280 Pitino is exactly what CBS was thinking about. 280 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:03,120 And I think that they wanted Saint John's for that 7:00 281 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:07,320 window on a Friday night. And they wanted Saint John's, 282 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:13,560 oh, Kansas for the, the window preceding 60 minutes on Sunday. 283 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,560 They wanted Saint John's. They wanted Rick Pitino. 284 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:19,800 I'm sure they wanted Peterson too. 285 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,000 But but but and and they got like 10 million, no? 286 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,560 No, it was 10. It was over 10 mil. 287 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:30,200 For for the Kansas game, so you know what you're talking about 288 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,000 and then the relationship with Cbsi don't think that that's by 289 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,960 accident. I think that that's something, 290 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:43,040 and I don't think that tonight's game, the 7:00 game on CBS and 291 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,760 the East Winter will probably play 4:30 on Sunday. 292 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:48,760 I don't think that that's by accident either. 293 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:50,680 OK, I, I think that's interesting. 294 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,640 That's in a lot of ways that's still unfair to see. 295 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,440 Not that it matters. I mean, here we are, they won. 296 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,800 But like, if they're plotting this out well, and I think I, I 297 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,840 certainly know what you mean. And I think that you might be 298 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,640 right because you want to manipulate the ratings and you 299 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,200 want to have a Saint John. I, I get that put in the same 300 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,080 vein, like if Saint Johns would have lost the other day. 301 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,800 I mean, you know, so as they set this up theoretically for these 302 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:13,160 big TV showdowns, well, what you really did was penalize Saint 303 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,440 John. I mean, now it worked out. 304 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,440 I mean, so you're worrying about the TB schedule and. 305 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,480 Well, that's I see that's. But that's not right. 306 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,800 But you might be. But that's not fair. 307 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,760 CBS goes to the committee. It was CBS spending a lot of 308 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,520 money. I have the CBS goes to the 309 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,000 committee and says, all right, how we're going to. 310 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,600 We want this and we want. That How about you just see them 311 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,320 what they're supposed to be? That's an old story. 312 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,760 I'm not trying to do much with that, but but like if they're 313 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,720 sitting in the room, OK, so you know we're going to give Saint 314 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,800 Johns A5 seat even though they're probably more based on 315 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:44,920 the Ken Palm and all the other analytics and everything else, 316 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,960 blah, blah, blah Big East champions, regular season 317 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,200 tournament beat UConn, all that stuff and 119 to 20 games blah, 318 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,920 blah. Well, just because of a 319 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:53,840 potential team we're going to we're going to ship. 320 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,200 That seems pretty back door to me, but you might be right. 321 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,480 But that but that's why I think the NCAA committee's a bunch of 322 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:00,880 dopes. I mean, that's what I think. 323 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,280 I think that they're lost. I think that they're awful. 324 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,440 I think that you might be right about this, I just think that 325 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,960 seems to me inherently unfair. But you might be right. 326 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:13,599 But with all the money that's involved, it's not unfair to 327 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:14,680 them. Well, I. 328 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,319 I I hear you. I hear you. 329 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:19,280 I got a crazy stat for you too. Oh, before I before I move on to 330 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,599 the stat, Mink is right. So I saw this last night, maybe 331 00:17:22,599 --> 00:17:24,599 in the hotel. So the St. 332 00:17:24,599 --> 00:17:29,080 John's, Kansas game had over, I think it was like 10.1 or 10.2 333 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,800 million viewers, which was the most watched first or second 334 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,160 round game thus far in the NCAA tournament. 335 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:36,320 St. John's number one. 336 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,800 Now, is that because of Kansas? No disrespect to Kansas blue 337 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,320 blood, although Rick said yesterday there are no more blue 338 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:43,800 bloods and I want to get your opinion on that. 339 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,160 But let's let's call for what it is. 340 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,120 That number was driven by Saint John's. 341 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:52,840 Now Saint John's was playing Omaha or like a team for last 342 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,760 year or a lesser profile team this year in Round 2. 343 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,520 Sure, you need 2 to dance. I obviously understand that. 344 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,960 But Duke didn't get 10.1 million or you know, some of these other 345 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,240 like Texas didn't get the Texas what a game last night. 346 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,520 By the way, with Texas like good God, Oh God with like that's a 347 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,360 brutal way to lose. The point is Saint John's drove 348 00:18:11,360 --> 00:18:13,760 that rating. And when I say like the profile, 349 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:15,520 it's just it's all come together. 350 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,240 The garden's been packed. Patino was just a 5 star 351 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:19,640 platinum. I think he's the best coach of 352 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,440 all time. I've said that I think he's the 353 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,600 best college coach of all time. And this place is buzzing and 354 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,120 there's be a lot of red and white tonight. 355 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:29,800 And I would have to think Ming, just based on the proximity from 356 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,920 here. But you know, back home compared 357 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,080 to these two to San Diego, there'll be a lot of St. 358 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,600 John's fans here tonight. Oh sure, it'll be a lot of fans. 359 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,480 Yeah, Amtrak comes right down. That's right. 360 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,600 But it does it does that for U Conn too. 361 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,600 I know. And Michigan State generally 362 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,920 travels pretty well, but I, I do think there's going to be a 363 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,760 massive. Contingent Duke travels well. 364 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,080 That's true. I do. 365 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,520 Duke always travels well. All right, so here's a crazy 366 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,080 stat for you. So St. 367 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,680 John's has played two. I know you know this, but I want 368 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:56,680 everybody. This is this. 369 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:58,360 This is one of the most amazing stats. 370 00:18:58,360 --> 00:19:01,160 Really, without even being hyperbolic, this is an amazing 371 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,440 stat. Saint John's has played 200 372 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,720 postseason minutes, All right. They started out talking about 373 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,840 the three games in the Big East tournament, when they smacked 374 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,440 Providence, when they beat Seton Hall, when they smacked UConn, 375 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,080 then obviously Northern Iowa. And then of course the the other 376 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,680 day San Diego, when I were there, when they beat Kansas at 377 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,640 the buzzer with Big Bell's darling, you know, at the horn 378 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,160 with the right hand for a lefty. 5 games that they played in the 379 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:30,720 postseason, 200 minutes, they have led for 196 and like 25 380 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:35,240 seconds out of 200 minutes. I mean, it's it's really now 381 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,400 they didn't jump on Kansas quite the way they did on the other 382 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,120 teams, but they did hit a three to start that game and they did 383 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:42,800 take the lead. If Saint John's falls behind 384 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,160 tonight, all right, because they've been playing, kind of 385 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,640 playing downhill, you get out to a lead and he coasted a little 386 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,160 bit. Most of these games. 387 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,680 If they were to fall behind by a couple of buckets, do you think 388 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,520 they they flinch? You think they're prepared to 389 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,240 win that kind of a game if they have to? 390 00:19:55,320 --> 00:20:00,560 Yes, I, I think now, I think earlier on in the season they 391 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:05,040 they won a lot of a lot. They won a number of games in 392 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,640 the second-half. The Xavier game, the Xavier game 393 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,680 in Cincinnati that we did, and the whole game as well. 394 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,480 The Garden. Those are those are two right 395 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,480 there and there and there were others they got. 396 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,640 They've gotten off the slow starts in in a number of games, 397 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,760 but here as we come, you know, to the Big East tournament, 398 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,720 neither a few games but well, even Georgetown, they didn't 399 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,160 before the Big East tournament. They didn't get off to a real 400 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:29,680 good. Start. 401 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,680 Nor did they get off to a great start on New Year's Eve. 402 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,400 Down here in DC, there's a little bit of a slow, slow 403 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,720 cooking for the. But that's the, but that's the 404 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:41,920 thing with this group now, there's more consistency at the 405 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,440 start of the game and in the first half of the game. 406 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:49,080 Now the one thing that does concern me, they do have their 407 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:55,240 droughts from time to time. And obviously the key to that is 408 00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:00,720 how long will it be? There will be a drought, but 409 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,400 lately it's been coming in the second-half as opposed to the 410 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,480 first half. And I you can live with droughts 411 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,480 to an extent, provided they're not, you know, 8910 minute 412 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,000 stretches, then that's going to really sabotage the season. 413 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:13,880 But you can live with a drought when your defense is this great 414 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,680 because your defense gives you a chance to navigate the droughts. 415 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,800 Got to work through them, find your way, get a keep, get a 416 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,280 couple of cheap buckets, tip bins or a steal and a dunk. 417 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,600 And that's obviously an energy kind of a basket there. 418 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,320 Yes, we'll say John's based on the Kent Palm 8th rated defense. 419 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,520 All right, and here's another amazing step for you. 420 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,640 St. John's forces turnovers on 19 421 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,600 percent, 19% of their opponents possessions. 422 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:42,800 So to me, I mean, this is just a a macro broad snapshot, but I 423 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,280 want to see St. John's get to the line. 424 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,080 I want to see him hit some. They've they've got their 425 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,960 efficiency from the stripe, has to be better. 426 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,920 Has to. I also think very sneakily it 427 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,360 got lost in the outcome because it was so jubilant and they won. 428 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,560 Saint John's failed to box out a few times late in that Kansas 429 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,040 game where they gave up some weak side offensive rebound. 430 00:22:01,360 --> 00:22:04,520 Tippins. You got to you, you've got to 431 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,520 you've got to seal people. You've got to get to the line 432 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:09,640 and you're probably going to have to hit. 433 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:13,520 If I had to give you a number over under on threes, I think 434 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,680 they're going to have to be. I'd say it's probably 8 1/2. 435 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,120 I think if you hit 9, I think St. 436 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:18,560 John's wins. I think if you're below that, I 437 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:19,520 think it's going to be a tough game. 438 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:24,080 They've attempted quite a few threes here in the last couple 439 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:28,600 of games and all valid points. I think one of the match ups, 440 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:34,360 rebounding is the key, but I think some sometimes I look at 441 00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:36,440 it as it comes to the back court. 442 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,560 I don't know how much Foster is going to play tonight for Duke 443 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:41,760 if at. All I don't know if he's going 444 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:42,400 to play at all. Yeah. 445 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,000 If at all. And he is their number one 446 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,120 playmaker and he's been out for a while. 447 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:52,080 Because of. A broken ankle and so you know 448 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:57,440 what's going to happen there. But here's a similarity from a 449 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,840 point guard position, whether it be frontline or depth or 450 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,600 whatever. Neither team is very strong in 451 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:10,680 in that area. So I'm looking at you know, how 452 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:15,320 will players like Jackson and Sellers and Hopkins and and 453 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:20,360 Saturn operate in the open floor tonight against what Duke 454 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,440 offers? I know that that Saint John's is 455 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,960 going to put a lot of pressure if they didn't do it against 456 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,080 Kansas. They did give them some space on 457 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:32,480 the perimeter, but they're going to really be on top of them 458 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,800 tonight. Now, the difference between one 459 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:41,600 of the differences between the Duke guards and the Saint, The 460 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,400 Duke guards are better rebounders, They're better 461 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,560 around the basket and they're better in the restricted. 462 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,640 I'm not restricted anymore, folks. 463 00:23:51,120 --> 00:23:55,760 And, and, and they're they're strong in the restricted area. 464 00:23:56,040 --> 00:24:00,240 So the St. John's guards have got to 465 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,400 rebound the ball tonight. And that means San, and that 466 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:07,480 means Jackson, you know, and Sellers tries. 467 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,240 Yeah, he does. He does, but but I think that 468 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:14,680 that that has to happen and, and I'm not talking two or three 469 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,400 rebounds. You talk about 5% at. 470 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:20,240 Least three or four or five, you know, somewhere, somewhere in 471 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:24,840 that vicinity. And I think you can make, you 472 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,520 can make an argument. And I know how good Boozer is 473 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,040 and, and I mean, he has his fingerprints on everything. 474 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:32,840 He's great and be a top three taking the. 475 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,640 Drive. But The thing is though, he he 476 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:39,240 is not as good a defensive player as you think because he 477 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,760 shies away, He doesn't get in foul trouble and he's not a 478 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,920 prolific shot blocker. No, no. 479 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:46,520 No. Or anything like that. 480 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,760 So, you know, we'll see if St. John's takes the ball inside 481 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:50,440 against. Him. 482 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,000 Are they better? I think they're going to try to 483 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,560 run right through his chest. Kidding me? 484 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:54,800 He's 19 years old. But. 485 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:56,680 I mean, he doesn't have that grown man strength. 486 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,480 That's a massive advantage for Saint John's. 487 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,520 But but the but the other Gangba, who's back from injury, 488 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:07,440 missed five games prior to the last game, He's 611 and and he's 489 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,840 pretty good. And that combination, especially 490 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:17,200 when they put a boozer on the perimeter, I know will be 491 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,160 interesting to watch and for Saint John's to match up. 492 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,480 Against who do you think opens up guarding Cam? 493 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,920 He's got his brother Kaden. But but Cam, do you think it's 494 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,120 going to be Dylan Mitchell to start? 495 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,040 I would agree with that. So let me get back to Caleb 496 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:31,920 Foster here. I've got two different thoughts 497 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,840 and I want to hear which one you subscribe to. 498 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:38,160 So he's their point guard. Obviously Kaden has has filled 499 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,560 in and Kaden's a completely different player than his 500 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:44,520 brother Kaden's 64, you know, more finesse, not a great 501 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,600 shooter, you know, good, but but certainly just no disrespect. 502 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,720 He's not Cam Boozer. He's not on any mock draft. 503 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,600 He's just not thought to be that that player yet, if ever. 504 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:58,920 But to me, Caleb Foster, when you basically break your foot on 505 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:03,520 March 7th, which in essence he did, there's a as good as he is, 506 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,480 there's a part of me that almost says, I don't know, maybe it 507 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,840 would be a benefit to the beneficial to St. 508 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,560 John's for him to play tonight because he's going to be rusty. 509 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,240 If you like, listen, if you hurt your foot, what kind of cardio 510 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,520 are you doing? Like you're really off your 511 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,320 feet. It's not like you, you hurt your 512 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,000 rib and you could still run and you could still work out your 513 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,840 legs. So he's been fairly inactive, at 514 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,280 least in terms of that, like that high energy cardio stuff. 515 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,840 And what kind of shape is he in? Because he's been on ice for 516 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,440 three weeks and if he's not 100%, I think it could be 517 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,680 advantageous Mink, even though he's a hell of a player, to have 518 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,080 him on the court and just go right at him and attack him. 519 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,400 And from the mental standpoint, and, and by that, I mean, you 520 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:50,200 know, here's Caleb Foster, you know, coming up the ball, coming 521 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,920 up the court with the ball and he decides he's going to take it 522 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,440 to the rim down the right side of the lane. 523 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:01,720 Well, he tells his ankle, this is what we're going to do. 524 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:08,000 What is the ankles response? Does the ankle tell Caleb, I'm 525 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:13,320 not ready for that? You know, I got you. 526 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,000 You're right. And you know, you know, 527 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:20,280 sometimes, you know, players don't listen to their body and, 528 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,320 you know, body tells them something and I don't know, 529 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:26,560 you're the heck with you. I'm going to the basket and and 530 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,680 and and so you know that from a mental standpoint point. 531 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:35,560 And so he would have that to worry about on the floor as as 532 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,000 well. So you know, we're we're going 533 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,680 to see. But but you know what though, 534 00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:44,080 and I've always thought this, we can go for six hours breaking 535 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,080 down this, breaking down this, breaking down this, but if 536 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,720 someone's got 2 fouls by the 10 minute mark of the first half, 537 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,520 all that commentary that we had goes out the window. 538 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:55,880 I know, I know. And that was something, you're 539 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,000 right. And that was something that you 540 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,240 and I were obviously looking at going into first, the Northern 541 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,360 Iowa game and of course Kansas, where even though there was a 542 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,600 Big East official in the was it the Northern Iowa game? 543 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,320 Yeah, I know, I know. But I know Kansas, but Northern 544 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,120 Iowa too. Yes, yes. 545 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:14,160 But you just never know what you're going to get. 546 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,960 So if you if you've read St. John's games this year and 547 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,480 you're familiar with the Big East style of play, you 548 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,640 understand what how St. John's operates. 549 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,080 And you probably give them a little more latitude because you 550 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:26,920 know how well principled they are. 551 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,640 And that that's what they do every night where you get some 552 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,440 guy for the Big 10. Also a physical conference 553 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,800 historically or somewhere out West, whatever might. 554 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,840 The ACC was a little bit more finesse and they're not really 555 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:37,680 used to it. You're right. 556 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,600 I mean, best laid plans, throw them in the fire pit because we 557 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,400 could sit here for six hours and hit this. 558 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,880 And most sellers has to hit some shots and zoobies gotta do this. 559 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,760 And Mitchell gotta play D and Hopkins gotta stick a couple 560 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,640 more threes and one of the guards gotta help out the 561 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,840 rebounds. A couple of early fouls for St. 562 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,000 John's or for Duke. No matter what we say it, it all 563 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,920 kind of changes abruptly. So I hope they let him play 564 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,320 tonight. And I think that they will let 565 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,200 him play tonight. But that's your anticipation, 566 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:03,280 right? I don't think they're going to 567 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,960 change now. Yeah, no, I, I would think, you 568 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,160 know, we're, we're getting at least, you know, 2 from another 569 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,800 conference. Yeah, you would hope that they 570 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:16,240 would would let them play and and from the inside standpoint, 571 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:22,520 the only other step I would bring up is between Cam, 572 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:30,520 Cameron, Boozer and Gangba. They actually combine for half 573 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:35,800 half of their shots, almost exactly half of their shots at 574 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:37,400 the rim. Yeah, well, that that to me 575 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:38,720 that's a massive advantage for St. 576 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,240 John's because number one, St. John's defence is phenomenal. 577 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,560 I just gave you one of the stats, 8th overall in terms of 578 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,120 defensive efficiency in the entire country as per Ken Pom. 579 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,240 But now you're going to give a great defense with great 580 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:53,000 defensive defensive coaches and you're going to basically have 581 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,560 only two options at the rim. Well, now you're giving a great 582 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,880 defense even more more to focus on where they can really just 583 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:03,360 take that and assert that defensive prowess in in more 584 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,800 specific directions. Listen, I do think that Saint 585 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:08,680 John's is going to win tonight. I'm not just saying that of 586 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,080 course I want Saint John's to win. 587 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:13,280 Obviously so does so does mink. I want to go to final four man 588 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,360 with this four. Let's keep going. 589 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:17,080 I do think that Saint John's is going to win because I think 590 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:20,280 ultimately Saint John's strength, their toughness, their 591 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:24,280 just their fear, their sheer physical prowess is going to be 592 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,480 a little bit too much for some of those younger, lesser 593 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,680 developed physical bodies on Duke, even though they've got a 594 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:33,920 couple of future pros on the team, you know, but I also, even 595 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,760 if they weren't to lose this game, I can't see a situation 596 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,480 where Duke just lights him up for like 8587 point. 597 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:43,880 I I just I don't see that under any circumstance. 598 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,600 I don't think Saint John's defense will let that happen no 599 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:49,200 matter what, Mink. Duke is going to play in the 600 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,200 half court. Duke is not that great as the 601 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:52,920 three-point shooting. Team No they're not. 602 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,600 And, and I think from a Saint John's standpoint, you know, I 603 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,520 mentioned the blitzing and they're really going to crowd 604 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,560 the perimeter, especially early in the game. 605 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,000 And, and I know that they play the quick tempos, especially 606 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:10,320 getting the ball at the court. I think you'll see them playing 607 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:15,960 not quick, but quicker than what you've seen. 608 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:20,120 That was something that they worked on yesterday and they 609 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:25,640 said, no, coach says no, it's not fast enough, more fast. 610 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:29,760 Wow. And and wanting to play extra 611 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:36,440 fast without the turnovers. I like a little point of 612 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,160 emphasis without the turnovers, just to let you know what's a 613 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:40,520 serious point there. I got you mate. 614 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:45,480 So there's a there's a difference that's good, good, 615 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,160 like good background about playing fast, but playing fast 616 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,960 but not rushing. Are, are, are two very 617 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,320 different? No, and I know that, you know 618 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:55,480 that, but there's, you know, you can try to play fast. 619 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:56,960 You get all frenetic and all wacky. 620 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,280 Try to play above the speed that you're used to. 621 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:00,440 And I don't think that'll happen to St. 622 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:01,600 John's at all. I think they'll play with great 623 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:03,120 poise. But I'm just saying in 624 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:07,680 generalities or in general, when you try to, you know, hasten a 625 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,000 pace, if you're not conditioned to play that quickly, generally 626 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,320 you start to rush. And when you start to rush is 627 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:14,720 when you make those mistakes. And St. 628 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,160 John's doesn't make a lot of mistakes. 629 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,640 Like what was the last game that we call where they had 17 630 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,840 turnovers? Like some I can't. 631 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,200 I really can't remember the like. 632 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,680 Not, not lately. No, it's been a disparity that 633 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,440 favors them. They turn you over more 634 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,640 generally, they out rebound you generally they get to the free 635 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,480 throw line more. I got a question for you. 636 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:37,920 So Dylan darling, right, By the way, did you see the commercial 637 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,640 that he made? Did you see the commercial? 638 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,320 No, Oh my God. He made a commercial, I think it 639 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,400 was for TurboTax. It was for some sort of tax 640 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,080 return thing, right? Yeah. 641 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,640 And it, it was wild. I mean, he, they we got back 642 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,320 from San Diego, they got back to campus. 643 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,520 You and I went through our respective homes and then the 644 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:57,000 next day I'm getting ready for Unleashed here on YouTube and 645 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,400 I'm on social media dealing with some other stuff as well. 646 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:05,240 And I see a little a video of Dylan Darling, a commercial. 647 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,240 And it was he's like dribble the ball in Carter SEC arena. 648 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,080 And he's like, hey, he's like, don't wait till the last second 649 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,480 to get your taxes in. And then you just see him drive 650 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:16,400 to the rim and put up a righty layup, but he's already cashed 651 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:17,560 in. It's absolutely phenomenal. 652 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,000 But my question about Dylan is this. 653 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,360 It's not going to. That's not happening at Idaho 654 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:22,760 State. No, no, it's not. 655 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,800 It's definitely not not it's not So he he's what O for his less 656 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:31,040 15 shooting threes, correct? Yeah, I think that's. 657 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,560 I think it's over 15. I don't know if you remember 658 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,200 this. I said during the Northern Iowa 659 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,560 game, he took a foul shot and I saw I'm a writer. 660 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,480 So I still just like almost like an ugly. 661 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:46,080 I saw a hitch and I'm like, and I said to you in real time, I'm 662 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,720 like, oh, 'cause he's a pretty good free throw shooter anyway, 663 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:50,480 I said. I said he missed one. 664 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,360 I said that didn't look right, that looked ugly. 665 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,640 I said. And I, I specifically said I'm 666 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,640 going to circle that and I'm going to follow that away. 667 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:02,520 And since then he's missed every 3 of it he's taken but. 668 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:05,440 Some of them, really. That's, that's what, that's my 669 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:06,840 point. Couple of air balls here. 670 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:09,880 Not that Rick would go out of his way to make him. 671 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:11,880 Well, I mean, maybe he would. I guess I'm going to ask you the 672 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,159 question because he's had such a rough time shooting. 673 00:34:14,679 --> 00:34:18,480 If you try to get him an easy open look early to get him like 674 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,880 immersed in the game, because the more the game goes on, as 675 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,159 great as he was finishing up the game the other day against 676 00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:26,800 Kansas, he's going to have to stick a three at some point. 677 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,280 Like if St. John's going to win a national 678 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,120 championship beer and get to Indianapolis and get and and get 679 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,880 to the Final Four, their starting point guards going to 680 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:37,080 have to hit some some shots just for spacing purposes, let alone 681 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,719 sheer points. Do you go to them early? 682 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:41,000 Try to get that confidence going. 683 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:47,360 You know what I say? Yes, and two, Dylan Mitchell has 684 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,080 not hit a three all. Year as amazing. 685 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:52,679 He's like old for 15 or something like that. 686 00:34:52,679 --> 00:34:55,719 The only thing he can't do, he does everything else like an NBA 687 00:34:55,719 --> 00:35:00,360 player, and I mean everything. Yeah, and, and even against the 688 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:04,120 Kansas, Rick gave him the opportunity from the corner. 689 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,960 You know, I remember that one. And and you know, the airboat 690 00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:11,160 and once he wants those corner threes and someone asked them 691 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,080 about it once. Well, they're not guarding them. 692 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:14,880 Yeah, I know. So I know. 693 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:19,040 But but, but he he did give him Dylan Mitchell the opportunity. 694 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,200 So, you know, why wouldn't he do it for Dylan darling? 695 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:23,440 Well, listen, there's a big difference. 696 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,400 I think that I mean, most St. John's fans know this by now, 697 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,640 but those who are from the somewhat of the outside looking 698 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:31,720 in, they're, you know, they, they probably still associate 699 00:35:31,720 --> 00:35:34,560 because they see like Rick and tents and and yelling Rick. 700 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,920 No, his players love him and the reason why Rick can get away 701 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,760 with that and and be so in the moment raw is because the 702 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,640 players know that he has their back. 703 00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:47,560 And when you have that relationship, you can get to a 704 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:50,000 level that for some seems well, that's aggressive. 705 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,240 By the way, society is also completely soft. 706 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:56,040 Oh, wow, a coach yelled at a player, but a lot of people 707 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,240 today. Oh, what are you doing, Rick? 708 00:35:57,240 --> 00:35:59,440 You're up 20 to 3:00. That that on social media the 709 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,720 other day it was a joke that that's why he's Rick Pitino. 710 00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:08,080 He clowns, but the point is, is that as much as he will get on 711 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:11,520 somebody, you know, usually those strict coaches like a 712 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,440 Bobby Knight or some other ones, Dean Smith, they would not give 713 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,160 you the freedom offensively to basically do whatever you want. 714 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:22,560 Like Rick never, and I mean never gets on a player for 715 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,400 shooting an open shot, even if it's an air ball and even if 716 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,960 you've missed your first nine, keep shooting. 717 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:30,320 It's the defensive principles that he will never compromise. 718 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,320 If you go under when you're supposed to go over screen or 719 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,360 you don't communicate or you don't box out, weak side comes 720 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:39,560 and gets a rebound, you get burned, your behind's either on 721 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:40,960 the bench or you're getting chewed out. 722 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:45,800 And that's the way it should be. And the key I think for Rick is 723 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:51,640 not so much to play hard play. As I mentioned earlier, play 724 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:56,120 hard to his standards, not to your. 725 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:56,680 Stand. Yep. 726 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,080 Yep. His standards and if you do 727 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,600 that, he'll have your. Back and and they all know his 728 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:05,400 standards by now maybe they didn't know like the mulch maybe 729 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,480 they didn't know what the first month he come here and you're a 730 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:09,800 couple of new guys you. Figure out do his ass to be. 731 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,440 I know, I know. Figure out really fast, OK, This 732 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,640 is the way it's going to be. I'm either going to be I'm 733 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,440 either going to lock you or I got some problems here with 734 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,640 Saint John's. And obviously everybody's locked 735 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,720 in and somebody who's locked in doesn't play, you know, big, 736 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:23,800 big, big minutes. But I got to tell you, I'm 737 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:27,000 impressed with Reuben Pray. I have been, you know, he's a 738 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:31,840 long versatile, pretty quick twitch in terms of moving his 739 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:35,200 feet and switching up top. Like he's away from the basket a 740 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,640 lot, guarding guards and, and and and some smolder wings. 741 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,280 And his defensive versatility when he plays is big for Saint 742 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:45,160 John's. He becomes a factor tonight, he 743 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:50,800 becomes a factor moving forward. He was a factor at the start of 744 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:55,240 this tournament and into the Big East because you know, you get 745 00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:59,080 to this level and you keep advancing, you're getting more 746 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,760 physicality on the part of the opponent. 747 00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:06,280 You've got to match it. And Reuben pray ten matches. 748 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:10,680 Getting very, very theatrical all of a sudden make very with 749 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,880 the, with the, with the pauses, the hesitations, the 750 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,000 Annunciation. You see that I noticed that he's 751 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,840 getting into game mode. This is what I this is what I 752 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,360 see with the make man when I'm sitting next to him, you know, 753 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:21,160 during the game. He's starting to, he's starting 754 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:22,280 to lock it. I won't keep you a whole lot 755 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:24,000 longer. What do we have? 756 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:28,040 So we are 710 obviously first tip or first tip tonight. 710 757 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:34,720 pregame at 6:59. 50 on ESPN New York AM 1050 New York 10:50 AM 758 00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:38,440 The varsity work at that is the only place where you can stream 759 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:44,040 it and for those around the country and so it's those two 760 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,080 places. So the, let's, let's face it, 761 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,480 unless these, these announcers are great, obviously, you know, 762 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,000 at this point, you know, you're just getting great announcers at 763 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,400 this, at this part of the tournament. 764 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,760 But you know, sync us up. I mean, you want to roll with 765 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:00,400 your boys here, BT and Mink. I mean, you, you want that 766 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,880 varsity app as, as, as John just said, it's, it's great. 767 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:06,720 My parent, you know, before we got back on the radio, that's 768 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:09,040 how my wife and kids would, would, would listen to the 769 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:10,320 games. They would put the TV on and 770 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:11,680 they would put us up on the varsity app. 771 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:13,600 It's free. So it's like I'm trying to make 772 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:15,000 money pushing this. It's free. 773 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,920 It's great. There's no glitches. 774 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:19,920 You get everything and there's a way to do it. 775 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,640 It's basically I think it's 10 seconds behind so you can easily 776 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:24,800 sync it up with the actual action on the court. 777 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,480 I'm pumped up tonight, man. I I am pumped up. 778 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:30,600 Do you let me ask you this, man, do you get I don't get that. 779 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:34,400 I get like an energy, like an excitability. 780 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:38,600 Do you get a a big game nervousness as a broadcaster do? 781 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:42,440 You I get nervous for every game what I I do. 782 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:45,600 What I think John's playing Wagner, you get nervous. 783 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:51,960 I've done games for, I've, I've done games for 50 years and no, 784 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:57,360 I, I and, and I've always thought if I don't have that 785 00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:02,640 nervousness prior to the game, then it'll be time to leave. 786 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:07,560 And and it's the reason now folks, you would I I write the 787 00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:10,320 intros. At the beginning of the game, 788 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,000 it's typed. Word for word, Oh it is. 789 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,440 Keep going. And I've seen it, and I get that 790 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:19,840 from the person that basically taught me how to do everything, 791 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:26,560 Don Fisher. No Don Fisher out, no IU. 792 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:27,720 He's. Done. 793 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:29,880 He's done. IU called the national 794 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:32,360 championship football game. Oh, that's right, he's been. 795 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:36,240 Doing Indiana University football and basketball for 53 796 00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:40,000 years and I worked with him at radio station in Indianapolis 797 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:43,880 for 10 and he taught me basically how to do that and the 798 00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:47,840 reason why. And I owe, and this I always 799 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:55,520 tell you, even if you get off to a good start, you have a better 800 00:40:55,520 --> 00:41:00,720 than average chance for that to carry over for the rest of the 801 00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:05,040 broadcast. If you get off to a long start 802 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,280 on the Open, I'm going to sit there and AD Lib. 803 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:11,200 Oh no, we can't have you ad Lib. We you, you that's. 804 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:17,280 The thing and and and and everything becomes muddled and 805 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,760 everything like that. Then there is a better than 806 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,720 average chance that the entire broadcast will be that way. 807 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,280 And that's where I learned that from. 808 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:30,840 And I've been doing that ever since he caught me and told me 809 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:35,400 why to do it that way. I you know what I think would be 810 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:38,360 pretty cool Number one, have you written it out yet for tonight 811 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,320 or Sure. So you you type and you print it 812 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:42,360 on. When I say print it everything 813 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:44,440 out, yeah, that includes my name. 814 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:49,200 I hear you. I've seen it, I've seen it, I've 815 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:50,280 seen it, I've seen it every game. 816 00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:51,400 And he's right, you know he does. 817 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:54,600 And even when you say the you know, NGO Chris Magic, like, you 818 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,640 know your point, like you have literally the same routine. 819 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,800 It's almost like a hitter going up to the batter's box and 820 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:03,480 having the same exact routine. It gets your mind quiet. 821 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:06,040 It gets it gets you comfortable, gets you in rhythm. 822 00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:09,160 And I don't, you know, I I'm more of like and I don't, I 823 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:10,400 don't play by play. So it's different. 824 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:13,000 So I have a different process. It's more about obviously like a 825 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:15,000 word or two. Even doing a radio show doing 826 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:19,000 this, I'll write down a word or two and I'm comfortable seeing 827 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,480 that word and then kind of transforming it into a, a longer 828 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:24,960 style thought. You know, a delivery like that 829 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:27,600 works for me. But will you do me a favor after 830 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:31,120 tonight's game? Can I, would you mind if I 831 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,280 actually like post that either on it? 832 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:36,000 I, I think people would love to. I think they get a kick out of 833 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:39,840 it and I think that they can see clearly what you're talking 834 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,000 about because ever since you when I started working together, 835 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:45,120 I have noticed that you write every single just to start the 836 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:47,760 game, just to get yourself off to that first that bat get going 837 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:50,120 there. And I do that we'll get that out 838 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:54,560 for you see, folks, And and and this because it's radio, you 839 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:58,320 would would know this when when I throw it to the first break, 840 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:04,840 Brandon or what maybe whoever might look over might not. 841 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:10,560 And I'll I'll either be Yep, and you know, I'll either be happy 842 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:14,760 with it or I won't. And I've been happy with it 843 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:19,960 pretty much the entire season. So and and that's why I do that 844 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:24,800 to to tell myself that. All right, we got through this 845 00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:29,560 first segment in good shape. There's a better than chance 846 00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:32,600 that we're going to get through this entire broadcast in good 847 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:33,600 shape as well. Yep. 848 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,840 And I've got my own way of of letting you know that I like 849 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:36,920 that. I'll give you a little pound. 850 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:39,400 We'll look at each other, usually go the thumbs up and 851 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:41,840 I'll and then I'll say so. You can hear me and that's, and 852 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:44,920 that's, that's that's why I, I do that. 853 00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:48,920 Mink if St. John's gets to the final four. 854 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:51,280 No, Yeah, I know. Yeah. 855 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:53,480 Think about how I know. Think about how long you've done 856 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,640 this. You know, 5053 years you've been 857 00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:58,200 broadcasting just to a hold of fame or a hold of fame guy. 858 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:01,160 I mean, just a great voice. I mean, all those years work 859 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:03,800 with Mike and Chris. The best show, you know, maybe 860 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:06,480 in the history of sports radio in terms of, you know, changing 861 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,920 the medium for sure. If they get to the Final Four, 862 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:11,560 would that be the highlight of your career? 863 00:44:11,880 --> 00:44:14,680 It would have to be no. Yeah, already a Kansas game was. 864 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:16,320 I was, I was gonna, I was gonna say. 865 00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:20,160 To Mike is the highlight. I mean, I've never done a game 866 00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:24,960 that big and I'm not going to, you know, tonight that gets 867 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:29,560 topped, you know, because we're we're in the Sweet 16 and I've 868 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:33,640 never been, you know, to a a broadcast in a in a Sweet 16 869 00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:35,480 game. But, but it's odd that you bring 870 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,080 ironic that you bring that up because I'm friends with the 871 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:45,640 Michigan State announcer. Is that a not Blevins? 872 00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:47,600 Will Teeman. Oh, no. 873 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:50,200 I'm thinking somebody else. Who was the guy who used to do 874 00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,480 Michigan State football. Pistons. 875 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:54,400 George blah, yeah. George blah. 876 00:44:54,600 --> 00:44:56,000 Yeah, no. Will Teeman does. 877 00:44:56,600 --> 00:44:59,520 George, stop doing it, because George did Michigan State 878 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:02,280 football for a long time. Yeah, and the Pistons. 879 00:45:03,240 --> 00:45:05,680 Yeah, but will Teamans? OK, I'm not saying he doesn't, 880 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:07,960 but. Will team has done it a long 881 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:10,400 time. We were together in Indiana, he 882 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:13,960 worked in the northern part of the state and I worked at the 883 00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:17,600 station in Indianapolis and we were in the Indianapolis Motor 884 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:21,680 Speedway tower every month of May doing qualifications and 885 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:24,000 practice sessions for the entire month. 886 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:28,600 He would spend the entire month in Indianapolis and of course I 887 00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:32,160 live there. And, and so, so we had a long 888 00:45:32,160 --> 00:45:36,320 and we had a long discussion about about that, he said. 889 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:39,600 And that's where I get my you know, the players love the 890 00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:43,280 stage, the coaches love the stage, and so do the announcers. 891 00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:47,320 And we talked about that stage if one of us, Michigan State or 892 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:49,800 St. John's, made it to Indianapolis 893 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:53,280 and how thrilling it would be for one of us. 894 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:56,760 And it it's ironic that we had that discussion yesterday. 895 00:45:56,760 --> 00:45:59,760 And if, if that's the case, if if Johnny's win tonight and 896 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:03,400 then, you know, UConn goes down to Michigan State, it's mano Y 897 00:46:03,400 --> 00:46:05,920 mano, I'm going to put my money on the make man taking out that 898 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:08,520 that guy from Michigan State, Can't let him win that battle, 899 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:10,520 right. Did you watch the Mets 900 00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:12,280 yesterday, by the way? Yes, I did. 901 00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:14,080 Boys look pretty good, those Mets. 902 00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:15,600 They sure did. Yeah. 903 00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:17,040 What a beautiful day in New York. 904 00:46:17,160 --> 00:46:18,920 I was gorgeous. Now I came in yesterday's, you 905 00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:21,960 know, it was like it was like at one point when, when did I leave 906 00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:25,280 New Jersey? Right around 4 change. 907 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:29,040 I got my carts at 82 degrees 82. It was absolutely gorgeous. 908 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:32,080 And I mean, that was, I mean, they knocked Paul's skeens out 909 00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:33,360 in the front. You can't have a better fur. 910 00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:35,880 I don't know if you got a better opening Day, like you knocked 911 00:46:35,880 --> 00:46:37,520 skeens out. The Mets always went on opening 912 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:39,040 day no matter where they play. They're great at that. 913 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,400 So they're. Going all the way now, but the 914 00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:43,520 line up the Yankees, we got a Subway Series. 915 00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:46,160 Little series, listen, we're we're fielding ourselves with 916 00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:47,560 this Johnny Run. We're going to tell and Nick's 917 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:48,560 are going to get to the championship. 918 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:52,400 Little Yanks Mets Subway series. No, but the Mets line up to me. 919 00:46:52,440 --> 00:46:54,120 Yeah, let's see. I might get too deep into this 920 00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:57,600 with you, but one of the reasons why I thought that there was a 921 00:46:57,640 --> 00:47:00,880 better route other than Pete and and Nimmo and obviously all the 922 00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:03,560 things that they did. They won't hit as many home runs 923 00:47:03,560 --> 00:47:07,120 this year, but they're going to be, I think more professional at 924 00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:10,640 bats, more balls in play. I I think this Mets lineup and 925 00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:13,200 not to mention the pitching, I think the Mets have a chance to 926 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:16,720 be really good this year. And defence, they, they, they 927 00:47:16,720 --> 00:47:20,880 need to catch the ball. They'll catch it better at 928 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,440 second with Simeon, obviously Lindor. 929 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:28,120 Lindor's good at short. Roberts great in center bench. 930 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:29,120 I mean, I know he hit the big bomb. 931 00:47:29,120 --> 00:47:31,040 That was a beautiful swing, but I think he's going to be a plus 932 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:32,480 defender. And right, yeah. 933 00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:34,520 I mean, you got to hope that Bichette doesn't kick it around, 934 00:47:34,520 --> 00:47:37,680 which I, I think, I think, I think Bichette, most of his 935 00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:39,960 errors this year, however many has, I think they're going to be 936 00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:42,000 more on the throws than actually receiving the ball. 937 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:43,760 I think it'd be fine catching the ball and I think it'd be 938 00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:45,600 pretty good throwing the ball. He'll be an average third 939 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:47,240 baseman. You know, you'd like to see 940 00:47:47,240 --> 00:47:49,680 Alvarez stay healthy and you want to see Polanco get adjusted 941 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:51,960 to playing first base. But you know, listen, those, 942 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:53,920 those menses, man, I mean, one at all. 943 00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:56,720 And now you got McLean getting ready to pitch the young stud. 944 00:47:57,240 --> 00:47:59,720 So it's it's a good time to be a New York sports fan. 945 00:47:59,720 --> 00:48:02,800 I know the Knicks lost last night to the Hornets, but it's 946 00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:05,120 it seems like everything's starting to coalesce a little 947 00:48:05,120 --> 00:48:08,280 bit here Where then between Harbaugh coming to the Giants 948 00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:10,680 and the Knicks playing a lot better the last month or so, 949 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,840 Saint John's here in the Sweet 16. 950 00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:14,680 Yanks are going to be good. Mets are going to be good. 951 00:48:15,040 --> 00:48:16,640 Good time. We got to have we got to start 952 00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:20,480 some maybe some more updates again, Man, if it would you want 953 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:22,920 to do updates anymore or you what you're done. 954 00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:24,480 No, I'm done with. That, but what is it? 955 00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:26,040 But only because of the commute, right? 956 00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:29,040 If Oliveira was like, hey, Mink, reverse out. 957 00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:31,800 Chris, who runs the fan. Mink, you know we miss you and 958 00:48:31,800 --> 00:48:34,960 we're not going to bring back updates the entire day. 959 00:48:35,400 --> 00:48:37,360 Obviously Jerry does them for Boomer. 960 00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:42,120 But if you if you want to do updates from your home, like 961 00:48:42,120 --> 00:48:43,640 we'll tell you how to do it. We'll set you up. 962 00:48:43,640 --> 00:48:46,360 Would you want to do a couple updates every day from home or 963 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:46,920 no? No. 964 00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:49,920 Why not? No Mink, I'm done. 965 00:48:50,520 --> 00:48:56,720 It's happening out 33 years, 33 years. 966 00:48:56,720 --> 00:48:58,360 I know alright. What else do you have to say to 967 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:00,200 our beautiful audience here, the great St. 968 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:01,840 John's family? What else you want to say 969 00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:02,280 tonight? Make. 970 00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:03,360 You go St. John's. 971 00:49:03,360 --> 00:49:04,960 Uh huh. Enjoy the night. 972 00:49:05,720 --> 00:49:08,240 Is enjoy, it's a Friday night, Saint John's. 973 00:49:08,240 --> 00:49:11,040 I mean, it's a Friday night. Saint John's has played Duke, 974 00:49:11,240 --> 00:49:13,360 Rick Pitino's coaching Saint John's. 975 00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:17,680 It's 710 on CBS. I mean, it's it you got us on 976 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:20,520 the radio. It's it's basically perfect now 977 00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:23,120 all they have to do is win and then win again on Sunday and 978 00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:25,520 then win a couple of more so. And then I'm going back to 979 00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:26,520 India. There you go. 980 00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:28,240 All right, they go Get some sleep, buddy. 981 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:29,840 I'm going to wrap up here. Thank you, buddy. 982 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:31,760 I appreciate it. Ladies and gentlemen, the great 983 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:34,120 areas. That was very presidential wave 984 00:49:34,120 --> 00:49:37,560 there, mate. He's waving like this. 985 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:41,960 The make man, the make man. That's how I start my broadcast. 986 00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:46,400 He starts his broadcast as he looks at yeah, at his notes, 987 00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:48,560 right. I always do the I don't know why 988 00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:51,680 I start singing this, but I'm just like, right, Mink, here's 989 00:49:51,680 --> 00:49:54,440 the Minky, the Minky winky. I don't know where the hell it 990 00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:55,440 came from. It's weird. 991 00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:57,640 It's bizarre. I maybe that's my way of getting 992 00:49:57,640 --> 00:50:02,120 my my mind sound by singing the mink man song that that I came 993 00:50:02,120 --> 00:50:04,320 up with. But we have an absolute blast. 994 00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:07,120 Match is not with us tonight. Match is doing the Mets stuff. 995 00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:10,680 Obviously Chris Majikowski the the immortal Chris Majikowski. 996 00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:14,720 But we've we've had a lot of fun here and hopefully you guys have 997 00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:17,800 really enjoyed the ride. I'll give you some more stuff 998 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:19,720 when I get to the arena. What time we, what time is the 999 00:50:19,720 --> 00:50:21,040 bus leaving? What time you and I, are we 1000 00:50:21,040 --> 00:50:22,960 going to walk you and I? Right, All right. 1001 00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:26,080 If it's not raining. Yeah, it is raining now, right 1002 00:50:26,080 --> 00:50:27,520 around. OK, so we're going to leave the 1003 00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:30,640 hotel, the team hotel, right around 4:00-ish. 1004 00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:33,360 And he's right, because it was raining when we woke up this 1005 00:50:33,360 --> 00:50:34,840 morning. If it's not raining, we'll walk. 1006 00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:36,400 You know, it's about 3/4 of a mile. 1007 00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:37,800 Mink, you're going to make it on the walk. 1008 00:50:37,800 --> 00:50:39,600 You're all right. OK. 1009 00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:40,840 I like it. That a boy. 1010 00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:42,280 Very. He's he's ready. 1011 00:50:42,600 --> 00:50:43,440 No, no, no. Mink, They. 1012 00:50:43,720 --> 00:50:47,240 What's for lunch? You just ate breakfast, dude, 1013 00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:52,680 It's God damn it. Yeah, you got to see him. 1014 00:50:52,680 --> 00:50:55,160 He he is. He is the gem. 1015 00:50:55,160 --> 00:50:57,360 There is there are very few people like the mink man. 1016 00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:01,600 He is a special breed in his own crazy unique way. 1017 00:51:02,120 --> 00:51:05,080 Listen, office in this business are are whacking in some regard. 1018 00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:07,320 He is a trip, though. He is a trip. 1019 00:51:07,320 --> 00:51:09,400 And he's not lying. Like he literally writes 1020 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,920 everything out. Good evening everybody and 1021 00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:15,400 welcome like word for word. And but he's right though. 1022 00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:18,600 Like it's funny even like when I start a show, it's crazy and 1023 00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:22,840 it's hard to explain it. Like when the 1st, it's 1024 00:51:22,840 --> 00:51:24,400 definitely a mental thing, obviously. 1025 00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:28,240 But like when those first 3456 words pop and they mesh and you 1026 00:51:28,240 --> 00:51:31,880 feel good and the mind and the body's In Sync, Generally, those 1027 00:51:31,880 --> 00:51:36,800 first couple of minutes are really strong, you know, and 1028 00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:39,920 there's times where either, you know, you might have a technical 1029 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:42,560 issue or you get a little distracted or you stumble on a 1030 00:51:42,560 --> 00:51:44,960 word because we're human. And then he's right. 1031 00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:46,960 It's like you're playing catch up, even though it doesn't sound 1032 00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:50,240 as bad to the audience. But in our mind we're like, man, 1033 00:51:50,240 --> 00:51:52,560 I just, I just messed that up and I was so ready to start the 1034 00:51:52,560 --> 00:51:54,200 show. And now you're kind of chasing 1035 00:51:54,520 --> 00:51:57,880 that, that, that, that better, you know, that better foundation 1036 00:51:57,880 --> 00:51:59,480 to get the show going. He's not wrong with that. 1037 00:51:59,480 --> 00:52:02,720 So I'm going to go do a little bit more work on the game notes 1038 00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:03,880 here. Get ready for Duke. 1039 00:52:03,880 --> 00:52:07,640 Obviously, you know Pam Boozer is the horse out there top three 1040 00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:10,280 NBA pick his brother brother Kaden becomes a lot more 1041 00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:14,480 important if if they don't get their their their their point 1042 00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:17,080 guard back in in foster. I don't know if he's going to 1043 00:52:17,080 --> 00:52:18,840 play. We don't know yet with the foot 1044 00:52:18,840 --> 00:52:22,720 injury got hurt March 7th. But in in a lot of ways, even 1045 00:52:22,720 --> 00:52:25,320 though he's he's an upright and and and Kaden's played pretty 1046 00:52:25,320 --> 00:52:27,520 well too, but Foster's different. 1047 00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:30,560 Like he's their point guard. And to me, I don't know, it's 1048 00:52:30,560 --> 00:52:33,600 pretty enticing. Like if he's out there and he 1049 00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:35,960 doesn't fully trust his body yet and he's not great 1050 00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:38,840 cardiovascularly because he couldn't really do much running 1051 00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:40,640 since March 7th a couple weeks ago. 1052 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:42,800 Now you're off your feet for a couple of weeks, you know, 1053 00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:46,360 stationary shooting and you know, riding a bicycle is not 1054 00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:48,400 going to get you ready for that up tempo St. 1055 00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:52,040 John's defense when they come trapping you or they try to not 1056 00:52:52,040 --> 00:52:55,880 try or they make your life absolutely miserable trying to 1057 00:52:55,880 --> 00:52:57,520 inbound the ball. That's the other thing guys, if 1058 00:52:57,520 --> 00:52:59,920 you're if you're just kind of jumping into the St. 1059 00:52:59,920 --> 00:53:02,760 John's stuff, watch how St. John's even on like them, it 1060 00:53:02,760 --> 00:53:07,360 could be 36 seconds into the game, the most benign inbound 1061 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:09,440 right. I don't mean with 9 seconds left 1062 00:53:09,440 --> 00:53:12,240 in the game every time their opponent inbounds the ball 1063 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:15,960 underneath the basket, I'm meaning underneath the 1064 00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:17,600 opponent's basket. St. 1065 00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:20,760 John's either a 5 second violation, A turnover, A 1066 00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:23,120 timeout. It is uncanny make am I right 1067 00:53:23,120 --> 00:53:24,440 with that? I don't think that I've ever 1068 00:53:24,440 --> 00:53:31,520 seen a team so adept and so precise and locked in in and and 1069 00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:33,920 making somebody else uncomfortable just trying to 1070 00:53:33,920 --> 00:53:35,840 inbound the ball. It's amazing. 1071 00:53:36,120 --> 00:53:37,280 They are they're not good at that. 1072 00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:40,400 They are great at that. All right, so I'm going to go 1073 00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:42,760 chill for a little bit. Got to sip some coffee, relax, 1074 00:53:42,760 --> 00:53:46,080 suit up in a couple of hours, get ready to walk over to 1075 00:53:46,080 --> 00:53:49,080 Capital One, home of the Wizards, home of the Georgetown 1076 00:53:49,080 --> 00:53:51,480 Hoyas. But after tonight, it will be 1077 00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:54,280 the home of the Johnnies. So have yourself an awesome 1078 00:53:54,280 --> 00:53:56,160 Friday. I'll catch you a little later. 1079 00:53:56,160 --> 00:53:58,480 More content in the arena behind the scenes. 1080 00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:00,840 I'll bring you on the court and all that stuff as St. 1081 00:54:00,840 --> 00:54:02,960 John's warms up. Appreciate you guys checking in. 1082 00:54:03,200 --> 00:54:08,040 Like it subscribe it and on the road with the red storm and so 1083 00:54:08,040 --> 00:54:11,120 far life is good and has been one awesome ride that we have 1084 00:54:11,120 --> 00:54:15,920 all waited for for so long. So let's let's keep it moving. 1085 00:54:15,920 --> 00:54:17,880 By the way, shout out to my buddies over at Sullivan for 1086 00:54:17,880 --> 00:54:20,080 pain. Of course, big sponsor of the BT 1087 00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:23,720 on Lee show Sullivan for pain, amazing law firm in Manhattan 1088 00:54:23,720 --> 00:54:27,680 trial law1.com. That's trial law1.com to check 1089 00:54:27,680 --> 00:54:29,240 that out. And that's it. 1090 00:54:29,240 --> 00:54:32,360 I will see you in a couple of hours inside of Capital One 1091 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:33,800 Arena Peace.