March 19, 2026

Full March Madness Bracket Predictions + Duke Injury Crisis & NBA Title Debate

Full March Madness Bracket Predictions + Duke Injury Crisis & NBA Title Debate
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Season 4

Huge episode of Who Ya Got as Derrick Thompson and Diego Thompson break down the biggest storylines across college basketball and the NBA.

With March Madness tipping off, we’re making our full NCAA Tournament bracket predictions and debating which teams are real contenders, which are pretenders, and who the dangerous sleepers might be.

Segment Breakdown

🏀 NCAA Men's Bracket Picks
We go region-by-region through the entire tournament and make our picks for who advances, who gets upset, and who reaches the Final Four.

🔵 Duke Injury Concerns
After winning the ACC Tournament, can Duke Blue Devils men's basketball survive March Madness with only a 7-player rotation? Do they still have enough depth to make a championship run?

🏀 NCAA Women's Bracket Picks
We break down the entire Women’s Tournament and give our predictions for which teams will reach the Final Four and who could win it all.

🔥 South Carolina Women Under Pressure
Can South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball beat the elite teams this year after tough losses to UConn Huskies women's basketball and Texas Longhorns women's basketball?

☘️ Boston Celtics Championship Chances
Does Jayson Tatum give the Boston Celtics enough firepower to win another NBA title?

⚡ OKC Thunder Strategy
Are the Oklahoma City Thunder playing chess while the rest of the league plays checkers? Now that their full roster is back, they look like one of the most dangerous teams in the NBA.

If the tournaments started today…

Who Ya Got?

Chapters:
2:30 - Welcome to March Madness
5:45 - East Region Predictions (Men)
8:00 - South Region Predictions (Men)
10:45 - West Region Predictions (Men)
15:10 - Midwest Region Predictions (Men)
19:00 - Can Duke Win w/ 7 Players?
24:00 - Men's Final 4 & Championship Picks
26:10 - Fort Worth 1 Predictions (Women)
27:30 - Sacramento 4 Predictions (Women)
28:30 - Sacramento 2 Predictions (Women)
30:15 - Fort Worth 3 Predictions (Women)
32:15 - Can SC Women Beat Elite Teams?
35:30 - Women's Final 4 & Championship Picks
38:40 - Boston Celtics & Jayson Tatum's Finals Chances
50:00 - OKC Thunder Playing Chess NOT Checkers

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00:00 - Cold Open And March Madness Setup

03:53 - East Region Duke Leads Debate

06:14 - South Region Why Houston Advances

09:02 - West Region Arizona Or Arkansas Upset

13:26 - Midwest Sleepers And Michigan Doubts

17:24 - Duke’s Seven-Man Rotation Pressure

22:19 - Final Four Picks And Title Winner

24:30 - Women’s Bracket Picks By Region

30:28 - South Carolina Versus UConn Questions

36:57 - Celtics Outlook With Tatum Back

47:39 - Pure Green Shoutout Then OKC Thunder

56:35 - Wrap-Up And Next Live Show

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I would love to take your phone and offer you$100 if you could name one player on Michigan.

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I'll take it.

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I'd make that deal.

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You didn't know anybody with Michigan a few weeks ago.

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But you've done all of it.

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Maybe I don't know anyone now.

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Maybe I don't.

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And this is Derek Thompson from Pick'em Pros.

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You can catch us on all podcast platforms, including YouTube and now 104.5 WCCG in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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Let's go.

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We're gonna up to go touchdown.

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This is not real gold.

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All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back.

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You know who it is.

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I am Derek Thompson.

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And I'm Diego Thompson.

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I'm Christopher Davis, Austin SCP.

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Yes, and who are we?

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The Pick'em Pros with the Pickin' Pros coming at you live here from our studio Relevant Media Solutions with our main man Joe Carey, North Carolina, coming at you across YouTube and also now 104.5 WCCG in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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What's going on, y'all?

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That's good, man.

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No, that sounds very low.

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Come on, what's good, man?

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Jam doing great, man.

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How are you?

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All right, I'm great.

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It's March Madness, man.

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Good day.

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March Madness.

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March Madness is starting.

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You know, a lot of teams from the Carolinas are in.

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Yes.

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Let's turn up.

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Let's see what's going on.

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Let's go.

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Well, let me let me go into what we're going to talk about today first, and then we'll go into it.

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So, of course, March Madness, you know that's what it is.

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So we're going to get into that.

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We're going to give you our predictions for the men's bracket.

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So we're going to dive into that.

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Okay.

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We're going to talk about Duke.

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They're shorthanded, playing with seven people.

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Can they go all the way and win the title?

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We will see.

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We'll talk about that.

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All right.

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We're going to cover the uh women's bracket, give you our picks there, tell you who's going to win, debate about that.

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We're going to uh also spotlight the South Carolina women.

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So they they've taken some L's, some big L's against some of the elite teams.

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We're going to see can they ride the ship?

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Can they make a run?

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They're number one seed.

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Then we're going to switch to the NBA.

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We're going to talk about the Boston Celtics, Jason Tatum.

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He's coming back, came back early from the Achilles injury, is looking great, actually.

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So we're going to talk about that.

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Is that enough to put them over the edge?

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And then we will close with the OKC Thunder, the team that I said would win the championship last year.

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And uh they did that.

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And it looks like they might be playing chess, not checkers.

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I was not, I think I said Thunder will win too.

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So I mean I we both said that.

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We both.

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You're trying to dive into that.

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Okay.

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We said that.

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The question is C Payne.

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Who would you have?

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Oh, I had the team that took him to seven.

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And if there wasn't an Achilles injury, there might have it might have been a different story.

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But you know what?

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We don't hate it.

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We don't hate it.

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Hey, Shayers.

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Hey, Pacers, my goodness.

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Took them again, seven games.

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Uh Halliburton got injured.

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But again, again, there's still listeners.

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I'm not going to discredit Shay or a great team.

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Okay, an Achilles injury beaters.

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You know what?

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Yeah, we're not going to get all the way into that.

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Yeah, come on.

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Fine.

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I did pick the Pacers.

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Put some dirt on it.

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Fine.

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I'm putting the dirt on it.

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I picked the Pacers.

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You know, and we see what they look like without out Halliburton this year.

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So that's all I'm going to say.

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Oh, they're tanking.

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Oh, for sure.

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For sure.

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Yeah, they're banter.

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Definitely.

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Taking advantage of it.

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See, they're being smart, actually.

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Doing what a lot of teams should do.

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When star player gets hurt, you can still have a good season, but you know, they're just going all out.

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All out.

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They're not going to be contenders.

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All out.

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They're they're they're doing the San Antonio Spurs.

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Just tank, just go all the way and get your generational points.

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It worked out for them.

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It did.

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It did work out for them.

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All right.

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All right.

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Well, let's get into it.

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Let's start with the NCAA brackets.

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Thank you everybody for checking us out.

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Keep those comments flowing, and we will uh try to uh comment and reply to as many as possible.

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But let's get into it.

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So the men, let's start with the east bracket.

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We got Duke in that number one seed in the East.

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Diego, let's start with you, man.

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What's gonna happen in the East?

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Uh yeah, in the East, Duke's winning the East.

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Um, I don't think that should be a debate.

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I've seen people say that uh the East is a gauntlet.

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Oh, the East is very tough.

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I'm like, I don't really see it.

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I mean, you got Kansas with uh Darren Peterson that plays about a good 15 minutes a game and calls it quits.

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You got UConn, they got the experience, they got the coaching, but they don't have the rosters like like previous, like their championship seasons.

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Um yeah, they St.

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John's is pretty good, but I think they're becoming a bit overrated.

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And um, yeah, yeah, just nobody I think that really scares Duke, even with the injuries, I'd say.

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Okay, okay, all right.

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We'll see.

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And we we see you, Brandon, and and Mr.

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Shannon with a lot of the comments.

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So keep those, keep those coming.

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We appreciate that.

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Thanks for checking us out.

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All right, so yeah, um, but before I go, C Pain, what what's your take on the East?

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Is it like Diego says, is it a sure thing with Duke being shorthanded?

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All right, it's March Madness, so it isn't a sure thing, but I will say Duke has the best chance, I think, with all the times that they have, even despite the injuries, I still trust it.

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Now, St.

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John's, yeah, Rick Fatino does scare me a little bit, just a little bit.

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But I'm still taking the Blue Devils.

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I'm still taking them.

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Okay, still, still taking them.

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Yeah, yeah, I'm with you guys.

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Yeah, St.

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John's.

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Now that that is a scare for sure.

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Rick Patino is uh great coach, has them, you know, looking good.

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So that that's a scare.

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I why why are you making the face together?

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I'm I'm not worried about St.

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John's.

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You're not worried about St.

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John's?

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Okay, all right, all right.

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You need to be a little bit about St.

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John's, but all right, you you're you're young, you're young.

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But uh, but I'm I'm a side with you guys.

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I am going to go with Duke out of the east to come out of the east as well.

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Um, I did circle, uh yeah, yeah, I think St.

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John's.

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St.

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John's is about the only one here.

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I mean, Yukon is, you know, can be for formidable there, but it's just Duke's depth.

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Duke's depth is the the key, and uh, we'll see what what uh happens there.

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But I got Duke as well.

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All right, okay.

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Well, let's move on to the south.

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Uh the south, a little more, a little more balance here.

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You got Florida as the number one seed.

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Uh, Diego, take us through the uh south and tell us what you see coming there.

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Yes, well, in the south, I actually got Houston coming out of the south.

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Um, I know their defense isn't as good as as it has been in the past, but still, they still do have the culture of the great coaching and the defense there.

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And they have more offensive talent, which could, you know, which raises their potential higher than in previous years.

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So I do have them.

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Uh Florida's a solid team, but I mean that that when it that loss against Vanderbilt um in the SEC tournament has me worried.

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But they do have a lot of pieces that could cause them to go far.

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So yeah, overall, I just got um I got Houston.

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You got Houston.

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H-Town.

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H Town stands up.

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H Town and I did see the comment uh that Brandon said Michigan State actually is Michigan State and yeah, Michigan Brandon's got Michigan State coming out of the east.

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So just wanted to mention that.

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So before we pass over that.

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Okay, all right.

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But you got H-Town coming out of the uh South.

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C Pain, who do you have coming out of the South?

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Or just tell us about the South.

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I would just say, honestly, Houston for me, SBA, and honestly, I'm running because Derek's riding with them.

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Smart.

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So honestly, but actually, nah, if this ends up being a reverse jinx like how you've done me with all the Lamar Jackson stuff, I feel like hey, I can get some sweet revenge on it.

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So, yeah, that's why I'm picking Houston.

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Because last time you reverse jinxed me two times, man.

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Oh, okay.

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You're gonna try to double, the, the double reverse pump value.

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Nah, that doesn't work.

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That doesn't work back.

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Nah, nah, nah.

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But uh yeah, y'all know you already know.

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I've been riding with Houston for years.

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Uh, so I'm definitely have have Houston coming out of here.

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Now, the only thing is that their defense isn't as strong.

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The defense isn't the same Houston defense that we've seen in the past.

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I feel that, you know, if you take last year's Houston team, they would easily come out this year.

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But, you know, they have a little more offense, but that some of that offense had to sacrifice.

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Those of the defense had to sacrifice for the offense.

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But I think they're they're balanced enough to where they will most certainly come out of the South, no doubt.

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Um, you know, Florida, yeah.

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I'm not really worried about anybody here in this Bracken.

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Vanderbilt could be interesting.

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I mean, they did go to the SEC championship.

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Yeah, they got that one dude, number three.

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That was I I love what Vanderbilt is doing overall between their football program, basketball program.

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Uh love what Nashville is doing.

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Nashville is booming, but no, they they don't have anything for my age down Houston Cougars.

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No, no chance.

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None at all.

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Oh wow.

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All right.

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So a lot of conflict.

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A lot of confidence, a lot of confidence.

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All right.

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Well, let's move on to the next one.

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The next region we have is the West, all right, which has the number one overall seed out of all of uh the NCAA for the men, Arizona.

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Really?

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So yes, believe they are the number one overall seed, Arizona.

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Uh it is not Duke, although that that's your squad.

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And we are repping Duke with 104.5 WCCG.

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If we've not mentioned that before, shout out to them.

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Official carry of Duke, which we are now.

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But with that said, Diego, can anybody beat Arizona in the West?

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Uh yes, definitely.

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I have Arkansas coming out of the East.

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I mean the West, actually.

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Okay.

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Um, yeah, Arizona, they're a good team.

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They got uh some really good players, but I just think what I've seen from Arkansas recently, especially in the SEC championship with you know, Darius A.

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Cuff, he's a baller.

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I'm forgetting that Wendy's name, but that 6'10, that like 6'10, 6'11 forward jumping out of the gym.

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Like he's he's the X actor.

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He's nice.

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And I mean, there's yeah, some good teams here.

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BYU with AJ DeBonza averaging 25 a game and less leading the whole nation.

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And uh, yeah, they got some Robert Wright on their on their team.

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Wisconsin's pretty dangerous, but um, yeah, I got our I got Arkansas at everybody.

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Okay.

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Oh, oh, so you have Arkansas coming out.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, I got them beating Arizona in the season.

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Okay.

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All right, okay.

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Man, man, okay.

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Let us know in the comments who uh you guys have coming out of the West.

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Uh okay, so Brandon saying Arizona win the West over Purdue.

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Okay.

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All right, okay, we got that.

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All right.

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Hey, yeah, so Mr.

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Shannon, you have to let us know who you have coming out of there as well.

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No, you've been commenting here.

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Okay.

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Uh C Pain.

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Who's coming out of the West?

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I'm rolling with ACOF because of everything that he's proven.

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I'm scared.

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Listen, listen.

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I'm rolling.

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I do think that BYU, though, they're scary.

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And again, Arizona.

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Like, again, I think this is the more balanced out of the entire bracket.

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So I'm just wondering what the upsets will be.

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That's where I'm wondering what's going to be the what's going to be the more surprising moment that we'll see because some teams just gonna get hot and go on a run.

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So that's where I think that this whole thing could get busted really quickly.

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So I'm hoping that it is Arkansas because of Darius Acuff star powered how much we've seen him grow throughout the season.

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But yeah, we'll see.

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Oh man, okay.

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Wow.

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Uh man, that that's a lot.

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So yeah, I would say, man, that's and then Mr.

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Shannon has Arkansas coming out as well.

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So uh yeah, really surprised, really surprised to see all y'all have it, man.

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It is crazy because so I'm pulling for Arkansas.

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I love to see them win it because I just love the way they hoop and love uh Kalapari.

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Wish he came to NC State back in the day.

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So that that sore subject.

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But man, I can't, I I can't go against Arizona here.

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Uh I'm gonna have to go Arizona.

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I'm gonna have to play it safe in this bracket here.

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It's March Madness.

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I'll play safe in March Madness.

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I'll give Wild later.

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I'm playing it safe for this particular bracket.

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See, you're you're gonna play it, you're gonna risk it all for NFL NBA, but for March Madness, where anything is the most random thing.

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You're just playing it safe.

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This is the one thing not to play it safe.

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Ah, summer, buddy.

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Yes, yes, yeah.

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Yeah, I I have to I have to play it safe with this one.

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Uh the the way Arizona looked, like I said, the way that they looked against Houston, that that showed me everything that I need to see.

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I don't think Arkansas quite has enough to uh to to beat them.

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So yeah, see, Brent Brandon's with me.

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Brandon has Arizona in the uh in the final four as well.

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No, they are Houston, he Houston's definitely all that.

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But nah, I don't see um I don't see Arkansas beating Arizona.

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That's a tough one.

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I would love to see it though.

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I love that that team would love to see that, but I'm gonna have to play it safe for my bracket on Arizona.

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So I'm going smart money.

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I'm going smart money.

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Smart money on that one.

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I've seen some of the most egregious hot takes with this when you're playing it safe.

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Playing it safe on this one.

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Playing the safe on this one.

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All right.

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Well, let's go to the last bracket here.

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The Midwest, all right, for the men.

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Uh Michigan's the number one seed.

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We got some other seeds in here.

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Iowa State's been looking good, especially at home.

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Virginia are some of the main ones that stand out here.

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Uh, shout out to Howard.

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They're in this one as well.

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But uh, Diego, why don't you start us off, man?

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Midwest.

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What's gonna happen?

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Yeah, um, we obviously Michigan's a great team.

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They got uh some talent there, some good guard play, some good size.

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But uh, I'm gonna go Iowa State, actually.

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I like what I've seen from the whole season.

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Okay.

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Um interesting.

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I mean, they've beaten Houston earlier this year.

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That was a really good game.

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Um, and I just think they can match the size of Michigan and they can, and they got the shooting that Michigan doesn't.

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So yeah, Texas Tech is dangerous in here.

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Yeah, okay.

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You have some good teams.

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Alabama's pretty dangerous, but overall I'm gonna go Iowa State.

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Okay.

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Wow.

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Wow, Iowa State.

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Ooh, I have not, I have not heard that one.

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Not heard that one.

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Anything possible.

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Yeah, I mean, Iowa State, they're talented, but I think they they are great at home.

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They have an amazing home court advantage.

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These are neutral courts, so I don't think they're gonna quite play like they did um, you know, like they did in the regular season, because a lot of those games are at home where they, you know, look good and had some upsets, but okay.

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But I like the I like the risk there.

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Our safe better is Michigan.

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I'm just oh now you're playing it safe.

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I have to play it safe because Michigan.

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I just gotta say, why aren't they playing it by old school, bro?

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I've heard about how it has to be.

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Yeah, that's a tough draw, man.

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Michigan.

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Yeah.

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How do you feel about that?

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Uh what what's coming to mind is I would love to take your phone and offer you$100 if you can name one player on Michigan.

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I'll take it.

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I'll I'll make that deal.

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I'll make that deal.

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You want to make that deal?

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You you I'll make the deal.

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You didn't know anybody with Michigan about a few weeks ago.

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But you've done some whole thing.

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Maybe I don't know anyone now.

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Maybe I don't.

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I mean, I I can't think.

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I mean, maybe now that I think about it, man.

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I don't think I know no one.

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Yeah, man.

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They are the most no-name top seed team about that I've ever seen in my life.

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I think you you could poll people on the street, and I don't think you find many people that can name one person on the Michigan roster.

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I mean, I think he's saying the same with Arizona.

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I mean, except for like Bryce James.

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Yeah, Bright, yeah, probably Bryce would be the one.

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Yeah, yeah.

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Interesting.

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Interesting.

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Okay, so okay, Midwest.

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I have, okay, so Michigan's number one seed.

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Yeah, grew up loving Michigan, Fab Five, and all that.

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But I was very impressed with what I saw by Virginia.

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Their size, they've got a shot blocker.

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I like Virginia.

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I've got Virginia as a sleeper coming out and making the final four and rounding it out.

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So see, not playing it safe.

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I think I'm getting first rounded.

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Wow, what?

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By Wright State, yeah.

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You are you are crazy.

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I mean, I had it's right here.

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You are man, please.

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Yeah, you're you're bragging this.

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You are what you've seen something from right state that just I mean, boom.

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Or you're just like picking one upset, you're just picking one upset, and that's just your upset.

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They they almost beat your Duke Blue Devils.

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Uh yeah, but we were short-handed.

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And we and we played them earlier this season, so like they had the experience of losing to us.

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So, like, you know what I'm saying?

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Rematches are harder to win against.

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So, like, and the first time we played them, we won by 30.

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So, I mean, you know what I mean?

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It was the only reason it was that close was because it was a rematch game.

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All right, well, we'll see.

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We'll we'll see if you're on to something.

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And that just shows the Duke's gap from all these, like, that's this is a three seed right here.

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Really?

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Okay.

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Beating him.

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We will we will definitely see.

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We will definitely see.

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Well, we're gonna transition on to uh Duke.

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We're gonna talk about Duke more specifically here.

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Uh again, want to mention uh 104.5 WCCG in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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They are um official radio station of Duke uh for football, basketball.

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So now we and our Who You Got show, which is what this is, we will have a Duke segment for every single show.

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So this show airs weekly.

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We will have a Duke segment.

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So today we are talking about a they've been playing seven in the tournament.

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That is very, very slim.

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Um, and so they've gotten away with it.

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They were able to win the ACC tournament, but Diego, man, we what can they can they do as far as going uh going all the way?

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Yeah, seven's pretty slim, but I mean it's college basketball, sort of shorter games.

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So I mean, I feel like it's doable for a little bit, but I mean, I don't think it's doable for um the entire tournament.

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Uh because but I but I'm I mean the center should be back um by by when they need them.

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I say probably sweet 16, maybe even next round if if they feel like they need him.

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But um obviously Caleb Foster is out for the year, but um I I do I think that um that with with the seven for at least the first two rounds, they'll be okay.

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So yeah, I'm I'm confident they'll be okay for the first two rounds.

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First two rounds, okay.

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All right, but we're not talking first two rounds, because after this, we're gonna we're gonna say who's gonna win the whole thing.

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Oh, well, he said they're winning the East.

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I mean, I think the center is probably coming back like sweet 16.

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I think they'll be they'll hop right in there, then there'll be eight-man rotation, and and that that's about perfect.

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So okay.

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So so Duke is poised to go all the way.

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You think they can go all the way?

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Yeah, yeah, definitely.

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Okay.

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Definitely.

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All right.

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What about you?

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You got anything on this one?

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I just I'm nervous.

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You're nervous.

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Because again, it's March Man, it's and with the seven-minute rotation.

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You could like something, some fluke injury, something could really go left with one of your star players and you don't know.

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So that's where my big concern is.

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But I do think that I don't have I hope that they can, but it's I don't know, the wear and tear plus the high intensity, that's my concern.

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Yeah.

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So I do think that if it's a team that could do it, it is Duke, but that's a lot large odds tacked against him.

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Yeah.

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So with with Duke, they have they have the talent, and I feel that they even have enough to go all the way.

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What I'm concerned about with Duke is uh the hero ball.

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What I saw in the ACC championship game, seeing Boozer, Cameron Boozer, shooting threes, right?

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I don't think that's the formula to ultimately women winning.

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They were able to get away with that against Virginia, but I don't think that's gonna fly when you get to the final four and get deeper, right?

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To me, their X factor is Nicholas Jaminia.

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They have to utilize him, number 14.

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He's knocked down shooter.

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Um, he is really, really coming on strong, and I feel that they need to drive and kick and get him more involved.

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If they can get him more involved, then I feel like they're a more a more dangerous team, a more balanced team.

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But if it's gonna be just two people, Isaiah Evans and Cameron Boozer shooting threes, they can lock that down.

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That's not gonna fly ultimately.

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But again, if they can get Nicholas involved, then I think they they have a chance to go all the way.

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So I think he's actually the X factor to do success this year.

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Yeah, so that's a pretty good take.

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That'll be just a pretty good take, huh?

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Pretty good take.

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He he he is a he is a very good shooter, and I think that that'll help.

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Because I mean, obviously Isaiah Evans can he can be hot, he can he can get colds.

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And if Isaiah Evans has a cold day and we got Nick to make some threes, that that can help out.

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Right, right.

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Absolutely.

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Yeah, yeah, I I think I really, really feel he's the key after, you know, studying them, watching them.

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And I like the dog in him.

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I like how he reacts when he makes a play.

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And I I like it.

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I like everything about about what he brings to the table.

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So he's next year.

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Yeah, all the time.

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Yeah, he's gonna be nice.

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Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah.

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And they already have some some uh big people coming in.

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Yeah.

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So shout out to to Brianna, pick and pros correspondent.

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She is in uh Arizona and just interviewed uh the guy that's a McDonald's All-American that's coming in, coming in this year.

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So, yeah, yeah.

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So we're really hyped about that.

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So, see, man, we we got dupe cover.

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From all angles.

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We got them covered from North Carolina.

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Got people out in Arizona where the uh newcomers are coming in.

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So we got Duke cover from all angles.

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All right.

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All right.

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Well, let's move on to the NCAA.

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Um, actually, you know, you know what?

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One more thing.

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You can keep it on the Duke slide.

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Before we do that, let's actually give, we didn't give our championship pick.

00:22:19.599 --> 00:22:20.000
All right.

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:24.960
So, Diego, you have, we know for your final four, mention your final four and who you got winning it.

00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:28.000
Let's let's do that real quick because I want to make sure we have that for the record.

00:22:28.160 --> 00:22:35.200
Yeah, so I got Duke out the east, Houston out the south, Arkansas out the west, and Iowa State out the Midwest.

00:22:35.359 --> 00:22:38.319
And um, between Duke and Houston, I got Duke.

00:22:38.720 --> 00:22:41.680
And between Arkansas and Iowa State, I got Arkansas.

00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:44.079
So that's Duke and Arkansas in the final.

00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:45.680
Duke and Arkansas in the final.

00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:46.079
All right.

00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:47.839
Yeah, and I'm gonna go with Duke to win it all.

00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:48.960
And Duke winning it all.

00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:52.880
I would love to see that final, but yeah, I don't I don't see that.

00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:53.839
But okay.

00:22:54.240 --> 00:22:54.640
We'll see.

00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:55.759
Duke, Arkansas.

00:22:55.839 --> 00:22:57.359
All right, and I think you have the same, right?

00:22:57.519 --> 00:22:58.880
Yeah, and I have Duke winning.

00:22:58.960 --> 00:22:59.599
I have Duke winning.

00:22:59.839 --> 00:23:01.359
Man, if both of y'all have Duke winning.

00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:02.000
Okay, okay.

00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:06.720
We're affiliated with Duke, and I'm gonna be the only one not picking Duke.

00:23:13.279 --> 00:23:14.319
We have to be balanced.

00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:15.599
We have to be balanced.

00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:16.480
All right, all right.

00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:18.400
We have to be balanced here.

00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:21.039
So, you know, that's where where I come in.

00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:28.640
So, yes, you know, pulling for Duke, love Duke, but at the same time, I have to be objective on what I see here, give a balanced take.

00:23:28.720 --> 00:23:33.279
So I see Duke and Houston playing in one Final Four.

00:23:33.440 --> 00:23:36.799
I've got Arizona and Virginia in the other.

00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:43.519
So I have Arizona and Houston for Big 12, Big 12 rematch.

00:23:43.599 --> 00:23:45.519
Wow, and Houston will get them this time.

00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:48.400
I think Houston's gonna be able to win this championship.

00:23:48.640 --> 00:23:49.039
Yes.

00:23:49.359 --> 00:23:50.480
There's no way.

00:23:50.799 --> 00:23:51.680
Yeah, yeah.

00:23:51.839 --> 00:23:52.319
Nah.

00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:54.400
They have they have enough defense.

00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:57.039
Maybe, maybe last year, but nah.

00:23:57.359 --> 00:23:58.799
It's it's more of an even matchup.

00:23:58.880 --> 00:24:01.279
And you see, Duke's been slapping the floor now.

00:24:01.359 --> 00:24:03.839
Like ever since that UNC game, we've been slapping the floor.

00:24:04.319 --> 00:24:04.799
Slapping the floor.

00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:08.480
We got Dame Sarr uh picking up a big defensive role.

00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:11.440
They may want to save some of that energy slapping the floor.

00:24:13.200 --> 00:24:15.759
It builds up the energy, especially if they only have seven.

00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:17.279
They may not want to be slapping the floor.

00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:18.319
Yeah, we'll be all around.

00:24:23.359 --> 00:24:24.799
All right, all right, cool, cool.

00:24:24.960 --> 00:24:26.799
And Summer, thanks for keeping the slides going.

00:24:26.960 --> 00:24:29.440
So I know we fell behind, but thanks for keeping the scurred.

00:24:29.599 --> 00:24:29.920
Okay.

00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:34.400
All right, so let's move on to the women's bracket here and let's dive into these.

00:24:34.480 --> 00:24:39.279
So we've got Fort Worth one, Sacramento Four, Sacramento II, and Fort Worth three.

00:24:39.359 --> 00:24:41.359
But we're gonna start with Fort Worth one.

00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:45.039
I don't really understand the names and the numbers and the correlation.

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:46.240
I'm sure that means something.

00:24:46.400 --> 00:24:47.039
I'm not sure.

00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:52.240
Brandon, I'm sure you can educate us on the naming of how they went with this.

00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:54.400
So you may have to school us on that, my man.

00:24:54.559 --> 00:24:56.640
But let's go Fort Worth one here.

00:24:56.799 --> 00:24:57.119
Okay.

00:24:57.440 --> 00:24:57.920
Diego.

00:24:58.400 --> 00:25:00.720
I think that one has UConn in it.

00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:02.319
Yukon undefeated.

00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:05.920
I mean, the story of this whole thing is gonna be can anybody beat Yukon?

00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:06.799
Uh, I think Mr.

00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:09.119
Shannon already said UConn's gonna take it.

00:25:09.279 --> 00:25:12.720
But uh, hey, tell us, uh, give us your take on this for Fort Worth one.

00:25:13.039 --> 00:25:14.720
Yeah, I mean, I'm gonna go UConn.

00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:19.039
I mean, there's nobody really, I feel stop, I see stopping them in this bracket.

00:25:19.119 --> 00:25:21.839
I mean, they're they're undefeated and see them just keep it, keeping it going.

00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:23.039
At least they are in their bracket.

00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:24.000
Ridiculous.

00:25:24.160 --> 00:25:24.720
Ridiculous.

00:25:24.880 --> 00:25:25.039
Okay.

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:27.119
So some of us are on Yukon, right?

00:25:27.200 --> 00:25:28.559
It's like Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:25:28.640 --> 00:25:29.839
Yeah, I don't think as much.

00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:40.319
I mean, you got Vanderbilt in this um bracket as a number two, which I think would be the only competition, but still not enough from what I see.

00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:44.720
So yeah, we can we can just go on and we can go on and move on to Sacramento Four, I believe.

00:25:44.799 --> 00:25:46.880
We'll just go ahead and give UConn that one.

00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:48.559
Give them that respect.

00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:51.920
So uh let's see, Sacramento Four.

00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:57.920
We have uh South Carolina led by Don Staley as the number one seed.

00:25:58.079 --> 00:26:02.799
Um, got a couple other dangerous teams in here, but uh Diego, tell us about Sacramento Four.

00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:05.759
Uh yeah, I'm gonna go with South Carolina uh overall.

00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:12.240
Um I know USC would be interesting, but I know they um Juju isn't there.

00:26:12.480 --> 00:26:13.119
Yeah, they're right.

00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:19.200
Yeah, so they're not I see, but yeah, yeah, I'm gonna go with uh I'm gonna go with South Carolina.

00:26:19.279 --> 00:26:20.079
I'm gonna go with South Carolina.

00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:24.720
I'm gonna go with South Carolina as well, but that USC game is very uh scary.

00:26:24.960 --> 00:26:25.920
Okay, it's scary.

00:26:29.039 --> 00:26:31.440
That's why I'm like, yeah, I can't fully go there.

00:26:31.519 --> 00:26:34.559
But um uh yeah, okay.

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.359
What's going on?

00:26:35.599 --> 00:26:36.559
No, TCU is solid.

00:26:37.200 --> 00:26:38.559
That that's who I have highlighted.

00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:40.880
I I have them in the Elite Eight.

00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:41.279
Yeah.

00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:43.359
That's that's who I have highlighted.

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:44.960
I think that's the only competition.

00:26:45.119 --> 00:26:50.720
Yeah, uh, still don't think they have enough, but yeah, I'm going South Carolina to get to the final four for sure.

00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:51.119
Okay.

00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:51.599
All right.

00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:54.000
Then we have Sacramento two here.

00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:57.200
Um, UCLA, number one seed, 31-1.

00:26:57.519 --> 00:27:01.039
I believe their only loss was to Texas, if I'm not mistaken.

00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:03.359
I think that's that's who they lost to.

00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:05.759
Uh, got Duke here, got LSU.

00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:07.759
So this is uh pretty tough bracket.

00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:09.440
Got some got some dogs here.

00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:11.359
Um so Diego, tell us about this one.

00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:12.079
Sacramento two.

00:27:12.400 --> 00:27:19.200
Yeah, this might be the toughest bracket, but I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go with LSU to go to win this bracket, actually.

00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:21.839
I mean, okay, USC, USC's got some talent.

00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:27.200
They've they've been a really good team all year, but um Duke's been Duke's been solid this year also.

00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:32.640
Um, but yeah, I'm gonna go LSU to beat Duke and UCLA to go to the Final Four.

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.759
Okay, all right.

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:35.200
Return of Glory.

00:27:35.279 --> 00:27:35.440
Nice.

00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:36.799
I'm going UCLA.

00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:37.920
UCLA, yeah.

00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:38.880
Thanks, Brad.

00:27:39.119 --> 00:27:40.160
Yeah, yeah.

00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:44.000
Summer, what did uh what was up there on the screen just a second ago?

00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:45.440
Women's Final Four.

00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:45.920
Oh, okay.

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:47.519
Brandon's put his there.

00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:50.160
So he's got he's got UCLA coming out of here.

00:27:50.319 --> 00:27:51.519
Okay, all right, cool, cool.

00:27:51.599 --> 00:27:52.079
All right, Mr.

00:27:52.160 --> 00:27:55.839
Shannon, you have to show us yours as well on who you have coming out of here.

00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:57.839
I know y'all are engaged in the chat.

00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.799
Appreciate that.

00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:00.079
Appreciate the love.

00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:02.160
Okay, um, yeah, man.

00:28:02.240 --> 00:28:04.319
I mean, I've got to go.

00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:06.000
And we got Duke number three.

00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:06.960
They'll be dangerous.

00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:17.119
They always play really well, tournament time, but UCLA, man, they've got, yeah, I I don't see anybody beating them um until Final Four at best.

00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:19.839
So I probably have them going to the championship round.

00:28:20.160 --> 00:28:23.839
Um, but yeah, I UCLA definitely going far here.

00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:25.920
I think they're on a they're they're on a mission.

00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:35.519
I oh man, me, I think that that's the only team that might give UConn a run, you know, would really be UCLA.

00:28:35.680 --> 00:28:38.319
But yeah, I've got UCLA going there.

00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:38.880
All right.

00:28:39.039 --> 00:28:41.119
So let's move on to Fort Worth three.

00:28:41.200 --> 00:28:42.240
That is the other bracket.

00:28:42.319 --> 00:28:43.119
We've got Texas.

00:28:43.279 --> 00:28:45.519
Texas has been the giant killers uh this year.

00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:46.960
They've had some big wins.

00:28:47.039 --> 00:28:50.960
So they've had three losses overall, but some very, very big wins.

00:28:51.039 --> 00:29:00.000
So beat South Carolina twice, I believe, blew South Carolina out in the SEC championship game, was the one team to beat UCLA.

00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:03.200
So they they've had some big wins on their schedule this year.

00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:05.440
So definitely deserving of the number one.

00:29:05.599 --> 00:29:07.920
Got NC State in there as the number seven.

00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:12.559
They always have good guard play um and are kind of rebuilding a little bit.

00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:17.039
But uh tell us about the Fort Worth 3 uh region, Diego.

00:29:17.279 --> 00:29:19.440
Yeah, Texas all day.

00:29:19.599 --> 00:29:25.519
I mean, they they show they can beat all a lot of top teams, but like you said, South Carolina.

00:29:25.680 --> 00:29:27.039
Um yeah, yeah.

00:29:27.119 --> 00:29:31.440
I just think there's no competition in this bracket for they they easily go to the final four.

00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:32.240
Easily go.

00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:32.480
All right.

00:29:32.559 --> 00:29:33.599
What about you, C Pine?

00:29:33.759 --> 00:29:34.799
Oh, with Texas as well.

00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:36.160
Texas, okay.

00:29:36.559 --> 00:29:40.319
I think that this it's just going to be all the ones.

00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:44.480
That's where I'm at with it because I do feel like the gap with Texas.

00:29:44.640 --> 00:29:52.480
Now again, I am interested to see Texas and South Carolina in the final four because is Don gonna conquer her again.

00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:56.480
So we're gonna talk about that, but um that's what I'm excited for for real.

00:29:56.640 --> 00:29:57.839
Oh, yeah, yeah.

00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:59.920
That's uh that's gonna be a good one.

00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.720
We'll yeah, I have Texas coming out of here as well.

00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:16.400
So I think we all think we all have, so we all have UConn, we all have South Carolina, we all have Texas, yeah, and then you and I have UCLA, C Pain, Diego has LSU coming out of Sacramento too.

00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:20.799
So we'll come back to this and give our final takes on this bracket.

00:30:20.960 --> 00:30:22.799
But um uh let's see, y'all.

00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:24.480
Brandon said UConn's unbeatable.

00:30:24.559 --> 00:30:25.680
Yeah, they're looking like that.

00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:28.240
But let's talk about South Carolina here for a minute.

00:30:28.319 --> 00:30:34.079
So let's go to to uh to that slide and go there and um hit South Carolina.

00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:41.200
So with South Carolina, they have um you know dominated over the last several years.

00:30:41.279 --> 00:30:44.720
They had the great mix of height, guard play, and whatnot.

00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:51.759
But last year, they took a very big loss to um Yukon in that championship game.

00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:53.279
It was was not even close.

00:30:53.599 --> 00:30:56.559
And then this year, they take some pretty big defeats.

00:30:56.640 --> 00:30:58.880
I mean, Texas blew them out.

00:30:59.119 --> 00:31:03.920
Um and uh I think they had a they had another pretty pretty bad one.

00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:12.720
Um, so you know, they it I'm getting concerned about them against like the you know, the top two, three teams in the nation.

00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:15.839
Diego, what what's your take on South Carolina, man?

00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:21.680
And we know their number one seed and can get to the final four, but what's your take on them beyond beyond that?

00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:26.559
Um, yeah, uh, I just think they're gonna need to Don Saley's gonna have to be at her A game.

00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:30.400
And uh they're just gonna man they got the experience of the coaching.

00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:37.359
So I mean, they just they just need to really lean into that and um just kind of play play fundamentally the best.

00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:38.880
I think that's the way they go far.

00:31:39.039 --> 00:31:39.200
Yeah.

00:31:39.519 --> 00:31:41.920
Just lean into the coaching and experience that they have.

00:31:42.160 --> 00:31:43.039
Okay, okay.

00:31:43.279 --> 00:31:43.839
Yeah, yeah.

00:31:43.920 --> 00:31:45.519
I mean, I think they definitely have to do that.

00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:50.720
I mean, my only my only hope is that she's playing chess.

00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:53.359
You know what I mean, which she's more than capable of.

00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:55.119
Don Staley's more than capable.

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:58.079
You know, that's my favorite coach just in anything.

00:31:58.240 --> 00:32:00.480
And so they may have a plan.

00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:06.319
I know two years ago they had an excellent game plan um when they when they went against UConn.

00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:08.319
They have a great scout team.

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:10.880
There's some things that maybe they didn't want to show.

00:32:11.119 --> 00:32:16.720
You know, I I'm definitely, you know, giving her every benefit of the doubt, and they're going in.

00:32:16.799 --> 00:32:20.880
So thing is, so in the semifinal bracket, they would play UConn.

00:32:22.480 --> 00:32:24.079
That's I mean, that's gonna be tough.

00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:26.799
Now it's in the whole final four is in Phoenix.

00:32:27.279 --> 00:32:32.319
So uh not really any geographical advantage to either team there.

00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:36.880
Um, if we look at the other bracket, we have UCLA, Diego.

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:45.759
You have LSU, UCLA would have a little bit of um advantage there being there, and then Texas, we all have Texas coming out of there.

00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:49.839
So let's let's go to UCLA, Texas.

00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:53.920
So do we all have who do we have uh between UCLA and Texas?

00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:54.640
I got LSU.

00:32:55.039 --> 00:32:57.920
You have LSU, who do you have coming out of there between them and Texas?

00:32:58.079 --> 00:32:59.359
I have LSU being Texas.

00:32:59.519 --> 00:33:01.680
You have LSU, you have LSU going to the championship.

00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:02.079
Yep, yeah.

00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:02.640
Okay.

00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:04.079
Dang, what about you?

00:33:04.240 --> 00:33:05.119
I'm taking Texas.

00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:06.400
Oh, you're taking Texas?

00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:08.000
Man, okay.

00:33:08.160 --> 00:33:13.680
So you have LSU in the finals, you have Texas, I'm going UCLA.

00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:14.000
Okay.

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:17.519
So we all have a different save in that bracket, all right?

00:33:17.759 --> 00:33:20.880
So the question then is man, oh my gosh.

00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:23.119
UConn and South Carolina.

00:33:24.079 --> 00:33:27.039
Man, what do we what are we thinking there?

00:33:27.119 --> 00:33:27.920
You go, Diego.

00:33:28.079 --> 00:33:29.680
Hey, I got I got South Carolina.

00:33:29.839 --> 00:33:30.720
You got South Carolina.

00:33:30.799 --> 00:33:31.200
Yeah, okay.

00:33:32.240 --> 00:33:33.119
I think they'll pull through.

00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:35.039
Don Dawn is playing, she's playing chess.

00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:36.079
Yeah, yeah, I think so.

00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:37.599
Yeah, I think they got a game plan for that.

00:33:39.200 --> 00:33:40.799
No, yesterday I picked UConn.

00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:42.000
Dawn.

00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:44.559
But Dawn, bro, like this has to be.

00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:50.880
I feel like she has there has to be a team that falls, and that's where I'm like, yeah.

00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:56.480
Yeah, I just I just don't know if they're as stacked as they've been in previous years.

00:33:56.559 --> 00:34:03.599
Like, even last year's team that had like better, like they had more good players than I think that dude now.

00:34:04.160 --> 00:34:10.880
I just think they've been they've been on a roll all year, but I just yeah, I just think they they can be beat if you put it in the right approach.

00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:12.800
Uh yeah, you you guys are trying trying to do that.

00:34:12.880 --> 00:34:14.159
I'm just trying to explain you too we're trying to do that.

00:34:15.519 --> 00:34:17.679
And I'm the ultimate doll Staley.

00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:19.280
She doesn't even need an apologist.

00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:23.119
But uh for lack of a better term, I say that, but man, I don't know.

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:26.159
UConn is gonna be gonna be tough.

00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:27.039
It's gonna be tough.

00:34:27.119 --> 00:34:30.079
I mean, right now, if I'm filling out, so it's Wednesday right now.

00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:30.480
We're a lot.

00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:34.880
If I'm filling out my bracket right now, I've got UConn in there.

00:34:35.440 --> 00:34:36.239
So we'll see.

00:34:36.400 --> 00:34:40.639
Maybe maybe I might change it right before the submission deadline.

00:34:40.800 --> 00:34:46.239
I might flip back, but as of right this second, okay, I'd have to put UConn in there, man.

00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:47.679
I'd have to put UConn in there.

00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:49.440
And probably to win it all.

00:34:49.599 --> 00:34:53.519
Like I said, the only team I see possibly beating them is UCLA.

00:34:53.599 --> 00:34:55.920
That's the only team I see equipped to possibly beat them.

00:34:56.639 --> 00:34:57.039
Yeah.

00:34:57.280 --> 00:34:59.119
So who do you have winning it all?

00:34:59.280 --> 00:34:59.760
Oh, yeah.

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:01.199
South Carolina LSU.

00:35:01.440 --> 00:35:02.639
I'm going to South Carolina.

00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:03.679
Oh, South Carolina?

00:35:03.840 --> 00:35:04.000
Okay.

00:35:04.159 --> 00:35:06.159
And he I would have I see winning it all.

00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:07.920
I know I switched, but I'm I'm rolling with Don.

00:35:08.159 --> 00:35:10.239
I think now it's a revenge season.

00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:10.880
Damn, both of y'all.

00:35:12.159 --> 00:35:12.559
I'm with it.

00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:13.039
I'm with it.

00:35:13.199 --> 00:35:14.480
Hey, I I'd love to see it.

00:35:14.559 --> 00:35:15.199
I love to see it.

00:35:15.280 --> 00:35:15.920
Come on, Daw.

00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:16.559
Come on, Dawn.

00:35:16.639 --> 00:35:17.360
Don't hold it against me.

00:35:18.320 --> 00:35:19.039
Don't hold it against me.

00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:20.000
And I might change it.

00:35:20.079 --> 00:35:20.719
I might change it.

00:35:20.800 --> 00:35:22.480
So I this is not official.

00:35:22.559 --> 00:35:25.280
This is unofficial for me for this particular pick.

00:35:25.440 --> 00:35:26.960
All my other picks are in pen.

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:30.639
This one is in pencil right now, until the the deadline.

00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:32.159
And then I might I might switch.

00:35:33.360 --> 00:35:34.159
You're so confident.

00:35:34.239 --> 00:35:38.960
If you're you're a big you're big on Don Staley, I think you should trust trust her to win it all.

00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:39.599
You know what I mean?

00:35:39.679 --> 00:35:42.239
We we we trust her goodness your job.

00:35:43.280 --> 00:35:46.320
You're the one that's supposed to be the South Carolina guy.

00:35:46.559 --> 00:35:46.960
That's true.

00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:48.400
See, she can only do so much.

00:35:48.719 --> 00:35:49.599
Right now, that's what I'm saying.

00:35:49.679 --> 00:35:51.280
She can only do you're repping them.

00:35:51.360 --> 00:35:52.159
You're not even picking them.

00:35:52.320 --> 00:35:52.639
That's true.

00:35:52.800 --> 00:35:54.400
Yeah, I do have the the burgundy.

00:35:54.559 --> 00:35:57.119
Also, I wasn't thinking about South Carolina with this.

00:35:57.360 --> 00:35:58.719
But yeah, man, I don't.

00:35:58.800 --> 00:36:01.199
I mean, I just don't know.

00:36:01.360 --> 00:36:03.039
It's just with the size.

00:36:03.199 --> 00:36:05.280
I don't know if they have the size.

00:36:05.760 --> 00:36:10.320
They they they're a better shooting team now, so they've improved there because that was their weakness.

00:36:10.400 --> 00:36:14.719
They didn't, I don't feel like they evolved with shooting the three-ball the way they needed to.

00:36:14.880 --> 00:36:27.280
I feel like they shoot it well enough, but they still they just haven't had the same inside presence since they lost the center that they had, the six-seven center that went to Chicago.

00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:27.920
Yeah, yeah.

00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:30.800
They just haven't had that same presence since then.

00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:33.199
And so I feel that they need to regain that.

00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:35.280
Now, Dawn, she's gonna continue to recruit.

00:36:35.360 --> 00:36:39.440
I feel in a year or two they'll be back there dominating it, but I don't know.

00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:43.199
I I think they they need another piece, is what I would say right now.

00:36:43.360 --> 00:36:44.559
So, all right, all right.

00:36:44.639 --> 00:36:45.280
Well, we'll see.

00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:50.000
Well, yes, get your get your brackets in, participate, keep those comments coming.

00:36:50.159 --> 00:36:52.320
And uh, yeah, we're gonna we're gonna enjoy this.

00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:56.960
All right, where we're gonna stay with basketball, okay, but we're switching to the NBA.

00:36:57.119 --> 00:37:00.559
All right, so we're gonna switch on over to the Boston Celtics.

00:37:00.639 --> 00:37:04.880
We're gonna finish with the Celtics and then OKC before we get on out of here today.

00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:12.159
But um, with the Boston Celtics, Jason Tatum has come back, is looking looking better than I think any of us expected.

00:37:12.400 --> 00:37:21.039
Um, you know, wasn't running completely, you know, smooth the first game or two, but was still effective um after that, really that first half of the first game.

00:37:21.280 --> 00:37:27.119
Um, I don't know if he made a made a shot, but once he had that dunk, he got stuffed at the rim with the first dunk.

00:37:27.599 --> 00:37:30.079
It wasn't dunk in like 10 months.

00:37:30.880 --> 00:37:33.519
It was listen, it ain't it wasn't gonna be easy for him.

00:37:33.760 --> 00:37:36.800
I think that like he had to get his sea legs, it was the crowd, it was the moment.

00:37:37.039 --> 00:37:37.920
Absolutely, yeah.

00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:40.079
But he I think he took off too far.

00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:46.639
But after that, you know, that that uh dunk that he made, he's been he's been uh looking good since then.

00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:54.480
So big props to him to come back as soon as he has in less than a year, like 10 months, to come all the way back and putting up the numbers he's doing.

00:37:54.639 --> 00:37:59.039
Man, that's that's just incredible uh for the doctors and also for his hard work.

00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:02.480
But um, so man, what what does this mean, Diego?

00:38:02.800 --> 00:38:05.679
Uh yeah, Celtics, this means they definitely can win it all.

00:38:05.760 --> 00:38:08.719
I mean, this duo, we've seen it, we've seen them do it before.

00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:11.840
We've seen them get to the finals uh multiple times.

00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:17.920
And um Jalen Brown, I think the other thing that helps them, he's playing at his best MVP level.

00:38:18.239 --> 00:38:22.639
And um, yeah, you add Tatum to that, playing, playing like typical Tatum right now.

00:38:22.719 --> 00:38:24.559
And I mean, I think they can really do it.

00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:31.920
And they got the reloaded crew kind of of supportive pieces like Peyton Pritchard, like they're younger, yeah, all around.

00:38:32.320 --> 00:38:32.800
I like them all.

00:38:33.519 --> 00:38:38.400
I think they made the perfect moves around them to do and they got rid of Holiday and Forzing's when they need to.

00:38:39.280 --> 00:38:41.440
Yeah, I think they that they definitely can win it all.

00:38:41.519 --> 00:38:43.360
They definitely have had what takes.

00:38:44.079 --> 00:38:44.559
Interesting.

00:38:44.800 --> 00:38:47.760
Okay, I have a follow-up, but let me get get your take, Chris, first.

00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:52.239
I think because Jason Tatum is slowly ramping up and he's still looking this good.

00:38:52.400 --> 00:39:01.039
I also would say that now it's looking like Tatum, it's really like he's cooking in the third, and then they're like, JV, you've been our guy all season, turn up in the fourth quarter.

00:39:01.280 --> 00:39:02.480
That's what I like to see.

00:39:02.559 --> 00:39:08.800
I that's where I want to see how they play, where it was off on the floor, one's off the floor during the playoffs.

00:39:08.880 --> 00:39:14.559
So really, really, because I do think there's gonna be like a feel-out series with that first team, and then really once it gets serious.

00:39:14.639 --> 00:39:18.480
If it's like a Knicks or a Pistons, then we're really gonna see what the Celtics are gonna do.

00:39:18.559 --> 00:39:26.639
But that that first round, they're at least, I really think it's at least the conference finals, and they're definitely they're definitely going to the finals at this point because I don't trust the Knicks.

00:39:26.719 --> 00:39:30.960
I do not trust first off the Pistons, it all being on Cade.

00:39:31.280 --> 00:39:32.480
That's what scares me.

00:39:32.559 --> 00:39:34.639
Yeah, and them not necessarily having the shooting depth.

00:39:34.719 --> 00:39:37.760
I know you want Malik Biz Beasley if you don't keep doing his thing.

00:39:40.320 --> 00:39:41.920
If they bring him back, they can they can do it.

00:39:42.400 --> 00:39:46.800
They can do it, but then the Knicks, it's like, yes, Jalen Brunson's gonna show up in the playoffs.

00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:51.360
Yes, OG Ananobi's gonna show up, but what about Mikhail Bridges and what about Carl Anthony Towns?

00:39:51.599 --> 00:39:53.440
That's gonna be my concern with them.

00:39:53.519 --> 00:40:00.960
And I think that Kat, uh I I've I'm sorry, I've I've given up on him consistently performing well in the playoffs.

00:40:01.119 --> 00:40:06.559
Not giving up, but it's like he's always gonna have the stupid fouls in the beginning that's gonna basically get him out of the game.

00:40:06.639 --> 00:40:16.239
And if you already have a team that's experienced as the Celtics, who do feel like they were Jason Tatum, you know, tearing his Achilles away from beating them the previous year, that's where I think that they're gonna be out for revenge.

00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:18.400
So that's why I have the Celtics go into the finals.

00:40:19.599 --> 00:40:21.760
Man, okay, so you have them going to the finals.

00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:25.119
So, but now with this, I kind of go back to Tatum.

00:40:26.880 --> 00:40:30.559
How much because again, they were in the number two spot without Tatum.

00:40:32.239 --> 00:40:38.320
So how how much is it the the other roster moves they've made and just the the free-flowing offense?

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:43.440
I mean, to me, the offense looks a lot different this year than it has in the past.

00:40:43.599 --> 00:40:45.519
It seems much more free-flowing.

00:40:45.920 --> 00:40:49.840
Um they just look like a they look like a different team right now.

00:40:50.239 --> 00:40:55.519
And I'm just wondering how much of their success is due to the evolution of Missoula.

00:40:56.000 --> 00:40:58.400
You know, he's continuing to push the right buttons.

00:40:58.559 --> 00:41:02.000
Um, Pritchard, you know, how how much is it Pritchard?

00:41:02.079 --> 00:41:02.880
Yeah and what he's done.

00:41:03.119 --> 00:41:03.760
And he's been great.

00:41:03.840 --> 00:41:06.239
They got Navolo, Nikola Bucevic, too, at the center.

00:41:06.639 --> 00:41:07.920
They give him back up move.

00:41:08.239 --> 00:41:09.760
That that Van Garz is.

00:41:10.159 --> 00:41:17.199
Yeah, I don't think people have been talking a lot about uh uh talking about enough about the mini rebuild they've kind of done since they won the championship.

00:41:17.440 --> 00:41:18.880
Like that's that's very impressive.

00:41:19.119 --> 00:41:22.719
Yeah, that's been that and and it's uh cheaper, yeah.

00:41:22.880 --> 00:41:24.239
I mean, they're not paying as much.

00:41:24.320 --> 00:41:26.239
So yeah, I I think that was brilliant.

00:41:26.320 --> 00:41:28.480
I mean, great GM moves there.

00:41:28.559 --> 00:41:30.960
So I mean, I think that that's been fantastic.

00:41:31.199 --> 00:41:31.840
But I don't know.

00:41:31.920 --> 00:41:39.440
I think everybody's jumping the gun to say Boston's definitely going to the finals, definitely going to the finals.

00:41:39.599 --> 00:41:43.840
I think every team has a kryptonite.

00:41:45.280 --> 00:41:52.639
And I feel that theirs, because again, it's all about matchups, theirs is the New York Knicks, right?

00:41:52.960 --> 00:42:00.000
So yeah, there are plenty of teams that can take the Knicks out because they're teams that the Knicks don't match up well against.

00:42:00.400 --> 00:42:08.800
But Knicks, Boston in the playoffs, all right, with the crowd, with everything on the line.

00:42:09.039 --> 00:42:11.760
We know how the Knicks have made Boston look.

00:42:12.000 --> 00:42:16.639
They beat Boston last year with a healthy Tatum.

00:42:16.800 --> 00:42:21.039
Yeah, they did, but it it's not this year, it just seems different.

00:42:21.119 --> 00:42:24.880
Like last year, it's because I feel like Jalen Brown's unlocked a new level of confidence.

00:42:24.960 --> 00:42:25.679
That's where I'm at.

00:42:26.159 --> 00:42:28.719
And I just I'm just not high on the Knicks anymore.

00:42:28.800 --> 00:42:36.719
Like, I just haven't I know they're they still have a pretty high seed, but like they just had moments where I'm just like like I'm just like no.

00:42:36.960 --> 00:42:40.639
I can just see game one again, everyone's hype on Boston.

00:42:40.800 --> 00:42:51.519
I can see game one, them losing, and Missoula making the Missoula face, and everybody walking off the court with their lips tight, looking sad.

00:42:53.199 --> 00:42:54.800
Ah, I don't know, man.

00:42:54.960 --> 00:42:55.599
I don't know.

00:42:55.760 --> 00:42:56.480
I don't know.

00:42:57.360 --> 00:43:01.679
Well, to be fair, New York has improved their bench, but like, am I okay?

00:43:01.760 --> 00:43:06.639
But this is Mike Brown, his first like big, you know, playoff moment outside of like the stuff with the Kings.

00:43:06.960 --> 00:43:07.679
So that's my thing.

00:43:07.760 --> 00:43:15.360
Like Tibbs, it's the whole like run him into the ground thing, you know, and that's what kind of got the Nick that gave the Knicks some troubles with that.

00:43:15.599 --> 00:43:18.400
So am I trusting that the rotations are gonna be good?

00:43:18.480 --> 00:43:20.159
Am I trusting, am I trusting Kat?

00:43:20.400 --> 00:43:21.679
That's essentially my thing.

00:43:21.840 --> 00:43:24.239
Because Jalen Brunson, I know he's gonna get 40.

00:43:24.320 --> 00:43:26.159
I know that he got 35 or 40.

00:43:26.320 --> 00:43:26.880
That's fine.

00:43:27.199 --> 00:43:30.639
But the Celtics still have Jalen Brown who's playing like an MVP candidate.

00:43:30.719 --> 00:43:32.719
They still have Derek White and they have Peyton Pritchard.

00:43:32.800 --> 00:43:41.199
And again, I understand that their benches are very good, but I I haven't seen the Knicks bench players produce really well like that.

00:43:41.280 --> 00:43:43.119
Yeah, and that's my concern.

00:43:43.199 --> 00:43:51.039
You know, that's really my thing because it is it's not just like you said, it's not just Tatum, it is the growth of Pritchard, it is all the signings.

00:43:51.119 --> 00:43:59.039
Yeah, that's what's making me lean more towards them because even with the Knicks stars, it's like the Knicks stars are also inconsistent, and then you hope their bench isn't inconsistent.

00:43:59.440 --> 00:43:59.840
That's my thing.

00:44:01.119 --> 00:44:01.440
Okay.

00:44:01.679 --> 00:44:02.000
All right.

00:44:02.159 --> 00:44:04.320
So you both have the Celtics go into the finals.

00:44:04.719 --> 00:44:04.800
No.

00:44:05.119 --> 00:44:08.880
Winning is that's a tall that's a tall order with them teams in the West.

00:44:09.119 --> 00:44:09.679
I can't even lie.

00:44:10.079 --> 00:44:11.360
Have have them going to the finals.

00:44:11.440 --> 00:44:13.280
Yeah, I just I don't know.

00:44:13.440 --> 00:44:19.360
I I I can't see them going to the finals, actually.

00:44:19.599 --> 00:44:20.400
I really can't.

00:44:20.639 --> 00:44:20.880
Really?

00:44:21.039 --> 00:44:21.280
Yeah.

00:44:21.679 --> 00:44:22.880
Who do you see going to the final?

00:44:23.119 --> 00:44:24.639
You see the Knicks or Pessin's.

00:44:25.039 --> 00:44:25.440
It depends.

00:44:27.039 --> 00:44:28.159
It depends on the matchups.

00:44:29.840 --> 00:44:31.119
I have to see the brackets.

00:44:31.199 --> 00:44:31.360
Okay.

00:44:31.599 --> 00:44:33.280
I have to see how this matches up.

00:44:33.599 --> 00:44:36.960
You know, are they gonna run up against the Knicks?

00:44:37.199 --> 00:44:39.360
You know, who are the Knicks gonna run up against?

00:44:39.519 --> 00:44:49.440
I have to see how all that, how all this plays lay out like the four best teams in the East is Celtics, Knicks, Cavs, and Pistons.

00:44:50.000 --> 00:44:50.639
Those four.

00:44:50.880 --> 00:44:54.719
So we're trusting Donovan Mitchell and James Harden passed the first round.

00:44:55.360 --> 00:44:56.000
The Knicks.

00:44:57.519 --> 00:45:00.719
I was high on them, but now they've been kind of they've been kind of so-so.

00:45:00.960 --> 00:45:01.599
I don't, I don't trust.

00:45:02.960 --> 00:45:04.480
I don't trust Cleveland.

00:45:05.119 --> 00:45:11.599
The Pistons, I feel that some of their struggles are a little overblown.

00:45:11.679 --> 00:45:13.119
I think they're they're waiting for the playoffs.

00:45:13.360 --> 00:45:16.960
They're like, okay, we're ready for the playoffs, we're ready to get down, right?

00:45:17.039 --> 00:45:18.079
They're resting.

00:45:18.719 --> 00:45:23.119
Um the other team, the Knicks.

00:45:23.519 --> 00:45:26.000
I think the Knicks can can get there.

00:45:26.559 --> 00:45:28.159
It just depends on their path.

00:45:29.039 --> 00:45:31.760
You know, I feel that they match up well against Boston.

00:45:32.559 --> 00:45:38.320
If one of the other teams can be taken out for them, I think there is a path for them to possibly get there.

00:45:39.199 --> 00:45:47.440
Um I I'd say either the Knicks or the Pistons, they get the right path.

00:45:47.679 --> 00:45:53.440
I think the odds are better for one of those two teams to get there than the Celtics, actually.

00:45:53.760 --> 00:45:54.400
I really do.

00:45:54.800 --> 00:45:58.320
And the Knicks, Brunson's gonna have to drop 40, and everyone else's gonna be doing nothing.

00:45:58.480 --> 00:45:59.920
Brunson's gonna have to carry a load.

00:46:00.079 --> 00:46:04.480
And the Pistons, they're a gritty team, but I just don't think I just don't think they're there yet.

00:46:04.559 --> 00:46:06.960
They need one more year of experience, maybe one more piece.

00:46:08.719 --> 00:46:09.599
They're just not ready, man.

00:46:09.840 --> 00:46:11.760
I'm probably going with one of the right now.

00:46:11.840 --> 00:46:14.000
Um, Brandon says Orlando should be in the mix.

00:46:14.079 --> 00:46:14.960
And yeah, I can see that.

00:46:15.039 --> 00:46:20.320
I can say Orlando, I've been saying Orlando is this year's Pacers to me.

00:46:20.480 --> 00:46:22.000
Orlando's this year's Pacers.

00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:25.280
That that's the wild card, especially if there's some injuries.

00:46:25.440 --> 00:46:36.400
You know, Cleveland has an injury, one of the other teams, that that's the team that could kind of slither and kind of sneak their way through if certain things happen.

00:46:36.480 --> 00:46:39.519
I think that could be this year's this year's pacers.

00:46:39.760 --> 00:46:40.880
What about you, Diego?

00:46:40.960 --> 00:46:45.280
Do you see who do you see being possibly this year's this year's pacers?

00:46:45.920 --> 00:46:50.559
Um, I mean, yeah, probably the the magic is what comes top mind.

00:46:50.719 --> 00:46:54.719
Yeah, they got Pancaro, Fagner, they got some good size, right?

00:46:54.880 --> 00:46:56.400
Um, yeah, yeah, I can see it.

00:46:56.559 --> 00:46:57.920
Yeah, that's that's the only thing.

00:46:58.000 --> 00:46:59.199
And they're they're playing well.

00:46:59.280 --> 00:47:01.920
Uh, and so Brandon said the Pistons are this year's Pacers.

00:47:02.000 --> 00:47:03.599
Yeah, I did see that earlier.

00:47:03.760 --> 00:47:04.960
So I think they're too high.

00:47:05.360 --> 00:47:06.480
And uh that's the only thing.

00:47:06.559 --> 00:47:11.679
Yeah, I feel that they could have the same result as the Pacers, so I like that, Brandon.

00:47:11.760 --> 00:47:18.079
So I think the Pistons could could have the same result, but do they sneak up on people like the Pacers?

00:47:18.239 --> 00:47:18.400
No.

00:47:18.480 --> 00:47:19.840
So that that's the only thing.

00:47:20.000 --> 00:47:21.039
So I think it could be the result.

00:47:21.440 --> 00:47:22.719
They're gonna give Pacer vibes.

00:47:23.519 --> 00:47:24.960
Yeah, no, they're they're too greedy.

00:47:25.440 --> 00:47:26.320
They're too greedy, too.

00:47:27.360 --> 00:47:28.159
Yeah, I'm sorry.

00:47:28.239 --> 00:47:29.199
This is where I defended.

00:47:34.480 --> 00:47:35.440
What are you gonna be starting?

00:47:36.800 --> 00:47:39.119
Well, we got one more, one more before we get out of here.

00:47:39.199 --> 00:47:41.280
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00:48:02.719 --> 00:48:06.000
So Pure Green, the Instagram uh hashtag is here.

00:48:06.079 --> 00:48:10.079
Uh the Instagram um URL is on our banner right here.

00:48:10.159 --> 00:48:12.000
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00:48:12.239 --> 00:48:12.800
All right.

00:48:13.039 --> 00:48:18.639
Okay, well, let's move on to the final topic here today, the OKC Thunder.

00:48:19.039 --> 00:48:19.519
All right.

00:48:19.679 --> 00:48:26.000
So again, um, I think people were they started off great, was it 24 and 1 to start the season off?

00:48:26.159 --> 00:48:29.679
Started off unbelievable, unbelievably hot this year.

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Then, you know, took a dive.

00:48:32.880 --> 00:48:35.199
San Antonio beat them multiple times.

00:48:35.440 --> 00:48:36.719
People had questions.

00:48:36.960 --> 00:48:38.880
Oh, you know, are they gritty enough?

00:48:38.960 --> 00:48:39.519
Can they make it?

00:48:39.679 --> 00:48:40.480
All of that.

00:48:40.800 --> 00:48:44.320
Now they're hitting the home stretch of the season.

00:48:44.559 --> 00:48:46.239
SGA's been back now.

00:48:46.559 --> 00:48:55.760
Now people can stop saying the crazy stuff that they've been saying about Cade being MVP and Jalen Brown being MVP and all these other people being MVP.

00:48:56.079 --> 00:49:01.360
No, there's only one person that's capable of being MVP, and that's SGA.

00:49:01.519 --> 00:49:12.079
Stop hating on this man, stop underrating this man, shooting the percentage that he's shooting from the field, putting up numbers that hadn't been done since Michael Jordan put some respect on SGA's name.

00:49:12.159 --> 00:49:14.239
So I just want to say some since Wilt.

00:49:14.559 --> 00:49:20.079
Yeah, no, like breaking the record in 2026 is absolutely remote.

00:49:20.480 --> 00:49:25.039
My thing is bam out of bio shot 43 free throws for 83 points.

00:49:25.280 --> 00:49:27.519
Can you imagine what they'd be saying if this was Shay?

00:49:27.679 --> 00:49:27.920
Oh, man.

00:49:28.159 --> 00:49:29.760
They'd be trying to throw him out the lead.

00:49:30.079 --> 00:49:33.039
Yeah, yes, definitely, definitely would be for sure.

00:49:33.199 --> 00:49:33.679
Yeah, yeah.

00:49:34.239 --> 00:49:43.920
I think okay, see the one thing I will say about to playing chess point, it is them getting Jared McCain as that backup guard and him playing being able to play and shoot and develop.

00:49:44.480 --> 00:49:45.119
Shout out to Duke.

00:49:45.440 --> 00:49:46.159
Shout out to McCain.

00:49:46.320 --> 00:49:46.880
Shout out to Duke.

00:49:47.039 --> 00:49:47.679
Shout out to Duke.

00:49:47.920 --> 00:49:50.320
And also Jalen Williams, you know.

00:49:50.480 --> 00:49:50.719
Uh oh.

00:49:51.199 --> 00:49:52.000
What is happening?

00:49:52.239 --> 00:49:53.119
Oh man, hold on.

00:49:53.599 --> 00:49:54.480
Switching, just switching the floor.

00:49:54.639 --> 00:49:55.760
Oh, he he's just switching it.

00:49:56.079 --> 00:49:58.000
This is this is last year's hat.

00:49:58.320 --> 00:50:00.079
I don't know if this is an official pick.

00:50:00.320 --> 00:50:08.400
I don't, I don't know, but I will say another thing is with all the injuries, it has allowed other players to really develop and try and Jalen Williams.

00:50:08.480 --> 00:50:11.119
You know, everybody just like jokes about him with the memes and stuff.

00:50:11.280 --> 00:50:12.960
He's actually turned to a great three-point shooter.

00:50:13.280 --> 00:50:14.079
So shout out to him.

00:50:14.400 --> 00:50:18.000
I think that again, they are a very deep team.

00:50:18.159 --> 00:50:27.199
I think that with everybody's like trying to crown the Spurs too early, the Lakers are having a recent run, which I think is listen, I was Lakers fan, I think it's fools go gold, y'all.

00:50:27.280 --> 00:50:30.559
Let's hope DeAndre Aiden does something, but not them down that.

00:50:30.719 --> 00:50:39.199
But I will say is that because the Spurs did beat them earlier, I think that maybe it is a time where they reflect and they're like, okay, this is how we have to attack Wemby.

00:50:39.280 --> 00:50:41.119
And again, this is Wemby's first playoff series.

00:50:41.440 --> 00:50:47.920
Shea, this team in OKC has already been like punched in the mouth by two teams that have been to the finals, and they went to the finals, right?

00:50:48.239 --> 00:50:56.400
Because again, they the first the year before they won the championship, they lost to the Mavs, and Kyrie with Kyrie and Luca just were having a great series.

00:50:56.480 --> 00:51:02.079
But now that they've won a championship with Shay as a lead dog, you now have Jerry McCain as a great backup.

00:51:02.159 --> 00:51:03.679
You do still have all these talented players.

00:51:03.840 --> 00:51:05.519
Jalen Williams is gonna be healthy.

00:51:05.679 --> 00:51:08.960
I don't see anybody beating this very young and talented team.

00:51:09.199 --> 00:51:17.119
So it's really like it really does depend if Wemby has to be the legend that we all think he is in the come playoff time.

00:51:17.519 --> 00:51:19.280
I don't know if we we're gonna see that.

00:51:19.440 --> 00:51:21.760
I don't know because this is his first playoff series.

00:51:21.840 --> 00:51:23.840
I don't know how teams are gonna defend him differently.

00:51:24.000 --> 00:51:28.960
I don't know how they're gonna if Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper if lights are gonna get too bright for them because they're young as well.

00:51:29.199 --> 00:51:43.920
So that's why I would say I am I am kind of leaning back from my spurs pick because now I'm thinking about it, it's like, look, yeah, this team is experienced, and they added a really good young, young, young player that can help at least alleviate this load.

00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:45.679
So yeah, that's what I'm saying for it.

00:51:45.840 --> 00:51:48.000
They they've been playing with y'all, been playing with y'all.

00:51:48.400 --> 00:51:49.119
Yes, yes.

00:51:49.280 --> 00:51:52.800
So yeah, and I see Brandon uh giving shout-outs to SGA.

00:51:52.880 --> 00:51:54.719
So we uh appreciate that.

00:51:54.800 --> 00:51:55.039
Yeah.

00:51:55.199 --> 00:51:55.679
All right.

00:51:55.840 --> 00:51:56.559
Yeah, okay.

00:51:56.639 --> 00:52:08.480
See, they yeah, they've been definitely been hiding something under their sleeves, and it it really scares me because I mean I was watching them play the Timberwolves, and they got Caruso back, who I haven't seen like all year on.

00:52:09.920 --> 00:52:12.320
And they just looked absolutely crazy.

00:52:12.480 --> 00:52:25.920
And it was that that their ferocious defense was back, SJA was doing his thing, McCain was was shooting threes, and that just that just took me back to last year, how they were dominating all throughout the playoffs.

00:52:26.559 --> 00:52:35.599
Yeah, I I definitely think that Thunder are still here and that they're the they're the top dogs right now, and they're and they're and they're resting their guys for the postseason.

00:52:35.920 --> 00:52:36.400
I think it's good.

00:52:36.719 --> 00:52:39.199
I mean they can came off to a good start.

00:52:39.599 --> 00:52:48.719
Um, you know, people and then they rested their guys to get to just should show that they could um win a bunch of games and then you know, rest and then now they're doing doing it again.

00:52:48.800 --> 00:52:49.679
So yeah.

00:52:50.000 --> 00:52:51.039
Yeah, absolutely.

00:52:51.199 --> 00:52:58.960
I mean, what what they've done is not not many teams have have done this in in history.

00:52:59.199 --> 00:53:06.960
So over the last five years, the team that won the championship, everybody said, Oh my goodness, this could be a dynasty.

00:53:07.039 --> 00:53:08.960
They're definitely winning next year, right?

00:53:09.119 --> 00:53:16.079
When when Boston won a couple years ago, it was like, oh man, they're definitely, you know, this team is poised to win for a long time.

00:53:16.320 --> 00:53:20.880
When Denver won, oh man, man, Joker, best player, you know, ever.

00:53:21.039 --> 00:53:24.960
They're gonna continue to to to to win to win titles, you know.

00:53:26.639 --> 00:53:30.559
I was like, that was uh that was a that was said that it was somehow said it's a good thing.

00:53:30.800 --> 00:53:31.840
Some of them said that.

00:53:32.079 --> 00:53:32.480
All right.

00:53:34.719 --> 00:53:37.840
But for real, like I don't even talk about broad, I'm talking about the ball dude in Chicago.

00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:40.719
That's what I was like, uh we're gonna have the mic, but okay.

00:53:41.039 --> 00:53:43.840
But yeah, so so people, you know, they kind of jumped the gun.

00:53:43.920 --> 00:53:53.760
But what OKC did was they won the championship the first year that they had the talent that were good enough to do it.

00:53:54.079 --> 00:53:59.599
See, most teams don't win the championship that first year they're talented enough, right?

00:53:59.920 --> 00:54:03.519
Boston lost, they would get knocked out by the Miami Heat.

00:54:03.920 --> 00:54:08.400
They lost to the Golden State Warriors when they really had enough talent to get that series.

00:54:08.480 --> 00:54:10.559
So they lost multiple opportunities.

00:54:10.719 --> 00:54:16.880
Denver, when Jokers winning MVPs, weren't, you know, getting to the finals and winning championships.

00:54:16.960 --> 00:54:23.039
So OKC, their window is gonna be a lot longer because they actually won the title.

00:54:23.280 --> 00:54:28.159
What I say is that first year where they were good enough to win it.

00:54:28.239 --> 00:54:30.320
And then they're getting better, better, and better.

00:54:30.559 --> 00:54:39.360
Where these other teams, they once they started to arrive, the the last team to do it in the NBA was the Golden State Warriors.

00:54:40.000 --> 00:54:43.119
When the Golden State Warriors won in what?

00:54:43.599 --> 00:54:43.840
15.

00:54:45.360 --> 00:54:47.599
That was the first year, the very first year.

00:54:47.679 --> 00:54:50.239
Like they surprised, like people didn't think they were ready yet.

00:54:50.320 --> 00:54:50.960
So that's the thing.

00:54:51.039 --> 00:54:55.599
Like when OKC even won this last year, it was like, ah, they probably need another year or two.

00:54:55.760 --> 00:54:57.440
Maybe they need to get KD.

00:54:57.840 --> 00:55:00.000
I don't think they can quite get over the hump.

00:55:00.079 --> 00:55:02.559
They did it, and here they are still getting better.

00:55:02.800 --> 00:55:07.599
Golden State, they won that won in 15, but they still hadn't peaked yet.

00:55:07.679 --> 00:55:08.719
So that was house money.

00:55:08.800 --> 00:55:11.519
Then they came back the next year, won the 73 games.

00:55:11.679 --> 00:55:13.440
So they were like getting better and better.

00:55:13.679 --> 00:55:20.239
So I think that's why those other teams weren't able to repeat and faltered because they had already squandered opportunities.

00:55:20.559 --> 00:55:27.679
Whereas here's OKC, they won in a year to where they still uh had time to get better.

00:55:27.840 --> 00:55:29.280
So I think that's the difference.

00:55:29.440 --> 00:55:33.599
They're definitely playing chess, and I think they definitely repeat this year.

00:55:33.760 --> 00:55:35.280
Don't see, don't see anybody beat.

00:55:35.599 --> 00:55:36.800
Oh, so this is your championship pick.

00:55:36.880 --> 00:55:40.480
So even with the championship hat, this is your official yeah, is this your official championship pick?

00:55:40.559 --> 00:55:41.280
You're sticking with it?

00:55:41.440 --> 00:55:42.400
Yeah, you're not switching on?

00:55:42.639 --> 00:55:43.039
Oh, yeah.

00:55:43.119 --> 00:55:44.239
Yeah, no, no, no, I'm not.

00:55:44.480 --> 00:55:45.280
I'm not switching on it.

00:55:45.360 --> 00:55:48.559
Like I said, I I flirted a little bit with Minnesota.

00:55:48.719 --> 00:55:48.880
Okay.

00:55:49.039 --> 00:55:49.920
You know, I looked at you now.

00:55:50.239 --> 00:55:50.719
I know you love ants.

00:55:51.039 --> 00:55:53.280
I mentioned before, as you know, ants my guy.

00:55:53.519 --> 00:55:54.719
You know, they do anything.

00:55:54.800 --> 00:55:56.480
I'm gonna be on Minnesota.

00:55:56.639 --> 00:56:00.480
I I peeked, I looked, but I said nah.

00:56:00.639 --> 00:56:00.880
Okay.

00:56:01.039 --> 00:56:02.079
I had I had restraint.

00:56:02.639 --> 00:56:06.239
Not falling for the bait, but I'm not not falling for the bait.

00:56:06.800 --> 00:56:07.760
I am not falling.

00:56:08.079 --> 00:56:08.960
Not again.

00:56:09.360 --> 00:56:11.760
I'm not falling for the banana in the tailpipe.

00:56:12.000 --> 00:56:14.000
Okay, Beverly Hills cop, but y'all too young.

00:56:14.079 --> 00:56:14.639
Make sure you watch it.

00:56:15.679 --> 00:56:17.119
Man, listen, this is the classic.

00:56:17.280 --> 00:56:17.760
It's the classic.

00:56:19.840 --> 00:56:20.239
Listen.

00:56:21.360 --> 00:56:23.679
Not falling for the banana in the tailpipe.

00:56:23.840 --> 00:56:24.159
Okay.

00:56:24.480 --> 00:56:26.480
Okay, we'll do it.

00:56:26.719 --> 00:56:29.119
Minnesota needs to make some moves before they can do that.

00:56:29.199 --> 00:56:29.280
Yeah.

00:56:29.440 --> 00:56:30.079
Before they can get there.

00:56:30.320 --> 00:56:32.079
Yeah, Minnesota definitely need another piece.

00:56:32.320 --> 00:56:32.880
All right, right.

00:56:33.679 --> 00:56:35.360
Well, that is our time.

00:56:35.519 --> 00:56:36.639
That's everything here.

00:56:36.719 --> 00:56:38.320
Thank you for checking us out.

00:56:38.480 --> 00:56:41.760
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00:56:41.840 --> 00:56:42.880
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00:56:43.039 --> 00:56:47.519
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00:56:47.679 --> 00:56:49.920
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00:56:50.239 --> 00:56:52.480
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00:56:52.639 --> 00:56:58.719
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00:56:58.880 --> 00:57:02.239
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00:57:02.320 --> 00:57:03.119
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00:57:03.280 --> 00:57:06.960
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00:57:07.039 --> 00:57:08.000
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00:57:08.159 --> 00:57:09.119
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00:57:09.280 --> 00:57:14.480
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00:57:14.639 --> 00:57:18.960
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00:57:19.440 --> 00:57:20.000
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00:57:20.239 --> 00:57:21.519
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00:57:21.679 --> 00:57:24.159
Enjoy March Madness, enjoy family, enjoy each other.

00:57:24.320 --> 00:57:26.559
Until then, pick them pros.

00:57:27.920 --> 00:57:29.519
We are out later.

00:57:29.679 --> 00:57:30.480
Thank you.

00:57:30.880 --> 00:57:31.760
I'm next up.

00:57:32.480 --> 00:57:33.199
I'm next up.

00:57:33.360 --> 00:57:34.159
I got neighbor.

00:57:34.320 --> 00:57:34.960
I'm next up.

00:57:35.119 --> 00:57:35.599
I'm next up.

00:57:35.920 --> 00:57:36.559
I'm next up.

00:57:36.719 --> 00:57:37.360
I got neck.

00:57:37.599 --> 00:57:38.320
I'm next up.

00:57:39.119 --> 00:57:39.679
I'm next up.

00:57:40.000 --> 00:57:40.639
I got neck.

00:57:40.800 --> 00:57:41.360
I'm next up.

00:57:42.480 --> 00:57:43.039
I'm next up.

00:57:43.280 --> 00:57:44.960
I got new everything.

00:57:45.519 --> 00:57:47.280
The water standing the battery from picking the pros.

00:57:47.599 --> 00:57:54.400
I've just leaves they got to believe in the text that they make but they got it all picked up and you told it.

00:57:56.239 --> 00:58:01.199
Someone's coming up with somebody they go with flow when it's over to the makeup to report and they win it with it.

00:58:02.639 --> 00:58:22.960
Somebody reminded me to control the time, you put the few minds, I got it, let's go, let's go, I got it, let's go, let's go, I got it, let's go, I don't let up, I got