00:00All right, the big game later on today is obviously Michigan and Duke.
00:04How do you see this thing?
00:05I mean, is this going to tell you anything about both these teams,
00:09or do we kind of know who these guys are already?
00:12You know what, Dan, when you think about the leagues that they're in, right,
00:16obviously Michigan in the Big Ten and Duke in the ACC,
00:20I don't know if they get the respective leagues like the SEC gets
00:26or the Big 12 gets.
00:27Well, this is the litmus test.
00:29This is the game.
00:30This is the game that's going to move Marcus tremendously.
00:33And when you look at a guy like Lendenborg here,
00:35he's obviously an absolute stud.
00:37You look at Cam Boozer and Evans and those guys in Foster.
00:41We got stud.
00:42Stud.
00:43Kadoo's done a great job.
00:44Studs both sides.
00:46So you know what that means?
00:47I don't like a lot of points today.
00:50I think this is slowed down basketball.
00:53This has got a very big of a March feel.
00:55Both teams are dynamic defensively,
00:57and neither team, particularly Duke, is good in the half court defensively.
01:03This game screams an Ali Frazier 15-round fight, and it's going to be dynamic.
01:10And you know what, big dog?
01:12I love the fact that these two teams in the middle of February went out of league to play.
01:19Washington, D.C. tonight is going to be jumping in a huge matchup between Michigan and Duke.
01:25Let's bounce the ball over to UConn and Nova.
01:29I feel like a little bit of an old-school Big East ride here.
01:33Back in the day when the Big East was ruling college basketball,
01:37Nova's come on as of late, haven't they?
01:39And are we going to find out more about this UConn team?
01:43Because a couple years ago, they were loaded.
01:45Are we going to find out more?
01:47Because I still want to know who UConn is.
01:49Do you?
01:51Yeah, I do.
01:52And shout out to my Nova people, because I will be in attendance tonight at the Affinity Center
01:57in a great matchup between UConn and Nova.
02:01Dan, you've got to realize that UConn just gave up 91 points at home to Creighton.
02:06So let's say we'll have a very ornery Dan Hurley today, to say the least.
02:13Watch out for the officials.
02:14You may want to bring your earplugs.
02:16But when you look at the other side, not a lot of people are talking about the job
02:20that Kevin Willard has done in his first year at Nova.
02:24With Perkins, with Lewis, with Lindsey, with that three-guard attack.
02:29Ask you coming off the bench, knocking down threes.
02:32Matt Hodge, the freshman from right around where I am.
02:35Shout out to my good buddy, former Villanova player, Brian Lynch,
02:38and the job he did getting Matt ready for college.
02:41Matt's now to stretch four.
02:42But the key to Nova's success, folks, has been the play of Duke Brennan.
02:48Duke Brennan, over his rebound props, was really good.
02:51Him and Terrace Reed Jr. is going to be a slugfest down low.
02:56I am all signed up for it.
02:57Two years ago, I went to this game.
02:59And that's when UConn was number one.
03:02And Villanova lost that game by one point.
03:05And a barn burner.
03:06It's going to be rocking down in Philadelphia at 530.
03:09And I actually am calling for an upset.
03:12I think Villanova steals it at home.
03:15Kelvin Sampson's got a big one, too.
03:17I mean, how does this thing shape up?
03:20Styles make fights.
03:21And Arizona can play with you either way.
03:25They can slow it down, Dan.
03:26They can speed it up.
03:27Your choice.
03:29So that leans right into Kelvin Sampson's wheelhouse.
03:33They want to slow the game down.
03:35They don't turn it over.
03:36That three-guard of attack of Milo Juzon, Emmanuel Shark, Manavis to Kingston Flemings.
03:40But it's going to be the frontcourt play.
03:42Chris Snacks made a big jump.
03:44Keep Joseph Tugler out of foul trouble.
03:46Remember, last week we talked.
03:48Arizona was undefeated.
03:50They could be losers of three out of four games by the time I talk to you next week.
03:54Which, hopefully, I am coming on again next week.
03:56Make sure you stay tuned.
03:58But for me, I love the under.
04:01Arizona can play either way.
04:03Houston plays one way.
04:05Kelvin Sampson's the best at getting you to play his way.
04:08Look for that game to go under as well.
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