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Today on the show, I'll break down who should be on the all conference teams who I expect to be on.
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There's slight differences and then break down each Arizona Wildcats.
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It should be honored and I expect to be on it as well as just what's to come.
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Like this has been a great season.
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I don't want to dive ahead.
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But if some of these guys are honored, will they be back?
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Let's dive right in.
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So I'm going to start with the first team, which based on the preceding pull was 10 players and the second team will be five players.
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Essentially, I'll name the top 15 players in the conference, according to me, as well as according to what I expect to be chosen.
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And those are different, but not completely foreign concepts.
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I think I think they're similar enough and sometimes I vehemently disagree.
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There will be a pick I vehemently disagree with later in this.
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I'll go through a couple others.
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So first team, and I'm going to go in order of the way I think he'll be picked.
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I think AJ DeBonzel will be the player of the year.
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I think it would have been JT Topin, but JT Topin is hurt and missing the end of the year.
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And AJ is putting up kind of those Michael Beasley numbers.
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Though his team is not as good and isn't going to win a title isn't going to compete in the big 12.
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And no site to be as easily as he was better.
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AJ's numbers are undeniable.
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I think it would have been Topin.
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So I'm going to keep Topin on this list and I'll have a caveat of what he'd be next.
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I think Josh with Jefferson will be next in votes getting.
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So that's the top three Christian Anderson and then Kingston Fleming.
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I think that's the top five vote getters.
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And if it's a five man first team, that's what it would be.
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Though top and I wonder if he gets pushed down the list because he's injured.
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I think Milan Mumsielovich, Braden Burries, Jaden Bradley are all going to be on there.
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And I think it would be an absolute travesty of Burries is not on this list.
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And frankly, I said it in that order on purpose.
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I think Burries has been better than Bradley in big 12 play.
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Bradley is the heartbeat.
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He's hard and soul is team.
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I do not mean that dismissively of Jaden Bradley.
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But I'm pretty confident that Burries has been the best player in Arizona since conference play again.
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And that is what this award is.
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So if they both should be on there.
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So it shouldn't be picking between the two.
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But if they do pick between the two, I think Bradley would be the one who gets it if that makes sense.
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But I think both should be on there.
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And if they were to pick one, it would be Burries.
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But this is the, this is by part I'm going to get on the soapbox a little bit.
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This is the best thing in the conference and it's not particularly close.
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So they should have more than one representative.
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And if they don't, that means that the strength and numbers is unbelievable.
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But they should have more than one representative.
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Like there's no reason that Iowa State should have two representatives.
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Even though I think they should.
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And Arizona does not.
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Like the numbers have to add up a little bit.
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Christian Anderson, Jay to top.
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And of course, both deserve a spot.
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And I think they are both more deserving than any areas on a player.
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But that doesn't mean that Arizona should be punished for team success and being great.
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It's honestly working backwards.
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Like most teams, they get a player on there each year that doesn't deserve to be.
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And Arizona is almost being punished for being too balanced in a year where a lot of teams are top heavy in the big 12.
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So that's interesting.
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So we got about eight guys right now that I feel are pretty confident are the locks.
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So, but that means we got two more spots.
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And to me, it really depends if top and his count is a first teamer.
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If top and count it as a first teamer, then it becomes a dangerous game because it's two spots.
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And it's pretty hard to leave off PJ Hagrid even though it's teams terrible because PJ Hagrid scores 20 plus again.
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So I think he's got a spot.
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And the last spot to me is between Florida, but you don't get a mo crevice.
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And to me, I think there's an argument for mo crevice, even over.
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Mom's seal of it's Bradley and PJ like to me, I think winning really matters.
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So if PJ is left off, I wouldn't be mad, but it's hard to leave off a guy with 20 something points.
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So I think it'll be Florida, but you know, because Kansas needs representative and I don't think they'll give it to Peterson,
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because Peterson has played not all the games.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Peterson's all first team, and I wouldn't really be moaned either.
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So let me give you what I think will happen.
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AJ is player of the year, top and if top and counts.
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So we'll say AJ, top and Jefferson, Anderson, Flemmings.
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Mom's seal, which buries Bradley, that's eight, Florida and PJ.
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That's what I think will happen.
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Now what I would vote is this.
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AJ, top and Jefferson, Anderson, Flemmings.
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Mom's seal of it's buries Bradley.
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And then I'm between PJ haggardy.
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I think it's really interesting.
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Because if you're going to have that many bigs, I don't think Florida gets in.
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So I'll go I'll go with PJ haggardy as the last one.
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Now it gets us to the second team.
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The second team is interesting too, because it depends how it goes.
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So what I think will happen is Kree boss is going to be left off.
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Because there's already two hours on a Wildcats.
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So it'll be Kree boss, car, folks.
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Boba Miller and a manual sharp.
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And now also who would be left off, right?
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Like you got to just think about it.
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Like what are the notable emissions?
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The notable emissions would be that you'd see Melvin council.
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Probably left off if it's just 15 players.
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Like the key to Kansas and Kansas, one of the better teams, the conference.
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And that's what I think the lineup should be.
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But then you end up with Tame and Lipsy.
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And I don't think Tame and Lipsy is going to miss it.
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So that's what I would vote.
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If he's not in the first team.
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So for me, I would have Lipsy replaced Kree boss because I have Kree boss in my first team.
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And if it's not Kree boss, then Florida is there.
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So it's car Kree boss folks who I think's really great.
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And I think has been better than Tame and Lipsy.
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I see this year, but Tame and Lipsy is on a better team.
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Bob on Miller, a manual sharp.
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And honestly, I might take Tame and Lipsy over a manual sharp.
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But Houston is the number two seed in the conference.
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They're going to have at least two players in top 15.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they get three somehow.
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And there's extra love for JoJo Tugler, guys like that.
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So let me know what you guys think.
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Like once again, I'll read mine off.
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I'd go AJ player of the year.
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And if top is not there, push is one more spot.
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There's a lot of stuff.
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So let's say top is not it.
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AJ, Jefferson, Anderson, Fleming's.
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Buries, Bradley, seven.
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And either car or Florida.
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Let's say it's Florida.
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Folks, Bob on Miller sharp and Lipsy as my top 15 players in the conference.
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I feel that Melvin council will get there.
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I'm pretty confident that Lipsy will be there on there.
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And my main read in doing these predictions.
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Is the winning will matter.
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And there's going to be a punishment for.
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Do you choose the most impactful player for one team like Florida,
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Badoonga or a better player on a better team in Mo Kree boss?
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Like that's where I get really interested to me.
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It does PJ haggardy get punished for his lack of his team success.
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And I think he's actually a part of that.
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But who gets elevated over guy score 20 something game is tame and Lipsy
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first teamer because it's a point guard because his team's good and PJs
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isn't even a PJ scoring 20 plus a game.
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We'll find out soon.
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Alrighty, welcome back to Lockdown Wildcats.
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Leave to lean with you here.
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And we're doing predictions.
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I love doing this stuff in my spare time before the season.
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I take my time and I'm like, OK, I'm going to dial in who is where and what are the predictions going to be.
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I will actually right now find you guys my before the season predictions for all conference in the big 12 and see how I did.
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And then I'll talk about the all defense team in which it'll be spearheaded by Mo crevice.
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So my big 12 first team and second team are as follows.
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And I made this in October when right as I got the job actually maybe a touch before.
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And I will fully admit the first thing that stands out to me as a glaring omission of.
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My guy, Bradenbury's like that, that's bad.
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My first team and there's injury that's impacted this.
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I had Peterson, AJ top in Christian Anderson.
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If fully healthy, that would be four for five.
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And I think the real issue is I just didn't know which guy would have the ball.
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Flemmings are using.
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So honestly, not mad about the first team.
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I had co-op Pete, Richie Saunders, Joshua Jefferson, PJ Haggerty, and a manual sharp.
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So realistically, I have those first 10.
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Peterson's Miss time, Toppins Miss time.
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Usands the only miss.
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But but like, use and Flemmings you flip them.
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AJ hits Anderson hits Toppins.
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What's going to be the player of the year?
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Then you look at the second team and I did five man teams because that's what I believe in.
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But if you go to the second the second team, I think Saunders would have been on there.
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Jefferson's a first teamer for sure.
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Haggerty's got a chance sharp.
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I think will be a second teamer.
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I think has a case at second team.
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I think he's missed some time and his numbers aren't eye popping, but his team's great.
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And he's the second leading score on the team.
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So there's a world in which.
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Coa is a second teamer and I left him off trying to be too fair if that makes sense.
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And then the third team I had which JK is the second team in here is Burries.
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So okay, I got him.
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I didn't have as a first teamer, but Burries.
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Tune days not there.
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Burries is is better than I thought.
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So it's not terrible.
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I'd say quick math.
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I'm probably going like 12 of 15 in terms of representation.
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Like if you scratch Saunders out of there, you scratch top and we assume that they're healthy.
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Use them might be a second teamer, but that's a miss.
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And you go through it and you're like, okay, it's hard to predict.
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It's hard to predict.
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And that was made on October 14th.
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So that was, yeah, like a couple of weeks before I got this show.
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So that's not terrible.
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I'm not mad about it.
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But it really goes to show that like winning really matters in this because
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Arizona is going to have more representation than I even had in there.
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Because Mo Creebus is better than I thought and I love Mo Creebus.
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And that leads me to where I want to talk about here to all defense.
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I think it's a very, very clear top five defenders in the conference.
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Like I really don't think it's even up for debate.
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I think the best five defenders in the conference are very clearly Mo Creebus.
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He's the defensive part of the year for me.
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I don't think it's close.
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Everyone else can argue that's fine.
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You're entitled to that opinion.
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I know you guys won't.
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But if he doesn't win, I think it's a travesty.
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I really think it's a travesty.
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So I would go Creebus is the best defender.
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The second best defender in the league is Florid Bidunga.
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The third best defender in the league to me is Ivan Karchenko.
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And you may say like you love Yvonne.
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You talk about him all the time as the best defender.
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Seniors just have more positional value defensively.
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Like you look at the NBA and how exceedingly rare it is for like a guy like Marcus smart
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to indefensify the year over a guy like Rudy Gobert.
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Because Gobert is more important to defense.
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And then you look at the other guys who have won their big guys.
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Like you look at Versa Telly but really what it boils down to is rim protection
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and ability to take away the rim.
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It's ability to take away the rim but also play in different schemes.
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So the bigs are going to be important.
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The next guy is Tuggler.
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I won't be surprised if Tuggler wins.
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I won't be surprised if Florid wins it but Creebus should.
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Creebus when he's on the court makes team shoot 32% on shots from two point range outside of five feet.
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Like that average nationally is over 40.
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It's really really hard of power five teams I should say.
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It's really really hard to quantify how drastically different that is because then you get to the rim.
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And you shoot 10% worse at the rim shooting 45% from the rim when when Mo Creebus is down there.
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And then as opposed to Tobio Wacke it was also a very good defender on the same team.
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And it's just night and day difference.
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You look at the way Houston defense they force turnovers.
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Oh wait, their turnover forcing has been far lesser than it has been in years past.
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And there's a reason for that because they don't have the same point of attack defender.
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They don't have a Jamal shed.
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That's the knock on Kingston Fleming.
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But that's aside from the point.
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I think Tuggler as impact has been lesser than what was expected of him.
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And reputation is going to carry him to this award if he gets it.
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Not saying he's not deserve it. He's a fantastic defender.
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Don't misinterpret me here.
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But I don't think he's on the same stratosphere as Mo Creebus.
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I think Florida Badoonga has a claim.
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Florida Badoonga has a different type of defender who can use his switch ability.
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He can go guard AJ one day and protect the rim in the next.
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But Mo Creebus anchors the best team in the conference.
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And anchors the best defense in the conference to incidents.
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I think not that's the player of the year defensively.
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So let me finish the list.
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It's Florida Badoonga.
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It's Ivan Karchenko.
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Those three are locks.
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Tuggler's a lock as well.
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Those are the four best defenders in the conference.
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I would take two array from Iowa State.
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And watching tons of basketball.
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You could say, OK, there's a couple other bigs.
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Like Cincinnati's good defensively.
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Two array and lips here.
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The two options here.
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They put ball pressure on.
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And they steal the ball.
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And they force turnovers for one of the best defensive teams in the country.
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And the thing is like Iowa State has.
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But they are still considered to be a top three C line.
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Like they're a top 12 team in the country.
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Despite the recent struggles.
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And what is their essence of what they do?
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They put ball pressure on.
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They defend their physical.
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Like that's that's the essence of what Iowa State does.
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And Iowa State does that because they have a point of attack ball hawk.
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So I would take two array over lipsy because I think he's a better defender.
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I think Lipsy is a very, very good defender and deserves flowers for this.
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And I would take Lipsy.
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And then you say, OK, what about Bradley?
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I think lipsy and two array are a little more disruptive than Bradley.
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It's not a slight to him.
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But I think they deserve a spot.
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Well, Arizona already has two of the five spots anchored down in crevice and carchenko.
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Now the next question you may ask me.
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Is who else is going to get representation?
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Like who's on the all freshman team?
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And that's a great question.
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So I would tell you this.
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Flemmings is a lock.
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And probably Peterson.
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Like I think it's pretty simple.
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It's the best prospects.
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But the thing about Pete is he missed some time and his numbers aren't staggering.
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And same with Peterson at different levels.
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But I think they still get on the list.
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And that's kind of the five you draw out anyway before the season.
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It's five of the six best freshman coming in.
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I think there's arguments to be made for other players.
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But I just think it's hard to usurp the spot.
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I think it's just too hard to usurp that spot for them.
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I think Tunde Yesafu was someone people would have penciled in.
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I don't think he said a good enough year to be above those guys.
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The only reason for Tunde would be if you penalize Peterson and Pete for health.
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So the freshman team, I think has two wild cats.
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I think the first team has two wild cats.
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The second team has a wild cat.
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And then the all defense has two wild cats.
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Representation is great.
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I'll talk about all who will be nominated next.
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As well as what does it look like if all these guys get awards?
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Is there going to be a mass exodus to the pros?
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Or will there be a retention and Tucson?
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Here is who should be represented for Arizona on the first team.
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It'll be buries and Bradley.
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I think there's a world in which crevice is also in the first team.
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But if he is not in the first team, he has to be on the second team.
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I think there's a world in which Pete is represented on the second team.
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I think he might be snubbed due to the kind of a poor health.
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And limited numbers late in the season.
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But in terms of top 15 players and conferences.
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Absolutely on there.
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It's it's clear as day.
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It belongs after limiting Joshua Jefferson to two of 17 Joshua Jefferson.
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Has has a real chance to win the award.
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I don't think he will.
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But like he will receive votes for the the best player in the conference.
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And go up pizza better basketball player.
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And that's really interesting because better basketball player.
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If you were to rank basketball players.
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I think it really is AJ.
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Kingston Fleming's braid and buries as the best four.
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And then you get into a couple older guys in Arizona will have crevice, Bradley.
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And you might even have like a car chain.
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And guys like that.
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You serve spots that aren't, you know, production based.
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But this conference does have a nice mix of veterans.
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And precocious freshmen that are better basketball players.
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And co-op each showed it like.
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You probably take co-op to start your team over Joshua Jefferson.
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That said Joshua Jefferson's probably a first team all American.
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And deservingly so I love Joshua Jefferson.
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But you saw the levels to basketball that Arizona is starting to establish.
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So anyway, you have that representation.
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First team will be Bradley and buries.
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He deserves a spot.
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If not second team crevice.
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Second team Pete possible.
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It's possible, but I'm not guaranteeing it.
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All freshmen, Pete and buries.
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And then six man of the year.
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Easily to be a walk.
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He should be the six man of the year nationally.
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I don't actually don't think there's anyone who has a chance to win that other than to be.
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So that's really good.
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And then if you go to honorable mention.
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You go to honorable mention.
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If he's not on there.
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And even like the top six rares owner will all be honorable mentioned.
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And I'm not just blowing smoke for you guys because you guys are Arizona fans, but just think about it.
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You're going to take 25 players in the conference because honorable mention probably will have five to 10.
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Let's just say 20 to 25 players.
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How many players would you take over?
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Anyvankar Chankoff.
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It's the starting five.
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You're not taking 20.
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You're not getting there because they're better at basketball.
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They're bigger, stronger, more physical, more adept.
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And when you lose one of them, they've been able to step up and beat Houston on the road.
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No other team has that ability to do so.
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Like Texas Tech was able to beat Iowa State without JT.
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That's an incredible accomplishment of its own right.
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But then they're vulnerable and lose to TCU.
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And I mean, this is no slight to TCU.
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But they don't have the guys in place, even with the payroll that they established with top and Anderson.
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They're very, very top heavy.
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And the other guys are great.
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Their coach is fantastic.
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And that moves the needle.
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And that's the last thing I'll talk about like Arizona.
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And then I think Toby will get an honorable mention for sure as well.
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He got one last year.
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And I think he's been better this year than last year, despite not starting.
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So I think Arizona gets six players that get nominated for at least honorable mention.
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Defensive player of the year in my book should be Kreeboss.
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And the six me of the year is to be a walk.
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Now coach of the year is a really interesting one.
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Tommy Lloyd should win it.
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Because his team was picked fourth and they won it.
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So I expect him to win it.
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I think there are other deserving coaches because I honestly think it was a miss.
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Like a miss labeling of what Arizona was coming to the year.
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Like I told you guys, I think this is the most talented team in the in the conference.
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So I don't think it's as wowing to see a guy navigate from fourth to first when their team is the most talented.
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But that said, he built the roster and he navigated a very difficult schedule and made them a one seat.
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So he absolutely deserves it.
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I think my next pick would be a shocker to many.
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I would go with Johnny Dawkins at UCF.
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No one expected them to be any good.
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And they're pretty good.
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They'll make the tournament.
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And then the other one is like Kelvin's been great.
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They've reward winning.
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That's why I guarantee Tommy Lloyd should win it.
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But like Grant McCaslin, TJ Otzelberger.
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Have in different ways manufactured very impressive seasons.
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I think they'll receive votes as well.
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Tommy Lloyd will win big 12 coach of the year.
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Arizona has six guys honorable mentioner better to on the alpha defensive team two or three in all first team.
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And at least one or two on second team.
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They have two on all freshman team.
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And that usually spells like, oh, you got a great team.
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How long can you keep it?
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And that's the question that I don't have the answer to, but here's my read on it.
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I think buries will be a top 10 pick.
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I think people be a lottery pick.
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I think the most interesting one will be mode mode crevice.
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Fran for Shilla talked about why he believes Mo crevice will come back.
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And there really is a great answer for it.
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Like if Mo crevice comes back and we paid very well.
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And he will be a first team all American preseason and deservedly so.
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And if you're a first team all American preseason, you're paid nicely.
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It's better than going 25th through 40th in the draft.
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Unless you find a great landing spot.
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And at that point, you don't control it.
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So I the way he phrased that I actually believe crevice could be back in Arizona could be.
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Right back in the thick of the big the big 12 with Mo crevice.
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And if that's the case, like does cardchenkoff do the same thing the same evaluation.
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Like I firmly believe while Arizona makes a march madness run.
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Everyone in the country is like, oh my goodness, this kid's unbelievable.
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It's the same thing as Thomas Howe class year.
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Well, Thomas Howe could have been a top 20 pick last year.
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And instead he took the NIL money comes back to Florida and has a chance to be an all American.
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I think Crevice and cardchenkoff can follow that route.
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And it's actually more possible and you believe there's a world in which both leave.
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And then it's a real oh shoot, we need to reload.
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I have no doubt Tommy Lloyd can do it.
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But I was contemplating this thought like what if Arizona is able to return Mo crevice.
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Carchenkoff, Aristotle, and that's a front court.
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You may say, okay, Tommy Lloyd's going to grab another big he will.
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They'll have another big doesn't mean that they'll start automatically,
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but they'll have a to be a walk a sort of guy.
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A guy who's a rebounder and a physical presence to compliment those guys.
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And then Burys is gone.
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And you have you also a CD gate.
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So CD gate could step into that role.
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So I don't want to be dismissive of him either.
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But then you need to find two guards to replace the NBA bound Bradley and Burys.
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And the transfer portal opens and like I made a little tweet of like who I would be most interested in.
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Obviously they have to go to the portal like Jamari and Bateman from I mean, I would state.
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I think is going to be fantastic.
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I would very much be interested in him.
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Johnson for Colorado coming up.
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He's a guy that's very talented.
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Ibuka Corey from Stanford.
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There's going to be guys that can come in and replace Bradley and Burys.
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And they're probably not going to be as good because simply put Bradley and Burys are the best backward in America.
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But if Cree Boss comes back and Kartchenkov come back, along with Aristotle's progression, Arizona is basically locked into a top 10 spot next year.
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And Tommy Lloyd's amazing at rebuilding rosters.
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I don't want to get ahead because I love this team and I don't want to forget this team and move on from them before it's even done.
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But I'm very curious to see if the awards cause a mass exit is or if it causes Arizona to get this their stars back.
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I think there is going to be an impact on that.
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