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believe it tipped off at ten thirty Mountain time. BYU ran into a little good fortune as Iowa State found themselves a little bit banged up today. They were without Keyshawn Gilbert, who's their second leading scorer, and they were without the Lipsey kid, who's a two time All Big twelve point guard. So you could say two of their three best players did not play, So BYU a little fortunate to run into a short handed Iowa State team.

But it was a high level basketball game. It was a high level basketball game played by both teams, and VYU most likely will advance to play Houston, but Colorado might have some different ideas. Now, I would be surprised if this holds up, but Colorado is hanging in against Houston right now. Houston has a thirty eight to thirty three halftime lead over Colorado. We'll see what the second half brings. There's a bevy of college basketball action going on right now. We will keep you up to date

throughout the course of the show today. One of the big pieces of news that came down a little bit earlier is Cooper Flag left Duke's game with a It looked the replays look horrible, not gonna lie. But Duke beat Georgia Tech today seventy eight to seventy. They pulled away in the second half after Tech had a halftime lead and Cooper Flag sprained his ankle and upon replay

it looked like it was gonna be really bad. Excuse me, John Shire, the Duke head coach, came out and said, the rays are negative, so hopefully Cooper Flag's gonna be okay. Then we'll keep you up to date on all the basketball going on right now. As it is the madness

of march on the Big twelve side of things. Like I said, Houston has a thirty eight to thirty three halftime lead over Colorado and the winner of that game will of dance on to play byu Utah Jazz with another loss last night, stop me if you've heard me before. And yes, they competed, they played hard, all the cute things were supposed to say. But they lost again. They've lost nine of their last ten. They've lost seven straight games. Grizzlies got them last night, one twenty two to one fifteen.

The Jazz were actually up one fifteen to one fourteen, and then the Grizzly scored the final eight points of the game and the Jazz move on to yet another loss. Some more information has emerged about that one hundred thousand dollars fine that the Jazz were handed yesterday for not playing lowry marketing for nine straight games, and Jazz have lost of ten, so of course sitting marketing to help them achieve their goal of playing pathetic basketball and continuing

to lose. But some more information about how it all came down and then what could happen next if they continue to try to kind of play with this rule that the league implemented back in twenty ten as a result of Greg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs constantly sitting their stars. So we'll get to some of that.

The NFL free agency news is kind of quieted down a little bit today, but we do know which Utah football players will be participating in Big twelve NFL Day coming up March eighteen through the twenty first, So we do have that list. We'll bring that to you, and there's one name on the list that a little bit disappointing if it means what I think it means, and we'll get to that list coming up a little bit. Utah Hockey Club was able to get a win last

night again against the Ducks. They're going to take on the Kraken coming up tomorrow at eight o'clock Mountain time. That game is up in Seattle, so Utah Hockey Club trying to hang in that wildcard race. RSL on the road coming up this weekend at Houston, a road tilt for RSL after a really really bad start to the season. And then Utah State in action tonight Mountain West tournament style against a really really good, upstart Vegas team. You know,

if he's played a lot better as of late. Utah States the favorite, but we'll see what they're able to do tonight. So a lot of local stuff going on on the basketball side, on the hockey side, little pro football with free agency and the draft on the way, Little college football with Big twelve Pro Day, Big twelve NFL Pro Day coming up in just about a week and a half, and several youth players will be represented, so we'll bring you that list coming up in a

little bit. The latest on the Alex Jensen to Utah storyline and is Alex getting closer to filling out his staff? Is Andre Miller high speed ahead to coming back to Salt Lake to coach next to Alex Jensen. We'll bring you the latest with that. And then Aaron Rodgers apparently debating between the Steelers and the Giants. So jam Pack Show on this Thursday afternoon, as we're live today with our good friends at Tim Dally. It's the used car

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And when Tony joined us a couple of weeks ago, it was the day that Mark Carlin had announced that he had relieved Craig Smith of his duties, and Tony was one of the first who said, this has got to go to alex He's got to go to Alex Jensen. So we're bringing Tony today now that the news is official.

We'll talk Alex Jensen of the Utes, and we will also get Tony's take on some of these young prospects that you guys can watch during March Madness to get a little bit more familiar as to why the Jazz are just doing what they're doing, which is unseeriously about winning to try to get a good pick. After Tony stops by, the last time we had Josh Grant on the show, our guy was very salient, He was very poignant,

he was very honest. And now that Josh got his wish that Alex Jensen is high speed ahead to coach the Utes, what does he have to say today? He joins us after Tony stops by behind the Glass segment that we do every single week to talk some Utah Hockey Club and some many with Neil Smith, and then NBA Daily Assist style with one of the celebrity reporters

that joins our show on a regular basis. He is Dave mcminnimon on a Thursday afternoon and talks some NBA kind of a lighter night in the NBA tonight last night, a couple of really fun games. OKC beat Boston and TD Garden and the Celtics did not play Christaps Porzingis, so we've got to kind of keep that in mind. But only five games in the NBA tonight, and that's really odd for a mid March tilt. The Lakers are in action, so we'll get with Dave about the latest.

In Los Angeles. They're going to take on the Bucks, which should be a good game, and then Sacramento Golden State is your late game. Turner Sports has the double dip tonight, so at least we get a little inside the NBA. All right, Tony Jones, Josh Grant, Neil Smith, Dave Mcminnimon Me Spence. Check its live today out here with our friends at Tim Dolly. So come on buye and say what's up. See if you qualify for that four thousand dollars used car savings. It is forty five

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cold Thursday afternoon. All right, how much of the madness? Like, if you want to, you can wake up, do the coffee thing, do the breakfast brito thing, and you can start watching hoops early. How early do you start watching the madness this time of year when it's conference championship?

and Action this morning. In the late late one with Utah State tonight the nightcapper, So it's literally Spence from like nine am to midnight if you're a fan of local college hoops tonight and hopefully, hey, maybe a few tickets punched to the Big Dance as.

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of his mind. Now, Iowa State it was announced about I don't know two hours before tip that they were going to be without their second leading scorer in Keithshwan Gilbert and a two time All Big Twelve point guard, and Tami and Lipsei both those players sat. They're probably two of Iowa State's three best players, so Brigham Young with a little bit of good fortune, Iowa State essentially

only played seven dudes. The Damerian Watson kid got five minutes, but Iowa State was unconscious in the first half, putting up fifty three, and Byu just kind of held the fork down and waited for their shot making to kind of manifest. Richie Saunders is playing his way into the conversation as the Big twelve Player of the year, and that's not hyperbolic. Richie was great, he was patient, He had twenty three points, he had five assists, and he kind of let the game. What I love about Richie

is he doesn't force anything. He takes what the defense gives him. He's he's got good size for a shooting guard. He can elevate as a jump shooter, and he can get to the ten and finish with force, and he can guard two or three positions. I now believe Richie Saunders is an NBA player. I don't think I believe

that to start the year. That had a really nice game from Kaba Cato who had ten boards and he had four offensive rebounds, four of eight from the floor, nine points, a couple of cadd dunks, as you would expect. Trevin Nell hit all four of his three point shots. Good to have some shot making that direction. I'll tell you what though, Jegor Demon continues to struggle against pressure, and it's a good thing Byu has Dollon Hall as his backup because Byu had ten turnovers the entire game.

Demon had four of them, and those four turnovers came in the first portion of the first half when I always stayed was intentionally pressuring him. I have to wonder if moving forward, because more likely than not, we'll keep you up to date on the game that's going on. BYU is about to play Houston in the semi finals. That game right now, Houston has a slight lead over Collar thirty eight to thirty three, and you know, my guess is Houston's gonna run away from them in the

second half. We'll kind of keep you up to date there, but BYU is gonna most likely play Houston in the semi finals, and if they're not ready for that pressure. Like if Jeger is not ready for that pressure, Dallon's gonna have to play big minutes. Dallen was really good again. In twenty six minutes. He had seven assists and only one turnover. BYU taking care of the basketball last night like they did you know this morning, against a team with that type of pressure with only ten turnovers, to me,

is the direct reason they won this basketball game. They made their free throws. They were eighteen of twenty one. They made fifty percent of their three point shots, which is eighteen of thirty six, shot fifty two percent from the floor, but Iowa State splits or nuts. They shot fifty six percent from the floor forty three percent from three. They only shot seven free throws, but they were shooting

a lot of three point shots. The rebounding edge went to BYU, but only slightly, thirty one to twenty eight. Brigham Young with twenty four assists, eight steals, four blocks, and only ten turnovers. That was a high quality basketball game, and while Iowa State was short handed, they gave BYU all they wanted. And now you know, we'll have to kind of wait and see it's another quad win for BYU. It's their ninth straight win overall, their fifth straight win

over a ranked opponent. Recently two wins over Iowa State, one on the road, one on a neutral site. They dumped Truck Kansas, and they beat Arizona at McHale. This is as good of a BYU team, I think as

we've had here since the Ford stuff. I know, the twenty twenty team was good, the team last year was good, but since since Jim Or and that Brandon Davies situation that unfortunately kind of derailed the whole thing, This to me is the most talented BYU basketball team that we've seen in probably eleven or twelve years, if not even more than that. They've got two NBA guys. By the way, kenon catching and Sat today again, I think he's missed

six straight games or something. Dawson Baker with some good minutes, four assists, no turnovers, knocked down a three point shot. Stewart came in, played good defense, knocked down a couple of threes. The Boscovi this kid continues to improve as well. He's in double figures ten points, five rebounds, and BYU has a rollin. If you're a BYU fan, get yourself excited. They're playing the right way at the right time of year.

And for Utah fans, you look at this stuff and you just go, when are we ever going to get back there? It's been since twenty sixteen since Utah has made the NCAA tournament. BYU is a lock to make it, and as they continue to evolve, can they get a top four seed in the tournament? The only time will tell.

The latest bracketology still has them on the five line, but BYU marches on to the Big twelve semi finals where they're most likely got to take on Houston, who right now has a forty two to thirty three lead over Colorado. All right, we are live today out here with our good friends at Tim Dolly. We've been at a number of Tim Dolly locations, but this one today

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said other things. I can understand why Jazz fans would be a little a little bit confused, Tony, because every night teams are sitting players. But what are your thoughts on this and have you been able to uncover exactly how this all went down?

want to pocket watch anybody but anything. But you know, my guess is that one hundred thousand dollars to Ryan Smith is not very much money. You know, the end justifies for me in that sense. So you know, I think Jazz fans. I think Jazz fans and frustration stems from this, and you know it's because of the infrastructure of the NBA. You know, how can the Jazz team

build right? So it's hard to team build. It's hard to team build fundamentally through free agency because it's hard for a small market light you know, Salt Lake City or or the Jazz no matter how you know good the infrastructure of the team is to attract free agents or elite free agents or elite elite free agents, the kind of free agents that are programmed changing the trade market.

At this point, it's hard for the Jazz to put, you know, all of the picks together to trade for let's just say, for for sake of argument, with Luka Dancic or Gianna Santetecunpo or whoever. They tried to trade for Drew Holliday, they tried to trade for Michel Bridges. You know, the politics behind the scenes. You know, Nick's

at least one of those trades. And by that trade, I'm talking about the Drew Holiday trade because you know they were right there for Drew Holliday and Drew you know, and they were told that Drew Holliday wants to go to Boston. So it's hard to trade, you know, for elite guys as well. So now you know the jazz of finding out that the one avenue of really getting the guy on the roster is by going through the draft.

And you know now that they're doing what they have to do, the good, the bad, the ugly in terms in terms of having to go through the draft. You know, the NBA has stepped in again and you know, find them, you know, one hundred thousand dollars, so you know, by

the letter of the law is correct. Larry market and is has a star designation because he made the All Star team in twenty twenty three, so you know he he's not a guy you know by the NBA that designation that you know just can be sitting out games to sit out games, but it's still frustrating on some levels, you know. But like I said, you know, the Jazz will do it, you know, three or four times over again if that means getting Cooper Flag or Dylan Harper.

I believe that was because of Isaiah. I think I heard Lauren Green say Isaiah Collier took out his braids last night and then he needed to wear a headband, so the entire team decided to do that. I think a lot of people were wondering Tony if they were protesting, but I don't think that was the headband story.

of dunk, you know, and stuff like that. That was kind of fun as well. And it was kind of fun watching Lowry wear a headband as well.

X rays are negative. And I think since you and I last spoke, Tony, Cooper has really separated himself even more. And we'll get to Dylan and Ace and everybody else. But for Jazz fans, they keep hearing the name Cooper Flag as they continue to tank to lose on purpose. What sort of player is he and what would he mean to the Jazz if they can grab him?

uh in the last ten years. I think he's had a better freshman year than than even Zion Williamson did back in twenty eighteen. You know, every so often the kid comes along and it's playing college basketball, and you're looking at that kid and you watch him play and you think to yourself, he's wasting his time playing college basketball. He's too good for this level. And Cooper Flag is too good for this level. He's you know, six foot nine, he can guard, you know, throughout a lineup. His on

ball skills have improved exponentially over the season. Over the course of the season, he's you know, figuring out ways to get a shot off. He's playing the spots.

on Twitter. But I'll say it again, and I believe it now more than even more than I believe that when I said it in November. He reminds me a ton of Kawhi Leonard. That's who he reminds me of. He reminds me of a young Kawhi Leonard. And and it'll be interesting to see what his journey is because I think that he's a guy that can be a very significant player at the NBA level.

they are they will be in the. Bottom, three therefore they'll have a fourteen, percent chance like the other, two teams to grab the number one. Overall pick so we've already. Talked one now we move, To two so let's move. To three If the jazz fall, to three do you Feel like ace is? The pick and, if so what sort of prospect does He.

know than they are on the. First two and, YOU know i would agree with. THE organization i think that there are real positives and negatives towards Taking. As bailey and, you, KNOW truthfully i, really really really really really Like, dj ashkhim the Kid from baylor. As well and, you KNOW so i, think that, you know it would be, you know kind of a photo finish to who would be the number three guy? For Me now i'll say This With.

Ace bailey, YOU know i look at, the positives. THE positives i don't think think there's a better shot maker in the draft in, terms of, you know in terms of, contested shots taking, contested shots making. Contested, shots obviously he like, you said he's every bit of six. Or ten he's going to score at some point in. His career he's going to score, twenty five twenty eight points the game over the course of an.

that i like about him. As well the, problem is you know that twenty five to twenty eight points per game that he's going to score at whatever point in, his career whether it, be two, three seasons, three seasons, four seasons it's going to come on forty shooting from, the field and it's going to come on about thirty

to thirty two percent shooting from from three. Point range he's never going to be an effishing kid because he takes a ton of, difficult SHOTS and i mean a ton of, difficult shots and he takes a ton of. Bad shots he takes a ton of shots from from eighteen to twenty feet to where he should just, step back uh two or three feet and, take three or he should figure out a way to get into the

lane to where his athletics isn't gonna work. For him the problem is that he doesn't handle the ball very well for, his size and you know that's why, you know when you see, social media you see, you know Comparisons To Michael. Porter junior so, you know people. Like that so it's going to be interesting to see how he develops, his game whether he stays the same player as he, is now or whether he figures out a

way to become a better player than he. Is now his swing skill for me is going to be his. Ball handling if he can figure out a way to get more dynamic off the dribble to where he can actually start beating people off, the dribble then his efficiency

is going to is going to be better. For it the other question for me is whether he's a small forward or whether he's a, shooting guard which is actually a good, thing because like, you said he's six, foot ten, you know so he's not a. Basketball kid he's not a. Shy kid any other thing for me is he never passes the ball like he's he's. Cam whit more like in the fact that, you know he doesn't really passed,

the ball. You know so he's got he's got hold real holes in, his game and he's got real, you know positives and negatives to his game to where to where his. Talent level his talent level dictates that he should probably be the third best player in, this draft but there are enough holds in his games to where to where there's a serious question.

see if. You agree Even If lady luck shines on the jazz and they Grab a, cooper flag next year most likely will feel and look a lot like this year did for. Jazz fans what are your thoughts?

politics being played behind. The scenes so, you know you had To Trade, mike conley had to Tread With, leak beasley had to get a lot of the veterans off. The roster there's still a lot of veterans on. The roster john cond is still on. The Roster jordan clarkson is still on. The roster. You know so there's still veterans on. The roster and this is the first year of the rebuild Because the, jazz realized, all right we're

just gonna have to do this through. The draft so this is this is, year one and, YOU know i don't even think. IT'S depressing i don't think it's the. Depressing thing what they're doing right now is putting themselves

in position to get the best player in. The draft and whatever happens with those, lottery balls whether They get COOPER flag dj Ask Them, Eighth Barey, dylan, harper Whoever Kan, kin, Nipple Whoever, trey, johnson whoever they should one hundred turn around to do the exact same thing.

that project projected as as potential. Franchise GUYS and i think That the jazz should figure out a way to get whoever they can in this, year's draft and then figure out a way to get one of those four guys in next, year's draft and then go try to be good because you'll have, you know two potentially really dynamic guys on the roster That the jazz have figured out that the only way for them to get the guy onto, the roster like the, guy guy is to do it through. The draft and they have a golden

opportunity to get two of. Those guys, You know so whatever happens with this, year's draft it is my belief that they should turn around and do the exact same thing next year and get one of those guys in the twenty sixth draft, and then, you know, whatever happens, go ahead, be good be good. Right away maybe, you know here's. The thing maybe They Get. Cooper flag and if You Have cooper Flag And walk Kessler and lowry,

market in, you know maybe you're good. Right away, you know my my suspicion is you're probably not good right AWAY because i think that there's the roster really needs some. Guard play and if there's guard PLAY that i don't think that's currently on. The roster but, you know you could do a lot worse as a front court AT the nba Level Than, Cooper Flag, Walker kessler lowry. Marketing In and i'm Gonna Throw kyle philipowski in there too,

as WELL because i think that he's a, terrific talent. You, know so but if, you can if You're, the jazz you should go and get trying to get one of those four guys in the twenty sixth draft.

certainly going to win the. Press conference and the REASON why i say this, is because, you know that program needs somebody at the top of it that every that that, has belief real belief you know within the, fan base real belief from, the players real belief from, the administration and real belief from the people who write. The checks and, you know one of the biggest Reasons Why craig smith is no. Longer HERE and i think that he is a. Terrific COACH and i still think he's a. TERRIFIC coach

i thought he was Terrific At. UTAH state i think he's really good at the actual. Coaching part but one of the reasons why he is no longer here is because he lost belief within the people who write, the Checks and alex is going to have.

over over his time as. A, coach so, YOU know i think that he's definitely had that going. For him, you know what he has, to do in my eyes, to me is figure out a way to gain a foothold on the local. RECRUITING scene i think the State, of utah the class of twenty twenty six is probably one of the best high school classes in the last twenty years to come out in, this state particularly. Among guards, you KNOW so i think that he's got to get a foothold on, the local on the. Local guys and,

you know we'll see how he. Fills out we'll see how he fills out. His STAFF and i believe that he's going to have a lot of nil money to go after. Real DUKES and i think that he's going to go after real dudes because he's going to have the ammunition financially to be able to.

Since the. Furdet stuff and when you look at the roster top, TO bottom i think this roster is more talented than Any team dave Had when jimmer. Was here that's. My opinion what is their ceiling as they continue to play like this looks like they're going to Run in houston IN. THE semis i don't know that they can get past the, five line but they continue to. Play well so your thoughts on what You Think brigham young can do come. Tournament time.

know long, time pros. You know, but THIS this dye team right now is certainly the deepest Team that i've seen in the, most balanced, you know and it's a two, way team by, the way like it's, you know A lot there are a lot OF d. Yu teams, you know they put the ball in, the basket but they can't defend you. Or me this. Team defends this team is more athletic than. They look i'm sorry to, be

cliche but they're tough. As, Hell uh, they're nasty. You know uh they, you know they have bookend the booking bigs Inside with Trori And Cada. Gallum hall. You know, You know i've loved him since he Was at freemont as. A, player uh he's, one of, you know My favorite he's one of my favorite players in. COLLEGE basketball i don't think he's one of the best players in, college BASKETBALL

but i think he's one of. My favorites and, you, Know Quietly, richie saunders, TO me i think is playing himself into having a chance to play IN the nba in. Some capacity. You know so, you know they have a lot. Of guys, You know i'm really impressed with the Developments Of trey stewart uh into, you know a, key guy. Especially defensively he has some big, Plays. Today, TREVOR now, i mean they just have guy after guy, after guy and,

you KNOW and i think. IT'S good i don't think that their matchup proof in the IN the, ncaa tournament so, You know i'd like to see what. Their DRAWS but i do think that if they get the, correct draw they can go a long way in. THE tournament i STILL have ptsd from, you know them going out in the first round. LAST year i do think that they're a, lot better uh this time around than they were. Last YEAR and i don't think that they're going to go

out in the. First round but, You know i'll, SAY this i think that they're one of the most dangerous teams in. The COUNTRY and i would not be shocked if They beat.

Lake city. All right our next guest one of the best to ever do it At the University. Of utah on the, Basketball Side josh grant joined us not too, long Ago, And josh i've got a lead off with whether or not you got as much feedback about your interview on this SHOW as.

Right time britain has a. LITTLE adhd i think he can't really concentrate.

be the same way as. A coach he's going to get the most out of, his players he's going to, recruit intelligently and he's going to build a. Culture HERE and i firmly believe that all those Things that i've just mentioned are in a spreadsheet in, his head and each, one has, you know each cell is filled with an idea of how he thinks it. Will work he's just

very thorough and just, very thoughtful And so i'm. Very PLEASED and i think the whole community is People that i've, talked to there's just an Air In Salt lake city And in utdom that people are just. Really excited for the. FIRST time i haven't seen people this excited for a really. LONG time i mean it's been it's really been twenty years that people as a whole have just been really excited about what's going to happen in the potential of what is in.

ONE guy i Believe that mark talked, to Others but mark's whole mission was to make Sure that alex knew he was the number, one guy and we needed to see what it was going to take To get alex, to come and so he may have had some backup just, in case but he was going full Hearted at alex and wanted to make Sure that alex realized that he was a number.

Good option and then, you know, of course once you start to settle down, And, think okay my family going to be okay?

On it he was excited at, the opportunity, for sure and then maybe the weight of all of the things made him step back a little bit, And, say OKAY before i commit, to this we need to make sure we have some clarity on a. Few THINGS and i think that maybe is what took a little bit longer to get everything.

we're at? Right now because if you can't, write checks you're not, getting talent not in this day.

YOU want i think he might be a Situation where alex has to kind of prove that that he's utilizing the funds effectively and that he's putting together a good team with. Good PEOPLE and i, KNOW that i, know that, You know britain has some crazy ideas about how it is completely, nil MONEY and i know a lot of people. Think that but and this was one of my ISSUES when i would hear you say things about former coaches here that.

of lived by, the sword you die by. The sword and if you're gonna just chase after kids who who are demanding this high, nil money is that really the culture that you want to build Here. At utah, and, so yes he's going to have more money FROM what, I UNDERSTAND but i still think that it's just people are just barely starting to wake up again to the. Basketball program they've been asleep for a little while because

the program just hasn't been. So STELLAR but i think at least their eyes are open and they're very interested to see what's going to. Happen next, i'm.

Coaching ability and so you can you can see obviously that, you know we had some disparity in how our guy were they prepared well enough when they came out on the floor that they had confidence in knowing what they. Were doing and, TO me i didn't, See that and you could you could say that by, You Know gabe madson is a, great shooter a. Great shooter Why was gate not able to shoot? The, ball, well well they didn't really execute in. Offensive sets did he have his?

up at your front door and you LIVE. In la who's, Not thinking, Holy Cow andre miller is standing on my doorstep, right now and he could actually teach me how to get TO. The nba AND so i think from a, recruiting standpoint. It's amazing just from his feel for the game. Is amazing you hear a lot of these pros on these YouTube channels and podcasts talk About How andre miller was such a great meant to them and he would ask questions just simple like well what do you? See

here and he wouldn't just tell. People stuff he would make them think and learn and figure things out. For THEMSELVES so i think that's that would be an amazing partnership with he and al. AFTER that i, YOU know i don't. Even know back in the, OLD days i think you had three coaches and you had one graduate

assistant and nobody else could be on. The, FLOOR nowadays I think, i counted like what ten coaches on the bench the, Other DAY so i think you just have to be the number one higher or not the number one. Higher somebody that's really important is getting somebody who can act as your. General manager you've got to be able to keep track of nil and make sure that values, are maintained and how much money do, you have and how do we kind of put the, players together which

is kind of new for. College basketball it's more OF an. Nba THING but I think alex has got to get somebody in that position that would be helpful to him and just kind of keep an eye out on him and make sure that he doesn't hit any. Big pothole, you know he's as he's kind of figuring all this. Stuff out so you've got to get got a good general manager who understands kind. Of, everything uh and then you've got to get somebody who can recruit the State.

Of utah, You, KNOW britain. I can't i can't. HELP it i got to get back. At him it's just a love it, room, bag right, love it. Love it britain sat and talked ABOUT how i was, wrong that, you know you can't build a Team with utah players and so on and, so on and maybe you can Win the whack And, the mountain but you can't Win The. Big TWELVE and i don't disagree, with HIM and i never. SAID that i said you have to build a core group of players who Are.

has relationships or can build relationships with the. Local kids and then, AFTER that, i think, you know you've got to get people who can build player or do, player development and who can, you know fix people's shots and and work on some of the basics and things. Like THAT do i have names for?

For the University. Of utah and that's another Box that. Alex checks he Loves the University. Of utah he has great feelings of his. Experiences here so he's gonna he's gonna work a little bit harder and maybe have a few more sleepless nights if things don't, go Well which i'm not saying, they will but it'll still be a challenge. For him he'll just he'll be a little more concerned maybe and put a little more.

mccheris brought. Him back AND so i, think that, you know there was a TIME when i had to DECIDE did i want to turn left and go, into COACHING do i turn right and try to get into, you know Work. Force america and JUST because i decided to go right and To Work, force america the information and the KNOWLEDGE that i had learned over my, you know fifteen year career or seventeen. Year career it didn't, just disappear so it's always been, in THERE and i think it would be a lot of fun to just be

able to help in. Some way whatever, THAT means i, don't KNOW but i, think that, YOU know i do have some things to offer for in. STATE kids i could go and tell them how awesome it is to be a, hometown boy because really that played such a big part of, my life just kind of, being here Being An east. High, graduate so, you know if it's obviously it's Up, to alex but if THERE'S anything i could do, To help i'd be more than happy to jump in there and.

found work for his. New Job and i'm just gonna read off the names of the players that are eligible to come back, next year AND then i want to get your thoughts and we'll say. You Lose So ezra star as a Junior And. Kanu DAEs, You Know coach Eiler played kanu more Minutes than, craig Did and kana had three double doubles in the five Games coach. Eyler coached so We've, Got ezra We've Got, kana dawes We Got.

Mira little we Also Have jake Wallen and Mike shrab jams are the main candidates to, come back at least. On paper so what do you make of that list? Of names and who do You think alex should look at to try to get back?

it was such a beast. ON defense i think if you started those five guys just to kind and to set the, tone defensively they really will get after it and they would set a good, tone defensively AND so i think you win some games if you just give them the opportunity to just go and get.

Some confidence walleen is the. Same thing he needs to get some work with, his shot with his shot and being able to maybe have some other options. TO score I think mike just needs to get his feet set a little bit better when he shoots his. Jump Shot, and miro, you know he's just an. Athletic kid maybe give him a little bit, more direction but make defense

the price already. For HIM and i think with those guys, right there sure you need a big center, or something but with those guys, right there you have a pretty solid TEAM and i just need, to build, you know some some some.

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THIS week i don't know if you were he was able to tell you about the Passing Of, stanley jaffy who's so instrumental in us With the knick success And the rangers' success back in, the nineties and just a, wonderful guy and he passed away at. Eighty, four yeah.

that this could? Actually Happen The Utah hockey club could qualify as a wildcard team IN The Nhl stanley.

a seven hundred average or a six hundred average. Or something but, you know if you if a team can get on a, winning streak Either the blues or the, hockey club to get on a, winning streak they can jump. Over teams but it's going to take a. Winning streak it's not going to you're not going to be able to win one, lose one win one. Lose one that that. Won't work and when you, play TEAMS and i said this, last week when you, aren't on you've got to get the two points and don't leave any on the table

for the. Other team in, other words you don't win in, over time you don't win in a, shoot a try to win, in regulation and of course if that's, not possible then go ahead and win any. Other ones but it's important that you get the points and that you don't leave any for.

Edge to BUT as, i said that all goes out the window if somebody goes on a, winning streak even though you're only two, points apart it'll take a winning streak and beating teams that people have, handicapped you not the beat to give you a chance to, get in and crazier things, have happened that's.

not going to make. The playoffs and the only way for these young players to understand what it's like to play against really really good players and really good teams in pro basketball not get their doors, blown off is be able to make these, games competitive and even if they, fall short they're getting some good experience because they're playing.

Teams closely what sort of experience can a young team Like The Utah hockey club just be able to garner being in the fight That coach torney talks about all, the time being in, the race even if they don't get in and if they. Fall short what sort of experience can be gained in a race, Like.

Make it let's not make it on the, last weekend not on the lot of month ahead of the end of, the season if you KNOW what, i mean keep fighting right till the. Very END and i got to say spend since we've, been talking, you know in. The summer this IS what i envisioned for, this team that they would be in, and around knocking on the door to try to get into the wild. Card spot and they still are doing it and they can.

say look we either sign them or we. Trade them but we're not just going to have him hang in for the rest of the regular season and then walk away and go. Somewhere else we've got to get something for. These Guys So bill armstrong signed a couple of guys and that took them off. The, market basically.

there's some context and color to this. Entire thing so tell us about, This, program neil tell us About This player. Assistant program most people when they see news like this Believe and connor even talked, about this most people believe it was some sort of substance abuse issue when a program like this, is announced but. It's not he's just taking time off to take care of his. Mental health so tell us about this program and your thoughts on the news that Broke About.

or alcohol or anything else because you. Don't KNOW but i would imagine that his, you know his mental state hasn't been right to play goal In The National hockey league when he's been hit with. His grief that he's had to encounter, this year and he probably just wants to try to take care of that with some counseling and, some therapy and good on him to, actually, SAY look i need to. Do this i'm not as good an athlete or, a person, a, husband father or WHATEVER until

i take care of this mental. HEALTH issue i.

raised by very, loving parents, you know my mother. And father i'm not complaining about anything as far AS how i, was raised but it was Never REALLY and i played sports up until, YOU know i was in COLLEGE before i needed to find something else to do with my time because being a five to eleven white kid trying To Guard andrew miller was not fun and it was

never a thing a coach. BROUGHT up i had some, really intense quite frankly mean COACHES as i, came up and none of them ever really asked us how we. Were doing it was just kind of. A deal and you ran hockey teams IN the nhl in, the nineties very successfully Winning A. Stanley cup was were points of emphasis like this even part of the fabric of your job back in. The nineties and what do you make of kind of how this stuff has changed a. Little, bit.

was around the team. A, lot so but it wasn't to the extent it is Now where i'm sure that the player can go, and, Say look i'm struggling because of this, or this and, YOU know i need, some help and the team would, accommodate that just as an employer would accommodate hopefully if one of their employees came to them, And said i'm really struggling at my Job because I'VE got X y z.

so what sort of dynamic does? That bring is it, just again, you know good Wishes, to connor but Knowing that mamelka is the, guy now is that something that could maybe free him up when he knows the job is his no, Matter WHAT.

Number One and vimilica was rewarded with a new contract Too By, bill armstrong so he showed him that he is definitely, number one and that's another player they took OFF the ufa market by giving him a, New contract so, he said a. Good year connor struggled, this year as we, all know but now maybe we know one of the reasons why, he struggled and that's with his. Personal situation, All.

sign these guys before you trade. For them that's the common that's common operations to do it. That way the other ONE that i was startled BY was i didn't Think that boston would ever trade, Their captain Brad, marsha on and when they couldn't come to a deal, with him they ended up trading Him, to florida which Has been boston's nemesis the last. Few Years and Brad marshaw on now plays with two guys that terrorized each Other In sam Bennett And matt Kuchuck on florida will now

Play with Brad marsha on on the. Same team so you're going to have three very irritating guys now On The. Florida panthers they, had two but now you're going to have the third One in marshaunson does a good job of that.

it's fine. It's fine we get into the interview and we're about half an hour in and, he, Says guys i'll be. RIGHT back i just got to go for a few. Minutes here you know what today is and we sure. Go go he goes away for five or, ten minutes, comes back. Finishes up he went away to get informed that they were Trading for Brad.

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Off On cbs sports network. At nine thirty on, the Pro Side the utah jazz fell last night, one twenty two One. Fifteen In memphis John Collins and colin sexton each scored Twenty Plus while luke canard led the Way for the grizzlies with thirty. Off the bench it was announced per game that the fifteen And fifty one jazz had been fined one hundred thousand DOLLARS by the nba

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at forty Five Forty Five south Main. Street in, murray all right If You missed josh, grant from earlier we may. Have STARTED something porter i didn't intend, to DO this but i fear that At the next utah men's basketball reunion, whenever That Is both Josh Grant and britton johnson are. Like six' ten i'm afraid that we. Might have some fisticuffs was not in the mood to.

why do you Think this ultimately with? Craig? DID not work now i. Know you're down south so did you have A Chance to hear josh grant on?

championship alex jenson's got to go. Out and get players and we all know to get players in today's world is not about selling the coach And The Opportunity. Of salt lake city. It's freaking. Changing money let's go you. Gotta get some money you gotta. Simnil donors in there you freaking think the number one player in the country is going to just go down.

and rolling. But think about It To get an Andre Miller, or a mike doliach or to keep those, two guys like say you know they, made, their names here right and then you keep, them for. Year two year, three, in today's world yeah you're gonna. Have To pay up otherwise andre Would have Transferred to texas and mike Would have transferred to oregon and they both would have. Made

a million dollars so let's. Just not kid ourselves the name of the game is someone's gonna have to like donate some money or there's gonna have to be a big pay where you get, one or Two players and then alex Will get some good utah guys and he'll take care of the rest with his brilliant coaching and his preparation And his exes and o's and is his ability to find guys around him to go out and recruit the right people Like like Mcjeri's got jutty and donnie to get. To get the players so it's kind

of it's, kind of my mind That's kind. OF what, I'm thinking i mean josh. Kind of said THAT but Other than i think josh mentioned that he would rely heavily on getting, the IN state guys and i think they're going to be our second tier guys.

alex was one of the smartest. Players HE ever coached but i, Seem to remember oftentimes britt you sharing a lot of, stories about That relationship and obviously alex went On to Coach with rick, Before RICK passed away so i wanted to get.

remember him behind me screaming like force some left. Force and right timeouts we'd walk, Out of the timeouts he'd come, Over and grab me andre everybody and explain things he was he was a, coach from you know he probably started having a coaching mentality. Was five years old he just he was a player's coach and he. KNEW how, to, win i mean listen coach mcjeris did, all, the preparation. Stuff right he was he. Was the ultimate preparation get us all. In the hotel ballroom he had charts on

the walls of every. Single player their tendencies he had his, assistant coaches doing that and then coach would do a, really good, job of you, know laying it out sort of. Teaching it to us but the execution of It. All came from alex, he Was The one and. Drew hansen, as well you know we just had smart, players On our team but alex was.

Coach at The Jazz. He developed Rudy Gobert he taught, rudy gobert the game and And, and then sometimes spence it's just when you're sitting down and having conversations with someone and you're you're listening the way that the game kind of plays, out in their, mind and, you're like holy CRAP that's something that i would, have never, thought of You know like if, I'M playing this team i would pick up their point guard with my six, nine guy who's athletic just to disrupt the point guard in

his fast break player. Or something like that alex would just say things about games and, situations and, you're like my gosh. That's actually really smart so along with What he learned from rick and preparing for games and just his, kind of brilliant exers he's GOING to be Phenomenal.

at economically what is the financial? Infrastructure OF this program can i keep up with not just The schools, in the big twelve But, every school across america not the least of which britt is a school about forty miles down south that this year has two seven figure players on their roster and next year is paying aj debants is seven mil for. Five months of basketball so as you, talk to you know your former teammates and other people, connected to THE program what is I guess the, way

i'll ask you brit is what's the confidence? Level They're Right now the CRIMSON collective or whatever utah is going to utilize for the economic health of the program is where it needs, to be to compete because it doesn't matter how, Good your coach is like there's no such thing. As a great coach did. Not have great players you, have TO have talents And i don't think craig had, enough talent quite frankly but. That's a different topic is there is there optimism and confidence in the alumni base

that this school is where it needs to be to support. Its, Basketball, program financially.

to be able to utilize the. Coaching or be talented and it's It's like it's, like i've always said EITHER you, or somebody i Said You can Give, stevie wonder a corvette doesn't mean, he, Can drive it right So You can give alex jensen and all of his amazing coaching to a, bunch of crappy players doesn't mean they're gonna be.

To find a way the university has to find A, way to, give alex you know a. Budget TO do that, and i, think again you know everyone can say, they're a good coach but there really are just some that

get the game. AT an INTELLIGENT level i apologize i, keep using football terminology but there's just some of those special coaches out there right that you see that know how to take whatever Roster They have a nick saban right and turn it into a championship caliber team Because it's not the texas and though, it's culture as well and you you create a culture that's like when you,

come into this practice no one's better. Than the other person everyone treats, each other the same everyone works just as hard. As the, Other person you. KNOW i'll never forget i think IT was you and i were either questioning or Asking questions to coach papovich or We Were listening to david locke Ask him questions and Papovich said something. That i'll, NEVER forget he said I Can yell at

tim DUNCAN the same way i can. Yell at a rookie and that's culture that he Created there at the spurs that made them such, a Winning franchise forever, and, mitjeris created that right, Winning coaches Create that that's what alex will. Be able, to create so again three to if you can, get four yeah studs but, THE rest of them i think he'll be able To recruit players From Utah or the mountain west area and just make up for what he doesn't have in a depth of

seven players with really good, coaching with. Team BASKETBALL you Know so I hope spans and i believe that they're, capable of doing it that they can come up with a budget, to take, care of you know some. Of those big stars it might, not, happen NEXT year right but i Think as you give alex a chance to prove himself and he brings in some awesome assistance that can go out there and, FIND the right players.

That element of. WHAT utah basketball is, i Don't fully recall but i'm bringing It up because Then i'm gonna play devil's advocate, Here, A little bit, Brent and then again i'm just gonna lay back and. Give you THE space because when, i add josh on he referenced that a lot of Alums attempted to contact craig, during the four years and he wasn't necessarily. Amenable to those. Connections paraphrasing a bit you can Go Listen to the josh

grant interview up. On our, podcast PAGE and look while i look AS much as anybody i respect and Appreciate the history of utah basketball and guys like you and that team THAT was around when i was in school with, YOU as your peer i don't know that it really is the job of the head coach to answer every alumni phone call when you have. A, job to do, SO to be clear i think there is a, role. FOR past, utes certainly I mean now that, Alex is

the coach i'm. Sure it will change but what's fair to say about what portion of the job description says that that's something that You need to do and how do, You balance that line britt between appeasing the alums and. Also doing your job? Does, that make sense yeah.

basketball game, and, i'm looking around like what? Are you, Complaining about YOU know i've, heard byu, football players you know COMPLAIN that they're not i kind of feel like that it's just, something we all like if we're not getting all the gear we want and not being treated with, like front row tickets we all. JUST bitch and complain i think it's kind OF. Just, IN our, Dna so i mean josh might be, right about some STUFF but Every, time i called, craig he was nice, invited me to

practice had me. Speak To the team but i'm a real likable guy and so people really.

PROBABLY not, you, know i mean. Look winning solves everything it even solves like all of us former alumni guys boohoonne that we're not. Getting good enough treatment if if, the program is winning the doors. Are open and everyone they,

want everyone to practice they want everyone. A part of it but That would just be My guess is that craig was probably not feeling like all that great and, And, AND you, know josh i know has A, good relationship with alex and so maybe they're Maybe he'll be inviting josh in every once in. A while into practice i don't, know What he wants but alex is going to, bring his, own team, his own you know his own coaching. STAFF that he wants I keep hearing rumor spence That He.

MIGHT get andre miller i think it would be a smart, Move TO do that but i don't know right until you're like in that coaching world and you you're making all those daily, decisions and phone calls and you're in the, trenches the bus, trips the plane, trips the hotel trips and you're around the personalities you know that are going. To help, you, Win WHO knows right so i actually Have no idea who alex is going. TO bring, On board i mean i've had people texting me tell outs.

To bring, you, In i'm like yeah I've Been working for general motors for the last nine years, in the car world he's going? To bring me in WHAT the hell am i going to tell all these players your tires look like they they have. Bad, Tread on, them like i'm like. People are so funny you should call you. To be, an, assistant, i'm, like good hell no he's not going to call me to Be an assistant if i'm going to.

i got. To make amazing friends and now, when we have barbecues we all just sit around and make Fun Of coach with jeris god rest his, soul as he's dead and we just we, laugh our heads OFF you, know what i mean because what else is there to do other than just try to make fun of the situations we were in that. Were actually pretty brutal you would probably consider a lot of them. Straight up mental abuse the. Way he coached us he ain't coaching that.

Way in today's world i'll. Tell you, that, much, but no no No.

BIT of an introvert i don't think, that's a, Bad thing per se and don't mistake his quiet nature for anything other. Than him being introspective, But, is he going britt to have to come out of the? Show a little bit and you know a lot of guys that are a little bit quiet and. A little bit dry are the funniest guys behind the scenes with. Loud and

funny personalities they just don't like to be front. Facing of the public so if we take Away the dynamic of alex as a coach and, a player developmental mind which, He's obviously elite, at alex the person what does that look like, on the recruiting, trail.

will probably be how he'll close deals, and so and WIN you, Know what i mean that's that's going. To be his strength will he probably find HIMSELF needing to, to i don't know get. A, LITTLE more enthusiastic. MAYBE i, don't know i, Mean for heaven's sakes mattereris came in my living ROOM and told me i looked like an age victim.

doing you Know doing well down. South AND ALL that but i i always tried to BUILD up your Like I was the Doc Rivers to the britton johnson on THE radio right like i was trying to build up your confidence and remind you THAT you. Are an nba player you did, have a great career and you were again just a few years too late with how the modern. Day game is played you would have played in the PROS for for the, nba in you know for, More, THAN a decade britt i. Appreciate the self. DEPRECIATE here's

the deal a guy built like YOU needs. The confidence i have the guy WITH the confidence that i have needs. To build like yours if if there was some way, to merge our strengths it would it would be we'd be the white lebron together as what, would be.

GOOD to pass up i don't know if the. Younger generation BELIEVES that but before, i set you loose what would you have to say to our listeners about the Type of assistant that Andre would make if alex goes In that direction and. Andre Takes, The job.

High as a priority and then you take A black kid from compton Who Absolutely, Thrived, in, salt lake utah.

coach he's going to be. Able to, teach people you know, What he went through he's gonna be able to teach that and help them to gat make, themselves a better

player whether, that's on the court whether that's making. Better Decisions in life andre andre coming from probably, not the, greatest influences you know In his child and i'm not talking about his, parents or his family but you know some of the trouble that you can get in in an area, like that growing up he became an incredible human being and made, a ton for himself not, only just in basketball but he's he's quite the. BUSINESS mind as well i know He And our.

a consistent. Guest on the show he did a really good job of kind of laying everything out last week about how hard it is TO Coach in the g league because, whether you're a player, whether you're a coach whether you're a front office exec or, a broadcast or whatever you don't. Want to be there you are there as a, means to an end as a conduit. To, The, big leagues so john what Does that say about alex, that in a difficult challenging coaching SPOT He won a

g LEAGUE Title And won g League. Coach of the year?

nba games guys don't play defense. The first three quarters there was there WAS a Night When i GUARDED kevin garnett, and i was, like oh my gosh like he doesn't seem like he cares. THAT he's guarding me i kind of just thought it because he could tell us because HE didn't. Know who i was but he's playing eighty two games and they start, to kind of sagger they, start to, sort of you know drag a little bit in the, middle of the season and then they saved it.

For the fourth QUARTER Where, IN The, g league d, league the minor leagues from the moment, the ball goes up it's one. Hundred miles per hour everyone's trying to. Get out of there every coach is coaching. As intense as possible the. Referees are dialed, in the front, office like you. Said is dialed in so the intensity of it was insane because everyone. Wanted out, of there so

yes for him to win in. An, environment like that look IT wasn't, like the ncaa tournament but, there was a physicality physicality and an aggressive and aggressive kind of manner on the floor that reminded ME of like the, ncaa tournament because again it was like, every man for himself but everyone trying to just absolutely go as hard as possible because you looked up in the stands and IT was, Full of nba scouts and if it wasn't, full of the scouts he knew every game your agent

was trying to get the best game possible to send it. To THE next team so I think it's A it's remarkable that alex won a championship in that league because he was coaching in in.

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at The. Tim Dally, used ottomart all right the five o'clock hour of the program today has brought to you by The twenty Twenty Five. Big twelve gymnastics championship you can watch the Best, Of the best saturday march the Twenty Second. At the mavericks center get Your tickets today. At Maverickscenter, dot com all right a couple of. Things going on here We got the players championship going on in the. World Of pro golf lucas glover's your leader in the clubhouse AT six Hundred Par byu and iowa

state played a tremendous college. Basketball game this morning tipped off At Ten, thirty in kansas city, well ten thirty here but it Did Tip. Off in Kansas city it's The Phillips Sixty six big, twelve championship quarter final and you found out about two hours for tip that they

were going to run into. Some Real, good fortune keishawn gilbert the Second Leading, scorer For Iowa, state and tamian Lipsei a two time Big Twelve point guard all, big twelve point guard did not, play due to injuries probably two of the Three Best players. On Iowa state's roster iowa. State came out gangbusters they could. Not Miss a shot curtis jones picked up the slack seven, to fifteen from three,

he dropped thirty one and they could not miss. In THE first half and byu did everything they could just TO hang in because byu did not. Start off on fire then, IN the second half byu kind. Of flipped the script they were able, to knock down, shots and more importantly they Were able to contain iowa staying on THE defensive side and byu gets a win ninety. Six

To ninety two brigham young has now won. Nine straight basketball games That is their, fifth quad one win and over the past couple of weeks They went down To. McHale and Beat Arizona they Dumped, truck kansas and provo and now they have Two Wins over an iowa state team that once upon a time was thought To be a potential FINAL four. Dark Horse dot contender richie saunders continued just to play his way Into consideration For the big Twelve. Player of, The year quite frankly richie, Had

twenty three points he had five assists and twenty. Six minutes Of play former uk. Bacata had ten boards he. Also had nine points trevinell hit all four of, his three point shots he Had fourteen and fustre ori off the bench had fifteen points on. Five OF six shooting so byu was able to advance now to the semi

finals where they Are. Going to play houston houston actually had a little bit of a More difficult TIME with colorado than i. Think anybody was expecting houston went into the locker room at half with, A five, point lead i believe but ultimately was able to hold Off a pretty pesky colorado team that may have been the worst team of, the Conference all year and houston gets to win seventy. Seven to sixty Eight so NOW it's houston

And Byu in the. Big twelve semi finals AND if you're, a byu fan man this is the team that's playing AS well as any byu, team In my opinion, since furdet was around Since It was the jimmer. Jimmer years they've had they had Some Good, teams under mark pope but when you look at, this team on paper maybe they don't have the. TOP end Pro talent i think diegor demon is going to be, a very good pro but he's got a lot of work to. Do On, his game kennon catchings who is their other thought to,

be legit pro prospect actually. Did not play TODAY he has missed i.

Big two Action texas tech leads. Baylor eighteen to eight Tonight it's Gonna be kansas and arizona and that game will be at SEVEN point THIRTY On. Espn and espn Plus The winner of kansas arizona we'll advance on to Play The Winner, of baylor texas tech and the winner of that game will PLAY the Winner. Of byu and houston so it Is. THE madness of march a lot of fun action. Going On right now utah states. Turn

will be TONIGHT. They're taking on unlv that's gonna be a nine to thirty Tip time At The thomas And Max, Center. In Las vegas nevada utah state a slight. Favorite in that game this is a Quarterfinal, matchup for the aggies So We'll see if jared calhoun and his team can. Continue to, march on. YOU know it's interesting i was gonna do a segment today on prospects for you guys TO Watch during the Ncaa Tournament And, the march madness

tournament or i should say. The conference championship tournaments but the Three best prospects for jazz fans to hone in on one we may not. See for a minute so the big story, out of college football excuse me college Basketball Today is that cooper Flagg had to LEAVE duke's win over I Think it. Was georgia Tech Today duke beat georgia tech seventy Eight To seventy and cooper flagg left that game, with a sprain ankle and if, you watch the replay it looks like one of those sprain

ankles that could keep. You Out for weeks and duke has already ANNOUNCED that while the x, rays came back negative he is questionable the rest of THE way in the acc tournament and they don't know HIS Status. For The Ncaa, tournament so cooper flagg of course the best prospect in all of, college basketball this year but the other two prospects are. Going Home As well so dylan harper And If you, miss tony jones earlier Some good STUFF From, Tony On nba prospects dylan harper appears to

have played himself into, that number two spot and. It's not Really close dylan AND rutgers lost to usc Yesterday Out, of the big ten which. Still Feels Really. Weird, BIG ten tournament Yesterday usc he took rutgers overtime. And Then Beat them so dylan harper. Played forty six minutes he, had twenty, seven points, eight assists, eight boards two steals. A couple of blocks he was only one, of eight from three did get to, the free throw line made

all eight of. His free free Throws Then his teammate ace bailey yesterday in thirty, three minutes of play went seven to, thirteen from the, floor had, seventeen points. Seven boards three. Steals but they're done, they're not going. Dancing and they're done as It Pertains To, the big ten tournament it's weird that two OF the three best nba draft prospects plays for a team then went eight of

eight and twelve in conference play and. Fifteen AND seventeen overall so i wasn't gonna, do That Segment today but cooper flag might not play the, rest OF the Way and. Usc Eliminated Rutgers yesterday the utah. Jazz are off tonight they're Gonna Welcome in the toronto raptors coming up tomorrow Night here and Saw Lake. At The delta center The jazz played the grizzlies last night and they had a one fifteen to One fourteen and then memphis scored the

final eight. Points Of the game john moran hit a three Point shot and the jazz go. Home losers once again seven Straight. L's for the jazz they've lost nine of their last ten games in this battle to attempt to stay in the bottom. Three in pro basketball if you stay in the BOTTOM, three in the nba you have a fourteen percent chance at the, number one overall

pick and hopefully you just stay in the top. Three In the draft the draft lottery night will Come, our way in May and, as a jazz fan that might be the next night you. Can Actually get excited the jazz were fine one hundred thousand dollars yesterday for violating the, league's player participation policy and it came As a result of lowry market and missing nine games when according to what, The league found. Out lowry was healthy. That's not breaking

News we know that walker's been healthy when. They've held him out we know that. Marketing has been healthy we know that most of the players they hold out. Incrementally Have been healthy but lowry falls into what is categorized. As a quote player and the reason he falls into

that category Is He. Was an all star now a, couple of years, ago not this, year not last year but the year before when the Game Was, Here in salt Lake Larry was an all star and that's recent enough for him to fall into this category that IF you are an nba team and you have a star player, quote unquote star player if you hold him out consecutively during a stretch, in which he's healthy and they also lean into road games. And Nationally televised games the jazz

don't have any nationally televised games because nobody. Wants to watch them but this is this is the deal As a result of Larry Actually Making, the all star game and under these stipulations and, guidelines in pro basketball if you have one of those players on your roster and you make the decision to hold him out more than a few games when all indications, are that he's healthy. You, will be fine, now a Second offense if the, jazz do THIS again and, the nba, finds them, you know

you know breaking these. Protocols the second offense the second offense will be a two hundred and, Fifty thousand dollars fine the third offense is a one point two, five million dollar fine and then every defense after that it's a million dollars. On TOP of it So i, know the jazz ownership they've. GOT plenty of money i can TELL you one thing i, know about rich people being around, a lot of them none of them. Like to Lose money so the jazz will walk them in the raptors

as they continued kind of their. March to the bottom kind of A fun. Night of nba basketball Last Night Saw the oklahoma city thunder Take Care of THE Boston. CELTICS at td garden a lot of people believe THAT'S Kind of. An nba finals matchup. Only, time Will, tell cleveland certainly denver they'll have some things. TO say about that a little bit of a lighter night. In pro basketball tonight there was. Some Breaking news earlier darren fox is Having surgery for the spurs and so he's out the.

Rest of the way We'll see if the spurs are fined because my guess is, he Doesn't Need it But San Antonio, loses victor weman yama and so they have decided to go all. In On being bad turner sports has a double. Dip for You tonight it's The lakers and the buck that's your early game coming up. At about Thirteen minutes then the lake Game will be The. Kings and the warriors special thanks to our Good Friends today The Tim. Dolly used ottle mart it's Forty Five Forty.

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Hockey Club and the utah jazz are. Both In Action tomorrow The hockey club's in seattle To Take on the kraken, what a weird Name and then The jazz are hosting toronto Tomorrow Night here in Salt Lake. At, THE delta center saturday i will. Bring Us Some Soccer The, utah royals, ali sendner my goodness she is a rising star in the world. Of women's professional soccer they are on The road at THE bay and then rsl is on The.

Road taking on houston so that's. Your soccer weekend ahead, and then earlier today as we've, Discussed On the show brigham Young Took care of iowa state ninety six to ninety two to advance to these Semi finals Of the Big. Twelve championship, Against, houston all right porter hopefully we are not responsible For any. Ute on Youte Crime after, the Britton Johnson hit, THE josh grant hit i feel like we may have been directly responsible for what could. Become an untenable situation.

sounded until. We Played that back but britton Took. Some shots, at josh you know he basically he said he was, begging For a job and i'm sure a Guy As proud as josh. Grant didn't love that but at the, end of the day hopefully it's all love because both of them, wanted the same Thing And that is alex jetson as the Head coach of the utes and. That's what we got, so there, You, Go all right porter before we get out Of, here for a thursday what comes Our way on a friday.

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