Former Gonzaga All-American believes the Bulldogs will have a better game plan for Boilermakers and Zach Edey.
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02:02 Welcome to The Perimeter, Season 3, Episode 6, presented by McGillivray Environmental.
02:06 I got Brendan, the producer here.
02:08 I'm going to talk about one of our favorite tournaments,
02:10 Maui Invitational, coming up Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
02:13 Obviously, it's going to be in Honolulu this year.
02:17 We know about the tragedy that happened. It's great that they're still having it in Hawaii.
02:20 Really excited for me personally. Obviously, I played in it.
02:26 Had a really good breakout tournament, kind of put me on the national scene.
02:29 Gonzaga won it the last time I called that. They beat Duke with the Zion Williams,
02:35 and I think they beat—who was it? The tournament. They beat an SEC team as well.
02:40 It was a really balanced tournament.
02:44 And then, you know, a lot of good memories just out of the court, being in Hawaii.
02:49 Obviously, I took my daughters there the second—or the last tournament when I was calling games,
02:54 and they were obviously—it was five years ago, so they were a lot younger,
02:57 and they still talk about it. I'm taking my son and my middle daughter.
03:00 My oldest has got to stay back playing basketball to this one, so very excited for that.
03:05 And then I mentioned my own success there, so there's a lot of good memories.
03:11 It's going to be interesting playing it in a different venue.
03:13 Hopefully, the atmosphere is similar because the one in Lahaina is fantastic.
03:19 Like, that's part of the tournament. It's, you know, like playing in a high school
03:22 rivalry game every single time, packed, crowds chanting. Like, it's just really cool, really neat.
03:28 But again, very excited to go leave this Saturday.
03:33 So the games are on Monday. We'll have the preview out.
03:38 Purdue, big-time matchup, number two in the country.
03:43 Zach Eadie, player of the year, returned, which was kind of—
03:46 well, it wasn't really shocking. I think he probably got some advice on how to improve
03:52 his NBA stock and decided to come back. I think in years past, it's been automatic.
03:56 He goes, and you know, it's a different game now.
03:59 - I think this is a good example of, like, NIL, like working in the NCAA's favor.
04:04 - Yeah, it's true. It's keeping guys around and making more excitement for
04:08 teams that, instead of always breaking up or not having any continuity.
04:13 Played them last year in the PK85 and absolutely got our butts kicked really bad.
04:21 I think he had 23 or 25 in that game, was super efficient.
04:26 Really bad matchup for Drew Timmy last year. Julian Strother played terrible.
04:33 Nolan Hickman played okay. Ben Gregg was the only one I could remember that had a good game,
04:38 kind of solidified himself into the lineup. They didn't like Efton Reed in that game,
04:43 and they put Ben in, and remember he had those hustle plays and made a couple threes,
04:46 and it kind of allowed him to play that third big spot last year and play those spot minutes.
04:56 So, I'm curious to see how we attack, you know, Zach Eadie from a defensive standpoint.
05:06 Graham Ekay is going to have to be huge defensively against him.
05:10 And then obviously Anton can maybe guard him, but he's like 7'4", man. He's so big.
05:17 And then Brayden Huff, I think, is going to have to match up with him. Ben Gregg can a little bit.
05:24 But thinking back to that game last year, I know everybody's, you know, Zach Eadie killed us. Like,
05:31 he was super efficient, but he only had 23. It was their two freshman guards who are now sophomores
05:36 last year that killed us, kind of controlled the pace of that game, if my memory serves.
05:41 Like I said, they, you know, Julian Strother played terrible. I don't think Nolan played
05:46 good in that game, or Sheard didn't play good. So, like, to me, it was the pace of the backcourt
05:51 and how they controlled the pace and they made our guards play on their heels really was the
05:58 difference for me. Now, it doesn't mean we can completely forget Zach Eadie's, you know,
06:04 dominance and how we defend them, but I truly believe that once you see an entity like him
06:15 that you can't really practice for, but once you've seen it once and you play it a second time,
06:20 you have a better game plan, obviously. And that's not like a hot take. It doesn't mean we're
06:24 going to shut him out. I don't want anybody to clip it from the Purdue basketball website or
06:29 whatever they have over there, right? But I think that we should have a better game plan
06:34 than we did in Portland because we've seen it, just on familiarity. Still going to be a tough
06:40 matchup because he's really good at angle baskets. He can go left or right shoulder on his jump hooks.
06:46 They throw it to him on angles all the time. They high-low flash. So if you front, they obviously
06:52 throw it over the top. He moves better than he looks. I know that sounds funny, but like he's
06:58 7'4", so that's a real thing. And he seemed like, well, he actually moves his feet really good.
07:01 And he makes free throws for the most part. And he's obviously a good rim protector just based
07:07 on his size. Obviously, it goes without saying we have to run him as much as we can or put him in
07:14 ball screen actions. But they know that. They're used to that. So they're just going to plug
07:18 with him and probably go over the top in all ball screen actions. So we have to be successful in
07:23 that. Obviously, this is not a crazy schematic thing. Get him in foul trouble would help.
07:31 And then, like I said, just run, run, run and make the game as fast as possible
07:38 would serve us better against him. But I think it's a fantastic matchup. I think it's great for
07:46 Maui. And then I think it's great for us to have an opportunity to face an opponent the very next
07:53 year with basically the same personnel that they had with familiarity. And we get a chance to
07:58 kind of redeem ourselves and have a good, a better showing at least.
08:03 So I'm looking forward to that first one. What's your thoughts on it?
08:07 I was going to say I was looking at the stats from last year. They out rebounded us by 15.
08:13 They had 46 rebounds. We had 31. So that has to change.
08:17 100 percent.
08:18 And I mean, everything else in the box score is like pretty similar. Like 40. They had a higher
08:23 field goal percentage, like 47 percent to our 40. But.
08:27 Holding us to 40 is a tremendous feat. We played terrible that game. What was Julian's line?
08:33 Julian's line was he had. Oh, gosh, he had 10 rebounds and four points.
08:39 Yeah, I remember he played terrible. Then what was what was like our guards Nolan and Rashear?
08:44 Nolan had. Five assists, 15 points. Rashear had three assists, 11 points.
08:53 But would they shoot?
08:53 They don't have like the.
08:55 Oh, they don't have the. OK, that's fine.
08:57 But yeah, I mean, I just remember it wasn't it wasn't it was a close half like we were.
09:04 It was 20 to 33 at half, but I think we made a little bit of a run at the end to close that gap.
09:10 Yeah, we were. It was one of those were like, oh, my God, we're only down five.
09:15 Yeah. And we're playing terrible. So it was like, yay. It was it was bad.
09:19 But it was credit to them. Like they punched us in the mouth. They pushed us in the back and,
09:24 you know, controlled the glass. So again, we're going to be excited about that game and we're
09:31 going to have a better game plan. And I guarantee our guys are going to be on, you know, high alert,
09:34 especially on the glass to try to win that battle. So it's a fantastic opening matchup for us. Games
09:40 Monday, I think at 2 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific and then 12 p.m. local time.
09:45 Local. OK, that's OK. So it's going to be an interesting time for
09:52 our. No, actually, no, that's fine. I'm thinking of the opposite of going to the East Coast. So,
09:56 yeah, it'll be fine, which is actually you have to kind of consider that when you play in that
10:01 tournament. You obviously play three games in a row, win or lose. You have to consider
10:05 conditioning. You have to consider hydration. And then the time change is different,
10:11 especially for the East Coast, going all the way and losing eight hours like your body clock can get
10:16 messed up or whatever. So those things are kind of a nagging force. The only one for that type
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11:01 Second round. All right. Hopefully we win. But we get either Tennessee's rank number seven
11:07 or Syracuse, who has a new coach, obviously a traditional power blue bud. So either way,
11:15 win or lose, we're going to play somebody that has a great chance to make the NCA tournament,
11:20 which is good. I obviously prefer to play Tennessee just because of the matchup. It'd be fun.
11:27 Tennessee killed us last year in that. Remember the pay-per-view game thing, that weird deal that
11:36 they did? I don't remember because I didn't watch it, but I remember the box score. I tuned in too,
11:42 and I was like, this is just weird. This is an exhibition, but we're paying. I didn't understand
11:47 it. Because you didn't call the game, right? No, I had something going on. So I stayed home.
11:54 I think it was my daughter was playing or something like that. So I stayed back and
11:59 Huddy called it, but he was on TV as well. So it was weird too. So I was kind of happy. I was like,
12:06 dude, I'm not made for TV. I'm glad I was down there. I was like, no. So yeah, anyway, playing
12:14 Tennessee would be familiarity. I think we could play with their pace. I don't think they'd like
12:23 to play as fast as us, but that's similar. So it wouldn't be like playing a Purdue, like Big 10
12:29 Chevy in the back 65 to 60 type game. I don't think those suit us as well as up and down and
12:36 playing with pace. And then Syracuse would be interesting just because it's a new coach and
12:41 are they going to run the two, three zone still? And you know what I mean? It's like a whole
12:45 different era. Jim Bayhams was there, I think 35 years, something like that. Something crazy.
12:49 And they have tournament aspirations. So either way, I think it'll be nice to have that type of
12:59 game in the back pocket just in case. And then on the other side of the bracket, Kansas, UCLA, Marquette.
13:09 Who am I blanking on here? You said Chaminade? Not Chaminade. On the other side of the bracket,
13:18 it's Kansas versus Chaminade, UCLA versus Marquette. Marquette, yeah. So Kansas, UCLA,
13:24 Marquette. Okay, yeah, that's Chaminade. That's the one. So yeah, if you get to the championship
13:30 year, they're probably going to play Kansas. Marquette's good this year as well. I think UCLA
13:36 is down and that's not just me saying that because of the history, but I think they're just down,
13:42 but they're still good and still well coached. So it'll be fun for us to head to that tournament
13:52 and play these high level games. CBS ranks the Maui Invitational as the number one in-season
13:57 tournament. And every year, "It's the greatest field we've ever had." You always kind of laugh,
14:03 but sometimes this one is considered one of the best fields they've ever had, honestly. If you
14:08 look at the rankings, Kansas, number one and number two, number seven in Tennessee, and then we're
14:14 11. So it's pretty good. And then UCLA is obviously a blue blood. So that is a lot of...
14:20 What's Marquette ranked? Do you know? I can find it real quick.
14:23 Yeah. So it's like a lot of blue blood programs. So it's going to be fantastic. I'm really looking
14:31 forward to it. Obviously, I'm looking forward to it for our guys. It's cool for them to experience
14:36 that there's a lot of cool things that you're allowed to do. And then you just got to be on
14:40 the beach and stuff. And I know that sounds funny, but like Coach Pheu does a good job of
14:43 letting these guys have practice and stuff, and then gives them some freedom to go be kids
14:49 in a responsible way. But like, "Hey, go to the beach and go have a good time," instead of always
14:55 locking them down and stuff like that. I should have included Marquette in the notes. Marquette
14:59 is ranked number fourth in the nation. So yeah, it's a stacked field. Whoever we get to play,
15:07 hopefully we get to go through the gauntlet and get to play all the top-ranked opponents and get
15:13 to play Kansas for that game. But even if we do happen to lose this first game or the second game,
15:21 we're still going to get some good matchups. Yeah. It's not a knock, but you don't want to
15:25 play Chaminade. You just want three of those games to be against teams that most likely will make the
15:31 NCAA tournament. And if you can get two wins, and obviously you want to win three to win the whole
15:35 thing, but if you can get at least two, it's going to help your tournament resume. And if you lose
15:39 that one, maybe if you lose it close, it still helps you in theory. So yeah, great tournament,
15:45 great field. I'm looking forward to calling it. I think the fans are obviously looking forward to
15:50 watching it. We've had great success there as a crew. Or we've had good tournaments. We lost,
15:58 my crew lost in the championship game on a buzzer beater to UConn. Obviously we beat Michigan State.
16:04 Everybody still talks about the game that beat Maryland. Years before, Blake Stepp's crew had a
16:11 good run. I think they won two games, lost one of them. And then one of the years, they, how do you
16:19 always call it, the Kyle Durant-Guinness game, they lost the first game to Dayton or something
16:24 like that. And then they played Chaminade and Kyle Durant-Guinness had like 38. And he always
16:30 calls that the Kyle Durant-Guinness Maui Invitational game. I don't know why. And then
16:36 obviously last year's, or last run, last allowed five years ago with the Zion, which I think was
16:43 our best team ever. It was Kispert, BC, Rui, all those guys. -That was the first time we'd ever
16:52 beat Duke, I believe. -I think that's, yeah, I think that was first time. And then that team was
16:59 Zion and then RJ Barrett. And then it's like, "They can't be beaten." We beat them. And it was
17:06 just a fantastic game. Really fun to call. That was a great tournament too. I can't remember who
17:10 we played in the second round. It was a tough game too. In the second round, we played in that
17:13 where we were on the ropes. We played somebody that pressed us and did weird something.
17:19 I can't remember who. Look up who we played that tournament. It was the 2018 or '17 Maui
17:27 Invitational. Just Gonzaga's Maui Invitational. -Was it the year we beat Duke? -Yes. -We played,
17:34 oh man, we played against Illinois in the first round. Then we played Arizona in the second round.
17:41 -Oh, okay. -And then Duke in the championship. -So it was the Illinois game that was really weird,
17:46 as my memory serves. They pressed and they did a weird one-three zone that we weren't,
17:52 something like a half-court trap that you haven't seen since high school.
17:56 -Right. -Weren't prepared for, like, oh my god. And we found our way through. It was an ugly,
18:01 "ugly win" for that type of team. But that was a great tournament. So,
18:05 yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. I like our chances. Obviously, I think we have the right
18:13 pieces to win. But it's one of those tournaments where you just got to go out and ball. You just
18:17 got to go play. -Yeah. -Like I said, it's three games in a row, so you got to make sure you're
18:20 hydrated and ready to go. But it's kind of like going back to playing AU tournaments. It's fun.
18:25 You know, you scout on the fly and it gives you kind of a preview to the NCAA tournament. It would
18:33 be like, obviously, you don't play them in the row, but you play short-porch scout. And so you
18:37 got to be able to turn around and execute a game plan and really hammer down who you might play.
18:43 Obviously, they'll have, you know, a breakdown already of Tennessee and Syracuse, right?
18:50 -Yeah. -And then, you know, they'll have film on the other teams as well. So.
18:53 -I was going to, in regards to like the atmosphere at the tournament, they're playing in the Stan
19:02 Sheriff Center in Honolulu. So, and it seats 10,000. So, it's going to be a lot different than
19:06 the Lahaina Convention Center where they usually play. But yeah, no, it's going to be, I was going
19:15 to ask you, like, what do you think Gonzaga Stans will learn the most from this run in this tournament?
19:20 Like, is this going to be a tournament where we, when we get out of it, we're going to know who
19:26 this team is? -It's a very good point. Yeah. I think lineups will be solidified. We'll find out,
19:34 you know, if Brayden Huff can continue to play well and be productive. We'll find out, same
19:39 thing with Graham E.K. You're going to play some big-time bigs, big-time programs. And this is why
19:43 you transferred in, is to play in these type of tournaments and games. You know, and then the
19:49 backcourt's got to play good. And I know that's, that sounds, no duh, but it's like, these are all
19:54 new faces. So, it's going to be, that's an ongoing question throughout the year, I think. But
19:58 against, you know, potentially, obviously number two, potentially number seven, then potentially
20:04 number one and number four. If you get all the way to championship, assuming, you can find out
20:09 a lot about your team. So, I'm curious to see how we do. I think we're ready for it, but it's a
20:17 legitimate question, too, of playing a big game yet with this crew. So, we're going to see it pretty
20:23 soon. When you went down there for your run, like, what's it like going to Hawaii over, like,
20:31 Thanksgiving break and, like, preparing for a tournament like this? Yeah, it's, I mean,
20:38 as a young athlete, I think you're, you could play anywhere, right? So, I think that's not a bad
20:44 thing. I don't know. I didn't view it as anything other than just like, hey, we're going to go play
20:51 in a cool place and it's warm out. That was about it, you know. And a lot of times, too, though,
20:58 like, you're in your room a lot and they do a lot of things to keep you from not having a lot of
21:04 downtime. And I know I just mentioned, but they'll let you, like, all right, you guys can go hang out
21:08 for, like, two hours, but we're going to be on the beach with you. You know, like, bring the strength
21:12 coach. Let's throw the football around and have a good time. But, like, you're in your, you know,
21:16 you're in your room. You're going to film sessions. You're going to team dinners. So,
21:20 you do enjoy it, but it's not like you're, you know, have a cocktail with an umbrella.
21:24 It's not like you're going on vacation. You're like, it's like a...
21:27 Yeah, exactly. It's a business trip. And I've said that on previous episodes and previous seasons.
21:31 Coach V always says that, and it's true with this. It's a business trip. You know, for us guys
21:35 calling the games and stuff, it's awesome because I can have cocktails all I want and just show up
21:41 to the game. And, you know, that's all that matters for all the support staff. So, it's cool
21:46 for us. But I don't think it changes your mindset any more than any other tournament might be.
21:51 What are you hoping to do? You're going to go relax on the beach?
21:54 I'm going to do a lot of beach time. You know, I'm bringing a volleyball and a football. I'm
21:59 going to deflate them and then bring in the suitcase. So, I'll be throwing them with my son
22:02 and daughter and vice versa. She likes volleyball. He likes football. You know, I'm just hanging out
22:06 on the beach. Probably going to do the Pearl Harbor deal. I have never been to that, so
22:11 looking forward to that. Maybe I did a helicopter ride last time. It was a lot of fun. Those things
22:18 are so expensive, though, man. It was like $9.50 for three of us. Oh, gosh. Yeah. But it's like
22:23 one of those deals. You're just like, "Whatever." You know, when you get done, you're like, "Man,
22:26 that was a lot of coin." It's a cool experience, but you're like, "Man, that was expensive."
22:32 So, yeah. Something like that. But I'm just happy to bring my kids. My son has never gone,
22:38 obviously. My middle daughter's lucky. This will be your second Maui and Bahamas.
22:43 Oh, wow. Yeah.
22:44 Like, you're the perfect age where you can miss volleyball. She's only 12. You know what I mean?
22:48 It's not like high school yet. My oldest daughter's a little bit upset, but she's a varsity athlete,
22:54 so you just can't miss.
22:55 Totally.
22:56 So, yeah. A lot of chilling, and hopefully it's sunny. I've seen the forecast looks decent,
23:00 so hopefully it holds.
23:02 You can't really trust the weather when you go down to Hawaii. I always feel like you see it,
23:05 and it says it's cloudy, and you're like, "But then the weather changes there so quickly."
23:10 As long as it's not raining, it could be overcast. It'll be like 70, and still overcast,
23:16 so who cares? That's how I always view it. You can't have it perfect. Obviously,
23:21 I want sunny and blue, but if it's not raining, it's still better in Spokane right now.
23:26 Right. Yeah. It's going to be like 40 degrees here next week.
23:29 So, I'm fine with it.
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23:48 I do have a couple of questions from our listeners.
23:55 Who on the team right now has the most NBA skill level and athleticism?
24:02 It's a very good question.
24:03 I think the guy who has the best chance to be a league guy. So, I think Nolan and Ryan could be
24:14 backup point guards in the NBA. Not right now, but like Andrew did. That's not a knock, but could
24:23 figure out how to weigh to be NBA type point guards. As funny as it sounds, and I don't mean
24:30 this in a bad way, but I think Anton Watson has the best chance of being a do-everything,
24:36 3-and-D type of guy in the NBA. If he was in a little bit better shape, and he can get to that.
24:42 I'm not saying he's out of shape, but I'm like NBA-ready shape. And he committed himself to
24:46 being a knockdown shooter, and then he can be a glue guy. There's spots in the NBA for people
24:52 his size and his ability to guard multiple positions. There's guys in the NBA that do it,
24:58 and they make rosters. So, I really think Anton is that guy. And I think coming back for an extra
25:06 year helped that decision. And I think he has a legitimate chance to do that. He has to obviously
25:12 improve on certain areas, but if he can become a knockdown three shooter, especially corner threes,
25:18 and then really commit himself to his body and being more twitchy and a little bit better shape,
25:23 NBA shape, there's a difference, he has a chance. I really believe that. And they probably told him
25:29 that when he went to the pre-draft stuff. Like, "Hey, you're almost there, but you need to show
25:34 us this." Or he would have left. You know what I'm saying? So, I think Anton's a prime candidate.
25:41 Obviously, Graham and Braden Huff have that opportunity, chance. I just haven't seen enough
25:47 yet. I mean, who knows? It's not like they're Domas where you're like... I mean, when I first
25:52 saw Domas when I was GA and being a coach there, I remember the third play I saw him, he caught a
25:58 rebound, dribbled it down left hand. Obviously, he's a lefty, but went behind his back and dunked
26:03 it in a three on two, two on one drill or something like that. I was like, "Holy shit."
26:07 I mean, it was like, "Oh my God." And it was fluid, but like, "Wham!" There's an NBA guy.
26:16 He was a young freshman. We were like, "Uh-oh. There he is." So, those guys legitimately have
26:23 a chance. That's not me just fluffing it up just to make it sound good because they're Gonzaga
26:26 players. But I think Anton has a legitimate opportunity if he commits himself and has a
26:31 good year. Yeah, I totally agree. When I saw Graham Meekay for the first time in person last
26:37 week, I was like, "He looks like he could be... He looks like he has the body of an NBA player."
26:43 But like you said, still need to see more. You got to see more. And obviously, having a great
26:48 year at two years ago at Wyoming puts him on the radar. So, he's just got to have a good year and
26:54 be healthy. That question came from Scott Langhans. I wanted to give him credit. This one's a question
27:00 for you, Adam, is what was your biggest learning curve going from high school basketball to
27:06 Gonzaga? Being able to move without the ball. In high school, you can just kind of go grab it and
27:14 just go score whenever you want. Not whenever you want, but you're just better than most of the
27:19 players because it's high school. Learning to move without the ball. They used to call it ball
27:25 begging. I used to be a ball beggar. Like, "Pass it." And then kind of make guys throw it to me.
27:29 That was the hardest thing for me. I never knew how to come off screens.
27:34 I never knew how to set guys up. I never had to do slow to fast. I got away with it in high school
27:40 just because it was better. I had to really work on that, understand spacing and taking your time
27:49 and pushing off and all those little intricacies of coming off screens when I got to Gonzaga. And
27:54 that's when we were still running flex. So, there was a lot of down screens and wide pin downs.
27:58 So, it was a major part of the offense. And then obviously, my sophomore and junior years,
28:03 I got a lot of plays ran for me or actions because I was either getting face guarded or
28:08 and I was scoring at a high clip. But I did not know how to do that when I first got there. It was
28:13 a hard, hard thing to learn. - That's crazy to think about. Because when I think of your junior
28:17 year, I always remember you coming through screens and always getting fouls from coming
28:23 through screens from the other, by the, on moving screens and stuff like that because you were so
28:26 good at creating contact. And that's crazy that you didn't, that you had to learn that.
28:31 - Yeah, it was a big deal with, I remember Billy Greer, he would always get on me about it my
28:39 freshman year and he was, you know, he would just yell at me, but he was right. He's like,
28:43 you can't just always go run up and ask for the ball. It's just not realistic.
28:47 There's other good players on the team get the hell out of the way or like beef space. So,
28:51 you get the shot. And so, in the end of it, he was my individual coach and he was the guards coach.
28:56 We would do a lot of pop-ups and coming off screens and he was always preaching slow to fast,
29:01 you know, and then you should get to your spot within three steps. And then right when the ball
29:06 hits your hands, it's gone. So, that was the biggest learning curve for me. Obviously,
29:13 strength, I could have easy, so strength and of course, you know, that stuff doesn't count, but
29:19 that part of the game was foreign to me. - That came from Bud, 1885. And the last
29:25 question I have and it's kind of another one about you and I need to watch more of Dusty Stromer now,
29:30 apparently, and you as well. Do you think Dusty Stromer looks like you as he runs around out
29:36 there? - I think he's more athletic and he's probably better looking. So, no, I don't.
29:41 I could see from afar, long hair, similar build, you know, tall and lanky. I guess,
29:50 I don't know. It doesn't come to my mind. Yeah, sure. - It's always funny when people,
29:56 because it's weird in today's world where you watch all these young kids come up. They don't
30:06 really know who you are as a basketball player. - No clue. It is funny. It's just the radio guy.
30:14 - But then all the old fans, they all remember and they all love it. And I think that's kind
30:19 of what keeps it in. I love the new intro video. It goes from the beginning of Gonzaga's run in
30:30 1998 to today and having your moments in there and all the other, like, Kelly Olynyx. It's cool to
30:38 see the progression and going back to those, to the roots. Because it is, Mark Few's 25th year
30:46 coach. - Yeah, it's the 25th, yeah, the anniversary of the Elite Eight run. - Oh, yeah. - '98-'99.
30:52 Is this year. So, I think they're going to do something for that team. I think the Pepperdine
30:59 game is what I've been told. Not official yet, but yeah, it's like 25 years. Holy smokes.
31:05 So, yeah, I'm just the radio guy. It's, yeah, I guess I look like, I don't know,
31:15 Dusty looks like me, whatever you want to describe it. Possibly, yeah. - Well, I'll have to
31:22 take a closer look. - Yeah, I guess. But yeah, that's a preview for Maui. Thanks for listening.
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31:37 Tune in next week. We'll have an episode probably later after Maui when we get back and we'll talk
31:43 about, you know, either really good, really bad, or in the middle. Hopefully it is and
31:51 hopefully it's successful tournament. There, I got it out. But yeah, thanks for listening.
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