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00:00 I love what T.J. Aschenberger has done over at Iowa State. And to me, what's amazing about them is, number one, when you bring back four starters,
00:13 you don't have to change anything. The culture is there. You supplement by getting a transfer or two, which they did, including four transfers,
00:27 Joshua Jefferson to kind of help the bench. But to me, I like this team because I just think T.J., the way they lock you down defensively,
00:35 is something that I admire. I think when you get into situations of conference tournament, NCAA tournament, I'm going to take a look at the team
00:46 that is one of the best, if not the best defensively. Now you could say that that could be Houston, right? Because of the way they defend.
00:58 My concern with Houston, and it's going to always be the case, is Pharrell, I love them to win a national championship. My problem with them is when games get close down the stretch,
01:08 it's like watching the Knicks play. It's painful. It's clear out. It's like, "Go get us a bucket." There's no motion. There's no shoot, play design.
01:21 It's like, "Milk the clock, high ball screen, now it's going to bother me for LJ Croft." Right, it's park ball. Right? And go get a bucket.
01:30 So to me, when you look at it, to me, and Kansas could be there too, but if you're asking me right now, I'm going to take a stab at Iowa State.
01:38 I think that they got it together. They have the experience, they have the coaching, they have the defense and the toughness. I like them to win the Big 12 more than any other team.
01:47 And do you like them to go as a, because we talked about all these heavyweights, they're a heavyweight, do you like them to make a Final Four now?
01:55 Yes. Because I think their game, their style of play, their defense, their experience, all of it will travel. You have to be able, you can't win a National Championship and make a run if you're not a strong defensive team for L.
02:13 Like, as great as Alabama is, Alabama could have won a National Championship because they can't get stops. Right? That's why they, that's why Boston swept Indiana. Can't get stops when it matters in a close game.
02:27 That's right.
02:28 Iowa State can do that. So that's why I think Iowa State is a team that's really intriguing to not only win the Big 12, but to win a National Championship.
02:35 What about the ACC outside of Duke and North Carolina, which are both loaded?
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