Kevin Keatts live from the ACC Tournament

This is dry when Josh drive to support your broadcasting live from behind favorite place on platter Greensboro Coliseum and I had a chance to catch up with Jim behind the short while ago. Of course, if you're not clued in five years ago he had the comments, or make it four years ago in Brooklyn. I don't even think he was asked about Greensboro. It was just asked about the central location of Berkeley Center for his team and then he decided to just do a drive-by on Greensboro.

For some reason. But before we get to what he said years ago. Let's hear what they Chaim had to say a few hours ago. I simply asked the question well you hear the question. This is because beta spoke there about a year ago and Greensboro course now that I will bring up your comments/timely. My only comment was related so I think this letter for fans sitting for coaches come here is less traffic, less hassle people are really nice Greensboro couple time to replenish my silly house numbers on anything differently. It was strictly a matter of thinking big cities a better venue for France to have experienced for me soon come here, I really compare the experience so these usually around the do what you have to do me this way.

Greensboro.

Oh I love Greensboro that don't know babe, I didn't say anything bad about you. It was it was John over there. He's the one that did that he doesn't like you go with you now Jim behind doing the run around their he's clearly backpedaling. I remember last year he spoke at Greensboro didn't really do any media. Aside from speaking at the event. He did last May, he had his press conference in Winston-Salem ahead of the Charlotte ACC tournament. I asked him about Charlotte and its value. He gave an answer saying how much he loved the restaurants in the Triad, Winston-Salem, Greensboro. He likes Charlotte to think Charlotte qualifies as a big city but you be the judge if they Chaim is correct if we're just misinterpreting what he saying after all, he said that it's just the fact it's not him.

He loves Greensboro. It's the people are nice here it's quaint, it's more convenient there's less traffic what's your wet four years ago Jim behind had the second again, a reminder, he was not asked about Greensboro. I think the big cities.

There were should be played. I think it should be played here Washington, Atlanta. That's where the tournament should be played on be around that much longer care about. I think that's where the value is I think is a huge value in playing the term in those places and is no value and plan Greensboro not there because Lee's been there officers there have 150 people. ACC means that's what is there should not be getting the media centers recruiting centers only players they have Greensboro New York Washington Atlanta that's where the media centers are Robert wears all the parts where he said how much he loves Greensboro include all there's more. I'm sorry I don't want to take. They Chaim out of context when you're more Madison Square Garden made the Big East conference is a couple of factors made the Big East conference and I'm saying all this was right. That's what's right because, in New York, swallow business, good business else is a businesswoman will start acting like I'm not a business man I'm a businessman.

That's what Jim behind saying there.

See, that's what the ACC needs to be about Greensboro you can't do business there.

Businesses are Greensboro, America, we need to be in Charlotte. We need to be in Brooklyn. We need to be in New York City but wait, where was the time I talked to two hours ago saying how much he loved Greensboro. Did he forget to say that stuff four years ago. Maybe he's upset about that. You can just take a really good deed snail breath of air up in Brooklyn and Greensboro is not the same as it is that second clip just the end of it one more time. Speaking of sniffs because… If you miss the end of Jim Daly Hyman just how dismissive he was of Greensboro four years ago near the end of that else is a businesswoman was starting to like this man Jim behind getting it out getting after it is not an Greensboro lungs of the party begins soon after, what's that smell like to you that smells like a team that hasn't won before and Greensboro. That's what it smells like to me. Remember 2014 they were favored to beat NC state they had a million shots in the final 10 seconds of the game on a Wednesday.

I believe and yeah they can sniff a bucket. That's the best way to put it in the next year they didn't show up here because they were banned from postseason black Robert sound like you're making an accusation without sound 15. That's not very nice.

Clearly he is taking shots at Greensboro. He's backpedaling a bit but you know what, that's fine.

It's it's inconvenient. I think he knew the question was coming and that's the way he chose to answer it, saying the fans don't like all I love Greensboro.

I would to speak their last year. I love it, but it's the fans you might not have used money really loves the place when their favorite part about it is so you can get around so easy. I love that place is you can just drive and drive and drive over. I love Henderson North Carolina. Why it's so easy to get around. I think we should have the ACC tournament in his heaven came yesterday they Chaim would love the ACC tournament in Kang. He would love that Atul will. I can't wait for that 2023 ACC tournament came time North Carolina yeah they Chaim will be thrilled about that one. There's Carolina Panthers dues to get to them will have Joe Julio and Conor O'Neill drop by Wake Forest and NC State basketball insiders here at the ACC tournament in Greensboro. Kyle Allen has been signed to a one-year deal. Remember he was set to become an exclusive rights free agents are Carolina it was essentially their decision if they wanted to extend him beyond what we saw from him a year ago. This shouldn't really be surprising news at all. According to Ian Rappaport. Here's how robust this type of deal is for our he's gonna make $585,000.

That's right a little bit more than half a million. That's what Kyle I was going to make started 12 games last year. Is there another quarterback Robert started 12 games last year made 1/2 million dollars.

Think all the quarterbacks that started last year and 1/2 million dollars but just half $1 million in venture. Oh, just half $1 million is probably yeah I think all the other quarterbacks think they cleared the half-million dollar threshold. So of course Carolina brings back $585,000 and I honestly don't think the panthers know what they're going to do with Camden but in sports talk radio and television. Heck, when it comes to column writing. The worst thing you can say is I don't know. It's a very sexy Chiron to put on the on the ESPN show NFL live hey what's your thought on cam Newton yeah a block. Let's do a segment about how I don't know in the panthers don't know what's can happen until they see cam you know performing a physical bill take a physical it's it's not the most interesting television so it makes sense. The panthers extend the Kyle Allen exclusive rights free agent. If you don't know what you're going to do with the position.

It doesn't hurt to have them there and it's it's just a little risk not to say there's high reward there. I don't think it's a good situation anyway. If Kyle Allen is starting games for you in 2020, and less. Your soul intent is to tank, which we discussed on the show but that is the latest on the Carolina Panthers cornerback situation Kyle Allen has been extended one year as an exclusive right free agent. What does NC state need to do to make the NCAA's field of 68 is Danny Manning is his fate already set at Wake Forest. The two best insiders on NC State and Wake Forest Joe, Julio and Conor O'Neill, Winston-Salem, Toronto. Journal will join to discuss next May not be beautiful. We do sit around all day and talk sports.

Yes we feel great about this is Josh Graham.

We are now being joined by Joe Julio of the Raleigh news and Observer for now, and Conor O'Neill from the Winston-Salem Journal one covers NC State.

The other covers Wake Forest. It's the beauty of the ACC tournament. As we all come together in one place. The first time in five years that the ACC tournament has been hearing Greensboro and I want to get your thoughts on the breaking news that has just come down this statement from the Atlantic Coast conference. I'll read it in full right now after consultation with local and state health authorities including the governor and his medical staff, the Atlantic Coast conference will hold its men's basketball tournament as scheduled this week at the Greensboro Coliseum, as was outlined by the governor during his press conference today. High risk individuals are discouraged from attending mass gatherings. We will continue to take cautionary measures and follow guidelines outlined by the centers Center of disease control and prevention.

In addition, the league and the Greensboro Coliseum are taking proactive measures to provide a safe and clean environment or its institutions and its fans so this comes in the wake guys of jail are achieving the entire Ivy League deciding to cancel its conference tournament which means Gail will be going on to the NCAA's. What you make of how much this has been built up to the point where the ACC is having to put a statement out to tell people hey tournament still on the Odyssey don't want to put people at risk to public health situation absolute that makes the most sense right to be as cautious as possible. If this was Boston. I think Harvard was the site for the Ivy League and had more cases of the coronavirus and they cancel classes.

There is where like on superduper lock so to me it makes sense to react in each region and act appropriately for Connor. Do you think this is the biggest story of the week. There are a lot of stories heading into Greensboro. Is this the biggest one yet theocratic takes over. I don't know how much that has to do with the ACC arena down. You're really slacking knows I am Williamson type figure 2, captivate everybody in Alaska and Charlotte were all thinking signs can come back and he did come back and was electric so I don't know how much of it has to do that and how much of it is this is a national issue global issue mean no even in our little corner of ACC basketball heaven here it touches before we get to each of you needs Wake Forest at NC State. This tournament again returning for the first time in five years and the other discussion aside for the coronavirus that the popular one. Today is Greensboro as a site I don't really think there's a major conference equivalent to what Greensboro means to the ACC tournament and the site being as popular as it's been, even though it's not returned in the last handful of years. I don't think it's a certainty that the ACC tournament returns to Greensboro when you consider other conferences have kinda veered away from rotations.

The big 12 figure to be in Kansas City pretty much the next decade, the SEC, they seem committed to Nashville, Charlotte, already a part of this rotation for the ACC. Joe and someone discovered the league. As long as you have what you make about the security of this tournament and the future of it, to Greensboro, the probably try to do special anniversary years here 7500, whatever you want to get because it's a perfect venue.

It is the biggest of the bunch forget that it's bigger than Berkeley center. It's an spectrum center. More fans have access to two and I think one thing I talked to Corgan this week about instances first technical ACC tournament as MAD obviously is that with the Commissioner understands it fairly well you saying this is like the first time for a lot of 80s in the league to have this experience.

So I think they voted previously about sites, not really understanding what Greensboro was to the ACC. This is the chance this week for some Pittsburgh and in some of these other 80s that are new to the league to Conoco through this and understand okay that's what the fuss is all about.

Yeah. That brings me to this stat here. This is something I was talking to Ed Hardin from the news and record about.

He said there are nine new AEDs that have been hired in this conference alone since the last on the ACC tournament was here and forever John Curry who knows what this place is all about and every do Corgan.

Heck, even Jarman at Boston College is from Raleigh.

You will find others who had never even step foot in this building so with that in mind, how important do you think this week is Conard for the ACC but more importantly for Greensboro to prove that it is a viable spot is it's an audition and there's there's nothing you can do right now to enhance Greensboro's nightlife to rival that of New York City. At this point I can also have a Times Square pop-up ma'am on Elm. We can hit Nadi Green said but maybe hang out at Joy mongers spots. Maybe we could do that yet, but but it is it is a chance to show the atmosphere to show everything around here tailgating that goes wrong you won't see tailgating in Brooklyn.

People just ride the subway, go to the game and go home or go out and in New York. It's a unique venue and that needs to be conveyed this week or or might not be back. Kevin Keats, he's a guest on today show Joe you cover NC state you Pat you have for a very long time. Joe Julia from the Raleigh news and Observer Connor O'Neill which forced me right from the down journal so what's your sense about what needs to happen for the pack. That's the ultimate question I've heard from people who probably aren't NC State man saying hey they have to beat Duke and they have to beat Florida State for them to feel safe. I've heard on the other end of it. If NC State needs Wake Forest. They're good, they're going to be prudent and I cannot deny a team with 20 wins. How do you feel if you could tell me what Tennessee Texas UCLA Stanford Xavier if you could tell me what they're going to do what's can happen. Mistake people make is look at a team individually instead of look comparing them to the rest of the bubble. I have here is when I know going to put 36 at-large teams into the field and NC State's resume compares very favorably to those other 10 or so on the bottom of that bubble being compared to Kansas or Baylor are being compared to same and Tennessee and Texas and by the way, resume all how is there case different or how much more or less comfortable do you feel about their case this year than you did last year where it was. Need to win one game in the ACC tournament at least to have a shot. They don't have an outlier this year master. They did the 353 what the nonconference schedule which Kevin Keats finally gave man a man on after the weight came. He said it was bad. Yes, it was the worst in the country.

Thank you for finally saying it.

So to me there's no outlier this year. They do have better more Q1 wounds and better cueing once this year master. There was room Penn State and Clemson and your go and Auburn. Obviously, but those Windows teams and make the field. They have three there are three good wins this year the three.

What are three teams you are definitely in the field and teams that are trending upward seen Wisconsin getting West Virginia. Obviously is a really good one, especially since it was in Charlottesville transitioning things to Wake Forest archon and all that bubble talking so jealous I don't know what that's like. I got years and years and asked me if not all it's cracked so the ACC sports Journal last week. David Glenn puts out the report saying that Danny Manning was in conversations already beginning negotiations is agent lease with Wake Forest for buyout talk. I could be wrong. I don't remember those rumors coming out a year ago, before Ron Wellman decided to keep Danny for a six season.

What is the latest that you know about Danny Manning status on on the buyout stuff. I asked any point blank after the game in Raleigh on Friday night any of the rumors reports were true and he said no and I said so your agent is not negotiating with Wake Forest right now and he said I said no, okay.

What you make of it being a denial versus a I'm not good to talk about. I think that's just what he has to say. I don't I don't really compare one and one.

My thing with the buyout negotiations is it's it's been reported that so fully guaranteed deal if it's a fully guaranteed deal. What is there to negotiate. It's either all or nothing.

It's either pay me everything upfront if you're going to fire me or be back next. That's interesting to me after that. In the winter of 2018. He reports an $18 million figure that doesn't match up with a fully guaranteed contract. If you talk about a fully guaranteed deal with five years remaining on it should not be around 10 million what what you heard since I don't force does not report such things, but I've heard from people in the building.

That's it.

It's probably closer to 10 to 12 million that it is 18. What you make of that. Not getting out whatsoever and also the idea of it being $18 million still today.

Fans believe think 18 is his last year's number I think is 50.

It's a -3 million a year deal. I think that you'll never get anybody awake to confirm that because Ron's one of his lasting legacies as we don't discuss contracts they actually contracts don't exist is frustrating but at this point, it is what it is like a fight in the market to change Zachary's mind the needs in the also start telling me Dave Clawson buyout in Danny's buyout and every contract in the building but you know I can only go on what Jeff Goodman put out there and and what he's never followed up on and and what Weick refuses to even acknowledge John Curry was not quoted in your story about the lessening attendance of Joel Coliseum declined an interview.

What would you be most interested to learn from him about those declining numbers I just, I would really want to know the financials and how much money is being hemorrhaged right now with declining attendance and how much of your revenue you were getting from parking from concessions from advertising from ticket sales that you're not getting now so you work right now as Joe does in the newsgathering business you guys are both some of the best journalists we have here in the state of North Carolina. Joe soon to be a talk radio host cohost like like me here to be doing to talk radio in the next few weeks in the city of Raleigh so I'm good. Ask him to get you started right now this is the people are interested in just the reporting of facts. They want opinions here so here what Connor is saying about Danny Manning and Wake Forest.

How surprised would you be if Danny is back for year seven in Winston-Salem. I watch them on Friday and I say even said to Connor I I know what a team looks like that doesn't try and has an effort problem after problem and that's that's uncommon to rightly Wake Forest.

One thing you cannot Danny for a lot of things effort generally is not one of those things. Is it possible those two things are married together.

You see the reports about your coach negotiating a buyout and then all the sudden you don't show up again since the state, particularly how they played against you, but was more impressive to me was they showed up again Saturday. Next, very next first consecutive ACC wins since the end of the 20 17th Raleigh on Friday for some strange things, lots of the loan you spent a lot time, the ABA thinks the seasons longer than it is. He doesn't have the urgency to have a game to game. He makes the strange substitutions he took Olivier's are out four minutes into the game after the kid had 111 points to point in a psych. He has no files. He's not tired. It's the first African I say this about.

If you have a $3 million your job you will do everything in your power to protect you. What happens when you fire the fire.

The firing things over here like reason like your own investment member Jaelyn Ward sat the first nine minutes of the North Carolina game. It was 18 to nothing that was easy was late. He he was not laid dollars a bottle. Say something I probably shouldn't the word not not like anything right. All right. Robert has worked on my right Robert you have your hands gloating over so that was just a punishment in the bowl late to shootaround was actually a did not come to not make it. They might've been leaving shootaround as he pulled into the parking lot.

He did not make it around them, or they have got man issues to her players leave with nowhere to go. The guys to go pro with nowhere to go right probably just don't want to be Brian Crawford left Wake Forest before his senior year and he was playing in third-round, more literacy is in Julie purgatory, for I think he still in the Memphis organization. These are all things that are not adding up for now and you know Jaelyn Ward. They knew Jaelyn Ward wanted to be alone and unclear if the thought that he was coming back that's on them.

Ward said from the onset, I want to be a one and done I came here from France. I spent two years at High Point Wesleyan getting coached by Keith Catlin news.players in the pros very child's point Wesleyan Ramada bio he wanted to be a pro that's writing this segment had a headline it would be.

There's a lot Sidney Lowe and Joe Connor. Things are being your guys depreciated. Connor O'Neill, that's Joe Julio.

I'll predict – this is such a talk radio thing to do, predict every game of this tournament.

Next on the drive. You will hear some great sports talk. Well, here it is dry when Josh Gray sports Hall triad every single game of the ACC tournament. I've gone through the bracket. I have a champion here in Greensboro that will be crowned Saturday night before I do that, Robert. It is the month of March, which means we need to bring back a tradition on this show which is the return of what I believe to be the best sports theme music in America.

Maybe in the world which is the March madness theme.

I prefer the March madness team over the Masters music. I prefer over the old NBA on NBC theme which somehow box coached away. Not exactly the greatest look there thinking NBC we hear that great John testing anyway.

Robert, do we have the March madness music because what we need to do every time there's an update were on the air's games are going on you need to interrupt me if something's happening.

No matter where were at the segment you just hit this thing over the next few days like to be on the air as they playing yesterday tomorrow.

I that now do you stay like some so matter what were doing. Robert time just interject that in their belly was happening. We can do that during the first and second round game Coliseum. Some good all right were going to a hockey brawl in Winston-Salem at the fairgrounds annex in just a few minutes but as I mentioned, I've picked every single game of this tournament. I have my bracket.

This is the definitive prediction that we will have here on the show what I think's going to transpire over the next five days who I have waiting the ACC championship here in Greensboro and since we were playing some of the March madness music Robert bring it back from getting started with the 430 game Wake Forest were 430 the Demon deacons.

There are rumors that Danny Manning has already started buyout negotiations with weight forest is agent was according to the ACC sports Journal last week.

I think it's good to be pit. Winning this game because last Friday was the first time I can remember Wake Forest having a purely effort that is related to this headline, you learn that your coach negotiating a buyout. Why would you play hard against NC state when they're trying to make it into the NCAA tournament. So I think Pittsburgh wins this game.

I like Jeff Capel and what he's done and what he's building with Panthers more than the current state of Wake Forest basketball. Also I like that group of sophomores with Xavier Johnson Gallant. I really like the group moving forward. I think it could be a team that makes the NCAA tournament next year as an at-large team so pit is through the second round knocking out Wake Forest what I believe to be Danny Manning's last game at the deacons headcount, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, 7 o'clock tonight.

I like the Tar Heels here North Carolina. They outclass the last time they met. It was the end of January.

It was in Blacksburg. It was the low point of the Tar Heels season be wrong wasn't playing in that game: Anthony hadn't returned Carolina playing with six guys I know Christie feeling like nine minutes but it was a bare-bones lineup. It might've been the worst starting five ever seen from a North Carolina basketball team under Roy Williams. Still, given all that North Carolina went on the road. Virginia Tech, with linkable at that time and they took at the double overtime. They probably should've won the game in Blacksburg Carolina is a bit of an upswing know they didn't do one. Three of their last to close the regular season while Virginia Tech has lost three of their last four going into this tournament. North Carolina is going to have the home crowd behind them as well so the Tar Heels are through to Wednesday 9 o'clock tomorrow night to face Eric going on today to cleanse in Miami will get things started at noon.

Give me the Clemson Tigers. I'm still unsure if Chris likes his playing that game. Clemson just has far more talent and they've shown it in stretches this year, beating Louisville, beating Florida State beating Duke claims are going to beat Miami pit has NC state, the Wolfpack face to scare the PNC arena a few weeks ago where pit was leaning in the second half.

NC state hadn't led at any point of the game until they had damn well 60 points on the board. I think NC State to find a way like they did last year against Clemson, but it's gonna be text they're going to be right moment. NC state finds a way Pittsburgh on day two, Notre Dame, Boston College. This is the 710 matchup BC they really overachieve when you look at the expectations going into the year for the Eagles and Jim Christian is an important year for coach Kristin is been in place since 2014 Notre Dame though they might be one of the teams that have underachieved the most.

They have more talent. Why you see John Mooney, a first-team all ACC caliber player.

I think the one Durham's got better is going on. I don't see how BC stops those two pigs. So I like the fighting Irish to go on to the quarterfinals on Thursday North Carolina Syracuse the night Tomorrow I expect a big crowd at the Coliseum yet again. I think it's going to impact this game, North Carolina, one in the dome a few weeks ago. It was convincing. I think the Syracuse zone versus what North Carolina likes to do. It's just on this matter. It's not a good role for the yarn Jim Daly Chaim remains winless at the Coliseum.

It's going to be North Carolina beating cues Thursday night to advance to the court were on the Thursday now Florida State first action I don't know how but the ones you're not to lose the Clemson twice in a two week stretch. If your Florida State wedding your first outright ACC title too much that too much experience.

FSU owing to the semi-Duke in NC states. I know NC state played well in the first half in Durham.

I know they beat the blue Devils in Raleigh by 22 dupes can find a way. It'll be a close game and she states going to be uncomfortable on selection Sunday, having just one. One game in this field do gets to the semi-scoring ACC championship rematch from last year against Florida State bottom half of the bracket.

This is my big upset of the tournament.

Notre Dame wins an ugly game against Virginia when you play that style.

You are susceptible to upset Virginia has been playing razor fight tight games all down the strength of this season Notre Dame.

I think they have slightly better big than Virginia does.

And I love mommy be deity. However, give me Mooney and Durham over the Achaean say NJ half Notre Dame pulls off the upset against Virginia to go to the semifinal round you want to Louisville in the night With a run and for the Tar Heels. I think they lose the Louisville we saw how it was no contest in the center a few weeks ago just a bad matchup. Louisville's going to be more rested. They're going to win this game.

Thursday night at the Coliseum. The final four is Florida State, Notre Dame and Louisville. The Seminoles lost in the game last year. I trust them to win with this group in the tournament more than I trust Duke to show up back to back games. FSU lost the regular season meeting with James and Cameron remember Cameron it can impact game Cameron it can intimidate players who have never played in that environment and Florida State only had one guy would play the camera before this year and next report.

He was the one good play report state win that game if they had found shot since this is a neutral site and FSU experienced deeper, more reliable, outright ACC champ baby Duke in the semis to go to the championship game bottom after the bracket Notre Dame, Louisville, nice run for the Irish. They went to an aerobic little game and since Louisville has a lot of those gears turning in the right direction. I think of the most talented team in the week if David Johnson finds a way to take over the reins at point guard the way that he did in Durham way that he did down the stretch.

Even though it was a loss against Georgia Tech to see the talent you see the size I don't think anybody beats Louisville.

I like the Cardinals and Chris Mack to be holding up the trophy at the end of this ACC tournament in Greensboro. I like Louisville beating Florida State in the championship game. Robert may have my pics for the ACC tournament. Now that things are getting started here on a Tuesday. Day one of the field and hate were to be here all week long Tuesday through Friday however and wherever you are listening.

We certainly appreciate that you can tweak the show at sports and tried it. If you miss any of the show. The best of podcast is on SoundCloud iTunes Apple podcast Google play was the one I always forget to modify Robert always bona fide and you you are listening to WS dance Winston-Salem WC 02 Greensboro WPC in Burlington WMF are Highpoint broadcasting live from the Greensboro Coliseum side of the ACC tournament. You are listening to sports and try broadcasting live inside Greensboro Coliseum now be enjoined for the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack which will be in action tomorrow at 230 in the afternoon. Coach Keats neuron and the triad Greensboro, Winston-Salem. This is our home court. It's good to have you with the house.

How are you man, I'm doing well in your right. This is your home court and am excited to be on your home court. Let me as it is about Martell Johnson last time you guys were in here.

He had to half-court shot to beat UNCG and that's not the only time you half-court shot this year. Is that something he's mastered over the span of his career at NC State know I don't know that anybody has mastered hitting half-court shots. But if he never hit another half-court shot the geese it enough in his career been unbelievable while I think back to that game here. What a great game they tied it up.

They made a great play and know we got the balding, I decided not to call timeout and he just made a play. What a great call for me not called, blowing the victim shot. I've often said that the teams identity is the way that they want to play in their playing well you feel like your teams plan well that's what our identity is that's what we what do you think this teams identity will I think this team identity is when our guards and I'll echo to what you say when our guards are locked in and we only have four on the roster, but will you got Devin Daniels and CJ Bryce and Marco Johnson plan a high level branch of Beverly making shots. We become a very dangerous team. When you look at the way we play the last game will sing tonight. Our guards played tremendously well. It was great to see Gretchen beveling the ball go in and when you got Marco Johnson plan a high level he's making place for everybody else and get yourself involved that we become a very good team. You know where team that can get out and transition were team that was decent half-court but were playing our best basketball windows guards are intractable. We were chatting in December and you said that it was hard in the preseason to really get build chemistry and get a flow of things, because Martell was banged up at the start of the year.

It didn't quite know what was going on with DJ Funderburk and he he had a rocky start the season.

But then the injuries to CJ Bryce of kind of muddy things a bit as well so how have the injuries and the lack at that affected the way you want while I'm I know it is a part of the game, but we had some very unfortunate situations this year for the first time in my career. We've had serious concussions and urine into state.

We took concussions versus and then we had ankle springs. We had different situations and it's altered who we are who we thought we would be you know I came in the into the season. I thought we would have a team very similar to Florida State. As far as depth or meaning have 10 guys or we can run in and out like you to TW like well like we had at UNC W but that kind of change on the best my scallop like so a lot of times this year, we found ourselves. You obviously have me compete with seven guys and we were lucky if we had 1/8 got Debbie say when guys would come back over injuries. Everybody thought it would magically happen. Will there were chemistry problems because those guys had practice a lot and so it took us a little time to time to get into a groove. What you think about Greensboro is a tournament location like I've always liked a lot. I grew up in Virginia and I remember having it determine Winston-Salem, Greensboro, obviously Charlotte area. I love it. Obviously, because our fan base has a chance to come watch us play on top of that, about the women's basketball team on Sunday. Alyssa Cullinane Westmore getting it done in this building.

Maybe that's a little bit of foreshadowing for this will tell you what Wes has built a tremendous program and I give them a lot of credit.

When I took the job. I told him that I wanted program with the culture that he has and he's got you.

I know we show how those girls are on the core but their grade off the court a great student to compete hard all the time. What's done a tremendous job could name try to figure out if we can place her. She's good. She could play in any league in the men's league and the elderly. She's really talented and would love to have her and determine if we could borrow 50 state that is coming he's with us here at the Greensboro Coliseum. How many suits have you packed for this week). You know I packed for you know I'm gonna sell myself so I think anybody that comes to tournament and don't pack enough to go to the championship.

They're not prepared to wait, how how many of the suits are red red jacket to wait on that you know and and if I] say percent Saturday night and I can tell you this now if I don't have a red jacket on close enough to the house where I can go back and then of course tomorrow night. What suit do you bring for the first round versus what you might have an Saturday you know of God for normal pick one, you know, I've got a go and see what the record is a go suit and throughout the season and try to get the one who got the best record coach. Best of luck later this week. Tomorrow night, specifically, gotta win one to get the Saturday get the Friday and Thursday get the Friday and beyond that appreciate the time the drive – thanks for having me sit sports well back to back with Josh live in the ACC tournament Coliseum.

The first time in nearly 5 years and forest is getting set to open things up against Pittsburgh right now. So what we can do talk about the bachelor the bachelor finale tonight.

Even though the kind of build last night's finale.

Really, I guess is part one so would now be enjoyed by somebody who is huge bachelor fan like myself is Amy dousing I pronounce it right now like I might yeah how are you and you do not think things have me on yes I've been watching that place in so are you excited about Claire Crowley being the next bachelorette. She's older hopefully more mature 38 years old to be 39. I read a really interesting article by the Los Angeles Times. She really nice piece on her and what it means to like not dive back into the 2020 to 25-year-old pool… Which is fine whenever they'll everyone deserves a certain set of and she mentioned how like she got like a terrible four times she has been on the bachelor program and I thought back for more fantastic question.

We actually have imaging for this segment that's just way too much imaging Robert so is another series will be push the limits of what's accessible on national TV with the intentions of hooking up with as many of the contestants is possible or is it simply removes is on the clock watch live all right. The finale is tonight probably would be best in one sitting. Anyway.

But here's what you need to know now like not want for 30 minutes in length, though, so you're doing here sitting next to right our sister producer. He had Madison in our fantasy draft bachelor wrap start of the year Roberts three women that he picked all were eliminated in the first episode when he called himself that he's got Hannah Brown if you when he has a lady if she when somehow he found a way to Dr. take to get Hannah and as a six so Robert, you're pretty good right now.

Hannah and she seems to be the favorite at this present moment you like to hear Josh. Mostly I like to say that I've never watch the bachelor before the season and after a terrible draft. I picked up a few free agents and that's all I needed to win this fantasy bachelor season and I'm worried about Victoria Vick snore. Yeah, I'm not worried about her. So Madison Madison okay. One had a cool nickname for Tori about his work now and she's just so good at this game you see lays the family super well she super emotional it's clear that loves tears and nieces succumbs to anybody crying in front of him and on top of that she somebody that just seems every single point manipulate things purpose perfectly to her advantage. She got the first impression rose and then another point. Yes, he was grade modeling. She worked the family to perfection, and it was clear family loved her a lot. Yes, I just years they were yeah Peter is also way too comfortable talking about his lovemaking and parents like let's not forget when Hannah Brown said that he you know relations and relations times is not said when his parents were sitting behind and gave him a standing ovation were cheering.

They were so they sit down with Peter and have milk no problem bringing it up.

Leaders just like yeah she gave this ultimatum and I got intimate with the other girls like writing this to their parents so willingly. Peter and his brothers like I think the line was obviously borrow your clearly your clearly you clearly like to get physical with women in relationship like my brother. We talk sports about a lot of things.

I'm not ringing up to my brother I know how much you like to get physical with the ladies. Is this stranger in my wrong so that happened in the mom seems like she's trying to angle her own TV show. Got Barb here doing the entire loss all throughout the year that we seem to, and man happen in real time. Now it has turns out she's talking about and Madison did not leave a good impression.

It also showed up wearing black was in a down mood that she loves Peter, which I found to be interesting.

Then as they were sitting there. The parents were just soap out on her and the parent after she left full Peter here for the right reasons. She's not playing Hannah and home they start crime is pretty stunning television really say the right reasons. I care for the right reason is fair, but he didn't have the right to be.

Didn't know what the show entailed or maybe there's a possibility she was smart she was really super pretty and she advanced a lot further than she thought she what you maybe wanted the parachute earlier but Peter was already smitten from the jump which meant she was locked in, I agree with Don that but you also have to have a little bit of a reality check in understand that this is what happened. He makes his choices. I get to make my cell is completely understandable when she says yeah I don't want to accept the proposal from you a week after I figured out during the fantasy suite with other women get. That's the show, but I also understand where she's coming from with this so yeah Barb was pretty controversial here. Madison and Peter then go on a date lot helicopters in this episode retroactively. Not a great look ABC deciding what's been all this time in Australia and also do all these dates involving helicopters considering the news the last few months regarding Australia. Also helicopters.

What's the finale to be what's hanging out and Italy for the finale. Let's do that.

But now it was very day, November to January.

It's bad luck is not that bad luck, but that they went on a date and then she just said she's going to surrender herself saying we see things so differently and she essentially took herself out of the contest. Madison from what we think. Then he goes on a date with Hannah and does not tell Hannah and what just happened with Madison Madison and out. It seems like yeah he knows he can't, that's right does not tell Hannah and they go on a date involving baby kangaroos like they are bottlefeeding, baby kangaroos, it is clearly the better date and I feel like it. Madison got the baby kangaroos date.

Maybe things go better than what they did what they just went on top of a mountain or on top of like this crater.

I was in Australia spreading the baby kangaroos. It seemed a lot better and she got the baby kangaroos date and then she said that Peter dropped the line that his heart being pulled in different direction. A really strange thing to say, a day after Madison just said piece. He said that he said that the hand in hand and started crying, drama, we got on the bachelor. Now Chris Harrison's talking about Madison might be returning tonight in the finale so were trying to figure out what tonight is going to be who's going to win this show is there going to be a winner like that's my question.

What what he keeps saying Chris Harrison said that the people Peter doesn't even know what's going to happen like it's all going live show. I'm not buying all your very smart, very, very smart Amy you you know how television works too well on the ACC network and ESPN can't not know really what's happening south right it's it's tough to say like this final episode.

It seems like Madison to come back and clearly Peter likes Madison more than everybody else.

Peter likes Madison because he can't have very well said, like he wants to normal person after a little bit harder when you oh my gosh this. This is great analysis, but it's down to Sawyers first round pick her second Madison and also Hannah Amber Robert later on tonight's Hillary stuff in the bachelor you find time to watch it.

Everything try that.

I will try it.

I was having a moment last night when watching or even it was an ideal situation for me now.

I woke and I'm like going. We all know and follow spoilers right like toiler this year have been all over the place and some that they've done a good job keeping everything contact keeping her cards close to their best Kevin Keats he's going to join us in about 40 minutes. It is Amy you are good friend from the ACC network and ESPN joining us.

Lukowski Nancy Elwell's name is not sure I know some of the people in the ACC office they they listen quite a bit. Unfortunately for you if you don't work what were getting out about your interest in the bachelor tonight. We got the local radio station pretty well documented per myself that people know I watch that in the bachelorette. And you did a follower on Twitter at Amy UF. Good stuff. Hashtag what's hashtag ACC tourney is that we were using as a ACC tourney turning on ACC now where I covered tonight hashtag. We do this hashtag we do. That's all right that is having. Yes, we will look ahead to Kevin Keats also will look ahead to the future of the ACC tournament but we may know about some of the sites moving forward.

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