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This is dry when Josh drive you through this support is we've got no compelling or mad close the ACC regular NC State hosting Wake Forest denied the arena to facing North Carolina Cameron indoor Stadium tomorrow night. Let's start with the battle of the blues. There are host who don't like making predictions on the radio that often because they don't want to be wrong by viewing the subject is this you listen to be entertained. You listen to think you listen to be informed not because I'm right or wrong. So here's where I'm at on the second meeting between the heels and the blue Devils I'm going to take the hotter, looser, more confident team.

I like the Tar Heels to upset the blue Devils inside Cameron indoor tomorrow night.

You might think that's a hot tech. I will back that up with a couple of things number one. This game means more North Carolina than it does note the heels they don't have an NCAA tournament appearance, to look forward to. They have the game that's directly in front of them. Tomorrow it's the blue Devils if they want to salvage this season. If it's not the NCAA. Then beating a team that's ranked in the top 15 winning and Cameron is a is a Tar Heel wearing that uniform again. You likely grew up watching your entire life. That's a way to do it. Meanwhile, do you set it many times he's grooming his team to be successful in the month of March and they are in position where they're going to be in the NCAA tournament. They're going to be in a good position to win in Greensboro next week.

Even though both teams are going to be inspired to win North Carolina.

It's just going to mean more considering they didn't get the last one they lost and heartbreaking fashion.

Trey Jones made the miraculous play at the end of regulation, and when Delmore had the tepid to beat the Tar Heels at the buzzer at the Smith Center. So I expect North Carolina to jump out on the blue Devils the same way NC state did last Monday and I think they're going to hold on delete usually senior night was a is a motivator. It's something that used to be a big deal but it's hard for me to think senior night is all of that when this time around it's Jack White and Javad the Laurier be in the seniors.

Two guys that are having their meat minutes even into by Justin Robinson in the last few weeks.

I love I love getting to know Jack White and Javad the Laurier is a very calming presence in the Duke locker room bought. I don't really hear in that locker room guy said hey we need to make sure we beat North Carolina for Jack and Javin here North Carolina.

They're not good to be intimidated by Cameron indoor not to be intimidated by Duke they feel like they should have beaten Duke last time it is something I worry about for some teams like Florida State incredibly talented. They are the deepest team in the Atlantic Coast conference when they went into Cameron though there was only one guy who has played there before and that was Trent Forrest trip for us was the best player on the floor but unfortunately he was the only Seminole that played well and that Florida State was missing free throws left and right. Cameron could be a little hotter and there, maybe not as hot as it used to be, but it could be steaming and Cameron the fans there right on top of you. It's a different venue unlike anything else Florida State. It got to them. I'm not worried about this UNC team. I'm not worried about: Anthony earlier this week, North Carolina beat Wake Forest in coal. He said something that stirred a lot of ABC fans out there, anything but Carolina grout when he told this to Carolina blitz is that artist house everything I want is this necessary policy.

Everything we hope they will plan so I think it will apply where the blood will plan right now were toxins in the countries main because Bess was having a little weird year just not that many great teams. I think it is always rental rates in you think that God is good to be intimidated by Cameron indoor Robert Walsh 36 777-1600 Robert how you doing on this writer great man was the weekend we got a fun game.

Let's clear the throat. Let's get that set it on Mike no not on Mike, whatever you prefer to go. Thank you for that minor problem telling tough to be with us for the ACC network in 25 minutes.

We got Hall of Fame sportswriter Mike Corsi on the show, Duke associate head coach Nate James on the show North Carolina teams get to back down Garrison Brooks was six of seven from the field last year, 14 points in a win at camera so those are the two most important guys I think in this game and I think they might be the two hottest players of the two teams going head-to-head North Carolina. They are looser all the pressure is on the Windows Duke you're the one at home Duke you're the team that's lost three of the last five Duke you're playing the team that right now is tied for last place in the ACC.

What pressure is on North Carolina here. I don't since any of that at all. Yet the Tar Heels are playing better ball. They won their last three and Wake Forest was a hot team winning two in a row before they face the Tar Heels Syracuse begging was meaningful last Saturday last game before they do serious reconstruction and renovation to the carrier Dell North Carolina. They played NC State. I still think the Wolfpack of a very good shot at making it to the NCAA tournament.

That game was meaningful to the pack North Carolina took it away from them. So this is not a team that's just sneaking past Rob's and they beat pit and snuck past Miami and that they are getting through Boston College know that's not overseeing right now North Carolina has discovered itself and its plan confident ball I would take: Anthony over any player that's playing in this game tomorrow night. Give Nicole over anybody else. After that it's a discussion burning Terry Trey Jones Garrison Brooks. I think Cole has a chance to put his name on this rivalries history the same way Trey Jones did in Chapel Hill a month ago on Twitter at sports of dryad if you would like to chime in that way 336-777-1600 is the phone number however and wherever you are listening. We appreciate that first caller the day.

Let's make it a good call Kevin in Burlington. What you got here for me.

I had a good thing I'll do the call while they little oh every Monday 430 we have. Let's get crazy just red-hot takes would you like to deliver one on Friday. Well why don't they go think a lot of the eight tournament not much. One of those right, not the gravy of the day. Now, okay.

For the future date. We all know what it will take to Carolina to get to the tournament. Carolina family to say that those that Monday morning. They are in the eight tournament.grant that what is so not this next Monday but the following Monday. One of my saying on the show. I mean, I know it's hypothetical okay I'll give you a six let's go into the future.

Thank you for the phone call. Kevin Robert, let's fast-forward to calendar to March 15. Make March 16 were on the air were opening up the show. Do you have that bump that we can go back to and we could act like this is Monday the 16th art was due to arrive. About about a breath is another game to talk about it is NC State and Wake Forest. While it would be the most NC state thing ever for them to lose this game. They're not going I don't trust NC State to win multiple games in a row. I don't wish, but I do trust them to win the night. Here are couple numbers for you NC State coming off a loss this year. Eight and three. It is a resilient team players playing hurt Braxton.

Beverly isn't sitting on the bench and Cameron while subbed out because he doesn't want to hurt his back.

He said his back hurting so much.

He can't sit down during games you got guys coming back from all sorts of aches and pains. I love Kevin Keats as a coach. I think this team has a high ceiling, but unfortunately a very high floor or a low floor. I should say resilient group 8 and three coming off a loss.

NC State is a solid home team while Wake Forest might be the ACCs worst road team NC State 13 and four at home this year with two losses against Florida State and Louisville Wake Forest meanwhile is doing 10 on the road in one of those two. I'm not to say it's a neutral site, but they were playing at Davidson are they played Davidson in the spectrum center that's not necessarily Bob McKillop's house spectrum center fans like to travel to that and they had easy access to tickets and they were packed up the first meeting between these two teams was a very closed NC State the lead every minute of the game. The key is here. This is how I know NC state will wind if Beverly or Jericho homes or Jericho Helms excuse me, hit some outside shots you need those to the combine for at least will call it three or four threes to really open things up on defense or open up the Wake Forest defense and allow for drivers to get to the basket because I'm confident Markel Bryce, Devon, Daniel, sticking it to the ramp so you need Beverly you need Helms to just a few shots to open things up. I don't think it's a state to lose tonight gets Wake Forest and I like North Carolina to win tomorrow night in an upset at I was making phone calls last night. Robert to learn more about Danny Manning situation and I'll tell you what I learned next on the check and you're on the driveway. Josh Graham that's coming up Monday Joel Berry in studio and then all week were to be in the Greensboro Coliseum Tuesday through Friday. I know somebody can probably relate this it's Dallen because everybody from the ACC network spending some time here Dallen, what is the worse mispronunciation of your first name number per question. I've deftly had a dialogue from dollar one time. I'm not sure how we got back. There is no are big. I've been called to see you, Darlene here my Google so it's been pretty productive.

I would I use one of the hottest emcees out there from a Chapelle show audience years ago but not fire. Fire right now. Looking at the ACC tournament next week going into Greensboro.

There are a lot of big stories. See you North Carolina when three in a row, they can have the winning Greensboro in order to make the NCAA tournament. If that is their destiny. And on top of that you got what seems to be a wide-open field.

What do you view is the biggest story had to get to the tournament right here in our backyard question. I think the bigger story building momentum and a lot and can do would be to 10 we saw in early February got stretch late January or they came played block relax or game struggle to garden struggle to keep for them, and keeping got away and had to be forced to go under 23 zone, albeit that changed the game for them to get plenty date when teams then can prepare but I don't know it's coming yet effective and be you want to win a championship you got to rely what that bill that when they're at their best when they're defending disrupting grading often got the different make it really difficult working so I had championship aspiration and right now I question heavily summoned to see their performance, especially young players in their first time on a one and done situation but a term atmosphere. Dukes lost three of five.

North Carolina is 13 in a row so what are you thinking about tomorrow's match of how concerned are you for the blue Devils playing at home game actually a planner most competent basketball right now. We really understand what what how we should plan looking after you don't gotta do it all to permit later Garrison Brooks roof with an outstanding Christian killing Brenna Robinson of really elevated their game play play within a team concept when it gets late Chuck Walker. Time to go make a play for us and and be that guy think he is really understood that I did get better defensively, particularly tomorrow night and produced female of the Big Bang been playing at home will will have a practice, like it did a Chapel Hill with those young guys plan on BBQ part B the first time a lot of UNC players have been asked to play big role in Cameron indoor will be a very different thing for them but they are playing with friends. My company which should not be underrated think in the end, when the seven point game.

This game is a cliché guitar advertising right now you yet, but the game always delivered and I came early this year with banana actually banana and I think that will be the indelible image. I think from the I don't care what happened in Atlanta tournament. I think a lot of people will remember that Duke Carolina game because I went down because the brand name because the rivalry and it always delivered some five or more night down to us on Twitter at down to watch him on the ACC network as well. If I can only give you one player going to tomorrow's game with what's the one guy you feel most confident in from either Duke and North Carolina. I went to Garrison Brooks. I think you know what you're going to get out of him in a burning carries been a dominant force in the quote, but it is foul trouble and issue you got ill got beyond the court to impact again please add file from a number of different games this year.

Brooks being a veteran plan well given the ball get in touch if he can manufacture some offense regarding going to have to have an impact defending burning carry at times you want to be able play those guys straight up not have to double it all and I don't think they will so pumped about putting one guy that have to have, I think we'll have a big game that is Dallen top would like to go ACC coach of the year. It seems right now Tony Bennett. He's making a strong case winning all these one possession games they lost so much from last year. I know he was a guys Artie wanted before, but Leonard Hamilton he he's he's a position to maybe have Florida State winning their first ACC regular season title ever tomorrow if things fall their way. Where do you lean when it comes to the ACC coach of your discussion have a quick commit of my ballot for the mind, Leonard Hamilton, without a doubt the great job they turned around think I'm offensively, Keay Clark, more confident, swollen and thought hit the shot helped make their offense better to keep a ticket that you got a good job but a look at what they lost last year were better for the way they play. It wasn't going to be that much different. The question was where the players going to be able to step in and then he rolled in and we game the right way government fellow elevated game. MJ Walker print forest becoming kind of an alpha dog, stretching gains in recent weeks is been viewed practically in the great freshman dude the way they play that selflessness he instilled in her guys, the commitment to defending the commitment of playing nonstop energy is something that that is to be bold and finish college basketball gospel in general.

So I think that he is the coach of year this year have been on the front of the doings of the really special items, down appreciate the time and everything got down From the ACC network tell it up a story that is currently bubbling on the surface that could become the biggest story in sports come Monday. This is the drive Josh grandma loves to talk sports. He also loves to talk about women's footwear, but just ends up sounding creepy your MS drives with Josh Graham everywhere is it is time to provide top 10 heel or devils. Obviously, with Duke and Carolina in mind, were to be talking to Mike the Corsi Hall of Fame sportswriter in about 15 minutes. It could be nonsensical at times.

This top 10 list, but it's Friday.

There are people already getting out of work trying to get their drink on its 415 in the afternoon we can't get our drink on but we can yell loudly and we could talk about heels and we can talk about devils. Robert do you have guesses for this list. You already know a couple of I do. I am wondering how deviled eggs can get worked in here. I'm worried how devil in the details.

Getting it working your resume just guessing phrases I'd rather you do it all. It's time for my top 10 devils took a really rough, but I forgot it was a few words I didn't know if I was getting that second more pills out of order. We feel little disjointed right now I sounded crazy like my number 10 dealer devil Kill Devil Hills.

The greatest action movie of the last 15 years. Dome action movie there so many parts of it that make no sense like Liam Neeson. How did he find that person just based on him. That doesn't really make sense at all.

The idea that this person is going to have the time to save his daughter the way he did get a stop.

I love that movie. It doesn't matter if it takes a lot of this happy Gilmore make a lot of sense. I don't think so. I love taking and I love talking in Liam Neeson's voice when the top 10 list of top 10 deals or devils little wave is yeah okay you're to say we don't make little Mickey, have I told the story of how I ran into Nikki Bell.

Now you have it WWE Monday night raw always goes on the show always goes on except when it doesn't. There is this massive snowstorm that hits Hartford, Connecticut, and they were sent to do a show that Monday. But the weather was so bad they couldn't hold it at the XL Center well that's also with you, basketball team plays I was getting set to do a broadcast.

There very next night so I was in the hotel with all these wrestlers that were trapped in this hotel as well because the snowstorm and it's like 18 or 19 inches and Connecticut so I go to work out in the gym and there's this shredded woman next to me is just lifting some weights.

I don't know anything about wrestling so it was one of the situations she's so attractive I'm trying to hold my own as a result, all you not to impress or just not to embarrass myself John Janssen clean out his work at Sirius XM he was broadcasting quickly over there and I go up to the room, knowing that he's a big wrestling guy and I think one of those women wrestlers women wrestlers they are today. I was working out in the lobby any freaks out in the lobby but in the workout room. He freaks out which one was it.

Please insert your supposed to know his first name and people I don't know these people need to start Sony pictures who still in John's email or not they are separated now, right, top 10 heels or devils will Healy top 10 list will Healy might be one of our best guess we have a Michelle from Charlotte seven my number seven heel or devil Luke gopher junkets crazy debts faster.

He's done good. I was almost right on point very close to being right on .6. My number six fuel or devil foot heels with the foot heels earlier this week. Not a bad place to get a drink. Maybe they like to sponsor us heels to pronounce it differently. Sponsor the… Number five dealer devil Herm Edwards going to make a better top 10 list. I wasn't ready for that I love her or claim number four dealer devil devil went down to pull Georgia when she's having the best from, of all time best Ron, my life place. When Harry Met Sally. Number three. Nothing bad that I see that which would be to just scream like I would actually like that number three number three healer devil rowdy Roddy Piper. He is the ultimate you the best of all time. I'm glad you included the classic raising of healing here right Piper.

He literally wrestled Mr. T called Mr. to match ahead and call it off and they were worried that he was to get stabbed on the way back to the lock my number two healer devil the market where devil Frito my heart Frito was such an idiot. You deserve to go to market where devil.

One of the reasons why the papers didn't win the Super Bowl V years ago four years ago on my member heel, or babble feelings and I don't give a damn if you ever have Healy's. I never did.

I always wanted my school did not allow people to have them much like the roller bookbag crazy or when the kids had bookbag like suitcases.

My school was like if it's fine and it's not educational. Don't bring because we were riding up and down the hallways with Healy's getting smacked with Walker to words. I mean, you can't blame him. Can you I'm not mad about it. I mean I was then but now I totally get it. I was so mad I would go there on weekends and rider Healy's around the school just said nobody could save.

That's the top 10 list. Want to know what to make the cut. Absolutely Miroslav suntan.

Okay I get that only that is what I get it.

Chase Headley over heels that was one of the phrases I was waiting devil went down away I read this wrong. The devil went down the ball. Georgia yeah the devil wears Martin Prado nice in Achilles' heel. Davy Jones Angel Joe the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are eager. I wish they were still called the Devil rays more timbre juror. He's a devil they go top 10 list. Not bad. I actually enjoyed this week I need to give some love to one of our friends are albino RL Bynum is a media writer and for some reason he chose to write a story about me for sports channel 8 getting a lot of feedback on this story.

I haven't read it yet because quite frankly it published just two hours ago right when we were getting on the air so I hope were portrayed well and it were getting a lot of cool feedback on it.

So if you want to read a story about how I arrived at where I'm at right now and what we try to do on the radio.

Some of our approaches year find that@sportschannel8.com. The best part about it. Our good friend Hayes power bar. He writes the headlines clearly for SportsChannel late the headline of the story weight once we let someone do a feature on Josh Graham? He's the best.

Does that make you if you have no idea anything about this yeah does that make you want to read the story more weight.

What we let someone do a feature on JavaScript that's as far as I've gotten weight what we let someone do a feature on Josh Graham.

I haven't gotten any farther than that, but RL's been doing this for a very long time and it was good to catch up with them earlier in the week and I'm interested to see what he wrote. Robert, have you Artie seen anything in the story I yeah I like to couple different pieces of it of actually picked up some exerts. If you were I did, I didn't pick up on exit 2 thinker lies or Xers you think are pretty good.

Enjoyed yeah I really thought it was it peel back the curtain a little bit.

I've been texted and excerpt somebody's head quotes as far as I can tell, there were only two single women in that town."

He talking about Ray Colorado that is true, that is true is you hit on either one of those women. Sarah growing up in this best of no comment that one was a year at a high school the other was a widow of the age of 35 who I going for the widow, those were my options and Ray Colorado you want to share an excerpt yeah Graham chats with on a air with producer Robert – and frequently brings on David Glynn show producer dear and fought for lighthearted segments. Graham says that Walsh is a huge part of the show I was like cow that is so cool that's true. I really enjoyed that part of our okay if not what what Danny Manning has achieved. If it's not something he was able to do what should the standard be for weight force basketball. What should they be shooting for.

Discuss with all things were try to make the coursing Josh Graham as his finger on the triad sports pulse washer risks when he's finished. You're on the drive with Josh Graham obviously changes all game when his fans get see if they could feel it team obviously when you sleep last night talking about Steph Curry's return to the lineup and I started thinking about earlier today things in sports that bother me most. And I think very close to the top of the list right there with cheating right there with fans always alleging that sports broadcasters hate their teams right there at the top of the list healthy athletes sitting out because it's amazing. Robert how much of the response to Curry playing last night headline that he was gonna play against Toronto. How much of it was met with why are you playing staff. You guys are last in the NBA standings. Do you really want to ruin your chances of getting the number one pick.

What are you doing here tanking I think is misunderstood. We talked a lot about thinking on the show because Carolina Panthers might be doing it like I still think they are. Even though they traded for a 31-year-old left tackle earlier in the week in exchange for the Pro bowl guard Trey Turner tanking is about stripping down in terms of expensive contracts and stir in terms of the contract and it's about development. Look at the ones that have worked. It's been proven to work with the Philadelphia 76ers having almost more talent than anybody in the Eastern conference.

The Houston Astros even though we can have a real discussion. How much they can be considered a paint job.

When you consider José out to that was already in the system before the previous management came through and were credited with this great tank job they already had. I think I don't think they had Bregman on the books but they had George Springer already drafted out of UConn before those guys came in but there still considered to be a tank job there seem to be an optimistic example even with the cheating now being known as a way to get good through being bad and it's not about sitting talented people. It's not about sitting healthy players. It's veering towards youth which might hurt you in the wins and losses because of lack of experience it's about getting rid of expensive contracts which means might be trading away players who are worth that money and trading away long-term deals so Golden State they been sitting players not because they're trying to take it's because there are like Kerr made the decision very early on Clay Thompson.

He's good to be out for the rest of your now. I talked to doctors and carbon stories put out if the warriors were in contention. Maybe you can bring playback you could have them playing ball by the end of March or have them on the floor doing basketball related activities by then and then maybe in the next three or four weeks to get them out there.

After the first round of the playoffs. He would be ready to go. Kerr made the smart decision to say no were not working to play for the future.

The sky just signed a massive contract. We want to make sure he's healthy for most of that contract, dream on green. He's been hurt. He's been hurt.

That's why he sitting out Steph Curry. He's been hurt out for a couple of months. If I'm Steph I'm chomping at the bit to get back on the floor. I'm so glad he returned last night like I watch the game is no other reason I would watch Golden State Toronto and less Steph was blank. It was fun behind the back pass along three-point shot that he makes look regular. He's a star.

The NBA needs that many by skies who were committing to this load management plan they need more players who just want to play the game like what is the argument for sitting him to give yourself the best odds at the first draft. How that worked out for the New York Knicks last year. How that worked out for the Cleveland Cavaliers. How did that work out for the Phoenix Suns not well New Orleans pelicans had a better record than all of those teams got the number one pics of tanking.

I'm not sure if in the NBA.

The best way to go about it is, let's try to be as bad as possible play Steph Curry because quite frankly, he wants to play and he's a star you have a new building a Chase center got a fire those people right here is an idea. I know this is going to sound nuts. Maybe Steph Curry enjoys playing basketball. You know, just because you hate your job doesn't mean these players who are played or playing sports for a living.

Hated to write. Maybe they enjoy playing basketball. So if Steph wants to play. I can tell you if I was doing my radio show for years and then I had to miss my show for four months I be dying to get back on here I'm missing the show after one week I want to get back at it. I love my job, the idea of just sitting out. It's just absurd. Like let's look at the college. Examples: Anthony. He made the right decision rendered return to Chapel Hill. Look at how the team is trending upward book how much better Cole's gotten as a player, learning from Hall of Fame basketball coach who's done wonders with point guards Ty Lawson drafted Kobe white not seem to be a traffic then became the number seven pick after one year under Coach Williams. I just look at the list of guys he's worked with: Anthony absolutely made the right call us scout and NBA scout told Brendan Marx from the athletic that he loved the fact that Cole returned and he did not like that James Wiseman decided to leave he wants guys want to play basketball doesn't want to just sit out the want to just say it's probably best for my financial situation that I sent out no family and said he told us before he even got injured he foreshadowed last year. I'm not believe Duke I committed the player for one year follow through my commitment. It's not like the NFL players decide not to play the future NFL players decide not to play in bowl games.

They've been there for two or three years. In most instances there there for 6 to 8 months.

Kaman is one and none follow through on your commitment good for cold coming back and I think for a brand management purpose playing Duke tomorrow night that's good help Cole if he plays well and they went inactive. If North Carolina wins tomorrow night. North Carolina might be the biggest story in sports next week.

Team playing Tuesday in the ACC tournament with a legitimate shot to win it.

We've never seen that before. It would be their fourth straight win, but a handful of them coming on the road so I think Cole absolutely made the right decision. It benefited Zion to him playing in March elevated his brand gave him more money in a shooting.

There's no doubt about it. James Wiseman's not been assigned a bigger studio than: Anthony can happen because: Anthony has name recognition order. That is because of North Carolina will know the Tar Heel brand people know Roy Williams. People know Greg Anthony people saw Cole committing to North Carolina on get up and now they're seeing a team that might be one of the best stories considering where they were and what they are right now I hate it more than anything else, why don't watch preseason games healthy players sitting out.

That's why it's leading to rule changes in sports whether trying to get rid of preseason games and add playoff teams so that players aren't sitting out healthy in week 17 and week 16. We hate that in sports players were healthy, sitting out, it bothers me big James is the associate head coach at Duke massive massive game, Duke and North Carolina, especially after that epic epic. They played a month ago in Chapel Hill, working to talk about how scouting how team scout for big game such as this and also just the rivalry alternate together, Duke and Carolina win big. James joined us next