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episode 30: MGoPodcast 12.26: Who We Thought They Were
This is the second of a pair of half-sized episodes so we could get one out between the games last weekend.
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1. Recapping LSUstarts at 1:00
That was terrifying. Hurrah for the regression to the mean on lean twos and floaters off the dribble. They were who we thought they were, weren’t they? Smith struggled with length but his offensive creation wasn’t missed when Chaundee was on the court. Also how nice is it that Michigan has so many guys who can win them a game? Also the refs: 10 really bad calls, split unevenly, felt worse because every possession was life or death.
2. Previewing FSUstarts at 25:18
Remember the last FSU team? They’re like that: super duper tall, use a lot of bench in weird places, including having the best player on their team, Scottie Barnes, coming off the bench. This is because they can’t defend the rim without their two 7-foot centers who haven’t faced a lot of post-ups. Not great off-the-dribble shooters which is good news because no guard is less than 6’4”.
3. Big TEHN!starts at 48:23
We survey the carnage of our conference mates who didn’t make it out of the opening weekend, from least to most disappointing. Rutgers is now in the Big Ten since they didn’t make it out of Round 2 despite being expected to win at some point.
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MUSIC:
- "Manifest"—Andrew Bird
- “Triumphant Sunday”—Soul Scratch
- “Across 110th Street”