Around the Horn crew declaring Zion Williamson back with recent run of success

Around the Horn crew declaring Zion Williamson back with recent run of success

Tournament started last night maybe someone should have told Virginia the baseball season started this morning well anyone beat the Dodgers and how much did the Jets ow the Mike Williams signing to a breakfast sandwich a New Jersey breakfast sandwich not bad Bill Woody David Kevin Clark let’s go what is that scrapple

Scrapple Taylor H terrible It’s already started Dodgers one and0 so Bill’s going to sit here and tell you they’re going to go undefeated this year a 52 win over the Padres this morning SL tonight in Korea a 4run eighth inning rally thanks in large part to a hole in

A glove that led to a run it’s only one game a half a world away remember that so Bill what kinds of things can you take away from an opening day that is the week before the real opening day two numbers for you Frank 162 and O

The do the Dodgers look pretty good don’t they no I was I was really I look for mooki bets playing short star for the first time turned a double play got two hits he looked good that that was good check that box Tyler glass now the one of the League’s worst starting

Pitching stats last year he looked good in five innings he he walked a couple a few few guys but he only gave up two two hits he he was good and the bottom of the order not the big three but the bottom of the order produced all the

Most of the runs I love the fact that they once they get through the big three they have to deal with Max Muny they got to deal with uh James Alman they got to deal with thosar Hernandez the Dodgers were just loaded and this game showed it

Bill people in LA are they happy that opening day was played a half a roll the way or are they okay with it I’m not I thought it was a nightmare I got up at 3:00 in the morning I’ve been up since 3:00 in the morning

Watching the game so no I’m not happy not good Paige well bill I agree with you you have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat the Dodgers this season I think well play I you’re looking at that game and the Padres are about three deep meaning

After you get through the first three players there’s not much left in that lineup but in the Dodgers as you said when you have uh Otani and Bets and uh your first baseman Fred Freddy freemanan leading off yeah when you have those three leading off and you look down and

You got Lux hitting last in the lineup and he’s playing second base where he can throw the ball to first base now I I think it’s going to be an impressive team that could win a 100 games particularly when Kershaw gets back ber is uh closer than that I think maybe a

Month or so that he could get back in the lineup and the pitchers you acquired out there in Los Angeles I think it’s going to be a tough out however the Giants have helped themselves the Diamondbacks went to the World Series and the Padre’s are still not bad I

Won’t talk about the team that’s located down the street here giving us the preview we didn’t ask for David Dennis Dodgers one and0 to start the season what’s your takeaway oh my takeaway this is all about sports Beyonce Otani in the most anticipated at bat that we will see on a

Given night and of course he had a single RBI that may seem pedestrian the first foul ball 119 mph outside of the Sky Dome the the single was 112 mph he is putting obviously that stand that velocity that he has on the ball at all times and the Padres they can take

Soless in the fact that they say that we had the game one if it wasn’t for a faulty glove and all that stuff but you know what’s more random and less likely to happen in that the Dodgers were two and 14 with runners in scoring position that’s not happening again either so

Even in an ugly game they won so just you know wait to see what happens when they’re firing all cylinders so Kevin Clark bill plashy was up at a time when most Sports reporters are getting in for us out here it was a little bit easier

6:00 in the morning did you get up to watch the game and what was your takeaway I watched it with Teddy Clark who’s one years old I don’t have a choice in the matter by the way Woody when your NLS preview is over real opening day will be here next week um we

Saw what these two franchises are the Dodgers went out and got the most impressive player in Modern Baseball history the Padres workshopped new ways to be cursed that’s what they do they blow games in the eighth and ninth inning we saw that today um you can add first basement gloves to MLB uniform

Things that just don’t work this year um but you saw you know Bill mentioned this the bottom of the order 78 n that that was that was the heart of that rally in in in the eighth inning and I think that’s important this is genuine depth for the Dodgers um they’re they’re

They’re going to win a lot of games that that’s just what we already knew pretty amazing Phil we’re going to let you enjoy this one because you’re correct right now they could go 162 and0 all right that’s the horn move on Colorado State 67 UVA wait for it 42 Virginia

Quite Cavalier about playing offense last night held without a basket for over 13 minutes of game time check this out 14 points at the half people are upset that they took a last four spot and then they did that after the game UVA coach Tony bet quote we’ve got to

Look at things certainly from a system standpoint So Yesterday David Dennis is here he said he was going to go with Virginia in this one so David maybe you need to look at things from a system standpoint but David you were watching this one what do you think of Virginia

And what can they do to reset okay all right so hear me out here guys all right yes I did pick Virginia here and I picked them because of the defense and decided the fact that they had not allowed more than 80 points in 23 straight inaa playoff games they

Haven’t allowed 80 points in 24 straight inaa tournament games so that’s that that’s a good thing for them what we’re looking at here is obviously a system problem they have not scored more than 50 points seven times this season that’s the most since 1947 1948 season a very

Long time this team has been bottom five in Pace of play in the last 10 years this is about Tony Bennett having to figure out how to adjust to Modern Times And modern ways of playing the game bounced in four out of The Last 5 Years

In the first uh Tournament game this is about him having to figure something out with that so yesterday just to recap I think you referred to me as a dweeb and you also picked Virginia you know what that means all right Kevin Clark when Indiana state is watching that game St

John Sean Hall Providence go through all the teams that didn’t make it what should they be feeling yeah when David and Tony Bennett are busy figuring out what modern basketball is I guess for the next couple of years uh they can put other teams in the tournament the committee

Can um this is a failure on the committee’s part what do they expect Virginia scored 50 points in only four of its last eight games according to Gary Parish they were 18 spots on kenpom worse than any other atlarge team they should not have been in this tournament

And all these folks who are talking about expansion imagine a worse team than Virginia playing in March playing in this tournament that’s what the expansionist want no way keep it at 68 because of teams like Virginia you don’t want to see more basketball like this bill plaski Virginia got in on on reputation

But that’s been tarnished they’ve been knocked out of the first round the first game of the tournament for the last five years I know they won the championship but it’s just not working and what’s happening is the game has gotten faster more three-point Shooters and Virginia can’t they can’t play in this system

They can’t recruit to great players there’s no there’s no ST out there’s no allst stars on that team when is the last time a great NBA players has come out of Virginia he can’t recruit the great players they want to go to play fast they want to go to play three-point

Shooting this is not system that works in today’s basketball he needs a change all right Woody what about last night now don’t give us a preview for the entire tournament just last night’s game what do you think well first of all uh being invited to the big dance is not like a Lifetime

Achievement Award and that seems to be what happens with Virginia over and over again because they won a national championship but they if they don’t change the system uh Bennett’s going to be gone even though he won a national championship because you’ve got to have

An up Pace kind of game to play in college basketball I would switch back and forth between the NBA and that game last night and I kept thinking boy these are two different totally types of sports being played here but let’s give some love to Kaw State they were Five-0

During the season against Power six teams and obviously Virginia is not one of those but they were the last team picked by the committee and that’s unfair this was a team that actually wasn’t in the top 20 for much of the Season before it went on a Spiel at the

End and I think that if Virginia had gotten somebody else they wouldn’t have had Bob uker to come out at halftime and say 14 damn points it was a little hard to believe I don’t agree with Kevin though I want the tournament I want more teams in because

Too many teams get left out in the dark on that one all right we’re less than a day away from the first round tipping off are you expecting this year to be extra chalky or extra under doggy Kevin give me and give the people one Cinderella they can take with confidence this

Year New Mexico over Clemson wow there we go give give me something else why that why New Mexico you oh yeah so first of all uh they are powered by the sons of NBA stars Jamal Mashburn son and Eddie House’s son are their two leading scores coached by the way by Richard

Patino another child of of a of Legend um I think you look at this they’re the 22nd ranked team on kenpom uh according to Vegas hey this is a kenpom heavy show according to Vegas uh it’s it’s really close in fact uh some lines have New

Mexico as favorites um this is this I this this screams upset to me Frank you know I covered Jamal Mashburn the father in high school that makes me old thanks for reminding me Kevin bill plashy look for Samford to beat Kansas Kansas is a miss and then Sanford will

Beat gag in the second round they have a player at Sanford a chore a chore and he’s a chore to cover believe me he’s their best player they’re they’re averaging like 35% for three-point shooting they’re a fast team they run they’re run a good running team they’ll

Win two rounds do you realize Sanford’s not in the Pack 12 you do realize that that’s the other team you’re you’re sure about that all right Woody Paige James Madison 32 of 38 tournaments a 12 seed is beating a fifth seed Madison’s going to be Wisconsin get a

Chance to uh face Duke dukies versus Duke what a great game that’s going to be and and James Madison has the longest streak winning streak of any team in the tournament 13 in a row David Dennis I’m I’m looking second round Mississippi State over UNCC they’re

Going to give them all they can handle Mississippi state had a good showing UNCC sort of stumbled into the tournament Josh Hubbert is a star they’re going to bounce them they’re going to give Huber us a lot of time to brush up on this little Dirk bonus on

The women’s side Jackson State and Coach Reed are going to give Yukon all they can handle on the first he gets music in every single answer I like it you know what I’m being told we have a special video from a special friend JD can you roll that if you’re seeing this message

It is not too late the cernus of the NCAA tournament is back at risk of getting again yeah minus 330 points or whatever it is because he’s right but also sometimes specifically in only technical ways is wrong um Wagner Tony is the 16 seed that’ll upset a one seed

This year they’re a scrappy bunch I watched them win their first four game over Howard I know that they are willing to commute to the city on a rad infested Ferry Wagner and staden Island congratulations he’s kissing up to the regular host that’s why he picked the

Team from Staten Island we got to mute him fire cell next picans over the Nets last side in Brooklyn as Mike Franca would say I was there another big game from Zion punctuated by this dunk man oh man in March Zion is averaging 248 and5 and shooting 63% from the floor and

Maybe the stat that will get most of your attention Brian wior says that Zion is down 25 lbs since December David Dennis Jr is Zion back not only is Zion back but he is leading a Pelicans team that nobody in the west should want to face right now

The way that he is blitzing these defenses is terrifying he’s second in the league and points in the paint only behind Giannis and he’s running as a point guard that puts an extreme amount of pressure on the defense adding herb Jones and what he does defensively and

The um you know in the exterior defending all those wings this team is going to be a tough out no matter who they face Kevin Clark yeah if I’m the Clippers I’m very very nervous about that 4 five matchup and if I’m the Thunder I’d be worried

About that one five matchup after that looking at the standings Zion Williamson the only question has always been Health JJ Ric was on first take today basically saying this is the Duke version of Zion Williamson this is the prince who was promised this is supposed to be his era

And now it’s starting to get here 30 points per game in the last four games we’re seeing something really special and we’re seeing the emergence of a genuine Superstar that’s going to be able to really take this Pelican team to new Kevin if we want the schedule we go

To Woody you don’t ever give us the schedule Bill plas yeah I’m one watching him I don’t even recognize him he he looks like like a different person a different player he has five straight games of at least 30 points and 60% shooting that’s a franchise record he’s dominating the

Boards he’s leading the team and Kevin’s right the Clippers are worried they’re going to lose that four spot to them they’re lose home court advantage the picans can make some noise in this playoffs and I’ve scheduled this time for woody woody what do you got physically he looks great I haven’t

Seen him look like that since he was a Duke but secondly I like the way that he’s averaging about four assists a game that yes it used to be when he’d come in the ball would go to him and never go to anybody else because he’s trying to post

Up around the basket or dunk the ball but now he’s working within the framework of the team good rebounder as he’s always been and yeah I think he’s back and ready to go and Clippers should be very afraid all right let’s move on you know

Who else was at the Net game last night not Kevin Clark Mike Williams was there busy day for him after signing with the Jets one year up to 15 million to be the big downfield Target for Aaron Rodgers but was the deal sealed when a Jets fan door dashed a breakfast sandwich to

Floren Park while Williams was there for his free agent visit Kevin I saw you in the back in the Green Room you were eating a sandwich what kind of deal is this for Williams and the Jets potentially it’s a big deal the up two in that contract is doing a lot of

Work because this is going to be incentive based because there are health questions just like with Tyron Smith who who they signed last week um just like by the way with the quarterback where the money is guaranteed but the the playing is not um I think generally this

Is a could be a home run and then the stat I look at is that over the past Four Seasons that he’s played Mike Williams is the third best vertical receiver in football on those routes Aaron roders is the best vertical quarterback in football if they’re on

The field this is a marriage made in heaven I love this yes this is a good deal for the Jaz was not a good deal $21 for a door dash sandwich you got to be playing in to afford something like that I don’t understand how that works Mike Williams

Though 15.9 yard per reception as uh you know it’s a huge down thefield threat the question I have though that is still not all the way been solved is how is Aaron Rogers going to get the ball to him that offensive line was bottom four and pass block uh win percentage and and

Tyron Smith you know there are some question marks him has not been healthy since 2015 so it’s about if Aaron Rogers going to have the time to get the the ball to Mike Williams or will he be picking himself up off the Flat Earth more times in the season than night what

Do you paig I think it’s a great deal for the Jets uh I could see Aaron Rogers working with him as he did Adams when they were together in Green Bay but I think Mike Williams has gotten a bad rep about being injured Kevin those years you were

Talking about he only missed three games over a period of four years it was the Achilles injury last year that really brought him down and people have lost faith in him but I think the Jets can revive that and I’m so disappointed I thought for sure you were going to say

It was a nothing Burger Bill plashy Wy it’s the last two years he had injury troubles this is I think this is a big risk for the Jets that they’re going to be doing what people in La have been doing for the last two years waiting for this guy to get healthy he

Missed most of the last the last year he missed the last five games of the previous year and miss the playoffs with with the back problems he’s always every every week is always questionable I mean he’s not he’s not a steady he’s 29 years old he’s

Not getting any younger I’m not a fan of this move I’m not I was not not a fan of Mike Williams you know what I think you’re a little TI what time did you get up Bill to cover the game 3: a.m. maybe sorry Woody we got to give him a little

Credit for that getting up at 3:00 a.m. he should no he should pick first cut always the deepest Woody we know you’re on schedule David look who’s in Showdown little East Coast West Coast Bill not well rested Clark should be well rested your team has an ally has been

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Around the Horn crew declaring Zion Williamson back with recent run of success