Hour 1 - Red Storm Make Sweet 16, Knicks Beat Up Wizards
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It's the Boomer and Geo podcast from WFAN. And we're coming to you live from the Bill Ford Tough Studio. Boomer Esiason, Greg Giannotti. It's Boomer and Geo on the fan. Simulcast across the country on CBS Sports Network and wherever you are on the free Odyssey app. Good Monday morning. St. John's in the Sweet 16 as they end up beating Kansas in dramatic fashion. Shouldn't have been that hard. Should have been a hell of a lot easier than that. But it's been since 1999. I was in Bellport High School. Boomer was sitting next to Al Michaels in a booth. Al was down in Tampa doing radio in Florida. And... Eddie and Jerry, well, they were here doing the same stuff that they're doing now. But it's a really, really long time ago, and I am thrilled as they match up with the number one overall seed, Duke, on Friday, 7 o'clock.
That is going to be amazing. This is what every St. John's fan wanted and expected when Rick Pitino got here, and we got it.
How did St. John's achieve a Sweet 16 appearance?
Good morning, Bloomer.
How are you?
Yeah, I'm doing great, G, and I gotta tell you, man, some great, I mean, absolutely great games in college basketball this weekend, including the St. John's at Kansas game. This game, at the beginning of it, was so intense and so, like, physical, and I was so glad that the officials were gonna let him play. There's no question about it that St. John's needs that ability. to be able to play this kind of game. And the fact that they were asking Rick Pitino, you know how they do those interviews in the middle of the game? And he basically looked at the camera and said, they don't think we can shoot. And it turned out that they could shoot. And they did make some big shots, especially... three-point shots, which is such a big part of this.
And now two games in a row, St. John's has shot well from the three-point line. I can't say enough about Zuby Ejiofor. I mean, he's just – he's all over the basketball court, defensively, offensively, big plays. Everything seems to start and end with him. But I have to say that, you know, we thought that they – at least I thought they were going to get to this point. Now, they beat one of the best basketball players in college basketball in Peterson. Now they're going to face the Boozer brothers. And that's going to be another, you know, obviously hill to climb, if you will. But, you know, defense is the thing that keeps you in games all the time. And quite frankly, the only thing that I saw yesterday that maybe bothered me a little bit, and I, you know, on a text story with a bunch of buddies, I'm like, why is Rick Pitino asking for a replay when it was –
it wasn't obvious that his player didn't touch the ball. Yeah. When, in fact, later on in the game, there were a couple replay scenarios.
Two of them.
Two of them that would have went their way had he would have saved it. And I know this is after the fact that I know in the heat of the moment, it's completely different. And every team has a different way of going about it. I'm not sure how. That was a first guess, though. It was a first guess for me. I mean, I had the benefit of the replay.
What were the reactions to St. John's buzzer-beater victory?
You had the benefit of the replay. But to me, at that point in the game, it didn't seem necessary at all. Right, exactly. And the other thing, too, is remember what Gene Steratore said. He said, you know, I can't tell, obviously. It has to be clear and distinct that this is, you know, the ball wasn't touched by the St. John's player. I can't tell that. And if I can't tell that, then I can't overturn the call that was on the court. So, I mean, that's the one thing that bothered me because I think we would have been talking about that a lot more this morning had they lost. Final Four. Yeah. And the reason I did was because of the way that they play defense. I wasn't expecting the three-point shooting that they've shown over the last two games.
And, you know, when you see the Sweet 16, there are four teams left that have a five seed or higher and or lower, however you want to look at it. And, you know, and that, of course, is St. John's at a five, Tennessee at a six, Iowa at a nine, and Texas to play in game at 11.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:02
2
How did St. John's achieve a Sweet 16 appearance?
1:02–2:58
3
What were the reactions to St. John's buzzer-beater victory?
2:58–4:34
4
What insights did Rick Pitino share about the team's performance?
4:34–7:03
5
How did St. John's defense play a role in their success?
7:03–10:57
6
What challenges will St. John's face against Duke?
10:57–40:00
7
What are the ticket prices for the upcoming Sweet 16 games?
40:00–40:49
Speakers
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