Chapter 1: What are the highlights of UConn's victory over Duke?
Final four is set. Baseball season underway. Knicks end up losing to the Thunder last night. But we just await sort of the postseason situation there. And if you're an Islanders guy, man, you got to be fired up for tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. All right, let's get some calls in now. Let's go to Raj in New Providence. What's going on, Raj? Hey, good morning, guys.
How are you doing today? Great, Raj. Big UConn fan, and Gia, you'd appreciate this. I missed the entire game because it was my son's fourth birthday party, so I couldn't watch a single minute. But it's the greatest game I haven't watched. Best UConn win outside of a championship. And I think the mystique and aura of Duke is gone.
I mean, this reminds me of that Yankee collapse in 04 where, you know, I'm sure they're still a good team. They'll probably win a championship in the near future. But all the stuff we grew up about, you know, Coach K and the Cameron Crazies, I mean, the mystique and aura is gone. I think this is, you know, just a classic choke job by Duke, but just a great, gritty win by UConn.
Chapter 2: How do fans react to UConn's performance in the game?
Like Rudy T said, never underestimate the heart of a champion. Just a great, great win yesterday.
Did you check the score throughout the birthday party, I would imagine?
Yeah, you know, I did. I have an app on my phone, and I knew we were down. So it's like, all right, I'm not exactly rushing to watch the TV. But, yeah, just, you know, had to keep one eye on the phone. But that's it. I mean, you can't give up family as much of a big game as it was. But, yeah, I'm just so glad they pulled it out, and I'll be watching replays for the rest of my life.
Yeah, absolutely, Raj.
Well, I'll say this, Raj, about your Duke statement. I wouldn't count on for them going anywhere because they are the second highest team when it comes to the amount of money spent on their men's basketball program, only behind Kentucky. So some reports say somewhere between $22 and $25 million was spent on Duke basketball this year.
Yeah, but you've got to win as the next guy to keep things going. For example, like... Danny Hurley. So you get the UConn Championships with Jim Calhoun. You get the UConn Championship, the one from Kevin Olley. And now you got two from Danny Hurley.
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Chapter 3: What criticisms are directed at Duke's coaching and gameplay?
That's how you keep the mystique going. For example, Roy Williams leaves Kansas and then Bill Self comes in and wins a championship.
So until Shire does that... But by the way, those who are under totally different circumstances for the most part now, Danny Hurley actually has, you know, gotten here through the NIL and has been able to recruit guys and pay guys. You could make a case it's actually harder sometimes.
You could, but what I'm saying is that, as I told you, I don't know, three or four weeks ago, there are tiers of teams and the money spent on particular athletic programs, in particular the basketball program, and when you see the Sweet 16, almost all of those teams, including High Point, in the Sweet 16, have huge budgets for their basketball programs.
Yeah.
So are we shocked that any of them are here?
No, but the point being is, though, that no one's thinking about that at Duke right now. I mean, I'm giving these examples that Duke fans and everybody who's playing Duke are all going to compare them to the past. There's not this line of demarcation in sports arguments like pre-nil, post-nil. It's Duke is Duke and you hate Duke.
So if they don't end up winning when Coach K is not the coach for years and years and years, that's going to continue to be a thing. So I just, I would... I would not go as far as Raj did about the entire mystique being gone. They're going to be in the mix every year. Of course.
They will be. They're basketball blue blood, as I would say. But look, I went to Maryland.
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Chapter 4: How has the mystique of Duke basketball changed over the years?
I can't stand Duke. So I'm right there. I would hope that that would be the case. But unfortunately, there are a lot of people that love Duke basketball and a lot of people that put money into it. Let's go to Pete in Queens. What's going on, Pete?
Hey, Boomer and Gio, what's going on? Hey, Pete. Hey, so I was the guy that called up a couple of weeks ago and had my daughter do the fantastic impersonation of Paul from Yonkers.
Yes, I remember.
Yes. And the reason why I'm calling is... I'd like to, on behalf of my family and for my daughter, kind of petition for an automatic bid to the Paul from Yonkers Voice competition. And I'll tell you why. And I'd love to have my daughter grow up there, but I think I'd probably be the one that would represent us. But the reason why is, these other guys, I heard their impersonations.
They're minor leaguers, Gio. Buddy, buddy, buddy. These other guys, they don't do it for me. They don't do it for me.
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Chapter 5: What financial factors influence college basketball programs like Duke?
Pete, you are really committed to this. You're asking for a golden ticket into the Paul and Yonkers. An automatic bid, man.
It's like he won the tournament, you know what I mean? So now he's in.
And also, I mean, this is a Friday morning, so if you're going to bring your daughter there, you'd have to take her out of school for this, I think. She would probably be in school the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. So that's something you've got to consider as well. I can't make calls like this. This is why we have an executive producer. And his name is Al Dukes.
It was actually his idea to have the Paul and Yonkers impersonation contest. So what do you think about Pete and Queen's request to get a golden ticket into the contest? I think he should.
I think he deserves a golden ticket. All right. Because I think all of it started with his phone call and his daughter coming on. So I'm in total agreement with Al.
There you go, Pete. You got your golden ticket, so you've got to make sure that you're there.
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Chapter 6: How do injuries impact a team's performance in the tournament?
I mean, do we put him on hold now to make sure that he's there?
Just show up?
Yeah, he'll just show up. We'll get him. All right, we'll find you.
Oh, hold on. One thing I'm going to say, though. I'm going to go to the Paul voice. Is that to all the other contestants, you know what I say to you?
There you go. Pete is committed. He is really committed. And that's the level of commitment you need to win.
Oh, come on. I love that, man.
No, I love it too. Get out of here. Trust me. Nobody loves it more than me. It's phenomenal.
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of NIL deals on college basketball?
But he is, I mean, Pete, this is consuming Pete's world right now. And that's the type of, that's the type of psycho you need to win. The type of commitment.
Yeah. Like he's the Danny Hurley of Paul and Yonkers impressions.
Yeah. Tough to, tough to argue. Rob in Westchester. What's going on, Rob?
Hey, guys. How we doing? Listen, I just wanted to call up. I'm a humongous Duke fan. Call up the show all the time. We rarely talk college sports, so I'm happy we're doing it today. First off, I want to say to the people that are, like, dunking and celebrating that Duke lost and you live in New York City or this area, this is a huge L for everybody.
Who on planet Earth that lives in New York is a UConn fan, number one? And number two, how can you ever root for that guy Hurley? I can't stand him. Every single possession, he's going, oh, my God, he's crying.
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Chapter 8: What humorous moments arise during fan calls and discussions?
He's crying. Guess what? He got his way. How many points did Duke lose by one? They probably, if he didn't cry and work the refs all game, Duke could have gotten the line one more time. Now, with that being said, I want to let everyone know, we didn't watch that much Duke this year. Duke was not that good. It was a one-man show. That guy, Evans, was good for them all tournament.
Their main problem all year was their guard play, and they didn't have people to handle the ball. And that's not my opinion. Look how the game ended with the last two, three seconds. They couldn't get the ball up the court.
They probably win the game, Robin. I understand you don't have to sit here and tell me, you know, about Duke and everything else. They were the number one seed overall coming into the entire tournament. So, I mean, like they were great. They had a great season and great team. They got besieged by injuries. There's no question about that. And let's face it, you know,
One kid makes one error of throwing a ball away, and another kid hits a 40-foot shot.
Yeah. When they were beating the brakes off of UConn in the first half. They got the lead all the way up to 19. So we can't now all of a sudden be like, oh, this wasn't a great Duke team. Like, after they lose, stop. And there are UConn fans around this area. A ton of them. I mean, so to act like there aren't is crazy.
And by the way, this radio station reaches well up into Connecticut. Yeah. You know that.
We get a lot more UConn fans calling here than Duke fans, that's for sure.
That's for sure.
Yeah.
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