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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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fantasy football owner. Speaking of help, we have to give
some help to a former Bengal. Will do that in
the four o'clock hour as well, But first, Chad Brendel's
here bearcatjournal dot com on x at Chad Brendel, how's
it going?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
What was I supposed to offer to like work for
your birthday as a birthday present?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
H No?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
No, okay no, because I would have worked for you today.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Well, thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
I'm off tomorrow and the Bearcats have a bye on Saturday,
and so you know I don't have to do anything then,
so no. Plus I love getting showered with gifts and
birthday wishes for my coworkers.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah that makes sense.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Do you believe that actually happened?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Absolutely not.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
You have to know that, you have to know who
I am. To know that it's my birthday.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So clearly that's something that didn't happen when I came
to the office today.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
And it's also a reminder that my birthday is in
exactly two weeks.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Okay, I'll tell you what I'll do the show on
your birthday.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Okay, thanks, I appreciate it, very good.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Here's what we're gonna do today, Okay. Okay, football's on
a bye, yes, so we're gonna talk about back. We're
going to talk about basketball.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Okay, ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
What is the I don't not so much in the
NCAA tournament because that's about matchups, who you play, where
you are. What is the regular season ceiling for this
basketball team?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Uh, probably pushing up towards the top five in the conference.
I can't. Thisks so stupid that I you know, in
most other leagues, I would say the ceiling is, you know,
contending for a conference championship. I think Cincinnati is probably
right going to be in that range of like top twenty,
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top twenty five teams, and they're probably going to be fifth, sixth,
you know, sixth or seventh in the conference in the
preseason poll. So it's hard to imagine getting all the
way up to the top of the ladder, but I think,
you know, contending in the upper upper third ish of
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the Big twelve is reasonable this year.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Okay, what is your biggest concern for this team.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
I've been thinking a lot about this MO and I
think this is probably it. Would you agree with me
that a roster consisting of the most talented players would
include some combination largely of Gisel James, Dan Skilling, Simas Lucociis,
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Dylan Mitchell, and as he is Bendego. Yes, not a
lot of shooting. Yeah, so that would probably be my
you know, unless you know, Gisel and Dan have the
ability I think to move up into that like you know,
thirty three, thirty four, thirty five percent range from three
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and that happens with Siemos. I think they'll be fine.
But you're not going to get three point shooting from Dylan.
You're not going to get three point shooting from Disease
on a consistent basis. So those three guys, if that's
your best lineup, would have to carry the load, or
you're gonna have to for significant stretches work in Connor
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Hickman and CJ. Frederick and potentially Tyler Betsy. You know,
all guys that shoot it at a pretty high cliff,
which means you're taking one of your best you know,
your your five most talented players off the floor, so
you know it's I think the roster was constructed with
plenty of shooting. I just wonder how much of that
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shooting is going to push, you know, twenty plus minutes
tonight because the guys in front of them are are
considered you know, better defenders, better rebounders, maybe even better
pure overall scorers. But man college basketball in twenty twenty four,
twenty five, you'd better be able to shoot the basketball.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Where will this team give opponents fits defense?
Speaker 2 (04:38):
I think, you know, when you talk about that lineup
I just mentioned, I think we saw Jimsel make and
make great strides last year. And Dane Thomas, as we know,
is an outstanding defender. I think Dan looked really good
as the season went on. You know, you didn't see
him getting kind of lost in in space, lost in
the crowd. Seamous is solid. He's not gonna, you know,
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lock you down. But Dylan Mitchell is a plus plus
defender as these mandego as a plus plus defender in
this league. I think, you know, that group at the
top of this roster is poised to be, you know,
as good as we've seen since twenty seventeen, twenty eighteen,
when Mick really had that you know, that matchup zone
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that he switched to and they were you know, top ten,
top fifteen and defensive efficiency. I think this team has
that kind of upside on defense.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
If if, if somebody asks you about the players who return,
I'm sure the conversation always begins with some form of
what's next for Gisel year or two?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Or where does Dan improve going into this season?
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Look at the returning guys that don't include those two.
Who is the player to you that is most intriguing.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Seamos? I mean, he only saw, like, you know, really
a a half of the year because he got hit
by a car that was going fast enough for him
to shatter the windshield. I don't think for the first
you know, at least through the non conference, I don't
think we really got to see what his ceiling was.
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What we saw at the end of the season, you know,
has to have you fascinated for what he looks like
now that he's comfortable, he knows the system, he knows
his role, he knows what's being asked to them. He
can really shoot it. He's crafty, he can pass, he
can initiate offense. I just think with a full year
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in his you know, pocket, I think he has a
chance to be you know, because you're gonna have to
pick your poison on which three of those guys you're
gonna want to slow down. I think a lot of
the attention is going to go to Jis and Dan
because athletically they're so dynamic. But for me, Seemos is
just that really knows and understands how to play the
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game and understands what he's good at. And I think
that's going to see a big jump for him from
you know, over a full course of the season this year.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Who was the newcomer whose game I am most likely
to fall in love with?
Speaker 2 (07:19):
That's a good one. I mean, Dylan Mitchell is the
easy answer. I think this fan base is going to
love Connor Hickman. And if you go back to what
he was able to do in that Bradley game, like
if you translate that to Cincinnati, where just he had
just a couple stretches right of like two three minute
bursts where five six, eight points bang, and he's able
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to either. You know, I wouldn't rule him out as
a starter. But even if coming off the bench and
giving you that offensive pop. You know, I thought their
bench was good last year, but at times you would
see those guys out there and it would result in
like mo kind of not a full pen throw, but
maybe a pin like jab onto the table. Yeah, as
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you're like, where's the scoring going to come from with
this group? I think Connor Hickman's going to give you
some pop, both shooting the three, getting to the rim,
you know, doing the things that you like really want
from your like veteran combo guard in terms of sparking offense.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Very good. This was good. I enjoyed it. We'll resume
our football conversation next week.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Well, there's one thing we had to mention before you
let me go. Yeah, please, High four star wing Sean
abev Visit concluded his official visit to Cincinnati this morning,
and then as soon as he got on the plane,
High four star wing dave On Hannah arrived in Cincinnati
for his official visit. So these are our two guys
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that Wes Miller is really really pushing for to add
with Keishaan Tillery in this twenty twenty five class, Cincinnati
is right there in the top group of boat for both.
Let's see if Wes Miller can finish and add one
to the class.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
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Speaker 2 (09:12):
There you go, Thanks Mae, thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
There you go.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Chat.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
Thank you very much, Chad Brendel, Bearcat Journal dot com.
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Speaker 3 (09:25):
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Speaker 3 (09:34):
No, we don't need a best of five wildcard round.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
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