Duke's choke, UConn’s comeback & Final Four preview with Mark Titus + KOC’s thoughts on NBA lottery reform
3/30/20261 hr 1 min
KOC reacts to the NBA’s new anti-tanking concepts and shares what his league sources have to say about each one. Then, he’s joined by Barstool’s Mark Titus to go over the electric Elite Eight over the weekend.
The pair discuss Braylon Mullins' historic game-winning 3-pointer against Duke, review freshman returns for some of college’s most talented NBA prospects and ponder if some freshmen would benefit from another year in the NCAA.
(0:19) NBA anti-tanking reform
(14:24) UConn epic comeback vs. Duke
(30:43) Cam Boozer freshman season recap
(37:41) Importance of size in NCAA tourney
(42:05) Keaton Wagler tournament check-in
(47:03) Which freshmen should go back to school?
(50:28) Yaxel Lendeborg tournament check-in
(54:22) Final Four preview
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First 90 secondsKevin O'Connor· Host0:00
Coming up, we got Mark Titus talking about March Madness, one of the most epic comebacks we've ever [chuckles] seen with UConn taking down Duke. But first, I've got some thoughts on Adam Silver and the NBA's concepts they put out there for NBA lottery reform.
Jordan Shusterman0:13
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Kevin O'Connor· Host0:40
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