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00:00Alright, let's go to your picks for the Final Four.
00:05Yeah, I mean, simply put, listen, when we start with Auburn, they've lost 3 out of 4.
00:12I don't like the way they're playing.
00:14To me, if they're healthy, Iowa State's extremely dangerous, right, with Gilbert and Jones.
00:19And obviously, T.J. Aschenberger, who should be on Indiana's shortlist if you want an experience.
00:23Of course, they're going to win.
00:25I like Iowa State as the 3 seed.
00:28I like St. John's to come out of the West.
00:32I know Florida's been really, really good.
00:35But there's something about this team and the way they defend and they grind you down
00:40and get you to play their style.
00:42Duke, simply put, it's Duke.
00:45Pharrell, that top half of the draw is really, really easy.
00:48Mississippi State, overachieved.
00:50Baylor, underachieved.
00:52Akron could easily, easily pick off Arizona
00:56because we don't know what Caleb Love is going to show up with that team.
01:00So, to me, I think top half of the draw, they get through.
01:03And then lastly, Houston.
01:05I think Houston, you just talked about it.
01:07Every year, Calvin Sampson.
01:08But for me, Pharrell, the difference for me has been the play of Emmanuel Short,
01:11particularly during the Big 12 Tournament.
01:13Now that's another guy with Uzon, obviously with LJ Cryer,
01:17and obviously a big boy down the middle.
01:19They have to get Jerome Wilder, who's healthy.
01:21But if he's healthy, I like Houston to get to the Final Four.
01:25And then, you like Houston to cut down the Nats.
01:29I do.
01:30I just think, Pharrell, at some point, this guy's going to get one.
01:35And the last couple of years, when he's had guards, it was,
01:39alright, give it to Jamal Shedd.
01:41Go get me a bucket.
01:42The year before that, go give it to Marcus Sasser.
01:45Go get me a bucket.
01:46It's different now.
01:47They're more offensively diverse in what they can do.
01:51They have multiple guards that can go get him a shot.
01:54Nat defense, defense check.
01:56Guard play check.
01:57Rebounding check.
01:58Toughness check.
01:59Coaching check.
02:01They check all the boxes.
02:02Houston 7-1 to win a national championship.
02:05So what about your biggest upsets?
02:08Well, there's a couple upsets you can look at right off the bat.
02:10McNeese stayed over at Clemson is something I'm looking at.
02:12They was a sexy pick last year, right, Pharrell?
02:15And they got absolutely rolled.
02:17It's different this year.
02:18Will Wade's team, athletic, can absolutely defend.
02:22We think the ACC isn't the strongest conference.
02:25And then VCU.
02:27VCU has an 11 seed.
02:28They defend.
02:29They play real good.
02:30They got the Ukraine train as a guard that can knock down shots.
02:34I know BYU is dangerous, but I like VCU to get an upset.
02:39And don't sleep on a couple other teams.
02:41UC San Diego, they are tough.
02:44You think UC San Diego is beating Michigan?
02:49I'll tell you right now.
02:52Pharrell, if you and I play for Wisconsin, we're winning a Big Ten championship.
02:56I've never seen more bricks since a third grade rec game.
03:01They can beat them.
03:03But Yale over Texas A&M, that's another one.
03:06I think they're going to get real physical with the Aggies.