Summary: (00:00-27:46)-JMV starts the show with the UCLA vs Gonzaga game and the level of play the entire game, if it’s short sighted to say it was an all-time game, and his thoughts on Gonzaga vs Baylor before talking about the Pacers 2 games this weekend and his thoughts on the team as they battle to be top 8 in the East. (27:46-40:57)-JMV reacts to the news that Dane Fife will join Mike Woodson’s staff at IU and the positive reaction from the IU fan base (40:57-48:10)-JMV opens up the phone lines to talk about the Pacers needs and defensive issues linked to coaching this season (48:10-1:11:30)-TV Voice for the Pacers Chris Denari joins JMV to talk about the Pacer splitting games this weekend, how they were able to win without Brogdon, Sabonis, or Lamb on the road vs the Spurs, and what to make of LeVert’s comments about having more space to work with without Sabonis in the lineup. (1:11:30-1:27:22)-JMV takes a call about IU and the news that PG Khristian Lander is returning to IU. JMV asks whether this is the best off the court news stretch for IU in recent memory. (1:27:22-1:55:03)-JMV explains why listening to the “hot take artists” put down the ending of Gonzaga vs UCLA is dumb and makes it obvious the lack of attention to the game. He then takes calls about the NCAA Title game and JMV explains how the rise of Gonzaga feels familiar to Duke rising to power in the 1980s. (1:55:03-2:04:13)-JMV has an issue. He has a bad toothache and can’t figure out how to make it better without going to the dentist and asks for remedies from listeners. (2:04:13-2:09:04)-JMV closes out the show with a call about the possibility of Michael Lewis joining Woodson’s staff at IU and final advice about his toothache. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
