College Basketball Talk On Nbc Sports Podcast

The NCAA has gotten rid of the RPI and introduced a brand new metric into our world: The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET. Today, Rob Dauster brought Kevin Pauga -- the creator of the KPI, one of the six metrics used on the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee's team sheets, and one of the people in the room as this metric was being discussed -- onto the podcast to talk about everything that you need to know about NET, what's changed and what has stayed the same.

Brian Snow of 247 Sports joined Rob Dauster on Tuesday to talk through everything that's wrong with the NABC's proposed changes for the July Live Recruiting Period and why the idea that AAU is "bad for basketball" is a false narrative that parroted by people that don't know what they're talking about.

Jeff Goodman joined Rob Dauster on Friday to talk about the health of Michael Porter Jr. and whether or not the recent news coming out about him will hurt where he gets picked. They also work through Marvin Bagley III, Trae Young and the rest of the lottery. OPEN: Porter is injured again. How bad is it?27:30: Deandre Ayton or Marvin Bagley III at No. 1?35:15: Wendell Carter Jr., Trae Young and the middle of the lottery.44:15: Is Mo Bamba going to be a bust? Who are the sleepers in this draft? Other rapid fire questions.

The deadline for underclassmen testing the waters of the NBA draft to return to school came and went on Wednesday night, and to break down all the winners and losers from decision day Rob Dauster was joined by Sports Illustrated's NBA draft expert Jeremy Woo. They worked through all the theories on Bryan Colangelo's inability to control his family's social media activity as well as what Tyus Battle's return means, how much the Big Ten hierarchy changed in the last 24 hours and why we have never given Villanova enough credit for just how good they were.The rundown:OPEN: Burner accounts and Syracuse basketball10:00: How will these decisions affect Kentucky’s team?15:10: Kevin Huerter is gone and that’s a brutal blow for Maryland.19:30: Everyone else in the Big Ten got good news.24:50: Nevada is loaded with the Martin twins back in the mix. 29:05: Villanova theories, why they were underrated and what their prospects are without Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman.

Rob Dauster of College Basketball Talk was joined by Kurt Helin, the host of Pro Basketball Talk, to put together a mock draft podcast. On Part 1, here on the CBT feed, you can find a breakdown of the first seven picks in the draft, with Rob providing player breakdowns and Kurt bringing the knowledge on team needs and player fit. Part 2 of the podcast, which includes picks 8-30, can be found on the Pro Basketball Talk feed here. The Rundown:OPEN: Do the Celtics have the best chance to beat the unbeatable Warriors?13:40: 1. Phoenix Suns20:10: 2. Sacramento Kings26:30: 3. Atlanta Hawks34:35: 4. Memphis Grizzlies40:50: 5. Dallas Mavericks48:55: 6. Orlando Magic55:25: 7. Chicago Bulls

Rob Dauster was joined by Gary Parrish of CBS Sports on Monday afternoon to work through the latest happenings in the college basketball world, from the Knight Commission to the Commission on College Basketball to the recruitment of the likes of Romeo Langford and James Wiseman. It is a good conversation, one that spends quite a bit of time discussing Kylia Carter and the things that she had to say today in front of the Knight Commission as well as taking a deep dive into babies on airplanes, the horrors of traveling with children and when it is OK to yell at old ladies. OPEN: Was Rob justified is yelling at an old woman after his travel nightmare?18:05: The Commission on College Basketball, the Knight Commission and Kylia Carter. How it all fits together, and why nothing is being done to "fix" the sport just yet. 43:55: James Wiseman's recruitment, Romeo Langford's commitment and what they have in common.

The NBA Draft Early Entry Deadline came and went on Sunday night, meaning there are now roughly 60 college players that have signed with an agent and another 100 or so that have declared for the draft while retaining their college eligibility. Who were the winners? Who were the losers? Who has the most on the line? Sam Vecenie of the Game Theory podcast joined Rob Dauster to talk through all of it. The rundown:OPEN: What do NBA teams value in players these days?10:00: Villanova has more on the line during this testing the water process than anyone19:00: Just how important was De’Andre Hunter’s decision to return to Virginia25:25: Gonzaga getting Rui and Killian Tillie back makes them a title favorite32:10: Nevada has a top ten season on the line with the Martin twins and Jordan Caroline36:15: #RANTALERT - The decision to turn pro is so much more complicated than “is he a first round pick”48:30: Rapid fire: Maryland, Kansas, Syracuse, Nebraska, Purdue and Michigan. What do they have on the line?

To put a bow on the 2017-18 college basketball season and the 2018 NCAA tournament Rob Dauster brought Gary Parrish of CBS Sports to talk about, among other things, how he's become a celebrity that doesn't actually go to games, why he didn't wish Rob a happy birthday on his birthday and Donte DiVincenzo tweets. Here's the rundown:OPEN: So what did we think of San Antonio as a Final Four city?11:30: Villanova won the title. Are they an all-time great team?26:00: Donte DiVincenzo's tweets.41:15: Preseason top 25 chatter.

Rob Dauster was joined by The Two Geofferys, Jeff Borzello and Jeff Goodman, to talk through everything you need to know about the Final Four, from Villanova's other-worldly performance on Saturday night to Michigan ending the Sister Jean era to what we can expect out of this year's national title game.It's a fun conversation that goes to some weird places, but there is a lot of information packed into a 37-minute podcast. The Rundown:OPEN: Chris Mack and Jeff Capel have new jobs. 9:30: What does this mean for Duke?13:37: Villanova is so scary, man.30:00: So does Michigan really have a chance?

The annual Final Four fancast is back! This year, Rob Dauster was joined by former Villanova point guard Ryan Arcidiacono, former Kansas big man and survivor contestant Scot Pollard as well as a former Loyola-Chicago assistant and a member of the first family of deep dish in Chicago, Rick Malnati, join the podcast to talk about this year's final four, life in general and whatever other topics we end up on. Come for the pizza talk and stay for Scot's wild story about almost dying on Survivor.

The Final Four is here! Rob Dauster is joined by C.J. Moore to dive into everything about the 2018 Final Four and how we got here, from an incredible game between Duke and Kansas to the miracle run that Loyola-Chicago has made. There are now just three games left in the college basketball season. Let's get ready for them.

Sam Vecenie of the Athletic and the Game Theory podcast stopped by to chat with Rob Dauster about the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. The two went through each of the eight Sweet 16 matchups, detailing how each one of those eight games projects to play out and going over which lines -- spread and over-unders -- they like.

Eamonn Brennan of The Athletic joined Rob Dauster for an epic, two-hour podcast on the first weekend of the tournament. It was so good that we had to split the podcast into two parts. On this show, the two go through everything that happened in the East and Midwest Regions, from Villanova and Duke steamrolling to Michigan State collapsing to Syracuse and Clemson and Texas Tech and Purdue. It's all in there.

Eamonn Brennan of The Athletic joined Rob Dauster for an epic, two-hour podcast on the first weekend of the tournament. It was so good that we had to split the podcast into two parts. On this show, the two go through everything that happened in the South and West Regions, from Sister Jean to UMBC to Nevada's comebacks to Kentucky's chances at a Final Four.

Dalen Cuff joined Rob Dauster for the final bracket breakdown episode, and you can tell the guys were wired because they ended up on tangents talking about the Ivy League, Joel Berry II crying and Harry Kane's (who?) ankle. Anyway, there is plenty of NCAA tournament goodness in this pod. The rundown:OPEN: Dalen doesn't drink coffee, and a deep dive into Virginia, Deandre Hunter and what his injury means.9:35: Can Penn upset Kansas turns into a fascinating discussion about power dynamics in the Ivy League.18:45: Who is this year's Shabazz Napier?23:25: Who is this year's Adam Morrison?25:00: So what's going on with this West Region?34:15: Lightning Round Questions!

Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com fame joined Rob Dauster on the podcast today to talk through the Coaching Carousel, the bracket reveal and some bracket advice Q-and-A. Spoiler alert: Jeff LOVED the bracket reveal, and he tries to justify that opinion unsuccessfully. OPEN: What did the Selection Committee get wrong with seeding and bubble teams?10:25: Jeff tries to justify his love for the bracket reveal.15:15: UConn, Georgia, Pitt and Memphis. Who should they hire? Who will they hire?26:45: Bracket Breakdown Q-and-A!

Brian Snow joined Rob Dauster for another stirring rendition of the Why Your Team Sucks podcast, only this time they breakdown the entire NCAA tournament bracket, giving picks for every single game and even giving you a full bracket to use for your convenience. The rundown:OPEN: The South Region17:35: The West Region33:15: The Midwest Region48:20: The East Region1:00:50: The Final Four

Fresh off of covering the Big Ten tournament Rob Dauster was joined by Brendan Quinn, The Athletic Detroit's beat-writer for both Michigan and Michigan State hoops, to talk about John Beilein's run to a Big Ten title for the second straight season. Dauster was also joined by Sam Vecenie of the Game Theory podcast who walked us through Duke's win over North Carolina, Cincinnati winning the American and Florida knocking off Kentucky. The rundown:OPEN: Michigan hired a defensive coordinator this season. We wrote about that here. Brendan talked about it on the podcast.13:15: Why is John Beilein such a good tournament coach?18:20: Duke is the best team in college basketball. They just are.31:45: Cincinnati won the American. Can they get to the Final Four?38:30: Neither Florida nor Kentucky make sense. So we try to talk it out.

Rob Dauster was joined by Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports for Friday's podcast, and they delved into everything that there is to know about the scandals that have been erupting all over the college basketball world over the course of the last week, from Sean Miller and Allonzo Trier's return to Arizona to Forde's reporting on the FBI investigation into college basketball corruption. Rob was also joined by Reags from the Fundamentally Sound podcast to work through everything that is happening this weekend.

Former Purdue star and current ESPN and Big Ten Network broadcaster Robbie Hummel joined Rob Dauster to talk through the upcoming Big Ten tournament, the adjustment that comes with moving behind the microphone and what makes guarding Kevin Kevin Durant so terrifying. Robbie also has a terrific story about Matt Painter and waffles.