Welcome back to another episode of the three-man-weave college basketball podcast, The Boys, back again, less than three weeks away from the official tip-off of the 2022-23 college basketball season.

I know I'm excited.

I just got back from Italy.

My name's Kai.

I'm hosting this episode today.

We're talking Big East, the last of our major power conference previews.

Fellas, how are you guys doing?

You guys two-man the pod last week. You did a great job. Jim, buddy, how's the ACL? How's everything going? That's great, Kai, coming along, physical therapy. I did a little hamstring strain during physical therapy. That's not great. It's going to, I think they'd call that a setback if you were tracking. Yeah, it's a slight setback.

But it should be, it should be quick. Kai, did you listen to last week? No, I didn't. I just said you guys again. Oh, ooh, I mean, universal acclaim on that episode for sure. But hey, Matt, it's good to have our third wheelback. It is. I just want to say I saw your parents over at my place on Sunday

celebrating my mother's surprise 60th birthday party, which was watch. good to have our third wheel back. It is. I just want to say I saw your parents over at my place

on Sunday celebrating my mother's surprise 60th birthday party, which was wild. Like I say that

partially tongue and cheek, but mostly serious because it actually was a very heavy drinking affair,

Kai, but I haven't recovered. It's taken me four days to recover as it usually does at age 30.

Let's get into it.

Big East, the big least. Indeed, Matt. I just kidding. It's not that bad guys. It's not, but interesting. We will talk about Ken Palm ratings. They're out. Not to jump the shark, jump the gun a little bit too much here in the in the Roots Roundup section, but only one team, correct the top 20 in Kim Pump.

That's Villanova at number 20,

but we'll save those takes for later.

So Matt might be right.

It might be the Little East this season, at least in the preseason. Roots Roundup will lead us off, and then we'll get into the previews of the Big East Conference. Again, guys, like we always do, reminding you to subscribe to Twitter, subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on Twitter at 3MW underscore CBB.

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material as the seasons get started.

We always promise that, but don't always deliver.

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