Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to another episode of the three-man weave college basketball podcast.

I am your host this week, Jim Root.

I'm joined, as always, hopefully as always, by Matthew Cox and Kai McEwen, my two cohorts on the microphones. Fellas, it is the heart of the offseason. We are still three months away from the start of the college basketball season, but we're getting a little creative with the pod topic here today. We'll get into that in a second, but first I want to give a little greeting to the boys here. Kai, how are you feeling? Are you

ready for a big weekend? We're going to the Cubbies game tomorrow. Yeah, Jim, I'm excited

for that Cubs game. They play the dangerous Orioles, so watch out for the Orioles. I think just

traded half their team at the deadline.

Yes, yes.

Actually, yeah, one of my fantasy players, Jim got traded.

Jim's a Brewer's fan.

I'm a Cardinals fan, but heck, we love going to Cubs games, going to Wrigley Field.

Matt's invited if Matt wants to come.

Funny, you should mention my guy doing my hardwood floors currently at my new place,

Hardwood Floor Vince.

Hi, great guy.

Did great work on my upstairs, downstairs, good sand, good refinish.

Going to that game as well, his best friend is from Baltimore.

And they're taking the day off,

but we'll be pretty heavy on the moving thing. Moving stinks. Holy bad. You gave him a day off. Wow, that's really nice of you. Yeah, moving does. No, I'd say he kind of just took it. I think he was. I call him Hardwood Interior Vince, my guy, HIV. HIV, yeah. HIV.

Yeah.

I'm happy for him.

Happy to get the day off streets. Yeah, so hang out with him. He'll be my proxy. Hang out with him. He'll be a good time. You'll like him. Sure. Buy him a beer. Thanks, fantastic. Yeah, I'll buy him a $30 beer. Perfect. Well, folks, yes, this is episode 410, start of August,

mentioned three months away from basketball,

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