Hour 2: Draft Upside

First Take

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On the second hour of First Take, Mad Dog tells us what he's mad about this week! Louis Riddick, Stephen A. and Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo debate who has higher upside: Shedeur Sanders or Travis Hunter. Jay Bilas joins the show to give us his final four predictions. Lastly, the guys debate who's a bigger threat in playoffs: Nuggets or Lakers? Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's happening again.
0:02.1	Bracket Brain.
0:03.4	That time of year when basketballs, backboards, and buzzer beaders start bursting into view.
0:08.4	You start seeing 12 seats upsetting five seats 24-7.
0:12.5	And tournament sites are showing up at every turn.
0:15.3	There's only one thing to do when bracket brain hits.
0:18.3	Download the ESPN Tournament Challenge app and fill out your men's bracket
0:22.2	by tapping into the number one bracket game. Your bracket brain will thank you, presented by Allstate.
0:31.4	Good day. Welcome back to first take coming to you live above the Heineken River Deck at Pierce 17 in New York City.
0:36.7	I want everyone to know the sun is out and it's going to reach the 60s today. So I want I filled my bracket out in five minutes. There we go. Then create a group. Invite your friends. Get ready for
0:57.7	the madness with the number one bracket game. The men's game closes tomorrow at New
1:01.1	Eastern. The women's game Friday morning 1130. Wow, we're almost that 16 million. I'm going to steal
1:07.6	everybody's money. I'm glad you're good at numbers because I was like, what does that say? You mad about the brackets?
1:11.6	Well, you know, Stephen A's got Norfolk State winning the whole thing.
1:14.6	Okay, okay, okay.
1:16.6	Can I run your special montage?
1:18.6	Yeah. Zip it.
1:19.6	It's time to check in with our angriest of all the dogs.
1:24.6	Really drives me freaking crazy. I'm gonna over the way to the back.
1:29.3	I'm gonna scratch.
1:30.3	I didn't win they came because of that.
1:32.3	The man, J.A.
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