Talkin Hoops with Kev Luke
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On this episode I'm joined by Lansing's own Tyler Bennett to discuss : Experiencing the Breslin Center, what has gone wrong for MSU so far this season, how can it be fixed, adjustments that can be made and what we think the future of the program is for Izzo's last stretch. Tap in ‼️
On this episode I talk about my Michigan State Spartans losing back to back home games to both Iowa and Ohio State. I deep dive into why coach Izzo and this program have been going in a downward spiral since Covid and where things need to change. Tap in ‼️
On this episode I got my guy Dave (@IowaHoopsDave on twitter) to discuss : our matchup with his Hawkeyes and my Spartans, our overall outlook of the Big Ten so far this season, Owen freeman's presence and the greatness that is Caitlin Clark. Tap in
Iowa State is currently sitting at the 2nd spot at the top of the Big 12. Going into this season barely anybody was talking about them and yet here they are with an undefeated record at home in the 2nd week of February. TJ Otzelberger and his staff did a great job of assembling a roster via returners and the transfer portal. So on this episode I breakdown why the Cyclones are one of the top teams in the entire country. As always tap in ‼️
In year 1 at Texas Tech Grant McCasland and his staff have the Red Raiders as a top 3 team in the Big 12. So on this episode I breakdown how and why they’ve had this much success up until this point of the season and why it will continue all the way through March. Tap in ‼️
On this episode I give my flowers to John Calipari and this Kentucky Wildcats team. I go in depth on each of their rotational players and why the Cats have a great chance of getting to the final four for the first time in a long time. Tap in ‼️
On thee first official episode of Talkin hoops wit Kev Luke I had to talk about the downward spiral of both USC and UCLA's men's basketball programs. For 2 really good programs as we currently stand they are both 6-7 in this young 23-24 season. For UCLA and Mick Cronin it is not the end of the world but Jaime Jaquez and Tyger Campbell are not walking through that door. It's time to grow and develop the talent that you actually recruited. For USC and Andy Enfield those hot seat conversations must heat up. He is in Year 11 and has superb talent but they look outclassed in 80% of the games they've played in so far. As always tap in ‼️
We are back and on this episode I talk about my struggling Spartans and give 7 reasons to why they are currently sitting at 4-4. There is no real reason to hit the panic button but there is plenty of concerns and I go in depth on each one of them. As always tap in‼️
On this episode I simply tell the good folks out there my 5 major takeaways from this first week of the 2023-24 college hoops season. Tap in ‼️
On this episode I brought on my guy DK who is one of the most well-versed people I know on Michigan State basketball and just college basketball as a whole. So on this episode we discuss : All things MSU basketball, overall outlook of the Big Ten, some teams to watch out for, our on the spot Final Four picks plus much more. Follow DK on twitter @SpartanHoops_DK and support his work at @SpartanRivals as well. Tap in
On this episode I have my brother Pablo (@CoachPCong) to talk : His earliest memories of Duke, favorite Duke team of his time, expectations for this 2023-24 blue devil squad, the Duke sophomore he believes will take the biggest leap, Cooper Flagg, respecting New York City basketball, our sleeper college hoops teams, the Lakers and finally our All-time Duke and Michigan State starting 5's. Check out Pablo's show @5PointPlayPodcast and his pen skills @Ball_Durham on Twitter. As always please like and subscribe, thank you.
On today's episode I talk about the two major trades that took place last week where the Milwaukee Bucks landed Damian Lillard and the Boston Celtics landed Jrue Holiday. I go in depth about both of these teams and why they'll both yet again have championship aspirations while I also tell y'all my personal concerns with each roster. Dame Lillard is now in a spot where he can realistically win a championship and all NBA fans should be happy for him while the Blazers future looks pretty good. I didn't really mention the Phoenix Suns outlook in all of this either but I love the work that James Jones has done in this past offseason. For the Celtics they finally get a TRUE point guard in Jrue that will make things so much easier for both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. As always tap in
On this episode I have another great guest on with my guy Ben Madden (@_puresharp_) and we discuss : His earliest Ohio State basketball memories, his favorite OSU team of all time, what went wrong with last years team, if Chris Holtmann is on the hot seat or not, expectations for this 23-24 team, overall Big Ten hoops talk, possible issues Purdue could run into this year amongst more college hoops talk. We finish it off by him giving us his all-time Ohio State starting 5. As always tap in ‼️
On this episode I got my good friend Adrian (@keepinthescore) to talk : What went wrong with UNC last year, how he feels about Hubert Davis, expectations for this upcoming 23-24 season, the overall outlook of the ACC and his 2 biggest sleeper teams in the country going into the year. We then dive into the college football side of things and talk : his Michigan Wolverines, Mel Tucker and MSU, overall outlook of the Big Ten and the 4 teams he has making the College Football Playoff. Tap in. Subscribe to Adrian's youtube channel for more great college football content Adrian Myers - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@adrianmyers2261/featured
On this episode of the Kevoo Bandzz Hoops Podcast I have my good brother Ersin Demir (@EDemirNBA) on to talk: the influx of overseas players to the D1 level, Jan Vide and Aday Mara's impact on UCLA in Year 1, Steve Forbes and Wake Forest love, Michigan State's title aspirations and an AJ Hoggard rant by yours truly, Terrance Arceneaux and Judah Mintz returning to school, Kentucky adding in Croatian big man Zvonimir Ivisic and some other NBA topics. Tap in
On this special episode 700 I brought in a brother of mines in my dawg Melo Williams (@_melowilliams) to talk about : @uselitebball, Jaeden Mustaf, the current state of the Wisconsin Badger and Marquette Golden Eagles' basketball programs, the surge of NBA players from Wisco, how we feel about the state of the current NBA game and his top 5 Big Ten hoopers that he has personally watched in his lifetime. Go follow and subscribe to @TeamNBSMedia on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. Tap in
On this episode I talk about why I am actually a firm believer in this Tennessee Volunteers squad for this upcoming 2023-24 college hoops season. The SEC has plenty of question marks heading into the year but the Vols have a lot of solid pieces in areas that they usually struggle in, so I'm curious to see how it plays out for them in these next few months. Rick Barnes and staff went out this offseason and addressed mostly needs and not just wants like most programs do nowadays in the transfer portal era. Tap in ‼️
On this episode I talk about my Miami Heat winning the Eastern Conference this past Monday and advancing to the NBA Finals. I then quickly talk about the Celtics issues and why they aren’t that difficult to fix and I finish off by previewing the NBA finals with my Heat facing off against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. As always tap in ‼️
On todays episode I talk about the Sixers being dead in the water after folding both Game 6 and Game 7 to the Boston Celtics and what direction they go from here. I then talk about Monty Williams getting fired from the Suns and why even though I don’t think it was the correct move I still understand why Mr. Ishbia went down this route. As always tap in ‼️
On Saturday we finally got the much anticipated news that Bronny James will be headed to play for coach Andy Enfield and USC this upcoming winter. So on this episode I talk about his game, the fit at SC and the roster that he will be playing alongside in what could be his lone season in college. As always tap in ‼️
We are in the thick of the first round of the NBA Playoffs and so far so good. On today’s episode I give my brief insight on all 8 matchups throughout the first round of the nba and how I believe they’ve played out so far. I recorded just before the De’Aaron Fox news broke so that changes things a lot sadly but hope y’all enjoy it and tap in ‼️
On this episode I start off by giving a shoutout to the National Champions on both sides between the LSU womens squad and the UConn mens squad. I then talk about the coaching changes in the Big East from Ed Cooley to Georgetown, Rick Pitino to St. John’s and Kim English to Providence. Making the Big East thee premier conference for the top coaches in the country and the most looked forward to matchups for next season and the near future. As always tap in ‼️
On this episode I recap some of the action this past weekend of the first couple of rounds of the NCAA tournament. We had a few crazy upsets between FDU, Furman and Princeton getting huge wins. A couple of game winners like FAU had in their game against Memphis and just nothing but high level basketball from Thursday to Sunday. I also give a few predictions on how I believe the Sweet 16 will play out while also showing my Spartans some love for holding it down in Columbus this weekend. As always tap in ‼️
On todays episode I sing the praises of Rob Pelinka and the Lakers front office for the GREAT moves that they made at the NBA trade deadline earlier this month and why they could win a championship this season. I then go in the complete opposite direction by talking about my Miami Heat and if they can get things turning in the right direction this season before it’s too late. As always tap in ‼️
On todays pod I just go in depth on why my heart refuses to give up on Villanova and Arkansas. Both have had their share of ups and downs but to me look like they’re each trending in the right direction. Nova’s road to the tourney is much more difficult than Arkansas’ but the Cats still have a chance to redeem their season and make that much needed push. As always tap in ‼️
The Big 12 has officially been the best conference in all of college basketball so I had to do a quick rundown on each of its teams. From the bottom all the way to the top of this league there is no such thing as off nights or bye games. So I deep dive into each of em while also giving you guys the pros and cons of the top 6. Tap in ‼️
On this episode I talk about one of thee hottest teams in the country in the Kansas State Wildcats. In just this past week the Cats put the country on notice by going into both Texas and Baylor and coming out with wins. Jerome Tang and his staff have done a helluva job of assembling talent in their first year in Manhattan, Kansas. K-State is for real ladies and gentlemen. Tap in ‼️
On this first episode of the new year I decided to talk about both Kentucky and Michigan and some of the similar problems both of these programs are facing as both came into this season with high expectations, yet neither look anything close to what the media hyped em up to be. The season is far from over and these teams are capable of flipping the switch any day now but they also only have about 2 months left to get this train on the tracks and get it going in the right direction. There are no off nights in the SEC or the Big Ten so wins are earned not given, so we shall see how the rest of the season plays out for these 2 powerhouse programs. As always tap in
On today’s episode I had to give a ton of credit to both Danny Hurley and Nate Oats for the talent that they have assembled for their individual programs. Hurley has UCONN finally back to actually looking like a throwback UCONN squad while Oats has a plethora of talent down in Tuscaloosa led by the great Brandon Miller. Both of these teams will be major threats come March time. Tap in ‼️
College hoops is here so I had to talk about two of my favorite teams in the nation this season in Creighton and Arkansas. The Bluejays are 6-1 right now with a tough loss to Arizona in the championship game of the Maui Invitational. They have one of (if not the best) starting 5s in the country led by the bucket getting Trey Alexander. The Razorbacks on the other hand are sitting with a current record of 5-1 and also have nothing but talent on their young and upcoming squad. With Nick Smith Jr. out the Hogs are led by freshman Anthony Black who just so happens to be one of the best point guards in the entire country. Tap in and subscribe to my youtube channel please https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbuG13J4H_m6JfmXzgYQCdg
