UConn wins NCAA National Title, Edey & Clingan’s NBA odds, Draymond’s Free Game | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard discuss the latest news in sports including UConn Men’s Basketball winning their second consecutive national championship. The cast also discuss Donovan Clingan and Zach Edey’s as NBA Draft prospects and Draymond Green for accuses a Purdue player of quitting in the National Championship Game.
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[@slaverescuehound3440]

I’ve never seen a worse player than caveman green get so much airplay.What a joke he better be sending the splash brothers a Rolex for Christmas until the day he dies.

[@williamwilson7703]

😊​@@slaverescuehound3440

[@TC-gx3qn]

"Go to Nick first so I can eat a cookie." 😂 Brou doesn't play about the sweets. That's a really nice tie, Nick. 🔥🔥

[@Slipknot5301]

"get to break wildes hurry up" 🤣🤣🤣

[@TC-gx3qn]

@@Slipknot5301 😄 I'm surprised he didn't eat that Mississippi mud pie on air and do the show with chocolate all over his face.

[@irlshinigami4390]

Them crumbles are something serious lol

[@TC-gx3qn]

@@irlshinigami4390 They must be, lol

[@exzicution]

Nick would coach exactly like Hurley 😂

[@thomaslyne3243]

Except for the winning park.

[@BigginsInAmerica]

He doesn't know anything about sports, how would he coach?

[@mattsell2361]

@@BigginsInAmericaI’m very confident he knows more about sports then u 😂

[@bloren8137]

@@mattsell2361nah big is right. Dude is an actor not a sports guy

[@richierich4330]

​@BigginsInAmerica bruh, it's hypothetical, obviously

[@prophoenixhd3453]

No disrespect but Dramond is a clown. His attack on Edey is null because we literally watched him get ejected 4 mins into the Orlando game for no reason.

[@yasyas618]

dray is unfortunate due to being a KlutchsportsBoi, BUT Samson Johnson’s minutes were actually LEGIT game changing, and he only got fouled out because the refs didn’t want him to completely take over the game Straight up the game was basically over once UConn spammed Johnson’s lob-threat in back-to-back possessions… that is fluid NBA play draymond was right, and honestly not only did the refs foul out Johnson to save the competitiveness cuz he was gonna take over, but also his fouls can be seen as indicative of him actually PLAYING hard and making his presence felt to instill fear in the opponent

[@versatilethearcane]

Thank you.... Draymond used to be a lovably scrappy undersized big man with edge who we all loved because he could match up with stars despite his limitations skill wise....now he's just flat out detestable and I wouldn't be upset if tomorrow he was gone from the league altogether

[@wayneegli8379]

​@@yasyas618Johnson has MASSIVE UPSIDE, but his body control needs work. He lacks some fundamentals, but Coach Hurley is fixing that.

[@yasyas618]

@@wayneegli8379 Johnson looked ready to go to NBA with the rest of them 😂 gotta keep the goods if you’re trying to threepeat, tho but ya… I still love Dray for his scrappy years, and wish we could have an intervention for him to get off the KlutchKoolaid, cuz LeBalco is toxic AF Dray honestly wasn’t even lacking in skill, he was more so lacking in size when it came to the role that he had to take on. but ya, scrappy players are essential to teams success - like Rodman ; Dillon Brooks was trying to be that guy, but he unfortunately got ahead of himself, and rather than just letting his game talk until he won… now he has to start over and luckily managed to get an overall redemption arc 😂

[@BrilliantDominance]

Watch edey fall and go to the Warriors!

[@RenR70]

Did Wildes just come out with a J Cole reference? Lol

[@andrewserieys2284]

Missed it, time stamp?

[@RenR70]

@@andrewserieys2284 6:20

[@keithjenkins6034]

I mean he literally said the name J Cole so I guess he did

[@carlosharris8998]

But wildes is always up on the music like that though

[@nikolasmav8842]

I love J Cole but I missed the reference

[@br0k3n_sp1rits9]

Honestly… what a show. If these dudes had a 10am slot i honestly think they would rival first take. Love this crew

[@LB41st]

Nick's tie is incredible.

[@TC-gx3qn]

It jumped out at me immediately. 🔥🔥

[@gqdrew5065]

That is a quality tie

[@PursuitOf7heEnd9]

🔥🔥🔥 Agreed

[@lilpast.y]

Wildes with the J Cole shot lol

[@DJezdic]

I would love to know how much crumble cookie pays for that advertising

[@DylanWolfram14]

Zero

[@dawsnoshift]

I truly think it’s zero😂

[@calvinhobbes7032]

FCC requires people to disclose sponsorships. It is truly unpaid

[@hecantsleep24]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@leekslounge]

UCONN IS who KY THINKS they are.

[@Percpopper44]

Ky been held back last 5 years because cal made it and stop trying

[@razkable]

And what ucla was long ago

[@freakboy40]

Correct: UCONN is who KY thinks they are because they have money....LOL. But fail to realize that it isn't just about money.

[@davemmar]

UConn’s magic lies in the ability of the whole team to execute. Two years in a row gives credit to a capable coaching staff. But the players must be capable of executing the game plan. That is the core of a championship caliber team.

[@longjump08]

The difference between UCONN and the other teams is that they are a complete team that doesn't make many mistakes

[@cullyisabucket6914]

I will go on record saying that I LOVE when they do the crumbl cookies

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

"Like Lavar Ball! Never lost..." Wildes is amazing 🤣

[@luisp155]

"I feel a little JCole-ish"

[@PinkSalmon]

I don’t even like Purdue or Zach Edey, but the amount of hate he gets for almost nothing is insane.

[@tatt4music]

Hate? He’s all the commentators talked about. They just praised him over and over again. We knew he wasn’t going to be the deciding factor in a victory for the title. He’s not NBA material.

[@KoopKoop-zn1te]

Sthi

[@justinbuska3499]

@@tatt4music Proving the OP's point...

[@davidpark2509]

​@tatt4music you denied the hate and threw shade at the same time lol

[@timocruz510]

@@tatt4music Idk a lot of people hate on him on twitter

[@hassanshariff]

Crumble Cookies better be paying the show lol they get a lot of free advertising

[@jeremy28135]

They’re amazing. They used to send boxes of Cupcakes and cookies to the Stern Show also and got an insane amount of plugs for it

[@SirPerfectful]

@@jeremy28135 horrendously overpriced

[@sethstine4698]

Purdue's game plan was also Uconn's game plan. Purdue: feed Edey the ball Uconn: let them feed Edey the ball

[@ppumpkin3282]

The strategy of going one on one with Edy only worked because they had a pretty good 7'2" center on him. They wore him down and kept him busy on defense otherwise he would have scored at lot more and had more rebounds. Part of UCONN's plan was to out run Purdue and wear them down - that's what UCONN does, also it's what Hurley said he would do at the half.

[@jackharrist1078]

To be fair to Draymond, he is an expert at quitting on your team😂

[@californiapapii322]

What a dumb comment. Makes mistakes with his attitude yes but he’s been the heart of that team for almost as long as he’s been there

[@timocruz510]

@@californiapapii322 Carried by Steph and Klay

[@mickfoley9578]

@@timocruz510it’s crazy how Steph and Klay can say out of their own mouths how important Draymond is and dummies like Timo will still spew out dumb statements.

[@mickfoley9578]

You get 4 rings by quitting?

[@californiapapii322]

@@mickfoley9578 he’s a casual clearly.

[@DriftEntry101]

Best show on sports. Let's go!

[@jaridatkinson4907]

First things first has come so far man im glad to be here since the beginning the Cris Carter days 😂

[@troyc7726]

Yea man this show is way better now

[@kylofoox1382]

As a 24 year old guy and a casual college hoops fan, UConn seems like a S tier college team along with duke, Kentucky etc

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

Crazy how UCONN can recruit to Storrs. It's just cows and snow.

[@tjbanville]

100%. I grew up less than 30 minutes from the UCONN campus. There are no distractions whatsoever lol. If you go there it's all about ball, which is a selling point for a certain kind of player..

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

@@tjbanville true.

[@erkenta9487]

Wilds with the JCole Reference is crazy 😂🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ppumpkin3282]

Big thing about UCONN is they've won NCAA titles under three different coaches.

[@seanjones8284]

Nick has gotten better with his debates over the years

[@MarvyG23]

Crazy championship run

[@scottk950]

2024 Uconn one of the best ncaa championship teams ever. Right up there with all the best teams ever. 3 first round picks with 2 lottery picks and that doesn't include one of the best ncaa backcourt combos ever( Triston Newton/ Cam Spencer) with quality backups who could start for most any other team. Largest point margin differential in ncaa history is no accident. That team was right up there with the all time best

[@christophersmith2660]

Dan Hurley got that style of coaching from his dad. Sr. Ask anyone that played at St. Anthony

[@Richway2100]

Brou seems to always "have talked to a guy" 🤣🤣

[@ChrisKingslin]

J Cole stray was golden

[@GoatedAtNFS]

UConn is a blue blood idc what anyone says 6 national championships since 1999 and counting, only UCONN can say that

[@mikeshannon8509]

UCONN = Basketball capital of the world

[@johnspeights69]

Great take at the end by Wildes

[@CelticsBirdsUnited97]

Colleges haven't figured out the spacing/volume of 3s math like NBA. UConn kinda did which can somewhat explain their win margins

[@josuesimplice3859]

Agree with everything you typed. But, I also think college basketball doesn't want to adapt. Why is there no 3 second rule and why are they still playing halves lol? UCONN plays very modern but the college game itself feels antiquated at times. That's why a lot of these college bigs and players specifically dominate college but can't find any playing time in the NBA because the games are so different. Even with college football recently if you win the Heisman you probably end up being a decent NFL player because some of the schemes and philosophies between NFL and College Football are similar. NBA and College Basketball feel drastically different at times.

[@jdankerdake]

It's crazy to see a team shooting and making so few three pointers almost a quarter into the 21st century. It's like watching a different game.

[@k_hack9441]

To only take 7 is insane. How did an asst coach not bring that up at half or during the game?!

[@Mlbkraven]

UCONN BABY!!! We’ve won a lot in the last two decades than duke, unc, and Kentucky and yet still are under hyped and still aren’t a draw for these high school prospects

[@hecantsleep24]

Let em hate Ct ain't going anywhere

[@kendoglarson5419]

We get kids that want to come here. We don't need All Americans. We do it with top 200 level recruits and a few top 25-50.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

Most NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championships since Tournament Expansion to 64 teams in 1985: UConn 6, Duke 5, North Carolina 4, Kansas 3, Kentucky 3, Villanova 3.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

Most Final Fours All-Time: NORTH CAROLINA 21, UCLA 18, KENTUCKY 17, DUKE 17, KANSAS 16…………UCONN 7.

[@hecantsleep24]

@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 yup and only two schools have more titles but when UConn goes it's a gearinted Win, highest win percentage of all time and 3rd in titles, 1st in the last 25 years. Dominate.

[@jdankerdake]

Why would the Spurs want Edey clogging the lane on offense when throwing the ball to Wemby at the rim is so effective? Or clogging driving lanes or inhibiting pick and roll opportunities for Wemby and another ball handler? Look how poorly things went with Wemby playing alongside a non-shooting big in Zach Collins.

[@360carter3]

As much as I don’t like Collins he can shoot it pretty good. Something Edey can’t do

[@jdankerdake]

@@360carter3 Collins is shooting 31% from three this season.

[@erandle247]

In America....if you are not the popular majority...you are wrong! Even when you're the expert and the people judging are not.

[@toddostendorp2145]

NBA Summer league showed Clingan as a dominate player on the pick and roll and a advance passer with an eye for passing. Passing is a pleasant developing weapon for Donavan Cliingan and will set the Blazers fans up for some fun to watch basketball. RIP City here we come 👍👍

[@danieljacobson1]

This is the best show on American television.

[@jeremy28135]

Agreed

[@timocruz510]

Nick's Draymond take was one of his best imo

[@THEJimCase]

Nice to hear CT guy Kevin Wildes representing!!!

[@CharlesPough-h7e]

I hate to see teams lose but hey congrats to the champs

[@mr100b]

Congrats to UConn. I have no idea why dook and uk are even being talked about. Welcome to the six club. Still GDTBAT!

[@EternalRedGamer]

Draymond: “When I called LeBron a bad word and got suspended, that’s the moment I knew we were going lose a 3-1 lead in the finals”

[@HooksyCollins]

I never heard of Kevin W. Before he joined this show and he has been one of my favorite sports media guys since. Always a good laugh with him!

[@YEGChef]

FTF trying to fight my man Hoang Bi with 23 minute videos now

[@darthsiddious7469]

Dray sticking up for his fellow Triple Singler

[@TC-gx3qn]

😄

[@nagaidehen9072]

And fellow champion

[@showboat92]

San Antonio could develop Edey.

[@33corsaire]

Wildes got a great point about Lebron

[@kghd2647]

Great conversation fellas

[@kppowell6157]

Brou was legitimately excited yesterday when they said the word “crumbl”

[@samuelwilliams3044]

That was a coaching masterpiece by Hurley. I like his attitude. Would love to play for him

[@swayreportinglive1092]

Wildes saying he feeling a lil J Cole-ish is the highlight of this vid 😂🤣

[@NicholasLashway]

Thank you for your take on Draymond Nick

[@a.r.t93]

Brou: It's called coaching Wildes: 😯

[@BuneFFXI]

Hurley is gonna use this as more motivation 🤣

[@MiaovenWinter]

Can I get a full segment with Wildes' mouth full of Crumbl Cookie pls

[@teedashmusic]

Edey did not give up , he was gassed

[@Annapurna818]

Masai needs to get our boy Zach and not treat him like Delano.

[@Niiigg89]

Cole is the GOAT! Had the hip hop world talking about his diss, has the world talking about his apology.. One thing people don't understand is this might be the best rollout for a album ever

[@bbott137]

Brou just waiting for the segment to end so he can dive into them cookies again.

[@johnwick8516]

😂

[@kendoglarson5419]

Its time to realize that in the modern era of college basketball parity Uconn is the best program in the nation. Period. The acconplishment is better and has eclipsed all those basketball Legendary Schools. Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ucla, whoever is no longer the story. Uconn is the basketball program.....the best ever. Its a fact. Period.

[@leonapplebutter5946]

Nick gets upset with any coach that shows a shred of personality and passion 🙄

[@bloren8137]

It’s a take away from his mentor Colin Cowherd

[@PinkSalmon]

I think Edey could go behind Val for a couple years in New Orleans and eventually take that starting spot.

[@joejames9974]

Heck not my team go to the warriors or the spurs

[@alexgeorge673]

Draymond is 100% right. Edey wasn't the same in the whole second half

[@Acewingman11]

@9:26 it's because Uconn is the best run program in the country. Also Kevin Ollie's team was the last "Jim Calhoun" team, people are soon to forget. Jim Coached a few of those key players 2 years, including Shabazz. And Shabazz was part of the Kemba team even though he didn't really play. So I see that one as less of an accident. Ollie wasn't a bad game coach in fact his downfall was he put no work in outside of practices and games. Also Jim Calhoun's team was excellent from 1996 basically up until they won that 2014 championship. Only a couple soft years and they probably would have won another title in the 2007-09 era if they didn't have an unfortunate injury in the Elite 8 game. And I will add unlike UNC or Duke or Kentucky, Uconn doesn't get 5 star recruits every other year let alone every year. Yes they get 5 star recruits but not every single year. Why? Because they don't have the "history". Except for Duke the history starts in 88 and that 5 year run cemented them as a "Blue Blood" before they even had 3 titles. I'm not criticizing UNC, Duke, or Kentucky, but you have to respect Uconn's ability to make the most of what they have every year. Also Hurley is obviously a great coach. The Calhoun teams basically won 4 titles, but it took Calhoun 4-5 years to settle into his role at Uconn. The same thing is true for any coach that isn't in a UNC, Duke, or Kentucky level program when it comes to the quality of recruits. Also this is a new era with the NIL and Uconn has the first two championships of a new era. They should be able to leverage this for years. Don't love how Hurley is trying to make people hate the team though. Uconn has not been unlikeable by most for being such a dominant team.

[@tom.lg1991]

Listen, idk how many times I felt the Purdue guards got to the rim or had an open shot and pump faked/passed out.

[@SamoGreen]

21:29 people forget Alex Len was a #3 pick. Same game as edey. That’s my comp for him. Serviceable but not a starter. Imo

[@jdjersey3]

Hold up!!!! Let Wildes COOK!!😂

[@jpguerra4748]

the BEST sports show

[@joshuavalentin7396]

I think Dray was saying Eidy mightve known at that time we gonna lose so let me eat and get my numbers. If it gets close im sure he wouldve changed his mindet but thats my interpretation.

[@WilliamQuilesJr]

Go UCONN!

[@mjcastro82]

Ah Wildes with his wild takes. Thinking that if you're the best player on the team that won the natty, you should be the #1 pick. God bless him...

[@daxstarwilliams9239]

Broussard should allow others to complete their thoughts before either refuting or agreeing with them. In other words, please refrain from interrupting.

[@cphillps1749]

If Draymond never played with Steph , Klay, Durant, Iggy, Bogut, Barnes and Livingston he wouldn’t have made it 2 years in the NBA…..

[@razkable]

Wiggins poole lee

[@ZeroG]

Edey belongs in Portland with Ayton at the 4!

[@timjohnson2188]

Draymond Green's opinion is invalid on any conversation. Draymond gave up on the Warriors.

[@sammysabo6777]

This UCONN team is the 10th or 11th greatest college team EVER very impressive

[@MikeMercado]

UCONN HAVE 11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN GINO AURIENNA 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

[@sams.3209]

I cant wait till Edey gets to post up Draymond. He has no shot

[@nathaniellemons781]

They say teams give up on coaches all the time Whats the difference

[@tavliberty7564]

6 and 0 in championship games. They get there, they win. Great team

[@tonybrown7453]

UCONN'S championship run was crazy. The Men and Women both deserve to be champs.

[@nicholasward2975]

Moving pick

[@2385roly]

The womens didnt. They couldnt even make it to final

[@360carter3]

@@2385rolyyes they did deserve it. Face it Women’s UConn would’ve had a way better chance at beating South Carolina than an only Caitlin Clark Iowa😭 who got clamped by Raven Johnson

[@2385roly]

@@360carter3 they might have been a better matchup sure as a whole. But you cant say they deserve it when they couldn't even make it to the finals

[@PeterKoroma-fw9xk]

Wildes called it, he said UConn by double digits, the prognosticator is back, just in time for NBA playoffs

[@jdankerdake]

Hakeem was not 7'0" tall. Draft Express lists him at 6'10" and you can see in photos he's about an inch taller than Dwight Howard, who's 6'9" barefoot.

[@redhorse6652]

But Hakeem had a long wingspan and large hands.

[@spidermonkey28]

He is listed at 7'0" Literally everywhere else.

[@jdankerdake]

@@spidermonkey28 Height fudgery has gone on in basketball since time immemorial. Players were also measured in shoes for decades until recently. Hakeem has the same height and wingspan as AD.

[@melvinguz11]

Best show!!

[@DouglasLowry]

Half the Country.. Didn't See IT 😮

[@tyuswilliams4567]

Congratulations UConn 😔 -sad Auburn fan

[@Cultivated.]

Of course Draymond shitting on the dude who carried a subpar team against the super team rooting against the best player, lmao shocking

[@razkable]

Castle is going to be an iggy type player

[@brucewallagainsttheodds1740]

😂😂😂 Get to break Wildes hurry up!!! Break didn’t come fast enough

[@mr.bluedj9862]

Leave it to Nick to say UConn is not a dynasty.

[@JohnThompson-es3ph]

He did say they are the king of college basketball. As he said its strange because they have missed the tournament so many times (7 times since 2000). It's strange because they are so successful once they make the final four... they win. But that also means they only have 7 total final fours. Six championships says dynasty... but seven final fours doesn't feel very dynasty.

[@Boomdizzle99]

Zach edey is the next ivica zubac...good role playing center. thats his ceiling I think. cant shoot or dribble or pass. he really needs to improve. Hope the spurs take him. Only they can develop him to max potential

[@shadrachi5698]

Bro I literally said this yesterday first time I watched him and could see zubac off rip

[@greg_g7148]

Sam Mitchell on TSN (cdn network) argued that Edey would be a good fit at OKC - it could give Holmgren more minutes at the 4, and there would be no pressure on Edey to score since they have so many scorers already. Will be interesting to see how someone in the NBA uses him. Ive been thinking of that movie Moneyball and that somehow Edey could be one of those guys

[@davidpark2509]

Hes better than jokic

[@lilg8017]

i think it was after the elite 8, beating a good illini team with ease, is when I started thinking they're gonna do it again

[@SuperJay12jay]

All I know is #1 pick will be Edey.

[@spirenguard]

Nick really hit brou with the "multiple sources" meme

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I got almost 80% of my pics wrong but I did pick UConn to win it all. I still did not win any money though lol.