The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Alley Oop 172: Will UConn Take Both Titles? | Audi Crooks, Clippers, LeBron & That Wizards Prank

Episode Date: April 3, 2026

The UConn Huskies men's basketball and UConn Huskies women's basketball have the potential to pull off something WILD — winning BOTH sides of the Final Four and taking over college basketball Juju and Trysta break down whether UConn is building a full-blown dynasty and what it means for the future of hoops.Then we shift gears to the next wave: rising stars like Sarah Strong and Audi Crooks — are they next up?Plus: NBA Playoffs heating up (what’s real vs fake contenders) Los Angeles Clippers making noise MVP race debates LeBron James vs Memphis Grizzlies drama And the funniest moment of the week — the Washington Wizards prank that has everyone talking From college dominance to NBA chaos, this episode has EVERYTHING. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dog crazy hair. These, I look at my sister. That's the crazy eyes. Little crazy eyes. Look, that's how he turned the ball over right there. That's the Debo. Welcome back, man. I am the kid, Ju-Jugadi.

Join by my sister Trista Crick as always. How you doing, sis? I like being the kid as well. Also, I am also the kid. The kid, Trista Crick. Ooh, K-TK, you got to know it, man. Salute everybody. Look, it's.

4-04-day weekend in Atlanta. So we out here turned all the way up, man. So please excuse my energy if it's a little too high today, but I'm getting in the zone. By the way, how come Portland doesn't have a 503 day? You got 404-day. We don't have no 503-day. And does New Orleans have 504 boys?

Huh? Yeah. They have the 504 day? Yeah, for sure. No 503 day. We lame-ass, white-ass city. We do celebrate Junete, though. for show since I was a little kid.

You got to know, man. And make sure you wear your bulletproof vests in New Orleans 504 day. You got to know that if you know, you know. Bought your bulletproof vest. Go ahead and get it now because 504 days come in just right around the corner. You got to know. And Blue Flame is available right now on your iTunes, Spotify, wherever you get music. We're going up this weekend for 404 day.

Neither here nor there because this weekend is also super-filled with a lot of madness, man. Final four men and women. Who do you got, sis? The picture we got, Michigan against who, Yukon, or no, Michigan against Arizona. And then Yukon versus Illinois. Illinois. Salute the story, Akovish, J.R. You got to know. Who you picking, sis? Who you got? I'm going Yukon, Arizona. By the way, I did take. tell everyone to not stop believing in Dan Hurley and that this Yukon team offensively was good enough to go to the Final Four and make it to the national championship game.

I think they will go to the National Championship game. And I think they just barely, barely, barely, barely lose to Arizona. I hate even saying that. But listen, Dan Hurley versus Tommy Lloyd. We'll see. We'll see what Tommy Lloyd has up his sleeve. We'll see whether he's got winning up his sleeve. I haven't seen to make it past the elite eight.

So we'll see what kind of sprinkling he's got. Look, bro, I actually am on the other side of that because as awesome as Arizona is, co-opete, freshmen. They're led by a couple freshmen. So I don't know. I like that. Yukon has that crazy in their eyes as well as that experience in their back pocket. So I'm choosing.

My dog crazy here. These are all looking at my sister. That's a crazy. Crazy eyes. Little crazy eye. Look, that's how he turned the ball over right there. That's the Debo.

I'm going with Yukon, man, because it's just crazy against regular and I'm going crazy. All right. On the other side of that break. I hope you're right. Michigan versus. Yeah,

I got Yukon. Yeah, I got Yukon beating South Carolina. Oh, hold on, hold on, hold on. Okay, I like how you did that. We're going women's first. Okay. Women's, UCon versus South Carolina. You got them huskies?

Yep. I got UCon beating South Carolina and I got UCLA beating Texas, but I don't feel good about it. And I got Yukon winning it all in a close one. Damn. See, I got Texas getting the job done against UCLA. Not because of Mad Books,

but just because of the squad they got, bro. If they all lock in and say, you know what, Lauren Bitz, not tonight, they got a chance. You got to tell her not tonight. I really, uh, Ju-Jew, feel like Madison Booker has a unique opportunity for branding right the second based on what you just said. And her logo when she comes into the league should literally be an angry book.

Oh, Harry Potter. The boot that is trying to eat Harry Potter. Yeah, with little feet on the book with this angry book, mad books. Come on, man, mad books. And reading is fundamental. Go straight to the kids with that one too, man. Yeah. Get your mad books.

books right now. Love. If you want to be like mad books. Yeah, I like that. Unfortunately, I got to kind of agree, bro. Yukon girls, man, no huskies. They're looking too invincible, man. I'm riding with darn as always.

I'm going to choose USC just because here we are. But no huskies, man. Azy Ford, man. They just got it going. Sarah Strong, best player. Maybe in college basketball history. Am I tripping? No, I think.

she's going to go down is the best. She doesn't want to say it. She doesn't want to be compared to Brianna Stewart. She doesn't want to be compared to Maya Moore. But she will be because you're talking about a sophomore when a Naismith player of the year. She's going to win it three times in a year over. She's going to win it three times in a row just like Brianna Stewart did. She's a legend. She's going to go down to the Hall of Fame. She's going to be one of them ones. But they need to stop playing around with those overinflated basketballs because they made her layups look like bricks. them bricklayers

salute the MTV rocking job there's no long story sure I got Yukon losing against Michigan if they play them

if they play them I don't know who plays soon they did but let's say they would in a national championship but the crazy eyes the crazy eyes

aren't enough to get it get it done over Dusty May no I got Dusty May them boys man them boys looking too unstoppable man like Michigan and Yaxil

London Blah Young Dunbl however you say said my boy he he about 30 years old let's just we can start there but for real though for real though check ball when it's when it's time but moving on man to the league bro because the playoffs is right around the corner when she comes man who do you got in these playing tourney style victories blottery situations i don't know how they're doing that moving forward but who do you got sneaking into the playoffs and actually making noise.

Because in my opinion, in the East is a little bit more easy to make a little noise than the West. You did? What you think, sis? Well, I think what I want to know is if it stays the way it is right now, then you've got a situation where the Hornets have to play the Celtics if they beat the Raptors in that first game. They move up to the seven. they play the two. I think that's actually a non-preferable route for the Hornets. If I'm the Hornets,

I would rather play the Pistons who have actually been playing pretty good ball without Cade. But you're getting, like you said, these throwaway games where B-ball Paul's putting up 20 plus. Hey, basketball. You got a, we got homie from St. John's, Danis, which I think I called them Danes before, Danis Jenkins.

And like, what are we going to have in a half? court situation and in a playoff situation, seven game series check ball. So I think for me, it depends on who the hornets get in the first round, but if it's one eight, I'm going to go hornets to maybe make a little bit of noise and maybe push this thing to the limit. I also think the cavaliers better watch that ass. Oh, oh, wait. Watch that ass, calves, because here's the deal.

I don't care whether you have private chefs and gluten-free, dairy, free private little orders that Donovan Mitchell said is the reason that he stayed in Cleveland if you know you know a little sprinkle some sauce on them. Here's the deal. 17 of 19 wins

for the Atlanta Hawks. Nickale Alexander Walker looking like the second coming of his cousin Shay Gilgis Alexander, Dyson Daniels defensive player of the year last year most improved player. One of those kids that you think, wow, I don't want

see him. You've got all kinds of mischief that the Hawks are up to with Jalen Johnson and his power and his scoring prowess. This is just a tight squad. And I think Cleveland needs to get their stuff and check because they are considered a soft team. And ATL, shoddy, you better go to these games, Juju, because I'm telling you, it's going to be up. Bray, speaking of up, you already know Luke Cornyette tried to stop the show. But as we all know the same, Man, one monkey don't start no show, man. My boy sent these hoodies out yesterday. Atlanta Hawks, man.

Salute. Did you get me mine? I mean, I pre-ordered it before I knew that was even a problem. So I did not get secure yours just yet. But I'm going to find you one. All right. I ordered it before Luke Cornet got on all that BS. But salute to Atlanta, I feel like that's the vibe.

Because people in the city, bro, like, bro, we're going to still see out of the hoodie, man. I'm not on the NBA talking about all that. But yang, man. So, yeah, I like what Atlanta is doing. doing right now. The city is 100% alive. The city is 100% behind the house. Girl, throw that when I'm in the circle, even if it's little, make it jump like a hurdle. You got to know. You feel me? Moving on to the West, man. Is there anybody in that West, that bottom of that West that can make any noise when it comes to maybe going against the Lakers, maybe going against

they don't want to see the Spurs or the Thunder in my opinion. But who in the West has the best shot I don't think anybody wants to speed the spurs or the thunder. What I will say, when we see the peak of the clippers, they are dangerous. We saw it against the nuggets in round in round one of last year's playoffs, took the nuggets to seven, probably should have won that series. I think Darius Garland and Benedict Matherin are really. nice one-two punch. Obviously, Kauai is playing some of the best basketball, maybe the best basketball

of his career. And it doesn't really matter what they did in terms of at the trade deadline losing all those players, like losing Zubatch. But John Collins is giving you effective minutes, giving you

9 for 13. You got Derek Jones Jr., athletic wing. You got a lot of, Brooke Lopez is kind of a start. to like find back his rhythm again now that he's uh now that um zoo is back or i mean he's gone 28 points for ben matherin against the bucks seven for 10 from the field i'm not saying they're gonna be able to beat uh okay c or the spurs which i do not think is a possibility but they could take him six yeah i like that because that you're right bro being just to me gives them just a little bit edgier

personality. Somebody that's willing to go in that paint and get the file like Jimmy Butler did with the heat. So yeah, I definitely like that pit for sure. If anybody can do it, it's them. And when I say do it, it's go to six. Moving on, man, them nuggets, they don't put on a seven-game win street right now. Also, breaking news, the Joker is averaging a triple double in the year of the Lord 2006. You did? Is that enough to sway any voter?

I know it's crazy, bro. I know we got joker fatigue. But can't any voter be swayed from SGA at this juncture? To me, the answer is no. Yeah. I hate it.

I don't think we really have a full handle, Juju, on MVP as a whole. What does it mean? Is it the best player on the best team. Is that what it is? Because that to me feels kind of like

it's not really most valuable player. No, you're right. You know? And so I think Yokic, if you put Yokic on any team, he raises the floor and the ceiling by 25 games or so. I mean, you're just talking about a guy who does everything

offensively and defensively. he's not bad. He can get you multiple steals. He can strap up a little bit. But I don't think Jay's going to be able to get it pulled from his fingertips just based on the way that he's playing down in the stretch of games and the clutch situations. He's having the most efficient performance pretty much of his career. I think he's shooting like 55,

56% on twos. Defensively, he's still a menace. And you can't really give him. him a hard time because the way that they've comprised that roster, everybody's really good defensively, but he's also very good defensively. Exactly, bro. And like you said, I saw the thunder continue to kick ass without SGA. I saw the spurs continue to whoop ass when Wimby went down. I saw them nuggets look like they shouldn't be anywhere near the playoffs when Joker got hurt during the season. Aside from the MVP conversation, in the playoffs side,

if we're going to get this side of Jamal Murray, if we're going to get this version of Cam Johnson, that, hey, bro, take the ball to the down hole. I wouldn't want to face them nuggets in the playoffs, man. Like, who do you fear them, I mean, outside of one and two, who do you fear the most on that West? Because the nuggets, I don't want to see them, bro, for some reason. Don't want to see the nuggets, Juju.

you're right about that. And I definitely don't want to see the Timberwolves if I'm the Lakers. Oh, yeah, yeah, I forgot. Healthy, resting Ant Man, too, right now, too. Listen, you know, everybody's like this Lakers team, pooped. He just pooped. He just pooped. Post-poop clarity. Lakers 9 and 1 in their last 10.

Mm. I think they're 15th offensively in the last month. Offensively, Lucas doing all kinds of crazy shit. Salute. But at the end of the day, who sent the Lakers home packing last year?

Damn. Is it just me or was that the Minnesota Timberwolves? Quickly, too. We was in New York watching the game one. Like, what the? Are we watching a new day? I believe, like, bro,

it's something about when the lights are the brightest, Ant-Man. It's a different Ant-Man. We're going to, Ant Man, going to play with y'all season, man. He might shoot when he's not supposed to. He might do this or whatever. But them playoffs and Antman, I don't know, bro.

You're right. I don't want to see him. You know what? And also, real quick, not to shift too much back to the east. Yeah. But Nick Sixers' first round is going to be fire. That's low-key. One of the best matchups.

I was at Nick Sixers two years ago. and saw the Tyrese Maxi game where he ended up scoring a bajillion points in the last eight seconds of that game and sent them home for the night and made Madison Square Garden go up in emotional flames. And they're seven and three in the last 10. Paul George is finding his flow Types Maxie, VJ Edgecombe, a Joel M.B., a healthy Joe L&B, we do not want to see if we're the Knicks whatsoever at all. And I think he's preparing himself to be there for the playoffs.

The last time we saw Joel M. Bid, he was a plus 33 on the floor, 35 points, 3 for 3 from the field, 8 for 9 from the free throw line, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and a block. That Joellen B, is making Mike Brown have nightmares. Right. And people forget, last time in the playoffs when the Knicks got the better of them, my boy had bells palsy, man, half his face didn't work. It was a lot going on and he still was out there.

One hand. And it looked, you're right, it looked. rough. He was like, damn. He could not even see out of one eye. His whole face was drooping. His leg was messed up. He was out there on one arm, one leg, giving him the business.

And you got a determine PG right now. Come up, what? Put up 39. I mean, it's against a wizard. So we got a asterisk. But 39 is 39 in today's NBA. So, yeah, I wouldn't want to see them if I'm the Knicks either because

they get well. So, But before we move on to a couple of videos, man, I also like to just announce and just make it plain to the audience that this matters so much. Our sister, Audi Crooks, has entered the transfer portal. What does that mean for the lady's sports? One year left on her eligibility, but she fined used the age out of that mother effort. And, and, Juju, the crazy thing is. 10 confirmed in the transfer portal out of Iowa State. Adi, Adi, Lily, Ries, Reagan.

It's like a Pity Pablo song over here. Jada, Freya, Alisa, Kenzie. You know what I'm saying? Why they put them in that list like that? Audi, Adi, Lily. You know what I mean? What are we doing, bro? Jada

Freya I might have to mash that up for the show man But moving on man To a segment We like to call Boy stop Boy stop

At 41 years old You think I want to do that shit Being in Memphis On a fucking random ass Thursday I'm not like the first guy I even talk about in the NBA Like, we all like, you guys have to move. Just go over to Nashville.

You got the, you got Vanderbilt over there. You got the fucking ass car. You got a stadium. Don't they got a hockey team, too? Yeah, Predators. Predators. Like, they got everything. Doesn't look like LeBron's going to be on the Grizzlies anytime soon,

so Grizzly fans out there. Yeah, they know. Their only chance was in 2003 if they would have won the lottery. And I might have pulled an Eli and then not showed up. He would have pulled an Ely on those folks that they were to draft him. Look, brun. It sound crazy in certain angles, but my boy being real, bro. What you think about this version of LeBron, man?

Just let it fly. First and foremost, I've got brothers in Memphis that are probably sick about this. Yeah. If that's not an indication that they're at least considering move that shit out of Memphis, I don't know what is. But this tells me, Juju, that when LeBron retires, we're going to get. elite content from him. Yeah. This version is, I was captivated.

I could have watched that entire round of golf if he's talking like that. Right. I wouldn't see my boy with the phone. I would pay for it. Right. And when he said, because this is how you know he would be in the Joker. When he said, don't they have a hockey team? I was like, okay.

My boy playing right now. But hey, man, look, salute though. because if I had to deal with what he got to deal with on a daily basis, which is DeAndre damn dominating, throwing lobs to my boy. Did you see the last lob? He threw the dea dominating. I need to see it again.

I did see it this morning. We got to run that back. But, but, air ball, boy. Boy, I don't even think that was possible, boy. LeBron threw my boy a lob, and he caught it by the rim for the list. Listen in the audience and air balled it some kind of way, bro.

Inches from the rim. Literal, bro. I'm like, yeah, I'm not doing this on Tuesdays either, man. In a little while, bro. Someone needs to ask LeBron, have you ever seen an airball lob? Like, no, they caught it. They didn't not catch it. He caught it and then just threw it, threw it to nothing, threw it to the ground.

bro, airbound alley Oop is nuts, bro, like, to be like converted, because he converted that mother truck. Yeah, that's a great question. If you're going to pull up on the braun and you listen to this and you got Lakers access, ask him, bro.

Have you ever seen this? Because I'm pretty sure you'll go viral. And why is it dominating, just dunking the ball? Like, this is this shit. Just put it. You're seven feet tall. Just bam on them.

brad when my boy pulled up with them brown braids brad i said you know what no expectations i'm scraped he got it my boy playing man moving on man the washington wizards brad these folks they tried to throw their hand at april food jokes and boy did they go over assley miss rebecca rode at brown bean footage this is the one though jackson it's all on you this might be history if you get this Blindfolded. My boy blindfolded at the free throw line. I mean, at the half court line.

He missed it, ladies and gentlemen. They're acting like he won. It is kind of wrong how they did our boy. My boy, I think he just got 10 bands. Rats on, rats on rats. Rats on rats on rats. 10 bands. 100 bands.

50 bands. 100 bands. It did. Come on. You didn't see it. These folk got. of checking everything. And what the hell is the Nuggets mascot doing here?

Take a look at the screen for the replay. That was crazy. I'll show my boy the replay. Oh, no. Zero. It doesn't actually go in. Look, bro. Have you ever seen somebody crash out on a mascot?

Never. I promise to God, this Denver Nugget, for some reason, out of all these mascots, the Denver Nugget mascot being here is pissing me off most. So as soon as you make that announcement, I'm going in his shit no matter what. What would you have done for playing

with you? Right. Truly, what are you doing here? Just to play with me. Because clearly, you didn't want to catch the damn Wizards game, man. What would you do if they put you in that position, brother? Tristel, you won 10 bands. Let's see it back. I don't

think I would have even done anything with these jokers on April 1st. You can't even get me in the Capital One. The last time I tried to go there, Juju, it was a John Morant Day. And 15 minutes before the game, they ruled them out. And I had already bought tickets, courtside. And then I had to just go out there and watch God knows who play basketball.

I think it was like Kenny Lawton. Kenney Lawton was out there, man. Like, what the hell? You had to watch Sean Livingston and them boys. It was like, for real. they had sat jaron they had sad jaw and they sat desmond bain and i'm out there watching like jake la ravia and kenny lofton get buckets on whoever on the wizards and i'm like oh this was a mistake it was a bad mistake that's the saddest story one of the sad story i've ever heard bro my daughter

I was say she was court side for 48 minutes of Santee Aldama, bro. No, it was. And Santi al-Dama was going crazy. And Stephen Adams was on that team. And I'm like, I'm literally close enough to say, Stephen Adams, they cannot guard you. Just go up and bam on them. He's like, what the hell?

The damn Wizards after receiving so much backlash online, new folk don't put out of apology. And I don't give a damn. I'm wiping my ass with this apology. I don't care what it says. How about that, the Wizards? Great, awesome. I'm not reading all that.

We're in on the joke. Our fans are our priority. The Wizards continuing to be the lizards, even on April Fool's. Exactly. On April 2nd, y'all boy, putting out apologies, man. And I don't believe you. How about that?

Let me talk to the fan. Because I feel like y'all slid him a couple hundred after it was out of over on some hour bag. Hey, say you were in on this. Right. He'll go $800. $835. Lastly, I thought this was an April Fool's joke.

My boy, Jay Cole is back. He did? He has signed with Miss Rebecca. Do you mind reading the name of the team he's signed with? What's the name? You got to be kidding. Let me see him. Okay.

Oh, my goodness. I wait as long as I wait for as long as it take for y'all figure out the team name. Oh, okay. No, this is wrong. This is right. You're going to make me say this? Matter of fact,

matter of fact, Ms. Rebecca, I'm going to save you because I just realized I ain't going to make you walk into that trap. The reason I thought it was April food, Joe, Jay Cole has signed with the Chinese League's Monkey Kings. Nanjing Monkey Kings. Yep. You lined her up.

That was bad. Nanjing Monkey Kings because I'm sorry. Maybe I'm uneducated on Chinese basketball leagues. But the name of that team is nuts. What is happening? And they got my boy on the jersey. Also, it's nuts that Sharm Sharania broke that news. Who told him, hey, I would like you to roll out and tweet that J. Cole as sign with the monkey kigs.

It's like, I don't. Stop playing on my phone. Exactly. Stop playing with me. Sean, for real, for he. He's that Lucas shit doing the game. What team he really played for, I, bro?

Because I know damn well he don't play for them. But, hey, maybe, like I say, maybe on culture, and maybe that means something totally different over there. You did. So I'm going to commend my boy Jay Cole for continuing his passion.

But China, boy stopping on team names, man. Boy stop. And that's going to. Don't do it, man, for another episode of the alley-out. Thank y'all so much for joining. Thank you, as always, to Miss Rebecca Donahue and our boy, Dylan. A distinguished, Dylan. Yeah, I mean, come on, man, the distinguished gentleman, as we call him,

as well as, thank you for all of you guys for listening. Without y'all, who the hell are we? Any last words on the way out, Trista? Lakers, you better get it together. How much you about to have to pay Austin Rees? He's not going to take his player contract down to pay him $45 million. Good luck with that. Three snaps in Z formation.

That wasn't Z. Hold on. Here we go. Bam. Never mess Mz Mzoro. And come on, man. Blue fame available right now on your iTunes. Please go support the kid.

Check us out again this. Oh, no, no. This Friday we're on a Levittar show page, baby. But on Tuesday, we're going to be at DLS hoops, man, on YouTube. Tell them the rest of the info, sis. Yeah, at aleoup show.com. Go to the DLS YouTube. Go to Dan's YouTube for tomorrow for today, right after the show, actually.

And juju, same bad time, same bad channel. Without y'all, who the hell are we? And we'll see you next time.