Floyd Street's Finest: A Louisville basketball podcast

In a joint episode with the Sunday Morning Hangover from ESPN Louisville, Jack and Phil Baker spend the show reacting to Louisville's unusual early date with rival Kentucky. Is it good for the rivalry? When should the Battle of the Bluegrass be played? The guys also discuss changes to the ACC schedule, look back on the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown and more! Listen to the Podcast:

In a joint episode with the Sunday Morning Hangover from ESPN Louisville, Jack and Phil Baker spend the show reacting to Louisville adding Indiana to their non conference slate for next season, discuss Pat Kelsey's contract extension, portal talk, reflect on the Final Four and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach open the pod discussing Pat Kelsey's MASSIVE success in the transfer portal! They break down each of the new additions to Louisville's electric backcourt, predict how the Cards will play with all four pieces and showcase the versatility on the offensive end, explain why the Cards may not need to add any more bigs to the front court, and expect UofL to play with more pace! Later, the guys take a deep dive previewing an absolutely LOADED Final Four! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker react to Louisville's season ending in a tough fashion at the hands of Creighton. They break down what went wrong for the Cards defensively, give bigger picture thoughts on UofL's return to prominence in Pat Kelsey's first year, look ahead to Saturday's Pitino/Calipari throwback showdown and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach Lieberman spend the podcast breaking down Louisville's NCAA Tournament opener against Creighton and giving their March Madness picks!!! Later they give their thoughts on the committee including North Carolina in the field (and how that rationale contradicted how Louisville was evaluated), explain how UofL's consolation prize of defacto home games in Rupp Arena came to fruition, preview Louisville's fascinating first round matchup vs Creighton, give early Final Four picks and more! Listen to the Podcast:

ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker joins Jack as they react to Louisville's SHOCKING NCAA Tournament draw! They breakdown on why the Cards got snubbed with an eight seed and compare resumes to other teams that got seeded higher than UofL. Later they give their thoughts on the committee including North Carolina in the field (and how that rationale contradicted how Louisville was evaluated), explain how UofL's consolation prize of defacto home games in Rupp Arena came to fruition, preview Louisville's fascinating first round matchup vs Creighton, give early Final Four picks and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack gives his instant reactions to the Cards falling to Duke in a hard fought ACC Title game, breaking down how the Cards had early success but where they faltered as the game went along. Jack then breaks down how the Cards helped themselves in their ACC Tournament run (especially by picking up their signature win over Clemson), how the other teams projected to be seeded around Louisville have HELPED the Cards this week, can UofL get a six or back door into a five seed and more! Listen to the Podcast:

939 The Ville's Mark Ennis joins Jack! They open with Chucky Hepburn's buzzer beater, express the need for a healthy Reyne Smith to return, preview Louisville's showdown with Clemson, discuss UofL's NCAA Tournament seeding possibilities and more! Listen to the Podcast:

ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker joins Jack! The guys open with their thoughts on the report of Scott Davenport's retirement from coaching Bellarmine before diving into the atmosphere for Louisville's senior day win over Stanford and how Pat Kelsey has been able to rally the fan base throughout his first year at UofL! Later, they discuss how the Cards were able to suffocate the Cardinal defensively, preview Louisville's path in the ACC Tournament and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach open the pod highlighting Chucky Hepburn's 37 point explosion against Pitt and how incredible Hepburn has been for the Cards all season! Later they look at how Louisville was able to lock in late against Pitt, look ahead to the ACC Tournament, debate some blind resumes and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach start the pod discussing Louisville's win over Florida State! They break down UofL's versatility in being able to win games in different ways, how the offense rode the Cards to a W over the 'Noles and if there should be worry about Louisville's struggles defensively in the second half. Later, the guys take a look at UofL's potiential ACC tournament path and how high the Cards could be seeded in the NCAA Tournament next month! Listen to the Podcast:

939 The Ville's Mark Ennis joins Jack! They break down UofL's convincing win over Notre Dame, take a bigger picture look of Louisville's great run in ACC play, discuss where the Cards could be seeded come March Madness, how far can the Cards go in the Tournament and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach open the show breaking down how Louisville was able to blowout Boston College even with star guard Chucky Hepburn hurting his groin early in the second half and how the Cards were able to break the game open and avoid a repeat of the Georgia Tech loss. Later, they take a deep dive into Louisville's strategy on both ends of the ball, give their thoughts on why the Cards fell at Georgia Tech and more! Listen to the Podcast:

ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker joins Jack! They breakdown how the Cards dominated Wake Forest, how great Chucky Hepburn has been for UofL and other big picture thoughts on the season! Later, they wonder how Louisville fans will consume John Calipari/Kenny Payne's Arkansas team traveling to Lexington to face Kentucky this weekend, some thoughts on College Gameday and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Field of 68 founder Rob Dauster joins Jack to discuss Louisville's blowout win at SMU, the Cards' 9 game winning streak, how high the Cards could be seeded in the NCAA Tournament and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Sports Illustrated's Kevin Sweeney joins Jack as they break down Louisville's biggest win of the season at Pittsburgh! Later, they take a deep dive into Louisville's NCAA Tournament resume, discuss what the Cards need to do to ride the momentum of their six game win streak to ensure a bid to the big dance, how high can the Cards be seeded come March and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach spend the pod breaking down UofL's big three wins since the start of the new year! They discuss where the Cards have improved (especially on the defensive end), how they are getting so many different contributors and what has stood out during the win streak. Later, they preview UofL's upcoming showdown at Pittsburgh, take a deep dive into Louisville's improving NCAA tournament resume and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack reacts to perhaps the best day Louisville basketball has had in the Pat Kelsey era! He breaks down how the Cards were able to get a critical win over North Carolina, discusses UofL's upcoming schedule and how it impacts NCAA Tournament hopes, reacts to five star PG Mikel Brown committing to the Cards and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach Lieberman spend most of the pod breaking down UofL's valiant but ultimately unsuccessful upset bid against top five Kentucky. The guys also run down a rabbit hole of should you foul up three late in a basketball game, discuss the skirmish in the UofL/UK game, preview a big battle against Florida State and more! Listen to the Podcast:

A special edition podcast previewing the Battle of the Bluegrass! Kentucky all-time leading scorer Dan Issel, Lexington Herald-Leader UK basketball reporter Cam Drummond and ESPN 680's James Streble join Jack for a mega preview of the Cards and Cats! The quartet take a deep dive into the X's and O's of the matchup, forecast how Louisville has a shot to compete with a really good UK team, talk some big picture about the state of the rivalry/both programs and more! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack and Coach Lieberman open the pod reacting to Louisville surviving and advancing a trap game against UTEP and some lingering Duke thoughts. The guys discuss some recent trends for how UofL has adapted to the injuries (rebounding has improved!) and who is stepping up before spending most of the podcast with an in depth breakdown of Saturday's rivalry showdown between the Cards and Kentucky! Listen to the Podcast:

Jack gives his instant thoughts on Louisville's loss to Duke. Jack breaks down where UofL lost the game, the positives the Cards can build on even in the loss and where does Louisville go from here? Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Coach break down what went wrong for Louisville in their blowout loss to Ole Miss. They discuss UofL's three point shooting conundrum, why they expect the Cards to double down on their shot selection, express some worry about Louisville's issues on the defensive end and break down where things have gone wrong on that end of the floor. Later they preview Louisville's game against Duke and debate how a down ACC impacts UofL's chances to make the NCAA Tournament. Listen to the podcast:

Jack gives his thoughts on Kaeson Pryor's season ending torn ACL injury. What does Louisville lose without Pryor, how can the Cards try to replace him? Jack also previews a critical upcoming stretch for the Cards and looks back on (aside from the Pryor injury) a huge successful week for Louisville in the Battle 4 Atlantis! Listen to the podcast:

Jack is joined by Crimsoncast host Galen Clavio to preview Louisville's first Battle 4 Atlantis game against Indiana! Galen and Jack preview the game, go in depth on how high stakes the contest is for both teams when it comes to NCAA Tournament selection/seeding. Later the guys take a deep dive into the state of both programs big picture as they try to return to national prominence, discuss if the Cards and Hoosiers could face each other on campus more in the future and more! Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Coach are back! They react to Louisville's win over Bellarmine and break down where they think the Cards have made strides since the Tennesee game (and where they still need improve). Later, they discuss how UofL can avoid a trap game vs Winthrop and take a DEEP dive previewing Louisville's opener in next weeks Battle for Atlantis tournament against Indiana! Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Coach Lieberman break down Louisville's blowout loss to Tennessee. The guys detail what went wrong, what Pat Kelsey needs to clean up moving forward and how the Cards can learn from their humbling experience. Later, Jack and Coach give their reactions to the rest of college basketball after a thrilling first week of the season! Listen to the podcast:

Jack and ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker open the show discussing what stood out in Louisville's season opening blowout win over Morehead State! They also talk about the crowd and what to make in terms of fan attendance, plus Jack takes a deep dive into why Louisville is going to beat Tennessee on Saturday. Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Coach Lieberman are back! The guys open the pod with Coach giving his thoughts on the Louisville practice he recently attended before they dive into what they saw in UofL's exhibition blow out win over Young Harris College! Later, the guys discuss Rick Pitino heading back to Lexington and being embraced at UK, Tony Bennett leaving college basketball and more! Listen to the podcast:

Coach Lieberman and Jack are back! The guys take a deep dive into a LOADED Louisville schedule, discuss how the Cards will attack and manage their slate in Pat Kelsey's first season. Later, Jack and Coach answer your Cardinal hoops questions with a mailbag! Listen to the podcast:

Coach and Jack spend the pod giving their thoughts on UofL's foreign trip to the Bahamas! They breakdown what they liked from the Cards, discussed what stood out to them in the two games, wondered how the week might impact NCAA Tournament expectations for the season and more! Listen to the podcast:

John Fanta of Fox Sports joins the pod! He and Jack preview the TBT quarterfinal game between The Ville and La Familia at Freedom Hall, discuss Pat Kelsey's first offseason at UofL and can the Cards make the NCAA Tournament? Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Coach Lieberman begin the podcast talking about Louisville's exciting non conference scheduling! When should the Louisville/Kentucky game be played? And did the Cards do enough to fill out their front court? The guys give their thoughts on how Kasean Pryor and Kahni Rooths fit into Pat Kelsey's scheme and if UofL is going to regret not landing Coleman Hawkins. Listen to the podcast:

Jack and (newly hired) Holy Cross Head Coach Mark Lieberman are back off their mini hiatus! The guys open discussing Coach's first experience at the Kentucky Derby before diving into Louisville's current front court situation. They later give their thoughts on the rest of Pat Kelsey's first Louisville roster (as it stands now), have high praise for the Chucky Hepburn and Terrance Edwards Jr. additions, wonder how all the pieces will fit together on the court, give some offseason expectations for year one under PK and more! Listen to the podcast:

ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker joins Jack as the guys react to Louisville hiring Charleston Head Coach Pat Kelsey! The guys give their thoughts on the hire, and breakdown the mess of a coaching search that it took to land on Kelsey. They also wonder what the expectations for Kelsey will be for his first year with the Cards. Listen to the podcast:

Mark Ennis of 93.9 The Ville joins Jack! The guys take a deep dive into Dusty May bypassing on the Louisville job in favor of Michigan and wonder who Josh Heird will turn to now as the coaching search hits the resend button. They discuss numerous possible candidates and who UofL might land on before ending with some talk on the Kentucky/Calipari situation. Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Jeff Greer take a deep dive into the Louisville basketball coaching search! Have things cooled on Scott Drew? Will Dusty May be the pick? What about Mick Cronin and others? The guys discuss it all! Later, they give their thoughts on the UofL players in the transfer portal and breakdown the NCAA Tournament bracket! Listen to the podcast:

Jack gives his instant reaction to the reports that Louisville is parting ways with Kenny Payne! Jack also reacts to Payne's final postgame press conference and why he thinks it's wrong for KP to blame the fans, shows why yes UofL had to move on from KP, and spends the rest of the pod diving deep into the Cardinal coaching search! Listen to the podcast:

Coach Lieberman and Jack open the pod with a deep dive into Louisville's potential upcoming coaching search! They vet through all of the recent reports on the search and give their thoughts on them. Is Scott Drew coming to Louisville? Would Billy Donovan go back to college? What are Louisville's options after Drew? No Chris Beard/Oats/Muss Bus? The guys discuss them all and more! Later, Jack and Coach look at the bizarre Joson Sanon saga and wrap up with some NCAA Tournament Blind Resumes! Listen to the podcast:

Coach Lieberman and Jack open the show discussing some current hot button topics within college basketball! Later, they talk about Louisville's struggles and if it will likely inevitably mark the end of Kenny Payne's rough two year stretch as the UofL Head Coach, discuss some potential replacement options for KP and how this search is different for Josh Heird than UofL's last three head coaching searches. The guys wrap up the episode looking ahead to the weekend's biggest games to kick off the month of March! Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Coach react to Louisville's abysmal performance at home against Notre Dame. The guys break down UofL's suddenly struggling offense, UofL's struggles making threes/defending the three point line, and another inept defensive performance. They also look ahead to the end of the regular season slate! Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Jeff Greer talk about Louisville's better play over their last four games, where the Cards have gone 2-2! They look into where the Cards have improved and are still showing issues, and discuss if it would have any impact for Kenny Payne's coaching future. Later, they take a deep dive into the potential Louisville coaching search, wonder how the Ohio State job opening up could impact UofL and more! Listen to the podcast:

Jack spends the majority of the pod discussing Louisville's win over Florida State! He breaks down how the Cards where able to attack the FSU D and take advantage of the 'Noles weaknesses on the defensive end, Ty-Laur Johnson and Brandon Huntley Hatfield's explosions and more! At the end of the pod Jack wonders if the win signals anything for the Cards as they enter the soft stretch of ACC play and looks back at a huge weekend nationally in college hoops! Listen to the podcast:

ESPN Louisville's Phil Baker joins Jack to react to Louisville's loss at Clemson. Jack gives a take about a trend he's tired of hearing about the team, the guys wonder how much slack to be cutting the Cards for their injury issues, and talk about the state of KP's job security and the potential upcoming coaching search. Listen to the podcast:

Coach Lieberman and Jack spend the majority of the episode breaking down why the Cardinals have struggled so much on the defensive end, especially when it comes to defending the three point line. The guys focus on how their issues defensively contributed to their losses to UNC and Wake Forest (among others), and why the Cards need to do more than just avoid poor starts in games. They wrap up hitting on some national notes around the college hoops landscape! Listen to the podcast:

939 The Ville's Mark Ennis joins Jack to discuss UofL's upset over Miami! The guys break down the game, how the Cards were able to pull off the win, and debate if it could lead to future success for the Cards. Later, the guys look at UofL's upcoming schedule, hit on some big picture topics, wonder who Louisville's next coach could be if the Cards move on from Kenny Payne and more! Listen to the podcast:

Jack does an old fashioned reaction pod here! He opens the pod hitting on if Kenny Payne could make one last stand and have his team show improvement off of the long 12 day break between games before spending most of the episode breaking down what went wrong for the Cards in the loss to Virginia. Jack closes the pod reacting to some comments from the ESPN2 game broadcast. Listen to the podcast:

ESPN Louisville's James Streble joins Jack! They react to Josh Heird's decision to not fire Kenny Payne (at this point) and spend the majority of the podcast on why they disagree with the decision to not move on from the embattled Cardinal coach. They also talk about the embarrassment that was the Louisville/Kentucky basketball game, the sad state of the Battle of the Bluegrass rivalry, discuss the financial ramifacations (or lack thereof) of waiting to fire Payne until the end of the season as well as discuss what Heird needs to do to hire UofL's next coach. Listen to the podcast:

Recruiting & Kentucky men's basketball beat reporter Cam Drummond of the Lexington Herald-Leader joins Jack! The guys dive deep into Louisville's recruiting under Kenny Payne, why KP hasn't had the type of recruiting success expected when he took the job, the latest on the Karter Knox recruitment and the weird vibes around his visit to UofL. Later, they discuss the Koron Davis situation, ponder the future (or lack thereof) for Kenny Payne at Louisville, preview the upcoming Louisville/Kentucky game and more! Listen to the podcast:

Jack is joined by former Floyd Street's Finest/Louisville beat reporter Jeff Greer! The guys talk about UofL's loss at DePaul, before spending the majority of the podcast discussing the future (or lack thereof) for Kenny Payne at Louisville, when such a coaching change might take place and speculate about the Cardinal basketball job. They wrap up picking some of the top games from a LOADED weekend slate in college hoops! Listen to the podcast:

Jack and Mark react Louisville's loss in their ACC opener at Virginia Tech. They break down what went wrong for the Cards in the loss, what issues are lingering from past losses and some trends for Kenny Payne's team. The guys wrap up looking ahead to Louisville's game at DePaul on Saturday! Listen to the podcast: