New Bloods

Tristan Freeman, Josh Linke, Connor Hope and Tuck Clarry discuss the commitment of Tyon Grant-Foster and Adam Miller, and the late cycle pendulum swing that this roster made. They hand Austin King his flowers as the scoops man and compare this upcoming season's roster to last year's.If you'd like to subscribe to the newsletter and its Discord to get news and info like Tyon Grant-Foster's recruitment as our team comes across it, head over to houseofkrause.substack.com and become a paid member.

Tuck Clarry, Connor Hope, Austin King and Josh Linke discuss the latest portal rumors they're hearing as well as the announcement of the House of Krause Discord server. Subscribe to the Newsletter and you get access to a private chat dedicated to all things Zags.Subscribe to the newsletter here: https://houseofkrause.substack.com/

Connor Hope, Austin King, and Tuck Clarry discuss the portal's initial week and the scoop that a big fish should be portal-ing soon.

Connor Hope, Austin King, and Tuck Clarry break down the Round of 32 loss to Houston and how it's a fitting end to a roller-coaster season. They then turn to incantations and spellbinding as we kick off candle season.

Steven Karr hops on to react to the win against Georgia and deliberate on how big of a feat defeating Houston would be.

Connor Hope, Austin King and Tuck Clarry dive in on this Georgia Bulldogs team and where their strengths and weaknesses reside.

Connor Hope, Austin King and Tuck Clarry offer immediate reactions to the bracket and Gonzaga's #8 seed draw after months of being told that predictive metrics would carry significant weight.

Steven Karr and Tuck Clarry look at the WCC tournament draws the men and women received and what shape they're in as a team as we get into the most exciting time of the year.

Connor Hope and Tuck Clarry look at tonight's WSU game and the final four opportunities for the Zags to really come to form.

Steven Karr hops on to talk about the win against Oregon State for the men's team and the potential of the Saint Mary's matchup in Moraga on Saturday. We also check on a women's team who have righted the ship and are sitting atop of the WCC.

Dylan Haugh (@dylanhaugh) joins the program to talk Cougs fresh off their upset loss in Pullman to Pacific. How do the two Eastern Washington teams match up for the renewed I-95 rivalry game?

Gonzaga wins against San Diego without students or Michael Ajayi and Jun Seok Yeo at the game. What is there to make of this game's results and the performance of a team weathering a winter bug? And a special thanks to Jarred Katz for the new intro and outro for the pod!

Austin King, Connor Hope and Tuck Clarry discuss the UCLA game, tonight's matchup against Pepperdine and try to parse the pessimism and optimism we see throughout the fanbase.

Steven Karr joins Tuck Clarry to catch up on the last week of results for the men's and women's teams and what they need to do the rest of the way.

Austin King, Tristan Freeman, and Tuck Clarry discuss their experience at Madison Square Garden, the range of performances seen that night, and what this three-loss team's potential is.

Despite their loss, Gonzaga remains in the top 10. They remain an analytics darling. But what about this loss and how the Zags have played in their two losses this season have Austin King and Tuck Clarry concerned long term? Do the expectations need to be reset? Is there a path to getting on the track they thought the team was on to start the season?

Tuck Clarry is back from Mexico as he catches up on Gonzaga's up-and-down week with Austin King and Connor Hope. They discuss what to make out of these MTE results, whether the West Virginia loss is a bad one and if they learned anything about this team and its potential.

With Tuck Clarry and Austin King out of the office, Connor Hope had friend-of-the-program, Heat Check and Sleepers' Riley Davis join him to discuss Gonzaga's early results, the national landscape compared to preseason expectations and wrap by drafting the best point guards in the country this season.

Rocco Miller joins Austin King, Connor Hope, and Tuck Clarry to discuss the first two weeks of the season for teams out west. He offers his perspective on Gonzaga's preliminary games and a preview for their matchup against San Diego State.

Tuck Clarry, Connor Hope, Steven Karr and Austin King discuss the weekend games for the men's and women's teams and what we can take away from the first week of the season.

The Zags looked unstoppable on Monday night. Tuck Clarry is joined by Tristan Freeman, Connor Hope, and Austin King to discuss which teams in the country could eventually beat Gonzaga.

Connor Hope and Austin King join the pod to preview the matchup vs. Baylor. The preview includes matchups, play styles and players to know on Baylor. Monday night, we'll be doing a halftime and post-game livestream on X/Twitter and on YouTube for the game. You can follow the YouTube account here: https://www.youtube.com/@HouseofKrauseCBB

Tuck Clarry is joined by Andy Patton of Locked on Zags and Locked on College Basketball to fire off some reasonable to spicy takes for this upcoming season.

Tuck Clarry is joined by Josh Linke, Connor Hope and Austin King to discuss the exhibition game against USC and what games they're most looking forward to this season. The newsletter/pod has also created a paid subscription tier to help make the level of content we're releasing sustainable. More information can be found at the start of this episode as well as an announcement going into greater detail later this week. Link to subscribe to the newsletter: https://houseofkrause.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=menu&simple=true&next=https%3A%2F%2Fhouseofkrause.substack.com%2F

Tuck Clarry is joined by Austin King and Connor Hope to preview what they're looking for in tonight's exhibition game against the USC Trojans. What should expectations be for the game and what kind of level of basketball will we see? They focus on who should have a good game and who they hope to learn the most about in their role.

Steven Karr joins Tuck Clarry to preview the Gonzaga women's team and how Lisa Fortier and the staff will try to replace 4 starters and key contributors from a team that went to the Sweet 16. They cover the new faces, players that will need to step up, the specialness that is Yvonne Ejim and their path to another NCAA tournament appearance. Following that, Steven shares some thoughts on different components to the men's team leading up to the season.

Tuck Clarry, Connor Hope and Austin King continue their conversation on the roster by focusing now on Gonzaga's backcourt. How do minutes shake out between sophomores Dusty Stromer and Emmanuel Innocenti? Who is the best guard on the team? What is Nolan Hickman's role now with Khalif Battle in Spokane? What does Ryan Nembhard have to do to get national recognition for his point guard play?

Tuck Clarry is joined by Connor Hope and Austin King to discuss Mark Few's team's options at the 4 and 5 positions. Three returning players, a transfer, and a gigantic freshman comprise this part of the roster, and the guys go over all of them.

Austin King joins Tuck Clarry to discuss the four transfers on Gonzaga's roster this season. What do they make of Braeden Smith's decision to redshirt? Can Emmanuel Innocenti even find minutes this season? What does Ajayi look like in this system? How does Khalif Battle fit in this backcourt?

With news of the portal window shortening and recruiting decisions looming, Austin King and Tuck Clarry discuss Gonzaga's position in a constantly changing landscape. What are fair expectations for freshman additions? What are this team's priorities when looking for talent? The two also try to offer context to the recruiting process.

On this episode, I'm joined by Austin King and Dylan Haugh to dive deep into realignment chatter. What does the addition to the Pac mean for the Zags? How about the other schools? Where are things headed?You can catch Dylan on The Couch GM wherever you listen to podcasts and on Youtube.

Surprise! This month we're launching a recurring podcast that will be available from the newsletter and wherever you find podcasts going in-depth on the Zags this season. We'll have more written content on individual players and setting the table for the season as well. Oh, and something big happened yesterday? That's going to be looked at in detail too. But for now, here is episode 0 of the pod where I talk with Connor Hope and Austin King about the upcoming season and try to parse where expectations should actually be for this team.

We talk to former DI and DII coach, scout and co-director of Under Armour Future's Dee Coleman about some of the big names in this upcoming draft class.

The fellas break down the Razorbacks' development under Eric Musselman so far this season and where they sit in the 2023 draft class.

A New Year, a new podcast for the New Bloods. Introducing to your feed is a regularly recurring podcast where the two fellas of Portland come together and break down the names in the college and semi-professional ranks of hoops worth paying attention to on Draft Day. In the first episode, they discuss the clear top two prospects and the rest of the first half of the lottery.

Betting guru Ryan "Toasty" Sams (@toastsams13) joins the pod to help break down the best odds of the two premier conferences in college basketball. The crew looks at who has been the most surprising and disappointing and help tier the upper half of the two Power 5 leagues. You can catch Toast's betting tips on The Sauce Network at kylekirms.com

Josh and Tuck are joined by Tristan Freeman (@hoopsnut351) to give out some holiday cheer and presents to teams, coaches and players.

The gang is all back together to catch up and look at the matchup against Bama.

Josh and Austin take a break from Thanksgiving meal prep to talk about all things Feast Week as the nonconference slate ratchets up. They're joined by professional bettor Toasty Sams (@toastsams13) to break down what we've seen this season and what to look for throughout this weekend and beyond.

We'll be watching the upcoming Texas and Kentucky games live on PLAYBACK, an interactive streaming platform that brings a community experience to watching the big game. Please join us at playback.tv/newbloods In this edition of House of Krause, we preview this week's slate of two top 12 teams. The Zags have a true road game against a daunting Texas Longhorns team ranked 2nd according to KenPom. Following that, Gonzaga flies back home and faces the number 1 KenPom team Kentucky in the Spokane Arena.

The New Bloods team focuses on Gonzaga's matchup against Michigan State on USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday. How will the outdoor environment affect the game? What's Michigan State's best shot to upsetting the Zags?

The fellas, joined by Jacob Seliga, take part in a four-team college basketball draft. They select an eight-man rotation and pick the coach and fanbase they'd like to support their squads.

THE NEW BLOODS BEAT THE CASE! The fellas reconvene to talk about the thing that they talked about back in April: CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT FOR THE ZAGS. Minimal gloating, marginal bits, a lot of talk about what turns out not to be so bad of a rumor.

Austin and Tuck give a breakdown of the Tennessee Volunteers team Gonzaga will play Friday, October 28th and why it's an ideal first test for this roster. They also hypothesize why this game is a Pay Per View event after some interesting quotes from Mark Few came out on Thursday about conference realignment.

We have Steven Karr (@SKarrG0) on to discuss initial reactions to the Media Day Coaches' Poll and WCC All-Preseason Team. Any snubs? Any overrated or underrated teams? One thing is for sure, this season is going to be interesting as hell.

We talk with San Francisco guard Khalil Shabazz about his journey from Rainier High School to helping lead the San Francisco Don's to the NCAA tournament. Hear his perspective on Seattle hoops and why San Francisco has become a second home and his school a family. You can also listen to his music under Lil Bazzy on Soundcloud, Spotify, and where else you listen to music.

The gang sits down together to discuss Tristan's power rankings list of Gonzaga's nonconference schedule. What are the marquee games? Can Gonzaga enter the new year undefeated? You can read Tristan Freeman on Busting Brackets and The Field of 68's newsletter, and you can listen to Connor Hope on The Hangout and read his work with Heat Check.

Josh, Austin and Tuck breakdown some freshmen and transfers to keep an eye on this season.

Josh and Tuck are joined by two of the most exciting returning players in the WCC, Pepperdine Waves' sophomores Maxwell Lewis and Houston Mallette. The duo speaks candidly about what brought them to Malibu, the growing pains of their freshmen year, the hard work they've put in this offseason and why this season should be special.

The Blood Boys are joined by Saturday Everday newsletter creator and Hoop World contributor Jacob Seliga (@jacob_seliga) to break down the Top 25 backcourts and frontcourts rankings on hoopworld.substack.com. If you haven't, please subscribe to the newsletter as we continue previewing the players and teams that are going to give us yet another special season of hoops.

Gonzaga legend Sam Dower joins the pod to catch up and give his takes and share his stories on the Zags, hoops and the all-mighty 4th meal from Taco Bell.