Hard to believe it's been 30 years since that magical run.

It does feel like 30 years.

Not going to lie.

Cause like, as I look at my, my kids and how old they are and we're talking about the nineties now and it's 2026, 2027 season coming up.

So yeah, it's been, it's been a long time.

Yeah.

But the feeling and all that happened during that stretch has not been forgotten within this group.

And what does Miles believe the ultimate legacy is for that squad now that he's had 30 years to reflect on it?

When you're putting a team together now, you know, Miles, if you were a GM, how are you assessing kind of the balance of trying to put as many stars together as possible, or are you maybe leaning towards, okay, let's make sure that we get a right fit and have as deep of a team as possible?

Uh, I think fit and, fit and depth.

Like, you know, I, I, I don't know necessarily that you need three stars anymore.

Um, you need two real- you definitely need two really good players.

Um, and there's a separation between, like, the elite.

Like, there's, there's, like, seven or eight, like, would you say, like, really elite, elite players.

Maybe you can get to 10.

When you see a superstar player like that, um, what more do you see from a player like Victor Wembanyama and what he might be able to do in this game?

I don't think they had Duke's talent.

They don't, but they find guys that fit within their culture and what they want.

I, I saw this thing on Hurley just a few days ago, as a matter of fact.

He says, "We don't ever look at the rankings." Like, they just go with their eye test, and then they find out about the individual and the kid, right? And can he fit into what we do? Like, is he tough? Does he play hard? Can he take hard coaching? And, like, I love...

I, like, I love that.

I love listening to Dan Hurley.

I love his coaching style.

What do you make going forward with LeBron's contract, with JJ Redick? Are the Lakers in a good place, or are they on the outside looking in next four or five years?

I don't think they had Duke's talent.

They don't, but they find guys that fit within their culture and what they want.

I, I saw this thing on Hurley just a few days ago, as a matter of fact.

He says, "We don't ever look at the rankings." Like, they just go with their eye test, and then they find out about the individual and the kid, right? And can he fit into what we do? Like, is he tough? Does he play hard? Can he take hard coaching? And like, I love, I like, I love that.

I love listening to Dan Hurley.

I love his coaching style.

Like, the biggest compliment I can give, I have a twelve-year-old son who plays basketball, right?I would want my son to play for Dan Hurley.

What do you make going forward with LeBron's contract, with JJ Redick? Are the Lakers in a good place, or are they on the outside looking in next four or five years?

Mm.

And we go 16 and 0 going into the last weekend.

No team had ever gone undefeated in the Pac-10 ever.

And, um, we go to the LA schools, and we play USC first, who like, ah, they weren't that, they weren't that good, and we probably overlooked them.

And we went overtime, and we lose to USC on Adam Spanich makes this like freak shot where the ball like hits the side of the rim and like rolls in.

It almost was like a wedgie.

And then, [laughs] so they beat, so they beat us.

Oh.

That's a question mark.

It...

Yeah, I don't think the three-point shooting's their concern, because they've been dominant without it.

They have, like, the most quad one wins.

They've, they've beaten all the best teams, basically, that they've played on their schedule.

Um, I think the biggest concern is just maybe, like, they, that they feel some pressure that they have to get to the final four, because there's no Arizona team that's been there since 2001.

Um, but this team, but this team is, like, ready for anything.

Um, but I'm just curious your thoughts on Luka, Reaves, LeBron, and, and everything.

That's a question mark.

It...

Yeah, I don't think the three-point shooting's their concern, because they've been dominant without it.

They have, like, the most quad one wins.

They've, they've beaten all the best teams, basically, that they've played on their schedule.

Um, I think the biggest concern is just maybe, like, they, that they feel some pressure that they have to get to the Final Four, because there's no Arizona team that's been there since 2001.

Um, uh-But this team, but this team is, like, ready for anything.

Um, but I'm just curious your thoughts on Luka, Reeves, LeBron and, and everything.

That's a question mark.

Yeah, yeah, I don't think the three-point shooting's their concern because they've been dominant without it.

They have, like, the most quad one wins.

They've, they've beaten all [laughs] the best teams, basically, that they've played on their schedule.

Um, I think the biggest concern is just maybe, like, they, that they feel some pressure that they have to get to the Final Four because there's no Arizona team that's been there since 2001.

Um, but this team, but this team is, like, ready for anything.

A- and what I've loved about this team is that they can win in different style of fights.

Um, but I'm just curious your thoughts on Luka, Reeves, LeBron, and, and everything.

That's a question mark.

It, yeah, I don't think the three-point shooting's their concern because they've been dominant without it.

They have, like, the most Quad 1 wins.

They've, they've beaten all the [laughs] best teams, basically, that they've played on their schedule.

Um, I think the biggest concern is just maybe, like, they, that they feel some pressure that they have to get to the Final Four because there's no Arizona team that's been there since 2001.

Um, but this team, but this team is, like, ready for anything.

A- and what I've loved about this team is that they can win in different style of fights.

Um, but I'm just curious your thoughts on Luka, Reaves, LeBron, and, and everything.

What do you make of this?

Uh, there's a lot of concerns about Darren Peterson, obviously, and NBA teams are gonna have to do a very deep, deep dive into, one, his, his injury history, um, his, his mental makeup, because when you can't get through a college season, the amount of money that NBA teams are about to invest in this guy as a top three pick, possibly number one pick, is very concerning.

You have the, the anti-flu game.

Okay, Jordan had the flu game where, where he showed up in the finals [laughs] and he, and he puts up amazing numbers.

And Darren Peterson has the number one team in the country in Arizona in his building, goes through warmups, and sits out with the flu and doesn't even give it a shot.

Uh, that's super concerning for not only the Kansas Jayhawks this year, because that's what they're focused on, trying to win a national championship, but for NBA teams going forward, man, um, you know, that, that's gonna be tough.

It, it, it's knocking him down, in my opinion, from the number one spot.

Fast-forward a few years, Jalen Johnson is a stud in the NBA, okay? They moved off of Trae Young, and they're like, "We're building around Jalen Johnson." So here's Miles Simon earlier on Peterson and how NBA teams are watching this situation closely.

What do you make of this?

Uh, there's a lot of concerns about Darren Peterson, obviously, and NBA teams are gonna have to do a very deep, deep dive into, one, his, his injury history, um, his, his mental makeup, because when you can't get through a college season, the amount of money that NBA teams are about to invest in this guy as a top three pick, possibly number one pick, is very concerning.

You have the, the anti-flu game.

Okay, Jordan had the flu game [chuckles] where, where he showed up in the finals, and he, and he puts up amazing numbers.

And Darren Peterson has the number one team in the country in Arizona in his building, goes through warm-ups, and sits out with the flu and doesn't even give it a shot.

Uh, that's super concerning for not only the Kansas Jayhawks this year because that's what they're focused on, trying to win a national championship, but for NBA teams going forward.

Man, um, you know, that- that's gonna be tough.

Fast-forward a few years, Jalen Johnson is a stud in the NBA, okay? They moved off of Trae Young, and they're like, "We're building around Jalen Johnson." So here's Miles Simon earlier on Peterson and how NBA teams are watching this situation closely.

What do you make of this?

Uh, there's a lot of concerns about Dearen Peterson, obviously, and NBA teams are gonna have to do a very deep, deep dive into, one, his, his injury history, um, his, his mental makeup, because when you can't get through a college season, the amount of money that NBA teams are about to invest in this guy as a top-three pick, possibly number-one pick, is very concerning.

You have the, the anti-flu game.

Okay, Jordan had the flu game [chuckles] where, where he showed up in the finals, and he, and he puts up amazing numbers.

And Dearen Peterson has the number one team in the country in Arizona in his building, goes through warm-ups, and sits out with the flu and doesn't even give it a shot.

Uh, that's super concerning for not only the Kansas Jayhawks this year, because that's what they're focused on, trying to win a national championship, but for NBA teams going forward, man, um, you know, that, that's gonna be tough.

It, it, it's knocking him down, in my opinion, from the number one spot.

Yeah.

What do you make of this?

Uh, there's a lot of concerns about Darren Peterson, obviously.

And NBA teams are gonna have to do a very deep, deep dive into, one, his, his injury history, um, his, his mental makeup.

Because when you can't get through a college season, the amount of money that NBA teams are about to invest in this guy as a top three pick, possibly number one pick, is very concerning.

You have the, the anti-flu game.

Okay, Jordan had the flu game [laughs] where, where he showed up in the finals and he, and he puts up amazing numbers, and Darren Peterson has the number one team in the country in Arizona in his building, goes through warmups, and sits out with the flu and doesn't even give it a shot.

Uh, that's super concerning for, not only the Kansas Jayhawks this year, because that's what they're focused on, trying to win a national championship, but for NBA teams going forward, man, um, you know, that, that's gonna be tough.

Yeah.