[4:20] ..." 86 and then of course in 88 when Kansas won the NCAA basketball tournament. But the kids on your team utilized he was a resource about what they're about to go through this weekend."...

[5:24] ..." What do you think of the Boston Celtics. Best record in the NBA."...

[5:29] ..." rapid ball Celtics you know I had a chance to. Beat teammates Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge throughout my career Paul Pierce former jayhawks. No reasons you're watching Kevin Garnett played because it's such in the past and built. It was also a team made every -- one -- so I'm very fond of the Boston Celtics who kept people up front they're repeat and so you know we --"...

[6:02] ..." always nice -- well and of course you know the can't contractual Paul Pierce. "...

[7:57] ..." meaningful experience for you being in a jayhawk NF. In an NCAA basketball tournament or representing the United States in the 88 olympics."...

[9:21] ..." the Kansas tradition and you guys must be doing something right because Paul Pierce every year in the -- picks Kansas to win it. He's very loyal. What what is it about that tradition in other"...

[0:00]" As you all know we are smack dab in the week preparing for the NCAA final four. And and our next guest is a guy who not only participated. He was the most an outstanding player from the 1988 final four when he was a Kansas jayhawk himself -- fantasy sports dot net presents champions of the hardwood a weekly interview series with past NCAA final four MVPs. For a winning experience and fantasy sports visit bowed -- fantasy sports dot net and that's welcome into the program that Danny Manning Danny it's -- on Michael in Boston how are."

[0:34]" Omar and I don't know our great thank you congratulations on your jayhawks back in any event march. Regular try to look forward to."

[0:43]" What you think in the final minute. Of that Kansas Davidson game was a great game for us to watch here at home but what what were your thoughts as that game came down there."

[0:55]" All -- you'll -- to come down to a last second shot and it definitely got -- shuttle and you know that was a long time. That ball floated in the year competitor and a -- it was off and go. Where to survive and advance marked the final."

[1:11]" They able to do -- you guys and I've never seen you guys play at that pace I'm I'm guessing that you want to play a little faster and they would they would let you do that what. How how they how they stop you from playing your game."

[1:24]" Whatever told about I think if you looked the part. Competent Richards Yugoslav war who of the country in assists and -- be very definite agreement -- stepped occurred probably the best player in the tournament from. -- took it and then don't they controlled the tempo. And -- very definitely cut the ball and score off screens you scored dribble dribble penetration. And other got a -- played extremely well over whether or transition can be done on the ball but they have very well focused team they run a lot of motion offense and they -- goes got a lot of freedom that definitely make it work."

[1:57]" With kind of got the world's perfect storyline for this first game of the final four for you guys. With the former coach coaching against his former team."

[2:08]" Yeah but it should be excited we're looking forward to not care a lot of them very well coast team in the very talented and -- you know. Coach Williams days as a junior we were very active with -- very that that you go to new era of coach self. -- looking forward to the challenge of playing Carolina on the spades and should --"

[2:29]" No Danny we were talking earlier this week or or last week. About how we feel kinda old because I remember where I was sitting in 1988 -- Danny in the miracles. I remember the game moved to Blalock Oklahoma Kansas. It was twenty years ago do you ever step back and think yeah. -- twenty years has gone by pretty quickly."

[2:50]" All the time you know all the -- developed very forced it to the below are some of those people all of -- political out of a teammate throughout you know. From those years back contributor reminiscent talk about it -- to give -- This year and talked about twenty years and their coach broke it down it was a good time force and you know we're just very fortunate and blessed to have. Gone through that experience and --"

[3:17]" Danny at what point your career -- a much a pro career or or college career for that matter if it was that early. Did you start thinking about coaching."

[3:25]" Off fault it was always. You know my coach grown up the cup watch them play professional basketball it was well -- that -- was grouped up being because we have -- Of and a particular appreciation from bed at a very early age. And always been about boats -- Jordan like to bat boy at any level of -- that was critical look at what was Lawrence. And that was in the barker -- Try to look at everything that the coaches you know what what type of that's a situation to try to. -- the game played decent but probably going to play -- but what are we going to do and transition out of a car ball screen. If you -- people. Government in my mind later on in my career as a as a player because of the -- I had an understated. In order to keep blow the young talent to play America's kind of snowballed into. -- stable put the game and up front coach it was a bit that this -- to do that."

[4:18]" You participated in two final fours in 86 and then of course in 88 when Kansas won the NCAA basketball tournament. But the kids on your team utilized he was a resource about what they're about to go through this weekend."

[4:31]" All -- think we talked all our kids we talk about took the tradition that campus basketball does not want to hear what took the game itself. We just talk about the rich tradition of Cuba's best ball -- little -- note that. Part of the reason that she came was because of tradition which you going to leave. A part of that tradition that it prevents any individual ever played here in archetype -- great understatement that. Look up in the fieldhouse and they see the better they know of course -- in you know we're. Definitely excited to add another better -- field house and also could have won more."

[5:06]" Danny you've got your hands full with -- coaching a basketball team -- help and our basketball team in college. Have you paid attention to the pro game this year at all."

[5:16]" Up all the little bit you know maybe it'll -- clips on TV regular on the night and dump a look at the box scores -- the -- in the in the morning read the."

[5:24]" What do you think of the Boston Celtics. Best record in the NBA."

[5:28]" Bob extremely rapid ball Celtics you know I had a chance to. Beat teammates Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge throughout my career Paul Pierce former jayhawks. No reasons you're watching Kevin Garnett played because it's such in the past and built. It was also a team made every -- one -- so I'm very fond of the Boston Celtics who kept people up front they're repeat and so you know we --"

[5:52]" How that happened hostages some becoming a felt that fair."

[5:56]" Well I think he's -- KG throughout his career. You got to -- when we played together at Milwaukee where it was always nice -- well and of course you know the can't contractual Paul Pierce. "

[6:08]" have I'm curious skin and Michael was talking about how you know we feel old when when we think about you know watching you play. I mean you've got a son who like I think spot seventh or eighth grade right now. And making me feel leave an older by the way the UC some of your experience has grown up playing basketball living through his eyes again."

[6:26]" Oh absolutely you know it's it's always nice to to look in -- its feet. Your children develop grow but sure it's the other reactor the they have a different situation -- just -- sports just an everyday life. And done you know it's it's definitely nice to see from the values or tried to instill -- children come before from figured to have such as."

[6:50]" Is it hard for your son to beat Danny Manning son playing basketball in Kansas."

[6:55]" Or you know we always went out talked about much food and about -- type of athletic -- never -- the only thing I wanted to do. As an athlete has to go out or selfish and be so if you do those streets they were treated so."

[7:13]" I'm not trying to movie out of Kansas and you're comfortable there and played college ball there but. I mean it's not my coaching and I can hear the passion you have for coaching after basketball. Would you like to be head coaching college basketball."

[7:26]" All you know right now that's ultimately you know he'd go to the future holds whatever are -- MPH. Election amid the citizens what -- sure that our children they. Some ability to go to church group reaction -- in the -- NBA career are built around two in the senior year. That's something that we get our troops in the cook. Throughout trust yourself but daughters know what -- art school -- as a freshman and -- and don't want that special school you know who knows what the world."

[7:56]" What was a more meaningful experience for you being in a jayhawk NF. In an NCAA basketball tournament or representing the United States in the 88 olympics."

[8:06]" Well potato. Represent your country is definitely a lot of that it's not to -- people have the chance to. Be apart of and that was that was something that moved me -- Nomo four years later universe that can't control that that. Had a profound effect from alive on the quarter I'll order culture it be for the person I have today so I'm very fortunate to have experienced boast of."

[8:29]" Do you wish more kids. Had what you just described for years of college basketball."

[8:35]" Well each individual. You know yeah and -- all the coach Larry brown in the game from him to do it for years -- better definitely. A valuable experience that that helped the and not professional Cribbs also from a -- and you know that's what I needed to be the best -- be. It worked out well but you know the cute little -- out there is -- so so it and those so gifted that. You know you look at look at Kevin Durant look at them like Michael Beasley you know to duplicate the big twelve left computers that are so talented it's it's just fun to watch. Talented basketball players play hard and put thirteen into the situation where they can be competitive."

[9:20]" Dan you talked earlier about the Kansas tradition and you guys must be doing something right because Paul Pierce every year in the -- picks Kansas to win it. He's very loyal. What what is it about that tradition in other words when you first it to Kansas what is it they tell you about wilt Chamberlain in and dean Smith I mean what they talk about when he say. You gotta -- the Kansas tradition."

[9:42]" Well -- We've we've we've stressed this in terms of understated the history of the people that can't afford you what you understand that. That without which you think you'll argue that they're good that the program -- I think you don't get appreciation of that until you Larry. How do you play it put us fix the 1300 there right into doubt benefit -- basketball. It would actually experienced that -- It's in all had a chance to put a lot of different stages but over the course of time you talked about being able to do something you know every day. Terms warming up but -- years -- that that's a great experience because of the energy and excitement levels."

[10:26]" Danny Manning has joined us as part of the bulldog fantasy sports dot net champions of the hardwood series. Best of luck to you this weekend it was a great time -- and college basketball with the and best of luck. I can't say I'm Danny Manning joining us courtesy of bulldog fantasy sports dot net"