WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:04.040 But eight, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety, 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:05.200 Holy crap, I. 3 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:07.040 Don't know who the hell we think when we are 4 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:09.519 getting off our show, idiot. 5 00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:12.279 The kids are playing or trail off their countries. 6 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:12.720 Are screwing it up. 7 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:16.679 Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals. They're 8 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:19.199 supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 9 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:20.960 Who's the kid here? 10 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:22.839 Who's the kid here? 11 00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:23.719 Are you kidding me? 12 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:24.679 Now? 13 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:36.159 Here's nick coffee? 14 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:41.439 I'd say since a little bit under a year ago, 15 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:46.359 right about maybe eleven eleven and a half months ago, 16 00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:51.240 since that moment until now, we've had moments as Louisville 17 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:55.159 basketball fans where you start to feel alive again. 18 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:56.079 You start to. 19 00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:01.320 Get that feeling of you know, able to care and 20 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:04.359 not be miserable. And I think last night was like 21 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:07.640 the full moment because in the first half I started 22 00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:10.719 to think, you know, maybe maybe things were better whenever 23 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:14.319 we were dead and we didn't, we didn't have any 24 00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:19.239 emotion attached to what March can do to us. I 25 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.719 mean March madness, postseason success for your team. It's it's 26 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:27.719 the best of both worlds. It's awesome, but like when 27 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:30.280 it's not going well. It put me in a place 28 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:33.159 that I didn't miss kind of forgot how awful it 29 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:36.840 is to be watching your team play postseason basketball and 30 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:39.599 you know, have that feeling, and I know many of 31 00:01:39.640 --> 00:01:44.319 you listening had that feeling, and then you know you didn't. 32 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.159 And the feeling was maybe the best feeling I've had 33 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:48.200 in a long long time. 34 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:51.079 And uh, what a what a fun ride. It has 35 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:52.120 continued to be. 36 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:01.840 Five to shoot. 37 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:05.840 Five for the game, Edwards, don't fail missed it, three 38 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:11.479 pound talks Pard. 39 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:20.479 I still don't understand why there was an uncontrollable, uncontrollable 40 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:25.039 urge just to say no, no, no, bye bye, Crispin. 41 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:27.599 But anyways, welcome and everybody, Happy Friday, Happy game Day. 42 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:30.960 It's coffee and company fueled byth Thorton's here on Sports 43 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:31.840 Talk seven ninety. 44 00:02:32.439 --> 00:02:33.199 What a night it was. 45 00:02:33.199 --> 00:02:35.080 We'll certainly talk a lot about that and everything else. 46 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:37.560 I mean, it's been a crazy last couple of days 47 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:40.560 when it comes to college hoops, and we've already got 48 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:43.719 some good games underway right now. I think some of 49 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:46.240 them have already concluded. But you know, for me, it's 50 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:49.000 just this is I don't know, I mean, I last 51 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:51.159 night was great as far as you know how it ended. 52 00:02:51.759 --> 00:02:54.400 And I guess had we just kind of cruised to 53 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:56.520 a victory, still would have been fun. But man, did 54 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:59.639 they make it interesting. And if you were if you 55 00:02:59.639 --> 00:03:03.280 wanted the thrill of what last Night can do, you 56 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:09.280 got that again. The sadness early on was was a 57 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:11.120 real reminder of what it's like to again watch your 58 00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.639 team struggle in that moment. But I mean, today Louisville's 59 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:17.560 playing Clemson and I feel like they're playing in a 60 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:20.240 national championship game and all this is is the semi 61 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:23.919 finals of the ACC Tournament for a chance to get 62 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:26.039 to the ACC Championship tomorrow. 63 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:27.800 And I mean, I just it's. 64 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:29.680 It to go back to what I said at the 65 00:03:29.719 --> 00:03:31.240 very beginning of the show three and a half four 66 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:36.120 minutes ago, just there's emotion that's coming back. Feelings that 67 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:38.080 you get, you know, when you're obsessed with this stuff 68 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:41.719 like we are, that I don't really recognize maybe just 69 00:03:41.719 --> 00:03:43.360 because we were you know, we were dead. We were 70 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:45.919 numb to all of this for so long that you know, 71 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:49.520 when you experience something like this, when it's been this 72 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.520 long without it and given just what it is, you 73 00:03:52.599 --> 00:03:54.000 kind of feel it like the first time. 74 00:03:54.599 --> 00:03:56.719 I mean, I feel like I'm playing in a game tonight. 75 00:03:56.759 --> 00:03:57.039 I don't know. 76 00:03:57.080 --> 00:03:58.479 I mean, you know what I'm saying, Like to have 77 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:02.120 those nerves about a postseason game, I mean, it's awesome, 78 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:04.360 but I need to keep reminding myself like this is, 79 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:04.840 this is. 80 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:07.080 I mean, if they win tonight, they'll play tomorrow. 81 00:04:07.080 --> 00:04:08.840 I mean, like, I don't know if I'm I don't 82 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:12.719 know if I'm prepared emotionally, Austin to handle what we've 83 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:15.919 potentially got over these next next week or so. I mean, look, tonight, 84 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:17.920 we'll see what happens. We'll certainly talk a lot about 85 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:19.839 the game, but then next week, you know, the NAA Tournament. 86 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:21.920 I hope this thing lasts for a long long time. 87 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:26.279 But I just I'm still feeling the effects of everything 88 00:04:26.319 --> 00:04:28.079 that came with yesterday, and I kind of love it again. 89 00:04:28.079 --> 00:04:28.680 I feel alive. 90 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:33.399 Brother, I am actually like I literally forgot what that 91 00:04:33.439 --> 00:04:36.720 felt like. I forgot And sometimes I get like a 92 00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:39.560 diet version of that, just because like you know, when 93 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:42.079 you bet on something, you have like that sort of 94 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:44.279 like emotional attachment when you got wagers on the game, 95 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:46.959 but just nothing like when it's your team, what you're 96 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:49.040 like a die hard over and it was just like 97 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:52.759 I mean, sure was thrilling. Thrilling was I guess the 98 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:55.279 word of the day because it didn't look good, you know, 99 00:04:55.319 --> 00:04:56.759 and you know I was. I was hitting you with 100 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:57.920 the panic text yesterday. 101 00:04:57.920 --> 00:04:58.160 Brother. 102 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:00.319 We were going back and forth with it to pull 103 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:02.439 the old walk the dog trick because I'm not watching this, 104 00:05:03.079 --> 00:05:06.199 and then usually what happens, Like I said, I've only 105 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:08.560 had to pull that trick out once a couple of 106 00:05:08.639 --> 00:05:09.079 years ago. 107 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:11.000 When it works, we don't have to do it again. 108 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:13.199 I hope that that's not the superstition, because I'd like 109 00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:15.000 to watch the game, so I don't. 110 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:18.720 I mean, the power of positivity, that's up for debate 111 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:21.639 a subjective as far as you know who believes in 112 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:24.360 any anything like that. But because of how much I 113 00:05:25.360 --> 00:05:27.600 really love this team and want them so badly to 114 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:29.639 keep playing, because I don't want this ride to end, 115 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:34.399 you know, I mean, I typically would be all right, well, 116 00:05:34.439 --> 00:05:36.839 you know, gloom is doom. There's you know, there's no 117 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:39.120 chance that this is over. And it certainly looked like 118 00:05:39.160 --> 00:05:40.759 it was gonna. I thought it was gonna get uglier 119 00:05:40.759 --> 00:05:42.560 than it was. They were down fifteen, But my point 120 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:44.680 is this time around, I don't know if it's maybe 121 00:05:44.759 --> 00:05:47.519 maturity for me, or if it's growth, or if it's 122 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:49.600 just because this team is different and it's special. But 123 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:51.720 I never I mean, I didn't feel great about it, 124 00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:54.160 but I didn't go to the to the to the 125 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:57.839 lowest that I've been before when it comes to just assuming, 126 00:05:58.279 --> 00:05:59.720 you know, assuming the worst, and I guess, you know, 127 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:02.800 hope for the best. Like I didn't feel good about it, 128 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:04.759 but with this group, you kind of feel like they're 129 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:08.199 always gonna continue to fight, and that's exactly what they did. 130 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:10.920 So again, we'll certainly get you set for a big weekend. 131 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:13.399 Obviously a lot of college basketball and hopefully Louisville is 132 00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:16.079 still playing tomorrow night. Obviously Kentucky would to win for them. 133 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:19.720 Last night, I mean, March is back, just an absolute 134 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:23.560 choke job down the stretch only to then be bailed 135 00:06:23.560 --> 00:06:27.800 out by Otega Away. Who is I mean, I said 136 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:29.000 it a couple of weeks ago, and I don't think 137 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:29.920 anybody really was. 138 00:06:29.959 --> 00:06:31.600 You know, I don't remember there being a whole lot. 139 00:06:31.480 --> 00:06:33.720 Of pushback for it, But to me, it just felt like, 140 00:06:33.920 --> 00:06:36.079 why is there so much talk about Jackson Robinson and 141 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.720 Lamont Butler good players, and clearly they're talked about because 142 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:40.680 of the uncertainty if they're gonna be able to play 143 00:06:40.680 --> 00:06:42.920 because of the injuries they've had. But Otika Away has 144 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:46.839 been Kentucky's most valuable player, like the one guy they 145 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:49.680 can't live without all year and last night, I mean, 146 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:52.480 how about it. I mean, that guy's insane, and this 147 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:57.040 is something that's low key like this. When I think 148 00:06:57.079 --> 00:07:00.319 about it, I'm like, damn, that's insane. 149 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:03.480 That is impressive. That's that's something you see in a movie. 150 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:05.199 But then when I say it out loud, it doesn't 151 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:08.720 have the same effect. It's like it's like it's maybe 152 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:10.279 not as impressive as I think it is. But to 153 00:07:10.360 --> 00:07:14.639 go against your former team to transfer and then beat 154 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:18.399 them in both games at the buzzer, that's I mean, 155 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:20.519 does that not? I mean, again, it doesn't sound that crazy, 156 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:23.000 but there's no way that's happened before. I mean long ago. 157 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:25.480 You couldn't really transfer and then play right away. So anyways, 158 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:27.600 I mean, what a finish for Kentucky. I think they're 159 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:32.720 as vulnerable as as they've ever been. But I mean, 160 00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:36.680 Mark Pope, last night's just one of the many games 161 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:39.160 his team when it just doesn't look good and it 162 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:42.199 looks like it's about to be you know, not only 163 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:44.360 a bad result, but like maybe maybe they're about to 164 00:07:44.399 --> 00:07:47.519 you know, implode or something. They they they hang they 165 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:48.959 hang in, found a way to win. That's what they 166 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:52.639 did last night. But I mean, with Kentucky being in Nashville, 167 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:55.720 obviously it was a home court for them last night. 168 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:57.519 It will be tonight as well. But you know, they 169 00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:00.279 were they were fortunate to win, right So I still 170 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:02.120 feel like their home court advantage and the way they 171 00:08:02.120 --> 00:08:05.079 can play is is gonna give them a boost to 172 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:09.040 where I felt like before yesterday that that Auburn is 173 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:12.600 a team that that may struggle against Kentucky just because 174 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:15.040 of what that environment is. And Auburn has or not Auburn, 175 00:08:15.040 --> 00:08:17.160 but Alabama, I'm sorry, Alabama that has nothing to really 176 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:20.319 play for here because they're there. They're set as a two, 177 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:22.360 and I guess maybe they could play for a one. 178 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:25.439 But what I'm getting at is that could still all happen. 179 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:28.879 But after watching them last night and just seeing you know, 180 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:31.439 an Oklahoma team that's not very good certainly got some 181 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:33.679 you know, a couple of really good players, fears is amazing. 182 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:36.519 But you know, like Alabama's just a lot better than Kentucky, 183 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:39.080 and they're they don't have Butler, they don't have Robinson, 184 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:42.279 and again, it's just setting up to what it's it's 185 00:08:42.279 --> 00:08:45.840 setting up tonight to be a similar situation they've been 186 00:08:45.879 --> 00:08:49.000 in many times this year where you go backs against 187 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:52.039 the wall, gonna be really tough. You know, they're shorthanded, 188 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:54.799 teams are team. The team they're playing is really good. Man, 189 00:08:54.799 --> 00:08:56.200 They've done a good job at this point, but I 190 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:57.840 don't know about it. And I feel like more often 191 00:08:57.879 --> 00:08:59.559 than not, when they've been in that situation like they 192 00:08:59.559 --> 00:09:01.519 are to night, they mess around and win a game. 193 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:03.919 So I just think Bama is a much better team 194 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:06.519 given the Kentucky's injured in Bama's Bama. 195 00:09:06.559 --> 00:09:07.679 But we shall see. 196 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:10.480 But anyways, let's get back to last night, because you 197 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:15.039 know one thing I said for I mean probably probably 198 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:18.639 said it something something like it or something close to it, 199 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:20.639 maybe every day on this show since we've talked to 200 00:09:20.679 --> 00:09:23.200 love of basketball, really since they've put themselves in a 201 00:09:23.200 --> 00:09:24.480 position where you felt like, Okay. 202 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:25.360 They're gonna be a tournament team. 203 00:09:25.679 --> 00:09:27.960 And you know, even when they've not played well, they 204 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:30.559 nearly lost some games. They did lose to Georgia Tech. 205 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:35.360 You know, it never to me was because they they 206 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:36.279 weren't themselves. 207 00:09:36.320 --> 00:09:37.519 It's just things weren't. 208 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:41.080 You know, they got out of sorts against Virginia Tech 209 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:42.759 on the road, and we're making some mistakes that you 210 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:44.679 don't typically see. But you know, they came out and 211 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:46.519 were up eleven, nothing like. It wasn't as if they 212 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:49.159 came out and were a different team and they didn't 213 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:51.399 show up and they were you know, they were scared 214 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:55.039 and they weren't ready, and sure enough last night that happened. 215 00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:57.679 I mean, I don't I hate using the word like 216 00:09:57.759 --> 00:10:00.000 scared because that's it's a there's no way to say 217 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:01.720 say somebody is scared and it not sound like you're 218 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:03.639 saying something personal about them and you have no way 219 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:07.200 of knowing. But they just seemed more complacent. There wasn't 220 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:11.960 as much of there wasn't as much urgency, and they 221 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:16.240 were just passive guys, you know, I mean again, it's well, 222 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:17.919 first of all, let me credit Stanford Standard did a 223 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:21.159 pretty good job making adjustments defensively to where you know, 224 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:23.679 they you know, they realized who was a threat to 225 00:10:23.679 --> 00:10:26.759 do what for Louisville, and they took that away as 226 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:28.120 best they could. They did a good job on the 227 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:30.559 pick and roll. That of course led to Reynaud finding 228 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:32.519 himself in foul trouble, but they were willing to take 229 00:10:32.519 --> 00:10:32.919 that risk. 230 00:10:32.960 --> 00:10:33.960 So credit to Stanford. 231 00:10:34.000 --> 00:10:35.600 I thought their coach did a pretty good job of, 232 00:10:36.639 --> 00:10:39.120 you know, countering from what he saw against Louisville just 233 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:39.879 a few days ago. 234 00:10:40.559 --> 00:10:41.559 But Louisville was. 235 00:10:41.519 --> 00:10:44.679 A factor too, because again, you know, Terrence Edwards was 236 00:10:44.919 --> 00:10:46.879 his usual self, that guy. I don't know if there's 237 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:48.600 ever been a moment in his life where he's not 238 00:10:48.679 --> 00:10:51.679 comfortable being aggressive and trying to score the basketball, and 239 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:53.240 he is really kind of coming to it. He's been 240 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:57.039 great all year, but when they've needed some buckets, really 241 00:10:57.080 --> 00:10:59.360 since rain's been out, and I feel like, honestly, for 242 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:01.559 the most part of the entire season, he's been able 243 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:02.080 to go get it. 244 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:03.279 And I've said this for a while. 245 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:08.320 Everything works out for Louisville, meaning their offense in Terrence 246 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:11.320 in general, when he stays aggressive, even if he's missing shots, 247 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:14.080 if he starts one of seven, if he stays aggressive, 248 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:16.840 that is good for everybody because eventually shots are going 249 00:11:16.919 --> 00:11:18.440 to fall for him. He's gonna get to the free 250 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:21.120 throw line. And when he's aggressive, you know that that 251 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:24.320 just keeps the opponent. When Terrence is going downhill and 252 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:27.159 he's you know, turning, turning, what looks to be just 253 00:11:27.240 --> 00:11:28.679 you know, not a whole lot to him slowly but 254 00:11:28.720 --> 00:11:31.519 surely maneuvering his way down near the rim. Rather it 255 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:33.879 be him using his rear end or him just being 256 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:36.559 shifty with change of pace like he is. 257 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:37.879 But like that keeps it. 258 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:40.159 When he's doing that and he's operating, that keeps the 259 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:42.600 defense on their heels to where you know, in any 260 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:44.600 given moment, like you know, there's two guys on the 261 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:46.960 floor that that I you know, Rain Smith clearly is 262 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:50.399 somebody that is such a such a weapon and the 263 00:11:50.399 --> 00:11:52.399 opponent always has to account for him that it's gonna 264 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:54.279 it's gonna open some things up for other guys. But 265 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:57.159 I think the way Terrence plays as well, you've got 266 00:11:57.200 --> 00:12:00.759 guys offensively that find themselves in great spots because you 267 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:03.480 can never really if Terrence Edwards has the ball in 268 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:05.240 his hands, you can't really take a playoff. I mean, 269 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:06.840 you guess you could say the same thing about Chucky. 270 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:09.240 But anyways, Terrence Edwards was great in the first half, 271 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:12.840 and then obviously Noah Waterman for him to double his 272 00:12:12.960 --> 00:12:15.600 point per game total at halftime. I mean, if that 273 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:19.039 doesn't happen, Louisville's down probably twenty at halftime, which is 274 00:12:19.080 --> 00:12:19.919 crazy to think about. 275 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:20.840 Noah Waterman. 276 00:12:21.000 --> 00:12:22.519 What a moment for him to at least just you know, 277 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:24.080 finally start to get a little bit more comfortable in 278 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:26.799 the last few games, have a big first half, you know, 279 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:29.720 made some place to help you win that game. Also, 280 00:12:30.120 --> 00:12:32.799 if he doesn't help you beat Eastern Kentucky, who knows. 281 00:12:32.559 --> 00:12:33.799 What we're doing right now. 282 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:37.000 So in a weird way, Noah Waterman has kind of 283 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:38.840 been a kind of been a savior for this group. 284 00:12:39.240 --> 00:12:43.320 And that speaks to everybody playing a role that is 285 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:46.200 valuable and it may not be you know, like, for example, 286 00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:49.519 nobody's getting the same love that Chucky is getting nationally, 287 00:12:49.559 --> 00:12:51.840 and that's because Chucky's phenomenal. It's a legitimate All American 288 00:12:51.879 --> 00:12:53.480 player And how about last night? 289 00:12:53.519 --> 00:12:54.120 Are you kidding me? 290 00:12:54.519 --> 00:12:57.240 So Chucky gets all the love, But there's other guys 291 00:12:57.279 --> 00:12:59.519 that men their role is important and they bring it 292 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:02.159 every night. And that's Terrence Edwards. I mean, even James 293 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:04.960 Scott who I've never loved a guy more because I 294 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:07.320 can tell he plays his ass off, he plays so hard, 295 00:13:07.600 --> 00:13:10.120 is so selfless, doesn't care about anything but winning, will 296 00:13:10.159 --> 00:13:12.720 do anything. I mean, I can tell when Pat Keolsey 297 00:13:12.759 --> 00:13:16.399 talks about coaching James Scott that he cherishes these years 298 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:19.200 coaching this guy because he's he's so coachable. And again 299 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:22.240 he's a good dude. But when he has the ball 300 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:24.519 offensively and he's not dunking, I have a panic attack. 301 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:28.600 I mean, love him, but he's so bad offensively if 302 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:32.639 he's not dunking, has terrible angles underneath the rims. No, 303 00:13:32.919 --> 00:13:34.919 doesn't seem to have a very good touch. He's not 304 00:13:35.039 --> 00:13:37.279 a great you know, he's not a great free throw 305 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:40.279 shooter by any means. So he's still But with all 306 00:13:40.279 --> 00:13:44.240 that said, he's still, you know, is phenomenal defensively most 307 00:13:44.279 --> 00:13:46.320 of the time. He's really good late when it comes 308 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:49.039 to just being there right place, right time, not getting 309 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:51.799 out work by somebody. So love all these guys and 310 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:53.840 they're all really important. But back to the beginning of 311 00:13:53.919 --> 00:13:57.559 last night. Outside of Noahen Terrence, I mean Chucky, you know, 312 00:13:57.600 --> 00:13:59.080 he was just missing some shots. I don't think he 313 00:13:59.080 --> 00:14:02.240 played poorly, but I didn't necessarily get the sense of 314 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:05.600 urgency and really just you know, like he took as 315 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:08.440 much initiative as you typically see him. And then with javaon, 316 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:11.360 I mean, I don't know if it was I mean, 317 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:13.679 he just kind of was out there, right. He didn't 318 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:15.120 didn't have a good first I mean, I don't even 319 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:17.159 think he had a really good game. But you know, 320 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.159 what it comes down to is I think it was 321 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:23.639 a reminder that they're human, you know, regardless of this 322 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:27.159 team's approach that they've i think been able to really 323 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:31.200 maintain throughout the entire season, and it's probably a lot 324 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:33.679 harder than we realize. Is that absolutely taking the same 325 00:14:33.679 --> 00:14:37.000 game to every approach, not you know, not thinking about 326 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:38.879 the next game or the game after that, or thinking 327 00:14:38.879 --> 00:14:41.879 about the postseason or the NCAA tournament resume, and just 328 00:14:41.919 --> 00:14:44.600 focusing on who you're playing, keeping that, you know, keeping 329 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:47.919 keeping the focus, and not you know, not not getting complacent. 330 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:50.039 I think they've done a really really good job at that, 331 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:53.080 and I think yesterday they weren't complacent because of the opponent. 332 00:14:53.240 --> 00:14:54.279 But I'm just gonna. 333 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:56.559 Guess that they were a little bit tight and dare 334 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:59.240 I say just I don't want to say nervous, but 335 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:01.919 just not as comfortable as we typically see. And it 336 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:04.840 wasn't because they were imploding. It's just they weren't themselves. 337 00:15:05.399 --> 00:15:08.320 And what a story we hear after the game that 338 00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:11.879 when it got when it got bad. I mean I remember. 339 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:14.039 I kind of feel like I'm always gonna remember the 340 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:17.240 time out when it got down fifteen, because I can't 341 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:20.200 be the only one who thought to myself, I'm not. 342 00:15:20.159 --> 00:15:23.080 Sure i've ever or or ever thought we would see 343 00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:24.519 this group. 344 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:27.240 Get a time out. You need a time out to 345 00:15:27.320 --> 00:15:29.039 kind of get their ashtewed, you know what I mean. 346 00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:30.759 Like that's even when they've not played well and they've 347 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:33.440 had bad stretches and certainly they've lost games. You know, 348 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:35.360 it wasn't because of what we were seeing early on 349 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:37.120 in the second half, like they were just kind of 350 00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:40.879 you know, they were just kind of tight, and that 351 00:15:40.919 --> 00:15:44.039 timeout happens, and the coach doesn't say a word nothing. 352 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:48.799 It's just the players collectively realizing, all right, let's let's 353 00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:51.320 let's not let's not go out like this. We're gonna 354 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:53.519 win this game. And Chucky told his team we're gonna 355 00:15:53.519 --> 00:15:55.759 win this game. And I kind of you know, I 356 00:15:55.799 --> 00:15:57.600 didn't none of us knew at the time that he 357 00:15:57.679 --> 00:16:00.759 said it. But now that we see it happen the 358 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:03.080 way that it did, I mean, it's a beautiful fate. 359 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:06.480 But also who knows what happens. But I kind of 360 00:16:06.519 --> 00:16:11.159 feel like when I watched Louisville play Chucky, Hepburns is 361 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:12.000 not gonna let us lose. 362 00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:14.039 I mean again, it's. 363 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:16.399 Not as if he's got years of repetition of bailing 364 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:18.639 us out. But you can just sense. I mean, he's 365 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:23.000 when he's got his confidence rolling. I mean, he's dangerous 366 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:26.399 and what's crazy. I mean, Austin, you did you did 367 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:28.120 up seeing the end of the game, right, like, I 368 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:30.759 know you went on your walk, you watched on your phone, 369 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:31.440 I'm sure, right. 370 00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:33.440 But you stayed with the dog. Ye yeah, you just 371 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:34.399 didn't go back in the house. 372 00:16:34.440 --> 00:16:37.240 Well got did not touch that for saken inside the house, 373 00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:38.879 just pulled it up on Hulu want. 374 00:16:39.240 --> 00:16:40.840 And that's one of the reasons why I think we 375 00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:43.000 won is because you you were you were self disciplined 376 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:45.960 when it comes to that. But right before, you know, 377 00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:50.320 the late not a great no rhythm. I mean, I know, 378 00:16:50.399 --> 00:16:52.879 I don't fault edwards for the shot but obviously he 379 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:54.720 didn't get a clean look at it, and then it 380 00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:56.919 you know, we know how it played out from there. 381 00:16:57.080 --> 00:16:59.799 Right before all that, Chucky committed one of the worst 382 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:01.159 turns over you'll ever see from. 383 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:01.840 A senior point guard. 384 00:17:01.840 --> 00:17:05.680 Oh yeah, I mean that was as uncharacteristic of a 385 00:17:05.720 --> 00:17:08.240 play from Chucky hepburn in that moment that I can 386 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:12.920 think of. But he's just wired different, as the kids say, 387 00:17:12.920 --> 00:17:16.599 he's built different. Because you know, I don't mean the 388 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:19.920 fact that he was just right there right time comfort 389 00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:22.240 like so many guys would have would have shot that 390 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:24.200 like a cannon right because they would have been realized, 391 00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:26.160 there's no way this is happening. And I don't want 392 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:27.720 to act like the shot he made is something that 393 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:31.039 only you know, legends of the game of basketball could make. 394 00:17:31.119 --> 00:17:31.319 It was. 395 00:17:31.400 --> 00:17:34.640 It was a very easy shot, you know in most situations, 396 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:37.480 but that situation was crazy. I think most people would 397 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:39.559 have just they would have jumped weird. They would have 398 00:17:39.599 --> 00:17:40.880 had you know, it was like they would have had 399 00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:42.279 ants in their pants while they shot it. 400 00:17:42.279 --> 00:17:43.559 That's right, I know what you're talking about. 401 00:17:43.759 --> 00:17:45.920