WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.799 Hell everybody through the facilities of the iHeartMedia Megaplex. This 2 00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:06.240 is Dick Gabriel. This is the state wide edition of 3 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:09.400 the Big Booon Sider. You've heard comments from Mark Stoops, 4 00:00:09.439 --> 00:00:13.679 from Jack Gibbons, and now we will add Billy Rutledge 5 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:15.800 to Aaron Gershaan or our menu tonight as we'll talk 6 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:17.839 Kentucky football and basketball. 7 00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:19.239 Also Jeff Piicoro. 8 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:21.399 The UK Sports Network will join us here on the 9 00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:25.039 state wide BBN Border to border. It is the stay 10 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:28.879 wide Big Boo Insider. Dick Gabriel, Aaron Gersham, Billy Rutlie 11 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:31.000 is going to open up tonight with basketball. We'll get 12 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:33.840 the football and kind of slide out of that segment 13 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:39.960 into our conversation with Hippocorol. But way, way, way too early, 14 00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:45.159 almost as premature, Aaron, as the top twenty five polls 15 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:49.200 that come out in like June, you know, because we've 16 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.679 seen two exhibitions and we've seen an overmatch Wright State team. 17 00:00:52.719 --> 00:00:56.719 But we've got a pretty good idea now of style 18 00:00:56.759 --> 00:01:00.520 of play. Who will do what? Has anything surprised you yet? 19 00:01:00.799 --> 00:01:05.319 No, I nothing crazy. I've loved the style of basketball 20 00:01:05.359 --> 00:01:09.359 we're watching. It's a lot more fun it's refreshing. I love. Look, 21 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:12.239 they came out of the opening tip and drew up 22 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:17.159 a play what what like? They didn't just say run 23 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:19.879 the go go offense like they they It was a 24 00:01:19.879 --> 00:01:22.560 schematic play where they found They got them all to 25 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:24.920 Amari Williams, I forget if he was behind the three 26 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:27.799 point line, are kind of in the eighteen foot area, 27 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:30.280 and they lobbed it up to Andrew krr dunk. They're 28 00:01:30.359 --> 00:01:33.719 running inbound plays like. It's a fun style of basketball. 29 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.120 It's refreshing to see more that it's focused on scheme 30 00:01:37.239 --> 00:01:39.599 and guys that fit the scheme rather than just raw talent. 31 00:01:39.640 --> 00:01:42.560 And to be honest with you, it's yeah, you you 32 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:46.319 mentioned it raw talent, and it's young raw talent. We're 33 00:01:46.319 --> 00:01:50.879 talking about the previous administration. So so often on a 34 00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:54.400 given night, raw talent's going to get you home. Sure, 35 00:01:54.439 --> 00:01:56.280 you know, with guys with with three or four guys 36 00:01:56.280 --> 00:01:57.560 on the floor who are going to be first round 37 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:00.560 draft picks. But so in other words, the guys they 38 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:03.120 have now they they've got to do it that way. 39 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:05.439 Yes, and they have some raw There is some raw tality. 40 00:02:05.519 --> 00:02:07.280 Thats not to say, you know, this. 41 00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:09.800 Is not a much a church league guy. 42 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:12.319 And this is not a team full of scrull No, no, no, no. 43 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:12.319 No no. 44 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:16.159 These are guys who almost all of them were obviously 45 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:20.120 starters or a famous six man right and and all 46 00:02:20.159 --> 00:02:21.599 star guys at previous stop. 47 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:23.960 There's just probably there may not be a lottery pick 48 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:26.319 on this team, and that's okay. But they fit what 49 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:28.120 Mark Pope wants to do and he has a plan 50 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:30.680 for them, and you saw it with several different plays. 51 00:02:30.759 --> 00:02:32.800 You saw it just I mean the big thing that 52 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:34.360 stood out for me. I mean there are a couple 53 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:37.280 guys individually, but Amari Williams, first of all, even playing 54 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:40.800 I didn't think he was gonna play, and you get 55 00:02:40.919 --> 00:02:43.800 I think second possession, he grabs a rebound, he as 56 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:45.840 a seven foot or two sixty two, He brings it 57 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:47.520 all the way up the floor and then puts a 58 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:51.199 perfect little shovel pass to Otega for a dunk like 59 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.039 wall like that. I don't care who you're playing against. 60 00:02:54.120 --> 00:02:56.599 That's impressive. So there was a lot to like and 61 00:02:56.719 --> 00:02:58.599 you know, stuff to clean up. I think the rebounding 62 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:00.919 needs to be better off. Satively, the only grabbed I 63 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:04.240 think seven uh and eleven for Right State in that category. 64 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:06.919 So that's something I know. Mark Pope is a six 65 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:09.199 to ten guy when he was playing, probably doesn't love 66 00:03:09.240 --> 00:03:11.039 to see, but a lot to be excited about it. 67 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:13.000 You know what, though, I bet he did because he 68 00:03:13.080 --> 00:03:14.439 knows what he's true. 69 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:16.360 There's something. Yeah, you don't want it to all be 70 00:03:16.400 --> 00:03:17.639 sunst said. 71 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:19.960 I couldn't do that, but this kid could sure, And 72 00:03:20.000 --> 00:03:22.639 I flashed. For some of you who've watched the program 73 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:25.319 for a while, I flashed on one of the Tubby 74 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:28.560 Smith teams in the mid auts that had both Eric 75 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:32.159 Daniels and Chuck Hayes on the front line. Eric was 76 00:03:32.439 --> 00:03:34.759 a low post guy and really good at it, but 77 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:37.319 he had been one of those guys who was a 78 00:03:37.400 --> 00:03:40.120 guard for for his entire career and had a growth 79 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:43.000 spurt so he became a big guy who could handle it. 80 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:47.319 Chuck Hayes was was a front liner. I mean, he 81 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:48.680 was a tough guy. 82 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.039 But he had a good handle as well. So that 83 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:55.719 particular team for most games had five guys on the 84 00:03:55.719 --> 00:03:58.000 floor who could lead the fast break and often did. 85 00:03:58.360 --> 00:03:59.800 Now I'm not saying a Mario Williams is going to 86 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:02.599 do that all the time. Bill, I know you peak 87 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:04.879 at the TV while you're producing the radio broadcast. 88 00:04:04.960 --> 00:04:07.879 So, yeah, what struck you as. 89 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:12.199 Being I don't know if it was surprising or well pleasant, 90 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:15.159 pleasant would be like the first five minutes of the game, 91 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:18.839 just the way that they played with emotion and being 92 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:20.839 intentional about what they were doing, whether it be the 93 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:23.720 plays off of the very first thing or just I 94 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:25.040 don't know, the extra pass. 95 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:28.240 That's just really refreshing to see. Surprises, Otega Oway. 96 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:31.279 Last year, to be fair, last year that team lived 97 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:32.160 on the extra pass. 98 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:34.480 They did, they did well, Yeah, they were almost were 99 00:04:34.519 --> 00:04:35.480 not aggressive enough. 100 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:38.920 Yeah, but surprises otega Away. Yeah, I mean to the 101 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:41.560 point where Kobe Braa may be the sixth man, not 102 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:44.040 even in the starting lineup. He's been so good and 103 00:04:44.079 --> 00:04:46.560 I did not expect that at all. And the fact 104 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:48.759 that the two Kentucky kids aren't going to see a 105 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:50.839 lot of playing time, I don't think early on, because 106 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:55.800 these guys are healthy, they're solid, and I agree with 107 00:04:55.839 --> 00:04:57.519 the approach that you've got to get them as much 108 00:04:57.560 --> 00:05:01.439 playing time as possible together before Duke coming up. So 109 00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:04.160 I understood while the Kentucky guys didn't play that much. 110 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:09.319 But sports talk radio talk, please, let's. 111 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:10.920 Not get into it. Somebody told me that's. 112 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:14.199 The news, is Richie. It already is going to start. 113 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:15.399 Yeah. 114 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:18.600 Yeah, well it shouldn't be. Yeah, I mean, anybody knows 115 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:22.839 anything should realize, especially if you listen to Mark Pope 116 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:28.279 who talks about this offense that you guys both mentioned. Uh, 117 00:05:28.319 --> 00:05:29.959 if it's just out there looking for. 118 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:32.399 The open man. Yeah, those those kids. It wouldn't matter if. 119 00:05:32.600 --> 00:05:36.279 If, if the two Kentucky kids played. But it's complicated 120 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:40.560 and it's like he has said, they're quick studies, but 121 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:42.079 they're still learning. 122 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:44.040 And that's what you want, no doubt. 123 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:46.720 And you were getting the right combinations on the floor 124 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:49.519 while the guys last year got the extra pass like 125 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:51.560 you were saying, you know, we just didn't see the 126 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:54.959 right guys on the floor together Antonio Reeves, Reed Shepherd, 127 00:05:55.079 --> 00:05:57.480 Rob Dillingham. They didn't play together and that was part 128 00:05:57.519 --> 00:05:59.399 of the problem because a guy like Justin Edwards was 129 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:01.360 promised men and we had to go halfway through the 130 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:03.720 year before the guy could score sixteen points in a game. 131 00:06:04.079 --> 00:06:06.720 Give me a break with the roster management over the 132 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:10.079 last five years. But just like you know, I don't 133 00:06:10.079 --> 00:06:11.879 know if you heard Mark Pope talking about like the 134 00:06:11.879 --> 00:06:14.639 frontal cortex and like the difference between. 135 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:17.680 The that was a little different than not machines, not robots. 136 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:20.279 It was just it's a different way of looking at things. 137 00:06:20.399 --> 00:06:23.759 Yeah, and it really is refreshing, is the word that 138 00:06:23.800 --> 00:06:26.040 we we've used too often, but at the same time 139 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:27.000 also encouraging. 140 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:30.720 One of the I didn't mean no, you're fine after 141 00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:32.800 one of the exhibitions. 142 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:35.560 I was at the women's game on Monday, and then 143 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:38.240 I listened to Jack and Tom for the and watched 144 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:41.720 for the men's game. But one of the exhibitions, I'm 145 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:43.639 in the media room. I don't remember what I was 146 00:06:43.639 --> 00:06:45.920 sitting next to, and I turned to him halfway to 147 00:06:45.920 --> 00:06:46.319 you know, and. 148 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:50.480 He's answering the question. He's answering their work question. The 149 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:52.759 guy goes, yeah, I know, I said, I don't know 150 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:53.319 what to do. 151 00:06:53.879 --> 00:06:56.079 We have a weekly press conference with him. 152 00:06:56.279 --> 00:06:58.800 And he shows up in a weekly press conference with 153 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:02.639 cant Perry, but he didn't show the game, right, Chuck 154 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:06.240 Martin or something special guest star fill in the blanket Arkansas. 155 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:08.759 Already they've had two pregame press conferences and they've been 156 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:11.439 Kenny painting Chuck Martin. So they're they're and you know 157 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:13.720 what it's eight eight in that game. First media time out, 158 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:15.079 just saying, but. 159 00:07:15.519 --> 00:07:19.079 In all fairness, after a while, we preferred Kenny because 160 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:23.240 we got directed to the questions. 161 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:26.240 It's just refreshing all the way around. Look at the 162 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:27.639 end of the day, is it going to be better 163 00:07:27.720 --> 00:07:30.839 or worse? Who knows, right, But it's something different. I 164 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:33.160 think the fan base was ready for something different, and 165 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:36.600 it's just it's a fun style of play. Again, you 166 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:38.600 said it right off the top. It was an overmatched 167 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:41.920 Right State team, There's no question about it. Bucknell played 168 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:44.240 a really good game against Delaware and then they'll play 169 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:47.639 Southern Indiana. Maybe they're better than Right State. Who knows, 170 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.439 but either way, you know, it's like Billy said, trying 171 00:07:50.439 --> 00:07:53.000 to figure out some of the right combinations for this 172 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:55.720 game against Duke, because look, I if they lose the 173 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:57.600 Duke game, it's not into the world. But that's how 174 00:07:57.639 --> 00:08:00.439 the fan base is there. They haven't want to. Kentucky 175 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:03.120 hasn't won a Champions Classic since twenty nineteen. It's been 176 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:06.240 a long time, and the fans are devastate. Yes, the 177 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:09.920 Tyres MAXI game am aschief, So the fans are circling 178 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.160 this game as Pope's first big moment. Duke is a 179 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:16.079 young team. They're really talented. They're kind of that raw 180 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:18.839 talent and they have a ton of it, including the 181 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:20.680 guy who's probably the number one picking next to your 182 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:25.240 draft and Cooper Flag. But Kentucky's experience, they're not going 183 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:27.439 to be afraid, and this fan basic expects to win 184 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:31.279 and that some of that honeymoon phase will die down 185 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:33.000 just a little if they get beat down. 186 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:35.879 There I will and that's just all part of natural. 187 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:38.000 Yeah. Yeah, again, not the end of the world. 188 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:39.720 Well, if you think they're going to live and die 189 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:41.840 by the three, look at the first game of the 190 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:44.440 year where they had eleven threes but still scored one 191 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:47.200 hundred and three points, Like, that's not you know necessary, 192 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:48.440 only shot in nine. 193 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:49.240 Threes in the first half. 194 00:08:49.320 --> 00:08:52.279 That's what stood out to that's impressive. That's that's not 195 00:08:52.639 --> 00:08:56.159 just you know, three and looking at numbers. That's like 196 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:59.120 a modern basketball. That's what Natoate's evolved to to get 197 00:08:59.159 --> 00:09:02.399 his team to the Final four. It wasn't just threes. Yeah, 198 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:04.960 it wasn't just threes. He figured it out. So I 199 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:06.639 think that's really it's reassuring. 200 00:09:06.679 --> 00:09:09.960 That's a great point because Alabama firing up all those threes, 201 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:12.480 got everybody excited, and then he lost early in the. 202 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:15.720 NSA tournament and oh, that's just a gimmick, you know. Well, 203 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:19.360 they went back to work and realized we got to 204 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:21.440 add some inside. 205 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:24.600 Game to our attack and did that and became a 206 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:27.679 Final four team. And I don't know that this Kentucky 207 00:09:27.720 --> 00:09:29.559 team is as good as that Alabama team. 208 00:09:30.039 --> 00:09:33.559 But we've talked already. What time you got there, Billy. 209 00:09:34.240 --> 00:09:35.000 We're good on time. 210 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:36.480 No, just tell me what time it is. 211 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:37.639 Oh, it's eight thirteen. 212 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:43.480 Okay, we've talked thirteen minutes. We haven't mentioned defense. 213 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:43.679 And they were, well, yeah, But the reason I bring 214 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:48.840 that is that's that's the bedrock of this team. And 215 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:52.519 we've talked about this before. That's how Pope built this roster, 216 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:57.879 beginning with defense. Now they haven't really needed shut down 217 00:09:57.919 --> 00:10:01.360 defense yet, they haven't needed possessions where man, we got 218 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:04.720 to stop these guys. We need to stop here to 219 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:07.480 either turn this thing around or go get you know, 220 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:09.759 because they haven't. They haven't knew if they played, but 221 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:12.399 when they played Duke, that will come into play. 222 00:10:12.519 --> 00:10:14.399 So yeah, now we've seen it on display. 223 00:10:14.399 --> 00:10:17.639 If you think about it, Butler destroying different point guards. 224 00:10:17.679 --> 00:10:21.919 Oh, he's a monster. Yeah, Oteg is a really good defender. Yeah, 225 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:23.799 and that's where I was talking about earlier. That's not 226 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:25.559 fun to talk about now, but that's why I was 227 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:28.440 talking about closing possessions. They have to improve that before well, 228 00:10:29.039 --> 00:10:29.799 hopefully starting. 229 00:10:29.960 --> 00:10:32.080 They got bored in the second. 230 00:10:31.759 --> 00:10:35.399 Yeah a little bit, Yeah, probably probably, But eleven offense, 231 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:37.399 three bounds a lot, That's that's more than you want 232 00:10:37.399 --> 00:10:39.799 to go. Yeah, and they only got seven themselves. So 233 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:43.440 you know, I think he's exactly paraphrasing here, but he 234 00:10:43.519 --> 00:10:45.759 said after the game that you know, we have to 235 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:49.200 we haven't even reached gotten close to where we need 236 00:10:49.240 --> 00:10:52.440 to be rim protecting one. Right, they only blocked four 237 00:10:52.480 --> 00:10:55.200 shots and they didn't close as many possessions. So yeah, 238 00:10:55.600 --> 00:10:56.679 that's all part of the matter. 239 00:10:56.600 --> 00:10:58.320 Is expect that in November, right. 240 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:00.960 I think they might have practic this defense to Skun. 241 00:11:01.039 --> 00:11:04.279 Actually a cal had even talked about defense with Arkansas. 242 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:07.720 Yet they're just done a whole different thing, team bonding. 243 00:11:07.360 --> 00:11:09.240 Team bonding. They're losing right now. 244 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:11.360 Look at his roster, I mean, look at all the 245 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:13.480 young guys. I mean, that's if you're going to recruit 246 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:16.279 that way. That has to be the way it is. 247 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:20.600 But why worry about that? One of you mentioned Oway, 248 00:11:20.799 --> 00:11:23.879 and I have to admit that, having watched this team 249 00:11:23.919 --> 00:11:26.399 practice a couple of times, having watched Pro Day, having 250 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:31.320 watched three games, he is to me the biggest surprise, because, yeah, 251 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:34.159 I was watching him in practice and I wondered, right, 252 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:37.480 where does this guy It was easy to figure out 253 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:40.399 and pretty obvious with some of the other guys when 254 00:11:40.399 --> 00:11:41.879 I'm thinking, who is this guy? 255 00:11:41.919 --> 00:11:43.679 What is he going to do? What does he bring? 256 00:11:44.440 --> 00:11:45.559 And the answer is everything? 257 00:11:45.639 --> 00:11:48.200 Yeah, literally, that is the answers. I mean, well, I 258 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:50.120 think it was eight for nine for He's been almost 259 00:11:50.159 --> 00:11:52.360 perfect from the floor counting the preseason games, but he's 260 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:54.519 eight for nine the other night, three for three from three. 261 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:57.960 He it's so funny because his three is not pretty, 262 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:02.120 like his jump shot is not esthetically pleasing, but it works. 263 00:12:02.279 --> 00:12:04.240 He's making shots. He gets to the rim. He's really 264 00:12:04.279 --> 00:12:07.799 physical and defensively. You know, we obviously the mont Butler 265 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:09.759 gets a lot of the headlines rightfully so, but that 266 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:12.879 guy as an on ball defender is probably the second 267 00:12:12.960 --> 00:12:15.600 best they've got. Yeah, so really impressed with him. 268 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:18.799 Gets to the rim. I mean yeah, you know, people 269 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:20.440 wonder about that, but. 270 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:23.000 Now he's been a pleasant surprise and kind of like 271 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:25.440 I alluded to earlier, I mean, you have an abundance 272 00:12:25.480 --> 00:12:28.120 of riches now at the two spot. Kobe Brea can 273 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:30.000 come off the bench. I was a little worried where 274 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:32.000 he would be, but then he came in and lit 275 00:12:32.120 --> 00:12:33.480 it lit it up when he came in. 276 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:37.200 So you talk about it pretty and yeah, how about 277 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:39.080 that with Kobe too. I mean, yes, he hit four 278 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:41.200 threes and that was pretty, but he had made three 279 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:43.480 shots at the rim as well. Yeah, like he he 280 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:45.559 talked after the game that that's been something he wanted 281 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:47.279 to add to his bag over the offseason, and it 282 00:12:47.320 --> 00:12:48.799 came to fruition a little bit right away. 283 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:51.519 Now, if we can get Lamont to just make layups, 284 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:53.759 I think we'll Yeah, and that. 285 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:56.360 Was yeah, and that was something that Pope said after 286 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:58.360 the game. We talked about making last year they made 287 00:12:58.360 --> 00:13:00.559 some extra passes. They did in this game too, because 288 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:03.679 they are very, very unselfish. And then Lamote misses two 289 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:05.960 dunks instead of just putting in the bunnies like they 290 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:07.720 tried for the home run plays a little I'm sure 291 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:10.440 as part of that is first regular season game so 292 00:13:11.039 --> 00:13:13.639 close to credit to the fans. I mean, that was 293 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:17.080 pretty darn close to being full for Right State. So 294 00:13:17.960 --> 00:13:19.879 I'm sure there's some showing off they wanted to do, 295 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:21.440 but yeah, they got to clean that up. 296 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:24.240 By the way, speaking of last year's team and Dylan 297 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:27.679 am who I will maintain after twenty minutes on the floor, 298 00:13:27.879 --> 00:13:30.039 he shouldn't have played more than twenty last year because 299 00:13:30.039 --> 00:13:31.279 his productivity went. 300 00:13:31.200 --> 00:13:34.759 Down a drink a little bit. But his debut in 301 00:13:34.799 --> 00:13:36.799 the NBA very impressive. 302 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:40.440 Now, you and I we have an unofficial bet, but 303 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:42.960 I'm not sure what the stakes are. You've told me 304 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:45.600 he'll be an immediate All Star and I said, no, 305 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:46.080 he won't. 306 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:48.559 Well, he got in graded on draft night to a 307 00:13:48.559 --> 00:13:51.240 team that didn't need him to start, so unfortunately, he's 308 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:52.759 not going to be the All Star this year. 309 00:13:53.000 --> 00:13:56.799 Need to know how to bet? No, I understand that, 310 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:59.360 but I think he'll be an exciting player. I just 311 00:13:59.399 --> 00:13:59.759 don't know. 312 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:02.919 My whole thing with him will be the same thing here. 313 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:04.159 Who's he going to guard? 314 00:14:04.559 --> 00:14:06.080 Yeah, because you got a guard in the NBA. I 315 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:08.159 don't care what people say. But anyhow, in the playoffs, 316 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:12.320 well yeah, but all year long, as well any night, 317 00:14:12.399 --> 00:14:13.399 but All Star Night. 318 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:16.039 Well, Reid's not playing much either right now, He's not, 319 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:17.919 but you got to learn. But I think that's normal, 320 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:20.679 just rookies not playing on the rookie. 321 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:23.759 They also, I mean, Houston had a really like I know, 322 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:25.320 they ended up with a third pick, but I think 323 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:27.039 they got that pick via trade. They ended up being 324 00:14:27.039 --> 00:14:28.840 a forty one to forty one team last year, so 325 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:31.840 there's probably some better personnel than a typical. 326 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:32.759 You know, they're always there. 327 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:37.159 Ever since the Hackem days and the Yoming days, just 328 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:39.039 seems like Houston is always one of those teams. 329 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:40.200 It's in the middle somewhere. 330 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:42.039 Yeah, you know, Yeah, they had a couple of really 331 00:14:42.120 --> 00:14:45.000 rough years after they traded Harden, but they you know, 332 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:46.559 I think there was that might have been the net 333 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:47.799 pick that was third that they got. 334 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:51.120 I'm not huge any team that takes Harden, you're committing 335 00:14:51.159 --> 00:14:53.559 to letting him handle the ball forty percent of the time, 336 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:56.080 so you're probably going to be a five hundred team. 337 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:59.039 Right Well, there's a reason he hasn't, I don't. I 338 00:14:59.080 --> 00:15:01.200 think the only fine we'll see if ever even played 339 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:02.840 and was the one who had Katie and Westbroog with 340 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:05.240 him and Westbrook Crystal really good at that time. 341 00:15:05.320 --> 00:15:08.240 You didn't enjoy the Yao Ming era, and well. 342 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:10.320 I did because Chuck Hayes was on that team. And 343 00:15:10.360 --> 00:15:14.399 when Yao Ming was injured, Chuck Hayes started at center 344 00:15:15.039 --> 00:15:18.480 for the Rockets, and they looked up his official size, 345 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:20.360 which was like six four and a half. He was 346 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:23.720 listed to six six, of course, and so many did 347 00:15:23.720 --> 00:15:28.000 the research. He was the shortest starting center in the 348 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:30.799 history of the NBA. So they go from a seven 349 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:31.919 to five guy. 350 00:15:32.399 --> 00:15:35.320 To the shortest center ever and honestly it didn't hurt 351 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:37.480 the team that much. So anyhow, that's just we. 352 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:40.279 Have Koreemed away from UK and over to the NBA. 353 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:43.559 But there's been an inextricable link for so many years, 354 00:15:44.519 --> 00:15:48.919 you know, And it's interesting to me, is Mark Pope 355 00:15:49.000 --> 00:15:53.840 is already recruiting guys who have Kentucky right back in 356 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:54.919 the top five, if not. 357 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:55.519 The top three. 358 00:15:55.600 --> 00:15:57.639 Yeah, the number two right now and the recruiting clash 359 00:15:57.759 --> 00:15:58.639 number two behind you. 360 00:15:58.879 --> 00:16:00.000 Yeah wow, I didn't realize. 361 00:16:00.399 --> 00:16:03.279 Yeah, I know they got a big commitment just recently, 362 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:04.399 right Lewis, Yeah. 363 00:16:04.279 --> 00:16:06.919 Yeah, yeah, high four star guy. And then they're I 364 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:09.120 think they're in a good spot to close with Kayleb Wilson, 365 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:11.240 who's the number eight prospect in the country. So that's 366 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:12.559 probably that's a four man class. 367 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:15.679 When you when you read about on your site and 368 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:19.279 in your magazine and others, the lens Mark Pope has 369 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:20.840 gone to to. 370 00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:22.039 Recruit these kids. 371 00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:25.279 You know, he's doing what every recruiter in America does, 372 00:16:25.679 --> 00:16:28.559 showing up at all these of it. But now he's 373 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:31.279 got a K on his jacket and not a b YU. 374 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:34.120 All right, so odds. 375 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:35.080 Are much better for him. 376 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:36.679 I would say, all right, when we come back, we 377 00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:38.159 will shift to football a little bit later. 378 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:38.759 Jeppikoro. 379 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:41.600 If he's got his phone on and we don't get 380 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:44.039 our hopes up here in the control room anymore, do we, guys, 381 00:16:44.559 --> 00:16:47.000 we'll join us. We hope here on a state wide 382 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:50.759 BBI Border to border Pikeville two Predicula. It is the 383 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:53.799 big Blue and Sider Dickabe real Billy Rutled Jaron Gershawan. 384 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:57.759 You heard comments earlier tonight from Mark Stoops. He sounds exhausted, 385 00:16:58.000 --> 00:16:58.399 doesn't he. 386 00:16:58.799 --> 00:17:02.320 Yes, I've can't him. No, I can't either. I mean 387 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:04.559 he's going well, one, he's going through a ton personally, 388 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.319 I'm sure. And then the season has been terrible. Let's 389 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:09.960 just call it what it is. It's not been a 390 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:12.000 good season. They haven't scored more than twenty points in 391 00:17:12.000 --> 00:17:15.000 the SEC game. Uh, they lost all their SEC home 392 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:16.920 games like that. That weighs on you. And I'm sure 393 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:19.640 you know he coaches and he says all the time, 394 00:17:19.680 --> 00:17:22.440 Oh well, I don't read anything. He sees it. He 395 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:26.160 knows the fings, right, That's what I'm saying. He knows, 396 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:27.599 He's not He's not oblivious. 397 00:17:27.720 --> 00:17:29.519 Well, you'd have to be a fool, not right now. 398 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:34.559 And it weighs on these guys. They're humans. Given all the. 399 00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:37.039 Success that that he's had, you know. 400 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:40.240 I mean, even when his teams early weren't winning, they 401 00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:43.920