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<v Speaker 1>All right, we welcome coach ori Emma to the stage

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<v Speaker 1>and we will just go ahead and open it up

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<v Speaker 1>for questions. Questions for coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Usually when people say stage doesn't want to leave me

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<v Speaker 2>to day.

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<v Speaker 3>Gino Joe's own Channel three in Hartford. I think you've

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<v Speaker 3>said that, Uh, the best way you prepare for these

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<v Speaker 3>games is you do what you do best. Can oh,

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<v Speaker 3>can you win this game? If Foklahoma does what it

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<v Speaker 3>does best, well.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why they keep score.

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<v Speaker 2>You know they're gonna obviously not do what they do worst,

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<v Speaker 2>and neither are we. So I think we've got to, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>we got to play the way we normally play, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've got to make some adjustments obviously, like

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<v Speaker 2>you always do it at this time of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, their style of play is very, very

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<v Speaker 2>similar to ours, and I think playing at a pace

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<v Speaker 2>that they play at, I think causes problems for a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people, and playing at the pace that we

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<v Speaker 2>play at causes problems for a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>So it'll be an interesting it'll be an interesting matchup.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks Mike Anthony from Hurst to Connecticut, good morning. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>as he's played really well of late, has shot really

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<v Speaker 4>well and just wondering what you see in her play lately,

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<v Speaker 4>what you hope to see in her play, and kind

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<v Speaker 4>of the approach she takes to this stage now with

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<v Speaker 4>her future plans being announced. I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 4>puts her even more at ease in this situation.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope so.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes, you know, these things weigh on on players' minds,

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<v Speaker 2>as they should. You know, it's a big it's a

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<v Speaker 2>big decision, and you you know, you want to try

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<v Speaker 2>to have as few distractions in your head as possible

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<v Speaker 2>at this time of the year, you know, So having

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<v Speaker 2>made that decision clears a few things up for her

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<v Speaker 2>and allows her to hopefully allows her to just focus

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<v Speaker 2>on playing and doing what she does best. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Paige has been in this situation a lot, asy as not,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm sure she's anxious to, you know, to play

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<v Speaker 2>in this environment and in a game of this magnitude.

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<v Speaker 2>And the only thing I worry about when kids are

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and it's their.

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<v Speaker 1>First real, real, real, uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Exposure to this when they haven't played in a long time, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>is they try so hard, they put so much into it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, So if we can keep it kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like the other games that we've played recently.

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<v Speaker 1>I would think she's going to.

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<v Speaker 5>Play great, right, lur Riley from the Hartford Current, can

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<v Speaker 5>you just talk about the post matchup and kind of

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<v Speaker 5>the challenges that it presents for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they're.

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<v Speaker 2>There, their post their post situation is different. There aren't

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<v Speaker 2>very many teams in the country that they both happened

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<v Speaker 2>to well, two of them have both happened to be here,

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<v Speaker 2>you know them and U C l A. You know

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<v Speaker 2>where They've got a dominant post play that can single

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<v Speaker 2>handedly win you a game. And it certainly takes a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of pressure off your shooters knowing that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're not making a lot of shots on the preimter,

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<v Speaker 2>you always got somewhere to go to get a bucket. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly the effect that she's had on their team has

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<v Speaker 2>been tremendous and on ours on our side, not so much.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's it's more significant for us when we

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<v Speaker 2>go to our small lineup and people have to match

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<v Speaker 2>up with Sarah playing in the middle, so we pose

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<v Speaker 2>a different sort of problem. But I want want to

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<v Speaker 2>have to play three or four games guarding you know,

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<v Speaker 2>reagum beers, and I'm not sure anybody wants to have

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<v Speaker 2>to play against Sarah four games and so it would

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<v Speaker 2>be interesting.

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<v Speaker 6>Hi Gino, Alexa philip O ESPN. I was just curious

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<v Speaker 6>what your reaction to seeing Juju's injury was the other day.

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<v Speaker 6>I know you guys were still at the arena when

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<v Speaker 6>it happened. And then also just given being around the

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<v Speaker 6>sports seeing also what your program has experienced over the

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<v Speaker 6>last few years, what do you feel like is the

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<v Speaker 6>best path forward in the women's basketball community to get

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<v Speaker 6>a better handle, hopefully on some of these horrible injuries

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<v Speaker 6>that they're experiencing.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we were made aware of it right after our game.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was right right after our game. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody came in our locker room and wanted to show

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<v Speaker 2>it to me. And I still haven't seen it, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen enough of those in my career. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to see another one. Uh, you know, I talked

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<v Speaker 2>to Lindsay that night, and.

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<v Speaker 1>There's really nothing you can do about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean everything's been tried, People try and and there's

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<v Speaker 2>probably more emphasis than ever before put on prevention, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the science behind it and how much time and effort

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<v Speaker 2>is spent trying to prevent these kinds of things happening, and.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what the I don't know what the

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<v Speaker 1>answer is.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, somebody somebody texted me after this happened and said,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe they should do some prevented surgery, you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>this's just cut up every kid, you know, And so

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<v Speaker 2>that's a pretty extreme solution, you know. It's just one

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<v Speaker 2>of those unfortunate things that happens. And I feel terrible

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<v Speaker 2>for for Juju personally, knowing.

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<v Speaker 1>The players that I've had that have had to go

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<v Speaker 1>through that.

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<v Speaker 2>How much it means to them what they're missing, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for the whole year that they're out, and for Lindsay,

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<v Speaker 2>for her teammates. And I think the the the U,

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<v Speaker 2>the effect that it has on the tournament, I think

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<v Speaker 2>is huge from competitive standpoint, star power, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think.

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<v Speaker 2>The the USC kids will probably rise to the occasion

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<v Speaker 2>and play amazing like they did the other night.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know what the solution is. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>I think when kids come to college, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>them are already overused, and I don't know how much

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<v Speaker 2>that has to do with it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking to Mark Few yesterday and I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's talking about the same things people think that, you know, if.

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<v Speaker 1>You work as hard as Kobe did, you'll be like Kobe.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know that you can work twice as

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<v Speaker 2>hard as Kobe and you won't be like Kobe. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think sometimes kids overdo it at a young age

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<v Speaker 2>and it catches up to him among other things. You

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<v Speaker 2>know that you can't you know, biological things. You probably

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<v Speaker 2>can't do anything about.

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<v Speaker 7>Bryan Curchie only times, you know. Just piggybacking off of

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<v Speaker 7>that question, what did you say to Lindsay that night afterwards?

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<v Speaker 7>I know she had mentioned that you had sent a

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<v Speaker 7>message here. And as a coach, having gone through this

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<v Speaker 7>before where you lose a critical player for a long time,

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<v Speaker 7>what's the biggest challenge in kind of rallying your team

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<v Speaker 7>going forward knowing that you might have a different identity.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it does change your identity because when you come

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<v Speaker 2>to rely so much on one player, not not because

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<v Speaker 2>you set out to be that way, It just happens

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<v Speaker 2>that way. Great players like that just dominate the whole

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<v Speaker 2>environment on your team. But what ends up happening is

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<v Speaker 2>one of two things. And I don't know they're personnel

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<v Speaker 2>well enough you know, off the court. But the danger

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes is one or two people on the team start

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<v Speaker 2>to want to be like Juju, I'll do all the

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<v Speaker 2>things usually did, and then that takes them out of

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<v Speaker 2>their character and they play worse. And so the only

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<v Speaker 2>thing that's helped us in those situations is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you hope you have a you know, a.

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<v Speaker 1>Couple other really good players, which they.

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<v Speaker 2>Do certainly, and that you ask each player to do

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<v Speaker 2>like that much more, be a little bit more attentive,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. But anytime, you know, you try to make

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<v Speaker 2>up for it, it usually backfires. And the other thing

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<v Speaker 2>is if you were mourning, and that happened to us

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<v Speaker 2>one year we lost.

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<v Speaker 1>Shay Ralph.

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<v Speaker 2>We were undefeated, were number one in the country, we

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<v Speaker 2>were by far the best team in America. And the

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<v Speaker 2>very first game in the NCAA tournament, she tour acl

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<v Speaker 2>on a breakaway layup, same thing. Nobody near he or nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>and the kids start, you know, they wrote her name

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<v Speaker 2>on their shoes and it was like someone had passed away,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a family member, and it was the worst

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<v Speaker 2>thing that ever happened, and we lost a game we

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<v Speaker 2>probably shouldn't have lost against a really good team so

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<v Speaker 2>I think if you if you just look at it

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<v Speaker 2>for what it is and let's move on and everybody

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<v Speaker 2>just do a little bit more. But I think sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>it's just natural that people want to fill that void

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<v Speaker 2>and again. And I hope we're playing them, so I

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<v Speaker 2>hope that they're able to overcome it. I actually hope

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<v Speaker 2>we're playing them or Kansas State. I just hope we're playing.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, g know, Annie Peterson from the Associated Press. This

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<v Speaker 8>is a little bit off topic, but today Doug Bruno

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<v Speaker 8>announced that he was stepping down after more than three decades.

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<v Speaker 8>Hit to Paul and I wanted to get your thoughts

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<v Speaker 8>on his legacy.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just talking to him in the hallway over there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's funny you ask. There haven't been a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people in the history of women's basketball that have given

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<v Speaker 2>as much to the game as he has. He's dedicated

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<v Speaker 2>his life pretty much to women's basketball, and all of

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<v Speaker 2>it in Chicago, where he grew up. So he's an institution.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's a kid in the Midwest. You

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<v Speaker 2>name all the states, I don't care, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care. They know someone or they themselves have

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<v Speaker 2>been to Doug Bruno's basketball camp over the years, and

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<v Speaker 2>in his words, you know he doesn't want to not

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<v Speaker 2>to step away, but he knows he has to, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's somewhat of relief, I think, knowing that circumstances have

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<v Speaker 2>forced me into this situation. So it's sad for me

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<v Speaker 2>personally because he's a great friend and we've been through

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<v Speaker 2>a lot together, and sad for women's basketball that a

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<v Speaker 2>lifelong supporter of the game isn't going to be coaching,

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<v Speaker 2>but he'll still be a supporter of the game. And

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<v Speaker 2>happy for Patty, his wife and his kids and grandkids

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<v Speaker 2>because they'll get to see more of him.

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<v Speaker 1>We have time for two more questions.

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<v Speaker 9>Hey, Gina, Sheantal Jennings with the athletic this isn't the

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<v Speaker 9>first year you guys have had the transfer portal open

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<v Speaker 9>during the tournament. Obviously the timing has changed a little bit.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm curious as a staff how you sort of deal

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<v Speaker 9>with being pulled in multiple directions that are both vital

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<v Speaker 9>for the growth of your program, and then sort of

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<v Speaker 9>more broadly, if you had a magic wand like, is

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<v Speaker 9>there a better time for this? Is it a football

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<v Speaker 9>response where they have two windows that sort of allows changes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's just a lot of things going on right now.

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<v Speaker 2>That take away I think some of the some of

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<v Speaker 2>the focus of the players, some of the focus of

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<v Speaker 2>the coaches. Obviously, the portal has become a big cloud that.

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<v Speaker 1>Hangs over everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, for instance, do you think the NBA will ever

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<v Speaker 2>have open free agency during the NBA playoffs? I doubt that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>It's got to be some time after all this is over.

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<v Speaker 1>It's got to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be when the schools have finished playing. There's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be some sort of some sort of way to track

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<v Speaker 2>and monitor and penalize tampering like there is in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>There's got to be a guideline of what you can

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<v Speaker 2>do in free agency, which is basically what it is,

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<v Speaker 2>the two windows. Yeah, I'm in favor for anything that

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't interfere with what you're trying to do as a

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<v Speaker 2>coach with your team. You know, even though I think

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<v Speaker 2>players on every team that's playing in the tournament have

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<v Speaker 2>already decided I'm either staying or I'm leaving, But it's

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<v Speaker 2>never been harder to you know, at least in the pros.

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<v Speaker 2>You know who's under contract, then who's a free agent?

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<v Speaker 2>It's very difficult to live in an environment where every

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<v Speaker 2>single kid on every team throughout the country, on all

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred and fifty some Division one teams, is a

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<v Speaker 2>free agent. So I hope everybody that came up with

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<v Speaker 2>this plan is really happy.

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<v Speaker 10>You know, magavenon ect Insider I talked about it before

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<v Speaker 10>you describes as third year out here for the regional

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<v Speaker 10>on the West Coast. But going ahead to next week,

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<v Speaker 10>on the two winners out of this regional, we'll have

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<v Speaker 10>a cross country trip to Tampa. Just what is your

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<v Speaker 10>thoughts on that quick turnaround on top of the cross

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, there's always going to be somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that has to travel. Who's ever in the West region

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<v Speaker 2>when the tournament, when the finals are on the West

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<v Speaker 2>East Coast, and vice versa, So somebody's always going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to travel, but it would only be oneing correct

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<v Speaker 2>one team. Secondly, in a normal world run by normal people,

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<v Speaker 2>there would only be four teams here, which means there

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<v Speaker 2>will be no games today. The games would be tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>which means we wouldn't have to get up at six

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<v Speaker 2>am to have an eight o'clock practice here this morning

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<v Speaker 2>for an hour, which means we wouldn't have to get

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<v Speaker 2>up at five am to have a seven point thirty

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<v Speaker 2>shoot around for half an hour, take us longer to

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<v Speaker 2>get through security than to actually be on the court. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>God bless whoever wins Monday night. Okay, and they've got

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<v Speaker 2>to fly cross country which is all day Tuesday. Then

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<v Speaker 2>they have two days Wednesday and Thursday to play the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest game of their life. The guys who they finished Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and they

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<v Speaker 2>play Saturday. But there's a lot of people on the

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<v Speaker 2>Whens basketball committee that think they're smarter than that. So

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<v Speaker 2>whoever came up with this super regional stuff, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know who they are?

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<v Speaker 1>Ruin the game they did.

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<v Speaker 2>They ruined the game. Half the country has no chance

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<v Speaker 2>to get to a game in person. But you're making

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<v Speaker 2>billions off of TV watually you're not. That would be

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<v Speaker 2>the men's tournament. So yeah, there's a lot of issues

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<v Speaker 2>that they need to fix. And again, we could get

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<v Speaker 2>our ass beat tomorrow and that won't change my feelings.

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<v Speaker 1>Are any other happy thoughts will end on that beat note.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you coach, Thank you