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<v Speaker 1>To be able to come back for year two and

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<v Speaker 1>have those relationships. How much do you think that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>influenced your decision to come back here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just him showing me that he really cares just

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<v Speaker 2>a little face times me's a lot. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>really like just wants to feel like you're talking face

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<v Speaker 2>to face, not just over the phone. It just coach

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<v Speaker 2>Pope overall, you know, his vibe, He's real about what

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<v Speaker 2>he says and just all that. Just in a pot

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, just help me choose Kentucky and play

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<v Speaker 2>for a coach like him.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to another episode of Behind Kentucky Basketball, presented

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<v Speaker 1>by UK Federal Credit Union. Michelle Knezvik joined with Brandon Garrison.

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<v Speaker 1>Very exciting because you just announced that you're coming back

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<v Speaker 1>for year two at Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>How does it feel, Oh, yeah, it feels great, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just coming back for the year, just playing at Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a great year last year, and just excited

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<v Speaker 2>for next year.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think it'll be like to have a

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<v Speaker 1>true off season here, to be able to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>talk to the coaches over the summer and really be

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<v Speaker 1>able to know what to expect maybe coming into the fall.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so just before the season ended, me and Coach

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<v Speaker 2>Pope was just talking about next season. I just got

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<v Speaker 2>to have a big offseason. He been preching to me,

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<v Speaker 2>hitting the weight room and just taking that leader role,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a Mari had, you know, because I was

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<v Speaker 2>just like a little brother to him, but just taking

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<v Speaker 2>that role. And you know, me and Coach Pope just

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<v Speaker 2>been talking a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the little brother role with Amari. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think he taught you this year? Being able to

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<v Speaker 1>play with him and learn from him.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he taught me a lot, just him being in

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<v Speaker 2>college for the five years he was in, teaching me

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<v Speaker 2>new things, you know, were hanging out outside of the court.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just a good brotherhood between us two.

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<v Speaker 1>I say, you had a lot of upperclassmen on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>You just mentioned Andrew Carr cleaning out his locker which

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<v Speaker 1>is next year and Jackson is next to yours. To

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<v Speaker 1>have all those guys leave and maybe handing of the

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<v Speaker 1>torch to you being an upperclassman next year, what's that like?

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<v Speaker 1>And where do you want to see maybe your leadership

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<v Speaker 1>qualities grow like that?

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<v Speaker 2>Bright Brandon, Yeah, it was sad. You know, I made

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<v Speaker 2>a little Instagram fosts of them to leave him. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, me and Jackson we known each other before.

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<v Speaker 2>It is just because we're both from Oklahoma, so just

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<v Speaker 2>growing up around each other. Andrew, I feel like he

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<v Speaker 2>was a team dad, so you know, just always I

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<v Speaker 2>could count on them, you know, like if I needed

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<v Speaker 2>a ride or he's teaching us things and keeping us

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<v Speaker 2>all in line. So just gonna be sassening them to leave,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know they go out there and do big things.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Oklahoma. What was what was it like growing

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<v Speaker 1>up in Oklahoma? And when did you start playing basketball?

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, just tell us kind of what it was

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<v Speaker 1>like growing up there for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, that's my home state, so I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like it was. Oklahoma is a chill spot. Its like

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<v Speaker 2>not much to do. I'll say, you know, people don't

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<v Speaker 2>really visit it. They say is born, but I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like it's enough to do. You know, It's not like

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<v Speaker 2>a big city, but just growing up there good.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of people, they show a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of love. And every time I'll go back and.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what is maybe in Oklahoma, whether it be food

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<v Speaker 1>or something that you miss that is not here in Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, let me think it's not really like food spots.

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky barbecue, Like is it big for barbecue? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll say it's a lot of barbecue places that

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky don't have that, but just a special restaurant.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll say, I eat the same food out here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, Okay, then go to favorite meal.

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<v Speaker 3>Favorite meal. I'll say, you don't have.

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<v Speaker 1>To eat healthy. We can be healthy like a burger

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<v Speaker 1>never disappoints.

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<v Speaker 3>Never.

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<v Speaker 1>So talking a little bit about Oklahoma, will you you

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<v Speaker 1>get to go back there this summer and maybe see

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<v Speaker 1>family and do you have any fun summer plans?

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<v Speaker 3>I guess yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So these past few weekends, you know, I work out

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<v Speaker 2>during the week and then Coach Pope let me go

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<v Speaker 2>home like Thursday or Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>So last week I went.

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<v Speaker 2>This week, I just got back today actually, so just

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<v Speaker 2>going out there and spending time with my fam, my son.

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<v Speaker 3>Coach Pope just allowed me to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I know you're a big Thunder fans, So you

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<v Speaker 1>got to be in attendance for a playoff game. What

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<v Speaker 1>is it like rooting on not only the Thunder, which

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<v Speaker 1>we knew you're from Oklahoma, they like them, but Cason

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<v Speaker 1>Wallace and obviously shake yel just Alexander. Pretty cool to

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<v Speaker 1>see some former Wildcats.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, when I have the chance, if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in town the game, you know, I'll try to catch them.

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<v Speaker 3>May Casey.

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<v Speaker 2>You know we I wouldn't say like we grew up together,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, just through basketball we know each other.

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<v Speaker 2>He'd be giving me tickets to the game when I asked.

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<v Speaker 1>I love so true friend, true fun right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, just Shay and Shaye. I don't know him,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know one of my favorite players. I love

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<v Speaker 2>his game and everybody knows should be the MP this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that. I like that. So you mentioned your

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<v Speaker 1>son being able to go back to Oklahoma and see him.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a couple of games this year. I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a press conference that he got to be up there

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<v Speaker 1>with you, or seeing him walk on the court post game.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that he's at this age for maybe he's a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more interactive. Has it been cool for you

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<v Speaker 1>to bring him to the games and see him and

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<v Speaker 1>have him be a part of your one a Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>and then your two.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll say it's just amazing just seeing him growing up.

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<v Speaker 2>By the day, I can tell he's learning a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of new stuff. You know, he's getting bigger. It's just special,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, good times for me. You know, Coach Pope

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<v Speaker 2>allow me just to have him around the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>bringing them practice. You know, mini coaches probably don't let

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<v Speaker 2>that happen. But I thank him for letting me do that,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm just grateful to have a someon.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't realize how cool it is that he gets

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<v Speaker 1>to be in the Kentucky ballastball locker.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't realize right now, but when he gets older

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<v Speaker 2>and look bad, people like.

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<v Speaker 1>D does he have a little tykes hoop, like one

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<v Speaker 1>of those little basketball hoops you got?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>You know he got a playroom back in Oklahoma and

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<v Speaker 2>he got one in there he'd be playing with.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you rate his skills early on?

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<v Speaker 3>Still still got a lot of work to do, but

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<v Speaker 1>Feeling he got an early start, which is great. You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned some of the work you want to do this

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<v Speaker 1>summer and heading into year two, Brandon, what does that

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<v Speaker 1>look like for you? You know from a training perspective, you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned your hitting the weight room, Like where do you

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<v Speaker 1>want to see yourself maybe in the next three four months?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, yeah, just first the weight room, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>getting more muscle, I say, you know, being in the

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<v Speaker 2>best condition I can be. And just on the court,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just my overall game. You know, I got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to improve on, you know, little things like

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<v Speaker 2>ball handling, jump shots, just creating shots for myself. So

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<v Speaker 2>just me and Michael have been working on at these

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<v Speaker 2>this off season, I'll say, And yeah, we've been getting

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<v Speaker 2>after it.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your relationship with Michael McLean.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, you know, he's like he liked my mentor, I say,

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<v Speaker 2>ever since I got here. He told me like me

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<v Speaker 2>and you go be close, and you know, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>it's just not about basketball with him, Like off the court,

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<v Speaker 2>he's helped me with stuff, calling and facetimed me, checking

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<v Speaker 2>on me, make sure my fam good.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm thankful for Yeah, that's all I say.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, listen, everybody, we need to take a brief

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<v Speaker 1>of these coaches I've heard like facetiming Coach Pope. I

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<v Speaker 1>heard it's a big facetimer. Coach McLean is a big facetimer.

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<v Speaker 1>What is it like when you see that FaceTime coming

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<v Speaker 1>through You're like, oh yeah, So like.

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<v Speaker 2>The first time coach actually called me, he started facetiming me,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought it was on accident, so I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>answer our card and regular, and then he facetimed me again,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like, this is different because like I

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<v Speaker 2>never had to coach FaceTime me, but he was like

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<v Speaker 2>he liked to see his players face to face and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>So just him doing that just means a lot. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the rest of the coaching staff like they starting

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<v Speaker 2>to pick up on it because, like I said, Coach

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<v Speaker 2>mccleam be facetiming me and he don't usually do that,

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<v Speaker 2>So I feel like that's rubbing off from all the coaches.

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<v Speaker 3>Come on.

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<v Speaker 1>So you mentioned the relationship with coach Pope, He was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the first coaches who FaceTime you before he

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<v Speaker 1>really ever, really knew you before you came to Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 1>To be able to come back for year two and

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<v Speaker 1>have those relationships, how much do you think that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>influenced your decision to come back here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just him showing me that he really cares just

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<v Speaker 2>a little face times means a lot. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>really like just wants to feel like you're talking face

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<v Speaker 2>to face, not just over the phone. It just Coach

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<v Speaker 2>Pope overall, you know, his his vibe, He's real about

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<v Speaker 2>what he says, and just all that just in a

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<v Speaker 2>pot I feel like, just help me choose Kentucky and

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<v Speaker 2>play for a coach like him.

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<v Speaker 1>What does it like to kind of have your group

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<v Speaker 1>know that you're all on the same page, Like right

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<v Speaker 1>after the season ended, I think Coach Pope said that

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of you all in the team like got

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<v Speaker 1>in one room and you just talked to like six

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock in the morning, like this team from the outside

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<v Speaker 1>looking in, like you could just tell how close you

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<v Speaker 1>all were. And then Coach tells stories like that, and

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<v Speaker 1>then to have this this group of you guys carry

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<v Speaker 1>over to year two and already have maybe that chemistry

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<v Speaker 1>established so that it can translate onto the court.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, like you said after the game, it was all

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<v Speaker 2>in one room, just talking and stuff. I just feel

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<v Speaker 2>like that just shows like our connection that we have

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<v Speaker 2>just off the court. You know, many teams will probably

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<v Speaker 2>just want to go hang out in your own room

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<v Speaker 2>and just suffered the loss. But you know, we all

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<v Speaker 2>came in there, talked it out and just talking through

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<v Speaker 2>like the year brought up a lot of things, coos

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff. But it just shows like how connected we

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<v Speaker 2>all are, and I feel like that's a big part

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<v Speaker 3>I'll say.

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of the cool things to watch from

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<v Speaker 1>the outside is how much social media has been a

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<v Speaker 1>thing as new players get added to the roster and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Coach Figer posting his boom memes or Coach

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks posting these these funny videos. What is it like

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<v Speaker 1>for you all seeing these posts and seeing the fan

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<v Speaker 1>announced you're coming back, or when Colin announced he's coming back,

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<v Speaker 1>that they have this like fun game on social media.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so I feel like Coach Brooks always did that

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<v Speaker 2>and then it fed off on a yeah, Coach Figer,

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<v Speaker 2>that fed off on them. But when I decided I

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<v Speaker 2>was coming back, Coach Figer, he told me to pick

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<v Speaker 2>up my boom. So I think it does that with

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<v Speaker 2>all the players. I'll say, so, like that's interesting. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the funny videos, I think Coach Brooks just come

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<v Speaker 2>up with those and that's just the thing you do.

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<v Speaker 2>And the fans picked up on it now, so every

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<v Speaker 2>time they posted, you know, they're getting excited and like

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<v Speaker 3>So it's just good times.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say, did it take you a while to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out what boom? Do you want it? Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>Conda, I was really deciding. I went on a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Jiff app Ordever's call and just picked one out, the

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<v Speaker 2>coolest one I thought was cool.

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<v Speaker 3>And moon with that.

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<v Speaker 1>So what is what? Maybe are you excited for in

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<v Speaker 1>year two?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just the new group of guys that's coming in

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<v Speaker 2>playing for Coast Pote, seeing how our game would develop

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<v Speaker 2>and what I can show Kentucky and just very excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I know the fan base was really excited to

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<v Speaker 1>hear you're coming back for year two and to follow

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<v Speaker 1>you this summer as you get working and then I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>how many days until Big Blue Madness will be here?

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<v Speaker 1>Before you know it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just excited for a Big Blue Madness. No special

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<v Speaker 2>last year. Never seen something like that, and just a

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<v Speaker 2>sold out arena just for Big Blue Madness. I'll say

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<v Speaker 2>it was just crazy and great vibes that night.

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<v Speaker 1>When you have some of these new players come in,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you think you'll explain to them what Big

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I can tell them, but it's just like

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like they'll just like you just talking, or

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<v Speaker 2>like I just they'll just have to see for themselves,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's how I felt like Coach Pope was telling me,

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<v Speaker 2>just different students and stuff. But then like when I

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<v Speaker 2>first experience, I was like, dang, they wasn't lying, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like when people were just talking, you just

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<v Speaker 3>But they just got the experience for theirself, experience for themselves. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And then last week we got a round out the Thunder.

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<v Speaker 1>You know you're going into any more games as they

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<v Speaker 1>make their postseason run.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I'm sure I'll be able to catch a few,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, uh when I'm back home or whenever I

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<v Speaker 2>get the chance to if I'm at home while they play.

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<v Speaker 2>But I got the Thunder flight they will win it

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<v Speaker 2>all Special Group and yeah, I'm sticking with the Thunder.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully Case and Cason can come through. Shay be Thunder

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<v Speaker 1>root for them.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah for sure, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Brian, thank you so much. Had for year two.

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<v Speaker 1>Another episode on Behind Kentucky Basketball, presented by UK Federal

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<v Speaker 3>And m HM