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Speaker 2: UCF is a.

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Speaker 1: Good basketball team, very good offensively. They are a little

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in the top fifty and Ken Palm. That's better than

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All right, let's get out to the hotline. Let's get

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to know the phone. We got Mark Daniels, the voice

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of the UCF Knights on the line. Mark, how the

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Speaker 2: You, buddy?

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Speaker 4: I'm doing good. Thank you.

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Speaker 2: Always a pleasure talking ball with you. Mark.

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Speaker 1: Look, this UCF team, how would you describe this season

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and the identity of this squad?

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Speaker 3: Well, that UCF is certainly outplayed what many people predicted

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of the season, which was towards the bottom of the

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Big Twelve. And the team that is totally new, every

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player that will play tonight, that was not in this

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roster last year, but had some nice wins early one

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at Texas A and M beat some good mid major teams,

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and then I think surprised some people early on in

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the Big Twelve with some victories. A team that has

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more than one option to score, which is different than

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last year's team, which really relied on a couple of

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players defensively that played well at time, struggled at times.

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been really good this season, among the leaders in the

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conference and country and assists per game, a guy that

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doesn't rely on a three point shot. He's like another

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coach of the four for Johnny Dawkins, and he's done

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a great job. And you puts himself in a position

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where every game is critical right now, you know, I

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think maybe they're on the right side of the bubble today.

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position that a lot of people didn't think they'd be.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, this roster can get definitely get buckets. When ky

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Kevin Young was asked on about a scouting report on UCF,

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you said, there's a lot of great one on one players,

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guys that can create off the bounce and score in droves.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they've had a variety of guys that have stepped

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up and had big games, and I think, you know,

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get to the basket. Demus Folks I mentioned before, is

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everything about thirteen points a game. They've got a couple

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of three point shooters that come off the bench.

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Speaker 4: So, you know, I think the.

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Speaker 3: Missure of this team is a spread scoring out so

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that you can't take so much away with one guy.

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you know was top of the conference and scoring last year.

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Johnson was a four year point guard for UCF. Those

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two guys were really the key scorers. This is a

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team that has you know, Variona scoring out options for

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them and need their guys to play their role. U

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a chance to win. Where they've struggled is when the

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shots don't fall and their defense is not on, then

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they get a chance, and then they kind of lose

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opportunities to stay in basketball games. That's going to be

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a challenge tonight for UCF.

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Speaker 1: This BYU basketball team seems to be finding its stride.

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in the Big twelve and overall the b YU and

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UCF they look evenly matched. Why is BYU favored so

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heavily in this game? For Vegas and for some of

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the analytics out there right now? Do you think mark.

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Speaker 3: Probably eighteen two hundred people to create a crazy atmosphere

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Speaker 4: In college basketball?

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Speaker 3: You know, by US at home, very tough team to beat,

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certainly one of the best players in the country. You know,

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despite a great score and a great player, still a

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very talented roster. You know, I can't speak for what

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somebody thinks the margin is. I understand that, you know,

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the UCF would come as an underdog here. UCF's also

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not been a healthy basketball team the last couple of weeks,

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and certainly BHYU lost a key player. We got guys

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playing tonight that kind of limped through the Utah game

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the other night, which uc have found a way to win.

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tonight that are banged up. It's an interesting stretch for UCF.

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to get the ten conference wins to feel like they're

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Speaker 4: They've got eight.

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Speaker 3: You know, people may say, you know, probably nine to nine.

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the tournament, we have minis since twenty nineteen in building

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a basketball brand, we probably need another win. So tonight

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we go home for a couple of games of better

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Speaker 4: At West Virginia.

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Speaker 3: Four games. I mean, you want to win them all.

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a couple, we're going to, you know, certainly try to

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compete tonight. A roster not completely healthy, everyone's banged up,

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so or why the margin may be where?

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Speaker 2: You know?

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Speaker 3: Again, I think it's a respect for BYU, the talent

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Speaker 1: Yeah, what is the scouting report? I mean, b what

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Speaker 2: Right now?

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Speaker 1: When you watch this team play, what do you see

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and what have you conversed with the coaching staff about?

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Speaker 3: Well, I mean clearly, losing again, like Richie Saunders is.

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Speaker 4: Going to hurt anybody.

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Speaker 3: He's been such a great player for BYU and watching

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him the last couple of years. But there's still a

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ton of talent there and obviously it's more than the

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sayde Devonsa. The front lines are concerned for UCF. Our

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front line has done a decent job at times, are

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got to stay have found trouble. It's it's also the

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rebound and kickout pass. UCF's got to get back transition.

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BYU can turn your mistakes into baskets, and he had

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a void that eight point ten all run that takes

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Speaker 4: Again.

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Speaker 3: We got some guys are going to play that are

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banged up, and that's going to impact UCF. I think defensively,

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we mixed up defense and ended up playing a lot

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of two to two one zone against Utah one. We

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needed to change things to say, were getting too easy

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baskets inside the paint, and also we just had guys

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that are struggling out there. And like I said, everybody's

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dealing with injuries. It's no excuse, but sometimes you got

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to make a game plan that's going to help you

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Speaker 2: Yes, it's a crazy time in the Big twelve.

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Speaker 1: I would say, because I think anybody can beat anybody

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Speaker 2: I mean I think UCF can be BYU tonight.

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Speaker 1: You watch what b YU did, how they struggled very

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recently against a Colorado team that kind of feels similar

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to that of UCF. Really good offensively, not as good

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defensively and they came in and took.

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Speaker 2: BYU to ot not too long ago.

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Speaker 1: What do you make of how would you evaluate the

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Speaker 3: Well, I think you have to respect with from the

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top part of the league, you know. I think clearly

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teams like Houston and Iowa State, you know, Texas Tech

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just a thirtieth the Big Twelve, you know, is being

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able to now compete with that other group where we

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late for you. You've got some guys that make some shots.

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bit more than a But if you get hot and

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can shoot the basketball, you can compete with anybody. We've

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beat Kansas, we did beat Texas Tech. And you know,

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if shots fall, then you know.

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Speaker 4: Anybody came at anybody.

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Speaker 3: I think that may be an argument about the Big

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the road and it's not easy to win. And you know,

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go to Colorado, I don't care where the record is.

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despite the record that the Utah had, I mean, they

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came off a big win when he got West Virginia.

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into the game, and you know, we barely survived so

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night in a night own. That's what makes this league,

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in my opinion, the best league in the country. And

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you challenge yourself and you know if you can, if

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you can go through this league eighteen games and you

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win nine to ten conference games, I think you earned

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the right to play in the Insta League tournament. I

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Speaker 1: Give me a little scouting report on UCF. Who are

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Speaker 3: You know?

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Speaker 1: If b WU fans are prepping for this game, which numbers,

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which names do they need to know? Is they prep

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their their scattering reports on this UCF Night's.

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Speaker 3: Team, Well point guard themis folks. Number one is you

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know the key for UCF. He'll play a ton of

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minutes tonight and famous is again one of the best

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guys in assistant of the conference of the country. He's

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turned the ball over a little bit the last couple

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of weeks to try to make some things happen, but

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for the most part, he's been really efficient for the Knights.

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Doesn't need a three point shot, really take the three

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point shot, very effective in driving inside the paint, headfake,

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shoot over bigger player, or kick it out for three

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to Michael Stillwell was a teammate of themis at Milwaukee

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last year. Both came to UCF. Still was a kind

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of an undersized power forward, kind of a wide body

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guy that you look up and he's like, oh, he's

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got twelve and nine. He'll get ugly points for you.

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He'll know he'll grab an offensive rebound to extended possession.

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Jordan Burk's number ninety nine. He's a really effective outside

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shooter for UCF. Corner three is his sweet spot, but

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because of his size at six', eight not afraid to

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get inside the, paint beg into the free throw.

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Speaker 4: Line you. Know after, that we'll see About Rodney google

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with his ankle.

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Speaker 3: Injury didn't play in the game Against. Utah we'll see about.

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Tonight roddy's a guy that can get a shot, outside

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can also dove to the basket of veteran player From,

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orlando what stops At florida And Mississippi state before coming

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to Uc then just some you, know a key role

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players FOR. Ucf they've got a seven to two, Center

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John bold that starts And john you know really inside

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the paint and clock things. Stuff not a huge shot,

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blocker but he alters. Shots shoots seventy five percent because

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most of his stuff is two three feet out and

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then some key three point shooters FOR ucf to come

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off the. Bench Carmelo, Pacheco George, beale back of point,

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guard you, Know Chris. Johnson so you, know FOR ucf

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in games like, this they need to AS i, said

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WELL i think we. Started they needed players to do

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what they're good. At if you're a three point, shooter

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knock down a shot or. Two you, know if you're

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a guy that's going to be inside the paint box,

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out don't GET byu second and third, chances avoid foul

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troubles and limit turnovers and avoid the. Runs that's a

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mix anybody needs in the mode in this. Conference FOR,

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ucf and you know we're down to four games and for,

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everybody FOR, byu you want, to you, know get the

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best possible seating FOR. Ucf you're trying to make sure

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you're the right side of the. Bubble you're trying to

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stay healthy as you, can and that's what makes these games.

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Speaker 4: Exciting in Late, February.

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Speaker 1: Mark i've asked this question to a few. PEOPLE i

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believe THAT ucf is AN ncaa tournament. Team what do

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you see do you think that this team will be

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AN ncaa tournament.

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Speaker 3: Team, WELL i, Mean i'm going to be biased and say,

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yes BUT i also you, KNOW i THINK i said

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EARLIER i BELIEVE ucf is fighting brand awareness a little,

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bit which means to me that you probably need one

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more win than you. Think and, again this is a

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team picked fourteenth in the. League so if you'd told, me,

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hey you're going to go to that game in Late

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FEBRUARY byu with a nineteen and seven record and an

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eight and sixth record in The big, TWELVE i would

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have signed up for. That so, AGAIN i think ten

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wins is really critical FOR ucf or they get in

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what nine, maybe BUT i do think they fight some rand.

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Awareness it's been seven years since twenty nineteen and we

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were in THE Ncaa tournament with a team that won

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a game lost to due to the, buzzer but we

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haven't had that tournament. Pedigree SO i think to feel,

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safe you've got to maybe get one more. Win and

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it also depends on what, metric you, KNOW i, mean people, going,

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well you know this year it's ned or It's ken,

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palm or now we got wins above. Bubble that's like

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the biggest. Metric that people. Use don't pick your poison

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For Ken. PALM ucf may not be great for, net

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they're okay for wins above. Bubble they're really good inside

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the top. Thirty so if you tell me the committee's

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going to emphasize, that THEN i feel really. Good but

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who knows when that committee gets behind the. Doors you

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hope you can't take the guessing part out of. It

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what would be ideal FOR ucf is can you get

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to that ten, conference Win mark even eleven and not

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have to worry about going To Kansas city and maybe

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winning two three games where maybe go To Kansas city

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with the. Comfort, HEY i think we're safely, in ALTHOUGH

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i don't you know until your name's on that, BOARD

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i don't know if anybody feels.

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Speaker 1: Safe is there to take a word From Brett, jrmark

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is there a celebrit celebritization that needs to occur? Too

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and then you see if they don't have like a

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marquee PLAYER aj Or Darren peterson or Or kingston what have.

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Speaker 3: YOU i, mean it may be and and you, Know

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i'm not quite sure just somewhere our budget is that

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that's going to be changing anytime. SOON i, mean you

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just had a really good, season and IF i had to,

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guess you, know our budget might be where people projected

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us to be this, season near the bottom of the.

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Conference that's. OKAY i mean you've got to do things

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a little bit different to each school does what they

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feels best for. Them And i'm not quite sure we're

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about to be landing the one and done guys for

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a variety of. Reasons but the biggest thing FOR ucat

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is to start to get consistent where you're now making

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the tournament year and in year, out or you're in the,

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hunt BECAUSE i think that just. HELPS i, mean the committee's.

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Human we argue about it in football all the, time

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AND i think the same thing applies in basketball when

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it gets the. Bubble you, KNOW i think their resume

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as quality wins that stand That TEXAS a AND m

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win early the season looks really good FOR ucf right

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now and again Beating Texas, tech Beating, kansas and you,

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know some of the other wins we've gotten the conference looks.

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Good but you just don't know what a committee's going to.

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Do what happens to some teams that we're projected to

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have good years that are on the.

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Speaker 4: BUBBLE i would just hope if.

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Speaker 3: This team gets twenty one regular season wins or twenty,

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two that you're not trying to weigh them against you,

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know And i'll like An auburn team they may have thirteen.

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Speaker 4: Losses it would just be, like you, know are we

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just doing a brand?

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Speaker 3: Here but that's that's something THAT ucf is going to

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fight until you put some consistent seasons together where you

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make in the.

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Speaker 1: Tournament Mark, Daniels ladies and, gentlemen good luck on your,

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call not that you need, It, mark best way to

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support you what you, do how you do. It if

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the listeners want to tune into your voice during this, game.

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Speaker 3: Just On twitter or ex OF Ucf Mart daniels and

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you can find me there and should be a fun

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nights THAT i think obviously you KNOW ucf nos are

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stepping into a great, environment looking forward to it and

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LIKE i said Late february basketball where every game.

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Speaker 4: Matters what more could jazz?

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Speaker 1: For is The Mary center of the best? Venue do

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you think you visit around The big twelve or what's

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the best?

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Speaker 2: Environment would you, say, well.

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Speaker 3: Well careful now IF i go To, KANSAS i have

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to Say, kansas IF i go To.

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Speaker 4: AAMES i gotta, Say, AMES i will say, this will.

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Speaker 3: Listen this is my thirty first year AT, usef So

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i've done everything from The, attack which is now The

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gone Around utah was the last Place i've not done

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a game, at but certainly going To hilton And, ames

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certainly going to Fog. Allen AND i think the game

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day presentation At marriott is. Fantastic it's an awesome. Environment

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AND i told you if you want a bucket list

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duke this. Year i'd never done a game Of cameron was.

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would hope our players welcome the opportunity BECAUSE i do

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think it's a great.

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Speaker 1: Atmosphere, mark we should literally we appreciate. That thanks you

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