WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:01.399 Just great experience. 2 00:00:01.480 --> 00:00:03.799 So you came specifically for to go to school. 3 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:04.960 I did. I did. 4 00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:06.679 I used to think I was a football player, but 5 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:08.679 at five nine I realized I wasn't going to go 6 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:10.199 and uh, you know, I was looking at a lot 7 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:13.320 of small schools back on the East Coast and dealing 8 00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:15.720 with twenty degree weathers on a regular base. Decided from 9 00:00:15.759 --> 00:00:18.079 out my sister had moved out here. She was living 10 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:20.440 out here and the only person I really knew. And 11 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:22.760 didn't like it at first, but once I got involved 12 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:25.199 with athletics at the UVE, it was where I wanted. 13 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:26.600 To I didn't like it because it was too hot. 14 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:28.640 A different world, you know, coming from New York. 15 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:30.679 I was right outside of New York City, and you know, 16 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:33.520 coming out here was a different world out here, different lifestyle, 17 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:36.880 and the weather was war It was great, but got 18 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:39.159 a little hot, but uh, you know it was different. 19 00:00:39.719 --> 00:00:41.960 Yeah, no, we're on now, we're not nick to hear us. 20 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:44.640 No cool, Henry, Henry is the same way did you 21 00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:45.759 when you first came here? 22 00:00:45.799 --> 00:00:46.079 Henry? 23 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:47.840 I know you came here for a reason, but did 24 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:50.079 you have the same kind of feeling that that Pat 25 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:52.399 did you know, kind of a kind of a strange 26 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:52.840 place to be. 27 00:00:53.439 --> 00:00:56.240 Yeah, well I was coming from you know, biggest city 28 00:00:56.280 --> 00:00:58.439 in the country, so it's kind of a different vibe 29 00:00:58.479 --> 00:01:02.280 at for something to get you. But I think eventually 30 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:05.120 you just kind of get used to the community and 31 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:08.920 all the people and the cultures and yeah, yeah, same thing. 32 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:11.760 Yeah, different world. You know, it's just totally different lifestyle. 33 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:13.959 And you know, we've never seen anything like it before. 34 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:16.560 And you know, food was always different, you know, and 35 00:01:16.599 --> 00:01:17.840 never had that Mexican. 36 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:19.280 Food like yeah, sure, we had that discussion. 37 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:21.519 Yes, right, I still today and I still order New 38 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:24.040 York City bagels. I get it delivered two days delivery, 39 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:25.599 and so I'm still in New York bagels. 40 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:27.400 Yeah, Henry, you two or no. 41 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:28.719 Yeah. 42 00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.480 The the food is definitely a big adjustment too. 43 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:31.879 Yeah. 44 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:33.760 Well, you're a skinny you don't eat You're a skinny man. 45 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:37.480 You're just a skinny dude. You just eat like potato chips 46 00:01:37.519 --> 00:01:41.079 and fries pretty much, I'm guessing. 47 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:42.000 Yeah. 48 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:45.680 Yeah, No, So great to have you, Pat. We're gonna 49 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:48.560 talk about a lot of things big show today because 50 00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:48.760 of you. 51 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:49.120 Pat. 52 00:01:49.560 --> 00:01:51.079 No, I don't know about you got some big time 53 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:53.239 guests today, So I'm excited to be here with those guys. 54 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:55.000 I'm not sure we've had them on in the past, 55 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:56.920 and we always have fun with the guys. So Matt 56 00:01:56.920 --> 00:01:59.439 Athink is going to come here about three seventeen, talk 57 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:01.239 about the best Well team. See what he's up to 58 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:06.200 out in California. He has some some businesses out in California, 59 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:08.599 so that'll be fun. Maybe give his thoughts on Caleb 60 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:11.759 Love and the rest of the guys. Given that he 61 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:13.520 you were, you already gone by the. 62 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:15.120 Time he was there. You know, he got there. 63 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:17.599 I was there through the ninety you know, nineteen nineties, 64 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:19.719 so I think from free Man about eighty nine. Yeah, 65 00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:21.240 I got to see him a couple of times. But 66 00:02:21.719 --> 00:02:23.120 you know, I think the big question I was just 67 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:25.599 talking earlier. You know, maybe he's got some shooting woes 68 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:27.719 for our guys right now, and we always know him 69 00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:30.000 as a great shooter back in the days, and we'd 70 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.520 love to get that back to UVa's basketball right right. 71 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:34.960 So we're going to talk to him, and then at 72 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:38.919 four o'clock we're going to go to Joe Salvas Salaban Saliva. 73 00:02:39.039 --> 00:02:41.639 I'm sorry, new coach at u of A And did 74 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:42.759 you did not know him? 75 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:44.840 I knew him through the coaching world. He was you know, 76 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:46.719 he was after me in the early nineties. You know, 77 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:49.400 so I was, you know, obviously following Juve, but you know, 78 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:51.719 got to meet him as a coach and obviously followed 79 00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:52.520 his career a little bit. 80 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:54.319 And you know, it's great to have him back. 81 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:58.479 Sal was you know, brought that culture into UVE and obviously, 82 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:01.159 you know, the coach told me of the Polynesian kids 83 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:02.879 and he was one of the legends that came through UVE. 84 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:05.479 And you obviously Coach Brennan's done a really good job 85 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:07.879 of that culture too, So you know, it's great to 86 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:09.400 have him back in our community and. 87 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:11.400 Back to what he can bring to us, right, right. 88 00:03:11.479 --> 00:03:14.159 And then at four seventeen, after Joe, we're going to 89 00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:18.240 have mister Harvey Mason. Uh so you know see what 90 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:20.199 he's up to. He did worked the Grammy's. 91 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:22.680 Yeah, he's a legend now. Yeah, he's a huge timer. 92 00:03:22.800 --> 00:03:25.280 Yeah, he's a huge, huge in the music industry, a 93 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:27.680 big shock the right, he's always been part of that. 94 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:31.280 He's the president of the American Music Association or something 95 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:31.479 like that. 96 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:32.960 Yeah, I mean he's pretty high level. 97 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:34.120 I think you know, one of the things you'd like 98 00:03:34.120 --> 00:03:36.479 to say, you know, remembery part of a Wildcat song 99 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:39.400 back in the days that maybe got their career going 100 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:39.719 for him. 101 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:41.919 Yeah, it wasn't the RST that was a big part 102 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:43.080 of the business right as band. 103 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:44.199 I think it was in the jazz. 104 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:47.800 Yeah, so you know, of course the apple doesn't far 105 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:51.000 for yeah treat Yeah, no, cool, great to have you. 106 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:53.360 What do you think's going on? Just so we have 107 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:55.080 you now just for a mineral minut or two. Well 108 00:03:55.240 --> 00:03:58.080 at uve you kind of like the resurgence maybe with 109 00:03:58.159 --> 00:03:59.560 the those guys coming back. 110 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:01.199 I think it's a really tough situation. 111 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:03.240 Anytime you bring a coach in, things are going to 112 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:05.639 change no matter who you have. You know, we had 113 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:07.759 a lot of kids coming back supposedly, but you know, 114 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.039 the culture changes and until coach Brennan gets his guys in, yeah, 115 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:12.520 we're really not going to know what it's like. And 116 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:15.360 you know, we we lost some guys went to Washington, 117 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:17.759 we lost a few guys due to injuries, and you know, 118 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:19.480 obviously being in the Big twelve for the first time, 119 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:21.600 that was a tough situation. So I know it was 120 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:23.759 back against them all a little bit and our fans 121 00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:26.199 can you know, change in a heartbeat. 122 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:27.680 Here in Turstan. But sure, I think we've got to 123 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:28.279 give him a chance. 124 00:04:28.319 --> 00:04:29.680 I think he's done a really good job with the 125 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:31.759 portal this year and he's bringing in some good kids. 126 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:34.560 So hope for great things. You know, obviously have a 127 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:36.439 quarterback backs always going to be a great thing. 128 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:37.360 But we'll see. 129 00:04:37.439 --> 00:04:39.120 I think specific to him and what you just said 130 00:04:39.160 --> 00:04:41.360 is he's going to get his kids in. I think 131 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:44.360 one of the problems and to me, and I said 132 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:46.759 this almost every show in the in the in the fall, 133 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:49.680 that there was a disconnect between the players and the coaches. 134 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:52.279 Maybe him specifically, I don't know, but that was just 135 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:55.360 my observation because they weren't his guys. They weren't his guys. 136 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:57.600 And you would know this because although it's a different 137 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:00.680 situation if your guys, if they're not your guys and 138 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:03.000 they don't not that they don't want to play for you, 139 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:04.680 or they just have a hard time adjusting to you, 140 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:06.560 they don't play hard for you. 141 00:05:07.399 --> 00:05:09.360 Yeah, well, you know you got to remember that he 142 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:11.319 lost the strength coach. I mean he didn't get here 143 00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:13.800 till mid January. Yeah, Strength coach left, so your whole 144 00:05:13.879 --> 00:05:14.720 program's different. 145 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:17.360 So it was a you know, shocker to those kids 146 00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:20.160 that had big expectations have a great year to play 147 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:21.920 for a new guy. I have new coaches all across 148 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:24.160 the board, new strength coach, So those are things that 149 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:26.279 make it hard for young kids. 150 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:28.439 And they just didn't respond the way they needed to be. 151 00:05:28.439 --> 00:05:30.639 And then injury bug hit the defense a little bit 152 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:32.360 and coach Keenan did an amazing job. 153 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:34.040 But you know, just a little too much for a 154 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:35.600 first year. Yeah took as well. 155 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:38.279 If one thing, two things, three things are off, it 156 00:05:38.360 --> 00:05:39.240 throws everything off. 157 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:40.519 Yeah, yeah, no question. 158 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:44.959 And you know it's you had such high expectation. It's 159 00:05:44.959 --> 00:05:46.839 hard to live up to those expectations. And I think 160 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:48.480 that's a big thing for a lot of sports teams. 161 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:49.959 They go into the season and think they're going to 162 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:52.079 be super because of the year pass, but there's so 163 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:54.879 much that goes into the offseason and into that season. 164 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:56.759 So but I think he's got to go in the 165 00:05:56.839 --> 00:05:59.000 right direction, and I'm excited about where he's going. They 166 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:01.839 would have some some young young kids throughout the portal 167 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:04.399 and you know, hopefully they can respond. And I think 168 00:06:04.600 --> 00:06:07.639 those kids out of staying believe in him now and 169 00:06:07.720 --> 00:06:09.000 want to be a part of his system. 170 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:11.040 So it should be better at least than the surface. 171 00:06:11.079 --> 00:06:12.920 You'll figure that out. 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Thanks. 259 00:10:21.360 --> 00:10:24.480 I wanting to get your thoughts on this program and 260 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:26.320 see what you're up to up in California. 261 00:10:28.360 --> 00:10:30.320 What are you doing first? What are you doing first? 262 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:32.720 And are you still got you know, twenty restaurants now, 263 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:33.279 what are you doing? 264 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:34.600 No? 265 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:38.399 I actually am down to one. I've sold off two 266 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:42.919 of them, just own Cross Pizzeria and Salona Beach and 267 00:10:43.240 --> 00:10:46.759 just spending a lot of my time watching my kids 268 00:10:46.759 --> 00:10:49.360 play basketball. So it's been a it's been a fun 269 00:10:49.399 --> 00:10:50.159 couple of years. 270 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:53.080 Well, okay, cool, that's the best thing to do, right, 271 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:57.480 you know, your Father of the Year trying to be 272 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:00.679 so cool. So you have your sites. I'm sure you 273 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:02.879 watch a few games from u A. You know you're 274 00:11:02.919 --> 00:11:03.600 still connected. 275 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:09.559 Oh yeah, I can't. I visited for the Colorado game, 276 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:13.039 and I was gonna stay for the Iowa State game 277 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:16.480 and actually had to get back for my son's high 278 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:22.120 school game. But I watch every game and still enjoy 279 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:26.639 watching the team and really like the direction Tommy. Tommy 280 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:27.840 has the program going. 281 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:31.320 Matt, this is Pat Nugent Hate. I'm honored to be 282 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:31.799 with you here. 283 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:34.480 I'm going to graduate in nineteen ninety, so I was 284 00:11:34.519 --> 00:11:36.559 the UVE guy and I actually worked all the games 285 00:11:36.600 --> 00:11:39.039 back in the day with a football manager and able 286 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:41.840 to be My job is actually letting their officials in 287 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:44.200 the door every game. So pleasure to have you on 288 00:11:44.279 --> 00:11:47.519 and looking forward to talking to you here. But Steve 289 00:11:47.559 --> 00:11:49.240 and I talked a little bit about, you know, our 290 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:51.240 shooting woes a little bit and being one of the 291 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:53.879 all time legend three point shooters here at UVE. You 292 00:11:53.919 --> 00:11:56.720 got any advice for these guys struggling a little bit. 293 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:02.480 Well, I've always said, uh, you know, you're you're oh 294 00:12:02.639 --> 00:12:04.919 four oh, so no matter no matter how many you've 295 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:07.600 made or missed, the next one's going to be a make. 296 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:11.480 And I think, you know, the biggest thing with these 297 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:15.879 teams this year I think is sometimes shot selection, especially 298 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:19.960 early in the year, and if they just take good shots, 299 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:22.320 you know they're going to make them, and but you 300 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:25.600 have to take them, and you should never hesitate if 301 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:28.639 you have a good one. And like I mean, if 302 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:32.200 Caleb Love gets hot, I think this guy's the limit 303 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:35.559 for this team and he's taking In my view, he's 304 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:39.240 played really well the last few weeks, and whether he's 305 00:12:39.240 --> 00:12:42.799 making them or missing him, he's taking good shots. Yeah. 306 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:45.519 Do you think they get frustrated and avoid those shots 307 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:46.360 when they're missing them? 308 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:51.320 Well, I think I think that's the natural reaction to 309 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:54.200 to not take a shot if you've missed four or 310 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:56.919 five in a row. But you know, the guys that 311 00:12:57.200 --> 00:13:00.519 are mentally tough and can can fight through that are 312 00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:03.279 the ones that end up, you know, doing doing great 313 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:07.279 and playing really well in college and then sometimes moving 314 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:10.600 on to the pros. But our team, yeah, I mean, 315 00:13:10.639 --> 00:13:13.960 if we if we can make some perimeter shots down 316 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:18.039 the stretch. I love the identity of this team has 317 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:22.679 turned into like a physical, defensive basketball team and they're 318 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:23.679 really fun to watch. 319 00:13:23.799 --> 00:13:25.080 No, you're exactly right. 320 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:27.960 I think in the history of the program, which of 321 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:30.159 course you know, I cover you guys in the early 322 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:33.320 nineties and all that there have been few tougher teams 323 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:35.320 physically tough because you really didn't need to be. You 324 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:37.960 guys out around and outscored and you know, had fun 325 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:41.039 on the court and defensively. This is one of the 326 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:43.600 more physical teams because they had to be, you know, 327 00:13:43.639 --> 00:13:46.159 they moved into the big twelve and if you're not tough, 328 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:48.559 if you can get your ass kicked right. But they've 329 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:50.960 kind of met the challenge. They've met the challenge. 330 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:54.360 They really have it. It's when I was there for 331 00:13:54.440 --> 00:13:58.639 the Colorado game and I got sat real low, actually 332 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:01.320 on the floor and got to see these guys. I 333 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:04.960 was shocked at the physicality and the way they they 334 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:06.960 they play. I mean, it was a lot of fun 335 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:10.799 watching a Waka and some of these other guys set 336 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:14.440 the tone physically, and like I said, I mean, you 337 00:14:14.600 --> 00:14:17.440 said it were We were a really good defensive team, 338 00:14:17.480 --> 00:14:19.399 but we did it a little more with finesse and 339 00:14:19.759 --> 00:14:23.200 shot blocking. These guys, these guys will beat you up 340 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:25.759 and from the guard spot they do the same thing, 341 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:29.159 and it's really impressive to watch. And like I said, 342 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:31.120 I think it took them a little while to find 343 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.320 their identity and they definitely have one now. And it 344 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:39.440 really flourishing in a really really tough conference with you. 345 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:40.919 Know, being in the Big twelve first time. 346 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:42.799 You know, all of us, youve a fans, you've got 347 00:14:42.879 --> 00:14:44.639 used to that Peck twelve system, and it was a 348 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:46.600 lot of complain about the you know, the. 349 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:47.679 Foul calls, the refs. 350 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:50.679 I really think of a fan that you believe that 351 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:53.320 veis really adjusted well to that Big twelve contact. 352 00:14:54.879 --> 00:14:57.120 I do. I think you know, they have the guys 353 00:14:57.200 --> 00:15:01.039 that can bang around with you, and uh, you know, 354 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:03.279 a lot of the calls in the PAC twelve and 355 00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:07.080 ten for years were pretty soft, you know. I mean 356 00:15:07.080 --> 00:15:10.440 it was true. We got a lot of soft calls, 357 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:12.919 and then when we get into the tournament, you know, 358 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:15.480 they let you play a little more physical, and I 359 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:18.679 think it hurt us for a few years because of 360 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:20.200 the way they called our conference. 361 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:24.000 Yeah youah, no question. It's funny you mentioned something earlier. Well, 362 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:26.080 if you're a shooter in your zero, you're always thinking 363 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:29.440 you're zero for zero, But here the fans are you're 364 00:15:29.519 --> 00:15:31.360 zero for seven. What the hell are you doing shooting 365 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:34.960 that ball? You know, how do you think, honestly that's 366 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:36.679 how they feel. How do you think that you would 367 00:15:36.679 --> 00:15:39.559 have survived. I hear it that you and you probably 368 00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:41.320 see it on social because you and Pete are kind 369 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:43.320 of on social every now and again, and you know, 370 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:44.879 Pete gives the guy's grief. 371 00:15:45.600 --> 00:15:46.759 How do you think you would. 372 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:49.879 Have handled the social media today given the situation that 373 00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:52.320 you played in and even now. 374 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:57.000 I mean, I feel for these kids. You know, it's 375 00:15:57.080 --> 00:16:01.159 it's really unfair. I mean, they're they're they're out there 376 00:16:01.200 --> 00:16:04.600 doing the best they can. They're they're extremely good players, 377 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:09.039 and you put added pressure on the kids when when 378 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:11.720 you're you know, hearing that kind of stuff. But I 379 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:15.759 think most of them just probably tune it out. You know, 380 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:20.000 they've they've played basketball their whole life, and their confident kids, 381 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:22.120 or else they wouldn't be at the University of Arizona. 382 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:24.600 But it doesn't help. I mean, it's tough on the 383 00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:27.440 kids when you know you're the narrative is this guy 384 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:30.559 can't shoot, this guy stinks, this guy you know, you 385 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:33.799 just hear so much of it on social media now it's, uh, 386 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:37.559 it's I'm glad I'm not playing in this era. I 387 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:38.399 can tell you that. 388 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:41.240 One thing I would say, though, man Nil deals a 389 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:43.559 change little bit. These guys are making a little bit 390 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:45.519 more than when you were back in the days. But 391 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:47.440 how do you feel about that? The way these kids 392 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:48.039 are being. 393 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:50.080 Well now, that part of it, I do wish I 394 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:55.480 was playing. I mean, yeah, it's crazy, it's uh. I mean, 395 00:16:55.519 --> 00:17:00.360 I'm happy the kids are making money, and I think 396 00:17:00.360 --> 00:17:02.879 it's a little bit out of control and they've got 397 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:06.599 to figure out a way to make it fair for 398 00:17:06.759 --> 00:17:10.400 all the programs. So, you know, some of these programs 399 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:13.400 can raise so much money and then others can't. And 400 00:17:14.200 --> 00:17:16.319 you know, it's not a lot different than than it 401 00:17:16.480 --> 00:17:20.039