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<v Speaker 1>It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started hour number two here

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<v Speaker 2>on a Thursday afternoon, as we come to you live

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<v Speaker 2>from Charlotte to the ACC basketball tip off. Currently Pat

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey wrap it up his live television segment, I believe,

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<v Speaker 2>I assume that's on the ACC Network Extra, maybe on

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC Network itself, so he will be over here shortly.

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<v Speaker 2>But again we're here for the next couple of hours,

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<v Speaker 2>taking you up until six o'clock, and you know, very

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<v Speaker 2>heavy basketball today on the show as far as just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, us being here and we're gonna talk to

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<v Speaker 2>coach Kelsey coming up in just a minute. But I

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<v Speaker 2>do want to remind you that on Saturday, we've got

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<v Speaker 2>you covered for all your game day coverage for Louisville football.

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<v Speaker 2>Pregame show will start at two thirty with kickoff being

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<v Speaker 2>at three thirty. We'll go for an hour. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville Football Pregame Show, hosted by my self, Nick Coffee,

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<v Speaker 2>and it is sponsored by Jefferson Animal Hospital as well

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<v Speaker 2>as Pella Windows and Doors of Central Kentucky. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>anxious isn't the right word. I don't really know what

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<v Speaker 2>word to use to describe sort of how I'm feeling

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<v Speaker 2>about the postgame show. Obviously, you never know what you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be reacting to until you get a result,

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<v Speaker 2>and with the show starting quite literally as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>the game ends. Sometimes I start those shows kind of

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<v Speaker 2>processing live on air, like you know how I feel.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it's pretty easy, like sometimes you know, these game

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<v Speaker 2>these shows will start, and I knew that Louisville was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna end up winning big because you know, it was

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<v Speaker 2>Jacksonville State, it was Austin p But then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you have these last two weeks where you're watching it

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<v Speaker 2>till the very end, and you know, I mean, the

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame game one was was was really just I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I was almost speechless, just because you still were

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<v Speaker 2>there with a chance to win. You were super close,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet you know, you came up short. And then

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<v Speaker 2>with SMU, even if they would have been able to

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<v Speaker 2>hold on to win, we would have to give them

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<v Speaker 2>some credit for, you know, finding a way to win

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<v Speaker 2>again and being able to overcome the mistakes that they

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<v Speaker 2>had made. But you know, they didn't win, and It

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<v Speaker 2>was just a really disappointing you know. I think we

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<v Speaker 2>went from being kind of stunned frustrated against Notre Dame

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<v Speaker 2>to really disappointed and having to realize that at that

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<v Speaker 2>point in the season that this team has already taken

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<v Speaker 2>some l's that have really adjusted probably what expectations are

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<v Speaker 2>for most fans. And now you've got Virginia where you

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<v Speaker 2>are supposed to win. I mean, let's be real, there's

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<v Speaker 2>really not a ton to gain here. I mean, you do,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what you're gaining is you're avoiding a three

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<v Speaker 2>game losing streak, and you are, you know, getting a

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<v Speaker 2>second win in conference play. But you know, it's what

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<v Speaker 2>you're supposed to do. Virginia, make no mistake about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Despite their four and one, despite their four and one start,

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<v Speaker 2>this is still a game that Louisville on paper, is

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to win and should win. And I hope that

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<v Speaker 2>that's the case. But if in fact that's not what

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<v Speaker 2>ends up happening, the post game show will certainly be

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<v Speaker 2>interesting on Saturday, and we'll have it for you again,

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<v Speaker 2>so as soon as it ends, as soon as the

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<v Speaker 2>game is over, we will go live right here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety. It's the Louisville Football postgame Show

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<v Speaker 2>presented by Alex Rwhite, Lawyer's suit Distracted driver dot Com.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know we'll see I mean, are you Are

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<v Speaker 2>you with me on Saturday?

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<v Speaker 3>John? I am with you on Saturday?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, yeah, I mean it was a very interesting vibe

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<v Speaker 4>last week. And I wasn't with you for the Notre

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<v Speaker 4>Dame game because of Louder than Life. But yeah, I

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<v Speaker 4>can't imagine it being worse than what I was here for.

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<v Speaker 4>But apparently it was based on what you were saying

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<v Speaker 4>it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was something and hopefully we can we can avoid

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<v Speaker 2>that on Saturday. But joining us now, Coach Kelsey here

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<v Speaker 2>at acc tip off. Yeah, I just grabbed the headset. There,

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<v Speaker 2>We're good to go. It's up coach. How we doing?

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<v Speaker 1>Hey?

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<v Speaker 5>Nick?

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<v Speaker 6>How are you buddy?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing well, man. I appreciate you making time for us.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you've got a lot of interviews to be

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<v Speaker 2>doing today. I'll ask just a few of them. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's NonStop. You go straight from live television

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<v Speaker 2>to hear do you do you?

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<v Speaker 3>And Joy?

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<v Speaker 2>This is a coach? Or does it seem like you

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<v Speaker 2>know work? I'm sure what you do every day is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of work, but it's probably something you love.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this something you love? You can be honest, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I actually do. Okay, I mean, obviously I believe you.

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<v Speaker 6>At this point of our season, like where we're at,

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<v Speaker 6>like my mind is at the Keeper Center, My mind

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<v Speaker 6>is on recruiting. My mind. You know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of things going on. So obviously when you prioritize as

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<v Speaker 6>a coach, this might not be the number one thing

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<v Speaker 6>that I would have on my list for today. But

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<v Speaker 6>doing these interviews, selling our program, promoting Louisville basketball, I

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<v Speaker 6>enjoy those things. Well, some coaches may say it's a

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<v Speaker 6>little bit of a necessary evil. I don't feel that way,

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<v Speaker 6>whether it's being on campus and throwing T shirts out

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<v Speaker 6>to students or doing interviews or speaking engagements. I mean,

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<v Speaker 6>I'm a human being and I only have so much

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<v Speaker 6>bandwidth and can't buy, locate and be two places at once.

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<v Speaker 6>But it is aspects of the job that I do enjoy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's good that you because it's very important. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>those things definitely matter your first year in the ACC.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you guys have had spring meetings and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 2>How familiar are you with the coaches in this league.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, the coaching world is kind of like a fraternity.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you familiar with a lot of these guys everybody?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah? And I think we have a group of coaches

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<v Speaker 6>that are as good or better than any conference in

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<v Speaker 6>the country. I have the utmost respect for the level

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<v Speaker 6>of programs and coaching in the ACC.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, before we get to your personnel this year, let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about this schedule. Really challenging in the non conference

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<v Speaker 2>slate and of course a lot of really tough ACC games.

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<v Speaker 2>As a coach, are you someone that wants to have

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<v Speaker 2>a challenging non conference schedule every year, regardless of your personnel.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you somebody that's more so going to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>schedule based on what you have coming back. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's tough to know what your roster's going to look

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<v Speaker 2>like this day and age. But when you see this

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<v Speaker 2>non conference schedule, I mean a lot of big opportunities,

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<v Speaker 2>but certainly challenging.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah. I think when it all was said and done

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<v Speaker 6>and it came out, you looked at it and its totality,

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<v Speaker 6>it was like, holy cow, one of.

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<v Speaker 2>The toughest I've seen at Louisville. Maybe ever sparse non conference.

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<v Speaker 6>It's probably the toughest non conference schedule in the country

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<v Speaker 5>At this point.

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<v Speaker 6>It's the advantage of no choice, is what I like

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<v Speaker 6>to say, is the way to look at it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>and the silver lining would be, you know, obviously we're

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<v Speaker 6>gonna be battle tested by the time we get to

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<v Speaker 6>the guts of the ACC season like no other program

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<v Speaker 6>there sure isn't going to have gonna be any questions

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<v Speaker 6>about any quad one type games or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 6>like there is with some teams when it comes to

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<v Speaker 6>their resume with the NCAA tournament. But I think it's

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<v Speaker 6>obviously very challenging. Our fan base is obviously excited about it,

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<v Speaker 6>and all we can do anything about is tomorrow's practice

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<v Speaker 6>at three pm. So can't worry about the game on

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<v Speaker 6>January something or December something or November something. It's just

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<v Speaker 6>let's just get better tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Coach bet Kelsey's our guest joining us here live at

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC basketball tip off here in Charlotte. Obviously a

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<v Speaker 2>brand new roster for you, and you talked about this

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<v Speaker 2>a few times since you got to Louisville that at Charleston,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys were already having to adjust to the new

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<v Speaker 2>world of losing players to the portal and having to

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<v Speaker 2>go out and fill those spots. Very unique situation here

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<v Speaker 2>where you have really almost an entirely new roster. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you brought some guys with you from Charleston, but

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<v Speaker 2>how has practice men? I know you guys have been

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<v Speaker 2>working out for quite some time, but how is it

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<v Speaker 2>as a coach to know that the majority of the

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<v Speaker 2>guys you're going to be utilizing. You know, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>you're acclimated at this point, but these are guys you've

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<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, like you said, it's been a while now,

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<v Speaker 6>June fifth now.

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<v Speaker 2>So it doesn't feel new anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>No good.

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<v Speaker 6>And you know I really felt from when we first

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<v Speaker 6>started our workouts in early June, it was a connected group.

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<v Speaker 6>It was a group that picked stuff up very quickly,

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<v Speaker 6>a group that connected off the floor very quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>So and it's a.

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<v Speaker 6>Veteran group, right, They've logged a ton of minutes, they've

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<v Speaker 6>had a lot of success, they've won a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>games at the Division one level, at a high level

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<v Speaker 6>of Division one. And you know, it was an easier

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<v Speaker 6>kind of process than I thought it was going to

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<v Speaker 6>be for the group to come together. The advantage of

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<v Speaker 6>having the ten additional days of practice because of the

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<v Speaker 6>Bahamas trip was very helpful, which allowed us to get

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<v Speaker 6>in mid season mode. For about ten days. We were

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<v Speaker 6>able to play against another opponent, which was nice, even

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<v Speaker 6>though they weren't the best teams in the world. We

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<v Speaker 6>played against two other teams, so our guys were able

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<v Speaker 6>to kind of feel how it is in the game setting.

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<v Speaker 6>We did some preparation, and then you know, the fall

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<v Speaker 6>practices have been awesome in the last two weeks or

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<v Speaker 6>so since full practices start. I love where this team's trending.

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<v Speaker 2>When I look at your personnel and you know I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not in practice every day, I feel like you definitely

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to emphasize shooting, versatility, experience, as you mentioned these

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<v Speaker 2>guys who played a lot of basketball. But what I

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<v Speaker 2>hear more than anything from anybody who has watched you

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<v Speaker 2>guys play, and even watching you playing the Bahamas, is

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to shoot the ball. You know, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to make shots and games. You guys haven't played a

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<v Speaker 2>game yet, But is it crazy to say this could

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<v Speaker 2>be one of the best shooting teams that you've coached

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<v Speaker 2>or the best? I mean, is that a stretch.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know. I haven't thought of it in that respect.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, I think it's definitely a team that has skill.

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<v Speaker 6>We have a lot of guys on the floor that

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<v Speaker 6>can dribble, pass, and shoot. Whether it's one of the

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<v Speaker 6>best shooting teams I've ever coached, I think it's way,

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<v Speaker 6>way too early to say, but we have a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of people that a lot of guys that can put

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously, So from a leadership standpoint, You've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of guys on this roster that have been leaders elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it Is it collective? Are you guys that have

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<v Speaker 2>kind of emerged?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know, I've been asked that question about leadership,

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<v Speaker 6>and I really think, you know, it comes from a

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<v Speaker 6>are more vocal, some guys are more lead by example guys.

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<v Speaker 6>But we got a team and a roster full of

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<v Speaker 3>The right things.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, we talk about elite results, right, which is

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<v Speaker 6>drives your behavior. And that gets your results. And if

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<v Speaker 6>it's backwards, you got bad leadership, then you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 6>to get bad results. So they've done nothing but prove

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<v Speaker 6>to me that they're the guys that I thought they were.

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<v Speaker 6>We recruited them by how they've gone about their business.

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<v Speaker 6>My message resonates in the locker room and is echoed

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<v Speaker 6>by our guys, which you know you got great leadership

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<v Speaker 6>when guys are selling your message when they're not around you.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it like to see a group of mostly veterans,

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<v Speaker 2>guys who played a lot of college basketball and one freshman.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you talked about Canai and they're in the

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<v Speaker 2>press conference. That's a that's a very unusual situation to

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<v Speaker 2>see that. But from from what I can gather, it

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<v Speaker 2>seems like he really embraces that as a young guy

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I think like Canai and James, Although James sus

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<v Speaker 6>heck doesn't want to be called a freshman because he's

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<v Speaker 6>not he's a sophomore, but he was a very very

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<v Speaker 6>young freshman last year. So to quote younger guys on

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<v Speaker 6>our team and Canai and James both have kind of

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<v Speaker 6>old souls. They're they're they're very mature for their grade

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<v Speaker 6>level or their age level. Both are extremely mature in

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<v Speaker 3>They're both gym guys.

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<v Speaker 6>They're both high basketball IQ guys. They both love to

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<v Speaker 6>type of guys you have to tell them something once

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<v Speaker 6>and they got it. I told the story and there

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<v Speaker 6>in the press conference, how can I almost got offend

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<v Speaker 6>it early on when I was kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>holding his hand and saying an eye on this set,

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<v Speaker 6>you need to come here, and he looked at me.

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<v Speaker 6>He's like, come on, coach.

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<v Speaker 3>I got it.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's going to make you feel good, right, Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I love that.

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<v Speaker 6>So you have those older veteran guys that really are

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<v Speaker 6>grizzled veterans, some of them are twenty three, twenty four

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<v Speaker 6>years old, and then you have these younger guys that

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<v Speaker 6>are you know, that have those veteran qualities, which is

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<v Speaker 6>which is a blessing for a coach.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple more questions for you head to your next stop.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you've got a lot of just endless interviews

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<v Speaker 2>going on today. We certainly appreciate you making time for us.

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<v Speaker 2>When it comes to recruiting, I know you can't talk

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<v Speaker 2>about specific recruits, but you know you're in a position

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<v Speaker 2>now where you have the ability to use the portal

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<v Speaker 2>to build your roster. But obviously you're always going to

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<v Speaker 2>recruit high school kids. Have you found yourself maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>rusting when you pull the trigger and say, hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>really want to put all of our focus on this

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<v Speaker 2>this incoming freshman because we think he's that special. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it depends on what the class looks like. But

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<v Speaker 2>now that it's there are two different ways to build

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<v Speaker 2>your roster. It wasn't like that a few years ago

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<v Speaker 2>when you were coaching. How have you maybe made any

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<v Speaker 2>adjustments as a coach when it comes to that, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 6>I do think like with freshmen, like you can really

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<v Speaker 6>really focus on certain.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys and go all in.

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<v Speaker 6>And if for some reason you would miss on a

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<v Speaker 6>certain kid for whatever reason, whether he picks another school

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<v Speaker 6>or he becomes you know, too expensive, based on kind

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<v Speaker 6>of like the the you know, his nil type stuff.

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<v Speaker 6>Then you know you have that, you know you have

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<v Speaker 6>that safety net by being able to go into the

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<v Speaker 6>portal and you know, add some guys with experience and

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<v Speaker 6>veteran guys that that that can supplement your roster and

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<v Speaker 6>make you older and more mature and things like we

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<v Speaker 6>have this year. So our staff's killing it. I love

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<v Speaker 6>where we're at from a recruiting standpoint. We're on the

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<v Speaker 6>right guys, and how things fall into place over the

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<v Speaker 6>next several months in terms of the freshmen that we're recruiting,

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<v Speaker 6>will dictate, you know, our approach to the portal come apron.

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<v Speaker 2>So I got to ask you this, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>you're not going to give us a direct answer, and

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<v Speaker 2>I understand, But when it comes to lineups and whatnot,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, how many may have to give me a number,

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<v Speaker 2>But do you feel like there's you know, a variety

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<v Speaker 2>of different combinations you can put on the floor, Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>not to play different styles necessarily, but just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a roster where I feel like the bulk

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<v Speaker 2>of them in any moment could give you big minutes

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<v Speaker 2>if needed, if the matchup was there, if somebody's out

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<v Speaker 2>or whatnot. I mean when it comes to personnel, like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot you can do.

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<v Speaker 6>I think, so you know, I mentioned experience, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>and I think versatility. Depth and versatility would be another

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<v Speaker 6>word to describe one of the big strengths of our team.

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<v Speaker 6>There are a lot of different kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 6>lineups that we could put together that brings certain to

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<v Speaker 6>the table. I feel really really good going very deep

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<v Speaker 6>you know, we're still in that process where over these

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<v Speaker 6>next several weeks, I mean, we still have three and

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<v Speaker 6>We have two exhibitions obviously, you know, roles are going

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<v Speaker 6>to continue to be defined as we go through over

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<v Speaker 6>the next three weeks, and we've always been that way.

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<v Speaker 6>We want practice to be cauldron of competition where guys

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<v Speaker 6>are always pushing each other and it'll be interesting to

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<v Speaker 6>see where the pieces fall into place three and a

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<v Speaker 6>half weeks from now.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, coach, I know you got to run to do

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<v Speaker 2>your next interview. I appreciate you making time for us,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll see you when the season gets rolling. Thanks Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks coach. All right, that's Pat Kelsey joining us live

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<v Speaker 2>here from acc tip off in Charlotte, as we're just gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's crazy to think we're that close to college hoops

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<v Speaker 2>getting started. Man, it's good stuff and good stuff there

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<v Speaker 2>from coach. And if you just now happened to hop

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<v Speaker 2>in the car, you join us a little bit later.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have this up as a separate podcast a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit later on. But yes, I mean, just when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to the personnel conversation we had there in regards

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<v Speaker 2>to what he can do, you know, what kind of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, lineups and whatnot. And I don't feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I got the you know, I was gonna ask him

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<v Speaker 2>to tell me essentially who the lineup's like. If I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to ask, hey, if this was the type of matchup,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're playing this team, what personnel grouping would you

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<v Speaker 2>use this and that? And you know, that would be

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<v Speaker 2>a terrible question, and he probably wouldn't give me the

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<v Speaker 2>answer because he's probably still trying to figure that out.

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<v Speaker 2>He's probably trying to figure out the answer just said question.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's no doubt about it when you look at

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<v Speaker 2>this this group on paper, and you know, when you

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<v Speaker 2>say on paper, it's still it's still indicates that you.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to wait and see how it all works out,

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<v Speaker 2>how it all looks, you know, when it matters when

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<v Speaker 2>you're playing in a real game. But you know, veteran,

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<v Speaker 2>veteran leadership, just veteran presence. You know, that word veteran

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<v Speaker 2>was mentioned quite a bit there during our conversation with

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<v Speaker 2>coach Kelsey, and to me, that makes you not as

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<v Speaker 2>worried about you know, will have to wait and see.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, some of these guys that have come to

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<v Speaker 2>play for Louisville this year that are on this roster,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, many of them have had prominent roles with

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<v Speaker 2>really good programs or programs that are considered considered mid majors.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, one thing that hasn't gotten brought up

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<v Speaker 2>that at least haven't mentioned in a while when talking

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<v Speaker 2>about this roster is that nearly all of them are

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<v Speaker 2>coming from programs that won that that you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>had a winning culture. Maybe it wasn't going to a

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<v Speaker 2>Final four or winning national championships, but they they're used

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<v Speaker 2>to winning, right They that's something they're familiar with, right

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<v Speaker 2>and if that can be the culture in Louisville with

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<v Speaker 2>all these guys by an end, you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think there's as big of a question mark as far

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<v Speaker 2>as how it all works, because I don't think you're

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily questioning the ability of these guys. I think more

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<v Speaker 2>than anything, you'd be questioning, you know, how to make

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<v Speaker 2>the pieces all fit together. And clearly that's what Coach

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey and his staff have been working on, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>since since he got here, since the roster was put together.

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<v Speaker 2>He was pretty quick to tell. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of his nature of being somebody that very

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<v Speaker 2>high energy, you know. I mean, the guy ever stops working,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean never, and if he does get tired, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think you'll ever see it. But you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>the majority of this roster's been in place for for

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<v Speaker 2>many many months now and nothing, I don't think anything

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<v Speaker 2>feels new, and that's refreshing to hear, not to go

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<v Speaker 2>back to the previous regime or anything like that. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there's little things that like I am excited

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<v Speaker 2>about that I take notice to as a loisvill fan myself,

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<v Speaker 2>that that, you know, makes me feel, you know, pretty

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<v Speaker 2>good about where things are going to be in year one.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know it's more so just because that wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>that wasn't in place previously. All right, all right, we've

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<v Speaker 2>got Chucky Hepburn joining us here on the show. From

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<v Speaker 2>Coach Kelsey to Chucky Hepburn. Chucky, how are we doing? Brother?

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you, Appreciate you making time for us. How's this

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<v Speaker 2>day been for you? Man? A lot of talking, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of probably the same questions. Do you enjoy it

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<v Speaker 2>or do you dread it? You can be honest.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, honestly, I've been to two Meedia days already at

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<v Speaker 3>I've had fun today.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, I've had some good laughs, you know, some

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<v Speaker 7>good conversations with people.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I'm excited about this one.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the questions I as coach, I'll ask you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you played at Wisconsin the last couple of

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<v Speaker 2>years and now you're here at Louisville taking advantage of

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<v Speaker 2>the portal. But you are with all new players and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just you're joining a group that was already

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<v Speaker 2>put together. You guys, are most of you all coming

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<v Speaker 2>from from different programs. How do you feel as far

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<v Speaker 2>as how things have gotten acclimated because this is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the portals made it to where there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>movement going on. But this is a different scenario here

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<v Speaker 2>with as many new pieces as you guys have.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, you have a great coach of players, coach leading

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<v Speaker 7>the charge, and then you just have a good group

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<v Speaker 7>of guys who just want to win, you know all

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<v Speaker 7>who they care about us winning and taking that next

423
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<v Speaker 7>step to bringing Louisville basketball back. So when you got

424
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<v Speaker 7>guys like down the team and who just care about

425
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<v Speaker 7>winning and want to do whatever it takes to win,

426
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<v Speaker 7>it's really easy to play with.

427
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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's fun.

428
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<v Speaker 7>We went down to the Bahamas and you know, we

429
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<v Speaker 7>got a little glimpse of what we could actually be,

430
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<v Speaker 7>and you know, I believe that we're gonna be a

431
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<v Speaker 7>really good team.

432
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<v Speaker 2>So when you are running the show, there is the

433
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<v Speaker 2>point guard. I mean, do you feel as if you've

434
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<v Speaker 2>got you know, at any moment, anybody on the floor,

435
00:19:05.960 --> 00:19:07.920
<v Speaker 2>you could find them spotting up and they can. I mean,

436
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<v Speaker 2>you guys, clearly that's one of the strengths of your

437
00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:10.960
<v Speaker 2>team is being able to shoot the ball. But as

438
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<v Speaker 2>somebody who's a facilitator also a shooter yourself, I mean,

439
00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:16.119
<v Speaker 2>it's got it's gotta be good for you to know that,

440
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<v Speaker 2>you know, if you can make a play, you can

441
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<v Speaker 2>probably find one, two, maybe three guys that can knock

442
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<v Speaker 2>it down at any moment.

443
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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, that's what that's what's exciting about this team one

444
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<v Speaker 7>through five.

445
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<v Speaker 3>You know we could stretch the floor. You know, that's

446
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<v Speaker 3>what exciting.

447
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<v Speaker 7>You know, I didn't shoot the best of my last

448
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<v Speaker 7>year that I shot like thirty two percent, but i

449
00:19:29.680 --> 00:19:32.799
<v Speaker 7>shot forty percent the year before. And I'm very feeling,

450
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<v Speaker 7>very confidable about my jump shot this this upcoming year.

451
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<v Speaker 3>So you know, I've been putting the work we all have.

452
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<v Speaker 7>You know, we all been putting the word to be

453
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<v Speaker 7>able to get shots up, and you know, we trust

454
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<v Speaker 7>each other to be able to knock those shots down.

455
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<v Speaker 7>So and I trust my guy, my teammates to be

456
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<v Speaker 7>able to knock the shots down when I find them

457
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<v Speaker 7>and make plays for them.

458
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<v Speaker 2>So, you guys have a ton of shooters. I know

459
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<v Speaker 2>we've said that. It's it's well known that it's going

460
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<v Speaker 2>to be on the scouting report for every team that

461
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<v Speaker 2>plays you guys, But who would you say, in practice

462
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<v Speaker 2>and workouts since you guys have all been together, has

463
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<v Speaker 2>shot at the best?

464
00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:01.799
<v Speaker 3>Ran Smith?

465
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<v Speaker 2>He answered that within I mean, it did not take

466
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<v Speaker 2>him any time to answer that question at all. Yeah,

467
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<v Speaker 2>I'm the hype is real. Yeah, I mean the proof

468
00:20:08.839 --> 00:20:10.759
<v Speaker 2>is there. He was a great shooter Charleston. But everybody

469
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<v Speaker 2>says Rain Smith.

470
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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I'm in the shooting groups. You know, there's times

471
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<v Speaker 7>he doesn't even miss. You know, he probably goes five

472
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<v Speaker 7>percent in a shooting workout. And you know, just to

473
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<v Speaker 7>be able to witness damn like, it makes me better

474
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<v Speaker 7>as a shooter because I'm witnessing somebody who does the

475
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<v Speaker 7>same routine, the same thing every time. So it helps

476
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<v Speaker 7>me be able to get that routine of doing the

477
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<v Speaker 7>same thing, same, the same thing every time. And you

478
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<v Speaker 7>know I just gained that that that routine and you

479
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<v Speaker 7>know it's just the automatic.

480
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<v Speaker 2>You may have answered that question any quicker than any

481
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<v Speaker 2>question I've ever asked anybody. But that's what everybody says.

482
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<v Speaker 2>Rain Smith can fly out.

483
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<v Speaker 7>Night, but do not sleep on no waterman because he

484
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<v Speaker 7>can shoot the ball really well too. I believe that's

485
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<v Speaker 7>some somebody I'm very excited about playing with, you know,

486
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<v Speaker 7>finding finding him and opening an open opportunity to be

487
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<v Speaker 7>able to knock that shot down.

488
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<v Speaker 3>You know, he shoot I think I think.

489
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<v Speaker 7>Like sixty percent transition last year at BYU from three point.

490
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<v Speaker 2>So you know that's an easy assist for you, right,

491
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<v Speaker 2>just get it right there.

492
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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely. You know, I'm very excited to play with him

493
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<v Speaker 3>as well.

494
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<v Speaker 2>Chuckie, Hepburn's joining us here live at the ACC basketball

495
00:21:10.160 --> 00:21:13.359
<v Speaker 2>tip off, your coach who just joined us you know before,

496
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<v Speaker 2>because we're getting to know him here as well. He's

497
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<v Speaker 2>he's new to Louisville, I mean, not really new anymore,

498
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<v Speaker 2>but high energy, always on, never stops working. That was

499
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<v Speaker 2>what a lot of folks who have known coach Kelsey

500
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<v Speaker 2>for many years, those who have covered him, those who

501
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<v Speaker 2>have played for him. Is that check out? It is

502
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<v Speaker 2>all that accurate.

503
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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, what whatever you see about him on social media,

504
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<v Speaker 7>he's like that in person. He does he sleep no.

505
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<v Speaker 7>I genuinely do not think he sleeps well. You know,

506
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<v Speaker 7>he's up up all night watch your film. You know,

507
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<v Speaker 7>I've heard that when he first got the job here,

508
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<v Speaker 7>he didn't sleep for a whole week.

509
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<v Speaker 3>You know, I believe just sleep.

510
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<v Speaker 7>He was probably just staying in the in the Cubit

511
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<v Speaker 7>center where we practiced that, you know, just trying to

512
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<v Speaker 7>find dudes, you know, And that's what he did a

513
00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:54.680
<v Speaker 7>really good job with that, you know, he hasn't really

514
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<v Speaker 7>rested a lot. And you know, I bet that the

515
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<v Speaker 7>Bahama's trip was really good for him because he was

516
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<v Speaker 7>able to play games. But then after after we got

517
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<v Speaker 7>done playing, I bet he was able to kind of

518
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<v Speaker 7>take some time and relax.

519
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<v Speaker 2>If he ever does get tired, he certainly he certainly

520
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<v Speaker 2>does not show it. A couple more questions for you,

521
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<v Speaker 2>Chucky from Omaha, Right, so Omaha, and then you spend

522
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<v Speaker 2>some time at Wisconsin. How have you adjusted to Louisville

523
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<v Speaker 2>the city, not only not just the school of the program,

524
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<v Speaker 2>but what do you make of the derby?

525
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<v Speaker 1>Say?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, Omaha, alright, Louisville kind of reminds me of Omaha.

527
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<v Speaker 7>It gives me some Omaha advice a little bit. You know,

528
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<v Speaker 7>you got Crane downtown. You know, Louisville's right downtown or

529
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<v Speaker 7>near it. You know, just just like the people are nice,

530
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<v Speaker 7>you know, very outgoing.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

532
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<v Speaker 7>The only thing different is Louisville is very very very

533
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<v Speaker 7>very passionate about the basketball, very very passionate.

534
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<v Speaker 3>And I've never seen anything like it.

535
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<v Speaker 7>And I'm very excited to go play for fans that

536
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<v Speaker 7>that cherished basketball.

537
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<v Speaker 2>All Right, I'm not going to put you in a

538
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<v Speaker 2>tough spot. I was going to ask you, what what

539
00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:51.680
<v Speaker 2>about Louisville? You know, could they improve on? But I

540
00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:53.079
<v Speaker 2>won't put you in a tough spot because you're not,

541
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<v Speaker 2>because you're you know, You're You're you know.

542
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<v Speaker 3>I'm still trying to But.

543
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<v Speaker 2>What do you what would you say? Maybe you missed

544
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<v Speaker 2>most about omahall from or at.

545
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<v Speaker 3>Home, Omaha, just being around family, you know, makes sense.

546
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<v Speaker 7>I've missed my family, talk to them about every week,

547
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<v Speaker 7>So I think that's the only thing i'd say I

548
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<v Speaker 7>miss you know, yeah, that's only that we Chuckie.

549
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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate you making time for us. Best of luck

550
00:23:14.119 --> 00:23:16.119
<v Speaker 2>this season. Thank you, and we'll be seeing you soon.

551
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<v Speaker 2>Let's get a quick break out of the way. We

552
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<v Speaker 2>will come back here on the other side and hopefully

553
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<v Speaker 2>chat with Jevon Hadley. It's coffee and Company fueled by

554
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<v Speaker 2>Thornton's as we come to you live from Charlotte here

555
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<v Speaker 2>for the acc tip off. That's right, it's coffee and

556
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<v Speaker 2>company fueled by Thornton's here on a Sports Talk seven ninety.

557
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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you hanging out with us. Don't forget you can

558
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<v Speaker 2>listen live on the iHeartRadio app also listen live at

559
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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety Louisville dot com. We're now joined by Javon Hadley,

560
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<v Speaker 2>one of the members of Pat Kelsey's first team here

561
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<v Speaker 2>at Louisville, and Javonicus. I'll ask you the same question

562
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<v Speaker 2>that I've asked Chucky and Coach Kelsey as a player,

563
00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:51.799
<v Speaker 2>and you could be honest with me. I think both

564
00:23:51.799 --> 00:23:53.559
<v Speaker 2>those guys were honest, But I don't really know for sure.

565
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<v Speaker 2>Is this something you enjoy? Do you dread it? Is

566
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<v Speaker 2>it fun a little? Is it maybe maybe all those

567
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<v Speaker 2>things combined?

568
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<v Speaker 5>This is fun?

569
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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

570
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<v Speaker 8>I mean that's as genuine as it comes. Just from

571
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<v Speaker 8>my last year. This is the place that I really

572
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<v Speaker 8>want to be. I mean after coaches, you know, held

573
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<v Speaker 8>true to everything that he said on the phone, you know,

574
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<v Speaker 8>in the when I was in the portal. You know,

575
00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:15.839
<v Speaker 8>he was the by far the most passionate coach that

576
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<v Speaker 8>called me most energetic. I mean, I had turned the

577
00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:19.400
<v Speaker 8>volume down a little bit when he was he was

578
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<v Speaker 8>calling me like he's trying to do the phone.

579
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<v Speaker 2>And and he's never off. It's it's it's the same,

580
00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:27.279
<v Speaker 2>like you know, I've everybody said that as soon as

581
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<v Speaker 2>he was we knew in Louisville he was going to

582
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<v Speaker 2>be the guy those who didn't know him had familiarity

583
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<v Speaker 2>with him. That he's just so high energy and he's

584
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<v Speaker 2>always on and I don't think he's ever I don't

585
00:24:35.279 --> 00:24:37.920
<v Speaker 2>think he's ever been off. So is that hard to match? Though?

586
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<v Speaker 2>As a player, like knowing that, you know, it's a player,

587
00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:41.839
<v Speaker 2>you got expectations, you gotta you got to bring that

588
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<v Speaker 2>kind of energy every day.

589
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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, And I mean that's what comes with the leadership

590
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<v Speaker 8>a little bit. I mean he's the he's the top leader,

591
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<v Speaker 8>he's our head coach. But at the same time, it's

592
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<v Speaker 8>a typically in today's age, you know, the player led

593
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<v Speaker 8>programs are you know, typically the better ones. But obviously

594
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<v Speaker 8>we're ran by you know, head coach back Kelsey. And

595
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<v Speaker 8>he's done a great job with his energy pass it.

596
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<v Speaker 8>I mean we feed off of it.

597
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<v Speaker 3>You know.

598
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<v Speaker 8>I've said that in you almost every interview today. I

599
00:25:04.359 --> 00:25:06.039
<v Speaker 8>mean we feed off his energy. And that's as true

600
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<v Speaker 8>as it comes. You know, every day in practice, like

601
00:25:08.759 --> 00:25:11.119
<v Speaker 8>he's running in the gym, like and then we're all

602
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<v Speaker 8>running up and down his eye line.

603
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<v Speaker 5>Now, like we just feed off his energy.

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<v Speaker 2>You may have just answered my next question. But I

605
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<v Speaker 2>was gonna ask because I saw this in the Bahamas

606
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<v Speaker 2>with you guys. I feel like you all were a

607
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<v Speaker 2>reflection of him on the floor, meaning you could think,

608
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<v Speaker 2>you know, the way you guys were playing, your energy,

609
00:25:24.440 --> 00:25:26.319
<v Speaker 2>your effort, it was you could look at the guy

610
00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:28.000
<v Speaker 2>on the sideline and think, Okay, that's clearly where they

611
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<v Speaker 2>get it from. But that sounds like that's exactly what

612
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<v Speaker 2>you just said when it comes to the recruitment process

613
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<v Speaker 2>for you, and I want to talk about your whole

614
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<v Speaker 2>story here just a minute, but when you were deciding

615
00:25:35.759 --> 00:25:37.960
<v Speaker 2>where you were going to spend your last year, talk

616
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<v Speaker 2>me through that process a little bit. You know, you

617
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<v Speaker 2>were somebody that at least US fans knew Louisville was

618
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<v Speaker 2>in on. But it seemed to me like it went

619
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<v Speaker 2>pretty quickly that you your mind was made up pretty

620
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<v Speaker 2>quickly that you wanted to come play for Pat Kelsey Louisville.

621
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean the portal is obviously a crazy place to

623
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<v Speaker 8>be in, especially you know, being the college basketball player.

624
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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

625
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<v Speaker 8>You know, you have call you have calls, texts, DMS,

626
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<v Speaker 8>all types of antytypes of contact they're going to contact

627
00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:01.960
<v Speaker 8>to you. And it's not just the head coaches, all

628
00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:05.079
<v Speaker 8>types of coaches. So I mean it's a crazy, crazy experience.

629
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<v Speaker 8>But like I said on a little bit earlier, I

630
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<v Speaker 8>mean he was the most by far, the most passionate,

631
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<v Speaker 8>energetic coach that called me.

632
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<v Speaker 5>He told me, it's playing.

633
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<v Speaker 8>He told me to plan for Louisville to you know,

634
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<v Speaker 8>the revival, to bring Louisville back. And who wouldn't want

635
00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:17.559
<v Speaker 8>to play for a head coach with that much pass

636
00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:19.160
<v Speaker 8>and energy and as well as the rest of his

637
00:26:19.240 --> 00:26:21.759
<v Speaker 8>staff and then just the community in general, Like who

638
00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:25.079
<v Speaker 8>wouldn't want to bring back a basketball rich history back

639
00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:26.720
<v Speaker 8>to you know, the revival, back to Louisville.

640
00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:29.519
<v Speaker 2>So that was a selling point for him throughout the process.

641
00:26:29.160 --> 00:26:30.680
<v Speaker 5>I would say, So yeah, I mean who wouldn't want

642
00:26:30.680 --> 00:26:30.960
<v Speaker 5>to play for?

643
00:26:31.279 --> 00:26:33.119
<v Speaker 2>It's got to make fans feel good because yeah, as

644
00:26:33.119 --> 00:26:35.079
<v Speaker 2>you likely know, things haven't been as great here lately,

645
00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:37.519
<v Speaker 2>but still a program with a lot of tradition and

646
00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:39.839
<v Speaker 2>a lot of resources to have success and here's to

647
00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:41.799
<v Speaker 2>hope and you guys can can certainly do that this year.

648
00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:45.920
<v Speaker 2>So I mentioned Javon's story, most people who were super

649
00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:48.200
<v Speaker 2>excited to see you join this roster and give Pat

650
00:26:48.279 --> 00:26:51.000
<v Speaker 2>Kelsey a commitment. They went back and watched highlights at Colorado.

651
00:26:51.000 --> 00:26:53.759
<v Speaker 2>Obviously you had a big impact for them there, but

652
00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:56.400
<v Speaker 2>they may not know that that was your third stop

653
00:26:56.960 --> 00:27:02.559
<v Speaker 2>in college. So was it junior college then North Northeastern? Yeah, yeah,

654
00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:04.720
<v Speaker 2>so you basically did a bounce back of JUCO. So

655
00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:06.759
<v Speaker 2>let's just go back to when you were at Northeastern

656
00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:08.440
<v Speaker 2>for a year and you were deciding to go the

657
00:27:08.519 --> 00:27:11.480
<v Speaker 2>JUCO round. Imagine telling you then that you'd be in

658
00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:14.519
<v Speaker 2>this position. I mean, it's it's a journey for.

659
00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.200
<v Speaker 5>You, right Yeah.

660
00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:16.720
<v Speaker 8>I don't know what I would if I would have

661
00:27:16.759 --> 00:27:18.200
<v Speaker 8>known that, if I'll be here right now. I don't

662
00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:20.079
<v Speaker 8>know about a smile. I don't know, like what to

663
00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:22.240
<v Speaker 8>expect if I do, right, Yeah.

664
00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:22.960
<v Speaker 5>I would have it.

665
00:27:23.039 --> 00:27:25.559
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, But at the same time, I mean Northeastern coming

666
00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:27.839
<v Speaker 8>out of high school, being highly recruited, you know, one

667
00:27:27.839 --> 00:27:29.640
<v Speaker 8>of the best ending the state. One of those type

668
00:27:29.640 --> 00:27:31.880
<v Speaker 8>of guys to go to Northeastern and have it not

669
00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:34.200
<v Speaker 8>work out for you, you know, whatever whatever the turns may be.

670
00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:38.000
<v Speaker 5>You know, older guys COVID you know, eligibility like whatever

671
00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:38.440
<v Speaker 5>it may be.

672
00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:42.319
<v Speaker 8>You know, just having that the growth and maturity is

673
00:27:42.319 --> 00:27:43.960
<v Speaker 8>what I kind of just wanted to deprive myself on

674
00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:46.039
<v Speaker 8>to know that I wasn't ready for the Division one

675
00:27:46.119 --> 00:27:48.480
<v Speaker 8>level ultimately, and to go to, you know, a junior

676
00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:51.160
<v Speaker 8>college and learn about myself and grow and mature and

677
00:27:51.359 --> 00:27:53.640
<v Speaker 8>grind and you know, junior college is a grind.

678
00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:55.079
<v Speaker 5>It's not for the week. It's not for the week

679
00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:55.480
<v Speaker 5>at all.

680
00:27:55.839 --> 00:27:59.079
<v Speaker 2>And you got to get comfortable being uncomfortable, right right, And.

681
00:27:58.960 --> 00:28:01.480
<v Speaker 8>That's that's literally what hey coach steel like tell me

682
00:28:01.519 --> 00:28:04.160
<v Speaker 8>to this day, Like, you have to be uncomfortable being uncomfortable.

683
00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:07.119
<v Speaker 2>Where do you think you you know, did you or

684
00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:09.880
<v Speaker 2>you somebody that broke through a little later than maybe others.

685
00:28:09.920 --> 00:28:12.119
<v Speaker 2>Obviously you were a highly recruited guy coming out of Minneapolis,

686
00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:14.160
<v Speaker 2>played with some great players. But where do you feel

687
00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:16.160
<v Speaker 2>like you kind of took off throughout this journey to

688
00:28:16.200 --> 00:28:18.319
<v Speaker 2>where obviously you were making a big impact in the

689
00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:20.720
<v Speaker 2>Pac twelve for Colorado and now you know you're you're

690
00:28:20.880 --> 00:28:22.359
<v Speaker 2>gonna have a big role here at Louisville. Was there

691
00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:25.359
<v Speaker 2>a certain moment post your first stop at at at

692
00:28:25.359 --> 00:28:27.599
<v Speaker 2>Northeastern that you feel like you really kind of blossomed

693
00:28:27.640 --> 00:28:28.759
<v Speaker 2>into being the player you are today.

694
00:28:28.839 --> 00:28:31.079
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I was a junior college honestly, that's that's where

695
00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:33.599
<v Speaker 8>that's really where I found myself and you know, kind

696
00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:36.799
<v Speaker 8>of just became like a different like animal.

697
00:28:36.519 --> 00:28:38.279
<v Speaker 2>Like you had to live in the gym, right else

698
00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:38.480
<v Speaker 2>to do?

699
00:28:38.920 --> 00:28:41.480
<v Speaker 8>There's nothing else to do literally in Iowa. You know,

700
00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:42.680
<v Speaker 8>not no knock on Iowa at all.

701
00:28:42.720 --> 00:28:43.519
<v Speaker 2>Shout Indian Hills.

702
00:28:43.599 --> 00:28:46.119
<v Speaker 8>Yes, out of Indian Hills Community College. Yeah, that's no

703
00:28:46.240 --> 00:28:46.759
<v Speaker 8>knock at all.

704
00:28:46.839 --> 00:28:49.359
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, yeah, So when it comes to all of

705
00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:51.960
<v Speaker 2>your new teammates here, it sounds like everybody's gott acclimated

706
00:28:51.960 --> 00:28:56.079
<v Speaker 2>with each other pretty well when it comes to like lineups,

707
00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:58.960
<v Speaker 2>and Coach Kelsey's obviously not gonna give me any kind

708
00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:00.720
<v Speaker 2>of an insight into what what you guys are gonna do.

709
00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:02.599
<v Speaker 2>From personality point, he's probably still trying to figure out

710
00:29:02.640 --> 00:29:04.279
<v Speaker 2>You guys got a lot of practice before you get

711
00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:06.680
<v Speaker 2>to your actual game. But is it safe to say

712
00:29:06.680 --> 00:29:08.519
<v Speaker 2>that when it comes to like different groupings you could

713
00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:10.880
<v Speaker 2>see on the floor, like it seems like it's almost endless,

714
00:29:10.880 --> 00:29:12.279
<v Speaker 2>like you guys could play a lot of different styles

715
00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:13.640
<v Speaker 2>with a lot of different players, for sure.

716
00:29:13.720 --> 00:29:15.000
<v Speaker 8>I mean a lot of people are going to look

717
00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:17.279
<v Speaker 8>at our roster and now see a traditional five man either.

718
00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 5>I mean, we have a lot of fours, threes, two ones.

719
00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:23.599
<v Speaker 2>But we don't have a traditional the bulb of the

720
00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:26.119
<v Speaker 2>rosters could all be either two through four. It seems like.

721
00:29:26.240 --> 00:29:26.440
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

722
00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.759
<v Speaker 8>So, I mean we have a lot of depth. And

723
00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:29.440
<v Speaker 8>that's one of the things that coach Causey has prided

724
00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:32.000
<v Speaker 8>you know, recruitment on is having a lot of depth.

725
00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:33.240
<v Speaker 8>You got to be deep to make a deep run

726
00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:33.839
<v Speaker 8>in the tournament.

727
00:29:34.440 --> 00:29:37.079
<v Speaker 2>So with you as a player, I feel like just

728
00:29:37.119 --> 00:29:40.880
<v Speaker 2>looking at you know, your career at Colorado specifically, you

729
00:29:40.920 --> 00:29:42.559
<v Speaker 2>were somebody that did a little bit of everything. Is

730
00:29:42.559 --> 00:29:44.000
<v Speaker 2>that is that safe to say? Kind of a jack

731
00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:46.039
<v Speaker 2>of all trades, somebody who can you know, if you

732
00:29:46.039 --> 00:29:47.599
<v Speaker 2>need me to go get a boards, I'll go do it.

733
00:29:47.640 --> 00:29:49.400
<v Speaker 2>You need me to be more of a factor scoring,

734
00:29:49.440 --> 00:29:49.920
<v Speaker 2>I can do it.

735
00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:50.119
<v Speaker 3>You know.

736
00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:52.359
<v Speaker 2>Obviously defense is something you're you're big on. I mean

737
00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:55.519
<v Speaker 2>it's my assessment fair as far as your game, yes.

738
00:29:55.400 --> 00:29:57.039
<v Speaker 8>Sir, Yeah, I mean anything to coach asks me to do,

739
00:29:57.079 --> 00:29:58.440
<v Speaker 8>I'm gonna go out there and you know, try to my

740
00:29:58.480 --> 00:30:00.480
<v Speaker 8>best to do it. Like like you said, tells me

741
00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:01.839
<v Speaker 8>to go grab ten boys, I'm gonna go out there

742
00:30:01.880 --> 00:30:04.359
<v Speaker 8>and you know, take them from everybody. You know, I'm

743
00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:06.519
<v Speaker 8>just that type of guy, and you know, that's what

744
00:30:06.559 --> 00:30:08.759
<v Speaker 8>I probe myself wanted. I know that, you know, people

745
00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:10.640
<v Speaker 8>that I've trusted closely. I told me, like, that's what

746
00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:12.279
<v Speaker 8>That's what it takes to be professional. And that's what

747
00:30:12.319 --> 00:30:13.440
<v Speaker 8>I want to do when I grow up, is be

748
00:30:13.440 --> 00:30:16.680
<v Speaker 8>a professional. You know, whether no matter where that that's at,

749
00:30:16.960 --> 00:30:19.480
<v Speaker 8>I want to be professional my aspect of the game.

750
00:30:19.759 --> 00:30:21.759
<v Speaker 2>Shavon Hadley's our guests joining us here on Sports Talk

751
00:30:21.839 --> 00:30:25.000
<v Speaker 2>seven ninety So. Born in Minneapolis, had a few stops

752
00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:26.960
<v Speaker 2>before you ended up here in Louisville. What let's go

753
00:30:27.039 --> 00:30:29.599
<v Speaker 2>back in time. If somebody mentioned Louisville, Kentucky to you,

754
00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:32.359
<v Speaker 2>not even just basketball the program, when you were you know,

755
00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:34.000
<v Speaker 2>eighteen years old, what would it come to mind for you?

756
00:30:34.039 --> 00:30:35.759
<v Speaker 2>Did you have any familiarity with the city at all.

757
00:30:35.799 --> 00:30:37.759
<v Speaker 2>I would say that Kentucky Derby makes sense, that's what

758
00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:38.279
<v Speaker 2>we're known for.

759
00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:40.599
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I would say that for sir. But I mean

760
00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:42.680
<v Speaker 8>also the you know, the red history of basketball. I mean,

761
00:30:42.720 --> 00:30:45.359
<v Speaker 8>when I was younger, Louisville was also like obviously one

762
00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:47.599
<v Speaker 8>of the you know, the top the top dogs, and

763
00:30:47.759 --> 00:30:49.559
<v Speaker 8>you know, right there along when you know, do Kentucky

764
00:30:49.559 --> 00:30:50.559
<v Speaker 8>the other blue bloods.

765
00:30:51.400 --> 00:30:54.599
<v Speaker 5>So I mean, just like having I don't know what.

766
00:30:54.519 --> 00:30:55.839
<v Speaker 8>I would if I had told myself that I'll be

767
00:30:55.880 --> 00:30:58.039
<v Speaker 8>at Louisville, you know, one of the arguably the blue bloods, Like,

768
00:30:58.240 --> 00:30:59.519
<v Speaker 8>I don't know what I would do, honestly.

769
00:30:59.559 --> 00:31:01.400
<v Speaker 2>All right, more question for you. So when it comes

770
00:31:01.440 --> 00:31:03.480
<v Speaker 2>to being out in front of the fans at Louisville

771
00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:05.519
<v Speaker 2>Live this past week, I mean, that's just a little

772
00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:06.960
<v Speaker 2>bit of what you're gonna see when you guys are

773
00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:08.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you guys get a couple of really big

774
00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:12.039
<v Speaker 2>home games in the early slate of the season. Is

775
00:31:12.079 --> 00:31:13.599
<v Speaker 2>that some of you guys talk about as teammates as

776
00:31:13.599 --> 00:31:15.319
<v Speaker 2>far as just understanding that, you know, you've got a

777
00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:16.759
<v Speaker 2>chance to play in front of a big crowd and

778
00:31:16.839 --> 00:31:20.279
<v Speaker 2>a fan base that is so hungry for Louisville basketball

779
00:31:20.319 --> 00:31:22.119
<v Speaker 2>to get to get back to where they belong. I'm

780
00:31:22.119 --> 00:31:24.039
<v Speaker 2>assuming that excites you and your teammates this year.

781
00:31:24.319 --> 00:31:24.920
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, for sure.

782
00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:27.440
<v Speaker 8>I Mean we all come from different winning programs, but

783
00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:29.799
<v Speaker 8>nothing like the KS the Young Center. I mean, it's

784
00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:31.960
<v Speaker 8>a you walk into gym, you walk in that arena,

785
00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:33.799
<v Speaker 8>and you see you know, you look up and it's

786
00:31:33.880 --> 00:31:36.599
<v Speaker 8>never ending, like there's gonna be twenty two thousand in there.

787
00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:39.079
<v Speaker 8>You know, we appreciate and you know, we appreciate everyone

788
00:31:39.119 --> 00:31:41.079
<v Speaker 8>that comes out, you know, and everybody that supports us,

789
00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:42.960
<v Speaker 8>because none of that would happen without any of the

790
00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:45.519
<v Speaker 8>support that we have from everybody. But at the same time,

791
00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:47.119
<v Speaker 8>we know that like we have to perform at the

792
00:31:47.119 --> 00:31:49.839
<v Speaker 8>same time for you guys to come and watch and

793
00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:53.559
<v Speaker 8>enjoy your so so we understand the role that it

794
00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:54.440
<v Speaker 8>comes with that as well.

795
00:31:54.640 --> 00:31:54.759
<v Speaker 6>Well.

796
00:31:54.799 --> 00:31:56.559
<v Speaker 2>Javon, I appreciate you making time for us.

797
00:31:56.599 --> 00:31:57.039
<v Speaker 5>Thank you.

798
00:31:56.960 --> 00:31:58.480
<v Speaker 2>Y know, it's a very busy day, a lot of talking,

799
00:31:58.559 --> 00:32:00.680
<v Speaker 2>but certainly appreciate you making time. Of course, that's the

800
00:32:00.759 --> 00:32:04.039
<v Speaker 2>luckless season that Jevon Hadley joining us here live at

801
00:32:04.200 --> 00:32:07.000
<v Speaker 2>acc tip off here in Charlotte. Some good stuff there,

802
00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:08.799
<v Speaker 2>and we need to go ahead and get our actually

803
00:32:08.839 --> 00:32:09.880
<v Speaker 2>we got a little bit of time, but we have

804
00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:11.440
<v Speaker 2>to go to uh to our last break here in

805
00:32:11.440 --> 00:32:14.960
<v Speaker 2>the four o'clock hour, and yeah, a very heavy basketball

806
00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:18.079
<v Speaker 2>hour here, which is awesome. I know, uh, you know,

807
00:32:18.200 --> 00:32:21.200
<v Speaker 2>for me as a fan myself, you know, I can

808
00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:23.000
<v Speaker 2>just tell you first and I'm sure it came across

809
00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:26.279
<v Speaker 2>when talking to both Chucky and Javon. Obviously, you know

810
00:32:26.359 --> 00:32:28.279
<v Speaker 2>Coach Kelsey, you know these everybody's got a job to do.

811
00:32:28.359 --> 00:32:30.839
<v Speaker 2>But with Coach Kelsey, I feel like he's more as

812
00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:33.440
<v Speaker 2>you could expect, focused on, you know, making sure his

813
00:32:33.519 --> 00:32:35.480
<v Speaker 2>guys are ready to play, making sure that this team

814
00:32:35.559 --> 00:32:38.400
<v Speaker 2>comes out and they that they're competitive and they win games.

815
00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:40.200
<v Speaker 2>That's that's that's the name of the game. That is

816
00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:43.039
<v Speaker 2>the job. But with those two players specifically, you know,

817
00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:45.319
<v Speaker 2>as somebody who has been a Louisville basketball fan my

818
00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:47.160
<v Speaker 2>whole life, I've covered the team and I was telling

819
00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:50.799
<v Speaker 2>Javon this during during the break there, and you know,

820
00:32:51.119 --> 00:32:53.759
<v Speaker 2>first of all, him calling me sir makes me feel old,

821
00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:55.960
<v Speaker 2>but like you know, that's that that happens now, he's

822
00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:58.319
<v Speaker 2>an old he's an old guy in college basketball and

823
00:32:58.359 --> 00:33:01.480
<v Speaker 2>he calls me sir. But you know, I was telling

824
00:33:01.559 --> 00:33:04.440
<v Speaker 2>him just how long I've been, you know, covering the team,

825
00:33:04.680 --> 00:33:06.440
<v Speaker 2>and you know that I've been a fan my whole life,

826
00:33:06.599 --> 00:33:09.519
<v Speaker 2>and you know, to see that these guys are happy

827
00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:12.240
<v Speaker 2>to be here, not just because you know of an

828
00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:13.880
<v Speaker 2>anil deal. And I'm sure that was a factor of

829
00:33:13.920 --> 00:33:15.480
<v Speaker 2>him getting here, getting in them here. Trust me, I'm

830
00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:16.880
<v Speaker 2>not trying to say that that doesn't matter at all,

831
00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:20.160
<v Speaker 2>but like they, you know, louis basketball has gone through

832
00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:23.920
<v Speaker 2>a really rough stretch. And you know, really after Patino,

833
00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:26.440
<v Speaker 2>there was a few years there where things were in

834
00:33:26.519 --> 00:33:29.119
<v Speaker 2>a good place and then that quickly kind of started

835
00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:30.480
<v Speaker 2>to fade a little bit, and then there was a

836
00:33:30.519 --> 00:33:32.839
<v Speaker 2>global pandemic. In fact, really the global pandemic is when

837
00:33:32.839 --> 00:33:35.160
<v Speaker 2>it kind of all started. But you know, since then

838
00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:37.559
<v Speaker 2>we're talking, I mean, this will be the fifth season

839
00:33:37.920 --> 00:33:40.119
<v Speaker 2>since that, since all since all that happened, and Louisville

840
00:33:40.119 --> 00:33:42.720
<v Speaker 2>basketball has been in a you know, we all know.

841
00:33:42.759 --> 00:33:43.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't need to tell you, and I hate saying

842
00:33:43.960 --> 00:33:46.400
<v Speaker 2>it over and over, but it's just true. Louisvill basketball

843
00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:48.000
<v Speaker 2>has been in a really rough spot, a place that

844
00:33:48.119 --> 00:33:50.319
<v Speaker 2>we never thought we'd be in. And yet these guys,

845
00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:53.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, they're here not only because you know, they

846
00:33:53.880 --> 00:33:56.880
<v Speaker 2>value Louisville the brand and what it. You know, what

847
00:33:57.440 --> 00:33:58.960
<v Speaker 2>you get when you were a part of a program

848
00:33:59.160 --> 00:34:02.680
<v Speaker 2>like this, but they are energized on bringing this fan

849
00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:04.640
<v Speaker 2>base kind of back to life, and they already are

850
00:34:04.720 --> 00:34:07.680
<v Speaker 2>as far as you know, being excited showing up to

851
00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:11.239
<v Speaker 2>events like Louisville Live, supporting with nil. I mean that

852
00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:14.239
<v Speaker 2>matters in a major way, and clearly fans have done that,

853
00:34:14.599 --> 00:34:17.079
<v Speaker 2>and you know these guys appreciate it. But you know,

854
00:34:17.559 --> 00:34:19.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, just I'm kind of in my feels

855
00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:21.239
<v Speaker 2>a little bit here as a fan because you know,

856
00:34:21.480 --> 00:34:23.480
<v Speaker 2>it'll be a different level when you actually watch this

857
00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:27.159
<v Speaker 2>team play in real games against really good opponents. I mean,

858
00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:30.039
<v Speaker 2>I'm not even I can't even give you any kind

859
00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:32.079
<v Speaker 2>of a of a feel for what I expect to

860
00:34:32.119 --> 00:34:35.119
<v Speaker 2>happen when they play Tennessee in their second regular season game.

861
00:34:36.119 --> 00:34:38.639
<v Speaker 2>But if they are able to win that, again easier

862
00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:40.960
<v Speaker 2>said than done. Can you imagine what this fan base

863
00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:42.599
<v Speaker 2>is going to be like when it comes to basketball,

864
00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:45.599
<v Speaker 2>because yes, as we all know, winning games like that,

865
00:34:45.880 --> 00:34:48.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, had Tennessee's a top twenty, top fifteen caliber teams,

866
00:34:48.679 --> 00:34:50.480
<v Speaker 2>So I don't care who you are, those are always

867
00:34:50.559 --> 00:34:53.760
<v Speaker 2>viewed as good, solid wins that have value, even if

868
00:34:53.800 --> 00:34:55.360
<v Speaker 2>it's what you're supposed to do, even if you are

869
00:34:55.400 --> 00:34:58.000
<v Speaker 2>the favorite. So that's where we once were, but we

870
00:34:58.079 --> 00:34:59.920
<v Speaker 2>have been We've not been that in a long time,

871
00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:02.320
<v Speaker 2>and we have been in fact, I feel like a

872
00:35:02.400 --> 00:35:06.320
<v Speaker 2>billion miles away from that. So that adds to The

873
00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:09.079
<v Speaker 2>excitement for me doesn't mean I'm like, if Loleiville makes

874
00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:11.360
<v Speaker 2>the tournament this year, I mean I'm gonna be It'll

875
00:35:11.360 --> 00:35:13.519
<v Speaker 2>probably be the most excited I've ever been about Louisville

876
00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:16.199
<v Speaker 2>making making UNSTAA tournament. And it won't mean that that's

877
00:35:16.239 --> 00:35:18.400
<v Speaker 2>the new expectation and that's just the bar and that's

878
00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:22.719
<v Speaker 2>what we do. But you know, the recency does in

879
00:35:22.840 --> 00:35:24.480
<v Speaker 2>fact matter, and I think we all know it. Some

880
00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:26.840
<v Speaker 2>are afraid to say it. I don't hear it as much,

881
00:35:26.880 --> 00:35:29.800
<v Speaker 2>but I remember, you know, I think it was the

882
00:35:30.480 --> 00:35:33.000
<v Speaker 2>sadder Field era or even the beginning of Mac Like

883
00:35:33.039 --> 00:35:35.519
<v Speaker 2>when when when Chris Mack in his first year. You know,

884
00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:37.199
<v Speaker 2>they were kind of going through you know, it was

885
00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:38.800
<v Speaker 2>I think they were head of schedule. But if you remember,

886
00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:42.079
<v Speaker 2>they beat Michigan State tom Mezo, they went and beat

887
00:35:42.119 --> 00:35:44.400
<v Speaker 2>North Carolina on the road, gave Roy Williams his worst

888
00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:47.639
<v Speaker 2>loss ever at a game in the Dean Dome. You know,

889
00:35:47.719 --> 00:35:50.960
<v Speaker 2>those are things that always, you know, feel great as

890
00:35:51.000 --> 00:35:53.679
<v Speaker 2>a basketball fan when your team can do it, and

891
00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:57.119
<v Speaker 2>you're not totally stunned when you do it overall, but

892
00:35:57.719 --> 00:36:00.920
<v Speaker 2>because it was new, because you you know it, I'm

893
00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:05.039
<v Speaker 2>just rambling here. But I was traumatized by the last

894
00:36:05.079 --> 00:36:08.280
<v Speaker 2>two years, as every other fan was. So there's gonna

895
00:36:08.280 --> 00:36:10.079
<v Speaker 2>be little things that I'm probably just gonna have to

896
00:36:10.199 --> 00:36:12.320
<v Speaker 2>at times hit pause. Maybe John, you maybe we can

897
00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:14.559
<v Speaker 2>come up with some kind of like sound bite that's

898
00:36:14.639 --> 00:36:18.159
<v Speaker 2>like the warning where Nick is losing his mind because

899
00:36:18.239 --> 00:36:21.079
<v Speaker 2>you know, they covered the spread against one of the

900
00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:23.320
<v Speaker 2>worst teams in the country. But those are the small

901
00:36:23.440 --> 00:36:24.760
<v Speaker 2>victories we didn't used to have, John.

902
00:36:24.840 --> 00:36:27.440
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, And did I know you just interviewed all three

903
00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:29.559
<v Speaker 4>of those guys, Pat Kelsey and the two players. But

904
00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:32.920
<v Speaker 4>was this the first time since the hiring of Pat

905
00:36:33.000 --> 00:36:35.199
<v Speaker 4>Kelsey that all this really felt real to you?

906
00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:35.519
<v Speaker 2>Oh?

907
00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:38.159
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, moving into this new basketball regime.

908
00:36:38.440 --> 00:36:40.920
<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, I mean I felt good about things really since

909
00:36:41.440 --> 00:36:44.239
<v Speaker 2>you know, he he couldn't have done better in his

910
00:36:44.360 --> 00:36:46.760
<v Speaker 2>presser when he got the job as far as not

911
00:36:46.920 --> 00:36:49.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, as far as just delivering and bringing the

912
00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:51.960
<v Speaker 2>energy that was infectious. But also and I think this

913
00:36:52.079 --> 00:36:54.280
<v Speaker 2>really mattered. I mean I shouldn't say I wasn't going

914
00:36:54.360 --> 00:36:56.000
<v Speaker 2>in saying, hey, he better do this, he better do this,

915
00:36:56.280 --> 00:36:58.840
<v Speaker 2>he better say that. But I will tell you him

916
00:36:58.960 --> 00:37:02.639
<v Speaker 2>reading the room was a big deal to me as

917
00:37:02.719 --> 00:37:06.440
<v Speaker 2>far as understanding, like, hey, I'm aware that you know

918
00:37:06.519 --> 00:37:10.079
<v Speaker 2>they were talking to Dusty May. You know, he's aware

919
00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:12.679
<v Speaker 2>that Scott Drew was somebody that fans were clamoring for

920
00:37:12.800 --> 00:37:15.119
<v Speaker 2>and he he didn't run from that. He he leaned

921
00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:17.440
<v Speaker 2>into it. And you know that that made it seem

922
00:37:17.440 --> 00:37:20.000
<v Speaker 2>as if, Okay, this guy is very appreciative of the

923
00:37:20.119 --> 00:37:23.639
<v Speaker 2>job that he has and he's either going to win

924
00:37:23.760 --> 00:37:25.559
<v Speaker 2>here and have a lot of success or he's going

925
00:37:25.599 --> 00:37:27.199
<v Speaker 2>to die trying. This is not going to be somebody

926
00:37:27.480 --> 00:37:29.559
<v Speaker 2>that isn't going to give it. I mean, he's he's

927
00:37:29.639 --> 00:37:33.679
<v Speaker 2>not comfortable right, meaning like he's he's constantly working, and

928
00:37:33.880 --> 00:37:36.159
<v Speaker 2>with him having this job at Louisville, I mean, it's

929
00:37:36.159 --> 00:37:37.760
<v Speaker 2>a big step up from where he was. So that

930
00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:39.440
<v Speaker 2>was a good sign for me. And then it comes

931
00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:41.559
<v Speaker 2>down to can you assemble that, you know, can you

932
00:37:41.639 --> 00:37:44.599
<v Speaker 2>go get players, because that matters just as much as anything,

933
00:37:45.079 --> 00:37:47.159
<v Speaker 2>and you know, on paper and from what I saw

934
00:37:47.199 --> 00:37:49.320
<v Speaker 2>in the Bahamas, he did that. He went out and

935
00:37:49.400 --> 00:37:52.000
<v Speaker 2>put together a team that I think fans are justified

936
00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:54.079
<v Speaker 2>and being really really excited about. I know, I'm a

937
00:37:54.119 --> 00:37:55.960
<v Speaker 2>broken record because you do have to kind of wait

938
00:37:56.000 --> 00:37:58.119
<v Speaker 2>and see what it looks like whenever you do get

939
00:37:58.159 --> 00:38:00.960
<v Speaker 2>into real games. But as I talked about a little

940
00:38:00.960 --> 00:38:05.800
<v Speaker 2>bit earlier, although that is certainly still the case, it's

941
00:38:06.559 --> 00:38:08.400
<v Speaker 2>I just don't have as much worry about you ended

942
00:38:08.480 --> 00:38:10.119
<v Speaker 2>up finding out that all these guys are not what

943
00:38:10.199 --> 00:38:11.920
<v Speaker 2>you thought they were, because again, the majority of them

944
00:38:11.960 --> 00:38:15.199
<v Speaker 2>have played a lot of college basketball, some of them

945
00:38:15.239 --> 00:38:17.119
<v Speaker 2>at a really high level. I mean Chucky, Hepburn, who

946
00:38:17.159 --> 00:38:18.840
<v Speaker 2>we just talked to. I mean John, you're familiar with him.

947
00:38:18.840 --> 00:38:20.440
<v Speaker 2>He was a Wisconsin for a couple of years, and

948
00:38:20.880 --> 00:38:22.519
<v Speaker 2>you know he was a big factor in what they did.

949
00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:25.199
<v Speaker 2>So you know, I'm not sitting there thinking, Okay, we'll

950
00:38:25.199 --> 00:38:26.599
<v Speaker 2>see if this guy's any good. I think we know

951
00:38:26.719 --> 00:38:29.280
<v Speaker 2>he's good and we know what he's good at. So again,

952
00:38:29.559 --> 00:38:32.519
<v Speaker 2>it all working together, putting the puzzle pieces together. That's

953
00:38:33.400 --> 00:38:36.199
<v Speaker 2>part of the challenge. But you know, I think many

954
00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:38.800
<v Speaker 2>coaches have shown they can do that, and I think

955
00:38:38.880 --> 00:38:40.840
<v Speaker 2>coach Kelsey it seems confident that he's going to be

956
00:38:40.880 --> 00:38:42.440
<v Speaker 2>able to do it as well. All right, let's get

957
00:38:42.440 --> 00:38:44.719
<v Speaker 2>to our last break here in the four o'clock hour.

958
00:38:44.920 --> 00:38:47.800
<v Speaker 2>Don't forget we're taking you up until six o'clock. Live

959
00:38:47.880 --> 00:38:50.199
<v Speaker 2>here at the acc tip off here in Charlotte on

960
00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:55.360
<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety. Final segment here in the four

961
00:38:55.360 --> 00:38:58.840
<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on Sports

962
00:38:58.880 --> 00:39:02.920
<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety. You know, from from what I've gathered,

963
00:39:02.960 --> 00:39:04.800
<v Speaker 2>and I know it's still you know, a big, a

964
00:39:04.840 --> 00:39:09.199
<v Speaker 2>big talking point nationally. Is this this hurricane Milton is

965
00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:11.519
<v Speaker 2>you know, one of the worst we've ever seen. Uh,

966
00:39:11.639 --> 00:39:14.480
<v Speaker 2>it certainly sounds like. But I have I have found

967
00:39:14.519 --> 00:39:18.519
<v Speaker 2>myself all over this story of the guy that they're

968
00:39:18.559 --> 00:39:21.719
<v Speaker 2>referring to as Lieutenant Dan who really blew up on

969
00:39:21.840 --> 00:39:26.280
<v Speaker 2>TikTok because he lives on a boat. Uh and he

970
00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:29.679
<v Speaker 2>you know, in the water, and he's in Tampa, and

971
00:39:29.760 --> 00:39:32.599
<v Speaker 2>he has ignored multiple warnings from the Tampa police to

972
00:39:32.760 --> 00:39:37.719
<v Speaker 2>leave his vessel, all while a category for storm remains

973
00:39:38.360 --> 00:39:41.079
<v Speaker 2>on track to you know, smash where he is. I

974
00:39:41.159 --> 00:39:44.719
<v Speaker 2>mean just I mean it's they're they're they're telling people

975
00:39:44.760 --> 00:39:48.440
<v Speaker 2>to evacuate you know, the region, and this guy won't

976
00:39:48.519 --> 00:39:51.280
<v Speaker 2>leave the water in Tampa, which is you know, is crazy.

977
00:39:51.920 --> 00:39:53.559
<v Speaker 2>But he goes by Lieutenant Dan his real name is

978
00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:57.639
<v Speaker 2>Joseph Melanowski, and he's told people he's gonna he's gonna

979
00:39:58.159 --> 00:40:02.239
<v Speaker 2>stay on his sailboat. Uh and and he he apparently

980
00:40:02.559 --> 00:40:04.559
<v Speaker 2>this is this is where it made TMZ here recently,

981
00:40:05.599 --> 00:40:08.559
<v Speaker 2>because he yeah, let me back up just a second.

982
00:40:08.599 --> 00:40:08.719
<v Speaker 3>Here.

983
00:40:09.039 --> 00:40:11.320
<v Speaker 2>It all started on TikTok. There's a guy named Tampa Terrence,

984
00:40:11.320 --> 00:40:13.039
<v Speaker 2>who is a big TikToker, who is the one who

985
00:40:13.159 --> 00:40:16.199
<v Speaker 2>randomly just decided to, you know, figure out who this

986
00:40:16.239 --> 00:40:19.000
<v Speaker 2>guys walk up on him and interview him. And of course,

987
00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:22.679
<v Speaker 2>you know, Lieutenant Dan delivered. I mean, he's got he's

988
00:40:22.719 --> 00:40:27.760
<v Speaker 2>got one leg, he's he's you know, he's he's I mean, looks.

989
00:40:27.840 --> 00:40:28.960
<v Speaker 2>We'll put it this way. I'm gonna try to be

990
00:40:28.960 --> 00:40:31.679
<v Speaker 2>as politically correct and respectful as possible. He looks like

991
00:40:31.760 --> 00:40:33.440
<v Speaker 2>he's lived a life, if you if you know what

992
00:40:33.519 --> 00:40:37.239
<v Speaker 2>I'm saying. But the chief of Tampa Police, Lee Burkhall,

993
00:40:37.639 --> 00:40:40.719
<v Speaker 2>apparently told a representative I guess at TMZ that they

994
00:40:41.079 --> 00:40:43.280
<v Speaker 2>that they told him that that that they he said

995
00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:45.239
<v Speaker 2>he was going to leave. But then people who are

996
00:40:45.360 --> 00:40:47.119
<v Speaker 2>following as this on their own, I guess you know

997
00:40:47.199 --> 00:40:49.960
<v Speaker 2>these independent uh you know, journalists or whatever. I mean,

998
00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:52.199
<v Speaker 2>they're not really journalists, they're just TikTokers. They they're you know,

999
00:40:53.000 --> 00:40:55.280
<v Speaker 2>they're getting out on the water themselves before this big

1000
00:40:55.320 --> 00:40:57.039
<v Speaker 2>storm hits and going out there to see if he's

1001
00:40:57.039 --> 00:40:59.199
<v Speaker 2>still there, and sure enough, this is the video that's

1002
00:40:59.199 --> 00:41:01.559
<v Speaker 2>probably it's probably get more views on TikTok than any

1003
00:41:01.679 --> 00:41:04.239
<v Speaker 2>video that has been published in the last two days

1004
00:41:04.679 --> 00:41:07.360
<v Speaker 2>because here you are. You see this boat just kind

1005
00:41:07.360 --> 00:41:09.320
<v Speaker 2>of like, you know, when the storm hadn't really picked

1006
00:41:09.400 --> 00:41:11.719
<v Speaker 2>up yet as of when they were getting this video,

1007
00:41:12.280 --> 00:41:13.639
<v Speaker 2>and he's kind of, you know, the boat's kind of

1008
00:41:13.679 --> 00:41:15.519
<v Speaker 2>like wavering. They're going out there to see is he

1009
00:41:15.599 --> 00:41:17.519
<v Speaker 2>still there? Is he still out there? And sure enough,

1010
00:41:17.599 --> 00:41:19.800
<v Speaker 2>he just pops up out of the boat and you know,

1011
00:41:20.440 --> 00:41:24.039
<v Speaker 2>won't leave. So I don't know where it is now,

1012
00:41:24.159 --> 00:41:29.760
<v Speaker 2>but apparently Tampa police have have you know, have said

1013
00:41:29.800 --> 00:41:32.079
<v Speaker 2>that if he does not leave, then they'll have to

1014
00:41:32.119 --> 00:41:35.320
<v Speaker 2>come back and forcibly remove him and you know, make

1015
00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:37.599
<v Speaker 2>him evacuate, which then it turned into where do they

1016
00:41:37.599 --> 00:41:40.440
<v Speaker 2>actually have the legal right to do that? Which I don't.

1017
00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:42.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they do, not that I'm an expert

1018
00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:44.440
<v Speaker 2>on any of that, but it's just been fascinating. You know,

1019
00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:47.039
<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be probably a lot of really tragic stories

1020
00:41:47.199 --> 00:41:49.360
<v Speaker 2>unfortunately when it comes to what this storm does. But

1021
00:41:50.119 --> 00:41:52.840
<v Speaker 2>this story about this dude in his boat who goes

1022
00:41:52.920 --> 00:41:55.599
<v Speaker 2>by Lieutenant Dan, who has one leg that won't leave

1023
00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:58.480
<v Speaker 2>his vessel despite a Category four hurricane coming his way,

1024
00:41:59.000 --> 00:42:00.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, is it kind of sick twisted to say

1025
00:42:00.639 --> 00:42:02.960
<v Speaker 2>that that's entertained me? Probably? I mean, the dude's got

1026
00:42:03.039 --> 00:42:06.840
<v Speaker 2>some resiliency, Yeah, he certainly does. So shout out to

1027
00:42:06.880 --> 00:42:08.519
<v Speaker 2>Lieutenant Dana. I hope he's safe, and in fact, I

1028
00:42:08.559 --> 00:42:10.760
<v Speaker 2>hope he leaves. But if he doesn't, it's certainly gonna

1029
00:42:10.760 --> 00:42:12.639
<v Speaker 2>be something people. Actually, if he doesn't and we never

1030
00:42:12.639 --> 00:42:14.039
<v Speaker 2>see him again, I think we just kind of know

1031
00:42:14.119 --> 00:42:17.880
<v Speaker 2>what happened, which is awful, but it's his choice, all right.

1032
00:42:17.920 --> 00:42:19.599
<v Speaker 2>We got another hour to go. Stick with us, we'll

1033
00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:20.119
<v Speaker 2>finish strong.

1034
00:42:20.159 --> 00:42:20.280
<v Speaker 6>Here.

1035
00:42:20.320 --> 00:42:21.840
<v Speaker 2>As they're turning off all the lights, it looks like

1036
00:42:21.920 --> 00:42:24.079
<v Speaker 2>the party's over for them, not for us, though we're

1037
00:42:24.079 --> 00:42:26.679
<v Speaker 2>still still rolling along here. It's coffee and company fuel

1038
00:42:26.679 --> 00:42:28.599
<v Speaker 2>about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety