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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, five o'clock hour here on a Friday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for hanging out with us here

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<v Speaker 2>as we get you set for the weekend. Big weekend

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<v Speaker 2>for both teams here, I mean Louisville, They've got three

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<v Speaker 2>home games left. For what it's worth, this is the

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<v Speaker 2>best team you're going to be bringing into the You'm center.

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<v Speaker 2>The others are Stanford and Cal But Pittsburgh, I don't believe,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. I can't tell you that that they're good.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not. The record is very obvious of who they are.

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<v Speaker 2>I just I think timing is actually on our side here.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're somebody, when I say our side, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>those of us myself included of course, that wants to

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<v Speaker 2>see Louisville, you know, play a team that the resume

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<v Speaker 2>won't really get a big boost if you win. But

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<v Speaker 2>I know that Pittsburgh's got some some capable players. Put

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<v Speaker 2>it this way, Pittsburgh has personnel that I think is

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<v Speaker 2>similar to a lot of teams you'll see in the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't have any all Americans or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's the best way to describe it, because I

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<v Speaker 2>can't tell you they're good. They're not. Look at the record,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't tell you that, you know, they're you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got any I mean, there's really nothing about them

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<v Speaker 2>as far as results, numbers, wins, that kind of stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that would validate my belief in sort of what they

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<v Speaker 2>can be. But they're players. I think, you know you

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<v Speaker 2>you you you put this team in really more than anything.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess this was an indirect way of me taking

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<v Speaker 2>a shot at capable because I feel like in a

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<v Speaker 2>different with a different coach, they would they would probably

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<v Speaker 2>have a better record. And you know, they did lose

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of close games, and certainly that's uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's tough. But at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's how it works, man, winning winning and losing

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<v Speaker 2>is certainly, uh is certainly what it's all about. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy that that's who's coming to town tomorrow because

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<v Speaker 2>if Louisville plays well, you know, I'll feel like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>they are getting getting better. And I don't mean like

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<v Speaker 2>a being getting better as a team as far as

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<v Speaker 2>you know, improving. Maybe that is the case to an extent.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just mean like they're well, they're no longer

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<v Speaker 2>as winded, because that stood out to me more than

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<v Speaker 2>anything on Tuesday night is that they just looked gassed.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't believe it's because they're not conditioned. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't believe it's because, you know, they were all hungover

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<v Speaker 2>or something. I think it's just because they all have

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<v Speaker 2>kind of been dealing with an illness in some form

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<v Speaker 2>or fashion. And whenever you do, you know, get over

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<v Speaker 2>your bug whatever it may be, a lot of us

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<v Speaker 2>don't quickly, you know, get over an illness and then

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<v Speaker 2>get right back to you know, we never played I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>very few people can say they play high level college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm hoping that that is why they were as

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<v Speaker 2>winded as they appeared, and hopefully they're in better shape

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<v Speaker 2>for tomorrow night six o'clock. And again it is a

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<v Speaker 2>what are they calling it? A Let make sure I

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<v Speaker 2>get it correct here, because I've been trying to encourage

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<v Speaker 2>folks to, you know, to make sure they're aware of

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<v Speaker 2>which section they're in because they're having a stripeout. So tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're going at six o'clock to the ump center

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<v Speaker 2>and you have a seat and a section that ends

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<v Speaker 2>in an even number, you worll you will wear red

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<v Speaker 2>if you have a ticket and a section that that

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<v Speaker 2>is you know, yeah, you'll wear a black if you

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<v Speaker 2>if you have an odd number. So U anyways, this

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<v Speaker 2>is terrible for a live radio but my wife has

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<v Speaker 2>texted me and I need to text her real quick. Sorry. Anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>she was asking me if if if if I need

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<v Speaker 2>her to pick up something, and like she's driving, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, if I don't tell her, then she won't

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<v Speaker 2>do it. So again, I apologize, very unprofessional of me,

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<v Speaker 2>which is out of character. I mean, I'm the most

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<v Speaker 2>professional guy you you know, right, don't answer that, all right?

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<v Speaker 2>So I was gonna say, yes, well, thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky a big game for them in a complete opposite situation, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville has very little to gain tomorrow as far as

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<v Speaker 2>like the resume, and you know, I'm not a lot

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<v Speaker 2>to lose, but certainly that would be a big eye

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<v Speaker 2>sor to have that second loss to you know, allows

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<v Speaker 2>the team on your resume. So Kentucky, on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>they got nothing to lose tomorrow, especially if they're in

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<v Speaker 2>if they're injured. I mean, because if you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>never want to lose. But let's be real, if Jackson

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<v Speaker 2>Robinson doesn't play, and let's say Lamont Butler's somehow doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>go either, and they lose, it'll still suck. But you

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<v Speaker 2>will say, Okay, well, hey, you know, we kind of

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't expect to beat Auburn whenever we have those two

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<v Speaker 2>guys not playing. So a lot to gain though, because again,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be another signature win, which they already have

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<v Speaker 2>a few of them. I mean again, the sweep of

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee is the best thing on the resume, even though

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't have an insane amount of value. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it has value, trust me, it matters. But like I think,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not the eye test, but just you know, the brain.

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky deserves legitimate credit and value on Selection Sunday for

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<v Speaker 2>beating Duke, but we also know that that's not the

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<v Speaker 2>same Duke team. Now that they beat it doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>they don't get credit for it. But you know, my

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<v Speaker 2>point is this, they already have a lot of good wins.

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<v Speaker 2>Auburn would be the best, right even though it's at home.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like Auburn has been the best team in

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball for a good chunk of the season, So

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<v Speaker 2>if they can pull it off tomorrow, it'd be huge.

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<v Speaker 2>And I can't really tell you why, but I just

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<v Speaker 2>feel like this is a game Kentucky wins. It just

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<v Speaker 2>seems like Rupperena is gonna be rocking. Auburn has been

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<v Speaker 2>on fire. I mean, I just feel like this there

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<v Speaker 2>could be some energy and rup tomorrow that just helps

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<v Speaker 2>put Kentucky over the top. But again, for those that

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<v Speaker 2>have not been paying attention, apparently Jackson Robinson, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he only played a little bit on Wednesday at Oklahoma,

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<v Speaker 2>made a couple of shots early, but then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't go and it's still dealing with that wrist. But

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<v Speaker 2>he did not go through whatever it is they went

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<v Speaker 2>through today practice, walk through shoot around. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe he's not going to play and they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to try to get him rested. But you know, to me,

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<v Speaker 2>it seems like it's a situation now where like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if you rest him and then he ends up, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he ends up playing in the first round and has

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<v Speaker 2>a big game to put you over the top. Scho

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky Banys just expect him to not be able to

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<v Speaker 2>go the next game, like, I mean, that's just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of you know, if your mark Pope, Like, not knowing

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<v Speaker 2>has got to be the biggest challenge for you, is

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<v Speaker 2>just not knowing which personnel you're going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>work with. I mean, you'll take everybody you can get,

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<v Speaker 2>especially two guys like that, but then not knowing has

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<v Speaker 2>got to be difficult for a coach. So one thing

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<v Speaker 2>though I mentioned in this in the four o'clock hour

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<v Speaker 2>is you know, got a lot of hot takes about

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky basketball. I didn't really intend to talk about this today,

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<v Speaker 2>but it just kind of came up. You know, the

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<v Speaker 2>absence of those two guys, Butler and Robinson is a

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<v Speaker 2>big deal because clearly those guys make them better. Robinson

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<v Speaker 2>can just randomly get hot and give you twenty in

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<v Speaker 2>a hurry. Butler is a defensive presence they don't have

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere else on the perimeter. So those guys are good.

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<v Speaker 2>They clearly are missed when they can't play, and their

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<v Speaker 2>uncertainty is why they've been talked about so much this year.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of factors and why these guys get

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<v Speaker 2>talked about a lot. But what I don't think gets

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<v Speaker 2>talked about enough, and I don't really know why is

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<v Speaker 2>they're not close to the best players on this team,

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who probably I feel like gets talked about

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<v Speaker 2>like fourth most on this Kentucky team, third most. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. Maybe I'm not good at knowing who gets

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<v Speaker 2>talked about as much and all that, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a Kentucky fan. I don't talk to a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of Kentucky fans on a daily basis. But Otago

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<v Speaker 2>always their best player, and I don't really know how

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<v Speaker 2>you could dispute that. I mean, he's mister consistency. He's

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<v Speaker 2>only had one game where he didn't score double figures.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's good. Like I watch him play and

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<v Speaker 2>I think, like, damn, they're lucky to have him, Like

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<v Speaker 2>why don't they talk about him more? And maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>do and I'm just not paying attention. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think Amari, Amari Williams and take Away are

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<v Speaker 2>honestly like if I were a Kentucky fan and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>at you know, and it's not a situation you ever

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<v Speaker 2>want to be in. But if I knew, okay, of

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<v Speaker 2>your core guys, right, the six guys who play the

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<v Speaker 2>most for you who could you least afford to lose

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<v Speaker 2>for you know, two guys for for you know, stretch

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<v Speaker 2>of time. I mean, I would think that the two

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<v Speaker 2>guys that I would say you could least afford to

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<v Speaker 2>lose are a Maury Williams and oh take away, like

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<v Speaker 2>always been just mister consistent and you know, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily great at one thing, but he's good at everything

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<v Speaker 2>and he can make threes every now and then despite

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<v Speaker 2>not being an elite shooter. He's just a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>can get to the rim. He's physical, he's athletic. So

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of feel like whenever everybody was saying that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Butler's the he's the hard and soul of

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<v Speaker 2>the team, we can't lose him, and you're not wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a valuable factor. But like I really think that

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<v Speaker 2>a takeaway is like I think Kentucky has proven they

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<v Speaker 2>can still be really good without those two guys. Still,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not as the ceiling's not as high. They're a

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<v Speaker 2>little more vulnerable because they have to play some guys

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<v Speaker 2>that aren't quite as ready to play, you know, thirty

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<v Speaker 2>minutes a game. But overall, like I think there's they've

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<v Speaker 2>proven clearly to still be a good team when not

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<v Speaker 2>fully healthy, and I would say the biggest reason for

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<v Speaker 2>that is one man. And that's a takeaway. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he was phenomenal against Oklahoma and really again, he has

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<v Speaker 2>been all year for them. All Right. We did talk

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<v Speaker 2>about this a little bit earlier if you guys missed it,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Hard Knocks show that's been going on forever

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<v Speaker 2>on HBO will not feature an NFL team this year

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<v Speaker 2>because no NFL team wanted to do it. So instead,

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<v Speaker 2>they're actually going to have a college team coached by

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<v Speaker 2>a former NFL coach, Bill Belichick, in the North Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>tar Heels, will be the feature of this year's Hard Knocks.

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<v Speaker 2>NFL films could not find an NFL team that wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to participate. And I feel like two things. One, Bill

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<v Speaker 2>Belichick going to Carolina. That's a story for sure, that

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<v Speaker 2>still doesn't seem real. Right, Maybe you just remembered it

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<v Speaker 2>because I brought it up, because it just doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 2>like reality. But Bill Belichick on a behind the scenes

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<v Speaker 2>television show, What what are we think in as far

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<v Speaker 2>as him being entertaining and him being like compelling and

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<v Speaker 2>an interesting character, Like I mean, again, the story is big,

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<v Speaker 2>but like a television show that needs to be entertaining,

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<v Speaker 2>what's Bill Belichick doing? I mean I get a kick

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<v Speaker 2>out of seeing him, like, you know, flirt with his

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, like it could be I just think

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<v Speaker 2>be like, what are you doing? Idiots? What would make

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<v Speaker 2>you think Bill Belichick is going to be entertaining in

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<v Speaker 2>any way? And I don't mean like he's got to

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<v Speaker 2>are successful, and look, there's guys who are known for

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<v Speaker 3>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>They weren't great coaches or maybe even great players, but

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<v Speaker 2>Like Belichick is boring as can be, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>other like Dan Campbell, like him, love him or hate him.

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<v Speaker 2>like even Mike Tomlin. He's not really interesting, but man,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, like on the Hard Knocks they do the players.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like trying to take the team or make the team,

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<v Speaker 4>ago with the Cowboys, like an Amadola, you remember, and

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<v Speaker 4>they end up shutting him and that was just like

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<v Speaker 4>a huge uhh, what were you doing? But you know,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe you'll you'll see guys, and you'll see the locker

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<v Speaker 4>room and how it pertains of how he's handling a

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<v Speaker 4>locker room when each and every guy has like a

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<v Speaker 4>different deal. Some players are making more money than them.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe there's some drama about playing time and transfer portal.

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<v Speaker 4>I could see how maybe that could be the allure

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<v Speaker 4>and just kind of add the star factor that is

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<v Speaker 4>Bill Belichick to it. That's the only thing that I

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and and and and honestly, that's a good that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good thing to throw out there that could make

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<v Speaker 2>it to where that dynamic, the newness of it, and

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<v Speaker 2>just really I don't think we've seen a behind the

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<v Speaker 2>scenes look, And maybe we haven't. I just haven't paid attention.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't I you know, behind the scenes look

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<v Speaker 2>of a of a program kind of following their season

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<v Speaker 2>and even their off season. Is nil that that would

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<v Speaker 2>that would be interesting. So you're right, Austin, But I

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<v Speaker 2>just feel like with Belichick, he isn't gonna be the

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<v Speaker 2>guy that talks to him about that at all. Like

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<v Speaker 2>he's not gonna he's not gonna take a call from

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<v Speaker 2>his backup linebacker who wants more money. Yeah he's not

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<v Speaker 2>getting that shall yeah, Yeah, he's someone else take care

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<v Speaker 2>of that. That is what made this higher to me

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<v Speaker 2>so stupid, because I don't see how it works. Like

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he's gonna he's gonna, really, you know, have so much.

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<v Speaker 2>He's gonna he's gonna have such a good support staff

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<v Speaker 2>around him to where it does work, and he's just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like the CEO. That's where it could work. Really.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, nowadays, I feel like unless you are

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<v Speaker 2>an og like a Rick Patino, but even he's adapted.

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<v Speaker 2>Like in college sports right now, you need to be relatable.

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<v Speaker 2>Players need to want to play for you because they

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<v Speaker 2>can go play for anybody. So like Bill Belichick, to me,

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<v Speaker 2>is one of the most unrelatable human beings that I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever witnessed in sports. He's he's not a real human

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<v Speaker 2>like him and Bobby Petrino robots that you know clearly

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<v Speaker 2>like the ladies too. I mean, like you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>that's the one thing that is okay they are human

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<v Speaker 2>because you know they'll embarrass themselves, like Belichick is with

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<v Speaker 2>this woman young enough to be his granddaughter. And then

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<v Speaker 2>of course you know Bobby, you know, guy loved the

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<v Speaker 2>volleyball player. I mean, he was sorry, couldn't help himself.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess the interest is gonna see a Bill out

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<v Speaker 4>there and like his his practice shorts and his whistle

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<v Speaker 4>and the Carolina heat just yelling at players.

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<v Speaker 2>But you're right, how's it going to relate to him?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, how deep is it going to go to

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<v Speaker 4>these players that I coached Tom Brady? Yeah, and I

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<v Speaker 4>know that sounds absolutely crazy, but does any kid up

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<v Speaker 4>and coming, like would they care?

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<v Speaker 2>They would care, but not enough because again, now they're

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<v Speaker 2>about themselves, because this is now, they're like, right, you

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<v Speaker 2>can't just be like, oh man, they better stay in

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<v Speaker 2>line because they just know that they should be happy

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<v Speaker 2>to be here. No, they can be anywhere they want

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<v Speaker 2>right and leave. So like, put it this way, this

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<v Speaker 2>is the best way to describe it. I think right

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<v Speaker 2>now in college coaching, it is never been more important

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<v Speaker 2>to have a head coach to where players, maybe not

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<v Speaker 2>all of them, but most of them feel like if

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<v Speaker 2>I've got something going on, whether it's related to the

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<v Speaker 2>sport we play, or related to my life or related

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<v Speaker 2>to something, I need to be able to know that

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<v Speaker 2>I can pick up the phone and call him and

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<v Speaker 2>we have that relationship you had best friends. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean, you've got to be really you've

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<v Speaker 2>got to be connected in that way now. And I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like the coaches that are gonna thrive in this

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<v Speaker 2>new world are gonna have that. I think the coach

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<v Speaker 2>at Louisville and the coach at Kentucky right now, I

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<v Speaker 2>guarantee you that is one of the things. Every one

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<v Speaker 2>of those players say that they feel close, connected, appreciated,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's a family. And that didn't mean you're gonna win. Clearly,

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<v Speaker 2>you need players, you need to be able to coach

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<v Speaker 2>like you need talent, like all that still matters for sure,

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<v Speaker 2>but in order to like run your program and not

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<v Speaker 2>have the free the wild wild West be a factor

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<v Speaker 2>where you're losing. Guy's NonStop, you got jealousy within the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room about who's getting paid more. You need to

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<v Speaker 2>have that component to where everybody's all in because they do,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact trust and believe in in the guy leading it.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just think Belichick he'll probably have people that'll

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<v Speaker 2>be that guy. But you know, kids want the head,

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<v Speaker 2>Like the head coach matters, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like he's gonna have to have some level of

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<v Speaker 2>like to where he's like just imagining Belichick feeling like

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of the boys on the bus with his

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<v Speaker 2>team like that, just to me is not reality, and

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<v Speaker 2>it just makes me think it may not work. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>we gonna get too quick, bick. We come back on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side. What we're gonna do here. ESPN put

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<v Speaker 2>out their rankings for the best national championship winners in

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball. We'll tell you where Louis Will ended up,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll talk just about some of the best teams

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<v Speaker 2>we've ever witnessed. Because I don't really think this list

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<v Speaker 2>is very great, but hey, just opinion. And then also

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<v Speaker 2>we'll let you hear Pat Kelsey in what he said

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today as we close out the show, as we

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<v Speaker 2>get set for this Pittsburgh matchup tomorrow. So stick with us.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Coffee and Company. Feel about Portin's right here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sportsbok seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Coffee and Company with Nick Coffee on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a good song. I love this song in this

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<v Speaker 2>Friday vibes or what absolutely good stuff. All right. So

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<v Speaker 2>ESPN's Mavren Metcalf he put together his list of the

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<v Speaker 2>best college basketball national championship teams since the year two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and there's a lot of different rankings as far

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<v Speaker 2>as title teams that you can find out there. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think Myron was not as kind of the Cardinals

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<v Speaker 2>as he should have been. And most lists have them

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<v Speaker 2>higher than where he has them, but he has them

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<v Speaker 2>at number fifteen, and you know, I think at the top.

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<v Speaker 2>It's again, we're only talking about since two thousand and

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of people listening that maybe don't even

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<v Speaker 2>remember some of these title teams. I can tell you

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<v Speaker 2>that I remember every title team, maybe not in great detail,

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<v Speaker 2>but like I can tell you enough about all of

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<v Speaker 2>them post like two thousand and three maybe, But then again,

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<v Speaker 2>even in I mean even in two thousand and in

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<v Speaker 2>two I remember that Duke team, I'm sorry, two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>and one, that Duke team that had Shane Battier, J

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<v Speaker 2>Williams and Carlos Boozer. They were phenomenal. But most people

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<v Speaker 2>have if you've been a rank the title teams, most

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<v Speaker 2>people have Kentucky or Duke. The twenty twenty twelve Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>team of the two thousand and one Duke team is

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<v Speaker 2>the number one, and I really, I mean, what's crazy

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<v Speaker 2>is that I think that Kentucky team being number one

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<v Speaker 2>is understandable. They were really, really good, but it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even Kentucky's best team. Kentucky's best team was twenty fifteen,

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<v Speaker 2>and I really don't think it's close. I mean both

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<v Speaker 2>were great, man, that's gotta really suck, no, and they

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<v Speaker 2>hate to see it, kind of not really anyways, gotta

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<v Speaker 2>be nice for them to know that, like their best

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<v Speaker 2>team or sorry, the best title winning team is not

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<v Speaker 2>even as good as one of their own teams, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that means you're doing good, you're doing good stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>The early era of Cal, as much as I hated it,

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<v Speaker 2>it was insanely impressive and something that probably won't be

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<v Speaker 2>seen again in quite some time. Like right now, Danny

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<v Speaker 2>Hurley's got back to back titles, and that clearly you

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<v Speaker 2>know is valuable. And maybe he does get to a

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<v Speaker 2>final four here and then get a title again next year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, easier said than done. But that early era

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<v Speaker 2>for Cal and Lexington was was was unreal. And then

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<v Speaker 2>after that, after those two because I feel like most

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<v Speaker 2>most rankings you'll find will have those as the two

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<v Speaker 2>best teams. And they've got Florida two thousand and seven,

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<v Speaker 2>Florida at number three here, which that of course had

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<v Speaker 2>choke him. Noah al Horford, those guys. And then this team,

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<v Speaker 2>this team is the one that ended up winning the

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<v Speaker 2>title when Louisville lost in the Elite eight. Is the

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<v Speaker 2>number one overall seed. And also they the same team

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<v Speaker 2>essentially the year before ended Louisville season in the Elite

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<v Speaker 2>eight in two thousand and eight. That's North Carolina. So

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<v Speaker 2>Hansbrough came back, Tyle Lawson, Wayne Allington, those guys. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like that two thousand and nine Carolina team was

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<v Speaker 2>And then this is one that I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it's just at RECENTCY biased in like a in a

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<v Speaker 2>negative way. Usually RECNCY biased is like wow, you just

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<v Speaker 2>you're you're intoxicated about how new it is. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a relatively new title winner. And yet I don't believe

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<v Speaker 2>at all that they were close to being one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best team title title winners. But twenty eighteen Nova like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Brunson, Michal Bridges done like they were good and

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<v Speaker 2>when the title, one of these teams is good. But

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<v Speaker 2>like I would put, I mean I would put I'd

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<v Speaker 2>put Louisville ahead of them, I really would. The one

417
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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at now has Lovell at number nine, which

418
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<v Speaker 2>I think that's probably a little bit. You know, again,

419
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<v Speaker 2>I'm biased that I love that team hard for me

420
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<v Speaker 2>to not. I mean, that's the best team I ever

421
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<v Speaker 2>watched Louisville have and they won a national championship. So

422
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<v Speaker 2>you know, if there's ever a time to be Homer,

423
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<v Speaker 2>to be a Homer like this, is it right? Because

424
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<v Speaker 2>you're thinking to yourself, like, do I think any team

425
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<v Speaker 2>is better than the best Louisville team that I've ever

426
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<v Speaker 2>watched that I love? And clearly there are probably teams

427
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<v Speaker 2>better than than that Louisville twenty thirteen team, But I would.

428
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<v Speaker 2>I just think they were so good defensively, they had

429
00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:31.759
<v Speaker 2>elite guard play, they had you know, the clutch gene.

430
00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:35.079
<v Speaker 2>They won a lot of close games, and you know,

431
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<v Speaker 2>Gorgee was a special player that was really just another

432
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<v Speaker 2>piece for you. I mean, he was great. Love Gorgey,

433
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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, you know, like that team, they had

434
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<v Speaker 2>a core rotation and it I mean they played you know,

435
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<v Speaker 2>I'd say about nine guys played minutes on the twenty

436
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<v Speaker 2>thirteen title team. As far as like every game they

437
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<v Speaker 2>would get, they would get minutes, but really you had

438
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<v Speaker 2>your starting lineup with Russ, Peyton, Wayne Shane and Gorge,

439
00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:08.039
<v Speaker 2>and then it was Luke off the bench. And then really,

440
00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:10.880
<v Speaker 2>I mean, Tres was a big time factor for you.

441
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<v Speaker 2>He played a lot of minutes and was I mean,

442
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<v Speaker 2>he was easily the set. He was the second guy

443
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<v Speaker 2>off the bench, I feel like, every game. And then

444
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<v Speaker 2>later Kevin Ware started to get a little bit more

445
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<v Speaker 2>comfortable for his injury, and then Van Trees played, but

446
00:20:23.599 --> 00:20:25.960
<v Speaker 2>not you know, not a ton like Van Tries was

447
00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:27.759
<v Speaker 2>the guy who probably got an every game, but he

448
00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:30.200
<v Speaker 2>was only giving you bigger chunks of minutes if somebody

449
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<v Speaker 2>was in foul trouble. And then you know, Henderson wasn't

450
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<v Speaker 2>in the rotation, but man, he came in and obviously,

451
00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:38.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, win a championship without him coming against Wichita

452
00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:41.079
<v Speaker 2>State and hitting two clutch threes. I could talk about

453
00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:46.480
<v Speaker 2>this team all day. So now let's look at the

454
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<v Speaker 2>bottom of this list. As far as you know, teams

455
00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:51.440
<v Speaker 2>that won a title, and clearly they'll they'll always have that.

456
00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:54.319
<v Speaker 2>Nobody can say they're not good. But since two thousand,

457
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<v Speaker 2>the most insane run and really a team that is

458
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<v Speaker 2>listed at number twenty four. If everybody's ranking the twenty

459
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<v Speaker 2>four winners since two thousand, it's that twenty fourteen U

460
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<v Speaker 2>Con team that still pisses me off, just because Louisville

461
00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:10.640
<v Speaker 2>was not just better, but they blew them off the

462
00:21:10.680 --> 00:21:15.160
<v Speaker 2>floor the three times they played them, and then somehow.

463
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's kind of tricky because I'm so happy

464
00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:20.720
<v Speaker 2>they did win and beat Kentucky, but also like to

465
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<v Speaker 2>know that you could have you could have had a repeat.

466
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<v Speaker 2>And man, that team they weren't the twenty thirteen team,

467
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<v Speaker 2>but they were still really good. I mean, Rosier was

468
00:21:29.640 --> 00:21:35.160
<v Speaker 2>was was really good. Russ as a senior, obviously, Terry

469
00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:38.559
<v Speaker 2>played some big minutes for you. Trees was sophomore. Trees

470
00:21:38.680 --> 00:21:42.519
<v Speaker 2>was special. I mean that team was good, and you know,

471
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<v Speaker 2>that Kentucky game in the sweet sixteen just still gives

472
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<v Speaker 2>me very much sadness thinking about it. I'm looking here

473
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<v Speaker 2>at the rest of the list that like some forgettable

474
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<v Speaker 2>title winners. I mean, I guess you're really, you know,

475
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<v Speaker 2>somebody who loves college basketball. It's hard for me to

476
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<v Speaker 2>look at any of these teams and be like, oh, yeah,

477
00:21:59.640 --> 00:22:02.160
<v Speaker 2>I forgot it them, because you know, I loved the

478
00:22:02.200 --> 00:22:04.160
<v Speaker 2>Baylor team that won it in two thousand and one.

479
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<v Speaker 2>They were twenty eight and two, and a lot of

480
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<v Speaker 2>people actually have them as like the top seven eight,

481
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<v Speaker 2>But I think they're forgettable because of that year, like

482
00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:14.839
<v Speaker 2>we barely had a season like it. It felt like,

483
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<v Speaker 2>maybe this is just me saying it, because Louisville was

484
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<v Speaker 2>the first team left out of the tournament because of

485
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<v Speaker 2>the bubb the bid Steelers. By the way, two of

486
00:22:21.920 --> 00:22:24.680
<v Speaker 2>those bid Steelers ended up giving their coaches new contracts

487
00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:27.680
<v Speaker 2>and they both thunk Wayne Tingle or whatever his name

488
00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:32.200
<v Speaker 2>was it Oregon State and then obviously Patrick Ewing and

489
00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:35.960
<v Speaker 2>you know he ended up flaming out after stealing a bid.

490
00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:41.359
<v Speaker 2>But anyways, the yeah, I mean like that that season,

491
00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:44.759
<v Speaker 2>like it felt like the NBA Disney bubble, didn't it,

492
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<v Speaker 2>Like it just never like, yeah, I mean we had

493
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<v Speaker 2>a season and you know, there were good teams, and

494
00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:53.480
<v Speaker 2>it's such a forgettable year. And honestly, those two seasons,

495
00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:56.039
<v Speaker 2>specifically twenty twenty when the tournament didn't happen and the

496
00:22:56.119 --> 00:22:57.759
<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one where we had a season, but it

497
00:22:57.799 --> 00:22:59.759
<v Speaker 2>was weird, Like that's such a blur to a lot

498
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<v Speaker 2>of people. And you know, it's not something I lose

499
00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:05.400
<v Speaker 2>sleep over at night by any means. However, I will

500
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<v Speaker 2>say this, I hate it for the players that played

501
00:23:07.880 --> 00:23:09.759
<v Speaker 2>in that era, Like that is such a like that

502
00:23:09.759 --> 00:23:12.559
<v Speaker 2>that your experience was robbed, and that is why they

503
00:23:12.599 --> 00:23:17.880
<v Speaker 2>gave everybody a extra year starting If you entered college

504
00:23:17.880 --> 00:23:20.079
<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty one, you had an extra year, and

505
00:23:20.319 --> 00:23:24.200
<v Speaker 2>those guys currently are fifth year seniors, right, But I

506
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<v Speaker 2>still feel like they should have done it for the

507
00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:27.319
<v Speaker 2>guys in twenty twenty two. I think you could. You

508
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<v Speaker 2>could make the case that, and again it doesn't it's

509
00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:32.079
<v Speaker 2>just the college basketball crazies like me that get this

510
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<v Speaker 2>because it actually doesn't sound right. But I feel like

511
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<v Speaker 2>if you didn't get twenty twenty in the postseason, like

512
00:23:38.240 --> 00:23:39.880
<v Speaker 2>you were more robbed, because that's what makes it special.

513
00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:41.960
<v Speaker 2>But then again, like if you played for a team

514
00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:44.200
<v Speaker 2>that would have never made the tournament and your season,

515
00:23:44.240 --> 00:23:46.200
<v Speaker 2>like you were already back at home for spring break

516
00:23:46.200 --> 00:23:49.000
<v Speaker 2>when the pandemic fully shut everything down because your team's stunk,

517
00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:51.160
<v Speaker 2>it does kind of sound weird to think that you

518
00:23:51.200 --> 00:23:54.799
<v Speaker 2>would have had another year of eligibility, But I mean,

519
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<v Speaker 2>two guys that you know for Louisville specifically that I

520
00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:01.920
<v Speaker 2>just hate that their career ended like that. Was Ryan

521
00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:05.960
<v Speaker 2>McMahon and Dwayne Sutton just because we'll remember them, but

522
00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:08.680
<v Speaker 2>like Dwayne was a special player who was a hometown

523
00:24:08.759 --> 00:24:11.279
<v Speaker 2>kid who did everything like just a hard worker, a

524
00:24:11.319 --> 00:24:15.240
<v Speaker 2>guy who was you know, great teammate, intense and just

525
00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:18.200
<v Speaker 2>a great story. And again, nobody's gonna not remember him,

526
00:24:18.319 --> 00:24:20.079
<v Speaker 2>but like you don't remember him the way he should

527
00:24:20.079 --> 00:24:22.000
<v Speaker 2>be remembered because of the era that he played in.

528
00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:23.759
<v Speaker 2>And you know that I just hate that for him,

529
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<v Speaker 2>I really do. All right, let's get to a break.

530
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<v Speaker 2>We'll come back on the other side. Let you guys

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<v Speaker 2>here Pat Kelsey as he gets set for this matchup

532
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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow against Pittsburgh, which you know, in a weird way,

533
00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:36.279
<v Speaker 2>I didn't think I'd be looking forward to these games

534
00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:38.119
<v Speaker 2>like I am now again, I'm always gonna look forward

535
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<v Speaker 2>to watching this team play. But you know, I think

536
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<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh will give this team a good challenge tomorrow that

537
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<v Speaker 2>if they do end up winning and maybe even winning big,

538
00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:46.680
<v Speaker 2>it probably won't do a ton for the resume, but

539
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<v Speaker 2>it'll tell me a lot because again, I think Pittsburgh

540
00:24:48.559 --> 00:24:51.039
<v Speaker 2>has some personnel that is gonna be similar to what

541
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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna see when you get to the n Simble Tournament.

542
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<v Speaker 2>All right, quick break, keep it locked right here. Coffee

543
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<v Speaker 2>and Company feilbout Thorn's on Sports Talk seven to ninety.

544
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545
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<v Speaker 5>And are pleased with the way they played with the

547
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<v Speaker 5>lead after they got the lead.

548
00:25:21.720 --> 00:25:24.119
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, getting off to a good start is is important.

549
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<v Speaker 3>We don't do anything different, you know, we break the

550
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<v Speaker 3>game down into ten four minute segments and we say

551
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<v Speaker 3>each each segment at zero zero, and but it's always

552
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<v Speaker 3>good to get off to a good start, you know.

553
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<v Speaker 3>The other night, after watching the tape, you know, Virginia

554
00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:43.920
<v Speaker 3>Tech made some really tough shots, uh several times when

555
00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:48.519
<v Speaker 3>we had a double digit lead, and you know, just

556
00:25:48.519 --> 00:25:51.119
<v Speaker 3>just continued to to gut it out and to fight

557
00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:53.920
<v Speaker 3>and made some big shots to you know, to to

558
00:25:54.599 --> 00:25:56.920
<v Speaker 3>allow the lead to go to five instead of you know,

559
00:25:56.960 --> 00:25:58.720
<v Speaker 3>we had a couple open looks that could have taken

560
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<v Speaker 3>it to thirteen fourteen. But listen, every road game, every

561
00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:05.519
<v Speaker 3>conference game is really hard, believe it or not, that

562
00:26:05.599 --> 00:26:08.079
<v Speaker 3>other coach wants to win, you know, and they got

563
00:26:08.079 --> 00:26:10.400
<v Speaker 3>good players too, and they're not just gonna lay down,

564
00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:13.920
<v Speaker 3>you know, especially now that we're a ranked opponent going

565
00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:16.559
<v Speaker 3>into you know, their venue. It's we have a target

566
00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:18.880
<v Speaker 3>on our back, so we're gonna get everybody's best shot.

567
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<v Speaker 3>And it's the way it should be.

568
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<v Speaker 6>Bet, you could go down your roster and talk about

569
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<v Speaker 6>what guys have brought to this team this year, what

570
00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:30.799
<v Speaker 6>they've done. How much, though, do you need a guy

571
00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:33.440
<v Speaker 6>like Javon who does a lot of little little It

572
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<v Speaker 6>seems a lot of the little things are grimy, kind

573
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<v Speaker 6>of gritty things that you do.

574
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<v Speaker 2>Every team needs someone like that, don't they.

575
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I like to think we have a team full

576
00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:47.640
<v Speaker 3>of those type of guys. You know, Javon is very versatile.

577
00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:51.079
<v Speaker 3>You know, he can play a lot of different positions.

578
00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:52.960
<v Speaker 3>And by play a lot of different positions, I mean,

579
00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:54.839
<v Speaker 3>you can guard a lot of positions. People say you

580
00:26:54.880 --> 00:26:57.960
<v Speaker 3>are what you can guard, and you know he can

581
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<v Speaker 3>guard one through five at times for us. He's extremely

582
00:27:01.160 --> 00:27:04.960
<v Speaker 3>versatile from an offensive standpoint because he's a matchup problem

583
00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:07.799
<v Speaker 3>with smaller defenders in the post.

584
00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:09.759
<v Speaker 7>He gives bigger.

585
00:27:10.240 --> 00:27:14.240
<v Speaker 3>Opponent or i'm sorry, bigger defenders problems by being able

586
00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:17.160
<v Speaker 3>to spread them out on the floor, make shots, take

587
00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:20.400
<v Speaker 3>them off the dribble. He's really expanded his game in

588
00:27:20.799 --> 00:27:23.880
<v Speaker 3>a lot of ways this year. We've pushed him to

589
00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:26.279
<v Speaker 3>be a ball screen creator at times as well, which

590
00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:29.720
<v Speaker 3>are kind of inverted ball screens which can be difficult

591
00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:30.319
<v Speaker 3>to defend.

592
00:27:30.920 --> 00:27:34.079
<v Speaker 7>And yeah, he's just Swiss army knife.

593
00:27:34.119 --> 00:27:36.680
<v Speaker 3>Sometimes I think people take that as al he's a

594
00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:41.400
<v Speaker 3>utility player. He's the farthest thing from that. He's an

595
00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:43.359
<v Speaker 3>All Conference performer in my mind.

596
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<v Speaker 8>Pat, you know, obviously a year ago, this fan base

597
00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:51.119
<v Speaker 8>was just hoping and dreaming of having an opportunity to

598
00:27:51.160 --> 00:27:52.920
<v Speaker 8>watch their team blaying markers. Now, all of a sudden,

599
00:27:53.160 --> 00:27:55.720
<v Speaker 8>as we enter the month of March, they're fired up.

600
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<v Speaker 8>You've created an opportunity for this team to possibly make

601
00:27:58.920 --> 00:28:01.400
<v Speaker 8>a deep run. I guess, looking back at over the

602
00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:03.720
<v Speaker 8>last twelve months, how special is this spend to you

603
00:28:03.880 --> 00:28:06.720
<v Speaker 8>kind of reinvigorate this fan base and give them something

604
00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:10.119
<v Speaker 8>to look forward to as we enter this glorious moment.

605
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't let me answer that. A couple of ways,

606
00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:18.440
<v Speaker 3>you talk about a run, you talk about March, you

607
00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:21.559
<v Speaker 3>talk about all this. We're not there yet, Okay, Like

608
00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:23.880
<v Speaker 3>we're not there yet so in terms of how you're

609
00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:27.519
<v Speaker 3>asking me and how our team is approaching our day

610
00:28:27.559 --> 00:28:31.119
<v Speaker 3>to day business, it's the task at hand, which is

611
00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:35.079
<v Speaker 3>a really really tough game tomorrow against pitt with one

612
00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:37.440
<v Speaker 3>of the best backwards in our entire conference.

613
00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:39.400
<v Speaker 7>Okay, that's our sole focus.

614
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<v Speaker 3>But you ask about the excitement in town, and that's

615
00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:46.160
<v Speaker 3>a great thing. You know, that's an awesome thing. The vibe,

616
00:28:46.640 --> 00:28:52.640
<v Speaker 3>the energy, the excitement. Obviously you guys all know this

617
00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:55.920
<v Speaker 3>and everybody knows this, but it's as proud and his

618
00:28:56.079 --> 00:28:58.759
<v Speaker 3>passion of a fan base as there is in the country.

619
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<v Speaker 3>So to feel that around town is awesome. It's great

620
00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:05.880
<v Speaker 3>for our city. It's great for our basketball program, it's

621
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<v Speaker 3>great for fundraising, it's great for admissions, just great for

622
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<v Speaker 3>the heartbeat of in the vibe of our city overall.

623
00:29:12.920 --> 00:29:16.920
<v Speaker 3>So that's an awesome thing, the byproduct of how we've

624
00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:19.079
<v Speaker 3>competed and how we've played this year. But we don't

625
00:29:19.119 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 3>give any of that stuff the first thought, and we

626
00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:22.720
<v Speaker 3>never will.

627
00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:24.880
<v Speaker 7>It's it's pit and all pit.

628
00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:28.759
<v Speaker 5>With it being March, you guys have been a team

629
00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:32.720
<v Speaker 5>that's enjoyed some large margin victories throughout the last few weeks,

630
00:29:32.759 --> 00:29:35.519
<v Speaker 5>but getting pushed at Virginia Tech as you are entering

631
00:29:35.640 --> 00:29:37.960
<v Speaker 5>or getting close to the postseason. How valuable Can a

632
00:29:38.039 --> 00:29:39.720
<v Speaker 5>game like that where you do get pushed to you

633
00:29:39.920 --> 00:29:41.720
<v Speaker 5>to the end be as your team progressive?

634
00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:44.319
<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I think every situation that you face throughout a

635
00:29:44.359 --> 00:29:48.759
<v Speaker 3>game is a learning experience, and to have those opportunities

636
00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:51.160
<v Speaker 3>down the stretch against Virginia Tech, to have our guys

637
00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:54.480
<v Speaker 3>in those situations is definitely a positive.

638
00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:59.440
<v Speaker 9>Maybe I'm just wondering. I know coaches always want the

639
00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:07.319
<v Speaker 9>polls right down games too much at the end.

640
00:30:08.720 --> 00:30:14.880
<v Speaker 3>Cool are you talking about like reviews and stuff like that.

641
00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:20.240
<v Speaker 3>I'll be honest with you, I haven't given it a

642
00:30:20.240 --> 00:30:23.759
<v Speaker 3>lot of thought that just asking that question put me

643
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<v Speaker 3>on the spot with it.

644
00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:27.000
<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

645
00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:31.480
<v Speaker 3>I mean, I'm a big believer, yet get right, you know,

646
00:30:31.920 --> 00:30:35.079
<v Speaker 3>get it right, And I think everybody wants that.

647
00:30:35.440 --> 00:30:36.599
<v Speaker 7>They want to get the call right.

648
00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:38.839
<v Speaker 2>The officials want that, the fans want that, the players

649
00:30:38.880 --> 00:30:39.160
<v Speaker 2>want that.

650
00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:41.240
<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Coffee and Company with.

651
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<v Speaker 9>A perfect world.

652
00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:46.200
<v Speaker 2>Uh, it's the processes fast.

653
00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:48.799
<v Speaker 3>It doesn't delay the game, it doesn't take the air

654
00:30:48.839 --> 00:30:50.880
<v Speaker 3>out of the arena, it doesn't get to sweat off

655
00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:52.279
<v Speaker 3>the player's bodies.

656
00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:56.640
<v Speaker 7>And I think every major score in the world right now.

657
00:30:57.000 --> 00:31:02.400
<v Speaker 3>America for sure is way dealing with that more because

658
00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:04.359
<v Speaker 3>ball does it getting off to a ball start. For

659
00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:06.920
<v Speaker 3>a long long time basketball we don't do anything different.

660
00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:09.279
<v Speaker 3>Is gotten the play review. We break the game down

661
00:31:09.319 --> 00:31:13.440
<v Speaker 3>into the last five six sevens each and I think

662
00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:15.319
<v Speaker 3>it's that good that zero zero so that they can

663
00:31:15.359 --> 00:31:17.359
<v Speaker 3>get the call right. It's always they don't do it

664
00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:19.920
<v Speaker 3>to a good start. I don't feel like the other

665
00:31:20.000 --> 00:31:23.720
<v Speaker 3>night Virginia Tech makes a really tough shots because we

666
00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:28.599
<v Speaker 3>have several times review situation double digit lead and I

667
00:31:28.640 --> 00:31:31.799
<v Speaker 3>can't really comment on them to gut it out and

668
00:31:31.839 --> 00:31:33.440
<v Speaker 3>the fight and made some big.

669
00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:35.119
<v Speaker 10>Shots throughout the course of the season too.

670
00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:37.359
<v Speaker 11>I think this is allowable to go five and instead

671
00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:39.200
<v Speaker 11>it feels like we had a couple of parks.

672
00:31:39.400 --> 00:31:39.720
<v Speaker 2>Every take.

673
00:31:39.839 --> 00:31:40.559
<v Speaker 7>They take their course.

674
00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:42.960
<v Speaker 11>They want to be the most course in every road game,

675
00:31:43.119 --> 00:31:45.480
<v Speaker 11>every conference game. Is really hard to first to hit

676
00:31:45.720 --> 00:31:49.200
<v Speaker 11>somebody after. But have you seen that all they got

677
00:31:49.200 --> 00:31:52.400
<v Speaker 11>good players to going to you guys may have especially

678
00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:55.759
<v Speaker 11>at the beginning, now that we're really starting to take

679
00:31:55.799 --> 00:31:56.839
<v Speaker 11>their venue.

680
00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:59.039
<v Speaker 3>We have a target on our You're going to get

681
00:31:59.039 --> 00:32:01.480
<v Speaker 3>everybody's best shot every single day way shole.

682
00:32:01.599 --> 00:32:05.200
<v Speaker 7>Second, that we always want to be.

683
00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:08.440
<v Speaker 3>Talking about what the team that brought to the team

684
00:32:08.440 --> 00:32:10.640
<v Speaker 3>this year makes the top plays that hits first?

685
00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:13.519
<v Speaker 2>How much still dis guy like ja who does a

686
00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:14.279
<v Speaker 2>lot of little.

687
00:32:14.200 --> 00:32:18.279
<v Speaker 6>Little things or grinding for kind of gritty things plays.

688
00:32:18.279 --> 00:32:21.000
<v Speaker 3>I think every team hopefully define someone like that. Don't

689
00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:24.799
<v Speaker 3>like any of those type of guys. It has always

690
00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:27.880
<v Speaker 3>been an emphasis and we have tough guys. Javans is

691
00:32:28.039 --> 00:32:30.720
<v Speaker 3>very verse. Sometimes you know he cannot sometimes I think

692
00:32:30.960 --> 00:32:33.079
<v Speaker 3>a lot of different really identify play a lot of

693
00:32:33.079 --> 00:32:33.839
<v Speaker 3>different toughness.

694
00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:35.920
<v Speaker 7>I mean, you can guard a lot of recruit you

695
00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:38.720
<v Speaker 7>also what you can transfer portal and recruiting. You know

696
00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:39.240
<v Speaker 7>he can.

697
00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:42.200
<v Speaker 3>Guard one through five type of guys or won those

698
00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:46.039
<v Speaker 3>and from an offensive standpoint because he's a matchup problem

699
00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:48.319
<v Speaker 3>with smaller defenders.

700
00:32:48.279 --> 00:32:48.960
<v Speaker 7>In the posts.

701
00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:53.400
<v Speaker 12>I said, you all get the bigger win that pitt

702
00:32:53.480 --> 00:32:56.119
<v Speaker 12>the fender problem by being able to talk about you

703
00:32:56.359 --> 00:32:57.359
<v Speaker 12>spread them out on the floor.

704
00:32:57.640 --> 00:32:57.920
<v Speaker 7>Shot.

705
00:32:58.960 --> 00:33:01.839
<v Speaker 12>I'm wondrying as you're going scouting in this game over

706
00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:05.039
<v Speaker 12>a lot of way weeks, drop games and.

707
00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:11.119
<v Speaker 3>Times weller teams see a team that's scarce difficulty.

708
00:33:11.319 --> 00:33:13.480
<v Speaker 7>The team that we get one.

709
00:33:14.000 --> 00:33:17.039
<v Speaker 3>Defense Swiss Army knife sometimes that we got to execute

710
00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:20.160
<v Speaker 3>always the athletic U till A well coached is the

711
00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:24.119
<v Speaker 3>farthest thing from that. Winning by his record is I

712
00:33:24.200 --> 00:33:26.400
<v Speaker 3>like watch him game in and game out, and I think.

713
00:33:26.200 --> 00:33:30.599
<v Speaker 8>About, like what this year ago Basins game, just hoping

714
00:33:30.640 --> 00:33:31.200
<v Speaker 8>and dreaming of.

715
00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:31.400
<v Speaker 9>You know.

716
00:33:31.480 --> 00:33:36.839
<v Speaker 8>Hold, as we entered the month of March, they're fired up.

717
00:33:37.039 --> 00:33:39.119
<v Speaker 8>You got you created an opportunity for this team to

718
00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:41.599
<v Speaker 8>possibly make it deep on. I guess just looking back

719
00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:44.319
<v Speaker 8>at over the last twelve months, how special is the

720
00:33:44.359 --> 00:33:47.319
<v Speaker 8>spends you kind of reinvigorate the span base and give

721
00:33:47.359 --> 00:33:50.200
<v Speaker 8>them something to look forward to as we enter this

722
00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:51.240
<v Speaker 8>glorious month.

723
00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:55.880
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't we we have weaknesses. They have weaknesses

724
00:33:56.640 --> 00:33:57.480
<v Speaker 3>a couple of ways you do.

725
00:33:57.559 --> 00:33:58.160
<v Speaker 7>Guys want to.

726
00:33:58.119 --> 00:34:00.720
<v Speaker 3>Run You talk about the week, All this is, we're

727
00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:03.200
<v Speaker 3>all those teams I just mentioned has strengths. Is we're

728
00:34:03.240 --> 00:34:07.119
<v Speaker 3>not there yet winning Division one and just a really

729
00:34:07.279 --> 00:34:12.360
<v Speaker 3>approaching the business. It's it's the task at hand. It's

730
00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:16.199
<v Speaker 3>a really really tough game tomorrow against pitt with one

731
00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:18.599
<v Speaker 3>of the best backwards in our entire conference.

732
00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:20.559
<v Speaker 7>Okay, that's our sole focus.

733
00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:23.559
<v Speaker 3>But you ask about the excitement in town, and that's

734
00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:27.280
<v Speaker 3>a great thing. You know, that's an awesome thing. The vibe,

735
00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:33.800
<v Speaker 3>the energy, the excitement. Obviously you guys all know this

736
00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:37.079
<v Speaker 3>and everybody knows this, but it's as proud and his

737
00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:39.880
<v Speaker 3>passion of a fan basis there is in the country.

738
00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:43.800
<v Speaker 3>So to feel that around town is awesome. It's great

739
00:34:44.039 --> 00:34:47.000
<v Speaker 3>for our city. It's great for our basketball program, it's

740
00:34:47.039 --> 00:34:50.559
<v Speaker 3>great for fundraising, it's great for admissions, just great for

741
00:34:50.639 --> 00:34:53.960
<v Speaker 3>the heartbeat of in the vibe of our city overall.

742
00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:58.079
<v Speaker 3>So that's an awesome thing, the byproduct of how we've

743
00:34:58.079 --> 00:35:00.280
<v Speaker 3>competed and how we've played this year. But we don't

744
00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:03.079
<v Speaker 3>give all any of that stuff the first thought and

745
00:35:03.199 --> 00:35:03.840
<v Speaker 3>we never will.

746
00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:06.039
<v Speaker 7>It's it's pit and all pit.

747
00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:09.920
<v Speaker 5>With it being March, you guys have been a team

748
00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:13.840
<v Speaker 5>that's enjoyed some large margin victories throughout the last few weeks.

749
00:35:13.880 --> 00:35:16.639
<v Speaker 5>But getting pushed at Virginia Tech as you are entering

750
00:35:16.760 --> 00:35:19.000
<v Speaker 5>or getting close to the postseason. How valuable can a

751
00:35:19.159 --> 00:35:20.960
<v Speaker 5>game like that where you do get pushed to, you know,

752
00:35:21.039 --> 00:35:22.880
<v Speaker 5>to the end be as your team progressive?

753
00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:25.440
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think every situation that you face throughout a

754
00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:28.599
<v Speaker 3>game is is a is a learning experience. And to

755
00:35:28.679 --> 00:35:31.719
<v Speaker 3>have those opportunities down the stretch against Virginia Tech, to

756
00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:35.039
<v Speaker 3>have our guys in those situations is uh, is definitely

757
00:35:35.079 --> 00:35:35.639
<v Speaker 3>a positive.

758
00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:40.599
<v Speaker 9>Maybe I'm just wondering. I know coaches always want the

759
00:35:40.599 --> 00:35:45.159
<v Speaker 9>calls if you right the game, low game dur ration perspective,

760
00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:48.440
<v Speaker 9>we slowing down games too much at the end?

761
00:35:49.880 --> 00:35:55.599
<v Speaker 3>Cool are you talking about like reviews and stuff like that.

762
00:35:59.599 --> 00:36:01.400
<v Speaker 3>I'll be honest with you, I haven't given it a

763
00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:05.000
<v Speaker 3>lot of thought. Just asking that question put me on

764
00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:05.800
<v Speaker 3>the spot with it.

765
00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:08.159
<v Speaker 7>I don't know.

766
00:36:08.199 --> 00:36:11.639
<v Speaker 3>I mean, I'm a big believer in get it right,

767
00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:16.239
<v Speaker 3>you know, get it right, and I think everybody wants that.

768
00:36:16.360 --> 00:36:17.800
<v Speaker 7>They want to get the call right.

769
00:36:17.920 --> 00:36:19.960
<v Speaker 3>The officials want that, the fans want that, the players

770
00:36:20.000 --> 00:36:23.599
<v Speaker 3>want that, the coaches want that. In a perfect world,

771
00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:28.519
<v Speaker 3>it's it's the process is fast, and it doesn't delay

772
00:36:28.559 --> 00:36:30.719
<v Speaker 3>the game, it doesn't take the air out of the arena,

773
00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:33.079
<v Speaker 3>it doesn't take the sweat off the players' bodies.

774
00:36:34.199 --> 00:36:35.880
<v Speaker 7>And I think every major.

775
00:36:35.639 --> 00:36:39.119
<v Speaker 3>Sport in the world right now, and America for sure,

776
00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:43.800
<v Speaker 3>is dealing with that more because there you know, Baseball

777
00:36:43.840 --> 00:36:45.599
<v Speaker 3>does it now. Obviously, football has done it for a

778
00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:49.719
<v Speaker 3>long long time. Basketball has gotten into replay review a

779
00:36:49.719 --> 00:36:52.880
<v Speaker 3>lot more here over the last five, six, seven years.

780
00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:55.840
<v Speaker 3>But I think it's good that they can do it

781
00:36:55.920 --> 00:36:58.079
<v Speaker 3>so that they can get the call right faster they

782
00:36:58.119 --> 00:37:00.920
<v Speaker 3>can do it the better. I don't feel like it's

783
00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:04.719
<v Speaker 3>any slower now. I don't think so. Maybe it's because

784
00:37:04.760 --> 00:37:09.360
<v Speaker 3>we haven't had a lot of review situations and so

785
00:37:09.639 --> 00:37:11.800
<v Speaker 3>I can't really comment on that because I haven't given

786
00:37:11.800 --> 00:37:12.480
<v Speaker 3>it a lot of thought.

787
00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:16.639
<v Speaker 10>Pat throughout the course of the season, I think this

788
00:37:16.719 --> 00:37:18.880
<v Speaker 10>has evolved a little bit, But right now it feels

789
00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:21.719
<v Speaker 10>like your kids are every time they take the court,

790
00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:25.199
<v Speaker 10>they want to be the most aggressive team out there.

791
00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:27.400
<v Speaker 10>You know, the first to hit to somebody, you know

792
00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:29.039
<v Speaker 10>what I meant to get after it a little bit.

793
00:37:29.039 --> 00:37:31.559
<v Speaker 10>Have you seen that evolved with this group throughout the

794
00:37:31.559 --> 00:37:33.599
<v Speaker 10>course of the season. You guys may have always preached

795
00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:35.920
<v Speaker 10>it at the beginning, but it seems like it's really

796
00:37:35.960 --> 00:37:37.920
<v Speaker 10>starting to take take the heat that maybe the last

797
00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:38.400
<v Speaker 10>couple of months.

798
00:37:38.400 --> 00:37:42.320
<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, we preach it every single day, every

799
00:37:42.320 --> 00:37:47.400
<v Speaker 3>single second. You always want to be the hardest playing team.

800
00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:50.639
<v Speaker 3>You want to to be the team that makes the hustle,

801
00:37:50.679 --> 00:37:53.599
<v Speaker 3>plays that hits first, that dives on the loose balls.

802
00:37:55.039 --> 00:37:56.719
<v Speaker 7>It gets the fifty to fifty balls.

803
00:37:57.400 --> 00:38:02.320
<v Speaker 3>Those effort, effort plays I think hopefully define our on

804
00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:05.880
<v Speaker 3>court culture as much as anything. So it has always

805
00:38:05.960 --> 00:38:08.159
<v Speaker 3>been an emphasis, and we have tough guys. You know,

806
00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:12.559
<v Speaker 3>it's sometimes and not sometimes. I think, you know, you

807
00:38:12.639 --> 00:38:17.519
<v Speaker 3>really have to identify great toughness in the recruiting process,

808
00:38:17.559 --> 00:38:20.119
<v Speaker 3>whether it's in the transfer portal and recruiting, you know,

809
00:38:20.159 --> 00:38:23.159
<v Speaker 3>because you want those type of guys or I want

810
00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:25.480
<v Speaker 3>those type of guys in my locker room and in

811
00:38:25.480 --> 00:38:27.559
<v Speaker 3>my lineup and on the floor for us all the time.

812
00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:32.119
<v Speaker 12>Yeah, since since you all got that close win that

813
00:38:32.199 --> 00:38:34.960
<v Speaker 12>pit back in January, they've lost They've lost them eight

814
00:38:34.960 --> 00:38:37.360
<v Speaker 12>of their last twelve. You've always talked about, you know,

815
00:38:37.519 --> 00:38:39.119
<v Speaker 12>you know, just how much just so much a talent

816
00:38:39.199 --> 00:38:42.199
<v Speaker 12>they have. But I'm wondering, as you're going and scouting them,

817
00:38:42.280 --> 00:38:44.360
<v Speaker 12>you know, over the last few weeks, what have you

818
00:38:44.360 --> 00:38:46.079
<v Speaker 12>seen as they continue to kind of drop games and

819
00:38:46.159 --> 00:38:47.800
<v Speaker 12>keep slipping down the conference standing.

820
00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:50.199
<v Speaker 3>Eye, I see a very very very dangerous team. I

821
00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:52.039
<v Speaker 3>see a team that scares the crap out of me.

822
00:38:52.119 --> 00:38:53.880
<v Speaker 3>I see a team that we got to be on

823
00:38:53.920 --> 00:38:56.079
<v Speaker 3>it in every facet of our defensive system.

824
00:38:56.519 --> 00:38:58.719
<v Speaker 7>I see a team that we got to execute.

825
00:38:58.199 --> 00:39:01.159
<v Speaker 3>Our stuff because they are athletic, they're well coached, and

826
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:04.920
<v Speaker 3>they're tough. Like I don't pay attention to anybody's record,

827
00:39:05.000 --> 00:39:06.960
<v Speaker 3>is I like watch them game in and game out,

828
00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:09.480
<v Speaker 3>and I think about, like, what are the things that

829
00:39:09.519 --> 00:39:11.079
<v Speaker 3>we need to do to win this game?

830
00:39:11.239 --> 00:39:13.559
<v Speaker 7>And uh, you know, I see one of the most

831
00:39:13.559 --> 00:39:15.920
<v Speaker 7>talented teams in our conference. We got beyond it.

832
00:39:17.079 --> 00:39:18.800
<v Speaker 12>Like as you're watching the game, you're going to see that,

833
00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:21.880
<v Speaker 12>you know, as you give losses too highlight enough, like

834
00:39:21.960 --> 00:39:23.960
<v Speaker 12>are there things that's you know that you see us

835
00:39:23.960 --> 00:39:25.400
<v Speaker 12>sticking out to you.

836
00:39:25.159 --> 00:39:26.719
<v Speaker 9>Or maybe you know the things that they.

837
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<v Speaker 4>Were giving differently prior to the game.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll had against them in January.

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<v Speaker 9>Kind of like kind of like any sort of any

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<v Speaker 9>sort of weaknesses or things.

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<v Speaker 3>That are we we have weaknesses, They have weaknesses. You

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<v Speaker 3>have weaknesses. Douke haz weaknesses, The Cavs have weaknesses, and

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<v Speaker 3>all those teams I just mentioned has strengths as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Winning Division One games is hard, right, Jeff's a really

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<v Speaker 3>good coach, is talented as heck. I mean I could