WEBVTT - Mac & Bone - Jarin Stevenson Interview

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<v Speaker 1>He is Jaron Stevenson, who joins us over there a

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<v Speaker 1>couple miles away at ACC Tip-Off.

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<v Speaker 2>Jaron, welcome to the show. How you doing, man?

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you. How are you?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing good. So how does it feel, man?

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<v Speaker 1>You're one of the guys that gets the assignment to

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<v Speaker 1>represent the school. You are clearly, you're in your fourth year.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a holdover from last year's team. Has coach talked

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<v Speaker 1>to you about being a leader? Because it feels like

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<v Speaker 1>that's got to be a part of your role this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, that's a huge part of my role. I'm More

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<v Speaker 3>of a reserved, laid-back guy, so learning how to push

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<v Speaker 3>myself to different spots, whether it's not always talking but

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<v Speaker 3>showcasing different things to the younger guys or just the

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<v Speaker 3>Carolina way, being tough and, yeah, again, just teaching the

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<v Speaker 3>younger guys how the Carolina way is.

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<v Speaker 4>Jared, with leadership comes a day like today as a

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<v Speaker 4>Chapel Hill guy to be at ACC Media Days representing

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<v Speaker 4>the Tar Heels. What does that mean to you to

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<v Speaker 4>have the honor of doing something like that? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>To be honest, this is huge for me, being able

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<v Speaker 3>to represent Carolina. Again, I grew up watching Carolina and

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<v Speaker 3>being around them, so I know how historic this place

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<v Speaker 3>is and the great guys that have come from this

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<v Speaker 3>college and this university. They've been back, too, so just

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<v Speaker 3>being able to meet them and I know this is huge,

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<v Speaker 3>so just being out here representing Carolina is huge.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Jaren, I hate that you stand out in this

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<v Speaker 1>day and age of college athletics when you stay at

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<v Speaker 1>a school.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean? With so many people leaving. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>what's wrong with you, Jaren?

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<v Speaker 1>But that's the way this question is going to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of be framed.

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<v Speaker 2>You are in your hometown. It sounds like that means

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to you.

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<v Speaker 1>But the coach you went to play with in Hubert Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that I know you guys in that locker

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<v Speaker 1>room had a personal bond with, Coach Malone comes in.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that decision like and you deciding to stay?

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<v Speaker 1>Why was it important to stay there?

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<v Speaker 3>I knew Coach Malone would do a good job. Also,

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<v Speaker 3>a huge thing with me is the Carolina family and

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<v Speaker 3>my family. I have a great support system here in

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<v Speaker 3>North Carolina. Going back to Coach Malone, his NBA experience

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<v Speaker 3>and different things like that, I feel like he can

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<v Speaker 3>help me a lot, improve my game and help me

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<v Speaker 3>get to where I want to, which is the NBA.

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<v Speaker 4>Jaron, obviously all your goals for the team, they take

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<v Speaker 4>place in the winter and then hopefully for you guys,

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<v Speaker 4>in your sake, early spring. But how important in this

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<v Speaker 4>day and age of college basketball is the summer months,

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<v Speaker 4>the early fall, to get that chemistry right when there's

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<v Speaker 4>so much new that goes into these programs?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, summer is huge. That's where you get better. You

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<v Speaker 3>have extra time to really perfect your craft. And then, again,

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<v Speaker 3>we have a lot of new guys, so helping build

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<v Speaker 3>chemistry there, hang out with them, learn each other's play

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<v Speaker 3>styles and different things like that. The summer is a

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<v Speaker 3>huge month to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>What's Coach Malone like? What is his approach to coaching?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I know it's a change for him. He's used

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<v Speaker 1>to dealing with the grown men. Some of them make

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<v Speaker 1>more money than he does. And now he's got young guys.

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<v Speaker 2>What's he been like as a coach so far?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's been intense. But, yeah, I feel like he

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<v Speaker 3>has held it down for the younger guys. But, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>he's done a great job, and I feel like he

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<v Speaker 3>has NBA-style practices where we're getting up and down the court,

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<v Speaker 3>pushing ourselves and getting different type of shots up, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's done a great job.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh jaron as the uh don't hold this against me

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<v Speaker 4>here we're friends now as a uh as a duke

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<v Speaker 4>fan of the show i need to ask.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh man oh no i didn't even i didn't even

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<v Speaker 5>ask a question jaron i can't believe what's going on

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<v Speaker 5>here man i.

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<v Speaker 4>Was just i can't even ask a question he didn't

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<v Speaker 4>know i was gonna say you grew up in chapel

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<v Speaker 4>hill but so i mean did you i'm guessing you

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<v Speaker 4>grew up with some uh A little bit of Duke

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<v Speaker 4>hate in your heart, probably? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah. I've been a Carolina fan for a little bit. Again,

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<v Speaker 3>my mom went to Carolina, so I always had a

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<v Speaker 3>soft place in my heart for Carolina.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Dates are not laughing at me there, Jared.

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<v Speaker 2>I know we've got to let you go. That was

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<v Speaker 2>a great reaction, Jared. I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, last question I want to ask you. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>kind of curious. I think a lot of people on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside wonder, like, How does the NIO work in

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<v Speaker 1>the locker room? Like do dudes know what each other got?

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<v Speaker 1>Do y'all share that information? Is there ever jealousy that

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<v Speaker 1>creeps in? Do y'all joke with each other about like how,

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<v Speaker 1>what's that dynamic like?

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<v Speaker 2>Cause it's a different world for y'all.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>NIO is a lot different, but yeah, we don't know

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<v Speaker 3>what each other make. I think that's a good thing. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So we could just focus on basketball, focus on winning

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<v Speaker 3>games and yeah. Keep, The outside stuff outside.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Jared, you got to run the ice cream shop

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<v Speaker 2>that Trimble left behind.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. It's a good idea.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're a leader, you can take care of that

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<v Speaker 2>place for him, man.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Jared, we appreciate you. We both enjoyed talking to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the Duke fan, I think, enjoyed talking to you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. Hey, brother, best of luck, man. Appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate that.