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Speaker 1: It is show time, very pleasant, good evening anybody.

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Speaker 2: Yes, it's good.

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Speaker 3: Shaky, but we'll give it to you. He's not feeling

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Speaker 1: Well, I'm feeling fine. It seemed like if I went

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Speaker 1: any louder than that, yours might bleed.

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Speaker 3: Well, that's because the headphones are really loud.

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Speaker 1: Our headphones are loud all right. In any case, Greetings, welcome.

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Speaker 1: It is the Wes Miller Show, live from the original

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Speaker 1: Montgomery in the home of the world's greatest ribs. Joe

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Speaker 1: Strecker is turning down our headphones a little bit, so

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Speaker 1: now I can scream. I'm Dan Hord with Terry Nelson

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Speaker 1: Broadcasts and the star of the show, the head coach

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Speaker 1: of your UC Bearcats. That's here for Wes Miller. Let's go.

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Speaker 1: We appreciate the Bearcat fan tour with us here tonight.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna have some great stuff to give away after

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Speaker 1: the show, including two tickets to tomorrow's game at the centime.

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Speaker 4: So you got to stay the whole time because yes,

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Speaker 4: I know you guys didn't have plans, but it's coming.

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Speaker 1: And you have to be here in order to win.

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Speaker 1: So if you are driving in the general vicinity, I

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Speaker 1: always get the no, no, we're here already, we deserve

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Speaker 1: to win. Well, I'm just going to throw it out

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Speaker 1: there anyway, because we love as many BEARCAF fans as

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Speaker 1: the original Montgomery in at the end of the show

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Speaker 1: nine o'clock, we will give away a variety of prizes,

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Speaker 1: including two tickets to the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout coming

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Speaker 1: up tomorrow night at the Centa Center. Cincinnati and Xavier

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Speaker 1: getting set to go at it in one of the

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Speaker 1: best rivalries in college basketball and all of sports, really

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Speaker 1: certainly the best interest city rivalry in college basketball, and

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Speaker 1: we are fired up for it tomorrow night. How has

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Speaker 2: Practice has been good. We needed to practice. We've been

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Speaker 2: last couple of days. It was nice to do that,

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Speaker 2: and certainly, you know, players get excited for games like

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Speaker 3: This is year five of the Crosstown Shootout for you.

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Speaker 4: I don't know if the asked this question, because there's

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Speaker 4: But how does the intensity rival that rivalry?

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Speaker 2: somebody said ninety some years. You don't get that right.

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Speaker 2: And this is obviously a special community. This is a

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Speaker 1: Same for Xavier. Davee Thomas has played in this game twice.

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Speaker 1: Nobody else on your roster has played in it. Xavier

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Speaker 2: But that that is something I think we all like.

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Speaker 2: But he's obviously now had experience playing college basketball, playing

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Speaker 1: You referenced injured guys being able to get back to

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Speaker 1: He came back after missing two games on Monday night,

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Speaker 2: Hey, guys, I think sometimes you just got to look

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Speaker 4: But when you put them in positions to score, whether

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Speaker 4: And he is I said this on the air several times.

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Speaker 3: The most and ones in Big Twelve this year.

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Speaker 2: I'm sure there is a stat for that somewhere. But no,

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Speaker 2: he's really important to our team in a lot of ways.

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Speaker 2: And so if we just want to talk about his

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Speaker 1: So what do you make of Xavier? They started the

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they they changed the lineup to get more skill.

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Speaker 4: First game of a five game stretch that's very important

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Speaker 1: ten minutes. You played on Monday night and defeated Tarleton State,

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Speaker 2: He's doing great. He's never not been enrolled, so I

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Speaker 2: don't think that was somebody said asked that question in

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Speaker 2: to have him back around. You guys, you know Terry

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Speaker 2: and all that. Yeah, I mean, well, as much as

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Speaker 2: I'm more proud of him over the last three months

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Speaker 3: Has the conversation with this pop been good as well?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, I think family perspective, Gisel's in a good place.

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Speaker 2: He's doing well personally, and I think that's what matters.

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Speaker 1: Most is it your hope that he will eventually play

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Gisel would like to do that, and

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Speaker 2: certainly I would. I think people want the story to

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Speaker 2: there's nothing to talk about career, you know, and so

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Speaker 2: I want to make sure I've made comments about that

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Speaker 1: All right, let's get back to the game on Monday night,

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Speaker 1: the victory over Tarleton State. There was a lot of

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Speaker 1: good stuff in that game, but there was one thing

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Speaker 1: and that was the lack of touches for Mustafa cham

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Speaker 2: Well, you know, I think there's a couple of things. One,

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Speaker 2: got to make sure if we go those kind of

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Speaker 2: I told him, he's got to take some responsibility too.

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Speaker 2: They can't stop even getting a touch when you go

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Speaker 2: get it on the offensive offensive glass, and so I

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Speaker 2: that's where you can go get it as a big

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Speaker 4: First of all, I appreciate you addressing the gigal thing.

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Speaker 4: as an analyst, as a former player, and as a fan. Secondly,

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Speaker 4: when I watch Baba Miller in the game, it just

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Speaker 4: because he becomes the offense. He creates for other players

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Speaker 4: and turnovers aside, he's just Baba Miller just sees the

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Speaker 4: a multi position. Player it's got to be better for

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Speaker 4: your offense and for your play calling to whatever you,

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Speaker 4: run it seems like there's a chance of success because

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Speaker 2: Floor, yeah coaching is easier with guys like, that, RIGHT

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Speaker 3: That's that's what it hugs it about.

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Speaker 2: Me, yeah a defensive, coaching but but uh, no he's

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Speaker 2: he's really important to our team and in every. Way

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Speaker 2: he's important to the versatility, defensively to our rim protection

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Speaker 2: he's a huge part of what we're doing offensively in every,

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Speaker 1: That the last two, Days Jalen celestine returned to the

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Speaker 1: lineup as. Well he had only missed one, game but

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Speaker 2: Him we need him and we need him to be

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Speaker 2: Man we need him to be able to slide down

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Speaker 2: Give moose. Space and, like he is so important to the.

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Speaker 2: got to get him back to being one hundred percent

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Speaker 2: and moving and. PLAYING i just got to get a

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Speaker 2: sea legs a little. Bit AS i told him the other,

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Speaker 2: DAY i thought this week has been a step in

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Speaker 4: Him Kirk cries is a guy that's been a tremendous.

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Speaker 4: Passer he had a great shooting night the other, night

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Speaker 4: really broke it open for. You because he's a great

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Speaker 3: Making he's a great, passer but it's.

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Speaker 4: Almost like he trusts his passing ability so much that

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Speaker 3: That have you addressed him in that?

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Speaker 2: Manner, WELL i think we've addressed our whole. Team you,

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Speaker 2: know when we've had we've had some nights where we've

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Speaker 2: just been so careless with the. BALL i, Mean dayton

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Speaker 2: we PLAYED i thought well offensively Against dayton a couple

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Speaker 2: of weeks, ago had some great, stretches but then we

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Speaker 2: i thought we had the same thing in The Charlatan state.

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Speaker 2: Game we're just careless with the. Ball so we've addressed

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Speaker 2: it with our. TEAM i think two types of turnovers

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Speaker 2: that you just can't accept selfish turnovers and careless. Turnovers

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Speaker 2: and those are the two that were pointing. Out if

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Speaker 2: within who they are as a, player you don't like,

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Speaker 2: it BUT i think you can swallow it a little.

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Speaker 2: Bit in terms of curs assist air ratio is really.

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Speaker 2: High it's better than two to.

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Speaker 3: One it sticks out because he's such a good. Passage.

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Speaker 2: Yeah SO i think with, him he's gonna be a

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Speaker 2: risky passer and a free will passer and that's going

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Speaker 2: to be important for our. Team but he's got to

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Speaker 1: Came, gotcha there was a stretch in the first half

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Speaker 1: On monday where it was hard to keep up with

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Speaker 1: the ball movement as a radio announcer because you were popping.

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Speaker 1: It it was aw, boom boom. Boom. Yes is that

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Speaker 1: what you want your offense to look? Like?

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Speaker 2: Yes AND i THINK i think there's a process to

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Speaker 2: this team finding its rhythm offensively and. FIGURING i, mean

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Speaker 2: we figured it out as a, staff, right AND i

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Speaker 2: think they believe in. It but playing to their offensive

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Speaker 2: court within sets and. Execution AND i think our identity

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Speaker 2: needs to be around movement of player in. BASKETBALL i,

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Speaker 2: MEAN i really believe that we don't have a ton

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Speaker 2: of guys you can just throw it to and say

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Speaker 2: go make it happen when nothing's. There we got enough

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Speaker 2: Year BUT i think our identity needs to be moving

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Speaker 2: to the player moving to the, ball and they're working at.

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Speaker 2: That THESE i tell you what practice has really helped

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Speaker 2: with that have an opportunity to do. It we're going

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Speaker 2: to be a really good player in movement player in

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Speaker 2: ball movement. Team and there was the clips you're talking

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Speaker 2: the players you're talking, about of the clips we showed

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Speaker 2: the team the next day after the.

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Speaker 4: Game seanabayev is a. Winner he's been a winner on

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Speaker 4: every level he's been on and the fact that he

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Speaker 4: hasn't shot it well could if he was just an offensive,

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Speaker 4: player could shatter. Him, however he's on the, floor he seems.

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Speaker 3: Engaged how are you keeping him engaged when he's not?

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Speaker 4: Performing how you know he can perform as far as shot, Making, YEAH.

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Speaker 2: I think IT'S i think from my, PERSPECTIVE i don't

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Speaker 2: want to tell what everybody else what to. Thank people

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Speaker 2: are allowed to think whatever they, want but from my,

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Speaker 2: perspective there has to be some grace. Given you, know

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Speaker 2: you're talking about a young man with the world of

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Speaker 2: expectations on his. Shoulders he has personal. Expectations we have

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Speaker 2: expectations with him as a young player that's never experienced.

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Speaker 2: the first, time and in some ways he's just doing

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Speaker 2: terrific And i'm really proud of. Him and he's getting

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Speaker 2: better and he's. Growing and then you, know his practice,

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Speaker 2: habits his, practice his practice habits are, great his attitude is.

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Speaker 2: Great his work ethic is too. MUCH i mean from WHEN.

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Speaker 3: I first saw to where, now practice habits have been much.

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Speaker 2: Better, YEAH i, mean he's he's he's really doing the

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Speaker 2: i MEAN i was leaving the office or leaving the locker.

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Speaker 2: ROOM i was talking with some of the guys later

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Speaker 2: HERE i heard he's going to. Shoot to go chase

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Speaker 2: you can you can try too HARD i just speaking

435
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Speaker 2: from somebody that knows all about, That, like you can

436
00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,880
Speaker 2: want it too, bad you can try too, Hard AND

437
00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,399
Speaker 2: i think with training there's a balance AND i certainly

438
00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,800
Speaker 2: can relate to that as a, coach as a, player

439
00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,439
Speaker 2: the whole nine He BUT i like. THAT i like

440
00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:09,199
Speaker 2: the quality of wanting it too. BADLY i think with his,

441
00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,439
Speaker 2: shooting it's it's, interesting he'll shoot it. GREAT i no

442
00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,760
Speaker 2: worries about. That you talked About Dada Thomas Dayda thomas

443
00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,959
Speaker 2: wasn't a twenty eight percent shooters a. Freshman he just

444
00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,239
Speaker 2: needed to get. Comfortable sean's going to get comfortable with

445
00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,440
Speaker 2: that aspect of his game in a much swifter way

446
00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,720
Speaker 2: Than dada has since he's been. Here he'll get to

447
00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,600
Speaker 2: the point he shoots it. Great you can bank. THAT

448
00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,560
Speaker 2: i have no worries about. That shot selection needs to

449
00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,040
Speaker 2: continue to. Improve in decision making needs to continue to.

450
00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:40,000
Speaker 2: Improve BUT i, say but it's tricky because some of

451
00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,879
Speaker 2: those tougher shots that he can make we recruited him to.

452
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,280
Speaker 2: Make now we want him to take them when we

453
00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,840
Speaker 2: need them to be. Taken but you got to put

454
00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,000
Speaker 2: yourself in his. Position he's eighteen years. Old he was

455
00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,040
Speaker 2: recruited to shoot some of those. Shots we don't want to,

456
00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,960
Speaker 2: say don't shoot him at, all because we're going to

457
00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,440
Speaker 2: need him to shoot those in the big moments that

458
00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,920
Speaker 2: we're going to be for the next three. Stuff that's,

459
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,760
Speaker 2: right he's just learning the process a, win when to,

460
00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:09,040
Speaker 2: attack when to, facilitate when to. Shoot and from my,

461
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:12,240
Speaker 2: perspective he's doing a nice job and doing exactly what

462
00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,760
Speaker 2: he's supposed to. Be AND i think if sometime over

463
00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,840
Speaker 2: the next, five, six seven weeks everybody else will think that.

464
00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,119
Speaker 2: TOO i really. Do But i'm.

465
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Speaker 3: Happy, YEAH i. Know you take a. Break let's got one.

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Speaker 1: Question save it after the. Commercial all, right we need

467
00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:27,840
Speaker 1: to take a break for news running a little bit.

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Speaker 1: Late this is The West Miller Radio, Show live from

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00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,840
Speaker 1: The Original Montgomery, In home of The World's Greatest ribs

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00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:41,919
Speaker 1: on seven HUNDRED. Wlw we are back at the Original Montgomery,

471
00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,720
Speaker 1: In home of The World's Greatest ribs and The West

472
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Speaker 1: Miller Radio show on the night before the ninety Third

473
00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,160
Speaker 1: Skyline Chile crossdown. Shootout we'll have a couple of tickets

474
00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,520
Speaker 1: to give away to tomorrow night's. Game at the end

475
00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,760
Speaker 1: of the. Show we've also got Bear cat gear to

476
00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,720
Speaker 1: give away at the end of the. Show we appreciate

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Speaker 1: the Bear cat fans are with us tonight at the

478
00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:04,000
Speaker 1: Original Montgomery in and it's time to take your. Questions

479
00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,880
Speaker 1: elliott is up, first all.

480
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,280
Speaker 5: Right with all the transfer portal, stuff like how many

481
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,360
Speaker 5: players leave without you like saying, like, HEY i don't

482
00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,240
Speaker 5: think this is a program for you as compared to

483
00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,360
Speaker 5: the players that you, say, like, HEY i think you'd

484
00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:18,480
Speaker 5: have better luck at a different.

485
00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:23,760
Speaker 2: Program like how many players do we like asked to? Leave, yeah,

486
00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:29,960
Speaker 2: YEAH i wouldn't say, many you. Know AND i think there's,

487
00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,560
Speaker 2: sometimes like, anything where it just makes sense for. Change

488
00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:37,520
Speaker 2: AND i think there's certainly been situations like, that but very.

489
00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,359
Speaker 2: FEW i, MEAN i think it's it's. Different it's a good, Question,

490
00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,960
Speaker 2: Elliott AND i think everybody's what it was two years

491
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,840
Speaker 2: ago was different than what it was last. Year it's

492
00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,160
Speaker 2: changing every. Year now it's completely a business, thing Right

493
00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,360
Speaker 2: like now it's free. Agency, Yeah AND i think guys, say,

494
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,560
Speaker 2: HEY i might WANT i really like to be back.

495
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,520
Speaker 2: Here you, KNOW i gotta talk to my, agent talk

496
00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,120
Speaker 2: to my. Age you, know there's there's a a business

497
00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:05,760
Speaker 2: aspect to it that THAT i think is ninety percent

498
00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,800
Speaker 2: prevalent with all these kids, now and that was different

499
00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:09,920
Speaker 2: than how it was two or three years.

500
00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,760
Speaker 1: Ago CAN i just point out THAT tnl was going

501
00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,159
Speaker 1: to ask a question before we went for news at

502
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,760
Speaker 1: the bottom of the. Hour NOW i see him out

503
00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:21,240
Speaker 1: there clinking his wine glass with Other bearcat fans in the.

504
00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,760
Speaker 3: Audience i'm greeting the. Fans i'm doing my job in.

505
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:26,800
Speaker 3: Audience to keep doing my.

506
00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,560
Speaker 1: Job there's nothing wrong with being. HOSPITABLE i like, that.

507
00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:37,320
Speaker 1: Huh we all ever, strengths including a lease coaching from

508
00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:38,240
Speaker 1: two six.

509
00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:42,080
Speaker 6: Yes so, yes or the last. GAME i did some

510
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,520
Speaker 6: coaching from two o seven and THEN i decided to

511
00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,320
Speaker 6: make my way closer and had a different kind of

512
00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,680
Speaker 6: angle almost out on the, bench BUT i know there

513
00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:54,199
Speaker 6: wasn't a. Seat SO i noticed a little scuffle at

514
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,480
Speaker 6: the end of the, game but there wasn't much, announced

515
00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,040
Speaker 6: and THE pa guy said he just didn't announce it

516
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:03,199
Speaker 6: because the game Was can you explain the two oh

517
00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:07,199
Speaker 6: seven's assistant coach what On God's Green earth? Happened and

518
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,919
Speaker 6: THEN i have a follow up question after.

519
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:14,720
Speaker 2: That one of the opposing players said something at the

520
00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:19,520
Speaker 2: free throw line to one of our, players and we

521
00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:23,440
Speaker 2: shouldn't respond to those. Things what was said was completely

522
00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:27,040
Speaker 2: inappropriate and crossed the line in my. OPINION i won't share,

523
00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:33,120
Speaker 2: it but we have to have discipline to not respond

524
00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,280
Speaker 2: regardless of what. Said but it was something that had

525
00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,840
Speaker 2: nothing to do with, basketball and WHEN i heard what was,

526
00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,159
Speaker 2: said it bothered. Me but we still shouldn't respond to,

527
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:41,679
Speaker 2: that and that's what.

528
00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:42,080
Speaker 1: Happened.

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00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:49,000
Speaker 6: Okay last question completely. Unrelated as OTHER uc teams have

530
00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:54,640
Speaker 6: gone into that disgusting place In, norwood they have experienced poor,

531
00:25:54,760 --> 00:26:00,439
Speaker 6: treatment with liquids thrown on them and other profanity things

532
00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,720
Speaker 6: said to. Them whether it's the players wives or, Mothers

533
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:09,959
Speaker 6: what advice or things do you say to those significant

534
00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:14,480
Speaker 6: others and the players about going Into xavier or that

535
00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:15,200
Speaker 6: school In?

536
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,080
Speaker 1: Norwood shots fired by a Least i'm Ready.

537
00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,320
Speaker 2: NORWOOD i THINK i think a lot of a lot

538
00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,679
Speaker 2: of our, players if they haven't played in the, crosstown for,

539
00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:30,760
Speaker 2: example they've played in in hostel, arenas in big time,

540
00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,159
Speaker 2: environments and SO i think they understand what it's like

541
00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,960
Speaker 2: to play in the hostile environment in a rivalry. Game

542
00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,040
Speaker 2: they might not completely understand what it's like to play

543
00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:43,520
Speaker 2: in the, crosstown BUT i think they understand that their

544
00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,720
Speaker 2: families probably understand, that just LIKE i have an expectation

545
00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,560
Speaker 2: that our fans are the best in college basketball that

546
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,639
Speaker 2: are loud and you, know like wild and crazy in.

547
00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:58,320
Speaker 2: There and fifth, THIRD i would have the expectation that

548
00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,399
Speaker 2: that we carry ourselves with class and and dignity and

549
00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,119
Speaker 2: treat people the right, Way and that would be my

550
00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,439
Speaker 2: expectation of any arena we walk into. Anywhere SO i

551
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:07,199
Speaker 2: hope that's not the.

552
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:11,760
Speaker 7: Case Brian, WELL i was gonna ask something similar to,

553
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,680
Speaker 7: That So i'm gonna try to pivot here real. Quick,

554
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:18,359
Speaker 7: yeah if you're gonna, win Ad, XAVIER I i know

555
00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,480
Speaker 7: it's it's a it's a team. Effort everybody's, Important but

556
00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,080
Speaker 7: what what aspect of the game is going to be

557
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:26,960
Speaker 7: the reason you win this?

558
00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,920
Speaker 3: Game that's that's.

559
00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,040
Speaker 2: Tough you. Know what's so funny about coaching this, game you,

560
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:36,440
Speaker 2: know is it's it becomes pretty wildly unpredictable every Time

561
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,560
Speaker 2: i've coached in, It like what what you think is

562
00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,240
Speaker 2: never what it, is and things happen that you can't.

563
00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,440
Speaker 2: Explain and it certainly felt that way the last three

564
00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:48,919
Speaker 2: years for. Me but you, know it's it's some of

565
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,199
Speaker 2: the things are obvious that They're they're fourth in the

566
00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,560
Speaker 2: country right, now and three pointers made a. GAME i

567
00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:58,040
Speaker 2: think that's that's a factor in the. Game and it's

568
00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,200
Speaker 2: not just so simple as do they make three or

569
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,640
Speaker 2: not make? Three is just their shooting impact the game

570
00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,479
Speaker 2: in a really positive. Way does that mean does it

571
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,400
Speaker 2: open up easy baskets around the? Basket does it open

572
00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,520
Speaker 2: up a chance for them to get fouled? More do

573
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,639
Speaker 2: they rebound misses if you do make them MISS i

574
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,400
Speaker 2: mean there's a lot that goes into. That but defending

575
00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,159
Speaker 2: all the shooting that they have out, THERE i think

576
00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,000
Speaker 2: that everybody that plays them will will talk about, that

577
00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,359
Speaker 2: AND i think that'd be Something i'd look into with

578
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:26,000
Speaker 2: how the game. Swings and THEN i think with The

579
00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:31,080
Speaker 2: crosstown it doesn't matter the players and the, coaches it

580
00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:35,280
Speaker 2: comes down to the gritty, stuff right the, rebounding the loose,

581
00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,720
Speaker 2: balls the, deflections the toughness plays and all that kind of,

582
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,480
Speaker 2: Stuff AND i THINK i think that's something That i'd

583
00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,440
Speaker 2: always look out for in any, game but certainly in

584
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:45,000
Speaker 2: a rivalry.

585
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,440
Speaker 1: Game next, question Oh.

586
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:54,320
Speaker 8: Wes first, off how do you feel like with the

587
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,640
Speaker 8: lost to it Was Eastern? Michigan how do you feel

588
00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:02,080
Speaker 8: the pressure has changed over the course of the. Season

589
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,960
Speaker 8: and then ALSO i Asked Scott ciderfield who he thought

590
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,440
Speaker 8: our biggest rivals. Were obviously for, basketball we Have, xavier

591
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,719
Speaker 8: so that's our biggest, Rival but other Than, xavier who

592
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,360
Speaker 8: would you say we get most amped up to?

593
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,560
Speaker 2: Play, yeah you, know ups and. Downs we have a

594
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,480
Speaker 2: long basketball, season you. Know, well you, know our goal

595
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:27,840
Speaker 2: is to feel really successful on Selection sunday and then

596
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:32,080
Speaker 2: have success beyond. That and so that to me is

597
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,720
Speaker 2: when you kind of evaluate. Yourself there's gonna be lots

598
00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,520
Speaker 2: of up and downs and trials and, tribulations and to,

599
00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,040
Speaker 2: me the pressure doesn't really have any effect on it

600
00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,600
Speaker 2: one way or the. Other it's do we walk in

601
00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,880
Speaker 2: every day and handle things the right? Way when it's going?

602
00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,680
Speaker 2: Poorly do we handle it the right? Way right when

603
00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,480
Speaker 2: it goes? Great do we handle it the right? Way

604
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,040
Speaker 2: and that's my job and that's my. Focus and IF

605
00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,240
Speaker 2: i can get my team to do, that then we

606
00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,960
Speaker 2: really got something pretty cool that'll be great in the.

607
00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:03,280
Speaker 2: End you, know it's when you change. Leagues it's probably

608
00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,160
Speaker 2: why you ask Coach satterfield this as. Well you, know

609
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,880
Speaker 2: that's an interesting. Thing i'd like to say that Every

610
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,600
Speaker 2: big twelve game feels like a rivalry to, me because

611
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,560
Speaker 2: they're all means so, much and they don't just mean

612
00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:17,400
Speaker 2: a lot to, us they mean a lot to the opponent,

613
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,840
Speaker 2: Too so Every big twelve game feels like a dang rivalry.

614
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,520
Speaker 2: GAME i think the league has paired our rivalry With

615
00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:27,400
Speaker 2: West virginia from a proximity, standpoint SO i think we're

616
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,360
Speaker 2: always gonna play them home and home every, year AND

617
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,520
Speaker 2: i think the league decided. That but they all feel

618
00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:33,560
Speaker 2: like big dang games to.

619
00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:37,240
Speaker 1: Me All, right we have a couple of young men

620
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:41,920
Speaker 1: stepping to the. Mic tel wants them.

621
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,920
Speaker 2: To sprint and their, campers by the, way there's, summers all,

622
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,440
Speaker 2: right love. IT i recognize.

623
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:48,560
Speaker 1: Them, okay go, ahead.

624
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,680
Speaker 5: What are your game day shoes Against Xavier?

625
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Speaker 1: Nikes it's a.

626
00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:59,080
Speaker 2: Great, yeah they'll Be, jordan's for. SURE i haven't thought

627
00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,520
Speaker 2: that far. Ahead we've been focusing more on like play

628
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:07,240
Speaker 2: calling and defensive. Schemes but it'll be Some jordans that

629
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:11,240
Speaker 2: have bear cat colors that you can bank on. That thank,

630
00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:11,840
Speaker 2: you you're.

631
00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:22,080
Speaker 9: Welcome did you breed two different loyalties over? Here he's

632
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,600
Speaker 9: got you see stuff on and he's flexing THE x.

633
00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:25,360
Speaker 9: Sign what's going on?

634
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:35,400
Speaker 1: Here he's wearing a seapod that was. Accidental all, Right

635
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,360
Speaker 1: we're gonna take a time. Out more questions from the

636
00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,280
Speaker 1: audience when we. Continue this is The West Miller Radio,

637
00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,400
Speaker 1: Show live from The Original Montgomery In home of The

638
00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:48,800
Speaker 1: World's Greatest, ribs and seven HUNDRED wlw got a little

639
00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:50,760
Speaker 1: more than ten minutes to go With Coach miller On

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00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,920
Speaker 1: The West Miller Radio, Show live from The Original Montgomery,

641
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,200
Speaker 1: In home of The World's Greatest. Ribs we want to

642
00:31:56,280 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 1: quickly wish a happy eighth birthday To. Jake i'm going to.

643
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,000
Speaker 8: Countdown i'm going to do.

644
00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,800
Speaker 1: A three two one, countdown and WHEN i hit the

645
00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,400
Speaker 1: end of the, countdown let's all in unison. Wish let's,

646
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:15,800
Speaker 1: say happy, Birthday. Jake are you? Ready three two, One

647
00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:21,600
Speaker 1: happy Birthday? Jake all, right he's ready to celebrate with

648
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,800
Speaker 1: A barkhead victory tomorrow and he's really hoping that he

649
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,840
Speaker 1: wins the. Tickets at the end of the, Show, Bob

650
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:28,200
Speaker 1: you're up.

651
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,320
Speaker 10: Next so this falls out of the category of way too,

652
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,240
Speaker 10: early but the ticket office, SAID i had an email

653
00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:40,000
Speaker 10: yesterday announcing it's time to start reserving tickets for The

654
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:40,600
Speaker 10: big twelve.

655
00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:44,640
Speaker 1: Tournament it's a great time In Kansas. City if anybody's

656
00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,840
Speaker 1: or if people have never, been it's an awesome. Environment

657
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,800
Speaker 1: they do a great job with the events around the basketball,

658
00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:55,040
Speaker 1: tournament concert stuff like that in Downtown Kansas. City So

659
00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:59,360
Speaker 1: i'd recommend it if you have an. Interests it's really well,

660
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,600
Speaker 1: done well, done and we'd appreciate the.

661
00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,360
Speaker 2: Support so we'd love to see no.

662
00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:04,760
Speaker 1: Doubt all, Right, karen you're up.

663
00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:09,800
Speaker 11: NEXT i like to know what players came. Out former

664
00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:12,000
Speaker 11: players came out to talk to the players this. Week

665
00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:16,800
Speaker 11: and also this game is on a network WHICH i

666
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,600
Speaker 11: didn't think it would be. On, OKAY, tnt but listen

667
00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:20,440
Speaker 11: To dan on.

668
00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:20,840
Speaker 2: The, Radio.

669
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:22,360
Speaker 1: Terry well, Done.

670
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,320
Speaker 11: Karen But i'm looking for this game to come back

671
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:29,920
Speaker 11: to what it was ON espn Or NATIONAL tv to

672
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:33,400
Speaker 11: pick it up because those were the days in those.

673
00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,160
Speaker 11: Days need and will.

674
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:39,080
Speaker 2: Come back TNT's NATIONAL, TV i, BELIEVE i.

675
00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:41,800
Speaker 11: Know but it's not what this game. Was you had

676
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,520
Speaker 11: to be here to what this game.

677
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:44,160
Speaker 3: WAS i THINK.

678
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,120
Speaker 11: Cbs picked it up. Before it used to be on

679
00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,600
Speaker 11: A saturday. Night it used to be a, nation it

680
00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:51,680
Speaker 11: used to it used to be really really.

681
00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:55,920
Speaker 1: Big well the last time it was on A friday

682
00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:02,320
Speaker 1: night At Xavier cincinnati one so good, mojo good mojo

683
00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,560
Speaker 1: for tomorrow. Night but thank, You. Karen we appreciate you

684
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,800
Speaker 1: being here tonight as. Always anybody else have a question

685
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,959
Speaker 1: for coach t l has the mic in his. Hand

686
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,839
Speaker 1: he will find, You terry right right.

687
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:25,400
Speaker 12: Here i'm curious if you have a, stylist and if you,

688
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,840
Speaker 12: do if she gets upset when you take your jacket

689
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:29,560
Speaker 12: off after two.

690
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,719
Speaker 2: Minutes her Name's.

691
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,080
Speaker 1: Lauren she doesn't appear upset Right.

692
00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:37,279
Speaker 2: She's sitting at the bar right.

693
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:37,560
Speaker 1: Now.

694
00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:45,160
Speaker 2: NO I i it's hard just to feel restricted there

695
00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:49,600
Speaker 2: after a. Bit and, uh BUT i DO i do

696
00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,160
Speaker 2: miss the days we wore. Suits i've said that many times.

697
00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,920
Speaker 2: PUBLICLY i just thought there was something to you, know

698
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:58,840
Speaker 2: there's only there's a special when you play a college basketball,

699
00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:00,880
Speaker 2: game and that that made me feel like you were

700
00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:02,919
Speaker 2: making it special as a coach because you put a suit.

701
00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,239
Speaker 2: On AND i think we're beyond that a little, bit

702
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:07,840
Speaker 2: and some some part of me wants to do that,

703
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:09,600
Speaker 2: again BUT i don't want to do that to my

704
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,480
Speaker 2: staff and their dry cleaners and that type of. Thing

705
00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,440
Speaker 2: but the wearing a sport coat felt right for me this,

706
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,600
Speaker 2: year and it's just not gonna make it very long

707
00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:18,840
Speaker 2: BECAUSE i feel restricted up.

708
00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,239
Speaker 1: There Tel do we have to go to a back

709
00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:25,640
Speaker 1: to sport coat clock to record the exact moment that

710
00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:28,200
Speaker 1: it is peeled off during the course of the. Game

711
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,280
Speaker 1: that's that's the, standard roughly ninety seconds.

712
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,879
Speaker 2: In generally it has to do with like how well

713
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,960
Speaker 2: we're defending and rebounding and taking care of the ball

714
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:38,480
Speaker 2: to start the.

715
00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:43,560
Speaker 3: Game it's a good photo. Op, yeah, yes it's a

716
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,239
Speaker 3: good photo, op all.

717
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,799
Speaker 1: Right so do you expect to see a lot of

718
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:48,960
Speaker 1: zone tomorrow?

719
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:53,880
Speaker 2: Night you, know IF i think you can only go

720
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,440
Speaker 2: off of what you've seen when you when you study the.

721
00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,319
Speaker 2: Tape And i'm not saying anything that those guys don't

722
00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:04,320
Speaker 2: know that we're we're competing. Against but The xavier's played

723
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,400
Speaker 2: a couple possessions at two three over the last couple of.

724
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:10,680
Speaker 2: Weeks they've played some one to three to one in

725
00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 2: the second half in their last game at, home so

726
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,960
Speaker 2: in their most recent game at. Home SO i think

727
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:19,640
Speaker 2: it wouldn't surprise me to see his own but they.

728
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:23,640
Speaker 2: Haven't they don't have enough possessions under their. Belt as you,

729
00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,680
Speaker 2: said they've already made some adjustments to totally predict. IT

730
00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:28,920
Speaker 2: i think that's the type of thing this time in

731
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,120
Speaker 2: the year that you hopefully you're prepared if they do

732
00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:34,200
Speaker 2: something like. That you definitely not just, recently but you

733
00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:36,960
Speaker 2: spent the time in the. Preseason if a team jumps into,

734
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,799
Speaker 2: this what do you do a team jumps into? That

735
00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,960
Speaker 2: SO i guess the short answer, IS i think it's highly,

736
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,680
Speaker 2: possible BUT i. CAN'T i don't call the defenses For, Saviors.

737
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:49,560
Speaker 3: SO i don't know what's your philosophy un.

738
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,480
Speaker 4: Pressing i'm not gonna ask if you're gonna, press or

739
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,280
Speaker 4: do you want to press in the future or whatever?

740
00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,799
Speaker 3: Tomorrow your philosophy un pressing in?

741
00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,960
Speaker 2: General, Well i'd like to press every single possession and

742
00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:03,680
Speaker 2: get the ball back as as. Possible that's What i'd

743
00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:06,480
Speaker 2: like to. Do i'd like To you, know what did

744
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,200
Speaker 2: The Nolan richardson do back in the.

745
00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:12,719
Speaker 4: Day that's a lot of that's a lot of.

746
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,080
Speaker 1: Overtime that's a long.

747
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:20,560
Speaker 2: Game to two games and two overtime the uh. NO

748
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:24,799
Speaker 2: i MEAN i think that that's my propensity is to

749
00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:28,640
Speaker 2: want to be able to extend pressure and make people. Uncomfortable,

750
00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:31,480
Speaker 2: uh but you you have to number, one have personnel

751
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:35,520
Speaker 2: to do. It then you have to build the discipline

752
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:38,040
Speaker 2: to do it, consistently the depth to do it. Consistently

753
00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:40,520
Speaker 2: we have some we've pressed a little bit this. YEAR

754
00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:42,840
Speaker 2: i don't know how much people pay attention to every,

755
00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,960
Speaker 2: possession but we have done some, pressing some three quarter core,

756
00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:49,080
Speaker 2: pressing some full court. Pressing. UH i think it's something

757
00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,160
Speaker 2: will continue to add as the year goes on and

758
00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,680
Speaker 2: do more and more of a little more practice time

759
00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:55,040
Speaker 2: would help because if.

760
00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,560
Speaker 3: You get you your nine seconds a shot that you

761
00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:57,880
Speaker 3: want to.

762
00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:02,600
Speaker 2: Get, to pressing helps nine. Seconds we were AT.

763
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,000
Speaker 4: I left thirteen seconds in the first show and it

764
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,919
Speaker 4: was fourteen seconds in the actual, reality and you said

765
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:09,640
Speaker 4: you wanted to get it. Faster So i'm, thinking like

766
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:13,080
Speaker 4: below double digits is a good barometer to go. By

767
00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,040
Speaker 4: it say we're gonna play. Fast in order to play,

768
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,200
Speaker 4: fast you got to make them play.

769
00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:19,439
Speaker 2: Fast. Yeah we if we start running around press in every,

770
00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:21,799
Speaker 2: possession it'll get pretty wacky out.

771
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,440
Speaker 3: There that's how yes organized.

772
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,640
Speaker 2: Chaos But i'd love to be able to do that for.

773
00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,680
Speaker 1: Sure so we didn't have a show Last thursday because

774
00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:31,640
Speaker 1: it Was thanksgiving. Night you played a game the night

775
00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:35,520
Speaker 1: before and C J anthony was. There we BROUGHT cj

776
00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:38,040
Speaker 1: up on this show at various points during the course

777
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,799
Speaker 1: of the. Year he's playing For iona this. Year first

778
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:42,799
Speaker 1: game of the, year he had twenty four. Points you

779
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:46,920
Speaker 1: were almost moved to tears after learning that he's having

780
00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:51,239
Speaker 1: a tremendous. Year, yes he's averaging like sixteen points and six.

781
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:55,360
Speaker 2: Assists it's so. Great he came back in the coaches a.

782
00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:58,560
Speaker 2: Lot we were doing our recording on the radio show

783
00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:02,399
Speaker 2: and he came. Back and that's, it guess coaching. Man

784
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:04,480
Speaker 2: that's some of the great stuff that people don't get to.

785
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:07,400
Speaker 2: See but he's, uh he's FAMILY a love him to.

786
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,040
Speaker 2: Death i'm so happy for. Him i've been ribbing a.

787
00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:12,840
Speaker 2: Lot you, know people rib us they call you about

788
00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:15,839
Speaker 2: we have this recruit for, you you, know and then

789
00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:18,000
Speaker 2: that that kid goes off in a game for somebody,

790
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,840
Speaker 2: else and you get the TEXT i told you, so you,

791
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:24,600
Speaker 2: know LIKE i hate that. Text and most of the

792
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,279
Speaker 2: TIME i want to, say you, KNOW i already know,

793
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,200
Speaker 2: this you don't have to rub it in my. Face

794
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,160
Speaker 2: BUT i called a bunch of my buddies ABOUT. Cj,

795
00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:33,920
Speaker 2: anthony AND i, Said i'm telling, You and we had

796
00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:35,759
Speaker 2: all this practice tape we sent out and all this.

797
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,759
Speaker 2: STUFF i, Said i'm telling, You i'll put my name on.

798
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:41,400
Speaker 2: It he will be unbelievable for. You and it's not

799
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:44,080
Speaker 2: about the. Nil it's just about a scholarship and the

800
00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,680
Speaker 2: right opportunity and a bunch of my friends and a

801
00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:49,080
Speaker 2: bunch of people THAT i care. About they looked at

802
00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:53,440
Speaker 2: it One i'm just not. Interested And i've been giving them.

803
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,880
Speaker 2: HELL i should have listened to me ON. Cj. ANTHONY

804
00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,400
Speaker 2: i tried to help you. Out But i'm so thrilled for.

805
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,560
Speaker 2: Him and he was so. Funny we were talking about

806
00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:05,719
Speaker 2: the year he's having and he had a game that

807
00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:08,399
Speaker 2: wasn't so, good AND i asked him about, it. JOKING i, said,

808
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:10,560
Speaker 2: SEEZE i ain't really impressed. Yet, Man i'll be impressed

809
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,560
Speaker 2: if you can do, this you, know for the next

810
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,239
Speaker 2: twenty five. Games and he laughed and he, said that

811
00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,440
Speaker 2: makes sense coming from. YOU i, said BUT i want

812
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:18,959
Speaker 2: to ask you about the one game you didn't play,

813
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,319
Speaker 2: well and he started. LAUGHING i knew you were gonna,

814
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,480
Speaker 2: ask he, Said, coach it's a lot different when you're

815
00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,880
Speaker 2: on the top of the scouting REPORT a, right he,

816
00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,680
Speaker 2: said for a, while they didn't know WHO i. Was

817
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,440
Speaker 2: now they're guarding me a lot, Differently AND i laughed

818
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,880
Speaker 2: because that is, true and we've talked about that. Before

819
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:36,719
Speaker 2: it's a little different when they're trying to stop you

820
00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,439
Speaker 2: or She you surprised, Him but he's gonna do. Great

821
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,000
Speaker 2: whether he's gonna be at the top of the scouting

822
00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:43,319
Speaker 2: report all year and he's still gonna do, Great i'm

823
00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:44,000
Speaker 2: super proud OF.

824
00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,000
Speaker 4: I spoke to him before the game and after the,

825
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:48,560
Speaker 4: game and he had nothing but glowing terms to talk

826
00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:51,279
Speaker 4: about you and what you. Did but you told us

827
00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:55,399
Speaker 4: before the season last year as well as told, him

828
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:57,880
Speaker 4: AND i think they need to hear their story.

829
00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:00,759
Speaker 3: About why you didn't play him when you, thought in.

830
00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:03,200
Speaker 4: Your own words that he had worked himself up to

831
00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:04,600
Speaker 4: be a starter in pretty much.

832
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,520
Speaker 3: Any team in a power Or power four.

833
00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:11,399
Speaker 2: Conference, WELL i don't know about starter in A power four,

834
00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:15,360
Speaker 2: league is HOW i felt at the. Time but you,

835
00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,200
Speaker 2: know he was trying to figure out what was right

836
00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:21,200
Speaker 2: for him when he was going into that senior, year

837
00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:24,279
Speaker 2: and he was one of those guys that he came

838
00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:25,920
Speaker 2: here because he just wanted to be A. Bearcat he

839
00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,720
Speaker 2: grew up in the state Of ohio dreamed about playing

840
00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:30,759
Speaker 2: For cincinnati and he just wanted a, chance and he

841
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:35,040
Speaker 2: had low major And division two offers and he. DID

842
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:36,880
Speaker 2: i told, HIM i can't promise you'll ever play a,

843
00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:39,000
Speaker 2: minute but if you're good enough and you work your tail,

844
00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:41,160
Speaker 2: off you'll have a. Chance like it's not going to

845
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:43,799
Speaker 2: be about whether you had a scholarship or non scholarship

846
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:45,759
Speaker 2: or that type of. Thing and that was one of

847
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:47,600
Speaker 2: THE i think my first month on the job here

848
00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:52,160
Speaker 2: and his first freshman year he wasn't very. Good he'll

849
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:55,320
Speaker 2: tell you that. Too his sophomore year he got significantly.

850
00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:58,080
Speaker 2: Better and going into his junior, YEAR i thought he'd

851
00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,400
Speaker 2: have a chance to compete for rotational, men and he

852
00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:03,080
Speaker 2: just couldn't quite crack the. Rotation he was right. There

853
00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:07,040
Speaker 2: and we met after his junior, year AND i thought

854
00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:09,440
Speaker 2: he might want to go just, play you, Know and he,

855
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,040
Speaker 2: Said i'm just so torn BECAUSE i do want to,

856
00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:14,839
Speaker 2: play BUT i want TO i don't ever want to Leave.

857
00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:17,680
Speaker 2: CINCINNATI i want to be a Bear. CAT i love

858
00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:20,000
Speaker 2: what you love you, GUYS i love what we're, DOING

859
00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:22,279
Speaker 2: i love the, program BUT i do want to play

860
00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:24,640
Speaker 2: AND i, SAID i got an. IDEA i, said how

861
00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:27,799
Speaker 2: about you come back next year so you can graduate

862
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:30,480
Speaker 2: four years a Bear, cat which is what you deserve

863
00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:32,880
Speaker 2: to do and what you should. Do and if we

864
00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:35,200
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Speaker 2: Terrific dan With skillings was, injured but you Knew dan

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Speaker 3: But you'dn't want to give him five six minutes a.

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Speaker 2: Game he was right, there so we decided the red shirt.

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Speaker 2: Him and Then Connor hickman ended up breaking his foot

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Speaker 2: and those last couple of years he'd earned. That but

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Speaker 2: it was easy to do the right thing for. Him

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Speaker 2: And i'm so happy it's working. Out this is going

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Speaker 2: to lead into a professional basketball career that he was. Playing,

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Speaker 2: now all, right.

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