WEBVTT - 10-22-25 The Wes Miller Show

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<v Speaker 1>It is showtime. Very pleasant, good evening, everybody. Greetings from

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<v Speaker 1>the original Montgomery In home of the world's greatest ribs,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome to the first edition for this season of

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<v Speaker 1>the West Miller Radio Show. I'm Dan Hord with former

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<v Speaker 1>Bearcats stand out Terry Nelson and the star of the show,

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach of your you see Bearcats. Let's hear

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<v Speaker 1>it for Wes Miller co It's good to see it.

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<v Speaker 1>You've had a busy day.

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<v Speaker 2>Been a good day, and it's good to see everybody

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<v Speaker 2>excited to get this thing going.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Likewise, tell us a little bit about Big twelve

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<v Speaker 1>media days.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we traveled in style, so like it was about

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<v Speaker 2>somebody said this, They said, was it a long day?

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<v Speaker 2>I said no, I mean we travel on a privately,

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<v Speaker 2>you could it had been a longer day to drive

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<v Speaker 2>the Columbus and back. I think somebody said that in

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd already. But the Big twelve does it first class.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a very efficient day. We arrived at seven

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<v Speaker 2>forty this morning. They had a spread of food ready

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<v Speaker 2>for breakfast for all the players and coaches, and from

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<v Speaker 2>eight o'clock on it felt like we went from station

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<v Speaker 2>to station. Interview to camera session from just eight to one,

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<v Speaker 2>with the exception of maybe a twenty minute break to

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<v Speaker 2>get the lunch spread. I mean, and it was so

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<v Speaker 2>it was professional. I've noticed how much the league has

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<v Speaker 2>made an effort to expand with different networks. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ESPN, of course is there is the primary

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<v Speaker 2>TV partner, but Fox was there this year, CBS was there,

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<v Speaker 2>Turner was there. You know, I'm probably forgetting people, but

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<v Speaker 2>you can see the effort that the Commission of the

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<v Speaker 2>League's making to get the league out there. There was

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<v Speaker 2>more media this year than ever. It was very well done.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, with adoption of linear sports, multiple networks are now

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<v Speaker 3>going to tap into this big twelve. You got there

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<v Speaker 3>Fashion and Dan Horton getting here from the West side.

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<v Speaker 4>The good news is we both made it. I was

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<v Speaker 4>preparing noteson to the open. I was getting my it

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<v Speaker 4>is showtime. I was getting that whole thing ready, and

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<v Speaker 4>Dan took over, came over here. You know, he had

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<v Speaker 4>two people following him. One was the cops.

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<v Speaker 3>Heather was a reporter. Yeah, I read them all. Coach.

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<v Speaker 3>During that press conference, I heard something I heard Kirk

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<v Speaker 3>Chris talked about the possibility of getting a seventh year,

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<v Speaker 3>and he told guys, don't laugh. If it happens, I

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<v Speaker 3>will gladly do it because college basketball. I love college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh listen, I've i said it publicly for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time today, So it's my own fault right for now.

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<v Speaker 2>All the questions that'll come behind it. But uh, if

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<v Speaker 2>Kirkriesa can play for ten years, you know, Shoot, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>try to figure it out. He he's the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>guy that makes uh makes makes basketball fun for the

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<v Speaker 2>other four players on the court, and certainly in this

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<v Speaker 2>short time I've enjoyed coaching him today. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's been so many crazy things that have happened. But

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<v Speaker 2>there may be an opportunity for him and some others

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<v Speaker 2>to get an extra year, and we'll certainly look into that.

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<v Speaker 2>Is anybody in our position would.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the circumstances that could potentially get him a

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<v Speaker 1>seventh year?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't I don't want to dive too far, but

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<v Speaker 2>some of the changing and sitting, I mean there's been

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<v Speaker 2>a if you go look at his his track record

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<v Speaker 2>there that he had to sit out his first year

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<v Speaker 2>at Arizona because of something about where he'd played in Europe. Shoot,

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<v Speaker 2>they got guys that played in the G League. Now

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<v Speaker 2>playing I mean it's like, so there's there's and there's

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<v Speaker 2>a number of things like that, but without getting into

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<v Speaker 2>too many detail, there actually may be something there and

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<v Speaker 2>we're looking into it.

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<v Speaker 1>He played an exhibition game on Friday night in ann

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<v Speaker 1>Arbor beat Michigan. That's fine, you know, that's great. But

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<v Speaker 1>I was just impressed watching the tape by the experience

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<v Speaker 1>high level basketball fans and attendance on the road. I

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<v Speaker 1>would just think as far as a preseason exhibition game goes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's about as good of an experience as you can

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<v Speaker 1>have for your team.

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<v Speaker 2>It was by design. I mean, we we looked at

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<v Speaker 2>and we got you know, scotsh answer questions all day

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<v Speaker 2>so you can hear I'm gonna say the same thing

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<v Speaker 2>I've probably said all day. But you know, after two

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<v Speaker 2>years of experience in the league, you just have such

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<v Speaker 2>a different perspective when you're preparing, you know, going into

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<v Speaker 2>this year because you've been through it. And one thing

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<v Speaker 2>we thought a lot about was we need to get

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<v Speaker 2>tested early, and it failure early could be really good

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<v Speaker 2>for us in January and February, because you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>the first time you go through a tough stretch to

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<v Speaker 2>be in league play, right, and that happened a year ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was very difficult for our group. So we

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<v Speaker 2>kind of scheduled two road exhibition games against teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are both picked to be in the top Michigan maybe

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<v Speaker 2>top five or six or seven or whatever they have

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<v Speaker 2>them and then Arkansas top fifteen in every poll, and

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<v Speaker 2>We're look honestly, as a coach, I'm looking for some adversity.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, I want to see us get

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<v Speaker 2>challenge tested. The games don't counter matter, so can we

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<v Speaker 2>get their attention and then get back into the practice

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<v Speaker 2>court before we play in real games when you really

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<v Speaker 2>have time to deal with things. And then We're up

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen and a half and I'm going, this is what

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<v Speaker 2>the hell? I mean that it never works like it's

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to. But all that said, there was some really

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<v Speaker 2>good things I think from that Michigan exhibition, some of

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<v Speaker 2>the stuff we've worked on. I think the guys having

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<v Speaker 2>success doing those things, you know, builds confidence in what

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing, builds confidence in how they play together. So

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<v Speaker 2>there were some really good aspects there. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>had a team a year ago that struggled to score

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, score one hundred might have taken us three games.

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<v Speaker 2>So like, you know, to get to one hundred, even

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<v Speaker 2>though it's an exhibition and Michigan still working through their

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<v Speaker 2>things and we are too, it's one hundred still something

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<v Speaker 2>that you're proud of because you know, you got multiple

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<v Speaker 2>guys that scored to get there, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>something we can build on. But I say all that

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<v Speaker 2>to say ninety percent of what I say all was

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<v Speaker 2>was stuff we need to work on. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>tried to spend a lot of energy getting their attention

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<v Speaker 2>this week that that that didn't count. So don't don't

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<v Speaker 2>get comfortable. And there's a ton of things we have

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<v Speaker 2>to correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, of those ton of things that you want to correct,

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<v Speaker 3>what are some of those things? Because when I was

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<v Speaker 3>up in the media section in the ann arbor, when

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<v Speaker 3>I drove down to watch the game, and at one

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<v Speaker 3>point I saw you just drop your head as you

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<v Speaker 3>were sitting down because you guys kept filing like they

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<v Speaker 3>didn't they didn't score on you guys for a long

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<v Speaker 3>period of time. They were just at the free throw

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<v Speaker 3>line over and over again, and you guys would come

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<v Speaker 3>down to make a great play, come down and file

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<v Speaker 3>before they even got into their offense. And at one

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<v Speaker 3>point you just dropped your head and I'm like, it's

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<v Speaker 3>got I can sort of feel the frustration that you

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<v Speaker 3>that you're going through.

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<v Speaker 2>Because there were a couple out front where it's like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, come on, guys, because we talked about it

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<v Speaker 2>at halftime. We certainly talked about it and every time

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<v Speaker 2>out and then we had a couple of silly ones

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<v Speaker 2>out front and you know, this is an edgy group.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys are gonna get to know them well. They're

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<v Speaker 2>very very competitive, they're they have personality, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like I want one of them and I won't name

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<v Speaker 2>his name, Keishan Tillery.

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<v Speaker 1>Sounds like like.

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<v Speaker 2>Wh who's just gonna be a terrific player here.

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<v Speaker 5>But he, you know, he's like, it's not a foul,

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<v Speaker 5>and I was like, it doesn't like it, Like let

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<v Speaker 5>me just tell you something, young fellas.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't matter. It's whatever they call because that's what's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna happen on the scoreboard, like you know, and like,

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<v Speaker 2>can we can we make the adjustment, you know? And

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<v Speaker 2>then I did think late in the game we made

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<v Speaker 2>the adjustment a little bit, uh, but we did we

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<v Speaker 2>then we lost some of our aggressiveness. So again, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of stuff to iron out this time of year.

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<v Speaker 2>But you get more out of games like that than

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<v Speaker 2>you do out of seven practices. And so I actually

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<v Speaker 2>ran into somebody at the instead of a later day

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<v Speaker 2>at media day, and I b lined for them, and

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<v Speaker 2>I said, hey, we got to be able to play

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<v Speaker 2>four or five of these to lead up to the season.

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<v Speaker 2>The product in college basketball would be so much better.

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<v Speaker 2>The product would be so much better in November and

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<v Speaker 2>December if we got to play more preseason games. Every

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<v Speaker 2>professional league in the world, and I'm going to say

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<v Speaker 2>this is professional, okay, so like in a semi pro anymore,

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<v Speaker 2>this is pro basketball. We're your only pro basketball league

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<v Speaker 2>in the world that doesn't play multiple preseason games before

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<v Speaker 2>the regular season. But yet we have language, we have

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<v Speaker 2>you know, summer practice. And now I'm complaining a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but I would love to be able to do more

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<v Speaker 2>what we did last week. And I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>Friday night to kind of learn and grow a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>There were a lot of fouls called in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you feel like it was officiated a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>differently since it was an exhibition game. Sometimes they try

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, set the tone and then they dial

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<v Speaker 1>it back a little when the games count.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it was completely officiated, different than the way that

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<v Speaker 2>our gas officiate. They are the worst officials, but thank

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<v Speaker 2>god they're not professional officials. We made a rule with this.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I have the greatest group of Gas right now.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the it's a I mean that those guys are

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<v Speaker 2>all going to be elite coach and we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>look up in a decade and they're all going to

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<v Speaker 2>be an associate head coaches.

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<v Speaker 3>And trying to save face. Now they're not good officials,

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<v Speaker 3>just say it.

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<v Speaker 2>But Terry, Hell, they're the worst officials I've ever dealt with.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we made a rule with the team that

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<v Speaker 2>every time they call a call, we're just trying to

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<v Speaker 2>build your discipline not to react.

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of that, all right, We're going to take

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<v Speaker 1>talking Bearcat football, and now delighted to get our basketball

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<v Speaker 1>us tonight here at the original Montgomery In. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit about some of the individual performances in

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<v Speaker 1>Friday's exhibition win over Michigan. I find it really fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch Buck Harris on the defensive end of the court.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a Tasmanian devil. He's got great wingspan, gets

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<v Speaker 1>in passing lanes, takes the ball away from people. He

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<v Speaker 1>is a weapon on defense.

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<v Speaker 3>He really is.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a I hope I'm not like saying something

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<v Speaker 2>out a lot here. We had an assistant coach in

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<v Speaker 2>film a couple of weeks ago. We had an intersquatch scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, he's just like picking a steal off

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<v Speaker 2>here and picking up full court and then picking another

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<v Speaker 2>one off. And he stopped the film. He said, man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's like a street coyote out there hunting for food.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like.

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<v Speaker 2>Out we all just started dying laughing. As a staff

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<v Speaker 2>actually made kind of some sense. But he's he's just

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<v Speaker 2>out there just like and you can he has these

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<v Speaker 2>moments he kind of like you can catch him looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the ball in a slow moment, like I'm about

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<v Speaker 2>to go get the ball, you know, he's he's just

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<v Speaker 2>out there in a back alley looking to go steal

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<v Speaker 2>somebody's basketball, you know. But uh, uh, he's he's uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he's such an important piece to our team, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>he's a fearless, fearless player. I thought in the mission exhibition,

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<v Speaker 2>I was really pleased with some of the things he

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<v Speaker 2>did attack in the basket, you know, and put putting

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<v Speaker 2>some putting some pressure on the rim, you know, not

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<v Speaker 2>just off the bounce, but with the cut. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's an area that that we need. We need guys

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<v Speaker 2>to emerge. You know, our shooting's much improved. I think,

0:11:44.000 --> 0:11:47.040
<v Speaker 2>you know, we can play through Mustafa uh if we

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<v Speaker 2>can get him the deep catches in the post, so

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<v Speaker 2>we have a post presence. I hate that Jalen's not

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<v Speaker 2>available Haynes, because he was going to be a big

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<v Speaker 2>time post presence. But we need to find some different

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<v Speaker 2>ways to get to the rim here early in the year,

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<v Speaker 2>all the dribbler off the cut and and Buck is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the guys that I think could do that consistently.

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<v Speaker 3>You recruited the first McDonald's all Americans since Land Stevenson

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<v Speaker 3>in Shaannabiev and everybody wanted to see his his debut,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, he missed the first two or three shots,

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<v Speaker 3>but he when he got going, he makes some of

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<v Speaker 3>the most incredible shots. He's like James Harden with his

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<v Speaker 3>bouncy side step, step backs, side step. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 3>just crazy how he does it. Guys in his face,

0:12:31.520 --> 0:12:34.040
<v Speaker 3>he's falling, but he is a lethal shooter at six

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<v Speaker 3>foot eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't give him James Hard.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, who else does that in the NBA. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>trying to give him a comparable now.

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<v Speaker 2>He he has a a unique ability to create his

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<v Speaker 2>own shot and separate to get his shot off. He

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<v Speaker 2>has a high shot pocket. You know, I think it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be it'll it'll be fun because of his ability his

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<v Speaker 2>gravity as an offensive player obviously, but there's there's some

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<v Speaker 2>shots that he's gonna take that would be difficult shots

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<v Speaker 2>for others and correct and we talked about this a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit as a as a staff already. The timing

0:13:09.960 --> 0:13:12.440
<v Speaker 2>of those shots is important, right, you can't take a

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<v Speaker 2>really difficult shot with you know, no advantage from the

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<v Speaker 2>defense early in the shot clock or you know that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of situation. But there's gonna be times when the

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<v Speaker 2>chips are down late in the clock that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we recruited them to take those shots, you know that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be real about that. We he's a tough shot

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<v Speaker 2>maker and we recruited him to come do that, but

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to figure out when to do it. But

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's got a lot of ability. Other than that, Terry,

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<v Speaker 2>he has a great feel with the basketball. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's a guy will be able to put in pick

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<v Speaker 2>and roll. I think he could be terrific in transition.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're not running even half the way I want

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<v Speaker 2>to yet. But if they'll commit to that, he could

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<v Speaker 2>be really good there.

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<v Speaker 3>So this one one hundred, they're not even running the

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<v Speaker 3>way you want him to run.

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<v Speaker 2>Our running, our running game wasn't as good as I

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<v Speaker 2>think it should should be. I like to hear that

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, and listen. I hope it at its

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<v Speaker 2>best in February in March. I mean, that's the idea, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But we don't have five guys yet consistently running on possessions.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether it was in that game or in practice situations

0:14:10.360 --> 0:14:12.800
<v Speaker 2>we'll get two or three, but if we get five

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<v Speaker 2>doing it, I think with our passing and decision making

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<v Speaker 2>could be good. I think Kurr's ability to advance the

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<v Speaker 2>ball at the court has been infectious. So now guys

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<v Speaker 2>like Keishaan Tillery and Day they are doing that at

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<v Speaker 2>a better rate, and I think we could be very

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<v Speaker 2>effective in the open court. I think this could be

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<v Speaker 2>the fastest team I've coached in fifteen years. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to play fast, you have to work fast

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<v Speaker 2>every day correct. And it's easy to say, and all

0:14:39.880 --> 0:14:42.720
<v Speaker 2>players say, I want to play, but we have to

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<v Speaker 2>triple down on what it's going to take to do

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<v Speaker 2>that consistent.

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<v Speaker 3>You run fast break drills every day in practice, even

0:14:47.800 --> 0:14:49.680
<v Speaker 3>if it's for a little bit, but you make sure

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<v Speaker 3>you stick that in there and one of those fast

0:14:52.680 --> 0:14:55.680
<v Speaker 3>break drills, but you work on every day. Where there's

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<v Speaker 3>three guys running, you make a pass to the left,

0:14:58.080 --> 0:14:59.640
<v Speaker 3>he gets back to the middle, and there's a trail

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<v Speaker 3>guy who who has the speed up and getting to

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<v Speaker 3>the action. You're passing the ball for the dunk. That's

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<v Speaker 3>how Shinabayov made that dunk in transition against Michigan that

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<v Speaker 3>same sequence.

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<v Speaker 2>Fast pray drill number one. I've done it every day

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever coached. So yeah, and I get frustrated they

0:15:13.640 --> 0:15:15.240
<v Speaker 2>don't do it long, but they should do it to

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<v Speaker 2>build a great winning habit. It's the way that they

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<v Speaker 2>do it that we're looking for. But yeah, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>work on our running game every day, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think we're there yet, but I think this team could

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<v Speaker 2>be very effective there.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was interesting how many times you really

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<v Speaker 1>got up the court quickly after made baskets that seemed

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<v Speaker 1>different to me. How much you're looking to attack and

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<v Speaker 1>try to beat the other team down the floor after

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<v Speaker 1>the other team scores.

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you what, guys, I think Mustapha Chom. You

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<v Speaker 2>guys are gonna come to really appreciate it when you

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<v Speaker 2>watch him play. I want you to think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>Three years ago, he's playing on an outdoor court in Senegal,

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<v Speaker 2>and I went there and saw it and I couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>believe it. And when I saw that and then think

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<v Speaker 2>about where he is now, I like change my absolute perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>And I say that to say, each week he gets better,

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<v Speaker 2>so you'll be impressed with what you see when you

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<v Speaker 2>get to see him here early in the year. But

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait for you to see him a month

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<v Speaker 2>from now. Too much from now. He's just gonna keep

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<v Speaker 2>getting better and better. But get back to our running game.

0:16:15.720 --> 0:16:18.160
<v Speaker 2>He can really run. I mean he can really run.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't do it every possession like I want yet.

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<v Speaker 3>Soccer being his first sport.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they all they playing soccer first. But he

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<v Speaker 2>can really run the floor for seven too. It's incredible,

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<v Speaker 2>I think. And he can catch and finish, but he

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<v Speaker 2>can also post early in possession. We got a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of dunks on reversals in early transition situations in our

0:16:38.240 --> 0:16:41.640
<v Speaker 2>exhibition game. But I think there's gonna be great opportunity

0:16:41.680 --> 0:16:45.280
<v Speaker 2>for him to score early in possessions or to score

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<v Speaker 2>off the threat of him early in possessions if we

0:16:49.200 --> 0:16:51.560
<v Speaker 2>can get our running game going. So he's one of

0:16:51.560 --> 0:16:54.960
<v Speaker 2>the reasons too. I mean, he's so good running the floor.

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<v Speaker 3>If there's ever a guy that says I'm a bearcat

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<v Speaker 3>because he can do multiple things, I thought Baba Miller,

0:17:01.160 --> 0:17:03.760
<v Speaker 3>and you know he filed out of the game, but

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<v Speaker 3>my goodness, what he brings to the table. He had

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<v Speaker 3>eleven six and you know four assists in that Michigan exhibition.

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<v Speaker 3>But the fact that he can face the basket, shoot threes,

0:17:14.160 --> 0:17:16.879
<v Speaker 3>put them between his legs, make a play for other teammates.

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<v Speaker 3>But when he caught the ball in the polls, he

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<v Speaker 3>did what Kenyon Martin used to do. Chuck mayshok Uh

0:17:22.119 --> 0:17:23.359
<v Speaker 3>used to teach this to our bigs.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold on a second, James hard and Kenyon, Damn, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have a hell of dropping references today. He was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good with the headset.

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<v Speaker 3>But what I'm saying, Chuck used to teach Corey and

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<v Speaker 3>the other guys back out and face the guy. If

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<v Speaker 3>you're a big guy and you're quick like Corey and

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<v Speaker 3>Kenyon and all those guys, use your quickness because when

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<v Speaker 3>your back us to the basket, any stiff can put

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<v Speaker 3>a farm in your back and keep you from going

0:17:52.240 --> 0:17:54.520
<v Speaker 3>to the basket. But when you face them, now, they

0:17:54.520 --> 0:17:56.239
<v Speaker 3>got to get in the defensive stands. They gotta move

0:17:56.280 --> 0:17:59.439
<v Speaker 3>their feet, and Baba just put pressure on their bigs

0:17:59.440 --> 0:18:02.040
<v Speaker 3>by continue to attack. He drew files on them, he

0:18:02.080 --> 0:18:04.320
<v Speaker 3>made baskets, and he got weak side rebounds.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he's fascinating. Uh. He's been the most difficult player

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<v Speaker 2>to figure out. And I mean that in a in

0:18:14.760 --> 0:18:17.840
<v Speaker 2>a complimentary way. He can do everything. He's six eleven

0:18:18.960 --> 0:18:22.199
<v Speaker 2>longer than he is tall, and there's nothing he can't do.

0:18:24.000 --> 0:18:26.680
<v Speaker 2>So trying to figure out the things to focus on

0:18:27.359 --> 0:18:30.200
<v Speaker 2>have been That's been a difficult process for me as

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<v Speaker 2>a coach, but a really fun one, you know. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>this summer we tried him in a bunch of different areas,

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<v Speaker 2>talked with him, where do you feel the most comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>and confident. I went over and watched him play with

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<v Speaker 2>the Spanish national team in August, which helped me as

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<v Speaker 2>much as anything, because he just had a great experience

0:18:47.520 --> 0:18:49.240
<v Speaker 2>playing there. They wanted them to stay and play for

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<v Speaker 2>THEE in the euro Basket. I didn't. I didn't like

0:18:52.440 --> 0:18:54.800
<v Speaker 2>that idea, just get back here and get to work.

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<v Speaker 2>But he did a terrific job with the national team

0:18:57.920 --> 0:19:03.080
<v Speaker 2>there in a couple of games. But figuring out the

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<v Speaker 2>right ways to use him has been a prime It'll

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<v Speaker 2>continue to be a process, and I mean that because

0:19:07.760 --> 0:19:10.200
<v Speaker 2>you can there isn't anything he can't do. But where's

0:19:10.200 --> 0:19:13.200
<v Speaker 2>he going to be the most effective? I think posting

0:19:13.320 --> 0:19:17.080
<v Speaker 2>smaller players is something we've seen early, like Michigan was

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<v Speaker 2>switching five ways a lot of times, and he was

0:19:20.240 --> 0:19:22.400
<v Speaker 2>able to post those switches and then they were trying

0:19:22.400 --> 0:19:24.360
<v Speaker 2>to bring a double and he was dropping off. I mean,

0:19:24.880 --> 0:19:27.760
<v Speaker 2>like that's something we couldn't do last year, Right. We

0:19:27.800 --> 0:19:29.359
<v Speaker 2>played a couple of games in the league where they

0:19:29.359 --> 0:19:34.800
<v Speaker 2>were switching, and it was like a miserable offensive experience, right,

0:19:34.840 --> 0:19:38.560
<v Speaker 2>because we just couldn't attack switching. Where Michigan switched five ways,

0:19:38.600 --> 0:19:40.920
<v Speaker 2>I think they're terrific at it, by the way, and

0:19:41.040 --> 0:19:43.000
<v Speaker 2>we were able to attack it multiple One of the

0:19:43.040 --> 0:19:45.359
<v Speaker 2>ways was through Baba. And Bob's going to be a

0:19:45.359 --> 0:19:50.320
<v Speaker 2>connector of our roster. He's gonna make lineups work. I mean,

0:19:50.359 --> 0:19:53.320
<v Speaker 2>you could play three guards out there together, you know,

0:19:53.359 --> 0:19:55.560
<v Speaker 2>which we're going to try to do, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>can play Baba at what would be the four spot

0:19:58.000 --> 0:20:01.040
<v Speaker 2>on paper, you know, with a moustap for example, and

0:20:01.080 --> 0:20:04.920
<v Speaker 2>you're still big and physical enough, right, you know, if

0:20:04.920 --> 0:20:07.240
<v Speaker 2>you could play We played Bob at the three to

0:20:07.280 --> 0:20:09.000
<v Speaker 2>start the second half. We didn't have a lot of

0:20:09.040 --> 0:20:12.000
<v Speaker 2>success with that lineup per se in the game, but

0:20:12.480 --> 0:20:14.920
<v Speaker 2>you can slide him down and be massive on the perimeter,

0:20:15.160 --> 0:20:17.760
<v Speaker 2>right and massive in the front court. So he gives

0:20:17.840 --> 0:20:20.680
<v Speaker 2>you the ability to do lots of different things, and

0:20:21.119 --> 0:20:26.760
<v Speaker 2>I'm excited about the way he started out. His talent

0:20:26.840 --> 0:20:28.960
<v Speaker 2>has always been talked about since he was playing for

0:20:29.000 --> 0:20:31.720
<v Speaker 2>Real Madrid as a young player and throughout the time

0:20:31.760 --> 0:20:34.480
<v Speaker 2>he's already been in college. What we've seen the last

0:20:34.480 --> 0:20:36.840
<v Speaker 2>month is he's becoming a more productive player. It's not

0:20:36.960 --> 0:20:39.520
<v Speaker 2>just wow, this guy makes two or three plays. He's

0:20:39.520 --> 0:20:42.880
<v Speaker 2>playing harder, He's playing with more intention and that's something

0:20:42.920 --> 0:20:44.560
<v Speaker 2>we have to continue to build on as we start

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<v Speaker 2>the season.

0:20:45.400 --> 0:20:48.200
<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Jalen Haynes earlier. I should follow up because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure there are people listening on the radio that

0:20:50.359 --> 0:20:52.840
<v Speaker 1>don't really know who that is. He was one of

0:20:52.840 --> 0:20:55.600
<v Speaker 1>your transfers this year, came from George Mason, where he

0:20:55.600 --> 0:20:58.439
<v Speaker 1>averaged about fifteen points a game, really crafty in the

0:20:58.440 --> 0:21:03.040
<v Speaker 1>paint type score and the suffered a lower leg injury.

0:21:03.119 --> 0:21:06.199
<v Speaker 1>It hasn't completely been ruled out for coming back this season,

0:21:06.480 --> 0:21:08.240
<v Speaker 1>but you're obviously not going to have him for the

0:21:08.240 --> 0:21:08.960
<v Speaker 1>bulk of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a big blow I got. The preseason has

0:21:12.119 --> 0:21:14.359
<v Speaker 2>been great, and when I say great, we've had our

0:21:14.400 --> 0:21:19.480
<v Speaker 2>share of you know, tough competitive the kind of days

0:21:19.480 --> 0:21:21.119
<v Speaker 2>in the gym that you love as a coach, but

0:21:21.160 --> 0:21:23.240
<v Speaker 2>weren't fun as a player, you know, and it was.

0:21:23.240 --> 0:21:25.480
<v Speaker 2>So we've had this great preseason that hasn't been just

0:21:25.640 --> 0:21:27.879
<v Speaker 2>roses every day, but it's been about the right stuff

0:21:28.480 --> 0:21:31.120
<v Speaker 2>and that that's just been the one the one blemish

0:21:31.119 --> 0:21:33.480
<v Speaker 2>I'd say to this point is we lost, you know,

0:21:33.520 --> 0:21:37.320
<v Speaker 2>one of our better, better players and one of our older, tougher,

0:21:37.640 --> 0:21:41.240
<v Speaker 2>more physical players that I think oozes bear cat basket.

0:21:41.280 --> 0:21:44.800
<v Speaker 3>And You've been stronger, more vocal with this group than

0:21:44.840 --> 0:21:47.000
<v Speaker 3>you have been in your previous four years. You've been

0:21:47.000 --> 0:21:47.680
<v Speaker 3>more demanding.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think I'm having a lot of fun coaching

0:21:51.920 --> 0:21:56.560
<v Speaker 2>this group today. I just I'm enjoying coaching. And you know,

0:21:56.640 --> 0:22:01.040
<v Speaker 2>sometimes I got the greatest job at the greatest but

0:22:01.160 --> 0:22:03.720
<v Speaker 2>the part that is the most enjoyable is getting out

0:22:03.720 --> 0:22:06.240
<v Speaker 2>on the floor and developing your team. I mean, that's

0:22:06.240 --> 0:22:08.320
<v Speaker 2>what I got into it to do. I've had more

0:22:08.359 --> 0:22:11.080
<v Speaker 2>fun to date with this with this group than I've

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<v Speaker 2>had in a long long time coaching, and it's because

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<v Speaker 2>i haven't felt like I needed to hold back at all,

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<v Speaker 2>like they can handle it. In fact, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>like it and in a really fun way they like

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<v Speaker 2>to be pushed and coached.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we're gonna take a time out when we

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<v Speaker 1>come back. Questions from the audience here at the original

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<v Speaker 1>Montgomery In. This is the West Miller Radio Show on

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred WLB. Welcome back to the West Miller Radio

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<v Speaker 1>Show live from the original Montgomery In, home of the

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<v Speaker 1>world's greatest threads. We appreciate the bear Cat fans are

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<v Speaker 1>with us here tonight as we begin talking bear Cat basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>It should be a really fun season. Time for questions

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<v Speaker 1>from the audience. Our friend Elliott is here tonight, plan her.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a muscle tear in his left arm. So

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<v Speaker 1>what he's here tonight to fire off the first question

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. And it's great to see Elliott.

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<v Speaker 6>All right, So the their Cats are doing really well

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<v Speaker 6>in football. So do you feel like extra pressure to

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<v Speaker 6>do well in basketball, especially if you're having a strong

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<v Speaker 6>roster that plays with pacing. You said you like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Before you answer that question. Elliott's voice has gotten deeper

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<v Speaker 1>since last year.

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<v Speaker 2>He got taller and the voice got deeper. But the

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<v Speaker 2>haircut makes him look younger. So there you go. I

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<v Speaker 2>like the bus cut, but no, I think number one,

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<v Speaker 2>how great is it to see our football team having

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<v Speaker 2>some success in the big twelve year over the last

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<v Speaker 2>what is it six six in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>Six in a row, that's correct, number twenty one in

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<v Speaker 1>the country, six game winning streak. Taylor coming to town

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday at four.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I've I've always felt that the rising tides float all

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<v Speaker 2>boats and football doing well is great for our entire university.

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<v Speaker 2>It's great for the athletic department, and it just energizes us,

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<v Speaker 2>like I think the players get the good vibes on

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<v Speaker 2>campus and get the vibes of the fan base through

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<v Speaker 2>the football team and gets them ready.

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<v Speaker 1>To compete in time of year. Wise, you're often bringing

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<v Speaker 1>recruits to home football games, correct, we.

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<v Speaker 2>Are, and we've had a lot of recruits at games

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<v Speaker 2>so far. And one things that's been great for recruiting

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<v Speaker 2>at Cincinnati is the support Bearcat fans give it Nipper

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<v Speaker 2>just like they do fifth third. It's a great environment

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<v Speaker 2>for us to bring recruits to and that that's been

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<v Speaker 2>consistent in the time that I've been here.

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<v Speaker 7>A lease, I think Elliott also looks a bit like

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<v Speaker 7>eminem and I don't know if you guys notice the

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<v Speaker 7>way he was holding the mic I was waiting for

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<v Speaker 7>him to drop a beat and give us a rap.

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<v Speaker 7>So every season I ask you the same question to

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<v Speaker 7>begin it.

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<v Speaker 8>I kind of.

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<v Speaker 7>Asked you this a bit when I you and the

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<v Speaker 7>athletic Complex. So we're gonna be standing here on March seventeenth,

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<v Speaker 7>and you're gonna be signing my famed you see basketball

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<v Speaker 7>coach ball. That means you went to the NCAA tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>What went right?

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<v Speaker 7>Besides winning.

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<v Speaker 2>Just the right approach every day? I mean that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's there's a number of things that you

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<v Speaker 2>can control. You can control your professionalism as a player,

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<v Speaker 2>as a coach, and we define what that is in

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<v Speaker 2>our program. You can control the approach every day to

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<v Speaker 2>try to improve. And that sounds trivial, but I mean that,

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<v Speaker 2>like this is really about an everyday approach to try

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<v Speaker 2>to get better, and within that like really win the

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<v Speaker 2>details of the things that win. And then you can

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<v Speaker 2>control how you contribute to the team. Like every player,

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<v Speaker 2>every coach, every player on the team, they're either contributing

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<v Speaker 2>positively or negative of the team. We got to have

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<v Speaker 2>a group that does it positively every single day. We

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<v Speaker 2>actually rank the guys each week in those three categories.

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<v Speaker 2>If we can really really live that, not just talk

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<v Speaker 2>about it, put it on a wall, put it, put

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<v Speaker 2>it on the board once a week. But like, if

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<v Speaker 2>we can really live that, then then we'll hear a

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<v Speaker 2>name called on selection Sunday. And that's I'm pretty adamant

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<v Speaker 2>about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Hey coach, welcome back.

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<v Speaker 9>Likewise, my first radio show question, what did you do

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<v Speaker 9>over the summer outside of basketball? Any good vacations, any

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<v Speaker 9>golf courses, you played anything fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking for my girlfriend Lauren there, because she's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>answer nothing. She's gonna say we didn't do anything other

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<v Speaker 2>than basketball. You know, I think I think in most

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<v Speaker 2>off seasons, disconnecting is important, and Dave and I've really

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<v Speaker 2>looked for that. I did less of that this year

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<v Speaker 2>than any time in my professional career coaching basketball. My

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<v Speaker 2>golf game is I don't the handful of times I

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<v Speaker 2>played golf, which was less for fun and more for

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<v Speaker 2>something revolving around work, I was so bad I had

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<v Speaker 2>no desire to play anymore. I mean, I I used

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<v Speaker 2>to think I was a pretty damn good golfer deep down,

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<v Speaker 2>like I had some irrational confidence in my golf game.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm terrible, guys, I've lost that. But no, we didn't

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<v Speaker 2>take any vacations. I took three trips internationally that were

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<v Speaker 2>tied into to recruiting, and I was able to bring

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<v Speaker 2>my girlfriend along on those trips and we would do like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like I went to Switzerland for the Unite

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<v Speaker 2>teen World Championships recruiting, which was which was great. And

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<v Speaker 2>so we did two days at the World Championships and

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<v Speaker 2>I watched the games and Lauren would go shopping or wherever.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't see her. She come to one game and

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<v Speaker 2>then disappear.

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<v Speaker 1>But Lauren went to Switzerland and you went to a gym,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>But then on the third day there was which was

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<v Speaker 2>an off day of the games. Instead of coming right home,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we spent a day in Geneva. Like that

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<v Speaker 2>was the kind of thing. Maybe a day here or

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<v Speaker 2>day there. But it was a very focused off season,

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<v Speaker 2>a very intentional offseason. But at the same time I

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<v Speaker 2>feel very refreshed and recharged to get into this year.

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<v Speaker 1>We got about five holes of golf in before a

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<v Speaker 1>month soon.

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<v Speaker 2>That was fun, that's right. Oh, that was disappointed. That

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<v Speaker 2>was really good. Broke my heart, Yeah, broke my heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Because we were playing an awesome course.

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<v Speaker 10>Brian, all right, coach, enough about the off season.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get to it, big fella.

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<v Speaker 10>So you were talking about you were looking for adversity

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<v Speaker 10>and obviously in the exhibition games, and I'm just curious,

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<v Speaker 10>are there specific things when you're picking who you're playing

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<v Speaker 10>that you're looking for there are certain certain types of

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<v Speaker 10>adversity or is it just I want I want the

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<v Speaker 10>Gotlin third of the team and see how we react everything, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, I asked. I got to ask some scheduling questions

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<v Speaker 2>today at media day, and I want to make this clear, like, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a hand in the schedule, like we have

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<v Speaker 2>to make an agreement with another team. But it's not

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<v Speaker 2>like we go out and say I want to play

0:29:21.200 --> 0:29:23.200
<v Speaker 2>this team and they go, okay, sure, great, let's play

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<v Speaker 2>whenever you want to play. Like it is it is,

0:29:27.320 --> 0:29:34.280
<v Speaker 2>scheduling is incredibly difficult because everybody's angling on all sides.

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<v Speaker 2>So like getting a quality home game is become this

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<v Speaker 2>almost impossible feat because you have to have an agreement

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<v Speaker 2>with another team, they have to be willing to start

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<v Speaker 2>on the road, you have to find a date that works.

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<v Speaker 2>There's just all these dynamics that are going on. So

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<v Speaker 2>the answer to your question is yes, I mean you like,

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<v Speaker 2>I loved the Michigan scrimmage because they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a great team. Dusty are friends, and when you do

0:30:01.360 --> 0:30:03.640
<v Speaker 2>something like that, it's better to do it with friends.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, their head coach, Dusty May and I

0:30:06.160 --> 0:30:08.320
<v Speaker 2>are very friendly. We had dinner the night before the game.

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<v Speaker 2>We shared what we were doing so we didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>to spend time on a scout and report, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, those reasons were factors, but I love that

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<v Speaker 2>they switch everything. You know, we don't switch a lot.

0:30:19.360 --> 0:30:22.360
<v Speaker 2>We're more of an emergency switch type of program, so

0:30:22.440 --> 0:30:25.160
<v Speaker 2>we'll late switch if somebody gets held up. But our

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<v Speaker 2>whole thing is you should never have we fight do

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<v Speaker 2>everything like you should never have to switch. Where they

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<v Speaker 2>switch everything and they're really good at it. We played

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<v Speaker 2>some games in league last year, like Baylor. We played

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<v Speaker 2>them the third game of league and we saw like

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<v Speaker 2>five ways switching for the first time with a one

0:30:42.600 --> 0:30:46.080
<v Speaker 2>day prep and we hadn't seen it, and we really

0:30:46.160 --> 0:30:50.640
<v Speaker 2>really struggled with it. So that was a positive. But

0:30:50.720 --> 0:30:54.200
<v Speaker 2>it's not so simple because they're just hard to find

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<v Speaker 2>good games. So there's probably that was probably more once

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<v Speaker 2>we go, hey, we can do this with Michigan and

0:30:59.720 --> 0:31:01.320
<v Speaker 2>Dust they want to do it. And then oh, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, this is going to be good because we're

0:31:03.320 --> 0:31:05.600
<v Speaker 2>going to play against this type of scheme. It doesn't

0:31:05.640 --> 0:31:08.000
<v Speaker 2>start that way. I wish you could do it that way.

0:31:08.120 --> 0:31:10.520
<v Speaker 2>Schedule is just too difficult, if that makes sense. And

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<v Speaker 2>then going on the road to play at Arkansas this week. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>Cal and I are very friendly and have been very

0:31:16.080 --> 0:31:18.640
<v Speaker 2>friendly for a long time, so somebody that you want

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<v Speaker 2>to work with in this type of situation. And then

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<v Speaker 2>I just I love the difference of the two styles.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Michigan style and Arkansas style are polar opposites,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that'll be really good for us. And they're

0:31:31.160 --> 0:31:33.320
<v Speaker 2>both a little different than how we play in practice

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<v Speaker 2>every day. So there is some of that, but it

0:31:36.400 --> 0:31:39.160
<v Speaker 2>probably doesn't it's probably not as clean as as you'd

0:31:39.200 --> 0:31:39.720
<v Speaker 2>like to think.

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<v Speaker 11>Wait, hi, coach, I'm curious with the additions of Kerr

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<v Speaker 11>and Keishaan, will day Day be more of a two

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<v Speaker 11>guard this year or will will he still be running point.

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<v Speaker 2>At some point? Score? That's what dayDay is gonna go do.

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<v Speaker 2>Go score and let him let him now he's gonna

0:32:08.200 --> 0:32:12.680
<v Speaker 2>play some point guard like he It's been fun to

0:32:12.720 --> 0:32:16.080
<v Speaker 2>watch those guys play together that there, and you know,

0:32:16.760 --> 0:32:20.080
<v Speaker 2>Sincere Harris or Buck Harris is a combo guard too,

0:32:20.120 --> 0:32:24.239
<v Speaker 2>so we have four legit big twelve guards and it's

0:32:24.280 --> 0:32:26.720
<v Speaker 2>been fun to watch them play together. And we've given

0:32:26.760 --> 0:32:28.520
<v Speaker 2>them quite a bit of freedom of who brings it up,

0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:31.000
<v Speaker 2>and they play multiple positions in our sets and actions.

0:32:31.520 --> 0:32:36.480
<v Speaker 2>But having Key and Kerr has allowed day day to

0:32:36.480 --> 0:32:39.360
<v Speaker 2>spend less time focusing on getting us into a set

0:32:40.200 --> 0:32:43.200
<v Speaker 2>or getting us into offense, and more time on just

0:32:43.320 --> 0:32:45.200
<v Speaker 2>going to do what I think he's built to do.

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<v Speaker 2>He's healthy again, to guys like he's healthy. He had

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<v Speaker 2>he he had a sequence in practice a couple of

0:32:53.400 --> 0:32:56.920
<v Speaker 2>days ago. He went baseline in the half court and

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<v Speaker 2>jammed it and kind of like looked up, like I've

0:33:00.360 --> 0:33:02.560
<v Speaker 2>seen him miss a lot of dunks like that last year,

0:33:02.600 --> 0:33:05.040
<v Speaker 2>but I see him make many, you know, But he

0:33:05.120 --> 0:33:07.240
<v Speaker 2>was doing that when he first got here. And then

0:33:07.560 --> 0:33:10.600
<v Speaker 2>the next possession he cut out of the corner, caught

0:33:10.600 --> 0:33:14.320
<v Speaker 2>the back of a head and they think Sean threw

0:33:14.320 --> 0:33:16.880
<v Speaker 2>a lob and he dunked it with two hands in

0:33:17.000 --> 0:33:19.720
<v Speaker 2>a lob and I've never seen him do that. And

0:33:19.760 --> 0:33:24.920
<v Speaker 2>so he's physically he's not just healthy mentally like he's in.

0:33:25.000 --> 0:33:27.400
<v Speaker 2>He had a great offseason. He's physically in a really

0:33:27.480 --> 0:33:30.560
<v Speaker 2>elite place, and I think he's primed to have a

0:33:30.560 --> 0:33:33.080
<v Speaker 2>big year score in the basketball for so the answer

0:33:33.760 --> 0:33:37.200
<v Speaker 2>short answer, yes, but he'll still have some point guard responsibility.

0:33:38.720 --> 0:33:41.840
<v Speaker 3>Reminds me of Ramel Robinson from the eighty nine Michigan

0:33:41.880 --> 0:33:45.200
<v Speaker 3>team when they won it all. He was a big,

0:33:45.560 --> 0:33:48.880
<v Speaker 3>strong guard that can score with the best of him

0:33:48.920 --> 0:33:49.840
<v Speaker 3>and Fisher let him go.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Terry, when you coach a team, I can't wait.

0:33:52.680 --> 0:33:55.560
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna come up, come to your group. I'm will say, Man, Terry,

0:33:55.560 --> 0:34:00.280
<v Speaker 2>you got Shaq and Kobe and Michael Jordan. Hell, I

0:34:00.360 --> 0:34:04.360
<v Speaker 2>hope you can coach him.

0:34:04.520 --> 0:34:07.240
<v Speaker 1>Dada has gone from a point guard to a points guard.

0:34:09.840 --> 0:34:11.600
<v Speaker 2>He'll still have that role, and we know we can

0:34:11.640 --> 0:34:14.719
<v Speaker 2>play that role well. But I've really wanted to free

0:34:14.760 --> 0:34:17.640
<v Speaker 2>him up to just go score the ball and create

0:34:17.719 --> 0:34:20.920
<v Speaker 2>offense for our team. And he's running the floor so

0:34:21.080 --> 0:34:23.319
<v Speaker 2>much harder because and he knows he's gonna get it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, We'll take a break, we'll come back with

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<v Speaker 1>a few more questions from the audience when we continue.

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<v Speaker 1>court side at a Bearcat basketball game. More questions from

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<v Speaker 1>the audience. Pop is up next, Hey, coach, I get.

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<v Speaker 12>The idea from here in the description of this team

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<v Speaker 12>that there are just so many ways that this team

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<v Speaker 12>can score and can push them all up the floor

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<v Speaker 12>that we're gonna put substantial pressure on our opposing defenses,

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<v Speaker 12>whether it's with lineup combinations or shot selection or execution.

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<v Speaker 12>And I wonder what a difference that makes in how

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<v Speaker 12>you put your game plan together.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we have more firepower than we've had recently, for sure,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're not perfect right, Like I still see some air.

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<v Speaker 2>Is like, we got to make sure we're getting fouled,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've got to make sure we're putting pressure on

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<v Speaker 2>the rim. Jalen Haynes was a big part of that attack.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we're gonna have to pivot here, which is

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<v Speaker 2>that this is basketball, Like, we'll do it, but to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that we're we're putting that press, Like that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a hole here early and we can't

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<v Speaker 2>let it be over a long period of time. But

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<v Speaker 2>I do think we're gonna be able to put pressure

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<v Speaker 2>on the other team with our offense at times. And

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<v Speaker 2>you talk about game planning, Yeah, there's different ways, right,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's through pick and roll once you get in transition,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be a part of our attack every night,

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<v Speaker 2>but whether it's through pick and roll, we've actually had

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of success screening away from the ball

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<v Speaker 2>at times, in the preseason. We're going to do more

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<v Speaker 2>of that the more we move through it. I think

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<v Speaker 2>we have a number of guys that can really shoot

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, so finding ways to free them up to

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<v Speaker 2>shoot it is going to be important. And then I

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<v Speaker 2>really do think we have something with Mustafa uh in

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<v Speaker 2>the box. Like I knew he was a talent, but

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<v Speaker 2>his ability to score in the box is significantly better

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<v Speaker 2>than I anticipated. And I think it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>important to get him those deep catches that that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a strength of our team.

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<v Speaker 8>All right, next question, So, so coach, with what you

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<v Speaker 8>just said, I got two questions. The first one is

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<v Speaker 8>what do you what do you consider your team's identity?

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<v Speaker 8>And the second one is do you feel the pressure

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<v Speaker 8>of ni L to win now? Like with the n

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<v Speaker 8>i L players are leaving that the one year and whatever,

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<v Speaker 8>So do you feel the pressure to win now?

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<v Speaker 2>And what is the team's identity? Yeah, the team's identity

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<v Speaker 2>to me is is pace connected and aggressive. I think

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<v Speaker 2>in everything we're doing, like and I don't mean just

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<v Speaker 2>style of play, like when we That's a great question

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<v Speaker 2>and that would come from a great player. That makes sense,

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<v Speaker 2>But like you can have you can separate yourself as

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<v Speaker 2>an outlier in college basketball with a ton of continuity

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<v Speaker 2>because it's so rare. So if you have a group,

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<v Speaker 2>a team that's played together for three or four years,

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<v Speaker 2>how much different is that than the masses. Our goal

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<v Speaker 2>when we got together in the summer was to take

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<v Speaker 2>a team that hasn't been together for three or four years,

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<v Speaker 2>and if we'll be very intentional about how we come

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<v Speaker 2>together and connect, we could play like a team that's

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<v Speaker 2>been together for three or four years in February, in March.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's like been our goal. It's been intentional. Like

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<v Speaker 2>we've said to our team, like it's very important you

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<v Speaker 2>guys learn each other and get to know each other

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<v Speaker 2>whether you really want to or not socially because it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna help us win. Like do do it for the

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<v Speaker 2>reason that it's going to be important to our success.

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<v Speaker 2>And we have some older guys that get that in

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<v Speaker 2>the ballon. That's just one example. But I think our

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<v Speaker 2>pace are connect action and then our aggressiveness like have

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<v Speaker 2>to be our identity as a club. That's number one.

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<v Speaker 2>The pressure if I'm guilty of anything, it's the internal

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<v Speaker 2>pressure to win all the time and anything I've done

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<v Speaker 2>in my entire life. Like, so there's never been any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of external pressure that equals that. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean that like I'm an angry person on the eighteenth

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<v Speaker 2>hole when I'm in a bed. Like to me, it's

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<v Speaker 2>like it be like playing in the Ryder Cup and guy,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd done a hell of a better job okay than

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<v Speaker 2>we did in fright or cups about that, but like,

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<v Speaker 2>but so no, I don't I think that in college athletics,

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<v Speaker 2>there's the landscape is shift and you see some of

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<v Speaker 2>these things that are happening in football and the buyouts,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean incredible, But I think, for at least I

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<v Speaker 2>can only speak for myself, the internal pressure has always

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<v Speaker 2>been there, so it doesn't affect me, if that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>I did not expect he can Bradley to catch us stray.

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<v Speaker 1>Tonight on the Come On West Miller Radio show, the question.

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<v Speaker 3>Was asked from Ady Jackson, starting point guard, starting combo

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<v Speaker 3>guard from the Bearcats ninety two final fourteen to ninety

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<v Speaker 3>three le eight team. So that was Aby Jackson, A.

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<v Speaker 2>Great, great question from a great player.

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<v Speaker 1>Fellas.

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<v Speaker 13>I have to ask as someone who wasn't able to

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<v Speaker 13>watch the game, But what was the difference in the

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<v Speaker 13>first half with the foul calling and the second half

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<v Speaker 13>with the foul calling on the Bearcats. What changed either

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<v Speaker 13>in Michigan's approach or in our play. Perhaps that may

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<v Speaker 13>have stepped it up for this. Let me say something

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<v Speaker 13>to the.

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<v Speaker 2>Rest, Well, this was a couple of days ago, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think we we shot thirty six free throws, right, thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>Four they made forty one, right.

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<v Speaker 2>They shot forty eight or fifty they shot forty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>We shot. They were calling it tight both ways. We

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<v Speaker 2>had some silly ones out front in the second half,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was actually interesting because both coaches were doing

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing. We got into the bonus in the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the first half and I'm yelling at our guys,

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<v Speaker 2>drive it, like we're in the bonus, drive it. And

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<v Speaker 2>then we take a three and you're like, that's probably

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<v Speaker 2>why come on? But uh, and Dusty was doing the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing. You know, they put us in the bonus

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<v Speaker 2>and he's yelling drive it. So I think both teams

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<v Speaker 2>made a concerted effort that once the game was called tight,

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<v Speaker 2>to put more pressure on the other team, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think both of us did that. We had some silly

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<v Speaker 2>ones way out front, but they called it pretty tight,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was very aggressive and physical in the first

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen to fifteen minutes of the games. It looks like

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<v Speaker 2>the referees were trying to tighten it up. But I

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<v Speaker 2>tell the referees this all the time, and like these

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<v Speaker 2>exhibitions are when they come to practice, like we have days,

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<v Speaker 2>they'll come and referee our innersquad scrimmages. Please call it tight,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like, please come that nothing bothers me more

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<v Speaker 2>than we have an intersquad scrimmage or a closed door

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<v Speaker 2>scrimmage or an exhibition. They call no fouls in the

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<v Speaker 2>first game of the year. They call every foul. It's like,

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<v Speaker 2>we want the guys to learn how to adjust to you.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if you could do that when it doesn't count,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a heck of a lot better for all of us.

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<v Speaker 2>So Dusty and I talked one time in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the game, and we both said, if both of

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<v Speaker 2>us could stop fouling, might get better tonight. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>that type of thing. But it is a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of both. There was some silly stuff both sides with fowls.

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<v Speaker 2>They called it a little tight, which was okay, But

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully we won't have as much of that on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>We've worked at that this week.

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<v Speaker 3>Running out of time. Two guys, I want you to

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<v Speaker 3>briefly talk about Tyler McKinley, who seemed to have a

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<v Speaker 3>great entry into his first game as a barcout after

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<v Speaker 3>the knee injury last year. And a guy who didn't play,

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<v Speaker 3>Jayalen Celestine, who was a three point just marksman who

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<v Speaker 3>didn't get a chance to play. You set him out

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<v Speaker 3>for that game.

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<v Speaker 2>The one thing I do want to say about the fouls,

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<v Speaker 2>aggressive is an okay mistake early like I will take

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<v Speaker 2>the aggressive ones. So like our defense as we built it,

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<v Speaker 2>we are not as disciplined defensively at this stage as

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<v Speaker 2>I usually always had a team, and that's by design.

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<v Speaker 2>Like we are in times all over the place on defense,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's okay. But we are playing aggressively. We are

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<v Speaker 2>playing aggressive in our pick and roll coverage. We're playing

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<v Speaker 2>aggressive trap of the post. We're probably pressuring too much,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's okay because you can reel the in fouling

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<v Speaker 2>too much, you can reel that in. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time or early on, it's gonna have to get

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<v Speaker 2>reeled in. Like it's a little too much. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>okay with that. That's by design. Jalen Celestine has not practiced.

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<v Speaker 2>He did not practice the month of July all the

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<v Speaker 2>way up until about the last three or four weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's been a progression to bring him back. It

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<v Speaker 2>was a mild back type thing, but serious enough to

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<v Speaker 2>hold him out for a couple of months. He's been

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<v Speaker 2>working his way back in. He'll get some minutes here

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<v Speaker 2>against Arkansas, but and he's gonna have a great year

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<v Speaker 2>and he's a very important player to our team. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's just a he's really old, smart, versatile player, but

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<v Speaker 2>he won't be himself and he's not in season for me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna take him another month, I think, to really

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<v Speaker 2>look like the Jalen Celestine that we recruited. But it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be good to get him some action Friday night. And

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<v Speaker 2>then Tyler McKinley, Man, he's good, right, I mean, he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see him out there running and jumping and

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<v Speaker 1>looking healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a good player, guys, and he's a Cincinnati kid.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've been recruiting Tyler McKinley since the day I

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<v Speaker 2>got the Cincinnati job, So it's been been a long

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<v Speaker 2>road to get him in a uniform and that's that

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<v Speaker 2>felt really good. He he is going to be an

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<v Speaker 2>extremely important player to this year's team. That's all. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what I'll tell you. I won't blow him up too

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<v Speaker 2>much tonight, Terry.

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<v Speaker 3>Kevin willis a lot of Hawks.

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<v Speaker 2>He got longer arms than Kevin.

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<v Speaker 3>Short shouldiers, you know, he got a little arms over

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<v Speaker 3>here like he's you know, but he's quick in the polls.

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<v Speaker 3>He can handle the ball. He could he does. He

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<v Speaker 3>plays hard every possession. You don't have to worry about

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<v Speaker 3>his effort.

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<v Speaker 2>He's great and he may be one of the best

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<v Speaker 2>three or four passers on our team. And that that's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty fun. With somebody in the front court, you can

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<v Speaker 2>run offense through them. And we were doing a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of that with Jalen Haynes and Tyler. So some of

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<v Speaker 2>that stuff we were doing with Hanes, we're gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>able to do with Tyler.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we are out of time. Thank you to

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<v Speaker 1>the Bearcat fans who came out to the show tonight.

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