1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,480 Speaker 1: All right, Chad Brendle's with this. 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 2: Uh. 3 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: I think he's hosting this show tomorrow because I am 4 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: off Bearkat Journal dot com. Gisel James is back with 5 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: the UC basketball team men's basketball team. They play Alabama 6 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: State tonight. 7 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 2: Hi, Chad, Hi, how you doing. 8 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm well, there's a lot going on, Gizsel James has returned. 9 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,159 Speaker 1: It felt like that was not going to be the 10 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: case as recently as a few weeks ago. So what changed. 11 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 2: A few weeks ago? They weren't six and four. I'm 12 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: you know, like the there are some some things that 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: played into it. Jalen Hayes is out. Jalen Celestine is 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: dealing dealing with the back injury. Kyler McKinley is dealing 15 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 2: with the knee injury. Like those two aren't. The guys 16 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: are out, but they aren't limited. It has cost them 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: time and games. You need bodies, You need guys you 18 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: can count on. They can play at a high major level. 19 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: Guy that can play at a high major level. He 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: was in your program. Here it is, let's let's see 21 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: what it looks like. I guess uh. 22 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: Some have wondered, is he gonna disrupt team chemistry? My 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: counter to that is what chemistry? Is that a fair 24 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: way of looking at it. 25 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, do you think this team's that if you've watched 26 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: this team? Thought, man, the synergy on this team is outstanding, 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: Like you've watched the Bengals in the reds for too long, 28 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: So it's it's if that's your main concern, then yeah, 29 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: bring Gisel James back. Like they're not playing well, They're 30 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,919 Speaker 2: they're not handling adversity well, they play well in short stretches. 31 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: Then it falls apart and then you wonder how long 32 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: it's gonna take to get it back if they get 33 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: it back. I mean, you know, the Georgia n. Louisville 34 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: games both had the same script. They started really well, 35 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: they look cohesive, they looked really good, and then as 36 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: soon as they got punched in the mouth, they went 37 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: all right, well, I guess we got Alabama State on Wednesday. Like, 38 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: if that, if he's gonna mess that up? 39 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: Oh, how prominent a role do you expect him to 40 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: have in Wes's rotation? 41 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: I would imagine pretty small tonight. Just to get him 42 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: back out on the floor, you know, I think you 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: want to ease him into it. He hasn't been practicing 44 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: for long. He's really only been back in town about 45 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 2: a month. He's been practicing for a couple of weeks. Like, 46 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 2: I don't think he's gonna be at peak performance tonight, 47 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: so I could see a couple of rotations eight twelve minutes, 48 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: maybe fifteen if he's playing. Well. That's a different answer 49 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: if you ask me how much he's gonna play on 50 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 2: Sunday versus Clemson, because you're probably gonna need him if 51 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: you got any chance to beat Clemson more than eight 52 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: to twelve minutes. 53 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: If this team is nine and one is Gisel James 54 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 1: playing for the Bearcats tonight. 55 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: My instinct says probably not. Like if the only loss 56 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: is Louisville and a game that you played really well, 57 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 2: and you know, a top ten, fifteen team whatever it is, OUTLASTU, 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 2: I don't think you feel like you need to break 59 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 2: glass in case of emergency, right, Like, is that what 60 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: this feels like? Break glass in case of emergency? You 61 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: mentioned something that I just wanted to expand on a 62 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 2: little bit, like Les Miller's jobs on the line, and 63 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: then to put that in numerical terms, Le's Wes Miller's 64 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: multi million dollar job is on the line. If I 65 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 2: had a multi million dollar job and I had an emergency, 66 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: I would break glass. I think we all would. That's 67 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: what it feels like is happening here. So you know, 68 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: I don't necessarily fault him for it. I might not 69 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: agree with it, but things are dire right now. This 70 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: team needs a bleeping miracle to make the ncublea tournament, 71 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 2: and making the NC doublea tournament sounlt like what needed 72 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 2: to happen for West to continue on here. So the 73 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: glass is broken, We're in the emergency. Let's see how 74 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 2: it goes. 75 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: So acknowledging that they are breaking the glass because this 76 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: is an emergency, and also acknowledging that from a basketball perspective. 77 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: Last season, and I said this to you months ago, 78 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: Gisell left a little bit to be desired. But it's 79 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: interesting because a lot of players from last year's team 80 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: have left gone to play for other programs, high major programs, 81 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: and they're contributing. And so that is a common lament 82 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: that along with this frankly awful start to the season, 83 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,559 Speaker 1: you're watching all of these players go and succeed elsewhere. Well, 84 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: among all those players, Gisel James led him in scoring 85 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: last season. He averaged sixteen and a half over the 86 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: last thirteen games of the year. He wasn't great by 87 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: any stretch. Maybe wasn't the most efficient player, maybe dribbled 88 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: a little bit too much, but he's not a nothing. 89 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: And so if I would have said on Monday morning, look, 90 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: this team is going to get a guy who led 91 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: a Big twelve team in scoring and averaged sixteen plus 92 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: over the last thirteen games of the season last year, 93 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: would you want him back? Regardless of position, most would 94 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: say yes. 95 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: I agree. The only thing I would at least make 96 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 2: a dendum to the guys that left are essentially the 97 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 2: same players they were when they were here. I don't 98 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: other than maybe Arrington Page, but like, if you watch 99 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: Dan Skillings play, looks just like Dan Skillings. But yes, 100 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: Sizzel was the leading scorer on a team with a 101 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: bunch of high major dudes on it. So you're getting 102 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 2: a guy back that can play at the Big twelve level, 103 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 2: and this team needs guys that can play at the 104 00:05:55,360 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 2: Big twelve level. So one plus one doesn't equal three 105 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 2: in this instance, I don't think. 106 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: Well said enjoy the show tomorrow, We'll see you tonight, 107 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: see you tonight. 108 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: Now, are you just is the helicopter coming? Is it ready? 109 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 1: The helicopter is going to arrive at five point fifty 110 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: and on top of the building here in Kenwood, and 111 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: I'm told that I will be at fifth third Arena 112 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 1: by ten after six. 113 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to seeing you. 114 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: Likewise, we'll see you then. 115 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 2: Thanks V.