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Now 10 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: here's Matt Jones. 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: Well we are not Matt Jones, but we're going to 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: talk a lot about Kentucky basketball over the next two hours, 13 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: and we're gonna have fun doing it. And we've got 14 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: a loaded slave for you. I'm John Fanta. Happy Friday, everybody, 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: and I'm with Rob Dowster from the Field of sixty eight. 16 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: We do the DTF podcast with Terrence Oglesby weekly. We 17 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: do Feel the sixty eight after dark throughout college basketball season. Rob, 18 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 2: good morning, my friend. We always love doing this two 19 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: hours on KOs. Sorry, I was just thinking about this, Robert, 20 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: What a change from what we were doing this a 21 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 2: year ago? 22 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, it's uh, new rosters, new coaching staffs, new 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 3: teams to kind of break down and discuss it's it's 24 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: it's wild how much. 25 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 4: Can change in the span of one year. And I 26 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 4: guess in the case of Kentucky, how much can change 27 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,279 Speaker 4: in the span of about four months when you're dealing 28 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,919 Speaker 4: with programs and in the middle of the transfer portal 29 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 4: in the n N I L era. It's it's wild, 30 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 4: it's fun. It's great for people like us in the 31 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 4: content business, but it's it's been a little bit of 32 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 4: a world and I imagine four people in and around Lexington. 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: Look, we're gonna get to that here very shortly. We've 34 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: got a great show for you. And I'm not just 35 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: saying that like a Saturday Night Live host. We have 36 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: Tyler Eulis, we have Willie Coley Stein, and we have 37 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: Russ Smith coming up on today's show. Why do we 38 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: have all of those big time figures in the history 39 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: of Kentucky and Louisville basketball? Because Monday Night is the 40 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 2: biggest July basketball game you will ever see. I'm confident 41 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 2: in stating that and here's why they are expecting fifteen 42 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: thousand plus at Freedom Hall for the vill and La 43 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: Amilia in the basketball Tournament Monday night, nine Eastern time. 44 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: The game will be televised on FS one. This is TBT, 45 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: and you don't need me to tell you what it 46 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: is because all of you guys that are listening to 47 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: this know what's going on. The rivalry that is Kentucky 48 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: and Louisville. Let's face it, Rob, we have not talked 49 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: about it nationally in recent years because the Cardinals have 50 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 2: not been good. They've been well off the map. But 51 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 2: it feels like this offseason, from the very start of 52 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: the off season to now, that that rivalry has had 53 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: some injection of energy because of the hires that were made. 54 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 2: And Mark Pope doesn't like Louisville. And even though Pat 55 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: Kelsey's a guy who's, you know, coming into this job, 56 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: it's not like he played at Louisville. I know one thing. 57 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: Pat Kelsey's passionate as hell, and he's going to get 58 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 2: behind the whole not liking Kentucky thing, and those two 59 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: are going to provide just a different momentum and different 60 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: energy that we've seen over the offseason. You talk with 61 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: both fan bases, They're like, look, these guys have energized us. 62 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: They're getting on the community. They're shaking hands, they're kissing babies. 63 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: You have to do that as the coaches of Kentucky 64 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: and Louisville. For Louisville, it's a total breadth of fresh air. 65 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: For Kentucky, we know Cal did that, but but it 66 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 2: get gotten stale. Pope. Pope just gets the place well. 67 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: To me, I think that this is fit the rivalry, 68 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: the momentum for both programs. Rob is in place for 69 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: this upcoming years Kentucky Louisville game to be more interesting 70 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: than in recent years, to be really interesting. But maybe 71 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 2: there's been so much chatter, Hey, why don't we settle 72 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: on the court in July. That's what we're gonna get 73 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 2: Monday night. The TBT organizers are thrilled. This is the 74 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 2: biggest game in the history of their event. And this 75 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 2: is why you put together an event like this for 76 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 2: a night like Monday. It all becomes worth it when 77 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 2: you have that game Monday. But you're telling me that 78 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 2: Montres Harrell and Willie coley Stein are going to guard 79 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: each other in the paint. You're telling me that the 80 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 2: Harrison brothers are gonna be getting catch and shoot opportunities 81 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 2: at Freedom Hall and getting booed. You're telling me that 82 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 2: Peyton Siva and Russ Smith are gonna try to be pressuring, 83 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: pressuring the ball, pressuring Eric Bledsoe on Monday Night. I'm 84 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: amazed by one. Fifteen thousand plus never questioned the passion 85 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 2: of these two fan bases, rob and two. I just 86 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: think this is all perfect for Louisville Kentucky, one of 87 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 2: college basketball's best rivalries. I'd be curious to hear where 88 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: you rank it. It's great for this rivalry to get 89 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 2: a much needed summer injection of momentum men. I think 90 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: it's perfect timing then heading into the Pope and Kelsey 91 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 2: Aerras kicking off, well. 92 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 4: I think the amount of attention that it's getting and 93 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 4: the amount of excitement and buzz. And you know, this 94 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 4: is Fanta, a tournament where the winner gets a million dollars, right, 95 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 4: what's year year ten? I believe for the tvt right, 96 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 4: And so we've had nine championship games with literally a 97 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 4: million dollars on the line, and the fact that in 98 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 4: the corner finals we have a Kentucky team and a 99 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 4: Louisville team playing each other, and this is the game 100 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 4: that everyone's going to be talking about, going to get 101 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 4: what like fifteen thousand people showing up in the building. 102 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 4: Is the game where it's going to actually make a 103 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 4: splash in terms of national television ratings. Like, I think 104 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 4: that tells you everything you need to know. And as 105 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 4: much as I would like to pretend like this is, 106 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 4: you know, oh, Russ Smith's gonna have a chance to 107 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 4: guard Eric Bledsoe, and we're gonna see Montrez Harrol uh 108 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 4: and Willie Carley Stein going up against each other. And 109 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 4: as much as I want to say that this is about, 110 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 4: you know, a couple of alumni teams going head to head, 111 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 4: I think that this says everything about the excitement that 112 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 4: you see with those two fan bases in terms of 113 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 4: what their coaching staff has done to be able to 114 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 4: reinvigorate the fan base. 115 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 5: Right, we don't need to. 116 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 4: Everyone knows what happened at Louisville the last couple of seasons, 117 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 4: and we don't need to rub salt in the wound, 118 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 4: although this is probably the show if we're going to 119 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 4: rub salt in the room where they would support that 120 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 4: more than any other show that we're on FANTA. But 121 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 4: I think that even with Cal last year, right, there 122 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 4: was there was some excitement and and and the way 123 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 4: that they played, And I think that people saw a 124 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 4: Kentucky team that kind of brought back memories of of 125 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 4: of when the when the program was kind of at 126 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 4: their peak, right, but it ended in a first round loss. 127 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 4: And I think that being able to have a little 128 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 4: bit of new blood there and a new person in 129 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 4: charge and a new kind of voice around the program, 130 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 4: I think all of that matters. And that's a long 131 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 4: way of saying the excitement off of this off season 132 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 4: for both of these programs, I think is why we're 133 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 4: seeing as much attention being given to this because it's 134 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 4: like Louisville fans can't wait to see Louisville play again, right, 135 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 4: and they can't wait for the opportunity to see their 136 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 4: cards be a team that they want to support. We 137 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 4: talked about this on the pot we did yesterday, and 138 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 4: I think with Kentucky fans, they have their coach back 139 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 4: in the place, they have a Kentucky guy running the 140 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 4: Kentucky team again, and I'm just I'm excited to see 141 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 4: what this rivalry will turn into long term again, because 142 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 4: I think that that is one of those games where 143 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 4: you know, at the start of the season, fan and 144 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 4: we circle a lot of games and say that's something 145 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 4: that we got to be able to get to, and 146 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 4: I think it's back to being Kentucky Louisville is one 147 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 4: of those games that you have to make sure that 148 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 4: you are in front of a television or in the 149 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 4: building to be able to watch. 150 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: Hey, give us a call Clark's Pumping Shop phone line 151 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: eighty five nine two aight oh two two eight seven. 152 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 2: We will take calls here. We will take calls in 153 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 2: a little bit again. The number to call eight five 154 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: nine two to aight, oh two to eight seven. All right, 155 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 2: rob let's turn to Kentucky. We will get Willie cally Stein, 156 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: Tyler lyss at ten thirty. We got Russ Smith at eleven. 157 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 2: Can't wait. Let's look at this Kentucky team. Okay, just 158 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: from talking with some of the coaching staff members from 159 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 2: my time in Lexington last week, here's here's what could 160 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: be gathered. Number One, they really believe that Kobe Brea 161 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 2: is as impactful a transfer as as any that there 162 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: was in the portal, as any that they got because 163 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: you look at the last ten years and you look 164 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 2: at the shooting figures, he's as he's the most efficient 165 00:08:56,360 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 2: of any player that you will find. Just defines afficiency. 166 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: Jackson Robinson a killer and a guy who gets what 167 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: Mark Pope wants. I think that was so important that 168 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 2: he followed Pope. They are they are really they love 169 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 2: what they're getting from Kirk Crisa. Look, Kirk Creese has 170 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 2: been through a lot in his college basketball career. He 171 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 2: provides experience and they've they've got to keep him composed 172 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 2: and keep him from turning the ball over. But they're 173 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 2: really bullish on him. And then the front court. It's 174 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 2: going to be interesting to see how the minutes get distributed. 175 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 2: But I think when I look at this roster, Rob, 176 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 2: you know, they they've got some things to figure out 177 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: in terms of two minutes to go in a game, 178 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 2: and it's tied, how's who's who's taking that big shot? 179 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 2: But to me, Rob, the depth is real and in 180 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: today's climate of college basketball, looking up and down this roster, 181 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: they're not going to be over relying on any one piece, 182 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 2: at least on paper. 183 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, and there's balance, there's gonna have to be a 184 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:03,599 Speaker 4: h kind of a depth chart that forms throughout the 185 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 4: off season and the fall and heading into some of 186 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 4: these non conference games. But I was able to catch 187 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 4: up with Jason Hard at Peach Jam last week, and 188 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 4: the two things that I kind of heard were that 189 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 4: one the player that's been really the most impressive for 190 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 4: him in terms of what he kind of expected versus 191 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 4: what he's seen through practice so far has been Andrew Carr. 192 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 4: He said that Andrew car has really come along well. 193 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 4: But the other thing you mentioned kerk Creasa, right, Like, 194 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 4: I think that you're you're correct, and that they've been 195 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 4: very impressed with how he's kind of embraced this leadership role, 196 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 4: this point guard role, to the point where we made 197 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 4: jokes when Kerr was at Arizona right about head band Kerr, 198 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 4: about the way that he played about kind of the 199 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 4: swagger and the personality and the intensity and the fact 200 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 4: that he wasn't scared to kind of talk a little 201 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 4: bit on the floor, right. We called him head band Kerr. 202 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 4: And what Jason was saying is like he kind of 203 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 4: wants to bring a little bit more that back, like 204 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 4: it's gotten he's swung too far in the opposite direction. 205 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 4: I think that playing for a West Virginia team that 206 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 4: was not very good at all this past season, the 207 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 4: amount of losing that they had last year, the fact 208 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 4: that he had to sit out some games through a suspension, 209 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 4: kind of impacted him. And we're seeing him kind of 210 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 4: grow and mature a little bit, and now they're trying 211 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 4: to get him to kind of be that guy again 212 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 4: and play with that swagger again and play with that 213 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 4: level of confidence again. So the question I had, it's 214 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 4: not just the go to guy that you kind of 215 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 4: referenced fant, it's you know, can you trust kerk Crisa 216 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 4: as a point guard on a team that is going 217 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 4: to win the level that Kentucky fans are going to 218 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 4: expect them to win? And I get the sense that 219 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 4: you can. I think we're going to see a really 220 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 4: good year out of him, you know, with the amount 221 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 4: of shooting they have. The big question and we'll probably 222 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 4: get into this a little bit more later in the show, 223 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 4: but the single biggest question I have is there's a 224 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 4: lot of guys that are very good at doing certain 225 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 4: things right, like a Mari Williams will take away Lamont Butler. 226 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 4: Are guys that you kind of circle us saying those 227 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 4: guys are going to be elite defenders. You look at 228 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 4: someone like the Kobe, look at someone like of the freshmen, 229 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 4: and you circle them and say, those guys are going 230 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 4: to be very very good shooters. Right even to Jackson Robinson, 231 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 4: My big question is what's the overlap between Kentucky's best 232 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 4: defensive five and best offensive five? And does this team 233 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,719 Speaker 4: have maybe too many specialists? And maybe it's just kind 234 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 4: of picking it when we when say that, but I 235 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 4: do think that that is the one question I have 236 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 4: is how does this roster all kind of come together? 237 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 4: Because there's a lot of guys that are really good 238 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 4: at a certain thing, but sometimes you need to be 239 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 4: a basketball player more than just a shooter, or a 240 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 4: basketball player more than just a rimp protector kind of 241 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 4: the deal. 242 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 2: It's a great point, it really is. And then I 243 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 2: just between that offensive and defensive five, like Amari Williams 244 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 2: is an elite defender, how do they shelve out the 245 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 2: offensive game because the offensive game is inconsistent? It is, 246 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: what I can tell you is and I'm sure you 247 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 2: may have heard the say they're really pleased with Andrew Carr. 248 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 2: They love what he's going to bring to the table. Hey, 249 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: we keep talking about this, but I said, the phone 250 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 2: lines are all so I'm not gonna lie to you. 251 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 2: The phone lines are open. We have a caller right 252 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 2: off the top to set the tone. We've got Shannon, 253 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 2: our producer. Who do we got here? 254 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 5: Yeah? We got Jordan on with us. 255 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 6: Who ahead? 256 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 5: Jordan? 257 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 7: Hi, Jordan more gentleman. It's good to talk to y'all. 258 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 7: I was going to say, so, I was ten when 259 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 7: cal Perry first came as coach. Do I don't really 260 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 7: know what it's like to have a different coach And 261 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 7: I'm too young to know this is the nostalgia for Coke, 262 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 7: But I think he's just done such a great job 263 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 7: of winning the fan base over and kind of uniting 264 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 7: us into, you know, a new era and a new season. 265 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 7: The two questions I have for y'all is one, do 266 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 7: you think it's more or less likely we have a 267 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 7: better regular season than we did last year? And then 268 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 7: my second question would be, this kind of feels like 269 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 7: we don't know this team as much. And I know 270 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 7: y'all are talking about the players, but where do you 271 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 7: what do you think would be a good way for 272 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 7: the basketball program to really introduce them to the fan 273 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 7: base because there is just a lot of turnover and 274 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 7: new spaces and new names that we're adjusting to you. 275 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 2: Well, I'll give it to Rob after and great call man, 276 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: thank you, thank you so much for calling us this morning. 277 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: I think that there's that The first question is you 278 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: might not have the same regular season, right. I think 279 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 2: this past year you had several terrific moments in the 280 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 2: regular season. And read Shepard and Rob Dillinghand dazzled and 281 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 2: and look he gets the NCAA term and to get embarrassed. 282 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 2: But the measuring stick at Kentucky's not the regular season. 283 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 2: It's what you do in March. So the sec is 284 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: deep and only got and only got deeper in the offseason, Rob, 285 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: So there could be some growing pains, there could be 286 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 2: some learning moments. But at the end of the day, 287 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 2: if you make the Sweet sixteen, that's that's going to 288 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 2: reinvigorate this fan base because it hasn't happened when when 289 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 2: they step on the floor in the twenty twenty five 290 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 2: NCAA Tournament will have been six years. As for getting 291 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 2: the team to know the fans, that comes down to engagement, 292 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 2: engagement events, that comes down to book using your nil events, 293 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 2: meetups at different restaurants, coaches shows, which I'm sure that 294 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 2: there will be. Mark Pope's gonna do a coaches show, 295 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 2: you know that. I don't think that's gonna be a 296 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: problem because this staff is not like that. They're not 297 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 2: closed off. They just engaging with the community. I would 298 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 2: I would guess they do a little preseason you know, 299 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 2: around Lexington type of type of tour. You know, maybe 300 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 2: maybe in future years when you're Kentucky you could play 301 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 2: an exhibition, a charity exhibition somewhere else. Cal did that 302 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 2: from time to time. But in terms of the regular season, 303 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 2: this is something that we talked about Rob on our 304 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 2: show you what are you and please call the hotline? 305 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 2: What are your expectations for this team? I like the 306 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: question there. Robbie says, well, our regular season be better. 307 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: To me, it's like if it comes at the cost 308 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 2: of a couple of losses more, but you win in 309 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 2: the NCAA tournament, that's what can hockey fans are going 310 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 2: to get excited about. 311 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, look, it's going to be hard to be better 312 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 4: than a three seed when you have thirteen brand new 313 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 4: players on your roster. Right in the last three years, 314 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 4: we haven't seen one team that returned less than fifteen 315 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 4: percent of their minutes from the high major ranks even 316 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 4: make the NCAA tournament. Utah State did the last year 317 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 4: out of the Mountain West. 318 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 5: That's it. 319 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 4: So getting to the quite literally getting to the dance 320 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 4: would be unprecedented in the transfer era for this Kentucky team 321 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 4: with the amount of turnover that they had. So my 322 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 4: expectation is they're going to be in and around the 323 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 4: top twenty five. They're going to be in and around 324 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 4: the top five in the SEC, which is going to 325 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 4: be very very good, and they're going to find a 326 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 4: way to be able to make it exciting enough that 327 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 4: that Kentucky fans are engaged. But you're exactly right. It's 328 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 4: a success in March that is going to matter and 329 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 4: is going to be the differentiator for Pope in this program. 330 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 2: Eight five nine two eight ZHO two two eight seven 331 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 2: is the number to call. Coming up at ten thirty 332 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 2: Willie Coley Stein and Tyler you was if you list 333 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 2: the coach of La Familia College, Steime, one of the 334 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 2: all time favorites in Lexington. I'll tell you why after this. 335 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 2: This is John Fans and Rob Dasser filling in for 336 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 2: Matt Jones, just getting started on KASAR At one time 337 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 2: was calling a game and this song was playing and 338 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 2: the officials were at the monitor, and it took the 339 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 2: entire song for the review. We finished the entire Welcome 340 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 2: to the Jungle. And it's at that point when you 341 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 2: finished the entire version of Welcome to the Jungle, Rob Dopster, 342 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: that you probably should make up your mind. 343 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, there's nothing more college basketball than officials going to 344 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 4: the monitor and just staring at it for minutes on it. 345 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 2: But we love it. We can't wait for it. We 346 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 2: live for for all that. Tyler. You listen Willie College 347 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 2: Styte coming up at ten thirty, so we have just 348 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 2: a few minutes for your phone calls. Eight five nine 349 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 2: two eight oh two two eight seven. What is your 350 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: honest expectation for Kentucky this season? What do you look 351 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 2: at with this? I think that Rob, you know, the 352 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 2: big picture element of the state of Kentucky basketball is 353 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 2: this it all things come to an end. And John Caliperry, 354 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 2: how he gets received. We've talked about this. He's gonna 355 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 2: get I think a nice applause from Kentucky fans when 356 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 2: he comes back, and because at the end of the day, 357 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 2: he provided some outstanding moments for the program. But let's 358 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: face it, Cal, the last couple of years of his tenure, 359 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: whether it was with the media or whether it was 360 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: just overall with the results in March, it just had 361 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 2: run its course. Mark Pope is authentic, he's energetic, he 362 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 2: wants to win more than anybody. Why because he was 363 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,719 Speaker 2: an untouchable and he gets the program, he gets the 364 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 2: fan base. His wife and his daughters show up to 365 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 2: the TBT games. They're sitting court side, they're taking it 366 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: all in. He's wearing a La Amelia jersey to the games. 367 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 2: That to me, Rob was like, it's like medicine for 368 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,199 Speaker 2: this fan base. You know, they're not they haven't been 369 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 2: in this dark of a place as Louisville. Far far, 370 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,479 Speaker 2: far from it. But when you're not winning in the 371 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 2: tournament and you have a coach who kind of was 372 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: trying to just run it back, continue to do things 373 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 2: the same way, you know it's it was time. It 374 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 2: was time. And I think that that Kentucky they end 375 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 2: up being the big winner from this. The Mitch Barnhardt 376 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 2: sit down with Cal. You know, I remember watching that 377 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 2: thinking man that I don't think this this works out 378 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 2: for them at the end of the day. If the 379 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: writing's on the wall, the writing's on the wall. And 380 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 2: I know that the search was was interesting and that 381 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 2: they reached out to the different candidates and didn't end 382 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 2: up being the right way. But I know this much. 383 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 2: This guy that's that's currently in the head coach chair 384 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: is so well liked and took BYU Robin in the 385 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 2: Big Twelve this past year, the hardest league in college basketball, 386 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 2: and they had a great season and hovered around the 387 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 2: top twenty five the whole year. And if Mark Pope 388 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 2: does that with this Kentucky team and they win an 389 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 2: NCAA Tournament game, if not too, you're gonna look at 390 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 2: year one as a resounding success. Yeah. 391 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 4: I agree with all that, But do you really think 392 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 4: that Kyle's gonna get a friendly reception the first time 393 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 4: he comes back to Lexington. I think it's gonna be 394 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 4: a little, uh, a little, a little more disfriendly. I 395 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 4: think there's gonna be some boozy. 396 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 2: Because why why because he left. 397 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 8: He left for an sec rival, took a bunch of 398 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 8: players with him, took a bunch of recruits with him. 399 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 8: I understand it to kind of run its course. But 400 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 8: it's not like he left for UCLA. It's not like 401 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 8: he left to go coach to Brooklyn Nets. He went 402 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 8: to Arkansas. 403 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 4: He's coming back as the team is going to be 404 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 4: competing for SEC championships and final fours and five star 405 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 4: recruits like he is in conference. You know, he's not 406 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 4: that far away. He's a razorback now. It's not like 407 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 4: he left the he didn't even leave the league. He's 408 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 4: staying in the SEC. I don't know if he's going 409 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 4: to necessarily get warm applause. You're coming in as a rival. 410 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 2: You don't think that he'll get so I would, I 411 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 2: think and give us a call here, give us a call, 412 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 2: because I'd love to hear from you. We do have 413 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 2: Tyler Ullis and Willie Caley Stide coming up, but after 414 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 2: they they come out Rush Smith design at eleven as well. 415 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 2: But I do want to hear from you. What kind 416 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 2: of reception will cal get versus what kind of reception 417 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 2: should he get? Those are two different questions, Rob. 418 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 4: Well, he should it should be friendly. Right, he won 419 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 4: a title, he made a bunch of final fours. It 420 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 4: wasn't great. The last four years, but it was really 421 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 4: good the eight or nine years before that. But I 422 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 4: just I have a hard time seeing a whole bunch 423 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 4: of fans stand up there and clap for the guy 424 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 4: that's coming in wearing the maroon red suits. He's coming 425 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 4: out of the razorback. You know, maybe one day you 426 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 4: can give h an applause when he comes back. Not 427 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 4: the first time. Nobody's coming in and trying to beat you, 428 00:21:58,119 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 4: nobody's coming in as a rival. 429 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 5: What is that? 430 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 4: Is that game going to be in in w or 431 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 4: whatever it is? 432 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 5: It's good. 433 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 4: They're going to be fighting for a league championship in 434 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 4: a league place there. So it's uh yeah, I don't 435 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 4: I don't know if he's gonna get in the Flaws. 436 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 4: Maybe some will. I bet there's gonna be as many 437 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 4: booze as a will be cheers. That's my bet. 438 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 2: Well, whose team will be better? I mean, that's that's 439 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 2: the other big question here is who who? In twenty 440 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 2: five seconds, Rob, who's going to be better? 441 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 4: Oh man, they're putting me on the spot now. I 442 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 4: will say this. I like the roster build and the 443 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 4: balance more with Kentucky, But I don't think that Arkansas 444 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 4: is gonna have the best player out of the group 445 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 4: in Janelle Davis. 446 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 2: Hmm. Coming up next, Tyler Ulis, Willie Coley Stey. How 447 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 2: should Calby received? What's the TBT Rubb been like? For 448 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 2: Love Familia, We'll tell you TJ. 449 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 4: Smith, personal injury attorney called TJ. 450 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: He'll make them pay. Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio 451 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: present it by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones. 452 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 2: Well, we're not Matt Jones. We're John Fanta and Rob 453 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 2: Dallaster here on a Friday morning with you Love Familiar 454 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 2: on the Kentucky Alumni Team. Second time the Kentucky's Field 455 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 2: and Alumni team in the Basketball Tournament, and this time 456 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 2: they've got a guy who spent time in the NBA. 457 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 2: He was the sixth overall pick in the twenty fifteen 458 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 2: draft of the Sacramento Kings, ended up playing in the 459 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 2: league for eight years Kings, Warriors, MAVs, seventy six ers. 460 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 2: It's the guy who was a first team All American 461 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 2: in twenty fifteen, SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 462 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 2: twenty fifteen. And he is just such a fan favorite. 463 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 2: Why because he loves Kentucky, He loves Big Blue Nation 464 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 2: and they love him back. These people were waiting an 465 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 2: hour after the game last Friday, the first game that 466 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 2: lat Familiar played him, just to make sure that they 467 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 2: could see Willie colly Stein or get his get his 468 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 2: shoes and get his seat band, get something signed, because 469 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 2: that's who Willy is in the community. Willie khley Stein 470 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 2: is joining us now at Kentucky Sports Radio. Willie, good morning, 471 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 2: Good morning. 472 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,400 Speaker 6: How y'all doing. 473 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 2: We're doing great. We're doing great, John Fans or Rob 474 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 2: Dust Willie. I'll start I'll start this with this. What 475 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 2: has this been like being back in Lexington and suiting 476 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 2: up in Kentucky blue and white and playing again for 477 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 2: for this university and seeing the amount of support, getting 478 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 2: this chance to play in TBT Because I know you 479 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: said going in this you wanted to feel that energy again, 480 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 2: you wanted to feel that vibe again. What's what has 481 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: it been like? 482 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 6: Yeah? Oh man, you know I'm getting exactly what I wanted. 483 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 6: Like the love and support out here is I'm real. 484 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 6: So every every everywhere I go, you know, dinner, dinner, store, wherever. 485 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 6: It's just it's love everywhere, man, And that's a special fooling. 486 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 6: So I think the first time around. You know, we're younger, 487 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 6: we kind of tend to overlook how special that is. 488 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 6: And so like now being older, having kids, understanding what 489 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 6: life is all about. 490 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 5: You know, I'm just. 491 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 6: Cherishing all this, you know, and even just getting a 492 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 6: chance to play with the same guys ten years later 493 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 6: with you know, everybody kind of elevated their skill so 494 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 6: a whole another level, and like we're getting to put 495 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 6: it on display now. And it looks like we've all 496 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 6: been playing together for multiple, multiple years and it's only 497 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 6: been a week. 498 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 4: Hey, Willa, Rob Duster here. What does it say about 499 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 4: this Kentucky Louisville rivalry that there's gonna be fifteen fifteen 500 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 4: thousand people in the stands to watch a bunch of 501 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 4: alumni play against each other? 502 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 5: Is this? 503 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 4: Is this the best rivalry in college basketball? Is that 504 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 4: what it says? 505 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 5: I mean, numbers don't lie. 506 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 6: Numbers don't lie. Man. I think I think it's absolutely. 507 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 6: I mean, is buzzing right now. The state is buzzing. 508 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 6: Like I was just I was just outing Lovoe yesterday, 509 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 6: taking a golf lesson with Corey Hoffman, and I end 510 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 6: up playing a Part three course with a bunch of 511 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 6: kids from out there and there was you know, we 512 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 6: was all getting John back and forth about the game. 513 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 6: So like just that energy even it's carried all the 514 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 6: way to you know, in the middle of nowhere at 515 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 6: golf Court, and I don't know, it's fun. It's fun, man, 516 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 6: I can't wait. I'm glad. You know, there's a few 517 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 6: days to get the energy really buzzing, so that Monday's 518 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 6: gonna be one. 519 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 5: For the book. 520 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 2: Willie. By the way, nine o'clock Monday night, it's on 521 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 2: Freedom It's at Freedom Hall. It's on FS one. For 522 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 2: those who can't make I don't know how you couldn't 523 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 2: get there. Freedom Hall is going to be rocking on 524 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 2: Monday night with the Sea of Blue and the Sea 525 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 2: of Red. Willie cully Stein's our guest, Willie. Chris Jones 526 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 2: of the Ville team said, well, there could be some blood. 527 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 2: There could be some blood when when we face off. 528 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 2: That's just how this is. How do you respond to that? 529 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 6: It is what it is, coulb It's like it's that, 530 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 6: it is that type of game, it is that type 531 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 6: of energy it is. It is probably gonna get hippy, 532 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,199 Speaker 6: but ship that's what we want, that's what that's what 533 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 6: the fans. But that's what that's what this rivalry is about. 534 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 6: You know, you can go bro game, the game in history, 535 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 6: through all throughout, all throughout the history of both both teams, 536 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 6: going back and forth, and it is that it's been 537 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 6: that way. So it doesn't matter if this is an 538 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 6: alumni game or not. I mean all of us are 539 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 6: are pros or or right outside of pros. So you 540 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 6: know it's gonna be serious. It's not gonna be like 541 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:40,400 Speaker 6: a pickup game. 542 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 4: Wellie, So the name of the Kentucky team and TBT 543 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 4: is lit familiar. And the guy that kind of brought 544 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 4: all of these guys together kind of built this era 545 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 4: of the family, so to speak, was John Calli Parry. 546 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 4: Obviously he left for Arkansas and the offseason. How did 547 00:27:56,119 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 4: you find out about that? And now that you are, 548 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 4: you are older, and you're obviously more mature and you've 549 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 4: kind of been in the basketball business, how do you 550 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 4: view his decision to leave and take another job in 551 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 4: the SEC? 552 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 5: Yeah? 553 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 6: Man, I mean should I found out just like everybody 554 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 6: else woke up, woke up that morning, was like, dang, 555 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 6: I just signed a lot familiar too, So I was 556 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 6: excited to come in and see see what. You know, 557 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 6: it's been cooking up. And but man, I think it's 558 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 6: I think it's good. I think it's good. I think 559 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,440 Speaker 6: you know, in the time, you know, people love John 560 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 6: out here, people love coach cal So you know, hearing 561 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 6: hearing that kind of you know, it was a blow. 562 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 6: But I think in the grand scheme of things, things 563 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 6: was getting kind of stagnant and in the program a 564 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 6: little bit just you know, couldn't get over a hump. 565 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 6: I feel like, so, I mean, there needs to at 566 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 6: that point. There does need to be a change. And 567 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 6: that's real, that's part of basketball, it's part of the way. 568 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,080 Speaker 6: Coach knew that, that's why, that's why he did it. 569 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 6: And uh, you know, now he's got a different buzz 570 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 6: going around him. It's a different energy, I think, you know, 571 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 6: going to Arkansas, you know, it kind of takes a 572 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 6: lot of pressure off him in the sense of, like 573 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 6: you know, here in Kentucky, you gotta win, you gotta 574 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 6: win now, and and we don't want to hear nothing 575 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 6: else about it. It's we're trying to win, and we're 576 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 6: trying to win now, and so that pressure is deep, 577 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 6: that pressure, that pressure, can you know, turn turn your 578 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 6: hair great can make. 579 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 5: You lose your hair. 580 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 6: So I feel like, uh, you know, he's getting kind 581 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 6: of started, a recharge, refreshed and in a good community 582 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 6: that's gonna, you know, like do exactly what this community did. 583 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 6: They're gonna they're gonna fall in love with them, just 584 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 6: like this community. 585 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 4: Really a quick follow up for you. We we talked 586 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 4: about this, John and I before we went to the 587 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 4: last break, But what do you think the reaction for 588 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 4: Kentucky Finn should be the first time that that cal 589 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 4: wall into Rough as the Arkansas head coach. 590 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,479 Speaker 6: I mean I would be I mean I would be 591 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 6: kind of disappointed if it was anything but love. Yeah, 592 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 6: m hm, He's done a lot. He's done a lot 593 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 6: for the community. I mean that can't be dismissed. You know, 594 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 6: whether it's you know, he's he's on a new team 595 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 6: or not. I feel like, yeah, you gotta shut them 596 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 6: flowers and then it's on, like you know what I mean, 597 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 6: you got and then then it's on. You know, that's 598 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 6: that's first name. 599 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 5: At the end of the day. 600 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 2: I agree with you we were just talking about in 601 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 2: the previous segment. I mean, he did do a lot 602 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 2: of good and I think that that that Willie, and 603 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 2: I don't know how you feel about this. Look, the 604 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 2: last few years we were tough. We know what the 605 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 2: measuring stick is. Part of it was because of what 606 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 2: he created, though, part of part of those you know 607 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 2: when when you're falling in the NCAA tournament, well you're 608 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 2: used to going deep going, I mean in the on 609 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 2: your teams to start a season thirty eight. No, I 610 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 2: wanted to ask you about that. How was how would 611 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 2: you describe the the idea of week after week after week, 612 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 2: you guys just have not lost a game? How did that? 613 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 2: How did that happen? How much pressure was there on 614 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 2: you when you got to the tournament and you went 615 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 2: into it having not lost a game? 616 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 6: Yeah? Man, I think coach did a good job of 617 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 6: keeping us in in into week to week and not 618 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 6: really getting ahead of ourselves. Like I visially remember just 619 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 6: enjoying that whole time like I wasn't. I wasn't, and 620 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 6: I don't think anybody else was. I think everybody was 621 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 6: kind of like, you know, where we're doing something some 622 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 6: super super special here, let's let's enjoy. But I think 623 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 6: it goes back even farther than that, like the Bahamas 624 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 6: that summer like. 625 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 5: Like we were a close team. 626 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 6: Outside looking in you would think you would think that 627 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 6: we were super super super close, you know, but that summer, 628 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 6: now we were fighting like we was fighting like it 629 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 6: was a fight, like we were practicing it's a fight, 630 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 6: and coaches is letting it happen like like this is 631 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 6: this is every day. This is every day for like 632 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 6: the first first couple of months of playing pickup, like 633 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 6: we know how the twins are, we know how book is, 634 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 6: we know how Tyler is. Like everybody's dogs. So we 635 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 6: was in there getting to it and at the end 636 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 6: of the day, it just made us so so close, 637 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 6: Like now it's just so much love, like we went 638 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 6: we went to for a real war, you know. And 639 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 6: practices like the games was easy. Shit, we ain't even 640 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 6: be we was playing. We was playing more minutes in 641 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 6: practice and we got to play in the game so soon. 642 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 6: By the time we got to get into games, it 643 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 6: was like, you know, we're seeing stakes, We're seeing steak 644 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 6: and lobster, like you know, we're about to eat. 645 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 4: Willie. You've you've got a chance to be coached by 646 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 4: Tyler Ulis here in the last couple of weeks, how 647 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 4: good does he give me the scout of report on 648 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 4: Tyler Ewlis in this new new era of his basketball career. 649 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 6: Oh man, Tyler Tyler. Yeah, I mean, Tyler's had a 650 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 6: couple of conversations about about the coaching thing. He's a 651 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 6: good coach man. He's just just like, I mean, just 652 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 6: the way it looks like he's got a bunch of 653 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 6: you know, pros bought in to what he wants us 654 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 6: to do, and it looks good and we're and we're rocking, 655 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 6: and like nobody's complaining and nobody's you know, it's all respect. 656 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 6: But we know what Tyler's trying. So you know, we're 657 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 6: just respecting that to the highest degree. And that was 658 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 6: one of the things when he says, just like everybody, 659 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 6: respect everybody, everybody, but he's game everybody, you know, respect 660 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 6: everybody's effort into this whole, this whole situation right now, 661 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 6: because you know, we've got a lot of people behind 662 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 6: the scenes making making a lot of a lot of 663 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 6: you know, things us on the back end. And uh 664 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 6: so that goes to that too, you know, disrespecting that 665 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 6: like who put it all together and who's keeping it together. 666 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 6: So you know, that's a special thing for. 667 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 2: Willie colly Stein, Will we really appreciate you taking the 668 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 2: time and and thanks for going down memory lane, but 669 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 2: also a new memory gets formed on Monday night. What's 670 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 2: your message to Big Blue Nation as you guys are 671 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,720 Speaker 2: heading into enemy territory Freedom Hall Monday evening. 672 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 6: So they know the vibes, they know the vibes, they 673 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 6: know what we're there for. I want, I'm trying to. 674 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,359 Speaker 6: I'm trying to hear it loud. I'm trying to, I'm 675 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 6: trying to build. I'm trying to feel the energy out. 676 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 6: I mean, I have no doubt that's gonna happen, but 677 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 6: I don't know. This is this is this is probably 678 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 6: one of the best Louisville, Kentucky games in history. And 679 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 6: when you put it on paper, who's really on the teams, 680 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 6: And uh, we're all in our prime. So it's like 681 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:03,319 Speaker 6: like we're seeing something crazy right now. We really, we 682 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 6: really are going to see something crazy. Like just the 683 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,319 Speaker 6: way how PVT is set up, like it's ended on 684 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 6: the game winner regardless, like this is going to be 685 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 6: the energy is going to be wild. 686 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 4: More red than blue in there. 687 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 6: I need to see more blue than red for sure. 688 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:22,960 Speaker 2: Exactly. 689 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 6: I know how we get down. I know how we 690 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 6: get down to ask Andy, I know how we get down. Yeah, 691 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:32,440 Speaker 6: it's a blue country when we go up there. So 692 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 6: that's what I'm trying to see. 693 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 5: Your cancer. 694 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 2: And last I checked, you have a four game winning 695 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,280 Speaker 2: streak against Louisville. 696 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 6: Hey man, blessed. 697 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:44,320 Speaker 5: We're blessed. 698 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 6: We're blessed, aren't we? 699 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 2: Yes you are. Willie cauley Stein. We'll see you Monday night. 700 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:56,799 Speaker 2: Thanks for taking the time. We'll take a break after this. 701 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,439 Speaker 2: We'll get your reactions to that interview. Have you got 702 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 2: a favorite Willie colley Stein memory? Share with us and 703 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 2: we'll talk about what your expectations. What do you expect 704 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 2: one from Mark Pope this upcoming season? And two how 705 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:15,280 Speaker 2: will you receive John cal Perry when he comes back 706 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 2: to ropp Arena? How will you react when he comes 707 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,879 Speaker 2: on that tunnel? Will you give him an applause? Will 708 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 2: you just give him a chorus of booz? This is KSR. 709 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 2: We'll get your answers next, Little Chris Tapleton on a 710 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 2: Friday morning. This is ks R, Kentucky Sports Radio. Willie 711 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:32,919 Speaker 2: colley Stein was fantastic number to call A five nine two, 712 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 2: A zero two two eight seven. Let's go back to 713 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:37,879 Speaker 2: the phones right now. Who do we got. 714 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 5: We've got Rob another Rob on the line with us. 715 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 2: Wow, Rob, good morning, Hey guys. 716 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 5: Uh. As far as your question goes about being booed, 717 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,399 Speaker 5: that's kind of a no brainer for a Kentucky saying, 718 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,399 Speaker 5: I'm a little surprised you even asking the question. He's 719 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,399 Speaker 5: gonna get booed because when he put on Arkansas Red 720 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:04,720 Speaker 5: and he enters in tar Arena, he's now the enemy. 721 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:12,239 Speaker 5: Now it's guys, it's gonna happen. I'll bet you now, Rob, 722 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,600 Speaker 5: get off the line. I'll bet you whatever you want. 723 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 2: No, Rob, I'm gonna ask you this. You're still I'm Ron. Yeah. 724 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:23,560 Speaker 2: So here's my question for you. How would you categorize 725 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,879 Speaker 2: than the John Caliperry era? Uh? In full? How would 726 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 2: you categorize? 727 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 5: I like John in full? Absolutely? I mean I was 728 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:35,800 Speaker 5: a fan until you know, the last year I felt 729 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 5: it was time to go. You know, the gig was up. 730 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 5: Everything in God's fell. I'm glad he's gone, but he's 731 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:46,359 Speaker 5: still put on an interconference team. He's coming back. There 732 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 5: wasn't a lot of love with a lot of the fans. 733 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 5: I actually had a defending to most of the people, 734 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 5: and I'm just telling you I know the temperature of 735 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 5: Big Blue. They are a lot more angry at John 736 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:58,359 Speaker 5: Caliperry than I am. 737 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 2: Do you think, Well, obviously you think, But I want 738 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 2: to know what your honest expectations are for Mark Pope 739 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,759 Speaker 2: this year and what you think he's going to be 740 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:13,400 Speaker 2: at Kentucky. 741 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 5: I think you guys assessed it right. He's gonna be 742 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:22,759 Speaker 5: top twenty five, probably a sweet sixteen. We're not going 743 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 5: to hold his feet to the fire, but in the 744 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 5: day of Nil, the Kentucky brand and the Coffers, he 745 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 5: should be able to be made by year three making 746 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 5: a run for the title. 747 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,560 Speaker 2: Rob, thank you for the call year three. 748 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:39,359 Speaker 4: I like it. 749 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what Rob says. Do you agree, Rob? Is 750 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 2: that fair? I actually think I think that's fair, like 751 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 2: going into year three off the first two then fully 752 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 2: building it out like the thing is though, Rob, and 753 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:59,160 Speaker 2: I know you've got thoughts on this transfer portal versus 754 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 2: true freshman five star route versus versus getting the best 755 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 2: in the portal. This was a this roster the way 756 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 2: that Mark Pope constructed me. He got a lot of 757 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 2: good transfers, a couple of great ones a couple of 758 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 2: questions to answer, but he filled up at the portal 759 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,839 Speaker 2: because he in the portal because he had to. It'd 760 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 2: just be interesting to see if he continues to go 761 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,799 Speaker 2: that route more so than than doing what Cal did. 762 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 2: And then to that point, you know, if you're a 763 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 2: high schooler, is that still in your mind in a 764 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 2: world where Bill self and Dan Hurley are are kings 765 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 2: right now? Hurley being the main king. You know what 766 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,680 Speaker 2: kind of what do we see in the distribution between 767 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,479 Speaker 2: like a Kansas duke Carolina Arkansas now because of Cal 768 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 2: and Kentucky in terms of the five star freshmen. 769 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 4: Well, look, I think continuity matters. I think if you 770 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 4: look at the way that Yukon was able to develop 771 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 4: guys over two and three years to get them to 772 00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 4: the point where they were pros matters. I think when 773 00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:01,600 Speaker 4: you look at when Kansas won two with Christian Brown 774 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,760 Speaker 4: and Jalen Wilson and those guys, the continuity they're mattered. 775 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 4: Look at Baylor in twenty twenty one, the continuity there mattered. 776 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 4: They had upperclassmen that had been in the program for two, three, 777 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:13,080 Speaker 4: four years. And I think if you look at kind 778 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 4: of hope had to go out and get guys that 779 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:19,280 Speaker 4: could contribute right away, because when you have to fill 780 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:23,239 Speaker 4: thirteen roster spots, like bakers can't be choosers at that point, right, 781 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:25,799 Speaker 4: Like you need bodies more than anything else. And he's 782 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 4: got a bunch of guys that are going to be 783 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 4: here for one year and gone. But he's also got 784 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:33,040 Speaker 4: Travis Perry and Colin Chandler, He's got Trentonoah and Brandon 785 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 4: Garrison will take it away. Is probably going to end 786 00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:38,360 Speaker 4: up being a two year guys my guess, right, So 787 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:42,680 Speaker 4: there is going to be a level of developing a 788 00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 4: program and a culture and a team and not just 789 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 4: having it be a turned over, one and done factory. 790 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:52,360 Speaker 4: You do want some of those guys because quite often 791 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 4: a player like in Aj Debonsa or somebody at that 792 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:56,800 Speaker 4: level is going to end up being one of the 793 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 4: best players in college basketball. So it helps having those guys, 794 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:03,239 Speaker 4: a player of that caliber, like a hole fill a need, 795 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:05,760 Speaker 4: do a job via Steph Castle, be a Dono m Klingen, 796 00:41:06,239 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 4: all of that stuff helps. But being able to have 797 00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:12,360 Speaker 4: the base of six, seven, eight guys returning every single 798 00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:15,440 Speaker 4: year so you can maintain that level of culture, maintain 799 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:19,720 Speaker 4: that level of a player run program, a player coach program, 800 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 4: so to speak. I think all that stuff matters, and 801 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:24,319 Speaker 4: you can see the basis of it there, you know, 802 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:27,440 Speaker 4: in terms of does he have to win a title 803 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 4: by his third season? No, like if you if it's 804 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:33,359 Speaker 4: national title or bust, like three hundred and sixty one 805 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,360 Speaker 4: coaches would be out of the job every single season 806 00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 4: that was the case, right. But I do think by 807 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:39,759 Speaker 4: year three you want to have a team that's like 808 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:43,800 Speaker 4: entering the season and the conversation for top eight nationally, right. 809 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:45,839 Speaker 4: I think that's fair. 810 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:50,000 Speaker 2: I think that's fair. We've got Russ Smith coming up 811 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:52,560 Speaker 2: talk about the villain lot familiar. That's gonna be an 812 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:56,279 Speaker 2: interesting interview on this year station. Stay with us. This 813 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:57,600 Speaker 2: is Kentucky Sports Radio.