WEBVTT - KJ Live - Dennis Evans

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<v Speaker 1>This is kJ Live with Chris john S. Allen and

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<v Speaker 1>Chris is having conversations with influencers in the sports world

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<v Speaker 1>and entertainment industry. Now here's Chris Johnson. You're now tuned

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<v Speaker 1>in to kJ Live. I'm your host, Chris Johnson. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>guest on the show was one of the top young

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<v Speaker 1>basketball prospects in the world. He hails from Riverside, California,

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<v Speaker 1>stands around seven ft two, attends Hill Chris High School

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<v Speaker 1>in the Inland Empire, and next season he will be

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<v Speaker 1>joining coach Ben Johnson in the University of Minnesota Golden

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<v Speaker 1>Gophers men's basketball program. Let's welcome in Dennis Evans to

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<v Speaker 1>the show. What's happening, Dennis? Not much? How's everything going? Man?

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<v Speaker 1>You have you have practice today? How did that go?

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<v Speaker 1>I want really? Will? Yeah? What sort of stuff is

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<v Speaker 1>coach Jack's coach would? Right? Yeah? Is coach would putting

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<v Speaker 1>you guys through? I know we're in November. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>the season is about to start and kick off. What

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<v Speaker 1>are some of the stuff that you guys have been

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<v Speaker 1>doing in practice and what are some of your goals

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<v Speaker 1>as far as going into your senior year? Wrong this

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<v Speaker 1>time during podcast we're making sure that everyone knows sets,

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<v Speaker 1>some plays and you know what to do in different

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<v Speaker 1>situations and all that. And my goal for my senior

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<v Speaker 1>years just hopefully once if CIF before I leave and

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<v Speaker 1>do as much as possible to get everyone around me better. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great goal, man. I want to c I

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<v Speaker 1>F championships defeated modern day uh and both of them

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the States. So I know that feeling, man,

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the heck of a goal. And with your

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<v Speaker 1>skill set, your ability to really control and patrol the

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<v Speaker 1>painted area and dominate on that side, man, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be tough for people to beat you. Guys. Man, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to back up a little bit, man, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to find out sort of the beginnings and the foundation

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<v Speaker 1>of of which Dennis Evans was built up. Where are

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<v Speaker 1>you from the Riverside area originally? Yeah? I was. I

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<v Speaker 1>was born around here, moved up to victor Ville for

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<v Speaker 1>a few years, and then came back down when the

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<v Speaker 1>team to high school. Yeah, did you play like growing

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<v Speaker 1>up when you was a youngster? Did you play other sports?

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<v Speaker 1>And were you always a hooper? I didn't really play

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<v Speaker 1>too many sports growing up, you know. I got into

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<v Speaker 1>sports when I got into middle school, because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's my first time seeing you know, and what made

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<v Speaker 1>you fall in level the game? Like who was your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite player around that time? Growing up? Around that time?

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<v Speaker 1>First growing up, I was watching like a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>really old footage. So first few players I've seen it

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<v Speaker 1>was like a team Kareem and those players, and I

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<v Speaker 1>really like the way they played. What what are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that you really enjoyed about a team

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<v Speaker 1>Elijah one, because he's one of the greats of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Incredible footwork, my man. What what was some of the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff you observed a by the key? Well, I started

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<v Speaker 1>to pick up too much offensively, but first thing I

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<v Speaker 1>did see it was his defensive presence. You know, his

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<v Speaker 1>always wanted to go after a shot and really good

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<v Speaker 1>at being there to block it and get it out

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<v Speaker 1>the way. Yeah. And so I'm sure you're pretty tall

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<v Speaker 1>in middle school. How tall were you like around the

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<v Speaker 1>eighth grade? Eighth grade, I was about six seven six seven,

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<v Speaker 1>And at that time, were you playing primarily on the

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<v Speaker 1>inside or where your coach is kind of trying to

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<v Speaker 1>put some skills in you to make you have that nice,

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<v Speaker 1>sweet jumper that you've got today, I'll primarily play inside,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, clean up job, trying to get to the

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<v Speaker 1>rim as much as possible. Yeah, yeah, that sounds about right. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at where you were in the eighth

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<v Speaker 1>grade and you look at where you are now, like,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think when you think back to that?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel a sense of satisfaction? Or is it

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<v Speaker 1>like jobs not finished like Kobe says, or what's your mentality?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like it's definitely been a really good progression,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's definitely somewhere else to go. I mean, seeing

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<v Speaker 1>how far up coming this little amount of time makes

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<v Speaker 1>me wonder how far I could Yeah? Absolutely. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>the how do you handle all the sort of the

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<v Speaker 1>success and the adulation. I mean, you shot up the rankings.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe you're ranked somewhere around the one forty something

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<v Speaker 1>one fifty. The shot up to top twenty, like in

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<v Speaker 1>less in a couple of sessions of playing. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you handle that new found notoriety and how do you

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<v Speaker 1>stay grounded and keep the main thing the main thing?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? I always think about, you know, a long

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<v Speaker 1>term success, and I think about the short term, because

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<v Speaker 1>the short term could come and go as quickly as

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<v Speaker 1>it came. Wow? Wow, So where do you get that

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<v Speaker 1>sort of big picture that's a mature way of thinking this?

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<v Speaker 1>And you're still sixteen? Or did you turn seventeen yet?

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<v Speaker 1>I turned seventeen? Okay, okay, So when did you turn seventeen?

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<v Speaker 1>I was like July towards the beginning of summer, like

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<v Speaker 1>you around the middle. Wow, So you just turned seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>and you're already focused and locked into the long long term.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have mentors, parents or I know you your

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<v Speaker 1>parents are or in your life heavily. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>people that you count on to keep you grounded and

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<v Speaker 1>keep you on the right path. I definitely. My AU

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<v Speaker 1>coach is one of them, always telling me, like when

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<v Speaker 1>I was really bad at bousketball, that there's always a

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<v Speaker 1>bigger picture to it and just continue to keep working

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<v Speaker 1>and keep getting better. Absolutely. And when the college coaches

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<v Speaker 1>started calling Dennis and they started, you know, sending letters

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<v Speaker 1>and getting the calls from the house, how was that

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<v Speaker 1>process for you as far as your recruitment? What things

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<v Speaker 1>did you look for in a college basketball coaching staff,

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<v Speaker 1>in a college basketball program. I definitely was looking for

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<v Speaker 1>a program that was gonna, you know, give me an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to give me a chance to showcase the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that I belong there and then I'm gonna get better

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<v Speaker 1>at everything that I uh do. Who were some of

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<v Speaker 1>the like finalists that you had in contention for your services?

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<v Speaker 1>My two finance was Minnesota and TCU. And what put

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota over the top versus TCU Because I know Jamie Dixon,

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<v Speaker 1>I know Coach Broussard down there, and that's that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good program, that's a good staff, They've got some stuff

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<v Speaker 1>going on. What made Minnesota so attractive for you? Den?

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like it would be an easier option to

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<v Speaker 1>come in and just put in the work and continue

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<v Speaker 1>to get better. You know, if there's always gonna be expectations,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, just having that expectation here will definitely

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<v Speaker 1>help me improve my game and continue to focus on

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<v Speaker 1>what's the main goal is instead of the turn to

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<v Speaker 1>other things. Yeah, that and you're going into the Big

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<v Speaker 1>Ten Conference. Minnesota plays the likes of Michigan State in

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<v Speaker 1>Michigan and Indiana and Purdue in Illinois. I mean, did

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<v Speaker 1>that excite you? The allure of playing sort of out

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<v Speaker 1>of state and these like story programs for US West

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<v Speaker 1>Coast guys because we usually see them on ESPN. It's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely an exciting thing for me, you know, being able

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<v Speaker 1>to come in and play against those some programs like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's definitely gonna be you know, benefits with some improvement.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you excited about, uh reuniting with your former teammate

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<v Speaker 1>Jaden Henley up there. It's definitely gonna be exciting things

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<v Speaker 1>to me, you know, being able to play with alongside

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<v Speaker 1>him again. Yeah, man, you guys should do some good things.

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<v Speaker 1>But you guys are really, really, really talented, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing like that camaraderie to help with the chemistry. Dentist,

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<v Speaker 1>If you're I asked one of your teammates right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I say, what type of teammate is Dennis Evans? What

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<v Speaker 1>would they what would they describe you as? They will

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<v Speaker 1>describe me as a really good teammate, you know, someone

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<v Speaker 1>who's always looking to try to push someone to go

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit further and make a few more shots

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to run a little bit harder. Yeah, okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>And so you push guys in practice? Are you first

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<v Speaker 1>in sprints? Are you? Are you vocal? In practice? You

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<v Speaker 1>seem like a quiet leader, I describe your style for me,

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<v Speaker 1>I am one quietly trying to beat everybody in sprints

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<v Speaker 1>and all that, and call people out when they are

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<v Speaker 1>messing up for something, or help somebody else if they're

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<v Speaker 1>messing up on them play. I'm not too welcal with

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive vent and something I'm still working on, but

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive vent. I'll really speak up to the guys,

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<v Speaker 1>let them know what they need to do and everything,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that we're all together. Yeah, talking and communicating

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<v Speaker 1>is essential, especially for for for somebody like yourself. Fox

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<v Speaker 1>s R to listen live. When you played your A

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<v Speaker 1>U season, I saw you stepping out, I saw you

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<v Speaker 1>being on the floor and the perimeter. Um, I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>you hit threes. I've seen you, you know, do some

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<v Speaker 1>stuff out there. How much part, I mean, how much

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<v Speaker 1>of that part of your game do you work on

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<v Speaker 1>and how much of it is an emphasis? It's definitely

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<v Speaker 1>something I'm starting to work on a lot more, especially

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<v Speaker 1>with the way the game to play is played nowadays.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm still working on developing inside outside skills.

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<v Speaker 1>But how good outside i Q as well as inside

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<v Speaker 1>post work were really good because if they start to

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<v Speaker 1>double b outside or inside, I could step outside and

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<v Speaker 1>also look be able to look and make the reason

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<v Speaker 1>cuts that it's necessary being a weekler as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>now you sound like you you're a student of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>You study the game a lot, dentist, Yeah, YouTube film

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<v Speaker 1>or you in film sessions with coach. I mean, what's

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<v Speaker 1>your process when you're trying to learn and and really

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, develop more and get a little better

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<v Speaker 1>on that side of things. You know, it's definitely like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>watching film, watching old games and all that, and also

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<v Speaker 1>watching some of the you know, some some of the

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<v Speaker 1>film from other players and all that, seeing how they move,

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<v Speaker 1>how they react to things. That's a smart thing to do. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>you should watch as much film as you can. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how you that's in mimic, you know, and try to

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<v Speaker 1>copy off of those guys, because at your side, your

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<v Speaker 1>frame and if you're able to, you know, mimic some

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<v Speaker 1>of those movements and some of those things. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the sky is absolutely delimited. You won a gold medal

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<v Speaker 1>for the Team USA under eighteen team in Spain. What

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<v Speaker 1>did you learn about yourself during that trip? I learned

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about myself, you know. I learned that um

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<v Speaker 1>a voluable I said, you know, as a player, not

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<v Speaker 1>only in my little team, but also you know nationally,

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<v Speaker 1>I proved some value and also help me learn a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more about myself being in that type of situation

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<v Speaker 1>outside of the country. You know, don't speak the same

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<v Speaker 1>language as everybody else. Yeah, No, it's always an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>experience when you're international. I got the chance to play

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<v Speaker 1>in the Middle East and Russia and Turkey and all

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<v Speaker 1>over the world. But the one common theme, uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>game of basketball. They spoke the language of basketball. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>It's spoken everywhere. Uh. In't that cool though? When you

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<v Speaker 1>when you see someone that's thousand miles away and they're

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<v Speaker 1>kind of have the same swag or they're on the

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<v Speaker 1>court doing stuff, You're just like that, Man, where do

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<v Speaker 1>you get that from? It's definitely something you know, exciting

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<v Speaker 1>to see, you know, uh, seeing what other players do

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<v Speaker 1>while you're out there, seeing the different things that they

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<v Speaker 1>pick up with their game, definitely something different. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>get close with any of your teammates? You still keep

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<v Speaker 1>in contact with any of those guys, anybody you know

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<v Speaker 1>you cool with. I talked to a few of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys on the team. You know, we don't talk a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot because you know, we're go to different schools,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit harder to communicate. Well, I've definitely spoke

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<v Speaker 1>with a few of them. That's we're going on. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to find some some things out about you

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<v Speaker 1>on the off the court stuff. As far as your

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<v Speaker 1>academic goals, I'm very interested in that. Man. What is it?

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<v Speaker 1>What's your favorite subject in school and what do you

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<v Speaker 1>plan on majoring in at Minnesota. My favorite subject in

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<v Speaker 1>school right now is definitely math. I find it a

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<v Speaker 1>lot easier to deal with numbers. What what are you as?

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<v Speaker 1>Statistics are? Calculus? And me? What what bath class are? Year? Bro?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in I'm in stats right now. Stats is killer.

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<v Speaker 1>So how you doing in it? I'm doing pretty well? Yeah? Alright,

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<v Speaker 1>but pretty well? What's that? A B plus A minus

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<v Speaker 1>the C? Talk to them. I haven't gotten lower than

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<v Speaker 1>a nine D on the test yet. Oh okay, alright, alright,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you gonna major in college? Uh? Probably major

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<v Speaker 1>economics or business. Okay, okay, And let's say twenty years

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<v Speaker 1>down the line, after twenty five years down the line,

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<v Speaker 1>after you've you know, hooped and you're you've hung it

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<v Speaker 1>all up, what do you envision yourself doing with your

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<v Speaker 1>business or economics degree after basketball? I definitely want to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, continue to make some connections and hopefully have

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<v Speaker 1>enough going from either way. I can still you know,

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<v Speaker 1>assist in the game of basketball. Yeah. Yeah, that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's the player. Man. Let's stay today. Let's talk a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about what you envisioned your role at Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>and what you're short your short term and long term

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<v Speaker 1>goals are for college. I know when I went to school,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to win a championship. We got lucky and

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<v Speaker 1>won a national championship my first year. Now, with your addition,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no question the Golden Golfers can be a contender. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>winning a championship is a hard thing to do. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that something that you think about, Dennis, that's definitely the

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<v Speaker 1>gold of course, it's always gonna be the golden pushtion

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<v Speaker 1>to go as far as possible. Absolutely, always shoot for

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<v Speaker 1>the stars. Man, Uh, that's dope. Who's your favorite NBA player?

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<v Speaker 1>Every NBA player, Yeah, i'd said, Joel. Why why you

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<v Speaker 1>like his game. That's the way he's been able to

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<v Speaker 1>change the adopter being a low post player to be

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<v Speaker 1>an inside outside th Yeah. Now, his his development on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides, on the side of the game has been

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<v Speaker 1>It's been amazing to see he does stuff out there. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just like that where he get that at I

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<v Speaker 1>could see some similarities there. I could see you being

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<v Speaker 1>able to do it. You're what side you you are?

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<v Speaker 1>I saw somewhere you had on some seventeen crops, some

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<v Speaker 1>seven teens and some crops and something may called you

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<v Speaker 1>out on TV? Was that true? Yeah? Oh? Man, So

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta get custom shoes or like, what's your favorite

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<v Speaker 1>pair of shoes? If you could pick one pair of

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<v Speaker 1>shoes that you you could wear every day for the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of your life, Bro, which ones would it be?

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<v Speaker 1>That's hard? Dang one pair of shoes. There's my pair. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm going for own court style, going Kyris, okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>off court, of course, I'm usually gonna go with something

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more comfortable. Yeah, okay, yeah me too.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm the same way. I got some ugs with

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<v Speaker 1>the fur in them, man, that I just love. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that comfort is you know that comforts a well

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<v Speaker 1>when you hoop and you're all your feet. People got

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<v Speaker 1>that don't hoop. They don't understand what it's like for us, bro.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't understand what the what the hoopers go through.

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<v Speaker 1>But take care of those feet, man, take care of

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<v Speaker 1>those puppies. Um. As far as like the number one

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<v Speaker 1>thing you you say you can improve upon, this as

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<v Speaker 1>far as your game on the basketball, for something you

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<v Speaker 1>think about, something you work hard towards every single day,

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<v Speaker 1>what is it? I was definitely building the offensive edge.

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<v Speaker 1>My defense is out of my offense right now. And

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<v Speaker 1>if I can get them leveled out and continue to

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<v Speaker 1>both you know, keep them both going, obviously something that

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<v Speaker 1>I'll really helped me. Do you have like a go

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<v Speaker 1>to move that you the one move that you love

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<v Speaker 1>more than others? I mean, I'm not trying to give

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<v Speaker 1>everybody the scout a report on your game, So if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't feel comfortable telling everybody right now, that's cool.

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<v Speaker 1>But because I noticed you got one time I saw

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<v Speaker 1>you cat you did a shimmy A yah yah y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the pivot I see you like the up

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<v Speaker 1>and under pivot game. Is that stuff that you like

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<v Speaker 1>to do a lot well. At first my goal to

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<v Speaker 1>move was the hook shop, but after the first year

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<v Speaker 1>I realized that it's gonna have to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>up and under. So they pretty much changes each year. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems like because the defenders are trying to beat

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<v Speaker 1>you in the air and get you know, jumped before

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<v Speaker 1>you do, so they always go go for that pumping

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<v Speaker 1>because everybody's trying to jump quick because they know they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get banged on if they don't. Something else that

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<v Speaker 1>does about you too, man, When you blocking shots, Man,

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<v Speaker 1>I see you always talking to dude, not talking, but

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<v Speaker 1>kind of giving them the little scalt. What is that from? Man?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it? Are you hyped at that moment or what's

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<v Speaker 1>up with that? I'm definitely hyped to them over. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I find a lot of fun blocking shots,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's definitely something that I've always been really good

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<v Speaker 1>at and eventually I started showing a bit of motion

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<v Speaker 1>with it. No, man, it's a great thing to see. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>That fire, that passion shows that you know you're taking

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<v Speaker 1>this this defensive thing seriously. I saw you block three

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<v Speaker 1>four shots in the road and just doing the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, Okay, he's ready. He's ready. He's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>need that energy in the Big ten conference. Um. Then

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<v Speaker 1>there's a couple more questions. Man, then I'm gonna let

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<v Speaker 1>you go. I kind of wanted to find out what

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<v Speaker 1>is it in your life? I don't know. It might

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<v Speaker 1>be spiritually, it might be you know, your parents. What

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<v Speaker 1>keeps you like locked in on a daily basis? All

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<v Speaker 1>it say, it's my love for the game and my family. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>families everything, man, Families inspirationals, motivational man. Family and love

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<v Speaker 1>will help you get up when you don't really want

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<v Speaker 1>to get up and do the things that that you

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<v Speaker 1>don't feel like doing, and you gotta do it. And

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it is that you've been doing, young man, continue

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. UM. Is an honor to have you

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<v Speaker 1>on the show. Man. We'll be looking forward to watching

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<v Speaker 1>you play at Minnesota UM, and excuse me this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to seeing you play and then in

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<v Speaker 1>the future at Minnesota. UM. Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>joining the show, Dennis. We appreciate you. Got any shoutouts

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted to give, bro I got no shout out.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for inviting me here. You know, tremendous opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely thank you for coming on, ladies and gentlemen. Dennis

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<v Speaker 1>Evans