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- 1:03is
- 1:03Sports
- 1:03Talk
- 1:04New
- 1:04York.
- 1:05And
- 1:05that
- 1:05music
- 1:06can
- 1:06only
- 1:06mean
- 1:06one
- 1:06thing.
- 1:06The
- 1:07madness
- 1:07has
- 1:07begun.
- 1:09I'm
- 1:09your
- 1:09host,
- 1:09Mike
- 1:10Coydone,
- 1:10along
- 1:11with
- 1:11the
- 1:11man
- 1:11we
- 1:11call
- 1:12Cappy,
- 1:12Chris
- 1:13Caputo.
- 1:13We
- 1:14have
- 1:14two
- 1:14full
- 1:14hours
- 1:15tonight,
- 1:15folks,
- 1:16of
- 1:16basketball,
- 1:18just
- 1:19madness.
- 1:19As
- 1:19I
- 1:19said
- 1:20before,
- 1:20we
- 1:21have
- 1:21James
- 1:21Forrest,
- 1:22former
- 1:22Georgia
- 1:22Tech
- 1:23player,
- 1:23buzzer
- 1:23beater
- 1:24from
- 1:241992,
- 1:25will
- 1:25join
- 1:25us.
- 1:26Scott
- 1:26Cross,
- 1:27head
- 1:27coach
- 1:27at
- 1:27Troy
- 1:28University,
- 1:28who
- 1:29will
- 1:29be
- 1:29playing
- 1:29in
- 1:29the
- 1:29tournament.
- 1:30Then
- 1:30at
- 1:308:30,
- 1:31we're
- 1:31joined
- 1:31by
- 1:32New
- 1:32York
- 1:32former
- 1:33great
- 1:33Charlie
- 1:34Ward,
- 1:34Heisman
- 1:34Trophy
- 1:35winner,
- 1:35New
- 1:35York
- 1:36Knicks
- 1:36Player,
- 1:379:00,
- 1:38Chris
- 1:38Jenkins
- 1:38from
- 1:39Villanova
- 1:39Fame,
- 1:40who
- 1:40hit
- 1:41the
- 1:41buzzer
- 1:41beater.
- 1:41Then
- 1:42we'll
- 1:42be
- 1:42joined
- 1:42by
- 1:42Will
- 1:42Brown,
- 1:43former
- 1:43coach
- 1:44at
- 1:44University
- 1:44of
- 1:45Albany.
- 1:459:30,
- 1:46Lenny
- 1:46Acuff,
- 1:47head
- 1:47coach,
- 1:47Lipscomb
- 1:48University.
- 1:48They're
- 1:48in
- 1:49the
- 1:49big
- 1:49dance
- 1:49as
- 1:49well.
- 1:49And
- 1:50then
- 1:50we're
- 1:50hoping
- 1:50to
- 1:51wrap
- 1:51it
- 1:51all
- 1:51up
- 1:51with
- 1:51James
- 1:52Jones,
- 1:52our
- 1:52friend
- 1:52from
- 1:53Y.
- 1:54I'm
- 1:54out
- 1:55of
- 1:55breath
- 1:55right
- 1:55now.
- 1:55Crap,
- 1:56you
- 1:56haven't
- 1:56even
- 1:56started
- 1:57yet.
- 1:57This
- 1:57is
- 1:57going
- 1:57to
- 1:57be
- 1:58exciting.
- 1:59I'm
- 1:59glad
- 1:59we
- 1:59got
- 1:59this
- 1:59all
- 2:00lined
- 2:00up.
- 2:01Brian
- 2:01Graves,
- 2:02on
- 2:02the
- 2:02other
- 2:02side
- 2:02of
- 2:02the
- 2:02glass
- 2:03is
- 2:03going
- 2:03to
- 2:03have
- 2:03a
- 2:03lot
- 2:03to
- 2:03do
- 2:04tonight,
- 2:04but
- 2:04this
- 2:05should
- 2:05be
- 2:05fun
- 2:06and
- 2:06hopefully
- 2:06for
- 2:06some
- 2:07of
- 2:07you
- 2:07it's
- 2:07going
- 2:07to
- 2:07relive
- 2:08some
- 2:08memories.
- 2:08Absolutely.
- 2:09And
- 2:09you
- 2:09know,
- 2:09that
- 2:10one
- 2:10shiny
- 2:10moment
- 2:11is
- 2:11going
- 2:11to
- 2:11happen
- 2:12for
- 2:12a
- 2:12lot
- 2:12of
- 2:12teams
- 2:12and
- 2:13I
- 2:13think
- 2:14this
- 2:14is
- 2:14going
- 2:14to
- 2:14be
- 2:14a
- 2:15good
- 2:15tournament.
- 2:15Bracket
- 2:16has
- 2:16come
- 2:16out
- 2:17and
- 2:17we'll
- 2:18talk
- 2:18to
- 2:18a
- 2:18couple
- 2:18of
- 2:18coaches,
- 2:19as
- 2:19you
- 2:19said
- 2:19tonight.
- 2:19But
- 2:20we're
- 2:20also
- 2:20going
- 2:20to
- 2:20relive
- 2:21some
- 2:21history
- 2:21and
- 2:21I
- 2:22hope
- 2:22we
- 2:22have
- 2:22some
- 2:22fun.
- 2:23Absolutely.
- 2:24And
- 2:24our
- 2:24first
- 2:25guest
- 2:25is
- 2:26Mr.
- 2:26James
- 2:26Forrest,
- 2:27formerly
- 2:28of
- 2:28Georgia
- 2:29Tech
- 2:30and
- 2:30down
- 2:30in
- 2:31Atlanta
- 2:31from
- 2:321992
- 2:33versus
- 2:34USC
- 2:35in
- 2:35the
- 2:36Midwest
- 2:36Regional.
- 2:37James,
- 2:37this
- 2:37is
- 2:37Mike
- 2:38and
- 2:38Chris
- 2:38up
- 2:38in
- 2:38New
- 2:38York.
- 2:38How
- 2:39are
- 2:39you
- 2:39doing
- 2:39tonight?
- 2:40I'm
- 2:40doing
- 2:40good,
- 2:41guys.
- 2:41Thanks
- 2:41for
- 2:41having
- 2:42me.
- 2:42How
- 2:42are
- 2:42you
- 2:42guys
- 2:42doing?
- 2:43We're
- 2:43doing
- 2:43great.
- 2:43I
- 2:44appreciate
- 2:44you
- 2:44coming
- 2:44on.
- 2:45And
- 2:45Mike
- 2:45and
- 2:46I
- 2:46are
- 2:46going
- 2:46to
- 2:46try
- 2:46and
- 2:46relive
- 2:47some
- 2:47stuff
- 2:47for
- 2:47you.
- 2:47So
- 2:48you
- 2:48were
- 2:49a
- 2:49freshman
- 2:49in
- 2:5091
- 2:5092,
- 2:51and
- 2:52you're
- 2:52playing
- 2:52on
- 2:52a
- 2:52team
- 2:52with
- 2:53a
- 2:53decent
- 2:54bunch
- 2:54of
- 2:54players
- 2:54for
- 2:54Bobby
- 2:55Kremens
- 2:56and
- 2:56you
- 2:56guys
- 2:56make
- 2:56the
- 2:56NCAA
- 2:57tournament,
- 2:57win
- 2:57your
- 2:58first
- 2:58round
- 2:58matchup,
- 2:59correct?
- 3:00Correct.
- 3:00All
- 3:01right,
- 3:01so
- 3:01now
- 3:01we're
- 3:02in
- 3:02a
- 3:02game
- 3:02with
- 3:02usc.
- 3:03It's
- 3:03going
- 3:03back
- 3:03and
- 3:03forth.
- 3:04We're
- 3:04going
- 3:04to
- 3:04play
- 3:04a
- 3:04couple
- 3:05of
- 3:05clips
- 3:05from
- 3:06this
- 3:06and
- 3:06you
- 3:06can
- 3:07kind
- 3:07of
- 3:07run
- 3:07us
- 3:07through
- 3:07what's
- 3:08going
- 3:08through
- 3:08your
- 3:08head
- 3:09as
- 3:09each
- 3:09of
- 3:09these
- 3:10things
- 3:10happen.
- 3:11All
- 3:11right,
- 3:13so
- 3:13your
- 3:14team
- 3:14was
- 3:15leading
- 3:15by
- 3:15one
- 3:15at
- 3:15this
- 3:16point.
- 3:16Go
- 3:16ahead.
- 3:21So
- 3:21we
- 3:21had,
- 3:22we
- 3:22had
- 3:22the
- 3:22ball.
- 3:23I
- 3:23think
- 3:23we
- 3:23about
- 3:24to
- 3:24dribble
- 3:24the
- 3:24ball
- 3:24out
- 3:25of
- 3:25bounds.
- 3:26Yeah,
- 3:26we're
- 3:26getting
- 3:26there.
- 3:29So
- 3:30yeah,
- 3:30we're
- 3:30starting
- 3:30out.
- 3:31Yeah.
- 3:31Rodney
- 3:32Chapman
- 3:32hits
- 3:32a
- 3:32shot
- 3:33for
- 3:33USC.
- 3:332.2
- 3:34seconds.
- 3:35You
- 3:35call
- 3:35timeout.
- 3:36And
- 3:36we're
- 3:37curious
- 3:37what
- 3:37before,
- 3:38before
- 3:39that
- 3:39you're
- 3:39in
- 3:39the
- 3:39huddle
- 3:40with
- 3:40coach
- 3:40Kremens.
- 3:41Is
- 3:42he
- 3:42telling
- 3:42you
- 3:42to
- 3:42get
- 3:42the
- 3:42ball
- 3:43to
- 3:43half
- 3:43court
- 3:43and
- 3:43then
- 3:43do
- 3:43something
- 3:44from
- 3:44there?
- 3:44Do
- 3:44you
- 3:44remember?
- 3:45Or
- 3:45was
- 3:45it
- 3:45a.
- 3:46Well,
- 3:47he
- 3:47was
- 3:47trying
- 3:47to
- 3:47get
- 3:48us
- 3:48to
- 3:48get
- 3:48the
- 3:48ball
- 3:48to
- 3:48half
- 3:49court
- 3:49and
- 3:49call
- 3:50a
- 3:50timeout
- 3:50right
- 3:51quick.
- 3:51So
- 3:51we
- 3:51were
- 3:51supposed
- 3:51to
- 3:51run,
- 3:52I
- 3:52believe
- 3:52it
- 3:52was
- 3:52a
- 3:52stack
- 3:53and
- 3:53get
- 3:53the
- 3:53ball
- 3:53at
- 3:53half
- 3:54court
- 3:54and
- 3:54try
- 3:54to
- 3:54call
- 3:55a
- 3:55timeout.
- 3:55Okay.
- 3:56I
- 3:56think
- 3:56the
- 3:56ball,
- 3:57as
- 3:57we
- 3:57tried
- 3:57to,
- 3:58as
- 3:58we
- 3:58got
- 3:58it
- 3:58in
- 3:58bounds,
- 3:59it
- 3:59might
- 3:59have
- 3:59went
- 3:59off
- 3:59someone
- 4:00leg.
- 4:00He
- 4:00might
- 4:01have
- 4:01went
- 4:01off
- 4:01someone
- 4:02with
- 4:02about
- 4:020.8
- 4:03seconds
- 4:03left.
- 4:04All
- 4:04right,
- 4:04we're
- 4:04going
- 4:04to
- 4:04play
- 4:05that
- 4:05part
- 4:05right
- 4:05now
- 4:05too.
- 4:08It
- 4:08has
- 4:09to
- 4:09be
- 4:09all
- 4:09the
- 4:09way
- 4:09down.
- 4:10I
- 4:11had
- 4:11to
- 4:11put
- 4:11Guy
- 4:11go
- 4:11all.
- 4:12The
- 4:12way
- 4:12down
- 4:12here.
- 4:12It
- 4:12goes
- 4:12down
- 4:13to
- 4:13Travis.
- 4:14No,
- 4:14no,
- 4:14not
- 4:15today.
- 4:15There's
- 4:15no
- 4:15way.
- 4:16And
- 4:16it's
- 4:16off
- 4:17the
- 4:17leg
- 4:17of
- 4:17Chapman.
- 4:19Eight,
- 4:19ten
- 4:19of
- 4:19a
- 4:20second.
- 4:20Okay,
- 4:20so
- 4:20now
- 4:21there's
- 4:21eight.
- 4:22Now
- 4:22there's
- 4:22eight
- 4:23tenths
- 4:23of
- 4:23a
- 4:23second.
- 4:24And
- 4:24you're
- 4:24option
- 4:24number
- 4:25one,
- 4:25right,
- 4:25James?
- 4:26No,
- 4:26I'm
- 4:27option
- 4:27number
- 4:27three.
- 4:28I'm
- 4:28not
- 4:28even
- 4:28an
- 4:28option.
- 4:31The
- 4:32play
- 4:32is
- 4:32designed
- 4:32for
- 4:33either
- 4:33John
- 4:33Barry
- 4:34or
- 4:34Travis
- 4:35Best.
- 4:36So
- 4:36they
- 4:36were
- 4:37supposed
- 4:37to
- 4:37come
- 4:37out.
- 4:38John
- 4:38was
- 4:38supposed
- 4:39to
- 4:39come
- 4:39off
- 4:39a
- 4:39screen,
- 4:40pop
- 4:40out
- 4:41if
- 4:41he
- 4:41was
- 4:41defended,
- 4:42then
- 4:42Travis
- 4:42was
- 4:43supposed
- 4:43to
- 4:43pop
- 4:43off.
- 4:44What
- 4:44they
- 4:44did
- 4:45is
- 4:45I
- 4:45believe
- 4:45they
- 4:45switched
- 4:46on
- 4:46both
- 4:46of
- 4:46them
- 4:47and
- 4:47Matt
- 4:47Geiger
- 4:48was
- 4:48inbounding
- 4:49the
- 4:49ball.
- 4:49And
- 4:49I
- 4:49just
- 4:50saw
- 4:50Matt
- 4:51almost
- 4:51getting
- 4:51a
- 4:52five
- 4:52second
- 4:52count
- 4:52and
- 4:53he
- 4:53just
- 4:53started
- 4:53like
- 4:54almost
- 4:54panicking.
- 4:55And
- 4:55I
- 4:55was
- 4:55at
- 4:55the
- 4:55bottom
- 4:56of
- 4:56the
- 4:56base
- 4:56on
- 4:56the
- 4:57box.
- 4:57So
- 4:58when
- 4:58I
- 4:58saw
- 4:58that
- 4:58happening,
- 4:59I
- 4:59just
- 4:59ran
- 5:00from
- 5:00the
- 5:00box
- 5:00screaming
- 5:01his
- 5:01name
- 5:02and
- 5:02pop
- 5:02out
- 5:03because
- 5:03we.
- 5:03Bobby
- 5:03had
- 5:03already
- 5:04told
- 5:04us
- 5:04it's
- 5:04a
- 5:04catch
- 5:05and
- 5:05shoot.
- 5:05We
- 5:05can't
- 5:06really
- 5:06nothing.
- 5:06Whatever
- 5:06we
- 5:06do,
- 5:07we
- 5:07got
- 5:07to
- 5:07catch
- 5:07and
- 5:07shoot
- 5:08it.
- 5:08That's
- 5:08why
- 5:09it
- 5:09was
- 5:09for
- 5:09John
- 5:09O'Sley,
- 5:10because
- 5:10those
- 5:10were
- 5:10our
- 5:10best
- 5:11three
- 5:11point
- 5:11shooters
- 5:11at
- 5:12the
- 5:12time.
- 5:12Of
- 5:12course.
- 5:13All
- 5:13right,
- 5:13we're
- 5:13going
- 5:13to
- 5:13run
- 5:13through
- 5:14the
- 5:14last
- 5:14point.
- 5:14Eight
- 5:15seconds.
- 5:15Here
- 5:15we
- 5:15go.
- 5:29Holy
- 5:30Max.
- 5:33Before
- 5:33you
- 5:34started
- 5:34laughing,
- 5:34James,
- 5:35I
- 5:35was
- 5:35Going
- 5:35to
- 5:35say
- 5:35we
- 5:35could
- 5:35hear
- 5:35you
- 5:36smiling
- 5:36through
- 5:36the
- 5:36radio.
- 5:38No,
- 5:38that
- 5:38would,
- 5:39that,
- 5:39that
- 5:39gives
- 5:40me
- 5:40chills,
- 5:40man.
- 5:40Every,
- 5:41every
- 5:41time
- 5:42I
- 5:42see
- 5:42that
- 5:42or
- 5:42hear
- 5:43about
- 5:43this
- 5:43during
- 5:43March,
- 5:44it's
- 5:44just.
- 5:44It'S
- 5:44an
- 5:45awesome
- 5:45feeling
- 5:45to
- 5:45be
- 5:46a.
- 5:46Part
- 5:46of
- 5:46the
- 5:46NCAA
- 5:47March
- 5:48Madness
- 5:48time.
- 5:49Talk
- 5:50about
- 5:5030
- 5:50some
- 5:50years
- 5:51later.
- 5:5235
- 5:52years.
- 5:53It'll
- 5:53be
- 5:5335
- 5:54years
- 5:54on
- 5:54the
- 5:5421st
- 5:55of
- 5:55this
- 5:55week.
- 5:57So
- 5:58James,
- 5:58tell
- 5:58us
- 5:59what's
- 5:59going
- 5:59on
- 5:59through
- 6:00your
- 6:00head
- 6:00after
- 6:00you
- 6:01make
- 6:01the
- 6:01shot.
- 6:01Because
- 6:01the
- 6:02crazy
- 6:02thing
- 6:02is
- 6:02I've
- 6:03watched
- 6:03this
- 6:03thing
- 6:03over
- 6:03and
- 6:04over
- 6:04and,
- 6:04and
- 6:05when
- 6:05you
- 6:05hit
- 6:05the
- 6:05basket,
- 6:06Matt
- 6:06Geiger,
- 6:06who
- 6:06was
- 6:06the
- 6:07inbounder
- 6:07is
- 6:07actually
- 6:08under
- 6:08the
- 6:08basket
- 6:08catching
- 6:09the
- 6:09ball.
- 6:10So
- 6:10he
- 6:10obviously
- 6:11was
- 6:11trying
- 6:11to
- 6:11go.
- 6:11I
- 6:11don't
- 6:11know
- 6:11if
- 6:12he
- 6:12thought
- 6:12there
- 6:12was
- 6:12going
- 6:12to
- 6:12be
- 6:12a
- 6:12rebound,
- 6:13but
- 6:13what
- 6:13are
- 6:13you
- 6:13going
- 6:13through
- 6:14after
- 6:14you
- 6:14hit
- 6:14a
- 6:14shot
- 6:14like
- 6:15that?
- 6:15So
- 6:16after
- 6:17I
- 6:17hit
- 6:17the
- 6:17shot
- 6:18I
- 6:18was
- 6:18just,
- 6:19I
- 6:19mean
- 6:19it
- 6:19was
- 6:20just,
- 6:20you
- 6:20know,
- 6:21an
- 6:21exhilarating
- 6:22feeling
- 6:22and
- 6:23I
- 6:24just
- 6:24remember
- 6:24running
- 6:25down
- 6:25the
- 6:25middle
- 6:25of
- 6:25the
- 6:25court,
- 6:26pumping
- 6:26my
- 6:26hands
- 6:27and
- 6:27my,
- 6:27all
- 6:28my
- 6:28teammates
- 6:28were
- 6:28just
- 6:29jumping
- 6:29on
- 6:29me.
- 6:29Yes,
- 6:30yes.
- 6:30And
- 6:31then
- 6:31we
- 6:31had
- 6:31a
- 6:31couple
- 6:31guys
- 6:32that
- 6:32were
- 6:32walk
- 6:32ons
- 6:33that
- 6:33were
- 6:34just
- 6:34congratulating
- 6:35me
- 6:35like
- 6:35Pod
- 6:36Harleycut,
- 6:36James
- 6:37Gaddy
- 6:37and
- 6:37those
- 6:38guys,
- 6:39they
- 6:39were
- 6:39just,
- 6:40you
- 6:40know,
- 6:40three,
- 6:40four.
- 6:41That's
- 6:41awesome.
- 6:41And
- 6:42say
- 6:42it
- 6:42all
- 6:42kind
- 6:42of
- 6:43explicit,
- 6:43but
- 6:43it
- 6:43was
- 6:44just
- 6:45a
- 6:45unreal
- 6:46feeling.
- 6:46And
- 6:47what
- 6:47happened
- 6:48when
- 6:48I
- 6:48got,
- 6:48by
- 6:48the
- 6:49time
- 6:49I
- 6:49got
- 6:49to
- 6:49coach
- 6:50Clemons,
- 6:51he
- 6:51was
- 6:51like,
- 6:51holy
- 6:52shit.
- 6:52I'm
- 6:52so
- 6:53excited
- 6:54because
- 6:55I
- 6:55think
- 6:55early
- 6:55in
- 6:56that
- 6:56day
- 6:56they
- 6:56announced
- 6:57the,
- 6:58the
- 6:58Rookie
- 6:59of
- 6:59the
- 6:59Year
- 6:59award
- 7:00and
- 7:00it
- 7:00went
- 7:00to
- 7:00Bob
- 7:01Sir.
- 7:01Even
- 7:02though
- 7:02I
- 7:02led
- 7:02all
- 7:02rookies
- 7:03in
- 7:03scoring,
- 7:03like
- 7:04I
- 7:04averaged
- 7:0413
- 7:05and
- 7:05a
- 7:05half
- 7:05points
- 7:06and
- 7:06sir
- 7:07averaged
- 7:07like
- 7:0711
- 7:07and
- 7:08a
- 7:08half
- 7:08points
- 7:08that
- 7:08they
- 7:09gave
- 7:09the
- 7:09rookie
- 7:09the
- 7:09year
- 7:09to.
- 7:10Sir.
- 7:10So
- 7:10he's
- 7:11like,
- 7:11that's
- 7:11how
- 7:11we
- 7:11stick
- 7:12it
- 7:12to
- 7:12him.
- 7:12That's
- 7:12how
- 7:13you
- 7:13stick
- 7:13it
- 7:13to
- 7:13it.
- 7:14I
- 7:14was
- 7:14like,
- 7:14I
- 7:14wasn't
- 7:15even
- 7:15thinking
- 7:15about
- 7:15it.
- 7:16I
- 7:16was
- 7:16like,
- 7:16Coach,
- 7:16we,
- 7:17we,
- 7:17we
- 7:17beat
- 7:18Surly
- 7:18Cow,
- 7:18man.
- 7:19We're
- 7:19going,
- 7:19we're
- 7:19going,
- 7:20we're
- 7:20advancing,
- 7:21man.
- 7:21We
- 7:21going
- 7:21to
- 7:21the
- 7:21sweet
- 7:22team.
- 7:22We're
- 7:22advancing
- 7:23because
- 7:23Southern
- 7:24Cal,
- 7:24that
- 7:24was
- 7:24one
- 7:24of
- 7:24the
- 7:24best
- 7:25teams
- 7:25that
- 7:25they
- 7:25had
- 7:25in
- 7:26a
- 7:26while
- 7:26and
- 7:26Coach
- 7:26Ravine
- 7:27had
- 7:27done
- 7:27such
- 7:27a
- 7:27great
- 7:28job
- 7:28with
- 7:28those
- 7:28guys
- 7:28all
- 7:29year,
- 7:30you
- 7:30know.
- 7:30So
- 7:30it
- 7:31was.
- 7:32They
- 7:32had
- 7:32Harold
- 7:33Miner
- 7:33who
- 7:33they
- 7:33considered
- 7:34Baby
- 7:34Jordan
- 7:35and
- 7:35you
- 7:36know,
- 7:36they
- 7:36had
- 7:36aspirations
- 7:37of
- 7:37possibly
- 7:37getting
- 7:38a
- 7:38Final
- 7:38four
- 7:38that
- 7:39year.
- 7:39But
- 7:40before
- 7:40Mike
- 7:40asks
- 7:40you
- 7:41a
- 7:41question,
- 7:41I
- 7:41just
- 7:41got
- 7:41to
- 7:41tell
- 7:41you,
- 7:42James,
- 7:42I
- 7:42was
- 7:42up
- 7:43in
- 7:43my
- 7:43bedroom,
- 7:43I
- 7:43lived
- 7:44in
- 7:44the
- 7:44attic
- 7:44of
- 7:44my
- 7:44parents
- 7:45house
- 7:45and
- 7:46I
- 7:46had
- 7:46Three
- 7:46of
- 7:46my
- 7:46friends
- 7:46around
- 7:47me
- 7:47and
- 7:47I
- 7:47will
- 7:48throw
- 7:48it
- 7:48to
- 7:48them
- 7:48all
- 7:48the
- 7:49time.
- 7:49We
- 7:49love
- 7:50that
- 7:50situation.
- 7:50We
- 7:51took
- 7:51my
- 7:51mattress
- 7:51and
- 7:52flipped
- 7:52it
- 7:52upside
- 7:53down.
- 7:53When
- 7:53you
- 7:53made
- 7:53that
- 7:53shot,
- 7:54it
- 7:54was
- 7:54probably
- 7:55the
- 7:55same
- 7:55celebration
- 7:56that
- 7:56you
- 7:56guys
- 7:56had
- 7:57on
- 7:57the
- 7:57court,
- 7:57but
- 7:57we
- 7:57almost
- 7:58broke
- 7:58a
- 7:58few
- 7:58things.
- 7:58It
- 7:59was
- 7:59absolutely
- 8:00insane.
- 8:03That
- 8:03was
- 8:03incredible,
- 8:04man.
- 8:04Every
- 8:04time
- 8:05I
- 8:05see
- 8:05that,
- 8:05you
- 8:05know,
- 8:06it
- 8:06really
- 8:07puts
- 8:07a
- 8:07smile
- 8:07on
- 8:08my
- 8:08face
- 8:08and
- 8:08just
- 8:09glad
- 8:09to
- 8:09be
- 8:09a
- 8:09part
- 8:09of
- 8:10history,
- 8:10you
- 8:10know.
- 8:11Just
- 8:11really
- 8:11glad
- 8:11to
- 8:11be
- 8:11a
- 8:12part
- 8:12of
- 8:12history.
- 8:12Well,
- 8:13James,
- 8:13yeah,
- 8:13you
- 8:14really,
- 8:14you
- 8:14really
- 8:14are
- 8:14truly
- 8:15part
- 8:15of,
- 8:16of
- 8:16the
- 8:16tournament's
- 8:17history
- 8:17and
- 8:17the
- 8:18folklore.
- 8:19So
- 8:19we
- 8:20were
- 8:20going
- 8:20through
- 8:20some
- 8:20stats
- 8:20and
- 8:21things,
- 8:21and
- 8:21if,
- 8:22correct
- 8:23me
- 8:23if
- 8:23I'm
- 8:23wrong,
- 8:23you
- 8:23had
- 8:24only
- 8:24taken
- 8:24three
- 8:24threes
- 8:25up
- 8:25to
- 8:25that
- 8:25point
- 8:26the
- 8:26entire
- 8:26season.
- 8:27You
- 8:27catch
- 8:27the
- 8:28ball,
- 8:28you
- 8:28turn,
- 8:28you
- 8:29literally,
- 8:29you
- 8:29hit
- 8:30it
- 8:30nothing
- 8:30but
- 8:30net.
- 8:31I
- 8:31mean,
- 8:31it
- 8:31was
- 8:31literally
- 8:32like
- 8:32you
- 8:32were,
- 8:33you
- 8:34know,
- 8:36a
- 8:36typical
- 8:36three
- 8:37point
- 8:37shooter,
- 8:37right?
- 8:38Oh,
- 8:38I
- 8:38mean,
- 8:38I'm
- 8:38speechless
- 8:39just
- 8:39thinking
- 8:39about
- 8:39it.
- 8:40I
- 8:40mean,
- 8:40it
- 8:40was
- 8:40nothing
- 8:40but
- 8:41net
- 8:41and
- 8:42the
- 8:42holy
- 8:42mackerel.
- 8:43But
- 8:44as
- 8:45Chris
- 8:45said
- 8:45to
- 8:45you
- 8:45before,
- 8:46I
- 8:46mean,
- 8:47obviously
- 8:48jubilation
- 8:48and
- 8:48you're
- 8:49running
- 8:49onto
- 8:49the
- 8:49court
- 8:49and
- 8:49your
- 8:50teammates
- 8:50and
- 8:50Coach
- 8:51Clemens
- 8:52at
- 8:52that
- 8:52moment,
- 8:53he's
- 8:53all
- 8:53about
- 8:53you.
- 8:54He's
- 8:54talking
- 8:54about,
- 8:55you
- 8:55know,
- 8:55that
- 8:55you
- 8:55stuck
- 8:56it
- 8:56to
- 8:56him
- 8:56and
- 8:56not
- 8:56winning
- 8:57that
- 8:57award.
- 8:57That's
- 8:57a
- 8:57great
- 8:57story.
- 8:58Yeah.
- 8:59No,
- 9:00it
- 9:00was
- 9:00crazy.
- 9:00And
- 9:00the
- 9:01funny
- 9:01thing,
- 9:01when
- 9:01I
- 9:01look
- 9:02at
- 9:02the,
- 9:02when
- 9:02I,
- 9:02when
- 9:03I
- 9:03look
- 9:03at
- 9:03the
- 9:03highlights,
- 9:04he
- 9:04was
- 9:04actually
- 9:04on
- 9:05his
- 9:05way
- 9:05walking
- 9:06down
- 9:06to
- 9:06go
- 9:06see
- 9:06a
- 9:06coach
- 9:07wrestling.
- 9:09He
- 9:09had
- 9:09to
- 9:09turn
- 9:09around.
- 9:11He
- 9:11just
- 9:11stopped
- 9:12halfway
- 9:12and
- 9:13looked
- 9:13back
- 9:13and
- 9:13just
- 9:14ran
- 9:14back
- 9:14the
- 9:15other
- 9:15way,
- 9:15jumping
- 9:15up
- 9:16and
- 9:16Coach
- 9:17Dillon,
- 9:17Coach
- 9:18Hebron
- 9:18and
- 9:18Cameron,
- 9:19those
- 9:19guys
- 9:19were
- 9:19all
- 9:19on
- 9:20the
- 9:20court
- 9:20just
- 9:20running.
- 9:21It
- 9:22was
- 9:22crazy.
- 9:23It
- 9:23was
- 9:23crazy,
- 9:23man.
- 9:24It
- 9:24was
- 9:24snowing
- 9:24in
- 9:24Milwaukee.
- 9:25It
- 9:25was
- 9:25so
- 9:25much
- 9:25snow
- 9:26there.
- 9:26I
- 9:26mean,
- 9:26we
- 9:27were
- 9:27stuck
- 9:27in
- 9:27the
- 9:27hotel
- 9:28anyway.
- 9:28We
- 9:28couldn't
- 9:28go
- 9:29anywhere.
- 9:30And
- 9:31it
- 9:31was
- 9:31just
- 9:31a
- 9:32great
- 9:32celebration
- 9:33afterwards,
- 9:33man.
- 9:34It
- 9:34was
- 9:34just
- 9:34great.
- 9:35So
- 9:36every
- 9:36time
- 9:36I
- 9:36saw
- 9:36Coach
- 9:37Ravlin
- 9:37after
- 9:37that,
- 9:38he
- 9:38just
- 9:38always
- 9:38say
- 9:39something,
- 9:39you
- 9:39so
- 9:40and
- 9:40so.
- 9:40You
- 9:41talk
- 9:41you.
- 9:42That
- 9:42was
- 9:42the
- 9:43end
- 9:43of
- 9:43my
- 9:43career
- 9:43right
- 9:44there.
- 9:44That
- 9:44was
- 9:44my
- 9:44best
- 9:45team.
- 9:45I
- 9:45had
- 9:45you
- 9:46so
- 9:46and
- 9:46so.
- 9:46He
- 9:46was
- 9:47with
- 9:47Nike.
- 9:47When
- 9:47I
- 9:47went
- 9:48overseas
- 9:48and
- 9:48played
- 9:48overseas,
- 9:49he
- 9:49used
- 9:49to
- 9:49always
- 9:50send
- 9:50me
- 9:50gear
- 9:50and
- 9:50stuff.
- 9:51But
- 9:51it
- 9:52was
- 9:52great,
- 9:52man.
- 9:53It
- 9:53was
- 9:53great.
- 9:54Yeah.
- 9:54And
- 9:54they
- 9:54had
- 9:54mentioned
- 9:55before
- 9:55you
- 9:55hit
- 9:55the
- 9:56shot
- 9:56that
- 9:56Coach
- 9:57Ratling
- 9:57and
- 9:57all,
- 9:58he
- 9:58had
- 9:58never
- 9:58been,
- 9:58I
- 9:59believe
- 9:59to
- 9:59the
- 9:59second
- 9:59round,
- 10:00they
- 10:00always
- 10:00had
- 10:01some
- 10:01tough
- 10:01upsets.
- 10:02So
- 10:02it
- 10:02was
- 10:03almost
- 10:03like
- 10:03a
- 10:03foregone
- 10:04conclusion
- 10:05that
- 10:05they
- 10:05were
- 10:05going
- 10:05to
- 10:05win
- 10:06the
- 10:06game.
- 10:06And
- 10:06then
- 10:07boom.
- 10:07You
- 10:07Come
- 10:07out.
- 10:07So
- 10:07no
- 10:08wonder
- 10:08coach
- 10:08was
- 10:09kind
- 10:09of
- 10:09walking
- 10:09down
- 10:10to
- 10:10shake
- 10:10hands.
- 10:11I
- 10:11just
- 10:11wanted
- 10:11to
- 10:11ask
- 10:11you
- 10:12real
- 10:12quick.
- 10:12I
- 10:12was
- 10:13very
- 10:13lucky.
- 10:13One
- 10:13time
- 10:14I
- 10:14sat
- 10:14next
- 10:14to
- 10:14Coach
- 10:14Kremens
- 10:15on
- 10:15a
- 10:15flight.
- 10:16I
- 10:16was
- 10:16going
- 10:16to
- 10:16a
- 10:16Nike
- 10:17coaches
- 10:17clinic
- 10:18and
- 10:18he
- 10:18was
- 10:19the
- 10:19first
- 10:19speaker.
- 10:19It's
- 10:20early
- 10:20in
- 10:20the
- 10:20morning
- 10:20and
- 10:21I'm
- 10:21sitting
- 10:21next
- 10:21to
- 10:21him.
- 10:22And
- 10:22he
- 10:22could
- 10:22not
- 10:22have
- 10:22been
- 10:23more
- 10:23gracious
- 10:23in
- 10:24answering
- 10:24my
- 10:24questions.
- 10:25I
- 10:25mean,
- 10:25I'm
- 10:25a
- 10:25young
- 10:25coach.
- 10:26He
- 10:26doesn't
- 10:26know
- 10:26me
- 10:26from
- 10:27Adam.
- 10:28Was
- 10:29he
- 10:29that
- 10:29good
- 10:29of
- 10:29a
- 10:30guy?
- 10:30You
- 10:30know,
- 10:30just
- 10:31as
- 10:31coach,
- 10:31I
- 10:31mean,
- 10:32if
- 10:32you
- 10:32could
- 10:32just
- 10:32tell
- 10:32us
- 10:32for
- 10:33a
- 10:33minute,
- 10:33you
- 10:33know,
- 10:33what
- 10:33it
- 10:33was
- 10:33like
- 10:33playing
- 10:34for
- 10:34us
- 10:34in
- 10:35general.
- 10:36Coach
- 10:37Crimmings
- 10:37is,
- 10:37I
- 10:38mean,
- 10:38even
- 10:38to
- 10:38this
- 10:39day,
- 10:39he's
- 10:39just
- 10:40a
- 10:40special
- 10:40human
- 10:41being.
- 10:41There's
- 10:41only
- 10:41one
- 10:42Bobby
- 10:42Crimmings.
- 10:42You
- 10:43know,
- 10:43that's
- 10:43the
- 10:43one
- 10:43thing
- 10:43about
- 10:44him.
- 10:44He's
- 10:44a
- 10:44selfless
- 10:45person
- 10:45and
- 10:46he's
- 10:47going
- 10:47to
- 10:47be.
- 10:48Listen,
- 10:49we've
- 10:49seen
- 10:49him
- 10:50stop.
- 10:51People
- 10:51have
- 10:51stopped
- 10:52him
- 10:52on
- 10:52when
- 10:53we're
- 10:53walking
- 10:53through
- 10:53the
- 10:54airport,
- 10:54people
- 10:54have
- 10:55stopped
- 10:55him
- 10:56when
- 10:56we're
- 10:57at
- 10:57dinner.
- 10:57He
- 10:57would
- 10:58stop
- 10:58his
- 10:58meal
- 10:58to
- 10:59take
- 10:59pictures
- 10:59and
- 10:59speak
- 11:00to
- 11:00people.
- 11:00He's
- 11:00literally
- 11:01the
- 11:01people's
- 11:02person,
- 11:03you
- 11:03know,
- 11:03and
- 11:04that's,
- 11:04that's
- 11:04literally
- 11:05what
- 11:05you
- 11:06would
- 11:06want
- 11:06in
- 11:07someone.
- 11:07But
- 11:07he,
- 11:07his
- 11:08time,
- 11:09that
- 11:09matter
- 11:09is
- 11:09never
- 11:10too
- 11:10valuable
- 11:10for
- 11:11something
- 11:11to
- 11:11speak
- 11:11to
- 11:12someone,
- 11:12to
- 11:12sign
- 11:13an
- 11:13autograph,
- 11:14to
- 11:14give,
- 11:15you
- 11:15know,
- 11:16to
- 11:16give
- 11:16you
- 11:16information.
- 11:17And
- 11:18that's
- 11:18who
- 11:18he
- 11:18is
- 11:18to
- 11:18this
- 11:18day.
- 11:19You
- 11:19know,
- 11:19that's
- 11:19the
- 11:19one
- 11:20thing,
- 11:20like
- 11:20I
- 11:20kept
- 11:21telling
- 11:21everyone
- 11:21that
- 11:21even
- 11:22when
- 11:22Coach
- 11:22Stoudemire
- 11:23got
- 11:23the
- 11:23job
- 11:23at
- 11:23Texas.
- 11:24So
- 11:24listen,
- 11:25you
- 11:25know,
- 11:25it's
- 11:26going
- 11:26to
- 11:26be
- 11:26hard
- 11:26to
- 11:26try
- 11:27to
- 11:27be
- 11:27replace
- 11:27Bobby.
- 11:28But
- 11:28the
- 11:28one
- 11:28thing
- 11:29about
- 11:29him,
- 11:29like
- 11:29his
- 11:30time,
- 11:30he
- 11:31gave
- 11:31everybody
- 11:32the
- 11:32time
- 11:32of
- 11:32day.
- 11:33It
- 11:33was,
- 11:33it
- 11:33doesn't
- 11:33matter
- 11:34who
- 11:34it
- 11:34was.
- 11:34He
- 11:34would
- 11:34sit
- 11:35down,
- 11:35give
- 11:35you
- 11:35his
- 11:35time
- 11:36to
- 11:36speak
- 11:36to
- 11:36you,
- 11:36sign
- 11:37autographs,
- 11:37whatever.
- 11:38We
- 11:38still
- 11:39talk
- 11:39all
- 11:39the
- 11:39time
- 11:39to
- 11:39the
- 11:39day.
- 11:40He's
- 11:40still
- 11:40my
- 11:41like
- 11:41my
- 11:41big
- 11:41pops
- 11:43again.
- 11:43We're
- 11:44talking,
- 11:45talking
- 11:45with
- 11:45James
- 11:45Forrest,
- 11:46who
- 11:46right
- 11:46now
- 11:46is
- 11:47kind
- 11:47of
- 11:47the
- 11:47chief
- 11:47of
- 11:47staff,
- 11:48like
- 11:48a
- 11:48right
- 11:48hand
- 11:49man
- 11:49to
- 11:49Damon
- 11:49Stoudemire
- 11:50at
- 11:50Georgia
- 11:51tech
- 11:51about
- 11:51his
- 11:511992
- 11:52shot.
- 11:53Now
- 11:53James,
- 11:53you
- 11:53hit
- 11:53a
- 11:54shot
- 11:54back
- 11:54in
- 11:54February
- 11:55to
- 11:55beat
- 11:55Maryland.
- 11:56So
- 11:56it
- 11:56wasn't
- 11:56your
- 11:56first
- 11:56game
- 11:57winner.
- 11:58But
- 11:58then
- 11:59the
- 11:59next
- 11:59year
- 11:59in
- 11:59December,
- 12:00you're
- 12:00playing
- 12:01at
- 12:01the
- 12:01Georgia
- 12:01Dome
- 12:02and
- 12:02your
- 12:02team's
- 12:02losing
- 12:03and
- 12:03you
- 12:03hit
- 12:03another
- 12:0324
- 12:04footer
- 12:05to
- 12:05win
- 12:05that
- 12:05game.
- 12:06Talk
- 12:06a
- 12:06little
- 12:06bit
- 12:06about
- 12:06that
- 12:07shot
- 12:07too.
- 12:08Now
- 12:08the
- 12:09crazy
- 12:09thing
- 12:09about
- 12:09that
- 12:10shot,
- 12:11that
- 12:11play
- 12:11was
- 12:12designed
- 12:12for
- 12:12me,
- 12:13okay?
- 12:14Believe
- 12:14it
- 12:14or
- 12:14not?
- 12:14Well,
- 12:15he
- 12:15knew
- 12:16you
- 12:16were
- 12:16the
- 12:16man
- 12:16then.
- 12:17Well,
- 12:18what
- 12:18happened
- 12:18was.
- 12:19So
- 12:19we
- 12:19played
- 12:19in
- 12:20the
- 12:20Dome
- 12:20against
- 12:20Louisville,
- 12:22Denny
- 12:22Plum's
- 12:23team,
- 12:23and
- 12:24I
- 12:24had
- 12:24the
- 12:25first
- 12:25dunk
- 12:25in
- 12:25the
- 12:26Dome
- 12:26when
- 12:26we
- 12:26played
- 12:27him.
- 12:27And
- 12:27then
- 12:28we
- 12:28were,
- 12:29like
- 12:29you
- 12:29said,
- 12:29the
- 12:29game
- 12:30was
- 12:30close.
- 12:30So
- 12:31what
- 12:31coach
- 12:31did
- 12:31is
- 12:32he
- 12:32called
- 12:32a
- 12:32timeout
- 12:33and
- 12:33he
- 12:33designed
- 12:34the
- 12:34play
- 12:34and
- 12:34he
- 12:34said,
- 12:35james,
- 12:35I
- 12:35want
- 12:35you
- 12:35to
- 12:35flash
- 12:36up,
- 12:37catch
- 12:37the
- 12:37ball
- 12:37at
- 12:38the
- 12:38top
- 12:38of
- 12:38the
- 12:38key,
- 12:38and
- 12:38just
- 12:39turn
- 12:39around
- 12:39and
- 12:39shoot.
- 12:40If
- 12:40you
- 12:40guys
- 12:41go
- 12:41back
- 12:41and
- 12:41look
- 12:41at
- 12:42it,
- 12:42I
- 12:43believe
- 12:43it
- 12:43was
- 12:44Rozier
- 12:45or
- 12:45someone,
- 12:45Clifford
- 12:46Rosier,
- 12:46who
- 12:46may
- 12:46have
- 12:47been
- 12:47at
- 12:47the
- 12:47top
- 12:47of
- 12:47the
- 12:47key.
- 12:48But
- 12:48what
- 12:48ended
- 12:48up
- 12:48happening,
- 12:49he
- 12:49stuck
- 12:50his
- 12:50hand
- 12:50up
- 12:50and
- 12:50I
- 12:50had
- 12:50to
- 12:51catch
- 12:51and
- 12:52double
- 12:52pump
- 12:53that
- 12:53shot
- 12:53and
- 12:54then
- 12:54shot
- 12:54it
- 12:54in.
- 12:55Yeah,
- 12:55so
- 12:55that
- 12:55was.
- 12:56That
- 12:56was
- 12:56probably
- 12:56a
- 12:57little.
- 12:57Couple
- 12:57of
- 12:57a
- 12:58shot.
- 12:58I
- 12:58had
- 12:58a
- 12:58little
- 12:58more
- 12:59time
- 12:59to
- 12:59do
- 12:59it
- 12:59on,
- 13:00redesign
- 13:01that
- 13:01play.
- 13:01And
- 13:01the
- 13:02same
- 13:02thing
- 13:02happened
- 13:02at
- 13:02Virginia.
- 13:04I
- 13:04think
- 13:04I
- 13:04had
- 13:04a
- 13:05baseline
- 13:05shot
- 13:05against
- 13:06Virginia
- 13:07for
- 13:07a
- 13:07game
- 13:07winner
- 13:08as
- 13:08well.
- 13:09Those
- 13:09plays
- 13:10were
- 13:10kind
- 13:10of
- 13:10calling
- 13:10for
- 13:10me
- 13:11at
- 13:11that
- 13:11point.
- 13:12Yep.
- 13:12It
- 13:12said,
- 13:12it
- 13:13said
- 13:13that
- 13:13that
- 13:13one
- 13:13came
- 13:13from
- 13:14Brian
- 13:14Hill,
- 13:14pass
- 13:14it
- 13:14to
- 13:15you,
- 13:15and
- 13:15you
- 13:15had
- 13:15to
- 13:15go
- 13:15around
- 13:15Greg
- 13:16Miner,
- 13:17he
- 13:17tried
- 13:18to
- 13:18block
- 13:19you.
- 13:20I
- 13:20know
- 13:20we
- 13:21don't
- 13:21have
- 13:21that
- 13:21much
- 13:21time,
- 13:22but
- 13:22before
- 13:22we
- 13:22get
- 13:22to
- 13:23one
- 13:23question
- 13:23about
- 13:23your
- 13:24team
- 13:24now,
- 13:24can
- 13:25you
- 13:25talk
- 13:25a
- 13:25little
- 13:25bit
- 13:25about
- 13:25the
- 13:26next
- 13:26year
- 13:26you
- 13:26went
- 13:26in
- 13:26and
- 13:27you
- 13:27played
- 13:27Southern
- 13:27University
- 13:28and
- 13:28you
- 13:29guys
- 13:29had
- 13:29a
- 13:2914
- 13:29point
- 13:30lead
- 13:30at
- 13:30one
- 13:30point.
- 13:30You're
- 13:31up
- 13:31five
- 13:31at
- 13:31the
- 13:31half.
- 13:32And
- 13:32then
- 13:32kind
- 13:32of
- 13:32tell
- 13:33me
- 13:33the
- 13:33story
- 13:33about
- 13:33what
- 13:33happened
- 13:34at
- 13:34halftime.
- 13:35So
- 13:35we.
- 13:36So
- 13:36we're
- 13:36up
- 13:36halftime,
- 13:37we're
- 13:37walking
- 13:37off
- 13:37the
- 13:38floor,
- 13:38and
- 13:38Malcolm
- 13:39Mackey
- 13:39says
- 13:39to
- 13:40Javon
- 13:40Scales,
- 13:40he
- 13:41said,
- 13:41hey,
- 13:41man,
- 13:41are
- 13:42you
- 13:42guys
- 13:42a
- 13:42Division
- 13:431
- 13:43or
- 13:43a
- 13:43Division
- 13:442
- 13:44team?
- 13:45And
- 13:45Javon
- 13:45Scales
- 13:46looked
- 13:46at
- 13:47him
- 13:47with
- 13:47this
- 13:47look,
- 13:48this
- 13:48crazy
- 13:48look.
- 13:49And
- 13:49all
- 13:50I
- 13:50remember
- 13:50we
- 13:50went
- 13:50in
- 13:51the
- 13:51locker
- 13:51room
- 13:52and
- 13:52it's
- 13:53almost
- 13:53like
- 13:54we
- 13:54were
- 13:54literally
- 13:54walking
- 13:55past
- 13:55their
- 13:55band
- 13:56because
- 13:56their
- 13:56band
- 13:56was
- 13:56up
- 13:57in
- 13:57the
- 13:57sand.
- 13:57So
- 13:57we're
- 13:57walking
- 13:58past
- 13:58their
- 13:58band
- 13:59and
- 14:00we
- 14:00get
- 14:00in
- 14:01the
- 14:01locker
- 14:01room
- 14:02and
- 14:02we
- 14:02just
- 14:02hear
- 14:03the
- 14:03loudest
- 14:04noise.
- 14:04They
- 14:04were
- 14:04just
- 14:04playing
- 14:05so
- 14:05loud
- 14:06at
- 14:06halftime.
- 14:07Then
- 14:07Ivano
- 14:08Travis
- 14:09was
- 14:09stretching,
- 14:10and
- 14:10then
- 14:10Ivano
- 14:11Newbill
- 14:11kind
- 14:11of
- 14:12sat
- 14:12on
- 14:12his
- 14:12back
- 14:13a
- 14:13little
- 14:13bit,
- 14:13pulled
- 14:13a
- 14:13muscle
- 14:14in
- 14:14Travis's
- 14:15back.
- 14:15So
- 14:16now
- 14:16we're
- 14:16like,
- 14:16Travis
- 14:17may
- 14:17not
- 14:17be
- 14:17able
- 14:17to
- 14:18play
- 14:18the
- 14:18second
- 14:18half.
- 14:19They're
- 14:20still
- 14:20kicking
- 14:20our
- 14:20butts.
- 14:21We
- 14:21got
- 14:21out
- 14:21the
- 14:22second
- 14:22half
- 14:22and
- 14:22those
- 14:23guys
- 14:23that
- 14:23turned
- 14:23it
- 14:24around
- 14:24on
- 14:24us
- 14:24big
- 14:24time.
- 14:25And
- 14:25Javon
- 14:25Scales
- 14:26got
- 14:26drafted
- 14:26off
- 14:26of
- 14:27that
- 14:27game.
- 14:27I
- 14:27think
- 14:27he
- 14:27had.
- 14:28He
- 14:28had
- 14:2930
- 14:29and
- 14:30something
- 14:30it
- 14:30was
- 14:30a
- 14:30double
- 14:31double
- 14:31he
- 14:31had
- 14:31against
- 14:32them.
- 14:32Yeah,
- 14:32he
- 14:32had
- 14:3317
- 14:34just
- 14:34after
- 14:34halftime.
- 14:35So
- 14:36Malcolm
- 14:37definitely
- 14:37said
- 14:37something
- 14:38to
- 14:38spark
- 14:39him.
- 14:39Oh,
- 14:39to
- 14:40get
- 14:40it
- 14:40fuel
- 14:40the
- 14:40fire.
- 14:41Yeah,
- 14:41he
- 14:41threw
- 14:41gasoline
- 14:42on
- 14:42that
- 14:42fire.
- 14:43It
- 14:43was
- 14:43over
- 14:43with,
- 14:44man.
- 14:44Those
- 14:44guys
- 14:44jumped
- 14:45on
- 14:45us
- 14:45the
- 14:45second
- 14:46half.
- 14:46That's
- 14:46the.
- 14:47That's
- 14:47the
- 14:47basketball
- 14:48gods,
- 14:48unfortunately,
- 14:48that
- 14:49paid
- 14:50you
- 14:50guys
- 14:50back.
- 14:50Stay
- 14:51humble.
- 14:51Stay
- 14:51humble
- 14:51till
- 14:52the
- 14:52game.
- 14:5200
- 14:53on
- 14:53the
- 14:53clock.
- 14:54We'll
- 14:54finish
- 14:55up.
- 14:55One
- 14:55more
- 14:55thing.
- 14:56Tell
- 14:56us
- 14:56a
- 14:57little
- 14:57bit
- 14:57about
- 14:57what's
- 14:57going
- 14:57on
- 14:58at
- 14:58Georgia
- 14:58Tech
- 14:58and
- 14:59how,
- 14:59you
- 14:59know,
- 14:59you
- 14:59being
- 15:00the
- 15:00right
- 15:00hand
- 15:00man.
- 15:01So.
- 15:02Yeah,
- 15:02so
- 15:02we're,
- 15:03you
- 15:04know,
- 15:04we've
- 15:04won.
- 15:0410
- 15:04games
- 15:05this
- 15:05year,
- 15:05which
- 15:05is
- 15:05the.
- 15:05Most
- 15:06that
- 15:06we've
- 15:06won.
- 15:07It's
- 15:07only
- 15:07happened
- 15:07three
- 15:08times,
- 15:08you
- 15:08know,
- 15:08with
- 15:09coach
- 15:09Hewitt
- 15:10and
- 15:11then
- 15:11Josh
- 15:11Cassman
- 15:12did
- 15:12it.
- 15:12Now
- 15:13the
- 15:13Dame's
- 15:13done
- 15:14it.
- 15:14We've
- 15:15been
- 15:15dealing
- 15:15with
- 15:15a
- 15:15lot
- 15:16of
- 15:16injuries,
- 15:16but
- 15:16you
- 15:17know,
- 15:17the
- 15:17guys
- 15:17that
- 15:18never
- 15:18gave
- 15:18up,
- 15:18they
- 15:18just
- 15:19fought.
- 15:19We've
- 15:19been
- 15:19playing
- 15:20with
- 15:20seven
- 15:20guys,
- 15:20man,
- 15:21since
- 15:21Christmas.
- 15:22We're
- 15:23down
- 15:23a
- 15:23couple
- 15:23starters,
- 15:24but
- 15:24the
- 15:24guys
- 15:24have
- 15:25fought
- 15:25hard
- 15:25and
- 15:26you
- 15:26know,
- 15:26our
- 15:26job
- 15:26is
- 15:27just
- 15:27to
- 15:27try
- 15:27to
- 15:27bring
- 15:27the
- 15:28right
- 15:28kids
- 15:28in,
- 15:29quality
- 15:29kids.
- 15:30You
- 15:30know,
- 15:30we're
- 15:30not
- 15:30getting
- 15:31caught
- 15:31up
- 15:31in
- 15:31the
- 15:31nil
- 15:32space.
- 15:32For
- 15:32me,
- 15:32it's
- 15:32like
- 15:33AAU.
- 15:33I
- 15:34ran
- 15:34an
- 15:34AAU
- 15:34program
- 15:35for
- 15:3515
- 15:35years,
- 15:36so
- 15:36I
- 15:37look
- 15:37at
- 15:37it,
- 15:37you
- 15:37know,
- 15:38as
- 15:38grassroots,
- 15:39as
- 15:39Aaurus.
- 15:40And
- 15:40it's
- 15:40just
- 15:40all
- 15:40about
- 15:40finding
- 15:41the
- 15:41right
- 15:41kids
- 15:41and
- 15:42being
- 15:42able
- 15:42to
- 15:42coach
- 15:42them
- 15:43up.
- 15:43You
- 15:43know,
- 15:43we've
- 15:43been
- 15:44very,
- 15:44very
- 15:44fortunate
- 15:45in
- 15:45bringing
- 15:46the
- 15:46right
- 15:46group
- 15:46of
- 15:46kids
- 15:47together,
- 15:48you
- 15:49know,
- 15:49so
- 15:49we
- 15:49still
- 15:49got.
- 15:49Work
- 15:50to
- 15:50do,
- 15:50man.
- 15:50But
- 15:50hey,
- 15:50it's
- 15:51been
- 15:51a
- 15:51successful
- 15:51season.
- 15:52You
- 15:52know,
- 15:52we
- 15:52hopefully
- 15:53we're
- 15:53just
- 15:53waiting
- 15:53around
- 15:54later
- 15:54on
- 15:54to
- 15:54get
- 15:54an
- 15:54nip
- 15:55bid
- 15:55and
- 15:55you
- 15:55know,
- 15:56keep
- 15:56the
- 15:56postseason
- 15:57going.
- 15:57James,
- 15:58we
- 15:58appreciate
- 15:58the
- 15:59time
- 15:59you
- 15:59gave
- 15:59us
- 15:59tonight.
- 16:00We
- 16:00relived
- 16:00memory
- 16:01from
- 16:011992.
- 16:02We
- 16:02wish
- 16:03you
- 16:03the
- 16:03best
- 16:03and
- 16:03hopefully
- 16:04we'll
- 16:04have
- 16:04you
- 16:04back
- 16:04on
- 16:04to
- 16:04talk
- 16:05some
- 16:05good
- 16:05stuff
- 16:05about
- 16:05Georgia
- 16:06Tech
- 16:06in
- 16:06the
- 16:06future.
- 16:07Absolutely.
- 16:08Appreciate
- 16:08the
- 16:09combo,
- 16:09guys.
- 16:09Okay,
- 16:10thanks.
- 16:10James
- 16:10Forrest,
- 16:11Georgia
- 16:11Tech
- 16:111992
- 16:12game
- 16:13winner.
- 16:13That's
- 16:13our
- 16:13first
- 16:14buzzer
- 16:14beater
- 16:15of
- 16:15the
- 16:15night.
- 16:15And
- 16:16now
- 16:16we're
- 16:16going
- 16:16to
- 16:16be
- 16:17going
- 16:17to
- 16:17current
- 16:18day
- 16:18and
- 16:18we're
- 16:19very
- 16:19pleased
- 16:19and
- 16:20lucky
- 16:20to
- 16:20be
- 16:20joined
- 16:21by
- 16:21the
- 16:21coach
- 16:21of
- 16:22Troy
- 16:22University,
- 16:23Coach
- 16:23Scott
- 16:23Gross.
- 16:25Scott
- 16:25Cross.
- 16:26Coach
- 16:26Cross,
- 16:26how
- 16:26are
- 16:27you
- 16:27tonight
- 16:27and
- 16:27congratulations
- 16:28on
- 16:28making
- 16:28the
- 16:28tournament.
- 16:29Thank
- 16:30you.
- 16:30Appreciate
- 16:30it.
- 16:31Doing
- 16:31great.
- 16:32It's
- 16:32a
- 16:32great
- 16:32day
- 16:33to
- 16:33be
- 16:33a
- 16:33Trojan.
- 16:34The
- 16:34streamers
- 16:35come
- 16:35down
- 16:35from
- 16:35the
- 16:36championship.
- 16:36I'm
- 16:36sure
- 16:37that
- 16:37was
- 16:37a
- 16:37great
- 16:38day
- 16:38for
- 16:38you
- 16:38guys.
- 16:39What's
- 16:39it
- 16:39been
- 16:40like
- 16:40from
- 16:40then
- 16:40up
- 16:41until
- 16:41Tonight?
- 16:43Yeah.
- 16:43I
- 16:43mean,
- 16:44it
- 16:44had
- 16:44been
- 16:44the
- 16:45last
- 16:45time
- 16:45I'd
- 16:45been
- 16:46to
- 16:46the
- 16:46NCAA
- 16:47tournament
- 16:47was
- 16:47in
- 16:47my
- 16:47second
- 16:48year
- 16:48in
- 16:482008.
- 16:49I
- 16:49was
- 16:49a
- 16:49young
- 16:50hotshot
- 16:50coach
- 16:51that
- 16:51had
- 16:51all
- 16:52the
- 16:52answers
- 16:52and
- 16:53thought
- 16:53it
- 16:53was
- 16:53going
- 16:53to
- 16:53happen
- 16:54every
- 16:54year.
- 16:54And
- 16:54here
- 16:55it
- 16:55is,
- 16:5517
- 16:55years
- 16:56later,
- 16:56you
- 16:57finally
- 16:57get
- 16:57back
- 16:57and
- 16:58so
- 16:58you
- 16:58definitely
- 16:59appreciate
- 16:59it
- 17:00more
- 17:00the
- 17:00second
- 17:01time
- 17:01around.
- 17:01And
- 17:02yeah,
- 17:02after
- 17:03it
- 17:03happened,
- 17:04about
- 17:042:00
- 17:05in
- 17:05the
- 17:05morning,
- 17:05we
- 17:06finally
- 17:06get
- 17:06back
- 17:06to
- 17:07the
- 17:07hotel.
- 17:08My
- 17:08wife
- 17:08and
- 17:09I
- 17:09go
- 17:09on
- 17:09the
- 17:09balcony
- 17:10overlooking
- 17:10Pensacola
- 17:11beach
- 17:11and
- 17:12you
- 17:12just
- 17:12want
- 17:12to
- 17:12sit
- 17:13there
- 17:13and
- 17:13you
- 17:13don't
- 17:13want
- 17:13the
- 17:14night
- 17:14to
- 17:14end
- 17:14because
- 17:15it
- 17:15was
- 17:15a
- 17:16magical
- 17:17game
- 17:17and
- 17:18a
- 17:18magical
- 17:18moment
- 17:19and
- 17:19you
- 17:19dream
- 17:20about
- 17:20it.
- 17:20You
- 17:20work
- 17:21so
- 17:21hard,
- 17:21there
- 17:22are
- 17:22so
- 17:22many
- 17:22heartbreaks,
- 17:23so
- 17:23many
- 17:23tears,
- 17:24and
- 17:24then
- 17:25finally
- 17:25get
- 17:25back.
- 17:26It
- 17:26definitely
- 17:27is
- 17:27a
- 17:27blessing
- 17:28from
- 17:28above
- 17:28and
- 17:28we're
- 17:29super,
- 17:29super
- 17:30thankful
- 17:30for
- 17:30it
- 17:31and
- 17:31we're
- 17:31excited
- 17:31about
- 17:32the
- 17:32opportunity
- 17:32to
- 17:33play
- 17:33Kentucky.
- 17:33We
- 17:34know
- 17:34it's
- 17:34not
- 17:34going
- 17:34to
- 17:35be
- 17:35an
- 17:35easy
- 17:35game,
- 17:35but
- 17:36the
- 17:37Troy
- 17:37Trojans
- 17:38are
- 17:38ready
- 17:38to
- 17:38go
- 17:39and
- 17:40I
- 17:40believe
- 17:40our
- 17:41guys
- 17:41can
- 17:41be
- 17:41extremely
- 17:42competitive
- 17:43and
- 17:44if
- 17:44they
- 17:44don't
- 17:44bring
- 17:45their
- 17:45best
- 17:45basketball,
- 17:46then
- 17:46it
- 17:46could
- 17:46be
- 17:46a
- 17:46long
- 17:47night
- 17:47for
- 17:47them.
- 17:48Well,
- 17:48Coach
- 17:48Cross,
- 17:49you
- 17:49certainly
- 17:49played
- 17:50a
- 17:50tough
- 17:50non
- 17:50conference
- 17:51schedule
- 17:51this
- 17:51year.
- 17:52Arkansas,
- 17:53Oregon,
- 17:54Houston,
- 17:54I
- 17:54mean,
- 17:54surreal
- 17:55big
- 17:55time
- 17:55schools.
- 17:56And
- 17:56then
- 17:57in
- 17:57your
- 17:57conference
- 17:57tournament
- 17:58you
- 17:59certainly
- 17:59got
- 17:59hot
- 18:00and
- 18:00really,
- 18:00I
- 18:00mean
- 18:00everything
- 18:01was
- 18:01double
- 18:01digits.
- 18:03If
- 18:03I'm
- 18:03right,
- 18:03you
- 18:04split
- 18:04your
- 18:05season
- 18:05series,
- 18:06regular
- 18:06season
- 18:06with
- 18:06Arkansas
- 18:07State,
- 18:07a
- 18:08couple
- 18:08close
- 18:08games
- 18:08and
- 18:09then
- 18:09in
- 18:10the
- 18:10final
- 18:1094,
- 18:1181
- 18:11victory.
- 18:12What
- 18:12was
- 18:12the
- 18:13difference
- 18:13between
- 18:14your
- 18:14team
- 18:14a
- 18:14little
- 18:15earlier
- 18:15in
- 18:15the
- 18:15year
- 18:15as
- 18:16opposed
- 18:16to
- 18:16your
- 18:17conference
- 18:17tournament?
- 18:18Yeah,
- 18:19honestly,
- 18:19I
- 18:19think
- 18:21in
- 18:21those
- 18:21earlier
- 18:22games
- 18:22we
- 18:23were
- 18:23a
- 18:23seller
- 18:23of
- 18:23the
- 18:23team
- 18:24that
- 18:24we
- 18:24are
- 18:24right
- 18:24now.
- 18:25And
- 18:25you
- 18:25know,
- 18:25we're
- 18:25at
- 18:26our
- 18:26highest
- 18:26net
- 18:27and
- 18:27highest
- 18:27Ken
- 18:27Palm
- 18:28right
- 18:28now,
- 18:28so
- 18:29we're
- 18:29definitely
- 18:29playing
- 18:30our
- 18:30best
- 18:30basketball.
- 18:31But
- 18:31what
- 18:31happened
- 18:31is
- 18:32we
- 18:32had,
- 18:32you
- 18:33know,
- 18:33preseason
- 18:34first
- 18:34team
- 18:34all
- 18:35conference,
- 18:35Miles
- 18:36Rigsby,
- 18:37and
- 18:37then
- 18:37we
- 18:38had
- 18:3813
- 18:39all
- 18:39conference
- 18:40Tayton
- 18:40Conaway
- 18:41and
- 18:41you
- 18:41know,
- 18:42you
- 18:42got
- 18:42all
- 18:42kinds
- 18:42of
- 18:43different
- 18:43guys.
- 18:44You
- 18:44know,
- 18:44they're
- 18:44coming
- 18:45back
- 18:45and
- 18:45probably
- 18:45putting
- 18:46a
- 18:46lot
- 18:46of
- 18:46pressure
- 18:46on
- 18:47themselves
- 18:47and
- 18:48you
- 18:48know,
- 18:49trying
- 18:49to
- 18:49meet
- 18:49expectations
- 18:50and
- 18:51it's
- 18:51just
- 18:52so
- 18:52much
- 18:52pressure
- 18:53on
- 18:53them.
- 18:53And
- 18:53I
- 18:54think,
- 18:54you
- 18:54know,
- 18:54about
- 18:55three
- 18:55weeks
- 18:55left
- 18:56in
- 18:56the
- 18:56season,
- 18:57I
- 18:57had
- 18:57a
- 18:57conversation
- 18:58with
- 18:58Miles
- 18:59Rigsby
- 18:59and
- 18:59I
- 18:59was
- 18:59like,
- 19:00hey
- 19:00man,
- 19:00I
- 19:01get
- 19:01like
- 19:01how
- 19:01much
- 19:02pressure
- 19:02you
- 19:02have?
- 19:02I
- 19:03was
- 19:03like,
- 19:03man,
- 19:03just
- 19:04go
- 19:04out
- 19:04there
- 19:04and
- 19:04have
- 19:05fun
- 19:05playing
- 19:05the
- 19:05game.
- 19:06Just
- 19:07you
- 19:07need
- 19:07to
- 19:07be
- 19:07joyful.
- 19:08Like
- 19:08there's,
- 19:09you
- 19:09know,
- 19:09just
- 19:10live
- 19:10in
- 19:10the
- 19:10moment,
- 19:10go
- 19:11out
- 19:11there,
- 19:11have
- 19:11fun,
- 19:12lay
- 19:12it
- 19:12all
- 19:12on
- 19:13the
- 19:13line.
- 19:13You
- 19:13know,
- 19:13the
- 19:14Reason
- 19:14you're
- 19:14great
- 19:15is
- 19:15because
- 19:15you're
- 19:16a
- 19:16tough
- 19:16guy.
- 19:17You're
- 19:17a
- 19:17street
- 19:17dog,
- 19:18you
- 19:18know,
- 19:18so
- 19:18just
- 19:19don't
- 19:19worry
- 19:19about
- 19:20tomorrow.
- 19:20Don't
- 19:21worry
- 19:21about,
- 19:21you
- 19:22know,
- 19:22expectations,
- 19:23any
- 19:24of
- 19:24that.
- 19:24Just
- 19:24go
- 19:24out
- 19:24and
- 19:25play.
- 19:25And
- 19:25I
- 19:25think,
- 19:26you
- 19:27know,
- 19:27he's
- 19:27just
- 19:27kind
- 19:28of.
- 19:28He's
- 19:29kind
- 19:29of
- 19:29found
- 19:29himself,
- 19:30and
- 19:30I
- 19:30think
- 19:30we
- 19:30really,
- 19:31really
- 19:31feed
- 19:31off
- 19:32of
- 19:32him.
- 19:33He's
- 19:34our
- 19:34identity
- 19:35in
- 19:35terms
- 19:35of
- 19:35our
- 19:36toughness.
- 19:37He
- 19:37sets
- 19:37the
- 19:37tone.
- 19:38You
- 19:38know,
- 19:38a
- 19:39lot
- 19:39of
- 19:39times,
- 19:39we'll
- 19:39put
- 19:39him
- 19:40on
- 19:40the
- 19:40opposing
- 19:40team's
- 19:41point
- 19:41guard,
- 19:42our
- 19:42best
- 19:42player.
- 19:42And,
- 19:43you
- 19:44know,
- 19:44that
- 19:44first
- 19:44win
- 19:44on
- 19:45the
- 19:45road
- 19:45against
- 19:45Arkansas
- 19:46State,
- 19:46leading
- 19:47up
- 19:47to
- 19:47it,
- 19:47you
- 19:47know,
- 19:47we
- 19:48were
- 19:48going
- 19:48to
- 19:48put
- 19:48him
- 19:48on.
- 19:49Kobe
- 19:49Julian,
- 19:50who
- 19:50was
- 19:50a
- 19:51player
- 19:51of
- 19:51the
- 19:51year
- 19:51in
- 19:51the
- 19:52conference
- 19:52the
- 19:52year
- 19:52before,
- 19:53that's
- 19:53their
- 19:54power
- 19:54forward.
- 19:54But
- 19:55then
- 19:55right
- 19:55before
- 19:56the
- 19:56game,
- 19:56I
- 19:56honestly
- 19:57started
- 19:57watching
- 19:58and
- 19:58I
- 19:58was
- 19:58like,
- 19:59man,
- 19:59Terrence
- 19:59Hyde's
- 20:00the
- 20:00guy
- 20:00that
- 20:00makes
- 20:00him
- 20:01go
- 20:01like,
- 20:01man,
- 20:02we
- 20:02need
- 20:02Miles
- 20:03on
- 20:03him.
- 20:03And,
- 20:03you
- 20:04know,
- 20:04we
- 20:04didn't
- 20:04know
- 20:04how
- 20:05it
- 20:05would
- 20:05fit
- 20:05if
- 20:05we
- 20:06made
- 20:06the
- 20:06change
- 20:06that
- 20:07late.
- 20:07And
- 20:07he's
- 20:08walking
- 20:08down
- 20:08for
- 20:09pregame.
- 20:09I
- 20:09was
- 20:09like,
- 20:10hey,
- 20:10Miles,
- 20:11what
- 20:11do
- 20:11you
- 20:11think
- 20:11about,
- 20:12you
- 20:12know,
- 20:12changing
- 20:13your
- 20:13matchup?
- 20:13He's
- 20:14like,
- 20:14what,
- 20:14Gordon?
- 20:14Terrence
- 20:15Hyde?
- 20:15I
- 20:15was
- 20:15like,
- 20:16yeah,
- 20:16I
- 20:16think
- 20:17you
- 20:17need
- 20:17to
- 20:17go
- 20:17with
- 20:17Taren
- 20:18Todd.
- 20:18He's
- 20:18like,
- 20:18oh,
- 20:18yeah,
- 20:19for
- 20:19sure.
- 20:19I'm
- 20:20ready,
- 20:20coach.
- 20:20I'm
- 20:20up
- 20:21for
- 20:21it.
- 20:21And
- 20:21I
- 20:21was
- 20:21like,
- 20:22man,
- 20:22what
- 20:23a
- 20:23breadth
- 20:23of
- 20:24fresh
- 20:24air.
- 20:24Like,
- 20:25he
- 20:25doesn't
- 20:25back
- 20:25down
- 20:26from
- 20:26any
- 20:26challenge.
- 20:26I
- 20:27mean,
- 20:27Taron,
- 20:27Todd,
- 20:28Kobe,
- 20:28Julian's
- 20:29good,
- 20:29too,
- 20:29but,
- 20:30like,
- 20:30tarant.
- 20:30Todd
- 20:30has
- 20:31the
- 20:31ball
- 20:31in
- 20:31his
- 20:31hands.
- 20:32He's
- 20:32getting
- 20:3280%
- 20:33of
- 20:33the
- 20:33pick
- 20:33and
- 20:33rolls.
- 20:34You
- 20:34know,
- 20:34he
- 20:35can
- 20:35score
- 20:35inside
- 20:35and
- 20:36outside,
- 20:36and
- 20:36just
- 20:37for
- 20:37a
- 20:37guy
- 20:37to
- 20:37just
- 20:38not
- 20:38worry
- 20:39about
- 20:39anything
- 20:39and
- 20:40do
- 20:40whatever
- 20:40it
- 20:41takes
- 20:41to
- 20:41win
- 20:41basketball
- 20:42games,
- 20:42and
- 20:42he
- 20:43set
- 20:43the
- 20:43tone.
- 20:44And
- 20:44once
- 20:44he
- 20:44went
- 20:44out
- 20:45there
- 20:45and
- 20:45let
- 20:45Arkansas
- 20:46State
- 20:46know
- 20:46that
- 20:47we
- 20:47were
- 20:47going
- 20:47to
- 20:47be
- 20:47tough
- 20:48and
- 20:48physical,
- 20:48it
- 20:49just
- 20:49transcended
- 20:50our
- 20:50team.
- 20:50And
- 20:51obviously
- 20:52we
- 20:52went
- 20:52on
- 20:52to
- 20:52win
- 20:53that
- 20:53game
- 20:53on
- 20:53the
- 20:53road.
- 20:54But
- 20:54I
- 20:54think
- 20:54that's
- 20:54the
- 20:54biggest
- 20:55difference
- 20:55is
- 20:56just
- 20:56getting
- 20:57him
- 20:57back
- 20:57playing
- 20:58his
- 20:58best
- 20:59basketball.
- 20:59And
- 21:00I
- 21:00think
- 21:00he
- 21:00establishes
- 21:01our
- 21:01toughness
- 21:02identity.
- 21:03Again,
- 21:03we're
- 21:03talking
- 21:04with
- 21:04Scott
- 21:04Cross
- 21:04from
- 21:04Troy
- 21:05University
- 21:05in
- 21:05Troy,
- 21:06Alabama.
- 21:07Coach,
- 21:08you
- 21:08guys
- 21:08are
- 21:08up
- 21:08there
- 21:09as
- 21:09far
- 21:09as
- 21:10offensive
- 21:11rebounding
- 21:11is
- 21:11probably
- 21:12top
- 21:1215
- 21:12in
- 21:13the
- 21:13nation
- 21:13at
- 21:13times,
- 21:13top
- 21:1410.
- 21:14And
- 21:14also
- 21:15your
- 21:15field
- 21:15goal
- 21:15percentage
- 21:16defense
- 21:16is
- 21:16pretty
- 21:16good.
- 21:17I
- 21:17know
- 21:17you're
- 21:17up
- 21:17against
- 21:18maybe
- 21:18a
- 21:19taller
- 21:19Kentucky
- 21:19team
- 21:20than
- 21:20maybe
- 21:20what
- 21:20you
- 21:21face
- 21:21during
- 21:21the
- 21:21regular
- 21:22season,
- 21:22but
- 21:22talk
- 21:22about
- 21:22a
- 21:23couple
- 21:23of
- 21:23those
- 21:23things
- 21:23and
- 21:23how
- 21:24they
- 21:24might
- 21:24help
- 21:24you
- 21:25in
- 21:25the
- 21:25tournament.
- 21:27Yeah,
- 21:27there's
- 21:27a
- 21:27couple
- 21:28stats
- 21:28that
- 21:28stick
- 21:29out
- 21:29where
- 21:29I
- 21:29think
- 21:29we're
- 21:30fifth
- 21:30in
- 21:30offensive
- 21:31rebounding
- 21:31percentage
- 21:32on
- 21:32Ken
- 21:32Palm
- 21:33and
- 21:33I
- 21:33think
- 21:33we're
- 21:3415th
- 21:34maybe
- 21:35in
- 21:35steals
- 21:35and
- 21:36you
- 21:36know,
- 21:36top
- 21:3730
- 21:37or
- 21:3740
- 21:38and
- 21:38field
- 21:38goal
- 21:38percentage,
- 21:39defense,
- 21:39all
- 21:39things
- 21:40that
- 21:40we
- 21:40pride
- 21:40ourselves
- 21:41on.
- 21:41I
- 21:42mean,
- 21:42we
- 21:42do
- 21:42have
- 21:42our
- 21:42own
- 21:43flaws
- 21:43in
- 21:43terms
- 21:43of
- 21:44turning
- 21:44the
- 21:44ball
- 21:44over
- 21:45and
- 21:45at
- 21:45times
- 21:46defensive
- 21:46rebound
- 21:47has
- 21:47been
- 21:47an
- 21:47issue
- 21:48for
- 21:48us.
- 21:48But
- 21:49you
- 21:49know,
- 21:49when
- 21:49you
- 21:49can
- 21:50get
- 21:50extra
- 21:50possessions
- 21:51by
- 21:51turning
- 21:51the
- 21:51opposing
- 21:52team
- 21:52over
- 21:52and
- 21:53then
- 21:53also
- 21:53getting
- 21:53extra
- 21:54possessions
- 21:54with
- 21:55offensive
- 21:55rebounds,
- 21:56I
- 21:56think
- 21:56that's
- 21:57a
- 21:57great
- 21:57recipe
- 21:58to
- 21:58go
- 21:58in
- 21:58there
- 21:58and
- 21:58upset
- 21:59somebody.
- 21:59And
- 22:00so
- 22:00our
- 22:01guys,
- 22:01it
- 22:01doesn't
- 22:02matter
- 22:02who
- 22:02we
- 22:02play.
- 22:03Like,
- 22:03you
- 22:03know,
- 22:03we've
- 22:04played
- 22:04Arkansas,
- 22:05if
- 22:05I'm
- 22:06not
- 22:06mistaken,
- 22:06we
- 22:06may
- 22:06have
- 22:07out
- 22:07rebounded
- 22:07them
- 22:08even
- 22:08though
- 22:08we
- 22:09lost
- 22:09that
- 22:09game.
- 22:10You
- 22:11know,
- 22:11our
- 22:11guys
- 22:11are
- 22:12really,
- 22:12really
- 22:13tough
- 22:13minded.
- 22:13We
- 22:14rebound
- 22:14a
- 22:14lot
- 22:15with
- 22:15five
- 22:15guys,
- 22:16you
- 22:17know,
- 22:17and
- 22:17that's
- 22:18been
- 22:18our
- 22:18formula
- 22:18for
- 22:19success.
- 22:19When
- 22:19we
- 22:20get,
- 22:20you
- 22:20know,
- 22:2010
- 22:20more
- 22:21field
- 22:21goal
- 22:21attempts
- 22:22than
- 22:22opposing
- 22:22team,
- 22:23you
- 22:23give
- 22:23yourself
- 22:24a
- 22:24really
- 22:24good
- 22:24chance
- 22:25of
- 22:25winning.
- 22:25We
- 22:25know
- 22:26Kentucky
- 22:26is
- 22:26an
- 22:27elite
- 22:27offensive
- 22:27team.
- 22:28It's
- 22:28not
- 22:28going
- 22:28to
- 22:28be
- 22:29an
- 22:29easy
- 22:29task.
- 22:29But
- 22:30you
- 22:31know,
- 22:31I
- 22:31think
- 22:31our
- 22:32guys
- 22:32know
- 22:32that
- 22:33the
- 22:33only
- 22:33thing
- 22:33that
- 22:33matters
- 22:34right
- 22:34now
- 22:34is
- 22:34winning
- 22:35a
- 22:35basketball
- 22:35game
- 22:36and
- 22:36they'll
- 22:36be
- 22:36willing
- 22:37to
- 22:37do
- 22:37whatever
- 22:37it
- 22:38takes
- 22:38to
- 22:39win
- 22:39that
- 22:39game.
- 22:39And
- 22:41I
- 22:41definitely
- 22:42expect
- 22:42us
- 22:42to
- 22:42play
- 22:42our
- 22:43hardest,
- 22:43toughest
- 22:43game
- 22:44we've
- 22:44played
- 22:44all
- 22:44year
- 22:45long.
- 22:45One
- 22:46more
- 22:46X's
- 22:46and
- 22:47O's
- 22:47things.
- 22:47You,
- 22:47you
- 22:47kind
- 22:48of
- 22:48go
- 22:48from
- 22:48what
- 22:48I
- 22:49see,
- 22:49a
- 22:499
- 22:49to
- 22:5011
- 22:50man
- 22:50rotation.
- 22:51Do
- 22:51you
- 22:52think
- 22:52that
- 22:52you're
- 22:52going
- 22:52to
- 22:52try
- 22:52to
- 22:52stick
- 22:53with
- 22:53that
- 22:53in
- 22:53the,
- 22:53in
- 22:54the
- 22:54postseason
- 22:54or
- 22:54are
- 22:54you
- 22:55going
- 22:55to
- 22:55try
- 22:55and
- 22:55cut
- 22:55that
- 22:55down?
- 22:56I
- 22:56know
- 22:56you
- 22:56got
- 22:56a
- 22:57couple
- 22:57of
- 22:57Rigby's
- 22:57on
- 22:57the
- 22:57team,
- 22:58a
- 22:58couple
- 22:58of
- 22:58Campbells
- 22:58on
- 22:59the
- 22:59team.
- 22:59So
- 22:59I
- 22:59know
- 22:59you
- 22:59try
- 22:59and
- 23:00get
- 23:00them
- 23:00all
- 23:00in.
- 23:00But
- 23:01do
- 23:01you
- 23:01change
- 23:01that
- 23:01philosophy
- 23:02in
- 23:02the
- 23:02postseason?
- 23:03No,
- 23:04I
- 23:05would
- 23:05imagine
- 23:05that
- 23:05we
- 23:06would
- 23:06play
- 23:06at
- 23:06least
- 23:0610
- 23:07guys,
- 23:07possibly
- 23:0811.
- 23:08I
- 23:08mean,
- 23:08I
- 23:09think
- 23:09that's
- 23:09part
- 23:09of
- 23:09our
- 23:10success
- 23:10is,
- 23:11you
- 23:11know,
- 23:11wearing
- 23:12teams
- 23:12down.
- 23:12Shot
- 23:13goes
- 23:13up,
- 23:13you
- 23:13know,
- 23:14we're
- 23:14rebound
- 23:14at
- 23:145,
- 23:15we're
- 23:15going
- 23:15to
- 23:15pick
- 23:15them
- 23:15up
- 23:16full
- 23:16court.
- 23:16We're
- 23:16going
- 23:17to,
- 23:17you
- 23:17know,
- 23:17try
- 23:18and
- 23:18just
- 23:18grind
- 23:18them
- 23:19and
- 23:19get
- 23:19those
- 23:19extra
- 23:20possessions.
- 23:20So
- 23:21I
- 23:21don't
- 23:21think
- 23:21that'll
- 23:21change.
- 23:22You
- 23:22know,
- 23:23our
- 23:2311th
- 23:23man
- 23:23typically
- 23:24is
- 23:24a
- 23:24third
- 23:25five
- 23:25man.
- 23:26So
- 23:26you
- 23:26know
- 23:27how
- 23:27those
- 23:27big
- 23:27guys
- 23:27are.
- 23:28They
- 23:28tend
- 23:28to
- 23:28get,
- 23:28you
- 23:29know,
- 23:29two
- 23:29fouls
- 23:29early
- 23:30on
- 23:30and
- 23:31you
- 23:31know,
- 23:32you
- 23:32have
- 23:32to
- 23:32be
- 23:32a
- 23:32little
- 23:32bit
- 23:33careful
- 23:33in
- 23:33the
- 23:33rest
- 23:34of
- 23:34the
- 23:34first
- 23:34half.
- 23:34So
- 23:35then,
- 23:35you
- 23:35know,
- 23:35it
- 23:35becomes
- 23:36easier
- 23:36to
- 23:36play
- 23:36in
- 23:36the
- 23:3711th,
- 23:37man.
- 23:37So
- 23:38that's
- 23:39definitely
- 23:39one
- 23:39of
- 23:40our
- 23:40advantages
- 23:40and
- 23:41part
- 23:41of
- 23:41our
- 23:41DNA.
- 23:42We
- 23:42believe
- 23:42in
- 23:42all
- 23:43our
- 23:43guys
- 23:43and
- 23:44you
- 23:44know,
- 23:44every
- 23:44single
- 23:45one
- 23:45of
- 23:45our
- 23:45guys
- 23:45that
- 23:46has
- 23:46been
- 23:46on
- 23:46the
- 23:47floor
- 23:47during
- 23:47critical
- 23:48moments
- 23:48has
- 23:48been
- 23:49important
- 23:49to
- 23:50us
- 23:50in
- 23:50winning
- 23:51some
- 23:51of
- 23:51those
- 23:51games
- 23:51that
- 23:52we've
- 23:52won.
- 23:53Coach,
- 23:53I
- 23:53wanted
- 23:54to
- 23:54ask
- 23:54you
- 23:54a
- 23:54question.
- 23:54On
- 23:55the
- 23:55way
- 23:55in
- 23:55tonight,
- 23:55I
- 23:55was
- 23:55listening
- 23:56to
- 23:56an
- 23:56interview
- 23:57real
- 23:57quick
- 23:57with
- 23:58Grant
- 23:58McCaslin,
- 23:59the
- 23:59coach
- 23:59at
- 23:59Texas
- 24:00Tech,
- 24:00and
- 24:00he
- 24:00was
- 24:00talking
- 24:01about
- 24:01his
- 24:02preparation
- 24:02for
- 24:02the
- 24:03week
- 24:03and
- 24:03that
- 24:04he
- 24:04really
- 24:04was
- 24:04trying
- 24:05to
- 24:05figure
- 24:05out
- 24:06a
- 24:06way,
- 24:06obviously
- 24:07he's
- 24:07going
- 24:07to
- 24:07prepare
- 24:08for
- 24:08his
- 24:08opponent,
- 24:08but
- 24:09really
- 24:09looking
- 24:09at
- 24:09a
- 24:09couple
- 24:10things
- 24:10where
- 24:10his
- 24:10team
- 24:11could
- 24:11improve
- 24:12going
- 24:13into
- 24:13the
- 24:13NCAA
- 24:13tournament.
- 24:14Is
- 24:14this
- 24:15something
- 24:15you
- 24:15feel
- 24:16in
- 24:16your
- 24:16time
- 24:16here,
- 24:17getting
- 24:17ready
- 24:17for
- 24:17your
- 24:17next
- 24:18game,
- 24:18that
- 24:18you'll
- 24:18be
- 24:19able
- 24:19to
- 24:20fine
- 24:20tune
- 24:20a
- 24:20couple
- 24:21of
- 24:21things
- 24:21to
- 24:22where
- 24:22you're
- 24:22really
- 24:23feeling
- 24:24comfortable
- 24:24and
- 24:24confident
- 24:25with
- 24:25those
- 24:25things,
- 24:26or
- 24:26is
- 24:27it
- 24:27really.
- 24:27Did
- 24:28you
- 24:28have
- 24:28a
- 24:29lot
- 24:29of
- 24:29time
- 24:29just
- 24:30devoted
- 24:30to
- 24:30Kentucky
- 24:31and
- 24:31what
- 24:31you're
- 24:31doing
- 24:32there?
- 24:32Are
- 24:32you
- 24:32able
- 24:33to
- 24:33mix
- 24:33the
- 24:33two?
- 24:34Yeah,
- 24:35great
- 24:35question.
- 24:36I
- 24:36mean,
- 24:36that's
- 24:36one
- 24:36great
- 24:37thing
- 24:37about
- 24:37the
- 24:37Sunbelt
- 24:38Tournament.
- 24:38As
- 24:38we
- 24:38finished
- 24:39up
- 24:39last
- 24:39Monday,
- 24:40so
- 24:40we
- 24:41gave
- 24:41our
- 24:41guys
- 24:42Tuesday
- 24:42and
- 24:42Wednesday
- 24:43off
- 24:43because
- 24:43we
- 24:43played
- 24:44three
- 24:44games
- 24:44in
- 24:44three
- 24:45days
- 24:45and
- 24:46let
- 24:46them
- 24:46kind
- 24:46of
- 24:47get
- 24:47their
- 24:47bodies
- 24:47recovered.
- 24:48And
- 24:48then
- 24:48Thursday
- 24:49and
- 24:49Friday
- 24:49was
- 24:50more
- 24:50just
- 24:50skill
- 24:51work,
- 24:51dummy
- 24:52offense,
- 24:53you
- 24:53know,
- 24:53running
- 24:54over
- 24:54our
- 24:54sets
- 24:54and
- 24:55making
- 24:55sure
- 24:55they're
- 24:55good
- 24:55with
- 24:56all
- 24:56that.
- 24:56And
- 24:56then
- 24:57yesterday
- 24:57we
- 24:58had
- 24:58a
- 24:58full
- 24:58practice.
- 24:59But
- 24:59I
- 24:59felt
- 24:59like,
- 24:59you
- 25:00know,
- 25:01those
- 25:01three
- 25:01days
- 25:02were
- 25:02great
- 25:02days
- 25:03just
- 25:03to
- 25:03work
- 25:03on
- 25:04ourselves,
- 25:04fine
- 25:05tune
- 25:05some
- 25:05of
- 25:06our
- 25:06execution
- 25:06offensively,
- 25:08you
- 25:08know,
- 25:09work
- 25:09on
- 25:09some
- 25:09of
- 25:09our
- 25:10skill
- 25:10work
- 25:10areas
- 25:11that
- 25:11needed
- 25:11to
- 25:11be
- 25:11better,
- 25:12work
- 25:12on
- 25:12finishing,
- 25:13work
- 25:13on
- 25:14shooting,
- 25:14those
- 25:15types
- 25:15of
- 25:15things.
- 25:16Tomorrow
- 25:16will
- 25:17be
- 25:17a
- 25:17regular
- 25:17practice.
- 25:18I
- 25:18mean,
- 25:18we
- 25:18don't
- 25:18spend
- 25:19an
- 25:20inordinate
- 25:20amount
- 25:21of
- 25:21time
- 25:21on
- 25:21the
- 25:21opponent.
- 25:22I
- 25:22mean,
- 25:22typically
- 25:23we
- 25:23probably
- 25:24spend,
- 25:24you
- 25:25know,
- 25:2515
- 25:26minutes
- 25:26on
- 25:26the
- 25:26court
- 25:27guarding
- 25:27their
- 25:27stuff
- 25:28live.
- 25:28And
- 25:28then
- 25:28we'll
- 25:29like
- 25:29their
- 25:29half
- 25:30court
- 25:30sets
- 25:31and
- 25:31stuff.
- 25:31And
- 25:32then
- 25:32we'll
- 25:32typically
- 25:33maybe
- 25:3410
- 25:34to
- 25:3415
- 25:35minutes
- 25:35garden
- 25:36or
- 25:36baseline
- 25:36out
- 25:36of
- 25:36bound.
- 25:37Then
- 25:37of
- 25:37course,
- 25:38we'll
- 25:38watch
- 25:38film
- 25:39for
- 25:39three
- 25:39days
- 25:39of
- 25:40them,
- 25:40but
- 25:40that's
- 25:41typically
- 25:41what
- 25:41we
- 25:42do
- 25:42the
- 25:42rest
- 25:42of
- 25:43the
- 25:43time
- 25:43and
- 25:43practice
- 25:44is
- 25:44devoted
- 25:44to
- 25:44us
- 25:45and
- 25:45getting
- 25:46better.
- 25:46You
- 25:46know,
- 25:46there
- 25:46may
- 25:47be
- 25:47segments
- 25:47where
- 25:48we'll
- 25:48have
- 25:48our
- 25:49scout
- 25:49team
- 25:49maybe
- 25:50defend
- 25:50a
- 25:50little
- 25:50bit,
- 25:51like
- 25:51Kentucky
- 25:51defense,
- 25:52or
- 25:52maybe
- 25:52we'll
- 25:53break
- 25:53down
- 25:53one
- 25:53aspect
- 25:54of
- 25:54how
- 25:55they
- 25:55make
- 25:55art
- 25:55us,
- 25:56but
- 25:56the
- 25:56majority
- 25:57of
- 25:57the
- 25:57time
- 25:57is
- 25:57about
- 25:57us
- 25:58getting
- 25:58better.
- 25:59Coach,
- 25:59I
- 25:59gotta
- 26:00tell
- 26:00you,
- 26:00you
- 26:00got
- 26:00two
- 26:01guys
- 26:01here
- 26:01who
- 26:02Chris
- 26:02and
- 26:02I
- 26:02coached
- 26:03together,
- 26:03we
- 26:03coached
- 26:04on
- 26:04the
- 26:04Division
- 26:042
- 26:05level
- 26:05and
- 26:06we're
- 26:06just
- 26:06basketball
- 26:07junkies.
- 26:07And
- 26:08hearing
- 26:08how
- 26:08you're
- 26:09going
- 26:09to
- 26:09prepare
- 26:09for
- 26:09Kentucky,
- 26:10I
- 26:10mean,
- 26:10I'm
- 26:10just
- 26:11kind
- 26:11of
- 26:11like
- 26:11geeking
- 26:12out
- 26:12right
- 26:12now,
- 26:13loving
- 26:14what
- 26:14you're
- 26:14talking
- 26:15about
- 26:15with
- 26:15your
- 26:15team
- 26:16and
- 26:17getting
- 26:17prepared
- 26:18and
- 26:18I
- 26:19mean,
- 26:19I
- 26:19had
- 26:20these
- 26:20ideas
- 26:20before.
- 26:21Talking
- 26:21to
- 26:22yourself
- 26:22and
- 26:22some
- 26:22other
- 26:22coaches
- 26:23about.
- 26:23You
- 26:24would
- 26:24spend
- 26:24so
- 26:24much
- 26:25time
- 26:25worrying
- 26:25about
- 26:25your
- 26:25opponent,
- 26:26but
- 26:26it's
- 26:26really
- 26:26about,
- 26:27you
- 26:27know,
- 26:27respecting
- 26:28and
- 26:28giving
- 26:29your
- 26:29team
- 26:30credit
- 26:30at
- 26:30this
- 26:31time
- 26:31not
- 26:31to,
- 26:31not
- 26:32to
- 26:32worry
- 26:32about
- 26:32your
- 26:32opponent
- 26:33so
- 26:33much,
- 26:33no
- 26:33matter
- 26:33who
- 26:34they
- 26:34are.
- 26:35Yeah,
- 26:35I
- 26:36mean,
- 26:36the
- 26:36things
- 26:36that
- 26:36have
- 26:37made
- 26:37us
- 26:37good
- 26:37are
- 26:38our
- 26:38offensive
- 26:38rebounding.
- 26:39So
- 26:39I
- 26:39mean,
- 26:39we're
- 26:40going
- 26:40to
- 26:40spend
- 26:4010
- 26:41to
- 26:4115
- 26:41minutes,
- 26:42you
- 26:42know,
- 26:42working
- 26:42on
- 26:42that.
- 26:43The
- 26:43way
- 26:43we
- 26:44defend
- 26:45one
- 26:45on
- 26:45one.
- 26:45I
- 26:46mean,
- 26:46every
- 26:46day
- 26:46we're
- 26:46working
- 26:47on
- 26:47wall
- 26:47offs,
- 26:48we're
- 26:48working
- 26:48on
- 26:48our
- 26:49one
- 26:49on
- 26:49one
- 26:49defense,
- 26:50scoring
- 26:50the
- 26:50ball.
- 26:51We're
- 26:51always
- 26:51going
- 26:52to
- 26:52do
- 26:52some
- 26:52type
- 26:53of
- 26:53full
- 26:53court
- 26:53shell
- 26:54drill
- 26:54to
- 26:54work
- 26:54on
- 26:54our
- 26:55rotations.
- 26:56So
- 26:56I
- 26:57mean,
- 26:57if
- 26:58we're
- 26:58not
- 26:58good
- 26:58at
- 26:58what
- 26:58we
- 26:59do,
- 26:59we
- 26:59have
- 26:59no
- 27:00chance.
- 27:00I
- 27:00mean,
- 27:01we'll
- 27:01game
- 27:01plan,
- 27:02scheme
- 27:02a
- 27:02little
- 27:03bit,
- 27:03but
- 27:03the
- 27:03bottom
- 27:03line
- 27:04is
- 27:04we
- 27:04have
- 27:04to
- 27:04be
- 27:05really,
- 27:05really
- 27:05good
- 27:06at
- 27:06what
- 27:06we
- 27:06do.
- 27:07Yeah,
- 27:08coach.
- 27:08I
- 27:08coach
- 27:08at
- 27:09a
- 27:09high
- 27:09school
- 27:09in
- 27:09New
- 27:09York
- 27:09called
- 27:09Troy
- 27:10High
- 27:10School,
- 27:10so
- 27:10I'm
- 27:10rooting
- 27:11for
- 27:11you
- 27:11guys.
- 27:11I
- 27:11got
- 27:11my
- 27:11Troy
- 27:12basketball
- 27:13on.
- 27:13We
- 27:14won
- 27:14a
- 27:14state
- 27:14championship
- 27:15at
- 27:15one
- 27:15point.
- 27:15One
- 27:16guy
- 27:16I'm
- 27:16really
- 27:16impressed
- 27:16with
- 27:16is
- 27:17Tayton
- 27:17Conaway,
- 27:18Conference
- 27:18player
- 27:18of
- 27:18the
- 27:19year.
- 27:19Since
- 27:19January
- 27:2025th,
- 27:20he's
- 27:20averaging
- 27:21like
- 27:2114.2
- 27:22or
- 27:2216.2
- 27:23points
- 27:23a
- 27:23game.
- 27:23What,
- 27:24what
- 27:24happened
- 27:25at
- 27:25the
- 27:25end
- 27:25of
- 27:25January
- 27:26until
- 27:26now
- 27:26to
- 27:27make
- 27:27him
- 27:27into
- 27:28the
- 27:28best
- 27:28player
- 27:28in
- 27:28your
- 27:29conference?
- 27:30I
- 27:31think
- 27:31he's
- 27:31definitely
- 27:32been
- 27:32the
- 27:33most
- 27:33talented
- 27:33guy.
- 27:34I
- 27:34think,
- 27:35you
- 27:36know,
- 27:36like
- 27:37what
- 27:37separates
- 27:38him
- 27:38from
- 27:38the
- 27:38rest
- 27:38of
- 27:39the
- 27:39guys.
- 27:39He's
- 27:40so
- 27:40fast,
- 27:41north
- 27:41and
- 27:41south,
- 27:41like
- 27:42there's
- 27:42nobody
- 27:42faster
- 27:43in
- 27:43the
- 27:44country.
- 27:44North
- 27:44and
- 27:45South.
- 27:45I
- 27:45mean,
- 27:45Kentucky's
- 27:46going
- 27:46to
- 27:46have
- 27:47a
- 27:47tough
- 27:47time.
- 27:47They
- 27:48can't
- 27:48just
- 27:48defend
- 27:48him
- 27:49one
- 27:49on
- 27:49one.
- 27:49They'll
- 27:49have
- 27:50to
- 27:50bring
- 27:50extra
- 27:50guys.
- 27:51But
- 27:51what
- 27:51makes
- 27:52makes
- 27:52him
- 27:53special
- 27:53is
- 27:53like
- 27:54he
- 27:54never
- 27:54gets
- 27:55sped
- 27:55up.
- 27:55And
- 27:56then
- 27:56if
- 27:56they
- 27:56do
- 27:56bring
- 27:57an
- 27:57extra
- 27:57defender,
- 27:58you
- 27:58know,
- 27:58he's,
- 27:59he's
- 28:00just,
- 28:00he
- 28:00has
- 28:00that
- 28:00sixth
- 28:01sense
- 28:01to
- 28:01pass
- 28:02the
- 28:02ball
- 28:02and
- 28:02find
- 28:02open
- 28:03guys.
- 28:04It's
- 28:04really
- 28:04incredible.
- 28:05You
- 28:06know,
- 28:06he
- 28:06gets
- 28:07shot
- 28:07attempts
- 28:07for,
- 28:08you
- 28:08know,
- 28:08guys
- 28:09that
- 28:09maybe
- 28:09can't
- 28:09create
- 28:10on
- 28:10their
- 28:10own.
- 28:10And
- 28:11so
- 28:11he's
- 28:11a
- 28:11matchup
- 28:12nightmare.
- 28:12But
- 28:13he's
- 28:13a
- 28:13stat
- 28:14stuffer.
- 28:14You
- 28:14know,
- 28:15at
- 28:15the
- 28:15end
- 28:15of
- 28:15the
- 28:15night
- 28:15he's
- 28:16going
- 28:16to
- 28:16have
- 28:16five
- 28:16rebounds.
- 28:17He's
- 28:18going
- 28:18to
- 28:18have
- 28:18three
- 28:18steals.
- 28:19He's
- 28:19probably
- 28:19going
- 28:20to
- 28:20shoot,
- 28:20you
- 28:20know,
- 28:2150
- 28:21plus
- 28:21percent
- 28:22from
- 28:22the
- 28:23field,
- 28:24you
- 28:24know,
- 28:2470%
- 28:25from
- 28:25the
- 28:25free
- 28:25throw
- 28:26line.
- 28:26He's
- 28:26going
- 28:26to
- 28:26have,
- 28:26you
- 28:27know,
- 28:27two
- 28:27to
- 28:27one
- 28:28assist
- 28:28to
- 28:28turnovers.
- 28:29And
- 28:29it's
- 28:30just
- 28:30amazing.
- 28:30Every
- 28:31game
- 28:31and
- 28:32then
- 28:32every
- 28:32metric
- 28:33you
- 28:33look
- 28:33at,
- 28:34he's
- 28:34just,
- 28:35he's
- 28:35good
- 28:35at
- 28:35it
- 28:36and
- 28:37he's
- 28:37a
- 28:37special
- 28:38talent.
- 28:38One
- 28:38of
- 28:38the
- 28:38best,
- 28:39most
- 28:39talented
- 28:40guys
- 28:40that
- 28:40I've
- 28:40ever
- 28:40coached.
- 28:41And
- 28:42I
- 28:42told
- 28:42him
- 28:42about
- 28:43maybe
- 28:43two
- 28:43and
- 28:44a
- 28:44half
- 28:44weeks
- 28:44ago,
- 28:45I
- 28:45called
- 28:45him
- 28:45aside
- 28:46because
- 28:46when
- 28:46we
- 28:46were
- 28:47doing
- 28:47our
- 28:47one
- 28:47on
- 28:47one
- 28:47defense,
- 28:48we
- 28:48call
- 28:48it
- 28:49one
- 28:49on
- 28:49one
- 28:49guard,
- 28:49your
- 28:50yard,
- 28:50he
- 28:50was
- 28:51not
- 28:51guarding
- 28:51your
- 28:51yard
- 28:52the
- 28:52way
- 28:52that
- 28:52I
- 28:52would
- 28:52want
- 28:52him
- 28:53to
- 28:53guard
- 28:53his
- 28:53yard.
- 28:53And
- 28:54so
- 28:54I
- 28:54called
- 28:54him
- 28:54over
- 28:55and
- 28:55instead
- 28:55of
- 28:56yelling
- 28:56at
- 28:56him,
- 28:57I
- 28:57put
- 28:57my
- 28:57hands
- 28:58on
- 28:58his
- 28:58shoulders
- 28:58and
- 28:58I
- 28:58was
- 28:59like,
- 28:59hey,
- 28:59Tate,
- 28:59like,
- 29:00you
- 29:00realize
- 29:01if
- 29:01we
- 29:01win
- 29:01these
- 29:02next
- 29:02three
- 29:02games
- 29:02and
- 29:03we
- 29:03get
- 29:03a
- 29:03share
- 29:03of
- 29:03the
- 29:03conference
- 29:04championship,
- 29:05you're
- 29:05going
- 29:05to
- 29:05be
- 29:06player
- 29:06of
- 29:06the
- 29:06year
- 29:06in
- 29:06the
- 29:07league.
- 29:07Like,
- 29:07I
- 29:07mean,
- 29:07you
- 29:08can
- 29:08look
- 29:08at
- 29:08the
- 29:08stats,
- 29:09but
- 29:09like,
- 29:10they're
- 29:10not
- 29:10going
- 29:10to
- 29:10give
- 29:10him
- 29:10player
- 29:11of
- 29:11the
- 29:11year
- 29:11if
- 29:11we
- 29:11finish
- 29:12fourth.
- 29:12Like,
- 29:12that's
- 29:12not
- 29:13going
- 29:13to
- 29:13happen.
- 29:14And
- 29:14you
- 29:14know,
- 29:14we
- 29:15were
- 29:15fortunate
- 29:15to
- 29:15win
- 29:16out
- 29:16and
- 29:16we
- 29:16got
- 29:17a
- 29:17little
- 29:17help
- 29:17from
- 29:18Texas
- 29:18State
- 29:19beating
- 29:19James
- 29:20Madison
- 29:20last
- 29:20game
- 29:21of
- 29:21the
- 29:21year.
- 29:21And
- 29:22you
- 29:22know,
- 29:22I
- 29:22thought
- 29:22it
- 29:23was
- 29:23going
- 29:23to
- 29:23happen,
- 29:23but
- 29:24you
- 29:24know,
- 29:24the
- 29:25coaches,
- 29:25they
- 29:25made
- 29:25the
- 29:26right
- 29:26choice.
- 29:26I
- 29:26mean,
- 29:26if
- 29:27you
- 29:27look
- 29:27at
- 29:27the
- 29:28stats
- 29:28and
- 29:28the
- 29:28numbers,
- 29:29he
- 29:29definitely
- 29:30deserves
- 29:30it.
- 29:30And
- 29:31you
- 29:31know,
- 29:32that's
- 29:32where
- 29:32him
- 29:32just
- 29:33being
- 29:33a
- 29:33little
- 29:33bit
- 29:33better
- 29:34and
- 29:34some
- 29:34of
- 29:34those
- 29:35areas
- 29:35that
- 29:36he
- 29:36can
- 29:36control,
- 29:36like
- 29:37all
- 29:37the
- 29:37stuff
- 29:37that
- 29:38I
- 29:38cannot.
- 29:38Coach
- 29:39Hayden's
- 29:40the
- 29:40best
- 29:40I've
- 29:40ever
- 29:40coached
- 29:41at
- 29:41it.
- 29:41Like
- 29:41he,
- 29:42he
- 29:42is
- 29:42phenomenal.
- 29:43The
- 29:43passes,
- 29:44the
- 29:44reads,
- 29:45the
- 29:45way
- 29:45he
- 29:45can
- 29:45split
- 29:46the
- 29:46defense,
- 29:46read,
- 29:47the
- 29:47pick
- 29:47and
- 29:47roll,
- 29:48the
- 29:49way
- 29:49he
- 29:49finishes
- 29:50plays,
- 29:50it's.
- 29:51He's
- 29:52a
- 29:52fun
- 29:52player.
- 29:52You'll
- 29:53enjoy
- 29:53watching
- 29:53him
- 29:54in
- 29:54the,
- 29:54in
- 29:54the
- 29:54tournament
- 29:55and
- 29:56yeah,
- 29:56I
- 29:56mean,
- 29:56he'll
- 29:56be
- 29:56a
- 29:57tough
- 29:57matchup
- 29:57for
- 29:57whoever
- 29:58Kentucky
- 29:58puts
- 29:59on
- 29:59him.
- 29:59Did
- 29:59they
- 29:59give
- 29:59you
- 29:59a
- 30:00tying
- 30:00it?
- 30:01I
- 30:01believe
- 30:02it's
- 30:02the
- 30:027:10
- 30:04or
- 30:04whatever
- 30:04game
- 30:05and.
- 30:05Yep.
- 30:06So
- 30:06we'll
- 30:06be
- 30:06the
- 30:07first
- 30:07game
- 30:07and
- 30:07then
- 30:07there's
- 30:08the
- 30:08second
- 30:08one
- 30:08after
- 30:09us.
- 30:09Gotcha.
- 30:09Yeah,
- 30:10that'll
- 30:10be
- 30:10the
- 30:10winner
- 30:11of
- 30:11Texas
- 30:11Xavier
- 30:12playing
- 30:12Illinois.
- 30:13We
- 30:14appreciate
- 30:14your
- 30:14time
- 30:15tonight,
- 30:15coach.
- 30:15This
- 30:16has
- 30:16been
- 30:16a
- 30:16lot
- 30:16of
- 30:16fun.
- 30:17So
- 30:17for
- 30:17those
- 30:17of
- 30:17you
- 30:18who
- 30:18want
- 30:19to
- 30:19spend
- 30:19your
- 30:19Friday
- 30:19night
- 30:20getting
- 30:20ready
- 30:21for
- 30:21a
- 30:21big
- 30:21game,
- 30:21you
- 30:22can
- 30:22watch
- 30:22Kentucky
- 30:23play
- 30:23against
- 30:23Troy
- 30:24University.
- 30:24As
- 30:25tonight,
- 30:25Scott
- 30:25Cross
- 30:26joined
- 30:26us
- 30:26to
- 30:27talk
- 30:27a
- 30:27little
- 30:28bit
- 30:28about
- 30:28his
- 30:28team
- 30:28and
- 30:29the
- 30:29road
- 30:29that
- 30:30you
- 30:30guys
- 30:30did
- 30:30to
- 30:30get
- 30:30there.
- 30:32Thank
- 30:32you.
- 30:33Absolutely.
- 30:33Coach,
- 30:33good
- 30:33luck
- 30:34to
- 30:34you.
- 30:34And
- 30:34you
- 30:34got
- 30:34a
- 30:35lot
- 30:35of
- 30:35people
- 30:35rooting
- 30:35for
- 30:35you
- 30:36up
- 30:36here
- 30:36in
- 30:36New
- 30:36York.
- 30:37Yes,
- 30:37sir.
- 30:38Thank
- 30:38you.
- 30:38Have
- 30:38a
- 30:38great
- 30:38day.
- 30:39Thanks
- 30:39so
- 30:40much.
- 30:40All
- 30:40right,
- 30:40we'll
- 30:41be
- 30:41back
- 30:41in
- 30:41a
- 30:41couple
- 30:41of
- 30:41minutes.
- 30:42Be
- 30:42joined
- 30:42by
- 30:42Charlie
- 30:43Ward,
- 30:43Heisman
- 30:44Trophy
- 30:44winner,
- 30:44former
- 30:45New
- 30:45York
- 30:45Knick
- 30:45point
- 30:45guard
- 30:46here
- 30:46on
- 30:46wgb.
- 31:17You're
- 31:17listening
- 31:17to
- 31:18Sports
- 31:18Talk
- 31:18New
- 31:19York.
- 31:19Tune
- 31:20in
- 31:20every
- 31:20Sunday
- 31:20night
- 31:20at
- 31:218pm.
- 31:21On
- 31:21Long
- 31:21Island's
- 31:22WGB
- 31:23broadcasting
- 31:24on
- 31:2495.9
- 31:25FM
- 31:25and
- 31:2512:40am
- 31:27or
- 31:27listen
- 31:27live
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- 31:28at
- 31:28WGB
- 31:29radio.com
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- 31:32connected
- 31:32to
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- 31:39Sports
- 31:40talk,
- 31:43you're
- 31:43listening
- 31:44to
- 31:44Sports
- 31:44Talk
- 31:45New
- 31:45York
- 31:45on
- 31:46Long
- 31:46Island's
- 31:47wgpb.
- 31:48And
- 31:49now
- 31:50back
- 31:50to
- 31:50the
- 31:50show.
- 31:53Welcome
- 31:53back
- 31:53to
- 31:54the
- 31:54second
- 31:55half
- 31:56hour
- 31:56of
- 31:56our
- 31:56two
- 31:57hour
- 31:57extravag.
- 31:58Tonight
- 31:58here
- 31:58on
- 31:59Selection
- 31:59Sunday,
- 32:00Mike
- 32:00Codone
- 32:01joined
- 32:01by
- 32:02my
- 32:02co
- 32:02host
- 32:02Chris
- 32:02Caputo.
- 32:03We
- 32:03just
- 32:04spoke
- 32:04with
- 32:05two
- 32:05kind
- 32:05of
- 32:06legends
- 32:07of
- 32:08the
- 32:08NCAA
- 32:09tournament,
- 32:09James
- 32:09Forrest,
- 32:10a
- 32:10player
- 32:11who
- 32:11had
- 32:11one
- 32:11of
- 32:12the
- 32:12great
- 32:12buzzer
- 32:13beaters
- 32:13in
- 32:13NCAA
- 32:14history
- 32:14from
- 32:15Georgia
- 32:15Tech,
- 32:16and
- 32:16coach
- 32:16Scott
- 32:17Cross
- 32:17from
- 32:17Troy
- 32:17University
- 32:18as
- 32:18they're
- 32:18getting
- 32:18ready
- 32:19for
- 32:19Kentucky.
- 32:20And
- 32:20we're
- 32:20just
- 32:20waiting
- 32:21hopefully
- 32:21on
- 32:21Charlie
- 32:22Ward
- 32:22here
- 32:22in
- 32:22a
- 32:22couple
- 32:22of
- 32:22minutes,
- 32:23former
- 32:23New
- 32:23York
- 32:23Knick
- 32:24and
- 32:24Heisman
- 32:25Trophy
- 32:25winner
- 32:25down
- 32:25to
- 32:26Florida
- 32:26State.
- 32:28You
- 32:28could
- 32:28see
- 32:28the
- 32:28passion,
- 32:29though.
- 32:29It's
- 32:30amazing.
- 32:30Here's
- 32:30a
- 32:30guy
- 32:31in
- 32:31coach
- 32:31Scott
- 32:32Cross
- 32:32from
- 32:32Troy
- 32:32down
- 32:33in
- 32:33Alabama.
- 32:34He's
- 32:35just
- 32:35excited
- 32:35about
- 32:36his
- 32:36team,
- 32:36excited
- 32:37about
- 32:37that.
- 32:37He
- 32:38probably
- 32:38would
- 32:38have
- 32:38spoken
- 32:38to
- 32:38us
- 32:39for
- 32:39an
- 32:39hour.
- 32:40Chris
- 32:40and
- 32:40I
- 32:40were
- 32:40like,
- 32:40oh,
- 32:41you
- 32:41know,
- 32:41is
- 32:41it
- 32:41okay
- 32:42to
- 32:42keep
- 32:42this
- 32:42guy
- 32:42past
- 32:4315
- 32:43minutes?
- 32:44And
- 32:44he
- 32:44just
- 32:44loved
- 32:44talking
- 32:45about
- 32:45his
- 32:45team
- 32:46and
- 32:46that's
- 32:46what
- 32:46it's
- 32:47all
- 32:47about.
- 32:47So
- 32:48at
- 32:48this
- 32:48point
- 32:48in
- 32:49the
- 32:49season,
- 32:49again,
- 32:49you
- 32:50know,
- 32:50whether
- 32:50you're
- 32:51in
- 32:51New
- 32:51York,
- 32:51California,
- 32:52Florida,
- 32:52wherever
- 32:53you
- 32:53might
- 32:53be,
- 32:55college
- 32:55basketball
- 32:56is
- 32:56king.
- 32:56And
- 32:57we're
- 32:57going
- 32:57to
- 32:57take
- 32:57a
- 32:58minute
- 32:58right
- 32:58now
- 32:58just
- 32:58kind
- 32:59of
- 32:59talk
- 32:59a
- 32:59little
- 32:59bit
- 32:59about
- 32:59St.
- 33:00John's
- 33:00camp,
- 33:01which
- 33:01you
- 33:01know,
- 33:01when
- 33:02we
- 33:02said
- 33:02earlier
- 33:02in
- 33:03the
- 33:03year
- 33:03when
- 33:03they're
- 33:03relevant
- 33:04and
- 33:04we've
- 33:04spoken
- 33:05to
- 33:05Matt
- 33:05Brust,
- 33:06former
- 33:06St.
- 33:06John's
- 33:07player,
- 33:07and
- 33:07some
- 33:07other
- 33:08guys
- 33:09throughout
- 33:09this
- 33:09year.
- 33:10The
- 33:11story
- 33:11of
- 33:11St.
- 33:11John's
- 33:12they
- 33:12really
- 33:12are,
- 33:13and
- 33:13I
- 33:13hate
- 33:13to
- 33:14paraphrase
- 33:14coach
- 33:14Rick
- 33:15Pitino,
- 33:15but
- 33:15they
- 33:15are.
- 33:15New
- 33:15York's
- 33:16team
- 33:17got
- 33:17a
- 33:17second
- 33:18seed,
- 33:19not
- 33:19in
- 33:19the
- 33:19east,
- 33:19but
- 33:20they're
- 33:20number
- 33:20two,
- 33:21played
- 33:21tremendous
- 33:22Big
- 33:22east
- 33:23tournament
- 33:24shooting.
- 33:25Seems
- 33:25to
- 33:25be
- 33:25their
- 33:25little
- 33:26bugaboo
- 33:26that
- 33:26everybody's
- 33:27worried
- 33:27about
- 33:28defensively,
- 33:29you
- 33:30can't
- 33:30find
- 33:31much
- 33:31fault
- 33:31with
- 33:31them
- 33:32at
- 33:32all.
- 33:32And
- 33:33most
- 33:33people
- 33:33will
- 33:34tell
- 33:34you
- 33:34that
- 33:34if
- 33:34you're
- 33:35going
- 33:35to
- 33:35pick
- 33:35them
- 33:35in
- 33:35your
- 33:35bracket,
- 33:36that's
- 33:36great.
- 33:36But
- 33:37they
- 33:37could
- 33:38come
- 33:38up
- 33:38against
- 33:38a
- 33:39tough
- 33:39shooting
- 33:39night
- 33:40sometime
- 33:40and
- 33:40that
- 33:40might
- 33:41ultimately
- 33:41be
- 33:41their
- 33:42undoing.
- 33:43But
- 33:43I'll
- 33:43tell
- 33:43you
- 33:44what,
- 33:45if
- 33:45you're
- 33:45a
- 33:46three
- 33:46point
- 33:46shooting
- 33:46or
- 33:47shooting
- 33:47team
- 33:48that's
- 33:48not
- 33:49having
- 33:49a
- 33:49good
- 33:49day,
- 33:49if
- 33:49you
- 33:50have
- 33:50good
- 33:50solid
- 33:50defense,
- 33:51at
- 33:51least
- 33:51you
- 33:51have
- 33:51that
- 33:51to
- 33:52fall
- 33:52back
- 33:52on.
- 33:52If
- 33:52they
- 33:52didn't
- 33:53have
- 33:53that,
- 33:53I'd
- 33:54be
- 33:54a
- 33:54little
- 33:54worried.
- 33:54But
- 33:55boy,
- 33:55they
- 33:55play
- 33:56hard.
- 33:56Yeah,
- 33:57they're
- 33:57a
- 33:57tough
- 33:57team
- 33:57too.
- 33:58They
- 33:58just,
- 33:58it
- 33:58doesn't
- 33:59matter
- 33:59if
- 33:59they're
- 33:59down
- 33:597
- 34:00because
- 34:00they
- 34:00can't
- 34:00shoot
- 34:00early,
- 34:01they're
- 34:01always
- 34:01going
- 34:02to
- 34:02come
- 34:02back.
- 34:02They
- 34:02find
- 34:02a
- 34:03way
- 34:03to
- 34:04make
- 34:04things
- 34:04happen.
- 34:05I
- 34:05think
- 34:05if
- 34:05you
- 34:05can
- 34:06get
- 34:06guys
- 34:06like
- 34:07Wiltshire
- 34:07to
- 34:07shoot
- 34:07the
- 34:07ball
- 34:08and
- 34:08RJ
- 34:08Lewis
- 34:08to
- 34:09take
- 34:09over,
- 34:09you
- 34:10know,
- 34:10with,
- 34:11you
- 34:11know,
- 34:12having
- 34:12Zubi
- 34:13inside,
- 34:13like
- 34:14they're
- 34:14going
- 34:14to
- 34:14wind
- 34:14up
- 34:15beating
- 34:15the
- 34:15teams
- 34:16they're
- 34:16supposed
- 34:16to
- 34:16beat.
- 34:16It's
- 34:17just
- 34:17a
- 34:17matter
- 34:17of
- 34:17their
- 34:18four
- 34:18losses
- 34:18have
- 34:18come
- 34:18by
- 34:19a
- 34:19combined
- 34:19seven
- 34:19points.
- 34:20But
- 34:21you
- 34:21know,
- 34:21teams
- 34:21in
- 34:21the
- 34:22tournament,
- 34:22they
- 34:22haven't
- 34:22played
- 34:23that
- 34:23many
- 34:23outside
- 34:23of
- 34:23the
- 34:24Big
- 34:24east.
- 34:24So
- 34:24we'll
- 34:25see
- 34:25what
- 34:25happens.
- 34:26You
- 34:26know,
- 34:26they're
- 34:26going
- 34:26to
- 34:27have
- 34:27a
- 34:27matchup
- 34:27against
- 34:27Omaha
- 34:28and
- 34:28then
- 34:28if
- 34:28they
- 34:28win,
- 34:29they
- 34:29get
- 34:29to
- 34:29play
- 34:30either
- 34:30Kansas
- 34:31or
- 34:31Arkansas.
- 34:32So
- 34:32I
- 34:32want
- 34:32to
- 34:32talk
- 34:32a
- 34:32little
- 34:32bit
- 34:33about
- 34:33the
- 34:33NCAA
- 34:34and
- 34:34their
- 34:34matchup.
- 34:34So
- 34:35you
- 34:35know
- 34:35where
- 34:35Zubi
- 34:36went
- 34:36to
- 34:36college
- 34:36before
- 34:36he
- 34:38went
- 34:38to
- 34:38St.
- 34:38John's.
- 34:39I'm
- 34:39drawing
- 34:39a
- 34:39blank
- 34:39on
- 34:40that
- 34:40one.
- 34:40Kansas.
- 34:42You
- 34:42don't
- 34:42think
- 34:42they
- 34:42put
- 34:43this
- 34:43stuff
- 34:43together?
- 34:43They
- 34:44certainly
- 34:44do.
- 34:44And
- 34:45the
- 34:45second
- 34:45one
- 34:45that
- 34:45I'll
- 34:46come
- 34:46up
- 34:46with
- 34:46is
- 34:48Yale
- 34:49plays
- 34:49in
- 34:49the
- 34:49first
- 34:50round.
- 34:50If
- 34:50they
- 34:50happen
- 34:50to
- 34:51win
- 34:51against
- 34:51Texas
- 34:52A
- 34:52and
- 34:52M,
- 34:52they
- 34:52play
- 34:53the
- 34:53winner
- 34:53of
- 34:53Michigan.
- 34:54San
- 34:54Diego.
- 34:54You
- 34:54know
- 34:55something,
- 34:55when
- 34:55we
- 34:56had
- 34:57Coach
- 34:57Jones
- 34:58on
- 34:58you
- 34:59actually,
- 34:59you
- 34:59had.
- 35:00I
- 35:00don't
- 35:00know
- 35:00if
- 35:00you
- 35:00mentioned
- 35:01it.
- 35:01To
- 35:01him,
- 35:01but
- 35:01you
- 35:01said
- 35:01it
- 35:01off
- 35:02the
- 35:02air.
- 35:02Yeah,
- 35:03because
- 35:04they
- 35:04lost
- 35:04their
- 35:04best
- 35:05player
- 35:05last
- 35:05year
- 35:05to
- 35:05Michigan.
- 35:06Yep.
- 35:06And
- 35:09I'm
- 35:09so,
- 35:10I'm
- 35:10so
- 35:10proud
- 35:10of
- 35:10you
- 35:10for
- 35:10calling
- 35:11that
- 35:11one.
- 35:11Because
- 35:11that,
- 35:12I
- 35:12mean,
- 35:13they're
- 35:13looking
- 35:13like.
- 35:14Let'S,
- 35:14let's
- 35:14make
- 35:15them
- 35:15a
- 35:1513
- 35:15instead
- 35:16of
- 35:16a
- 35:1612.
- 35:16So
- 35:17they're
- 35:17not
- 35:17against
- 35:17each
- 35:18other
- 35:18in
- 35:18the
- 35:18first
- 35:18round.
- 35:18But
- 35:18if
- 35:19they
- 35:19happen
- 35:19to
- 35:19get
- 35:19by,
- 35:19like
- 35:20we're
- 35:20not
- 35:20going
- 35:20to
- 35:20put
- 35:20them
- 35:20up
- 35:21against
- 35:21each
- 35:21other
- 35:21in
- 35:21the
- 35:21first
- 35:21round.
- 35:22But
- 35:22the
- 35:22other
- 35:23thing
- 35:23that
- 35:23kind
- 35:23of
- 35:23came
- 35:23up
- 35:23is
- 35:23there's
- 35:2414
- 35:24SEC
- 35:25teams,
- 35:26so
- 35:26they
- 35:26had
- 35:26a
- 35:27lot
- 35:27of
- 35:27moving
- 35:28parts
- 35:28to
- 35:28make
- 35:29sure,
- 35:29number
- 35:29one,
- 35:29they
- 35:30didn't
- 35:30meet
- 35:30in
- 35:30the
- 35:30first
- 35:30round,
- 35:31but
- 35:31only
- 35:31a
- 35:31couple
- 35:32of
- 35:32them
- 35:32meet
- 35:32in
- 35:32the
- 35:33second
- 35:33round
- 35:34to
- 35:34make
- 35:34sure
- 35:34that,
- 35:35you
- 35:36know,
- 35:36you
- 35:36don't
- 35:36have
- 35:36SEC
- 35:37against
- 35:37SEC
- 35:37in
- 35:37the
- 35:38first
- 35:38round,
- 35:38but,
- 35:38you
- 35:39know,
- 35:39they
- 35:39took
- 35:4014
- 35:40teams,
- 35:40Mike.
- 35:40That's
- 35:41a
- 35:41lot.
- 35:41That
- 35:41is
- 35:41a
- 35:42lot.
- 35:42And
- 35:43we
- 35:43can
- 35:44get
- 35:44into
- 35:44even
- 35:45some
- 35:45other
- 35:45things
- 35:45with
- 35:45North
- 35:46Carolina,
- 35:46which
- 35:46maybe
- 35:47we'll
- 35:47finish
- 35:47up
- 35:47with
- 35:47tonight.
- 35:48You
- 35:49know,
- 35:50the
- 35:50seating,
- 35:51the
- 35:51teams
- 35:52and
- 35:52everything
- 35:52else.
- 35:55It's
- 35:55an
- 35:55interesting
- 35:56story,
- 35:57but
- 35:57right
- 35:57now
- 35:58we're
- 35:58very
- 35:59thrilled
- 35:59to
- 35:59be
- 35:59joined
- 36:00by
- 36:00former
- 36:01New
- 36:01York
- 36:01nick
- 36:01point
- 36:01guard,
- 36:021993
- 36:03Heisman
- 36:03Trophy
- 36:03winner
- 36:04down
- 36:04in
- 36:04Florida
- 36:05State,
- 36:05Charlie
- 36:06Ward.
- 36:06Charlie,
- 36:07Mike
- 36:07and
- 36:07Chris
- 36:07up
- 36:07in
- 36:07New
- 36:07York.
- 36:08Welcome
- 36:09to
- 36:09the
- 36:09program.
- 36:10Thanks
- 36:10for
- 36:10joining
- 36:10us.
- 36:10Hi,
- 36:11Mike
- 36:11and
- 36:11Chris.
- 36:12My
- 36:12pleasure.
- 36:13Appreciate
- 36:13you
- 36:13guys
- 36:13having
- 36:14me
- 36:14on.
- 36:14Oh,
- 36:15absolutely.
- 36:15And
- 36:15I'm
- 36:16sure
- 36:16you're
- 36:16a
- 36:16little
- 36:16bit
- 36:16excited
- 36:17this
- 36:17time
- 36:17of
- 36:17the
- 36:17year.
- 36:18You
- 36:19yourself
- 36:19got
- 36:19to
- 36:19play
- 36:20in
- 36:20March
- 36:20Madness
- 36:21down
- 36:21in
- 36:22Florida
- 36:22State.
- 36:22At
- 36:22the
- 36:22time,
- 36:23you
- 36:23were
- 36:24playing
- 36:24for
- 36:24Coach
- 36:24Kennedy
- 36:25and
- 36:26playing
- 36:26with
- 36:26guys
- 36:26like
- 36:27Bobby
- 36:27Sura,
- 36:28and
- 36:29I'm
- 36:29sure
- 36:29you
- 36:29had
- 36:30some,
- 36:30you
- 36:30know,
- 36:30Sam
- 36:30Cassell.
- 36:31I'm
- 36:31sure
- 36:31you
- 36:31have
- 36:32some
- 36:32memories
- 36:32of
- 36:32playing
- 36:32in
- 36:32the
- 36:33tournament
- 36:33yourself.
- 36:35Yes,
- 36:36I
- 36:36mean,
- 36:37I
- 36:37was
- 36:37blessed
- 36:37to
- 36:37be
- 36:38able
- 36:38to
- 36:38play
- 36:38in
- 36:38three
- 36:39NCAA
- 36:39tournaments,
- 36:40and
- 36:41each
- 36:42year
- 36:42we
- 36:42were
- 36:43able
- 36:43to
- 36:43advance.
- 36:44But,
- 36:44you
- 36:45know,
- 36:45more
- 36:45importantly
- 36:46is
- 36:46moments
- 36:47like
- 36:47this
- 36:47where
- 36:47you
- 36:48get
- 36:48to
- 36:48reminisce
- 36:48about
- 36:49the
- 36:49opportunity
- 36:50of
- 36:50being
- 36:51able
- 36:51to
- 36:51play
- 36:52any
- 36:53March
- 36:53Madness.
- 36:54And
- 36:54so
- 36:55it's
- 36:56always
- 36:58a
- 36:58great
- 36:58time
- 36:59of
- 36:59the
- 36:59year,
- 37:00especially
- 37:00when
- 37:00the
- 37:01tournaments,
- 37:02your
- 37:02conference
- 37:03tournaments
- 37:03are
- 37:04finishing
- 37:04up
- 37:06and
- 37:06you're
- 37:06preparing
- 37:07for,
- 37:07you
- 37:08know,
- 37:08the
- 37:08NCAA
- 37:09tournament.
- 37:10So
- 37:10it's,
- 37:11you
- 37:11know,
- 37:11it's
- 37:11always
- 37:12a
- 37:12great
- 37:12time
- 37:13and
- 37:13very
- 37:13exciting,
- 37:14as
- 37:15you've
- 37:15seen
- 37:16these
- 37:17last
- 37:17couple
- 37:17of
- 37:17weeks.
- 37:19So,
- 37:19Charlie,
- 37:20we're
- 37:20going
- 37:20to
- 37:20ask
- 37:20some
- 37:20of
- 37:20the
- 37:21obligatory
- 37:21questions
- 37:22here
- 37:22and
- 37:22then
- 37:23get
- 37:23a
- 37:23little
- 37:23bit
- 37:24more
- 37:24into
- 37:24your
- 37:24charity
- 37:25work
- 37:25and
- 37:25different
- 37:26things.
- 37:26But
- 37:26obviously,
- 37:27here
- 37:27in
- 37:27New
- 37:27York,
- 37:28you're
- 37:28so
- 37:28highly
- 37:29thought
- 37:29of
- 37:29as
- 37:29a
- 37:30former
- 37:30New
- 37:30York
- 37:30Knick
- 37:31player.
- 37:31Your
- 37:32speed,
- 37:32your
- 37:32athleticism,
- 37:33your
- 37:33grit
- 37:34kind
- 37:34of
- 37:34just
- 37:34ingratiated
- 37:35you
- 37:35to
- 37:36the
- 37:36public.
- 37:37Talk
- 37:37a
- 37:38little
- 37:38bit,
- 37:38if
- 37:39you
- 37:39don't
- 37:39mind,
- 37:39just
- 37:40on
- 37:40the
- 37:40thought
- 37:41process.
- 37:41I
- 37:42know
- 37:42you've
- 37:42answered
- 37:42this
- 37:42question
- 37:42a
- 37:43lot
- 37:43of
- 37:43times,
- 37:43but
- 37:44for
- 37:44our
- 37:44listeners
- 37:45about
- 37:45when
- 37:45you
- 37:46came
- 37:46out
- 37:46of
- 37:46Florida
- 37:47State
- 37:47and
- 37:48your
- 37:48decision
- 37:49to
- 37:49really
- 37:50focus
- 37:50on
- 37:50basketball,
- 37:52was
- 37:52it
- 37:52really
- 37:53kind
- 37:53of
- 37:53out
- 37:53there
- 37:53that
- 37:54if
- 37:54you
- 37:54were
- 37:54not
- 37:55going
- 37:55to
- 37:55be
- 37:55drafted
- 37:56high
- 37:56in
- 37:56the
- 37:56NFL,
- 37:57that
- 37:57it
- 37:57was
- 37:58known
- 37:58that
- 37:58you
- 37:58were
- 37:58going
- 37:58to
- 37:58go
- 37:59strictly
- 38:00basketball?
- 38:03Well,
- 38:04it
- 38:04was
- 38:04known
- 38:04that
- 38:05if
- 38:05I
- 38:05didn't
- 38:05get
- 38:05drafted
- 38:06in
- 38:06the
- 38:06first
- 38:06round
- 38:07of
- 38:07the
- 38:07NFL
- 38:07draft,
- 38:08that
- 38:09I
- 38:09was
- 38:09going
- 38:10to
- 38:10be
- 38:10considering
- 38:10our
- 38:11other
- 38:11option.
- 38:12So
- 38:14with
- 38:14that,
- 38:15not
- 38:16being
- 38:16drafted
- 38:18gave
- 38:18me
- 38:18more
- 38:19time
- 38:19to
- 38:19be
- 38:19able
- 38:19to
- 38:19focus
- 38:20on
- 38:20preparing
- 38:21for
- 38:21the
- 38:21NBA
- 38:22draft,
- 38:22which
- 38:23I
- 38:23did.
- 38:24And
- 38:24God
- 38:25saw
- 38:25fit
- 38:26for
- 38:26me
- 38:26to
- 38:26be
- 38:26able
- 38:26to
- 38:27be
- 38:28drafted
- 38:29to
- 38:29the
- 38:30New
- 38:30York
- 38:30Knicks,
- 38:30which,
- 38:32you
- 38:32know,
- 38:34I
- 38:34was
- 38:34drafted
- 38:35just
- 38:35like
- 38:36most
- 38:37players
- 38:38that
- 38:38get
- 38:39drafted.
- 38:39Where
- 38:40I
- 38:40got
- 38:40drafted
- 38:40is
- 38:41based
- 38:41on
- 38:41upside.
- 38:43And
- 38:43people,
- 38:44I
- 38:44mean,
- 38:44they
- 38:44felt
- 38:45like
- 38:45if
- 38:45I
- 38:46could
- 38:46devote
- 38:47more
- 38:47time
- 38:47to
- 38:47it,
- 38:48that
- 38:48I
- 38:48would
- 38:48be
- 38:48able
- 38:48to
- 38:50be
- 38:51an
- 38:51asset
- 38:52to
- 38:52the
- 38:52team.
- 38:53And
- 38:54you
- 38:54know,
- 38:54like
- 38:54I
- 38:55tell
- 38:55my,
- 38:55my
- 38:56players
- 38:56all
- 38:57the
- 38:57time,
- 38:57whenever
- 38:58you
- 38:59have
- 38:59a
- 39:00opportunity,
- 39:01you
- 39:01know,
- 39:01it's
- 39:01a
- 39:02chance
- 39:02to
- 39:03make
- 39:03your
- 39:04way
- 39:04or
- 39:04do
- 39:05the
- 39:05best
- 39:05you
- 39:05can
- 39:05with
- 39:06it.
- 39:06And
- 39:06so
- 39:07I
- 39:07was
- 39:08grateful,
- 39:08you
- 39:08know,
- 39:08when
- 39:09I
- 39:09got
- 39:09drafted
- 39:09by
- 39:09the
- 39:09New
- 39:10York
- 39:10Knicks
- 39:12and
- 39:12I
- 39:12had
- 39:13to
- 39:13make
- 39:13the
- 39:13most
- 39:13of
- 39:13it
- 39:14because
- 39:14they
- 39:14gave
- 39:15me
- 39:15an
- 39:15opportunity.
- 39:17So
- 39:17we're
- 39:18talking
- 39:18about
- 39:18back
- 39:18in
- 39:191994,
- 39:19you
- 39:19know,
- 39:20you're
- 39:20the
- 39:20Heisman
- 39:21Trophy
- 39:21winner,
- 39:21you
- 39:22win
- 39:22the
- 39:22Davey
- 39:22O'Brien
- 39:23Award,
- 39:25fourth
- 39:25largest
- 39:26point
- 39:26differential
- 39:26in
- 39:27Heisman
- 39:27history
- 39:27as
- 39:28of
- 39:28right
- 39:28now.
- 39:28What,
- 39:30what
- 39:30were
- 39:30the
- 39:30NFL
- 39:31scouts
- 39:31saying
- 39:32was
- 39:32the
- 39:32reason
- 39:32why
- 39:33you
- 39:33weren't
- 39:33being
- 39:34looked
- 39:34at
- 39:34as
- 39:34the
- 39:34number
- 39:35one
- 39:35pick?
- 39:35I
- 39:35mean,
- 39:36first
- 39:37rounder,
- 39:37I
- 39:37mean,
- 39:37right
- 39:38now
- 39:38in
- 39:39current
- 39:39day,
- 39:40you'd
- 39:40be
- 39:40a
- 39:40lock.
- 39:42Well,
- 39:43of
- 39:43course,
- 39:43times
- 39:43have
- 39:44changed
- 39:44over
- 39:44the
- 39:44years.
- 39:46It's
- 39:46been
- 39:46like
- 39:4630,
- 39:4730
- 39:47plus
- 39:48years
- 39:48now.
- 39:50And
- 39:50so
- 39:50the
- 39:51mindset
- 39:51of
- 39:51the
- 39:52NFL
- 39:54staff
- 39:55have
- 39:55changed,
- 39:56the
- 39:57position
- 40:00criteria
- 40:01has
- 40:01changed.
- 40:02When
- 40:02I
- 40:03was
- 40:03coming
- 40:03out,
- 40:03guys
- 40:04like
- 40:04myself
- 40:05weren't
- 40:05getting
- 40:06drafted
- 40:06in
- 40:06the
- 40:06first
- 40:07round
- 40:08or
- 40:08number
- 40:09one
- 40:09picks
- 40:09like
- 40:09they
- 40:09are
- 40:10today.
- 40:12And
- 40:12you
- 40:13had
- 40:13to
- 40:13be
- 40:13a
- 40:13certain
- 40:14height
- 40:14and
- 40:14size
- 40:15to
- 40:16be
- 40:16able
- 40:16to
- 40:17be
- 40:17a
- 40:17first
- 40:18round
- 40:18pick
- 40:19in
- 40:19the
- 40:19NFL
- 40:20during
- 40:20my
- 40:21time.
- 40:21And
- 40:21so
- 40:22it
- 40:22just
- 40:22wasn't
- 40:22meant
- 40:23to
- 40:23be.
- 40:23You
- 40:23know,
- 40:23God
- 40:24had
- 40:24other
- 40:24things
- 40:25planned
- 40:25for
- 40:25me
- 40:26and
- 40:26it
- 40:26just
- 40:26wasn't
- 40:27meant
- 40:27to
- 40:27be
- 40:28for
- 40:29me
- 40:30to
- 40:30be
- 40:30in
- 40:30the
- 40:30NFL.
- 40:31But
- 40:32you
- 40:32know,
- 40:32I
- 40:33put
- 40:33myself
- 40:34in
- 40:34a
- 40:34position
- 40:34to
- 40:34where
- 40:35I
- 40:35have
- 40:35options
- 40:36and
- 40:37so
- 40:37I
- 40:38was
- 40:38grateful
- 40:38that
- 40:39the
- 40:40NBA
- 40:41gave
- 40:41me
- 40:42an
- 40:42opportunity.
- 40:44So
- 40:44Charlie,
- 40:45when
- 40:45you
- 40:45were
- 40:45at
- 40:46Florida
- 40:47State,
- 40:47you
- 40:47were
- 40:47recruited
- 40:48to
- 40:48play
- 40:48football
- 40:49your
- 40:49freshman
- 40:49year.
- 40:50You
- 40:50thought
- 40:50you
- 40:50were
- 40:50going
- 40:50to
- 40:50redshirt,
- 40:51and
- 40:51eventually
- 40:51they
- 40:51made
- 40:52you
- 40:52into
- 40:52a
- 40:52punter,
- 40:53but
- 40:54it
- 40:54seemed
- 40:54like
- 40:54you
- 40:54were
- 40:54always
- 40:55a
- 40:55team
- 40:55player.
- 40:55You
- 40:55were
- 40:55able
- 40:55to
- 40:56do
- 40:56all
- 40:56that
- 40:57stuff,
- 40:57maybe
- 40:57talk
- 40:58a
- 40:58little
- 40:58bit
- 40:58about
- 40:58that.
- 40:58And
- 40:59then
- 40:59your
- 40:59transition
- 40:59the
- 41:00next
- 41:00year
- 41:00to
- 41:00be
- 41:01able
- 41:01to
- 41:01play
- 41:01basketball
- 41:03coach
- 41:04allowed
- 41:04you
- 41:04to
- 41:05transition
- 41:06over
- 41:06to
- 41:06the
- 41:06basketball
- 41:06team
- 41:07as
- 41:07well
- 41:07too?
- 41:09Yes,
- 41:09as
- 41:10a
- 41:10true
- 41:10freshman,
- 41:11they
- 41:11asked
- 41:12me
- 41:12to
- 41:12compete
- 41:12for
- 41:13the
- 41:13puntin
- 41:13job
- 41:14because
- 41:14our
- 41:15scholarship
- 41:16punter
- 41:17was
- 41:17coming
- 41:17off
- 41:18a
- 41:1820
- 41:18ACL
- 41:19and
- 41:19so
- 41:19he
- 41:20wasn't
- 41:20ready.
- 41:21So
- 41:22I
- 41:22Ended
- 41:22up
- 41:23competing
- 41:23for
- 41:23the
- 41:23job
- 41:24and
- 41:24ended
- 41:24up
- 41:24winning
- 41:24the
- 41:25job.
- 41:25But
- 41:25I
- 41:25wasn't
- 41:25happy
- 41:26because
- 41:27I
- 41:27felt
- 41:27like
- 41:27I
- 41:27was
- 41:28losing
- 41:28a
- 41:28year
- 41:28of
- 41:29eligibility
- 41:29to
- 41:30be
- 41:30something
- 41:30that
- 41:30I
- 41:31didn't
- 41:32come,
- 41:32I
- 41:33wasn't
- 41:33recruited
- 41:33for,
- 41:34even
- 41:34though
- 41:34I
- 41:34planted
- 41:34in
- 41:35high
- 41:35school.
- 41:36But
- 41:37lo
- 41:37and
- 41:37behold,
- 41:38I
- 41:38didn't
- 41:38understand
- 41:38God's
- 41:39plan.
- 41:39That
- 41:39was
- 41:40my
- 41:40plan.
- 41:40But
- 41:41I
- 41:41understand
- 41:41God's
- 41:42plan
- 41:43because
- 41:44if
- 41:44I
- 41:45didn't,
- 41:46if
- 41:47I
- 41:47didn't
- 41:47punt
- 41:48that
- 41:48year
- 41:48or
- 41:48play
- 41:49that
- 41:49year,
- 41:50then
- 41:50I
- 41:50wouldn't
- 41:51have
- 41:51had
- 41:51an
- 41:51opportunity
- 41:52to
- 41:52probably
- 41:52play
- 41:53my
- 41:53senior
- 41:54year
- 41:54of
- 41:54basketball,
- 41:55which
- 41:55was
- 41:56my
- 41:56fifth
- 41:56year
- 41:56in
- 41:56school,
- 41:57right?
- 41:57And
- 41:58so
- 41:58I
- 41:58was
- 41:58just
- 41:59grateful
- 42:00when
- 42:01it
- 42:01was
- 42:01all
- 42:01said
- 42:01and
- 42:01done
- 42:02that
- 42:02I
- 42:03did
- 42:04punt
- 42:04that
- 42:04year.
- 42:05But
- 42:05more
- 42:05importantly,
- 42:06you
- 42:06know,
- 42:07I
- 42:07was,
- 42:08I
- 42:09played
- 42:09and
- 42:10was
- 42:10able
- 42:10to
- 42:10travel
- 42:12and
- 42:12got
- 42:12some
- 42:13valuable
- 42:13experience
- 42:15and
- 42:15Coach
- 42:15Bowden
- 42:16didn't
- 42:17allow
- 42:17me
- 42:17to
- 42:17go
- 42:17out
- 42:17and
- 42:17play
- 42:18my
- 42:18first
- 42:18year,
- 42:19my
- 42:19true
- 42:19freshman
- 42:20year.
- 42:21I
- 42:21was
- 42:21a
- 42:21little
- 42:21frustrated
- 42:22with
- 42:22that.
- 42:22But
- 42:24like
- 42:24I
- 42:24said,
- 42:24that
- 42:24was
- 42:25part
- 42:25of
- 42:25my
- 42:25plan.
- 42:26But
- 42:26God
- 42:26had
- 42:26a
- 42:26different
- 42:27plan
- 42:27then.
- 42:28The
- 42:28next
- 42:28year
- 42:28I
- 42:28got
- 42:29red
- 42:29shirted
- 42:31in
- 42:31my
- 42:32second
- 42:32year.
- 42:33And
- 42:33then
- 42:33Coach
- 42:33Bowden
- 42:34allowed
- 42:34me
- 42:34to
- 42:34go
- 42:34out
- 42:34and
- 42:35play
- 42:35basketball
- 42:35full
- 42:36time.
- 42:36And
- 42:37so
- 42:37the
- 42:37crazy
- 42:37part
- 42:37about
- 42:38all
- 42:38that
- 42:38was
- 42:39I
- 42:39was
- 42:39still
- 42:40going
- 42:40to
- 42:40football
- 42:40practice
- 42:43during
- 42:43that
- 42:43year
- 42:45and
- 42:45going
- 42:45to
- 42:46basketball
- 42:46practice
- 42:47that
- 42:47evening
- 42:48after
- 42:48football
- 42:49practice.
- 42:50And,
- 42:51you
- 42:51know,
- 42:52I
- 42:52was
- 42:53playing,
- 42:53getting
- 42:54an
- 42:54opportunity
- 42:54to
- 42:54play
- 42:55basketball
- 42:55full
- 42:55time.
- 42:56And
- 42:56so
- 42:57that
- 42:57was
- 42:57one
- 42:57of
- 42:57my
- 42:57better
- 42:58years,
- 42:58you
- 42:58know,
- 42:59statistically.
- 43:00But
- 43:01I
- 43:01was
- 43:01just
- 43:02blessed
- 43:03that
- 43:03I
- 43:03had
- 43:03that
- 43:04because
- 43:05that
- 43:05gave
- 43:05me
- 43:05an
- 43:05opportunity
- 43:06to
- 43:06be
- 43:06able
- 43:06to
- 43:07state
- 43:07my
- 43:08ground
- 43:08as
- 43:08far
- 43:08as
- 43:08what
- 43:08I
- 43:08was
- 43:09capable
- 43:09to
- 43:09do
- 43:09as
- 43:09a
- 43:10football
- 43:10player
- 43:10playing
- 43:11basketball.
- 43:12And
- 43:12then
- 43:12when
- 43:13I,
- 43:15once
- 43:15the
- 43:15years
- 43:16passed,
- 43:17I
- 43:17didn't
- 43:18really
- 43:18have
- 43:18to
- 43:19prove
- 43:19myself.
- 43:20I
- 43:20was
- 43:20already
- 43:20proven
- 43:21and
- 43:21I
- 43:22knew
- 43:22I
- 43:22was
- 43:22capable
- 43:22of
- 43:22doing
- 43:23so.
- 43:23I
- 43:23was
- 43:23able
- 43:24to
- 43:24just
- 43:24come
- 43:24back
- 43:24and
- 43:25be
- 43:25a
- 43:25part
- 43:25of
- 43:25the
- 43:25team.
- 43:26God
- 43:26has
- 43:27a
- 43:27plan.
- 43:28Absolutely.
- 43:28So
- 43:29we're
- 43:29speaking
- 43:29with
- 43:30Charlie
- 43:30Warden
- 43:30once
- 43:31again.
- 43:31Charlie,
- 43:32I
- 43:32wanted
- 43:32to
- 43:32ask
- 43:32you,
- 43:33your
- 43:34final
- 43:34year
- 43:34playing
- 43:35football,
- 43:35you
- 43:35win
- 43:35the
- 43:35national
- 43:36championship
- 43:36against
- 43:37Nebraska
- 43:38and
- 43:38then
- 43:39you
- 43:39go
- 43:39right
- 43:40into
- 43:40basketball.
- 43:41How
- 43:41much
- 43:42time
- 43:42did
- 43:42you
- 43:42take
- 43:42in
- 43:43between
- 43:43seasons
- 43:44and
- 43:44how
- 43:44were
- 43:44you
- 43:44able
- 43:44to
- 43:45just
- 43:45with
- 43:45the
- 43:45pounding
- 43:46in
- 43:46football
- 43:47to
- 43:47flip
- 43:47the
- 43:47switch
- 43:48and
- 43:48have
- 43:48your
- 43:49body
- 43:49be
- 43:49ready
- 43:49for
- 43:49basketball?
- 43:52The
- 43:52years
- 43:53vary
- 43:54because
- 43:55the
- 43:55first
- 43:56year
- 43:56I
- 43:56just
- 43:56talked
- 43:56about
- 43:57I
- 43:57wasn't
- 43:58playing.
- 44:00Then
- 44:00the
- 44:00next
- 44:01year
- 44:01I
- 44:01wasn't
- 44:02playing
- 44:02again.
- 44:02I
- 44:03was
- 44:03still
- 44:03like
- 44:03the
- 44:04third
- 44:04or
- 44:04fourth
- 44:04string
- 44:05quarterback.
- 44:07But
- 44:07the
- 44:07years
- 44:07that
- 44:08I
- 44:08started
- 44:08playing
- 44:09quarterback,
- 44:10after
- 44:11the
- 44:11first
- 44:12Nebraska
- 44:12game
- 44:13my
- 44:14junior
- 44:15year,
- 44:16I
- 44:16took
- 44:17like
- 44:17a
- 44:17week
- 44:17off
- 44:18because
- 44:18I
- 44:18had
- 44:19to
- 44:19recover.
- 44:19It
- 44:19wasn't
- 44:20a
- 44:20big
- 44:20recovery,
- 44:21but
- 44:22my
- 44:22Senior
- 44:22year,
- 44:24they
- 44:24took
- 44:24a
- 44:24toll
- 44:25on
- 44:25me
- 44:26in
- 44:26that
- 44:26game.
- 44:27It
- 44:27hit
- 44:28me
- 44:28late
- 44:28and
- 44:28hit
- 44:29me
- 44:29early
- 44:30and
- 44:30hit
- 44:30me
- 44:31during
- 44:31that
- 44:32time.
- 44:32And
- 44:33it
- 44:33had
- 44:33a
- 44:34shoulder
- 44:34injury
- 44:35as
- 44:36well.
- 44:36And
- 44:37so
- 44:37it
- 44:37took
- 44:37me
- 44:37about
- 44:38two
- 44:38weeks
- 44:38to
- 44:39recover
- 44:40from
- 44:40the
- 44:41championship
- 44:41game
- 44:42before
- 44:42I
- 44:43started
- 44:43playing
- 44:43basketball.
- 44:44But
- 44:46that's
- 44:46part
- 44:47of
- 44:48playing
- 44:48two
- 44:48sports.
- 44:49And
- 44:49when
- 44:49you
- 44:49love
- 44:49something
- 44:50enough,
- 44:51you're.
- 44:52You'll
- 44:52wait
- 44:52or
- 44:53you
- 44:53do
- 44:53whatever
- 44:53it
- 44:53takes
- 44:54to
- 44:55make
- 44:55it
- 44:56happen.
- 44:56And
- 44:56so
- 44:57that
- 44:57was,
- 44:57you
- 44:58know,
- 44:58how
- 44:58long
- 44:59it
- 44:59took
- 44:59me
- 45:00to
- 45:00get
- 45:01back
- 45:01from
- 45:02playing
- 45:02basketball,
- 45:03playing
- 45:03football
- 45:04and
- 45:04basketball.
- 45:05So,
- 45:06Charlie,
- 45:06you
- 45:07come
- 45:07to
- 45:07the
- 45:07Knicks
- 45:07and
- 45:07the
- 45:08people
- 45:08up
- 45:08here
- 45:08loved
- 45:08you.
- 45:09You
- 45:09spent
- 45:09about
- 45:10nine
- 45:10years
- 45:11here.
- 45:12Your
- 45:13time
- 45:13with
- 45:13the
- 45:13Knicks.
- 45:13Do
- 45:14you
- 45:14have
- 45:14a
- 45:15best
- 45:15teammate,
- 45:15somebody
- 45:16that
- 45:16you
- 45:16latched
- 45:17onto
- 45:17the
- 45:17most?
- 45:19I
- 45:20had
- 45:20quite
- 45:20a
- 45:20few
- 45:20great
- 45:21teammates.
- 45:21Of
- 45:21course,
- 45:22I
- 45:22was
- 45:22there
- 45:22for
- 45:22nine
- 45:23years,
- 45:23so
- 45:23there
- 45:23were
- 45:24quite
- 45:24a
- 45:24few
- 45:24people
- 45:24that
- 45:25came
- 45:25through.
- 45:27But
- 45:27the
- 45:28one
- 45:28that,
- 45:29of
- 45:29course,
- 45:30latched
- 45:30on
- 45:30to
- 45:31the
- 45:31most
- 45:31was
- 45:31Alan
- 45:32Houston,
- 45:33mainly
- 45:33because
- 45:34we're
- 45:34brothers
- 45:35in
- 45:35Christ
- 45:36and
- 45:36we
- 45:36did
- 45:36a
- 45:37lot
- 45:37of
- 45:37Bible
- 45:37study
- 45:38studies
- 45:39together.
- 45:39Our
- 45:39families
- 45:40were
- 45:41good,
- 45:41good
- 45:42friends
- 45:42and
- 45:42close
- 45:43friends,
- 45:44and
- 45:44so
- 45:45I've
- 45:45had
- 45:45quite
- 45:45a
- 45:46few
- 45:46lasting
- 45:46friends.
- 45:47Bonnie
- 45:47Williams,
- 45:48we
- 45:48got
- 45:48drafted
- 45:49together,
- 45:50and
- 45:51so
- 45:51we
- 45:52roomed
- 45:52together
- 45:53as
- 45:53rookies
- 45:53on
- 45:53the
- 45:54road.
- 45:54So
- 45:55we
- 45:55developed
- 45:56a
- 45:56strong
- 45:56bond
- 45:57that's
- 45:57still
- 45:57going
- 45:58strong
- 45:58today.
- 45:59And
- 45:59those
- 46:00guys
- 46:00were
- 46:00very
- 46:01instrumental
- 46:03in
- 46:03just
- 46:04being
- 46:05there,
- 46:05doing
- 46:06life
- 46:06together,
- 46:07and
- 46:07that
- 46:08still
- 46:08happens
- 46:08today.
- 46:10Charlie,
- 46:11when
- 46:11you
- 46:11started
- 46:11out
- 46:11with
- 46:12the
- 46:12Knicks,
- 46:13if
- 46:13I'm
- 46:13right,
- 46:13initially
- 46:14Pat
- 46:14Riley
- 46:15was
- 46:15the
- 46:15coach,
- 46:15but
- 46:15you
- 46:16really
- 46:16kind
- 46:16of
- 46:17hit
- 46:17your
- 46:17stride
- 46:17and
- 46:18found
- 46:18a
- 46:18lot
- 46:18of
- 46:18minutes
- 46:19under
- 46:19Coach
- 46:19Jeff
- 46:19Van
- 46:20Gundy.
- 46:20Can
- 46:21you
- 46:21talk
- 46:21a
- 46:21little
- 46:21bit
- 46:21about
- 46:22Coach
- 46:22Van
- 46:22Gundy
- 46:23and
- 46:23just,
- 46:23you
- 46:23know,
- 46:24what
- 46:25he
- 46:25meant
- 46:25to
- 46:25you
- 46:25as
- 46:26an
- 46:26NBA
- 46:26player
- 46:27and
- 46:28the
- 46:29kind
- 46:29of
- 46:29attitude
- 46:29that
- 46:29he
- 46:30brought,
- 46:30as
- 46:30opposed
- 46:30to
- 46:31Coach
- 46:31Riley,
- 46:31to
- 46:32the
- 46:32New
- 46:32York
- 46:32Knicks?
- 46:34Yes.
- 46:35Well,
- 46:35I
- 46:36was
- 46:36blessed
- 46:36to
- 46:36be
- 46:36able
- 46:37to
- 46:37have
- 46:37Coach
- 46:38Ben
- 46:38Gundy
- 46:39as
- 46:40my
- 46:40first.
- 46:41My
- 46:41first
- 46:41year
- 46:41I
- 46:42was
- 46:42there
- 46:42as
- 46:42my
- 46:43skill
- 46:43development
- 46:43coach,
- 46:44he
- 46:44was
- 46:45asked
- 46:46to
- 46:46help
- 46:47me
- 46:47in
- 46:47my
- 46:47skill
- 46:48development.
- 46:49I
- 46:49wanted
- 46:50to
- 46:50play,
- 46:50but
- 46:51it
- 46:51was
- 46:51just
- 46:52not
- 46:52the
- 46:52time
- 46:53because
- 46:53I
- 46:53had
- 46:53veteran
- 46:53guys
- 46:54in
- 46:54front
- 46:54of
- 46:54me.
- 46:54And
- 46:54I
- 46:54learned
- 46:55a
- 46:55lot
- 46:55from
- 46:56Derek
- 46:56Harper,
- 46:57mainly
- 46:59in
- 46:59practice
- 47:00and
- 47:00how
- 47:00to
- 47:01be
- 47:01a.
- 47:02And
- 47:02Coach
- 47:03Van
- 47:03Gundy,
- 47:04you
- 47:04know,
- 47:04he
- 47:04took
- 47:05the
- 47:05time
- 47:05to
- 47:06work
- 47:06his
- 47:06job
- 47:06each
- 47:07and
- 47:07every
- 47:07day
- 47:08before
- 47:08practice.
- 47:10And,
- 47:10you
- 47:10know,
- 47:12my
- 47:13second
- 47:13year,
- 47:14because
- 47:14I
- 47:15didn't
- 47:15play
- 47:15a
- 47:15lot
- 47:15my
- 47:16first.
- 47:17My
- 47:18first
- 47:18year,
- 47:19yeah.
- 47:19But
- 47:19my
- 47:20second
- 47:20year,
- 47:20you
- 47:21know,
- 47:21Coach
- 47:22Nelson
- 47:23was.
- 47:23Came
- 47:24through
- 47:25and
- 47:26Coach
- 47:27Riley
- 47:27left
- 47:28to
- 47:28go
- 47:28to
- 47:28Miami,
- 47:29and
- 47:30Coach
- 47:30Nelson
- 47:31told
- 47:31me
- 47:31that
- 47:31I
- 47:31wasn't
- 47:32essentially
- 47:32good
- 47:32enough.
- 47:33So
- 47:33he
- 47:33went
- 47:34out
- 47:34and
- 47:34got
- 47:34Derrick
- 47:35Grant
- 47:36to
- 47:37be
- 47:37his
- 47:37Point
- 47:38guard,
- 47:38his
- 47:39backup
- 47:39point
- 47:39guard
- 47:39behind
- 47:40Derek
- 47:40Hopper,
- 47:41and
- 47:42then
- 47:42give
- 47:42me
- 47:42an
- 47:43opportunity
- 47:43to
- 47:43compete
- 47:43for
- 47:44the
- 47:44job.
- 47:45But
- 47:45I
- 47:45continued
- 47:46to
- 47:46work
- 47:46Coach
- 47:47Van
- 47:47Gundy
- 47:48and
- 47:49then
- 47:50as
- 47:50we
- 47:50know,
- 47:51Coach
- 47:51Nelson
- 47:52got
- 47:52released
- 47:53after
- 47:54All
- 47:54Star
- 47:54break
- 47:55and
- 47:56they
- 47:56gave
- 47:56Coach
- 47:56Van
- 47:56Gundy
- 47:57the
- 47:57job.
- 47:57And
- 47:58he
- 47:58gave
- 47:58me
- 47:59an
- 47:59opportunity
- 47:59mainly
- 48:00because
- 48:00I
- 48:00showed
- 48:01up
- 48:01each
- 48:01and
- 48:01every
- 48:01day
- 48:02and
- 48:02I
- 48:02worked
- 48:03and
- 48:03improved.
- 48:04He
- 48:04gave
- 48:04me
- 48:05an
- 48:05opportunity
- 48:05to
- 48:06get
- 48:07into
- 48:07rotation
- 48:08and
- 48:09just
- 48:09like
- 48:10the
- 48:10NBA,
- 48:11New
- 48:11York
- 48:12knees
- 48:12gave
- 48:12me
- 48:12an
- 48:12opportunity,
- 48:13he
- 48:14gave
- 48:14me
- 48:14an
- 48:14opportunity
- 48:14to
- 48:15prove
- 48:15myself
- 48:15and
- 48:15I
- 48:16had
- 48:16to
- 48:16go
- 48:16out
- 48:16and
- 48:17show
- 48:17that
- 48:18I
- 48:18belonged.
- 48:18And
- 48:19so
- 48:20just
- 48:20grateful
- 48:21for
- 48:21him,
- 48:23you
- 48:23know,
- 48:23giving
- 48:24me
- 48:24that
- 48:24opportunity.
- 48:25But
- 48:25more
- 48:25importantly,
- 48:26he
- 48:26helped,
- 48:26he
- 48:27helped
- 48:27my
- 48:27NBA
- 48:28career
- 48:28because
- 48:29after
- 48:29he
- 48:29left
- 48:30here
- 48:30and
- 48:30he
- 48:31went
- 48:31to
- 48:32Houston,
- 48:34he
- 48:34brought
- 48:34us
- 48:34to
- 48:34Houston
- 48:36for
- 48:36three
- 48:36years,
- 48:38played
- 48:38one
- 48:39year,
- 48:39and
- 48:39then
- 48:39I
- 48:39was
- 48:39able
- 48:40to
- 48:40start
- 48:40coaching
- 48:41two
- 48:42years.
- 48:42And
- 48:42so
- 48:43that
- 48:43was
- 48:44something
- 48:44that
- 48:44I.
- 48:46I
- 48:47won't
- 48:47forget
- 48:50at
- 48:50all
- 48:50because
- 48:51he
- 48:52definitely
- 48:52helped
- 48:53me
- 48:53stay
- 48:53in
- 48:53the
- 48:53NBA
- 48:54for
- 48:54quite
- 48:54some
- 48:55time.
- 48:56Again,
- 48:56we're
- 48:57talking
- 48:57with
- 48:57Charlie
- 48:57Ward,
- 48:57Heisman
- 48:58winner,
- 48:58played
- 48:58nine
- 48:59years
- 48:59for
- 48:59the
- 48:59Knicks,
- 48:59also
- 49:00played
- 49:00for
- 49:00the
- 49:00spurs
- 49:01and
- 49:01Houston
- 49:02Rockets.
- 49:03Charlie,
- 49:03can
- 49:03you
- 49:03talk
- 49:03a
- 49:04little
- 49:04bit
- 49:04about
- 49:04the
- 49:04stories
- 49:05of
- 49:05Spike
- 49:05Lee
- 49:06coming
- 49:06down
- 49:06to
- 49:06Florida
- 49:07State
- 49:07and
- 49:08celebrating
- 49:09with
- 49:09you
- 49:09after
- 49:09a
- 49:09couple
- 49:10of
- 49:10different
- 49:10things.
- 49:10I
- 49:10mean,
- 49:10eventually
- 49:11you
- 49:11became
- 49:11a
- 49:11Knick,
- 49:12so
- 49:12that
- 49:12kind
- 49:12of
- 49:12was
- 49:12a
- 49:12good
- 49:13thing,
- 49:13right?
- 49:15Yes.
- 49:16You
- 49:16know,
- 49:17it
- 49:17was
- 49:17definitely
- 49:18an
- 49:18oh
- 49:19moment
- 49:21because,
- 49:22you
- 49:22know,
- 49:22we
- 49:23used
- 49:23to
- 49:23watch
- 49:24Spike
- 49:24Lee
- 49:24and
- 49:25his
- 49:26movies,
- 49:27Doing
- 49:28the
- 49:28Right
- 49:28Thing
- 49:29and
- 49:30all
- 49:30the
- 49:30other
- 49:31movies
- 49:31that
- 49:31he
- 49:33made.
- 49:35And
- 49:35then
- 49:35for
- 49:36him
- 49:36to
- 49:36come
- 49:36down
- 49:36and,
- 49:37you
- 49:37know,
- 49:38support
- 49:39and
- 49:39he
- 49:39was
- 49:39in
- 49:40the
- 49:40agency
- 49:40business
- 49:41at
- 49:41the
- 49:41time,
- 49:42and
- 49:42so
- 49:43he
- 49:43was
- 49:43trying
- 49:44to
- 49:44get
- 49:45me
- 49:45to
- 49:45be
- 49:45a
- 49:46part
- 49:46of
- 49:46his
- 49:47group.
- 49:48And
- 49:48of
- 49:49course
- 49:49I
- 49:49went
- 49:50a
- 49:50different
- 49:50direction.
- 49:51But
- 49:51the
- 49:51experience
- 49:51was
- 49:52always
- 49:52great.
- 49:53I
- 49:53got
- 49:53an
- 49:53opportunity
- 49:53to
- 49:54come
- 49:54to
- 49:54Thomasville,
- 49:55which
- 49:55was
- 49:56a
- 49:56big
- 49:56thing
- 49:57for
- 49:57us
- 49:59and
- 49:59Tallahassee.
- 50:00I
- 50:00know
- 50:01he's
- 50:01at
- 50:01a
- 50:01few
- 50:01games,
- 50:02my
- 50:02basketball
- 50:03career
- 50:04as
- 50:04well
- 50:05in
- 50:05Tallahassee,
- 50:06it
- 50:06was
- 50:06actually
- 50:07in
- 50:07Atlanta,
- 50:09but
- 50:10that
- 50:10was
- 50:10always
- 50:10a
- 50:11great
- 50:11moment.
- 50:11And
- 50:11then
- 50:12lo
- 50:12and
- 50:12behold,
- 50:12I
- 50:13ended
- 50:13up
- 50:13in
- 50:13New
- 50:13York
- 50:14where
- 50:14he
- 50:14sits
- 50:15on
- 50:15the
- 50:15front
- 50:15row
- 50:16of
- 50:16our
- 50:16games.
- 50:17And
- 50:17so
- 50:17that
- 50:17was
- 50:17just
- 50:18a
- 50:20180
- 50:21degree
- 50:22moment
- 50:23where
- 50:25he
- 50:25was
- 50:25here.
- 50:26And
- 50:27then
- 50:27I
- 50:27ended
- 50:28up
- 50:28getting
- 50:28drafted
- 50:29in
- 50:29New
- 50:29York
- 50:29and
- 50:30I
- 50:30get
- 50:30to
- 50:30see
- 50:30them
- 50:30all
- 50:31the
- 50:31time.
- 50:31So
- 50:32that
- 50:33was
- 50:33always
- 50:33a
- 50:33great
- 50:34moment
- 50:34for
- 50:34not
- 50:35just
- 50:35myself,
- 50:35but
- 50:36all
- 50:37my
- 50:37family
- 50:38and
- 50:38friends
- 50:38that
- 50:38I
- 50:39got
- 50:39opportunity
- 50:39to
- 50:39meet
- 50:39him.
- 50:42Charlie,
- 50:43you
- 50:43and
- 50:43your
- 50:43wife
- 50:43Tanya
- 50:44have
- 50:44the
- 50:44Charlie
- 50:45and
- 50:45Tanya
- 50:45Ward
- 50:46Family
- 50:46foundation,
- 50:47if
- 50:47I'm
- 50:48correct,
- 50:48down
- 50:49still
- 50:49in
- 50:49Tallahassee
- 50:50and
- 50:51you're
- 50:51developing
- 50:52something
- 50:52called
- 50:52the
- 50:52Champions
- 50:53Ranch.
- 50:53We
- 50:54did
- 50:54A
- 50:54little
- 50:54research
- 50:55and
- 50:55reading
- 50:56on
- 50:56that
- 50:56and
- 50:56it
- 50:56seemed
- 50:57really
- 50:57fascinating.
- 50:58Could
- 50:58you
- 50:58tell
- 50:59us
- 50:59a
- 50:59little
- 50:59bit
- 50:59about
- 50:59that
- 51:00and
- 51:01what
- 51:01your
- 51:01vision
- 51:01is
- 51:01for
- 51:02the
- 51:02Champions
- 51:02Ranch?
- 51:04Our
- 51:05family
- 51:05foundation
- 51:05is
- 51:06rooted
- 51:06in
- 51:06Christian
- 51:06principles.
- 51:09And
- 51:10we
- 51:11focus
- 51:11mainly
- 51:12on
- 51:13education,
- 51:13wellness
- 51:14and
- 51:14sports.
- 51:17And
- 51:18we've
- 51:18done
- 51:18some
- 51:19programming
- 51:19over
- 51:19the
- 51:20years
- 51:20through
- 51:20basketball
- 51:21camps,
- 51:22Christian
- 51:23events
- 51:24and
- 51:25those
- 51:25types
- 51:25of
- 51:25things.
- 51:26And
- 51:27we've
- 51:27done
- 51:27them
- 51:27all
- 51:28over
- 51:28the
- 51:28country.
- 51:28And
- 51:29so
- 51:29now
- 51:29we're
- 51:29looking
- 51:30to
- 51:30have
- 51:31a
- 51:32vehicle
- 51:32for
- 51:32our
- 51:33mission,
- 51:34our
- 51:34own
- 51:35place
- 51:36to
- 51:36where
- 51:36we
- 51:37can
- 51:37do
- 51:38basketball
- 51:39camps,
- 51:39events,
- 51:41health,
- 51:41educational
- 51:42programming.
- 51:44And
- 51:44it's
- 51:45essentially,
- 51:46it's
- 51:46a
- 51:46collaboration
- 51:47project
- 51:48that
- 51:48we're.
- 51:49We're
- 51:49bringing
- 51:49in
- 51:5030
- 51:50other
- 51:51nonprofits
- 51:52or
- 51:53for
- 51:53profit
- 51:54businesses
- 51:55together
- 51:56to
- 51:56be
- 51:56in
- 51:57a
- 51:57community
- 51:57hub
- 51:59where
- 51:59we
- 52:00can
- 52:01support
- 52:02all
- 52:02the
- 52:03youth
- 52:04that
- 52:04attend
- 52:04the
- 52:04Champions
- 52:05Ranch
- 52:06and
- 52:06also
- 52:07the
- 52:07adults
- 52:07that
- 52:08come
- 52:08as
- 52:08well.
- 52:09So
- 52:10it's
- 52:10a
- 52:10one
- 52:10stop
- 52:11shop
- 52:11model
- 52:11that
- 52:11we're
- 52:12looking
- 52:12to
- 52:12do.
- 52:12We
- 52:13have
- 52:13a
- 52:13Kausman
- 52:13center
- 52:14there,
- 52:15physical
- 52:16therapy
- 52:17and
- 52:18some
- 52:18sports
- 52:19and
- 52:19education,
- 52:19STEAM
- 52:20programming.
- 52:21So
- 52:22it's
- 52:22overall
- 52:25programming
- 52:25and
- 52:26services
- 52:27for
- 52:28the
- 52:29community.
- 52:30It's
- 52:30a
- 52:30tremendous
- 52:32opportunity
- 52:33you're
- 52:33providing
- 52:34for
- 52:34the
- 52:34community
- 52:35down
- 52:35there.
- 52:36I've
- 52:36never
- 52:36seen
- 52:36anything,
- 52:37or
- 52:37at
- 52:37least
- 52:38to
- 52:38my
- 52:38knowledge
- 52:39a
- 52:39model
- 52:39such
- 52:39as
- 52:40that.
- 52:40Is
- 52:40there
- 52:40anything
- 52:41did
- 52:41you're
- 52:41patterning
- 52:42this
- 52:42after
- 52:43or
- 52:43is
- 52:43this
- 52:43just
- 52:44something
- 52:44that
- 52:44you
- 52:44kind
- 52:44of
- 52:45came
- 52:45up
- 52:45with
- 52:45because
- 52:46it's
- 52:46a
- 52:46tremendous
- 52:46idea.
- 52:48Yes,
- 52:49we
- 52:49have
- 52:49quite
- 52:50a
- 52:50few
- 52:50mentors
- 52:51and
- 52:53our
- 52:54consultants
- 52:55run
- 52:56two
- 52:56campuses
- 52:57very
- 52:57similar
- 52:58to
- 52:58what
- 52:58we're
- 52:58looking
- 52:58to
- 52:59do
- 53:00here
- 53:00in
- 53:00Tallahassee
- 53:01and
- 53:02Fort
- 53:02Worth.
- 53:03And
- 53:03then
- 53:04there's
- 53:04some
- 53:04other
- 53:04sports
- 53:05ministries
- 53:06across
- 53:06the
- 53:07country
- 53:08in
- 53:08Texas,
- 53:09North
- 53:10Carolina,
- 53:11here
- 53:12in
- 53:12Florida
- 53:13that
- 53:13are
- 53:13doing
- 53:13very
- 53:14similar
- 53:14things.
- 53:15We're
- 53:15just
- 53:15looking
- 53:16to
- 53:16have
- 53:16a
- 53:17campus
- 53:18and
- 53:19bring
- 53:19all
- 53:19their,
- 53:20all
- 53:20the
- 53:20things
- 53:20that
- 53:21they
- 53:21have
- 53:22to.
- 53:23What
- 53:24we're
- 53:24doing
- 53:24here
- 53:25at
- 53:25Champions
- 53:26ranch,
- 53:27we
- 53:27have
- 53:27112
- 53:28acres
- 53:29that
- 53:29we're
- 53:29looking
- 53:30to
- 53:30develop
- 53:31course
- 53:31in
- 53:31phases.
- 53:32But
- 53:33it's
- 53:33something
- 53:33that
- 53:35we're,
- 53:36you
- 53:36know,
- 53:37we're
- 53:37partnering
- 53:37with
- 53:38not
- 53:38just
- 53:38local,
- 53:39but
- 53:40regional
- 53:40and
- 53:41national
- 53:41partners
- 53:42as
- 53:42well.
- 53:43And
- 53:44you
- 53:44know,
- 53:44we're
- 53:45looking
- 53:46to
- 53:46do
- 53:46some
- 53:46work
- 53:47partnership
- 53:48with
- 53:48some
- 53:49basketball
- 53:50academies
- 53:51and
- 53:52New
- 53:52York
- 53:53as
- 53:54well
- 53:54because
- 53:54they
- 53:54have
- 53:55some
- 53:55programming,
- 53:55the
- 53:56Earl
- 53:56Monroe
- 53:56Academy
- 53:57and
- 53:57New
- 53:58Heights
- 53:58Basketball
- 53:59Academy.
- 53:59So
- 54:00we've
- 54:00been
- 54:00in
- 54:00talks
- 54:01with
- 54:01them
- 54:01about
- 54:01seeing
- 54:02how
- 54:02we
- 54:02can
- 54:03partner
- 54:04fashion.
- 54:05And
- 54:06you
- 54:06know,
- 54:07for
- 54:07us,
- 54:08like
- 54:08I
- 54:08said,
- 54:09it's
- 54:09not
- 54:09really.
- 54:10It's
- 54:10a
- 54:10community
- 54:11draw
- 54:12here.
- 54:13But
- 54:13just
- 54:14like
- 54:14anything
- 54:14else,
- 54:16you
- 54:16go
- 54:16to
- 54:16the
- 54:16garden,
- 54:17not
- 54:18everyone
- 54:18there
- 54:19in
- 54:19the
- 54:19garden
- 54:19is
- 54:19from
- 54:20New
- 54:20York.
- 54:22So
- 54:22you
- 54:23know,
- 54:23people
- 54:23come
- 54:24from
- 54:24all
- 54:24around
- 54:24the
- 54:25place
- 54:25because
- 54:25of
- 54:25relationships
- 54:26and
- 54:27who
- 54:27they
- 54:27like.
- 54:28And
- 54:28so
- 54:28that's
- 54:28what
- 54:28we're
- 54:29looking
- 54:29to
- 54:29do
- 54:29as
- 54:30well.
- 54:31The
- 54:31Champions
- 54:32Ranch
- 54:32is
- 54:32to
- 54:32bring
- 54:33all
- 54:33of
- 54:33our
- 54:34relationships
- 54:35to
- 54:36the
- 54:36Champions
- 54:37Ranch
- 54:37here
- 54:37in
- 54:37Tallahassee.
- 54:39So,
- 54:39coach,
- 54:39you're
- 54:40the
- 54:40head
- 54:41basketball
- 54:41coach
- 54:41at
- 54:41Florida
- 54:42State
- 54:42University
- 54:43schools,
- 54:43which
- 54:43I
- 54:43guess
- 54:43some
- 54:44people
- 54:44like
- 54:44to
- 54:44call
- 54:44Florida
- 54:45High.
- 54:45Can
- 54:46you
- 54:46talk
- 54:46a
- 54:46little
- 54:46bit
- 54:46about
- 54:46that
- 54:47experience?
- 54:47Because
- 54:48people
- 54:48now
- 54:48know
- 54:48you
- 54:48as
- 54:48coach.
- 54:49We
- 54:49know
- 54:49you
- 54:49as
- 54:49the
- 54:49Heisman
- 54:50winner
- 54:50and
- 54:50the
- 54:50point
- 54:50guard
- 54:50of
- 54:50the
- 54:51New
- 54:51York
- 54:51Knicks,
- 54:51but
- 54:52now
- 54:52you're
- 54:52known
- 54:52as
- 54:52the
- 54:52coach.
- 54:52So
- 54:53talk
- 54:53about
- 54:53how
- 54:53you're
- 54:53able
- 54:54to
- 54:54affect
- 54:55some
- 54:55young
- 54:56people's
- 54:56lives.
- 54:58Well,
- 54:59I,
- 54:59you
- 54:59know,
- 55:00I've
- 55:00been
- 55:01blessed.
- 55:01My
- 55:01dad
- 55:01was
- 55:02a
- 55:02coach,
- 55:03and
- 55:04so
- 55:05the
- 55:05fruit
- 55:05doesn't
- 55:06fall
- 55:06too
- 55:06far
- 55:06from
- 55:07the
- 55:07tree.
- 55:08And
- 55:08I
- 55:08ended
- 55:08up
- 55:08getting
- 55:09into
- 55:09coaching
- 55:09and
- 55:10starting
- 55:10in
- 55:10the
- 55:10pros
- 55:11in
- 55:11NBA.
- 55:12And
- 55:13then
- 55:13I
- 55:13made
- 55:13a
- 55:13switch
- 55:14to
- 55:14go
- 55:15to
- 55:15high
- 55:15school
- 55:15coaching
- 55:16because
- 55:17I
- 55:17wanted
- 55:17to
- 55:18spend
- 55:18a
- 55:18little
- 55:18bit
- 55:18more
- 55:19time
- 55:19with
- 55:19family
- 55:19or
- 55:19have
- 55:20a
- 55:20flexible
- 55:20schedule.
- 55:22And
- 55:22high
- 55:23school
- 55:23did
- 55:23that
- 55:23for
- 55:24me.
- 55:25And
- 55:27I
- 55:27just
- 55:27want
- 55:28my
- 55:29players
- 55:29to
- 55:30respect
- 55:31me
- 55:31and
- 55:31see
- 55:32me
- 55:32as
- 55:33a
- 55:33coach,
- 55:33their
- 55:34coach,
- 55:34not
- 55:35a
- 55:35Heisman
- 55:35Trophy
- 55:36winner
- 55:36or
- 55:36NBA
- 55:37player,
- 55:38but
- 55:38someone
- 55:38that
- 55:39treats
- 55:39them
- 55:40like
- 55:40their
- 55:41father
- 55:41or
- 55:42their
- 55:42uncles
- 55:44or
- 55:45someone
- 55:45they
- 55:45respect
- 55:46in
- 55:46their
- 55:46home
- 55:48and
- 55:49also
- 55:49just
- 55:50provide
- 55:50opportunities
- 55:51for
- 55:51them.
- 55:51And,
- 55:52you
- 55:52know,
- 55:52we've
- 55:52been
- 55:53blessed
- 55:53to
- 55:53be
- 55:53able
- 55:53to
- 55:53have
- 55:54some
- 55:54guys
- 55:54going
- 55:54to
- 55:55college.
- 55:55Actually,
- 55:56one
- 55:56just
- 55:56won
- 55:57the
- 55:57Big
- 55:5812,
- 55:58I
- 55:58mean,
- 55:58Big
- 55:5810
- 55:59championship
- 56:00today.
- 56:00Trey
- 56:01Donaldson
- 56:01is
- 56:02one
- 56:02of
- 56:02our
- 56:02guys.
- 56:03And
- 56:04we
- 56:04have
- 56:04a
- 56:04couple
- 56:05other
- 56:06guys,
- 56:06Division
- 56:071
- 56:08playing
- 56:08at
- 56:09one
- 56:09guard
- 56:10is
- 56:10playing
- 56:10at
- 56:10Missouri.
- 56:11One
- 56:11big
- 56:12is
- 56:12playing
- 56:12at
- 56:13Louisiana,
- 56:13Monroe.
- 56:14And
- 56:14we
- 56:14have
- 56:15a
- 56:15couple
- 56:15of
- 56:15D2
- 56:17players,
- 56:18Bear
- 56:19University
- 56:20and
- 56:21Augusta
- 56:21Cox
- 56:22from
- 56:22Augusta
- 56:22University.
- 56:24And
- 56:25Nai,
- 56:26a
- 56:26player
- 56:27who's,
- 56:27I
- 56:27think
- 56:28he's
- 56:28a
- 56:30newcomer
- 56:30of
- 56:31the
- 56:31year
- 56:31this
- 56:32year.
- 56:32And
- 56:32so
- 56:33we've
- 56:33been
- 56:33blessed
- 56:33to
- 56:34be
- 56:34able
- 56:34to
- 56:34have
- 56:34some
- 56:34quality
- 56:35players.
- 56:35And
- 56:35then
- 56:36we
- 56:36have
- 56:36a
- 56:36pro,
- 56:37Jalen
- 56:38Martin,
- 56:39I
- 56:39think,
- 56:39is
- 56:40with
- 56:40the
- 56:40Washington
- 56:40Wizards
- 56:41now
- 56:42as
- 56:43well.
- 56:44And
- 56:45so,
- 56:45you
- 56:46know,
- 56:46the
- 56:46goal
- 56:46is
- 56:47for
- 56:47guys
- 56:47to
- 56:47go
- 56:48to
- 56:48college
- 56:49and
- 56:49have
- 56:49a
- 56:49great
- 56:49experience,
- 56:50not
- 56:50just
- 56:50playing
- 56:51basketball,
- 56:51but
- 56:51also
- 56:52be
- 56:52good
- 56:52citizens
- 56:53through
- 56:53the
- 56:54things
- 56:54that
- 56:54we
- 56:54look
- 56:55to
- 56:55provide
- 56:55for
- 56:56them
- 56:56on
- 56:57a
- 56:57daily
- 56:57basis,
- 56:58which
- 56:58is
- 56:58challenging
- 56:58them
- 56:59in
- 57:00the
- 57:00classroom,
- 57:01challenging
- 57:02them
- 57:02about
- 57:02being
- 57:03great
- 57:03teammates,
- 57:04challenging
- 57:04them
- 57:04about
- 57:05work
- 57:05ethic,
- 57:06challenging
- 57:07them
- 57:07about
- 57:07being
- 57:08a
- 57:08servant
- 57:08leader,
- 57:09being
- 57:10accountable
- 57:10to
- 57:10yourself
- 57:11and
- 57:11then
- 57:11your
- 57:11team
- 57:13and
- 57:14learning
- 57:14how
- 57:14to
- 57:15be
- 57:15a
- 57:16great
- 57:16teammate.
- 57:17And
- 57:17so
- 57:18all
- 57:19those
- 57:19things
- 57:19are
- 57:19very,
- 57:20very
- 57:20valuable
- 57:21in
- 57:21what
- 57:21we're
- 57:22trying
- 57:22to
- 57:22do
- 57:23through
- 57:23our
- 57:23basketball
- 57:24program.
- 57:25Well,
- 57:25Charlie,
- 57:26on
- 57:26your
- 57:26website
- 57:27it
- 57:27says
- 57:27building
- 57:27futures
- 57:28together,
- 57:29one
- 57:29champion
- 57:29at
- 57:30a
- 57:30time.
- 57:31You're
- 57:31a
- 57:31great
- 57:31player,
- 57:32a
- 57:32great
- 57:32leader,
- 57:32but
- 57:33you're
- 57:33a
- 57:33better
- 57:34man.
- 57:34And
- 57:34we
- 57:34thank
- 57:35you
- 57:35so
- 57:35much
- 57:35for
- 57:35joining
- 57:36us
- 57:36tonight.
- 57:36Wish
- 57:37you
- 57:37all
- 57:37the
- 57:37best
- 57:37with
- 57:38the
- 57:38Charlie
- 57:38Ward
- 57:39Champions
- 57:39Ranch,
- 57:40and
- 57:40I'm
- 57:40sure
- 57:40it'll
- 57:40be
- 57:41a
- 57:41huge
- 57:41success
- 57:42and
- 57:43all
- 57:43the
- 57:43best
- 57:43moving
- 57:44forward
- 57:44and
- 57:44hopefully
- 57:44we
- 57:44get
- 57:45to
- 57:45speak
- 57:45to
- 57:45you
- 57:45again
- 57:45when
- 57:46it's
- 57:46really
- 57:47up
- 57:47and
- 57:47rolling.
- 57:48And
- 57:48thanks
- 57:48for
- 57:48everything.
- 57:50I
- 57:51appreciate
- 57:51you
- 57:51guys
- 57:51having
- 57:52me
- 57:52on
- 57:52and
- 57:53look
- 57:54forward
- 57:54to
- 57:54hopefully
- 57:54having
- 57:55you
- 57:55down
- 57:55here.
- 57:56Bring
- 57:56some
- 57:56people
- 57:57with
- 57:57you.
- 57:57It
- 57:58would
- 57:58be
- 57:58our
- 57:58pleasure.
- 57:58I
- 57:58mean,
- 57:59it
- 57:59just
- 57:59looks
- 57:59tremendous.
- 58:00And
- 58:01thanks
- 58:01again
- 58:01for
- 58:01joining
- 58:01us
- 58:02and
- 58:02giving
- 58:02us
- 58:02your
- 58:02time
- 58:03and
- 58:03look
- 58:04forward
- 58:04to
- 58:04talking
- 58:04to
- 58:04you
- 58:04again.
- 58:05All
- 58:06right.
- 58:06Thank
- 58:06you.
- 58:07All
- 58:07right.
- 58:07Thanks,
- 58:07Charlie.
- 58:08The
- 58:08great
- 58:09Charlie
- 58:09Ward.
- 58:09Wow.
- 58:10I
- 58:10mean,
- 58:10I
- 58:10think
- 58:12one
- 58:12hour
- 58:12would
- 58:12be
- 58:12enough.
- 58:14We
- 58:14already
- 58:14got
- 58:15a
- 58:15college
- 58:15coach,
- 58:15we
- 58:16got
- 58:16a
- 58:16game
- 58:16winner
- 58:16and
- 58:17we
- 58:17got
- 58:17a
- 58:17Heisman
- 58:18Award
- 58:18winner
- 58:18slash
- 58:19New
- 58:19York
- 58:19Nick.
- 58:20Absolutely.
- 58:20We're
- 58:20going
- 58:21to
- 58:21take
- 58:21a
- 58:21very
- 58:21quick
- 58:21break
- 58:22and
- 58:22then
- 58:22on
- 58:23the
- 58:23second
- 58:23hour,
- 58:23we're
- 58:23going
- 58:24to
- 58:24be
- 58:24joined
- 58:24by
- 58:24national
- 58:25champion
- 58:25Chris
- 58:26Jenkins.
- 58:26Villanova.