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Mac & Bone - Patrick Ngongba Interview · Mac & Bone Podcast

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  Speaker 1: We have finally, Bone, you are joined by a Duke
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  Speaker 1: man on the radio show. You had to tough it
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  Speaker 1: out through those Tar Heel interviews.
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  Speaker 2: Why am I back here then?
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  Speaker 1: Jaron Stevenson laughed at you when you told him he's
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  Speaker 1: a Duke fan. You are finally talking to one of
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  Speaker 1: your own right now. Big Pat, Patrick Gungba from your
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  Speaker 1: Duke Blue Devils, Bone, is joining us right now live
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  Speaker 1: from ACC tip-off a couple of miles away. Pat, what's
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  Speaker 1: going on, man? How you doing? How you doing?
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  Speaker 3: I'm doing good. I'm doing good. How are you guys?
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  Speaker 2: Doing good. What's up, Pat? Thanks for joining us. What's
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  Speaker 2: it mean for you to be out there representing Duke
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  Speaker 2: as now one of the leaders, one of the veterans
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  Speaker 2: of the operation?
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  Speaker 1: Oh, yeah.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, it definitely means a lot just to be
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  Speaker 3: out here representing Duke. And, I mean, yeah, it just
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  Speaker 3: means a lot, you know, so.
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  Speaker 1: How much are you chomping at the bit? You've been
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  Speaker 1: a part of the last couple teams that had ridiculously
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  Speaker 1: good seasons, but man, in the tournament, one and done,
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  Speaker 1: you know what I mean? Things happen. How much are
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  Speaker 1: you chomping at the bit, hey, let's get another season
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  Speaker 1: going here? Oh, yeah.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I can't wait for our first game tomorrow, actually,
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  Speaker 3: versus Belmont. So, I mean, I just can't wait to
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  Speaker 3: get out there with with my teammates and play somebody new.
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  Speaker 2: So a lot of, a lot of new teammates out there,
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  Speaker 2: big Pat, who is, uh, you can, there's probably a
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  Speaker 2: lot of options, but who is someone that's caught your
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  Speaker 2: eye where you say, Oh man, this guy, this guy
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  Speaker 2: is going to be something for the blue devils.
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  Speaker 3: Um, I feel like, uh, uh, Bryson Howard. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: I feel like, uh, he's, he's coming and, uh, uh, uh,
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  Speaker 3: willing to learn, uh, I can shoot, uh, defend. And then, um,
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  Speaker 3: I feel like, uh, Deron Rippey as well. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: I feel like he comes in, guards, picks up full court,
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  Speaker 3: gets to the paint whenever. So, I mean, I feel
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  Speaker 3: like those two have definitely impressed me the most.
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  Speaker 2: He can throw down, too, can't he? We saw him
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  Speaker 2: at Countdown to Craziness, man, looking kind of like Derrick Rose,
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  Speaker 2: wasn't he, a little bit?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah. He definitely— has definitely jumped high so.
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  Speaker 1: That's sweet man we got patrick gungba with us duke
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  Speaker 1: blue devil big man he's right they're getting it started
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  Speaker 1: this week with an exhibition against belmont um pat how
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  Speaker 1: do you feel like it really looks like you guys
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  Speaker 1: have a chance to be one of these teams that
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  Speaker 1: has a mix between the young talent like the guys
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  Speaker 1: you're talking about but also veterans you know, bringing Blackwell in, too,
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  Speaker 1: along with the guys that have stayed there. How do
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  Speaker 1: you feel about that mix of vets but also young,
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  Speaker 1: hungry talent?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I feel like the mix that we have
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  Speaker 3: is a great mix. And I feel like it's– I mean,
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  Speaker 3: I feel like that's helped us on the court and, like,
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  Speaker 3: our connection that we have.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: How much does Caleb Foster mean to you in the program?
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  Speaker 2: Because it's rare to have a guy in this day
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  Speaker 2: and age, and you're one of those guys right now
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  Speaker 2: as well. But Caleb Foster spending his whole career at Duke,
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  Speaker 2: what does his leadership mean for you guys? Seems like
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  Speaker 2: a really good dude, man.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, no, I mean, C-Foss, I mean, you know, I mean,
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  Speaker 3: me and him, you know, we were here over the
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  Speaker 3: summer rehabbing. So, I mean, I spent a lot of
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  Speaker 3: time with him. And, you know, I mean, I'm just
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  Speaker 3: very thankful for him, you know, Um, and his leadership,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I feel like his, his, his leadership means
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  Speaker 3: a lot to, to the team. I mean, I feel like, uh,
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  Speaker 3: you know, he's, he's like the biggest voice on the team. So,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I feel like, uh, he's always, uh, leading
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  Speaker 3: with by, by his voice and by example. So, I mean,
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  Speaker 3: I feel like that always is. is, is, uh, helping us.
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  Speaker 1: So let's, uh, I got to ask you about your coach.
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  Speaker 1: Coach Shire was a man in demand this off season,
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  Speaker 1: get wooed by the NBA, the Mavericks. And he admitted, Hey,
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  Speaker 1: I thought about it, but I got more work to
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  Speaker 1: do here at Duke. What is, what makes coach Shire
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  Speaker 1: so special? Obviously people are noticing, not just in college basketball. What,
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  Speaker 1: what's the key to his success from, from your standpoint?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I just feel like he, like, studies the game. And,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I feel like he's always bringing something new
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  Speaker 3: to the table and something different. And, I mean, I
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  Speaker 3: feel like that, like, kind of like him, like, changing
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  Speaker 3: stuff up and whatnot. And I feel like that's, like, always...
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  Speaker 3: good and keeps opponents on their toes or whatnot. All right.
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  Speaker 1: We have a Duke fan that texted in and said,
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  Speaker 1: does Pat have a problem sharing the spotlight with the
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  Speaker 1: ACC champs in football? They're balling. Pat, they're balling. Are
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  Speaker 1: you into supporting Duke football? Nate Shepard is legit, man.
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  Speaker 3: What do you think? Yeah, nah. Yeah, nah. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: I'm definitely a fan. And I've been to a couple
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  Speaker 3: of games, but, you know, I would definitely say I'm
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  Speaker 3: a fan.
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  Speaker 2: Who's your NFL team? Who do you like?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I don't have a team, but, I mean,
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  Speaker 3: I'd probably go with, like, my hometown team, the Commanders. Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, man.
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  Speaker 3: We're not doing so good right now.
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  Speaker 2: What about a few rough decades there, Pat? Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: What about the Panthers, baby? You're in the state of
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  Speaker 1: North Carolina now. Bryce Young balling out the other night.
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  Speaker 3: What do you think? I mean, I'm not too big on, like,
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  Speaker 3: the NFL. But, I mean, yeah, so I didn't watch
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  Speaker 3: the game.
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  Speaker 1: I'm trying to recruit you. I'm trying to recruit you.
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  Speaker 1: I don't have any NIL to.
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  Speaker 3: Offer you, though.
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  Speaker 2: Now, one of our hosts here, he's older than you,
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  Speaker 2: but he went to the same high school you went
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  Speaker 2: to way before you. Our guy named Willie P., Will Palachuk.
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  Speaker 2: He talks about what a great athlete he was at
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  Speaker 2: your high school. Have you ever heard of him before?
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  Speaker 2: And please tell us you've never heard.
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  Speaker 3: Of this guy before. No, I haven't ever.
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  Speaker 1: That's a good answer. We think he might be a fraud, Pat,
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  Speaker 1: so I'm glad you told me that. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: He says that his name is like on the wall.
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  Speaker 1: I smell a rat here.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Pat.
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  Speaker 3: You've done a good job here.
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  Speaker 1: All right, Pat. Hey, best of luck this year, man.
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  Speaker 1: Looking forward to seeing you in the Devil's Hoop this year, man.
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  Speaker 1: Appreciate you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. Appreciate y'all.