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#UNC coach Hubert Davis postgame press conference after exhibition win at Memphis
Oct 16, 2024
#UNC coach Hubert Davis postgame press conference after exhibition win at Memphis
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there was a certain point in the game
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where obviously Memphis at first was you
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know kind of controlling things on the
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glass but it seemed like for you guys
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there was a shift maybe late first half
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and then into the second half what were
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some of the things you were kind of
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telling your guys as far as you know the
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need to be aggressive uh on the on the
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on the glass well I I think it was two
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parts one from an offensive standpoint
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uh one of the things that we always talk
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about is dominating points in the paint
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through poster penetration I felt like
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we were settling for too many threes
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particularly in the first half and so we
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weren putting pressure on the rim and we
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weren't living in the paint and living
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at the free throw line then defensively
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we just weren't um physical or strong
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enough particularly um in in terms of
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getting rebounds we loose balls rebounds
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we weren't getting two hands on it we
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weren't being strong with it and you
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know we identified and talked about if
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we can do those two things obviously
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more than those two but just offensively
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get the shots that we want closer to the
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basket and then be able to finish
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possession with the rebound that it'll
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really put us in a position to be
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successful in the game today if you
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along those lines like what did you
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think you got out of tonight a lot right
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a lot I mean
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there's there were teaching points
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pretty much on every possession on both
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ends of the floor on what to do and
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continue to do and what not to do and so
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this will give all of us um examples to
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be able to learn from and grow from um
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also being able to play a true Road game
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specifically for this team in regards to
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our second game of the season we're on
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the road at Kansas so that won't be our
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first true Road game um and so it gives
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this new different team experience of
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playing on the road not just in a game
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but you know traveling shoot arounds
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meals meetings and so um it's something
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that we had done before when we get to
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uh get to Kansas you were very clear
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about how fast you want the guys to play
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there was a stretch in the second half
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was that to your liking about the pace
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they were playing and some I think we
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should play faster I I felt like um the
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the pace was getting to where we wanted
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to in the second half but the pace was
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able to get there because we were
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getting stops and rebounds that's that
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that's what and I tell the guys what has
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to fuel us is our efficiency on the
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defensive in we get stops we get
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rebounds then we can go we can run I
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felt like it was better in the second
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have but I
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feel that we ran really well for October
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15th it's nowhere near where I want to
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be um throughout the season hey coach
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what what one area that enlightened you
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and one what area that disappointed you
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today um just being able to execute in
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in game type situations um um being able
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to get a stop when we needed to get a
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stop be able to score when we needed to
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score being able to execute and pressure
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situations one of the things that I told
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him is don't let let their pressure
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dictate and decide how disciplined and
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efficient we are on the offensive end so
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those are lessons to be learned and
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um as I said before I think there's a
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teaching Point whether to continue to do
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it or not to do it pretty much on every
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possession and to be able to get that
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experience and those examples early um
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before the season start is just really
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beneficial to all of us what did you
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make of your way the offense was able to
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flow without RJ in there obviously you
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know has the 33 Elliott gets the double
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double just would you kind of make it
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the way that the you know offense was
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able to you know create a rhythm
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obviously without you know your your
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leading score yeah I thought you know I
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I I thought we really move the ball
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really well when you when you get 21
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assists that's that's sharing the
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basketball now we got to knock out the
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21 turnovers but the 21 assists that's
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real and one of the things that we talk
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about is to pass up good shots to get
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great shots this is an unselfish team
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that just instinctive want to make the
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extra pass and so getting 21 assists is
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not surprising to me but obviously we
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got to clean up the 21 turnovers
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questions in the back hey coach
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obviously U right here at the
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back obviously you're here for you know
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the the game and to get the experience
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on the road here in an environment like
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in Memphis but the takeaway from the day
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being able to go to St Drew Children's
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Research Hospital how important is that
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for you and your players to you know be
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able to witness something like that and
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be here for a great call well it was
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huge for us and I spoke to the team
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before the game I always say this to him
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that a blessing is not just for you but
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it's to work through you to benefit
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somebody else other than just you and
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our team in our program was blessed by
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the experience of spending time at St
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JW's hospital yesterday um after the
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game uh two uh kids that we met at St
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JW's hospital they came to the game and
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they came back into the locker room
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Sammy and Aspen and um we did played uh
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goish uh Jinga and uh painted pictures
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with them yesterday and we invited them
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to the game them and their family and so
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they came in the locker room after the
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game and celebrated with us and um again
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their presence brought tremendous joy to
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all of us and it was a blessing for us
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to be able to spend time with them and
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their families got time for a couple
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more questions keber what did you see
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from Seth trible tonight I mean the 33
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points I mean it was pretty awesome at
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times what stood out to you about the
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way he play well I think the thing that
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stands out to me is the natural
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progression of college basketball you
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know in the midst of so much change with
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the transfer portal nil the fifth year
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covid year um all the involvement of
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Agents everything we forget about
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growth
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and that's
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what Seth and Jay wash you know they
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they're getting a an opportunity a
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chance for a bigger role and given that
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opportunity a chance because of their
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hard work um their maturity they they're
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they're a different player than they
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were
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before
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and that's what college is about it's
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about growing up it's about getting
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better it's about improving and growing
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every year and because of all the things
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in college you forget about that or or a
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lot of times kids parents everyone tries
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to speed up the timeline right
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and here's a kid in Seth
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that is one of the best games I've ever
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seen since I've been here and it's
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because of his hard work and his
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dedication to this University and to
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this program last two questions back
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left then Andrew hey coach just up the
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back here uh obviously I just want to
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get your perspective on what you thought
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of Memphis out there tonight obviously
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they weren't ranked in the top 25 but
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from what you saw tonight do you think
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they could be a NCAA tournament team
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100% rankings don't mean anything and
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especially preseason rankings mean
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nothing uh coach Penny Hardaway is an
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outstanding coach does a terrific job in
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leading his program um it's a team of of
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new players a lot of transfers uh one
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returning player that played in a
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rotation last year and for them to play
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as a team tonight um alongside with
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their talent um it's a team that
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definitely is going to be NCAA
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tournament team um their quickness their
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athleticism their ability to score
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versatility on the defensive end um
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their athleticism to be able to rebound
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and so um they're going to have a
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terrific season last question Andrew
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with the teaching points there's also
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learning what do you what do you think
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that Drake and Ian learned tonight
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getting out there and seeing that it's
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real when you're out there at this level
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yeah I you know um they've been in so
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many situations you know have played all
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over the world and played in big- time
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situations but you're right being on the
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a true Road game playing at this level
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is different for them and so this
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atmosphere and this game was really good
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for them too um giving them more game
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type situations understanding time and
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score understanding the importance of
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the little things the boxing out the
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talking in defense um the last two feet
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of every pass you have to meet
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especially in late game situations where
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teams are trying to foul or steal those
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are things that you can talk about in
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practice ractice but to go through it
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through a game allows them to gain so
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much more experience and they need it
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because they're going to be out there a
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lot and so um the more experience that
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they can get is is good news for us
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thank you coach thanks everybody
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appreciate
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