Drew Timme Breaks Down Aircraft Carrier Game, Missing Chet, Tom Izzo & Bob Huggin's Comments, Previewing Texas & Kentucky | Ep #2 | - The Gimme Timme Podcast

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Speaker 1 (00:03):
The following is a presentation of the College Athletes Network.
What's Up, everybody. Welcome into the Gimme Timmy Podcast. You're
listening to episode two with Drew Timmy and myself Noah Bono.

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And we love wins here. We love wins. Drew. We
saw a fantastic win Friday night on the Aircraft Carrier
in the Chili San Diego. Not really ideal outdoor basketball conditions,
but man, um, you're named m VP of the game.
You guys won sixty four to six three. Thank God.
But let's get your right off the bat Recap and analysis.

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Initial thoughts from the game on Friday night. Yeah, I
mean they came out swinging, throwing, haymakers. I mean they
ran the ball in transition. We did an awful job
stopping them and bottling them up, especially in a game
like that when you're outside and the wins a factor,
the backdrops a factor. It's cold, it's hot, sunny and dark, like,

(01:30):
you can't give teams easy baskets. And I think that
was the biggest issue we had and why we ended
up being down twelve at one point or seven a
half time, I think was because we just we literally
just gave them the easiest buckets you could give a team.
And uh, you know, in the second half, we really
answered the bell. We got physical, we we we just
stopped their easy buckets. Are d r was crazy good.

(01:52):
It was like a point I want to say, like
point seven something, maybe point eight in the second half,
and uh, because it's hard to score and shooting and
that type of environment, you know, I think it affected
both teams. So, uh, you take away those easy buckets,
and I think that's why we finally got the edge
to We also played with some more passionate fire in
the second half. It's kind of like we caught our
second wind, I would say, and that really helped take

(02:15):
us over the edge. How much did the cold weather
impact you and the team Michigan State just the whole
game in general? Obviously you could tell by the broadcast
by j Billis and Dan Shulman announcing the game, and
even like just Mark few tom Izzo, like we're talking
about game planning, you know, kind of not telling you
guys not to shoot, But like how much did it

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play into it? Um, you know, with trying to just
get to the rim and even just you know, you
get off the bench and you're kind of cold coming
back into the game, Like how much did it impact
you guys? It definitely was a huge impact. I mean
you saw like all this, like every shooter on the
court was like they didn't really shoot that good. And
I think that was just a direct link right there.
I Mean, I don't even know if it's like a

(02:58):
coastal breeze coming in on the ship. I don't really
know the oceans and weather work, but like, I mean
I needed the towel just to like wrap myself in
every media time out because I was shivering cold, Like
you're sweat and you're hot, and then that wind hits
like the sweat and it just makes you bone bone
chilling cold, and it's hard to even doing like quick timeouts.
It's hard to just stay focused. You always want to

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keep moving and not lose that heat that you like
generate from playing. So it was it was vital just
to keep going. And like battle it out, it really
looked like two different games, to be honest, Like when
it started it was sunny out and from home, like
you can't really tell how cold or chilly or windy
it is there. But with the sun out, it looked
like you guys had a decent day. And then like

(03:39):
halftime was a little bit more extended. You come back
dark out, it looks like it's colder, like a real
fall type of evening, And yeah, it just didn't look
like great conditions. But it's crazy because the tide turned
and you know, you guys were down twelve at one
point and you go on that nine oh run extended
it two and eleven to two run overall, And it

(04:00):
really started with you and just your overall energy, intensity
and involvement, like on every aspect of the game, like
you drew the charge, you had a block, a couple
blocks um, and then just offensively like just you were
too much to handle. I mean, from the eight minute
mark of the second half to the end of the game,
you scored or assisted on sixteen of the last eighteen

(04:21):
points for your team. Um. The last two were the
two points the offensive rebound tip in, and then you
had a game winning free throw um to kind of
seal it before they had that last second. Hell Mary,
But like your activity just throughout that second half was
a game changer. If you don't make one of the

(04:41):
plays along the way that you made, you know, the
outcome of that game is probably different. Yeah. No, I
mean kind of just like I said, they came out
swinging and we did not answer the bell, and I
think we kind of just threw at half time, we
kind of just looked at ourselves and we were like,
do we really just like to work our asses off
all week to come out here and do this and

(05:02):
put this kind of show on the national TV. Like
there's kind of a shot to ourselves, I would say,
And we were kind of like, this is not how
we want people to perceive us or what what we've
been working so hard for, And we kind of took
a personal and Uh, I think that's kind of where
you saw that second wind and passion kind of come through.
I kind of felt like I think earlier I gotta
and one or I think like twelve minutes, like that's

(05:23):
when I really started to heat up and like I
just like I was screaming at the fans and like
create an energy, Like the bench got lit, like everyone
really teed up, and it was just one of those
moments where I was like, even though we were down
where like we can feel the energy just gathering inside
of us, and like that really helped turn the tide,
because I think in the first half we really didn't
have much energy. We were just kind of there, and

(05:45):
that second one really helped push us through the Do
you think the first half and the lag that was
going on with you guys was all your fault or
was there something in particular Michigan State was doing. It
looked like the size down low was a little bit
of a problem at times. Uh, you know, j Billis
was bringing up a couple of times in the broadcast,
like you guys just missing chat Homegren and his size,

(06:06):
his paint presence that you know, extra shot blocker in
the paint and really was emphasizing like you know, you guys,
you especially having to kind of get used to not
having that front court mate. Um so, yeah, how much
of it was like what Michigan State had going on
versus just like your guys, you know, lack of good play. Well,
I mean, like I said earlier, like I felt like

(06:28):
all of that stuff was self inflicted, Like we made
dumb mistakes. We weren't in help defense, we weren't rotating
like they where they were getting the balls. But then
also to your point of like being a ram protector,
like Chet's obviously like a unicorn, and like he he
can just make up for a lot of defensive errors
like I'm not. I'm not the ring protective chet is.
You know, like if you get blown by, like there's

(06:49):
a good chance Chet is gonna if he doesn't block it,
he's definitely gonna affect it, you know. But you know,
like guys were taking charges, We were in the gaps
more in the second half. Like this is a new
team and we're still figuring out how to play in
our strengths and our weaknesses and every thing. And I
think like the fight and the grid that we really
showed and just our wittliness to adapt and kind of

(07:09):
just run with the flow and just put our noses
down and side that we're drawing our line in the sand,
like we're not going back, We're only going forward. I
think I think that was huge, and like I think
I think I took a charge and blocked two shots
maybe in the second half. I can't recall exactly, but
like stuff like that, like you like Maliki really in
the gaps, raking their post players not letting you get

(07:31):
in the paint. The bigs, we were really trying to
front and not let the ball in, like you obviously
have to change the way you play when you don't
have a shot blocker like Chet. But I think it's
also good that we learned that, you know, and kind
of we kind of figured it out in our way
to kind of the gate what we what we're missing. Yeah,
I mean, you just had very timely plays throughout the game,

(07:53):
Like each moment that you made a play, you know,
you're and one layup and you got inside positioning on
Joey Howser, you got the offensive rebound, you went up
for the and one, you made the free throw, thank god,
and that tied the game. I think it put it
fifty fifty five. You're all not at up and that
was at the I want to say four forty five
mark of the second half, so like there was timely

(08:15):
possessions and then you had the assist to receive out
on the wing. You were down three again. This was
after the end one and you feel the double team
coming almost was like a triple team. You honestly you
had demand guarding you, but then you had two guys
raking at you. I think they sent one for full double,
but you still had three different pairs of hands in there,

(08:37):
and you find him on that right wing. He hits
the three, And that was the possession that stood out
to me the most because you're already you're down three again,
you know, like you tied it up, but they go
down the court, they score. You gotta get a basket,
so you're trusting him. Not only your trusting him, but
your feel, you know, back to the basket. You know
bodies are being thrown at you, and you're able to

(08:58):
get it to him and he hits a big time shot.
To me, that was my favorite play the game and
probably the most important my opinion, just because of like
them being up three, they had the lead. They were
doing a really good job and not fully relinquishing it
and then you make a play like that, what's going
through your mind? Like you felt the bodies coming, you
knew you're gonna have to get off of it. Like
where's your head at during a play like that late

(09:19):
in the game. Yeah, I mean obviously, like I had
it going at that point, and I was getting to
the cup at will, and I could just feel the
dig and the dig and just the swarm getting closer
and closer every single time because I was getting the
ball almost every time in the paint, and every time,
even though I would squeeze by someone or get through,
I could just feel like the defensive suffocating me even more.

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And it's pretty nice having a guy like Ross series,
one of the top shooters in college basketball in the wing,
regardless of the conditions. You know, I have the utmost
trust in him, and there was no doubt in my
mind when he had his hand set, he had that
look in his eyes like, oh, it's money. Like I
had all the confidence in the world and him, and
it was just the right basketball play. I mean, in
a game like that where like teams especially are like

(10:02):
sinking in the paint because it is order to shoot.
I mean that's what that's what they were. That's the
chorts that they decided to live within that moment because
of just kind of how the game played out in
the conditions and how both teams shot. So, I mean,
it was a great shot, and uh, it was just
I couldn't I couldn't get in the pain even if
I wanted to at that point because there was like
four dudes and in there. Yeah, you had too many

(10:22):
bodies around you there. Wait, at that point in the game,
it was like, dude, anybody but Drew is allowed to
beat us, but it can't beat him. And he hit
a big time shot and you guys, he only shot
four of eighteen from the three point line, so that
one came out a much, much, much needed time. Um.
But then the other thing is like that was that
like the three mark or something. And then thirty seconds later,

(10:44):
this is like your second time you get a rebound
or a loose ball and you just you start bringing
that thing up the court point guard Drew was active
and then you I know what you know, I'm getting
at you throw that little crazy No. Look, I was nice,
wasn't it. That was a legit? No, look, I really
really looked away. That was crazy. Thank god, Malik I
was there to kind of allow it up because whatever,

(11:05):
you didn't get the actual assists, but I mean you
get assisted for that. I still hit the celebration right.
I was literally because like, like I said, you didn't
get the full assists, but you still like the play happened.
Play happened because of you. It completely happened because you
were like Julians making that layup nine times out of ten,
and Malich I was just there to you know, show like, Okay,

(11:28):
I mean Drew needed an assist for that, so at
least you guys scored, so um no, that was a
great play. There were just so many exciting things that
were happening at the end of the game, Like you
had the go ahead tip in to to thirty mark one,
you have the tip in, and at that point it
was just like, I mean, you were already dominating. Your
your will was fully imposed on the game. But it

(11:50):
was like, man, like someone's gonna make a play. If
someone's gonna win this game, it's got to come down
to Drew, and you were right there when you needed
to be. Yeah, and also like just kind of like
how ugly that game that was an ugly game of basketball.
Turnovers bad, like shooting bad, like just really muggy, bogged
down actions, like they were going so far under screen
because it was hard to shoot. Like games like that

(12:13):
where they're just ugly, like come down to like the
not so pretty plays like getting the rebound and putting
it back up really quick. Like it's not the sexiest
playing the game, but like those are the type of
plays that that can win or lose you the game,
you know, I mean if you can get easy baskets
like that, especially in that situation, like it takes so
much pressure off like our team because like if we
if we don't score there and they get the ball,

(12:35):
then they're up to now we really have to lay nout.
We really have to pressure them. We're susceptible to batcuts,
you know, and all this other stuff. And if they
score then it's like crap, now we can't run our stuff.
We really have to just score as quick as we can.
So it comes down to those little plays in those balls.
And like that was just one of those moments where
like like in that moment, I'd even think I just

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was like naturally, like I just have to get in
there and somehow, some way just get that ball and
put it back up, because that was Honestly, I was
probab some of my easiest buckets with those two putbacks
because I didn't have to come down with it through
the swarm or anything. Yeah, I could just go straight
back up. Five offensive rebounds. You rebounds for the game.
I mean, I know you said it was, you know,

(13:17):
a sloppy game, and it definitely was, but like there
was just like, especially from watching it from home, like
there was just beauty in the in the madness because like,
you guys are down, You're the better team, You're the
higher ranked team. They're not even ranked. Your came into
the game as a twelve point favorite, and you're down
twelve in the you know, early parts of the second half,

(13:38):
and it's like at some point they are going to
have to go on a run. And if they wait
any bit too long, like they're not gonna have enough time.
And you I think you guys left yourself just enough
time where it was like, okay, we're flirting with a comeback. Okay,
now it's literally a five point game. Now it's literally
a two point game. You know, we just went on
the nine a run they did some separation here and there,

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like got it back to five, got it back to six,
But it was never like, oh, they're gonna get it
back to double digits. Like you guys were able to
just kind of keep force feeding like no, we're going
to somehow win this game. And then you know, obviously
you get to the line and you go what you
go one of two? Right, and that's why you were
up one. So what's going what's going through your head there?
Because I mean, best player all American it's all on

(14:23):
your shoulders. I mean that's all you could ask for, right, Well,
I will say they definitely are a ranked team. They are.
They're a good team, for sure. That's why. I mean
for sure. Yeah, like they are really good and like
that's why the a pe pole is kind of bs
because it's hard. It's so hard to rank teams based
on like last year and like what you think guys

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are gonna be Like that's why I think, but yeah, wait, wait,
let me let me real quick just say that they
are a really good team. They played well. I didn't
want to sound like the guy judging if a team
is good or not, you know, just based on the
A people. No no, I know you're not. I was
just saying for the listeners, like because sometimes people invest
too much into the A people and I'm like, just
because the team isn't ranked or not only doesn't mean

(15:06):
they're good, it just means that they don't think that
they're gonna be because like, you can't rank any team
this nobody knows that any teams that's like I would, Yeah,
pointing out that they were unranked by the A P
polls was necessary, but at the same time, I needed,
I needed to comment on the fact that, like they're
definitely good enough to to be a ranked team, because
how do you make an evaluation on a team that

(15:27):
you've never really seen play and you know whatever, so
go ahead into what you're actually gonna say. I just
had to point that out real quick. I didn't want
to sound like a hater or anything too soon, because
they clearly look like they're going to have a really
solid team throughout this season, but not like in that moment.
It's just it's hard to think. It's hard to like,
it's hard to process anything. It's just like it just

(15:48):
it gets natural, like I just it just instincts, like
to get the rebound, like Ship. I mean, I wish
I would have made both free those but like one
went down and it's like, well one's good enough and
one's gonna have to do and we're gonna have to
anchor down and trust our defense, and you know it's
it's not you know, like when we locked in defensively
like that was that game was a March level game
from the fact like it came down, we got punched

(16:11):
in the mouth and we had to answer the bell,
answer the adversity because things are not going away. We
were making shots. It was the kind of game Michigan
State wanted to play. They wanted to bog things down
and make us shoot, especially in that those conditions, Like
you gotta give them credit, like they executed the game plan. Well,
we just found this inner like tiger within us, And
I think that's what builds character. That's what you should

(16:32):
rank teams on and seeing how they respond in the
fire and seeing how they can overcome adversity. Because Ship
was hitting the fan in the first half for us,
and like we battled, we clawed out, We executed our
offense down this stretch, we doubled down on defense like
those moments, like our things you don't even think about
when you're in that moment. They're just things that you do,

(16:53):
and it's like a it's just like a culmination of
like all like your preparation, your work, like your film.
It's hard to explain because I really don't think in
those situations. It's just what can I do to make
sure that we end up on the right side at
the end of the at the end of the game. Yeah.
Not it's a winner's mentality. It's it's funny too, because
like nine times out of ten, when you see like
teams making bad plays and they're undisciplined, it's part of

(17:16):
it comes from overthinking. Like so I really I bet
if you asked any big time college player, big time
NBA player that's been in big situations where those type
of free throwers matter, they're probably gonna say the same
thing as like, Man, I wasn't thinking, like I just
was ready to get to the line and shoot the
free throw and put my team ahead and try to
clench the wind um. Something you mentioned though, that I

(17:37):
think is cool is like just honing in on like
what you guys have prepared for. You know, you started
playing better defense. Something that always clicks in my head
that I wonder in situations like this in big games
is like when you are the better team and that's
no knock on Michigan State, but you're losing and you
need to come back. How is Mark Few in the
huddle rallying you guys to get back to the game

(18:00):
plan to start getting guys, you know, whether you're missing shots,
you're missing rotations, you have bad discipline, you're turning the
ball over, you're committing bad fouls. How does he rally
all of you to get back to the original script
of like, guys, we've gotta get back to this that
we can win this game. It's crazy. He's so calm
and collected. Like I mean, obviously he's gonna get mad

(18:21):
at us from making like mistakes that are like out
of our control, but like even I from mission shots
and everything that's going wrong, Like he still has the
utmost confidence in us, and he still lets us have
our input. And it's he's not like everyone quiet down,
like this is my show. Like he says what he
needs to say, but he also listens and he also
you know, like he just has the utmost confidence in us,

(18:42):
and like that's so reassuring. As a player, knowing that
like even when like you might not trust yourself, that
your coach believes in you and he's rooting for you.
He knows you can do it, He's seen you do
it a hundred times. And to have that reassurance even
down twelve and like have everything seem like it's piling
up on you and like you're missing shots, you're not
feeling the best. Like he's always just that calming presence

(19:03):
that like you have to have, Like it helps so much,
and it's something that like I don't think it gets
enough credit for, is just how commun is in those
situations because the pressure in those situations is massive, and
like it's nice to kind of take that pressure so
you don't overthink. You just naturally playing, just naturally have
a flow and because that's when that's when I think
people have the best is when they just play and

(19:23):
they're not thinking, they're just hooping. Yeah, any like I said,
anytime you know you see teams kind of being dysfunctional
or good players playing bad and having those low moments
out there, it's like, ah, he's in his head type
of thing. Um what you never want to see. But
like you guys just looked like a completely different team
in that second half. And anytime a team is down

(19:45):
and you guys have to face that adversity of like
fighting back, I mean, yeah, that battle tests the ship
out of you. Like, you guys got a really good
dose of like playing from behind and crawling out of
a really tough, gritty win. And it was I mean,
it's a really good start for you guys. It's it's
what we needed too, because i mean obviously, like you
see everything like oh my god, like Gonzaga is not

(20:07):
gonna win the national championship this year. They're like they're
not going to do this. They're not even gonna do that.
Like we're not ready for that. We are, we are
pretty we're relatively brand new team, and we're still trying
to figure ourselves out, find their identity, and find out
like what we're made of. And it's it's games like
this are early in the season that help you figure
that out and help you know what you're made of

(20:29):
and what you're capable of and also what you can
get better. So like it's hard to say, like you
know what I'm saying, It's like hard to understand like
how people can say stuff. So early, but at the
same time, people need something to talk about, I guess,
but it's just like we need some time, like we're
still figuring things out. It's a it's a good thing
we're not ready for the tournament right now, because you've
seen it before. We're teams just reached their peak way

(20:52):
too early and then they flame out in the tournament
and stuff. And like, I think it's good that we're
getting these tests and we're struggling now because it'll only
makes us better in the literally, who I mean, like
you said, they just need something to talk about, and
that's fine man, that you know they're gonna talk whether
you win, you lose, it doesn't really matter. So I mean,

(21:12):
you know whatever, they got to get their their points across,
and that's fine. Really, what it comes down to is,
like you said, you don't want to peak too early.
You want to have a steady progression of just going up, up, up,
one step at a time. Um, because you guys know
what it takes to build and get to that you know,
mid season, that postseason level form. But you know you're

(21:33):
gonna go through a couple of these next coming games
that are gonna be really good tests for you guys,
which we're gonna get into it a little bit, um,
but before we do, there was a couple of things
about the game, and then we'll wrap up the recap
of the game. UM that I also wanted to bring up.
First of all, Joey Howser and Sosoko both fouled out.
When they fouled out or when they both had four fouls,

(21:56):
how aware in those situations are you that, like, you
know they have four fouls. Obviously you're you're going at
them in the post regardless, but like you cognizance in
about the fact that, like, I'm going to the rim
on this guy because he's got four like or you
don't even know? Oh, no question. That's one of the
That's one of the best things I feel like I
do is I put foul pressure on people and I
draw fouls in. You know, when someone gets their forth foul,

(22:18):
they're trying so hard to stay in the game and
not foul, so you know you're gonna be able to
carve out the space you really want to carve out.
You you know, they're not really going to try and
block your shots, so you don't have to. I don't
have to use my pump fakes, I can just get
straight to the bucket or like even on the rebounds,
Like I know they're not gonna hit me as hard
because they don't want to just pick up a cheap
foul and get fouled out. So like it also helps
me become even that much more aggressive. No one that

(22:40):
I can really go at him because you don't want
you want to stay in the game being a pooper
and a competitor, and like knowing that that's in their
mind makes it even easier for me to want to
go even more at their neck, ya know what I mean.
You know, obviously once Houser went out, they brought Sasoko
in forum and then I don't even know, I was
it had to be less than two minutes before you

(23:01):
fouled his ass out of the game too, um, which
was I mean, you know, stunk for them, But great,
It's just it's a great read by you knowing like, well,
it doesn't I mean, you're not in foul trouble, so
you don't have to worry about, you know, drawing an
offensive foul anything like that. But the last thing in
regards to the game that I wanted to touch on
is Tomaso's comments about you after the game. He said, quote,

(23:24):
I love Drew, I really do. I think he's a
very good player and a good kid. Mark has done
a really good job with him, So I'm a fan.
He gets my vote. What do you think of that? Man,
it's pretty cool that that's like even hard to like
comprehend just because of how great of a coach he
is and what he's done for the game. I mean,

(23:45):
him and I have had a good relationship. He recruited
They recruited me pretty good out of high school, and
I grew up watching Michigan State, loved Michigan State. My
dad's from Michigan, so like kind of was just a
fan of them anyway. But that's just like, I don't know,
the little kid in me is so happy, and then
even me now is just like, damn him, Like that's
crazy to even think that a coach of that stature

(24:07):
and like his legacy it would even acknowledge me to
that point, and that's so cool, And I mean, he's
such a great guy. Like it was awesome to be
able to play Michigan State just because like I've always
wanted to play like against them, just because the respect
to have for coaches owing everything and like it kind
of has me speechless, which is pretty hard to do
because I usually do have a lot of a lot
to say about stuff. Dude, such a cool compliment, I mean,

(24:30):
and then he there's even there's more to the quote too.
He said, we did everything we needed to do to
win the game, and yet an All American won the
game for them. Give them credit. That was more of
a team oriented compliment, but still like it's it's just
as equivalent, in my opinion, is coach k saying something
like that about you or something, you know what I mean,
Like he's on that tier of coaches. Um, so yeah,
it's super cool. Um not, I wasn't sure if you

(24:52):
had seen that or not. Um, thank you for Sean
telling me that I didn't. I didn't even know that.
That was nice to hear for the soul. Yeah, I mean,
what as if you need more confidence? But like you
get tom Is, it was a vote. It's like all right, boys,
locked and loaded. Um, are you got anything else? On
the Michigan State game before we go to our quick break?

(25:14):
It was a hell of a game. I mean, it
felt like a March Madness game. I got one more
for you, your m v P trophy. What are you
doing with that? You got it with you? Your fan
take it. I gave it straight to my mom. I said,
this is such a cool thing, and because it was, uh,
it was handcrafted by some of the Marines. They're actually
like they made that. I was like, this thing is

(25:34):
so cool, Like you need to like put it right
away in the trophy the trophy kitchelf, and like because
I know I don't want to lose it, break it
or like anything. I was like, this is this is
a precious item, and like I can't mess it up.
So I was like, I trust you. You take it
and you take care of it. So like it was
super cool to receive and it was. It was awesome
after the game too, just like when all the troops

(25:54):
like they they came on the court and like we
were taking selfies and like just kind of joking around
and just they were excited with us. It was. It
was so cool to just experience that and something that
like it was it was so dope. We gotta take
a quick break here. When we come back, we are
going to get right into that. And Drew's overall experience
on the aircraft. Um and I have a lot further

(26:15):
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(26:57):
Let's get into the overall aircraft experience. Man, it looked
like just I don't I can't even put it into words,
just like the way the TV presented it to me
on just like how cool it looked being out there,
let alone playing a game. Um, So why don't you
take the floor and just give a rundown of just
the overall experience, um and your time you know, on

(27:20):
the U S. S. Abraham Lincoln. It was definitely a
once in a lifetime experience. I mean, I don't think
you realize like how big that ship really is. Like
when we were touring it, we went all the way
up to the top in the captain's chair and that
thing's like a hundred feet in the air. And then
like that the ship was like the court was ninety
ft in the air, and you go over to the

(27:42):
edge of the water and you're like, I could die
if I fall up this boat, Like that's how high
it was. It's like a skyscraper. And it was just
so crazy that like how much money and like machinery
and just moving parts there was. And then also like
the jets were flying over and it's crazy how loud
that is. And they were just talking about how like

(28:03):
the trips we're talking about, like how important it is
that they communicate with like hand signals and like kind
of like the teamwork and camaraderie they have, and they
kind of like how they do what we do, but
we play a game, and you know, they do it
for like a life, like for lives and freedom and everything.
And it was, it was, it was really humbling, honestly

(28:24):
because they were like, yeah, we just got back from
a deployment. We were gone for like a little over
six months, and I'm like, you were on this boat
for six months, like like you weren't with your family,
you weren't, Like it's it's crazy to think that people
like we'll do that for their country and have that
much love and respect for it, and it's, uh, it's

(28:47):
something that like I said this actually after the game,
I was like, I think I sacrifice a lot, you know,
being a student athlete, but just like all like the
n I l stuff the sacrifices with hooping, like even
doing school, like having fun and stuff, and like after
beriencing that whole event, I was like, I don't sacrifice shit,

(29:07):
like I I really complain about like the littlest thing.
And it was, it was, it was, it was really
humbling to kind of get that experience and just really
like put like kind of experience what they do for
just a short time for so long. It was, it's
once in a lifetime thing. Yeah, it comes off as
like one of those immediate like puts you in the
proper perspective of like the life you're living verse like

(29:31):
the other realities that you could have had. It's crazy.
I mean, yeah, you think about you know, your student
athlete life and and the the daily things that are
they gotta do. I always think about it, like just
being in the military, like you gotta be built as certain.
I don't know, I don't know how you have to
be built, but like I know that that everyday routine

(29:51):
of being in the military is not easy, like nothing
but respect. I wouldn't do it. No, they're way They're
way better men and women than I am. I I
couldn't do it. They're the different breed. And then also
probably the coolest thing was just seeing how much joy
that game brought them. Like they might not have cared
about either team just because that's not who they cheer for,

(30:12):
you know, like whatever, but being in that moment, like
seeing all the smiles and all the cheers and then
like all of them just coming on the court and
like taking pictures and like getting lit with us after
the game, Like how much joy that brought them and
how like how rewarding it was like for me to
see that was it was so cool that like we
were able to do something so nice for them, which

(30:33):
was just us playing a game, but how much joy
it brought them. It was it was really cool like
to be a part of that as well. They even
let like two of the Sailors like have a little
moment early in the first half where they broadcasted the game,
and it was super cool. It's just like this like
you know, event for them because obviously they deserved it.
And then just the combination of like college basketball too
high powered schools, ESPN presenting the whole thing. Um, from

(30:58):
everything I read online, it just like I didn't come
across one negative thing. Just looked like such a positive,
like fun experience for everyone involved. Um, they said, and
you know, you guys got like a tour and stuff
like that of the carrier, you said, you know, ninett
down to the water, you went what a hundred feet
up to the tippy top? Did you go in and

(31:19):
out of the of it? Like it's so big? They said,
it was bigger than three football fields. I mean, like,
did you take a full tour? Yeah, we basically just
went from like there's like a hangar where like they
put like their mail on like parts or whatever, and
like that thing's like they said, like three football fields
long and that's where they get all their mail. And
then like we took like an elevator like on the

(31:40):
side of the ship where they like move like jet
parts up and stuff, and like we went up that
to the main and that I mean, it was just
so cool and like it's also scary too because I
think jumps up really quick, and um yeah, I mean
it was just putting a court on aircraft carrier. Like
I don't even know who thinks to do that. Like
that was so cool and it's something that like I

(32:03):
think should like we should do more often, just because
it was such a cool experience and something that like
I think a lot more people should be able to experience,
and like I think it'd like also help with people
like put in perspective, like just the sacrifice and everything
that goes into like being a troop and everything, because
it is it is insane, dude. I was saying, I
wish they had like a second game, like a back

(32:24):
to back, like there was two other teams that played
after you got. You know, it felt like one of
those like doubleheader type of events to me because you
you know, you put the court together, and you put
this whole venue together, and you know, you just get
one forty minute game. It was like, man, we needed
and the game was so good, You're like, dude, I
needed more. Like it was cool something that I think

(32:45):
definitely should happen more because it was just that cool
of an experience, Like it's something that will stick with
me for the rest of my life and something that
like I definitely will be proud to say that I
played in forever. Yeah. Absolutely, especially because like this was
the first one in over ten years since Draymond Green
was at Michigan State and Airson Orangs was at u
n C, like long time ago that they did this. Um,

(33:09):
I think they hopefully they can try to do it
more often. Did you have any interaction with like the
captain of the whole thing? They showed her a few
times on the broadcast. I'm not sure if she probably
talked to you guys as a team, But did you
have any personal, like individual interaction with her at all? No. Not,
I'm blanking on her name to listeners. I do apologize. Yeah,
Amy cuts and Amy, but yeah, no. She when we

(33:30):
were up in the captains like where they drive this ship,
I forgot what that's called. Uh. She was talking to
us and just telling us like the day to day
things and how like she operates a tight ship and man,
she is about that action. Like you can just tell
she just is built different, and like the stuff she
does to command that whole vessel, like that that whole

(33:50):
thing is her responsibility and like if anything, if any
little piece goes wrong, it's her responsibility. And it was
so cool to see like how like she really takes
control and like how she really is the leader, and
like how she rallies the troops. Like it you can
kind of relate it to your team in a sense
of like your head coach is a guy that's like
at the top of the ship and there's like a
chain of command. It was cool to kind of like

(34:11):
see that aspect and kind of it kind of like
relates to sports in the way of just that chain
of command and how everyone like makes the team work
and makes makes the ship go. It was it was
cool to kind of draw parallels between the two. As
she was explaining just kind of how like she operates things.
They gave her a lot of good spotlight, it seemed
like on ESPN. And and they you know, had a

(34:32):
couple like Mark Few Tomas, oh j Billis. They did
like that little four pot interview that was really cool
to listen to at halftime. Um, just a dope event
in general. Um, I didn't really know what to expect
going into it from like a viewer standpoint. Um, But
as it got closer and closer and you see the
build up, you see the court there, you see you
guys practicing whatever, it just got more exciting of like, yo,

(34:55):
they're really like on this aircraft And I, you know,
did my Google search and I finally understood what an
aircraft carrier was because I know me and you were
a little confused about that on episode one on where
exactly I was more confused than you. Let's let's yeah,
simply put, I was. I had no clue what was
going on. But no, it was super cool. And um,

(35:16):
your family was there, mom, dad's sister. Did you get
any grandpa to grandpa? Was there? Do you can get
any family time before after the game at all? With
the with the gang, Yeah, I was able to see
that they came to the hotel before we played, so
like you know where obviously just talking like talking about
what I need to do and stuff and just to
play hard. But it's also nice to see him because
I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks. I

(35:37):
haven't seen my grandpa in a while too, which was nice.
And then after the game, like being able to just
go up and hug him after the after a game
like that and just be there with them, Like those
are the moments I love the most, is like when
stuff like that happens and then your families right there
just because without them, I wouldn't obviously be here, Like
I wanted to be the man I am, and I
want to be in this position, and like it's so

(35:59):
cool to kind of share just that like great big
three feeling and just like kind of just in race
the moment with them because they've done so much for me,
so like it's it's awesome. And every time they come
and treat So dude went super dope in the in
the postgame whatever, there's cameras all in your face and
there was like the real of you hugging you know,
your whole family, and I'm just like sitting there, I'm

(36:21):
trying to listen to the audio because I'm like, I
know he's saying something crazy in his mom's ear or whatever.
And I think I heard you say like that was
a grind. But then when you stood back up after
you hugged everybody, put your arm around your grandpa and
you repeated, and you were like, that was a fucking grind.
Just diet because I'm like, yeah, he I mean, he

(36:42):
was just out there working like he's cold, he's sweaty.
Is have played what thirties six minutes? I think he
played most of the game. Um, But I was just
laughing because I'm like I try to do that with
any It doesn't matter who you are. If they have
like a camera that close to you and you're like,
you know, you're talking to somebody, I'm always like what
are they saying? Like what? And I obviously could have
asked you when we got on here, but I kind

(37:03):
of pick up on it. I was just like, yeah,
that looked like a fucking grind, Like it was yeah, no,
my family, Like that's just kind of how how I
was brought up. I guess like we just kind of
say what's on our mind. And like they felt, they
felt the energy. You know, they get so into the
game too. It's like, dang, we just played too like
and just to take that like cyber Leaf and kind

(37:24):
of step back and just enjoy the mama with them
is the best part of the game. I think. Oh man,
it looked it looked like it couldn't get any better.
You know, you won, great game, great performance. M v P.
FAM comes on the court at the end, you're ninety
ft up in the air on a on an aircraft carrier.
It just what a vibe. What can't top that environment

(37:45):
and that just everything about it was just so freaking cool.
Like I loved it. Yeah, I wish it was just
with the weather condition worked out, because man, I know
you can shoot threes. I know you can, so I'm
not gonna say anything about it, but that brick three
just it was just hilarious because it looked good and
camered and you said it good, it felt good. I

(38:06):
was like, oh, this is butter, like this is cash
and then it just ultra brick the window. I was like,
I'm about to shut out the backboard and then I
was like, crap, I'm on ESPN and this is like
the prime time game. I'm like, oh god, damn it.
You know what's funny is because they have the mics
on the rims like whatever for the broadcast, So like
when you brick it on TV, it sounds so much

(38:28):
worse than it actually was. It makes I'm not gonna lie,
it's it probably sounded even worse in person, like that
thing came off like a hot pocket. The bright side
of that is that you took your time setting your feet,
you got into a real nice, natural rhythm jumper. Like
the whole setup of the shot, all the way up

(38:48):
until right before it hit the backboard was beautiful. So
I'm saying I got it. I was like butter, and
then I was like shit, yeah, and it's to get
back on defense. Does that go through your head a
little bit though, Like you know you're playing on a
on an SPN level game, you know you're playing on
ESPN broadcast like it's a primetime game. Does that ever

(39:09):
cross your mind, like during certain points of the game,
like good bad um? Not really honestly, because, like I
would say, a lot of our games are primetime anyway
for the most part, So it's kind of like just
one of those things like it's another game and like
and to be honest, like this is cliche, but like
it doesn't matter who we play, Like there's always gonna

(39:31):
be like cameras at our games and stuff just because
of like the national like statue of our program. So
it's like we gotta come to play otherwise, like we're
gonna get our asking. So like that's kind of just
how I how we kind of see things. Yeah, and
speaking of big games, I mean you got you got
these next two coming up, which we're gonna get into
when we come back from our last break. Don't go anywhere.

(39:55):
Drew's gonna give us a quick little preview on this
week's games versus Texas and Kentucky that are gonna be
on ESPN, So make sure you stay with us. We'll
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(40:15):
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All right, this week Wednesday, you guys got Texas at Texas,

(40:38):
you guys are two there, twelve. I know we don't
care about the rankings, but just so people know the
stakes two verse twelve at Texas. How are you feeling?
What are your thoughts? What are you looking forward to?
How has the scouting been going? Let's get into it. Well,
let me tell you I'm fired up to go home.
I mean, I got I'm a prideful guy. Man, I

(41:00):
got my flag in the background. But I'm super excit it.
It's always a treat to go back to play at home,
a bunch of my friends go to Texas. I got
a bunch of family and friends coming down for the game.
Like it's gonna they got their new arena bill, like
it's gonna be electric. And that's this type of stuff
that just gets me so excited, like the energy and
there's gonna be like no other. But also I already

(41:23):
know that Texas is gonna come with something for me,
just especially how it went last year, you know, ended
up dropping quite a few points on him and getting
the win. And they're definitely gonna show that that's something
that uh definitely left a bad taste in their mouth,
I would say. And they're they're definitely gonna come with
some tricks up there. Sleep for me and the team,

(41:43):
But I'm excited. I like Coach Beard a lot. He's
a great coach. He's he recruited me a lot. Like
we'd say in touch a little bit, love him. He's
a great guy and it's gonna be fun to compete
against him for sure. And Texas is gonna give it,
give it, they're all. They're a good team and it's
gonna be fun. What is the mindset going into this

(42:04):
scout like, who are you? Who are you guys keying
in on um? What is like a foundational what is
the base for the game plan you know heading into Wednesday? Yeah,
So when you play a team like Texas or Chris
Bear team, they they're super in the in the paint,
they're really in help side, and anytime you get the

(42:25):
ball in the post, they like to double from the
under the hoop. We call a black where you double
from the baseline side so that your postman tries to
force you to the baseline to the help and then
they kind of zone up on the back so they're
really ball watching and everything. And even when you get
in the post, the post guys shading your your top side,
so he wants you to spend baseline where the double

(42:45):
comes from. So being able to make like smart plays
with the ball and like fast ball movement to like
get rid of that initial defense because it is so
hard to break just because that's that's just a staple
of what he likes to do, is just that tough,
like hard nosed defense, like really physical. So you got
to be smart, and you can't give them turnovers because

(43:06):
I mean, they eat turnovers up and then they obviously
have too, like really good guards that are high volume scores,
they're quick, they make explosive plays and the type of
plays there there have. They got a bunch of athletes too,
so you can't give them like free dunks and stuff.
They really get the crowd going because being in such
a hostile environment, it's really going to challenge us not

(43:27):
turn the ball over, which is something that we didn't
do so good against me scene staying on. Obviously, you
guys have a set playbook, but when playing an opponent
like this, do you guys lean and you don't have
to give it away, but do you lean in a
more in a different direction on like what there's gonna
be a heavy use of for you know, your guys
offensive approach on Wednesday. Yeah, obviously you can't play you

(43:51):
can't come with the same scout for Texas that you do,
like like Duke I would say, like they played, they
played different in that sort of sense, Like obviously there's
certain plays that we're gonna have to put into play Texas,
and we're gonna have to run those plays more because
that fits more against what their defense does. So just
you know, getting getting to those sets and really kind

(44:13):
of not allowing their pressure to speed us up and
also force us down to the base on which is
where they really want us to go, will be huge
in order to try and break them down defensively. Yeah,
it's gonna be key if you guys let them speed
you up early. It's going to set a tone for them,
especially in their home environment. It's gonna be really hard
to crawl out of, like the neutral environment against Michigan

(44:36):
State was a little bit more fair. You go down
twelve or thirteen or fifteen on the road at Texas
Place is gonna erupt. Yeah, it's gonna be tougher and tougher,
because then that's when the thinking comes in. Like guys
are overthinking because the crowd is loud. They made a
bad play and five plays later they're still thinking about
it because they can't. I mean, how can you refocus

(44:57):
in an environment like that? So important to get off
on a good start for you guys, for sure, But
you said a couple of things. Um, Texas is definitely
coming for you, man, homecoming game, Target on your back,
target on your back in every game because of Gonzaga,
because of who you are. You gotta love it, you
gotta you can only play under those circumstances if you
fully embrace it. And I mean you're gonna get a

(45:19):
full dose of heat and hate and mean comments and
bad chance and they're gonna be really nasty to you.
But I mean that's you. You got soak it in.
I mean it's probably like that's what like this is
weird to say, but like it turns me on as
a competitive if that like not in like a sexual way,

(45:43):
but like it like makes me want to compete, Like
it it puts butterflies in my stomach, Like it makes
me like super ampt and excited, and like that place
is going to be so hostile, like it has it
has me so excited just thinking about it right now,
Like I'm getting a little giddy, like just thinking of
that energy and that hate and then like hopefully having
the opportunity, did you kind of just stick it to

(46:03):
them at the end, if we can somehow come out
with to win, like that would be the cherry on top.
But that's that's what like being a competitive is all about,
like overcoming adversity and like everything seems like it's going
against you, and then to be able to rise out
of that moment hopefully, Like that's what I live for.
That's what like we love and like that's what that's
what's the great thing's about being a competitor, And like

(46:24):
that gets my fire going, Like I can already feel
my juices are going thinking about it, Like I'm excited. Man, dude,
I'm not gonna even I'm not gonna be anywhere near
that gym, and I'm already juiced up to sit in
front of the team because I you know, you, I've
been in like enough college basketball environments like same, Bonaventure, Dayton,
they have great college basketball environments. And obviously when you

(46:44):
get into these type of schools in the Big twelve
of the SEC, like those environments, dude, like especially for
obviously conference games, but a game like this, where like
you've got a top ranked team coming in, um, this
early in the year too, Like they haven't really played
like a you know, a high major team thus far.
And I think both their games were versus lower major schools.

(47:05):
So I mean I only bring that up because they
haven't had like a real strong test yet, UM. And
so you guys coming in being their first test, and
you already got a little bit of that icebreaker against
Michigan State, you know Friday night, you may have a
jump on them in terms of just like what to
expect and being ready for the punches that you know
you're gonna throw them they're gonna throw you. So yeah,

(47:26):
I mean, I'm I was fired up listening to you
talk about it, because it's like they're just certain matchups
and I mean, for you, it probably means so much.
I'm so bad geographically, how far away do you live
is Richardson, Texas your hometown from from Austin. Yeah, it's
like it's like four hours away. But funny story, Like
the reason why I actually don't really I'm not a

(47:49):
fan of Texas is because when I was getting recruited
in high school, Um, they didn't really recruit me that well,
and uh, you know they they just was one of
those things I was like, all right, like that's how
it is, so like it kind of became personal for
me from that standpoint where I was like I want
to make y'all regret not recruiting me, like you should

(48:10):
have been letting me get out of the state, because
I really did, like no coach Coach Beard was not
there at the time too, by the way, like he
wasn't there, but like, yeah, it didn't recruit me. How
I felt like I should have been recruited and everything,
and like it just made me like it just makes
me excited to play them from that standpoint as well,
because it's always like dang, like y'all thought I wasn't
good enough, so let me show you that I'm more

(48:31):
than good enough, you know, Like kind of one of
those personal grudges that like adds Lder flew into my
bonfire that I have inside of it. That's a big
gas bonfire. Drews guy going on over there. I love
I love it, though. I think like just you know,
you being in Texas or being from Texas and then
you're going back there and playing it's your senior year.
You get them on their home floor, close to home

(48:53):
for you. This is a bit off topic in terms
of previewing the game, but do you think like, had
you been like recruited by Texas, if you took us
back to junior or senior year of Timmy's mindset, like,
was it like, oh my god, I would love to
go to Texas. Um, it wouldn't have made the choice harder,
I would say, but I was so in love with Gonzaga,
Like it was kind of just like a match right

(49:16):
in heaven. I would say, just between the two of us,
and I would say, like, this choice has worked out
pretty damn well for both of us. But no, like
it it was just one of those things where I
was just like, al right, guys, like I'm in Tech,
I'm from Texas, Like obviously, like I'm a Texas guy.
I'm a Homer. You obviously know like my left for

(49:37):
every Dallas sports team, no matter the sport. But let
me not bring up that Cowboys loss. Packers took care
of business and I forgot to I know, I forgot
to throw my live money line bet on them. You're
not allowed to do that, so stay away, but I
meant to hammer the Packers money line. I am not

(50:00):
a happy camper right now. Like I'm so sad and
distraught and like my Sunday, my whole week now has
been ruined because of that game. And we got and
we won the coin toss and got the ball first
and don't score and brutal, it was brutal. Just it
was a dagger to my soul, my heart, my mental
like I mean, not kicking the field goal man was

(50:23):
because you get you you lined them up to like
make one good play and being good field goal position.
And that's exactly what happened through that deep bottle is ard.
And it was by good night, Dallas. Hopefully you sign
Odell Beckham. That would be that would be sick. Next topic,
Next topic, do you want or no? Honestly, like if

(50:46):
he's going to for some solid bread, Yeah, he's a
he's he's a good player, so like I want to
be against it. I would love that. I just would
love to see wherever he ends up. I'm a big
O b J guy. Anyway, So I mentioned that you're playing, um,
you know Big twelve school, then you've got SEC Kentucky.
Last week before I think it was after we recorded

(51:11):
episode one, it was whatever it was. Sometime last week,
Bob Huggins, head coach of West Virginia, came out and
kind of said that if Gonzaga were to make a
move into the Big twelve, that they'd be in for
a tremendous awakening. I think was the exact verbiage. Um, obviously,
you know, for your sake, it probably doesn't really matter
because whenever Gonzaga does make a move, like you're not

(51:33):
going to be there. But that comment, does that comment
make you have any thoughts about like, you know, wishing
you played in a better conference or or what I mean. One,
he's a heck of a coach, So don't get it
wrong when I say this, but like last time we
played them, we beat them, So like I don't know
if it's a little butt hurt. But also I will

(51:53):
say like obviously the Big twelve is is a hard conference,
like obviously would be it would be like a hard challenge.
But I mean you can check our record versus Power
five school is and like we do we do we
more than hold our own I would say in that regard,
not saying like it wouldn't be a challenge or tougher,
but like to say that like it'd be a route awakening,

(52:14):
like we don't already play good teams. Like I thought
that was pretty ignorant to say, honestly, But I mean,
everyone's a title of their own opinion. I guess it's
a hard like it's a weird projection to put out there,
because it's like you negate the fact that, like you
are a good program and even in the nonconference you
play really good competition. Sure, on a more consistent nightly basis,

(52:39):
you'll be playing better teams every night. However, that doesn't
change the dynamic of your good team two years ago
that won thirty games. You're telling me that that team
that won thirty games and ran through the n c
A tournament to the National Championship game, what thirty one
and oh entering that game, Like you're telling me that
throughout that year. Sure, maybe you don't go thirty one,

(52:59):
and oh but you probably finished top three in the
Big Twelve. It's true, it's a true statement that it
would obviously be more of a challenge, but it was
ignorant to say that it would be like a rude awakening.
Like let me, let's get the quote right, I I
mess us up. He said, quote, I would think it
would be a tremendous awakening for contaga um, and then

(53:21):
he went on to say, to get in this league
and play who we play day after day, I would
think it would be a tremendous awakening. You don't get
to make your own schedule in the Big Twelve. Again,
the same thing I said earlier, like like that that's
just a that's just a fact, Like obviously it's gonna
be harder, but I mean to say that we wouldn't

(53:43):
still be successful, and like you don't get to make
your own schedule whatever, Like we don't duck anyone when
we we make our schedule. Coaches always looking to play
the best of the best. And I feel like if
you check our track rder like it's been pretty good.
And like obviously night and night out, it's a different deal.
But like it's still the same thing, Like we're still
a good team and we're still going to more than
hold our own not not feeling any disrespect to those

(54:05):
confidences because they're their elite conferences, but it's just like
really like I don't know, I just thought it was
pretty I just thought it was kind of ignorant and
like kind of uncalled for. I guess to say it
that way. Maybe he didn't mean it that way, but
obviously that's not going to be the same, but like
let's not act like it's gonna be some like massive
like changing thing to the program, like we're gonna suck now.

(54:27):
It's like that's how it came across to me. Maybe
that's not how it was intended, but like that's kind
of how I interpreted how I interpret it, But I
don't really know what other way it's supposed to come off,
But that's kind of what I thought from And I
was like, alright, like you said that weird, but if
if hey, if you meant it, then like right, he's
entitled to his own opinion. He I don't know, he

(54:49):
could be he's a great coach, Like oh, he's a monster.
He's probably gonna be the next next guy to win
a thousand career games or one of them. Yeah, he's
in line to do that, so um no, no blood,
just it was just an interesting comment. It's not something
that you're probably even gonna have to deal with. Last,
but not least, you guys do play. Um So that

(55:11):
Texas game is Wednesday on ESPN two at nine pm
Eastern Standard Time, and then Sunday, you guys play Kentucky
at home on ESPN Prime Time, seven thirty. It's just
as big of a game as the Texas game. The
only difference is that you guys are at home, so
a little bit more advantage for you guys. Um Now,

(55:35):
I don't want to jump to ahead with you because
I know like focuses on Texas and game planning for that,
but obviously probably similar excitement level. And then the matchup
with Oscar to to she too, she will help me
out there on his last name, she would, yeah, Um,
I mean that's gonna be a battle. Obviously, he hasn't
been playing in their first couple of games, but there's

(55:55):
expectations that he will be back, and from a fans perspective,
we're all hoping he plays, you know, to get the
fully loaded matchup. But how are you feeling um about that?
I mean, you got you know, you got the Texas,
you got the Kentucky game. You got a tough, tough
slate of games ahead, hell of a week. And the
crazy thing is it doesn't get much easier after that
week either, just with the PEK eight five and Alabama Baylor,

(56:18):
Like it's a loaded schedule, and uh, it's really gonna
we talked about character. It's really gonna put our team's
character on the line, and it's really tested early, which
is good. And uh speaking about rigorous schedules and rude awakenings,
like this is gonna be one of those awakenings and
it's gonna be a good test for us, and uh

(56:38):
we're excited about I mean obviously the Kentucky game. Like
everyone's like, oh, Drew vers Oscar, Like da da da
da dah, Like it'll be fun for sure. Like me
and him became good friends after the one an award.
I was rumored to be going to Kentucky to randomly
one morning when I woke up, Like the Kentucky fans
actually respect to the Kentucky fans, they're they're crazy they're good,

(57:00):
they're great. Fans love their fans. Uh, never out love
from another another team's fan base like that before too.
That was pretty special. I'm not gonna lie shout out
Kentucky fans, but excited for that matchup. It's obviously gonna
be a prime time matchup and uh it's gonna be
freaking war. Okay, hold on again, don't want to get

(57:21):
off track with you know what you're saying about Kentucky.
But what was the you wake up one morning and
the Kentucky rumors? What the hell was that? So? Like
Oscar and I were hanging out, like we're friends, were
hanging out at the wooden a war thing, and I
don't know what happened. I think I tweeted like the
hell did I just wake up too? Because my phone

(57:41):
was going crazy with edits people d M E me
like the Kentucky quarterback DM me like can't wait to
see you in the like big Blue Nation or something,
and I was just like I was like mom, like, well,
what the hell is going on? Dude? Like my brother
like decided to be a dick and leak something or
like where did this come from? Like it was just

(58:02):
one of those crazy things, but it was cool, like
their fans were awesome, like they wouldn't leave me alone,
like they were persistent about it. Like it was super funny.
I still get some d M s I can't wait
for you to come to Kentucky and like it's just funny.
But yeah, that was one of the weirdest things I've
ever experienced because there was no like, never any hint

(58:23):
from you on like, oh, maybe I go to Kentucky.
It was also it was weird because it was like
it was like during the draft process I was in,
so like there's a there's a certain deadline where you
can enter the portal, and that deadline passed, so it
was either Gonzaga or the NBA. There was no like,
there was no option, you know, to enter the portal

(58:45):
at that time. So it was just one of those things.
It was like do your thing. Twitter, like six years senior,
been around them, thirty eight like going to Kentucky, Like
it's just Twitter being Twitter. I guess, so, dude, I guess,
I guess I should say. It didn't surprise me that
Twitter came up with something like that, but it was
it was funny. Yeah, it was good. Twitter had a

(59:06):
heyday after this Michigan State game too. Um, I think
something that didn't help your case was like this game
against Michigan State, and because it was on the Aircraft Carrier,
it was like also the first prime time college basketball
is back game because the season started last Tuesday and

(59:26):
everyone's getting their tune up games and everything. Yeah, so
this was like the first like good team versus good team,
um right on ESPN's main network, so you have people
tuned in, and it was just gave everybody that you
know runway to just hammered Drew, Timmy good or bad,
which we're going to finish the show off within a second. Um.
I did want to just ask you, though I mentioned

(59:49):
way earlier in the podcast about j billis is like
consistent comments about you during the game on the broadcast,
and he has obviously nothing but the utmost respect for you,
which was you know, it was cool listening to just
to hear such a bright basketball mind and like credible
well respected basketball personality like him just like really dissect

(01:00:09):
your game along the way, like throughout the game. UM
So did you have any do you have an interaction
with him on the aircraft carrier? Do you do you
have any thoughts on just like, is it similar to
the Thomazzo commenting on you like that when J Billis does,
Like I personally love J. Billis. Think he's an awesome
human being and um, just like such a great basketball mind.

(01:00:30):
So I mean, like even just hearing him speak about you,
you know, everything he was saying was so true. I'm
just like, you know, I gotta ask Drew when I
talked to him, well, I mean I didn't obviously hear
what he said, but before the game, I just like
depped him up and so what's up? Just like he's
such a cool dude, and like he's a dude that
like every time I see him, like it's just always
like cool to like just talk. He's just a cool

(01:00:51):
dude to talk to. He's just such a great dude,
and like he knows what he's talking about, and like
you can tell that like he's really just loves the
game and like he really enjoys what he does. And
it's like refreshing to see that to someone that, like
facts really just loves the game and just like loves
to talk about and like knows what they're talking about.
I think it's especially like when you go on like
Twitter and stuff like it's cool to see, like it's

(01:01:12):
just refreshing. I guess mainly is like he's him, he
is Himothy, he is shout out ja Billis. We would
love to get j Bills on the podcast. That would
be an all time would be an all time episode. Um,
all right, we've covered just about everything. We recapped. We
previewed the last thing and this was per your request,

(01:01:34):
We're gonna read through a couple of Twitter comments. We
did have a couple of people send in some questions,
um that I thought were cool. We got about two
questions and then the arrest are going to just be
some funny comments that I bookmarked after the game that
had me absolutely rolling. Um. The first question was from
at Spring She had a couple of questions in one.

(01:01:57):
We'll read the first one. What are some things this
team has done to build a tight knit relationship. Past
team have gone camping, et cetera. I think the like
the cool thing about this team is like we were
just hanging out so much in the summer and like
we didn't we didn't go camping. We just we're always
just hanging out, like after the game. And not to

(01:02:17):
say that like the other teams and like we weren't
as tight. It just felt like we didn't need to
go camping to further our bond, I would say at
that point, just because there were so many new guys
that like we were kind of just forced to really
get to know each other and really like embrace each
other early on. So it kind of felt like we
formed that chemistry and bond and we kind of just

(01:02:37):
talked with our people are like, look like work, we
feel like we're pretty good. Like we feel like maybe
we did we shouldn't go camping in a way, just
because we are so like we feel like we're already
so connected. Okay. She had another question in that same
tweet that I will read off as well. What do
you think will be the team's biggest obstacle this season?

(01:02:58):
Mm hmm. I think the biggest obstacle that we'll face
is our focus and intention to detail, because obviously in
the first half, we just we weren't focused. We turned
the ball over way more than we used to turn
the ball over. We didn't get back on defensive and
like even our execution on offense at times is a
little dicey and like sometimes like our shot selection of

(01:03:19):
what we're doing is just not like it's not crisp,
it's not what we really do. So it's just kind
of like just sticking to the plan and making sure
that we do the little things is the most important
thing for us, just to be consistent. Yeah, Okay, this guy,
Ryan Hammer, he's big on TikTok, got a good basketball mind.
He does some cool breakdowns. He tweeted back and said,
definitely want to hear his take on how he very

(01:03:40):
smartly uses his body position in the paint to force
foul trouble and new rotations. Could tell when he sees
those foul counts rise and gets extra physical. We actually
already kind of touched on this, but if you want to,
I guess elaborate for a half second. Well, it's a
kind of further just like what we talked about earlier,
Like especially when I'm posting up, like you know, when

(01:04:00):
guys are low and they have their on bar out
and there you're sholders lined up in the middle of
their chest. That's the strongest point that a defender can
be at. So like I'm always trying to make sure
I can get out of that center their center frame
to kind of get them out of their stance or
off balance a little bit of leaning, because that way,
when I can get someone leaning, I can push off
quicker than they can react because defense you have to react,

(01:04:23):
you know. So being able to kind of get people
out off their frame and off their like strongest point
is what makes it easier for me and why I
do so much spending. And also like knowing a double's
coming is awesome because I would say I'm pretty good
at playing out of double teams. And when two guys
commit to you, it means one person's open just logically,

(01:04:43):
so it gets a teammate like Rossire an open shot
and like I love obviously he's gonna knock it down,
Like that's Rosscia. There's no question he's gonna make that shot.
I love the belief too in the teammates, like you
didn't have a doubt in your mind, like obviously you
know there's maybe what like it just I love that
it's just like a like there's no like second guessing,

(01:05:05):
like oh that's so and so on the wing, like
I'm probably better if I just go through this double
team like not, it's just like a very smart, methodical
decision and it paid off man. I I'm telling you,
and I said it earlier. It was my favorite moment
in the game because it was one of those shots
where it was like, you make this shot, You're stamping that.

(01:05:28):
We're about business, like it's late game, we're under the
four minute mark, like let's hoop the ton Center like
hitting shots like that to me, like under four minutes,
Like I don't know, I just I eat that ship up.
I love it. Um, all right, no more questions. I'm
gonna read you off a couple of funny tweets that
I came across. Dude, They're so good. Okay, uh first

(01:05:51):
one great game, future is extremely bright. Drew Timmy is
a fraud. Go green, someone's butt hurt. Drew Timmy celebrating
like he don't got to go home to a wife
and three kids. He's like thirty four. I guess that
goes along with the theme we've been talking about. Another one,

(01:06:13):
another fraud thing. Drew Timmy is a fraud. I guess
I'm just faking it. It's fake. It's a bunch of
c g I and editing where people just put the
ball inform your pass it this verbiage on this next
one is great. Drew Timmy, who I believe started at
Gonzaga when Dan dick Ow was running the point, is
still a force at his advanced age. Well, Ship, like

(01:06:39):
it's advanced age alright. Cool to see Drew Timmy still
balling at forty five years old. Respect to him. Next one,
all Drew Timmy wants for his thirty seventh birthday is
a trip back to the Elite eight. That one was mean.
These people are funny. It's so good. It's so good.

(01:07:01):
By the way, Drew Timmy is the biggest off. It's
a foul god I've seen in my life. Dude plays
with a stiff arm on the post and gets calls.
It's nutty. James Harden of college basketball big men literally
playing for the ref to blow the whistle. It's nuts
that it works, well, Ship, was James Harden not a
goat when he was with the Rockets, Like well, I

(01:07:22):
mean he was getting to the line of what like
fifteen times a game. He also is making his free
throws though two, So like, I guess I can't be
James Harden, but like, hey, you didn't give yourself the
heart in comparison he did, so like I'll I'd love that.
I'll take that all day. It's more of the compliment
I would say, I am looking up your free throw

(01:07:43):
percentage as we speak. That's just ignorant. It's this that
isn't This is not ignorant. This is fact checking. I'm
not even gonna say it on the mic because I
know it's not gonna stay where it's at. So because
I respect you, nobody, I respect you a lot more
now that wouldn't put you on the spot like that.
I believe in your free throw shooting ability. I do,

(01:08:05):
and I would blame a lot of those misses the
other night, Like you said, you're fucking running around sweating
and then you're at these stoppages and you're like cold
while you're sweating, Like everybody knows that feeling like that
is not whatever. I'm not going to give you or whatever.
It's not an excuse. But still like it's your two
games in I see the free throw percentage getting much better.
This is the last two and they're not that mean. Uh.

(01:08:28):
The love affair j Billis has with Drew Timmy is
becoming nauseating. College basketball is officially back. I guess other
people were picking up on he just likes you, man.
He just he was just. He had a lot of
nice things to say about you. It was good, I mean,
and the last one. Drew Timmy is the college version
of Nicola Yoki and he is a problem. I love

(01:08:49):
yokich I watched his highlights, I watched his clips like
that might be, uh the nicest thing I've heard today
besides the Thomas O thing. Man. The Thomas O thing
was great, super cool, super dope. All right, true. This
could be a rap for episode two. You got anything else,
I would just say, subscribe, guys. It helps us sleep,

(01:09:09):
it helps hopefully get some wins, and uh, we appreciate it.
We love y'all. Tuning in and see you for episode three, Yes, sir,
good luck this weekend, my boy. Appreciate you man. This
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