2025-07-17- KSR - Hour 1

Ryan, Drew, and Shannon are joined by Willie Cauley-Stein and later Archie Goodwin.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:30):
This is Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now
here's Matt Jones.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
This is Kentucky Sports Radio. This is the Thursday edition,
July seventeenth, Ryan Levin, Channon the Dude and joined by
a very special guest. We'll get to here in just
a second. But as always connects portrayo sponsored by the T. J.
Smith Office called TJ What Happened?

Speaker 4 (00:49):
Shannon?

Speaker 5 (00:50):
To make them pay?

Speaker 3 (00:51):
Hey will make them pay Our Clark's Puppyshop phone number
will be open eight nine two, eight oh two, two
eighty seven. We'll have a couple segments. We'll try to
take a few phone calls a day. We have a
lot of special guests lined up. The a vision glass
text machine was rolling yesterday. What's been the all week.
It's my cell phone this week, so if you know
that number, you can send us a text. We'll trying
to get that on and also have our whiskey thief
call the day. So Shannon, Yeah, we got biffed yesterday

(01:13):
by Doron Lamb and DeAndre Leggant. I think they're still
in bed. They may still be in bed, but we
have a very special guest who's joining us today. Kind
of unexpected Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to their ways,
mister Drew.

Speaker 5 (01:24):
Franklin is back into week chair. All right, I missed
you guys. I had to take a couple of days
off us. Franklin's had a lot going on here lately.
My parents had back to back surgeries, one scheduled, one
kind of just came up out of nowhere.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
It happened to be.

Speaker 5 (01:37):
At the same time, so I've been playing a little caretaker.
Right before their surgeries, their dog died. So it's really
been a pretty rough week around my parents' house, and
I was there for them the last two days. But
I'll be honest. I was sitting with my dad. Both
surgeries went well. By the way, we're in recovery mode.
But I was sitting with my dad yesterday and we're
listening to the show, and I told him, because i'm
his caretaker, my mom's in Bowling Green, my sister's with her,

(02:00):
and I was like, Dad, are you all right? I
might have to go drive over and save these guys
when Deron Knows showed you, because I was in town
and I thought about coming over here to join the conversation.
It was kind of painful knowing that they left you
hanging yesterday.

Speaker 3 (02:11):
It was painful sitting here knowing they left us hanging yesterday.
But the big picture is both your parents went well. Yes,
both parents, yes, one ankle, one heart. So far so good.
Still getting updates on my mom. But both surgeries went well.
So thank you all for allowing me the tome off.

Speaker 5 (02:26):
I heard you, ask for some prayers, got a few messages,
saw some people around town when I ran my cracker
barrel run yesterday, so I appreciate people reaching out. But
both went well.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
They almost fired you as your dad's caretaker though on Tuesday.

Speaker 5 (02:39):
Yeah, well it was a little weird when he was
in surgery and the nurse came to the lobby to
get me, and I was at Wendy's. But I thought
I could make a ten minute run. But you know,
one strike against me. But otherwise it's gone as well
as it can for a very rough situation here lately.

Speaker 3 (02:52):
And then when the surgery was over, you had an issue.

Speaker 5 (02:56):
Yeah, well, I was wearing noise canceling headphones in the
lobby looking out the window and they were yelling at me.
But you know, it's my first time in this role.
I'm learning. I didn't get a third strike. I've been
very attentive. Got my dad waffle House on night one's ago,
Cracker Barrow on night two. We've mostly been watching Summer
League and waiting updates for my mom. But that's what
it's been like around me. Been playing. Had to be

(03:18):
a good son in the last couple of days.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
Well glad, both Sturgis went will Glad, Mike and Nancy
are both doing well.

Speaker 5 (03:24):
Yep.

Speaker 3 (03:25):
Kind of got a long recovery for your mom. Well
not long, but a tough one. So well, we're all
still pulling forward. She's a tough old gal. She'll be
just fine, yep, hopefully. I don't know when she'll be home.
I'm still getting updates this morning. She's on the other
side of the state. But good news so far. We
appreciate you joining us. We beg you, Thank you kind
have another fun show TBT week at ten fifteen, we're
gonna call Willie cally Stein. He can't come today because

(03:45):
he's wink wink meeting with somebody wink wink.

Speaker 5 (03:48):
Who's more important than Ryan Lemon.

Speaker 3 (03:50):
Maybe a six' ten.

Speaker 5 (03:52):
Recruit oh, okay never run a lot more important Than Ryan.
Lindon please will he do whatever you have to do over?

Speaker 3 (03:57):
There, so but he wants to be on the, show
SO i, said will we can call, Him so we'll
call him at a ten to, fifteen ten, Thirty Archie
goodwin's gonna be. HERE i think it's the first time
he's ever been on the.

Speaker 5 (04:06):
Show i'm very excited About. ARCHIE i Mean. WILLIE i Love,
willie fan. Favorite but we've been lucky enough to have
will a few, times saying with The harrisons last. YEAR
i can't think of a time we've talked.

Speaker 3 (04:16):
To art thinks so.

Speaker 5 (04:17):
EITHER i don't even Remember archie doing it when he
was on the team in one of the exit. Interviews
maybe he, did but THAT'S i don't think that's been twelve.
Years so if all the people will have and you've
already had so, FAR i Think i'm most excited about.

Speaker 3 (04:30):
Him eleven o'clock will be The, twins and then at
eleven thirty will Be Cantor Karm Karum. Cantor Drew blankly's
first name Is Karm Karm canter And Marquise, warwick the
dude From Henry clay that's gonna play on the team
now this, year this.

Speaker 5 (04:46):
Summer and one in an addition that WAS i haven't
been on to talk about. THAT i, mean the dude
was just playing At, missouri, yeah and played really really
Well northern before. THAT i think he has a couple
like buzzer beater game, winners very high scoring games within
get some some very fresh legs on that. Team i'm
looking forward to hearing from him today.

Speaker 3 (05:04):
Too, now the team has been practicing this week and
they may Have Wink wink played a scrimmage type of,
game Maybe Wink wink against another team that we kind
of know a little bit. About And i've got some
intel about that other team the other team inside into

(05:25):
where is.

Speaker 5 (05:26):
This other team? Based are they local or did they
bring someone in a lot familiar to bring someone in
from out of.

Speaker 3 (05:30):
Town, well they're a local, team, Okay, yeah they're just
right around the corner here From Chaos bar And. Grill,
actually you would expect the two best players in the
get together would Be Otega away And Jalen. Lowe they
were good to hear, you because those two guys are
probably going to be the point, guard the two guard
all year. Long they both played really really, well really.

(05:52):
Well but it's the next three Names i'm gonna say
that played. Well it might surprise. You, look, okay let's hear.
It the third player that was impressed see yesterday Was
Cam williams said he's not a good as Shooters, brea
but he's pretty. Close he's a Better.

Speaker 5 (06:07):
Athlete's that's some a big comparison already.

Speaker 3 (06:13):
For i'm just, SAYING i trust my. Intel not as
good as Shooters, brea but pretty, close better, athlete better
defender Than. Brea Cam williams stood out.

Speaker 5 (06:24):
YESTERDAY i love hearing That matt had a little, Scoop
Jack hadson. Scoop pretty much anyone that heard something from
practice away and low or a big takeaways to. Standouts
but when you're Throwing Cam williams into that, tier, also,
uh that's. EXCITING i. Saw AND i hate putting this
out there because this seems a little extreme to, Me
but there's a, WEBSITE nba draft dot. Net it's been

(06:45):
around a long. Time it's not the you, know the
top of the line place for your mock, drafts but
it's it's a place with mock. Drafts, sure nothing wrong with.
It they Have Cam williams at number six. Overall What,
yeah he's not even really in any the other ones at.
All maybe a couple here in, there but none in
the lottery and they have him at.

Speaker 3 (07:02):
Sixth don't talk about as.

Speaker 5 (07:04):
Much i'm not gonna be calling him a projected six
pick all you or, anything BECAUSE i do think that's
a little bit of a. Stretch might be taking a
gamble there to try to get one. Right but just
the fact that someone out there believes, that that's. Exciting
and now you're telling me he stood out in the.
Practice so it's a name we haven't mentioned a ton
of so far this, summer but it's big.

Speaker 3 (07:21):
News. Now the other two names stood on the. Practice Trent.
Noah good to hear that a guy we've kind of
had in our mind maybe be tenth, eleventh twelfth man
on this intalented roster played well. YESTERDAY i loved hearing.

Speaker 5 (07:34):
That so the reports Where Trent noah, started did you see?
This did you see the alleged starting.

Speaker 3 (07:40):
FIVE i have not seen the alleged starting. Five it's it's.

Speaker 5 (07:43):
Exactly what most of us have been. PREDICTING i don't
know what your prediction.

Speaker 3 (07:46):
Was it's WHAT i thought it.

Speaker 5 (07:46):
WAS i Think matt was thinks it, is but it's,
uh it Was Jayalen Lowe. Aberdeen oh, way that's kind
of what everybody those Three i'm as skip. Over Brandon. Garrison,
yeah we kind of had him in the large lit.
Lineup everybody's Had modium right there at the. Four, yeah
and maybe it is, Him but yesterday in the, scrimmage
it Was trentoa.

Speaker 3 (08:05):
At the four and apparently he played pretty. Well, yeah
And mo.

Speaker 5 (08:08):
Played it wasn't like he, was you, know sitting out
in street. Clothes SO i don't know what that means
for the. Season Maybe pope was just mixing things. Up
it's a meaningless scrimmage over, there but that was a.
Surprise and seeing the practice reports that people are putting.

Speaker 3 (08:19):
Out maybe there'll be a more of a battle at
the four spot than we kind of thought it might
be at three and the four both he can play
both of.

Speaker 5 (08:25):
Them If trent, Sophomore Trent noah is Pushing, diabate who
was really good For bama last year IN i, mean
that is very exciting.

Speaker 3 (08:32):
News and the last guy is kind of surprised me
a little. Bit Malachi moreno a guy thought would really
need a year or two to you, know get, stronger
learning the college game a little bit. Love and you,
Know trent And malachi both grew up Watching kentucky. Basketball
they grew up Watching willie The, Twins Archie. Goodwin they
watched these. Guys yesterday we got to play against them

(08:54):
and they both played.

Speaker 5 (08:54):
Well, yeah you had the same last year With trent
And travis eating these. Guys they even admitted being a
little wide eyed at that. Point already been used to
wearing the, jersey at least in, practice being on, campus
but then when you lined up with some people you'd,
like actually Idolized Tom Harrison twins and will he call his.
Dying that's gotta be. Bizarre Especially marino And willie are

(09:16):
probably banging down there in the paint in this. Scrimmage
that's gotta be a what the heck's going on moment for.

Speaker 3 (09:21):
Him, well we have to talk about it now because
we can't talk about it with the guests that are.

Speaker 5 (09:25):
Coming, yeah we're using THE s. Word last, year we
weren't allowed to say. Scrimmage BUT i feel like they're using.
Scrimmage so are we saying? It are we gonna get a?
Call we'll probably get a. Call let's just call you
And i'll just call it a get, together a, gathering a,
gathering function. Friendly you learned what a friendly is this
week in. Soccer it was just a.

Speaker 3 (09:42):
Friendly so if they use THAT s, word we'll let,
them but you AND i will probably save our own rear.
Ends you'd probably just call it a, gathering, her a get.
Together if it, happened if it, happened you, know you, know, Allegedly.

Speaker 5 (09:55):
Yeah and allegedly sixty one to fifty five young cats
one after falling down, early allegedly allegedly at this, friendly.

Speaker 3 (10:05):
If there was it actually, Happened, SHANNON i don't know
if we can, really you, know tiptoe around it with these.
Guys but we're not supposed to talk to these guys about.
It so why is it so?

Speaker 2 (10:15):
Secret why can't you say THE s word last?

Speaker 5 (10:17):
Year last year when we would talk about, it maybe
allegedly LIKE uk would, say don't call it a. SCRIMMAGE
i guess because THERE'S ncaa rules about scrimmaging or or.
SOMETHING i don't. Know it's it's a gray. Area but
we were just extra cautious to not get an anyone in.
Trouble but this year it seems they're just THROWING s
words around and to.

Speaker 3 (10:36):
Be so top, secret a lot of people know about.

Speaker 5 (10:38):
It yesterday we got a. Score according To Jack, Pilgrim
aberdeen hit the elam Ending.

Speaker 3 (10:43):
OH i didn't know that this friendly at the, friendly
at the friendly whoever they were, playing.

Speaker 5 (10:48):
SO, Uk we're sorry if we're using the wrong, terminology
but it's pretty cool they got to do that. Yesterday
that was a big part of last. Summer some of
the players from last Year's Lot familiar team said they
followed last Season's pope's first year Close sir because of
the scrimmages they've played against. Them when they first got
on campus a year, ago and.

Speaker 3 (11:04):
THE uk team last year followed THE tvt team throughout
the tournam last year because they get to know these
guys when they get to have these gatherings with.

Speaker 5 (11:11):
THEM i don't know if they'll do it again this.
Year remember last year they would sit down the vet
and the new guy and they you, know they kind
of have a conversation about what it was. LIKE i
think Maybe Andrew harrison And Lamont butler did a little
one on one face to. Face if Maybe mari And
willie Or Brandon Garrison willie But they all the new
players each set down with a former player and did

(11:32):
a one on one. Talk hope they do that.

Speaker 3 (11:33):
Again so we'll take a. Break we come. Back we're
trying to Get Willie kleistein on the. Phone will he's
been with, us he was with us last. Summer he's
been with us here on the show a couple. Times
but and he really wants to do, It so we're
gonna try to work it out getting with him on the.
Phone Ryan drew And shannon were right. Back this Is
Kentucky Sports. Radio all, Right welcome Back Kentucky Sports. Radio
Ryan drew And shannon HERE tbt week in this city

(11:54):
and on this show as THE tvt guys play tomorrow,
night nine o'clock scheduled tip off probably to nine thirty
Over Historic memorial calls. Him, so got tickets, Available, drew
if you want to go out and get your, tickets
they're still tickets available to load. Up and now we've
got one of the stars of the, team one of
the stars Of Kentucky wildcats during the cal, Era Willy
Collie stein joined us again On Kentucky Sports. Radio how are, You,

(12:14):
Willy i'm.

Speaker 6 (12:16):
Good how are y'all?

Speaker 3 (12:17):
Doing we're doing. Well you decided to run it back
again with THE tvt guys this, Summer.

Speaker 6 (12:24):
OH i had to do, it. Man last year was too.

Speaker 5 (12:26):
Fun now now that you've been through, it what's it
like one of the feelings like now is there is
there more, hunger more, excitement more? Comfort you got one
under your. Belt how you feeling going into your second?

Speaker 6 (12:38):
ONE i think a little more comfort of knowing how
the tournament works and the things that it takes to.
WIN i think all the guys that are playing with
us are played in this tournament before and kind of
understand what it. Takes to win, too so we're excited
to put it together and see how it.

Speaker 3 (12:56):
Works one of the coolest THINGS i thought about you
guys that came last summer to play on THE dvt
team is is you guys all got to feel the
love again From Big Blue. Nation we, heard you, Know
Khalil whitney And Anthony amenor talk about it. Yesterday that's
one of the reasons they wanted to play in this
because they feel, LIKE i don't want to miss out
on feeling that love from the.

Speaker 6 (13:14):
Fans oh, yeah, MAN i, mean y'all know how it.
Is it's something. Match So i'm glad, that you, Know
khalil got to come back and gets to feel that
love for him and know that the time that he
did spend here like these, people never forget.

Speaker 5 (13:28):
It this year's, team it has some guys, back some new.
Faces did you play any role in any recruiting new
people or any roster creation or did you just say
give me my, Spot i'm back next. SUMMER i, mean
you guys know HOW i get.

Speaker 3 (13:45):
Down.

Speaker 6 (13:45):
MAN i don't care who's gonna play with, this BUT
i just like playing in front of these fans and
being back out In lexington so when they told me
the guys that we, GOT i was. Hyped, OBVIOUSLY i
didn't get to play with D. LAMB i got to
play With leigands at The, kings and just there's a
chance to play With archie again after down there twelve,
YEARS i mean maybe even. Longer. Uh it's it's fun,

(14:07):
man and in the last days of practice and fun
playing and seeing you know how everybody got better from
even from last. Year AND i don't, know it's been good.

Speaker 3 (14:16):
VIBES i think it's that cool last year. TOO i
think you've specifically enjoyed it so. Much you stuck, around
played a lot of golf here this In lexton this,
summer like you got to Enjoy lexington all over.

Speaker 6 (14:29):
Again oh, yeah, Man, uh you, KNOW i finished a
year at, school SO i was back and forth going
to school and getting to go to football. Games, yes
you've been around, golfing seeing some some old buddies from
college that had stuck around and laid shop around here.
Too SO i mean it's been fun. Man other day

(14:55):
you can't you can't beat. It you can't beat.

Speaker 5 (14:59):
Regard to able to hang around and have. Fun but
we you, know you do have a championship to. Win
so what were you doing to stay in game? Shape you,
know golf, COURSE i saw you're out, There you're getting a,
Cart you're not carrying your own. Bag what were you
doing to be ready for the second with lot familiar?

Speaker 3 (15:13):
Run?

Speaker 6 (15:15):
Oh, man you probably see my second round WHEN i
was on that. CART i walked six miles a. DAY
i carried a bag and that's ALL i. DO i
don't touch the. Ball the first TIME i touched the
ball WAS tvt first. Practice BUT i won't even lie to.
Y'all it's like riding the.

Speaker 3 (15:28):
Bike, Man so you had the first time you touched
a basketball a long? Time was the? Practice first practice On?

Speaker 6 (15:34):
Monday oh, yeah last year was the same, thing, BRO
i don't even own a. Basketball, like the first TIME
i touched the ball last year was the first practice
that we. Had matter of, fact it might have been
the champions a little weekend or you do the little
charity game and eighteen. Hole you, know a couple Of
millers AND i was feeling good that.

Speaker 5 (15:53):
Day, man what a Different, yeah, yeah hopefully No miller's
before the game's coming up this. Week but you mentioned
playing With. Archie he's a new, addition right before you came,
On ron AND i were talking about How kentucky fans
we haven't Seen archie since he played. Here you've been,
around The harrison's have been, around but we haven't Seen. Archie.
Uh is he still still got? GAME i know he's

(16:13):
A tbt veteran in another. Program can we expect big
things out of him this? Weekend?

Speaker 4 (16:18):
Oh?

Speaker 6 (16:19):
Man you you, Know archie's got one speed and one
one mode and that's get. It Uh and it's he
still has. It it's it's it's just more refined now
now and it's more. Crafted is you? KNOW i watched
him this year In china because of last, year we
really wanted to play on our, team but he had
already you, know went to that other team and did his.
THING i, mean we've seen him in The final, four

(16:39):
so you, know he's he was itching to play with us.
TOO i feel like by the end of last year
he was, like, YEAH i definitely want to run with
you guys next. Year SO i was happy it worked
out for, us because, no he's a he's he's one
of the the guys on this edition that's going to
get it for.

Speaker 3 (16:53):
Us SO i was going to ask you that last
year we kind Of Nate sustina kind of ended up
being the breakout star and the league score is is
that you Think archie is that guy this? Year who
do you think it's gonna be this? Year?

Speaker 6 (17:06):
MAN i mean it's not about the. OFFENSE i don't
think this year is all about. Defense like if we
if we play good. Defense that's why With Archie liggins The,
twins we got good like defensive guys this year that
like really get after. It so that's what's really gonna
do is for. US i, mean we can score one
through ten if we really want. To if you just
throw the.

Speaker 4 (17:26):
Ball to a.

Speaker 6 (17:26):
GUY i want to play that. Way but you, Know
Coach woods got, us got us buying in and playing
the old dribble, drive and, man it's gonna be. Fun
it's gonna be high. Octane there's gonna be a lot of,
three it's gonna be some a lot of a lot
of baskets at the at the, rim and it should.
Be the pieces that we have are more fulfilling team
THAN i feel like we did last.

Speaker 5 (17:45):
Year, today the the internet is buzzing about one Of
Your all's preseason. Games there might have been a little
uh scrimmage, practice get together with with some some players
that might still be in. College can you reveal anything
about what you all did last night over at The
Joe Craft Center and did you like what you saw
out of your? Opponent?

Speaker 6 (18:07):
Yeah, man we just got after. It they was trying
to tune us up a little bit before a, game
and you, know obviously they want to see where they're.
At so our whole main thing was just to, be you,
know a little more aggressive and put some weight on,
him put some you, know push him, around just make
him feel. Uncomfortable but you, know they did a good.

(18:28):
Job they they answered back at halftime and they got, hot,
man and it was. Good it ended up being a
really good.

Speaker 3 (18:35):
Game and we drew AND i talked about you, know
a guy Like Malachai moreno grew up watching a guy
Like willie Coley stein play and then he's probably banging
with you into. Painting you know you're you're still THE
o g to.

Speaker 6 (18:48):
Him oh, yeah, Man and it was. Love. Man he came.
Up he came up to me after one of our
practices and told me, That and you, KNOW i love that, shit,
bro because that was. Me one DAY i was he
coming to a d and seeing these guys boogie cousins
WHEN i finally got drafted to The kings and getting
to spend time with him off the, court And i'm just, like, Bro,

(19:10):
yeah but y'all. Boys is the guys like the first
TIME i Met John, well bro like, you BUT i
got a lot of love for y'all. Boys so it
was the. Same. Man he's respect you, know he gets
it back and it's all, love good, energy AND i
think he's gonna have a good year for.

Speaker 5 (19:29):
Us you got to do that last year, Too so
you think we're in a pretty good place In pope's second.

Speaker 6 (19:34):
YEAR i, mean, yeah clos the, Guys, uh he's gonna
he's gonna get him in. Tune he's gonna make sure
they're they're in the right, spot the, best close To. Calornto,
SO i, MEAN i think we've seen that last. Year
people kind of had their their thoughts and how that team.
WAS i think it's a trusting trust what post. Doing

(19:57):
let the chips all where they.

Speaker 3 (19:59):
Go WELL Willi we appreciate you joining, us, MAN i
know you wanted to do. This you had some other
obligations this, morning but you wanted to get on, board
talk to, us talk To Big Blue. Nation tickets still
available for the game tomorrow, night And morrel Calls sam so,
man best of luck to you and welcome back To.

Speaker 6 (20:13):
LEXINGTON i appreciate, you, guys AND i always love coming.

Speaker 3 (20:17):
On all, Right willie Cally stein kind of one of
the ogs or back running running back again with THE
tvt team again this.

Speaker 5 (20:23):
Summer he's kind of. BECOME i don't know if he's
the official of captain OF, tbt but he's a good.
Spokesman you tell how much he cares and how excited
he is to run it back here tomorrow this.

Speaker 3 (20:32):
Weekend, Now, shannon what was he?

Speaker 4 (20:34):
Doing Though i'm not.

Speaker 2 (20:36):
Sure he did it on a weed, eater he did let,
us you, know test the dump button. OUT i don't
know if you even heard what he said, There so
you did catch? It, well, Yeah i'm, glad glad it
wasn't answering our callers other than nobody gave me a heads.
Up but, uh, YEAH i did hit, it so we'll
see if it works or.

Speaker 5 (20:50):
Not but, Yeah ryan said he was gonna cover the
fine if if we Got fun's.

Speaker 3 (20:54):
All ryan did not say, that but, YEAH i heard.
IT i didn't know if it got dumped or, not
But i'm not for sure what he was.

Speaker 2 (21:00):
Doing feel free to jump in any time that happens and, say,
hey did you get?

Speaker 4 (21:04):
That did you hear that?

Speaker 6 (21:06):
That?

Speaker 2 (21:06):
Shannon, yeah, YEAH i feel free to do. That but,
yeah it's good to hear From, willie you. Know always
good to have these guys come. BACK a lot of
these guys really we don't have an opportunity to talk
to them and catch up with, them and this gives
us a chance to do.

Speaker 3 (21:16):
That, Well LIKE i, said he's been on with this,
before AND i think he really loves coming, back being
a part of, it feeling the love Of Big Blue
nation again and Loves. Lexington he really.

Speaker 5 (21:27):
DOES i know he's been back and, forth But i've
heard stories of people just running Into willy on the
golf course and it's just, running like running into a,
buddy even though they don't know.

Speaker 3 (21:35):
Him he's just.

Speaker 5 (21:35):
Out he's one of the. Guys he's been quite all
Over talent since coming back TO. Tbt at one, POINT
i know he's considering actually living. HERE i don't know
if that's still in his, plans but of all people
to see, HECK i was at the mall In cincinnati
one time and my wife was, like is That willy
way down there and right up and talk to. Him
IT'S i think there's Multiple willi's College stein's running around
having a good.

Speaker 3 (21:54):
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(22:14):
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Speaker 5 (22:17):
Coss this should wrap up all the preview events because
it gets real. Tomorrow so one of the last chances
to see the guys unless you run into. Him one
of the last big events in the week leading up
to the actual.

Speaker 3 (22:26):
Action so we're gonna take up, break come. Back Archie
goodwin is gonna sit in with. US i don't think
he's ever been on the show. BEFORE i think this
is his first time on the show with.

Speaker 5 (22:35):
Us i've waited thirteen years to Ask archie a.

Speaker 3 (22:37):
Question, okay thirteen. Years oh, yeah that's the pressure right.
There he's standing out. Here we'll get him when we come.
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(23:15):
he's ever been ON. Ksr Archie goodwin joined His archie
Man LIKE i, SAID i think it's your first time.
Here welcome TO.

Speaker 4 (23:20):
Ksr thank you guys for having. Me i'm happy to be.

Speaker 3 (23:22):
Here you know you you they tried to get you
to play last. YEAR i guess you already committed to
somebody else went out and got made you a commitment
to get you early this.

Speaker 7 (23:30):
Year did you want to play with this group of? Guys, oh,
yeah for. Sure last year it was really just a
miscommunication between me and. TWENTY i think that BECAUSE i
think he tried to reach out to, me BUT i
didn't see the message because of the platform he, USED
i Didn't the message, disappeared SO i didn't see. It
but if that wouldn't, HAPPEN i would have played last,

(23:52):
year especially with one of my, Guys. Bled you, know
me and him are really, close so because you, know
we played with The suns, together so it would have
been a no brainer for me last. Year had that
COMMUNICATION i failed. Through BUT i knew going after this
after last year, PLAYING i. KNEW i told, twenty, like,
man IF i do play in it this, year it'll

(24:13):
be with you, guys so you don't have to worry about.

Speaker 6 (24:14):
That.

Speaker 5 (24:14):
Awesome, yeah last, year not just played one of the
stars of the whole. Tournament he was getting buckets And
kentucky fans were, saying what Is archie doing on that
other team over? There so we're glad to have you,
though but you are experiencing this, tournament just not with
a lot Familiar do you feel, like how many been
a couple of?

Speaker 3 (24:30):
Years? Right two or?

Speaker 4 (24:30):
Three i've, Well i've played in. IT i played in
it maybe four?

Speaker 5 (24:34):
Times, okay, Right, well regardless of the experience you have in,
it are you able to pass that along to some
of the new. Guys do you feel like that really
helps you in knowing what to expect going into it
this year.

Speaker 3 (24:43):
With the new.

Speaker 7 (24:43):
Team, yeah at the end of the, day is we're
dealing with a lot of, pros so you, know basketball is.

Speaker 4 (24:49):
Basketball at the end of the.

Speaker 7 (24:50):
Day we have a good group of guys who know
how to play the, game and you, know in practices
we look really well with sharing the ball with each
other and being really. Selfless SO i think that as
long as we keep that mindset and the defensive mindset
going into, it we can beat anybody because we have the.

Speaker 3 (25:06):
Talent, now you said you played With Eric ledsoe with The.
Sons we just Had willie College stein. On he said
he was your teammate for a. Year was that with The.

Speaker 5 (25:14):
Kings, no he was, here he WAS uk The neuralans
team and Young, willie the, young.

Speaker 7 (25:20):
Young young Quiet. Willie that was that Was that Was
willy before the. Tattoos that was the young was that
blonde Hair?

Speaker 3 (25:27):
Willy was that?

Speaker 4 (25:27):
That that was baby little? Afro he wasn't.

Speaker 7 (25:32):
He it wasn't UNTIL i think his sophomore and junior
year where he started getting more comfortable and really being
able to find who he is as a person and
being able to express it at the level he wanted.
TO i think that first year was kind of, conservative
but you, know as he got more, comfortable he, became you,
know the Great willy that we.

Speaker 5 (25:49):
Know now we're't gonna go this, route but we mentioned
The sons. TWICE i have a quick story and a thank.
YOU i was going to See DeMarcus cousins and The
kings by. Myself flew out. Alone DeMarcus got me tickets
behind the. Bench on my layover In, DENVER i think
opened my. Phone cousins, suspended will not. PLAY i almost went.
HOME i went. Anyway cousins wasn't even allowed in the,
arena AND i still got my one ticket behind the.

(26:11):
Bench thank. You Archie goodwin had thirty points on the
other team that. NIGHT i sure you remember that game
with The.

Speaker 3 (26:16):
SUNS i Think.

Speaker 5 (26:17):
Bloods that was the. Team BUT i gotta thank. YOU
i flew across the country to see one former. Cat
he wasn't even allowed in the, building and then you
end up that had to have been one of your
career games in the.

Speaker 7 (26:27):
LEAGUE i was so that was the last game of
the season FOR, us and coach told me before the,
GAME i was gonna play just to be ready because
that your rookie. Year you, KNOW i go for rookies
up and, down and SO i KNEW i was gonna
play coming. In SO i just came in with aggressive,
mindset and you, know we won the game and. Everything,
YEAH i remember.

Speaker 5 (26:45):
That, well there was a guy A king's shirt behind
The king's bench going crazy with each. Shot so thank
you for saving my. Tripp.

Speaker 4 (26:51):
Go that's, dope.

Speaker 3 (26:51):
Man there most of A Big blue, nation if they
had to give a do over for one, team it
would have been your. Team you, know When irlins went,
DOWN i think you guys all deserved to do. OVER
i think you kind of got cheated a little.

Speaker 7 (27:06):
Bit, well there's a couple of things about that. Year,
first When nerlins got, HURT i think that that definitely hurt.
Us we were top twenty, five before he got. Hurt,
YEAH i, remember like it was just said we was
going to role playing Against, florida and before the, injury
we were right there in the game with those. Guys
and then he gets you, know the or the devastating
a cl tear and then from there because he was

(27:28):
our anchor defensively and you, know LIKE i say with
With William, alex they became great, players but at that
time they just were still new and they were not
who they became to be as those years went, on,
Right so we Needed nerlans to be able to help
those guys and and like because it was a comfort

(27:49):
knowing that we had him back there TO i a
throw lives, too but also the defensive president presidence the
tunnel guys to, him you, know and and be the
defensive guy he. Was and when you lose, that that's
that's hard for. ANYBODY i. Think another thing that kind
of hurt us that year was realistically the championship that

(28:10):
the team won before, us because you, know for us
to be a twenty plus win team and still be
number two in THE sec AND i make the, TOURNAMENT
i do feel like we got jacked a little bit
because of. That we did lose some, games but we
But i've seen plenty Of kentucky teams that lost games
and still made the. Tournament, yeah you. Know, uh and
for us to, finish LIKE i, said number two in
THE sec at the end and we still didn't get the,

(28:32):
bid it was kind of crazy to. Me it was
been seen right for her to be a power conference
unless to finish number two AND i get the bid
still didn't make sense to. Me and then we just
we just went into that N I t not really
we were kind of, down you, know there's as a young,
group we were kind of down because we didn't we
felt we didn't get a fair. Hand and on top of,
that us being a number one overall seaton having to

(28:54):
play at the Team.

Speaker 3 (28:57):
Yeah.

Speaker 7 (28:59):
So we couldn't even play at at our home thing
and we had number one over our, seats so we
were on the road the whole. Time didn't make, sense
and guys just weren't mentally. There as a young, group
it was just kind of hard for. Us but also
another the last Thing i'm gonna say THAT i felt
like could have helped us was me being me being

(29:21):
at the point guard at the. BEGINNING i think that
they helped us a lot as a. Group IF i
don't know if you guys, remember But ryan was the
point guard at, first and then he had this stuff going. On,
yeah THEN i went into the point guard, roll AND
i went into that point guard. Role we were top
ten in the, country like we were top ten. Team
we were right there With duke h we lost wanted
to know the dame on the. Road and THEN i

(29:43):
think that's When ryan came back and and then coaching
started him back as the point guard for, us and
we just kind of had up and downs because for
me and my, game if you Remember Coach kyle's, offense
his two Guards Dron, Lamb Daris, Miller niggas was a
two to, three but his two guards are predominantly guys

(30:05):
who catching.

Speaker 4 (30:05):
SHOOT i playoff of floppy. Action he did a lot
of that with the, run which was where he thrived.

Speaker 7 (30:10):
At but for, me that wasn't my. Game my game
was more downhill, transition more like A John wall type.
Player John wall's a better passing, me but as far
as being able to get into the rim and get
down hell and put pressure on the defense from on
the fast break, standpoint that was my game and that
was more predicated for a point guard and Coach cayl's,
system and SO i thrived a lot during that time

(30:32):
as the point guard WHERE i was getting a lot
of my, praise and then WHEN i moved to the,
two WHERE i was in more of a catching shoot,
roll it kind of went. Down and so to the
outside guys or to the the public who don't really
who don't really understand what's going, on, it's, look, oh
he's getting. Worse so like that was the theme of the,
year like All archie's getting. Worse it's that's not Necessarily
i'm getting. Worse i'm just in a different position And

(30:53):
i'm not being used HOW i was being used at the,
beginning which was to my, strengths because at that, time
shooting wasn't a strength of. Mine, like you, KNOW i
was more of a downhill play, right and even still
to this, Day Like i'm a way better shooter, now
But i'm still a downhill. Player and so like it
works when you give me the ball and let me play,
downhill THEN i can get and create AND i can

(31:15):
get into the rhythm. Shooter, yeah SO i think that you,
know me being used the WAY i got used at
that second half of the. Season it hurt us as
well BECAUSE i wasn't able to really put pressure on
the defense LIKE i wanted. To and then what if
that was, old then there was a lot of times
WHERE i would kind of get antsy and try to
force things and you, know trying to force and trying
to integrate myself into the game BECAUSE i wasn't being

(31:38):
able to really get used that. Way because LIKE i,
say if you look at his At Coach kyle's, TEAMS
i would say pre.

Speaker 3 (31:48):
Pre what year was?

Speaker 7 (31:50):
That it was one year where he Had i'm not
being gonna say that your d booking and was here
maybe a year or so after, that maybe After shaye's,
year because you got to think every year since he's gotten,
here it was point Guard. University that's what he's. Going,
yeah so like the point, guards they run the, show
and all of them are downhill, guys you know WHAT i.

(32:11):
Mean like the only guy maybe that wasn't downhill would
be like A Tyler. Ewlis but Even Tyler, ewlis he's so,
crafty quick to get in the. Lane he could still
get there whenever he wanted and make. Place he was
probably one of the better shooting point guards that Coach kyl,
had but like From John, wall you can go back
To Derek, Rose Tyreek, Evans John, Wall Brandon, Knight Shay Darren,

(32:34):
Fox Jamal murray Like Jamal murrays more of a shooting,
too but he was aflaking get. Downhill but a lot
of the point guards were downhill. Players and for me
and the discussions that we had WHEN i prior to
me coming who was he was gonna allow me to
play that point guard so WHICH i thrived in WHEN
i was. There And i'm sorry to be a little long,

(32:55):
winded BUT i JUST i just never gotten this opportunity
to explain this two people because a lot OF i
got a lot of slack that year and people wondering
what was the, problem you know What i'm, Saying And
i've never gotten a chance to really express HOW i
felt about that year and WHAT i think could have helped.
US i don't think that it was necessarily That i'm
not going to put it like All Coach khala is the,
problem he. WASN'T i JUST i believe that if you

(33:18):
would have allowed me to stay at that point guard,
position it would have helped us way, more especially When
nurlan is getting hurt LIKE i would have been able
to take.

Speaker 3 (33:23):
On hearing you, talk it's like he's. Therapy it's, like you,
know we got, therapy talking it, through getting through, it talking,
about you, know what was going.

Speaker 5 (33:30):
On BECAUSE i, say don't apologize for being a long.
Winded that was the best ANSWER i think we've ever
had for any question about.

Speaker 3 (33:36):
Anything it's coming from his, heart you can, tell. MAN
i want to let the people. Know, man this is
WHAT i was feeling what was going on that, time.

Speaker 7 (33:44):
And it was it was, tough, man because being a
young kid and getting so much like you guys, KNOW
i caught a lot of slack that year for a
lot of the problems that was going on with our,
team and rightfully, so me being one of the better,
PLAYERS i take that on the. Chest but when you
can't do anything about it because of you, know like
Because i've had conversations with. COACHING i remember going to

(34:06):
him and that's him, like, coach you, KNOW i would
love to play the, point and he just basically told,
me LIKE i want you to play the, point but
we gotta Let ryan play. THAT i need you on the,
court you, Know so we got to put you at the,
two And i'm, like, okay, cool whatever you want me to,
Do i'll do. It i'll try to do it the
BEST i. CAN i just knew that at that time
and his offense at that, time the two was made
for you, know peer. Shooters, yeah you know and so

(34:29):
and if you can, remember that's When Julius may started
playing a lot for us because he was our best.

Speaker 4 (34:35):
Shooter so you, know you put him at the.

Speaker 7 (34:36):
Two Now i'm at the, three and that it gave
him a little better because Now i'm more of a
slash and a slash and cutting, roll which is. Cool
but LIKE i said once, AGAIN i WAS i was
brought here as a top ten player in the country
off of me playing with the ball in my, hands,
right putting pressure on.

Speaker 3 (34:52):
Guys, well if you, sit sit typ one more segment
Because drew's got a question he's been waiting to ask
you for thirteen, years a question and a. Compliment so
we'll take our. Break we'll come back out With Archie
Goodwin Kentucky's Sports. Radio right back after. This welcome Back Kentucky' Sports, Radio,
Ryan drew And. Shannon we're live on the patio Cast
bar and. Grill they're redoing the floors today, inside, drews
there's a lot of noise. Inside this looking.

Speaker 5 (35:12):
Good in there looks real.

Speaker 3 (35:13):
Good we're gonna open sometime in mid to Late, august
so keeping it out for all.

Speaker 5 (35:17):
That, whatever, man you get our tasks done in. There
we gotta get some photos.

Speaker 3 (35:20):
Going we got. Started we got a little start going.
On so joined here By Archie goodwin from THE tvt
team Former Kentucky wildcat And archie and off your. Herd
But drew, said he's got a. Question he's been waiting
to ask you for thirteen. YEARS i don't even know
what it, is So.

Speaker 5 (35:34):
Drew part, question part, statement part correcting The Big Blue. Nation,
Okay John wall does not have the best Big Blue madness.
Dance someone has to say, it And i'm the one
that's gonna say.

Speaker 3 (35:46):
It uh.

Speaker 5 (35:47):
Huh it was this man sitting right. Next it is very.

Speaker 3 (35:49):
TRUE i Remember archie Good.

Speaker 5 (35:50):
One, yeah that's the best Big Blue madness. Dance in,
fact it's one of my best friends in the whole.
WORLD i will not say his, name but he's currently.
Listening he would sit at home and watch it on
YouTube and practice it to where he's perfected it and
we will be out in public and tell him to
hit his archie good.

Speaker 3 (36:04):
One walk me through that.

Speaker 5 (36:06):
Madness wh we don't have video for the fans to,
see but you were like cranking something over. Here you
had some kind of leaver with your right. Hand, also
you're coming off excitements all. Time how they just won the.
Championship just walk me through that whole moment of.

Speaker 7 (36:19):
Perfection, well so Where i'm, from we danced like that
what at that, time you, know we would dance and
it was called, Jigging like that's just like the slang
for it is jigging and dugging and stuff like.

Speaker 4 (36:31):
That so that was something big for.

Speaker 7 (36:34):
Us like it's even videos WHEN i was in like
high school of like we used to make videos of
h like all my classmates us just dancing like LIKE
i was then, doing all of us just doing. It
like it'd just be a monthize of like different us
with over different songs and just dancing throughout our school
in different. Places Like so that was something that we always.

(36:56):
Did so WHEN i got here the day the day
that of The Big Blue, madness my, teammates you, know
we all practiced before we came out like that, day
like everybody, picked they, sown they coming out to and,
everything and SO i saw kind of what everybody was gonna,
do And i'm just, like, man that's not Gonna we
don't have.

Speaker 4 (37:16):
Much LIKE i had a lot of shot guys on my,
team like.

Speaker 7 (37:19):
As you, know like you, Know alex is super shyd
ONLY i think he's still kind of shy to be,
honest like he's just to. Himself we Know willie was
shot at the, Time nerliss wasn't necessarily. Shot But nolands
is from The East. Coast they don't know how to.
Dance and then you, know Like John Hood, kyle them
guys is not gonna do Much.

Speaker 5 (37:36):
Madisonville we don't dance, either.

Speaker 6 (37:37):
Right so you, know.

Speaker 7 (37:40):
SO i KNEW i was one of the guys who
really had rhythm and souh and Obviously julius made and
that's one of my best friends. Too he he doesn't,
dance you, know he's he's not a Dance he Was
grandpa That, YEAH i used to call Him uncle Ju.
Ray so he don't he don't. Dance but uh SO i,
knew you, KNOW i had to bring something to, it
and SO i knew it was gonna it was gonna

(38:00):
stand out BECAUSE i was one of the guys who
have who had, rhythm you. Know so ONCE i got
the chance to do, IT i told HIM i was
gonna do. It like everybody was like behind like that
was kind of geeked behind, me you, know UNTIL i
went out, there and THEN i talked like there's nothing
for me to, dance, like you, Know i'm not a shot,
person and that's right up my, alley especially at that.
Time so it was fun like that was that was

(38:21):
a dope experience for.

Speaker 5 (38:22):
Me, NOW i don't want history forget. It that's WHY
i asked you about. It we got people need to
know that you were.

Speaker 3 (38:28):
One wall.

Speaker 7 (38:29):
Two Now wall is probably more popular because of who
he is and what he. Became but, YEAH i agree with.
YOU i think my dance was. Better all he did was.
This he just did a little flex thing little you,
know you actually.

Speaker 5 (38:40):
Dance just know that there's a group of forty year
old white guys that will go To nashville and hit
Their archie good.

Speaker 4 (38:44):
One i'm ever there with, them and they were gonna hit.

Speaker 3 (38:50):
Or even your last text machine is blowing. Up and
this guy, says absolutely mean this that was one of
the BEST ksr segments. Ever archie is killing. IT i
think people feel feel your. PAIN i, mean we were
all around that. Season we know the struggle you guys
had that, year and to hear you in your, voice
you can still kind of feel your pain a little
bit when you talk about.

Speaker 4 (39:11):
It, man as A i'm thirty years old.

Speaker 7 (39:13):
Now that happened twelve years, ago and WELL i turned
thirty one this, year so thirty thirteen years, ago and,
man it's it's STILL i still think about, it not
in a hunting, way but in a way of, like,
MAN i wish THAT i could redo that. SEASON i
WISH i could redo it would be so much THAT
i would do. Different just looking bad over. Man but you,

(39:33):
know as we talked, about you, know with Coach, kyle
you know he brings in so many great guys every,
year it's really like you have your this is your,
chance you. Know and so with the team he brought
in that next, year and WHERE i was mentally at the,
time it would have JUST i just didn't feel like
it would, work you know WHAT i mean for, me
AND i know how THE nba works as. Well it's

(39:56):
like the more the longer you, wait the lower you answers.
Go as far as being, drafted especially as a. Guard
it worked For willie because you, Know willie's a seven
foot freaking. Nature you know he can he can stay
in college and get get drafted top. Ten but when
you six five good, athlete but you know there's plenty

(40:16):
of six five guards and you gotta take your chance
for you get. It you know What i'm, saying it's
not the. Same SO i knew that going, in and
and then you can even look at guys Like. ALEX
i Think alex was projected to be first.

Speaker 3 (40:29):
Round he wasn't one, time, yeah and then and then he.

Speaker 7 (40:32):
Didn't EVEN i think he might if did he get
second round or did he go. UNDRAFTED i think he
went undrafted to after That duke, game you. Know and
then so you, know it's just one of those things
where sometimes you just you just have to take your
shot and go. Now but if IF i could do
that year, over, MAN i WOULD i would do it
ten times over because we had we had. Potential you,

(40:52):
KNOW i think THAT i could have took more responsibility
in certain areas like we talked, about and then IF
i REALLY i think IF i really would have tried
to be a start of it at being on pers
persistent On kyle about trying to play that point guard
roll to help me to my. STRENGTHS i think that helps, us.
Man we won so many games like, that and it

(41:12):
helps so many of our, guys and and it helped
me Get julia's open. Shots it helped me Get nerlands
And willie. Involved it helps so much because it's so
much pressure.

Speaker 3 (41:22):
On SO i just. Listen we're about out of. TIME
i can't thank you. Enough this was really good. Man
it's great to hear. You and you're gonna feel that
love this weekend of THE Tv. TEACHER i guarantee that moral.
Costing you guys get to feel that love. Again and
you deserve, it. Man so what your team went through
and what you kind of went through on on the
personal level during that, year you deserve. It so enjoy
every second of.

Speaker 4 (41:40):
It. Man thank, you, guys appreciate. IT i appreciate this.
Opportunity thanks for.

Speaker 5 (41:43):
Saving my Trips. Sacramento archie good with THE tvt team.

Speaker 3 (41:47):
Again tickets are still. Available they play tomorrow night at
nine o'clock over A Memorial. Coliseum tonight at six. O'clock
they've got the bourbon bottles signing at The Spoken, Spoken
so that started six o'clock. Tonight so you can go,
say all, right, well take a, break we come. Back
The twins are gonna join. Us The twins are.

Speaker 5 (42:06):
Back keep, calling The twins are. Coming The twins are.

Speaker 3 (42:08):
Coming we'll be right. Back this Is Kennetic Sports radio.

Speaker 4 (42:11):
M. Hm