I thought they were going to run a side of the gym.

The crowd was great.

I don't know what's happened the whole year, but they were Carolina tonight, Boy, they were fantastic.

Yeah, uh, our guys, whether the storm a few times and you know, the file trouble and we went small and trade Jones was magnificent, you know, and leading us.

And, uh, we're fortunate they missed some free throws and we made arson.

Uh, trade made some big time place.

And then, uh, Wen Tao, obviously keeping that ball alive and then getting the the rebound for the offensive rebound was fan bigtime play.

So we feel very fortunate.

Very obviously very happy, But, uh, we're also yeah, totally respect the level of game that this waas and the level of our opponent.

Yeah, I know.

Thought in the overtime when we got there five point lead.

And Cole may 2 great plays You too, And it looked at it.

Looks like we ran out of gas.

Yeah, and they wanna had And then in the last minute of overtime.

Somehow we had this adrenaline push or whatever.

And, uh, what by our captain and, uh, and were ableto win.

So I'm proud of my guys.

Uh, fallacious game born just Ah, no, terrific.

Went for us.

And no, it's a tough defeat for them.

But I'm telling you, they I thought they played great.

Not good.

I thought they played great.

And Cole's every bit as every bit as good is, uh, everyone is sighted.

Yeah, he he was a big time player tonight.

Any questions?

No, we You know, we just decided we put a little zone.

We went small.

Uh, we thought you were having a tough time getting the ball into him anyway, So we opened up the court to Dr Maur, and that worked for, you know, a little bit for us.

Not a little bit, but a lot.

And, uh, because we're, like, winning a possession, everyone, you know, stopping them, getting one, And then they had We're kind of cutting in.

So the lead, but, um, caches and, um, Wendell had the guard big guys, but there's good athletes, and they did.

But then those guys have the guard, though.

And it turned out to be tit for tat, so to speak.

And when they missed some free throws, then we were fortunate.

You, too.

We didn't stop on the way, but they missed.

So then that Yeah, it turned out.

Turned out well, first, you know, we talk about it, but he made it.

Not a good point.

That was an amazing point.

That's one of those clinic things, like you know, will keep use at another level tonight.

I mean, we want because of that.

And, uh so I think anything he did tonight might work, you know?

And, uh, and he he was so good at time outs.

We're trying to get him to talk more, and it's positive talk.

We're gonna win.

We got this.

This is our game.

Count on me.

And, uh, the kids responded to him, You know, who's good we've been talking about now.

He weren't it In combat service?

No, the battlefield.

So huh?

I'm sorry.

Oh, hi.

Oh, God.

I think pretty much the same.

You know, the we're both blessed with amazing fan base is that support our teams in a crazy manner.

And, uh, this is this is as tough a place for us to plan, and I would hope for them were It's tough a place for them to play in.

And I think the fans and the and the locations, uh, to the reasons why it's the most storied rivalry.

You know, it's Ah, there's a passion and emotion that that their fans brought tonight.

You know, we felt that the whole night.

No, no, just whatever openings.

Um, you know, Cole had four.

So he did.

You know, we tried to attack him a little bit, so you don't want it.

They don't want to file out.

You don't want to file out and betray made some big time buckets there.

It's not like he's making layups.

And, uh yep.

But the really outstanding guard makes layoffs.

You know, his He practices that all all the time.

And thank goodness, because he did it.

Yeah, Trey was magnificent.

He's he his best game because he not only scored and hit big buckets, but he is well, and his passion permeated throughout our whole team.

It made us one and made us give us a chance to hang in there.

And when I mean what else?

We're gonna d'oh!

You know, just what the hell?

Yeah, it's not like it's, uh, you know, I'm gonna try everything so way just tried it.

You know, Alex hit some big shot's Joey.

So we had one in and out.

They, uh our perimeter was tough at at halftime.

We got on our perimeter because we felt that their perimeter was beaten us.

And even the 1st 8 minutes of the second half with I mean, they're bent there.

You play tag Pierce Keeling.

They had great games.

They were there, beaten us.

Not just there, their key guys not to belittle them.

But, you know, the big eyes and Cole and in our perimeter just stepped up and, uh, just happened, you know?

I'm sorry.

I didn't know that.

I mean, it didn't Yeah, it what it was.

Well, I think he when we became really good friends, you know, it took a while, you know, But, uh uh, once we started winning at the level that he wants all the time, I understood him, and he knew I understood him.

And yeah, you don't break a sprint record or any record unless you're running with the best, then I think both of our programs have made each other better.

He made our program better by us competing against him.

And I'll be forever grateful to him.

Um, he was the guy who when they're choosing, you went back.

Coach in the room said Mike, Mike should have and start crying because Okay.

No, no, but you know what I mean.

That's a hell of a thing, you know, as good as we are, I'm not sure.

Number of wins and all that we might have Maur, but as a man, we should all aspire to be who he waas, you know, as as a man.

And I recognize that.

And, you know, the other thing recognizes the royalty of its players, which we have now to we you know, Why did that stuff we've tried to emulate from what he did?

And now we have two programs that do it, and they both played tonight and in a magnificent game.

Yeah, No, I don't think that I think our guys are all like we had guys that were already stores.

I'm not sure we have a star on our team, but we have a lot of guys who were who were good.

Some of them are gonna be pros, but they're all getting better.

And it's just a different team.

I said at the beginning of the year, it's gonna be an old fashioned team.

Ended it.

Iss it ISS and, uh, I'm proud of, you know, again, huh?

Thankful that we had trade Jones.

Yeah, he was.

He was a star tonight, man.

It was a big time guy.

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