KSR - 2024-06-14- KSR - Hour 2

Episode Date: June 14, 2024

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We have Andrew Carr coming up at 1140. You will not want to miss that one. He's going to talk about his wild journey to Lexington. Seen is one of the, you know, maybe sneaky picks for most valuable player on this upcoming roster. we'll hear about how things are going, move in process. And I believe workout starting the next couple of days. So we're going to start getting videos and, you know, updates on how things are going, how the team is coming together.

And I believe tomorrow is the last player moving in. Amari Williams will be moved in right in time for the meet and greet with Club Blue. That's going to be a blast. We'll be out there. I can't wait to go, you know, kind of mingle, see the fans as our first big NIL event where, you know, kind of the fans and the players. and staff get to come together and kind of, you know, start this new era of Kentucky basketball off on the right page. So a lot of fun stuff coming down the pike. But Sean, kind of on that note,

with Andrew Carr coming up as a sneaky player that, you know, known as potentially an MVP candidate for this upcoming roster, let's talk a little bit about like superlatives. I want to see, we'll talk about lineups, but who is the player that isn't being talked enough about right now that you think by this point next year or obviously just leading up to the season that is going to be the one that has kind of taken over this team and is one that is going to be a difference maker that decides what this team can do in the postseason. And that's a tough question because so many of these guys are unknowns to all of us that I think you could probably say three or four guys and be right with it. But obviously to me, Andrew Carr is the guy that I think has that breakout potential that

could go to another level. Otega Owe is another guy in this system and the way that this roster's piece together that I think can really pop just because you've got spacing around him, a guy that can touch the paint, do it off the bounce, can make standstill shots,

be a really, really good perimeter lockdown defender. Like, I think he can do a lot of things in a lot of different areas. So Otega Owe is also a guy that I think could really break through and have a big year. But Andrew Carr is my guy for the breakout performer. The guy that just kind of takes it to another level,

that we are talking about, but like I said, you'll get a little talk here, you'll get a little talk there because there's just so many unknowns about what these guys actually are going to be at Kentucky. It reminds me so much last year. Remember when Reed Shepard,

he was the guy that everybody thought would be a contributor. Like, hey, he's not being talked about enough. McDonald's All-American top 40 recruit in the country. We know he's a talented piece, but just what level of contribution will he be able to make in year one? The whispers with early workouts, were Reed's a guy.

Like Reed is a dude who is going to be a, you know, high level contributor for us, but was it going to be as a 20 point per game score or was it going to be as a surefire top five pick? We didn't know what that gap was. Nobody thought on the latter end of, you know, being almost guaranteed to be a top five pick at this point. So a guy to me, like Andrew Carr is approaching that territory for me

where there's so much buzz about him being a guy who, could break through that it's almost expected at this point that, you know, you know that he's going to be a reliable piece. So much built around him. Mark Pope has talked about him every single interview that he's done saying, that guy was made for me. He, you know, we like Kobe Brad, greatest shooter in the last decade in college basketball. Kirk Crease is going to be a fan favorite. Like he's talked a lot in, you know, hyperbolic about a lot of these guys of he's the best at this. He's the best defendant, lockdown defender in college basketball. But the guy he always kind of circles back to as Andrew Carr is the man, a lot of our stuff is going to be run through him.

A lot of he's going to be taking a lot of big shots for us. So I think we should start to expect that. But beyond that, I have this hunch about Colin Chandler, man. This is a guy that was so highly touted coming out of high school, ends up at BYU, a consensus top 30 kid. I saw him on the AAU circuit. I saw him at the Pango's All-American camp thinking, man, why is this guy going to BYU? you like he's you know he's he's a guy he's he is going to be a contributor at some point

the way things unfolded he ends up in lexington obviously the one thing to watch is his two-year transition period after uh you know taking his mission trip it's going to be an adjustment up to the season i think talking to some people around the program talking to people close to colin you know he's out of shape he's not in game shape in the slightest and it's my understanding that there's like a six to eight week ramp up period for kids in similar situations that they, you know, they had a system down pat in at BYU for, you know, a number of kids that have done the exact same thing. And it takes a once they get on campus a firm six to eight week period to kind of get things rolling and get back to game shape. He'll be fine by the regular season.

I don't think we'll hear a lot of the buzz about, man, that's the guy to keep an eye on for now because he is so behind. But when he makes up. that ground and finds his footing, I think he has legitimate explosion potential, at least in year one as a contributor, same vibe with Reed Shepard, going to be a contributor in year one, in my opinion, and then I think in year two, he's going to be, you know, end up being a lottery potential type of talent. I think Colin Chandler has a really, really bright future in Lexington. Yeah, I do too. And there's so many guys that you look at on this roster that you can kind of say, okay, like, what do we expect them to be now?

And there's pieces here that you look and see that, okay, I could envision multiple years with this guy. Otega O'Awe has got multiple years of eligibility left. You know, Colin Chandler, like there's some pieces here that you can kind of see and do they outperform early expectations and maybe do so well that they're not here long term? That's always, that's never a bad thing. But I'm with you on Chandler. Like when we, he's the name, I think, that gets lost the most. just because he's freshman, but he's older. He's an older freshman.

So how does that help him? I know that he's not had the time and the thing that some of these other guys have had coming into this, but where is he when this thing gets started here in a couple of days? And then where is he when the season gets here in November? But I like that pick from you. I think that that's one that to really keep an eye on as well. Let's go back to the phone lines 859-2-8-7. We have Joel.

Hey, you guys. What's going on, I mean? I'm a Kentucky, I'm a Kentucky transplanted to Gulfries, Florida. So I want to answer your sharp question, and then I want to ask you all the question. Love it. I haven't had the first-hand experience, thankfully, but I thought about it enough that if you get a sharp, one of the things I haven't heard anybody say is flee, and I've watched, like, calmly move away. That's what I'm going to do, because I've watched people panic and they go eating.

Things that are in distress. So anyway, flee calmly and now beat the living crud out of it. If I don't flee calmly. And then on the jellyfish, keep a bottle of white vinegar. And you're talking about the urine help, but white vinegar does the trick as a local. And then watch rip tides. And that's my PSA announcement. The riptides down here to get more people than shards and jelly.

So my question for you, Kentucky, like Kentucky baseball, I'm really excited about it. And I'm glad you guys are talking basketball. I'm on board now. I wasn't so happy when Cal was there, so I'm glad he's gone. Kentucky sports, though, you know, we're tops in the nation in gymnastics. We had national title shot there, men's tennis national title shot, our football team on the rise, still hopeful. And I thought they were kind of taking, you know, bigger line line. when Cal was dimming.

Our volleyball team won a national championship. Rival team won. We got track and field Olympians. We got women's basketball. We're really excited about that. Our softball team's doing good. Anyway, the question for y'all is, why can't we be more than a one-sport team?

Why do we have to be? I know history says it's Kentucky basketball and you're a one-sport team, but times are changing, and why or why not? And I'll go ahead and hang up and let you all answer that one. Thanks.

Joel, awesome stuff there. He gets our Don Franklin call of the day. I obviously appreciate the advice on the ocean. Great insight from an on-site expert there. And he brings up a point that I think I want to kind of share some insight on the coach Cal departure and why that exact take was so important for Mitch Barthart when deciding whether or not to fire him after the season ended. So that is so important for Mitch to have such a well-rounded athletics department where when it comes to a $30 million buyout to fire a guy who has been underwhelming up to that point and you demand more and expect more and you're trying to find that middle ground of how do you demand more without, you know, kind of putting your money where your mouth is and getting rid of him, knowing that there were people that wanted to put the funds together to get rid of him and start fresh and end up, you know, what we got anyway with a fresh start elsewhere. But when you have a $30 million decision of that magnitude, and we have seen since the revenue sharing with the NCAA,

and now schools are going to be paying these kids directly, that was such a crucial part of that decision for Mitch that ended up deciding Kyle's fate that he was not going to fire Cal not because Mitch didn't expect more and that there was a demand for more around the program but he wasn't going to screw over these other programs around the athletics department that deserve that money that is in the pot

but why pay somebody to go away in one sport when there's so many other deserving people of new uniforms new upgrades with facilities, new this, new that. Like, it is so important for Mitch to have a well-rounded athletics department, and it has become that because he doesn't want to be identified as a one sport program. That's exactly the reason why we got into the tough, tricky situation with Cal this offseason where you want more.

But even if we have the money, we're not going to pay you to go away because you're going to go, retire and buy an island and do whatever you want with that money, if that's how this unfolds. But why, if we're going to do that, that's going to screw over the rifle team. That's going to screw over the volleyball team. That's going to screw over soccer and tennis and all these other programs that are fighting and getting to the point that the baseball team is experiencing right now making history in their own sport. So it was a tricky, tough situation that we were all kind of a polarizing, as polarizing of a decision as we've ever come across, maybe even in the history of UK.

athletics, but at least in recent memory, but it was a calculated decision that landed on, you know, that it ended up working out, that Cowell found his fresh start. He knew that he needed to, you know, his messaging was falling upon deaf ears. He needed somebody else to kind of get that message through. And this basketball program found the exact guy to hit restart, you know, reset and get that fresh start on our end. It worked out as perfectly as it could have, even though it was kind of an ugly, toxic situation initially. I think if you ask Mitch what the most frustrating thing has been, it wasn't about losing to St. Peters. It wasn't losing to Oakland. It was probably your basketball and your football programs being at war with one another for a moment there. And then the fans going

back and forth with it. Like that's not what you want as an athlete director. Like you want the everyone's in this thing together. You want to be able to back this program, back this program. You don't want to be taking shots at one another. And that was just an unfortunate time there. when that happened, and I don't think that anything really ever fully recovered from there. I think the fans recovered. It wasn't as much, well, this is a basketball school, it's football school thing. But I know Mitch, that was not a moment that he was proud of. He did not want to have to deal with that day that he had that press conference.

You did not want to have to go to bat for his football program against his basketball program. I know that was probably one of the toughest things that he's had to do. And that's why it's been so crucial. And, you know, heartwarming, even if you want to go that far, to see how things have unfolded since then, where Mark Pope is showing up to football NIL events. And I'm sure tomorrow or Saturday at the NIL event with Club Blue, I guarantee you the football program is going to be there in support.

And, you know, there is, those two things need to be intertwined. All of the sports need to be in support of one another because they're all trying to accomplish the same goals. They're all trying to win national championships and make the University of Kentucky the best, you know, global brand imaginable. If you're having two sides bickering at one another and having this back and forth, you know, tug of war, that doesn't accomplish anything. So that was so important and why it's been so, you know, fresh and, you know, good feeling after that all unfolded

and seeing the way Mark Pope has embraced that, the way Mark Stoops, during his NIL event, bringing Mark Pope up on stage and saying, hey, we're in this together. it is such a good thing and it's just a refreshing feeling to have that and not feel like you've got to pick sides and be well if you're pro basketball you're anti football it should never get to that point it should have never been that but it got to that point so it was just the best thing that could have happened for everybody love cow what he brought to the table the memories that we created together at kentucky you know those will never be recreated that that is That era will always be remembered fondly on my end.

But that's not to say that it wasn't time for a fresh start either. And we were able to get that. Thank goodness. And I'm glad we finally got to approach that. Let's hit this break. We'll come back, answer a couple more calls. Can't wait for that. 859-280-2287.

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So listen to Point Game on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back. It's a source to say takeover on Kentucky Sports Radio, Jack Pilgrim here with Sean Smith. Having a blast. Can't believe the show is flying by as quickly as it. gives us call 859-2802-287. Just a couple quick more segments to go before we get Andrew Carr on. We're going to hopefully get him on at 1140 on through the rest of the show.

So a very, very quick window, but we're going to hit them. As they come, let's go back to the phone line. We have Bob on. Good morning. What's going on, Bob? I have two things. You talk about the sharks. I said it was Calipari was swimming in the...

ocean a shark beating in the butt meant the rest of the day asking for breast vents to get the taste of his mouth and the um caliperi by out i think mitch played the trump card he held calipery to his contract if if he stayed with kentucky his legacy was sinking faster than the titanic to give him a chance to build it back he had to leave kentucky Kentucky. I think that's for Mitch felt the card on him. Anyway, it's good to hear your show.

Interesting. Have a good day. Bob, great, great stuff there. Yeah, I think it was just a matter of, you know, you kind of made your bed and I'll go lay in it. I know it's kind of a dating back to the Pat 40 store, you know, kind of ironic dating back to that, but it kind of did get to that point of, we're not going to throw you a lifeline of paying you for some of these,

you know, this recent underwhelming, you know, postseason success. So let's, you know, we gave you this contract in good faith so you could follow through with it and, you know, get the rewards of having, you know, being the king in that seat. You know, do with that of what you, you know, what you want. No one saw when that contract was signed the next five years. No one predicted that to play out the way that it did. The ship was sinking. There were sharks in the water.

No pun intended. No pun intended, maybe. Cal thought he had boogey men. He just had sharks in the water. And they smelled blood. And once it got to a certain point, Jack, I just don't think there was any coming back from it. I think each year just felt like a heavier weight on this program's shoulders. And it was good for not just Kentucky, but I think Cal to get it off his back too.

And like I like John Caliperi. I do. It's a weird position to be in and I've talked about this on our own show because do, you know, it's going to be hard for me to root. I won't root against Big Z. I won't root against a D.J. Wagner. Do I hope Arkansas loses games, you know, finish behind Kentucky. Absolutely.

It's a really unique weird spot to be in where doing this job, you kind of develop personal relationships and with the guys that are now supposed to be your SEC rival. Like, I just don't operate that way. It's tough for me to do. In a vacuum, do I hope John Calipari finds success and closes out his career on a high note? I do, but not at the expense of Kentucky. You know, I hope Kentucky goes undefeated and wins every single game by a hundred.

But, like, it would be a cool turnaround story to see Cal make up for, some of these, you know, recent downfalls, just to see that messaging get across to the new, you know, do I believe a lot of the stuff that Arkansas fans believe right now when Cal says that it's going to be this or that, you know, I almost pity them for like buying into some of the phrasing, but in a vacuum, I do wish him the best and want him to kind of go out on a high note, not see his legacy kind of tank. I think part of it is having the right people around him. I don't think he's made great decisions in terms of staff going down to Arkansas, and that's, you know, another topic for another day. But I do hope things turn around and his legacy is

saved a little bit by the fresh start in Arkansas. Yeah, I certainly don't think that taking what you were doing here, but if it's not working here, it's not going to work in Fayetteville. And taking the same thing with you to Fayetteville, I just feel like that's a major risk. And I think that that's what he's doing here. But as you said earlier, I like John Calapary. I've told you multiple times. I set in on a number of those early prexes in his time at Kentucky when I was first breaking through into coaching. One of the most interesting minds in basketball, the way that he would do things. He coached with an edge. I think that edge went away in the back half. And we'll see if he can find it in Fayetteville. 859-28027. Let's go back to the phone line.

We have Jimmy. What's going on, Jimmy? Yeah. Great stuff there, Jimmy. No Kentucky does not play Indiana this year that starts the year after I believe I have no idea about that second the first question that's a really really unique situation I you know is there a situation where both coaches are there where Pope is there in support of the shepherd family because he has every right to be there in support I mean that's family to him but it's also Cal and they have their tight relationship I hope that's the case I think it helps that they are friendly and seeing them at some of these recruiting events be, you know, rubbing shoulders and shaking hands and giving hugs.

Like, they are friendly. It does open the door for, might be awkward looking on the outside end. But as long as, you know, Reed and the Shepherd family feel comfortable with Reed's big day as a top five pig. I just don't want it to become a distraction. Distraction. Don't make it about you or Kentucky versus Arkansas or Cal versus Pope. it's Reed's day and however maybe that leads to neither of them showing up but it needs to be about Reed

but I think there is a door slightly open for both of them being there and being cordial. Yeah, the last night of the Calipari era is the NBA draft. That's when it officially closes. When these guys go that's when it all ends. I don't know on Pope but I would expect at least

a quote or some type of release from Pope about more guys from Kentucky going to the NBA and I I think he's going to embrace all those guys that have left in the last few years. Absolutely. 859-280-2-8-7. We're coming up on our next break. Our next segment is going to be really, really short to get in, get out so we can

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His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before. And he knows without Luca and Austin Reeves, I got to manipulate the game. We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs. I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nas Reid. He has to guard Julius Randall. And then he has to give us everything he gives us on the night-to-night basis on offense. And when IT's friends stopped by, like Quentin Richardson,

we dive into some playoff history too. Steve Nass would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers, why he got the ball. Like, you go through a training camp with that, Isaiah. You figure it out real quick. Oh, yeah.

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but about my disdain for John Caliperia. It's not only his winnings and losses on the floor, losses on the floor. It's his constant rhetoric, smart-ass talking down to the, fans. Also, a quick question, what do you think about Mitch Barnhart? And like you talked about his, you know, he wants to have overall program, which is beautiful. But what about the cap now they're going to have when they're actually paying players from the university? I could see some 80s saying, well, I'm going to cut out this program, this program, to have a stronger three or

four programs. Yeah, great call there, Sean. John, appreciate that. Yeah, I think it's something to keep in mind. I think you're going to have to kind of come up with that recipe and formula to make sure everybody stays competitive. And I still think there are going to be avenues with traditional NIL. That's not just going to be straight up pay for play that we've been seeing. So the guys that are the high profile brand guys that are deserving of their own NIL money, they're going to still get it. So I think that's something to keep in mind where if you do see a more even balance of the overall athletic department land, landscape, just know that it's still going to reflect with the guys that need their money, that you need to bring in high profile kids with recruiting and all that. That's still something to keep in mind, Sean. I think it's going to be evenly balanced. I think so as well.

And obviously, everything that we're navigating in college basketball, college athletics, there were going to be a couple years there with all these changes to kind of go through them and see where we need to adjust and things and then have maybe some more structure with what it's going to look like. But look, college athletic directors right now, what they've had to navigate the last three or four years and all these changes. Full-time job became almost two full-time jobs with all this. Like, it's a lot.

Yeah, and I think that's why, as uncomfortable as it was as it was unfolding, I think that was something they had in mind because they knew that was coming down the pike. The movement was already in motion where you just couldn't make a financially crippling decision for your athletics department right before all this stuff was about to unfold. We're seeing the, you know, Big 12 being turned into the Allstate 12 with the idea of revenue sharing and saying, hey, well, we got to get this money somewhere somehow. That's where we're going to start. So it was kind of one step ahead of the curve where everything really did work out the way it was supposed to in the final decision. As weird as it was, unfolding, it kind of reached the end destination that we were all looking for.

So glad it worked out that way. Let's go ahead. Get out of here. We will have Andrew Carr on the other side of the break. Can't wait to have him on. We'll be back right after. This is the source to say takeover on Kentucky Sports Radio. Last night, a blown call changed a game.

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you'll get the real storylines. I'm not worried about Policic. I'm not worried about Balagan. I'm not worried about McKinney. My only concern is what happens in the back. the biggest decisions. If you're going to look at stats and numbers, he has no shot at making this World Cup team.

And the truth about the U.S. national team. It wouldn't be a huge surprise if our team ends up in the quarterfinals or potentially a great run into the semifinals. The World Cup is almost here. Experience it all with us. Listen, Inside American Soccer with Tom Bogart and Tab Ramos on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast,

wherever you get your podcast. What's up, fam? It's Isaiah Thomas. And I'm C.J. Toledano and our podcast Point Game is about defying the odds. Like LeBron heading into the playoffs without Luca and Austin Reed. And finding ways to win no matter what. He's the smartest player to ever play the game. His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before.

And he knows without Luca and Austin Reeves, I got to manipulate the game. We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs. I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nas Reid. He has to guard Julius Randall. And then he has to give us everything he gives us on the night-to-night basis on offense.

And when IT's friends stop by, like Quentin Richardson, we dive into some playoff history too. Steve Nass would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers why he got the ball like, after you go through a training camp with that, Isaiah, you figure it out real quick.

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Very excited to have you on. Hey guys, how's it going? It's awesome to meet you and I'm super excited to be here and really excited about the opportunity and everything. and great to talk with you guys today. Well, Andrew, your journey to Kentucky was obviously unique, starting at Delaware, making your way to Wake Forest, and then you have your crazy trip to Lexington

for your official visit before ultimately committing. Just what has that process been like, just the journey, the visit, and then just kind of getting to where you are right now where you can kind of get settled in now, officially a Wildcat? Yeah, you know, definitely, I think for me, wasn't really a highly recruited kid coming out of high school.

So like you said, a little bit different, a little bit different path. But my dreams never changed, always coming out of high school. You know, every kid wants to put on the way in blue and go to Kentucky. So, you know, it took me a little while to get there, but still pretty awesome to be able to do so. I'm super excited. You know, at the end of the day, I think for me going through my journey, my college experience with a lot of a lot of tough decisions that I've had to make and that have led me here. It's been really hard to, you know, move on and leave the places that I've had great

experiences at. And, you know, when I did decide to leave Wake, you know, Kentucky was gone and it kind of made my decision pretty easy. You know, the visit was awesome. And like you said, a little chaotic trying to put in a bunch of visits. and three visits in three days. So I didn't try to try our best not to get off schedule. But, you know, Coach Pope really made a great impression, driving himself out to visit in us. And it was really cool for me, you know, just to be able to spend that time with him,

kind of relax, lack of desical, kind of not really in a formal setting, and just kind of, you know, chopping it up and talking for a couple of hours in the middle of the night as we're driving home. So it was really special, and, you know, I'm loving it here in Lexington. It's a great spot, settling in wonderfully, and getting to meet and hang out with the guys as much as possible. So it's been really great. And on that note, I think you were probably Mark Pope's worst kept secret, a guy that he was very outspoken about saying, I got to have this guy in my roster.

He was made to play for me in this system. What did it mean to you that he, A, went to those lengths to secure your commitment, but to have a guy that believes in you that much your final season of eligibility to say, I got to do whatever it takes to land this guy because he needs to play for me. Yeah, you know, I think that means a lot. And, you know, for me, it's my, it's my last chance, my last year, only got one year. So that was really important when I'm trying to make my decision is, you know, I'm leaving a great experience, a positive experience for me.

I wanted to make sure that I was going to a situation that I would, be able to contribute and, you know, impact winning at the highest level and chase championships. And, you know, that's what we're doing here at Kentucky. And, you know, I think I see a lot of myself in Coach Pope and it was really cool. You don't really find that very often in head coaches, especially in college, just to really be able to, you know, do with someone who has experienced it and at your position, kind of similar games, similar style. And so, That was really appealing to me and allowed us to get super close, super fast, which was amazing. Andrew, we know that Mark Pope has an exciting system, especially on the offensive end of the floor.

What did you see the first time when you turned on that tape and looked at some of those things that you would be doing? Yeah, you know, I thought it was really cool. Coach Pope does a really good job of breaking down the film and what he wants to see on offense. and I'm a super analytical guy, and, you know, that was, that was really, you know, allowed me in a process that happened so quickly to be able to evaluate kind of the style of play, which I felt like was the most important thing when trying to make my decision. So Coach Pope breaks down the analytics and says, hey, you do this really well, you'll be able to do it even better in this system because we do X, Y, Z.

And, you know, when a coach breaks it down to you like that, think, you know, it really allows you to be able to see how you're going to be able to contribute. And for me, making the next steps, you know, coach has always, his offenses love out a lot of shooting threes. And, you know, he's able to instill so much confidence in his players to be able to go out there and shoot a high volume and high percentage. So it's definitely something that I'm looking forward to standing a workout, continuing to grow and, you know, really be able to like in on the shooting. and make that next step there.

Andrew, he's talked a lot about comparing your role to Lori Markaninan and just kind of saying he's going to have a lot of shots, a lot of stuff is going to be run through him. How would you describe your game? Do you like that comparison? And what do you think you personally will be bringing to the table in Mark Pope's offense? Yeah, no, I definitely love that comparison. You know, Laurie Markening is unbelievable player and a star in his own right.

in Utah now. So for me, I think my game has been able to continue to develop each and every year. I feel like, you know, I work really hard to be able to sharpen things that might not be as good at, you know, in the offseason to really to allow that to translate to the game. So I'm super excited to be able to, you know, come off staggers and downstreet curl and pop, rifle back and things like that to create shots not only for myself, but, It's really important for me to be able to cut hard and, you know, get a shot for someone else. My teammates and, you know, it'll be awesome to be surrounded by such amazing guys who can also, you know, shoot the heck out of the ball.

And it'll be really special and really difficult to guard and we're all out there. Andrew, you've played a lot of college basketball, multiple stops, and gained a lot of experience throughout this game. How can you use those past experiences to help you in this transition for this one final season in it here at Kentucky? Yeah, you know, I think my experience has allowed me to mature and grow not only just, you know, as a basketball player, but, you know, on and off the court to try to take a professional mindset to it as much as possible and, you know, try to carry a lot of my teammates and a lot of these guys with the lead, you know, by example. on and off the court. And I think for me, I know that you got to be, you got to be 10 toes in,

in my experience with college, in order for everybody to get the most out of, out of your teammates, out of your coaches, out of the experience and everything that you're looking for. You got to be all in. And, you know, I think for me, only being here in one year, there's only going to be one way to do it,

and that's going to be all out 100% embracing, embracing the fans, which are just within itself. pretty special, obviously. And then obviously just embracing Lexington, embracing teammates and coaches kind of go at it full and give it everything we got to be able to have the most success we possibly can. Andrew, your name comes up almost always when the discussion of who's flying under the radar, who's going to be the guy that we're talking about most by the end of the season,

you know, kind of a guy who could emerge as the star. And I know you'll probably humbly, you know, denials. that, but you get a lot of that praise. Who would you say is flying under the radar for this roster that you think isn't being talked about enough or, you know, somebody that you've seen earlier. Obviously, you guys haven't gotten into the, you know, nuts and bolts of the workouts and all that. But who's the one guy that you think fans will be talking about more than they are right now by the end of the year? That's a great question. I think I would have to say probably probably Brandon Garrison.

You know, he's been, he's been awesome. You know, he's a younger guy. I've been hanging out a whole bunch and getting to know him. You know, he's just a really special guy. Always happy, fun, easy going. And I think he'll be really great on the court. I think he's going to be able to expand his game, shoot it a little bit. And just, you know, the physical tools are obviously there for him.

And I think he'll be able to really make an impact. on this team in this line under radar right now. Andrew, there's a lot of balance to your game, especially when you look at the offensive on the floor and you can shoot the ball, you can, obviously you can block shots. Is there a specific area of your game, though, that you're looking to improve in this final season?

And maybe when you look at this system, do you have confidence in maybe an area of your game improving just from being in Mark Pope's system? Yeah, definitely. I think if we're going to talk offensively, kind of a little bit of two things. One would be just being able to feeling more comfortable putting the ball on the floor

and, you know, I've been able to kind of each year get a little bit more, a little bit more comfortable with that. But, you know, I feel like I put in the work to be able to work on ball handling and, you know, grab a rebound and push the floor and things like that. So being able to do that in this officer,

encouraging and feeling the confidence to me to be able to do that. And then also I think just being able to kind of, kind of like you said, you know, kind of facilitate the offense a little bit more and kind of show my ability to create for others. I think, you know, one of the strengths in my game is basketball IQ and being around the game for a long time. So being able to utilize that, read the defense, and really find my fun teammates.

And while I'm facilitating a little bit more, I think, that will just naturally happen through the system and for my last year. So I'm super excited about that. Andrew, there's so many different personalities, you know, 12 different guys coming from different places and, you know, different age ranges. I don't know if you've seen such a, you know, wide range of different, you know, personalities coming together. How has that process been, the move in, you know, obviously over the last week or so?

You talked about hanging out with some of these guys and you got sharing. like-minded goals of the, you know, understanding the assignment, winning a national championship, and embracing those expectations. But just in terms of those personalities coming together, how are you guys meshing up to this point? How excited are you guys to see that kind of translate into on-court chemistry? Yeah, you know, that's really special. I think that's probably my favorite part and, you know, kind of what you're looking for within a team, just kind of creating the bond with your teammates. It's been the most fun for me being able to, you know, you got, like you said, kind of everybody's coming from different experiences. A lot of people came from another school and a couple from high school.

And so for me, it's been a lot of fun trying to, you know, be able to impact each person and have a connection with each person. And it's going to be different with everybody. But I think as an older guy, as a leader, I think it's important for me to be able to, you know, kind of, be able to bond and create that chemistry off the court with everybody, be able to have that connection which will lead to the on-the-court things. And I think the more time we spend together off-the-court, I think that will continue to help us on the court as well. And, you know, as we talked about Coach Pope's offense,

a lot of it is read and react. And, you know, you don't really know with the flow offense what people are going to do. So the better we get to know each other off-the-court. and what they like to do. And then as we continue to play on the court, I think we'll be able to really hit our stride when it matters with those. Continue to get better.

You know, every day we play with each other. Every day we hang out with each other. So I just am super excited to continue to get to know these guys. And when Amari gets to campus here and get to embrace him and get to know him as well, which will be awesome. Yeah, tomorrow is your all's first kind of meet-and-grate opportunity to hang out with the fans.

How cool is that for you and how excited are you to, you know, kind of meet Big Blue Nation for the first time and kind of be welcomed into the La Familia family? Oh, man, that's going to be awesome. I'm really, really excited about that. I think it's been crazy, you know, since I've committed the fans that's just shown so much love to get a new post on social media about us and the whole team.

and whatever it is, each and every day now. And, you know, I think it's awesome. They're able to embrace us. And for one of the first things that we get to do as a team to create a camp for the community, kind of get to know some of Big Blue Nation, I think, is really special for all of us. And, you know, I think it shows obviously how much the community means to us,

but also how much the fans and everything, you know, meets us players too, is we're able to embrace you guys and, you know, and be part of Big Blue Nation as soon as we're all together, which is, I think, a really, really special opportunity. And I'm super excited to get to know you guys and for you guys to get to know me a little bit. Andrew, awesome stuff, man.

We've got to get out of here. Thank you so much for coming on. And I'm excited to meet you tomorrow, and I'm sure the fans are as well. Can't wait. Shout out Big Blue Nation, man. Thank you. I appreciate you guys having me on.

Awesome, man. Sean, just a couple seconds here. How awesome was that? It doesn't get much better than that. You can tell that's a guy that's got a lot of experience and going to be a leader in this program. It's going to be probably a captain of this team and well-spoken, and that's a guy that you want definitely in the fold here.

Yeah, and I know tomorrow is going to be a really cool opportunity. Fans get to meet and greet with the players and coaches for the very first time, so make sure you get on out to that. it's been a blast. Can't believe the show flew by as quickly as it did three years straight, man. Thank you so much to Matt. Thank you for the KSR platform. This has been an absolute blast. We will be back, I guess, on our platform. You'll find us on the KSR YouTube page. We will see you next time. Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week,

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