When, uh, you've played NC State before, obviously in your career. But like, what do you think it, it, it will be different tomorrow night over there, obviously? Like, what, what have you experienced before? And what do you think you'll experience, uh, tomorrow? Yeah, I mean, I've, obviously, I've had a lot of history in this league, you know, Planet C State at Notre Dame. I've heard it's different than playing at, at Carolina. Um, and so, um, you know, I'm expecting a, a great atmosphere, you know, and, uh, a fun game. Ok. On the note of the repos, see drizzle, tell me about that nickname. Uh, that's just, uh, that's something Harrison just kind of came up with and, you know, I love Harrison. He's got a lot of energy and so he's always kinda, you know, giving it light and he, uh, he gave me that nickname. All right, a slightly more serious question. Uh, Bacot was saying that today's practice, he was going to kind of talk to some of the newer guys, the transfers about what the NC State rivalry means to him into the program. Um, did he do that? And if so what did he share? Uh, I haven't spoken to him yet so we'll see kind of what his thoughts are. So, what is your expectation relatively like? Uh, you know, I mean, it's a, it's an important game for us, you know, we're three nil in the league, they're three nil in the league. Um, you know, we want to continue our, the way we've been playing, you know, playing physical, playing, you know, a lot of, you know, rebounding basketball. Well, um, and, you know, we wanna win this game and for a lot of reasons, but if none other than to just move to four in o in this league and stay in thee as far as the atmosphere goes. Have you, uh, experienced an environment where you're caught a lot of a, or unfortunately, I play a lot of basketball. I play a lot of college basketball. I've seen, uh, some of the greatest college basketball environments. So, you know, I, uh, I'm excited for it. I love playing in, in loud and rocks environments. So we'll see, uh, we'll see what they got K here, obviously, you know, as an offensive player or as a team on offense, you can get into a rhythm, you can get hot, you can sort of, you know, a tear. Do you think the same also applies for a defense? Because, I mean, defensively the last couple of games, it seems like you've been able to take it to a to another level and, and, you know, that's what's helped you win these games. Can you get hot defensively also? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think, uh, I think you can, um, and I think a lot of that is, um, it starts with preparation, obviously, it starts with kind of how you practice, how you prepare for a team, um, whether that's personnel, whether that's scouting and then a lot of it is just the mindset, you know, and, and that, that hunger, that desire to play defense, um that is something that similar to, you know, shots going in and making you feel confident, you know, you get a lot of stops in a row, you feel really confident and it kind of frustrates the other team, it upsets them, it disrupts them. Um and you can kind of build momentum off that. And so that's kind of how runs are built, you know, largely on defense, obviously, shots go in, but you gotta get stops to kind of go along with making shots and, you know, the more we can do that, I think the more successful that after uh last game Hubert was talking about how he liked some of the dialogue that was going on during one of the time notes, how a lot of you guys were facilitating that, uh I guess for you, how do you guys kind of embraced the, you know, things like those encore conversations uh amongst each other? Yeah. I mean, we've got AAA pretty experienced group and we've got a lot of guys who played a lot of basketball. Um, you know, myself, Armando RJ Harrison J Wit Pack, you know, like guys who are, you know, old veterans, you know, who have a lot of perspective, who've been in situations, you know, basically every situation you can imagine and so kind of being able to, to speak up and give our feedback to coach and, and to each other about what we're seeing and what we're feeling out there. I think that's a real strength um for us. And that's something that I think coach Davis has encouraged from us, especially the older guys to kind of step up and, and speak up when they think they, you know, see something or wanna make an adjustment or even just to, you know, get guys going. And so that's something that I feel really comfortable doing. I know a lot of other guys do too. And so continuing to do that in huddles on the court, you know, wherever possible is, is gonna be good for us. And then just a quick follow up that he was also saying today that, you know, he's, he's kind of noticed it happening a little bit more often, you know, maybe kind of the last few games. Would you kinda say that you guys have grown, I guess, more comfortable and, you know, kind of facilitating that as you guys have gotten to know each other a little bit better. Yeah. I mean, I think we, I, I think it's less so about knowing each other or feeling comfortable. I think we've always felt comfortable with each other. Um, and we've always been really close group, I think, you know, maybe the, in the last few games we've been on the road. And so I think being in those environments, um, you know, that kind of forces you to play with a certain edge play with, uh you know, a little bit more toughness, more hunger than maybe you, you would have at home. Um You kinda have to have that mentality on the road, especially in the AC C. So I think that could have something to do with. It seems like the group is having a lot of fun. How much does that have to do with most of you guys coming off, frustrating seasons last year wherever you were playing? Yeah, I mean, I think that's part of it, obviously, you know, everyone loves to win and everyone loves to be a part of, you know, successful teams. And so the more we do that, I think the more you'll see us smiling and I don't think that's a surprise. Um But I think we also just have a really good blend of personalities. You know, we've been saying that all year, I think this group is really connected um on and off the court and I think that's a huge strength for us. Um You know, it's, it's something that I've experienced throughout my entire life playing team sports is when you have that chemistry. Um You genuinely like the guys you're with, uh that translates like it literally translates to on the court play. Uh because, you know, you have a certain level of trust, you have a certain level of accountability and leadership, um especially, you know, when things get with, get tough. Um And that's what matters most. You, you tweak an ankle in the clip and how is it, was it the same ankle? And it is? Have you gotten the password? Hurt your lip on, on the junction? Yeah, it was the same ankle. Um Kind of one of the one of the tough things about playing a, a long college basketball season is if you get an injury, it's, you know, it's hard to get it back to 100% and so little re tweaks like that will happen. Uh It's something I've dealt with before. Um And so it's feeling good, Hubert, you just mentioned trust Hubert was talking about trust earlier when we talked, talked to him here a few minutes ago and he said he showed you guys an example of that in, in the NBA about some guys that were trusting each other and some of those comments on the defensive end. Can you sort of elaborate on the difference between being in a unit where you guys trust each other implicitly on the floor as opposed to maybe when there's not as much trust. Yeah, I mean, the example he uses uh is actually from one of my favorite players of all time is Kevin Garnett. Um I love KG. I love the way he, you know, plays with that fire and that edge. I think he's, you know, one of the best leaders and, and just energy guys of all time and obviously his skills speak for himself, but he talks about the Celtics with Doc Rivers and kind of their philosophy of called like Tu, which is, you know, like one of the, the ways he describes it is, you know, I'm where I to be because I know my teammates where he needs to be. And so it's kind of that chain reaction of being able to trust where your guys are knowing that they have your back and you have their back. Um It's, uh it's a pretty strong force that you can develop in a team. Um And so that's something that we've talked about from the beginning, you know, in the summer and something that we still continue to work on, I think we've got work to do, but it's something we've taken a lot of steps in the right direction towards doing. He went to trust and I'd asked him about maybe a common thread with you guys closing out, Oklahoma Pitt and Clemson and clamping down defensively. And scoring it up. He went to trust and said that's one of the, one of the co components that you guys have used in, in closing those teams out. Is that, is that what you've seen? Is it a matter of when you go out there and you have to clamp down and, and, and make a series of stops, you have to trust the other guys are gonna do their job. Yeah, I think trust is a big part of it. I also think just like hunger is a big part of it too. You gotta really be hungry to get those, those stops, make winning plays. Um, you know, I think being unselfish is a huge part of it and that's not just offensively. I think that's defensively as well. I think that's for guys who are playing or not playing. It's a, it's a team unselfishness of, I'm willing to do what it takes even if it means maybe it's not my turn to shoot, maybe it's not my turn to do this. Um, making those winning plays. Uh, where possible, that's how you win those games. Um, and it might not show up in the stat sheet. It might be, you know, a possession with two minutes, 30 seconds left and not a buzzer beater. But those are the possessions that win games, um, especially tough games, especially row games in terms of closing out those tough games. How nice is it to have someone like RJ, who, you know, you have a lead in the game, pass the ball and foul, he's going the line and you're playing confidence, extra two points. Like, what does that mean in terms of level confidence, like game? Yeah, I mean RJ obviously has been terrific and having a guy like that, you know, who's shooting so well from the line who's scoring the ball at such a great, you know, clip is such a weapon for us. And so, you know, we've got a great free throw shooting team that helps us late game. Um You know, we've got old guys that helps us late game. We've got playmakers, you know, like RJ, who can, you know, get you a basket or, or, you know, get a foul or, you know, do what it takes to kind of seal the deal. Um And so that's, that's something that we, uh, you know, we're fortunate to have them. We're, we're excited to kind of use it on for who I wanted to ask you about Paxson. And this is a dude that went from playing 35 minutes a game last year and 215 points a game to having to pick his spots. I think it's 10 minutes a game off the bench now. Like, how have you seen him navigate that? Not get his head down, keep his head up and be able to be effective like he was at Clemson because there's some huge moments there. Like, what have you seen him go about that. Yeah, I mean, Patton is like, we're, we're talking about trust, we're talking about leadership, we're talking about accountability, like he's all of that and, you know, I think that's a, a big reason why, you know, coach Davis recruited him and brought him here aside from the fact that he's a terrific basketball player and, you know, he's capable of making, hitting huge shots, you know, scoring the ball at a high level, like he can do all that, but he's a tremendous teammate. And that's something that I'm fortunate to have, you know, as a friend, as a teammate. And I know all the other guys that say the same thing. Um, you know, he hasn't flinched, he hasn't blinked once in terms of it's gotta be, you know, me or my shot or this. And um that type of attitude is contagious and, you know, I think, you know, guys like Pat and guys like Zayn, you know, they like coach Davis always talks about like you couldn't tell if they played 40 minutes or zero minutes. Um And I think that goes down the line for the entire group and so, you know, he's been tremendous example. Um but, and, and don't get it twisted like Pax is, is a heck of a ball player and he will make big shots has made big shots and will make more big shots for us. And to that point when you saw the three ball going in the other day, Rainbow over PJ Hall. Uh like, I mean, how did that feel? Uh We, I'll tell you it was no surprise because we've been seeing that every day in practice. He lights guys up. Um And so, you know, we were, I think we were all really thankful that it went in a huge shot. Um And then Seth hit the one right after and, you know, those are guys who we know how good they are. Um And you know, it was, it was no surprise at all. You got more places you guys have scored 100 this year and you've also had games like 6570 points like the last couple. How important is it for this team to prove maybe to itself that you guys can win when it's an up and down game and also when maybe the shooting's not there. Yeah, it's really important. You know, there is a lot that goes into winning a basketball game and sometimes you're scoring the ball at a really high clip. Sometimes you have to win it ugly and defensively and, you know, in the trenches as coach likes to say. Um And so I think the past couple of games have been a good example of how to do that. Um And it gives us confidence, knowing that we can do that and we're not a team that has to rely on scoring 90 or 100 every game that we can win and hold the team to 55 on the road. Um You know, that gives us a lot of confidence in us and our ability. Um And I also think that speaks to, you know, how good of a team we are because, you know, good teams find ways to win. Whether the shot's going down or not. Can you speak a little bit to the three minute drill? And the, I think Huber mentioned a score stop score uh drill that you guys do practice the late game. What's been the impact of that in terms of your confidence in those late game situations? Yeah, I mean, I, I just like the rest of practice, you know, the, the idea and the goal of practice is to prepare you for a game. And so that's one thing uh that we feel is, has been good for us is preparing in late game situations, preparing to get, you know, multiple stops and scores like consecutively build runs. Um And it's, you know, the same thing, we practice ball screen defense, you practice offense, offensive, execution, defensive, excuse you practice all these things because you wanna bring them to the game. And so, uh just like, you know, those other drills or practicing free throws practice and whatever, you know, you wanna practice, putting yourself in a situation where you have to kind of, uh you know, man up and get stops and win games the other day. It comes out o on, on what happened with the, the ankle? Did, did your arm just accidentally clip you on the way down? Because I don't, I don't know if you jumped and challenged it because Jalen was out there too. Right. Like, did he just get a piece of you and trip you up a little inadvertently? Yeah. I mean, I, I've seen the replay. I didn't really know what happened at the time. You know, I, I came down on his foot and just kind of caught an edge and tweaked it. Um, which, like I said, being an already tweaked ankle, it doesn't take much. Um, uh, you know, I don't think there's anything more than that. I think it was kind of a, we were all kind of tight in air space and landed on a foot. Um, I don't even know what the call was. I think it was a no call. Um, or I don't know what it was. You went down to the top. And so I think we did, I mean, me and Jalen did it. We did a good job contesting the shot and, you know, it was unfortunate that I laying on a foot. Thanks. Appreciate to go back. Thank you. We'll see you tomorrow.