>> THANK YOU.>> NEVER THOUGHT I
WOULD SAY THIS BUT I THINK
PETERSON IS BEING FAIRLY GREEDY
BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
BEING FAST AND TACKLING,
HOPKINS WOULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT.
IF YOU CAN DUNK AND SHOOT AND
IF YOU ARE LONG YOU WILL TAKE
THEM IN SEATTLE.
I MENTIONED THIS OFF OF THE
TOP, I AM LEGITIMATELY
CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY
BECAUSE I KNOW LAST YEAR, YOU
ARE NEW TO THE TEAM AND YOU GOT
A BLACK EYE, THEN I HEARD IN
AUGUST YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE.
YOU ARE OUT THERE PRACTICING, I
THINK YOUR GUYS ARE GOING AFTER
YOU.>> THERE IS NO QUESTION.
I NEED TO LEARN TO MOVE A
LITTLE BIT BETTER BUT THEY ARE
PLAYING TARGET GOLF AND IT HAS
HIT ME TWICE.>> I KNOW YOU ARE
DOING PUSH-UPS AND THE ENERGY
YOU BRING TO THIS TEAM, WE ARE
GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR
SQUAD IN THE UPCOMING SEASON
BUT YOU ARE STILL NEW, FAIRLY
NEW TO THIS CONFERENCE.
BEING HERE IN WASHINGTON HOW
GREAT IS IT WHEN YOU ARE ABLE
TO CHECK OUT FOOTBALL GAMES AND
SEE THE BUZZ AND ELECTRICITY
HERE?
>> THE BIGGEST THING IS YOU SEE
THE POTENTIAL AND THE FANS,
PURPLE RAIN COMING DOWN HERE.
IT'S A GREAT ADVANTAGE AND A
LOT OF SUPPORT, GREAT LOCAL
TALENT AND THERE IS A GREAT
VIBE GOING IN THE CITY RIGHT
NOW.
THERE'S THIS MARROW ON THE SIDE
YOU HAVE ROY AND ROBINSON AND
THOMAS, YOU THINK ABOUT ALL
THOSE GUYS THEY ARE FROM HERE.
I AM CURIOUS CAN THEY KEEP THE
GUYS ON, CAN WE GET BACK TO
BEING A LEADER?
>> THAT HAS BEEN THE REAL FOCUS
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS WE
HAVE SOME CONNECTIONS ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY AND WE HAVE A
COUPLE NEW YORK GUYS, ONCE YOU
GET THEM HERE, IT HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE AND UNBELIEVABLE
SCHOOL, TOP 25 ACADEMICALLY,
TOP 25 THIS YEAR IN THE
PRESEASON BASKETBALL LIES SO WE
ARE JUST EXCITED TO BE A PART
OF IT.
>> WE HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN
WITH COLIN YESTERDAY AND TALKED
ABOUT THE COACHES COMMUNITY
HERE, WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE
WITH YOU AND PETERSON COACHING
EACH OTHER UP?
>> I FIRST GET THE JOB AND
NOBODY KNOWS WHO HOPKINS IS, I
COME IN THERE AND THEY ARE LIKE
WHO IS THIS GUY FROM THE EAST
COAST, I REACHED OUT TO COACH
PETERSON, TOOK A PICTURE OF MY
FAMILY, INVITED ME TO PRACTICE
AND RECRUITING, WHEN YOU GOT
ONE OF THE BEST COACHES AND
WHAT HE REPRESENTS HE HAS BEEN
A GUY THAT HAS BEEN A MENTOR
PER SE AND THAT IS WHAT THEY
CREATED, EVERYBODY'S WORKING
TOGETHER.
TO GO IN THERE AND LEARN AND
SEE WHAT HE HAS BUILT IS
INSPIRING, IT'S WHAT WE WANT TO
DO FOR THE BASKETBALL
PROGRAM.>> IT WAS THE WOMEN'S
COACH AND THE MEN'S GOES, WE
WOULD GO TO EACH OTHER'S
PRACTICES JUST TO PICK UP THAT
ONE LITTLE NUGGET OF SOMETHING
YOU CAN CARRYOVER TO YOUR OWN
SPORT.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DO
THAT AT ALL?
PICK SOMETHING UP FROM THEIR
PRACTICES AND THE WAY THEY
HANDLE THINGS?>> THERE IS NO
QUESTION, I BECAME A WOMEN'S
SOFTBALL FAN, I WAS GOING
BANANAS.
JUST THE ENERGY AND TO SEE THE
FAN SUPPORT, I COULD CALL UP
COACH PETE AND SAY I AM IN THE
SITUATION, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU JUST DID REAL LIFE
EXPERIENCE AND WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO BUILD HERE.
THE WOMEN'S GOLF COACH, THE
VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THERE ARE SO
MANY GREAT COACHES.
WE GO TO A LOT OF EVENTS
TOGETHER SO WE TALK ABOUT
DIFFERENT WAYS TO MOTIVATE.
WE HAD OUR GUYS GOING OUT THERE
AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE
THE CULTURES HERE AND THE
SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN BUILT AND
WE WILL UTILIZE EVERY COACH TO
MAKE OUR PROGRAM THE BEST.>>
YOU SAID NO ONE KNEW WHO I WAS
BEFORE I GOT HERE, WE CERTAINLY
KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
YOU GET OUT HERE AND YOU DID AN
AMAZING JOB OF CONNECTING WITH
THE STUDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY
WHICH NOT EVERY COACH GOES AND
DOES THAT.
YOU KNOW THIS, YOU SEE COLLEGE
KIDS.
IT IS ALL ABOUT GREAT COLLEGE
ENVIRONMENTS START WITH THE
STUDENTS AND YOU HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO CONNECT AND BE WITH
THEM.
YOU HAVE TO BE WALKING AND
TALKING WITH THEM.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THEY HAVE
OUR BACKS.>> WHEN YOU BRING
PLAYERS ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS,
RIGHT AS THE PLAYERS RUN OUT OF
THE TUNNEL HERE WHAT ARE THE
BASKETBALL PLAYERS SAYING AFTER
THAT?
>> I SEE THE PURPLE SMOKE GOING
OUT AND THE PEOPLE BARKING LIKE
DOGS AND I SAY THIS IS AWESOME.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, IT
MAKES YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
THAT AND CREATE THAT SAME
ENVIRONMENT.
WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO
BUT TO SEE WHAT THE POTENTIAL
CAN BE IS REALLY INSPIRING.>>
WHEN I COME BACK CAN YOU DO
THIS?
MY POINT BEING THAT WHEN I COME
BACK UP FOR BASKETBALL WHAT I
HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO FROM
YOUR TEAM THIS YEAR?
>> A TEAM THAT WILL PLAY HARD
AND PLAY TOGETHER.
IT SOUNDS SO SIMPLE BUT WE WON
21 GAMES LAST YEAR AND I THINK
WE ARE WAY AHEAD OF WHERE WE
WERE LAST YEAR.
UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM AND
WHAT WE WANT OFFENSIVELY, WHAT
WE EXPECT, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
THAT CULTURE EVERY DAY.
IT'S GETTING A LOT BETTER.
YOU WILL SEE A TEAM THAT
REPRESENTS THE SCHOOL AS BEST
AS WE CAN.>> WE HAVE YOUR
DEFENSE, YOU WILL BE IN SAN
FRANCISCO WITH US AND WE WILL
TALK ALL ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
YOU HAVE SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS
BIG TIME SO THERE IS A REASON
WHY THERE IS A LOT OF BUZZ HERE
IN SEATTLE.
ENJOY THE GAME TONIGHT AND I
KNOW YOUR OFFICE IS RIGHT UP
THERE YOU HAVE A BIRDS EYE VIEW.
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