1 00:00:07,764 --> 00:00:10,998 (female announcer) This is a production of WKNO-Memphis. 2 00:00:10,998 --> 00:00:14,331 Production funding for "Sports Files" is made possible in part 3 00:00:14,331 --> 00:00:20,331 by.. 4 00:00:22,698 --> 00:00:25,131 My guest today on "Sports Files" is the head coach of the Memphis 5 00:00:25,131 --> 00:00:27,764 Tigers Men's Basketball team, Josh Pastner. 6 00:00:27,764 --> 00:00:45,364 [theme music] ♪♪♪ 7 00:00:45,364 --> 00:00:48,098 The Memphis Tigers will open up play in the N-C-A-A Tournament 8 00:00:48,098 --> 00:00:50,598 Tomorrow night when they face George Washington from the 9 00:00:50,598 --> 00:00:52,298 Atlantic 10 Conference. 10 00:00:52,298 --> 00:00:54,698 The Tigers are an eight seed after producing a 23 and 9 11 00:00:54,698 --> 00:00:57,998 record that included five top 25 wins. 12 00:00:57,998 --> 00:01:00,664 Their first round ouster in last week's American Conference 13 00:01:00,664 --> 00:01:03,031 Tournament was a shock to the system, 14 00:01:03,031 --> 00:01:05,798 one that has left Head Coach Josh Pastner at a loss for 15 00:01:05,798 --> 00:01:06,798 words. 16 00:01:06,798 --> 00:01:09,498 But now the Tigers have a chance to redeem themselves with a good 17 00:01:09,498 --> 00:01:11,198 showing in the big dance. 18 00:01:11,198 --> 00:01:14,564 Last year, Pastner picked up his first tourney win but this year 19 00:01:14,564 --> 00:01:17,698 would likely have to knock off number one Virginia to advance 20 00:01:17,698 --> 00:01:19,164 to the second weekend. 21 00:01:19,164 --> 00:01:21,564 And if they don't, there will be many that will consider the 22 00:01:21,564 --> 00:01:25,731 season a bust, especially when you consider the fact the Tigers 23 00:01:25,731 --> 00:01:28,231 were in the top 25 all season long. 24 00:01:28,231 --> 00:01:31,064 Today a special tourney preview with the head coach of the 25 00:01:31,064 --> 00:01:34,064 Tigers, Josh Pastner, next on "Sports Files." 26 00:01:34,064 --> 00:01:44,531 [theme music] ♪♪♪ 27 00:01:44,531 --> 00:01:46,231 Well Josh, I know it's been a crazy week preparing 28 00:01:46,231 --> 00:01:46,998 for tomorrow's game. 29 00:01:46,998 --> 00:01:48,998 We thank you so much for your time. 30 00:01:48,998 --> 00:01:50,998 Well I appreciate you having me. 31 00:01:50,998 --> 00:01:51,998 And I tell ya what. 32 00:01:51,998 --> 00:01:52,998 I love watching your show. 33 00:01:52,998 --> 00:01:53,998 You do a great job. 34 00:01:53,998 --> 00:01:54,998 Thank you. 35 00:01:54,998 --> 00:01:56,998 You have great guests and you ask great questions -- and not 36 00:01:56,998 --> 00:01:58,998 even just basketball people, just anyone, 37 00:01:58,998 --> 00:02:00,998 any other sports, just interesting figures. 38 00:02:00,998 --> 00:02:02,998 And you ask really good questions. 39 00:02:02,998 --> 00:02:03,998 Well I appreciate that. 40 00:02:03,998 --> 00:02:04,998 An eight seed. 41 00:02:04,998 --> 00:02:06,998 I know you thought maybe six, maybe seven. 42 00:02:06,998 --> 00:02:08,998 You drawed G-W in an eight nine game. 43 00:02:08,998 --> 00:02:09,998 Your thoughts on that? 44 00:02:09,998 --> 00:02:11,998 Well I had felt on Sunday when the brackets were being 45 00:02:11,998 --> 00:02:15,431 announced and, you know, here we are watching them on, 46 00:02:15,431 --> 00:02:16,431 you know, earleir in the week. 47 00:02:16,431 --> 00:02:18,431 When I saw Louisville go to the four.. 48 00:02:18,431 --> 00:02:20,431 Because I had thought Louisville was playing maybe.. 49 00:02:20,431 --> 00:02:22,631 I think they're playing as maybe the best team in the country. 50 00:02:22,631 --> 00:02:23,798 Patino thought they were one. 51 00:02:23,798 --> 00:02:24,798 Yeah. 52 00:02:24,798 --> 00:02:27,131 And so for them not to be one, I was a little surprised. 53 00:02:27,131 --> 00:02:29,498 Eh, I thought maybe they ended up being a two. 54 00:02:29,498 --> 00:02:32,598 But when I saw them be four, I thought everyone was going to 55 00:02:32,598 --> 00:02:33,598 drop down. 56 00:02:33,598 --> 00:02:36,164 Because I originally thought we were going to be a six or a 57 00:02:36,164 --> 00:02:39,031 seven because of our strength of our schedule and the strength of 58 00:02:39,031 --> 00:02:40,031 our league. 59 00:02:40,031 --> 00:02:42,331 I thought because of the league, they were gonna really value our 60 00:02:42,331 --> 00:02:43,331 league. 61 00:02:43,331 --> 00:02:44,331 But obviously, they did. 62 00:02:44,331 --> 00:02:46,331 And so everyone dropped down a spot or two. 63 00:02:46,331 --> 00:02:48,331 And what it probably shows you is two things because a lot of 64 00:02:48,331 --> 00:02:50,331 people were asking about the S-M-U all through the week. 65 00:02:50,331 --> 00:02:52,631 They've been asking well, what do you think about S-M-U. 66 00:02:52,631 --> 00:02:54,631 Obviously they weighed the non-conference schedule. 67 00:02:54,631 --> 00:02:56,498 And we played a great schedule. 68 00:02:56,498 --> 00:02:58,564 And obviously they were in high.. 69 00:02:58,564 --> 00:03:00,964 They were in the 300's for non-conference, 70 00:03:00,964 --> 00:03:01,964 what mattered. 71 00:03:01,964 --> 00:03:02,964 That's one. 72 00:03:02,964 --> 00:03:04,964 I also think it mattered and we have to do, 73 00:03:04,964 --> 00:03:07,264 as a league, a better job is from top to bottom, 74 00:03:07,264 --> 00:03:09,264 everyone's gotta have good numbers. 75 00:03:09,264 --> 00:03:11,264 And that starts in the non-conference. 76 00:03:11,264 --> 00:03:12,264 You've got to schedule teams. 77 00:03:12,264 --> 00:03:13,264 You've also got to win. 78 00:03:13,264 --> 00:03:15,264 And those things matter. 79 00:03:15,264 --> 00:03:18,331 So if you do take a loss or two to different teams in the 80 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:20,764 league, it doesn't drop you and bury you. 81 00:03:20,764 --> 00:03:22,931 That league needs to be where it's not. 82 00:03:22,931 --> 00:03:24,931 There are no such thing as a bout loss, 83 00:03:24,931 --> 00:03:25,931 if that makes sense. 84 00:03:25,931 --> 00:03:26,931 It does. 85 00:03:26,931 --> 00:03:28,998 There is no easy game in this tournament. 86 00:03:28,998 --> 00:03:31,998 Obviously you lose, you go home. 87 00:03:31,998 --> 00:03:34,564 But for all things considered, this eight nine match up with 88 00:03:34,564 --> 00:03:35,698 G-W, which will be tough. 89 00:03:35,698 --> 00:03:39,264 You're in the region in the east with Virginia who's the fourth 90 00:03:39,264 --> 00:03:40,264 number one. 91 00:03:40,264 --> 00:03:42,264 They play a completely different style. 92 00:03:42,264 --> 00:03:44,264 So if you win tomorrow and they take care of business, 93 00:03:44,264 --> 00:03:46,264 you guys will meet up with Virginia. 94 00:03:46,264 --> 00:03:48,264 So with again, all things considered, 95 00:03:48,264 --> 00:03:50,264 I guess it could have been worse. 96 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:51,264 Still be a challenge though. 97 00:03:51,264 --> 00:03:52,264 Well I mean look. 98 00:03:52,264 --> 00:03:54,264 Greg, you're at this tournament. 99 00:03:54,264 --> 00:03:55,431 Who's not good that's in it? 100 00:03:55,431 --> 00:03:56,431 Right. 101 00:03:56,431 --> 00:03:57,431 I mean there's 68 teams. 102 00:03:57,431 --> 00:03:58,798 There's 361 Division I teams. 103 00:03:58,798 --> 00:04:03,131 That means there's 293 teams who are not playing in the N-C-A-A 104 00:04:03,131 --> 00:04:04,131 tournaments. 105 00:04:04,131 --> 00:04:06,364 So only 68 and you're talking 68 that are really good. 106 00:04:06,364 --> 00:04:08,364 And it's becoming increasingly harder. 107 00:04:08,364 --> 00:04:09,631 And I said this on Sunday. 108 00:04:09,631 --> 00:04:10,831 I said it Monday. 109 00:04:10,831 --> 00:04:12,031 I said it Tuesday. 110 00:04:12,031 --> 00:04:13,198 I said it Wednesday. 111 00:04:13,198 --> 00:04:15,898 It's becoming increasingly harder to get in the tournament. 112 00:04:15,898 --> 00:04:17,898 And people in the profession understand that. 113 00:04:17,898 --> 00:04:19,898 And it's not a birthright to be a part of the N-C-A-A 114 00:04:19,898 --> 00:04:20,898 tournament. 115 00:04:20,898 --> 00:04:21,898 It's not a birthright. 116 00:04:21,898 --> 00:04:22,898 It's hard to do. 117 00:04:22,898 --> 00:04:23,898 And.. 118 00:04:23,898 --> 00:04:25,898 But once you get in -- hey, it's a fresh start. 119 00:04:25,898 --> 00:04:26,898 Everyone's good. 120 00:04:26,898 --> 00:04:28,898 Greg, you've been covering this long enough. 121 00:04:28,898 --> 00:04:29,898 You know this. 122 00:04:29,898 --> 00:04:31,898 If a team starts making a bunch of threes, 123 00:04:31,898 --> 00:04:33,898 whether it's us or the opponent, you're gonna have a great chance 124 00:04:33,898 --> 00:04:34,898 of winning the game. 125 00:04:34,898 --> 00:04:35,898 Right. 126 00:04:35,898 --> 00:04:37,898 And really, that's what it comes down to. 127 00:04:37,898 --> 00:04:38,898 You've got to make some shots. 128 00:04:38,898 --> 00:04:39,898 We got to make some shots. 129 00:04:39,898 --> 00:04:41,898 It's become possession by possession. 130 00:04:41,898 --> 00:04:45,598 But hey, people talk about guards winning in tournament 131 00:04:45,598 --> 00:04:46,598 time. 132 00:04:46,598 --> 00:04:48,598 And we do have four senior guards. 133 00:04:48,598 --> 00:04:51,498 And I know they've been not all been good at the same time. 134 00:04:51,498 --> 00:04:53,498 At different games, there's been some highs and lows with them. 135 00:04:53,498 --> 00:04:55,564 But there will be no better time by the law of average to work 136 00:04:55,564 --> 00:04:58,364 itself out and be all on sync tomorrow night. 137 00:04:58,364 --> 00:04:59,531 And with that said.. 138 00:04:59,531 --> 00:05:02,664 And I completely agree because there are people that are 139 00:05:02,664 --> 00:05:03,664 critical. 140 00:05:03,664 --> 00:05:05,664 Oh, Josh is bringing up that four guard thing and there's too 141 00:05:05,664 --> 00:05:07,664 much dependency on the four guards. 142 00:05:07,664 --> 00:05:08,664 What are your other options? 143 00:05:08,664 --> 00:05:09,664 Well people that say that.. 144 00:05:09,664 --> 00:05:11,664 And again, I've said this and I've said it, 145 00:05:11,664 --> 00:05:15,498 you know, this past Sunday at my press conference where there's a 146 00:05:15,498 --> 00:05:17,198 minority of people. 147 00:05:17,198 --> 00:05:19,198 And I call it the squeeky wheel. 148 00:05:19,198 --> 00:05:21,198 I mean it's a very small minority who I don't really look 149 00:05:21,198 --> 00:05:22,431 at as they're true Tiger fans. 150 00:05:22,431 --> 00:05:23,431 They just.. 151 00:05:23,431 --> 00:05:24,431 They're negative nellies. 152 00:05:24,431 --> 00:05:25,431 Right. 153 00:05:25,431 --> 00:05:27,431 They just want to complain no matter what it is. 154 00:05:27,431 --> 00:05:29,431 We could be 40 and 0 and they would complain. 155 00:05:29,431 --> 00:05:31,431 But the majority of true Tiger Nation fans. 156 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:34,098 I'm talking the 99.9%. 157 00:05:34,098 --> 00:05:36,098 They're going to be critical when you don't play well. 158 00:05:36,098 --> 00:05:38,098 They're going to be critical of line ups. 159 00:05:38,098 --> 00:05:40,098 They're going to be critical of things don't go right. 160 00:05:40,098 --> 00:05:42,098 They're going to be critical if we don't win tomorrow. 161 00:05:42,098 --> 00:05:44,464 They're going to be critical if we don't play well or don't 162 00:05:44,464 --> 00:05:45,464 shoot the ball well. 163 00:05:45,464 --> 00:05:47,464 But they're all going to be excited when we play well. 164 00:05:47,464 --> 00:05:49,464 And they also understand it's a long season. 165 00:05:49,464 --> 00:05:52,431 And they don't go so high and so low after each individual game. 166 00:05:52,431 --> 00:05:54,798 I mean they might me upset some and be excited on others. 167 00:05:54,798 --> 00:05:59,031 And so I think the majority of people understand hey, 168 00:05:59,031 --> 00:06:00,031 okay. 169 00:06:00,031 --> 00:06:01,031 You've got four guards. 170 00:06:01,031 --> 00:06:03,031 I mean what coach in the country wouldn't, 171 00:06:03,031 --> 00:06:05,031 you know, use those four guards. 172 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:06,031 And we have not. 173 00:06:06,031 --> 00:06:09,864 And again, this is an absolute perception. 174 00:06:09,864 --> 00:06:12,898 We have not played four guards at once. 175 00:06:12,898 --> 00:06:14,898 We played it very rarely since early, 176 00:06:14,898 --> 00:06:15,898 early in the season. 177 00:06:15,898 --> 00:06:17,898 Perception is you play them a lot but you don't. 178 00:06:17,898 --> 00:06:18,898 We don't. 179 00:06:18,898 --> 00:06:20,898 We play the four guards not at all once but rotating. 180 00:06:20,898 --> 00:06:22,898 And there's maybe a couple of times possession here and there 181 00:06:22,898 --> 00:06:23,898 because of defense. 182 00:06:23,898 --> 00:06:26,498 But we've really been two posted all times pretty much from the 183 00:06:26,498 --> 00:06:29,564 beginning after the Oklahoma State game at Stillwater. 184 00:06:29,564 --> 00:06:31,031 We've really done two posts. 185 00:06:31,031 --> 00:06:32,164 Now let me ask you this. 186 00:06:32,164 --> 00:06:35,298 I mean I think you and I can agree and a lot of other people 187 00:06:35,298 --> 00:06:36,298 will agree. 188 00:06:36,298 --> 00:06:38,298 I mean you've had a lot of big wins. 189 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:40,298 And you had a lot of bounce back wins as well. 190 00:06:40,298 --> 00:06:42,298 So you really bounce back from adversity, 191 00:06:42,298 --> 00:06:44,298 what you're trying to do tomorrow. 192 00:06:44,298 --> 00:06:46,698 How tough was it in preparation for this tournament, 193 00:06:46,698 --> 00:06:49,964 the mental aspect of things after the dud against 194 00:06:49,964 --> 00:06:52,198 Connecticut in the tournament, the conference tournament? 195 00:06:52,198 --> 00:06:54,198 You know, Greg, let me say this. 196 00:06:54,198 --> 00:06:58,064 I didn't see the dud coming because we had a great week of 197 00:06:58,064 --> 00:06:59,064 practice. 198 00:06:59,064 --> 00:07:01,064 We had our best shoot around since I've ever been here. 199 00:07:01,064 --> 00:07:03,298 We just laid an egg. 200 00:07:03,298 --> 00:07:04,298 We stunk. 201 00:07:04,298 --> 00:07:06,131 We were not good. 202 00:07:06,131 --> 00:07:08,564 And U-Conn kicked our butt on our home floor. 203 00:07:08,564 --> 00:07:10,298 And it was no fun. 204 00:07:10,298 --> 00:07:11,898 And I apologize for the fans. 205 00:07:11,898 --> 00:07:13,364 I apologize to the FedEx Forum. 206 00:07:13,364 --> 00:07:14,831 I apologize to the University. 207 00:07:14,831 --> 00:07:15,831 You took the blame. 208 00:07:15,831 --> 00:07:18,231 I take full responsibility because when we lose, 209 00:07:18,231 --> 00:07:20,231 the head coach has got to accept responsibility. 210 00:07:20,231 --> 00:07:23,164 And so I don't.. 211 00:07:23,164 --> 00:07:24,598 I didn't see that coming. 212 00:07:24,598 --> 00:07:26,798 I would have put my entire salary that we weren't gonna 213 00:07:26,798 --> 00:07:27,798 play like that. 214 00:07:27,798 --> 00:07:28,798 I'm serious. 215 00:07:28,798 --> 00:07:29,798 I just have no idea. 216 00:07:29,798 --> 00:07:31,798 You know it usually is a team you feel that you're gonna. 217 00:07:31,798 --> 00:07:32,798 We were just in a daze. 218 00:07:32,798 --> 00:07:36,831 So you get punched and punched and punched and then the 219 00:07:36,831 --> 00:07:37,998 negativity. 220 00:07:37,998 --> 00:07:40,198 And now you've got to get the guys back. 221 00:07:40,198 --> 00:07:41,264 So we've had a good week. 222 00:07:41,264 --> 00:07:43,364 And I think actually what the best thing to happen was we 223 00:07:43,364 --> 00:07:44,531 practiced Friday and Saturday. 224 00:07:44,531 --> 00:07:47,564 I was originally gonna give the guys a day off on Friday. 225 00:07:47,564 --> 00:07:48,664 Probably the best thing I did. 226 00:07:48,664 --> 00:07:51,431 Because my assisstants told me we need to practice. 227 00:07:51,431 --> 00:07:52,431 And they were right. 228 00:07:52,431 --> 00:07:54,631 And we practiced and we had a great practice on Friday, 229 00:07:54,631 --> 00:07:55,798 great practice on Saturday. 230 00:07:55,798 --> 00:07:57,798 Gave them the day off on Sunday and the day of selection on 231 00:07:57,798 --> 00:07:58,798 Sunday. 232 00:07:58,798 --> 00:08:00,798 And then we've had good practice this week. 233 00:08:00,798 --> 00:08:02,798 Hopefully ready to go for it tomorrow. 234 00:08:02,798 --> 00:08:04,798 They need to buy in to it that it was an anomaly, 235 00:08:04,798 --> 00:08:05,798 that it was very rare. 236 00:08:05,798 --> 00:08:07,798 It was just one of those things and we're gonna be ready. 237 00:08:07,798 --> 00:08:09,798 Well the other thing -- I think people in Memphis, 238 00:08:09,798 --> 00:08:11,331 Tiger nation.. 239 00:08:11,331 --> 00:08:13,331 I think because we've had so much. 240 00:08:13,331 --> 00:08:16,331 And we've had a great regular season, Greg. 241 00:08:16,331 --> 00:08:17,331 I don't want to take away. 242 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:19,331 We've had a very good regular season. 243 00:08:19,331 --> 00:08:21,331 And we had a bad game versus U-Conn in that conference 244 00:08:21,331 --> 00:08:22,331 tournament. 245 00:08:22,331 --> 00:08:25,931 But also, I think some of that because of the U-Conn -- that 246 00:08:25,931 --> 00:08:27,598 dud, as you called it. 247 00:08:27,598 --> 00:08:29,631 And I called it a stinker. 248 00:08:29,631 --> 00:08:33,531 I think because we've had some of those games where it kind of 249 00:08:33,531 --> 00:08:35,531 avalanched on us throughout the year, 250 00:08:35,531 --> 00:08:36,698 some of our losses. 251 00:08:36,698 --> 00:08:38,931 And so I think that bothers people. 252 00:08:38,931 --> 00:08:41,898 And that's just somewhat of a make up of our team, two things. 253 00:08:41,898 --> 00:08:43,898 One -- we haven't done a great job. 254 00:08:43,898 --> 00:08:46,198 We've gotten better but when it's kind of gone south, 255 00:08:46,198 --> 00:08:47,498 we haven't stopped it. 256 00:08:47,498 --> 00:08:49,498 It's gone south and south and south. 257 00:08:49,498 --> 00:08:50,898 On the other hand, we are. 258 00:08:50,898 --> 00:08:53,898 And because of how it's gone south because we haven't scored 259 00:08:53,898 --> 00:08:57,498 meaning that we're a team, because of whatever it is.. 260 00:08:57,498 --> 00:08:59,564 Usually teams want to be a defensive identity. 261 00:08:59,564 --> 00:09:01,564 We're really an offensive identity. 262 00:09:01,564 --> 00:09:02,564 And we are best when we score. 263 00:09:02,564 --> 00:09:04,698 And when we're not scoring for whatever it with our team.. 264 00:09:04,698 --> 00:09:05,698 They get down. 265 00:09:05,698 --> 00:09:06,698 We just don't. 266 00:09:06,698 --> 00:09:08,498 And it's hard for us to stop. 267 00:09:08,498 --> 00:09:11,131 We've done some games where we've stopped the avalanche. 268 00:09:11,131 --> 00:09:14,031 But there's been other games where it's just gone south. 269 00:09:14,031 --> 00:09:16,364 And part of that is everyone talks defense, 270 00:09:16,364 --> 00:09:17,364 defense. 271 00:09:17,364 --> 00:09:18,364 No. 272 00:09:18,364 --> 00:09:20,364 It's because when we're not making shots, 273 00:09:20,364 --> 00:09:21,364 we're missing lay-ups. 274 00:09:21,364 --> 00:09:22,364 We're missing freethrows. 275 00:09:22,364 --> 00:09:24,364 It just sucks the life out of us on the defensive end. 276 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:25,364 Snowballs. 277 00:09:25,364 --> 00:09:27,364 That's just our make up of our team. 278 00:09:27,364 --> 00:09:29,364 And again, people might not like it. 279 00:09:29,364 --> 00:09:31,831 And I took criticism and it can go to me. 280 00:09:31,831 --> 00:09:33,131 But that's what our.. 281 00:09:33,131 --> 00:09:36,431 That is what our personalities and the personnel with our team 282 00:09:36,431 --> 00:09:37,431 for this year.. 283 00:09:37,431 --> 00:09:39,131 That's kind of where it's at. 284 00:09:39,131 --> 00:09:41,831 And we are third in the country in assists. 285 00:09:41,831 --> 00:09:44,031 But again, if we can start scoring, 286 00:09:44,031 --> 00:09:46,031 you know a lot of that stuff gets, 287 00:09:46,031 --> 00:09:48,031 you know, washed under and we're able to win games. 288 00:09:48,031 --> 00:09:51,198 One more quick thing on the conference tournament. 289 00:09:51,198 --> 00:09:53,198 And this is beyond your control. 290 00:09:53,198 --> 00:09:55,198 Obviously you have the decision to make. 291 00:09:55,198 --> 00:09:57,198 It's coming back to Memphis next season. 292 00:09:57,198 --> 00:09:59,798 Do you believe this tournament will come back with the Tigers 293 00:09:59,798 --> 00:10:01,198 falling in the quarters? 294 00:10:01,198 --> 00:10:03,198 The crowds weren't as big as they expect. 295 00:10:03,198 --> 00:10:05,198 Do you think it'll be back at FedEx Forum? 296 00:10:05,198 --> 00:10:07,198 I think that we lost in the quarter finals. 297 00:10:07,198 --> 00:10:09,198 The teams won't be so upset about, 298 00:10:09,198 --> 00:10:11,698 you know, The other coaches will be okay with us. 299 00:10:11,698 --> 00:10:12,864 Bring it back to Memphis! 300 00:10:12,864 --> 00:10:14,564 So you know I don't know. 301 00:10:14,564 --> 00:10:16,131 I think we'll be back. 302 00:10:16,131 --> 00:10:18,131 I don't think it'll be back after '15. 303 00:10:18,131 --> 00:10:20,131 But I do think it will be back for '15. 304 00:10:20,131 --> 00:10:22,131 And then I think we'll be somewhere else at '16. 305 00:10:22,131 --> 00:10:24,131 David Pellom, one of the seniors, 306 00:10:24,131 --> 00:10:25,898 one of the six that you have. 307 00:10:25,898 --> 00:10:29,498 Actually, we saw seven on senior day. 308 00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:32,398 But six active players played at G-W. 309 00:10:32,398 --> 00:10:34,398 Obviously he was injured and did not play last year. 310 00:10:34,398 --> 00:10:36,831 Can you learn something from Pellom talking about his old 311 00:10:36,831 --> 00:10:37,831 team? 312 00:10:37,831 --> 00:10:39,831 Yeah, I'm sure you can learn somethings, 313 00:10:39,831 --> 00:10:41,831 maybe the nature of what Coach likes to do and things like 314 00:10:41,831 --> 00:10:42,831 that. 315 00:10:42,831 --> 00:10:44,831 But you know I've had a lot of people text me through the week. 316 00:10:44,831 --> 00:10:46,831 Hey, do you know all their calls? 317 00:10:46,831 --> 00:10:48,831 Do you know what they're going to do? 318 00:10:48,831 --> 00:10:49,831 This is a different team. 319 00:10:49,831 --> 00:10:50,831 I mean.. 320 00:10:50,831 --> 00:10:51,831 Horrible change in knowing. 321 00:10:51,831 --> 00:10:52,831 But we don't know. 322 00:10:52,831 --> 00:10:53,831 You know we're not gonna. 323 00:10:53,831 --> 00:10:55,831 He doesn't have all their calls. 324 00:10:55,831 --> 00:10:57,831 And people change year-by-year on what they call stuff. 325 00:10:57,831 --> 00:10:59,331 But we got to watch films. 326 00:10:59,331 --> 00:11:02,098 And again, Greg, I believe this. 327 00:11:02,098 --> 00:11:04,098 Basketball is so much different than football. 328 00:11:04,098 --> 00:11:06,431 Football -- so much of it, you can have strategy. 329 00:11:06,431 --> 00:11:09,198 And you have a week to prepare break downs and all these. 330 00:11:09,198 --> 00:11:11,198 I think basketball, you are who you are. 331 00:11:11,198 --> 00:11:14,464 And again, you're not gonna change a bunch of things. 332 00:11:14,464 --> 00:11:16,464 We got to play how we got to play. 333 00:11:16,464 --> 00:11:18,464 And like I said, we're a little bit offensive minded. 334 00:11:18,464 --> 00:11:19,464 And we've got to make shots. 335 00:11:19,464 --> 00:11:21,464 And if we make shots, we got a great chance of winning the 336 00:11:21,464 --> 00:11:22,464 game. 337 00:11:22,464 --> 00:11:24,464 Who is the single most important player for you guys? 338 00:11:24,464 --> 00:11:25,464 No question. 339 00:11:25,464 --> 00:11:26,464 It's not one. 340 00:11:26,464 --> 00:11:27,464 It's two. 341 00:11:27,464 --> 00:11:29,464 It's Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford. 342 00:11:29,464 --> 00:11:31,464 And if they're in a daze and not playing well, 343 00:11:31,464 --> 00:11:33,464 just pack the airplane up and we'll head home. 344 00:11:33,464 --> 00:11:35,764 If they're both at a high level, we've got a great chance in 345 00:11:35,764 --> 00:11:36,764 advancing. 346 00:11:36,764 --> 00:11:38,764 We've seen them both in high levels at times, 347 00:11:38,764 --> 00:11:41,564 a lot of times more at a high level than not. 348 00:11:41,564 --> 00:11:43,498 But when they're not, it hurts. 349 00:11:43,498 --> 00:11:45,498 And that's also a snowball effect. 350 00:11:45,498 --> 00:11:46,498 Let me ask you this. 351 00:11:46,498 --> 00:11:47,498 They have not. 352 00:11:47,498 --> 00:11:50,831 You really don't have this big vocal guy on the court, 353 00:11:50,831 --> 00:11:52,131 this big vocal leader. 354 00:11:52,131 --> 00:11:53,364 You have four seniors. 355 00:11:53,364 --> 00:11:55,731 You have two that have been with the program for four years. 356 00:11:55,731 --> 00:11:57,298 Does that hurt? 357 00:11:57,298 --> 00:11:59,298 Yeah, you know I think it hurts. 358 00:11:59,298 --> 00:12:01,298 I also think we probably don't have a true, 359 00:12:01,298 --> 00:12:03,298 true point guard at times, too, you know. 360 00:12:03,298 --> 00:12:05,298 Because Joe and Chris have done a great job of, 361 00:12:05,298 --> 00:12:06,898 you know, handling the ball. 362 00:12:06,898 --> 00:12:10,864 But you know they both had the ability to be combos and scoring 363 00:12:10,864 --> 00:12:12,864 guards, even coming from high school. 364 00:12:12,864 --> 00:12:13,864 But you know. 365 00:12:13,864 --> 00:12:15,864 So they've really improved in that area. 366 00:12:15,864 --> 00:12:19,098 But I think some of the natural tendencies where you're talking 367 00:12:19,098 --> 00:12:22,131 about a vocal guy, we don't have that vocal guy. 368 00:12:22,131 --> 00:12:25,198 And you know those are things that we've got to, 369 00:12:25,198 --> 00:12:26,198 you know. 370 00:12:26,198 --> 00:12:28,198 Hopefully through recruiting and everything else, 371 00:12:28,198 --> 00:12:30,198 we'll have a nice, vocal guy in the leadership role. 372 00:12:30,198 --> 00:12:33,031 But I don't want to take anything away from Chris and 373 00:12:33,031 --> 00:12:34,031 Joe. 374 00:12:34,031 --> 00:12:36,031 Those guys have won a lot of games. 375 00:12:36,031 --> 00:12:37,031 They've won a lot of games. 376 00:12:37,031 --> 00:12:38,031 They've been tremendous here. 377 00:12:38,031 --> 00:12:39,031 They graduated. 378 00:12:39,031 --> 00:12:41,198 They've been tremendous, you know, 379 00:12:41,198 --> 00:12:45,164 role models for the university and for the athletic department 380 00:12:45,164 --> 00:12:46,231 and that Memphis jersey. 381 00:12:46,231 --> 00:12:50,764 And they've also won a part of a class that's won a lot of games. 382 00:12:50,764 --> 00:12:53,464 You've been very successful with the high-low going inside to 383 00:12:53,464 --> 00:12:55,131 Austin, going inside to Shaq. 384 00:12:55,131 --> 00:12:56,131 And see, that's another thing. 385 00:12:56,131 --> 00:12:58,131 Not a lot of people talk about that. 386 00:12:58,131 --> 00:12:59,164 I've had more people, you know. 387 00:12:59,164 --> 00:13:01,164 Why don't we play high-low basketball? 388 00:13:01,164 --> 00:13:02,331 We do play high-low basketball! 389 00:13:02,331 --> 00:13:04,331 And that's what I'm talking about. 390 00:13:04,331 --> 00:13:05,331 That's the minority. 391 00:13:05,331 --> 00:13:07,798 And that's being uneducated as in terms of uneducated about 392 00:13:07,798 --> 00:13:08,798 understanding the game. 393 00:13:08,798 --> 00:13:12,431 Do you need to do a better job and stop listening to them? 394 00:13:12,431 --> 00:13:15,331 Could be but it's hard not to because it's everywhere. 395 00:13:15,331 --> 00:13:16,331 So.. 396 00:13:16,331 --> 00:13:17,331 And here's my thing. 397 00:13:17,331 --> 00:13:19,331 And I hope people respect thing. 398 00:13:19,331 --> 00:13:20,331 I don't, like, hide from it. 399 00:13:20,331 --> 00:13:21,331 Like I don't. 400 00:13:21,331 --> 00:13:22,364 I'm very transparent. 401 00:13:22,364 --> 00:13:23,498 I don't have a dialogue. 402 00:13:23,498 --> 00:13:25,131 Fans can be up. 403 00:13:25,131 --> 00:13:27,631 I can dial anything with media. 404 00:13:27,631 --> 00:13:28,631 I don't ever duck. 405 00:13:28,631 --> 00:13:29,631 And so I'm upfront about stuff. 406 00:13:29,631 --> 00:13:32,464 And I think, you know, as much as people get on to me about 407 00:13:32,464 --> 00:13:35,898 coaches speak about talking about other programs and other 408 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:39,198 players and coaches, one thing I don't give coaches speak is 409 00:13:39,198 --> 00:13:42,064 about our team and about how I feel on this and that. 410 00:13:42,064 --> 00:13:44,698 And I think I've been extremely transparent, 411 00:13:44,698 --> 00:13:46,698 maybe as any head coach in the country about their team. 412 00:13:46,698 --> 00:13:48,698 Because I don't look at it as my team. 413 00:13:48,698 --> 00:13:49,698 Yep. 414 00:13:49,698 --> 00:13:51,698 It's Tiger nation's team and they deserve to be transparent. 415 00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:52,698 Shooting has been inconsistent. 416 00:13:52,698 --> 00:13:54,698 You even said you thought it would be better going in to the 417 00:13:54,698 --> 00:13:55,698 year. 418 00:13:55,698 --> 00:13:58,764 With that said, do you think G-W sags in the middle and makes 419 00:13:58,764 --> 00:14:01,031 you, forces you to take shots? 420 00:14:01,031 --> 00:14:03,031 They're gonna do the same thing that U-Conn did. 421 00:14:03,031 --> 00:14:05,031 They're gonna do the same thing that S-M-U has done. 422 00:14:05,031 --> 00:14:07,031 They're gonna do the same thing Cincinnati's done. 423 00:14:07,031 --> 00:14:09,031 We're gonna have to make threes. 424 00:14:09,031 --> 00:14:11,031 If we don't make some threes, it's just gonna suck the life. 425 00:14:11,031 --> 00:14:13,031 I mean they're gonna be sucked in. 426 00:14:13,031 --> 00:14:15,031 And if we don't make some threes, 427 00:14:15,031 --> 00:14:17,031 it makes it much more difficult. 428 00:14:17,031 --> 00:14:19,031 And it doesn't mean we have to shoot 20 threes or 30 threes. 429 00:14:19,031 --> 00:14:20,031 Like we beat Louisivlle. 430 00:14:20,031 --> 00:14:21,031 We only shot nine threes. 431 00:14:21,031 --> 00:14:22,031 We were six and nine. 432 00:14:22,031 --> 00:14:23,031 That's why we won the game. 433 00:14:23,031 --> 00:14:25,031 Lousiville was four and twenty-three. 434 00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:26,031 We don't have to shoot a bunch. 435 00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:28,031 But it gives them something to think about. 436 00:14:28,031 --> 00:14:29,031 You've got to make some. 437 00:14:29,031 --> 00:14:31,031 And Greg, we're not a selfish team. 438 00:14:31,031 --> 00:14:32,298 Not at all. 439 00:14:32,298 --> 00:14:38,931 We move the ball so well, our shots are open. 440 00:14:38,931 --> 00:14:40,931 And so I've had people tell me well, 441 00:14:40,931 --> 00:14:42,931 why don't you just tell them not to shoot threes. 442 00:14:42,931 --> 00:14:43,931 Again, you're not going to. 443 00:14:43,931 --> 00:14:44,931 Guys are open. 444 00:14:44,931 --> 00:14:46,931 You've got to give them confidence. 445 00:14:46,931 --> 00:14:48,931 And if they're open, they've got to make shots. 446 00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:50,931 I always say there's two grades -- how you guys did in the 447 00:14:50,931 --> 00:14:52,931 regular season, ultimately how you did in the post season. 448 00:14:52,931 --> 00:14:54,931 How would you grade out the regular season? 449 00:14:54,931 --> 00:14:55,931 I would.. 450 00:14:55,931 --> 00:14:57,931 Greg, our regular season -- a B, B as in boy. 451 00:14:57,931 --> 00:14:59,931 And I say that because we had a lot of five -- top 25 wins, 452 00:14:59,931 --> 00:15:02,164 swept Louisville and won the Old Spice preseason tournament in a 453 00:15:02,164 --> 00:15:04,164 new league in a much tougher league. 454 00:15:04,164 --> 00:15:07,664 And where U-Conn, Lousiville, Cincinnati had the advantage of 455 00:15:07,664 --> 00:15:09,864 being the Big East all those years to understand that this is 456 00:15:09,864 --> 00:15:10,864 our first year. 457 00:15:10,864 --> 00:15:13,564 So we had to grow and learn from it. 458 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:17,298 Obviously I grade ourselves an F as in Frank in the conference 459 00:15:17,298 --> 00:15:18,298 tournament. 460 00:15:18,298 --> 00:15:20,964 And then the grade -- to be determined in the third season 461 00:15:20,964 --> 00:15:22,964 with the N-C-A-A tournament. 462 00:15:25,998 --> 00:15:30,798 What do you think this team has to do in the post season? 463 00:15:30,798 --> 00:15:31,798 You can talk about wins. 464 00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:35,798 You can talk about just play, how they play to call it 465 00:15:35,798 --> 00:15:36,798 successful. 466 00:15:36,798 --> 00:15:42,698 I think I put a lot on the regular season as being a 467 00:15:42,698 --> 00:15:43,698 success or not. 468 00:15:43,698 --> 00:15:46,398 Personally as a coach, I put a lot on the regular season. 469 00:15:46,398 --> 00:15:48,398 Like I said, I graded a B as in boy. 470 00:15:48,398 --> 00:15:50,798 But all signs say road to the Final Four. 471 00:15:50,798 --> 00:15:53,531 It doesn't say road to the regualr season. 472 00:15:53,531 --> 00:15:57,464 So everything's gonna be judged on what we do in the N-C-A-A 473 00:15:57,464 --> 00:15:58,464 tournament. 474 00:15:58,464 --> 00:15:59,464 And I understand that. 475 00:15:59,464 --> 00:16:00,464 I'm not ducking it. 476 00:16:00,464 --> 00:16:01,464 I'm not hiding from it. 477 00:16:01,464 --> 00:16:05,598 You and everybody else in the media, 478 00:16:05,598 --> 00:16:07,598 print, tv, radio, fans -- they're gonna. 479 00:16:07,598 --> 00:16:10,198 They said in the pre-season hey, if Memphis has got to get to the 480 00:16:10,198 --> 00:16:11,464 second weekend for us. 481 00:16:11,464 --> 00:16:13,664 When I say us, meaning to consider. 482 00:16:13,664 --> 00:16:15,664 I mean I heard you say it many times. 483 00:16:15,664 --> 00:16:17,798 Second weekend to consider successful. 484 00:16:17,798 --> 00:16:18,798 So I think if you ask.. 485 00:16:18,798 --> 00:16:21,464 If you're asking me, I feel our regular season has been 486 00:16:21,464 --> 00:16:22,464 successful. 487 00:16:22,464 --> 00:16:25,998 But I think Tiger nation, for them to say it's a success, 488 00:16:25,998 --> 00:16:27,998 we're gonna have to get to the second weekend. 489 00:16:27,998 --> 00:16:30,864 Do you think -- this seems like it's an obvious answer to this 490 00:16:30,864 --> 00:16:33,698 question -- playing in the American has prepared you 491 00:16:33,698 --> 00:16:34,698 better? 492 00:16:34,698 --> 00:16:35,698 One-hundred percent. 493 00:16:35,698 --> 00:16:39,431 We're just a better team because of the better competition we 494 00:16:39,431 --> 00:16:41,064 play night-in, night-out. 495 00:16:41,064 --> 00:16:43,798 And again, I'm a huge fan of Conference U-S-A. 496 00:16:43,798 --> 00:16:45,798 And there were some really good teams. 497 00:16:45,798 --> 00:16:47,998 But the Cincinnatis, the Connecticuts, 498 00:16:47,998 --> 00:16:49,998 the Louisvilles, the S-M-Us now. 499 00:16:49,998 --> 00:16:51,998 I mean, you know, even, you know, 500 00:16:51,998 --> 00:16:53,998 we've played a heck of a league. 501 00:16:53,998 --> 00:16:56,998 And I think that's going to better prepare us going to the 502 00:16:56,998 --> 00:16:57,998 N-C-A-A tournament. 503 00:16:57,998 --> 00:17:00,098 We also got to get the job done tomorrow. 504 00:17:00,098 --> 00:17:01,098 Without question. 505 00:17:01,098 --> 00:17:03,098 Athlete for athlete, you're as good as anybody. 506 00:17:03,098 --> 00:17:04,098 Absolutely. 507 00:17:04,098 --> 00:17:06,098 The phsyicality of this team is not quite there. 508 00:17:06,098 --> 00:17:08,098 You're not playing a real physical team in G-W. 509 00:17:08,098 --> 00:17:10,098 If you win or Virginia wins, you're not playing a real 510 00:17:10,098 --> 00:17:11,531 physical team in Virginia. 511 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,998 But that's been kind of a bug-a-boo. 512 00:17:13,998 --> 00:17:16,198 For the future as far as the physicality, 513 00:17:16,198 --> 00:17:17,664 what's the game plan? 514 00:17:17,664 --> 00:17:21,098 I think one of my most important hire will be who I hire in the 515 00:17:21,098 --> 00:17:22,598 spring on a strength coach. 516 00:17:22,598 --> 00:17:26,264 I think that's gonna be probably the most important hires that 517 00:17:26,264 --> 00:17:28,264 I've made since I've been here . 518 00:17:28,264 --> 00:17:30,264 Moving in to a league like we're in, 519 00:17:30,264 --> 00:17:31,364 is hiring a strength coach. 520 00:17:31,364 --> 00:17:33,131 Final question for ya. 521 00:17:33,131 --> 00:17:35,898 The seniors going in to the game adn really all the players but 522 00:17:35,898 --> 00:17:37,898 the seniors going in to the conference tournament, 523 00:17:37,898 --> 00:17:39,898 I think in the back of their mind they realize hey, 524 00:17:39,898 --> 00:17:41,898 you know if we lose or even if we win the tournament, 525 00:17:41,898 --> 00:17:43,898 we still got another game to play. 526 00:17:43,898 --> 00:17:45,898 Possibly tomorrow is their last game. 527 00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:48,431 Possibly Sunday or hopefully it's down the road. 528 00:17:48,431 --> 00:17:49,431 North Texas, yeah. 529 00:17:49,431 --> 00:17:50,898 That makes it. 530 00:17:50,898 --> 00:17:53,664 I mean this is really do or die but especially for a bunch of 531 00:17:53,664 --> 00:17:54,664 seniors. 532 00:17:54,664 --> 00:17:56,664 And when you have a bunch of seniors, 533 00:17:56,664 --> 00:17:57,664 do you like that? 534 00:17:57,664 --> 00:17:59,664 Because they got to go in knowing that this is it. 535 00:17:59,664 --> 00:18:00,664 I do like it. 536 00:18:00,664 --> 00:18:01,664 And.. 537 00:18:01,664 --> 00:18:03,664 But Greg, there's no time for rah-rah. 538 00:18:03,664 --> 00:18:05,031 We got to earn it. 539 00:18:05,031 --> 00:18:06,264 We got to get on the floor. 540 00:18:06,264 --> 00:18:07,831 And we know what we need to do. 541 00:18:07,831 --> 00:18:09,831 And the guys understand what we need to do. 542 00:18:09,831 --> 00:18:11,831 We just got to get the job done. 543 00:18:11,831 --> 00:18:12,831 Purely a business trip, right? 544 00:18:12,831 --> 00:18:13,831 Straight business trip. 545 00:18:13,831 --> 00:18:15,831 Again, people want to know why we didn't do the.. 546 00:18:15,831 --> 00:18:16,831 On Sunday. 547 00:18:16,831 --> 00:18:18,831 This past Sunday, the selection show with the party like we 548 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:19,831 usually do. 549 00:18:19,831 --> 00:18:21,831 Because I just want to keep it a straight business trip. 550 00:18:21,831 --> 00:18:23,831 Plus, the last three years we've done it, 551 00:18:23,831 --> 00:18:25,831 we didn't get out of the first weekend. 552 00:18:25,831 --> 00:18:27,831 [laughter] Yeah, he's a little 553 00:18:27,831 --> 00:18:28,831 bit like that, Josh. 554 00:18:28,831 --> 00:18:30,831 We know sometimes you want to break things that are going bad 555 00:18:30,831 --> 00:18:31,831 and continue to do things. 556 00:18:31,831 --> 00:18:35,164 But part of it's my job to give us the best chance what I feel 557 00:18:35,164 --> 00:18:37,664 to keep us locked in and give us the best chance to have an 558 00:18:37,664 --> 00:18:38,731 opportunity to win the game. 559 00:18:38,731 --> 00:18:40,731 Josh, thanks so much for your time. 560 00:18:40,731 --> 00:18:41,731 Thanks, Greg. 561 00:18:41,731 --> 00:18:42,731 And you're not the minority. 562 00:18:42,731 --> 00:18:43,731 You're the majority. 563 00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:45,431 I'm not the negative nellie! 564 00:18:45,431 --> 00:18:48,264 Overtime is coming up next. 565 00:18:48,264 --> 00:18:57,664 [theme music] ♪♪♪ 566 00:18:57,664 --> 00:18:59,498 Once again thanks to Josh for his time and we'll 567 00:18:59,498 --> 00:19:01,764 have more on the Tigers later in the show. 568 00:19:01,764 --> 00:19:03,764 But first, as we introduced to you last month, 569 00:19:03,764 --> 00:19:05,764 "Sports Files" is going to help you learn how to play the game 570 00:19:05,764 --> 00:19:06,764 of golf. 571 00:19:06,764 --> 00:19:09,498 And if you already play, we're going to try to make you better. 572 00:19:09,498 --> 00:19:11,898 More specifically, Greg King is going to make you better. 573 00:19:11,898 --> 00:19:14,798 Greg is the director of golf at Mirimichi Golf Course, 574 00:19:14,798 --> 00:19:17,831 and today is lesson number two in good golf made easy. 575 00:19:17,831 --> 00:19:23,831 So today, we're gonna work on the next set of fundamental 576 00:19:26,798 --> 00:19:29,231 disciplines of good golf made easy. 577 00:19:29,231 --> 00:19:32,398 We're gonna work on three things today and that is measuring 578 00:19:32,398 --> 00:19:35,164 yourself to the ball, the alignment that you need to 579 00:19:35,164 --> 00:19:37,264 possess in the game of golf and, as well, 580 00:19:37,264 --> 00:19:40,131 the ball position, also known as where do you play the ball 581 00:19:40,131 --> 00:19:41,431 between your feet. 582 00:19:41,431 --> 00:19:45,098 So I'll get started with a down the line view of. 583 00:19:45,098 --> 00:19:47,464 The question that I get asked all of the time is how far 584 00:19:47,464 --> 00:19:48,898 should I set up from the ball? 585 00:19:48,898 --> 00:19:50,898 And what I want to display to you here, 586 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:53,864 I've got a six iron in my right hand and I've got a driver in my 587 00:19:53,864 --> 00:19:54,864 left hand. 588 00:19:54,864 --> 00:19:56,864 And I've got two golf balls down here. 589 00:19:56,864 --> 00:20:00,131 And when I establish a set up with the six iron right there 590 00:20:00,131 --> 00:20:05,198 and a driver right here, what you'll notice is that these two 591 00:20:05,198 --> 00:20:08,231 golf balls on the ground are dramatically different in 592 00:20:08,231 --> 00:20:10,698 distances that I am away from the ball. 593 00:20:10,698 --> 00:20:13,731 The constant that you see when you look down the line, 594 00:20:13,731 --> 00:20:17,764 and I'm just gonna mimic a grip here is.. 595 00:20:17,764 --> 00:20:21,198 The constant is the distance between the end of the grip and 596 00:20:21,198 --> 00:20:22,664 the front line on my thighs. 597 00:20:22,664 --> 00:20:25,598 So after you made your athletic set up and you let your arms 598 00:20:25,598 --> 00:20:28,698 hang from your shoulder, you let the club tell you where it wants 599 00:20:28,698 --> 00:20:33,731 to rest when the bottom of the club is sold flat on the ground. 600 00:20:33,731 --> 00:20:34,998 This is the constant. 601 00:20:34,998 --> 00:20:36,698 Where do I set up for my hands? 602 00:20:36,698 --> 00:20:40,398 You let the club tell you how far you are away from the ball. 603 00:20:40,398 --> 00:20:44,298 So for fundamental alignment , I'm gonna ask you to visualize a 604 00:20:44,298 --> 00:20:45,598 railroad track. 605 00:20:45,598 --> 00:20:47,464 Two parallel lines. 606 00:20:47,464 --> 00:20:50,331 And so that when you set up the ball, 607 00:20:50,331 --> 00:20:52,964 the club face, the bottom of the club face, 608 00:20:52,964 --> 00:20:56,298 you always want to aim with the bottom scoring line. 609 00:20:56,298 --> 00:20:59,898 If you can see that that's aimed directly perpendicular to your 610 00:20:59,898 --> 00:21:04,964 line, once I set up, I've got these alignment rods on the 611 00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:10,231 ground to illustrate to you that I'm going right down this target 612 00:21:10,231 --> 00:21:12,231 line right here through the middle of the ball. 613 00:21:12,231 --> 00:21:13,798 That's my target line. 614 00:21:13,798 --> 00:21:17,031 So I've got these alignment rods on the ground and I want to set 615 00:21:17,031 --> 00:21:21,664 up my body parallel to my target line, 616 00:21:21,664 --> 00:21:24,231 which includes and encompasses feet, 617 00:21:24,231 --> 00:21:26,798 knees, hips and shoulders. 618 00:21:26,798 --> 00:21:31,264 And if I can get my body set up in correct alignments, 619 00:21:31,264 --> 00:21:35,398 that's a great start to good golf made easy. 620 00:21:35,398 --> 00:21:39,598 Greg, why don't you come and show us a little bit? 621 00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:43,398 So he's gonna set up to the ball in his great stance. 622 00:21:43,398 --> 00:21:44,398 His arms are hanging. 623 00:21:44,398 --> 00:21:45,398 He's got a great grip. 624 00:21:45,398 --> 00:21:47,398 And his lines are really good. 625 00:21:47,398 --> 00:21:49,931 You can see that when I set a club down right here on the 626 00:21:49,931 --> 00:21:52,198 front of his toes, very parallel. 627 00:21:52,198 --> 00:21:54,598 He;s got parallel alignments in feet, 628 00:21:54,598 --> 00:21:56,931 knees, hips and shoulders. 629 00:21:56,931 --> 00:21:58,364 He's ready to play the game. 630 00:21:58,364 --> 00:22:01,898 For the last fundamental we're gonna work on today is ball 631 00:22:01,898 --> 00:22:03,298 position. 632 00:22:03,298 --> 00:22:05,998 Where do I play the ball between my feet? 633 00:22:05,998 --> 00:22:09,631 And as an important note for you, 634 00:22:09,631 --> 00:22:13,531 I would like to really sort of drive home that when you measure 635 00:22:13,531 --> 00:22:17,931 yourself the distance away form the ball and where do you play 636 00:22:17,931 --> 00:22:20,931 the ball between your feet, you could have the greatest swing in 637 00:22:20,931 --> 00:22:21,931 the world. 638 00:22:21,931 --> 00:22:23,931 But if you're not measured correctly, 639 00:22:23,931 --> 00:22:26,531 you're not gonna strike it in the sweet spot of the club. 640 00:22:26,531 --> 00:22:29,631 So let's go over ball position just for a minute. 641 00:22:29,631 --> 00:22:32,164 I've got two clubs in my hand -- a driver, 642 00:22:32,164 --> 00:22:34,931 which is the longest club in the bag and I've got a six iron, 643 00:22:34,931 --> 00:22:36,998 sort of a middle of the road club. 644 00:22:36,998 --> 00:22:39,764 And what I'd like to illustrate over here is that with the 645 00:22:39,764 --> 00:22:42,298 driver, the longest club in the bag, 646 00:22:42,298 --> 00:22:44,631 I'm gonna play the ball forward in my stance, 647 00:22:44,631 --> 00:22:46,631 just off the in step on the left heel. 648 00:22:46,631 --> 00:22:51,064 Some players even play it in step of the arch of my left foot 649 00:22:51,064 --> 00:22:52,531 or front foot. 650 00:22:52,531 --> 00:22:56,931 With the six iron, because obviously it's a shorter club. 651 00:22:56,931 --> 00:22:58,931 So I'm gonna have to get closer. 652 00:22:58,931 --> 00:23:02,464 But also in ball position, where between my feet, 653 00:23:02,464 --> 00:23:05,498 it's much closer to the center of my stance. 654 00:23:05,498 --> 00:23:09,831 It's about half way between my belt buckle and inside of my 655 00:23:09,831 --> 00:23:11,298 left foot. 656 00:23:11,298 --> 00:23:13,431 Every club has a different length, 657 00:23:13,431 --> 00:23:16,298 which means that we're different distance away from the ball. 658 00:23:16,298 --> 00:23:21,264 And also, a good rule of thumb is just to know that the longest 659 00:23:21,264 --> 00:23:24,098 club in the bag, the driver, the fairway metals, 660 00:23:24,098 --> 00:23:26,798 we play the farthest forward in our stance. 661 00:23:26,798 --> 00:23:28,798 And as we get in to the shorter clubs, 662 00:23:28,798 --> 00:23:30,664 those get closer to center. 663 00:23:30,664 --> 00:23:34,364 For fundamental shots, I'm gonna play everything from the center 664 00:23:34,364 --> 00:23:36,198 of my stance, forward. 665 00:23:36,198 --> 00:23:38,598 So Greg, let's come in and have you illustrate. 666 00:23:38,598 --> 00:23:43,698 We'll start with the driver on the ball position. 667 00:23:43,698 --> 00:23:48,964 So we've got it set up for ya. 668 00:23:48,964 --> 00:23:51,398 Will you set up right. 669 00:23:51,398 --> 00:23:53,031 Inside the arch, you said? 670 00:23:53,031 --> 00:23:54,031 Yes sir. 671 00:23:54,031 --> 00:23:55,631 Okay. 672 00:23:55,631 --> 00:23:57,131 Very good. 673 00:23:57,131 --> 00:23:59,431 You could probably even move your feet a little bit to the 674 00:23:59,431 --> 00:24:01,798 right to play the ball a little bit closer to the front of your 675 00:24:01,798 --> 00:24:02,798 stance. 676 00:24:02,798 --> 00:24:03,798 Okay. 677 00:24:03,798 --> 00:24:04,798 There you go. 678 00:24:04,798 --> 00:24:07,431 That's a great position with driver. 679 00:24:07,431 --> 00:24:10,231 Now let's do the six iron. 680 00:24:10,231 --> 00:24:12,464 Obviously again, you'll have to get closer to the ball because 681 00:24:12,464 --> 00:24:13,464 the shorter club. 682 00:24:13,464 --> 00:24:15,498 And we're gonna play the ball closer to the middle of the 683 00:24:15,498 --> 00:24:16,998 stance. 684 00:24:16,998 --> 00:24:20,931 So each club in the bag has you set up uniquely a little bit 685 00:24:20,931 --> 00:24:21,931 different. 686 00:24:21,931 --> 00:24:22,931 Measure yourself. 687 00:24:22,931 --> 00:24:24,931 Uniquely a little bit different. 688 00:24:24,931 --> 00:24:26,931 So now you see he's got it about half way in the center. 689 00:24:26,931 --> 00:24:29,431 He's letting his hands hang from his shoulders, 690 00:24:29,431 --> 00:24:32,364 that correct distance away from the front line of the thighs. 691 00:24:32,364 --> 00:24:33,364 Greg, you're ready to go. 692 00:24:33,364 --> 00:24:35,931 So with the six iron, I've got the ball played about half way 693 00:24:35,931 --> 00:24:38,964 between the belt buckle and my left foot. 694 00:24:38,964 --> 00:24:43,098 Everything as a fundamental rule to know is that the driver, 695 00:24:43,098 --> 00:24:45,098 the longets club, the fairway metals, 696 00:24:45,098 --> 00:24:47,364 are played the furthest forward in my stance. 697 00:24:47,364 --> 00:24:49,431 As I get in to my shorter clubs, my six irons, 698 00:24:49,431 --> 00:24:52,831 about half way between belt buckle and left foot. 699 00:24:52,831 --> 00:24:54,831 And the shortest clubs, the wedges, 700 00:24:54,831 --> 00:24:55,831 are played close to center. 701 00:24:55,831 --> 00:24:57,831 But generally, everything's played forward of center. 702 00:24:57,831 --> 00:25:01,131 So now you know a bit about where to play the ball between 703 00:25:01,131 --> 00:25:05,564 your feet, ball position and how to measure yourself to the ball. 704 00:25:05,564 --> 00:25:07,564 Another great lesson from Greg King. 705 00:25:07,564 --> 00:25:09,564 Hey, March Madness is firmly underway, 706 00:25:09,564 --> 00:25:11,598 although the Tigers won't hit the court until tomorrow night 707 00:25:11,598 --> 00:25:13,698 at around 6:00 central time. 708 00:25:13,698 --> 00:25:16,698 We heard from Coach Josh Pastner earlier in the show as they get 709 00:25:16,698 --> 00:25:17,831 set to play G-W. 710 00:25:17,831 --> 00:25:21,264 And now, some thoughts from senior guards Chris Crawford and 711 00:25:21,264 --> 00:25:22,064 Michael Dixon Jr. 712 00:25:22,064 --> 00:25:24,064 Just we just need to stay focused, 713 00:25:24,064 --> 00:25:26,131 locked in, you know, just stay the courts, 714 00:25:26,131 --> 00:25:28,564 just do our job and like I just said, 715 00:25:28,564 --> 00:25:29,831 get the job done. 716 00:25:29,831 --> 00:25:31,331 You know we can be successful. 717 00:25:31,331 --> 00:25:33,764 We just got to go out there and do what we've been doing well 718 00:25:33,764 --> 00:25:35,531 for, I mean, 23 games. 719 00:25:35,531 --> 00:25:37,531 And I think that we should be fine. 720 00:25:37,531 --> 00:25:39,598 We've got a good team and we've got a lot of good players on 721 00:25:39,598 --> 00:25:40,598 this team. 722 00:25:40,598 --> 00:25:44,631 I think that the perparation and the time that guy's gonna put in 723 00:25:44,631 --> 00:25:45,698 the gym is going to pay off. 724 00:25:45,698 --> 00:25:47,698 And we're gonna be ready to play. 725 00:25:47,698 --> 00:25:49,698 And that will put a wrap on this week's show. 726 00:25:49,698 --> 00:25:52,664 Remember, you can catch any of our previous programs by going 727 00:25:52,664 --> 00:25:55,831 to WKNO-dot-org and clicking on 'Kno Tonite. 728 00:25:55,831 --> 00:25:56,898 Have a great week. 729 00:25:56,898 --> 00:25:57,898 Go Tigers! 730 00:25:57,898 --> 00:25:58,831 And we'll see you next 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