Sometimes that’s a lot, but that’s what is expected, and that’s what you get when you come here. But it also means that they expect you to perform and go out and play the best brand of basketball that we can play. Just everywhere we go, how much love they have for us. We were in London there was Kentucky fans. LANCE WARE: I think that being at a place like Kentucky, playing in front of the best fans in the country, no matter where we play, there will always be a Kentucky fan. Just wondered if each of you could speak to the tradition at Kentucky, what it means to each of you, and what it means to have to try to uphold that with so much expectation that comes along with playing at a program like Kentucky. So I feel like as a whole we’re definitely in a great mindset. As long as we fight, as long as we stay together, good things will happen. We understand that whatever happens in the end happens. We’re just all in the right mindset of staying connected, fighting through adversity if it comes, staying humble and just living in the moment. We’re going to have another great practice today. JACOB TOPPIN: I feel like together as a whole we’re in a great mindset ready for this game. I was wondering how is the team doing from that aspect? Where is their mindset heading into the tournament? Jacob, emotionally your kind of claim to fame this year has been coming out and being so open about your emotional and mental status. There’s always something lingering at this point of the year, but I’m feeling pretty good going into the game, and the rest of the team is feeling good, fresh, so we’re excited. At this point of the season everybody is a little banged up. Rest has been nice for me these last couple of days. CJ specifically, how are you doing, and how is the rest of the team doing injury-wise?ĬJ FREDRICK: Yeah, I’m doing well. We had good times last year with him, and to be able to go out here and play the game that we all love together is special, but, you know, number one thing is the game and to win the game and make sure that we fight, play hard, and do the things that we’re supposed to do. LANCE WARE: Following up on what they said. We’re looking forward to this opportunity. Like Jacob said, it’s going to be really fun competing against him, against Providence. All three of us were on that team last year, so we were able to talk to them for a little bit and just have some fun. Just be ready for the game.ĬJ FREDRICK: Like Jacob said, we’re all in that group chat. We just have to come in and fight and understand we have to respect them but not fear them. We played against him, so we know he is a really good player. JACOB TOPPIN: When we saw we were playing Providence, we have a group chat still from last year’s team, and I texted in group chat. Have you talked to him since the draw came out, and how excited are you to play him tomorrow? THE MODERATOR: Ready to go with the student-athletes for Kentucky.
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