00:00I know you talked about this being some of the most fun that you've had with this team.
00:05I'm curious how much it's challenged you as a coach just having to change lineups constantly
00:11and rethink and reinvent just on the fly all the time.
00:15Ryan, the most challenging ever because of injuries and a whole bunch of stuff.
00:22So it's been challenging, draining, but people like Ezra,
00:30I don't know if I've ever had a player because we do a little thing in practice
00:36when we go drill to drill, it's one, two, three, ready, break.
00:39And he came to me after the Michigan State game and he said,
00:45hey, coach, I don't ever want you to leave the huddle again without saying ready, break.
00:50And it was his way of saying, we're all in this together.
00:56We feed off what your body language and what.
01:00And so I thought it was like such a mature thing and such a leader kind of quality comment
01:08for him to grab a 61-year-old coach and kind of say, hey, man, this is what we need from you and do it.
01:16And so as challenging it is, there's a lot of guys that like, you know,
01:23I'm going to want to have a great relationship when they're gone from here
01:26because like I gave you the example of Ezra.
01:30And then it's really cool to see players like Gabe Dines continue to improve.
01:35And, you know, Gabe at this end of the year, if he keeps getting better,
01:41he's turning into a real, real factor for us and opposing teams.
01:47And he's still got, you know, more growth next year.
01:51So it's been cool to see him grow as well.
01:53So it's been cool.
