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THIS YEAR'S NCAA TOURNAMENT IS
OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT THAN IN
YEARS PAST AND THAT AFFECTS THE
PLAYERS AND THEIR PARENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, JALEN SUGGS FAMILY
HAS MADE SEVERAL TRIPS FROM
MINNEAPOLIS TO INDIANAPOLIS IN
THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
THE CRAZY PART ABOUT IT IT'S AN
EIGHT AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE
EACH WAY BUT NOW THEY'RE FIRMLY
PLANTED IN INDIANAPOLIS AS THEY
HOPE TO SEE THEIR SON JAYLEN
WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
HOW >> MUCH TIME HAVE YOU GUYS
SPENT IN THE CAR OVER THE LAST
LIKE TWO WEEKS OR SO?
OH, A LOT WOULD BE A LOT MORE
THAN I LIKE TO.
THE SUGGS FAMILY IS ALL
BASKETBALL ALL THE TIME BUT
IT'S AT A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL THE
PAST FEW WEEKS LOTS >> OF WINS.
WE'RE WE'RE ALL FOR ALL THE
WINS SO THAT MAKES IT WORTH IT.
IT WASN'T >> JUST JALEN PLAYING
>> IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THIS
WEEK.
SISTER JESSICA PLAYED IN THE
MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL STATE
TOURNAMENT ON TUESDAY AS WELL.
HER GAME STARTED AT FIVE P.M.
EASTERN TIME AND JYLLANDS GAME
AGAINST USC THAT NIGHT STARTED
AT SEVEN FIFTEEN THAT >> MADE
THINGS A BIT COMPLICATED FOR
THE DUO.
IT ALSO MEANT THEY HAD TO
DELIVER A RESULT OF HIS
SISTER'S GAME TO JALEN FROM THE
STANDS WILL >> MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE IPAD CHARGED UP AND
READY TO GO AND HOPEFULLY WE
CAN GET A GREAT STREAM WHEN WE
GET IN THE BUILDING AND WE'LL
GIVE HIM THE SIGNAL SHE WON OR
NOT.
HOPEFULLY SHE WON >>.
ANOTHER THING THE PARENTS ARE
ENJOYING ABOUT THE STANDS IS
SIMPLY JUST BONDING WITH OTHER
GONZAGA PARENTS SOMETHING
THEY'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DO
SPARINGLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
KISPERT IS MOM'S >> ALWAYS IN
THE FRONT ROW.
YOU GOT TIMMY'S MOM IN THE
FRONT ROW.
MALIA INKERS DEMENTO SO BETWEEN
ALL THE THREE MOMS IS A LOT OF
GOOD LOUD CHEERING THERE FOR
THE BOYS.
THE BOYS SEE THEM UPSTAIRS.
YOU KNOW I THINK IT GIVES THEM
A LITTLE EXTRA FIREPOWER ON THE
COURT A LITTLE MOTIVATION
THERE.
IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN.
IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PARTS MEANINGFUL AND THEY'RE
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS THAT
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS AFTER
THIS WE'LL ALWAYS TAKE WITH US
.
JALEN IS ALSO JUST TWO GAMES
AWAY FROM TAKING HOME SOME VERY
SPECIAL HARDWARE.
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR YOU GUYS
TO HAVE YOUR SON BE ENOUGH?
I MIGHT CRY.
THAT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT
I'VE EVER PROBABLY TOLD ME HE
WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD THAT
JALEN SUGGS KID KARTHICK PRETTY
DECENT, HUH?
WHO I'VE NEVER HEARD JOKING.
IT'S PRETTY GOOD BASKETBALL
PLAYER.
ALL RIGHT.
HE'S HOPING TO GO PRO THE
BULLDOGS ARE FINAL FOUR BOUND
IN A CITY THAT ALSO IS THE
RESIDENCE OF THE TEAM'S MOST
SUCCESSFUL NBA PLAYER OF THE
MARK FUERA.
YEAH, DOMANTAS SABONIS TOLD ME
EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT HE WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND EITHER.
ZEGAS FINAL FOUR GAME OR
POTENTIAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME DUE TO NBA COVID
PROTOCOLS.
BUT HE'S STILL FERVENTLY
WATCHING THIS TEAM EVEN IF IT
MEANS HE'S JUST A FEW MILES
AWAY JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR
THE TEAM TO PLAY AROUND WITH
COACHES AND I DOING NOTHING.
GONZAGA >> IS TWO GAMES AWAY
FROM DOING JUST THAT.
THEY'VE IMPRESSED JOMAA SABONIS
THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE NCAA
TOURNAMENT RUN.
>> THEY GOT A LOT OF GUYS
THERE'S THAT A LOT THAT YOU
KNOW AND THAT'S DANGEROUS
ESPECIALLY FROM TOURNAMENT TIME
YOU NO MATTER WHO'S IN THE
COURT THEY'RE PLAYING AT ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT NORMALLY >>
THIS WOULD BE A DREAM SCENARIO
FOR DOMAS.
WOULD GET TO BE AROUND THE
TEAM A TON BEFORE THEIR FINAL
FOUR RUN DUE TO THE TOURNAMENT
BEING PLAYED THIS CITY NOT THIS
YEAR >> IT.
YOU KNOW, I'M TEXTING THE
COACHES THE TELL ME FEEL YOU
KNOW SOME OF THE GUYS AND NOT
BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM IS NOT
FUN.
UNDOUBTEDLY >> IF THE TWO TIME
NBA ALL STAR WERE ABLE TO BE
AROUND THE TEAM HE'D BE ASKED
TO GIVE THEM ADVICE TO GET
THROUGH THE NEXT TWO GAMES.
DOMAR >> SAYS HE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY BUT FOR GOOD REASON.
>> THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN SAY.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE ALL THEY'VE
ALL MADE IT HARDER THAN I EVER
HAD.
YOU KNOW THE TEAM YOU KNOW THEY
MADE THE FINAL FOUR SO JUST
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LIKE BOYS,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE TAKING THEIR
TIME AND THEY'RE DOING IS
GREAT.
YOU KNOW, WE STAY THAT WAY AND
FINISH STRONG SABONIS HOPES
THEY FINISH IT OFF FOR A LOT OF
REASONS BUT HIGH UP ON THE LIST
IS FOR THE PEOPLE HE KNOWS.
THIS WOULD MEAN A LOT TO
EVERYTHING >> TO EVERY MEMBER
IS YOU KNOW AND IT'S SOMETHING
WE'VE BEEN DREAMING FOR OUR
TIME AND I'M TRYING TO GET IT
WOULD BE AMAZING ACTUALLY DO IT
UNDEFEATED WOULD BE EVEN BETTER
>>.
TOMAS SAID MENTIONED TO ME THAT
HE'S BEEN ABLE TO GET TICKETS
TO PACERS GAMES FOR SOME OF THE
GONZAGA STAFF MEMBERS WIVES.
SO IT'S BEEN GOOD AT LEAST TO
SEE THEM WHILE THEY'VE BEEN IN
TOWN.
IT'S PRETTY CRAZY HE'S NOT ABLE
TO GO TO THESE GAMES
CONSIDERING THAT LUCAS OIL
STADIUM IS ONLY A MILE AWAY
FROM BAKERSFIELD HOUSE WHERE
THE PACERS PLAY AROUND.
YEAH, IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY A
SUPER SUPER WEIRD.
WELL, WITH EVERY WIN GONZAGA IS
GETTING CLOSER TO MAKING
HISTORY AND BECOMING JUST THE
EIGHTH TEAM EVER TO GO
UNDEFEATED THROUGH AN ENTIRE
SEASON AND WIN A TITLE.
I DON'T THINK IT DENIGRATES OR
SAYS ANYTHING LESS ABOUT THE
SEVENTY SIX TEAM.
IT JUST SAYS THAT THERE'S NO
OTHER TEAM THAT HAS GONE
UNDEFEATED >>.