We did Fort Campbell, which was one of the hardest things that we have ever done. It was exciting. It was fun. I had this bright idea. I promise guys, the first mile and I was like, whose idea was this? But you know, it really showed the staff in a different light and show the players that we were in the trenches together, and that it takes everyone in order to be successful.
It gave us an opportunity to bond with each other, but also to give back to people who support our program. So it was a big hit for us this summer. That was an activity that forced us to be our best physically and mentally. And all year we talked about getting over the hump. When adversity hits that we have enough to get over the hump.
So we are doing good. Our administration and Jim Madaleno do a phenomenal job to make sure that we are educated and safe. She understands her role and what we need her to do. And she is a work in progress. But when the light bulb is on she is a difference maker for our team. And so we are counting on Treasure. But she does not play like a freshman.
You know, she arrived on campus and she was like, Coach, what do you need for me? She got fouled, they slammed her head into the backstop, she picked the ball right back up and she got the half court and started the offense again. You know, we want the fans back in the stands. We really missed them a year ago. And for people to get behind this team. This is a team that you all want to see.
And we want to make this the best college experience. And we can do that with Big Blue Nation. So up tempo, I think what makes this team very unique and special is our versatility. We play position-less basketball, we play fast. And then we talked about all summer that our defensive intensity must be there. It travels.
So no matter where we go, our heart and intensity on defense and rebounding should travel with us at all times. And we must play a disruptive style of basketball. We are undersized, but we can press and run and be disruptive, which is a fun brand of basketball, hustle plays.
We took a charge yesterday at the Blue-White scrimmage and the whole bench got up. We want to shatter all ceilings. You know, Rhyne is obviously a talented basketball player, the best in the country for so many reasons. But with that said she has a supporting cast that can help take her to the next level along with this program. Jazmine Massengill has had a phenomenal summer. She has stepped up in the point guard position.
She is leading on and off the court. Blair Green, I am so proud of the progress that she has made. Blair, I promise we are going to get you a shot. But she is shooting the leather of the basketball. But we have a very talented team. And we are one of the best teams in the country. Her fitness, we really talked about last year, her being able to play plus minutes drawing the best defenders.
She received a lot of body shots last year. We committed to the weight room. We have a new strength coach and coach Lee Taylor, who has been phenomenal.
Our girls have really responded to him. But Rhyne also a vocal leadership. But that was really important to me to set the tone. And this is my program now and change the guards from coach. So setting the tone and culture of how I wanted things was really important. And last year, I was kind of thrown into it, we were in the middle of the season. So it was survival mode. So culture and committing to it. So she has really ramped it up. And we probably can keep her out of foul trouble because some of the files that she would receive is probably because she was not in the fitness level that she needed to be in.
But offensively it helps us so much. When adversity hits or when we were fatigued, we have to be able to get over the hump. And that was one of the things that we talked about at Fort Campbell. So surprise. And then we talked about the team bonding. You would have thought I was talking a foreign language that they had to give up their cell phones for 24 hours.
But it was the best thing because it really forced us to communicate and bond and be able to problem solve. We are all in it to win and be the best that we can be and we all have strengths and weaknesses. And then I thought coach Gail Goestenkors brings a balance to the staff where Coach Amber, myself, Coach Butts were all cut from the same cloth.
So you need a good balance on top of her wealth of knowledge and experience. So she coaches me every day along with this staff. So we have a great mix. So I do all sorts of crazy things in my free time when basketball is not going on. So now I can add that to my list. I never thought that I was going to repel in Rupp Arena. But now I can just add that to my list of adventurous things. But I can always count on Coach Amber as my adventurous partner as we went skydiving together.
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