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CHRIS HAYNES: I've been here
for about two weeks now.

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My experiences were
different from the players,

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but you know, I think, players
are back in their comfort zone.

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As you see them on the
court, they're giddy.

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It's kind of like opening
practice of the season.

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This is like the
feel of a new season.

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You just see guys, like,
energetic, and guys look good.

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You know, we're-- we're
allowed to go in there and view

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the last 15 minutes of practice,
you really-- really don't see

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much during that time.

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They're just doing shoot
drills or playing one on one

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and playing around,
but you can just

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see guys are just
energetic, and you

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could tell they're motivated.

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And they're happy to be
here, or happy to be there

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in that practice
setting, I should say.

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So that's-- that's
been cool to see.

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You know, that's
their comfort zone,

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but once they step out
of that practice setting,

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you know, then it's the unknown.

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You know, guys trying to
figure out where to go.

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Figure out what
they're going to eat.

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Figure out what type of
entertainment can they have.

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You know, there's
still a feeling

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out process for everybody.

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I think that if there's concern,
there's just concern with,

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you know, trying to
stay sane if you're

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a team that's expected to go
the distance in this restart.

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You know, going up to three
months, that's where it can be

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problematic, and that's
where players can, you know,

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deal with anxiety
and depression.

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That's where that can
set in, but you know,

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there's a lot of
players that's anxious.

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You know, they're not
used to being restrained

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to these type of situations.

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So it's just-- like,
it's a learning,

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it's a learning
process, learning.

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But I think the good
thing about this situation

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is that everybody's here.

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You kind of see players
interacting with one another

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on different teams throughout.

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It has like a summer
league feel, you know,

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where you just see guys
just walking through.

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So, you know, it's--

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that part is cool, but
you know, being confined

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to your room in just the primary
campus that you reside on,

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you know, that's been tough on
the majority of the players.