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Mike Hopkins praised the coaching job done by WSU's Kyle Smith.
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00:00 >> The Washington State's plan, they got a great belief right now.
00:03 They can score from multiple positions.
00:05 People have taken away Jones and taken away Rice.
00:08 And all of a sudden you see Wells, Jack Amonofsky makes big shots.
00:11 I believe that Kyle Smith shouldn't just be coach of the year in our league.
00:16 There's an argument for him to be national coach of the year.
00:19 I got a lot of respect for him.
00:23 Jimmy Shaw's assistant have a lot of respect for him.
00:25 They've done a phenomenal job.
00:28 They have a completely new roster, which has been very difficult to do.
00:32 And they've got to play at a high level.
00:34 But the biggest thing about their teams, they're very, very tough.
00:37 And we've got to be able to match their toughness.
00:39 They go to the glass, that's kind of been our Achilles heel.
00:42 If we can rebound, we'll be able to run.
00:43 And hopefully we can make shots.
00:48 But it's gonna be a great college basketball game.
00:51 Rivalry games are great.
00:53 It's gonna be our last game in the Pac-12,
00:55 which I'm sure will be a lot of fireworks in a good way.
00:58 Cuz there's so much respect back and forth.