Michigan State Spartans Basketball Legend Morris Peterson 2-8-25

Oregon Ducks On SI

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00:00So we know it was special, what made that team special?

00:07Well, Mo please say the best, we all just genuinely love each other and

00:11have the respect for each other.

00:13And going back on that court, bringing back memories and seeing all of us together.

00:19That's something we talked about, we're gonna do something special.

00:22We got an opportunity to do that, so I feel great.

00:25Can you believe it's been 25 years?

00:28Man, you know what, I got a couple braids on my hair, my beard right now.

00:31So that's starting to remind me of the years.

00:34But you know what, actually, I think that every year it gets better.

00:37It gets better, the importance of it.

00:39My kids started to ask me questions more, they have a game at night.

00:43So yeah, I think to be able to share it with them is a special moment for me.

00:47How much are you seeing these guys, and who haven't you seen in a long time?

00:52You know what, I pretty much see most of the guys

00:55throughout the last couple of years, they come in in the summer.

00:58And when we talk, anytime I see those guys,

01:02Mo and I talk all the time, see Mike and see DT and Dre Hood.

01:07All those guys, they've been massive for the most part.

01:11So it's just, we are close, even if we don't talk every day.

01:17And when we come back and do stuff like this, or we come back in the summer, or

01:19come back to the games, it's always special for us.

01:21Would you give Oregon the shooting pointers in the first half there?

01:24Man, they need to give me some shooting pointers right now.

01:26They shooting the blood out of me right now.

01:28What are you doing these days?

01:30You know what, I'm just taking care of my family, doing some business ventures.

01:35And I'm coaching my son's sixth grade basketball team.

01:37There you go, you like that?

01:38That's coaching, yeah, I like it.

01:39You coaching the Ways, or what?

01:41Yep, I took all the pages out of all this book.

01:45Morris, what do you see in this team compared to your team?

01:48This team, you know what, the thing I love is we always stress the importance of

01:54having your identity and what you stand for.

01:57And one thing that we stood for was playing hard defensively,

02:00going chips down, and that's something we stress to them.

02:05It's gonna get tough out there, it's not gonna always go.

02:07Mo and I were talking during the game, we were like,

02:08we didn't play our best all the time.

02:12But we made sure that they didn't play their best all the time.

02:15But we can play defense and do the everything, and

02:17that's something that Coach Izz has instilled in us for years.

02:20And it trickles down, and it's just genuine.

02:22When we come back, we always give the guys pointers, and

02:25we're always letting them know that we got their back on anything.

02:28Coach, just tell me.

02:28Morris, is your team

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