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Season 2 Episode 12: STILL Savage by name, and Savage by nature with Kye Savage (the interview!)
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Most of the NBL1 East is on a break for the King's Birthday long weekend, so we at EGG took a break too.
We did have the chance to chat with up-and-coming talent Kye Savage, fresh from his back-to-back games for the CoE against the Canberra Gunners.
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Introduction and NBL1 East Break
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to another episode of East Got Game, an unofficial podcast about the NBL One East season for 2024. It was the King's birthday long weekend in New South Wales, meaning that NBL One East had a much-needed break.
COE Games Recap
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That was everyone except for our two Canberra-based teams. The COE played the Canberra Gunners and the Canberra Nationals back to back, playing Thursday 6th June and Friday 7th June. In the men's competition, the COE hosted the Canberra Gunners and lost 68-99 in Game 1 on Thursday 6th.
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They then travelled pretty much across the road where they played the Gunners on their home ground, winning that one 76-85.
Standings Update
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In the women's competition, the COE won Game 1 87-82 and winning Game 2 72-92 when they played against the Canberra Nationals at Belconnen. As for the latter in the men's competition after these two games were played, Maitland Mustangs are back on top with a win-loss record of 11-1, the Canberra Gunners slip to second place with 13-2 and the COE are now in third place with 11-4. And after these two games for the women's competition, the COE are still in sixth place with a win-loss record of 9-6,
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and the Canberra Nationals are at 12th place with a win-loss record of five and ten.
Athlete Interview: Kai Savage
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And with MBL1 East taking a long weekend, us here at East Got Game also decided to take a little bit of a long weekend. So this week there won't be a game review, however we will still feature an athlete interview. We hope that everyone in NBL One East stayed safe and well over the King's birthday long weekend and would be well rested and ready to go to continue round 10 next week, tipping off on Saturday the 15th of June. In the meantime, please enjoy this special episode with our guest athlete interview.
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Our guest today is another native from the Apple Isle. He has quickly cemented himself as an outstanding talent in an age group that boasts the likes of Jacob Fervy, Rocco Zukarski and Roman Suolipa. Described as a natural scorer and dynamic player, this MBL I East star will soon be graduating to the Brisbane Bullets for the MBL 2024-25 season. A player so good he inspired the episode title Savage by Name, Savage by Nature in East Scott Game season 1 episode 12. Our guest today is Kai Savage. Kai, welcome to East Scott Game. Thank you so much for being one of our guests for season 2. How are you this evening? I'm really good, thank you. Thanks for having me on.
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Absolutely, you've been referenced already a couple of times one way or another by a Scott game So it only seemed fitting that you we have you on as a guest Yeah, yeah for sure So the question that we like to ask everyone at the start of our athlete interviews is how did your basketball journey begin?
Kai's Early Basketball Journey
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Yeah, so I'm my journey started up pretty early um Because you know my mum was she played um back in the day. She was like a I played a lot of games for my old club back in back in Tassie, so um I was always, you know, that kid hanging around the stadium, just watching mum's games, stuff like that. But um I think I first started playing properly, probably around when I was six or seven. So um so yeah, I always had an idea of um pretty much wanting to play basketball. So I pretty much had no other choice, as mum didn't really like me playing AFL at footy.
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the real footy that is as well. um But yeah, so I had really had no choice just to stick with, ah stick with basketball really. So yeah. And tell us a bit more about where your home club is in Tasmania. um So my home club, it's the Devonport Basketball Association. ah I'm from Devonport as well. So it's only like a five-minute drive from the stadium. So that's always been been handy for me. So, um you know, if one couldn't couldn't ever drop me, drop me at trainings or something. I was always um able to walk. So um so yeah that was that was pretty handy. so and Did your mum play at a high level?
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um She played, I'm pretty sure she played like ah State, I think. I remember, I think she went to the Country Cup um with all the country teams back in the day. So she was playing at the Lauren Jackson, what it is now, the Lauren Jackson Stadium. um So yeah, so um and then she played for the local club, Devonport. She played around 400 and something games. So yeah, she played for a very long time. So um so yeah. When did you realize that you were, you know, pretty good at, pretty good at this basketball thing, you might be able to take it somewhere? Look, probably, probably a bit later on because like I was always decent, but you know, as like I was a bottom-Ager, I was, you know, not as good as everyone else and then I'd get the top agent, the competition would sort of drop and that's kind of when I realized I'm, I'm alright.
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And then I think it started to get more serious when I was able to try out for under 16 state teams. So I made reserve for my first state team so I was bottom edge for that so I made reserve. And then the next year, unfortunately got cancelled due to COVID. But um that kind of like motivated me more just to stick with it as I knew my opportunity would come. So just ah during that COVID period, me and Mum would always just ah working out, doing whatever we could. So um so yeah. So that that team you were reserved for must have been some pretty good players. And who was in that Tazzy team that kept you out of it?
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um I remember I think Lucky Brewer was in there. He was the only bottom major actually. I think Riley Haywood, he's a good mate of mine. um I can't remember the full full team, but um but yeah, I think i just because I was pretty small back then as well, so I think that's kind of what kept me out. But looking back on it now, I kind of thank thank the coach for not picking me because I don't think I would have worked as hard if I didn't get picked. if i So yeah, so um with him not picking me, I just think that um maybe we want to work harder and be more hungry just to make the next
Basketball Growth in Tasmania
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team. so
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Tazzy basketball, especially at youth level at the moment, is absolutely booming. um What do you think is contributing to the growth of the game in in Tasmania lately? Yeah, look, I think it's, you know, the Jack Jumps have had a ah big, big influence on all the junior basketball around the state. That's definitely lifted it. um And I just think just it's been like ah it's a real close community down in Tassie, so you know everyone knows each other really, and everyone's just you know really nice down there, um and everyone gets along really. and like just all they all they Because it's a small state, just everyone's just you know close with each other, they've all got tabs and stuff. so yeah And just all the competitions they have yeah all year round, it just you know brings it brings everything everyone together.
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and Is there kind of a um ah is' that a unifying effect like Tazzy versus everyone else? like You can't afford to have your infighting and your battles because you want a smaller population than everyone else. Yeah, for sure. It's definitely definitely the mindset we have, like, you know, being in that small state. I think um ah think we're starting to punch more above our weight as the years go by. Like, we just keep getting better every every year. I think um that's just the mentality. Tasmania has always gone into every competition, really, in any sport as well, just because of the population. But um but yeah, I definitely think Tazzy's punching above its weight. And hopefully soon to have a real footy team in Tazzy as well. Yeah, that's definitely exciting, yeah.
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But it speaking of footy, do you think, you mentioned the jack jumpers, do you think that them being there means, um I imagine there's a lot of kids down there who are really good at footy and really good at basketball. And now they're less switching to footy because, you know, they've got the jack jumpers around. Yeah, yeah, for sure. I think, because Taz is also, that's more of a footy state as well. So um I think growing up, ah more people were focused on footy. But I think with the jack jumpers now, I think they see like a real pathway for basketball as well. And like seeing that, seeing like all of us, like boys, like you got Tarana, I'm showing you, you got Rain Smith, all those boys.
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They definitely influenced me to try and not make it make it out of Tassie really. So um I think just seeing all of the older age groups, seeing what they can do, I think that provides a lot of belief in in the Tasmanians.
National Team Experience
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And side question, when you when the first time you went to a nationals representing Tasmania, did you get much of a shock or a wake up call when you saw what the other states were like or were you pretty confident that you could keep up with them? um I think we were pretty confident because um we had a pretty good team. like we had ah ah don't think I'm not sure if you know him, but Callum Boucher, he was I think one of the best bigs at the tournament and not not many people knew about him because he didn't start like playing till late. I remember our first game we got pumped by WA, but ah still we still believed that we could go find the tournament and then we came out the next day and beat the Vicks.
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That's definitely something we were proud of that tournament. But then unfortunately, Bouch went down with an ankle injury. So that kind of ruined our tournament. But yeah, I still thought we punched above our weight with that tournament, especially just, you know, with a small state. um But yeah, I think i think we throw up in that. Yeah, certainly making your mark on the tournament by beating Victoria
COE and Professional Transition
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on day two. Well done. um But despite being cut as a bottom major when you're going for the under 16 state team, you found yourself with a COE scholarship. So what was it like in that first six months you arrived to COE? It was definitely challenging. like you know um It's definitely like a grind up here, but I think um just with everyone like being close, the coach is always helping, always wanting to make us better. um I think it was it was definitely the best opportunity for me other than like and just staying in Tassie. I think um coming up here is definitely
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build my game. I've learnt heaps of new things that I probably wouldn't have learnt back home. And I'm able to make new friends, you know, um that I'll probably be mates with for a long time now. So, um giving me the opportunity to travel the world as well. So, something I definitely don't regret. And um yeah, I've loved my time up here. Playing for the COE team, like, affect the the group dynamic. Because I mean, like, you go against each other every day in training. If you didn't have the team kind of thing, it would just be competing against each other.
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Yeah, for sure. Our practices definitely get ah very competitive. Like there's a few days where everyone, a few people hate each other and then the next day they'll just get along like nothing happened. But yeah, I think um us being able to compete in the in the East has has helped us a lot just to, you know, not just practicing every day. We can actually put what we're working on in practice into gameplay and actually show that we can compete even though we're we're younger than everyone else, we can still compete with all all the older older people in the league. and What were some of those things when you first arrived that you wanted to kind of improve on first? i'm Definitely putting on some muscle and and weight, which I think I've done. um You know, I think being a smaller smaller guard, I think I needed to put on a bit more, so not being able to get bumped around so easily. um But yeah, and definitely definitely my shooting. like I was still able to shoot it alright, but um
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I think being up here, you know, getting in the gym all the time, just being able to access it, like a five minute walk, it's just being able to improve it day by day. And and yeah, they've helped me out so much with that. So um yeah. There were some of those other point guards with a similar, I guess, stature and frame as yourself that currently plan the MBL that you are try and model yourself from. I wouldn't say the same, you know, like body, body wise, but I've definitely watched a lot of Chris Golding. Um, you know, like him flying off the screens, um, off the dribble, just creating, creating shots of barely anything just coming from nothing to something. So that's definitely something someone I've watched, um, and try to model my game off as well. ah so And so you're also part of a talented under 16 Australian team.
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one one gold at Asia Cup in 2022. Tell us more about this experience. Yeah, that was great. That was a lifetime experience. You know, obviously my first ah first national team. So um I loved every minute of it. it was It was one of the best experience I've ever had. so But also being able to win gold against a tough Japan team in the in the final. That was really good. um And then obviously, because of COVID, we had to bring world welds in the in the same time frame.
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I think that was a struggle. um But I think being being with that group, it definitely made it a lot easier because we we got so close and we're just a tight bunch. And um yeah, we had a lot of fun memories and a lot of not so fun memories. But um but yeah, we all we all loved each other. And um yeah, it was great. I wasn't too sure if you got to compete at under 17 Worlds or if that was the Worlds where Australia decided not to participate because it was in Iran or something. Yeah, we had to go from under 16 Asia straight to 17 12 cup. And then, uh, I think it was last year's 19 where we couldn't go. So we had a camp, I think that was last year in February, maybe. But, um, yeah, so we weren't able to go to that. Unfortunately, but, um, Oh yeah, I couldn't like, honestly, all the years pretty much since COVID, I think all the years just have meshed into one.
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So what was the mark time of what happened when because of COVID? And so where was Worlds for you in under 17? It was in Spain. Not a bad part of the world to go for basketball? Yeah, it was great. I was lucky enough to go back as well at the end of last year with the Global Academy as well, just to play a few matches over there against some European teams. But that was also good to get a like go to a different part of Spain and just experience that so that was that was awesome as well because yeah when I found that you were part of that under 16 Australian team that won gold at Asia Cup the MVP his name was pretty familiar I think it was Yuto who plays for Global Academy or COE at the moment is that right yeah yeah he just I think he left like I think it was last week he was he was pretty good at that tournament we were watching like all the film on him and he was just making the toughest shots but um
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Yeah, Yuto is ah he's a great guy. um um just I've definitely taught him a few few Australian slang sla words, but um he said he's going to take it back to Japan, so hopefully he does that for me. But i'm yeah, Yuto was good. um Definitely helped us out a lot ah in the East this year, um grabbing those boards and um you know getting downhill. but um But yeah, he was good. How come he was with COE for the short period of time? So he came in with global, but he was still in global. So we can have like, I don't think he counts as a ah international player anymore because of that Japan thing with the NBA one. But, um, so yeah, we can get a few internationals in the team. Like we've got seven M and R O from England right now. And we got Julius and Oscar from New Zealand. So, so, uh, we usually bring a few over from, uh, NBA academy.
Choosing Brisbane Bullets
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And we also would like to say a big congratulations on signing a three-year deal with the Brisbane Bullets. As we were saying offline, you're going to love the weather up here after you've lived in Canberra and coming from Tasmania. Today, being a June winter day, I was wearing a t-shirt and a pair of jeans for most of the day because the sun is still hot. So I think you'll be okay once you get here. So did you have the decision between deciding to go to college as a pathway to the pros or did you just decide to go pro as soon as you could? um Yeah, I was originally committed to California Baptist. I think ah committed I committed pretty early because my grades at school weren' weren't the best. So um we decided to commit commit early and try and work on that with them and try and work away to get me eligible.
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But then um I think it was towards the end of last year, I kind of had a thought that I just didn't didn't think college was for me. And I think just staying back home was probably the best best option for my development, um especially those first two years with the but the bullets. I think that'll that'll um help me a lot. Did you have any other college offers other than California Baptist? um Not offers, but I had a bit of interest cause um because I committed so early. I just had an interest and stuff like that. But I've started it here late last year, just a few of the teams wanting to meet wanting me to try and go through the JUCO route and then do my two years there and then head up to the D1 level. But um yeah, but there was a few teams there that were pretty cool. But um yeah, ultimately, I think the NBA was the best decision for me.
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Yeah, if you got a choice between NBL and JUCO, I think you made a pretty good choice in the nicest possible way I can say that. Yeah, so three years with the bullets, I understand that the deal is you're going to be a development player for two years and then a full roster spot by the third year. So some great stability to start off your professional career. So that must feel quite reassuring or help you decide to design with them in the end. um I think it's their culture that they're building. you know like Obviously, they haven't had much of a winning history lately, so they're trying to build build on that. and I just think that's that's what grabbed my attention. I think what they plan. like
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uh with developing me I think that also also caught my eye as well so I just think being a part I'll obviously want to be a part of that that culture and building some success at the at the club so so yeah that was um definitely a big turning point for me and um yeah so it was just pretty exciting to get the get the signing over and done with and focus on the NBA one season and then yeah get up there and get into it. What is the three-year plan that the bullets kind of presented to you and how do they see you i'll fit into the system and their program? Yeah so the first year will be sort of like just developing me sort of like getting my body right, getting my fitness right and just you know I think I'm training every day with that that type of level I think that'll that'll prepare me even better so um and then the second year I think um
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That's where I'll try and find my way into the rotation. Um, so yeah, I think, um, and then just developing even more really, um, just in that being that environment, just trying to become more of a pro than I am now. And, um, and Justin Shuler was one of your coaches that was part of the under 17s team. What's your relationship like with him? And was he also a green flag to help you decide to do some of the bullets? Yeah for sure, I think um he showed that I could be trusted coming off the bench in the Asia and World Cup. I think um I showed that ah he could trust me um coming on and being that.
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being the spark really off the bench and providing a lot of energy and um showing that I can you know know play play all that defence first and then my offence will come. But um he was definitely definitely a green flag as we've had a pretty good history together and i'm a little bit of success. so yeah Certainly a big step between COE where a lot of support is around you. um Like I think, do you still have your meals kind of provided and your schedule kind of sorted out for you and you've just got to wake up on time essentially? What have they set up for you in Brisbane to help you with the transition from that COE environment into the real world? Yeah, it's ah it's a bit weird to be honest because like, you know, everyone's like we're living on campus with
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all my mates around me and um you know we've got a lot lot of stuff provided for us. and um But just thinking a couple of months time that I'll be turning into a pro and you know I'll actually have to look after myself properly and do all the right things and look after my body and do all the extra stretching and stuff like that. so um ah yeah It definitely feels weird but um being up here has prepared me to go to that next level and be a pro off the court and on the court. so I think being up here has helped a lot.
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and mom giving you any recipes that you need to start cooking learning to cook on your own or you're just going to rely on my muscle chef meals which look no judgment i got my order of um ah muscle chef meals tonight Yeah, pretty much, yeah. We'll be living, like the living situation will be good because we're with the two other DPs, I'm pretty sure. So I think just having, you know, two other people just to make it more comfortable, ah making the transition smooth as well. So I think just being around the the boys um with the bullets, they've already got long season bets with with the team and professionals. So I think that'll be good for me just to,
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you know, taking a few things from from the older boys just to help me with the start of my journey. So I think um they'll be super helpful with that. So look, I might have to go with that to be honest, because I can't really cook. So um um ah I might have to find someone to cook for me, but I might just have to find an air fryer or something. So a housewarming gift for Kai Savage for those listening is going to be an air fryer, an air fryer cookbook. and some kind of meal prep service subscription just to get him on his feet. And what do you think you'll miss the most about the COE? um I think just being around the boys really. We've built so many good friendships up here and all my close friends. I think I won't realise that it's all it's all go gone by pretty fast until I'm back home in in Tassie and then realise that I can't really come back here anymore. so
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I think just the friendships that I've built would definitely last last a lifetime, I reckon. So yeah, it's definitely been great. Will you get to go home ah to Tasmania for a period of time before you relocate to Brisbane? Yeah, so I'll be back in Tassie for about two and a bit weeks, and then I'll head up before the 24th of July. You're coming to Brizzy, where I think one of your former Aussie teammates, ah Roman Sewell Leifer, is still here. um killing an NBL1 North, but it looks like you're doing a little bit of a location swap. Look, the Tassie boy going to Brisbane. The Brisbane boy's going to Tassie. Yeah, I was actually talking to him um after the 20s tournament when he went down to for his visit to Tassie and he was shocked. He said he thought Tassie was just a whole lot of bushland, no like buildings or anything. So I told him it wasn't just that, but um but yeah, I think I'm pretty sure he loved it down there. so
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Also, I'm pretty happy for him. You know, he's young enough and coming star. So it's also good to see those um Australian teammates also in the MBL with me. So um it's definitely great to see that.
NBL1 East Season Reflection
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If we turn to no matters at hand, MBL One East, ah big weekend for you or end of the actual week as it was Thursday, Friday, had a big loss to to the Gunners and then you turn it around and and knock them off the next day. how did you How did you manage to turn around so quick? Yeah, I think, um you know, I just think we came into the first game a little unprepared. That was probably on our our behalf, not the coaching stuff. I just think we could have came in a bit better, approached it a bit better. But um I think after the game, we kind of just sat down and talked and just realized we just got to leave this one behind. And I think um them being
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you know, maybe a little bit disrespectful and in the first game. That kind of fueled us to um get them the next night. So um I think just, you know, putting it all in the past and just being in the present and, um you know, just feeling fueling um from Thursday nights lost just to bringing that into Friday nights. It must be a really strange dynamic playing the same team back to back like that in consecutive days. Yeah, definitely. it's It's a bit weird. I've never done it before, but um but yeah. You talk about, you know, them being disrespectful. I mean, you don't even have time to, you know, shake it off. you You're still fueled by that for the next game. It's not like you come back six weeks later and go, I remember, and people are like, yeah actually, you've still got a burning within you.
00:25:34
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Yeah, it was. But I think our our coach um just told us, you know, they can do that. We can just be a bit chippy by putting putting scores on the scoreboard, really. So um that's exactly what we did. And, you know, we came came out on top. Robbie Doesn't Strive is the kind of coach who'd let you get away with a lot of lot of trash talk. Yeah, no, I've definitely let a few things slip and he's definitely let me know about it. So I always remember that. so So after the weekend, sitting at 11 and 4 now in a pretty pretty good spot, how do you think the team shapes up for the rest of the season and will you be here for the entire season? I'll miss finals, but I'll be here until the last game on the 29th.
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um I think we're going to shape up well. like ah We're losing a few of the young young guys to the World Cup I think next week, but um I think we'll still be all right. you know um I think we've knocked off a few teams that we probably probably shouldn't have undermanned as well. so you know Obviously not having Luke Fennell on Friday night, we showed we can still still bring it up to stronger teams, even with the age difference as well. I think um we'll shape up pretty nice and put us in a good spot for finals
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um No, Luke's just at home at the moment. Who has been your favourite team to play against in NBL1 East? Probably the Gunners. They're always a bit chippy, but um I think last year lastly it was good to knock them off twice, so um it was definitely ah bit a bit easy with the help of Tui and stuff, so I could dis just sit back and kind of watch them go to work. But um yeah, probably the Gunners. Yeah, yeah just 12 months ago you were playing next to the likes of Alex Tui and beie and who were already on the pathways, like not only MBL, but MBA. Did you expect that to happen 12 months later after you were beating the Gunners by their side?
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Look, I probably wasn't like thinking about it like right away like during the season, but um looking at it now, it's it's pretty cool. like Seeing them excel, and Johnny's probably about to get drafted in the next next couple months. so And now no doubt, too, we will be in the NBA in the next couple years, for sure. So it was definitely cool being a part part of them and saying that seeing how they go about their stuff and you know trying to bring there that leadership that they had last year into this year's team as you know I'm a bit older now and I'm trying to be a better leader than last year. And the other random East question I wanted to ask was who of MPO1 East has really stood out to you as I guess the a bit of a stud in the men's competition?
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I'm not real sure, to be honest, because I don't really know many people over here in the East, but I haven't actually played him. I think it's Will Cranston. I've seen last year he was MVP, right? Yeah, I've seen his. He's pretty tough, so i'm I think we play them soon. So it'll be definitely exciting to go up against him. So um see yeah. Well, hopefully you'll get to guard each other. That's a pretty nice matchup. We might have to watch and review that game while he Mine's made up for us for that week.
Kai's Interests Beyond Basketball
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And Kai, the question that we like to end all of our athlete interviews with is, who is Kai Savage off the court? Look, I'm probably just, you know, like hanging out with mates. You know, i ah love I love my AFL. So, um you know, I love watching watching a bit of that. I'm pretty pet chilled as well. like
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and happy to do anything really. So yeah, I like like to have a bit of fun with my mates, but also like to just chill back really, so. Who's your footy team? ah The Giants. Was not expecting. Yeah, that's that's what most people say, but um but yeah, I've been a Giants supporter for a little bit now, so. What made you pick the Giants? I thought maybe being a Tazzy boy and saying that Tasmania is a football state, you would pick a long-standing Victorian club. Yeah, I was a Hawthorne man, but um I think when the Giants came into the league, I kind of seen that they were a new team. So I just kind of just to go for them really. Are you a bit of a gamer as well? Like I can just imagine that um a lot of COE athletes in their rooms are playing FIFA or something against each other late at night and keeping those competition levels high off court.
00:30:09
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Yeah, I'm a big-time gamer. I love my games, but um and I haven't really played much at the moment because I've just haven't really had much time. But definitely last year, me and a few of the boys were on that um bit of Fortnite. So um I definitely love that. So that's always fun. FIFA and Fortnite, two two themes emerging, whatever we interviewed men's players in this league. I'd love it if we just had a gamer come on and just ah say with no shame that they love something random like Animal Crossing or Plants or something like that. We had quite a few athletes say during interviews that they were also gamers and we've had a couple of people that consider themselves, you know, right into music. I don't think we've had technically any musicians that are learning and instruments but they have a keen interest in music as well. Yeah, know music is definitely not my thing.
00:30:59
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No one's giving you the yui boom in the change room for warm up. No, I can't just leave that to one of the other boys because my music's a bit of a mix. It goes from rap to a bit of metal in there as well. you know, house music, all that stuff. So um me and me and Josh Dent, we definitely shared a lot of new house house music songs to to each other. um So yeah, I think me and him were the only ones who kind of enjoyed that that kind of music. So um not just ah all rap all the time. So definitely nice to change it up. Who does control the music in the COE change room? Shay Brogan. We just put him on it just because he has whatever in his playlist.
00:31:41
Speaker
Yeah, good choice. I mean, less responsibility sometimes the better. And you mentioned in your player profile that's posted on MB01 and MB01 East online platforms. I can see you're having a giggle already. That sausage rolls are your favorite food. Very niche. Very niche. First of all, with or without sauce? With. With sauce. Barbecue sauce. Oh, okay. Barbecue sauce. All right. So tell me if I'm going to Devonport, where am I getting the best sausage roll? There's a few good ones around town. Probably just say the local banjos down in the little mall that we have. But um I don't really like usually go out and get a takeaway sauce or dry. I'm usually getting them from the supermarket and chucking them in the air fryer and having them for lunch. They're usually my go-to. You're not doing a tour of all the local bakeries and chains and stuff? I mean, I might have to when I go home next.
00:32:37
Speaker
And have you had any good ones other than supermarket ones while you've been in Canberra? I've actually just sort of, um, the one in, uh, Goulburn. Uh, I think it's, Oh, Trappers. Yeah. My own trap got us off of Trappers on the way to Canberra. Good shout out. Good shout out. Um, but the one thing I think Locky, anyone that goes to Canberra, at least in Canberra would have a go to Goodberry's order. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Mine's definitely a nutty professor. Oh, okay. So I can't remember because it was a long time. I live in Canberra and I can't quite remember what the, I guess the menu kind of suggestions were. So what's in the nutty professor? I don't even know to be honest. Um, I think it's like peanut butter and like Reese's or something, something that were like in vanilla ice cream.
00:33:33
Speaker
So I don't really pay attention to what's in it, just tastes good. So I just kept getting it. Usually when I go to Canberra, I am just bouncing between my hotel and, um, the AIS training hall for an under 20s tournament back in the day, or going to Belco or Tuggies for Seabuller and BL1. One day, maybe if you go for a WMBL game next season and watch your catch, you've got to go to Good Berries because it's an institution.
Closing Remarks
00:33:57
Speaker
Kai Savage, thanks again for taking time to be a guest on eScott game and we wish you the best of luck for your last few weeks with the COE and we're very excited to see your career develop even further now that you're going to be in the NBL next season. Yeah, well thank you very much. Thanks for having me on. Appreciate it.
00:34:26
Speaker
Don't sleep on the east.