Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Hopkins held a press conference today on Montlake, to talk about the season and their progress at practice this past week. Hopkins was also joined by junior guard Jamal Bey. They took the time to discuss their upcoming first-round matchup against the Utah Utes at the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas this week via a Zoom meeting.
Here Are Some Things Of Note That They Said…..
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “hopefully we’ll have great energy and be able to execute,” when asked about getting rest this past week.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“We have to defend without fouling,” Hopkins said about their matchup against Utah.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Hopkins said, “I just felt like the best thing for us was to get rest,” when asked about whether they contemplated playing a single game last week to stay sharp.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “we are getting better and better at it. It’s still not great,” when talking about the match defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Youth and inexperience are what Hopkins pointed to with the dropoff in the program as of late. He also spoke to losing a key player didn’t help either.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Hopkins said he should have done a better job of scheduling early to build confidence earlier on in the season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “all you can do is learn from these experiences.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“Hopefully we can be back on top quickly,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “we had to really get him to trust his teammates,” when talking about PG Quade Green.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“He’s a really good kid and a really good player,” Hopkins said about PG Quade Green.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“I wish he shot it more! He’s too unselfish,” Hopkins said about G Jamal Bey.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Hopkins said, “one thing I’ve learned from where I’ve been is it’s one game at a time!”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“I wish he would have been more consistently offensively,” Hopkins said about F Hameir Wright.
“I’m so proud of him!”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“Jaden had a lot of pride coming back here and seeing his teammates,” Hopkins said about Jaden McDaniels coming back to Montlake last week to visit.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
JAMAL BEY (Guard)
Washington junior guard Jamal Bey said, “come in and play hard and follow the game plan,” when asked about how to beat Utah.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Bey said, “all of us started trusting each other and having fun playing with each other,” as a big piece to them playing better down the stretch.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“Just getting more comfortable” in his role Bey said is the reason for his improved play this season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Bey said, “it’s hard not seeing anybody and being so closed off from everybody” with the pandemic situation this season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
“Not having to wear a mask because it’s hard to breathe,” Bey said is one thing he hopes is different next season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
Bey said, “we won’t be able to see anybody outside of our bubble,” when asked if he can see family back in his hometown of Las Vegas this week.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) March 8, 2021
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