Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Hopkins held a press conference today on Montlake, to talk about their 84-78 road loss against the Cal Bears this past week. Hopkins was also joined by junior guard Jamal Bey. They took the time to discuss their upcoming matchup against the USC Trojans during their trip to Southern California later 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, “it the hardest challenge in any year,” when asked about building cohesiveness.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“You see signs of growth but not consistent,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
Hopkins said, “we have to be able to execute on both ends of the court for longer periods of time.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “it’s confidence, you can see it,” Hopkins said when asked about Jamal Bey’s play they last two games.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“I don’t know, I just try to coach every day,” Hopkins said when asked about his confidence level with the patience of the administration.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
Hopkins said, “we are still trying to find out where the best players our in those rotations,” when asked about their defensive performance.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “his thing is all defense and rebounding for us,” when asked about J’Raan Brooks.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“He would be able to play for sure,” Hopkins said about newcomer PG Dominiq Penn if he was able to ramp up quickly.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“We are going to have to do a good job of collective rebounding,” Hopkins said when asked about their matchup with USC.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“It’s a mindset,” Hopkins said when talking about rebounding the ball better.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
JAMAL BEY (Guard)
Washington junior guard Jamal Bey said, “our shots are finally falling and now we have to pick up on the defensive end.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“He works as hard as anybody here,” Bey said when asked about teammate Erik Stevenson.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
Bey said, “it’s hard but we have to push through it like any other team,” when asked about building chemistry this season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
“Sometimes we just have some mixups and we need to clean up there,” Bey said when talking about their defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
Bey said, “since I’ve been here I haven’t had the confidence like I had in high school.”
He mentions it’s all about “getting over the hump”.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 12, 2021
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