Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Hopkins held a press conference today on Montlake, to talk about their hard-fought 65-63 win against the Washington State Cougars a couple of days ago. Hopkins was also joined by redshirt-sophomore forward Nate Roberts. They took the time to discuss their upcoming matchup against the Stanford Cardinal during their homestand 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, “a lot of post-defense is getting your work done early.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“You have to be disciplined,” Hopkins said about keeping his big’s out of foul trouble.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Hopkins said, “he has been a steady rock for us,” when asked about forward Nate Roberts.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “our defense has been active and we are getting better at it. It’s still not great.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“We work on transition defense every practice,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“I think both of them can help us,” Hopkins said about playing zone defense and also match during games.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Hopkins said, “sometimes Quade tries to do too much and that becomes contagious,” when talking about senior guard Quade Green.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Coach Hopkins said sophomore point guard Marcus Tsohonis “plays with great efficiency.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“He’s worked on it religiously,” Hopkins said about forward Nate Roberts making clutch free throws.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Hopkins said, “we were able to take a step forward without our best player,” when talking about the win against Washington State.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“Erik is one of our best passers. Very unselfish player,” Hopkins said about guard Erik Stevenson.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
NATE ROBERTS (Forward)
Washington redshirt-sophomore forward Nate Roberts said, “being a smaller team we have to be grittier and have more fight.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Roberts said, “we can all speak to being blessed to be able to play this year,” when asked about the pandemic.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“We have more chances as a team to grow and finish out the season strong,” Roberts said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Roberts said, “the biggest thing is watching film and seeing where the fouls are coming from,” when asked about how to improve foul trouble issues.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
“At the end of the day they have the whistle so you just have to roll with the chips,” Roberts said about trying to avoid foul trouble from the refs.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Roberts said since the team has implemented the “match” defense, the scores have been “decreased”.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
Washington senior’s Quade Green and Hameir Wright do have the option to come back next season due to NCAA rules if they so choose.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 17, 2021
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