Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Hopkins held his weekly press conference today on Montlake, to talk about their 3-0 start in Pac-12 Conference play. He also took the time to preview their matchup with the Stanford Cardinal tomorrow night and talk about point guard David Crisp’s recent hot streak.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Coach Hopkins said Stanford is long and athletic at all positions.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said last outing against Stanford they won in the “trenches” with rebounding.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said Stanford has a really good team and they are just young.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said Stanford point guard Daejon Davis is playing at a high level right now.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said every game is different during conference play.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said they have to be aware and execute the game plan.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said Jaylen Nowell is an old school scorer and has an art to his game.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said Nahziah Carter has a good pull-up jumper as well.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hopkins said they have shot the ball a lot in practice since the Holidays break.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said the assist to turnover ratio is a crucial component to their success.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said since conference play started, they have gotten off to three quick starts! He says they are more “locked-in”.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins says they have more energy on the defensive end.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said Matisse Thybulle has incredible anticipation. He also said Thybulle can cover space like no other.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said David Crisp has always been a scorer and he is extremely confident right now.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said Crisp’s is scoring and running the team at the same time. He is getting more comfortable with how the team is doing things.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said Crisp is getting in a lot of work which is why he is playing well right now.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said David Crisp on the floor is the team’s “emotional heartbeat”. He has that “brightness” to him. He said his teammates all embrace him! Hopkins calls him “incredible”!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said the rebounding hasn’t been as consistent as they would have liked but that comes with playing the zone defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Coach Hop said if they keep hitting 3’s that opposing teams will change how they defend them.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Hopkins said your team is a “support system”. He said Nahziah Carter and Hameir Wright are “locked at the hip”. New York connection!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 16, 2019
Below is the actual video of Mike Hopkin’s press conference today…..
