Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Hopkins held his weekly press conference today on Montlake, to talk about their recent win over Seattle Pacific. He also talked about taking the next step as a team and their upcoming matchup against Western Kentucky tomorrow night.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Coach Hopkins said they looked like the best team in the country the first 5 minutes of the SPU game and then turnovers happened@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said they can’t turn the ball over and it’s a loss of focus and getting out of character which changes momentum.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said you can lose to anybody if you don’t execute. You find a way to make enough plays to win the game.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said he likes to play a lot of three guards, three forwards top of lineups.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said they will win early with their veteran guys and then get the young guys in towards January when they will help out more.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Coach Hop said Sam Timmins is a smart player and an “anchor” on defense. He said he is a good passer and more confident this year. @DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Coach Hopkins said Western Kentucky has a really good team with experience and great players@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said these types of games are great tests for the team.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said Western Kentucky is an attack team on offense and get after you on defense@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Coach Hop says Western Kentucky have a lot of new guys with transfers, etc and it will be a tremendous challenge.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said “you can ask my wife that” in regards to having a challenge like this early in the season! 😂@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Coach Hop said he is always optimistic and wants to make sure the team is always prepared.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said he doesn’t want to be too negative with the team but he wants them to know that they have a “bullseye” on their back this season. It’s time to take the next step he said!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said he hopes to get a great home crowd all season, especially tomorrow night! @DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Coach Hop said when he takes his jacket off during the game is like being in the sand on the golf course! Sometimes he is too congested and he is a roll the sleeves up kind of guy @DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said the basketball side to coaching is the easy part off the job and the hard part is running the business side.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said there is more confidence with the team this year!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Hopkins said he loves the media and they have been great to him and his family! He just wants to give the media and the fans a good product to report about.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Below is the actual video of Mike Hopkin’s press conference today…..
