Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Hopkins held his weekly press conference today on Montlake, to talk about their conference-opening 76-62 road loss against the Utah Utes last week. Hopkins was also joined by senior forward Hameir Wright. They took the time to discuss their upcoming matchup against Seattle U 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, “I take allegations of this nature extremely seriously,” when talking about the Nahziah Carter dismissal from team.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
Hopkins said, “moving forward is the best thing we can do right now,” when asked about the Nahziah Carter situation.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“We are becoming more of a team,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
Coach Hopkins said, ” we had to amp up the intensity in practice.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“We are more aggressive and have better flow,” Hopkins said about improvement at practice this week.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“There is a process and we had to let the process play out,” Hopkins said when asked why he didn’t say the nature of Carter’s dismissal earlier.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
Hopkins said, “we have to teach them what its like to be leaders.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“We are still trying to find out that solid rotation,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“Will Conroy is the heart and soul of this program and we are lucky to have him,” Hopkins said when asked if they will have cake for his birthday today.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“Offensive balance is a very important thing for us,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“I don’t think there is pressure,” Hopkins said when asked about being 0-3 and having a home game tomorrow.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
Hopkins said center Riley Sorn has definitely earned more minutes.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“We have good shooters, we just need to make sure the right shooters are shooting at the right times,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“I feel like we are in a good place and we are excited to play Seattle U tomorrow night,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
HAMEIR WRIGHT (Forward)
Washington senior forward Hameir Wright said, “we are just trying to do the best we can with the circumstances we have.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
Wright said, “We feel like we are doing a lot of good things in practice.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“Team chemistry” is what Wright points to as an aspect that they need to improve.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“All of our guys are ready to step up,” Wright said when asked who will fill the role of Nahziah Carter.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
“There is no time for us to fold now, it’s early in the season,” Wright said when asked about starting 0-3.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
Wright said, “we have great shooters on our team.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 8, 2020
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