The Washington Huskies faced the #2 Baylor Bears and suffered an 86-52 defeat. Here is what head coach Mike Hopkins and some of the players had to say about it afterward via Zoom.
JAMAL BEY (Guard)
Washington junior guard Jamal Bey said, “we just have to get better.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“We have to execute better, and that is what one of our weaknesses was tonight,” Bey said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
Bey said, “we were just a little weak going to the basket.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“Coach always says if we want to be the best, we have to play the best,” Bey said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “from the beginning of the game we looked tight.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“I thought we got some decent looks,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
Coach Hopkins said, “they were aggressive on us in man-to-man situations.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“This is why we wanted to play this game, to see what the best looked like,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“I was really proud of Nate Roberts. I thought he battled down there and fought,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
Coach Hopkins said some of the newcomers seemed nervous at the start of the game.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“This year is all about the kids,” Hopkins said in respect to giving them opportunities to play.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
Hopkins said, “I saw a lot of guys tired tonight.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“We’ll get better from this and we’ll learn from this,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
“Coaching is like teaching. You want to go out and compete,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 30, 2020
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