The Washington Huskies faced the UCLA Bruins and suffered an 81-76 defeat. Here is what head coach Mike Hopkins and some of the players had to say about it afterward via Zoom.
QUADE GREEN (Guard)
Washington senior guard Quade Green said, “they blew the play up and we had to find another option,” when asked about the play after the timeout.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“Everybody played hard,” Green said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“We just hit shots earlier. That was the moral of the story,” Green said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
Green said, “he was confident in his shot and was making them,” when asked about Hameir Wright’s career high. 15-points.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“We just took it on our shoulders to not get blown out by 30,” Green said about the difference today.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“We were sharing the ball correctly today and you see what happened,” Green said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
Green said, “yes we did that,” when asked if the team had a team meeting before playing UCLA.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “we felt Quade was open and we wanted him to curl in,” when asked about the blown up play after the timeout with 23 seconds left.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“I felt like tonight the ball moved better,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
Hopkins said, “there are no moral victories, we have to finish games.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “we can’t keep making the same mistake and the same player can’t make the same mistake,” when asked about breakdowns on defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“People have been really hard on him.” Hopkins said about Hameir Wright. “He is one of the best defensive players to ever play here.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“I felt like there was a lot of progress tonight but not enough to win,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“We just want to have our best player come off a pin-down,” Hopkins said about the play he drew up for Quade Green.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“We have some really good players but we have to become that connected team,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“The defensive part we just have to keep getting better,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “it’s all about the communication and it’s all about making the adjustments.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
“He was like shot out of a cannon,” Hopkins said about Riley Sorn’s role and impact this season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 17, 2021
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