The Washington Huskies faced the USC Trojans and suffered an 95-68 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 can’t win if we allow teams to score 90 points on us.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Bey said, “we need to figure it out and figure it out quickly,” when asked about the defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
“We are getting beat down low pretty bad,” Bey said about their defensive woes.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Bey said, “at least start out the game so we are not down 20,” when talking about figuring things out as a team.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
“We just have to bring energy at the beginning,” Bey said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
“We just need to have a team meeting or something,” Bey said about the team’s psyche right now.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Bey said, “we need to get quicker on our rotations.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “it’s hard. We are getting crushed interior wise,” when asked about how to fix the defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
“It’s the defensive end that’s really hurting us,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Hopkins said, “we are small up top which causes a major problem,” when asked about the defensive issues.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “it’s our starts, can’t explain it!”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Hopkins said that guard Nate Pryor didn’t make the trip because of personal reasons.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Coach Hopkins said that guard Marcus Tsohonis didn’t play tonight because it was his decision.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
“We went man and we couldn’t stop them,” Hopkins said when asked about USC getting 37 free throw attempts.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
“We need to be able to take some charges and make it difficult,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “we have to be scrappier. We have to be tougher,” when talking about the defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) January 15, 2021
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