The Washington Huskies faced the USC Trojans and suffered a 69-54 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, “we was pretty much terrible in the 2nd half,” when asked about the defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“We got outrebounded and turnovers,” Green said were the reasons the game got away from them.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
Green said, “we did a better job of scrapping” when asked about the defensive game plan.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“We play man-to-man at practice a lot,” Green said about changing up defenses during the game.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“I was trying to do too much,” Green said about his turnovers.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “We gave up too many offensive rebounds and second-chance points.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
Hopkins said, “I was happy with the defense. It can still get better but I was happy with it.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
Coach Hopkins points to the end of the 1st half as hurting them.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“We can’t have 14 turnovers,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
Hopkins said they played predominately man-to-man defense tonight because of the size difference between them and USC.
He didn’t want to sit back in the zone as a small team.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “I felt like some of his turnovers tonight, he was trying to do too much,” when talking about PG Quade Green.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“When you get it into the paint, those guys are a tall drink of water,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“We have to be more efficient,” Hopkins said about their offense compared to other teams.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
“We have to have that plus from the three-point line,” Hopkins said when talking about their lack of size.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 12, 2021
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