The Washington Huskies faced the Washington State Cougars and suffered a 77-62 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, “they beat us up on the offensive boards.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Bey said, “everybody was just holding it a little too long.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“Give all the credit to them, they played harder than us,” Bey said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“We have to be scrappier,” Bey said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Bey said, “we did not exploit it enough,” when talking about the high-post position against Wazzu’s zone defense.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“We needed to be more tougher for sure,” Bey said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Bey said, “we know it’s there, we just have to believe in each other more each game.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “we had a lot of guys taking tough contested shots instead of sharing it.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“Player movement wasn’t there. Disappointing for sure,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Hopkins said, “They played tougher than us.”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Coach Hopkins said, “you have to put a body on somebody and you have to be tougher in there,” when asked about interior defense in the paint.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“We have to be able to move forward and move past this and get ready for Oregon State,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“We just weren’t sharp tonight! We have to be smarter,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Hopkins said that Hameir Wright probably shouldn't have played tonight because of a thumb injury and not being able to catch the ball.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“Consistency over time equals credibility,” Hopkins said when asked about teaching his team consistency.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
Coach Hopkins eludes to it several times in his postgame presser about the need to play with “heart”.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
“Consistency over time equals credibility,” Hopkins said when asked about teaching his team consistency.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) February 1, 2021
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